The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-01


street vendors are the brokers who can
not scorn to buy fruit from street stand
when it looks tempting. Tho wealthiest
clientele Of all these street merchants Is
said to belong to a fat man who has be-
come as much part of an Office building
on Wall Street as the stone coping against
He sells out Of a clean, glasstopped box
excellent candy made by the most expen-
sive Of the city's confectioners. He always
sells the one brand OF 1t, and soon. after the
luncheon hour every day the little box is
emptied. And the men who are his best
customers are not persons Of limited means.
I'VE run across many strange experiences
In our work, said a tenement house in
epector the other day to group Of friends,
"but the one that gave me the queerest SEN
sation came to me last week A tenant
over on Chryste street told me very con-
fidentally
There's a woman an her daughter IN
the cellar an they've been dead three
weeks
FILLED with horror ] insisted on making
thorough investigation Of the place.
Very reluctantly the woman accompanied
me to the cellar. A long search failed to
discover any bodies. A collection OF old
cans and small box of ashes were the only
contents Of the cellar.
where are the corpses? demanded.
'Corpees" replied the woman. 'Corpsee7
There amt no corpses. They were in
eliminated three weeks ago..
The drop nickel in the slot machine
has been adapted to various and divers
purposes from selling 6bollar buttons to
dispensing gum and fo pune. but an enter
prising bathing pavilion manager at Coney
Island has brought in new idea by pro-
yidng an insurance policy for the nickel.
the date being registered by an automatic
stamp. 1t insures the bather against
death by drowning.
The proprietor reports that the machine
has been showing handsome profit on the
investment. Thus far there have been no
claimants for insurance.
The duties Of chamhernaId In the
modern hotels are very different from what
they once were. Whether she has pink
cheeks and white cap or is Old and wrinkled,
she Is relieved of the hardest part Of her
work She no longer sweeps, as that
function is now. performed entirely by the
A porter manipulates the long hose, which
stretches from one end OF the corridors
to the other. All other kinds Of sweeping
have been abolished from the new hotels.
The tricks OF the shyster lawyer are hard
to beat. One OF the tribe. whose ignorance
OF law is Offset by his nerve and his oily
tongue, recently opened an Office In Brook
lyn. Appearance is everything to the
shyster and his room was PLANNED accord
ingly. Shelves extending to the ceiling
cover three Of the walls and on them APP
parently are stacked hundreds Of law books.
Many a would be client has been impressed
by the sight Of this library, which, as q
matter Of fact, is not composed OF books
at all. There are few real volumes, but
the rest are mere shells-bindings that look
like books and serve the Same purpose as
theatrical props
'The memory OF the Slocum disaster
seems to be exerting as much Of an in
fuenoe upon the steamboat excursion
business this summer as last said river
man. you don't see the bsrges loaded
down with people on their way to some
Sunday school excursions on steamboats,
this season can almost be counted on one
hand. l suppose it'll he several years
before public confidence in excursion
steamers is restored to the point where it
was little over year ago.
1t was a warm night and the doors Of
restaurant were wide open. At
the table nearest the street three men were
eating when a woman, not ragged nor yet
we'll dressed, lodged in from the side
walk.
Il don't know you gentlemen, but I'm
hungry and want you to give me quarter
apiece" she declared. You're having a
good dinner and want one. too. III sit
down and eat with you if you say so,' and
she made move as il to take chair
Il coli ~ thxal
as he contributed his quarter. His COM
panions quickly followed suit and the
woman glided out. The head waiter ar
rived just in time to see her disappear in
the crowd on the street.
trick here" he said, Hungry Certainly
not. She's got new method Of pan
and it makes good; but it isn't
going to work here any more il can
help it..
The man with taste for eccentric STYLES
crafty them this year than he ever had.
Of the Broadway shops three hats have the |
bottom of the brim oolored to match the |
band. The bands were dark green, red
and blue.
Two Southern women, sisters every even
ing Walk ten tlIneS AROUND tno t1aTlem
block in which they live. They travel |
rapidly, too. They say they would vary
he route except that their athletic gait |
YOU attract too much attention.
sour neighhors are used to our two mile |
and have ceased to notice
t." one OF them explained. when we
90 away for the summer we will take the
walk on the piazza Of our hotel. 1t keeps
our compilations fresh and our weight
town. We have kept it up for Ave years,
Ind we always walk at top speed, for slow
PACE is not exercise"
THE question is" said the young man,
whether the joke is on me or Jones.
you see, Jones came to me.
4 ought to have my pay raised five
week. says he, but hate to tackle the
Joss. How would you go at it7'
Why don't you write to him, saying
hat Mr.. Jones is deserving young man,
Who has done good work for the firm, and
'ught to have his pay raised IS a week.
ays |. Then sign it 'Lewis Jarvis and
end 1t in
by Jove. that's great idea, says he.
thought he'd take it as a joke, of course.
sut that night Jones came up to me,
trimming all over.
Well, sent that Lewis Jarvis letter.