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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
PRESERVING, ssELEcT GRAPES.
Great Care Must Be Used With
Choice Fruit-inferlor Grade
Good for Picking.

FOR preserving select grapes of fne
navor wash them and free them from
skins and seeds. lay the skins careful
~ aside for use later. and put tho
grapes into a preserving kettle. Cook
them until the seeds become loosened
from the pulp and press them through
a. sieve that will exclude the seeds.
Inen weigh the fruit, after adding the
skins. For every pound allow q
pound OF sugar and let the whole sim
mer' for half an hour or longer.
Inferior grapes that will not make
good preserve can often be ad-
vantageously used in a pickle. In
TACT. 1t is an extravaganza to use
grapes OF fine flavor for picking, as
the spices and vinegar hide the flavor.
but, OF course, the grapes should be
IN good condition. Press the pulp
from the skins, after washing and re.
moving the stems. Put little water
into porcelain lined kettle. Add the
grapes and then let them cook slowly
1or hah an hour on the back of the
stove. where there is no danger OF
burning. Press the whole through a
sieve that excludes the seeds. Add to
every quart of grapes one pint OF
sugar. and half a pint of vinegar,
with cloves and cinnamon to suit the
taste. 1t is we'll to use only half az
much cloves as you have of cinnamon,
the former being so much stronger in
flavor. Boil the whole till the skins
are soft, when it will be ready to set
away.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
4 |!|f %z9S9FpRY

Heavy Articles.-Make enough
warm-not hot-soapsuds to cover
what you want to wash. Take your
washboard, lay part of the article
nat on it, and scrub with your scrub.
bling brush until all is scrubbed. When
all is clean, rinse" in several clean
waters. Do not wiring. but lift out of
water on to line. You will be more
than pleased with this easy way.
To Wash Blankets.-All that is nee.
essary is abundance of soft water and
soap without resin id it, Resin hard.
ems the fibers' Of. wool and should
never be used in washing any kind of
fnannel goods. Blankets treated as
above will always come out soft and
clean. A little bluing. may be used
in washing white :, blankets. They
should be shaken and snapped until
almost dry; it will require two per-
sons to handle them. Wooden shawls
and all wooden articles. especially
mems wear, are much improved by
being pressed with hot iron under
damp muslin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
new SUBSTITUTE FOR STEEL
DuraIumin Being Manufactured by
English FIrm-Is Quite Light,
Strong and Flexible.

With practically an unlimited field
in which to use it, an English firm
has begun the manufacture of dura-
lumin, a new alloy of aluminium,
which may in time become a substi-
tute for steel in work where lightness,
strength and fexibility are required.
H. B. Weeks, head chemist at Vickers'
Sons & Maxim's works at Barrow,
England, is the discoverer of duralu.
min. It is a little heavier than pure
aluminium, but is as strong US steel
and about one-third the weight of
brass. 1t can be rolled, drawn, stamp
ed, extended, or forged. 1t does not
corrode as easily as other aluminium
allows.
The one big drawback to the extern
sive use OF aluminium. aside from it's
responsiveness, is the fact that while
its tensile strength equals that of
steel, it is far less flexible. The new
alloy overcomes that defect. according
to the inventor. TIE arm has such
faith in duralumin and of the future
demand for it that 1t is building new
works at Birmingham to manufacture
it, and has patented it in all countries
Of the world.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL
NOTES,

Among the coke producing states
Pennsylvania ranks first and West Vir-
ginia second.
About 1000 windmills are imported
by Argentina each month, mainly from
the United States.
Blunt ended tongs to facilitate the
handling Of hose are the invention Of
a Connecticut fireman.
Next to Holland, Finland is the lare-
est consumer of American -four on the.
continent of Europe.
The use Of wall paper containing de-
signs in vertical lines will make 4
room look both larger and higher.
Brushing the surface Of aluminium
with steel brushes at high speed pro-
duces what is known as a satin finish.
Ninety per cent. of the material
from which whisk brooms are made IN
the United States is grown in Kan
sas.
By the Introduction Of new presses
the government printing Office is able
to turn out 100000 postal cards a.
day.
A newly patented English machine
to sell stamps automatically can be
adjusted to fit coins Of any denomfna.
ton. -.,.. u.
Ivory may be bleached in bath Of
unslaked lime, bran, al d water. after
which It should be rubbed with DRY.
sawduSt. ~sg5ss$ !. = =
The largest vessel ever bu,,, - !.
Switzerland, 8 steamboat 90 feet lo,-sS
has besn lasnchsd Tor use q, S.at. .
CNustanco.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Tomatoes au 'GratIn,

This is an: appetizing recipe and Of
fered at breakfast takes the place of
meat. SELECT small. firm. ripe. and
even sized tomatoes. Remove the
stems, cut of the top of each, and
scoop out the centers. Fry two or
three shallots in a little hot butter,
add half cupful Of chopped cooked
tongue or ham, a few chopped mush.
rooms, and moisten with brown sauce
Add a high seasoning of salt and pep
per and two tablespoonful or more Of
bread crumbs. Divide mixture into
eight or ten tomatoes, sprinkle over
the top Of each a few bread crumbs,
and grated cheese. Bake IN hot
oven for ten or fifteen minutes until
nicely done. Serve at once.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
The Carrot is Neglected.

did for the blood, good for the CON-
plexion and at night are supposed to
be quieting. Their digestibility If
served mashed surpasses nearly all
other vegetables. A delicate stomach
will get away with them when other
vegetables would work harm
And yet the carrot seems to be
without a friend in the restaurants
and hoeels. You can't even find them
in the list of vegetables to be cooked
some other nations, but here appar.
emily we have no use for them and
the person who wants mashed carrots
will have to cook them at his own
fireside."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Tomato jelly,

Strain the Juice from a number Of
stewed tomatoes and cook over the
fire for quarter of an hour with q
bay leaf and sliced onion. To a pint
OF the Juice add a tablespoonful Of
gelatine previously softened in a lit
tie cold water. Stir the Juice until
the gelatine is dissolved, take from
the fire and strain after seasoning we'll
with salt, cayenne and a dash of cell
cry salt. Pour into a mould and put
in a cold place until the Jelly is firm.
This may be served on lettuce with
mayonnaise, or it may be used as
garnish for cold meats, in which lat
ter case the Jelly need not be poured
into mould but into a large shallow
dish.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
FIG !
Handle as Crank.

are drilled in the pipe all around same
at the point the shaft goes through
the mixer; this is 50 the water can
flow into the shaft and through these
holes oEto the>concrete, thus making
a spray to thoroughly wet same while
mixing. This shaft may be made of
one-inch gas pipe which is ample for
the purpose.
The cube mixer Is made of boards
as shown in Fig. Z, in a square box
form "a inches each way; this must
be solidly made to stand the work.
On one side hinge is door as shown
In illustration, this is fastened with
catch and allows for the easy loading
OF the mixer with sand and cement
and the removal Of the concrete. To
make the work more thorough and
accurate, place fans or shelves on all
sides of the inside of the cube, this
is arranged by cutting six-inch board
the length Of the inside Of the cube
and setting it in the center of one
side, to project towards the center
of cube its width or six inches; these
catch the concrete as the cube Is re-
volved and turn it over so the simple
turning of the crank turns the con-
crete over many times faster than
may be done by hand.
A framework is built for the cube
and shaft, as shown in illustration,
one end of shaft is higher than the
other so the water from tank will flow
down to the center of mixer. The
one side of platform is high enough
30 tank can be attached to same and
a small gas pipe run down and into
the end of the shaft. This should
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Microphone Locates Water.

MIcrophone Locates Water.
An adaptation of the miclophona
has been successfully used in France
in the location of underground water,
The device is the conception of one al
the city engineers of the City of PARTS,
The apparatus consists of an acoustic,
cone, with smaller cone mounted in
side with the base Of the smaller one,
turned toward the small end Of the
acoustic cone. In the efforts to locate,
underground streams a hole is dug
or 10 inches into the ground, or it can
be placed in a receptacle holding wa.
ter which is fiat on the ground. The
acoustic cone is placed in the hole OK
water and rubber tubes, the ends OK
which are placed in the listeners
ears, conduct the sound The sound
of subteranean water thus heard is
continuous, and is particularly intense
when the water falls in a gallery. The
device has been successfully used
many times.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Magnitude Of Earthquake Waves.

Magnitude Of Earthquake Waves.
Earthquakes cause pulsations which
extend for thousands of miles in all
directions, and are often linked to the
long, low swells that sweep across the
ocean. Recently an attempt was made
to measure the height and length Of
the waves Of an earthquake. Appara-
tus was arranged and the pulsations
of an earthquake that occurred in
Greece were received with the aid of
a specially constructed pendulum at
Birmingham, England.
The pulsations, or waves, passed
through the rocky crust Of the earth
with velocity Of about two miles
second, and each Of the largest Of
them, according to the scientist in
charge Of the experiment, must haye
been about % miles Ions, buk enly half.
N inch 81 hds1E
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
SOME ODD BELIEFS
LUCK OR MISFORTUNE AscRIaEp
TO THE DIoiTs.
Second Mineral Acquired an Evil Rep.
utatlon Among EARLY Christians
Because tho Second Day
He'll Was Created.

The number / Is esteemed AZ very
lucky by the Japanese, who allot but
one day to each of the several opera
lions of husbandry, leaving that por-
ton of the crop that could not be
gathered in one day. an exchange says.
The second digit acquired an espe.
cially evil reputation among the early
Christians, because the second day hell
was created, along with heaven and
earth. It also seems to have been a
number unlucky in English dynasties.
Harold II. was slain in battle: William
II. and Edward II. were murdered;
Ethelred H., Richard H., and James II.
were forced to abdicate, and Henry II.
Charles II. and George II. were unfor.
tunate in many ways.
The number 3 has an abundance of
superstitions connected with It, It
was the perfect number of the Py-
thagoreans, who said it represented
the beginning, middle and end.
Little mystery was attached to the
numbers and 5. In folklore the four
leaved clover is considered especially
lucky.
The cabalists asserted that the num-
Der was potent in mystical proper
ties. The world was created in six
days, the Jewish servant served six
years.
The number 7 has been invested
with more mystery than all the other
digits together, and to it were .ascribed
magic and mystical qualities possessed
by no other number. Several learned
treatises have been written on this
number, and septenary combinations
have been sought everywhere. The
seven days of creation led to a sep
tenary division of time to all ages. Sew
eral of the Jewish feasts lasted seven
days. Elisha sent Naaman to wash
In the Jordan seven times, and Elijah
seven times to look for rain. For sew
en- days seven priests with seven
trumpets invested Jericho. and on the
seventh day they encompassed it
seven times.
There were nine earths, according
w AAOuACNo1 SOoAAO6OAyS AAAC AOdSCAos
nine rivers of hell and nine orders or
angels. The number being perfection.
since it represented divinity, was
often used to signify great quantity,
as in the phrases, "A nine days won
der" "A cat has nine lives" and Mine
tailors make a man." In Scotland a
distempered COW was cured by wash
ing her in nine surfs. To see nine
magpies is considered extremely lucky.
Nine knots made in black wooden
thread served as charm in the case
of sprain. It was also believed and
is still by some, that If servant girl
finds nine green peas in one pod and
lays them on the window sill, the first
man that enters will be her beau.
Nine grains of wheat laid on a four
]eaved clover enables one. it is said,
to see the fairies.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Il 10 the Most Nutritious Vegetable
That Grows, but Almost lmpos-
sible to Obtain It.

III people did but know It," said a
man who has made a study Of the
food question, carrots are among the
most nutritious and delightful vege-
tables that grow and yet it is almost
impossible to get them in the average
restaurant.
Mashed carrots to my mind make
Q delightful dish, tasty and healthful,
and yet l have failed to find this dish
on any bill Of fare so far, and l have
examined a good many carefully in
the hope of finding the carrot recog-
nized as it should be recognized. You
can get mashed turnips almost any
where you 60. but the only use they
have for carrots is to flavor soup or
stews, although now and then one
does strike them served in cream as
a delicacy.
But why not serve them like pota-
toes and turnips? Carrots are splen-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Cube Mixer.

have gate or valve attached to same
- the water can be turned on or
OF at will; this is necessary, as the
concrete must be mixed thoroughly
while dry then the water added and
again turned until it Is evenly wet;
the standards of platform that support
shaft have slot and hole as bear
ings for the shaft.
The entire cost Of the mixer of this
kind is but few dollars and the cost
may be saved in one days work, as
it will handle concrete in about one
fourth the time required by hand and
do it better and more thoroughly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
BAKING THE APPLE
RIGHT METHOD KEEPS JUICE IN
THE FRUIT.
Should 30 Basted With Very Sweet
Water-Some Excellent Recipes
for Preparing This Reliable
Dessert.

Tho baked apple is one of the most
convenient, reliable, and agreeable of
our easy and highly excellent desserts
or side dishes. but there are baked
apples and bakes apples. Some have
little or no virtue in them because
the taste has been cooked out instead
Of in. To haste the apple with q
liquid that is largely sugar. favored
with apple Juice. is one of the ways
Of keeping taste in. To cook the ap-
pie in considerable water, basting or
not basting. Is likely to cook consid-
cradle taste out.
This time of year the sweet apple
may be obtained for baking and it is
an excellent luncheon or even break
fast dish eaten in milk, plenty Of it
apples and milk instead of bread and
milk. If an apple is not sweet it
should be genuinely sour and crisp,
or 1T is not good for baking.
Baked Apples with Butter and Sugar
Sirup.-Four medium sized apples,
one-haf pound of sugar, one ounce of
butter. Remove core from apples and
place in pie tin: fill opening with
sugar and butter and bake slowly un-
til done. Take them out carefully
and place them on a platter. Place
tin OF juice on stove and add the re-
mainder Of sugar and butter and boil,
stirring constantly until it becomes
light brown. Add boiling water to
make it the consistency of thin Jelly
and pour over apples. Serve warm.
Baked Apples. Creole style.-Pare
and core six tart apples; fill the cavi.
ties with sugar, lemon juice, and wa
ter. Bake until tender, but not bro
ken. Remove to a serving dish, fill
the centerS with jelly or marmalade,
and pour any liquid left In the baking
dish over them. Beat the whites of
two eggs until dry, then gradually
beat in two tablespoonfuls of powder
ed sugar, then cut and fold in two
tablespoonsfuls more, adding one;half
teaspoon of vanilla extract and one
fourth teaspoon of lemon extract.
Press the meringue on the tops of
the apples, using a forcing bag and
star tube; let stand in oven moder-
ately heated eight minutes. Serve
warm.
Stuffed Baked Apples.-Core apples,
fill center with sugar, place in a pan
with little water, and bake until
tender. Place a toasted marshmallow
with a few chopped English walnut
meats in the center Of each and serve
cold with whipped cream.
Baked Apples.-Core but do not peel
apples and place in covered dish con-
tanning water. On each apple put
sugar and a little butter. These are
practically steamed apples and deli
cious, the skin not being so hard as
when baked. Keep covered until ready
to serve. There should be a nice
amount Of liquid for each one.
Jellied Apples.-Wash and quarter
apples. put In crock with a half
cup Of water and two-thirds cup of
sugar. Bake in a slow oven, pushing
top layer down often. = Let cook till
jellied.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Discovering WomanIs AGE.

Sso~OVS''"9 . H8S'
We wonder what death the man will
die, or what tortured life he will be
caused to lead, who has just discov-
cred the little trick" by which wom-
ans age can be ascertained beyond a
doubt-that is to say, while her health
is normal. The only instrument re-
quired is an ordinary watch. The
wrist of the lady whose age is in
question is the tell-tale. For when
you count her pulse, and it registers
GO beats per minute, you know that
she is between twenty and twenty-five
years old. During the next five years
II beats 60 to the minute, and the
femme de trente ans" and over is en-
titled to 10 throbs. It is a pity the
man OF science who has established
these facts is not more exact when
dealing with the women of ripper age,
for, according to rumor and tradition,
1t Is only after she is thirty that q
woman begins to leave of having
birthdays.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Coffee Cream PIa.

Heat one cup coffee and one cup
milk in double boiler. Mix half cup
of sugar, seven level tablespoonful
sifted pastry -four, quarter teaspoon.
full salt. little milk preserved from the
cup), and the yolks 81 two eggs. Add
to hot coffee and cook till thick. stir.
ring constantly, then add walnut of
butter and let it cool (covered) while
making frosting of whites OF two
eggs beaten stiff, then add one heap.
ing tablespoon Of confectioner's sugar.
Put cream in baked she'll. frost and
brown lightly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
UncrackabIe Glass,

Glass that can be heated white hot
and then plunged into cold water
without breaking, while an APPARENT i'm
possibility, has yet been made an &C.
complished fact.
This glass Is derived from Brazil.
ian quartz pebbles heated red hot and
then thrown into distilled water. Tho
purest pieces are selected and welded
with the oxyhydrogen blowpipe into
long stems like straws, from which
glass vessels of any shape can be man
ufactured. Thus far this quartz glass
has been employed chiefly for making
laboratory apparatus. A test tube
made in this way will not break when
q white-hot coal is dropped into it.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Cause of Eve Troubles.

Our grandfathers, who were obliged
to read their weekly papers by candle
light, escaped many of the eye trou-
bles which are common among their
descendants who use electric lamps
and incandescent gas nantes. It fs
the ultraviolet rays in our brilliant
lights that are at fault, say oculists.
DR.. Terrien has found that the arc
light contains four times as many of
the Objectionable rays as the ordinary
gas light or the petroleum lamp, six
times as many as the old-fashioned
oil lamp and indefinitely more than
candle light, which is almost free from
ultraviolet rays.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Green Pepper Relish.

Carefully seed a dozen peppers, six
green and six red. Add half dozen
small onions and the leaves OF a
young cabbage. Chop all together
until quite fine; pour oyer the mixture
enough boiling water to cover It;
dram thoroughly and add quart OF
vinegar scalding hot, one cup OF sugar
and two tablespoonful Of salt. Stir
until the vinegar comes to boil
Cool and seal in preserve jars.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Sunshine Pickles.

One quart green tomatoes, one
quart ripe tomatoes, one quart cab
bage, two-thirds quart onions. one red
pepper, one green pepper (remove
seeds), one bunch celery, one-fourth
cup horseradish, measuring after
chopped, one-fourth cup salt. Mix and
let stand over night. In the morning,
drain and add one quart of vinegar,
one and one-half cups sugar, one des-
sert spoon of cassia, same OF cloves
and mustard. Cook slowly 20 minutes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Plunket8..

Cream together a cup each OF butter
and sugar, and tho well-beaten yolks
of six eggs, then the stiffened whites
sift together one-sixth teaspoonful Of
corn starch, four tablespoonful Of
-four and one teaspoonful Of baking
powder. Add this mixture gradually
to the other ingredients, stir in a table
spoonful of vanilla and bake for ID
minutes in pate pans.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
Sour Cream Pie.

One cupful Of chopped apple, one
cupful of seeded raisins, one cupful
of sugar, one-half cupful of sour
cream, one-half cupful of sour milk,
one-quarter teaspoonful each of Gin
namon, nutmeg, and cloves, one-half
teaspoonful of salt. Peel apples and
chop with raisins. Mix all together
and bake in pie with cover.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
CLIPS on Paint Brushes,

1t from slipping into the paint pot.
writes w. A. Jaquythe in Popular Me-
chanics. The brush can be hung on
the side of the paint pot as shown in
Fig. 2. This will allow the paint to
drain in the pot when the brush is
not in use, and will also keep the
bristles straight and prevent them
from bending out of shape as they
would If the brush were allowed to
rest on the bottom.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-07
INDUSTRY ~
|, AND vi II
4 6X|
HOMEMADE CONCRETE mixer
with Assistance Of Box Show" In
illustration Anyone Can Mix :
Batch In Short Time.

The mixing Of concrete for any
work of any size is a very hard and
disagreeable Job as well as one that
takes time; with the simple mixer
shown In illustration anyone can mix
batch Of concrete ready to place in
one-fourth the time that it can be
done by hand and in a more thorough
manner.
A piece Of gas pipe about six feet
long Is bent into a shaft and handle
or crank as shown in Fig. 1, just be-
fore the bend for crank a three-eighth
inch hole is drilled through pipe and
a. pin inserted to fasten the crank to
the cube box used for a mixer, says
Homestead. Holes of one-fourth inch