The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-08
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


hasn't q big hagpole on it, but the city
would derive more benefit from those poles
II they were out down and split into kindling
wood, They are never used for the purpose
for which they were erected"
This is the month of cold dinners, and
the best efforts Of the chefs in city restau-
rants will be devoted to devising cold dishes
that will tempt the palate Of the stay-at-
home ID warm weather.
Between the head walters and cooks in
several Of the French restaurants there Ia
intense rivalry az to which OF them shall
invent the largest number Of cold dishes
which does not make IT possible for the
guests to order an entire dinner OF as many
courses as they desire, which shall be cold,
from the soup to the coffee.
She had a grievance against the B. r. T.
The conductor refused to take her transfer
and she had to pay a second fare.
The next fine day she called on a friend
who runs kindergarten and proposed to
take the whole bunch for long trolley
ride. This may not be according to the
strict letter Of the Froebel system, but both
tots and teacher were only too glad. The
on the Fulton street sidewalk until an
empty open car came along. When all
were seated and the children spread out
to the semblanoe Of carful. the conductor
came around for his fares.
The vengeful woman paid him ten pom.
MES, two fares, one for herself and ono
for the teacher.
But how about the kids'" he asked.
4'Chilclren under six In the care Of adults'
ride Free" the woman recited from the
constitution and by-laws Of the B. R. T.
This was unanswerable, all the more as
each sweet child replied categorically that
he or she was under six. An inspector
hoped on the car at his usual post and
soowled blackly when he saw but two fares
rung up for a loaded car; but he too had
Other travellers waited for another car,
The school ride cost but 20 cents, two fares
out and two fares in. The end Of the cpl
sode came in note from tho superin-
tendent Of the division to the kindergartner
he would give her a special car for the
asking.
She was little woman. Of the helpless,
naive sort, She seldom went below Twenty
third street and had seen the General Post
Office but once.
On luckless day it befell that she had
something to do in the neighbour God Of
Park row. or course she didn't more
than half know where she was. Police
men escorted her across the street. 1t
was windy, unpleasant day. and she
wished she had not come downtown.
Then she remembered that the one time
when she was down with her husband he
had gone through building in order to
Nassau or some OF those other wild streets.
Yes, there it was She recognized the
entrance, braced herself heroically against
the heavy door and entered with the bold
ness Of triumphant mouse 1t was a
vent i nto and It Didn't look auite the same
as before, she thought. but then. OF course,
there could easily have been changes. 1t
led through to the next street all right:
she saw her way and pursued H. but half
desk or something said to her
What is 1t you wish, madam"
~ wish to 60 through to the next street
This is the way, is it not9" she replied with
the certainty of being very clever.
no you can go through ho this N.Y. T
grin; so she felt more proud than before.
Just before she made her exit she took
another look around-there were always
80 many men, she supposed. in those down
to her horror, that she had passed through
a saloon
Not far from Fifth avenue on one of the
streets in the heart OF the Tenderloin ia a
view that might have been taken bodily
out OF old Paris. high brick wall is broken
by an iron gate. Through the grilling
one sees a stone court two or three old
trees that throw a continual shade over the
place and few blooming geraniums. At
the rear Of the court stands low stone
house.
The place was once the yard to resi-
dence that stood on the corner. The house
was built for the coachrnan. The old \
family house Is now used for business. the
stab has been destroyed and only the yard
between them survives. The house, which
in Paris would be regarded as gem has
too few Of the comforts Of life to recommend
it to Americans, and the caretaker Is not
likely to he disturbed In his possession.
There were q good many disappointed
people at the Morris Park automobile race
on the Fourth Of July 1t was not the out
. ne of the races that worried them but
the quality Of the water discharged from
the sprink king cart.
Just look at that water exclaimed
dozens of voices in chorus. did you
ever see anything like it? It's nothing
hut diluted mud. That shows the kind
of stuff we drink, before 1t is filtered"
Then they made notes Of protests which
they proposed to Ale next day with the
Water department.
Before the indignation meeting closed,
however, some wiseacre volunteered the
information that the muddy brown color
was due to crude petroleum, which was
mixed" with the water for the good OF the
track. That was what the grumbers
we're disappointed about; they had been
deprived Of u chance to kick
Sometimes people object to hyphenatep
nationality, but there is in this town a
German merican' wha makes it pay,
He is teegrapher for press association
and holds the key on a German newspaper.
or course the Dress service comes in English
vet the first night this plug was set to work
IN that Office the editors we're surprised TO
And that they we're getting German copy,
and we'll pleased at that.
The operator, being as ready in one Of
his mother tongues as the other, took
English and wrote German. There was
vet another piece of translation involved
which does not meet the eye, for the service
came in news code.
There's a man whose hyphen will keep
him his job as long as he peases.
"No." said the young woman, regret
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