The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

-Rroadrloth. so-called from its width,
WAS first made in England.
1t is estimated that gold in circula-
years.
Jeremy Taylor was always very much
i'll earnest, and showed the fact in his
voice.
Our coal mines produce lis. 237 ,S45
tons of hitnminous coal and 1880. 4lO
tons OF anthracite.
aSht ana power are now transmit
dino, Cal, Il distance of 80 miles.
,-Phridon of Argos is said to have
coined silver at Aegina in the Eighth
century before the Christian era.
In December, 1871. Germany de-
creed the gold standard and commenced
the t''lnaSc of the precious metal.
-"kvturn, O Wanlerer Return" was
hy William Il. tollyer, and was first
printed in the Evangelical Magazine in
1906
My Savior. My Almighty Friend"
WAS written 10y Watts. Set to Il melody
from Handel, it has been very popular.
Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful
Songs. WAS written by Isaac Watts, to
h' sung 1T the close of Il special sermon
in lIn7
High authorities place the debts of
the world as high as OUO.tt,u,N 900.
while the debts of England are estimated
at S2o.WN.MN,utN.
The SaloonkrrprrS of ST. Louis
closed their saloons last Sunday, and
now threaten to stop tn, street cars from
running on that day.
When Il physician in Arkansas be-
comes Il hahitual drunkard the state
board Of health is by law enjoneu to
revoke his license.
\ Chinese firm ut Butte made reg
ular assignment the other day, naming
us preferred creditors firms in Hong
Kong and San Francisco.
Starch and STARK were synonymous,
which accounts for the abundance of the
StarkS. formerly manufacturers of or
dealers in this article.
Spain. before the revolution which
led t. the independence of the Spanish
American states, controlled nearly all
the =n,,l and silver mines of the New
World.
The Council of Ctrmont, in 1898,
Not only sanctioned the first crusade,
but also placed the institution of chvalry
ON !; definite basis by giving it Il relis-
i"u> standing.
In his 'IIi>tory Of the Precious Met
ais 1arnl'S estimates that ut the be-
ginning Of the Christian era the precious
metals in the Roman empire amounted
/" S1.tin,nW. 900.
Petroleum is found in Sicily, the
n"rt! of Italy. i'll many volcanic isles in
the Mediterranean, at Raku on the Cas-
plan. on the slopes of the Caucasus, ut
kan@non in Rurniah and in the Island
of Trinidad
From 1864 to lit silver was the
only legal tender money in England and
gold coins tluctuated according to the
market value of gold In l717 the re-
latl"n of the coins Of the two metals
WAS fixed at ~ shillinyS for Il guinea
Treat Britain has 727 lighthouses;
France has 10: Germany. 1888: Russia,
1"t; Austria. tS': Italy, 2'I,: Spain. ITS;
Sweden AMI Norway, :S''7; Denmark.
':'; Holland. it'2; Belgium. %: Greece,
-: Turkey. 1:'4; India, 96: Australia,
BIB; Canada. Go1.
The smallest watch in the world has
just been completed by some Bombay
jewelers.. 1t is not larger than two
anna bit tahnut the size of il dimc), and
has tn" most perfect jrwrlt.l movement
and Il fully compensated chronometer
halant.
The average cost of power for the
nl"l,utactur' Of Il barrel of flour in Min
E"anliS is said to he ~, cents for water,
and I; to I cents for steam. while at i,n-
inth. where steam is used exclusively,
the cost per barrel is %, cents to 81,
''''tS \ barrel, the coal used being the re-
fuse from the docks.
--I'h. cost of an Armstrong steel gun
is estimated at $500 for each ton of
WrISht: Of the krnpp gun, 5000: of a
"'litw"rth gun. $92J.
awake. Nico,lemus, very popular
song during the war; was written by
Henry &. Work, the author of My
''randfather's Clock
Once Il year, with great ceremony
anil unusual pomp. the Emperor of China
rlnWS Il fnrrnw, in order to dignity ;gri-
culture i'll the eyes of his people.
-"lone. Landlord. Fill the Flowing
Bowl" dates from the time of Shakes
narr. It was Introduced in one OF
ilt'rhcrS plays. "The Bloody Brothers."
OF the 10000 Canadian Indians on
TIED or attend Christian worship The
Gospels have been printed for them in
fn'r languages.
VIM. Winner, Winnower, Bolt and
l;rulitr, Silver, Riddle and Fiddler,
Thr'>h"r. Eanrr, Farmer. Shovel, Sho-
weller and Showler are all names con-
n"'te'l with the handling of grain
Croft was an incloscd field, and in
various notifications gave it's name to
trrftcr. Meadowcroft. Ryecroft, Ban
croft which was originally Bcancroft,
H"recrrft. that is Barleycroft, and Hay
croft
The tailor bird takes it's name from
its habit Of sewing together two leaves
in order to make Il pocket, in which it
l'la ces its nest. It's thread is Il vegetable
fiber, though it will, in preference, use
Il string, thread Or cord, il such can be
found.
The first printed books aboundcd to
Snrh an extent in Authorizations that they
We're extremely difficult to read and un-
''rrstanh, and treatise was prepared
and printed How to Read a Printed
Book. 1t gave expiana tons Of the alb
hrrviations.
-Kcrpng a diary was confirmed
fashion among the literary Romans,
Most Of them carried little tablets tied
to their belts, in which they kept mem
orandu Of their 'loinSs so as not to for
get anything when they came to write
up the record at night.
The Essay on Man" was rewritten
in most parts no less than five or six
times 10y tn" author before it went to
the printer, and in the proofs the correc-
lions were so numerous that the printer
declined to make them, preferrng to set
the whole over again.
In condemning Munich paper to
pay IL fine of SD for an unfayorabIe
criticism Of i; new portrait the original
IF which is well-knOwn there, the Judge
said Il critic had Il right only to judge Il
picture from an artistic point of view
and not to draw any moral Inference
New Kind Of Job.