The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-28


As the high shake was one OF the mcst
absurd freaks ever foisted upon the silly
set 1t may die hard.
The Casino theater il again advertised
TO be sold at auction TO satisfy trust
oompany's claim for $l32,S61, but the sale
will probably be postponed again 1t has
been several times within the past few
months.
The buffalo herd in Vancourtlandt park
10 on the sick list. These noble rovers
of the pralries need lots OF room to range
In, aud their cramped quarters are proving
disastrous. Tho late Austin Corbin, who
presented the herd to the city, took them
OF 26.000-acre range In his big reserve
In New Hampshire. There they thrived
spcndidly. II the veterinary surgeons can
not bring the bisons around they may
have TO be sent back to tho broad Corbin
acres City life les hard on men, women
and the beasts of the Aeld.
Dealing out sweotmeats by the pennys
worth is not the most congenial thing to
Mulberry street. but tho other day TWO
officers were swatting dies and hawking
candy to the youngsters who play around
Grants tomb. They are supposed to be
| thoroughly concealed and Incidentally
keeping an eye on the hotee occupied by
| tho parents OF tho broadway lawyer who
| Ia supposed 10 be the chief consplrator In
the sensational kidnapping ease at Albany.
Detectives arc frequently detected.
As Is well known. sugar Is n gamble
that beats the pinch Wheel The other
day a lamb who said he had straight
tip on the sweet stock approached an old
Spectator and offered to sell him the in
formation. 'Whal,ll YOU offer?" asked
the Innocent man, "Whatn | ofrer.'' eX-
claimed the speculator, why. IN Offer
you pass to Bloomingdale. wouldn't
follow a sugar tip " got II straight from
Theodore Havemeyer himself You bet.
ter 30 drink few daisies and rul
Somo of the green Off, This is gooi
tip on sugar.
Two blocks OF brick buildings on tn,
site OF new Eastside park are beins
torn down and Bono alley is no more
Tho buildings were sold for song
few weeks ago. The fro escape OF one o
, the four-story tenements sold for wha
the whole building has brought at auc
I ton. The puliers-d down were hampere
by one family refusing to move. Tn
4 mother had a big wash and will not NOV
I her brood until after ironing day. Al
/ the other tenants have moved and gras
Will soon be growing where want an,
misery have long tlourished.
a seeker after the odds aud ends @
. prosperity has discovered somo odd fact
+, in connection with the exports from tn
port OF New York He finds that cas-
registers 40 to Africa ice cream freezer
!, 10 Russia. baby carriages to New Zealand
: butter color 10 Denmark, beer to Berlin
!, buggies to Boulogne, Plus to Portuguese
\ Africa, machinery TO Paisley, laundries
y Belgium and typewrters and wheels every
where. ono not intimately acquainte
with the export business would neye
= guess tho diversity OF the articles pur
chased here and the many distant eountric
2 to which they are sent,
9 The autumn girl viii tie a rope OF sill
roses about her throat after sunset, as
y cording to Dame Fashion; but she will ha,
o no more OF them en- her new has. Tn,
IS must be loaded with feathers, and DIT,
= ferahly plumes, though the white dove
! wings are etlll In vogue. An importaiic
Tor earliest fall wear ts cream- whit
!. sailor hat Of the finest felt. as soft as We
!, vet. Its crown is made In Tam oshar
! ter fashion, sind on the left side is a b
: cluster OF white wings and quilts. caugl
. by knot Of black velvet witch pass,
4 through large buckle Of sparkling q,
y steel. The autumn giri promises to /
y picturesque
The secret OF Lillian Russelrs presel
Income has been divuiged through sp
v between Della Fox and her manager
Della. who believed that her stipend ",
2 10 y squal 70 IAllian's, with whom q