The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-05
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Patrons OF the Italian restaurants are
enjoying a relish to be found nowhere
else. 1t Is q species Of celery and tastes
In English and Italian and is botanically
species OF sweet fennel. The vegetable
IL grown by Italians In the neighborhood
OF the city especially for the restaurants
TO which 1t is sold and is rarely to be found
IN the ordinary markets.
Not all policemen are eager to get on the
Broadway squad although that is commonly
supposed to be one of the posts most in
demand by the men on the force One OF
the familiar blue clad figures In the Tender
loin recently applied for a transfer TO one
OF the posts 80 far from Broadway as to
seem in the country. His explanation
was that he had grown weary OF standing
on corner and wanted to be somewhere
with an opportunity to move about and
possibly have an adventure occasionally.
The monotony of Tenderloin street life
mad begun to wear on his nerves.
Il am sorry to see in my daily walks,
said an observer of New York's growth,
that the fashionable dwelling districts
on the upper East Side already promise
to put into existence a real estate mistake
which for many years marred the down
on Fifth avenue who wanted their stables
near them, put up the buildings between
sixth and Seventh avenues thus COM
pelling persons of moderate means to
move still further west than they would
otherwise have had to- Uptown stables
are already being put up between Lexing-
ton and Park avenues thus dedcating to
horses sites which might have been saved
for persons who could not afford to live
so near Fifth avenue. but did not for that
reason want to move several blocks further
east"
yes" answered the chauffeur of the
hired automobile, who was steering the
machine with virtuosity but in imminent
danger Of collision an get you through
without accident. I've been arrested four
teen times in the last year for exceeding
the speed limit. That's a pretty good
record for any man, but it's still more
creditable when he never had an accident"
The pride with which the chauffeur re-
ferred to the number OF times he had been
arrested, Is characteristic of these men.
Many of them think their efficiency is in
doubt when they are not violating the
law.
This season the theatrical photographs
have disappeared from the shop windows
and the scenes from plays have gone as
well, The new managers association,
which was formed to reduce the expendi-
lures of theatrical managers, has forbidden
the use of this rather costly method of call
ing attention to theatre attractions. Now
the managers are allowed to do nothing
more than display in front Of their own
theatres the pictures Of the attraction in
side. Every manager having three or four
attractions under his management may,
however. display them all in every one of
his theatres. But no photographs are
allowed in the shop windows.
1t Is much easier to introduce French
drinks into New York than to get their
right names intoythe heads Of all imbibers
For instance, absinthe. In one of the police
courts yesterday a witness testified:
Il seen the woman order another drink
of absence"
What that?" asked the Ma gistrate.
"Ohl l mean abscess, your Honor" cor
rected the witness. Then he relapsed into
his first usage and continued to talk about
the absence" which is said to make the
heart grow fonder.
Two newsboys in knee pants were having
a warm argument at the bridge entrance.
If yer don't beat it. I'll tell me frien' de
cop" said the smaller boy.
81 yer tink I'll run II he oomes2" shouted
the bigger lad, with his fist cenched in the
little fellow s face.
After he's done wild yer, yer won't halter
run. He'll call a ambulance" cried the
smaller, the tears rolling down hischeeks
Then the fight began and the cop did
come along,