The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-15
LIVE TOPICs ABOUT TOWN.

There are many streets of New York
which are seldom heard Of and which are
seldom II ever mentioned in print. One
OF these is Essex Market place. This is one
block long, running from Ludlow to Essex
street, a short distance north Of Grand
street, Tho block bounded by the four
streets named is entirely occupied by a
public school, which takes one whole side
Of Essex Market place On the opposite
Essex Market court, while at the Ludlow
street end ia the Ludlow Street Jail. Be-
tween these two is narrow space where
stands single house, the only one in the
street, which bears the number IT,
The house was originally built to be
occupied by the keeper Of the Jail, but it
no longer serves this purpose.
About a year ago the wife Of a lawyer
whose corporation practise has made him
rich within the last few years picked out
several handsome specimens Of antique
furniture and silverware in dealers estab-
lshment, the bill running up to couple OF
Thousand dollars. Half the amount was
paid within few days, but the balance
ago the dealer wrote to the lawyers wife,
reminding her that there was large amount
due him.
The reply was that she was not quite
PfodScu WIFI 6OIIle u tne dItlCleS, ana IL
the dealer would not mind she would like
to exchange these manning the greater
part Of the things purchased for other
things, and then the bill would be paid
Otherwise. the communication read, the
deducted from the bill!
The astonished dealer promptly sent a
letter to the lawyer husband enclosing the
The result was a check in full BY return
mail, and the dealer fee he has lost
customer.
One OF the literary lights Of the Ghetto
earns comfortable living, as incomes there
are estimated. translating and transferring
into English equivalents the names Of the
jewellers there who are weary Of the names
they brought to this land with them. Usu-
ally his duties are confined to translation,
and he rarely has to exercise the poetic gift
which has teen responsible for some Of his
greatest successes. He still refers with
turned Gruenterg into Vermont. which was
pathological feat Of no mean order That
change has stretched from one end Of middle
Broadway to the other, but the credit for
1t is claimed by this East Side poet, who
explains. to his less informed compatriots
that such a name for instance as "Himmel-
reich" had much better Re translated for
commercial reasons into "Heavenrich" than
THE Kingdom of Heaven"
Every old established hotel or barroom
has its queer fcustomeH who have bee,,
coming there for years and ordering the
came thing at the same time Of day, but
probably the most curious in this regard
Is the aged customer of a downtown hos
telry who has not missed lunch there in
more than quarter Of a century.
He Ia known to the walters as the Judge, y
and every afternoon he eats the same dish
and drinks the same drink-corned besf
and cabbage, washed down with pint Of
champagne.
To this combination he is wont to at
tribute his rosy complexion and robust
constitution.
The big hotels at the eastern end OF Coney
sand have many guests who do not come
for rest or recreation, but to take in all the
new sights at the other end of the islam /,
II wanted to see them ALL dowager
In the parlor car was telling a friend a
couple Of days ago, "and 1t was out Of the
question for me to think of doing it by
coming down every day from town. So
l decided to devote q week to II and not be
too much rushed. Every day I went
down to the west end of the island, where
all the sights are, and there we're enough
Of them to keep me for another week il
had been able to stay. And never did get
tired out once"