The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-23
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


For those who believe that Ice water is
unhealthful the 'olla" Of the Latin coun-
tries and Mexico Is earnestly recommended
in this hot weather. The "olla"-the
Me1icans pronounce 1t like "olya"--is
porous earthen jar. It's pores are con-
tinually sweating little beads Of water,
which, by the principle OF evaporation,
keep the liquid within at cool temperature,
half way between that Of hydrant water
and that of Ice water. They are TO be
found In some Of the foreign stores Of the
East Side.
Il tell yer. said Casey. the cop, IF there's
wan thing like to hear at night, when I'm
poundin tn pavements at milkman time.
it's tn man wild tn whistle Win yer
hears man whistlin' yer can loosen tn
grip on tn stick, fer yer don't need to dodge
brick
Yer see, a whistlin mans happy wan,
an happy mans yer frind. Yer burglar
don't hang out no signs. He's out fer tn ;
Rubber shoes is his graft an he's no use fer
brass band or drum an fife corpse"
What about whistlin' woman" asked
Rounds.
Il never knew wan thot cud,' replied
Casey.
Some English tourists who arc in the habit
OF travelling with good many trunks
have a way Of marking their baggage
for identification purposes which looks
strange to American eyes. 1t Is not at all
unusual now to see landed on the steamship
piers big pile Of trunks and bags around
each OF which will be stripe of some vivid
color. A bright red stripe around a sole
leather trunk may look queer, but its use
funess is apparent in the ease with which
the baggage is picked out by the owner.
An Englishman who came over recently
had his trunks not only decorated with
white stripe, but on the top Of each was his
coat OF arms in colors His baggage was
handled with much despatch.
Last year there was state OF instruction
in Brooklyn over the collection Of the extra
fare on the trolley trip to Coney Island.
This year the resentment is quite as pro-
nounced, but its manifestation is more sullen
and less picturesque. When the Smith
street cars reach Kings Highway, where
the extra fare is collected, there are just as
many protests "a ever. and it is no unusual
thing for some indignant passenger to leave
the car and aver that he will not travel on
their old road anyway. This he may easily
do. for the Brighton Beach line runs parallel
same thing happens on that road also
Thus it happens that on warm Sundays
there Is a double line OF march along that
furlong Of Kings Highway and he marchers
are the dsgruntled who have thus evidenced
their protest against the second fare. 1t
costs them 10 cents just the same to get to
the island, but the other fare at least is not
paid to the same heartless system.
Now here's something funny for you to
put in your paper said the salesgirl In the
department store. Did you ever see a
man wearing a new tie Of the fashion of
about lss9-one OF those square, fiat.
straight all -the-way-down ties? Not an
old one. mind you, but brand new one.
If you haven't, it IS because you don't
notice ties.
We'll. l just found out today where those
ties come from. We're having sale OF
sixteen cent four in-hands. An old woman
came in to-day and bought two dozen.
In the trade, ma'am?' said l. You
know, small dealers often buy up as much
as We'll let EN- at special sales.
them for my husband. bought two dozen
Just like this away hack In 's2. They're
all worn out now, so I'm getting a new lot.
It's righ. cheap way Of dressing
so if you SEQ man about tep years from
o @ So So he s got OF sns
Here Ia how one restaurant man got
even with the souvenir collecting mania.
When tho cafe first opened It's doors to
the public, among the portable things
ayaila BILE for souvenirs we're small match
safes that cost the management 81
ca CHI, buying direct from the manufacturer.
Inside OF a week some forty or fifty were
missing. The proprietor did some hard
thinking, with the result that no summoned
his walters and informed them that he
would hold each responsible for the match
safes on his table and that each safe missing
would be charged against him at S.
It was not many days before the match
safes we're yielding the restaurant hand
some profit. The walters were 30 viRi!ant
that the wariest souvenir hunter could not
outwit them. BY some mysterious means
ca oh disappearing match safe got down
on the bill as follows. One match safe
S5.' and OF course If the young man had
Young woman with him, and especially IL
the young woman were the thlef' as was
would shamefacedly make good
Something new in slot machines lie the
constant cry. Quite the newest is diminu-
tive domed affair in front Of furnishing
store on middle Broadway.
1t is set upon pedestal some three feet
high, and through its glass sides may be
seen a variety Of collar buttons ranged in
slots. One decides upon proper shape
and turns the top until the proper button is
over the delivery tray, a coin ia dropped in
and the button shoots the chutes, and true
to collar button nature proceeds to fall upon
the sidewalk instead Of staying in the tray.
More than one man drops in his coin,
examines his purchase curiously and either
throws it away or hands it to one Of the
small boys who are constantly about the
place.
Little Black Men" Of all sizes, sorts and
conditions have Eeen popular with the
street takers since the Wood trial, but the
most uncommon black men are those given
his friends by an uptown physician whose
fad Is magic.
He has not only the largest collection of
books on the subject in private library,
hut he has collection Of wands not
duplicated In any collection. From the
time OF Anderson, Wizard of the North,
to the newest conjurer of thu continuous,
the collection is complete, and these little
black men are supposed to have been en-
dowed with the magic virtues possessed by
these wands by having been rubbed by the
copjuring sticks Of the three Herrmanns,
HelIer KellAr Goldin, de kolta and a score