The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-10-14
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Pshllsls.,
Curious Conde tions.


estimated to be 81. OOO, 600 bushels.
in the Island Of New Britain a mar
must not speak to his mother-in- law.
A part of the German soldiers equip
ment is a foursounce religious book.
Fifty pounds ($25O) yearsis devoted
to busting the books in the library of the
House of Lords. ly Il ,G5 81
The most recent estimate of ; the
wealth of Great Britain and Ireland il
f11.SO6, OOO.O r. =ls $ .s.
1t is said that the first weeping will
low in England was planted by Alexan'
der Pope, the poet. 4. a:z NJ
Orleans he is fined $50. Boston fines q
man $40 for beating his wife.
Miss Zephyr Adler, who is regarded
as one of the most beautiful women in
Nashville, Tenn, has joined the Saliva
ton army. }%
What is said to be the most remark
able display Of Egyptian lotus in the
country is now to be found in Bushnell
park, Hartford. &sszs5
An up-to-date fortune-teller in Eng
land employs stenographer, and fur
nishes her patrons with typewriter cop
les Of her predictions t. & q
On Rock creek, in Spillimachene dis
trict. B. c.. the largest nugget discov-
cred in may years in the province was
found. the value being 500. 10
"A St. Louis couple, who insisted
upon playing a piano between 4:3O q. m.
and 6:3O a. NJ, despite the remonstrances
of the neighbors, were recently fined in
court. =. 49,
Bismarck fought twenty eight duels,
and in all of these conflicts received but
one wound, which was caused by the ac-
cidental breaking of his antagonists
sword. 49,. III, f. .
The otter is the fastest swimming
quadruped known. In the water it ex-
hibits an astonishing agility, swimming
with a speed equal, if not superior, to
that of many fishes. = = - -.
Tiny shoes intended for dogs are made
and sold in London. They are of cha
mois, with high leather soles. They are
ished floors from scratches. -
Mine families in Burton, Kas., have
their cooking done on the cooperative
plan, and thus insure a greater variety
of food at less cost, and avoid the worry
Of directing and paying servant girls.
A correspondent of the New York
Sun has seen this queer sign: "Any in
civility Or inattention on the part Of EN-
ployes of this establishment will be con-
sidered n favor if reported to the pro-
prietor." 49,
The largest tree in the Eastern hemi-
sphere, if not in the world, is a monster
chestnut standing at the foot of Mount
Aetna. The circumference of the main
trunk at 60 feet from the ground is PIP
feet.
The Paris exhibition of 1900 will
contain the largest theater in the world.
According to the report of Nj. Raulin the
architect who has been intrusted with its
construction. it will accommodate from
12.OOt to $1,000 persons.
Tanner, the American negro painter,
who has one picture in the salon and an
other in the: Luxembourg, is the son of
an African Methodist bishop, who was
at one time determined that his child
should enter the ministry. 5l. = @.{
-Cordite cartridges sent from the fac
tory at Waltham abbey to India FIVE years
ago, after being subjected to every prac-
teal test of heat, cold, dryness and damp,
on being used at the rifle ranges have
been found to be us good as when first
made. ~ 49, IS - Y -. - :
To counteract the tendency of boys
to resort to knives and pistols in quar-
land) school board, proposed that two
pairs OF boxing gloves be supplied to each
boys department, and that the lads be
instructed in their scientific use. 80, : IS
Warwick castle is held by many to be
the most beautiful seat in England. The
large baronial hall is magnificent room
1t is decorated with the most perfect
specimens of armOr, furnished in a luxu-
rious manner, and masses of flowers and
large palms abound on every side.
"A little surprise awaited two women
who recently met in the Office of 4 Chi
cago lawyer They had never seen each
other before, but ere they had left the
office the discovery was made that each
had called to begin proceedings to OBJ
tain divorce from the same man.
The laborers who built the pyramids
did not work under such disadvantages
as have long been attributed to them. Re
cent research shows that they had solid
and tubular drills and lathe TOOLS The
drills were set with jewels and cut into
the rocks with keenness and accuracy.
The Boston & Maine railroad has is
sued an imperative order that baggage
masters must exercise great canton in
handling trunks, and that they must not
he thrown from the car door onto the
provided, and now the big trunks will
descend to earth gently. S.
Fifty years ago a well at Steiner
vile, Belmont county, O., was closed for
the reason that it was contaminated with
typhoid fever germs. Recently it was
reopened and the water used, and al
though the well was made deeper than
fever epidemic was the result. The well
has again been closed.
One of the severest punishments a
refractory soldier can experience is to be
nailed down" in a tent. It is said that
Turkish bath is a frigid affair as com
pared with a perfectly close tent under
hot sun, and after an hour or two of
soldier will readily promise to be good.
- Re. So
low, broad hill. 400 feet high. near DE-.
cazeyille, in the department Of the Aver.
yon. The crater sends out thick clouds
of smoke, and burning lava is seen at the
bottom of the assures. If stick be
thrust into the ground it catches fire.
smoke, sparks and sometimes flames pro-
ceeding from the hole. 49, 5- sE Fl
a curious transformation in the ha B.
its Of wild animals is reported from New
Zealand, where it is said the kea,S or
mO1ntal parrot, formerly vegetarian has
III recent years been changed into rapa-
c1ous beast Of prey. 1t is unknown in
the north island, but in the south island
it has become terrible pest, killing over
10000 sheep "a year. e q :ss ;#5
1t has been reckoned that the island
on which the Eddystone lighthouse stands
is the smallest inhabited one in the world,
being only ~ feet in diameter. The light
base. so that at high tide the island can
not be seen. 1t is situated about fourteen
miles southwest of Plymouth and about
nine miles off the coast of Cornwall.
I: 4 The further additions to the records
of the war in jewelry and other fancy ar
+ ticies are cartridge gun-meta1 cuff links.
a corkscreW vinaigrette and revolver 81.
omizer. Men can patronize Dewey ton
serial parlors, but women can have rock
ing-chairs for their very own, each with
a head Of Dewey ON the back, with the
& usual accompaniment of war vessels.
eagles. cannons. flags, etc.
A successful method Of purifying the
hands is the putting Of a mixture of
-four and mustard into the bath, when
tinued as soon as the smarting Of Tie
skin is felt. This very effiea cious method
Of steriliza ton of the hands also radical
" deodorizes them. Iodoform ercn is
quite removed by the soaping in eomhina-
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