The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-10
LIVE ToPICs ABOUT TOWN.

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There was n fro In q Bronx junkanop
the other night. and after u was all over
a cop was telling the reporters about w.
sure, they was two wax hgRerS IN tue
window was all melted and they INTO
one. They was fggers Of two prominent
.Did you got their namesi" asked one
sS,re. answered the cop. zone was
Venus de Milo and the other was Apollo
Belvedere."
The class Of 'o4 college. Columbia, has
issued the first number Of the Bulletin.
which IL designed as an annual publication.
This Ia the first class at Columbia w9ich
has attempted TO keep q yearly record OF
it's members. OF the l2i members listed
eight are married and one IL engaged:
Four nave died since the class first entered
college.
For three Sundaysi in succession the pastor
OF n West Side church was gladdened by the
appearance OF a backsliding husband in his
wife's pew. Then suddenly this gratifying
exhibition Of awakened conscience ceased.
One day the pastor met the delinquent In
q street car.
time" said the preacher.
NO" was the candid reply. 4 had to give
it up, My wife got so suspicious Couldn't
.Suspiciousl' exclaimed the parson.
~Yes,' said the man. She got IT into her
head that l was up to some awful deviltry
outside that 1 vas trying to atone for ~
say or do would convince her otherwise, so
in order to show her that ! am living a
square life l stay away from church.
The head waiter at a downtown cafe had
Just handed q request" to the leader OF the
orchestra.
you would be surprised to know that
90 per cent. Of the requests for music in
this restaurant are made by men, he said.
Most OF Our men patrons are inveterate
theatregoers, and want to hear the music
popular at the Broadway houses. The.
women who eat here are too absorbed ana
too worried about business to notice music.
That is a peculiar difference between, men
and women In business. A man relaxes
during the lunch hour. The cuisines
woman has not learned to relax
IT wonder said the old time bohemian,
Hif New Workers. ever dine at home on
Saturday nights and Sundays. I took my
best girl under my arm last Saturday night
and went out on O still hunt for a place to
Qune, We Wblhtu tIoih piaSo w paw
until we were worn out. until from sheer
fatigue we lost the desire to dine. At each
cafe there stood crowds waiting meelly
for tables. patiently enduring the h~ustling
by OF the walters and the lordly frown Of the
proprietor. who made his appearance at
regular intervals with the news that there
would perhaps be vacant tables In an hour
or 30, And that wasn't the worst Of IT,"
he concluded sadly. aAt each Of these
little bohemian table d'hotes there had been
tackled a blazing card which bore the legend
for these W nights from 40 to 90 and 10
cents. AT one" more sadly still, 1T was
raised TO 49,"
The models leg was tied to the ceiling
by means OF a rope. This gave him a prano-
ing air, but he looked sad. He was tired.
For several hours he had stood in this diff
cult position without rest. He had also
gotten to furnish him with his noaebag
Of oats, which lay In M corner. Again
and again the eyes Of the model turned
longingly in the direction Of the nosebag,
but each time the sculptor walked forward
and sternly turned his head back.
"This would be q fine equestrian statue"
said he, wouldn't it-with a nosebag on
the horsef"
A young man who wanted to get on the
police force but was six pounds under
weight applied for advice to a COP who had
been on the force several years.
1T is the easiest thing in the world
said the experienced one. Just before you
20 in to take the physical examination,
eat a lot OF boiled cabbage and drink all
the milk you can. Water used to be the
regular thing, but II Is not 30 heavy as
milk and the stomach holds less Of II, Milk
and cabbage are the heaviest foods In the
world. You can increase your weight five
to ten pounds within IN hour
The candidate followed the advice n
passed with two pounds to spare.