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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1889)
THE OMAFTA. DAILY BEE : MONDAY. JANUARY 28. 1880. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER , NOWH and Gossip of tlio Tourists at Homo and on the Road , TRAVELING MEN NOTCREDIT MEN Ono of the Kralornlly Olrrs Ills Him- Bonn Tor the Op'nlon 'Jlio K. K Twelve Snmplrn from tlio Orli | Bucks. Tlio Drummer nml IllH Grip , iir r. M oii.nRitT. Though the rain find slcot nro falllnp , Anil tlio roads arc "luvlul muddy , " Tliouj-li nil men "Imnl limps'1 lira bruvllng , Though n fellow's nose Sis'1 ' * niddy , Though tlio rivers may bo frornn , And tlic frost ni.iv lili ) and nip. Thivv ciui never stoi > tlio advent Of the drummer mid his fc'rlp. Though tlio trnlr.s mayull be Though the horses nil go lame , Tlio ilrtiintiior , liltn the bodbui ? , Will tfot thcru just the same. And when his tlmo Is over , Will como smiling ( rum his trip , For he always "innUes coiincctum , " Docs the drummer with his grip , Ah , ho tenches im n lesson , with his onorcy nnd tf it , Things that "paralyze" most people , Don't im ton lull him a bit , And bo's over liriRht and cheerful , And n Hinllo is on his lip ; Ho' a daisy from away luofc , Is the drummer with hta ( Ivo him n kind word always , He'll give you back the snmo ; For the doinj-'H of some "black sheep" Don't civo the wliolo tribe tlio blame. Vor down , clear down to Hados. Some so-called "good men" Blip , While along the road to hoavoti Goes the drummer ( with his grip ) , 4 * * Tlio Crrillt Question. The idea of a traveling man writing a letter on credits is to a certain extent a laughable , one since almost nil credit men would rather { jot- their information from someone that was not interested any further than to build uj > and tear down fiomo man 'H credit. The traveling men , it is true , do not pay any attention to a man's responsibility ; that is , generally - ally apeaking. And why is it ? Ono rea son , the houses as a rule do not ask it of them , and such things require some time and thought. It has got to bo a habit with the boys ( a bad ono.it is true ) , to Hay , well , I am going to soil him all iho goods E can , and tbov ( meaning the house ) can s > eo about tlio pay. This has boon brought iibotit by the houses not consulting tlio salesman nioro about his trade , and by bouses saying wo will pay you so much for soiling such an amount of goods without making any condition in regard to the loss figuring any against him. Now , some may say wo have a line judge of credits. Wo 'will grant that ; but can you point to a credit iniui that docs not lose money for his house. In a number of cases if there had boon a careful watch kept on the customer by the salesman , and his views given any attention by the credit man. the greater amount of tlio account could have been saved. If houses should say to their salesmen , "Wo want you to make out a special re port on all of your customers at least twice a your , so as to enable us to keep posted , then the boys would feel as if some of the responsibility rested on their shoulders , and would look into the matters moro carefully. And an other thing , lot a man be shown once in three months , say , how his custo mers stand with the house. Often a man will send in mail orders , and in that way increase his account beyond what the salesman would allow hail ho known it. There is no doubt but what plenty of men got a better rating than" they are entitled to , and traveling mon can sometimes tell the credit man some things that would benefit him on this subject. Ono thing moro , in order to got some of the boys to give their opinion. I think a house doing a largo business should create a job in the way of an assistant credit man. This man s business would be to visit all the trade once a year and make note of each man , his habits , how ho handles Ins stock , his general appearance , the size of the town , resources of the country , how much territory ho has to draw trade from , etc. Then the credit man sitting in the olllco can review the Hold notes of his man who has been there , aim can toll something about him. Moreover , this assistant would bo an assistance to the house by being nblo to inform them as to how the territory was being worked by their mon , nnd certainly would bo the proper one to send to adjust losses. As nonlidonco of man for man grows more shaky each year and new schemes are being worked all the time to de fraud wholesale houses , it is evident something must bo doao to enable us to take bettor care of ourselves financially. Why not train the traveling man to take a large amount of this responsi bility':1 * * Along I ho Jjinc. On the Union Pacific train leaving Grand Island on the 14th inst. for Ord and Loup city transfer , one of the fra ternity who keeps Tun Run posted , counted noses with Iho following result. F. G. Wood , with Kop | > , Dricbus & Co. , Omaha , Nob. ; Mr. W. has lately returned from n holiday visit witli the first families of Virginia , and is again soliciting orders for "sweetmeats" on Ills ofd territory. C. A. Diamond , with Steele & Walker , teas and cigars , St. Joe. Mo. "Cnl" is n rustler } and never loses an opportun ity to give a customer a chance to phiuu an order with his houso. Ullly Murr , the courteous nnd gentle manly salesman who represents the Etnpklo Hardware company of Council Blullrt , la. , has returned to the Loup country and will no doubt secure his house an increased trade in that terri tory. tory.Mr. . M. Swallow , who has recently re turned from Bollbrook , O. , where ho has boon spending the holidays , takes up his grip lor tlio same house , A. J. Wulcott , with the Star Lubri cating Oil company , Cleveland , O. Mr. W. always sustains the reputation that all oil men luvvo for being smooth talkers. W. S. Horn , with Blood & Reader , wholesale ) confectioners , York , Nob. Henry Bolm , with D. M. Steele & Co. , grocers , Omaha , Nob. Mr. D. makes ills homo in Grand Island , nnd is soon rustling for business in the neighbor ing cities every two weeks. T. B , Harlan , with Consolidated Tank Line company , Omaha , Nob. , was scon calling on the merchants of Ord and ex pressed himself us doing moro visiting than business , The death of J , H. Rahn , of Phila delphia , is universally regretted by the traveling men of Nebraska , and it is hoped ho has boon assigned a batter territory where sorrow nud troubles are no moro. " There wore ton traveling mon reg istered at the Scott hotel , Arcadia , Nob. , Wednesday night of last week , and judging from the number and va riety of sample eases carried , nearly all Hnc9 wpro well represented. It Is well known by all those whoso business require them to visit Arcadia that the train arrives about 7 i > . in./ / leaving them about 0:50 : n. in. , nnd in order to make time ono must do liU business between - twoon tlioso hours. There is n freight train leaving there tibout 10 a. in. , how ever , nnd many who rannol transact their Inisines : * in the evening , wait ever nnd tnko this train. .1. W. Kennedy , who represent ? Chtunborltan & Co. , DCS Moincs , la. , was destined to bo the unfortunate whoiO sample case was taken to the train at fi:60 : n. in. , by the dull very man , nnd placed in the car. The mistake was not iliHi-ovorcd until Mr. Kennedy had ixu'.aslon to use his sainply case , when ho was informed Hint it had been sent to Lincoln. 13y wlreinjj the < -on- tluctor of the train awl general baffgnjje nfjunt nt Litieoln , ho succeeded in ( jot- tinfr the case bark to Arcadia , Friday nltrht.losinp two days' valuable time besides - sides ovponsos. Tlio liveryman ajrreod to pay him for the sample ca-c if It was lost , besides to p'iy nil oxnun es and O. llo also extiressinl liimsolf as "very sorry , " butiion ] Kennoily's how much no was "sorry"hore fused to exiirods the amount of his "sorrow" ' in dollars and cotits. Very few traveling men care to go to Iho ex pense nnd trouble of compelling pay ment for damages , and it is very holdout that Htioh partioH who nro resiiontdblo for niMakcs of this kind are willing to pay for the damage they cause. If trav eling men would impress upon the minds of all hot'-l porters and liverymen that they would bo hold strielly respon sible for nil baggage entrusted to tlioir cnro or else look after tlioir bnggngo in person , there would bo fewer louses of time andbnggago. w it- Oil llni'iicy Street. On Saturday a Him reporter looked up a few wholesalers on Ilnrnoy street and tried to ascertain nt what points their travelers would be frozen in. W. L. Pnrrotto & Co. : Word had been received from Jack Gnrratt that by way of innovation ho would like to have his mail forwarded to Lincoln. The house is contemplating a move to the Bin to capital for .lack'a bunolit. Kd Koo in working the main line of the Union Pnciflo for all it is worth. William Scutt spent Sunday at head quarters. William Brynnt Is still on the Klk- horn , notwithstanding the fact that on n recent trip his livery expense was high. Thin item was explained awny by Billy's statement that thorp had been a failure of the "hoat" crop in his territory- J.V. . Dtiiley , with headquarters at Denver , is considered nn export on salnrism. It was made to appear that not long ago Bailey was carry ing a line of light colored hats and tluit ho was selling good orders right along. But fate had an ordeal in store for him , and Baily struck it in the shape of a general storekeeper in ono of his small towns. The man insisted that a dark hat would shade : v man's h nd bettor than a light- colored one. "Why"said he , "doyou darken a room in the hot weather ? " and gnxed at our traveling man with manifest pity for his stupidity. Baily declined a controversy on the lines laid down , and told the storekeeper to cut u- piece from ono of lus hats und pluco it by the side of a square ot the dark ma- ton ill on the grass , and that if ho did * not at the end of a month find three inches of grass under the latter and nothing but a bare space under the former he would receipt the bill of goods that ho proposed to place with him. The goods were sold and paid for without any experiment. Kiiimolt Lynch writes the honso that he is now wearing a now suit , a new pair of shoes and a new hat , collected on account of Benjamin Harrison , and that lie is ready in the character of a uioo , clean mau to visit the spring trade. W. B. Field , an old Minneapolis traveler , now on B , & M.Jerritory , has proved to ba n yaluable man. Ho has been in the hat business since 1875. K. L. Lewis , formerly in business at Cortland , is doing good work in hiu ter ritory. Ho hns between $ . " . ,000 and 810.000 , accumulated in the real estate boom of 1887 , is good looking nnd unmarried , and would make a good catch for BOIUO enterpris ing lady. Joe llendeo is keeping uphls old gnit on the Sioux City < fc Pacific and in Da kota , and is securing a good proportion of business. When in Dakota ho is an enthusiastic clamorer for statehood. Gilmore & Rulil : A. L. Baker is in Dakota , J. E. Corbott in Colorado , F. R. Hunter in Iowa , K. M. Brnddock in Idaho , J. F. Kirkon- dall in Southern Nebraska and .Tot Ruhl in Western Nebraska. Mr. Kirk- ondull was in town ever Sunday. Ko- pocts from the boys nro to the effect that the hpriug trade is opening up woll. W. .1. Broatch : L. B. Snyder Suudnycd at Nortli Platte , C. 1C. Tobbltts at Norfolk , J. U. Dennis ut Omaha and II. U. Ilnyford at Lincoln. The warm weather 1ms had an unfavorable effect upon the lines carried by this house , and the cold wave was welcome. 1) . M. Steele & Co. : John Fleming , an old timer on the rail , of Western Nebraska and Eastern Colorado territory , stopped in Omaha yesterday. Ho assorts that the pros pects for business are fair. Blue Grossman Geor o Burdott was nt the Barker yesterday. lie has looked over the coming business situation nnd fools sanguine. E. A. Mo'rgan.soeeiftlty man in South ern Nebraska , is sending in orders right along. John Glnly porigrlnates from Deadwood - wood justenough to know that his spring orders will bo heavy. N. B. Apple is on his old stamping ground in Colorado and Wyoming. Frank Judson loft on his usual three months' western trip. NatConnoll.of eigarnndteaspoelalty , is having a good run in the Black Hills. Deacon .John Kerr Is swinging his grips in emphatic declaration of his prohibitionist sentiments nnd pounding awny at his customers in Iowa. Midland Electric Company : Lowls Mendelssohn is having a now storage battery for illuminating pur poses placed In his house. This battery is an invention of Mr.Mondolssohn.who , ns soon ns this first plant is in successful operation , will organize a manufactur ing company , and put the but lory on the market. Superintendent Henry W. Rothort , of the Iowa Deaf aud Dumb Institute at Council Bluffs , bought material last wook. Thu recent fine weather lias enabled electric men to finish up old contracts nud to get in shape for spring work. Tliu K-K. Twelve. Don't bo nlarmed ; thora is no kuklux organization in Omuha , und least of all connected with the drummer boys ; but they do have within their numbers an ovwi dozen , who represent the Kilpat- rick-Koch dry goods company , who are eo exceedingly modest tlmt they have never been hcard from in the drnm- mors' column. Several of these gentlemen ara so well known tlmt It Is scarcely necessary to give their history. But wo don't ' wish any to Tool thnt they are slighted , nnd so will startoutwlth Charley LInnn. Charley makes his homo at ( Jrand Is land , nnd is known from the Onto City throughout the entire state. Uoluis a largo number of friends , nnd while Iho members of the fraternity from other points greet him cheerfully with "Hollo , Charley , " when they strike the snmo town , yel they nil realize that that they must hustle to got the start of him. 1) . S. Sollz Is nlso an old timer , though yet a young man. Omaha is his headquarters , and his territory extends to Norfolk , llo , by the way , bus a largo following , and is n great favorite with the Indies , llo might have been seen daily during fair week with some of his fair friends at either the base ball park or the fair grounds. It is needless to add that no is n bachelor and a good catch. "Handsome George , " whoso full naino is ( icorgo Savage , makes his homo in this city , also. His business is increas ing rapidly , and lie isa general favorite. He starts at David City on the Atehibon & Nebraska railroad and from Seward on the M. & M. and makes the rounds of the Republican Valley , with duo regu larity. L. B. Terrell lives at Hastings , and js known as the "Merchants' Friend" from Adams county to Dnndy. The trade swears by him. Ho isa family man , and is happy if ho can bo with the wife and baby on Sundays. Wo will lot itgo aa third of a do/.en , assorted , this week two benedicts and two bachelors , Next week wo may cover iho other two-thirds of the dozen ; and later may touch on some of their personal peculiarities , etc. * * SntuplcH. 1) . P. Owen , with the same firm , Is up in the Lou ) ) country , seeking whom ho may devour. D. McGlnnis nnd C. W. Close , with Voeglo & Dinning , were in the city ever Sunday. C. DosCdmp , with Poycko Bros & Co. , is in after a Hucocbaful trip in the south ern part of the state. Mr. J. A. Lester , with Ma1 : Meyer & Co. , was shaking hands with his friends in town last week. Ho loft last night. Mr. C. C. Stllller , with headquarters utOgden , Utah , will represent Foycko Bros. & Co , , in Utah , Montana and Idaha. Charles A. Brandt , with W. F. Mead , was in town last week getting , a supply of pictures for the increasing demand in southern Nebraska. E. B. Uaynor , of the Churchill Pump company , started last week on his spring trip ever the Union Pacific , and put in yesterday at Grand Island. Mr. A. S. Cost , of the Churchill Pump company , on Sunday at Red Cloud rested in his work among the towns of thu western part of the state. M. S. Vun Douson , manager of the candy department of Poycko Bros. & Co. , has just returned from Sioux City , where ho has been looking after tno jobbing trade. B. Y. Yodor , the prominent imple ment dealer of West Point , Nob. , was in the city on the 21st and placed an order for a line of pumps with the Churchill Pump company. W E. Brock , the well known repre sentative of Grotumcs & Ullrich , vibited Omaha the fore part of the week. Mr. Brock , since his marriage , December 27 , makes his home at Crete. John 1C. Longneckor , with the Sam Reed Tobacco company , of St. Joe , one of Turner , Frazicr & Co's. old-timers , last week came from DCS Moines to Omaha lie had just returned from the obsequies of his father , that occurred in Pennsylvania. The following Sundayed at Chadron last week : Julius Born , with D. M. Steele & Co. , Omaha ; L. C. Dunn , with Poregoy it Moore , Council Bluu"s ; T. B. McEldoway , with M. E. Smith & Co. , Omaha ; W. C. Patrick , the Deadwood giant , with Paxton , Gallagher & Co. ; S. S. Iloyt , Lincoln ; W. H. Cornell , with D. M. Steele & Co. R. M. Simons wrote Tins BKK from Chadroh last week : "Fine weather ; no winter up here ; no snow yet , and no use for overcoats. A now hotel here is nearly completed , but not letyot. Lots of snow between Norfolk nnd Valentine. Sleigh riding good , trade dull : all mer chants kicking , and all traveling mon ditto. " C. E. Thornburg , representing the McClurg Cracker company , came in from his southern Dakota trip Satur day , to spend Sunday at home. Char ley says the people are very enthusi astic ever the "Omaha & Yank ton road , " and say they will have it if they have to build it themselves. It would open up n big territory for Omaha. Tlio Clilll That sets the naked branches a-qulvcring is not foil by the wealthy valetudinarian in doors , but- not till the covering that can bo piled on his warm bed , nor all the furnace heat that anthracite can furninh , will warm his marrow when chills and fovcr runs its icy fin SO rs uioiiK tug spinal column. Hostottor's btonittch Ultters is the thine to infuse now warmth into his chilled and anguished frame , to remedy the tlerco fever aud exhausting sweats which alternate with the chill , Dumb ii uo , agtio cake , bilious remittent in short , every known form of malarial disease is sub jugated by this potent and , at the numu time , wholesome and genial medicine. Bilious ness ) , constipation , dyspepsia , sick headache , loss of npputito und sleep , kidney trouble , rheumatism and debility are nlso remedied by it. Use it with persistence to effect a thorough cure. _ _ A San Iioo | AVomnn's Nerve. Mrs. Benjamin Biddlo's nerve is the wonder of San Diego. While running the press in hea husband's printing olllco , her loft foot caught in the treddle and tlio upper joint of her second toe was taken off. Biddlo wont for a sur geon , but none would dress the too for less than $1225 and she said she would pay do such bill. She took n razor , out oil' all the shreds of flesh , picked out the splintered bones and dressed the too horsolf. She is now running the press with her other foot. 'Glvo Him $1 ! , ami ijot Him Guess.1 Wo once heard a man complain of feeling badly , and wondered what ailed him. A humorous friend said , "Give a doctor $2 , nnd lot him guess. " It was a cutting satire on some doctors , who don't always guess right. You need not guess what ails yon when your food don't di gest , when your bowels and stomach are inactive , nnd when your head aches every day , nnd you are languid and easily fatigued. You are bilious , and Dr. Plorce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets will bring yon out. nil right. Small , sugfar-coateueasy to take. Of druggists. Death of n Heroic Old Sinn. Joseph Langston died of suffocation yesterday in the burning Annwnn mill , says a Fall River , Mass. , dispatch. The lire started on the third lloor , and Langston , who is seventy-two years of ago , stuck to his post trying to quench the flames with a pailful of water till ho was suffocated by the smoke. The women and children who were em ployed on the fourth lloor made their way down the Uro cecaset or were taken out by lire mo n. That hacking cough can be soquiokly cured by Shiloh's Cure. Wo guarantee it. For sale by Goodman Drug Co. A NEW CALIFORNIA LINE , The Union Pnclflb Enarlnoors Are tvt Work onf3urvoys. FRUIT GROWERS MEET AND TALK. Tlio Ornnjjo Men are Footing Kino , Hut the Dried 1-Yult Men Despond spend Qrc.itly A Change oT System. Coal Is Very Dear. SA.N PuA.vcisc'o , Jan. i ! : ! . [ Spocml to Tun BiH. ] The cortl problem is ser iously engaging the atton lion of pat- riotlo Califoraians , for it is of the greatest importance. No one who has not visited the Paelllo slope recently can form any conception of the develop ment of manufacturing interest here , and the consumption of coal which is rendered necessary is enormous. Ono of our papers hero lias gone into figures and ascertained that the total for 188S was 1'ISOI0i ; tons , and this was an in- crcaso of ii > percent over the con sumption of 18S7 , in spite of the coal famine. The average price paid wns $10 a ton , and till * includes , it must be remembered , an immense amount of rubbishy stuff not fit for domestic use or for manufacturing , but only for station ary and locomotive boilers. This will glvo an inkling of the price paid for grates and stove * nnd for furnaces. At present coal is coming in very slowly from the Wellington colliery in Van Couvor's island , where only the Finns and the Belgians among the minors have gone to work. The south ern Pact lie hub boon our good angel , for Iho company has purchased a coal mine in the Nnnaimo region of Van Couvor's island , bought steamboats , and has brought in some coal. Neverthe less the solution lies as I have consist ently stated , la bringing the coal from Utah and California , and there are ru mors of a line from the Webber coal mines of that territory to Los Angeles. When this ifa in steady onoration there and then only will this state bo really relieved. \VIIAT is THIS tr. t * . vi' TO ? There is no doubt that the Union Pa cific has survey parties in our state and people who wore aware of the fact have boon wondering what that company was up to. From tlio place to which drafts of money have been sent it is clear that the contemplated line is to extend from from eastern Oregon to Sacramento. Now the Union Pacific has failed cam- pletely in its endeavors to hood wink the United States , and the hand of federal authority is about to be laid upon the shoulder of that de faulting corporation. The government lion is not upon any brunch lines , and it is the opinion of railroad exports that the Union Pacific is acting in ex pectation of having to surrender its main line , and proposes to do precisely what the Central Pacific has done. It has a branch which starts out at Granger , in western Wyoming , and which runs to Poeatollo. in southeast ern Idaho , one branch going up due north to make connection with , the Northern Pacific near Helena , Mont. , and the other going into eastern Oregon gen through Boibo City , Idaho. This line connects at Baker City , in Oregon , with the Oregon Railway & River Nav igation company's line to Umatillo , but it also turns south'atthu junction point , and some fifty miles of rail have boon completed. This is the line which IB to bo extended to Sacramento. The Southern Pacific ofllcials say that they do not care particularly about tlio im- pomling competition. They predict that the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley extension of the Chicago & Northwestern will bo the eastern end of the new road to California , and say that it will connect either with Poea tollo or some point north of it. In this case there will be a through line to California from Chicago , and Omaha will bo loft out , the Union Pacific of to day becoming a leased and purely local line like the Central Pacific. But if the coal road should be built from Salt Lake City to Los Angelas or San Ber- nnidino then there would be a through line to southern California from Omaha , and this would carry nino-tonths of the oranges and raisins , and would avoid very high grades. Obviously there is anew now deal all round , but it seems to mo that if the United Slates faoizos both the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific , the ace of trumps will bo in the hands of the government nnd rates will bo what they make. nOVKIlNOK WATISHSfAN'S IlKPOUT. The governor's message is chiolly in teresting from the stress ho lays upon the injury to the state of largo holdings in land. He says that California con tains eighty million acres of land that is arable or can bo made so in places by irrigation , in oilier places by drainage. Ono-eighth of this u p tothe present time has boon cultivated , and is in farms and orchards. Of these the total number is 30,000 , being an average of too , too muoh 300 acres per hold ing. When wo remember what a num ber of fruit farms are only lifty aorefa in extent , it shows how largo is the percentage of every big ranch. In fact. 10 per cent of thorn are one thou sand acres or more. Since , public at tention has boon drawn to the enormous prices asked for land in Los Angeles and San Diego a number of real estate holders have como forward in the papers - pors offering small farms of fifty acres for $50 an acre. But how can any man expect immigration to como into Cali fornia to any considerable extent when land as fertile for raising cereals can bo had in Nebraska for $5 an aero. It is with consldorrblu mortification that the Californian boos his state visited by eastern mon nnd Kuroponn immigrants only lo bo neglected , and the mon go on to Washington territory and Oregon and settle there. CAUrOUNIA F1UJIT OUOWHUS. The Fruit Growers' union of the state have boon In convention , and they caiua in such numbers that the pluco of moot ing would not contain them , so they ad journed to the headquarters of the vltl- culturists in Platt hull. So greatly has the trallio in orangoa surpassed nil other branches of the green fruit business that it really was a convention of orange growers and shippers , and as it was reported - ported that in splto of their pros perity , there was bad fooling , many persons went , and many others wora myself. It was , however , extremely dull and decorous , nnd though I was in formed almost every spuooh contained allusion to the causes of wrath , no ono spoke out in mooting , and the whole matter was fixed up in sidewalk confer ences during the recess , The whole gist of the difference was that the agent appointed for Chicago was opposed to the auction sale business , and it was naturally thought that an agent who was enthusiastically in favor of it would bo abettor man , for the eon volition was unanimously of the opinion that this was the bout method. There was some complaint also of the general innnagar , who , bolng u largo grower , hud , it was said , so managed shipments as to fuvur himsolfnt the expanse ut other growers. But the dirty linen was washed pri vately. THK StDK CONVENTION" . The orange men had so much to Bay that tholr side partners , the members of the Dried Fruit association , had to wait for two days before they could deliver themselves of tholr vioVs. The general tone of the dried fruit mon was despond ent to gloominess. With the oxcontlon of raisins , all other fruit comes Into competition with eastern dried fruit in eastern cities , and under the want of svRtcra that has prevailed hith erto , Californian dried fruit in many cities sold this year , for much loss than Its value. This will bo remedied in the future by the appointment of two agents , one In Now York and another in Chicago cage , who will have the fruit consigned to them , and will place It and prk'o it according to thrdr best judgment. The Chicago agent will deal with all gror-ors from Denver to Piltsburg , and the New York house will ( -online its operations to the region east of Pittsburg. llcnmo out. in the course of discussion that not a few consignments of California dried fruit were so poor In quality that they could not be ( .old at all , si neb they would not pay freight nnd charges. This was the result of people rushing into Iho business with no knowledge of it , under the belief that anything would pass muster under the name of Californian. This is the kind of thing that makes true Californians fatigued. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is a purely vegetable table preparation , being Jfroo from in jurious ingredients. It is peculiar in Us curative power. NEVADA'S WILD HORSES. Tliey Are Picturesque Hut of Little Practical Value. We have all road of wild horses on the plains , but there are not many people ple who know that there are several bands in the mountains of Nevada , says Iho Kuroka Sentinel. Such is never theless the case , and at least thrco bands have been soon in this county along the high range near tlio Lander lino. There is one group ot seven or eight animals that is soon every sum mer 011 the very top of Shacknasty mountain , southwest of Cortex. An old stallion seems to bo the king-inn of this herd. Ho is essentially a polygamous brute , as nothing but mares are over soon in his company , and ho is said to guard them with a fatherly caro. Last sum- mur some of the cowboys out in that sec tion gave chase to the band for two or three days. When hotly pursued the old stallion was seen to drop in the rear and vigorously bite the others to make them accelerate their speed. Ho allows none to escape , and if a "tamo" animal falls in his way it is taken along also. In a remarkable short time a domestic ani mal becomes as wild as the rest. Several are Known to have been lost in this way. Those wild horses look especially largo and line when climbing the precipitous mountains. They can go anywhere whore a moun- Lain sheep will go. But they do not boar close investigation. When caught ihoy are found to bo not much larger than a big greyhound. The boys out on the old Shed Wells ranch corralod ono last season after a two days' hard drive over the hills. The poor little thing was not worth the effort. Itcom- ilotoly broke his heart and constitution ; o bo brought under the rules of civili sation. As the boys expressed it , "Ho wasn't worth u short bit , " and thcv now " lay no attention whatever to the wild lorsos of Shacknasty mountain. - The following shows how Chambcr- ain's Cough Remedy stands where it las boon sold for years and its intrinsic value is well known1 "I sell largo quantities of Chamberlain's Cough .toinedy and have never sold goods that gave moro general satisfaction. The purchaser almost invariably returns for nero when again in need of such a oinody. C. H. LiSWlS. Druggist , Dos VIoiucs , la. " Sold by all druggists. Like the Mailoium'H Face. The loveliest woman that I have soon In St. Louis and I have scon many , and all of the celebrated beauties , says a writer in the Now York Mercury Islet lot "in society. " She is a huinblo school Sister of Notre Dame , a teacher of the poor and ill-clad pupils of a par ochial school in what the editor of the Republic would call the slums of St. jouis. Day after day I see her accom panying a long line of restless little mcs to nnd _ from church. Mooting her to mo ) is like beholding a vision from ho other and perfect world. Clad in lie coarse habiliments of her order , she glides along , the outlines of her Iguro showing the nemo of grace and symmetry. Ilor hands and font are such as artists dream of , but seldom create. Her face "Oh , call it fair , not ialo" is such as one Imagines the Ala- donna had so pure , so noble , so ox- iltcd. It is not the face of an ascetic , ) iit that of u woman contented and > paooful in mind , healthy of body and pftod with a trusting faith that illti- nines it lilco a light from heaven. Her oycs the windows of a sinful soul iiivo such an expression that a glance rom them penetrates one's heart like i ray from above , filling it with a Irango sense of un worthiness and a ague longing painfully pleasant. On such a woman no man dares to ook with base desire. Her innate virtue disarms passion. Such as she is oo good for man. She is God's "tho pouso of Christ" and truly she tip- > oars entirely worthy of her dis tinguished vocation. llo Is Not a Sam Dates , the Imckman , says a great in- ustico has buna done him in a late issue of 'in : HUE by calling him a nocfro , He also Inims tluit ho only charged 75 cents for del ivering thrco trunks. Fail * white hands. Bright clear complexion Soft healthful skin. PEAHS'-Tlie Great English Complexion SOSP.-Sold . Eveiywtero. " R. RADWAY'S ' READY RELIEF 'J'lll'j MOSl' CI4UTAIN AND 8\ | . ' | In the worM tlmt Itiituntlj stein the must oxcruilntlnj ; It uovcr fnlU to iilvo < > vi to tli fciitli'rur of 1'nln mlslm ; from whatever CHUMO , It > trul ) , the ( jrcnt IE323SSO CONQUEROU OP PAXJtf linn ilonn more Rood tlmnnuy known romi-ilv. t-'or Sl'HMNS , llltriSKS. IIACKAl'lll ! . 1'AIN actTIHH Illlsrnit SllHIS , HUADACIU : , T > Hil'IIA < I1I5. ornny ntlivrcxtuinnl II.V I iN Ions , rr.bbod onbv Iiaml net like mnil < M'imiiicUit ) > pulnto Instuatlv xtop , I'or Cd.VOKS I'll I n.AMMATIONS. ' UUKUMAl'ISM. iNKl"UAl.lHA , IU UIIA J , ) , SUI \ I'llU , I'AIXS I\ I Till ! SMAIih tl > ' Till ! HAl'K , moro OMundod. longer rout limed nut ix'ieuU | > < l iipnlti utloui are ncctn MUT. All INTHKNAl. 1'AINS 1)1 \ Ititllir. \ , I'DI.K ; SPASMS N.VI SWPIM'IM ) Sl'lUjlA N15UVOUSNHSS , SI.r.Ul'I.KSSMISS are rollevcti instantly niul quickly cuivil Ijy inking la wartllv 2(1 toitl ) drain In lialt tumbler ot wntcr. M cents a lioltle. sulil liv nil DuiKjTlit.i VflTli HAIMVAV'S IMIiI.8 thrro Is no HIIPTK IT UK OH IMtKV UNTl\ I ! of rCVKltui AOU SUBURBAN NEWS. Kroni the AHX\S. | Nob. , Jan. -Spoolal [ to Tins \V. II. Lotion , who owned one of the four hnok building ! ) which were destroyed by lire In this city on January 11 , has con cluded to rebuild immediately. The other loaors will probably follow suit , and the ro- suit will bo four buildings moro elegant than those destroyed. Tlio losers by the flro are still wriinirllng with the insurance adjusters , with the an- pearanco that no speedy sotllcmcut will bo arrived at. Several are talking of biinglnc suit against thu companies. Clienswcth ft Harbor Hros. , formerly of Hubble , Neb , , have tnlten charge of the cx- eltislvo boot and shoo stock of the late O. Uupir , nml l-'nirhury still revels in the luxury of an exclusive boot and shoo store. 1'rosnoctn. I.IXDS.U , Nob. , Jan. L'7. ( Special to THE Uni.l The citizens of Lindsay are tin ener getic set of men and ate Improving the town. Lindsay is blessea with an excellent farming- country around it , and the prospects for its future are very bright. There Is considera ble talk of the H. & M. railroad coming through hero this coming summer , the sur vey having been made some time ngo. If this should bo a fact , Lindsay will boom. Some of the farmers of this vicinity have organized themselves into a club called the Farmer's Protective association , with Michael Loiinctz , president , and Will- lam Shulto. secretary. Their Intention is to ship their own grain , and hogs. It is not what might bo called a suc cess so far , us their brother farmers don't ' appear to want to Join , holding olt 1,0 sco how it will como out. Jeweler and watch maker , II. O. Honull , packed ui > all his portable goods and left tlio town in the night for parts unknown , some two weeks ago. Ills going in that style was a surprise to Ills numerous friends hero mill they cannot imagine why ho did it. Ho paid up all his bills and was well likod. Hone no doubt had to make a certain point by such an hour and had not tlmo to bid his friends good byo. We are not without a jeweler , however , having another in town. The Lindsay Sentinel , our only newspaper , went up the spout some three weeks ago , tlio press and outlit having been taken nwny on a mortgage. The paper has been running since the town started. Tuo reading portion of the town now falls back on Tuu HER for its news. Some of the farmers have been victimised by an alleged doctor and arc now troubled to know how they will meet the obligations given. Not a Dead Toivn. NoiiTif Low , Neb. , Jan. 27. [ Special to TUB HKK.I North Loup has always been represented to me as a dead town , but a livelier corpse I have never found. I was taken out for a drive by ono of the citizens. Wo wont up what is knowu as iSllra valley. This valley is from 11 vo to eight miles widn and about forty miluS long , and contains as nice farming land as I ever looked at. The town is substantial , of about n thousand inhabitants , with n good citizens , who have just completed a survcv of u uuuul which will bo fed from the Nortli Loup rivor. Tlio result of the survey was very satisfactory. A stock company is now being formed to build this cniml , and when completed will alford ono of the best water powers m the state. The town now has the Union Paclliu road , nnd from information received lately there is no doubt that the Northwestern will bo built In there this year. Valparaiso Notos. VAM-AIUISO , Web. , Jan. ST. [ Special to Tun Iliii : . ] The Limioll hotel , furniture and 11 x lures is advertised to lie sold on the iWtli of this month , Tills will ho a rare chunoo for some good hotel man who desires a good location , the building is an elegant ono and the furniture very nice and will probably sell very low. It i * the general .supposition that U. J. McFarland 1ms loft for parts un- Itnown , as ho left before daylight the morn ing after the rutting scrape mentioned in Tin : Hr.u u short time ago and has not been heard from since. Ho had old his livery stock nnd barn just a day or HO before. U. M. Dcano , head miller for several years of C. C , White's mills , nt thin place , goes the 1st of February to take charge ot the Loup City mills. The trial of Isaac Willis , under Indictment for the shooting of J. M. Groover last fall , has been put off until iho may term of coui t , .meanwhile Willis is under S OOU bonds. ' Smallpox at Olxirlin , JCunwaH. ATWOOH , Kan. , Jan. " 7. [ Special to Tun J3P.K. ] The latest telegram from Obcrlin re ports three now cases of smallpox at that place , making u total of ninotuon cases up to duto. No deaths have yet bcuii reported. NATIM FRUIT F S U&f d by the Unitrd Blairs Governrurnt Indor { td by ( he lirad * of the Great Universities and Public Food Analysts , os the tUrongcit , 1'iiirtt mid intfcl Healthful. Dr I'ricc-'H Cream linking Powder does nut contain AmmoiiU , tlm or.Muia Ur 1'rice1 * DrllriniiHl'lavorluKKT- tlnGU , Vanllld , I.tuitm , OrKUKc , Aluioud , Host , c'.c.il < iiic.t vontjlji roluincuaOlUorLlit PRICE RAKING POWDER CO. . Now York. Chicago. 61. Louis. 20 to 60 DAYS. TliLsisa ilisi > n > ) O which has heretofore Malllod all Medical We hnvn a Homed v.'nnUiown to anyone In th \ \ oihloutsldo of our Company , nml ono Hint has ' tocuiotbnmoit olHtl'inta ' c.-xsos Ton days In roci'iit ciism doivs the ork. It Istha old olimnla di'vp Routed ciiMis thnt wo ttollclt. Wo luivu I'liieilliuiulrt'ds wlm have bivu uhitidonivl by I'liy.slplnns. ami proiiounrocl Inrurntilit. nnd vrn lumllonuo tno world to btlui ; us u c.isu tluit wo will not i-iiro In I ( ( s tlinn Hlvty ilay.s. Slnro tlio history nt modti Ino n triinspoclllo for Syphilis luvs bouii sought Tor but never toiinu until our wasdlscovoioil , and wo uro Instilled In saylnjj H Is tliu only Itumody In the World thnt wlllpcii- 1'lvi-ly euro , l > -miso Ilio hitiwt Jledli-nl Works , publl.sht'd by thu beat known nutnorltloi , uny thrre wus novrr u ti no spoclllc liefurn. Our nun- iiljM % 111 cunt when oxerythlng olno luis fulloil. WliywaMu your tlmu mid money with imtont nu'dli'lncs that never h.id vlrtuu or doctor with phv.slrlan.sthnt tuunot cnni yon , you that linvo trloil iixrrythliiK ( InnHhonltlcoinit to imnowitiul gut perinnnent rcllt't , you never cuu got It duo- vtlivre. Murk what we nay. In th't onil you must tnko our n-nipilr or NK\ Kit rorover nnd yon that Inivo boon mlltcli'd but u short tlmo tliould by nil means'como to us now not onu In ton of lion niMss ever uut pcrmmiently cured. Mnny got help and think they are fiott from tlm disease , but In ono , two or tliroa venrn after 1C apprnr.s UKUU | In a moro horrlblu form. This is a blood Purifier anil will Guru any Skin or Blood UUu.iso whuu Kvorylhing Else Fails ; THE COOK REMEDY CO , Iloom 10 nnd U , U. S. National Itnuk liuildiiii : , Omaha. Neb. Dn.K. C. WHIT'S NKUVK ANI UKAIN THKAT- MISNT , a guaranteed KiH-cillofor Jlyatorln , Dl/zt- no8 i. Convulsions. Mis. Nervous Neuralgia , lloud.idio.Norvousrrostratloncaiiseilbytlieuse of alcohol or tobiuro , Wukofiilnoas , Mi-ntal De pression. Soflenlmrof the llraln rosultlnic In In- Hiinlty and lo ullng to inlsory. decay anil death. I'rounumoOld AKB , Iliiiroiiuens l xs of power In elthur hux , Involuntary I.ossos nud Kpnrmut- orlursi caused by orer-oxertlon of the brain , naif- abuse or overindulgence. Hach box contains onamonth'H treatment. $1.00 a bor , or six boxes for8i,0).eiitby in.ill propald onrccrlpt ofprlco WE GUARANTEES SIX BOXES To euro any Cfto. With each order received by us for six boxes , accompanied with VsUOwewlfl Bond the purchaser our written guarautf e to re fund tlm mom. } ' If the truatmunt does not olTect a cure. UuaruutnuH Issued only by ( luodman Drug Co. , Druggists , Polo Agents , 1110 Famuiu street , Omuhn. N'uli. TANDARD mYPEWRITING HORTIMD I HOROUGEY CHOOL 1 AUGHT , 3 Shccloy Ulock , Oitmim. IRE INSURANCE Iloom OH Traders' llulldlni ; , CHICAGO. flo/erecccj Mnropollurj Nutlnnnl Tinnk. It. U. lua & Co. Tliu UnulatrcetOo or powerful nyugfe ello tono. pllablu action und BOlBM curnblJUy. ' yenrs' rec th best Kunranteo ot tl lanoa oFTntno lustrum ? nta. T11E CHICAGO -A'noiuu ' fhw oftbe nuini'rnui pnlnti of lupertorltr * 'par.Vu"i' ' | tlj | * r < m1 lrt f Bn Omohi HrA Ita thrfia ' 'HrB | J. ] ) , nf tiAV tllAt IKIfZIKn BTt Alllt , , . buu iraini ut IHO l/alon i'acifla H ll T In union ilcpot wllh ihoio nf Itio cui u ) clou coqiiocllonivltluiioieofmlloUic/ Clnclnnktl , - "unlre i : "NonTHWESTEnN" j ' . u. . 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