Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 31, 1887, Page 5

DON'T WANT TO SPEAK PIECES Eophomoric Seniors Make Trouble at the State University. EOOMERS BLAME THE BAPTISTS. Some Disappointment at Lincoln Over the Failure to Get the College—End of the Congregationalist Cone vention— Brevities, [FPROM THE NEE'S LINCOLN BURPAU.] For the past month there has been consid - erable discussion in university circles and among university students over the require- ment that each member of the senior class shall, once each term, deliver an oration at chapel exercises, A number of the students, whose heads are enlarged by the fact that they are up in their classes, have exhibited their lack of good breeding and gentlemanly instincts supposed to be posscssed by stu- dents, by instigating and running a small warfare of their own against this require- ment. One of their practices has been to absent themselves in a body from chapel ex- ercises and if an oration would come on for hearing uncxpected by them some student would rise and_walk out of the room fol- lowed by the othe rant members of his cluss. At other times they would adopt he tactics of imprisoning the orator to de- feat the requirements, Why this system of foolishness has been allowed to extend as far us it has by the faculty is an unanswered question but it certainly tends to- ward no harmony between students or with the fuculty itself. The clement among the students who are trying to run things to their own taste should gecure some rapid row bouts and cultivato their abilities rowing up and down Salt creck. In a very short time they would be experts enough to award to one another diplomas that would make them equal with gradua from colleges in‘the cast whose vagaries they are so anxious to introduce as an iubar- monious element in the state university, 1E BAPTIST COL The location of the Baptist college at York 18 something of a disuppointment to Lincoln parties who are wont to criticise the action taken by the Baptist state convention in Jocating it at that place. It is very evident that these criticisms are not well ~ founded, The trouble with locating it at Lincoln and with the Lincoln proposition simply that it was an inflated real estato scheme to work off a tract of farm land out in the country four miles, at town lot prices, making the donation appear to be a large one at the in- fluted valuation when the re practically no more than any fa tirely beyond the reach of the ¢ hodist university has been los manner three miles beyond the city limits, but in its case much careful work and effort will in a few years probably extend the city limits to the university grounds and mako the large tract that surrounds the campus cully city property. But to expect to d the city four miles out in another di- rection and make a secoud college and college grounds real city property, would be_an dertaking thut the most éfithusiastic boom would be slow in warranting ain invest- ment, and to the people who v the matter calmly and reasonab) he good judgment of the Baptist people in not cmbarking in the sclieme must be commended. It would huve been infinitely better for the city of Lincoln if the Methodist university n located two miles naarer the busi- wter, and if a proposition had been submitted to the Baptists of the state to lo- cate a Baptist college in Lincoln instead of a it out in L ter s, it would have un- county three or four doubtedly been given the attention it mer- ited. Ther no good grounds for criticis g the Baptist people for not accepting the proposition from Lincoln. DEPARTING CONGREGATIONALISTS, The Congregationalist convention has prac- tically closed its work and » > dele- fnlv"\mu\vlur;:ynu-u have returned to their homes, One of the last business transactions was the reptrt of the committec on the narra- tive of churches. The report was o gratify- fngone. Among the statistics furnished in the report were those showing that in the last year twenty-five new churches have been organized in the state and that seventcen chureh buildings have been dedicated. The report showed 1 addition that there were ninety-four church organizations in the state with & membershipof 4,805, The gain during the year was 1,260, which gain was about equally divided between admissions by con- version and admissions by letters. After deducting removals a net gain of 803 was the result of the year's work. The attendance at the Sunday schools has largely increased. 'he following resolution on the temperance uestion was passed unanimously : Resolved, That the members of the general association of Congregational churchesof Ne- ‘braska believe the constitutional statutory prohibition in state and nation of the manu- facture, importation d sale of alcoholic liquors is the most vital issue before the Amer by all | dng this terrible cnemy of the home and nation. Yesterday visiting clergymen occupicd pulpits in the different churches in tho city at all of which services, they were grected by vopresentative Lincoln audiences. CITY ITEMS, An alarm of firo was turned in_yesterday morning, the fire being located_in” & smail house on K and Fifth streets. It was under control by the time the department reached the scene and the loss was inconsiderablo. Tho new Mothodist church at West Lincoln which has been under construction the pres- ot summer was dedicated yesterday after noon. A large number of the Methodist peo- pief, tho city weat out to the bright ‘suburb nd attended the scrvices, the new rapid transit rond making the journey an easy one. Rev. Marine, the new pastor of St. Paul's church and Dr. Creighton conducted the dedicatory services, The board of public lands and buildings gpened thio bids for tho cleotrio light plant ut the Norfollk asylum Saturday aftern They were as follows: Edison Klectric L ., $6,640; Western Engineering ,760; United States Eleotric Com)| Light , 5,235, Tho latter being the low- est bid, 'the contract for the plant was swarded to that company. The adultery cases brought against a sew- fng machine agent named Chapman and Mrs. Jin Barry were disposed of Saturday in the strict court, both parties pleading guilty without trial, the court sentenci man to three months' impri Chapman to nine months of the same medi- ecine. Henry Boers, the man_who shot down his sweetheart in cold blood because she refused to marry him, has been indicted by the grand ury for murder in the first degree. When rought into court he plead not guilty and ssked for counsel. SR Let us be thankful that any poor suf- ferer can buy with 25 cents’ a bottle of Salvation Oi Vennor's predictions, though in the main pretty accurate, are not infallible. But Br: Bull’s Cough Syrup was never known to fail to cure a cough. e Tom Ochiltree's Snake Story. Wasmixarox, Oct. 20.—[Special to the Bek.]—A curious story comes to the Smith- sonian institution from a man down in Texas through the medium of Colonel Tom Ochy- treo. Its accuracy is vouched for by the cor- respondent, and many circumstantial details are given to substantiate the statements mado in the letter. The story runs as follows: A fow days ago, as the correspondent was rid- ing through the country near Fororth, he approached aclump of trees. There was nothing extraordinary about that and the traveler pursued the even teuor of his way. Suddenly his mule gave a start, and, trem- bling violently, showed every symptom of ex- trome fear. Looking towards the trees the rider observed rolling towards him with con- siderable rapidity what appeared to be a hoop. As it came nearer he discovered it was noth- ng more nor less than a snake, which, with its tail in its mouth, had formed itself into 2 hoop and was . bowling along merrily over the ground in his direction. Ho tried to urge his mule on but the animal, rvalyzed with fear, could not be driven ter thun & walk and the mysterious snuke rapidly overhan {led .them, The man, . per- ceiving it was uscless to urge on the poor mule, dismonnted, took to his heels, and ran, making wuch better time than the four- footed beast had done. Arrived at a con- venient tree, he dodged behind . it and watched, The mule was standing where he had left it close by a large oak and the snake was within a few feet of it. Suddenly the gnake opened bis month and letting ko bis tail, made a ferocious blow with that portion of his anatomy at the trembling mule. Either the aim was not good, or the mule in s last attempt to escape moved a little; anyway, the tail just grazed the mule's leg and ‘strik- ing the tree behind, remained imbedded there. The mule gave one or two convulsive struggles and then laid down and died. ‘e @olonel's yeracious correspondent made the best of his way back to the cit, and there related what had oceurred. A party was organized to proceed to the spot the next day and authenticate the story, On arriving at the place the body of the dead mule was found, much swollen. The snake, too, was discovered fast to the tree and dead, while the oak itsclf, which on the preceding had been a flourishing, strong and lively vas withered up. It was found that had a horn about three or four inches long on_ 1ts tail, and it was with that that the reptile had struck the mule and fast- ened itself to the tree. The poison emitted through this horn-like protuberance had killed both the beast and the tree, The name and address of a gentleman said to be at present in this city, was given, he having been the witness of the occurrenc From the fact that there was no such addre: as that given and no such gentleman to be found, the story is not given much credence at the Smithsonian, Among the negrocs of the south and also among educated white people, there exists a firm belief in the ability of a certain species of snake, popularly known s the “hoop-snake” to do just what Colonel Ochiltree's correspondent claims that this one di Throughout the south and_southwest there is @ species of scrpent called tho “glass snike” from the fact, as popularly vouched that, when _struck, they break into s pieces which, if allowed to remain quietly, will unite together again and form a complet and perfect snake once more, This peculiar has only for its busis the that the snako be really spocies of lizard without legs or feet, is particularly brittle and a slight blow only is required to sever its tail from its head. The parts do not unite together again as is popularly believed, but n new tail grows in place of the one stricken off. nother quite common belief is that the long, thin snake, tapering to a fine point at the tail, and called from this circumstance a “whip snake,” will pursue a man and actually whip him to death with his tail. 'l only foundation for this superstition will probably be found in the stories told by the old plant- ers m former days to prevent their slaves from wandering from the plantation at night. p- Tt sty Clerks Working Too Hard. WASHINGTON, Oct. [Special to the Bee.]--It may perhaps sound rather hyper- -al but there actually are employes in the government service who have to be re- strained by their chiefs for fear that they should overworkdhemsclves. These two ex- ceptions to the general rule are ladies who engaged in collecting data for the labor bureau on the condition of working women in the@hanufacturing districts of New Eng- land. These ladies are so enthusiastic in their labors that they work day and night and would do so for seven days in the week if they were not restrained by the head of the bureau. It was necessary to intimate to them that they would be able to work better if they allowed themselves sufticient rest to keep ihiem i good health, than if they were ork themselves 8 it was imminent would. , together with the statistics collected ortions of the country, will form the part of the next ye report of the burcau. The lahe reau has performed the feat of making three unnual reports in two and a half rs. 1t was not until the latter part of the fiscal year 188485 that it was organ- ized and its third annual report will_soon be in the hands of the sceretary of the interior. 1t is confined to comprehensive statistics in regard to the strikes which have occurred in the United States during the last six ycars. An idea of the amount of work entailed in its preparation may be gathered from the fact able of statistics which etween five and six hundred pages of th Seilet Hood's lla cures catarrh by expelling impurity from the blood, which is the cause of the complaint. Give it a trial. - THE VANDERBILTS NOT IN IT. Wharton Barker Interviewed About the Chinesc-American Bank. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.)—Wharton Barker, speaking of his Chinese interests and the unfavorable newspaper comments upon the subject said to-day: “The statement that a concession for the Chinese-American bank asked for in Dehalf of Vanderbilt by my representatives in China is, to the best of my knowledge, absolutely false. The scheme has, naturally enough, aroused the envy of certain English interests. To those who can look behind the scencs and who know the route taken by the so-called agrcement with the Vander- bilts, it is plain that the name was inserted on its way from. Shanghai, yia London, to Now York. It is clear to me that there are some Americans that would rather sce it fail than succeed. In disproof of the assertion that T was trading on or with the namo of Vanderbilt, I have Chincge documents con- taining the name of Wharton Barker, with English translations of some of the'docu- ments certificd to as correct by the English secretary of Viceroy Li Hung Chung. They are also . in favor of Wharton Barker and telegrams received while the negotiations at Gian Isia were in progress are addressed to me by the vice- oy, Add to this the presence fn this country of the special envoy, W. S. P. Lakiltchang, who came accredited to me and not to Van- derbilt. The Mitkiewicz concessions were granted to me for myself and associates, M. Do Mitkiewicz simply acted as one of my agents in China. He has had no_hand in the negotiations in this country, which have been conducted by the special envoy and myself,” ——— A disordered condition of the stomach or malaria in the system will produce sick headache, you can remove this trouble by taking Dr. J. H. McLean’s Little Liver and Kidney Pillets. 25 cents per vial, e e A Good Subject for the Pen. Cuicago, Oct. 20.—“We have no prosecu- tion in this case,” said Prosecuting Attorney Richardson to Justice White, this morning, when the case of Maud Cassidy, for disor- derly conduct in the matter of taking Julia Howden to the Marienetta dive, was called. The Cassidy woman looked happy, but somewhat surprised, and stepped from the dock. She left the court room. but was immediately approached by an officer who produced a warrant charging her with abduction, and she was again taken be- argument, hearing until No- vember 8, in bonds of $2,000. Itis conceded that the Cassidy woman is in a very bad fix and the oficers expect tosend her to the penitentiary for ten years. The case to be brought against the pri is that of Blanche Bonfield, the fifteen oner ar old girl who was induced to leave her home on Indiana avenue and who was kept in Mike Leahy's house aguinst her will until fre uenters of the place threatened to interfere. hen, in spite of her piteous supplications that she be set at liberty, she was sent to one of the horrible dives at Hurley. Sho is there now, und this worning Licutenant Slatou telegraphed to the marshal at that place to hold her. Officers will start for Hurley to night 10 bring ber back. The Cassidy woman's husbund, Mike Cassidy, is also con cerned in procuring girls for the Wisconsin dens and will be wrrested. He is now at Trenton, Mich. Leshy, who kept the Marinette place; is said to be -now. v Canada. Sick and bilious headache, and all de- rangements of - stomach ‘and bowels. cured by Dr. Pierce’s ““Pellets”—or anti-bilious: granules. 25cerits a v No cheap boxes to allow wuste of virtucs, By druggists, .. . THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER. Itemis of Interest to the Men on tho Road. COURTESY AMONG DRUMMERS. How a Tenderfoot Was Instructed— Some Notable Traveling Men —Our Sunday Visitors —Samples. & & ¥rash Drummer Courtesy: “There is an uanwritten code of ethics among commercial travellers,” said an old white-haired ‘“knight of the grip” to a Ben reporter yesterday, “‘that is considered as binding upon each and every one as though oath was made to obey it in every particular, This law is known as ‘‘professional court- esy.” By itImean that no traveller shall take, or seck to take any unfair advantage of & brother salesman in the same line. One of the greatest acts of discourtesy that one com- mercial man can show to another is to inter- rupt him while talking with a customer. It is a rule, never broken by experienced men, to silently await their turn in case the buyer is engaged withone of their own craft. To a young saiesman, making his first trip, this law is not imperative, but they usually learn to respect it before they reach the end of their trip.” “How? Why, the “boys" turn commercial pedagogues and their teaching consists en- tirely of object lessons. After a youthful aspirant to drummers’ honors takes one les- son a second one is rarely necessary. I remember once about threo years ago in St. Louis I was showing my samples to the dress goods buyer in William Barr's. Iwas booking a nice sale and had my customer just in the proper frame of mind to place a large order, when who should come in but a young ‘dude tenderroot,’ and walking up to my man pro- sented his card and commenced talking up the fine line of laces his house was hundling. 1 was hot enough to consign him to a certain place where no ice salesmen will ever be found. He was finafly informed that the lace buyer would not be in until the follow- ing day, and after leaving his card the youth took his departure. Now, nothing is so dis- astrous to a salesman, especially when he is selling a line of specialtics, s~ an interrup- tion, and it proved so in this case. My cus- tomer had had his mind taken away from tho subject I had got him interested in, and in- stead of a very large order I received a very small one, and had hard work to get that.” “T went back to my hotel vowing ven- geance, and by jingo, T Zot it that very night. 1 told several of the ‘old boys' about it, and we concocted a scheme that worked to perfection. 1t was this: One of the boys—Billy Price—mado it a point to get acquainted with Rice—that was the dude’s name—and informed him that the lace buyer at Barr's had returned and would be over to the hotel that night. He told Rice that he would introduce him, but added that Smith—the buyer—was a man of very convivial habits and if a salesman didn’t invite in his friends and keep wine flowing his name would bo ‘Dennis,” sure. But he assured Rice that if he did the square thing he might expect a dandy order. Well, Rice took it all in and said that his house had told him to spare no necessary expense aud that Le would do the thing up brown. “Along about § o'clock that night in comes Grege with an old traveling chum and intro- duces him all around as ‘Mr. Smith,’ of Will- inm Barr’s. Hehad no sooner got scated than Rice began to talk laces and finally ked ‘Smith’ up to look at his samples. ‘Swith’ was apparantly reluctant to go at first but finally consented and we all—cight of us—marched up to Rice's room. No soouer had we got there than he ordered up a half dozen quarts of Cliquot and a box of Reina Victorias which we discussed before ‘Smith’ got ready to look at the goods. Pretty soon ‘Smith’ got ‘interested,’ and after a short talk placed un order for about §7,000 worth of Vallenciennes. On the strength’ of this Rice ordered up o half dozen moro quarts, and whenan hour later ‘Smith’ selected 200'picces of Honiton, valued at £12,500, Rice was 80 clated_that ho ordered a fine supper for eight, Well, we kept it up until ‘Smith’ had placed orders for nearly $40,000 and by that time the wholo crowd was pretty well filled up, and I had the proud consciousness of knowing that I was_even with the dude. Rice's bill was about $100 for the right.” “Smith told him_to come over to the store in the morning and Mr. Barr would sign the order, Then we went down and got to bed and slept the sleep of the just, but not bofore 1 had written Rice a letter informing him of the trick and the reason of its being played on him. I met him about a year ago and he told me that it was the best lesson he ever reccived. Some way or other his house got wind of it and the only sympathy he got from them was, ‘served you right.’” Biographical. G. H. MAck, senior member of the firm of G. H. Mack,Weil & Co., was born in Bremen, and is thirty-seven years old. Twenty-two years ago he came to this country, and at the age of twenty-two years he went into the ci- gar business at Cleveland, O., where the firm that he is a member of now has an extensive factory. In Junuary of the present year he opened a house in this city, and does much of the traveling. He covers the western part of the Union Pacific road and makes Denver and Cheyenne his principal points, He is well known as a thorough _salesman in all of tho eastorn states. M. Maclk is not a bach- elor, and s the fond father of three young- sters. . o J. W. Rurexen, of "Lincoln, is a_salesman in the employ of G.H.Mack, Weil & Co., and is perhaps tho best known_cigar man in this state, He is an American by birth and is about thirty-six years of age. Formerly he was with a prominent firm located in Kansas City. He is better known as “Billy,” and covers all the territory into which the B. & M. and its branches are found. 3 Hexny G. Harre, 0f° the firm Williams, Van Aernam & Harte, wholosale dealers in boots and shoes, is known as one of the most genial and successful salesman in the west. In 1858 he saw the first light of day in Louis- ville, Ky., and 27 years ago he came to Omaha. For sixteen years he has been in the boot and shoe business, and a year ago he and his partners started out for them- selves. Their success has been phenomenal, and much of it hus been due to the business ity of the subject of this sketch. Mr, does all of l*ln buying for the firm, and allof the U. P. territory from here to North Platte, takes in_muany of the branches and never misses Lincoln and ‘Wahoo. . T. P. CArtwricnt {s one of the best trav- eling men that the Hoosier state ever pro- duced. He was born in 1859, and has been a resident of Omaha since 1381. When Wil- liams, Van Aernam & Harte started a year ago ho accepted & position with them, and they have never been sorry for it since. He came to Omaha from Creston, Ia., and before taking his present position was with L. B, Williams & Son, wholesale dry goods dealers. He now commands a big trade throughout Colorado and western Nebraska. M J. VAN AERNAM was born in Al- in 1860, and is & member of the ms, Van Acrnam & Harte, He was form book keeper and finaneial man for L. B. Williams & Son, but last year he decided to east his lot with the boot and shoe men. He is a ve! asant young man, is tre arer of the Christian church in this [ d;lml does considerable business on the road. . oy J. WEIL, Ji., of the firm of G. H. Mack, Weil & Co., s in domestic and imported cigars, is one of the most successful salesmen in this territory. He has the faculty of c ering large amount of ground and mak many sales at the same time, ¢ popular smong the boys. He Cleveland, O., and for many wholesale notion business’ in that city. In 1583 he abandoned that line and came to Atchison, where he kept the hooks and man aged the cigar business for D. H. Salinger. Last December he left this house and in Jan vary he joined the pre house nt firm and opened ¢ \this city, i _conjunction with an ex factory " in- Cleviand.” He travels on the branch of the Missouri Pacific from here to Alchison; the Republican Valley branch of the B. & M., 80 far ps Akron, Col,, and he also fakes in northwestern Kansas. Mr. Weil is a married man, and s proud of three little ones that aid in hrlsrmsnnm his life and home. o Georer CrAMER is 4 bachelor of thirty-two sumnicrs and has been selling cigars since May 1 for G. H. Mack, Weil & Co. He is a very pleasing gentleman, and an excellent salesman. He commands a large trade in Omaha, and also covers the ground aloug the Union Pacific road. George Harrington. General George Harrington is probably ono of the best known and most popular travel- ing men on the road. He is a fine looking fellow with stroug physique sud flowing moustache, Although he is just a little cver the sixtics, he would never be taken for more than forty ycars of age. He travels for the Stein manufacturing company, of Rochester, N. Y. manufacturers of caskets and cofiins of every grade. This is the firm that made the celebrated and beautiful casket in which now repose the re- mains of General Grant. General Harring. ton is known all over the country as an old soldier. At the battle of Gettysburg ho re; ceived a wound from a bullet—the effects of which he hus never fully recovered from. It was only a littie over two months ago that he had the memorable bullet removed from his bodv, He immediatoly had it mounted on a gold base, and to-day he wears the slug that caused him nearly twenty-four years of suffering s o watch charin. A Bre reporter had the pleasure of meet- ing General Harrington, and when asked about the business outlook as regards to wooden overcoats he said *“The winter _trade is “opening well, and never before did we ever have a more elaborate or better assortment of these goods. Broad- cloth goods are perhaps the most faghionablo this year, and can be purchased in all grades, Some of them are satin lined, and thus muke a very neat garment. These goods are also made up with broadcloth covered buttons, while many of the purchasers desire them with plain or carved silver trimmings. But then what's the difference? It perhaps shades the cost somewhat, but I hardly think the wearer notices it.” “But, laying jest aside, thero are truly some very pretty designs in coffins and cas- kets at present, and improvements are being mado every day. As with every other kind of wares these goods are made in many grades, and a coffin can be purchased from £ up to any prico that you desiro to pay. Our firm is ' now en- gaged in making & pair of caskets for an old couple in Cambridge, Mass. These cas- kets are of ebony, and for two years we have had two of the most expert carvers that we could procure at work on them. The old couplo visit the shops almost daily and ad- mire them, make the changes in_the work that they desire, and when they leave they scem to have the satisfaction of knowing what they are to be buried in, and of the fact that they are two of the most elaborate and costly caskets ever made. 1 hardly think that another year's work will finish them, but when they are completed it will not cost that old couple less that $25,000 to rest in the gravo as they desired. Yes, I do hear of some odd things in my line occasionally, The most recent oddity that I have heard of was the smuggling of #15,000 worth_of diamonds from London to New York in the mouth of & corpse." 1 heard another good story a few days ago An eastern undertaker had orders to send the body of a young man who had died there on to a small western city, where friends were to bury it. The undertaker scaled the corpse in_the casket that had been ordercd and sent it west, C. 0. D. When it arrived ut the destination the friends refused to pay the bills, and_consequently they were not al- lowed to remove the remains from the depot. The castern undertaker was telegraphed to for instructions, and he immediately roplied : ‘Send back the cusket; never imind the corpse.’ Acting upon this suggestion, the ex- press officials opened up the box, and' just as they were about to dump the corpse on the floor of the baggage rooms, the fricnds inter- £ d"all bills, The ruse worked Travelers' Association. On Monday, October 24 at St. Louis the nincteenth special meeting of the board of directors of tho Western Commercial Travel- ers' association, was held with M. C. Wet- more, president, in the chair. The following members were present: George W. Wilson, James D. Malin, James F. Coyle, W. J. Fritsch, S. C. Bunn, William Finke, Edger Skinner and W. E. Schweppe. The follow- ing applicants having conformed to the requirements of the constitution were ad- mitted us members of the association: Robert Cumming, Denver, Col.; Edwin L. Fidler, “Webster Grove,' Mo.; Henry U. Frankel, Louisville, Ky.; Louis H. Himburg, Campbellton, Mo.; Moso F. Hecht, La Porte, Ind.; Cyrus I5. Hodde, St. Louis; Bernha Kramer, La Porte, Ind.; George R. Edge, St. Louis; Charles R. Siddy Webster Grove, Mo.; Louis Mollering, St. Louis; James C. Todd Chillicothe, Mo.; Walter B. Watson, St. Louis; John C. Jarrett, Jacksonville, Tex.; Ernest Steinhurdt, Houston, Tex.} James C. Meseroll, Jackson, Mich.; Gust. A Martin, Belloville, Ill.; Noble L. Lea, Mo Comb City, Miss.} James W. Wutson, Dycrs- burg, Tenn. One member was reinstated. Total membership to date, 1,819. The Drummer's Best Girl. Ho hurried up to the office as soon as he entered the hotel, and without waiting to register inquired eagerly : “Any letter for me?” The clerk sorted over a package with the negligent attention that comes of practice, then flipped onc—a very small one—on the counter. The traveling man took it with a curious smile that twisted his pleasant-looking face in a mask of expectancy. He smiled more as ho read it. Then, obliv- ious of other travelers who jostled him, he 1aid it tenderly against his lips and actually kissed it. A loud guffaw startled him. ‘‘Now, look here old fellow,” said aloud voice, “that won't do, you know. Too spoony for anything. nfess now, your wife didn’t write that lettery” “No, she didn’t,” said the travelling man with an amazed look, as if he would like to change the subject. *‘That letter is from my Dbest girl." ‘The admission was 8o unexpected that the trio of friends who had caught him said no more until after they had eaten a good din- ner and were seated together inachum’s room. Then they began to badger him. “It's no use, you've got to read it to us, Dick,” said one of them; ‘“‘we want to know all about your best gir “*So you shall,” said Dick, with great cool- 1T will give you the letter and you can 1 it yourselves. There it is,” and he laid it open on the table, 1 guess not,” said the one who had been loudest in demanding it; “‘we like to ohaff a little, but I hope we are gentlemen. The young lady would hardly care to have her lot- ter read by this crowd,” and he looked ve- proachfully at his friend. ‘‘But I insist upon it,” was the answer, ‘““there is nothing in it to be ashamed of—ex- cept the spelling: that is a_little shaky, I'll admit, but she won't care in the least. Read it Hardy and judge for yourself.” Thus urged Hardy took up the letter shamefacedly enough, and read it. There were only a few words. First he laughed— then swallowed suspicionsly, and as he fin- ished it threw it on the table again and rubbed the back of his hand across his eyes, as if troubled with dimness of vision. “‘Pshaw,” he said, “ifI had a love-letter ——" and then he was silent. an uncasy laugh, “I'll read it to you boys,” said their friend, seeing they made no more to take it, “and I think you'll agree with me that it is & model love létter.” And this is what he read: Mi oWEN DEAK PAPA. I s mi PRairs every nite annd Wen I kis yure Pictshure I ASK £0d to bless you gooD) bi PaPa yure Best gurl Doy, For a moment or two _the little company remained silent while the little letter passed from hand to hand, then Hardy jumped to his t: *“Three cheers for Doll; more for Dick’s best girl]” Omaha's Sunday Guest. ‘The hotels in this city were again crowded with traveling men yestetday and late ar- rvivals found it a task to obtain accommoda- tions. While mawy sell a great many goods in this city, th Iso as many wlio sell hardly anythiug b The latter do all of their selling in Council Bluffs, aud come and three cheers al over to Omaha to spend E\l;ldmv. Boot and ‘shoe men were quite numerous, and there were a large number of cloak. and clothing Arummers, Amona the travelers at the Millard_were: o John Annisfietd, Cleveland, cloal harles Ruperti, Cl g liquars; E. Daly, De- troit, tobacco; N. L. Francls, Chic ry goods; Herman Meyer, Chicago, clothings A. L. Flock, Tiffan, 0., agricultiral impie- mente; Frank H.' Eldredge, St. Paul, ocerles; J. T. Baker, St. Joe, groceries) M. ' Bates, St. Louis, grocerics: C. E. Cox, Quiney, T, cigars; R. R. Lo Fevre, New York, drugs;' William Barnett, Shicago, groceries; Jean A, Wetmore, New York, dry goods;'J. S. Wililams, St. Louis, vinegar; Albert Bloch, New York, cigars; R. V. Robinson, Louisville, Ky., whisky; W. *hi n%‘v)i cloaks; R. H. Uri, Chi- ds; M. A. Smith, Cloveland, roceries: C.C. agcleon, St. Louls, groceries ra P. Griswold, Detroft, tobacco; A. M. Grant, Troy, N. Y., collars and cufls; P. Bohmo, New York, silverwaro; W, C. Good- win, Bristol, Conn., clocks; E. S. Reynolds, Binghampton, N. Y., cigars; T, S. Butler, New York, clocks; L. (Schloss, New York, clothing; @nlius Moyer, New York, clothing} C. W. Tounsend, Louisville, Ky., whisky; V. Iroland, Troy, N. Y., collars and cuffs; A. E. Bramer, Chicago, groceries; 8. M. Pray, Chicago, groceries; J. W. Vail, Chicago, feathers; K. H. Mead, Detroit, tobacco} 0. B. Rudd, Ilion, N, Y., guis; W. O. Everett, Milwaukee, milling machinery; J. D. M. Lobdell, New York, cloth; A.B. Davidson, New York, cigars; C. Plattenburg, Chicago, fish; B, W. Eckfelt, New Yorlk, laces; H. B. Anderson, Chicago, cloaks; V. Langfelt, New York, cigars. At the Paxton wero the following: Albert Davis, Boston, boots and shoes; F'. P, Klock, Chicago grocerics: L. Benjamin, Kansas City, carpets; Luther Hyde, New York, varc; J. Gildersleeye, Now York, hard: per, Lexington, Ky., whisky; Chicago, hats; M. Wolf, New Denver, 3T, A. J."Tower, York, silverware; Archie Martin, insurance; J. E. Taintor, New York, wal Japer; M, Gleason, Cliciugo, cloth; Kénneth 3ryan, St. Louis, paints, A. &. Dean, Chicago, stoves; J. L. Dillon, Minneap: olis, ~ farming ' implements; 2= W Kinsman, San Francison, law books; W, W, Belvin, San Francisco, soaps; C. H. Pear- son, Boston, cordage; George (. Englehardt, Milwaukee, hats and _furs; P. I. Collins, St. Louis, paints; M. K. Sherwood, Chicago, teas; ¥, A. Ladd, St. Louis, tobacco; Isand w. n, Chicago, teasi A. H. Wolf, Chicago, clothing; W, A. Taylor, Boston, paper stock; C. I, Scotf, Detroif, confec: tionery. Samples. G, H. Mack left last evening on a business trip'to Cheyenne and Uenver, H. R. Dorr, of S. M. Dorr’s Sons, bankers, of Rutland, Vt., is at the Paxton. W. C. Boardman, of Chicago, and agent for Cranc’s clevators, I8 at the Paxton. H. S. Harter recently returned from a buy- n;g trip to New York, Boston and Philadél- phia. D. Morgan has got his grip full of samplos of Proctor & Gamble's soaps. He is ut the Paxton. ‘W. E. Jenkins, of New York, {s onthe road with Colgate's soaps. He is in town and is staying at the Millard. George Francis Train made it interesting for the drummers at the Puxton yesterday. Ho sat and talked with them nearly all the afternoon, There were 145 transit guests at the Mil- lard yesterday, and eleven regular board The larger number of the transits we drummers, ‘W. H. Case and D. H. Case, of New York, are at the Millard, The former is selling a line of cloeh, and the latter ends the former's sale with tailor’s trimmings. . Lathrop, who claimed to be a traveling man for Rand, McNally & Co., of Chicago, left the Paxton and a board bill amountipg to about twenty dollars last week. H. A. Doll, T. C. Goodspeed, J. P. Loun- surg, W. H. Anderson, D. K. Alden and George Albree, oll of whom are Boston boot and shoe druminers, are at the Millard. T. C. Gage, of Boston, has acc tion with H. M. & S. W. Jones, successor: A.S. Kenyon & Co., wholes: booksellers and stationers. is a bright young man, and there is no doubt but that his work will be eminently satisfactor, to the new firm that he has accepted a posi- tion from, ¢ Charley Townsend, of Louisville, Ky., representing an extensive liquor firm, is at the Millard. He is one of the most popular men on the road. Although dealing in ar- dent spirits, Mr, Townsend is a tectotaler, Nevertheless, he spends his money freely, and sets up the drinks for the boys with a princely liberality. —————— Hidcous in Every Guise, ‘Whether it be the best known form, chills and fever, or else bilious remit- tent, double ague or ague cuke, is that abominable disorder involving the liver, the bowels and the kiduneys,known as malaria, Every complaint classified under this generie, though orroneous appellation, is destructive of the ner- vous system, but 18, unhappily, not to be subdued, or even checked, by the use of ordinary nervines, febrifuges or tonics. There is, however, prompt re- lief and ultimate cure to be found in Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, foremost among the proprietary remedies of America, and widely known in other lands. Not only diseases born of mi- asma, but rheumatic complaints, super- induced by exposure in bad weather, inherited or incurred debility of the kidneys or bladder, dyspepsia and an irregular condition of bowels, are cura~ ble—nay, certain to be cured by this deservedly esteemed and professionally sanctioned corrective e The Irish National Leaguec. Loxpox, Oct. 2).—The seventh annual conference of the Irish league of Great Britain was held to-day in Cardiff. Thomas Power O'Connor, who presided, said the past year was the most important since thewr es- tablishment. The practical duty now was to insuro the registration of every man entitled vote. e In another column of this issue will be found an entirely new and novel specimen of attractive advertising., It is one of the neatest ever placed in_our paper, and we think our readers will be well repaid for examining the supposad display letters in the advertisement of Prickly Ash Bitters. o Leid, An Electric Lamp Firm Fails. New York, Oct. 20,—T'he Kitrite & Lumin- oid company, manufacturers of electric lamps, has been placed in the hands of a re- ceiver. It had an authorized capital of $100,- 000, only part of which was paid in. Tts superior excellence proven in millions of hom more than & quarter of & century, 1t i used by the United States Goverument. ' En- dorsed by the heads of the great universitics, as the Strongest, Purest and Most Heathful, Dr. Price’s the orly Baking Powder that does not contain Ammonia, Lime or Alum, d only n cans, ! PRICE BAKING POWDER CO., * New York, Chicago. ‘Bt. Lauts. NEW YORK 10 CALIORNLL Through Omaha When Grass Was Growing on the Streetse —_— The Travels of Mr. B. K. Brown, of Council Rluffs — Omaha Twelve Years Ago—The Migh Altitude of Colorado, &c., &oc. ‘Vos," sald Mr. B F. Brown to our reporter, terday, at his cosy home in Council Blufs, am a New Yorker, but left that state about twelve years ago. 1'took Horace Greeley's ad- vice anil went west. I passed through OUmaha, then ouly & villags, Whth frass growitig on the streets; 1 went to California, worked icre a long time, then started east as'far as Colorado; 1 seftled at Leadyille and was making plenty of money, but [ind to leave there. You see, the high altitude of Colorado makes 1t anything but & paradise for anyone afliicted with a throat disease, and that was the cause of my leaving there. My £on, Frankle, was suffering terribly with that awful disease, catarrh, and had it in the throat and head very bad; he would have an awful pain over his eyes. At night, while asleep, the pain would be s0_bad as to drive the littlo fellow almost crazy: he would wake up and ery out, “Take that horse off iy head'; he sufferod terribly; he would have a trickling from is nose 1nto the back of his throat contin: ually, a8 he described it, *just 1ike a stream of water.! I had him treated by some of the best physiclans in Colorado, but they could do nothing for him. At last, one of them told me I would have to take him fo another climate or it would soon lead to consumption, 1 took his ad- vice and loft Colorado, although 1 was making plenty of money there. I came east as far us “ouncil Bluffs and settied here about one year ago, Bome time since I noticed the advertise- ments of Drs, McCoy and_Henry, and told my wife she had better take Frankie over and soe them. She took him to their office in the Ramge Block and had him placed on treatment about one month ago, and' to-dny 1o 18 almost as well a8 ever. He has 0o more patns in his hoad, and sleops all night. He has no more trickling in ck of his throat, aud goes to schiool every 2 FRANKIE BROWN, “How old is Franklie, now?" inquired the seribe, noticing the bright and inteil it boy who w it 5 0ld yesterday,” answer oW, W resides at No. 1118 Reventh avenue, Coun Bluffs, Towa, who will cheerfully corroborate the above to auyone doubing it. The following statement regarding:-Drs. Mc- Goy and Henry 5 made upon good wutharity: “Sinee these eminent. plysicians hav: heen in the west, they have treated and cured ov and cases of eatarrh_and._chronic thy troubles, and of these cases 40 per declared and pronounced incurable. sir thous- at and lung cent had been CATARRH DESCRIBED. The Symptoms M(—(;dhu: That Disease Which Leads to Consumption. When catarrh hasxisted In the head and the upper part of the throat for any lenith of time ~die patient 1iving in a district whete people are subject to_cata affection —and the dis easo has been left t ometimes slowl pipe'and i cor 1 xtends down the wind- into the brofichinl I swelling and the and, in’some i that the air cany Shortness of by breathes with labor and diffieulty. In either case there fs n sound of crackling and wheezing inside the chest. At this stage of e disenso the breathing 1 usually moro rupid than when in health, The patient has also hov dashes over his ho "The puin which accompanies this condition §s of a dull character, felt in the chest, behind the breast bone, or under the shoulder lade. The aln may come and go--lnst a fow days and Tilen bo Absent. for scveral others, The cough that oceurs in the first stages of bronchinl ca- tarrh is dry, comes on at intervals, hacking i character and {8 usually most troublesome in the morning o rising, of going to bed at night, and it may be in the fiest evidence of the diseasé extending into the lungs. Sometimes there aro fits of coughing indu by the tough mucus so violent as to cause vom- iting.” Later on the mucus that 15 raised s found to contatn small particlas of yollow iat- tor. Whith indicates thaf the small tubes in the Tungs are now affected. With this thero ar often streaks of blood mixed with the mucus. Insome cases the patient becomes v has fover, and expectorates betore any cougl appears. n some cases small masses of cheesy sub- stance are spit up, which, when pressed he- tween the fingers, emit & bad odor. In other cases, particles of & hard, chulky nature are spic b ke Taising of chogsy or chalky umps l- dicate serious mischief at work in the lungs, In some cases catarrh will extend jnto’ tho Tungs in & few weeks; in other cases it months, and_even v befor tacks the lungs sufiiciently terference with the general he disease has_doveloped to su tient 18 said to have cats With bronchial catarrh there is more or less fover which differs with the different parts of the day—slight in the morning, higher in the afternoon and evening. SNEEZING CATARRH. What It Means, How It Acts, and What Nt Is. 1 You sneezo when you get up in the morning, you try to sneeze your nose off every time you are exposed to the least draft of air.” You have @ fullness over the front of tho forehend, and the nose feels as If there was a plug in each nostril which you cannot dislodge. You blow your nose until your ears crack, but it don't do any good, and the only result is that you succeed n geiting up a very red nose anl you so trrlc tate the lining membrane of thav organ that ou are unablo to breathe through it at all, his s & correct and not overdrawn picture of an_acute attack of catarrh, or “Sneezing Ca- tarrh” as it is called, 'Now, what does this condition indicate? First, & cold that causes mucus to be poured out by the glands in the nose; then those diseasod lands are attacked by swarms of little germs— he catarrh germ—that tont in the air in a lo- catity where the disense is prevalent. These animalculae, in their efforts to ind & lodgment, irritate tho sensitive membrane lining of the noso and nature undertakes to rid herselt of them by producng a it of sncezing, 'When Do nose becomes filled With thickened disensed mucus the natural chanuels for the in- troduction of air into the lungs 13 interfered with, and the person 80 effected must breathe throtgh the mouth, and by such means the throat becomes parched and dry, snoring is pro- duced, and then the catarrhal disease gains ready ‘nccess to the throat and lungs, DOCTOR ), CRESAP M'COY, Late of Bellevue Hospital, N. Y. AND DOCTOR COLUMBUS HENRY Have Ofces 310-311 RAMGE BUILDING, CORNER 15TH AND HARNEY STREETS, v pli ugzgzed up. s y s it should. ath follows, and the patient it {he pa- OMAHA, NEB, Where all curablo cases are’treated with suc- cess. Medical diseases treated’ skillfully. Con- sumption, Bright's Disease, Dyspepsia, Rheu- matiom, and 4l NEKVOUS DISEASES. All diseases pecullar to the sexcs a speclalty. 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