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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
To Make Starch.

When making starch have a kettle
of boiling dater. In a clean enameled
saucepan stir until smooth half cup
full of starch and one cupful of cold
water. Then gradually add boiling wa
ter, stirring all the time. Boil the
starch for ten minutes, stirring con.
stantly.
Now add little white wax or a
piece Of sperm candle. II wax or can
die is not available use teaspoonful
of butter or lard. Cover the saucepan
and let the starch simmer 20 minutes
longer. Add few drops Of bluing.
The amount of boiling water added
to the starch and cold water will de-
pend upon how stiff the articles are to
be made. For shirt bosoms, cuffs and
collars add one quart of boiling water.
For dresses, unHerskirts, ETC., use two
quarts of boiling water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Removing Grease.

If your kitchen table is spotted
with grease, or If the dresser has dabs
and spots Of grease on it, you can
clean the woodwork perfectly by
scrubbing it vigorously with hot water
to which teaspoonful of whiting has
been added.
Wipe thoroughly dry with clean
cloth and the wood will be as good as
new.
1t is we'll to have both table and
dresser covered with white table oil
cloth that can be washed after each
meal. If you do use oil cloth provide
yourself with thick mats of card
board or asbestos on which to set hot
plates or skillets, for heat will surely
ruin any oil cloth with which 1t comes
directly in contact
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
How Isaiah Rhynders, Rabid Pro-slav-
cry Advocate, and William Lloyd
Garrison, Leader Of Abolition.
lists, Became Acquainted.

The present generation has forgot
ten Isaiah Rhynders. Yet in the ante
bellum days his name was a familiar
one. 1t symbolized northern pro-slav'
cry sentiment. Its bearer was regard
ed by the abolitionists as sort OF
ogre. a man dominated by ferocity OF
political sentiment. He was, indeed.
one of the most rabid of all the pro
slavery Democrats Of the north, and
as United States marshal for the
southern district Of New York. to
which office he was appointed first by
President Pierce, be bent his ener'
gies to running down fugitive slaves
and returning them to their masters.
met Marshal Rhynders in 1875. To
my surprise, saw a man OF slender
build, man of most gentle demeanor,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
PRINCIPLES Of Baking.

The principles Of baking without an
over are the Same, whatever article is
selected. Care must always be used
to keep the baking article well Gov
cred and to prevent burning. 1t IL
best to begin with the simplest things,
such as potatoes with the Jackets on,
and then graduate into the more com.
pick, like pies and buildings. There is
no mystery whatever connected with
the process and no involved details
to be followed. Two things only are
to be particularly remembered: Do
not turn the gas too high, and
wherever possible, especially with
pastries, use a heavy iron skillet In
addition to the hot plate. as this re-
tains the heat with little danger OF
burning.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
lit SAVES TIME AND TEMPER
Wise and Methodleal Housewives Have
4 Cleaning Up Day About Once
Month,

A good plan followed by methodical
housewives is to set aside a day coca.
slonally-say, once in four months or
so-for a general clearance of odd.
ments and the putting straight Of Cup.
boards and wardrobes. One whole day
passed in thus attending to details
Will result, later on, in the saving of
valuable time and perhaps, Of temper
also. Apart from such important items
as checking the contents of the linen
cupboard Of kitchenware, etc., there
are many things in the home that re-
qu1re regular attention.
On the "miscellaneous" day it is as
well to lay down a busting sheet in
one particular room. which will serve
as receptacle for all rubbish intend
ed to be thrown away.
Writing desks will probably require
considerable attention; old plotting
paper should be consigned to the dust
Ing sheet and replaced by fresh blot
ting paper; inkpots that have become
clogged should be emptied, washed
and refilled; pencils should be sharp
ened; old nibs thrown away and fresh
ones substituted.
Another little task for the "miscel-
laneous" day is to collect together
blunt knives and scissors and send
them to be sharpened. Music. too,
may be looked through and torn pieces
set aside for mending later on.
Then again, If time permits, 1t is
well to include in this occasional work
the overhauling Of travelling trunks,
noting any repairs that may be neces-
sa1f: seeing that straps are in their
places and locks and keys in good or
der, and polishing any leather trunks
that look dusty, and would be the bet
ter for the application Of nourishing
cream.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Fate and a Noted Irish Actor

BILE to write play based on the novel
in which the characters of Little Nell
and the Warehouses could be taken
by the same person. realized that it
would require great deal of dramatic
ability. q wonderful versatility. for
any one to play Little Nell in one act
and the Marchioness in another; but
kept the idea in mind, and later was
told that a young girl who had not
been in New York many years from
California, where she had appeared
on the stage as mere child, would
just fit the dual role both in physique
and dramatic ability. 1t wac pro-
posed that write play for this
young girl in which she would appear
alternately as Little l,ci' and the
MarchiOness. certain terms were men.
toned to me, and I accepted the
proposition and went to work
well, in due time I fixed up the
play, and when it was produced in
1867 1t made one of the greatest sue
cesses of the American stage 1t
made the fame Of Charlotte Crabtree
better known as Lolita. 1t was the
basis of the fortune she now possesses
and she deserves every penny of it
dear girl. But again John Brougham
was obscure: nor had he more than
a paltry return of money for his work
Would you have known, II l had not
told you just now, that it was l who
dramatized Little Nell and the
Warehouses"
The Irish actor-playwright smiled
philosophically.
"Ah, me-" he said, II am not com
planning. It Is all fate. and I presume
this will be my fate until the end
Three years later, at the age of 20
Brougham died, leaving the manu-
script of a play upon which he had
based great hopes, but which, by rea
son OF his death. was never produced
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
ARE IS DAINTY As FAIRIES.
Full Directions For Making Puffs That
Will Be Found Delicious for
+ Dessert.

|
Z An unusual dessert consists Of puffs
which, when carefully made. are OF
fairy-like daintiness. :.ss,5s. -
The way to have them quickly and at
best is this:
Into a saucepan put a cup Of wa
ter. half teaspoonful Of salt, and half
a cup Of butter, allowing these in
gradients to melt and come to a
boil.
Then add. not little by little. but all
at once, cup Of -four. Stir and cook
until the mixture stands away from
the side of the pan.
Turn into a bow, and allow It to
stand until the batter is slightly cool
ed. Now add, unbeaten, four eggs.
one at time. beating each egg thor
oughly in before adding the next. Cow
er and let stand two hours.
Bake on baking sheet, having form
ed the batter into small round cakes.
Leave one inch of space between them
and bake In brisk oven, with heat
from the bottom, for IL minutes.
Reduce the fame and cook very
slowly until the cakes become dry
and crisp. Fill them with the cream
given below. making incision with a
very sharp knife in each, and decorate
with whipped cream sprinkled with
grated maple sugar.
F1lling-A cup of cream and a cup OF
milk placed together in a double boil
or. When boiling point is reached
add tablespoonful of butter and q
Tablespoonful of -four rubbed togeth
or. Cook until the liquid begins to
thicken. Stir and cook three minutes;
then take from the fire and cool.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
To Clean 4 carafe.

Every housekeeper who owns a cut
glass carafe has been up against the
proposition of cleaning out the deposit
on the inside. Hot water, besides be-
ing extremely bad for the glass, is of
little avail, even If 1t be very soapy.
Here is a process which takes but a
few moments and is very satisfactory.
Place in the bottle teaspoonful of
hydrochloric acid or spirits of salts;
manipulate the bottle 50 that every
portion of It shall be thoroughly
rinsed. The deposit, no matter how
hardened, will be removed imme-
diately. When the carafe has been
thoroughly cleaned, rinse we'll in
clear water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
FALLEN CAKE" OF ENGLAND
Recipe for Pastry That Takes Long
to Cook, but 10 Worth
While

To make what the English call fall
en- cake. cream a quarter OF pound
of butter and beat into it half pound
Of moist sugar. Beat five eggs until
quite stiff with an egg whisk. and
mix with the butter and sugar. Add
with -four dredger, little at time
half pound of flour and any flavorins
liked. Beat for twenty minutes. Mil
cupful, each Of chopped and stoned
raisins and well-washed currants and
half a cupful Of chopped candied peel
and blanched almonds. Have ready Z
square cake tin lined with three thick
nesses OF buttered paper, and pour In
an inch deep layer or the sponge mix
ture.
Sprinkle a layer OF fruit and theE
add thin layer Of the sponge. Strew
in the rest of the fruit. and pour even
ly over all the remainder of the
sponge mixture. Bake III a moderate
oven and do not open the door fol
half an hour or more, or the cake will
fall. Cook for three-quarters Of an
hour, or till done.
II the cake is very deep an hour will
not be at all too long. When 1t ID
taken from the oven ice thlnly with a
boiled icing and strew very thickly
with chopped almonds and walnuts
When cut, the bottom of the cake
should show a mass of fruit. while
the top IL plain sponge. II preferred,
the bottom may be any rich fruit
cake, but it is nicer made according
to the above recipe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Chance Meeting of Enemies

with bright and kindly expression In
his eye, and smile that told Of his
fondness for humor. Gould this be the
man who had been painted as a
demon in human form not 80 very
many years before?
AS we sat talking reminiscently Of
the days when Rhynders was in the
thick OF events political, the door OF
tho room Of the postmaster of New
York opened and there entered gen
tleman whose manner and features be-
tokened the scholar. the man of cu:ti-
walton and refinement. His height
must have been something more than
six feet His dress was that Of q
man who knows how to dress we'll but
not conspicuously.
saw at once that the postmaster
was In some embarrassment. He look.
ed furtively at Marshal Rhynders.
then again at the newcomer, and then.
evidently mastering his courage, he
! said:
II am very glad OF this opportunity
to bring into acquaintance two men
who have been known for many years
to each other by name, but who, pre-
sumo, have never met personally.
Marshal Rhynders. take great pleas.
ure in introducing you to my personal
friend. William Lloyd Garrison"
Mr.. Garrison, the great leader OF
the Abolitionists, the first in all the
! north to agitate against slavery, and
to teach opposition to the fugitive
slave law, and Marshal Rhynders, typi-
| flying in his career and symbolizing IN
! his name the more rabld pro-slavery
party of the decade before the Civil
war, stood facing one another for an
| instant. Mr.. Garrison was penetrating
the ex- United States marshal with his
glance, while Rhynders, on the other
hand, was studying the personality
Of the great antislavery leader. In
a moment, however, they seemed to
realize fully that the issues which
had given them fame were Of the past.
Each extended his hand. they took
seats side by side and a moment or
two later the postmaster and | went
out of the room unobserved, for those
two men were engaged in intimate
conversation.
Perhaps half an hour later William
Lloyd Garrison came from the post
masters room through the anteroom
where he met us. His face was beam
Ing. II found Marshal Rhynders a
most interesting and entertaining
man." he said Il am glad to have
had the opportunity to meet and chat
with him." Then he went away, and
as he did so Marshal Rhynders
stepped into the anteroom.
Garrison is great man and a
good man." he said, earnestly, sincere
~. I'VE became friends. shall al
ways remember the conversation
have just had with him, and am glad
to think that he may have obtained q
different impression OF me than he
had in the days when slavery was a
great ISSUE"
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
TRY 1|'' THIS MINcE PIE |:
RECIPE FOR THE FAVoRlTE
AMERICAN PASTRY.
Grated Cheese Rolled Into tho Top
Crust ls DeIlcious-How to Make
Cream Tartlets and Whole
Wheat Gems.

Mtnce Ple.-For one pie use half q
cupful of raw meat chopped very fine.
one cupful Of sour apples chopped me-
dunn fine. quarter cupful OF seeded
raisins, one tablespoonful OF dried cur
rants. one rounding tablespoonful OF
butter, half level teaspoonful each OF
salt and cinnamon, and quarter tea
spoonful of mace and cloves mixed ;
one-Quarter cupful of fruit juices
left from canned fruit, or, II this Is not
handy. use two tablespoonfuls Of
vinegar and two OF water, with enough
sugar to sweeten. II desired, half a
cupful OF currant jelly can be used
with the vinegar and water. Spread In
a pastry-lined tin. place a crust on top
or make strips of the pastry instead
and bake In moderately hot oven un'
til delicate brown. A delicious way
to combine cheese and pie is to add
to the pastry when rolling out table.
spoonful OF grated rich American
cheese. This should only be used In
the pastry for the top crust or strips
and not for the under one.
Cream Tartlets.-Line eight or nine
small gem pans with pastry. Beat two
ounces Of butter and two ounces OF su'
gar together till creamy; then add
two well-beaten eggs and two ounces
Of cake crumbs. Pvt heapl@S tea
spoonful Of this into each pan. baRe
Is minutes, and allow to cool. Whip
up one cupful of cream. add sugar and
vanilla extract to taste. put thin
layer Of red currant Jelly on each tart.
let. then pile the whipped cream on
the top.
Whole Wheat Gems.-One quart
whole wheat -four, one quart water
one tablespoonful melted shortening,
two tablespoonful sugar, two table
spoonfuls baking powder, pinch of salt
Beat thoroughly and put into hot
creased gem pans. Bake 20 minutes
in hot oven.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Little Lobster Salads.

Rub the yolks Of four hard-boiled
eggs through a sieve, season with salt,
pepper and cayenne, and add by de-
.erees four tablespoonfuls Of salad oil.
When q smooth paste IL formed pour
in a teaspoonful Of vinegar, a gill Of
cool liquid aspic jelly and a gill Of
double cream. Have ready some Of
the best portions Of lobster, coarse
ly chopped, add to the mixture, and
I'LL some small china cases. which
have been lined with aspic Jelly; pour
in a little cool aspic over the filling,
and put the molds in q cool place or
on ice till required. Turn them out
and garnish with a little finely shred
ded lettuce and cucumber.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Colonel Colts Invention That Ante
dated That Of Samuel Morse, but
Was Dropped for Manu-
facture Of Revolvers.

Not long ago l told the story of
how General Zachary Taylor uncon.
sciously made the revolver popular
after it's inventor, Samuel Colt, had
failed to induce the army and the pub
lie to look kindly upon the new
weapon. Colonel Colt always gave
"Old Rough and Ready" full credit
for making the revolver commercial
success, and to his intimate friends
he sometimes declared that it was
General Taylor, also. who perhaps
kept him from being known to fame
as the inventor of the transatlantic
cable. One Of the friends to whom
he thus expressed himself was Mar
shall Jewell. who was a fellow towns
man of Colts, in Grants cabinet az
postmaster-general, before that minis
ter to Russia and twice governor of
Connecticut, and, like Colt, for many
years one Of the leading manufactur-
ers of Connecticut.
when the country was going wild
over tho laying Of the first Atlantic
cable" said Governor Jewell, land
over the exchange Of messages be-
tween Queen Victoria and President
Buchanan. Colt told me that a num-
Der Of years earlier--at about the
time when Professor Morse was per.
fecting his telegraph system-he con-
ceived the idea that it would be pos
sible to lay telegraph line upon the
bed OF river or along the coast that
would be successful, and he further
more was of the opinion that there
was nothing In science which stood
in the way of laying a telegraph line
upon the ocean bed from continec,, to
continent
Nov Sam Colt was man who.
when an idea occurred to him involv-
ing invention and experiment, never
let it lapse unless he had tested 1t and
found 1t wanting. So he had good
many talks with Professor Morse in
the latter's little laboratory on the
top floor of a building facing Wash
ington Square, in New York, and he
learned from Morse that the great OBJ
stacle that stood in the way Of q
submarine telegraph line was inabil-
ity to secure an insulating medium.
THAT statement was sufficient to
set Sam Colt at work experimenting
to see whether or not he could find
some inexpensive material which
would serve as an insulator to a
telegraph wire under water. He made
q good many experiments. Rubber was
out of the question; it was too costly.
But 1t occurred to him that cotton
yarn was cheap and that II he soaked
the yarn in beeswax. which Is a non
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Story Of a $50 Bill.

A most charming Philadelphia won.
an came to New York for the day and
her husband handed her fifty dollar
bill for tips and small change. relates
the New York Telegraph.
At the station in Philadelphia she
left the Pullman to buy a periodical,
leaving her bag carelessly on the
seat. There was another woman &C.
cupying the adjacent chair. Upon her
return the Philadelphia woman opened
her bag and found no flfty-dollar bill,
She made no accusation, but when
the other woman fell asleep she quiet
ly opened her bag and distracted the
bill.
In New York they bowed amicably
and parted. When the Philadelphia
returned home her husband asked her
II she had enjoyed the trip.
Eyes, but l spent all the money"
she replied.
"All the money" said the husband.
why. was worrying over the fact
that you left your ffty-dollar bill on
your dressing table"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
For China.

China dag" is an important occa.
sion in a household. A wooden tub
should be lined with a soft cloth,
pearl ash dissolved in warm water.
and the best antique cups and sauc
ers, vases and plates washed carefully
in 1t. A pastry brush always should
be kept with which to work out dust
which has collected in the crevicls
of china figures, while, after draining
the china on a wooden board. It is
dried with a soft cloth and then pol
ished with a silk handkerchief.
Putty to clean antique glass and wet
whiting for pewter are two other Sc
crets of a successful cleaning day.
For the insides Of decanters and
bottles nothing is better than to soep
small pieces of plotting paper and
fill the bottle with them, adding water
to reach half way up, and then shak.
ing theoretically until the contents
froth
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Mendlna Rubber Gloves.

Because your rubber glove has a
rent In It do not cast it aside as use.
less. It is easy to mend such a tear
or cut with bit Of adhesive plaster
Select q piece Of the plaster a little
longer than the cut, place 1t on the
under side Of the glove and carefully
bring the edges Of the tear together,
holding the sides in place and press
ing the plaster and the glove together
firmly.
The sticky side Of the plaster is laid
next to the glove. This will hold the
rubber FAST, and it will wear for many
days in spite of the unfortunate rent.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
First of Submarine Cables

conductor, and put it around wire,
protecting the whole with asphaltum,
and then carried the wire thus insul-
ated through lead pipe. he would
overcome the difficulty.
This scheme of insulation worked
perfectly in the laboratory; and Colt
procuring wire long enough to
stretch from Fire Island to what is
now Coney Island. N. Y, insulated 1t
with his mixture, encased the whole
in lead pipe and sunk it beneath the
waves. This was the first submarine
telegraph cable laid; so far as trans
mission of electric signals was con-
cerned 1t was successful, and Colt,
after the Morse telegraph had been
proved commercial success a year
or two later, determined to develop
the submarine cable commercially,
first by laying short ocean cables, and
then a transatlantic one.
But, 'curiously enough as Sam
Colt used to put 1t to me, just when
he was all but over tho preliminary
work, General Zachary Taylor, then
fighting the Mexicans. sent in to him
an order for q thousand revolvers-
which Colt had ceased to make q num-
Der of years before because no ono
would buy the weapon-and Colt,
seeing splendid business chance in
Taylor's order. at once set to work to
fill it, the result being that a large
demand soon grew up for the revol-
yer. The meeting of this demand &C.
cupied all Of Colonel Colts time and
energy. and as he saw a fortune rap
idly growing out of the manufacture
and sale Of the weapon. he thought
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
Raoout Of Veoetabjes,

Parboil one carrot, one turnip. two
potatoes, two cars of corn, one cup
lima beans. the same Of peas, one
onion and with them one pound Of
salt pork Slice all the above vege-
tables. Put into a saucepan with a
cup of the soup before thickening;
season we'll. Cut the corn from the
cob and add with the peas and beans
and a sliced tomato as soon as the
rest are hot. Stew all together half
an hour. Stir in a lump Of butter
rolled in -four. Stew five minutes and
pour into q deep dish.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22

trunk at the bottom When not in use
the legs fold up along the bottom line
of the trunk and protect the corners.
When the receptacle is to be packed
or unpacked or Is to be used as bu.
reau In two.by-four hotel room, the
legs can be extended and locked into
position, supporting the trunk about
eight inches above the floor and max
ing 1t much easier OF access In either
the extended or the folded position the
legs are so firmly locked that there is
no danger Of their collapsing, in the
one instance or being broken of, in
the other.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-22
NEW NEWS. OF: YESTERDAY

less and less of the submarine cable.
finally dropping from his mind all his
old plans in connection with it.
"Perhaps. had he held to those
plans, they might have been success
full. Sam Colt to the day of his death
always held that they would have
been successful; and he likewise al.
ways believed that Cyrus w. Field got
his first idea of submarine telegraphy
from the little cable that was laid by
Colt in New York harbor back in
1S43."
Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)