V THE OMATTA DAILY BE Jit 1& 1888. * , te COMMERCIAL TRAVELER' ' . the Fair Ona Played the Tourist. LETTERS FROM GRIP KNIGHTS A Very Pathetic BccniTho fetory of nn Ingrate OmnJnv' Bnmlrty Gueate Some 8i allOr- Ocr Snini les. A. Traveler Done Tor. She played the harp nnd mandolin With most entrancing grace ; Ail intpiratlon seized her soul And glowed from uor sweet face. She played upon the soft prultar , Ho heard ii nnd declared That to the player ot the tune Naught clso could bo compared , lie felt her power further , for when With these she'd cot ton through. She turned , nnd with oxnuUvto skill " " The- fair ono ployed him too. . TJie TruvclorB'Mnll Mo * . NortFoiK , Nob. , March 3. To the Editor of the BKB : A correspondent in last Mon- day's BUB asks it laundry is a legitimate expense and should It bo charged to the house ! Of course laundry is a legitimate expense , but that It 1 $ ono which the house nhotild foot is a different question. Your correspondent will find Various ojtmlpns'upqn the subject of legitimate expenses , Many travelers and many houses may deem laundry n proper expense , but others will consider it entirely out of ibfl uuostlon , Toe myself , I hare never ohnigod for laundry and , know that niy hou'io ' would'not approve of the Item for the reason. tl it it Is nn cxlwnjo simi lar to having n pnteh put on ray trbusorfl. I wduld hnVo to have the patch there. TOY my awn special bciclU' | , and while my personal appearance , ta Of some intcrcab td tiiy Douse , I c'annot BPO that they should bo tompelled to foot all the bills for putting mo In presentable plmpp ; Wliilo J.ho.uuostlon of laundry is ouo , to bo dctermhicd by the opinions of thbao In- tcre < tetl , I do hot consider it a i ropCr Iton to charges to tha liquse , t K , B. . A * ' . FupvoxT , Neb , , March Q. To the Editor oJf . tliQ UKC : ginro lllo ' iuesttop 'of reKithni > to oxpennes hits i-uino up/1 nould'llko to liL'i > r from sonio of th6 old upd'rmvr pjip rl.enccd commercial tmvelers as to whak'niny bo re.- , . KrOed ; ; ua u legitimate IVcin jto charg ? fotho A Pathetic SccJ'no' ; ' ' . .H'STJvrH , Nob. , War.'oh , ' & [ Corrcsvjond- ' . ' .cli'co'of the.lJj'E.l Vohimd might bo > .filcd ( af the 'nfpjt Int&rcsrlng reading matter over . i > onnejl gaUiced froin'tho"romlnisconnes of 'tho knights of Hio.pr.ipV AUjlhasos of Jllfo' t" ! J Jjo"2n | Vni . ujTln ttiglp .brlghtost nti4 darkest hues/ the ' -guy. and. grote.s < iuc , thd ' _ e-ubUjVie.mitf ridiculous , the sad and pufhctlc .evehts' of 'every day UTo' would bo intcr- woven nnd coimrkiglad { like , the scenes depicted on tho'cjinviks by the magic brush ( xf , ' . nrt. ' .Your correspondent , while in th'o . counting' room pf.a largo agricultural Imple- , ineht liotisfi lu the dty of ' Hustings' , 'mot a ' . commercial 'traveler ! tx resident' ol tho'cap * itiil city of the stjitc , who in'lack of a better namiTO Will crtll Mr. ' Smith.Hp has' for ' 1 years been , engaged in 'inakttjg collections ' Top' qno of the .largest Inplctaonl'tiounea ill tad ' ' ' cbu'otcy , and thb following ' Is oao _ 'ainonp' his varied experiences : ' ' . . The Bccho opens nbaut eight yorfrs. ago \Vltli .Aimle pf.some farming machinery' to a Mr. Martlhvhb ( though ho'ovraed hcr real estate , . jvfts rogardfeil.aB.honcst and industrious. As . tisuul-.tUo .salp-was on time , ' and crehattal mortgugo wns'glvcn oi\ live stock sulllcient. to sbcuro the same. When tho'n6tobecamo duo' ; It was sent on for collection , but to the 'sur- prls'ao'f nJlconpcrmMlno suqh 'person , could "tie found. Httnsclf and family had vunlshrd and- for yem 9 no tracpof them. oould.bo ob- . tallied. 'Tito ( , 'lnliit wji.S placed In the hands f * our Mi' . SmiUiwith iuatluetlonS to spare no pains or expense In hunting the dishonest debtor dawn , and to send him to the peniten tiary. For a lone tluio ho was MnsucuosHful , 1ml 11 n ally through the aid of the postodict ) and other means ; v/nlct would have done Credit ti ( a"Vldocq , ho located him In n cor- talu county in Iowa contiguous to the 'Mis souri rlVcr. TrocnrluB a.ruqulsitlou from the 'governor t > f Kobrtiska ho proceeded to this county to liuvo him urrested. Securing tlic Urvlees of the sheriff they searched the JCoilnty from ono end to the other , but they could not find tliotr man. He had tHtnppoarcd us In j' ttjr\ously \ as before , mid loft no 'trnco.- Crestfallen' ut his wbtit of success Mr. Smith returned to Nebraska only to1 renew 'ills ' efforts with redoubled zeal. After a long time ho again located him Jn this stuio , ana In a bounty just opposite the one in Iowa \vllero ho was formerly supposed to bo , Ono 'inbialiik' bright nnd early our hortj- found himstilfat the county.scak Oi Uils county , and procuring a livery tto started for the river on Whoco bank ho had ttscerUlncd hU debtor lived. On reaching the river ho found 'Mm- -self on very high bluff , AVlth no road luad- iug to the bottom , lie proceeded sotno dis tance olon the bUiff road , and inootimr a pedestrian destrian- Inquired whcra Mr. Martin lived. 'Thojjiun pointed out i houno kKuated , at the feet of tlio bluffs , partially hidden by the barren timber and undcrgrowtli , whloli at Any other season , it boinjj now mid-winter , could npt-havo boon Men from -where they ' were.Phero. . was no way to roach ' the . bouao. but td rotraeo the -bluff roml several miles to ono i"6unh tuid lOQky , which led diiwn to the river bottom. , After a long and.- tedious rldoAo found himself before a desolate look- In g log-house , not for away from the river , in sueli n retired location , that It did not Bcom at nil strange that the man In whom lie was jn puraujt off hud ovudod him for j cars. He alighted , 'secured his teem uud knocltcd ut the door. A mlddlo-nged woman , v , hose care-worn face uud silvered hah showed the marks that trials and troubles moio surely bring tlian the effects Of ago , opened the 1 door , invited him in and placed a chair in front of the hifgo flro-placo , filled with buhi- Jng k > # . Ho sat do\vn and enjoyed the warmth of the blazing tire ( if ter his long cold rido. The lady , surrounded , by a thiong of children of various ngca and sizes , hljeuiusely dicsscd , but neat , clean and heulthy-16okUg , remained standing , with expectant and excited - cited looks , wailing foe him to make known Ills business. It would seem that she bad a inomoiutlon of what that w.is , ior whch ho gave' his name ' and the nanio of the house ho represented , a , deathly pallpr overspread her fjuo , 'and she ' sank fainting to the Iloor. Her oldest girL ubQUt elxtcon years of ago' , sprang to the assistance of her mother" and nsslstetl her to n ( feat. " \Vheu she had regained her combosuro Mr. Smith Imiuliedicra her husband was , and she informed hjm. that ho wa $ about four miles distant cutting cordwood mid would not return until night. 13y this tiuio ho had bocoino very much Interested in this .unfor tunate family , and when Mis. Martin .went on to telU the history of their adventures from the Unto bcr husband , under the stress of adverse circumstances , parted wllli their property , which ho had no right to do , they had lived In continual dread of. the time when the Husband and father would bo ar rested nnd taken to prison. Thej were liv ing-cm the other ldo of t no Hvor at the time JW. Smith \MU on their trail In Iowa and at once crossed to this stuto to a tuoro uocludcd place , if .such were possible. Is It any won der that the mind of this poor woman was burdened with terror , insomuch tnat every passing- stranger , and they we.ro few In. this uut-of-tlio-way spot- was clothed in the garb of nn oftlccr of the | aw in bearch of her dUtraclcd nnd' roi > entant husband.Aiid now their biding place was cllsoovi'rcil nnd the Yeprt-sonUxtivea. of the llrm that had been so' deeply vrongod stood bdfoiehor. bho said she was glad that thoj were found , for any fate would bo pieferaUU to the llfo that they hatl lived fop years. Mr , [ Smith , at heart as kind and gentle us r \\omuu , was deeply touched , uud the lesohc made j cars ugo to never cease his effort ) Until Martin was behind tbo bars wan forgot ten. Ho endeavored to pacify her und asket her about her children , and requested to sot them alL There were aovcral already in tut room. She wont to the door of anothoi room , from which loud sounds of inlrtu unil laughter protected from childish lips , ouii tola them to oomd to her. They aynfl troop ing in , and by actual count tlieio were four teen , jis line , healthy lookliiK" kojs aud girh RS o > cr 'blessed a mother's UearJ. JIo ar 1 654 Vhcm Iq line from the smallest , ] at ible to walJc , to the oldest , a young lady aooul ilxteen , and then taking the ranch to bo feared mortgar * , ntfto * nd nit the other pdpors In the K\SO , tneludmg the wurront und rcntilaltlon , handed them to Mrs. Martin , who refused at first to tnko. them , laying that they belonged to the firm , he represented , nnd ho would have to moko the amount good. . Ho assured her that the house would endorse his hctions , nnd that she muit accept them , -which she did assuring him that It was the first happy day she hmt known since her husband had mndo the fatal mistake. After handing the mother n few dollars for the children to celebrate the "happy Christmas" tlmo which was near at hand , and which they rarely celebrated , the traveling man niihcd to his buirgy nnd atnrtcd forth to hunt up the next delinquent. Soon after ho visited ncadquartors nhd ro-s ported to the president of the company the disposition ho had made of tills claim with all the details , there was a suspicious moisture in the eye anil n tremor In the voice of that gen tleman , as ho ordered the bookkeeper to ' 'get ' that account out of tbo way , " with the re mark "that a woman who had done BO much for her country and suffered BO much by reason of her husband's mistake should not bo interfered -\\lthbynflrm which had Uio good of the nation at heart. MACK. An "You would naturally suppose that If n ninn saved my llfo I would be grateful to hln\ for it , wouldult you ! " Inquired nn Omaha traveling man of the BEG reporter the other evening , ' "I'd certainly take you to bo that sort of a fellow1 ' wns the reply. . "And It a'man not only saved my life , but at the same tlmo saved mo from disgracing my name , from cbmmlttlng & theft , and from breaking the hdart of th.o boat llttlo woman that ever lived , .you'd thjnk that I would regard - gard that man as my friend , that t would bo glad to meet him and to show nly gratitude to him , wouldn't you ! " ' "We'll , rather. " 'And yet. A .man did all that for me , and he's about the only man on earth to day that I would go out of roy way1 to nvoid ( mooting liow don't say anything 'until j'ouMro heard the story.- , ' ' "I 'began llfo railroading. About eight years ngo , after dolnft general rustling about the dej)0tv ) and thcn night telegraphing I got my .first qtattoVt'-a Uttlo 'town iu western 'Iowa ' , and. soon after 'j got my station I.got' warrimli .My waefo-t weren't exactly munifi cent , but ttivy. looked very encauraglng \ my wff6 and'L' Vfo bougbt'a little hauso on 'easy 'pajments ' and got' together enough 'lurnlturo' to live with , - and'wo tiiaught wo wbro on the 'limited ' to prosperity with .through tickets but it turned out to be 6nly it local freight for 'Salt ? Creek. . "I had. been ki A rvillo Just about BI ! months ; nly fjjruituio was nil paid for ; I was mcetlnKthe'3tnuH ; hionthly paj-ments on our hnusoaa tbay. c.xmo tluo , on4 , "one particular nftergoon In uly'iw I camO bncjf Into.tho An- M > i na f repwvinK tJo'crprcsa trom the west bound passenger ; I suppose I waa about as liappy H poi-son 'us could be found -in Iowa. AVhen I canro into tlio "waitingt'o&m ' I yottccd that a spruce jovutf fellow who hiid conic * in 30 * the Uoui ' boil , flci..his grip down , on tbo end of tlio bench --that ran around Lbo room and , was standing with his hands behind , his back und -his back , tq the door , apparently admiring the artistic' [ wslcrs on Ihb.wnll.- w ntthrough tin ! g.tto lh. th < s partition between my ofllco and the waiting room uud reiwrted Hie depwrtuvo ot tbo train , and as I getup from -the instru ment , the stranger waa standing at , Uio ticket window. I wont over to wait on bin : . In stead ot the fnnulrywhich I expected , ho banded mo dub i letter one of thosedelight - ' fill communications from headquarter/ ) Which nll.'ruilroail mou know. I was ordered to get ' out unit turn theoQIco over to the boatxir. .1 wtmt back inu > the Irelght room nnQ sat tlieco in the dark thinking it over , 'I couldnt got * up courage enough to venture out. It scqincd oa though I could never bear to moot. fl. liliroan bcin face to face in the light ag&in I felt that disgraced and cowcdi "But ; to cut It , short , I did finally go out and go homo. OX course , my wife tried toclicor mo ilp and oncouia.fio mo. But , I was only a boy Uida ; it wns lluj llrst hard 'kaodc I ever grit , ' and it broke ma all up. < "My Wife wrote to tbo company for an ox * plnnutlon. aad when It came it knocked what hone slie hwl infused in mo clear out. Tuoy said Uio guaranty company hod withdrawn its bond. Youkndw that all employes lu rcsponolblo positions n certain Hues have to furnish indemnity bonds signed by a certain guaranty company which makes issuing of such bonds a builncsB. The road won't take uny bonds b.ut those issqed by tlio company It ] iatronlzcs , aa if tlint company refuses to KO on .a fcllow'tf bond , he's done for as far as that road is concerned. J. suppose some cnem. of minohntl frightened the guaranty company about mo but I was too dispirited to look Ft up and try to right mysdlf. Instead I worried mj self into a kind of slow fever. "I know I was weak ; that I played the booby ; ' but I'U assure you that I didn't got tiny antusemont out of It. Far four weeks I was conflned to the house , too weak physi cally , and mentally too , no doubt , to get out of doors. The last two weeks mv wife sup ported us by doing copying at a lawyer's of- Jico. I hud about the nouso all day alone , "I carried a ffl.OUO llfo insurance , and while I was sick notice of an assessment AH tny. . iiollcy raino along. The amount was about $20. Ms wife hail bed all along h BOn- tlmontal aversion to my gatUng my llfo in sured , und I think she was rather glad now that wo would htw < J to lot the policy lapse. Ono day while I was worrying over this , along with my other troubles , itcntuo to mo like a flash that I ought to kill myself and let her get the Insurance money , I know now that the despondency and slcknuss had touched my mind ; but It seemed to mo then that the plan was the cleurest nnd beet way out ot all my troubld. By jove , air , that weak nnd wicked -idea as I or anybody else can see it nq\V seemed then to bu un inspiration. It scuttled so clearly right that I wondered I had not thought of it before. It scouted not only right , but I thought Jt horolc. "As Isuid , Iliad boon too weak to leave the houso'but ; wheu thU idea got hold of tuo I mended right , along , and the fourth day 1 was out walking with my wifo. The uf tor- noon of . the llfth' .day , after .my wife loft homo for the ofllco of the lawyer for whom she did the copying , I waited until I thought she had reached the oftlce , then I started up town. I hadn't a cent to my name , but I stopped In the ofllco of ono of these 0 per cent fellows you can Hud in almost any wcstofn town and raised $5 on my watch. Then I went over to a drug store , I had read BQinowhcro about a felltiw's' ' committing sui cide by Uklng essential oil of almonds , irtul someway that stuck In my mind. "Tiiurfl word four or l\vo \ mea in the drug store when I entcied , and I loafed around the loom a few moments , making u pretext of roadinjr the jwtent 'medicine postprtf , until they went out. Then. I np- proachcu the drugglit and asked , In tlio'most f arolou volco I uould command , for n vial of essential oil of almonds. I didn't Know what quantity to ask for , so said , simply , a llttlo vial. The druggist looked at mo uliurply , nnd inquired -Avhut I wanted it for , I hadn't A very clear Idea of what purpose , except a suicidal ono-ossouUal , oil of almonds could bo used , for , so I tuid that -I wanted Jt to poltsh some furniture wjth. That seemed to sutUfy him nnd ho tilled n small vial with alight light- colored , oily looking fluid , posted iv label emblazoned with skull and crops bones and the legend 'poison' ' upon it und gave it to me. . . "I pulled my hat down over my brows and , with ihy vhu tightly clutched In my hand , hurried home , j toll jou , | f a fellow Is a little , crocked , it's u mighty queer sensation for him to eit down and 'stare * death square in the face. To think that just in an hour lie will bo dead ; und to think ol himself the real fellow inside that uocs Uio' thinking to think where ho will be and what he'll be thinking of then in Just tin hour , or less time tluin ho has talccn to cat his dinner , orvalt for u train or do score : } ol .jittltf things "I think I appreciated the awfulncss ol death-'lhen. I. went to the \ \ ludaw and looked out , and I thougjlt that never again , ivould I K'eu'frveu Held * or bright ilowere , such as KI-CAV lp our yard. All thq bltlomcsa went o'utof > mj : mood , and noveu before -01 slnco dd ) the eai th seem so. fair to uie. From the window J turned ta th"e * small , cheaply furnished room aud took In my hand littjo familiar obJevU. that. I had scarcely .over noticed before , but that aoemcd to possess v strnngo Importance now , I thougtjt of how she woult { next touch tUcm , and * of. bow 1 would then bo in her mind , as s.be noiv was inauluc , I opened thu album , to her picture , itnd when I looked down. at It and thought that Iijoror would sou her living face or heal her volte again by Jove , It seemed to mo as though my heart actually broke ; bnt still I held to my purpose -nhswervlngly. I had re solved to lear no explanation of my oek , bat whoa It cnmo to looking right Into mywife's face , aa It were , and thinking ot leaving her for ever , it accmcd to me as though I must say goodby. It only on vapcr. So I got out a shoot of note paper and wrote it full ot maud lin stuff , blotted nil over with tears. I folded my note and laid U on the Center table ; took a last look about the room , then wont'lnto the bedroom * uncorked my vial and with a donpcrato purpof-qdrank the Init drop. "I flung mj self upon the bed and awaited the end. Then a stunor overcame mo. This Is death , ' I said. I lav half nn hour , but In- stond of deepening , my stupor seemed pass ing away , I lay listlessly , an In some border hind between life and death , but vaguely nwaro that my nerves were growing Bharper , and hoping that death would coma soon. But suddenly , as 1 waited , a startling suggestion flashed upon my mind and Instantly revived my lost Interest In worldly matters , n purpose that vas entirely of earth iwRsosscd mo , and I leaped from the bod. "When my wife came homo I hod dc- Blroycd tie note , but she found the vial , smollcd of It and exclaimed , 'Why , where on earth did Jdu Ret this castor olll' " llYou sco , that infernal druggist hadn't given mo oil t > f almonds at nil , nnd although ho is undoubtedly my benefactor , 1 really never cared to trujct him afterwards. " Onmlm'fl Bumtny Guoats. The hotels swarmed yesterday with com mercial men who have been taught by cxpotc- lonco to strike Oinahn when possible as the best place In the country to pass Sunday in. The Mlllnrd nrrjvals were : OV S. Kem- pcrt , Philadelphia ; J. B. Finder , New York ; J. Huber , Now York ; J. II. Ticntman" Min neapolis ; W. II. Bowers. Now York : M. B. . ' ' ' BVnllnlne , New , York ; J. S.'Little , St. Louia ; Charles Mn'ntz , Chicago i George P. KIloy , Now \ * orltJVllliairi Toinb.il , Kansas .City ; P. PC Ink , Detroit ; George. Stoncr , St. Louis ; C. ' P. ' Wright , Now York ; H. ll. Clark , Chicago ; Charles Iloth , Louisville , ' Ky. ; Leo Schoben , St , Louis ; J. DAddy , Ohlcngo ; George T. Cooper , Buffalo ; ' U. O. Graw , Now York.I. D. Fuller , Now Yorli ; . L. S. Crosby , Chicago ; A. P. Blonclinrd , Detroit ; Ben Buryfloid , ' Now Yorlc ; C. D. Chase , Jloston ; K. Kcelorv Boston ; John \Vnriiox , New York ; S. C. Wilson. S Louis ; J. K.Tourcll , New York : G. C. Vaeney , Chlpi\go ; George Krug , St. Louis ; f , V. LUtfeSt. . Louis : E. G. Marsh , Chicago ; F. 'Hollandor , Chicaco- . "O. Parker , Chicago'J. ; M. Crmnblo , . D trolt ; O. II. BnrdWoll , CInebinatlM. McMannis , . Chicago ; H. t'ncJi * , Chicago ; James Taylor , ' New York , W. IVcjll , Chic-ago ; K. IJ.Gillott- Blffor. New Yortc ; U.G. Griffutlj , Chlca 6 ; JoUu D. Thompson , Cinoinnati ; L. It. .Laird , Cleveland , O. ; H. M. Tnllman , Prpvidejicc , U. I. ; B. F. CasQi Chicago ; AE. . Bajaott , Wood , Chicago\V. ; H. Bchton , Nov "York ; ' A. H..Kirk : New York ; H , M. Sayeis.-New York ; Sol Friend , New York ; W. B. Edgar. ton/Boston ; Carl Schumann , 'Nexv Yofck ; H.0pi > cnbeimor > Now York ; U. W. Simpson , . . N6w York ; A. M. Crane , New York ; JLE. . . , VUjnucs. Chicaco ; J.f W. Kmgulun , Now York ; W.V. . WiUlamB , 'Now Yurk ; J. E. Bayer , ' Toleao , O. : J. K. Sayers , S in Frurf- ciscb : John' H. Htuloy , St. LouisB. . AverUach. ChicagoC. ; . B. , ShqUotac , PhUaachjhla ; A. M. Casttel , CUWaj6 ; Wm. DUon | , Chicago : \l. JU. Blnckmorox Chicago cage ; A. H. Buttcrworth , Philadelphia' Sani- uol B. GohUmry , Now YorkF. B. > Browit , DQflenoJ , OhioHdnry ; 6ira6n , Chicuso ; W. H. Vllfcn , Now York ; C. W. Trowbudgo , Chic 8o ; F.'F. Wbtfd , ChlCairo : W , ICunianx , Now .York ; C.-W. ' Bscrn9y , Cliieago' C. Hommedlen.JLXitroit , Michigan ; S.H. Pripce , Nojv York ; John M. Hall , New York ; iTranlt Flaherty , .Boston ; .H. A. " Vnrner , Phiiauolphia ; L. Godl&ve , St. Louis ; A. Maunlioimer , New York ; T. "IV. : Chatfeo , Boston ; C. J. Henley , New .York ; J. A. Ful ler. Now York ; J. Underwood , Now York ; . . . . . * iutv xu n. u. u. x iii , xiu > v 4.V1JX , n * u. Rowley , New Ytirk ; A Warner , Chicago ; t T. G. Mwlrto , Chicago ; F. O. Bau- mann , Chicago ; G. T. Ifjold. Chita- go ; 1 , M. Kanfmann , Sati Francisco ; H. N. Can > enter , Syracusg ; A. H. Kirk , NoiV York ; R. A , Rogers , Now York ; D. S. Paw- coust , PhUttdeli > hlo' ; Arthur' wyiumi , St. Louis ; A. Hoob.u' , LoUiBvillat T. it. Craide , New York ; M. S Mayor , ' Qhicngo : JV H Hnnley , St. Louis ; J. A. Divis ( , St. Lquis ; J. J. Bioderick , St. Louis ; L. Schllslcy , New YorkH. D. Warner. New York ; W. F. h. Now Yorlq G. N. Gurloy , Chicago ; W. S. Hutchinson , , Chicago ; E. C. Green , Chicago ; A , , J. Toylor , Rock C. \V. Vhite , St. Paul ; H. C. Clayes , Chicago ; W. A. Ross. Chicago ; W. P. .Stone , Now York ; G H.French , Boston ; KV. . Cross , Chicago ; E. A. Conguc , Chicago ; George Smith , Chicago : E. W. Burdlck , Chicago ; G. W. Pierce , Philadel phia ; l . ShorteUj New York ; yf , S. Burlmg , Now York ; J. Wvmaa Jones , Now York ; C. J. Aruthenon , Philadelphia ; 1. Schwartz , Chicago ; T. M. Goodwin , Cincinnati ; A Soldmer , New York ; F. B. Lawton , Provid ence. R. I. ; W. E Howe , Chicago ; L. N. Qurdon , Chicago ; C. Park Gardnbr ; St , Lonls ; W. M. Post , Now York ; W. B. Barney , Chicago cage ; J. R. Hall , Philadelphia1 T. P. Wat- kins. New York ; C. R. Hoffman , Ohloajfo ; S. H. . Rook , Boston ; H. P. Cornish , .Chicago ; C. Bunting , Now York : M. L. Dow , Chicago ; A. Brachert Cincinnati ; Hanry N. Asiol , New York ; A L. Slnrfholnjor , Now York ; H. A. Taylor , Chicago ; C. M , GarrJ Chfcngo ; H. L. IClrkmnn , Now Yoric ; S. Blacknlton , Now York ; E. S. Kerr , Chlc gQ ; r. S. Kenyon , Chicago. _ Samples. Joseph Mulhutten forbids the uB6 ofJUs name for the prayldoncy ill 138S , and ins that W. J. Latnptoa , qf Ohio , shall bo candidate of the commercial travelers. The Lake Shore- & Michigan Southern railway company has glvcu couunerciol travelers a a Cent rate. A few days ago J. D. Booman , ft Buffalo , N. Y. traveling man. mot Mark H. Saddle- nioycr , at Elmira , and the two came to Buf falo together Saddlomoyor was rather pre possessing , nnd claimed that lie wus also u drummer , and hud traveled out of Elmira for seven jcaig. Wlien they arrived iu Buffalo there was only ono vacant room at the hotel , nnd the two took it. Bcomun mvoko in the morning nnd found his frjcnrr gene , nnd some $10 be sides. The money wns found , and Saddlo- meyer was lined $50 for petit larceny. Coles , Marshall 3s Co. , wholesale provision dealers in Nowburgh , N. Y/ , have caused the arrest of Simon F. Randal ] , a U avollng salc - mnn , ' charging him witli collecting bills to the amount of 4'J93 OLoiul amiropriatmg the same to his own use , Randall is u white- haired , elderly man , and bus children mar ried. Ho has bequ in the employ of the linn for seventeen years , and only lately yielded to temptation. Ho was committed to Jail In default of (5,000 bail to uwalt the action of tlio grand Jury. , , ' - L * I Nothing but superlative merit cum Account for the phunoinomil reputation nchioved by Snlvatiqn Oil. It kills pain. Price 25 cents. 1'ho Darwinian theory perplexes the multitude. . They object descendants from moukoys. But not oven a bttby objects to Dr. Bull'b Cough Syrup. A AVHU Hey fit Georglit. Atlanta Special to Chicago .Times : The miutorfous appearance of a wild Child iu the cliffs mound Mount Alto , near -the Rlxby furinhas , Caused un bounded o.xcitoinent. Several days ago Crow Price took a hunt ovoj- the moun tain ranges udjacclH to the funn on \yhich he.robides. After ho hod booh huliting some time he hchrd. liis iloj , ' bavking at a lively ruto on the op.posito side. of "the jnouututi on which ho .was walking. As ho got nearer , the iloir , ho tlfought- hail Jbiiyoc ) ' some .large animal , and. was a.frald to'atlaClc it'buj. . th nitpnishniont of * the Hunter dun. bo bettor iuiagiijod than described when lib discovered t.h'al the dog had ut 'tmy'a Email boy oil a cliff of rock jtist Above , The boy was apparently about ten yours old , ujul rather tmiulHor .his ugo , His clothes' worb raggei } and torn , and the bottoin'part oMiibre { che& we're frayfld iu bhreads around'his ankles , no wore no hat nor""cq n. , and his once whHo shirt wns dirty nnd split in the badk nnd front. HifelHlocvaa wore almost torn into rlbbona , leaving his arms oxpoaod. When Mr. Brlqe bopjati tulkinrj to him the little fclloWJbcpan crying and would not answer ( no Viestions as to who ho was or whorb hb lived. The child soon began clitnMnjg'up ' the rocks nnd disap peared in the direction of Cedar Cliffs. As soon as.poffliblo Mr. Price tried to ascend the prcacipitlous Bide of Uio mountain to follow the boy. Tlio hound tracked the lost child for some distance , but could hbU follow the trail after reaching CcflmtClilTs. The search was Continued for , some time , but never a trace could bp found , from which it scorns that the ooy was well noqunintod with his haunts. Mr. Price lives oti the Rfcoy farm , but neither himself nor any other men in. the neighborhood , who are accustomed to hunting squirrels and turkeys on the range of mountains , hive over seen or known of the child. Nothing moro hasboeu hoard or scon ot the lost boy since Mr. Price's discovery. There ia talk of organizing a party of those living in the neighborhood to look for the boy and llnd out who ho is and liow hovaa lost. The body is more euscoptlblo to bene fit from Hood's Supbsxpurilla now than at any other scouon. Therefore take it now. A , Colorado , < ? avc. , The Silver Cliff ( Col. ) Rustler gives this description of a cave which has hitherto been but little known : "Ycotiian's CnveJ situated in the 3an- grodo Chrisio rangq , south of this city , was discovered September 10 , 16SO. Tho' ' entrance is by'ft crevice in the rock and extends 400 feot. ' En toruifj- this crevice ono mUst. crawl a > distance ) , of twenty fo6t. Then ho can.valk \ in'a stooping , pasture twenty-live feet. .Then coming to a narrow passage , through- which it is noufessary to ctawll nds lo , tl o l < ings ) chambofvwithyalls 17C feet high.The' walls of .this chamber area , Iiito as enow. A" low. passage loads to the iiltij tho.quooh'a chambci * , tlio which are also jxblte. The compiwt- ino'nt is not so largo rH tuq kiflg'ii. cbam- 'bcr , .but very , beautiful , Pafeiirgon th rou gJUthe. king's chamber . l&'Uio left ii n long.ii \ \ way , not Icsu than ten fcpt 'wide find 800 feet loug , tho. , heigut ninge's from 8 ti > SiO foot.- The Jlpor iff unuvon. Aboilf. 400 leal , front the king's chwmber is 'the bottomless pit. Mr. J. It. Yeoman , with rows ) , went down tb s narrow shaft or hold in the Holid rock 275 fcot.'yfl Peitclucd no bol- toui. Therti are iuanh bpouings ; or tun- jjgl-ijhiincd uji'nvcJj leading qff Jrotn tno'pnssage in all directions Some ole o ate in a seini-cii-cle. , coming into''tlioiutti'a 'eutrabco piobtiWy iH ! ( ) foot in advance. ThoVaare many curt- fonulti6is ( of liuic.A th on trail lib to'this cave , wliieh ii near timber Untj canbo boon Pike's ] vjak add tho.buvutlfyV Wet ( oiintAvu .vwlloy lying bob3wJilatjkivig like u well-culti vated gavdoh.itfTo theeas , , i far as the eye can roach , , can bo suon the vast plains' CJoloviillo. 4At the foot of the mountain , which IB penetrated bv eaves , is ah ancient. Jbvt , the xisefglnosa , > f whiclx aoetns tOibo togrujlrd the.entraaco to the cavo. , . . The waua of the fort jiro ol rock and must have been built many yoora -Mild , soothing 4i id healing ia Dr. Sago's Catafrh'lteraedy. A. Locoiiiottvo" ijtvflt'iu . 'WichitaB'oaoon ' : " /'In / the tion of the JKtrnsiis Papiflt and Atchisbn , Topoda & StmtaFe iallrmidh'baidH. , L. Carter , a railroad contractor of St. Joseph , .tho ether day , "ono difficulty of frequent occurrence waa met with , which , as farina my frxpoiunco goes ) ib unique in roihoiid hfstdry. I refer to tbo trouble aribing from quiclis nds. From western Kansas to the mouiitn.nb quiukbiuids are1 to be found in uoarly ovaro fatcoam , no ma.ttor how biilall , aila to succcsjtJully bridge them requii-ed an e poudituro out ol all prd- portlons to th si/o of streams to bo ciossod , Wa tried pile driviirg , but the longest piles 'disappeared without touching bottom. Them filling with earth and.stono was attempted , und mot with equally poor success , as the quick sand vns apparently capAble of hwnl- lowlng thcf oiitiro Rocky mountains. The only means of crossing ft qdicksand was . found to bo to build' short truss bridges across them. This was vpry expensive , but was thu only thing to bo dono. As an iustauce of the practically bottocnlafes imture of the ouiclfSxn.d ! , I may cite thu cane of nn ongiue that ran oil the tracltut River Bend , about ninety miles from Donvvrt on the Kantus Pnoillc. The engjne , a largo freight , fell into aquieks.md , ind ( in twenty minutes had entirely disappeared- Within two day's the company sent out a gang of men nnd wrecking tiain to ruito the engine. To their surprise they could not ilnd a traceof it. Care ful 'goat oh WUH made , luugnitlcd loJfa wore bunk to the depth of sixty-five foot , bvit/jio engine could be found. It had sunk bojoml human ken , and from that day to this 1ms never boon dlbcovurod. Cuttlo and horncs are frequently lost. The only animal tljut i < t wife being a mule the only ani mal that never gets caught. No greater instance of the inlolligencoof thismuch maligned quadrupud can l > o cited than the skill und care with which it avoids all unbound bottom. AH its Jiooftt are much mnallor aud IHUTOWOI' than tlioBe of a hornu it would mire in places where n liorua could Biifely p d. Kecogni/sing this fact , whenever u mule feels the gioupd giving away under its feet it drawn bade und cannot be induced to adVance uutep , although a whole drove of hordes may have immediately pre ceded. " Its superior excellence proven In cillllona o : homes for more than a quarter of a century. Ii in med by the Unltbd States ( lovernment. Kn dorsed by the heads 6f the ( Ireat Unlveryltfog ai the.Strm6st ; , 1'uiest and Most Healthful. Or 1'rUVs Cream Dalclne 1'ow der does not coutalt Ammoula. I.ltnuor Alum. Hold only In can * 1'IUCU 11AKINO POWDEU CO . , New Vork ' Chicago , Bt-Louti OPENING Our-new spring stock of Men's , Boys' and Children's Clothing ; is now complete and open for inspection. We claim it is the largest collection of new and stylish goods ever exhibited in Omaha. We farther claim that we have marked our goods at much lower prices than any other house will name for like qualities and makes. This week we will make a specialty on Spring Overcoats. Oi these we show a splendid assortment ; all the latest shades in fine Meltons , Diagonals , &o. , silk and satin lined and beautifully made ; in short , the most dressy garments that the market affords ; but the most attrac tive thing about them is the prices chese are positively the lowest ever heard of. As our special bargain this week we offer two styles of Spring ' Overcoats at $6. These we can prove are worth 'double the amount. They are made of fine all worsted goods , lined with best double warp Italian , satin striped sleeve lining , and made like regular custom gar ments. We have two shades , one a fine grey the other a brown , either of them is a splendid color. . "W"e challenge any-retail clothing fyouse in the United States to show a like bargain. ' ' Our next price is'$7.75 , a fine Melton Overcoat with silk facing and elegantly trimmed and made. Then 'we have one at $9.25 , $10.50 , $12.75 and $14.50 each , a'hd all selected-bargains not to be found any- .where else. ' . . . ' . ' : ' ' : ' ; Iri.'our Boys' and'Children's Department we are opening daily new and choice-goods. Wepropose , to make 'this department the most at tractive one in the 'city for style and prices. ' All'-goofls m'arked in plain'figures and'at strictly .one price. any Corner Douglas and i4th Streets. Omaha , The State or JoBcrnon. Critic : ' fdnh'p , 'Alonl iia , Dakota , U.tah , are alroadj1" provided for with euphonious * titles thai will doubtless bo retained"whUojlMontouir ! y" > ha8 boon suggcatcd.au rfuitable' ( lo'w Mexico. .But -Washington territory , when ever her ndniib'skin to the family of states is'ordaiiifjd , melodious nsTakoma , Ynrquima or Waljula' may bo I the Critic , with patriotic insistence , pleadstlje im- moi tu nnme. of Jeffoi-aon , What name more musical or grateful to. " American cam than-th is ? An < t who cnu question the pro'pripty of thus uashriuing in the noble giil'uxy of rcpublivun commonwealths - wealths tbo name of hitn wh'oso fame is perpetuated in. the ddclafntion of" their indopondencOv wlips6 state gave to thb union the magnificent territory of the northwest , nndwhose n lministration as president gave u the Loftsluna pur chase ? A Word About Catarrh , "It Is tUo njucfjus nWia-brnne. that woil < lcrful acini llultl envelope mrioiradluKthu dollcato tls- siiosof tUoult-jLuaiouiJ vanSiagas , tlmtCatarrh iiiaV-s Up ttrongholi . Oncu eHtubllshecl , It oats Into jlio vtry vjl .i3. um\ renders Ufa but a long- dravii brcBtl ) ol' rnl.sury ntid Jlsoasc , dulling thoscnsool Itcarlftir. trammeling tlio nonLrnf sncecli , ddstro\ltiKth faculty o Hiitell , tulntlnc tlje Ur * tlL JUid inline tlio rullilGil pleasures pt t4tta. luamlpu&ly , for crocphiK on trom a. sim ple cold lu the heart , it nssaultH tlin mcmfornn- tins lluljiij and eiutlops the boiKS , gli the ellciitc coats ami tuuslut ; luUuiu- nintlou , ulnuglUng and deiith. Knthljif ; short of total eraillontton.rlll secure health ta the pa- tlont , and nil nllelitr\ ( nro sUnply procrutlufi- totl hulloiluys , pending ton futul tvnnlnatlan. SAf-'hOitD'H ItA/iicAti Ouni ! , by llihalatton uud > > y Infernal lulmlnlstratlon , has never railed ; even when the dlBmise 1ms mnde frightful inroads - roads uu ilellcuto constitutions , hearing , smell ntid tast lia\9 Ijeon recovered , aud the disease thorQUfily driven out. " SANtoHli'B UADICAT. Cuitc consists o one bottle tle of the ItAuioAu CIIHB , onohox Sor.vtxr , and one I iritivcu IMIALV it , neatly wrapped In ono package , v > Hh full directions ; price , $1.00. POTTBII DnUff & ClIKMlCAI , CO , WEAK , PAINFUL BACKS , Kidney nnd Uterine Pains nnd Weak- noises , relieved in on minute by tlio . .u ud only pain-killing plaster. Now. in- rtautancoiis , infallllilo. The most perfect nntl- dole to Vain , Jnllainmatlon and Weakucha over- compounded. V tly superior to all other pies' teiw. At all drnuRlHts s'to ; i\\a \ for l.OO ; or posti e frf nf 1'OTrFll DliUQ ANII ClIKMlCAI. Co , llostoji , Mufs. -DY CAlllllEQ FOIt- 20 Cents a Week. Bovtn papers a ooU. Pond your order to the olll co , 1029 P Street , Oapital Hotel Building .T. B. HAYNES . . . , OFFJCIA1 STENOGRAPHSB , 'ITilrd Judlc',11 District , * Room 14 , Chumhor or Commerce. Telephone H. wt ree rantoi roblU t Lif n lo and Cl t. Wah > > MU conildtr. every cti U EoUbyDtujiliU. ftkf . . JOSEPH GILLOTTS STEEL PENS ' COLD MB'DAL niKExiosmott tns. NOB , 3O3-4O4-I7O- . ' THE MOST PBEFECT OS1 PENS. Who ll W AK , NERVOUH. DRBII.ITA- TED.whftlnhl roII.VondIQNOBAN ) E buVnnFbCU away hii VIGOR of BODY. 311 flit and MANHOOD , ox using exhausting drains upon tha 7OUNTAKNH of LIFE , IIKA-DAcniC , BAOI AOIIE.Dreadrui Ironnn. WEAKNESS of Uemorr , HASH- SOCIETY. PIMPLES upon the FACE , and all the EFFECTS lendlnc ta KARLY DKOAYand p rh M COJJ8DMP- TION or INSANITY , ihould consult at once the CELEBRATED Dr. Clarke , Eitabllihed 1651. Dr Clarke hai made NEKYOUH DE. BIIilTY. OIinoNIO and all DUeaiei of the OKNI.TO URINARY OrERRi it Life B'udi. It makes NO ulOcrenoe WIIAT jou tive tAken or WHO lira failed to cure ypu. WT JEM Atrs suffering from dlieuci pecu liar to tholrtexcan ooniult with the assurance f ipoody relief and cure Bend 2 cents postage for works on your dlaeaioi. JB9-Send 4 oenta postage for Celebrated WorUn on Oiroiifc , Nervoa * and Dell * cat Diieaiea. Conouliatlon , perionaUy dr by letter , free. Consult the old Doctor. Tboaiamd * en red. Offlcea arjd pnrlora private. ffir-Thoso contemplating Marriage end for Dr. Clivrke's celebrated gulaa Halo and Female , each l&c. , both 2Sc , ( jtampi ) . Bcfoi-e confiding your caie , coniult DJCLARKE. . A. frJendly letter or call may save future luHerlngnnd champ , and add polden years to Mfo. O-Book " Llfti'M ( Secret ) Er. TOT * , ? ' 60o. ( stamps ) . Medicine and writings lent everywhere. Recurs from exposure. noun , 8 to 8 : Sundays , 9 to 12. Address , -P. D. OLAfcKE , M. D. 186 Bo. Clark SU OHIOAOQ. ILL. Proprietor Omaha Business College , IN WHICH IS TAUQHT Book-Keeping , Penmanship , Commercial-Law , Shorthand , Telegraphing and Typewriting. Oend { or Collage Journal. S. C. Cor 18th and Capital Avonuo. J.W. Barnsdall , M. D Ilorncropathio Specialist , STJBG-EON GyncccologM and Obstetrician , Telephone 070. RAMGE BLOCK , - - OMAHA. , E.T.Allen , M. D.f lioniGeoputblp Hpeclullst , THROAT AND NOSE , Spectacles Accurately Prescribed. JtAMGJS ir. J. Surgeon and Physician , Ofllco N. W Cornel llth.unO , DougU Bt. OlDco , telepliouo , W ; Kesldcuco telephone , KM. 1142 Lawrence SLj Denver , CoL Of tha Missouri Btato Muieuin. 6C Aimtoiny , St , Louis , Mo. , Unlrerslty College Hospital , Con don , ( lit sen , Qrrmany and New Vork , having dovptiul their attention SPECIALLY TO THE TREATMENT. OF DISEASES , More especially' those arUliiK front liupru clente invite all HO vhllLrin to Lorrespond with , our < U lay JUunHe of Infection uuU conUtutun cured afely atul sjicullly without use ot uun- KerotiH driiRH < I'mlcnttt-vvhose cas a liaVo.been neulectud , { jitdly treutnl or pronounced Incur able , khaukl fidl full to write uu concerning their eymptoms. , \ \ \ letters receive Immediate alien- ion. JU8T "PUBLISHED , And ulll bb uialltd ritliK to ecaiuddresi on DO- the Itvnroductlve Organs , . .hewholu ionnliina vuluublo injtMcul trcutlbe .wlilch BUouldbo road by all jroung men. Address ' " DRS..S , & "D..DAYIESON , , > ' > ' , 1712 Law/eses. St" , Tenver , Co ] [ . v. E CHICAGO AND. WORTH WESTERN WV RAILWAY. Omaha , Council Bluffs And Chicago. ThD only road to tpVo for ncs Molncs , Mnralialto- . - Ccitar JUplrta , Clinton , Dirpn , Clilcnito , Mtlwmil mid nil points Kait. 'I'd tlito pcaplo of cbra knColo - rado , WyuinlnK. Utah , Idaho , Nuvnrta , On'KOii. U'ftill- InKton Hint Cullfornlu , it oncra superior adrnntagcs not possible by nny otber line. Among ft few ot the nuniurout points of superiority enjoyed by the [ nitrons of this roml between OmRlm nnd Clilcngo , nro Its two tralnU n day of DAY COACHKb-which ) Hro tlio finest Unit human nrt and InKonultr cnn croatn lUl'AIiAUlSHl.Kl.l'ING CA11S , which nro modola of comfort and olouanco. Us I'AU- 1.OII DKAW1MI UOOM IJAUM , tmiurpiuica by any , and Its widely celebrated I'ALATIAL JMN1NO GA11S , the equal of wlilcli cannot be found oliowherc. At Coinull llluin , the trnlns of the Union I'ncino lull- way connect In nnlon depot nlth thot of the Chi- ciiiioA. Northwestern lly. ID ChlcnKO the trains of this line rnitke oloso connection with tlioso of all oVher Kistcrn lines tor Detroit , ColumunH. Indianapolis , Cincinnati. NlaKurnl-nlKllumilo. 1'lttsbure , Toronto , Montreal , Hoston , Neii Vork. 1'hlliuleliihla , llaltlmoro , VVnsh- IngtOD , and all points In the Kast. Ask for tickets Tin th ° th"NORTHWE3TERH" "NORTH-WE3TERH" If you wish the best accommodation. All ticket nenti neil tickets Tin this Una dHirij K.P. WILSON , UoulMaautor. Ooa'l roas't Ajfeat. CIIIOAOO , nta. W. N. DAnCOCK , Oon'l Woslaro Ascnt , D. K. KIM II AM. , , Ticket Auent. ' G. V. W Sf , City Passenger Agent. KOlFarnam Bt , Omaha. JJeb. run OF THB Chicago , Milwaukee & St , Paul R'y ' , Tlio Host Route fr6m Onmlia and Council lUufTs to THE EAST ; TWO TitAma DAILY IHSTWUKN OJIAIJA ANB COUNCIL Cliicngo , AND Mllirnukco , . St. Paul , Minneapolis , Cedar Rapids , Itorlc Inland , Frpoporl ' , Uotkrord , Clinton , D'ubiiquc , DaTcnport , r.lKi" , Madison , Junosvlllc , Ueloll , Wlnonn , La Crosse , And all otliot Important points Eu t , Nortliciut ted Boutheait. For IhrmiKh tlrkots call on the ticket npent at 1MI Furhuui itrcot , lu Darker lilocli , or at Union 1'attdo Dcjiol. I'ulliimn Bleapora and. the nnc > t Dlnlliu Can In tlio world are run on the nmlii line or the Chicago , Mill waiLki-e % m.'l'mil Hallway , nnd every uttentlon U l > uld topatiennur * hy courteoua ciui > lora uf iho. company. U , MIDLKn , Ocnernl Managrr. J , K ' 1 UUlCKIt. AMlmant OiMicralMananer , A V. II ( Ultl'HMUU , Oineral 1'usscnger ana Tlikct Aucnt UFO KlIKAFKOlin , Aeilitmit Qoneral I'aitenRcr andllrkel Ageni. J.T CLAIIK General Superintendent , Health is Wealth ! 1)11 , 15,0. WrBT"8 NKIIVE AND IlllAIW TlIE T- UtipT , U RUarantned tipeclllc for Hysteria , DIzzl- nes . ConvulBloua ; Flt . 'Nervous Neuralgia , Ileacloche. Nervous J'roBtration , canned by ill * USD of nlcphnl or tobacco , \VaVcfiiIneH9. Munul Duproidlon , hoftenliiK of tlia llratn , resulting la Inuunlty.ojul leadlnK to mlerydecuy mid deatli. 1'roiimturoOld Afte , liarronnoss , Lotaof Power In either sex. Involuntary I/i sea and Hpurina- lorrlupu.caused by ovor-uxorllou of the bruin , Kulf-iilniso or ouT-lndulKtnu ) . Kach box cou- tains onu month's treatment , f I.CJOu bor , or alx boxen for M U ) , sent by mall prorald on receipt of price. . price.VIC . \VIC UAHAN'll3K HlX ItOXKH To curu any case. WJth each ordejr- received by ua for ulr luixi-i , accompanied with W.Oii , u e will bend tlo | imrth scr our written Huuraiitea tore- fund tliu mom j 1C the treatment docs not ollcrt ucuru. UuarantvfSlnsueii only by 0. K. ( JCK)1 > - MAIf. nrurelBt , Solo Aisent. JllO-tarnam Ulrect , Ointtlm , Nub. < J t- . . . uIruitMa Ik * wily cue la U orld c § tlauou JCIeelria * Uugntt , ' . CarUit . Oomfert bl. u AtoW < r d * , OTftrvQOOeir . ALHO Kufattcia uYis fit. Menu , nutu ML.