The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-22
LIvE TOPICS AMOUR TOWN.

Business swept down on ons uptown
block with such audiences that the old
residents were overcome There were
photographers, hairdres@eru. song pub
fishers, manic,nes and real estate firms
IN such numbers that the few houses re-
naming devoted 10 residential purposes
had a hard time TO maintain their indi-
viduality
In some cases the leases still had sew
eral years to run. while in others the
occupants owned their property. had
lived there long before the business pso-
pie swarmed down on the street in such
numbers and did not propose To abandon
their home- until they could do II In the
way they wanted
Il was one % these old residents who.
driven to desperation by the ringing
Of his bell by the clients OF the COM
merclal invaders. finally had a small sign
painted and hung over the doorbell OF
his house IL reads simply This Is "A
Private House. and the intruder who
rings the bell without taking the trouble
20 read that legend is not likely 10 at
tempt it n second time.
The man with the cinder in his eye was
suffering great pain Every one had a
different method 90 relief to suggest. hut
nothing had the desired elect. At
length one Of the bystAnders procured
a little olive oil from the lunch room
This was poured into the eye and relief
was instant.
Il learned that method Of dealing with
cinders while abroad said the by
stander. and I guess 10 n about as ef-
fective A. anything after all
Boys who supply soap boxes for the
crowd To stand on know better than any
body else the tempests OF emotion that
stir peoples souls at outdoor suffragette
meetings The vehsmence % the stamp
ing in the emotional barometer they go by
The boxes we rent to that bunch have
In be- strengthened OF there would he a
lot Of folks with barked skins and maybe
broken legs said one boy who was nail
ing extra pieces OF boarding across the
tops Of several fragile boxes that he had
collected from I7sth street storekeepers.
Everybody gets ~ wrought up nc these
meetings that they Jump up and down
like mad and break COMMON boxes 10
flinders
Il rented boxes at the Fulton celebra-
ton and the day Roosevelt came home
and at lot OF political meetings.
handled just the ordinary soap boxes
then without an extra lath nailed on. but
a box that will stand the wear and tear
Of big parade without an accident
wouldn't Inst ten minutes when the srf
fragists get Ia going.
They have a new fireproof and burglar
proof room for department. records at
Fire headquarters. Commissioner Waldo
wanted certain record the other day
and sent a clerk for it.
The clerk coildnt open the steel door
as the lock had got out Of commission
lie tinkered at IL for an hour while the
head of the department waited.
Send down To the Yorkville court and
get a burglar, visitor suggested.
4 lock smith was sent for instead He
works at IL for tw q hours. but could not
open H. Then he did az a burglar might
do He drilled holes around the lock
and got the door open.
The city authorities are making strenu-
Gus efforts TO ses that thxicab patrons
are not being OverchArged. Every day
now the chief taxicab Inspector and six
under inspectors are testing all the taxi
cabs they can, on a marked course on
seventh avenue that has been surveyed
by the city surveyors.
The course ~ just below Forty -aecond
street and runs south for a mile Tn.
taxicab inspectors mount the taxis and
run them over the course and II the meters