The Virginia enterprise., 1899-06-30
pearance is obtained, will give relief.
The wash is poison, and for external use

pearance is obtained, will give relief. |
The wash is poison, and for external use
only.
A close race is that in gold produc-
tion in the United States, Austrana ana
South Africa. Last year the United
States lost the first place, but may be ex-
pectcd to regain it. The figures for 1898
were: South Africa, $SO,OOO.OOO: Aus
tralia. S67, TO-, ,OOo and the United States
$65. 49,, ,Gt7.
The result of some Investigations on
the feeding of milch cows, recently car
ried out in Germany. was to show that
the production of milk is dependent in
certain respects upon the nature of the
food supplied to the cows, but not. as is
commonly supposed, solely OH the albu
minoid ratio.
Portland. Or, claims to have the
fastest sternwhcel steamboat in the
world. The Hassalo, recently completed
for the Columbia river trade, has made
spurts of 2H 2-3 miles an hour. She is
1856 feet long. with Il tubed boiler s feet
in diameter. and compound engines or
over 5000 horsepower.
A French statistician declares that
Switzerland produces annually more
books than any other country in proper
tion to the number of inha bitants, name
ly. / to every 5000. Germany comes next
with for every 5000: Italy with 1 for
$500; France. l for $500; England, 1 for
$500: United States, for II, 400.
-Smolle-tintcd spcctacles are worn by
the cattle which range the snow-covercd
plains of Russia. 1t was discovered that
the glare caused by sunlight on the snow
made them blind, and spectacles were
fitted to them TO protect their sight as
they plucked the grass which sproutcd
through the carth's white mantle.
The mining of the natives of the
Philippines have been confined to the al
luvial deposits of the rivers, for there
is not Il stream rising i'll the mountains
of Luzon and the other islands which
has not its gold-bearing sands and de-
posits, from which for centuries the larg-
err portion of the precious metals has been
obtained.
A few miles from Ningpang-po, a
town of Northern China, is a large vii
lage composed of graves. 1t is de-
serted burial ground, which has been
taken advantage of by Il clan of beggars
merry in their grewsome surroundings.
There are several similar towns in the
Celestial empire.
1t is, perhaps, not generally known
that potatoes are imported into this coun
try in large quantities from Scotland and
Germany; but such is the case. For the
past five years, however, the Scotch yield
has been so small as to preclude the eN-
portation of any part of it; but this sea-
son the crop was large. and one ship
alone brought 100000 sacks.
A peculiar and important difference
between petroleum fuel us used in Europe
and in the United States is that in the
latter the crude article is employed as it
comes from the well. while Russia and
Italy and other European countries use
the refuse that is left after the lighter
constituents OF the oil have been re-
moved by Il partial distillation.
A New York justice has decided that
Il wife does not constitute Il family. The
case came up where Judgment was OBJ
tanned against a man who was bound to
family" The couple had no children,
and the justice said he knew of no au-
| thority holding that Il wife abandoned
by her husband constituted family.
Several members of the crew of a
| sugar-laden ship lately arrived at Phila-
delphia We're afflicted with blindness in
| the moonlight and starlight of night
when in the tropics, though, they could
! see quite clearly as soon as the sun rose.
| They attributed it to fumes from the
sugar. but their captain was inclined
rather to lay it to an excessive use Of
| tobacco.
The expedition dispatched by South
| African explorers to the north of Zam-
| bCSi for the purpose of marking out the
| concession OF 500 square miles has re-
turned with the report that the country
is very rich in copper. silver and iron.
| Assays of ore collected show twenty-five
ounces of silver and over / per cent. of
| copper to the ton, and an expedition will
start at once to open the mines.
In pre-revolutionary days there was
Ii woman public executioncr in Virginia.
| At that time death sentences We're re-
spitcd on condition that Il criminal should
perform this office Lady Betty" as
she was afterward called, was sentenced
to death for murder. She offered instead
to become public executioner and held
| this office for many years. 1t is said that
on the scaffold she otticiated without a
| mask.
A law was recently passed in Nor
way prohibiting the sale of tobacco to
any boy under Is years of age without
Il signed order from an adult relative or
employer. Even tourists who offer cigar
cites to boys render themselves liable to
prosecution. The police are instructed
to contiscate the pipes. cigars and cigar
cites of lads who smoke in the public
streets n fine for the offense is also i'm
posed. which may be anywhere between
80 cents and $50.