The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-04
LIVE TOpIcs AMOUR TOWN.


The approach OF the roof garden ssason
Il awaited with mixed sensations by the
managers who ha Se such resorts atop
their playhouses. They have harmed that
whatever their attraction may be, 1t Is
not nearly 20 easy 10 make money as u
was a few years ago with even a mediocre
programme.
s1he automobiles have killed the box
sale, one OF the mana gers "a td last nj ht'
'and for every one person who went 10
Coney Island In the evening five years
elements OF opposition, in addition TO the
greater oompetition caused by the larger
number Of roof gardens, have made "
more difficult than ever for managers TO
make these places profitable, whatever Ne
chaTact of the show may be.
One Of the old-tims methods Of treating
children for the illsof adolescence still sur
wives on the East Side, although the changes
In life there have made the old-tiule custom
less popular. The favorite PRACTICE when
the old Eleventh ward was dedicated more
thoroughly TO English speaking residents
than II Ia to-day was for mothers TO take
the children who were sick with Group or
similar ills do Wn TO the gas works and hold
them over a lime kiln until they we're all
but cured OF the disease. That old remedy
used TO be 10 effective that there were daily
PROFESSIONS Of mothers and children down
to the works. Some of the m are still to he
seen there in the spring weather. But the
exodus Of old residents from the ward
carried away many who kept its traditions
faithfully.
One Of the re gular visitors to an upto wn
hotel not far from the Grand Central Station
comes here on a visit half a dozen times
in the course OF a year and spends usually
from a week to two days. He h an odd
character, a magnate in a way in his own
small village, and shire wd, hard headed
country merchant, with his o wn ideas on
the acquisition OF wealth, which he thinks
will come to him as much through economy
az enterprise. His trunk "a supplied with
a strap 80 arranged that II slips easily over
the shoulder. When the trunk thus rests
on the back, ii Is easy for one to carry Il
without too much exertion. This eoonomi-
cal traveller waits the distribution OF bag
gage at the station, shoulders his and then
his sturdy back until be plAcss it on the floor
Of the room he IL to occupy. His eccen-
tricities are well lmo wn In the hotel, and
he Is allowed to indulge them more than be
might in strange places.
When Andrew Carnegie came out Of the
hall where the Stevens alumni were holding
their banquet on Monday night he bade
the newspaper men who were waiting for
the elevator a cordial good evening as Ia
his habit.
is there anything new tonight he In
quired. Anything from the war or else
where?'
Almost every man in the group knew that
Mrs. Chadwick had been sentenced to ten
years in prison few hours before, but no
one saw 1T to enlighten Mr.. Carnegie. He
was in such good humor that II seemed
wrong TO remind him Of an unpleasant in
cident.
Two small boys stood in Broadway at
noon peering through the iron fence into
the churohyard Of old St. Paul's.
What's all them brown stones sticking
up there for?' asked the smaller Of the
two.
'Them's graves
Graves. What's they fori'
. Thsy puts PUT. people in en-
Cause they don't want EN- lyin' round
the house,
Brokers may be a pretty sharp lot"
said a member Of the Stock Exchange,
but do you know the successful broker
spends about half his time warding Oh
people who have a hundred crooked ways
Of getting his money.
The other day while / was out a man
came into my office and made q bid TO one
Of the younger members Of the firm for
some inactive industrial bonds The
bonds are never quoted and my partner
didn't know much about the pTice 40
when the customer bid 20 he thought II
was all right. When I returned / told
them both 70 wait until could call up a
friend who knows something about those
bonds. He said the bonds should be quoted
at about 90.
"Of course the customer knew that ali
the time, but he counted on our being
Ignorant Of the price and sticking us In
consequence, ! call that robbery
i never know how 10 shuttle the cards
here in New York said the woman who
plays bridge SWhen | frst came / used
70 shuttle them In the fanciest way knew
bow, raise them in a half circle and slam
them together. cut every wrinkle knew
did this, in fact, until some woman, after !
watching me awhile. said. Was your grand |
father card sharper?'
i cut all the wrinkles reliRiously out Of /
my shutting then. Shufled 90 aWkvardly |
that they asked me IL wanted a basket
Then, last week, 10 my amasement.
some woman went through with my former
didos in the way Of shutting went ahead |
Of them, did all sorts Of stunts with the
cards, and what do you think happened3
Her partner, who was a stranger, looked
NJ her smilingly and said: How did Won
learn 70 shulte so well2 You must have
come from the Westi'
Compliment OF roast? Complimspt Of
course. Nowhere do they play cards so
much or 40 wall a. in the Wsat