The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-03
SOME REASONS EHT.

w Eohron WY pollcemen ana Eremen ride on
street cars oftener in uniform than not Ia because
when in uniform they don't have to pay fare and
when not IN uniform they do.
The reason why stores on one side Of q busine ss
street In New York rent for more than stores upon the
other Is this: Retail shopping In this city 10 usually
dono after midday. and the opportunity to display
goods to advantage is considered ono OF the prime 70.
qnirements OF retail trade. The sun shines on one side
tho street in the morning: on the other side In the
afternoon.
The reason why some restaurants burn red lights q.
night ana others don't Is because the former are opsn
all night ana the latter close at 1 A. N. The red light
Is the signal Of safety to the hungry man who has the
price OF a meal
twenty years ago matinee performances at New YORK
theatres began at !. Ten years ago MATINEE perform.
nnces began usually at l 80 and evening performances
ats At present matinee performances almost with.
OUT exception begin at 2 and evening performances,
usually. at S:15, and In some cases At $50. The rss.
son is that people do not like to hurry Just after lunch
and dinner.
Tho reason why It is the custom for an inquiring per.
son In n New York tenement house to interrogats the
residents Of the top floor first 10 because he receives
plenty of polite attention. whereas IL ono begins at the
lower floor. and proceeds upward. no will get short an.
swers and little satisfaction. The top floor tenants pay
the smallest rentA
The reason why The Sheriff Of New York cannot DO
elected TO two successive terms ia this: It 10 the
sherih's duty to carry out the process OF courts against
Official delinqushts during trial and after convic.
ton. Should a sheriff endeavor foroibly to hold over
Tor n second time, after having been defeated for re-
election. he would DO the instrument Of the courts
process against himself-a paradoxical position which
the law avoids by making him ineligible for reelection.
The reason why the feet and calves Of the Washing
ton statue in front Of tho Sub Treasury building, Wall
and Nassau streets, have . glossy polish. whereas the
body. face. and arms OF the nrst President are coated
with CRIME and dust. is because the colored Republican
who has charge Of the statue was formerly . bootblack
In Richmond. Va.
Astrnngsr in the city aske the bark eepsr of . down.
town saloon for n mint juep. After waiting about
twenty minutes. and watching tho crowd mean while
but not getting it, he said. Newer mind the mint julsp;
make It a sherry cobbier." He was no more suecsss-
full Just then he noticed tho sign. mo mixed drinks
during rush hours" when are your rush hours ?" he
asked the b~arkeeper. "Sevon AN. to 9 M. answered
the lattor. Tho reason Of the strangers Ignorance was
his absence from New York for ton years. How
the times have changed" he unused. "Givs me q beer"
The reason why there ia less speculation in mining
stocks In Wall street than there WAS formerly 10 not
because there 10 less gold and silver mined west Of the
Mississippi. but because there IL less unemployed cash
east Of that river.
The reason why excise cases in New York uhe arrests
for violation of tho Excise law were $500 In 1883.
$500 In 1889. 4. 500 in 1890. 4. 200 in 1891. and g. 900
to Dec. !. 1892, are rarely tried. il because 1t 10 almost
impossible TO get a jury to convict.
The reason why confidence men accost rustic tour
lists at or near the ferries Is because II they waited I'm.
til tho rustic tourists got far up town the latter would
have little money 10 lose
The only known reason why . Bowsry tramp ever
refuses tho offer of a elass Of beer Is his expectation Of
getting one Of whisky.
Winter horse racing has put an end 70 soa,you.
please walking for . prize belt In New York. That IN