The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-22
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

manager Of large fireworks concern saw
the other day in the window of cigar
store uptown. 1t struck him forcibly be-
cause he was then ON the track of a dis
charged billposter, who, on leaving the
shows employ, took with him 200 OF the
oompany's tickets. The manager had the
numbers of the tickets, and in the store he
found the tickets themselves for sale at
so per cent. discount. Tickets for the
Casino at Manhattan Beach were quoted
on blackboard at 20 cents and tickets
for two 25-cent shows at Coney Island
were advertised at Is cents each. Efforts
are now being made to discover how the
cigar store man is able to sell tickets in
quantities at such low price. The man
ager who discovered the place knows about
his own tickets and he says he can make
good guess as to where the rest came from
Broadway car going uptown Just after
daybreak yesterday morning came TO
stop several times after passing Twenty
third street, and each time the motormen
got down and picked up something. When
passenger asked him what he had found
the man grinned and held out huge hand
containing ten and a twenty-fve-cent
piece. This asphalt Ia a cinch," said the
men are anxious for this early morning
run. People lose lots of money getting
on and of cars and in making change.
I've picked up as much as dollar on one
Of these trips
That's nothing" chimed in the con-
duotor, the other night fellow dropped
a dime In handing me his fare. While
was looking for 1t came across quarter.
Pickin' up money in the streets no dream
by long shot In New York"
A well-known Fifth avenue hotel within
reach OF the Flatron gales has one treasure
which it values as highly az the corner
of its lobby made famous by the great men
sometimes to be found there. The gem
in a gray haired chambermaid who has
been employed by the hotel for thirty
two years. The proprietor Of the two
Leading hotels in q growing Western
city, who Is guest there, met the veteran
chamber artist one day last week, and,
being impressed by her gray hair and benign
countenance, asked her how long she had
worked there.
well sor, olive been here since the week
after the big Chicago foire, II ye know whin
that WIZ, she replied.
A new problem in balancing his account
presented itself to a ticket seller on the
Sixth avenue elevated yesterday when a
woman bought ticket and then discovered
that she was too fat to pass through the
turnstile. The gate is built for people OF
ordinary girth, but this woman was 80
stout that she should in all Justice have
paid two fares. She finally made her way
to the platform through the broad exit
gate, and managed to jam herself aboard a
train. But the extra nickel weighed on
the ticket sellers conscience. The last
seen of him a. the train pulled out of the
station he was making futile efforts 10
reach out of his window and push the turn
stile around with a cane.
Not long ago a stout woman tried to get
through similar turnstile and stuck.
She sued the company later for damages
to her person and feelings,
Many cigarette smokers about town
have hit upon the idea of always purchasing
the latest brand. The argument in favor
of this is that the manufacturers always
make their wares exceptionally good in
introducing them. A large dealer when
asked about this laughed heartily.
Nonsense, said he why, there are
q lot of cigarette makers that use the same
brand of tobacco continuously, but oc-
casionally they lay in a supply OF new
boxes and wrappers.
Seeing New York becomes more COM
plicated every year. Detective Sergeant
Morris realized this fact when a party OF
six country folks arrived at Police Head
quarters and asked to see Inspector
MoCmsky The Inspector was engaged,
80 Sergt. Morris was delegated to see
them. They wanted to see the rogues'
gallery.
That's one Of the things that brought
us TO New York" said the spokesman Of
the party, "and we want to see that gallery
badly.
The detective explained that access TO
the gallery was impossible unless the
identification OF some criminal was the
object in view. This caused fiutter Of
disappointment among the visitors, who
withdrew to discuss some plan Of seeing
that gallery ii they possibly could. They
talked among themselves, and when the
spokesman again came up to Sergt.
Morris, 1t was TO say
aWe're so set on seeing that gallery that
we'd feel cheap going home without It:
so we're willing to pay to go In If youll
nnlv let us do It, There's six Of US here
and we'll give s. for the lot. II that seems
TO YOU too little, we'll make it so cents
head"
Sergt. Morris was compelled to say,
in spite Of such an extravagant proposal,
that there was nothing doing.
The most exciting thing on the bathing
beach at Manhattan last summer used to be
n man with a wooden leg who stood in the
shallow water and seemed to be having
as rood time as anybody else. This
wear il is the $500 ruby ring buried in the
sand that causes more discussion than
ANYTHING else. Mrs. Sol Lichtenstein, wife
~ the bookmaker, dropped 1t there on
Friday while in bathing and Immediately
ono Of the bathing masters was asked to
O we in the three feet OF water with re-
ward OF 500 in view in case he was SUGGEST
full. J.. AL ,t u;
decla red that il had been washed away
NV the undertow and gave up the search.
II was then proposed 10 use force pump
10 draw no the sand. That plan was aban-
doned, SO the ruby ring is still on the oeach.
independent searchers with the reward
in view dig in the sand with smell or any
other implement they can find
A woman stands every day in a row OF
street pedlers in Sixth avenue selling n
patent apparatus for threading needle.
Che IL as active and nearly as vocrerous az
any OF her colleagues, She knows all the
tricks OF the at rect fakirs and seems 10
prosper in her unique line OF work. Shs
certainly succeeds In attracting about her
a larger number Of women shoppers imam
any Of her competitors,