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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
WIRELESS OF NEAR FUTURE
Practical Applications Of sRevo'ut'on-
ary Principles Of Art Have Only
Begun, Says Tesla.

THE practical applications of the
revolutionary principles of the wire
less art have only begun. What will
be accomplished in the future BAT
f1es ones comprehension"
This startling prophecy is made by
Mr.. Nikola Tesla. In speaking of the
utility of wireless tranmission in the
near future he said: The attention
of the world has been caught and
held by the wireless telegraph. and
yet this is very primitive use of the
art. So far only electric waves have
been used, which have been quickly
damped out in their passage through
the air. 1t is possible, however, to
transmit electric currents for thou
sands of miles of enormous power
without diminishing their energy.
This is not theory, but truth es-
tablished by many practical expert
ments. It will soon be possible to
transmit wireless messages all over
the world so simply that any indi-
vidual can carry and operate his own
apparatus. The wireless transmission
of power across the ocean, for in
stance, obviously opens up an entire
ly new era in mechanical develop.
ments.
1T will soon be possible for In
stance, for a business man in New
York to dictate instructions and have
them appear instantly in type in Lon.
don or elsewhere He will be able
to call up from his desk and talk
with any telephone subscriber in the
world. It will only be necessary to
carry an inexpensive instrument not
bigger than a watch, which will en-
able it's bearer to hear anywhere on
sea or land for distances Of thou
sands of miles. One may listen or
transmit speech or song to the utter.
most parts of the world. In the same
way any kind of picture, drawing, OF
print can be transferred from one
place to another. 1t will be possible
to operate millions of such instru'
ments from single station"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
JULIA BOTTOMLET.

cares to have every detail of her pri
vate sanctum perfect. Even If
pretty paper-covered box is thought
sut1i GENTLY attractive for a closet, it
certainly will not do If the box IL TO
be kept on one of the new hat racks
which are now reAorted to in small
rooms where the closet room IS so
small as not to admit of more than
two or three hat boxes on it's shelves.
These new hat racks, or, rather,
hat box racks, are really excellent in
a small room. Made triangular in
shape, they will fit into an unused
corner, and can be made with enough
shelves to hold as mary hat boxee as
desired. The plain wooden franc can
be either painted the color OF the
woodwork of the room or else VEN
dered still more .ncons. hcuous b. be-
ing covered with a bit of the fame
paper as that which adurns the vail.
The hat boxes are then covered With
the same cretonne WITH which The
room is hung. z French print fraE ed
with gold or silver metal lace pla- ed
in the cen>er of one pane: of the nox
is most attractive
These hat bo7es are already nnch
in demand for prizes, white for gifts
or for sale at fair they are ctill
sufficiently original to ba eagerly
sought. When not planneS for any
special room or rack, there is of
course, greater freedom in TIE cb:.ice
of material and color.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
THE HIGH COST
OF LIVING REDUCED

.d Much has been said about the high
elntes Of its reduction. But little has
Pc! Ieen SAD about the most costly leak:
~ every household. -
MucE foodstuffs are bought with but
one point in view: How cheap can T
get 1t" without a thought Of quality or
latter cost, One of the most serious IL
t6 81 nS 5hs U.s. Of perfect bal pg powder
omy as from any other article aS e' used eio IN
baking and cooking In selecting the
baking powder. therefore, care Should
t 6e its to that re-
remains the same. thus making the food
sweet and wholesome and producing
sufficient leavening gas to make thu
Very little Of this leavening gas 1.
produced by the cheap baking POWDER.
making 1t necessary to use double the
eoadat rss, ordinarily required to secure
~, You cannot experiment every time
you make cake or biscuits. or test the
o otrensE dt,, OF your baking powder to find
YET With most baking eo po SS9gla q yc
should DO this for. they are put together
% carelessly they are never uniform.
zach ean gur Haa sdrensth varying with
Calumet Baking Powder is made OF
chemically pure ingredients Of tested
s sp FIJI O. mis- Pvt i
materials remain always the same.
Sealed in alright cans. Calumet Baking
Powde4: does not alter in strength and
Is not affected by atmospheric changes
In using Calumet you are bound to
have uniform bread, cake or biscuits, az
Calumet does not contain any cheap,
useless ceeessn,s or adulterating ingredients 80
Further 1t produces pure, wholesome
food, and Is a baking powder of rare
merit; therefore, is recommended by
leading physicians and chemists. It
complies with all pure food laws. both
STATE and NATIONAL The goods are
moderate In price. and any lady purchas-
ing Calumet from her grocer. II not sat-
1sf1ed with 1t. can return it and have her
, money refunded.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Electrical Violin PLAYER.

The electrical violin player is one
of the remarkable automatic devices
produced by American ingenuity. 1t
is controlled by perforated music
roll, which guides a group of 60 finger
ing magnets, taking the place of the
performers left hand, and substitute
for the bow in the shape of set of
four revolving disks, three-Quarters of
an inch in diameter, each made up of
a bundle of so flexible celluloid wash
ers. One of the four disks acts on
each violin string. Contacts governed
by the perforations Of the music coil
cause action on electromagnetic, and
produce expression by varying the
speed of the disks and their pressure
on the strings. A special magnet gives
a bouncing bow action when needed.
A set of four magnets is also provided
for plucking effects, and a vibrato ef-
feet is yielded by large magnet with
a weighted armature for shaking the
tail-piece sideways. Connected with
the apparatus is an electrical piano
player movement, operated by the
same music roll to give accompani-
mentS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
rs NGT RIP

look like n dear little French mar
quise with your pompadour, puffs and
curls."
Hence the towering structure adorn-
ing her hitherto smoothly waving
locks, and the amused establishment
Of the clergyman, whose expression
had now changed to one Of trouble as
he gaZed at the small figure Of the
girl who had resolutely turned her
back upon him.
At this crucial moment Mr. Har-
ristOn was announced
Percival had just the right shade
OF warmth in his languid brown eyes
when he greeted Margaret. and some
how. though her heart was not salts
fed. she felt pleased and excited at
his melancholy. you-only- understand
me air
"A golden background for the god
dess." he breathed softly, as ho
placed Ter in an automobile gilt seat
after which he arranged himself at
ease in a wide. softly-cushioned arm
chair
There. seemingly oblivious Of her
discomfort. he sat the entire evening,
gazing tenderly into her eyes and
murmuring sweet nothings in her
willing ears.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09

water pressure. The motor has no
springs inside and has no gear. so
there Is no danger of children being
Injured around this machine. as they
are around some types. Small as the
apparatus is it is extremely powerful
and will pull a rubboard dasher as
easily as it will prong-dolly, which
is the technical name for the plunger
that pounds up and down in the tub
and churns up the clothes. Another
feature of this machine is that the
plunger can be raised and lowered by
a handle, If for any reason it is not
practicable to use the electric power.
1t does not take up much room and
is attractively made
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
HATS ON the FREAK ORrER
Millinery Of thu Moment May Be 49,
scribs1 as Fearful and
Wonderful.

The millinery Of the moment can
only be described as freakish, for sure
ly never before was the head Of wom-
an covered with such incongruities.
Not content with Stimulating the ap-
pearance of mushrooms, sugar loaves
and variegated birds nests, the latest
hat is the aeroplane. with large out
standing wings adjoining the back of
the hat and set at the jauntiest angle
imaginable.
The reign Of the winged hat, sober
" and decorously adorned with wings
covering the crown and part of the
brim, is apparently over, for the wings
must be made freakish to look smart,
so following on the aeroplane hat we
have the hat which can only be de-
scribed as winged Mercury, with two
seductive looking wings planted at the
back of the crown Of a large black hat,
shaped exactly like the wings which
adorp the ankles of the famous Mer.
curry statue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Electric Conquest Of Pyrenees.


Owing to their great mean elevation
the Pyrenees form one Of the most
complete mountain walls in the world,
capable of arresting the march of
commerce as we'll as that of armies.
Hitherto no railways have traversed
the chain, communication between
France and Spain being kept up round
the ends. But now electricity enables
engineers to attack this vast wall with
success, since electric traction is pos
sible on grades too steep for steam
engines to overcome. Two railways
are in course of construction across
the chain, one between Ax-les-Thermes
and Ripoll, the other between Olbron
and Jaca. Both will be operated by
electric power obtained from water
falls, which are very abundant in the
Pyrenees. For the Oloron-Jaca line
a current of 21,OOO-horse power is
avatlat\e, and for the Ax-les-Thermes-
Ripoll llAe one of still greater capac-
itY
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
TOO SHORT AN ALLOWANCE

tain, confdentially. "You and Edd,
have got used to city ways. where it't
all style, and save in what don't show.
but let me tell you one thing. you're
liable to have a good many folks from
Marshby and all around, that knew
the cap'n, and wish his young folks
we'll Now you furnish up a few
rooms with some good liberal bars o
soap, such as we're used to.
It'll cost We a little more. but twill
come to more'n it costs in advertising
You wouldn't want your fathers cN
friends to tell that they had to hir
three rooms at Paramount Inn to re
them good face and hands wash. nov
would ye?"-Youth's Companion,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
ELECTRIC SIGN MADE UNIQUE
Changes Expression OF Human Face
From Sorrow, Joy or Anger by
Moving Certain Lamps.

A most ingenious use of lines of
lights for changing the expire 5sion of
the human face in an Illuminated sign
is the invention of a New Jersey man.
The sign as whole consists of in
candescent lights forming human
face and ne lamps are so arranged
that they can be moved independent
ly Of each other. says Popular Elec-
tricity. In this way joy, sorrow or
anger may be expressed by moving
the eyebrow and mouth lamps and at
the same time the position of the
lines of the face as from the nose
down may be altered. This idea de-
veloped into commercial use would
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
NEWSPAPERS TAKING IT UP
Metropolitan DaiIies Giving Advice
How to Check Rheumatism and
Kidney Trouble.

This is a simple home recipe now
being made known in all the larrer
cities through the newspapers. 1t Is
intended to check the many cases OF
Rheumatism and dread kidney trouble
which have made so many cr1pples.
invalids and weaklings Of some OF our
brightest and strongest people.
The druggists everywhere, even IN
the smallest communities, have been
notified to supply themselves with the
Ingredients, and the sufferer will have
no trouble to obtain them. The pre-
scription il as follows: Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one-haK ounce; Compound
Kargon, one ounce, and Compound
Syrup Of Sarsaparilla, three ounces.
Mix by shaking well in bottle. The
dose is one teaspoonful after each
meal and at bedtime.
Recent experiments in hospital
cases prove this simple mixture e.
fective in Rheumatism. Because Of
its positive action upon the elimina-
tive tissues Of the kidneys, it compels
these most vital organs to filter from
tho blood and system the waste i'm
purities and uric acid which are tho
cause Of rheumatism. It cleanses tho
kidneys, strengthens them and 70
moves quickly such symptoms AZ
backache, blood disorders, bladder
weakness. frequent urination, painful
scalding and discolored urine. It acts
as q gentle, thorough regulator to the
entire kidney structure.
Those who suffer and arc accup-
toned to purchase . bottle Of medt
cine should not let 4 little 1ncon-
venience interfere with making this
up. or have your druggist do It focIoa.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
1t takes a woman to find an excuse
when there isn't any.

There is no accounting for taste.
for even If a woman knows she does
not look we'll in hat pulled down over
her eyes until half her face is hidden,
that hat she will wear because it is
the fashion.
One of the most startling millinery
freaks seen was a blue velvet touue
which can best be described as a be-
dizened sugar loaf
The cone part of this sugar loaf
toque was of Wedgwood blue velvet.
while deep band of steel embroidered
lace formed the lower part. and hang
ing from this was tiny fringe of steel
beads which would adorn the forehead
Salomewise. The toque, it should be
added, completely covered all signs of
hair and hid the wearer's left eye en-
tirely.
Other toques Of the moment have
crowns ascending skywards. So high
and so full are these velvet crowns
rising from a band of bizarre en-
broidery that they give top-heavy
appearance to the unfortunate wearer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
I ELECTRICAL
"a NOTES E

Wrought iron electromagnetic can
be made to carry $50 pounds to the
square inch of core surface exposed.
Investigation by French chemist
showed that gold boils in an electric
furnace at temperature of 1.400 de-
grees Centigrade.
Recent tests have shown that coal
in bulk or a dust is not good con-
ductor of electricity. while coal dust
mixed into a paste with water is.
sin Birmingham, England a bonus
of Ell ($4.s6) is given to every motor
man for every three months that he
goes without an avoidable accident
A new portable electric desk lamp
is provided with hook so it may be
hung on the head of bed or on other
furniture to serve - a reading light.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
new IDEAS IN FAT BOXES
Instead Of Conventional Wall
Paper.

The newest thing in the line of
handiw.rk familiar under the titls of
decorative art Is chintz or broc%le
covered bonnet box. Since a hat e~>x
is generally kert out of sight on ne
closet shelf it has not until now &c
Cured to the average giDl that it
might just as well be male an IT.
tractive thing t. look upon When 1: Is
brough. down from it's resting pl:>e
The bright f1cHered wall paper With
which many hat boxes are covered
nowadays is, OF course, effective, rut
it does net compare with pretty
chintz or dull hrocade ornainer fed
with bands Ct antique braid to bling
out its soft, rich colorings.
Since the exeggeratedly large rats
show small sign of dying out, the nat
box, large and clumsy as it is, 1r:ast
certainly be reekoned with If girl
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
A Garden of Friends.

One of the prettiest corners Of q
certain girls garden is that in which
every plant has been the gift of some
special friend The sweet old-fashion.
ed flowers that bloom there have thus
a double significance, and their owner
persuades herself that while they
flourish she may be very sure that
she is not forgotten. A fragrant
clump of pinks was set in place by
her dearest school friend, and Row
that this friend is living abroad she
likes to think that every breath Of
perfume brings her a kindly thought
Of hcr old chum A garden Of friend
ship Is a pretty fancy, and one that
gives lasting pleasure.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Hardly a Compliment,

In the excitement of the moment
public speakers often say the opposite
OF what they mean to convey, and
when Henry Irving gave reading in
the Ulster hall, in 1875" says Bran
Stoker, in personal "reminiscences
OF Henry Irving" lone speaker made
as pretty an Irish bull as could be
found, though the bull is generally sup
posed to belong to other provinces
than the hard-headed Ulster. In des-
canting on the many virtues Of the
guest of the evening he mentioned tho
excellence of his moral nature and rect
itude of his private life in these
terms: "Mr. Irving, sir, is a gentle
man what leads life of unbrokeR
blemish.'"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
Captain Stringer Thought One Cake O.
Soap Was Not Enough for
Bathroom.

Wken Paramount Inn was opened,
among its first patrons was Captain
Stringer of Marshhy. He had Ions
been a friend of Captain Larrabee, the
father Of the young proprietor Of the
new inn, and he wished to "see for
himself what kind of a tavern Eddy
would Keep"
He was taken to one of the prettiest
rooms, where the proprietor's wife
awaited his opinion. He looked ST.
lently at all the modern innovations,
but when he was at last asked to ad-
mire the pretty bathroom adjoining
his bedroom, he spoke his word.
rs that little square cake O. soap
all that goes with this fit-out?" he in
quired, indicating the cake in its nick
ell holder.
why, yes" said the young woman.
"One cake for each room. new for
each guest, of course"
y We'll. now, see here" said the caD
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09

Margaret's Knight Errant
By IDA DONNELLY PETERS
QQQQQQlQ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q
Copyright. Associated Literary Press

You and Aunt Jean never seem
to realize that I care to be like
other girls!" cried Margaret with
flashing eyes. Even you should
know that simplicity is out Of date
nowadays. A girl, if she wishes a
good time, cannot afford to be SO
different from others in her SET"
Forgive me, Margaret" pleaded
the young clergyman with a CLEAN OF
something more than mere friendship
in his kindly face "Only yesterday.
dear girl, you would have been
amused at so marvellous TRANSFORMED
ton. But to me you are always beau
tiful and dear and sweet"
She was keenly conscious of the
tenderness In the clergyman's voice
and face; there was undoubtedly
something in her own heart that re-
sponded to it, but, alas, it was all
so matter of fact, she could rely too
surely on, what she considered his
commonplace affection. He had
boarded with her aunt, the former
clergyman's widow, since Mar
garet's early girlhood, and she lad
passed the half Of every year under
the same roof with him.
They we're too much on the plane
of humdrum friendship ever to be
anything more, she told herself petu-
lantly.
Her young soul yearned for great
heart throbbing, undying. die-for-a-
loved-one, shrouded in mystery TO-
nance. And all this she believed she
had found in the godlike. handsome
Percival FIarriston.
She had frequently met this youth
at afternoon teas, and from the first
he had singled her out for particular
attention. Yesterday he had MUIR
INJURED to her in his inimitable man
ner:
II am longing to see you without
your hat I'D veil. for l know you
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
NickeI-in-the-SIot Liqhts.

BY an ingenious adoption Of the
"nickel-in-the-slot" system, the mid
night jewellers of a certain Silesian
village are made to pay for their own
special street lighting. The Zargau
municipality owns the electric light
plant, and the street lighting, up to
ten o'clock, is paid for by local taxa
ton. The lamps are switched of at
ten o'clock, when the automatic sys-
tenn comes into operation. Anybody
"afraid to come home in the dark"
may drop a penny into the box stand
ing on an iron pillar. The lamps for
NEARLY a mile along the street blaze
forth and burn for twelve minutes
just long enough to let the wayfarer
find his own door,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09

cleverly arranged into trimming.
Other shapes show crowns of velvet
with brims of tapestry and velvet or
of silk folded and tackled about the
brim. A big bow Of the fabric finishes
simple model of this sort, as shown
in the Illustration. But any other
trimming that is fancied may be used
as finish.
A lovely model as soft crown
(what is called this season the ''t1ex-
IDLE" crown) and a wide brim or cor
onet of marten fur. It is finished at
the side with handsome shaded will
low plume, showing three colorings.
Turbans, in fact, include most elab-
crate designs as we'll as those pretty
simple models in which velvet is en-
ployed alone, and in which the design
er relies upon clever draping effects
to achieve style
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09

velvet and silk, velvet and tapestry,
velvet and fur or beaver cloth or any
OF the millinery fabrics
These draped hats are, naturally,
made on turban shapes, whose inspira-
ton in most cases, is plainly drawn
from the oriental headdress. Many If
shem set closely to the head. and scr:e
of them so close that they might he
classed as caps. They are becom1rg
and full of "style;" that elusive quiz
:ty which is worth so much to the mi
FINER in money and to the wearer N
distinction"
Large turbans bordered with sharty
surs, have crowns of velvet draped a<>d
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
It RevOlted Him.

William Loeb, Jr., at dinner In
New York, referred with a smile to
the harsher penalties, even to impris-
onment, that are now to be inflicted
upon smugglers.
They take it hard, very hard, these
smugglers," said Mr.. Loeb. "Revolted
at the size Of their fines, they make
me think of George White, the chick
en- thief.
"'What!' George shouted reproach-
fully on hearing his sentence. What!
Ten dollars for stealth that chicken?
Why, judge, l could e bought q
smarter hen for SO cents!'"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
THE
ELECTRICAL
World
WASHING MACHINE IS SMALL
Compact and Strong Device, Adapted
for Use in Families, Operated
by Electricity.

A compact and strong little electric
washing machine that is especially
adopted for use in small families has
been invented by an Ohio man. The
motor is governed by what is known
as absolute tension" which is said
to perform it's function as we'll as the
governor on a steam engine, and
which is adjustable to high and low
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-12-09
To Wash Bed Clothes,

To wash heavy bed clothes aafe a
warm suds with good soap u:od let
the comfortables or blankets $1,as in
it for awhile. Then take new. c'ean
hoe for a FOUNDER Pound weU. and
pound again in anot"er suds st:nse
thoroughly and hang on the line With
out wringing If hose is Eendy
spray plenty Of water over them Sten
on the line The cotton comforta bles
will not mat when washed in this
way