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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Vanished Paper.

When vanished paper becomes
manner.
To pail half full Of warm water
add two tablespoonfuls of ammonia.
Wash the paper with this mixture.
using a flannel cloth.
Then to pail half full of water
add two tablespoonfuls of turpentine.
With piece of channels wipe the
surface Of the paper. This produces
polish.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
New York Fireman Climbs Five
Storles-Brings Man Down
Ladder,

New York-Taking his life In his
hands, Fireman Walter Signer, driver
Of the tender Of Engine Company IT,
entered a window on the fifth floor or
the burning tenement house at 1903
and 305 East Thirty-tirst street and res
cued John Robinson, tailor, who had
been trapped in the fiat. Several
other persons were removed from the
burning building, which was damaged
to the extent of $4,000.
The fire was discovered by Cath
crime Van Dren, who lived on the top
floor with her mother, sister and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
The Old School.

The old "'fore de wah" darkey had
asked a young attorney to write him
a letter on his typewriter.
And is that all you want to say,
Rastus?" queried the man of law at
the close of the epistle.
Eyes, sab, 'ceptin' you might say
please 'scuse pooh spellin' an bad
pen.' Home Companion.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Scrambled Euos and ron.+,.

Scrambled Eggs and Tomatoes.
Take one can of tomatoes, add 4
pinch Of soda and place in a saucepan
with a teaspoonful of butter. When
hot, taking care not to burn, add three
whole eggs and stir gently. Add q
scant teaspoonful Of salt and a quarter
of a teaspoonful of pepper and serve
very hot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27

the rest Of the night at Neighbor
Websters house down the road.
Since then not a colored person has
crossed the threshold Of the haunt
ed house."
Mr.. Blake recently spent consider
able money repairing the place and
he says he does not propose to be
robbed Of his house by a supersti-
tious prejudice"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
COLONEL TAKEN FOR HOBO

Go tell that to the horse Marines"
said the manager, reckoning to a
couple Of husky porters, and the COLO
mel and his son found themselves
swiftly translated to the darkness
without.
The next town was many miles
away and the trampers were tired, so
they sought the sanctuary of a hay
wagon, only to be told to beat it" by
the village constable.
Hence the colonels dislike Of Sole
dad.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Four Simple Ways to Health.

Four Simple Ways to Health.
Keep your physical being in good
condition, through (1) cheerful and
loving and faithful thinking, and CO.
a very moderate amount of the plain
est and most nourishing food thor
oughly hetcherized, and az plenty Of
outdoor activity and moderate
amount Of full breathing exercises,
and "a plenty OF pure water. to be
drunk the first thing in the morning,
the last thing at night, and between
meals.-Nautilus.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Picked ApnIea.

Peel and core the apples and IN
each apple stick four or five whole
cloves. Take half the weight Of apples
in sugar and to two pounds of sugar
add one pint Of vinegar; boil sugar
and vinegar with couple of ounces
Of stick cinnamon, broken in small
pieces. Put in apples a few at q time
and boil till tender.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Grasshoppers Rout a Band.

Atchison, Kan.-Grasshoppers broke
up band concert here. They crawled
into some of the instruments and put
them out Of tune so badl~ that the
musicians could not play. Farmers
say the pests are more numerous than
fDr ten year,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
On His Guard.

Two richly upholstered DANES sat
on the hotel veranda and watched the
Wild waves dancing the turkey trot.
THAT young man yonder is reputed
to be very rich," said one.
"He is hopeless, however" declared
the other. mo girl will catch him"
why do you say that?"
Il told him yesterday that your
daughter looked sweet enough to eat
and he responded hastily that he was
a strict vegetarian"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Cream Pie.

Two eggs, well beaten. one small
cup sugar. one and one-half cups -four,
one teaspoon cream of tartar in -four,
one-half teaspoon soda, little salt.
Bake in three layers.
Cream-One small pint Of milk, one
small cup Of sugar, two eggs. oue-half
cup aour. Flavor with lemon .=.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
When Breaking EQos.

Very frequently when separating
the whites from the yolks of eggs tho
yolk becomes broken and falls into
the white.
Dip cloth in warm water, wiring 1t
dry and touch the yolk with a corner.
The yolk will adhere to the cloth
and may easily be removed.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Animal Attracted by Lights Of the
Machine Gets Entansled In
the Steering Gear.

Dover, Colo.-A jack rabbit which
became entangled in the steering
gear of an automobile belonging to
W. L. Lidesay. who came here from
Iowa, caused the machine to run into q
fence, throwing the members of the
party from the c.r, and damaging the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
PLANNING a Home,

~ want you to build me q fashion.
able home"
''Have you any special ideas as to
the style of house you want?" asked
the architect
mot exactly. l want one Of those
modern places You know the kind I
mean-one with living room too big
to keep warm and kitchen too small
to cook fn."-Detroit Free Press.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Couldn't BE Possible.

Seems to me your town is over
run with flies," asserted the visitor
in Plunkville.
Cant be-" declared the loyal citi.
zen. mo flies would dare hang
around Plunkville with the daily
paper full q dia:rtbss against ttem"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
A Good Stew.

a Good Stew. - Il
One pound beef, two pounds porh
chops, two onions, cut up beet in smanz
pieces, place in layers. season eajq,s
layer with salt and pepper; use no W.
ter, but cover tight; place in larger
dish OF boiling water. DO not uncover
for three hours. There will be : ni,,a
lot Of gravy when done. -"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Eiephana,s Gar.

One cup OF molasses. oue Gun a
sugar. one cup Of thick, sour cream
one cup OF raisfns, chopped hne: fam1s
cups noun. two eggs. one teaspoonflis
OF soda: spice to taste. Drop a -
tored tim, Il =. :. = -.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Beware Of Sharp Nose Men.

Chicago.-Big men make the best
husbands, and little men. especially
those with sharp noses, are to be
avoided. This Is the feature Of
warning issued to young women by
Mrs, Anna Murphy, police matron.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Fruit Cake,

-Four eggs, two cups sugar, one-half
cup butter, one-half cup lard, one cup
molasses, one teaspoonful saleratus in
cup of hot water, one pound raisins,
one pound currants, one-half pound of
citron. one tablespoonful OF cloves,
two tablespoonful Of cinnamon, two
tablespoonful Of allspice, two table
spoonfuls of mace, and flour to thick
en-. This will make three loaves,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Mother of % Children at a..

Niagara Falls, N. Y.-Mrs. Philip L..
Webster has given birth to her twen-
ty-eighth child, an eight-pound boy.
She is forty-four years old, was mar
ried when sixteen and of her children
there were three pairs of twins and
two sets of triplets. Eight of the
twenty-eight are living.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Whv It Was Hard.

Fl want you to understand that /
rot my money by hard work"
"Why, 1 thought 1t was left you BY
your uncle" '-.ta.
$50 it was; but 1 had hard work
xattin9 It away from the lawyers.s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
Farmer Finds Buried Coins.

Og6ensburx, N. Y.-While blowing
John McEweH, a farmer living near
here, lneartned q buried treasure. The
coins had been buried at least 100
roaI6.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
AUTO IS WRECKED BY RABBIT

automobile. The animal was attract.
ed by the lights of the automobile.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
7 I. c'!o!l!ll!I N l!APA

I ~ ossN, lleeslslRs 10 90.
e1n Ss lvssY NH. 81
Il ~ s1se SfAlcenry =. nm ~ snort
sAe l1ns Taiko eama, d. mast IN.
nio1s e warriors bsousht IL sport
- Japan With him from Kccsa and
0o0ae sof IL Imperial hawks oi today,
elsy ~. - descended nom his nsdg-
pngR
4 = . costly sport. perhaps the en-.
osrors greatest sxtravagancA At his
6sdsrs and ct biz expense men learned
q falconry have compiled history Of
H. art IN the eastern world which oils
q hundred volumes and the hawking
establishment entails heavy OUTLAWS.
There II serving man to every
6awk and q number Of others who as.
pire to enter the service Of the i'm.
perial bird. One gets an idea how care.
fully these men are trained BY seeing
The aspirant servants stand for hours
at q time with outstretched hand. hold
ing glass Of water filled to the brim.
It is only when they can do this. with.
out fatigue and without splitting drop
Of the water. that they are intrusted
With one Of the precious birds. for II
the wrist should give ever so little
under the hawk he Is startled and
spreads his wings. which. according to
Japanese ideas. is very unsightly and
interrupts his training as well as ends
the career Of the aspirant serving man.
But. though the wild ducks never es-
cape. what Is still more remarkable Is
that they are never MANNED or man
&led. The hawks. whose claws and
ealons are kept wonderfully manicured
and inspected every day by the chief
hawker. strike their quarry stunning
blow and invariably bring them down
to be retrieved, but not a drop Of
blood is shed.-Metropolitan Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
Tranquility Of List.

List was sweet souled character.
One day two of his friends. musicians,
resolved to put the maestro into a
passion. (which one Of his habits -
they inquired. would most seriously
trouble him were he deprived Of it?'
"Perhaps." was the answer, 'he
would suffer most If deprived of well
made bed"
The two confederates. with q louis,
bought over servant to their designs.
She was not, It was agreed. to make
his bed for that night.
Liszt slept badly and the next morn.
Ing simply said. 'You have forgotten
to make my bed"
For two days following she neglect
ed making the bed. and on the third
day the maestro simply said:
II see that you have decided not to
make my bed. Well. let It alone. I
have come TO- accustom myself to IT,
Cri Dc Paris.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
9tspmothsrs.


! The statement was made BY q phyxi-
dan at IN inquest In London that Ill
aspmotheFs are instincdvely cruel 10
Utopchildren.
4 false accusation!
The American WHO reads It win r.
Ill at once the boyhood Of Abraham
kincoln. He had . stepmother. Night
after night abe used to take him upon
Be- knee In tho rude frontier cabln ana
oeach him to read BY the dickesing
light Of nre log. She It was who. In
spite Of the opposition Of the father,
Scfimped and saved that Abe might 70
b school. No natural mother ever sur.
passed her a the guardian angel Of Q
child.
Sally Bush Lincoln was not unique
There were other kind stepmothers
b her time. and there arc kind step
mothers today. the English doctor to
the contrary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
0lohA
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
Artist and ceuntsrf.it,r;

There used to be an old German
'countsrfeiter in this country who was
q veritable wonder With the brush and
pen. This man literally painted pic
lures Of twenty dollar notes which
were works Of art. He used no tools
except bis pens and brushes, and It
took him a week to do the portrait Of
. banknote. He figured that bis
handicap was worth about g . day
and worked under the idea that the
world owned him q fair living and
should not object II his talent led him
toward portrait painting, with twenty
dollar bills for models. Even Jail
terms failed to impress him seriously
with his wrongdoing. A collector Of
curios once offered $500 for one Of his
specimens Of bill portraiture. and the
value Of some others was said to be
even greater. 20 marvellous was the
delicacy Of his brush work,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
Mae.uIay's Torrent Of Talk.

Maeaulay's Torrent Of Talk.
''Macaulay improves! Macaulay i'm.
provost" Sydney Smith remarked one
day. II have observed in him Of late
flashes of-silence" The ''sonorous VI
vacity" of this enormous talker nettled
Smith. who found It impossible often
to voice his own wit and wisdom. II
wish could write poetry like you" he
complained to q friend. II would write
an Inferno and would put Macau.
lay among a number Of disputants and
gag him"
Another contemporary described Ma
caulay as stopping all over on every
subject and standing In the slops."
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
Followed the Example Of este.

Followed the Example Of este.
In the first year Of the last century
London affected great admiration for
Cato's suicide. the feeling being arous-
ed by Addison's play. A gentleman
named Budget. after witnessing its
performance. threw himself into the
Thames on his way home. His body
was recovered. and on It was found a
scrap Of paper with these words: what
Cato did and Addison approved must
needs be right
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
LAYING THE TABLEcLoTH.
e Was Almost Work Of Art In the
Sixteenth Century.

e Was Almost Work Of Art In tho
Sixteenth Century.
In the twelfth century tablecloths
wee very large and were always laid
Z. the table double. For a long time
they were called ''doubliers'' for that
reason. The cloth was first placed 80
% to touch the door on the side at
which the guests sat: then all that re-
manned was folded 80 that 1t just Gov
sred the table.
Charles v. had sixty-seven table
cloths which were from fifteen to TWEEN
y yards long and two yards wide. He
had one cloth thirty-two yards long.
which had the arms Of France en-
6eoidered ON It In silk. All these were
hinged.
In the sixteenth century ''doubliers'"
were replaced BY two tablscloths. one
e which was small and was laid Just
. we lay ours today. The other. which
Was put on over It. was large and Of
beautifully figured linen. 1t was skill.
Daily folded In such way that. % one
sAonjcler tells. 1T Fssembled q wind.
hg river. gently rumed BY q little
beeese. for among very many little
BIDS were here and there great bub-
hles."
Il NEST have required much art and
1ro % make dishes. plates. saltcel-
h1a. sauce dishes and glasses stand
oesadily IN the midst Of this undulat.
~ - and among those bubbles"
I'D puffy folds However. the fashion
I'D only short existence. and toward
As latter part Of the century q single
e)oth laid dat and touching the door on
% dos Of the table came into general
Oo-New York Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
The Turbine.

The drst steam turbine fitted vessel
Was constructed By the Hon. G. A.
Parsons at his works at Newcastle ON.
Tyne. The Turbinia. small vessel, q
HUNDRED feet In length. made her trial
6ip Nov. 4. 1891. The system rapidly
developed owing to increased speed Of
The vessels lifted With turbine engines
and the economy effected In coal I'm
oeovements were made In their con-
oeTuction. and today the turbine ship IL
SECULAR the world over.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29

Everybody Has Trouble.
II can't get new hat because the
children need shoes"
I'm In the same boat"
Why. you have no children"
True. but can't get q new dress
because the auto needs tires."-Pftts-
burgh Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29

Followed the Prescription.
Ny doctor said needed q change"
sAnd did you act on biz advjce1s
.:'les. employed another asctor.n.:
Dotton Transcript
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
Cheering Her W.
dear. congratulate me-

~ 000I. cOuKt3tUI2I6 W0.
what han happenedr'
cJack Darlington has ssked mo to
y his Wife"
-0h. I'm not going to congratulate
~ On that account Hs was almost
~ Wosst husband ever had."-Chi-
nso Record. Herald.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
Aeeemplisl,sd.

''she's clever cohversadonaiist."
Every. She Gun even make q man
who II talking about himself stop to
nsten."-Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29

Dsslls - q slgapsl ~ llassa. slSss
Book buying has ~ joys. HIT theFe
comes ! tims when ''wssainS ont has
q - undsgta aiken. Thu late Churton
Collins crammed his house with books.
Then one day DO realised that some
would have to 50. q man from . book.
shop was sent for 70 look at them
writes L. @. Collins IN his memoir Of
bis father. {. - The following col
loquy ensued: Have you selected the
ones you are prepared to offer Q price
forr They're no good to me. guv'no :
What. none Of themT No. not one
After q pause somebody interposed
saying that there really was no room
for the books and that the man had
better have them for nothing. Thor.
oughly indignant, my father. however.
ut length consented. The man then re.
marked. 'That'll be half q crown
What do you mean-what for?' ex.
claimed my father in a restrained tone
Of voice. For taking them away said
the man. Leave the house. you impu-
dent rascal at last roared the justly
incensed professor. And 80 the books
Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29

Chlldrsn have more nse1 Ue nodels
shan of critics -Joubssk
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
Cunning Littl. Bird.


A naturalist had been searching for
the eggs Of the little dunlin In Siberia
and came upon nest. The bird quiet.
~ slipped OF and began to walk
around the man. now and then peckihg
on the ground. as If feeding. seldom
going more than six feet from him and
often approaching within eighteen
inches. The tameness of the bird was
almost ludicrous. She seemed so ex
remely tame that the man almost
thought for the moment that he could
catch her. and. getting on all tours. be
crept quietly toward her. As soon as
he began to move from the nest the
birds manner entirely changed She
shuf1ed along the ground as If lame
She dropped her wings. as If unable to
fly. and occasionally rested on bel
breast with dropping wings. as If dy.
ing. Finally when she eluded him and
darted into the underground he found
that he had lost the location Of the
nest.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
.klauiveeal

~ ~ NIL bet On the races % you
lssd II do =.
1 81 am nav bsftss man.s-Baj-
plo Americas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29
Easy Riding Qualities.

Suspension Of weight in vehicle is
almost science. The Mitchell company
has built vehicles for u years. They know
how. Notice the comfort when you ride in
Mitchell.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-03-29

asl1t - boss fsns 9 lzaat -.
1-P1pA 81. 8 81 u
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-14
MISS BRUCE ENTERTAINS

One of the prettiesr pre-nuptial af- fairs of the season was the "miscel- laneous shower" given by Miss Daisy Bruce to Miss Elise Conger Saturday afternoon.
 For the occasion the handsome home on College avenue was artistically dec- orated in pink and white. In the re- ception hall Mesdames c. w. Bruce, J. w. Conger and Miss Conger re- ceived. Mesdames R. G. Bruce, J. B i. Cox, and Misses Allie Merle Conger, Mar, D. Dodson and Annie Lee Ham, ilton were in the receiving line in the parlor. After the guests had assem- bled Miss Conger, whose marriage to William Sheppard of Fort Smith will be celebrated Wednesday evening, was invited to follow the rainbow, which led into the dining room, where a handsome collection of gifts were found in large chair. Cream and cake in the colors, pink and white, were served. Out -of-town guests were Mrs. J. B. Cox, Little Rock; Misses Mary D. Dodson of Humboldt, Tenn, and Annie Lee Hamilton of Newborn, Tenn.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-14
BIG CROP ON
 THE STATE FARM

Little Rock, Oct. Ex-Governor Donaghey. just returned from the state farm in Lincoln county, reports that 300 bales of cotton are already picked and ginned, and that there are 1000 bales open and ready to pick. All the leaves have been eaten by the worms, which, however, have not greatly injured the cotton. There is a large force of men at work and about 30 bales are picked every day. More cotton will be raised on the same area than ever before.
 There will be about 10000 bushels of corn also, besides large quantities of peas and other feed, and the stock in fine shape. The board will turn over to the new management all the feed and stock that is needed with 1, ,500 acres more in cultivation than when the present administration took charge.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-14
HENDRIX LOSES
 TO UNIVERSITY
PLAYED AT FAYETTEVILLE
SCORE DOES NOT INDICATE
 RELATIVE STRENGTH OF THE TWO TEAMS.

Hendrix lost to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Saturday af- ternoon by score of 52 to 0. The game was not so one-sided as the score would indicate, for Hendrix made many large gains and tore through the University line several times. Had it not been for the excellent defense put up by Russell May Hendrix would have made many more gains. The fact that Hendrix had not been in a game this season and lacked proper team work, while the University had been in several games, is chiefly re- sponsible for the one-sided score Gun ningham. Shinn and Hanesworth were the heavy ground gathers for Hendrix. Ellis offensive work as quarterback was brilliant at times, and with q lit tie more experience will make an in valuable man on the team
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-14

walks to prevent tearing up pave ments. Bridges have handsome ap- breaches and are adorned with statu- ary. Clocks are located at street crossings. Street railways have com fortable waiting rooms. Signs and light poles are artistically designed. Wires are underground. Billboards are controlled or prohibited Market places are attractive and clean.
 The German city thinks of all the people, of lot-buyers, as well as lot sellers, of consumers as we'll as pro- ducers. The American city seems to be run for private business. Our failure to control property in the in- terest of the community has spoiled the American city We need to think in new terms. We can do what Ger many does, better. Shall we do it? Most of our cities and towns are still in the raw. Let us correct mistakes and build for the future.