The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-12
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

The bar receipts Of an uptown hotel
have increased greatly in the last month.
Particularly, the proprietor noticed that
the men living at the hotel patronized
the bar freely. The hotel man couldn't
understand why and so he asked one of
them to explain.
Sure said the thirsty one. leading the
hotelkeeper to the street. He pointed
to the side wall OF big building across
the way. On it was painted the large figure
Of q man shown in the act Of making high
ball with certain brand OF whislley At
first glance this picture appeared to be
in no wise different from similar ones on
other walls in the city.
Il don't see why that makes you khirsty,"
said the hotel man.
4Look at the nozzle OF that settler BOTTLE"
said the man with the thirst. 1See the real
water being squirted in that immense
glass. Well, that's too realistic for me.
Every time ! look at that sign have to
A man got on a trolley car IN Brooklyn
the other night while It .was raining so hard
When the conductor came for the fare the
man discovered that in changing his trousers
he had forgotten his money.
"That's all right said the conductor,
Wbel IudtlSiS Wcic 10 nlIu. l
guess we can carry you free tonight and
IL you want a loan Of quarter maybe
can let you have II. There's folks been
caught before just like you and I've often
helped them out and never failed to get
the money back the next day. Sure you
don't want any?"
The man said he didn't because he was
going somewhere where he could get
larger loan, but he made a mental note
that there was one conductor who ought to
be general manager OF the road.
The success Of the Columbia University
Club, which opened its'new. house in Madison
Square the other night. was a surprise
even to some OF its founders, who had been
told so many times that an association
Of Columbia men would not be possible
here. Members OF the Yale and Harvard
clubs are in most cases strangers to this
city, who 60 to these places to meet old
friends and renew old associations, and
in many cases are not members of other
organizations. Columbia members, being
New York men, usually have their own
clubs; But in spite OF this the club pros
pered from it's first day and Is soon to
possess that final test OF club success-its
very own house.
When 'Maury' Isaaos died fortnight
ago one Of the best poker players in this
country was lost. Isaacs was q profess
sional gambler, but members Of his own
craft say he had few equals in the game
Of draw. Yet. although a great player.
he was an unlucsy one, and probably no
man ever was harder loser.
@Maury's first graft" said one OF his
friends. was travelling around the country
auctoning cigars. He was smooth talker
and he had no difficulty In making suckers
think they we're buying perfectos when they
We're really getting three -fers. When that
game began to get crowded he quit it and
went in for gambling, He'd rather play
poker than eat or sleep. He was Interested
In many clubs in his time, including the
Gilsey, the Vendome and Petroleum. He
made money in all three Of them, but for
year or more he had been in bad health.
When he died he left little money for his
family"