Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-26
ALL COLD CASH.
MilliOnaires Safe With Pock.
etsful of $4,000 Bills.
THEIR DECOY MESSENGERS
William Waldorf Astor, the Author,
Quite Approachable.
A WEALTH THAT is INEVITABLE.
A Missionary Who Made Bunko Steerer
Exceedingly Weary.
THEIR DECOY MESSENGERS
A WEALTH THAT is INEVITABLE.
WOMENS CHANCE In GOTHAM BUSINESS


afternoon and entered one Of the prominent
banking institutions. They were sturdy,
heavy-set men. One carried small, black
satchel. Both kept their eyes roaming
from side to side. 1 followed them into the
bank. The man with the satchel sat down,
dropping the bag carelessly on the floor.
The other went into the Receiving teller's
inclosure, reached down in his breast pocket
and extracted package of bills. These
were hastily counted, and the two strangers
left The teller jammed the bills into an
envelope, sealed it and pitched it into
safe. afterward closing the door in per-
functory manner The entire transaction
occupied less than II minutes. Then the
teller turned toward your correspondent and
said:
''How much do you think was in that
package?"
"Why, about $500"
"Yes, and little more. 1t contains one
million four hundred and forty-odd thou
sands.'
You don't mean itp'
Eyes" he said, showing his memoranda.
'You see it is nearly all in $4,000 bills
There is no great danger in carrying notes
of that denomination, because, except here
in New York, they are so seldom used that
suspicion would at once be directed toward
anyone who attempted to negotiate them"
One thing still puzzled me.
hat did the messenger have in his
satchel?''
Nothing but half brick. The satchel
is carried as blind-to throw any possible
thief off the track
THE MILLIONAIRE AUTHOR.
Mr.. William Waldorf Astor, whose new
novel is about to be published, is tall,
broad shouldered, muscular man, with blue
eyes, blonde hair and a heavy mlstache.
There is something about his way of speak
ing and smiling that simply charms the
stranger. Unlike his near relatives, Mr..
Willie Astor can be approached by re-
porters when he really has something to say.
A white-haired newspaper man, who has
been connected with New York papers for
3S years, recently said:
81 never shrink from interviewing Mr..
Willie Astor, because he knows something.
He's travelled
Mr.. Astor is picture of health; but Mrs
Astor is by no means a strong woman. One
rainy day last January she stood by a win
dow in her boudoir, looking out at the driv-
ing sleet and the slush-flled streets She
was suffering one of her terrible attacks of
neuralgia. Suddenly she sank into chair,
exclaiminQ:
''If God would let me, would to-day
change places with that manI'
The person referred to was negro coach
man who drove by. His wool was gray,
but he sat erect on the box, defying the ele-
ments. 1t has been truly said that the
greatest luxury the rich can afford is to be
well
BUEKo AND THE MISSIONARY.
For a couple of weeks the city has been
filed with clergymen of the Episcopal
Church, and those interested in the Ameri-
can Board of Foreign Missions. In scores
of churches regular pastors have given place
these past few Sabbaths to returned mission
aries "from Greenlands icy mountains from
India's coral strands" and from Dan to
Bersheba and back. One of the mission
aries recently had queer experience. The
gentleman is very old, he wears clothing of
style In vogue many years since, and happy
was the bunko steerer whose glittering ewes
lighted on him at the Twenty-eighth street
Elevated station. The bunko man rushed
up to him, grssped his hand, expressed de-
light at again meeting the lifetime friend of
his father, and linking arms walked down
Sixth avenue with the reverend gentleman.
ACt SCSg lut DedmlQg
mildly through his spectacles "where was
it your father and went to school? Was it
up in Woodstock, Vermont, or at Nashua?"
I'm the old academy at Woodstock" said
the sharper. "Manv's the time he told me
of it, and the pleasant recollections he had
OF you"
They reached Twenty-seventh street. when
the missionary stopped. He quietly but
firmly disengaged his arm and then re-
marked:
"My friend, you're young at the business.
was born in Turkey and have lived there
all my life. This is my first visit to
America"
Before he had finished, the buuko man
started up Twenty-seventh street. The min
lister boarded a car.
WOMEN AND THEIR WORK.
If woman can do good work in any
branch of business she can always find a
position in New York The male stenog-
rapher is getting showed aside by his sisters
and cousins and young aunts. Some
bright women who are expert stenograph-
ers and typewriters employ ten or dozen
= others, and make a great deal money
out of these agencies. Good steno-
graphers and typewriters are paid
all the way from Sl2 to $75 q week, and
one or two are said to receive even more.
But the average pay is SIS to $40 for a
young woman who is an expert and under
stands the construction and punctuation of
the English language. This is truly an
era OF good times" for women. Nearly
all the newspapers employ them as report
ers, editors, reviewers and critics.
a good cook commands $40 per month
besides her board and room-and even then
she is prize sought after.
Women teachers are better paid than they
ever were before, while responsible and paw
ing positions in the great retail houses are
filled up by members Of the weaker sex.
There are 5000 women physicians in the
country, each of whose incomes range all
the way from nothing to $20, 900.
The commissionaire is another being who
makes money. If she has friends living in
the country, if she knows the value of va
rious articles, If she is prompt, obliging, and
of the strictest integrity, she can be sure of
good income by purchasing (on commits
sionl goods Of every description needed by
those who are unable to visit the city.
Another club for women is to be started in
West Ninth street. Among the ladies in
terested in the venture is Mrs. Plerpont
Morgan. 30 Il is sure 70 have q good be-
ginning. TheIintention is to make 1t IN many
respects like q mans club. 1t is to have
restaurant and bedrooms for the benefit of
country members; in fact. its chief patronage
h expected 70 come from the latter. The