The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-08-16

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The lucky winners of the big land
claims for the 1900 valuable lots av
circular picture being that of an Ok
work. She will therefore rest until
Christmas time and then introduce Clyde
Fitch's version of ''Sapho' to the Lon
don public.
It was the old story of the fame at
tracing the moth, but in this case sever
al naturalists played a mean trick on the
moths by placing them in state of in
toxication that they might be captured.
Curator Bentennuller Of the American
Museum Of Natural History in Wash
ington and Curator Dilmars of the
Bronx Park Zoo are responsible for this
trick. The two learned men were very
DESTROYS of securing certain specimens.
so they made the park their hunting
grounds recently. Several of the trees
were smeared with combination of
beer, molasses and brown sugar. Then
lanterns were hung On the trees. and the
naturalists retired for the night. In the
morning when they visited the trees they
found them covered with moths and bee
ties Of every description. including sew
eral rare specimens, which they were
very DESTROYS of procuring.
Central park is suffering from an cpl
demic Of cats: not wild ones. that may
be put in cages and exhibited. but ordi-
nary ones. The purpose of their intru-
sions is to hunt after the squirrels, black
birds, and robins that thrive in the park
If the stories told by policemen. park
guards and citizens are to be believed.
the slaughter of those innocents by their
feline enemies has been much greater
than usual this summer. Many persons
interested in the park. and among them
Director John W. Smith of the me-
nagerie, believe that unless radical steps
are taken the birds and the squirrels will
be eNterminated. There are number Of
masterless dogs. mongrels that respect
neither beast nor man, making the park
their home. and killing for living. but
they mostly hurt the wild rabbits that.
although rarely seen. abound in certain
parts of the park. The worst depredators
are the cats.
Russell Sage was IS on Sunday. ''Un-
Gle Russell" as he is known to the fnan-
cal world. found his home at 5O6 Fifth
avenue fairly filled with flowers and
birthday gifts when he returned from a
visit to Sag Harbor. Expressmen and
messengers have been going there for
the last two days with remembrances for
Mr.. Sage from his friends. 1t has long
been Mr.. Sage's custom to work as hard
on his birthday as on any other day, but
this year the calendar put August + on
Sunday. and Mr.. Sage departed from his
established custom and took Saturday
off: remaining away from his Office. De-
spite his advanced years Mr.. Sage re-
mains active and keen Few men in
New York have wider interests, vet his
life is SO we'll regulated that he still
looks personally after all of his affairs.
He is active in the directorate of twenty
six corporations: and devotes himself to
railroads. telephones, banks, elevators.
telegraph and cable matters and mail
steamships. He is president of the
rouShkcepSic \ Eastern railroad. the
Chlca-o Elevator company and the En-
pire 4 Bay State Telegraph company,
and vice-president Of two other corpora
tons.
What sum of money is necessary for
the ahnua! maln II, OF young wom-
an IN society? The Supreme court says
$1,000. and its decision is 1nal. The mat
ter came before the Supreme court on
an application made by Mrs. ka.e Ship
pen Roosevelt to have the yearly allow
ance OF her daughter, Dorothy Quincy
Roosevelt. increased from $500 to
$1,000. Miss Roosevelt is Il near relative
of the vice-president ana is a minor. Mrs.
Roosevelt said IN her affidavit that $4,000
would not be sufficient to keep her daugh-
ter IN society, but if the court would
grant that sum she would pay additional
expenses out of her own pocket. Ac-
cordins to Mrs. Roosevelt's statement
this additional expense will amount to
several thousand dollars. The application
Sl1Hmiftpn ~ nd iS
report Mrs. Roosevelt's request was
granted. Miss Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt
is I and popular among the younger
set in society. Before the referee Mrs.
Roosevelt said her daughter had six tu-
tors and is being educated in German.
French, and Italian elocution. In addi-
ton she belongs to several dancing
classes and is a member of golf. tennis
and bathing clubs and is fond of riding.
She also has an English governess.
The stage is to be minus Of one of its
shining lights. James J. Corbett, the
eminent actor. and who for time was
known as somewhat of pugilist, an
nounces that this will be his last sea-
probably now rush to see him behind the
footlights for the last time. Corbett is
going to fight the politicians of
New York. He has been forced
to move his saloon off Broad
way. and will. for the present, go
around on Thirty fourth street But he
does not intend to remain there long.
He declares that the politicians have pre-
vented him from securing another place
on Broadway. so he. has determined tc
build one for himself in Longacre square.
Fhe building will not be started for an
other year and it will be hotel as we'll
as saloon. Corbett's recent visit to
Richard Croker in England is said to
have been for the purpose of protesting
against the treatment that he is receiving
here. 1t is likewise said that he secured
the promise of the Tammany chief to cali
off the politicians in their crusade against
him. When his new hotel has been com
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