The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-05
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT ToWN.

was so popular Everywhere she went. there
was for her tribute OF kindly interest and she
Is 80 little changed from her appearance In for
| mor years that she was readily recognized.
Audiences got into the habit of expectingstc
see her at the theatres at which che was fire.
| quent attendant. Although she was In con-
slant demand by friends Of her husbands fam
| lily. shs.was seen only at the duietest and most
formal gatherings. Her kindly EXPRESSED in.
terest In all: the actresses she saw had one
Navarro 10 not In the country can be made
public without harm. One night she went to
ddorson retired from the stage. Now she is
pianded her constantly and apparently ENJOYED
herself very much The next day l. was an
gone back to her sO dressinS room and had
congratulated tho young woman. She had done
the same thing before. so nobody was surprised
story had been tod when there was no
a was cSe s She es Wos
her regret az what happened. and begging her
not to bold her responsible for II, She wrote
came to her dressinz room TO compIiment her
and attributed the statement to the ingenuity
h ory
50 In a note which ended the whole affair very
agreeably.
Capt. Price is Freemason. who has long
been noted for his interest In the order. and
Ike Fromme Is equally enthusiastic In his de-
votion to the cause OF Masonry. and has more
opportunity to exhibit it publicly than the
Police Captain. who Is not gifted with the
same flow OF oratory as the Register. what
ever powers Of speech he may have revealed
In the witness chair before the Mazet COM
mittee. Mr.. Fromme had been selected not
long ago as the orator at a certain Masonic
gathering. Capt. Price was In the audience
listening attentiyely to all the speeches. al
clal absorption to what Mr.. Fromme said after
certain point 10 his speech; This orator had
to hs sns Sr e. nns .
| his seat and walked over to the Register. who
vas receiving the congratulations OF his
Who was that man DuRgan with the Ian
tern that YOU were talking about Just now"
"DugGan?" asked Frommo. Il never said
anything un, about At PqE gan ~. pou,. c,n,
You told about his going around with a Ian
tern tern; ! heard you m, myssi We ar5es,ed
n snh Ss Ss
| Of, .Duggan. l thought 1t might be the same
fellow, We're trying to find out something
about HIM"
The suburban town has seen its best days"
said q far-seeinR man who for long time has
been a suourbanits himself. or it might be
| DeSI W say tndI lQcS Jubl uON ~ lnclT
highest point OF prosperity. The great bene-
fits to be expected from increased rapid tran
sit will probably turn out to he n disadvantage
In reality and work to the damage OF the towns
that are prosperous now whatever the effect
may be on places too far from the city to be
| now considered possible homes for persons
who have to come hero to business. When the
real rapid transit ultimately arrives and makes
the distances practically half as long us they
are at present. people viii! not remain in the
Places thsy live IN They VII go further
| eions heretofore looked upon as Inaccessible
on account OF their remoteness, II Journey
advantage OF the town as one might think,
Most men can spare an hour. and their dis 90
stion will be to go on 70 some town stlll fur;
Their away az IN ~ which they can find the real
have gradually lost as they increased in size.
Re5id den there who 0 oTn nropsEtymay stay,
| porous may not decline much. But they are
not likely to get the new residents who start
toward tho suburbs when the means OF trans
| portation are improved"
The intolerable slownsss OF the service in
| an uptown restaurant has been the cause OF
much discomfort to it's customers Com
plant has proved OF little avail. so one
patron who had tried that without result
| devised much more effective scheme OF
| impressinG the delay on the head waiter.
|
table near the door. They had sat there
longer than either Of them wanted to. and
| the sight OF their waiter standing at the
other end OF the dining room In animated con;
7ersation with several OF his colleagues did
not make them feel any more comfortable
| Oral objection had hitherto proved imp1tent
the d% Ss 6pS %sA wei. RS
called a boy 10 buttons standing at the door
and It told him no Iva Wantsd mGYssenGer The
| taurant and In few moments the uniformed
boy was on hand, The man wrote a few words
| where The waiter was standing. Last at that
moment he was hearing very amusing Rtory
laughing heartily. The, messenger handed
him the card. The smile froze on his face.
L0knG he me. mot 2n e. gaze of M
seen and svmrathized with the trick SO they
were smiling. too, at him. The waiter disap.
| later 1t was with the order. There is said to
| be some Improvement in the attendance since
| this incident.
Many Young business man in New York
| would appreciate the advantages OF what Is
| called the cash credit OF Scotch banks and
| which enables young man Of honor and in
| dustry to have n bank account. although he
| may not in reality possess any meaps beyond
his capital Of honesty and capacity for work.
| The scheme is so far confined only to Scotland
| although 1t has been praised universally by
economists. IL is sail TO have laid the foun-
! banks are most liberal in extending tho ad-
| vantages Of its use to any man who can supply
| the requisite sponsors. This system Is briefly
| described in these words by an American au-
thorlty who has Just been investigating the
subject:
account. 'not:wlth deposit or with discount
but an actual credit for a certain amount.
which the bank practically loans to him.
charging him interest on his daily debit The
person. + permitted to operate and check
against the account Just the same as though
| he had 40 much cash on deposit. 1T is not
time loan. but is permitted to stand as long as
the bank and the customer are mutually salts
| fed. From $500 to ST. 900 is the usual limit Of
these cash credits or advances. 4 Young
man may desire 10 start in busin Oss, He has no
capital, and capital Is necessary: He apnliSS
| to a bank for cash credit. say, OF $1,000. The
| applicant gets some OF his friends to become
surety to the bnnk. and the latter opens an ac-
| count with him with q credit Of 81. 800 The
surotles are careful to watch the operations Of
| the young man, and careful scrutiny OF his
bank account Is maintained. The bank will
| expect the account to be a live one. and checks
| are to be drawn and deposits made with rea-
sonable frequency, Sonnet m the total trans
| actions based upon a very small cash credit are
| enormous ;as much. sometimes. as 5000 or
$500 for single dollar In year