Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-04

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besides that require watching. 1t does
not do to wait till the guest finds out
about the decadence of eggs or the pa
resis of the oyster. The guest was not
| designed to act as an egg tester. So
everything has to be practically APP
proved or condemned frequently, from
the fresh wrung oxtail for soup down to
the fiageolet bean and the flushed feat
tres of the lobster.
All, all must be looked over. Even
| the nutmeg which has lasted over two
or three trips has to he duly reported,
and its condition marked on the straw
colored report and registration. Eight
kinds of soup, four kinds of veal, four
kindS of ducks, three of chickens, ETC.,
etc., are OF the list from which the
menu is made, and from beef la mode
to wooden toothpicks the inventory must
be made up each trip. and the financial
condition and the sanitary condition of
the cuisine stated carefully. Thirteen
kinds of fish are on the list, and any one
of them, if at all dissatisfied with its
surroundings, can take off the keen wire
edge of pleasure even for congressional
funeral party.
Most people on board train are like
children, they do not know where all
these things come from, but they lose
their temper if they cannot get every
thing. They often sit and rack their
brains to think of something that they
may not be able to find. and then they
ask for it. They are especially arid
while going through state where pro-
hbition reigns. and they sometimes or
der jug before crossing the state line,
so that they may acquire it inside the
state.
OF course it is to be expected that on
dining car one can get beefsteak and
soft boiled eggs and toast and coffee. but
here are few kitchen articles out of
about FIVE hundred on the list which we
would hardly expect to find. Bottle
holders, bar strainers. cigar holders,
liquor jiggers, lemonade shakers, mus
tard cups, towel holders, wine servers,
butter prints, can openers, ice shavers,
cigar box knives, wire cutters, apple
corers, Marie Bains, bottle brushes. Gro
quette molds, cake turner's, flesh forks,
egg slicers, fue cleaners, garnishiug sets,
ice tongs, jelly molds, knife keelers,
boring knives, meat saws, paste brushes,
pot chains. wire broilers. water backs,
mustard oZiers, beaten biscuit, bath
brick and cochineal. are articles that
while dining we rarely call for, and yet
they are there all the time
Then again, who would think of call
ing in dining room car for sandalwood,
of haa
winches, peavies, spokeshaves, hoof
rasps, manicure sets. button molds, post
augers, stump pullerS, dental lathes,
raisin seeders, pile drivers or shad boners?
No one.
At least hope so. For he would not
find them.
\ young man in Dallas the other day
told me of a good joke on Drexel. Nor
gan d Co., and as they are doing so well
l presume they will not mind it if tell
1t here. You can never successfully pick
on prosperous people. Now look at jay
Gould. | have always said what liked
about Gould, and yet he and are just
as good fr<gd as ever we were. don't
see any difference at all. He never used
to speak to me. and he also does not vet,
But if he had been unfortunate. for
instance, and life had been a failure. or
the sheriff had made him pay his fine for
not serving is a juror last fall. or had
scared him and garnisheed his pay at the
Western Union Office, Jay would have
been III tempered over what | have said,
and either stopped his paper or refused
me the privileges of his rolling stock;
but now he and just 90 along as we
used Il. 1t has made no difference with
either of Us. We are above it.
Well, the young man said that he went
east a while ago with letter of credit
from the Kansas City Safe Deposit and
Savings bank for $500. He went into
DreIel, Morgan & Co.'S and presented
it, asking for 800 on account. \ clerk
took down a sort of time table and looked
over it, then he asked the young man to
be seated "a moment. He did so. There
was more consulting of the directory.
Later on wide blue policeman came in
and asked the young man TO join him in
a little saunter. The Texan was to be
married that evening to beautiful
young lady Of New York. and so you can
see how little interest he felt in trysting
with tat Policeman who shaved him
self.
The young man was shut up in the
cold, matted atmosphere of the gaol in
less than half an hour, the accusers mere
ly telling him that there was no such
bank as he claimed to have a letter from.
We will now suppose that week has
passed by. All is bright and clipper in
the gay, glad sunshine, but pain alone is
the portion of the felon The young
man from Texas had not changed his
collar for i6S hours. His trunk had not
been sent up to him, and ne had been
nightyiess. if you viii allow me to coin a
term.
At that moment the doors opened and
freedom entered. ''You are released. -
said a kind old man. The Messrs.
Drpxel Morrsn II Co 1,resau+ +Iair rom,