Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14

thing he did not do was to blow the
whistle IL he had one. t4i
Bears Are Popular
The Roosevelt Bear fad has brought
about one curious development in New
York that seldom fails to bring a smile
to the face of the persons who catch a
sight of this spectacle for the first time
This is a big auto with a dark blue
body, fitted at the front with two OF
the regulation brass lamps. But the
feature that makes everyone grin at a
glimpse of the machine is the fact that
on top Of these brass lamps are two OF
these Roosevelt bears" one white and
one yellow, sitting in the comical atti-
tude that only those now famous ami
mails can assume. That the bear fad
has a strong hold on the feminine rel
atives of the owner of the machine was
illustrated the other day when it was
noticed that woman seated in the
tonneau held still, another white bear
in her lap.
Might Have Been Mouse
She was a delightfully."- fresh-faced
lassie and clearly from the country and
as she walked UP Park row more than
one man turned to look at her, express
frank stare of admiration. Presently
the happy look in her eyes changed, of a
sudden, to one of sheer horror. With
a gasp Of alarm she caught her COM
panion by the arm and stood rooted in
the middle of the traffic. To have seen
her face at that moment one would cas-
lily have imagined that she was looking
at nothing less horrible than a cold
blooded murder. And yet, when one
spectator who had caught the trans
formation on her face turned to see
what had occasioned the expression of
shock and terror, all he saw was the
familiar spectacle in any street of the
wheels OF one wagon striking another.
Can't Hit the Glass Ball
The shooting gallery man at Coney
Island was packing to go south for the
winter. do you see this glass ball?'
he said. 1t was a ball Of hollow glass,
all summer at the end Of thread in
the foreground of the clay pipes. bells
and what not that had made up the
gallery's targets. "This glass ball."
the man went on, sis my great money
maker. All summer long people tried
to hit this ball--it was bigger and nearer
than any other target-and everybody
failed. Thousands OF bullets were fired
at 1t, thousands OF nickels were spent
Son it, yet here 1t is, still untouched
my best adwinner. All wise shoot
ing gallery men have a glass ball like
this. It makes such a tempting target,
yet it Is not hit. 1t Is never hit because
the air that precedes a gun charge Is
sufficient to blow the ball aside. You
might fire forever and not hit it,"
Eating on Credit
There is a French cafe uptown, noted
for its long list of inviting dishes, be-
sides being celebrated for the special
process Of absinthe-drip which caters
to men Of the locality, running monthly
accounts. 1t is said there are as many
of the patrons who pay on the thirty
day basis as there are who produce
with each meal At the end Of the
month the proprietor sends a letter Of
thanks to his customers who have paid
up, as follows: I'm acknowl edging re-
ceipt of your remittance permit us to
express our grateful appreciation OF
your esteemed patronage, which we
sincerely hope has resulted In every
way satisfactory to you"
Acquiring Marcel Wave
The first thing that attracts
woman's attention when she reaches
Gotham Is the couture OF her metro
DOlltan sister who. devoid OF hat strOlle