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GREENS IN SEASON
Their PROPER PREPARATION FOR
THE TABLE.
Lose Flavor If Allowed to Stand Long
Before cooking-New Potatoes
Native Greens That Have
Distinct Value.

Green Vegetables.-Wash in plenty
Of water, salted if insects are likely to
be present. Do not soak. Remove
speedily if salt is used. Cook quickly
In salted boiling water over a good fire
with cover off. Serve at once. Green
vegetables are likely to grow dark and
taste watery if allowed to stand. If
they cannot be served at once, keep
hot and moisten with steam-do not let
them dry up. In cooking all dry vege-
tables the cover should be kept on;
they should be started in cold water
and salted when half done, instead Of
at the beginning.
New Potatoes.-New potatoes, If
peeled, boiled, drained, and then shaken
over the fire in the hot kettle are so
sweet and palatable that no dressing
is necessary for them. 1t makes them
richer, of course, but does not make
them sweeter eating.
Greens.-Native green's begin with the
dandelion, and dock and mustard soon
follow. These and the horseradish
tops as well are quite as good as a
stomach sweep" as the spinach we
buy, and have some mineral properties
of value which spinach has not They
are far better than the beef, iron and
wine." or whatnot from a bottle, and
less expensive. 1t is nothing to be
ashamed of to gather ones green's, and
| may be just as good exercise and of
more sorts than chasing golf ball.
Nevertheless, always get up early
to gather the dandelions, the tender
red things which come before the
whttened plants which can get in the
markets. have gathered these for
years, and l am not a suburbanite
either. Many a Chicago housewife, as
we'll as those outside city limits, knows
OF some quiet spot where she can get
good mess of dandelions, and some
know of spaces where the mustard and
dock grow. Even the sorrel is pro.
durable in quite aristocratic neighbor.
hoods.
Green Vegetable Tops.-Economical
housewives save the tops of radishes
and of new turnips and beets, with the
outside leaves of the new cabbage for
a green or herb gumbo. Only rarely
are the beet tops fresh enough for beet
greens. Equal parts of these, with
some spinach. mustard and parsley
carefully washed, the midribs removed
boiled and parboiled, with a teaspoon
of soda, make more than a half of ar
economical and highly attractive and
distinctive soup. The meat basis fol
such soup is usually veal, with q
slice of ham, perhaps.-Chicago Trib
| une.
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A Nice Breakfast Dish.

In cooking a roast for few persons
the advantage of having enough to
insure juicy cut in serving is worth
special effort to make the remainder
very slight burden, If used to best
possible advantage. The following
from Martha Taft Wentworth seems
good suggestion before the weather
gets too hot:
Some of the cold roast might be
sliced in very thin slices and warmed
up In the gravy; or a cupful of the
meat chopped fine, added to a small
onion that has been fried in a little
pork fat, tablespoon each of
chopped turnip, carrot and celery. COW
cred with cold water, and allowed to
simmer until vegetables are tender.
Season well and turn over toast"
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21

= ONDON. At the West India
docks preparations are being
Ia rapidly completed for the expedi-
ton which Capt. Robert Falcon
Scott is to lead in search of the south
pole, and it now seems likely that
start will surely be made in June.
Painters, carpenters, smiths and other
nautical filters are swarming over the
Terra Nova, the ship in which the
antarctic explorers will sail. and the
good vessel is nearly ready. Captain
Scott. who is an officer in the royal
navy, has been overseeing all this
work and selecting the extensive out
fit that he will take with him. He
has given especial attention to the
matter of motor sledges and finally
has picked out one which it is hoped
will be of the greatest assistance in
getting over the great ice cap which
covers the southern extremity of the
earth. It is so constructed that the
driving wheels do not touch the
ground. but rest on an endless chain,
and thus. as it were. travel along a
road carried by the car. Sir Ernest
Shackleton also took a motor sledge
with him, on his "furthest south" ex.
pedition. but it was not a complete
success, though of considerable use at
times. Captain Scott will make his
actual start for the south pole from
New Zealand.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Piano Player is Curiosity

mechanical playing device is con-
tanned in the base of the instrument,
but instead Of paper rolls, such as are
now used the notes were produced
by large wooden cylinders, into which
were placed metal pins, much on the
principle OF the well.known music box.
Each Of these cylinders contained
three selections.
Three Of the cylinders accompanied
the gift Of the piano. Although the
selections that are played on it are
now barely distinguishable, they are
quaint in musical form, suggestive of
the compositions of Handel. The
mechanism that moved the rolls is
still in good condition. This is q
spring motor on the order of a watch
or music box and is wound up by q
crank. AS the cylinder is turned the
little metal pins strike projecting
Jacks, which in turn raise the hammer
from the strings of the instrument
AS each one is released it strikes a
string and the note Is produced. Pro-
vision has been made for changing
the time and also for producing vari-
Gus effects in expression, according to
the will of the person manipulating it.
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ONCE A ROMAN TOWN

psychologists declare, were built in
the second half of the first century
A. D. The Dutch government has now
also become interested in this impor-
tant historical document of stone and
has voted subsidy Of 10000 forms
in installments, to be paid yearly dur
ing i've years to the society, begin
ming with 1000 forms in 1910. The
provincial states have also appropri-
ated 500 forms year for the same
purpose, while the local authorities
and many private individuals contrib
ute considerable sums.
AS far as can be judged now it Is
probable that Arentsburg, once near
the well fortified harbor for the Ro-
man feet, and considerable Roman
settlement, was built on an emplace-
ment elevated with the soil that had
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21

For sting of poisonous insect wash
wound with salt or soda water.
Cutting onions, turnips and carrots
across the fiber makes them more ten
der when cooked.
To SINCE chickens hold them over a
saucer of burning alcohol. 1t does not
leave SCOT on the flesh.
Slight stains can be removed from
black cloth by rubbing with freshly
cut raw potato, wiping 1t with clean
cloth.
Chicken salad is delicious If mixed
with small pieces Of green pepper and
mayonnaise. Press the meat into
pepper cases.
Boiling oil is spread by water. To
tinguish It throw down -four, sand
or earth. The idea is to prevent the
oil spreading.
A cloth wrung out Of hot vinegar
and water and laid on the forehead as
hot as can be borne will relieve q
headache.
Woolen blankets should be placed
in boxes lined with newspapers. Lay
pieces of linen saturated with tur'
pentine in the boxes to prevent an In
vasion of moths.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
New Jersey Preacher crawls From
His Bed at Call Of industrious
Little Bird.

New York.-A novel alarm clock is
the unprized possession of Rev. DR..
George A. Paul, pastor of the Upper
Montclair IN. j. Presbyterian church.
He has to crawl unwillingly from bed
at the call of a woodpecker. The
clergyman was awakened one morning
recently by hammering on the roof
of his home. He found the noise was
caused by a woodpecker knocking on
the sheet-iron covering on top Of the
chimney. DR.. Paul frightened the
bird away and went back to bed, but
the noise was renewed. The clergy
man gather papers and built fire. the
smoke Of which effectually checked
the bird for the time. Next morning.
however. Mr.. Woodpecker was there
again trying to drill a hole through
the sEeet-iron cover. The clergyman
again burned. paper. After several
mornings of this work Dr.. Paul took
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Ruins Of Ancient Settlement
Found Near voorburg, Holland.
Dutch Government Assists Society In
Work Of Uncovering Old Walls
and Moats-Fortress 10 Men,
toned In Chronicles,

The Hague.-An eminent German
historian has called the present CEN
tury the age of the spade" for the
searchers Of the past no longer con-
fine their studies to musty archives,
but pickax and shovel are called into
requ1sition to reconstitute the history
of bygone times. So far not much has
been accomplished In that direction
In Holland and it is generally by some
lucky chance that any antiquities are
unearthed. It Is now some 80 years
ago that learned archeologist rec
ognized as Roman antiquities some
objects that had accidentally been dug
up In country seat not far from The
Hague, IN the small village OF Voor-
burg. Now. popular tradition had al
ways seen in Voorburg. famous TO-
rum OF Roman times, which, according
to old chronicles, was situated some
where on the great canal dug by the
Romans In the time of the Emperor
Claudius for military purposes. This
canal, the "Fossa Corbulanus," extend
ed for many miles from where after
ward was Delft to beyond Leyden,
which was also Roman settlement,
thus joining the rivers Schie and
Rhine. forming continuous water.
way for the Roman fleet. Eighty years
ago there were only a few people,
however, to take an interest in the
unearthing Of few amphorae, tiles
and vases.
But the owner of the country seat
was full of zeal and did what he could
with his private means, so that, in the
course of a few years, it was impos-
sible to doubt any longer that there,
deep in the soil, was an important
fortress or city of Roman origin.
Ever since that time excavations have
been going on In desultory manner
but year or two ago company was
formed, which took the name of the
Arentsburg society, after the county
seat, which Is most significantly
Arentsburg, or 1.-The Castle Of the
Eagles" 1t will be remembered that
the Roman emblem. like the Ameri
can, was the eagle.
The new company has been working
more Systematically and the walls and
moats of an extensive fortif1catior
have been partly laid bare. These
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Strawberry 9hortcake.

sift together two cupfuls of -four.
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder,
one teaspoonful of salt. Rub one-hal
cupful of lard in -four and add enough
cold water to form soft dough. Divide
in two portions. roll out one portion.
and place in pan. allowing dough to
come half way up side of pan. Roll
out remainder of dough. spread With
soft butter, and place on first portion
Bake about twenty minutes in mod.
crate oven.
Stem. wash, and drain one quart Of
berries, add one and a half cupfuls Of
sugar; crush with potato masher. As
soon as cake comes from oven remove
top crust, butter both, top and bottom
crusts. use half the berries between
cakes and the remainder for top.
If these directions are carefully fol-
lowed the result will be truly deli
cious short cake.
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been dug out of the "Fossa Corbu-
lans," which was dug by Corbula dur
ing the reign of Emperor Claudius.
after he had conquered the Frisians.
Old chronicles mention fortress in
these parts. They tell Of the ruins Of
a great castle, which was destroyed
by the Normans. Tradition wove many
fables about these ruins. which, in the
fifteenth or sixteenth century. still
covered some eight acres of ground.
After that time no further mention Is
made by them and in the eighteenth
century the county seat, Arentsburg,
was laid out on the same spot, so that
it would seem that all the masonry
above ground must by that time have
disappeared. When next year the
company doing the excavating work
can begin in earnest, many an impor-
tant find" may be anticipated.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21

farm hands it is reported that the
tendency Of applicants for places
through the employment bureaus to
refuse to register is growing. Many
applicants enter the Offices, ask for
openings, and on finding none at the
time. they depart without leaving
their names. Sometimes they call
again, sometimes not.
A list Of unregistered requests for
work is being compiled in the Office
OF the bureau OF labor for reference
In connection with the list It will be-
shown how many Of those who applied
we're at the time without employment
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Freaks Of Lightning.

In 1866, after an awful thunder
clap, a young man saw an immense
ball of fire fall at his feet. It did no
damage to him, and then passed
harmlessly through a nearby house.
in which were unhurt nine people, and
then only lit box Of matches. It
then took its way to a nearby barn
and killed six cows. Lightning will
sometimes sketch pictures on its VIC
tins, and seems to know colors, for it
sometimes strikes huddle of sheep.
selecting and killing only the white
ones, and again it may kill only black
ones. It may strike a spotted COW,
and show only on the spot. OF our
trees the oak is the most stricken, the
maple least. A tree is not burst and
exploded by the steam from the sap,
as some news stories say, but by ex-
plosion of compressed air, for an old
dry dead tree will also so explode.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
To Wash Crepe Waists.

Wash waist in lukewarm water. Boil
soap to jelly, add little borax to
water. Do not boil waist, as boiling
shrinks crepe. To rinsing water add
half teacupful of boiled starch. When
waist is ready to dry spread sheet
on table. Stuff waist with tissue pa
per, sleeves first, then button and fill
as If on a form. Put paper in very
evenly, also do the same with collar.
Leave on table to dry in a hot place.
Your waist will look like new If
trimmed with lace. Press lace on a
thick pad on wrong side.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
FARM HANDS GETTING SCARCE
Illinois Labor Bureau Reports Inabil-
ty to Supply Frequent Calls
for laborero.

Springfield. m.-secretary David
Ross Of the State Bureau Of Labor
Statistics is receiving reports from
of1cials in charge Of the six free en-.
ployment ofaces Of the state Of many
openings for farm hands which tho
omces are unable to MI. Peoria has
reported 16e reports for help of Va
rious sorts on the farm In anticipation
of the beginning Of spring work.
In connection with the shortaxe az
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Kitchen Cleaner.

Chamois-shns, which play such an
important part in polishing glass, sill
ver and other metals, may, In turn, be
cleaned by washing in tepid water and
plenty Of white soap. Mildew may be
removed by covering the spots with
buttermilk, and exposing to the sun.
Iron-rust spots must be covered with
salt and lemon Juice. and placed in
sunshine.-Harper's Bazar.
9avory Sandwiches.
Half q pint Of cold roast meat, 4
few drops Of onion juice. one table
spoonful melted butter, one medium
cucumber pickle, one teaspoonful Of
chopped parsley. Chop the meat and
the pickle. mix thoroughly with the
other ,nsredienn ~ ,Rfeed on>bre.d
cut into small squaloA
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Barley Water.

Put two ounces of pearl barley into
half pint Of boiling water and let It
simmer few minutes, drain of and
add two quarts of boiling water with a
few figs and stoned raisins, cut fine.
Boil slowly until reduced to about
one-half and strain, sweeten to taste,
adding the Juice Of lemon and nut
meg II desired,
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Why Clean MiIk7

The Importance Of knowing about
your milk supply is more than one of
nice instincts and dread of dirt.
A recent investigation has shown
that while adults in good health are
in little danger from tainted milk, in
fants, children, old people and anyone
suffering from high temperature can
easily contract tuberculosis in this
way.
AS milk is the chief food Of those
who are i'll with fever and run down,
it is folly to be negligent as to the
healthfulness Of that food.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Tonoue With Tomato Q.,,>a

Tongue With Tomato Sauce.
Cut cooked corned tongue in slices
little less than one-half inch thick.
dip in bread crumbs, egg and crumbs:
brown in butter, place on a dish; pour
around this sauce; cook one-half can
Of tomatoes with one onion, two pep
pers; cook five minutes, strain, add
two tablespoonfuls butter, two table
spoonfuls flour cooked together. Salt
to taste.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Woodpecker Alarm Clock

to putting papers in the fireplace be-
fore he went to bed at night so as to
be ready on the instant for his visi-
tor In the morning. The bird now
calls regularly at $3.50 a. m. and COM
pels the pastor to rise In order to
start the smoke that will shut of the
tapping alarm.
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Thin Corn Bread,

This goes we'll with the breakfast
cup of coffee. To make it sift to-
gether three-quarters of a cup fine
cornmeal and flour, a half teaspoonful
salt and a teaspoonful sugar. Beat
together one egg and three-quarters Of
a cup of sweet milk, and stir into the
dry MIXTURE Add a tablespoonful
melted butter and beat hard. Stir in
a teaspoonful baking powder, turn
into a well-greased shallow pan and
bake for about twenty minutes in q
quick oven.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Soup From Scraps.

A housewife employing chef said
that this trained cook used all the
bones that came from the plates, all
the leftover scraps, the water that
vegetables were boiled in, to make
soup. He trimmed the lettuce and
parsley left from garnishing and used
it again and saved his extra wages.
Every bread crumb was put in the
crumb jar, every scrap Of cracker
saved
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Golden DressIno.

Pineapple juice. one-half cupful;
lemon juice. one-quarter cupful; beat.
en- eggs.. two; sugar. one-third cupful.
After beating the eggs well add the
pineapple juice. lemon Juice, sugar,
and small pinch Of salt Beat toxeth.
er and cook in double boiler. Let boil
about two minutes.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Boiled DRESSING.

Mix together one-half tablespoonful
sugar, one-half teaspoonful salt, dash
of pepper, one teaspoonful mustard
and one cupful cider vinegar. Beat
three eggs, then add the above with
butter the size of walnut. Beat un
til foamy, then put in a double boiler
and cook until it thickens. If it should
curdle, beat with egg beater while on
the stove and it will be like velvet
Uncover to cool. If put in covered
jar in the ice box it will keep for O
long time. I am sure many of our
readers will be glad to use this recipe
and I thank Mrs. ]. for her generosity
in sharing her culinary treasures with
them,
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
War on "Rats."

Elgin. nl.-Twelve senior girls at
the Elgin high school appeared in
their classroom with their hair combed
tightly back over their ears and neatly
braided. As secret organization lust
formed they have signed a pledge to
abandon rats" They call their 60
ciety tho "Anti-Rat league" and ex.
pect that their attitude toward false
hair viii have an effect upon aother
EirlS In the school.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Oh Salad DRESSING,

Lemon Juice, two teaspoonfuls:
olive oil, one-quarter cupful: salt, one
half teaspoonful: water. two teaspoon
tuls: eggs. two. Heat together In
double boiler, stirring constantly.
When It begins to thifken place in
cold water and stir Until cold.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Evidently Pleased,

Il suppose papa acted just awful
when you asked him for my hand,
didn't he?" queried the fair maid, who
happened to be the eldest of six
daughters.
We'll" answered the young man in
the case, he tried his best to control
himself, but he displayed all the symp-
toms Of a man who had just received
a letter from home containing money"
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
Excellent Charitable Object.

The Sunshine society is said to be
responsible for the free emergency
hospital which Is being built at St.
Petersburg, Fla. 1t will be under the
direction Of q board of trustees, with
q woman's auxiliary. It is to care
for cases calling for quick relief and
cases Of destitution.
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21

Girls never could throw straight,
so If girl throws herself at fel.
low and misses him she generally hits
another.
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Acting on the euooestlon.
"Who IL that fellow shout1nE. Back
to the simple ufe!'3''
"0h. he's another reformer vko has
turned hie> hack on thsetsimpis* Hfs.-
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21

Follow the styles*and you'll ~ ,>1
to extrava9anco,
The Virginia enterprise., 1910-10-21
The Material for IL

The Material for It.
II wonder he can keep the pot boil
Ing"
why not?'
because he IL always in hot VA
ter"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-05
NOTES FROM THELABOR WORLD

The British tradeu
September r.
auxiliary which has
. membership Of six thousand.
has
deal with lonsshoremens disputes at Montreal Can
entertain the
Locomotive Engineers which meets there
In October.
Japanese
alone fixed minimum
Of a of nine
Of L.
labor convention the
United Pttsburg sxty-four
providing
through
.
The
the field politics. expected
exercise labos the city
elections.
Of
the of 210O Mis-
labor contractors
the principal unions of railway
in Railway Workers
should combine with the
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
of
The backsmhs negoa
kindred societies. have
united association.
An United Workers
employers liability
plan Of the kind between
employers association and the union Of employees
Egyptian history disos the details of Ia
strike
II n
families until the following day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-05
This Is My ooh Birthday
ADMIRAL JEWELL.

Rear Admiral Theodore F. Jewell.
u. 9. NJ. retired. was born in George
town. D. c.. Aug. 5. 1874. and was grad
uated from the United States Naval
Academy at the age OF twenty. He
participated in several naval engage.
ments OF the civil war and command.
Cd . naval battery OF field howitxers
IN the defense Of Washington. After
the close Of the war he saw service
on oil the foreign naval stations. com.
manded the naval torpedo station and
served ON various naval boards. In
the war with Spain he was in COM
mand Of the cruiser Minneapolis. and
&C the time Of his retirement for age
IN 1904 he was commander.in-chief OF
the European squadron. Admiral
Jewell 10 well known as a writer on
naval subjects. Since his retirement
nom active service he has spent much
q bic time In foreign travel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-05
Two Tablets and
Stomach Misery Gone

L. H. Fihe sells the best prescription
the world has ever known for disturb.
ed and upset stomachs. gas. belching,
heaviness, heartburn, acid stomach
and biliousness.
1t Is called Mona. remember the
name, and it banishes distress from
over eating, or fermentation of food in
Ave minutes.
1t is guaranteed to cure indigestion.
sick headache. nervousness and dizzi-
ness or money back
No matter how long you have suf-
fered you will find a certain cure in
Mona stomach tablets.
About six weeks ago l purchased a
box of Mona tablets for an aggra-
waited form OF stomach trouble. l had
been troubled for four or Ave years,
had tried different physicians and a
great many patent remedies, but of
no use. until l used Mona tablets.
They entirely relieved me from pain,
and can now eat most any kind of
food and relish ia j. Fish. Yves,
Carthage. N. Y.
Mona stomach tablets cost 80 cents
a large box at druggists everywhere
and at L. H. Fines.
Booths Pills are best for constip-
alton. PC box.