The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-05-11

their cows with them when they travel
During the visit of the Car to Germany
palatial cow car, with two Holstein
COWS, was attached to the imperial train
A Philippine market or washerwom-
an, smoking large cigar and wearing IL
low-necked gown, with flowing sleeves,
and handSomely embroidered silk scarf,
is an ordinary sight on the streets of Ma
Mia.
There has not been an execution in
the navy since 1919, and it is striking
fact that of the numerous soldiers sen
fenced to death for military offcnses dur
ing the war with Spain not one was exc
cuted.
There is a movement ON foot among
he influential colored people of Louisville
to establish IL savings bank, possibly with
an ms lrance feature in connection with
it. for the benefit of the negroes of the
state.
-Lacemakins, like its sister arts, has
passed through four stages of designs
the medieval, geometrical, renaissance
rocco 1t alta ned it's greatest peifec
on toward the end of the Seventeenth
century.
In the United States there is one
one for every 1000, Minneapolis one for
every 1854. Twenty-four million people
attend church in the United States every
Sunday.
In it's mineral productions there is no
country in the world the superior of
Canada. They include coal, gold silver,
copper. iron. phoSphates. salt, antimony,
gypsum.
Maize is the principal crop grown in
Queensland, and also forms one of the
most important products of New South
Wales. but the climate Of the other
Southern colonies is not suited to its
growth.
New periodicals to the number of PIG
were started in the United Kingdom last
year. and 1872 publications. were discoll-
tinucd. London's newspapers, magazines
and miscellaneous periodicals ut present
number 221O.
A Rumford Falls (MeD veteran has
in his possession some of the bareback
composing the last rations dealt out to
him by Uncle Sam when in the service
over thirty years ago 1t is III good state
of preservation.
careS that as soon as American exporters
place their goous IN Uruguay as quickly
and in as good condition as those
Of European competitors America can
monOpolize the trade.
To Holland the United States send
in large amount bacon and oil, Holland
being large consumer of American
petIOltulll anu W itu HltIeiSeN
amount each year. such American proviS-
ions as ham, pork and bacon.
King Mcnelik has an army of at
least 100000 men armed with the best
modern artillery and rifles, and with
Russian and French advisers. Not
many years ago this AbysSinian army
totally defeated the Italians.
A novel remedy for insomnia" says
a Philadelphia doctor. lis to try to pic
ture to yourself another person asleep
The more clearly a sleepless sufferer can
do this the stronger becomes the sub
jective feeling of drowsiness.'
A man who lives in thriving town
not far from Kansas City, Il blacksmith
by trade. makes quantities of tomahawkS
and sells them to Indians at Western
agencies, and they in turn sell them to
Eastern tourists as curiosites.
The ensign carried by the Boer forces
run horizontally. blue at the top, then
white and red At the end where the
union should be is a strip of green the
same width as the horizontal stripes
Germany sends cut ii post card on
which is printed Il red strawberry. When
the strawberry is exposed to heat the
color of the fruit blanches and disap-
pears. 1t can be brought back to its orig
inal red color by blowing upon it.
~ OF StHu years llt average HS crop
Of the Smyrna district amounts to about
$4,000. 900 pounds. but last year the yield
was only 1S.OOO.OOO pounds. The har-
vest time in ASiatic Turkey is November.
The figs are chiefly shipped three months
later.
-Cocoanut netting for snow screens
is now being sold at Dresden. The nets
measure - feet by feet and the meShes
are ~ inches wide. When the nets are
dashed to posts-old sleepers. for instance
they make a good SNOW fence for rail
way lines.
An odd excuse for burglary was Civ
en- by one-legged boy. aged IT, He
broke into a hardware store in Kansas
City and was captured. He pleaded that
he wanted to steal some tools which
would enable him to make a wooden leg
for himself.
In Turkey amber is supposed to be a
specific against the evil effects of nico-
tine, and as the people are great lovers
of tobacco they freely indulge in the use
of it, but take care to safeguard them
selves by having amber mouthpieces to
their pipes.
The English startling has been
brought to New York and is homestead
ing itself rapidly. Although introduced
only a year or two ago, it has increased
considerably in numbers and in many of
the uptown streets it's musical piping can
be heard this SDring