New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-29
TOWN TALK.
PERSONAL AND THEATRICAL.

WESTERN INDUSTRY EXTENDING -" hear that Nell
son. Matter Co., Of my town." said Mr. j. NJ weston,
cashier of the Grand Rapids Mich, Fourth National
Bank shave the contract TO make the furniture for the
new wing of tue Hoffman House suppose" lie added,
"that Grand Rapids is making more fine furniture
than any city in the West" Mr. Weston examining
Steele Mackay's newly patented theatre chair with
view TO calling the attention OF the Grand Rapids manu-
tacturers to it, He thinks that 1t will have to be manu-.
featured on very large scale when managers come to
recognize the fact that it not only affords
their patrons new comforts and conveniences,
but adds largely to the seating capacity OF
any house in which 1t is employed. The BUou
Is the first to it, What Is the explanation Mr. Wes-
ton was asked of the prosperity of the furniture IN
dustry In your town I" It's proximity to the fine
forests OF state" he replied THE supply OF the
rough material is almost inexhaustble" Is there no
way TO prevent the accumulation OF dry brush, which.
when fred is 80 destructive to your forests - "None
has vet been found and probably will not be seriously
sought until pine becomes scarcer than IL Is now IL Is
singular fact" Mr. Weston added, that the pine de-
stroyed 10 burned forests followed By growth
of Black Jack oak which is largely used for railway
ties"
BIG FIGURES FOR OPERA-Henry E. Abbey is nego>
tating for operate performances at McConnelPs
Haverlys Brooklyn Theatre, with the idea OF charging
IS per seat theatre will hold about 5000 at these
rates or say $4,000 for performances. Mr..
Abbey's expenses per week will be about $4,000
New.York and probably $4,000 on the road"
ILLUSTRATIONS OF IGSoRANcE.-A party OF hve per-
sons two OF whom were Southerners were discussing
the remarkable story In Sundays TRIBUNE OF the Ala.
bama planter had not heard that the Rebellion was
q failure and that his slaves were free men. One OF the
Southerners claimed that the story palpable ex-
aggerat!on or possibly an invention " remember
said an other OF party, being present IN 1868 at
PHYSICIANS in Kentucky, when patient from Rock
castle one OF the Wild mountain counties of Kentucky,
heard with astonshment that there was war going
on" This made OF the SOuherners, spirited LADY,
who really seemed to feel the alusiOn personal
insult indignant enough to deny that such a
thing was possible. "Oh!" said her brother, II can
beat that Shortly after the election of 1876 heard
Kentucky gentleman fifty years OF and resident
In tue principal city OF the State, deprecatng the defeat
of Mr. Tlden the ground that it would probably DO
he last Presidential election he had heard that Eng
land had a mortgage the United States aud If the
Democrats were unsuccessful the British would sell out
this country under foreclosure" Impossible" ex-
claimed the fair Kentuckian. "Oh. nor was the calm
repy; "the man was our uncle" Just then the eIda
terrible OF the party called attention to the case reported
In the same of THE TRIBUNE Of the Portland Me'
physician Of sixty OF age who had been eeced oy
bunco steerers out OF - 0O0 Then It was remembered
that Oscar Wilde had been swndled In the same way.
Profound ignorance evidently ia confined to any par
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