The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-30
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Good morning, gentlemen said the
young woman, placing suit case on
vacant desk in a downtown office. The
half dozen men in the room looked up
from their work,
sI've got something here that will interest
you" went on the young woman, all the
while christening the straps OF the suit
case
sIt'll be useless to spring a book on US
said one man.
Don't worry responded the young
woman. 4I'm not book agent. But I'm
selling something, and I'll bet there isn't
one Of you can guess what
At last the suit case was opened, II
was packed with neat pasteboard boxes,
tied with ribbons OF different hues
Here we are, went on the young woman,
taking out a box and untying the ribbon
Before / take OF the cover | want to say
20 you all that this is the best article Of its
kind in the market-home made fudge
Just try a piece" she urged, going from
one TO the other with the box.
Everybody bought box at 20 cents
each. The young woman said her mother
her sister and herself made tho fudge at
home. She was the travelling salesman Of
the firm, having given up job as type
writer to do this work. SO far, she said
she had made big hit for every day she
sold all the family could make.
Seagoing poolrooms are not entire novel
ties in New York. Thirty years ago, as
one consequence OF the closing Of the city
rooms after the Hayes-Tilden betting
scandals in Morrissey's Broadway place, a
barge anchored at Weehawken did a thriv-
ing trade on the spring races at jerome
Park In 1889. during a tight season for
the rooms here and in Hoboken, q place
fourished on a canalboat moored 20 the
wharf at Guttenburg. Whenever the New
jersey constableS moved toward the float
ing pOolToOm the gangplank was hauled
in and the boat passed from the control
OF the State TO Federal law. This was the
theory and IL worked all right, for the
room was not shut up until the proprietors
obtained permission to do business in a
more accessible location.
I'm the thirty-fve years that nave
lived In this part Of the city said an old
Fast Side politician yesterday, Il never
saw any one 90 into that graveyard over
there" pointing TO a small cemetery on
New Bowery. between james and Oliver
streets. The graveyard was presented 20
the Jews by Louis Gomez, a Portuguese
jew. in 1929 IL runs along New Bowery
about 80 feet and Is feet back. When the
neighborhood began 20 build up, the jews
selected a new site on Long Island. IL
il said TO To the first Jewish cemetery
here. At the present time Il only con-
tains about thirty headstones and these
are worn down, making IL hard to read the
inscriptions on them. II stands in back
Of St James's Church " hch Is one OF the
oldest Catholic churches in the city.
The other day said a Harlem real
estate man. Il went out 10 show fats to
motherly woman. She fin ally decided
on one but size wanted some improve
rnenta felt sure the owner wouldn't stand
she said. Where does the owner liver
III zee him myself
The owner / answered. IL Mr.. So
and SO Of No. Such and Such Columbus
avenue"
What" she screamed, You don't mean
SO and So. the tailor
Yes, do said.
Why she walled. I thought he was
30 poor I've been giving him a quarter
instead Of \ cents every time he presses
my husbands trousers
Well said ne bought this house
last week for $4,000"
An antithesis Of graft IL the practice
OF a court clerk who, far from eXtoTting
illegal charges, often pays legal fees out
Of bis own pocket. The clerk prepares first
naturalization papers in the United States
District Court and pays the IS cents fee
himself whenever clergyman is the appi-
cant.
soon after l began work in this place,
be says, "a clergyman applied for papers
and | didn't have the nerve to bone him
for the 65 cents. Instead / took il out Of my
own pocket and put it in the till I'm sew
eral years older now, but my practice in
that respect hasn't changed. Any UNI
naturalized clergyman can get his first
papers for nothing while / am on the Job.
The silk hated man who looked as IL he
had money was tipsy and he had hard work
picking his way along the east side Of Broad
way. In front Of the Hotel Aston a deteo-
tive Of the West Forty-seventh street sta
ton stood talking 10 a friend. The tipsy
man looked 30 prosperous TO him that he
thought It best to gather him in before
be was robbed
He took him 20 the police station and un-
buttoned the long paddock coat that he
wore. Underneath was q very much worn
suit. A search Of the prisoners pockets
Welded two pennies and a toothpick,
That's one on me-" said the sleuth.
I thought he was the real goods but he's
q shine.