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The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Spanish Copyist Wrote in Will "Hija,"
Daughter, Instead Of "Hijo," Son,
Creating Confusion.

New York.-Because Spanish copy
list Of the will of Jose Sevilla mistook
one little letter and wrote "hija,"
which weans daughter, instead Of "hi-
jo," the Spanish for son, legacy Of
$4,000 has hung fire for Is years. Pc
ter B. Olney. as referee, found there
never had been daughter and hence
that the money must have been in
tended for Pedro Benjamin Barren.
chea, the son Of Sevilla's sister.
Barrenchea went the rounds of
the courts for IL years trying to
prove his rights, but at last gave
it up and died in 1898. Hin widow
resumed the task after she became
Mrs. Emanuel Kempner of No. 232
Cypress avenue, the Bronx. Mr..
Olney has reported on her petition
that If there never was a daughter
tho legacy must have been intended
for a son. On his report Nrs.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
BRAN USEFUL AS CLEANSEF
For One Reason It Has Absolutely Nc
Injurious Effect on the Most
Delicate CoIors.

Bran IS good for cleaning and stiff
fening. To make bran water tie a
cupful Of bran in muslin, put this into
two pints of water in a clean sauce
pan and simmer until the water feels
glutinous. Leave the muslin loose, to
allow the bran to part with it's gluten.
A second and even third water may
De taken off the bran in the same way.
Bran has no destructive effect on cox
ors and seems to act mechanically as
an absorbent and to stiffen the article
slightly.
1t is most useful for colored EN-.
broidery or art work of any kind.
Bran water is sometimes employed
for the washing of cretonne with a
colored background. The article is
washed in the bran water, rinsed,
wrung, rolled in cloth and then
ironed on the wrong side. The ere.
tonne is better if slightly dried before
the ironing process takes place.
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ERROR HOLDS UP A LEGACY
Kemper will sue in the supreme
court for the money.

Kemper will sue in the supreme
court for the money.
Sevilla was native of Peru
but came here, was naturalized and
died in 1886 worth $2.O0O,O00. His
will contained a bequest of $780,.
600 for home for poor girls at
Hunts point. On contest by
relatives the courts declared the
will invalid and said the estate
must 60 to natural heirs. BY this
means Leopoldo Barranchea Of Peru
became executor of the estate.
Mrs. Kempner alleges that the ex-
ecutor recognized the claim of her hus-
band and promised to pay 1t. When
she called him to account for fail
ure to pay he wrote to her that all
the money had been distributed. She
found that No. 106 West Twenty-sec.
ond street belongs to the estate, and
hopes to get the $4,000 from the &C,
cumulated rents Of that property.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11

An Announcement Party,


Inere was nothing unusual about
the Invitations to this party, which
was an affair for about thirty young
people who were In the same social
set. When the dancing commenced
some one observed that the young
hostess seemed especially taken with
a young man who had recently come
to town. Presently some one noticed
that the wedding march was being
played by the harp which furnished
the music. This was followed by
these melodies: "Mendelssohn's Wed;
ding March," the Bridal Chorus" from
"Lohengr1n," Hearts and Flowers
my Heart at Thy Sweet Voice." "The
Voice That Breathed Der Eden," BE,
lteve Me If All Those Endearing
Young Charms" "The Sweetest Story
Ever Told" Beloved 1t Is Morn," "Oh
Promise Me-"
The songs were rendered by a vocal
list behind screen. When the pro-
gram was finished the host and
hostess asked all to come to the din
ing room, where large loving cup
was passed and all asked to drink to
the health of the happy pair who
stood side by side while the toasts
were being offered. Then all went
back for a merry, informal dance amid
showers of congratulations.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Short Cake (Paste),

Put a pound of fine flour into a ba-
sin; scoop out hollow in the center
of it, and put into this ten ounces Of
fresh butter, pinch of salt, dessert
spoon of powdered sugar and one.
quarter pint of water. To make it
smooth and firm gather this together
into lump and leave it in a cool
place for couple of hours. Roll it
out to an oblong shape one and one
quarter inches thick. Score the edges
with knife and mark it on the top
any fanciful shape of pattern. Brush
over with beaten egg and bake in a
quick oven. Time to bake, about half
an hour. Sufficient for three or four
persons.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
TIGHTER MINE LID URGED
British Authorities Want More Dras.
tic Ventilation Laws-Permit Two
and One-Haif Per Cent. Gas.

London.-The third report of the
Royal commission on Mines has been
issued. BY the second report the COM
missioners expressed the opinion that
it would be desirable to have such a
standard of ventilation as to prevent
the appearance in any open and read
lily accessible position of fully FORM
ed cap" on the lowered fame of
an ordinary safety lamp, burning the
oil in common use, and that the men
should not be allowed to work or pass
where this standard is exceeded.
Since that time they have studied
the subject more closely, and now
deal with the percentage of gas which
should be allowed by this standard.
and recommended that it should be
made law that no men should work
or pass in the ordinary course of
their employment in places where
there is more than two and one-half
per cent Of gas In the general body Of
the air.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Bread and Jam TartIets

Cut very light bread into slices
one-Quarter of an inch thick. Stamn
these pieces into rounds with his.
cult cutter. Put them in sauce nan
with a little butter, and brown them
on both sides. When they are cool
spread them with any kind of jam or
preserved fruit; Just before serving
ornament them with thick cream
pressed through pastry bag and star
tube.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
LOSS TO METROPOLIS

"The scheme of the report, If it is
ever carried out, will make every one
able to afford it. Then. instead of
streets blocked by every kind of ve-
hicle, there will be plenty of room In
the center for the necessary traffic.
There is clearly great future for
garden suburbs. The better kind of
people will not live in the ordinary
builders house now. They want
something more distinctive, nicer to
look at. l take it there will be gar
zen villages pretty we'll all round Lon
don. Along the wide avenues leading
out east and west there will pass
every morning thousands of men from
homes as far as out as Brentford and
Uxbridge, between Ealing and Ux.
bridge, between Brentford and Rom
ford, there are stretches of country
only waiting to be inhabited. Fortu-
nately, the town planning act will pre-
vent them from being developed by
the speculative builder in the bad old
way.
Il am not among those who think
the population of London will go on
increasing. AS people leave the town,
therefore, the houses they have given
up are likely either to remain empty
or to be turned into warrens for the
lowest class. 1t lis serious outlook
for those who own land or who have
long leases on house property. do
not suppose that Belgravia will ever
recover. for example.
Factories are going out of London,
too. There is a regular empty belt
round the city. especially in South
Lon3on, which used to be busy till its
machines and work people were
whisked of into the country"
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Drinking Vessels.
shade.

Beakers still survive, but some 9th.
er drinking vessels OF the past have
wellnigh disappeared from use. Drink
Ing horns. for instance, although Of
unbreakable material, seem to have
vanished from our inns. In Wiltshire
one occasionally hears an old staxer
order "harn Of yell," and in Worces-
tershire and Herefordshire cider 10
drunk out Of horns; but they do not
appear to be used in any other part
Of England. Whistle tankards, too.
common enough at one time, are OBJ
solete. The corporation of Hull has
one Of these tankards, in which the
whistle comes into play whom the
tankard ts empty, and this u said to
be the only one OF its kind in England1
London Chronicle.
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Flashed on Screen to Illustrate
Popular Lecture.
Pictures Taken at Pasteur Institute
and Brought to This Country to
illustrate Doctor Lees Ad-
dress on Medicine.

New York-Weird objects wriggled
over the moving picture screen at the
American Museum of Natural History
few nights ago, when DR.. Frederic
S. Lee. professor of physiology in Co.
lumbia, showed his audiences how the
germs Of the sleeping sickness thrive
amid the blood cOrpuscles. He also
had pictures showing how the move
ment of rabbits heart Is studied, and
series illustrating how scientists in
oculated monkeys with fever germs in
order to study the disease, very sim
liar process to the one which resulted
in the recent discovery Of meningitis
serum, he said. The last picture
showed the simians restored to health
and mischief. The pictures were TAX
en- at the Pasteur Institute and
brought to this country to illustrate
Doctor Lees address, which was the
last Of the Jesup lectures on scientific
features of modern medicine, under
the auspices of Columbia university.
Pictures Of the germs working
among the blood corpuscles, and, ap-
parently, feeding on them, were re-
ceived with astOnishment by the audi
ence.
In speaking of his animal pictures,
Doctor Lee. who is leader in con-
futing the antivivisectionists, made
tempered remarks concerning them.
In view of the great extension of
the commendable humane movement
Of the past half century" said he, 1T
is, perhaps, not surprising that opposi-
ton to the use of animals for scientific
purposes is hotly maintained by few
individuals. This opposition some
times wilfully denies the value of ami
NAL experimentation in scientific ad-
vances: it sometimes assumes the ex-
treme and ethically indefensible atti-
tude of denying the right of man to
use animals at all as experimental OBJ
jects, and it has as its practical aim
the establishment of legal restrictions
against the practice. These vary in
degree from slight limitations to total
prohibition.
The antivivisectionist view is
psychologically Of great interest. 1t
rests on low intellectual and ethical
level and exhibits in an elemental SIM
plicity the qualities and power of emo
ton. It's abnormal sympathy for ami
mails blinds its possessor to a normal
sympathy for human beings. 1t as
sumes the present existence of cruelty
in laboratories. AS an evidence of
such cruelty 1t either recites for the
thousandth time one of a half-dozen
classic instances Of experimental pro-
cedures that date from an early pe-
riod. before the use of anaesthetics be-
came general, or 1t misinterprets in
stances of modern procedure. Many
antivivisectionists are frequently SIN
cere. and undoubtedly undergo great
mental anguish over the supposed un-
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
DOG SENDS IN FIRE ALARM
Block Lights Up the Waters Of
Long Island Sound.

New Haven, Conn.-Fire swept
away the Killiam block, 100000
loft building in the downtown factory
section of this city. The stocks Of
four business tenants were destroyed
and three tenement houses adjoining
were burned.
A bulldog in the building gave the
alarm by barking, but before the fire.
men could get into action there was
terrific explosion, apparently of gaso-
line or other oils, which drove the
fire throughout the entire building
When the smoke of the explosion
cleared the flames had spread to all
five flOOrs
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
To Save the TahIecIo<h

Nothing Is more provoking to the
careful housewife than to have a per-
fectly clean tablecloth literally be.
spattered with gravy the first time it
Is used. Get large table napkin
one to match the cloth, if possible
and piece of white oilcloth an inch
smaller than the napkin. Put the OIL
cloth where the meat-dish will stand.
and spread the napkin over it. The
gravy cannot penetrate the oilcloth.
and thus considerable saving in the
washing bill is effected.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Seed Cakes.

Into one quart of sifted pastry flour
rub one-half cupful Of butter. Add
half teaspoonful of salt, one pint of
granulated or light brown sugar, and
one teaspoonful of baking powder. Stir
in enough sweet milk to make a soft
dough. Turn on Toured board, knead
lightly for few minutes, then roll out
half an inch thick. Sprinkle with car
away or other small seeds, press light
~ with the pin so that they will ad-
here to the dough, then cut into round
or squares. Bake in a quick oven.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
A UNIQUE Flower 1 Luncheon,

The hostess asked ten guests to
came to a luncheon, each wearing q
flower (either real or artiflciaD to rep
resent country. The flowers were all
typically springlike, being datodils,
narcissus and hyacinths. The place
cards were original rhymes in which
the name of the flower was not men
toned, but to be guessed. A few spe-
cimens follow:
Your sweet face says: IT think Of you"
Blue as the loving sky,
Thine emblem constancy
Forget-me-not.) }
Il love you! love you!" your rich color
tmparts
Oh, how fondly we nestle you close to
our hearts. (Red rOse.)
Though dangerous pleasures you imply.
Your wax-like petals doth please the
eye. (Tuberose.)
The countries represented are: Uni
ted States, goldenrod; England, rose;
Ireland, shamrock; France, fleur de
lis; Japan, chrysanthemum; Canada,
maple leaf; Holland tulip; Scotland,
thistle; Germany, cornf1ower; Switz-
erland, edelweis; etc.
One OF the many flower guessing
contests was used as a pastime, the
prizes being copy of "Elizabeth and
Her German Garden" and set of fow-
er-decorated place cards. The center
OF the table represented formal
miniature garden, the tiny flowers and
trees being found in the toy and favor
department of large city store.
These novelties are within the reach
of most of our readers as prices are
gladly quoted and orders filled by
mail.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Cream Cakes.

One cup boiling waer, one-half Gun
butter, put on stove, when it begins to
boil, add one cup of flour all at once:
remove from fire and stir until
smooth, then add two eggs, one at a
time, then add one-fourth teaspoon of
baking powder and pinch of salt. Bake
20 minutes in very hot oven. Let
cool in pan before removing, then fill
with cream.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Lemon Cheesecakes.

Warm slightly one-fourth pound Of
butter, stir into it one-fourth pound
of sugar (rolled fine); when dissolved
mix with it the grated rind of two
lemons and the Juice of one. Mix
we'll and bake in patty pans previous
ly lined with puff paste, placing three
or four blanched almonds en- top of
each One
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foamy Sauce,

One-half cup of butter, one cup OF
powdered sugar, one teaspoon os van.
lila, one-fourth cup boiling water,
white of one egg beaten to q foam
Cream the butter, add the sugar, van
lila and wine. Just before serving add
the boiling water; stir we'll, then add
the egg and best till foamy II wine
is used add two tablespoons.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Mushrooms With Toast.

Rub the tops of the mushrooms with
a piece of flannel dipped in salt Have
some butter heated in a saucepan, in
to which put the mushrooms with
salt, cayenne pepper, and mace; let
them stev gently until the butter has
almost disappeared, then add cream
and the grated r!nd of lemon. Set
back where they will only simmer un-
til quite done. Have toasted bread
cut in rounds, serve the mushrooms
on them and squeeze a little lemon
juice on EACH
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11

Mix four ounces of finely-chopped
suet with three-quarters of pound OF
-four, and teaspoonful of baking pow.
der. Add quarter of pound of cur,
rants, washed and dried, and little
candied peel. Make all into a batter
that will just pour with one egg and
a little milk. Pour into a creased pie,
dish, and bake in good oven for
rather more than an hour. Serve with
sugar, as none should be cooked with
1t
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11

the wires are rectangular plates
which are pivoted upon each other.
making what resembles a big pair OF
scissors. Pies usually run little
over the edge of the plate and cannot
be picked up without the fingers COM
ing into contact with the crust, to say
nothing of the difficulty in picking
them up when they are not on a plate
without great deal of handling. The
tongs overcome this difficulty as the
gripping ends lap over far enough to
pass under the pie and support 1t
firmly.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Cavjare on Crackers.

Put a tablespoonful of butter in the
blazer. AS soon as hot turn in a half
cupful Of Russian caviare, toss about
with fork until heated through; sea.
son with little pepper (no salt) and
the juice of a half lemon, turn off the
fame and spread the caviare on crack
ers Serve at once, meantime pour.
ing a little water in the blazer so It
will be ready to wash out for the next
course.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Coffee Mosa.

Yolks of five eggs, one cupful sugar..
one-half cupful strong boiling coffee.
one pint whipped cream. Beat the
eggs light, then add strained coffee
and sugar, when perfectly cold add
whipped cream. Mix well, pour in
mold. and pack on ice for four hours.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11

correspond with skirt fs taken down
edges Of fronts.
Hat of felt is turned up at the sides
and trimmed with two quills, kept In
position by buckle. Velvet ribbon
encircles the crown. The whole pro-
ducing very chic appearance.
Materials required: Six and one.
half yards tweed 46 inches wide. nine
yards ribbon velvet. four yards braid.
twenty buttons, seven yards silk or
satin for lining coat.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Object to New Ranknotes.

Berlin.-The new banknotes Of 100
marks, isued in Germany, have not
been we'll received by the public and
the. press has published lively criti-
cisms of the design. According to crit
les the scheme is grotesque.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Butterfly Dinner.

Have butterfly candle shades, but
terfly place cards and, If possible, a
lovely overhead decoration with a
number Of delicately made paper but
terflies fluttering from the ceiling at
the end of fine silk strings. Serve
the following menu:
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11

~ RAY and black tweed would look
exceedingly smart made up in
III this style. It has the skirt
made with wide box plait down
center of front and trimmed below
knees by a band of material cut on
the cross and edged with black velvet
ribbon.
The Russian coat has slight fullness
in front, also on basque; braided
band is worn round waist, and tabs to
match trim the fronts, while strap to
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Luncheon Dish.

Arrange mashed potato in center of
round plate, formed into smooth
fiat mound; now place alternately a
thin slice Of bologna (thoroughlv
steamed) and thin slice of Spanish
onion (Which has stood in vinegar a
short tfme) around the sides and on
top of potato; garnish with half slices
of bologna and onion laid alternately
and close to potato, giving a flower
effect
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Clean Dish Towels.

Dish towels should be washed out
after each meal, and all other cloths
used In the preparation Of the meal
Just past. This insures perfect clean
hness and spotless china and glass-
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11

Lovely nut hol3ers may be made
(or ordered from a firm making q
specially of nov.essies) by having
small butterflies E',ised on the rims
of the cups which hold the nuts. This
is beautiful decorative scheme es-
pec1aEy fitting at this season.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
PIE ToNGs USEFUL ARTICLE
It for No Other Purpose They Will at
Least Keep Cooks Fingers
Out Of Dish.

An addition has been made to the
tong family in the shape of pair of
pie tongs. They are the work of q
Connecticut genius and enable the
cook to tote pie about without touch
ing 1t with her fingers. Two pieces
of heavy wire are doubled upon them
selves so that they form gripping
members at one end. The other end
Is inserted in handle. Midway along
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
8uttered Beetx.

Drain and rinse one can s1nall
beets; reheat one-hal4 can in boiling
salted water; drain and add two Ia,
blespoons of melted butter with one
of vinegar blended.
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Refuse to Wed: Win $4,000,

New York.-Three girls of New
Haven, Conn.,, Misses Belle, Henrietta
and Marion Feuchtwanger, will re-
ceive $4,000 each from the estate of
their uncle, Meyer Feuchtwanger, for
not marrying during his lifetime.
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11
Fried Biscuit.

Shape bread dough as for raised
biscuit; when risen. drop into dseI
fat and try six minutes: drain q
brown paper.
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Consomme With Peas.


Oyster Croquettes. Cucumbers.
Braised Sweet BreaGs. Asparagus Tips.
Veal Fillet Wtth Brain Fritters.
Pineapple and Celery Salad,
Pistachio and Vunilla Ice Cream in
MeringNG Shells.
Black Coffee
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1a,akana HlaaSx 3naaals.

We are master q the unspokea
word; the spoken word u maetaP n
uA-Voltairo. !
The Virginia enterprise., 1911-08-11

A man generally reaches his heavt
est weight at 10 yearn.
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popular patterns are those which
show the use Of black in combination
with another color, white or a bright
shade.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02

original production with all It's accessories
music, etc, viii be presented absolutely in
tact
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-02
Precaution in PensyIrnnin

Detective Billy Burns returned the
other day from a tour through the country
In the interest of the Bankers association
He was profoundly impressed with the
merits OF western Pennsylvania as a place
Of residence.
Nothing like It for a man that's In
clined 10 be a bit loW-spirited" said Mr..
Burns. "They don't take any chances with
you there at all Why, II you go into a
store and ask for a bit of cothesline the
storekeeper will open big book.
What do you want this rope for?' he
asks.
The old woman needs It to hang the
wash on
And what's your nance the store
keeper asks
Herman Wilhelm Pfefer'
G wan, says the stOTekeeper, closing
the book, You can't get no rope here
without a prescription " - Cincinnati
Times-Star.