The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-11-17
VIRGINIA. MINI.
". {. HANNAF0RD,
Publisher.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,

amount or S6a.OtN pounds have been or
dcrcd by the British war department.
-Gcrman army officers are ordered by
imperial decree to wear reddish brown
acgSkin gloves during the maneuvers
-Windmills, though only now becom,
ing popular for pumping water. were
known i'll Europe 50 far back as 11O1.
Many of the Beers are extremely SUI
nerstitio"s and terribly afraid of
lief.
,-Nhlle dressing for her wedding 4
Vienna woman learned of the groom $
death. Three days later she married an
other man.
-Prussic acid and essence and oil of
almonds are made from the peach and
prune pits and these havors are used in
many ways.
The pages of philosophical writer's of
all times contain references to mysteri.
GUS stones and irons which have fallen
from the heavens from time to time
Literary attainmentS are not in high
favor i'll the Transvanl, the only book OF
the poor being their beloved Bible. Let
ter writing is almost totally neglected.
In the harbor at Honolulu telephone
service between vessels and the shore
may be obtained by connecting with the
permanent telephone cable in the harbor
A white deer shot near Winn was
brought 10 Bangor and attracted consit,
cradle attention. This is the second ami,
mai of this kind which has been seen this
season.
There can he very little doubt that
the P"tterS wheel. or nOtter'S lathe, as
it is also termed. represents today the
most ancient form of machine tool
known.
Preparations are soon to be made for
the removal to Arlington cemetery of the
dead from the hattleship Maine, who
were buried i'll CriStohal Colon cemetery
in Havana.
The most coveted distinction open to
British subject is the Victoria Cross
On the roll Of the Victoria Cross men
alive at the end of 1898 there were but
III names.
On April 1. 1925, star shower dur
ing which several aeroliteS fell, was wit
Messed in England. This was considered
Il ign of Gods anger with William H. 5
mode of life.
1t may safely be said that Sunday
saves thousands upon thousands from
the madhouse. 1t is one break from
week to week which thousands of nat
ureS demand.
There will be five Wednesdays in No
vtmher this year. and the deer hunters
of Long island will have an extra day
wherein it will be lawful to shoot their
lFN'tttt Sd!it
The Chinese have record of a star.
fall as far hack as GA B. c.. and they
nave an older tradition of mass Of
forty feet in height which fell from the
sky in western China.
A number of New York men have
purchased tract Of land embrac cling over
$500 acres i'll the vicinity of Talland,
Mass, with the purpose of making Il
game and forest preserve.
r..nptlr had on ,f
Swiss singing societies numbering no less
than 81. with 5000 members. who sang
for prizes to audiences of II 900 in Il
specially constructed building.
The consumption of alcoholic drinks
i'll France seems to be greatly on the in
crease. in spite of the fact that her popu-
lati"n. if not stationary, shows but all
almost imperceptihle increase.
The postmaster of a small town in
eastern Massachusetts resigned the other
Jay. and before nightfall six candidates
were actively in the field canvassinS for
the appointment to succeed him.
1t is stated that there are fifty sects
of Buddhism in Japan alone, and that
they have now reached their furthest
limits. and Buddhism is destined to dis
appear from tine face of the EARTH
In some towns of Germany the tele-
phone is introduced by tobacconists as an
additional attraction to customers. Any
one who buys Ct gar may, if he desires,
speak over the tobacconist's instrument
-Ladysmith, the town upon which the
eyes Of the world are now turned, gets
its pretty name from Lady Smith, the
wife of Sir Henry Smith, who years ago
was Il prominent British officer in South
Africa.
According to London journal, the
number of stamps now current IN the
world is 1881. England has 1871, her
l.
2GS different kinds, the Republic of Sal
vador PIP.
-lcemen on the Penobscot river say
they have had rather poor season.
Only about - Per cent. of their stock
have they been able to sell. aud the
prices have by no means been satisfac-
tory to them.
The capitalists interested in the gold
fields Of Rhode>ia are about to make an
organized effort-they will wait. proba-
bly,. until quiet has been restored again
in the Tran~van-tc restock that vast
and fertile district with cattle.
Alabama has a history commission,
appointed by legislative authority, the
mission Of which is to ascertain and re-
port to the governor all accessible ma
terials, without as we'll as within the
states borders, for ii history of the state.
a new kind Of embroidery used by
fashlonabie dresSmakers is said TO be
the invention of the Queen of Madagas
car. 1t Is Of many colorS, on 2 dark
ground. and 1t appears to meet with
great approval from SearcherS after nov
city.
1t will require 10000 enumeratols TO
= take the census Of the United States in
June next. for it must be completed by
the first week of July. That means that
about 1oWD,OOO people must be recorded
IN thirty days, or at the rate of 2, 800, 600
day.
The sweet bay tree, or laurel. was
sacred to Apollo, and in both Egypt and
Rome its leaves were used to decorate
the Vlrtors III games or in war. These
= leaves are much used now in the culinary
art. the parctice having been borrowed
from the French.
Notwithstanding the large number of
marks that have been registered in the
patent office, thousands of alleged trad,
marks presented for registration have
been refused because they did not dis
close matter that was susceptible of ex-
elusive appropriation.
40. There are some places where a mans
nelght counts against him. One of these
Is India, where orders have been issued
that no officer will be appointed tn
Goorkha regi ments who exceeds ) feet
~ inches in height or who measures less
than 81 inches round the chest.
-probably AesoD is not as much read
in our own country as he used to be, but
there IS chance for him yet in Central
- AFRICA. The report of the London Mis-
sionary society relates that at Kawimbc
an AeSops MaSs' is conducted by tho
native teachers on Sunday afternoons.
One Of the most curious dresses ever
made was probably that worn by lady
at ball in Baltimore. it being entirely
covered with postage stamps. The
stamps, 10000 in number, were pasted
on a thin foundation. and represented
The postage Of every civilized country.
An ola soldier in Michigan town.
who had Il leg amputated ten years ago.
mad 1t buried in Il coffin in the cemetery
and funeral services held over it, at
Whlch ne Wept profusely. Ever since
hen, all through the summer months. he
las placed flowers each week upon the
.rave.
The Batignolles railway tunnel near
-arls Is to be lighted by lines of ten
andle power incandrscent lamps. They
re placed a meter apart and they are