The Meeker herald., 1891-01-03
IN PUBLIC WASH-ROOMS.
Men Steal Soap. tho Bowls. Combs
and ToWeiA
4 Gis.isa.u Hs,si Bss,bi@sk Gh.ss Absas
tbs es.-T sh.I.stsss iis nssis-wss-
SsEt4i s.e. bi,pisy.t ~ tl~-
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''Whss class Of men pay yOl bssl7'
was tho query Of Cincinnati Tines
Star REPORTER Ia Charley, the tat boot,
black al tho ellison IiOusa. '-weil,
rus.ss dFHmmrrs- have had dFuniIaers
eOHs Ia sitter making sOoi sale, and
they HOuli Sc, cleaned up @nd shinei
Up. and hand me quarter and refuse
,he change. tell 500 there's n0'hlH'
,oo god fog drummer saen hes maia
dandy sale. sSuss asn she moEa ,Ley
sc, the msshsf ghsy got, has not Jour
commercial Traveller. Hes dandy
every time. And then I have regular
egsiSlsrs u sonli-meH about t1aa,
.Oysusg iUFz1eF CONES in. lie azats
good shihe. pays foF il, ami soe, ssay
satisfied, Sometimes nc have man
come In ehs objects to PAyihs san ssnts.
,hlhks Hi1kel "noush. and ALL stand
AMI argue the rzsn uIlA Yoe. Why, u
t-s.s HszFly = dimes suFtA Of bl.1kihs
u ..vi zFsgnl sDnis 1ira's feet
'ss5nrtlmes mrE think this il in
eiutir'i In the ta.Fl, sal iasis, GA no,
paying Tor IL. I h2N. had mon epn6
in hsg~. aziE up - u" stand, cork up
their feet, sut og' brush. apen tho
bi2rilus,t.1H. anI UFperfi - sliHo
their oau shoes WhHH -, over be-
Ing pafaiyl.i a. thsiF saii isll thea
Ia set ~ aa the chair ani III hlzrzrn
their shu-ss. that make Ely iisiHs tlss
say. hzi q fril3H H. lisg GA ais ono
day, EHi uhrn s4a BE- u-s sllat rsinr
Ing my hgushss Ftitl.ih- Ihr mlI 90, l
az d a
declared 10 Wv4h IMPORT me-. taii
him n So AL-1ii .fi TrfuF'. I Vas iDpis'
los oct iuF ny nuu P9ui-FiY. EErss
10 changed HE miHi. 'lHriHha'i2ns
arr purity will sheI a. a Fslr, They
scar party riro Shoes IiuE many
towels ar ussi hoTv in day. ThTr~
of f"ar huniri. Ssui"tlHi's 80 have
,o change ,hrsa after once usiHr.
"why. I've seen men easar In here.
walk " and dpuH iiil ,ii-y sza f,u-.i.
clean inari AMI then siaasi 2ai rip7 tho
penpiga,iUn and die; 81 ihsiF f4c-s.
They aiIi uig~ and then look ~ tho
,Ssvi, snI ,h-H uiis again zni Look.
ius, a. a.. hos much ,iigg -ahi-s OF OF
raursS that towel has "a rpme down.
Ne. they ion't ,hiak II washing
The dirt 90. they HaHg So s.r
hoe much dit they can S., Of
an tho ,npvt They take = isy sash.
Hos many mon come in here 80
Nssh arr guests a. the ha,rls Nc, halt
Of 'cm. Why, we've pat men 90; %
herr often. i~sulAF iaairrs. yag knos.
These bgu, politicians about isSn arr
the Wors,. dot gall? We'll. haVca'i
;h~y1 We stand en- a. long a. 40 can
a ~.
come In herr Who carry of soap. That's
lion" nearly every day. i:risFr 40 bad
tho half hSuahr. and cpfats fastened
with rings, jus; hooked on. they gscd ~
carry them away. Why, tharu aF- teO~rs
who com- Ia hrrl rho ~v.sla carry OF
ss,ss wusa.stana " !, wasn't fastened.
There arr !-i.rTs who never scc any
soap Until they cot- in hUrr. anil then
sometime. We don, see |, shon They're
ronc. Thea good nanA men don;
half wash. They will ias; vet the dir;
an ,Lclr hand, and face. and then rub /,
of On the ioA-l. \ man came In hero
tho other day, sct down hi, sach-l.
opened u. took out his brush and black.
ibE and proceeded - shin" '-m up him.
self. told him could dc IL batter
than he could. Well. he 'rrckoncd NOS
and finished the iob-aiai- good one
OF ISo. and then hc had ~. brush
him OF nicely all over. and paid inc ju,t
the sam" ~ though | had bla1kcl his
shoes, and then he walked away. Funny
follow, wasn't he? Hut you ough, 10 SEQ
the towels ily when the races arc on and
the hotel Is crowded. and especially a,
night. when they come back from tho
races all dusty and bc-rimci from head
TO foot.
"fhcn We have Ia hustle M tho clean
towels Hat they're good fellows TO
pay. I'll bet this Is the most popular
wash.room in town. lIct moro men
wash hero In day than at any place In
town. It's right here on one Of the
bunicst streets, In the center of tho
town, and no trouble to drop In. Then
Their. Is hot and cold water. and they
can get good shine. and In five min.
utcs they can 70 out again like now
men. A good wash braces man MP.
There, soc that fellow. Wipe the dirt
oil; never wash. that towel was Just put
up, but down she concs." aud so
Charley and his partner kept going all
day long, taking down and hanging up
towels, Rubbing of tho splashcd marble
wash-stands, taking the soap out of tho
water. ctnptying tho bowls and keep
ing tho wash.room the "sliclscs;-lool-
ing place in town" Tho reporter visited
the wash-rooms OF all the other leading
hotels OF the city and found tho same
conditions existing and tho same order
Of complaints.