The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

-Peru's university was founded by
Pizarro.
There are 411 artcsan wells in the
City of Mexico.
--Montevideo' harhor improvements
will cost $15.OOOOOO.
High heels originated in Persia.
where they We're worn to raise the feet
from the burning sands.
In Texas Il locomotive was recently
decorated with 100 incandescent lights
for use as an excursion locomotive.
The Detroit council has voted to DUR
chase for future elections the voting ma
chimes tested there in the municipal elec-
tion last month.
A Texas man is the inventor OF u
coffeepot so arranged that with the ncces-
sary attachments it can be converted in
to a small-sized still.
don has just performed "Richartl Ill"
without scenery. in the lecture room of
the University of London.
The New York World figures that
the wealth possessed by less than one
third of the United States senators
amounts to more than S10o.o00.O0o.
A syndicate has been formed to
build Il single-rai high-Syeed electric
railway on the Rehr monorail system, be
tween Liverpool and MancheSttr.
The two great material conQucStS
which mark the Nineteenth century are
the building of the Pacific railroads and
the digging Of the Suez canal.
In many respects Wisconsin leaf to
bacco is superior to any other domesti,
product. Some of the best brands OF
Havanas are relied from Wisconsin
stock.
There were S43 933 births registered
in France during 1898, Il decrease of
15,1!4 The deaths for the same period
numbered Sl0,073, an increase Of 80,
O54 as compared with 1897.
The mere progressive railroads are
abandoning wooden freight cars in favor
of stee-bult ones. aud it is il question of
IL few years when all leading lines will
use no other kind.
A concern in Iowa is making farm
wagons wholly of steel, and it can scarce
ly ELL the orders that pour i'll from the
heat-growerS out i'll Dakota and other
parts Of the West.
Russia is planning to dig Il canal
from the Baltic to the Black sea. The
length of the canal as surveyed will be
994 miles. but only 125 miles of artificial
excavation will be necessary.
1T is said that there are three differ
ent Syndicates figuring with the Mexican
government for Il concession covering Il
railroad TO be bUllt from santa 1.ucrttla
ncrth to San Juan Bautista.
The latest device to encourage high
stepping in coach horses is Il glass worn
like goggles. the crystals being so formed
that the ground appears nearer than it
is. 1t is said to work all right.
1t is unlawful for Chinese woman
to walk on the city walls of Pekin, but
it is an exercise in which the Americans
and Europeans indulge without objec-
tion. upon days when they are open to
the public.
AS was the case the year before last,
this year earned enough t. pay most of
the expenses of the other athletic aSsocia-
ii, MS Of the university. finishing the sea
son With Il surplus or profit of more than
SCI 900.
The proposition to transfer Chu. inS
body from Paris to Cracow for burial
in the vault rf the Polish kings. has
brought out contributions of 20OO forms
each from Frederick Chopin and Pad
erewSki. 1t is intended to make the oc-
ca>iUn il Polish festival.
When the Beers muhilizpl their
forces it is said that they 'ny called out
the first levy. IF men he, ween Is and
would consist of these between 3, and so
The third levy would sweep in every
body else capable of bearing arms.
During the last six years the average
prize of wheat in the local market was
farmer clear profit of cents q bushpl,
to say nothing of the by-products ot The
crop. 1t costs, on an average. 81 cents
Il buShpl to raise wheat