The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-06

| way OF new 1OfK CITY, died recently
she e to her es son 81 and only eSi Ja nn,s
Flanagan Dechert, to be turned over to
him when he Is rs. At present he is only
3. The other half is to remain in trust
with her husband, who is to pay the in
come from 1t to himself as long as he re-
mains single. Mr.. Dechert is lawyer
OF this city, who has his summer home
at Middlebury, near Waterbury, Conn.
| Every Wednesday and Sunday evening
a man breaches i'll Madison square and
takes up a collection. Then he gathers
as many horrible examples as his collec-
umn of twos to some cheap lodging house
and beds them for the night. No doubt
| he means well. and as long as the curious
chip i'll he will never want for an at
tentive congregation.
The engagement of Miss Ellen Hoe. eld-
est daughter of Robert Hoe, the million
aire printing press manufacturer, to DR.,
Samuel Evans, brother of the Rev. An
thOny IL. Evans Of Madison avenue, was
announced today. No date has been set
for the wedding, but it will take place in
the early spring.
street SPECTATOR, was sued by Max
ton counsel, for s$27 so, the amount Of a
margin on Il wheat transaction which the
lawyer intrusted to her. Mrs Robertson,
when examined by the plaintiff, said:
the, other Wall-street boys? They never
kick when they. lose on a deal" Then she
| turned to Justice Mexican and said Il
bought 1000 bushels at, 81 and shortly
after there was a slump"
"a what, madam
| WA
is?'', retorted the woman. "The points fell
Eel off from wherc?" asked the judge.
"Why. from 81. Oh, but you are a
lamb: I've been specializing since was
girl. and that is some time ago. The
to protect myself As it was, lost $40"
"There is much said of the new woman
invading mems spe :ial fields Of competi-
ticn." commented the justice. "You inn
press me as possessing a lIl4ild capable of
competing with any nan in shrewd bust
hess transactions"
party up to her beautiful place on the
Hudson has hit upon the novel idea of
burning the old year out and the new
year in. Moreover, she means that her
guests shall burn up their troubles This
is not the same thing as having troubles
|
hall fresh fire will be laid. There, Just
before midnight, the guests are to as
semble and each will be requested to take,
from woOdpile by the fire, stick on
which is to be pasted a blank piece of pa
per- A tray of pencils will then be
passed around. With these pencils they
will inscribe on the paper their most vexa-
tious troubles. Meanwhile a large cake
will be served, and whoever finds in his
or her slice small bit Of wax taper,
wrapped in paraffine paper is privileged
to light the fire. This is regarded as a
great piece Of good fortune, for the best
of luck attends the performer of this cere-
stroke of II the fire will be lighted and
each guest in turn will throw in stick
| The party being large, some time will be
consumed in this rite, and no word is to
be spoken during the mystic hour. Nat
utally reaction will follow in the widest
hilarity through the first hours of the new
year.
Among those who are to send out invi-
tations to dances just after the holidays
are Mr.. and Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs.
There is now no mystery made of the fact
that William X. Vanderbilt, Jr., is pay
ing assiduous attention to Mrs. Oelrichs'
sister, Miss Virginia Fair Mr.. Wander
bilt will be graduated from Harvard in
1900.
There he balls and balls in New York
during the cool seaSOn-high balls and
low balls, French balls and Bowery balls
but one of the most picturesque is the
Hungarian peasant ball, which happens
annually on New Years eve. This year
it will take place at the Grand Central
palace, the feature will be wedding per-
formed after the fashion of Hungarian
peasants, excepting that an alderman will
b b1f the efEga nT a{S tbs H ha the
village, celebrating the wedding. There
will be erected in the hall marriage bu-
reau, wherein couples may be united-in
mock marriage, of course-for a dime! A
divorce mill wherein they can secure sepa-
ration for a dime; village courthouse,
wherein the learned Judge presides to
mete out punishment to those who offend
against the ordinances; county Jail.
| wherein the offenders. who fail to comply
with the sentence. will be lodged until
some kind friend of the opposite sex will
pay their fine or bail them out.
Zola's Defense of Dreyfus-He Loses
His Temper.
'1 am going to say what feel!' With
these words Emile lola opened his ia
nous defense of the Semitic race. He
was undoubtedly the most able defender
they could have secured had they actually
been brought to the bar of all Christen-
dom, notwithstanding the fact that he
himself was Il Christian by birth and
breeding. For Emile Zola," writes
Thomas Tracy Bouvc in the Christmas
National magazine, was more than a
Christian in name. he was a Christian in
heart, and beyond that and everything
else, he was 4 man, just, pure-hearted,
and honestly intentioned, with as power
full and unerring il mind as ever came out
of France.
cat the trial of lola. brought about be-
sonally, but in behalf of Justice u greater
portion of what Zola SAID was drowned
out by the voice of the people which was
far from being the voice of God in this
case; the rest was not allowed by the
judges. The eliminating pitch of interest
in the proceedings was reached when NJ
lola delivered, or. rather, read. his adj
dress i'll defense. L AFFIRM he cried that
the army is dishonOred by those who
mingle cries of 'Vive rArmee with "A bas
les Juifs' and 'Vive Esterhazy! The jury
retired on the last day of the trial amid
shouts and cat calls.
"On it's return there was profound
silence. The foreman arose. and, in clear
tones, with his hand on his heart, he pro-
nounced the verdict Of the jury against
Emile lola and his publisher. 1t was,
Guilty on all counts! In second arose
tremendous shouts of triumph, which
communicated to the awaiting multitude
outside the result. "A bas Zola' was the
cry that then prevailed. That last cry
provoked last retort from the con-
demned man. Turning towards the
crowd, he lost his temper completely for
the first time. and cried out: You are
cannibals! Beasts! Which was true
enough
Little Dog in Orange Blossoms.
A new departure in wedding customs
has just been inaugurated in Baltimore
with the result of setting all society agog
The occasion was the marriage of Miss
Adele Horwitz of that city to Francis B
Stevens, Jr., of Hoboken, N. J. There
were neither maid of honor nor brides
maids to divide honors with the bride. who
entered the drawing room accompanied by
her pet fox-terrier, Jock, around whose
collar were entwined orange blossoms
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