The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-06
TOLD BY TRAVELLERS.

JACK Prince. OF Memphis, Tenn, b In thu
city. MI. Prince lisa noted whcelman and
mas been actively Interested In the build
Ing ct the bicycle coliseum there. To 0
Times reporter he said:
This coliseum will be one Of the f1nest
IN tue country. 1t wilbe located in East
memphis and win be completed about the
middle OF next month. 1t 10 the intention
OF the company to construct six-lap track
otthe finest concrete, md a skilled engineer
VIII DC employed to bank the track.
| within the track enclosure the space will
De sodded, and football grounds, as well as
space Tor all kinds of outdoor sports will
De laid off. Underneath the grand stand
VIII be the lockers. baths and rubbing
benches"
There Is littie real ambc in use nova
days." remarked NJ Gerhard. a New York
pipe dealer, ut the National. Most OF
the so-called amber Is now made by a
melting process. About 90 per cent is
amber. while tbe other 10 per cent is n
mixture which serves to hold the compost
tion together. The reason for this Is, that
the "a niber mineshave practically given out,
and no large pieces OF amber car be Sc
cured, so some wa y had to be instituted Tor
using the smaller pieces and slivers-
TO all iDtents and purposes, the manu-
featured articlYtsE good as the real. and
cannot be easff distinguished from it,"
"Thc school dlttl rites in my town have
adopted new style OF penmanship for use
In the public schaofs," said n. A. Murphy
OF knLsas Citt..LO., at Wizards Hotel
last night THE Few system is known as
Tue vertical system, which has recently
csme IA vogue III New York schools. The
| style itseif is not new, ranking in age with
the Spcncerian system, which it tispla ces
at hoine. Just what are the merits of this
| style over the other, am not able to
state
Mr.. E. G. Dolphin of Memphis, Tenn, is
at the Raleigh. do i know any anec-
dotes! Well, know one which recently
heard related by ex-Gov. Bob Taylor, who,
Is again the Democratic candidate for that
position. He WINS delivering political
speech. and used the aBecdote as an Illus
tration OF the manner in which the Republic
can candidate for p President would crash
to the ground Eext November.
Uncle Nicodemus said to his son when
the din uer horn blew:
:" .Eph am, GIT oD dat niewel an ride TO
de house.
'''Seuse me- said Ephratnl dat ole
mewel nunged me ober er apple tree yis-
tiddy, and l lit on NAH head, an amt
a-gwine to hab any noah conjuglins wild
i'm
"'Dcn stan back 'retorted the old man.
| 'Youah ole fader kin ride and amt afeerd
OF newell
The old man had no sooner struck the
saddle than the mule be ga To buck ana Kick.
Nicodemus shot straight into the air and
when lie finished soaring among the clouds
felltothe Garth with a crash, his head making
a deep furrow in the soft. ploughed ground
Uncle Nicodemus nicLed himseJr nm in
dazed sort of manner. looked around at his
son and remarked in philosophical tone:
way. whenebe- Won 90 @ hes q wine tn t,row
YOU list cit orfun i'm" " wv
II have been in the cigar business for
thirty-seyen wears. and nj no tier neriod
have I ever found the trade 81 DIM
remarked Mr. William Chandless tho
Ebbtt House cigar man. .PeopIe do not
smoke a less number OF cigars. oerhaps
but they buy less EXPENSIVE ones. A man
who used to smoke cigars retailing at
three for n quarter now tries to get pleas
ure ont Of n five cent weed while he who
once puffed ava at a five cent roll
economizesb purcha sipg three ciparsseliing
for the same amount of money
Suppose a man smokes ten cigars a
da v, can't you easily see how sales are
brought down to a minimum
Il don't know thing" said Mr. j.
Barley Annett OF Louisville, KY, to a
reporters anxious solicitation for news.
Il don't know anything worth mentioning.
Yes, 1 do, too. Gen. Buckner. OF MY State,
the gold Deniocyacy's ticket, and be is
going to make Ahings bun in the Blue
Grass state this faA. E>bes Doesn't pro- !
pose terms OF 1nfPaditional surrender TO
the enemy. on4fnAnk tosh accept them.
NO. tnen III Aptn loe-truth
Julian b Cartasos seaEie, WASH, 70 now
staying at tue N1tefni dNei
In the autumn go unth the beginning
OF the next year tasShothef sfinion ascenhs
therfvers touepSUAese eggs AMI thos secure
Tue eonunuahce OF her race said MI
carter I'D conversation
AFTER arriving In the nvef tne notner
salmon oesins tesceop out KIND OF trench
I'D the gravei OF tne stream Inns she ef
iects by pio"ibg INTO 'he staVei Win bei