The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-15
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

morning on It's way to Bellevue Hospital.
Az frequent intervals the patient screamed,
@Murderl Police! Help!"
The ehect on that quiet neighborhood
was startling. Windows were raised and
nlghtgowned citizens appeared In windows
eager to see the crime. In the opinion OF
the doctor, the most remarkable result Of
the patients delirium was the surprising
number Of Park policemen who emerged
from the bushes along the route with pistols
cooked and nightsticks raised One sight
OF the ambulance. however, sent them
back to their posts,
An enterprising Broadway restaurant
keeper who reads the political news from
Esopus and learned that the pet lamb Is
doomed to slaughter has been moved to
perpetuate her memory. Yesterday his
patrons found this article on the food pro-
gramme: Mary Jane chops.
Fond parents who desire their SONS to
select profitable and honorable calling
should welcome the appearance Of the
classified business telephone directory. A
person Of statistical turn Of mind recently
examined its pages, and the following
figures are very close approximations Of
his results. The table shows the number
Of persons in the trade or profession named
who have telephones and who are located
In the boroughs OF Manhattan and The
Bronx:
Retail butche 9l8
Physicians and surgeons Observation-Disclosures. 1857
Isetal druggists l.26O
Srocers ''''''.'''''''..'' '.''''.'''''.'' eoo
Lawyers oo.O
Lest any overanxious parent should
feel that the field is too restricted for the
budding genius Of his children, said the
statistician, "let him take heart from the
a. lz@-
that in the same territory there is only one
naturalist and only one bug killer with tele-
phones
The expectant crowd awaiting the ar
rival of relatives and friends in the annex
of the Grand Central Station the other
evening saw brakeman pass through the
station with his dinner pail gorgeously deco
rated with labels Of various hues and sizes
A closer inspection revealed the fact that
he had evidently made good use Of his
stay in the baggage car and that several
trunks belonging to proud European trav-
ellers would end their journey with fewer
advertisements of European hotels upon
them than when they started. The effect
Of a modest Amer can dinner pail plastered
all over with labels from one OF the best
treat near one Of the Swiss lakes, n famous
Venetian hostelry and with one as far in
land as Budapest was unusual
Few people" said jeweller who is in
trusted with the supervision of many Of
the watches carried in the financial dis
trict. realize the penetrating influence Of
dust and dirt. Modern ingenuity has en-
abled watchcase makers TO produce almost
perfec models of tight fitting dustproof
cases. Notwithstanding the fact that the
works are protected by an inner case an
outer case and likewise by the pocket a
surprisingly large amount Of dirt finds its
way into the delicate mechanism Of a watch.
To prove this open both of the cases OF
your watch, hold 1t a few inches above
sheet Of white paper and tap gently on the
rim with your knife or pencil. Unless am
much mistaken the result OF this expert
ment will leave you amazed that your watch
has been able to run so long and so accu-
rately."
The old Union Avenue Baptist Church,
on Manhattan avenue between Meeerole
and Norman avenues, Greenpoint, which
for many years was place Of worship and
after Its abandonrnent four or five years
ago, was used part Of the time for political
meetings and part of the time for Jewish
services, Is now undergoing its most radi-
cal change. 1t is being made into theatre
1t will be opened under the name Of the
Greenpoint Opera House and will give a