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gtxe maictoiia gailij gagle : SatxxrcUuj gJXorrihig, gloMcmber 6, 1886.
Sagxe SMITHSON & CO.
ROBBED BY GUIDES.
COURIERS WHO FLEECE AMERICAN8
TRAVELING ON THE CONTINENT.
Confession or Ono Who Has Bono Slucli
Stealing Uotr it Is Done Advico to
Thrw Who TVi-.li to Make : Cheap
Trip.
A fevr clays ago I wo3 speaking on the sub
ject o Americans on the continent to an ex
perienced courier, from whom I glerinclscra3
information that mav have some interest for
your readers. Ho had just eoaio hero from
Paris, after having escorted a St. Louis fam
ily through the chief terras and places of in
terest in France, Germany, 6-svitzeriand end
lly, and seemed very ell pleased -with tho
financial results of the journey.
"TTou make some money at this business cf
yours, I presunw1? said I, vrith an air of af
fected indifference.
"I should think I do," aid the clever
courier, twisting his features into an expres
sion of diabolical cunning. "I have a good
pile at the Credit Fouckr and in the Italian
government stocks; and I do not care just
rolling you that every cent in the j:ila is
American. I do not like the English I hate
and detest them! They are no good for us
couriers. They are too sharp, and never let
us bring them a long bill, as they settle their
accounts sometimes ttriea in twenty-four
hours and they never alio for divers or ex
tras unless every item is specified. "Well, if
you did not know before, you know now,
that 'divers' and 'extras' are some of the best
' pickings a courier lias, and as I am not an
idiot, I nver go -with the English. "We
couriers turn our backs ou Milord Thi, and
Milord That,if we see an American with his
wife and daughters coming our -way.
FIEECINO TUZ AilEKIC.VK.
"Ah! the American is a good, brave, gener
ous souL He seldom tots up tho couriers
bill, and flings his jnoney about a drcito et n
qaucho as mister the millionaire Ehould. I
made, for instance, some 2,CX franca per
month all "xpeniC3 cleared during my sli
months' trip 'with the St. Louis family. How
did I make it? you say. I suppose there is no
harm in lolling you. You'll bo mum on"the
matter J I knoryou will, although pressmen,
as a rule, aro slippery as lamprey, and are
very dangerous fellows for us couriers to
;n(V't: but my grammar tells m-3 there are cx-
oeptisns to every rule. "Well, sir, the average
pay of a good ccarier I mean his legitimate
pay is a louis a day, or something like COO
francs a month; pshaw, a mere nothing when
you look at it as a gentleman should I It is
the picking and not the salary that keeps the
pot gloriously boiling!
"Xow, I have hero" in my memorandum
book a list of all my hotel ketpcrs on tho con
tinent Thero is hardly a town, city or inter
esting site in Italy, Austria, Germany,
France, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland
where I have not get my men. I alw ayj, of
course, bring them my American families,
and pockt 10 per cent, of tho proprietors'
charges, naturally wltli the proprietors'
knowledge and consent Then I 'tip'groom3,
valets, waiters and general servants, and
charge my patrons double the amount
actually laid out. In every purchase
made I secure a fair proflt. What
between fans and blue binocles. and
fruit and ices, and field glasses and
photographic views, and bouquets and illus
trated newspapers, and cau de col'-gne bot
tles and pastry cake, and cabs and coaches,
and handbags and cigars, I manago to have
my i-tirse so full that I ask leave of absenco
f - r an hour or to once a month and go to tho
nearest agent do change, wliro I buy Sue,
beautiful shares that swell my income."
XOT S'"- pnoriTABLE "NOW
"I'm mighty glad,"' he added, 'that I made
r v hay while the sun was shining, for cur
vr"f ss.on i") is not now near "so profitable- as
it u 1 to be, because the number of American
farr;h5 that employ couriers b growing less
ml l:s3 cvsry year. Americans cf the-new
generation know mora langua-;ts t".iri tht-ir
latbors used t krow, and, therefore, they
can paddle tLv.1 Awn canoes Letter when they
ccrac over here. Besides, tho modem Iw
Yorker and Boitonian ore no: so easily taken
in as thos-? of the old school, and only a clovf r
courier can squevze them as he would a iemon
And as all couriers are not ciwr, sir, it fol
lows that theman from Broadway and tho
man from Now England sometimes gf-t the
bttter of tho professionals they empZoy. Still,
when a very clever courier gets hold of ero
"pectablo American family he is certain to
riaketh' d -liars dance as nevtr they danced
before.
"You ask me if I were an American tourit
how I should travel? Well, tcra koving
America I should pick up a fair knowledge of
Frr-nch and a mere smattering of German
and Italian say for a few hundred dollars
and then I would travel over all Europe at
just precisely one-fourth tho amount that it
rorts an American to-day In thi firtt place,
I'd never employ 11 courier. Couriers are
lTohes, rogues and kr.aves, oltL-tugh 'tis n.
courier that says so but never uuad, I can
bo candid and sincere when I want to; and as
for guides, I'd seldom tack them on to my
coat toils; they aro in tho majority of cases
quite unnecessary, when you have a Brad
shaw or a Baedaker in your pocket"
Such L the cubst-ance of tho remarks mede
by this cour-'er a faithful record cf facts
and opini' n, any comment on wLi:h teems
to be utterly useless. lldan Cor. New York
Moil and Express.
A Postal Cnrio-iltj-.
The postal muum in Berlin xrsa recentl y
cnrirheti by a letter cover, sent as a cunctity
bv Htrr ven Cargun. who had found it among
the papors left by Lis great-g'-a-idfather,
Lieut. Col. von I'resent In, deceased is. 1TS1
at Steruburg, Mecklenburg. IT.r ktter it
hJd contained was dated from Philadelphia,
and bcn tb postmark of that city, together
with tizoe of London, Calais, Bruss?I, The
Hague, Amsterdam and Hamburg, th it ac
tive pobt du-- brir-g narkl in "!i instance,
thereby f umn-bing a uhar.ee of conparing tho
then rai . f ro-tagc Ith those of the present
Its weieht. jndgiiig from th-sire of the cover,
cannot "have exceeded that cf i modem sin
"Ie" letter. f"r which the rtvipiont paid the
rio-.-est sum of .1 thak'rs 12 sbilhnj. C-JU-.1 to
IS marks 00 pfennig Geriuau money, prent
value, or CL05 UnrttU States enrrenvy. Paris
American Kegister.
Vaiirii L"iTue -iroadrnul errhki whivb
V. fc". Kimball of thw ty ptirchaspd at the
Morgan taie ia New Ycrk. f now ni fall
1 1 -.ni in his or-?iiHl hos& in Broosoa a-, rnue.
Mr. Morgan iie:dJ12o for it ia London.
1- r ill tfaertly lose its fiowrs ahd thof de
wring to v it should do so oan. a it i the
Sattte in America that thi- oreiiid has
JlontveJ, aik! im on? ecu tell when it w3I
do so again. ThJU plant was in bloom but
once before m London, and then lad bet two
spikes. TaL s the most remarkable phtr.t cf
its kind !tv,-vt to fiorfsts. The Kr-t two
llowerscn each spik? aro yeilow. wlik? all
the other 3P a dar5- mnrevn: but there are
three yc"-v f.ov.cr intcad of two cii this,
tcnethiBT before imhani of There are r2
spikes, cich about six fet long, with Iwenty
fivo flouTrs cu ea. Hechcsuar Union.
C i
STJCCESSOES TO
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN LOAN AND INVESTMENT COMPANY,
117 East Douglas Avenue,
Laad. Loos and IcKiracce Asents. ionej tuvfait, x. ck .u wa. . , g
TWrrP mnbinc a loan on Yarm. City. Chattel cr Personal eeenntr. call ana tee cs- Come in or feaJ a i I
ftSESSKtoa ofyS? rSSor City tropcrty. We handle larye ainocnu o both Euum end Fcrcljn
Caplf or InrwSnfnt to Real E-tate, and we Uiun enabled to make rapid salc.
J Corresponded Solicited. H. L. SKH3lbO. 3Sasiiser. (
EAGLE" j
i
1
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C o m d a n w-
U U IS I U U . 1 1 V! f
BANK OF WICHITA.
Corner Douglas and Lawrence Avenues.
own-Site
J. M. ALLEN &.C0.,
Wholesale and Retail Grocers,!
JZJT
112 Douglas Avenue.
WICHITA, KAN,-
Authorized Capital
Paid-Hp Capital
;. C. FISH. Prei.lif .
I v. r. ROKNSOS,
orncERS.
S. H. SLAT&B. Czthier.
Directors.
om v-er sees. r. vr. vtilsox.
Stocknolders.
$200,000
$76,000
oMTEn accE. vi rrrstartii.
j G.nsn.
,7;3.CCK.
xr.i; ROSK::
IO.D.BAK5RS. R. K.BOYS. KVLVT ROSS. A.IHOeCK, tVr.Ri
t .OUVEKOUCS. JAKISO. FISH. K. VT. TT1L3. W-L-DOCK,
J.M.iUijiK. . 21. UUCS.
Correspondents.
I ror era sxtioxxl bak. xw Ycrk. st. loci jt.vtiosai. a.vxir. st. ubi, x
HXSKOFK5SSCTZT. Kaaiaty. Ha.
L K. VTOODCOCE,
Ei-County Tress'r.
B. S. GAItEISOX.
E. A. DOT1SSY.
Es-Connty Cl't.
WOODCOCK, DORSEY & CO..
Have for sale, on line ot 7IGBITA & COLOBAEO BA1LROAD j
Genera! Banking Business Respectfully solicttt a share of your patronage
i north-vest of Wichita, to"wn lots &t nev? "cvrns of
REAL ESTA1, ABSTRACTS & LOMS
Office, Eorser building, Opposite Court House,
' -WICIT-A., JSI.A. IsT.
TD MAIZE, 9 Miles from W
icHiTA.;Kansas National Bank.
GOLWIOH, 14 "
IANDALE, 20
WICHITA
WICHITA.
Comanehe.tComanehe County, Kansas. iMT HOPE, 28
HAYEIST, 331
ELM3R, 4:21
ITo. 134 Main Street.
Capital Paid Up; - $100,000
Surplus, - S 10,00o
Loans Money at Lowest Rates,
Issues bight Drafts on all Parts of Europe,
Buys and Sells Government and Municipal Bonds.
Pays Interest on Time Deposits
A new city on the Cimmarron, at its junction vrith Big Bluff and
Cavalry creeps, offers more inducements to the investor than any
other new town platted in Kansas this year. Only three miles from
the great natural salt deposit; a fine water power at the foot or
Cavalry Valley, with its hundreds of fine farms, many under culti
vation. A chance to get in now on the ground floor. No lots given
away. Many brick and frame buildings going up. Write for full
particulars to the
H. W. LEWIS, President, T. W. JOHNSTON, Cashier.
G. E. FRANK. Assistant Cashier.
COMANCHE TOWN COMPANY,
New Kiowa, Kansas.
Trains are now running regularly 02 Bailroad from Wichita to
! Hutchinson.
T
F. W. SWAB
t6rCCHLSOP. TO F. STACKHAi'-)
Merchant Tailor.
Keeps on hand Fne Goods of the latest styles. The largest stock in the
city Satisfaction guaranteed No trouble to show goods. Call and see me.
F. VV. SWAB, 1st door N of County Building.
hese towns are in the best portion of WICHITA NATION AL BANK.
Successors to Wichita Bank, Organized 1872.
-DIBECTOHS.
j. l. DYEr, s.mob:, noccr. r.0HSRTE.ia.wiittiC8
H. vr.ixwis. t. ty. joaNsro.v. c. e. 1 ra'K. x a. jitd
SOL H K0H". rt-B.'Jtt.
A. V.OLJVFJ-. nc? rrctMent
x. w xj:vv. 0litr
X. F. MZDKRLANDEE. rrwident.
A. V. OLIVtK, Vlce-PrecWent.
. W. KIRx-rVOOD l-"icil F-innitacr. M. M. LEVV, Treasure
J. C. l'.UTA". fecrctary
aim Loan and Investieit Go,,G.r;:::
Li
Sedarwiek Oountv. Kansas.
Maps of Towna and Prices can he had as hereinafter set forrh :
j At Wichita, call on N. F. Niederlander or Zoa narrio;
j At Maize, call on H. Lcndensleger.
At Coiwicfc, call on Geo. W. Staenrod:
At Andale, Csil cr. Bank of Andele.
T. H. Baiidali and W. S. Mackie, for Sit. Hope lots.
At Haven. Call on Ash 5: Cranes-
on J. A. Meyer.
F. G-. SMYTH & SONS, Wichita. KOS HAKPJS, Wichita.
$125,000
S25,000
Paid-up Capital,
Surplus,
DIRECTOBS.
a n. icoa.v.
DO A GENERAL BANKING. GOLLECTIHG AND BROKERAGE BUSINESS.
Easten and Foreign Exchange bought and sold U. S. Bonds of at de
nominations bought and sold. County, Township and
h'unictpa! Bond bought
vr K.TCCKER. JOHK BAVIDSO.V. J. C. K5TTA.V.
J. O. BXTIQ30S. rrw.
C.A-TVAIJCZR. VJceFrei.
ZOIIX C. DSaST, Cubtr
N. F. NIEDEBLANDEB,
P. V. HEALY,
Capital, $100,000.
ANGLO-AMEBICAN Loan OSce. O. MABTHTSON,
f Resident on said A del tio
Money Always on Hand to Loan on Farm and City Prouertj I
Of ficelin "Wichita National Bank Building, Wichita, Kan. j
S. D. PALLETT
-DEALEP. IX-
Northern 1 Southern Pine Lumber,
LATH, SHINGLES, SASH, DOORS AND BUNDS.
QFFICE and WHITE g$2g&-g?- VICH ITA, KAN.
i CITIZENS BANK.
j
j Paid-up Capital, - - $200,000
Stockholders Liability, - - $400,000
Largest Paid-TJp Capital of any Bank: in the State or Kansas.
! DIRECTORS:
t
I n. a. illLLER, A.R.nrm'0. H.O.LEK. S.L.Di.TI&iv
vr. e. ersixLsx, 3. o. d vtidsox jou:: t. CAiirEATzis.
This addition Ues west of the city of Wichita, and immediately
adjoining the Fifth ward in said city. West Douglas avenue runs jjq GrBNURAL BANEHSTG,. BTJSITTESS.
rv.ronc-11 rhp npnter of the addition, and in the future growth of
Wichita the lots on West Douglas avenue must cecome I .,,-,.. 4. mATTmnT,;rv n-ni TPn-ri
1 i United States, County, Townsnip ana Muni
cipal Bonds Bougnt ana boia.
"Junction Town" Addition to Wichita !
MONEY TO LOAN
ON
City Property, Chattel Mortgages!
AND PERSONAL SECURITY.
t.ow-p.rt - "RATES! NO -:- DELAYS!-
L. B. BUNNELL & CO.
New Dry Goods at Retail ! special advantages
A
' 10 to 20 per cent, less than regular prices. I am now receiving a
fine stocU: of Fall and w niter
BUSINESS LOTS !
This addition was pLiced on the market in February 1888, and
out of 700 lots there are only
125 LOTS LEFT 125
J. K AIXSX, Vlce-Frenlilent.
LD SJOVVKR. CJst-r.
w. n. uxttomus, a4u cvwo
STATE NATIONAL BANK.
(SUCCESSOR TO KAXHSS STATE B.V5KJ
I Paid-up Capital,
i Surplus,
$100,000
$5,000
DfRECTORS:-
n. rjiBARr. Jr, j. i. iu.cf. jaax c ouurr. kqs. riAKca. j. x. aujul
L. D. SKTSyZH. I'ETZR CETTO. 7T. F. GKEK.. P. V. EXALT.
zono3 E. SPALTO.X.
j COTJCSTVNBEXTS-
I ITION'AL B V.V-E O? TOT, REPCUUr. T. ork. 5ATKJKXL BA-'HC 07 AtfEWC. Gt
, tIR3T SATIOKAI. OAXE. Eaiw City,
EUICXSTO.'SX yATSOSAX. SAXZ. rrt.
Of this addition to which the attention of those seeking investments
is directed :
E. L0121APJ), SiL. rrU-n:-
;XKS L. LOXZJL.RO. VJwlreict.
ATennf ami First St.
srt
-- -v
New Dry Goods, Notions, j FIRST. The land is higher than any part of the City on the T pjY) YQ prj y npf QpQ (yn I f
Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Etc. east side by at least 15 feet, and the entire drainage is to LAJU1 J(hi U IflUl b Ch U j O. ,
To aort rJT lare E-i on hani vhlch I offr nt prlcesi- stated alyire. prfparatoiy to nthtix!r.a tneDig ArKa 3 i ,4vfev sr rtffiiC MiiHfifil?
ton.. SFr.nNn.-Rjirfip.ld University, the State Christian Colleee ! Ijt fcABWU RlL &ftnK D-,L!,fiU
JOHN G. AI,LEy.!a buiiding which, when completed, will cost over $100s0GO j Mo on t0 delay when security and
lies immediately soum cm ma aoumon. : anc tie are roocL Kates as io?r as
j THIRD. The Catholic society are building a college im- j trie lowest.
mediately west of this addition, the cost of which will be: rCMJL AND QEEUS 3
$100,000, and this plant is to oe acoeu to rrom year w t
year. a s king, Secf
FOURTH.-The Missouri Pacific R. R. will in a chori time
GLOBE IRON WORKS !
Founders and Machinists.
Manufacturers of
! STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS.
I Iron and brass castings, pulleys and shafting and an kinds of ma
! chine-v House castings m anv design to order. Dean steam pumps
and pumping machinery. All kinds of repairing done on short notice
I and satisfaction guaranteed.
I A. FLAGG, Proprietor.
lOO OAPuS
lOANON -:- CITY -:- COAL!
I BATJG-EP. LTTM3SR CO., lEST DOUGIAS AVS.
J C, O. DAVIDSOK. PresMen:'
'rn
a. "K. GELilAi. VfcsPrcsL.Xil,a,5'.H
V&XJbT. rVHSMiMS
,& atvimB. Cat?
Wiu. f',itiA. Amiy ti
. v . .. 11.,. . j--i. r u p. n r.A r .c.i
place shops on tneaaaiuon, ana a aepos: oi y ut u. uw 1 1, . r,. . tt ii t 1
Scott R. R.wili be placed on this addition inside of 30 days f lfS; AFKailSaS Valley BaiM.
FIFTH. The new Fifth Ward School building is coraplsted, tfte cost i .x --. tw.
of which is SI 5,000.
! SIXTH. The street cars reach this addition, making it oafy 10
Ka S3 Mfctn Strsei. - Wichita, Zzoaas.
f- 0 j O LI 3...,'.. . i! It- XJfiAm .HrMiA!
minutes tnae ?rcm west side to corner of Main su a..d e6k:S a.c. rHpM4 y., . u. 7 c,.-d-m.
cpYFKTH The fair irround lies irniTfuCsately norts ot tne addui&n. a-u.bjiteumizau&ntvt?.iz
i
LASTLY. The addition is heomiftg itself, and the facts prove it j, JL.co5r;
w i. JOKri'
COZINE & RIDDELL,
One r Ik U-ttst'rt cZ U-. F4kr estate
famous I j i'jo statco tt iiltrty should Lo
tHfl Hallow, iki ih-'I" He qtKtes a:i
nrtu lc frcm Th-J Hagizii.o cf Aaitsncan IIIs
tnr. in saofort o bs cs:rtion. Tba -rrritor
of the artirle sajs thut tbo Ucsdsr has I'xn
perFtoctcd bocasw pabtie :itta3Uoa liss
never lxn.i'e'l toil The jsloati takes its
i;ame from Jfiiwe itetlfow. ns tlrt ores1. atJio
dl'l in IC83. Chfeigo HerakL
n. '; f ii. : : - - LU rAkar zAmt'mnfi arp kpi&or !
ins wesi siae oi ms urn is u tup. rm vmw ..,. &
Tl T JnAv T snv PATYino-nTT hrJcford nn hv PHRF W1HH. "WIHDY VIK9." The iRvestniefits o
I no JLJaviu&unuddio p FctsfP A rrpnfQ
PATD-rP CAPITAIi, 860,000. cai. on IuCll Ej uUJ IvJ ilg UJi bO ,
Monev Always on Hand to Loan en Improved Farm and Gity Property, j F, G. SMYTH, SR. P- v- HEALY.
muiie nma?o w r r ., .,.. ki cr Mincoi akihcd t r,v Pr: asd ra.-rm vst Ssk- -Heats CoHected And Jutes Pad.
. . ., .. ..- K SHiKK IX. r. niLv-ritHr.i it, i --j ' j--j
k i . ..a w kM k. -v k n rM r-ir t f-i rnw i iv im --
Have Loanea fiore muuc .. u...Ci.. .va.... i.. -... w-...r . -
State
WICHITA, KANSAS.
GAR1S0N &. H0BS0N.
HUSEY k KRCENERT,
ANGLO AMERICAN CO.
E. H. DEVORE & CO.
156 If. y.ATffST.
Btntnesi Pmptiy Aiteadciizo
WIOHEEA, ASAS.

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