The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-02
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Two Italian hand organ women. mother
and dal ghter, are making money around
the Brooklyn navy yard, with a new II m.
After they've footed their big sutomat @
organ for few mint ties to attract atten-
ton, they bring OFT fol r tambo, rines and
do ], ggling st, Mt, The mother whirls
the organ to her da, ghter. who catches y
on her own finger, keeping It whirling all
the time. In this way they keep all fol r
tau boz rines In the air at once 1t brin gs
cents and nickels from the jackies every
time.
Brooklyn is notl ing II not religious.
On one Of its large moving vans, telling
up Brooklyn hill the other day, Its sides
fairly bLlging with the goods OF som 9
Brooklyn no, sehold, was this motto / anted
on its rear: in God We Trust
'The streets OF New York are as change
able as a kaleidoscope and as interesting
as play said Southern visitor. @The
other night / saw a well dressed rather
stylish young woman deliberately lie down
on the sidewalk of Broadway. She did
not fall down. nor did she scream or show
any signs of hysteria or the influence OF
st rong drink. Cfcourse, crowd gathered,
no eX planation. A very young and fresh
looking cop came up and led her out Of
the crowd. He conN ersed with her quietly
for few n inLtes, at, er which he assist ed
her to board q downtown car. l confess
/ was curious to know why young won an
! should also like to know what. she said
TO the cop . But thought night appear
green II questioned the policeman, so
went my way
The little boy and his father were gazing
at the specimens OF stuffed birds and ami
mails in the taxidermist 3 window. Among
them was number of game birds mounted
on oak panels, hanging head down as though
depending from nail. They were sup
posed to represent game that had been
shot for the table, such as brace OF wood
cock, snipe or boz whites.
rather" remarked the little boy, Sthose
bros are not dead. Look at their eyesl'
Herein the little boy was more observant
than the taxidermist. who had put bright,
lileliAe wax eyes into birds that were sup
posed to be dead, The fault is observable
In many pieces Of this kind that have been
mounted to grace the walls OF dining
room or hall.
AS to buying collars cheap from a laun-
dryman," said a Brootlynite Yesterday
about the other day 8, inned to death.
My man sells new collars, any style. for
10 cents each and cuffs at Is cents a pair,
and agrees to renew them as often AZ may
lie re, uired, 80 long as they are laundered
at his estal lishment. I here 10 no trouble
al out getting EN- All that is needed is
to rite the ords: Please renew on
and hen the linen comes acA you have
new collars and cuffs in place OF the old
ones"
If you want to know the time ask q
policen an, b II you wart to know what
sort of b. siness the theatres are doing
ask the cond otors Of the Broadway cars.
$50 that theatres open again, Is itr
one of them observed the otler night a.
ne YEARLY yanl ed the bell rore. We'll,
hore 1t does a better b sir ese than II did
with the last show there. There was Only
ore no, Sc on Broadv ay tlat was doing
worse. We can ALL avs Keep close tabs by
j, st at this season Of the year the mind
OF every resta rant waiter seems to be
obs, IS II with the thou ,ht Of celery. No
1907 er Is ~ ct seated with the bill Of fa re
In Is lard tl.an the waiter says: -ALa
celery. sir?"
After he fas given bis order the head
waiter h, stiles Up oficio' sly: And some
celery. sir?T
Crtil the middle OF November this same
celery ra' la will hold New York reetG =
a. ts In its GRASP. Then the relish becon es
O reg lar feat re Of diet and the excitement
over it's arrival 81 bsides.
Innocent New Workers who happen TO
wander into first night performances bv
accident sometimes have puzzling exre J.
ences. One Of these happened at a musical
show TIE Other evening. Young woman
warbled commonplace dittv which left
TIE majority Of the audience Geld. But
from TIE rear Of tie theat'e and the gal
le' les tfere csne such a clstter that she
was conn elled to re-eat the verses many
times. Du ing all tits urroar the majority
| CT tie audience set silent.
"Why?' tie innocent was comp elled to
ask.
sThose men repy eeent TIE rub lishe-s Of
TIE song" answe ed tie exre. ierced one.
TIE song has made an enor mous success
Just such 9 udn ~l-"',a attends evs "
fi,s night of any mus cal sho , now, and
when seve a Sings -, Va us rublishe 9
are sung the din keeps the piece going until
J midnight
New York youth somewhat inexpe l.
enced in the WAYS Of hotels went to q nearby
town recentlv to rlav in golf tournament.
Finishing late, he missed his train and was
obliged to remain away from the q entail
roof all night. He went to the best hotel at
the resort end erpr ged a room. In the
morning after he had r aid his bill he found
| THAT his available ASSETS consisted Of his
eturn ticket and a nickel. He used the
latter for a soft drink and went on his way
| bi eakfastless. SIEVE al days later he had
occasion TO go to the same hotel with bis
| father, and TO his amazement learned that
! tie hotel was on the American plan and
that he rad paid for a breakfast which he