The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-09
LIVE TOPIcs AMIR ROW..

q cha0ce - iuveAtlGafe ab9 ouhn that hslt
tho hO,ince vas torn from her silh shirt
what IN eafth shall I dor shs waiied.
IL viii taks . whols paper N pins ~
fassen thls 10 ~ I can walk . stop
Within twD ssconds svefy paaaspesf IN
Tho car wa %obliginEly hunting pins The
outcome ~ their eIOfts vas tsenty. OreI
Seventeen ~ thaap FIRST aida ~ ths tatteted
AMI trFn wege contributed ~ men, the
other four by woman,
wondsr,' femafhel tho woman whd
had supplied thu frat pin, why N IA that
men always carry more pins than E0nenf
Tiny are MT nearly NJ apt IN need thefn'
IN tho numbering ~ tho polics p%recincts
n New York, N, tho 'shlddoo' number, has
t~en eliminated There are nov eiGhty'thfe
precincts, hut tho last one IL nufnhered ~
tpto February ~, ipOd, there vas a Twenty.
third precinct tho ono In ths basement
n the GRAND Central station, which had
charge N tho station and q few sur.
rounding blocks. On March n .ceaeed
10 exis, and IT, TERRITORY. was divided he.
tween tho Tenderloin, Fast T~hirty.hfh
street. and Fast fifty.f first street stations.
There was no renumherlng 81 .the pre-
oincts and ~ has "~skiddooed' from the
Lat ~ New York police stations,
The taste for Oriental decorations has
recently resulted In the importation Of Jap
anese flower stands Of a kind never seen
here before. These consist Of tiny ripga
ofmetal about half an inch high, gathered In
groups Of various sizes. These are put
into a bow Of water. Each ring holds one
stalk OF n flower, which must naturally
be a lily, peony, jonqnil or some blossom
are sometimes made In fantastic. forms,
such az turtles or fish. They explain the
arrangement Of flowers which In the Jap
anese pictures seem 10 be growing up di-
rectly from the middle OF the bowls,
Two BARRIERS were d~isengaged when the
new customer came in, but he lodged them
both.
Il need a shave, all right he said TO the
proprietor, "but l want to shave myself
Can you accommodate me here1'
Certainly" said the proprietor. but III
charge you the same az II one OF my men
had shaved you"
That's ali right said the man, 'I'm not
kicking about the price. All l want IL q
chance TO do my own barbering..
A tonsorial outfit was soon produced and
the self-suff1cient man set to work:
Isn't that a new w%rinkle?' asked another
man who had been interested in the pro-
oeedings.
Not at ALL returned the proprietor.
Every once in a while we run up against a
fellow who prefers to shave himself but
hasn't the necessary apparatus at mana.
We keep a lot Of extra razors in stock Tor
the accommodation OF just such inoepen-
dent customers"
She nearly always rides o n the surface
roads, but this particular time happened to
be In a great hurry, so tried the elevated.
Running UP stairs she bought a ticket, and
dropped It in the box as she breathlessly
rushed by the chopper. As a train rolled
up at the moment she gained the platform
she held up her index finger and wrinkled
her brow anxiously at the guard, whose
car stopped before her. Then realizing
on it's passengers by the same system as the
surface line, che blushed and smiled con-
sciously.
Sure, we'd stop for you, lady eaid the
guard, who was not without o sense OF
humor.
STesting slot machines is what some
persons call tho risking Of the penny that
should bring return Of a piece OF chewing
gum or chocolate. Those who have the
habit confirmed keep a mental profit and
loss account with the slot machines, and not
many are ahead of the game. A man who
risked three pennies in succession in one
at rect corner machine the other day found
six tablets u~nderneath-a clear profit OF
three. He felt as pleased about it as though
he had made $40 900 on a stock deal.
Il would do almost anything rather than
write with a post office pen.' complained
the dainty woman. 4You can't pick one up
without getting ink On your fingers. Hall
the time the points are broken of, 30 you
can't use them anyway. The blotters are
worse than the pens-soaked with ink and
heavy with the dust of ages. Every bank
and hotel and department store in town has
clean places to write, fresh ink, decent
blotters and pens hat will not ruin your
Isn't it about time for the Govern
ment to do half as much for its post office
patrons?'
One large department store In New York
differs from the others in having an entire
floor softly padded and oarpeted.
Think Of the dust and microbesl' ex-
claimed a nervous looking Boston woman.
Perhaps" replied her tranquil COM
panion, "but think what relief to tired feet.
Also to tired ears. for there is no sound OF
tramp, tramp Of weary and struggling
shoppers or Of cash boys dashing madly
about.
Besides, II gives such an air OF comfort
and domesticity hat it makes me feel IN my
native element. l take a seat and, selec
a gown or a wrap at my quiet leisure.
much as il l were in my own home. IL ls
more like the French shops, and surely no
one knows better than the French. o
20 lure monev from exactinR women