The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-17
LIVE TOrPIcs AMOUR Town.

LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
On leaving for his vacation lately a man
IN an outburst Of generosity promised his
ohum that he would send him the first
pair Of Long Island ducks lie oame across.
The chum WAS delighted. but his 10Y turned
TO dismay when he received one morning
brace Of live ducks. He offered them to
all his friends, but they all lived In the
city and declined tho offer. The butcher
said he was not allowed to kill anything
on the premises. After journeying ground
Market, where q Kind hearted dealer pur-
chased Thorn for thirty cents.
"A bad habit prevails among you people
Of the East said man at ono Of our city
hotels yesterday, 'of not being satished
with tho seat you pay for on railroad
train. You want TO hold q whole section
by putting hat or . satchel alongside Of
you.
Il saw . Lesson given one Of this class
on Western train recently. The train
was crowded, but in the scat Immediately
in front Of the one occupied sat man
who had covered the sat alongside OF him
with parcels.
"A gentleman stopped and asked Is this
seat engaEedi There 70 no Got other sea seat OF, or
these pSroels.'
Thsy Belong to . man who has gone
to the smoker was the answer.
We'll. III take the seat and when hs
AT . station not much further on the
first occupant Of tho eest got up. and reached
for the bundles. The other occupant
stopped him asking. What are you going
- ~. 18th they are m mine and am going
NO, you arc not. You said they b.
longed to q man In the smoker
"A war Of words followed and the con-
ductor was called. He, too. said that tho
parcels could not be removed, and the
passenger was forced to quit the train
Said the clerk to the butcher ~ the days
sales were being made UP:
Il sold q leg OF lamb to some ono and
forgot to enter II on the salesbook and
can't remember who It was
"Take every psssbook, said his employer,
.snd In each one charge for one leg q lamp;
The right party will say nothing. while all
the others will kck.'
THE first thing that strikes you in looking
for aparments In Manhattan said hat
hunter, lis the price. Where Ave or ton
years ago this was u to - per room per
month, 1t Is now 80. and this without very
much regard to the distance from downtown
90 long as the house u accessible. True,
the modern houses at this price have con.
found in the older buildinss; they have
elevators and telephones, and maybe mail
chutes, and they are likely to Be tastefully
finished as to cabinet work and decoration,
4 used to wonder where all the people
came from that could ahord to pay the rent
Of houses In New York; wonder now
who are the people that can AFFORD to pay
SO a room and more for apartments, and
that snap up four five and six room and
larger apa rtments at UGH prices.
There is a fortune waiting" said the
furnishing goods salesman. 'for the man who
can devise a means Of making the necks
OF sweaters and the tops OF stockings
retain their original clinging elasticity.
When first worn the ribbed tops Of new
stockings hold them comfortably and nicely
in place, and the ribbed neck Of the new
sweater stays just how and where you want
it: but sooner or later with even the very
best of knit goods Of these sorts the stocking
tops and sweater neoks stretch and sag
Ten cents please. demanded the ree-
taurant cashier, as the patron turned away
after having used the telephone.
Il didn't know you taxed regular custo-
mers, he objected as he laid down the dime.
I'VE didn't for while, admitted the cash
Ter. but we had to In self-defense. Some
women have q mania for calling friends
and one woman used to send four or five
messages an evening. which took the profit
of her lunch check.
But the final straw was q, da inty miss
who tripped to the desk. got the number
she called for and passed out this conversa-
ton:
I was telling you about and couldn't re-
member Well, the leader Is going to play
IT, and TN be hanged II she didn't stand
there twelve minutes while the orchestra
played a popular song holding the trans-
mitter 60 her friend could catch the air.
In the far South pickaninnies In natures
garb playing in semi-public places are not
an uncommon sight, but their antics al.
ways bold the attention OF the Northern
visitor. That black skinned babies are as
interesting here as In warmer chimes was
proved yesterday. when dozens Of people
lined the rail Of Brooklyn elevated sta
t!on and ga8ed In pleased surprise at four
negro children In their birthday clothes,
eplashing about In o bathtub on the third
floor Of building near by. The youngsters
kept up their fun for many minutes be-.
fore they discovered that their altogether
frolio was under observation.
MAN,s FOOTPRINT IN COAL.