The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-10-23

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by's recently.
The economic structure of the King.
dom Of Greece rests largely upon the
currant industry.
Within eight months we have re-
ceived enough emigrants from Europe
to re-people Ireland.
'Within= the last ten years there haa
been a great decrease in the number
of divorces in Prussia.
: The Association of Master Plumbers
will hold its 1904 convention at the
Worlds fair, st. Louis.
The most powerful automobile ever
built is the Gobron-Brille racing car;
having 120 horsepower.
Pullman cars passing through Ken
lucky will be disinfected, by order Of
the state board Of health.
In Scotland in 1893 there were 20l
insane persons in each 100000 popn
lation; there are now $50. -
Many makers are now building gas
engines of. $500 horsepower, and ara
ready to double this efficiency. +
Henry Horn, one of the few sur
vivors Of the charge Of the last brl
gade, has just died in London. >
The first life insurance society was
started in London in 1898 and another
in 100. Neither was successful.
In the ten city churches admins
tered by the Glasgow corporation
1913 sittings out Of $3.50 are unlet.
Worlds fair clubs are organizing in
various parts Of the country to pre-
pare for next years trip to st. Louis
Permanent salvage corps to render
aid in cases Of accident are about to
be organized by the Swiss Alpine
clubs.
In the Indian territory 44o, 1000 acrea
Of coal lands are to be sold at auction
and the proceeds divided among the
Indians. $500
The amazing richness Of the Missis
sippi bottom lands Is due largely to
the sediment deposited in times Of
overflow.
The income Of the British post once
from money In envelopes having NO
or insufficient address is $4,000 or
$4,000 day. =
The postal cable manager in New
York city expects. by July /, to send
messages to himself around the world
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40 In one Of the streets Of Vienna work
men have dug up part of the stone
flooring Of Roman house dating from
the third century.
Shark fisheries on the Nicaraugua
coast are contemplated by an Ameri
can company which will trade in shark
oil, Jelly and skin. :.
More vandalism has taken place in
Ichterfelde, q suburb Of Berlin. the
colossal bust Of Emperor william L
being totally destroyed. II
Northern Nigeria is to have a new
police force, 1000 strong, recruited In
the territory and on the lines Of the
royal Irish cohstabulary. ! ..~.r .>t.;s
In Nuremberg, Germany. 800 work.
men are employed making lead sol
diers and lead toys. They turn, out
about 100000 lead soldiers 4 day.
Gen. NJ. w. Ransom. former Unit
cd States senator from North Carolina.
is devoting his time to farming. and
this year will run about $50 plows.
Shipments Of wheat from Argentina
from January to June s, 1908. have
amounted to 40,434.000 bushels. Last
year for the same period shipments
were 16.o60.000 bushels. 5 52..s.,
The British national pavilion at the
Worlds fair, st. Louis, will be re
production of the oran1ery Or banquet
hall Of the Remington palace. IN Ken.
sington gardens, London. 80
The statement that the British navy
would protect British commerce. ~
time OF war seems absurd when taken
with the fact that there are $500
British MERCHANTMEN affoat. Al
The sultan Of Turkey has 3 curious
hobby n regard to carriages. He has;
been steadily engaged IN making I col.
lection Of such vehicles for the past %
years. and now has nearly 500 hot ~
makes and Kinds s.