The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-05-02

stomach distends Privates are then
not my daughters uncle, for 1 never
heard Of him in my life said Mrs. Him.
rod. Perhaps he was some friend or
someone who was charmed by my daugh-
ter's voice. don't know
Frank A. Munsey has bought, through
II. W. Nichols. from the executors of
the estate of William II. Appleton, the
Appleton country seat at Riverside, OH
| acres of upland, witt. riparian rights
covering six acres. There is on the
place a large three-story stone mansion,
now occupied under lease by Samuel l..
Clemens MARK Twain,. This lease ex-
pires in October. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Munsey pays about $125,000 for the
property.
"MillionareS' Colony in Fifth ave-
nue., is soon to have new resident. He
is John II. Patterson of Dayton, O., a
grand-nephew Of the great Indian fight
er, Gen. Jacob Patterson. Mr.. Patter-
son, who is president of the National
Cash Register Company, has purchased
a home near the residence of Andrew
Carnegie, and will spend most Of his time
hereafter in New York. A cottage in
Larchmont and a yacht have also been
purchased by the Westerner and he has
rented house ia London.
A new tombstone of polished marble
has been placed in st. PauPs graveyard,
at Broadway. Fulton and Vesey streets,
monuments which mark the last resting
places Of prominent men and women who
passed away when Fulton street was I'D
town. A descendant had Travelled all the
way from Bethany, Mo-, to place the
! monument at the grave. It was in men,
buried there eightythree years ago. The
Missourian was her grandson, who was
born thirty years after she died.
Leona Raymond. an actress, wants
$50. 900 damages from Lieut. Howard X.
She bases her claim for damages on the
failure of the lieutenant to keep his
promise to marry her. Miss Raymond
does not know where Mr. Clover is. and
her attorney has asked Justice Beach of
the supreme court for an order for the
service Of the. summons by publications
Lieut.. Glover is the secretary and treas
| urr: OF the Clover Line Company, which
owns Il large fleet OF tramp steamers.
Those who sneer at the intrinsic inabil-
ity Of the rich young man to make Il
way for himself in the world may find
Haven shops of the New York Central
railroad. There on certain days they
may see young Cornelius Vanderbilt w.
ing on his back in two inches of coal
dust and cinders inspecting the construc-
ton Of a locomotive fire-box. He is
looked. upon there not so much as the
son Of his father and the heir to mil
lions as being a good mechanic. The
gr!my-faceu engineers and firemen like to
talk to- hlm. because, as one Of them ex-
pressed it. he is business from the word
Another, young woman has been dis
covered Who is DESTROYS of gaining ephe-
neral fame by looping the loop' on a
bicycle. This thing seems to be becom-
ing somewhat Of a craze, but the man.
ayers OF the latest aspirant for loop hon
OTIS say. that Miss Lottie Brandon will
actually perform the feat, and that the
announcement is not the effort Of fer
tile press agent to get her name in the,
newspapers and then let it go at that.
Miss Brandon is under contract to Thorn
as Eek. who has long been connected
with bicycle affairs: She. will "loop the
loop for the benefit of the curious at
Atlantic City and at various parks and
summer festivals about the country this
summer.
Some Of the accommodations afforded
by the latest big office buildings would
amaze the business man OF 100 years
ago if he were allowed to come to town
just now Most of the new office build
ings are equipped with private bath
rooms. The luxury. to man who has
been busy all day, of having refreshing
bath IN his own Office before he goes up
town mitisates the hardship Of having
to work III the semi-tropical' heat of mid
summer: One Office building, just COM
pleted, is equipped with dressing rooms.
tub baths and large shower bath. One
of the suites has a reception room that
would De appropriate for an expensive
private house.
An Eighth century manuscript COPY Of
the scriptures, said to be worth S5O;OOO.
is at the appraisers stores of this port.
The book is the property of Us. Nor
gan. nephew of j. P. Morgan, who was
among the passengers to arrive on the
Oceanic. The Bible. which was the work
OF Italian monks, is written on Darch-
ment, beautifully Illuminated, with its
covers studded with rubies, emeralds
diamonds and sapphires. When Deputy
Collector Williams asked Morgan What
ne valued the book at he replied that he
mad no idea what it's intrinsic value was
Williams then ordered the Bible seized
temporarily as a precautionary measure
the appraisement in the limited time at
hand not being thought advisable.
The lunch covers a multitude o.
Wall street deals. There is a club in.
the Wall street region called the Mid