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Show Porter Makes Good Tips. "I would rather bo hend porter In good New York hotel than a rtillroad president," said Itobert J. IIbIIIb, of IJaltlmoro. "I would be making plenty of money anil would not be n mark for tho muck rakora. I once went on as clerk In a leading hotel thoro nt - alary of $125 n month, which n.uud mo feel qnlto contonted st first. "nut nt tho samo time I etnrted an Irishman not long over nlso began duty as head portor at a salary of $ib a month. In a few months and while I was Btlll plugging nway at my one-andaqnartcr one-andaqnartcr Job that Irishman was cleaning up sovoral hundred. I know one month It amounted to $000. Among his tips was a check from George Ooiild for $50 and ono from Mayor Totn U. Johnson, of Olovoland, also for that amount. That-follow thoro Btlll and Is still laying away a neat littlo sum monthly. And If you tried to get him for anything else you would liavo to como up with a salary something like that paid a life Insurance Insur-ance company's president." |