The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13

Golden Rod not allowed In the house,
The Significance OF this legend Ia plain
f from asthma Il p' or hay fever. The hotel
is the particular resort OF persons afhicted
with those troubles, and the proprietor
does not intend to have the revenue OF
his resort jeoparded by floral decorations
sInever really knew what great humor-
ist Mark Twain is" said an observant old
gentleman, the other day, until happened
to glance through the advertising pages
OF q recent magazine and noticed that he
had Enthusiastically recommended three
different kinds Of fountain pens in one
issue"
Sohoolboys that play hockey these days
had better keep away from Central Park
The traant oficer (three Of him) prowleth
there In school hours. Yesterday morn
ing nearly all OF the ITO tennis courts near
tooth street and Central Park West were
occupied when truant officer hove In
sight. About q hundred scared boys
dropped rackets and balls and fled. leaving
their trusted friend, Old Jim, the care
taker 81 the courts. to look after their
Boys will he boys: that's a fact.
for playing hockey when they ought to
be learning their lessons Nike little gentle.
men, but 4 kind O riles me to see one o.
by the ear. Anyway, it's hard for a healthy
boy to sit In school these bright. warm
days when the tennis courts are regular
calling for EN-
The most antiquated institution in New
York Is responsible for the latest Tender
loin slang word. This is "Toprider." 1t
a;vht ltr n pna n r
tourist-a rubber neck 1t comes from the
drivers of the Fifth avenue stages They
call he.people who travel on the outside
seats 'topriders- AS those who ride thus
are usually taking the trip just to see things,
the word has passed into its present use
Up at Pelham Bay Park on Saturday one
man in the crowd asked another to point
out the Mayor, The questioners eyes
turned to an unofficial looking figure in
gray sack suit and derby hat. The wise
one turned him the other way, where Park
Commissioner Schmidt stood In all the
glory OF frock coat and silk hat.
sThat's the Mayor" said the wise one.
Dye think big man like him don't know
enough to wear his Sunday clothes every
It seems to be hard for some people to
connect office with simplicity, but one. of
the things that has won Mayor Mcclellan
the most real friends is his persistent
refusal to pose
Would that we had system like this
in Europe, said Fr.nchman and an Italian
In the Waldorf tho other day. The system
they referred to was that OF the hotel tele-
phone switchboard and booth arrange
me .Tc,, all .,o ,,,, vou wor. 90 and an y
said the Frenchman, "and in q little while
she says Number three and you talk +,
but In France and Italy to telephone Is as
much trouble as taking bath
1t Is not generally known that horses
are fond OF bananas, as pushcart pedles
occasionally find, to their SORROW, when
their vigilance Is relaxed. A downtown
cabby, who also likes bananas, has trained
his horse to eat the skins: II is a common
sight 70 see him Jump of his cab. buy a
eating the fruit himself.
An incident at the Polo Grounds the
other afternoon distracted the interest Of
the rooters from the game. At the be-
ginning OF the first inning Manager MoGraw
motioned to Dummy Taylor, the mute
pitcher Of the New York team. to take the
coacher's box. opposite first base. The
crowd soon noticed him there and gave q
cheer. Umpire Moran. with few signs
with his hands, ordered Taylor to the
players bench. After much difficulty he
got Taylor to sit down. He would make
a daisy coacher,' said rooter in the grand
stand "A pitcher needn't be afraid OF
being ratified with him on the line
Watchmen in the yards OF the under
ground railroad at Lenox avenue. between
14sth and 16lst streets, have many dogs
as companions. Lately the dogs have be-
come very ragged in appearance. The
reason assigned for this change is the habit
the dogs had Of playing about the tracks
In the yard and running and barking at
the engines. Recently the power in the
third rail was turned on, but this did not
affee. the antics OF the dogs. Every day
some dog. in jumping the tracks, would
get shocked and lose some Of its hair. One
dog died from the effects Of q shock and the
others are abandoning the yards for fear
Of meeting a similar fate.