The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-02-19

on Saturday last consisted of valentine
packages OF different sizes and dimen-
sion3. OF course the contents of the
packages has to be judged in the post
Office, by the covers, but the trained
hands and eyes of the clerks are not
easily deceived. When the morning col
] lection from the street be Xes was de-
posted it was estimated that fully two
pouches of it was valentines. | am
happy to add that the dealers say that
but a small part of their trade this year
was in the so-caled comic valentines.
| The day of these abhorrent things is past
/ 7pd never should return. They were
! generally a towards weapon, and can
! 60 and never be missed by decent people.
The desires of others should never be
consulted.
Two Bostonians who have absorbed a
good part of local public attention in the
last few days are j. Reed Whipple of
"Youngs' and "Parker's," and General
Martin of the police commission. The
former is generally considered one of the
luckiest of all of Boston's landlords.
Some years ago, when first knew him.
he was steward at the Parker House at
a good salary. He left there to become
part owner In Young's hotel, later be-
come sole prophet r, and few years
ago absorbed the Parker House. Money
came rolling into his strong box, and yet
ne was not satisfied He desired a still
larger hotel, and a syndicate offering
to build a fine 10-stOry structure, to be
known as Hotel Touraine, Whipple
promptly took lease of the new venture.
Then his troubles began. 1t was dis
covered that the new hosiery would
reach out so far toward public school
that by law it could t be granted
license. Then Whipple got pale. He
never has been accused of running tenn
perance hotels, and promptly declared
that the new venture would not go with
out liquor selling. He had lease on his
hands that resembled an elephant, and
must do something, and with nerve
worthy of great public caterer prompt
ly applied to the legislature for an act
to enable his pet business venture to
include among it's attractions a palatial
barroom. 1t is the brainest scheme yet
projected to help fellow out who has
got the worst end of a trade.
OF course, Whipple is only anxious to
De dllOWeu 10 serve " Ills 3 ueSlS
for he so said to the legislative com
mittee--but his idea of serving to guests
Is we'll illustrated at Young's, where he
has three bars in full blast under one
lice8 se and at Parker's, where two diff
fert8 rooms cater to the public appetite
for mething warming in winter and
cooli in summer. That Hotel Tour
aine lCuld receive equal privileges with
other rye hotels is generally admitted,
but tn e are few who believe in special
legislaA n asked for. A general law
coverinA such cases is the only thing
that has show of fairness in it, no mat
ter if G kal Martin is quoted as anx-
ious to Whipples interests.
The 20 lnmissioner has trouble of
it's own I kay yet require his a.ten-
ton Col nger Scanned, who has
the abilit 10 as much of a circus
as John II. p. O'Connor, is
after GeneraT s scalp. He alleges
that the Marti Fniy are altogether
too ready to us e generals position
to secure trade liquor dealers, and
the sale of beer, It drinks and cigars
are too freely n b with his official
standing. He say further, that cir
cular, endorsing am of these bar goods.
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