The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-08
LIVE ToPIcs AsoUr TOWN.

Saunterers on Broadway stop at a busy
corner to watch a. ping pong ball floating
in the air eight or ten inches over a horizon
tai arc light. Nodoubt It In the Jet Of super
heated air from the dazzling point that
buoys up the ball. Just al a Jet OF water
sustalns a metal ball in a fountain, but this
explanation satisfies very few Of those who
stop to look. The women all favor the
theory Of an invisible wire; the men usually
conclude that il is the electric force acting
repulsively as they have seen a compass do
when a magnet Us placed near it.
A young woman, who has been doing
missionary work on the East Side had IN
experience last week that came near ending
her charitable efforts. On one windy, cold
day she met in the street three Italian chill
dren, two girls and a boy, who were bare
footed. She stopped them and they told
her that their parents couldn't buy them
shoes, they were so poor.
The cbariCably inclined young woman
first fitted them out with stockings and then
bought them three pairs OF shoes. The
children started for home looking very
happy. The next day she met one Of the
girls on the street.
Won't you conn and visit us2' asked
I'D be pleased to-" said the missionary,
who felt that what she had lone was APP
preciated. Where do you liver"
2 you'll have to go ou. t. Enslewood,
move tomorrow. Papa has bought two
houses out there
New Workers have recently had cause
to observe the disappearance of the four-in-
hand from all the roads in the vicinity
OF the city. 1t is as scarce as the wild
turkey in Westchester and on Long Island
and the toot of the groom's horn is heard
seldom in New Jersey. The motor is held
responsible for its disappearance. The
interest OF drivers now centfes In the
motor and those who would care to drive
four-in-hands are unwilling to take their
chances on poor roads crowded with the
speeding cars. Driving f~our-in-hands has
come to be a sport confined TO the spring
trips in the city.
III new American singer, Geraldine
Fsrrar, has shown herself unlike any Of
her predecessors or associates at the
Metropolitan Opera House. She has notified
Mr.. Conried that she prefers not to sing
for the first time in this country in the
same cast with Signor Caruso. There is
not another prima donna at the opera Gus
who does not dearly love to share the
bonors with the popular tenor. They are
as much devoted to singing with him as
they were with Jean de Reszke. Miss
Farrar is quite different, however.
Il prefer to be the single star in the cast
INV co,ntrvrran Tay ;udga me Later
l shall be delighted to sing with Signor
Caruso as / have abroad; but the first time
it must be without him."
sElectior n;obt in Nav york ~ n oraat
lining AoI Ihe haVIeEs' saIu a
dealer. we sold more hats the day after
election than we did in any month all sum-
mer I should saw there were over two
thousand hats of Various kinds nut out of
hpsiness in the few hours ~ FranZv alone
the Rialto alone. Nearly all the DAMAGE was
caused nv the murderous rim horn in the
hands OF the irresponsible idiot who could
the ground The wonder is that there were
NOT 1ora scaIn wo,,nds handad ont If the
craze for breaking up head gear continues
alsotiop n;Sht in Nav Yort hs rshsaded
hereafter"
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l have been in every city OF importance
IN the United states SAID a travelling
man from the South and IN no place have
l seen so many goats as in New York. In
all honesty. / would like to get exact figures
~ 10 the goat census NJ the citv They
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nus Oe s"lns o"oiouS' tm may
ne accounted lor on tne prlnclple tnat
there are more people here to own goats
mar elsewhere. but l really think mat II
there were not so many lnhahlants tue
goats would De mere just the same. FOR
one thing, they seem TO ike the town.
They are by all odds the loiilest, fnsksest,
most amlaole goats i ever met. L have
seen Fort George goats and Bronx goats,
Flatbush goats and staten Island goats
and Harlem goats, and no matter where
they live they seem perfectly satisfied with
their environment; 1 THINK, though, that
the goats that abound up Fort George
way are the nnest specimens OF the tribe;
l got on a car up there the other day and
walked a dozen blocks for exercise. In
and nlneteen goats. Big, fat, well groomed
hhies an9 Nahnies .hey were, zoo shu !
~ SaS sbout obr;stsning thai, mart ~ tow5
/ should have called it Goat Haven
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Not until became troubled with in
somnia did l have any idea how many
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