The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-25
LIZ ToPIrs ANeUT III.

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A racuhorse trainer who h noted for
bis ahrewdnens was taxing TO a group
Of friends about the scarcity Of currency.
He had sold a number OF horses and all he
got FOR them waR nOtee.
"YOu have to do business on credit these
days" he said, exhibiting a good sized
bundle OF the notes. when I vent home
the Uther night ! told my wife about selling
a horse. She asked me what ! got for
The horse. Oh, J got a note, l told her.
What good il the hOte?' abe asked. just
aa good a. the hor se. J said.'
When the New Yorker with a lordly air
scOffs at the BroOklynitc and his abiding
place. the man from across shS bridge
must often heal Il with meekness, stnCo
he can lind Tittls to hit back with. One.
resident Of Brooklyn. however. OIL a rainy
night during the past week. saw something
that he thought wasn't half bad. Coming
dow the steps OF his elevated station be
paid little attention 70 the clamor at ths
bottom, supposing, OF course. that IL meant
the grape mar banana man or magazine
hoy. But when he reached tho pavement
he found himself surrounded by half a
dozen sturdy boys. each equipped with q
big umbrella and all shouting AZ the top
OF their voices. 'I'n take you home for 10
centei III take You bone for 10 centsl
No need to get wet tonight"
Admission slips to the hospitals are pretty
matter Of fact records. but occasionally a
bit Of unconscious humor In found in them.
A slip at Gouverneur recently said a driver
and his name was Bird. Another G0u-
verneur slip that the patient
was hurt by falling OF water wagon
what 10 the matter with jewellers win
dows nowadaysH" asked a man who stood
just outside a iewelry store. They seem
thicker than they were a few weeks ago.
They are thicker said another man.
A least many Of them are. This window
is thicker than il was nst week. An extra
sheet OF glass has been placed just inside
this pane. That 10 frequently done about
holiday time. 1t 10 a protection against
thieves who pursue their vocation by throw
ing stones through jewellers windows.
When a window Is only one pane in thick
ness the missile 10 pretty likely. to smash
right through and give the thief a chance
to operate through the hole in the glass,
but with two panes the second 10 not likely
TO be Broken. As the fellow fears TO risk
another crash he huBtles away
well. thank Heaven said the beggar
to the benevolent gentleman who had just
handed him over a nickel, I've found
somebody at last hats got cash money.
Everybody else I've met to-day has wanted
to know il l could use a cheok.'
Until recently children Of even the richest
classes have been satisfied with toy auto
mobiles whichS although having the steer
ing wheel and general shape Of a real ma
chine. were propelled by leg power. A
real toy auto drew the attention Of a large
crowd on Madison avenue the other day.
A boy OF about Q years was seated In an
electric runabout, which in shape and size
was like a small toy express wagon. except
that it had no pole. IL was stored by a
1 handle similar 10 that on an electric cab
and the power was turned on and OF by
the same kind Of a ever. The machine
was capable Of about seven miles an hour.
and az IL threaded its way through the
traffic was followed by a liveried footman
on the trot.
The bootblacks on the Lackawanna
ferryboats wear a sign on their caps reading.
Boys are forbidden to solicit customers
They don't. But young Italy has devised
an Ingenious method Of compliance with
the Law. The boys stop directly in front Of
n man with dull shoes and give a shrill,
inquisitive whistle which seems to express
panied surprise that any respectable COM
muter should be seen in such a condition.
That whistle often does the business.
while Swarthmore 10 hesitating about
sacrificing intercollegiate sport for the sake
OF a large gift" said a Columbia alumnus
recently. Columbia apparently has been
losing a sum OF money for the same reason
without much comment. The year before
football was abolished at Columbia gifts
of almost 81. 600. 900 we're mad to the uni
versity. The next year they dropp ed
down to 81, 2o9, 9O9. 70. The latest report Of
the president Of Columbia shows that the
gifts have increased TO 81, 800. 500. 80, but
only half a million Of this sum goes to the
university proper. OF course this MAJ not
be a result of anti-footbaIl agitation, nor
may the loss of III ude1ts from last years
| total be a result Of the same. but among the
alumni there is an impression OF that sort "
II may try a scheme said a Washington
Heights fat owner, that a tenant Of mine
who was in Paris this summer was telling
me about. A landlord there owning a
group Of fats on the morning Of the first of
each month assemblies his ten ants in his own
apartment in the building and there holds a
rattle. The winner gets the rent Of his
apartment free for that month. The land
lord says the nan stay on for years
always with that gamblers hope Of getting
something for nothing. OF course he loses
what amount to the rent Of one apartment
yearly, but he has figured IL out that even
then he is more ahead with his own game
Of giveaway than the tenants game Of
m~oyeawaY,"