The sun., 1908-09-07
EVE .TOPICs ABOUF Town.

NOW608JO III tttO OtB tiobVto VI eaaAe ~ NJ
that are constantly Introducing innova-
tions for the amusement or the comfort
Of their guests you don't have TO wait
for drink until the waiter travels all the
way to the bar and back. The newest
institution Is the portable bar, q stand
on rollers, which the waiter viii wheel
up to your table. There are several
brands Of Scotch, Irish and rye vhiskies,
brandies. hqueurs and light wines, from
which you may make a selection. Usu-
ally the bar on wheels holds all the reces..
carries for the making Of a cocktail. Hotel
MANAGERS say that the dirigible bar 10
decidedly popular with people who like
to see exactly what they are getting when
they order a drink and with folk who
have hurry up thirst
The other night before Magistrate
Joseph Corrigan In the night court two
young negresses appeared 10 make o
complaint against very battered mu-
latto. The man bore marks Of a lively
fray. A long cash under the right ear
attracted Judge Corrigan's attention.
Did you beat that man?' asked the
Judge, sternly, turning 10 one OF the
women.
why, yo' Honah, co'se All didn't.
All wouldn't beat no man, she said In
dlgnantly. 'Ah jess handstruck that
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smile.
The subway express stopped at Sow
eaty-second street going down town.. Pas
sengers got of and on. just as the guard
on one car rang the bell to 60 ahead q gray
haired woman neatly dressed rushod to tho
door crying: "Let me Of! Let me on!
She's got my pocketbooki' The guard
refused to open the door, as tho train was
already pulling out Of the station. A few
more words and abe ended by saying:
swell, you will have to lend mo nickel
carfare to get home but neither this
guard nor his companions In the cars
ahead or behind had the money.
A gentleman who had observed all
ofored the lady, 10 cents which. sho ao-
oepted soominely reluctantly; At Four,
shook his hoad knowingly, and when some
one remarked on tho happening. said:
"She couldn't fool me. ! know her Of
old, That's a eanne OF hers, apd she gots
many nickel by that trick"
Orc American who got back from tho
Olympic games reccntly was with Hayes.
tho Marathon winner. in a party OF Amer
leans the cveuing following the raoc- On
the subject of British unfairness' no
tells story Hayes told it that niSh. .,d
Hayes. .and l slowed to o walk. thinking
1t was all over and had lost. A police
man stepped up ALONGSIDE Of me ard,
touching. his hat, said: You'd better
'urry on. sir. Tho other chaps fallen
down" ",
The mistress of hospitablc home in
Now York recently had to employ new
second girl whose work she liked hut
whose blunt and forbidding manner she
liked not at all. She talked to the girl
and urgei her to he pleasant ard agree
able whenever she had to say any thing
to other people. particularly visitors.
A great surprise for tho, mistress fol-
lowed this admonition. The next day
the girl happened to attend the door and
sho opened 10 lust as her mistress was
passing through the hall. To the as
tenishment and bewilderment of the
latter the girl reached out and catching
the caller By the band actually dragged
pleasure nt seeing her. and then fastened
to announce the call 10 her mistress.
In the fall racing season at Shcepshead
Ray residents have hcen in the habit
Of gathering mushrooms from thc iniield
of the Coney Islard Jockey Club course
That has been the one heat bet this year
1t was q strange coincidence that last
Friday. the first OF day resulting from
the new anti-gsmblinR law. there was not
q mushroom to he found at tho TRACK.
Il knew that most every line Of city
activity keeps open all night said the
Brooklyn man. but 1t was q surprise to
me to And an all night plumber and that
in quiet Brooklyn. This plumber an
nounces that he can Se reached at any
time. day or night, Sundays and holidays:
all one has TO do Ia 10 telephone and his
men will be on tho job in short order
] should be afraid to try IL. though, for
with rates for ordinary daytime plumbing
what the comic papers say they are l
suspect the night rates would be alto
gether out Of reach