The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-06-20
IN GAY NEW YORK.


owner and clubman, was struck in the
right eye by stone picked up by one
Of his horses while driving his four-in-
hand coach on the new Tuxedo race
track, and may become totally blind.
Richard Mansficld's season in "Beau-
caire' will begin in Philadelphia, where
he will open a new taeater on October I.
Mr.. Mansfield has recently come to New
York from his summer home at South
ampton, Long Island, to arrange for the
production.
kid Mccoy known in private life as
Norman Selby, has published notice
wifc's debts. Mrs. Selby was divorced
from the pugilist, but they nave patched
up their differences and were living to-
gether at Saratoga. She has now
brought suit against him for damages for
alleged assault as well as alimony.
Nowhere in the United States has the
barber-tipping habit been carried to
greater extremes than in New York city.
Very few BARRIERS will thank customer
they don't get It they will make it I'M
comfortable for the man the next time
he comes to their chair. To merit
thanks the tip must, as rule, be more
than 10 cents.
1t is announced that the Baroness
kathe Schratt Of the Hofburg thcater
in Vienna will appear at one Of the
Broadway theaters during the coming
season. The baroness, besides being a
prominent German actress, has come in
to considerab bic notice recently by reason
of the report that she had contracted a
morsaIatic marriage with the Austrian
emperor, Franz Joseph.
An army of countless small winged
ants has invaded Long Island and they
make life miserable for the crowds OF
pleasure seekers. Surface cars and ele-
yated trains appear to be the favored
vaders, and the floors of many cars are
so covered with the ants that the wood
is scarcely visible. The insects crawl
over passengers, responding with sharp
pinch to all attempts to brush them off.
The little invader is about a quarter Of
an inch long and reddish in color.
Six of the new wagons that are to be
used in collecting mail from the down
town boxes and office chutes have been
placed in commission. Tney are con-
, structed so as to save time and it is ex-
plete trip in from y to 10 minutes less
than is required by the present wagons.
There is u seat for the driver in the
front and one for the collector of the
mail in the rear The men are able to
communicate with each other by means
OF speaking tube. The new wagons
are painted red, white and blue, and bear
the monogram of the United States. If
they are a success here they will be
adopted in the larger cities.
Francis Schlatter, the divine Heal
err will not do any more healing for
three months unless he does it among
the other conyicts at Blackwells island.
Schlatter was arrested on COMPLAINT Of
Mrs Elizabeth Muller, a janitress, who
charged him with annoying herself; and
everyone else in the house. Schlattcr
and his wife had formerly lived there,
and h" ina gincl that his wife was still
in the place. Every day ne would call,
examine the house and give orders and
make himself generally obnoxious. So
tie JanitlrSs made Il complaint against
him and Magistrate Zeller sent him to
the island for three months. Schlatter
has beer acting peculiarly for some time,
and it is thought that his mind is af-
fected.
There are moro ways than one for 2
man to get drink without paying for 1t.
One OF the most novel schemes, however,
has just come to light. Some clever in
dividuui rUshes into Il saloon. calls for
the proprietor and takes him eff into on>.
corner in most mysterious manner.
~ our friend Alexander is in the Tombs
and wants YOU to come down to see him"
tt course the proprietor does not recog-
nlze the name oil Alexander. but is salts
tel that some friend has got into trouble
ard given an assumed name He invites
the man who has been so kind as to
come ana tell him about the matter to
have. drink. Then he hurres to the
Iombs: There he discovers that they
kno" holhing OF Alexander. and he re-
turns to his saloon :, wiser man.
Terry McGovern, the little whirlwind
fighter, says he is through with the ..act
ing business and hereafter he will not
go on and rescue the weeping maiden
and give the. villain thump in the neck.
Il don't 80 in any more for cevating the
public up to my style behind the foot
lights, he said: I'm no John Drew; I'm
Terry McGoyern and that's good enough
for me after this. I'm going to Quit #.
I'm fighter. and after this I'm willing
to say I'm no actor. Look at Jeffries
and Corbett and Sharkey and Fitzs,m-
mons and all them fine actors. Why.
say, if I couldn't have done better than
they can I'd never have had the nerve to
take the money" In conclusion Terry
believes that when a fellow is an actor
he is an actor. and when he's fighter
he's q fighter, and he can't be both at
once
John Drew, just back from London.
walked down the aisle of Hamnersteins
roof garden the other night when the
performance was half over. His pres
ence caused sensation among the
young men present when it was discoy-
cred that the actor had returned to the
habit Of parting his hair in the middle
of his head and brushing it back boldly
from his forehead in a style quite unlike
any Mr.. Drew has yet affected in the ar
ranging of his coiffure. It is two wears
or more since Mr.: Drew began parting
his hair on the side. Immediately the
vogue spread among the young men of
the city and country, much to the dislike
of their sweethearts and wives Mr..
Drew brought that style; from London.
Said one young lady remarking the
change: 'Mr. Drew must nave received
an endless chain request from the wom-
en- of the country"
The month Of August has been q
month Of records. Here is another rec
ord broken. but it is one of the kind that
brings sorrow to the heart Never in the
history Of the Marquand ward at Belle