Telegram-herald., 1891-04-15
TALKS BY THE WAY.

sThose marked there are taken amt
theys''
les'm"
"Oh, Ella. Ike those on the SIDE
better; don't you Jullar'
"On, but you cannot see al OF the
stage from there"
isn't there post heref'
chow much are they"
thirty and nifty IN the parquet and
parqaet circle"
set us take those right here. How
DO you IKE them girls"
Those are taken"
80, pshsw, that's So"
There are some end seats back OF
the third row."
"Oh, but that's too far ba ck."
Ella, there are some good seats IN
the center"
Yes, Julia, but they are too close to
the stage"
"How much did you say these were?"
FIFTY cents"
anything up stalrss'
Minnie, ! won't go up stairs"
"What have you got for tomorrow
night"
Haven't got anything in the first row
have you? What are the prices at the
matinee, Didn't you cay matinee Tues
day and Thursday, Let Us go Tuesday"
NO, can't go Min, have an en-
gagement."
''Same play Thursday night, isn't II?
on, this is the board for Thursday. Is IL?
There are some good seats IN the front
row do you like them Juliar'
ssNth.- fhn.e. - .vlandtHf Watl
will call Thursday morning. Guess We
wont take any tickets now"
The boy IN the box office was mar
veilously good-natured, and Manager
Burroughs got away from the ordeal
by means of an opium cigarette.
SUGAR.-A prominent and extensive
wholesale dealer was speaking of the
recent rise IN sugar. lie expressed the
opinion that the advance IS only tenn
porary and will be OF brief duration.
German sugar will help TO Till the de-
mand here and will keep prices within
. reasonable limit. As soon as the pres
ent demand has been supplied the price
will drop To i've cents . pound and the
probability is it will 90 below that fig
ure. The price placed upon sugar
within the last few weeks yields good
profit to the refiner, and il can be pro-
duced 30 As to sell at lower figure and
still leave . satisfactory margin. He
thought 1t would be unwise for dealers
To contract At the present time for May
delivery, because the commodity must
and viii be cheaper IN short time.
SHRUxK.-A man who has travelled
all over this country expressed an odd
idea yesterday while talking to a
friend. ado you know" said he,
THAT this town don't seem nearly as
large as it did TO me 3 few weeks ago.
| don't know why it is, but can 60 to
q town, and no matter how big 1t seems
at first. in few weeks after get ac-
quainted with places and the old land
marks, it don't seem half as big. Now
just came from Saginaw ana have
been here three months. At first the
city seemed rs large as Detroit, but I
swear IL must have shrunk, for 10 don't
seem any bigger than Saginaw now. |
had the same experience in Detroit
when I left Toledo. If / go TO London
don't suppose it will seem bigger than
Chicago 1T the end OF three months"
BEFORE CHRrsT-"The paving cam
paign opens up early and briskiy," said
Monroe-st. merchan, yesterday, land
/ sincerely hope that the council Will
get to work before cold weather begins
next fall. ] can't see for the life OF
me. why Grand Rapids should so all
over the experimental ground that has
been thoroughly trodden by SO many
Older cities: There are cities in the old
world that had this matter of paving
pretty well settled before America was
discovered. The Appian way leading
out OF the city OF Rome was paved i0O
years before Christ was born and It's
about as good as Monroe-st. today and
far better than West BrIdge-st. 1t has
been n popular driveway for nearly
2500 years and has never been repaired
That road Is made of lava blocks on a
concrete base several feet deep. Lon
don, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Paris
ceased experimenting long ago. Where
the street il subjected to constant wear
by drsys loaded with several tons weight
they put down heavy granite block:
on a foundation of concrete two fee.
deep. On the letter class of bushes:
streets, whore the traffic is far greater
tisshit ol uuf >littt
they lay asphalt. London has MANY
miles of wood pavement but II j. not OF
soft cedar blocks The blocks are first
boiled IN creosote and then cemeuted
together with melted coal tar and
asphalt. Brick -pavcments have nc
place IN cities of long experience IN paw.
ing. But suppose that bricks and at
of the other patent glnicracks thathave
nothing buttbeir novelty TO recommend
them. will have 10 be tried here, and
then Grand Rapids Will settle dowr
upon the same basis with the old cites
where road making j. an art. Like the
old maud, we will be thankful tor most
ANYTHING, but we want IL soon.'
ado people, especially ladies' said .
gentleman last evening, appreciate 8
clean street, where they can step acros:
tie street from curb to curb during Of
after heavy ram without soilipg ths
uppers OF their shoes7 Look at tn,
streets after a storm, and draw youl
own conclusions, for the hest Isvemen
and cot borrow trouble by believiBs
every newspaper report. but stop Il
think. perhaps, there might be som'
sors~hesd or some Old crank sho car
never enjoy a pleasant day, vlthou
saying rs weather breeder. We'l
catch Il tomorrow; enjoy today. W.
can not De sure of tomorrow.