Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1889, Page 5

OMAHA DAILY BEEY MONDAY, APRIL 8; 1830, THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER. The Flying Dutchman's Fxperience As a Musical Director, BHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Compliaint of One Who Could Not Make Trains—Origin and Growth of the System —Bamples From the Grips. Send In Your Stories. The commercial travelers of this state have shown their appreciations of Tre Beg's efforts to afford them every Mon- day intelligence peculiarly interesting and instructive to the craft. They have contributed to our columns frecly in the past, and during March more communi- cations have been received for our com- mercial travelers’ department than ever before in a given time. There are, however, a variety of subjects which have not buen discussed by them in THE BEE, and there are hundreds whose personal reminiscences on the road would make intensely interesting reading. To induce members of the craft to contribute regulariy to our columns, it is proposed to offer a thousand mile ticket, good on Nobraska lines, under certain conditions. The ticket will be purchased by THE Ber over the line “chosen by the successful competitor, who must sither represent a Nobraska house or travel oxclusively in this state for an outside firm. He must present a letter from his house certifying that he is a regular traveling vepresentative of such house. A thousand-mile ticket will be pre- sented, under above conditions, to the commercial traveler who shall be first to contribute 6,000 words worthy of being printed in Tur Bee. He can count only that which appears in print. Don’t be afraid that your communica- tions will not be acceptable. We want the groundwork of your ideas or anec- dotes or biographies, personal gossip (or anything that will interest the craft) and we will tone it up if necessary and put it in proper shape for the printer. The second best; man will be given a year’s subscription to the daily. Each competitor must clip all of his commu- nications as fast as they appear in the T MONDAY BEE, forward them to this office, and sign his full namo and the house which he represents. The following is taken from a very interesting article 1n the Western Mer- chant: The merchants of this country, vig- orous and wide awake 1n everything else that pertained to tho advance of commerce were slow to appreciate the advantages of the English system. They feared the misuse of the power with which each representative must be endowed, and thought it proferable to cling to the old system which made it necessary for the country merchant to visit the busiuess centers in person. But with the growth of compotition it became necessary to devise some means, other than good stock and low prices to bring customers to the store, after they had reached the city, and the result of this necessity was the ‘‘drummer.” Not the “drummer” as we now know him—for the name is very improperly applied to the traveler of ‘to-day—or the Rnglish commercial gentleman of ‘that timo, so well described by the correspondent of the Courier and Enquirer; but what we would call a ‘“puller-in.” He infested the hotels, and by means either le| mate or illegitimate, as his own in- stincts or the policy of his employers might dictate, steered the customer to the headquarters of his principals. No doubt the calling was originally honor- able, but, as competition underhand methods and tr] sorted to, which, “while a large number continued to work honestly—graduaily threw a cloud over the business and ended in its downfall. * The dishonorable practices of the major- ity of drummers did more to injure le- gitimate basiness than tho commercial travelors of to-day could possibly do even though they combined to misuse that power which the merchants so greatly feared a half century ago. But the hotel drummers did more than in- jurodusiness. The mantle of disrepute which had been thrown over them on account of their practices descended, although undeserved, to their successor, the traveling salesman, and it is only within the past decade that he has suc- ceeded in throwing off that mantle, and in placing himself where he belonged, in the list of honorable and legitimate callings. Justice hus been tardy in his case, but now the world recogrizes his value and gives due credit to the part he has taken in extending and building up commerce. But this is digressing. In 1846, a then prominent New York wholesale dry goods house—for many years ex- tinot—as an experiment, sent out & man ==John H. Harcourt by name—with a small line of samples, to travel through western New York and Pennsylvania and take orders for goods. It is possi- ble, and in fact very probable, that ex- periments of this kind had been tried previous to this one, but this was the first to attract enough attention to be thought worthy of placing on record in print, The trip was very successful and the firm continued Mr. Harcourt on the road, adding another man for New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania the following year. But tho prejudice against the Boglish system was too great to admit of its rapidly extending in favor, One or two other firms in New York and several in Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, tmed it in a superficial way, but no headway was made, The time was not yet ripe. Nearly all the jobbers had their drummers to look after their cus- tomers when they came to town, and traveling agents—the original calling of u great many of our veteran commer- clal travelers—to visit customers at their homes, look after collections and credits, ete.; in cage of pressing need, to take small orders. In these, it was claimed, were combined all the 'merits of the English systemn without its de- merits. Time has shown the fallacy of this method of reasoning. Some deal- ors in light goods from time to time have sent out men with stock which thoy had peddled out to the country merchants, but the followers of John Harcourt, who took orders by sample, the real commercial travelers, although grmluuller increasing in number, were comparatively few until after the war. Then business which had been almost at a standstill auring the confliot bounded forward. New blood and new Ideas weve infused into the commercial spirit of the nation, and the traveling alesman, who had languished before the war, soon became the pioneer and the leader in the extension and ad- vancement of business. Practically the commercial traveler in this country is the offspring of the war. Their won- derful growth in numbers, power and influence during the last twenty years is known to every one. The census re- turn of 1860 makes no mention of them; the return_of 1870 gives their number between 5,000 and 10,000, To-day they are a vast army numbering one hun- dred thousand. What will they be in another decade? Twenty-four Years Ago. The “Flying Dutchman” writes: *‘The war had closed in the spring of 1865, and s the boys came marching home all of them were forming plans in their mind as to what next would be their mode of earning a living. When the writer landed in St. Louis, Mo., ho was not long in finding employment, and his experience will be the subject of this lotter. “On the hurricane deck of a mule from St. Louis, Mo., to Shrievesport, La.,—southwest Missouri and Arkansas had all been torn up by the war; there were no railroads, and stage linos were a slow, hard way to travel, but a good, sure-footed mule, a pair of saddle bags, one change of underwear, two flannel shirts, a Mackintosh water-proof over- coat, a suit of tailor-made curderoy and two fine navy six pistols with a package of business cards as my outfit—my start was from Rolla, Mo., then the terminus of the Missouri Pacific railroad. The people did not know what a traveling man was, as thoy used to visit the large cities once or twice a year and buy their goods and make setilements with the firms they had business with, and many an account was of a year's stand- ing.” The firm I was out to represent on the road was that of Julius H. Smith & Co., 206 Walnut street, St. Louis, Mo., wholesale liquor merchants, 1 met with fair success at Rolla, Spring- field and Bentoaville. On my ar- rvival at Fayetteville, Ark., one of the dealers in my line informea me the boys of the town were getting up a concert for the purpose of buying instruments to form a brass band and said be: “‘If you would only volunteer to help them you do not know what a feather it would be in your cop.” I smd, *Mr. Taylor I am no musician, but if I could do_them any favor by singing some comic Duteh songs you can count me in.” Assoon as he had my consent he posted off and informed the town boys he had captured a traveling sales- man to help them out and they all camo in a drove with him to see what kind of aman he had. T was introduced all around, the drinks and cigars were set up by my friend Isaac Taylor and I told them I was rendy to give them asample of my singing. We all went to the band room, and I puckered my mouth and taught the fiddle players my tunes, whistling for them, as I could not write music by note. For two days we Kept up that racket, and I had them well instructed in the intricacies lof Billy Emerson’s Big Sunflower and Yel- low Gall. At that time they were all the rage and I haa set Dutch verses to them as a burlesque. The concert came off in an old log school house, and I made my appearance on the stage as a Dutchman. My malke-up was good; it was a succoss; the crowd cheered and shot all the plastering off the roof and the upper parts of the walls for an en- core. They never would let up. They kept mo at'it hard, singing and danc- ing till 2 o’clock in the morning. When I dragged my weary feet off to the little hotel I was a used up traveling man. The reward came the next day, how- ever, when I called on the trade and sold 87,000 worth of goods for my work at the concert, A Complaint. J. L. Houston, jr., writes as follows: “Iam compelled to hire a livery. and drive twelve miles and only make one town when I could just as well make three, simply because the assistant superintendent at Holyoke will not allow mo to ride on a freight. “I wired him for permission and his answer was: ‘No, can’t do it.” I could go to Bortrand, come back to Elwood and get to Holdrege to-night. The train is not injured by my riding in it. I have mileage and could sell more goods, and all would be benefltted by it. Iam with Poycke Bros. and our line could give them lots of business, Atany rate we should receive some consideration, especially as it costs the railroad nothing and does not interfere with the running of their vrains. Por- mits are only asked to points where the trains muke regular stops.” A railway ofiicial, when to in regard to the matter smd: “There is only one freight train in each direction on the Holdrege branch that does not_carry passengers. They ave only scheduled to stop at meeting points with other trains, hence tha rule in force that no Hzlssungcrs will be car- ried. As I understand it, the com- plaint is a little off. On Friday, the 22d, a man could have lefv Eustis at 7 a. m,, arrived at Bertrand at 6:45 a. m., left Bertrand at 1:30 p. m. and arrived at Blwood at 2:30 p. m., left Elmwood at 5 p. m. and arvived at Holdrege at 10:30 p. m. This is prcn{ fair service, it strikkes me, where the local business is 8o slim,” spolen A Jyclone. 4 George Rudio started out yesterday on the road'for James 8. Kirk & Co., the largest soap house in the world. Rudio is well kaown throughout his territory, Towa and Nebraska, having spent six yours with Lantz Bros. & Co., soaps, of Buffalo, N. Y., in this same torvitory. His smiling countenance will meet a warm reception not alone with the trade, but with “the boys” in eneral who know him, George is iberal., He spent about 20 cents a yeur for cigars when on the road before and charged it up as 'bus fave, consequently his popularity had no limit. If any of the merchants around Lincoln to-day think they hear a cyclone coming, they don’t need to be alarmed, as it will only be George coming into their store in his quiet way, Blographieal, Mr. Ed. J. Roe with W. L. Parrotte & Co,, is deserving of” special mention in these columns. Ed as he is famil- iarly known, has represented the hat industry in Nebraska ten years. Mr, Roe was born in Montreal, Canada, January 10, 1861, Four years later his parents moved to Princeton, Ill., where he attended school until the age of seventeen; he then left home to seek his own fortunes. This was due to the very strong influence brought upon him by his mother and father whe wanted ham 10 attend the university of Notre Dame, Indiana, and study for the priesthood. But he said no, aud left home for the west, going to Davenport und Dubugue, Towa, where he played base ball. He afterward served a short apprenticeship in the grocery business with A. T. Weatherwax & Son, Waterloo, Iowa. In the fall of 1678 he moved to Cedar Rapids, Iown, and entered the hat bouse of t. B, Towlwson as shipping olerk, this position he did not hold long, as the eagle eye of Mr. Tom- linson soon discovered that Ed’s forte was solling goods, and the lollnwinq spring he was prompted to knighthood “of the Grip” and assigned to the state of Nebraska for his home. This posi- tion he filled with wonderful success until the fall of 1884, when he came to Omaha, and signed a contract with the well known house of W. L. Parrotte & Co., where he expects to remain, In September, 1885, Mr. Roe was married to Miss Graham, daughter of Colonel Graham, of Towa City, Ia. Heis now the proud father of two very handsome and }ovnhln children, a boy and a girl. Mr. Roe knows every foot of the state of Ne- braska, and is well and popularly known by every merchant, man, woman and child in the towns visited by him. Mr. C, Bryant was born in_Bris tol, England, January 18, 1860. When he was six yoars old his paronts moved to this country, taking up their abode in Chicago. At that age, when most chil- dren should be in their dresses, Billy was put in & pair of pants and turned out on the streets of Chicago, to rustle selling papers, biacking boots or_earn- ing anickle in the various ways known to the street gamins. Billy followed this occupation before and after school until the age of eleven, when he en- tered the dry goods house of Carson, Pivil, Scott & Co. as cash boy. During two years at that Billy turned his at- tention to finding somothing better. Ho finally engaged with Edison, Keith & Co. as errand boy, and here is Billy’s advent into the hat and cap trade, "to which he still clings. It did not take long for this ever alert and wonderfully bright boy to show his new employer of what kind of material he was made, and they soon advanced him to order clerk, a very responsible position, es- pecially for one so young. At the age of seventeen he wus given en- tire charge of the stock, which po- siti he filled to the entire satisfaction to all concerned until Sep- tomber, 1883, when he was taken down with a very violent and severe attack of Omaha fever. His not over strong constitution succumbed to the charms and inducements Omaha held out to young men. Billy says that at that time every man, woman and child in Chicago wanted to come to Omaha with him. His description is heart rending of how they all went down to the depot with him to see him off. How some cried and some laughed, while others waved their handkerchiefs, and a very few who were too full for utterance, *I mean their hearts,” looked sad and lonely, and wished him God speed, and told him how much they wished they could go. Landing in Omaha, Billy engaged with W. L. Parrotte & Co., the wholesale hatters, as stock keeper, and later had charge of the city trade for three yoars. Last year Billy made his maiden trip on the road and we are glad to inform the boys that l)illy is now one o them, having proved beyond all doubt that he is the right man in the right place. Billy has four very handsome children, of which he is very proud, and his fatherly heart often yearns toward Chicago, where they are” stay- ing with their grandma, He lost his wife in January, 1887. Mr. Bryant's friends feel very proud of the way he has pushed himself to the front. In case any of the boys do not know Billy Bryant, he is tho one all the boys on the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Val- ley railway know as Mary, he having boen dubbed that nickname on account of his being such an old-fashioned talker for one of his age. But Billy has lived a wonderfully long time in a'very few yeurs. —————— 3 The body is more susceptble to bone fit from Hood's Sarsaparilla now than at any other season. Therefore take it now. e HEADSMAN CLARKSON. QOivil Service as She is Understood by the F. A. . M. G. Congressman Dorsey of Nebraska, walked into the office of First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson bright and early this Monday morning says a Washington dispatch to the Globe- Democrat, and laid down a bundle of papers. “What is that?” asiked the First As- sistant Postmaster General in a suspi- cious tone. “Alist of fourth-class postmasters I wish you would have appointed right away,” replied the congressman, with a fine sample of Nebraska confidence. Colounel Clarkson looked at the pavers and then at the congressman’s bland countenance. “Dorsey,” said he, *‘did the demo- crats you want turned out succeed re- publicans who were removed for their politics?” %0, Lordy!” replied the congress- man, “T can’t tell you anything about that. All I know is the ones to be re- moved now are democrats and there are good republicans to take their places. I've got 713 of them altogether. Here are twenty-eight and ['ll have a hundred ready for you in a week. Colonel Clarkson studied the bundle of papers for a_foew moments, picked 1t up and ‘‘hefted” it as he deliberated. Then he laid the bundle down and said, soriously: *I suppose T may as well begin.” ““Is that the first batch?” asked the G., laconically. “They go?”’ asked the congressman, cheerfully. “They go,” said Colonel Clarkson, solemnly, with the air befitting a man who enters upon the job of cutting off 50,000 officials’ heads. ————— Banking and lumber business for sale, Inquire of C. E. Loomis, under Capitol National bank, Lincoln, Neb. e Mrs. Olevelan@'s Pussy Willow Lunch- eon. A pussy willow luncheon given lately by Mrs Cleveland is described in a New York paper asa poetic repast: “The hostess wore a pyre gray gown, girded with white ribbons. The china was striped with pale grayish bands. Down the middle of the table ran a strip of gray satin embroidered with silver, at each corner of which was a statuette in silver, after the Russian fashion, about six inches in height, of a dryad, a wood nymphy or Diana hunting. Great bowls of silver and crystal stood on the satin, filled with pussy willow branches, brightened by masses of snowdrops and jonquils, Three pussy willow twigs la; y the plate of each guest, tied wit broad silver ribbou. Europe. Special short tour to the capitals o five Kuropean countries — Bngland Scotland, Holland Belgium and France Costing 8260, which includes all necessary expenses, embracing more travel and better ac- commodation than ever offered by any management. ; Longer taurs, including Germany and Bwitzerland, costing ) and $450, Send for eirculars, M. J. Woop & Co., 1228 Farnam St., Omaha Neb. 81 Broadway, New York, - Fisher Printing Co., 1011 Farnam st.. telephone 1264, blank bools makers, ete, THE LAST RITES. The Faneral of Feank B. Drake Calls Many Mourners Together. The remains of Frank E. Drake, the rail way official who aled Wt Kansas City Thurs- day evening, orrived in‘Omaha on # speoial train on the Missouri Pacific at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: The deceased had beon rate clerk*in the freight auditing de- partment of the Unjon Pacific. He was married in this city o a Miss Kuhn about eleven years ago and resided here for several ears. Howas well and favorably known, {e was a brother of Mrs. John Evans of this city and also of Mrs, S. H. H. Clark, He died at the age of thirty-cight, leaving a ‘widow and one child. The special train included the private car of Vice-President Clark, in which the re- mains were conveyed. Upon arrival of the train at 4 o'clock fully 300 people had congregated about the depot. The funeral train steamed into the depot with the following on boara and under the suporvision of . S. Jewett, general agent of the Missouri Pacific at Kansas C S. H. H. Clark and son, nephew of the deceased’; Mrs. F. K. Drake, widow of the deccased; G. N. Curtis, agent of the Union Pacific at Kansas City; H. G. Kaill, contracting agent of the Union Pa- cific; George Marsh, general agent of the Alton M. Watkins, late general agent of the N o Plate; M. H. Chamberlain, con- tracting agent of the St. Louis & San Fran- cisco; Paul P. Hanna, of the Bee line; H. B. Miller, contracting agent of the St. Loui: A. L. Hamilton, merchant; F. O. Cunning' ham, traffic manager eastern consignments of Fowler & Son; .. H. Smiley and 0, B. Clark, of the railroad department of Kingan Packing company ; Alfred Hart, grain mer- chant; C. M. Hicklin, contracting freight agent of the Santa Foj F. G. Savage, chief olerk of the general freight agent of tho Santa Fo: W. C. Price, contracting agent of the Georgia associated traffic lines and Iili- nois Central; H. M. Viall, agent of tho West Shore & Hoosac Tunnel road: B. W. Drink- ard, agent of the LackawannaJ. O. Phil- lippi, nssistant general freight and passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific at Omaha; J. D. Cruise, contracting agent of the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf; J. G. Mitcholl, agont of the-Blue Line & Kansas Southorn | Willlam New, master mochanic of the Mis: souri Pacific; George M. Drake, brother of the deceased, Dumont, Colo., and W, W. Dorman, railroad editor'of the Kansas City Star. At the depot the coach containing tho remains was opened and a throng of friends gazed upon tho familiar countenanco for the last timo, The body was in o walnut caskot heavily mounted with silver. On the lid rested a large festoon of natural flowers; a wreath bearing the motto ' “A broken _ wheel,” which was presented Dby the board of trade of Kansas City; and a design of natural flowers ropresenting o brokon column, which was presentod by the railroad men of Kansa City. Fourteen carriages had been pr vided. The following were the pall bearcrs : J. G. Mitohell, George Marsh, J. N. Watkins, G. W. Curtis, H, G. Hall and J. D. Cruise. The funeral Cortero then moved towards Prospect Hill cometery, led by Rev. J. W Harsha, pastor of the 'First Presbytorian church of Omaha. The remains was fol- lowed by about thirty carriages erowded with frionds, At tho cometery Rev. Har- sha preached a short sermon. Rev. Harsha, who conducted the services at the grave, had officiated at Mr. Drake's wedding, and also . proached the funeral sermon over his child, who died at this placo several yoars ago. Just nine days ago the deceased was in_Omaha, and apparently in the best of health. e M Henry Valerius, of Harper, Keo- kuk county, Towa, has found what he regards as a sure ¢ure for rheumatism. He says: ‘‘In regard to Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. Iam pleased to say that T can recommend it with confidence, and that it has done more for me than any other medicine for rheumatism, of which I have been a great sufferer.” Sold by all druggists. e PROSPECTS IN DAKOTA, Presaging the Election and Rejoicing Over Railroad Extension, YANKTON, April 6.—[Special to T Bek.| —In conversation with General Hugh J. Campbell, yesterday, that gentloman ex- pressed the opinion that the Sionx Falls con- stitution will be adopted by at least threo to one at the election next month. Judge Edgerton, who was here this weck, oxpressed the same opinion, and he has boen making some addresses to the people on_the subject. _Governor Mellette, Kunouse, Gam- ble, of Yanlkton, Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls, and other leaders are all working hard to that end, and the farmers’ alliance organiza- tion formally declared in favor of its adop- tion at their meeting at Huron, 8o it may be regarded as certain that the Sioux Falls con- stitution of 1885 will be endorsed, and that the convention, which is to meet on tho dth of July, will simply have to perform those duties prescribed by congress. This done, the constitution, in the new form, will be submitted for final adoption, with' the pro- hibition amendment at the olection in Octo- ber, Chief Justice Tripp, now holding court here, will go to Bismarck next week to nid in tho apportionment and tho preparations for the election, and the proclamation will be issued by or before the 14th inst, Over §200,000 worth of city and suburban vacant property has changed hands here in the last ten days, and active preparations are being_made’ for the extension of the Manitoba and Omaha roads from Sioux Falls and Hartington to Yank- ton, and both are expected to be completed this season. It is stated that the superin- tendent of the Nebraska division of the Omaha road has received instructions to fill the gap between Hartington, Neb., and Yankton at once, and this done, we shall have a transfer boat at Yankton and direct communication with Omaha. Lo A Grass, garden and field' eeds. Wm, Sievers & Co., 16th and California, D Mrs. Martha Yoakley of Sullivan county, Tennessee, celebrated her one hundred and thirteenth birthday Jan- uary 1, 1889, Her husband committed suicide at the advanced nge of ninety- eight some years since, but the old lady never married again, Monday, Aprils, 1889, On the Lookout.—Did you ever look earnestly for that you did not wish to find? Did you ever get through the spring months without sickness? Perhaps a mer¢ ache—a head- ache, a backaehe, a rheumatic ache; possibly.a general sense of poor.health, a weak; languid, nerveless, lifeless feeling. It's not to be wondered at. All winter you'have breathed the poisonous gases thrown off by furnaces and stoves, in tightly closed = houses, You have eaten hearty food, with perhaps, little out-door exercise, Spring's variable weather adds the finishing touch and you need medicine, You need Paine’s Celery Compound. It will purify your blood, stimulate your liver, strengthen your nerves, and regulate kidneys and bowels, Giving health to every organ, it is the medicine you need this spring, when every part of the body is weak and ‘debili- tated. At Drugeists. 8100 8ix for 8.0 WELLS, RICRAUDION §7607 ‘Burllugtor, Vi, T bottle WE ARE GLAD We went into the shoe business, not only for the money there is in it but because the suo oess which attended the opening of this department has again demonstrated what con fidence the people have in us. Many of the customers told us that they waited for our opening though they needed shoes badly. They knew they could save money and they were not dissapointed. Never was there a nicer nor a cleaner stock of Men's Shoes placed upon the market, and never were such honest and trusty shoesoffered at such figures, And the way we warrant our better grades of shoes has somewhat startled the shoe dealers That is a guarantee which means something and which protects the customer. Our stock comprises all grades. . We have good strong shoes, made of good leather, at $1.25, up to the very finest grade of FKrench calf, genuine hand-sewed. The later we offer at $5.50. Many shoes are called “hand-sewed” now-a days, but our §5.50 shoe is really sewed and stitched by hand and is as good a shoe as any for which fine shoe stores ask you $8. Our spring stock of Underwear, Hosiery and other Men’s Furnishings, is now on sale at our well known low prices. we offer this week: Our display of Neckwear is the largest and finest in town and we show novelties not to be found elsewhere at our figures. Among other bargaine 100 dozen fine Silk Scarfs, in very pretty and novel shades at 15c each, and 75 dozen elegant Four-in-Hands in the very latest patterns, at 25c each. charge for the same goods 50c and 75c. Fine furnishing houses In our Collar and Cuff Department we will offer something this season that was never heard of before. A genuine Linen Collar, standing and turn-down, at 5¢ each, and genuine Linen Cuffs at I0c a pair. This is no job lot, but regular goods, new styles and warranted pur price. e linen. not sell for less than 25¢, we offer at 15¢; cuffs, 25c. Nebraska Clothing Company Corner Douglas and Fourteenth Streets, Omaha. THE WALHAY TIVE THALE OMAHA. SUBURBAN TRAINS, - Westward, Running between Council 'Bluffs ana Al bright. In addition to the stations mentioned, trains stop at Twentieth and Twenty-fourthi it in Omaha. TUNION PACIFIC. Depot 10th and Marcy st: Leave Omaha. Arrive 0O acific Express . heyen ne Express. Denver Express. Kansas City, Liacoln & Beatrico Express...... 120 p m Allabove traius daiiy, C. & N.-W, R. R, Leave Arrive Depot 10th ana Marcy sts.| Omaha, Omaha, No.6.. 9:16 & m) No. 4, Vestibule, 8:45 p m] No. 3. 6:16 p m| No.1 Daily except Mond No:t Vestibule, Y NO. b . E: California Mail Colorado Mail. % losupeusy BEBEEEEE ¥, E. & M. V. R. R. o Depot 15th & Webster sts.| Omaha. ®Hastings & Blk Hills Pas| 0:00 a m/ $Norfolk Passenger......| 6:16 p m MISSOURI PACIFIC, Leave Arrive Depot 16th & Webster sts,| Omaha, [ Omaha. [ 6:05 p m Arrive Omaha. TL. sta, 16 & m) 6335 p m| Leave Omaha. Arrive Omaha, C.R.L&P. Depot 10th and Marcy st Des Moines Accommod'n| Atlantic Express. ... Fast Vestibuled Express| Night Express . BIOUX OITY & PACIFIO Arive Depot 15th and W ebs Omana, Bt. Paul Express... 8408 m WABASH WESTERN. Arrive Depot 1uth and Marcysts,| Omaha. | Omaha. No.8 8t. L. Exp, Duily...| 4: Depot 15th & 'Webster sts, oux City EXpress.. ... *Emerson Accommodat') *Oakland Accommod'n. St Paul L a. . #Florence Passenger. #Florence Passenger $Dally Except Sundas, ay only. COUNCIL BLUFFS. zzz bip PO o, o. o, 0 Al atly. MILWAUKER &ST. PAUL, A 9:40a. m.|A No, 1 6:50 &, m, A A No. K A A A A A No.s A dally; Banday: The time given abore. is for Transfer, there being from five to ten minutes between Tran: o 'd local uepots. S0H in'mlfl'-“’i""”n!'u"' Inveuvos, 161 munl.-?mwl PENNYROYAL WAFERS are full; m m“ml’flmm =yurrm03? e el iniea, S Tui EONKKA CuEMICAL O DEFkors, Ml For sale and by mail by Goodman Druy Co, Omaha, Nebraska. stroets, and at the Sum: Broad-|Trans- | Oms depot, South lar | South| AL way. Sheely.|Omaha/bright. LS cxqaa; b ormasanonm 3 ranteed specific for Hysterin, Diz ness,' Convulsions, Rits, Nervous Neuralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the uscof aleohol o tobacco, Wakefulness, Meontal lon, Softening of the Hrain resuiting in aid leading to misery, avoay wnd Premuture Old Age, Barrenness, Logs of Powel 1n eitl:r sex, (nvomntary Losses and Spermatorrhan caised by over-exertion of thie Drain, saif abuse or over mdulgence. Each DOX contatns ono mouth's treatment, 81 & box, or 8lx hoxes for 8, sent by mail prepatd on ro- celpt of price, WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES To cureany case. With each order received by us for six Doxes, accompanied with 85, we will send the purchaser our written guarantee to re- fund the money if the treatment” does not effect re. Guarantees fssued only by Goodman Drug Co., Drugglsts, Sole Agents, 1110 Farnum Etreet Oinaba el death, Remarkable for powerful sympathetic :.qil_o. pliable action and absolute dura- i 3 80 years’ record the best guuran- tee of the excellence of these instru- ! ments. WOODBRIDGE BROS, TOX“MEN 7 rdy 5 £ will send e valuabls treet (sealed) containing P R TA Sbbom, VIGOR, oplon:Bup: | BUGH DUpre Bllniate, It Trewment B, Botons Bad Tumors oured. 25 yoarsd i expericuce. No Kuife. Mook | Free. LDMeMIOHAEL N by 191 Wabash Ave. Chlanma i ‘We shall sell them all through the season for tha The very finest of collars made by the best manufacturers which other houses dare PUOPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES AN TRANSPORTATION.—Department of the Interior; Oflice of Indlan’ Affairs, Washingtol h &, IEs0.—Sealod proposals, indorse £, (b1ds for hoef must be subs acon, Flour, (a5 the cast Clothing, may be), nnd Indian Afair Now York, wi da; 7 W cefved until | 350, for f\\rnlahlnF ice about 900,000 pounds bacon, 34,000, beel on the hoof, 1,000,00) pounds net 0.0 pounds beans, 71,000 pounds baking 500,000 pounds corn, 473,000 pounds cofs 0,000 pounds flour, 74,000 pounds feed, potnds hard bread 000 pounds hom! 000 pounds lard, & Tols mess pork, P, m. of Ties or thie Indian i 000 b 000 pounds ontmeal, 000 pounds_onts, 102,000 " pounds rice, 8800 pounds tea, 840,000 pounds salt, 230,000 pounds soap, 020,000 pounds sugar, and pounds wheat, 000 pounds Also, blankets, Woolen and_ cotton goods, (con: ng in part of ti; 00 yards; standard 100,000 yards 1100 yurds; duiol freo from all sz donis, 17,0 ards; Gingl tucky jeans, 7,000 yurd: brown sheet: ingz, #16,000'yards; 'bléachied shoeting, 20,000 yards; b shirting, yards: calico Bhirtin yards; winsey, 5,200 yards); cloths ing. grocerins, notion: PIIGs, school Books, &c,, and a long list of m! coilaiieous articles, ich as Larmess, plOws, rakes, forks, &c., and for about 610 whgons re- quire(l for the service, to be delivered at Chica. go, Kansas City, and sioux City. Also for such Wigons as may be required, adapted to th climate of the Pacific Coast, with California Dbrakes, dellvered at 8an Franoisco. Al8o, transportation for such_of the articles, goods, and supplies that may not bo contracted for 10 Dbo delivered at tho agencies. Bids must be made out on government blanks, Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of subsistence supplics required for each ngency and school and the kinds and quantitics in gross, of all othier goods and artiolos, togotner with biank Provosals, condstions ) by bldders, ime and place of de 5 of contract and payment, transy routes, and all other recessary instructions will be furnished upon application to the Indian Ofico in Washe ington, or Nos. 65 and 67 Wooster street, New York: 'the Comm 8 ence ‘. 8, A,, at Cheyenne, (1 Bilnv Louls, Salht F n Fr Postmastors af, Sious and Yankton; and to the Postmasters at th owing named places in Kansas: Arkansas Oity, Caldwell, Topeka, and Wichita, The rightis resorved by the gov: ernment to reject any and all bids, or any part of any bid, and these proposals aro (nvited under proviso thut appropriation shall be made for the supplies by Congress. Bids witl by opened atthe hour'and day above stated, and bldders are invited to be present at the opening, 0l 1l bids must be accom: fiwiro, uedical sup- 5 y ¢ ecks or drafts upon some Inited States Depository or the First National Dank of Los Angeles, Cal., for at least flve por cent of the amount of thé proposal, JOHN H, OBERLY Commissioner, ‘mch0d19% EXHAUSTED VITALITY AGroat Medical Work for Young and Middle Aged Men, Tqungs aud middlo-ngod men who sre suforing fro the i Liona of youth, Kxhuustod Vitallty, Ner hysical Debility, thousand untold nd all who are sick mature Decline, &c. o8 consequont there: #and suffering, and do nof what uils them.‘oan ‘o cured without fall b the instructios n the Bl of Life or ouly §l, by 1. poripuld, Ab v l S0 puges, full o4 il 120 prancriptlons for. w1 aguta And ohtonlo disonges: iy Indorsed by th' Nutional Medical Associntioi: awarded the gold and Joweled mednl 10 r. Tllu strative sample, with s, froo if you ow. o pr. W. I PARKER, No. the pre bod M)s.lu‘;m Inetitute 3 ulfinch at. Boston Muss.. I conildentinily on all aisenses” " o7 D¢ consulied The“liu'n’V"High"Pfi‘:ssure Hose FOR SALE BY THE Following Plumbers Hussey & Itay Co., M. A, Free, Graham Park, J. J. Hanighan, J. L. Welshans, J. R. Barnacle, 8. L Morrison, Rose & Balfe, And sll leading plumbers throughout . tho west. The pressure guai sntee imprinted in the bods of the cover 1s & protection fo the consum aguinss comwnn kose,