The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-25

the words Good Tor one glimpse nc Hal
ley's comet Il bought them Of young
fellow who has opened . little Ob~erva-
tory on the roof oI his boarding house.
he said in explanation. He bought an
old fashioned tslencops that no enc else
wanted at auction the other day. and
finding IL was really n good instrument
he aaationed u on the roof OF he boarding
bouse. He has already sold q whole
bunch OF tickets which are good ~ long
a. the comet n visible. Every one ~
curious 10 see the great visitor through
q telssOope. even though u may BE- Vi~'bl"
10 the naked eve Ne welt
visltOrs to the Metropolitan Opera
Hoslas next wear will miPs one feature
Of the theatre that has existed ever aince
the big yellow building was OPensd 10
tho public There IL no detail Of the house
moro familiar 10 the public than the
prematursly gray locks u Max Hirsch.
who was employed in the opera house
when Il was opened more than a quarter
Of n century ago. Mr.. Hir sch IL known
by sight 10 more theatregOers probably
than any other man in his line Of business.
and he has been especially acquainted
with the Subscribers to the opera hotla'.
IL Is he who for 80 many wears has mad
tenors were III or prima donnas could
not OF would not eing. His retirement
from the Metropolitan 10 due To abandon
ment OF the road tours. over which he had
administered for the last year He u
about a. well known in racing circles
a. he 10 at the opera house. and his frlenda
will continue 20 have the opportunity
| to meet him at the tracks this simmer.
Patrons Of hotel dining room stopped
eating while q piping hot boiled potato
OF extraordinary sizs was carried across
the room and set before a man seated AZ n
centre table.
Brought h himself. an the way from
Ok lahoma.- said the manager. He
brought enough To last him all the time
he u here. He keeps them in his own
room and sends one down just in time
| to have il cooked for dinner. Yes. they re
good potatoes. but that sn't whv he
! brought a sackful up from Oklahoma.
He a IN the potato business and he eats
\ his own potatoes a. an advertisement
A potato OF that size carried across the
room held up high AZ arm : length n going
/ TO attract attention anywhere II makes
folks ask questions and pretty soon the
/ reputation Of those potatoes - made.
There are other fellows as enterprising
I A this Oklahoma chap. Every year an
/ apple growrr from Oregon PLAYS the same
/ game He brings samples ot hrs best
apples along and has them served m styles
, that are bound Ia make people look
Either Commissioner Rig Hill Edwards
ha. forgotten his football art in the
ten wears that have elapsed SINCE he last
cs,u-eJ tn. Princeton rooters 10 explode
or he never was as good a player ~ the
I little black hoy ~'hO outpo'nted him
IN in West End avenue OH a recent balmy
dav. Big B,ll sauntering south On the
avenue saw in the middle of the block
near the former hOme Of Gov. Hughes
two HttI, we'll dressed tRis of the Faunt-
leroy type playing catch with simmer
ing white baseball. the regular league
quality, not TO mention a new catching
glove almost aS hig a. the hov with
y,pSle,- who spoTted a. Also the evil
rn;r,ied little black 10y Just then was
mpeakipg up behind the Toy with TIE
glove aud at ~. right moment he black
bov Jumped into the game. caught TIE
new halI and then snatched N" new glove
'from the Fauutleroy
future Cuhap GIANT with bis loo; without
waiting for a signal the Street COmmis-
.iopsT cot really for a low tackle No
do,ibt Bag Hill aimed for the spot where
a ruurer'- kree- us.si 10 Ice IN TIE davs
when Biz Bill PLAYED bat this time the
crogrkinE runner was closet io earth
thap that and tho Commissioner missed
the tackle. aud the parting small negro
fahei around the corner without orc"
hooking back to learn bow great an attn
letic person Il was that he had sc"Frt On
-ReIIbovs hate a man named Kelly
said tho hotel clerk Every hotel VI
anv importance. has ts Mr. Kelly most
anv time but The PAGES call q 'Mr
Kelly starts the inevitable query. Has
arv,.oiy here seen Kelly and the whole
lower hoor laughs Mctitntv ~ still
nau,, 10 con lure with ia hotel corridors.
Twenty wears hav" passed. since MCtiinty
wAs IN the hey,ley 81 hls popularity. hut
To this dav people re'neinl or ms EXPLOITS
and the lOy Who tries Co page BIN raises a
laugh
The larger part OF the alien population
of the Fast Side that has cen here more
than two wears feels its~lf Am~TicaniN~d
and rreets with sSant enthusiasm iTnTni-
grants that arrive from Ellis Island NJ the
Barge once landing The Poles are par
t,e1IlArlv sensitive about e-Corting their
relatives frOsn ~" si~erage ~ \ big ship
IN homes IN boron chs of the big city
The dress of a Young woman just from
Poland excites comment and sometimes
derision among thn-e who have not been
long enough IA the country Co speak the
language.
/ That l. why the sisters and other femals,
| relatives oT Polish girls carry with th.m
/ when they 90 To Fills Island Ia welcome
! the honeaes.kera a bundle Of modern
American dresses. The immigrant steps
out OF her queer aud distinctive dress in
the NOmene private room aboard the
Government ferryboat and puts on the
4 toy. that ara taken from the bundle by
the sensitive Poles. Emerging. the immi-
grant looks just like the average New
4 York woman Of the Fast Side and nobody
makes fun Of her The discarded dress
| in always left behind and gathered IN by
the ferry employee in charge of the toilet