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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
new PAPER CUPS FOR JELLY
Little Vessels That Will Be Hailed
With Delight by tho Modern
housekeeper.

The new paper sanitary tumblera
which have just come 0ut ought to be
hailed with delight by the modern
housekeeper especially at preserving
times. These little vessels are made
from spruce pulp. They are treated
with aseptic qualities at the mill be-
fore being packed in cartons and
shipped to the various stores and In
these cartons sold to the housekeeper,
so the only thing she has to do is to
break the seal and the jelly jars are
ready for use.
They are so inexpensive that they
may easily be thrown away at the
end Of the winter season, says the
Philadelphia Times. Each tumbler ia
treated with wax process which en-
ables the jelly to slip out as easily as
from a glass jar.
Little round lids come for covering
the vessels and slip into a small
groove at the top. The hot liquor
can be poured directly into these pa
per tumblers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Army Officer Stationed In California
Has Hard Luck In California
Town,

San F'rancisco.-When is a colonel
not colonel? Colonel John P. Wis
ser. coast artillery. stationed at the
Preside In this city, thinks he found
the answer In Soledad. CAL Also the
colonel found that he does not like
Soledad.
The colonel is addicted to long
tramps in periods Of rest from the
arduous duties of soldiers life
When he recently was granted a
months leave of absence he set out
with his son Edward on a walk to
southern California. equipped with an
automobile road guide, which, among
other things, contained list of the
best hotels between San Francisco and
Santa Barbara. the latter city being
the colonels destination.
After several days the road guide
showed the mixers that they were ap-
preaching Soledad. The travellers had
not shaved for three days; upon their
wrinkled and baggy garments the dust
Of the road lay thickly, night was
falling and they were hungry. They
stepped briskly into the lobby Of the
hotel. The colonel in the van. The lat
ter reached for pen to register, when
the proprietor put forth restraining
hand.
You cannct stay here?" he said.
why not?" asked The colonel, mild
ly surprised.
This hotel is not for such as you"
replied the manager
But l am colonel of the United
States army" said the colonel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Paul Jones a stratealst.

Probably most Of those persons who
read the account of the dedication OF
the Paul Jones statue at Washington
think of that daring seatighter as a
man of strenuous action, sort Of sea
knight. Paul Jones was, indeed, all
Of that, and he was great deal more.
comedies the Boston Transcript. He
was thinker, who thought deeply on
naval strategy and naval organization.
and, so far as our service is concerned,
his designation as the father of the
American navy is correct. Save to-
ward the close OF bis life, and then I'M,
der most unfavoraole conditions, he
never had a chance to put his ideas OF
strategy into action. The Russian
navy, with which he served In the war
against the TURKS, was poor school
and one unwilling to learn from ?
great instructor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
REWARDFOR TENANT

dow to the porch roof and slid down
a post to the ground. The last Jo-
sephine saw of him he was sprinting
up the road.
Now, Mr.. Jackson Is very devoted
to his wife, and he'd have given
$4,000, II he had 1t, SO he said after
wards, to have had that ghost right
then. What he would have done to
It would have been a-plenty.
AS it was he hoofed 1t right along to
his neighbors and told his story.
Mr. Jackson and his neighbors re-
turned to the house to rescue Joseph
inc, but when they reached the house
her shrieks had ceased.
Presently young Nose johnson es-
pied filmy white figure fitting past
the upstairs window. He let fly an
apple. 1t hit the white robed figure
square in the face. The head was
poked out of the window.
Nose Johnson" it shrieked. I'LL
smash yo' everlastin' good TO- muffin
happy head TO- YOU
1t sounded like the voice of Joseph
Inc. And, in fact. as Nose did quick
step up the road Josephine darted
down the back stairs.
Nothing could induce Josephine to
return, though her husband limited to
her that her attire was not quite the
thing for the street. The couple spent
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27

The trumpeter bird is the ragpicker
OF the woods and swamps Of Guiana,
where he is always at work at his
trade, with his stomach for a pack
and his bill for hook. He performs
a useful but most extraordinary serv-
ice, devouring a perfect multitude OF
snakes, frogs, scorpions. spiders, liz
ards, and the like creatures. But this
terrible bird can be made perfectly
tame. On the Guiana plantations he
may be seen fraternizing with the
ducks and turkeys, accompanying
them in their walks, defending them
from their enemies, separating quar-
elers with the strokes of his bill, sus-
tanning the young and the feeble and
waking the echoes with his trumpet
while he brings home his hocks at
night. The trumpeter is as handsome
as he is useful. Noble and naughty
in aspect. he raises himself up on his
long, yellow gathered legs and seems
to say, II am the trumpeter. the
scourge Of the reptile, and the protec.
tor of the flocks"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
BAR ALL ST0CKINGLESS GIRLS
Atlantic City Rules Bathers Must
Cover Legs While Walking
Around Beach.

Atlantic City, n. Feminine
"calves" unprotected by stockings are
no longer to be seen along the beach.
Stockingless maids went under the
ban by order of DR.. John T. Beckwith
chief of the beach patrol, acting under
direct orders from William Bartlett
director of the department Of public
safety.
Shapely damsels, not content with
abbreviated bathing garments, started
bare leg fad some weeks ago. Since
then there has beer a general move
by athletic girls to follow suit. Direc-
tor Bartlett was shocked when he
sighted several fine specimens drift
ing about the strand today and the
ukase followed.
Now the girls are protesting that
the men should be treated likewise.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Owner of House Offers $50 for
an Occupant.
Landlord Also viii Give Free Rent to
Negro Who Promises to Make
"Haunted" Building His
Residence.

Kent, Conn.-"Fifty dollars cash bo-
aus and two months rent free to any
body who will live not less than two
months in this house"
Such is the sign which Ezra Blake,
wealthy land owner, has put up on
cue of his houses in the negro quar-
ter near here.
Among negroes the house Is reputed
haunted" Until a month ago It was
? perfectly self-respecting house.
pever known to have any spiritual WIS.,
TORS But the last tenants, couple
banned Jackson, after living In It for
1--WE years, had ghostly visitor one
night. and since then Mr.. Blake has
been unable to rent the house.
The Jacksons are considered truth
full people. At any rate, their neigh
bors believe them. Mrs. Jackson de-
cla1ee that a ghost chased her up
the back stairs and Mr.. Jackson cor
robcrates her.
Mr. Jackson was first to hear queer
noises and he aroused his wife Joseph
inc.
Josephine" he called to her.
"thar's suah an awful queer soun' In
de cellar!"
Josephine listened and sure enough,
she heard low moaning. Jackson
said he'd Investigate this matter thor
oughly."
Josephine" he said. without q tre-
NOR. you 60 down In the cellar and
see wha' TO- that noise is. Ell you
need any help, why jes' call me, that's
all, jes' call me-"
Josephine demurred, but Mr.. Jack
con was firm. so Josephine went
downstairs
He didn't have long to wait Joseph
Inc came flying back. shrieking: Nah
gracious! It's arter mel"
Mr.. Jackson didn't walt to see what
'it'' was, but sprang through the win
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
WOMAN WORKS IN OVERALLS
Owner Of Grocery Of Butte, Mont,
Shows independence Of Union
Labor.

Butte, Notwithstanding that not a
dollar Of hers ever should go to union
labor, Miss Elizabeth O'Boyle, pro-
prietress Of grocery store here, DON
ned overaus and completed the car
pentry work on her store, made neces-
sary by damage by fire. A crowd Of
union men looked on and jeered from
a safe distance.
Miss O'Boyle's store had been pick
eted by unionists because she kept
open after o'clock, but she secured
an Injunction some weeks ago re-
straining the union from interfering
further with her business.
Her store was damaged by fire and
the insurance adjusters gave the re-
pair work to union carpenters. When
they appeared for work Miss O'Boyle
drove them off with a gun and did the
work herself.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
SUMS RAYS OPERATE DEVICE
Western Mans Great Love Of
Rest Leads to Unique
Device.

klamath Falls, Ore - We see
stories of the meanest men, the stingi-
est, the LATEST, etc., but klamath
Falls has a combination OF laziness
and inventiveness which is hard to
excel.
This genius likes to sleep with his
windows up and curtains as we'll, but
he does not enjoy getting up early.
His bedroom faces the east and his
slumbers are disturbed by the early
rising sun. He has attached weights
to the curtains which are released
when the sunbeams strike sensitive
plate attached to machinery which
acts on a pawl releasing the weights
To check the sudden stop of the
weights so that there is no unneces-
sary jar or noise in the working Of
the mechanism spring holder has
been attached.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Bread and Butter PUDDING.

Cut stale bread into slices, dip in
melted butter and arrange In a small
baking pan-a slice Of the bread to
a layer of raisins which have been
carefully washed and seeded. When
the pan is full pour over it mixture
made of one pint of milk, the yolks of
two eggs and two tablespoonful Of
white sugar. Bake in a moderate
oven for half an hour. When baked
whip to STIFF froth the whites of the
eggs and pour over the custard, re-
turn to the oven for an instant until
slightly Drowned. Serve with whipped
cream or brandy sauce
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
ANCIENT. RI0ME'S WINES
NEARLY FIFTY KINDS KNOWN 70
ITS INHABITANTS.
Several Varieties, Made With Salt Va.
ter, Were Considered Medicinal,
and Not Observation-Disclosures
Given Those to Be Tortured.

Nearly 50 kinds of wine were known
TO the ancient Romans, including sew
oral varieties used for medicinal pur-
poses. Falernian was a home wine,
resembling the modern Madeira, and
was not commonly used until 1t was
ten years old. After it was twenty
years old it affected the drinker un.
tavorably, causing headache.
Other wines were foreign. China.
also also called Ariusian, of which
there were three varieties-austere,
sweet and 1ntermediate-and the Les.
bian, considered to be the diuretic,
were of this kind. Some wines were
named after their color, as white,
dark, and red. The white were thought
to be the thinnest and least heating;
the dark colored and sweet the most
nourishing; the red the most heat
Ing.
Certain wines named Myndian, Hall
carnassian, Rhodian and Coan, were
made with salt water. They were con.
sidered not to be intoxicating, but
to promote digestion. Two wines,
Cnidian and Adrian, were also medi
cinal. Mustum was a term applied
to wine newly made, or the fresh juice
OF the grape. Protopum was the juice
which runs from the grapes, without
pressing. Mulsum was a mixture OF
wine and honey. Sapa was mustum
boiled down to a third. Defrutum was
mustum reduced to half and Carenum
was tho same reduced to third
Passum was sweet wine, prepared
from grapes that had been dried in
the sun. Passum creticum, also a
sweet wine, is believed to have been
the same as the wine which our fore
fathers called Malmsey, the wine IN
which the duke Of Clarence, brother Of
Edward w., elected to be drowned
A wine called Murrhina has curl
GUS history. The Greeks had q wine
of this kind which consisted of pure
wine perfumed with odorous sub
stances. The Romans had a wine
similarly named, which is supposed ia
have been wine mingled with myrrh
1t was administered to those who
were about to suffer torture in order
to intoxicate them, and to remove the
sense of suffering
These ancient wines retained their
place probably to the end OF the Mid
die Ages, but there is no reliable evil
dence bearing upon this point. Very
slowly the names, rather than the
wines, changed generally. The an
cient wines, even those in use in
Shakespeare's time, seem to have beer
less charged with alcohol than the
wines of the present day. Even Malm
sey, the strongest Of them, contained
only about II per cent. of spirit, and
Sack a little more than half thai
amount-The Ideal Grocer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Cherry PuddIno.

Use old china cups or metal must
ard cups. Each cup is to be half
filled with pitted pie cherries, a gen.
erous teaspoonful of sugar and a pat
OF butter. Prepare plain, sweet cake
batter and drop one mixing-sp
on each cup. Stand the cups In a
long pan half full Of boiling water.
Place in the oven and bake quickly.
The cake batter should pun up over
the cups and bake a nice brown. To
serve, turn each cups contents upon
a small plate. with the cherries on
top.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
CLEANEsT CITY IN WORLD
Traveller Gays That AIx-les-6alns In
Southern France, Well Deserves
This Distinction.

have found the cleanest city In
the world. Very properly, it is the
worlds Oldest watering place; for wa
ter means cleanliness. It dates back
over twenty centuries. It Is q little
city OF not more than 5000 inhabi-
tants, though this number is quad
rupled during the height of the sum-
mer season. when all the world pays
tribute to the remarkable efficacy of
Its salubrious warm baths. For the
worn out, overworked American these
baths have peculiar fascination.
Year after year the visitors from the
United States include men Of affairs,
many notable in financial, business
and professional circles. It is sur
pr1sing that the rush of overwrought
Americans to this famous health re-
sort, which has been so. long a IA
vorite resting place for titled Euro.
peans, Is not much greater. I am
writing of Aix-les-Rains, or, as it is
commonly called, AK, says John a.
Sleicher in Leslie's>
AK Is in southern France, near the
Swiss border The snow capped peaks
Of the Swiss Alps, rising above and
all around 1t, give to the clean little
city a picturesQueness and a seclusion
all it's own. Two warm springs, gush.
Ing from the mountain at the rate Of
million gallons daily, form the rea-
son for the existence of AK. These
waters possess radio-activity, and
their chemical elements, including
chiefly sulphuretted hydrogen, rem
der them most efficacious for govt.
rheumatism and similar physical ills,
the result of overwork, a sedentary
life, lack Of exercise and a too lib
eral diet
The famous springs Of AK belong
to the state It's center of attraction
is the bathing pavillon-a massive
granite structure. with an imposing
front and lofty wrought iron doors.
1t stands at the head of one of the
principal streets and contains abun.
dant accommodations for all the Wis
itors, and the baths are of the great
est variety. The thermal waters ara
used only externally The peculiarly
Of the bath at AK is that it combines
the douche with massage. I know OF
no other resort that gives anything
exclusively of this kind, and no other
springs. am told, have the same
chemical and radio activities that
have made the water of AK 80 ef-
ficacious for over twenty centuries, or
since 1875 years before the Christian
era
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
TREATMENT oFFLoo!Rs.
HINTS THAT THE HoUsEkEEPER
WILL FIND HELPFUL.
White SheiIac Followed by Wax Polish
Best for Parquet FIoors-0id
Floors Stained to
Match Rugs.

Even IN new houses where narQ'
wood floors are fresh and clean, some
OF the rooms will look better stained.
For a parquet floor there is no bet
ter finish than to first fill with
coat. of white shellac and then apply
wax evenly with a cloth. Let the
wax remain on several hours before
rubbing down to high polish with
the weighted brush that comes for
thtss purpose. With this simple finish
the floors are easily kept bright by
being rubbed with the weight once
a week and being busted daily with
an ordinary broom over which a
wooden cloth is tied.
Ud floors may be stained to match
the rugs so easily that one wonder
why 1t ia not often done. Purchase
a package Of dye the tint you want
your floor, or you can get seal brown,
which will resemble walnut when
done, or light brown, which gives Z
handsome shade. Dissolve in boiling
water as directed on the envelope and
apply with scrubbing or white
wash brush. When perfectly dry this
may be vanished. This finish may
also be used on homemade furni-
ture and on woodwork that has never
been painted.
Very often stains made at home
are more satisfactory than those al
ready mixed; pound of dry color
costs in the neighborhood Of ten
cents, and this mixed with two
quarts of turpentine will give beau
tifu1 stains of any desired color.
Burnt sienna mixed with turpentine
and applied to the floors with a coarse
brush and then wiped OF with rag
before it is entirely dry gives beau
t1ful mahogany stain, and the grain
OF the wood shows through beauti-
fully.
Raw sienna also gives transparent
stain with a fine sunny yellow or
orange effect, according to how much
turpentine is used to dilute it with. It
Is a good color for halls, as it does
not show the print of dust so plainly
as darker stains do.
~SSAssAA 0Au0 10 a qO"C44ul 6IoAA
with great possibilities. Two or three
tablespoons Of the dry color will be
sufficient for half gallon of turpen-
tine. On yellow pine floor It gives
green and blue shades that blend
with blue hangings.
TO keep fine gloss on vanished
floors do not wash with soapsuds, but
sprinkle with dairy salt or coarse salt.
Allow 1t to remain on five minutes and
then sweep of with soft broom.
When you must wash painted or
vanished floors, put a little kero-
sene in the water. This will give a
gloss.
Kitchen floors should never be COW
cred with carpet for dozens of rea-
sons that all good housekeepers know.
Ltnoleum Is an ideal covering. II it
Is out OF the question several coats
IT good inside paint will be found
next best. Strips OF carpet and rag
rugs prevent the paint wearing of
and soften the uncovered floor to
tired feet-Henrietta D. Grauel.
Domestic Science Lecturer.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
II Drawer 9tlcka.

If drawer runs unevenly and
causes trouble in opening and shut
ting it is not always necessary to
have recourse to the carpenter, for
frequently the very simple method Of
rubbing little soap on the inney
edges will overcome this difflculty.-,
Washington Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27

lemons, oranges and other Indian
fruits. An effort is made to instill a
spirit Of independence in them. Each
man and woman is given 20 ounces Of
coarse ground wheat day and eight
cents a week.
Each leper cooks his own food. For
clothing, each man is given four yards
Of coarse, strong cotton cloth, 40
inches wide, which costs about 30
cents; the women, because Of head
gear they wear, receive two yards
more than the men.
Two children's homes, for the segre-
cation of the offspring OF lepers. will
be under the care of Mr. Davis. Chill
dren of leprous parents usually con-
tract the disease If they are not ssp-
arated; il taken away from their par
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27

ents at an early age, they escape. It
will be one of the duties of Mrs. Davis
to wean healthy children away from
diseased mothers
From Biblical times leprosy has been
one of the worst scourges of the east.
The census returns show there are
100000 lepers in India alone. These
are only pronounced cases.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Tho Wisdom Of johnny.

Mamma" said Johnny, If you will
let me go just this one time, l won't
ask for anything to eat"
"All right" said his mother Get
your hat"
Johnny, perched on the edge of a
big chair, became restless as savory
odors came from the region OF the
kitchen. At last he blurted out:
There's lots of pie and cake in this
house."
The admonishing face Of his mother
recalled his promise, and he added:
But what's that to me?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
FOODS WHICH CONTAIN SUGAR u
Vegetables, Grains and Fruits Yleld
the Sugars We Eat-Must b st*Z
Well. Cooked.

Fruits, grains and vegetables con
tain the sugars we eat. -. ::
Fruit sugars are directly absorbed
into the system without previous prep.
aration by the digestive juices OF the
intestines, and are almost the ensy
food eaten by man OF which this can
be said. The sugars found In Cane
beets and the maple tree must under
60 the digestive process before they
can be absorbed by the body.
Grains contain the sugar In the
form of starch. This sugar can only
be developed by thorough cooking OF
partially digesting starch, which IL
found in the form of small granules
incased In a woody covering; when
thoroughly cooked the granules burst
this covering and can be reached by
the saliva and good digestion 10 as
sured
The starches, we have found. are
the most abundant of all food ele'
ments and are largely contained IN
seeds and plants. All Of our cereals
breakfast foods, breads, legumes, etc,
are about three-quarters starch, there
fore we can realize how important II
is to cook them well. A form OF
sugar called "dextrine" is developed
in well cooked or partially digested
starch, and scientists tell US there are
twenty-five changes in dextrine be-
tween raw starch and digested or fruit
sugar.
The sugar In vegetables appears
also in the form of starch, in snail
quantities compared to that found IN
cereals. Most of them are made more
digestible by cooking.
The exception is green corn, which
contains almost twenty per cent. OF
sugar in the place of starch, ana
therefore should be cooked a very
short time.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Fried Poroies.

Scale clean, trim and wipe dry six
small, fresh porgies; heat three table
spoons melted lard in a frying pan,
add the fish, season with teaspoon salt
and half teaspoon white pepper and
fry for five minutes on each side,
place ON a hot dish; remove all the
fat from the pan, place on a brisk fire
with half ounce butter, toss the butter
in the pan until a light brown.
squeeze in the Juice of half a sound
lemon, adding one teaspoon chopped
parsley; lightly toss, pour over fish.
and serve.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Corn ChoWder.

One can corn, or the same quantity
Of green corn; one pint of diced pota-
to, one onion, diced, and cooked in one
tablespoonful oil. one quart hot milk.
one-half tablespoon salt; cook potato
and Drowned onion in one and half
cups water till tender, then add re-
naming ingredients; reheat. This re-.
cipe will make two quarts.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
8cald the Pears.

Scald your pears Just as you do
your peaches for canning. It is best
to try few at first, as ripe pears left
In the boiling water too long will be-
come soft and those that are green
will not loosen from the skin unless
left In longer. The water must be
boiling hot. Then plunge the pears
In cold water until ready to peel.
when the skin will rub of easily. Re-
heat the water and use again. Do not
wash first, as the skin will not loosen
30 easily.