The sun., 1896-07-01
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr TOWN.

To paraphrase the saying of Lincoln. most
men can give reasons for some things, and
some men can give reasons for most things.
but no man can explain all. Tho arrange
ment of windows for the sale Of stamps in the
General Post Office belongs to the last class.
The reason for It Is one Of tho things mo fell
Ter can find OUT The general window at
the southern end Is open for business from
o'clock on Sunday evening until o'clock on
the following Sunday morning. Then II shuts
up and the window furthest north on tho
Broadway side is opened. That window stays
open until o'clock on Sunday evening, when
the window at the south resumes operations.
In the mean time person going to tho Post
Office from the eastern side must make two
unnecessary trips OF the length OF the Broad
way corridor TO buy stamps. One of the clerks
on duty at the southern window last night
N"Si YOU % see." he said. there Is so much stuff
at the other end that has TO be watched that
It f'v would @ m mean 'p an ext extra wstchman Il tho
stamp window was not open;"
watched other mes than han % sn1dag @ % could
not explain.
Since Mr.. Insect O'Connor delivered his IA
nous exposure of the methods Of tho noto-
riety seekers anxious to get their. names In
de pape'' new methods Of self-advertise-
ment have been devised by some Of the moro
ingenious members OF tho great profession Of
editorial leg-pullers. But there still
those who place their reliance on the front Of
polished brass, and stick to tho good old time
tbs Nav Yort bar wbose essociations with
theatrical persons and affairs perhaps leads
s@ to as S So
peEs @ ep q the the day 81 An ssooSiaiiy popular race
Mr.. Blank has chartered special parior trolley
car to take party OF friends to see the races TO;
wiliiamsbursh at O'Clock. Trililon Burtie viii
be n guest An the news OF the trip can be got at
10. 50 AZ 'I' 80
b,it IN enite ~ the dif1cnlty of locating The
foot OF broadway and Willfamsburgh.
Inc intfoouction OF star.ine mschihes on tho
tracks rouno Nc" iork mas .ina ohe eheo' on
racesoers as interesting as ~ curious An
other years 'here was hl'ie ''noneh' AioA-
Ing "heh the starter kept 'he horses a' tle
post long time There have been delays OF
Gl an IN
races Wnich ene puulo a nus Dosnu ",.nou, a,a,
much grumol,ns But now even tho casual a.
,.ort,n, 80, raoos nv.r I,oIv Nr EIvnn dosa
star'ire many races oven now -nf' lynn u'e"
keep the horses waiting few minutes longer
than, usual storm Of indignant criticism
Hes no good at ali" exclaimed one excited
young fellow, the other day. He keeps EN-
~ Manifestly i Sd that was not an exact statement.
and the young man just as evidently had bet
injured by the delay. The comment OF an old
nearcr the trntb lio "H'
flynn is all right usually" said this man.
'butshe lets tsopportunltles Tor Rood starts get
away asa y, ths manbine see,ns to have mnda him
uncertain. He tries TO get the starters in as
good line as II II we're by the machine, and
eortv ne toaetSer hs hesitates to send ,sm IN
because they might DO better. That's all
there Is of it."
Tho time has come when one of the most i'm
.s -, ,ho rndor,rrodro,ns ond rnJo,h,.dI1
eyes OF the unuerRraouates' anu uhooupteoiy
the most popular in many colleges. Is tho pro-
fessional athletic trimmer who sees To ft the
baseball iootpail' anu rowing men give Rooo
account Of themselves when brought In COM
petition with other colleges. Within the past
-. ~. .n,oo.,,ant ~ snob n troiror by
large college conspicuous IN athletics has been
m no. gs oao S.a Sars ara In nanv s
OF the faculty Of this college who do not get so
large q salary though their dignity Is greater.
Mo' aa lev , h ,he,e and az aad for thIs TIA ",
work il Broadening. A man who gave himself
up TO this kind of work twenty years ago
would hays been looked upon as nttlo better
than prize nRhter, but IL Is n recognized
gone Into this kind Of Work and have succeeded
much better than the girls who have devoted
themeelves TO teaching classics ana mathe-
maticS. This is an era or athlctlcS ana or
physical development and the effects are good.
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