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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , JANUARY 21 , 18JM ) . ® ® ® & ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ( THEODORA'S ' HORSELESS CARRIAGE. By H , I. ROOD , ( Copyright , 1S39 , by H. H. Hood. ) Most of the neighbors eay they are unable - able to understand why Theodora purchased a horseless carriage In the first place. Hut of course onti's neighbor : ! arc not supposed to know all of one's domestic affairs at- 'though I nm frco to confess , that In a rural community , euch as that wherein we reside , there Is very , very little to escape the neighbors' knowledge. However , that Is neither hero nor there. The reason Theodora bought a horseless carriage Is because a grand undo of Thco's died and was considerate enough to bequeath unto her tha sum of $1,400. If the old gentleman had left her $1,300 or Jl.iiOO , I have no doubt but that the money would now bo drawing 6 per cent on mortgage. Hut Theodora saw on advertisement of a horseless carriage costing $1,100 , delivered free , and she decided at once to Invest In It. "Just think ! " ho exclaimed. "Now wo won't have to worry and bother ourselves nbout a safe Investment for dear Uncle John's money. If wo let It remain In bank the cashier Is sure to run away , and If vo put It In real cstato I am certain the tnot'tfi'ago will bo burned up. Ilcsldcs , the highest Interest wo could reasonably expect , you say , 'would ' only amount to $70 a year , and I know wo will get moro than $70 worth of enjoyment out of It riding around our resolution when I pulled the bar , and the carriage began to roll forward. With a certain degree of nervous foreboding I Btrcml It around itho corner upon the main street , and then Increased the speed gradually as the agent had done. -worked to a charm. I found that I could make It go faster or more slowly by exerting a little pressure , and that It would swerve to the right or left with case. Once I put on the brake hard and reversed the motor to see how quickly the carriage could bo stopped In case of sudden emergency. And It stopped eo suddenly that I .was almost hurled over the dashboard. The experiment was satisfactory , and none other was tried. When I reached homo safely , and guided the now purchase up the little driveway and Into the barn I thought 'that ' Theodora might bo right after all. There It was , safe and sound , needing no unharnessing or rubbing down orwater and fodder. If I wanted to go away and leave It for a week , well and good. There H would be , needing no attention , no care. I locked the barn and went Into the house , and during supper wo planned a picnic for the next day. "We'll start early , " said Theodora , radiantly happy. "I can alt beside you with Dorothy between us on that big , wide seat and Jack can curl up < it my feet on the bottom. Wo can stow away the baskets somewhere , and oil we'll go. " "Hooray ! " shouted Jack. "Good ! " cried Dorothy. "You're a genius , " I added , "and we will road , whereupon duat lay rather deep , when Theodora said ! ' 0 , there comes Mr. WlnOcld on his wheel now do bo carefull" I glanced far ahead , and RAW the portly Hguro of our rector astrldo a bicycle , labor * lously pedaling onward , for by this time the eun was well up , and the day was hot In * deed , oven for August. Hev. Mr. Wlnfleld Is not an expert wheelman. In fact , ho learned to rldo only this season In hopes of reducing his somewhat superfluous flesh , and I confess that even when afar oft It could bo readily noticed that his face was very red from physical exertion , that his breath evi dently came In short gasps , and that his wheel wobbled unsteadily , Indicating that ho was fatigued. Of course there was only one thing to do , and that was to pass him , leav ing a good margin between his vehicle and Theodora's ; and that should be easily ac complished , I reasoned , for the road was un usually wide at that place. So I steered to ward the extreme right side , but for some unaccountable reason the horseless carriage gently sworvcd toward the left. I steered harder and harder , but the malicious thing persevered In Its evil way , heading straight for our beloved spiritual adviser , who was bending low over his handle bar , and had not observed us. Theodora eat perfectly still until we were within a hundred yards of each other , when she emitted a shrill cry : "Look out ! " she screamed. And Kev. Mr. Wlnfleld did look out. I could see him making frantic efforts to steer to his right side , but his wheel refused to obey , and changed Its direction gradually , finally making straight for us. Of course this all happened In a very few moments. Our rector saved himself by purposely fallIng - Ing off his bicycle , which promptly fell on < top of him. For nn Instant we had a view of the unfortunate gentleman sitting flat In the dust , which made him cough fearfully. His glasses were awry on his nose , his mouth "SO THEOD ORA SAT DOWN BY THE ROADSIDE AND CRIED. " own lovely mountain roads , and the fresh ilr will do Us and the children lots of good.1 "But , my dear , " I responded , "wo got all the fresh air wo need now. Wo go driving every day with Don and the surrey " "Don , " she cried scornfully. "Why , do jrou know that poor old horse was a wedding present ? And -we Uavo been married twelve years ? And ho was 7 years old then. " "Yea , you're right , but he seems to be a pretty good horse yet. " "Good for use on a small farm , " responded Theodora. "I am afraid to trust him goIng - Ing down hill , he's so old and feeble , and I feel morally certain 1io can never pull us to < ha top" every tlmo we start up a mountain. " I eald nothing further. The money was Theodora's , and eho had a right to do with It as she desired. Besides , in my Inmost heart I did cherish Imaginary dreams of sail ing over the roads , up hill and down dale , In nn automobile ; passing the alow-going horses of acquaintances who had been In tbo habit of jeering somewhat at old Don. But I confess that It hurt mo when wo sold the ' faithful animal to a farmer named Wortsel , especially ns I had determined not to let him go for less than $50 , and the farmer finally led him away In triumph after paying just J 17.85. The horseless carriage arrived the follow ing week , accompanied by a young and ac- tlvo man sent on by the manufacturers to explain the working of the machinery. At Theodora's request I went to the station and saw her purchase unloaded from a platform car. Then the young agent Inspected the motor casually , announced that it was all right , and Invited mo to step Into the vehicle. I did so , sitting besldo him , and ho pulled t lover which started the wheels. We went tlowljat flrst , until we reached the broad , main street of the village , and then ho grad ually "let 'er out , " as ho expressed It , and we were whirling over the ground like an express train. Fortunately , we mot no team , and reached homo In fine style. Theodora and the children were waiting at the gate , and all three cheered ns wo arrived. Then the agent said ho would "exhibit her fine points , " and he made the carriage go for ward and backward , and describe circles to the right and left , and perform other feats equally Interesting with equal ease. Finally ho opened the box containing the machinery and carefully explained every part. Then he glanced at his watch , and found that by hur rying ho could Just about catch a train for the city. "Better take mo down to the station In the carriage , " ho suggested. "Then you can run It 'alone and I can keep an eye on you. " Of course I hailed the plan with Joy , and off wo started , my hand on bar and brake , ho sitting beside me. It was no trouble nt all to manage the thing , and when wo met a bicycle I steered by with ease. "You'll do , " the agent said approvingly , aa ho Jumptd out at the station. "Just be careful , and as a matter of common precau tion glance at the motor before you start out every time as a good horseman glances over the harness before taking a drive. " Ho waved hta hand In farewell , and ran across the platform and Jumped aboard tbo train. I glanced at the motor , as he had sug gested , and It certainly looked all right , especially to n quiet professional 'man who hardly knows the difference between a cog wheel and a bowsprit. By the tlmo I had entered the vehicle again it was surrounded by ttn boys , the station ngent , three ox- pressmen and a group of loungers. They ( poke audibly and not at all In com plimentary terms concerning the now pur chase , and ono of the loungers said he was willing to bet two front teeth against a cabbngo that It would run away and kill tomobody before the week was out. I think that lounger la the man to whom Theodora gave my overcoat a few weeks ago under ( ho mistaken Idea that It was 'worn ' out. I shall see { hat ho obtains no more clothing t our house. I had Just made n mental note of this go and have a happy day together outdoors. " Thus was It settled. We arose very early next day , for we had decided to start before the cool breath of uiorntng had departed , and after a hasty breakfast had been eaten , all four of us stood In the barn Inspecting the carriage. "Looks sort ot solemn , doean't It ? " Theo dora said In low tontt , at it th * vehicle might hear her and be offended. "Sort ot like a strange dog with his eyes shut you don't know whether he's really asleep or Just shamming and waiting to blto you. " In truth the horseless carriage did look strange , Its bulky , ungraceful shape dimly outlined In the barn. " 0 , that's only your Imagination , " I ro- plled. "The carriage IB all right. " While speaking I bad stepped Into It , and essayed to start the vehicle. Instantly there was a low rumble of machinery which sounded eo very ominous that I stopped the wheels ere they had made two evolutions. Theodora uttered a startled little exclama tion , and hurriedly led the children out ot the barn. "We'll wait for you out front by the horse block , " she explained. Again I started the motor , and with a sort " " commenced work. of protesting "br-r-r" It to It didn't seem to go as easily as on the evenIng - Ing previous , and when I drew up nt the horse block the 'machinery gave an Indig nant snort that made Theodora Jump again. "D-you think It's tired ? " eho asked and then laughed nervously , when she realized bow silly her question was , She stepped In beside me , wo placed Dorothy between us , and Jack was on the floor. Thus we started , while Nora at the kitchen window shook her head and asked the saints to "presarve" us. us.Wo Wo whirled down the street and Just be yond the village limits met a load of bay drawn by two horses , ostensibly driven by an elderly fanner , who was almost lost to sight far above In bis mass of dried timothy and clover. Ills horses had been slowly pulling the heavy load , their heads down , their eyes half ehut ; but their ears must have been wldo open , for long ere wo met them they suddenly stopped , threw up their heads , and gazed wildly at us. Three minutes later Theodora's carriage met them and they proceeded with'surpris ing celerity to climb a rail fence. If I could have stopped Theodora's new toy I would have done so ; but the sight of those horses endeavoring to swarm over a high fence , the load of bay swinging and swaying In mid air , the farmer swearing now at his steeds and then at us , was enough to disturb the mind of almost any one. So wo rushed by him and out ot sight around a curve In the road. Jack was greatly Interested In the horses' athletic excrclees , and asked mo to stop his mother's carriage so he could BCD If the animals succeeded In getting over the fence. Ho has since ascertained that only ono of them succeeded , but the farmer , I un derstand , Intends to sue me for damages. I have notified him , by the way , that ho Is likely to bo arrested for violating a local ordinance , which forbids wild , undomes- tlcated , or Insufficiently trained animals ap rearing on the public highway. His horses were all three , and Judging from his own ex prcsslon of countenance , and profane voclfer- ousncss , I think he was , also. However , that Is another matter. We left the unfortunate farmer and whirled around a curve In the road. It was rather a sharp curve , and I had forgotten that the road Just beyond had been mended with large quantl ties of broken stone until we were Jolting over It In the most distressing manner. But that was passed at last , and we proceeded several miles without other adventure , save that wo attracted considerable attention from children playing near various farm houses , who had never seen a horseless car riage before , and who ran after us , a long , Irregular line of thm reaching far back along the road , evidently under the Impres sion that wo were preceding a circus parade. And then something else happened. We were bowling alone a perfectly level stretch of was partly open , his eyea had a wild , indig nant expression. Theodora's carriage * ran over his soft felt hat , and we soon left our _ worthy rector out of sight. Just before I' was ready to collapse from the nervous strain we reached the spot near which we were to picnic , and without realizing what I was doing I ehut oft the motor , steered to ward an open space by the ldo of the road and put on the bralte. Theodora's carriage stopped gracefully and without a Jolt as If It were the most docllo creature one could wish for. When we had recovered from this shock of surprise we all stepped down upon the ground. "Well , " said Theodora , with a self-con gratulatory tone , "wo didn't kill anybody ? " "Nn. " remarked Jack , "but by gee ! we come might } near It once 'r twice. " I was too much fatigued to reprove him , notwithstanding a natural abhorrence of slang. Instead. I suggested : "Let's so down to the spring and get a drink. " This idea was approved by all and we strolled through the woods to a rock whence gurgled a stream ot cold , pure wafer. It was refreshing , very ; and after wo had rested I sent Jack after the lunch baskets. Ho returned with the information that they were not In the carriage. "I do believe you came away and forgot them ! " Theodora said , looking mo In the eye. eye."Who "Who ? " I demanded. "We , " she replied. Then little Dorothy began to whimper. It had been time for her luncheon halt an hour previous , and she was becoming fret ful. "I'll tell you what wo can do , " I said , "Farmer Wortsel's place Is at .the foot of the mountain , and only a mile or two dis tant. The children can got bread and milk there , at any rate , and wo can procure something for ourselves , I suppose. " "And aeo dear old Don ! " cried Dorothy with sudden glee. She had wept when I sold blm. Wo retraced our steps through the woods , climbed Into Theodora's carriage , and started again. I put on the pressure this time , and when wo reached the summit of the moun tain I suppose we were traveling twelv * miles an hour. "Better go slow , " said Theodora. I put on the brake , without appreciable effect. By this tlmo we were descending the steep road at what seemed a terrific rate. Trees , fences , rocks , simply sailed by us. The machinery whirred and clattered. I was struggling with the brake , which somehow failed to work. "Don't you dare Jump , " I commanded , as Theodora made a slight movement. "You hold Dorothy In your arms , and Jack , you hold on to your mother's ankles as tight ai you can , eo she can't Jump ! " "What will become ot us ? " asked Theo dora. "We're all right If we don't meet a team on the mountains , " I shouted in return. "When wo get to the level I'll reverse the machinery , which I can't do now , for the sudden stop would throw us all out on our heads ! " I never knew before how the young woman feels who dives from the top ot a circus tent far down Into the net spread a few feet above the sawdust. And I never want to know It again. At last we reached tbe foot of the mountain and I reversed the motor. There was a sudden stop , during which Jack and Dorotby and Theodora hur ried out of the carriage , which , thus light ened of half Its load , Immediately started again. When eho saw the wheels revolving again Theodora shrieked : "O , JumpI Do Jump ! " But I made no reply. Like a flash I remembered that a few hundred yards further on was a sand bank reaching close to the road , quite near Mr , Wortsel's farm house , in fact. I suc ceeded In steering the carriage straight Into that bank. I knew there was a whole moun tain ot rocks and forest back ot the bank , and I didn't think Theodora's purchase would pcnetrato very far. And It didn't. When my wlfo and children reached the spot they found mo sitting on A log smoking a plpo , and observing the horseless carriage In the Interesting process of kicking Itself to pieces. The machinery was clattering and whirring , tlin rear wheels were revolv ing at A rapid rate , and the front wheels were burrowing a few feet Into the nand. Now Theodora Is n woman of action ; and when she grasped the situation she also grasped something else , namely , a long stick , ono end of which she Immediately shoved Into the motor. But a llttlo thing like that Oldn't discourage the cogs aud wheels. They simply chewed It up Into fine pieces and went on whirring. Then Theodora and Jack lugged a branch of a tree to the carriage , and Jammed ono end of that In among the machinery with a like result. So Theodora sat down by the roadside and cried. She dried her tears soon , however , because Farmer Wortsel and his wlfo and flvo chil dren and a hired man came out and formed a circle with us. And ther6 we sot In a preoccupied manner , saying very little , but thinking a great deal , while Theodora's car riage continued to kick Itself Into fragments. After awhile the motor seemed to yawn and stretch Itself. Then it gave a few last thumps and fell to pieces. Mrs. Wortsel took Theodora and the children Into the farmhousu to cat their lunch , and Farmer Wortsel and I Pitched up Don to the wreck , with which the hired man was sent to my home , having Instructions to drive back in the surrey after us. When " ' wo were qulto alone I said to Wort- icl : "How much do you want for that horse ? " "Seventy-five , " ho replied. "I'll gl\o you $ GO. " "All right , " he replied. Then wo went to Join our respective families at the midday meal. The following Sunday Rev. Sir. Wlnflcld's discourse was based upon the text found In Proverbs , chapter xx , 26th verse : "A wise king scattcreth the wicked , and lHng- oth the wheel over them. " A MIM.S lIOTCIj FOR WOMRX. Speculation ( IN to WlioUiur It Will Full or Succci-il. There Is talk of a Mills house for women n New York. The project opens up specu- atlon as to whether the scheme will fall < o prosper , llko the late A. T. Stewart's hotel , In Park avenue , and for the same reason , says the Herald. Stringent rules were en- 'orced In that hotel for working women the most stringent being that no men visitors were to bo allowed In any other part of 'he house than the public parlor. As some of the women regarded their rooms as de cidedly preferable for the reception of their friends they did not take kindly to this rule , t was evetnually the cause of the failure of Mr. Stewart's scheme. Women refused to allow him to regulate their lives for them. Mr. Stewart's hotel was intended to bo a home for the better class of working women. The Mills scheme is for a lodging house on the East side. Women who may patronize It are not likely to make demands of this na ture , for men visitors under any conditions do uot enter Into their scnemo of life. Girls and young women of the East side never receive men In their homes. It Is not the custom. There are reasons for this. One is that , the whole family live In two or three rooms , so that no privacy Is possi ble. Another Is that many of the girls are ashamed of the appearance of their parents and do not wish them to be seen by the young mo with whom they may be "keeping company. " By hook or crook the girls most of them earning less than $5 a week , out of which i they pay board manage to rig themselves out In cheap imitations of the fashions , This season big velvet bnts , curls In the neck and even trailing skirts prevail In the evening In the Bowery. The young men too , ore up to date In dress , very high as tc collars and gay as to tics when they hav < donned their "SundajA'fwst. " ' In the matter of clothes parents cai ncarcely bo * ald to stand comparison with ' their children. Fathers are seldom presentable - , able and mothers are worse , except pos- | slbly In the street , where a shawl and a wig are called upon to cover nil dcflclcnelw. No east side mother Is too poor to have a wig , As she does not commit the extrava gance of wearing this Indoors , she would hardly be regarded as nn object of admira tion by her daughter's young man. Girls see their friends In the streets. Every lamp post Is a meeting place. A girl with a "steady" has the distinction of being called for by a whistled signal outside bur house. Girls without "steadies" stroll about n twos or threes and meet their friends at any corner. In the summer they crowd the Battery. In the winter many of the best of them turn to the College Settlement nnd he neighborhood xulld for diversion. Both of these houses are well recognized meot- ng places and powerful factors In the social Ifo of the young people of the nclghbor- lood. So It would scorn that Mr. Mills , In pro dding a lodging house for those women and girls whose habits of life arc fixed , wuold not have to wrestle with the problem which confronted nud eventually defeated Ir. Stewart. UUIM.M ; ix I > IMA.M > . The Amount \ MV CiiiiMiiiunl < ! rrncr 'I'll nn K\cr Itpfurt * . It Is estimated that during and rlncc the war with Spain over 123,000,000 grains of quinine have been Issued to American sol- dlors suffering with fever. In seme cases men who were In the hospitals were dosed with ns much ns 300 grains per week , aud almost every man In the army took the drug t Eomo period of his service , cither for Its curative or preventive effect. Yet , ns largo as the figures are , they are hardly ns stir prising as those for the entire population of the United States. Wo are a race of quinine eaters , says the Scientific American , and the pcoplo of this country consume one-third of the aulnlno of the world. Although such doses ns prevailed In Cuba and Porto Ittco are seldom taken In tlui states , thcno are few pcoplo hero who do not nt come time during the year take quinine In some foim or other. The drug Is used In the propara tlon of many patent medicines , tonics , bit ters , cold cures , etc. ; even In hair tonic for external application. The official figures ot the Treasury department show that last year there were Imported Into the United States 1,539,050,750 grains of quinine. This means a consumption ot something llko twenty grains for every man , woman and chllii , as there were practically no exports of this article. The cinchona tree , which furnishes qul nine , Peruvian bark and' ' calisaya bark , Is a native of the western South American coast countries , more particularly Peru ; yet but a comparatively small portion of the world's product now comes from that region. For many years all the quinine of commerce came from the wild trees of Peru , but with the present great demand , the refined prod uct obtained fiom the wild trees of Its native habitat would supply but a small proportion of the world's requirements. At the present ttmo two-thirds of the qulnlno used Is produced In Java , an ' .aland of the East Indian archipelago , corresponding closely In size 'to ' Cuba , nnd having with It many features of soil and climate in com mon. The history of cinchona culture In Java Is Interesting. For thirty years the Dutch government , which owns Java , was urged to undertake in the Island the Intro duction of this plant from Peru , and finally , In 1S52 , It employed the botanist Hassliarl tt > explore the cinchona forests of Peru. He procured a largo number of varieties nnd took them to Java , .where plantations were started , which have succeeded to the extent already Indicated. The government of India was not to bo behind In this matter , nnd the chlnchona plantations and factories of that region produce now their share ot this Im portant drug. The Importance of sending trained explore : * to find and Import now and rare plants Is shown In the early cf- . BROWN CLOTH TUNIC COSTUME FROA1 HAUPER'S BAZAR The tunic , peplum nnd rcdlngolo are to be the favorite overdresses of the coming season , for overdresses have arrived , although their very gradual approach has excited - cited no attention. The favorite spring gowns will bo of fine clinging cloths , and will show great variety and development of tbe tunic , which at pressnt Is the popular novelty with the Parisian designers. Theono which accompanies this number as a pattern garment Is an early example of the skill and art of these busy folk. The cloth skirt , a plain circular , extends only half the length of the skirt , being covered by the circular tunic. The latter and the bodice are Joined by a narrow waist band. The cloth bodice Is then In two pieces the back and two front parts , which nro adjusted over a fitted lining. The long sleeves are close-flttlne until they reach the wrtet , where they end In a. funnel-shaped cuff. They are capped at the shoulders by double shoulder capes and stitched bands. The collar nnd chemisette are of con trasting 8llk , and the bolt and fastenings of woo-1-brown velvet. The fastenings represent a fantastic development ot the moment , In the Louis XVI. bows. They are always made of satin or velvet , and are formal of two very small ruflles , perhaps an Inch deep , cut circular , llko .the rufilca worn at the wrist. These ruffles are closely gathered , and the two form the complete bow. Sometimes those nro divided , ono being on the under side and the other on the lapping side. The two meet and ! are Interfolded like the petals of a poppy. The only other trimming used In this new model consists of flat stitched bands of the cloth , shaped In shallow scallops and stitched on a stiffened foundation before being applied to the gown. The proper cut of this costume can bo obtained only by the use of Harper'a Baz/ir cut paper patterns. Nine yards of cloth , fifty-four Inches wide , will bo required for the making of tWa garment ; also three-fourths yard of velvet and a similar quantity of contrasting silk fcr collar and chemisette. forts of the Indian government to nectiro cinchona ' trcfs. Seven years of govern , mentnl : corrcspondenco fallcil to secure ft single ' living plant ot this Bpectea , when the government engaged Clement K. Mnrkham to visit the mountain * * cf Peru , nt the risk ot his life , and he succeeded In establishing In the British Kast Indies In a slnglu yeju 9,732 cinchona treca. The price of quinine has , of Ifttc years , steadily decreased , to that now It Is con- slJorcd a cheap drug. In 1S97 the Import price In the United States was a llttlo over K ! cents per ounce. When It Is considered that nn ounce avoldupnla contains 437'i grains , It Is seen that thu quinine In n dozen two-grain capsule * does not cost much. The total value of refined qulnlno and cinchona bark Imported Into the United States last year was $723,157. rrn.v.v Aiiroprliito | I > CMKIIN ! ; Scirotcil for the Xew IMMII' . Assistant Postmaster General Merrltt has decided upon the designs for a. scries of new postaRo stamps for the Island of Cuba , says the Chicago Ilecord , nnd they will bo sup plied ns promptly ns possible by the bureau of engraving and printing In this city. The 1-cent Ktnmp will bear n repiescalation of the slntuo of Columbus which stands In the patio , nr courtyard , of the captain general's palnco at Havana. The 2-cctit stamp will bear a map of Cuba , the 3-cent stamp n re production of the stntuo 'f ' ! t'ubsnn , ' a fenulo figure lit marble , emblematic of the Inland , which stands lit nno nf tic I a'kn of llavnim. The C-cent ntninp will bo deeorntcd with n picture of ono ot tlui new steamers of the Now York nnd Cuba Mall company , nnd the I0 > ccnt stamp will present nn nfrl- cultural Bccne , a Cuban plotting In tobacco field with n yoke ot oxen and n group of toyal j-fllms In the background , Another series ol stamps of equally ap- proprlnto deelgu will bo nuido for Porto Hleo and n third set for the Philippine Iflamls. They will bo furnished by the United St.ntrx. but the proceeds of their K.ilo will K > turned Into the local trtusurli * until cotigH'sa chiill order otherwise. All thn-o of the new colonies nro lo bo ( rented by the postofllco department ns foreign countries until fame permanent form of government has been adopted for them , nnd thu old rates of posttigo will bo maintained. It will re- qulro a fi-ccut stamp to carry n letter to Culm and Pnrto Hteo as before. Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup Is an excellent remedy for children. 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There Is no ni > curlty required no C. O , D. scheme. Krnd Hi your name and address , and we will send you 'iimii'i ; "C'AI/rilOS" to liut live ilaytf. IT WILL HH BUNT IN A SMAI.KD PACKAOIO P.Y MAIL. Ill the quiet of your homo you can try It and see what It docii. All correspondence relating to the "OAI.- TIIOS" department of our bu.alnc.SH Is strictly confidential. U'o neither publish nor furnish testi monial' . Address applications for trlnl treatment to THEVOHMOKLGO,632BI Cincinnati 0 I irwHt Importer * of ntan''anl ' , , , , Preparations In the United States.