The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18
GOSSIP OF dOThANI'


for throwing lacks and broken bits ~
glass in front Of bicycles. His least cos-j
domination should be q sentence to wAIk.
barefoot the rest OF his lifc on the articieol
OF his offensc 13
Russell Sage has been felicitating himself
on getting into an office rent free for 1!
month but there is cloud over his spiritsi
that will not lift. Formerly he got his Il
time free from the face OF Trinity clock.j
but that is now out OF his sight. so he mustl
either Invest In Waterbury watch or
nickle clock. II 10 said no tried for a.
long time TO figure out sun dial on the
checkered mating. but the thing wouldn'ta
work. He hadn't bought enough mating d
Here's a once familiar item, but col
rare recently that 1t attracts attention.
John Isenhauscn ia farmer from Jerseys
and he came to New York the other ovens
Ing to celebrate his birthday. Being only
60, he was full Of vigor. and Old Tom Gin
In half of an hour. Then he met two Bow
cry girls. and then he forgot. lie was
only touched for $50, but it's long way
home over Jersey Central ties on a rainy
night. with broonst!ck welcome at the
other end.
The park blucbird Is here In all the
glory Of the azure tint that adorns the
breast OF the welcome spring visitor. Tho
blue OF tho park attendants uniform IL 4
conspicuous. but as indescrlbable us ia
the new red tint. now 70 common n fen
turc of Easter honuets. This peculiar red
was such distinguishing feature OF ~
Sorosis meeting tho other evening that the
members of tho queen OF women's clubs,
looked like n bed Of over-ripc popples try
ing TO improve on their natural colors.
The Cherry sisters arc Indignant be-
cause their names have been coupled lin Y
an artistic sense, OF course) with that Of
Ballard. tho bard. ut tho Pleasure Palace.
Mr.. Ballard is Just as indignant aud he's
challenged the Cherry sisters 10 a public
contest catch as catch can, best two ins.
three. nil parties to weigh In before going,
on the stage. Poetic compensation and var
icty Of dramatic expression arc to be thcy
tests. and 1t is 10 be purely acieutficS
exhibition, for points only. Thu supcrin-A
'ondent OF Bloomirgdalo asylum will bes
requested to net as referee.
Tho ''trrror district" Is In a panic again,
ana nothing can be done until tho craze has
run It's course. This district Is located
around sohnoror hill. and tho population
seems AS doneclS ignorant as the police 4
mon on mat beat are careless. Burglaries
aud other crimes are prevalent there and
must continue until the criminuls have
enough. or there Is nothing else to ,lcal. (
They make periodical visits. like Italiani
bandits on small town. regulating thei
pilaRo 80 there In thno for tho victims tog
accumulate few stores between visits. II
Drooltlyn actually has n new idea, and I
is expressing It with silent eloauence that I
produces u loud echo on thls side OF the I
bridge 1t Is only millinery show. an ex-
hihition OF Easter goods called dreams byti
women aud nightmares by iuen, Hats. bon-A
nets and creations, in either or both ere 4
being laNlshly displayed. All sizes. shapes +
and colors ara there. until 1t seems the j
limit OF beauty. variety and expense has 4
at Inst been reached, In tho rear is largo 8
room with mrrors 30 arranged that the
fair ones of the biz town may try on" IL
bonnets TO safety.
A new skyscraper has driven out tho fa- 4
nous old arcade news stand. owned by Tom 3
Mcbride for tho past twonty five years. h
This stand has always commanded the pa 4
tronaec OF Wall street, every man who las
made the Bourse famous having bought bisf
papcrs from Tom. This was in the days
of the Gouds Vanderbilts Woerishoefiers.,
Traverses. Wards. Wormsers, Grants and 4
others. who formed the center Of the finan.
cial maelstrom. In the old days. 1t is said.
Tom was given more than one good tip. n
but he shook his head and stuck to his Ct
news stand. That 10 the reason he still =
owns the stand. Hi
"Citizen" George Francis Train stili II
daily occupies his favorite seat In Madison N
Square Garden park. But he has lost hif w
This friend has long stood r.
between him and the staros OF the curious s8
and they have never been seen apart until vs.
he other day. Citizen Train hardly raised
his eyes from the book when he heard t
woman weeping, and scarce moved when e
she took few ounces OF paris green. But3F
when she also jumped into the fountain atsN
ais feet, Train hcaved sigh and laideal
his beloved book. Democracy OF Libcrty.'sgi "a;
IN the bench. Then no methodically saved III
he woman from drowning, while a doctoisssl
md stomach pump attended to the poison 81
But he had lost his fayorlte book ~
II was such an incongruous thing thas;Sg;
'ou could not but have noticed II. It waigS.g
70 sad you could not but have remember.6sa1
n 1t. The woman might have been passlstasf
bly good looking once. but drink bafxsS
narred her features and rcddcned hei5st
yoa. She ca,lr into tho police court wltfsf
Iowncast eyes and repeated, In the sann{A
lad told 70 many times before. that shtislfs
vas a hard working woman and had takers4:.t
Just wee drop too much" Her gowrf
vas faded and her imitation plush 1ackst
vas wrlnkled and scuffcd; yet upon hGls'S
ead she wore q marvellous creation ofaH
Division street an uncanny combination 0ssA
,reen and yollow and purple-an Eastel
onnet. flH$
The Raines sandwich must 20. Time VA Hi,
,hen tho railroad sandwich held the palnsgg,
or durability and proof against concus,a
ion. A ls-inch Harveyized armor plate.
ad nothing to boast Of so long ms the tm.232ET
act OF pair OF store tecth could no9z4
olive the mysteries OF tho railroad sand fi' Il
Itch. Then an even moro formidable com Il; 81
clifton entered the field In the shape CHE
no Raines law sandwich. This one-timt
dible Ia built on the proposition that i5{31 n
lsts eternaily and must never BIO eatsu
he Rsines law provided that no fre{1jS
inch be served with drinks, but tha#3&
Kinks should not he given without thfEik
urchaser also investing In . sandwich
hua carnh into being tho "RAinea hQt43lzX