The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-19

bankers complain of the habit of country
bankers of loaning credit on s.ng'c-name
paper. They style this doing business ON
wind 50 far as the borrower Is concerned.
Nearly every one here knows of wo-
man IN this ely who hires out diamonds
by the string and who has in pledge, al
though she IS not "iicensei." the dia-
monds of ha.f New Yorks great world.
So,Sly has It's ms ana outs and its ups
and Gowns just like the plain people
The leading life Insurance companies
AID firanc.ai institutions have resumed
w hin the past two days the making of
loans on real estate. 1t ~ the present opin-
Ion Of The no1ds of these corporal ons, az
We. as OF ne principal real estate men.
tfat from nov on the obtaining of loans
nrtn read A.e WIN become less ana less
al lculf. and especially upon irst-class
property.
y new fad is noted by old theater-goerr
here. For many years men who 20 out
between the acts to puff cigarette or cut
. 1, Glove have been in the habL of leaving
tacir ladies' behind to listen to ths orches-
Ia out 'hs season the ladies are doing a
little .obby.ng on ther own account. ~
~! the o ncr night hall the audience.
laults as wed. AS their escorts, left their
St.iis ana walked and talked together. And
The postal spoctors are making very
/ saarp scrutiny OF the alluiing literature
sent out by the speculatlve-pro volSlng con
Germs If WALL street. Already the use of
| ne mani has been refused to several Of
th' sc ana Il lot more are on the blacklist.
hundreds OF aese concerns are dolns hus.-
ne n me street. without NOES tc1tJn,
and tho brokers complain that the sWAd-
ierS a'e dong all the business.
Fashion has decreed that Miss Metropo-
S shah don black underwear this winter.
IN" black nightgown was the vanguard of
the new wh.m. II came from the other
slue cary ms spring. and has been quietly
iuaKtig It's way throughout The summer
mo Nhe' lh-S fdll no fash enable ward
ROBE ~ complete withoW. half a dozen OF
no amy garments. Now everything that
= S,lIpcSrd 20 lie out OF signl must he
BACK in order to he str.cty up to date.
ir1St mats what ona who ought TO
Know says.
lemonade spoons are the latest novelty
advanced by the s!lversmiths. They are
Surprisingly pretty The peculiar feature
q thfro spoons is that their handles are
'oI"W ana may be used instead OF n
~ aw' AS he hollow handles are easily
NlDil'u' ana as the convenience to the
rHoH5d'- drink ng public is very great,
.,a' 't.n9nare poems vii probably become
an stub shed feature OF the trade. I'll.
thought of before.
"' van nave tetth pulled fninlessly
W''"9ut gas nowadays Electricity does
thA job natly ana quickly The person
IN ihn deutiSt's chair grGsps two handles
Wnl'h lIe connected with a battery by
res AT the same time the operator
,IIt.'S I's torceps, which Likewise are on
llr "a or re. lie touches the tooth
NoIhiplet ng the circuit, and Instantly a 10
ca auH~theSia l. produced. The tooth and
p'a ,Sn OF ny gum are rendercd for the mo-
teWt s,Scnsir'e to pam, and out comes
IA f.lIl.
twist. "
If You wan. to shoot the chutes here
al'or you needn't purchase ticket to
Coney Island An old steamer. once one
OF the most palat.ul plying on the sound,
has been utilized 10 carry a gigantic float
INK CHUTE 10y which, instead of bang
~ mel mic an artificial ake, the
sn,.,, eI SPEEDS headlong into wa.er deep
$40 sn 10 Loaf the biggest ocean liaef;
II ; 10 he tuWei from place 10 place, and
Mn'h htcr comes via he taken to Flor
' n,o IRON me starting point to the DIP
rh,'tc i MN Nater NE distance down the
IN the rast fortnight over 700 900 in
Eo'd has arrived by steamship at this
lort' The money came in little bags. each
COZ 'oin.ng 5000. the weight OF which .s
anout nineteen poui,ds. 1t was loaded at
We It-r INTO an cpress wagon and cartad
on to the sub. treasury or 10 the vaults OF
We for'ign bankers apparently without a
suarp ~ my sort, though, as a mater OF
IN y q filf dozen hcavily-armcd detectives
\, pt me wagon In sigh; all tho time For
.H r,S years ono eNpreSsman has carried
folo and silver about town for The ..oyern-
It't qua The bankers, and once only lost
orli2n OF MS precious load. II was n
= liNsr har which the fnder sod to a junk
q aler for ,ead. VI was recovered bv
lance IN Il general search OF the junk
THE PIN is STUCK.