The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-09
SOME GOSSIP OF GAY GOTHAM


locked in two big safes in the city nan
with three policemen to guard the sates
According 10 figures submitted, the entire
80, .s,a,a in the borough OF Manhattan
80 been assessed this year at S2,Ool,9uS'-
SIS. which shows the surprising increase
q, s421 600. 900 over the amount levied IL
,ses This means that the real estate
owners will be compelled to pay more than
,heir usual share OF the city government
expenses. Despite the large increase ID
renl estate holdings the tax books snow
remarkably few increases In the assess
ments of personal property. Perhaps the
most startling secret revealed by the
books is the absolute escape OF certain
Tammany leaders from the personal prop
erty assessment. Mr.. Croker will not be
obliged to pay one penny on this account
william Waldorf Astor will not escape
taxation on 100000 of personal property
His trip to this country to dodge this tax
was Intellectual. Bradley Martin Jared
better than MIR. Aston. He was assessed
he had only 100000 worth of personaiit,
assessable in this country.
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That an open confession is good for the
soul is evidently believed by the members
of the Professional Woman's league, They
admitted at their meeting that nine-tenths
of the world are liars. The beauty OF thi;
admission was that they did not exempt
themselves. The discussion on the liars
was brought about by the recent announce
ment of city magistrate, who said thai
nlne-tenths of the women were liars. II
might have been expected that the Profess
sional Woman's league would have taken
a different stand-that they would have
put on some of their choicest war paint
and gone after that magistrates scalr
with great vigor. But how cruelty We're
we deceived. One woman went so far as
to say, I'VE are all liars" but she was
rebuked for her enthusiasm and sat down
considerably crestfallen. The others said
they didn't believe in carrying things too
far. There was limit to everything, and
nine liars out of ten among their member
ship was sufficiently creditable showing
There might be more, but 1t wasn't wise &c
boast about 1t.
In nearby town UP the Hudson river
blacksmith has given a new idea to the
rich and fashionable and 1t is gaining
great popularity because of the impress
their horses with silver shoes. These, kept
by the grooms and stablemen OF the va
rious country seats in a high state Of
polish, fash. simmer and throw refec-
tons in the sunlight as the chargers and
mettlesome riding horses canter or gallop
along. Silver by itself is not sufficiently
dlrable for the purpose, and the shoes are
really Of a very heavy plate. The news OF
the innovation spread quickly among the
rich, and 1t was not long before nearly all
of the wealthy neighbors of the blacksmith
had one, two or more of their horses shod
In silver.
Laid away In the savings banks Of New
York State are s1,5OO,OOO in dormant ac-
counts. Some are nearly 70 years old.
None are less than % years old, and dur
Ing all that time the owners have never
added cent to them or taken penny
away. John II. Rhoades Of the New York
Savings Bank association says these ac-
counts have been a conundrum to the saw
ganzed in 1928. Only few years ago
a law was passed fixing % years as the
life OF the account, and after that banks
are privileged to allow no interest. The
banks keep the amounts secret in order
to protect themselves from the attacks of
shyster lawyers.
The latest trust is the chorus girl trust.
John Tiller, who owns and controls the
trust. was in the metropolis the other day
saying How do you do?" to the pretty
maidens and charming danseuses who are
playing at the New York theaters. Mr..
Tiller has school whero he makes finished
chorus girls out OF crude country lasses.
engages them personally for from five to
len years, and then sends them literally
TO the four quarters of the earth. At pres
emit his dancing girls and soubrettes are
ielighting audiences in the leading thea
tiers OF eleven countries. Some OF the girls
have been away for three years.
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The profits OF city bootblacks murt be
great. The agent OF new building asks
$4,000 year for the privilege OF operating
ten hootblack chairs, and It develops that
this ia not an excessive sum. One OF the
men who controls half dozen bootblack-
ing places In New York reached such
prosperity that he was able to buy a fac.
'ery from which an important part OF his
We're supplied. and he has com
oined successfully the two enterprises. Thu
rents which the men are able to nav seem
sometimes astonishingy large. but the
person who estimates the takinss Of tbase
places on the basis of cents from .verv
customer is likely to unde.rate the ross,hle
profits.
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Well the sea serpent at last is in can
'"i'y' he came in from Bermuda thjs
morning. and was safely landed at The
'fua'iu'li' where he now is silently resting
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