The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-15
1--WE TOPIcs AB0tT' TOWN.

A small boy with a big package Of evening
papers under his arm was knocked down
/ by an automobile as II turned into Fifth
avenue a few days ago. One Of two
fashonably dressed young women who
/ were walking down the avenue hurried 10
the boy, helped him 10 his feet and wiped his
! dirty and bleeding face. In ddzed way
he tried 70 gather up HE papers. The girl,
! quickly taking those he had from him
ana picking up the rest proceeded to oheT
/ paper to each passer. The boy, bruised
| and with torn coat, stood wondering beside
! her. The avenue was crowded md In very
short time every paper was disposed Of AZ
fancy prices and the young woman handed
the boy H.62.
Gee, lady, you're all TO de good, That's
! more'n make In a week, said the boy AZ
he pOcketed the money and llmped away,
hopping his stil. bleeding face with the
young womans handkerchief.
Magistrate Pool journeyed down to
the Jefferson Market police court in curious
fashion the other morning. While Che
strike was on there was nun on the elevated
railroad fat car laden with cans Of coffee
and milk and hampers Of sandwiches for
the guards and other new employees who
could not leave their posts. The Magistrate
was late In starting for court and the first
laden with rations. He explained his haste,
was taken on board and landed at Eighth
street enthroned amid the cans and
hampers.
There was a time when the New Yorker
looked askance az any goose liver paste
which did not come from Strassburg, but
there Is no such prejudice now.
The epicunes are all demanding q pate
l.. l. y e A
avenue fine grocers. 1T was imported
first TO this country several years ago.
II Is made in SalzbuTR, and, like the goose
liver paste always used to be, Ia pale pink
IN color. Other cities have tried 20 win
from Strassburg the supremacy In making
this dainty. but only this Austrian maker
achieved that distinction"
Il observe with interest that an actress
is going TO take up house decoration, said
a woman who had made reputation and
fortune for herself in another line Of Woman's
work. i wonder II she will make as much
money out Of 1t as I did. II was the first
thing ever undertook when found l had
70 work. A friend told me he wanted
his house done over. II was a great sue
cess except from business point OF view.
My friend failed and never could pay me
or the bills had run up for him. Luckily
] now owe only $500 and will soon be able
remember my career IA a decorator
Imitation violets made Of tissue paper
have caught the fancy Of typewriters and
other girl employees in the big downtown
buildings and the street fax n are happy.
The violets are OF the telescope order and
when extended look like a cross between
a Japanese lantern and a cOnoeTtina. As a
woman cashier in downtown store leaned
IN fQlE N n ma the htrDRh
OF violets on her waist shot toward him like
a lack-in-a- box. The young man looked
embarrassed.
-Oh! ;ts all right he said as he looked
at the accordion plated ahair. L don't
mind it a bit 80 long as it doesn't play a
tune
One OF the interesting features in the
management Of tho horse car lines terminal
ing at the South Ferry is the emergency
blacksmith A little old man with a box
Of horseshoer's tools awaits the arrival Of
every car. Should a horse come in with a
loose shoe or nails missing, he quickly makes
the necessary repairs. The old man Is an
expert at his job, and passengers on the cars
often look on amazed as he puts on shoe
in jihy
I'm soTry the strike is over confded
the conductor Of a Broadway car.
"Why?' he was asked.
Cause | was carrying such crowds l
couldn't ring up fares fast enough. Ihad to
make my returns tally with the register
at the end Of each trip, and through no fault
Of my own always had q handful OF nick
els over. IL certainly was easy graft while
II lasted
A pretty, dark haired girl Of y years
sat in box at the Majestic Theatre at a
matinee Of Buster Brown" recently. With
her we're several other children and an
elderly woman. Before the show was
half over II became noised about in the
audience that the Presidents daughter
was In a box.
The audience rubbered. but none could
pick out President Roosevelt's daughter
o. they supposed she must be. They we're
mistaken. The pretty twelve-year-old girl
was Rhita, the daughter Of Leonides Plaza,
President Of the Republic Of Ecuador In
South America. Little Miss Plaza attends
a Catholic school in Garden City, L.. l., and
Is often brought over TO the theatres here.
The Normal schools teach their subjects
in class by development and sometimes
they get curious results from the children
A teacher giving a lesson in colors was get
ting along swimmingly. He bad obtained
from the children. by the inductive method
the names Of all the primary colors except
violet. He had failed 10 get the word
violet before them without telling them
directly, 80 he resorted TO the plan Of intro
ducing the word meadow and then con-
Meeting the flower violet with the meadow
in their minds.
How many Of you know what a meadow
is?r he asked.
Everybody knew.
How many Of you have seen a meadow
he suggested. They all had.
How many can tell me what grows in a
meadow?' he beamed, getting nearer TO
his color word.
All hands went up.
well, Mamie he said to the star pupil
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