The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-15

occasions the visits Of strangers with
ance OF considerable number Of solid
copper cuspidors. The last time, he
said, one. enterprising thief must have
! made half a dozen trips. as the cuspidor
deficit of more than. twenty ,cuspidors,
worth 81 apiece. II is well known OF
| course, that there are men who make
living by haunting handsomely fitted up
office buildings and, stealing any small
articles not screwed down tight Five
pected to be exempt But the suit case
seems to have solved even that problem.
After the Lotos Club dinner to Elihu Root,
few weeks ago, two Of the guests fell into
discussion Of the speeches, and particu-
larly that of District Attorney Jerome.
One remarked that it was pity that Mr..
Jerome, while telling family stories, did not
repeat the best in that line that he could have
told Hethen told this story, to his friend:
very small boy, he and his father got into
Fifth venue stage to ride uptown. 1t
was crowded, but the elder jerome found
one seat, wherein he sat, taking upon his
knee young, Travers.. then not being old
and by the stage stopped and handsomely
got out, there was no seat, and nobody
offered to make room. But finally the
strain on the elder jerome became too
| great, he being a polite man. He looked
| reprovingly al Travers.
drawers" said he why don't you get up
| and give the lady your seat?"
at is strange" said the man In the res
taurant, after sending back the eggs which
! had been boiled too soft to suit him. "how
far behind some places New York really is
For instance, fifteen years ago. in little
town in California, l saw boiled eggs served
as never saw them served before or since.
.Out in the kitchen the cook had a num-
Der Of hollow imitation eggs Of thin porce-
lain of varying sizes. An order of three
eggs, three minutes boiled, coming IN. he I'M
screwed the upper half Of one Of the porce-
! lain eggs. broke three eggs into 1t, screwed
on the top again and dropped the outfit
into boiling water. At the proper time he
scooped it out again, dried it, and it was
served to the customer in specially made
silver stand.
aYou unscrew the top, and there are your
eggs. II they are not done enough you
screw on the top again and send the porce-
lain back for more boiling. If boiled too
hard, you get others. The first are I'M
spoiled, all they need is relocating for man
who likes them that way. BY this system
eooNa
ones, cooked exactly as you want them, and
served In the neatest, most appetizing and
least troublesome way ever devised
Recent Investigations have ELECTED the
fact that there being two classes Of motor
men on the electric lines explains the diff
ferences in speed of the cars. especially
late at night
The regular motonnan has a certain
number Of trips day to make. and to him
speed Is not so much of an object. But
the extra man takes car out and never
knows whether he will take out another.
He usually figures. though, that II he gets
back to Fifty-seventh street about a GER
tain time he will get another trip and the
emoument therefor.
When you crawl from one street to an
other, therefore, and there are no fires,
or wagons. or Instructions, or reasons
why you should rot proceed at a more
decent pace.-depend upon 1t you are In the
hands OF the regular motorman. But II
you have to hold on with hands, feet. teeth
and eyelids while the car lurches around
curves, it is an extra man with another trip
In view and letting no grass grow under
his feet getting there, who Is running the
car,