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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

That Mr.. Sage is likely to give bounti-!
full to public institutions is considered
almost certain. Mrs. Sage is gentle,
lovable old lady, kindly and courteous
to everyone, and deeply interested I'M
the domestic education of girls. She is
the president Of the Pascal institute for
the trade education of her sex. There is
less Zine" upon Mr.. Sage's preferences
in public affairs, for he has had less
time to devote to them. Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter has followed the plan of giving large:
ly to Chicago university an other pet in
situations while he yet lives, and it is not
thought that there is any great sum
down in his will for such purposes, but
the Street" may be mistaken
J. Pierpont Morgan has been NUM-
ticent giver to hospitals and to art pur-
poses, but he also is likely to leave the
bulk Of his fortune, little impaired by
the events of the past year, to his brawny
son, j. P. Jr. A single hospital in New
York has had Mr.. Morgans checks for
more than $1O0OOOO.
There died in New York not long ago
a man not known to fame outside the
city whose career illustrates the posi-
bilities of metropolitan life better than
do the exploits of the giants. He was
George G. Williams, president of the
Chemical bank, pleasant-spoken old
gentleman who would in a country vii
lage have been still a banker and good
one. He owned 100, 900 shares of various
stocks and bonds. These have a par
value of 100000; but every company in
which he was interested was one to
which he had given personal attention;
the result was that the market value of
his holdings was ten times their par. AS
the most striking instance, his Is shares
OF Chemical bank stock were appraised
at $106,25O.
He had enjoyed for most of his life
a moderate salary. He had never specu-
lated. He had lived we'll, investing each
year only a reasonable portion of his in
come. That seems to me as wonderful
showing as any that the big million
aires have made. It's the difference be-
tween the extensive and the intensive
cultivation.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

business man, hus-
band OF the daughter of Fair, the b.
nanza king, and prominent in society. He
still has prodigious physical strength.
Ellison was bad man. for policemen
to meet. Fred May was called the only
man in New York who could handle him.
That was, however, suspect, speaking
only Of the well-dressed loungers of his
type.
Ellison was unfortunate in living long.
Another young man of similar vast phys
ical strength, scion of a famous New
York house, went to the Cuban war and
won grave. Every policeman in the
Tendeloin honestly mourned in him a
terrible foe. A beautiful park in this
city is named for that youths GRANDPA
ther. Nine out of ten will tell you that
it honors so and so, martyr of the
Cuban war" Such is fame! I
- -: OWEN LANGDoN. 81
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

uCdu udu was OAc
of those who believe in having a good
time as they 60 along. His numerous
country estates, his great city mansion,
were on scale such as few men surpass
with much more wealth. Indeed, Mr..
Whitney seemed to have passion for
buying country estates. At Aiken and
on Long island he had estates of moder-
ate size but considera BILE cost. In Lenox,
Mass, he had some thousands of acres,
in the Adirondacks hunting tract of
10000 acres. He had another farm near
Sheepshead Bay tracks and maintained
In the racing season place at Saratoga.
These country places are among the
assets OF the estate which will be rather
difficult to dispose of.
The fortune of young Harry Payne
Whitney illustrates that unto him that
hath shall be given. His wife, formerly
Gertrude Vanderbilt, inherited some
100000 upon her own account, and
Mr.. Whitney has already had consider
able OF "start in life'' from his father.
Payne Whitney, the second son, married
Miss Helen Hay, daughter Of the secre-
tary Of state, whose Expectations" are
limited to share in the estate of her
maternal grandfather, the late Amasa
Stone. of Cleveland-in his day a rich
man, but not compared with the modern
multi-millionaires.
Dorothy Whitney gets three-t enths of
the estate. She was too young when her
father remarked to object to that surely
natural proceeding. Like Payne Whit
ney, Mrs. Paget gets one-tenth. Like
him also, she had already received a
share OF what would have been her in
heritance
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

companies have offices in this building
You can hardly blame copper man for
being superstitious. There are said to
be only four big Office buildings in the.
financial district that are without the
thirteenth floor. shouldn't be surprised
if there we're 40 within year.
Speaking in all seriousness, the agents
say that it is harder to rent rooms on
that floor than any other. Sometimes
the intending renter will find fault with
the color of the walls and get out of it
in that way Oftener he will say with
an uneasy laugh: "Of course I'm not
superstitious myself, but you know we
do business with all sorts of people and
have to consider the effect upon them"
Once in 100 times, perhaps, the man will
come out bluntly with the confession
that he doesn't want any 13 in his.
At the race track, in the gambling
dens, and in the Stock Exchange, where
of all places you'd think hard facts
would have the most influence and super
stition the least, men could not be hired
to go under ladder or to see cross
eyed man without crossing their fingers
Every Wall street operator working
for rise breathes sigh of relief when
a Friday that happens also to be the
thirteenth of the month is over. Not
single man on the floor is on such a day
ignorant of the double hoodoo; and
even those who themselves disbelieve in
it are forced to admit it as an influence
upon sufficient number of the others
to make it trade factor worth counting.
The Fame Of "Biff" Ellison.
When the news passed down the main
thoroughfare CT the Tenderloin that
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way, nor any room
on any floor num-
bered Is, m e a n S
nothing more than
that it is close to
the financial dis
trict, where super
stitiOn is more
rampant than any
where else in town
except in the most
ignorant slums of
the East side and
and in the other
gambling region of
the Tenderloin.
1t is a curious
coincidence t h a t
the copper trust
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Touching Music.

Miss Yallerby-Dat Percy Mokington
kin play de mos intoxicatin' an heaben-
~ music on his banjo. Oh, my
Clarence Coon!ey (sneeringly)-Huh!
I guess rag-time am about dat niggah';
limit!
Miss Yallerby (warmly)-'T is, eh :
Yo' jes ought ter heah dat man glib an
imertation oh spring chicken a-sizzlin
on de pan, er hungry pickaninny eat
in a wateh-millyun! Talk about yo
real music!-Puck.
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News Notes.

A new driving club will be organized
in St. Paul.
The Minnesota Boat club is plan
ming to hold two regattes.
Only two state banks have gone into
liquidation since 1899.
Burglars ransack the home of M. L.
Ellis, East Winfred street, St. Paul
The last legislature passed conflict.
ing laws relating to fish houses.
The Pelican Rapids Telephone COM
pany has elected the following officers:
President, ]. P. Wallace; vice-presi-
dent, O. NJ. Carr; treasurer, N. P. Moen;
secretary and manager, c. L. Wood.
Charles A. Harris, the Drummond
mail carrier, who was caught in q bin
zard, died from COMPLICATIONS result
ing from frost bites.
Tuesday, March %, the bankers OF
the first congressional district will
meet in Austin to organize what is
known as the group system. Every
city in the district will be represented.
At the farmers institute at West
brook fully 1000 farmers and their
families were present. The people Of
Westbrook had thoroly advertised the
institute and furnished free a substan-
tial dinner to the farmers and their
families. .s.ss.s@ #
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Sonny Gosling-C. o. d.

The angels brought me G.. O. D.,
Pa says. and made him pay
ALI charges for the trip, just like
A cart or bale of hay;
And then before they'd leave me, too,
They made him promise that
He'd buy me clothes and caps and things
And milk to make me fat.
And lots Of other things besides,
And scales to have me weighed
And pa declares the bargain was
The worst he ever made.
m Y Herald
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

Bill Ellison was
dead there was in
terest.
Twenty years
ago Ellison was an
associate a bou t
town Of Fred May,
H e r m a nm Oel-
riches and one or
two other wealthy
young men who
made policemen I'M
easy. May was the
nero OF a. famous
encounter wi t b
James Gordon Ben
Gett. o elric b 8
/ s n W a quiet
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

Z ! u e 8 I S o II l S
ascribed to some
trouble with at
least two of the
other children over
his second mar
riage to Mrs. Ran
dolph. 1t is likely
that the common
desire Of rich men
to keep the money
together had also
something to do
with it.
From his fathers
estate young Mr..
Whitney is likely to
receive rough ly
Gin 000 0Nl n h a
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a1/l M11I1+ z5S*SSWdsA ..
| &7ki5f1 | .lESd
Nk144Ammz-Iz x.<A skZzlAtAg ~ =,
He Found Fault.

49,
He criticised me for almost Moth
1ng!" moaned the wife.
I. The friends sought to comfort her.
but she was not to be soothed. Between
her sobs she told how her husband had
expressed very unfavorable opinions
OF her new ball gown. ~ 81 ..zSss
But you said he criticised you for
almost nothing" argued the sympa-
thizers.' X. -!
$50 he did" Here she gave way to-
a fresh outburst of sobs t'He-he said
I was wearing it. "-Judge
Attic War Game. j
"The hostile colonel was two hours
late in marching!" ~- ~ 4
Eyes. but. considering the jag he
had last night that's not to be won
dered at ~ y ~.
"He's likely to find himself cashier
ed for it, s
Nonsense! With his influential rel
atives the army board will consider the
delay a well-planned tactical nah.
euver! "-Simplicissimus.
ST2TNn TN TrD 34
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

StI lClly 10 business.
His brother is, on
the contrary, dis
cOuraged fro
management. This
is not the first time
t b a t inanciers
have reasoned that
one or two of their
boys are all that
need work. Old
William H. Van
derbilt set the ex-
ample when he left
the practical man
agement of his
wealth to two sons.
The other two were
were to live care
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25
Horticultural Society.

The Red River Valley Horticultural
society met at Crookston for its first
annual gathering and permanent Or
ganization. The association was start
ed at a farmers institute held at
Crookston last year, but officers were
not selected. Representatives of the
fruit growing industry from various
points in the valley gathered and after
an interesting session choose Frank T.
Haseltine of crqokston president, O. J.
Hagen of Hendrum vice-president, T..
A. Hoverstad of Crookston secretary
and A. E. Cannon of Detroit, treasurer.
Wyman Elliott, president, and A. w.
Latham, secretary of the state associa-
ton, delivered addresses; Frank T..
Haselstine, the pioneer nurseryman of
the valley, o. A. Solem of Norman
county, who has been successful in
growing apples, and Mr.. Cannon of
Detroit read papers, and all reported
success in some of the lines followed.
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Sage goes with the
majority. He is
childless, Mrs. Sage
is almost as vener-
cradle as himself,
they have always
lived modestly and
for their fortune
frugally, and their
possessions a r e
800, 100000. Mr..
Sage is one of the
few wealthy men of
New York for
whom Wall street
panics a n d de-
clines in values
have few terrOrs.
He keeps = a con-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25
Ml[1NNESO ia. NEWS.
C8nnibalism.

A party who has been cruising be-
tween Tower and Koo:hiching con-
firms the report of the alleged canni'
balism on the Lett Lake reservation.
Brandon was near Pelican lake at
the time the Indian was claimed to
have killed and eaten his wife and
child. and the second day after met a
small party of Boise Fort Indians, who
were on their way to the west end Of
Vermillion lake. From these Indians
Brandon learned of the killing, and he
says his information is unquestionably
authentic. He was told that the In
dian who is claimed to have committed
the horrible deed was shiftless sort
of fellow, and during drunken
spree killed both his wife and child,
and later devoured parts Of their
bodies to avert starvation.
This Indian lived in a distant part
OF the reservation, and the first news
OF the deed was brought by guide
A party was sent to the Indians cabin
at once and will bring him to Nett
Lake if possible.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

superstitions of Wall Street.
That there is to be no thirteenth floor
In the new Office building at AZ Broad
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25
Another Libel on the Sex.

Z.
Laura" said Mr.. Ferguson, do you
suppose your mother would like to go
with us to the concert tomorrow
night?" Z
II am sure she would"
"You might call her up by telephone
and ask her. 80. Now. Ruggles. -
he said to the friend that had called in.
well have q smoke. It takes two
women half an hour to finish a talk
over telephone Chicago Tribune. 10
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

Too True.
Yes, "asters by the brookside
Make asters in the brook. -
But cook books in the kitchen
Don't always make cook.
IN. O. Times-Democrat. ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

"Have you a good ear for music?"
asked caller of four-year-old Ethel,
who was seated at a piano.
Course I have" replied the little
miss. why only this morning heard
a man two blocks away playing a tune
on a grind organ. "-Cincinnati En-
Ouirer,
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Music,
A Way Out.

WITHDRAWING, we dined at the
squatson's just one week ago to night.
Do you realize that we must make our
dinner call? & al. s "a
Husband = Suppose we don't.
Wouldn't they like it? -.
Wife-Why, they never would for
give us-1'm sure they would never.
ask us again. =.
Husband-Good! Then we won't
go.-Brooklyn Life.
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Heating a Flat.

AASsSSAAA6 q = 4ssSs 80
Landlord-Most Of those restrictions
which I put into operation last fall
can be removed now.
Janitor-Sure. - never cud see
phat good they did except to kape al.
the tinants mad. 81
Landlord-That was the idea. BY
keeping them Tuning at you, they did
not notice how little heat there was
in the steam pipes.-N. Y. Weekly.
= Clever Scheme.
The Hostler-Say, the horses Won't
eat that hay.
The Hustler Well, tie it up in pack
ages and advertise it as new breakfast
food. Chicago American.
Days Of the week.
What are the days Of the week.:
asked the teacher. sS8
The little girl pondered deeply for. s
moment.
big dinner day, washing day, ironing
day, baking day, the girls day out, last
school day and play day. she AnsWereds
finally Chicago Post.
Future Ability
We've got a fine new talking ma
chine up at our house. z
That 50? Run BY. q spring q. So
by air. It's q girl bab;5y
scinnati Ttmes-StaR IS
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

The Russell Sage Millions.
Another sensation may come when
the extremely old and feeble Russell
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

It's q pretty careful speaker who isn't.
forced to discount his first statements
more than ten per cent.
"Oh,. Annie!" exclaimed four-year-
old Elmer, there's a hole in my stock
ing as big as silver dollar!" =
"Are you sure it's thai big?" asked
his sister.
Well" replied the little fellow, after
looking at it again, ''it's as big as 80
cents, anyway" Enquirer.
, Music.
No more the songbird doth delight
The ears of sordid men, 80.
When eggs are dear they'd rather hear
The cackle of the hen
washington Star. &
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

How Rich Men Leave Money.
AS the Mr.. Whitney, the former
football player of Yale, will attend
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RICH MEMS MONEY
HOW TO LEAVE IT TO POSTERITY
Is A.PR0BLEM.
MILLIONS TO BE DIVIDED
Sons Of the Wealthy Seldom Share
Equally-Keeping Great Proper
ties Together-The ,supersti-
>tions Of Wall Street.

New York-The fact that William C.
Whitney left half his fortune to his
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25
True Devotion

'"'What sized letter do you want ma
to use for the inscription" asked the
marble cutter. -. - ''%5sss
oh, use the largest, possible" re.
piled the widow. poor John was aw.
fully nearsighted." Cincinnati En-
quirer. .s= s, 81. zS.s#
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

Cook wonder what would happen
if tradesmen alters told the truth?
Housemaid-Why, there soon would
MT be no tradesmen, of course. Ally
SlODer. ' .:.s9
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11C hCCQS q CUI-
siderable portion of his money fluid -
loaned upon good security.
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Edith-Did you speak to papa? -.
Edward--No use to try; wouldn't
find him in. =
Edith-Why not? -. -.
Edward-He owes me $1o.-Chicago
Journal. .
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Pushed Down.

MI. Chellus-I thought you said j
held the first place in your heart?
Miss Gidday-So you DO. but The
first place, Of course, Is down at the
bottom. The latest tenant is always
q the delphia Press
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laundering.

Seventy squatters from the Twin
Cities and other towns in Minnesota
who have taken up the greater portion
of an unsurveyed township in Itasca
county, have formed the Northern
Minnesota Log and Timber company,
for the purpose of marketing their pine
direct, without having to contribute to
the middleman's profit. They will put
in sawmill, cut off the timber and
dispose of it to the open market.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25
Desperate Burglars.

After beating and choking her al
most into state of insensibility, two
masked burglars, who ransacked the
house and piled up valuables in little
heaps all over the first floor rooms,
ready to carry away, attempted das.
tardly outrage on Mrs. w. 81. Hensel,
500 jackson street, st. Paul, early one
evening, and but for an accident would
have accomplished their purpose.
Mrs. Hensel is the wife of a vice.
president of the Junior Pioneers, and
proprietor of transfer company. She
was i'll and in highly nervous state
at the time, and IS in serious condi-
ton. Great red welts on each aide of
the throat, praised places on the skin
of the throat and shoulders, and sew
eral scalp wounds where her hair was
torn out by the roots in her struggle,
tell of the desperate struggle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25

The Fame Of "Bif" Ellison.
When the news passed down the main
thoroughfare CT the Tenderloin that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25
Badly Burned.

Mrs. Snyder, wife of Prof Harry
Snyder, professor of chemistry at the
school Of agriculture, was horribly
burned at her home, 1920 Common
wealth avenue, St. Paul, and is said to
be in a critical condition.
Miss Hansen, servent, who went to
Mrs. Snyder, was also badly burned
about the arms and face. The house
was set on fire, and the rear portion Of
it burned away, causing loss Of $500.
The accident had been caused by a
skirt that had been cleaned by gaso-
line catching fire. Altho Mrs. Snyder's
condition is serious it is thought she
will recover.
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Shot His Father,

G. A. Klien, one of the leading Jew
elers of Duluth, was shot by his son
early in the morning and dangerously
wounded. According to the story told
by the family, Ktien was awakened by
a revolver shot, and investigating
found his son, who is twenty-one years
of age, wildly waving revolver and
shouting that there were burglars in
the house. AS soon as he saw his faith
er he turned the revolver on him and
shot him twice, one bullet going thru
the body and the other thru the arm.
The family says the boy was sub ject
to nightmare and was in that condi.
ton when the shooting occurred.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

iiael tThe Grafton Press Is book Of toasts
eohlpiled by Edithe Lea Chase and Captain w.
L. r French. United States Array. 1t is an at
uactively made volume Of three hundred pages.
hiieu with quotations from airy number of
p'ose writer's and poets, including those dis
uhsuished authors Anon and Unknown"
mere is an abundance OF sentiment in the book,
and there is much fun At the end OF the
marker is little miniature stein. TOasts for
the Times in Pictures and Rhyme" (COnsol-
dated Retail Booksellers is written by John
William Sargent and illustrated by Nela Fon-
tame Buckley. These colIaborators are pointed
ana sprightly. Under the title Of Wit and
Humor of Well Known Quotations Boston:
Small Maynard & Coz Mr.. Marshal Brown has
published collection OF sayings which have at
least this novelty about them. that they are
taken from more varied sources than those
usually represented in book Of the sort A
line from Shakespeare is jostled by one from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17
&C. P. Putnam's sons.)

pelng quilt up astern especially with every lux
uriance of carving, as though the old burehers
wanted TO carry the solid gorgeousness of their
MONIES with them whenever they went for a sail
But the broad lines Of these vessels were NOT
heavy They were built for good service If NOT
Tor extraordinary speed, and thew must have
MADE brave show on the waters of the scheldt
and the North Sea.
It is recorded that in 1904 one Phineas PETIT
was instructed by the Lord High Admiral Of
England to build in all haste miniature pleas
ure ship Tor Prince Henry and it was an Eng
lish King. Charles II, who made the first Of
royal yacht7FIen. Evelyn and Pepys have both
testified to their masters zeal in nautical mat
tiers. and the former has left record of the
first yachting match in the annals of his coun-
trymen, the one in which the King and his
brother, the Duke of York. contested. The event
occurred on October /, 1861, under which date
Evelyn writes:
had sailed this morning with his majesty in
one of the yachts, or pleasure boats, vessels not
known among us until tho Dutch East India