The sun., 1904-08-11
LIVE TOPICs ABOUT TOWN.

To vote at the coming election, applicants
for citizenship had to have their final papers
not later than yesterday. The result was that
an unusually large number OF foreigners
we're on hand all day in the Federal Build
ing.
Among them was q small representative
OF Sweden, who appeared before United
States Commi ssioner Gilchrist to answer
questions.
who makes the laws OF the United
States?" asked the Commissioner.
Roosevelt" answered the applicant.
II asked you who makes the laws OF the
United States
zen, as calmly as ever.
What are the two houses OF Congress?'
aske cd the Commissioner
Roosevelt" said the unbaffed foreigner
who elects the President Of the United
reped ht The smsd. never
sThis man can't 20 through said the
Commissioner Take him out
At the door, the man turned around and
looking straight at the Commissioner, eaid
slowly, as he held up one finger before
his eye. "You lose-you lose-a-good-
Democratic vote.
a woman who was staying over night
at hotel to be ready for the early morning
sailing Of the steamer invited a young
relative to spend the twenty -four hours
In town with her. They decided to do q
little shopping, and after luncheon a hanson
was ordered. The elder woman getting
in first, settled herself in the near side OF
the seat.
"My English friends have got me into the
way Of taking the near seat in a hanson
in getting in first" the elder woman said,
as they started of. Although I'm sure
| don't know Just why the women should
always do 1t over there. except that some
how 1t disposes Of skirts and saves your
man companion the trouble Of keeping
out Of the way OF them"
The Young relative understood that she
was being delicately instructed in one of
the minor rules OF the code. The next
morning she went to see the steamer o II
and in the family group saw q cousin who
had been living in England for several
LET me take you up to the station" he
said. "I have cab here,
Accordingly, he assisted her into ham
som, and putting her newly acquired infor-
nation into immediate use. she dropped into
full skirts seemed to stow thems elves
neatly in the corner. As her cousin sat
down beside her, he exclaimed:
DO you know, you are the only American
girl have yet run across who takes the
proper seat in hanson? And English
women all do
The street fakirs are offering a new at
traction. 1t is called the "Pope's Cross
and is modelled on the pigs In clover inven-
ton. The game is pill box shaped affair
with a glass top through which is seen
a picture OF Pope Plus X. The Pope Is
shown is his white zuchetto andtmanteletto.
with which he always wears his emerald
cross hung high on the breast. The pee
by six little indentures, while beneath the
glass cover six green stones not much bigger
than Q grain OF sand roll around after the
fashion of the pigs in clover. The aim
OF the player is to balance the pill box and
wipgle the six green stones into the holes Of
the cross.
Before she sailed from these shores It
was settled that Nine. Calve was not to
come back to the Opera House. although
there was some talk of her return to tour
in concert, and there was even contract
Professionally signed. But these are not
the days OF the capricious prirna donna
lied, on. Managers work now on Q busi-
nesslike basis and they have even been
known to ask prima donnas TO put up de-
posits that they may be held to the dam
ages In case they break their contracts.
Such a demand so shocked Nine. Calv6
that the negotiations looking to her tour here
fell through.