The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-11
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr TOWN.

A minister in this city who is rs well known
for his writings as for his preaching returned
from n fishing trip to lower Canada \ few
weeks ago and neglected to tell of tho most In
~toresting experience in 1t. One OF the reverend
Doctors acquaintance heard of IT accidentally
last week, and he has started the story ON its
rounds. The Clergyman was fishing in a pre-
serve and living with a small party In a camp.
About a mile away was another camp occupied
by New York State men. One of the New
Workers returned to camp carly one afternoon
and found that his stores had been ovcrhaulcd
and n large piece of pork was missing. The
New Yorker hurried out to investigate tho mat
ter and then started over to warn the neigh
boring camp that there we're thieves around.
He overlook the man who had taken the pork.
There was no doubt as to the man 8 Bulit.
He was carrying the pork in his hand, and he
looked as II the task were unpleasant He was
q ,middle-aged man OF clerical appearance, and
when the New Yorker had inspected him he
said with much embarrassment:
man .Gr wEo foo Sfts sons nor ! T frSm i oSF esm lor to- q
Yes, 1 suspected So" was the reply.
pork" asked the New Yorker.
NO, Ihaver'L; but then | haven't been look
Ing for such a man. This was your pork a
"But.,but-why. yes, 1 thought so-but-
Just So" said. tho clericallooking man. 81
am the Rev. Dr. Blank OF New York"
Yes, thought recognized you" said the
Ns ~ took oENf IT, said t 4%s o ier y1iai E Sbcc S1Ss it
happened that we needed pork. l intended 10
come over and make it all right with you TO;
morrow, but you We're too quick for me. III
tell you what III do. III give you back half
Of it and keep the other half"
The New Yorker returned TO camp with i've
pounds OF pork and the story.
The Scenic Alliance is an organization that is
affiliated with the Central Labor Union, but
II docs not include any OF the well-known art
lists who are associated with the leading thea
tres in this city, hence the strike that 1t ordered
last week. The scene painters say that in their
case there can be nothing equivalent to zap
prenticeship'' and 'journcyman' cards and
periods Of service, inasmuch US the scene paint
er's art is not;a question OF mere mechanical
details. "A walking delegate from the ALI
ance called on me some time ago" said a we'll
known scenic artist last week, land he told me
such "A proposition. Ii | didn't join, he said, and
all the other scenic artists didn't join there
forced to close, the cable cars would stop run
ming, and the wheels OF industry would cease 10
revoive, and some other things would happen.
1t was an awful prophecy, but after thinking II
over l declined to join the union, and | aln
now waiting for the end To come. You might
just As well ask the landscape artists and the
portrait painters to join n union as the scenic
artists. The proposition disguised me i'm
mensely. and since it was made al OF my
hiShL7 ~ A"hSh S'S'y ctlo''
me when | am going TO join the union
"
Two years ago the interest IN skating III New
York was revived by the erection OF several
Zoo r,,,.,d ,ha onrorro,,,or, tho, f..hi,roh,
& rihASa u" IL ahnouhocinoN, I'M
! people were again going TO take il up as a win
ter sport. The effort TO boom it was not 70 sue
| cessful as the promoters expected, but it sue
cccdcd in arousing some enthusiasm for rink
Ell I'll I. ~ biz Snar, toEe H. old : I'M. uiace a,nno,,
cnId Sys.thar amnscmcnts II ~ nnt nnrnmnccS
~, on" ~ nSnior I. i,T;n" out 80 ~.
r ,Im - INC n Tho SronnTI for = spStin,, T nnnd ~ tie
La "nst Ia ~, ehts hnnse nj VnsT Fl v-fnnrtb
street NJ. iiocScfr!leI. OF course, VIII reserve
I've fricnds AND his exnmric MAJ no fnliowcd
Nv o,hcrs Who have snarn for such nonds'
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u,. ,oao, ,,o, T., ,ho ,ur,r o,,,,
IL might DC s"pposcu ina IN inc hurry otthc
downtown lunch hour the dchcacics of cooking
would be overlooked. The scramble would
49,, L., ,nrhoJr IN th;nl- ,h,, ,ho srh,Io,ias
not lead anybody 10 MINK that inc sup'iclies
of cooking were regarded searchingly, but the
recent experience OF a large downtown rcstau.
ran, shnrrcd Row i,pnortan, :, fgrre Tho h.,d
cook really is. A Frcnchman who had held
the place was dismissed, and as his kitchen force
Is always closely attached 10 the person or the
Sn"' - ItaIian ana In nit nj rho foct tha, The
dishes had the same old names, they were
cooked In the Italian and not IN the french
S HSn1 ,Sere nccns stoned tm The ITALIAN cbf r..
manned but one week. At the end OF that time
| he retired, ana rs u matter OF course, MS as
sistants went with him. The old chef was re.
instated, but he did not return until he had
signed u contract for six years. The entlu.
siSsm OF the management in restoring him 10 his
place, with IA generous tendency to accede to
any reasonable demand he made, was readily
understood when II became known that dur.
ing tho week OF his absence the restaurant had
lost $4,000 in its different departments, The
pcrmanencc OF the present Chef is assured now
6y his contract, and it is believed that he is no
better satisfied than his employers, who are
able to look forward 10 several years In which
the character Of the cuisine will not be likely TO
be changed with "a loss OF 30 many thousands
because stomachs accustomed 10 one style of
cooking refuse TO accept another, even if there
is not more than hal. an hour in which to cat il.
Men who lunch downtown are likely TO seek
variety, going TO places In which tho STYLES of
cooking differ, and certain restaurants come 10
mean certain kinds of food. There are Itulian
restaurants lust rs there are chop houses and
places which make a speciality OF American
dishes. When a man sets out TO vary the
monotony OF his eating he wants TO find Tho
kind he expects at the restaurant he goes TO.
This is believed to have been one reason why
the patrons OF this particular establishment
revoltcd against the change in the cuisine.
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