The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-20
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New Yorf, February 1.-THE Purlm as
ISOLATION. which held its charity ball at the
! Waldorf Astoria the other night, has the
honorable record of having distributed
100000 in charity during it's career. A
| unique feature of the ball this year was
that it was preceded by banquet attend
ed by ladies as we'll as the gentlemen.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Mozart
ney has resolved on one reform. He DO
poses to enforce the ordinance against pa
per and refuse OF all kinds being thrown on
the street. But ii is one thing TO REQ We
to enforce this ordinance and quite an
other thing To enforce it. The police force
is not large enough Still, few arrests
would have a good effect.
The report of the State board of health
discusses, among other things, the neces-
sity of testing the eyes OF school children.
The board recommends that the eyes of
children in the public schools be exam
ined and II any abnormalty is discovered
that the parents be advised To consult a
physician or oculist The report says that
defective oyesight is largely on the increase
in this country.
Charles L. Tiffany was Sc years old on
"Wednesday. and his desk blossomed like a
garden of roses, reminder from the
boys" of the big iewelry house. Mr.. Tif-
fanny who has celebrated Just sixty birth
days In his various buildings since he
started at 2of Broadway I'm 1897, Is in fine
health. His voice was little choked yes
terday, but that was simply kindly touch
Of nature,
In the suit brought by Miss Deans. n
school teacher against ex-Judge Hilton. in
volying a part of the former Stewart es-
tate, Miss Dean was asked today to give
her fathers name. Joseph II. Choate. for
the defendant, objected on The ground that
no person could have any knowledge of
who his or her parents were except by
hoarsay. and this proposition, which seems
pretty far-fctched for layman, was sus
tanned by the court.
According to chaperone. who knows all
about society the help in some of the biz
houses haven't steady Jobs, John Jacob
Astor gives his servants two weeks notice
and they are discharged at the end of the
season. and the same is true of every great
house on the avenue. A young lady who
does odd jobs for the rich generally en-.
cages the Vanderbilt servants in a bunch
going to an employment agency and do, |
them by the half dozen. The
wages paid are small. sl4 and $40 month |
Ind less. All that glitters isn't as Klon- |
iky as most people imagine.
A good many people here live under their |
hats but good many more barely escapa
belonging TO that class because they own
little one-hole gas stove or a charor
ilsh, and ledge in house where cookint, |
n rooms la part of the agreement While
consulting green grocer Yesterday
mart looking woman entered and gave ber
'tder. II called for one sweet potato. two
risn potatoes. one turrip, three apples
quarter head OF cabbage and a psnny's
'orth or linteis The raw material ;o,- Il
oweu ner nome In basket borne by IN,
ROGER boy. Have l many custeme,s H..
err said the proprietor OF the plara w
eating my query Yes. Sir. lots OF 'en
ma some are mighty particular, 100. esne.
ANY wren the bull runs up 10 a quarter
'ut cater to EN- properly ana punetuallv
: there's more profit In thesa small az,
nan you imagine. IL tho lid could be I,st.
q or city life the farm lands would bs
lore thieAly populated ess'u p'
The people in charge of removlny Il
isina Of the Nassau street fire were as !
'nisaed at the great number OF safes ,h.v /
'tha IN me rubbish. The first day tba,
'0A OUT seventeen. the second twenty-slx u
hu 'o'ay me big policeman who stands
pa snoos people away from The ni,.a a
ia tney mad dug cut fifty-siy mi, p'es i
lafkeoie Increase cs safes pugg,sd 80, III
PC unili Yesterday. whsn ne u.s,,, ss.fy I
,pe'tea ma, y dead Of nighi wsso 4 s dDni
'eaasa Win cafe. and aepssitsa sta I'VE
!, sro as ,,s THESE safes We're painted VIM
Bis one ss ,as s ssS from the flames
'ock. Mi ~ M, $4,000 Ia Kelley Motor :
armed. either BY fire or wstsr.s pu r. IN.