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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1890)
f THE OMAHA DAILY BEEiStONDAY , JANXTAKY 27 , 1800. 5 I I TDE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER M. \f An Organisation With HoadquarJ | L tors la Omaha Urged Sv \ DIG DUDQET OF NEWS CURIOS , \ _ _ _ _ _ I Not Dead But Simply "TootltiR" i' SnmplliiK a Jokclct Wlmt llio Hoys Snr Some Excellent Hug * RCAtlona mid fltorlris I A TrnvplliiR Men * Olub Frequently during the pa9t few months Thk Bun has puggestod to the traveling men the many advantages I tjint would cortulnly follow tholr | having n pormnnont organization In I this city Last wools bovorul gentle * - . won of the grip were Boon regarding the matter , ami all expressed thorn fcolvos as lioartlly In favor of such a . move Sulci ono who was par ticularly prominent In both ot the travollng men's day successes : "An association or club with hoadrunrtori | In Omaha ia something which would bo of greater bonoflt to the Unvoting men than they would per liaps linncinu nt first thought It would nmong othoivthlnus give them a com mon center for meeting and being I called to when nny question arises I which it would be to our Interest to consider ns n body , livery other body of men has an organization and Hjfl I can conceive of no sot that | _ W needs to pay attention to tholr interests moro clobely than the travol1' iug mon For my iart I nroposo to bet gin and stir the mattur up and talk to the boys as I meet thorn on the road " Another drummer Bald : Yes , such B departure as an organization or club composed of travollng mon has scouted i uetually or at least almost . > ' necossnry The need of such a thing was shown when wo woroarrang- ing for traveling men's day In this city Had there been a pcrmanont or- ' gauization here lu Omaha wo could have arraugca for the last display with just half the work and worry and In just about a quarter of the time Aside from this , however , the long and the short of it is that wo need a traveling mens organization in Omaha for a thouI i sand reasons many of which will sug- goat themselves to the boys I have no , doubt whatever but that the boys i i would till bo iu for it " tlo Gnvo It Up No I dent have much trouble In traveling alone , " Raid Miss Eloauor Stackhnuse , the Chicago Trlbuno's "No.a Marks , " during her recent visit t to Omaha "I huvo become so accus tomed to taking care of myself that I nm very seldom annoyed Occasionally , howovcr , n would-bo masher attempts 1 to get up ailirtation Not long ago a xf Chlcaco drummer occupied a seat just ) * . back of mo in a reclining chair car Ho ' 3/f wont through the usual methods to got ' > tip a flirtation " . 5 _ _ _ " . . "Shan't I ralso the window for you ? " r J \io said , r "If you please , " said I. Allow mo to lower your chair for you ? " • • Thank you , bo much , " I said when lie had completed the operation The car porter In the meantime was i contemplating the whole proceeding from the rear of the car and probably , congratulating himself on being ro- j llevod of a part of his duties / Finally , utter several desultory oh- ( Bcrvations about the weather and ether tonics of equally absorbing interest , my fellow passenger inquired : " 'Aren't you frequently annoyed by the nttontlous of mou whoa travel ing ? ' " Very seldom , ' I said , except by Chicago drummers ' "In a very few momonta my Chlcngo friend found somothlng very interest ing In uno her car At least , I sup pose ho did , as ho wont out , grips una ull , and didn't como back again " U L Siraiilei ) , hut Xut Dead Drummers nro capable of doing tome slick things when they want to " The Bpoakor was an ox-drummer , says the Savannah News "I Know a young tnombor of the 'profosh , ' " ho con ! tinued , who played a good ono on a tobacco house In Savannah on ono oc casion "A sovuto hurricane passed over the southwestern portion of Georgia , and the young drumraor happoneu to bo down In that Miction nt the tlmo The firm here know that ho was there and , they were alarmed They wired , but were unable to got a ronly to any of . their dispatohos , as the lines in that section were on the ground The tracks ; wore washed outund tialus did not move • for a week The young drummer fail J B ing to got word from his house , and l _ , being unable to leave where lie was BbJ * " * • ' - stopping , fell In with a company of r . young mon and had a royal blir time _ _ . - lie hud some prlzo sample cigars , and , " " * ) jo opened box after box , and they were ! , smoked up Ho had a good deal ot pre mium chewing tobacco , aud the country boys helped him chow it Whetl the • , week oudod ho was without samples During the excitement ho did not stop to think In what a predicament ho would bo whoa bo would start out with ascoro , * of omnty grips Ho stuck by the town i , nnjoving himself witli the boys until to ward the end of the week , when he re ceived a dispatch from the house rend ing llko this : * Are you klllod ? Wire | particulars ' It dashed iu his mind to put up a pitiful story , aud ho bent thorn this : 'Npt dead Kscnpod with my lifo Samples gene ; bond moro ' It was a great hit The proprietors re plenished the sample cases , mid in ad dition , sent the roprcxontitlvo several boxes of Hue Havauas for his own use The young man inndo bis rounds on the oxtrns and came into the city as frenh as you uleuso , receiving the con grutulatiouB of friends nud the linn , " ' > 1 tils Is n Joke Several traveling men arrived on the 4:15 : a. m. n. & M. train at Orleans ono day last week The party consisted of V. S. Ilolphroy , G. A. Voegojt and H. [ A. Piitridgo They were not desirous ' of retiring to the sacred precincts of ) l\ -p > 'ivato domiciles at that early hour and I accordingly dccluud to put a joke up pu 'I ' boiiio unsophisticated individual who 1 might porcluiuce bo stooping The • Jlr t inovo of the trio was to npproprinto * the call shoot aud change the calls from ' 7:80 : a. in to 5 a. in The victims opur- U atod mi were Frank Hotch , uSt Joe ! | uhoa mini , Masher , the candy man from i the biuno place , and several others At | 1 l > o'clock promptly the night If cleric remarked . that it was Kl . time to nialco seine calli _ y * and Vogel Interposed nnd Bald ha would | ( JVkf be glad to ottlclato iu that capacity and K the request wus rendlly granted The _ _ > committee that had ohungod the cull T shoot hud substituted cou water for tj warm , and the former was placed at m the door of each Bleeping apartment M IThosewho cumo down early in the morning ! had the pleasure of being scatod lu an ice chair that had boon brought in from the piazza They in turn enjoyed a hearty laugh on those who | occupied those treasured scats later J on In the game It Is needless to slate that the cigars were freely passed around nnd several inventories of Mil waukoo ! beer were consumed to square the deal.V. . S. Ilolphroy , the oyster man.succcodod In playing an aotlvo part lu the panic Tlin Hoys hay So Spinach croquettes are a dollcncy La Grlppo loves a shining mark and ninny traveling mon know it t A nmchino has boon Invented for buttorlng broad , Green corn is dally suppllod to San Francisco j hotels The extent to which waiter-tipping Is going , is bovotid all reason It has como u that point where a guest must almost invariably pay from U5 to 60 cents oxtrn for every meal In order to got u square ono ' unywhoro In the country Proprietor Kansa3 Ilotcl Have the waiter gentlemen had tholr dinner yet ? " lload walter Yes , sah " Has the profes-or of cooking saved all ho wants for his family and friends ? " Yes , sah " Did the up-sUtra ladles and slublo gentlemen have all they wanted ? " Yon , sab " "Is there anything loft ? " "Alltllo , sail " Well , call In the boarders " • A KnOhlt Hunt Ono day last week II E. Kroglo of Nebraska City , M. S. Enlow of Pitts- burg , Pu , A. M , Rhea of Kansas City and Landlord Kidd of the Grand Pnclllo left ' Nebraska City with the avowed in- tontlon of slnylng all the cottontails in the Missouri bottoms About 5 o'clock they roturncd with ono toothless old rabbit , which Khcn had acoldoutally stopped on and killed They claimed to have shot 102 and loft them In the care of a farmer until they could send for thorn The boys say Landlord Kidd shot four tlinos at an old stump and then throw his gun at it lu a vain attempt to kill it , imagining it was a jackrabbit They dent seem to ho in very much of u hurry 1 to go hunting again snmploH Johnnlo Laux has boon very sick nt his homo In UulTalo , N. Y. , with ty phoid I fever , and will not bo able to i make his territory until the middle of February ] AVlllio Helphroy was sellincr oysters i lost 1 week on the B. & M. Helphroy , sed to bo with the Ilag Baby company but 1 saj's ho would rather soil oysters i than i do anything else M. E. Ersklno was working his trade ) in 1 northern Kansas lust week , for Pax- ton ' & Gallagher Ed Uand is on deck this year for his i old ' house , Rector Se Wilholiny , aud is having a good tirade Pete Shoa , who travels for Steele & Walkoron the B. & M. , wants it dis- tinctly understood that ho is not Irish but French J. E. McCruckon , the popular sales man of AV V. Morse & Co , is contum- plating a trip to Europe in Juno , It is also reported that Mr D. B. Fuller will 1 accompany him These two gentlemen i have boon wanting to take a vacation i for some time and they have Anally agreed to cross the ocean Mr Mc- Cracken is a nephew ot Whitolaw Hold Coal Oil Smithoy has changed toi- Titories nnd is now traveling on the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and having an unusually good trade Ed Hanna , bettor known as Oklahoma - homa , " Is still carrying the little gro- eery grip for Plummor & Penny of Lin coln , and it is authentically reported that ho . sold a bill of goods last weak Jim Grey , the fat grocoryman who travels for Paxton & Gallughor , is making - ing his territory regularly nn the Fre mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Pete Feonoy , who sells crackers for Joseph Gnrncau , is out rusitling on the B. & M. Pete is a salesman from the ground up A favorite speech of his is that ho will * not humiliute hirasolf to soil goods C. N. Price is making his headquarters - tors at Chadron und travels north und west from there Ho Is very favorably impressed with the Black Hills and bought consldorablo mining stock there not long ago Fred Turner , Paxton fc Gallagher's > swift grocoryman , was making his terri : tory in Wyoming lust week Ed VVolmuii was working the Black \ Hills last week In the interest otV. . V. Morse & Co JohnnloBoall , M. K. Smith & Co 's old standby , was grinding along Ja the J same old way with his trade on tboB < 1 Sr M , taking largo and juicy orders , Ed Drew , the noisv man from Atchl- son , ia now soiling the jobbing trade Hough on Rats Ed says that it beats boiling groceries Hey Tuttle was making the territory on the Fremont , Jilkhorn & Missouri Valley real lust week and having an oxccllont business Has anybody seen Roddy Melntiro lately ? Ho claims to bo the unluckicst man on the road It was ho who said that if it was raining soup he would bo caught with a fork From Columbus comes the note that L. II Woob , who is now engaged iu the dry goods business , has about completed nrrangomonU to purchase George Loh- mans interest in the Grand Paciflo hotel Mr Webb was in the hotel busi- ' oiioss at Fullerton before his going to Columbus Mr Lob man will enjoy a rest after his twonty-flvo years service a9 a landlord The Norfolk ( Ia ) Journnl last week > contained the following : Jay HoL pliroy , who has for the past nlno years roprosuntod that sterling Omaha fruit ohouso , Poycko Bros , who was the first : dand the oldest drummer the house has on the road , and whoso numo * is us lu- miliar iu the Elklionl valley as the llrm ho roprcsoutH , has beou laid up for the past three weeks with an uilmcmt of the iitongue. . The doctors now pronounce the tongue out ot dancer , and Jay will start out tomorrow and ube it to wake up the boys alone the Elkhorn route , The Tillonburg hotel at Norfolk , | changes liroprlotors the llrst of next month L. J. Rene , an old tlmo cltl- , zeu ot Norfolk and u-oll known nil r.loug \ the Chicago , Burllngtou & Qulncy rail ' ' road iu Iowa for many yoara , has pur- oliased this property for a consideration , of fc-,600. ! John Shoaiion , who sells clgure and tobacco for Dean , Armstrong Si Co , of Canton , III , made a trip to Culbortsou last week on private business His ter- ritory is in Iudiuna aud Illinois Willium tachutz , the western ualos- mau for the hut und cap firm of Stoln , Manhelmor & Co ! , registered at the ' Comuiereiol hotel at MoCook last Taos duy Ho is a great high Ave play or . Dau Owen of Norfolk was at the Grand Paolllc , Nebraska City , Tucs- dni' - W , W. Woods of Lasch Brothers , Lincoln , worked the eastern part of the state lust week , A , M. Rhea travels for the Bosworth manufacturing company ot Kanbus City and will hereafter make his houdquar- tors at the Grand Pacific at Nebraska City C. W. Close of Voogolo it Dinning , Omaha , registered at thoGraudPaslflc , Nebraska City Tucsdny night Clarence Clogctt , with the Symns grocery , company of Atchison , Knn . visited his trade on the main , line ot the , Missouri Pacific last week E. E. Hinkle of the Omaha hardware company was In southeastern Nebraska last week Bob Simmons , the XXXX coffco man , was down on the main Uno ot the Mis'j sour ! Pact ( To last week Ho registered at ' the Grand Pacific , Nebraska City , last Friday John Hart of St Joseph spoilt Sunday with his many friends at Nebraska City Ho sells dry-goods. A. M. Rlndshoff was soiling jnwolry for , Max Meyer & Co on the Nebraska City brancli of the B. it M. last nook Ben C. Kurtz , the millinery man from St Louis , was at the Grand P.i- clile , Nebraska City , Saturday . Louis Wormsor of Chicago spent Sun day at the Grand Paclllc , Nebraska City J. F. Klrkondnl of Gllmnro & Ruho , Omaha , Is visiting the clothing trade along the Burlington & Missouri Ho reports a good business on account of the recent cold weather Maurice Leopold Is perhaps the youngest clothing salesman traveling on the road Ho Is a beardless youth and travels for Leopold Bros & Co ! ot Chicago Maurice is a modern hustler nnd gets tlioro with the old timers , not withstanding bis juvunilo nppcarauco Thomas Cochran of Lincoln had oc- caslon to call on las friends at HoiC drogo last Tuesday W. L. Eystor of Chlcaco sauntered into the Hampton at Holdrogo ono day last 1 week Martin Israel soils cigars for an Ottawa - wa house and sold goods in McCook and ether towns last week on the Burling ton & Missouri John B. Boal , with the well known dry goods house of D. M. Smith & Co , Omaha , registered at the Hampton house j at Holdrogo lust Wodn csdny Ho ] is an old timer nnd made ull this portion , ot the state years ago long bo- fore j the advunt of the steam hnrso Ed Lawrence soils implements for a Lincoln 1 house , and was out among the agents in western Nebraska last v > eek A. W. Evans como In on a Into train at t Loomis last Thursday night Ho had 1 his cigar case with him Billy Widwag of the Lincoln Drug Company < , made his regular rounds last week in the Interest of the firm Ho tlod ' up last Wednesday .uight at Hoi droiro i M. D. Galloway of Philadelphia vis- itod Hustings last Saturday W. P. Brigg3 , the agricultural imploi ment man , made his nppoaranco at Hastings Tuesday Ho is going west E. II Haworth was soiling his corn planters and doing business generally for his house at Axtol last week J. H. Hemmers of Kansas City , had several scalps iu his wampum bolt Sat urday night C. W. Branch of St Joseph sold dry goods in Hastings and towns on the B. & Al last week II R. Stanley , ono of the eldest gro- cory salesmen in the west , travels for Allen Brothers of Omaha Ho made , his regular trip lost week , the cold weather notwithstanding George Rudio , alias Ground Hog and Shotgun , " of Council BlulTs , is ' making the South Platte country for a 1 St Louis house Ho spent Sunday In 1 Orleans aud speaks highly ot the coun " try , while the boys are getting ae- quainted with him rapidly P. F. Feonoy of the Joseph Garneau 1 cracker compauy bos been transferred i from the oabtorn to the western part of the Btatc In asking him how trade is ho springs the same old chestnut : "I [ ain't selling many goods , but making a heap of friends " " Sam Houston , the venerable and jolly salesman forPoycke Brothers of Omaha , made the towns west of Hastings last t week and come into Hastings on Satur- duy He has a voice like a Gladstone i aij 'd talk moro In riva minutes than any five mon on the rend He is very popular - lar nnd bis jokes go at par , especially when ho is playing high five Johuny Boal was discovered at Junl- ala last Friday and was seen copying his orders at the ticket window He travels for M. E. Smith of Oraaha , and was ovi- doutly doing a rushing business W. S. Holphroy , the festlvo Booth oyster man , was seen bracing his customers - mers ut Minden last Friday Ho had nn encounter with sovernl friends in the Jonbou hotel and they succocdod in at- traeting his attention until about 2 o'clock in the morning with ohostnuts T having whisker attachments Ho never imbibes C. S. Trovis was selling groceries last week on the Minneapolis and Omaha line The preceding week ho : was in Iowa on tbo same business and in attempting to nialco a fourteen mlle drive his broncho tenm gave out In the snow arifts about four miles from his destination Trovis got out from under iicath his warm robes and with his No , " . 10 overshoes broke the road the rest of of the way Campbell , the Bafo man , was In Tcka- L mah last week and took a couple of , ; orders for safes Davis , the Sioux City grocoryman > , was in Spencer Friday While driving to Jackson tl sleigh upset nnd threw him under the horses heels Fortu- nately ho extricated himself without injury It wns rumored iu the South Platte country that C. N. Smith , commonly known as Coal Oil Smith , " had de i. parted this lifo , but ho is halo and jiourty and doing a rushing business for the Western Tank line of Omaha Lawrence , the agricultural iinplo- , ment man , with headquarters at Lin- , coin , can always entertain a party of traveling mon with now and novel i jolcoa Jim Winterstiuo , the all round rust i ler from Lincoln , were out several Fabors last week In figuring for his house . Oakes , who travels for a heavy hard wuro house from Omaha , devoured . a Tory oxtonslve supper at the Bostwlck at Hastliiss last Friday ovonlng He : ordered tbo entire bill of furo His ; weight is Lii At Die llotelti At the Millard E. B. . Ludlow , Now , York ; Louis D. Lange , Philadelphia ; Gus Newman , Chicago ; W. D. Bauchor , Brooklyn ; Say Torchor , St Louis ; J. S. Brnsnhan , F. P Suydei' and H. W. Schuyko , Chicago ; C , W. Woodward , Now York ; J. E. Dager , Toledo ; E. D. Corvoraun St Louis ; P , Mockonbnugh , Chicago ; C. W. Clark , Los Augeles ; n. Armstrong , St Louis ; F. S. Luthrop , St Jobeph ; Edward Gloor , St Louis ; W. P. Loisor , Lew Bruunor , Now York ; A. Schlltluglaw , W. H. Noako and F. Glnn , Chicago ; A. M. Jihea , Kansas , City ; E. T. Koch , W. D. Keonun C. E. Cox , Edward Forbes and O. R. Tuttle , Chicago : R. W. Morrlbon , Milwaukee ; George 15. Molgo , ZnnosvHlo , O , ; O. R. Meotz , Chicago ; Bomo Cohen , F. J. Libcmun aud Sam Rosuwalt , Now York ; S. S. Gorman aud Henry Hayulo , Paris , Franco ; . , h. J. Franklin , Omalui ; farl ! , Haas Clncimintl ; W. T. Hyper , ( Milcngo : L. E. Wail , Buffalo ; S. N. Wtvtsdn , Chicago : A. E. McKinzio , Chlcag6 ; John L. Hoffman , Now t\ ! York ; J. Levy , Now York ; L. L. Loab . , Chicngo : L fj Schloss , Chicago ; C. W. Pock , Gincaffo ; George SpangonPI borer { Boston ; 11011 % KojIui , Chicago ; M. Ouoltlo , ChllUgo ; Alfred Ka ger , Now York ; W. Si t'Lorott ' , Chicago ) T. M. Glntt , UtlcaN Y. ; Jnmos P. Shonun | , Utten , , N , Y. ; B , H. Case , Now ( York : H. B ' o. ' Scott , Memphis , Tenn ; S. B. Hathaway , Now Yonc ; rj H. Maxllold , St Ix > uis ; M. ICnowlcs , st Louis : A. Wti/btedman , Boston ; A. o Voorhels , Phllndelphin ; II D. Bowker ' , Boston ; 11. E. Pnyno , Chicago cage ; C. F. Goddard , Chicago ; F. B. Perry , Philadelphia ; J. II Richardson , Boston ; J. G. Cost , Chicago ; J. R. Hcsslyn , Cleveland ; J. B. McCoy , St Louis ; Frank Northrny , Chicago ; Bob Brunch ' , St Louis ; C. G. Littloliold , San ' Francisco ; N. P. Wlnchel , Chicmio ; T. . B. Tuttle Caingo , Nov ; Charles Ruperti , Chicago ; II It Bambrldgo , Now York At the Windsor W. G. Pennington , Franklin , Pa ; J. M , Williams , Wilton ; M. C. Cowon , St Joseph ; John Willu lams , Grand Island : Henry Fisbor , Bonklomnn , Nebll Brunoll , Chicago ; William Miller , Nollgh ; I. F. Falrman , Axtell ; T. Travcr , Contrnl City ; S. Osthoimor , Chicago ; T. D. Matthews , 3t , Louis ; J. S. Duncan , Chicago ; S. Murdoch , Omaha ; F. E. Latta , Now York : A. Adamsky Cheyenne ; J. E. Jones , Sprlngflold O. : J. W. Davis , Chlcngo ; J. T. Splvov , Kansas City ; D. Gritlln , Bolso City ; T. J. Fontelimn , Ashland ; F. O. Wood , Omaha ; T. F. Stokes , Holrcdgo ; A. F. McCully Frodonta , N. Y. ; A. H. Muns son , Fredonln , N. Y. ; M. V. Ersklno , Omaha ; J. .1. O'Grady , Chlcae-o ; B. A. Ennls , Sioux City , Ohus Adams , St Joe ; W. U. Bray , Now York ; John Mullory , Now York ; J. Frazor , Now York ; W. M. Kollard , Now York ; P. J. ltooaov , Neb ; M. B. Clarke , Chicago ; S. G. Thompson , Duluth At the Barker Gorrlo Wilstaoh , Chicago ; William Roburo , St Paul ; Matt Grau , Now York ; Harry Brown , Now York : M. Walker , Now York , M. Stanley , New York ; T , England , Mini ncapolis : Fred Singfoldor , Wilkesr Barre , Pa ; W. L. Butler , Boone , la ; II R. Jaekson , Trenton , N. J. ; J. E. Roper , Davenport ; J. A. Benton , Cedar Rapids I ; W. F. Radollffo Kennwood , la 1 ; George R. Webster , New York ; J. ] A. Taylor , Dos Moines ; J. K. Vnn Duzer ' , Boston ; M. Dooley , Now York ; . Cliff \ Thompson , Boston ; N. 13. Hilly , St Louis ; G. E. Brooks , Knnsas City ; \ , William Redmond , W. R. Ogden , Now York ; ; William Davidson , MUfordNob ; H. J. Hargravo , Kansas City ; J. C. Richardson J , Chicago ; J. II Johnson , A. Mctz , St Louts ; O. R. Baldwin , Lin coln ; J. K. Adams , Boston ; John A. Hutchins . , Wyoming ; Fred PoUin , Mli nois ; P. H. StrottonjDavonport ; Goorgc > Rounds j , Hastings ' At the Murray R. W. Johnson , Omaha ( ; Charles B. Allan , Lincoln ; l-V II ] Austin , Chicago ; A. R. Graham , Wisner ; J. F. Ronfro New York ; A. T. Lawton ] , Centorvillo , la ; W. B. Hop son s , World , Now Work ; John Fugltt , Hamburg J , In ; MV lacobs and wife , Tacoma - coma < ; J. J. Rochford , Rapid City S. D. ; 1 John Jeffries , Covert , Mich ; J. T. Willis - j lis , Kansas City ; George C. Ronfro , Chicago ! ; G. W. Irving , Omaha ; Uoorgo E. Fox and wife , .Oraaha ; A. Groig Be atrice ; II D. Allen , St Louis ; A. F. Cole ] , Minneapolis ; O. E. Weber At- lantlc i ; F.V Kimly , Detroit ; W. D. Tompkins , Omalfa ; E. E. Hilton , Chicago ( ; G. Lt Weaver , Dubuque ; M. B.Jironson'Lincoln ; Wm Martin , Detroit ; L. IT Grillln , Chicago ; R. P. Miller ; , Omaha ; Levi Kimball , Wake field ; D. H. Frahm , Wnkofiold ; W. D. Brock , Milwaukee : A. S. McLood , Bos- ton ; J.V. . Elliott Carey , O. ; Arthur Logan , Chlllicotho , Mo ; AT Shafer ' , Plymouth , O. ; Seth Thompson Fur nam : F. Bartlett , Wostfield , Mass ; G. W.Shaw , Franklin , Neb ; T. C. Pho- Ian , Connor , Neb ; C. A. Wilson , Fremont - mont ; F. H. Butler , Lexington , Ky ; H. W. Gowoll , Boston ; O. K. Walnwright , St Joseph ; Junius Rogers , Fremont ' ; List of arrivals at the Merchants : D. B. Wolpton , Omaha ; H. L. Russell ; , Dcs Moines ; S. H. Robb , Omaha ; IT Brrer Duluth ; A. R. Richmond , St Joseph ; J. E. Easter and wife , Chicago ' ; George C. Sorwellingor , Chicago ; P. Mullulln , Now York ; S. S. Welpton . , pod Oak ; J. H. Mockott , Lincoln ; J , Spiegel , Chicago ; S. C. Burlinclm , , Seward ; Clauldus Jones Seward ; Ed Dorr , Creston ; W. E. Langworthy , Seward ; C. W. Barkloy , Seward ; B. J. Hartman , Woostor , O. ; John Martin , Ada , Mlnu ; Alex P. Brown , Philu- dolphin At the Murray Louis Wormer and 1 Frank Davis , Chicago ; L. R Lathrop i , Philadelphia ; C. H. Stapp , Des Moines i ; George Ros3 , W. Frcidraan , A. H. [ Wolf , M. C. Bennett and II N. Jowott t Now York ; S. Amblard , Paris , Franco i ; J. G. Windhut , Madison , Wis ; R. S. Miller , St Joseph ; J. A. Yates , Chl- cage ; P. L. Saunty and W. II Sharp , Now York ; A. W. TJtlnig and N. S. Jacobs , Chicago ; Gcoree Goudy , C. K. Heed and W. D. Lemon New York ; H. Hazloton and II II Snyder , Chicago ! ; M. R. Udell , St Louis ; H. G. Lich hardt , Chicago ; F. A. Heft , J. H. Kennedy j. nody and \V. A. Kerr , Boston ; A. A. Wergort and C. A. Baker , Chicago ; M. L. Goldsmith , Now York ; RB Bui- * look , Louisville , Ky ; E. C. Grow , New York ; F. A. Ball , Chicago ; M. Hortory , Chicago ; O. F. Guturio , St Louis ; J. T. Morrow , St Louis ; W. S. Crawford , Now York ; W. Samplcns , Now York ; A. Woisurck , Chicago ; S. H. Kubn ! , iChicago ; C. B. Wolf Chicago ; E. A. Patton , Chicago ; A. { Bur , Chicago ; P. J. Groutna , St Louis ; C. Chustrnnson , Now York ; W. M , Keck , New York ; ; Gus Moser , St Louis ; M. Blancoln , St t Louis ; H. H. Haclrman , St Louis ; II S. j Dobblo , Chicago ; JjB. . Hooper Chl- cage ; I. n. Inmfinr , Chlcaco ; George Jackson , Chicago ; rP A. Marsh , Clu- cage ; E. G. Culbort , Chicago ; O. J. Collman , New York : P. A. Whilhito , New York ; A. ' F. Cook , St Louis ; E. P. Smith , Philadel I- phia ; H. W. Rodgos , Philadelphia ; C. W. Copeland , Philadelphia ; M. Glason , New York ; George R.Crane , Now York ; M. T. Launioall , New York \ ; A. J. Van Engife ' Chicago ; M. L. Trickor , Chlcairoj W. n. Mottor , Don | vorL ; B. Mlllinl'tpii , Chicago ; E. C. Thomas , ChlcagorT C Kahn , Chicago ; L. L. Putzol , mti York ; J. G. Hull , CliBcago ; J. W. Jtieugewood , Chicago ; S. D. Van Allen ; Chicago ; Charles Rogelsraun , Des rpliios ; A , W. Colt , Des Moines , li'ui At the PaxtoUTjipan Morgan , Cin- cinnutl , O. ; J.X.oaBell , New York ; Ralph Wolfe , Chicago ; C. G. Wallott , St Louis ; L. F. Swift of Swift Pueking ' company , Chicago ; C. II MayChicago ) F. M. Pnolan , New York ; M. P. T3raco , Chicago ; L. M. Westlako , vPlttsburg , Pa : J. B. Reynolus , Chicago ; Joseph h { Antler , Now York ; R. A , Real , Now York ; Joseph Gullugher , New York | ; W. H. Grant , Chicago ; A. Tucker St ] Puul , Minn ; J. T. Werlz , Philadelphia ; A. Bonurogurd , Chicago : A. D. Chappall , Chicago ; J. \J- \ Woester , Gloversvillo , N. Y. ; William Caldwell Chicago ; Ralph Worms , New York ; Charles Smith , Now York ; Frank B. Hubbell , New , York ; Churlus Von Ur Brcok , New York ; Tom A. Dean , New York ; John 11. Hlucklev , Boston ; J. I ) . Langworth , St Louis ; F. L. T. Wimaii , Now York | i A. W. Mllllnston , Chicago ; C. Schu macher , Chicago ; F. II Sherman , BosTl ton ; O. C. Gay ley , Kansas City ; Walter D. , Wnlsh , St Louis ; W. Edit , Chlcngo ; Danlol Wallers , St Louis ; E. C. Grillln , Now York : J. A. Clovolnnd , Clovolnnd , O. ; H. Karborg , Chlcngo ; II B. Barroll , Chicago ; II K. Buoit , Philadelphia ; T. D. Drake , Chicago ; Mntttiow Human aud G. H. Bronson , Now York ; W. E. Bond , Chicago ; J. C. Hlncklov , Cincinnati ; George H. Mnrs , Chicago ; W. II Aldrich , Boston ; George B. Solavor , Cleveland ; P. DowA oroll , Erlo , Pa ; Luther Hyde , 0. E. Bulidoy , P. A. Ellis nnd W. A. lhvlng , Now York : R. S. Bishop , Lockport , N. Y' . ; J. L. Oldllold , Ed J. Goldberg nnd George E. McIIlo , Chicago Rheumatism is caused by lnctio ncld In the blood , which Hoods Snrs.iparilln neutralizes < , and thus cures rhounmtlsni A LION ON HORSEBACK * Itohonrsal nt Coven I Garden ol I'cats l > y 1'rlnco Ijbo Ono of the sensations of the holidays will certainly bo the lion who , though only : fifteen months old , Is able to earn a very hundbomo living for his proprio- tors , says the Pall Mall Gaotto I was Introduced to him at a rehearsal which took < place in the arena ot the opera house yesterday afternoon It was his debut in the ICngllsh sawdust , and ho thoroughly enjoyed himself Do not , tender and toothsonio reader , iniugiuo that Prince Leo Is lot loose In the ring , No Ho is young and playful now , but some day ho might take It Into his haiidbomc bond to make a leap into the Htalls und walk oil with a plump morsel which was never intended for butchers moat before measures could bo taken to stop him A circular cage is run up in the ring with a coronetcd top piece , which Is lot 1 down from the upper regions as a lid 1 A pretty little white horse with a lovely [ whlto tall , with a pad on his buck and an urraugomont of armor on his 1 hu\no. \ is trotting round the ring All is ready , und a gang of mon wheel up a gorgeous don to the door of the cage Out bounds the lovely younu lion 1 , a sploudld boast In admirable cony dltion , roaring and gnashing his teeth , rolling bis eyes , and whirling his tall around 1 take it that these signs de noted i his pleasure at greeting his old friend ( , the whlto horse with the How lug j tail Before the lieu had got well out ( ho was followed by a splendid Rus sian i bonr-hound which lives with him in i perfect amity The trainer Is a Got man j , a short , well-built little man with a pair of liuo mustachlos Ho Is armed with i a whip only , and Immediately orders ( the lion to take his place on a wooden pedestal about ilvo foot high , which ho does with pleasurable pla- cldity i Then the pcrforinauco begins After showing his obedience to his master with just a snarl and a growl or two i to mark tlmo , ho Is ordered to leap from his pedestal onto the horses back , a i feat which ho accomplished with euso and grace The horse thou canters round the ring , the dog following , and the trainer in the center with his eye always on the lion The horse is a suiull ono not much bigger than a pony , in fact and it is quite wonderful how easily ho takes to his rider , who scales sixteen stone A platform is then flxod up high enough for the horse to pass under Prlnro Lee mounts and jumps from the horses back onto the platform , and when the horse comes round again ho resumes his seat with all the nonchulanco of a llrst clabs equestrian If his master does not glvo the order the Hon remains on the platform It is very comical to see Prince crouching on the platform with his head bent down to i watch the approach of the horse Ho re- poatod tbisfeat several times without a hitch and with a grace which made the performance not only wonderful but pleasant to watch Virtue is rewarded with a lump of meat Next coaics a race The horse , the Hon , and the dog tear around the ring , taking a hurdle , on the way with great pleasure , though 1 Prlnco opened his mighty jaws and roared in tones which made mo glad of the iron barrier For the last act the i lion jumped onto the platform and fired a pistol A lump of moat dangled from L a string attached to the trigger , and that wa& how it was done The lion , by the way , comes from Hamburg , and is 1 the property of Hackenbach , the famous > animal dealer In a letter dated January 0,1890 , Dr B. Hamlin of LomooroCal , says : The lot of Chamberlains Cough Remedy which I sold hero has created such a . demand for it that I cannot well got along without It " This popularity was not created by advertising , but people > who used it , finding it so much superior to any ether remedy they have ever ( used for a cough or cold that they recommend - ommend it to their friends and neigh . bors Dr Hamlin , who is the drugglBt there , ordered a half gross moro to sup ply the demand This most excellent Iromedy Is for sale ut CO cents per bottle by all druggists FLY WITH ME " How tlio itomaiico of Ljove-Alaking la Destroyoil on the Stage Consider what lovemaking on the stage really means , Bays Mrs Kendal in Murray's Mitga/ino. A young girl lcomes into a theater to play ingenue parts She stands lu the wing ready to bo called upon the stage and she sees a mun and woman making love The man says , Dearest , lly with mo " The woman Bays , "I dnro not : ' ' The man says , "Wo will go at once ; , como " The first time such words ns those fall on the cars of ayouugglrl unaccustomed to hoar them they might , if said with fervor mid passion , mean somothlng , but this la the way it generally goes : Dourest , lly with mo " "No , no , nor from the stage mau- agor ; when you bay that you stand at the buck of the chair , you loan over Miss Snooks' back ; she waves her hand ugalnstyou , Now , try it " This is gene over twenty times , until nt last the Idea of Fly with ino , " nsun- dorstood by the young ingonuo , must be of a most appalling kind The geutlo- man has hud his right arm , his left arm , bis right leg his loft log his back , his chest , both his hands , his head all talked over Ho hus tried It in a high voice , ho hns tried it in a low voice , ho has tried it in a thin voice , ho has trlod it in a heavy voice until there is no sense loftot what Fly with mo" might under ether circumstances moan All the romance of lovu-inaklng is gene Therefore , what effect sou it have ? In love ia it not the fact that some of the churm lies lu treating ot an unknown laud ? Tim Uro't Thrifty Nnmrsakr Beb , Neb , Jau 88 | Special to Tiie < Jke.J Tlio year lbS'J cloied at Uao In a very satis- factory manuor , It is located in ono of ttio riolioit larmluK dlitricts in the state Tlio corn crop avcragod about sixty busbsls to tbo acre while aomo of the enlorprnluR farmers have rcK | > rted ayleldot eiehty buiti- ols A coed yield at oatt und bay U also ro- ported , The elovatora for tbo past two Jmuul'js have been llllcd and tbo vhipincnt of grain hal been ruturded louiowhut oy the sboitaKO of car * . The business man are ieellns bnppy and look forward to a Kood bualnusa the present year , lice is a nmv town Thouk'li less than two years old It ( .outulns about two hundred iobabltants , while the trudu ot this point amounts to moro tliuu the buslucas ot towns tivJco its size Land is comparatively cheap aud U usoiling ut from t'JS to 810 per aero TRACK OF TUE BEE FLYER " lt Soattors Pnpors Over Niuo Huni drcd Mlloa of Rocul . THE METHOD OF OISTRIBUTION A StupondoiiH TahIc nnd Us Advaii- tiicos Twclvo to Twenty'I' Hours Ahond nf \ \ \ Cnuipctl- tow Details or the Trip 3 lie lice Klycr It requires moro lnbor titan the ordinary person would imnidno to get ready the wro.it bulk of papers distributed throughout ttio state ovary Sununy uiorutuk by tin : Urb's 8 i > cvtn1 Flyer Tlio luixo force that Has this duty to perform unut bo iiuahlled to tiiko udvutita ( o of ttio sniallosl division ot sub divided | . tlmo They must bo InlclllKont , quick , of cyo nnd Unio , and move with method ( and system in all they uo To bo on time , the malUiip force strep on cots In tbo mailing ' room and the moment tbo "itlutcs" uro plncod upon the * presses they ro up und about with the promptitude anil alacrity of flromon on the sounding ot tin ulnrm The pressmen bcijln io tote In the pnpcr& ntouco and these areiiulcUlv stuffed , " I. o „ ttio last clRht paffcs , being piintcd at ttio earliest possible hour , are placed inside the llrst * eiRht , wnlch contain all the latest telegraph JJ graph and local news up tlio Inst momentand nro run oil tlio lust of all Thu rapid work oJ wrupplm ; ousucsatouco and the scene is really ; nn interesting ono Kach of the Bwarm of men thus employed take a lot of prop.ircrt wrappers , each bo'irlnu an address , und ' the number of papers lutendul for this or . that point If at any station , town or city along ' tha route a package Is transferred to nn express comp.iuy , special stumps suillc- lout to sand the uacli.igo throiiKh uro afllxud These thousands ot wrappers are prepared Into Saturday afternoon , nnd us rapidly ns tlio papers are wtuppod aud bundled they are dumped Into sacks , made especially for the { ' Flyur , and which bear the following tugs : Train Ki Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Train 55 Fremont , Dlkhoru & Missouri Valley I'aclllo Express St Too & Grand Island 11. & M. Hastings West U. , ss M. No • - ! . Union l'acitlc No 19. Hee Fl.\er. In all cases where a dealer receives such a lario ; uutnbor of papurs us to require several J packages ; , a canvas suck is used , also u box liaviag two open sides and nn open cud , , largo enough to hold SOU Sunday pauerM This is sot on its closed end ; the papers uro piled ' in , after which the suck mudo square to Ut neatly is drawn down ever the box The pnukngo is then up oudod , and the box if easily drawn out leaving the papers ia ttio Back , which , after being fastened by moaus of a strap , is ready to bo sent out This con trivance was recently Invented in the cir culation department nnd adopted as a time saver It requires forty minutes from tlio tlmo the press starts to got the Flyer mail on the wngon nnd ton minutes to got it to the depot and on the train , all ot which demonstrates the activity necossnry iu Iho oxecutiou of this important work , Recently twenty minutes were tnlton olt tbo time formerly allowed the mailing room and transfer wagon and the Flyer was started that much earlier This was made possible , by an increase of the mailing force and by utilizing about ton minutes formerly occupied by tbo train in waiting for tiuiu Tnis was accomplished without closing the last l form a second earlier The train , in charge of a conductor nnd a representative of the circulation department or Tub Hue , leaves at 3 a. in aud makes its first j stop at Fremont at 4:18 : Hero two canvas sacks are put oft for Tub Bii ; circu lation 1 in that city Hero , too , tbo sacks marked i F. E. & M. V. ho ( Xi , uro loft und put I on the train of the iibovo toad , and which J contain papers for Ltmvood , Octuvia , David City , Surprise , York und Stookhum , on [ the Hustings branch No G. 'l also curries packages | for lirainard , Soivard and Gcuova , on i the Superior bran"h of the Elkhorn , and which \ are put off ut Linwood and placed entrain train l No 55. Delivery by these trains Is I occasionally delayed , but ull points ! nro gouorully reached before 1 p. in North Bend Ik roacliod at 4:17 and ono pacic- ago j Is thrown off ; another ut Holers at 4iS : , two \ at Schuyler at ul)9 ) , nnd ono at Ucnton atS:41. , : Two largo packages for Columbus proper i and ono package for the news agent > on i the Sioux City branch of the Union Pucific , ' are loft ut Columbus , where the Flyer takes 1 water and resumes her run Silver Crook is reached atO o'clock Chirks 0:37 ; , ot : , Cen tral City at 0 : . ' ! " , Chapman's at 0:53 : ; each l receive ono package and then the train rolls ( on , into Grand Island ut 7:1U : a. in Hero two i sacks for city subscribers and agents are unloaded and sacks mar Hod U. P. No 19 nro put on" , and thrown on a fast freight tram 1 which leaves Grand Island atK a. m. At Grand Island a sack nmrliod Pacific express Is turaed over to the express mes songor on tbo St Joseph & Grand Islnnd , No 4 , who loaves ono package at each of the places nutned below : Holvldcro , Davenport , Eugar Falrbury and Falrflold This mes senger loaves a package nt Holvldcro for Hobrou , which is carried Dy a pony express I ' seven and a half miles and aollvcrod in J | Hebron at noon [ Union Paciflo train No 19 leaves ono pack I ago each nt Wood Klvor , Shelton nnd Gib * | bon nrrlvlng nt Kearney nt 10:1ft. : where H four largo packnres are loft for the realtors H in i that lively city 1 c Tbo train on its way to North Plntto H leaves i one package nt each of the following M places ' : Elm Crook , Cozad , Gothenburg and H Lcxiueton North l'latto Is reached nt 'J:4T : , IH nnd n big bundle Is thrown off for the sub M soribers ( hero Ogallallant4bS : p. m Is also H given n largo package nnd this is the lail B nnd most distant point on the line now being 1 served fl • lho Tlvorleaving Grand lslind nt 7.15now M beads | south for Hastings , throwing olt a H p J ckngo nt Doniphan and arriving at Hast M ingsnl7\\ : The canvas sacks containing B J Hastings ' papers nro unloaded , us uro also B two nicks marked B fc M. No 2" aud II tJ & M. Hastings West " The ( Iyer then runs back J to Grand Island , from which point Tun . HrK car is taken back to Om.ihn on a freight train nnd the onglao works back to H thu starting point , Tha two sucks last roforrcd to contain 1 pneknges | for the cast-bound Burlington pas . M scugur No . , which leaves Hastings nt llnS ) : H n. m. nnd unloads during the roir..undor ot H iho forenoon packages nt Harvard , Grafton , H Friend ] , Fairmont und Kxotor H The sack " 11. & M. west is put aboard H train < No 15 % n through freight scheduled nt H n ' high rate of speed , and which luives pack H ngos j for jMlnden , Holdrogo , Arapahoe , Gum * fl bridge , McCook nnd Culbortson , airivlug nt H McUookutUiSUp ; m „ having loft Hustings H at i 8:15 u. H The packs used on the run nro taken earn H of j by the ngent who receives thoin nnd re * H turned by express to Omaha on Monday to H be | In rondhiess for tha following Sunday H Thu nggregntu uuuibor ot miles of railway H along i which Iho Flyer is the moans of dellvH orlngTiii ' Sumim llin : toots upSCl H ltnilroad nmvs ugenta nro supplied by Tim H Bkp liter ns follows : Ono package for H Union Paciflo No 2 , Is loft nt Fremont ; ono H package I for Union l'acitlc No 0 , nt Grand H Island , where a package Is nlso given to H train No , 4 on the ht .losepb fc Grand Island H brunch ; one package Is also delivered to the H train ngent on thu Burlington No 'J ut llnstH , lags Thus it will bo soeu that Tun Huns H task In distributing iUs Sunday issue through H out ' the statu from three to twelve houis H ] ahead or any other Omaha paper is quite a H stupendous ono H The Trip ViHtirdny ' H H was precisely 3:10 : yostordny morning U when Engineer G. U. Knwlins gnvo two loud U shrill ( toots of the whlstlo of cugino 574 aud K Tiif Br.K Flyer was off for the west U Conductor Jcroino Lorotz , who has boon U with the Union Paolllc road for seine years , U was in charge of thu ti uln and ho is ouo of H the most uftlclont mon in thu employ of the U com pan v. When ho gnvo the signal to go M the fastest newspaper train in the world was H soon spinning over the iron lingers which M point westwartl 1L MuAlllstor handled the M coal , shovel and ho fed the iron horse in tha M most approved style M The train loft the Mid of tbo double track H nnd i como to a halt at the Union Pnclllo cross M ing i at : tUS : , and wns oalv a second in getting M under , headway again when tha prosperous 1 nanilot of Wnlorloo Was readied , Just ono M mtnuto Into M At 4 o'clock the engineer whistled for M Fremont and the mail sacks were unloaded M After taking water the town was lolt behind M six minutes Into North Bend was reached M lour minutes Into and several pnekagos of M Sun'pav Urns wuro hurled at the platform , M while at Hay State two sections of No 'J 1 were in the bolo watting for Inn Bue Flyer H to pass Kogora and ! SchuUor were both H renchod on the dot and nt 111 ty miles an hour H Columbus was passed on tlmo The train H dashed by Silver Creek anil Clnrks at lightH ulng speed nnd at both towns papers were loft for the edification of The Bee patrons Contrul CitV was reached ] ust ut duybreuk H nnd somo.of the inhnbtiunts were ulrcady up H awaiting the arrival of 'I in ; Bnn Flyer The H whistlu blow at 7:07 : for Grand iHland nnd a H motley crowd bad congregated outhcloig platform to Witness the train ns Bho proudly steamed In with hur lend of dully papei s. Thu packages for Koarncv und nil points west were transferred to fast freight No 1. Owing to a misunderstanding of orders the Flyer did not go to Hastings , but the papeis for all points.ou the 13. & M , , cast and w. st H of Hastings , were transferred to the St Jtu H & Grand Island , which dopurtod ut 7:15 : ai d H arrived at Hustings nt 3:30. : The pcoplo at Hastings were ready ut this hour for their H morning paper and several bovs were dlt- patched with largo bundles to ull tortious cf the city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I Dr McUlynn I The Boston Advertiser says : One I need not sympnthi/ in the least with I the ideas of political economy which B the eloquent ox-pricbt espouses , in I order to admire his sincerity , his kindI iiosb of heart , and h' ovidout desire to I right the wrongs , lift the burdens und liuul the moral discuses of humanity It is easy to understand , when listen Ing to Dr MeGlynn , how it ciuno about that St Stephens wns tno most suc- ccssful Hotnnn Catholic church lu Now York city , and why it was crowded day after daywook days und Sundays * * * It is a great pity that a certain class of mou in Boston und vicinity who think they nro doing God service by Htirrlng up old strifes aud hatreds botwocn Protestants and Itoinun Catholics , are not willing to sit at the fool of Dr MeGlynn Ho hns boon suspended Iroui o orcislng his priestly functions But ho is a Catholic clergyman all the same and does pot intend togivo up the faith thut is in him .y ? 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