Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 28, 1892, Page 16

THE LONDON COSTERMONGER Daily Life, Haunts and Amusements of a Characteristio English Citizen, A STRAIN OF GYPSY BLOOD SUGGESTED Pen-Ploture of the London Street Vender as © 1s—Easy In His Domestic Relations— 18 Soul Centered on Pearl But s “Donah’* wnd Her Delights, (Conyrighted 1892.) Losnoy, Aug. 15, —[Spsciat Correspondence ot Tus Bre.|—There are between 50,- 000 aud 60,000 costermongers 1n the city of London. Their vocation 1s the same as that of the street hawkers of American cities, but those who have made the most caraful study of the latter can form no proper idea of the formar without p:rsonal acquaintance. ‘There is good reason for this. Our stroet venders of fish, fruits und vegetables com- prise an over-changing host of widely varying aud uncongenial nationalitios. A hawker in our country, from whatever race ho has sprung, never remains a hawker longer than necessity compels, It hu 18 not successful in his ventures between markots and customers, ho shortly drops out_of the braying turong and engages vizorously in another calling. If hiis voice, his swayback steed and his ram- shackle wagon bring him profit, he will make the best bargain possiblo o another aspirant for his belongings, route and ‘“‘good wiil,” is sshortly found in possession of a markot stall or grocery, and ever after scorns the vgca- tlon ana associations which gave him_pros. perity. The great distinguishing difference be- tween American bhawkers and London cos- termongers, out of which the interosting pe- culiarities of tho latter have grown,1s the extreme antiquity of costermongers as a dis- tinct class or race. Indeed thoy may with propriety be considered as a race; and 1 am not #o sure but thut 1n a more thorough ac- quaintance with them than I have gained, it would ho found that they possessthe ancient romany or gypsy strain of blood. Ihave cer- trinly noticed In them many race character- istics of tho gypsies; and their origin,bistor- feally considered, almost exactly corresponds with the veriod in which gypsies wero first noticed in England. Gypsy Traits in Costermongers, Some of the marked characteristics and customs [ have found common to both gypsios and costormougers are noteworthy. 10th races are bitterly opposed to 000k knowledge, and not 5 per cont_of eithor, in Eneland, can read or write, Both are hered- ftarily roving in nature, and would pine and die if forced for any length of tinie into in- door labor. Both mato rather than marry; and while remarkable for their fidelity in this relation they hold i deep contempt re- ligious or civil marriage rites. Both are the most honorable and honest people who live in all dealings among them- selves, but hold it the height of wisdom and morality to “do" all others tiot of their iIK. Both, however ineck, humble and actually law-abiding in their daily lives, are heredi- tarily the enemies of ail law and law oflicers ; though both wiil make the most desperate of sacrifice to avoid becoming volved in any complicatious of the law. ~ And both are, re- liglously. agnostics of such luminousness and depsity as by comparison would put sl tho Hamiltons, Mansels and Spencers to fervent blush and shume. The earliest resord of London costermong- ers cries is said to bo in Lydgate's poem of “London Lyckpeny” in the time of Henry V., about 475 years ago, Stakespeare refers contemptuously to ‘‘these costermonger umes;” Bon Johuson makes his Morose #woon if he nears a costernionger’s ol Dr. Johnson gives the derivation of monger” as orizinating 1n the street sale of apples or costards *‘round aud bulky Iike the head.” A Distinctive People. So faras can bo traced in bistory and lit- erature these folk wure precisely the same in mode of life, vocation ana characteristics bunareds of years ago, as at the present time. Likethe fishurmen of New Haven and Galway, and stil hike tho gypsies, they have scarcely ever been known to in- tormarry with other classes. Tho result is the costermongers of tho London of today form almost a littie realm of their own, ever changing in confines yot changeless in char- acters and antiquity, with a purer straiu of blood of its kind thun thatof half of the English nobility, and with ancient customs nud traditions remaining inexorable laws of guidauce to themsolves—all to a more marked degree than is truo of any equal aumber of people in auy corner of Eu- rope. i all this wero not true of the London costermonger ho would sull be found n pic- turssque objsct to the casual observer. ln the first place his dress is picturesque. You wiil not find at Catania, Messina or Palermo in Sicily more odd or colorful groupings than theso crowds of costers at the markets or au their evening and holiday resorts. Indeed there is a dash of the gypsy in tne dress of these folk thut constantly recalls the romany. poople, iarh of the Coster. At his daily Iabors the coster will have on his head a small cloth cap well to one sido, with the visor exther poiuted to the sky or sawing one side of his neck. Ho is nover without his black or flashily colored silic “kingsman’ or heavy, loosely gatherad n erchief, always tied in u sailor's kot the ends, - tueied in the folds of his woolon suirt, the whole exposing a fino, well corded and often hairy ueck aud chest. His waistcoat 18 long, like a jockey’s, with capu- clous pockots and buge tabs, and’ always of corduroy or velvet, His trousers are half Mexican iu cut, of corduroy or eosrse duck- tng, and their wido bottoms flun over the best shoes worn by any lowly men in Loo- don. Added to twis are peari or polished metal buttons innumerable. In the matter of buttons their *‘best togs" for Suudays and holidays ure truly startiing. Whother of metal or pearl, they are from u balf inch toan inch in diameter and are set as thickly as they can be placed around tho eap band ‘and visor edge, down tho eage of the waistcoat from threat to point, above every pocket, aund along tho edwes of all lapels, uvon the slceves nearly from wrists t clbow, aud along tho wide plush side stripes of the trousors, from just below the knoos to Lhe very edgo of tha trousors log, so that the last “outton clicks and patters agalust the pavement aod the shoe, The Coster's “Donuh.’ The coster women are none tho less strik- Ing in their garb and appearance. Liko the meu, they are all well shod, and wear short £OUrse serue petticoats, showiuy their ankles and sbapely feet. These petticoats aro us nple us o Claadagh tishwife's. Toeir waists o always low ut, or are lefc open in, the neck, nud usually' the latter, as with' the meu, 15 adornec with a flasby sik necker- chief, while & small woo.en plaid or silic shaw] covers the breast, where it is always fastened with a brooch of huge dimensions. But the huir and the headgear aro most distinotive. ['rom these alone a coster girl1s anywhere recognizable, The but is of straw or feit, aud always us largo as a coster’s cart- wheel. It protrudes alurmiugly 1n front, and above this canopy waves a forest of ostrich plumes. Coster girls belong to clubs for tho purchiase of theso prized feathers, and thers 15 no orainary sacritice they will not maky 10 possess tho largest plumos that can bo bought, The bair is bestowed bohiud in a large braid, “part’ extends from this or oach ear, and B heavy, sLraight Lab lios aiinat each chook. Above the forohoud tho bair falls strwght almost to the brows, but is then frizzlod und curled uutil it stwnds up- aud outward like raonstrous waited As & coster proudly re- murked to me: *Our donuis (eirls, sweet- aearts, womon) ’as & stylo us 1s all their wo.” Outtit of the € v The costermonger’s outtit comprises eithor A handoarrow, & -prm{ carl on two wheels on which he will load from 500 toa 1,000 pounds of fruit or vogotables and with the help of & boy or his ‘“donah’’ push tho same & dozen miles \n & day; or & donkey and possossed by the more well-to-do. 1 bave seen the r loaded with from 1,200 1o 1,600 pounds weight Covent Garden market. The women when hawking alone sre sometimes provided with doukey varts or barrows, hu‘ oftener with “'shallows," or shallow baskets which with their beavy contents are carried on their beads. A curious sort of business has always been 10 vogue owing to the improvidenco of the ‘costermon a8 & class. 'This 1s the hirlug ut Lo thew of baskets, barrows and carts. 8“ of the 50,000 or 60,000 costermonger pop- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNIWY, AUGUST 28, 1892 SIXTEEN PAGE ulation of London fuily 15,000 are actually ongaged in daily hawking, the remainder being old folk_or children unable to work save at odd times. Fuily one-talf of the duily workors own_theit own sballows, bar- rows and carts, The other half hire them at ruinously usurious rates. The donkoy and cart aro seldom hired, nearly all of these out- fits being owned by the costers. But the handearts of barrows aro usualiy hired at three pence per day or one shilling for the week, for & barrow originally costing less than £2. More than £20,000 or $100,000 is aunually paid in barrow and “shallow’ hire by the London costers, How They Are Set Up. Quite recently coster provident clubs have been formoa. Thess by a trifiing weekly payment from members insura the oppor- tunity of hirine barrows at reduced rates, and of purchasing donkeys and carts on the instaliment plan. But as lo they like tho old way best, Tho old way with Lon- don costers is, as a rule, after a night's dissi pation at drink or gambling, for all costers without exception are hard drinkers and in- veterato gamblers 1n a small way, to bOrrow the day's “stock money’ at a sixpence or a shilling intorest, secure the hani barrow at three pence bire, the scales or measures at another outlay of twopence, and trust to heavy pushing, loud calling and gullible customers to rotrieve their fallen fortunes. They are scrupulously houest in repayment of loans, and_a_harder working people do not live. But they are irredoemable in their thriftlessnoss, and with all their good quali- d traits considering their associations jgnorance, are hopeless slaves of the usurers and taprooms. Any on desiring a superficial observation of this class can fiad ample studios of costers at the chief London markets. Daily 5,000 come to Covent Garden market; about 4,000 seoure fish at Billingsgate; fully 2,00) aro at Spitalfields; porhaps 500 each will b found at Borough and Leadenball; and fully 8,000 are distributed among the lesser city and suburbar. markets, Seon at Covent Gardan. vent garden is the most interesting placo to visit, not ouly for its historic associations but for its greatost throngs of costers. From the opening at 2 o'clock in the morning until 8 or 4 o'clock, from 8,000 to 4,000 coster carts wiil have come and gone, 'The romainder in attendanco wait until afternoon to dicker with the **hagglers'or speculators, who have bought unsold loads from furmers “in the lump.” In theso moraing hours interest will not only center in tho costers but in their donkeys and carts. Hundreds upon hun- dreds aro packed 1o @ cornor of ths open market waiting to load, for which privilege they are taxed | penny each. Every manner of rude ingenuity has been exercised in tho patching up of donkey carts and the con- struction of donkey harness. Rope, rushes and rags aro good cnough for some, ' Neck- erchiiefs and corduroys aro transformed into saddle pads for othors. Many aro resplond- ent in brass ornaments all together of half the donkey’s weight. And still others have seen nobler uses and disclose bits of old car- riago harness bedeckea with coronets in gold and silver plate, T would write of the coster's homo life, but ho nas none, Tho gypsy, even the poor Lon- don gypsy of the loatbsome van, is vasdy his superior in this respect. In the past three youts I have visited more than a thousand costers’ haunts and habitations. In them all [ havo not found a dozen genuine homes. Tho uearost anproach to tha home is where the coster is fairly woll-to-do, and owns the donkey and cart or a couple or threo. In those extremely rare instances you will often find tho coster, his wife or mate, their chil- dren and the donkeys in one basement room togother. Butthe character of the man’s and the woman’s work keep them upon the street. They eat at cheap chophouscs and coffeo stalls.” Their ovenings are passed at the taproom, the ‘“penuy gal” shows, the rat pit aud the cheap musio halls, Easy Domestic Customs, Boys and girls leave their parents and mate at from 14 to 16 years. Thov take furnishea rooms in tho coster districts of Louther Lane, Drury Lane, Shoreditch, Old Strect RRoad, Marslebona Lane, Dockhead, Bethnal Greon, Whilechapel, Camberwell and the like, and are atonce full-fledged costers, Children are born to thom, and ure “minded”” for the first year or two, Then they take their chances for life aud educa- tion in the slums, A1 6 or 7 they accompany their parents or hire out to other costers, Tua few yoars more some fauciod slight or 100 sevare a beating, or the coster youth or lass have met their afinity, and they are away for themselves without partings or re-. grets. However luck may go with the coster folk they are stickiers for their amusements and holidays, kvery evening will find them at the music” hall, the rat-piv or their taproom haunts. ‘Thero’ are more than 300 of the latter exclusively patrooized by coster men and women. In nearly il of these are rudo grills where the men may cook their owu food; all ure provided with cards and other games for their smusement; and with ench is o backvard or shed well protect- ed from the eyes of tha police, whero rat and dog fighting, of which thoy are extremoly fond, may bo indulged in, and where boxing and prize fighting nro eagerly cultivated. On Sunday they will be found in great nu bers at Battersea Fields, Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest; but the great yearly London outing for costers 13 at tho Derby. Mora than a thousand carts, cach contain iog from four 10 six coster women and men, sotout from the Seven Dials and W hite- cnapel, The donkeys aro all bedecked with papor flowers, their faces grotesquely paint- ed and hung with tow whiskers, and their legs encased either in the trousers of the men ortie Dbifurcated garments of the women. Then with great stores of food and liguor, and bundreds of horns and concertinas, after 10 procession through too aristoeratic West Eud, “to_show the nobs how sweil cesters can te'' on occasion, as a coster proudly confessod to me, this ontlandish cayaleade, with wild coster music, shouts and laughter, sots out in & merry scramble for breezy [psowm Dow: Enaan L. WAKEMAN. ————— A SUCCESSFUL EXPRESS COMPANY Facts and Figures Regarding the Origin of Wells, Fargo & Company. In March, 1852, Heary Wells, Willium C. Fargo, 1n covjunction with several other gontlomau met together in Now York city and effocted an organization for the purpose of transacting #u express, exchange and banking business, under the nawme of Wells, Fargo & Company. The rompany spraug into existance Min- erva-like, tully equipped foe seryico and at once engaged upon its long mission of trust and responsibility. The field ot its opera- tions extended from the Atlantic to the Pa- cific consts aud it soon established agencies n the important cities of Kurope. In 1888 10_nequired the Erie system, con- tering in New York with extensive aux- iliary lines, thus scouring its own direct through lines to New Yors, Boston and all other lurse commercial centers. At the present Uime he company operates nearly 40,000 mles of lines by railway, stage and steamer; over 3,000 a icies and more than 6,200 employes; transacts mitlions of dollars worib of business annually 1o its oxpress @od bunking department, its accumuated capital and deposits amount to over $11,500,000, Tho main ofico of the compiny in New York city Is at 63 Broadway,' but its headquarters proper, or gencral acoounting oftice, 1s in San FPrancisco. It was Wells, Fargo & Compaay that origi- nated in 1860, tho famous *Poby express’ for the most raplu couveyance then possivle of tmportant mail rmatt cross the Amer! can coutineut, ‘The success of the under- taking demonstrated other possivilities of weeting tho requivements of tbo age. The uarrow trail of the “Pony express may be sald to have warked out the course soon atterwards followed by the cupacious mail and passengor couchos, nlong with tho teie- graph wires, und in no less quivk succession that of wne railroad track and switt speeding locomouve, BURLINGTON, 1% A Dr. J. B. Moore—Dear troubled with catarrh In my head and face for throe years —at times was unuble to near had @ constant rloging in my ears and lor 1wo years was almost deaf. ave tried sov- eral so-called remedies and been trated by rogulae physicians and noted specialists, but failed to gt any relief. I tried one bottle of Moore's Tree of Life Catarrh Cure. It gave fmmediate relief and offected & permanent cure. |heartily recommend it to all suffes ors of this disease and will cheerfully any further information on bewg addressed atmy home, No. 223 Sweoney ave., Burling- on, Ia. For salo by all druggists. Respectfullly, it. L. Ko, For sale by all drugglsts, OBSERVATIONS 1IN SWEDEN Councilman Steel Tells of What He Noted During a Brief Trip. FEATURES OF EUROPE'S NORTHERN VENICE Rallroad, Telegraph and Telephone Serv- tces Unsurpassed and All Under Governe ment Control—Where Dishonesty and Vagrancy are Unknown. Since my return from my brief trip to Sweden, 1 am duily asked to give my 1mpres- sion of Sweden and tho Swedes. 1lanaed at the port of Malmo, where my baggage was oxamined closer than at any one of the seven custom houses I weut through. 1 spent a few days in Smoland, where I found keon genjoymont in studyiug the natural beauty of the country. The climate, I found splendid, with alinost perpetual day av mid- summer, the thermomoter avoraging 60= Fahrenheit, with less than 5= variation be- tween night aad day, with probaoly the rich- esttlorato be found anywhere. Children would go out a few hours and corae back with baskets full of the lily of the vailey and other wild flowers-both fragrant and besuti- ful. What strikes one very forcibly is the rustic attire and frugal simplicity of the peasantry, the difference between the poople in the country and those in the cities or towns being #o great as to seom more like going from one nation into another. From Smoland I went to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, from which poiot 1 made numerous excursions for pleasuro and ob- servation. Pleasure steamers run in all di- rections belween the islands in the narrow straits,the baunks lined with villas and gardeus going as far north as Upsala, the Swedish seat of letters and art. Hero is located tho famous university, which ranks as oae of tho foremost scaus of learning in Europe; 1t was established over 1,000 years azo, and has at prasent 2,000 students. A ' magnificent iibrary s here, and the museum is rich 1n works of art, curios and relics of the olden times, whea Sweaen ranked high among the nations of Europe. Of Sweden's Capltal. Stocknolm is seventy-two miles inland on an arm of the Baltic sea, and is one of the principal seaports of the country. It is what might be callod the Venice of the north, belug built on numerous islands. Formorly there were no briages and com- munication between the different islands was had by meaas of boats. Now, however, all Stockholm is connected by a maguificent system of bridges, spauning tho city in every direction. The great industries of Sweden aro iron, copper and lumber. The immense forests furnish lumber for nearly every por- tion of Europe. Then all along the coast are tho cod, herring and salmou fish- eries, the greatest in the world. ‘Lho rivers furcish vast quantities of salmon for the markets of England and other ISuropean countries. Swedan, too, is famed for1ts dairy interests: its butter and cheese are undoubtedly the finest in tho world. Great quantities of these products are ex- ported every year, and support a large por- tion of the population of the interior. One of tho pleasantest journevs which I tock was from Stockholm westward throngh the interior of the country to Gottenburz. Tho distance is about 300 miles, ana tue method of transportation was by means of cenals. 1 took a steamer at Stockhoim and paddled slowly through the canals,which at quite frequent intervals open out into small lakes, There are hundreds of these beautiful_little sheets of water and two quite large lakes. The country we passed through was cultivatod like a garden, and stretching back from the banks ot the canal tho scene was most picturesquely pastoral; tho poasants in their quaint attive, the fields of grain, theorchards,the meadows, the verdancy presented & picture of rural life such as | could have feasted my eyos on forever. I spent two days on this trip, and the recollections of it will remain with me always. We went through many locks: at the famous Trollhattan falls, our boat climbed over a hill soventy five fect high. The scenery around and below these falls is, pernaps, the granlest and most majestic I ever saw. Government Railroads and Telegray Most of the railroads of Sweden are owned by the government, and are managed 1n a systematic aud businesslike manuer. The is, I think, somewhat better than ours, but the equipmentund rolling stock are not quite up to our standard. Passengers have tho privilege of riding either tirst, second or third class, It is a common saying over thore that only an American or a fool rides first class, Why! Well, I suppose be- cause traveling second class is quite as com- fortable and pleasant, and is somowhat cheuper. Traveling fivst class only means that you desire to be a littlo more éxciusive and stylish. The third class coaches are for the common people. The fure is abour Lialf a cont u mile, and the cars are almost bure of all comforts or convenicnces. Second class fare is avout 117 cents, aud the apartmonts are upholstered and quite comfortable and pleasant for the ordiuary traveler. If you travel first class you secure u compartment something like a” coupe, which holds four people, and by so doing gain & little more of clegance und fiuish aud wore exciisiveness, For this you pay 2!5 cents a mile. The telegruph aud telephone systems are also under coutrol of the government, and, ~0 far as the latter service is concerned, it is perfect. When talking about telephono sys- tems, 1 want to say empuafcally tnat the United States is notin it. The government’s theory is that the telephono isa public ne- cessity, like the postal service, cousequently itis run by the gevernment for tho benefit of the people, not for thn corporations, as in this country. Tue service is superb, and one ~oannot thoroughly appreciato it unless they have hud an oxpe- rience with our execrable system, Incivility and fuattention are not tolerated for uu in- stant, and if the girl at the exchange were not promptand polite off would go her ofii- clal head. Every little town in Swedeu is connected by telephoue. ‘The system 18 not oxactly like ours, as they have the Erickson patent, invented by an officer in the Swedish army, which was bought by the gevernment. To show what a splendid svstem they have, 1 mention an instance. Having occasion, while in Stockholm, to communicate with & bankor av Malmo, ['was told touso the tele- phone. Although tho distanca was 355 miles [l ot bavo tho shightest dificalty in hear- ing or making mysel{ understood. The con- versation was as clear as though 1 were in the same room. And thore were no vexa- tious delays, no buzzing: it was all perfectly satisfactory, and for a thres-minute talk for that distance 1 was charged 6 cents. Tele- phone ipstruments rent at very reasouuble rates. Large business houses pay $10 a vear, others £, aud privato dwellings 6. Now, 1 don’t want to express myself radically on tho subject, but in comparing the telephone systems of Sweden ' and the United = States, one is-* forcioly impressed with the superiority of their sys- tem, and the question paturally suggests itself whether after ali the institution is not conducted Dm » plan more beneficial to the public good by the government tusn by a private corporation. All the cities and towns of Sweden are lighted by the electrio system, and the daugers incident to Lbis metaod are largely avoided by subways, the wires all being buried. The electric plants, gas and water works, sud most other similar concorns which'sre of a public characier are owned by the municipalities, which lasures the maximum of k0od service at the minimum of cost. Postil Savings Banks a Success. The postalservice of Sweden s, I think, somewhat inferior to thatof the United States, but one feature which 1 noticed was very literosting and seewed Lo be very beue- ficial. ‘Chis was the system of savings banks established by the government. PPersons de- siring to doposit their money with the overnmeut could do so, veceiving thereon 2 per cont. (ireal numbers of people took advantage of this, the goveroment recoiving apy amount from @ penny up. - They eystem s quite popular 0d inculcated habits of thrift and ©economy among the people. The people as & cluss ure thrifty and frugal aud are perfectly bouorable and upright and bonest 1 their dealings. They believe In the (oiden Kui, and follow that precopt in daily Life sud in all their business transactions. Ouo littie incident will indicate this strong natiou.l charaoteristic. | had occasion to take a wWeal At & rauroad stallon ealiog bouse o 1 went in, wed, as fs the custom, pro- coaded to a largewmstor table on which were pluced dishes conkaning whatever a person might desire to esm 1 helped mysolf and taking whatever bdesired sat down to a sido tablo and enjoyedomsy dinner, for over there you are given halfmh hour for meals, After oating I discoveredeawoman over in one corner to whom I told what 1 had eaten. She figuced it upsmd informed mo what my bill was, Couldeunéh a plun be operated in Omatai Hardly. The restaurant man who would try it wonk go broke in ® month, But in Swaden the sestaurants are usually earried on on that glan, and no one thinks of acting dwhénestly. Men would abhor such a petty moannoss, So universal is s feoling of con- fidenco, trast and hibnor that locks and bars aro almost uuknown. People do not fear thieves, because they are very scarce. Va- grants and tramps aro unknowu. At the botels guosts do not lock their doors, and in the morning n porter comes in on tiptoe Aud takes your shoes and clothes, first empty. lug avery pocket, laying tho contents on the table, rotires and soon returns with them nicely brushed and dusted. Nelther Plutoorats Nor ors In Sweden, There is plenty of work for thoss who de- sire it, but wages are very low and the la- borer must exercise the greatest economy to mako both ends meet. The dishonest man, the man who gains a reputation for cheat- ing, overreaching, sharp practice or anything like that might as well move out of the coun- try. He is shuaned and dospised by all classoe in the community; dishouesty is the one crime there which will not be counte- nanced in any form. As a matter of fact Sweden is a poor coun- try. It s poor in money, as one of her poots otce said, bt rich in the recollecttons of a glorious past. Still, I cannot say that this has been detrimental to her prosperty. 1t Sweden has no very rich men, on_the other hand sho has no very poor people. Pluto- orats and paupers are Yoth unknown. I could find uo trace of discontent or political agita- tion. Socialism can find no foothold tnere. Thoy have a king to be sure, but the Houso of Commons rules the government, Oscar II being & mere tigurehead. But the people love the old gentleman, 1saw him one day on the streets of Stockholm, He is a tall, handsome, venerable gentlemen, with a kindly benevolent vountenacce and a pleas- ant smilo for the humblest passorby. He is said to be a retired, quist man of scholarly habits, and of considerable literary ability. Ithink that Sweden loses nothing by her condition. But why do tho people emigrate, You ask? Well, human nature is the same. There is the restless desire for change, the ambition to muke money and a hundred other caases which stir the human heart. Du Chalily, the great explorer, was once asked by a young Swede whether ho should emigrate to the United States. Du Chaillu replie: 1f you want to make money try America; if you desire to be happy remain at home. Civil Service Incivility Unknown. Of course, 1n many thines Sweden has not advanced as rapidly as we; in fact she is far behiad the age in the work of im- provement, invention and enterprise. Even 1n Stockholm, aithough the public streots are it with electrioity, the private houses still use the tallow dips,and the carpets of the royal) s lace made me blush. It is anabsolute fact that thore are more square yards of car- vet 1n use in Omaha today than in the wiolo kingdom of Sweden. A very plensant féature 15 the politeness and readiness to serve you by officials of all iinds, Tho railrond officials ‘treated us as if they had been ourservants and we had had the power to dischapge thom if they did not pleaso us. The policemen would walk & block with us to give the informution asked for. “Tho public school system has not, 1 believe, asuperior in anymountry. In coanection with the public school are & gymnasium, manual training shops and batbhouses, whero echool children not having baths at home, and very fow have, are compelled to bathe once & weok, Two-thirds of the edu- cated and middle elasses and the tradespeo- ple in the cities speak Euglish aud German fluently. ‘I'he liquor trafiic is handled by the muni- cipal goyernment in‘a manner 1hat comvels admiration, ana drunkeness 1o the Swedish cities has matertatly decreased in the last twenty years, JOHN STEEL. cars’ Soap Skin blemishes, like foul teeth, are the more offensive because they are mostly voluntary. The pores are closed. One cannot open them in a minute; he may in a month. Try plenty of soap, give it plenty of time, and often; excess of good soap will do no harm. Use Pears'—no alkali in it; nothing but soap. All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; all sorts of people are using it. FAT FOLKS REDUCED DR. SNYDER, THE SuccessFuL OBESITY SPECIALIST \ t: Before treat o, Onegon. Mo, W ut, 165 13, {bos,; mLter treatn Tho followling persom: Dr. Bnyd ey will are loclosed. Welght Beforo. MU RACHEL O, JOUNSON, Pacliic Junction, lows Welght Afor 5 1bs. 147 1bs. i Bidwe . BARNEIL Leavenworth, Kas.. { o EATARNTS SREATHD B Ml wuvots, Strlotly co al. " For cireulars aad tes: Ellioninls addrss with 6. in stamps, DR. O. W. F. SNYDER, %oVicker's Theatre Bldg., Chicago, hil ALLAN LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP: NTEEAL an | QUEBE MONTREAL unf QEHIY a1 LIVERPOOL CABIN, 43 10 840, Accordluz to stewmo wnd loeation of St Iutormgdlaty und steerug ¢ 0 VATTLE CARKIED SERVICE O STATE LINE ALLAN LINB STEAMSHIPS. NEW YORK snd GLASGOW. Via Lond 'y, every Fortnlght. 1th. TATE OF NEVADA. AUE IR ARE OF NEBIASKK bept. b, BTATE OF CALIFORNIA Cablo, §40, Second Cavin §), Bleers Apply 10 ALLAN & CO., Chicago W00, 1019 Howard 56, Omaba. ZA AN A AN LA N VAV N VARV OVERBOARD Some people don’t believe in doing things by halves, but we do. We are doing something by halves now that seems to be the proper, caper if the amount of our sales is any criterion. We're selling the rest of YHellman’s suits by halves; that is, Half Price. They won'tlast but a few days now. chool Boys. Boys who are between 4 and 14 years old can get an all wool suit of us now for 82,00, It's an elegant gray cassimere in two pieces. . Boys’ elegant worsted 2-piece suit, in plaids and stripes, ages ¢ to 14, for $3.80, worth $6. Boys’ 3-prece suils, ages 12 to 18, long pants, wool mix- tures, in three shades, go at $3.00, worth fully $5. Boys’ 3-piece suits, long pants, all wool cassimere, dark effects, 5 different styles. ages 12 to 18, worth §r0, go for $6.75. Boys’ single Knee Pants and Long Pants, tn all sises, styles and prices. These lines must be closed ont within the next few duys, as we must have the voom they occupy for OUR NEW FALL ARRIVALS, Columbia Clothing Company, Corner 13th and Farnam Streets, Omaha. AR R R Successors to M. Hellman & Co. SNRENENNNNNENNISIISSISNISSIS SN SIS N S NN N At Last We Have It.. The Most Sensitive Tooth Filled, Without Pain, by a NEW PROCESS. i \ of losing any decayed teeth. All can be saved- by this wonderful process of filling which works like mng’i‘{o n-‘);‘fi:“ |??flr l:lc ||:\Ligun|,)xlnd simple and harmless as water. By this P. NLESS PROCESS we mount beautiful B iain Enamel Crowns on roots of front teeth. By this NEW PROCESS we attach pure gold crowns on the bicuspid and olar roots without pain, i3y this wonderful process we restore by contour gold filling the original shapo of a brokon or de< e toath. DO NOT DELAY these important organs. Have overy tooth preserved. THINK A MINUTE. Tho beauty o roouth and face, The sweetness of the breath, The comfort in masticating food, and your health demands that you care for your mouth and teeth. To thoso who have lost their natural teeth, or partof them, we call attention to our method of making TEETH WITHOUT PLAT Pixed and Re- movable Bridge Work. ¢ Call and see the Morris Thin Elastic Dental Plate, as thin as vaper, clastic as whalebone, tough as leathe: With this kind of a plate we cun successfully {it mouths that have failed to get a lit from nuy other method. These plates are pleasant to v feeling soft and agreeuble to gums and tongue. Cost no more than other kiuds. A FULL SET of Teeth on Hard Rubbor, 85. PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. Teoth extracted without pain by means of our wonderful local esthet! Nitro oxide or laughing gas and vital iz0d lept constantly on hand, aud administered without danger. Remember name and location. DR. R. W. BAILLY, - - DENTIS Office, Third Floor Paxton Block, 16th and Farnam Streets. Telephone 1085, By Purchasing Goods Made at the Following Nebraska Factories. If you cannot find what you want, communicate with the mannfacturers as Cut this out for a guida. MATTRESSES. == AWNINGS. WHITE LEAD. OMAHA TENT AND AwNING Co. Flags, hammocks, olland rolothing. Send for alogue. 1113 Farnam — BREW: THE OMAHA MAT- TR Co. Mattrosaén, foathor pl lows und comforiors. i T0 trade only. 1112-14-16 Harney SMOK ClaAR. Omaha Manufueturo Jueob Juskil Carrer Wirre LEAD Co Corrodors and guttor BirTetly ure wil ’.‘J‘ Eart ol SADDLERY. MARKS Bros’ SapprLery Co. Stook saddles wnd lighy hiarnoss s apoctalty. 1607 Tarney atroet [specat brands wade 1o ordar. Factory 240 Patrick Store §20 North 1th. DYE WORKS OMAIA STEAM Dy WORKS. Cloantng nnd dyolng of evory descriplon. 1621 Howard Streot " FURNITU (E. Cuas, & & Furniture, Carpets and Lraporios. 1205 Furnam. RUBBER GOODS, OMAHA RUBB Manufacturing A bors Of all kinls YFish Brand" 15%) Farnsw St (LVERICK — OMAHA BREWING ASSOCIATION. Guarantesd Lo equa do brands. Vi bottied FrepKruG BREW- NG Co, Our bottled cablnet beor Gellvered Lo suy part of e clty 17 Juc ot rubber Koo, )y | = boar, FLOUR. GILMAN, N. lith, Managor. on Stroat _SASi, DOURS, BLINDS [OMAAMILLING CO ROSENBERY Oftico and mill, Mouldings, ek Co, ~ 1613 Norsh 16th Streot ! Office and bank work | | sneolalty. 21 N. b o IRON WORKS. PAXTON & ViER- G IRON WORKS, ht wnd oast iron bullding work, 0oyines, Lrass work, efc. H. F. CADY Lux Ox anA Eox Fac TORY, ed and dovetailed aoity S0 duy. Kast Omalia Tol 45 170, vox 855 SYRUP. | FARRELL&Co, | ollios, Proserves Minos | Mostand Apple Buitor Eyrupe. Molasen. 41 Bouth Bevent 8t BOAP, Paae Soar Co., Manufaciyrers of Uaion 0, 116 HICkoF) stroot, INDUSTRIAL 1RON WoRKS. Mg sud repairiog: all klads wachiney, 114 5, Tl st Hol. Lhis ————————— PRINTERS., ReEp Jou PRINy iNa Co., Bee Bullding. "~ TRUNKS. H. H. MAROO¥FF. OMAHA SAFE AND IRoN WoRks. Hatos, vaults, Jall work lron shutiers and frs epoapes. G. Andress, 14t wnd Jackson OVERALLS. All Kinds of stove repairs on hand, sollne soves repatred —mid James Karz-NeviNs Co. 03-4 Douglas Siroek.