The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
Misunderstanding. Quite temporary, l
assure you. We have minds OF our own,
like other married people," 49,

assure you. We have minds OF our. own,
like other married people" 49,
The annual parade and review Of the
New York Coaching club will be held in
about five weeks. Fourteen Of the men,
bers Of the organization have promised
to have their coaches in line, among them
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Delaney Kane,
seg geradc K WIZ be en 1reced bV u1e eS
con at the Metropolitan club: The start
will be made at O'clock: The coaches
are to enter Central park at Fifth avenue
and Sixtieth street and drive to One
Hundred and Tenth street, where the
President will review them.
What promises to be one Of the largest
real estate transactions that has been
made in this city in many years. is fast
Western syndicate is the purchaser Of the
entire block on the west side of Broad
way between Thirty-fourth and Thirty
fifth streets, extending back $50 feet on
the former and 300 feet on the latter, up
to the line Of Roster & Bials Music hall.
The. razing Of nearly forty buildings is
contemplated to make room for new
to be used as combination Of hotel, the"
ater and Office building.
Much comment has been aroused in
fashionable circles by the action Of
James G. Blaine, Jr., son Of the ex-sec-
rotary of state, in opening a ladies'
tailoring establishment on Thirty
street just opposite the Waldorf Astoria;
In thus doing Mr.. Blaine has followed
the example of many society men and
women of London, England, who have
done this believing that their prestige
would draw an exclusive trade. It is
rumored that the cause for the new
stand taken by Mr.. Blaine is the result
of his engagement to Miss Martha HIGH
born, daughter Of Admiral Hichborn.
Mrs. Potter Palmer is negotiating for
the purchase Of a Newport villa and it
is expected that she will purchase one of
the cottages that line the beach of the
celebrated Rhode Island resort within a
few days. Attached to the villa will be
large estate, which will afford the wife
Of the Chicago millionaire ample oppor-
tunity, to lay out gardens and pleasure
grounds. It is also thought probable that
new residence Of splendid proportions
will be erected there.
Mrs. Palmer spent a considerable part
Of last year at the fashionable resort and
her social successes at the watering
place, it is thought, have induced her to
A wholesale city house making collars
has adopted novel plan to increase sales
on it's goods. These manufacturers have
retail agencies in first and second class
cities throughout the United States,
through which their brands are market
ed. The, consumer pays $3.50 for one
dozen collars in a box, and 35 cents ad-
ditional for an Exchange ticket" The
customer coll IoI
with the ticket to any dealer who acts
as agent for the producers, and gets
dozen new collars Ut any style desired,
in exchange, by the payment of So cents
Oh every dozen: If the original box is
not returned. cents extra is charged
collars and puts them in regular stock
again and again, until wear shows.
Reckless disregard Of the law agains:
eNprctorating in public conyeyancus and
the many complaints which have Of late
come to the health department in regard
to it have at last moved the officials of
that board to action. Seventy officers Of
the health department in citizens attire
have been detailed to travel all day in
the cars of the various companies
throughout the city and on all ferry
boats. They had orders to arrest any
person found violating the ordinance and
oeNelul Autll were COlpelleu TO accom-
pany the officers to magistrates court
and suffer the consequences Of their dis
gushing habit. No excuses were accepted
and all were held in bonds for trial. The
offensc is a misdemcanor and is punish
able by 5000 fine or years imprison-
mcnt, or both.
The Evening Sun says one man at the
Gilbert Hubbard dinner sat all evening
with a wreath Of bay..leaves ,twined
round his head. The hair Of this man
the other freaks, but the bay proved him
to be "Somebody.' The Philistine man
ner of introducing each other, both in
public and private. was extraordinary
Miss Blank, let me present Dr. and
Mr.: -; DR.. - is respectable. Mr.. -
isn't" was one way of doing it. Bliss
Carman was introduced as Our great
poet, who is always in debt, always in
love. and yet goes tripping along with
an armful Of girl and a heartful of song"
In spite Of Mr.. Carman's pose as the
apostle Of Vagabondia he didn't look al
together t1attered at having his debts and
his love affairs advertised right out in
meeting.
Gilbert Hubbard. '.the only man who
ever made a financial success of being a
crank. The East Aurora Borealis," as
he was called by his friends, had din
ner given to himself in honor of some
400 Of his Philistine worshipers at the
Hotel Zangheri. Hubbard sat at the
head of a long table. dressed as an iml-
tation Of Oliver Cromwell. Graham
Nhidden. with his Titan whiskers. was
POSTMASTER. George II. Daniels. intro.
duced as the author of The message
to Garcia" and The Crime of '73," wa.
there: Bliss Carman, who made sure
first that there was no barbershop in the
hotel; Ernest Crosby came in later from
the vegetarian dinner. Among the "also
dined' were st. jerome O'Connors, the
sculptor-genius and travelling side show
Of Hubbard'S lecturing tours; Maj Pond,
Edwin Markham and Richard LIE Gal
lienne. 1cecream blocks in three colors
and apolinaris were consumed in unlim-
tied quantity.
One of the customs officials tells a sto-
~ Of how stingy man came to grief on
one Of the docks. He was a fussy lit
tie fellow he says, "who had a small
steamer trunk. AS soon as the inspector
had made his examination the man
leaned over to strap the trunk He had
some trouble. and one Of the laborers on
the dock offered to help him. No he
snapped, III do it myself. I'm not tip
ping any of you fellows While he was