The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-31

out by jewelers. in the United States.
Mrs, keene has been an invalid for a
number Of years and, while the hts
bands generosity appealed to her. she
had no personal use for the necklace and
almost Immediately, with her husbands
consent co presented the glittering string
bot j. Taylor. whose husband is a broke:
and in whose Office Mr.. Keene has his
HEADQUARTERS. 1t consists of a single
large strand Of ninety diamonds of the
purest water, SO arranged that they may
be wound around the throat several
times, as pearls are usually. worn. Sus-
strand is 4 pendant of eight magnificent
diamonds and from this again is sus-
pend led a single diamond which is said to
be the largest and finest stone owned in
New York.
Theater crowds at the Broadway
houses show audible signs of JOY because
ticket spectators are at last the objects
of police crusade. Two theaters near
Long Acre square have been patrolled by
these vigilant hawkers with such per-
slstence that many people have remained
away rather than run the gauntlet Of
''barkers" on the front pavement. a
squad Of bluecoats has been detailed for
duty along that portion of the Rialto and
as result theatergoers are not molested.
1t is just as hard to purchase seats at
box office prices, however. Orchestra
chairs advertised at so cents are sold on
the sidewalk at $3.50, and there have
been instances where men. with more
money than sense, gave up 81 each for
these same seats. Under such conditions
ticket specializing is u mighty lucrative
business and it is not to be wondered at
that the yawp of the seat peddler- can be
heard above the clatter of cabs and cable
cars, from Herald square to Long Acre,
during the early evening hours. s y. z*5sEse
A 17-year-old girl who was caught in
the Wall street crash has brought suit 70
recover $500, all her savings. from Il
brokerage firm. While visiting in the
gallery Of the Stock exchange when
Northern Pacific was climbing the golden
ladder the girl was caught by the popr.
lar excitement and. invested her money
with Broadway firm: Her dreams Of
little margin was swept away and the
disappointed Spectator then sued for re-
covery of her money. The brokers al
mitted receiving the money, but insisted
that it was not only wiped OUT bu.
that the fair plaintiff owed them $906
W
money in the recent panic are watching
the case. and verdict, if found for the
girl, means great many more suits of
the same nature. Just like woman"
said u broker who had a number of femi-
nine clients before Blue Thursday" but
any men wanting their money back" h"
continued. "Whenever woman loses
she thinks she's been robbed"
A crusade against flake" cripples by
the police department developed some lu-
dicrous incidents. No sanitarium ever ef-
fected as marvellous cures as did few
were made to see, the deaf to hear and
the lame to walk. In Fifth avenue. us,,-
ally Deggars' paradise, one panhandler
was laboriOusly dragging himself along
near st. Patrick's cathedral, with his left
leg apparently paralyzed. A policeman
kicked him forcibly and the supposed
cripple ran like a deer for six blocks.
a stoop. ha: in lap. and sign pinned to
his coat. Il have no arms Nor did he
in his coatsleeves-for the reason that
they were tied to his side. Two blind
men cropping their way through the crowd
were able to detect the officer who APP
preached them. and later an oculist de-
clared they had unusually good eyesight.
12-year-old boys to gray-haired men. were
gathered in by the police and sorted for
redistribution among refOrmatOries and
Blackwell's island institutions.
The book war. which began at. a big
store. threatens to spread to other de;
cities. Despite a BLACKLIST started by
the Publishers association. the depart
ment store people say business was never
better. The publishers agreement,
which became effective May /, was in
tended to stop indiscri inmate cutting Of
prices on all new, books. When ''Tarry
however. with a $1.4O net price tag ac-
companying it, the firm could not resist
the old bargain mania, and. ''Tarry
Thou soon appeared in that store la
beled "Reduced to $1.34" Now the pub
fishers have .'blacklisted'' the firm, also
one in Brooklyn. but neither one cares.
since it is possible to procure all the
vey, president of Harper & Bros, de-
clares. however, that all sources of sup
ply will be shut against offenders when
the new agreement is properly effective.
1t is the old Community Of Interest,"
idea over-again, with a few independents
who insist on remaining outside the com
munity. go. t* : +.
Transatlantic travel is becoming so
heavy that captains of tramp steamships
are getting all sorts Of tempting offers
from would-be passengers. The wretched
man who has an appointment in EuroDe
that he wants to keep may he found
haunting the vicinity of the Battery
these days. making the rounds Of the
steamship offices to find out if some tick
ct holder on boat soon to sail has not
dropped dead, got arrested or done any,
thing else that might prevent his sailing.
The tramp steamships are doing q gooi
business, although, las they carry no pas