The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-03
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

The employment of dogs in drawing
carts and in other similar tasks was
abolished in London in 1880. and in the
rest of the United Kingdom in 1854. +
1T appears from u list in the Austria,
liam Trading World that the Australia
sian companies registered since january
l represent IL total capital of E15,S73,-
1870.
There are 1873 cyclist sections at
tached to volunteer regiments in Eng
land and Wales. and 81 in Scotland,
Ireland does not possess volunteer regi-
ments.
Mahogany and cherry furniture often
gets dull for want of good cleaning
with a moist cloth: polish with the hand,
rubbing well, and the result will be sur
prising.
African natives universally know
how to prepare Intoxicating liquors from
such simple materials as the tops of
broom corn. sugar cane juice and cocoa
nut milk.
The SiameSe. as Il class. are not over
ambitious i'll trade. and the greater part
various kinds of shops are in the hands
of Chinese. The latter also furnish the
labor of the country.
The pavementS in front of the Will
liam II. Vanderbilt residence in New
York city cost over $4,000. The single
stone lying directly in front is the larg-
est known paving stone, and cost trans
portation and all. $4,000.
Christian IN, King of Denmark
succeeded to the throne upon the death
of his kinsman. Frederick VII. in 1868
One of his daughters. Alexandra, is
Princess of Wales: another, Dagmaris,
dowager-empreSs of Russia.
The strings used ON violins, harps
aud other musical instruments, Cor the
cords of bows. clock and whips, and for
betting, are usually made from the i'll
testines of sheep. but sometimes from
those of the horse or mule.
In 1879. the number of Japanese
vessels visiting Chinese ports WAS ga
and their aggregate tonnage 566,37J
tons In the matter of the carry:n.
trade with China. England stands first,
then Germany. and Japan comes third.
An excellent dessert is made by put
ting an abundance of choice Strawher
rieS dipped in powdered sugar in mould
of lemon jelly. The berries should be
scattered between alternate layers of the
Jelly. which may be colored red or Il deep
or light green.
Byron fell on the morning of his
bridal. and observed it was a bad omen
Tn the Scottish Highlanders raising the
standard for Prince Charles Stuart il,
1I4o. the ornamental part fell off. which
was considered by them an omen of
failure in their enterprise.
Rats and mice love mushrooms ami
are the betes noire of the French grow
rr>. All sorts of devices have been tried
to guard against these pests. but without
success. except. perhaps. by poisoning
them. The great difficulty is that they
prefer the mushrooms to the poison
The ancient Assyrians, the Persians
the Modes. the Lydians and others ar,
known to have made use of wigs To
ward the end of the Roman republic the
ladies were fond of wigs. and the fash
ion spread still more under the Early
empire. when yellow wigs-made of hair
obtained i'll Germany-were in great re-
quest.
Persons who suffer from sleepless.
ness may try various simple remedies
with more or less success. unless their
insomnia is due to such Il deranged con-
ditlOn Of nerves as requires Il doctors
care. Warmth is an admirable aid t.
drowsiness, and glass of boiling milk
or of hot lemonade or cocoa is an excel
lent bedtime drink
The royal game of chess. confined
formerly to the cultured and favored
classes. has grown apace with the growth
of the press, and has now fairly pene-
trated into and taken a firm hold of all
classes. Great Britain is in the van
with, approximately, $50 chess columns
in the daily and weekly Press, with SOC
clubs devoted exclusively to the cultiva.
ton of chess.