New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Animal Freaks Serious Joke
COIer .4ttacks Ne1C Charter.

Persons passne in the vicinity of Smith and BeT-
gen streets have been much interested recently in
tie appearance in a shop window OF 1--we DUCK
with four legs. The duck Il Of normal size. at
least, and seems 10 enjoy the best of health and
spirits II is a little above the average Intelligence
and has learned TO shake hands with all comers-
The owner Of the bird bought ii at the Wallabout
Market a few weeks for a small sum- lie
SAYS that he does not understand how il happened
TO get the other ducks. but that feature OF
the case NOT worrying him-he has his hands 1uli
attending to the additional trade that the bird
brings him.
It was not far from the same corner that gro
Ger once had in his possession big Maltese tom
cat that chewed tobacco He acquired the hanit
through the advertising methods of tobacco nrin
The firm placing new brand Of chewing TO-
bacco Oh the market and sent men out with wagons
10 give away samples The tomcat got sample
package in some way, and his owner found MIN IN
the cellar eating the contents
The cat contracted heartburn from swallowing
the il.ice hut he hid the package and went back
Ia il when he recovered. His then showed
him the proper way of using the stuff by taxing
some tobacco in his own mouth and eXpectorating
the Juice The cat watched him carefully ana lIIl-
tated his performance. This boys of the neighoor-
hood used to take great delight in watching WIZ
lam as the cat was called, chewing the tobacco
furnished by acquaintances. and eNpectoraiing N
the cuspidors stood in the store 1t was noNeo
that he recognized the health ordinances anu i0-
spit on the sidewalk
William, always carried his tobacco III pouch
which was hung about his neck When he desired
q chew he would open the pouch take ou'
whatever quantity tobacco he desired and close
the pouch again by pulling the string with Mn
teeth while standing the bag TO hoid IL down
His friends and acquaintances supplied him WIKI
tobacco daily William could chew long cut bu'
his owner says he preferred plug tooacco' cut ~
small pieces. each fair mouthfuL
Great surprise was expressed by all those pre'-nt
in the Flatbush police court hst MONDAY "Heh
tt vas found that among the persons arrested foT
Violating the liquor laws vas the parteloFF OL
ba ssloon at Barren Island. Heretofore the 1slano
has been exempt from the provisions OF the lay re-
sarding Sunday closing The records do not sno"
that any one has ever been arrested there pe1oio
on such a charge.
~, arested the bartender thought that th.
sole policenan who looks after the physical "el--
heinr of The three hundred inhabitants OF me
Mace was joking with him, but he gradua5 ioS'
his point Of view. The last of 1t Disappeared H'e
he was held by the magistrate for the court oi
Special Sessions
17-bs-ber or not the youth Of this borough are to
be permitted the pleasure of burning their hanos
md blowing out their eyes with frecrackeTs 'his
80 fie su,,ply % the combustibles seems TO Do
on the way 20 America. Part OF the supply AI
rived At the Bush docks q few days ago on DoaFu
the Juteopolis big sailing vessel She came from
Hong Kong China. having MADE the trip III one
b,,,Sre5 dars Her hull was half filed with great
rnatting-coyered packages. each containing thou-
sands Of frccrackers. consigned 10 various hFins.
The recent statements of Fire Commissioner
HAYES do not make the prospect for the use of the
cargo appear extremely bright in this city at least
Al least one joke OF April 1 ended seriously
lanes Noonan. of No. 2l4 12th street received q
cali on the phone on the morning of All Fools
Day.
Is this Mr Noonan?" asked the voice at the
ether end Of the wire
yes" replied Mr. Noonan-
I'm very sorry TO hear OF the trouble that you
are having in your family, said the voice
What trouble@' asked Nj Noonan
WHY. the way thai your wife licked you and
threw you out Of the house." replied the voice 1
lust want TO tell you that 1 sympathze with you
very much. that's all
who's this2's demanded Mr- NOonan. angrily-
Patrick Ryan replied the voice, and then the
receiver went up.
Ryan is an old friend of Noonan He manages
grocery store at No. 1907 Fulton street Noonan
did not stop 10 think Of the date. but straightway
Jumped on a car and started for East New York.
When Ryan went forward meet Noonan with
outstrctched hand half hour later. he received a
blow the jaw Then followed a rough-and tumble
fight and when policeman LED Noonan off to the
Liberty avenue police station the grocery store
e wreck
Didn't you know that it April -" asked
Magistrate Hyland. when the man was arraigned
before him Friday
That SOg" exclaimed NoOnan. " ell tnat vas
one on me
The ma gistrate paroled him
Borough President Coier has new sphere OF
activity The other day he received a letter from
Mrs John E Jones. of No. 355 South I'd street, in
which the writer said
There is a dead cat in the yard of No. 357,
which has been lying there since Sunday morning.
On Monday / wrote 10 the Board of Health rela-
tive 20 its removal To-day l got letter saying
rhoSe Is.sz- IL
10 remove the cat-theirs thai OF the Tenement
House Commission. While they are trying to &c
eide this Weighty the nuisance is increas-
ing VIII you please give this your immediate at
tention? .
Mir. Coler sent man 10 the yard TO bury the cat
This is one Of the examples which shows the
futilty ard ineficiency Of centralized government
Both the Health Department and the Tenement
House Department centralized. and undoubted-
ly the heads of the two departments appealed 20
will refer the matter 20 the Corporation Counsel
fer an opinion said Mr. Coier yesterday, taking
2 rap at the propcSed charter.