The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-13
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

It does not often fall to the lot Of ono man
to be q grandfather and . grandson at
the same time. Such, however, IL the good
fortune Of John Paul. Jr.. who u the chief
steward of Louis F. HaAen's Jefferson DEM
ocratio Club.
mir. Psul's grandmother, Mrs. Bastian, u
living at 18th street and Elton avenue.
hale and hearty, In her ninety-seventh
year. Her son-in-law. John Paul. Dr..
lives 1t the Same address, and at 70 Il CON-
sidered good for a good many more years.
His son, John Paul Jr., L. now 40 years
old. John, Jr.'s first daughter to Be mar
ried is now the wife Of Elwood Sypher,
and lives with her husband at e! ENon
father Paul's grsndmother's own home.
she has Just brought into the world healthy
As soon a. this baby is old enough TO talk
It win be able to enjoy the, rare experience
Of saluting its great, great grandma.
Though st. Thomas's Church Is In ruins,
the FIRE has not driven from the tower for
GOOD the pigeons that have for years made
their homes there.
On the afternoon Of the fire they seemed
a. much at home as over above the belfry,
in spite of the fact that the ruins Of other
parfs OF the odi6co still smoked and fire.
men were at work tearing down dangerous
walls.
A parrot on the fourth floor Of a building
In Fifth avenue near Fwenty-third street
each day scares hundreds Of persons by
screaming Hike child In danger. The
mounted cops and traffic men are about
the only ones who are immune. Just when
passing vehicles seem thickest and the
number Of pedestrians Erestsss. Polly se u
person to run cold. Csbmen rein N their
horses, ohautfeurs put on brakes, and even
cailous truck drivers look around to re
II they have killed any ono.
An elderly man eat on thS front seat
OF . northbound Broadway car. glancing
nrst to one side Of the street, then to tho other.
At Twenty-forrth street he signased to
the conductor to stop :
ssse that MANI asked the conductor
after the car had started again. vel .i, ne
each day. he never goes further up th9n
Fffty.piath street, though on south bound
trips he usually reaches the Battery. Every
time he sees any one be knows no gets on
tho car. shakes hands and gets aposu
town from near Forty-seoond street ABOUT
ins and ridss until dinner time.%
what . comfort the exchange systsm
"a. exclaimed one woman shopper to
frieod she met In the elevator OF . big Do
partment store yesterday I bought
hat which didn't like after got 1t home.
% to-day brought 1t back ana 9os snree
IN thu Hudson River day boat the other
dav 4 young girl caused amusement BY
her determined endeavors to acquire .
cat Of tan In ono day. She ~ on the
hurricane deck, hatless. holding back her
head and lifting her face to the suh's rays,
much a. . chicken hfts up its head when
WoMH 10 below and wet her handkerchief.
Then With this she would moist@ her fsee
anu Gsrk ID hSrtisr In a DAY for that coat Of
IAN then the average person does all sum-
mar. and me didn't care who knew Il.
This Ia harvest time for impostors In and
out Of the city who pose as divinity stu
ANT. to book subscriptions to religious
pariodicsls. Some OF these sohemers arc
veteran oanvasser, while others are out
right swindlers, who DO not ntsno ever 20
deliver anything a,Ey y! Gsne 70 aooumn IlSs
= sn lev dollars In order to further my edu-
cation
On Broadway, not far from Ito most
flaming district, there dwciis . to6aaconist
.vho brinRs 30 his trade all tho love Of an
.rti.k He has been N business thirty
-. o. more, and during that time b
hss collected every thing appsrtaining 70
.nokms one could imagine. The dis
COMING visitor win recognise cigars. oas-
.,.+t.s and tobacco from almost every
plsce on tie giobs. Long forsottss br.nds
WIN Be- found within rs e. e.. s aSsa9s
Pipes OF bewiidsrins shape and not leas
Confusing history are displayed. Ignitins
nom Il. e o1s s sisot int IN. IL,
Ss.rtions, form part Of the pToprieeoTs
noSsessscns. But one Of his most curious
collections Il a array Of rscspts"s;ss "a q.
tanning cigar ups aoComulaseo curing 'oe |