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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
Styles Change Gradually.

Styles Change Gradually.
On tie whole the radical change ex,
pected in spring fashions will certain
ly not take place all at once. Little
by little fuller skirts. overdresses and
even paniers will make their appear
ance, but these effects will only ap-
pear slowly and gradually. Undoubt-
eddy the fuller styles will prevail later
on, but the evolution of fashion. like
every other action or movement aim
ing at attaining perfection, is of the
'festina lente" category.
Judging from reports from Paris the
change Of silhouette will not be re-
markable this year. La Parisienne has
not yet tired of ia Mgne" and the
simple lines OF the figure, especially
from hip to hem. Gracefully arranged
tunic, loopings or knottings of nous.
seline do soie,5 low down upon the
skirt. either In front, at the back OF
upon the sides, will be seen, and 1 ten.
dency toward the double skirt win be
gradually accumulated. H.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17

NouIo "aHCu tuo oSTo Oy inc 51oUTs
ped up In an easy-chair and tired of
reading, how the girl did bless the
memory Of the man that had given
her the parrot! She could watch the
birds tricks and talk to her by the
hour
About the time that barrel had
brought about the wrench the
Smythes had moved out from next
door and the 1slingtons had moved in.
Miss May had been told that there
were a father and mother and son, the
latter about % years old. He had
been brought to the house in a car
rage. A few days before, while try
ing to beat the record of the high
Jump. he had twisted his ankle and
would be disabled for weeks. One &C.
cident was q wrench and the. other a
twist
Young Mr.. Hugh 1slington did not
own a pet parrot. Had he been pre-
sented with one he would have brain
cd her with an ak within the hour.
His pet, outside of high jumping, was
the violin. He could make one talk.
He could also make people talk for
three blocks around. Scarcely had he
been carried into the house when that
violin began to wall out its musical
notes. 1t walled high and 1t walled
low, and as Miss May Forbes
wrenched ears caught the sounds she
started and exclaimed:
Gracious, mother. but what's hap.
pening now" w.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
Vogue Of Rough Surfaces.

The liking for rough surfaces is q
continuation of winter fad. and is
reflected into very large percentage
of the new tailor suitings which the
merchants are showing since the first
of the year. There are charming
stuffs of this kind In all the light
spring-like tones. soft gray mixtures,
white and black stripes, checks, etc.,
and particularly in the brownish tones
ranging from deep ecru through buzz
and sand and light khaki tones, a
flecking of white usually giving soft
ness and character to the colorine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
What Every, Woman Knows.

d What Every Woman Knows. s=ss
A Cleveland school teacher writes
that she asked her class what was the
difference between the expressions, "a
while" and "a tis4e." Nobody seemed
to have any ideas on the subject.
Finally the light of intelligence was
seen to shine In the eyes Of one little
boy. and the teacher called upon him
to save the intellectual honor. of tho
class. ~ i. r ss*&-:-'' = , F.
II know, teacher!" he cried eagerly.
when papa says he's going out for Q
while. mamma says she knows he's
going out for time!" T.
That's one way of looking at It,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
COnvaIeScentS
BY Donald Allen,
Copyright 1912. by Associated Literary
PresS.)

Copyright. 1917. BY Associated 1aterar,
II anybody had suggested to Miss
May Forbes, of Forbes Manor, that
she wiring the neck of the parrot she
bad had for pet for the last three
years. she would have given that per
son a glance so awful that con-
gestive chill must have followed That
parrot had a scream that could be
heard half a mile away against the
wind. She could say that Polly want
cd a cracker. She could hang head
downwards from her perch. When a
stranger called, especially subscrip-
ton book agent with a large family
to support, she could inquire In ag-
gressive tones what in the devil he
wanted
That parrot had a score or more Of
cute and cunning tricks, and there
was bit Of sentiment connected with
her besides. A sea captain had
brought her back from a far-off land.
presented her to Miss May with his
love, and had then sailed away again
with a shipload of kerosene in blue
painted barrels and had never been
heard Of since. Not barrel had
come ashore. Not one of the crew
had turned up on South street to ex-
plain over his beer that the captain
was or was not doing as we'll as could
be expected under the circumstances
Miss Forbes was not one to crush out
sentiment by wringing parrots
neck
One day, while. hurrying home for
fear Polly might be lonesome, the
young lady stumbled over a barrel
that some boy had left on the side
walk. She was carried home and the
doctor called. He could find no brok-
en- bones. but after long and serious
thought he decided that she had
wrenched herself and must take the
tenderest care of herself for many
days to come And now, while prop
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
COLOMBIA EMERALD IS BEST

scribed in Mosaic writings ard FORM
Ing part: possibly, OF the spoils car
ried from Egypt by the departing Is
raelites.
The huge emerald used by Emperor
Nero as a corrective for his poor VI.
sion; the engraved emeralds *et in
gold. presented by Ptolemy to Lucul.
lus on his landing at Alexandria: tho
robes worn by Cleopatra and other
famous beauties of the past, whose
embroideries were interpreted with
emeralds. and the exquisitely craven
seals Of antique workmanship or
view In museums and private collec
tions all prove the esteem in which
the emerald was Held. Ornaments OF
emeralds have been unearthed in
Theban tombs and excavated from
Pompeii and Herculaneum. and in ali
ages the stone has been classed
among the rarest of gems. Z :
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
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SMILE SEASONING a MERIT.
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BY Martha Mccuiloch Williams.

! BY Martha McCuiloch Wllliams.s.
PAPER bag cookery conserves the
natural juices and savors Of food stufs
and 50, requires but light seasoning.
Take the case of so-called melted
butter. Ordinarily, q mixture Of but
ter, -four and water, svariously spiced
and seasoned and cooked to a pasty
consistency. 1t must give the stomachs
that receive It a mighty wrestle. Melt
ed butter, viscid and heavy, means
overWork for it-potential dyspepsia.
Far otherwise with real melted but
ter@butter pure and simple, mixed
only with the salts and savors of food
stuffs. s-'zg
wish you would try this sort Of
melted butter for either meats or 'vege-
tables. Put the butter in an enamel
sauce pan with salt, pepper. paprika,
the least sprinkle of fine herbs and
q very little nutmeg. Add half the
butter-bulk Of boiling water, cook to-
gether for five minutes. stirring WE'LL
then put in either lemon juice, claret
or sherry equal In quantity to the boil
ing water, and let stand over hot water
until ready to serve.
Since omelets are possible to the
paper bag, here follow directions for
several sorts, each q little out OF. the
common. All must Sbe cooked alike -
In q very well-buttered bag Of proper
size, set in a very hot oven at first.
and the heat Stacked q third or even
. half. after three to five minutes.
Plain. Omelet: This plain omelet can
be the foundation of many other sorts.
BY doubling the egg contents and re-
ducing the milk one-haH, It becomes
richer and lighter. But Just as given
1t is fine for breakfast or luncheon.
Begin by beating very light three eggs,
white and yolks separate. Add to the
yolks q tablespoonful of: -four sifted
with half teaspoonful of baking pow.
der and half as much salt. Melt q
spoonful Of butter in q pint of milk,
beat it gradually into the egg and
1our mixture-the milk must be hot,
but not boiling-then fold In lightly
the stidly beaten whites, popr into
your bag. seal, put on. trivet and cook
fifteen minutes. - i.
Chicken or Ham Omelet: To turn
:his into chicken omelet, add q very
little more -four to the mixture, then
stir In we'll just before putting it in
the bag q cup of cold chicken minced
very fine and seasoned lightly with
onion Juice or minced celery For
ham omelet leave out half the -four
and scant the allowance of salt and
baking powder. Water can be used in.
stead Of milk-in that case. put in
more melted butter. Mince or grind
the cooked ham very fine and season
it with onion juice and the barest
busting Of sugar, not enough to taste
only to throw up the piQuancy of the
ham. Put in the minced ham before
the beaten whites, mix lightly. put in
a yell buttered bag and bake fifteen
m.-.uteS.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17

own gravy over them and serve at
once. >t->. ,%-. p ~ II ~
Outlets aux ,Navettes.-Take half y
bunch Of young French tErnips, peel,
and trim them as nearly as possible to
one size. Dust them with salt and
pepper. Take a pound and a half Of
mutton outlets. Trim as above di.
rected. Dust well with celery salt. q
very little white pepper and some
sailed -four. Grease bag we'll. Put
in half the turnips, then the outlets.
then the rest Of the turnips. Add hall
a pint Of chicken stock, fold, clip.
place on broiler and cook slowly for
an hour and half. Dish up or q hot
dish. with the turnips -. a. border.
Pour tho sauce, which will be of 4
delicate creamy consistency and taste.
over, and serve with asparagus. hand
ed separately. Z ~ ~
Copyright. 1911, by sturgis & Walton
Company !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
, NouuA In. lacea.

Demi-founces Of shadow lace in
black and white are noted with great
frequency, says the Dry Goods Econo.
mist. Fine maline lace is strong
favorite for handsome. evening and
afternoon gowns, and Chantilly in
black and in white is much employed.
Large use is ALSO being made of net
flouncings, in the wide and demi-
widths, as we'll as the edges and mar
row bands. Venise appears in bands.
edges and demi- founces on many of
the most attractive models:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
Rexenaa II Awaat.

Revenge 70 sweet.
Tho drinks is on me-" said the little
man with the greasy vest. I'm feelin'
good and l don't care what happens"
'What'smatter7" said the barkeeD.
"Birthday?" '*E%
NO." replied the little man. Il
took my wife down to the river to the
Echo rocks and she's 30 durn mad
she's speechless. For the first time In
her life she didn't get In the last
word. Here's to the echo."-Cincin-
natl Enquirer. ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17

er and more simple novelty which 10
being used for this purpose. Of max
ing rooms fresh and fragrant
This is known as the yio:et hanger.
which consists of group of: dainty.
little wicker baskets filled with pot
pourri CT violets an. covered nth silk
These are strung together on long
hanging ribbons which can be hung
in front of window or door, or any
place where they catch the breeze, 80
that the sweet perfume emitted
through the wicker work Is waited
about the room .<$$+ =. So rs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
THE INNER GROWING r,r.strs.

Give instant allegiance tospaper bag
cookery. all ye who dote upon inner
growing tit-bits. Lvers. for example,
and hearts, brains, sweetbreads. hid.
neys. =
There are livers and livers. Chicken
livers are much in request. Take six.
fresh and sound. Wash very clean IN
cold water, drain we'll, salt very light!
~. but do not pepper. Barely dust
with -four, then wrap each liver In q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
Green Rays From The Sun

that god became king Of the dead. Thu
setting sun was green; therefore
Osiris, as the nocturnal deity OF the
dead, was painted green. ~ 81 p : IN q
The splendid comns of tho h1eh
priests OF TAmm0n frequently depicl
the green sun. and the funeral deitie,
are all colored green. This assocfa,
ton Of "death" With green wa nm
doubtedly due TO the green t1nts 3,
the Egyptian sun at sunset Youth,l
Companion. " IS y s,5..E. !. 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
Silk Flowers.

The song of the silk flower has not
yet been finished. We are still using
the handmade blossom in all sizes on
dresses, hats and accessories.
Have you noticed the tiny wreaths
of roses on the ends Of velvet and silk
sashes? These are made in the sim.
plest way, the little roses being mere
ly ribbon that has been folded ant
wound around itself and sewed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17
A Quarter contur,

A Quarter Century !.
- Before the public: Over Five Million Free
Samples given away each year. The con-
slant and increasing sales from samples
proves the genuine merit of Aliens Foot.
into the shoes for Tired, Aching, Swollen
Tender feet. Sample free..' Address, Allsa
8. Olmsted, L Roy, Ny. 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17

Mrs. Murphy-So your son Dinnis
fell from his airyoplane?> Sure. Of
thought he was learnin' to fly In q
corrispondence school ,@.-A
Mrs. Casey - He was; but he
shtopped short in the middle Of les
soll.-Lippincott's. - =. ga
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17

Dritlah Like Cuban Cigars. r I. u
K Cuhas best customer for Cigars ri
Great Britain. which takes sixty III
lioneevery year. s.s ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17

Where the Leak Was.
Boarder (excitedly)- There's RI
NOR afloat-" r 81"
Mistress Jennie, turn on the water
in room 4!-Judge. " =.
A pure, mild and potent laxative, Gsrhela
Teal Al druggists. s: ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-05-17

:. Witb or Color Plans
vos Gan seasih haq's The
most 0,ti,ie home IN 1exr
n<ighborhood.
Sesd far en- FREE BOOK
Full s b. pkg. Wits SOC. .
Regular Tin0 Sc.
Alabasdne Company
S Glss&ak esst frast Raplis. Id
IN yst az. lnke. le5 vSes s..
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-10
DR.. Hartman Writes:

Columbus. Ohio, July l5.-In reply
to many letters about my recen arti-
Gle on catarrh and constipation 1 wish
to make the following statement:
Constipation is becoming more
prevalent every day. Nearly one
half OF the human family are troubled
with 1t nor or less. This fact pre-
sents a serious complication in the
treatment Of chronic disease.
Thirty years ago when ] was pre-
scribinig Peruna every day only a
small fraction of the people needed
a laxative. But / have found by ex-
perience that more and more q laxa-
tive must be used.
Peruna originally contained no lax
alive element. used to prescribe
laxative Manalin to be used in
case a laxative was needed. This ne
cessitated the patient buying two bot
ties Of medicine instead Of n
AS constipation became more gen.
erai finally concluded to add a
new Peruna is made with a laxative
The old Peruna (Ka-tar-
MOI is without IL laxative. On that
account some prefer the old Peruna,
some prefer the new Peruna.
The new Peruna is for people who
have some catarrhal ailment and yet
need a laxative. Sold at all drug
stores.
The old Peruna (Ka-tar-no) ts for
those people who have some catarrhal
ailment but need no laxative.
Those wishing 10 procure the old
Peruna should address The Ka.tar-no
Co.. Columbus. Ohio. for further par
ttculaEA
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-10
TAKING CONTROL OF THE AIR.

Along in December. when the de-
partment of commerce and labor be.
gins enforcing the provisions Of the
radio communication law. a number
Of persons who think the air IL free
will be ~disillusioned. Under the wire-
less act. which asserts federal control
Of all interstate and ship communica-
ton by wireless. the operator, oficial,
commercial. educational. scientific or
amateur. will be required to have a
federal license. and the amateur. UNI
less by special permit. will be restrict
ed to a certain wavs length.
The department admits that operat-
ing a wireless plant is an Instructive
recreation. but congress held that the
practical value Of the wireless. par
ticulsrly as a protection to those that
70 down to the sea in ships, 10 para
mount and must not he imperiled by
irresponsible operators. The restric-
ton Is applied to inland operators as
we'll ~ to those on the coast. because
in certain conditions IN operator far
removed from the sea may Be able to
communicate with ships and may be
- Questionable. The intent sf the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-10

market for sale. and the owners have
pounds; they are asking 10000
The egg from which the silkworm
comes Is SO small that 1t takes 100 of
them to weigh Il grain.
"A lorgnette with a telescope han
Ole to permit 1t to be carried in a
woman's handbag or purse is a v
deepwater in the Atlantic to
deepWater In the Pacific the Panama
canal will he fifty miles in length.
During the last seven Years the
farming population OF New South
Wales has increased by 1000 people.
The imperial German p~ostofice has
a new machine for printing stamps
IN rolls which r used in automatic
slot selling devices.
a thin paste Of fuller's earth and
water, allowed to remain a couple OF
grease spots from floor mating.
1t Is eighty-tbree years since the
first ~horsedrawn public omnibus ran
IN England The first public motor
ous ran eight years ago.
In London there is a school in
which bachelors are taught to max.
peas. cook. sew. and look after their
nome needs generally.
A parachute for nviators that has
been patented In England is compact
enough to he worn in a cap. being
ready for instant use.
In Germany there is a total mum.
Der OF 1890 women filling honorary
positions in cities and on charit,
boards. In 1856 municipalities 1000
women are in active service for the
care OF the poor and Of orphans. In
Il5 towns there are women SERVING
on school boards.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-10
THE NEW YORK ASSASSINATION

While the New York police seem to
accept the story told by the slayer of
Zelig that he shot the gang leader in.
revenge for a personal grievance. and
even go so far as to certify. some
what unnecessarily. that the prisoner
was a 'clean. honest citizen" public
suspicion that the killing is an echo
of the Rosenthal case is strengthened
b ythe report that the shooting was
done with a police revolver and that
is was used with expert facility.
Zelig was to be n Of the district
attorneys main witnesses in the trial
Of Lieutenant Becker. Jack Rose, the
gambler. had confessed that he was
sent by Becker to get h four gun
men from Zelig's gang to dispose Of
Rosenthal. But Roses confession re-
quired to be corroborated to be Of use
and Zelig. 1t was understood. vas pre-
pared to testify. not, indeed. that he
sent the assassins to kill Rosenthal.
but that Rose had come from Becker
to ask for them. Zelig's death thus
breaks up. perhaps, the most impor-
tant link that was to be used in the
effort to connect Becker with the
assassination OF the gambler.
If the gang leader was killed as a
result OF a private grievance on the
very eve of his appearance as a wit
ness against the accused lieutenant 1t
was a very fortunate coincidence for
the defense. On the other hand. 1t
public suspicion has any substantial
basis. and the killing Of Zelig a be
shown to be another chapter In the
scandal, it rivals the assassination of
Rosenthal itself in daring defiance of
law and order.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-10
Curious Conversations
A new process for the e%lectrolytic
recovery of zinc has been developed

A new process for the electrolytic
recovery Of zinc has been developed
in Japan.
A Missourian has patented a trolley
system for conveying electric power
to aeroplanee.
A memorandum tablet that be
snapped over the face of a watch has
been patented.
Telephone operators in Egypt are
required to speak English. French.
Italian. Greek and Arabic.
A machine for removing weeds and
other underwater growth from
streams has been invented in France.
An international exposition Of hor.
ticulture will be held at st. Peters,
burg in the spring.
Builders Of a 2oo-foot concrete
chimney in Germany used the rein
forcing steel as a lightning rod.
According to experiments In Ger
man schools girls seem to have the
color better developed than
Outside of Stanley's old road from
Matadi to Stanley pool. now rarely
used. and the lately constructed roads
In the Kalanga. connecting the differ
ent mines. there are no roads In the
Congo. Native trails. waterways and
railroads furnish the only facilities
of transportation. Over the trails ma.
tive porters carry loads averaging
sixty pounds IN their heads.
In consequence Of the better out.
look for sailing ships. values have
gone up considerably during the last
year or two. For instance. q four
msAted sailing ship Of also tons reg
lister. which vas sold in January last
for $500 pounds, is at present In the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-10
FATAL 1 G SPEED.


The facts established with regard
to the railroad fatality at westport.
observation-disclosures the pivotal one
seems clear-present a curious prob
lem in mixed responsibility. 1t is ev.
ident that it was caused by the engine
taking a "cross-over," or switch, from
one track to another at a rate Of
speed that forced 1t to leave the
tracks. A constructor who saw the
train approaching declared that it
was running at a rate that made 1t
impossible for it to keep the track
on the switch. and that he ran down
the track waving his arms for the en-
gineer to slow up, but without avail.
just as the engine entered the switch.
The rules of the road require speed
to be reduced to fifteen miles IN hour
for making cross-overs. while eye
witnesses put the speed of the train
at fifty or sixty miles.
So far the responsibility seems to
he located with the engineer. who
was supposed to be maintaining speed
with the hope of making up time.
Critics of the railroad company point
uut that an exactly similar accident
over a ear g occurred at a point
only a few miles away. and the COM
pany was censured by the coroner's
jury as criminally negligent for main.
tanning inherently dangerous and
short cr~oss-overs on fast express,
trunk-ltne tracks. Evidently safe
policy would after this verdict have
rnp1o nod oil nrncc-0Hyaro IN H. ,,ooH 1S,
fast trains with those giving an easy
and safe angle for the passage of
trains from one track to another.
Yet it a hardly be maintained
that the company's neglect wal very
tlagrant, If 1t established the rule that
the cross-overs were to be taken at
slow speed, n enforced 1t. This
question, of course. involves some
subsidiary questions. Was the sched-
ule go arranged as to leave time for
slowing to make c~ross-overs? Have
men been penalized for breaking this
rulec II the engineer had made the
cr%oss-over successfully on this occa-
sion would he have been disciplined
for breaking the rule. or IL he had
slowed up INT lost time by SO doing
would he have been praised for OBJ
serving the rule?
Finally. it must be said that the
theory of the engineers conduct ia
hardly adequate. He was only ten
minutes late. which was by no means
important for the second section Of a
train. He was n Of the oldest en-.
gineers on the road. with a reputation
for care Both engineer and fireman
are dead. and car give no explana-
ton. But 1t Gems that there must
have been some extraordinary condi-
tons that produced this failure to oh.
e v the prescribed precautions. SO
tragically shown to be necessary.