The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-29
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
-I've been at It a good WHILE said the
crosstown car conductor, 4and I've never
been robbed yet-not to know it, anyhow.
never heard Of a pickpocket getting to a
conductor either. We get up against the
strong arm man now and then on lonely
night runs. but that Is different PROPOSE
ton. '"
"A smart Alec said 10 me once:
Did you ever have your pocket pickcd2'
No. said. never did,
Then he got OF the car and l gave the
motorman the ben to 60 ahead. AS the
car moved away the young cutup called
after me-.
Too busy robbing the company to know
when you're robbed yourself-ls that itT
We were behind schedule or ! would
have gone back and damned that guy.
we are let alone by the pickpookets be-
cause. although our pockets are exposed
Then, our own hands are In and out Of
them 90 much that it would take a pretty
slick operator TO get away with the goods
Ono New York woman who has spent hall
the summer on hotel piazza has discovered
an easy way to lose her reputation
1t can Be DONE" she said, by talking
about the different cities in the United States
that you have lived in. My husbands
business has necessitated our moving from
pillar to post so frequently that have made
my home In almost every good sized town
In the Union. This summer 10 the course
Of my conversation with other women.
very frequently alluded to queer Incidents
that befell me during my residence In those
towns. At last it dawned upon me that
every time l ment toned new city the
women would look at me suspiciously, and
a. soon as they conveniently could would
congregate in another corner OF the porch,
and talk me over.
to tho last shreds found out what was the
matter. They thought that because ! had
moved around so much ! belonged to
family Of crooks that were obliged to shift
the scene Of their operations every few
months It is aps thing for the i, h h9te
globe trotser In foreign countries, but to
claim actual residence in a score Of cities in
her native land brands her as a suspicious
character
In q quiet uptown street we'll known
club Of women who write or paint profess
sionaliy has its home.
One of the artist members recently pre-
sented to the club handsome water
cooler. which was delivered at the club
rooms, and at the same time she sent note
regarding the gift, but addressed 1t to
the secretary at her apartment.
The secretary glanced at the note, and
without waiting to see the present dashed
of a reply. thanking the artist for the
beautiful water color; and being a writer
Of graceful fiction, she added that the pic
k,,vs kAl t,e>op h,,y, oh tN rol of 70
club, where 1t was much admired by all
who saw It.
Other members say that something
besides the water has been cool In the
club ever since
you might think that they had us dead
to right said the barkeep as he rang
I'D and passed out tho check. This push
ing button and ringing bell and flashing
This registers the amount Of your pur-
chase sign would seam TO DO keeping all the
tabs that fluid dispenser 70 entitled to.
.Now. I'mnot telling you whether there's
any way to beat the machine; that wouldn't
be according to the ethics at all. But for
some reason or other the bosses have sort
O. lost confidence in the machine and there's
q gang Of spoilers out. II they had badges
on their caps and could come in behind
the bar and ring up the little old knock
down suppose you might call EN- inspec-
tors, same as on the trolleys. But we get
to know EN- even il they don't wear badges,
and then there's nothing doing but straight
finance on the cash register.
Must be a nice sort Of job, though, to
parade from one joint to another and buy
booze and keep eyes open for the obliqui-
ties OF your fellow citizens who are in the
business I should like to see some Of the
800 khnv, kvN In, R,,t n hNa
them on the job. and it's up to us to get
wise az soon as q new ono shows up and
pass the word along
Summer Is the season when Canadian
coins flourish In New York most abund-
antly. Then every tourist that passes
through town has dime or quarter Of the
Dominion currency that he has picked up
somewhere on his travels. and he tries to
ductors
The conductors. as . rule. fight shy Of
foreign money, but drug clerks are very
accommodating, and during the summer
months they make such big collection Of
Canadian coins that It takes until the next |
summer to work them all OF.
Patrolman Tom McManus OF the East |
Fiity-frst street station has earned for |
himself the reputation OF being the most |
member Of the force. When |
he turned in last Wednesday afternoon,
after doing the day tour, he handed to Sergt. |
Breen the following report:
"Tour from A. NJ to P. NJ, Aug. %. |
At 2S5 P. M, espied an airship flying in
fourth and Fifty-fifth street, apparently |
2 900 feet above the surface OF the street. |
There was no violations Of law on my post.
.THoMAs j. MCMANus.'
.Many Italians and jews change their |
names on their first papers,. said the clerk I
In tho Federal naturalization bureau.
The Italians, queerly enough, have a par
t1ality for Irish names. going on the sound |
principle, suppose that there's no name !
so thoroughly American as a Hibernian
one. The latest Of example was one who |
that his name was really An
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