Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-04
BuZZINGS.

those who make them display q very low
quality of intellect, The comment made by
morning sheet one day last week on
Trains latest movement "that he furnished
a better excuse for starting an asylum than a
church." disturbed MIR. Bemis' feelings very
much In speaking about 1t he said;
"Knowing as do, what Train has done in
his life tine, it comes with very poor grace
from any one TO cast such reflections upon
him. He holped this town by advertising it
when advertising was needed, and plenty Of
men in the United States have been made
wealthy by him"
MIR. Bomis talks quite freely and with
much feeling of his uucle's remarkable life
and declared that no living man possessed
such power of mind, determination OF pur'
pose and force of character, In his tour
around the world he created more stir among
the officials and people OF all nations, and
attracted more attention than any American
ever did before or since He wrote 700
page book Of that trip, which was never
printed that, says Beemis, contains more in
formation relative to scenes and incidents
than has ever been written. Publishers re-
fused to publish the MSS because Mr. Train
would not allow them to modify certain
passages attacking the president.
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Postmaster Gallagher says he would not
accept the nomination for mayor OF Omaha
just at this time, If both parties should com
bne ana offer IL TO hun. "l want contracts"
he continued in explanation of his assertion
(which In itself is reason enough, but there
are Others equally potent. Then there Is no
possible foundation on which to base even a
faint ghmmer of hope that either party de-
sires me as its candidate" To his first
declaration MIR. Gallagher added that a purse
of $1,000 as salary, In addition to what the
Office already pays, would not tempt him.
He wants office, but doesn't want the kind of
Office forbidding him the privilege of taking
good fat contracts in city improvements.
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"Say, did you ever hear that story of how
Charley Goodrich was enviegled into'a crowd
of thirsty buns and then basely deserted by
his friendsp' said q prominent local poll
tician the other day to the Buzzer The Buz,
ger hadn't heard it but wanted to, so the
p. !. p. continued:
"You see 1T was last fall, just before elec-
tion, and Charley was out hustlng for votes,
"He met friend of his on the street and
asked if he knew where there were any
good secondhand votes lying around.
"Said he: I'D like to get n nice round lot
of not too expensive votes and would be will
ing to say something for them, of course
"'rve got the very thing you want re-
piled his friend; follow me-
$50 they walked down to Fourteenth
street and entered q well known saloon. A
horde of thirsty looking fellows were stand
ing about, with expectant eyes, for it was
election time you know. There didn't seem
| to be so many of them about, though, but
what the bar could accommodate them all in
line.
"Gentlemen, let me introduce you to
| Charley Goodrich
The transformation was instantaneous;
| the crowd slid off barrels, boxes and ratings,
and started across the floor to Charley. They
shook him by the hand, patted his broad
| back, called him "Charley' and ''pard, and
| hustled HIM up to the bar.
They still continued to come, however,
| through the door; in at the windows and up
| through the trap-door until they almost re-
| senbled the rats in 'The Pied Piper of
| Hamln."
| In despair Mr.. Goodrich called to the bar
| tender, For the love of heaven close that
| trap door"
| 10 the meantime the friend lor fiendl who
| had introduced him to the crowd had de-
yes, We'll vote for you, Charley. Yes, don't
mind if do take a little more beer"
When his money was gone Mr.. Goodrich
made his escape to the street, and was the
center of an admiring and thirsty consult
uenCy until he got chance to slip into a
hack and get away.
And he won't know that it was ''put up
Job" until he reads this
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AS field, turf and farm sport Joe Clark
son takes the lead, by several laps, Of any
lawyer in Omaha. That man would rather
Lunt, fish and riddle targets with rife balls
than scoop in the biggest fee afoat. In his
| house he has closet filed with guns, blum
derbusses and horse pistols, curiosities and
| relics in the firearm line which he has COL
lected from time to time solely on account Of
his mania for such things. No Omaha citizen
has such stock of shootng-lrons, fishing
| tackle, hunting jackets and fine dogs, or
takes as great pride in them as he does At
the bar, in his Office, wherever you meet
him, no subject eicits his attention quicker
than this one. Last week Mr.. Clarkson re-
turned from a tour among the northern
lakes looking very brown, and reports hav.
ing had an elegant time. Such fish stories
as he tells are beyond reasonable compre-
hension, but every one is thoroughly vouched
for. or course "the biggest one" got away.
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The case of the stonecuttcr who fell
through the trap of a building on Howard
street early last week, brings to mind the
characteristic callous marks of the various
trades. He was promptly identified by a
fellow tradesman as stone-cutter, from the
calloused spots on his hands occasloned by
handling the various tools Of his craft
On the plasterer's left hand is a calloused
! ridge along the lower part of the palm,
caused by carrying heavy "hock" OF plas-
ter, and his right hand is also marked.
Members of other crafts bear distinctive
marks. The butcher carries his mark along
| the upper portion of his right hand between
| the thumb and fore finger caused by
handling the meat saw and ceaver.
The farmers horny hands are mass of
| calloused skin The various tools Of his
| trade are productive of many callouses,
The carpenter, the blacksmith, the painter
and the plumber all carry marks on their
right hands indicitive of the handling of
| hammer and brush.
Even the professions carry their marks to
| a certain degree.