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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Big Loan Without Security

amount Of money. ready cash. in order
to prevent bankruptcy.
Mr.. Aston. who was a very careful
man in all his business engagements
and always looked with especial scru.
tiny at security which was offered to
him for a loan. asked Mr. Smith how
much money he needed, and was told
that about three hundred thousand
dollars. which was large sum for that
time, would be required. Mr.. Aston
then asked what security could be
given for SO large loan as that. and
Mr.. Smith replied that he would give
the security OF bonds and mortgage
upon several thousand acres of land
which he owned in the vicinity OF
Peterboro. N. Y. his home.
Nov. usually Mr.. Aston would have
required search of title to be made
so that it could be known whether or
not the borrower had good title to the
real estate which he offered as secur1.
ty. In addition. Mr.. Astor would have
insisted on good many other legal
forma!ities; it was unprecedented for
him to make a loan and deliver over
the money until he had the security
in hand. But he simply said to Mr..
Smith that he would lend him the
money and that Mr.. Smith upon his
return to Peterboro could have mort
gage bonds made out and executed,
recorded and sent to Mr. Astor. A fit
tie while later Gerrit Smith started
home with the three hundred thou
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Veal Steak.

Select a good, meaty piece CT veal
from the leg in one piece, about two
inches thick. Fry about eight or ten
slices of bacon in deep steel or iron
frying pan; do not fry too crisp, and
when done remove them and pour of
the fat. leaving just enough on pan
to fry the veal. Brown the veal well,
on both sides. When we'll Drowned
lay on top the bacon slices and pour
on enough boiling water to barely Gov.
er all; salt to taste and add to water
sliced three medium sized onions.
Cover tightly (use a cover with an
iron on top) and let simmer slowly for
about two hours, according to thick.
ness Of meat. About ten minutes be-
fore it is done rub to {; smooth paste
in water heaping tablespoonful Of
flour to thicken gravy A little left
over meat gravy or soup stock adds
richness to gravy.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Expected a Ereshet.

In the upper end" of Pike county,
Pennsylvania, there is a man who is
so noted for his conversational abili.
ties, says a writer in the Boston Her.
aid, that his acquaintance avoid Civ.
ing him unnecessary opportunities to
talk.
One cold morning this man rode up
to hotel in the neighborhood just as
the guests were finishing breakfast.
He dismounted, walked in, saluted the
landlord In his usual loud tones, and
declared that he was so cold that be
could hardly talk.
Just then a nervous traveller who
was present stepped up to the land.
lord, and. taking him by the coat, said:
mr.. L., have my horse brought az
soon as possible"
What is the matter, my dear sir?"
inquired the anxious landlord. HAS
anything happened?"
Nothing: nothing. Only I want to
get away from here before that man
thaws"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Taken at His Word.

1t was $3.50, and the theater was
crowded.
What have you left?" prosperous
purchaser inquired of the treasurer.
How many. sir?" the treasurer
asked
1.-TWO"
II have two left in the twelfth
row." the treasurer said, taking the
tickets from the rack. They're thes
last two seats have In the house.
How much?" the other asked eau
tiously.
1.-TWO dollars" was the reply.
1.-Two dollars" the patron repeated.
II can't stand for that"
well, will you stand for dollar?''
the ticket dispenser inquired.
"Gladly," the other cried, seeming
bargain. and laying dollar on the
ledge
The treasurer replaced the two tick
cts in his rack and handed out two
others, after placing the bill in his
cash drawer.
There they are, sir" he said
First door to your right"
The man hurried inside and stood"
for a dollar. The willy treasurer. tax.
ing him at his word, had sold him two
admission tickets.-Lippincott' Maya.
zine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
MANY USES FOR GASOLINE:
Too Valuable q Household Adjunct 70
BE Discarded Because OF
Possible Danger.

A can of gasoline IN the Kitchen for
cleaning purposes will be found .
great help If ordinary care is exer.
clsed against fire. To clean the gas
stove. soak the jets in little gaso'
line. and it will remove all dirt and
do away with any odor from the gas
range. or scrub the jets with 4 little
brush dipped In gasoline:
To clean copper or aluminium cook
ing utensils soak a cloth in gasoline
and rub on the outside Of the vessel;
this will remove all black or discolor'
alton on the metal
For grease marks or dirty spots on
woodwork. a little gasoline applied
with a cloth will remove at once.
II the drain in the sink becomes
stopped up. remove all water from
sink and pour in pint or more gaso
line and let it stand: this will cut the
cause Of stoppage In little while.
Before backing a stove or range.
rub OH the top with a cloth wet with
gasoline and it will remove all dirt
and grease and make the backing
stay on longer.
Laces, gloves and silks can be
cleaned very successfully by washing
in plenty of clean gasoline: there
should be enough to cover the article
you are washing. Change the gaso'
line as often as it becomes dark look
ink: work quickly and hang in the
sun to dry. Always remember when
using gasoline to keep away from fire
or flame of any kind.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Rescued a Great Classic

whether it was worth publishing or
occupied with it in his leisure mo-
ments while serving as surveyor OF
the port of Salem.
II tucked the manuscript IN my
pocket and took 1t away with me. 1t
was the manuscript of the Scarlet
Of the story. | have always felt proud
that should have been the discoverer
of that immortal classic
But" said !, II have heard. Mr.
Fields. that you were SO doubtful
about getting your money back from
the publication of the romance that
you actually ordered the work to be
stopped and the types distributed"
There was just enough color OF
truth in that report to account for Its
circulation, and yet 1t was very wide
Of the mark" said Mr. Fields In
those days (1S50> we often printed
directly from type, not taking the
trouble to stereotype book. After u
few thousand copies OF The Scarlet
Letter had been printed we We're so
doubtful about the work becoming pop
ular. although we We're sure that 1t
would have good sale among cult
waited people. that we did order the
printer to distribute the types. But
the instant the book appeared we
knew that 1t was to be popular sue
cess; any publisher can tell by the
feel of the market whether book is
dead failure or not So we ordered
the printers to reset the copy as rap
idly as possible and the printing of
additional copies was begun In the
course OF few days. You can judge
how accurate our forecast was when
tell you that the book sold nearly six
thousand copies. In little over three
weeks. And the fortune and the fame
Of Nathaniel Hawthorne were by that
publication secured"
Copyright. 1911. BY E. J. Edwards All
Rights Reserved)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Instinct Teaches the Birds to Make
Their Homes Where They May
6e Safe.

The saguara. or giant cactus. a sen
ttnel left Of the ancient gods. often
rises to height of forty or fifty feet,
sometimes as single shaft. some
times lifting group of arms straight
into the sky. This plant affords a
home for woodpeckers. wrens and an
occasional western martin. The wood
pecker makes an entrance by peck1ng
at slight defect In the outer wall.
Once within the work is easy. Bits
of fibre are detached, making a room,
and there the nest is placed, cool and
safe and shielded from wind and sand
storms. These homes are often en-
larged by making tunnels and CORR
doris, so that bird may enter hole
in one part of the plant and leave 1t
by another. When these homes are
abandoned by their builders the mar
tins and wrens take possession Of
them
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
w. A. Camp, Long Manager Of New
York Clearing House, Demonstrated
the Limitations Of the Best
Of Mathematician.

For nearly quarter OF century.
or from 1870 until 1894, William A..
Camp was the manager of the New
York Clearing House association. He
was a little man with bright. dark
eyes, bushy eyebrows, thick hair
which in tho later years Of his life be-
came iron-gray. and grizzly beard.
Mr.. Camp was a conspicuous personal
ity in the financial world Of New York.
not only because he was the manager
OF the largest clearing house associa-
ton of the world. but also on account
Of q delightful quaintness Of personal
ity and the whimsical and odd way he
had of looking at life. and especially
the life Of the clearing house
ALTHOUGH this institution Is called
the New York Clearing House asso-
ciation," he said to me one day. yet
1t is, in fact. the great clearing house
Of the United States. should say
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
BUTTERMILK SAUCE THE BEST
Adds to Flavor Of Pudding in Fat
Greater Degree Than When Sweet
Milk Is Used.

Bu.termllk sauce for buildings or
any dessert which lacks an acid, Is
far superior to sauce in which sweet
milk Is used. A delicious sauce is
made OF cupful of boiling water and
one cupful of sugar, one-half cupfui
Of good buttermilk and butter the
size of an egg. The same rule ap.
plies to custard with lemon flavoring
This Is good way to clean but1
or cream-colored window shades: Be-
gin by taking off any trimmings there
may be. washing them in hot soapy
water, then rinsing them in borax wa
ter and pressing them on the wrong
side. Next bake some flour In a dish
in the oven; lay the blind fiat on a
table, dust 1t with a clean cloth then
dip piece of flannel in the -four and
rub the blind evenly with it. Take
fresh -four and flannel when soiled
Polish the blind with a clean, soft
cloth, sew on the trimmings again
and replace it in the window.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Cairo University Holds Record.

~S"O O"veVoty 0OSoO NSc0To.
The Oldest and largest university
In the world is El.Azhar at; Cairo,
Founded In 975, it has been from the
start a national institution, tho khe.
dive being the rector. The minimum
age Of entrance is Is, and the appli-
cant must know half the Koran by
heart II blind the whole Koran. and be
able to read and write. The curricu.
lum consists of virtually nothing but
theology and canon law, the final ex.
animation Is years after ,matricula.
tiou being upon these, together with
traditions Of the Prophet, grammar.
etymology, rhetoric and logic. It II
tho same instruction which has pre.
vailed for centuries. and one who GOES
into the. great court where the circles
Of students are sitting at the fest Of
their Gamaliels, looks upon a ,scens
preserved from the middle ACES. "a
perfect specimen. living, breathing and
entire
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Janoes r. Fields Story OF the Way
IN Which He Came to Get "The
Scarlet Letter" From Ma
thaniel Hawthorne.

One OF the great American publish
ers of yesterday was James T. Fields
(l817-Sl) OF Boston AS one account
Of his life has 1t: His charming per-
sonai qualities. his sympathy. his lib
crafty to all with whom he dealt, and
his unquestioned literary Judgment
drew to him most Of the best known
American authors of the time. and he
became the publisher Of LongfelioW,
Hawthorne. Emerson, Holmes, Whit
tier and Lowell, besides introducing
Tennyson and Browning to American
readers even before their true worth
was recognized in England" Mr..
eight years, beginning in 1862. and
the last ten years of his life he spent
in authorship and lecturing.
IN the course OF conversation
Mad with this distinguished publisher
on the day Of his return from Europe
in lS79-his last trip across the At
lantic-I asked him il it were true.
as l had heard, that he had rescued
the manuscript of Hawthorne's Scar
let Letter" from what seemed to be 4
permanent burial place.
YES" he said. land have alluded
to that incident in one OF my lee
lures. l had been to see Hawthorne
at Salem; he was then an officer in
the custom house there. and although
he had done nothing in 4 literary way
in
that he might have by him a manu-
script or that might persuade him
to write something which would be
available for publication. He told me
that he had nothing. but just as |
was about to leave he opened a draw
er and took from 1t some manuscript.
saying to me that he was doubtful!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
How John ]. Aston Let Gerrit Smith
Have $500, ZOO on the Latter's
Word That He Would Exc
este Mortgage Bond.

Il have often thought that the tin
est exhibition of business confidence
ut which l have ever had knowledge
was the lending Of some three hun
dred thousand dollars to Gerrit Smith
by John Jacob Aston simply upon Mr..
Smiths promise that he would. as
soon as practicable, execute a mort
gage bond as security for the loan.
So said to me few years before his
death, in 1902. Judge Noah Davis. who
presided over the Tweed trial. was
chief justice of New York state from
1874 until 1887. when he resigned. and
in 1867 was beaten by Roscoe Conk-
ling for the United States senate by
only two votes in the Republican eau
Gus.
Il knew Gerrit Smith we'll, not only
by reputation as one of the the great
abolitionists, but personally" contin-
ued Judge Davis. He was a man OF
very great ability and very large
wealth, and he had some very peculiar
ideas about the ownership Of wealth
which were almost those Of a soci-
alist. He lived up to his ideas. too.
for he gave away much the greater
part of his income and many thou
sand acres of land which he inherited
from his father. suppose that the
land which came to Gerrit Smith
would. if it were in the possession OF
he family at this time (about 1882
probably be worth from fifteen to
twenty million dollars. 1t was stu
ated in central New York state. and
before he began to give away Smith
was one Of the countrys largest
land owners. And for all he was
radical on the slavery question, ne
was one OF the three men-all New
Workers, Horace Greeley ami Commo-
dore Vanderbilt being the other two
who signed the bail bond by means
of which jefferson Davis was released
from Fortress Monroe pending trial
tor treason.
We'll. Mr.. Smith was very suddenly
brought into grave financial peril at
the time OF the first great national
panic. that OF 1897: he was then forty
years OF age He had assets enough.
for he was the owner of many thou
sands Of acres of land, but he. like
many other men Of wealth. was in
desperate need of ready money. In
his extremity he thought of John ia
cob Astor. with whom his father had
been associated In the fur trade and
with whom Gerrit Smith had had
some business dealings. Therefore
Astor. saying that he needed a large
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
For Tired Feat.

After long walk. when the feet
feel weary and uncomfortable. trv
bathing them In warm water with lit.
tie eau de cologne added to It. Dry
them and rub In some starch or plain
violet powder. On a railway Journey
It Is = good idea to take 4 pair OF
light slippers in the travelling. bag and
to change the outdoor boots when in
the train.
Alcohol is good medium with
which to rub the feet, and bathine
them in salt water is good for some
feet. and they are always benefited by
the starch powder rub afterward.
Cotton stockings Of the finest and
softest make are excellent wear for
tender feet, and many people like
cashmere. Many people believe I'm
soaptng the heel Of q stocking 20 as to
prevent blisters, and shaking starct,
powder or boracic acid into the stock
ings before putting them on is an.
other preventive of those Gripping
worIiers. ~, Hz.e ~ - 4. sz.szs. .s4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Brown Kidney Stew.

From beef kidney cut of the out
side meat In bits. rejecting tubes and
purplish cores. Cover with cold wa
ter, heat slowly till steaming, drain.
add cold water and heat second
time, and again third time. To the
drained kidneys add one cup brown
sauce. season very highly with table
sauce and catsup and stand over hot
water ten minutes.
Brown sauce to be used for kidneys.
In saucepan brown one tablespoon but.
ter until dark, but not burned; add
one tablespoon flour; stir and brown
again. Add gradually one cup stock
(beef is best) or hot water and stir
until smooth and thick. Season with
salt and pepper and simmer five min
utes and pour over the kidney stew.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
HEREzIS SIMPLE LUNCH.
DAINTY AND AMPLY SUFFICIENT
FOR THE PURPOSE.
Also Has tho Valuable Qualification
Of Being Easy to Serve When
Chance Visitors Arrive at
Busy Time.

Although this lunch Is datnty
enough to tempt the most capricious
appetite, yet it is sufficiently satisfy.
,ng to serve as TIE only meal between
breakfast and dinner. Hard boil a.
many eggs as are necessary. allowing
two eggs for each plate required.
When cool enough to handle remove
the shells AID carefully cut each egg
in half lengthwise. Crumble all the
yolks in bowl, add salt. pepper, pap
rika, mustard to taste, and finely
chopped cold ham or veal in the pro.
portion of about a teaspoonful for
each egg. Mix we'll. Then moisten
with lemon juice and olive oil in pro.
portion to suit the taste, adding
enough liquid to make a very soft.
smooth paste. Replace this mixture
in the empty whites and arrange four
halves around lettuce leaf on a plate.
In the center place generous table
spoonful of cut up radishes and GEL
cry, being careful in cutting these
that each piece of raddish shows some
Of the bright red outside. Around the
outside of plate, between the halves
of egg, put more radishes, cut In larg-
er pieces than those used in the cen
ter. Then put the plates in the ice
box until the sandwiches are prepared
Make these of thinly sliced white
bread spread with butter and cheese.
While any kind of cheese will make
tasty sandwiches. If American cheese
is used it is better to crate 1t and
then sprinkle it over the buttered
bread than merely to slice it. When
the sandwiches are ready to serve re-
move the plates of salad from the ice
box and over the center of each pour
some mayonnaise dressing. Coffee or
a light beer, depending upon ones
preferences and convictions, is the
drink to be served. And the salad is
so satisfying that few will feel the
need Of sweeter course to follow.
If one has the mayonnaise dressing
ready, this lunch can be prepared very
quickly by systematizing the work to
be done. If one has no mayonnaise
the salad will be just as delicious if
the celery and radishes are marinated
in French dressing while the eggs and
sandwiches are being prepared. The
French dressing then should be passed
around at the table.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

sand dollars and Mr.. Aston had no
other security for 1t that Gerrtt
Smiths word. But he knew Gerrit
Smith and realized that his word was
as good as his bond.
"As soon as possible after Smith re-
turned to his home he had the
mortgages made out and executed and
instructed a clerk to send them to
Mr.. Aston. But through some acci-
dent the mortgages were not sent to
Mr.. Aston. They were overlooked
and then forgotten. Nor did Mr.. Astor
ever remind Mr.. Smith by letter that
he had not fulfilled his promise to
execute and deliver mortgage bonds
securities for the loans.
NEARLY a year passed and Mr..
Smith was again in New York when.
meeting Mr.. Astor. he spoke Of the
loan. saying that be hoped to repay 1t
in the course of year or two. Then
Mr.. Astor said to him that he had not
as yet received the mortgage bonds.
AS soon as Mr. Smith heard that he
returned to Peterboro, made search.
discovered the mislaid mortgages. and
then instantly went back to New York
with the mortgages in his pocket and
delivered them personally to John ia
cob AstOr.
Il don't believe" concluded Judge
Davis, that John Jacob Astor at any
other time in his career made Z bust.
ness loan to any one without having
first received the securities, either in
the form of mortgages, collateral or
we'll endorsed notes..
Copyright, 1911. by E. J. Edwards All
Rights Iteserved.)
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Unanimous Choice

During local election in a German
own only one man appeared at the
nomination desk.
Whom do you nominate?" inquired
The official.
Myself" was the answer.
do you accept the nomination.?
well. no."
"Then we must try again. Whom do
you lomjnate?"
Myself"
you accept the nomination.
NO"
A subdued "Donnerwetter!" escaped
the lips of the perplexed official. but he
vent on:
For the third time, whom do you
aominate?"
"Mysen." came the fnvariable reply.
DO YOU accept the nomination."
The man rose with q smile of salts
faction spreading over his face as he
answered proudly:
Having been three times solicited
by my fellow citizens to accept the
nomination. ! can no longer decline to
4accede to their Wishes"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Nest in Cactus and Cholla

The cholla, which is a low, branch.
Ing and very prickly cactus, is used BY
the thrashers and thrushes for their
nests. The birds are soon near the
color of the plant. and the approach
to the nest is SO hedged about by
thorns that they are safe from the
ever-present bands of maraudine
snakes. hawks and ground owls. The
last is most ridiculous bird: stand
ing out on the desert it might be IA.
ken for a dead cactus plant The
dove. too. nests in the cactus. but does
not often choose the cholla, risking a
less vicious refuge. for the young
birds in making their first flight are
often spiked by the terrible thorns.-
Country Life in America.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
The Use Of Coke.

While the majority Of the popuia-
ton was burning anthracite last year.
more than 41,5O0.O00 tons OF coke
were being consumed in the steel
mills and ore refineries of the nation.
The public at large does not know
that an insignificant amount of an
thracite Is used compared with the
consumption OF bituminous GOALS It's
members see the contents of the fam
lily coal hod or the emptying Of hard
Goals into the Easements Of the big
apartments. They understand little
Of the great bituminous industry. and
they know less OF coke. the by-prod.
uct of the gas and steel industries.
which is produced for their own ul.
innate benefit and comfort, in an
amount equal to two-thirds Of the
total production Of bituminous and
anthracite Goals together.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
To Keep Watermelon Fresh.

1T will be fiat and stale by tomor.
'ow,' they said Of the perfectly good
?alf watermelon that was left. But it
'asn't, for l melted little paraffin in
3. jelly cake pan, dipped the cut end
nto it and put the melon into the
ellar. Two days later when the wa
ermelon was cut il was as fresh and
ad as good favor as if 1t had been
ept it in it's own green shell.-Good
housekeeping.