The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-25


posters have been put up on the same BILL
boards or telegraph poles. So, in conjunc-
ton they read thus:
f.: MORRIS PARK RACES. !:
f: AFooL AND HIS MONEY.
Now, what do you think Of that?" asked
a woman homeward bound, one day last
week. fool and his money are soon
parted, I suppose they mean. They did
do me up to-day, but I'm coming tomorrow
to get 1t ba OK, beca use I've got a good thing
hat an intimate friend Of an intimate
Alderman Sullivan. otherwise Little
TIM" has been amusing his friends lately
with story on Paddy the Pig O Brien
who Is more or less well known in certain
part OF this city.
According to the Alderman's tale Paddy
visited New Orleans Last winter. Hewanted
to go to the racetrack. but not without being
supplied with a badge which would give
him free entrance Badges were more or
less scarce around the st. Charles Hotel,
and it looked for a while as II the most
famous citizen Of the Tenderloin would
have to interview the man in the box office
But q good samaritan finally did come
forward with badge 1t was Jockeys
badge, and the recipient confesses to hay
ing tipped the beam at 800 pounds, but he
present ed 1t at the gate unblushingly. Tho
ticket teker looked at the badge, and then
Say. said he, who dyer ride for?'
THAT all right" answered THE Pig
with great GOODNESS. Il ride the elephant
in the last race
And he passed in.
To tho phonoorap N coma betypen the
woman stenographer and her employer?
The device has been introduced into some
Offices and in most Of them the stenog-.
raphers are in open revolt. They say that
as a time and labor-saving device the
photograph is failure. Incidentally.
they blame the 1boss" for its shortcomings
Said one stenographer the other day in
an Office where half dozen monographs
have been installed:
All the girls are about ready to strike.
It's easy enough to take dictation from
the old man direct, because when he
repeats and all that sort OF thing he is there
to straighten it out. But it's very different
when he talks into the. photograph and
leaves you to its tender mercies., You
hear a buzz. When the thing starts up
you hear something like this:
.'Your favor recei -ahem!-favor re-
ceived. Peiod-Oh, put the date line
first, of course, and spell out the mans
Raae name in full hsi Rsa'"'
Now what can you do with dictation
like that? Why, it took me three hours
to write out three letters. When you
translate your shorthand here you have
something that yen ought not to. II the
odd man was ii: o dictate straight
ahead, good English t might be different
using the ,phonographs But as It is; the
when they drew up their chairs to the roll
top desk and took dictation by word OF
mouth.
To persons whose business takes them
much to the Public Stores. the sight Of two
rather dilapidated cabs, with horses to
match, standing in front Of the main
entrance to the building Is familiar. But
few persons are probably aware that, in
stead OF being out for fares, these two
cabs are hired by the United States Gov
eminent and form part of very important
messenger service.
This service is between the Custom House
and the Public Stores and is carried on by
regular messengers, who go back and forth
In the two cabs. The messengers carry
big leather pouches containing important
documents, very often money and some
times precious stones. 1t is probably on
that account that the cabs are allowed to
keep their inconspicMous appearance. On
one Of them there is United States Customs |"
In very small letters, but on the other We
hicle there isn't even this to distinguish it..
They are furnished by the public truck;
man as part Of his contract. AS they stand
the appearance Of cab, horse or driver
betrays their real business.
He was a very little chap-so little that
the policeman hardly thought he could talk.
except possibly to tell his name.
whats your name, sonny2' asked the
bluecoat in his Hndest tone, so as not to
scare the lost boy into ipcoherent sobs.
sJohnny," said the boy, and that was all
he could or would say on that subject.
Then they tried him on his address. The
little fellow lsped:
Il live at No. santa Claus avenue.
has got into the kids head growled the
He means st. Nicholas avenue, I'll bet
a dollar" said the sergeant.
The sergeant was right
The latest joke Is to make an appoints
ment with some unsuspecting friend to
meet YOU in front of the Flatiron Building
when the breezes blow even little. Lots
Of young men nave trleu IL anu ray "'at
thew have found nothing much funnier.
A well-known artist told his cousin from
Troy not long ago to meet him on the Broad
way side OF the building. The upstate
COUSIN arrived on time. The artist and
sever al friends gathered In the Gaze OF q
hotel across the street and watched him.
He chased his straw hat down the street
several times and finally. policeman
threatened him with arrest for 'rubbering, .
The artist and his accompices then went
to his assistance and explained,
and Maid for the drinks. He got even a
week later, though, by expressing G. o. a.,
to each man In the party large box con.
tanning samples Of the product of quarry
near his home.
The retirement OF Adrian lselin from
actual participation in the affairs OF the
,1..aa.l;4an Onera and Real Estate Com.