The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-23

through Il quadrille together with delight
full dignity and precision. Few people
know that these horses learn dancing
just as men and women do. They actual
ly go to a ''school Of dancing for horses"
and there is a big school of this kind III
where there are many bright pupils OH
the hoof. In the school competent i'll
structors drill them in the several feats
they are to perform and accustom them
to music, teach them to run up inclined
planes and to obey the slightest word of
command. After being thoroughly drilled
the horses are given several dress re-
ready for their debut. At the school
there are always several veteran actor
horses waiting for all engagement. There
are also understudies ready for work at
all instant's notice.
1t is still bit chilly, but not cold
enough to keep the summer season. fire.
from turning out in force. Some Of
these men have undoubtedly been tsome-
bodies" in the long ago. One of them, a
rough-looking chap, said to gentleman,
who took seat alongside of him, that
he was a bridge builder and had come
on to get a job. He may not have been
a regular after all. Another unfor-
tunate said that his father was a coal
merchant in Connecticut: that he was
schooled at Yale. at 2G went home. got a
job. stole $1,000 and lit out. Then, he
said. he worked in a half dozen other
places and was fired for drinking "New
York has been my home for years." he
said, land it will be my home until
turn up, There's lot like me--irink
liked them ALL What opportunities
some OF these men have had, according
to their own stores. And what a lesson
as they. forlorn looking and ragged sat
there on those benches, they taught to
many 4 now prosperous young man, who
tripped merrily by them, and who have
already begun 1.-The pace that kills"'
The Astor house has lost it's chief at
traction for politicians Of this city and
everywhere else who ever Gro: sed the
AstOr house doorstep. 1t is roCsl No. l.
Its fame antedates the "amen corner"
Of the Fifth Avenue hotel. 1t was while
Gen. Grant was President that room No.
l became noted. Once, on visit to the
city from Washington, he stopped at the
Astor house and wanted a quiet room
where he could consult with friends.
Room No. ! was given him. After that
others wanted the room. because Presi-
dent Grant had been there. It became
so we'll known that the proprietors final
ly established a sideboard in the room
one end of the United States to the other
us Il place where "slates'' were made.
1t was there Boss Tweed gave orders
to his lientenants. It was in this room
that ex-Sheriff O'Brien obtained his first
evidence against the Tweed ring. It has
land. BENJAMIN Harrison, James G.
Blaine. and David 3. Hill. The reason
room No. l has closed it's doors is that
the excise department insisted that the
Aston house must have two LIQUOR tax
certificates-one for the bar-room and an
other for the room.
Talking of Wall streets jargon, it may
be stated that many women in these
progressive days come down to the street
every day and take flyer" in the mar
ket. Some Of them are we'll versed in the
vagaries of stock fluctuations and are not
at all alarmed when the market breaks
sharply and threatens to wipe them out.
Others are not so we'll versed. The fe-
male newcomer does not understand the
jargon. One of these newcomers was
induced by a friend to visit a brokers'
Office and sell 200 shares of y
certain stock on ''short'' for a decline.
She did as directed and. after her order
had been executed, asked the broker,
who happened to come into the room,
what he thought Of it. Il don't think it
wise,' he said, adding, with laugh: II
know the fellows that are behind that,
You had better keep your eyes open or
they will squeeze you. They're a hard
crowd "How-how dare you, sir!''
blurted out the woman, and before the
broker could recover himself she had
founced out of the room. Then it dawned
on the broker that she had taken his
talk about a ''squeeze'' literally, and he
then and there vowed to have nothing
more to do with women in the stock
business