The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-02-09
BRIEF NOTES OF NOTABLES.

The President of Switzerland only
gets 5000 per year, and the law forbids
him to succeed himself.
The Duke Of Edinburgh has IA fleet
of fifty silver ships, presented to him at
different times by admirins cities and
towns.
The oldest consul of the United
States in continuous service is Horato
]. Sprague, who became consul at Glib
raltar i'll 1913.
-Rudyard Kipling told London
Chronicle reporter the other day that he
would probably return to this country
about next June.
The fireplace, in the dining room Of
Capt. Sigsbce'< Washington house is dec
grated with carved wood from the wreck
of the battleship Maine.
The Grown Prince of Germany is the
only child of the Emp, ror who is not left
handed. trait common for centuries III
the royal family of Prussia.
Three Partisan women. Nine. Gus
tave Paraf, Nine. George Ostheimcr and
Mime. GuStave Richelot, have offered !,
prize of $4,000 to the inventor Of the
best device for saving life at sea-
WHY did YOU leave your last place,
Nary ''Oh, | jrst couldn't bear it.
The man and his wife lived very happily
together, and that made it so dull and
uninteresting for me. -Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
Mayer Ernest Girardot of Sandwich.
Mich. has served ten terms in the office.
Several times he was elected by acclama-
ticn. but of late has had to go through IL
contest. usually getting about two-thirds
Of vote of 300.
Senator Simon of Oregon. although
not subscriber to clipping bureau. has
an almost complete collection filling sew
cral scrap books. of all newspaper conf
mentS upon him. He is an omniverous
reader of newspapers.
-Wilhelmina, the Queen of Holland, is
spending much of her time in skating on
the ice covering the ornamental water in
the gardens of the palace known as THE
House i'll the Woods" where the ueacc
conference was held last year.
Though Senator HanDa is one of the
busiest men i'll Washington, he is fond Of
good reading and generally finds time to-
get through the most important of CO.
temporary books especially those dealing
with political and economic questions
Prom Melbourne comes the news that
Lord Brassey, on the eve of retiring from
office as governor of Victoria. mounted
an Episcopal pulpit and preached a ser
mon to the congregation. Lord Brassey
! Is coming home Oh the famous old Yacht
Sunbeam.
| President Daniel G. Gilman of Johns
| Hopkins university will leave early in the:
spring on an extended trip to Europe.
by the trustees in recognition of his serv-
ices as head of the institution since it's
| foundation.
Since President McKinley's inaueu-
ration the white house table has been
supplied from the Washington markets.
The old custom involved expensive cx-
press charges and the Washington mar
| rod hr,
| i'll the country.
Speaker Henderson made an apt re-
ply to il remark that the speakers duties,
were already Shockingly agin. HIM
'Nell. replied Mr.. Henderson. Il am
not so young as l was. but am not by
twenty years so old as l hope to be at
the proper time.
: the London Field died the other day
after an illness of long duration. MI
Toms. who was over 60 years of age.
had had an almost lifelong connection,
with the Field. He is succeeded by ".
Senior. as already announced.
E. Charlton Black. the new head of
Boston university's English departing 1T
was ward Of DR.. John Brown. the f;,-
nous author of "Rcb and His FrendS:' -
a classmate OF Barrie at Edinburgh: !,
friend of Steve nsCn and Crockett, and af-
terward regular lecturer at Harvard
Maj. Frederick w. Bracket, the sec
| rotary CT the United States commission
to the Paris exposition. is native of
Baltimore, who has had extensive expert
ence in railway work. During the past
| fifteen years he has been among the lead
| CTS i'll arranging and conducting eXposi-
tions.
Senator Bate still uses Il cane j..
walking. neceSSitated by the effects NJ
three wounds received by him during The
| Civil war. He was successfully captain
colonel, brigadier-general, and major
general in the Confederate army, ant
surrendered with the Army of the Ten
nessee in 1865.
-Dreyfus is still in southern France
provement. His brother says: He ha
lately had several distressing fits o
blues. but he has now regained his healtl
and all his faculties, and at the prescn
moment he is absolutely happy with hi
wife and Children
Rev. DR.. Sprecher of Cleveland. O.
formerly pastor of the First Presbyterian
the world is about to experience Il great
religious awakening. The character Of
Jesus was never so appreciated as at the
present time.'' he says. I'VE are on the
eve of great revival i'll the true sense CT
the word.
Daniel H. Moffat the banker and
mine owner of Denver. has given 500,
900 to George Boss Levin, cashier of the
| First National hank of Denver and $75,-
900 to Thomas kecly. the assistant cash
icr of the same bank. as tokens Of his
regard. -Ah,nt Il year ago Mr.. AOffatt
tuvk the head water Of the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel of New York .n Il TRIP to Eu
rope
Negroes are unconsciously humorous
The, other day two roustab"uts were
overheard talking. They met Oh til,
city for several weeks.
Hello, Bill. How is yer!" asked tho
: first.
"Well,'' Was the reply. de doctors is
T give me up. but de police amt. MEM
/ phis Scimitar.
President Lcubet of France has con
! ferred the order Ct chcvalier Of the lie
gion of Honor rn Henry Ptartrer. presi
dent Of the American chamber of com
merce Of Paris. in recognition rf his &C
tive participation i'll the negotiations OF
the FrancC-Amer.can commercial treat!
and for signal services rendered IN tht
developme Mt Of the commercial relation:
: between France and the United States
H. NJ Moore the president of tn
=, , trustees of Mortified (Mass.) seminary
= says that not one dollar received from
the hymn books has ever been used b!
Mr. Moody or Mr. Sankey fer their owl
personal use. hut on the contrary. CIV
cry dollar received from the hymn-bool
5 fund has been used tC defray expense
! of Mr. Moody'S schools. materially help
y ing in the $4,000 necessary to be raise'
. Annually for their current expenses.
e Speaker Henderson has issued order
= to enforce the long forgotten rule tina
, the floor Of the House shall be cleared D
all persons except members fifteen min
, utes before the hours of meeting ant
: kept clear in the same way until tel
minutes after adjournment. This wi!
: drive eff a number of visitors who hav
no business there. but it falls with some
) thing like distress upon newspaper mel
who have used the opportunity to SCI
members UP to five minutes before -th
5 falling of the .gavel: thus getting tel