OMAHA DAILY BEEiL MONDAY. APBIL 8 ; 18S9. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER , ! The Flying Dutchman's Exporionoo As a Musical Director. SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Complaint of One Wlio Could Not BJnko Train * Origin nntl Growth of the System Sample * From the Orlpn. Send In Your StoJlcn. The commorcinl travelers of this atnto Imvo shown tholr appreciations of Tnic DICK'S efforts to afford thorn every Mon- ilny IntolHgonco peculiarly Interesting end ItiBtructlvo to the craft. Tlioy have contributed to our columns freely In the pnst , and during March moro communl- cntlonn liavo boon received for our com mercial travelers' department than over before in a given tlmo. There are , however , a variety of subjects which Imvo not boon discussed by them In TillDKIJ , and there nro hundreds whoso personal reminiscences on the rend would make intensely Interesting reading. To induce members of the craft to contribute regularly to our columns , it Is proposed to olTcr a thousand mile ticket , good on Nebraska lines , under certain conditions. The ticket will bo purchased by THE BKK over the line 'chosen by the successful competitor , who must either represent a Nebraska house or travel exclusively in this state for an outside llrm. Ho must present a letter from his house certifying that he is a regular traveling representative of such house. A thousand-mile ticket will bo pre sented , under above conditions , to the commercial traveler who shall bo first to contribute 0,000 words worthy of being printed in Tins , BKE. Ho can count only that which appears in print. Don't bo afraid that your communica tions will not bo acceptable. Wo want the groundwork of your Ideas or anec dotes or biographies , personal gossiper ( or anything that will interest the craft ) and wo will tone it up if necessary and put it in proper shape for the printer. The second best ; man will bo given a year's subscription to the daily. Each competitor must clip all of his commu nications as fast as they appear in tRb Jim MONDAY BKC , forward them to this olllco , and sign his full name and the house which ho represents. Tlio Traveler. The following is taken from a very interesting article in the Western Mer chant : The merchants of this country , vig orous and wide awake in everything else that pertained to the advance of commerce wore slow to appreciate the advantages of the English system. Tlioy feared the misuse of the power with which each representative must bo endowed , and thought it preferable to cling to the old system which made it necessary for the country merchant to visit the business centers in person. But With the growth of competition it became necessary to devise some moans , other than good slock and low prices to bring customers to the store , after they had reached the city , and the result of this necessity was the "drummer. " Not the "drummer" as wo now know him for the name is very improperly applied to the traveler oftoday or the English commercial gentleman of 'that time , so well described by the correspondent of the Courier and Enquirer ; but what we would call a "pullor-in. " lie infested the hotels , and by moans cither legiti mate or illegitimate , as his own in stincts or the policy of his employers might dictate , steered the customer to the headquarters of his principals. No doubt the calling was originally honor able , but , as competition grow liorcor , underhand methods and tricks wore ro- eortcd to , which"while a largo number continued to work honestly gradually throw a cloud over the business mid ended in its downfall. ' The dishonorable practices of the major ity of drummers did moro to injure lo- pftimuto basiness than the commercial travelers of to-day could possibly do oven though they combined to misuse that power which the merchants so greatly feared a half century ago. But the hotel drummers did moro than in- juroibusincss. The mantle of disrepute which had boon thrown over them on account of their practices descended , although undeserved , to their successor , the traveling salesman , and it is only within the past decade that ho has suc ceeded in throwing oil that mantle , and in placing himself whore ho belonged , in the list of honorable and legitimate callings. Justice has boon tardy in his case , but now the world roeogr.i/cs his value and gives duo credit to the part ho has taken in extending and building up commerce. But this is digressing. In 1810 , a then prominent Now York wholesale dry goods house for many years ox- tlnot us an experiment , sent out a man John II. Ilarcourt by name with a email line of samples'to travel through western Now York and Pennsylvania and take orders for goods. It is possi ble , and in fact very probable , that ex periments of this kind had boon tried previous to this ono , but this was the Jlrst to attract enough attention to bethought thought worthy of placing on record In print. The trip was very successful and the firm continued Mr. Harcourt on the road , adding another man for Now Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania the following year. But the prejudice ngninst the English system was too great to admit of its rapidly extending in favor , Ono or two other llrms in Now York and several } n Boston , Philadelphia and Baltimore , tried it in a superficial way , but no headway was made. The time was not yet ripe. Nearly all the jobbers had their drummers to look after tholr CUB tomors when they came to town , and traveling agents the original calling of u great many of our votorau commer cial travelers to visit customers at tholr homos , look after collections and credits , oto. ; in case of pressing need , to take small orders. In those , it was claimed , wore combined all the merits of the English system without Its de merits. Tlmo hus shown the fallacy of this inothod of reasoning. Some deal ers in light goods from tlmo to tlmo have sent out men with stock which they hnd peddled out to the country merchants , but the followers of John Ilarcourt , who took ordnra by sumplo , the real commercial travelers , although gradually inoronalng in number , wore comparatively few until after the war. Then businosi-whloh had boon almost at a standstill during the conIIlot bounded forward. Now blood and now Idous wore Infused into the commercial ipirit of the nation , and the traveling alosuian , who hud languished before the war , soon became the plonoor and the lender in the extension and ad vancement of business. Practically the commercial traveler in this country Is the offspring of the war. Tholr won derful growth In numbers , power and Influence durlirg the last twenty years Is known to every ono. The census return - turn of 1800 makes no mention of them ; the return of 1870 gives their number between 5,000 mid 10,000. To-day they nro a vast army numbering ono hun dred thousand. What will they bo la another decade ? Twenty-four Venr * A o. The "Flying Dutchman" writes : "Tho war had closed in the spring of 18G5 , and ns the boys came marching homo nil of them wore forming plans in their mind ns to what next would bo their mode of earning a living. When the writer landed in St. Louis , Mo. , ho was not long In finding employment , and his experience will bo the stjbjoct of this letter. "On the hurricane dock of a mule from St. Louts , Mo. , to Shrlovesport , La. , southwest Missouri and Arkansas had all been torn up by the war ; there wore no railroads , and stage lines wore a slow , hard way to travel , but a good , sure-footed mule , a pair of saddle bags , ono change of underwear , two flannel shirts , a Mackintosh water-proof over coat , a suit of tallor-mado curdoroy and two fine navy six pistols with a package of business cards as my outfit my start was from Rolln , Mo. , then the terminus of the Missouri Pacific railroad. The people did not know what a traveling man was , ns they used to visit the largo cities once or twice a year and buy their goods and make settlements wltn the firms they had business with , and many an account was of a year's stand ing. The firm I was out to represent on the road was that of Julius II. Smith & Co. , 20(5 ( Walnut street , St. Louis , Mo. , wholesale liquor merchants. I mot with fair success at Rolla , Spring- Hold and Bontonvillo. On my ar rival at Fayottovlllo , Ark. , ono of the dealers in my line informed mo the boys of the town wore getting up a concert for the purpose of buying instruments to form a brass band and said bo : "If you would only volunteer to help them you do not know what a feather it would bo in your cup. " I said , "Mr. Taylor I am no musician , but if I could do them any favor by singing some comic Dutch songs you can count mo in. " As soon as ho had my consent ho posted oil and informed the town ) oys ho had captured a traveling sales man to help thorn out and they all came in a drove with him to see what kind of : v man ho had. I was introduced all round , the drinks and cigars were sot p by my friend Isaac Taylor and I told .hoin . I was ready to give them i sample of my singing. Wo all wont o the band room , and I puckered my mouth and taught the fiddle players my tunes , whistling for them , as I could lot write music by note. For two days e Kept up that racket , and I had them ell instructed In the intricacies 'jot Billy Emerson'a Big Sunflower and Yol- 'ow Gall. At that time they wore all ; ho rage and I had sot Dutch versos to .hem as u burlesque. The concert came off in an old log school house , and I made my appearance on the stage as a Dutchman. My make-up was good ; 't was a success ; the crowd cheered and ihot all the plastering oil the roof and ho upper parts of the walls for an on- joro. They never would lot up. They { opt mo nt'it hard , singing and danc- ng till 2 o'clock in the morning. When ! dragged my weary foot off to the little iiotol I was a used up traveling man. 'ho reward came the next day , how- iver , when I called on the trade and old 87,000 worth of goods for my work nt the concert. A Complaint. J. L. Houston , jr. , writes as follows : 'I nm compelled to hire n livery , and drive twelve miles and only make ono town when I could just as well make hroo , simply because the assistant iuporintondout at Holyoke will not allow mo to ride on a freight. "I wired him for permission and his xnswor was : 'No , can't do it. ' I could o to Bortrand , coma back to Elwood nd got to Holdroge to-night. The train is not injured by my riding in it. I have mileage and could sou moro joods , and all would bo bonollttod by t. I am with Poycito Bros , and our inc. could give them , lots of business. A.t any rate wo should receive some consideration , especially as it costs the railroad nothing and does not interfere with the running of their train s. Per mits nro only asked to points whore the 'rains make regular stops. " A railway ollicial , when spoken to in regard to the matter said : "There is only ono freight train in each direction on the Holdroge branch that docs not carry passengers. They are only scheduled to stop at mooting points with other trains , hence ths rule in force that no passengers will bo car ried. As I understand it. the com plaint Is a little oil. On Friday , the & 2d , a man could have loft Eustis at 7 a. m , , arrived at Bortrand at 0:45 : a. m. . loft Bortrand at 1:30 : p. m. and arrived at Elwood at 2:30 : p. m. , left Elm wood at 0:35 : p , m. and arrived at Holdrogo at 10:30 : p. m. This is pretty fair service , itstriices mo , where the local business is so slim. " A. Cfyolono. George Rudlo started out yesterday on the road'for James S , Kirk & Co. the largest soap house in the world. Rudio is well known throughout hie territory , lown and Nobraskn , hnvlng spent six yours with Lnnti Bros. & Co. , soaps , of BulTalo , N. Y. , in this same territory. His smiling countenance will moot a warm reception not alone with the trade , but with "the boys" in general who know him. George is liberal. Ho spout about -0 cents a year for cigars when on the road before and ulmrgod it up as 'bus fare , consequently his popularity had no limit. If any of the merchants around Lincoln to-day think they hoar a cyclone coming , they don't need to bo ularmod , as it will only bo George coming into their store in his quiet way. Biographical. Mr. Ed. J. Roe with W. L. Purrotto & Co. , is deserving of * special mention In thcso columns. Ed as ho is famil iarly known , has represented the hat Industry in Nebraska ton years. Mr. Roe was born in Montreal , Canada , January 10,1801. Four years later his parents moved to Princeton , 111. , where lie attended school until the ago of seventeen ; ho then left homo to seel : his own fortunes. This was duo to the very strong influence brought upon him by his mother and father who wanted him to attend the university of Notre Dame , Indiana , nnd study for the priesthood. But ho said no , and loft homo for the west , going to jbavenport and Dubuque , Iowa , where ho plavod base ball. Ho afterward served a snort apprenticeship In the grocery business with A. T. Weathorwax & Bon , Waterloo , Iowa. In the full of 1878 ho moved to Cedar Rapids , Iowa , and entered the hat house of It. B. Tomliiisim us shipping clerk , this position ho did not hold long , ns the eagle eye ot Mr. Tom- llnson soon discovered that Ed's ( orto was selling goods , nnd the following spring ho was prompted to knighthood "of the Grip" nnd assigned to tno state of Nebraska for his homo. This posl- Ion ho filled with wonderful success the fall of 1881 , when ho came to ) maha , nnd signed a contract with the veil known house of W. L. Pnrrotto fc Jo. , where ho ox poets to remain. In loptombor , 1885 , Mr. Roe was married o Miss Graham , daughter of Colonel jraham , of Iowa City , la. He Is now the n-oud father of two very handsome and ovablo children , a boy nnd a girl. Mr. lee knows every foot of the state of No- > raska , and Is well and popularly known > y every merchant , man , woman and iilld in the towns visited by him. Mr. 0. Bryant was born In Brls tel , England , January 18 , 1800. When ho van six yonrs old his parents moved to , his country , taking up tholr abode In Chicago. At that age , when most chil dren should bo in tholr dresses , Billy vas puUn a pair of pants and turned out on the streets ot Chicago , to rnstlo lolling papers , blacking hoots or oarn- np a nlcklo in the various ways known , o the street gamins. Billy followed .his occupation before and after school until the ago of eleven , when ho en ured the dry goods house of Carson , ? tvll , Scott & Co. as cash boy. During .wo years at that Billy turned his at- .ontion to finding something bettor. Ho hitilly engaged with Edison , Keith & 3o. as errand boy , and hero is Billy's advent into the hat and cap trade , to vhich ho still clings. It did not talco eng for this over alert and wonderfully ) right boy to show his now employer of what kind of material ho was made , nnd they soon advanced him to order clerk , a very responsible position , es pecially for one so young. At the ago > f seventeen ho was given on- tlro charge of the stock , which po sition ho filled to the on tire satisfaction to all concerned until Sep tember , 1883 , when ho was taken down with a very v'olont ' and severe attack of Omaha fever. His not over strong constitution succumbed to the charms and inducements Omaha hold out to /oung men. Billy says that at that , ltno every man , woman nnd child in Chicago wanted to come to Omaha with ilm. His description is heart rending of how they all wont down to the depot vith him to see him oil. flow some cried and some laughed , while others waved their handkerchiefs , and a very ow who were too full for utterance , "I nean their hearts , " looked sad and onely , and wished him God snood , and , old him how much they wished they could go. Landing in Omaha , Billy engaged with W. L. Parrotto &Co. , the wholesale hatters , as stock keeper , and ator had charge of the city trade for three years. Last year Billy made his maiden trip on the road and wo are rlad to inform the boys that jilly Is now ono of them , uvvfng proved beyond all doubt , hat ho is the right man in the right ilaco. Billy has four very handsome ; hildron , of which ho is very proud. , and his fatherly heart often yearns toward Chicago , where they are stay- jig with their grandma. Ho lost his wife in January , 1887. Mr. Bryant's Mends feel very proud of the way ho lias pushed himself to the front. In case any of the boys do not know Billy Bryant , ho is the ono all the boys on ; ho Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Val- .oy railway know as Mary , ho having joon dubbed that nickname on account of his being such an old-fashioned ialkor for ono of his ago. But Billy has .ivod a wonderfully long time in a very "ow years. The body is more suscoptblo to bo no fit from Hood's Sarsaparilla now than at any other season. Therefore take it now , HEADSMAN CLARKSON. Civil Service as She Is Understood by tne F. A. 1' . M. O. Congressman Dorsoy of Nebraska , walked into the ollico of First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson bright and early this Monday morning says a Washington dispatch to the Globe- Democrat , and laid down a bundle of papers. "What is that ? " asked the First As sistant Postmaster General in a suspi cious tone. "A list of fourth-class postmasters I wish you would have appointed right away , " replied the congressman , with a flno sample of Nebraska confidence. Colonel Clarkson looked at the panors and then at the congressman's bland countenance. "Dorsoy , " said ho , "did the demo crats you want turned out succeed re publicans who were removed for their ' " ' politics' ! "O , Lordyl" replied the congress man , "I cairt tell you anything about that. All I know is the ones to bo re moved now nro democrats and there are good republicans to take their places. I've got 713 of them altogether. Hero are twenty-night and I'll ' huvo a " hundred ready "for you in a week. Colonel Clarkson studied the bundle of papers for a few moments , picked it up and "hefted" it as ho deliberated. Then ho laid the bundle down and said , seriously : 'I suppose I may as well begin. " "Is that the lirst batch ? " asked the congressman. "Tho first , " replied the F. A. P. M. G. , laconically. " ? " asked the "Thoy go congressman , cheerfully. "They go , " said Colonel Clarkson , solemnly , with the air befitting a man who enters upon the job of cutting off 60,000 oincials' heads. Banking and lumber business for sale. Inquire of C. E. Loomis , under Capitol National bank , Lincoln , Nob. Mrs. Cleveland's Puasy Willow Imnoh- cou A pussy willow luncheon given lately by Mrs Cleveland is described in a Now York pupor as a pootio repast : "Tho hostess were a p\Jro \ gray gown , girded with white ribbons. The chinu was striped with pale grayish bands. Down the middle of the table ran a strip ol gray satin embroidered with silver , u1 each corner of which was a statuette in silver , after the Russian fashion , about six inches in height , of a dryad , a wood nymphi or Diana hunting. Great bowls of silver nnd crystal stood on the satin , filled with pussy willow branches , brightened by masses of snowdropsand jonqu . Throe pussy willow twigs lay by th o plate of each guest , tied with broad silver ribbon. Europe. Special short tour to the capitals o five European countries England Scotland , Holland Belgium and Franco Costing 9200 , which Includes all necessary expenses , embracing moro travel and hotter ac commodation than over offered by any management. . Longer tours , including Germany anc Switzerland , costing $350ind $150. Send for circulars , M. J. WOOD & Co. , ' 1223 Farnara St. , Omaha Nob. 81 Broadway , Now York. Fisher Printing Co. , 1011 Fnrnamal. . telephone 1201 , blank book makers , etc , THE Ij.VS KITES. The Funcrnl of FrA'nk K. Drnko Call * ninny Alonrnnra TOKO t her. The romnlns of Frank E. Drnko , the rail- vny oniclnl who cilodWKansas City Thurs- lay evening , arrived In Omaha on a special rnln on the Missouri , Pacific nt 4 o'clock 'cstcrday tiftcrnootu The deceased had icon ratoclork'in tjio freight auditing department - partmont of the Un'jon PaclHo. Ho was married ( n this city to n Miss Kuhn about cloven years ago nmVroMdod hero forsovoral roars. Ho was well and favorably known. lo was n brother of Mrs. John Kvnns of Ills city and also of Mrs. S. H. H. Clark. Ho died at the nee of thirty-eight , leaving a Widow and ono clilldi The special train Included the prlvato car of Vico-1'rostdcnt Clark , In which the remains - mains were convoyed. Upon arrival of the train nt 4 o'clock fully ! 00 pcopla had con fire piled about the dopot. J'ho funeral train steamed Into the dooot with the following on board and under tho' ' supervision of E. S. Jowott , general ngont of the Missouri Pacific at Kansas City : Mrs. S. H. H , Clark and son , Hoxlo , sister and nppttow of the deceased ; Mrs. F. B. Drake , widow of the deceased ; O. N. Curtis , agent of the Union Pacific nt Kansas City ; H. O. Kalll , contracting agent of the union Pa cific ; George Marsh , general agent of the Alton ; J. \Vatkms , late general agent of iho Nlcklo Plato ; M. H. Chamborlatn , con- trading agent ot the St. Louis & San Fran cisco ; Paul P. Hanna , ot the lice line ; II. U. Miller , contracting ngont of the St. Louis ; A. L. Hamilton , merchant ; F. O. Cunning- mm , tralUo manager eastern consignments of Fowler & Son ; C. H. Smiley and O , it. 31ark , of the railroad department of Klngan Paciting company ; Alfred Hart , grain mer chant ; C. M. Hicklin , contracting freight agent of the Santa Fo ; F. G. Savage , chlof clerk of the general freight ngont of the 3anta Fo ; W. C. Price , contracting agent of the Georgia associated trade Hues and Illi nois Central ; H. M. Vlall , ugont of the West Shore & Hoosao Tunnel road ; B. W. Drink- ird. agent of the Lackawanna ; J. O. Phil- Ippl , assistant general freight and passenger igcnt of the Missouri Pacillo at U.tnuha ; J. D. Cruise , contracting agent of tho' Kansas City , Fort Scott & Gulf ; J. G. Mitchell , igcnt of tho-LJluo Line & Kansas Southern ; William Now , master mechanic of the Mis souri Pacific : George M. Drake , brother of Lho deceased , Dumont , Colo. , and W. AY. Dorman , railroad editor of tno Kansas City Star. At the depot the coach containing th o remains was opened and a throng of friends -jnr.ccl upon the familiar countenance for the last tlmo. The body was In a walnut casket loavlly mounted with silver. On the lid rested a largo festoon of natural ( lowers ; a wreath bearing the motto "A broken wheel , " which ivas presented by the board of trade of Kansas City ; and a design of natural ilowors representing a broken column , which was presented by the railroad rnon of Kansas City. Fourteen carriages had been pro vided. The following were the pall bearers : J. G. Mitchell , George Marsh , J. N. WatUIns , G. W. Curtis , H. G. Hall and J. D. Cruise. The funeral cortotro then moved towards Prospect Hill cemetery , led by Rev. J. W. Harsha , pastor of the First Presbytoriau church of Omaha. The remains was fol lowed by about thirty carriages crowded with friends. At the cemetery Kov. Har sha preached a short sormon. Kov. Harsha , who conducted the services at the grave , had officiated at Mr. Draico's wedding , nnd also preached the funeral sermon over his child , who died at this nlaco several years ago. Just nine days ago the deceased was In Omaha , and apparently in the best of health. < Mw Henry Valerius , of Harper , Keo- kuk county , Iowa , has found what ho regards as a sure 9u.ro for rheumatism. Ho says : "In regard to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I am pleased to say that I can recommend it with confidence , and that it has done more for mo than any other medicine for rheumatism , of which I have boon a great sufferer. " Sold by all druggist's. ' PUOSPECfS IN DAKOTA. Presaging the Election and Rejoicing Over Railroad Extension. YANKTOX , April 0. [ Special to TUB BEE.J In conversation with General Hugh J. Campbell , yesterday , that gentleman ex pressed the opinion that the Sionx Falls con stitution will bo adopted by at least three to ono nt the election next mouth. Judge Edgorton , who was hero this woolr , expressed the same opinion , and he has boon making some addresses to the people on the ' subject. Governor Melletto , Kunouso , Gam ble , of Yanktou , Pettlgrow , of Sioux Falls , and other lenders are all working hard to that end , and the farmers' alliance organiza tion formally declared In favor of its adop tion at their meeting at Huron , so It may bo regarded as certain that the Sioux Falls con stitution of 1835 will be endorsed , and that the convention , which is to moot on the 4th of July , will simply have to perform those duties prescribed by congress. This done , the constitution , In the now form , will bo submitted for final adoption , with the pro hibition amendment at the election in Octo ber. ber.Chief Chief Justice Trlpp , now holding court here , -will go to Bismarck next weolc to aid in the apportionment and the preparations for the election , and the proclamation will bo issued bv or before the 14th inst. Over S200.000 worth of city and suburban vacant property has changed hands here in the last ten days , and active preparations are being made for the extension of the Manitoba and Omaha roads from Sioux Falls and Hartlngton to Yank- ton , and both are expected to bo completed tliis season. It is stated that the superin tendent of the Nebraska division of the Omaha road has received instructions to 1111 the gap between Hnrtington , Nob. , and Vanlaon at once , and this done , wo shall have n transfer boat at Yanktoa and direct communication with Omaha. Grass , garden and field * oods. Wm. Slovors & Co. , ICth and California. Mrs. Martha Yoakloy of Sullivan county , Tennessee , celebrated her ono hundred and thirteenth birthday Jan uary 1,1889. Her husband committed suicide at the advanced acre of ninotv- eight some years since , but th old lady never married again. Monday , Aprils , 1889. On the Lookout. Did you ever look earnestly for that you did not wish to find ? Did you ever get through the spring months without sickness ? Perhaps a mere' ache a head ache , a backaehe , a rheumatic ache ; possiblyia general sense of poor.health'-rf ' weak- , languid , nerveless , lifelpss feeling. It's not to be wondered at. AH winter yoil have breathed the poisonous- gases thrown off by furnaces.A'and . stoves , in tightly close4'w houses , You have eaten hearty food , with perhaps , little out-door exercise. Spring's variable weather adds the finishing totich and you need medicine. , You need Paine's Celery Compound. It will purify your blood , stimulate your liver , strengthen your nerves , and regulate kidneys and bowels. Giving health to every organ , it is the medicine you need this spring , when every part of the body is weak and debili tated. At Dructtlsts. f 1.00 per bottle. Six for (3.00. WUUkS , KICHAHOSON & CO. , Wowent into the shoo business , not only for the money there is in it bnt booauao the sue ooss which attended the opening of this department lias again demonstrated what con fldonco the people have in us. Many of the customers told us that they waited for our opening though they needed shoos badly. They know they could save money and they Were notdissapointed. Never was there a nicer nor a cleaner stock of Men's Shoos placed upon the market , and never were such houost and trusty shoos offered at such figures. And the way wo warrant our bettor grades of shoos has somewhat startled the shoo dealers That is a guarantee Which means something and which protects the customer. Our- stock comprises all grades. "Wo have good strong shoos , inado of good leather , tat si.25 , up to the very finest grade of French calf , genuine hand-sowod. The later wo offer at $5.50. Many shoes are called "hand-sowed' ' now-adays , but our $5.50 shoo is really sewed and stitched by hand and is as good a shoo as any for which fine shoo stores ask you $8. Our spring stock of Underwear , Hosiery and ether Mon's Furnishings , is now on sale at our well known low prices. Our display of Neckwear is the largest and finest in town and we show novelties not to be found elsewhere at our figures. Among ether bargains wo offer this week : 100 dozen fine Silk Scarfs , in very pretty and novel shadoa at I5c each , and 75 dozen elegant Four-in-Hands in the very latest patterns , at 25c each. Fine furnishing houses charge for the * same goods 50o and 75c. # In our Collar and Cuff Department wo will offer something this season that was never heard of before. A genuine Linen Collar , standing and turn-down , at 5c each , and genuine Linen Cuffs at lOc a. pair. This is no job lot , but regular goods , now styles and warranted pure linen. Wo shall sell thorn all through the season for Ilia price. The very finest of collars made by the best manufacturers which other houses dare not sell for less than 25c , we offer at 15o ; cuffs , 25c. Corner Douglas and Fourteenth Streets , Omaha. THE RAILWAY TIME TABLES , OMAHA. COUNCIL ) BJjUPFS. CHIUAUO , MILWAUKKK &ST. PAUF , . A Noa 040a.roA ; | No , 1 0:60a.m. : A No.4 7OOp.m.A No.3 7lUn.m. KANSAS CITY , BT. JOSEPH & COUNCW. JJLU * f P. A No,3 9:20 : a. m.A | No.3 e:30a.m. : A No.4 8:2U : p.m. A No.l 6'Jp.m : , BlOUXlQITy * PACIFIC. A No. 10 7:05 : a. m.lA No.l ) 8:55 : a. m. A No. 13 7:00 : p.m. A No. 11 0:00 : p. m. OMAUA & eT. 1.0III8. A No.8 4Jip.ra.A | No,7 , 12:00 : m. A dally ; 1) dully except Saturday ; 0 except Sunday ; D except Monday : fast mall. The time given aooro u for Transfer , there b mg from five o tea minutes between Tram- r and local u poti. < . only ono In tb world Kcucr tlo Bconllauoui ilctrio i fluantltt - rrfn. ttcllmtinc , oweru. lmr b ! > , OomforUbl * auil Kllwllro. Avoid fraud * Teroxloo cared. fioiulKta . Ik. laYUTD * . 161 WABASM AVI. . ClIItAttt. " * - - ' * * * VAFKRS are i ( uocesafully used monthly by over 10,000 Ladlon. Are Safe. Efftctualaml J'leaiant $1 per box bymall.or at druggists. Sealed Partcvlan 3 postage stamps. Aililrtna TUB ECBSKA CllOMlOAL 00 , DUTttOW , MlOU. For sale nnd < > ; / tmttl bit Goodman Di'MCo , , < Jm ha , " ' SUBURBAN TRAINS. Westward. Running between Council DluCTs ana Al bright. In addition to the stations mentioned , trams stop at Twentieth and Twenty-fourth Btreets. ami at the Humm It In Omaha. Kastivara Health is Wealth Dn. E , C. WEST'S NEIIVE AND HKAIN TJIIIAT- MENT , a guaranteed speclllo for Hysteria , Dizzi ness , ConvulHloni , Fits , Nervous Neuralgia , Headache , Nervous Prostration caused bythu nsoot alcohol ( .r tobacco , Wakefuliieuf ) , Mental lepiesslon , Koftenlng of the llraln resulting In Insanity and leading to misery , decay and death , I'remature Old Age , Itarrennoss , Ixmof J'ower m olthur sex , Invoiuutnry Losses and Hpermatorrhn-n caused by over-exertion of tlio brain , sulfaDune or over indulgence. IIucli box contains one month's treatment , tl n box , or six boxes fortfi , sent by mall prepaid ou re ceipt of price. WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received by u for six boxes , accompanied with { 5 , wo will send the purchaser our written guarantnu to re fund the money If the treatment dooi not nlftict a cure. Guarantees Issued only by Ooodmau Drug Co. , Druggists , Bolu Agents , 1110 Furnutu ttrect Umaha eb. Steck Piano Uomarkablo for powerful sympathetic tone , pliable action and absolute dura bility ; ao years' record the host guaran tee of the excellence of these instru ments. WOODBRIDGEBROS , MM MB R D luffertnz i from tha effect * of youthful MfcK ( iron , early deoiy , " - . - lo t mftnliood , 6ta. . . Mnd a vAtaabl/t U iU o defied ) oonUluliur full earttouUn for home euro , rroo of olmrco. T AddrcM Kol. y. O. yoWUiU. MOOPOB. OOMM1. VI fin R ! ° 'i ihrottrt trroti or VluUrli U < l ptkctiui , nny In pitlwtly trgiliicil If tin utv pOBlpnDupreRernodlo > . bend lor our n vr tiruiinfriFlri& . v * * * * m m tUi. Attoluti tccrtcr * Varlco * cured mUi utp > lno > o | > ntlon. Bjle ealon-Dupro Cllnlque , lUTrtmont Bt. , kud'lui > i > ri cured. CANCER > l ricBc . I\v Kulfc. llnok Free. UU.McUICIUKL-M.u. 1111 WubMk A.CkU . . .U | . PUOPOSALS KOIl INDIAN 8UPPMB8 TUANSPOUTATION. Department of tin UucrlortOlllco of Indian Affairs. Washington , Wnrch ! H. IHSn.-Soalod proposals. Indorse ! "I'lupo-mls for IK-ef , ( bids for bcuf must bo sub. rnlttod In separata envelopes ) , llncon , 1'lour , Clothing , or Transportation . , " ( as the casa may bo ) , mid < lli octal to the Commissioner ol Indian Affairs , Nos , 05 nnd 07 Wooster street , Now York , will bo received until 1 n. m. of Tues day. April 83 , ISM ) , for furnishing for the Indian seivlro about 000,000 pounds Eacon , 3l.tXW.UOd pounds boot on the hoof. I.ODJ.OO ) pnundMnol beet , ii7 ,0 0 pounds beans. 71.U03 pounds buklnu powder. 500,000 pounds corn , 4T7.0JO pounds cofi tVo , M.rooo.ouo pounds Hour. 74 , ( H ) pounds food , 155,000 pounds hard bread , 6r.OOJ pounds hem iny. 23,1)00 ) poundti lard , 871 bimols meis pork , 17.WX ) pounds oatmeal , : J75JOJ ( pounds onts. Kfi.tO ) pounds rlco , KODO pounds tea , 310,000 pounds salt , JMO.OOO pounds so.ip , 020.0JU pounds stiKar , and 100' ' ) pounds wheat. Also , blankets , woolun and cotton goods , ( con sisting In purt of tlcklmr. i ,000 yards ; utandnrd calico. 100,000 yardsdillllng ; , H.OMyards ; duck , free from all bluing. < H , 00 yards ; denims , n.WKJ yards ; Qlnghnm , : yooixyards ) ; Kentucky jeans , 17,000 yards ; Cheviot , 12.000 yards ; Tjrown shpot- Ing , 215.000 yards ; bleached shooting , 20.0M yards ; hickory shirting , 15,000 yards ; callro shirting , 5,500 yards ; wlnsey. a/JOJ yards ) ; cloth- Ing. groceries , notions , hardware , medical sup- piles , school books , ic. . and a long list of mis- cellancous articles , such as harness , plows , rakes , folks. &c. , and for about ( HO wagons re quited for tha service , to bo delivered at Chica go , Kansas City , and dlonx City. Also for such wagons as may be required , adapted to th cltmato of the Paclflc Coast , with California brakes , delivered nt Ban Francisco. Also , transportation for such of tbo articles , goods , and supplies that may not ho contracted for to bo dollveied at the agencies , lllds must be made out on government blanks. Schedules show ing the kinds nnd quantities of subsistence supplies required for each ngoncy nnd school , and the kinds nnd quantities In gross , of all other goods and nrtlclos , togotoor with blank proposals , comlttlons to bo observed by bidders , tlmonud place ot delivery , terms of contract und payment , transportation routes , nnd all other necessary Instructions will bo furnished upon application to the Indian Ofllco In Wash. Ington , or Nos. in and 117 Woostcr street , Now York ; tlio Commissaries of Subsistence U.S. A , , at Chuyennorhlongo , I cnvciiworthOmaha , Saint Louis , Saint Paul , and Sim Francisco ; the Postmasters at faloux City , and Yankton : and to the Postmasters at thu tallowing named placoj In Kansas : Arkansas City , Caldwoll. Topuka , and Wichita. The right Is reserved by the gov ernment to reject any anil nil bids , or any pare of any bid , and these proposals nro Inrltod under piovlbo that appropriation shall bo made for the Btiitplli's by Congress. lllds will bo opened nt tno hour nnd day above stated , and blddeis nro Invited to bo present at the opening , Certified Chocks. All bids must bo accom panied by ci'itilled chockii or drafts upon som united States Depository or the Klrst National Hank of Los Angules , Cal. , for at least live poi cent of the amount of the proposal. JOHN H. OlilSUIiY Commissioner. mchSldlDt EXHAUSTED VITALITY AGroat llodlcal Work for Young and Middle Aged MOD. KHQW THYSELF , i.T.II'SP ' nm ! mll'"o-ai0 ' < l men who sro nutTorlng iron , lLldLiCitlo.n'.or. ? ! ! y ° HM' ' ' BxImtuUjS Vitality , tor * Sifi'1.1"10".1 ' ? " "billy , IVcraaturo Incline , 4o , thousand uniold miicrl connequont tbero' kIi"rti ! : " . " ! rulJ.Bro ilck " " 'I lufforlnii , and do no ! . with ' PniicnpUoni for ml aculo and ebranlo dlmaiei. fully Indortpd br tlio National Medlral Anociniloii , who awarded tlio KOld and jotrelod meclnl to tbt author. lllUBtrntlvu nuinnlo , wltb Induriementi ol the limits , free If jou apply now. Artdrc us Hie I'ca. iTiZ Mf l.mtllulo. or 'lr. W. if. I'/ KKU. No. llul ncli it . llojum Musi. , wbu may b eomulteJ ntldentlally an nil dlitmtoi The'liflnlijrii ' Pressure Hose Ilio FOR SALE B v TUB Following Plflfflteri JIusscv & Jlfly Co. , Mi A , 1VCC | ( Irnliani Park , J. J , Hnulglmn , J. L. Wclabans , J. It , Karnncle , 3.1 , Morrison , ItORO & lllllfl ) , And nil leading lilumbern throughout the west. Tliaiirysatiro iiigiant e Imprinted In the body of the cover U a protection to the contumi/ agulust coiumnn Itott