Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-18

INTERESTING NEWS AND GOSSIP IN
THE METROPOLIS.
Mrs. Vnndcrbiit's Generous Charity job.
Stetsons New Enterprise How the
Box Holders at the metropolitan
Opera House Annoy the Audience.

uaNS ana ABOUT Olc lrSI OF INC year, more
than any other time the rich people OF New
York are pestcred with thousands of letters
and applications for charity. There is prob
ably never mail that arrives at the Van
dcrblt or Astor mansion on Fifth avenue
without bringing from one to Il dozen letters
asking for money. Most Of these begging
cpstles 20 into the fire without icing read
jay Could has made il on iron ruin for years
never to answer any appeal for charity, I'M
less by accident somebody manages TO get at
him personally lie always asks the qucs-
ton, why the man docs not work. and then
offers 70 give him employment in some capa-
city on the elevated road. Could never
gives penny To anybody and likes to haze
it distinctly understood that applicants for
charity 20 him are wasting their time The
same is true OF Cyrus w. Field aud Russell
Sage. They have secretaries who open their
mail for them. and are Instructed always to
destroy promptly all letter, from heg,ars.
There is only one woman ir New Yor.; who
has millions OF dollars OF her command who
never lets any request for charity pass by
unrrEatded Til, j. MIS-, William X. Van
derbilt and every letter that reaches. her no
matter how doubtful il loolls.is fully in
Vestigated. Her butler is supplied with
carriage and is compelled 10 60 through the
tenement mousse districts and search ont the
writer OF every letter When hc returns
Mo. Vanderbilt demands a thorough &c
count OF everything mat can he asccrtained
"poU' ''o poo peop-e ne mas been Fr''i-
6"i"e, "ho thon she "cleiAl the be'0
li'''u"t 10 pn,P'N III as'l3'lllS thelh. lh-
u'9 "'i"i9 Nh!N'Ila' she a''l'en-ahy Aea'"
t"'' n''p h7"S-"o' wv" p'pthS away from
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nm ~ Hi'' "u' we ur'H % MS Story. 1t
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ndu S''''' anu MIS- ' ah"efpli1 sent found
CIV no'e 'dle on Nnlls'ii!a9 hiBht' peid the
REM lor nlohIn IN advance ana promised
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u ItcoNGi'u ms "e"lth anu was aOle 10
N"rh' nut W Is sale 10 say IhaI MIS- W.
~ unuei''iU Is pfacllcaAy me only "o-
man Vlia' mas uhhiinleq "eai'h, that ever
pay any aIIehNoh 10 the poverty ana SUI
lerlhs IN 'ue metropolis
'Soouy KNOWS Joe toward VINO writes
more lor the newspapers OF the United
H'a'es theh any other man hVlng' tie
writes so hlich IN idct' mat ne mas the repu-
Vauoh ''illoh8 NE" YORK jourhaiistS OF beln9
"ple |" "li'e more nonsense III an hour
l'ai any o'her ~ newspaper men could
'iliilh vi III fnohlh' buI the amount OF
nl"l'ey 'nHV howard MAKES from ms pen Is
enormous, Yves ASKING nm WINE ago
"H"o ms income was lor year ana he tod
IHc tIIdl nc hau JusJ mace up a sclleulIe