The evening world. Newspaper, August 28, 1922, Page 10

DAILY PRIZES For the best stories each day; FIRST PRIZE, $25; SECOND PRIZE, $10; TEN PRIZES of $2 each for ten next best stories. THIRD PRIZE, $5. BROOKLYN Hi WHERE FIRE ESCAPES ARE PORCHES. As I stepped from the Washington Street entrance of the White- hall Building I saw a crowd of considerable proportions and noted that all eyes were directed toward the upper windows of the tenement houses across the way. A man who wore some sort of insignia in his coat lapel and a shield on the coat was slashing away clotheslines and clearing everything off the fire escapes. I assume he was somebody in the Fire Deprtment and that his work was in the best interests of the annoyed and quite apparently displeased tenants 5. Maher, No. 888 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, Jamer A MAR. Ne CALLIN VELLOUS INVENT! In the show window of a branch office Al dist Street and Broadway the West+ ern Union Telegraph Company has for o THEY'RE FRIENDS AGA THIS Tr My neighbor, who lives above me, went to the hospital two weeks ago for an operation, Her husband BY gome time been exhibiting the multi-] stayed at home with their acven- Plex telegreph machine, It seems] teen-montha-old baby and their fif- strange {o me that no reader-reporte teen-year-old daughter. The day his has sent this item in before. 1 don't] other left the child wandered from know much whout telegrapny and] room to room pitcously erying wouldn't bother about the mater if it] “mamma dd every time the door were not for the fact that the demon-| bel! rang he toddled toward 4t, atrator-operators are two exceedingly] ‘hinking his mamma had returned. pretty blondes With obbed hair, It day the father asked me to a vould not surprise me to Iearn that] Company them to the hospital to they are twins. They are making the| Uring the mother home. We took a¥.. U; more popu y hourrJo- | along the infant, and I was think- sAph Weiss, No. 1843 et, Brook-| ig how happy he and his mother would be to greet each other after thetr separation. Mrs. M. could hardly leave the hospital quick enough to embrace her child, but to our amazement and. the mother's diamay he didn't know here hh looked at her coldly, would not re- spond to her warm embraces and finally pushed her away as if sho were a atranacr whom he had never lyn SHA HORSE, T- saw an elderly man come down to South Beach, Staten Island, teading a heavy black work horse. T Imagine the man lives in the nelghnornood, tor he wax ull togged out in his bathing sult. When he reached the water,he removed j hix shoes and led the horse out for a| aceon before.—Mrs. H. A. Goldstone, im. Tho animal appeared to enjoy] No, 1763 blast Strect, Brooklyn, the experience—Samuel Hammel, No. a } 238 South Fourth Street, Brookl Mr I saw two camets being led through NO, MA‘AM, Last night we ere discussing your “What Did You See?" page. My sis- ter was sitting opposite me writing you what she had seer/that day. After she had. finished and had addressed the en- velope I saw her turn it over and ab- sently write: W. A. K,"" whic! of course, means “sealed with a kis 1 wonder if you received that letter. Beatrice V. Hamlin, No, 1748 65th Street, Brooklyn. Fourth Avenue. They didn’t attr any more attention than horses,—B. Tenny, No. 1206 Avenue J, Brooklyn. “PA.” On Pitkin Avenue, n to-day I saw a man pushing a carriage which contained a p twins, while with him, helping the carriage, walked another twins about four years old.— r Chester Str bab pa ASTRONOMICAL, lyn. To-day at Fifth Avenue and S6th Street, Brooklyn, I stepped backward from a moving trolley car. I saw mill- fons upon millions of wonderful stars. I would have enjoyed the spectacle (I think) if right in the midst of the mani- fostation I were not annoyed by imagti ing that my husband was saying, told you so!" He hasn't actually ft as yet, because I have not told him of my accident. 1 think I prefer to have him read about it. Perhaps in- stead of lvcturing me about ‘Haw to Leave a Trolley Car” he will ask for a few words on “How to Land on the ‘What Did You See To-day?’ page." Mrs, Annie M. Cole, No. 6622 Fourth ‘Avenue, Brooklyn. CHINESE PEDDLER. Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, On who offered to sell_me He was carrying them {n gatchel.—James H, O'Brien, Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn. a larg No. or On Broadway R, CALL A COP! Brookly pation. On every ©: —Harry Brooklyn. ‘ein, No. 407 Hart Stree ONE-PUP TROLLEY. Found—a good way to keep a puppy out of trouble, I saw to-day how a friend of mine next door does it. He fastened a long rope to the pup's collar and fastened the rope to a clothes line arranged on a pulley, The dog could move at will, but bis range was re- stricted within the confines of good bi ‘thavior,—Ethet Myers, No. 582 Vande: bilt Avenue, Brook! QUESTION OF AGE, At Bedford and Myrtle Avenues, Brooklyn, to-day I saw « young couple standing on the sidewalk, The young woman was crying as if her heart were A BOY AGAI In @ downtown ¢ bout sixty years about in @ white coat. at once as the handsome walter 1 k of age “Hello, Peter, doing here?’ T said ‘Just a bus boy, sir, Stre Brooklyn. A KISS IN THE PARK, T saw a dear little child to-day a I was walking through the flower varden in Prospect Park. Tt was about two years old and waa walking ahead of its nurse, who trundled @ breaki Thinking it was something in which 1 might’ help I asked the| %9-cart. Presently from the oppo- young 1 what wrong. “Well, if site direction came a child of the it will interest you,'” he said, ‘'we went same age and beauty, but very Gown to Ket 4 marriage license and we| shabbily dressed. The two tiny were refused because my friend here is atrangers stopped, gased at each too young. Can you help us out?’ 1] other for an instant and then tod- was speechless for a moment and then, | dling toward each other they kissed shaking my head in apology for my in resoundingly. Thereupon cach went Quisitiveness, I hurried on.—Frederick | Als unsteady way with never a back= toard glance.—K. 2083 Bedford Ave JACK AND NO "JACK," A very nice young man called on me the other evening and took me to the Bedford Theatre. After the show we adjourned to an ice cream parlor in the neighborhood and ordered an Italian ice known as spumoni. We disposed of it with relish and everything was ple: ant until the check came. It called for 50 cents. Poor Jack was @readiully embarrassed, After searching through many pockets [he visited some of them two and three times} he confided to me that 41 cents was the outermost limit of his finances. And I had 6 cents to go with then ‘Well, we talked it over and decided to walk up to Mr. Proprietor at the desk and tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing : ut the truta, and from that point onward conduct ourselves as seemed best according to his disposition. Jack told the man the story. He laughed, “That can happen to the best of us,” he sald, 1 felt dreadful : about ir. Had a feeling that every eye in the place was fixed upon us, ' although the chances are no one else was at all interested.—Zelda Jacobs, No, 407 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, Hi. Peters, Brooklyn No. 394 Willoughby Avenue, Farrington, No, ue, Brooklyn, ee res tr of baby to push of Noso- vitsky, No. 317 Dumont Avenue, Brook- ‘was stopped to-day by a Chinese peddler small Chinese paper flowers and Chinese lily beans, last night 1 aw two lads engaged in a unique oc- r parked ted Police K y tickets, each car were stealing the tickets, feteria I saw a man walking I recognized him thirty years ago at the old Astor House, “What are you he answered,—-J. J. Daly, No. 76 Fulton 1922 THE EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, Capital prizes for best as follows FOURTH PRIZE, $10. EVENING WORLD PAGE OF BRIGHT, UNUSUAL HAPPENINGS REPORTED BY EVENING WORLD READERS T° make this news feature even more entertaining and interesting Special Prizes.are to be awarded Daily and Weekly. One Dollar is paid for every item printed; the prizes are in addition. Send them to “What Did You See?” Editor, Evening World, Post Office Box 185, City Hall Station. WRITE ABOUT HAPPENINGS IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. Tell your story, if possible, in not more than 125 7 took place. Write your own name and address words. State where the thing written about carefully and in full. Checks are mailed daily. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT If you witness a serious accident, the outbreak of what threatens to be a BIG fire, or know of any other BIG news story, telephone Beekman 4000 and ask for the CITY EDITOR of The Evening World. Liberal awards for first big news. BE SURE OF YOUR FACTS, | BROOKLYN. BALLYHOO. On my way home from business I satv in Park Row what I judge to be something new tn the schemes of street vendors. A middle-aged OUT OF TOWN. DISCRETION. I am @ municipal fireman of the city of Norwich. 1 was going home to breakfast at 5.30 In the morning, and while crossing Franklin man was trying to sell cravats, He wasn't doing much business, It siGdeatW LETRA SEES was the rush hour and everybody appeared anxious tg get home. Just ; i i is i Seats uu eee a neta a eitcce Ob! eats ‘ok up and s 8 8 3 i ‘ 4s I reached him a younger man rushed up to the merchant and shook Pp and see flames shooting from a two-story building. 1 hustled for Box No. in Franklin Street, while the other chap scooted straight for the fire. When I ran to join him I met him coming down the alley. “That ain't any fire, you poor fish,” he says, “the baker just threw a fresh log into the furnace to get his ovens warm for the day.” Well, 1 saw the pumper coming and the truck, and just then the Chief's car was coming around the corner, and I beat it for the trolley car, which already was under way.—Harold Lieberman, Central Fire Sta- tion, Norwich, Conn. . his fist in his face. The younger man talked loud. He wasn't going * to let any one call HIM names and get away with it. The necktie man answered him back, the younger man became more violent—in his Janguage—and zreat crowd collected. Then the younger fellow shouted, “Oh, shut up!” and disappeared, whereupon the street mer- chant proceeded to take advantage of the presence of an immense audience.-G. 5. Campbell, No. 880 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn. AUCTION, T wandered into -brac, Jewelr IRE IGNORANCE IS BLISS. T saw a windowful of baby chicks to- day on Barclay Street in a poultry sup- “BARGAINS AT In the Bowery to-da; # storeroom where bric “CHAW From the bridge BEE that crosses the FROM THE QUEEN CITY OF MERRIMAC, THK china and knick-knacks ply store, Some were cating, some] Shrewabury River at Red Bank 1 On the Delaware and Hudson Rail- BUMecniy ialy. 18 he auction’ drinking and others scratching in the] saw last night three boys leave | Toad the other day » received the sur- on the cautious bidd sand with which the floor of their brood] their clothes in a boat under the | Prise of my life. A man was sitting fessional “boostera’’ were among them,| ¥0x Was covored, and all apparently] pridge and swim out to a float, | ‘Wo seats In front of me, on the op- bidding up prices for the allurement of] Mere a8 happy as if they were down on] presently two other boys came along | osite side of the aisle. ‘The train was the farm, yet this was just off Rr Brook- “suckers.” 1 saw them wink at the in a boat, rowrd to the first boat [lighted and the windows were like mir- auctioneer, who “by request” put up a] W8¥-—M. D. 8. Lincoln Place, and started taking knots in the first [ ors. He turned to look out and in the beautifully engraved watch, ‘“guaran- |!" uoy's clothes. They made a good job tection of t e glass I sam af ce that teed solid gold and worth at least $50. : ie of it and rowed away to watch re- ade me ofr a moment speechless. He ‘The first bid was $10, the next $11 and) FPRBE BEER BEDS Vth sulte, The results justified their my brother from Manchester, N. H., finally by 25 cent bids $11 The aue- BUN expectations, and while the first | Whom I had not seen in twenty years, tloneer pleaded’ for a bid of $12. None] Jn the window of # 14th Street lunch-| three boys were angrily trying to | When 1 found my voice I called his caine. One of the “boosters cried] room in Manhattan to-day I saw this] knots with their tecth, the |oame. He turned and stared at me in by etic . i De ae amag t. I had to call a second that ho one in the crowd has §12,where- | sight “Bottle of beer free with every ‘ous ones cried joyously, | ’agement ; tipon the auctioneer replied he would|check of 8 cents and over between 5] “Chaw beef, beef is tough!” They | time, and then In a bound ho was across soon learn, He added a tady's gold|and 7 P. M."—L. KE, Willams, No. 1060] were atil! chawing when I went [the car embracing me; and TI never wateh and asked for n bid of $12 for the] Union Street, Brooklyn, die Os Dy MeLoan, Red Bane, |W oultsne ye known ba: Wes) there Nad ie pep ied arid saan {Ore hie of 418 158 bail eak ati not looked out of the window.—Mrs. wae None cane. ti6 added an ala , Rose A Templeton, No. 51 18th Avenue, “CONSTANT READER.” Paterion, No I. From my widow T saw a man cross He added attempt clock. No bid of $12 came. more things until finally tn hi: ONWARD AND UPWARD, (Oo, get @ $12 bid he offered the original] ing Fourth Avenue and 12th Street, I saw in Newark the parade of 10,000 witch, the lady's watch, the alarm| Brooklyn, He stooped to pick up a| members of the Improved and Benevo- Ghia park dnl eateinon onuaunaay clock, ‘a manicuring set, a shaving|plece of folded paper, narrowly escaping | lent Ofder of Colored Elks of the World. | 7 saya girl hardly able to walk bee set and a'pair of hair brushes, And] being hit by an automobile, He leis-] which ‘has been holding a convention! Cavge of the mew shoes she was suit ‘no one bid $12. Then he shut up|urely crossed the street, opening the| there, with 40,000 visitors attending.| {litany she stopped and took them shop for the afternoon, David A,|paper and reading it as he walked. They are making a splendid and praise-} 54° "'rm a few minutes she tried to Piper, No..451 W, 46th Street, Brook: | When he reached the curb he threw it] worthy showing of how much the race) 16 them on again, but her feet had QUEENS ‘The men and women furnish evidence] them on. She looked distresscd. | I of prosperity, education and good taste] fered to take her home in our au wy. [in dress, and their decorum, unobtrus- Loong ee aneticne ieee oN 7 AND THE FIFTY- CONDUCT OF « AIN LO iveness, self-respect and orderly con- vo 9 ome ri . wouns Womee CHARAC ERS ON AN O, duct are Hatioas bie The parade was They soon arrived, and one of them CENT PIECE. My young son and I were standing on the platform of the Woodhaven Station, waiting for the Rockaway Beach train Next to us stood a@ little girl and her daddy, the latter reading his morning newspaper, Unlike the other child at the statoin, this little lady was per fectly quiet. She was looking through the cracks in the station platform t ground underneath and suddenly d her father on the arm and : addy, 1 8e® something down there! I see the bird on a quarte ‘There was still a walt of a few min- utes for the train and the man handed the child his straw hat, jumped onto the tracks and disappeared under the plat- form, He was back again in a minute or two wearing a big grin and holding a BO-cent piece between his fin; 4 kid,” he said to Little Daugh- you're all. right!""—Mrs, ©. No, 8912 87th Street, saved the situation. She took off her shoes, gave them to the bare- footed girl and herself put on the new ones. Then they went their way.—Amy W, Robinson, No. 115 Maple Avenue, Hackensack, N. J. AND W. ‘TRAIN. On the Ontario and Western train out of Weehawken at 7.30 o'clock last Saturday? night 1 saw smoking in at least three coaches which carried women passengers. 1 saw men drinking from the bottles they took out of their suit cases, and drinking apparently without fear and certainly without shame, T aaw one man offer a drink to a trainman on duty, and I am glad to say the trammen not only refused, but, in doing so, said: 1 did not touch the atuff when its sale was permitted, why should 1 develop « taste for it now? —H, W. B., Glen Cove lacking altogether in buffon- showing not only an tmproved or- ‘but also a nimproved race.—William ». 189 Hollywood Avenue, J dignified, ery, dei A, Dempsey, ast Orange, > men AN OLD DUTCIL BURIAL GROUND, At North Beach, L. I., surrounded on all sides by places of amusement, lic ‘d on which tra of a church which ny years ago. The graveyard now seems to have been for- gotten. Some of the stones are dated long before the Revolution, There are about twenty of them, most of them defaced, land the names legible are Dutch. Only picnickers visit this burying place.— Herman L. Goldstein, No. 134 Steuben Street, Middle Village, L. I A LIGHT ROADSTER. Two girls were searching last ni on the sidewalk of a poorly lighted street in Bayonne for something they dropped. An automobile came slowly down the street and stopped across the street, ‘What are you looking for, sis- asked a man’s voice. “A quarter,” us the response. ‘The machine was turned until it stood at right angles to the sidewalk, Then the lights were turned fully on and brightly illuminated the sidewalk. ‘There it is!" exclaimed one of the girls, ‘Thanks . M. HL, Jersey City, an untended gravey are still evident ter, Gaiser, haven, Wood- FATHER WAKES U T saw a child about ve! ‘'s old at the wheel of on the Merrick Road in father sat by, seeming sider it smart stunt he carr nto the side of the road where some repairs were be ing made, kno dover the barrie: breaking a red lantern and starting « small fire, and then ran wild from one curb to the other. The father finally came to his senses and managed to stop the car in time to meet the village policeman instead of the undertaker.—~ V. E. simrell, Babylon, L. 1. VERBOTEN. On the State Highway between Lib- or eight utomobile lon. His AN AUGUST MORNING. 1 saw five small boys disporting themselves in the pool at Washington Square, Four wore bathing suits, while the fifth was attired in what are commonly described as BV.D's, A friend from out of town had Just aske me whether bathing was permitted re when along came a policeman scramble the kids made for safety answered her question, Four of the lads made the safety zone without dim- culty, but our Witte friend tn the B.V.D.'s was in trouble. We saw that he was edging backward toward t Saturday's Special Prizes nnn First Prize, $25 Meket fence. He was trying to conceal ; s ee yy Avenue, Brooklyn, i a in Ms garment. Finally, he tm ANNA Ly SHUMWAZ, No. 14 a erty and Monticello there was a sign at t oprings his bathing sult was caught Second Prize, $10 the cross-roads hotel which read: | No on jcket, and We heard a horrid 6 5 vot, Weehawken, N. J. Parking.” Now some joker has made eh tip? There was roar of laughter MRS. GH. HILGE, No, 8 Firth Street, Wee read: "No Sparking.” — Harry H from the audience (the policeman joined Third Prize, $5 Craigie, Liberty, N. ¥. n e got away. How he tun . Yat aaa Mee Manian buts, No 9112 Tatiangs JOHN J, O'MARA, No. 339 Madol Btreet, Brooklyn ten Avenue, Arverne. Ten Prizes of $2 Each wa San oP : ot : a ow "i pnuc, Bronx GOOD READING, Mn, GOODFELLOW ETHEL ©, MAYER, No,, 1258 Webster Avenuc Sant 38 « pOnX. When I got home last night 1 saw my 1 saw a man walking along Gre M, BROWN, No. 1102 ast 1sath Streets Bro Drethee ark rasan manag ae Rare et, Mhuhurat, drop w cent. A itt A. H. LANG, No, 899 Willis Avenne, Bron merville Gazette, ‘They said they hoped girl picked {t up, run after him and re RF. VERALLI, No, 825 Thimwk Avenut RSP lle dreeany for the turned it, abde 400k. thecent and ace JOHMeds O'BRIEN, No, 613 Tenth Avenue What Did You See pa hor wm nickel—Herbert Well, No, “24 ANNA M.. MEDIN, N 9 Fitth Avenue, Astopla C. Schirrmacher jroqNo. 138 St. Paul's Grand Street; Klmburst, N.Y RABBIT PIE. 1 was sitting on our porch. Whetie I saw two houhds como dashing ucrows our lawn, In & Moment or two they re turned and one carried tn his mouth « Avenue, Tompkinaville, 5. 1 JOSEPHINE HORDECKBR, No. 415 danor Avenue, Wood- haven set FLORENCE DUCOTY, Ne MRS. EV. L, TEBBETTS, No- Peekskill, N. y, CHARLES L. KING JR., PRAID CAT. 1 saw a man bathing at Beach who weighed all of 49 Union Street, Elizabeth, N. J. $25 North James Btreet, New Dorp ) pounds, If he wasn't half scared out of his wits he pretended to be and was an excellent No, 188 Marion Street, Brooklyn, amall wild rabbit. 1 followed him and - —————— ‘ netor, He was provided with wings, aw two young men ft them tn an For best stories of last week and names of Capital Prize Buch ag Lied children use when vutomoblle, They told me th > this winners, Page & Winners of to-day’s Special Prizes will they are learning to swin he kept quite often and somethin £0 home with ‘be announced in this evening's Night Pictorial (Green Sheet) firm grip on the lifesaving rope. 1 as many as two or three dozer ° i ay wish you might have heard the children in their bag.—Martin Kahne, oditien and In other editions to-morre laughing at him,-—Ela_ A, Conley, No hurst, L. 1 158 Reach Street, New Dorp, 9. 1. WEEKLY PRIZES FIRST PRIZE, $100; gust copy. 1 the would and so make When 1 tuaries”” borne the East 166th stories of week distributed SECOND PRIZE, among daily prize winners $50; THIRD PRIZE, $25; MANHATTAN ON THE 12TH STREET GROUNDS, You do not have to go to the Polo Grounds and wateh the Giants or the Yanks in order to see first class baseball, for right here in 12th Street, between Avenue © and Avenue B, the boys have a little Polo Grounds of their own. The diamond is chalked out on the street and there is a game or a series of games every afternoon, They have no fear of breaking windows, for the ball is rubber and the bats are ex- broomstick handles. In the evening the older boys come home from work and take possession of the field. The games draw quite a crowd; in fact, the older folk bring their chairs out and enjoy the sport in comfort, If any of you dyed-in-the-wool fans want to see the fun some evening, walk east in 12th Street between 5 und 6 o'clock and I'll be glad Jo show you around.—Joe Wiener, No. 646 Kast 12th Street. (ORIES, While strolling through the Gates of Heaven Cemetery to-day, admir- CATERING TO THE LADIES. In four short blocks on Divistor Street between the Bowery and Ludlow ing the figures and carving of the |Street to-day I counted the followin Puen Or, number of stores catering exclusivels monuments, I saw one particularly |to women: 131 suit shops, 17 hat shops striking. It consisted of four granite | 11 fur goods shops und 4 dry goodi columns on a base with a top piece | shops.—Herman Kirshbaum, 7 and a beautifully carved seat on either side. Only two words were carved in the top piece. They prob- ably meant nothing to the laborers mowing the grass near the plot, but in me they awoke memories of a wonderfully talented actress who gave pleasure to thousands during her lifetim Street. AND ONLY TWELVE. In Union Square I saw a twelve-year ld bootblack display unusual insigh into human nature in getting an extra nickel for a shine, As a customer pate him a nic the lad reached {nto hi: The inscription read hi pocket counted out 99 cents and mur “Anna Held.”-—Charles J. La Spind, | mured audibly, ‘Just five cents mor No. 163} Madison Avenuc. nd VL dollar, Then 1 car » home He did this several time IN THE OPEN SPA From the window of my office at Fifth Avenue and 42d Street this morning I saw @ man crawl under some bu the lawn of the Public Library, his shoes and his collar and himself out on the grass. Seven h later I noticed he was still lying there. Somewhat apprehensive 1 determined to learn If he was ill or possibly had com- mitted sutclde. On my way home 1 went to the spot. He raised himself up, rubbing his eves. ‘You see, explained, work at night room was so hot 1 thought turf. Thanks, IT feel fine. Harwood, No. West 58th UP IN WALL STREET while looking out of a win- dow on the 20th floor of an office build- ing in the Wall Street district, 1 saw a woman, evidently. the wife of a build- Ing superintendent, hanging out wash on the roof of a ten-story building be- low. It was an Interesting study in contrasts. Here was this in the very heart of the world’s @nanctal cen- tre, calmly going about her houosehold duties, typifying the service of mill- while I watched him and got the extra nickel. No. ". 24th Street ach time t ward Bverett CONTROL, taurant on 34th e to-day in exhibitior of true courtesy as T have ever t man hurrying out bumped intu wa and upset a glass of iced tea, dous! the hat and one side of the light dress worn by a young woman at i nearby tabl Ithough startled an discomforted, did not by word @ look show and when {ih waiter st lorles she plied, “Iam sure it wasn’t your fault, In a few minutes she left, and I notices she di not forget to leave the walter 1 tip. oe M. bu West 121s Stree SLICKER, A stenographer was alone in an offer fn the building where I am employed She received a telephone call in whiet she was told that a firm on an. uppe! floor was holding for her a telegran recelved there by mistake, She. Im mediately took an elevator to that floor CLEANIN Yesterda fons of women which is just as im-]| but found no such firm. When she re portant as that of the captains of| turned to her own office she found finance and industry all about me.—| her purse gone and the drawers of he sk ransacked.—Willlam East 42d Street. ymond T. O'Connell, No. Clancy, No Avenue. 34 Fourt 41 BRONX THE TELEPHONE 18 INSTANTAN EOUS. m what I saw to-day I Judge that complaints of “poor telephone service” are a thing of the past. The telephone receiver in our office was broken to-d and we sent a hurry call to the co pany for a repairer. At the best, w thought, he might blow in in a few hours. While we were still discussing the matter in walked the gentlemanly repairman and in a few minutes the telephone was in working order, Say “poor telephone service’ in our office hereafter and you'll get the laugh. Theodore Koslow, No. 314 Hast 165th Street, Bronx. PARALYZING EPFEOT OF ORATORY, Being a clergyman, many worthy ap peals for help come to me. The follow: ing quotation from a letter I recelved to-day will appeal to the sense of humot of other readers of ‘The Evening World) “Dear Brother; Since ~ heard» you preach T have gotten 60 T cannot walk, Kindly get me a wheel-chair so 1 can move about like T used to’ I won- der if the sermons of my colleaguer affect their hearers in the same way? (Rev.) M. James, No. 8 Perot Street Bronx. PULPr! THE JOLLY BROTHERS, GOATS AND A DOG. On a Clason Point carto-day T saw three corpulent gentlemen who occu pied a@ row of seats which ordinarily hold five persons. The three big fel- lows, who looked like brothers, chatted merrily, and if they knew they were hogging a lot of room they did not show it. © * ® Along Sound View Avenue, on the way to Clason Point, 1 saw @ number of goats anchored to stukes at scattered intervals. In one place an Airedale was gnawing at the rope which held the goat. It looked as if he was trying to liberate a pal or confederate.—James Cotter, No, 6 Rude Place, Clason Point. AS PROUD AS A PEACOCK. In the Zoological Gardens at Bronx Park yesterday afternoon I raw a beautiful and fascinating spectacle—a peacock in all its glory, strutting about with tail erect and spread out like an immense multi- colored fan; a perfect riot of rich, gorgeous colorings, quite unequalled for superb, scintillating beauty, Attracted by the remarkable display, an admiring crowd gathered. The peacock appeared to be well aware of the interest and admiration he aroused. He paraded up and down with his tail spread out and his plumed head held haughtily in the air. ‘Then turning about slowly so that the ever increasing crowd might see him from every angle, he actuatly “posed” for us. Occasionally he emitted a peculiarly shrill ery, as if to say, “Here 1 am, my good peo- ple! Come and admire my beauty! Come and see the Great Peacock” The performance lasted twenty minutes; then, his vanity apparently satisfied, he slowly folded his tail until it made a long, graceful sweep, and stalked majestically away.—Harry Mendlowitz, No. 734 Kast 180th Street, Bronx. sOME NEXT, TO READING MATTER, I am in charge of advertising for a Brooklyn furniture house, During Au- it was in order to run ‘large’ gave one of the Brooklyn papers a full page minus one column, idea being that the other column » filled with “reading matte the position more valuable opened the newspaper I was all displeased to see that the » editor had placed the “obi- next to us, My judgment was out when the first customers of morning were a couple in deep mourning.—David M, Goldstein, No. 797 treet, Bronx, not at meke-