The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-07
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr OWN.

soandalous manner" 10 one of the few Greeks
on the police force and his ideas OF proprioty
are severe. His zeal in pc for ming his duties
has earned for him the name of the Pious Cop.
when Howry was q probationary police
man about two years ago. said a member OF
his squad, "be was attached tn the East Sixty
seventh street station, and n regular was as.
signed to show him the ropes. The mentor
took Howry ground the precinct, ard on his
Howry declined, His guide, however, did
returned to the station house. The mentor
up TO the desk and preferred a charge against
him for drinking while on duty
is generally believed by the men who knew
howry: He is easily shocked, and he takos
himself seriously at all lines.
The late ?. I. Bkrnum frequently turned TO
his own advantage crowds that he caused to
collect In front of his old museum by the
simplest de Sices. When business was dull he
would send n man out into the street with In
functions to carefully lay down several bricks
at regular intervals on the side walk In ade-
Iibcrate and mysterious manner, and as soon
as he had attracted attention he was to pick
them upand walk into the museum. Some OF
the people whose curiosity had been aroused
by this proceeding invariably bought tickets
and followed the bricklayer inside. There is
a. Chinese laundryman UP on sixth avenue
"ho unb u't huNu u VI u u - Jos
evolved a somewhat similar scheme t. boom
his business, He not only washes clothes, but
also sells Chinese curios. Several weeks ago
he started to paint n sIxn on his front window.
The word laundry. was to appear in big let
tho window and began to paint a gaping crowd
collected outside. Perhaps the fact that tho
ShinSman started to pain! I his sisa Snckw bssl
saw that he had stumbled upon a good thing,
the tho t S1sf letters sSsn" ing ana mar ..S =" hour Ro retired III pi, To the
back of his shop. Several OF tho spectators
Chinaman wiped out tho two letters that he
had painted that evening, and on the following
s.isrno1n Pa I'M s9o !h1" ne sT nan , feT w sne Hnss on
p%iotlqn; tbs srowdi that gathers each day e
shopkeeper In the block.
~he Gunners' Department In the Brooklyn
Navy Yard is Just now an interesting museum
In itself. Any one who can get a permit from
the gunner In charge may visit 1t, and II he
happens to be interested In the development Of
small arms he will be sure Of Entertainment.
There are In this department a lot Of guns
showing the gradual Improvement in rifles
from the time of Queen Ammo Of England to
tho small-bore, hiEh-power rifles Of to-day.
This collection includes n lot Of Interesting old
a ain.i0f q ss o, the n ' snsio %ssd d ~ sSs aIa S},. S" tbs
for purchases, and for many years he attended
few guns OF historical interest were sold at
various times for little moe than the value
stopped IL this dealer added to his stock OF in
t%erestinG weapons. nowsso mrch.fn demand for
S Sss0f eNan 5 psTpS S.ssr, a. " , Ysry s sm sss,, pTie Of tb IL
BIZ Iron chain thSt vas stretched across The
luton was SOLD from the navy yard for old
iron. The Government suddenly awoke 10 the
value OF historical guns and relics, and as a
are forced to collect elsewhere.
Two young women shared with Miss Neither
sole tho attention IF q part of the audience at
the Garden Theatre on Friday evening. The
play was Camille" and one OF the young wo-
men had seen It before. 1t was new to her
friend. When Miss Nethersole couGhed the
first time Miss Know-it-all said to her friend:
did you take notice to that cough ?
Well, she's going TO get consumption and die
before the play Is over"
You don't rhy so? And she so young, too"
Yes. and that young man Dureel is going to
fall in love with her. and then he'll think she
has deserted him, and then he'll love her all
That's just the wa. with men. It's wise
girl tina, leaves them hrst. say l eou'd play
Ali this and much more Of the same kind
was said IN raspinG whispers that carried as
near tho two loQuacious young women turned
around AMI glared at them, but they didn't
,too exchanging views. The one who had seen
the play before kept Just a situation ahead OF
the actors on the stage in her explanations of
for a a rirl 40 e sons ssG as camille TOT lead such Il a
life. and when Camille was dying both young
women sn!tied loudly. tamiHc's death was a
great relief to every one who sat near these
two aporeciative plEygoers.
A few years ago an occasional woman won
admiration by setting herself resolutely ut
,.aa..uAnn p,n,,t,t lt.nytar ,,artaot I...-l
aers. and earning a good income by some fortl-
nate accomplishinent which she found a way
Of using TO advantage. To the old resources
of womanEind in tho way OF millinery and
dressmaklng were thus added the possibilities
In the way of assisting people to avoid boring
one another. The advance made In this direc.
ton Is shown by the fact that ut n dinner given
the other evening at n club to women all the
entertaining was done by women not Of tho
vaudeville tyne. One young woman told hu.
gave recitations In dialect. n third wbistled.
and so on. and in addition the inevitable speeches
women; one Of whom was a lawyer by nrofes'
sion. The entertainment vas enjoyed by tho
guests NOE only on account OF is novel charao'
tor. but also hecaus of It's merits.
People who go homo with the crowd on the
bridge In the evening may not appreciate II.
but serious apprehension Is felt by many own
ere OF Brooklyn property concerning the effect of
cunning trolley CATE anu eieVatcu railroad
trains across the bridge. Tho additional
means OF transportation would give greater
comfort and draw many new residents tn
Brooklyn. hut ONE property owners fear that
they would depreciate rea! estate downtown
and or the Heights still further. The bridge,
directly or indirectly. hurts hronerty In the
lower part OF the city tremendously. Lots and
buildings which formerly were thought 90 bs
certain TO insure a good inco ne for all time
are now either tenantless or bring only half
their former reyenue. Or course new uses Arc
found eventually for all property. but tho proc
ess Of change is n slow one and costly while
u goes on. The owners ~ propert! In This sec
are allowed to run over the bridge they will
carry an increasing number Of people out to
the newer sections of tho city, and that the re-
sIl4 iii hn 70 nurnr thair tannnta C