The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-03
1--we TOPICS ABOUT TOWN

A trucknnan In trouble always find plenty
OF advice from the crowd that gathers.
Yesterday horse and truck. loaded with
empty packing boxes. which were stacked
fifteen feet. high, went up Seventh avenue.
When it reached the elevated structure at
Fifty-third street. the top boxes lodged In
the structure.
Two boxes tumbled. and the driver, fear
ing to lose more, got down and began 10
unite the rope that held the others. III,
Forward stepped young, man ana, with
ap air OF authority, ordered the driver to
net back on his seat and turn his horses
to the west. The driver did 80, with the
loss Of four extra boxes.
Another man told him to turn TO the east,
and more boxes smashed. Still another
and another put In their little say until there
wasn't a good box on the top OF the truck;
There was nothing now to prevent the
truck from passing under tAe STRUCTURE net SO 50
around for his advisers, but none was In
sight.
Competition In the laundry business has
grown so keen Of late years that in order to
hold his trade almost every laundryman
has had to offer greater accommodations
continually. One Of the West Side laundries
now advertises that 1t will "mend fannels
and darn socks free Since the adoption
Of this plan the laundry has increased Its
to catch the trade Of unmarried young
men, but busy housewives were quick TO
see the advantage Of such plan.
Supt. Yorke Of the Municipal Lodging
House, Is trying to decide whether a gain
OF 40 per cent. in the number OF guests
the past year means that the number OF
homeless persons is increasing, or whether
1t Just shows that accommodations OF the
institution are better advertised each year. :,
The fact that FOUNDERS are not tolerasea
might show that poverty is on the increase
when the rate is out OF proportion to the
growth Of the city.
Fastened with big wooden cleats TO the
front Of factory building in West Twenty
eighth street, Is a great late Of bronze
measuring IS feet by 8, and half an inch
thick. Upon it in letters two inches long
and raised half an inch Is the following
inscription:
1896. WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE; 1908,
Authorized BY the New York sts sssI% ss
ss LIED Sna.q
I ssII?s NsSss Nay
under the Administrator OF Seth Low. Mayor
OF New York. Dec. 10. 1908.
Above the slab Is sign reading; One
OF the castings Of the largest bronze tablet
in the world. When finished, will be 81 ieet
long; weight three tons"
Every one who passes stops to read and
nearly everyone raps the tablet to find
out how solid 1t is. Itgives out deep note
like Chinese gong.
The bachelor girl had a caller and there
was nothing to eat In the studio. This made
necessary visits to the grocer and the
butcher. On the way the girl carefully
turned one Of her rings around and was
asked by the other girl the reason.
when lived in Sc and So street. she
explained, Il used to fancy at times that
didn't get as much attention as l should Z,
and sometimes the chops were tough. 1t
was too late to try the scheme there, as
I was well known, but when I moved, !!
tried the experiment Of being married
woman. I insist upon the best cuts, and I
get them. THIS grocer doesn't palm of
any last weeks bread on me. and when
buy a canteloupe 1t doesn't taste like soap.
And all because when I first became a
customer all the shopkeepers took swift
look at my wedding ring.