New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-24
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.


mas been, 1t matters rot what part of the week
he arrives in. Nor need he consult the newspapers
or the Weather Bureau records. All that is re-
CURED IS that he should watch the roofs of the flat
houses he passes his way up down town. r.
t I instance, he arrives on Wednesday, and sees
Ihe housetops white with the component parts of
Ladies Of he Be sp0s as sna Family Wash he
dn2~s at once that it rained on Monday and Tues
re- ~ the housetops are clear he knows there
saf oeen little; if any, rain. If he arrives on
IS informed that it has rained all the week
General George NJ Moulton. of Chicago who
al the Murray Hill few days ago. built skyscrap-
eis IN several cities. commander of the I'd
regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the Span
iSh var and now commands the First Brigade of
the Illinois National Guard. He advanced at
the last trennial concave of the Grand Encamp
ment of knights Tempar at San Francisco. to the
position of Grand Master. He is therefore at the
head of the Knights Templar of the United States
place he will occupy until the conclave to be held
at Saratoga in 1907. Speaking of the organization
General Mouton said: ut is steadily increasing in
numbers, and has a present strength of about
hundred and fifty thousand. distributed among
and about twenty Communicates including that in
Honolulu. holding jurisdiction directly under the
Grand Encampment
One of the patrons Of an observation automobile
listened the other day in mute establishment to the
lecturers story Of the of this hotel and that
and of huge apartment houses and of public build
ings until silence ceased to be virtue, when he
York as We do of taters out in Kansas
The two signs Free Lunch All Day and Hotel
for Gentlemen Only" divide the attention of pc
destrians who pass a hotel on the lower West
Side. One of the Weary Willie contingent halted
before the Free Lunch sign the other day and
experienced a thrill of hopefulness that he might
sbate his hunger but when his gaze had wandered
TO the other indicating that only gentlemen were
specifically invited to the Inequalities of the place
he was heard to say. Not for me; not for mel
For the first time since they have been in use
the elevated roads, the track signals for 'gc
ahead" and slow up" have been changed. Here
tofore white has been the AL clear" signal. green
the go slow" signal and red the danger signal
Complaint has been made by the motormen that
in the red slide should drop out of the danger
or green signal box, as it has been known to do
the white light would show, indicating a clear
track. when there was really danger of acc-
dent If the train should continue going ahead.
Hence the changing OF the signals Green is now
the AL clear" signal. the white being entirely
eliminated. Yellow is now the caution signal.
So that if a motorman a white light ahead he
knows there is something wrong and brings his
train to stop. Red remains. as before, the dan
ger signal. These changes in signals went into
Brooklyn and the bridge elevated lines last
Saturday. The same change has been made in the
all clear ahead The new system is in use In the
subway.
Either the newsboys themselves adviser
well versed IN human nature has evolved scheme
for begging pennies that Is proving remarkably
fruitful. 1t is the custom OF the 'newsies' to
solicit pennies from pedestrians at this time. Give
penny for ThanksgivingI' is their appeal
supported by outstretched hand They continue
this begging all through the holiday time until af-
ter New Years. At this bank is taking
the place Of the grinly palm The urchn holds out
& bank made in the form of an orange. an apple
or some animal object and, pointing to the SLOT
says: Wont you drop penny in my Thanksgiving
bank?' 1t works like a necromanoer's charm. The
sight OF the bank carries the person solicited back
TO his boyhood or girlhood days when he or she
too had bank and kept therein a store OF pennies
held for some cherished purpose A man or woman
penny nickel in the bank.
He nearslghted at crowded Park
Row restaurant. and when he started to go his
table neghbor instinctively turned to look to his
overcoats safety. First the nearsighted man took
the neighbours hat. Beg pardon" the latter said.
but you've got my hat" NO; it's mine" was the
reply, though 1t doesn't lit very WELL, and the
nearsighted wouldn't be convinced until the
others name In the band shown him. Under
meath this hat tho neighbor's overcoat. The
man started to take that also; Beg pardon but
be had to convince him. By this time both we're
he went out the nearsighted man nearly deposited
the last straw by saying; Did you see how
you better had: you better had"
''These celebrations in the Tenderloin over foot
ball victories" a Harvard saying at
New-York club the other night, remind me Of the
worst scrape over liquor that I got into. We
had had some victory to celebrate and I had been
to dinner at of the best known Boston hotels
and hadn't dined at all wisely. In the afternoon
I had beer reading about the launching Of a bat
tleship and the accounts had impressed me greatly.
so that when I left the room where we had the
dinner 1 had II OF my mind Well. you know how
I felt Nothing would suit but must name
the hotel Didn't ike the name at all, l kept
SAYING They tried to restrain me, but got past
them managed TO persuade the hotel people TO sell
went and broke the two Of them on the corner
the most crowded corner-Of the hotel. just
giving the place the name Red Antler l think,
The champagne that 1 spilled the street
only a bit of the total cost OF that scrope.'
He was a woman hater-of the traditional sort.
He had a grievance that he could easily forget in
the companionship Of one of the tender sex who
would understand his aspirations and help instead
of hinder his plans for achievement He noted the
title Of volume view in uptown bookship-
lin Which a Woman Tells the Truth About Her
self" He turned the pages to learn the authors
name but it had not been confded to the type.
Naturally enough it has been omitted his
cynical comment, but it would seem that a woman
about herself would gladly thrust her identity un-
der the llmelight Of publicity.
Freouenters of the river front along the lower
East Side have gathered free bananas IN plenty in
the last few days. The Frutera and other vessels
from tropical ports that have brought the fruit
here have been unloading there and thousands of
the bananas from il and other vessels have fallen
10 any one who cared take them. Most of these.
Of course were either green slightly overripe.
hut many persons wrapped up the former to take
home and stow away until they should become