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The Virginia enterprise., 1908-05-22
DocToRED COFFEES.
Adulterated Goods Sent Out by Con
Germs Who Do Mail Order Business.

Farmers who have had their curiosity
ty aroused over the pure food matter
might profit by doing a little thinking
Some of the big mail order houses are
the greatest distributors of adulterated
goods. In fact, the claim is made that
the greatest amount of adulterated cof
fees and the like are sold through
agents and the mail order concerns
Lately the state chemist of a western
state has been\ devoting attention to
the goods put out by mail-order con
Germs. He secured samples of coffee
and had them examined by one of the
leading chemists. 1t was found that
one of the chief blends" which was
sold for IS cents pound was com.
posed of SIS per cent. broken coffee.
IA per cent. chicory and 81 per cent.
roasted oats. Oats are worth about
40 cents a bushel. 1t requires not
much figuring to show how much the
customers of this blend of coffee are
paying for their "oats." There are
dozens OF concerns in the country who
do large business through women
agents who work for premiums, and
who give cheap premiums with the
goods sold. There is barely a single
one of these concerns who handles pure
goods. There are efforts being made
now to have the postal authorities for
bid these concerns the use of the
United States mails.
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WAYS. TO ADVERTISE.
REACHING THE PEOPLE WITH
TRUTH FoRcI5LY EXPRESSED.
They Bring the Best, Results to the
Merchant When Rightly Used
Some Merit in Circulars
and Letters.

There is advertising, and there is
advertising. One kind is the almost
money-wasted kind, and the other of
the class that counts. The merchant
who has always placed little faith in
advertising is the one who has never
tried it in the right way. He is the
one who places a little card in the
paper, merely stating that he is
dealer in such and such goods. He
is the one who is always grumbling
about business, about the ways Of
ether merchants, and the trade that
goes away from the town.
1t is all in how the advertisement
Is built, both in wording and typo
graphically, and what kind of circu-
lating medium it is placed in. When
advertising, it is essential that the ad-
vertiser say something, and say that
something right to the point. 1t is
pretty good idea to give prices.
Prices always appeal to the purchas-
Ing public. 1t matters not whether
they are little lower or a little
higher than somebody else's prices,
to give prices and preach cheapness,
quality and bargains, will attract at
tention. There never was any money
made by the small merchant in the
rural city or town that won out by ly-
ing. Lies may do for the mail-Order
houses. the department store and the
cheap-John in the big city, but never
do we'll for the merchant in the small
town.
The merchant who builds up repu-
tation for honest goods, a square deal
and prices that are right, will win.
He gets the people to think that he
Is ION the square," that he is selling
goods at honest profits, and keeps his
advertisement ever before them and
finds that 1t pays. The merchant who
wins must be up.to-date. He must
know about new goods, understand
the latest ideas in his particular line,
and be quick to put all good ideas into
practice.
Circulars are only good as flyers. "
They are not supposed to take the
place of regular newspaper advertis'
Ing They are short-lived, and good
only for the advertising of kind that
can be classed as "transitory." Watch
the successful merchant, and you will
find that he rarely uses circulars, un.
less for placing in packages of goods
This is a thing that should not be
overlooked. 1t is a good idea to have
lot of circulars advertising new
goods, specialties, etc., and place one
in every package. This is good way
to make announcement of the arrival
or the expected arrival, of new stocks
But circular advertising should be only
supplementary to the regular newspa
per advertising. D. M. CARR.
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Old King Cole as We see it pictured in
the children's holiday books.
The oysters, the soup, the fish, each
had their separate procession, and the
turkey-ah! that turkey! borne aloft
on platter, accompanied by all the
trimmings" each with separate
bearer; while the gravy!-words fail
me. How shall describe the gravy
bearer? A youth with solemn brow
and stately step, who bore aloft upon
one hand the dish Of gravy, as though
1t were an Offering to royalty. In the
matter of style he certainly was all to
the gravy!
With the dessert and coffee song
and merriment burst forth. Every
conceivable Christmas glee and carol
not emitting the good old .'Tannen.
baum of the Vaterland, which these
German officers rolled forth with a
volume that made the dishes dance
was sung. And then, the tree!
This gorgeous piece of upholstery
reached from the floor up into the
which lantern, which is the nautical
name for the open dome which rises
far up almost out of sight from the
saloon. Every year the decorations
are brought out from their storing
place and hung upon the tree, and
most gorgeous are they to behold,
glittering with electric lights and
swaying to and fro with every motion
of the vessel
The distribution of presents was a
Jolly ending to the evenings festivity.
Some people got their own presents,
that they had bought in contributing
to the pool, but they enjoyed them
just as much. One of ours was q
handsome silver spoon, engraved with
Chinese characters similar to those on
the cane which was presented to me
by Mr.. Wei Yuk in Hong-Kong, and
which mean long life and happiness"
or something to that effect.
The next day we arrived at Singa.
pore, and it was with indescribable
feelings that l stepped ashore in a
glare of tropic sunlight, saying to my
self, christmas day! 1t is impossible
Il cannot believe it,"
But it was, and smiled as I said to
friend: We'll, we're certainly in for
hot old time, all right, if nothing
else!"
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Neat Trick Played by Robbers,

1t was certainly reprehensible,
though one cannot but smile at the
bold trick played by half dozen men
in Paris few evenings ago. These in.
dividuals rang at the door of a private
house, and before the servant could
announce their arrival the leader had
donned an official scarf and introduced
himself as a police commissioner.
seized about $1,000 which was living
on the table as stakes in a game of
poker, and saying he would not
trouble the host and his guests
to call at the Office that evening.
but would be obliged If thew
would do so the next morning.
politely departed. When the PLAYERS
dutffully called at the Office the next
day their visit created visible surprise
and they learned to their disgust that
this police commissioner of the night
before had tricked them, and their
1000 had been carried of by a gang
OF thieves. So much for playing poker
and having an uneasy conscience!
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know what his ,neighbor held. This
mode of procedure provoked hearty
laughter and much curiosity as to the
ultimate fate Of the gifts, each one bs.
ing securely wrapped until the event
full day should appear.
The Oath of December dawned-not,
as we should say in America, clear
and cold-but "muggy'' and hot.
Clothing, even of the thinnest sort,
seemed superduous; exertion, even
the mildest, sent little streams of
moisture trickling down towards ones
shirt collar. But, never mind. It was
Christmas old Christmas eve,
and If we were 5000 miles-more or
less-away from home, we were not
going to have any less pleasure and
happiness out of the occasion. So we
donned our bravest attire and, sum-
moned by the bugle, made our way
with the rest of the passengers, also
in full dress, to the dining, saloon.
Here a scene of marvellous beauty
burst upon our eyes; but don't ask me
to describe that table. Running the
whole length of the gorgeous saloon
it was decorated and twined and bla-
zoned with potted plants and vines,
garlands and flags, the whole being
set of by a most ingenious and beau
tiful arrangement of electric lights,
that peeped out from every leaf and
fold and dish as though some fairy
wand had touched them into glittering
wonder. LittleSwiss chalets, get amid
fields, cleaned with lights in every
tiny window; cascades ran down
through little ice-gorges, lit up with
firefy CLEANS; the hearta of Christmas
roses sent out flashes OF beauty, while
at the head of the table was a snow
man of life-like size and proportion,
whose smile was as broad as his am
pie form. Truly wonderful sight.
And the dinner-well, have eaten
many dinners, and many Christmas
dinners, but this was absolutely
unique. The cuisine of the German
steamers is world-famed, and Justly
so. The celebrated P. & o. line
starves you to death In the most
highly genteel manner. The insular
exclusiveness of this ancient institu.
tion, like that of the much overrated
Cunard, has wrung the stomach and
bled the pocket of the wayfarer for
nearly half century, while the chilly
hauteur of it's officers has sent many
a passenger to his berth with a frigid
heart. Rudyard Kipling says that II
you want a favor of one of these mag.
mates you must stand on your head
before the chief officer and wave your
| feet supplicatingly in the air.
The serving of the Christmas din
ner was truly gorgeous. The process
sion of walters reached from the din
ing table to the kitchen, and each
course was brought in with as much
pomp as though it were a banquet t.
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Fine Straw, with Band Of En-
broidery Around Crown.
Brides NeQliQees.

The bride who has her trousseau
in mind should by all means have al
least one fairly elaborate negligee.
She will, of course, have service
able bath wrapper and possibly XII
mono in some of the soft japanese
silks or cotton fabrics, but these will
not take the place of loose semi-f1t
ting garment that in a pinch might
do tor tea gown.
These are neither so costly nor sc
hard to make as one might judge from
their elaborate appearance.
Remnants of crepe de chine or lib
erty silk may be picked up at the
sales, also lace that is fine, even If MOI
of the latest pattern. AS for the ma
king, good pattern can be bought fo1
ten cents and the rest is easy.
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Flowers Much Worn.

Flowers are more the rage than
ever, whether real or artificial, and
they are worn in punches on the
blouse or tucked in the buttonhole of
the jacket. OF course, now that Dame
Fashion has decreed that one may
wear silken flowers as we'll as those
created by Mother Nature, it is not
particularly expensive to keep on
hand stock of orchids, gardenias,
azaleas and potnsettias, and these are
the ones that are most popular. When
natural flowers can be worn they are,
of course. preferable, but the imita-
tions are now so perfect that very lit
tie difference can be noticed unless
the delicious fragrance is missed. This
is sometimes supplied by a good per-
fume. Strange to say, this spring
many women are wearing autumn
leaves instead of flowers, which really
does seem slightly out of season.
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ner which We ate-each smallest CON-
ponent part thereof, from soup to cof-
fee-was laid in at Bremen before the
steamer sailed. The splendid tree, a
big green fir, had been cut in Japan
and lay strapped to the lower deck,
lest some sudden cataclysm of the ele-
ments might roll it overheard and
cheat us Of what proved to be the
most enjoyable part of our Christmas
feast.
1t was understood before leaving
Hong Kong that the most important
part of the festivities, i. e. the pres
ents, must be purchased there; so a
pool was formed and the presents
having been selected and purchased
by a member detailed for the purpose
were handed up the ships side in
packages on the end Of. sticks, or
dangling from strings, or IN small but
terfy nets, so that the lNttery effect
was maintained and no one 1ould
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more ambitious and can pass the ex-
animation at" Peking, as we'll, he is
eligible for metropolitan Offices.
So that in China education is the
only patent of nobility. In this re-
spect it is one of the most democratic
countries in the world, for a man may
rise from the lowest rank to a high
position.
Only three castles are prohibited
from competing in the examinations,
BARRIERS, actors and chiropodists, who
are prohibited from most things, as
well as their descendants for three
generations.
The good ship Prinz Eitel Frieder.
ich bore us bravely from Hong-Kong
ON our way to India's spicy isles, and
also furnished an experience the like
of which we had known neither be-
fore nor since. refer to our Christ
mas dinner, which we ate amid sur
roundings so truly novel as to seem to
us now almost as the passing of 4
dream
The Eitel Frederick was not merely
a good, staunch ship; she was mag
niticently appointed steamer - in
short, a floating palace, and the din
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KEEP GARMENTS IN CONDITION.
Hint for the Woman Who Would
Appear Well Groomed.

The woman who always looks we'll
dressed and we'll groomed, although
her pin money is but half of yours, is
the one who never let's her clothes
wear out.
When she discards any garment it
shows no unsightly rents and tears
or any spots and stains; it simply is
worn too thin for further use. She
mends the instant need appears.
Mending is q lostas art nowadays
There are few women who can mend
intelligently. This perfectly groomed
woman, however, keeps threaded
needles in her pin cushion, where they
will be ready for instant use. A rip
or split in her glove is mended as soon
as it appears and the braid of her
skirt is mended before she catches
her heel in 1t, endangering her life or
at least her bones.
The braid that is beginning to fray
is ripped off and turned, or replaced
with new. The little jagged tear,
where she caught her skirt on a nail
is mended with piece of adhesive tis-
sue such as Is sold at the notion
counters for just such mending.
Woolen underwear is patched be-
fore there is hole The thin spots
are detected and carefully covered
with patch before they wear through
and when any undergarment is too
far gone to make further patching
feasible it is cut down for children's
| wear.
With a stitch here and another one
there ones clothes can be kept in per-
feet condition If all spots are removed
as soon as they appear and creases
are smoothed away by careful and
thorough pressing.
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CANT0N--CHRlSTMAS|
ABOARD SHIP
The Funny Thing. One Sees
2: * =.
Smiling Round the World
MARSHALL p. WILDER
Copyright. by Joseph B. BoWies.,

Canton, in spite Of its dirt, in spite
Of its myriad and insistent smells, is
fascinating. Beside the ordinary
sights of street life that are like a
Kaleidoscope for change and color,
there is tall and stately pagoda to
be seen, the "flow-ly' pagoda, your
guide will tell you. Another, known
as the five-story pagoda, built in the
year 1400, stands at the point of the
citadel, the eliminating point of the
city wall, the ramparts of which are
decorated with grotesque little cannon
OF a bygone age, resting in worm
eaten and rotting wooden gun car
Tiages.
Another sight Of Canton is Examina-
ton hall, an institution peculiarly Chi
nese. here are $500 cells in rows, the
fronts open to the air. They are only
four feet by three, and their only fur
niture couple Of boards, laid cross
ways, one for seat and the other for
writing desk.
Here the civil service examinations
take place for the whole province.
Students who wish to compete enter q
cell, where they remain for three days
and nights, absolutely alone, and
guarded by soldiers to see that they
have no communication with each
other, or with anyone outside.
The examination lasts nine days al
together, in groups of three, with in
tervals of three days in between,
when the students may go outside. 1t
is exceedingly arduous, for there is
not room for comfortable sleep, and
the tests are very severe.
1t is, however, the ambition of every
man to pass this examination IL he
can. Some old students have been
known to 60 there every three years
for 80 years without passing. Out oi
perhaps 5000 or 1000 never more
than 800 pass, generally much less.
A man who passes is then eligible
for any magisterial Office in the pro
vincial government. and If he is still
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The Precious Stones.

The pearl is nothing but carbonate
OF lime, and vinegar or any other acid
will eat away the polished surface in q
few moments. AS for the opal, hot
water Is fatal to it, destroying its fire,
and sometimes causing it to crack.
Soap is deadly enemy to the tur-
quofse. If a turquoise ring is kept on
the hand while washing, in a short
time the blue stones will turn te a
dingy green.
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The Bridal Veil.

Tulle is chosen for the veil III nine
cases out of ten, even where the bride
can afford lace. 1t is very soft and
becoming and drapes beautifully from
the wreath of orange blossoms. When
the veil is Of tulle it should be as long
as the train and It may be edged with
lace. When lace 10 used for the entire
veil shorter length is permissible.
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Thin Dress Trimming.

Borders for skirts and parts Of the
blouse or corsage are made by work
ing the material first one way and
then another to form lattice, with
baby velvet ribbon, and then in each
diamond formed a tiny velvet button
is placed. This is particularly charm
ing and pretty when done on an even
ing gown of some sheer material
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EVERYDAY Hats.

Children's everyday hats this year,
when of straw, are generously wide
brimmed and so shade the eyes, and
the tender skin that the prevailing
style of Dutch yoke displays at necks.
The straw is of lightest weight and
ribbon crown band and silk pompons
are the simple trimming.
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How Is Julia on Splitting Wood7

Miss Julia Chapman won a set Of
silver knives, forks and spoons in 4
board-sawing contest given by a medi.
cine show in Steiwer hall Wednesday
evening. She went through her board
before any of her competitors had got
we'll started.-Fossil (Ore3 1owpal
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Or. Fttz Will Retire from harxa,

Dr. Reginald Heber Fitz, Hersey pro-
lessor of theory and practice of
physics at Harvard Medical school.
has resigned his chair. DR.. Fitz will
retire from the school on September
l. under the new age limit of 65 years
DR.. F1tz is regarded by many authori-
ties as the most eminent physician in
the United States since the departure
OF DR.. Osler for England. He was
born in 1s43 and has been Hersey pro.
fessor since 1892,
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What p -1.u-I1a?
Is il a, Catarrh Remedy, or & Tonic,
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Some psoPs 'n f'una tonic oha" r'r to P'ran. great
Which Of these p.op. right, L moro ropar 70 ou r,ran. c.
ta11h remedy than 10 call it tonie3 -
Our rep H. that po1na both tonic Indeed
there be ectual cata11h remedy that
order torough rese Of catah remedy noton
must have general tonic action the nervous
Catal1h strong
ton somsg strengthen tie
circulation, to give the arteries and to
Perhps vegetable remedy IN the world attracted
from medical wte efficacy
upon medical profession Whn Joined WITH cuRRbs and
trio medical agent. formed in Perna which constitutes specific
edy for cata1h that tho Of medical
proved This action reinforced by
SONIA CANADENss C0RYDALIS F0RM0sA ought
compound remedy
in tho body.
From theoretical standpoint therefore, beyond
Of Peuna confirms this opinion Humbem every
quarter the earth farnh ample evidence
enthuac When practical
result is truth that cannot be shaken.
Manufactured BY Peruna Drug Manufacturing Cooany Columbus. Ohio
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from Mans Viewpoint.
She-Whom do you consider the
greatest benefactor of mankind?
He-The party who first induced
women to remove their hats at the
theater.
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Fruits are said to be fast supplant-
ing flowers for the central ornament
of q table.
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=: The hips yoke has again appeared,
but is rs yet on;y In the experimental
l3Io&e. Z - - !. :. Il. :: ] -.
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The Problem,

The Problem.
Ltterature is very difficult" said
one 4uthoress.
"Yes," answered the other. "The
problem is to be- a financial success
without being q social failure" e"-Ex-
change.
IN q Pinch, Use ALIENS F001.EAeE.
A powder. It cures painful, smart
Ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery Of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists. csc. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. s. Olmsted, Ia Roy, N. Y.
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We Pay Top Price for Cream.
Cash every day. Write for prices and
tags. Miller l. Holmes, St. Paul, MINI.
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To see what is right and not do i
10 want of courage.-Morris.
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This in
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The true test Of greatness is the
ability to wear the same size hat con-
tinuously.-Puck.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
A DEAL IN TROUSERS.

A more refined sense OF honor and sportsman
ship though on a small scale, was shown by two
brokers who met in a cafe after business hours.
One was penniless. the other flush The wealthy
broker matched his against the others coat
and waistcoat, and having won these garments
compelled the loser to shed them The trousers
worn by the bettors were then put in the balance.
and this time the penniless broker won and forced
the loser to make immediate delivery of the
garment without trousers the man OF means felt
himself at a disadvantage. especially the cafe
proprietor threatened 20 call policeman, and he
shortly settled with his opponent by writing a
check for $500 Incidentally. all hands had dem
onsration OF the difference between usevalues and
exchange-values.
The reason why high class securities are
found on the curb is that their issuers really do
not want a market and decline to make the de-
tailed statements required for entry on the Stock
Exchange list These stocks closely held or
monopozed by a few men. and generally they
come the open market only in small lots. through
death or accident Small holders of Standard on.
for example did unloading last year on ac-
count OF the Lands fine. The business depression
caused gilt edged securities 10 emerge nom
their hiding places
Scrip fractions of shares issued to eqdaHze
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

great deal of difficulty and toll The facts were
not easy to present in logical manner. He blum
dered along fishing out fact after another.
but in such an illogical order that they lost their
force.
Now as I understand it," broke in Judge Taft.
the facts are these" Then he stated them brief
" and clearly The case was as clear as daylight.
The attorney in delight. having the statement OF
facts out of the way. began his argument.
Toward the end of his career as a federal judge
a Young man was convicted in his court of volat-
ing the postal laws. Judge Taft was convinced
that his crime due more to ignorance or the
law than criminal intent. he suspended execu-
ton of sentence.
Come back to me in six MONTHS he said to
the young man.
War broke before the six months had elapsed
On the day that the period expired the young man
appeared before Judge Taft.
I'VE come" he said laconically as Grimaud
would have spoken
I see YOU have" replied Taft. cheeIfully. What
can | do for your" Evidently he had forgotten
the Young man. The for the appearance
was recalled to him by of the attaches of the
court A few questions revealed the way in which
the young had spent his probationary period
And what you doing now?"
I'm trying to get into the army"
"Will they take you?
II think So but l told them l couldn't enlist
until I'd you
well" said Judge Taft. you show yourself to
me here with Uncle Sans uniform on and you
needn't come after that"
The youth was accepted and his sentence was