Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-11
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.

ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
RippIes on the Current of Life IN
the Metropolis.
william r. Howe, the noted criminal
lawyer who died last week, is said to have
nullihed more criminal statutes and Sc
cured the ~acquittal OF more law breakers
than any lawyer who has practiced in the
big city in a generation. His success in
working upon the sympathies Of juries
brought him the cream Of the criminal
trade and very liberal fees. His principal
characteristics, next to his professional
practice, was a weakness for loud clothes.
loud ~jewelry, and watch chains so heavy
that they tore his pockets. once when
defending a client he tearfully protested
that he was too poor a man to take the
case" unless he believed the accused to be
innocent. The judge, looking him over and
noting his several pounds Of ~jewelry, the
gems blazing in his shirt and on his fingers,
his silk-lined clothing and other evidences
Of prosperity, observed. quietly: well,
Mr.. Howe, / would be willing to give a few
dollars for you. Just as you stand"
Long-ago missionaries, whose chronologiC
notions were a little bit confused, declared
that Buddhism was a palpable imitation OF,
II not a deliberate steal from Christianity.
Besides the similarities in tenet we're those
in ritual and This likeness may
be seen by any New Yorker for himself
reports the Evening Post. The heavy i'm
migration of Neapolitans and sicilians has
produced several little Italys in New York,
which celebrate the festas of home with
more enthusiasm even than is observed In
the ~fatherland. A feature Of these cele-
brations 10 the presentation Of votive
candles to patron saint and to the Virgin.
On the other hand, in Chinatown, nearly
every grocery store carries a stock Of ORR
entail votive candles, which are presented
to Buddha; the Goddess Of Mercy. Qwang
Yin; the God OF War, Man-Mo-Mew. These
candles are made to suit all tastes as we'll
as all conditions Of the pocketbook. They
range from poor. cheap little red affairs
like the Christmas tree candles up to
stately creations four, FIVE and six feet in
length. The Italians use both red and
white, while the Chinese conhne them
selves almost exclusively to red. They use
white and yellow upon special occasions, a
white candle being symbolic Of death and
a yellow one of heaven, or the Son OF
Heaven. who is the emperor Of the celestial
kingdom.
OF the many heart tragedies of a great
city, working put to the end in Bellevue,
few are more pitiful than one which came
to the attention Of the police recently. An
old, poorly-dressed man leaped from the
stringpiece Of the pier at the foot of
East Forty-third street, in an attempt at
suicide. The act was witnessed by two
sailors, who leaped in after the old man
and managed to rescue him. He was un-
conscious when taken from the river and
an ambulance surgeon had to work over
him some time before he partially re-
covered. He was taken to Bellevue hos
pital and placed in the prison ward.
Nothing could be learned from him OF
his name or residence. He sank into
sleep which was broken by cries of my
wife. my wife! Oh. mamma! Mamma
That was all.
A thin mar and a fat man started out
on the east side the other day to sell lem
ons, relates the New York Times.
The thin man was energetic and i'm
pressed one as being a hustler; the fat
man was indolent, as fat men are apt ia
be. Gathering himself together, the thin
man would yell:
Lemons. Mice lemons, two for
five, five for ten, twenty for a dozen, six
teen for a quarter"
After he was through, the fat man said
Here, too" .t
Improved methods have crept into the
panhandling business, reports the New York
Sun. A family mar who was leaving his
Park row office for home the other night
was accosted by a typical tramp. He was
down at the heel. had a weeks growth of
gray whiskers and was so dilapidated
generally that he might have blown away
In a gale.
Say, mister" said the ragged one, as he
stood In the family mans way, "I've got
8 cents here and l want Z more to get a
bed. / expect work tomorrow, but that
won't help me now. I'm hungry, too, and /
really need a meal"
The family man looked interested. He
thrust his right hand into his trousers
pocket and was In the act OF drawing
forth a quarter when something happened.
A young, hard-faced fellow, wearing a
shabby derby over his left eye. smoking the
butt of a cigar that had been picked up
in the street and swinging a light bamboo
cane. quickly pushed the old tramp aside
and looked the family man in the eye.
Say, sport" he said. ION the dead now,
I wanter git a ball and a smoke. 1 amt
got a cent, but I'm on der level. Unbelt
fer some Of the cush an don't stand there
looking skeeredi Come upl"
The old tramp looked at the young pan
handler In establishment. Then he rubbed
his eyes and pinched himself to see whether
he was dreaming.
Great scottl" was his ejaculation, as he
moved away. "f the business has pro-
crossed that fur it's time l quit"
Then he departed. while the family man
handed the quarter to the progressive beg
gar, who put 1t in his pocket and turned
up the Row whistling a tune.
A New York gentleman who has recently
passed over to the great majority and
whose will has been probated. showed a
most comendable desire to relieve his
heirs of all anxiety as to the final dispo-
sition OF his mortal remains.
In his will the specifications FOR his
funeral were set down infinitely. There was
to be a casket covered with black cloth, ia
cost $50; S. were to be paid for laying
him out: $35 for his cremation, $40 for q
hearse, IS for one carriage. 81 for ferry
tickets, SO for removal Of body, 81 fol
-four gentlemen porters," S4.25 for Board
Of Health permits; total, $11s.25. No more
mas IN ha maid IN anvona under any circum.