The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-07
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.


New York. June 3.-If the pcddlers Of
this city are not restricted i'll some way
II looks as il the small retail grocer Will
be forced to the wall Tho latest addi-
TONS 10 The ranks II the itlneiant vtu>der
is a dusty-lnngod Individual who hawks
jelly aud preserves through the byways
oil the town.
An euterprising individual who runs Il
hootbackiug stand far UP town hangs -
sign ON the wall on his ehairs oacn Sat
nrdny which reads: Flowers given away
with every shine tomorrow. And his
Gus omers on Sundays ar. each presented
and He prov ides u gorgeous supply Mat
permits of the choice OF white or pink
or scarlet or dark red
\ gentleman about 20 years old visited
the Museum of Art In Central Park the
other day for the FIRST time. He told an
attendant thut IL, had lived in Gotham all
HIS liic. had always been IN the hes, of
health ana had been IN Central Park in
uun"ranic times passing the museum
frequently burt had ney"r taken the
trouble to enter. "un there ar. others"
remarked the attendant lnd!iiercntly. And
so there are.
The festive wheel has invaded Null
berry Bond. Bikes of all shapes and
sizes, from the home-ma le wagon
wheeled affair TO the up-to-date mnchin"
Of the boulevard, can he seen there in
large qanniilios nowadays. The d. nzcns
OF ilN Bend ana Baxter stro.t who have
not vet scrap"d on uEh change together
Ia iAy a first ins.alment. stand around
tnr corners and curbs ana size up Me
r!ders aud their rigs. Now that the
B"nd"rs have taken kindly to the wheel
!, may be sal that the usc of the thing
is universal in the metropolis.
jun ev'ontly made up lis mind to
nnkea good first impression When New
horkcrs came down to hnslness yestor-
day, smiling under their new straw hats,
The weather WAS Just about all one could
q SIRE. ne air Wds so crisp and cienr
tNal the eye took in broad sweep of
cily and country. The Orange mountains,
ABOUT twenty miles away. troc-crowncd
ana snn-hathed, were plainly visible. 1t
was an ia' al summer morning that ush-
cred ~ his beautiful summer dty and
Il made ono sigh to think how few of
ms Kind we can enjoy during the season.
ono of the nifty Jurors called in tho
supreme court and begged to be- excused
from service "Nonr honor. | really can
not serve" said he. why not" querled
the justice "Recatsc | do not believe in
the American jury system" "Wherr
were sou born and what arc you?" thun-
ger am an American in every sense.
was III" sharp reply VOL. get out of
lliA court and 10 quick about IT,"
slormed the disgustel judge you
ought TO he ashamed of Yourself" And
me man got. glad of The chance TO be re-
llevel from jury duty, even at the ax-
pense OF his manhood.
Today two women IN an elevated train
were "nEerly rerusing n letter. stopping
occasionally to andbly repeat sentences
ana comment on the same. In their ox-
element they failed to realize that their
itn"rks We're overheard by near III IGN
hers' From The CALCULATED fragments,
s9m. adnirer 10 whom one OF thee fair
Creatures had given tho "cold hand"
Alier "hot was oprareWly whitening
ou'burs', he conc luded with the follow
!e' And right here want 10 say. would
YOU 90 me Things for me that have for
you Mt. You brhkcn-hcarted Jack"
ifuiY. slang has Income second nature
10 Inc average American. else It would
of love.
fhe police nnmhed up broadway Mon
uay about go tons of them. They were
f'Si""ndeni enough In their summer uni
forms and new light helmets, but 1t was
not that that made them Impressive. II
was their individual size and aggregate
weisht that made hem truly great in the
.Ees of The multitude drawn up along
NE limo OF march. There were about
--n men In the parade as solid. becfy
ana hnlwny lot probably as was ever
sen together. Once there was tinle
when Now York's hluecoats were usually
denomnaied tho Finest" Call them
We soNdest' now, and you will describe
n I'M, much more ,ittngly. 1t was
nishlN spectacle. The men of the bicycle
CORPS rode in advance of Chief conlin at
me head OF the line and made one of the
prett'est features Of the procession.