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

Tue estate OF feuer1ck =. HaVemeyer
who died i'll 1891, leaving an estate in
Westchester county valued at 81, $50, 900
-Four times this accounting has been
postponed because of the birth of an heir
Each time after the trustees had made
all arrangements, even before the day on
which the citations were made return
able. the new heir made its appearance
and all of the proceedings had to be gone
over again so as to serve the newcomer
The surviving trustee accounts for ST.,
OSG, 391, and the amount still in his hands
belonging to the estate is $685., 800. This
sum is chargeable to each of the trusts
created by the will of Frederick C.
Havcmeyer.
metropolitan summer girl is the produc-
ton Of an eccentric fad every idling sea-
son., said prominent Fifth avenue jew
eler. Snuff and eXtravagant display of
the ornate accessories to shutting are her
offerings this year. Since the beginning
Of the hot season we had had unlimited
calls for handsome snuff boxes, some
patterned after the rich and elegant old
time rcccptacles. but the majority up to
date and eXenplfying the finest of Amer
lean enamel work. The snuff she uses
is generally compound prepared by
those tcbacconiStS who cater to the fem
mime trade. \ delicate perfume is pro
duced, which, while hardly snuff. as usu-
ally construed, affords a gentle and
agrecab Utilization in the no>trils.'
In 4 nearby town up the Hudson river
blacksmith has given Il new idea to the
rich ana fashionable. and it is gaining
great popularity because of the impress
sion of luxury it creates. He is equip
ping their horses with silver SHOES
rht Sc, kept by tho SroomS and stable
" h. fry re q
high state of polish, flash. simmer and
throw reflections i'll the sunlight as the
chargers and nettlesome riding horses
canter or gallop along. Silver by itself
is not sufficiently durable for the purpose.
ard the shoes are really Of very heavy
spread quickly among the rich, aud it
was not long before nearly all of the
wealthy neighbors Of the blacksmith had
one, two or more of their horses shod in
silver.
or manners, there's no cOign of vantage
SO fit for that pleasant and profitable
midsummer diversion as the shaded piaz-
zas of the oriental bathing pavilion down
by the sad sea at Manhattan beach.
Talk about cosmopolitan Paris. The 9th
er evening, within a radius Of dozen
tables, could be seen Lillian Russell in
hat that was immense in every sense of
that elastic word: Bob 1ngersoll, the
great agnestic; Hetty Green. the richest
woman in the world, and the latest ac-
tress to go through bankruptcy proceed
ings. There were dignitaries of the
bench and bar, of the forum and the
field. of the pulpit and the stage. There
were naval heroes and society bellies, and
Babel's tower could not furnish more
tongues than you could have heard on
that hospitable porch.
For a year Count" Eugene Stanislos
Costrade Mitkiewicz lived at the Bre-
WORT house. Not only did he eat and
lodge at the expense of Charles james,
thr proprietor but he is said to have Dor
rowed money when and where he could
until the guests warned Mr.: Jaines
against him. The count had one of
the best rooms in the house. He gave
card DarticS--not cucher or withstand
his bar hill was Il wonder. Even the
hoothlack the barber and the newsboy
were his creditors for considerab be
amounts. When the bill reached S5HN
Mr. JaincS pressed for a settlement. The
count" refused to stay at hotel where
the proprietor was so inconsiderate. Tie
moved out. leaving behind trunk full
OF frayed shirts and winter clothing. He
went to one of the big summer resorts,
where he is said to be now living.
Many charitable organizations i'll New
York city will not receive aid from the
city any more. The city. through its
officials, has announced that not only has
it been discovered that money given to
the organizations, in some eases, has
been unnecessarily sGuandered, but that
the law under which some received the
money has been repealed. Charity will
he dispensed under a new plan, details
of which have not yet been made public.
but the statement is made that it will
result in a saving of $1.5O0,O0O to the
city annually. The plan contemplated
is that the charitable societies will be
paid for the work they do, and no more
There arc many men Of respectable as
poet in the speculative arena who allow
themselves and invite themselves to be
carried in the market" by the big men
of Wall street. They will accept any
thing from ten to 1000 shares, and when
they win they get the money, and when
they lose the big men have to stand it.
Preachers are put in the market every
day. Money is of as much Importance
to them as to their parishioners. Some |
fellows have become habitual Carries
If not carried" they squeal. They go
about the curb Safeguarding every man
who refuses to put them in for a hum |
dred, and it not infrequently happens |
that the men who put them in and fail |
to win for them come in for rounds of |
abuse because the market went the !
wrong WAY, This is Wall street, |