The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-02
LIVE TOPICS. AB0Ur Town.

churchBolnR man VINO docs not 8ampie
did favor recently for q man whom he
knew to be a gambler. The gambler said
he hoped some time to repay the favor,
but the churchgoing person thought no
more about 1t. Yesterday the gambler
met him. greeted him warmly. and digging
down In his rocket pulled out big roll Of
bills and peeled on "a. He showed this
money into the churchRoer's hand.
That's yours he said with grin.
How do you make that out2' asked the
other man.
Remember that favor you did for me'
Well, this is part payment. put two
your winnings. S'longl wont forget
the good turn you done me.
The churchgoer pocketed the money.
He seems now TO think pretty well OF the
gambling fraternity.
More women seem to be riding horse
back this winter than ever before said
Central Park policeman yesterday. Even
when the snow was pretty deep they came
for ride every day. Some Of the women
make a circuit OF the Park two or three
have had enough exercise. II Ia notice.
able. too, that more actresses are riding
horseback than In the past. have been
twenty years q mounted policeman, and
every once In a while see q woman who
rode on the bride paths when put on the
uniform first"
Capt. Miles O'Reilly OF the Tenderloin ia
a scrap-book fiend. He has been on the
police force for twenty nine years and
ever since he has been a policeman he has
kept newspaper clippings about himself
He keeps his scrap-book up to date by
filing his clippings daily and as since he
has been in the Tenderloin lots Of stories
have been printed about him, he has a
great deal Of clipping to do. The last
thing he does every night is to fI up his
Sure, an it's great fun said the oap-
tain the other night. Whenever my folks
want any amusement at home they get
one Of my scrap-books. It's fine enter
tainment for anybody
There was q story at one OF the Broad
way theatres a few. nights ago that did
an energetic press agent and the story con-
cerned him. He dropped a lighted cigar.
cite in the pocket Of a new overcoat and
hung the coat up in the box office. The
engines were not summoned to put out
the fire, but the coat no longer patrols
Broadway.
in the future are to have church-like sur
roundings so far as little structural alter
alton can give them. Hitherto, marriages
by civil process in the City Hall have been
completed in a room with bare benches
running around the walls and roll-top
desk as its sole ornament. But now the
roll-top desk setting and the happy-go-
lucky, pay-what-yo you like and-take- your.
certificate method are TO be eliminated
- .I..I 1an
In the plans for the remodellng Of the
building, Architect Aiken has provided
in the basement for a new marriage bureau
which will resemble in some degree cathe-
dral crypt. II is to have numerous massive
pillars da an R. ST0ded dhs 1be %a
has been curved - as to resemble the en-
brasure Of a church chancel. And to carry
out his idea Of supplying a marriage bureau
which will have to some degree the APP
pearance OF a chapel Mr.. Aiken will even
have a table resembling an altar table
placed within the curved wall at the rear
OF the platform.
Broadway's astronomer, who can be
found every bright night at either Twenty
fourth or Thirty-fourth street Sc ling peeps
at the heavens through his telescope for
Ave cents peep bad his , faith him. IN man
o%ssSSd IHds Ghs looking eM Ike stars
unscrewed the lens from he telescope and
made away with 1t. The owner OF the
telescope didn't discover his loss until
he was ready to quit for the evening. The
loss of the lens caused his retirement for
two nights from his accustomed camping
ground and Broadway pedestrians missed
him. The lens was worth SIS.
Women take possession of the Waldorf
Astoria every Saturday afternoon They
flock to the hotel after the matinees and
toward S o'clock the crowd becomes so
dense that il is almost impossible to walk
through the corridors. The Turkish room
seems 10 be the goal that all the women are
irving to reach. They sit around this
room in twos and threes slipping tea and dis
c,issing the plays. The crowd overflows
into the palm garden and billiard room
on a while. but by dinner hour only the
regulars are about
The top OF a cab does not seem to he a
very comfortable place to take a nap, but
ON cold nights coachmen steal many a wink
on their boxes. Outside the large hotels
and restaurants IL il no uncommon sight
10 see coachmen asleep while waiting for
fares Private coachmen are well pre-
pared for stormy weather. They sink
down In their furs and snore az peacefully
as il they we're at home. Public hackmen
have to Keep nuftllEG ioI ldIcs' ~ tliey uoh I
get u u ii time to sleep while on duty
Postmaster Van Colts telephone bell
tangled the other day. and q mans voice
at the other end Of the wire complained Ia
the Postmaster that q letter mailed the
day before hadn't been delivered. II was
sew from the lower Broadway district
and was addressed to woman on the
al ~
He mentioned the place and exact time Of
mailing, but he wouldn't give his own or
the addresses nam. or RESIDENCE He
was business man he said. and II wouldn't
do. Besides. the lady Wouldn't like H.
We'll. Id like To help you. said Mr.
Van Cot. hut ] don't So how We can do
ANYTHING unless We know the names
All right replied tbs volos chserfully
sorry 20 have troubled YOU And MI
Van Cot hung up the receiver With . reinsrk
10 the sfe.i that there s-eIned 10 bs q few
h.,.tioS ain dalua Dllsilss< nj tins OH stand