Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 3, 1890, Page 5

A THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER, Blection fof OfMcers of the Omaha Traveling Men’s Club. A STRONG LOT OF MENSE}.ECTED, Some Pointers?as to Rooms, Eto., as rnished in Notes of Other Clubs ~A Telephone Imposition—Wants a State Organization. Jingles. A million littls microbes Were dancing in the sun; There came a bitter killing frost, And then there was but ono. The louely little microbs Pouted his little lip, Aod said, o1 s dead, Je ! A galiant named Cob maiden Vebb And straightway ho sat down beside her, Aad quickly provosed 1n a manucr so glib That he won her as soon as e spider. named ‘the drummer in the battlo With the musketry a-rattle Sounds the charge And the sweeping columns come And the bullets hiss and hum — Deuth's at large, The drummer on the roud, With a customer to load, Cuts the charge; Down the figure’s columos come As tho conversation’s hum Will enlurge. The Trayeling Men's Club, The Omaha Traveling Men’s club metat the Casey hotel Saturday evening. and perfected its crganization. Chair- man C. O. Lobeck called the meeting to order about D o’clock. Mr. Goodson of the committee ap- vointed w prepare articies of incorpo- ration reported that the chairman of the committee, Mr. Rayley, had the articles. as prepared, in his possession, " but ho was not present at the meeting. The committee to secure permanent quarters requested further time and were given until the next meoting. An invitation was received from the Travelers’ Protective association of Denver, inviting the club to’ attend their annual meeting in Denver from June 1 to July 1, next. A vote of thanks wus tendered the Denver associ- ation. The constitution was amended so as to include all traveling agents as eligible to membership, Mr. Rayley, chairman of the commit- tee on incorporations, appeared at this juncture and the articles of incorpora- tion were read. They stated the object of the club, its place of location, mem- bership, capital stock. ete. The articles of incorporation were 1aid on the tabie and the mevting pro- ceeded to effect a permanent organiza- ti0n by the election of the following officers: President, C. O, Lobeck, with the Omaha hardware company; first vice president, J. Kessler, with Sloan, John- 8on & Co.; second vice president, W. R. Parks, with Hirsh, Elson & Co.; third vice president, M. W. Rayley, with M. 1. Smith & Co.; secretary, M. W. Ryer- . son, with the Richardson drug com- pany; treasurer, W, W. Cole, manager of tho Consolidated coffec company; marshal, C. W. Close, with Vogele, Dibning & Co.; guard, Mr. Hoag, with Allen Brothers; board of directors, W. H. Carson, with Darrow & Logau, Charles A. Coe of the firm of C. A. Coe & Co.; F. G. Crandall, with the Rich- ardson drug company, August Meyer of Mever & Raapke, Charles Johannis, with Paxton & Gallagher, F\ F. Good- son, with the Consolidated coffee com- pany, Thomas Kilpatrick of the firm of ilpatrick & Co., Fred Engle, with Me- Cord, Brady & Co. The clubstarts out with about 175 members, Detroit Commercial Travelers, The cupital stock of the club just started is #5,000, at $10 per share. The roomsof the new organization will be located on the second and third floors of the Swan building, corner of Woodward and Larned. Some $7,000 or 88,000 will be expended in fitting them up with every convenience and luxury, and they promise to be exceedingly hand- some. On the second floor fronting on Woudward avenue, will be a library and recoption room, 28x30. Naxt south the cont and card rooms will be located, and the rear room on this floor will be ——devoted-to-a-dining room 18x25, kitchen, Ou the third floor a billiard room 2 will fronv on Woodward avenu Next to this will be a number of pri ate supper rooms, and in the rear will be a large assembly hall. The entrance to the rooms will be on Larned street, and entively sevarate from Swan's cafe entrances. Tom Swan will be the cat- erer. The latest periodicals will be “kept on fire, and, in fact, there will be found there all the comforts and con- vemences of a first class club. There will be card plaving, but the rules pro- hibit playing for stakes. The club starts out with forty members, and promises to be one of "the most popular n the city, A Titled Traveling Man, “I'll tell you what [ saw in Manches- ter, England,” said a Michigander who lately returned from » trip abroad. ““On the hotel register I found the name of ‘C. Sydney Smith, U. 8. A. Ambassador to England and France, and S, P. D, to the Czar of Russia.’ It was a puzzlo to me and I smelt a mouse, but I waited to see him before giving . anything away. After a fow hours he called av my room. Then Ifound him 10 be an ex-drummer for a Chicago crockery house. He had saved up a few hundred and was making the tour, *‘Why do you assume all those titles,’ 1 asked.” ” “Simply to receive the respect and consi .eration due me,” he replied. *'Does it cheapen your bill?” **No, not to any extent, but it gives mo the best for my money, and I have free carriage rides and many invita- tious out to dine. A man who registers over hero us plain Smith or Brown gets only common. I'moff for France next week, and | shall register there as *Special Envoy of the American Con- qfl.‘l and Jim Dandy Representative of ,000,000 Americaus.’ Ill get quail on toast ‘when you fellows have ouly bacon. Well, 80 long. T'moft to din- ner with a big manufacturer, and to- morrow I'm to ride out with an M. P. and u duke. Take my advice and hitch on a utle.” P 1 A Good One. The boys along the Elkhorn are en- joying alittlo laugh at the expense of a Chicago coffee man, making his first trip. It was a put up job, concocted by Slichter, the Weir plow man, aided and abetted by George Brooks of Bazile Mills, and Price, Paxton & Gallagher's mun. The coffee man happened to be st Bazile Mills one day last week when Blichter aud Price showed up,and in & few minutesconvinced him he was on the Indian reservation. At the oppor- tune time a delegation of Indian police | showed up and demanded thefr permits. Coffee was thunderstruck and beggod hard, but his team was seized and held for a ransom. Matters were finally ad- | justed on payment of $5, which quietly was invested in beer and other neces- sarios. To cap che climax “Doc Mid- dleton” showed up and life became quite weary for the Chicago man. Of course Doc'was a walking arsenal and rickn(l up a row with the man and hloodshed only was prevented by the courageous action of Coffee, who set up the drinks for the town, and after fif- teen minutes of argument convinced the “‘doc” that it was best that no kill- ing should take place. After a merry time in which Coffee learned all about the saw mills, Indian battles, ete., that were common things thereabouts, tho meeting broke up and the three travel- ora resumed the drive to Creighton and Bazile mills has something to talk of for several days. Coffee has not yet caught on, but takes great delight in_telling the boys how he saved “‘Slicks’” life, with the further statement that he never saw n man with such a wicked eyo as that owned by the bloodthirsty Middleton. He further states that he never again will be caught venturing on the reser- vation without a permit. or a State Organization. HA¢TINGS, Neb., Feb. 28.—To tho | house and a piteher of ice water. itor of THE B I notice in your Sunday issue an account of a meeting of the traveling salesmen, which I an very glad to sce, but it should be a state as- sociation aud take in every man who travels in this state, and thereby give strength to the association sufficient to dictate legislation to some extent. I will say [ am heartily in favor of the manu- facturers and jobbers becoming mem- bers of the same, for with their co- operation we may in due time be able to change the present mileage systom which is a farce. There is no object in the purchuse of a mileage book. When you take into consideration the amount of money the railrond companies have the use of, which interest will vun the rates even more than § cents per mile; and furthermore, the book is in such a shape that it can not be torn off without bertitg the company or the traveler out of one or more miles. I would suggest a permit to be issued to every traveling salesman and on the presentation of the same to any railroad ticket window the holder could purchase a ticket with the usual cut rate withont giving the com- pany the use of 25, 1, for one,am ready to join an associa- tion of that kind and will take blank applications and sweil the number as fast as possible. I am yours for protec- tion. O. P. Syrrm, Of Heath & Milligan M'P’g Co., Chi- cago. It was & Shamsful Imposition. CHADRON, Neb., Feb. 28.—To the Editor of Tir BE| I noticé that when any of the “boys” have a grievance to redrass they go to the commereial col- umn of ThHE BEE. A few days since the writér hired a team of one of the livery- men of Buffalo Gap, S. D., and drove to Hot Springs. In returning the rig he left his gloves in the buggy. It being stormy and cold, he did not care to walk back to the barn for the gloves, so no- ticing the public telephone office he stopped inside and *‘phoned” over to the barn, not a block away, and gave an order for the liveryman to send the gloves down to the hotel. After using the ‘‘phone” to the extent of about six words, the man who keeps it brought in a charge of 50 cents. Now any one can see the incousistency of such a-transac- tion. The barn a block away, the loves worth only 25 cents, and the iveryman a subscriber of the “Ex- change.” I hold that it being a busi- ness transaction right here in town be- tween myseif and a subscriber of the exchange, no charge should have been made, and 88 for patronizing an ex- change kept by sucha ‘robber,” [ am forever through with it. Ido not care 80 much for 50 cents, but when it comes to a man :oinp{ down and taking itout of my pocket, I draw the line. I have understood since that this druggist malkes his money by just such deals. He had the nerve to offer me a cigar after making the deal. Itold him Idid not smoke 0 cent cigars. He seems to be propared to g1vo a chromo and & ci- gar with every deal of this kind he can make. But be can stand it as long as he gets the rake off. A TRAVELING MAN, A Hotel to by Enlargeid ‘Theowners of-the-Grand- Pacifie, at Nebraska City, have decided to greatly enlarge that popular house, They will entirely remodel the house and build a lazge brick addition, making the house one of the largest dnd bost in the state. Samples. W. C. Kirkpatrick of rustling hard last weel. H. Hayward of Omaha made a trip to Loup City lasg week. Sam Leland of Lincoln was calling on his trade at Wymore Friday. 4 H. M. Chase’s musical vofce was heard on the DeWitt branch last week. Billy Woods of Lush Brothers, Lin- coln, was working the Fullerton branch lust week. P. T. Wilson, the Omaha boot and shoe man, visited this trade in southern Nebrasku last week, Mpr. Davison, proprietor of the Tovza- lin hotel at Wymove, is in a dangerous condition with la grippe, Jimmie Hamilton, the hide man, pad for four bottles of champagne at Colum- bus last week and did ot kick, Dingman, the Omaha hardware man living in Grand Island, was working the Cedar Rapids branch last week, H. T. Hegeman sells ol for the Standard o1l company and placed a car load order at Loup City last week. O. Leonard, the Rock Island stove man, is somewhat reserved, but he gots there in the most approved style. John Mullony was seen on the main line of the Union Pacific this past week und reports trade picking up. W. E. Wooley, representing T, M, James & Son, was taking his usual amount of orders in Beatrice last week, H. H. Bunch sells heels and pegs from St. Pouis and he has been doing a flourishing busiuess for the past week. Charles I, Latsham of N. K., Fair- bauk & Co. was out selling his favorite 'lin'lmh of soap at Aurora last Wednes- ay. Jack Donald of Paxton & Gallagher, Omaha, sold several large orders of groceries at St. Paul and Seotin lust week. Goodfellow, the jewdlry man from Omaha, was looking after his numerous customers at Ord and Loup City lasy weolk, Ed Oakes sells heavy hardware for the Baum Iron Co. of Omaha and was in line last week and placed several orders. Charley Thornburg, the venerabie oyster man from Omaha, bobbed u for a late supper at the Palmer, Gran Island, lagt Saturday night and made & St. Joe was lying OMAHA DAILY stern kick room in the He usually gets all he asks for in this line. The genial J. J. Smith, reprosenting the Sandwich corn sheller, was out after trade on the B. & M. last week. C. N. Credodston of the Gaus-Shelton hat company of St. Louis stoppe Grand Pacific, Nebraska Thursday. John Dicay Hart., T. Richland formed a part knights who visited Wednesday. Al. Ovelman was seen in Norfolk the past week for W. V. Morse of Omaha. Al is one of the rustlers.of the Elkhorn Valley road. The popular salesman for the Lincoln woolen mills, Charles I kardt, wos in De Witt and other points on the B, & M. last week, M. Millmine, with the Lombard In- vestment company of Lincoln, was seen at Grand Isiand the past week on his way to Broken Bow. Burt Browne, represonting H. C. Fisher of Chicago, was down on the Ord and Loup City branches this past week, hustling the trade for orders. Will Hedden, is another one of those gonuine plug tobaceo men, and he can talk more-and sell larger orders than almost any other man on tie road in his line. C Wilkins, representing that large, wide-awake firm of Peycke Bros. company, took some nice orders along the line of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney last week. ban McGinnis, representing Voegel & Dinning, was hustling for orders in nwood, Malvern and Pacific Junc- ion, Ia., this week. Dan is Voegel & Dinning’s heavy weight. A. W. Hobbs. the tall, handsome bru- nette representing the Consolidated Coffee company of Owmaha, worked along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy in Towa last weel. Kent Cunningham, one of Lincoln’s prominent traveling men, Sundayed as usual at the Juékins house, Columbus. Kent reports trade good on the main line of the Union Pacific. Billy Houston looked over the trade on the Loup City branch of the Union Pacific. He did the elocutionist act yesterday at Grand Island and still de- clares that Neal is not guilt; H. M. Huggins, formerly with tho Consolidated tank line, of Omaha, is now traveling on the main line of the Union” Paci with a line of teas and cigars for H. C. Fisher, Chicago. Ed Lord, formerly with May Bros., Fremont, is now carrying samp'es cases for Paxton & Gallagher, Omaha, and was calling on the trade on main line of the Unjon Pacific this past week. ‘W. H. Blackman, with headquarters in Des Moineés and representing E. B. Miller & Co., Chicago, teas, coffees and spices, was at Red Oak, Ia., and other towns on the “Q,”taking many fine orders. George H. Spear, chief clerk of the Grand Pacific, Columbus, says he is looking for a fortune from Pennsylvania which he has fallen heir to. He says when it comes he will make two pair beata flush, J. H. Stringfellow sells crackers for Joseph Garneau of Omaha. He .is one of the most muscuiar men on the road and succeeded in piling up Bohn, the grocety man from Omaha, in the most approved stvle. Otto L. Koop of St. Louisand W. A, Van Alstine of Lincoln were in Ne- braska City, Wednesday. They claim to be the heaviest pair on the road. Otto weighs 245 and Van 238. They challenge the world to a game of high five. S. R. Graham, one of the pioneer dry goods men from 'St. Joseph, spent Sun- day in Grand Island. He has a new atent celiuloid comb and brush. But unfortunately the combination exploded and almost blew the end of a B. & M. coach out at David City last week. He 18 a grand husdler. Mr. Arthur L. Sheetz, one of Omaha's most popular traveling men, and Miss Laura Taylor, a highly accomplished and greatly esteemed yonug lady of lin\m? Island, were married at the resi- eence of the bride’s varentsat 8 o’clock Februarv 26, and left at 9:30 for an o tended trip through the south. Rev. W. H. Vupce of Crete performed the ceremony. 3 Members of the Macon branch of the Southern Travelers’ association are in- terested just now in regavd to the action of the Atlanta branch with reference to the establishment of an insurance com- pany. No diroct proposition hus yet been made to the Macon branch, but 1t is understood that one will come. The Atlunta. branch has been operating through the directors. The charter of the association calls for an insurance ture, which m. established at any time that the association sees fit. John M. Bulkley. a traveling man in the employ of N. K. Fairbanks of Chi- cago, on a visit in Minueapolis, is miss ing, and his family in Chicago and his friends fear that he has been foully dealt with, He was last seen at the company’s office in St. Paul last Monduy morning. He arrived in Minnenpolis Monday night, intending to remain over visiting friends till the next night. Leaving his satchel in Minneapolis he went oveto St. Paul the next moruning, left I scard at the c;)mnmly'xl office, and has not been seen since. There are a score of salesmen repre- senting Omaha houses, at present in western Towa and all enfinylng a nico trade, Prominent among the firms which we notice being represented in western Towa are Poycke Bros, company. Kil- trick-Koch” Dry Goods = company, irkendall, Jones & Co., W, V, Morse & Co., McCord-Brady, Sioan, Johnson & Co., Favrell & Welsh, Voegel & Dinning, J. T. Robinson Notion com- pany, Consolidutad Coffee company, Max Meyer & Co., Omaha Hardware company. Richardson Drug compan, Blake, ~ Bruce, Lee-Clark-Anderson and a host of others, The 18th annual convention of the Commercial Travelers’ association of the state of New York was held at their headquarters in Syracuse last week Tuesday. about 200 membersboing pres- ent. The old officurs were re-elected and several samendments to the consti- tution adopted. The report of the sec retary and treasurer shows that the re ceipts during the year ending January 14, 1890, were $407,536.60, disbursemen ts, $222,889.95, leaving $185,003.67, 1n- vested in 4 per cent government bonds und that since its organization in 1872 there has been paid to widows and or- phuns of commercial travelers $1,783,- 020.70. Theobject of the ussociation is to furnish insurance at cost to its mem- bers, for the best . Att and E. f St h y ol Neb Omaha Sunday Guests. At the Barker—A. D, Baker, Mil- waukee; E. 8. Maoving, Guthrie, 8, D.; L. B, Brady, New York; J. L. Oldfield, Chicago; W. M. Gentry, Quiney; A. Plickenstin, Chicago; J. D. Draper, Mavion, Ia.; F. C. Marshall, Canton, O.; H. Bohm, Grand Island; C. N. Fogg, Lincoln; Richmond Smith, Cedar Rap- ids; Thomas R. Green, Woodmout, Coun.; W. M, Traver, Cen- tral Ci, Pat Rooney, New York; . W. Ryan, New York; BEE art David, R Baltimor , Peoria; Titus, Rochester, N; Y.: R, , A Blue Hill; Frauk J1. George, Chi- s R W, Westluke, Ballston Spa; Babcock, Whllsuille, 0.; H. R. Jackson. Duluth; Gebrge A. Clarke, J. M. Aékley, Davenport C. H. Bartett, Muscatine Soseph Madsen, Wakefield, N R. M. Johnson, Hasting Pierre, S.0D.; 3. H. ( braska City; G, Cory, New York; B, G. Thompson, Kansis City; W, F. M- Gucken, Chieago; Cole, Boston; P. I1. Richardson, Birmingham, Ala. J. Harvy, Mobile, W. F. Atmo St. Louis; Paul Rivington, Brooklyn, N. Y . F. Vose, Boston: F. . Beatrice; I'. Y. Keater, Moline, At the Casey—N. Hirsch, Chic Jul Born, Oma s Louis; D. W. Guan, Deny Cl J. M. Guun, Roy 3 Juxon, Mich.; V phin; H. £ F. H, Hplley 4 5, P, Cobby S M. Samp- wmsas Citys H. M. Childs, (hiea, Fesler, Ch ford, Til. Mullowney, Omaha 7. C. Carson, Chadron: Ogden, Utahy W. E W. T.: C. A. Craghlny At the Casey-=S, Wi i; 150, A. Johnston, Atdrich, Chicago York; J. Da licago; George W. Sharp, Denver; 8. M, Love, Decatur S. O, Lamb, Syracuse; J. Jaspor, Chi- eago; 5. M. Rosenberger, Cheyenne: M. B. Green, Sioux City; J. W. Studley; € Louis; G. Hamilton, “Charleston; iL. L L. McDowell, Lincoln: sto, T. 'W. Moss, 1. 7. Gebhardt, Minneapolis; C.. Huleson, Philadelphin; C. W. Miner, Quincy; L. W. Miller, Philadel- phin; F. Becker, Chicago; D. N. Kra- ger, Des Moines: Peter Quigley, Chi- cago; E. C. Goodrich, Rockford, i 5 C. Blodgett, Davenport; Matt G. Paris, Cedar Rapids; George F. Blust, M, H. Poterson, Princeton; W. . Tower, New York. At the Casey—F. A. Harding, Bos- J. Jones, Sioux City; J. F. Krat- Omaha; O. C. Wulweber, Chicago: J. I Baldwin, Grand Island; Georgo W. Mérrell, ' Chicago: Jamos Lusk, Omaha; H.'W. Vansickle, Omaha; R, Leusslor, St. Louis; 1:d H. Scott, Chi- engo; J. W, Young, Fust Liverpool; . M. Lee, Chicago; G. A. Jones, Omuhas J. Hess, Denver; W. Bryant, Chadron; M. Cohen, Chicago: 3. Bdwards, Omaha; J. Mittenthal, Chicago; Fred Hank, Frecoort, i3 1., Posner, Dend- wood; F. W. Rogers, Quiney, I11; Will- inm Scott, Boston; J. I3, Pound, Des Moines; W. L. Lecos, Pittsburg; J. Sheehan, Detroit; George Millard, Burlington; J. K. Soden, Chicago; W, G. Van Kersen, Kulamazoo: A. W. Shelton, Aurora, IL; A. L. Stovens, Chicago; W. N. Morritt, Fort Dodge. At the Merchunts-—Georgo E. Dudley, Kansas City; N. I\ Chamberlin, Hast- irys; M. L. Hosie, nsus City; H. Zehring, Lincoln; Charles Hamaker, Beatrice; C, A, Potterson, Chicago; C. B. Williams, Chicazo: C. W. Field. Minneapolis; Ed L. Clark, Dubuque; A. J. Metealf, Kearney; W. H. Vore, Kan- sus City; C. E. Benson, Des Moines; G. H. Barnum, Salt Lal.g City: J. L. Ben- nott, St.. Joseph;. V. W. Em- mert, St. Joséph; V. E. Snyder, St. Paul; H.Chamberlin,Vood River, Nob.; F. A Corey, Sious City; Steve Smith, Mike Caffrey. Chicago; D. J. C. Smith, Kewanee, Iil.; O, McMenemy, Blair: George G. Thomas, ' New York: B. E. Sporks, Jackson, Michi; Bon Hayden, Omaha; P, B. Spraul. Minneapolis; F. Corwadl, Omsha: JoH. Peterson, Chi- engor 1. J. Hawt, Boston; W. D, Mathews, Eremont; H. W.Mathews, Atkinson; J. H. Maruvey,P. F. Fed- derson, Chicago; L. B. Schneider, Omaha; G. C. Torwilliger. Chicugo} W. Chamberlain, Clarks; J. M. Bin nington and wife, Fairmont, Wash. J. Spiegel, Chicago; Victor I lander, Chicago; ~W. L. Vau Alstyne, Lincoln; F. B. Tiffany, Albion; T. W. Shay, Loveland, Col.; M. A. Ta f3ouil, Milwaukee; J. Bont, St. Paul; Charles Young, Bassett, Nob.; . Downer, Denver; George L. Rock- well, Huy' Springs; W. E. Johnson, Lincoln; N. G. Small, Lincoin; T. J. Alexander, Johnson; L. D. Fletcher, Johnson; M. D. Parmenter, Lamar, Col.; E. S. Thomplkins, Johnson: L. Angene, Omaha; John 8. Brown, Scotlund; James Johnson, St. Louis; S, G. Kull, Nebraska City; C. W. Greon, Calhoun! R. L. Wllliams, Council Blulls; Will: iam” H. Swanden, Des Moinies; W, £. Davis, Des Moines; Charles Dreyfoos, Chicutro. At the Paxton—F. M. Timms, Chi- cago; J. L. Hogau, Boston; O. B, Lud- , New York; Lyman J. Browning, Dedver; C. B. Bung, Boston; 1. H, B, Chicago; 1. A. Benediet, Sult ity R A. Crawford, New Yorl; C. P, Jones, Minneapolis; C. G. Low, Burlington; Thomas Walmsley, West Peorin; A. J. Norwich, Conn.; A: P, Mille ines; Cr Mankato; S. D. Miten Franc kinson, Quiney; Bellford, I D. W Kearoey; Jonners, | H. Goulding, Kearuey: 3 andeville, Kearnoy; William Winters, Kearney; C. W. Maetcalf, Kearney; . A. Bishov, Chicago; J, H. Barker, St, Paul, Minn.; M, P. Markin, St. Paul, Minn.; L. F. Blue, New York: Duncan K. Major, New York; W, V. Punch, Roch- ester; - C. F. Cushmin, Boston! W. C. Ely, Niagara Falls; W. Higgins, Cleveland; C. E. Judson, Chicago; O. B, Henderson, Jackson, O.; B, L. Knoedler, New York; J. Noonan, New York; G. A. Rowley, St. Louis; J, B. Manardi, Buffalo: George Panthes, Port Madison; Charles S, Peavey, Minneapolis; P. Caldwell, Minne- apolis; W, H. Peeples, New York; F. C. Ball, Minneapolis; Milton Doo- little, Atkinson; R, M. Hackett, Mil- waukee; J. C. Neff, Chicago; E. M. Bowjer, pxington; PR, Lance, Now York: R. L, Fosbaugh, St. J. A, Matthews, San Fraucisco; Kearne; E. E, E. Loui M. Liebman, Deadwood; £, A, Pilueger. Akron; W. M. Browuell, New York; W, Mallory, Chicago; I, E. McGintie, Wilber, At the Millard—F, Rigey, Philadelphig; Thomas Aurthur, Logan, la.; G. Skinner, Chicugo; George Wilcox. Lincoln; D. 8. Culver City; B, Hutchison, New York; L. S, Martin, Chicago; G. A« Swales, Bullulo; B. P\ Disbrow, Chicage; F. R. Allen, Boston: B. M. (0Cohen, New York; G. f. Conaiif’ and wife, New York; W. D, smmm\." Arguile, N. Y. J. Rateliff, Wheeling, 2 93 W. Boggs, Chicago; W. . Lynch, St. Louis; J. L. Way, New York; F. M. Sharp, Kansas City; H. A, Klaus, St. Louis; W. DeArnold, Chicago; W. B. Shoop, Chicago: L. Ashenan, Siovx Falls, Dak.; A. K. Johnston, St. Louis; George McDonald, Fremont; A, W, Reha, Knoxville;H. ¥. Ferguson, Mem- phis; Frank Johuson, Plattsmouth; ', I D. Jacobson, erry, Boston: D, . T, Howard. Chicago; New York; W. J. Walsh, New Yorl C. F. Metealf, Gloversville, I1.,; B. G. Kraus, New York; G. L. Sweet, New York; N. T, Terrell, Boston; W. H. Butter, Boston; T. C. Langtry, Grand Rapids; D, C. Adams, Salt Llfia Pl M e New Coates house, fian Oy, Absolutely fire proof. Fivest and largest hotel in Kaosas City. Unex- celled in it appointments, .people so heavily ham TRIED BY FIRE An Old Soldier's Body ble in a Ure Great interest m over a remarkable ¢ has just come to light, says a Cassville, Mo., dispaten to the Globe-Democrat, 1t happened on Off Davis, noar Buzzard Roost. When old man Clayback came out of the late war he was a physical wreek, but many others of the state militia was too independent to ask for a pension, even if he could have se- cured one, and made his livieg in the best way he could until his six boys and seven girls got old enough to help him. About five years ago the old man began to got very with rheamati as he thought, and, although he the entire crop of s picewood berr which grew on the creek, ho continued to et worse. Two years ago he got so still as to be confined to his house and enlled in a physician, who, afte fully diagnosing the case, gave opinion that in: lof rheumatism ai ing the man,it was a true case of ossitica- tion, Nothing could be done and head- vised his patient to prepare for the end, although ne might live for some time. The old man took the doctor’s advice und did not seem to havo any fears of denth, but dreaded the yawning grave and the cold, clammy earth. To make his thoughts more pleasant and relieve him of his only terror. a friend sug- gested cremation as an avenue of escape from the grave, a plan which he hailed with joy, and gave directions accord- ingly. Turns to Mar- atory. nifested here cumstance which ase continued, complote os- ation took place and the old man died, How to carry out the wishes of the decoased at first troubled the be- reaved family, until they learned that Stephen Symphony was burning limein hie kiln, which had been fired three dnys and was reaching a white heut. Desiring to save the ashes, they vro- cured a large evaporating pan belong- ing to a molasses mill. Placing the re- mains in this, they carefully shoved the whole into the kiln, which an open one on top, and being built in the side of the hil{ was easily accessible. The sorrowing family gathered around, ex- pecting the rapid incineration and dis integration of the departed, In a few minutes the winding sheet was gone and the naked body was exposed 1o the intense beat. From the ears, nos- trils and mouth came jets of steam, broken at first, then solid, and in an hour bad censed, but no change was perceivablo in tha silent form. More wood was fed to the glow- ing furnace to make the vigil of the be- reaved briefer, but still no change. More wood was pitched in, and hotter still the fire raged. Hour after hour passed, and from a glowing red to an opaque white the body turned, while on the countenan: emed to rest an pression of infinite peace and satisfac- tion. So three days wore away, and the fire must be drawn or the lime spoiled. Twenty-tour hours later, by means of grappling hooks, the pan and body were raised, and to the surprise of every one the body was still intact and glowing. A greater and more pleasant surprise. however, awaited the family, for when the body became cold it wasascertaned that the intense heat acting upon the os- sified body had changed it to perfect marble, a little lighter in color than the natural body, but retaining its nat- ural shape, except ou the back, which is a little flattened. . The only defects are where there w bullet wound and in the leftfoot, which is broken in two. In 1870 Mr. Clayton cut his foot very severely, splitting it between the sec- ond and third toes, and following th wound a rupture appepred,which caused the loss as above stated, Where a small blood vessel had burst his leg there appeared a delicate tracing of the eir- culation. The family are having a pe- destal cut out of native limestone, and will mount the “statue,” but at present they nre using a black gum block for the purpose flood tide of popularity, which position it has reached by its own intrinsic, undoubted merit. BRIDE STEALERS KILLED, Lochinvars in Greenland M Glever to Escape Life, Iz Greenland people seldom live ahove sixty years. Tney have but one sickness, and that is such as in this country is called consumption. They are sick about four years As soon as they ave taken ill they are placed in a house by themselves, and all that is done for them is to throw them a piece of blubber as they would to a dog. If sick peovle get well they are smart; if they die they are no good, and they ure thrown into a hole in the snow, together with their furs and spears, Fires avo lighted with o flint. and a man- whe owns @ flint is weaithy, and he guurd itus carefu ly ns a man in this country would a lump of gold. The domestic lite of the people isvery simple, and yet subject to, very rigid regulations.” When a wife is wanted from among the maidens the snamored young man watches his opportunity, and while the parents are away or not observing he steais her and tukes her to aunother house. If caught in the act he is killed by the purents of the girl. 1l they ave dead his own parents do the deed, as they consider thata man who s not smart. enough to steal o girl for his wife i3 not smart enough to kill a bear, and therefore should not be allowed to live. - A man must live with his wife for life. A pure blood Esquimau lady is of very quaint and curious appearance, espe- cially from American standpoint. She is usually about 3 feet 4 inches in height and she weighs on the average 120 pounds, it can well be imagicod that sho is pre ty stout. In uu Esquimuu’s oyes she is probably hundsowe, but not 80 in an American sense. Her face is peculiar and almost impossible to por- tray. Heor hair is black, but in Amer- ica chamyges to golden. Her eyos are large aud full of animation. Her usual attitude is with her chubby hands folded in fropt of ner, her shori, curved arms resting close against her person. Her movéments ave easy and quite graceful and her voice low, but clear and dis- tinet, be Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills. An important aiscovery, They sct on the sver, stomach and bowels through the nerves. A new principie. They sneedily curo billiousuess, bad taste, torpid liver, piles and coustipation, Spiendid for men, women and ohildren, Smallest, mildest, surest. 80 doses for 2 cents. Samples frea at Kuhn & Co.'s, 15th und Douglas, _ Oanada's Great Burden. Capada has a debt of $280,000,000 and a yearly taxation of 847,000,000, and has a popvlation of 5,000,000, says the Bos- ton Traveler. 'We have & population of ,000,000, and our national debt would be over #3,000,000,000, and our anoual tax above $611,000,000 if we owed as much or spent a8 much in proportion tonumbers as our adjacent neighbor. This terrific burden upon the. people of the dominion explains why so many of its people are scurrying over the border to come 1o us, and suggests that the United States should pause and ponder vefore taking, if it haa the power,a red under the American flug, Canada will be obli, to discover some other modus vivendi than shelter under the wings of the American eagle. Have you used PEARS'SOAP'I __Instantly sto T PAINS, BRI NE JGIA, SCIATICA, ars 1iko magic, causing the p GESTIONS, 1N YTILACHE, or any ston, 1ve onse to the si NFAMMATIONS, Rl othier PAIN,a few upplic: A CURE FOR ALL BOWEL COMPLAINTS. Internally taken in doses of fr fow miniites Cramp Spasms, try, DInreh intérnal pains arising from 50 C son, s a Bottle, RUSSIA THE REAL DANGER. to Fear Her France. The Paris correspondent of the Lon- don Daily News write “Colonel Stof- fel, whoso reports before 1870 on the or- Fmflmllon of the Prussinn army should have cured the court of the tuiileries of its fatuous confidence, is now trying to promote an Anglo-French alliduce, To this end he en a brochure which is full of warnings. He says that Paris is open to invasion, and within a fow days’ march of the German hosts. The fate of France will next be decided by a battle near the eastern frontier. AsFrance and Germany stand theyare bound over to hostility,and this is the fauit of the old emperor and the military party who insisted on condi- tions which France is bound to try to break through in war, if she cannot rid herself of them by negotiation. e ck “was almost the only one at Nikolsburg who opposed any step which might inflict n lasting wound on Austrian pride, and it is not his policy ever to humble a beate enemy. be requisite to the safety of Prussia, and for opposing the march of Prussian troops on Vienna was called a traitor by the officers of the royal staff, and, as he himseif told Colonel Stoffel, snubbed and cut by the crown prince. At Ver- suilles he was also desirous of treating France as if he were certain of nceding her future alliance. He did not hke the eutrance of the German troops into Paris or the devastation of ecustern France. Colonel Stoffel says that Prrince Bismarck groans over the con- sequences of a course which he strove to preveut. Russiais, in his opinion. the great danger ahead, He would pre fer a policy of pence and civilization to a barbarous military one, but with France hostile he can do nothing. The moral of the pamphlet is that Prince Bismarck might agree to the retroce sion of Alsace-Lorraine 1f in return France would help him toform a league of the European powers against the Muscovite confederation, which threat- eus to make the old world Cossack un- less it goes forward in the path of prog- ress.” | . Bakor's Pare Coit Liver Oil. (Known over 40 years.) Also Baker's Emulsion for throat and lung troubles, AR druggis e OUR ARMY, What General Hewitt Thinks Con- xress Ought to Do, + Asit scems to be the policy of cou- gress not to increase the army to the strength thought necessary by those prepared to judge, it remains to devise the best means open for the govern- ment to prepare. without an increase of the army, for the exigencies of war,says General Wesley Merritt in Harper's Magazine, The suggestions made by those who have studied this subject all look to an expansion of our present or- ganizations for the purpose. view to this the i should be give sisvol threo or X1 could be eusily carried out, and onr small army augmented to over one hundred th sand men, composed in its increase of those who hud seen service of one kind or another. Such uu army might be strong enough combat the advance of any fordign army which could be thrown on our shores, and the militia in volunteer zations would form a ‘‘second which would leave nothing to be desired except a larger yegular estab- lishment, which our luw-givers at this time give us no reason to hope for. To convey to the reader that while the qualities of the militia have not been underrated, the time and labor necessary to make a finished soldier have not been overstated, this article cannot be better concluded than in the words of Prof. Mercur, head of the de- parsment of engineering und the art of war at ‘West Point, who in & publica- tion entitled **Elements of the Art of War,” says: *‘Military disciphine in- cludes training and educatiog the sol- dier in all the duties of nis profession, and implanting in him thut respect for authority which causes him to oboy without question the legal orders of nis superiors, under ail circumstances, i"‘(’n“ to the unhesitating sacrifice of his io - My wife was so badly aflicted with rhoumatism as to be unable to move 1n bed without assistan. Our druggist, Mr, Laddumus, recom nded Chamber- lain’s Pain Bulm, which grestly re- lieved her. We have used six bottles at various times, and would not be with- out it at hand, JAs. COLEMAN, Low- ell, Neb. 50-cent bottles for sule by all druggists, B Growing Coff e in Mexico, Coffee is easily cultivated when the soil is adanted to its growth. Most of the tropical countries can produce it, but there are few more favored spots for it on this coutinent than the Mex- ican states of Vera Cruz, Colima, Mich- oucan, Oaxaca and Chispas, says Ex- pert und Kiounce, In these coffee is raised at the present time of superior quality that is much appreciated in Eu- rope, where it is wostly shipped aifer the home demand bas been supplied. Labor and capital being scarce the pro- duction is limited, but the day is not far distant when Mexico will fairl, flood the markets of the world wnfi coffee, as Brazil does now. As regards the profits which are de- rived from the cultivation of coffee, they ure enormous. A large coffee plun- tution worked after the most spproved irty to sixty tomach, Colic 3 Vomitin lange of diet or wat He toresaw that Austria would 08 18 half & tumoler of water will cure in a ulence, Heartburn, Co Morbus, Dysen: rvousness, Sleeplessuess, Malaris, and all or other causes. Nold by Druggists. modern methods is as valuable as a gold mine. The coffee tree or bush does not begin to bear fruit until the fourth year after its planting, but following ~tho gathering of the first crop the produc- tion increnses year after year until the verage life of troo—twenty-fivo years —has been passed, SYPHILIS Can he cured in 0 to 60 days by the use Of the Maze Reme 1y Syphiiis is o skill of themost o Aiscovery of the ¢ I§ AGIC REWEDY.! tho discase has been ¢ enn i, ately fmpos: ompany (o huve o u . v 108t all hopo af recov s put tho ICREWEDY cured. Tt Is the most herole bood pu WHte for particulars. All lettors CAUTION Begure you sre getting the cook Remedy Co’s, Magic Hemedy None others arn_ gen arties cluiming cafi el o oa s ol nres A i e free. "Aress Al Sommuale to_bo . partio 5 L 5fi9 South 12th Straet, CALIFORNIA THE LAND OF DISCOVERIES. (T EASING 1O _TASTE =~ GEATRTO COU G ¢ S TER A GOLY URES Hh-Lote P, S DEONCHIL L3 Gpst s L;Nflcsrgs.—gflm Gl 'S end for circular,$] prbtle3pr 9 2 EECo.0ROVILLE, G SANTA : ABIE : AND ; CAT oS, SORE THROAT The highest medical authorities of the world prescribe and recommend the SODEN MINER AL PASTILLES, for Diseases of tho Throat (Chestand Lungs, and also for consumption., “I find the results of the SODEN MINERAL WATERS AND PASTILLES are very satistace fory in Bubacute Pharyugitls as well s in Chronie Catarrhal Coudition of ‘the upper alr passnges.” MOREAU R BROWN, M. D), Prof. of Luryngology at Chicago Poliolinia, At all drugglsts at 2 and 50 ets, 8 box, Pamphlets Gratis on Application, Soden Minaral Springs Co., Limited, 15 CEDAR STREETNEW YORK, JOSEPH CILLOTTS STEEL PENS GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION 1389. Nos, 303-404—170-604. '