The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
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LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

from visit to London had strange story
to tell of his compatrots there.
Il am in the habit of hearing them speak
with an English accent after a short sojourn
in London" he said, but | was not pre-
pared for the trace OF German that noticed
in the heavily rolled and the cultural en-
phasis of many words. This new wrinkle
was too much for me. On inquiry learned
that 1t was court English. The Kings
accent has been adopted as the style by
all those about him and has been taken
up even by the Americans who being in
London think they should DO what the
| Londoners do"
| A visitor to the Central Park menagerie
yesterday made inquiries about the con-
dition of the llamas confined there and
explained that he proposed to stock West
ern ranch with the animals. He said that
| he could buy the animals in South America
for about sl2 each and intended to bring
several hundred TO this country as an ex-
| pertinent in the wool raising business. He
said he thought there would be more profit
in flock of llamas than in a flock OF sheep.
that they were easier to maintain and that
the yield of wool from single llama far
exceeded that of single sheep.
~, A llama chop, he asserted. was better
than mutton chop, and there would be
greater yield of meat from the former
! is as good as that of its cousin, the alpaca.
and Is much superior to that of the camel
| for manufacturing purposes. The llama
is used in South America chiefly as pack
animal.
Dogs in Paris wear gum shoes, but some
Of those in New York are even more up to
date. They wear sweaters. Dog sweat
ers may be bought in the automobile shops
| and are intended only for the luxurious
animals that ride in the whiz cars.
Maybe I'll get an uptown ride on an air
ship beforeI die, remarked an ootoger ariau
New Yorker after his first subway trip.
| Il remember the changes from stages to
horse cars, the ope ming Of the elevated
roads, delayed SO long that the experimental
strip from the Battery along Greenwich
street had rusted away before the start
on the present system, and the coming
| IL OF cable and trolley cars. About the only
thing left for me TO see is line OF alrships.
| The elevated roads are only about thirty
years old, while comparative Youngsters
| can recall the successive changes from the
stages to horse cars, the cable and the
underground trolley on Broadway
The motormen of the trolley cars some
times make curious finds and occasionally
they are able to put their treasure trove
to good use. Yesterday a man on the Lex
ington avenue line found whip on the
tracks. He kept it on the platform until he
came to fruit pedder a few blocks further
UP the street. He tossed the whip to the
driver, who thanked him and whipped
up his horse until the wagon kept along
with the front platform Of the, trolley.
Then he handed over several handouts
of pears TO the motorman, and this salts
factory arrangement having been settled
the trolley car shot ahead.
Football Is In the very air these days.
Boys of seven and eight go clad in shin
protectors, upholstered trousers and face
shields. Up in Tooth street near Riverside
Drive yesterday group Of these young
enthusiasts played football game accord
ing to plans and specifications Of their own
invention. Four of them stood on either
side OF stolid cart horse whose master
house. The football was kicked back
and forth over the old horse. Sometimes
the ball landed on his back sometimes
it hit him in the eye, and occasionally it
fell to the ground beneath him.. This being
disputed territory, the eight boys threw
themselves on top OF the ball under the
horse.
Il was during one Of these tackles that
the horses IT aster, up the street a few doors,
called to the animal to -GeddaPn The
mixed up with eight football heroes; He
looked around at them with reproof in his
eve, but he did not move until the boys
were safely out Of the way.
Sir James Kitson, who was formerly
Lord Mayor Of Leeds, and, as Andrew
Carnegie said at the institute dinner at
the Waldorf-Astoria on Wednesday night
SIS six or a dozen other things that many
men are ambitious to be- was greatly
impressed with New York. He had not
been here for fourteen years. his visit then
being to attend the meeting in 1890. The
Growth Of New York in the interval, he
said, fairly bewildered him. The, sky,
did not peds his @oS ssro mpd
Prince Henry, for instanoe-as being, al,
together ugly. In fact, Sir James had
much to say about the beauty OF New York;
But your roads"-that's what he called
abominabie. I don't refer to the surface
disturbance and litter due to the great
underground works going on, mean
the roads in general. They really are
abominable. wonder that the Peep le
other particulars that this condition as
70 paving is all the more glaring. It's
simply a pity-thats what 1t Is. pity
A building, the iron framework Of which
ia OF such ! ecuiir construction as to be
the subject Of general comment In the
| Ieiphborhood, Is IN course OF eeo'ioh III
losth street, just west OF Central Park;
The ok ele. on Is octagonal and has re e he'd
a considerable height. Nelrby residents
feared that a gas plant was being con.
struoted, until the frame began to be sur
rounded by brick wall pierced with doors
The Waterman, who has been besieged
With Questions for tho last two weeks, has
adorted the following formula and reels
II IN before the would be inquirer has
| chano e to OF en- his mouth:
1T Il a peculiar looking structure. tes,
it's an octagonal frame, but amt gong
To he a gas tank. No, you couldn't 81 e;s
what II Is. tn be Presbyterian church
when it's finished.
This ia the rush season for sign painters
who make a specially Of political banners
and transparencies.
"A candidate for Office who has any
doubts as to how he will run said an old
wielder of the brush, should consult tie
nearest sign painter. One OF our rules n Is 10
Get oash from those who We uink will De
! featen at the polls, but we will take chance
On tbo n en- We thin will win out. IL Is
r,1ttor Of ,,finess vii h is ahc SO we 90 not
n,aIc man mistakes in our forecasts.