The sun., 1910-03-03
ava rOPIcs ABOUr rOWN.

The queer impulses which force tbs
growth oG MAnhAftAneee arc revealed
wherever men pa~s. Two men met at q
restaurant door. one leaving. one EN-
tering and spoke.
Hello. old top. long time s,nce Nv"
seen you
DO you bridge. ferry OF ruh-''
Iuhe, Oranges
All. MnAdoo.N
Yep Well. so long I'm overdue
on nv eats
-tiOO'-by
-On- funny thing have learned about
humsn nature said tho drug store
raahisr. - IN. habit many people have
ot making tbe,r Own name 'n ih. c'iy
dir-ctory They do that because the
directory y the only place where their
name ever gets into print and u has such
fascination for them that they cant
resist FALLING attention 20 70. funny
Old man who likes 10 talk tells me that
he has made SPECIAL trips TO different
parts Of the city Just 20 marx NE name
He puts a little cross IN rcd inn before
u ! asked him what good q did. Ne
said none possibly although no " teacher
of languages and may gee a few calls on
account of that queer advertisement.
-Bui hiS 10 an exceptional case Not
many persons spend time apd money
N hunting city directories. bat every
time they happen to 49, new one they,
cant help lOoking up their name ana
putting some kind of a mark around ~
-Yon a think said a siGhts-~r. that
IN. statement that you didn't get
home until "a " because yon were IN
Jail would he an excellent excuse. hut
evidently Aome ot the wives IN this city
won't accept n Magistrate Moss was
presidins IN the night court sOme time ago
when a prisoner vas arraigned for being
drunk
After th.. Magistrate had ssked several
questions end was answered in a manner
that leTt little doubt that the offender
was ~ to he Discharged. he sternly IN
quir~i lI let you 20 wili you tell
vouT SIte where YOU We beenF
Yes. your Honor. replied the prtaci,''T
but she wont believe YOU. suggested
rh'. Court
That's trI.. too s,gh,-d the man a. he
left the bridge
The next prisoner. a gTizzled and
rugged I'D sou of Erin. Was ATra'Sn"d
on a similar charge.
-How about yOu. ~" judge asked.
viii vnu tell your wife ~here yoI ger"
We'll vour HonuI. answered IN"
embarrassed man, - u"i. y"'' kno"
Discharg-d. sa,d Magistrate Moss
No man having the name oi o~rriean
could tell a lie to Judge
4 de- ss,n.. business With q man named
Daring. said a man Who has an once
dovnto~n and that name put me m a
queer situation yesterday. ] wanted -
talk With him about a transaction and
asked the telephone operator IN get me
hls offaCa His tslephone was busy and
I asked central TO call a. soon 40 she could
gel hIIn Pretty soon the h@ll rang
Hello I said. n that you. DARING
No. guess YOU have made mis-
take Mr. a woman . voice answered
I would like 20 see that WOnan ana max
an explanation. but I am afraid ah"
wouldn't believe m" anyway
Those ,rafhc regulations gave me a
feeling NJ great sen-importance the
Other cay.- ,aid a woman Who lives up-
town
4 wished TO cross. kIfth avenue at
EIfty seventh Etreet. hut there Was \
continuous PROCESSION % husea an'
automobiles EOlng uP and down. and !
I'D not dare attempt y. Finally the
policeman on duty caught saght OF me me
and waved his hand Immediately the
whole trafic On 10th sIdss Of the avenue
came to halt and stopped until !
had gone across There van nobody
e,-e crs, sing that wav. and ! was very
much impressed because ] was important
enough To have all those automoh'i'-
stopped for me