The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-06
LIVE TOPIcs AMOUR TOWN.

attention. Il just bad to zee tho dentist
the other day and as It happened my
regular practitioner was on q VACATION,
30 went to another man near by.
He took me In hand In good shape, and
started the buzser going Then before
he put It to my tooth he walked over to
piano I had observed In the corner. and
touched a button. The thing began play
ing right away, and ran from ragtime to
sacred music before II stopped. The music
seemed to distract my attention somehow.
and the dentist had finished his job In what
seemed an unusually short time. But
think II was moro the novelty than the
soothing qualities Of the music that appealed
< T. 1T hs so dsq r. sa me- 1sTv s
ful in quieting nervous patiSnts.
II was evident whsn she entered the car
that she had dressed In hurry. She wore
white waist OF some shiny stun. which
buttoned behind, and at least half dozen
buttons we're unfastened.
"You ought to tell her. whispered a
young man to his companion: you've
got wife, and
.Yes, and you've got grandmother.
Tell her yourself, replied the other.
n
got on the car. His dress was rough and his
hands bore evidence Of q days work about
machinery. He had taken the seat directly
behind the young woman, and In q moment
his eyes fell on the callss Of the whispered
comments. He reached In his coat pocket,
pulled out pair Of spectaoies. and care
What do you think Of that" whispered
the young man, "the old fellow Is using
opera glasses.
He must have heard the smothered
laughter as he leaned forward as II to get
busy buttoning the waist. AZ the car swung
around Union Square the girl made move
as IL she wanted to get out, and half turned
a flushed face toward the old man:
Il amt done yet, he said, but it's bet
tern 1t was.
He had only . check for $57. and needed
81 at once. Tho banks were all closed and
he had tried half dozen friends, In vain.
Then he thought Of big department store
where his face was known to the cashier.
"Can you cash this check for mel he
asked.
Il could for merchandise the cashier
replied, but couldn't give you money
Suppose buy fifty dollars worth, can you
.Oh, yes, there's no trouble about that
So the man with the check went TO the
jewelry department. picked out ffty
change, and Two days later returned the
watch and got his 80. Handy, this
scheme Of the stores taking things back, .
he said
ASt. vinoent's Hospital ambulance made
a new record the other day on hurry
call to Spring and Crosby streets. The
distance is O little more than three-quarters
OF mile, and the run was made In minutes
81 seconhs, Walter O'Neill vns the driver
An Eighth avenue hardware store has
window display that attracts q good deal
OF attention. It IL an ingeniously con-
struoted railroad engine made from tools
and small articles in the stores stock. The
engine is about two feet long and complete
in every detail. The boiler 10 made Of two
black pals, the boilerhead is a window
yentilator. The sides Of the cab are Of dif-
ferent diameter bits, haoksAws fern the
roof and squares held In small vises keep
the engineer from being dropped out behind.
The top Of the boiler has all the usual fix-
lures an oilcan forms the safety valve. q
small bell plays its usual part. Then comes
the sandbox, which l. . brazing lamp; the
smokestack IL Q couple OF brass boxes and q
round spirit level makes an excellent head
light. Brass boxes mako tho steamboxes
and an oilcan forms piston anu cylinder.
The iootboard Is q saw blade and q long bit
fastened above makes a handrsil. The
driving wheels are most wonderf1i Of all
and are constructed Of pliers, dividers,
calipers and other small tools wired to-
gether; the tires are Of flexible saw blades.
the small wheels are the ratchet wheels OF
braces; the connecting rods are soribers,
catohsr are spirit levels. Tho rest Of the
cowoatcher is made Of molders' tools.
An advertising novelty Just put out Is
In the form Of an earlap and Is made Of paper.
The advertisers name u on the inside,
while the side that Is exposed reads Hot
Air Protector
The sbrewers' mortgage is well reoog-
nized feature in the real estate market.
Less we'll known u the fact that the same
aid to soihg into business for oneself Is
extended In other commercial lines.
recent graduate In pharmacy has lately
established q drug store In new section
where he might grow up With the building
boom. His store Is fitted up With all that
ia newest and most up to date in counter
and shelving display and presents . eehu-
inely attractive appearance. It develops
that it was eli done for his order BY, the
drug supply house from which .he pledged
himself TO secure his supply Of driss, the
party Of the other part being abundantiy
protected by chattsl mortgage.
George Dewey. the six-year-old son Of
ono Of the city engineers. accompanied his
father reoently to conference of engineers
At Cleveland. II was . gala event for
George Dewey, who was particularly i'm
pressed with the hotel at which the dele
yates stopped. To his young mind II
seemed that the hotel dining room Afforded
about everything that . boy or man could
Tish for and when, after hearing the elsb-
orate orders given to the waiter BY his
father and others. The boy was asked what
he would have for dinner he pondered long
that such an opportunity should not be
lost ~,
who finally looked up and said with an air
Of satisfaction, Il guess I'll have some
hot cross buns.s
And for the first time In the history Of
that hotel the chef was stumped.