THE OMAHA DAILY BEK : . MONDAY. FBBRUARY & 1898.
A COLlECnON OF WIND BAGS
Approaohlngr State Prohibition
Convention at Lincoln.
OBSERVING THEIR CHARTER DAY.
Preparations For Appropriate Exer
cise * to Commemorate tlto Found
ing of tlio State University A
Musical FcHtlvnl.
frnoM THE JIEB'S M.VCOLX nunEAU.1
The prohibition Htnto convention to
elect delegates to their national con
vention meets in this city Wednesday
of this week. The apportionment of
delegates places the number entitled to
scnt ata figure near ono thousand , BO
that the convention will not fall far
short of a majority of the prohibitionists
in the state. From this convention a
great deal of noise nnd voluminous
resolutions may bo expected. It is a
noticeable fact that the lu.st stuto pro
hibition convention Hindu a great deal
more fuss than their depleted returns
on election day. . The party started out
in the early autumn days with the
avowed intention of rex'olutlonl/.ing
Nebraska , but when the votes wore
counted it was found the party laid an
absolute loss of votes over the year pre
vious. The same old claim of GOOUO ,
votes in the state will undoubtedly bo
made in this convention , but it is safe
to. predict a still greater depletion in
their vote the present year.
U1IATKU DAY.
Wednesday next is Charter day at the
Blute university , and the usual exercises
commemorative of the occasion will bo
hold. The anniversary is tlto fifteenth
of the institution , and the growth ami
prosperity of the school will bo n gen
eral subject of favorable comment.
During the afternoon the university
will bo open to the public and strangers
as well us citizens of the city and state
are cordially invited to visit the school
in all its departments. In the evening
the commemorative exercises will beheld
held at the university chnpol. The
principal feature of the occasion will bean
an address by Chancellor Lippincolt of
the Univeralty. of Kansas.
A MUSICAL , nsTivAr : < .
Prof. I. II. Ilunn , of C'hiciigo , is in
the city and , in connection with local
musicians has been discussing
the feasibility of a state organiza
tion to bo known as the Nebraska Mus
ical Festival msoeintion. In accord
ance with a plan agreed upon a circular
lias been issued and sent out to dilYorcnt
parts of the state Inviting the attend
ance of musical people to a meeting to
1)0 ) hold nt the Y. M. C. A. hall in this
city on Monday evening , February 20 ,
It is proposed if 'musicians over the
Btate become interested in the project ,
to arrange a time and place > for holding
an inaugural festival and committees
for preliminary work have boon ap
pointed.
I'OMCn MATTKKS.
Police court promises to bo of more
than ordinary interest to-day. &itur-
day night the force was kept very busy
and disturbances wcro very common.
John Snyclor and Stove King were run
in for fightinpr and will answer to thai
charge. Henry Brewer and John
Thompson wore lodgers and if it in then
bocond offense they will bo boarded bj
the city and given a chance to work it
out. William F. Riser is in jail await
ing a hearing in which ho will becallcc
upon to answer the charge of stealing
$ 'J4 from n woman of the town , Hattit
Hoover.
CITY IlKIEVS.
A borious accident happonc.d nt a late
hour Saturday evening in front of Hal
tor's moat market on North Tontl
Btrcct. There is a largo coal hole ovei
the area there that has been unsafe ani
insufficiently covered for some time
At the time of the accident two men
stated to bo railroad men , were cithoi
quarreling there or passing over i
when down they wont through It. Om
of thorn broke his leg in two places. /
hack was called and the wounded mat
was taken to his home. Thi
vicinity wore evidently using thoii
utmost endeavors to hush the acciden
up an'd to keep it from the public. Par
tics who saw the affair from a distance
express the opinion that a light wag ii
progress and it is said that the seconi
party in the affray had nn arm broken
Rev. H. W. Brown , the evangelist
who is assisting the Methodist , Baptist
Congregational and Prcsbytoriai
churches in revival meetings , preaehc <
yesterday morning at the .Baptist ser
vices in Funko's opera house , and in tin
afternoon hold bible services at thi
Presbyterian church , and in the evening
ing hold the union service in the Mothc
dist church. The series of meetings tip
increasing in interest and being at
tended by crowded houses.
Now paving ordinances will bo intrr
duccd at the council meeting to-nigh
as a step-to having all preliminaries ani
dissensions settled prior to the open in ;
of the season for active work.
Citizens resident of the Sixth wan
Btato that politics are waking up ii
that part of the city as well as otho
wards , and that the republicans thor
hope to make Mr. II. M. Rice the in
coming alderman.
THE COMING BRITISH KING.
The 1'rlnco and Princess ofVnIcs Ar
Not a Serious Couple.
Grace Greenwood : Leaving aside th
iloopur question of pei-Minal mornlitj
the most serious lacking in the ohanu
tor of the Prince of Wales is his Inc
of boriousness. Ho is a mnn who , t
nil things , loves to be amused , and wh
is not overscrupulous as to who or whu
amuses him. lit his visits to Paris Ii
frequents the palals royal and oper
boulTo , and between the acts drops int
the loges of the j > rettios > t and gayest t
the artistes. This habit is so notorioi
tlmt Zola did not hesitate to put hii
into the dressing room of his beautifi
nnd terrible "Nairn. " In Londoncoini
ttctnrs , bingors nnd pcrsoiuitors , all sorl
of "funny men , " and bright , orignia
witty women are sure of his graeiot
patronage. Ho llnds high otragc
dy , oven when superbly presentee
us at the lyceum , "slow , " and classic ;
Gorman music oven the composition
of his lamented father a bore ; whil
when ho goes to grand opera ho gcnei
ully goes to sleep. Ho is royally fond (
good living , the turf and all sorts <
sport ; is u great slaughterer of pigeon
and once shot A corralod elephant. H
lias a quick eye and a passionate ndmii
ution for beauty. Ho entertains iminll
cently , but his guests , oven when foi
eign princes , are generally rospeetab !
people. The clover men and prott
women of inferior station , or no statin
nt all , whoso acquaintance ho wishes t
make , he manages to have invited I
the house of some obliging friotn
where ho meets them. Ono of the boi
things I know of him is hjs hearty tall
ing some times as near frloiuLshln as
prince is capable of for certain boat
tltul countrywomen of ours , whom Ii
has felt compelled to respect ,
will instance Mix * Anderson , Mrs. Peter
tor yes , and lovolv Mias Jenny Chan
borlain. To none of these has the Hate
to ring regard of this middle-age
"prince charming" been u real benetl
perhaps , but I believe It was nn honest
and loyal tribute to beauty and genius.
The prince la beyond question kindly
nnd generous ; men of his set pronounce
him a "capital good follow " but repub
lican as I am , It seems to mo that the
heir to the proudest and noblest crown
in the world should not bo any fellow's
"good follow. " If anything could sober
the man , oven after a wild youth , it
would seem that a time like this wore
enough a time when the rising tide of
popular disaffection , tha sullen , miry
tide of desperate want , Is lapping
against the stops of the throne when
the political sky of all-Europe is black
with threatening nnd lurid with per
tents.
In his marriage the Prince of Wales
has no advantage over his brothers , ex
cept in the popularity and beauty 01 his
wife. The duchess of Edinburg , though
llttlo liked in England , is a woman of
strong character , rare intelligence , nnd
dignity of demeanor ; tho- duchess of
Connnught , an excellent little creature ,
and no fool , holds her husband's heart
in spite of her exceeding plainness ,
while the princess o' Wales , amiable ,
graceful and gracious , Is rather nega
tive in character. She is prctornatur-
Klly young , with no trace of sorrow or
trial , or even thought , In her pretty ,
placid face ; fond of amusement , frankly
frivolous , and not too jealous of her
dignity. In fact , the charming royal
matron yet retains all a girl's love of
admiration , dress and adornment.
It is little wonder in these critical
times that serious English people look
forward with some apprehension to the
coming to the throne of this pair of
perennially youthful pleasure-lover.s.
They may love and admire , but they do
not wholly trust them. They fear that
the court of the futuvo reign will be
rather u mercantile than a moral ad
vantage to London ; : hat in its science ,
literature and art of the highest char
acter , great public enterprises , and
schemes of education and benevolence
will Hnd oven loss aid and comfort than
in the present melancholy , migratory ,
and miserly court ; while through its
favor will Hourish mightily eostumcrs
milliners , and tailors , funny men" and
her ey-men , French comediennes and
singers , and American champion shots ,
showmen , swimmers and pugilists.
On the second Sunday in December
good English churchmen must nave
prayed with unusual fervor for the
queen long to reign over them , steady
and stolid , proper and pious as she is ,
for the mUehiovous little bird of the
telegraph must have-carried to the re
motest parts of the kingdom news of the
interview between the British heir
apparent and n notorious American
prize lighter. The account of the cour
tesies exchanged between these two
powerful personages , in which the Irish-
American did not by any moans take a
secondary position the report of the
conversation , liberally spiced on both
sides with the slang of the ring , and
preceded and followed by "hearty hand
shakes , " must have been tough reading
for aristocratic and refined conserva
tives. Yet I nm afraid there is not
: imong the entire English aristocracy a
peer or a prelate too proud to kiss the
hand of his royal highness after the grip
of Sullivan the slupgor.
But the republicans should not be
troubled. The less the prince realizes
the mighty responsibilities and magnifi
cent opportunities of his own position ,
the more ho cheapens royalty through
such unworthy associations , the better
for the principles of democracy and
equality. Lot him continue to make
light of his dignity and his destiny a
few years longer , and a great change
must como either to him or the entire
system of English sovereignty. This is
an ago of miracles , the saving chantrc
may como in him , nnd he may yet show
himself as moral and as mean as "Prince
Hal , " who as Henry V. publicly cut poor
Jack FalstatT. and , "unklndest cut ol
all , " preached to him like a Salvation
army oxhortcr. But that Prince ol
Wales was still young when he turned
over a now leaf in history ; this ono has
passed the ago at which hid futlicc
ceased from his virtuous labors , so IE
little likely to pose for posterity as
Albert the Good II.
neil , the Telephone Millionaire.
Boston Globe : Alexander Graham
Boll is a very , rich man , and so are all
of his relatives. While he cannot be
deprived of his present riches , yet his
future income is very much in doubt
Should the decision of the United States
supreme court bo adverse to Bell the
people of the country will gqt chcnpoi
telephone service , and the coffers of r
great monopoly will bo no longer stuffet
full to ovorllowing. Boll is a handsome
Canadian , and enjoys the luxury of tin
handsomest house in Washington , foi
which he paid $110,000. Ho is a wcl
built man , with black hair , and heart
just beginning to turn grey , nnd has i
young looking faco. The inter
lor of his house is superb. Watei
colors , rare paintings , and sofi
etching surround you on cvorj
sido. The furniture of the house is 11
marvel of taste and richness. The
library which adjoins the main entrance
is n model room of its kind , and con
tains thousands of rare literary produc-
tions. The binding of the books is ol
the highest perfection , and you almost
fear to touch the covers. Many of the
chairs are of carved candle-wood. Mrs
Bell Is a deaf mute , although she can
converse with her husband readily win
understands every movement of hoi
lips. 'She was rich before she married
the telephone magnate but has largolj
increased income from his princely
gifts to her of largo blocks of telephone
stoek. Just across thu street is u little
cottage where ho teaches deaf children
Ho has given great attention to thii
subject , and has made many wondorfu
discoveries in the sign language , whicl
ho is endeavoring to supplant by i
labial sound language of his own.
There are 4,000 theatres In thoUnitoi
States , and $1,000,000 a day is paid foi
amusements.
CREAM
IAKING
Iti i ? > rtareToll nes proven In millions o
homes for morn than a quarter ot n century. 1
la usrtl by the LnJt 'il bmtea Govorntnent. Kn
horsed by tha heads of tha Urvnt Universities a
thtf StroiiRest , 1'urest umi most Hvulthfnl. Di
1'rlce's Oreum Making I'owileriloos nnt cnntali
Ammonia , I.lnio or Alum. Sold only In can * .
PlIlUIC llAKINO I'OWDBllCO.
MKVTVOHC. . CHICAGO. ST. LOU1
THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER
The Dream of a Drummer Travel
ers' Resolutions.
A PHRENOLOGICAL STORY
Something About the Iilvcs of Drum *
mcrs A Hugo Practical Joho
OmahA Entertains Itfanjr
Sunday Guests.
"A Drummer's Dream. "
A Itttto room In a little hotel ,
In n llttlo country town ,
On it little bed with musty smell
A man was lying down.
A ereat big man with a great big snore
For ho lay on his back , you see
And a peaceful look on Ills face he wore ,
For sound asleep was he.
'n his dreams what marvelous trips he made ,
What heaps of stuff he sold !
And nobody fulled , and every one paid ,
And his orders were good as gold.
; Ic smiled and smothered a scornful laugh ,
When his follow drummers blowcd ;
For ho knew uo other luff sold the half
Of what his order-book sho'.ved.
Ho got UU letter from home one day ;
"Dear Sir we've no Jitter term
To use In your case than simply to say :
Henceforth you are ono of the firm. "
And a glorious change this made in his life ,
Ho now from the road withdrew ;
And really soon got to know his wife ,
His son , and his daughters too.
But with a thump bang whang thump-
bang again ,
The "boots" hud knocked at the door ;
"It's very near time for the 0:10 : train. "
And the "Drummer's Dream" was o'er.
ItcBulutions.
At n meeting of traveling men held nt the
Hotel Sulma , Ashland , Neb , , January U7 ,
188S. the following resolutions were unanim
ously adopted :
Uesolved , That the thanks of the traveling
salesmen arc hereby extended to the business
men of Ashland for their magnificent , mid
cordial reception and banquet at the opening
of the Hotel Sclmu.
Resolved , That In providing this most ele
gant mid commodious homo for the traveling
men , they have anticipated their needs.
Hi-solved , That the erection of this hotel
will bo u lasting monument to the .sagacity
and forethought of the merchants of Ash
land.
land.Resolved
Resolved , That the hearty manner with
which the traveling men were greeted on
this occasion will ever remain an cjioch in
their lives.
Resolved , That those resolutions bo suit
ably engrossed and framed , and presented to
the business men of Ashland , as u memento
of this occasion.
ROIIKKT M. SIMONS ,
Chairman.
PKEU A. WILSON- , )
Euun ELLIOTT , \ Committee.
W. U. LAN-NIL- * , (
H. W. VanSicklo , II. M. Myers ,
W. A. White , Ed Gundcinnger ,
A. L. Kaege , H. U. Tomson ,
A. F. Leiss , T. C. D.u-is ,
John H. Harberg , .1. E. Nelson ,
E. J. Egloston , E. F. Fairchlld ,
R. D. Valentine , H. A. Hanna , ] r. ,
Sam G. Hudson , W. C. Pomfrot ,
F. G. Graham , J. D. Fuagnher ,
C. A. McCargor , E. M. Dimon ,
H. J. Hull , Alex Laverly ,
W. H. Roth , George H. Clark ,
D. V. Bishop , J. L. Teeters ,
J. H. Kenyan , J. Peppcrsbcrg ,
J. W. Ruffnor , W. A. Abbott ,
E. B. Gaze , J. L. Weber ,
J. B. Lininger , C. AV. Lyman ,
J. H. duster , R. F. Bacon ,
R. D. Buckingham , H. W. Magnus ,
S. Van Slyke , W. II. Allen ,
John A. CliUs , T. H. Walnut ,
John Wycoff , John T. Kinkier.
Thos. F. Tuttle , W. S. Shoemaker ,
G. Vote , U. K. Cooper ,
A. Phrenological Story.
"I have a great undo who is as shrewd and
hard headed as only an old Scotchman know.
how to bo , " said an Omaha drummer to c
Bnp representative ; "just the sort of an olc
fellow whoso mental machine doesn't gc
well unless It Is mounted on some kind of t
hobby. Phrenology used to bo the great
thing with him four or flvo years ago. 1
never was at his hpuso of an evening that tu
wasn't burled in a periodical , the cover ol
which was embellished with the sldo clcva
tlon of a head printed full ot little pictures
The old gentleman thought ho was on the
way to getting the whole universal scheuii
of things by the foretop , .and if your bump :
didn't si/o up right , you might as well ae
knowledge your name Dennis and done wilt
it. His family consisted of himself , his wife
and an only daughter. Ho was the leading
merchant of the llttlo Illinois town where hi
lived , and the family , as is not unusual ii
such cases , cherished a rather overpowerini
idea of their own respectability. I wai
traveling for u Chicago house then , and whci
I went in , which was two or three times i
year , I made it a point to stay over a fev
days with them.
About this time this was four years ago
or so , you know the daughter was a might ;
pretty g'rl of seventeen , and with a bit o
romance in her disposition. Well , ono uven
ing she and I wcro strolling alone the OIK
street of'their village ; some errand or othci
called us into a drug store , and as wo entcrct
the door I discovered the finest specimen o
physical manhood that I over had the pleasure
uro of looking at. Ho was a man prouabl ;
six feet-two , broaU shouldered and dec |
chested. Ho was lounging ugains
the counter and his hat wa <
pushed back on his head. Hi :
forehead was broad , but not high ; his cye <
magnificent ; his nose and cars nil that couhl
bo demanded. The lower part of his foci
was concealed by u silky , flowing browi
beard which fell down upon his chest. 1
regular washer the licard ulono would imvi
done the business for half the t-irls. Then
was Just n suggestion of Insolence In his at
titude and in the calm look ho cast at us ; but
the instant ho saw my cousin hosti-aightcnei
tip , half hesitatingly raised his hand , ant
then , as his eye mot hers , lifted his hat and
bowed. There suumcd an InsUmt of uncer
talnty on her part , then she colored ilceplj
and slightly inclined her head. . Noltnei
spoke as she stood close beside him while sh <
iniiclo her purchase , and when wo loft th <
store , although she strove to appear a1
though nothing had occurred , I could easilj
see the change In her "humor. Of course , :
saw from her manner In recognizing hin
that thnro was something extraordinary ii
her relation whatever it was to the man
but it was no business of mine and I snli
nothing. I carried the unpleasant conscious
ness of it with mo to the city , however , am
perhaps it may liavu had something to di
with my arranging to pay M a visit in i
couple of weeks on my way out ,
1 got In In the niuht. As I approached tin
house I saw that , there was a light in the par
lor , and when I got insldo f found that , nlatif.
with the light , uiy brown bearded fellow wai
also in the parlor. I was duly presented ti
him. Ills narno was Doctor Powell , and i
fmv momenta observation satisfied ma tha
Doctor l owell had come to stay.
My aiint Informed mo haw it had coini
about as nearly as the good lady undcrstooi
it herself , whlclj , to say the truth , seemed t (
bo none too clearly. It appeared that the ac
quamtance begun with ono of these peculiai
chances of travel which always seem so uu
accountable to throw a fellow it
the same seat with u pretty girl
Of course the doctor had been too nice fo
anything and his seductive beard hnd rippiei
and shone In the most becoming lights. Thi
next meeting had been in the drug store , am
by that declension , to the parlor had boon ui
easy way for him. My aunt was troublci
and uneasy. They really Knew nothing abou
him except that ho appeared genteel ; but hi
bumps wore most satisfactory to my uncle
and that settled it with him. No man witl
such bumps could bo anything but most exemplary
emplary that was my uncle's dictum , am
the beauteous doctor Haunted his beard am
bumps nightly In the parlor , midnight en wo v
tire-glossy threads of the former about Eva'
susceptible heart. I gathered from his coplou
conversation that he had retired from actlv
practice and was now a gentleman of ease an
wealth , with interests in the west which re
fiuired an occasional visit. . Ho WHS In M
with u view to largo investments , my uncl
said. To tclljtho truth , I didn't Ilka the fcl-
ow. Ho talkctf'loo fluently about his own
remarkable aihldvoments and exploits to suit
no but. maybe jl had an Idea that he wasn't
at all the sort .tot m n for Eva , and I
nay have cherished another Idea that I could
ay my handj upon a great deal better wan
for her any hour of the day or night.
I went nwily that tlrao with an uneasy ache
under my coat lajijicl , and with a Vague , but
much cherlsfTeil notion that I would somehow
or other she * Up the doctor , bump , beard and
all. I began'my trip and ten days after 1 loft
M as 1 was tiding through the streets of
an Iowa city on my way to the train , I behold
a spectacle that came near making Die forget
.hat such a tiling as a train existed. I have a
particular frtctii } In this Iowa city n married
lady whom I hnvo known ever since I was
kneo-hlgh , and whom I think n great deal of.
Well , just as the 'buss swung past her
residence I glanced up and saw on her porch ,
hat In band and paying her his adieus , my
doctor. Now Mrs. V Is n tremendous
authority on respectability , and the fact that
she had received n visit from Dr. Powell
should have settled all doubt of his social
standing at once , I told tnysclf. It was
really no business of mine anyway , I said ,
and I wouldn't meddle. If the girl was sat
isfied , and her folks were satisfied , and I
know nothing against the man , why should t
| ) lay the detective gratuitously ! Still I
wouldn't content myself to let It rest at that.
I stood it two days and then wrote Mrs. V
a note fpollng like some now sort of a
sneak , as I did It asking her what she know
concerning Dr. Powell. 1 haunted the post-
ofllco three days and was finally rewarded ,
and with poetic Justice I told myself gloom
ily , by receiving from her a note which read ,
simply :
'Hove no fear of Dr. Powell. Ho Is all ho
claims to bo,1 with the nil underscored In
trim feminine fashion.
There was nothing for It after that but to
pull my hat down over my brows and culti
vate n manner of dark and forbidding mis
anthropy an undertaking , by the way , in
which I was so-successful that nil of the boys
cut my acquaintance inside of a week. I
conceived it to bo. my duty to inform my
aunt of what I had learned , and 1 did so
wishing Eva eternal happiness in a lachry
mose postscript , along with other idiocies
which I have forgotten.
This business went on for four weeks , in
which I reconciled myself to my bitter lot ,
and did many other fool things. Then I was
surprised tit receiving n second note ad
dressed in the well-known handwriting of
Mrs. V 1 toro It open and read :
" 'I fear 1 was over hasty in HO fully recom
mending Dr. Powell. You see I had suffered
untold agonies with my feet , and when his
operation afforded me such relief as it
surely did yon will forgive mo if I was too
enthusiastic : I am tortured now , however ,
by a terrible suspicion that the doctor Is a
good deal of n fraud , and that I may yet
have to endure yours uf that detestable pain ,
the harder to bear because one cannot attach
any spark of heroism to it. In short , I am
afraid that my corn Is coming back to tor
ment me. 1 hope my retraction will come in
time to save you from the reversal of hopes I
nm now suffering. '
"I don't know whether I oven whooped
when I read it. I do know that I sent it bv
the Ili-st nniil to M and that I followed it
at , the end of my trip. The gallant com doc
tor had decamped when 1 arrived. The
amount of I. O. U.s bearing the correctly
bumped doctor's signature which my uncle
burned is yet a matUT between himself and
ills conscience , and it will be a very nervy
nuin that tries to find It out. I have had it
in my mind several times to ask him how ho
was getting on .With phrenology , but when I
look tit his black eye-browed , tlorid , square
old face , my couratre forsakes me. And , by
tne way , you mustn't print this , because
some time ago. as a basis of future domestic
peace , I projnised my wife never to mention
her handoomp chirb'podlst again. "
, brutitiucrs' Ijlvt'H.
New YortfGraphlc : About this time of the
ycnr.tho commercial traveler brushes up his
gripsack , pucks lils sample trunks and ti'kcs
to the road for a sixty-days' tour in search of
orders. Some of them went a week or so be
fore , but as a general thin ; ; the ceremony of
stock taking1 , .bookbalancing and clearing up
last year's bpslncss occupy not only the homo
concern , but absorb the provincial merchant's
time , so that ho is , not ready to stock up for
the spring tradu before the last weeks of Jan
uary. By Monday next the tardiest of them
will beam upon the nearest of his customers ,
and the genial missionaries of trade will be
spinning their yarns and hunting for fresh
adventure in every town from Canada to the
Rio Grande.
"Is the commercial traveler's life that de
licious round of pleasure that it is sometimes
pictured I" was asked of a genial bagman
who has traveled In the hardware line for the
lost twenty years.
"It Is n big mistake to suppose that it Is n
lifo of well paid idleness , " ho replied. "Ol
course it is peppered hero and there with
novel experiences and sensations , but there
is the other side of the case , anxiety , priwv
tions of homo comforts and life , and occa
sional disappointments thnt'leavcs ' a big bal
ance often on the wrong side. The lifo ol
the druiumor is a mighty poor one for the
happily married man. The tour general ! . ;
lasts two months. If ho enjoys the comfort
of his own fireside or the companionship ol
his own family during that period it has to be
done at the expense of his own time and
salary , for unless ho is a man of exceptional
gifts and success as u salesman the expense
account Is very closely scrutinized by the
homo office. The wise thing for him to do is
to placn his family at , ROino central point ol
his route , so that ho can bo traveling toward !
them most of his Journey , and a few Sunday :
can bo spent with them without prejudice tc
his own or his employer's material interests.
"Every traveler has what ho calls 'hi
trade,1 but it very often happens that ho fails
to land the order that ho had fully counted
on obtaining. Ho reaches the town , engages
his BumnK ) room at the best hotel and starts
out for the hi ore of the man ho wants to sell
to. Ho sold him a good order last fall , and
counts on repeating the transaction. The
merchant is too busy for anything but s
friendly handshake , : md doesn't think ho can
spare time to look at the samples. In fact , he
only yesterday gave n largo order to the rep
resentative of the rival house. This is dis
appointing , but no good salesman would take
'no' for an answer at this stage. Ho chats
as Interestingly as ho knows how on general
matters , gets in a now joke or two , and
gradually smoothes Mr. Surl.v's fur In the
right direction. Ho Is pur.simdod to go to the
hotel and look over the samples , and it is u
poor bagman who would fail to book uu order
tlipn.
"Thero arc traditions in the trade of liberal
expenses , tint only for traveling , but for in
fluencing trade , butunfortunately Jor tis they
are traditions now. The champagne suppers ,
carriage rides and theater tickets that a
drummer buys now como out of lira own
salary and commissions , if they materialize
at all. The expanse account , of the average
salesman is limited to actual expenses , such
as railway and stage fare , hotel bills andbag-
gage charges. Ho must keep an ItomUed ac
count , which Js'uudltcd by thu Lome ofllco in
strictly as the. ordnance account of a captain
of infantry. Some houses make uu addi
tional allowance ot $ . * > a day for social ex
penses , drinks , cigars , etc.but they are very
few , and chletiy ill -.vholcsulo lifjuor and
cigar cancers ; Tlioy must of necessity be
liberal , and the men who travel for them sel
dom last loiifl. The lifo is altogether too con
vivial. In most qt the mercantile lines com
petition has onfovccd so close n margin that
traveling oxircnsiis must bo restricted to the
barest necessities.
"Tho routes an > generally mapped out bj
the homo authorities , who know to the
minute the time needed to do it. This leaves
no time for loafing. The business hours arc
spent In visiting1 customers and showing
samples , and the evening In correspondence
and in forwarding orders , that is , unless n
night train has to bo taken to the next town.
Now and again there are leisure half hours
which may bo devoted to seeing the town Oi
hunting for now experiences. As a class the
busmen are a Jolly lot , and devote themselves
to fun-itettlng as energetically us they hunt
for business. A fresh Joke is R precious pos
session , but It becomes a chestnut very noon ,
Ono of them goes the rounds almost as fast
as the Joke of the endman in a minstrel show ,
Still , the lifo has a sort of fascination about
it , and some men stick to it all their lives am
would not bo of much use in any other wall
of life. I know one man who has been on tht
road for forty years. Wo will hear of liU
death In some out-of-the-way town ono ol
these days.
"The baggage charge expense Is a vcrj
considerable item in some mercantile lines
Dry goods , clothing and notion drummer !
are most encumbered lu this way. Some o :
( hem carry as many us a dozen trunks. Hard
ware requires numerous sample packugos
but the lightest of all are the drummer * witl
diamonds and preciou * Btouus. . A breas
rocket wallet it bhr enough to transplant
100,000 worth or thcoco tlj good * . "
A lingo Practical Jotee.
Bonliam , Texan , Dispatch the Glob Democrat -
crat : A drummer has Just come to grief in
this city la a way that will cause unlimited
fun for weeks to como. Last Saturday
there arrived in town a young Hebrew drum
mer who represented a Jewelry house la
Philadelphia. This was the young man's
first visit to Texas , and ho thought it was a
a way-back country where style was not wont
to dwell. He dressed hlmsolf in the latest
Broadway agony , and proceeded to prome
nade the town , eyeing every girl ho met.
Ills actions wore noticed by several young ,
men of the town , who determined to take
some ot the _ conceit out of the drummer.
TJiey accordingly formed a bond of eight or
ten and agreed upon a plan of action. Two
of the number made friendly advances to him
and proposed to show him the town by night.
To all of their plans the young man readily
agreed , and about 10 o'clock nt night the
trio started out In Hie west part of the
down to an alleged beer garden. When
about half a mile from the square , In n dark ,
muddy and thinly settled portion of the city ,
the drummer and his escort wore suddenly
confronted by live or six heavily armed and
desiwrato looking individuals , who called to
the trio to halt. The dude's escort , accord
ing to n preconcerted arrangement , made a
break to ryn , and the driitnmor , who was
almost frightened out of his wits , thinking it
n regular Texas hold-up , of course ran also.
Immediately thu armed mnn commenced a
regular fusillade , about twenty shots being
fired after tho'fleeing party. One of the
guides fell and cried tlmt he was seriously
wounded. This added terror to the thor
oughly frightened youth , who had gained the
middle of the street , and regardless of mud
and gocd clothes was running for dear Ufa.
Police Officer Weathorsby , who had started
to learn the cause of so much shooting , met
the Heeling figure of the "inashor , " and
throwimr the pistol down Into his face told
him to stop. The officer assured him that no
harm was intended , and allowed him to
come on to town , where ho hud a remark
able story to toll of his escape from the band
of desperadoes. Presently the .boys who
hnd acted as escort straggled in , one of thorn
limping from nn alleged bullet wound. The
drummer was informed that his lifo was In
danger : that his actions had incensed many
of the clti/.cns , who would surely kill him if
he did not soon make his escape from this
town. Ho was advised to disgulso himself
and leave as soon us possible. This sugges
tion ho agreed to net upon the next day , and
went to his room at the Crockett House ,
locking himself in , and spent a sleepless
night , Yesterday morning ho sent for a bar
ber , who went to his room and cut off his
long-cherished mustache. Ho then sent fern
n slouch hat , old coat and duckmg overalls.
When ho had put on this disguise , and
was about to start to the depot , another
drummer put him on to the joko. By this
time , however , everybody in town had
learned of the affair , and great crowds of
people gathered around the depot to see
tilt ! tenderfoot of the east. So annoying did
the Jeering crowd become to the manner that
he begged the depot officials to lock him in
the freight room until the train arrived. This
was done , and the verdant youth from Phila
delphia says if ho over sees Bonlium again it
will bo through a telescope. Nothing has
caused KO much interest and fun In this place
for years.
years.Omaha's
Omaha's Sttiulay Guests.
There was the usual Sunday exodus of
commercial men to the city yesterday , and
the hotels were crowded with the Jolly repre
sentatives who put in the day in a manner
patent to the fraternity.
The arrivals at the Paxton were : David
Lindner , Now York ; P. E. Campbell , New
York : L. E.Fny , New York.lohn Kendrick ,
Now York ; Goo. E. Bocon. Now York : .T. N.
Baosford , Now York ; J. Wymor , New York ;
Chas. Griss , New York ; P. U. Snydcr , New
York ; A. Atcuison , Now York ; R. R. Laird ,
Now York ; W. P. Gates , New York ; Jos. T.
Sloan , Now York ; A. Levy , Now York ;
S. Max Eiisline , Now York ; A. Dclmur ,
Son , 'New ' York ; W. B. Demurest , Now
York ; P. R Stcelo , Now York ; J. Gildor-
sleeve , Now York ; J. Roscnbach , New York ;
G. AV. Pronsdorf , Now York ; A. Lindsay ,
Now York ; D. C. Thomas , Now York ; W. J.
Anderson , Now York ; F. H. Hyde ,
Now York ; G. W. Lowery , Now
York C. E. Glllman , Now York ;
J. H. Pratt , Chicago ; G. R. Hoffman , Chica
go : T. B. Coe , Chicago ; A. J. Jones and wife ,
Chicago ; John T. Normilc , Chicago ; J. L.
Hinkley , Chicago ; J. Bushnell. Chicago ;
George E. Dewey , Chicago ; F. C. Shogs ,
Chicago ; H. Bcnton , Chicago ; E. Smith ,
Chicago ; George W. Gray. Chicago ;
W. M. Wilscm , Chicago ; A. Donald ,
Chicago ; S. N. Watson , Chicago : H.
Spar , Chicago ; John W. Tyner , Chicago ;
S. T. Alton , Chicago ; R. T. Brydon , Chicago ;
J. H. Mobcrly , Chicago ; W. G. Column , Chicago
cage ; M. H. Sherwood , Chicago ; J. T. Bom-
bough , Chicago ; W. Watson , Jr. , Chicaso ; D.
Butlers , Chicago ; S. S. Scott , Chicago ; W.
S. Keobe , Chicago ; B. Mercer , Chicago ;
William C. Bodman , Chicago ; Rolf Wolf ,
Chicago ; L. Horn , Chicago ; J. N.
Cooper , Chicago ; M. G. Bently , Chicago ;
George H. Brush , St. Louis ; C. M. Rudolf ,
St. Louis ; F. E. Alexander , St. Louis ; G. H.
Leppclt , St. Louis ; Joseph J. Ring , St. Louis ;
E. B. Lincoln , St. Louis'J. ; A. Tilden , Bos
ton ; E. J. H. Estabrook , Boston ; MissS. L.
Hyde , Boston ; Miss M. A. Lane , Boston : C.
M. Codiiuin , Boston ; C. F. Leieh , Boston ;
W. H. Hayes , Boston ; H. E. Wright ,
Boston ; E. Montague , Boston ; E.
L. Olds , Racine , Wls. ; R. Henderson ,
San Francisco ; Dell Halllngsworth , L. Kelt ,
H. W. Dccius , J. W. Brown , Paul T. Brown ,
M. J. Pickening , Philadelphia ; S. T. Consta
ble. E. Perkins , St. Joe ; A. Lnllwop , Syra
cuse , N. Y. ; II. Scholler , London , England ;
John J. Miller , Trenton , N. J. ; J.
A. Ha//ard , Denver , Col. ; Al
bert Th.iyor , Gloucester , Massachusetts ;
Joseph E. Tabbots , Middlctown , O. ; H.
Deland , London , O. ; W. F. Briggs , Attic-
bore , Muss. ; G. G. Briggs , Attlcboro , Mass. ;
W. L. Nuson , Montpelier , Vt. ; C. A. Hill-
bert , Winsted , Conn. ; A. J. Taylor , Rhode
Island ; John Flynn , Troy , N. Y. ; Clift Wise
and wife , Kansas City , Mo. ; Joseph P. Slier-
Icon , Utien , N. Y. ; L , C. Wittenberg , Balti
more ; L. H. Brooks , Oloan , N. Y.
The Mlilard arrivals wore : II. L. Sprnker ,
Chicago ; H. J. Suren , Chicago ; . . ! . P. Norton ,
Now York ; George B. Martlndale , Chicago ;
E. A. Tuttlo. Jr. , Now York ; E. B. Caldwell ,
Detroit ; D. J. Reoms. Detroit ; P. Vcrplanck ,
Philadelphia ; E. II. Ullman , Cincinnati ; E.
C. Mix , Now York ; E. Meudscn , ChicagoO. ;
C. Krup , Chicago ; C. E. Lee , Chicago ; John
T. Harris , New York ; G. Renfro , Chicairo ;
W. H. liny , Chicago : L. SeliKsbcrgcr , Chicago
cage ; J. A. Frank , Chicago ; W.S.Emory ,
Grand Rapids ; J. O. Shelly , Chicago ;
L. A. Sayro , New York ; .1. W. Saunders -
dors , St. Louis ; E. A. Armstrong , Detroit ;
C. D. Clark , Chicago ; J. H. McCormick , Chicago
cage ; c. II. Noble , Now Milford ; I. W. Car
penter , Norwich ; T. B. Livingston , Jr. , Chicago
cage ; J. O. Berg , Chicago ; C. F. Hudson ,
Chicago ; , W. H. Bennett , Reading ; J. L.
Goldsmith , Chicago : W. Hartman , Cincin
nati ; John Mevien , Chicago ; A. J. Withitc ,
Chicago ; J. H. Moses , Chicago ; O. G. Wai-
roth , Pittsburg ; C. E. Proahman , Chicago ;
F. E. Eldrcd , Chicago ; Ceo.Krug , St. Louis ;
S. H. Booms , Chicago ; W. F. Hypes , Chicago
cage ; A. J. Gerstel. Now York ; E. M. Dea-
prees , Chicago ; W. G. Rudd , Chicago ; A.
Fcltcnstein. Chicago ; J. G.Muuro. Boston ; J.
F. Renfro , Now York ; W. H.SwiftChicago ;
L. W. DaHaven , Chicago ; C. P. Hennnlgor ,
Wnhidclphla ; E. A. Bradley , Lowell , Mass. ;
A. Strauss , Chicago ; Alexander Humphries ,
Philadelphia ; W. M. Well , Now York ; J. R.
Hatin , Chicago ; L.G.Johnson , Cincinnati ;
F. W. Eldredge , Chicago ; M. P. May , Pitts-
burg ; Wm. Snydcr. Now York ; D. W. Mor-
ritt , New York ; J. Vosburg , St. Louis. A.
Muller , Now York ; E. S. Hunlund , Now
York ; N. Fletcher , Cincinnati.
Samples.
James W , Lusk , ono of the host known
traveling salesmen In this section of the
country , and for many years a representa
tive of the Consolidated Tank Line company ,
Is now representing the Vacuum Oil com
pany , of Rochester , N. Y. , and tending to the
mountain train , with headquarters in Salt
Lake City.
Through the kindness that Miss Radic
Friend has shown the commercial men while
stopping at her neat llttlo hotel ( the Kagla
house ) they have thrown In toecthor and
bought her an t 0 present , and Miss Radio ,
being very much surprised and pleased , ac
cepted the present with many thanks.
Dnrono33 Bui-dott-Coutts is about to
establish workshopsequipped with sow
ing machines , where jxxir sui
can go and use thuin ut n low
The Rabbet Industry.
Manufacturer's Mqnthly : There nro
about 20,000,000 pounds of rubber Im
ported yearly to the United Stutos.
About one-half of this conies from thu
Para , Brazil. Many other tropical
countries produce rubber , but not suuh
stock us the Para stoek. Next in qual
ity conies the African rubber , wnich
ranks ntnone the poorest sorts , and is
used for boltlnes and articles where ,
united with duck by hydraulic pressure
the rttbbor receives no stran. The best
quality of rubber , the Para , is the sort
of which overshoes are made or otipht
to bo. But there are about 70,000,000
pair * to be made a year out of the lim
ited stock of Para material , and it
takes at least one-half a pound of rub
ber itself for a pair ot men's overshoes ,
and a.s 70,000,000 will not go into IUV-
000,000 , there are few overshoes made 6f
complete rubbnr of the best quality.
The prlcoof rubber is about 70 cents per
pound ; this means rubber of the Para
quality. The material in clear rubber
of the best grade for a pair of ordinary
overshoes cannot cost more than 50 cents
at the most. The further expense nec
essary to the production of thu shoos are
for cloth lining too small per pair to
need noting almost ; and all the remain-
ilor is for thu manufacturing process.
The average price per pair is CO cents
over the United States , but the prices of
the different shoes run ire from $1.75 to
1 ! ) cents per pair. Especially in New-
York this variety has existed at the
same season , and the $1.75 sort wore
very little bettor , if at nil. than the 10-
cent grade. The deterioration in the
quality of rubber garments and over
shoes everywhere has been for several
years a matter of general public note. .
The competition of dealers is the
cause , the crude rubber itself being as
good now as it ever was , and the gen
eral competition and variety of prices.
It is impossible to know where goulno
rubbers are to bo had , and nobody can
tell what proportion , If any , of good-
srrado rubber is contained in a newly
finished pair of overshoes ; the exporter
or the dealers thentbolvos cannot toll by
an inspection of the article when it is
new. The difference between two pair
of rubbers that have seen service , one
made of rubber at first hand mid the
other made of rubber composition , is
very distinct.
It happens this time , however , that
no overshoes made for sale are wholly
of the crude' imported rubber at llr.t
hand and of the llrst quality. The
second grndo of Pnrii rubber is a very
inferior one , and where the overshoes
are at their best at the present day ,
they are still to a great extent made of
the bccona and inferior grades. Manu
factures pretend at times to make an
article for sale of the lirst quality , but
competent , non-manufacturing authori
ties dealing in rubber say that not. a
pair of rubbers in the market is made
of genuine Hrst-cUihS rubber , and that
at the present prices of overshoes ,
such quality cannot bo manufactured.
Some rubber llrms doing a largo
business use only one case of rubber
per month. A Jewish rubber com
pany in Jersey City beats this by
supplying the public with im
mense stock of overshoes without re
ceiving any native rubber at all. The
resources of their trade are the gather
ing upof _ refuse rubber , on the principle
by which some cigarettes arc made ; and
and rubber shoes
the cast-off worn-out
of ono season's wear turn out now , shin
ing and advertised as of superlative
quality in a following season. No other
material to adulterate rubber with has
over been found except rubber itself.
But the old and broken stuff , and the
crumbling and inferior now material
are sulllciontly poor to bo very marked
in their dilTorence from the llrst-class
Para stock.
The _ secrets of the rubber trade and
the proportion of rubber which enters
into every manufacturer's products , are
not known to auy ono outside of the
trade , or , perhaps , outside of the manu
facturer's establishment.
A. Valuable Prison cr.
New York Commercial Advertise. ! :
The prisoner in this case whoso name
was Dictcoy Swivel , alias "Stove Pipe
Pete , " was placed at the bar and ques
tioned by the judge to the following
effect ;
Judge Bring the prisoner into court.
Prisoner Hero I am , bound to blaze ,
as the spirits of turpentine said , when
ho was all a lire. "
"We will take a little fire out of you.
How do you livoV
"I ain't the said
particular , as oyster ,
when they asked him if he'd boon fried
or roasted. ' '
'Wo don't want to hoar what the oys
ter said , or the spirits of turpentine
either. 'What do you follow ? "
"Anything that comes in my way , as
the locomotive said when he ran over a
little nigger. "
"Don't care anything about the loco
motive. What is your business1" !
"That's various , as the cat said when
she stole the chicken olT the table. "
"If I hear any more absurd compari
sons I will give you twelve months. "
"I'm done , as the beefsteak said to
the cook. "
"Now , sir ; your punishment shall de
pend on the shortness and correctness
of your answers. I suppose you live by
going around the docksV"
"No , sirI can't go around docks with
out a boat , and I ain't got nono. "
"Answer mo , tir. How do you get
your bread ? "
"Sometimes at the baker's , and some
times I eat Haters. "
"No more of your stupid nonsense
How do you support yourself ? "
"Sometimes on my lugsand sometimes
on a cheer ( chair ) .
"How do you keep yourself alive ? "
"By breathing , sir. ' '
I order you to answer this question
correctly. How do you do ? "
"Pretty well. I thank you , judge.
How do you do ? "
* 'I Blutll have to commit you. "
"Well , you've committed your&olf
first ; that's some consolation. "
Diamonds That Are Not
"What a brilliant diamond ! "
"Yes. "
"Whv , ono could almost see to road
in the dark by its rays. " said a reporter
for the Now York Mail and Express re
cently to a down town jeweler.
"Think so ! " ho replied. "Well , it
docs look rather fine. How much do
you think it is worth ? "
"Ono thousand dollars. "
"Is that all ? "
"Well , make it 82,000 or $2,500 , or
pOHsibly SJ.OOO. "
"I'll sell it to you for $10. "
"Why so generous ? "
"There's no generosity about that.
Most buvers would not give moro than
$5 for it.1' *
"Why not ? "
'Because it is not a real stone. They
como from Oborstein in Germany. The
entire town ia supported by the manu
facture of such gems. How are they
fixed up ? In various ways. This imi
tation diamond in only quart/ , and it
has bean boiled in some chemical that
will make it look brilliant for awhile ,
but it boon wciu-b olT. It you handle it
much it will not look so lustrous. Diamonds
mends are the hardest stones to success
fully imitate. "
"What other gems are manufactured
cheaply ? "
"Quo of the earliest In the emerald
Many stones you think are rubles arc
only upiual , uud lapis lazuli Is ouly
dyed chalcedony. Chalcedony it thi
usual base ot falsa onyxes and agates ,
which are most counterfeited. The
stones nro boiled in some coloring mat *
tor and then subjected to intense heat.
The color permeates the whole stone.
Some of the families at Oborstein have
one secret nnd some another. They
never give them away. Ono family ha *
the secret ot converting crocldollto Into
cat's eyes. Gypsum nnd hornblende
are also made into the same gems. Zir
cons , which ure formed of silicon and
xioconia. look like diamonds. A thin
slice of diamond is sometimes laid over
a topaz so that the whole appears to ba
ono .
gem.
_ _
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was preparing for table a piece of gold
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not have in time begun to lay golden
eggs.
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nrtorloM , suck up the poison thixt U nur to
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rt7 , Iowa Clt7DoiolnMIndlaaolaTrint ri t. Atlan
tic , KnoiYlll * , Aurtubon , Harltn , Outhrle Ctnti * and
Council llluffi. In lowai Oallatln. Tnnto * , 81. t < Mph ,
Cameron and Kama * City , in Ulisourl : tin. 'iwortb
and AUblloa.laKantaii Albert L aMlnnapollf and
it. Paul , tn Xlnntiota i Watertown and Slots rail * . 1
Dakota , and hundred ! of luttruudlata cltlei and town * .
' . 'The Great Rock Island Route"f
Guarantee ! ( peed , comfort , certainty and lafttjr. It *
permanent war 1 dlltUnrulthxl for It * * x ellenc * . It *
are of none and Iron. Its track U of * oU4
tfel.lti rollloifetoclrperfect. ltipaiiengereqalpmal
fcai all the lafet/ appliance ! that experience hapror4
Dicful. and for lumrtoui accommodations ll UTUAT-
pnued. Iti Kiprtu Tralni coulit of lopetlor Uajr
Coachel , eltfant 1'ullman Palace Parlor and lleepliif
Can , Buperb Dining Can , prorldlac delicious meals.
and ( between Chicago and Bt. Joseph , Atchlson ala
Kama * Cltjr ) reittul Ilccllnlng Chair Cars. lt
aaoinent Is eonMiratlro , lu dUtlpllco exacting
' 'The Famous Albert Lea Roi e
Between Chicago and Minneapolis and St. Pa. ' Is th *
fayorlte. Orer this line Solid Fast Eipres * Trains ran
dally to attracttre resorts for tomrlil * In Iowa and
Minnesota , nnd , Tla Watertown and Sioux Falls , to tk *
rich wheat and Rrating lands of Interior Dakota. Via
B.n.ca and Kankakee , the Koclc Island otters icperler
Inducements to trarel.rs between Cincinnati , Indian
apolis , Lafayctt * and Council Bluffs , St. Joneph , Atchl-
son , Loarenwortb , Kaiuas City , Bt. Paul , and Interme
diate points. All patrons ( eipeclally Udlcs and chil
dren ) re celreprotoctloncourtesy and kindly attention.
For tickets , maps , folders , copies of Western-Iran , or
any drRlrtd Information , apply to principal offices la
the United States nnd Canada , or addrru , at Chicago ,
tT. . WHII I. A. HltBIMI
. ! A ! . . _ - ? _ , ,
The greatest
London Granules. spring modi-
. clMoun earth ,
Kllnilnuten la > t vcftltic Pv | > Iillls , Ulo M , llmplps , \
ChronloNiros and Impure llloort. It Im * no t > qual for i *
Bkln ( tlicaw * . Hlmllar luuillclno USCM ! lu I/imlua llos-
. unwarrlntt tuccem. I'ltiiK.r.v VnarrAnLt.
HuiiMirrimll Inn plain § C | PI | puekHKx. mill no delajr.
on ruculpt ( it 1 PIT box or fi for * ' > . Wr. UCIAIIANTKM
HIX iioxttsiiirimu AXVOARK. Wild pitch onlur ru *
THE CAPITOL HOTEL I
LINCOLN. , NEB.
Tlio bent known and moU popular Hotel In th *
italo , I/icatlon cvnlral , appulntinunt * tlnt-ctaM.
Headquarters for ronimercluf lucn and all pullUcaJ
E. r UOGQKN Proprietor
THE OMAHA BEE , \
iir.r.ivr.iiKi ) TO
PART OF
BIT CUIIIIKIl FOIl
20 Cents a Week.
Bevin papers a week. . Bend your order to tin
office ,
I029 P Street , Capital Hotil. Builtii |
