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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
Another Theory Knocked Out.

Another Theory knocked Out.
"You say there's nothing in en-
vironment?"
Eyes, sir. insist that It's the in
dividual, and not his surroundings. II
a man is going to be great he'll be
great in spite of everything"
well, now, wait minute. You
used to be considered quite an i'm
porant figure down in the little old
home town, didn't you?"
Il am proud to say that everybody
thought well of me there"
You're just as great now as you
we're then, aren't your
II hope I'm a good deal greater
than l was them
well, you see it all depends on
environment, as I said. There you
were somebody; here you have to get
some one to identify you when you
want to cash a check for S."
Nov, there's where you're dead
wrong, old man. I know bartender
who always cashes my checks WITH
out a kick"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
Wanted Epitaph to Endure.

Wanted Epitaph to Endure.
Edmond de Goncourt. the French
novelist, admitted that he worked
with an eye to his epitaph, and he
wanted the epitaph to endure for a
long time He records in his journal
that "the thought that the world may
perish, may not last forever, is one
which occasionally fills my mind with
gloom. 1 should be defrauded by the
destruction Of this planet, for l have
written only in the hope Of eternal
fame. A reputation lasting 10000,
10000, even 100000 years, would be
a poor return for the pains I have
taken, the privations have suffered.
Under these conditions it would have
been better to lounge aimlessly
through life, dreaming and smoking
my time away"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
Chicken and Salt Pork,

SINCE a young chicken, remove pin
feathers. cut of the neck on a line
with top Of the wing bones; cut the
chicken down through the backbone
and clean on the inside, wash and
dry both inside and out, datten the
breast with a cleaver: in a double
roasting pan lay several thin slices Of
fat salt pork, on these lay the chick
en-, skin side up, dredge with -four and
lay over the top several thin slices of
pork, turn in half cupful Of hot water
or broth, cover and let cook one hour
and three-fourths; haste several times
with the dripping in the pan. dredge
with flour after each basting, more
broth may be added II needed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
sIENo GRAPHER|s & I'm d b ROME
Even Poets Had Them II the Early
j. Days, but They Were
Slaves. x. q =.

Most of us are ,ace,lstomeds to think
Of the stenographer as q product OF
very modern conditions. AS matter
of fact, however, the profession was
followed as long ago as the days OF
the Roman empire. Poets, who are
laughed at nowadays for having ~pri-
vate stenographers, had them in the
fourth century of our era, and Profess
sor Cole OF Columbia university, in a
paper on Later Roman Education %
now translates into English for the
first time the very complimentary ad.
dress of the poet Ausonius to his
stenographic assistant. Many a mod.
ern business man might say the same
thing. although in less poetic diction.
Slave" says Ausonius, "skilful mas
ter of swift notes, come hither. Open
the double page of thy tablets, where
great number of words, each ex-
pressed by different points, is written
like single word. go through great
volumes; and like dense hail the
words are hurled from my noisy lips,
but thine ears are not troubled, nor
is thy page filled. Thy hand, scarcely
moving. flies over the surface of the
wax.
Il wish my mind had as swift a
fight as thy right hand when it an.
ticipates my words. Who, pray, has
betrayed me? Who has tod you what
was just meditating about saying
How does your winged right hand
steal the secrets of my inmost
thoughts?"
II we remember that in the fourth
century people wrote with sharp points
on wax instead of with pens on paper
the picture suggested by Ausonius and
his stenographer is surprisingly like
that of the business man in his Office
debating letter. The greatest differ
ence is that Ausonius' stenographer
was a slave, and the modern stenog
rapher an Independent young woman
who earns her own living.-Youth's
Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
Cannelon Of Beef.

Chop the remains of yesterdays
beef, mix with n of a, pound OF
minced ham, season with pepper. salt.
grated lemon peel and a little onion:
motsten with yesterdays gravy with
a little flour stirred in and bind with
beaten egg or two; make some pie
paste or such as you would use for
dumpl1ngs, roll into an oblong sheet,
put the beef mince in the middle and
make the pastry into a lung roll. in.
closing the meat; close az ends with
round caps of pastry, the edges pinch.
ed we'll together; lay in a dripping
pan, the Joined side of the roll down.
ward and bake to good brown.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
PRAISE GINGERBR READ
IT IS GOOD FoF YOUNGSTERS
AND GRoWNUPs.
Would Be Better for chiIdrenl II School
Stores Sold Gingerbread Rather
Than "Tootsy Rolls" and
Other CONNECTIONS. 20.

me popularity OF gingerbread
among the small fry has greatly
iwaned. It would be far better for the
children If the school stores sold this
dainty rather than the "tootsy rolls"
and other penny CONNECTIONS, and II
these same children could say, "Of all
the cakes my mammee bakes give me
good gingerbread" It is good and
good for them and grownups, too. e.
pecially> those who are taking on too
much flesh. Poor Hepzibah Pyncheon's
first customer to her little shop in
"The House of Seven Gables" was q
small boy attracted by Jim Crow in
the window, executing his renowned
Dance" in gingerbread. shakespeare
makes one Of his clowns say: IAN l
had but a penny in the world thou
shouldst Lave it to buy gingerbread"
In several countries of Europe hot
gingerbread used to be hawked about.
In London there we're gingerbread
booths by the Thames. In Holland it
was In greater request than else
where. and it's manufacture guarded
with a Jealous secret and the recipe
handed down as an heirloom from
father to son.
One Of the most unique uses of the
hard ginger cake was to have it as a
barometer. These were made in the
form of man or woman. The slight
est change in atmosphere has an ef-
feet on hard gingerbread; the slight
est moisture makes it soft. In dry
weather it is hard and tough. In a
French story this barometer is called
the General" Each morning the
master asks his servant, what does
the general say?" The man applies
his thumb to the figure and says: The
general feels f1abby about the chest:
you'd better take your umbrella."
There are many entertaining facts
about gingerbread in some of the Gu
riosities of English literature.
Soft Gingerbread-Mix together one
half cup of brown sugar and a scant
half cup Of meat drippings. Add one
egg well beaten, one-hah cup of light
New Orleans molasses and half tea
spoon each of ginger and cinnamon.
Into one-half cup Of boiling water stir
one even teaspoon Of soda. Fold In
one and one-half cups of sifted -four.
Bake with slow fire for half an hour,
II baked in sheet, or a little less If
In muffin pans. Serve warm.
Gingerbread I-One-half cup Of su-
gar, one-haf cup of molasses, one
half cup Of sour milk, one-third CUP
of butter and lard mixed, scant tea.
spoon of soda, one egg, teaspoon Gin
namon. one-half teaspoon cloves. one
half Of ginger, and two cups of -four.
One-third of this Is sufficient for a
meal.
Gingerbread II - Cream one.half
cup of brown sugar with one-half cup
Of lard and butter mixed. Add one
teaspoon Of molasses. stir two even
teaspoons of soda in one cup 81 boil,
ing water, then add two and one-half
cups Of -four and spices to- taste
LASTLY. add two well beaten eggs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
To Clarity Aonev

When honey is full of broken bits
Of comb and is unsightly for table use.
place it in an oven just warm enough
to melt the comb. When all has be-
come liquid strain it at once through
piece of cheese cloth, which will re-
tain the refuse but allow the honey
and comb to pass through. When cold
the comb will have formed a cake Of
wax on top, which may be taken of.
leaving the honey clear, clean and uu-
changed in taste, provided it was not
made too hot In the oven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
Ona Of the Real .. A. r.

Mrs. Mary Briggs Mitchell Of North
Scituate, Mass, is now ninety-seven
years of age and is one Of the few
surviving real Daughters of the Revo-
luton. She has II great,grandchfl-
dren, which shows pretty conclusively
that she has seen q great deal of life,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
Bananas with Pecan sauee.

Bananas With Pecan eauce.
Chop up half pound Of pecan nuts
and stir them into pint Of cream.
Add % this four tablespoonfuls al
powdered sugar and any navorins
that q preferred, and mix it ali to.
gether thoroughly. Slice eight ban
sanas and pour the sauce over thsm.
9eeye cold -E1aTperb Basaf.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
Gone, but Not FORGOTTEN.

Lady Customer Tin furniture shop
What has become of those lovely side
boards you had when I was last here?
: Salesman (smirking)-I shaved 'em
of, madam.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
A Temporary Truca.

A Temporary Truce.
'sun asitating for the suffrage, my
dear?" 49,
well, just 1t present I'm trying to
ct my husband % buy me- . pony
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06
A Rare Bird,

whats an Independent voter?~
zone Of those poor devils that can't
persuade either party to promise hin
b Job . IS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06

: Keep the horses doing something
every day: An Idle horse will be 8
sick horse before you know it. z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06

I. Percheron horses have Improved
the breeds Of draft horses IN evG1y.
eizili1ed ooantry 81 the world.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-06

feed.
Good blood is essential to the pro.
ducing Of good horses, but not any
more so than the material that forms
the food for producing the ami
NAL when once started in life.
Farmers usually do not pay sum.
cient attention to tho feet of their
horses. Think Of the work they do
and how much they must suffer II
they are not shod carefully.
It is a common rule to start lambs
on one-fourth of pound of grain
each daily increasing the amount one
fourth Of a pound each succeeding
week.
It is false economy to force the COVE
to live on short rations during the late
fall and SO enter the winter in q run,
down condition.
Mares bred in November will foal
the following October, after most Of
the farm work is done, and the flies
are gone.
One of the dangerous sources Of
bad flavor In butter and milk comes
from the dust in hay and corn stover
All cultivated soils and most viz,
gin soils contain plant and animals
remains, called organic matter.
Every buttermaker Well understands
how careful he must be In order to
obtain good milk product
Male lambs shouM b castraAel
when 90 to three N1s1n Old % NJ
IAnoe the bet returnG
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
ANKLE BROKEN IN
VAULTING HORSE
j. M. Dolan, Water Power Employc,
Met With Accident in
"Y" Gym Last Night.

j. NJ. Dolan, a Stone & Webster
employee, and member of the senior
class of the Y. M. G. A., broke his
right ankle last night while doing a
rear vault over the horse in the asso-
citation gymnasium. The break was
very painful one and he was removed
to st. Joseph's hospital.
The accident resulted in peculiar
manner The squad to which Dolan
had been assigned were doing vaults
over the horse which was mounted to
its highest level. Dolan at one time
fractured bone in his left arm and
while doing the vault this arm weak
ened under him just at the time ne
should have received its support. He
loosened the grasp Of his left hand
and retained that of his right, the
action causing him to partly swing
under the horse and alight on his
right foot in such way that the
ankle was sharply turned.
This is the first accident that has
occurred in the local gymnasium for
a long time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
HENNEMAN ACCEPTS
CHALLENGE TO BOUT
keokuk Title Holder VIII Take or
Dawson Porter, Winner to
Take All.

Charles Hennemann, Jr., local wrest-
ling champion, has accepted the chal-
lenge hurled at him by Dawson Por-
ter in Sunday mornings Gate City.
Hennemann writes:
I'm regard to the challenge issued
by Dawson Porter in Sundays Gate
City for a wrestling bout with me,
wish to state that / am willing to ac-
cept the challenge upon the condition
that winner take all including gate re.
ceipts. The date for the bout is agree
able to me at any time, as am In
the best of condition. AS for weight,
| will admit Porter is much heavier
than myself, but am confident can
beat him In the science, which Is the
main factor in the wrestling game
Hoping that Porter will interview me
and arrange the bout as soon as pos
sible, remain
CHARLES NJ. IIENNEMANN
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
BURLINGTON BOY
SHOT AND KILLED
Henry Grupe, Seventeen Years Old,
the Victim Of Hunting
Accident.

BURLINGTON, Oct. 24.-Henry
Grupe, the 17-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Grupe, residing at 1914
Linden street, was accidentally shot
and killed with his own gun about 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon while hunt
ing rabbits on Otter Island. The
charge entered the young mans
breast, just above the heart He
shouted to his companion, Charles
Neufner, who was about fifty feet
away, that he had been shot in the
back Neufner hurried to Grupe's
side and found him lying in about two
feet of water, with his head just above
the surface, supporting himself on his
elbow. Neufner carried the lad to a
heap of brush out of the wafer and
hurrying away, got skiff. He placed
Grupe in the bottom of the boat and
started to pull for their shanty, where
the remainder of the party were camp
ed. The injured boy asked his com
panion to raise him up, and Neufner
complied, but had no sooner done SC
than the other dropped over and ex
PRED.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
The Flremen Are Called.

An alarm was turned in and was
responded to promptly by the crews
OF the Nos. 2, 8 and stations with
their apparatus. Three lines of hose
we're used in addition to stream
from the chemical engine, the No, 5
steamer getting up steam but not be-
ing brought into service What water
was pumped to extinguish the blaze
was forced by the No 8 engine.
Under instructions of Chief Mar
riotte no more water than absolute
ily necessary was thrown upon the
building, and the result was that
While some damage was done the in
terror it was confined to the Sunday
school room. This room had been
carpeted only a few weeks in antic-
lipation of the holding of the synodi-
cal meeting in the church After the
fire the carpet was removed and
laid on the lawn outside to dry. Parts
of it We're discolored by chemical en-
CINE fluid and by falling embers, but
the carpet can be repaired, and be
ing new the piecing will not be no
! ticeable, as would be the case in an
older one The firemen did excellent
work
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
Original Order.

State of Iowa Lee County. S.
In the District Court of said county.
Mary E. Tumelty, Plaintiff, vs.. Will
liam Tumelty, May Tumelty, John
Tumelty, Estelle D. Tumelty, Fred
Tumelty, Hattie Tumelty, Mary Tum-
city. Rose A. Carl and E. A. Barley
Defendants Order.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that pc.
ton Is now in file in the clerks of,
fee of the District Court aforesaid
AT k.okuk in behalf of the above
named plaintiff against you and
claiming to be the owner In fee sim.
lie Of block twenty-five $3.50 in Reeves
Perry, and Williams addition to the
City of Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa
Aru that deed to said property
made to Mary E. Tun.elty administra-
triS, be reformed and made to read
Maly e. Tumelty. Aud that said prop
arty be auieted in her.
And unless you aprear thereto and
defend before noon of the second
day of the next regular November
term of said court, to be begun and
holden at Keokuk on the 9th day OF
November, A. ID. 1911, default will be
entered against you and judgment
rendered thereon as prayed for in
said petition.
A. L. PARSONS,
Attorney for Plaintiff
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
. e~~>~>~>~~>.s .
kAHokA, MO.
= = . . . . = = . . : .

Mrs. Milton Sisson died at her home
in Kahoka Sunday afternoon, October
%, at o'clock, aged rs years, seven
months and seven days. Funeral serv-
ices from the residence Tuesday af-
ternon at 2:30 o'clock conducted by
Rev. r. A. Allison. Interment in Ka-
hoka cemetery. The aged husband,
one son, DR.. w. B. Sisson, of Kahoka,
and three daughters survive.
S. A. Wells came in from lola, Kan,
last Thursday and is the guest Of Ka-
hoka friends.
James White, of Hershey, Nebraska,
was an over-Sunday visitor with his
brother-in-laws S. s. Ball and j. T.
Townsend.
The annual teachers meeting for
Clark county will not be held this
year. and instead tibet teachers will
attend the state meeting which will be
held at Hannibal November 8, 10 and
II.
County court will convene November
/ g.
probate court will convene Nov.
/ 10.
Grover Bogguss, of Keokuk, was an
over-Sunday visitor in Kahoka.
1 Guy Creger and Ed. R. Wilson left
Monday on trip to Arkansas. The
former viii probably remain all win,
ter.
Frank Walker left Monday for Par
is. Mo, where he is employed on a
school building as stone mason.
Ray SAMSON returned Saturday from
trip to Oklahoma.
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Arnold visited
) over Sunday with relatives at Mt
Sterling, Iowa
The Kahoka basket ball team went
over to Wyaconda last Saturday and
engaged the team of the High school
at that place. The Kahoka team was
, victorious by the score of As to z
Some thirty or more "rooters" wen'
along to cheer their favorites on te
victory.
w. L. Frazee, of Centerville, and
| Miss Stella Ticlel of Oakley, Ia, were
united in marriage In Kahoka last Sat
urday by Judge NJ. L. Clay. The groom
/ is a X. & w. brakeman and formel
, resident of Clark county, son of The
: late Samuel Frazee.
: Norris Hunter, employed at thu
We're store, sustained a broken arm
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
zEMo CURES ECZEMA
PIMPLES, DANDRUFF,
PRICKLY HEAT, SUN

and affords you skin comfort during
the hot weather. We give you three
reasons why we recommend ZEMO
for skin troubles.
1st. ZEMO is a clean, scientific, H.
quid preparation, pleasant and
agreeable to use.
End ZEMO stops itching at once
and allays the irritation and prompt
" soothes and heals the skin.
3rd. ZEMO gives universal satisfac-
ton and is recognized by skin special
lists as the standard remedy for all
skin and scalp troubles.
If you wish to try bottle Of zEMO
for yourself or one of your children
and it does not do exactly what we
say, we will return your money with
out bubble or question: Drug
Store.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
Venus Is Well Worth Looking at
These Mornings When It CLOVIS
Lake a Red Lam
tern.
MISTAKEN FOR COMET
Morning Star Is so Bright and Cor
geous That It is Worth
Breaking Rest to
View It.

Venus, morning star, bright as a
lantern, hangs in the eastern sky
these mornings and blazes forth so
brightly that it is almost startling
when seen. Along about o'clock
in the morning the star is SO bright
that it actually looks like red liant
ern suspended in the heavens.
On last Sunday morning The Gate
City force suspended work at four
o'clock and as each one went home
through the dark morning, they saw
the star shining in the sky and noted
It's exceeding hrilliance. Other Keo-
kuk people who happened to be up
at that hour called attention to the
brightness of the star, air conditions
being such that the star appeared
much brighter than usual
There is a comet in the eastern sky
but it does not get out Of bed at 4
O'clock, not being visible until along
about 4:30 o'clock. There is also com,
ct in the western sky, visible just
after shutdown. Besides these two
which are discernable to the naked
eye, there are four others in the sky
(which can only be seen through tele
scope None of them are very bril-
liant; not near as brilliant as gorious
Venus, which is we'll worth getting III
at o'clock to see.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Red Mill" Record Breaking


Show.
The scenes of Martin & Emery's
production of the musical play. THE
Red Mill" are laid in Holland. 1t
Is believed that this is the first play
ever presented in America devoted so
exclusively to the portrayal of Dutch
character and location. The quaint at
mosphere OF the country of dykes,
windmills and wooden shoes is said
to have been capitally caught by the
author, Henry Blossom. and tuneful-
ly portrayed by the composer, Victor
Herbert.
The Red Mill, is in two acts The
first depicts a square in the town
of Katwyk-aan-Zee picturesque place
on the North Sea. The picture Is abb
solutely correct and duplication of
an actual scene In the background
is the great practical red windmill
with its slowly sweeping sails, from
which the play takes it's name, and at
one side is funny little Dutch inn,
which has important bearing on the
story. The second scene shows a delft
blue interior representing the house
OF the Burgomaster. Both these set
tings are typical of the artistic dis
tinction that characterizes all of Mar
tin & Emerys productions. At the
Grand next Friday evening. Seats
now on sale.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-24
COOL WORK IN
A HOT PLACE
Quincy Minister Averts Panic Among
Members Of the Congregation
When Fire Starts In
Basement.
ORGAN BROKE HE SAID
Satisfied With Minister'S Statement
the Flock Passes Quietly
Out to be Greeted by
Fire Department..

QUINCY, ILL.,. Oct. 24.-The con-
Igregation of Luther Memorial church
was disappointed Sunday forenoon, in
not hearing sermon.
Just before the pastor should have
begun his discourse he has whis-
pered consultation with r. E. Weeks,
one Of the ushers, and then an
nounced that owing to trouble in the
basement the services would be dis
continued The organ had been work
ing badly and the last two verses Of
the hymn sung before the sermon had
been given out without musical ac-
compartment. The congregation
thought there was some connection
between the trouble with the
organ and the sudden termination
Of the service and fled out of the
church in orderly manner. Not until
the worshipers reached the outside
was it learned that the building was
on fire. 1t was because the usher
and the pastor showed possession of
presence of mind that there was no
commotion, and, possibly, that a
stampede was averted. James Sulli-
van, Jr., had Informed Mr.. Weeks
that the roof was ablaze, and Mr..
Weeks, who had been in the base.
ment inspecting the motor that furn-
ishes the power to run the organ,
went quietly forward and whispered
the information into the ear of Rev.
Edward P. Schueler, the pastor. The
coincidence Of the organ being out
of order and the breaking out of the
fire assisted in allaying suspicion that
anything was wrong except as stated
by the pastor, but 1T was we'll manag-
ed, and Messrs. Schueler and Weeks
are entitled to the credit of having
accomplished the dismissal of the
congregation without even an ap.
lproach to panic.