The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19

and taking their places set to work
tuning their Instruments. Presently all but
four or five were on hand and still Mr.
Damrosch hadn't come. Then one 81 them
got up, winksd To another and the two
disa ppear,d behind IN. wings. In a min
ute they came back Juggling a man sized
dummy. likeness 81 a negro butler IN
knicksrbockers They set ~ upon Mr.
Dsmroscn's rostrum. extended its right
arm and liked in its hands "A stick in lieu
Of "A baton.
Two or three 81 the tardy PLAYERS
, rushed an with consciousness OF being
late CHANGING toward IN. conductor =
stand they bowed an Apologize Good
morning. took their seats. strai Rhtened
up their music racks and got ready for
IN. preliminary rata tat Of the conduc-
tors baton. II didn't come. Then they
looked up and saw the dummy.
Az that moment Mr. Damrosch himself
came in fIll tilt He stopped short when
he caught the figure 81 some one in his
place. Then. seeing what il was. solernnly
took his stand beside II and gave the sig
nal 10 begin After ia. number was over
he laughed
Now that aeroplanas ar. coming into
wider us.. nanufa Ctur.rs "a re- cast ing about
for the ightsst. vet strongest, possible
material with which to construct them.
Many attempts have been made to
strengthen magnesium without adding
much To its weight lfs specific gravity
IL only IL. while that 81 aluminium is
, a nd hat Of iron il -
4 Frenchman, after long d.lving among
different metals. has finally discovered
an alloy with z,nc containing from ~ 10
aS per cent Of magnesium. The same
which the almost weightle-s calcium.
with a specific gravity Of -. is combined
with zinc. copper or aluminium 10 secure
the necessary construction material.
These night letters are great som.-
times and sometimes not" said man
who's. wifi. il ont 81 town. L thou ght
il would he fine to send INV wife fifty
word telegram each night: 50 much
easier than writing n letter. and il makes
one seem so much more devoted too.
The first night wro," everything
could think of N twenty words The
answer by mail was frosty II began
Too bad you couldn't think Of fifty
words 10 say 10 your wife
Try as | may haven't been able 10
write fifty words without telling about
the weather and the cats health Jus,
try 20 write fifrv words 10 YOUR wife
about things that are not too trivial TO
put on the wire
This 10 the time 81 the wear when
IL IL hardest 10 get a conviction from a
jury in a criminal case said "A local
attorney who has a large criminal prac-
tice. Lawyers are always anxious not
10 have their case- on IN" docket for III.
few week. jus, before Christmas.
a Jury hates TO find man guilty. II
to do so means he'll spend his holidays
in prison IL there is any possible doubt.
a jury will fail TO convict IN IN" Christ mas
season
This from a box office man: Did YOU
ever hear 81 two persons. apparently on
good terms. who wouldn't sit next 10
one ano' her IN theatre We'll. sir. |
have I've known a man for wears who
won't sit next 10 his wife now thor.
isn't any need 10 laugh in this theatre.
and 50 far as know in anv other He
always buys two seats for the play. hui
he gets EN- on opposite sides If the house
After he'd been buying tickets that
wav for a while. | asked him what the
trouble was
Trouble. SAYS no. there ism any
trouble Bur my vii" and won't -ir
next To one another h''ause our psychic
waves interfere
oh. said T. laughing That's IS.
is ii7'
But when I saw was hurting his fael- !
ingS ! stopped Later figured that what
he meant 10 -av was that he and his WIFI.
and compare notes after
ward Whether that was The truth NJ
II or moi don't know. hut il sounds
more sensible. anyhow
I wonder how a suggestion tina, Gaelic
10 Included in the curriculum u the
public schools world he. reC.ivadS- asked I
n man of celtic extraction Yesterday |
Tn. recent agitation for the elimination I
II German from the school CourS. has I.
drawn attention To- IN. larG. number
of persons II 'hrt nationality IN this city |
and now The Italians are asking thar !
their lang,Isg" al.o h" put in the ClIrric- !
IIlum II H. a fact. however. that there }
are NOR. Irish IN this Citv than p-r~ons .
pf either German or Italian extraction
How would the advocates NJ instruction !
in German and Italian take the suggestion !
hat Gaelic he also InClud@d'-
Tn. tenth pair " shoes the woman !
tried on 'irt"d her perfectly. hat sha found /
fault with them hecausa "A stitch had .
been dropped near the top II rh. back .
sean
-Sh. hal keen eve to motto. that
defect -.,,d another customer she
must b- us-d - wearing mighty fine
.hu..-
4 don't snow what kind IN. has been
I~ed 80 caring but sh" knows how to
make first class shoes. all rIght sad The
clerk That bir ~ detective work
proved that The hardest people on earth !
to selI shoes 10 ar. old factory hands
They know what constitutes u good shoe
and wher. Ia hook for defects Rad
points that the averLg. shopper wouldn't
zee IL she stared s'raiZh. at n pair II shoes
Tor y week hit the factory hand right
in the eye At the first glanC. Some
women who have had bad lIck buying
shoes now take the precaurion .o shop
~ noon. when they can get a girl from
\ shoe shop Ia go along and give advice
A new aid 20 shopifrins has appeared
n IN. stores Of this city and is making
he men and women paid To watch for
i ght fingered shoppers keep their eyes
,pen II - appare ntly an ordinary
leather vallss. hut ~ has no bottom
Instead there ar. two cola psible slides
which fold back NJ either side and when
-eleased by spring snap together. The
'hoplifter picks out some article that he
" she wants to take away, and when
h.a clark - Inrxipu ,ha os bur way sasm