The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-14
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Inc second story rear WINDOWS OF a row
Of old houses in East Twenty-third street
almost the only dwelling houses left In a
district Of Office buildings, open on roof
by which one can get from house to house
from the second story windows. For the
last month the clerks In an insurance office
opposite have been watching with interest
the operations Of a fine collie dog. Every
morning he comes out Of the house nearest
Fourth avenue, trots in businesslike man.
ner along the roof to the farther house in
the row and jumps through the open French
windows. He is lost to sight for about ten
minutes, when he trots back home again.
Lately the clerks have taken to watching
him with an opera glass, and they find that
he always carries a note tied to his collar.
They are wondering now just whose love
affair this is and what hard fate is keeping
the young people apart.
Whether or not the spirit OF strenuous
industry that is 80 characteristic Of New
York is affecting his bees is question
that is Just now puzzlng a Seventh avenue
physician who lives in Harlem. Raising
bees has been his hobby, and at his summer
home up the State he keeps a number Of
hives. Last winter he had two hives shipped
to New York and placed in his tack va d.
The bees long since have been hard at
work storing up food for the coming winter.
Each morning they head for Jersey. and
come home at night and between times,
bearing their sweet load. When he brought
them here he wondered If they would be
able to find means OF subsistence, What
ia astonishing him now is that the bees
have actually made more honey than they
did last year when they were in the country.
An abandonment case In which the valid
ity of the marriage was questioned was
being heard by Magistrate Pool. The
woman 3 lawyer referred to her husband.
Il object to the word husband" cried
the defendants counsel. and wordy war
began between the lawyers Magistrate
Pool at once poured oil on the troubled
waters. Turning to the stenographer., he
said, Just say alleged husband Then
he turned to the newspa per men.
That's n way Of getting around dG-
flculty that learned from you fellows, y
he said.
There Is one very busy actor In town
these days. He is good actor, but for
some reason or other he has not appeared
in New York success for some time. His
wife. however keeps steadily at work and
is very popu lar actress. The work in
which this actor Is now engaged is taking
his. wife's dogs for an airing. She has two
po6dles. and every day the actor may be
seen in Central Park tugging on the leash
while the dogs try to pull him IN opposite
directions. When engaged in this occu-
patton the actor generally wears his hat
pulled down over his eyes. Perhaps that
is why he does not always gee his friends
and acquaintances as they pass.
Two handsome silk flags In Broadway
window have attracted considerable atten-
ton. One is a regulation United States
flag and the other the yellow silk emblem
of the Traffic Squad. In the center of this
Is embroidered a pneumatic tired wheel,
and in the center of the wheel and covering
it's spokes appears brown horses head.
The flags were presented to the street
traffic regulation bureau by the Merchants
Association.
A well known photographer was running
his homemade steamobile along the Fast
ern Parkway, Brooklyn a few days ago,
towing an imported gasoline car which
needed overhauling As he climbed the
hill near the reservoir he overlook flashy
touring car, of the same make as the one
he was towing, driven by liveried colored
chauffeur of great dignity. The .puf-puff
OF the steam car appeared to CRATE on the
nerves of the driver of the perfume wagon
in an effort to leave the neghborhood.
The native product was not to be lost,
however, and racing after the other caught
Try Try, as s'f he ~ might the ne gro driver could
not pull away So he leaned over and
expressed his disgust, saying that if it
we're on the level and the cops were not
SO handy he would run away from the
steam car. He was utterly crushed how
ever, when he got this reply, -,
Look farther behind, Bill; and you'll
see that I'm towing the mate to your car.
That's the only reason | stay with you