Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-12
HOTEL CHATS.

"Old Tom Pepper. Lexington" was
the thirst-inspiring inscription on the
register OF The Morton yesterday The
man that wrote the signature is Col.
Tom Pepper. manufactures OF Ken
fucky's celebrated Blue Grass liquor.
And the colonel is typical Kentucky
colonel. too. He's connoissenr 81 the
Blue Grass states three great products
whisky. fast horses and pretty women.
"kentucky il great state said the
colonel last night as he adjusted his silk
tile. NO greater state in the union. be
CAD. sir. that old kcnsuck. We make
the best whisky that the mouth ~ man
ever watered for. Total abstinence is a
vice-damme il il isn't-in the presence.
IL such whisky as we distill. And
horses nothing slow about the crack "a
jacks they breed down our way. No
matter whether it's run or a frot you'll
find old Kentucky progeny under the
wire as soon az any Of en-. Occasion
ally they make horses that can beat
ours; but when you find one be has 10
sprint from the start 10 the wire
in order TO win the heat We have a
great track at Lexington, and never
miss a horse race il can help it. And
say. do you know what I'm going % do.
Hunt up Don feathers and talk horse
with him. Cussed IL he don't know
more about Kentucky horses than do.
Mighty refreshing 10 run across a man
like that. He's been down there since
have. too. There isn't much new in
the liquor business. We do not believe
the government will increase the tax on
whisky. II il does anything We want
the tax reduced. There is one measure
that we are anxious for. however. That
is an unlimited bonding act. Three
years is too shorta time Tor good whisky
TO ripcn. We would like Ia see the law
amended so that We can take our Risky
out Of bond whenever We wish"
"A man learns IN study vencers al he
would tapestries" said John Ii. Beck.
with IL New York In Sweets last night.
"He watches for the delicate tracinQs in
the design OF the wood and the exquisite
effects In the granting. When you
know how TO appreciate II there is moth
| ing more beautiful than picco II veneer
1t has a texture and shine like
piece ~ silk or satin. and the grain Is as
delicate and pretty as a piece ~ Ncne
tian lace. Take mahogany for instance.
f. No two pieces ~ mahogany are exactly
alike. The light and shade effects vary
the dark grain and the light grain finds
a new process II blending in very piece
OF the wood. A man learns To watch
for the effects. and he never gets tired
Of looking at his samplcs- That's one
way have ~ amusing myself. Grasd
Rapids is full 81 men that appreciate the
beauties Of woods. There are furniture
men here who take keen delight Ia
looking at veneer samples just for the
sake ~ looking az them. They are es-
cellonf judges u the effect that Ger
tain wood will produce in a piece a
| furniture. and this has had great deal
T. do with the artistic things that the
city has produced. Grand Rapids man
ufacfurers have educated the country 10
appreciate beautiful furniture
Remarkable how THE state has de-
vcloped. isn't itY- said G. j. Stesrnr -
| Philadelphia 10 The Morton yesterday.
Il used b. cell gocisin Michigan twenty
three years ago. Even then the blamed
state was half wilderness from Grand
Rapids q Cadillac VAS the most God
! forsaken hit ~ territory ] ever saw The
/ pine bad been cut Of. Fires had run
/ through the brush. aud the whole north
western part - the state wes psno-
rama a blackeDea stum5s and fire.
killed pine trees never sax such
hopeless iee1lssion. II seemed re n Il
would Re impossible Tor thecosntry ever
10 t,s cleared up. and never supposed
anything could he RAISED on IL NV
there are hundr~sis ~ pretty and profit
shle farms ali carved out a that dcsrrf
/ 81 devastation. If's uopdcrfpi hsi Per
~issens effort has done for western aud
r.f,~th.rn Michigan
Dr. Donald MacT%nn ~ Deffrff. the
famous snrgror formerly ccrnecf~i ei'A
the medical department n The urifes.
ssts. uas guest =; The Merton Yesterday
He vzs IN the city 20 attend bf. shep
erTis fpn~fki ard sieo % <on~slf with
Or brsves IN regard 10 some surgical
CAGES
Grand river u ssront fifteen 'f<s
sissre l4e wnfo- rnafk q our r.iae,e,
said A y Hsnfef - Lowell In the Mex
Livingston saes right IF r1>e twenty
two snthes ioixs, ard is besxrnine sisc
eefh<f iDs issch o. coalfof- Three q,
four ffef mere wit nf.,d IA. and n 49,
haze : ~ Re r7zee up tie river - ~
Het.le - be wsstea cot shen II f,--zks
xsssTees frosst.ie IT thu Lowell ana
Hastings bridge. anyway. The 1oe IL