New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-07
WALhS AND TALKS IN TIE CITY.

I DR. Donald Kennedy. OF RoXbury Mass. who founded
OF the largest proprietary medicine concerns In THIS
country. and amassed fortune out OF IT, Is hedVhy
buiit Engiislman in appearance. met hint the other
day his from Europe whep lie spends the tall
and winter months OF each year, ami fell into chat with
him about the proprietary medicine business when he
said: Nearly all tho proprietary medicine men OF IN"
country began life In otacr calngs was in the leather
business and all broke up when inaie my medical dls-
ooyery made up few bottles ami went around Win
them in basket my To sell to my ncghDorsi III
RoxbIry and DcIham- 1t Is curious how a business
Last fall day. just thirty years ffon me day
started with my basket fonr horse team drawing
LOAF my remedies got stiled in front Of my door
That set me to thinking what grDSth there Raj pceh
In thirty years and end OF the year hgdred up
my sales. They COL 1875 bottles dag Tor tie 3l3
working days OF the year. When began isht my
self lucky sell three four bottles DIR. kenne'iys
experience is representative of score OF proprietary
medicine the country over Inc great misses OF
people constantly dosing themselves with patented
cure as bonsht At the corner iruS Store youn3
doctor OF acquaintance after starving Tor several
years in vain ondeayor to work into Practice set
retrieving his fortunes by the sale or marvellous
wafer Ii IL stili on the market WIN Hig-
labels and sells % cents and 81 according 70 Size
shall But 1t is EPSON salts and distilled
ranwateF. an my friend Is making fortune by itS SAFE
Samuel sheIlabarger who sailed for Europe the other
day. unknown country attorney. Wild II local
reputation only, when lie elected To Congress from
the Springfield Ohio district many ye Irs ago He Is at
present OF the leaders Of tho washington bir when
has always attracted strong In the profession HIS
practice u largely a. consulting attorney, but no
portance il thought to be male until he has
a retainer on siie the other. Mr. Shellabarger
WAS educated ut Oxford University. institution fOs
tered by land grant from the stats OF ONO. The
college Jscd for while mt has just been rcoprne
was talking with him about educational matters When
he said: oxford graduated some goId men, IL II not
80 much te G." ese mat mikes h,n IL - "m't ""n
make ~ themselves. II they are determined To MAKE use
Of Training Afforded them Ia college, IL WIN matter
little whether they go To "A large small college. The
great institutions like Yale and Harvard seem To me 10
be- running more to boat-racing than TO education Inc
land grant OF G iofd a whole township III was
badly managed number of years. so that there We're
closed. aud accumulation undertaken: Ihey nave now
annual mcnme OF $1,000, ana the siae gave mem
<2nC winter To repair bniings THIS looks llkc
u bagatellc cOmparcd with eniowmeas, III thc
the West"
yrThe income ~ the city the Broadway street
will be considerable. A great many people. however
tbnk 1t altogether too small in consideration OF the
franchise. talking franchises Of this character
the other day. learned incidentally that the steam
Company pays only three per nneal foot OF pipe
81 l. or about el5J a mile. anl that 1t is not even an
ANNUAL payment, but the permanent requirement OF
vested rights which secured for this th:ns invest
ment Henry T.. Iittlcton. OF 81. Louis who Is here
figuring on new srect-car limo city, said to
the day: II may look like startling proposition
yon ut the street railroads OF New-horA couh carry
their passengers at one cent and a heavy pront
thp actual cost ~ the roas There IL tn ii miles
I'm the city am told Tiny cou be constructed and
equipped least s3O0.OJ0 10 per cent on when Is
SJDDOD Their net earnings last year at > cents per
pas-en S3pOoOOC You can sec that thero
Is margin enough for pretty big dfoI
Mr. Weber toll me tElgs about Michigan politics
that run counter to tho public belief was amused at
h effort to throw Bsgole OF the shoa icrs OF
tho Democratic party. Bckoe was elected on tho
Fusion ticket Tie Just goac nut Of Office In disgrace
Mr. Weber said: Bcsole was not n Democrat. He
was not nomnate! by the D,m,nrats. He vas not a
a.. n nj
came Ia re elected through an agree negt Of ia"
democrats and 'ireeubarkers sho recpshNol tue ks-
puhlirans "a common cneinv Tue Gtoehoickers
nominated "a Governor. The Democrats nominated
neither party ni"rsed candidates OF the other Or
course we al voted common ticket Bnt Beg"le was
not Democratic candi latc and wo are not Responsible
for him.
Senator Plumb fell into conversation with me about
senator Warner Mler plan for larger representative
convention In this state. Mr. Plumb believes In the
widening OF popular representation In conventions
makes great deal OF difference. said he. whether you
send home three men or thirty led with the enthusiasm
OF convent on % work for ths ticket nominated be-
eve in getting things about near to the pure
democracy rs it Is possible them. In the oil days
Of the Roman Republic they he'll conventions 50 large
that only the plains could accommodate the multitude.
That the pUrest type OF democracy Inc nearer you
people with these things ihe stronger II thr
snpport. Tien thcrc Il wisdom IN counsel You ger
thousand men together In state convection aud hoi
the twenfy-four hours. ana what i tue
resnt WHY there will he man in that throng Id
pnnt forcihly the weak points or every propose;
candidate. The man with the fewest weak spots Will
ara stand the dt srolt candidate anu WIZ
he nominated.