Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1888, Page 5

e ——————— o e o S THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER. A Toast--Local Orgenization--Hon- oring the Tourist. THE CAPITALIST OF BIGTOWN. A Splendid Response—W, Suggestion — Sm Omaha's Sunday Thawing Out . T. Board 1 Orders — Guests Samples, A Toast, T 8ip of the nectar the e Il up the glass o t im, And drink 48 10 the traveling man, And the hoy And could T but tincture the plorious dranght With the amiles as I drink to him ti With the laughs he has 1 and he has told, 1 would fill up the goblet again, represented by him, he jokes I would drink to the sweetheart who bade him good-bye, With a tenderness thrilling in bliss, He thinks of her now, us Lis heart Licaves a sigh, Recalling the sweets of the kiss, ost of hearts and fairest of hands ink with my hopes and my prayers That the one she must trust is o traveling man, Who will share all her joys and her cares, I 1 ould drink 0 the wife her kneo, Who awails his return bye and bye, Who opens his letters'so tremulously, And reads us the wars fill her ey, with her babe at L would quaff to the Who sits by tho fir Who_murmurs she knits, As sho thinks of her wandering son. 1A drink long lifo and health to the fr Who meets him with many a ch To the gencrous hands tho stren Lo the sojourner wandering hie jle old mothor, e alone and weens o'er the stocking nd s extond, And at Inst, when hequits this earthiy And hins paid the last fare that he can, “Mine Host of the Inn,” at the cad of the roud, Will weicome the traveling man. A Local Post. At the annual convention of the T. P. A. hold in St. Louis in June last, Mr. O. P. Pi dell was ro-olected president of the ussocia- tion and placcd on a salary. Tu considera- tion of this salary, a very generous figure by the way, President Pindell was to “take the roud January 1 in the interest of the uesocia- tion.” In accordance with this Mr: Pindell began his new duties tho first of the year and is now “doing” the southern states. His mission is to establish local posts of the T. 1. A. and he will visit every city in the coun- there is a disposition among the eommercial travelers to organize. Any city where fiftecn traveling men make “their headquarters is legitimate prey for the na- tional organizer, and tho number of local posts is oxpected. to mcrease very rapidly from this time forward. Tho promotion of social good fellowship being tho chiof aim of the T. P A, its officers can readily frater- nizo with the sectional organization of drum- mers, and Mr. Pindell states that he has been most cordially received wherever he has mot the officers and members of such bodios as the Western Commercial Travelers' associa- tion. It s mot likely that Omaha. On the contra it was st him in a recent nversation with an Omaha traveler that this city would certainly re- isit from him, as Omaha as a jobbing 18 promifient throughout tho bode, country. When “the T, P A drummer' does visit Om: it is not likely that he will meet with any op- lmxiln n in his effort to establish a post in his city. Among the number of travelers who represont the. commercial_iuterests of Omaha aro many with the ability requisite 0 mgko such an organization a success. Tho promotion of good fellowship is not alone the ©b] of such an organization. While it will educo all the kind and brotherly feelings possible in such an organization, it will fur- nish a resort where the many things affect- Ing the interest and welfure of the traveling mian can be discussed and steps n o remedy tho wrongs and inconvenicnce in- cident o their affairs. There are many propositions which may be made which when acted on will prove_ bene ficial to the commercial traveler; and it will be noticed that in_nearly every instance th positions affect matters in which ever n is interested. The organization of the Omaha traveling men will be bene ficial to the citizens generally as well as to the fraternity. In versation with a num ber of leading traveling mon,a representative of the Ber: was assured that there would be little trouble to organize & post in this city 0s the greatest of st in the matter would be manifested by all concerned. Honoring the Tourist. Tt is a pleasant custom now being observed by many of the hotel managements through- out the country, that of giving banquets to the commercial tri of their respective sections, The hotel derives more patron and benefit from these travelers than from other class of peopleand these recogni- 18 have been fully appreciated by the banquet table. The number of men who come to Omaha and patronizo the hosticrics of this city is exi ngly large. It will be strange if an enter- prising hotel management of Omaha doos not, in the near future, tender these tourists & banquet. Tt is all the now and the Omaha hotel cannot afford to be behind that of other prosperous ¢ The Capitalist of Bigtown. Tho friends of Captain C. V. Bainsford, and he has many of them, tell of an_interest- ing experience which happened to this gen- tleman in southern Iowa in the early part of Docombor. Mr. Bainsford has for four years voprosented the house of Peycke Brothers, and s to-day traveling for Peycke Brothers company over a territory where, by upright dealing, he has maintained a flattering trade. On one of the first Tuesdays in the month of Docember Mr. Bainsford arrived ata so villago in Towa, and after registering at_ th only hotel in the town, proceeded 1o visit his patrons. The house of F— & Co. is the ouly estabushment of any importance in the Pplace it did not take long for thetraveler 1o sell satisfactory bill to this tirm, This completed, he found that he could mot get away from, say Bigtown, until nextnoon, and with characteristic contentment the nial traveler procecded to make himself at fiome at the store of his patron. Now, Cap: tain Bainsford knows one or two things, but is not especlally ob servant only when. occasion demands it Not in the | t curious, he did not notice that during all the time he was selling his Dill & well dressed stranger was an attentive witness to all the proceedings. Had he been observant hie would have noticed that all the tiwe he was in the store this stranger kept a curious gaze upon his ample form. It was late in the afternoon when C. V. was en- Joying his cigar and endeavoring to keep Warm by an antiquated s the trade oceured and Mr, F—-, the senjor mewber of the firm, came avound to con verse with him. Seeing tuestranger, Mr. I turned to the travelor and remarked: “Bainsford, are you_acquainted with Mr. Henry W——1 Mr. W— Mr. Bainsford. Mr. B, is a traveling man. ' Mr. W. 15 the capitaiist of Bigtown.” Now if there is any thivg Bainsford has a weakness for it is a capitalist, He is never more at home than when diseussing the finaucial question, meaus for reducing the surpius, et und it was with unusual cordial- ity that ho seized Mr. W.—s hand. Mr. W. himself was equally glad to meet the traveler. He had many warm ands in the fraternity, always found them Linformed gentlemen and was pleased to become acquainted with one of the class. 1t did not take long for the commercial trav- elorto perceive that the new ucquaintance borea troubled look as if buvdencd with sowe hidden sorrow; but this he attributed to perhaps some family affliction or compli eated disease. Quite pleasant hour was spent by the two in exchanging mutual views uid so pleased was the traveler with his new ac Quaintance that he invited him 10 take sup- that a )l ir | per with him, Mf, W—— declined, how- ever, and “C. V. proceeded on his way to the inn, where he did full justice to the hos- pitality of mine host. It was perhaps 8 o'clock that evening when Mr. Bainsford was seated in the “office’ of the hotel, that Capitalist W—— made his appearanc In response 1o an invitation to be seated the capitalist declined and asked if he could tres. pass on the time of the traveler for about thirty minutes. He desired to see him in s and would not trespass longer than 1y necessary. ymmodat comply and taking a candl capitalist to his room, Arriving apartments set aside for his use the handed his visitor the only chair in the room and seated himself on the bed with a “now what can 1 <|ln for you old fellow" expression eniu ¢ Bainsford was only too invited nfide in you," excl hital sky tones his was somewhat sta an und_he moved his a8 visions of some horrible entrusted to him rose before him, mendable firmness, however, nfide awy m this on the imed the ling to the travel- rotund form tale b With com- Bainsford of the night aro ity to the traveler, wccount of those er be received and iven in s brief form und with as strict adherence to facts us is possi- ble with the data at hand. A8 you must be aware,” continued the capitalist, “I am possessed of considerable means, For some time past Ihave had a premonition that T shall soon die. T am not a man of fumily, though 1 have many relatives who would like to secure my property. They are not entitled to it by reason of their treat- mentof me in the past, and I wish to arrange s0 that they shall not secure & _cent. To do this I desive to make my will. Thero is only one lawyer in this town, and him I do not trust. 1 appeal to you as o uew found friend 1o aid me. Certainly with your knowledge of flscal affairs and gencral ‘information you > my desires on paper 8o that ‘my y shall go where I want it.” u startling request. It happens, that Baiusford has some acquant avee with legal forms; in fact it 18 stated that when his par ized the impropricty of muking a minister out of him they started their young hopeful in a legal _course, and in this way the gentleman became somewhat acquainted with the forms of luw. Ob! all things, the trav r agreed 1o unc he task, and_ from the folds of his coat the capitalist drew forth pen and paper, Bainsford took his scat at the tuble ‘and_the stranger prepared to walk the room. It is unnecessary to go into details, With masterly skill the commercial traveler drew up the proface to the legal document, which ussured @ curious public that the d visor was a man of sound mind, ctc,, and then prepared to tako a List of the legacies, Thego will be a8 interesting to the public as they were astounding to the traveler. To the’ county commissioners he bequeathed in trust §10,000, to bo uscd in a movement to discountenince sewing teas among women over twenty-five years of age; to the Bank- ors’ association ho entrusted §3,000 to be usea to reward with a comfgrtable ' funeral bank cashiors who dio tnis #ido of the Canadian to & prominent citizen of tho county ho in trust £15,000 to bo expended in curing \ H. Grimpson, a locul spinster, of stuti- ; for the erection of & town ' pump in ering Bigtown he gave the liberal sum of £00; out of his abundunce he remembered the com- mercial travelor with no spuring hand, §5,000 was tho amount he donated for tho agitation of the subject of better rates to the traveling men. These rates to be a fare of one cont per milo and permission to carry 2000 extra pounds of baggage. In addition to this ne gave £0,000 to aid in the erection of a home for retired und destitute traveling ilesmen, to be located in Omaha. To the secretary of the treasury ho entrusted 10,000 to be paid out as a prizo to the person offering the best mes of reducing the sur- plus in the national treusu coutestants for this prize to be over the' age of fifteen years, bank cashiers, coal barons and news- Paper reporters not eligible as contestants. As an incentive he bequeathed in trust to the Western Commercial Travelers association £30,000 to be by the board of directors distri- buted into_three prizes first $15,000, second $10,000, and third §5,000; to be paid out as a prive to the three commercial travelers who during & period of five years subsequent to his death should sell the largest amount of ©£oods west of the Mi ippi And s i until nearly §l pen disposed of a the capitalistturned to the mun of comm and remarked: “And now I'll fix you for 2,000, 0; no,” exclaimed Baiusford, I wont take a nickle.” “How Lhe y you for your troubl STdon't want any pay,” said C. V., “if you've got an extra ‘couple of thousand to “pare give it to build a school house here. Lord knows you necd it. I won't take a it 1 nickle.”” “Very well put down your $2,000 for & schoel house in Bigtown.” The legacy went down and the instrument was finished, barring the acknowledgement and witnessing of the same, which the cap- italist said he would do before a justice the next morning ;and bidding his traveling friend good night withdrew, leaving the tired man of commerce to dream of the uts of the evening. The next d i morning Bainsford arose bright ana carly and ufter finishing his or fast went out in the “office.”” Presently a citizen entered and remarked, “Well, poor old Capitalist \W-—— is no more."” “What,” exclalmed Bainsford, “you say he s dead 1 “Yes, died last night at 12, Drawmg on his_coat Bainsford hastened to the store of F— & Co., where meeting Mr. F—, the senior partner, he asked to see him in his private oftice. “Isay I'—, they tell dead. s it possible?” “Yos, poor fellow, he died last night at 12 o'clock. He's better oft.” “But, say, let me tell you in confidence, T wrote Ris will for him last night, and he was to have signed and acknowledged 1t this morning.” “Wrote his_willl Great_Cwmsar, man, the fellow didn’t have a cent. Been living on the charity of his brother-in-law here. 1 forgot 10 tell you why we called him the capitalist.’ “Why was it!” gasped Bainsfor. F“He imagined he replied ¥ Bainsford fainged. ' A'Splendia Itesponse. At n banquet given the traveling men of the northwest January 8, in'St. Paul, Mr.J. C. Applegato responded to the toast “The Commercial Travelers,” in the following words: “The commercial traveler is the offspring of the evolution of ideas in com- werce. He occupies with a graceful hauteur & position in the universe avound which re- volve the constellations of finance. The starters in the race for gold wait for him to give the word, ed at which the world moves, the quality and degree of its success, depends upon his diligence. In these days of arbitra- tion and hignly developed diplomatic service, there is no more striking example of the suc the system than is furnished by the cedented growth of the fraternivy of reial travelers during the quarter of a its inception, of the ablest stood without me Mr. W- Doubticss o large majorif diplomats of the age. hav recognition in the ranks of the commercial traveler. ‘They have been men, too, who, their patriotism stimulated by’ a pecuniary consideration, would joyfully hav sacrificed thewselyes by nimg o ador this department of their country's service. When such & condition of aifuirs as this is possible of existence it indicates some radical defect in the civil service But, gentlemen, the day star of hope is visible in the horizon, our deliverer is at hand. We have with us to-night, as one of our most honored, guests, a statesman of no small ealiber and influence who, doubtiess, Laving now had this mutt properly presented to him, will desire no greater boon than the privilege of devoting what remains to him of a well-spent life to the achievement of so lofty an ambition as that of securing to every commercial traveler due recognition of kis talents at the hands of the geueral government. “Stand'ng sentinal-like upon the highway ress, the commercial traveler make a when the drones of the Lowe ded by the rustlers of the preseut; the behind him, as far into the past as enables us to discern, is thickly Is of the birds of are now soaring into the realms of tiscove Lvis nto the debris of tune, aud the accumulation of exploded theories in conseicutious search for grains of truth, or wandering, grip in_hand, over the broad istory strewh with the empty shy genius who dowain of his majesty, the ‘storm king, in a more or less successful endeavor to razzle dazzle the unsuspecting gran nerchant Siuce our emiuent brother De Laitre crossed the raging St. Anthony in a dugout in '67, the fraternity has grown from three or four pioneers to an army exceoding 1,000 men reprosenting mercantile interests ' located north of Chicago; since that many changes have been wrought touching matters of vi.al import to the commercial traveler, but gentle- men, as herctofore, jacks or. better aro still necessary to the successful opening of a “ack pot.” “The commercial travi most conspicuous und important features the advancement of the cont Conspl ous because omuipresent and so entirely co: mopolitun; important because he furnishe 80 large a prop of the railway and hic untry because rd; importunt by cau: re felt; conspicuous because he roams the country with an air of holding letters patent to no small portion of it im- portant because he leaves a cash trail behind iim in keeping with the width of the swath he cuts; conspicuous because to him the art ng is by 1o means a lost art; import- 0 gruest knows quite so well as he how to express his satisfuction with fair treatment; he is conspicuous finally because when through some misdeal he finds himsclf in o village church, he looks as if he realized that he had been steercd against a brace game; he is important then because he is fro- quently the only man in the house who, when the collection is taken up, chips in us if he had & cold thousand in his inside pocket and was prepared to bet em to a standstill should they give him provocation. Among all pro- fossions that of the commercial veler is, by its chief characteristic, to pre- eminence: the preacher with his prayers, the lawyer with his lies, the doctor with his doscs retire into the oblivion of insignifi before tho daszling splendor, the imp ponderosity, tho transcendent imcompara- bility of the gall of the commercial traveler, “Pho distingue and utterly irresistable hatel clork, who ail the ladics “say is perfectly bows in tacit admission of the innate hood of the commercial traveler. 'o the rural merchant our traveler an- swers a8 a substitute for an international r, is considered undisputed author- in law, politics, love and religion; in fact, heis a perambulating cyclopedia of events past and present, to his “customers, and at times when it seems to him expedient he es- says the rolo of astrologer and, giving rein to the Pegasus of his imagination he’ horo- scopes sturtling advances in the near future in the commercial value of goods he is cn- deavoring to unload. The well-known rep- utation of our traveler for sagacity serves to protect him from the assaults and machina- tions of some of the deadliest enemics of so- cicty; the confidence man marks him down and passes by on tho other side, while that inhuman creature who vacillatates to and fro in the train, vending indezestible and nerve- shattermy literature to the unsalted, disturbs not ations. No class of socioty is more ible to tho ‘“tender passion’ than are commercial travelers. At times they seem to fall about us “like leaves in wintey weather.” Time. howover, is the cs- sencoof the drummer's contract at love- making, and, a8 is frequently the case with his diancr, ho must bolt it or o hungry. “If our traveler be a married man ho com- mands the respect of his neighbors and tho love of his wifo and babies is his. 1f he be shgle he stands ‘way up in G’ in the regard of his best girl, while he is considered a law- ful target for the smiles and blandishments of the rural beaut, “In conclusion, I hope that every member of the fraternity here present will so conduct, himself as to gain and merit the respect and confidence of his employers, and by upright- ness of demeanor ‘win golden opinious from all sorts of people,’ that when his last trip has been made, his last _earthly account ad- justed by the square of virtue and honor; when the mist that risos over the verge of life has wrapped him in its folds, and he has turned his face, radiant with hopeful long- ing, toward the eternal holiday, he may need no further passport into the realmsof the beyond than the blush of modesty—so char- actemstic of and so unerringly proclaiming the commercial traveler.” W. C. T. Board, At tho first regular montnly moeting of the board of directors of the W. C. T. A, held in St. Louis the following upplicants having conformed to the requirements of the consti- tution were admitted to membership: How- ard U. Ackerman, Patrick J. Brown, Robert Burnin, Charles G, Brooks, Henry E. Tan- ner, Elisha P. Jackson, Emil J. Kramer, Joseph M. Levy, John'F. Lynn, Edwin Mussa, Allin Meiller, Henry E. Naftz, Law- rence §. Pearson, Fielding A. Randall, Dan- iel R. Super, Robert C. Scott, John Weisert, Charles ' Plumer, Harry B. King, all of St. Louis; George H. Brush, Montreal, Canada; W. W. Humphreys, Memphis, Tenn., Charles H.' Gillham, Quincy, IIL, Charles' Evertz, Washington, Mo.; Augustus F*. Noll, Quin 1ll.; William L. Oates, Washington, Ark. Charles F. McLain, Toledo, O.; George H. Linderberger, Louisville, Ky.; Samuol N. Lewis, Sedalia, Mo.; Isaho M. LeMngwell, Clinton, In.; William A. Kromer, Emporia, Kan.; Philip G. Johnson, Independence, or s one of the nf Kan.} Louis N. Holberg, Macon, Miss.} Clarence R. Humbleton, Keokuk, Ia.; Cor- win K. Goldsmith, St. Joseph, Mo.; John A. Randolph, Denver, Colo.; Lyons Saunders, Fort Smith, Ark.; Freeman O. Smith, Little Rock, Ark.; James D. Rogers, Kingston, Ga.; Joel A. Ray, Canton, Miss.; Horace B, Thompson, Hannibal, Mo. The president appomnted the following committees: Finance—I, R. Trask, S. C. Bunn and James D. Malin. Beneficiary—James F. Coyle, George W. Wilson and Mark Taylor. hwoppo and Printing—D. W. Caruth, W. E. S 3 Total membership to A. F. Shapleigh, jr. date, 2,032, A Suggestion, M. B. Roberts, a travelng man of the northwest, makes the following suggestion: “My suggestion is that the scveral railrond companies issue a 5,000-mile ticket for #100, good over any road, and to avoid imposition they require each purchaser to paste in the cover of the book his photo, the company's stamp to be stamped part on the book and part on the photo, so that the conductors can see that it 18 properly stamped, and can identify from the photo the owner and holder of the ticket, and if others prosent tho ticket they can take it up and avoid imposition. This plan has been in practico by the govern- ment for the use of the railway mail_service, 80 that no one_could ride in the mail cars without this identificatian, and I undorstand it has_proved very satisfactory, thus cut- ting off any chance of parties not entitled to these ticket buying a piece of & ticket and using it to as much advantago as & mer- cial man, whom the companies are willing should have this advantage. I hopa this much-nceded arrangement can bo satisfac- torily made.” Omaha's Sunday Guests, There was & large and jolly crowd of knights of the grip at the hotels yestords A majority of the boys were caught out in the blizzard of the past few days and they roport having had a pretty tough time of it. They put in the greater part of Sunday thaw- ing out, and will to-day swoop down upon the merchants of Omaha with their samples and inducements to place their orders now, The arrivals at the Millard were: George Soibert, New York; W. 8. Emery, ad Rapids: S. Danzinger, Milwaukee: i, H. Shattuck, Chicago; W. Scott, Chicago; S. B. Hathaw w York; T. Kimball, York: John Tebbetis, Chicago; H. P. Giea- son, Boston: Frank whouse, Philadelphia; H. Leigh, St. Louis; R. M. C e, Chi C. Dobritier, St. Joseph; O. Leister, Moline; C. D. Luce, Chicago; W. O. Evarts, Milwaukee; ' John B. Warner, Boston: G. B. Salter, Burlington; W. D. Hunt, St. Louis; J. I Lumu:\u,_('hll 3 H. D. Mart Indianapolis; Baitimore; Ticknor, Phil A. B. C Rupids; H. C. Stewart, Des Moines (\:.lvl‘"llnll. Rocheste ¥. C. Butler, N A. M. Ei stein, Chicago; W. B. Rob' J. 0. Singer, Chicago; S. . Douglas, Chicago; ack, Daytou; D. V. Bishop, Chic J. Leon, New York; E. V.Johnson, Chic J. V. Berg, Chicago; Mat Jaco delphia; A. Linderbaum, New 108 inner, New York; R. Dodd, St. Aaul tierwood, Chicago; O. R. Price, Chicago Chicago; S. Hass, Cin, J. Stiteh, New York, A. W. [ J. B. Maguiré, H. A. Thayer, Chicago, L. York; H. M. Chicago; R. Gilmore, Clicago; Clark, Minn P. H. Dean, New York: K Donnelson, San Francisco; R. W. King, New York; Dawson Mayer, New York; M. Cohen, Chicago; R. S. Hawkins, Albany: W. O. 'Stevens, Boston; H. M . Rochiestor; J. L. Hano, Boston; F. crold, Chicago: F. 8. Miles, Chicago; N. Foster, Ch 3 O F ush, Chicago; . » Barnar, Bloomington rles Eastman, Chicago; G. Bean, Chicago; C. W, Hubbard, Sioux Falls; W. H. Turner, Chicago. The guests at the Paxton were as follows: conspienous | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1888, J. M. Wolfe, Chicago: J. L. Be W. H. Todd, Troy; J. B. Piney. Pittsburg; G. W. Solomon, St. Louis:, Willilam F. Reu: #ichotecn, rk: C. 8. 'Kirk, Chicago; J. W. Elisworth, Cleveland; J. F. Wertz, Bos- ton; J. B, Dean, Chleago}, G, W. Pcrkins, New York} New York: Charles Randretz, E. B. Parker, oston 1. W Vhithkowsky, Chie A A l'mn.'l.]l cago; G. W, Pope, Chicago; C. D . M. Lowery, N ler, Chica; A Garrett, Louis; v York: E. W. Cudahy, Chicago: D. Morgan, Ciocinnati; E. NI New York; C. G. Codman, Boston; Salinger, Philadelphia; M. M. Millor vm. G. Pairleish, N H. . Cobb, Chic Delisle, 3 R. H. Donglas, E. A. Smith, New York; H. L. k mun, New York; Yocom, Duluth; 1. Phillips, New Y 11, C. Morchouse, Mis- souri Valley wrk, Missouri Valley; H. H. Osgood, C L. I w York; C. M. Landuer, New B. Clark, er, Chicago; O. G. Tuttle, Dougherty, Binghamton harles, Bingham- ri; H. Breben- H. Hazolton, ne, N, stool, Rochester, N. St. Louis; 1. L. Tucker, New York; M. Folda, New York: M. I. Larson, Rochester; W. K. Kent, Chicago; n, New York; H. M. Gaylord, | Halt, Now York Bonebough, Chicago; G. D. ( J. C. Hockstoff, St. Loms; E. C. Minneapolis; Chas. Smith, Ne Shauffer, St. Louis: H. C, Hemp, New York; H. ow York ¥ 5 801 Michner, v York: H. L. . Hoston; Samples. Tt is stated that since the advent of fast trains out of Omaha the jobbing trade of this city has increased materially. A movement is now on foot for g 5000 mile interchangeable railroad ticket for the use of members of the national association. The proposition_has already been made to the railroads. In the event that the railroad com- panies comply with the request of the ion, this ticket will b 1d to membe the rate of 2 cents per mile and will_be r ogmized by conductors on all- railroads i any one traflic association. Tho thirteenth annual convention of the Commercial Travelers' association of the state of Indiana was held at Evansville Jan- uary 6; between 12,000 and 15,000 were in_at- tendance, great preparations having been made by the local society to welcome them. Every part of the state was well represented. "Fhie visitors were received at the depot b the local membors of the association and eral bands of music. A grand reception and ball and banquet ook place after adjourn- ment. _A corresponent in the St. Paul Globe has this to say of a woll known Nebraska trav- eler: “Nick Sloman, not Slowman, has been getting off ono of his dynamito jokes, Now ho can do it as well as anybody. Nick came from a town some hundred miles east of Omaha, but he has been out in the great west 80 long that_ho ceased to be a tender- foot years ngo. The writer knew him when be was about knechigh to o tond. He comes from & class of natural born traders, and will get there aspérsistently as anyone." The commercial trivelors of St. Louis want a club house and have devised & novel plan for the fulfillment of their hopes, They proposc to name their post after the firm which shall behave most liberally in_ helping to establish them in suitable quarters. The proposition looking to this, and which ro- ceived most favorablo consideration was tho salo of associato memberships in tho T, P. A. at $25 each, such memberships to be honor- ary and to be taken by thembers of the firms not cligible to active membership. Tt is osti- mated that §2,500 will fit up a_club house in fitting style, and for the present the local post would be contented with a rented house or flat; but its members confidently expect to owu their houso and furnishings, us do tho local posts of other large cities, within a short time, Sam Jones in a talk delivered at Kansas City recently, said: “Lheard a commercial traveler say onco that a follow. wet with him selling a different line of goods—he gave this for a truism—the follow commenced cursing and oursing and he said he traveled with him a full week, and he didn't sell s hundred dol- lars’ worth. ‘How is it,’ he said, ‘that I can- not sell goodst’ T said ‘T expect the reason is you tako it out in cursing.’ (Laughter.] At the end of the second week the fellow quit cursing. That week he had sold_thousands of dollars worth of goods. He had quit curs- ing. 1 would not patronize » house that would send out such bluck-mouthed drum- mers. [Applause] What do you want to o around the country tingeing the atmosphere of the country for! You are sent out to sell goods and not to defame the word of God. It has been a long time since you fellows caught it this way [Laughter.] God helpme to rub it in on you till you feel like a dog.” [Laughter]. N For fear of losing a day's work, many persons put off taking physic until Sat- urday. The better plan is not to delay but take it as soon as needed, it may save you a hard spell of sickness. If you want the most benefit from the east amount of physic without causing you any inconvenience, loss of appetite s rest, take St. Patrick’s Pills. Their on on the liver and bowels are thorough, they give a freshness, tone and vigor to the whole system and act in harmony with natu AL o A Wealthy Darkey. ‘When the New York papers a few days ago referred to N. W. Cuncy as being the wealthiest colored man_in Texas they had evidently not heard of the Lincoln family, now residing at Dallas, six children in all, who fimo come into possession of $48,000, giving them the snug little sum of &8,000,000 apiece. One of the heirs to this immense property is in Galveston, and a News reporter looked him up yesterday, as much much out of curiosity to see a & negro possessed of such enormous wealth as in search of an item. The following item from a paper pub- lished in Paris, Tex., in connection with the information that one of the l’il{, is that which directed the redorter in his search: *The Lincoln heirs (colored), living in Dallas, who a year or 50 ago became the wealthiest colored people in Amer- ica, have recently come into possession of all of their property. The amount due them was on deposit in the Bank of England, and aggregated the enormous sum of #48.000,000, For ight million dollarsl This has been divided among the heirs, Abraham, Ed, Bur, M nic and Lulu, each having re £8,000,000, Eight million dol ‘The party in Galveston bear trious cognomen of Abraham Lincoln, He was traced to a colored boarding- house on Twenty-fourth street, hetween Postoffice and Church, but not being found in, he courteously responded to the request of tho News man to call at the office, which he'did last night, com- ing in as meekly as though he wanted to borrow $1 instead of owning #8.000,000, Abraham is a young man, apparently not over thirt, s of age, of a saddle-colored complexion, and dently a man of more than the av intelligence of hi He has cre tials, printed lette ote., wher he is styled Governor Abraham Lincoln, showing him to be the manager of the estate. When asked by what means such enormous wealth had been acquired by his family, he replied that its was an in- neé from his grandmother » who resided at Dallas when ,ayear or two ago. Fanny was 0 Mexican woman, and som years ago her husband acqui mense wealth in speculation in Mexi woman, and some forty years ago her mining claims, which was deposited in the Bank of England Preceding the late civil war they bought and sold slaves,aud among one of their purchases the illus- anny | from aslave trader wus the father of the , Now York; | aix children who have. ro- cently - come - into _ possossion of the $48,000,000. The father married the daughter of his mistress by whom he wis st free, and the six child- ren being the direct issue of that mar- sra, establish the chain of direct in- nee. Some litigation was neces- in establishing their claim, and it was only a few days ugo that they ac- quired fctual possession of their fabu- lous inheritunc Abraham Lincoln is here, as he with the view of probably locating Iveston. When asked if ho ns for invest piied that (1 Vs, \d matured any 1g this vast estate, he had decided to invest it all on January 1 in United States bouds, Tho intercst on the bonds, said | he, will give us more than enough to live on, with a good margin for speculu- tion wilhout touching the principal. It is ulso u safo investment and earvies with it an immunity from taxation. Men Who Run the s, Chieago Terald: The sturting odt of 80 many limited trains to tho west has caused” quite a shuking up among the locometive engincers of the Chicago roads. Not a fow ambitions have been stirred only to be disappointed, for only one engineer in a hundred of those anxious to get a run with the flyer could be secommodated. Only halfa dozen men on each _road could gain the honor which & hundred craved. A run on the limited is about the top notch of locomotive engineering. Yet those who were luc enough to_ gain the prizes find their tasks anything but ousy ones. The new fast runs out of Chicago are not so very fast, but they are exceedingly difficult to make on schedule time, T because of the large number ot stops which it is neces- gary to make on account of railway crossings and other obstructions. The schedule time of the new trains between Chicago and Council Blufls is rather less than thirty-five miles an Tour, but in making the trip engincers often find it necessary to steam ahead at the rate of fifty to sixty miles. Between « Chieago and tho Missouri river a train must come to & halt about thirty times for railway crossings or other causes that may bo depended upon day after day. TIn addition to theso certain stops arc several contingent ones, making an average of probably forty full stops en route. As cach full stop i# equivalent to the loss of four or five minutes at the least, a little calculation shows us that the time spent in stopping and starting amounts to nearly three hours on the trip. This brings tho running time up to almost forty miles an hour, and as along & goodly portion of the lino it is impossiblo” to make any such spead, on account of steep gradlants and passing through towns and citios at street grade, the engineers find it necessary tospeod up to sixty miles an hour on the most favorablo stretches of the road, The fast runs out of Chicago are all night runs, and it is the night run that tries the engineer’s courage. Driving ahead at a mile a minute .intoa sca of darkness which human eye can not penotrate is work such ns no cow- ardly or even timid man could perform. Among engine drivers there are bold men and timid men, but only the former were selected for these fast runs. A timid man, prone to shut off steam for every shadow seen on the track, or for every imaginary danger, for enginoers are called upon continually to beat back their own apprehensions, could never make time on a run like one of tho limited trains to the west. Some of tho best and bravest engineers in the world are on theso foot-plates, und in this cli- mate and under tho disadvantages be- setting them they will find enough to try their mettle. e —— A Dog Malil Carrier. San Jos Times: Dorsey, the Scotch colley, who has just had his pictur puinted, enjoys the distiction of being the only regularly employed canino mail carrier in the world. Dorsey, has, for upward of threo ycars, carvied the mail betweon Calico, San Bernando county, and Bismark, a mining camp between three and four miles distant. Calico is a station, and has a post office. Bismark is without stage or post oflice. Without the aid of the dog many a miner would have a hard time getting his mail, as the country 18 very rough’and stecp in places, and st of the year the weathor is warm. Dorsey belongs to the post- Calico, and in his youth was arded above the average pup. the dog became a mail car- rier was as follows: . One day tho pos master wanted to send word to his brother at Bismarck, but did not want to make the trip. It oceurred to him to try the dog. He wrote a_letter, tied it around the dog’s neck, pointed the ani- mal’s nose toward Bismarck and told bim to go. He trotted off a short dis- tanco, and then turned about to sce what 'elso was wanted, Some of the small boys showercd stones at him, and he ran on to Bismarck., Nextday he returned with an answer tied on his neck, and he showed that he had been well treated. The experiment was re- pented, each time with success and ad- ditional dignity on the part of the dog. As s00n us it becamo known that D sey could be dopended upon, requests were constantly made by the miners to send theirmail by him.” The loads soon increased and it became evident that they could not tie on all the letters. Thé miners then ordered a* handsome little mail bag and fitted it to the dog’s shoulders, It 15 fastened around his chest by one strap and around his body. back of his fore legs, by another. He has never missed a trip for about three yeurs, nor lost a letter. Now, when the stage momes in he gets up, strotches himself, walks to the post office, waits to have the mail strapped to him and starts off assoon as he is told all is read He will make a long detour to wvoid meeting a stranger seeming to vealize the importance of its mission. As might be expected, Dor- sey isa great favorite with all who know himin that section. 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Our Crystaline Bpectacles at #1.00 are unequalled for comfort waud ease to the wearer. PUBLIC SALE OF IMPORTED Clydesdale Stallions ad Mares, At Rawling's Barn, Lincoln, Neb,, FEBRUARY 1, 1888, AT 1 P. M. At which time and place Twillsell tothe highest bidder, 18 hoad of cholcely brod and grandly formed Mares and stallions, all imported from Scotland in August, every animal warranted to e a breeder. The stallions, some 10 in number, range in s from 3 to 6 years heir ancestors will be recognized by breeders as being some of the most noted unimuls recorded in the Clydes. dale Stud Book. They as well formed a8 they are bred, and_cannot fail to pleuse the breeder who approciates style with good action, Tnegze bono and muscle and a constitution hardly gaualed wid not exculled by any othier breed of raft Ho TERMS OF SALE-15 months for bankable per though longer time will be given when od if application I1s made before sale. or Catalogue apply to K. M. Woods, Lincoln, Neb , after January b, 186, M WOOI): N.T. PARKER, Auctionesr, Tmporter and Hreeder, Lincoln, Neb. o Bimcoe, Ont, MPORTED STALLIONS FORSAL § Porcherons, Cly Dbred colts. Every animul g Our stock has been select: both inalvidunl merlt wil pedigres, Some o these horses have tuken first prize at the Ne. Draskn Stato Feir, 187, All our-horses ore ac climated, and colts of their get can be shown, onable and easy terns. Is accessibla leading raf ads of the state, . & M. V. a0 K.C. &0, & FAIRBAH, York, Neb nd Shire, alko home nranteed o bresder d with reference t. S , sl'.gy iy Clasgow via Londonderry, Liverpool via Queenstown. Ave Mtrictly First-Class, and amon; the largest, f finest in tho ‘worl Baloon, e steorugo I Accommod nexeelle the comifort and con: tudiously considered for Glasgow. City of or 13, 1% 1 the Iargea atlo piasage sen us low as by any oth Inds line. Sa- Dratts for ¥er books o intkkE B THE CAPITOL HOTEL LINCOLN., NEB. state. 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