The sun., 1905-08-28
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

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A Theatrical company that has besn.oon.
Quoting rehearsals for thu pest two weekl
In West Side hall has had appreciative
audiences. One man who lives In nearby
fat has shown speoial intsrest Night afte,
night he has sat at the window with his
head craned far out, Watching intently
every movement Of the players. 49,.
The second act has appealed to him witt
particular force. That act winds up with q
domestic misunderstanding in which The
husband gets decidedly the better Of the
argument. As the actors invective ha,
become more and more picturesque the
face OF the man at the window has beanlec
with satisfaction. and many times he has
seemed on the point Of bieaktng into ap-
plause.
self restraint until Wednesday night. Then
at the climax od the players oratory, his
own enthusiasm became irrepresBible.
BY George he said, IL that ain't great
I'd give . dollar II could sass back like
that"
It Ii surprising what . trihe will insure
great attention. merchant OF tho suburbs
drove through the financial district yes
tsrday with an ordinary wagon that had
lettered upon its side tho nature Of his
business and street address in brooklyn.
Below this cane:
New York, United States of America
1t is safe to say that more people were
drawn to read that advertisement than
1t was novel. Everybody noticed 1t and
grinned.
A crook, who had married and tried to
settle down and lead an honest life, was
riding in street car the other day when
he felt slight tug at his stud. Without
turning his head he looked down and saw
a busy hand trying to work 1t out OF his
shirt front. He at once worked his right
hand behind his back and took the other
fellows watch. When he had 1t securely In
his pocket, he turned around and said:
Say, Bill, was in the same line myself
not long ago.
AT one place where I went, said Man
haitian Aat hunter, "they wanted three
references; two is the greatest number that
anybody had ever asked Of me before.
But reflected that If everybody was re-
quired to give three references it would
al least insure q good class Of tenants in
the building, so " illingly gave three.
That point settled. it was required that
in case had a telephone put in should
agree to pay certain amount monthly
ouired was small, but kicked at 1t.
would Of course have to pay the regular
tolls whenever used the telephone and
to have to pay besides for having it put
in and kept there would seem like paying
for ss Bat PfysSe bs ossef Of xISs sss %
1t was the custom now in many houses,
and in some they charged more than he
did. He made it clear to me that if was
not willing to pay the telephone charges
he did not desire to rent the apartment.
1T ali seems to indicate that apartment
owners have no doubt that they will be
able to rent all the apartments they have
to offer in the present season on any terms
they choose to exact"
Summer is the busiest season for expert
accountants. Many firms choose the book
keepers vacation period as the most avail
able time during which to have the books
audited. A Broadway merchant remarked
day or two ago: u
sour house selects the two weeks as
signed az our bookkeepers vacation as the
best opportunity to have his accounts gone
over It saves two Interruptions OF our
Office routine. 1t prevents any chance OF
deception or collusion. Besides; the book
doctor the records. as he knows he won't
be on hand to steer the auditor astray when
the examination b made
Living ON upper Broadway is man who
one day told his wife lie. He lied about
boiled ham.
DO you like boiled ham3' she asked,
and he, knowing that ham was the only
kind of meat she had for luncheon and not
wishing to hurt her feelings, lied and said
that he did.
His wife remembered that and the day
she went to Bar Harbor she said:
sNow, dear, / have a pleasant surprise
for you. know how you dislike eating In
restaurants, consequently have arrange
things so that you can get part OF your meals |
ut home. have left boiled ham. Let me
know how you like It,.
The man said he would, and during tho |
next week he dispatched to the Maine coast |
daily bulletins pertaining to the supply |
Of ham. One morning he reached the stage |
where the very sight Of ham gave him the !
,hivers and he chuoked the whole joint !
Of meat into the garbage can: That day
be eIultantly wired to Bar Harbor:
Ham all gone.'
In the beginning OF the next week he re-
,eived an unusually affectionate letter from
ais wife.
Il am sending you by express, she said,
something that will please you greatly.
That night when the man got home the
anitor Informed him OF the arrival OF the
,xpress package. The man undid the wrap
pings and collapsed. His wife had sent him
mother ham.