The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-11
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out for the noon hour and the tiny elevator
WAS inadequate to the demands. Two
floors down II seemed that no more could
10 accommodated, but the conducto r's
sharp eyes discovered space behind u
woman at the rear OF the car.
Madam" he shouted, won't you please
move back and let this gentleman get orr
"Ive got a stiff brmmed hat on and II
move back another step 1t will break. II
the gentleman Is in hurry let him walk
down. This hat cost $50"
"Yes," sighed the barber, NEARLY every
body shaves himself nowadays. It's
mighty little besides hair cutting we get
compared with what we used to do can
remember when nearly every man In the
City Hall was shaved once day. and that's
the explanation Of 80 many shops In this
neighborhood. Now nearly all OF them
shave at home before the morning bath
%os to Of aA. Do s' for
selves OF late. First, tho men who have
Wallets vet the fashion OF staying out OF
barber shops. Then II got to b. the custom
with everybody who thought he was any
cleaned up once a week. Bad barbers and
the talk Of unsanitary tools have helped to
kill the business, too"
Il do6h understand why the subway.
the elevated roads and the ferries do not
sell tickets put up In books Of 70, 40 and 100
each,' said the man from Chicago, where
the transportation companies do what he
suggests. its a nuisance having to stop
and buy ticket each time you want to ride
but 1t Is less Of q nuisance than carrying
single tickets. The books ought to be put
UP to sell for 81, 81 and IS, 20 there need be
no making Of change. They, ought 70 be
fiat and carry Ave tickets 70 leaf, and they
cost the companies little more than tickets
In ribbons, but the number Of books lost
and destroyed and the interest on the cash
| the public would invest would far more
than pay the difference.
Time was when the foreman OF building
| gang kept his plans in tool box and hunted
up q drug store when he wished to COM
municate with his employers. Nowadays
the first step toward building Is the erection
| Of sectional hut In the street In front Of
the lot. As soon az the hut is In place
the telephone linemen como along and
| stretch q wire to connect with q telephone
| and In this Temporary Office the foreman
| en- Joys all OF the comforts Of the home ONCE,
some Of the huts even being provided with
small safes.
The telephones are provided with an aux.
Hilary In the sha pc Of q huge gong fastened
to the outside OF the structure 30 that no
matter what the noise made by the drills
or blasts the foreman can hear the tele phone
ring.
In the matter OF tslephoning alone the
time gained more than pays the extra cost.
while 1t enables the main Office to call UP
foreman without delay.
| There's new faker In the subway and
his special victims are Southerners Of the
old school. He liz a versatile negro with the
stamp OF the old time darby upon him, y
said a commuter as the ex press pulled out
OF the Grand Central station yesterday.
-Ive seen him work his game several times.
and it's the easiest work any man OF his
color does north OF Mason and Dixon's
line. He hangs around the Grand Central
station until he spies some Southern tourist
coming In from some northern trip. He
can spot them every time. More than this.
nearly every Southerner carries satchel,
always tagged with his name and that Of
his toy n and State.
peeled for the tag About week ago a
big SLOUGH hated man and a quaint little
| old fashioned woman boarded the down.
town train. The man carried bag arked
Petersburg. W. The darky. who always ay
manages somehow to get seat. eyed the
tag. got to his feet seemingly with great
Hab dis here seat TO- de missus squire.
said the colored man. dofflng his hat.
big man. You're the f1rst polite darby I've
"Ah'm frum Virginia, squire. an an
wish to de good Lawd ali wuz back dere
again That was worth just half dollar
to that old darky, and a sympathetio pros
| added quarter.
| telling q man with Lexington, KY on his
grip, Ah'm frum Kaintuck myself. an 70
leave fur nothin' But Heaben.' started in
to disilluslon the blue grass colonel and
| found that Kentucky happened to be the
| old faker's genuine native State"
Here cried the customer. you've
given me a penny ipstead Of dime
The cashier picked up the bhckened
coin. .That's all right he declared after
a scrutiny. There WAS a. chap In here
from Mount Clemens just now
Il don't see how that applies.' growled
for q couple OF waiting men and turned to
Here's brand new dime he said.
a. he made the exchange, sbut l wasn't
| trying TO do you out OF nine Cents II
this Is dime. thought you were wise
to Mount Clemens.
.There are mineral springs there that
are 80 full OF sulfur that they almost have
to shovel the water. You have to leave
before you 20 to'take q bath. because the
suifur biackens gold or silver. That coin
waa one the man who gave 1t to me had
kept in his pocket, and even the fumes
from the water are strong enough to act
on the silver.
.Just about this time Of year we have
to be careful to watch for those coins,
fop Q lot Of our regular customers 20 there
every season, and for a while it is hard
to tell the difference between a penny and