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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Story of a Mother of 1861

care whether you are a private or
whether you become captain. | am
very proud that l have a son who has
become soldier and who is going to
fight in defense of the Union"
At the battle of Spotsylvan1a Court
House General Walker was especially
conspicuous for his courage and for
the readiness with which he met dan
gerous emergencies. as we'll as for the
perfect discipline Of the soldiers who
were under him. He was severely
wounded In that battle and when his
mother was told Of the wounds she
simply said: We'll, he got them when
his face was toward the enemy
know that"
When convalescing from his wounds
General Walker obtained a furlough
and set out to visit his parents at
their home at East Brooktield. Mass
His mother saw him coming up the
walk and met him at the door There
was kindly expression In her coun-
tenance, and at the same time anxiety.
General Walkers first thought was
that this anxiety was due to her fear
lest his wounds should prove very
dangerous. What was his surprise.
therefore, to hear his mother ask be-
fore she gave him any other words OF
greeting:
What: Frank. have you come
homer"
Yes, mother, have come home for
a little WHILE
For a little while? Then you are
going back again?"
Yes, mother. as soon as | am able
to rejoin the regiment
"Oh. Frank" cried the mother. Joy
ously, Il am so glad to hear you say
that! | was afraid you had resigned.
| want you to stay until the war is
ended"
And she nursed him carefully and
tenderly. brought him back to health.
talked to him by the hour about the
patriotic duties OF soldier. and saw
him return to his regiment. giving
him first her blessing.
Copyright. 1911. by e. ]. Edwards. AL
Rights Reserved.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10

began poor. anu
1ll1terate, others had millions and &C.
complishments. There appears to be
no sure method for the beginner who
wishes to become president
Only two things have the railway
presidents had in common. These
were earnestness and brains They
were earnest and they had capacity.
Earnestness without brains or brains
without earnestness did not succeed.
Whether they started in poor with
nothing but their empty hands, or
went in with the advantages of edu-
cation and Of backing, they worked
hard and they accomplished results.
The telegraph key has had some
thing to do with the rise of more rail
way magnates than any other in
t1uence Milton H. Smith Of the Louis
vile and Nashville, Albert ]. Earring
OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul, Marvin Hughitt, and William A.
Gardner of the Chicago and North
western. and William Cotter of the
Pere Marquette began as operators.
W. c. Brown of the New York Central
and Eben B. Thomas Of the Lehigh
Valley, both of whom began in the
fuel yard, got their start by learning
the key. Alexander J. Cassatt, de-
ceased. of the Pennsylvania. F. A
Delano of the Wabash, julius Krutt-
schnitt of the Union Pacific, and Theo-
dore P. Shonts owe their start to the
college engineering course. Judge
Robert S. Lovett Of the Union Pacific
began as track employe, but owes
his present position to his study of
law. Edwin Hawley, the magnate, be-
gan as messenger boy. but advanced
as speculator. James J. Hill was a
steamboatman until he bought a rail-
road for himself
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
FOR THOSE: FOND OF LslEy
With European Housewives for
Many Years.

Wash and scrape the satisfy roots.
cut of the extreme joints. stand, them
up and crate them. Beat three eggs
light and stir them gradually into a
pint of milk, with sufficient -four to
make stiff batter. Instead Of graf.
ing the satisfy you may cut it into
pieces and boil it till quite soft. SO
that you can mash it easily. Add a
little pepper and have ready over the
fire deep frying pan or skillet with
plenty of boiling lard. Put in a large
spoonful of the batter, and into the
middle of each drop spoonful of the
mashed satisfy. Fry these fritters to
light brown on both sides and take
them out with a perforated skim
mer. You may fry the mashed salsi-
fy without the batter, taking large
spoonfuls and dipping each in beaten
egg first, and afterward twice over in
grated bread crumbs, so as to resem-
bic fried oysters. Or you may first
boil the roots and merely split them
In two before frying them in fresh but
ter. or baking them brown in ths
oven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
PLAN INVERSION TRAINS
New Passenger Traffic Scheme .ls.
Likely to: Revolutionize Lon
', don Underground. /

After a series of careful tests.
the British association has approved
the scheme for "never-stop'' railway
to be operated in London subways.
The device. which is the invention of
w. Yorath. Lewis, is an extremely SIM
pie one. r. j, u ~
Cars holding perhaps five passen-
gers each pass along the route at fire.
.quent-ir does not matter how fire.
quent|ntervals. driven by spirally
threaded shaft. which is rotated at al
uniform speed Between the stations
the thread is wide and the cars attain.
considerable speed. but as station Is
approached the thread narrows and
the cars slow down to three miles. an
hour. But they will never STOP Pas
sengers must step on and off the cars
while they are moving. and there is no
notice in them. wait until the car
stops" as there are in the carriages Of
the old underground.
The whole thing is very simple, &C
cording to Mr.. Lewis. You 60 down
to station, and whatever time you
go you will see car approaching
with the entire side opening automa-
tfcally as it reaches the platform and
inviting you into kind of rustic ar
Dor. When the car leaves the plat
form the side closes again automatic
ally.
The car is available in the station
for quite fifteen seconds, which is as
long as the tube railways allow for
lncomers and 0utgoers to pass one'
another in the narrow entrances. In
this case. passengers will leave the
cars as soon as they reach the sta
end of the platform.
The floors of the cars are flush with
the platform. so that the danger Of
stepping up and down is obviated.
A porter could wheel an invalid or an
old lady into the car in a bath chair.
Mr.. Lewis said, and as for parcels. if
both hands were full the passenger
would have ample time to place them
in the car before he got in himself.
In fact, the system is no more dan
gerous, he declared, than the moving
platforms. which have been so popular
at exhibitions. The cars going in op-
posite directions will run back to
back through tiled and well-!ighted
subWays, on either side of which there
will be footpath, so that there is
no chance of passengers being held
up in them if any misfortune should
happen to the car. No one will be in
charge Of the cars. There will be
no brakes and no signals They will
be unnecessary, for the uniform speed
Of the motor shaft will make it i'm
possible for one train to catch an
other.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
HOW RAILROADS CAN SAVE
New Methods Of Handling Freight
Worth Many Millions to Trans
portation Companies.

Railroad men who scoffed at the
scientific management argument adj
vanced by the shippers in last years
freight rate Controversy are closely
watching an experiment that is being
tried at St. Louis by the 1HawIey
lines, says the New York Evening
Post.
Only a few years ago the railroads
through almost hopeless congestion
of freight. at the crop moving periods
were brought to realization of the
fact that in their haste to develop
new territory too little attention had
been paid to terminal facilities. Since
then tremendous sums have been
spent to secure easy movement Of
trains in and out Of yards. but in
the method of loading and Funload-
ing cars there has been no change
in a hundred years until today.
In remodeling it's freight station at
St. Louis. the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas, as a substitute for the hand
electric device for handling freight.
That change. the first OF its kind In
the history of American railroading.
was made on June 1. Recently the
Alton and the Glover Leaf, two other
Hawley roads, began to use the new
freight station.
According to Missouri, Kansas e
Texas officials, the net result has
been an increase of over 300 per
cent in terminal facilities. and q
reduction from As cents to 80 cents in
the cost of handling each ton OF
freight.
On the average, miscellaneous
freight is moved by the railroads
three times, at an average cost of
80 1-3 cents handling. According to
the last annual report Of the inter-
state commerce commission. the rail.
roads hauled 3eO,O0O,000 tons Of mis-:
cellaneous freight. II by substituting
machinery for hand pushed trucks
| one-third Of the present cost can be
saved, as in the case Of the Hawley
lines. the annual saving by all Of the
railroads should be $100.000.O00. And
that does not take into account the
saving in capital effected by increas'
ing terminal facilities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
ReefSteak RlA.

Flank steak or slice from chuck
or upper round can be utilized for
the meat pie. Cut it in fingers. dredge
each piece with salt and pepper
Should the amount be scant. pare
quarter and parboil few potatoes. A
few ounces of raw ham cut fine and
added serve to: improve the flavor
Make rich biscuit crust and roll out
almost a half-inch thick. With this
line deep baking dish and fill with
the prepared meat. etc. Add half
cupful of rich stock, fit on the top
covering and bake in a moderate oven
for an hour and a half. covering at
first that the crust may not become
too brown. Have ready a quart of
rich gravy. When the pie is taken
froln the oven pou- carefully in as
much as 1t it will hold. serving the re-
mainder separately.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
How She Nursed Her Wounded Son,
General Francis Walker, So That
He Might Fight to the End
Of the War.

The late General Francis Amasa
Walker, who died in 1897, when presl-
dent OF the Massachusetts Institute
Of Technology. was, in his lifetime, re-
garded as perhaps the greatest writer
upon economic topics the United
States has ever produced. 1t is some
times said Of General Walker that the
prevailing interest in economic ques-
tons which is now so characteristic
of the people of the United States was
in great measure due to his work
General Walker, too, organized the
census bureau in 1870 and again in
1880 as superintendent OF the census.
bringing the work OF the census bureau
up to its present high standard and
Its far-reaching statistical authority.
During the Civil war he gained a good
deal OF renown as a soldier. He en-
listed, when he was not long out OF
Amherst college. in Massachusetts
regiment. and came out OF the strug-
gle a brevet brigadier general
General Walkers pre-eminent abil-
ity as an economist he undoubtedly
inherited from his father, Amasa WAL
ker. who was regarded as one OF the
highest authorities OF his time upon
financial questions and whose political
economy. published after the close OF
the Civil war. was widely used as a
text book. But General Walkers in
tense patriotism. his disposition to
serve his country in any way In which
he might be called upon to serve It.
even though the emoluments we're less
than he could receive as writer and
teacher. and certain rigid discipli-
nary capacity which he possessed
which was not inconsistent with great
kindness of heart, he inherited from
his mother.
Frank" the mother said. when she
was told that he had responded to
Lincoln's call for volunteers, Il don't
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Citizen Comes to the Front With 4
Protest Against Iniquities Of
Motorist.

II noticed your jab at the motorist
with the unearthly horn." writes a
correspondent, and l wish more pow
er to your elbow. l know that siren
player and all his caterwauling clan.
He ripped out zip and a yowl one
day that nearly made me swallow my
palate. If We ever get a society for
the prevention of unnecessary noises
he'll be the first victim of the official
muftler. And then there's another
petty annoyance that needs abating.
It's the 10000 candle power (more or
less) searchlight that some drivers
use. Not only is it disagreeable to
the public eye. but it's menace as
we'll. Other drivers, coming from the
opposite direction. are absolutely
blinded by the glare, and steer by
guess-work only. One of these search
light cars was halted the other night
some 200 feet from my home. and for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Began His Ascent to the Presidency
of the New York Central by Chop
ping and Stacking Wood for the Old
Woodworking Locomotives.

Only a few Of the railway presi.
dents planned a railway career for
themselves. In most cases they en-
tered railroading only accidentally.
The telegraph played SO great part
with the magnates of the present gen.
Grafton because Of the date of its in
vention. The new electrical commune
cation, at last made practical by
Morse, created a profound interest
When the period Of skeptical doubt
was passed the telegraph was accept
ed as marking broad step in ad-
vance. Bright young meh everywhere
saw its possibilities. They were eager
to learn the new business, for it prom
Used a good livelihood in an uncrowd-
ed field. At first telegraphy did not
necessarily mean railroading. Such
well known men as Marvin Hughitt
became operators without any thought
of the railroad. At a little later period
men took to the key because Of it's
intimate connection with train opera
ton. They saw it gave them chance
to get directly into the operating end
Of railway life.
In several instances well known rail-
readers made successes In life in 9TH
er fields before they came to the rail-
way. shonts was a contractor. Lovett
a Judge, and Hill business man and
merchant.
Two presidents whose careers repre-
sent the absolute opposite are w. c.
Brown Of the New York Central and
George J. Gould Of the Missouri Pa
cific and other Gould properties.
Brown began his railroadfng by chop
ping and stacking wood for the old
woodworking locomotives. Gould was
born into railroading with a silver
throttle" in his hand. Brown had no
education at all. Gould was trained
from the start for the railway presf-
dency to succeed his father when the
latter should be too old to control
Brown was sixteen years of age when
he began his railroading, in wood
yard Of the Chicago, Minneapolis e St.
Paul. The rough work brought him
in contact with railway life. He saw
the advantage Of the telegraph. He
picked up knowledge of the fnstru-
ment Within year he was an opera.
tor, in two years he was night dis
patcher. In 1890 he was made general
msnager Of the Burlington lines IN
Missourl Meanwhile Gould had been
laarning railI ding fro Tho to1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Wants an Organized Kick

nearly an hour kept our porch flood.
ed with such a dazzling light that
there was neither pleasure nor com.
fort in sitting there. Now l claim
that the searchlight fellow had no
more right to annoy me in that fash.
ion than he had to run his car over
my lawn and juggernaut my flower
beds. Of course if We could organize
and kick in concerted fashion these
discomforts would be abated. But
unhappily, it's the chronic American
way to let George do it,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
WORK NOW A SCIENCE.
HOUSEKEEPING TODAY A VERY
Definite OCCUPATION.
Sanitary Conditions and the Care OF
the Home Must Be Thoroughly
Observation-Disclosures Clean
Ing Up Most Desirable.

When a woman enters into the
housekeeping business she takes upon
herself grave responsibilities. and it
becomes her duty to inform herself
on all subjects that pertain to her
chosen work. We must understand
sanitary conditions both In and out
side of the house. We must know
how to keep everything, from family
to premises, in the best condition.
with the least work and worry posi-
BILE. We must keep pace with house
hold improvements and inventions.
and be able to select the best for our
own special use. 1t is our business to
see that all leaks which lead to ex-
travagance and loss OF health are
closed permanently, for sanitation
and economy are twin sisters" Our
protection from dirt, disease and in
sects is a hygienic matter that SCI
ence demands today, and this is az
forded more through a study OF little
than large things.
Cleanliness should be scattered
through the year, instead OF making
q mountain of it at stated seasons
Even If a neighbor does sniff SUSPECT
Dusty when We say We clean every
week instead OF twice year, we
should have the courage not to yield
Dur position, nor feel conscience
stricken, If our nome is tranquil and
serene during the upheaval that at
!ects others. Frequent cleaning Is
economical, il that one eXpends less
strength and expense than if the dirt
has accumulated and less hard rub
bling and digging into house and fur
hiture is required. 1t helps us to re-
pair break when found at once, and
{ cent spent in time saves, dollars.
Let there be daily inspection, vent1-
'ation and sun bathing OF every room.
DO not tolerate cracks in floors, base
ooaros, walls or any place where pests
may lodge. Old newspapers. soaked
In tub Of water for few days,
boiled to soft pulp, mixed with half
a pound of glue to gallon CT pulp.
squeezed dry while hot, then applied
~ IAAO VI oNho, Will cdo1Ay duu uSdlly
fill them. After this has hardened a
good paint filler, and a coat or two OF
stain, paint or varnish. will give you
utmost satisfaction.
When sweeping keep the dust
down." and let current of air blow
through the room Sweep with the
draught, and broom and air will soon
rid the room of dust Wipe the furni-
ture with an oiled cloth. BE sure no
part Of the house Is damp. A dry Gel
lar Is an absolute necessity. If the
building stands in a low place, have
a ditch few feet from the founda-
ton. slope and fill with broken stone
and gravel; top with dirt. Apply wa.
terproof preparation or paint to the
inside, that the dampness may not
ascend
Let the housekeeper. when plan.
ming the running of her establishment,
consider, first. the house healthful:
second, the house comfortable: third,
the house convenient; the rest will
take care of ITSELF Nothing. positive
~ nothing, should be planned for dis
play, the predominant thought being
to outstrip ones friends, for an atti-
tude of this kind is unsanttation OF
the mind.-Alta Heath.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
One of the Earliest Examinations Un-
der the System in the New York
Post Office Described by
n. G. Pearson.

1T was in the New York city post
office, in 1S--, that the first attempt
was made to establish in this country
a genuine civil service. The attempt
was purely voluntary. IN the sense
that it was not commanded by law.
But we thought that, if civil service
could be shown to be entirely feasible
in so large an Office as that Of New
York, it would be found feasible IN
every department Of the government. t."
said the late Henry G. Pearson, WHO
was postmaster of New York under
Garfield, Arthur and Cleveland. Mr.
Pearson was assistant postmaster at
the time Postmaster Thomas L.
James established civil service In the
New York post office, and the scope
and plan of the system were worked
out by Mr.. Pearson.
AT first, we met with good many
embarrassments." Mr.. Pearson con-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Beginning of Civil Service

tinued, "but all of them we're over
come with no great difficulty. except
ing one. That, in fact, was finally
overcome by ignoring it. 1t had its
very humorous side, and l think that
in the entire history of civil service
there is not to be found another Incl
dent SO deliciously funny as was this.
"One day not long after the service
had been established, there entered
the room which had been set apart
for the civil service examiners. a very
jolly-faced German, blue-eyed, blonde
whiskered. and of powerful physique.
AS he entered he said cheerily: This
is the place where they send me.
hey?'
HE was told to take a seat for a
few moments. and wait until our med
ical examiner could be called in. He
waited patiently, should say for 20
minutes. Then the medical examiner
came in and, reckoning to the wait
ing German, led the way to a place
which had been partitioned off By
means of portiere. The doctor said
to the German, Now you must take
off your clothes The German re-
piled. I take off my clothes already.
hey?' and the doctor said it was
necessary, since he would have to
submit to physical examination.
The German obeyed and stood per-
fectly nude before the doctor He
submitted patiently and cheerfully to
the humping Of his chest. to the TAX
ing of his pulse. and to the test of his
lung capacity, and, in fact. went
through very thorough physical ex-
animation. Then the doctor told him
to put on his clothes and go out into
the main room and wait for further
examination.
THE German. after he was dressed,
took his seat, still waiting patiently
One of the examiners came in after
a while and said to him: L want you
to make out an application
WELL replied the German, after
do that. do get my letter. He
handed the examiner a card. It was
the customary notification card, tell
ing him that registered letter await
ed him.
"'vell.' he said again. ven do get
my letter.
THE examiner was very quick with
him. He carefully and solemnly read
the card
"'Well.' he said at last, you have
now passed the examination properly.
If you step into the next room and
present this card. you will get your
letter. And do you know" continued
Mr.. Pearson, that man. who had
been stripped. punched and pummell-
ed by doctor. enduring the torture
OF a physical examination with per-
feet patience because he thought it
was a part Of the regulations that
were necessary in the New York post
office before a registered letter could
be handed out. went away perfectly
happy. cane back in few moments,
thrust his head In at the door and
said. Veil. get my letter all right
THAT was almost the first examina-
ton under the new civil service sys-
tenn when it was established in the
New York post Office. We took pains
that there should not be another mis-
take Of that kind"
copyright, 1911. by E. J. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Hot-Water GinQerbread.

Eaten warm. with whipped cream.
is makes a nice dessert for a change
One-half cup lard, a'l cup with hot
water. one-third cup sugar, fill cup
with molasses. one teaspoon ginger,
one-half teaspoon cinnamon. one-quar.
ter teaspoon cloves, one teaspoon
soda, one-half teaspoon salt. sifted
with two cups flour Last of all add
one unbeaten egg to the mixture
Beat all together and bake until cake
leaves side of pan.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Measuring Speed on Trains.


what is the speed We are travel.
ing?" is a question constantly asked
and discussed in railway trains. Mr..
H. Weymouth France, a member Of .
London firm of engineers. has devised
a machine which will solve the prob
lem at any time the passenger wishes.
The machine is Of very simple M
ture, and can be fitted to any railway
carriage. 1t operates by means Of
clutch and belt pulley on the axle.
In the compartment is penny-in-the.
slot ARRANGEMENT. When a coin 10
put In and a knob pressed the machine
is set in motion, and the speed Of the
train fs shown on dial. The indt
Gator is of the same type as that
used on motor cars.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-11-10
Ham Steaks.

Cut some rather thick slices from a
ham, dredge with -four. put them In a
trying pan with teacup OF water.
Cook slowly. turning them two or
three times till the steaks are of a
light brown. Then lay them on hot
dish. Thicker the liquor in which
they were cooked with little tomato
sauce and pour over. Sprinkle with
cayenne pepper and serve.