The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

rubberneok wagon as she pointed at a
yellowish bug with black stripes which
had alighted on the drivers left shoulder.
THAT" said the professor, "is what is
known as the Colorado beetle, or Dory-
Phora decemineatd. l guess he's lost his
way very often
ut strikes me that he's nothin' but a
dern pertater bug" said a benevolent
looking old man with long beard. "He
where he come from? Are there any per-
later patches hereabouts?"
Perhaps he came in on the train with
some OF the company, suggested a young
man who was showing his Boston cousin
the sights OF the town.
The east side Of Central Park Is infested
by large army Of anxious. eager eyed
youths. each bearing camera, a look
OF strained intelligence and a common
place book on which is printed in glaring
letters the words Bird Notes"
The inquirer after truth learned that this
youthful enthusiasm for ornithology has
not been caused by the study Of nature
books. but by the thrilling experience Of
one boy, who goes to the same school
AZ the others. The original boy, who s
really interested In birds, found Central
Park good place to study their habits.
With his notebook and camera he. was
|
day a man, who. had watched him some
time, asked him q few questions about
the bird on which his camera was at that
moment focused. The boy replied with
information which showed him to be
! careful observer.
| "Do you know much about birds?' asked
the man.
The boy replied that he had studied those
in the park, as we'll as many others
The man continued his questioning; said
| ha fn lparn a Ia
matters; went around with the boy while he
took photographs; asked his name, and finally
said that he lived near the park and would
like to have the boy come to his house AS
they parted he gave the boy his card, but
the ,youngster, was too shy to look ct 1t
until the man had gone. The name IL bore
was Andrew Carnegie"
Its wonderful me. said travelling man,
shat the b. X. r. people don't establish a
parcel room at the bridge terminal. Think
OF the convenience to the thousands who
cross the bridge. l wanted to check a suit
case recently. so tackled starters.
Well, said he. you might try the drug
store
Il did. The druggist said he was sorry
&c. Had two dozen calls day from folks
who wanted to leave everything from trunk
to decline, He suggested that l see the
telegraph operator In big office building
! close at mana. 1 saw Nun ous ! mac "
wait until he sent a telegram and answered
! lot OF questions from strangers before
| could get rid Of my bag"
Suppose man from the South on his
| way to the East comes in on the Pennayl-
vania and wants to take a look at Coney
| trai Statinn Val hs totes his satchsl nm
to the bridge entrance fully, expecting to
! find parcel room there, but there no such
luck and, that starts him cussin' good and
| hard"
lnousahos OF 'roi'ey cars "ai's pass .ne
meeting poih' IN brooklyn o. Cur rul.on
ana Aoai'' streets ahu My,t.e a'ehue,
lhere Is great oeai Vi s"tenihs 70 y"
done ana the Brooklyn tap'o transit mas
got the problem simpiifeo: a system OF
electric switches has been lfstaliei ana
boy sitting under the elevated railroad
stairway runs the whole thing py touohlng
rubber buttons. ~ Is reIresnlhs sign.
for old Brook'ynites, VINO remember tne
days when one OF the horses craving
car had to step on an iron platform IN oroer
to turn the switch.
The work of the grocery or butcher store
horse in Brooklyn is never done Hes
on the rounds delivering goods six days in
the week and on the seventh it might be
supposed he would have rest. But Sun
day is driving day and he can be seen plod-
ding patiently down the Eastern Parkway
or the Ocean Boulevard drawing two
seated wagon OF some sort IN which are
Mr., and Mrs. Groceryman or Butcherlnan
and as many oil the ht'Ie NrrocIiy ii'ans 9i
Butchermans az can re CROWDED IN, ~
Is not fashlonahe to drive on SUNDAY IN
the City OF lhurches'
IA o,,,,o.
Don't throw away your ola cIolheS'
said tailor to customer the other day,
"Brinr them to me. | have many chances
70 snIl second hand clotbes which have
w. artirelv outlived their usefulness.
and can get pretty falr prices 100 men
III credit you with what got ior them,
Some OF my customers nave been DONG
that for years, and 1t makes an apppecdia99le
aiier renee IN 'he amount '"eS epe"o '0i
You may be interested 10 kho" .nat a
second hand serge SUM- Is sne oest se,'er
There's much more wear lelt IN IL tnan IN
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