TIIK ILLUSTHATKI) KI31A.
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Life Time Spent
In Locomotive
Where Men Trade Work
For Shelter and Food
Cab
April
A limn in a hitter oil Bull, who had fm
Kol ten to shave that morning, shullled up
to tliu clerk of tliu Chrlstlnn Help nit.-
slon und Pit 11 In1 would like to settle hU
bill.
"Yen, the sun Ib beginning to shine on
not li sides of the street now," said lie.
"nml It's about time for me to move on.
How much do you owe me?"
i The clerk linnded him n package con
taining it inlsmntod pair of shoes and the
remains of an umbrella, and thus dosed
the reckoning for n winter's boaid and
ImlKlliK.
"A groat many of them are loaUng us
now." snld the clerk, as his late gins'
slewed onions, turnips, boiled beans, dress
lilt;, beets, cottage pudding, dales, prunes
apriiois and peat li sauce. Kadi item on
this bill cost the diner 1 cent.
sleep In Tie is.
So much lor the ciilseiie. As to the
dormitory, it will accommodate IL'ti men.
and with reference to expense Is dllded
Into two section. I'pslalt" two and three
beds are placed In a room, ami to sleep In
one of them costs 1.'. ei ins per night, or
' cents a week The downstairs secllon Is
reserved for those who can be content with
less elaborate accommodations. Ilele the
bed Is little more than an Iron cot, with
an elongated pad upon It by way of a mat-
schemes ns lie was years ago, before he i in
such a figure "on the street," and when a
favorite, pastime was dropping Includes
cent lamp bulbs behind his patrons, who
were busily outlined at the ticker In ord'T
to see them Jump at the sound of the ex
plosion. Mr l.awsou is u generous man, and be
fore he so hedged himself about that per
sotial communication with lilm became
practical!) Impossible he was the easy vie
liui of men with haul-luck stories, lie tells
with considerable relish of his oxpcrlenci
with a .Montana man who became slramUd
In Itostoti and applied to him for a loan,
lie wanted to set home, he said, and mice
tin re could easily recoup his losses
Mr I.awson remembered the time when he
had needed ftieiida himself, ami lliorefotc
Hint his clerk with the man to puivhase a
ticket for Helena. He also gave th' man
tilt) for Incidental expenses.
Less than it week later Mr. l.awsou met
the Montana man In the smoking room of
an ocean steamer, where the lctlni of hard
luck was ordering lavishly from the slewaid
for a group of men by whom he was sur
rounded. "Hello," said Mr. I.awson; "I though you
were going back to Montana."
"Ho 1 am." replbd the Montana man. "b
way of Kuropc and Asia."
"And so you were simply 'working nn '
last week?" said the Boston man.
".Vol nt all, Mr. I.awson." was the reply,
"but 1 thought the matter over, sold my
lallroad ticket to a scalper, and put the
proceeds Into a llyer In one of our coppers
ami pulled out quite a plb."
Ho offend to repay Mr. I.awson th.
money advanced, but the oiler was declined
lirt)-llo eais ill a loiomotlte t ih
record of l.uthcr (). I'uniuglon, the Urn
engineer who pulled a passenger train i in
of Omaha.
Away down In southern Indiana a slendi i
ucwshn) began olferlng popcorn and ciind)
to rntlwa) patrons In the late 'Mis. He soon
got his railroad tegs and developed a liking
tor the business. Hut It was the eliglm el
and his bounding steel horse that held par
llcular attraction for the oungster A
ride In the cab delighted the udvon(uro-lo
lug boy mote than the balking of swivi
meats.
For two eals lie Hied In Willi to seciiie
a position as llremau He was greeted with
the answer. "No bos wauled." Hut mean
time the boy grew ami Ills broadening
Hhiiuldirs began lo Indicate strength He
applied for work with the Hurlluglim load
entered the cab of an engine at (ialesburg
HI., ami made his llrst lull as a full Hedged
llremau out of that town
Two .sears of filthrul sen Ice were re
warilid by a transfer to the other side of
the engine cab and since that time the lever
and I lit.it iti' liae been l.uthcr Kairliu',
ton's constant companions. I'n in the Hut
llugton he went to I he llatltlibal .V St Joe
line, wild 1 1 h siixed during the clul war
Railroad ng thnugh a gilei rllla-lnfcsted
country was anything lull nppct i.iug. In
describing his ixperlcmes Mr l'nri Ingti n
said I wan hot a' innumerable
l'art lugloii had a passetigi i ion bctwcio
lit Mini Island and Omaha Later he bad a
passenger tun between tliand Island ami
Noiih I'latte Since I Ml. Harrington has
been on i hi- I iilon I'acltic pu lolls con
tllit'oitsl.N, with the exception of eighteen
months dlliMig I 71 and issn, libit he spent
In the elilplo.t ot the Hannibal .V Si. Joseph
lie has made his lioiue at Not I It Italic for
matt) ears. Although lie lias n ngulat
lllll at plcsetit, he Is still nil III' t molt
I'iicIHc pay loll.
I. niig eatH of
but little clleel
He sullers from
oiders i iimmoti to lailioad men
he has been a leetolalet, ami
railloiid scr Ice hate bad
on Hie Mileiail eiiglneei
none of (he ucrwius dis
b'or jear.i
he main
i r.N i n.vr iti:ns
shamblid out tho front door. "This Is ul
ways the ease with the, opening of spring
Of course l he old ones slay in tliu cit
and pass the time, resting in the parks,
:ut tho younger and nioro ambitious roam
l lie rural districts and carve their names
on water tanks. That's where Steve is
going now.
"During the last live mouths we huc
aw raged seventy men here for board and
b dgiug and onco or twice ran up as hlgu
as ninety, but they're dwindling down fast
now. The able-bodied ones are tho llrst
lo go. and by tho middle of summer we II
have not more than n corpural's guard of
feeble old men, Hi only to chop bum h
kindling wood."
llhli'i I nt Hie i:iitel'il le.
The homo of theso unfortunate birds ot
pattage, known as tho Christian Help mis
U ii. Is at KillM.'i Hurt street and is man
aged by A. S. Ilaltd, formerly of Kreiuon .
He said thai lu buying the Institution of
its former owner nearly thiee years ago
he had no mercenary motive, but wao
prtmpletl solely by the desire to help
those who were imablu to help the.nselvcn.
It Is his highest ambition, he says, to inak.'
the homo self-supporting, ills plan Is lo
exact u nominal charge from those who
are ablu to pay and lo require work from
those who nro not. Those who are 111, or
for uny reason uiiablu lo either pay or
work, are given their necuiiiiiiodiitlons free.
In tho rear of the home Is a great wood
yard, containing at the present time moro
than 100 cords of wood, most of It cut to
stove lengths. Hole Is where the Insolvent
patrons eurn their board ami beds. Able
bodied guests must pay or saw wood -that
Is the cardinal rule of the institution.
Kor sawing one-eighth of a cord of wood,
or a pile two feet wide by four feet high,
the patron receives a lo-cent ticket, which
'fi negotiable In the liojne nnd may be ex
changed for food or lodging. The wood Is
Bold mostly to wealthy citizens who havo
llroplaccs In their homes.
No Meat Sel cil lit Mi-hIn,
The mission is essentially a vegetarian
Institution, No meal of any kind Is
served. "I have been a vegetarian myself
for a great many years," said Manager
llalrd. "and I've found thai a man can
get along Just as well without meat, and
be healthier for It. Besides, I couldn't
ulford to serve meats at my prices. You
see 1 charge only 1 cent a dish for every
article on the bill of fare."
The dining room of the Institution
presents a busy scene between the hours
of 11 and 1 o'clock every day. Uiirtng tho
llrst half hour of this Interval the largo
room fronting on the street, used at other
limes for an otllcp and reading room, is
being equipped with tables and chairs
preparatory to tho midday meal, Then, at
ll.:t0, the men line up nnd tnke their turn
at the kitchen window. It Ib like n bargain
day at a theater box olllce. Thero urn two
windows opening Into tho kitchen. Through
tho first the man nt tho head of the line
orders what ho wants, and through tho
Mecnnd ho receives his viands and pays
for them In tlckots and money. Then he
carries his dishes back to ono of tho two
long tables, sits down nnd eats. By this
niotlmd ocry man Is his own waiter, and
tho assistant cook Is the cashier.
Just over tht two kitchen windows, which
resemble portholes In a battleship, Is a
fancy motto rending, "What Would Jcbus
Do?" and under It Is the hill of fnre. On
tho day tho reporter called the menu In
cluded tin following: Spinach, vegetable
soup, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes,
tains that tallioait men have no tight to eu
danger the l!es of Hinders by Indulging
In drink. A lieasilied keepsake In I In
I'artingtoli home at North I'latte Is a cop
if the llrst time card Issued b the l iilou
I'.icllic. It Is printed on gill paper and
was Issued al the time the cotuplel loll ol
the road to rnplllloli was celebiatcd
lllll li I still llll ltlll .
Tho llrst six engineers who were regit
latiy cmplocil by the liilon I'millc are sun
on that company's pay roll Knur of them
men pull I ml us Into Omaha and a llflh. I.
V. Itolllns. tuns a passenger Haln frnu.
lirnml Island in l.onp I'lty John A Did.io
ol l.xnl South I'.levelilh street, Theodore I
l.hlllgston of lOK'i Unwind slteel, t'halles
S. Ilaiiibtight of 11MI2 Ames avenue ami I.
It Matllls of Council Hliltts ale the e el
aus who ate still pulling I rains Into Omaha
l.lx ingi-lon has In en coullnuniisly lu the
service of Hie company longer than any
oilier engineer. lie came In Omaha Sep
l ember iO, 1M17, ami has not worked for
any other company since that lime. He I
engineer at present on p.tssciigi r liuux
Nos li ami 7. between Otnalia and liiaiid
Island llntnhiighl also inns on these trains
He nrrhed in Omaha llnee we l after
l.l Ingslon. bill his inniii 1 1 Inn w.lh tic
Union I'm lib- dales from I Mis Hilntt
presenl lei in of service began lu Is'il, ami
lie now pulls the fast mail hclw I Oinaba
and Hrand Island.
The tiisl engine I igbl lo Omaha wa
the tleneial Sherman. H was exhibited at
the Transmlsslssippl and has since t lit'
lime found lis was lo the sciap pile
Thomas .Ionian scl thai engine up and
operated It. bill he Ik said lo have novel
been It regularly einplojcd engineer, and II
remained for l.uthcr l'art Inglon to pull lb"
(list real passenger train nut of Hie cltv
TIIK WOODY Mill T CllltlSTI N HUM' MISSION OMAHA I'hoto by llnstwick
tress, and a couple of narrow patch-work
quills. Thesi tots cost 10 cents.
"Wo ha'.e lo wage a constnnl warfare
against ermln." said Matiaget llalrd, "and
I dare say there's not n bug In this house."
Asked how he managed to detect tho prcs
enco of vermin on tho persons of his tran
sient guests, Mr. llalrd said:
"Well, we have a religious service here
twice a day, from S to !i In the morning and
from S to !1 at night. We always encourage
our patrons to attend these services, and
If a guest can sit through one of them with
out scratching it's n pretty sure sign that
ho has no private menagerie abi.nl him. If
lie's shifty in his sent, however, and makes
spasmodic dabs at himself now and then
we require htm to have his clothes fumi
gated before retiring and to take a bath.
Ho has to take a bath anyway. A bath
once a day for nil hands ami the cook Is
compulsory. Yes, It may be that this feature
of the Institution has ndiiceil Its patronage
somewhat, bill I've trained a gain! many of
tho boys so that they no longer cniiiddor a
warm shower hath as a cruel and uniminl
punishment.
Ilmv to Sulier n ".Inn,"
"When a man comes lu here with a lank
on we give him a cold shower bath, which
usually fetches lilni out all tight lu a few
minutes. We hnve a triatinent also for the
delirium tremens. I have known It to curi
some of the worst eases of snakes. Wo put
tho patient In a cabinet and give him n hot
steam bath, followed by a dash of cold
water. That's all there Is to It no medi
cine, no massage, no Christian Science
Just hot steam nnd cold water. Of cnursp
ono must us- Judgment In applying It, but
I'vo never observed nny 111 elfects from lis
Judicious use."
Tho Christian Help mission Is for the
benefit of men only, and no women nro ac
commodated. Mr. Ilnlrd said ho tried to
tako them In at first, but found tho plan
was not feasible
Rise of a Cattle Kinjj
Thomas W. I.nwsnn, tho Iloslon stock
broker who Is building n yacht to com
pote for tho privilege of defending the
America's cup, Is one of tho most discuss d
persons In Ilnston flnanclnl circles, relates
tho Philadelphia I'ost.
Tho "copper king" Is today ns full of
With the Youngsters
Ulg Slslor Oh, 1 do hope papa will lake
mo to the concert. I'm so fond of music.
Muli) Brother Huh! Then why don't
you never let mo play my il.utn lu the
house'.'
"Mamma," said Mttle Klsle. looking up
from her Sunday school book, "there's one
thing I can't understand about Adam and
Kve." "What Is It, dear?" asked her
mother. "I know where their meat and
vegotab es came from," said Klsle, "but
where lu ih' world did they buy their gro
ceries'.'" They are not exactly bad boys, these two
In a ci rlulu Kant Memphis family, relates
the Scimitar, but they are Invariably quar
reling and lighting with one ano'her. Prob
ably It was the fact of frequent parental in
tervention thai caused the few pauses lu
hostilities. Al any rale, they are rather
famous In their neighborhood.
One day not long since one of the neigh
bors, who was fond of contests of any kind,
asked:
"I'M win, when you and your brother light
so much who generally whips?"
I'Mwin gave it little wriggle, as If lu sym
pathy with memories of recent occurrences,
and said, resignedly : "Mother."
"Hero is a story ol a mere girl, the
daughter of a local physician of credit and
renown," says the Cleveland lialn Dealer.
"She Is a bright child of C and has been
much pelted by her admiring friends. Per
haps this has spoiled her a little, but she
Is so sweet and entertaining that visitors
can't keep their hands off of her.
"One of theso visitors, a now neighbor,
made a call on tho little maid's mother
and It wasn't hut a few inomentB beforo the
little maid was on her lap.
"In tho chntter which followed tho woman
mndo somo nllUBlon to tho little ono'a
grandmother.
"'Why, didn't you know?' crhd tho
child.
" 'Know what, denr?' said tho visitor.
" 'Why,' answered tho child, 'grandma Ik
dead and grandpa Is dend and Aunt Jano
Is dend and most nil of pnpn'B patients
nro dend, tool' "
A NJNU-CHNT DlNNHIl.
times, flequently a whole volley
was directed at me, but the cab
of my engine, from tho roof down, was pio
teeted with boiler Iron and 1 was Injured
only once. A buckshot struck my left leg
and plowed through the llesh from the hip
lo the foot. Tho same day my 111 email hud
ono linger shot off."
til- Itl'lll'lll's (llllll llll.
In 18Cr. Mr. Karringtnn embatked on tho
Columbus at Si. Joseph for Otnalia. On
July 30 he arrived in Omaha and began to
unload the parts of tho (leiiernl Mcl'liersoii.
tho engine on which he was to make Hie
first run out of Omaha. The I'nlon Pa
cific bad tho only track Into Omaha at thai
lime mid Its lino extended but one milt
west of Omaha. When the track was com
pleted to I'apllllon (here was a big cele
bration and an excursion was seal over the
lino.
Knglnior Knrrlngton pullod that excursion
trnln, and a queer train It was. Several
Pat rars were dccoialed with green boughs
for the accouiniodntloii of the guestB. Oen
oi nl Sherman, (leorge Kinnds Trnln nnd
other well known men who wore associated
with the I'nlon Paclllc at that Mine were
In tho party.
Inscriptions Didn't Fit
A Pine Hills family has a colored servani
girl and she Is Indeed a treasure, rep. in i
the Albany .IoiiiiiiiI. However, she neatly
queered the outfit last week and as a n
suit Is In dl-graee with the female mem
hers of the hoiMeholil. An aged uncle who
lives up in the Mohawk valley came down
to spend a few days and Incidentally cole
bralo his li'.ilh birthday. This fact was Im
pi'i'sn d on the cook and she was Instructed
lo prepare a birthday dinner "as would In
a dinner." Incidentally II may bo re
marked here that the ugeil relative Is nu
agnostic and a devout believer In tho doc
trines laid down by the lale Colonel Robert
li. Ingi rsoll. Judge, then, of Ills surprise
when the "piece do resistance" of the even
lug, a inanimolh cake, was lu ought lu und
set before him, to read I he following In
nerlpt Ions nn It:
",1a s M. II Aged fill '
"Happy Itetiiriis of Hie Day."
"Praise Hod from Whom All Bless
ings I'Mow."
What tho old man said wouldn't look well
lu print and the cook. Inxlead of receiving
tho gcneroiiB reward expected, narrowly
During thirteen years of his service escaped losing her Job