The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-27
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

inere was nold-up In the lenuefloln
few mornings ago which was never reportec
by the policeman on post. hanson
decorated with streamers of white ribbon
came dashing down Broadway and turned
into Thirty-ffth street. 1t stopped no,
far from the corner. the driver leaped &c
the ground and began pulling of the rib
oons and flowers which decorated horse and
cab. He was assisted by tall, good look.
Ing young fellow who got out OF the hanson
and the proceedings were watched with
much interest by pretty girl who re.
NAMED inside:
After removing the ribbons the cabby
shook several pounds Of rice out Of the
foot mat, and the girl contributed more
from her hat
Thank goodness that's over" said the
young man, as he climbed into the cab
Now drive like lightning to the ferry
The hanson started on at great pace,
but before. Seventh avenue was reached a
large touring car swung into Thirty-fifth
street and started In pursuit. 1t passed
the fleeing hanson and then turned directly
across Its path. Two men leaped out and
caught the horse by the bride. Then they
proceeded to redecorate horse and cab,
away, while from the hanson the indig-
nant bridegroom shook reyengeful fist
The size OF the smokestacks OF some
Of the steamships which leave this port
is an interesting topic among folks long
shore. A convincing proof OF their size
is seen in this comparison:
The new East River tunnel, which the
Pennsylvania railroad is about to build,
Ia about the same diameter as the tunnels
Of the Lucania and Campana, that is,
n feet. 1t seems hard to realize that two
trains OF cars could run side by side through
the stacks Of either of these vessels II they
were laid fiat.
A Central Office detective picked up
a colored dandy on Broadway few days
ago with the remark:
"How'dy, Black Prince, how's the graft"
The colored man turned in dignantly
but when he saw who addressed him be-
came very meek.
There's nothing doing" he replied, only
got to town yesterday"
took the Black Prince to Police Head
quarters, where he was posed for the in
spection Of the younger detectives.
only a, few negro upiokpockets in this
par, OF the COUNTRY the detective re.
them all. They work principally among
folks of their own color and seldom figure
in the courts"
Artists and musicians in this city are
becoming alarmed by the spread of the
studio habit. Bank clerks and Others who
have nothing to do with the arts are running
to studio habitations, and the demand makes
1t hard for the artists to pay the figures to
which the rent has gone up in consequence.
Some landlords Of studio buildings who
wish to preserve the old atmosphere make
it point now to refer applicants for rooms
to some follower of the muses. who acts as q
sort OF unofficial dean of the building.
A young woman who would like to think
well OF men, but rides on the elevated in
rush hours. watches daily for the infre-
quent courtesy that keeps alive her faith in
the sex.
Il don't mind 80 much their not getting
up" she said the other day but when
near and man makes n rush to
get there ahead of her, 1t most breaks my
heart"
But one day last week she came home
happy:
to women to-day" she said. Il feel better
about living In New York now"
The latest in campaign novelties is
ground glass plate which when held to the
4 ght discloses picture of Roosevelt When
the plate is tipped at slight angle, Roose-
velt disappears and Parker comes into
view. As the plate is tipped you can see
one candidate mer &c into the other.
Here, surely, is an interesting ADVERTISE
nent that read in THE SUM-" said foot
pail enthusiast 'Yale-Columba-S
Subway Trains for Game
Think of going to football game by
subway and Of running special subway
trains to it. Doesn't that bring to mind
pretty wildly the fact that we've got a
subway and that it will soon be in opera
tion? And doesn't it show pretty fair
share OF alertness on the part of the man
doing the advertising work for the game
that he's alive to this new and remarkable
feature Of the town and quick to turn it to
Now that's an interesting advertise
ment, all around.
Black Diamond, the bull buffalo in the
Central Park menagere, began to feel the