The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


in front Of saloon. At their feet on the
about six feet In diameter cast there by a
! stereoptioon lantern hung from a pole ex-
tending out over the sidewalk, the numerals
and hands being formed by shadows, as
are the characters In newspaper bulletins.
The strange part Of this clock face is that
the shadow hands move around. showing
the time. but there is no shadow at the
be If the, light was thrown through trans
parent clock dial. 1t Is probable that tlIe
| result is obtained by some sort Of mirror
arrangement, but many curious persons
have gazed into the glaring light OF the
solving the mystery. Before the saloon
keeper threw the sign on the sidewalk he
had the clock face blazing on the dead wall
Of neighboring building but the. owner
wanted to charge him money for the use
Of his wall, and The sidewalk Is free.
The passing OF the old Hecker -four mill
in Che Try street recalls the fact that 1t was
here that the famous Fathe, Isaac T. Hecker
began his career before he went to Brook
Farm and later became the founder Of the
Paulist community and the exponent Of
.Heckerism" made him an International
ton of the Pope's adverse encyclicall
George v. Hecker. his brothe:, although
he remained a miller, vas also interested
in religious work. Much OF his big estate
was lost in the trust scheme to conson-
date the local Touring mills.
| One Of the curious wants advertised In
| a daily paper Is for attendants at State
| lunatic asylum who can play baseball.
| Ordinary attendants are to get S22 month
| and board, but those who can play ball
may receive $50 a month extra. There are
special openings, 1t Is announced for a
| shortstop and a second haseman.
| Excavators have taken carload after
CARLOAD Of earth from the plot over the
subway on Broadway between Eighty
seventh and Eight y-eighth streets, leaving
a hole which nearly exposed the roof Of the
tunnel Now they are filling in with fresh
earth that plants, shrubs and trees will
grow in. Residents Of that part Of to wn,
who have never ceased to mourn the double
line OF elms which used to extend along
ing this experiment with interest. 1t Is
doubtful il trees Of any size can be grown
there because their roots would menace
the soldity Of the covering Of the sub
way, but shrubs and flowers will be more
pleasing than the cast iron fences around
yentilating holes and keep of the grass
signs.
After Magistrate Wahle had passed
Judgment on two women who had quarreled.
and they were about to leave the bridge.
one Of them turned back.
Il want to ask one thing more. Judge.
she said what right has this woman's
boy to say: MY, fathers policeman and
you can't do anything to meT
to to say: my father Judge and you can t
do anything to me. And he wants to
know If l wear kimeno. He has seen
the pictures of the Judges in their robes,
you see."
An automobile coat labeled 'Wombat'
has been displayed In Nassau street shop
window lately The unusual name Of the
animal that furnished the fur attracted
more stares than custom. At last wise
member of the geological society wandered
up from his studies Of bulls and bears in
Wall Street. After one glance at the coat
he entered the store and called for the pro-
| prfetor :,
Pardon me, SIR" he began In sad
voice, Il cannot endure the thought that
you are. unwittin ely. no doubt contribu.
ting to our city's inexhaustible supply OF
misinformation. The fur on the coat in
your window IL not that OF the wombat.
hut was obtained from the native bear Of
| Australia. I am familiar with the pecu-
liarities Of both animals and cannot be mis-
taken" .,.o. A.,
shopkeeper The melancholy zoolog ue
passed on with a mind relieved.
A man went into downtown drug store
recently and asked for box OF pills OF
certain make. The salesman in handing it
over casually mentioned that he had pill
that was much better. The man smiled.
81 guess you're right" said he, Abut,
really, the reason I'm getting these Is that
Iwant the box they come in. and he showed
the aluminium case to the clerk Put
your pills in one OF these and next Time
may buy them" he said.
"That was somewhat unusual, said the
druggist afterward in discussing the Incl
dent. aalthough a man did come in one day
and ask for dollar bottle OF vel known w n
medicine. One of us suggested something
Not for me- said the man. I never
take medicine. Our firm wants that bottle
to photograph for a cut for an ADVERTISE
ment That's ALL
There still survives in Second avenue a
reminder of the days when it was thought
that the East Side street would be the ulti-
mate home of wealth and fashion and the
purchase OF Fifth avenue property was re-
parded as a more hazardous investment.
This home is the only one still occupied by
the family it has quartered for generations.
About it lies klein Wien, its cafes filled
with myriads Of foreigners, and the swarm
| inc Gernen and Jewish centers are only a
short distance away, The OLD iasnioneo
rad brick house 30 characteristic OF New
| York architecture in the sos is carefully
kept in estate that sh0T Ss it Just as sna it
r,nst fashionable homes in that new and
fashionable hsbi part Of the town. Yet even the
tana,,a that was spoken then by everybody
whe lived there is heard to-day less often
than the speech OF the aliens who have
made the region their own.
DUNCAN YOUNG ACQUITTED.
| u,...d a. End OF Third Trial on Charge OF