The evening times., 1895-09-06
Gossip Of the Day.

cation to bicycle riding, and II not already
amended the provision faould be made In
telligible and effective.
Section of article 10 prescribes,
among other requirements, that 'all cycles,
bicycles and tricycles in motion after sun
down shall display a suitable light, and
! also have light, gong. or bell 20 attached
thereto as to be readily Founded to warn
persons of their approach"
"a critical analysis of this section,
| II one wanted to be particular, said an
official who was discussing it at the Dis
trict building to-day, "will discover two
meanings that are contrary to the evident
intent Of the law
Zone is that bicycles are required to
have light, bells or gOngs attached only
after sundown. and the other is that when
such bell Is provided, IL shall be attached
to the lamp.
THE second IL perhaps q forced CON-
srtuction, yet the sentence admits of 1t;
but the first is broad enough tn exempt
riders from the duty of attaching bell
to his wheel before sundown.
II am sure the Intention of the regulation
is to have the bell ON at all times when the
bicycle Is IN use, and the faulty wording
OF the regulation defeats its purpose."
washington has not the variety of eat
ing houses that New York has," remarked
a travelling man. but 1t Eurely has very
fair selection, and have not yet struck a
city where you could get SO much to eat for
80 littla money. person could keep soul
and body together admirably here for
quarter day, believe.
'Of course, he couldn't be patronizing
Chambarlain's. but he could do it at the s.
cant lunch rooms that are fast appearing in
the city. And It Is surprising, too. what
u nice clean bite you can get at come of
tham. Then there are lots of places I've
discovered where one can get a regular
dinner, with coup and dessert. for fifteen
ccnts When one advances above that
price, no can command most anything he
carcs for. the amount and quality, and not
the variety, varying"
washington Is going to be well repre-
sented ut Louisville during the coming
encampment." said a prominent G.. A. r.
man lastly night ION all sides I hear of
people who are going to Kentucky's me-
tropoiis. This Is the first time in the history
of the organization that IL has met south
OF Mason aud Dixou's line. and there is a
natural tendency to see the reunion of
the blue and gray.
THE citizens of Louisville are said to
be making elaborate preparations for our
entertainment, and the encampmcnt prom
ises in every wayto be beapronouDcedsuecess." a
IL
1.-THE indications are very favorable for a
good fall and winter trade, )" lid an Avenue
M "a 40
crowds of ladies sin the stores looking
around and inquiring as to prices and
the new styles OF goyds.
THE ladies, you know, are the buyers,
and generally start few weeks ahead
in prospecting. and then they come In a
rush and want things Immediately We
are getting ready for them, and in a few
days you viii Zee all the newest designs
arranged in the stores So that every nppor
tunity will be offered them to make their
selections. The fact of the coming session
OF Congress being a long one adds to the
prospects of business activity"
ie - - a
"Speaking of fish bone" said Col.
Thomas Ford, OF Kentucky, who is tenn
porarily In the city, as he sat eating a
piscatoriai lunch in one of the big uptown
hotels, speaking of fish bone. reminds
me of something l learned while engaged
III building railroads in the Celestial Kirg-
dom. Every ship that arrives at Hong
Kong brings several big boxes of fish
bone. The contents are in reality the
bones of Cinnamon who died i'll America,
and whose remains are being carried to
their final resting place with the ashes of
their ancestors.
Every ChinanIau In the United States
is registered with theSiS Companies, which
corporation agrees to return the body of
of dead Chinaman to his native land.
These boxes Labelled fish bones contain the
corpses of Cinnamon. The real contents are
not made known because full first-class
fare is charged for the dead
The Tung Wah Hospital. at Hong Kong,
acts as agent and all of the boxes are
consigned to this institution"
The conductors ON the street-car lines Of |
the city are not allowed to turn in pen
nies at the end of the day The pennies |
are usually given to the ladies in making |
change, and IL you look in woman's |
purse after size has changed cars several |
times during the day you will always !
find fifteen or twenty ooppers which the |
conductor has gotten rid of. The men are |
not good subjects for this kind of thing. |
because they refuse to take the oDe-cent
pieces. During the day, however, the
conductor is usually able to keep himself
from being overburdened with the cop
pers. and when night comes he never has
more than 200. This number he can |
handle. because he can take them as his
days pay.
The companies refuse TO accept the cop
per coins when the conductors are settling |
up, and somehow or other the arepunch- |