The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-21
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

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The Russian church has il rule
against the publication OF the Old Trsta-
ment without the Apocrypha.
A penny will buy twenty times as
much nOurlShment in the Shap. OF Oat
meal as in the form G; beef.
All Australian race courses are oval.
ana from one and On"-fourth to one and
one-half miles each in circumference.
-labcrelS are so scarce in SNitzcr-
land that they have to be imported not
only from Italy. but Bohc'n:;, and SilcSa.
AS lac as the Year 1899 cleveland,
e., had a population Of only 1916. The
N rlatinn IN that year Uf Cincinnati
was 1881.
Famine is rite in the extreme south
of Italy, and jewels from church
shrincS are beng sold for the benefit Vi
the destitute.
"A ST. Luuis |Mo.) nrgrcS> helps her
husband crack stone in one Of the streets.
She says she would rather do SO than
Wash clothes.
The best maple syrup comes from the
merit side Of the tree but the flow is not
so large as when the tree is tapped on
the south side
II geographical hoard in the Domin
len Of Canada settles III! questions as to
tie correct spelling Of geographic names
in the Dominion
Most countt rfc'1 documents are
tertcd through some individual PECULIAR
lty Of the ccunterfeitcr Of which NJ HIM
self IS net aware.
Cork and poplar arc the liyht2>t
weeds in the WCrd and )omcgranate ca
Of the heaviest: it is more than ":tr-third
heavier than water.
There are in western Queensland!
Australia, SiXty-four arteSiln wells. thu
minimum daily capacity of any OF which
is 4&M.OOn gallons.
-Scuth Dakota has an aggregate vi
l.I0N.0()0 acres Of vacant government
land, which is ncN subject to entry l,y
qualified applicants.
The st,r!et, caught in Siberian riy-
rs. Completes with the pomlmno. from
! t n. Gulf Of Mexico, rs the most deli
cioHS fish in the world.
The canton CT GraUnhuntlrn. in
SWltZel and, has passed law prohibit
ing the Cp: ration CT automobiles within
! the limits OF the canton.
Prof. w. j.; Blake OF the University
OF Arizona published the statement that
fuI|~rs' earth has been discovered in the
southern part of Arizona.
On the big steamer oceanic there is
ne scat at table marked so. IL, nor any
cabin bearing that number. This is a
crnteSslCn to superstition.
The park board Of Cincinnati iii 1872
paid $500 for consignment Of English
sparrows. They would give ivubl thu.
| sum now to get rid of them.
1t is estimated that tn, population
Ct Berlin will complete the two-mi1]ion
figure by the end Of 1902 The present
population is about 1,S4:}OOO..
The female mosquitoes are normally
they should draw blood at all is Il uues-
ton which has not been solved
There are more Americans in London
Just now than ever before. West Enc,
Shopkecpers declare that the American
invasion lately is unprecedented.
1T is said that a fresh order, to be-
| known as the Southern Cross. is to be
| established in the celebration Of the fed
Grafton of the Australian colonies.
China has not yet learned to it's full
extent the use Of the check and the bank
| of deposit, the money order or the bank
| draft IN her mercantile transactions.
| An anonymous donor has given ESQ.,
600 for the erection at St. Petersburg of
| an asylum for old Hebrew artists who
are unable to follow their profession.
Train "butchers" report that there is
no demand for campaign books. -Four
years ago at this date campaign litcra-
ture formed the bulk Of the trainboy's
trade.
| aooI1Ae 4\eN 1'lh pdtIol1lldll starts at
$500 year, and his pay is increased
year by year to $500. $1,000, $1O3O,
$115O, until his sixth year. when he gets
into the $14OO class.
The geological park cSta hlishrd in
! Washington is becoming an important in
stitution. Already the collection Of ami
mails includes several species never be-
fore brought into captivity.
Wedding festivities in Cairo, Egypt,
usually continue for three days, during
which time there is constant fcasting and
| jollification: The guests are expected to
remain while the festivities last
Several societies in Germany amusc
themselves by diSpatchng carrier pigeons
to and from various points. About 3OO,-
600 birds are thus employed. 1t is said
that the army uses 5000 Of them.
The Paris Exposition offered 2S27
grand prizes, SlGG gold medals. 12,241
S Syr medals, 1l,61o. bronze medals and
1888 honorable mentions, Il total OF f.,
100 awards. This beats the record
Kent county (Eng.) farmers propose
to turn the automobile to account next
year. This year large part of the fruit
crop r0tted for lack Of transportation.
the railroad companies being unable to
meet the emergency. To prevent a rope
titon Of the woful vase the farmers
will next year send their fruit to the
vans over the public highways.
-Crusades have been legion in Boston
and New York against unsightly adver-
ti>ements both in town and country \
Boston club offers a prize for the set OF
twelve photographs which will best illus
trate the Disagreement OF landscapes in
the way indicated. The New York Cen
trail railroad has taken un the matter
with the object Of protecting the scenery
along it's rOutp
Among the summer visitors at Old
Orchard Beach, Me-, is John b. Clough
a citizen Of Memphis, Tenn. who is con
s;oercd Il splendid swimmer in his South
ern home. Mr.. Clough went swimming
in an unusually heavy surf last week and
was knocked about Il good deal by the
waves. He fought his way 10 dry land
with much difficulty and reached his cot
tage in a dazed condition. Since then h.
has been unable to utter Il word and
physicians are much puzzled over his
| case.
Uses for SeayVeed.
Prof. Willie and Akeu kr>1ing have
succeeded by their patented processes in
making seaweed useful in different ways,
and in producing the following articles
| from If nam1lv. SO1inm iS ctc Il