The sun., 1903-12-07
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

A delegation from Tammany district
club called on Secretary Thomas Smith at
Tammany Hall the other day and asked for
loan Of the flags and bunting used in
decorating the Fourteenth street building
on festive occasions.
-We're going to have ball." said the
leader Of the delegation. 1and We don't
want to be put to the expense Of buying
decorations for the hall.
Mr.. Smith explained that when Tammany
had celebration a decorator was hired
who furnished the bunting and flags. But
the leader insisted that he was being Strun
down" and that there must be flags and
bunting to lend Ex-Sherin Tom Dunn
overheard the conversation.
"Sure, boys" said he, come up to my
place and I'll give you all the aags you
He was thanked profusely when he handed
card. Now when Mr.. Dunn isn't playing
politics he runs stone yard. There the
delegation appeared the next day. Dunn
called one OF his workmen
pat" he said, without smile, give
these men all the by 10 flags they can
carry"
When the delegation was brought up to
pile Of fagstones they said things that
even Mr.. Dunn refuses to repeat. The
sequel--though the ex-Sheriff doesn't tell
iI-WdS tIldt no 1hu W IHty q Dill VI tAU 1OT
decorating the hall.
Tho paragraph In THE SUN the other day
calling attention to the fact that the down.
town haberdasheriee are adding depart
ments for women and telling OF the lkeli-
hood that Nassau street or some other
downtown street may soon have a real
woman's department store on a small scale
has drawn an indignant letter from the only
for 1ty
which Is a mems haberdashery with a
woman's department. The store is in
Nassau street, so the indignant proprietor
objects strongly to the statement that in
such streets downtown not store can be
found where feminine wear can be pur-
chased.
4One year ago we started department
in our store and were the very first to sell
ladies' goods OF any kind, says the pro-
prietor. .and in September last We started
As matter Of fact there are several such
mems stores with branch departments for
women The interesting question Ia
whether real women's department store
with an annex for men, II they are lucky
enough to get in at all, wouldn't pay.
At q recent trial held before Deputy
Police Commissioner Davis one OF those
called to testify was a cop who In former
days was the wardman in one OF the fiat"
precincts. He is credited with being very
rich man. On entering the trial room he
took seat on bench at some distance
from the other policemen assembled there
and 1t was noticeable that his uniform
had the appearance Of having been better
tailored than the brass-buttoned clothes
Of the ordinary cop.
When his name was called the ex-ward-
man fumbled nervously his right hand,
as he stood before the horseshoe desk.
The curious, who had noticed the fumbling.
gazed at the hand to see what had caused
his fingers to twitch 80 much. All they
saw was plain gold ring.
sDo YOU solemnIlE os swsar- ga .,on,, began gan
gazed intently at the large palm held up
Before him. Sparkling therein was a dia-
mond about the size Of ten-cent piece.
At the back only the plain gold showed.
kerchief. rubbed his eyes and then, with
a broad smile, continued administering
the oath.
Among the old things missed from
the streets In the last few days are the little
green horse cars which ran from the end of
the Post Office. through the side streets
East Twenty-third street. This was one
of the Oldest horse car lines In this city.
Thirty years ago, when the cars were first
put in use. they were called the palace
CaTS Oh lU6 EdSt DUO. Nucu IDOoo 1WSCu
and other leading politicians Aved In East
Broadway they always used these cars
on their way to the City Hall.
.In those years" said an old conductor
yesterday. I'VE could make few dollars
in the morning on their way to the City
Hall They would offer q quarter or
half dollar for fare, and would always say,
Keep the change Times have changed
Electric cars are to take the place Of the
little green horse cars.
Simple minded Little Syria was stirred
recently by the report that Elias Joseph,
whose habit of self-edacement only per-
mits him to get bare living by serving
coffee, pastry and hubble-bubbles in an
ultramarine room in narrow Carlisle stre.t,
had inherited fortune beyond counting
The fortune didn't materialize. Here Is
the reason why.
One day last month a letter with number
of impressive black characters in the upper
left hand corner Of the envelope arrived
at the ultramarine door Translated
by Khayyat, the literary man Of the quarter,
It offered more money than Joseph had ever
dreamed Of in exchange for certain real
estate in Forty-second street.
Il never owned foot OF ground In my
life gasped the recipient. But I've an
uncle, rich uncle, uptown. He must be
dead ana nave 1911 Hi ne ndu 10 me.
So, without verifying the hypothesis as to
his wealthy relative demise, Joseph hurried
over into Aladdin land across Broadway,
while, starting from the lips of the trans
lator, the news spread the length Of WASH
ington street.
When Joseph returned to the ultramarine
room he was at once non-committal and
indignant.
as it then that am not really II" he kept
repeating.
In a society where every one knows every
one else by their first names a directory is
superiuous convenience. We're Little
SYRIA" to look their comrade up in one,
however, they would see his name enrolled
there, once as the proprietor of an eating
house at 8 Carlisle street and again as a
treasurer at 100 Broadway.
A great deal Of damage was caused last
Monday at the Academy Of Music fire in
Brooklyn from water leaking from the
onc;ent hose which WAS run through the