The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-26
SALON DE bARBERfA.
PROSTITCD Y LIMPfE2A.


To this has been added a bodega across
the way. Here one may have frescds. 1t
would take all kinds OF an interpreter 10
determine Just what these irescos are
but they 90 to the right spot IN an arid sum
mer TO little ice Is added the )u1ce
the squeeze Of many lines and all drowned
in carbonic water. The surroundings may
not be inviting, for Ponce taste has little
fault to find with Cherry Hill Girt; but be-
hind dirty windows are found gentle cour-
tesy and wonderful frescos
AT this season you begin fairly to re-
alize said a suburbante, what the seed
man really gave you when he sold you seed
nackages in the spring labeled 'Inlyed
iawn.' Evenings and Sundays | worked
over the soil that surrounds Sameasrent
villa. l sowed the seed according to direc-
tions, and let myself in for semi-weekly
stunt Of manicuring lawn just 30 that
might have the satisfaction OF feeling how
difYerent il was from Harlem. But now
know what that mixed lawn was mixed
with. It's plantain, Piantd0o MAJOR OF the
botany books, but l don't dare go step
further In characterization Of it, lest I lie
taken up for profanity. ii,
1T beats the lawn mower every time.
You can't root 1t up with anything snort
Of a posthole auger AID. that spolis your
lawn. Now all my dayight leisure Is sPent
that perhaps by that device l may he able
70 heat it out next season There were few
nights last week whe n the moon was bright
enough for me to fight plantains by moon
light Until il, bsS,ims saT saser my ps sa1
spikes the other day: 1t may be cruelty to
animals. but have issued orders that the
cat gets neither milk nor liver in the hope
That he will be driven to feed on plantains
IN l thought my lawn for the term OF my
natural life was going to remain mixed
lawn. I'd have 1t macadamized and painted
green.
sim not superstitious about most things,
said the man in the blue serge, but we're
lust naturally going to run into some
thing or have some sort OF delay before
We get downtown. .,,,,
makes you think that?'
" was Ave minutes late in leaving the
house. 1t always happens. The other
morning the car ahead caught fire and we
had 10 Get out and walk down to the nearest
elevated station, and last week we were r.
held up by a cart with broken axle. II
never happens when am on time. but II
iaaya the house two minutes later than
usual there is bound to be a smash-up.,,
They started in to discuss the foolish;
ness Of superstitons ana the ne were SUI SUI
Ahead of them a lean and spawned horse
had succumbed to the heat and already
four cars had piled up. .,.,L
You see, said the superstitious one
a. he jumped on the car, i Just knew 1t
would have to happen
State Senator Daniel j. Riordan, who
was appointed by Gov. Higgins to serve
on the committee to investigate life in
s,rance companies, lost package OF papers
~, the Albany boat the other day.
senator Grady was talking to him on the
o,rnar of Franklin and Centre streets q
dov or two later and asked him about the
papers. ,oo uos tbsre2'
insurance hiils?'
Ne S;:,r ao,n'nsT !. vas gas bill, perhap.
might say Of importance too as l nave
to pay II.
One Of gang Of laborers repairing
trolley track uptown worked in the hottest
rart OF the day without hat. The FORE
man came along and said
mike, why don't you lut on your ha,
Don't YOU know that your brains are liable
40 Ike affected in this kind OF weather uh
less YOU 81 oteot your head9' . VI
III ! had any brains do ,yez think Ia
be working like this on such day. wa,
Mikes reply,
aDoes reading ns~sE aIers improve the
morals and manners Of children, and put
them in the way of becoming better oiti
zens? Well think IL does. The othe'
morning my girl OF eleven was at break
fast when her ohum iron next door came
in to invite her 10 play,
II can't 80 Cor an horr Sr two . ,aIt
10y 10y to sweep nv room and olean 1t VI first.
s..Why do YOU have to c;ean your room,
asked in establishment. it being the firs
time sn Oh thing had been suggested.
why, read this morning; she f ;o;i eo
teeninq a disorderly house. and I'm not go
ing to let the police get me.