The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-21
LIVE TOPRS ABOUT TOWN.

The niCkols and Dimes you depoet IN
the telephone slots are collected once a
month. A squad Of collectors work dis
trict each day. and on certain corners
they meet an automobile that carries their
ooin bags Ia the central Office. where the
money Is counted and wrapped by ma
chinery
To get a commission from slot
] telephone the owner Of the place must
guarantee az least - cents worth of bust
ness q day lie then rooeiSos 10 per cent
Of whatever is deposited Some oOrnor
drug stores make AZ much a. SIS ~ $50
a month from each telephone booth.
1T il my misfortune 20 happen IN very
frequently AZ places where they own a
phonograDh. said tho city salesman.
I hate Photographs. but my enforced
acquaintance with them has caused me n
Observe one thing Il rs harder for the
average person Ia got the singing pi.Ch
from a monograph than from any other
musical invention. Born singers may
ilnd a phonograph useful In their study
Of music, hat tho person who has hard
WORK % carry a tune except In tho most
favorable circumstances will seesaw up
and down tho scale before be finds the
home note Just step into any rOOmful
81 peopla where photograph IA spout
ing some popular song that sets every
body humming The disoord IL painfI
With a piano OF orchestra or the humna
voice % lead them no doubt most OF those
merry souls could chime In without dis
Rracing themselves. but the phonOgraph
breeds a medley IN every key and reg
ister
The lpdications for q quiet Fourth OF
July following the Mayors suggestion
are apparent everywhere remarked an
observer. Usually at this time Of the
year you see little stands being erected
where they sell fireCrackers and fireworks
You've got 10 look mighty hard 70 hnd
many this year.
In Park place noticed a large building
in front Of which Is an old sign reading
Fireworks for Sale Formerly this shop
did a rushing business and the proprietor
made lot OF money. To-day it's being
vacated In favor Of an auction room. Well
I'm not strong for noise. but ! do hate TO
see the old customs vanish
II that customs inspector had known
ever 40 little about fashions and the style
of olothina people are wearing he wouldn't
have spent 80 much time wrangling over
the question whether ought to pay duty
on that old green Eton Jacket said a
Young woman Just through with the or
deal N an insnacfion Vow ! bought
that thing the last time ! was over and
brought Il with mo when | left here last
fall. but il still has the label Of the Paris
maker The Inspector insisted that ]
bought IL In PARIS this time That's an
surd' n he had been up in fashions he
would have known without stopping TO
think that Eton Jackets have been worn
FIVE years At least
Tho lion that has ornamented the
terrace o. the new Public Library was
taken indoors the other day Nv CarrAre \
Hastings ~ :he request 1t th" sculptor.
who fearS that the plaster cnst NAV not
h. able 20 Send ~ much rain - he city
he's he'd recsntlr II had not been ~ife,y
housed however before spoCtator- "
tho transfer heggn ~ call up tho Office
NJ tho architects AZ IS them wanted
- know 4 tho lion was l.eing ransfcrTed
~ place " safety before the arrival ~
distinguished 'lunal naturalist
An upstate man, who has tempted
fortune in New York Tor tho last AK
months announced his intention ~ taking
10 the woods a. soon a. he could sell his
folding lounge and Morris chair
Something saw IN q Broadway sta
toners store Yesterday de"ided me "a
pull up stakes he said -On the counter
beside tho Lead pencil box -lw a bunch
II ak inch LENGTHS NJ PLAIN wood labelled
whiting stick What's that,' ! asked
The static replied that the wood WAS
in~i what tho sign sad 70 was, sticks TO
wnittl" on
TO whi,tl. il natural Cor a hoy, -aid
tho staiioLaT II keeps him out oi a lot
Of wor-a mischief hut city streets AFFORD
mighty poor pickings IN the way Of Whit
Ting wood hOy might hose around
mere an dav and not find a silver N wood
~ 70 white On 4 friend from the
country sends me a bunch u sticks every
week and ! sell them ths"" sticks for a
Cpnt
-SsIl- them three Tor a cont And thar 5
New York No more ricayune husin' -
Ike tnat for me Next week ! light out
for country where a boy can white
down a whole tr"e and nobody q stop
him
The Old horse car that makes a daily
franchise trip through Pars Place had Just
turned "a Church street Az the same
time a we'll dressed couple came ont 81 a
restaurant They saw the sleepy horses.
the still sleeper driver and conductor.
Then they rushed toward the car. thor
hands held up a. . signal 90 stop The
driver Gwoke, amazed. and mechanically
pulled up his horses The conductor was
dumfounded Then. embarrassed. he
said
Avn You don't mean u. do youl'
The man and woman stepped on the
car. The conductor expostulated and
a score % people crowded around. Finally
the w0ild-hs passengers could restrain
Themselves no longer. stepped Of the car
and burst into laughter SO did the
crowd. The conductor pulled the bell
looked once more AZ the couple, grinned
and said.
i knowed you didn't mean It