The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-07
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Irish fisheries show slight Improve.
ment this year.
I'm many European galleries the pie.
& lures are busted by means of air syringes
-Ferty.seyen muscles are called into
play in the production of the human
The finest enieralds known are said
to be those belonging to the Spanish
crown. Sc =z5a8
-Beggars are unknown in Melbourne.
The poorest part of the city is the Chinese
quarter.
Mexico has had fifty-five presidents
since 1921. OF these, sixteen have died
violent deaths.
Iowa towns along the Mississippi
river report the water lower than at any
time since 1861, S.
1t was stated in a London police
court recently that or o shillings 4 day
can be made by begging.
"A Baltimore man was SO afraid some
one would get his umbrella that he locked
it in his safe. That night the safe was
stolen. q. 2$sz - ss. s 80 q
The most rapidly growing Of German
cities is Dusseldorf. Twelve years ago
it had 100000 inhabitants. Today it has
The length of the Grand canal from
Tientsin to Hangchau, in China, is $50
miles. 1t connects great ports with rich
coal regions. i 81 II. T. z. 5.. s#
Frederic Harrison has figured it out
that Queen Christina is q descendant of
William the Silent, one of the fercest en-
emies Spain ever had. VIZ
-Messrs. Macmillan, the great London
booksellers. in their new premises, have,
it is stated, shelf room for four and a
half millions of books. 5&&z ssss4
no Eor,eoEoo ,;ror ~ In:,,ss. =.
said to be slowly drying up, ON account
of the drainage of the swamps from
which it receives its supply. $50
The cost of keeping up the drinking
Fountains and cattle troughs in London is
$500 per annum. A single trough in a
busy thoroughfare costs $3.50
The bank checks passing through the
in one month exceed the value of all the
gold and silver coin in the world. 4
-'Gyp' having proposed general boy
COtt of the Hebreys, her publishers, NM.
Calmann-Levy, have informed her that
they will no longer publish her books.
In Japan man can live like gentle
man on 60 pounds year. This sum will
pay the rent of house. the wages of
two servants and supply plenty of food.
According to the Bozener Zeitung,
the Roman church in Austria alone with
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amounting in value to 6O9, 769, $50 forms.
The statistical yearbook of Berlin
shows that fewer females die in their
18th year and fewer males in their 18th
year than in any other year of their
lives. ...3E-5
The pupil Of the eye is so called be-
cause when looking in it very small inn
age of the observer may be seen, hence
tn. term from the Latin ''pupillus,' or lit
tie pupil.
Bones of iong-deceased Indians have
been taken out of the ground near Provi-
dence, X. l., and it is now recalled that
the place was an Indian burying ground
over 100 years ago. &. =. ;.
"A substitute for honey has been in
truduced in Germany under the name of
sugar honey, and consists of sugar, wa
ter. minute amounts of mineral sub
stances and free acid. s..
In this country last year the number
of mich cows increased about % Der
cent, and the number of other cattle
over 30 per cent, while the number of
sheep and swine slightly decreased.
The hop growers of the state of
Washington will harvest this year one of
the largest crops in the history of the
state. The yield on the western side of
the Cascade mountains will run nearly,
if not quite, 1000 pounds to the acre 90
die, while fishing in the south branch Of
the Potomac, near Springfield, W. Va,
saw 6shhawk catch a large bass and
try to fly away with it. The fish was
too, heavy, however, and the hawk
dropped it on dry land. Mr.. Windle Sc
cured the bass, which weighed Eve
pounds. a55 \
works at Berndorf. Austria, has had a
special theater constructed for his work
men by the architects Helmer and Fell
mer. 1t is to be formally opened in a
few weeks IN the presence of the EN-
peror, and thereafter theatrical COM
pany from Baden win give perform
ance twice n week. - -
2racticed today, yet it brings in play all
the muscles. Ancient doctors recon-
mended it as cure for "spleen, vapors
and melancholic affections" as we'll as
agues, jaundice and rheumatism It is
mild form of exercise, which if in
dulge1 in moderately cannot but do good
as well as make one graceful. u + Z
In the earlier ages dancing was adj
yocated as a cure for sickness. Lyeurgus
brought back from India and Egypt to
LacedemOnia notions of medicO-religious
dances and enacted that the Spartan
youth should be brought up gracefully
and symmetrical!y In Greece Socrates
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eating the mind and body, for he looked
on it as health-giving device.
The town council of Schaffhausen has
unanimously decided not to melt down the
great bell from which Schiller took the
inscription, "Vivos yoco; mortuos plango;
fulgura FRANCO" as the motto for his cele,
brated poem Die Glocke,' and which,
owing to some cracks, has become useless
for Ginning purposes. The famous bell
is henceforth to figure among the curiosi-
ties of the town. z
Because they did not have Ore en-.
gines enough to successfully fight big
fire down in Memphis, Tenn, last Friday,
tiremen OF the companies had to devote
themselves at intervals to drenching the
various squads of hosemen to prevent
them from being Frustrated by the intense
heat. This is said. to be the first time
that a disastrous fire was ever subdued
under such peculiar circumstances.
"A torpedo-boat destroyer, the Hail.
lung, built by the Schichaus in Germany
for the Chinese government, made accord
ing to the London Times, 333.G knots Oh
its trial trip, with its armament and
equipment and. 81 tons Of coal ON board
No details of the performance are given
though this is by far the highest speed
ever attained by anything afloat, save the
Tnrbinia, being equivalent to 1923 miles
an hour. s.$
Collectors of antique furniture have
struck bonanza in Havana. s In prcpar.
ing to return to Spain army officers are
placing on the market pieces of fine work
manship and ancient pattern which are
being eagerly snapped up by dealers 4
correspondent cites handsome old wal
nut wardrobe, with three full-length bey.
81 mirrors, valued at $15C, which was
sold for less than SIS; and that is sim.
ply one of many examples.
The y.ifes of ore Of fine most noted
Paris dressmakers has Il valnable book
valuable because in future years it vii
be complete record of the feminine dress
of today. Each page has small pieces 81
the fabrics, Innings. laces and trimming
of gowns made for customers. The
Queen Of Italy, the Czarina, Empress En-
genie, the Queen Regent Of Spain, Sara
Bernhardt. Carmen Sylvia. Dtero and thu
Queen of Hawaii are all represented.
Mrs. Richard King Of Texas is prob.
ably the richest woman III the United
States, not excepting Mrs. Hetty Green