Nebraska Newspapers

    A Shattered Romance
A True Story of the Secret Service
By COL It C. WHITLEY, Former Chief U. S. Secret Service
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am« dirlatoa d~r..*g my official
ar*er «a* one Thomas Uroaaie. toe
aaa of a asu of seaito. ore up) las a
fee rctifrtrr w aa aristocratic
airrt ia S*s York Csj.
V. ~g Htwwttle >u of a
kaUwsr. refioej face. alight figure,
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» »n *boru_*b»f :n the best
atmt K-sred under the tuition of a *
gud «sd ati'fcw aed supplied
• rtJi M«T Iwaury t>? a kind and »
^father. it m*b< qutte aa*f
■wjtstaLV that hr sbooid rfacmae to
***** tte aonety of cr.miuait Oa at
*w. of ba ripmira* ta doig;r;
lUhr ubm «f (kr law hr n»d the
«ai.>st« of nar; of die Iradiat
notuterJes'er* asd !or*»-r» of the nos 1
tn HVt I lira* learned of bin far
<»•* V-ad-ac life of a mao of la
•a 4ms aad Hue* was ta keep.eg
• a* tbr ataa of miihoos Thrc ig:.
- arv_»ja mwm of laformatioa it was
1 .r£
■tWt *ut»*t it a akolnalr may
br «aa coaarctad with a bat
»« known as 1be Ml her g»cg
«f 'Cosiscbm "
Hr aad for some time bees rot,*
bHaoocb to deal ta the bogus stuff to o
boo Tin T to boJBe the »kll! of the *o»
ieremrst tdSrera Oa aurt than ooe ’
•Bcaswi wbes the officers thought tint
bo be- almost la their grasp, be would
to elude them aod disappear
thetr sight The time came 1
neither the subtle logettutty of
baa plugs dor the wealth and respects
bOily of but Umlly served to shield
hlw from the hands of the officers
die was a diSnH mao to capture, hot
remarkable slull
net fcia match at
U »u *fc V at the height of hi*
wrttainal ?<trj and while he waa daily
hKratUac i‘.roadway with the air of •
«-*“ '* »a impeachable 'hararter and
•meahauctifeie wealth that ertdence
M for hie oanricion had been
aad brought to my aB.e* 1
■g ware directed hi* arrest aad plans
*w«r» laid for hta capture
r At about the same time he suddenly
from LI* usual La lists
the cfirert wi re ■ unable to die
*w*er hi* tid ed place
h hneirr the ogrers sought him in
m (dare where hi* pretence had bees
•wported they were always Ju*t a little
•no late The maa they were seeking
Whea Beat beard of he would be la
■art of the ejty !a the
ed time he waa spoken of
••Bag the detertiee* a* a wttl-o tbe
wisp as he wa* forever fitting about
Two aeeret serrtew ofU-ers were de
tailed to keep a earefwl watch upon
his father's artatorratir mansion For
■*srt«, eight aad day. this waa kept
op without oiiwwif as. The naa we
•ere ta guest of arrer pot la as ap
peartar- there The only perwias
■row to go out aad la *«n an elderly
groiewat aad a young comas of in*
vreaamahly hta tUugbter
also two aenai ?*. a< itr.er
hear tg the si.attest reawmhlahce to
yoccg Browaie
fine of the dedeedrec employed In
watracmt the houee wee a prwpos- >
meaaarg young Italian 1 win same
Mm Lassie Merita He was wen edo- |
cated aad of Sa* address Watchful
aad <4 n hereon* sanguine tempera
•Bent, be was a-arly always sere of
heme the larky one it* l sent with
•the-, to make a rtpsr
Ijste owe plewaaat afterauoe sewerwl
days after the young Italian
tak*-w a pool hear the I'rowt.i
nsa«‘.(- . aa «^gartly art red joun*
tady era* a*-en down *he front
ahrpt of the Louse, carryit g a irate*- j
to* hag. «.* •nue-t a carriage la
wallir* aad it rolled away at a eod
orate pare Merits fellow c-d on foot
ami was able to ke*p the carnage la
sirs When tie yooag lady «rosard
the eaar •lirh of the st-aaer "Pro»i
fje&cd.' then efjrlmg between New
Vorfc aod P>I1 River. Xlerlto was dose
at her beet* She stepped up Into the
e-ard salon and after moving about
for a lev moments, beckoned to a
| rut brown chambermaid When the
servant came n«ar the yourg lady
•ipeoed a pearl inlaid portemonnaie.
and taking from it a ten dollar bill, re
quested her to procure a stat» room
and passage ticket to the city of
Most on
A few minuter afterwards the cham
bermaid returned and Informed the
•our.g lad* that the staterooms on the
, boat were all engaged.
The yourg lady eemed greatly dis
appointed and said it was a sorry
predicament for her lo be placed in;
and if the deep drawn sigh she ut
tered was an ind-x of her feelings at
that moment sbe was not only greatly
disappointed, but at a loss to know
what to do.
Merilo. who was near at hand, was
even than the diamond solitaires that
adorned her ears.
The detective's heart was throbbing
wildly. He could scarcely contain :
himself. It was a case of love at first
sight. The hot blood of the Italian j
was surging to his head. He was quite
bewildered.
Collecting his scattered senses he
was scon able to convince the young 1
woman that he was a man of conse
qumcc. and that while their meeting
was but casual, he was greatly de
lighted because of the opportunity of
fered to make her acquaintance.
It was late in the evening when they
bade each other good night with a
promise to meet again on the arrival
of the steamer at Fall River in the
early morning.
Mcrito had not only discovered that1
Miss Brownie was lovely and fas
cinating. but that she was frank, con
fiding and truthful. She had nothing
home and fled to Canada, where she1
waa expecting to meet him.
Learning thia, the detective was
deeply interested, not only in the
brother, but in the sister as well. In
deed, she was the most attractive per
son he had ever before met. To his
mind she was everything that a woman
should be. Wealthy, educated and af
fectionate, she was brave and roman
tic enough to venture out alone and
battle the cold world for the purpose
of redeeming her wayward brother.
So gentle and unassuming did she ap
; pear that he was sure she had a
heart overflowing with love.
As these thoughts came meandering
through his brain he saw in his eager
ness the opportunity of his life. He
would somehow be instrumental in
! saving the brother and thus win the
fair girl's gratitude—perhaps her love.
He felt sure that he could trust to her
generous heart to forgive him for de
; eeivir.g her by palming himself off as
i the son of a nobleman.
When the couple arrived In Boston
S they went at once to the United States
' hotel, where they took breakfast to
I gether. The detective now thought
Miss Brownie more fascinating than
ever and at the first opportunity he
threw discretion to the winds and be
gan wooing in the most approved
Italian style. Pressing his suit with
an ardor more impetuous than con
ventional, he begged her to become
his wife.
It appears that her deep sorrow,
her soft words, and above all, her
tears, had quite bewildered him. Real
beauty In distress was too much for
[ the warm-blooded Latin, and he sur
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STATEROOM "
A'f£PYPV&$&l7;'/ '' (, HE WOOED HEP/AA
COMM/WDED /AW/Y AUTHORITATIVE Imf HtosrHPPPOUED
ro/VE. /r/ti/ptf 6ryiE.
** kind hearted as be was emerprl
»ift« and upon the impulse of the mo
meet he pushed himself to the front
and with the politest of French bows,
said Please esruse me. young lady,
I am very much pained to witness
your distress, and I should be glad to
assist you If you will allow me I
think 1 can procure you a stateroom
In modest tones she thanked him
for bis kindness and confidingly of
'ere l him the ten dollar bill that had
been returned to her by the chamber
maid
‘Never uilrd the money until I
know m hat I «ua do for you
H* th< revpoe went below The
*i*t»r. he thought, is not responsible
'or the sins of her brother; besides,
th*- making of her acquaintance might
give him a better opportunity for dis
covering the whereabouts of the man
he was seeking In his imagination
he was sure that she was going to
meet him.
This was his opportunity, thought
he. He would ingratiate himstif into
the good grr.ce* of this young woman
and if ptr« n'e learn the whereabouts
of her brother
The oS'y-tongued detective had no
great diffcuity in securing the coveted
prire Steamboat clerks are always
w ire enough to reserve an extra ticket
or two for special purposes
When V*nto returned to the grand
salon and handed the young lady her
tickets she was prof *e in her thanks
and expressed her deep obligation. As
she held the tickets between her
Jeweled fingers she beamed a smile
red displayed a set of pearly white
t« th. encircled by a pair of ruby lips,
aai oh. r ich eyes* 5'ure sparkling
to conceal He bad learned every
thing. She was a young and sensitive
maiden who bad courageously ven
'ured from her father's home with
the purpose of meeting a much loved
but wayward brother. How, then,
tould he help sympathizing with her?
Even though his representations In
regard to himself were falsely made
for the purpose of obtaining her con
fidence. he believed be was sufficiently
shrewd to square himself with her at
the proper time.
As deception Is ofttiroes a part of
the detective's stock In trade, he
thought there could be no great harm
in it after all was understood. It
seems ihat he told her the secret of
his being the son of an Italian noble
man of great wealth and that he was
traveling incog to gratify his curiosity.
While the story he told was wholly
false, he was quite good looking
enough and sufficiently genteel in ap
pearance to bear out the statement.
From what occurred it was apparent
that the young woman herself was
somewhat impressed and quite uncer
tain as to the true status of the de
tective.
Her story as told to Merlto appeared
straightforward and truthful. Her
mother was dead. Her father, al
though in the enjoyment of a large in
come. the result of frugality and well
appliel business transactions, was
bowed down with grief and very much
broken In health because of the way
ward course of her darling brother.
He had been led astray by evil asso
ciates and was being pursued by the
government officers, who charged him
with dealing in counterfeit money.
To cv-id" arrest he had forsaken his
rendered unconditionally. In impas
sioned terms he declared bis love and
offered her his heart and hand.
The young woman, although seem
ingly overcome, was altogether too
modest to accept. Somewhat taken
back by this premature declaration,
she was sufficiently self-poised to as
sure him that he was pleasing to her
and that she deeply appreciated his
attention. But she could not take any
decisive step In so important a mat
ter without first consulting her father.
She felt that It was her first duty to
save her brother. To accomplish this
she was ready to sacrifice life itself.
Merito. never at a loss for a sub
terfuge. proposed to interest himself
and secure a condonement of her
brother's offense through the assist
ance of the Italian consul at New
York. This ray of l'ght was present
ed in fine Italian style and must have
sounded hopeful to the ears of Miss
Brownie. Her face now fairly beamed
with joy as she assured him she
would willingly give all she possessed
in the world to effect such a result.
She promised to marry him should he
succeed in saving her brother from
prosecution for his past offenses.
The day following this I received at
my New York office a letter marked
"personal," which read as follows:
"United States Hotel. Boston Mass
“My Dear Chief:
“I write to inform you that I ar
rived here this morning in company
with th« sister of Brownie. Through
cunnltir; 1 made her acquaintance and
learned everything. She In'm the way
to me. t Vr brother Thomas. She tells
me that he Intends to remain outside
of tbe United State* unless a com pro
miae can be affected She say* be haa
offered to furnlab Information and will
assist to break up the Miner gang of
counterfeiters. If you will send me
special authority and a guarantee that
he will not be arrested I will go with
his sister and coax him to mme to
New York. Please forward the pa
pers to me here at once.
"Yours respectfully,
“LOUIS MBRITO “
The case was an Important one and
requirej my personal attention. If a
compromise could be made that
would result in the conviction of Ruch
men as Miner, I was anxious to mak''
it. I chose to superintend It myself,
and the next train that left for Bos
ion took me with It. When I arrived
there on the following morning I went
directly to the United Stales hotel,
where I met a thoroughly astonished
Italian. He was much surprised at
my unexpected appearance.
I soon learned enough to place me
in possession of the fads In the case
so far as the detective was concerned.
I then demanded a personal interview
with Miss Brownie, winch was soon
arranged. After Introducing me to
the lady, Merlto retired from the
room, as had been previously agreed
upon. I found myself in the prest nee
of a tall and stately young woman,
tastefully and fashionably dressed.
She held in her hand a targe fan which
she wielded with consummate grace.
I found her fully posted on the nature
of my business. Inviting me to be
seated, she began the conversation
and explained to me her proposed trip
to Montreal, where she hoped to
meet her brother, Thomas Brownie.
She had learned through a friend that
her brother was anxious to quit
counterfeiting and that he could, if
given an opportunity, put the govern
ment officers in a position to arrest a
number of leading counterfeiters. She
did not kpow the particulars, but was
sure that her brother would. If per
mitted to return to New York, render
the government Important service,
^he said that her father had nearly
•:st his mind on account of the action
f his son and that he was ready to
ndergo almost any sacrifice and pay
ny reasonable sum of money for the
trpose of saving his boy.
What she said was quite reasonable,
id after questioning her for some
e I had about come to the conclu
■n that her offer, jf carried out as
'-mised, would be a good thing for
the government.
There were a number of counter
feits then on the market and I was
exceedingly anxious to break up the
gang by arresting Its leaders and se
curing the plates. The Miner gang
had first and last cost the government
a considerable sum of money. While
talking over the details of the pro
posed surrender I stepped to a win
dow and raised the sl\ade. upon which
the sun suddenly shone forth, lighting
up the room and casting its bright
rays fully upon the face of the lady
before me. Drawing my chair a little
nearer and more In front of her I was
enabled to look her straight in the
face. My eyes resting on hers seemed
to disconcert her. She blinked and
turned her head. I straightened up a
little and stared at her. She started
to rise.
•■Keep your seat.” I commanded, in
an authoritative tone.
At this moment I saw defiance
mingled with terror in her eyes. At
first I had noticed nothing In her ap
pearance or actions to create suspi
cion. As was quite natural, she now
seemed excited. This might have
been attributed to a disturbed condi
tion of her mind on account of the
actions of her brother—a natural se
quence under the circumstances. She
again turned towards me and the sun
shone upon ber face. I at once de- '
tected the work of an artist skilled In
•he use of shades of paint. I noticed, j
too, that her hair had not the glossy
appearance of natural growth. I was ;
quite sure she was in disguise.
“Before this business goes any fur
ther.” I said, "I want you to remove
your false hair and wipe the paint
and powder from your face.”
As I arose in front of her she start- |
ed up with an Indignant glare and at- I
tempted to push me away. In a flash 1
I reached for her chignon. Giving it a
quick jerk, its fastenings gave way
and It rolled on the carpet. There
was no longer any use for conceal
ment. Thomas Brownie stood before
me. The game was up. There was
no more room for dodging. He began
peeling off layer after layer of his
feminine apparel. When he had fully
disengaged himself from his dress
maker's outfit he opened his traveling
bag and proceeded to clothe himself
In masculine attire.
Merito, who had during this inter
view remained in the hall, was now
requested to come into the room. I
handed him a pair of handcuffs and
Brownie immediately put up his hands
to receive them. He was completely
done for and offered no further re
sistance.
In taking the trip on the steamer
‘Providence" and playing the part of
a fascinating woman, it was not sur- j
prising that Brownie was able to dupe
the detective. As a gifted imper- j
sonator he could reproduce to a nicety :
the tones and modulations of the de- ■
teetive's voice. His description and
imitation of the impassioned love
scene that took place between himself
and Merito was very entertaining.
Brownie was too crafty and gifted a
criminal to run at large. He was put
on trial, convicted and sentenced to
the Albany penitentiary for a term of
fifteen years.
Merito was so chagrined and over
come on account of his escapade with
Brownie that he lost his assurance
and was unable to face his fellow of
ficers. The last I j'.eard of him he
was on the Pacific coast
Swiss “Guardian Schools99
_ M
Br - -t[ tM D>*cwH Problem of Caring
for the Cfi Sre* of the
Street.
’ *4 eeartrrt of every
• orfcics peop!- live
nacy mH ehlMrea
to ran the etreet*
!n the lar
etner Uke Ijmiom Part* and
Ter*. t*ey «* «*7 U**r
la tkr
rtljr wkrre
are
are aOceed
sand* With such surroundings and
«d«« sorb conditions it is not
strange that a large percentage of
them become criminals. The great
question with the authorities is bow
to handle them and prevent them, as
far as possible, from becoming crim
inals
Switzerland has solved the problem,
partly at least. In the city of Basel. j
far instance, ‘guardian schools." or-.
ganized and supported by the state,
are oj>en every day. and from the mid
dle of November till the middle of
March, every evening. They can hard
ly be called schools, but rather recre
ation classes.
I'nder the teacher’s direction the
children play games, tell stories, sing,
crochet, embroider, sew and so forth.
In good weather they are taken out
doors for games or walks. Each class
has about thirty-five children In It.
just enough for the teacher or guard
ian to handle comfortably. An inspec
tor visits the classes frequently and
makes reports to the school authori
ties. The state provides all the mate
rials for the games and work, and also
pays for the lunches.
Basel has a population of 130,000.
and last year 2.000 children were
taken care of In these guardian
schools. In addition to this work
Basel has an organization known as
the Play association, which looks after
the games for young people. There Is
also another society, now 25 years
old, whose special business it Is to
give instruction to and provide recre
ation for boys on Sundays and in the
evenings. Last year it had 24.000
children under its care.
Would Do His Best.
“I beliere I am to be placed in jux
taposition with the general.’’ whis
pered the influential citizen at the
banquet.
“Why—er—I can't quite do that, you
know," said the head waiter, with a
vague smile, “but I’ll seat you right
next to him.”—Chicago Tribune.
Kansas City Couple on Eight
Thousand-Mile Tramp.
Their Route Leads to Southern. East
ern and Northern Boundaries of
the Nation—Are to Camp
Out a Year.
Kansas City. Mo—Mr and Mr*
Dwight Woolf, who wall, ed from Kan
sas C ity to Now York last summer in
ninety live days, are well started upon
s walking trip which is to consume
7.&00 miles and girdle an area of near
ly two thirds of ti e I nited States
They were accompanied by their dog.
"lion,” which walked with them on
former trips, and their hoise. Dolly.”
which puils a small two wheeled cart
containing food, a tent, extra clothing
and cooking utensils.
"Walking Round the I nlted States"
was painted in iarge white letters on
the bed of the cart. In smaller letters
It was stated that Kansas City is the
destination as well as the starting
point of the trip Mr. and Mrs Woolf,
dressed in brown suits which they de
signed themselves as best suited to
the exigencies of tramping. led the
w'ay. Liolly, traveling undnven aad
unled. followed, and Don. the dog.
trotted along behind under the cart.
As neighbors tame in to say goodhy
and things were brought from the
house and loaded on the cart, the
dog's excitement increased and was
not allayed until after the last neigh
bor had shaken hands and the entire
party had passed through the side
gate and down the street. Then he
stopped barking and took his accus
tomed place under the cart.
The route of the walk Is from Kan
sas City to a point in Texas on the
coast, east to Jacksonville. Fla., north
to the Canada line, west to Minneap
olis and thence back to Kansas City.
The winter will be 6pent in the 30utn
and the summer in the north, so that
they will suffer no inconvenience from
sleeping on the ground during the en
tire year. They expect to return to
Kansas City November 1, 1912.
Before starting, more than 3.000
tags and labels pasted upon the wagon
during the previous trips wera re
The Pedestrian Outfit.
moved and the cart was repainted.
These are a few of the things packed
within the one small box:
A tent, two cots, two sets of bed
ding. cooking utensils, provisions for
dog. man and horse for three days,
guns, fishing tackle and clothes, camp
stove, stools and table 5.000 blank
postcards, photographer’s outfit. 3,000
sheets of music, writing material,
violin, checker board, five gallons of
water and an icebox.
“I feel like Columbus starting out
to discover America," Mrs. Woolf said,
when asked by the neighbt s if he
did not dread the trip. "We expect
both to stand it and enjoy it.”
QUEER VERDICT OF JURIES
—
Some Are a Puzzle and Difficult to
Solve. While Many are Exceed
ingly Amusing.
Chicago.—"Here is a funny thing
about the relative value of a man's
right and left leg." said a Chicago
lawyer. “Not long ago I was called
upon to conduct the case of a man
who had lost his left leg in a railroad
accident. He was laid up in the hos
pital for several weeks. While there
the utter uselessness of his right hand
caused much comment among the
doctors and nurses. Other left-handed
patients they had met with able at
least to fight files, but my client's
r*ght hand v asn’t oven fit for that
The ease came to trial. aM fb«
jury awarded him damages $500 in
excess of what he had asked for. be- .
cause, said the foreman, 'be is left
handed.'
“The next day I stumbled on my
man in a restaurant and found him
stoking up with his right hand.
“ That is all right.’ said he. ‘It isn't
a new accomplishment. I could do it
all the time. Can use one hand as
well as the other, always could, hut
after I lost my left leg I concluded to
let my right hand take a vacation. You
see. 1 know the ways of juries. I
cannot follow their reasoning, but I
have studied thler verdicts, and I have
discovered that while the right leg is
considered of more value to the aver
age o'an than his left leg. the left leg
fetches a boom price if it belongs to
a left-handed man. I cannot see the
connection, but juries can. You heard
what the jury of mine said? Well,
they always reason that way.' “
Fortunes for Play Writers.
New t ork.—The annals of the stage
record the quick rise to wealth of
many authors whose contributions to
stage literature have earned for them
huge sums of money. Augustus
Thomas is credited with being worth
<300,000: George Broadhurst is rated
at $225,000; Eugene Walter boasts an
Income of $2,000 a week by reason of
his two successes, The Easiest Way
and Paid in Full.
Yet these sums fade Into insignifi
cance when compared with the wealth
of Charles Klein, who derived from
"The I don and the Mouse" one season
jalone $150,000 as his share of royalty.
This play has netted him nearly $5»0.
.000. "The Music Master," of which
he is also the author, was worth a for
tune to him. For the ten weeks' en
gagement of this play at the Academy
of Music, New York, Klein received
as his share $19,000. At one time his
Income touched $5,000 a week.
Over 10,000 plays are written year
ly. it is said, and only two per cent of
them are ever produced.
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills
Minneapolis, Minn.-" I was a gwa*
(nfj»r*r from femala troubles wuicn
caased a weakness
and broken down
condition of tha
system. I read sj
much of what Lt . n
E. Pink ham's v < c
etable Componr J
had done for otl. r
suffering women I
felt sure it won.!
help me. and I m 3t
say it did help ma
wonderfciir. Xly
pains all left me. I
frew stronger, and within three mou—i
was a perfectly well woman.
•*I want this letter made pubEe to
show the benefit women may d^riva
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
: Compound.”— Mrs. JomrG M loan;
2115 Second St, North, Minneapolis
Minn.
Thousands of unsolicited and p?.a
ine testimonials like the aboee prora
the efficiency of Lydia K Ptnkham’a
Vegetable Compound. which is made
: exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from these dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
1 not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia JL Idakham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
If too scant special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkbam, at Lynn, Mass,
She will treat ynarlettcrasstrictly
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women in
this way, free of charge. Don't
hesitate—write at once.
Why Rent a Farm
ind be compelled to pay to your landlord r*->t
of your hard-earned prchta? CSa yc^r
f»nn. Secure a Free Hcsnestead in
Manrtcbt, S;vut:i:e»«-; or
Alberta, or purchase]
tend in ore :f t
advance.
districts ar.d beak a
profit of SiO.OO or
S12.00 acre
e\er» year.
Lard purchased 3
years a#c at $3 i 00 an
acre has recently
ehacied hands at
S25.30 an acre. The
cror» Ctrwn on these
lards warrant the
You can
Become Rich
bycttlleraisics.ctirr^^ristvl
farming ar.J grain lrowsr- in
the provinces of Manttoba,
Saskatchewan acd Alberta.
Free homestead and pre
emption areas, as well at land
held by railway and land cc'rr
panies, will pros Ide homes
for millions.
Adaptable soli, healthful
climate, splendid schools
and churches.good railway s.
For settlers* rates. d ,
• Iterattire "Last B^t West. J tx>e
to reach the countr* and c: i>'T par
tieulsvs, write to fctpl of lan-.
rration. Ottawa. ftmiti.or to the
Oaradlaa GvTertmeci Agent.
W. V. BEAfhETT
*01 »*• T»rt IK* 1^*. Oejhj. M
(Tse address nearest roc.) S» 1
SOUR STOMACH
* I used Cascarrts and fttl like & new
tnan. 1 have been a sufferer from dys
pepsia and sour stonuch for the last two
years. I have been taking medicine and
other drugs, but could find no relief only
for a short time. I will recommend
Casearets to my friends as the only thing
for indigestion and sour stomach and to
keep the bowels in good condition.
They are very nice to eat."
Harry Stnckley, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good.
I>o Good Never Sicken. Weaken or Gripe.
1<V. ISc. SOc. Never so;j in bulk. The ptn
nine tablet stamped CCC. Guaranteed to
car* or jour matter back. 901
Important News
FUR DEALERS
and TRAPPERS
CKNDFT7XS sad SKINS direct to MEN ««•
^KSOWth«unhM. Wmrt TWmoorr,
because *c KNOW the Fur Market, sad pay
highest prices aa liberal assortments. Price
list especially arranged for year Territory.
It is VOCES tor the asking. Ceaetace
YOCNSSIJ by uj a trial **>■
W« Mr rH urtiwti chaefe ae
naaiueu. mmM nwmaMr.
LEOPOLD GASSNER FUR CO.
MKas* lttkh...\nYwk City
Capitalised at $250,000.00
KIDNEY *s * deceptive dl*»sf
thousands have It u :,1
TROUBLE 'Joa t krow ,L lf > >!|
want good results you
tan make no mistake by usins t»r. Kil
Iner's Swamp-Root, the meat kidney rer.i
tdy. At druggists In fifty cent and dol
lar sires. Sample bottle by mail fW,
Mso pamphlet telling you how to Sad out
If you have kidney trouble.
Address. Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, K. T.
NOWN^Ince I83d^s RELIABLE
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SUPERIOR REMEDY FOR MEN etc.etc
ATDRUGGlSTS TRIAL BOX BY MAIL. 50C
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T»»nr ; mention. Frr* prelim!*
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Nebraska Directory
FIBBER GOODS
*7 mall at cot prices Seed tor free catakarn*
MYERS-DILLON DRUG CD.. Omaha. Neb.
HIDES and FURS
Highest Cash Price Paid.
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