The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-11-10
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

The des Invaliles Paris is the lars,
est hospital.
Hundreds Of Americans are at work
in Russian factories.
Women employed ON Japanese tea
Is cents Il day.
Oh nvse mtr, hautS in Portland, Or,
complain Of lack Of business because OF
the falling off in the Chinese population.
-Twelve black cats were put in a
New York cold-storase warehouse. AT
the end Of six months their hair had
turned white.
The British Association for the Adj
vancenwnt of Science has granted f1ON
sterling toward the expenses Of an Ant
arctic expedition.
with property estimated ut 25N,0OO,0O
t;irard, with $1l,OON,0OO. and Leland
Stanford, Jr. with $l3,5OO.OOO, are the
richest.
"A biographical work issued few
years ago. entitled distinguished Sons
OF Vermont" includes newey's brother.
but makes no mention of Admiral
Dewey.
Since the sale of alcoholic liquors in
France has been unrestricted the number
of drinking places has Increased until
now there is one saloon for eightytive
inhabitants.
Only p per cent. Of the population
OF Bavaria are entitled to vote and of
these II per cent. only 30 per cent. took
the trouble to vote at the last elections
for the Laudtag.
The construction of Il cigar box may
seem very simple matter to the novice.
but the box passes through nineteen diff
fervnt processes before it is ready to re-
cclve the cigars.
Germany is the third greatest iron
country in the world, and yet Il twentieth
Of its entire output of iron ore comes
from the krupp mines and is manufac-
tured in the Krupp works.
The American board OF Japanese
missions reports that the chief opposition
to Christian missionaries in that coun
try is not from the heather priests but
from the Japanese aguostics.
-Krupp buys from an eighth to a tenth
Of all the iron ore aud pigiron imported
into Germany from foreign lands, and
this gigantic enterprise is the largest pro-
ducer in the German empire.
The OSageS are probably the richest
people per capita i'll the world Each one
OF them. man. woman and child. has 900
acres Of good land and receives $:lC from
the government four times Il year.
Within a few months the Pulp Bar
rel company of Cincinnati will begin OPP
erationS for the construction of Il plant
for the manufacture of barrels from
wood or paper pulp by compression.
The automatic clin controlled tele-
and if the results of the experiments are
satisfactory this means of communica-
ton will be used all over Germany.
More than 10 per cent. of the people
Of Great Britain could not write their
names when Queen Victoria assembled the
throne. At the present time time only
I per cent. of the population are in that
condition.
The Turkish authorities have grad
nally allowed about GOOO of the 10000
Armenian refugees in the Caucasus to re-
turn to their former homes; but no eff
fort has been made to restore their prop
erty to them.
Canada lacks only 231OD0 square
miles to be as large us the whole CONT
as large as Great Britain and Ireland
and is 100000 square miles larger than
the United States.
A deed filed in the Cumberland coun-
ty. Ne. registry some time ago bore for
tS-e'sht signatures. including those Of the
twenty-four grantors and witnesses. al
though the value of the property trans
ferred was only $175.
The Chinese are much impressed
with the powers of the sewing ma
chime, and to meet their demand for
THESE helps to busy women some Amer
lean firms lately sent a shipment to Bang
kok valued at about s1O3. $50.
In the ambulance and patrol depart
ment of a Chicago park police station
two bantamS with one chick have estal,-
lished themselves as the companions of
the officers. Their favorite perches are
on the wheels Of the ambulance or patrol
wagon.
Iron cloth is made for the first time
IN the United States at Il Worcester mill
It is a great industry in Manchester,
Eng, and iii Germany. but no American
manufacturer has before attempted it.
lrcn cloth is used very extensively for
overcoat and ulster Innings
The only place where "black dia-
monds are found is in the Brazilian
province of Bahia. They are USUALLY
round III river beds and brought up by
divers Others are obtained by tunnelinp
mountains The largest specimens ever
found were worth $4,000.
The longest steamer route given on
the photographic office map is that CON
meeting New York and EsQuimault by
way OF Cape Horn, 1920 miles. This is
exceeded by the track used by sailin:
vessels connecting New York and Yoke
Is l6.:OO miles in length.
Ten years ago Louis G.. Gottman
went III debt to buy farm of 1875 acres
III Mar'on county. Mo. He refused all
attempts to sell him more land but care
fully cultivated every foot he had except
what he used for pasture. He is now
out OF debt. has built $1,000 barn, and
recently made trip with his family to
Europe. ~
Interest in the medical mission in for
r!gn lands is constantly increasing Ma
ives IN the north of Africa come long
Instances for treatment, and wild Bed
onln characters, encouraged by the Sui
tan and liv ing in lawleSs independence,
who treated their own women as cattle.
are singularly amenable to the women
missionaries.
Japan, not to be behind European
states in civilization, is going to send out
an arctic expedition. The reason given
is that if Japan is ever to compete with
England on the seas it must develop in
the Japanese the spirit of adventure and
Of discovery which has made the English
powerful The only places left to be dis
covered are the north and south poles.