The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-07


their collars. Ia hiverzids Park | movt
a dog who sawed three children from
drowning nc R0SkaWay Beach. His oul-
lar gives n abort history Of tho rescue
he - big SHAGGY dog Of miNed breed
quaintanccs on Riverside. but not one IL
valued more highly than Buster The dog
Of the butcher In our block 10 an ugly mutt.
but his collar says that he has done his
stunt in life saving. II was fire that tried
Square a big dog comes to drink every
day. He helped stop a runaway onos,
The collar tells only a few bare facts. but
his master IA full OF details. These are
scores Of collars engraved with similar
records. IL pays 20 read them
The elevators which are used in some Of
the uptown subway stations to convoy
the passengers from the street to the
platform arc 30 badly crowded during
evening rush hours that il is impossible
to move once you are inside ~ them
One man was unfortunate enough "A few
days ago TO stand behind a woman who
had a largo plume on her hat Inc plume
brushed against the man : chin in AN ag-
gravating way. Hs tired TO scratch his
| chin. but his arms were pinioned down
90 that he was unable to bulge. Finally
1 Wutu no CDuiu hNauU " no longer ne NJ ll
| 20 the man next To him. Say. odd chan.
will you please scratch nv chin. I'm
jammed in here so | cant move ard IN
he hanged IL ] can stand that feather
| any more.
One Of the things We have to look out
for. said a librarian. Els the person who
draws some volume and later reports il
a. lost. He refunds the price, which il
- ~
nothing We can do about II. even though
We may suspect him ~ adopting this
method To get the book az reduced rates
He may finally bring il hack with the
request that We stamp IL with the device
we use for discarded books. IN which case
We return his money. keeping both books
and he goes away crestfallen.
One % the firms that sell mailing lists
20 commercial houses in this city is caus-
ing a certain unmarried young man no
end Of trouble. IN some way thcy So
cured his name and got the impression
that he had a wife. About year ago
advertisements began arriving az his
home addressed TO this mythical person
She gets notices Of exceptional oppor-
tunities offered by the immediate pur-
chase Of ftIrs, opera cioaks mining
stocks. automobiles. cut flowers tailored
suits, tickets 20 winter and summer 70
sorts and world tours. mono gram ST.
tionery. hats and ev en- fancy hosiery and
lingerie. His friends derive pleasure
from finding these scattered over his
table. One Of them asked him WHY he
didn't save them all a. dover for the
young person when she finally became
extant.
going to encourage any such extravaFant
ideas at the very start A moderate es-
innate shows me that s7S.OD "A year
wouldn't cover half the things that she
10 being induced TO buy
why do 80 many sick people in hos
pital wards like 60 be put in a bid next %
. patient from the country said the
young nurse 20 the house doctor
GRAFT said the doctor Most coun-
Try OF suburban patients come from homes
where there are chickens and mlvba a
COW. When the folks come in for visit
they bring eggs that were laid thar morn
ing and fresh milk. cream and butter
II the person lying beside the country
patient n very sick he appeals TO the sym
pa thies Of the country visitors and an.
next time an extra egg aud an extra pInr
% milk come
The bankrupt was being Examined l.s-
fore United States Commi~SIon"r Al,,.
ander. and counsel for the pctitinning
creditors was trying 20 find out why
report Of his financial condition which
had been prepared for mercantile
agency a few months before his failure
showed that he could easily pay hl- dsbtz
while his schedule in BANKRUPTCY ma'l.
him hopeIea~ly ln~olNent.
4 guessed az the first ono and got the
other report OF the books SAID the hans
rupt.
net worth are about the same "a each
report said the examining lawyer
How do you account for thar
Providence, I guess
How dad Providence moy" in this
III knew how Providence moved rs
be an angel. wouldn't u said the bank
rupt
The examiner quit
The heroism Of fremen IA irving 20
save human life and property az fires
makes a theme for many admirers. but /
We never SEA- anything IN print about ~.
heroism Of fire horses in responding 70 the F.
call OF duty said veteran fireman
yet the equine fireman feels the same
enthus iasm that stirs ais human COM
panion when the fire alarm bell ClanRs
Every muscle quivers with excitement a. 7
he puts forth his best efforts Ia get Ia the /
FIRE as soon az posslDte lie hss-is no |
danger in has run To the fire and hIs herolsm /
IL shown in the fact that last year seven /
teen horses were killed In Manhattan I
while responding to fire alarms Ia /
BROOKLYN Ave horses in the Fire Depart F.
ms,nt had 90 be- shot beCauzs they had be.n 1
in iured in the run Ia fires In Manhattan I
only eleveR horses died ~ natural causes .
during the year
One Of the striking things in Boston, /
aaid a New York woman. lis the courtesy !
OF the main Post Ofiics corridor attaches. /
I had occasion 10 address an envelope at
one of the corridor stands.
shall put a new pen in for you?' l I
heard a gentle voice at my elbow say
Il looked around and saw roly poly ,
man with a gray mustache with a box OF f.
pens in his hand.
az use up nearly three boxes a day. H. I
said AZ he inserted a pen m the holder: 7
folks spoil them by tanning them into
the blotteT' This 10 the hest pen we have.
and I think you will like IL II Ia really
too good for this place. for u wouldn't last
five minutes IN some peoples hands
He showed a second box.
These long pens sort OF keep for the