New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
Girl Mendicants-A Surprise for a
B. r. T, Guard.

There are several clever girls in the Borough
Hail district who make not a little money by
working the sympathies OF the public. One
dodge that is a rnoneymsker is for q girl TO take
one evening newspaper from a newsboy and go 70
the opposite side OF the street. Wont you please
buy my paper?" is her appeal 10 the first man
who comes along He usually bites, and eight
times out OF ten gives the girl two three cents
or perhaps nickel dime. II the first appeal
does not work the girl adds a little something
about her sick mother and brother at home.
This fails TO bring customer and usually
posed Of the girl trots across the street gets
SthsS and rspeats The process This game Is wessd ss
men OF shrewd femininity makes practice Of
ese s sr. 70 but You have lot Of dust On your
coat" Then she proceeds TO brush his back vigor:
sp. s nieFe ' or s dime dime into her hand This girl
admits that her idea is as good as mint
Most every enpIoye Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company knows General Superintendent
Dow F. Smith by sight. This is not only because
be spends about half his time out on the lines. but
also because no one could well mistake his ponder
form and good natured countenance. But few
OF the men come directly In contact with Presi-
dent Winter. they have no opportunity of put
ting their best foot forward when he is around.
One day. when Re q passenger elevated
tTain. intoxicated man, coming down the aisle,
fell fat upon the floor. Unable assist himself.
h. lay there until a guard came in and tried 70
induce him to get up It was no use. The
would not stir. As the guard was arguing with
him. President Winter spoke up and said:
Don't you that can't get up himself?
Why don't you pick him Up put him in seat and
The guard. who mad been irritated to the expod-
ig point by his experience with the inebrated In
whose Identity. Of he was entirely ignorant
Mno IN ere YOU any way. oHtun in like
this% calculated The guard in the combative tones
tnst s@ ae P4s6s, al 592 WI ,; known by passengers
me system The fierce manner OF the enploye
faded awaE. and for moment lie fright
on Mr. wpies saggesti6h s rhs he pTesdsht pFemdR1
e frst vas inclined 10 discipline the man. but
learned his lesson.
Park Commissioner Kennedy makes an announce
ment in recent issue Of The city Record that
looks ss rolgh 81 might have been copied from
some rGral Journal Ao would accuse Com
missioner kenr y of being farmer and yet here
he Is adTer-iz-s iAat September : he Will sell
one hrnd3-i laT;i+. thirty sheep one black horse
one ooE hors'. tso bnggiez ana tons Of serap
IRON. Tie fao, J. ihat. manager Of Prospect
Park. RI = 's-,ig 3 in iAe stock raising business
The surplus u h- sock Is sod each ear aho,pIt
ms I'm, ana ha.cisrs always watch eagerly for
arrays wiling % sv. them coice prices Tor NUT
ohsl ne Competition eauses te animals to bring
There la been a tradition around the park that
an5s 80, & r--e e!-c,etai lamb and mutton always
iieisns ofhcal'.. course this g., denied POI In
ibe b1aIs Ha OF t4e year The foci is shesired, and
L'.P a!s2 serve The Park Department: In another
way; The keen the turf on gh- Long Ne4doU, g.,
go conqltloh closely cropped and fertilized OF
=, th me lnsy ere not inconsiderable attraction
70 nc mark b1l few of the children who are SO
Iond Of them are thar first OF an the sbaeD
..fe mere Tor business reasons ]. e. to keen he
EI1ss IN shape Aside from the sheen and Tarohe
es,ah ,is aoF1.tlsed I Tor sale VIII probably bring
rstiah prices fhey are simply the acc,In1uls to5
~ year Of things useless To fhe depsrtment
ne ne colectlon IS much smaller than usual tb,s
F"ilce court magistrates hear many stranpA
A man tsg-
formerly members Of the Salvation Army an
peared before Magistrate Tighe in the Adsn,s~s,
court the other day. The man declared the,
ms wife WAS at the same time the suAo+as,
"ha latest woman he had ever known She did
morning but read novels and newspapers he da
cared she compelled him TO assfsr he, 4,
dressing and he had TO comb her hair an Az
= result OF this he late 10 work one d. rs rAs
5ost ms Job as roofer. The husband exTTessad
institution 'e sent TO
Both OF ought o have the bo.o
yoa." said Magistrate Tighe e turned on
But the man made another ulea and 6rou.. =.
woman was sent to the Wayside Ho,1a stss Lie
lhonths rms seemed TO satisfy the Husband eiA