The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-18
HOTEL AND CORRIDOR.

Worschauer who came in yesterday
from Colorado and was seen at the
Templeton. He is on his way around
the world on a wager. having left
Berlin on October 1. 1895. The wager
was for $4,000 a side, and he is to
travel around the world visiting GER
tain stipulated cities without any
money except that earned on his
travels.
When he left Berlin he was penni-
less, and started out bravely. with the
knowledge that he would lose $1,000
if he was not back by october /, 1897.
Since leaving Germany he has visited
New York. Charleston. jacksonville,
New Orleans. Denver, the mining
camps of Colorado and all of the prin-
cipal cities between New York and
Colorado.
Before getting back in 's7 he must
visit these stipulated places: San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Hawaii, To-
kio Yokohama, Pekin, Shanghai, Bonn
bay, Calcutta, Zanzibar, Cape Town,
Alden, Suez Cairo, Brindis, Rome,
Nice, Montecarlo Madrid, Havre,
Marseilles, Paris, and Frankfort, thence
to Berlin
When he first reached America he
spent two months in New York, Where
he Immediately obtained employment
in dry goods houses from whom ne
shows recommendations. He speaks
f1uently German, English and frehch,
understands Spanish and Italian ana
says that before he gets back he'll pc
familiar with the Chinese and Japan
csc tongues He is a well educated
gentleman, student of everything ne
sees and takes a wonderful amount OF
interest in America. He is doing
newspaper work for the Berlin Tage-
blott'' on his way and when ne gets
back will probably write book.
Alternately he journeys in palace
car and a freight train, and will leave
in a couple of days for San Francisco
He is now trying to get passes from
the railroad companies to get as far as
the Golden Gate.
He wants to see everything in and
around this city and says he lis going
through the Temple" today. He was
told that that would be Impossible
but ridiculed the idea. III join the
church if need be- he said IN
thorough earnestness. He said that
people were so foolish to spend their
thousands to see Europe, the Alps and
all. ''WhY, Europe has nothing IN
natural scenery compared to America.
and L never saw anything across tne
waters to compare with the Royal
Gorge. The people do not know their
own country"
Speaking of Germany he said:
There are very hard times now in
Germany. They are caused by the
immense amount of competition in all
branches and the ever increasing
taxes imposed upon the people to sup
port the army Every day the great
mass of the people are becoming
poorer. simply because they have to
feed an ever increasing standing
army
Mr.. Ploughs was talking at the
Knutsford last evening about wheels
for as he says, 81 have sold one or
two of 'em in my time.
"As long aus the present demand
keeps up there will be no reduction IN
/ high grade wheels and there are no
signs of a relaxation. They say the
Japs are making wheels very cheaply,
hut I have seen none of them yet. 1t
seems TO me. in fact I'm pretty sure.
that Americans will buy American
wheels. The English and other
European wheels are much cheaper
than the American product and yet
YOU never see one ridden IN the east
or anywhere else in America.
bare-headed girl walked across
the corridor. of one of the leading
hotels Yesterday afternoon There
was nothing strange about that. but
che had dark brown hair While the
| hob on the back of her head was
Golden yellow. 1t did not shade at
all. the contrast being most abrupt. 1t
m6eht have been a switch but maybe
she tried to bleach it and SUCCEEDED
only with the end. No matter Whae
/ If was for "alPs we'll that ends we'll
The men are interested in the mystery
/ though.
AIeck Reyolds. a commercial man,
! told q good story yesterday about
ttcoon dance in st. Louis. One OF the
musicians had put a black violin box
down on the orchestra stand, ana tnen
one of the young ladies', while dancing.
bad left .'Mistah Johnson's rosebuds'
IN the box "Some low nigga" sug-
eas+ed a. coffin and the usual decora-
tions. and as soon as the rest Oh the
company heard of it, they stopped
dancing, began to speak IN Whispers
and one by one left the hall. MI.
\ REYNOLDS cOnctuueu viii - /
man is superstitious but he can't beat
those people"
If was a funny sight to see Edwards,
Tngersoll and Warde spinning around
the boulevard on their wheels. Inc
funny sight consisted in the last named
man. who puffed and pedaled about
| fftv wards behind the others While the
pesky machine" kept turning and
humping in every direction. Never
mind. Hugh; after another month no
one can give you the laugh.
The "earIy bird" was not in sight
Yesterday, and SO Mr.. A. T. Worm
the advance agent for James O'Nein
registered at the Templeton, which
| house also received these guests yes
terday: M. C. Gilmer, Chicago; Frank
wilson and wife Bliss. n. Y; s. T.
Sarles and wife, Monticello, Ida; w. II
Proctor and daughter of the same
place; S. E. Frost, Omaha; J. B. Lord
William H Reed, the division super
intendent of the Pullman company, OF
Chicago, and R. Butler of Ogden, the
district superintendent. are at the
Knutsford J. H. Turner of Cripple
| Greek, T. ]. Barbour of San Francisco
/ A H. Ginger of Hartford and G. w
Simmons of New York are the guests
| of Gus Holmes, and the appended COM
mercial travellers registered at the
Knutsford yesterday: II. r. Wagner
/ Denver; a. Alper, Chicago; c. c. Lo-
nellie, San Francisco; James c. Huts-
son, iewelry, New York; H. Bloom
San Francisco, and L. Pollock, St