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The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
FIRST, TO KEEP cool.
SOME ADVICE FOR THE VICTIMS
OF ACCIDENTS.
Those Who, Fully Dressed, May Hap
pen to Fall Into the Water, Have
Every Opportunity Of E.
Gaping Death.

Mr.. Handley advises the swimmer
who falls overheard fully dressed to
first turn on his back and float, and
while in that position to remove the
coat and the shoes-and then keep on
floating. He points out that swim
mer can float indefinitely, but may
easily tire of swimming, and, firing.
may be seized with panic, which will
drown the best of watermen.
I'm floating says Mr.. Handley,
lone can shout all one likes, to at
tract the attention and still retain
ones strength. And will not the
chances of rescue be decidedly better
if one lies comfortably awaiting de-
velopments, or propelling ones self
gently by an easy back stroke, than
after using up ones energies in tread
ing water or in making violent efforts
to reach land by swimming?
-"Of course, this advice is hard to
follow, because it is contrary to every
instinct of self-preservation to quiet
ly await developments after an une1-
pected and unwelcome immersion.
Still training will accomplish 1t. AS,
however, it is impossible to train the
body in this case, and the mind must
be relied upon to offer the right sug-
gestion at the Psychological moment,
one should prepare by mentally re-
hearsing what is to be done in case of
spill. Just picture to yourself the
contingency of being thrown unex-
pectedly into the water and school
yourself to turn Immediately on your
back in a floating position, at least
until you have had an opportunity to
recover from the shock and to size up
the situation. Then you can decide
comfortably on the course to follow.
Don't let panic seize you. Let the
fact be always uppermost in your
mind that clothes have no tendency
to drag you under water, that they
IRE help rather than a hinddrance If
you only know how to take advantage
Of the assistance they offer. Never
forget that, clothes or no clothes, your
body floats naturally, so that you can
| stay above water almost indefinitely
if you will only keep your wits about
you, and the cases are rare indeed in
which assistance does not come with
| In comparatively short space of time"
| Recreation.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
Hard Task to Save Life.

A painful and somewhat sensational
adventure befell Mr., Boyd, an en-
gineer Of Didsbury, Manchester, Eng
land, the other Sunday, while he was
exploring "pot-hole" in the lime
stone district near 1ngleborough. He
was climbing by means of a rope from
a subterranean chamber, when the
rope broke, and he fell 80 feet, break
Ing his thigh. A local doctor spent
the night with him, and his friends
strapped him to plank. hoisted him
a hundred feet to the roof of the cave
then carried him quarter Of a mile
through tortuous passage to the out.
er world, the task occupying Is hours.
1t was not till four o'clock on the Mon
day afternoon that Mr. Boyd was safe
ly deposited at the nearest inn.
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"Aano On Tjoht."

When smoking car, with IS pas
sengers, on the New York. New Haven
& Hartford, near West Rochelle, on
the Boston day express, jumped the
track, a railroad engineer in the car,
of duty, yelled to the passengers to
hang on tight" and while the car
turned over no one was hurt
Hang on tight is good advice in
most upsets. The man who hangs on
tight to himself when his temper is
upset will get through without hurt
ing either himself or others. The
man who hangs on tight" to his earn
ings ends with a competence. The
man who "hangs on tight" to his place,
when business upsets come, generally
holds down his job. The man who
hangs on tight" when discouragement
or even disaster upsets others, is a
man to be hopeful about, because he
will keep right side up whatever else
turns over.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30

Mr.. William A. Radforu will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers of
this paper. On account Of his wide expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford. No.
1874 Fifth Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, and only en-
close two-cent stamp for reply
America is nation of home build
ers. It has come to the point that a
mans standing in a community is meas.
ured by his home. 1t is distasteful to
most people to pay rent The normal
man desires to have a home of his
own for his children. And these chill
dren have right to home of their
own. 1t goes without question that a
mans work is made lighter as he
thinks during the day that his wife
and his children are under their own
roof. 1t is true that all men are not
able to have a home of their own.
They are tied down by conditions that
prevent their entering upon so worthy
an enterprise. But the desire is
there. just the same.
In nearly every town of any size
the real estate men and property
owners are anxious to offer induce
ments to home building, and in many
instances it is as easy to pay for a
home as it is to pay rent. The pay
ments are arranged so that they
amount to the same as rent and as
they include the interest each month
there is no difference, really. except
that the buyer must pay the insur-
ance, which is a small matter.
When you come to think of it there
is really no excuse for any man pay
ing rent when he can get home on
these terms. He cannot lose anything
for the reason that If he should ever
fail in his payments he has an equity
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
Girls and Their FiQures.

Stiff corsets are unknown in France.
French corsets are always supple and
bendable, and this much accounts for
the ease of French figures, which are
never frightened except at the waist
leaving the bust and hips quite free.
If the figure is tightened in too
much 1t gives too straight a Jock to
the figure and makes it stiff and un-
comfortable, movement being rem.
dered ungraceful by this stiffness. Let
any girl try to lace her corset only
At the waist and let her select it as
soft and light as possible, and then
see if her figure be not as graceful
in shape as the French figure.
No tight, straight down, even la,
cling will ever make pretty figure.
If the corset cannot be made express.
ly to suit the figure. then let it only
be laced in the middle of the waist.
Even then no real corset should be
worn by girls until they are we'll in
their teens.
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Really, now, but come to think it
over. there was something In his gait
to remind her of a highland Scotch.
man, but she didn't feel like saying
that he was one.
No-of course not; but the detail
was valuable. Would she say, from
the robbers gait, that he had ever suf-
fered amputation of the toes or heels.
on account of frost bites? Did he
have a cough? If so. was it an
asthmatic cough. and perhaps he was
the criminal.
Miss Nelly thought there had been
no frost bites, and she had taken no
notice OF cough of any sort or kind.
She would 60 over the incidents in
her mind again, and If she could re-
call cough or a frost bite the news
should at once be forwarded by tele-
phone. Mr.. Strothers was thankful
so thankful. He intended to devote
all his life to the capture of the red
handed criminal and anything in the
way of a clue would arouse his lasting
gratitude. He would call again and
let her know how the case progressed.
1t was week later that the sheriff
made good his word. He told Miss
Nelly on the quiet that he had had
three deacons, two elders. one minis
ter, two poets and doctor under sur
ve1llance, but couldn't say that any
one Of them was guilty. Could she re-
member whether the robber wore a
celluloid or a linen collar? Were his
finger nails polished or only scraped =?
When he came rushing out of the
place did he give utterance to any re-
MARKHAM appeal to his aged mother
a profane ejaculation-an expression
of surprise that anyone had bottles
to waste?
Miss Nelly had beenu wanting to
laugh for some time. Now she gigled
and added:
"Mr. Strothers, do you really be-
lieve you will ever catch my robber ?"
well, n-n-n-no," he slowly replied
as he stroked his chin and looked at
her with admiration. mo. Miss Hamp-
ton. do not. If catch you instead l
shall be very happy man."
And 1t was not long before Miss
Nelly Hampton resigned from the tele-
phone business for better situation.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30

1t has been proposed that a great
saving in weight would be effected by
reducing the length of the cars and
substituting lighter four-wheeled
trucks for the ponderous six-wheeled
trucks now in use. The roof con-
struction could be considerably light
ended by abolishing the end platform
and substituting entrances at the cen
ter of the cars and vestibuting tho
car bodies directly against one an
another
But the greatest reduction in weight
it is thought would come from the
substitution of steel for wood and the
application to the design of the cars
Of those principles of steel construc.
tion which have rendered the modern
steel bridge such marvel of light.
ness In proportion to its strength and
the load it can carry. The weight of
the present railroad cars is the result
of too much coach builders art and
too little of the bridge engineers
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
Gas Waste in Cookinu.

The majority of women waste gas
in cooking. The wasteful ones keep
the burner on at full height all the
time food is cooking, and oven burner
turned on full until the food is taken
cut.
When the boiling has started the
gas may be lowered so that it merely
maintains the boiling, and often the
simmer burner is sufficient In many
n stahces the oven burner may be
5urned of before the food is done, and
the heat retained in the oven will be
sufficient for the proper cooking of
the food.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30

that has cash value. something he
could not have If he paid rent The
sense of satisfaction in undertaking
an enterprise like this is tremendous,
for the occupant feels that he owns
the place the minute he gets into it,
and the pleasure of making little i'm
provements and adding to the attract
iveness of the place is delightful.
There are thousands and tens of
thousands of families in the country
living in their own homes today, in
dependent of landlords, who never
would have possessed anything but
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
VAIN SEARCH FOR. TREASURE
! u
Truth About Romantic Stories Of
Wealth Said TO Have Been
Hidden in Mexico.

According to Jose Ramon Palafox,
a Mexican journalist. there are no
hidden Montezuma treasures.
No doubt the stories circulated
about the hidden treasures of the A.
tee emperors have their origin in the
sadly exaggerated accounts of old
Spanish hfstorians-men who swal-
lowed the yarns of the conquerors of
Mexico and whose judgment had been
upset by the few shipments of gold
and silver made to Spain shortly aft
er the taking of the Aztec capital.
The amount of gold and silver in the
possession of the Aztecs at any time
was comparatively small and on the
side OF the people consisted of little
more than few personal ornaments.
ine greatest store of these precious
metals was found by the Spaniards in
the imperial palace, and this was
promptly shipped to Spain by Cortez.
Compared with the wealth OF today
even this was mere drop in the
bucket.
The accounts of the :Montezuma
treasures is merely a counterpart of
similar extravagances found on many
pages of history. We read of the
fabulous wealth of the Euphrates val
ley, OF ancient Egypt, of India and 9TH
er parts. and so far have never found
a trace OF 1t. In their day no doubt
these people had a certain amount of
gold and silver, but they never had
enough to cause us moderns to call
them rich. Dispersed among them in
the form of currency, as is the case
OF today, their wealth In precious
metals would have made them a very
poor showing. Gold and silver, then,
as In the case of the Aztecs, we're not
used at all as mediums of exchange or
were used only in very limited way.
Rulers paid and received tributes in
the form of gold, and converted it in
to articles of practical value or OBJ
jects of art
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for you to live in a house like this
than pay rent? You will have some
thing to live for, and it will be the
ambition of your wife and yourself
to get it paid for as soon as possible.
And you have no idea how easy it will
be. This house is arranged with
view to convenience in housekeeping.
There are no stairs to climb. And
you will notice that the front porch
IS included under the roof. The house
is 26 feet wide and So feet long This
house ought to be built on wide lot
that will allow plenty of shrubbery
and trees to enhance its beauty
These things are requirements that
should not be lost sight of in selecting
the location. Entrance is had to
large living room of the front porch.
This room is 12 by 20 feet in size.
To the left is the library, which can
be used as parlor If desired. But
the day of the parlor has passed. 1t
is the vogue now to live all over the
house. No longer do we see the par
lor which is kept closed and not
profaned except when the minister
calls or sister gets married. In the
center of the house Is the bathroom
and back of this is bedroom. The
dining room is Of good size, and it
will be noticed that ample light is
provided for. In fact, throughout the
house there are plenty of windows.
The kitchen is IL feet square
1t ought to be mentioned that If any
person selects this design and wants
to build, the best method is to con-
suit real estate man, if the intending
builder does not already own lot,
and arrange to have the house built
on the monthly payments plan. OF
course, it is preferable to pay cash II
possible, but as has been said before,
it Is not necessary. The main re-
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
BIG School Of Whales.

Captain Rasmussen of the fruit
steamer Jose, which arrived from Port
Morant, reports having passed a school
of whales about thirty miles south of
Atlantic City. Two of the whales, he
judged, were at least fifty feet long.
Captain Rasmussen shot one OF the
largest, which jumped high in the
water and then followed the ship for
some distance. There were at least
twelve whales in the school.sNew
York Sun. -. = =. :.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
Cheese Balls.

The white of two eggs, two ounces
Of grated cheese, salt and cayenne.
Beat the eggs to stih froth, stir in
the cheese, salt and cayenne pepper.
Shape the mixtura into balls the size
of marbles and drop them into boiling
lard. Fry them for about five min
utes, till q golden brown. drain well
aud serve with grated cheese.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
French Spinach and Euas.

Three pounds Of spinach, two ounces
of butter, little white sauce, four or
six eggs, salt and pepper, crate Of
nutmeg; cook the nicely washed spin
ach in the usual way, and meanwhile
boil the eggs till hard, drain the spin
ach very thoroughly and press through
hair sieve; dissolve the butter in a
stewpan, put in the spinach and stir
it till quite hot; mix in the white
sauce by degrees, and, If you have it.,
a little cream; season all with pep
per, salt and nutmeg; place on a hot
boiled egsg cut in halves.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
ARE NATURAL ART LOVERS
Experience Has Proved That Even
Small Boys and Girls Appreciate
Fine Pictures.

Il saw funny sight in the Carne.
gle gallery recently" laughed the friv-
olous worker as she came into the
studio and began the usual prepara-
tions for the mornings painting.
There was school being conducted
through the rooms-apparently two or
three grades, from the size of the
crowd. heard the tramping and
looked around. Well, Halley's comet
couldn't have travelled faster than
those youngsters. At the head were
two teachers, then the long tail or the
children-and swish, swish, tramp,
tramp, tramp they rushed through,
never stopping to study picture, but
turning their heads from side to side
trying to take in everything as they
scorched past followed through
two rooms just to see If they wouldn't
pause somewhere, but not they. l
hope they were properly edited by
what they saw"
'Well, I've seen children there ta-
king far greater interest in the pic
lures than lots of crown-ups," re-
marked the serious worker heard
some small boys one time discussing
the exhibit and one O. them said:
There isn't bum picture in the
whole show-they can't get in. II
there was even one bum one it
wouldn't seem so great, but there
isn't Now, don't you call that appre-
citation, even if you can't agree to
there not being single bum picture
in the whole show? l watched those
boys and they stopped and examined
each painting with the greatest inter-
est-it proved all my beautiful
theories about teaching children to
love all works of art. ."-Pittsburg Ca
zette-Times.
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DROVE AWAY HIS INSOMNIA
Simple Device Succeeded Because
Sufferer Had Become Convinced
That Il Would

Ihat 1t would.
Some months ago a friend Informed
me that he was a great sufferer from
sleeplessness. He had experimental
with all manner of remedies-baths,
drugs, exercises, dieting-but could
find no relief.
"How about the spot on the wall'
cure?" I asked him.
II haven't heard of that. What is
it,"
tits very SIMPLE" I told him, yet
very ef1cacious. presume that some
light from the street lamp or the
moon usually gets into your bedroom?
Well, where it strikes the wall you
will be pretty sure to find spots that
seem to stand out vividly from the
dark background. Select one of these
patches of brightness, one preferably
not much larger than a silver dollar.
Settle down comfortably in such
way that it will be within easy range
Of your vision without straining to
see it. Then gaze at it steadily.
do not, however, try to stare It
out of countenance, so to speak. In
stead, let the muscles Of your eyes
relax until the spot appears to have a
confused outline. At the same time,
If possible, think of nothing but the
one idea. II am going to sleep!"
Before long your eyes will begin
to feel tired, and they will gradually
close. Open them and once more
gaze at the spot on the wall. Again
they will close. Again open them.
Presently you will find it impossible
to open them, and the next instant
you will be asleep
Recently l again met him, and found
him full of enthusiasm.
THAT was splendid scheme" he
said. Il sleep like a top nowadays
am asleep almost as soon as touch
the pillow But l can't for the life
of me understand why that should
have worked when everything else
failed"
1t worked" for the reason that I
had succeeded in lodging in his mind
the idea that it would work. Chronic
insomnia, such as my friend suffered
from, Is in many cases nothing more
than habit, and may accurately be
described as the result of frame of
! mind. 1t is distinctly a psychical rath-
er than physical malady.-H. Ad.
dington Bruce in the Delineator.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30

for this system of monthly payments.
1t Is not necessary to have a large
amount of money in many cases. All
the real estate man wants is a small
payment down as an evidence of coed
faith, or an earnest that the buyer
means business and will not move in
a month or two.
The house we show here is one of
the type being sold in many localities.
Do you not think it would be happier
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
To Keep Spices.

have found this way If keeping
spices most satisfactory. After buying
them In the quarter pound pasteboard
packages, I put them into the small
Alass jars in which pickles are sold,
and cutting the names of the various
spices from the original packages,
paste them on the glass jars.
Besides keeping the flavor unim-
paired it is also very convenient to be
able to tell at glance, how the stock
of spices stands.-Exchange.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
Oevlled EQQs,

Boil four eggs hard. Lay them In
fresh water until they are cold Cut
them in halves. Cut of the ends Of
the whites enough to make them stand
upright. Remove the eggs and yolks
and mix them with the anchovy paste,
cayenne pepper and salt. Replace the
mixture in the spaces left by remov-
ing the yolks. Place the eggs in a
round, shallow dish. with either mus
tard or cress, or small leaves Of let-
tuce
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
Misrepresentation.

The wild-eyed patient leaped from
the dental chair and glared at the
humble dentist with baleful eye.
"W-what is the troup1e, slr?" ven.
tured the dentist.
TROUBLED" thundered the patient,
IT'S too blamed much trouble. You
see that sign over the door, We Take
Pains?'"
Yes, sir, put it there myself"
But you don't take them. You
haven't taken mine, by cricky!"
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
Work and Play Each Have Place.

Doctor Eliot, when president of Har.
ward, used to tell the students to find
their pleasure in work. And to work,
as real workers have often found. may
be quite as much fun as to play. But
innocent diversion las its place in the
well-ordered life Of every human be-
ing. Those who have no chance to
play are likely to grow up spiritually
as well as physically crippled. They
have been denied their birthright.
Providence never intended that the
poorest should toll unremittingly and
the rich should amuse themselves up.
ceasingly.
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Strictly Busjneaa.

That man who passed you In the
hall never comes into my Office with
out asking for money"
"Improvident, eh?''
mo; college president" ."-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-09-30
GOOD FROZEN DISH
MOUSSE ALWAYS WELCOME ON
SUMMER DINING TABLES.
has No Superior 40 q Hot-Weathel
oei'oacy-Point to Bear In Mind
10 Length Of Time Needed
In Preparation.

There are two forms of mousses
! quite distinct from each other in
make, but both prepared in the same
way by freezing without the tiresome
work of turning the crank of the
freezer. Although the labor of pre-.
pairing the mousse is slight, It takes q
long time for the freezing, so If the
mousse is to be served at dinner at
night 1t should be made In the early
morning. The name mousse is de-
rived from the messy appearance Of
the frozen dish.
In freezing pack TN equal parts of
Ice and coarse salt. A point to re-
member in freezing the mousse is to
make the lid Of the mold brine tight
by rubbing 1t with melted fat. Among
the sweet mousses are maple, cara
mel, vanilla, almond, coffee and fruit
mousses of every sort, as we'll as
neapolitan and those with nut and
wine davors.
Fhese mousses are nearly all made
from cream, sweetened, favored and
whipped to a foamy lightness before
freezing.
Chicken Mousse.-Scald one cupful
Of rich milk. add to It the yolks of
three eggs well beaten, and salt and
pepper to season and cook in a dou-
BILE boiler like custard. Take from
the fire, add one-quarter Of box Of
gelatin that has soaked for an hour
In one-Quarter of cupful of cold wa
ter. Put one cupful Of prepared chick
en- meat in bowl. This may be the
potted chicken which comes In the
form of paste or chicken chopped
fine and pressed through sieve Pour
the hot custard over this, then stir
the mixture in pan Of ice until it is
smooth and commence to stiffen. Add
one cupful of whipped cream. then
pack In one large mold or the patent
individual charlotte russo molds and
cover with ice and salt
When cold and stiffened turn on a
bed of white lettuce leaves. If char
lotte russo molds are used, fill the
centers with sliced heart celery and
nut meats marinated with French
dressing. Crown with mayonnaise.
Ham mousse can be made in the
same way. If potted chicken or ham
is used be careful about adding much
other seasoning, as both are highly
seasoned when packed.
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A1gebraical symbols are used when
you don't know what you are talkinx
about : -.