The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02
LIVE roPICS ABOUT TOWN.

IloIt AlLlANhAN WY
advertisement for a groom In q news
paper Yesterday. It was required that
the groom should be Of . certain si1o and
Of sgenteel APPEARANCE In addition 70
having references and experience, but
this was not the end Of the exaotions. He
had 20 have a twin brother who could act
as chauffeur 30 that the two might looE
symmetrical on the box.
Its hard enough TO all Job anyhow
said an applicant at an employment agency
TO whom this was offered, without having
people also require that you be twin.
II was IN one Of those downtown places
where the dividing line between the cafe
and the dining room Is an imaginary line.
A customer OF tho dining room finished
his meal and rendered the waiter q modest
tip.
beg pardon. said the waiter, firmly,
but not without Difference. I'D rather
not take it. You see, I'm not a regular
waiter. I'm bartender. I'm Just heiP-
ing at the tables 10 accommodate.
The customer reflected that IL was the
first tip he had ever seen refused. Also
he pocketed the coin.
A youngster carrying a package on his
shoulder and a middle aged woman with
valise entered the elevator in a downtown
ONCE building
You'll have to set them things on the
ioor,' said the elevator man with gesture
intended to include both membranes
Against the rules.
The woman was inclined 10 grumble- The
elevator man explained.
-Nobody's allowed to carry packages
In this elevator he said. Most any kind
Of a jar would knock them down and maybe
they'd fall on somebody's toe. Then we'd
have a suit for damages on hand. Under
stand9 I've worked In several OF these build
ings and it's the rule everywhere I've been.
Scores Of women apply daily to the MAgis-
trates in the police courts for warrants
for their neighbors, usually for the offence
OF being called out Of their names They
don't get the warrants, but II the Magistrate
thinks the case IL an aggravated one he
will give the woman a summons.
sure. yer Honor said one woman TO
Magistrate Moss the other day. she's
holy terror. Ey'ry time / puts me head
out Of the window on the fire escape she
empties pail Of water on me.
I'm give you a summons, said the Magis-
trate
Well. said the Magistrate With a smile,
that is a warrant-a scare warrant !
guess she won't bother you after she gets T.
Thus was a new phrase coined. The
police in the courts now talk OF scare war
rants instead Of sumnonses.
This dialogue wab overheard on Third
avenue surface car:
'Yer'll have to pay that chnd's fare
madam
I will IL you give her a seat
Sure this is all the receipt youSeu
And he pulled the fare register bell.
Illustrating the dc fiaition Of violoncello In
the Standard Dictionary Is a small picture
OF a man in the attitude Of performing upon
the instrument. The picture is that OF
Victor Herbert, It was reproduced from
a photograph taken when Mr.. Herbert was
the foremost 'celist In this country That
was manysyears ago, and MT Herbert has
since become buster with the cares that
beset a popular composer. When he IL
heard as a soloist to-day 1t Is only at the
urgent request Of his intimates.
A young Western dentist who Is assistant
to a dental surgeon uptown had the cos
mopolitanism Of New York thrust forcibly
upon him the other day. An elderly Greek,
accom- panied by his young son, came into
the Office 20 have some work done. The
youngster spoke few words in English
which the dentist took 10 mean that the
father would take the chair first.
The dentist examined the old mans
mouth and then looked at him belplessly.
He wanted to ask him whether he wanted
bridge work or a plate, but he could not
. make himself understood. Knowing that
most foreigners speak moro than one
language he called in the other dentist,
who sneal1s French. In English he told his
professional brother what was TO be done;
! IN French the man translated 1t to the boy,
who in turn told mis- father in Greek.
The reply came back by the same route
To see men flirting with sudden death
one has only 70 watch q gang Of track re-
pairers at work on the elevated. The
third rail Is unprotected and the men, in
tho course Of their duties, have to step over
It many hundred times a day.
Last Tuesday some Of them were en-
floyed near the Grand street station OF the
Third avenue line. Ons man let fall a
crowbar 20 that IL touched the charged
| rail and also one Of the track rails. There
was a report. a fash Of flame and a cloud
Of yellow smoke. When it had all cleared
/ away the man was seen to tear OF his burn
ing ovuralls and throw them into the street.
The rest leaned against the guard rail and
laughed. The Crowbar looked like a badly
damaged corkscpw,
An old friend Of mine said one OF a
/ group Of genial souls telling stories in a
Seventh avenue hotel, has an Irish ser
want who is a jewel, He's more than that,
| hoe a minstrel show and q comic paper
| all In one.
MY friend. after having arranged with
his wife 10 make a long promised call ar
rived home the other afternoon only TO
| find his better half out and no message
| left for him. He called the jewel.
Pat, said no, can you tell me anything
Of Mrs. O'Connor's wbereaboutsr
We'll, i don't know said Pat, but
think they're in the wash.
A man and his wife In this town have q
novel way Of making living. They engage