Guarded as carefully as any of the
guests’ jewels that lie beside it in the
big safe of a great and glittering
Broadway hotel in New York city aud
treasured by the proprietor more tian
its weight in gold is an old cashbock.
Yhe entries run from March to De
cember, 1846. They record in quaint,
descriptive phrases the comings aud
goings of the travelers who stopped at
a wayside inn on a turnpike road less
than 100 miles from New York. This
tavern was kept by the Broadway ho- |
tel proprietor's grandfather. The bulid-
ing of the railroad, the passing of the
stagecoach and the changes of mors
than half a century have obliterated
this once famous old inn at South Dur-
ham, and now all that remains of it is
this ancient book, which served uot
only as a record of cash received, but
took the place of the modern Lotel
register.
The prices charged by this innkeep-
er of long ago are as far removed
from those exacted today as this an-
cient hostelry is from the gorgeous
summer hotels of the countryside
where it once stood. The regular price
for a dinner was 19 cents, but even
this appears to have been “cut” to fre-
quent travelers. For instance, there is
an entry of “Candy peddler from Al-
bany, two meals and lodging, ©o
cents.” Almost every entry is a brief
description of the individual traveler
and what he got—for example, “Frec-
kle faced, eagle nosed boy, hay. sup-
per, lodging and grease, 81 cents.”
This boy was probably driving a horse
and wagon, which would account for
the hay and grease. Another man who
was described as a “fellow with tired
colt” got bay, lodging and breakfast
for 44 cents.
Every few days there came along,
according to this ancient register. a
“Connecticut man.” He invariably
spent just G cents for food, and that
was for ple. On two occasions there
is an additional charge for “greasing
wagon, § cents.” There were no the-
atrical companies touring this turn-
pike road half a century ago, but a
phrenologist appears and vanishes, it
being recorded that for “hay, 6 quarts
of oats, lodging and breakfast” he
gave up 056 cents. Once in awhile a
real spendthrift would come along.
like the “gent with three ladies and
two children.” They had six dinners.
For these, the hay for the horses, the
“meals for the dog” and the “segar”
for the man $1.28 was charged. There
was a wedding breakfast at this
quaint tavern too, It is set down as
“wedding, DRadelils sister, 6 dinners,
12 quarts of oats, $1.60."
People “went west” by wagon In
those days from the thickly settled
east to seek their fortunes. Some did
not find what they expected and cam
back again. One such group. an “em-
igrant family returning east—seven of |
them"—spent $2 at the inn. “Three
cents’ worth of candy” is a frequent |
entry. Probably the “candy peddler !
from Albany” paid for his food and '
lodging in sweets. There are but two |
entries of anything stronger than lem- |
onade. and those are for beer—four |
quarts for 9 cents. Oysters were '
cheap, too, for six plates of them in- |
creased the contents of the tavern |
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keeper's money box by just 15 cents.
Among the journeyers along this
turnpike road whose passage is record-
ed in this ave yellowed volume is “Old
Particklar. Dcubtless he was some
cranky old codger who kicked about
everything and whose goings the inn-
keeper sped as much as possible. Then
there was the “Whistling Man,” the
“Stiff Arm Man,” the “Dispeptic Man”
(he had four quarts of tea) and the
“Hen Man,” who ate a piece of pile
and traded roosters with the hotel !
keeper. Other travelers along the !
highway are thus described: *“Aboli- |
tion Man,” “Mean Fellow.” “Gent |
With Noble Horse,” “Lady With Cry-
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and “Cravat Peddler” (fool).
Occasionally an old acquaintance
would pass by or some dignitary, for |
it is set down that a “friend from |
Lexington” had hay and lodging one |
day at the inn. Who knows but he!
might have been a son of one of the |
“embattled farmers” who kept the
bridge that April morning of the ride
of Paul Revere? The “Grand Juror |
and His Wife” tarried for a meal at |
the inn the same day as did the “Dom- |
inie’s Wife and Child.” On Nov. 3, so |
the careful chronicle says, the pro-
prietor “went to York,” where he re- |
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and says, “Sundries while at York, 50
cents.”—New York Press.
vented Hamilton palace. the seat of
Sir Charles Murray's uncle, was the
first household worth of the Tweed to
adopt them. A small laird, invited to
dine with the Duke of Hamiiton, was
disgusted to find a dessert spoon hand.
ed to him with the sweets. “What do
you get me this for?" he exclaimed to
the footman. “Do you think ma mooth
has got any smaller since 1 lappit up
ma soup ?’~ London Chronicle.
An Exception.
She (protestingly)—~That's just like
you men. A man never gets into trou-
ble without dragging some woman in
with him. He—Oh, | don’t know!
How about Jonah in the whale?—Bos-
ton Transcript.
Moral good Is a practical stimulus. —
Plutarch.
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and A. T. Stewart.
of the civil war Potter
Palmer was iu the dry goods business
in Chicago. and Levi Z. Leiter and
Marshall Field were working for him
Palmer wasn't so well known, but he
Potter Palmer But After Awhile the Young Man Made
His Case Clear.
As the youug man entered the oid
man looked up and scowiled.
“Well? sald the ola ‘man shortly.
“Your daughter’ - begun the young
don, but the old man «ut him off ab
had a good reputation fn the trade, | ruptly
and be didn't have to introduce him-
self when he called on old A. T. Stew-
art to buy some goods. After sowe
dickering they agreed upon the price,
and Palmer calmly xaid that he would
take about $100,000 worth It was a
little larger bill thay Stewart exactly
cared to sell young Palmer on credit,
but be concluded to make the deal and
told hiw to cote in the pest morning
and arrange some Hual details, That
night soe big war pews came, and 1t
didu't require any declaration by the
government to inform every dry goods
wan in the country that the price of
goods would take a big spurt up.
Stewnrt recognized it asx soon as he
bad the pews, and be immediately
thought of Palmer He also though’
of the big bill of goods Palmer had
bought of him. It didu't particularly
tickle Stewart. that thought didn't
But it required only a few seratches of
his red head to fix things to his satis
faction. He would simply tell Palmer
that he was sorry, but that he didn't
feel that be could sell such a big bill
on credit, and us he knew that Palmer
couldu't raise the caxh Immediately,
why, that would end it. and the sale
would be off. Well, youug Palmer
called early, and Stewart greeted him
in his very abruptest manner, telling
him bow sorry he was, ete., but reaity
he didn't thipk it wise business to es.
tend credit for such an amount.
“Just how much does the bill come
to?" sald young Palmer, seemingly sor-
rowful-like. ‘
“Just $110,000," Stewart replied, and
then he straightway gulped for breath
as young I'zimer drew an immense
pocketbook from his iuside vest pocket
and, openiug it, counted out 110 thou:
sand dollar bills and, laying them
quietly on Stewart's desk, said: “If
you will kindly count them and give
me a receipt I'll be obliged. as 1 must
take the next train home. Ship the
goods soon as you can, and when
you're out our way drop in. Always
glaé to see our friends.”
To Praise a Turkish Baby Is to “lerrify
its Mother.
Turkish women, even the most en-
lightened of them. ure very supersti-
tious, To praise a baby to iis mother
is all your life is worth should the
baby happen to fall iil afterward.
The evil eye is the most common be-
lief, and little children, who may be
dressed In the height of European
fashion otherwise, will wear under the
brim of their hats a piece of garlic or
other potent charm against the evil
eye. Nifisay Hanoum, a woman not
only well educated. but possessed of
an unusual mind. had four children. |
They were faultlessly dressed in im- |
ported English clothes. but each of
then wore some trinket against the
evil eye. 1 teased her about it. and
she protested that it was not her do-
ing. “The slaves put them on. and 1
do not wish to hurt their feelings by |
taking them off.” she said. i
I resolved to test her enlightenment. |
and the next time | saw the baby with
her 1 exclaimed, “What a lovely little
creature!”
“You wretch!” she cried. "Spit on
that child at once!” t
1 laughed at her manifest terror, but |
hastened to add. “1 do not think het
lovely in the least, for she has red
hair and freckles and a pug nose, but
I wanted to tind out whether it was
you or the slaves who put that garlic
on your babies."
She shrugged her shoulders. “The
i slaves did it. but 1 suppose | do in the
| bottom of my heart believe in the evil
| eye. It is in the blood.”—Mrs. Ken.
| meth Brown in Metropolitan Magazine
A Sure tnough Rid. .
Bob was telling about his visit to
the country. While there he had ac-
quired some rustic idioms. and bis
mother was correcting these as he
proceeded.
“Well, we goes up”—
“Went up.” .
“Went up on the farm"”=
“To the farm.”
“To the farm. and there we see"—
“We saw.”
“We saw a little kid" —
“Little child. Now begin again and
tell it properly.”
“Well. we went up to the farm, and
there we saw a goat's little child.”
(Further parration suspended.)—Judge.
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asks-the girl to be his wife.” —Chicago
Record-Herald.
* Stood on His Rights.
The Lawyer (who is drafting Mr.
Snarler’s last will and testament)—Oh,
! but if 1 may make a suggestion, don't
{| you— Mr. Snarler—~Hang it all, who's
| dying—-you or me, eh?—London Tit-
A lle always has a certain amount
with
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| eve it.—Rice,
“I've noticed that you've been hang.
ing around bere a good deal,” he suld.
“] suppuse that you've come to tell
me that you love her and want to
marry ber?
“No.” replied the young man calmly.
“I've come to tell you that she loves
me and wants to marry me.”
“What?” roared the uid man,
*She says so herself,” persisted the
young man
“1 never heard of =uech an exhibition
ot egotistical impertinence.” said the
old man.
“Then you misunderstand me.” ex.
plained the young man. “My assertion
is dictated by policy and not by im-
pertinence, You see it's just this way.
What | want is nothing to you: now,
is ft"
“Why —er-not—esactly.”
“] might want SLO, but that
wouldn't matter to you, wonld it?
“Certainly not.”
“You're under no obligations to sup-
ply me with what | want, are you?"
“Hardly .
“Then what a foolish proposition it
would be for me to come to you and
say. ‘Mr. Parkinson, | pave been very
favorably impressed with your bouse
and furniture.’ or *I think 1'd like your
daughter’ or anything «ise in that line.
But when your daughter wants any-
thing it's different. Now, 1so't it dir-
ferent
“It certainly i= different.” admitted
the old man cantiousiy.
“Precisely.” said the young man.
“She and ) figured that ali our very
carefully last night. You see, | have
po particular prospects, aid we could
both see that there wiusni one chance
fn a hundred that Youn would give ner
to me. ‘Then she suggested that you
had never yet refused anything that
she wanted. no matter what the cost
might be, and that perhaps 11 wold |
be a good pin to change the usual
order somewhat, We sort of felt that |
ft wouldn't pe right to ask fou to do |
anything for me, but it's different in
her case, as | remarked before No |
I'm here merely ax ner agent to say
that she wants me and that she wants
me very much and to ask you to please
see that she gets me. She never nas
wanted anything so much as she
wants me, and | am so favorably dis-
posed toward her that if you care to
make the investment | shall be quite
willing to leave the terms entirely to
you and her.” i
Naturally she got him. No wide
awake business man is going to over
look a chance to get such a fine sam- |
ple ot verve In the family.—#hiladel-
phia Inquirer.
' A Bargain.
“] bave something for you bere, my
love.” said Mr. Darley as he proceeded
to open a large, round box.
“What is it, precious?”
“Wait aud see.”
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