Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 15, 1890, Page 5

I T a THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 189( THE CONMERCIAL TRAVELER. An Cffensive and Defensive Alliance Pro- posed by One of the Fraternity. IMPOSITIONS OF WHICH THEY COMPLAIN. What a Drummer's Trust Might Ac- complish—Long List of Indigni- ties to Which the Knights Are Now Subject. The knowledge of the fact, supported by experience in the past, that your sympathy and aid can always be enlisted in matters ap- pertaining to advancement and progress in whatever direction, may serve as my excuse for prevailing upon you to extend me the freedom of your columns for the discussion of a subject (so far as my limited ability will permit) to which Iinvite the attention of my brother co-laborers, the festive, gay, good- natured, much abused and often victimized drummer, writes G. L. Goldsmith, a Mem- phis drummer, 1t was stated several years ago that tho commereial traveler in this country was be- coming too numerous, and as the trade would not be in a condition to staud the burden of his cost, ho would have to go and “sw no more." | The prediction, although much and ably discussed, has not proved correct, Tn 1580 the number of commercial travelers in the United States amounted to 200,000 Close estimates today, based upon reliable statist raise this figuro to 400,000 Think of the enormous army of intelligent, sharpwitted business men, supporting rail- roads and hotels, strengthening commercial relations in all parts of the country, great factors in the progress of today, an: nowl- edged advance guards of civilizatio This much conceding, and no intelligent being will say it without inviting ridicule, is it nota remarkable, indisputable fact that 400,000 men, members of one fraternity, uaited by one interest in common, bent upon the pursuit of one calling, have, so far as the records show, attempted to do auything to further their common interest, to their burdens, to medress their griey; one word, to make an effort, like th cous- ins, the IKnights of Labor or kindred organi- zntions, to be a recognized power in the land, if in nothing else, inmotters political and commercial, They surely aro not wanting in intellgence, in courage and in means to dO and dave what other organized associations have aspired to smplished under less favorable cir- nces and conditions, T am but a young member of the knights of the grip, and do not even belong to any local travelers’ oub, yot my experienco on the road, and my observations during this brief period force meto confess that no class of men, in whatever calling, stand in more need of unity, for none are more imposed upon than the drummer of today, and this by a combination of oppressions, which can only be checkmated by combining forces, which will eventunlly place us in a condition to dic- tate terms instead of having them to accept at the expense of our pocket and personal comfort. Without the proper means of redress, I will state in explanation right bere that [ have not in contemplation any _criticism as to the relations of 1-mpl0?’cr and employe, and that the question of salaries, etc., does not come within the scope of my observations, as these are matters which must and always will be regulated by the ability, experience, integ- rity and grade of intélligence of the indi- vidual. The grievances and impositions to which the ereat army of drummers is heir to, and to which I wish toallude, appertain to the re- lations of the traveling fralernity to the two great factors with which they mostiy come in contact —-the railroads and hotels. Insum- ming these upl will only pointout those which have become most oppressive and ob- noxious. Grievance No, 1 1s the arbitrary charges on excess baggage, partially enforced by an op- pressive tariff, parvially through the fault of illiterate baggage masters on small sta- tlons. Drummers will bear me out in this asser- tion that they are required to pay for excess baggage at rates varying from 50 cents to $1.25 per 100 pounds per 100 miles. ‘Would it not be more business-like and facilitate mat- ters for railroads to adopt a uniform stand- ard rate for so much pee mile for 100 pounds, as is the cise in established rates for passen- ger fare all over the country{ Grievance No. 2 is the belated opening of baggage offices fifteen minutes before the de- parture of trains, which works great hard- ship, causing mistakes in the hurry and bustie of weighing and checking piles of bag- gage in such limited time, and requiring trunks of steel to withstand such rough handling. Grievance No. 8 relates to railroad meal stations. I donot know the nature, nor even the existence, of compacts between the vail- road managers and meal houses on their roads, but [ do assert that in many cases the suspicion of mutual, implied stipulations to im) usmn the traveling public seems justi- I do not maintain that this is the rule, butthe exceptions are so conspieuous as to strengthen the suspicion. Kvery drammer can testify to the fact, and complaints are general in this respect, that in many of theso meal houses you are required to pay 7 cents for a meal (if such it can be called), which ‘would be well paid for at 25 cents. It cannot be argued successfully that no com- pulsion exists to take meals at sucn stations in the face of the fact that the absence of any other accommodations on the road for refreshments throws the travel- tained, fatigned drummer on the merey of such so-called railroad hotels. Grievance No, 4 is* the sight-destroying, dim, sparely distributed lights invariably in vogne on all cars, with but few exceptions, This penurity at the expense of our eyes is a disgrace to & money-making corporation, The fact remains undisputed that the dotting of notes, corrrection of order, which sometimes dre necessitated for lack of time, even the reading of @ newspaper for pastime is made impossible by the oil-saving tendencies of railroads. Grievance No. 5 consists of the much Aespised, often mnda}n ned, but still operative disgraceful custom of “tipping” on railroads, requiring the public to pay the salaries of its porters. We think that this deep-rooted system ought to be resisted by every effort possible, the levyingof such an unjust tax should be below the dignity of corporations. It can be easily abolished by unity of action. There are other objectionable features con- nected with railroad travel equally burden- some, to the drummer especially, but lack of space forbids specifications, Grievance No. 6 refers to the second great factor as disturber of the equanimity of the much-tried drummer, the hotels. This griev- ance is a general one and could justly be re- classified Into a, b, ¢, etc., throughout the alphabet. will only su\b{o(‘t the most- vital ones to close serutiny, Whiie existing rates of §2 to 3 por Hay in cities cannot reasonably be ob- iwml to, with the knowledge of the fa:t that \igh rents and expenses, including more luxurious accommodations, must demand better prices; and with lower rato hotels at your ‘option, what_excuse, if any,- is there Tor small, cross-road hotels! 'To charge the rvzlllnliunémrlm of § per day, in tho absence of any and all comforts except this well-grounded one, thut as long as the drummer is willing to pay it without kicking, the hotel-keeper would be foolish pot to charge it, no matter if you occupy the room assigned to you by yourself or with four com- panions, as is often’'the case; no matter if it 1s the custom of the hotel to change bed- clothes every Sunday or every two weeks; no matter if you sleep on straw, wood or shucks, with the melodious mosquito lulling you into dreamland’s happy sphere, and the Testive bed-bug oing duty as an alarm clock; no matter if your bill of fare calls three times daily for bam, greens und buttermilk, $2.00 the minimum price. In addition to this the country hotel porter is as well upin education to the importance of tips as your swallow- tailed dude of a head waiter at & fashionable summer resort, The tariff begins with a charge of ten cents for looking cross-eyel at your grip-sack and ends with an overcharge on your laundry. My romarks are less intended to adorn a tale than to suggest a remedy. [ saw an ar- ticle from Chattanooga, stating that the hotel keepers of that city have formed a trust to advance the price of board and lodging $10.00 per mouth, iu presumable consequence of the advance in prices of "rml.llml, ‘Who will r blamo them? It s thelr prerogative to do the best they can for sthemselves, self-proservas tion being nature's foremost law, We see in every direction, 1n thisage of “trusts’ and “combines,” protective unions among all classes, trades and pursuits, organized for the purpose of protecting their rights, guard- 1wg their interests and for the betterment of their conditions by consolidations of forces and energies. ““Why cannot we, a body of men number- ing 400,000, strong in intelloct, powerful in purposo and everything else’ that goes to make the man," concentrate our forces, unite our efforts, combine onr abilities, our brains and museles for self-protection, for the betterment of our conditious and for the promotion and advancement of prosperity and success within our ranks ! 1 concede that drummer's associations exist, but their purposes and_benefits are of o local nature, inbended more for tho promotion of social intercourse in their different localities than for the general good. We nced a national drummers' union, organized on a similar plan to that of the ‘federation of labor unions,’ na- tional in its tendencies and purposes, and comprising every subordinate loeal, state and district. drummers’ club now existing or to be organized, with an executive board to every state to manage its affairs, and a supremoe council, chosen in annual convention of such state organizations, a central power, invested with authority to harmonize and econtrol, to guard and protedt the interests of the organ- ization, to have fuil jurisdiction over watt of dispute and arbitration, and to do_every thing else in its power to strengthen the as- sociation and make its influence felt through- out the land tor the good of all concerned. shall rest satistied and consider the purposo of this communication accompliseed if my feeble efforts have been themeans of setting a rolling stone in motion, that it may gather no moss. May abler hands and wiser heuds contiuue the good work. g Caplital I's, A commercial traveler went into one of the hotels in Columbus recently, and walk- ingup to the desk, picked up a pen and com- menced making some perpendicular marks re- sembling capital I's with the shoulders cut off. After he had made a few of these dashes with his pen he threw it down, remark ing that it was of no account. Ho then grabbed amother pen and made some more dashes on the register, By this time the clerk was considerably in- cenged, and told the man that the was for signatur nd not to be def that manner. The drummer remarked that the clerk need not get mad about it, and making some horizontal dashes on the regi: ter, he showed, to the astonishment of the clerk, that he had only been writing b name, which was H. H. Hill. The clerk ac- knowledged he was caught and “registered” for the crowd. Nearly ol colds are slight at first, but thei tendency is to so lower the system that the sufferer becomes a ready vietim to any preva- lent discase. The use of Aver's Cherry Pec- toral, in the beginning of a cold, would guard against the danger et Golonel Hogland at the Y. M O, A. Colonel Hoagland, well known as the trav- oling secretary of the national organization for homeless children, addressed a meeting the Young Men's Christian association co cort hall yesterduy at 4 p. m. There wero 287 persons present, a lavge number of whom wero boys. The address was full of interest, and enlivened by numerous incidents which have come under the notice of Mr. Hoagland. A number of skotches wero shown, illustrat- ing the lives of newsboys and street arabs, Master Clyde Weston recited the beautiful selection, “The Burlal of Moses,” in a clear, strong voice. His delivery was perfect. Tho recitation was listened to with wrapt atten- tion by the audienceand highly complimented by the colonel. Colonel Hoagland will continue his work in the interest of the boys of Omaha for about two weeks longer, when he will take a vaca- tion, spending the holidays with his family in Lincol, Neb. Dr. W. O. Honry will_give a practical talk in the Young Men's Christian association gymnasium this eveninz. Subject, “Tho Moral Effect of Physical Training.”” The ad- dress will be free to all gentlemen and will commence at 8 p. m. It will be deliv the floor of the gymnusium and will last about thirty minute B S Raising the Y. M, O, A. Debt. The subscriptions received to the Young Men’s Christian association current expense fund last night reached the amount of §,090. The canvass will bo continned through the next week. Mr. Nash hauded Tue Bee the following interesting list of donations made by men of national réputation to the Young Men’s Christian association : The Frederick Marguaud estate gave to the Brooklyn association, $250,000; William Niblo to the New York association. ’$150,000; John Wannamaker to the Philadelphia association, £100,000; William E. Dodge, Jr., to_the New Yorke _association, #0,000; J. B. Germain to the Albany association, 887,000; Jobn V. Far- well to the Chicago association, $60,0005 EI- bert B, Monroe, to the Yalo college nssocia- tion, £0,000; John B. Stetson to the Phila- delphia association, §30,000; Ira B. Sankey to Newcastle, Pa., ~ association, $10,000; A. 5. Barnes to the Cornell univorsity association, $10,000; David Sintor to the Cincinnati asso- ciation, $33,000; General Charles T. Hillyer, to the Hartford, Conn., ussoclation, 30,000} John W. Garroft to the Baltimore, Md., as- sociation, #21,000; Willian E. D. Dodee to the New York association, §20.000; Hamilton Murray to the Princeton college association, .000. pad B 5 S. B. Durfey, mate of steamer Arizona,had his foot_badly jammed. Thomas' Electrie oil cured it, Nothing equal to it for & quick pam reliever. it Sl Amer can Dressed Beer Imported. The first attempt to import slaughtered American beef has just been made at Ham- burg, says @ London cable to the New York Sun. The first consignment was received this week, and it was & groat success: those who tried the beef were delighted with its fine quality, which is said to be superior to that of Australian beef. The wholesale prico is 45 pfonnigs @ pound, inclusive of duty. Turee hundred quarters of beef were sold on the first day. It is proposed to extend the lmportation to the inland towns. The war against American swine is being carried on with great dctermivation by the tariff bar- ous in Bavaria. On the other hand, the eu- emies of German unity have u the exclusion of foreign meats a nretext for demanding a revision of the concordat which binds Ba- varia to Prussia, This is one of the sigus that £0 to show that the day of the trinmphal re-entry of American swine into Germany is not far distant, Aot il Marked Interest is now shown by eastern people in the settlement of Ovegon and Washington, particularly that region adjacent to Puget Sound. The reason for this is the almost unlimited resources that have lately been opened up, and the surpris- ing growth of Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and other cities and towns along Puget Sound. . The Union Pacific on account of its fast time, short line, through Pullman palace sleepers, free reclining chair cars, elegant dining cars, and free Pullman colonist sleepers, from the Missouri river, is the favorite route to this region, and tickets via this line should always be asked for, For complete information relative to this remarkable section, time of trains, rates, pamphlets, etc., call on your near- est ticket agentor address the under- signed, E. L. LoMax, General Passenger Agent, maha, Neb, —— Iron Collars for: Horses, Now and then a horse wearing an iron collar is seen in the streets of this city, but such coliars are still a rarity, Their use in Enngland has become quite gen- eral, however, for horses doing heav, work—s as omnibus and brewery horses. The collars are not heavy, the lightest weighing only about seven pounds, One of the chief advantages claimed for these irou fcollars is the im- munity from sore shoulders which they afford. et Dr. Birney oures catarrh, Bee bldg. LAWS THE FARMERS WANT. The Problem of Dealing With the Great £chool Book Monopoly. WORSE THAN THE MORTGAGE SHARKS. This is What One Farmer Says About the Trusts—What Secretary Cone noyer and John Caulfiela Say Abuvut It. The impending session of the legislature will be of vitel concern to the people of this state. It isof theutmost impoftance that members of the legislature shall undorstand the wants of their constitueats and be pro- pared to grapple intelligently and advisedly with the issues that must come before them. Tre Ber therofore invites suggestions from those who are familiar with any particular subject tnat is likely to engage the attention of the legislature. Parties favoring us, how- ever, are requested to make their communi- cations as brief as possible, and to the pomt, It is to be understood that Tnn Bee will not be responsible for the published viewsof con- tributors, and it reserves the privilege of dis- cussing them in its own way and from the standpoiut which it deems best for the wnter- ests of the people. The School Book Monopoly. Bartie Creex, Neb., Dec. 14,—To the Edi- torof Tue Brr: I suggest as one of tho most important questions to como before the legislature, the school book question. It is in my opinion by all odds the most oppressive monopoly in the state, compared to tho amount necessarily expended. Neither the railroads nor the chattel mortgage sharks make as high a per cent on the capital in- vested as do the school book trusts. Let the state make contracts for a period of ten years or more for all the text books needed in ous common schools, at the lowest possible figures, and then furnish them free orlet the county superiutendent order u sufficient amount to supply his county, aud let him supply school directors, each officer being responsible to the state until the books are sold and the proceeds paid back to the stato. I make the statement without fear of suc- cessful contradiction, that out of every expended for text books 83 is above a reason- able profit. Lot the alliance legisiature down this hool book trust at once. . T. H. L. WiLLis Secretary Connoyer of the Omaha board of education when asked for his views on the above snggestion- said : “It might be a good plan for the legislature 10 pass & law authorizing couaties or sehool districts to enter into long time contracts with boole publistiers, buc the question is, What would be gained by such a law? Af the present time each school district is_at liberty to make such a contract, though but few avail themselves of tho privil It is trae that nearly every book publishing houso in the country is. in'the trust and the only way to get away from themonopoly is for the state to adopt some system or line of t books and then o them publi by the state. T lowever, wo be very expensive, as the trust has condrol of all of the works of the standard authors and the only way would be to hire some of the parties who are in the business of writing text books and have them prepare the books for the public schools. California tried the plan some years ago and it was o Klinee, Oimehis hes 0o’ perifeaias feaaon for desiring @ change, for under the prescnt plan the books now in the schoels are ob- tained at less than whol price. The school board as a_contract by which the books vsed are purchased at with 10 per cent off for cash. than the wholesaler can buv,or cheap. trict. can no doubt make kind of a contract, if they will buy the books in large quantities. The trouble now is that in the smaller towns aud the country districts there is no uniformity of text books. One district may use Appleton’s books, while the adjoining district may use those published by Burnes & Co. These books they buy at retail of the local deulers and pay from one- third to oue-half more than the Omaba_dist- rict pays for books equaily as good. This is not only due to the trust, but is caused by payinga profit to half a dozen middlemen. The trust sells to the jobber and in turn the jobber sells to the retailer, and by the time the books are placed in the hands of the chil- dren they have become very expensive.” John 8. Caulfield, the “bookseller, when asked for his views, said: “There can be but little doubt that all school books ara too high in price, but will tho passage of a law cuabling counties, citi and school districts to enter "into long tin contracts remedy the evill ‘Town tried such aplan, and entered into a contract with a vrivate firm to supply bocks for a_period of years, The plan was not successful, as the ooks were inferior in evory respect, and now the state is again buying books of the trust. The difficulty lies in'this: It takes years to work up a set of standard text books, and as all, or nearly all of the publishing houses are in the trust, if the state should cater into a contract with any one house to furnish books below the trust price, the chances aro that before the plan could be matured, the trust would step inand buy up the conyright and discontinuo the publication of all such books. Tkis would place matters in even worse shape than at the present time. The American book company now controls * tho publication of all the works'of the standard authors and have prices higher than thoy should be. A book that ought to sell for from 40 to 50 cents, retails at 75, but O has no reason to complain, as she receive her books ata lower price than almost any other city in the land. They are furnished t0 tho board of education at about 10 per cent above the manutacturers’ price, which leaves but little margin for a profit. Buying in such large quantities, books in this city do not cut much of a figure. Estimating the school attendance at 10,000, the expenso will not. average 50 cents per child. The school district furnishes these books free of chargo to the parents andas I ong as the pres- ent plan of buyingand fu rnishing is contin- ued it would not be advisable for Omaha to work for a law to give the printing contract to any publishing house.” at least as Any county, townsbip or school dis- the same Favors Fiat Money. Hesserorn, Neb,, Dec. 12.—[Special to Tae Bee.] —All money is flat, made so by na- tional law, and 1s based on the big gun and not on gold or silver. National law compels everyone to take it in payment in full in na- tional trade. We do not want it any other way and could not make it if weo did. In- trinsic values cut o figure in national or in- terstate commerce. ‘We do not want to measure the uumber of grains fine of either gold or silver contained in & dollar of another nation’s money, nor do we want them to measure ours. This can only be done by international law, treaty usage or common consent. Intrinsic value in money metals makes its firstappearance at the gates of international commerce, There all money is reduced to one common level, and its intrinsic value is conwolled by the world’s market for bullion, This is international law. For the con- venience of international traders the general government establishes sub-treasuries at its Principal ports of entry, with a supply of coin and bullion sufficient to redecn all its paper money or_promises to pay according to national law. The exchange offices are inter- national and pay according te international law. All this talk about paper money being on a parity with gold and silver 1s misleading and made by persons who donot want a govern- ment issue of paper money. How can it be otherwise than on a parity with gold and sil- ver coin when the government puts it thewe and says it shall stay there? This is national law. It could not make paper money on parity with anything if both money metals were in bullion controlled by the “world’s market, because there would no national standard of measure of intrinsio value, with- out gold and silver coin of certain weights., A government may issue all the paper money that the peopie’s demands may need. They will keep it on .‘)lflty with gold and silver coin by national law. 1f the Jeople are willing to pay the purehase price of gold and silver bullion on the world's market to make into coln this need only be in amounts suf- ficient to pay all the paper money that may be presented at W lifferent sub troas- uries for internationak purposes. The government buys builion just as an in- dividual would buy’ it ana pays the world's market price for itin kinds of money that the national law may, provide. 1t has no ower to regulate the purchase price of foreign money metald, but may pay what it pleases for the domostic product. F'ree coinage of silveg without government purchase is not safe. Suppose the govern- ment had carried the 811,000,000 chunk sent over by the English government to be put on the bear market by reason of the Barring brother's failure, which would be excep- tional and returned it to them, what would there bo to hinder them from ex- changing it for American gold dollars and thus gain the fiat value between the gold and silver dollar, This would be a foolish pro- coeding for America, hence the necessity for government purchase of sitver bullion at a gold sandsidof valtie & meksurel by her own national law. Tho governmentshould takeup and destroy all insolvent national bank currency and issue a greenback in its stead full legal ten- der redcemable in coin at the national sub- treasuries for all national and interstate purposes. This is lat and without a redeemer and perfectly safe. Why! Because all money is f oand a very small portion of it will be resented at the national sub-treasuries for in- ternational trade bereafter. High protection and reciprocity is going to knock out inter- national trade to s very great extent; also the demand on our sub-treasuries for inter- national intrinsic values for international ex- change, This is just what we want. We do ot want any steamship subsidizing oor any orign markoets for our surplus products, ex- ospt tropical, We have no surplus agricultural products The only s, the lat- in America and wever did have surplus we have ter were conspicuous during the lato flurry in Wall street with the national treas- ury at their backs. Wo as farmers would be much better pleased If we could affard to eat some of our best beef at home, also someof our best, pork and contributo the skips to Indians and ne- groes by way of charity, if such was possible, but it is no t v Transportation s Work co ate angl national transportation the best fruits of our land for international commerco to make their business profitable and we compete with the pauper labor of forcign mariets und pau- perize ourselves in trying to do it. National banks and other banks say make all industrial borrowers and we the tenders, No banking allowed between individuals or ndustries on the side and we will all get rich ud prosper on their wrecks. How can foreign coun get our gold away from us when we have high protection, reeiprocity, rigid emigration laws, govern- ment pi o of bullion and government 185u0 of paper money Balance trade in the tropics by veciprocity, shut out the northern trade by high prote intornational pleasure seokers and cx- cursionists will bring as much gold as they take away, this makes honors easy here. flate our currency with Il government emple iving pensious w issue of paper mone > an abundance of mon culation without favmer loans or tion of banks, the debt paying powers of monoy will increase, purchashing power will decrense, interost will vanish, trusts will tumble to pieces, reduction of rates will tuke the water out of railroad stocks, and then wo cun sing **Wait Till Jesus Comes." - H. ToMLINSON. government will soon b —— Cornering tiie The failure of the Apple Crop. ple crop in this region gave some local spéculators tne cuc for a venture that is panming out big, says a Baffalo, N. Y., dispateh to the Globe-Demo- t. Last fall the speculators went out west purchased fully 200,000 barrels of apples, whi h are stored at poiuts along the Niagava Falls branch of the New York Central & Hudson Ri chased ecarl y Kansas, Texas and Missourl, at an average cost of ¥4.15 to $3.25 a barrel. Dealers in Buffalo have options on most of the apples, and are in wo hurry to sell, ulthough from $.50 to $1.75 has been offerea at points of shipment. _Orders have already been ro- coived by the holders of the fruit from New Orlgaus, Chicago, Piftsburg, St. Lopis and other points. The spocn ot to clear netat least $1 a barrel, and possibly more— quite a cowfortable fortune. Sentences in Composition. Boston Transeript: Said a young young writer the other day to a succes ful realistic author: ‘“‘What trouble: me isnot getting the story, but form- ing the sentences. How do you do it?? T very simple matter,”” smid the realistic author; “‘just put in plenty of periods—that’s all. When indoubt al- ways put in a period.” This is good advice to a young writer. Short sentences are conducive to clear- ness of expression and vividness of nar- ration. But the thing mx’?* be overdone. In fact, done to death. alke the case of certain writers. Their sentences from this cause seem to hop painfully along like toands. Whereas, they might march gracefully, beautifully and ex- peditiously away, turning neither to the right nor left—nor pausing much—and reaching their destination just the same, like an athletic Wellesley girl going to the postofiice. ————— Elown Up a mountain. The director of the proposed railroad up the famous Jungfrau mountain of the Alps proposes to construct two parallel tunnels, each nearly ten feet in diameter, up which cylindrical cars are to be forced by compressed @ Each tunnel is to contain three rails—two below and one above—securely fastened to the ma- sonry in accurate position. It is calcu- lated t a moderate air pressure of thres or four pounds to the square inch will be sufficient topropel a car up a 70 per cent grade. This pressure will be furnished by three retary fans twenty- one feet in diameter, driven by turbines. The tunnels will be about three miles and a quarter long, and it is expected that passengers can be blown from start to finish in about fifteen minutes. - An Alum Fire Extinguisher, The theory of all fire extinguishers is to cut off the burning object from the surrounding atmosphere. This can bo done by either a liquid or a solid sub- stance, but water is vhe simplest and most natural one. Its eflicacy as a fire extinguisher may,however, be increased by an addition of pulverized alum in suf- ficient yuantity to give a saturated solu- tion. On evaporating this solution will leave on the material on which it has fallen a thin conting having a high heat- resisting power. Totash and common sult should not be usged, as the salts will volatalize and afterward precipitato themselves in various, parts of a room or building and tend to produce dampness from their affinity to mnoisv C L ure, The Amerfcan lde is that “nothing is t¥o good for me when I travel,” and in consequence we have become noted as the most luxurious trav- elers in the world. That which the peo- ple demand, the rofids must supply, and thus we have also thd most perfectly ap- rinted railway sor'vice in the world. 'he traveler now @hmes ina Pullman pal- ace dining ear clearthrough in hisjour- ney, from Council Bluffs and Omaha to San Francisco, on the Union and South- ern Pacific roads. et Crime in Great Britain. ‘While crime is increasing here, there has been an extraordinary decrease in Great Britain, the number of convicts serving sentence of penal servitude having decreased from 10,500 in 1883 to 6,400 in 1889, a decrease of 46 per cent six years. —_—— The new offices of the Great Rock Island route, 1602 Sixteenth and Farnam streets, Omaha, are the finest in the city. Call and see them. Tickets to all points east at lowest rates. S Dr. Birney cures catarrh, Bee bldg. FEEEE OSSO BHBSY Boery Woek, —~ Finely Itlu: ivated. — 450,000 Subseriders. THEYOU'TH'S (QMPANION SPECIMEN COPIES AND FULL ANNOUNCEMENT SENT ON APPLICATION. The Girl with a Taste for Music. Tow can She make the most of her Voice ? A remark- able Series of Papers written What can a Girl of and valuable to any gizl; by Amelia E. 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