New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-08
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.
BITS OF PERSONAL OPINION, EXPERIENCE
AND INCIDENT

BITS OF PERSONAL OPINION EXPERIENCE
AND INCIDENT.
The Nev-York house OF which Congressman George
West Of Ballston, is tho principal partner is D. S.
/ Walton Co Its headquarters IS right under tho
Franklin Street Station Of the Sixth Avenue II Road
People often wonder where all the paper bags paper
dishes, paper boxes and paper covers generally como
/ from. Patent medicines and druggists specslties
are done up in MANILA paper boxes with fancy print
ing on them. II you buy pound Of candy 1t Is put
! up for you in q little MANILA or wood pulp paper
box prettily decorated by the printers art. You
may got bit of Ice cream or an oyster fry from
the nearest restaurant in q somewhat similar box.
If you order bit Of butter from your grocer he may
! send 1t home a paper dish Lard is sold IN small
quantities TO poor people in a similar way. Indeed,
there seems to be no end the practical to which
these light brown papers, Of which the Mohawk Val
| ley IS great manufacturing centre, are put Mr..
West interested not only in the manufacture OF the
paper originally, but also in It's conversion or manu-
facture into the various shapes and forms into which
It is utilized for the public advantage. Thus he gets
all the profits instead of letting middlemen reap part
Of the rewards Perhaps this the secret of his ac-
emulation Of wealth rapidly. He IS large manu-
facturer Of paper in England as well as here
Frank Lincoln has become well known as a humorist
and lecturer. This however, is only stage name
His real name is @. L. Hopkins He formerly lived
! in New-York but decided 10 go West and grow up
! with the country Chicago Is his home and he was
married there about year ago. Being an old mem
Der of Kane Lodge OF Masons he all the way from
Chicago attend its thirtieh anniversary on Wednes-
day evening. He Is a smoohface long headed young
man of perhaps thirty five with great facial express
sion and dron way of telling anecdotes. He tells
this story about himself: He was seated at the
breakfast table OF a hotel at Kokomo, Ind, some
months ago. on the morning after he had given
entertainment there when an old lady at the same
table began telling her friend at her elbow that she
10 sSG d @
SIS Bob Lincoln in town? Why, didn't know it,
follows: ~ paid 50 cents to see him 1t wasn't
worth IT, quite. de told a lot of funny stories. |
reaiy / cannot see What there IS in him that they
should want to make him President, ] don't think
This was too much for the humorist, who arose and
! bowed and said: ,, ,
| am the young man who gave the entertainment last
| night am not the Honorable Robert 7. Lincoln,
honorable Frank Lincoln
He that the old lady demanded her half dollar
relate whether he paid 1t back or not
General Arson C. McCook has some sensible notions
about politics. He is not candidate for delegates
position in the Chicago Convention, although prob
ably his district would send him II he asked the favor
| A New York Republican. one Of whose friends was
uneasy lest McCook might take this place ana go TO
be alarmed You forget that McCook. as secretary OF
the United states Senate holds very agreeable Place
| Republican members of the Senate, TO whose good
gaces McCook his position, that have Presiden
Evarts, Hswley and Hiscock, Edmunds and Culom
Stanford and Allison, and more besides. Well, NC,
would be obliged to take position against all Of these
but one"
The idea Of General McCook himself IS altogether
different from all this, II his words may be fairly
taken as an indie alton of bis thoughts He was here
Ia
National Convention a delegate that know any
thing about fellow might be elected delegate
without his own knowledge beforehand, but he isn't
generally in these times. want to see harmonious
aHd united s n are go TG the nf Eat hs 1 anf
state Of New York occupies such position In tho affair
TO the National Convention IS able to agree upon
single line of action, the delegation will make great
action / think more of bringing about such state
of affairs than going as DELEGATE or OF securing me
with such spirit abroad IN the party We cannot fall
TO reach good conclusion"
A. J. Blethen of Minneapolis. has been here for
several days with a party Of wealthy men from his
city. Mr. Blethen al one time edited I" The Kansas
City Journal but says he left that city account
Of malaria, statement thar will not please the Kansas
City papers. In talking about public affairs, Mr.
Blethen said: "There Is a warm feeling for Blaine
among the Republicans of Minnesota, but his letter
accepted as taking him out of the field. Gresham
has some friends and will get one and possibly two
be for Allison, while the With District will for
Sherman AS 10 the delegates at-large. it Il difficult
yet to determine for whom they will cast their votes
ibey may be a scattering delegation. They may be
fer Allison. Minneapolis and St Paul are sim grow
ia the two cities a. would serve to elect Congress mer
from half dozen Southern states and think we are
entitled TO more representation
Another western journalist who has been on visit
to New-York IS J. II. Stone, of Detroit, who is con
nected with The Tribune " OF tina. city. Mr.. Stone
who smoothfaced and a little portly, formerly
Collector of Internal Revenue at Detroit He is
member OF the Republican National Committee and
his mission here IS to buy another fast press to In
crease the facilities for spreading his paper beorC
the Michigan public. His outlook in National poll
ties is like this "Our state will give General Algei
solid vote; He may get California also We hop
and Will appear to advantage as compared with mum
bcrs of other candidates who will be presented ",
| think the nomination should come West. You hav,
always done better in Now York for a Western thar
any Republican who may be chosen, but OF course
1t would be easier 10 carry It for some men than 10
fG siteF'a Blame "0uia DO "9'A Win '''' nj
Chauncey NJ Depew has been looking for a new
house for months. 1t is not much the fact a
the reason he gives for requiring house that fl
notable. His present house has dining room too
small to accommodate the dinner parties that he IS
expected to give since his elevation 10 the presidency
~ the New lOfh CehraI roar ahu MS promneno1, a.
that the great after dinner speaker Of III
day should Je obliged 20 give dinners Lest tho rea
! estate men, on account Of this paragraph, should
poster the life out OF Mr.. Depew, 1t should also b
stated that he has found what he wants
An intelligent salesman in one Of the japanese
bazars in Broadway talks Of phase Of japanese
affairs that speaks well for the religious efforts tina
have been made there by missionaries of the Christian
faith. Said he q" When the Christian religion wa
first introduced into japan, the apostate from The
faith OF HIS fathers was regarded as All outcast H'
was looked upon a. little less than criminal Now
when they want school tesche!s IN the save schools
almost the first inquiry is for Chrsi AN teacher
Thev find that the young who have becOm
Christians are especially well qualified for teachers
Christians sought also for positions OF trust Nhe
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