Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-28
QUEER CHALLENGES.
Some Singular Occupations Found by
 Census Men in New York City.

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 There can be no better illustration
 of the truth of the moss-grown express
 sion that ''one- half the world does not
 know how the other half lives' than
 is found in the discoveries made by a
 number of census agents, says the
 New York Mall and Express. Occu-
 pations that Were never known to
 exist have been unearIhed by these
 questioners, and have given the stu
 dents of odd jobs and unique liveli-
 hoods food for much thought.
 For instance, who ever had heard of
 a man in Greater New York whose
 sole business, unprodtable as 1t may
 seem, Is the making of monStroslties? 1 This distinguished iudiviuual nves on Seventh avenue, and turns out sea serpenJs auu mermaius as readily as
 the tailor cuts d pair Of trousers.
 One of the ceusus takers dropped
 into East Forty -ntLn street, and found on door that confronted him at the third landing the name of Professor Abunson." Inc professor had long wnisKers and considerable VoIu0IllUy, and said Ill ropiy Jo the query as Lo hls ocGuptlon, that he was a protes- slonal spanNer. He showed a busi- ness card and an adyerGlsement in a GTerman paper winch Sald: "Unruly
 and way Ward DOys disciplined at par enUs' resldences."
 Ueudliy d census Uaker does not ask
 any unnecessdry questions, but thIs
 vocation of the long-halred professor
 GnaU he spoke quite IeellngIy of what pleasant occupation It must be. The census taker has seven boys, who are sdld to be experts Ill the art of devlnsh annoyances. ''l aIwdy5 see the cul-
 prlJ before l decide upon the amount of punishment" said the professor. "SomeGlmes they see me trst, ana then 1 lose joO.
 As a rule, 1 Infiict the punishment in room In which there Is a clock. l always insist that the parents tell me how long | am to spank the refractory boy. Girls? On, no, i never spank glrls. 1 had a call once from man wno said he had a very wayward son. called, and found Yale graduate, , feet 10 inches In his hose, and as he threatened to throw me out of the win dow unless immediately left by the door, l did not stand upon the order of my going. Some parents find it hard to chasJise their boys. They cali me in, and 1 do the joD."
 One Of the census takers discovered i close to Fort Greene Park in Brook l lyn a man named Rrenner, with a | sign reading: "Cockroach Killer to | the United States Navy" Buotmak- l CTS to Her Majesty the Queen and can dlestick makers to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales are eclIpsed by | this novel occuptiOn. The cUcKroach killer made hIs "reputatlou" 25 years ago, when he removed 2l bdrreiS of roaches from the old wall-sided Pensa- cola. He does iJ with a sort of paste, and is an expert, so much so that he was examined by the navy depart then on trial for cruelty to the sailors If the Enterprise, said that the reason ne could not read the articles or war" IS required, was that the cockroaches lad eaten this great document.
 Another queer occupation discov- red is conducted by a man who calls 'eople." His chief customers are hose who have to get up at unusu- lily early hours, such as bartenders, policemen, motormen and the like. It's not very profitable, though" he aid. and sometimes its dangerous. I've been arrested several times for ,oing into railways before daylight, nd once l got black eye from a man 1hO threw an alarm clock at me when called him."
 Up on Broadway near Fifty-seventh treet is a man whose business it is to ite off dogs tails. He says the ami. nal must be of an age at which their ails will be tender. He doesn'C be- eve in knife, because every dog's all has worm in it, and the only 'ay to remove it is to bite the tail off The cause of all the disease of dogs is his worm. he adds. The man had a usty, dingy place and funeral look hat inspires confidence in those seek lg his aid in his remarkable occupa- ion.
 One Bob Watt gives as his business he composing of speeches. plays, poems and even comedies. le shows any number of orders for ramas to contain 10 persons and five cts.u
 X man named Kelley charges S2 50 pr destroying bad trees; a woman in larlem trains college men for plays; hree firms furnish clean jackets for artenders and charge from 90 cents 0 S1 per week. Even the women on ba East aide who p,aba o hna;,a,, of