davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1903-12-02
Wednesday, December 2, 1903.
TIDES FOR

The following table gives, for every day Of
the month, the approximate predicted times
of high water on Five Mile Beach. Add one
hour to these figures for high water In the
sounds.
, 1903-12-02
DIGGING THE CANAL.
what De Lesseps Accomplished Ia
His Eight Years of Work.

His Eight Years of work.
When Uncle Sam begins work on the
big ditch which it is hoped will one
day connect the waters of the Atlantic
and Pacific he will find that eighteen OF
the forty-six miles. the distance from
ocean to ocean, have already been ac-
tually dug. For some years the canal
has been nayigable for twelve miles on
the Atlantic side of the isthmus and
for six miles on the Pacific side.
1t is stated that the unskilled labor
for the work on the canal will have to
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front row grows too broad 1t Ia easily sup
pressed by the simple device Of stepping
back to the rear OF the stage and forgetting
to notice It.
As to the performers, they are as different
from one another as different can BIO
except in one particular. They all have
the smoke-cured, armor-pieroing concert
hall twang in their voices. They are not
so bad otherwise. There is friendii-
ness Of disposition about even the oloes.
and most dispirited OF them.tha Of itself
demands some sympathy from the au-
dience.
There IL the old lady, for instance, VII Is
dressed in a baby bonnet with flowing
strings and fluffy baby gown that Is Tar
too young for her youngest daughter TO
wear. She bounces upon the stage Win
truly commendable earnestness, and II the
quite supernuous pads about the places
where the calves Of her legs ought TO De
have slipped to one side or another and II
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ss,,s,v The audience over II and at the Same
Hms shisld her eyes from the glare OF TIE
footliRhts. She Ds not hirtatious. She
merely takes Close interest In the appear
ance and attire OF every one In the hai
Should 4 vain youth smile ut her. she merely
IFS her eyebrows with q bored sigh and
loolts somewhere else. She is a very ao-
complished musician and can play the cor
net with one hand, resting the other IN
her lap. She knows. too. just where the
voices of the performers are weakest ana
just when to supplement them with brazen
tones.
But the goddess OF the music hall Is the
young woman who plays the drum and the
cymbals and the triangle and the sand
paper blocks. The table Immediately be-
meath her seat is always crowded. Every
evening new smiles fand cruces Of East
upon her rocky heart She is as discreet
a young woman, az she is beautiful, and
while she has q pretty wit and can hurl
back repartee to all comers between lips
that move not. lest she be fined for talk
ing back to gentlemen In the audience
IA most heinous ofence) she has an effec-
tual way of chilling advances toward closer
ACQUAINTANCE. Now and then she will
accept a preferred gift of an orange from
some old habitue OF the place who has
learned to keep his distance. Her smile
as the favored one mods toward the orange
boy and his tray and looks at her Quee-
tioningly have driven many a young ad-
mircr TO deep potations of soap-suddy
beer. She is conscientious, too and never
let's the alteration and nonsense OF the
circle at her feet interfere with tho care
and soulfulness with which she plays upon
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and the numbers listed In the direotory,
have suddenly changed to spdv01e GALA.
A Tammany district leader whose name
10 well known, put . telephone IN his house
been in the List long bsfors he bad an ex-
perience which exasperated him nightly:
A political club In nAghboring district
held q meeting one night and deddod to
have Q ball. Tho head Of the club was .
young man known q . rood ward Ion-
tenant to tho leader Of the district. He
also had arnbttioos 70 become IL DISTRICT
leader himself, and b decided that he
could improve his chances BY esltng -
many tickets a. possible for the ball
He had met the leader who had tust put
become friendly in . politicai way.
When the club decided on the ball the
young man said II would be great hit
TO sell Q bunch Of tickets right away. He
hurriedly figured out prospective buyers
and the first name ias' rs stsGa that
the leader had telephone. 1t was nearly
o'clock In tho morning then. but that
didn't make any difference. He went
TO a telephone and called up the leader.
He was just then In sound sleep after .
s Sssn, IL very good hu"0r when he was
him. sthis In Jack. You know-Jack
We're going TO have . ball. ] want you
to take ATTY tickets. Are you onf'
The language the leader used was not
polite. But e hs slammed down the re-
ceiver the young man who had called him
up thought II included 'yes' and proudly
announced 20 his friends that he had sold
fifty ticksts. The next day the leader
arranged 10 have his telephone number
taken out Of the directory and made
private GALL
A police captain who Was in charge 81
the detective bureau for time had trouble
la another way. His telephone number
wss not Ia the book, but n wasn't long
before every one who wanted 20 know u
did 30. For some time he was kept buoy
answering the telephone when bs ~as At
home ~ night. Then he saw q way out 81
the dificuIty. He went 10 the manager
OF the central offoe and had u arranged
"a that no one would In put on hls W."
unless tbs aalIsr said he was polioe ori' ai
Of was calling from Poilos H.sdquhf'"i'
but u wasn't long before that wss iouid
out. Then every one Who called ~ ioI
central that the ~ss q police ofhclAl ai'I
explained his rssl busiIse-s sh.n be- So
the captain an the wiT-. Tho captains
TROUBLES ended vi,en 10 was removed ffr'n
the be'sc'ivs Bureau
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Through haze OF the smoke OF bad cigars
corna the strains Of painfully pathe,ic
ballad Of the general style OF that 'oVe'y
classic ..
He never drove spike IN mothers face.
Ned never plant tomsytoes on her grave
Tia newcomer. can Just see the stage
an the other side OF the smoke cloud with
The sworld famous lady orchestra In one
corner, the glowing colored electric lights
that frame the stage and the houncing
attire of a woman in the middle OF II all
who ID apparently responsible for the song
He crowds in among the chairs, which
Arc f,lled with men. all with their hats on,
until he finds seat from which the stage
n partly visible.
Scarcely Ia he settled in his chair before
the waiter appears at his side. For there
"A no regular admission fee, except on Sat
updsy nights-and then only the uninitiate ed
vAy II. The regulars walk by the ticket-taker
sath a grin. In place Of an admission fee
O,e patron is expected to buy drinks. He
ned buy for no one but himself but
bow he must. And at intervals through
the evening, II indeed the patrons lungs
and mental constitution can stand the
place, the waiter reappears and demands
further tribute.
A monograph might be written on the
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hanging up Of the number which signifies
that Il Il 70 he the next feature OF the enter
tainmcnt h the signal for the leaving OF
about half the audience.
The .burlesque' last week was like sall
the rest that have been and will be. Per-
haps the best illustration OF It's humorous
conception IL In It's climax. Dooley, the
usunl red whiskered Irishman with WOODEN
block bald-head top piece has been in
terrupted in his sleep In the coal box OF
the hotel by an escaped lunatic with a
wooden gun. Dootey takes childish de-
light In ordering the lunatic TO 20 trough
the manual Of arms with the gun, ending
by planting his face squarely In front OF
the nuzzle ard crying FIRE. whereupon
the lunatic releases stream OF water from
his mouth into Dooiey's eye and the fares
Is concluded amid loud applause from the
front row and the lady orchestra. For
during the bCrleeQue II Is their privilege
to leave their seats and watch the actors.
They lean gracefully over the end of
the piano-at least the drumlady does
and MUNICH their oranges-or rather the
generous drumlady's oranges-and applaud
drippingiy at every joke. The professor
Ia sometimes 40 wildly overcome by the
climax that he wipes his own eyes with
his handkerchief and sits for minute or
more rocking up and down on tie piano
stool.
Such In one OF the East Sides music halls
II Is more innocent than some of them,
less innocent than others. There was a
time when the attention of the police had
to be called to II because OF the vulgarty
of the performers, but certainly there IL
nothing in the present show that could
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his eagle nose and he is tust a. solemn now
as he was ten years ago. He pushes back
the stool Of his piano and trots out to the
wings with mysterious business at the end
Of each turn. as though his very mind had
not been worn into groves by ceaselees
repetiton. This professor takes his duties
gravely. There used to be a professor at
a similar resort In New Haven who. N
moments of humorous exaltation, would
lift the piano on his knees and make II dance
In time with the music while he played.
But there is nothing light or trivial about
the Bowery professors art.
The violinlst is lady. One cannot study
her faoe without coming TO the conclusion
that II he for the moment doubted that she
was q lady and she knew Of his doubt, he
would stand corrected She is OF inter-
est chiefly for her humane desire to see
to it that the front row aggregation shall
not be too boisterous. Frequently she
raises warning forefnger and shakes II
at them like a playful schoolmistr ess
Something In the menace Of her glance
seems to subdue them instantly.
The cornetist Is more good TO look upon
She arranges her music so that she car
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DON'T LIST THEIR PHONES.
A. Least l0yOOO Subscriber Dodge Beans
Called Up by Everybody.

Called Up by Everybody.
Not all the telephones In this city are
listed In the telephone directory. Those
that do not appear in the public directory
are known as private calls There are
at least 10000 OF these private telephones
In the city. Those who pay for them have
reasons for not wishing the general public
TO have knowledge OF them.
The principal reason. Of course. IL privacy.
A business man who has use for q telephone
In his home does not wish TO have every
Tom. Dick and Harry calling him up after
ofYioe hours. To avoid that difiiculty.
when he puts In telephone he has Il reg
istersd a. a private call.
Pubic officials adopt the same schems.
A great number Of the city officers have
Telephone. la their homes. but they are not
la the telephone directory. Only their
intimate friends know the numbers. The
same applies TO politicians. They are
particularly anxious TO keep their home
telephone numbcss . secret IL they
didn't they would he bb,hered at all hours
of the day aud night by offioe seekers and
others who think they have a claim for
spnse favor.
Gambling ho,,-.s have natural aversion
Ia tho In,Ioe knowing mnch aboui th~m.
so, whiIe lse great majority ~ them have
tslsJs,ons-, Tile Dumissfs are keIs out AT
tho Telephone dlr.ctory. u u the sans
With Isolroon~
Ti,sIe are many s,oria. ,oid az m.n vio.
having had ,s'Is'plsons~ pu' Into tlsaf home.
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Then there il the dance team. two girls
OF twenty or 10 who dance sedately. but
with precision. singing words the while
written to the tunes Of Two Little Girls
in Blue and Comrades and similar melo-
dies OF a decade age. They chat together
calmly as they dance. and occasionally
confer a nod or smile on friend In the
gallery. 1t may be that one Of them dis
covers that Rosie Schmitzen Is not OCCUPY
ing her usual gallery corner With the usual
young man, but that the usual young man Is
on the other side Of the gallery with another
young woman. They exchange the news
verbally, and exchange commisera lions
with Rosie by grimaces. And the dance
goes right on.
There are some who gain q melancholy
satisfaction by drinking In the sad soul
stirring chest tones Of the lady who appears
with a green skirt and green bows In
her pink waist and in her hair and sings
sThe Harp that Once Thro' Tara's Halls
and THE Wearin' Of the Green II 70
years since there was an out and out Irish
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for nat feet, he Who poesessee them must
always try to walk on the outside Of the
foot.
Exercise XI.-For q general upbuilding
exercise for legs Of any sort, lie on the door
ball or ottoman on the outstretched legs
at the clasped knees. rest the forearms
on the door, with the elbows in q vertical
line with the shoulders.
Then. keeping the legs together raise the
lower and press them hard against the ball.
which u thus squeezed between the upper
and lower legs. Hold the position and
the legs begin TO ache, then relax. and re-
peat in few moments.
This movement will not fail to make
scrawny and ill-shaped legs take on hesh
and become normal in proportions.
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LEGS MADE THINGS OF BEAUTY
CURE FOR KNOCK KNEES, PIGEON
TOES AND OTHER DEFECTS.

Physioal Culture Exercises That Promise
Perfect LeGs - All the Werld-lu'
nortsuce 70 the General Health
q synmssry IN the Lever Limbs.
A surgeon onos said:
sOyer half the people go on the streets
don't and can't walk properly. because
their legs are deformed In some way or
another
Physical culture INSTRUCTOR have found
that q large proportion Of their pupils
do not possess normal legs and. therefore.
all schools Of physical culture have certain
well-defined exercises for making legs
normal, for correcting knock knees. bow
legs, pigeon toes and fat feet and for treat
ing legs which. although they may be free
of any Of tbeee common deformities. are
scrawny and Of insufficient strength TO
poise . body properly and for it's best
health.
1t Ia highly important to give heed to the
lars, for only when they are normal can
can one stand correotly; and II this cannot
be done, not only the free movement OF air
into the lungs will bs hindered. but every
motion OF the body. both In exercSse and
In everyday actions. will be made more
or lsss abnormally dinacult.
Teaob.rs Of physical culture say that less
cannot be thoroughly strong unlsss they
can he made 90 touch completely all the
way up from the heels and show well-devsl.
oped muscles everywhere.
Look ct your legs ~ you try 10 bold
them In military Misunderstanding uhei'
entire lsnsth while the fest form an angle
Of sis,y desrsss.
Are the kness ever 80 little apart Then
you are bowi.ss.d.
do the kns.s touch ~hils those s,sr,s o'
tbs l.rs ju.a sboy. and bs.low shoe light
be,w.sn ,hemf Then you are knocs'
knssd.
Do.. the fool fail w aioh, Than you afs
asi footed
n any az all II th.ss shlAs. sfs no,losd
thsn yoaf BODY v ,ios n"ft'shs nss"n~'
sIs pol..d. And ~ yos sfs "a sssssss
m.s NJ WOMAN ,sa OIL noss sss ss 'asss
AZ tl.s.s asiss,. IA ysas lsss vt.n 700 siss
,A.,s ssfs'fsI sorstiny
10 ~, 80 NJ ssy d~sls,lea f'on tss
tasf.sa lsx, u N ssa~~-ssy ~ ,shS ~ i,l,ssi'
al s.slllss IA shls ssr sss<as lssr asn
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xav. and did not come back to Washington
PsTt 10 try II again. When the phony
twenties were discovered after the races
the Pinks-I happened to be one OF them
then-were sent on . occurring expeoluon
to pick up chappie who re sen hnd lie Of
phonies 90 carefully In the Washin&to
PARK ring, but, OF course, we didn't get nun
"A fellow who could frame up % foxy =
rame a. that wasn't going TO put himsen
on view in the corridor OF the faimof or
the Auditorium TO be looked over oy the
Chicago hys. ~.
laid prices at one OF the msetings on the
Fort Erie track q couple OF years ago mas
been pretty leery Of phony papers s,noe
an experience. that he had during tnat
season. This bookmsher. ak: r. so ms,,o o.
politan Turf Association who could Be
mentioned, used TO have great habit OF
shouting out bets while standing on top
Of his stool on the lawn, watching the OUT
come Of q race.
be'd veil. I'lI bet Ave hu dred that the
fayorite II an also RAM or Who wants
thousand that the second choice won't oop
the doughf or something like that. hs
boisterous and di4racting habit that
quite q number Of sie layer nave. sne
o onSs ; To Z. &C. sble ~ 70 %" quit 4.
zone day this Western bookmskeI
from the top Of his stool. with his held
elasses focused on the horsss - they en-,
tered the stretch, gave . yell. "A thSuss N
20 Ave hundred that keniiworth v VA n ",
maker noticed that the horre Vas begin
ming 10 come In the stretch. A sedass.
looking man standing alongside the stool
took up the bet Instantly.
You're on, hs ss'd' ana no
"r.fhe Iookmaksr pocksted the money
with broad glostinE grin when kenilworth
came with n wet sail, a. turfnsn say. ana
won the race by couple OF Lengths
The lookmaker Was again on top OF
his stool on tbs lawn when the hor.ss s sS
will another war-wh0op. hs emitted the
bswi, "A thousand 70 two hnndred and .
hall tL., old Bssa Ideal ehscs' u and fsi''
"'iou'r. on Remarked the sAme ssdsss'
looking man. sle ~ss Asa,n Standing ss
the bookmaksrs outs're,n'ssd hand 'hfss
" sThs soaImaLsr ri.so.d at the measy
snd os,,si.ed 4 in,5 hls uou.sFs Poaks'
rna 'ssn l.; l.d q l.s,a 90 rod sa., ie' ~,
ias.as a sso,Issf lsv ssssnds = had landed
s.sol.d inonsy 1tss siassfsard tookinshss
siald tl.s lssss VI HE fslIss ssyess. ssssi.sd
Is,o hls salI-s, pssdss.a too 80 isik
saa tsnfsd 'hs's 10 Tbs sssa-I'"s'As
T1sns ss..n -,,h . arr spa 40 as
.asLs,. p.sill,s H. ,i.sss Slsl lal< ssi ~
hls iss,i,<ss, 40 thai lhsgs ss~ ~ sissaH'
o,ssa.as a. do s.al 9Th si.ssa v ls1f n'ssis
"a Is .' Z :. ..i. I'D *. 1s ss .lls. :.
sV,.a. IA hs.s 10 ~ l.a.f, sls isr.t
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were sorry to have been observed. Again.
they come upon 1t with a rush. pick 1t up
and lean over to take the patrons order
with as much assurance AZ though they
had been beckoned for from clear across
the room. Another variation is the scorn-
full fixing Of the walters eye upon the empty
elass from the distance he then approaches
never lifting his glance from the glass
and with constantly darkening brow. The
patron Is impressed with the idea that II
the order. Ia not instantly forthcoming
on his arrival, the bouncer will be called
out of the long entrance hall and tragedy
will follow.
Now II the newcomer is jovial and musi-
cal soul and wishes TO lift up his voice IN
song. il were well that he took chair
well up under the stage. For on the beer
sloppy programme which lies at his elbow
ON the table il this notice printed In very
black faced type.
NOTICE
The audience Is strictly prohibited from
singing or in any way disturbing the Artists
on IN stage, and are requested 10 appiauo
with the hands only {.
But this rule Is violated at the request
of the ARTISTS who frequently call upon
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shock even Sunday school superintendent:
II the audience IL not Of Q high grade OF
society II 10 perhaps as good a. oan be found
in the neighhorhood. and Is more safely
employed than II 1t were proving the
streets-for II Ia q street proving sort OF
an audience at the best.
Certainly there rs no better plsoe for the
calm and safe and economical observation
Of the simply vulgar aspects Of our common
human nature.
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the instruments which are blessed by being
allotted to her.
The music hall, always somewhat do
nestle, or at any rate clubfke. In Its at
mosphere has it's most intimate and cosey
hour lust before midnight It is tradi-
ton that in order to hold the audience
until closing time, "a grand burlesque' by
the whole company must be presented.
II is q significant marginal comment upon
the tradition that almost invariably the
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bsr ssoohinss ere rather rumpaed and 40
eins about the ankles. q any reis sne makss
Il perfectly evident that she does the eest
she can. Indeed. when she hes launched
the front row youths IN song, there s 2
certain real and infectious hun,or about
the way In which she claps her hanos
and twiddles her thumbs and looks At them
with a capital assumption Of bewildered
admiration and shyness.
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ssssss = sls ; e ,lss lsssas

FfNa "a FlassslEEIF 80 tNsfhN8
:. '. =. -. :. '. - ~. T. 4. 49, 4.
Iffs.iI dresses 81 ~ l.asi.ss - sssla
e. . X. 80 co.. e. 10. ~ 4. 80, !.
sr-,sl.s ssss.s-r 80 s,.ss = . saas' sil
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PHONY MONEY AT The TRACKS
ATTEMPTS TO PASS COUNTERFEIT
BILLS ON BOOKMAKERS.

A Yearly Experience at Now orleans
-nncceSstul scheme q . Weman-A
Ere Way to WIN NJ the Racos-Leesen
fer Q .Deskmaker . Had Habit.
Il netice that the queer-shovers began
TO ~ busy down on the New Orleans
erounds, on Monday last remarked
veteran racetrack detective. just about
this dine, every year, they start in to take
Q chance down thcre.
Its verging upon the getaway season
down there, and thsre are q lot OF broke and
desp9ats race followers in New orles ms
Who. are willing to take twist out OF any
old ssme short OF murder TO escape from
the winter racing plant. San Francisco
viii be heard from next. The winter racing
clo~es later out there, but there In always
a lot of bogus money floating around the
California tracks q few weeks before the
bossss arc called TO the post for the lasi
race o. the season.
The Aoates OF the Gummy papers In
New Orleans began with rather unusual
boldness this year. On Monday lot OF the
lavsrs down there found that they had
taken In q good many 500 bills that didn't
have the right kind Of crackie. Now,
The oueer-shoyers on the rscetracks very
rsrsly undertake 10 push over such big
money - century plants II the outset. A
q general thing they starr In with tens and
tvsnfiss, tsoauss the smaller bills are not
% Ashls 70 attract sitsation.
sThs most psrAstsnt game Of quser'
sh~v1ne that vas ever worked on IN Amsri'
- sassfnch ~ss pulled % ., the NJ
Iouie .yair Grounds vhiIs this summer
a 49,. a
N locAeA Mo Q piksrs' game. tsoau-s thu
sounksrfests vers only this two-doiiar Kind
~ n sa.n'-f cost tbs layers tens oi
0ksunasAs hsfess N SEASON dnes 10 en-
~ uss plsysd scssa,iaaslly. No, mem
M TO q Ms boakmsksr so' hold ~ TN
SaGus naasy IN tbs sans day. aud. bs'
ens,ss ~ a chs pl.say o. bills ~ew skill
31lIv 'sssss~t' -tisss 10, aas's-ssfed and
~ sAsosAsh tho psoos.s 10 siSs than "a
"a, ssll -haAdLd lsok ,ss eoantssfs',s
Upss uukGlsy disscsi NJ assssaisa
shsU. " alsis ss~m - u that ssis'
OeuIA ksss L-~s . pfssiy SAP eas q
a6I, ~ n ss-st ths nss.ss 'hsa.aiss'
Susiasf lmSsls ssssy man sL0 asiiiaa an
~ - a. sls sxssl sstL . ssassy iss-ssss
n ~ ~ ssA ssk Ada si~. hs 80 ~
- tsss 40 l,su ssss ssa lssk - u fs' ~
- ~ AslssHs, slss 81 tl.si -.si "a tl.las
40 tkrss osss xsaSs t~s -aell.s bills essa
- M 49, ~ - q. ils1s issass - ii.s
49, sl.sn sav sxkss klsa - asas.y, ~
Lps.s tslss sls~s . bsksss Ssss.ilss ass
Ssss No u slsssls ~ No. as-Issa ass
~ s.<sss srsssss s--s 90 IA san A
- ~ fssss ~ - teAs sis.,s,sas, sass 49,
-..S&&S .x......s "a "A "A a. lsssss. l,sl
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nan IN this particular mus!o han, though
thsrs was an aes, now ccnads!sd almost N
oSs 6smsn. IN Italian or . Russian would
have bean enough to cause riot.
But he who finds his Joy IN mere con-
Temptation Ignores the stage show and gives
ali his attention TO the lady orchestra
= iady At ali. but Is q professor Of the good
old dime museum brand. He is old and
bald. He wears spectacles on the top OF
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the first two rows with gentle urging, cooling
sw eetly in the pause between recitative
and chorus: Now. you boys, help me
sing!"
But the first rows are usually filed with
very young men who wear their clothes
with the swing which has characterized
the New York rough sport for days long