The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
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tragedies, the place that is the last, q'eSort
Of the poor antle4aqeh1lles&: escAh'3l
~:n lNGlobmy 'f'r6t}ySe IS i5h!:-- 81
n,t 1t is there hsr that s and
Tor starving little 6t7e*..s 1tlr,rGat he man
: ii no. cEa&ks:theI streets warmly T66king for
sS RHXKRf f A. b a SH amy any
sess; Rd haf$ t aS:i IS nisS S b;S goS
-a1lfe4ts ioThtffs' <tfhe EdnibltT 1eavGS his
flashing diamonds aHtl sf1b;wy tSrafSss and
oRftams monay to once more tempt For
,1uAN'S wheel. There the antiquarian and
&9n .bs Sa9f' 1eSFs ths Rsn Ssn9
TO- ri t;a 19y:H il 3aise tom TeS$&
by Ste1rn necesSitE t9 seek the only source
ny; The 'paw1ishop is the resort alike Of
>. worthy AND NnWarthy,YcTo st,MiA go the
deserving l4 poor, :naWping their possessions
one by one, too proud to apply for char
it7 until the last pititqr article has gone.
and then per haps the 'dread Wolf az the
door drives them to ask for ail E' s.
=: Three Balls in milwaukee,: :
Here in Nilvauke4 the golden balls
beckon the ullfortlnate> to half dozen
p;awhshopss, scattered about ON Grand
avenue East: and West Water streets,
Third street and Market square,, easily
s,vailable for those who: seek them, but
seldom NOTICED BY. the casual passerby.
Usually called loan offices or loan banks,
the word pawnbroker seldom appears.
One or, two take only ]ewelry, (which
they. sell in connection with their stock
at cheap fnery; but the regulation pawn
shop contains every thing under the sun.
and is we'll worth a visit. -;
Tell you all about the pawnbroking
husiness? said the proprietor Of one Of
these interesting establishments All,
that would be long story: For more than
twenty years Ive>conduoted a loan Of
hGe here, and huln2n nature and human
suffering rye seen: il all their phases.
'"Some' people think. }: CONTINUED he,
s'that pawnbrokers are heartless tisurers,
the faces of the poor, and while that may
be true Of some, it is not, my way.
Loans at Ten. Per Cent.
THE rate Of interest varies. For small
loans Of IS Or $50 charge 10 per cent.
but on a loan Of several hundred dollars
A4tqlhrge. hit very ftnc nbre thdl the
7$5333s S a. ftsf , TEND -aS f' 1S va as
eyer stop to think what people would do
If it were ~ for the paEnshops? Many
Id gone to1S1d to all for|a $500 or $1,000
loan. Some sudden need arises. the banks
are all closedM4HM 4s4serdpH IN ~ ex!
banks viii notl losfs.,onnsa6a els| and
fer he would be cPmpel Jed IA SCI pos
would be at t M 4 mefc! Of the E lraH hser
rag2 ut Rr!s:1! an@k b e. s1e11 foul re-
g3p S'7 |cd aE0 E. "a /ioa% "t M. wn a
chance to get his goods back again. =,
= n ii AP kAactssyftenalla'~. , =.
tract Wiz tS{ SorrGKer With IL IT, priR:
1lege qf1sI1tes1aeet tttasYezuever take inn
MISUNDERSTANDING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sfsss5 aE{f an nd
ff i, elics:
rs, 1ssE;:az W. it
hTIahBtc item years ago. Sa hlssgsdaS their
owners hay come back aid they will
find th lodges here ~ matter how
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s f9dn iS;ns W. 6
on
diamonds, but there is scarcely an arti-
nst tafs 49, tBe n II ett ing S do
!ou, hkA ,2I 60 over th3 kho63' ami. then
began a tour OF INSPECTION
iA..so4N eeprlssiMt Shop.
r. EeeE ; sa Gr 9 24ssltpE f:
attention of the inquisitive writer, was
a curious assoitment of articles. Vio-
Inns and cash registers. boxing gloves
and stuffed birds, guns and Bibles tam.
bourines, typewriter and operas glasses,
watches and tennis shoes, and hosts Of
other things, arranged to show off r.
best adyantage nnd-7temRt the >pass6Tby
49,, Within; ION one side stretched the show.
cases filled with jewelry,, some worth
less, some Of value, and at the farther
end Of the case, a faded velvet tray With
dozen plain gold rings, some almost
new. new, some worn ptjfully ,thip. the wed
ding rings paWned by WOMEN who were
once happy: brides, but whom restitution
had led to the paMnshQp-
l. sTn 4 HfdaS of. LovesTrNloI
a1"Her Wedding riQk is 14erlqst; poFscs,
/ @, butG1ndssfs VI tiienf f are -aq4vT o to
1t by dire want; Nothins put the, stern