The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-07
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Industry and Chinese laundrymen are
40 indissolubly linked together In the aver
age American mind that IL was quite shock
the other day when q man whose family
Is In the country went to Sam Sings shop
himself for the regular weekly bundle and
found Sam busily engaged, not at the iron.
ing or the washboard but In reading . well
seen Chinee reading before, he inquired
what the subject matter was. To his
surprise, when Sam handed over the book,
its title read 1Deadwood Dick and the
Piratss , or, How the Millionaire's Daughter
He was sitting directly beneath an cleo
tric fan and when he drew cigar from his
pocket the attentive waiter lowered near
with an opened bill Of fare.
"You can't light matches under the fan, '
he explained to the patron. Let me shield
the light with this"
The man drew from another pocket one
Of the flint and steel lighters. there was q
whir Of the ratchet wheel, q flying spark and
the end Of slow match was famed into q
glow.
The next evening The e. same &C. c ter
his pocket for match. There was sharp
click at his back and the waiter held one Of
the same sort OF lighters.
"1t's going to save me an hour or two
a week. he said, cheerfully. Ever since
light cigar at this table I've given three
gentlemen lights this evening, and ono Of
them tipped me an extra quarter for being
There was public telephone station In
the lower hallway, but tho top hatters
found five flights Of stairs between and no
elevators, 30 they put in their own instr,i-
ment.
The other evening tie masculine top
flatter came down the stairs on his way to
the roof garden ahead Of the feminine half
of the establishment, who, womanlike.
had fingered to assure herself once more
that her hat was on straight.
There were three minutes Of peaceful
smoking on the front steps and then the
man began to grow restless. For another
couple Of minutes he paced back and forth
IN the hallway, then he eat down to the
There was onesided but none the less
interesting conversation, and tho top hatter
paid his ton cents with the air OF q man
who had invested we'll and had already
reaped a profit. Ninety seconds later his
wife nstsred down t5s :tsi1s a: nd fs they
- I'D rather give up ten cents than climb
those stairs
One OF the seasons vaudeville novelties
will be the first appearance hero Of the
only negro elephant trainer. He is not,
as might be expected, an East Indian, but
was helps p1 to the ists Adam Fo 9ep
He picked up some good ideas and In the
course Of time drifted to England, where
he picked up some money and invested In
few elephants. They do not draw the color
line sharply abroad, and he enjoyed himself
several years to visit this country. he is
coming over this fall but will remain here
only short while.
He lie not the only trainer who served
a similar nj spprenticSeship. A man ma who
for pony shos S had eSanee i to train
few dogs himself and cut loose from his
employer. At the time OF his death he
owned five touring dog and pony circuses,
and his name is still trademark In tho
country.
One OF the best troupes Of trained seals
is owned by man who had charge Of the
animals In the tanks at the London
Aquarium, now only memory. He was
go successful in teaching his charges tricks
that he was permitted to purchase them
and now makes more in month that he
used to receive Ia year.
Tony, the bootblack, aged II, was cleaning
the brokers' shoes. The broker had been
on the right side Of tho market that day
and was disposed 70 be friendly.
Tony he asked. what would you like
to be when you grow up?'
damn worl'." was the staggering reply.
A broker who has luncheon brought
to his stenographer from nearby res
received his bill the other day for
the month Of July. Tho regular stenog-
rapher was on q vacation during the first
one Of the typewriting agencies.
The bill was itemized and showed that
among the orders were. Holsters salads
and a pint OF olaret with each luncheon.
AS tho broker looked the bill over be was
heard to say, -Stung'
Electric clocks are great things. said the
who counts the pennies. 'but they !
waste a lot OF the time they save.
=! bad one put in not long age, after q
deal fell through because the old clock
was Ave minutes slow. There was wire |
to a telegraph office that set 1t
given fresh assurances that the clook was
right through bell rung from the central |
office.
aNow the employees all stop work when |
the bell rings and eacn eofemniy pulls MS
watch from his pocket to assure himself
that he has lost no time In the last hour:
II calculate that am losing Q half hour |
a day in time through this habit, to say moth
Ing OF the loss Of precious moments spent |
10 explaining to visitors how the thing works. |
suppose that after . while the boys will |
Jet used to the new idea and be content
@ regulate only at noon. Now they want
heir time fresh every hour
One Of the largest and best equipped
stages in the country is in Coney Island
,cenic show. But its great oddly is that
t is circular, the stage completely enctrcling
he auditorium, entrance being had from
beneath.
The heavy scenes are mounted upon
rucks, which run upon narrow railways.
There are twenty OF these tracks on tho
tare, and the entire scene shifting Ia &C.
,ompiished through the application Of
,lectrioity.
Another scenic show at the island 10
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