The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-28
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Presiding Justice Van Brunt Of tho APP
pellate Division Is remarkable for other
qualities besides those OF an able jurist.
He dabbles in mechanical science Of all
kinds, but has an especial leaning toward
electricity. Much Of his attention has
been directed recently to inventing a special
incandescent lamp for ren ding and the
electrical engineer Of the Court House has
had many an odd Job tinkering Justice
Van Brunt's invention.
In It's present shape the lamp Is q oylin-
drical bulb about ten inches long by an inch
In diameter. Through il runs platinum
wire, the ends Of which are imbedded in
brass connections. The bulb snaps into
pair Of brass sockets and over the stand,
which Is portable, " a semi-cylindrical
shade. The light falls directly on the
reading matter, after the fashion OF stu
dent lamp.
money spent on 1t the Justice himself alone
can tell.
Marble time has come again for the boys,
but even the old pastime has been modern
lied
MY, what a lot OF marblesi' exclaimed
a fond mother to her youngest hopeful,
who had been displaying a great quantity
of them after school the other day. Isn't
your hand sore from playing 80 hard?"
Nav, said the boy, In plying tones.
Don't you know that We don't shoot mar
bles any morei We play craps for them
now.
Anexcellent illustration OF how a nuisance
can be allowed to exist In this city il to be
seen any day In upper Broadway, where
one of the big hotels il situated.
The steam exhaust from the engine
room OF this esta blishment opens in the
street Just a foot and half from the curb.
The steam issuing nom it has long ffuttered
in the faces Of pedestrians and occasional lily
a nervous horse is badly frightened by
it, On cold nights this exhaust ia par
ticularly noticeable and folks walking
in opposite directions act like ships in fog.
Collisions between human beings are not
infrequent as a result.
According 20 the regulations OF the Board
Of Health. steam eXhausts should open on
the roof and not in the street.
John HanAn told this story at a recent
dinner Of the Shoe Manufacturers Assoc
ciation about one OF the employees in his
factory.
Mr.. Hanan had become convinced that
the lasters In the factory could turn out
more and better work II they stood up
at their benches than II they sat. He in
PRODUCED this system. Most OF the younger
hands took kindly TO Il and we're well salts
fed with the change. The older men found
il hard 10 break up the habit of a lifetime,
but even they were won over gradually
until there was but one grumbler left.
This man entered an appeal.
"Msther Hanan," said he, stopping his
employer in the shop, i've worked fer you
fer twenty year. All that time I've sat at
me binch as / worked IT. sorry l am to
be the only one to be unable to adjoost
mesif TO tn new ordher, but | can't get
used TO il, I've thried an thried, but it's
no use. Now, Misther Hanan, couldn't ye
grant the one favor to an old hand an let
me sit down till get used to standin' upl
It's sure | am that in short time I'd be
all right
Not all Of the applicants for naturaliza-
ton papers desire TO become citizens for
the purpose Of exercising the suffrage.
With a large number Of immigrants. es-
pecially Jews and Russians, the principal
motive il the privilege 81 securing pass
ports which will protect them as American
citizens whenever they return, temporarily
OF permanently, to the land Of their nativity.
Among those applying for papers for this
reason are many women.
Many Harlem women take the pet dog
along when they go shopping. The custom
Is not looked upon with favor by the store
keepers One large provision house now
has a sign near its meat department which
reads:
aWe keep butcher shop and we do not
like dogs; put yourself in our place
when / came to this country a year
ago" said Frenchman Il was startled
TO see 40 many children wearing. eye
glasses But the other day was even more
OHrnaffa ma In eat -.
little boys, all smiling vigorously, and every
single one had at least three gold teeth.
Tell me, have all your children poor eyes
and poor teeth7'
doD replied PaS his G s6g saO
With every piece Of chewing gum that the
youngsters buy they get a gold tooth
but as il Ia Of rubber and can be taken OF
as easily a. II is snapped on little harm
$50 glad you feel relieved he added,
as the Frenohman; after pause, burst
into a hearty laugh at the ingenuity Of
these clever little Yankees
The increase In the number Of automobiles
and the stricter trafio regulations now
being imposed have opened the way for a
new business. IL IL that Of the professional
automobile bondsman. There have been
professional bondsmen for many years,
but the newest kind is respectable.
The auto bail man makes his headquarters
near the West Forty-seventh street station.
He keeps in touch with the West Sixty
eighth, West tooth and Central Park police
stations, whers arrests for exceeding the
speed limit are most frequent. The auto
mobilist who is arrested for speeding has
only TO wait a short time before the bonds
man will show up. You give him s. and he
will deposit the 500 necessary TO obtain
your freedom.
To many who are not supplied with 500
cash and are not DESTROYS Of leaving an