The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05
LIVE TOPICS ABOuT TOWN.


About fifteen years ago, said the watch
maker. "a man came TO me and asked il
! could fix up watch for him that would
tick softly or loudly as he wished told
him could You know that after watch
Is fully wound an attempt to wind 1T further
will make the tick much louder, on account
OF the increased pressure.
Il fixed this one up on that principle,
with u spring that he could manipulate TO
throw the pressure off or on. | learned
afterward that he waSa we'll known criminal
lawyer and had used the watch TO discredit
an opposing witness on cross @ IA ininabon
who had been very positive about his acute
ness Of hearing.
~He he gan by holding the watch Ave feet
away, at which distance, OF course, the wit
ness could not hear the soft ticking and
gradually brought it nearer The, wltnesses
was afraid to swear that he heard II until
he actually did for fear watch with no
works in il was being worked on him. Not
until it was within foot OF his ear did ne
hear IL. He was not 50 positive about his
hearing when the Judge and several OF the
jury swore they heard 1t at distance OF
two and three feet
Fire Chief Croker ia having his troubles
trying to keep driver for his automobile.
The uncertain and long hours and the epeed
at which Croker insists on going have
been too mu CHI for the drivers.
In the past few months Croker has had
four. The last left day or two after
a short notice.
He was with me for eight weeks and
lost is pounds said Croker yesterday
He couldn't be induced to keep the job
any longer.
Croker now thinks he has got himself
supplied with a permanent man. DE has
had two regular tiremen broken in. They
are used to the long hours and can't leave
the job without losing their places in the
Fire Department.
The bill OF fare for lunch at a popu-
lar downtown restaurant yesterday was
decorated with American flags and headed
Delighted
Hero are some Of the things on the bill
Roast lamb with baked macaroni San
Juan style; beef la Moody; Rough Rider
stewed beef; fred oysters, Oyster Bay
sauce; American baked lamb pie; club sand
WITCH la Roosevelt; White House (kidney)
omelette pork and beans Gov. Douglas
style; Congressional bean soup; diplo-
matte beef and barley; Cabinet pudding,
with Senate sauce, and home made Odell
pumpkin pie.
A downtown faker has been selling tin
whistles on the curbstone all winter, the
kind OF q whistle which is almost concealed
by the mouth. and which emits particu-
larly shrill note. Lately, he has formed
partnership with street piano man The
piano ia dra wn up to the sidewalk and the
proprietor starts a popular air in which
the whistler Joins with all his force. When
the air ia finished. instead OF depending on
the chance pennies of the passers by, the
man behind the whistle proceeds To dispose
Of his wares at 10 cents apiece.
Miles VI. O'Brien. loe-president OF the
Mercantile National Bank, one Of the most
active members OF the Friendly Sons OF
St. Patrick in arranging for the Roosevelt
dinner at Delmonicos on March II, prides
himself on the fact that in the official list
Of the thirty-two members who enter
tanned President George Washington at a
similar dinner, in 1882. is TO be found the
name M ~. O'Brien.'
Fritz Schef has set an example in going
on the comic opera stage in spite of her
Teutonio training and slender acquaintance
with English. Germans seem to regard
the acquisition Of English sufficient for
practical purposes as a slight matter. Nine.
hgath6 Barsescu, the Viennese tragedienne.
IL rneditating the study of English Tor the
purpose Of going on the American stage
There is young actress in Herr Conried
company who expects within two years
to be playing on the English speaking stage
as successfully as she does on the German.
Il don't like the name OF the station
at Aston place. said Subway traveller.
-and others don't either. and perhaps We
should organize a movement TO have the
station called Eighth street or Ninth street.
which would fit it very well. II IL the
way the conductors announce the name
Of the station that hurts At the station
previous they usually call out: Next is
Aston place and the way they shout il out
makes it sound for all the world: Next