The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-10
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

There's hard luck case" said the den
list as . seedy looking individual left the
Office. He came In to ask me how much
I would give him for the gold filing Of his
teeth.
THAT question Is asked oftener than you
suppose. A man will not think Of trying
to realize on his gold filling until he Is down
to rock bottom. but unfortunately there
teeth filed with gold and was willing to have
me take the teeth out II necessary. but
wouldn't listen to tho proposition. He
seemed surprised that would not give him
a couple Of dollars for the teeth with the
81 Gy b psd go To- have them lsd
worth Of the precious metal In his mouth.
I hadn't the heart TO toll him how far he
vac wrong-besides. I don't buy my gold
Southernep from particular sections,
principally near the coasts OF Georgia and
South Carolina. find 1t hard to get rico
cooked % 1t was cooked at homo.
In Chinese restaurants rice d served
somewhat Is 1t Is In the South. In other
p4: ob s1ayy . dry and nd tho
One Southerner in New York, who mar
ned Northern girl and can't find cook
who can properly prepare his favorite dish.
cooks his rice himself. When he gets home
shortly before dinner time he finds his rice
has boon soaking for three hours. The
proper boiling Of the grains after that Is
merely matter OF 20 minutes, when the
water u poured of and the rice allowed to
dry In q colander.
On upper Broadway. setting back from
the street In q largo garden. there Is an old
FAC -sk y-tr
that its lines Of architecture are entirely
obliterated.
In the garden, however. there lie pigeon
cote which is a miniature reproduction Of
the house. The cote wasn't constructed
with the idea Of reminding the owner Of
the house how it formerly appeared, but
since the vines have been allowed to take
their course the cote may come in handy
for that purpose.
The furnished room man had to move
again. He had lived in rooms from the
Battery to Harlem. and the schemes OF the
willy landlady were familiar to him.
Large sunny back room. southern ex-
.No, madam" he eaid firmly. mot II it
looked into the Garden Of Fdcn-not in
summer time. I've tried them before.
at know from h ss os me bs
that at 9 O'Clock every evening every win
dow will be open. with one Of those Internal
machines grinding out ragtime. Yes. they
call EN- monographs. The Parrots are
hung out Of the back windows, the children
sing all about London bridge falling down,
and the amateur carpenters get busy.
what do the butterflies find to eat along
the seashore,' asked the bather as ono Of
those brilliant insects fiuttered out over the
water.
SITS more than can tell replied the
lifesaver. .There must be something.
though. for there's lots Of them hereabouts.
1t can't be that they're blown out. for you'll
see them when there's no wind, and even
when there Is a mild sea breeze. A strong
one they can't buck. They are often seen
on the steamboats, that ply between Coney
Island and New h. STk v and slwSys cause
mo-.
Clerk Gebhard on the Charity dock at
the foot Of East Twenty-sixth street had
made out tho papers for one Of the city's
blind that he might get the allowance which
the municipality paye annually to each.
The blind man was Of moro than ordinary
cheerful disposition and he STOPPED q
moment to chat. Finally the sightless ono
SAID, as no grow nh WALCn from Ms pocket:
Il guess it's time that was going home"
what time Is it7' asked Gerhard quiz
ideally.
two minutes Of s. was the prompt
response.
The bystander drew out his watch and
verified the statement, and IL required
longer for him to do 30 than for the one
without sight.
.They can al! do it," said the clerk. "You
see all the blind who can afford Il carry
watches. and they are always hunting cases.
The peculiarly Is that they have no crys-
tails on them, and by placing their fingers
on the hands they can tell, by the feeling,
exactly the time. The numbers are gener-
ally raised the least bit from the white
surface
A chemical preparation has been placed
on sale In the local market which is said to
put out the blaze promptly and effectually"
in the case OF devil wagons. This fluid
is kept in q small nickel plated cylinder
that can be slowed away handily When
service IL required the stopper is removed
and tho first aid" is ready for action.
The dinner car on the Third avenue
road ia not officially 90 called by the Off
Gals OF the line, but 1t is 80 known by the