The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
LIVE Toplcs ABOUT TOWN.


attentively watched the waiter draw the
cork from the bottle.
LET me see the cork moment, waiter"
he said.
He took and examined 1t carefully mo-
ment, pressing 1t between his fingers Then
he handed II back.
That's good wine" he remarked.
How can you tell2" asked his COM
panion.
ITS a good cork" replied the oonnois-
seur Good wines are stopped with the
best corks. and the best only Never mind
what the dealer says. and never mind the
label Anybody can paste one on bottle:
with hand made corks.
cheapest and are not so alright good
cork is elastic and springyi the cheap cork
The best corks are used by the makers
Of champagne They are cut by. hand
from the slabs Of cork bark. which are first
subjected to high pressure to cloee all the
pores. Machine made oorks, on the othe!
hand, are steamed. This kills the life Of
chine, and the corks are out out by the
/ dozen. They are beautifully round, like
the kind the druggist uses, but they wont
always stay where they are put"
Half dozen Of Alderman Richtsr's young
constituents got into trouble the other night
and were arrested. The Alderman ap-
peared before Magistrate Mayo In their
behalf the next morning In the West Side
court. One Of the prisoners, tall darby,
attracted the Masistrate's attention.
HAS this fellow ever been In trouble
before3' no asked the Alderman.
"No. your Honor replied Richter. 'Of
course he has bean arrested number q
Then, as the Magistrate began TO smile,
he added, you see he has bad feet and
can't get away like the rest OF them.'
Among the articles in the windows Of
jewelry shops that 60 in for novelties are
watches which have Hebraic numerals
differ in no other way. and the difference
presents, usually intended for elderly
Hebrews, but the jewellers say the sales
are small. It only takes one character
to express each Of the twelve hours. a. In
Arabic Enumeration.
Rat hunting Is favorite night pastime
on Park row this summer. Near Ann
foundation Of a big building to be erected
Oh lilo 6llC VI q OuOo oboop
taurant. The big hole In the ground has
rendered dozens Of rats homeless and the
messenger boys who work late at night
have some fine tests Of mar ksmanship
shying rocks at the big fellows.
Once in a while a rat escapes to the street
and then there is lively chase. In which
the idlers, who seem never to leave tho
row, take part.
Even the italian religious festivals now
pay dividends to the Standard Oil Company.
At these festivals thousands Of pounds Of
candles are burned annually 10 the dit
ferent saints. These candles were for
merly made by Italians and they were really
works of art. OF late years, however,
the Standard Oil Company has supplied
large part OF them.
They are made Of yellow wax. but instead
Of being cast in mold as are ordinary
candles. they are made by fatt .S the
into candle form. This gives them greater
strength than the nodded candl les. And
as some candles weigh as much as 100
pounds and are five or six feet tall, they need
the extra strength to withstand the melting
effect OF the hot July and August weather In
which most Of the festivals occur.
The plain yellow candles are bought BY
the Italian dealers who do the hand paint !
ing and decorating that mako these candles |
80 pretty 70 look az.
Ever notice what heavy bottles olives |
are packed imp asked the grocer man.
The customer had, but Of the reasons
for such usage by tho PACKERS be was
ignorant, except it be to make the interior
smaller.
"Not 30. There's method In their mad
ness." returned the purveyor. you zee
A. TT l.
tanning the liquor which surrounds TIE
olives, acts as q magnifying glass. This
makes q large olive look to 30 Of immense
size, a medium sized fruit large, and
small one to be Of good size: Large olives
a ass ~ fs sSyie sas Ss 7 ~S KS
to be an olive the size OF plum through
the glass, but when you take 1t out you
find that things are not always what they
SEEM
The refrigerator stock had become ex-
hausted and he had run across the street
10 get some more beer. He smiled appre-
ciatively as the salesman dug from an ICY
cavern a half dozen bottles on which the
condensed moisture was guarantee OF cold +
ness. Then he made . bee line across the
street.
Just as he approached his own steps he
ran into a friend whom he had not seen
'or months, and he carefully balanced the
oeer in it's paper bag upon his knee while
1e talked over old times and new prospects,.
So absorbed did he become that the min
,efore he remembered that the beer was
warming up. With a hearty handshake
,e raised the bag from his knee. As he did
10 there was a crash and series Of mild
EXPLOSIONS.
fhe heavy paper was not proof gainst
,alf an hours contact with the sweating
,ottles and deprived Of the support OF his
NEE the bottom promptly fell through.
To make matters worse the place had
losed while he chatted, and hope was dead.
1EPLORES SOCIETY CHURCHES.
}. Campbell Morgan Says There 10 Too
Much Dress, Too Little God.