The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-11-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Hundreds of patents have been is
- sued to inventors of water gas. ,s=~
Jewish women wore silver half
moons in their shoes as ornaments.
--Alphonso VI. of Leon and CASTLE
was The Brave, on account of his knight
ly daring. The same title was given to
Alphonso Nv. of Portugal. ..---.s,. ssssss.s. g. -
Peter l. of Portugal was known as
The Severe. on account of the merciless-
tempts at insurrection. i
Henri II. of France was entitled The
Rellicose. He was an exceedingly war
like King and constantly engaged in cam
paigning against his neighbors.
Edward vi. of England was The
Pious on account of his personal char
acter. Also Eric IN. of Sweden; Ernest
l. of Gotha and Robert of France.
The Greeks and Romans had no
weeks until they borrowed this division
of time from the East. The Greeks di-
the Romans into three very unequal,
the KalendS. 1deS and NOnes.
In the construction of the new bat.
tleships hreproof wood is to be employed.
The process of freprooting consists in
forcing sulphate and phosphate of am
mona into the wood by hydraulic press
ure.
A new species of bear has been dis
covered. In color it resembles silver
fox. The sides of the muzzle are a
bright tan, and the claws, which are
sharp and black, appear to belong to a
tree climber.
Copying ink is prepared by adding a
little sugar to ordinary black ink. Writ
ing executed with this ink may be copied
within the space of six hours by passing
it through a press in contact with thin
unsized paper.
There is a banana plantation in Cuba
covering an area of 50 square miles,
containing on an average 100000 trees,
and Keeping in constant employment
;stN persons. \ fleet of twenty six
steamers is required to transport the
fruit to the United States.
Dip the convex side of watch glass
into water so as to leave Il drop hanging
on the glass. Pour a little ether into the
concavc side and blow upon it. The
rapid evaporation of the ether will render
the glass so cold that the drop of water
will be frozen.
Frederick H. of Prussia, known as
The Great. was also styled The Phi
losopher. from his love of philosophy
and arts of the French encyclopedia
school. Leo VI, Emperor of the East,
was also so-called because of his love Of
abstract speculation.
Only the purest water is employed
by the Chinese in washing the finer
grades of silk. Ordinary we'll water in
its natural state is unsuitable, and is
purified by placing a quantity of mol
luseS in it for a day. These prey on any
impure organic matter and act as filters.
There is species of humming bird
in Carruca. East India, that is about
twice the size of pigeon. 1t is very
vicious. and the natives say it subsists
almost entirely upon hard-shelled nut
which it breaks open with blow of it's
wings. all the while humming loudly.
The hank Of England is empow
cred to issue notes to the extent Of the
government debt and the stock of bullion
on hand. and these notes represent 50
much floating capital. Country banks
issue notes. but only to limited extent,
and they only represent or are equivalent
to promisSory notes.
The system of sewerage in Rome
that has been perfected since it became
the capital of Italy. an abundant sup
ply Of the pureSt water. and the great
care ia ken to keep every part of the town
perfectly clean. have changed it from
rope to one of the healthiest
The royal mausoleum in ST. Georges
chapel at Windsor was originally pre-
pared by Cardinal Wolsey for his own
vault. but after his disgrace it was con-
hscated to the crown. 1t then remained
in Il dilapidated state until the reign of
George I'LL, when it was arranged for
the reception of royal remains.
The Dukes of Wellington and Marl-
borough both present ON the anniversa-
ries of Waterloo and Blenheim small
flags to the sovereign. as tribute by
which they hold the different estates
of Strath6eldsaye and Blenheim. These
trophies are hung up in the armory at
Windsor castle, where TREY may be