The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-13
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
Interesting contributions 10 Arbor Day
Observance we're three large trees put
down in 81. Paul's churchyard on Broad
way near the Emmett and McNevin memo
rails. TheJ replaced the old trees who %
decay forced removal some time ago.
The chief idea Of the advertising man
IL to put something before the passerby
which he will look at, preferably Of his own
accord. The head Of a big jewelry store
undoubtedly had that fact in mind when
he put up twenty big clocks in various
parts OF town and hired a man to keep them
wound and as nearly accurate as possible.
The only advertisement on the clocks is
the name Of the jewelry Arm which put
them up. There isn't much doubt that
thousands glance at each Of the timepieces
each day and shrewd advertising men say
that they have already paid for themselves
as a publicity proposition.
The CLOCKS are also a convenience 10 the
public, which can be said Of mighty few
adveA ising lodges that are being practised
on New Workers.
Edgar NJ. Helgho. the Idaho railroad
man, sought introduction to new dishes
az rapidly "a possible during his sojourn
in the metropolis. Before meeting the
Welsh rabbit he was cautioned by friends
against overndulgence, but he ate Il with
alacTity
Here, waiter!" he said, 'brinG them all
one on me could eat a dozen ci those
His friends were DESTROYS Of sleeping and
switched him of on a creme de menthe
That's a good drink, he said, after wait
ing for the ice TO melt and taking Il down
in one swallow, but can't AFFORD to get
in the habit Of drinking it. II | had row
OF them set up in the Jackson Hole district
my friends out there would shoot them on
the bar
An old woman went in o one OF the "a Wings
banks last week and offered for deposit
$3.50 in ones twos fVes and tens Of the
original greenbRck issue Of Aug /. 1892
bills long since called in. Their good con-
dition showed that they had been hidden
away all these years The woman was
considerably taken aback when the clerk
explained to Eer that IL she had brought
them TO the bank originally she would now
have more than 5000.
Maybe you know said one New
Yorker 70 another, where Edgar street is.
but ! never did until yesterday. What?
You don't know Edgar street. Then let
me tell you about IT,
Edgar street must be about the shortest
street in New York. / should think il must
be about fifty feet long. Il has a roadway
that. at a guess. iS nine feet wide. and on
either side Il has a sidewalk OF about four
feet in width II runs from Trinity place
70 Greenwich street. between Rector and
Morris.
II is unusual for liquor store to have
a S92 900 safe in which TO store its wares
There is one such place ia New York, how
ever. and that il in the Grand Opera House
Building at TWenty-Jhird street and Eighth
avenue. This safe 10 = huge seven story
affair. built Of brick and iron. and was once
the private SAFE Of Jim Fisk. when the
Erie Railroad occupied The building as i's
Offices
About o'clock every night occupants
Of the Federal Building are entertained
by unusual talent At that time half
dozen workmen do the push the river
act, or. in other words. flood the corridors.
They work six abreast, each with a large
push broom, with which they swish the
water ahead OF them from one corridor
TO another. Two OF the worImen are
darNes and are good singers. The others
only listen. Every night the halls Of the
building ring and echo with the music.
Judges and other officials in the building
invariably stop and listen when the water
pushers come through.
Commenting on the sunbrowned ap-
pearance Of q friend who called upon him
yesterday. Comptroller Grout said Have
you been taking a vacationY"
YES, said the friend. 1--WE been I'D on
my farm helping 10 plant corn and other
things, and hope 20 get good crops this
year
-Ahl' said the Comptroller, you are
away behind the Albany farmers II the
reports We read from Albany are true, they
have already gathered In their harYests