The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-06-09
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

dtphia is the sign in the shape of II tomb
stone bearing the Inscription: "Whis
krrs dyed here
Admiral Makarof Of the Russian
navy: has invented Il species of ice pillow
capable Of breaking through ice from 1:
t" even 20 inches thick.
"A chain bridge over the AIerrima,
river ut Amesbury. Mass. is said to b,
the oldest suspension bridge in the Unit
td States. 1t WAS built in 1892.
A 6oyear-old widow of Tdenham, i,
Worcestershire. England. has been sen
to Jail for two months for milking Other
peoples COWS on the town common.
The remedial effects of laughter ar,
really wonderful. Cases have bee,
known where Il hearty laugh has banishet
disease and preserved life by sudden
effort Of nature.
The largest order for carpets ever
given for Il single hotel, it is said, hi:
been given for the new Aston hotel. New
York. adjoining the Waldorf. 1t has /.
thousand rooms.
the British empire during these sixt,
Years an area of square miles of tn.
land of the earth equal to thirty ON,
times its own area.
Common salt that is used daily il
our food is needed in the body. 1t aid.
digestion and the assimilation of thu
TODD. and heloS in the composition OF
many of the tissues.
The town hall of Ayr. Scotland, bull
to atccmmedate 1000 persons, and con
tanning large organ, was burned re-
Gently. causing damage estimated al
from t13.OOO to f2NUOO.
american iron and steel selling il
England. American tinplate in Wales
and new American butter in Australia
Truly coal may yet be carried to New
castle and sold at Il profit.
1t is estimated that the daily suppl,
or needles tor the entire world amounts
While the United States alone calls fol
4 yearly supply of 3OO,O0O,OOO.
Street Commissioner Samuel &. Bal
OF fottstown grew 4 monster turnil
measuring 1871 by 1884 inches, and BE-
ing Gl2 inches in diameter 1t weighed
three pounds and three ounces
More than 10000 specimens of fossil
insects have been collected from various
portions of the world Of these thu
rareSt are the butterflies, less than TWEEN
ty specimens having been found
London has 1900 policemen, Paris
has 5000 policemen, New York has
SStD policemen. The ordinary arrests in
New York in Il year are $4,000, in Paris
lU'Oto, and i'll London 100000.
-Ioothach he. as an excuse for absence
from duty. is not recognized in the post
office of Geneva. Switzerland. When al
tmpl"yt complains of an aching tooth ;
government doctor pulls it out
There is an old philosopher prophet
End poet in California who claims that ht
has solved the problem Of living forever
Tie lives Il hermit's life eats only three
times week and never expects to die
Out of $40 Indian boys and girls late
" II the Indian Industrial school at
Carlisle. only 164 are there now. The
other 4H are out among the farmers of
the state helping to harvest the crops
1t is announced that this season S
peach crop i'll Connecticut will be IL rec
ord -hreaker. Unless something now ut
terly unforeseen shall develop the yield
IN the Nutmeg state will be immense.
Gagged lions and tigers. pumas and
JaguarS take 10 notice Of the men and
Women passing in front of them: but if ii
dog be brought anywhere near the cage
they show their savage nature at once
An Atlanta MAN named John Smith
Will soon call upon all the Smiths in the
weird to contribute toward il magnificent
building. to be erected in honor of the
name The house is to cover ten acres
There is an old philosopher. prophet
and poet in California who claims that
ever. He lives Il hermit's life, eats only
three times Il week and never expects 10
die.
OF the 119,9OO.oUO old copper cents
which We're sent out from the mint only
the %U.ON have been accounted for. and
only now and then is Il stray one of the
remaining 119.WW,0D seen iu circula-
ton.
The Syracuse Standard saws that
Il fn, f},.,t Il
suggested the Erie canal. and for those
reasons i wants the state to erect a
bronze monument to his memory i'll Syra-
cuSr.
Lion tanners. as Il rule. prefer lions to
llnn,>SrS. and dislike troupe of both
sexes mixed In such eases the danger
of entering the den is quadruped. and
ln'S'hlt is pretty sure to result sooner or
later.
interior journals say that this has
been a great season for bees The white
clover. from which they extract the
choicest honey. is the best crop i'll many
Years. The SwarmS. too. are numerous
and large
Isaac Long. Downsvillr shipped from
the {. '. r. r. station at Williamsport,
Nd. 10 the Pttsburg market in three
days: 10 bushels Of raspberries weigh
ing 10000 pounds. Mr. Long employs
''E'SHs pfChtIS.
In Japan small children of the poor.
Wh" nave the gift of straying and no
nurses to look after them. are Safeguard
"I by the simple precaution of hanging
labels round their neck which tell their
names and addresses.
lake four pieces Of glass or board
and paint them red black, green and vel
low. Lay them outdoors at night, and in
the morning the red and black will be
perfectly dry. the green will be damp and
the yellow will be covered with moisture
James Walthour who resides one
mil" northwest of Manor in Westmore-
land county, Pa, picked from one rasp-
berry bush five and one-half quarts of
fine. large berries There are still about
two quarts on the bush that are not fully
ripe.
A dispatch from Odessa says that the
Russian authorities greatly fancy the
American rifles, and have ordered, or
are about to order, 10000, following a
sample which has an aunusnally heavy
stock and Il shorter barrel than the or
binary.
The rumor that the Bradley Martins
had taker Barney Barnato's house in
London proves false. The house has
been bought by Ernest T. Hooley, who
in the last three years has promoted some
of tn" greatest stock schemes London has
ever known.
No sooner have people in Florida be-
gun to raise pine apples than a Yankee
has found that they are much finer whcr
kept under partial shade. and their siz,
is thus increased to or 10 pounds. The
best Florida pine apples sell for from 81
to So each.
A knighthood was recently given t.
X. Guinness, the acting manager of Guin
ness & Co. His brewery firm had al
ready received two peeragcs and the rib
bon Of st. Patrick. K. Guinness is q
cousin Of Lord 1vcagh and the brother
Of Lady Iveagh.
ALL the flags for British ships of war,
except the royal standards, are made in
the government dockyarls. and the enor-
nous number required may he judged
from the fact that in the color loft at
Chatham alone about $4,000 flags are
made in Il year.
The Queens coronation ring is never
out Of her sight, and is worn by her every
evening. 1t is a band of gold containing