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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
SOME. SAVIOR lSHES.
REASONABLE RECIPES THAT ARE
WORTH TRYING.
How to Scallop lamb-casseroIe Of
Rice and Meat-7Ianquette Of
Lamb-eaked Oysters on,
Toast-Canapees.

To scallop lamb remove skin and fat
from thin slices of cold roast lamb and
sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover
bottom of buttered baking dish with
buttered cracker crumbs; cover crumbs
with meat; cover meat with boiled
'macaroni, and add another layer of
meat and macaroni. Pour over toma-
to sauce and cover with buttered crack.
er crumbs. Bake in hot oven until
crumbs are brown. Cold boiled rice
may be used in place of macaroni.
Casserole Of Rice and Meat.-Line
mold, slightly creased. with steamed
rice. Fill the center with two cups
cold. finely chopped cooked mutton,
highly seasoned with salt, pepper, cay
enne, celery salt, onion juice and lemon
juice; then add one-fodrth cup cracker
crumbs. one egg slightly beaten and
enough hot stock or water to moisten.
cover meat with rice. cover rice with
while steaming and steam As minutes.
Serve on a platter surrounded with
tomato sauce. Veal may be used in
the place of mutton.
Rlanquette Of -Lamb.-Cut remnants
of cooked lamb in cubes or strips. Re-
heat two cups meat in two cups sauce;
sauce made of one-fourth cup each Of
butter and flour, one cup white stock
and one cup of milk which has been
scalded with two blades of mace. Sea-
son with salt and pepper and add one
tablespoon mushroom catsup or any
other suitable sauce. Garnish with
large croutons; serve around green
peas or in potato border, sprinkle
with finely chopped parsley.
careme.-Select fine fat oysters in
the shell. Open carefully, saving all
the liquor. Scrub the half shells and
place an oyster on each. Cover with
thin layer of cracker crumbs, bit of
butter. grating Of leek, some fine
parsley, salt and pepper. Moisten with
the oyster liquor and place the shells
evenly on fiat pan and bake in oven
ten minutes. Serve very hot and pass
hot French bread with them.
Baked on Toast.-Toast some thin
slices of bread, trim the crusts neatly
and butter literally Wash and wipe
dry large selected oysters and spread
them on the toast, covering the slices
completely. Put in a quick oven until
the edges of the oysters are curled
Serve at once.
Canapees.-Toast some thin slices
of brown bread; place on each piece a
thin slice of cooked ham and cut into
Drain and board the oysters ant place
one in the center of each round; sea-
son with salt, cayenne and a bit of
butter for each. Bake in a hot oven
for about three minutes. Garnish with
parsley and thin slices of lemon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Dampness Of the Atmosphere
and CondensinQ It.

The rain tree Of Peru grows very
large, is rich in leaves and is called by
the Indians ta1naicaspi. 1t has the
power of collecting the dampness of
the atmosphere and condensing 1t into
a continuous and copious supply of
rain.
In the dry season when the rivers
are low and the heat great the trees
power of condensing seems at the
highest and water falls in abundance
from the leaves and oozes from the
trunk The water spreads around in
veritable rivers, part of which filters
into the soil and fertilizes It, These
rivers are canalized so as to regulate
the course of the water.
It Is estimated that one of the Peru
Wan rain trees will on the average
yield nine gallons Of water per diem.
In field Of an area of one kilometer
sQuare-that is, $3.50 feet each way
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
EricateIIi,

This calls for pork, although any 9th
el kind of meat may be used. Chop
one pound raw fresh pork very fine,
add one teaspoon salt. one saltspoon
pepper, teaspoon onion juice, and one
half cup stale bread crumbs. Beat
two eggs and mix all thoroughly. Shape
into small cakes, pan, broil slowly to
thoroughly cook, serve with baked or
fried potatoes and garnish with pars-
ley and lemon.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
INSPIRATION.

There were sounds of some one
tramping over tin.
Billy" called the wife of the popu-
lar author. BILLY. there is burglar
on the roof"
Burglar on the roof" repeated her
husband. as he jumped out OF bed.
Quick, Lucy, my pen and paper.
What are you going to write. Billy?
Don't you think you had better take
your revolver and shoot the burglar?"
Not until l run of chapter emil
tied: 'Artless Archibald. the Aerial
Appropriation Ten chances to one that
burglar came in an airship, as there is
no other way of getting on the roof.
Business before pleasure. Lucy"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
WHEN NAPOLEON DICTATED,
bered All Of Them-serious for
Amanuensis.

Bonaparte dictated with wreat ease.
He never wrote anything with his own
hand. His handwriting was bad and
as illegible to himself as to others, and
his spelling was very defective. He ut
terly lacked patience to do anything
whatever with his own hands. The ex-
IRENE activity Of his mind and the
habitual prompt obedience rendered to
him prevented him from practic1ng any
occupation in which the mind must
necessarily wait for the action of the
body. Those who wrote from his die
tat1on-trst Mons. Bourrienne, then
Mons. Marat, and Meneval, his prt-
vate secretary-had made short
hand for themselves, in order that
their pens might travel as fast as his
thoughts.
He dictated while walking to and
fro In his cabinet. When he grew
angry he would use violent impreca-
tons, which were suppressed in writ
ing, and which had, at least, the ad-
vantage of giving the writer time to
catch up with him. He never repeat
ed anything he had once said, even If
it had not been heard, and this was
very bad on the poor secretary, for
Bonaparte remembered accurately
what he had said and detected every
omission.
One day he read a tragedy In manu-
script and it interested him sufficient
ly to inspire him with fancy to
make some alterations in it. Take
pen and paper" said he to Mons. de
Remusat, land write for me-" Hardly
giving my husband time to seat him
self at table. he began to dictate SO
quickly that Mons. de Remusat, al
though accustomed to write with great
rapidity, was bathed with persp1ra-
ton while trying to follow him. Bona
parte perceived his difficulty and would
stop now and then to say: Come.
try to understand me, for will not re-
peat what say
Fortunately he forgot to ask for
the sheet of observation he had die
tated. Mons. de Remusat and l have
often tried to read it since, but we
have never been able to make out q
word of it-Memoifs of Nine. de Re-
musant.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

Emily Warren. In her sweet. slow
way, lifted her eyes from the row Of
figures which she had just finished
adding with lightning speed. and
proceeded to listen to the younger
girl who had been vainly talking to
her the last five minutes.
What are you saying. Madge?"
Madge snapped her irritation.
Emily. you're enough to vex q
saint. and I'm not one. as you know!
Here it's ten minutes past closing
time, the others all gone. and here
you work away as If you enjoyed it
not that l believe you really enjoy
anything!"
Emily, who must have been nearly
thirty. rose deliberately, closed her
desk. and reaching for her hat. a
Eeason or two out of style, began
putting 1t on without even pat at
her unadorned. abundant dark hair.
Madge continued her plant. You
pct a hundred, Emily! II l didn't
adore you would give you up to go
your way! But won't be snubbed.
as you manage to snub the other
girls. though. you're perfectly sweet
In manner! l intend to pull you out
of your hole and show the world
what a wonder you are!"
"Cut out your hero worship, child,
and 60 to supper with me. I'm
getting it in my rooms now-it's
more convenient and cozy-"
And shuts you away from other
people more than ever" interrupted
the other. How you stand this dead
level you live on, don't see! You
never go anywhere, nor see anybody:
II you have any friends you shun
them. You wouldn't ask me to
supper II you thought you could get
rid Of me some other way-would
your"
Emily flushed and laughed little.
II do-like you. Madge but I'm not
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

v:Ty friendly. suppose. Won't you
come with me and see whether
mean my invitation?"
II can't tonight-Tm going out
with hobby Peters to supper. and
after that to the theater. And after
that-some months after-Im going
to marry Bobby I'm awfully in love
with him, and l am glad to say so
t. you, right out, even if you are
not human enough to care what love
means! No, I'm not bit afraid OF
you-somebody ought to tell you that
you ought to be ashamed of the way
you treat John Trenton! I know the
whole story"
Emily stared. Nobody had ever
talked in this way to her, but the
girl went on after they had reached
the street.
Hes been eating his heart out for
you |,r eight years, and now he's
junior partner, and has home and
everything, but you've crushed the
courage out of him for 50 long that
l suppose he has even stopped ask
ing you to marry him. 1t would
serve you exactly right if Sadie Nor
gan succeeds in getting him, the
mink!
The little imp left the older woman
shocked and dazed. Was all this
true? Had it been eight years? Was
she heartless? Had John asked her
to marry him for the last time, be-
csuse he really thought she did not
care? Was the office becoming a
habit? And was she selfish? She
went home. got into a neat house
dress. and began to prepare her lone
ly supper.
AS she ate her meal with little ap-
petite. she wondered what made her
depressed. uncomfortable. vaguely
miserable
She tried to think just why It was
that she had not married him years
ago-oh. yes, at first it was that his
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Chocolate Biscuits With Jam.

Place two ounces Of powdered sugar
in a bowl with two egg yolks, a pinch
of salt, half teaspoonful of vanilla ex-
tract; mix we'll for five minutes. Beat
the whites of the two eggs to stiff
froth, add to the yolks with two
ounces of flour. and mix lightly. Line
a pastry pan with buttered paper.
Drop in the preparation, neatly smooth
the surface, sprinkle with little pow.
dered sugar, and set in a moderate
oven for 20 minutes. Remove and al
low to cool; turn the cake on a clean
board, remove the paper, and spread
with jam over the surface of the
cake. Prepare a glace au chocolate
las below, spread evenly over the
jam, and let COOL Cut the cake into
even pieces, place on dish, set in
the oven for a minute, remove and
serve.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
National Shortsfahtedness.

In this country" said the sociolo-
gtst, "everything possible is done to
discourage people from marrying"
How 500" inquired one OF the lis
teners.
you have to buy the marriage H.
cense, fee the preacher, the boys give
you what they call a 'shivaree,' your
friends throw old shoes at you. the
newspapers print caricatures of you,
life insurance agents hound you. you
bump right up against the cost OF
living, and II you find you've made a
mistake you have to go to no end OF
trouble to get a DIVORCE"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
The Compliment.

Armstrong Drexel, the we'll known
aviator, was dining with some fam.
lily friends at the Philadelphia club
in his ancestral city. A rather doubt
full compliment was paid Mr.. Drexel
on his flying, and the young man
neatly replied:
you make me think of Valma, the
Bond street beauty doctor. A lady
from Grosvenor square visited Valma,
and the man said to her:
AFTER three months of my treat
ment, madam. nobody will dream
you're over 49,
But DOCTOR faltered the lady,
I'm only 32!'"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Nut Cakes.

One cup of sugar, II cup Of butter,
u cup of milk, two cups of flour, two
eggs, one cup of raisins, one cup Of
walnuts, III teaspoons Of baking
powder. Cream butter and sugar:
then add eggs we'll beaten, then milk
and four in which baking powder has
been thoroughly mixed. Add raisins
and nuts. Bake IS minutes in mod
crate oven
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

little stove can be attached to 4
steam pipe in the house by connecting
up pipes which run through the bot.
tom or body member. The top of the
lower section will thus be heated so
that it can be used to fry on while
the inside can be used as an oven.
In addition to this there is a box-like
compartment which rests on top Of
the lower chamber and which has q
hinged cover which fits so closely az
to make it steam-tight This cover
provides for the retention of heat in
the compartment. the same as In an
oven, and makes it especially useful
for certain purposes, such as preserv.
ing and the like. OF course, the steam
cooker is designed primarily for use
in houses which are equipped with
steam heat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
No Venus,

Little Pitchers-1 say, Miss Oldgfrl,
you amt in the fire department. are
you?
Miss Oldgirl-Certainly not, Tommy.
What makes you ask such a question?
Little Pitchers-Because I heard
brother Will say you was q false
alarm,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
The Average Man.

Miss Lillian Russell, in a witty in
terview in Pittsburg-Miss Russell is
always witty-advocated votes for wo-
men and the abolition of the male
vote.
LET woman" she said, relieve
overworked man of his voting duties.
Let man fight for woman in business
and on the battlefield. That is quite
enough for him to do
Miss Russell smiled and added In.
consequently but forcibly:
t'The average man, anyway, can't
take home a beefsteak without be.
lieving that he is making his vito a
present.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
For Cold Morninos.

Is there anything better for break
fast cold mornings than fried mush
or corn griddle-cakes? Don't let the
miller grind the meal too fine, and If
he is tricky keep an eye on him or
you may not get the meal from your
own corn. We like to pick out nice,
sound ears, clean and dry enough to
grind we'll. And when we shell them
we leave about an inch Of the tips
on the cobs. Then we like to get all
the cob chaff out, leaving nothing but
the clean corn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
A Last Years One.

well, the oyster stew given at our
church festival has been INDICATED"
How"
"A man who ate some of it is dead
Of ptomaine poisoning, caused from
eating oysters. according to the doc
tor"
well, good heavens. how does that
vlndtcate the stew"
1T proves that there was an oyster
in It,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Liver, Spanish Style.


Place in baking dish layer of sliced
onions, then slices of liver rolled In
flour, on liver layer Of onions, med
ium sized sliced tomato, two small
green peppers chopped fine, salt and
pepper to season, two or three small
slices of bacon-or a tablespoon of
lard may be substituted for bacon.
Cover with boiling water, bake in
moderate oven for about an hour, add
ing water If necessary.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

Something to Live For.
Remarked q cheerful epicure,
II sure would hate to die.
Before I'd fully fletcherized
This piece Of pumpkin pie"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Peculiar Tree of Peru

can be grown 10000 trees separated
from each other by Is meters. This
plantation produces daily 1856, 900 liters
Of water. If we allow for evaporation
and inf1ltration we have $4,000 liters
or 29,5S1 gallons of rain for distribu-
ton daily. The rain tree can be cul-
tivated with very little trouble, for it
seems Indifferent as to the soil in
which it grows. The tree increases
rapidly and resists both extremes Of
climate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
The Present Need.

"Ah!" said an enthusiastic admirer.
"you will live in the hearts of your
countrymen."
Maybe so," answered the father of
a new idea, "but the problem that
confronts me now is how to pay the
rent Of a fiat"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Christmas PIuc, Pudding.

ChT18tma6 P1u!3 Puuo1n9.
One pound raisins (seedless), one
pound currants, two ounces citron,
four eggs, one pound .suet chopped
fine, one teaspoon of allspice, one tea
spoon cinnamon, one nutmeg grated,
one cup of wine Tor substitute): mix
thoroughly together, thin, add -four to
thicken we'll. Put into bowls and tic
cloth over the top. Boil three or four
hours.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Good Lunch Dish.

Sooo LUnCn OI8n.
To one pound Of hamburger made in
small round cakes fried a few minutes
in hot fat, add one pint milk and one
half cup water, salt and pepper to
taste, a piece of butter the size of
walnut, thicken as for dried beef
gravy. This makes a good dish for
lunch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
DodQt nQ.

THAT fellow is a most remarkable
runner"
Who? Burroughs?"
yes. He's always running into debt
and yet he's forever running away
from the people to whom he Is In
debt. "-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Pas U1tlmatum.

"Our Thursday, Saturday and Mon
day mornings papers have checked up
shy for the last three weeks regularly"
DO you suppose they are being
stolen, pa?"
Il know Kitty's beau calls Wednes.
day, Friday and Sunday nights. want
him to go home earlier or to stop Ia
king our paper with him."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
A Sure Wav.

"How can we induce more women
to wear hobble skirts?" queried the
fashionable dressmaker.
by inducing the legislature to pass
a law prohibiting them," answered
the mere man.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

THE OUTLOOK.

The Joy Of triumph filed him then:
He could not understand at all
Why failure sadGened other men.
A pretty woman gave him praise.
TO him the future seemed aglow;
He could not understand the ways
OF men who chung to borrowed woe.
Lo, what a change is often wrought
Within moment, o my friend:
He. burned his finger and he thought
The world was coming to an end.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Duly Informed.

Chfld-Mamma. what is a common
person?
Mother-Why, child, common per-
son -is-well. it's a person that We
do not associate with. Why do you
ask?
Child-'Cause Mrs. Nextdoor said
you was a common person.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
An Appetizinq Relish.

A delicious relish to serve with
roast pork or other meats is made by
mixing apple and horseradish. To
two-thirds apples chopped or ground
fine add one-third grated horseradish
and vinegar enough to make pleasant
IL acid; also a little sugar to suit the
taste Bottle. This will keep all win
ter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
To Clean Hair Brushes.

10 clean mar orOSneS'
Dissolve some soda In little hot
water, then fill up the bowl with cold.
Dip the bristles of the brush in, take
out and shake we'll: repeat this sew
eral times until the brush is quite
clean. The water, being almost cold.
will prevent the bristles turning yell
low, and if the bowl is wide the back
of the brush will be kept dry.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
GoinQ tho Pace.

SoUu0 TITO race
Il understand they are up-tod date
people?"
decidedly so. They stand OF the
butcher. the baker and the candlestick
maker, 80 they can live continuously
in an atmosphere Of dust and gaso-
line"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
UTILITY IN STEAM COOKER
Alright Cover That Keeps Heat in
Is Chief Point of New
Utensil.

With coal and gas and even elec-
trtcity used for cooking, a Missouri
man saw no reason why steam should
not be turned to the same purpose.
Accordingly he invented the steam
cooker shown in the illustration. This
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Real Unktnd.

She had been making a noise on the
piano for twenty consecutive minutes.
shall I open the Window" asked
the young man in the parlor scene.
What for?" she inquired.
"Why-er-so you can get the air."
he replied.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Evidently Not.

Il guess there are no milk wagons
in Corea."
why not?"
Because it is called The Land of
the Morning Calm"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

Seeing What He Could Stand.
What is the matter, doctor?"
Il have not decided"
Had you not better call in another
physician for a consultations"
mo, will be able to decide as soon
as 1 have looked you up in Brad.
streets"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Quite Proper.

Il know man highly respected in
the community who married three
women in one week."
Good gracious! Who is he?
"A minister"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
tie Office,

This cork is very tight in your
brandy bottle. can't bulge it."
Yes. that's the nature of cork. II
was put there to keep the bottles
spirits from going down."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Broken Necks IGNORED.

What did old man Gribble say
when you asked him If he thought
aviation was worth what it costs?'
He said he didn't consider gaso-
Tine very expensive" Il
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
How II Hannened.

He was certainly brave to crawl
Under the bed and engage in a life
and death struggle with that burglar"
when he crawled under the bed
he thought the burglar was in the
basement
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Dangerous.

"Here, have a drink. old boy"
mot today, thanks; I'm not armed"
What has that to do with it,"
"You do1t know what kind of AMI
mails chased me the last time took
q drink out of your flask"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
Bread PUDDING.

Take three cups of stale bread
crumbs and one cup of raisins. four
cups of milk, one cup of sugar, favor
with vanilla, put into pudding pan,
and bake from 30 to 40 minutes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
HAMBURGER Loaf.

Hamburger Loaf.
One and one.half pounds hamburger,
one-ha1f pound salt pork chopped fine.
Put in mixing bowl. add one egg, one
heaping tablespoon flour, seasoning to
taste. Mix thoroughly, place in single
loaf tin and bake half an hour. Re-
move from tin, place the tin on fire,
add water and thicken for ctavy. 49,:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
whAn wonnAn A>$>

When Women Vote,
The women have tricked US. Not a
husband will go to the polls.'
"Why not?"
"They have located the voting
booths in a millinery establishment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13
A SlIuht Elevation.

HE is very proud of his ancestors;
in fact, says one of his ancestors was
looked up to by a great many peo-
pie"
mo doubt. guess that happened
on the day he was hanged"