The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-04
1--WE TOPICS APoUf row.

Had ! the ambition I might 10 the
greatest Snowman tho world ever saw
remarked Park COAmissioOer Stoves.
Daily | am pestered by amusement
promoters Who would turn Central Park
into a Coney Island. There vas a man
who wanted O. lay a mile % track and
p'll on a locomotive collision for the
doloctauon % park visitors Others have
asked psrmlssion 20 build scenir railways.
giant seesaWa, Eteeplechaaes and q
thousand and one pondsroua toys They
have demanded concessions for SnlOnls
dances. Wild West ahows. knock a niggoF
bany uoNn layOuta and the old army
game Enthusiasts APPEAR with gorgeous
schemes Tor holding sham naval battles
IN the Crutoh reservoir, But We are not
granting many privileges There arr only
a Tow puvat. enterprises In tho PARK a.
present. such ~ the boats aud the goats
| and these seem 20 he enough
lie waved "a the solicitous porter and
when he climbed Into the BARRIERS chair
he retained the large nat leather case
which he had brought into the place
beneath his arm. lie wanted his hair cut.
The barber duly finished the job, laid
down his brush and comb and in his most
demulcent tones Logan TO address his
customer. But the stranger was too quick.
| lnbuCkling hia leather case. he drew
Z forth a hstfll VI sample book pages.
etchings. prOspOctusos. 40.
i should like TO sell Won the only
unexpurgatea edition Of Burton, lie said
I briskly "Vclmm. half lsvant, silk head
blUdS, thirteen original e0gravings 10 the
volume No. Well then, here's the
kssay on Silence In flexible covers.
/ You seem o. need It
Next shouted the barber. The book
\ agent. gathering 40 hia wares aud paying
J hts check sauntsred from the shop. II
/ was nearly two hours before the hArber
had sufficiently recovered 10 bully a
customer into having q shampoo face
massage. SINCE, tonic and electric ecalp
stimulation.
/ On the upper wes, Side is q summer
garden arranged to give the impression
Of a return to nature About the garden
stands a tall fence covered with galvanized
tin. On the street side Of the fence
have been painted rural scenes In one
place Is q painted lake A. the foot Of tho
fence where the pictured water meets
the street level. the decorator has put a
lot II gravel. - that 70 the person 81
imagination e 10 a gravelly beach.
All along the fence line turf has been
put 10 make believe there - lawn
approaching the fields beyond. A group
% painted trces is matched by two OF
three scrtIbby real trSes ct down IN
the sod AZ one corner. where the painted
spot becOmes rocky. several genuine
poulders have been placed. AT along
another angle runs a row OF small cedars
which some day may grow mp a. high as
/ the fence
The night letter kilograms have proved
a boon 20 many, hut there ara patrons
that find them somewhat banning
Look At that ;asa lifting .hs end o.
his pen over there the manager Of =
[ Broadway ONCE said He IL trying 10
think what in the world 10 say 10 Use up
/ the fifty words he u entitled TO ! Ike 10
watch en- in here ~ nights Most 81 them
/ have more trouble trying 10 think up
7 fifty words than they ever did IN keeping
their messages down 10 ten There -
only one man who comes IN herr. sits
rirht down and writes out his hitv words
WITHOUT hesitafirE hut he's In business
down South and has been IN the hahit
I 81 sending long messages Tor years
. IL isn u only tho pork packers aud tho
like hat make use ~ by products. said
. a car cleaner al tho COnsy ,lsland terminal
/ a. he "a thered up an armful Of newspapers
/ from a train that had come in from MAJ
haitian. The b r r gets 81 10 a year
from an Italian junk dealer Tor Tho waste
pansr tefr IN - cars We used % have 20
hlra q tsrm and cari the stun ont On the
. Iu-- and bum 70 uut nov ~ only pnt
/ the pap.r ~ lag and snip - O" New
Work
/ 4 have uean called a polite man.
salI tho Grm's professional entertainer
. Rit I am not polite Two visiting Chinese
that took INTO tearOon Yesterday
showed me that am trailing along about
/ 900 miles in tho wake ~ thos' Who have
J rue nolitenezs. The three u ~ snt down
n hare table Presently ne waitress
brought a howl ~ hl1cs for a CeuirepeCe
When she lppTOa he'd The hines stood
un ard bowed When she fetched the
T ~, thev lowed again. A. every sub
aauusnt lDpaaranee 81 The waitress
they repeated the performance The
Grsi tao times they bowed ] sat Ike a
Il,kyoods chumD. buf pretty soon
warmed up with the hr0s Oi courtesy
and bowed aud sCraped for my bread
and butter vith the JUNCTION ~ horn
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