St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-15
AT THE HOTELS.

Sam La Sier. who travels for n. X.
Fairbank, of Chicago, was pointed out
to him, and Sam whispered in Ehla's
ear in very mysterious manner for a
moment. Then they quietly walked up
stairs.
''Pll tell you it is a dandy" said Sam,
as he explained the valentine which had
been entrusted to his care for Allen.
she said that you must always think
OF her whenever you saw it.
But won't you tell me her name?"
| pleaded the expeetant recipient of the
valentine.
'.She said that you would know who
it was from when you saw it, was the
reply.
They walked up the stairs, entered
! the room which had been assigned to
| La Ser, and the latter then went 10 the
| closet door which he opened. There in
| one corner stood figure, draped from
head to foot in a long sheet. Allen
| looked at his conductor, and the latter
| looked at him.
''But it's against the rules" said
| Allen in grave voice, but at the same
! time he was looking very hard at the
outlines which could be seen through
| the sheet.
room. lnaES dill flgHt, Sdlu Lid OleI,
''Shall | leave the rOom?'
| He then quietly closed the door of the
room after him. and the bell boy, who
was passing through the hall at the
/ time, wondered if he had the collie, be-
cause of the manner in which he was
doubled up.
Suddenly there was yell from the
room and Allen came out into the hall
with chair. poised a. weapon, in his
hand. Behind him, with sheet trail
ing around his feet, came j. Y. Cherry,
another travelling man.
Peace was finally declared after many
visits to the room adjoining the office,
but there was Steely glitter i'll the
eyes of Allen for the remainder of the
afternoon.
1t was some what later in the day that
Allen and Cherry were in a deep con-
sultation over some Weighty project.
Then two of the smallest bell boys in
the house, colored, of course, were sent
up stairs by Allen to the room which
had been set aside for the occupancy OF
Cherry. Something very mysterious
went on in the room for some time, and
then La Sier. who was writing letters
i'll the writing room, was sent for.
"There is a customer in Cherry's
room who wishes to buy some soap"
said Alien in confidential tone. 600
up and see him. He has got a sample
of the soap he wants with him."
After thanking him for the pointer,
La Sier ran up stars. Allen quickly
entered the elevator, and by the time
La Sier had got to the room Allen was 4
close second.
La Sier sells brand of soap which.
has been extensively advertised by the
distribution of cards. envelopes, etc., on
each of which is printed the picture of
two little pickaninnies sitting in tub
engaged III taking bath with the adj
vertised soap. When La Sier entered
the room he saw Cherry seated in a
chair eonvulsed with laughter. In one
corner of the room was very correct
representation of the soap advertise
ment made with the two bell boys and a
tub.
The grave and sedate members of the
legislature who had rooms on the same
floor wondered at the goddess, cigarette
smoking drummerS, who could make so
much merriment out of such quiet
day. The capacity of the bar was gem
erOusly tested during the balance or the
evening, but Sam insisted OH exhibiting
the living advertisement of his soap to
number of his customers.
s S
Scion Zeke Kendall, of Duluth, was
telling some Duluth stories to party Of
friends in the Merchants hotel yeSter-
day afternoon. His tales were of the
ante-boom order, when the wolves used
to chase the sleighing parties and eat
the back door refuse.
at was cold day." began Mr.. Ken
dali.
WAS it during your first aldermanjc
canvass?" asked one of the interested
hearers.
ut was cold day." continued the
Duluthian, with proper dignity, "about
February, seven years ago. Mile Bun
nell was running the Herald at the
time, and there were two other papers
there also. There was a strong and ill.,
satiable enmity between the papers, as
they were cutting their advertising
rates, trying to drive each other out of
the business. On this cold day L men,
toned it began to snow. 1t showed,
and showed, and showed, until the peo-
pie Of Duluth began to think that it
would never stop. The trains on the
various roads were blockaded and
it was impossible to communicate
with other cities even by tele-
graph, as the wires were all
down. But the papers got the news
just the same, in one way or another,
and the preparations were made on the
next day as usual for the running off
the regular edition of the Herald. The
greatest CONSERVATION was evinced
when it was discovered that all of the
priut paper was gone and there was
nothing to run off the edition on. The
management of. the paper was per-
picked. 1t would not do to ask the
other papers for assistance, and no
paper could be obtained from any OF the
book stores, as they did not carry
enough for such purpose.
Finally one OF the men IN the office
suggested that they try to get some
wall paper. The suggestion was i'm
mediately acted upon, and the entire
edition OF the Herald for that evening
was run off OIL wall paper. In fact, as
a proof of this, you can see. even to this
day, some of the walls OF the houses i'll
the West end are paDered with the
Herald of that date, from which the
owners OF the houses can derive the
pleasure of ornament and at the same
time refresh their minds FROM the walls
as they sit at the supper table,"
ii
F. A. Gebhard. New York travelling
man who is registered at the Ryan, IS
the namesake of the man who has been
made we'll known through his COM
panionshlp with the English actress,
Mrs. Langtry. Mr.. Gerhard says that
he has been taken for the other by
about every one in the United States,
with the exception of Mrs. Langtry.
Sometimes, when he has been i'll q city
OH business for several days, and it is
discovered that he is not the lever Of
the Jersey Lily, the people are disap-
pointed to such an extent that they be-
Iieve he has worked a confidence game
on them by not going around with a
placard attached to him stating that he
is not the man they think him to be.
Many queer complications have arisen
out of the mistakes made, but he enjoys
them. He is bothered to a considerable
ex tent by having the ladies attempt to
get acquainted with him because Of his
name, but he refuses them all.