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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Returned to His REGIMENT,

Quite an uncommon spectacle was
witnessed at the barracks of coun-
try town in France. One day recent
ly man made his appearance at the
gate, in company with pretty young
woman who carried baby, and asked
for the commanding officer of the
regiment, as he had something very
particular to communicate to him.
He had been incorporated in that
regiment two years previously, but
after only ten days experience OF a
soldiers life he had deserted and
gone to Switzerland, where he had
married. Although he had been very
happy in his home, he had been un.
able to forget his native land. He had
therefore returned to the regiment
with the idea Of getting through his
legal term of two years service with
the colors. The only favor that he
asked was that his wife and infant
should not be left destitute. Pending
a decision the penitent deserter was
taken into the regiment, while the
family was lodged in a house conven-
iently facing the barracks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Try This Mutton Stew.

Get two pounds, or more (the
amount depending on the size of ones
family, of mutton to stew. After
careful wiping with damp cloth cut
it in small pieces enough for serv-
ing and simmer slowly for an hour
and half in boiling water to cover.
Take out the meat and brown in a
little hot fat, turning occasionally and
cooking slowly. Into the broth put
potatoes. carrots and an onion, all pre-
viously parbotled, and cook until ten.
der with few bits of parsley. Ar.
range the meat on platter and put
the vegetables in groups around the
meat. The meat should be seasoned
we'll with salt and pepper when it has
cooked about an hour.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Greenwich (conn.) Dentists Agree on
This Low Rate to Help the
Poor.

Teeth filed at the rate of ten cents
a tooth" is the price agreed upon, by
all Greenwich dentists, some of whom
have won regulations for themselves
all through the east and all of whom
number among their patrons greater
or less number Of New York's aristo-
Gratis who summer here, says a Green
wich (Conn.) dispatch to the Boston
Herald. It seems like great oppor-
tunity, and it is, but there are condi-
tons.
The patient must be a Greenwich
tie and a child, and she or he must
present himself or herself at the
rooms of the United Workers on Ger
tain days of the week In order to have
the work done.
In other words, the United Work
ers, which IL ON organization com.
posed mostly of wealthy people, have
Interested the dentists in their work
among the poor to the extent that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Count Your Mercies.

Thanksgiving season is the time to
make an inventory of our blessings.
We may have had sad hearts in the
year that has passed, but the gladness
returns when we recall all we are
blessed with In what is left to us.
If we might all have the philosophy
of the old lady who could always turn
the bright side up, this would be a
much happier world.
A young friend asked her: What
can you find in having only two teeth.
to be thankful for?" The cheerful
old soul replied: Il am thankful that
they match"
There is always a bright side If we
could only remember to turn our
clouds inside out, and view the silver
lining"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
NET THE EMERGENCY.

There was a great convention in
Pittsfeld. Mass, with three eminent
-2eakers on the program, according
to tales of a'Wood Merchant"
The first speaker failed to come.
and William Main, the chairman,
said: 1--WE will ask DR.. Roland D.
Grant to give this address," The doc
TOR gave it on the other speakers
topic in the allotted half-hour, and sat
down.
The chairman then said: II notice
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Thunder and Lightning.

In the case of thunder and light
ming the fash and the report originate
simultaneously, but the fash travels
to the eye in an instant, while the
sound of the report is transmitted to
the ear so sluggishly that it does no.
get quite through 1900 feet in each
second, and so consumes five seconds
for every mile Of its passage. The
sound undoubtedly originates in the
shock caused in the air by the cleo
trio outburst from the cloud, while
the '1ightning" is kindled by raising
tracks of material substance scattered
along its path into state OF spark
ling incandescence, as is the case with
an ordinary electrical spark.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Thanksgiving PUDDING.

Pour four cupfuls of scalded milk
over one and one-fourth cupfuls of
crackers, and let stand until cool;
add one cupful of sugar, four eggs,
slightly beaten, ene-half a grated nut.
meg, one teaspconful of salt and a
third of cupfpl of melted butter.
Steam until soft one and one-half
cupfuls Of raisins and add to the
mixture; turn into a buttered pudding
dish and bake slowly two and one
half hours, stirring the first half hour
to prevent the raisins from settling.
Serve with egg sauce or a sauce made
with grape juice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
1000 Successful Men,

have on my desk list of 1000
successful men of this nation. BY
"successful" do not mean mere
moneymakers, says writer in the
Juvenile Court Journal, but men who
have given us new conceptions of
steam, electricity, construction work.
education, art, etc. These are the
men who influence our moral as we'll
as physical lives. They construct for
better things.
How these men started in work is
interesting. Their first foothold in
work is fine study
Three hundred started as farmers
sons.
Two hundred started as messenger
boys.
Two hundred were newsboys.
One hundred were printers appren.
tees.
One hundred were apprenticed in
manufactures.
Fifty began at the bottom of rail-
way work.
Fifty-onIy f1fty-had wealthy par
ents to give them a start.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
War on the Sparrow.

The proclamation of war against the
English sparrows in Morristown, N. j.,
will call to mind the unsuccessful at
tempt made in Boston several years
ago to exterminate these birds. War
was hardly declared here, when ten
der-hearted citizens threw themselves
into the breach, spilling much ink in
defense of the sparrows, and, in con-
sequence, the sparrow killers were re-
lieved of their duties. But it is not
likely that Morristown will be the seat
of any such rebellion The birds
there, according to report, have made
themselves so general pest that they
can hardly count on a human ally.
The war may spread, too, as it is said
that places near Morristown are pre-
pared to fight the birds by the same
tactics if these prove effectual.-Bos-
ton Transcript
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Fill Teeth for Ten Cents

they have founded an association. and
have offered to take care Of the Door
children's teeth
The work is intended to be done
free and the ten cents a tooth ia
charged in order that the children
and the parents may not feel that thew
are the recipients of charity, but may
feel that they are paying in a meas.
ure for what they get. Scores Of the
children have been treated so that
they may go through life with good
teeth, instead of having them ruined
before they reach the age when thev
can earn money enough to pay for
treatment. This is only one phase Of
the benevolent work of the Unttad
Workers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Green Tomato Mince.Meat.

For those who do not like the rich
old-fashioned meat mince-meat of our
New England mothers, just try this
combination: One peck of green to-
natoes, slice and sprinkle with salt
and let stand "a hours.
Chop the tomatoes after draining
we'll and add "a apples, also chopped.
five pounds of brown sugar, three
pounds of raisins. two pounds of cit
ron, one tablespoonful of cinnamon.
one teaspoonful of cloves and one
whole nutmeg, grated. Add one pint
of vinegar and cook all together one
and one-half hours. Put away as any
ordinary mince-meat, 1t will keep and
be good until used,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Stole Crucifix from Altar,

A daring act of sacrilege occurred
at the Roman Catholic church of Our
Holy Redeemer in Clydebank, Scot
land, the other day. The church is al
ways open during the day for the
convenience of worshippers, and a
woman entered for purpose which
she carried out with success. While
no one else was present in the sane
tuary, she made her way to the altar
and carried of valuable crucifix,
which was missed shortly afterwards.
The matter was at once reported to
the Clydebank police, who without de-
lay instituted inquiries. AS a result
they were successful in having it re.
covered. The thief had promptly
made her way to Glasgow, where she
pledged the crucifix for ridiculously
small sum, and to this place it was
traced.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Oranue Sauce for Duck.

Brown One-fourth of a cupful of
butter, add one-fourth of a cupful of
Hour with one-haf teaspoonful of salt
and dash of cayenne, stir until we'll
Drowned; add one and one-third cup
fuls of brown stock and just before
serving, the juice of two oranges and
the rind cut in fancy shapes.
cartridges are broiled or roasted
the same as squad or wild duck.
Venison should always be cooked
rare. A roast leg of venison is cooked
as lamb roast, only that it is cooked
less time to the pound.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
A One-Leqqed Soldier.

A soldier with only one leg would
seem to be an anomaly, but the French
town of Ranbaix can boast Of one in
the person of Alexandra Murth, a re-
servist of the One Hundred and Sixty
first infantry regiment. Murth broke
his leg some months ago owing to an
accident while digging a we'll. The
limb was amputated and replaced by
a wooden substitute.
Recently Murth was called upon to
undergo the usual II days of training
at St. Mihiel. He duly presented him.
self. expecting to be discharged, but
to his surprise was detained at the
barracks and set to mending shoes, de-
spite his ignorance of the craft. The
colonel even threatened him once with
eight days "cells" because he was not
prompt enough In rising to the salute
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
THIRTY YEARS IN 'SECLUSION
Unfortunate Love Affair Believed to
Have been Cause Of Mans Retire
ment from the World.

From Bangalore comes the strange
story Of a German recluse named
Kasper Schieffmayer, who lived alone
In a village near st. Johns Hill and
was found dead in his room, having
succumbed to neglected attack of
bronchitis. Mr.. Schieffmayer went to
India about 80 years ago as a spe.
cialist in agriculture for the govern.
ment of Madras, but as the climate
did not suit him, he resigned the ap-
pointment.
Proceeding to Bangalore, he pur-
chased over forty acres, and never
left his estate, even temporarily, for
the rest of his life. He occupied q
room about eight feet square, the only
articles In it being a cot. a chair and
few cooking utensils. His food con-
sisted of milk and eggs and loaf of
bread supplied to him daily, and the
one coolie whom he employed was al
liable stock of COWS and pigs and some
savage bull terriers were in fact all
the companions of his life.
His peculiar habits developed to
such pitch that he gave up wearing
clothes except when obliged to see
some rare visitors who came on bust
ness. This eccentric way of life was
attributed to an early love trouble
which was believed to have turned the
unfortunate agriculturist into a MISC
Rvnist and a world Halter.
A few months before his death a
letter was forwarded to him from the
German consul at Madras to inform
him that he had come into consider
able fortune, but the old hermit
scorned to acknowledge the communi-
cation and died interstate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04

The last-that is to say the first
of the seven ancestors was Philippe
the First.
Young Philippe was deeply affected
by the story of his namesake, who had
been holy man in the fullest and
broadcast meaning of the words. Young
Philippe respectfully saluted the ef-
figy of Philippe the First and muir
INJURED short prayer. Then he pushed
back the litter of old documents and
reviewed the situation.
He unused over the problem for
weeks and at last, one evening when
he had been initiating Baron Robert.
the knight of the wine cellar, an in.
spiration rose from the bottom of the
last bottle to his brain and there dis
ported itself, luminous and fecund.
He could not be all his ancestors
at once, but he could and would be
each by turns, for has not the week
seven days? So on Monday he would
be prodigal, on Tuesday quarrel
some. He would worship Mars on
Wednesday, Venus on Thursday, and
Bacchus on Friday. Saturday he would
devote to politics, and Sunday, as is
fitting, to pious meditation and
prayer
He had the whole community in his
power and there was no height to
which he might not have risen, had
he been ambitious. But he was not
ambitious.
Now this singular man had one
thing in common with ordinary men,
but he had the excuse that that was
Inherited from all his ancestors He
could not escape death.
To the cure who visited him in his
last illness he said: my dear cure,
God alone knows his own plans. He
will fix the day of my death and the
day will decide whether my soul goes
to him or to the devil
On Sunday he confessed and re-
ceived the sacraments. Then he lay,
rosary in hand, and gave utterance to
words Of Christian resignation that
drew tears to the eyes of all that
heard them. Meanwhile the cure was
praying fervently that the sufferer
might die before midnight And at
1855 precisely Philippe the Second,
the last baron of la Gaulee, raised his
eyes to heaven and passed away with
out struggle. So, by happy chance,
after SO variegated an existence, he
died in the odor of sanctity at last.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Soap and Water for the Face.

oP 0'0 water Tor inc acc.
In cities it is very difficult to keep
the face clean, so many particles of
coal dust from chimneys float in the
air and so much dirt from the streets.
The face should be cleansed at once
from these impurities; if not a crop Of
blackheads will soon be seen. Women
are afraid of applying soap and water
to their faces.
Somewhere in the Dark Ages the
tradition arose and has been persisted
In that water is not good for the face
and that soap is positively injurious.
One cannot have a good complexion
unless the face is kept absolutely
clean. To do this the face has to be
attacked with vigor. A soft cloth. or
better yet, bits Of cotton dipped in al
cohol or cologne and water, will re-
move dirt from the face after it has
been scrubbed and supposed to be
thoroughly cleansed. With bits of cot.
ton, grease, such as cold cream, can
be used, and will also cleanse the face
and remove the smaller blackheads.-
From the Family Doctor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04

that our second speaker is not pres
ent, and we will ask DR.. Grant to
now give his address Also"
DR.. Grant instantly pulled himself
together and gave the second address.
The chairman again rose and said:
Il fear you will not believe me, but
our third speaker has not arrived.
and DR.. Grant might as well give that
address also as the audience seem to
like it that way" The audience ex-
pressed its enthusiastic approval an0
DR.. Grant gave the third half-hour I'D,
dress, which proved the best Of II
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
NEWSPAPERS IN THE TROPICS
One Mans Way Of Getting a Fresh
Paper from Home Each
Morning. .@e

Down in the tropics we don't get
tne newspapers from home every day"
SAID the man with the tanned face,
and when we do get them it isn't a
matter OF skimming through them in
hurry, as man would do up here.
"A newspaper with real news from
the United States is something to
treasure up.
when the steamer comes in that
brings my weeks accumulation of pa.
pers from home just skim across the
nrst pages to see what has happened
OF Importance. Just case of looking
at the headlines for me. Then I take
the papers and put them in order of
their dates.
Each morning when 1 sit down to
breakfast take one paper. 1 read
that carefully through from the first
TO the last. If can't get through
with 1t before moon I don't hurry, but
make it do for the late evening too.
The next day take up the next date,
and so on. We get about one mail q
week, so just about get through with
one batch when the next is DUE"
His nearer, who had been in the
tropics was able to testify to the thor
oughness with which the exiles read
the newspapers.
You fellows beat me-" he said. II
know whenever I get down to one Of
the stations l always find folks who
can ask me more questions about the
details OF articles in the newspapers
that 1 hardly read at home than you
would think possible.
IL gives a man a pretty strong
sense OF how quiet the life must be in
some OF those places. 1 should think
some of the newspapers would be
worn out the way the men go over
every bit of news which is almost for
gotten matter by the time it gets to
them"
1T isn't the men alone" said the
ex-consu1, who want to see the pa
pers. 1t would amuse some folks to
see the women studying up the au-
tumn and winter styles and discuss
Ing the pictures of some fur piece OF
heavy coat. with a thermometer up
IN the nfneties and not showing any
particular signs of falling. OF course
When 1t comes to the summer things
they naturally want to know, because
they have chance to make use of
those fashion hints; but the idea of
fur coat few degrees north of the
equator is good joke"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
For the vegetarian there are many

For the vegetarian there are many
wholesome food combinations that
are as nourishing, stimula ting and at
tractive to the palate as dishes OF
animal food. There are so many ways
of serving cheese which is food OF
itself and when served with rice, mac
aroni or as souffle, may make the
main dish of q meal.
Cream soups may serve as the
main dish for luncheon or supper
as they contain large amount of
nourishment.
Fruits, nuts and vegetables with
eggs and milk, will make sufficient
~ varied bill of fare to suit the most
exacting palate. One thing it is well
to remember in any diet, a large va
riety of foods is undesirable at the
same meal for before we realize it, we
have oyereaten and the stomach has
unnecessary work to do. A few sim
pie, we'll prepared and nutritious
foods, making a well-balanced ration.
is now the aim of the progressive
housekeeper.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Growth of Cloves,

The principal source of the world
Glove supply is Zanzibar and the
neighboring island of Pemba, east
Africa. A ten-year-old plantation
should produce 20 pounds of cloves
to the tree. Trees of 20 years fire.
quently produce upward Of one hun.
dred pounds each. Besides the buds,
the stems are gathered and form an
article of commerce, commanding one
fifth the price of cloves and having
about the same percentage Of strength.
To this is due the fact that ground
cloves can be bought at lower price
than the whole cloves-Dundee Ad.
Vertiser.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Mince Meat.

To prepare mince meat, get piece
of lean meat with little suet, cook
until tender and chop fine. Use twice
as much chopped apple as meat, thin
with boiled cider and just vinegar
enough to give it flavor. Cook with
raisins. brown sugar, citron, CHINA
mon, nutmeg and cloves to taste.
Cook slowly two hours. tasting Oft
en- and adding spices or other flavors
as seems best. The syrup left from
sweet picked peaches is an addition.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
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Symcathy.

The daring aviator had toppled out
Of his aeroplane. The big policeman
rushed over and placed his hand on
his chest.
"Too bad!" he murmured, dolefully
TOO bad!"
"Gracious!" exclaimed one in the
crowd. HAS his heart stopped beat
ing?"
"Oh, no, it's not that; he's broken
all three of his ten-cent cigars and he
promised me one of them"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Household Hints.

A good furniture polish is made of
equal parts OF benzine and raw lin
seed oil. This is very good to use on
hard wood finished woodwork.
Leave the piano open unless Won
wish to have the keys turn yellow.
Clean the keys with cloth damp
cned with alcohol.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Pumpkin Pie,

Take one cupful of stewed and sift-
ed pumpkin, add two eggs we'll beat
en-, a pint of milk, one-fourth of cup
full OF sugar, half teaspoonful of lem
on extract, ginger, cloves and CHINA.
mon to taste and one-half teaspoon
ful OF salt. When a richer pie is de-
sired use one cupful each of cream
and milk instead of the pint of milk.
Bake in one crust as a custard pie.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Thanksgiving Goodies.

IN preparing for Thanksgiving day
tnere are many of the good things
that can be prepared some time in ad-
vance. The mince meat without
winch Thanksgiving would lose half
us charm), may 1,e made early in No
Vemoer, and is better for standing to
rlpen. There are many delicious little
cakes and cookies that will keep
weeks without losing their daintiness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Revenge Is Sweet.

A Connecticut town which a short
time ago went mo license" now re-
ports water so low in the reservoir
that the mills will have. to shut down.
A mean yes" man about town says:
Serves 'em right; If they'd a-voted for
license the mills might a-run all win.
ter"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Cranberry jelly.

Pick over and wash four cupfuls of
cranberries; add one cupful of boiling
water and boil 20 minutes. Rub
through sieve, add two cupfuls of
sugar and cook five minutes. Turn
into mold or glasses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Could Furnish Proof.

Mabel" said he, suddenly, do you
know what love is?"
IT think So" she replied, simply.
II mean, were you ever the object
Of a love that was as fierce as the on
slaught of tiger and as unquench-
able as the stars? Were you ever
truly loved?"
Was l ever truly loved?" she re-
peated, thoughtfully. George, come
back to the house, and will show you
two diamond rings, a sack of valen-
tines, and trunkful of photographs"
And George was silent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
Grape Juice Sauce

Cream one-fourth of cupful of but
ter, add one cupful Of powdered sugar
gradually then one-half of cupful Of
grape juice, the well-beaten yolks Of
two eggs and cook until thick, then
add whites of the eggs beaten stiff and
folded in lightly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-03-04
I[EN2L|
H % !

| CAN'T abide to see men throw
away their tools T. that way
the minute the clock begins to strike. as
II they took no pleasure T. their work.
and was afraid Of doing stroke too
much! I hate to see mans arm drop
down as If he was shot before the clock
fairly struck, just as If he'd never a bit
O pride and delight in 8 work. The
very grindstone'll go on turning a bit aft.
er you loose it.''-George Eliot.