St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-05
RAMBLER's REMARKS
On the Old Fashioned Tavern Bell
Some Personal GOssiu.

Like the old oaken bucket, the old
fashioned tavern bell is becoming al
most extinct. 1t is only now and then
you see or hear the jingle-jingle of the
bygOnes, which in the venerable old
tavernkeeper'S hands made such merry
mus lc in the early dawning, or by its
ding-ding called in the star bOarders (S2
per week. from the remote corners of
village to the nOon-time or the evening
meal, or perchance greeted the pasSeng
gers of the incoming stage coach and by
its medley announced that good cheer
and food for the inner man awaited
them. True, now and then one can be
seen or heard, but how changed. In its
halcyOn days the weary traveller or con-
slant bOarder retired to his couch only
to be awakened by the rising bell, rung
at $50, to be followed thirty minutes
later by another ring announcing break
fast. This was a meal which in those
days lasted from 6 to Z. Now the trav-
eler, as he retires. says. Put me down
hour in most hotels (now called the
porter can be heard stalking through
the bare halls, or pounding up and
down the uncarpeted stairs and playing
tattoo with a noise little less than
thunder) upon the several doors, in a
deep base voice shouts, $3.50" In those
early days the meal was primitive, well
cooked, served with good cup of coffee,
and without OStentation, and the whole
digestible. Now, too often, one is served
with illy-cOOked (Or not cooked at alD
| food, unclean and indigestible, so that
to-day self-protection demands that the
traveller be we'll fortified with pepsin
and other like anti-dyspeptic tOnics, ii
he does not wish to reach a premature
grave. At Blue Earth City you find the
bell and landlord much as they were
way back in the early forties. Ii. P. is
no laggard, and he believes in rendering
unto Caesar the things that are Caesars,
hence tries to give you full value for
the ShellelS eXacted, barring a reason
able margin of profit.
| PERSONAL BITS.
Who has ever met S. ii. fowler,
with Murray, Warner & Co., and did not
| like him? Mr.. fowler is one OF the
mature men on the road, who, possessing
IN his composition properties of value,
has ripened into man of worth. He
| studies more than the, frivolous passing
| events of the day; is a good conversa-
tlonalist, and in matters of war history,
and army movements, he is thoroughly
served in an Ohio regiment. His
|
numbered among the best citizens.
IL. u. White, who represents Golud &
Austin, Chicago, was at Blue Earth, as
was also his highnesS, E. ID. Griffin,
| Detroit, Mich. Mr.. q. is distributing
the r. L. Polk company Minnesota
GaZetteers, which afford such fund
OF valuable information to the com
mercial tourist who desires to post him
self in advance of making the several
II 70 ,Nln ,tx, oh, Of
Chicago, but the way he caught on is a
caution. Wonder if he will take it
back to old England.
Benjamin Rising. La Crosse, sells
drugs for James McCord. He is a mat
ter of fact gentleman and has good
trade. He is an agreeable companion.
George III. Remick. the Dubuque
| hardware man, was spending Sunday at
| Austin, while his competitor, W. W.
| Powell, was attending church at Albert
Lea. These gentlemen are travelling
merchants who carry large stocks, and
| either one is able to give the best goods
| for the money.
Among the handsOmeSt men may be
mentioned j. S. Proctor, and he is just
about as good as handsome. He sells
| heavy hardware for NicOlS Il Dean,
and among customers and companions
| passes as A l. all wool and yard wide.
| He is not letting the wind blow through
his whiskers as much as he was,
whether it is owing to the advent of
| spring or because certain landlord at
| Watertown sized him up as "Dock," de-
| pOnent sayeth not.
| Stewart, Win0na, is the way it looks
upon the hotel register, and he sells
| crockery.
The last seen of j. F. Eberlee, he was
leaving jackson in company with Syl-'
vester Hill, general agent for Deering
u Co., via team. AS Hill was seen aft
| erwards the Rambler has been curious
| to know if Eberlee reached safe har-
Dor. OF course he is no spring chicken,
but one or those innocent, unaSSuming
fellows with smile so bland like, it is
| no telling what might happen.
George f. Boyd, Minneapolis, was
making his maiden trip in the interests
of II. f. Lillibridge IL Co., and was last
seen in company with Harry Shaubert,
Of Mankato, going west from Easton.
That is, they made close connections at
EastOn, east and west.
Louis Kahn, of Kahn Bros, Chicago,
was doing Blue Earth, selling the Da-
mond K. brand of flannel shirts with
success. He also started with two 9TH
ers, baking powder and butter and eggs,
in foot race for the championship of
Blue Earth. Kahn was distanced in
| the first quarter, but Referee Letter de-
cided it a draw, as Kahn had left his
wind at home. Letter is a nephew of
| dry goods man once Field, Letter Il Co.,
and besides acting as an occasional ref
| cree sells large bills of goods.
j. ID. III. Painter, travelling freight
| agent of the Omaha line, knows how to
| play game of whist, and loves it about
as well as any one, provided of course
| there is no business on hand. Ask him
| about the game from Madelia to Mime
apolis between himself and unknown
VS.. II. S. fowler and Tony Schafer.
Painter will be pleased to tell you of the
| thirteener.
Perhaps no one can unpack or repack
| a sample shoe trunk quicker than Tony
| Schafer, and he can come about as near
telling you all about them as any one.
| He travels for st. Paul house, owns a
| large farm at RuShmore and thinks
more of attending to business than any
| sort of fun you can scare up.
Whoever heard of Hurry, the heavy
| weight of Hibbard, S. & B. Hurry does
not weigh ton, but when it comes to
selling bill of general hardware he is
| there. The RAMBLER.