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The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A woman In Spokane has been grad
uated from a school of stenography at
the age Of seventy and expects to take
up active work. When the spirit is so
young there are no limits to activity
which age can impose.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Poultry raising Is to be taught at
Rutgers college. Somebody there
must have an idea that there are peo-
pie who do not think they know all
about raising chickens.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A Harvard professor tells US that
We can live on ten cents worth of
food 4 day. but 1t 10 evident that he
has overlooked the fact that lobster
costs 80 cents a pound. Possibly he
expects us to take a look at the out
side Of . lobster can for dessert.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A Boston savant announces that he
can photograph thought. Now we'll
know what a perfect lady really thinks
when she runs for street car End
lust misses It
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Four goats. inoculated with a billion
disease germs. have wandered astray
In New York. However. this Is not
the lirst instance in which modern
scientists have lost their goats.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

The Oklahoma woman who has 13
sons. all under years OF age, is not
suffering from the lack OF something
to do.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A $50 ,00O, 900 bread trust Is being or
ganixed in New York. and we presume
that its motto will be: Half loaf
10 better than one"
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Common drinking cups have been
frowned upon by law In New York.
The manufacturer Of the uncommon
kind has perked up considerably.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Further evidence that China Is
about to wake up. A Chicago mail
order house has shipped 10000 alarm
clocks to Peking.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

There seems to be a remarkable In
ternational unanimity OF opinion about
the harem skirt It has been mobbed
in Brazil.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A st. Paul man has discovered that
he is heir to a French throne. Our
advice to him. however. Is to hang
onto the job he now has.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

A Lowell. Mass. COW gave seven
tons Of milk in one year. The world
would be drowned In milk II every
body kept that kind Of COW.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Some of New Yorks fashionable
women are carrying canes. Must be
inconvenient when they are pushing
baby buggies.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

The story persists that the monorail
system Of transportation is to go to
Alaska and grow up with the country.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Some Of these decreplt old baseball
veterans who have attained the ad-
vanced age of 33 or "a years might
land Job selling tickets.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Shoe manufacturers announce that
the feet Of American women are grow
ing larger. The ungallant wretches!
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

The Chicago youth who eloped with
4 girl and seven trunks would make a
huge success in the express business.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

II the drinking cup Is to go. some
economist of pocket space might COM
bine a straw with fountain pen.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

"1mbecile insanity" is the newest.
We may yet hear Of insane lunacy''
II the experts run out Of adjectives.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Holland produces $4,000 pounds OF
butter a year. Enough to butter Dotn
sides OF her bread.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

The modern man who takes up his
bed and walks Is the mattress saies'
man.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

Asparagus is a. easily grown a.
grass, when the plants are estab-
lished
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

II all dreams came true, people
would soon quit eating mince pie.
The silver messenger., 1911-07-11

clOtheS-if not III
the matter OF
bread-and 1t Is
probable that but
little time will
pass before the
aborigines Of that
cou untry faunt
themselves in Eu-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Fish Trained to Ra Shx.

There are people in the world who
will hardly believe that fish can be
trained to be shy. Training, they ap-
prehend, has the effect of producing
confidence, and even boldness in some
creatures. Shyness Is a quality inner
tied by nature, they say, and is a
trait, under some circumstances, to
be eliminated. This is a case illus
trative of the wonderful play which it
Is possible to place upon many of our
English words. We are reminded of
the Frenchman who enlarged upon
this popularity of our tongue. You
say fine for beeg tings and fine for
leetle tings. You say elephant is fine
animal and the needle be 'ine.' You
say fine day when it is glorious. and
the rain when it is 'flne,' very fine"
After all, it very economical to be able
to condense, so to speak, our vocabu-
larry in this way and utilize one small
word to convey so much. The fact is.
we say that fish are shy when they
really are cunning-but it is the kind
Of cunning which Is indicated by this
word-shy. We find also that there
are degrees and varying qualities Of
shyness, judged by f1shermen's par
lance. The fish are said to be gut shy.
hook shy, shy this and shy that, which
indicates that the evolution along this
line is going ahead.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
STEEL SAFES ON MOTOR CARS
Fleet-Footed Bank Messenger With
satcheI Gives Way to Up-to-
Date Conveyance.

Boston is in advance of every other
city in the country In the extent to
which her banking and financial inter
ests have made use of the motor car
as vehicle for the transportation of
coin, currency, bullion and securities.
A number of the Boston banks have
adopted motor cars as conveyance
for bank messengers and collectors
on their rounds of visits to other
banks and to business houses Of all
kinds. However, this innovation
marks the elimination of a gradual
evolution. Time was. and not SO very
long ago, either, when the financial
Mercury, satchel in hand, made all his
trips afoot or on the street cars, but
this plan is now almost obsolete.
One argument for a change of
method arose from the ease with
which certain robberies of bank mes
sengers were perpetrated in various
large cities, when messengers were
traversing congested thoroughfares
unattended.
The special bank cars do not vary
greatly In outward appearance from
the general run Of high class delivery
cars such as are used by jewelers.,
florists, etc., in all the principal cities.
Their distinctive features are dis
closed only by peep into the interior.
Each car is, in effect, a portable safe,
the body Of the car being lined with
steel. Metal lattice work or close
screen mesh has the preference, al
though 1t is declared that there is no
reason why sheet steel of light weight
should not be employed.
However, for all these motor cars
are fairly impregnable the bankers do
not place sole dependency upon these
steel cages on wheels. Each car car
ries, in addition to the driver, one,
two or three guards.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
NINE WATCHES MADE in HOUR
Rap'dity Of Manufacture Made Pos
sIbIe by Reason Of Ingenious
Machinery for All Parts.

It is claimed that the methods Of
manufacture adopted by one American
company enable it to set up, ready for
trial within an hour, no fewer than
nine watches. This rapidfty of manu-
facture has become possible by reason
of the ingenious machinery invented
for the making of all the parts of q
watch.
The speed with which the various
parts are turned out is truly remark
able. Great sheets of brass and steel
are cut and rolled into ribbons, and
punched out into wheels at the rate Of
10000 day from each punching ma
chine. Workers drill the 81 holes In
the roof Of the watch az fast as they
can count, other operatives counter
sinking the holes almost as quickly.
Brass wire glides into q machine
that measures of the length Of a part,
turns It, puts screw thread ON each
end. and actually screws it in at the
rate Of 1000 day.
The screws are so small that It is
said so gross Of them can be put in q
th1mble, while of others there are
1000 gross to pound.
Balances are cut from the solid
steel, ground down, worked up, and
drilled with their Is screw holes
apiece at the rate Of 100 wheels day
from each machine.
Wheels have their teeth cut, cou-
pie of dozen at time, some with 60
to 80 teeth, at the rate Of 1900 wheels
day from each machine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
EamIn, Architect.


Nine. Harson, the old lady of %
who died few days ago at her resi-
dence on the Quai d'Orleans, was in
her younger days the reader and con-
fldent1al friend of the Duchess de
Barry, the niece Of Louis XVI, who
Economically attempted to foment a
royalist rising In 1882. A still more
remarkable link with tho past" was
Charles Famin, who died at Chartres,
January IS, at the age of 101. He
was the grandson of the last "eche-
vin," or sheriff of the city of Paris
Q789), while his mother was descend
ed from Natter, the famous painter
of the epoch of Louis XIV. M. Famin,
his father, was architect to Napoleon
l, and when he was restoring the cha
teau of Rambouillet, little Charley
used to play freely in the imperial
courtyards. It was on one of these
occasions that the Emperor, passing
BY, noticed the youngster and picked
him up and embraced him. In after
years Charles Famin followed in his
fathers footsteps, took the prize Of
Rome" for architecture and lived at
the Villa Medicis with the painters
F1andrin and Herbert and the musi-
clans Gounod and Ambrose Thomas.
Active to the last, he took lively in
terest In architecture and archaeo-
logy, and was over IS when he defend
ed himself with vigorous and trench
ant pen against certain criticisms in
connection with the demolition of
buildings around the famous cathe-
dral.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Mothers Visit.

An old-fashioned woman from the
country recently packed some fried
chicken. bread and doughnuts in q
market basket and went to see her
daughter who lives in the big city.
She was scandalized when the family
staid up till II o'clock and decided
that she wouldn't tell pa anything
about it when she wrote home next
day. HE might think we have fallen
into evil ways" she said to herself
as she was going OF to sleep. She
awoke at her usual time o'clock, and
the house seemed strangely quiet
Town folks do get lazy" she thought,
and they probably don't get up till g."
She dressed and went downstairs and
watched the clock until s. Not a
sound: the she waited till 6, and at
Z, between hunger and alarm, she was
almost brazed. They've been muir.
dered in their beds!" she yelled at 8
o'clock from the front steps, and soon
the house was filled with people rush
ing in to see what had happened. The
family were surprised and indignant
when police, market gardeners, news.
boys, etc., rushed into their bedrooms
and woke them up, and this explaina
why the old-fashioned woman came
home that day. Il never expected"
she sobbed to pa, that any girl would
talk to her ma as Jane talked to me- -
-Atchison Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
ADVICE FROM DON QUIXOTE

stomach.
Drink with moderation, for inebri
ETY. never keeps a secret nor performs
promise.
When thou art on horseback do not
throw thy body backward over the
crupper, nor stretch thy legs out stir
and straddling from the horses belly:
neither let them hang dangling. as If
thou vert still upon Dapple; for by
their department on horseback gentle
men are distinguished from grooms.
Let thy sleep be moderate, for he
who rises not with the sun enjoys not
the day; and remember, Sancho, that
diligence Is the mother of good for
never arrived at the attainment of a
good wish.
Never undertake to decide contests
tune, and that sloth. her adversary.
concerning lineage, or the pre-emi-
nence Of families; since, in the COM
parison. one must of necessity have
the advantage, and he whom thou hast
humbled will hate thee, and he who
is preferred will not reward thee
From Don Quixote.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
DRY BLANK ETS IN THE WIND
Squeeze Them az Dry as Possible
and Hang Very Straight on
Line

Blankets. after being washed,
should be dried, If possible, on a sun
ny day in the open air, and If there
Is plenty of wind, SO much the better.
To prepare wash for the blankets,
take two cakes of white or yellow
soap. cut them into pieces, and dis.
solve them in boiling water on the
stove. When the soap is quite melted.
remove the saucepan from the stove
and add to the water two tablespoon
fuls of ammonia.
Take half Of the prepared liquid and
pour 1t into tub of lukewarm water,
put In the blankets, let them soak for
quarter Of an hour and squeeze and
press them gently the while. Then
take the rest of the hot soap and wa
ter, and put the blankets into this tub,
squeezing them about again. After
ward take them from the tub and
squeeze lido not wring) the water out.
then put blankets into a tub Of clear
water and rinse them well. Take
them out and squeeze them as dry as
possible, shake them and hang them
very straight on line, pulling and
shaking them periodically while they
are drying. When they are thorough
~ dry. air them near a fire and they
WILL be ready to put away.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
An unintentionaI Joke.

Jacob A. Riis tells an anecdote OF
a reporter detailed to police head
quarters by well-known newspaper.
His special forte was fires. He is
dead, poor fellow. In life he was fond
of joke, and in death it chung to him
in a way wholly unforeseen. The
firemen in the next block, with whom
he made his headquarters when of
duty, so that he might always be with
in hearing OF the gong, wished to give
some tangible evidence Of their re-
gard for the old reporter, but, being
in a hurry, left it to the florist, who
knew him we'll, to choose the design.
He hit upon hora' IRE badge as the
proper thing, and 3us it was that
when the company Of mourners was
assembled and the funeral service in
progress, there arrived and was set
upon the coffin, tr full view of all,
that triumph of the florists art,
shield of white roses, with this legend
written across 1t in red immcrtelles:
admit within FIRE limits only
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
INDUSTRIAL
MCHHH @
GIG NOTES @

A ton Of ice will cool about $4,000
pounds Of water one degree.
More paper is made in Holyoke.
Mass, than in any other city in the
world.
The most modern steel coal cars
will dump SO ton loads in less than
two minutes.
Sperm oil maker one Of the best DOL
ishes to use on brass work that is ex-
posed to the weather.
The lives Of umbrella ribs will be
prolonged II the pivot ends are oiled
to prevent them rusting. ;
II a metal pole be unprotected when
placed in the ground 1t will rust seri-
ously In about ten years.
Lead glass. It has been found bv
English experts. II almost a. impervi-.
Gus to xrays AZ lead itself. ~ 81
a rubber roller has boen inserted
IN cigarette n per holder BY 8 French
inventor e push out single she's "a
i time. - -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
PlatInized Glass,

Platinized glass, as is we'll known.
acts as mirror on the illuminated
side. but appears like ordinary glass to
persons on the darker side As window
panes It serves the usual purpose.
while persons on the outside cannot
see into the house. Various tricks with
this glass have been causing amuse-
ment In France. In one Of these
person approaches a mirror to note his
appearance, when suddenly the mirror
disappears and a grotesque figure stands
before the startled spectator eft.
feet being produced by simply turning
on illumination behind the glass. Or
binary glass may be readily platinized.
A solution Of a platinum salt is ap-
piled thinly to the surface, and the
glass Is then heated to redness. caus.
ing the platinum to be taken up and
impart the curious properties mention;
ed. The glass loses none Of its trans!
parency on the side opposite the strong]
er illumination.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
MAKING OF ARTIFICIAL DYES
Nature-synthetie Indigo Now
Commercial Success.

There was a time when India pro-
duced large quantities Of indigo every
year on plantations. The planters
we're warned that over in Germany
chemists we're at work making indigo,
but they only laughed. Then the an
nouncement came that synthetic indi-
go, made in the laboratory, was CON-
mercial success.
It was absolutely the same as the
natural indigo, only, If anything, a lit
tie bit purer Now India no longer
supplies the world with indigo. A
German laboratory makes the whole
supply, and even India buys from Ger
many.
There was time when large areas
in France were devoted to the cultiva-
ton of madden root, from which the
red dye alizarine was made. Again a
German chemist improved upon nature
and made artificial alizarine at a cost
Of less than one-third that of the nat
ural product. It wasn't an inferior
imitation; it was the real thing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Give Liveries to Thy Servants II the
Income Of Thy Office viii
Afford Such.

60 not loose and unbuttoned, San
cho; for a slovently dress betokens a
careless mind; or, as in the case Of
julius Caesar, it may be attributed to
cunning.
Examine prudently the income of
thy Office, and If 1t will afford thee to
give liveries to thy servants, give them
such as are decent and lasting, rather
than gaudy and modish, and what
thou shalt thus save In thy servants be-
stow on the poor; so shalt thou have
attendants both in heaven and earth
a provision which our vainglorious
great never think Of.
Eat neither garlic nor onions, lest
the smell betray thy rusticity. Walk
with gravity and speak deliberately,
but not so as to seem to be listening
to thyself, for affectation is odious.
Eat little at dinner and less at sup
per, for the health of the whole body
10 tempered In the laboratory Of .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Tool Has Many Uses.

a nail pulling attachment. and on the
other arm IL a tooth that can be used
poses.
The longer arm terminates in a
screw driver and has a square hole
in which nuts can be frightened. This
same arm is also divided into a three
inch rule. The whole device is only
ten inches long, and can easily be
carried in the pocket. It Is espe.
cially handy to have about the home.
as it takes the place of a number
Of individual tools, which usually can
all be found but the one wanted. It
is light in weight, but, being made
Of malleable steel casting. is as
strong as need be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Had to Be Eaten.

A Washington woman who was Wis.,
1ting some friends in Philadelphia no
ticed that the little girl in the family
was eating some new sort of cereal at
breakfast. She evinced little enthusi-
assn for the stun. Don't you like it,
dearie?" asked the visitor. II don't
think much Of it," replied the child.
Then why do you eat it?' The little
girl paused In her task Of disposing Of
the obnoxious article and regarded
her 1nterlocutor gravely. TITS got to
be eaten" said she solemnly. 1.-The
grocer gives mamma a coupon for
every two packages she buys, and its
got 70 b eaten svesy morning"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
PhlIlpino Beef Roll.

Here Is an economical recipe since
meat is so expensive: One and one
half pounds Of beef, lower round, one
half pound fresh pork. one onion, one
pepper, put through your chopper. or
have the butcher chop it fine; mix
with cup breadcrumbs, salt to taste;
knead five minutes, form in loaf or
roll, place In baking pan: lay three
slices Of bacon on top, If not substi-
tute, pour over whole can tomatoes;
bake in slow. steady fire one and one
half hours; remove meat to hot plat
ter, add a little hot water to toma-
toes. thicken. flavor, strain and pour
around meat on platter. Save thick
part of tomatoes. 1t will come In
handy for side dish or something next
day. This is good served cold.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
No Pledge Necessary.

At certain college it WAS the Gus.
tom to have the students write the fo+
lowing pledge at the bottom of their e1
animation papers,:
Il hereby certify on my honor that l
have neither given nor received aid
during this examination"
Soon after handing in his paper to q
professor, noted for his sarcasm, q
young fellow hurriedly entered the
classroom and said: professor, I for.
got to put the pledge on my paper"
Altogether unnecessary" replied the
teacher. II have just finished looking
over your paper, and feel sure you
did not give O. receive cd. = 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Fudge Cake.

Cream together one cupful of sugar
and two-thirds of a cupful OF butter;
add one cupful of milk. Stir in light
~ two and one-half cupfuls of flour,
into which one heaping spoonful of
baking powder has been sifted. Then
stir in one-fourth cupful of matted
chocolate. Add one-half cup of Eng
lish walnuts. broken up coarsely, and
lastly three eggs, beaten separately.
For the fudge frosting use one and
one-half tablespoonfuls of butter and
one-half cupful of unsweetened pow
dered cocoa, one and one-fourth cup
fuls Of confectioners' sugar, few
grains of salt. one-fourth cupful Of
milk. Heat to boiling point and boil
eight minutes. Remove from fire and
beat until creamy. Add one-half tea.
spoonful Of vanilla and then pour over
cake to depth of one-ouarter inch.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
SuItana Caramels.

Two cups of granulated sugar, halt
cup of milk, one-quarter cup of butter,
two squares Of chocolate, one teaspoon
of vanilla, half cup Of English walnut
meats cut in small pieces, two table,
spoons of sultana raisins. Maple sugar
can be substituted for holasses.
Melt butter in saucepan, add sugar,
milk, molasses and chocolate. After it
begins to boil do not STIR Boil until
it will form a soft ball when dropped
into cold water Add nuts, raisins and
favoring. Stir until it thickens. Pour
into buttered tin. Cool and cut into
squares.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
TOOL HAS GREAT MANY USES
Whole implement Is Ten Inches Long
and May Be Carried In Pocket
Light In Weight.

II there is any one tool that can be
used for more different things than
the article designed by a Pennsyl-
vania man and shown here. the inven-
plement has so many uses that 1t is
impossible to give it generic name
or remember everything 1t can do. In
the flrse place it Is in two parts.
hinged. and forms a pair Of pincers.
On one arm Is a hammer head with
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Nitrate From Chile.

During the nitrate year ending June
30 the Chilean fields produced $780,
900 tons Of nitrate, an increase Of 420,-
900 tons over 10000. OF this amount
the United States consumed 100000
tons, and the American market now
ranges at about $42 a toz, drop of 50
from last year. The production in Chile
is now uninfluenced ny a combine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-03-10
Cracker Puns.

Split six crackers and soak them
for a half hour in cold water. They
will be twice their usual size. Take
them out with a skinner, being care
full not to break or crack them, and
place them in buttered pan, the
inner side up. Butter tops of crack.
ers and place in hot oven. The oven
must be very hot or the crackers will
not pun. In half an hour they should
be well pulled and brown. Serve
them with any kind of stewed or
pressed fruit with whipped cream If
desired, but they are nice without the
cream.