Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1887, Page 5

P - A — et S COMPLAINTS OF ~ SHIPPERS. Alleged Double-Dealing on the Part of the Elkhorn. OTHER BOARD PROCEEDINGS. Oase of the Farmers' Union—Consider- ing a Uniform Distance Tariff— Trouble at West Lincoln— State House Notes, [PROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN BUREAU.| Mr. C. D. Prindle, who shipped & car load of emigrant's goods from Crawford to Lin- coln, contracted for the shipment at Craw- ford for $64. Arriving at Lincoln the agent here collected 316 extra. Commissioner Utt, of the Lincoln freight bureau, called the at- tention of Freight Agent Morchouse to the extra charge over the coutract, and the latter writes to the board of transportation stating that the contract price was made by mistake below the tariff rate and asking permission of the board to refund the exira charge, which in reality makes a cut rate to the shipper. J. H. Gurney, county attorney of Antelope county, writes to the board of transportation that the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley crossings throughout the county are in poor condition, that the road Supervisors in the county complain that many of them are almost impassable, and the county calls upon the board to have the company remedy the existing defects, G. H. Crawford, of Dotroit, asks the board 10 assist him in finding a raijroad eontracto in'the state named Holden. Crawford is in search of a brother who worked for Hold H. H. Hyde, of Spring Ranch, Clay co files & complaint against, the Kansas Ci Omaha railroad in regard to deficint crossings fof his accommodation. General Manager Holdrege has written the poard stating that a tariff to junction points in Nebraska had been made by the road to confer with the reduction of December 20, and that similar_reductions o local poiuts were in course ration. Mr. C. Plantz, of North Bend, complains to the board that' the Union Pacific road re- fuses4o grant him a site for an_elovator af North Bend, stating that there aro only two elevators there and both nre operated by ono firm. Mr. Plantz usks the board if the town must submit to an injustice of this character. Tho board yesterday filed the timo for hearing the Lisco complaint agmmst the Union Pacific for January 3, at Clarks and fixed the timo for hearing the complaint con- cerning road bed and crossings at Adums station for January 5, at the rooms of the board in Lincoln. The Farmer's union of Oakland, Burt county, has filed the following complaint with ihe board of transportation : Now comes the Farmer’s union,'a corpora- tion under tho laws of the state, for the pur- pose of buying, handling and_shipping grain from Ouklund, Burt county, Nebraska, and fomplaing of ' the Chicags, S, Pauly Min. polis & Omaha railroad, the only Hne of railroad operating through Oakland, and_the only line_over which petitioners can ship their grain and corn; that on the 13th day of December, 1857, H. J. Juynes, superintend- ent of said railway, issued the' following or- er : Give the elevators preference until they are relieved. H. L J. Your petition: land, but load their cars from wagons by shoveling inthe cars from wagons beside the tracks. Your petitioner also shows that as 800n a8 they can securo a site convenient for their business, they intend to build an_eleva- tor. Your petitioner furthor shows that it has repeatedly domanded cars from suid rail- ‘way company for the purpose of loading and shipping its grain, but has often been refused when the elevators had all * the cars they mneeded. That on December 22 ana 23, 18g7, your petitioner demanded cars_ from said company and were refused cars, hpt your petitioner shows it ‘was not from lack of cars, for the three cle- wvators in Oaklund have had all the cars they uired. "&Nlr petitioner further shows that it owns @ warehouse that contains about 2,000 bushels of grain; that said warehouse is now full and Jour petitioner is provented from buying corn y Teuson of being unablgy to secure cars in ‘which to ship the corn in'the warchouse, and by reason of the preference aforosaid is greatly hampered and damaged in the trans- action of its business. Your petitionor has been greatly damaged by reason of said pref- erence aforesaid in that it has been wnablo to buy corn and has turned off and sent to the elevator men about 10,000 bushels of corn which it could have bought but for the rail- wnfi' refusing to give it the necessary cars, and your petitioner has been damaged in the sum of §300, Your petitioner therefore prays that you compel the said rallway to furnish suficient cars to ship its grain, and that sald railroad be compelled to pay petitioner the damage sustained. Tre Farmers' UNION, By John P. Anderson, president. ‘The board will, at a meeting in its office at Lincoln on the 5th of January next, have under consideration a proposition to abol- ish all distributing tariffs and re- quire all freight business arising and terminating in the state to be conducted upon one uniform distance tariff ; and,in com- puting distance, the shortest line by rail be- tween the place of shipment and destination, whether over the same or connecting lines, shall be used as the basis of rates, though such shipments may bo made over the lme. The board state that they will be pleased to hear the views at that time of uny intercsted person upon the subject. The sccretarios of the board of transporta- tlon met yesterday to consider the question of the reduction of the local rates in the state in conformity with recent reductions in through rates from Chicago to Missour: river rflnu. It was stated, when the resolutions for the meeting to consider rutes was pussed, that representatives of the road would bo present and that representatives of boards of trade would be called in, but it was thought best for the secretarics to formally agreo upon reductions and the plan of work and then the question was to be considered at a regular meeting of the board when the par- ties interested will be represented. The next regular meeting of the board occurs on ‘Thursday next when the formal action of the board will be considered. Yesterday the secretarics were engaged in discussing the plans of reductions and the basis upon which they would aot. Secretary of State Laws, of the board, has prepared a local distance tarift that was befo the _secretaries., The intention of this tariff is to do away ‘with the present local distributing tarift and have only the local distance tariff in the ‘This new local distance tariff will, on ¢, reduce the present local distance tariff in existence from 20 to twenty-five per cent. Secretary Ages, of the board, has also propared o now local distance tariff for the state that is much in the same line as the one by Mr. Laws and from the two the will evidently formulate one that in effect will cover a reduction as above men- tioned. The secretaries will ovidently con- sider carefully the question of the abolition of the distributing tarift which, in its effect, wml-'m the assistance of commercial centres, o local distance tariff only having the effect of equalizing every point in the state. The secretaries in considering the new tarift will meet from day to day until their fiml'ln{:'lu\b :o"r;l‘nh\ad ready for adoption by the board LOSING A PACKING HOUSE. It is evident that West Lincoln is losing, or has practically lost, the largest of its two king houses, the one built by Silberhorn Company of Chicago, and known as Pack- ing House No. 3. Some two woeks since the house stopped work and buying, and yester- day the Nebraska Stock Yards company, the proprietors of West Lincoln, secured a writ of injunction in the district court temporarily restraining the packing and provision com- Py, fromi removing ts machinory from the uilding. This house was largely increased the last summer and the plant prepared for ‘work both summer and winter. l'l‘he reason for moving the packing house is not stated, but the market has not been what was ex- pected, and since the houses have been in operation this winter they have failed to se. cure anything near the number of hogs ro- quired for successful work. STATE MISTORICAL SOCIETY, The secretary of the State Historical so- clety, George E. Howard, has issued the fol- lowing: “Notice is hereby given that the snnual meeting of the Nebraska State His- cal society will be held in the 'chapel of ugiversity bullding Lincoln, commencing , January 10 a8 3;30 p. m. The pro- gramme ‘will bo: Regular proceoding, re- ports of officers, election of officers, papers At the evening scssion the the prin- W. ( and discussions. exercises will commence at 8 p. m., cipal topies being papers by Hon. W of Seward, and by John A. MacMurph South Omaha. STATE TIOUST. ITEMS, Governor Thayer yesterday appointed T. L. E. Deloney, of Nuckolls county, bee in- spector for that_locality. The South Platte Loan and Trust com- pany, of Holdrege, 1. Eusel, president, filod an dment to their articles of incor. poratic erday relating to the limit of indebt K. H. Merrill, of Lincoln, presented the governor yestorday a section of | wood taken from the tree st Vicksburg under which the terms of surrender of Pemberton L July 4, 1863, were agreed upon. governor has de collection of relics at the ofice of the secretary state, The following notaries were commisioned estorday V. M. Rank, Holdrege; J. H. itchcock, Tecumseh ; James Meyers, Odeli; . L. Whitmore, Long Pine; George Me- Bride, Lodge Pole, Cheyenne county. il 3 EARLY MOR! G BLAZE. The O1d Stock Yards Hotel Destroyed by Fire. A still alarm was turned in from Sheely’s packing house at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, and No. 5 and hook and ladder No. 1, speedily responded. However, the scene of the con- flagration, the old Stock Yards hotel, later the Union, was situate fullv one mile and three quarters away, and on the arrival of the department there they found this legendary old hostelry and the adjoining two-story frame residence, that of Mrs. Lottio Schef- skey, a mass of ruins. The two structures had entirely burned down twenty minutes be- fore the department arrived, as much valu- y ines able time had been lost in attempting to get the alarm into the city, a man finally being sent in horseback. The origin of the fire s un- but there are various theories ‘The Union hotel was owned by iam Goobel, und all he saved from the building was a piano and a_bedstead. Ho places his loss at £2,200, with $1,700 insurance inthe Nebraska and lowa insurance com- pany. This hotel used to berun by Mitt man; the Millard murderer, now awaiting | nty jail. Mrs. Schefskey suc- ing the bulkc of the contents of her res . Her loss is figured at $1,000, with $600 msurance. “Shall our girls whistle?” Of course if they strengthen theit lungs by taking Dr. Bull’s Cough Byrup. *“When headache joins neuralgia,then comes the tug of war.” A wise general marshals his forces, charges with a bot- tle of Salvation Oil, and the doughty foe lics cringling in the dust. ——————— FOR FUN. Cox Does a Funny Act At a Religous Meeting. William Cox is @ facetious young man, in the neighborhood of twenty years of age, and during.these long winter nights it has been his wont to attend some worshipful gathering at one or the other of the city churches, and edify a select coterie of hood- lums whoaccompany him. Wedpesday night he and his crowd dropped in at the modest little church near the corner of Hickory and Ninth streots, ana while the good people knelt in prayer, he seized the moment as an opportune ome to do & slack- wire_performance on the back of a pew bonch. He was uncercmoniously hustled from the cdificc, and_ yesterday he was arrested, charged with disturbing a religious sorvice. ' He stood up before the court, and while the smile on his_face was hardly as deepasa well, it was fully as broad as o barn door. He evidently thought it was all nqrfllfi joke. "Did you do this?” Asked the judge in sternest tones. “I guess I did,” answered the callow youth, “Well, what for?" “For fun,” “For fun? Well, then I'll just fine you $30 and costs, for fun. Whelan escort the young humorist to the bench. o L Luxurious Christmas Presents. Colgate’s Cashmere Bouquet per- fume is a luxurious, yet inexpensive present which every lady will ap preciate. e SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. John Hanawald, of Aurora,is on the market with five loads of native cattle. Willlam Townsend, of Rockville, Neb., brought in a load of light hogs. Thomas Lound, of Wayne, Neb., mar- keted a load of hogs. P. Morden, of Tekamah, was in with two cars of cattle and one of hogs. He sold all at top prices and went home happy. W. H. Newellof C. H. Pomeroy & Co., Plattsmouth, has two cars of cattle on the market. William H. Miller, of Wayne, Neb., is in with two cars of cattle. Samuel Dalton, of Hillsdale, Ta., brought in one car of hogs. D. Guernsey, of Alma, yards. C. H. Turner, of Palmer, Neb., is stopping at the Exchange. A. V. Boss, of Randolph, Ia., registered at the Exchange. J. B. Buchanan, of Missouri Valley, is at the Exchange. C. A. Dormer, of Malvern, registered at the Exchange. The case of A. L. Frederickson, charged ‘with assaulting and intending to kill Peter Peterson,will be heard before Judge Reuther this afternoon. 'The terrors "of a nlfht eeping the toughs quiet, and not an arrest has been made for the last forty-eight hours. The suspended detective, McCracken was making the rounds Wednesday night. Hewus formerly a bar tender here. Not a single caso was called beforo either Judge Reuther or Justice Levy this morning. George A. Holmes, of Council Bluffs, has been retained to defend Jim Snodderly charged with arson. Jim's father will settle the bill. Dick Hyland had his hand badly crushed while tearing down the old bridge at the back of Swifts packing house. S. R. Briggs will entertain the guests of the Exchango hotel, and a few friends to- morrow night. Dancing, music, and refresh- ments, is visiting the in the lock-up is G Ei LI Real Estate Transfers. Chas Impey toChas W, Conklmg, lot 13, blk 2, Idlewild, w d () J. Kendis and wife fo A. B. Carpenter etal, lot 5 and 8, blk 70, SoOm wd. 9,00 A.J. Hanscom to D. N. Miller, e 3¢ of W 3¢ lot 6, blk 119, leas .. 7,500 Robt W, Wright and wife o Win L. Board, lot 13, blk 7, Hillsido add No Wi aress i e A A s 8. D. Mercer ‘and wifo to" Henry D. Neely et al, lot 14 and 15, blk 3,Wal- nut Hill, wd. Byron Reed and wife fo A. Stephen- ‘son, lot 18, 14, blk 5, Reed’s 3d add, W, P. Ong to A. G Ong, ot 18, 19, bik 3, Bush & Selby's ufd wd?' Herman Kountze and wite to J. . Bur- di\"\,( et ul, lot 3,blk 6,Kountze Place, w Presbyterian Ass'n of Omaha to Trus- tees of 1st Presbyterian Church of 8o Omaha, lot 7, blk 61,500m...... South Omalia Land Co. to Presbyte- riao ass'n of Omaha, lot 7, blk 61, South Omaha, w d........ Anna W Joues and husband to John B Flack, lots 4 and 5, blk 4, Jetter's add t South Omaha, w d.... Wm L M e to Holly Barger, iot 1, bk wight & Lyman's add, w Augustus i Boscho and wite to Hein- rich Miohel, lot 20, blk 4, Brown park, w d v 1750 Thomas Br an et al to John O'Don- ohoe, lot 26, blk 1, Brennan place add, wd.. Fourteen deeds, aggregating. Many suffer from irritation of the kid- neys and bladder without knowing what is the matter with them. Dr. J.H. McLean’s Liver and Kidney Balm will give relief, THE SUCCESSFUL HOTEL MAN. A Poep Into the Mysteries of tho Huge Oaravansary. POPULAR DELUSIONS DISPELLED. Every Man Thinks He Can “Keep Tavern"—Necessary Qualifications in a Proprietor—Uost of Ho« tel Service. St. Paul Globe: Tt is%a peculiar fact, Dbut none the less true, that every living man, no matter what his abilities may be, is firmly possessed of the conviction that he could, if he tried, run a hotel or edit a newspaper—if not in the high- est style of the art, at least better than some one else is doing it hear the average man claim that he could be a successful financier, & great divine, an eloquent lawyer, or a won- derful physician, if he had halfachance! No, it is always the newspaper or hotel he scems to think he is especially fitted for. To be a successful hotel man requires not only teaining and experience, but an innato sense of that peculiar something which is inexplicable; like poets, poli- ticians, and tramps, a hotel man isborn s not made. He must be possessed of the divine afilatus, otherwise his career will be short liv The propr! important feature of a hotel. sirall degree upon the of good follows, “one of the Boys, of u good story and good liguor—an dispensing good stories and good lique himself—he need have no fear as 1o his future. If he happens to have no man- ager, his impoi as well ag his i :d two-fold, bilt he should have a manager. A proprietor ought never to be other than a figure- head. He should satisfy himself with doing the ornamental. Next to the proprictor in imporiance comes the steward. Upon that offi 1 devolves the entire “down-stairs’” man- agement. He it is who does the mar- Kketing,and he also has the entire super- vision of the culinary department, the wine-celler, and the store-room. He is the right hand of the proprietor or manager, and he receives a salary com- mensurate with his duties and responsi- bilities. Under him he has a etaff of employes, who, while perhaps being at the head of some subdepartment, nre accountable to him alone. Of these the chief cook—with his innumerable as- sistants—the storekeeper, the dish- washers, ?'nrdmcn, engineers, and other helpemployed in the kitchen, as well as the dining room waiters are all under his orders. The menage of a hotel may be divided into three distinct branches, as follows: The steward’s department a8 above, the office and housekeeper’s department. The proprietor or manager is the “‘great mogul” and the heads of these depart- ments are the ‘‘grand viziers.” The office or *‘front of the house,” as it is technically known, is presided over by the chief clerk. He is assisted by several clerks, and in the larger hotels by a bookkeeper and cashier. A g hotel clerk must be a walking cyclope- dia, a city directory, railway, steamboat and postal guide, and, in_short, a foun- tain of universal knowledge.” With all his faults,no man is more maligned than the hotel clerk. In current fiction and in the columns of humorous papers he is described as a haughty and uuup{:roach- able despot, who, intrenched behind an enormous diamond shirt stud and sheathed in the impenetrable armor of his conceit,superciliously assigns tremb- ling travelers, aghast at his magnificent and lordly presence, to remote and cheerless chambers at the top of the house. In reality, the average clerk is the most good natured and accommodating of mortals. Were he not of a serene and placid nature he would long since have decorated a cem- etery, or have been the shining orna- ment of many a lunatic asylum. He is expected to be pleasant and attentive under the most trying circumstances, to remember ev ody by name, and all their peculiarities und eccentricities, to give everyone the best room in the house, to laugh at every humorous an- ecdote, no matter how antique, or of what degree of chestnutty flavor,tolend a sympathetic tear to every traveler who i8 in distress or imagines he is, which is much the same thing, and, in general, to be a good Samaritan, a hail- fellow-well-met, a cicerone to commer- cial men who are bent upon ‘“making a night of it,” and a guide to all the vari- ous ramifications of the Smith and Jones family with whom the ambitious countryman desires to become ac- quainted. The housckeeper has charge of the entire ‘“up-stairs” department; the chambermaids, seamstresses, linen-room girls and laundresses being under her supervision. In a hotel of 800 rooms, a number which is, of course, exceedéd by many houses in the large cities, but which is an averaged-sized establishment, the hired help would usually consist of the following personnel: Office—Chief clerk, bookkeeper and cashier, day clerk, room clerk, night clerk, six bell boys, three porters nntl a watchman, Steward’s department—Steward, chief cook, pastry cook, two assistant cooks, vegetable - cook, storekeeper, head waiter, from twelve to fifteen waiters, two kitchen helpers, two dishwasher: butcher, baker, yardman, engin assistant engineer, two firemen, and a carpenter. Housekeeper’s department—House- keoper,linen room girl and seamstresses, and ‘from fifteen to twenty chamber- maids, and several laundresses. the house contained an elevator, which would probaply be the case in any city, this force would be increased by two elevator boys, and where the bar was run under the hotel management, a chief bartender and two assistants would be requiregy A billard room and fe in addition would naturally require vice, In the matter of salaries and wages there is a difference caused by the lo- cality in which the hotel is situated,but they all include board and lodging. As a rule a first-class steward will re- ceive all the way from 81,500 to $7,000 per year. At several hotels in New ork the later sum is exceeded, but the average is nearer the former. In addi- tion to his salary the wide-awake stew- ard will be able to make a goodly sum in perquisites without dishonesty. He can increase his salary by the percents ages which meat doa{ers. grocers, and other tradesmen are too happy to al- low him in order to obtain and retain the hetel’s custom, which is only to be procured through him. A chief receives from $100 to $300 per wmonth; his assistants from $30 to $150. A good storekeeper is paid from $40 to 875, a head waiter from $30 to #50; waiters $20 to dishwashers $15 g(l,leeri 875 to 8100; assistant engincers to 875; fircmen 835 to #45; yardmen in the office the chief clerk may re- * fond d You never ietor is naturally the most The popularity of his house depends in no pularity of himself, and be he a “‘rounder,” a prince THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1887. 8100 is nearer the nvernso. His assist- bookkee got ll(lo.pe porters from #25 to $40; the watchmen the same. The houskeeper is usually an elderly woman of seme capacity, and will re- ceive from $50 to 810 per month. The linen-room girl, who is also a sea stress, and w%m has generally risen from the ranks, gets from $25 to $35; the chambermaids and scrub-women from 812 to #18; the laundresses from $16 to The service of a hotel is like nothing 80 much as a huge army. The proprie- tor, generalissimo; the steward, of stafl, commissary, and quartermaster; the chief clerk, adjutant and aid-de- camp. In several houses in New York the force numbers over three hundred people. The ‘“American plan™ house is, out- side of the larger cities, the most num- erous. a certain number of meals in the ing-room daily, the charge por day f:iv— ing tho guest the right to partake of as many of them as he chooses, The Eu- ropean plan,, so called, is the term ap- lied to those hotels which predominate your meals a ln carte either in tho res- taurant attached to the house ov at any other slm‘c you choose. these different vantages. he ought certainly to live on the Amei- nn{xf plan. It is a great saving to him- self. lans each has its ad- have anything heavier than milk and mush for breakfast, he will find the Lu- ropean plan advantageou liven in the average hostelry of 300 rooms the uninitiated can have no con- ception of the amount of food required to feet its guests. Anti may not materialize, but ample prov sion must be made just the same to pro- A fair yearly average would bo about as tect the house in case of cmergency. follows: Bee lamb, pounds; veal, 15,000 bacon and tongue, 25,000 pound pork, 10,000 pounds; poultry, pounds; flour, 400 barrels. sugar, 100,000 pound; mutton and pound 3 fresh unds; milk and cream, 15,000 gallons; batlor, 15,000 pounds: oysters and 100 bushels, and 8,000 cans; corn dozen cars and 6,000 cans, TIn addition 10 these there are innumerable vegeta- bles and extras which amount to about one-tenth as much again. Coal will av- erage from ten to twenty tons weekly in summer, and from twenty to fifty tons er week during the winter months. he quantity of ice used throughout the year willaverage 800 tons, Should the ambitipus young man de- sire to start in the hotel business, all he needs is the capital—the experience will come soon enough. A moderate- sized hotel may be rented furnished in most cities for $10,000 or $12,000 per year; il there is an established trade, and the house is favorably and widely known, it will be higher. Location and accessibility are the two important factors in success, and the toneof the house must be modeled to fit the class of trade which is expectedl If it isin- tended to cater to a family business, the location should be a quiet neighbor- hood, and the bar and billiard rooms should be adjuncts to the hotel—instead of the hotel being an adjunct to them, as is usually the case in a commercial travelers’ house. 3 A capable steward is the prime re- quisite—one that understands keeping a few dozen oyster shells in a bucket of cold water, and using them as the re- ceptacle of the little shriveled canned oyster when an order is received for ysters on the half-shell.” Then let the neophyte shake off all care and attend to the front of the house.” Let him receive guestsin such a manner that'they may feel or imagine their importance. Let him be careful to call no one by asmaller title than “‘governor” or ‘‘colonel.” Let him accept the invitation of everyone who nods toward the bar and requests to know the nature of his particular poison, and above all let him reciprocate the attention in kind. —_—— “*"Read the Death Roll Which the bills of mortality of an; large city may be fitly designa you will find that renal and vesi adies, that is to say, those that affect the kidneys or bladder, have a remark- able prominence—we had almost said— preponderance. Bright's disease and diabetes in the chronic stage are rarely cured, and gravel, catarrh of the blad- der and enuresis slay many, Yet at the outset, when the trouble merely amounts to inactivity of the organs in- volved, the danger may be nullified by that pleasant renal tonic and diuretic, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, which im- parts the requisite amount of tone to the organs, without over-exciting them, and tho use of which isconvenicnt, and involves no elaborate preparation, Dyspepsia, a usual concomitant of renal complaints, and debility, which they invariably produce, are remedied by if. So also are constipation, malarial, rheu- matic and nervous ailments, T FOR GREAT STAKES. The Secret on an Omaha Merchant's Grey Hairs. A Correspondent of the St. TLouis Globe-Democrat writing from Omaha, December 23, says: A resident of Omaha who has found it conveniont to sink his identity under a name not his own, was one of the principalsin a real lifc drama that has not heretofore been written. Major Mills was a well known character in the Pennsylvaniaeil regions ubout the time that Johnny Steel came into prom- inence by the remarkable free circula- tion of his suddenly 'acquired fortune. The major had amassed considerable money through fortynate oil land ven- tures, and at the time of which I write was living with his handsome young wife in an elegant house that he had fitted up, as he explained to his bache- lor friends, in wlfirl; 1o comfortably pass the reiainder of hig'days. Mrs. Mills was without a history, so far as the good neighbors knew, for the major had not consulted them when, at the mature age of thirty-five, he de- cided to take alife'partner. In fact, shortly after the handsome residence was completed, a sweet face appeared at the window, and oun the fullowing day the local papers announced that Major Mills had returned from the east, ac- companied by a bride, of whom it was said that she was refined, talented and, as usual in such cases, a most estimable young woman, but no allusion was made to her former home and connections; and, as neither the major nor the bride took oceasion to speak of her past, her history was unknown. That Mrs. Mills was beautiful was the common verdict. Even Anna Barron, the daughter of the leading banker of O——, and who was known to have cherished designson the gallant major’s uame, was compelled to admit that Mra. Mills was pretty. The conventional loses its charms. Mus. Mills was introduced by her husband among the society people of O——, aud A PLAY colve ns much as $200 per month, but ante are graded from #40 to 875 and the r and cashier will probably The bell-boys and elevator boys receive from $12 to $20 each; the chief By this plan the custom is to set din- in the eastern cities and are fast gain- headway throughout the country, where rooms are rented with gas,service, etc., and where you ure at liberty to order In regard to If the man be & good feeder If. on the contrary, his appetite is “like a bird’s,” and he doesn’t care to pated patrons 000 pounds; corned beef, 20,000 ham, 40,000 120 barrels; coffee, 6,000 pounds; ten, 1,600 clams, 200,000; potatoes, 800 bushels: tomatoes, 4 5,000 at onoe took. her place, as by force of right, and became the m|rn(ng favorite in fashionable circles. When the novel- tyof the new life had worn off, however, the major,tired of the conventionalities of society, gradually drifted back to the companionship of his old-time bachelor friends, and Mrs. Mills, in deference to her husband’s wishes, became less regu- lar in her attendance at fashionable so- cial gatherings, and finally dropped en- tirely out of the little world that had learned to love her. The major had been devoted to sports in his earlier days, and had never en- tirely succeeded in dissolving his at- tachment for the game then quite pop- ular in the oil regions, and_ which Schenck has since nationalized—draw poker. He was happiest when sur- rounded by boon companions and en- rossed in the mysteries of unseen cards. gle loved to conjecture on the possibili- ties of the deck, and the probabilities of the “draw,” and was seldom upset in the certainties of the show-down, even though his opponent held tantalizing and profitable combinations. About two yoars after Mrs. Mills’ in- troduction to O——,an event occurred which changed the thread of the career, not alone of the major, but the whole lives of two others as well. One even- ing a party of young men accopted the invitation of the major to spend the evening at cards at the Mills man- sion. Early in the evening play was progressing, when the flolding doors opened and Mrs. Mills came into the room followed by a servant carrying a tray of refreshmonts. If Murs. ills had impressed the fashionable world with her beauty, the young men assem- bled around the card-table were fairly dazed by the vision of loveliness that had so unexpectedly met their gaze. The little lady was of medinm stature, slight and graceful, with the bluest of blue eyes, auburn hair, full red lips, dimpled cheeks, und a complexion as fair and translucent as o flower. Charley Sanborn was a newcomer in O——, and had presented himself at the Mills mausion upon the pressing invition of the major. glance of recognition passed between Sanborn and the lady as the latter entered the room. Then her oyes fell, but Sanborn gazed spellbound. The recognition was not that of old ac- quaintances, for this was the first meot- ing, and no words had even ed be- tween them. It wasone of thoso cases of searching aflinity, where heart speaks to heart and the eyes reflect the inner- most_feelings. Notwitnstanding the fact that the play was largely in his favor, Sandborn handled his cards ina listless manner, and showed no interest in the game. Finally he arose, walked impaticntly across the room and st looking through the window out into the night. The mayor approached and mlnul.{.him upon his apparent lack of spirits. “I have no heart to play for common stakes,” Sanborn said, “*but I'll risk all T have to win for my wife the lady who has just left the room, and play a single hand to determine the result.” The major hesitated a moment and then said: “The lady is my wife by ties of mar- riage. ButIamnot blind, and have seen that this night which leads me to believe that an understanding exists be- tween her and yourself. For a consid- eration T will yield my right and ste; out of the drama. I will sell her, wit her consent, and after I have disap- pearod divorce proceedings may follow undefended.” A stipulated sum of money was agreed upon as consideration, and Mrs. Mills was called in, introduced to Sanborn, and the plans laid before her. She seadily agreed to the transfer, and it was carried out. Shortly after this oc- curence, the major having settled up his business affairs, mysteriously _disap- peared, no one knew whither. In due course of time a divorce was granted to Mrs. Mills, and a few months later she became the wife of Charles Sanborn. Mr. and Mrs. Sanborn are now residents of an eastern city and four children have come to bless the strange union. Major Mills has been for the past fifteen ears a resident of Omaha, and his gray air and worn features tell of a struggle of some nature, but none of his many Farnam street neighbors have ever guessed his secret—none know his real name. —_—— MARE No MISTAKE.—If you have made up your mind to buy Hood’s Sars- aparilla do not be induced to take any other. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a pecu- linr medicine, possessing, by virtue of its peculiar combination, proportion and preparation, curative power su- perior to any other article of the kind before the people. For all affections arising from impure blood or low state of the system it is unequalled. Be sure to get Hood's. —— Life on the Congo. A correspondent from Africa writes: Life in one of the upper stations is very monotonous and drink is scarce, Wine was issued at the rate_of half a bottle per man per day. Each man had to send his boy to the store with his bottle every other day,and of course there was a rush for the big bottles. The store- keeper, instructed by the chief, refused everything larger than a champagne bottle; and as the second officer in charge of the station superintended the issuing of rations in person, there was no chance for any man to get more than his share. This did not please the en- gineers, who decided, ata council held in the mess-room of the Stanley, that half a bottle per day was not enough; and forthwith a collection of empty bot tles began to accumulate in the engi- neer’s store, and experiments were in- stituted to find out whether the capac- ity of any one of them exceeded that of the rest, but with very unsatisfactory results, At last some one suggested the device of blowing out the bulge in the bottom of the bottle, so as to leave it nearly flat. No sooner said than dome. Not only was the bottom flattened, but it was found possible by means of heat to slightly stretch the bottom itself, so that though it appeared very little larger than an ordinary champagne bottle, it would bold nearly as much again. The trick remained undiscovered till the en- gineers had all finished their term of service, when the ingenious devisor of the same, being the last to depart for Europe, left his bottle to the second in command, with a hint to keep his eyes open for the future. The Bangalas are a fine race physi- caily, being tall, powerful and spien- didly formed. The chief of Iboke,when I arrived, was an old man over eighty— his age was reported by some to bo eighty-foup, by others eighty-six—who had 1ost one eye in battle and possessed fifty wives. He was over six feet high, with a fine, well developed figure, and, but for his dirty white hair and shrivelled skin, would have assed for a man of half his age. Te was much attached to Captain Coqui hat (named “Mwafa,” or the “‘Eagle, by the natives) and never undertook anything without consulting him. The seene just after our arrival at Bangala— when, “*Le Roi des Bangala” being an- nounced as we were all sitting over our after dinner coffee. Mata Bywki en- tered, wearing his royal hatand Fopard skin, and attended by several of his wives, and enfolded Captain Coquilhat, gold spangled uniform and all, in an ample bear’s rag—was really worth see- ing. Having released ‘‘Hwafa,” his majesty wade the circuit of the table to shake hands with the rostof us, and then ordered ‘“‘mesdames los souva- gosses” to bring in the malafu (palm wine) which he thereupon hel the company to drink. He was a tremen- dous topor, consuming quantitios of that comparatively inocuous beve , which would have {(ilh-d him ten times over had it been anything strongor and more civilized. His death, which took place eome three months after I first saw him, was an occasion of great excitement among the Bangalas. As it is their custom on the death of a chief to kill and cat as many men as the deceased had wives— one to bosupplied by the parents of each wife—the wgmls town was anticipating a big feed, but alas! how uncertain are the joys of life! That big feed never came off; for the officer in command, hearing of Mata Bwyki’s death, prepard a coffin lined with red cloth,and tellin tho Baugalas that, as the late king had been ‘‘a big friend of the white man,” the ‘‘Mindeli” would bury him with ap- propriate honors, had himsafely boxed, nailed up and buried soven feet doep be- fore anyone could interfere. The disap- pointment was great,for it is the custom 10 cut the dead man in two lengthwise, make up an entire corpse with half of him and half of one of the mon_ killed at the funeral and bury this. The re- maining half is made into a stew with manioc and bananas, and eaten along with the rest of the sacrifices. —_——— Prickly Ash Bitters warm up and in- vigorate the stomach, improves and strengthens the digestive organs, opens the pores, promotes prespiration, and equalizes the circulation. As a correc- tor of disordered system there is noth- ing to equal it. ——— GARFIELD'S MENTOR FARM. The Estate Larger Than Was Gen- erally Supposed. Cleveland Correspondence: The old farm in Mentor, four miles west of here, which Garfield bought some years before his death, and on which he used tospend the happiest days of his life, is fast be- coming one of the most beautiful coun- try residences in the vicinity of Cleve- land. None of the family is at present there, though it has come to be recog- nized as the family home. Mrs. Gar- field and one son and her daughter are in England, and the otherson isreading law in New York. Uncle Joseph Ru- dolph, Mrs. Garfield’s brother, stays on the place and looks after it and after the extensive improvements which are be- ing made upon it. Additions have been built to the old house, and eve=ything that money would do to make it a lovely home has been done. Of courso a plumber’s bill can give no idea of the amount of work performed, but even a lumber could hardly have the hardi- Kood to charge $13,000 for his services unless he had &t least driven by the house, and $13,000 is the amount which has been paid to plumbers for their last summer’s work |’|l]x)n the house and its dependencies. The other outlays have been in proportion. This is only carrying out General Gar- field’s idea. Ho always loved the farm and loved to consider himself a farmer. He loved farm people and farm ways, and the plain, homely talk of farm neighbors. He always went away from the Mentor home freshened and bright- ened in mind and body, and with his face bronzed and his hands hardened by work. Whatever charms the excite- ment of political life had for him, he was always anticipating his return to the quiet mentor home, and it was there he had planned to spend the declining years of his life. His devoted wife, in clinging to the old place and making it a family home, is only doing what she knew would be most pleasing to him. Her beautiful Cleveland home is for sale, and has been for some time, although the price she asks for it—850,000 —is not cxtmvagontlg high. The ‘Washington house rought about what the appraisers estimated it at— $30,000. The total appraised value of Garfield’s real estate was put down at ,000 in round numbers. He paid out 7,000 for the Mentor farm, though, of course, at the time of his death it was worth much more than that. In fact, some years before he died, he puta mortgage of $8,000 upon it, which, for some reason, he did not release for a long time, though he was abundantly able to do so. Indeed, there was at the time of Gen- eral Garfield’s death a very general mis- apprehension as to his financial condi- tion. It was the common opinion that he was & comparatively poor man, The fact is he was comparatively a rich man, There are here in Painesville one or two men who are millionaires, but a man hereabouts who can command $50,- 000 is o rich man. General Garfield left, at the appraiser’s very low estimate, a good deal over 8100, in almost in- stantly available assetts. Tt will be remembered that he left no will. His brother-in-law, Uncle Joseph Rudolph, was appointed administrator and his,bondsmen were Dr. W. 8. Streator, N. B, Sherwin and Dr. J. P. Robinson. No man in Ohio stands higher, in point of business honor and sound business judgment, than Dr. Sureator, and both he and Dr, Robinson were warm, intimate friends of General Garfield. Sherwin was at one time postmaster of Cleveland and is a sharp, shrewd little man, whose admiration for Garfield amounted to a sort of frenzy, The amount of the bond was $100,000, The appraisers were Dr. Rob- inson, E. T. C. Aldrich and William Murray the Second. Mr, Murray is al- ways particular to sign himself Murray the Second for some reason, an uncle having enjoyed the distinction of bein, Murray the First. The appraisers file TR AR CH (S o county ate office on the 11th of March, They set aside $10,000 in money, and something over #7,000 in other prop- erty for the support of the family dur- ing the twelvemonth, and after this thev appraised the balance of the per- sonal property at about $68,000. The entire estate, therefore, including the $37,000 real estate amounted according to the appraisement, to between #112,- 000 and $115,000. So that even had not the people come with their generous impulse to help the family, General Garfield’s wife and children would have been leftin by no means destitute cir- cumstances, It was a good deal of a surprise to the fiople here—that is, to some of them— learn that the general was in such comfortable circumstances, and there are many who believe that he was worth even more than that, and that his prop- erty at the time of his death would not have fallen much short of $200,000 or $250,000. ‘This, however, is largely a matter of speculation, and is bxmfi upon the gratuitous assumption that the ap- praisers and those near him, who had the management of his affairs, would not over- nate his wealth or do anything to hrow the popular belief” that he died & poor man, The general had a group of bitter” onomics lhere ut his \ome, as nearly every man who rises to eminence has, and some of them, even thus long after his death, do not hesi- tate to vent th dislike in words. 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