The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-09


went to the Holland House cafe on Sunday
afternoon. He drank bis cocktail and read
his newspaper intently. Then be called the
waiter 10 pay his check.
This n he drlest Raines law sandwich
I ever saw, be said. -and I've tried 'em
everywhere"
Meantime the waiter was looking for the
check, The sandwich lay untouched on
sThe gentleman ate the oheek,' called
out the oashier. Il saw him do It while
he was reading the paper
One Of the returning opera singers has
Just paused in New York long enough TO
sing into one Of the Photographs. Her
unwillingness 10 do this was unusual, az
artists have In some cases received large
sums for a song record. One soprano got
$4,000 for four songs. This particular
woman gotnothing, which explains her state
Of mind.
performances at the opera, and only thirty
nine were provided for her. In all con-
tracts the singers receive payment for the
number Of performances guaranteed 70
them. Something had TO be done 70 make
up that last performance, az the singer IN
sisted on payment for II.
The impre sario concerned the brilliant idea
Of having the lady sing In the talking ma
chine. In vain she rebelled. Her mana
ger was insistent and she had TO agree TO
sing one song.
Perhaps you've noticed said the cleo
trical engineer, 'how far you can see the
electric sign Pennsylvania Railroad along
the North River. II can be read easily
when dgns on either side Of it are only
blurs Of light, II isn't the size Of 1t, either,
for the others are nearly as large; it Is the
placing OF the lights.
That sign Is regarded a. a model Hardly
a week passes but the Pennsylvania people
grant a request to take lts measurements
I'm not advertising an electrical hrm when
! say this for the engineers Of the road
you see, there Is everything in the
space between the lights. II they are too
far apart, II j. dim; II they are too close
together the line is blurred. The proper
spacing differs a good deal in different
places; the Pennsylvania people seem TO
have hit the right combination for New
York"
Within sight Of Wall Street yesterday
afternoon New Workers we're tumbling
over one another to be fooled by a game
which was played out In the country
districts a decade ago. Al Dey and Church
streets a faker stood selling cough drops
"A standard article advertised In all the
papers, announced the faker. Every
firth box contains from TO 50 cents in silver.
II is throwing the money away, but we do
It to introduce this marvellous medicinal
The oapper-a half grown boy in this
case-stepped out and bought a box. lie
opened Il and drew forth shiny half
dollar. There was a rush for the faker,
and In two minutes he had sold twenty
boxes. Half the purchasers opened their
boxes at once, but, naturally, no one ex-
oept the caPper drew prize
Patent leather pumps assumed such
an importance in mems summer dress last
year that they were appropriate at almost
any time. They were seen at the beach
In the morning and on clubhouse piazzas
at night. They were apparently the most
popular article Of dress for men. There
was not much propriety in wearing patent
leather on some Of these occasions, put
popularity Of the pumps. This year they
have appeared in all materials suited 10
any time Of the day. They are TO be had
In white cloth or leather, in russell leather
or even In calfskin which may De PACK
ened Thus men who are determined 10
wear pumps will not have to contine them
selves 10 the shiny black leather kind
1T makes us fremen pretty sore to turn
out on an alarm and find no fire when we
reach the box said a battalion chief.
And Il isn't because we're lazy and hate TO
do any more work than necessary. either.
The real reason is that about eight accidents
out Of ten that come TO the apparatus in the
streets occur on run that really wasn't
necessary. II you read the newspapers
closely YOU will find that at the end OF al
most every story about persons run, over
Inv FIRE engines or runaWaye In which APP
psratus Is wrecked line which. says that
the fire didn't amount TO much, or there
was no fire. That's why we kick.
lean de Reszke has no plans for returning
70 America and it Is doubtful II he will ever
he heard here again but be has not lost his
interest in one phase OF American musical
afairs. He receives monthly from one OF
the music publishers the freshest batch Of
coon sonRs. The tenor takes the greatest
interest In them and Is deeply disappointed
N the supply II small OF notup TO theaverage.
He expressed deep regret In letter sent
recently that there was less interest than
there used TO be in these Characteristic
compositions.
Applicants for duplicate citizenship
naners are required TO bring Rfidavits
certifying that the originals have been
lost or accidentally destroyed. An Italian
woman visited United States Commissioner
Sbields's ONCE the other day and presented
a long and avit certifying that she had
really lost the paper. In II was this SEN
tence.
Il can honestly say that she Is a woman
of FOOD moral character and IL attached 70
The principles Of the Constitution
Clerk Donovan, who attends to such cases
said that the Constitution must have been
presented 70 her In Italian. She was unable
10 speak a word Of English.
He was explaining street car travel In
Brooklyn and expatiating on the advantages
Of taking a car four blocks away from
his own door,
sDid that yest'd'y,- said he, 'and the
blamed car turned into my own street from
ia regular route and ran down TO my house.
Tben IL stuck. My little girl spied me
from the street. dashed back Into the house
got a letter the postman bad LETT aiter !
Vent away, ran out TO the car, hoppedi
aboard, handed Il 20 me, gimme mug
A kiss and tumbed out again. read ne
letter, waved my hand to her again and the
car got started NJ,
sOh, we're ell right Mail cars In brooN-
lvn while you wait, hey?'