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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Chicago Experts Pooh-Pooh New
York Pessimist's Views.
Women Hero Are Slender and A. to
Gotham, Says One Dressmaker,
They May Be Fieshy, but An
other Doubts Il.

Chicago.-"Why are there SO many
fat women ?''-Quotation from New
York dispatch in a morning newspa.
per.
There are not!"-Answer OF Chi.
cago experts on the figure feminine.
Some little old New Yorker, with
his Broadwise eyes. has been making
observations in the eastern city, but
his profound dismay" at what he
calls the alarming corpuience OF our
middle aged women" finds no SYM
pathetic echo in Chicago. A reporter
visited half dozen corset dealers and
filters and found them agreed that
the Chicago woman, at least. retains
her slim. graceful figure.
II admit that the New York woman
is a little prone to stoutness." said
Miss A. NJ. Nichols. manager of large
downtown corset shop. but the Chi
cag0 woman still has the loose, ath-
letic lines. so much admired and de-
sired"
The New York dispatch deplorea
that women "waddle ponderously" 1T
thirty-fve, a condition reached by
overeating and drinking. The average
weight-New York figures-is 1855
pounds and suit sizes a SO bust and
"a waist
The average Chicago woman weighs
under $50 pounds" continued Miss
Nichols. "She wears a SO bust and a
"a waist. That has been my expert
ence. and handle all sorts and class
es Of women.
How does she do It? Why. by TAX
ing care of herself. For instance, she
does not overeat. She has practical
diet, which everybody should have.
She does not eat at all hours OF the
night. She exercises Systematically
that is. when she is advised to exer-
else to keep in condition she does not
go violently pell-mell at it. She uses
common sense.
Then our leisure class is leisure
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
In Politics.

Mayor William A. Magee, in an ad-
dress at a picnic in Pittsburgh, said
of politics.:
: Politics isn't all beer and skittles.
The politician meets with lot of in.
gratitude. He finds, too, that his con.
stituents expect too much-expect the
impossible--of him.
There's a story about a city IA
Their who dropped in incog at meet
ing Of his supporters. expecting to be
titillated with paeans Of praise ON
every side. He had hardly entered the.
hall, however. when he saw q surly-s
looking chap rise. and heard this CON-
ment ON himself:
Jaw. Councilman Blank-what:
good 10 he, anyway? Here's our sink
been stopped mp for two weeks, and he
amt been round 20 sec about Il y1k,,"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
USE MACHINE FOR DARNING
Easily Than In the 0ld-Fas
Toned Manner.

The darning and mending Of bed
and table linen, towels. ETC.. can cas-
lily be done on a sewing machine.
Several sewing machines have a spe-
cfal attachment to be used for this
purpose. but the work can be done
without It. When using the machine
to darn your linen the edges of the
hole should not be trimmed. as the
stitching weaves over and under the
ragged edges. An embroidery hoop
Is useful In doing this work. as it
spreads the material smoothly and
keeps the threads from drawing up
and pickering. The cloth should be
placed over the hoop wrong side out
and the ring turned over when work
ing. so that the material will lie fiat
under the machine foot and the right
side be seen.
A small needle and fine cotton
should be used and the tension Of
the upper and shuttle thread made
loose and the stitch made as long as
possible. The presser foot should not
be lowered, so that the work can be
done back and forth without turning
the hoop at each row. Starting
parallel with the thread Of the linen.
a row of stitching is made along the
edge of the hole Of the opposite side.
then back to the starting place, sew.
ing across the hole. Just as If the
material were there. A small space
should be left between rows. After
the lengthwise rows are finished, the
ring should be turned and the cross
wise rows put In, running back and
forth, so as to have an irregular out
line around the edges and bringing
the rows of stitching close together.
II the hole is too large to be Gov.
cred with machine stitching, a piece
cut from an old napkin may be used
to mend the cloth. The table cloth is
put over the loop in the same way
as it would if the cloth were to be
darned with stitching. then the piece
which should be cut larger than the
hole, Is basted on the wrong side OF
the material over the hole, without
turning in the edges. The stitching Is
done back and forth over the raw
edges.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
EVERYTHING Has Its Use.

The newly-msde lord stood In his
newly-made grounds. with a newly
made smile of p~oprietorship upon his
face. He was nonarch. Of all he sur
veyed.
Beyond the gil1ed gates that divided
his estate from :he road he espied
couple of old c'runtry women. They
were gazing through the bars with adj
miration depicted in every furrowed
line of their textures.
Some of my parishioners, by Jove!"
drawled the lor'lly one. turning to his
companion. 1.-The admiration of the
poor's very amIsin'. I wonder what
they're sayin'*'
AS they dreti within earshot they
heard the elder woman cxclaim:
Just what } was thinking myself;
Jane-what a 1vely spot that would
make to dry the washing on!"-An'
awers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Truth About Birds.

Let us face the truth about birds !:
nor be duped by the beauty of their
flights incalculable curves
They are greedy, the5 are imperti-
nent, they are Enthusiastically, they
are brlinless, they are hopelessly un-
clean. They have not even the quail
ties of their defects.
, The least, for example. that one
could expect Ct such matinal creatures
would be punctuality. Myself, l have
never depended on my woodpecker
to wake me at a given time; but 1
once had a friend who counted on a
cardinal bird. Six mornings he walked
her regularly just three hours before
breakfast. This, she considered, con-
Istituted precedent
On the seventh morning she had an
early engagement. The cardinal bird
had, by thai time, sought other case
merits, and my trusting friend missed
her appointment. This is the real
Of fightiness. "-Atlant1c.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Salad Pyramids.

About one pound OF cold new po-
tatoes. one pound cooked beef. one
cucumber. little grated horseradish
and some salad dressing. With a
round cutter cut out equal-sized rounds
of the potato, beet and cucumber, the
slices to be about one-eighth of an
inch thick. Arrange these in alterna
tive layers In mounds or pyramids:
the top layer should be rather smaller
rounds. Put heap OF very finely
chopped grated horseradish on the top
of each. Arrange the pyramids in a
bowl and pour the salad dressing
round.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
A Famous Pine.

The queen OF pipes belongs to the
shah of Persia. Why is the great chief.
tain Of pipes queen? Probably be-
cause pipe is feminine noun in
French. The lvtle shah's pipe was
smoked by his fBther before him, and
by his uncle, ard by his grandfather,
and how many more of the rulers of
Darius kingdorl We know not. The
pipe is adornel with all kinds of
precious stones. andd is said to be
worth $1,000: 1t is constantly
guarde:S by high court functionary.
whose duties dow him as much
!eisure as tie superintendent Of the
Persian. arsens:: but as there ia nc
arsenal in Persia. SO the extent Of the
sinecure may :: judged. Still this
functiynary is responsible. THIS is
how his Office was created: Once
grand vizier WIS found trying to prize
out stone from the pipe with his
poignard. Then the Office of guardian
of the imperial pipe was created.
What becar.e Of the grand vizier is
not recorded
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
WOMEN NOT TOOFAT

class In name only. No women take
better care OF themselves than Chi.
cago society women. However. the
appreciation OF the luxurious never de-
velops into a mad chase. 1t is tenn
pered with right living. AS far as
getting old and 'matronly' at thirty
five Is considered-well. she just
don't.
This New York man says he has
counted four stout women to every
stout man. Just 60 out on the street
any time and make observation and
see how far from fitting the Chicago
condition that New York observation
comes"
Miss Anna Snyder. manager Of an
other shop and an expert litter.
laughed when she read the dispatch.
Isn't that just like a mani" she
smiled. why. with modern lacing 1t
is beyond any poor man to tell wheth-
er woman Is stout or slender. Cor.
setting has become such science that
women strike more symmetrical
average.
Another sapient remark by this
male person is that the American wom-
an cannot wear a hobble skirt be-
cause her hips are too broad. That
New York man certainly should take
"a trip outside OF his city. Why, the
hobble was made for the slender lines
of the Chicago feminine figure"
We'll. just returned from New
York." said Nine. Jeanne. at the head
Of another establishment, and while
the New York woman has made a fine
start toward running her figure with
immoderate eatin5 and drinking. |
fear she is not so far past redemption
as the New York man would have us
think. Perhaps he has preference
for the splender type and one or two
stout women seen one right after the
other sent him of in panic.
AT any rate. we need not worry
over Miss Chicago becoming stout.
She knows how to care for herself and
is acquainted with the fact that mod.
Grafton In living means moderation in
figure That Is why the Chicago per-
son is often surprised to hear visitors
comment on the general beauty of the
women Of the city. To him It has be-
come so common that he does not
realize the fairness OF the city until
he has himself been on a visit
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
ECONOMY, IN COOKING.
PROPER USE OF THE LEFTovERs
MEANS MUCH.
Really There Should Be Little or No
Waste in the WeIl.conducted
kitchen-Some Ideas
Of Worth.

1t takes thought as we'll as time
to handle leftovers to the best ad.
vantage, but nothing proves more
tempting than a savory rechauffe, says
Fannie Merritt Farmer in the Wom-
ans Home Companion. The prudent
use Of leftovers involves q consider
able saving, and if the housewife is
careful there is little need Of waste.
Cold Roast Beef-Try slicing 1t
very thin and arrange the slices over.
tapping one another on platter. Pour
over French dressing, to which has
been added little chopped green pep
per; then surround with crisp lettuce
leaves and garnish with parsley.
stoned olives and curled celery.
Curled celery makes most attractive
garn1sh to many dishes. Cut thick
stalks of celery in three-inch pieces.
With a sharp knife. beginning at out
side of stalks. make five cuts parallel
to each other, extending one-third the
length of pieces. Make six cuts at
right angles to cuts already made
Treat other ends in the same manner.
Put pieces in ice water and let stand
for an hour or more, when celery will
curl back and be very crisp.
Beef Casserole-Cut roast beef or
cold broiled steak in one-inch cubes.
Put two cupfuls In casserole dish
and add one cupful Of brown gravy or
sauce. one-fourth cupful Of celery, cut
in small pieces, one-third cupful of
carrots, cut in small cubes, one-half
onion, thinly sliced, one-half cupful
Of canned tomatoes, one-half teaspoon
full of Worcestershire sauce, and salt
and pepper to taste. Cover and cook
in a slow oven one hour. Add one
half cupful Of canned peas and two
cubes, which have been parboiled In
boiling sailed water, to cover five min
utcs. Again cover and cook 80 min
utes, or until potatoes are soft. Send
to table in casserole dish.
For Savory Fish-Separate cold,
cooked fish into flakes: there should
be one cupful. Cut a two-inch cube of
fat salt pork In very small cubes. try
out and drain. To two tablespoonful
of the fat add two tablespoonfuls Of
-four and stir until well blended; then
pour on gradually. while stirring coz.
stantly. one cupful Of rich milk. Bring
to the boiling point and add fish. two
egg yolks, slightly beaten, pork scraps
and TX cupfuls Of hot boiled potato
cubes. Season, and serve very hot.
Baked-Bean Soup-Put three cup
fuls Of cold baked beans. three pints
of cold water, two slices of onion and
two stalks Of celery. cut in pieces, in
a saucepan. Bring to the boiling
point and let simmer 30 minutes;
then rub through a sieve. Add III
cupfuls Of stewed and strained toma-
toes, and one tablespoonful Of chilli
sauce. Melt two tablespoonfuls Of
butter, and two tablespoonful Of flour,
and stir until we'll blended, then pour
on gradually. while stirring constant
ly, the hot liquid. Bring to the boil
ing point. season and serve.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Oyster Pepper Pot.

Strain ripe tomatoes for two per-
sons. One pint Of juice will do. Place
over fire. add pinch of salt, finely chop
ped green peppers and small piece of
onion. Let get boiling hot: strain
juice from one can of oysters and add:
add oysters just before taking from
fire. just long enough to get heated
through. Have ready toasted bread
cut thin and in three cornered pieces.
pour oysters and sauce over toast and
serve hot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06

in 1889, but 1t now rivals the Yoke,
suka, having two large slips, besides
smaller ones for torpedo craft, and
two craving docks. with two others
under construction. Here guns and
gun mountings are manufactured. the
progress in output having been suff-
cient to supply the armament OF al
most all the warships built in late
years. Kure also possesses steel and
armor plate works. the latter plant
having been started in 1902. The ar
NOR is made by special process de-
vised by Japanese engineers. and has
given good results.
The two other navy yards. this
Sasewo and the Maidzuru. are on q
smaller scale, being used for repair
work and the construction of small
craft. In addition. there are now two
private shipyards capable Of building
arnorclads, one at Nagasaki. the other
at Kobe. Each has Just received an
order for a battle cruiser similar to
the ship ordered In England last year,
while fourth vessel of the same type
is building at Yokosuka.
In the course Of his paper on naval
engineering in Japan, Rear Admiral
Terugoro Fulfil stated that these four
new battle cruisers fitted with tur-
bines would have engines OF $1,000
horsepower. Their displacement is to
be 27,5O0 tons. and with their high
speed and gun power. when they are
completed in 1914 they will make q
potent flying squadron in the Pacific
The turbine has been adopted for all
ships begun since 1905, some vessels
being fitted with the Curtis turbine,
and others with that Of the Parsons
type. The boilers in use in the jap
anese navy are of new design, first
tried In cruiser in 1903. These
navy type" boilers, as they are
called, will be installed in the new
battle cruisers. Previous armorclads
built in Japan had been fitted with
Miyabara boilers, the invention OF the
Japanese admiral Of that name
Side by side with the developments
in warship building capacity. mer-
chant ship.building in Japan has also
made progress, as is shown by the
paper on this subject contributed by
the director Of the mercantile marine
bureau. He begins by saying that in
1853. when an American fleet. under
Commodore Perry, appeared OF the
japanese coast, the shogun's govern
ment was surprised at the enormous
size Of the warships and awakened
from the indolent dreams of the past
The gross tonnage OF vessels built
under the shipbuilding encouragement
law from 1897 to 1910 was 286,5O1 tons
Japan IS not, however, perfectly self
supporting as regards the supply OF
steel for shipbuilding. as although the
government works opened in 1898 can
produce 100000 tons yearly. builders
have still to import foreign material.
But the progress made during thr
last decade is sufficiently striking, en-.
abling Japan, as 1t has done. to reach
and maintain a position in the front
rank Of the naval movers of the world
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
2F g
lighthouse.

Never wrap steel or silver in q
WOODEN cloth. Use softest tissue pa.
per.
Peel onions from the root upward
and they will not make your eyes
smart.
Save cold tea left from supper and
use in place of water on your house
plants.
Starch should be mixed with soapy
water, for thus the linen will have q
more glossy appearance and be less
likely to stick to the iron.
Marks Of matches on white paint
will be found removable If the marks
are rubbed with half lemon and then
washed with whiting, after which they
should be rubbed well and dried ttor.
ouEhly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
How to Make Coffee.

AS much care should be taken in
making coffee as in preparing any 9TH
er part Of the meat. Use cold water.
allowing one heapfng teaspoonful Of
coffee to each cup and one to the pot.
Place on fire, let come to boil, then
turn fire low and allow to simmer Is
minutes, always keeping cover closed
tightly. To settle. pour in a little
cold Notar. :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Big Japanese Navy

spector-general of Japanese naval con-
struction. who contributed a paper on
the progress OF his department. dealt
first with the four navy yards, two OF
which. those at Yokosuka and Kure,
have launched eight armored ships
since 1905. 1t must be remembered
that before that year the largest YES
sci built in Japan was four thousand
ton protected cruiser.
Yokosuka dockyard was started in
1865, and its first dock opened in 1870.
Only wooden ships were built until
1885, and from that year until 1905
only gunboats and small cruisers. To-
day the yard employs more than eight
thousand men and occupies ll6 acres,
having two large and three small
building slips and four craving docks.
all OF which. will take any warshtp
afioat
The Kure navy yard was begun only
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Bees Make WORLDS Record.

London.-What is believed to be q
worlds record has been created bya
hive Of bees on tho farm Of Mr.. J.
Selley at Cadeleigh, Devon. No less
than lat pounds Of honey has been
taken from the hive, and had there.
been twenty other hives there they.
would have done AZ well. says tho a
pert who removed the honey from thu
hive. The whole Of the honey weaz
gathered from whits clover sn4 Is d5
the beGt quality.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
White Fruit Cake

Stir together one cup Of sugar and
onc-half cup Of butter. Beat until
very light the whites Of four eggs and
mix with the sugar and butter: then
add one cup Of stoned and chopped
raisins and one-half cup Of citron cut
in small shavings and rolled in -four
Sift two teaspoons baking powder with
two cups Of -four After adding to the
mixture one cup of sweet milk, stir in
the flour and bake in moderate oven
Miss f. Winifred Durham.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Rear Admiral Motoki Tells of
Great Progress Made.
Work Done at Four Ship-Buildjng
Yards Enables Japan to Attain
Position in Front Rank Of
Naval Powers.

London.-The development by the
Japanese OF their naval resources
since the end of the war with Russia
is a subject about which not much in
formation Of an authentic character
had been divulged. but food OF light
was shed upon the matter In the pa
pers read by delegates from Japan at
the International Congress of Naval
Architects, just held in London.
Rear Admiral Motoki Kondo, the in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Onions Are EnioIned.

Des Moines, lowa.-Judge De Graf,
who, by a mandatory Injunction a
few weeks ago. effectively ended the
street car strike, has issued an in
junction against tie odor of cooking
onions. Lawyers who have Offices in
the Iowa Loan and Trust building
told the court they did not relish the
doors which escaped from the chin.
ney Of restaurant across the alley.
Judge De Graf ordered the rest" uraut
company to raise its chimney high
enough to carry the odors above the
attorneys Offices.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
Mrs. Louan Keeps Busy.

Time has touched lightly Mrs. Johl
A. Logan, ard the cause OF her pres
eryation il found in the constant oc
cuDation of mind through all the years
of her life. She was busy woman
during her husbands life. and after
his death. although we'll provided for.
she refused to be idle. and devoted
her time and energies to editorial and
literary work, giving lectures and
writing for magazines and newsps'
pers. She has also been identified
with many large charitable undertak'
ings. and in many ways keeping up
her undtminished mental activities.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-06
new JERSEY JUSTICE.
JOHN TlNkLEPkUGH WAS AN
ABSOLUTELY FAIR MAN.
GermaG Magistrate Gave Testimony
sefops Himself, But Threw It Out r.
Promptly When His verac.
ity Was impeached.

In little town over in Jersey
abode :ohn Tinklepaugh,' German
justice OF the peace. He was famed
for an utter darkness as to law and
marv3 lous capacity for deciding
cases III the direction of his friends.
Sometimes. however. he astonished by
his absolute fairness.
One Gay little case was to be
tried before him. The defendant en-.
gagged tie services of a lawyer, old
and eminent now, but then a young
practitioner. The lawyer regarded as
useless any attempt to win the case
before the German, and advised his
remain silent, give no testimony and
take an appeal. On the day set. Bacus,
as we will call the attorney, and his
client appeared. and the plaintiff. who
had no lawyer to represent him, told
his story. 1t was not strong and did
not make out a case, nor did the two
or three witnesses he produced
Studying the situation for a moment.
his honor said:
Il hat myself some knowletch of dis
case, and onless some objection is
made will also geef my testimony
aiTeady."
no one objected. so the justice went
on in heavy and emphatic way to
make a. complete case for the plain.
tin. having first held his hand on high
and administered an oath to himself
Ito dell the druth, the whole druth.
ard nothing the druth besides yet"
While he was testifying Dystander
whispered to Bacus that he would not
believe the old liar under oath. This
gave Bacus an idea, and when the jus.
tica ended his testimony he signified
wish to put in testimony as to the
character Of one of the plaintiffs wit
nesses. -Four bystanders were called
and sworn. One OF them took the
stand.
"Do you know John Tinklepaugh?"
asked Bacus.
Yes"
Are you acquainted with his repu-
taticn for truth and veracity In the
community where he sesides?"
YES"
KS H. good or bad?'
had, SIR" said the witness; and
then continuing with great liberality:
"He'a a well-known liar. / wouldn't
believe him under OATH"
The three others gave similar testi-
mony. and Bacus rested his case. The
Justice made no sign while the evil
dence was going on, and gave his de-
cisioo in these words:
Desc blaintiff brings dis case for a
chudgment against dis defendant His
own cestdimony is no goot. also his
witnesses, except John Tinklepaugh's
(his OWN. His evidence is fool and
complete. and put for one thing We
don't get no trouble at ALL But here
is four Witnesses who know John Tin.
klepaugh and four swears he ees liar
and his wort is no goot and dat dey
wouldn't belief him inter cat. When
sucf is done dots vot is CALLED some
imbeachments, and a witness who gets
himself imbeached once is drowned
de case out. So oud goes John Tin
klepaugh. Dis makes it so must git
chudgments for dot defendant, vich
now does. De plaintiff bays der costs.
Constable, make der COURT ouc."-
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