Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-10-18
A Back Number in New York
By Elliott Flower of Chicago

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
l have not been in New York be
fore in over fifteen years. have beer
lucky. New York has grown taller IL
that time. This refers to prices a.
well as buildings. 1t may have grow
in other ways, but it has certainl.
grown taller.
Even the highballs are higher.
1t is the custom now to give al
your money to the cashier of the he
tel when you arrive, and he Cor she
will then tell you how much NOR,
you owe when you are ready to leave
This keeps the cabbies from gettin.
it.
One of the first things for tn,
stranger to do is to get a list of tn,
people of whom he must beware.
After that he will be lonely.
New York has not only changed it
self, bot it has changed the peoplt
who have come from the West.
met one of them in Broadway.
He used to be good fellow, and ht
bias the outward appearance of it yet
He gave me the glad hand. Oh, II
was very glad!
When are you leaving, old man 2
no asked.
Tomorrow" answered
Dine with me the next day." he
urged.
/ considered. Here was chance to
get even, and the hotel people already
had my money anyhow.
81 may stay over" ! suggested
Where can | meet you II | dor
"Oh, | come to your hotel every
day for lunch" he said You CAM
miss me-"
Then, when the memory of this had
evaporated, he asked thoughtlessly -
BY the way, where are you stop
ing?"
| discovered later that the only
trouble with him was that he had
prospered too much in New York. All
Westerners do not do that. Some OF
them walk back.
was passing one of the prize no
tells when | discovered that needed
shave. thought there ought to be
barber shop there.
Very likely there is, but did moi
find it.
What!
Oh, yes, found the barroom all
right. I simply followed the crowd.
In my efforts to locate the barber
shop | entered the barroom from
eight different directions. Then
went out and called cab
Take me to barber shop-any
barber shop ordered.
1t was the quickest and cheapest
and soberest way.
The New York disposition is
shown by the spite" corners. A
Spite corner, as understand it, Is
the outward indication of the preva
lent "hold-up'' game.
You find spite" corners every.
where, but mostly In New York. !
stopped counting after 1868 had been
pointed out to me.
The Western "hold-up" men may
be more ruthless in some ways. but
they are satisfied with what you hap
pen to have In your clothes.
New York at night is largely nota.
BILE for the cigar store Indians in up
per Broadway.
No young man seems to have any
thing to do except advertise his n.
yorite cigar store by standing In front
OF II.
I estimate that there are eight mil
lion cigar store Indians in New York
at night.
Very likely they serve useful pur
pose.
For girl to go up Broadway al
night and run the gauntlet OF critical
inspection is the next thing to goiup
on the stage.
Thus chorus girls are trained with
out cost.
New York is ruled by Office boys.
The only way to be sure Of getting tc
man promptly when you have i'm
portant business is to telephone him
first and tell him to chain up the Of
fee boz.
have tried. aGd know.
You can do very well with the bic
men, but you get the worst OF II with
the little men and the boys ey~ry
time.
This is all know about New York
now, but every night am afraid
will learn something more.