The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-29
1--we TOPIcs ABOUT roWN.

a friend told this Characteristic story the
other day about the comedians unwilling
ness TO let business interfere with his pltas-
urs:
When Morris produced a little German
farce In the burlesqus theatres and won a
triumph Of no mean proportions a local
manager sought TO make an arrangement
for a summer production Of the piece at his
vaudeville theatre, The man who tella the
story volunteered 10 obtain tho services Of
the oomTeny, and after several inter
views Morris at last consented 10 a meeting
with the manager to Close the deal.
The afternoon Of the appointment his
friend met Morris coming down Broad
way with friend. From the smile on the
comedians face he was sure the deal had
gone through, but Morris cut his conpatu-
lations short,
i saw Blank" he admitted and he was
willing to make good terms, but on tho way
up bought an automobile
But what has that 10 do with the easel"
was the irritable question.
why, returnd Morris In surprise, Blank
wanted an eight week season with daily
matinees. / should have had no chance to
As a result Morris's debut on Broadway
was delayed two years.
y To sell an elevated ticket with a newBpape
to avoid the crowd at the ticket window Is
a trade getting device long popular with
newsdealers, but one downtown stand has
gone further than that Regular customers
as they approach receive their favorite
paper and a ticket and hurry along without
stopping except on Saturday, when they
settle for the six papers and tickets
The names and office addresses Of theoe
regulars are seldom known TO the dealer,
and yet 80 cents Is the extent Of bis loss
since he began the cust)m OF 1tsnding
credit three months ago. He found that
even the slight delay at the stand making
change counted for much when train was
just pulling into the station. Under his
credit system 90 largely increased has his
business become that he now disposes OF
IS OF so worth Of tickets every business day
and has more than doubled his newspaper
sales.
Magistrate Steinert, the new member
Of the board, is one Of the few, II not the
only one Of the ma gistrates, who can speak
Yiddish He jabbers away with the pedlers
in their own tongue, and they are terribly
impressed.
Magistrate Zeller, who Is now in Special
Sessions, used TO be his own interpreter.
Several OF the present magistrates, nclud-
ing the president Of the board-Flammer-
talk plain German TO their prisoners. Mag
istrate Barlow speaks French 90 well that
when he goes back 70 English he seems
TO be tranalatlng himself.
One OF two OF the ma gistrates who are
masters Of other tongues refuse to use
them in court, They appear to believe
in letting interpreters earn their salary
--
That leogs at the subway entrance to
tire Brooklyn Bri5ge Is stumbling block TO
hundreds in these days, By raising the
asphalt Of the bridge sidewalk OF depress-
ing the grade OF the subway entrance 1t
would have been easy to make "a level
walk Instead, there is a step which rises
unexpe ctedly to stub the tees Of the in
Corners. Hundreds OF pet corns are smashed
there daily, and the air ought to be sui
phurous az times Within condo mnations
uttered.
Like giving a dog a bad name, said a
clerk Of one Of the criminal courts, give
a man a bad criminal record and very often
he IL convicted before he is tried.
Not long ago a mfn was on trial for pass
ing a counterfeit five dollar bill. He had
offered the bill to a kee per OF delioatessen
shop. The shopkeeper told him II was
spurious, and then he made no effort to
pa IS il else who're. There was no evidence of
criminal intent, and accordingly no proof
suficient TO warrant conviction.
"In some way OF other the prosecution got
IN evidence the defendants criminal record.
The prisoner knew the case looked bad for
him then and went on the stand himself.
He admitted bis past crimes and told the
Jury he had obtained the bill at fenoe'
on the East Side where he had sold stolen
goods. Then no showed he had served
time for the robbery.
1T was pretty plain that the prisoner
must have believed the bill good when he
took It, Nevertheless, the jury brought
IN a verdict OF guilty almost Immediately.
II mo- a clear "a ~ nj a cOnyict ion on peneral
principles
Tho children at the Educational Alliance
are mostly Russian Jews They're all
ardent Japanese sympathizers and most
of them have heard Of the Mikado. Owing
10 that fact Police Commissioner McAdoo
had a surprise recently when he visited
the Alliance.
around among the children. A few minutes
later the Commissioner oorralled a bunch
OF the Youngsters and was questioning
them about their ambitions when one OF
them turned interrogation.
MIR. Miokadoo, are you a Japaneser?'
he asked.
eve heard that oyama's and oku,s
ancestors were Irish he said, but that's
the frst time / ever heard an Irishman
accused Of being Jap
A we'll known lawyer recently handed in
a bill for services NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was
the amount, as the story IL told. The client,
who is a very rich man, protested against
tha.exhorbitant charge, but the lawyer In
sisted that the bill was reasonable.
well. l suppose will have TO pay, but
you'll never get any more Of my work,
said the angry client.
I'm never need any more II you pay,
was the reply.
Five per cent. IL the regular commission
allowed 10 chefs and buffers by all the
tradesmen in this city. To the chef goes
the profit on what he buys and the buffers
smaller earnings come from sucl articles
as II falls to his lot to order. Even from
this small amount II is possible for these
household employees 20 make comfortable
slua. When monthly bill for fruit amounts
Ia SSOo. the butler IL assured Of little extra
profit, while the chef who orders for
house party Of forty game for three dinners
al a cost Of $780, enjoys a peTquisite that IL
not to be soorned. These two items come
from the same domestic establishment.
The Kneisel Quartet, which has been
annexed in a body 10 the new School Of
Musical Art, will not give up It's concerts
n M lsarg