The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
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Medical Congress in Lisbon in April are
lamenting in rather a suspicious way that
one OF the features provided for their en-
tertainment will be an Unusually fine bull
fight. They are ~consoling themselves with
the thought, however, that bullhghts in
Portugal are not 80 brutal as in SPAIN be-
cause the bulls in Portugal have to fight
with round balls on their horns 80 as not to
gore the fine horses that are used.
! suppose we shall have to attend the
exhibition, y said one OF the men who is going
over, "out Of compliment to our hosts"
Then he sighed heavily, but there was
something like a twinkle in his eyes.
Tom Lynch, Tammany man and old time
friend of Roswell P. Flower. remembers we'll
an unusual drinking custom in New York
city forty years ago.
"In those days" Mr.. Lynch remarked
yesterday, "they served claret in the hotels
in a champagne cooler filed with hot water.
We just stuck the bottle o. claret in the hot
water, whisked it around to get 1t wa-r-r-m,
just as they now, jiggle a bottle o. cham
payne in the cooler filled with ice to get
and not tangy. We ought to return to that
custom. Abe Garfield, nephew Of Presi-
dent Garfield, when he was steward OF the
Clarendon Hotel in Saratoga. in 1895, never
served claret any other way
Ex-Mayor Robert A. Van wyck thinks
that American fathers are not as generous
In their treatment Of sons-in-law as Je wish
and German fathers.
while I am a bachelor Mr.. Van Wyok
said at the Democratic Club last night
1--we had opportu nities within the last
thirty years to observe much on his mat
ter, A Je wish or a German father helps
his son-in-law to get into business, while
many American fat hers Of rich girls say
TO the young man, Yes, take Der with my
blessing and while the youngsters are
the rich American father should remember
that a young man starting in New YORK
city business life needs a little something
besides q blessing
Il do not mean to say that all American
Fat hers are not as generous. as the Je wish
and German fathers, but while generosity
Is the rule with the Je wish and German
father, it is the exception with che Ameri-
can
The members Of the 8. P. C. A. who ha We
been active in the effort to reform the
society through the removal of Mr.. Haines
as president refer to the annual meeting
in January, which was the first the mem
bers ever really attended, as the 'sandbag'
meeting. That was because a large number
Of women we're kept waiting in the lobby.
for nearly two hours. They had to sit on d
pile of bags filed with sand for slippery
streets. The adjourned annua meeting
in February is known as the gag meeting,
because Mr.. Haines had the employees OF
the society there to help ,~outvote the re-
formers. On the mautel in the board
Of mana gers room are two stuffed fighting
cocks in the attit ude Of beginning a mill.
The spirit shown by the birds was pre-
cisely that displayed in the gag meeting,
One. of the reformers, commenting on this !
said: .
when we get Mr.. Haines out I shall |
move to have those fighting cocks dis
placed by a pair of doves to typify the new
regime .
A suspender manufactures in the metro
politan wholesale market lately experienced
considerable trouble with several of his
travelling statesmen. These road agents"
we're persistently holding out for a larger
margin on commissions, as well as for in
creased amount on drawing account. The
threat was made that in the event OF no
advance being forthcoming the salesmen
would sign with a competing firm. The
employer decided to insert a blind want
advertisement for statesmen. To his as
constituent two Of the answers came from
members of his own staff. Now he is
satisfied that they had no places in view
and treats them independently.
A SlXtn avenue dealer IN DlVOS ana eaStS |
who thought he had handled about every
living creature that inhabits the earth was
surprised when a customer asked him il
he had some nice fat spiders in stock.
"Spiders2" said the dealer. Good heav-
ens, no. What do you want them for?"
+ kill cockroa ches," said the man.
"our place is alive with them. The only
~Cockroaehes have been battling for life
against paris green, fly paper. hot water
and wire cages for 80 long that they have
learned to smile in derision. But they
don't put on any airs in front Of a spider.
They don't have time. The spider nabs
them too soon"
Your facts may be straight enough"
said the dealer, "but most people would
prefer the disease to the cure"
A bit Of delicately wrought iron railing
Of a pattern seldom seen these day s adorns
the portico at the entrance to the main
building Of Bellevue Hospital. The his
tory of the railing is told in a peculiarly
phrased inscription on the stone imme-
diately beneath it, though few visitors
pause to read it because time n man.
paint brushes have all but obliterated the
words. 1t runs:
This railing formed part OF the balcony of
Federal Hall, over which Gen, Washin gton
delivered his FIRST inaugural address. April
80, 1879.
A leading football player of a few years
ago, who IL now in business in this city,
was as careful Of his conduct of the field
as he was aggressive OH the field. He
was captain of the eleven in his senior
year, and his friends were shocked more
than once at the vigorous supply OF pro-
family that he turned on in the football
practice when things did not go to suit
him. Finally he was requested by the
faculty to sidetrack the swearing. He
was amazed at this action on the faoulty's
part, for he declared that he was utterly
unconscious OF the fact that he had offended.
His character was such as to leave no doubt
that he spoke the truth. Even after the
faculty warning he sometimes broke out.
This fresh air system Of bringing up J
babies Is good for the babies but hard
on the DOCTORS" said a young physician
whose practice is among the residents of
the large apartment houses OF the upper
West Side. Nova days. with the advent
Of the first baby, a young couples first |
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