The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-03
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

4 ~ NoCOhL AlJotCOhlOkiobO INV toNN1 NJ
Poughkeepsie were about n hundred
West Point cadets In full dress uniform.
Only part Of those who we're In camp were
present and il was supposed that the others
were detained by their duties. The fact
was that every West Point boy who attended
the races did 30 by special permission be-
cause he was out Of debt. Col. SCOTT. the
present commandment at West Point, like
his predecessor. Gen. Mills, believes in
allowing the boys extra liberty for good
conduct whenever any. suitable occasion
presents itself. Most OF the West Pointers
wore navy bands around their sleeves
and all rooted hard for the navy crew. One
Of the heartiest cheers OF the day was that
given to the middies by the cadets as the
latter left their train at West Point on the
return from the races.
New Workers. who find that the vines
growing hero tend to beautify the city
have cause to regret the disappearance
Of the thick growth OF Japanese ivy that
covered the Eye and Ear Hospital on Park
avenue. The building il now being wrecked
10 make place for an office structure ana
the vine which covered IL thickly had TO
be sacrificed too. The, loss Is noticeable
even in a region that happens TO be I'M
usually rich in this rare ornament TO New
York houses. just around the corner
from the building that has been destroyed
there is a hourishing vine that covers the
fronts OF four houses.
Busy city thoroughfare as it is. i25th
street still presents In summer one feature
that gives IL at this season a sort OF neigh
borhood touch. this to be found In the
| hatless women q children that may then
be met In numbers here among the throngs
on the sidewalks. Not a majority, by
any means, OF the women are without hats,
| hint fhnYA = rnanu xunn10n that aTn ana
many children. and one may meet a mother
duly hated. walking with children bare
headed; or. again. mother and children
are hatless. and women by themselves.
i'll clad people, but trinity attired. who do
not hesitate to walk abroad thus from
their homes for the comparatively short
distances they have to traverse 10 reach
the shopping centre.
As far as | can see," said the pretty
stenographer. the newsboys Of New York
have an eye strictly TO business and have
no time for sentiment. For several years
l nave been in the habit OF passing a GER
tain newsboy every evening, and have
been much attracted by him. IL l am
with my father, or any one who buys a
paper from him, he is ready with a paper
and a smile long before we reach him
but just let me pass alone. and look in
VAN " "a mn vi " HlSh Va AtNCt
1t almost makes me wish we're the woman
on a common copper cent
Zone design which the manufacturers
put out for us" said the j~eweller, had a
short lived popularity. or rather, it had no
| popularity at all. That was the decoration
Of pins. lockets, silver toilet articles, belt
buckles, 30. with women's heads, in various
styles. Many OF them were extremely
IoapNsf,.I and arNt1fto hut fhAU UntNld mot
sell. Women would not buy them for them
selves. because no woman cares TO wear a
representation Of another woman, nor
would they buy them a. presents for men,
for bviou reasons. Neither could a man
! very we'll present a woman with an article
bearing the head OF another woman, 30
those designs had to be retired or made
over"
@Yassir.~ said the man with the ladle,
@the lemonade boom 10 on in this town
now, for sure. You look anywhere now
along Broadway from the Battery to Kings
bridge and it's 30 all over the city-and
you'll see the men ladling out the lemon
ede, white, red. yellow and chocolate
oolored, TO crowds Of thirsty buyers. II
spring was backward, sure enough, but
we're going some now, and II this weather
keeps up another week l expect well have
to make direct connections with the water
mains and build docks where ships can
discharge lemon csrgoes alongside. to sup
ply the demand, though l suppose we could
manage to pull through without 40 many
lemons II we could only get the water
pipes conaected up promptly. But you can
set it. down for a fact a tho lemonade
boom is on now good and strong, yassir."
Il is observed that the end seat hog
becomes the middle seat hog in the sum-
mer cars on stormy days.
In the financial district. where prominent
Gnanciers are often considered privileged
~ deny any report whatever. regardless
of it's truth. John w. Gates has the unique
distinction Of carrying the technical denial
TO the point OF disclaiming his identity. A
man who recognized him beyond the
chance OF a doubt overheard the Westerner
say that the Rock Island was buying the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois. The mar
wAs Internationally an eaveedropper and,
unlike many in Wall Street, did not con-
slider himself at liberty to use the informa-
ton without Mr.. Gates's consent.
MIR; Gates he said, suite 6y ,S Scc1 RoGt
Island, but don't feel at liberty TO repeat IT.
without your consent. Do have it?"
well, sir" said Mr.. Gates promptly and
undisturbed. Il did let fall a guess about
| Rock Island. but did understand you>to
| Won like with my guess. but my name is
Sanders. Charles w. Sanders. sir.
The stranger expostulated that he knew
very well thai he was talking with Gates.
John W. Gates. Mr.. Gates laughed at the
idea and couldn't Do convinced.
at was a technical denial, / suppose
said a broker telling the story. the other
day. and therefore on a par with me white
lie OF society. But / doubt IL there has ever
been another quite like it from n man
30 well known
LAST RITES IN THE ANBULANCE.