Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
GOSSIP OF LIVELY INTEREST
FROM THE NATIONS METROPOLIS

hext chair neighbor. Then he laughed.
His neighbor, who was n fat, pompous-
looking negro about so years Of age,
dressed in clerical garb frowned.
We'll Smoky" said the Celt, ignor-
ing the dusky divlne's look of disap-
proval, "ths shurely Is a queer coun-
thry. Here I am and there you are.
It's not so long since I was bog
trotter and I suppose you were slave.
And here we have two Dago descend
ants of Julius Caesar shining our
brogans."
suppressing Smoke Nuisance
There have been many plans tried to
abate the smoke nuisance I'm Greater
New York, but all have seemingly
failed. The cost between soft coal and
hard coal is so great here that the
offepder usually prefers being hailed
into court and paying a fine than to
make the change. Now, however, the
authorities have tried another plan.
After due notice is given the man
whose stacks emit smoke, his place Of
business is to be closed down unless
he obeys orders. The first victim of
this new order is a Brooklyn manu-
facturer. whose factory is at II McKib-
ben street
Two policemen were placed on guard
there and when the hands reported for
work they were met by the order:
Back to your beds-there'll be no work
today!" And there wasn't. Other
places are to be closed down, and 1t
is not altogether impossible that New
York will be idle In a short time--that
Is, unless the change from soft to hard
coal is made.
Tribute to Caruso
Echoes of the resentment felt by
members of the Conried Grand Opera
company on the score of treatment of
a few of them during the horror at
San Francisco from representatives of
the management are dying away in the
purlieus of the Metropolitan opera
house; but it will be a long time be-
fore the behavior of certain prominent
male singers will be forgotten. Prob
obly the oft-told tales do. not lose any
picturesque element in the repetition;
and ere this many of them have be-
come gross exaggerations, but as to the
department of Signor Enrico Caruso,
when the terror was at it's height, the
testimony is consistent. The glorious
Italian tenor, instead of displaying
cowardice and ignoring the appeals of
women who had begged, him to help
them across a road with the few be-
longings they had saved, showed a
quality worthy of all imitation under
similar circumstances. Just after the
third shock he was seen by three YER
acious observers-members of the COM
pany who are now in New York--in the
middle of the street. upon his knees
and with arms outstretched toward
Heaven, praying Justify. AS the incl
dent seems to have escaped general
newspaper attention it is only just to
record the facts and to pay tribute to
Signor Caruso's exemplary conduct.
Language EntangIing
The western man in New York has
difficulty in understanding the language
of the metropolis. The other day
westerner and two friends stepped into
a swell cafe. After the meal the
westerner ordered three small cups of
coffee. Three demi tasses?" inquired
the waiter. NO" said the man, "you
need not mind about the demi tasses.
Small coffees will suit me-" Another
westerner went into furnishing store;
he wanted socks DO you wish half
hose?" inquired the clerk. "No, don't
want no half hose; 1 want socks" re-
piled the man from the provinces. A
third man went the round of the down
town shops trying to attach himself to
handkerchief case. He tried several
stores and finally found what he
wanted. Indicating the handkerchief
case to a shopgirl the would-be pur-
chaser inquired its price, The girl
looked at him in astonishment. Gee" !"
she said. "Them amt no handkerchief
cases; thems mouchwaws."
Tenderloin Surprises
Few things really surprise the inha BIZ
tants of the Tenderloin, whether it be
the advent of the grand opera season
or raid on a gambling house; but
there is newly decorated cottage in
Fortieth street, just off Broadway, that
is really making the denizens of that
quarter assume an upright attitude.