Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-07-24
Stray Topics from Little
Old New York


NEW YORK. July 23.-It is an i'll
wind indeed that does not blow good
to someone The breaking Of a water
main in a densely populated city dis
trict Is surely a misfortune, especial
ly during the hottest days Of summer.
but even that calamity is not without
its redeeming features. as may DO
learned from a recent experience in
Flabush. One of the large water
mains broke and it was necessary TO
shut off the supply CT water for
large overcrowded part of the Flat
bush district. For more than a day
and it happened to be one Of the
hottest of the season-the residents
of that section were deprived Of the
precious fluid the external use OF
which is so refreshing in hot wealth
er. Before that memorable day there
were a great many residents in that
section who had pledged themselves
under the stress of circumstances TO
remain on the water wagon. But,
what could they do when their water
supply was cut off? They did what
might have been expected, they
jumped off the dry-running water
wagon and, for the first time in many
dreary months refreshed the inner
man with the amber fluid that cheers
and, eventually. inebriates Notwith.
standing the scarcity of water there
was great joy in Flatbush that day
and night and. although several days
have elapsed since then and the wa
ter has been turned on. there are
signs which clearly indicate that
many of those who had fallen off the
water wagon during the drought have
not been able to find their seats upon
the wagon, nor even the water wagon
itself. There is no record that the
breweries have suffered serious loss
by the breaking of that water main.
The dumb animals have indeed
staunch friends and sympathizers In
DR.. Cambell, in charge of the Bide-
a-Wee Home for stray cats and dogs.
and the men and women who support
the home an dts branch at Harring.
ton, n. j. During the hot DAYS of the
week just 1ding there were about
three hundred cats of every descrip.
ton at the summer home at Harring.
ton. DR.. Campbell who watches with
touching solicitude over the welfare
and comfort of his charges. noticed
that perhaps owing TO the heat OF
to their enforced idleness, many OF
the cats displayed an apathy and
languor which threatened to become
pathological Something had to be
Z done to arouse their tagging spirits
or the poor cats would die of ennui
Then the doctor had a brilliant in
SEPARATION. He enclosed an eappl
| tree with a wire screen and put a
number of birds inside the enclos
ure, to hop or fly around at viii
After the birds had become accus
toned to thenr new surroundings
/ the three hundred cats were admitted
to the yard-as spectators. They saw
| and heard the birds and in a few
moments they were all alert and
watching intently the doings of the
birds from which only a thin wire
screen separated them. The languol
of the cats was gone as if by magic
and has not returned. Day by dal
the cats are sitting close TO tbs
wire screen. bordering intently I,
devise some means OF getting inside
of the enclosure.
IN the light Of a recent Occurrences
the old time query. How would yol
like TO be the ice-l amp has game,
a more acute point than It ever had
A few days ago a woman who eYi
IDENTIFY has more wealth than goo