Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-08

the play. "S-say, dcah bcy, can you t-teil me
the way TO the bawths1n I turned around
and bcheld handsome, though effeminate,
young Englishmau IN dazzling white fiannels
with broad blue sash, monocle ana
bang.
"Chumley," as he Is generally Called Is
one of the sights OF Victoria. He Is very
wealthy, and is lettering around tho globe
with his bride, beautiful and aristocratio
English girl. He outdoes even the famous
Berry Wall in the number and extravaganza
of his clothes. He has n SUIT for every hour
of the day, and is an invo;erate "tubber,"
that ls, no bathes twice q day. He has
valet, who also dresses extravagantly, as ono
Of his perouisites is "Chumley'sn cast Oft
clothes, of which there are n large number.
He is typical of q large number of the young
men of Victoria, but none OF them can COM
pete with him IN luxurious dressing"
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'I have got on to the way good many
clerks in Omaha 'Snock down on their en-
poyers,n said a young professional mau. 'I
went into q store the other day to purchase
seven feet of a certain material, which camo
to 40 cents handed the clerk 81 and he
wrapped up tne goods, filed out slip in his
book and took the dollar TO the cashier. Ho
returned with the change and handed me 30
cents and the slip, saying, They did better
by you at the Office than did.
~ didn't look at the slip until / got homo
and then noticed that he had only charged
three feet, which amounted to 30 cents. He
had tn lie TO me about the 80 cents because
he had not got the right change from tho
Office to get more out of it for himself. 1
understand tins is done in all lines OF trade,
by clerks who think their employers do not
pay them well enough.
IA merchant to whom / talked told mo
that he was aware that 1t was going on, but
it was very difficult to detect. Customers
on whom it is played, whom they notice the
difference between the amount of their pur
chase, think 1T was merely an error"
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Our country cousins afforded the towns
people good deal of amusement during the
week. The motor ana cable lines attracted
much attention from the visitors, and there
were many narrow escapes from death by
curious ruralists.
A strapping big farmer with cowhide
boots, and strip of buffalo robe under his
chin couldn't understand what made "the
gol-durned cable kears move, he couldn't
see no cable" When told that it was be-
meath the track he got down on his hands
and knees and gazed through the slot. While
gazing a train swurg around the corner and
struck the gentleman full in the seat of the
trousers The air was torn with yelis, and
he was picked up somewhat uazed by the
suddenness of the thing, but was unhurt.
party of suburban Inaidens stood at the
corner of Farnam and Fourteenth streets
and looked with awe mt the motor cars. One
of them called out, Look, Mag, see them
funny little wheels. Don't they jest fy?" aud
they stopped down and gazed at the bat
terry under the car. 'That's where they
keep the steam," said one. mo 'tain't,
neither" said another; 1.-The steam's in that
round brass box in front. Guess know"
~.
A delegation from the interior of Iowa, who
had been for long time denied the luxury
of taking drink openly in sure enough
saloon availed themselves of the opportunity,
and spent most Of their time in visiting the
fancy saloons. The first one they entered,
the spokesman leaned confidently over the
bar and whispered to the bartender, "Say,
bartender, give us some 'beebe'" The bar
tender thought he was running in new
drink on him, so he said, 1--WE don't keep 1t
here SIR" The party filed out, and finally
found a place where an ex-Iowa bartender
was on duty. He, of course, understood
"beebe" to mean beer, and gained their GUS
tom, which was lavish, during their visit