The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14
Interest Rates at Pawn 4: Shops Are
Rather High. a."
LOANS ATTEN PERCENT
Account of a Visit to Orc Of thc G'U 7
"Curio~ity Shops OK :: IL i.
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''ll:vr lr'1n!tis: "r.'' to Use the Ian:
:s1a@', of !.n.:ii~i, hrra1,lry.~:-i, in ;nn:mol
l)arlNntr. three -.'l;!tl halls,- formed Il
part vi tht' ;lr1nuri:,! bearings Of the Me4l
irl iHA;!!I. to- WhN't, huuSt, belong
many ui the l.pnlbard MERCHANTS, an,
v!'' as \ sign ~ indl'atr their calling;
70 i'min1l ii v''l early DAYS went som,
Of 1H''S" thrifty !n*'n OF l.unhart!y. an}
1i,crr hung on i!ir' three Shilling baths
b'tvEt' b!'% first 1ri;n',t'ircS in England.
lHii> l;i''tn ,Lr'1N its high uStu1et this
!:,;'<'> " ;Iy rl,l W"riI now: ~t;tlvIs: over
~ place Wtrr:' Arc Enacted saddles;
rag, ''l;'>. Tee p)u,'' shat i the last rr>,rl
-; ''"' poor a:''t :f7l''m!!rs*. :'..>H ::
.>iHio"ny rro$>:* *; i.I,::- ..
Il j |rr tia. tht; viii :w goes r,rl
!'IrI-'> }n'r Wr'l'Nn= ring, u h1(y lrv;ul
''r ~'Arvin= l;tll, ONES: l,':rt / H. MAJ.
Milo ,ya4i1S Av streets. r;ri!.lv 'N~i iny tur
Nrrk,: paWn> first, i4s W:l,rh,! then any
>>r' i, !!iAE3'> ,yvr krp~;kv>, :tlH wy: r'>,
n >5, ahH ';nI'', ~ l':'v ny p:vvE, h* =1
t';l<ii'r* di:nn,I> ard $ln'vy :$,,af$ nn{I
'nt:i!n> nlEilNN I" once more t"lHri Fer
l}lu: wheel. Ih"!r the ailtiuuarian ana
ne h'|'i"mAniar ans! the naturalist take
0:1o741 STARVATION an'|
; N@"5 pa % Wtt w a"~r IT, IT, H:. i rnI5
ni', IT, iStH }1iS nlyi!'iA' lnirfA THERE
i'll short; 80 III CLASHES OF men, compelled
ny ST! IN necessity to- seek the emily source
Of rrlir1 that, is open, IT, thHm
l hr piW1lShCn is the resort alike of
worthy and unW"rthy. 10 it will go the
''$'r' lug poor. nAWnlny their possessions
one ny "Hc, trn proud to apply for CHAR
l'T until the last ritrul article has gone.
'n'1 then perhaps the dread wolf at the
,l''i!r tIlVtS them SS #, 1iU .
Three Eall@ in lliivnul<cr.
'l:'rH j" milwaukee, thu =oI,lrr balls
'''rkN1 IN" untrit'1latt t. hall 4 ,iuz:ll
ia shops, scattered about ca Grand
:tvrnur ,:a>t &nI West Waite? streets.
Third street and Market S,l,Inr.>, easily
;lvalI"hit tu" those Whr seek t|t-E1, but
<t'hl"n noticed h.: the r,>,lal rtSStrhy
>'1HllH tal!t'l loan offices or loan banks.
the Wore! rAWnbrollrr seldom n,,i,t:ll.S.
they sell III c'll;irtion with thei" stock
at cheap hntry. but the regulation pawn
>hrp contains every thing under the. sur,
and is well worth a visit.
Fed you I'LL about the pavnlrnkin=
','lS!nt>>: said the proprietor o? rilt Of
thai would |'r Il long story: For more than
twenty years I've conducted Il loan Of
tic.. here, and human nature and human
>nfrriu3 I've seen. in I'LL their phases.
.'Somr ptopl" think. y continued he.
THAT Wnhrokers are heartleSs ,iS>lrerS,
charging eNorbltant interest and grinding
the faces Of the poor, and while that may
Il" true ct S"lilr. 1t is not my way.
Loans at Ten PER Cent.
'''rh> rate Ct interest varies. for Sma!
loans OF S. or so chargr 10 per cent
bui 81, 4 loan vi Several Hundred dollars
539F ~ v .stvf f'5 'vni ? a* 4nt ' a*
Shh*' to one PERSON. anr T1b**, did YOU
ever stop to think what people, would do
time 1ncfsa1ve .>glneyto my house after
I'll gone to~htd to ask FORA $500 or $1,000
loan. Some sudden need arises. the banks
are al closed: aaeal NfkrtSTrssn Ms4gD tN-
rrpt to the pawh<h4pgg lr~* n ysf*fS the
banks will not; lo;tttea,,' rssoel1a fxelS ,Aan,l
i'r h" would bt. q npcllc - SrlhMHb pos
v wo~!I Be IN at 2fH$4 { ta IL thu 81! ar
az rtfgans l,riezpa;,T ;>nlRhc TT6Te114ouH re-
,nsren} xN> property. ssRut ri tIenpAvn-
s=shop alr 'cai ct 'a'loan, RsHar,l li1szs1ffa< Il
'han"'' t" get his goods back again.
4 !, An Exact' sy7tem.;
;"Thifty;, days: i the lfmit t5f Yur ;,ron-
tract with the borrower, with the priv
1I'2r of~renewai3 but ,,ve~nevtr take i'm
me1tlate e. advantuge Of the lapse il he
doesn't redeem His pledge or time, and
t1ls c9lfarly true: in case or relics.
IT. :H arez**te th;a ta*;tf ufticfe has :,
Special ::persollal Yalue, we will hold it
Ior !, Essl>1 FOE $naVre.s Why.
W,:: 9nt things in this shop: ctlltt were,
sEt=hetr jt'n years ago. Some, day their
ind thatrsDlrdyt@ here. "a matter how
long III aDirle has nrtn ltA here, when
it is ';a1eH for we can prothr it in less
' III, fE5q'min"t"~. :" rx"qS is our sy<-
.ihel y IL; f'rS~ took :,
IL iS% 4 Han'r: 1 ~,
maKe FROM >stI}Irts zfEs5t6 2fty ioar, :,
'l1y::Our large loans -nr;ea *5$ aIl a,,in.l,> ON
diamonds. but there is scarcely an artj-
~'* that you H"ulh qF'ntim that Av6; do
not take tt>Some time or other W11,,lu
xnu nke to; 90 over TIKI: khop?' nlAl. thvn
ht'*an Il tour Of Inspection
A,E Old c1,ries;t}47 >},or.
IN Il BE- >shnw Mattgv, wloyei'iH:rel-
]aah'ou$ con1t1lt$i' Rad first :trtr11Ef|A the
attention Of the inuuiSitive writer vn.
\ curious assortment of articles. \'ju-
Inns and cash registers, huxiny gloves
and stuffed birds. guns and Bibles. tam
bnurlncS typtWritrr> and opera ~lassrs
watches and tennis SHOES, and hosts Of
other things. arl';,'@tA to show off to
heTf nuvantaSr ;l1!'t 1tmpt the, pas>rrly
cases filled With jcwclry,. some worth.
less, som" Of value and at The farther
end Of the case a faded velvet irav With
4 dozen plain gold rings, some almost
new, some Worn pitifully thin. the we'd
ding rings pawncd by women who were
once happy brides, hut whom destituti0n
Ind led to the paWnshop-- .~-----
v~n a Rledss< of. L"ve!T r'IHI
=. "1i'r NdNns riy& is 14er1q<t poF<v~-
!; Slon II w,lfa1l WillTawn, :, said 1fus L,rok-
On. '1hut >hbndreflS -1f them are >4l4lyan to
1t ny dire want: Nothing but the, stern
est necessity Wifi tlriva '1cf "a tifa't strp
and almost invarn blv>,hey care redeemed
Some Of these rings were left here srv-
tral years ago, but I'll mot sell them.
r Solnr day the poor women wiz come
back for them. and if tnry 1fcvtf} dfl, I
roi1'int sell q Woman'> wedding ring
On the ,'other; SHE was "a case with all
sorts Of trinkctS. AIil;dy'S 1orgnctte,
!, timely inla:d with gold and, 1pearl "a fan
- with leate}y-carye,l sticks of ..trll6Ncd
ssivory; painted With miniatures, 3 f5aff
;, r3u}h speGs9na SIS, q. wprkbox nfs .s:atnQai-
~ zMiQQQd, Ii1ed! Wi{h 'fqdM Satin, lie: little
Scissors, tho lhalf.uscd.{spbois ofA silky and
the tiny golden thimblc. just as it's pos
SCISSOR, some Young girl norhans hod