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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Achievements Of the AGED,

Latimer, in King Edward Wis days,
was a hard student. He was at his
studies about two o'clock in the morn
ing, summer and winter, though his
body had been bruised by the fall Of
a tree and he was 81 years Of age.
Young was sixty when he began his
Might Thoughts" Talleyrand, at the
age of eighty, stood at the head of
affairs In France under Napoleon and
then under the Bourbons. Butcher
was seventy when he was defeated at
Ligny and fell under his horse, some
French cavalry passing over him; yet
a day or two after he led on his Prus-
SLAMS against Napoleon at Waterloo.
After many years of warfare, those
old men, Wellington and Soult, stood
at the head of their respective cab
fnets, one in England and tho other
in France.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
new METALS FOR AlRSHIPS
Two Metal Alloys Have Been Diseov-
cred That Are Lighter Even
Than Aluminium.

The craze for flying machines has
stimulated invention in many direc-
tons; the latest announcement is that
two metal alloys have ben found that
are lighter even than aluminium.
One of these, called "metalliege"
by the inventor, has been analysed
and found to contain 80 parts Of mag
nesium, with a little zinc and sodium
and traces Of aluminium and iron.
While lighter than aluminium, it has
the property of decomposing water
and producing hydrogen, and so has
some at least of the disadvantages of
magnesium.
The other alloy, "electron," is less
we'll known: it is German product
and is said to be lighter than alumni
mum, to be easily worked and to have
remarkable strength. It may be en-
ployed in the construction of the next
Zeppelin airship.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
OiIino the Atlantic,

Pouring oil on the troubled waters
will be much more than a metaphor
If plan offered by the United States
photographic Office is carried out. It's
serious proposal is to keep the path
between New York and the Northern
European ports we'll oiled. so that the
waves may be kept down and passen.
gers may CROSS In perfect comfort
The photographic Office knows a lot
about waves, and claims that nothing
is so bad for them as oil. Moreover,
oil spreads quickly and thinly over the
water, and hence the calming can be
done at small expense. A quart OF
cheap petroleum an hour for each ship
would. they say, do the work in de-
cent weather, and $25 per trip ought
to cover it easily. With the big liners
constantly passing, the part carried
away by the ocean currents would be
restored without delay.-Wide World
Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Perforates Egg Shells.

placed endwise in this receptacle and
the plunger Of the compressed air
pump is pressed down. The per-
forators are forced into the egg shell,
drilling out neat holes, but the upward
pressure of the air in this chamber
keeps the contents of the shell from
leaking out and the egg can be re-
moved without losing any Of it and
held over the cup into which it is
meant to flow. This little implement
saves the smearing Of the fingers that
so often accompanies the opening Of
soft'boiled eggs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Fish and Lemon Sauce.

Take three-pound fish. Clean, cut
and sprinkle with salt Leave for three
hours; cut fine one good. medium
sized onion, let simmer in a table,
spoonful of butter, add one pint Of
boiling water, pinch Of ginger, pepper,
mustard; put in the fish, boil SLOW 20
minutes. Sauce-Beat well the yolks
OF six eggs, juice of three lemons:
add the hot gravy from fish to yolks
and lemons, stirring we'll, so eggs will
not curdle; then put back on stove.
let come to boil, and place fish in q
dish, pour sauce over, put away to
cool; garnish with lettuce leaves, add
one tablespoonful of chopped parsley
to sauce,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
CeIiuIoId Watch Crystaia.

Celluloid has been put to many uses,
but the latest is the manufacture of
watch crystal that is guaranteed not
to break. Any one who has carelessly
let his watch fall and has mournfully
watched the small pieces of the brok-
'en glass crystal fly in a hundred diff
ferent directions can realize that a
non-breakable. transparent watch crys-
tai means. The Germans are RESPONSE
BILE for the new use of celluloid. These
crystals cost a little more than glass,
but are proving popular because they
are so much more durable. Dealers
do not use them for the higher grade
of watches, but great numbers of the
cheaper timepieces made by the Ger
man, manufacturers are being fitted
with them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Sweet Picked Pears.

Ten pounds of good sound pears
not quite ripe. Wipe them and re-
move the blossom end. Peel and cook
In boiling water until tender. Re-
move fruit and strain the water. Take
quart OF this water, add to it /
quart of vinegar, pounds of sugar
and n cup OF mixed whole cloves, all
spice, mace and stick cinnamon. Put
1t on to boil for half an hour, then add
the pears, and when we'll scalded re-
move them and pack in glass lars.
Boil strip down until there is enough
to cover the fruit. Pour it over and
seal at once. Tie the cinnamon and
mace in muslin bag, but put cloves
and allspice in whole.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
A Substitute for GIas. Gutter.

n SUBSTITUTE TOR Glass Gutter.
Occasionally the man of the house
or his wife may have need to cut a
sheet of window glass and be with
out glass cutter Of any kind that
will work. An excellent substitute for
the work Is a pair of heavy scissors
or shears that are of no particular
value. Submerge the glass in water
to depth of three or four inches and
cut the edges as you would piece Of
pasteboard. A plate of glass may not
be divided in half with this apparatus,
as 1t is supposed the narrow clippings
will break away; but unless biting too
deep In the main sheet that is to be
preserved the weight of the water acts
to prevent shattering as otherwise
would be effected.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Ar,nor Piercing Shells.

It is curious fact that armor-pierc-
ing shells having soft metal CAPS on
the point are more effective than
those not SO provided. The way in
which the cap acts is not well under
stood. A needle may be driven into
a board with a hammer when it is
thrust through a cork, whereas it
would break of unsupported. Some
have thought that the soft cap sup
ports the hard point Of the protecttle
in the same way. A British naval
architect who has been studying the
mutual action Of protectile and armor
says that q shell frequently fails be-
=cause very small piece Of the point
Il forced back
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Home Economv.

To prevent raisins or currants from
dropping to the bottom of the pan
first put In a layer 81 dough without
them, and then add the dough ia
which the raisins. we'll favored, have
been mixed.
a splendid filling for soft cushions
may be made by taking a dimes
worth of cotton batting, cutting it into
small squares, and heating it in
baking pan in the oven for half an
hour, care being taken not to let it
scorch. Each little square will puff
up to twice its size, and will be al
light and fluffy as a feather.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Plucklna Aaparaaua.

PIuckin0 ASpar10u0.
They were very young and very hap
py and very foolish and very newly
wed.
And they kept a kitchen garden.
"Angelina, darling" said the youth
full husband, "as was passing
through the garden saw some as
paragus ready for cooking. Perhaps
you'd like to 90 and gather the first
fruit Of the season yourself?"
She would love to, but she wasn't
expert In horticulture and didn't want
to let on" II she went alone she
might commit some egregious blum
der.
II tell you what, Edwin" exclaimed
the giri wife enthusiastically. 'weTl 80
ont toGether. You shall pluck It and I
WI hold the ladder. !"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Biackpool. $4,000. Bemis, 100000,
and Nice, $4,000.
Mayor Died Poor.

DR.. Lueger, the well-beloved late
mayor of Vienna, left a fortune that
was found to amount to only $4,000,
This sum was not in Understanding
securities or in profit-bearing papers
Of any kind, but in bank notes. There
were found also with his effects city
bonds to the value Of about $4,000, but
the coupons had not been removed
from these. for years, showing that
Lueger would not draw for his per.
sonal account any money from the
municipality while in Office. The
coupons, which are more than SIX
years old, are without value.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
TOLD OF 'G|Al,L ]: F J j |
ANECDOTES OF "ENFANT TER.
RlBLE" OF FRENCH ARMY.
Once Ate 4 Wineglass on a Wager
How He Attempted to Lead a
Cavalry Charge Down
Steep Embankment.

does not every few days print story
about the late Marquis General de
Galliffet, who crowned an adventur-
GUS career by accepting the portfolio
of war in the Cabinet Of Republican
Defense" only to find himself face to
face with M. Millerand. the socialist
minister of commerce, whose father
Gallifret had once ordered to be shot.
That was during the Commune.
II forgive you." said the son cor
daily.
II had no idea ne was such a bad
father" remarked the Marquis dryly,
refusing to take the proffered hand.
A volume of Galliffetiana has been
compiled by M. Louis Thomas. Some
of the stories told of and by the cav
airy officer, who was an 'enfant ter
rible" all his long life, are new. Here
is bet of Galliffet's:
"One evening, when was quite
young officer, bet that l would eat
w1neglass, stem and all, and did.
I took some time about 1t, but ate
had done, but went to bed all right.
At 3 in the morning ! woke up in
fearful pain. i tried to think what
I had eaten, and then I remembered.
It was the wineglass, Of course. I
proceeded to kick myself. 'GaAiffet.'
I said, you're an ass. You were going
to die for your country. and now you
are going to die in your bed, because
OF a driveling and disgusting bet
While I cursed myself the pain
stopped. I turned around, went to
sleep and woke up fresh and fit in
the morning, and thought no more
about the wineglass.
Some say that the pluck which Gal
liffet certainly had came from a good
digestion, which he certainly seems
to have had also. Here is military
anecdote of him:
During some maneuvers he was
watching a charge of cavalry under
his orders. Suddenly the leading
squadron stopped dead. Galliffet
roared, Send me the colonel!' and he
gal1oped up.
'''Now, colonel, what's wrong?'
1--WE came upon road at the
bottom Of an embankment too steep
to ride down, sir
Nonsense, sir! You are not fit
for your job. l will lead the charge.
You go to the tail of the squadron
Co1 %hn
loped to the road and rolled down
the embankment with his horse. Ly-
ing on his back with a sprained mus
clio in his leg he shouted to his men
to stop, adding, Send me the colonel
The colonel came up from the tail of
the squadron. Colonel, you were
right; am blank fool You may
take the command Of your, regiment
again." -
Toward the end of his life, when
In a bad temper, Galliffet insisted on
calling himself played-out old idiot.
Journalists would try to interview
him, and he generally showed them
the door with a voluble speech.
mo, sir, every one knows 1 am an
old fool. II were to talk to you
everybody would say, What does that
blank blank dotard Galliffet want to
be talking for? Who wants to know
what the decrepit old sinner thinks? ?
And you, my dear sir, what would
people say about you? That you
were the blankest ass in the press to
ask the opinion of senile idiot like
Galliffet about anything. Now, dom
want people to call you an ass. That
Is why I won't tell you anything.
Good day."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Eorcino Plant Blooms.

A newly discovered plan for forcing
plants for securing blooms out of sea-
son consists of immersing shoots by
inversion in water at a temperature
of 30 to so degrees G. for nine or
twelve hours, and afterward keeping
the plants in a dark, moist chamber
at temperature of about Is degreeD
until the leaves commence to appear.
after which the plants are grown M
der ordinary greenhouse conditions.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
LIQUID Air for RlastIno.

Liquid air has a commercial value
in England as a blasting explosive,
and Is used in many mines for the dis
Judgement Of coal. The cartridges are
made of thick phosphor-bronze, and
the explosion takes place in about six
minutes after loading. About 30 tons
of coal can be broken by one shot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Artistic Cheese.

The next time you have cheese
With your salad try the effect of cut.
ting tiny rounds Of red pepper abont
a quarter of an inch thick and hllin1
the center with cream cheese. These
rings should be prepared several honrs
before using and be kept on the leo
until very cold. Pass as ordinary
shoogc with crackers. 49,. >--'-. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Towel Borders,

Towels that have been embroidered
with initials and monograms should
have embroidered borders also. These
may be straight or scalloped and
should be embroidered in such designs
as wild rose, aster, forgetme-nots and
trefoil patterns and conventionalized
wreaths, bowknots and flowers.
Towels, sheets or pillowcases thus
embroidered are a Joy forever and a
priceless gift to the particular and
beauty-loving housewife.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Walnut Waters,

Beat two eggs light, without sep
arating; add gradually one curaul Of
brown sugar, beating all the while.
and a pinch of salt Mix with two
tablespoonfuls of flour and one cup-
full Of walnuts chopped fine. II not
stiff enough add more -four, bat the
batter should drop easily from a
spoon. Drop by spoonfuls on creased
tins, and bake for five minutes in a
quick oven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
NOTES OF SCIENCE AND INVEN-
TON.

Only one man In 208 is over six
feet in height.
An acre of Pinch ice usually will
provide harvest of 1000 tons.
During 1909 the patent office issued
1854 patents, while 22,328 expired.
Fifty thousand tons of SCOT are TAX
en- from London's chimneys each year.
Each Of Germany's four new Dread
noughts will require a crew of 1000
men,
Nearly 20o,000,000 residents of In.
dia are dependent upon agriculture for
their living.
The quantity Of silver produced in
Mexico last year was the largest in
the history of the republic.
The most practical solvent for oil
and grease stains on floor il a, hot,
saturated solution of common wash
ing soda.
The vapor produced by dropping 20
drops of carbolic acid on a hot plate
will kill all the flies in a moderate
sized room.
Photographs, mounted on push
carts, are replacing the long familiar
>Aand organs in the streets Of Euro.
pean cities.
German chemists are making fair.
ly good substitute for turpentine BY
disabling heavy petroleum obtained
from Borneo.
The amount Of carbon exhaled from
a mans lungs each day, If it could be
solicited, would equal that in q lump
of coal weighing half ton.
A bath tub on wheels that may be
moved to the bedside of a hospital
patient too i'll to 60 to the regular
bath room is new convenience. 8
For some unknown reason humminx
birds are disappearing from the island.
of Trinidad. Half a century ago there
were 10 species; now there are but s.
Sanitary conditions in Berlin have
so improved in 80 years that the aver.
age life of citizen is now nine years
longer than 1t was then. It is now 80:
The canal theory Of Mars Il opposl
ed by the Swedish savant, Arrheniua
who thinks the phenomena obseevo{
are huge clefts s. the surface a. III
planeG go,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
DUSTLESS AUTO BODY IS new
Latest European Inventions DO Away
With Vacuum Behind Fast
Moving Machine.

The efforts of European automobile
manufacturers for the past year have
been directed towards the designing
Of an automobile body that will not
raise the dust. Many different varia-
lions Of bodies have been tried out in
the experiments, but all are of the
new torpedo type. which seems to be
the most effective. This car has the
torpedo shape. and in addition an alto
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Ham Sandwiches.

Half cupful of ham minced fine
with severM pickles. Add three sar-
dimes which have been carefully
skinned and boned, a teaspoonful Of
mustard, salt aud pepper to taste and
a teaspoonfui or more of vinegar AZ
desired. Spread on thin slices If
buttered bread.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19

Australian Rabbit Fence.
The Australian rabbit-proof fence,
which was recently completed, Is
2,036 miles in length.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
|.Sl'llEN1IF
( AND
INVENTION
PERFORATES SHELL OF EGGS
Compressed Air Keeps Contents Of
Shell From Leaking Out
Saves Elmer Tins.

A novel device for perforating egg
shells has been designed by West
Virginia man. It is a more or less
elaborate apparatus for such a pur-
pose, as it is equipped with COM
pressed air pump as we'll as a per-
forator, but it does the work in clean
shape. At one end of a strand is a
compressed air chamber with the rod
Of the pump, which operates on
spring, rising from it. An alright
channel connects with little recep-
tacle that resembles a miniature flow
erpot and in the bottom of which is
the perforat1ng apparatus. The egg is
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Superhuou3,

Pat (gazing at small sign on q
tree in the woods)-"Keep or" Well.
who In the divvil could git onto q
shmall bhoard the leikes Of that3-
Lippincott;A Z
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
Obviates Vacuum Behind Automobiles

gether new feature. It is clear
opening from the under part of the
body, through which the air sweeps
freely, says Popular Mechanics. The
rear panels are also curved around in
a peculiar fashion, and the two feat
ures do away with the dust-raising
vacuum which usually exists behind
the rear seats.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
DEVICE FOR AN ANESTHETlc
Apparatus Invented by New York Man
10 Simple In Construction -
. and In Manipulation.

= DR.. M. J. Wunderlich of New York
invented the apparatus illustrated
herewith, which is simple in construc-
ton, easily sterilized and readily man
ipulated with one hand, says Scienr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-19
For Administering Anesthetlcs.

For Administering Anesthetlcs.
ttf1c American. It is arraigned to d
low gradual administering of the
anesthetic to the patient, and to store
the mixture of exhalations and anes,
thetic gas, thereby economizing the
anesthetic. It comprises q funnel with
absorbent material in the apex for the
anesthetic, support for receptacle
containing the anesthetic, pipe open.
ing to the funnel apex and adapted to
communicate with said receptacle to
allow the liquid to flow into the alb
sorbent material.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-18
ATTENTION. FAGLEs

A special d.spensatlon has beei
granted Hot SPRINGS Aerie No. 81. CIV
ing them the privilege to accept mem
bers for limited time at an iniua
ton fee of five dollars.
All persons wishing to Join at this
reduced price shonld give their appi
cation to some members Of Aerie a
once. The Aerie will pay weekly sicl
benefits OF seven dollars.
JAS. L. GRAHAM. worhy Pres.
VINCENT WEST. Sec. 5-2S-tr
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-18
MARKET NEWS
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, June 17.--Crop reports
of rains in Texas and bearish private
condition figures, suggesting bear
ish government report next month,
caused violent selling movement in
the cotton market today and a sensa-
tional break in prices. Old crop
months sold 20 to 80 points under
the closing figures of yesterday and
new crop positions broke to net loss
of from % to "a points, and while
slight rallies occurred in the late
trading, the buying seemed to be
mostly in the way of covering shorts
for over Sunday. with the close bare
ly steady at net decline of % to
35 points.
The market opened easy at de-
cline of 10 to lS points on the private
rain news and private report by a
local statistician, placing the average
condition of the crop at S7.5, compar-
ing with the same report OF sos to-
ward the end of May and 500 per
cent at this time last year. Immed-
lately following the call the Offer
ings were overwhelming and the
market turned weak under active
sellin for both accounts. The old
crop positions led the decline, with
July selling at 1871 compared with
16 10, the high point of the season,
while October broke to 1927 or lit
tie more than s2.5 per bale below
the high level of the week. Realizing
by shorts became very active at the
decline and prices rallied several
points from the lowest, but there was
no renewal OF aggressive bull support
and sentiment was evidently very
much unsettled, with continued offer
ings of long cotton preventing any
sustained recovery.
Receipts today 1872 bales, against
! 1872 last week and 3,413 last year.
For the week 1900 bales, against H.
77s last week and 23,304 last year
Today's receipts at New Orleans 1871
bales against 414 last year and at
Houston $50 bales against 447 last
year.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-18
CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago, June IL. -Favoring wealth
err in the spring crop belt gave the
wheat market today quite a decided
turn downward.
Compared with last night, the close
was half to "a to rs off.
Other cereals, too, showed a net de-
cline core quarter to 3-s to lie and
oats a shade to Lie. For hog pro-
ducts, the outcome varied from Sc
lower to sc advance.
Heaviness in the wheat market de-
yeloped right from the start and was
promptly taken advantage of Dy
shorts, who wished to do week end
evening uu. After this support was
removed, the longs of the small kind
made an effort to unload, but found
the buying force altogether INSULT
Client.
The bears were encouraged by an
improved outlook in Nebraska and
because of denials of alleged crop
damage in Russia. There was no sign
however, of any Importance unloading
on the part of leading bulls. In con-
sequence the marlset, though lower,
had firm tone in the end.
Corn prices dipped on account OF
rains in the larger producing states.
Local spectators, however, took a
hand on the buying side. Moreover,
the big longs stood firm.
Although bulls contend the oats
crop is damaged beyond repair, the
market responded somewhat to the
possibility that help had been given
important sections by moisture in the
nick of time.
Trade in prov'~.cns nearly VANISH
ed. The interesting feature was that
under such circumstances nickel
either way measured the extent to
which the market would bulge.