The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-14
LIVE TOPICS aROur TOWN.

Nobody can dispute The sincerity II
he PLAYERS IA his orchestra hk. the
Philharmonic or h" New York symphony
Most OF the time they take their WORK
seriously. but sometimes the rnsn break
loose and play tricks on on. anot her rs
though they were youngsters in school
az cuurs" ne audience knows nothing
OF these 'hngs. they're usually perps-
,ratei N r.heirsals
The r'd-I~pi"r trick Is the Commonest
The loA"T- sCl't"r IL where the bassoon
and from lr"n" PLAYERS arr, likely TO suck
U up. l no result IL chokss and sneez-s
some, ime- the epidemic reaches even
into IN" strings hur Of course he PLAYERS
on m" wind ns,ruments get II worst
A. matter Of fact. the iokers are
playing with fire a confirmed sn.e2sr
can GET job in a gooi orchestra no
matter hnw good a performer he NAV ba :
sad consistent concert go.r. Think
pt IN" effect Ut "A rousing sna-ze on a
planls=imo' Why. II would spoil "A whole
concert one -ne"z" would 4 conduct or
has Ia guard against "A sn"ez" a ne does
against in"brl.ty"
In all likelihood no fireman ON duty
IL gong 10 stand around wit h his hand in
his pockets long enough to read h. warn
ing. nevertheless IL - printed in large
TYP" ahov" tn" bird fancicrs desk:
In ease ~ fir" save the parrots Last
They az" best able 20 taxi. care of them
selves
.Iook- like hard luck for th., parrots. .
Il hay" no gr,idgr against them said
IN" hird man am only irving TO pro
,ec' the smaller and more de.icar- birds
When n fir. starts in a bird store most
-
a grab for the parrots First AID should
be extended to tn" canaries They and
oth-r small birds arr mighty soon over
com. by the smok" rh" parrot Is no
PhnniS. hut unless h" - actually reduced
To ASHES he can put up a prettystlh fight
against a fire and can hold his own until
the res tu"rs max" a second INVASION
1T costs n thinaman VINO yeas eve
glasses money - b" polite said tn"
Jew"ll.r In this neighborhood II all
natIonalitirs Chimes. ar" not lafi out
They give ma work to do. those Chinese
Mostly it is eyeglasses tina, l tinker with
They do not buy their glas -, direct
from me. but before they have worn
them week they bring them IN To- get
the nose piece reinforced an mad"
stronger The other dav | asked a Chi.
ARCHITECTURE" in his eyeglasses
Other people don ns-d IT, reminded
him
THAT is because 'h.v do not take
their glasses "a so often as IN. Chinese.
he' said Did YOU notice INV wav of
saying Good morning when cam"
In | removed my glasses when ! said
1t All well bred Cinnamon do that
take on their glasses and hold them in
he hand when saving good morning
II Is "A natl nal custom No Other people
take ofY their glasses when -ayinE good
morn ng.- therefore they i" nj need
such strong eyeglasses
In cold davs there NAV De seen on
nearly every farrvboat leaving N.w
York for New J. sey group Of people
IN the upper forward deck hr"astinE
I ne gales and cold winds with every
epDearanre Of delight The hars!.r m"
wind blows IN. hotter they liS" u Dur.
Ing he past week = SHOWS when strong
" inds blew down the Hudson. IN" groups
on m" UPPER forU ard decSs -om"r hl'
leCr"a-"I IN size were. still th"-. huddlai
gp where they "puld ger IN" full sw".p
IF ~ Half II them ar" girls who stand
th"r'. for their CDmpleNinn's sake The
men ara mostly fresh air dayot"ss
Tipping has taken a strangulatlon
hold on New York said the man from
chicago out IN our town W. also tin
hu' "" still hav" grit enough
To- refrain from apolpgizing when ~.
haven't money enough left 10 tip with
Hut grit has deserted tn. New Yorker.
h.. arologik-S The other day | lunCh"d
~lth a man who grew mighty uneasy
near the end Of IN. meal just before
w.. lar, the iabl. h" summoned 'h.. waiter
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