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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09

Is there ANY possible way, asksd
the. Summer Bird Of & keeping tho
cut end Of q piece Of rubber hose
/ from splitting? Where it's forced over
the end Of q gas stove pipe, for "A:
stance?.sEI know one really ought 70
have iron pipe connectio lions made BY
a=agas filter, but some times ono has
to put up with rubber pipe as 8 tam.
porary convenie 8 I.
Z. II know, : said the Little Wise Lady.
Those things will happen sonnet times,
and the quickest way Of heading OF
trouble Is by using ordinary ha1f.inch
adhesive, such % comes In little rolls,
and to wind Cstrap' Is better world
several thicknesses Of 1t around each
end Of the rubber hose, after It !. is
forced into place on the stove or gas
pipe: It holds the edges firm and pre-
vents the tension which cracks the
rubber. Ofscourse. one might use
rubber cement but it's a fussy thing
to tinker with and there Is all the
bother OF waiting for 1t to dry. Ad.
hestve-take It all together--is one Of
the most useful things to have around
the house Of which rye any record:
Try it next time your rubber hot wa,
ter bottle springs tiny leak two or
three layers Of it-of course making
sure that the rubber surface ID. dry
before putting It on. II it is slow to
stick warm it slightly before. apply
ing, and you'll have no more trouble"
New York Herald. -. ! -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
NOT HARD TO CLEAN SWEATER
Dalntiest Of Creamy White Ones May
Be Renovated In the Fol-. !
r. -. lowing Manner. ...>.~.

A sweater is one of the necessities
Of the wardrobe. No other wrap can
take its place. The dainty woman al
ways prefers the creamy white ones,
but often hesitates to buy because of
the seeming difficulty Of cleaning
them. The following method simpli.
f1es that process, 80 that no one need
hesitate to buy one on that account
Woollen blankets may be cleaned in
the same manner.
"A quarter Of bar of a good white
soap Is melted over the stove. To
this is added about half q cup of am
monia. Enough hot water is run into
the pan or tub to cover the sweater
The soap and ammonia are stirred
in, and then the sweater is placed in
With stick on the top of wash
board this is stirred and turned until
the dirt is out. Rinse in several wa
tiers, then lay on a slanting board to
drain, but no not squeeze dry.
There are several methods Of dry
ing. One Is to fasten a sheet nat
over several clothes lines and spread
the sweater on that in the sun.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
" A New Refrigerator.

A new refrigerator solves the dif1l-
culties Of keeping cold water on hand
without the expense Of extra Ice for
it, without the trouble even OF chop.
ping the ice and without the sediment
that Is apt to tinge the drinking wa.
ter, The leo box has a porcelain lined
reservoir on the top of which there IL
a porcelain funnel shaped rest into
which water bottle rests mouth
downward. The reservoir holds half
the contents OF gallon bottle, the re.
naming contents pouring into it az
the water ia drawn of. The ice which
fills the ice compartment rests against
the reservoir and insures the coolness
Of its contents. The refrigerator has
several other very worthfur features,
among them a fine circulation Of air
and cap that covers the svaste pipe,
keeping warm air from entering and
dirt from the ice from going into the
pipe. ) = - - :.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
20 |
tDEeeERT: DANES AND METHOD
= or pREPARlN O. sALlAo
Recipe for cocoanut Pudding . 90
served cold-White's lady Cake ]. !.
What English Housewife u
" w.: Would % With Salmon 81 j:

For 8 cocoanut pudding mix half :
pound Of granulated sugar with .
pound. of grated cocoanut. Heat .
pint Of cream and pint OF rich milk
to the boiling point. Add little salt,
and stir the cocoanut and sugar into
them. Remove from the stove and
then beat through it the whipped
whites Of eight eggs. Flavor with
orange: Bake In custard cups i. for
three-quarters of an hour; or, II pre-
|" pared, use one big dish instead of the
cups. i, Serve the pudding cold, with
or without cream. This ig q most de-
licious pudding. + \
For a:whita lady cake use two cup
fuls of sugar, two-thirdss of a cupful Of
butter. one cupful Of milk. the whites
Of four eggs three cupfuls Of sifted
-four and q teaspoonful Of baking pow
der. Mix in the usual. manner and
flavor to suit the taste. Bake In loaf
form. ::
The following is a London method
Of preparing salmon: Split three
pound salmon In half, remove the
spinal bone and cut each half length
wise into three even strips. With a
larding needle and thin strips Of pork
lard each piece: Then place the fish
In a buttered pan after seasoning with
half teaspoonful of salt and three
saltspoonfuls of pepper. Squeeze over
the surface the juice Of quarter Of a
lemon. Sprinkle the whole with gill
of white wine. Cover the fish with a
large sheet of buttered paper properly
creased. Let 1t cook for about thirty
five minutes. Thicker the fish gravy
that forms with little -four, and
when the fish is removed to the plat
ter it is to be served on pour this
gravy over 1t.
For dropped cookies" use an egg,
half cupful of the finest lard or but
tor, one cupful Of sugar, two-thirds Of
a cupful of milk, two cupfuls and a
half Of -four, a small teaspoonful Of
suda and two teaspoonfuls of cream Of
tartar: Cream the shortening and the
sugar together. Beat in the egg and
add the milk. Then stir the whole
into the flour, after sitting 1t with the
soda and cream Of tartar. Bake in
spoonfuls upon creased iron sheet
in hot oven. Two teaspoonfuls Of
baking powder may be used in place
OF the soda and cream Of tartar.
Sprinkle little sugar over the cook
les before baking.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Kentucky Fried Chicken.


Directions say chicken should be
dressed and kept in the refrigerator
for at least IL hours before cooking it.
Cut In six or eight pieces, dust
them lightly with palatable season
ing Of salt and pepper, then dredge
them with -four, shaking off all that
is superfluous. The frying pan should
be half full of fresh sweet lard which
is smoking hot when the chicken is
put in. Cover and cook slowly for
one-half hour, turning it frequently.
When it Is done remove the chicken
to heated platter, pour the fat from
the pan, put In a generous lump of
butter and let 1t brown, then stir in q
pint of thin cream, season palatably
with pepper and salt and cook until
creamy. Serve the sauce in the gravy
boat.--Woman's Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
EAT CARROTS; PRoLoNG LIFE
French Scientist Asserts These Veqe-
tables Make Skin Clear and
XIII Bacteria.

Paris.-Since Professor Metchni-
koff has been writing on the value Of
carrots for general health that homely
vegetable has found a regular place
on the menu of home and restaurant
in Paris. IT, has been remembered
that carrots form part of the daily
food at Vichy, and the chefs at the
big hotels are inventing recipes to
satisfy the taste of the moment.
Greasy soup, as everybody knows, is
but mashed carrots diluted with milk.
and at the fashionable gatherings in
the Bots de Boulogne restaurants on
Friday evenings there is scarcely a
table where this soup is not served.
Carrots, according to Professor
Metchnikoff, contain sugar that kills
a bacillus that prevents our attaining
the age of one-hunlred; besides this,
carrots possess, according to tradition.
the property Of comforting fine COM
plexion on all who persistently eat
them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Novel Enqs for Breakfast

Novel Eggs for Breakfast
Many persons who do not care for
hard-boiled eggs have just as great q
dislike to the very soft ones in which
the white is scarcely CONCEALED. There
is an appetizing cross between these,
however.
Plunge the eggs in boiling water,
then put on the back Of the stove for
ten minutes, but do not boil. This
makes the eggs soft and waxy. Put
In leo water and when thoroughly
chilled remove the shells. carefully
keeping the eggs whole. -
When ready to use heat in meat
stock and serve on rounds of buttered
toast, with cream sauce poured over.
or it can &c on a bed Of spinach.
chopper fine and highly seasoned.
Only fresh egg can be cooked In
this way. IL" .''.~- ::
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Salmon Loaf.

For delicious salmon loaf use two
cans Of salmon and loaf Of stale
bread. Reject the crusts of the bread
and remove the bones from: the sal
mon. Break the bread into soft
crumbs and the salmon into fakes and
mix them together. Moisten with two
beaten eggs, a tablespoonful of melted
butter and one or two teaspoonfuls of
lemon juice, with salt and pepper to
taste. Add a tablespoonful of cream
II not moist enough. Butter bread
tin and put the mixture into it.; Bake
the loaf for an hour or until thorough
ly done. Serve with cream sauce
or a white sauce sprink1ed with
minced parsley
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
70 0 RESTORE !! d Youth D ! II
Philadelphia Scientist Declares
He Can Perform Miracle. "
Says His New Discovery Already Has
Been Proven Successful In "a
Thousand Cases-Could Make
Giants.

Philadelphia.-"Old age il a condi.
ton that can be cured. People can
really be made younger" declared DR..
Frank r. Starkey of this city in dis
GUESSING his discovery of formula for
an extract that has been proven in
thousand test cases to be a cure for
chronic and acute diseases. -
Il could make a race of giants. of
dwarfs. or of goggle-eyed idiots by
treating people in their adolescence
and disturbing the proportion among
their glands. through which organs the
formula cures" he continued.
The "elixir of life," as discovered
by DR.. Starkey. consists Of paste
formed OF extracts from the genital
glands of roosters and sheep and the
pituitary glands of the latter animal.
mixed with chemically pure glycerin,
allowed to macerate forty eight hours
and then filtered. This extract is in
1ected into the blood of the patient, a
marked departure from the methods
OF other physicians who have attempt
ed like cures.
DR.. Starkey is one of the most reput-
able physicians in Philadelphia. He
has been practicing since he was grad
uated from the Medico- Chirurgical COL
lege in 1897, with the exception of
two years when he pursned postgradu-
ate studies in London, Vienna and
Berlin.
Eight years ago be started his ex.
perlments that have finally won sue
cess. Four years ago the supreme test
was made, when Dr. Starkey enlisted
the assistance of fifty volunteer ;sub.
5ects, twenty-five men and twenty-five
women, ranging in ages from twenty
to thirty-five years.
The formula has met the approval
OF the leading physicians of this city,
ana DR.. Starkey, who has taken it
himself, says he feels twenty years
younger. He looks it, too
There are certain vital organs or
ductless glands in the human organ
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Ono Way to Save Pennies.

~s0 W WV Sb"'Sos
Save all your empty coffee and bak.
ing powder. cans, also your hubby's to-
bacco cans If he buys it by the pound.
which he should do, as by so doing he
can save the price Of cigar or more
on a pound can. Now, in place of
sticking labels on your empty cans,
try my way. Soak of the wrapper on
can and dry well. Then paint cans
white and let dry: Then print black
letters on whatever you wish to use
can for-for example, beans, peas,
rice, sage, and such like. Now, II
you buy your spices by the pound you
can save dollars in a years time.
They can be bought in bulk at all the
big stores. So save all your empty
cans to put them in. BY painting cans
white and the letters black you can
find what you want at glance and no
labels always coming of. Just try 1t
for yourself and see.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
stucco Whitewash.

Unslacked lime one-half bushel, salt
one peck, rice three pounds, spanish
whiting one-half pound, glue one
pound.
Slack the lime with boiling water
and cover it during the operation to
keep In the steam. Strain the liquid
through a fine sieve and add the salt
already dissolved In water. Boil the
rice to thin paste and stir it in very
hot, then put in the whiting and the
glue. Dissolve the glue by soaking
several hours in cold water, then
place in double boiler and heat slowly
Use agate or porcelain kettle. Iron
will turn the glue dark. Now add five
gallons of hot water to the mixture.
Stir it well and let it stand two or
three days covered from the dust.
This whitewash is applied while hot.
It Is very brilliant and durable. II
designed for brick and stone. but can
be used for inside walls just az well.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Fruit Mold.

This simply prepared sweet can be
made from the Juice Of any fruits
mixed together, or OF one kind only.
Place the fruit in stone jar. strew
thickly with sugar. add little water,
and stand IN the oven until the Juice
has been extracted. One pint Of Juice
is required, and one pound Of fruit
will generally yield this amount. Mix
one and one-half ounces Of cornfour
with little cold water, and strain the
Juice over. Pour into stewpan and
boil for seven minutes, stirring all the
time: then turn into a well-soaked
mold Serve with custard or 4 milky
pudding. a., s<: 5,z ~. 7 5s S: J
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Ono Whisper From Owner and Fannie
Heads for the Upturned Boat
Brings Two Back to Shore.

New York.-When A. w. Appleton,
the owner OF Camp Warren on South
Beach, S. l., took his gray mare
Fanny down to the water for their
usual morning bath, they had not been
splashing about long before the man
saw that some $50 feet of shore some
one was clinging to an overturned row.
boat and making feeble signals Of dis
tress. Mr.. Appleton lost no time In
climbing on the mares neck and
whispering to her what the trou.
BILE was. -
She seemed to agree with him that
something would have to be done i'm
mediately, and swan OF toward the
overturned boat. AS they drew near,
through the waves Mr.. Appleton saw
that the man was all but unconscious
from exhaustion, and that they had
some zone too soon. In a few min
ptess b had lifted the halt.imp tigs
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Gravy Soup.


Cut the meat from: six-pound shin
OF beef, cutting It into small squares.
Heat two tablespoonfuls butter IN 4
sauce pan, roll the pieces Of meat IN
-four and add them by .deEpaas to the
butter; stir now and then hnd set
simm ert for one hour. The meat should
look brown and juices be drawn out.
Add one head Of celery, two sliced
onions, two sliced turnips, two sliced
carrots. bunch Of sweet herbs. blade Of
mace, two bay leaves, SIX cloves, two
teaspoonfuls whole peppers and ons
tablespoonful salt; also add beef bones
sawed into small pieces and one gal.
Ion Of boiling water. Simmer for III.
hours. strain and lot It get cold. Then
removs al the fat. Serve with small
pieces Of cooked vegetables IA II. sssSs=
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Mare Swims Out to Rescue

ure to the mares back and held him
there, while Fanny, swimming as she
never swan before, carried her double
burdsa to shore. 81
Under the ministrations of the peo-
pie IL Camp Estelle the man was soon
righted and able to introduce himself
as George Richards, sales manager Of
a NeT York rubber company. He had
been fishing, he said, and the choppy
sea was too much for him. His boat
was overturned, and he had been hang
ing on for 20 minutes before Mr.. Ap-
pleton and Fanny reached him.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Three Fortune Hunters Play
Cards to Win Heiress.
French Adventures Agreed to Let
u Winner Wed Rich American Wom-
an Providing He Give Each
of Them 100000 Francs.

Paris.-1ndignatio and disgust have
Jeen aroused in the American colony
here by the publication in Gil Bias Of
a story purporting to tell how three
men prominent in Paris society, but
Of slender means, decided by game
of cards at a well-known club which
Of them should seek the hand in mar
rage of an American widow, the win
ner, If successful, to share the widows
private fortune with his accomplices.
The story, which is headed Con
quest Of Woman" boldly names the
woman to be "won," while carefully
concealing the names of the three
conspirators.
It says that at one of the most aris-
tocrat1c clubs In Paris, adjoining the
Place de la Concorde, three of the
principal members, who are on init
mate terms with each other, discov-
cred just month ago that all cher
ished the same ambition to make the
acquaintance of the widow in ques-
ton, "and induce her to renounce In
their favor her liberty and her hus-
bands legacy" Being unwilling to
rupture their friendship by becoming
rivals, they agreed to join forces on
the following terms:
A sum of money was to be put up
by all three, the amount thus raised to
be taken over by the one whom q
game of chance should select to WOO
the lady. If he should be so fortunate
as to secure the latter for his wife he
would hand over 100000 francs to
each Of his two friends.
According to the story, the man to
do the wooing was chosen at a game
of escarte. Then details of the pro.
ject were discussed until far into the
night. The three fortune hunters
managed to scrape together $4,000
which was considered sufficient for
expenses, and the winner arranged to
sail for America. He is described as
"a former barrister, who at present
occupies himself with business; he has
no title, but bears well-known name
has seductive personality employs
his leisure time in writing poetry, and
Is an incompatible conversationalist
with brilliant distinction of manner.
The greatest disgust is expressed
here among those who credit the
story, and it is taken for granted that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
The Bathroom.

=. A small bathroom will display ev-
cry inch to- advantage by being treat
ed in the following way: + ~
Paint the Dashboard and side walls
a light gray up to the height Of four
feet, and finish by a wooden molding
painted the same color. q
Paint the ceiling light blue. Pa,
per the side walls above the mold
ing. A blue paper with q design Of
upward flights of swallows suggests
height, and with good perspective the
effect 10 noticeably light. and free. 1
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
z. Snow Cake.

! One pound Of arrowroot; half pound
pounded white sugar, half pound but
ter, the whites Of ok eggs, havoring
to taste. Of essence Of almonds, vanilla
or lemon. Beat the butter to 8 cream.
stir In sugar and arrowroot gradually.
at the same time beating the mix.
ture. Whisk the whites Of the sggs 80
stin froth, add them to the other IN
gradients, and best well for. twenty.
minutes. Put in whichever q the
above davorings may be preferred;
pour the cake into Q buttered mold OF
tin and bake It IN 4 moderate oven
from one to one and q half hours.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
GAMBLE FOR WIDOW
the unexpected publicity shed upon
the design has effectually ended the
scheme.
NEEDLE IN TOE so YEARS
Woman Treated for Supposed Corn
Is Relieved of Lameness by
Chiropodist.

Newton, N. IA needle that had
been in the foot Of Mrs. Daniel S.
Hornbeck, school teacher of Mil.
ford, for 30 years, was removed by
chiropodist to whom she went to
have supposed corn treated. For
the first time since she was a girl
of ten Mrs. Hornbeck was able to
walk without limping. She had for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09

The following utensil5 m. nsoss =
for III Kinds g plss sliy,rine: 81 80 q -
quart porcelain lined keftls, s. li1t6
Eenameaed ladls 4 long handlsd ~ Sd.
Ea Wide .moutheds funnel, : coIsndss.
several pans. pairing knives, 4 Wo6ds
masher, scales md one Or two cloth
bags through which TO strain tie jslly.
10 many jars are 70 DO hllsd, q clothsb
boiler win Be convenient for starilis.
Ing them.
Have q rack Il the bottom of 10
boiler. and on It place jar1 and coyers,
and completely cover them With cold
water. Bring the water slowly Is mo
boiling point and boil for twenty min
utes. Have fresh rubbers and scald
them BY dipping them IN tho boiling
water. The most imp liant thing q
remember 70 that every utensiI must
Be perfectly clean. and no dust which
can be prevented shall Be allowed %
rise during the time Of putting To
fruit In the jars. Great care must b
taken In alling the jars. Do not take
them from tho boiling wat6f and eet
them on cold table, or IN 8 sdraft::
otherwise they viii crack and some.
times break. A break 10 often better
than crack, 90 q crack sometimes So
20 small that it escapes ones potios
until the jar falls apart and the con.
tents are lost. Also care must DO T.
ken to have the syrup boiling, and q
NIL the iara ccmnlAfalv even "a 2nWAyn.,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Fruit salad.

Mix together four bananas and four
well-sweetened oranges, cut IN slices.
Place on lettuce leaves and garnish
with candied cherries, English wal
nuts and almonds. Pour over all q
dressing made Of the Juice Of one
lemon. three tabIespoonfuls Of sugar
and three tablespo onfuls of water.
Stir the dressing over the fire until
the sugar dissolves. When 1t 10 cold
pour It over the salad. .zzz. s.:s -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-08-09
Lemon Sponge.

E Soak one tablespoon Of granulated
gelatin in one-quarter cup Of cold wa
ter; when soft add one cup Of boiling
water, one cup Of sugar and one;third
cup Of lemon Juice. Stir until dir.
solved, strain and set aside to cool.
Stir the mixture occasionally until
frothy, add the beaten whites Of three
eggs and continue beating until 5ti1l.
Serve with custard sauce. 3s.s555
Custard Sauce Beat the yolks Of
three eggs until light, add onehaH
saltspoon Of salt and one pint o. hot
milk. Cook until thick, flavor with
one teaspoon Of vanilla and chill.
Mrs. H. 49,. !. -. T. VI: s,=..s. sZ3