I THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : Affi&DAY , DECEMBER 30. 1889. * 5 f
B HIE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER
M Xloinluleooncoa oC the Daya Whoa
m There Woio No Railroads
H CARRYING GOODS BY VESSEL
K Vnrlouw Types orCotnmrrclal Travel
H cm A lruinmsrii Vnrn Now Ac *
B cession to the Oinntin Knroo
H Sunday Guests
H tlriimtnlnir Fifty Yonrn Auo
H The following romlnisconcnB of Bomo
H Incidents In the oxporlonco ot a , "drilm-
H trior" before the day of railroads were
B written by Mr Jason F. Murdock , sr ,
B who , though piwt his sovonty-fllth
HK birthdny , iflstill in the floldas h com
HB morclnl trnvolor :
HM It win on ono of Jlhoso somi-troplcal
Ht lllcc , balmy , southern Now England
HBj ovoiiin s , before the day ot ournatlonal
HV birth in the year 18.11 , that my governor
HB kindly informed mo to propnro tnysoll
HH to make u voyngo to the coast nnd
H k rlvoi'R of the down east stnto of Malno
HB Ah I had a tow dnya before returned
W % trom a trip on the Hudson rlvor and teA
A Now York city , I was proparcd to say ,
All ready "
BH Two days later , on the 5th of J uly , all
1 wii3 ustir at early morn at the store
B B houses and nt the governors wharf at
B K TVarchum The sloop Abigail , Cnptaln
BJ H. , was hauled to the dock , when loatl-
BBt ing was commenced with merchandise
BBp of homo nintiufucturo , ombraclng every
Bf concelvnblo article of iron hollow ware
BJ found in a well regulated Now England
Bj household , for in those days cooking
Bf ranges and stoves were scarcely known
BBl My involco included caldrons from a
BJ half to two barrels each , cart and wagon
BJ wheel boxes , iron mortars , flatirons ,
BB1 gridirons , teapot and cofTco-pot stands ,
BJ Andirons ( better known in these days
BJ as iron dogs } , nil sIzob of cut nails , iron
BB shovuls , etc
BBJ On the 8th the Abigail might have
*
BJ been scon gliding down the passlvo
BJ waters of Buzzards bay , with her crow
BB1 of three mon and a boy , the latter bc-
BBT ing my rate ; and bo It known that I was
BB1 the super cargo , notwithstanding my
BB tender ngootoightconsummors Young ,
BBl to bu sure , but 1 lillod the position and
BBi H was thus that the ship and cargo were
BBj'v under my special control Indeed ,
BB § thouirli a more stripling , I was lord pur-
BBf amount on board , everything stayed
BBi Or moved at my bidding Except when
BBl Balling from port to port my enptaiu
BBi 'Wim i" full position under the super
BBi cargo as his sailing muster Old Salem
BBk was the lirst port ontcrcO From Salem
H tvo bailed to Gloucester , at this time a
BBi small fishing liamlot down by the sea
BB1 From there wo saild to Kowbury-
mw port
BBl ing vojages were ot a strict business
BB > nature , there was a largo amount of
BB pastime for the vessels crow ; indeed , it
BB hu > .V bo truly said that these voyages
BBT were voyages of pleasure The crew
BBT bad ample tailorings to visit nil points of
BBi natural and historic interest on the
BBk const and rlvors approached on their
BBT trading voyages Wo did no night sail
BBi * " • IJuring day sailing wo laid our
_ _ 1- ilaiis to reach some point , a barber
BBT where wo could "tlo up , " to use a sea
BBf phrase With these prospects of e-c-
BBi poctcd ulcaMiro , together with a win
BBYj ing report which had gene forth that
BBft our supercargo was a good liver.a crow
BBT for our vessel was always in waiting for
BBl our return and was easily engngod at
BBb nominal rates
BBY | After doing Newbury port thoroughly
H Irftdicted inland , for which purpose I
BBf engntred a.flno team , and in the early
BBb'i morning ot Tidy 23 I took the turnpike
J for the town of Haverhill , distant six
BBW teen miles Well , I was gliding on at
BB ' Pace becoming a tnoro modern day ,
BB i when at about live miles out I mot with
BBB * sudden shower a flood of rain , accom-
BBV paniod by a heavy gale , which was nn
BBB tiawolcorao udvent only ( equalled by the
BBB tropical showers or rainfalls on the west
L coast of Africa In short , I got as wet
T as a mop and being slightly proud , or in
BB other words , particular concerning my
BBB costuming , to my great mortification
BBi the rain shrunk my now chocked linen
BBB pants to such an extent that they seemed
f to dispute the right of my llosh and
bones with my skin
t However , liavorhill was reached and
B business was in order I inado sales to
BBS the amount ol over $1,000. I sold a bill
)
K of $700 to ono house , the family name of
BBV which linn today is intact , and which is
BBB BtiU nn honored mercantile ilrmof moro
j BBl than three generations
BBi * r ° blllt * Sooia then differently than
BBT now The merchant made up his list
BBJ ° ' , vuri'8' u'hich the supercargo ( drum
iflBV mor ) copied on his bill , The merchant
BBI examined the bill , nnd if it was correct ,
B said , ' Receipt your bill , " and handed
BB1 the supercargo the money , often saying ,
K "Whllo you have your cash and are in
V Haverhill , ray goods are on your vessel
ft At Nowburyport " The supercargo
1 ( drummer ) returned to port and shipped
V iho goods to the purchaser on a log of
l mutton sail packet , " peculiar to the
B Murrimuck river Could business bo
VBBi done in that way todny ?
t In loavlng liavorhill for Nowburv-
B port on o had to at once cross a bridge , 'it
l was lata and my nag was eager , filling
1 my hands full of leather , ana as I ap-
K preached the brldgo a tenia was in my
P way at my right hand sldo My nag ac-
'BBBJ ' copted the circumstances and without
ff urging took the loft hand track over the
. j bridge , at the end of which I was
' . r stopped and was fined to the tune ot $1'
fBBW f ° r taking the "lefthand road "
> HB The way homeward was through
aBHB Bradford , down or uoar the south batik
' BB of the Merrimack river , and when
fl Hl drawing through the village at good
ifl B epood a score or moro boys made a rush
' sBBi nt mi' horse from both sides ot the way
( BBI % with sticks , rattlosoto Ono little fel-
fBB ) ° w wlls knocked down nnd run ever I
J ABM * 'd ' not 8l0D to investigate , but dashed
K on , it'being now twilight In a few
days I was roliovoa from a sort ot
B BJ smothered misery consequent by read
H iug nn nrticlo in a local paper setting
H forth the event No blame was attached
J to the driver , whllo the children ot
jH HJ Bradford rocolvod valuable advice
H On the Nowburyport turnpike there
J was u picco of standing wood , covering
H four miles , and when about half way
through that piece of wood , going nt a
j llvoly pace , a man jumped from the left
IHH lmud gutter with soinathiiig in Ills
BB hand , shouting : Stop , or Ill shoot
B As I did not lilto his talk I slid from my
H Boat to the fopi box , sitting on the roliiB
m and lottlngymy aplrltod horse have his
H own way In the mill , whllo I held on to
BB J'10 ' "tpoKS at enoh sldo of the sulky ,
HB knowing in a flash the carriage would
ft turn ever if the ballast shifted
At this critical moment the highway
Jnnn made a desperate jump at the
I horses head , when the auimul , mugic-
Wl like , took In the situation and raudu a
J sudden rearing jump , nt the same tlmo
H dodging to the right , knocking down
J the would-be highwayman and running
I the right hand wheel in the gutter
My frightened horses rare leaping
H brough ; the carriugo out all right on to
the turnpike , when ho indulged In a
Gilpin gait to Nowburyport
When all was over , going nt great
speed and poncd being Beamingly re
stored , I found myself In South Now *
bury , from which point I was placed on
the right rend ( And n little nast 10
o'clock I was In the btnblo and
turned ever the tenm all right ,
giving a brief sketch of my escape
from a highwayman nil on nccount ot a
skittish but lovul-hcadcd horse
I wont at once to my vessel , rolntod to
the crew my perils of the day , took my
little lunch , turned into my stateroom ,
and was soon off to dreamland , after ex
periencing the most eventful day of my
young life
The wise mon these dayi were of the
opinion that the would-ha highwayman
had wntehod mo during the day , and as
I had taken quite n eum of money , ho ,
learning my destination , wont early tea
a covered wood and laid for mo" ( to
use n modern phrase ) . I being a boy ,
ho thought it would bo nu easy strike ,
but ns it turned nut a failure , demon
strating the words of the poet that
"Iho hunt laid plans ot iniuo and men
Gnui < aft naloo "
The spot was visited the following
morning by offlcars , when the ground
showed ovidunco of a knockdown nnd
run ever to the injury of some unwelcome -
como intruder Suspicion leaned to
certain parties , but there were no ar
rests
llo MIshimI HIh WlfV
Merchant Traveler : "Mlstor , " said
a haggard looking man ns ho walked
into the hardware store , can you tell
mo where I can buy a phonograph ? "
"I guess wo can order ono for you ,
sir , " said the salesmnn who mot him at
the door His face expressed surprise
but his tone convoyed assurance
Can you got ono that'll work auto
matically ; ono that you wont have to
grind yourself , but can fix It all up and
lot it go of its own accord ? "
"I think wo can arrange nn attach
ment that will accomplish that result ? "
All right ; got It as quick as you can ,
will you ? "
You wnnt it as a sort of amanuensis ,
I suppose ? "
"No , my wife lias gene out of town I
find when I got homo at night every
thing is so kind of solemn and still that
I dent feel like going to bed , and when
I do gut to bed the silence Is so oppres
sive that I cant stand it So I thought
if I could got a phonograph and have
the hired girl talk into It for about
throo-quartors of an hour something
about its being a nice time for a self
rcspecting married man to bo gottlng
homo , and nil that sort of thing I
would sot It before I wont to bed and
succeed in getting to sloop It is funny
how a man will miss those old familiar
sounds "
Types orCoiiiinrrcl.it Traveler * .
The most successful traveling sales
men are gentlemen
The boor has no business on the road
no claim to commercial recognition
The Buporcilious jackanapes , now and
then mot with on trains and in hotels ,
Is obnoxious to brolhor salesmen and to
merchants alike His lofty condescen
sion is insulting and unbearable
Then comes the noisy , indecent , bois
terous genus , representing another dis
agreeable typo ot the commercial
species Ho is solllsh , rude and makes
a nuisauco oJ himself whenever oopor-
tunity offers Ho is ono of these mon
who make day and night hideous in a
railway coach They got together
and play cards not quietly , " decently -
cently , like gentlemen , but
loudly , profanely , boorishly , like
toughs in a gambling hell The rights
nud comforts of ether passeugors uro
ignored by them Even the presence
of ladies makes no dllTorcnco They
laugh like fools , yell like lunatics , '
swear like coachmen , and render it im
possible for ono to read , sloop , or aiodi-
tuto They are simply disgusting
Wo repeat , the most successful com
mercial travelorsaro gentlemen quiet ,
ever courteous , rollncd gentlemen
Men of this chnractor command respect ,
win patronage and make friends At
homo or abroad , they nro worthy repre
sentatives of the houses that employ
them Human nature is the same the
world ever ; gentlemanly salesmen are
required within doors and without It
matters not whether a man bo behind
the counter or on the road ho should
ever remember that a mans , ability to
sell goods is meosurod largely by his
ability to please by his inniito rellno-
mont and gontloinanly conduct
A Drummers Ynrn
"I used to travel for a grocery house
out In Indiana , " says a drummer in the
Washington Post , and frequently
wont down into the back country Wo
drummoi's used to got together once in
a whllo nnd have n good tlmo Ono
day the head cnginoor of a line which
was being projected down through that
section got in with us
" Which two of you were down
through R last week ? ' ho uskod
"My partner and I acknowledged
that wo hod been there
" Well , ' said the engineer , 'it is a
great country , isn't it ? ' ' '
' Yes , it Is that '
" The people are right innocent and
unsophisticated , aren't they ? '
" ' . "
They certainly are
" 'I put up with my assistants ; got an
old lady to got dlnnor for us down
there the ether day She didn't have
much to oat on the table , so I asked her
for some syrup 'Whioh ? ' said hIio
• Some syrup ' I repeated , sorghum ,
molasses ' 'Oh , lasses Law why
didn't you say what you moaut ? You
follors use sich hifalutln' lnngutdgos
that nobody kin ondorstand you Now ,
last week there wuz two drummer ful
lers down hero , an' they axed my gals
of thur wuz any osculatln' round yor ,
an' I'vo no doubt there's lots of it of
wed on'y a-kuowed what they
meant ' "
An Otror to ClinnCo
J. W. Thomas , who traveled for the
Gilt Edge Manufacturing compnny , has
rccolved a proposition to go on the road
for the Dempster Windmill company
Ho has not docldod yet whether ho will
accept the place
Utlorbnok-I'nyiie.
L. P , Uttorbaok and Miss Emma
Payne were married last week at the
rosldonco of Robert Payne , brother of
the bride , in Nebraska City None but
intimate friends and/relatives were
present Nr Uttorback Is a brother of
Mrs Graham Brudley of Omaha , and
was formerly In business in Nebraska
City , but is now travollng for J , H.
Walker & Co of Chicago , The bride
is a sister of Hon , Robert Payne Mr
and Mrs Uttorback will make their
homo in Nebraska City ,
A Well Informed Man
Colonel Frank Sutton , suys the Sun
of Cameron Mo , , has accepted a " situa
tion with the morcantiio Arm of Kirkon-
dull it , Jones of Omuhu Colonel Sutton
is a well informed commercial roan and
will give entire satlbfuotiun to his Arm
He Is ener < jotlc , thorough and always
watchful for the host intoroit of hid
house and a general favorlto on the
rend The Dally Sun wishes him suc
cess and largo sales forl890.
Stinllny Guest .
At the Millard L. H. Eltco , Chicago ,
111. ; S. V. Itooso , Sioux City ; Eugene
Btattmnn , Birmingham , Ala ; N. C.
Hoys tor , Birmingham , AlaR ; E. Beat ,
Minneapolis , Minn ; E. 0. Wright ,
Detroit ; H. G. Dunston , Chicago ; V.
Katz , Chicago ; E. II Blair , St Louis ;
Wnrron Stern , Boston ; H. D. Rogers ,
Boston ; J. D. Sccgort BulTalo ; E. W.
Chnndlor , Rockford , 111. ; R. I , McClure ,
Chicago ; T. W. Mills , St Louis ; C. B.
Sox ton , St Louis ; II.V. . King , Cleveland -
land ; Sam Thall , Now York ; R. 11.
Lines , Washington ; D. S. Uabcock ,
Sprlngllold , III ; W. T. Jacobs , Kansas
City ; J. II Grcon.Des Molnos W. E.
Buoll , St Paul ; S. II Tobio , Chicngo ;
Hnrry Warrington , Now York ; William
J. Webster , Boston ; C. E. Loomis , Bos
ton ; II A. Houghlin , Now * York
At the nolel Casey Will Franklin ,
Frank Smith , FC Leonard , J.C.Kemp ,
A , S. Cnssavnnt , H. M. Mltcholl , S. M.
Movers S. P. Sollok , J. S. Wothorill ,
J. M. White , J. Brown , Chicngo ; H.
Lottior , Quincv ; J. E. Chapman , Cin
cinnati ; S. Miller , J. Morgan , J.Taylor ,
Boston ; .1. D. Watson , Ogden , Utah ;
Frnnk Miller Grand Rapids , Mich ;
Arthur Sheoly , Grnnd Island ; William
Monroe , Little Rock , Ark ; H. P.
Rtiiler , Detroit , Mich : J. C. Carson ,
Chndron ; C. M. Mltcholl , Dcs Moines ;
F. Standart , Dotrolt , Mich ; II C.
Smith , S. Dixon J. M. Hoill , H. R.
Stanley , John Mullnnoy , William Glass ,
T. M. D. Harvey , Omaha ; H. T. Van
Brunt Llucoln : C. Zolglor Pittsburg
At the Windsor J. Ross , Chicago ;
M. Sachs , Chicago ; J. CHzbo , Omaha ;
D. M. Eruklno Omaha ; S. Gottholp ,
Kansas City ; O. E. Borg Omaha ; A. E.
Watzko , Omaha , A , Bnudlsh Creston ;
M. UtSt Louis ; . ) . W. Davis , Chicago ;
C. L. Emory , Topeka ; W. S. Harris ,
Applcton WiB ; IV M. McGrntb , Butte ;
C. O. Carpenter , Omaha ; E. B. Twohcy ,
Chicago ; F. C. Wood Omaha ; J. C. Ab
bott , Omaha ; M. V. Erskino , Omuhu ;
F. G. Koine , Albion ; A. J. McDonald ,
Chicago ; G. O. Norton , Omaha : W. F.
Bartlctt , Chicago ; L. F. Emborly ,
Omaha ; C. B. Park , Cedar Rapids ; T.
U. Bubcock , St Louis ; M. Stein , Kansas
City
City.At
At the Bnrkor E. T. Fldridgo , Roch
ester , N. Y. ; Robt C. Adair , Topckn ,
Knn ; A. F. Athens , Atlanta , III ; M. G.
Mlllor , Chicago ; William O. Rood ,
Missouri Valley ; J. J. Fnrroll , New
York ; W. H. Stuart , Now York ; J. R.
Flaugher , St Paul Minn ; E. B. Ovol-
manNorfolk , Neb ; E. M. McAdams ,
Denver ; Will Hoddom , St Louis ; C. C.
Patty , Carroll , la ; W. F. Connor , Bos
ton ; J. A. Mellor , Belfast , Mo ; W. H.
Gamble , Chicago ; C. E. Thompson , Bos
ton ; Joseph H. Nash , Chicago : J. E. Mc-
Crackon , Dead wood ; F. B. Sturgis , Dos
Moines ; H. R. Jackson Boston ; C. M.
Fogg , Lincoln ; William Hoovoy , Fre
mont ; A. C. Carson , Detroit ; P. H.
Strotton , Davenport ; C. H. Chnpin ,
Sioux City ; A. J. Barren , Chicago ; R.
C. Russell Chicngo
At the Paxton W. T. Wilcox , Moi-
risiana , N. Y. ; A. D. Hawley , Connec
ticut ; J. S. Valentino , N. D. Allen ,
Kansas City ; C. E. Burg , Burlington ;
H. S. Manville , TildenJ E. D. Morton ,
Boston ; J. J , Dunn , Dubuque ; P. P.
Shelby , A. E. Mohlcr , St Paul ; C. P.
Herbert , J. G. Trout , Chicago ; Savlllo
Johnson , Rock Island ; J. Morris , St
Louis ; J. K. Powers , Cedar Rapids ; W.
E. Alexander , Maryland ; ! ) . W. Conloy ,
Sioux Fulls ; R. S. McBride , Tacoma ;
Arllo Latham , Now Mexico ; E. H.
Brodhead , Kingston ; A. B. Hudson ,
Donvcr ; A. M. Godding , Huntington ;
George M. Gill , Chicago ; H. D. Brown ,
LaSallo ; Samuel Long , South Bond ;
Thomas E. Farrel , Hastings ; T. J. Mc-
Leer , Lincoln ; C. N. Dietrich , Hust
ings ; Harold C. Dayton , C. Smith , Bur
lington , Ido Groyon , jr , Amstordnm ;
C. M. Witholm , Now York ; William N.
Daloy , Philadelphia ; Major U. S.
Worth , Ft Robinson ; J. M. Poole ,
Now York ; J. W. Mahonqy , Slom ; E.
H. Blrdhcad , Kingston Junction ; E. M.
Lund , Chicago ; George B. Teasdall , St
Louis ; T. Addison , Chicago ; M. M.
Wulto , Now York ; Al Fulrbrothor ,
Lincoln ; John S. Luty , Charles E. Pal
mer , St Louis ; John Hon , Cheyenne :
R. M. Hampton , Alliance ; Charles E.
Bauer , Beatrice ; A. Bayson , Chicngo
At the Merchants T. F. Wright , St
Paul ; Charles Droyfus , Chicago ; W.
T. Magee , Omaha ; Samuel D. D. Emerson
erson , Denver : John Mussulman , Hast
ings ; Frank C. Scnmitt , Now York ;
William Rassenan , Baltimore A. F.
Cash , Kansas City ; Bolivar Bullpatz ,
Kulamazo ; E. W. Edwards , Dubuque ;
H. J. Paulding , Poukoopsio ; J. W.
Ritchie , Wnoeling , W. Va ; Benjamin
H. Hay don , Omaha ; Thomas John
son Kansas City ; I. Kern ,
Omaha ; Y. E. Patterson , Boston ;
G. H. Gregory , Minneapolis ;
J. Donald , Grand Island ; J. E. Mctcalf ,
Council Bluffs ; F. H. Gould , Lincoln ;
E. R. Ferguson , St Joseph ; F. B. Rob
inson , Kansas City ; M. B. Hilly , St
Louis ; H. Berry , St Louis ; G. W. Porter
ter , Omaha ; W. E. Alexander , Mars
land ; J. J. Lockford , Rapid City ; W. H.
Turner , Moltno , III ; H. O. Rountreo ,
Lincoln ; W. F.Currlu , Lincoln ; George
A. Kingsbury , Chicago ; George W.
Hart , Lansing , Mich ; R.CahnOmaha ;
G. L. Blowman , Omnha ; A. M. Gooding ,
Hartlngton ; B. I. Whlttleton , Omuha ;
F. W. Kimball , Austin , Minn ;
W. H. Goodwiu , Chicago ; J. A. Rorais ,
Kansas City ; H. M. Moore Beatrice ;
Al E. Richly , Rushvillo ; F. B. Miller ,
Kearney ; Al L. Finch , Kansas City ; C.
E. Tcbbotts : Deb Moines S. A. Proad-
well , Council Bluffs ; Tames Ferguson ,
Beatrice ; D. B. Welptnn , Omalia ; A.
Klolnort Now York ; W. A. Poacoolc ,
Kansas City ; A. J. Felton , Worcester ,
Mass ; H. E. Krozol , Nebraska City ; L.
A. Bowers , Lincoln ; W. T. Canada , Nebraska
braska City : G. W. Johnson , Horace ,
Kan ; John Gastor , Omaha ; W , E. Al
exander Mareland ; Alexander P.
Brown , Philadelphia
At the Murray E. J.Lyon , St Louis ;
J. B. Williams , Chicago ; W. L. Crane ,
Now York ; Morris Leopold , Chicago ;
B. J. Dletondorf Now York ; Joe
Hyman , Chicago ; Houry Hnrrison , Now
York ; Samuel Gross , Now York : Will
lam Wiener Now York ; Bon Swelj ,
Now York ; George Fly , Cleveland ; 11.
W. Cole , Chicago ; J. Metculf , New
York ; H. A. Llnnoy , Now York ; F. F.
Bennett , Now York ; G. B. Troolor ,
Chicago ,
Peroon'il Mention
Phil Jacobs of Kunsas Citv was at
Fremont yesterday a guest of the
Ruwir
Dan Owen of Norfolk was Interview
ing his customers along the Union Pa-
cilio last week
Charles E. Michael , ono of the host
known men on the road , is doing a little
busiuoss during holiday weak around
Fremont
Tlinutundt < > r Dollars ,
are spent every year bv the pcopty of this
state for worthless medicines for too cure of
throat and lung diseases , wtion wo know
that if ttioy would only invest 91 la SANTA
AUUS tbo now California discovery for eon
sumption and kindred complaints , they
would in tbls pleasant remedy And relief
It Is recoramonucd by ininhtors , nujslcluns
and publia speakers of the Golden State
Sold and Ouui-anteea by Uoodinao Irut' Co ,
t n a bottle Three for ti 00.
Tlio most stubborn cases of catarrh will
speedilysuecum to CAMI'OIINIA UA.T-K-
CUKEL Six months treatment for tl , liy
mail 1.10l
HOW TC TALK
The Art or Conversation In n Splendid
AcromnfiiUtnpiii I
A writer for thoGhlcngoIntor Oconn , I
on the subject of conversation as an art ,
says :
Road booka which will make you
think What wo wont most , la to bo
made to think Ncoho can talk who
cannot think , and thinking la by no
moans ns usual an accomplishment as
many bo called The want of thought
Is at the root of many n social failure
Good reading wilcprosont ) dlfforont
subjects to your mind , It ono of them
Interests you take il up as n study Little
tlo by little you will find ninny points
In it which may seem obscure : do not
bo satisfied to leave them aside , but
road such works as are likely to boar on
the subject , and nnvor rest content
with hnlt truths when a glorious rove
lntlou may bo awaiting you
Try to retain important fncts , but do
not give up originality of thought or
indopundent jiuigmont when you fool It
to bo sound Road and think rend nnd
think
When the Importnnco of serious
thought Is fully understood , good con
versation will once moro flourish , and
wo shall taslo again the delights ot
kindred thoughts Then the quick
ropartco , the witty answer which often
sheds nu unoxpoclod light on some
knotty points pored ever in vain , the
thoughtful question rovcnllug the till
then hidden beauties of the mind , all
these joys once known will bo counted
ns anionc the purest of life
Itistoad ot a crush of people throng
ing our heated rooms • why not
gather around us half a dozen
eboson fnonds with eomothlng to
say ? What pleasure , whut sweet recrea
tion wo should find in bucIi society !
A quick Intelligence , a cultivated
mind , a good memory nro nil usotul
qualities which will make the art of
conversation easy to acquire ; but , even
If these nro lacking , an ordlnnry
nmountof intellect , a good heart , and
some of that precious common souse
which Is , ns it were , the birthright of
nearly every Amorlcan woman would
bo sufficient , if judiciously used , to
create a rovolutlou In conversation
which would make many drawing rooms
as pleasant ns these famous ones whoso
doparlod glqry wo would not mourn ,
but look upon as a stimulus to bettor
things
The Grave GotH Tired Yuwtilng ,
Scomingly , for certain wretched invalids
who toddle feebly nlonp , though nlways look
ing as if thov were going to dfo , bat omitting
to do it They dry , up , wlthor , dwindle
away finally ; but in tbo meantime never linv-
iap robush health , know nothlnir ot the phys
ical enjoyment , the zest of that existence to
which they cling with bucIi remarkable
tenacity They are always to bo found try
ins to mend by tinkering nt themselves with
some trashy remedy , tonic or pick mo up"
to give a fillip to digestion , or help the
liver " If such misguided folks would resort -
sort ana adhere to Iloqtotter's Stomach Bit
ters it would bo well , \vlh them This su
perb invlgoranl supplies the stamina that
the feeble require , by'permanently roiuforo-
mg digestion and assimilation It overcomes
nervousness , insomniamalaria , kidney com
plaint , bllliousncss , constipation , rheuma
tism nnd neuralgia
What Will Tfto tlio Future linncnnco ?
'
The language in which Shakespeare
and Milton wrote was the language of
less than six millions of human beings ,
and when Washington was president
loss thnn slxtcon millions of people used
the English tonguot At the same tlmo
( the time ot our ilrst'prcsidont ) French
was the mother tongue of nt lenst thirty
millions of people , and by some writers
, it la said that 60,000,000 , of French speak
ing people were living nt the time of
the revolution of 1789. This stnto of af
fairs is now completely reversed
Between 40 and 50 years ago the
English languogo equalled the Gorman
in the number of these who spoke it ,
and now the latter is left far behind In
the race Gorman Is now spoken by
10,000,000 persons in the Austro-Hun-
gurian empire ; by 46,000,000 in the Gor
man empire , by 40,000 in Belgium and
by about 2,000,000 in the little Alpine
country of Switzerland Besides the
countries mentioned in which German
is usually classed as the native tongue ,
it is spoken by nbout 2,000,000 persons
in the United States and Canada , giving
a total of about 00,000,000 who use the
German language
With French the case is much the
same , but the gain during the past cen
tury has boon smaller than that ot Gor
man French is now spoken by the
08,000.000 inhabitants of Franco , by
2,250.000 people in Belgium , by 200,000
in Alsaco-Lorraino , by 000,000 in Switz
erland , 1.600,000 in the United States
and Canada ; 000,000 in Hayti , and by
1,500,000 in Algiers , Indlas the Wo9t
Indies and Africa ; In all 45,000,000.
English is spoken by but less than
1,000,000 of the .18,000,000 in the British
Isles ; by probably 57,000,000 of the 00-
000,000 Inhabitants now bolloved to bo
In this country ; by 4,000,000 persons In
Canadn ; bv 3,000,000 In Australia ; by
1,700,000 West Indians , and , perhaps , by
1,000,000 people in India and ether
British Colonics , bringing the total to
near 100,000,000.
Will be paid to any oompctcnt chemist who will
Bed , on analysis , a partlcls of Hercory , Potash ,
or other poisons la Swifts Specific ( S. S. S. ) •
'S.K EATING SORE
nendewonTetAng S3,1939. Par eigh
teen months I had an eating son on my tongue
I was treated by the best local physicians , bat
obtained no relief , the sore gradually growing
Korea , I concluded anally to try S. B. 8. , anil
was entirely cured affcr pslng a few bottles
Ton have my cheerful pennlttlon to publish tha
above statement for iho tyiwfitot these similarly
afflicted " C. D. MobiHoita , Hcnderson/Tex.
Treaties on Blood and Bt&fjjhicttscani ailed free
TTIB SWIFT 8rECIF10 CO , Atlanta , da
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( ll'U
KIRKS
AMERICAN
FAMILY
SOAR
Manhood jw , rS ° i
cuintc rremtur * lecT , Kuttpui PcUUtjr , Low
Manhood , da , tutvlns trtd ( a Tsia • very known rem * *
dy , ttdinuver4 a tinmla loauu otteJf cure , wUcb
bs will Mod < UdmiKK to hU fellow lurTmrv
Addnu , Jli U bUS , PO ! ku A&9 , titw VwkCU/ .
PRACTICAL PRESENTS 1
Hi
Parents who arc desirous of securing for thefr boyspractical and appropriate prcs- f | § ]
cnts , will find our Boys Department the best place to get them Can you think of 'II
anything that will give your boys more lasting plcasuro and comfort than a nice | jl
suit or overcoat ? We arc showing handsome styles for big and small boys , and • III
the tremendous cut we have lately made on our finest goods , places them within ill
the reach of all The styles of suits \vc are offering at $3.5o , 54.90 and $5.50 you mt
will not find anywhere else , except you pay twice the money for the same m
goods In Children's and Boys Overcoats we oflcr extraordinary bargains as we Mare \
are determined to close them out One small lot of extra fine Children Over $ aL
coats , of elegant designs and neatly trimmed is marked at less than the value W
of the Cloth We have never cut so deep as we did this time They must all go fi
before New Year and the prices are made to move them • * f |
FURNISHING GOODS 9
/ iiVI
Our Furnishing Goods Department is a regular Bazaar for Holiday Presents All
Nowhere can you find a finer assortment than we carry , and you will not find ' | jll
anotherplace that sells them so cheap fM |
Embroidered Silk Suspenders Silk Umbrellas ; * § jl
Silk and Cashmere Mufflers Fine Gloves Mm
Silk Handkerchiefs " Choice Neckwear 2j jfl
All these goods we sell as close as the Staple Articles No fancy prices in i II
our store You will save about 50 per cent on all purchases made in our Furnish • ; , Wk
ing Department Ifl
Corner Douglas and Fourteenth Streets il
K JAVA MOCHA S
EIIVE A Perfect Art Album containing 24
r K fet Beautiful Photographs representing
" Teaand Colfee culture , will be sent
on receipt of your address
"
' CHASE ii SANBORN , 136 Broad St , Boiton
Weitern Dept SO Franklin St , , Chicago , III ,
State Line
To Glasgow , Belfast , Dublin and Liverpool
FHOM NEW YOltK EVKUYTHCU3DAY.
Cabin passaKotV to ISO , Recording to location ot sut
room Excursion SJJ to RO
8tccrago to nnd from Kuropo nt IjOirest Uatos
Austin lUI.mvi.Co. . , lieu I Acents ,
CSllroadiray , Now York
John Dleoen Gcn'l Western Acent
M Uundolpn St , Chicago ,
IlAiwr E. MiioiiES , TB03. McCasse ,
Acents at Omaha
The Tyler System of Bank Counters
TTneoualleS in 8tyl , Quality or Price
The Tyfor Desks 200 New Styles
_ Torether with 1000 Styles Tables , Chairs , to '
TheTylerRoyalTypoWrltorCablnots
an ! Desk Combined 6 Styles limit on Earifc
100 Fan Xllustntsa Oatalona Free Postage 7 CU
TYLEr SESK GO , St Louis , Mo , 0 , S. A.
PRINCIPAL POINTS
EAST , WEST ,
NORTH and SOUTH
1803 FABNAM STRBBT
BROOKS BROS & CO
IUPONTCR3 AND SVHOLISAIB DIAUMB IN
a aw Watche Jewelery , "Rijers''Sil er
/jAtnOJTiN Plated Flat Ware , Cutlery , Notions ,
fi&jcsyriVancy Goods , Album j , To j Wat ; hei ,
lQKJfSj3gJsoat-Cotlar | Springe and alt tbe
TTfa i i ry Meat novelties for the hoU
r Oar large ana fully Illustrated
J . cataloKue mailed to dealeraonlr
T > k All mall orders recelro oar
- T ts prompt and best attention
Address 117-410 N , Fourth at . St , Loula Mo
TO WEAK MEN
Buirerliu from tbo t'tlccts ot youthful crrvn , earljr
decay , wastluit weakntM , lost mauliood.elc.lwlll
send b valuable treatise ( w lwll ooniulnlng full
particulars for liome cure , I'IIKit of charge A
splendid medical worki should bo read br every
I knan who Is rierrous and debilitated Address ,
fri-of. aClOWIUUIrluoduaCouB
JTtH o Fresh
your I yx MV Efe
C.H PEARSON & Cs " * -
- " BAL.TIMORE.Mn
Health.js Wealth
DnBC Wist's NirtVK and Urain TnE\T-
jir.NT , a Kuarnnteedaneclaofor Flysterla , I > izl-
ness Coavulslons , Pits , Nervous MouialuU ,
Iloeadache , Nervous I'rostrntlon canned by the
use of alcoliol tobacco Wakefulness , Mental
Depression , Hoftenlnc of too Brain , resulting iQ
Insanity aud loadlngto misery , ne'-ny and death
Premature Old Abe , Barrenness Loss of 1'owar
In either box Involuntary losses nnd Bpermat-
torhica caused bv overexertion of the brain , wilf
abuse or overlndulirenco Kach box contains
one months treatment gl.boa box.orBlx ooxes
fortVOO.eent by mall prepaid on receipt of price
WB QtTABANTBB BIX BOXES
To cure any case With each order received by
us fornix boxes , accom panled with M.UU , wo will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re
fund tha money if the treatmeut does not effect
a euro Guarantees issued only oy Qoodman
Hruc Co , IJruBBlsta , Bole Agents 1UD Varnam
Street , Omaha Nebraska
PRUNKENllESS
Liquor HabitT
otAunre wo/tio mats but one cess
KHMtfES GOLDEN SPECIFIC
It an be sifts lu atmp pfcoflVe vr tf , sr In He
tlelMaffu d , without the knowledge of the patlont
II OKiinry It is absolutely barm less and will ctl M
a psrmaoent and speedy eura , whether Uiajpatlrnt la
a aoderatadrlnlur or an aloohollo wraek ITHV.\ Kit
rAlLM It oporataa ao qulotly and with aucb ear *
talnty that tha paUant undsrsoes no Ineonvenience ,
and era be la aware , his oumplste reformation Is
• aeetad 4S psga book of partloulara frea ,
sUIINAiOO.tlilbArOauclasaudlnlkACumloa'BIa ,
m iiHpll HirniAKKIIBtCBAtCOOiiiaha )
( ASTHMA CUS J2
SCHIFFUANfTS ASTHMA CURE
InsUnUynlkrresthamoatnolentalttck Mo
svaltlnsforraaulta Its action la ImmeoJ
ate direct and certain , end a euro is the result
In ail oursbla nssas _ A anutle trial conTlnoas
tha moat skeptical IVica bOc and SI . ( JO ! of
druaaisUorby mall Trial uackajre/rK to any
address Pr.lf.ftCHiy > MAwObleulan a ,
FOR MEN ONLY !
? 5lVl ' * _ % StniwtvousduilitYi
flTTTY T ! Wsakaeu of Body and atiadiEf/wtl
5"f V T" " tmn orIiMsiesUOiaorfoimrT
Irtul , ( Alt assnoOD ( ally SMurf Hew 1. aUaritaQ
atraMUoarraiacanarauiraDnBaiBSAraaTaerCoDy
SU.l.UIr aehllba HOBS TMUTaiaT-Bx.su la % dsr
ea tuUf/rraa 41 $ lum , TsrriUrlt * . aa < ftnigm CeulrlM ,
Teeui erlta tkta tul , ruU lylutl . , wi reef uaUaa
b iil l > tree , aalrsss UH HtilBAt CJM.H.MIP.M
[ JOSEPH CILLOTTS
, STEEL PENS
COLD MEDAL PARIS BXPOSlTtOH IH9.
Nos 303-404-17O-0O4. •
| thb most pebfeot or vim
rlWCOB l3rH&D0D0EST8. , OMAHA , NEB , Jfl
ran tub xbjsatueht or au < | l
CHlI.ai [ ! iLDISaus.S 1
APPUANCFS FOR DEFORMITIES AND TRUSSE3. WM
Bsji ' lliU sAppsrat5saEdHfriedlesforSaeoersfa )
Trsstmsnt of every form of Disease reoulrlna * }
UESICALerSUROIOALTBXAIHEIIX WM
NINETY ROOMS FOR PATIENT9 , WM
BoardtAttonaanos BtttAccoamodatienala'WMi iW
n07VrUrXTOROIR07UBBoaIeforEiltIaaaa4 AM
Braces Trueses , Olablelt , Ourvatnrea of Bpfie Miss , vim
H a Oancsn Oataift BronehjUs , CialatioB ; Rm
Bye , lax , ff kin aal Dloodand alfeurckal drtratlona ! ' 4U
DISEASES OF WOMEN SSZSSfZZ'tlS M
wo b ni > aisuoosmMBsr ( STRICTIT fHIVATI )
OnlyKeUaWoffiedlojaijutit-jlamakkjaape.laltyol CB )
PBiyATEDISBASBS 'H
AllllloeaOUnieeeseeeeirelly triated Byrlillllle Police iftfl
r vieTe4framtli ejitemwlUieHtRireury KeeDeelersUM alH
TrcalaeatrirLeefflTSLronaiI rerllee ntsble 9H
le Tlelt
n ni.il..lr t.J lbcni b7corr ipoiiliiiti illeonti.slit , 'SM
Ot..iarrlji..kdii.m.rli Uoneemllileollel UeSlelneaorlDilram.ateseiilbri&allorev lelallteteeealeliereeaeer ill bIB
paererioaaTieleriiBvprereired C llsndeoaislleeareea4 fSH
Ofli'IfJ ISiS • • . and we will seed In pLln wrapper , eai JHl
RUH . ' V r"Kerreue DliiMei.Iapetesay.arpW " 3B
U1" 9i''i "d Varleoeale , with qeeallen lilt Adareee MM
OMAHA mZOIOAIi 4 BUHOIOAI 1NBTII0TR JMM
llth and Sodto BtrssU , OQAHA , XIB WM
SYPHILIS I
Can be cured in SO to CO days oy tit * Hfl
use of the
-
\ MM
Map tady 1
Vorsaloonlrby tbe Cook ItoraoJyCn , of Oinaba ' < " ' H
Nebrasku , Write to us for the namus audoddresa of yMm
fiatlcntswbo bare been oured and from whom we . .lasTfl
ihvo i > erinlsslim to refer HvpUllli Is n dlseaso that > H
bus always battle 1 tbe skill of the most eminent pbyatulfeaB
clans , mill until iho discovery of tbo Couk Iteinedy MU
ro'a"MAUIU I1KMKDV. " not one In tlltyoTer liarlni 3Mt
tbedlscasebas been turod Wo tfiiaranteo to cure JBMm
any rase that ran ha tiroduevd Those who bare 7mm ]
tukenitiercuryiMitash H a. a.sucuaullernasor other \Mm
advertlsbtl remedies , with only tomnorury benetlta SawH
can now be permanently cured by tlio use of tbe iMW
• M AUHJ IttCMKm " of tlio Cook Iteinedy Co , Omaha . ' 4s\ai
heb Uuwaru of Immltatlons H la absolutely In > 9sH
posatblofor for any other person orroinpauy luhara lUmt
ourlorniultioranyriiaPdy llkolllniiiri'itiinilrcaults iUsH
'IbuCouk Itemody Co has been treating rollout * for * iLwawa
fouryitarsandbaroafways alvun iiurreot aallsfaol * i mM
Ion liter are financially responsible , having a capl sawal
talorovrrtAUMO.uiHtliiKtliclrKuuruntueno > Kl.Vo t-Jaw : wa
aolldt the most obetlnatn rasos tbi > so wbo bare ZMMi
tried every kuowu remedy aud lost all bopo of reoov * ijsawaal
ery Correspond with us nnd let ua put you lu uoss * Hssawfl
easlon of evidence that coiiTlnccs tbe most skeptical a B sfl
Mark what what we any : liitbuvnd you must use i Mm
our "UAUIO ItlCMKDv" beforeyoucan be periuanJSmW
eutlycur d. It is the most borolobluodpurltlervver J mmM
known Writ for particulars All letters - couttdtm'ItlMu
UHUIIUIs Iteinedy i j'h laglc Keraedy 4JH
None others ere neuulne I'artlos < lolrainn to be iMm\ \
agonta for us are Impostors and frauds fuUuartla JSmM
wars free Address all eomiauulcatlons to JiiBB
Fwmy
The Cook Rimedy Co , J |
Rooms 418 aud 419 Paxton Bl3ct | 8
AI.I Iii-Morphlr o Habit Cured 11
IIUlllLU AT IIOMIS WITHOUT IAIM lay kB
111 111IWI menu easy , and costs less than 2mm
UI IUIII to continue the hublt ' IMu
DR O. P. COATK , "m\ \
I l Jambs Uuji.oiKa , Kansas OitMo. . ijmm