The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-09
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr TOWM.

The proprietor Of one Of the leading hotels.
In discussing the fashion in beverages called
attention TO some features that in the last few
years have been growing very noticeable lilo
remarked that champagne at public dinners In
crowding out other wines more and moro and
that mineral water is almost always served and.
what augurs well from a dictctic point of view,
is literally consumed. lie showed the menu
cards Of many affairs which have taken
place within the last twelve months and the
waters. WIS very evident. When asked about
liquors this boniface said. There il very little
up 10 the latest IN whskeys, at least the Amer
continued. may find something interesting in
the statement that there Is a new. applicant for
favor. none other than Irish whiskey. following
IN the wake of the lnsh boat Understand me,
Dublin whskey, though said to be very good.
because it is q pure product made in pot stills,
will never reach the consumption Of the American;
but Their Is no reason why It may no, come in a
uce that during tho raccs Dublin whistey.
like the owner Of tho Shamrock, sailed into
favor"
c. A. Rogers chose q cipher that apparently
didn't have even the saving grace OF consis-
tency with which to test the ability OF the Post
Onlces expert. Otto Menger. and he was prob
ably surprised when the envelope was deliv-
cred to him. Tho test Of Mr. Menecr's skill
was therefore OF a different nature from that
" u yOuhk III toWu "huo
an easily won reputation for skill in
dcclphering codes. He had become very much
Interested In the subject, when one day
he received n letter which was obviously
written In cipher lie showed II to some OF
his friends and then puzzled over II In vaiu.
They assumed that II had been sent TO him by
some acquaintance who wanted TO test his
skill Two weeks later he again showed this
letter and with It the cipher Key which he hai
lnseniously worked out The user OF the code
al u with n cipher that had never been read
WITHOUT , ne key WAS an unsigned letter.
each tn. clever young man found the KEY. In
times OF peace tn young mans ability TO read
we're proni Of it, 80 interested did one OF
them become in the subject that he read II IN.
SS"f nat Se al 81 the
Swd p H had wrSn 4.
tera himself from cd codes. and ho had been
very much amused at the credulity OF his
friends.
Sir Thomas Upton attended sevt raj dinners
In New York. at each OF which the speakers
exhausted their stock Of adjectives in telling
what thorough sportsman he was. The last
challenger for the Cup is not an orator. and he
was wise enough not to attempt to answer Mt
length the many complimentary speeches
which were made at him. The members OF
one organization that entertained Sir Thomas
and his party were very Iuch amused nt
the way in which one 81 his friends
turned the flow ~ compliments Sir Thomas
respon dcd briefly to the welcome and
talkei modcstly Apparently, lie was sonl--
what embarrassed ut the many kind things
which had been said about him by Or, D.pew
and other able takers He evidently didn't
feel himself equal To- proper response and he
selected u young Irishman in his ratty To- 10
some complimentary talking for him The
slN .Eer proved quite equal to the occasion.
He took Dr. Derew as his subject,
and he did his best n make him feel
Just as pleaSantly embarrassed "a Sir Thomas
had fe,t while DeprN WAS taking. II this
young man had not kissed the blarney stone
some o' hs anccstorS hal rs STYLE. was no.
gestion that II might he "A parody - the pre-
cednR speeches. He called DR. rrrew the
Demosthenes NJ America. uud then he pro-
ceeied 10 annex him To Fnclanh with an Nnglo-
Saxon alliance. The other guests enIoved Il
hugely and Sir Thomas looked as II he was
pleased to soc pr. Dcpew taking n big dose VI
his own pleasant medicine.