The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-25


place OF the cid way Of putting it in pawn.
In tho raid made by the police not long
ago on a poolroom frequented for the most
part by negroes the following notice was
DISCO vered tackled up on the wall -,
"No more overcoats accepted. We have
three already"
While the tulips last Brooklyn girl
cuts dash with snowy corsage bouquet
Of the red. yellow and white flowers, culled
from her own garden. The stems are cut
long and the effect for outdoor wear is de-
cidedly pleasing. Another floral feature
OF the spring is the unusual demand for lilac
blooms. vender drives a wagon through
the uptown streets laden with new butter
tubs filed with lilacs They make fine
stcop or hall ornament, and the flowers may
be renewed "a they fade.
woman. followed by little girl, en-;
tered an Eighth avenue car. The girl
was forced to stand. but the woman was
able to obtain seat at the forward end
When the conductor went to collect the
girls fare she motioned to where the
woman was seated, but the latter when
asked for two fares said with much sur
prise:
Why. what for' ! am all alone"
For moment the conductor looked
puzzled, but soon the puzzled look changed
to one Of anger. He sharply pulled the
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out word, went.
That's now trick" said the conductor
"You see. before l could find ii out. she had
gone n couple of blocks, and now. she II
wait for the next crowded car and she'll
get to where she wants to go and not pay,
cent It's the second time I've been caught
that way, but tell you it's the last
Il am as courteous and polite as rail-
road man can be-" said gate tender at
one of the big ferry houses, "and it goes
against me to be obliged to shut the door
in mans face. but what can do? In the
rush hours particularly not boat leaves
here but that there are at least dozen
men and women who scramble by the
ticket seller, fall over bundles and suit
cases only to fetch up against the barrier
Men have offered me inducements. ranging
from cigars to bills of large denominations
to allow them to take a chance at jumping
refused, as l must. they have generally
taken it out in cuss words
Kirke La Shelle, the late theatrical man
ager, made most Of his successes from the
plays of unknown men and always took
an interest in their work. "Checkers' was
the one on which his earnings were largest,
and he bought that on the terms on which
Re purchased all his dramatic properties.
ayers do, Mr. La Shelle would take a play
on condition that it should become his
property after he had paid certa in sum
In royalties. Thus it happened that he
was to acquire Checkers" absolutely after
he had paid its author $4,000. The play
was such a success that this money was
paid in little more than one season.
A new element has been added to New
York's cosmopolitan character. A cafe
a. to- him 10 -trp nT a
Tenderloin Is intended exclusively for
Egyptians, and only men OF that race crowd
its hall. 1t is situated in the midst of
new Greek colony. which was unheard OF
few years ago but now threatens to rival
its mother settlement on the lower West
Side.
This Is the month that brings its greatest
prosperity to little saloon not far from
Union Square At other periods Of the
year it has its customers There are
regulars who have been coming there to
play pinocle, smoke ard drink Rhine
wine But now the place Is crowded. And
the cause of this unusual gathering rs the
china bowl sitting in the followed out
square of ice on the counter. No May
wine in town is so famed as this and pious
drinkers of this German beverage make
their pilgrimages all the month down to
this little saloon.
A plumber working at manhole at Broad
and Wall streets the other day dropped
small bottle of quicksilver. The bottle
broke and the contents trickled into
mudhoe in tie gutter. Five minutes
later there were at least ten boys around
the hole on their hands and knees, with
others fighting for places. They were
picking up the quicksilver with certs,
to which it adhered readily a question
as to what they were going to do with the
stuff led to the display by one youth OF a
handful of silver coated cents and this
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In the East ern District Of Brooklyn there
is a saloon which perhaps is unique. High