Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 19, 1888, Page 5

1 AN ST P i PR A e e - N ) 4 % I A AT RS RN —cnn THE OMA THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER. A Tourist's Ode to March—A Choico Bt of Gossip, POINTS FOR YOUNG TOURISTS. Preparing to Recover Illegal Tax Col- lected From Commercial Men—A Singular Case—Omaha's Sun- day Guests—Samples, A Tourist's Ode to March. Merchant Traveler, You are A blustering, windy month, by far The worst we have in all the year, We fear Each blast, And curse thee while thy rigors last Why do you come 80 5000 in spring? The thing Which you This year most properly could do Would be to wait till late in eight- Ty-eight, For men ‘Wil be intent on politics just then, And yelling crowds whose throats with noise are skinned Need wind. A Bit of Gossip. Dexver, Colo.,, March 16,—|Correspond- ence of the Ber.]—Here is a bit of gossip for you between trains. Do you remember Dick Turner, a traveling man for Pilger Bros, steel works, Pittsburg? Well, he came out here to Denver cighteen months ago and entered Gregg's hardware store. We boys made his acquaintance and in two weeks he waus one of us, He seemed fo be a first rate fellow and the smooth keenest talker I ever listened to. He had of course described great circles over the United Statesand it was a genuine pleasure to hear him tell of cities and shows and people, even though you had seen the same hundreds of times. Dick could retouch the old familiar canvas until you could not recognize it. Nothing escaped him; to hear his storics was like viewing Chicago under a solar microscope. Many will remember that easy swing of voice and words and manner as he twisted his lun¥ mustache and sent electric currents from his black eyes, whose genial warmth seemed to run all over you and to clear away all despondency. He surely must have had rare success'as a traveling salesman, for he knew people by heart and constant friction had worn his native acuteness to a fine point, and if he de- cided to take a man's order it was inevitable. It was often wondered why he gave up traveling and settled down to the prosy life of a local salesman, but his excuse ywas that the only little woman in the whole world that he wished for a wife would not marry a traveling man, He worked faithfully, mnduiged in no dissl- pation except utmost devotion to the Knights of Pythins, He was the finest drilled Sgword” in the city and was captain of a crack division. His fellows were proud of him and of course were much interested in the fact that he fixed himself out last Sep- tember, went down to St. Louis and got mar- ried, After his return, just as soon as it was possibly proper, ¥Prank,” one of the boys at the store, and the writer made them a call. ‘We found them away out on Walnut street, in the snuggest little cottage in that néigh- borhood. e “sized up” the tiny parlor ‘while we waited for Mrs. Dick to appear. Although it was most diminutive, it was su- erlativély harmonious. Now we knew that ick himself was authority on wsthetics, yet at a glance we recognized & woman's gkillful hand in every mnn;mmmfla and we guessed just what sort of a little la {)would ift the vortleres to greet us. ‘Well boys there 18 not an adjective in my lexicon which will express to you just how pretty was Dick's wife. No wonder he m married! We had judged evlm rash and had ridiculed and regretted his eakneks ; but—married to so pert, so sunny @ creature ! \‘I\th uvuxu very, very wise i?ingq do, And wasn't Dick proud of her! i eves thew kisses at her every mipute. Tt proved just as we predicted. He wasn’t at drill half the time. Swords seemed to Kave lost their charm. *‘Oh, Dot wouldn't Law me go. She is a baby about staying alone,’* p explained, About three weeks ago “Prank” and Mr, Harris came to me with a letter from Dick’s mother, Cnlumhua 0., asking the. where- abouts of her san, Richard A. Turner, sdying that his family, a wifeand two children, were in much need of his support. Horrors Diok’s family! I thew the letter down in dismay. ‘‘It cannot be,”” Isaid. “Just read a littlo furthur,” urged*‘Prank,” the descrip- tion fits exactly—eyes, hair, height, eyery- thing. Itell you Dick Turner's the very chap. That's the reason his wedding cards read Arthur R. Turner. Don’t you remem- or how confused ho grew when wo asked im about thati Yes, sir. Answer every question, Harris,” “But, boys, bé careful,” I said, **Dick will not be trifled with, you know. He's o des- perate man when aroused, and he uses a re- volver like a professional. He'll protect, Dot 1o death. 1 tell you just let the affair alone, or be very sure he is the man.” “It is evident that he is the man,” per- sisted Prank, “and he ought to be in the pen- itentiary this minute. Of course it will be hard on Dot, but isn’t it just as hard on the other woman{ Some one has been terribly wronged and it's pur duty to straighten things out; he will find’that the K. P. is not a coat cut for a bigamist to wear in comfort. Hal I can see him now with his long mustache phaved off, his hair clipped and a striped suit on.” I saw that it was no use talking; they night have some fun out of it anyhow; 80 I fobt quiet aud waited to hear somithing drop, One waek ago, towards evening, T was making miy last entry. Dick was buttoning n_ his overcoat. At the door Dottie waited n her sleigh to take him home to dinncr, her yosy face with its fluffy frizzles and seal cap fust peeping out of the soft robes. As Ilooked up to bid Dick good night a strange ludy entered and two officers were shadowing the door. , She asked for gasoline stoves; scemed confused, undecided, and finally inquired if Mr. Turner were in. “Iam he,” answered Dick, with his usual Sho opened her 'eyes wider, “I chard A, Turner,” “Tam Richard A, Turner. What can Ido for yout” “You Richard Turner,” she ropeated slowly, scarchingly. **Why, you are no more my Richard than the man in the oon | gasped Dick, “Woll, “Your Richard!” mot if I'know myself. She looked heartbroken. ‘‘Forgive me. I Avas 80 anxious to find him that fcaught at Biraws.” And she told him her sad story; the same old story that hundreds of deserted ‘Wwivos know so well. Dottie's ponies shook their bells impa- tiently. Dick’s voice was full of gentle sym- pathy. *I metamun ouce with the same name as my own; we will find him; but you Bay you aro a stranger here and alone; my wifé and I will be glad to help you." “‘Prank” looked blank when 1told him that Mus, Turner No. 1 had apvearad on the scene wnd was enjoying the kind hospitality of Dick and Dot. Crisss Harn, Points For Xoung Travelers. An English writer, in speaking of traveling salgsmen, says: “Assuming that & man knows his business, he should never think of praveling unlessho has a good appoarance &nd good manners, Asall cannot have good appearances, and as it is not in buman nature 10 acknowledge our defeots, I will put down 8 fow attributes that do pot tend to make a puccessful traveler. A man with a squint, ®ene who stutters, one who is always airing his political or religious opinions, one with a pervous temperament or poor health, or bad- tempered, one well informed, who continu- ally displaying his knowledge tries to make his ligtener feel his iuferviorily, all these are yusuitablo.” ‘To this an old and experienced commercial traveler adds in the St. Paul Globe: “The ong who 18 continually descauting on the de- merits of his competitor's goods, and is never thoroughly acquainted with the merits of his Wi lfim is equally unimitable. While ghur. is a great Sual of truth in - the oregoltig attributes, or rather lack of sttributes it does not follow that u man with 8 single one of the defects may uot iu some @5 become sucoessful, and make an average §ood salesmau upou the road. If, however, the salesman conld combmne in his make.up good nddress, quick, perceptive qualities, plenty of perseverence (pluck), with a calm, even temperamerit, his success is assured. He should have a 1iking for the line in which he is engaged, or there should bo a sufficient amount of fascination about it, as well as the business of traveling, to endear him 1o it, otherwise if he possesses all the good attrib- utes, and none of the defects, ‘‘ns sucecss he would be a failure.” 1t is not the greatest talker who is_the best salesman. The best travelers are born, not made, and the one who can say just the right thing at the right tima, get into the confidenee of the buyer uickest, as a rule gets the largest share of the persimmons. This is & natural trait with some, and to snch the customer most. frequently takes a Tikifig. Still others are continually offending very many by their superabundance of bounge. Cultivating closo observation would enable any traveler to porfect himself in the art (boacause it is none the loss an art) if he would but give the subject thought and proper study. No mattor what line of goods he be selling the traveler shanld be thor- oughly well posted 8o he can clearly show to tho buyer their points of mherit over compet- ing lines, and it is far battor that he be en- abled to do this withoug allusion to any other line or manufsctory. No one can sucecss- fully ‘sell a line of goods unless ho thor- oughly understands it, and the same is as true of the retafler’ as the traveler, and A the success of the one depends upon' that of the other it isas strongly essential that the traveler thoroughly post the buyer aé to points of merit that he, the buyer, may in turn become the successful scller. The mo- ment you attack the line of goods a mar h in stock, or is buymng, that moment you attack his judgment and’ open tho wuy. for controversy. Often it meaus open warfare. One of the most frequent Avenues of approach is the price question, and not unfrequently when a traveler sees no prospect of an order, he begins to talk and quote prices, and if he knows an order is out of the question, such ruinously low figures that no house would honor an order if given. This has the effect very often of making the uninformed buyer suspicious of his house, and either throigh their representative of by letter he be- ging a controversy which too often ends in an open rupture. First impressions are always the best. The traveler should sizo up his man upon his first visit, which he will be able to do in a few moments running conversation, and having done o, attack him in the weakest point, which if successfully done will result in an order. One important thing for all travelers to remember is that their respective houses can only ‘meet with suceess as their patrons are alike succossful, and the latter can only be successful by first buying judiciously and selling understand- ingly. This being the case, the traveler be- comes an educator by thoroughly making known the merits of his wares, 8o they can be both bought and sold. A traveler should bo thoroughly allied to “his house, in full sympathy with their plans, goods and wares, and us earnest.in his work as though it was his own, at no time letting an opportunity slip to advance their business interests.” A Singular Case. A singular story comes from Pittsburg, Pa., which tells of the experiences of a trav- eling salesman in a house intected by “‘spirits” of tho vasty deep. Alexander Ash- brook, a Philadelphia drummer, stopped in the village of Empire, near Steubenville, 0., on the night of March 8, and took lodgings with a private family, the only hotel in the place being full. According to his story he awoke at midpight, and saw sitting in a chair at his beside a handsome young woman clad in a brown dress and wearing a white hat. Ho was much astonished at_the discovery, and asked the mysterious visitor what she wanted. This he repegted several times. Receiving no answer, he arose from the bed and attempted to lay his hands upon the w man, but she vanished before he could ac complished his purpose. At the same time the lamp in the room was extinguished. In the morning the hostess asked him if he had seen anything strange during the night. Re- lating the story as given gbove, he was in- formed that the description of his visitor tallies with that of a young woman named Nancy Weir, who was murdered in this same room about two years ago. The apparition had been seen by various persons, the hostess said, and all were firmly impressed with the belief that it was a veritable ghost. A singu- lar part of the story i3 that Mr, Ashbrook kpew nothing about the murder until in- formed of it after seeing the apparition. A Good Move. A number of Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York firms are making a vigorous effort to secure the refunaing of the District of Columbia license tax on non-resident com- mercial travelers. In August, 1871, the local authorities of the District, apparently under the authority delegated by congress, imposed upon commercial agents a license tax of §250. The firms and travelers affected de ed that the tax was unconstitutional, as it was a restraint on inter-state commerce, but the local officers rigorously enforced the act, and in a number of cases arrested the salesmen. A case was carried to the supreme court, and the tax was declared illegal. Nevertheless, the district authorities continued to levy the tax on the ground that congress alone had power over them in the matter. Finally the supreme court of the district upheld travelers’ position. The fl forced to pay the tax are now petitioni congress to refund the license wmonc, illegally collected. The prospects of st wood. Joun Henry Keene, ir., of No. s ¢ building, Baltimore, is chairman of the committ nd is anxious to hear from interested parties. Women as Salesmen. A writer in the New York Mail and Ex- press says: In to-night's issue of your val- ued sheet you mention “the only successful woman drummer” in this country as Mrs. K. Kabok. For nine years past I have traveled west and south eight months out of the year, and met during that time at least 100 very successful “women drummers,” or, as we on the road term them, “female electric lights of commerce.” They are confined mostly to the millinery, fancy, flower and feather and speciality drygoods lines, and represent firms in Chicago, Cincinnatiy St. Louis and Louis- ville, and prefer to travel south, where their sex assure them courtesies not so liable t0 be extended farther west. The last one [ met was at Nashville, Tenn,, and she reore- sented a Dayton, Ohio, willinery house, She had two ' large trunks and couveniently for- got their weight of excess baggage when checking them. Omaha's Sunday Guests. Appended are the names of the commer- cial trayelers who appended their “sigs” to the registry of the leading hotels of the city yestorday : The Paxton arrivals were: R. W. King, New York; John C. Caldwell, New York; M. Bergman, New York; A. S. Steifel, New York; R. E. Gill, Cleveland; J. Noonan, New York; George E. Cohn, New York; B. D, Caldwoell, 5t Louis, Gus Moser, St. S. B. Throp, New York; R. N. Shomaker, Cincinnati; W. S. Shomaker, F. 8. Dane, Chicago; J. C. White, Chicago: K. X. Jones, Philadelphia; B. J, Deefendorf, Philadelphia; J. A. Armfield, New York} Waesley Browne, Chicago; . H. Peden, New York; R. H. Prondfont, New York; F H. Storrs, Hoston; J. S. Lilts, Milwauk 3. Huudford, Chicago; W. G. Calladay, Ne York; H. G. Fraise, Philadelph Chamberiand, Cineinnati; W. . B cago; John M. Hill, Hoston; A. Syracuse; A. B. Lamburn, Myers, Boston; B. A. Lancaster, Chicago; A H. Veoder, Chicago; G. W. Perkins, Now York; & V. Dewitt; A. Vaid, Des Moines; H. B. Hass, Des Moines ; M. Horton, Chicugo; G. ¥ Swifty Chicago; it B, Wood: ruft, Chicago; Arthur Wyman, St. Louis: M. ' Raseuthal, Chigago; C. C. Mit Chicago; Spetoer Aruold, “Grand Rapids W. E. Hutchins, Boston; K. Bull. New York; Frauk Weoks, Chicago; Frauk P White, Cbicago; N. J. Hill, Syracuse; T, H Sheolln, Miuneapolis; B A. Warger, dence, R. L; J. Q. Davis, New York; A. Ryder, Chicago; J. F. Gear, Boston; A L. Carson, Moline, Ill.; W. H. Johnson cago; O. Butterfield, St. Touis; A. 8. De ter, Obicago; ¥. H. Orcutt, Philadeiphis Jobg Clay, jr. ago; Mirk Shanklan Gloversville, N. Y.; George M. Bush, Louis; E. Q. Day, Syracuse, N. Y.; W uick, Des Moines; O. O, ‘Darlin ence, R. I: W. H. Bravoort, (Chica Willism Hirsche, New York; £.Q! Cravaling, New York; P G. flus, Chicago; Lee Hern, Chicago; J. F. Bambaugh, Chi cago; K. D. Mokuuis, 8t, Louis; M. E. E. . P Er lmu Yaik win, Dubugue; W. 1 i § neinnati; J. ¥ i y $ H. fetson, Chicago ; J. man, Chicago} G. P. Hutch, Dubique; George K. MoGoe, Baltimore: A, Schener, New York; George H, Russell, New York; F.C. Handerson, Kansas. City; J. G. Hitchcock, Chicago; Henry Schwaxts, Philadelphia; George T. ‘MeGiaughlin. Boston; W. L. Swift, Chicago; John 7, Adams, New York; H. S. Russoll, New York; M. Klaess, New York} H. C. Cloyes, Chicago; W. A. Itoss, Chicagos H. Bondey, Chicago; C._H. Palmer, Cincin: nati; W, P! Stone, New York; G. H. French, Boston; R. W. Cross, Chicago; T.J. Gude, Massachusetts; J. Stem, New York; Stanla Bartlett, Now York; B. Nelson, Chicago; W. A. McBarney, Now 'York; T. C. White, St. Louis; T. P, Lawregce, Chicago; J. A, Davis, St Lonis; Gardner MoKnight, St. W. " Susn Boston; W. M. verhorn, ieago; C. Sadler, York; Robinson, New John ioss, Now York; B. C neaticut; 1. Wolf, Kansas City; i Whitmore, Detroit; J. T. Russell, Chicago; J. W. Collins, New Br A. Beach, ker, Boston; C. E. W. Sanborn, Boston; . Koche, Lynn, Mas: A._S New York; V. B. futtle, New Grant, Philadelphia; W. C. cago; 'S. S. Beman, Chicago; F. B, Rew, Chicago} n, San Francisco; 1. P. N ; I, Murgandalicr, Chicago; % % York; D. Morgan, Cin: cinnati; C. ¢, Smith, Milwaukee; Thomas Carleton, Boston; . K. Nast, 'Detroit: Seorgo W. Best, Chicago; M. P.' Voudaire, Now York; I". M. Carsley, Chicago; G, V Taylog Chicago; R. Crable, Chicago; A. M. Patterson, Detroit; A. H. Weber, St. Louis; C. D. Gazmett, St. Louis; A, Marshults, New York; M. Michalles, New _York; E. 8. Cur- dozo; New York; Young, ; John' ~ Coon, oveland; C. i Cleveland; H, M. M. Clafton, Cleveland} S, A. Goldsmith, Connecticut; J. H. Gruen, Chicago; J. H. Dobbling, St. Louis; Davis Huwley, Cleveland; J Denham, Cleve- land; IV E, ¥ ati; J. Hallon New York; S ris, York; W. M Johmson, Pittsburg; H. ¥\, Faller, Columbus, 0.; E. B. Rowland, New York: C. F. Adaws, Chicago, Those at the Millard were; B. H. Heine, New York; H, W. Newloye, New York; R. G. Calder, Chicage; J. C. innmcmmn, New Yorlk; E.'B, Pope, Kansas City: D. G. Ed- wards, Cincinnati: J. B. Growell, New York; Sidney Ticnor, Philadelphia; H.&J. Thayer, Chicago; Pavl Grucber, Kansas City ; George H. Atwood, Chicago; C. W. Fraker, Deés Moines; F. 8. Oliver, Chicugo: A. Kuttmaer, Detroit; D, L. Mansfield, Chicago; J. S. Coole, Chicago; J. O. Shelly, Chicago’, John A. Speck, Chicago; J. J. Paxion, New York; John G, Millor, Naw York; Frank Ste Philadclphia; William B. Norris, Chicago! George Diekenson, New York; Williani Hunter, St. Louj A. Thorp, DésMoines ; . R.' Nowton, ' Kansas City; J. G. Barnard, New York; James W. Sargent, St.Joseph; D. B, McDonald, Detroit} A. L. Katz, Now York; W. F. Armstron New York; J. D. Blair, Chicago; C. F Wright, New York; J. W. Patterson, Ci cimnati T, S. James, New York; T. J. ing, New York; H. Lyser, Milwaukeo; F. Davidson, New York: k. P. Dodge, Mil- wanken; . A. Boillg, Chioago: I, H. Lanco, Des Moines; Frank Madden, i George P, Rally, New York; F. Chicago; Walter Scott, Chicdgo’ E New York; C. 8. Blackman, Chicago} B. A. Hillard, Boston, Mass. ; ¥\, H. Phillips, New York; W. T. Hotward, New York; Aug Horstman, St. Louis; George H. Hess, Chi- cagoi J. W. Cassell, Chicago; George B. Letford, Chicago; R. H. Kessier, St. Joe; George F. King, Cincinnati; G, W, Donald: son, New York; A. W. Butts, Chicago; J. T. Asliby, New Yorl; W. V.'Franklin, New . P. Roberts, Kansas City; A. K. i . Billau, Chicago; C.- 3 T M. Goodwin, , New York! , Boston; O.'A. Foster, Chi’ ‘Gus Jones, Detroit; M. 8. C ago: J. W. Ludwick, New York; E. C. Towsley, Chicago C, W. Pringlo, Chicazo; W. A, m:rhm" Chigago; J. M. Batchelder, Cleveland; B W. MeCnlloch, Chicago; H. Bevin, Cincinnati; Jim McCulloch, Chicago; E. B. Hoagman, St. Louis; Frank E. Day, Now York; Sam B. Purcell, Brooklyn; J.W. Snyder, Now York. S Samples. Soon will the garb of vernal green Adorn once moro the sedgy moat Soon will the youth of pensive mien Hypothecate his oyercoat, A number of blockaded kuights of the grip e an impromptu_concert at Watertown, kota, Murch 3. The cntertainment was in every way a success, Captain C. V. Bainsford, who for many years bas represented Poycke Bros., has abandoned the road and will enter the broker- age business in Omaha. The St. Paul Globe claims that Seneca De Lavergne 1s the father of the commercial travelers. Mr. De Layergne began life on the road in 1848, Mr. De Lavergne is get- ting old yet he still caters to a large trade. The Chicago Tribune says: If, as is pre- dicted, the. commercial drummer of the future is to travel without sample cases but. is to sell goods only by pictures and by his own representatious of them, we should like to know what he is going to have to put the place of his sample case alongside him on the car seat to keep young ladies and such- like folks from sitting in with lum. ©. 7. Schwille, representing a leading Dallus, Tex., house, was arrested recently for ot having supplied hunself with a drum- mer’s license. Upon consulting the proper authorities it was ascert: Schwille repre: comply with law by pay the conscquences, The U at Galveston had declar for the Texas drummer as w remains on the statutes, and repre- sentatives of the law can be found to en force it. The commercial man must pay a bonus for the privilege of doing business in his own state, while his brother from other territories has the freedom of the state, XSHECi Y Two great enemies—Hood's Sarsaps rilla and impure blood. The latter utterly defeated by the peculiar med rine. long as e nt lawsuit in Taxas thirtecn attle-breeders swore that when [ in “the dark of the moon’’ the brand will never get larger than the first imp: ion, nomatter how much the cattle may grow. But if the branding iron is applied in the “light of the moon” the scar will spread, and the lighter the moon the larger the spread, Its superior excellence provon in millions of ho! more than & quarter of & century, 1t United Ntuwa Goverument - e of the Great Universitios us Healthful. Dr. Y s DOL coutain B BAK () B oy dnmu. Bt Louls BEE: g NULHATTON'S - BROTAER, Induiges ina “Tea" With the Female Terror of Idaho. b "SHACK" ON THE SNAKE HER The Summary Manner in Which She Disposed ofa Too-Ambitions Hue- band-—-The Bravest Woman in America, Writes a Denver correspundent of the Chicago Times: The bravest wo- man on the American continent lives in the Little Snake range of mountains, botween Yuba City and Rocky Bar, Idaho territory. She is pro-eminently brave and reckless by instinet and habit, I really believe that she could face Sullivan for ten rounds, and not get the worst of the meeting, oither. At least that is the impression I formed after taking “‘afternoon tea” with her, and I have subsequently learned that a great many men botter equipped from a physical standpoint than I s&m s the same opinion. A few of the miners, ing in the winter at Rocky Bar, ng the probabilities of the com- ing summer, informed me more than once that - Mrs. Sarah McDonald was the “‘hardest customer” in the terri- tory. Ned Blakely, who left Chicago to come out and prospect and cure w pulmonary complaint, led me aside mm-u;v as I was about mounting prepar- atory for the forty-seven mile ride to Yuba City and advised me kindly to steer clear of McDonald’s widow. “You can make Yuba City by night,” said he. “if youdon’t fall in with Sarah, but if you do the chances are that your friends will be troubling the territory officials about your fate.,” I had heard so much about the woman that 1 asked Blakely for information. “Well, I don’t know much about her,” id he, ‘“‘more than that she widow of Mike McDonald, a Scotch-Trish miner, who got the WORST BND OF AN EXPLOSION in a mine near Pocatelle, about four years ago. McDonald and his wife kept asort of road-house before l'uvnlolYu was known, and she gained a reputation as a hard hitter by whipping Matt Whalen, who was known as one of the bad men of the west twelve or fifteen years ago. Matt stopped at McDonald’s place one night with a ecouple of com- panions, and attempted to leave the next merning without settling his bill. He successfully knocked out the lady’s husband, and was about leaving when Mrs. Mac called upon him to “doup” the rest of the family, at the same time felling him to the. ground by a savage left-hander. Matt was thorough- ly arvoused, and started in to exterminate her, but in less timo than it takes to tell it, she had mopped up the cabin and landed him in the sluice-box a dozen feet away. That gaye her a reputation which spread from the Platte to the Columbia. When her husband died she married a man named Murfrie, and moved up in the Little Snake country. Murfrie was a good-looking young fel- low, and when Mac’s widow exhibited a preference for him he' did not look any further. She had a snug littie fortune, and Murfrie wasn’t fond of work. So he doubled up,and we didn’t hear anything about them until a year ago,when Sm-u{’x rides into town one day and says that an undertaker was meeded up at her place. ‘Murf tried to git my stuff an’ skip with that red-headed hussy over at Plimpton’s on Thursday,” says she by way of explanation, ‘and I caught him. Murf was a purty good sort of a fellow. but he was too ambitious (o suit me.) She had SHOT MURFRIE THROUGH THE HEART, and appeared to take 1t ascoolly as though it were an every-day oceurrence. Well, Murfrie was buried and a warrant sworn out against Sarah for murder, but it has never been served, I don’t be- lieve that it ever will be. The deputies will tackle a man, but there isn’t money enough in the county to have that war- rant served, She’s a bad woman, and I wouldn't let newspaper onterpiiso take me in her way if 1 were you. If you do, her history will be in your memoivs should you live long enough.” It was, therefore, with considerable apprehension of personal safety that I rode down through on the narrow track that had been beaten in the snow by the tra; between Yuba and the bar, and which led for a dozen miles along a min- ature valley that in summer must have ented a picturesque though rugged st of scenic beauty. Now, howover, it was covered with snow, which had drifted into deep banks, save where the road stretehed out a tiny thread in the white field. T had ridden twelve miles, probably, and the sameness of the sceno was getting a little monotonous, when [ observed a mile ahead a man, or what I took to be such, on horseback I spurred up, anticipating a miner's pany to Yuba City, and in agshort time had ridden alongside and was about to speak when the figure on horseback turned, and I saw it was & woman, The rible Sarah! And such a woman. ossed in the garh of a miner, with high boots and heavy sombrero, dirty and stained, with a fringe of MUD-COLORED BANGS under the brim and shading her eyes she looked move like aborder Mexican peon than a human being. 1 should say that Mrs. Sarah McDonald, or Mur- frie, was for years of age. She had shouldeys lilke a man and eyes that one sces in the. county hospital or Des- plaines street station dock almost ever, d The features weve those woman, but hardened and as rough as those Of a man. Her eyes had once been blue, That she was muscular and quick I could see as she turned in her dle to *'size me up.”” She had n 45-90 Winchester with shotgun stock and ex- cellent workmanship slung under the saddlebag and along the horse’s flank, and a belt about her waist contained a Colt’s 44 and. hunting fo. She had the general air of a person who could care for herself in any kind of company, and I made up my mind to get out of it as s0on as possible. “Where y're goin' at?” she asked, looking at me and taking aw inventory of my store clothes, I informed her that T was going to Yuba City. “*Where'd’ye come firom?"” I told her, and whep she had] made a few commonplace observations, to show that she had studied volapuk, she asked if I was going to ride through that day. Ireplied that such was my intention, when she put her hand on my rein, and said: “*Well, I guess you can stop over night at my shack. 1an't seen no com- l]muy fur along time ’cept them loafers down at the bar,and 1 wantter know sumthin’ about what’s goin’on in the world. You seem like a ’spectable feller.” _Ianswered back,and she rode on in silence for a moment and bummed a bar or 80 of com= “SWEBT VIOLETS,” asking if T were familiar with it. “Purty song, ain’t it?” she asked, ‘‘it’s just ‘struck these parts. - A ped- :]llul'”nuug it at wmy shack the other ay. Then she entertained me ‘with some of the local gossip, and in an hour we - OUR NEW STOCK. Of boys’and children’s clothing for the spring.is the largest ever shown outside of New York city. Almost our entire second floor is now giv- en up to this department, and it is without exception the best lighted and best appointed salesroom in the city. We display hundreds of styles of boy’s suits, made up in the most beautiful and artistic man- ner and the extremely low prices we quote on them will be a surprise to everybcedy. A partial list of the bargains we start the season with are the tollowing: 200 strictl $2.50. all wool good cassimere suits, for boys 4 to 13 years old,at hey are pleated, neat and wellmade; we recommend the material as strong and durable, being every fiber wool, and it is be- vond a doubt the cheapest all wool suit ever shown. 200 elegant all wool fancy cheviots suits, in Norfolk style, at $2.90 These are vositivel As an extra bargain for this week we offer: y worth $5.00. 800 suits of a neat dark mixture, good wWeightand adapted to this time of the year, nicely pleated and well made, at the extremely low price of $1.256 per suit. Nothing like it was ever shown for less than $2.50. An immense line of new spring suits in light and dark colors for larger boys up to 18 years of age, at prices ranging from $2.75 upwards. All sorts and qualities of knee and long pants from 25¢ up. We cannot advertise all our bargains, a great many of them do their own talking in the store. All our boys clothing i3 well cut and made, and we take especial pridein turning out good fitting garments. Not the slightest risk is taken in dealing with us. If thereis the slightest objection to the fit, quality or price after you have the goods at home, you can return them and we refund the money. Everything marked in plain figures, cash and one price. Nebraska Glothing Gompany Corner 14th and Douglas Streets. Omaha. rode over a divide and, when well up, I saw half a mile ahead, a little adobe building that looked as if it might con- tain two rooms, There was a little corral and barn a short tance from the cabin, and half a dozen lean cattle wi conspieuous figures in the per- spective. “That’s my ranch you see there,” sald she; “’taint mucn of a place, but 1 guess you can make out.” “I urged important business at the bar necessituting my proceeding, but she cut me short by saying: ‘‘Look a’here, I don’t want no poligies. It not safe to goon at nifim. and )'ou’x'e goin’ to bo my guest ’till mornin,’ see.” 1 saw, and replied that I would be de- lighted, realizing that submission was the better part of valor. We rode up to the cabin, dismounted, and, after re- moving saddles and briddles, turned tho horses into the corral, where Mac's widow emptied two pails of oats, giving my unim:\{)&hel:\r er share. We then went into the shack, and I was surprised to observe indications of feminine hab- itation. The furniture was simple and crude, yet' there was an air of house- wifely cleanliness about it that wasin strange contradiction to the character of its sinqulurocuup:mv The one room wag amply large, and the rough log walls ere covered with newspapers and litographs with an occasional pic- torial publication of ancient date. I observed a copy of the Chicago Times of October 10, 1876, and a portion of the same paper of January 4, 1879, While T was regarding the unique collection, including a photograph of John Mec- Collough as Virginius, Scott Sid- dons, ‘\{N E. Sheridan, General Grant President Lincoln, Maggie Mitchell Lottie, C. Couldocle, Mr. Lester Wallacl, Har! Montague, Charlotte Cushman, Junits Brutus Booth, Caro- line Richings, and a newspaper cut of “Long” John Wentworth, of Chicago, whom Sarah said her husband had known at one time, my hostess pro- to “fix up” things aud ‘“git sup- ) SHE BUSIED HERSELE for an hour,during which she hummed of old hymus and popula of long ago, and T watched her., was some: g truly feminine about he in spite of the ill-fitting masculine clothes she wore, and once when she thought that I was not looking I saw that she was attempting to arrange the frowsy shock of hair, that had probably not been combed for ‘a long time, using a bit of & mirvor that had been resting against a Milwaukee beer bottle on an improvised dresser that had formerly been a shoe box. The bangs were easily wged, with water as a substitute for ine, but the back hair, which had been recently sawed off at the nape of the neck, gave some trouble by resisting a comb whose teeth were now but rem- iniscences, She hurried to her cooking as I turned and in a few minutes had spread a table which gave evidences of her handiwork in its construction, and invited me to sit down and partake of a real savory haunch of elk, with bacon, fricd potatos and coffee. 1 enjoyed the meal asboarding-house-fed stock usually enjoy primitive food nicely cooked, an: told” her so0. Then the womanly in- stinct came out, ““‘Pshaw, "taint nothin’, Ef[’d known you wus comin’ I'd a fixed up sumthin’,”’ When she had cleared away the table, which service she performed like a trained domestic, night had settled down, and she lighted a candle and went out to look after the stock, bring- ing on her return two big logs that would have resisted the strength of a muscular man, She put these dLa\vn by the fireplace, and pulling some skins out of the locker, proceeded to nrruusa a couple of shake-downs on eithey side of the table. I fortunately had some cigars and a flask of ‘“‘Planet” which I displayed, and, after pronouncing the liquor the best that she had partaken of since she was in 'Frisco, she indulged in reminiscenees. “You're the first man wots sleeped here sioce "Murf died,” said she. I ;epuw the boys at the Bar tole you 'bout him, DON'T HITCH TER MEN like mos’ wimmin. Mike y good feller. MGan’ him d in V'ginia City in 69. He ak citizen though, but 1 had my way and we got along all right, We lived in a fightin’ country, where a man had to look out for himself, Mike couldn’t, so I did it for him. Tan't never met no man that 1 was ever afraid of. I've had hard luck an’ am lookin’ out fur myself. People talks erbout me a great deal, but I don’t cave. 1 lives here alone an' nobody’s goin’ ter trouble | me. - I've got folks somewhere in lowa, but I don’t count wuch on ’em, and reckon I can git along 'thout Ihcirfiwlp. my husban’, | $500 CASH PRIZE. 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O--TaxE Prize MONEX will be paid within ten days after all nominees have accepted, Address THE WORLD, Omaha, Neb. I've got, some stock an’a little money, and when T'gits old Il sell outan’ hunt ’em up. I’'m forty-three yearsold, but am strong and healthy. I puts on men’s clothes because they’re comfurtable. I don’t want no wimmins frills an’ frimp- ers in mine. No, I don’t git lone- some. I looks out fur my stock, an’ kin read a little. That’s the way 1 spends my time. The boys at the Barand Yuba don’t like me, but make’s ’em civil enough. They know’s how I 1 ’spises men, an’ lets me alone. That’s what I want. Idon’t take no stock in em. You seem an _innercent sort of ‘eller and 1 wanted ter talk ter you about the states and the folks thar. Take that bunk thar; it’s time to go to bed. 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