The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-06
LIVE ToPIcs AMOUR TOWN.

= VI course a norpsas richs has Just -
much right to buy art treasures as the next
man, said New York interior decorator
the. other day; but there really should be
some Law. passed requiring him 10 take
proper care Of them after he has them.
For example, a few years ago q Chicago
millionaire decided to cover the walls Of
ms dining room With a set Of almost price
less Col'elin tapestries which he had bought.
lie Ind large pieces cut out of them 40 that
they would MT around the doors and windows.
Imagine il!
Il spent months In Chicago trying to
trace those pieces, but for all could ever
ind out they may have been made into car
PET slippers for some other millionaire
crowd OF several hundred persons
gathered last Saturday In Exchange place
70 watch man make Embarrassing fight
from the street to the seventeenth floor Of
the nearly completed Wall Street Exchange
building. He seated himself In a loop
OF rope running from the roof of the build
ing 70 the street and was slowly hoisted
by the dummy engine TO scaffolding at the
seventeenth floor. As he scaled along
up the front Of the structure he took on the
look OF human hairpin, and the higher
ne went the more striking became the re-
semblance. A sigh Of relief went up from
the crowd when he slid safely to the lofty
perch.
bystander asked the wiry little Irish
man who chung 10 the guy rope while his
companion went up why the latter took
that means TO reach the scafoldng. The
little man shifted an inch and q half OF
OF his wizened mouth and spoke:
He'll, said he, ITS aisier thin climbin',
amt itP"
The tragic death OF Count Zborowski
In French automobile race the other day
led friend OF the Zabriskie family. as the
American relatives of the Count call them
selves. TO mention a peculiarly Of one
branch Of that family. The branch of which
Andrew Christian Zabriskie Of TIC Fifth
avenue Is the living representative have
Tor at least six generations followed q
custom set by one of their progenitors
OF reversing the Christian or given names
OF the father to form the name OF the oldest
son. For example. Andrew Christian Ia
briskie's father's name was Christian An
drew Zabriskie. a.
The early Sunday morning train on the
Harlem River division OF the New York,
New Haven and Hartford road Is popularity
known al the fshermAns express q II
carried q ,charac, eristic crowd. last Sunday.
The fishing season il just opening and
when the train pulled out OF the 10th street
htdtiShl uedTly cNSTy dtodIu
fishing rod and creel. The men dropped
OF at favorite spots along the Sound. Bay
chester and Barlow getting most OF the
crowd. The catches were fairly good,
as founders ran well.
Ex-Sherin Tom Dunn is recovering from
a serious illness which has kept him In
bed for several weeks The trai ned nur se
his relatives employed TO attend him Ia
Swedish, and while she understands English
well che speaks it with very pronounced
Swedish accent.
Dooley.' A few days ago he asked the
nurse TO read to him one OF Peter Dunne's
latest stories and she tried. But when the
nurse with the Swedish accent began to
read Irish dialect the ex-Sherif stood 1t
10! Read ssSl i In swa aish Please: don't under
stand that language. but neither can l
understand the way We pronounce the con-
versation Of Mr.. Dooley.'
At the st. Patrick's day parade the band
Of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum led one Of
the divisions. One OF the boys carried a
flag bearing the initials Of the home, H.
o. A When the band came abreast OF
the reviewing stand II left the line and
occupants. The selections played by the
band were all Irish. Finally man on tho
stand said to Borough Peddent Cantor:
Il wonder those boys don't give us an
American tune now and then just to show
why should thsy'' said Mr.. Cantor.
ssIrish nothing, replied his friend, 'that's
the Hebrew Orphan Asylum band.
Don't you believe 1t, said Mr.. Cantor,
Don't you see the letters on that nag
Flying In the wind the reverse side Of the
flag faced the stand. displaying to Mr..
Cantor's friend the letters "A. 0. H.
The approach OF May is already bearing
fruit In the shape OF numerous noticss to
tenants whose leases will expire then that
their rents will be raised II they wish TO
renew. This alarming notice seems to be
troubling the upper West Side more than
any other part OF the town, and though
business was probably never so prosperous
as at present, there are few men who are
receiving with equanimity the announce,
ment that the coming OF May means stu
more rent. II
The shock came as a blow TO one saloon
keeper in Columbus avenue. He In bust
ling frishman, who docs not believe In the
habit known in homely phrase. az making
day his landlord entered his store and after
buying a couple OF drinks and receiving
the rent for April. inquired how business
was going. .r,,u
Fine, replied the tenant, IN cneerIul
tone, si've newer known II so good since
took hold Of the place.
sWeU. I'm glad TO hear it, answered the
landlord, for Just came In to let you know
that next month when the lease runs out
IN have 10 raise your rent SIS a month
Don't talk to me about business any
more" Gays that saloonkeeper. What
with increaeed licensp and boosted rent,
I'm never going to let on in the future
that I'm ma king cent. Tn going to wear
a poor mouth instead Of new overooat this
spring.