The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-21
price paid for S35 Fifth avenue is $780,
600, or at the rate Of $50 per square foot.

Mabel Bouton is one Of the annual
pleasure. She arrived in New York city
from the West four years ago and was
the life Of many a gay midnight party
in the places where those who burn the
candle at both ends gather. To-day she
is dying in Bellevue Hospital, u con-
conspicuous way her life has been that
of the Inflated Bettina Gerard all over
again. When but 16 years old Miss
Bouton got an engagement in Little
Christopher" She burst into the glare
of Broadway. on the opening night with
world that calls such triaes fame I'm
mediately the little Western girl was
courted and fetcd. Men admired her.
Some loved her and other professed TO-.
They put fortunes at her twinkling feet
and she helped to spend them. She went
belled Today she is in the last stages
of consumption, besides suffering from
alcoholism. She cannot recover and will
probably be sent to the State Hospital
for Consumptives. She is only "a years
old
The prolonged illness Of Russell Sage
and the new form Of note which has been
sent out among his borrowers, allowing
them to pay off their Indebtedness ami
get back their collateral through his
agents, in case Of his death, has set Wall
street to talking about the immense SUNS
OF cash which the aged fnancier has con-
stantly loaned in the street.
If the money which he has out were
suddenly to be withdrawn from. the mon
ey market pinch would follow which
might cause one Of the most disastrous
parics in the historyof the country
aivoJy hn nff of "a
be felt seriously in every financial center
IA the world. '%E@'
Conservative estimates by bankers Of
the amount of cash which Mr.. Sage has
out on collateral at all times puts the
sum at $25,0OO,O00. In times Of strin-
S fe%1ns whsa tRe fetes y
added to this enormous sum- '' Even if he s
gets only 5 per cent. on the amount
which is ordinarily loaned his income
from this source alone would be 81 $780,
Ernest st. John, the noted English por-
trait etcher, is at the Waldorf. ! He has
just executed plate of Philip D. Ar
mour of Chicago, and will shortly begin
one Of Charles NJ. Schwab and another
Of J. Pierpont Morgan. Paul Helleu, the
French etcher, the most distinguished ar
shortly expected in New York. During
the. winter, it is understood, he will
undertake plate of Mr.. Carnecie
From all this it would seem that the
etched portrait bids fair to supplant the
oil-at least in the favor of Industrial
kings 1t may be observed in this con-
nection that portrait etching is only in
state of infantile development in this
country, but when it's permanence and
excellent artistic quality become better
known it's popularity will increase com
mensurately. The cost of the plate is
fixed by the artists reputation, but few
who follow this exceedingly difficult
for less than $1,000. It is understood
that the lifesize bust picture of Mr.. Nor
gan with probably 100 proofs) is to cost
twice that sum.
Miss Alice Devine, vino is sort of
| ready-to-hand ladies' maid at the Hotel
Rossmore. is suing Patrice Whitback, an
actress, for $4,000, alleging that she has
been nearly 1ickled to death by a bite
inflicted OH her leg by pet canine owned
by. the latter. The tragedy occurred in
Hotel Rossmore. Miss Devine ALLEGES
in her complaint that the dog bit her
| above the ankle. While Alice was train
ing her eye on the angles and folds of
NAAoS w uAtUcCh SAlTt Duuer, the 1OS,
| daEted forth from under chair and bit
her. First she screamed and then she
tainted, Whereupon began the first
spasms of $500 worth or anguish. Her
| pathetic recital of the excruciating emo
tions involved in that $500 worth of
anguish should move any jury to ver-
dict for the full amount. This anguish,
however painful, caused only one-fourth
of the actual suffering. The $4,000 dam
ages were made up with $500 worth of
tickle. The tickle came as the pains
counsel, Henry Lowenthal, Will State to
the jury that had it not been for con.
slant medical attendance she would Ger
tainly have been tickled to death. =.