New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
GLIMPSES OF MANY MINDS.
HINTS, INCIDENTS AND GOSSIP WITH SOME
PERSONAL TRAITS

spectacles IS we'll known. When Buffalo Bill was at
Erasna and Madison Square Garden before he went TO
Europe, the General frequently present. He was
talking about Buffalo Bill day two ago IN this way
Buffalo Bils show is the most wonderful thing In the
way of disclosing to the people how all the grea. west
country been settled that It would be possible
present. II IS marvellous how he has been able To
represent the primeval forest with the wild animals
the wagon trains and the camps the settlements ana
the fights with the Indians prairie fires and all that
sort Of thing. / watched 1im he rode up In al
vance of the wagon train and found the spring. and
where he stopped down and took the water up with
his hat, and handed NJ hatful to his horse. III re
minded of many a similar scene which have VIII
messed l remember Just such spring away up on
the North Platte REer, and 1 have seen many msn
water his horse his mule at Just such spring inc
water Is generally deep down in the surface OF the
ground in a assure, where II would be impossible for
the animal to reach II. When Buffalo Bill jumps on
his horse and swings his hat for the wagon train to
come on It IS the most natural thing in the world
General sherman fell to talking about the pleasant
line of LIE which he leading and remarked that II he
were In Brother Johns place after his thirty years
of honorable public man. he would be con-
tent to quit the service and spend the evenings with his
friends at the theatres and at social parties. LOOK
at me- for instance, said he " am as happy as the
day is long They wanted me to run for President,
but knew what foolshness II was for me to start ouL
ON new public career at my time in life. Know
that every old soldier that went into the White
House was broken down there. My experience in tho
White House runs away back l was there In jack
sons time and in that OF Taylor. Colonel Bliss, VINO
was my instructor at West Point, General Tayors
right hand man. Taylor died after year and hall'
though when he elected he was fine robust
strong mana perfect type OF soldier. think was
sensible want Of that kind OF life for myself
In the Fifth Avenne Hotel the other night four
prominent actors were gathered under one roof, Two
traqedIans and two comedians They were Edwin
Booth Lawrence Barrett, Joseph Jefferson and W. j.
Florence and they had together on the OCCASION
of the walIack benefit in the same cast Mr. Jefferson
was I'm reminiscent mood, IL IS thrtytwo years.
said he, since last played the part OF the frrs'
Gravedgger in Hamlet played II with Mr. Booth
in the principal role. We were both young fellows
then He was twenty-four was twenty weight IL
seems a long time indeed. to look back. Many man
has dropped by the wayside in the period expect
this may be my last appearance in the part and was
gratifed at the public reception"
Said genial Billy Florence: "The walack
benefit will be big milestone in dramatic history
in this country The young people who filed the
minor places will remember with pride that they ooA
part in II. The thing that struck me most forcloS
was the difference between the reality OF Things vi
the stage and what the audience thinks IL perceNes
AS we gravediggers went on looked across ana I'D"
Booth laughing all over fancied that he was laugh
ing because the coffin had been set down so that IL
was awkward for us to get into the grave He toid
me afterward that this was the fact Yet glance
at the audience showed them awestrcken at haihle's
apparent grief"
friend Of the group suggested this idea III
this day Of the pressure of leg shows against 'ne
legitimate the combination OF booth ana Bartett III
tragedy might well be followed by that OF Jefferson
and FIorence in comedy You two gentlemen got
vour cues I'm the applause that greeted you when you
came ON as gravedggers Now, II you do not follow
the lines indicated It Will be your own fault ana ho
that of the public prompter' l am told that 'ne
suggestion is one that the comedians had areadS
begun to revolve in their own minds and that II Is
likely to be followed up by something more IMAM laik
The chief trouble would be in securing plays IN winch
two such stars appear
In chatting with Mr.. Jefferson, some talk was
started about the monotony of playing one part for
long periods He said There is only one safe
rule for an actor to follow That Is never 10 play
when he is tired. How he tell when he Will Dc
tiredl Well, l have learned by experience that
twenty weeks IN year is all l can trust mysen on
the stage at my time Of life. l play season Oh
twelve weeks Then in mdwnter take vacation
of three months. Then play another season OF
eight weeks. and that finishes my year 1t Is as
much as l TO undertake. Then get some
variety by changing plays. shall play this year
the farce called a Regular FIX with BOD Acres'
One Of the oldest iron masters in the country Is
Joseph Corns Of Massilon, Ohio, who Is at the head
OF a large rolling mill He Is reported TO be native
Of Wales but he has been making iron or manufactur
ing in iron here since 1887. Chatting here about the
present condition and future prospects Of the iron
trade he said: Z" AT time since have been &C
ouanted with iron making in America has 1t been
at so low an ebb now. The depression has not
reached my concern yet, because we manufacture
specaltes on long contracts but II It lasts until fail
We and a great many Others Will be Obliged to stop
| work The tariff agitation has much TO do with It,
| have made up my mind not to worry, because think
I can stand whatever the country can stand. know
what the result will be- for have seen 1t In 1912, In
1876 and in 1857 Protective tariff Is the Keynote OF
prosperity
Ex.Co,gressman Horr, of Michigan, is full OF the
humor with which he enlivened the House while In
Washington One Of his stories of experience at the
| National Capital has Just been told here. Il was
standing with some Democratic friends just inside
the chamber Of the House. said he, when dropped
! the remark that could tell Democrat merely by
| sight as they mostly ornery looking fellows
They challenged my statement. and began to point
out Tom Reed Mckinley, Hlscock and other hnelook-
| ing fellows ard 10 contrest them with Carlisle, Cox
| and some other Democrats whose style Of beauty Is
| not high TO say the least. Just then Ex-Governor
Andrew c. Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, went down the
main aisle-tall erect Indian, with his master
| full face clean cut features and Roman nose.
There; exclaimed one of the Democrats. There
| &c Democrat that doesn't come under your rule
| s.. True SIR replied /. But you forget that he
| has only been Democrat four or five years, and
hat his figure formed AMI his features set while
| he was a Republican,
| Friends Of Mrs. General Logan say that she has
| recovered almost entirely from the effects OF the
accident by which she thrown from her carriage
She will never be able, however TO raise her right
| hand above her head. She is bound up now IN the
completion Of memorial room In her house at Wash
ington. in which She has brought together all the
| memcntoes of her husband in her possession.
Inventive genius In this country has trumphed
over cheap labor abroad to such extent that
manufacturers are finding markets for their all
| over the world +. II. Skilllngs, who is the South
American agent for some extensive manufacturers OF
haryesters at Chicago. has been two years Monte