The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-08
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

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rule against admitting women to tie
wards. No small part Of the science Of
doctoring dogs lies In keeping them cheer
woman seems to make them think Of home
and the fresile; they get excited when
a skirt blows In sight, and correspondingly
depressed when 1t disappears. SO no
dog doctor who understa nds dog Psychology
lets his patients see woman II he can
help IT,
Jim Davis, who only few years ago
was one Of the best known detectives on
the force resigned his job one day and for
| two years afterward took all his own time
and most OF that Of his friends In trying
Tor reinstatement He spent part OF this
interval In an uptown restaurant. and al
though he further enlarged his acouain-
tanoe 1t was not possible for him to recover
his place. On the recomm endation OF Com
m issioner McAdoo, however NJ was made
the chief Of the new police department
which Is to be formed at Panama and sailed
for his destination the other day.
ANY man. said the Reformed Absorber,
can be cured Of a weakness for a special
intoxicant. I know, for l had one My
pet drink was brandy, and was no good 10
the morning until had at least couple Of
stiffeners. Fortunately for me, I had wife
who was fond OF me. had my own bed
room, and one morning Il seemed to me as II
the atmosphere as well as the pillows and
the bed clothes smelled OF brandy.
There was bottle Of brandy on a small
table near the head OF the bed. but the cork
was In tight. On the same table was a
pitcher OF Ice water. took gulp from 1t
and it tasted Of brandy. but 90 weak that
it gave me q aims. It seemed to me that
| the ome Of at brea kfaaf and even the Cof.
fee taste Of brandy.
I'm the train. on the way to my ofice, !
found myself smiling at my handkerchief; II
sm n% Of brandy xsa ss to get oo
Of an appetite, and waited until l got home
for dinner Every bite and sup l took
tasted Of brandy.
weeks, BY which time the smell or taste ,t
of brandy made me sick Sick Is hardly
the word for it; not strong enough.
didn't care for any other drink, and abso-
lutsly couldn't touch brandy. Without
thinking anything about It, stopped drink
My wife kept the secret for two years;
and then confessed that the family doctor
had advised her to spray my room and my
clothes and my food and my drink with
brandy"
Many Of the uptown restaura nts profit
by an adoption OF the club idea. When
the regulars have established their financial
eolidity. the diner simply signs his check
as though he were in his club.
Many young men who live we'll up to
their incomes find the idea convenient,
ration frequently orders dollar and
half dinner when third Of that sum would
have to suffice were an immediate payment
expected. In one uptown restaurant four
fifths Of the tables are reserved for regular
patrons.
It seems that the barber must rubber
1t is undeniably annoying to have him,
with razor or scissors in hand, turn to glance
at every new arrival.
we have to do that, SIR one Of them
own customers. No other barber in the place
would ever put new arrival at his ease
by telling him to sit down or letting him
| know when his turn is TO come. They
! are all too jealous 70 look after other
have to look at every man who comes In.
That Mr.. Conried is generous manager
he frequently demonstrates. All his lieu
tenants on the Western tour OF the company
received presents Of money on their return
| to the city. and very generous presents they
were. Now Mr.. Conried is going to present
llllldn I1SluclUdCu W ti1C AotiSC VI A-uIO-
pean managers. She was one Of the MEM
bers OF the opera sch DOL and made periodic
Appearances on the stage OF the Metropoli-
tan. only to return to that nest and be lost
for time. She is regarded as an au-
thentic. genuine product OF the school, and
| Mr.. Conried is willing to allow the foreign
managers to hear and engage her If they
wish.
No phenomenon Of city life changes the
! summer aspect of the streets 30 much as
the caretakers' children They descend on
the quiet neighbour Gods and the sounds Of
| their play make music unfamiliar in such
parts Of the city. Persons accustomed to
| the winter quiet are not able to enjoy the
| hockey unwelcome. Baseball usually pre-
walls from the close Of school hours until
dark, in spite OF the protests Of neighbors
| In several cases recently the assistance OF
| the police has been asked.
The superintendent Of the workhouse
received shock the other day when be
was informed that S577, in bills ranging
in denomination from 81 to IS, had been
| found In the possession Of an old man who
| had Just been committed to that institution
on a charge Of vagrancy. The discovery
was made when the new arrival was COM
PEELED to take bath. He carried the money
| in fimsy belt worn next the skin. Some
| Of the bills which he confessed to having
carried constantly in that way for seven
| teen years. crumbled to pieces at touch.
| 1t was tainted money with vengeance.
| A