The Virginia enterprise., 1902-11-28

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of your head or move into neighbor.
hood where there are no CATS" Some
years ago, when she was 16 years of
| age, Miss Cunningham was attacked by
a. cat. Mysteries followed, and ever
since she begins to scream when she
sees one of these animals. And as soon
as her mouth opens, her jaw drops out
of place.
Among the hotel employees sex does
not appear to make any difference so far
as honesty is concerned, says the Brook
lyn Eagle. Certain young women who
act as checkers in hotels work with GER
| tain walters. Whenever one Of the girls
! obtains position, the men soon follow
lied accordingly. The waiter who is
| in league with the checker makes a small
private mark Oh the check with which he
desires to cheat. She sees it, and in
stead of stamping the prices against the
articles ordered she puts her fingers
slight. blotch is all that is recorded in
the place for figures. The waiter does
the rest. She keeps her account against
her confederates, and they settle up later
| OH the outside.
The latest addition to the freaks of
clubdom in New York is the "Around the
| charter members and regularly incorpor
| ated under the laws of this state. Only
those who have made one or more COM
plete trips around the world can join
this organization. George Coutin darcy
is the clubs president. A club house in
the Oriental style, luxuriously furnished
and located in central part Of town, is
being planned for the occupancy of the
globe trotters. 1t is the purpose of the
"Around the World Club to keep some
one Of its members constantly on a globe
circumnavigating trip, who must send
from each point Of interest that he
touches descriptive letter to be read
before the members at each monthly
meeting.
When barber several years ago Of
fered $4,000 year for the lease of a
shop in Fifth avenue hotel there was
no thought that he would ever be able to
make any profit after he had paid such
an exorbitant rent. But his enterprise
was rewarded, for he is making money
in spite of the prediction Of his bank
ruptcy. Next year new hotel is to be
opened on Broadway, and there was a
fierce struggle for the lease Of the barber
shop. 1t went to man from one of
the towns up the state, who offered $4,000
rent. And he must pay for the decora-
tions Of the room as well. Naturally,
cheie iS lAe sdne prophecy tnat ne Will
find it impossible to make any profit
with such expense in the matter of rent
But the lessee is not discouraged at the
prospect before him.
when the fatal moment comes to Mr..
Sage" said Mrs. Russell Sage, when
seen the other night at her home, con
cerning a rumor that Mr.. Sage's c6ndi-
tion had become serious, you bows WON'T
ho fn foil nf !
and added:
''Mr. Sage is better now than he has
been since our return from Cedarhurst
The bronchial trouble has disappeared.
and if l can only keep him at home to
rest for little while longer I shall be
very happy: Of course, person eighty
six years old does not recuperate so rap
idly as a young person, but it won't be
long before Mr.. Sage will be at his office
again:
"Why, my mother was sick in bed for
three months with bronchial trouble. and
she was pretty old: Yet she lived for
five years afterward.'
An extraordinary effort is being made
in New York to discourage the nrofes-
sional beggar and panhandler. Even
Park row, which has long been a prim-
rose path for the latter, has caught the
marble heart infection. "Has-bee1,"
journalists and printers, who a year ago
could pick quarters and halves off the
bushes in City Hall park, must now be
content with a dime or a : rundown.
Whenever the mendacity officer, who is
a new and prominent parsonage just now.
catches one of these fellows in the act Of
making a "hot touch" he is locked up.
measured and photographed, and his
next offense sends him to the island. Be-
sides this, all the police departments of
large cities get his pedigree and picture.
Altogether the hard-WOrking loafer and
beggar is having pretty rough time of
it this year.
Putnam & Sons, the publishers, are
longing for the time when Rudyard will
cease Kipling. The English author has
renewed his suit against the company for
$25, 900 damages, claiming a. copyright
| infringement. The suit grew out of the
publication by the Putnams Of a so-called
"Brushwood edition. of the plaintiffs
writings, which, the author declares, was
a pirated edition Of his works. The de-
PENDANTS, according to Mr.. Kiplng, not
only helped themselves to his literary ef-
forts, but stamped upon the covers Of al!
the volumes in the "Brushwood edition"
his distinctive trade mark, consisting Of
an elephants head enclosed in a circle,
and also his autograph, the intention be-
ing, it is alleged, to convey the impress
sion that the edition was authorized by
him. When this suit was tried before
Mr.. Kipling lost.
Harry Lacy, the once popular actor
| who will be remembered in connection
| with the successful play, "The Still
Alarm" became suddenly deranged re-
Gently, and after making a scene in
Sixth avenue was locked up and later
taken to Bellevue Hospital. The course
of Lacy's insanity was somewhat similar
to that of Maurice Barrymore's, taking
the form Of splenetic attacks Oh the the
| atrical trust, which he claimed prevented
him, from securing bookings. Lacy was
an intemperate smoker, and this is said
| to have brought on insomnia and thus
contributed to a mental breaking down.
| a peculiar kink in the unfortunate mans
| alteration manifested itself the other
day, when he approached a manager
with new sketch. "See here" he said,
''this is written on 1923 sheets of paper,
and every sheet is different in size and
color" On examination this proved to
be true.