The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-11
GOSSIP or GAY GOTHAM.

ls-1 +
GOSSIP or GAY GOTHAM.
New York. FEBRUARY s.-Since Rev. DR..
|J. n. paxton has become pastor OF the
New York Presbyterian church. seventh
avon1o and one Hundred and Twenty
eighth street the attendance has markedly
Increased. A feature of the morning ser.
yicas rs the solo singing of Miss Mabei
Mckinley, niece of President Mch'nles
and n daughter of Mr.. and MIS- Apner
Mckinley. who prefer the comforts OF 'he
Windsor TO band box in rlatlauo'
A Coney Island girl has scooped in S2S'bs
hauling snow She drove tean lust IKE
any other carter. and her time slip calls
for that amount. She's the first woman
street cleaner in the greater city. anu the
fact that the business pays Dettes 'ndn
manipulating a typewriter may cause other
end of the century women to do n lot oil
thinking AS the money thus catned is a
Godsend TO her family she has perfect
right to point with pride TO her perform
ance.
The newest thing in personal Insurance
so far as this country Is concornei, g IN
surance against sickness. There arc SAID
TO be only two companies at present pre-
pared to write policies Of this sort. ing
is included with regular accident insuf-
ance, and there is a comolna ion policy OIL
fered by which. for small adaitlonai Fay
ment the insurance against illness rs Sc
cured. The limit of the Indemnity Is fixed
at twenty-six weeks. All the diseases men
toned are of contagious character. and
no attempt has been made as yet to insure
against any others.
There's trick in al trades of coui Sc.
but the hustlers who handle rick women
here are about as tricky as they make
them. At a well known millincr's the diff
fereEt saleswomen all employ the yers eX-
ulrsivcs MS their means of decoy. :. hat
will be tried on and the saleswomLn Will
say: ''Most becoming tc sou. Mrs. John
Jacob Astor was in here y half Lour ago
and insisted upon having this hat sent
home to her. l persuaded her not to take
1t. 1t is so much more becoming 10 you
Generally the hat is sold. This is an alb
solutely true experience, and one that has
been repeated more than once. With good
results to the head of the shop.
The Metropolitan traction people have
placed contracts for 500 new cars, which
will be delivered early in April. fully
equipped for service on new. underground
trolley routes. AS soon as the frost goes
ont to sea, conduits will be placed in sew
eral cross streets, aud before sum,,6r is
over the tinkle of the horse car bells will
no longer mingle in me noises nf the
streets. Unless something unforeseen inter.
venes. it is claimed the conpuny Will Lave
electric cars running on eighth avenue
from Vesey street and Broadway TO Harlem
by May 1. Most Of the track has already
been laid in that, thorcughfare. The sign
ing of the car contracts means death TO
traction opposition, as well as the success
of the underground trolley system.
The owner of the $4,000 lTortuny--
Clark of Montana-was born somewhere in
Pennsylvania. He went West. roughed and
upon rich pay streak, which has made
him n millionaire thirty or forty times
over Next TO pictures his ruling passion
reaches beyond the grave Tombs are one
OF his fads. aud he has recently COM
pleted one in Woodlawn at a cost of $780,
900, From Choosing a Model to choos-
ing resting spot in a fashionable grave
yard is far cry. but the little, 1riep- up,
red-heated ana red bearded connosseur
from the wooly West has accomplished the
feat. much to the chagrin of George Could
vas II Mr., Gould wasn't gutter the
Stewart estate would be about $4,000
richer today. as the Montana man had made
alp his mind that the work was worth at
least 100000. He seems to be about the
only man in town who is built that way.
however.
While bordering over the energy dis
played by the small tradesmen here to sup
ba faof
up the block in which | have a Stainless
habitation. 1t is a short block. but it's
chockful OF business. Within call theres
three doctors. first-class dairy. a shoe
shcp. merchant tailor cleaning, press
ing and repairing plant, q laundry. a |
barber shop, a plumber. coal and wood
lerot, locksmth who is lack -of-all- |
trades, a real estate agent. half II dozen |
mtllincrs and dressnlakprs. n MASSAGE mar |
Tor, piano teacher. a voice culturist, |
printer bicycle and |
sporting goods store. a iruiterer two |
boothlacking stands. green grocery store |
meat, game and fish market combined,
three theaters. five hotels four restaurants |
N opera house from two TO i've minutes
way, two dramatic agencies /, w;ne
cellar and clue house Some blocks |
acre are perfect paradises for lazy folk
sPosraphicai Errors.
Austin Statesman.
lpr, Daniel of the Texas Medical Journal. |,
'eferring to recent editorial in The States
man on typographical errors gives an
'musins experience In that line. He says
10 wrote. lis there NO balm in Gilead."
md II appeared. rs there no balm In
ioliad. evidently a case of Topography
mixed M with Typography But the next
me Is rich. He says. wrote "l1r. Jno.
'ailyhache act "a wears. born July %, 1892.
ma died. Imagine his disgust when 1t
appeared in the Journal "Dr Beliyache
te a years OF corn July 90. 1922 and
led
Advice 10 Farmers.
irsenyille Banner.
The planting season will sooa be here.
4et every farmer see to Il now and mako i