The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-14

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cruit for nillionaires' row on Fifth ave
nue.. Isaac II. Clotl1ier now OWNS near
ly the entire block. his purchases having
cost him S21O.OOO. 1t is another instance
of the desire of rich men from all parts
of the country to take advantage of the
rising values on Manhattan island.
Atlantic City. n. J.. is to nave ii Marlli
Gras, or Festival of Atlantis, as it may
possibly be called, next spring. The
prospects are that it will be grand af-
fair. 1t has been decided to issue $780,
600 worth of stock. from the proceeds Of
which $50, 900 will be devoted to tn" ercc-
ton of an immense auditorium or con-
vention hall which will scat $4,000 per-
sons.
The walters of the metropolis are reap
ing harvest from the corks they pop.
Several secondhand cork dealers have
blosso1ned forth. They pay from II. to
6 cents each for good imported cham
payne corks. Then they ARE steamed
secured, blcached and pared down to re-
move every evidence of former use. Even
the shavings are turned to account. These
mand for them is five times greater than
the supply. It's the little things that
count and which go a long way toward
making ingenious folk rich.
Perhaps the highest point in the Dor
ough of Manhattan is at Nincty-sixth
street and Madison avenue. This is
where the New York Central railroad
tunnel begins, and from this elevation a
fine view is obtained of Harlem to the
north and the East river and Long Isl
and to the east. One can look over the
roofs of the tive-story houses Of Harlem
clear to Washington heights and distin-
guish many points in the borough Of the
Bronx. From here there is a sharp de-
cline to the East river, and the tall CHM
ney at the foot of East Ninety-ffth street
does not look SO very high from this alti-
tude. 1t is altogether a sight we'll worth
seeing.
The gentlemen and scholars and Gle
giant Judges of good whisky who indulge
liquid will be interested to know that IL
New York physician has made a discov-
cry that simply multiplies the intoXicat-
ing power of whisky by ten, so that a
man who drinks a gill will be as hilari-
ously happy, as maudlin and as incapable
as when he drank a cask. \ compressed
air tank is one of the requisites of the
step into the tank and you are gloriously.
fearlessly and hopelessly drunk. The
doctor says the coveted condition is
reached without any great tax on either
the stomach or the purse.
From now On the kissing bug, whose
OsculatOry performances make every
young woman-or man, for that natter
feel as if she never wants to be kissed
again, is to be known as Hobson. The
public demanded that the bug be given
an easier name than that bestowed upon
it by scientists, and nothing could he
more appropriate than christening it in
honor of the naval hero. Hobson No. 2
has been doing yeoman service since his
advent into the metropolis. but it will
take him all summer to make a record
to equal that of his illustrious name
sake. 1t is quite the thing now to greet
your friends, both male and female, with
"Have you met Hobson?"
Laid away in the savings banks of
New York state are $1,5OO,OOO in dor
mant accounts. Some are nearly 70
years old. None are less than p years
old, and during all that time the owners
have never added n cent to them or taken
a penny away: John +. Rhoades of the
New York Savings Bank association,
says these accounts have been a conun-
drum to the savings banks ever since
they were first organized in 1928. Only
a few years ago a law was passed fixing
% years as the life of an account. and
after that banks are privileged to allow
no interest. The banks kept the amounts
secret in order to protect themselves from
the attacks of shyster lawyers
At last there has been n long enough
interval between the births Of Have
meyer babies to allow an accounting of