The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-08-22
IN PUBLIC WASH ROOMS
Mon SteaI Soap. tho Bowls. Comb,
and ToWola
A Cincinnati, IIoi.i ii"o'b!aois Chats About
the Queer Character. liz n'cis-Hou-
.i.rfui Merry, DI,pi,yrI by ric-
nyun..h indIy!dus.s-

the uus.sr Ghsr.'trr. ur n.oi.-Non-
dsrfai Merry, DI,pi,y'i by ric'
nyun..h indIy!dus.&
"What class OF men pay you lrs,2'
mas tho query Of u Cincinnati lIgics'
Star reporter to Charley, tho fat boot
black at tho Gibson House. "W,ll, |
guess drunmori. have had drurmCgs
come In after making u good Galc, and
they would got cleaned up and 'ilacI
up. and hand me quarter and refuse
the change. tell you there's u0ihin'
too good for drummer when he's iaadc
q dandy sale. Some men thc more they
get the mcanor they got, hut not your
commercial traveller, Hes n dandy
every time. And then have regular
customer, OF gentlemen about town.
Governor Foraker comes in. lie wants
good shine, pays for II, and goes away
satisfied. Sometimes we have man
come In who object, to paying ten cents,
thinks u nickel enough, and Will stand
and argue the ease with you. Why, IL
takes nearly dimes worth Of backing
- 49, ------i s.s.,s. ,aa','r fa..,
''Somotlmcs men think this Is In
cluded In the boarl, and Insist ON not
paying for IL. | have had men como
Ia here, walk up to the stand, eoci up
their feet, get out brush, open tho
backing box, aud proceed 10 shine
their own shoes. When get 90, b.
Ing paralyzcd AZ their gall | toll them
10 get up on the chair AMI IN blarkun
their shocn; that | make my llvlng tlat
way. had n fellow DO that on go ono
day, and when saw ho wal about fulu'
Ing my brushes rubbing the mud Of,
told him to put 1, down, anl he dll, apl
declared hn would report me. told
him 10 90 ahead and report was Look
Ing out for gny own property. | guess
he changed his mind, C!nciHnat.ans
ar. purity we'll shoi g. a rule. They
wear purity pire shoes. How m=ly
towels are used here In - day Thrdo
or four hundred. s0mciimcf wt have
to change them after once ussaE.
"Why. I've seen men COME in herr,
walk up and down I'LL ih"y raE q Fprl,
clean towel aud then stand and wipe the
Precipitation aud dirt OF thalr i4rfr-
They all wipe and then look ~ the
towel, and then Wlpo again AMI luui.
ias, 10 see LoW much dirt comcs oil. 90
course that towel has 10 cumc down.
No. they don't gh!nk Of washing
III. dirt oil: they want to srr
hos much dirt they can ct OF
on tho towel They take = dry sash,
How many nrn come In hogU a.
wash arr guests q, the boiri9 Not half
Of en-. Why. we've put mon uai 81
here atira. Regular lo4irrs. yuI kH1u.
Thr.c bum politicians slpu; ipun arr
the worst. Got a sailg We'll. hayrn'k
,huyg "" stand en- a. long a. ~" IAN
and then run '-m out. Why. 'rilrFs
come Ia hero uho carry Of soap That.
done nearly every day, BEFORE 80 hal
she hale brushes and combs fastened
With rings. igss hooked on. ,h-y usr,i -
carry lhcm away. Why. there arr tcllrFs
Who come Ia bore pho would carry 90
n. vash-s,ani II IL aasa't fastened.
'--th.tu are t.u.Ss ~t.a we've. any
sap until they caa Ia huFv, -nh sh9u
sometimes NJ duH's 80 II ahcn tAry'01
suHc. TbSn Epo-i uany mTa dua'g
halt wash. Thry Uili iaa. Urt tie tiH.
on ,LriF hands and '4rr. AnI ihrn flE &c
81 on The towel. 4 man came IN hrru
tho other day. sri dnga his asrafi,
pp-nrsi IL. took oct Eis brush srd bizrts
Tag AMI prur~.,iSd 90 shin- 'rui up Llas,
self. told him cuuii Do IL t.rggrr
than he could. We'll. De- 'FrvkuurI tn,.'
and finished the ipb=nai- a good ,HF
o'is. ,ua! and then Lr hal mr isftah
him Of nlc.iY all "t-r. AMI paid Eir !ass
tho samr a. though I bal hizskri Die
shasas. AMI then hr uaiE-i zuays I4rag
.olios. wasn't hoS ~, yua ouzbti1 81.
the ioscis n uh"n iAH races aFr pI ISL
;ho hotel "a rEpsii.d. agi especially -
night, vkrn ;hcy cpi.sr hack from t.4a
T.rCa all das;y aai hcsFinryi irpsl Lrai
20 .pas.
Then 80 have - hustle up ttH firal
towels Iin, they're good icliHas 90
pay. I'll b.; ghgs il the t.gss popular
~ssh.rUstn in ,oun. iiag nov t8fn
wash herr in . day than al ans pisFr ia
town. I;'s tight here uu unr - tla
husics, s;rv-s> in tho coairr ~ tsr
;oNa. aai NO trouble t. irpp IN. TLrH
,hrf- IL hss AMI cold va;af. znI fhrF
can So, = zppl shine, AuJ in nsu El.a.
uiss they can So uut asaiu like uHa
men. 4 sDgi sash bfasas q man r9s
Thugu. 500 tia; 'CiiuN. Wipr ihr dis
90. never wash! shat i1uri aas I4i f..E
up. tut down she r1mrs.- AsI s5
Charley AMI his partner LaTi r1iEr rIi
dsy long. taking down aHl hauEi uu
iaurls. rubbing % thr sriaslui uaFsIiH
Wash.sian,is. iaLin; the snap uIt at fln
water. -mp'tinr ihr hguls an1 l#s.e.
In. tho uash.fppm tho ''siirkTsls Iss-ss
Ing place In t1uu. Tho rrt.ufirr visited
ibc wash.rupJns - all thr other iHallar
hotels u ibc city aud iuanI the ssur
conditions existing and ;bu SANE gf,lus
q complaint