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OMAHA DAIL5f BEE-MONDAY JUNE 2 , 1884.
Imlnlftcnco nntl KTCCSRCB ,
Whether overeating or drinking arc
made harmless by using IIop Bitters
freely , giving olognnt nppotito and enjoy-
rncnt l > y using them Iteforofttid removing
Ml dullness , pains mid dlBtrcsstiftcrwnnls ,
leaving the hond clear , nerves atcncly , nnd
all the feelings , buoyant , clastioand more
happy than before. The pleasing effects
of a Christian or Bumptoua dinner contin
uing daya afterwards.
Kntlncnt Testimony.
N. V. WIlncM , Aug. 1518SO.
"I find that in addition to the pure
spirits contained in their composition ,
they rontnin the extracts of hops and
other well known and highly approved
medicinal roots , loaves and tinctures in
quantities sufficient to render the article
trhat the makers claim it to bo , to nit , a
medicinal preparation and not n beverage
unfit and unsafe to bo used except na a
medicine.
"From n careful analysis of their for
mula which was attested under oath
I find that in every wine-glassful of IIop
Bitters , the active medicinal properties
aside from the distilled spirits arc equal
to n full dose for an ndult , which fact in
my opinion , subjects it to an intoral rev
enue tax as n medicinal bitter , "
GKKEN B. RAUM , U. S. Com. In. Rev.
Hardened Mvcr.
Five years ago I broke down with kidney
noy and Liver complaint aiidrhoumatism ,
Since then I have boon unable to bo about
at all. My liver became hard like wood ;
my limbs wore puffed up and fillet ? with
water. All the boat physicians agreed
that nothing could cure mo. I resolved to
try Hop Bitters ; I have used seven bottles
tles ; ( ho Hardness has all gone from my
liver , the swelling from my limbs , and it
has worked a miracle in my case ; other
wise I would have been now In my grave.
J. W. MOKBV , Buffalo , Oct. 1 , ' 81.
Poverty and Suffering.
' I was drapRcd down wlthclelit , potcrty and mit-
fctlnjr for joara. cau l liya slok family and lartro
bills ol iloctorlDR. I was completely discouraged ,
until ono jctirtRO , ly the advice of my pastor , I
commenced uslnjr. Hop Bitten , and In ono month
wo nero all well , and none of us liavo Been a sick
day tlnco , and I want to say to all foor men , } oil can
keep your families well a joar with IIop Itlttcri for
lomtlian ono doctor B lslt will cost , I know It. "
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od the effect of Ho -
tetter's Stomach lilt-
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BELMONT'S MONEY-BAGS.
From an Office-Boy to a Millionaire
Banter.
Important Missions \Vllli Which Ho
"WriH Infptififcd How the AH-
tulo Flnnnulcr Gixlncd
Ills Fortune.
Now York Journal.
For nearly four decades there lias been
an active though unpretentious cliaractei
in the financial world. IJo lias L'rcat in
( lucnco in n monetary sense both nt homo
and abroad , and has persistently and
successfully refused nil _ alliance will
gambling cliques and dubious combine
lions. AVall street baa scon his twinkling
black eyes and respected the owner of
them Air. August liolmont.
Mr. Belmont has boon tormodltho man
of letters , millionnairo banker , famoui
as an art connoisseur , an enthusiast ! )
sportsmnn , nnd ono of the loaders of American
orican society. Ho is also president o
the American Jockey club. Ho wns borr
BJxty eight years ago upon his fathor'i
farm in ouo of the small villages near
Frankfort , Germany.
Ho received a thorough commorcia'
training as a school boy , and after finish
ing a full course of studios ho wan sent to
Frankfort , where at the ago of fifteen ,
ho entered a prominent banking liouso as
oflico boy. Ilia first duties consisted of
sweeping , cleaning , running errands nnd
other work of the kind.
Notwithstanding the influence , both
monetary nnd eocially , which his father
enjoyed young liolmont , like all Ger
man lads of the old school , had to com
mence nttho lowest rung of the ladder and
work himself to the topmost.
In 1833 young Belmont was sent to
Maples , where the Rothchilds had largo
financial transactions with the Papal nnd
Bourbon Governments. Ho was then
almost n lad , but so thoroughly convinced
were his omplooyrs in his ability as a
careful and intelligent financier that they
intrusted him with this delicate mission.
During his sojourn in Italy ho ac
quired the language of the country , stud
ied the fine arts of painting and sculpt
ure , but never for a moment lost sight of
his yearning to become an astute finan
cier.
cier.Three
Three years later the Kothchilds had
important monetary interests with Cuba ,
which in 18 7 was involved in a war with
the Iberians. August Belmont was or
dered by his omployors.to leave the sun
ny skies of Italy and proceed to Havana.
Ho did BO reluctantly.
While at son the memorable and dis
astrous nanio of 18117 took place in this
city.Vhon ho arrived hero ho ascer
tained thnt several of the houses con
nected with his firm had failed. Ho
also discovered that his employers inter' '
cats in this city had boon indifferently
represented. Ho determined to sever
his connection with the old and princely
banking houso. His resignation was
quickly dispatched toEuropo and received
with much regret.
Mr. Belmont rented n small oflico in
Wall struct from n Mr. Gerard , and in
these limited quarters ho laid the founda
tion of n house which has since become
ono of the wealthiest nnd most honorable
in iho financial world.
In 1844 ho was appointed consul-gen
eral for Austria in this city. Ho served
in this position for live years , and only
relinquished his oflico on account of his
sympathies with the Hungarians. In
185t : ho was appointed American minister
to Holland , nnd his services in that old
Dutch city are recorded as unexcep
tional.
When thirty-throe years of ago hemet
mot the then famous beauty , Miss Par
ry , daughter of Commodore Perry , the
here of Lake Erio. After a short court
ship they were married. Mr. Bolmont's
domesticHfo has boon most felicitous.
Ho has gathered about him four sons
and n daughter. The Hon. Perry Bel-
mout , the fiery young congressman , who
two years ago greatly disturbed the
"Plutnod Knight" from , Maine , is his
gon.
August Bolmsnt has boon invariably
looked upon na a loader of fashion and in
the aifaira of chivalry ranks with the
pink of etiquette , Lord Ohostorlold. It
is stated that ono evening , many years
since , while seated in the Old Park
theatre ho noticed an offered insult to a
young lady who was seated near
him. Ho intorforrod in n quiet and
courteous way , nnd was quickly invited
to moot his antagonist at dawn. Pistol
shots wore exchanged , and Mr. Belmont
was seriously wounded in his hip. From
the oflbct of this wound ho was partially
lamo. Strange as it may appear , Mr.
Belmont is a most exquisite dancer , and
the halt which is porcoptiblb in his walk
is not observed when ho indulges in the
torpsichoroau art.
In 1850 Mr. Belmont , then in n posi
tion to gratify his inclination for the fine
arts , bought n collection of old Dutch and
Spanish paintings , for which ho quietly
laid down $200,000 , These paintings ,
however , form but a smnll unnority , both
in regard to value nml tyimbor , of the
collection which ho has s'nico accumulat
ed , His graceful and daring horseman
ship can bo added to his other and num
erous accomplishments. It was owing to
his skill as an equestrian that ho wan
elected president of the Now York Jockey
Club. Since the marriaga of his ( laughter -
tor some eight or nine years ago Mr. Bel-
monthas retired from nctivo participa
tion in society events. Although all his
life lie has boon chiefly devoted to finan
cial affairs , ho has never boon concerned
in the maclious and professional manipu
lation of the stock and money markets.
Ho la purely and simply a banker in the
monetary world and an artist in his
homo.
In politics Mr. Belmont is a staunch
democrat ; ho is the friend and intimate
of Hon. Samuel J. Tildon , Senator Bay.
ard , Congressman Randall and other lead
ing lights of the democracy. A few years
ago bo printed for private circulation a
collection of his letters on the subject of
the civil war. The purpose of this vol.
umo was to prevent his children and per
sunal friends from frrming an unfavora
ble opinion of his political conduct and
opinions during the great rebellion. Ho
opposed the secessionists just as much
aa ho opposed President Lincoln
nnd the extreme abolitionists of the
north. Common sense and a profound en
thusiasm tor the land of his adoption wore
the motives which animated him , In ap.
poaranco Mr. Belmont is rather under
the ordinary height. Ho weighs about
100 pounds , is durk coinploxioned and
slightly bald ; ho has sparkling dar < c oyrs
nud iron grey side whiskers. Ilia man-
mon is nt No. 109 Fifth avonuu , and with
iU artistic possessions is valued at ? 2-
000,000 , Ho is the Now York reproson-
ta live of the great Rothschilds' banking
house , which has a capital of $50,000 , .
000 , His annual incoin from the stocks ,
bonds Hnd govorntment securities
owned by him U nlono $500,000 and other
resources will probably save him from
the poor-houeo wheu ho becomes
venerable.
Henry Irvine on Bhylock.
Fromini"ln' | > rcs lonsof Atnoilca , " Os < ? oed
ti Co. , Boston ,
"Yes , " ho said , "tho play has gene
well , very well indeed ; but the audience
wore not altogether with mo. I always
fool , in regard to this play , that they do
not understand what 1 am doing. They
only responded at all to-night , whuro
Shylock's rage nnd mortification got the
better of his dignity. 1 never saw
Kcan's Shylock , nor Pholps" , nor , indeed -
deed , any onu's. But 1 am sure that
Shylock was not n low person ; n miser
and usurer , certainly , but n very injured
man nt least ho thought so. I felt that
my nudicnco to-night had quite ndiiferont
opinion , nnd I once wished the house had
been composed entirely of Jews. 1
would like to play Shylock to n Jewish
audience.
"I look on Shylock as the typo of a
persecuted race ; almost the only gentle
man in the play , nnd most ill-used. Ho
is n merchant who trades In the Rinlto , nnd
Basennio , and Antonio nro not ashamed
to borrow money of him nor to carry off
his daughter. The position of his child
is , moro or lots , a key to his own. She
is the friend of Portia. Shylock was
well-to-do Biblo-road his readiness
- - a - man , ns
iness nt quotation shows nnd there is
nothing in his language at any time that
indicates the snuflhng usurer which some
persons regard him , and certainly nothing
to justify the use the early actors made of
the part for the low comedian. Ho was
a religious Jew ; learned , for ho conducted
his case with masterly skillfulness , and
his speech is always lofty and full of
dignity. Is there a finer language in
Shakespeare than Shylock's ' defense of
his race ? 'Hath not n Jew hands ? Hath
not n Jew hands , organs , dimensions ,
senses , affections , passions ? fed with the
same food , hurt with the same weapons ,
subject to the same diseases , healed by
the aanio means , warmed nnd cooled by
the same winter nnd summer , ns n Chris
tian is ! ' An to the manner of represent
ing Shylock , take the first part
of the story , note his moods. Ho is ,
to begin with , quiet , dignified , diplomat
ic ; then satrical , and next somewhat
light and airy in his manner , with n
touch of hypocrisy in it. His first word
is moro or loss fawning , but it breaks out
into reproaches and satire when ho re
calls the Insults that have been heaped
upon him. "Hath a dog mercy ? " nnd so
on ; still ho fs diplomatic , for ho wnnts to
make reprisals upon ) Antonio. "Ouraoc'
od bo my tribe if 1 forgive him. " Ho is
plausible , oven jocular. Ho speaks of
his bond of blood as n merry sport. Do
you think if ho wore strident or spiteful
In his manner here , loud of voice , bitter ,
they would consent to sign n bond , hav
ing in it such fatal possibilities. Ono of
the interesting things for an actor to do
is to show when Shylock is inspired with
the idea of this bargain , and to work out
by impersonation the Jew's thought
in his actions. My view is that
from the moment Antonio turns upon
him , declaring ho is 'like to spit upon
him again , ' and invites him scornfully to
lend him money , and not ns to his friend ,
but rather to his enemy , who , if ho
break , ho nitiy with bettor force exact the
penalty from that moment I imagine
Shylock resolving to propose his pound
of flesh , perhaps without any hope of get
ting it. Then ho puts on thnt hypocriti
cal show of pleasantry which so far de
ceives them ns to elicit from Antonio the
remark that 'tho Hebrew will turn Chris
tian ; ho grows kind. ' Well , the bond is
to bo sealed , and when nnxt wo meet the
Jew ho is still brooding over his wrongs ,
and there is in his words n constant ,
though vague , suggestion of a desire for
revenge , nothing definite or planned ,
but a continual sense of undeserved hu
miliation and persecution.
" I saw a Jew once in Tunis tear his
hair , his raiment , fling himself in the
sand and wrltho in , a rage , about a ques
tion of money , beside himself with pas
sion. I saw him again solf-possossod and
fawning ; and again , expressing real grat
itude for a trifling money courtesy. Ho
was never undignified until ho tore at his
hair and flung himself down , and then ho
was picturesque ; ho was old , but erect ,
oven stately , and full of resources , and as
ho walked behind his team of mules ho
carried himself with the lofty air of a
king. Ho was a Spanish Jew Shylock
probably was of Frankfort ; but Shakos-
pearo's Jew was a typo , not a moro indi
vidual ; ho was a typo of the great grand
race not a mure Hounsditch usurer. Ho
was a man famous on the Rinlto ; proba
bly a foremost man in Liu synagogue ;
proud of his descent , conscious of his
moral superiority to many of the Chris-
tinns who scoffed at him , nnd fanatic
enough , as a religionist , to believe that
his vengeance had in it the element of
a god-like justice. Now you sny that
sonio of my critics evidently look f armor o
fire in the delivery of his speeches to
Salnnio , and I have hoard friends say that
John Kemblo and the Keans brought
down the house by the wny they thundered
out throats against Antonio , and the defense -
fonso of the Jewish race. It is in this
scene that wo realize for the first time
that Shylock has resolved to enforce his
bond. Throe times during a very short
speech ho says , 'Lot him look to his
bond 1''A beggar that was used to come
so smug upon the mart , lot him look to
his bond ; no was wont to call mo usurer ;
lot him look to his bund ; hn was wont to
lend money for a Christian courtesy ; lot
him look to his bond. ' Now oven an or
dinary man who has made up his mind
to'havo the heart of him if ho forfeit , '
would not shout nnd rave and storm.
My friend at Tunis tore his hair at a
trifling disappointment ; if ho had re
solved to stab his rival , ho would have
muttered his intention between his tooth ,
not have screeched it. How much less
likely still would this bitter Jew mor-
cpant of Venice have given his resolve a
loud and noisy utterance I Would not
his settled hate have been more likely to
show itself fn the clinched hand , the
[ Irmly planted foot , the flashing eye , and
the deep undertones in which ho would
utter the closing threat : 'Lot him look
to his bond ? ' 1 think eo.
"The latest mood of Shylock dstes from
this time , it Is ono of Implacable re-
vongo. Nothing shakes him. Ho thanks
Qed for Antonio's ill-luck. There is in
this darkness of his mind a tender recol
lection of Leah. And then the calm com
mand to Tubal , 'Bospoak mo an ofllcor. '
What is a little odd is his request that
Tu * < al shall moot him at the synagogue.
It might bo that Shakespeare suggested
hero the idea of a certain saorodnoss of
justice in Shylock's view of vengeance
ou Antonio. Or it might bo to accentu
ate the religious character of tlui Jew's
habits ; for Shylock was assuredly n re
ligious Jew , strict in his worship , and
deeply read in his Bible , no small thing ,
this latter _ knowledge , in those days. 1
think this idea of Bomuthitig diviuo iu his
act of vengeance ia the koy.uotu to the
trial scone , coupled , of couiso , with the
intense provocation ho has received.
"Kverything indicates a stern , firm ,
persistent , implaceablo purpose , which
111 all our experience of men is , as a rule ,
accompanied by an apparently calm man-
tier. A man's passion which unpacks
itself in oaths and threats , which stamps
and swears nnd shouts , may go out m
tears , but not in vengeance. On the
other hand , there aru those who argue
that Antonio's reference to his own pa-
tlcnco nnd to Shylock's fury implies a
noisy passion on the part of the Jew ;
but , without taking ndvantngo of nny
question ns to the meaning of'fury1 in
this connection , it seems to mo thnt Shy-
lock's contempt for his enemies , his sneer
at Oratinno :
" 'Till tliou can'st rail the seal from off my
bond ,
Thou but olTond'nt tliy lungs to ( peak no loutf
nnd his action throughout the court scone
quite outweigh nny argument in favor of
n very _ demonstrative nnd furious repre
sentation of the part. "I stand hero for
law. " Then note when ho realizes the
force of the technical fhns in his bond
and there are lawyers who contend the law
was severely and unconstitutionally
strained in this decision of the court ho
is willing to take his bond paid thrice ;
ho cannot got that , ho asks for the prin
cipal ; when that is refused ho loses his
temper , ns it occurs to mo , for the first
Umo durinu the trial , nnd in a rage ex
claims , "Why then , the devil give him
good of ill" There is n peculiar and special
touch nt the end of that scene , which , I
think , is intended to mark nnd accentuate
the crushing nature of the blow which
hns fallen upon him. When
Antonio stipulates that Shylock shall be
come a Christian , and record a deed of
gift to Lorenzo , the Jew cannot speak.
'Ho shall do this , ' says the duke , 'or else
I do recant the pardon. ' Portia turns
and questions him. Ho is hardly able to
utter n word. 'I am content , ' is all ho
says ; and what follows isoa | plain nnd in
structive as was over written in regard to
the conduct nnd manner of the Jow.
'Clerk , draw a deed of ift , ' says Portia.
Note Shylock's reply , his last words , the
answer of the defeated litigant , who is
utterly crushed and berne down.
"I pray you elvo mo leave to go from honcc ;
I am not well , sand the ( Iced after mo
And I wills Igu It. "
Horflftml's Acid Phosphate ,
Invaluable as a Tonic
Dr. J. L. Pratt , Greenfield , 111. , saya :
'It is nil that it claims to bo invaluable
as n tonic in nny case where an acid tonic
is indicated. "
HOW 1O BUOOT OATS.
ANolsclcsH Killo Thnt Silences Fell no
Mualo nnd Gives lints a [ Coup
do Grace.
A tall man rushed into a gun store on
the Bowery. Ho had n haggard face and
a wild oyo.
"Got any air-guns ? " ho shouted , look
ing around with a desperate dynamitical
look.
look.The
The clerk got behind the New York
Mail and Express reporter and mildly re
plied : "Yes. "
"Trot her out , quick I" thundered the
man , glowering at the trembling clerk
behind the reporter.
"Hero's n good ono for § 10 , " faltered
the clerk , with a tremor in his voice , like
that of a dying Italian tenor.
"Too much , gronned the man des-
pondingly. "I've got only § 5. "
"What do you want it tor ? ' ventured
the clerk.
"Whatdolwnnt it for ? " yelled the
man , glaring fiercely at the clerk , "If you
had a thousand cats in your back yard
every night , and hadn't slept a night for
a week , young man , you would'nt ask me
what I wanted an air gun for I"
"Oh , I've got just What you wont for
? 5 , " said the clerk , taking down a small
rifle from the windpy. "You can knock
the Eutorpean inspiration out of n hun
dred cats a night vithJJris little instru
ment. " JEsT
"Yes , but the report of the rifle will
bring a hundred policemen , " retorted the
man , "and they'd make more noise than
a million cats. "
"Yes , but this doesn't make any louder
noise than the air-gun , " rejoined the
clerk ; "tho Flobort cartridge is used and
is almost noiseless. "
The man appeared satisfied , laid down
a $5 bill , and wont out with the rifle nnd
a couple of boxes of cartridges.
"Do many people use the air-gun ? "
inquired the reporter.
"Several years ago the air-gun was
very popular. Now it is used only in an
occasional shooting gallery. Some people
ple tried to use it for nhooting cats. It
was noiseless but only effective at fifty
foot. The inventor of these noiseless
cartridges that will send a ball the size of
a pea 250 foot , brought these rifles into
use far that purpose. Indeed , there are
hundreds of people who keep these rifles
in their rooms for no other purpose than
to shoot cats. The use of them is so
common that the people call them the
rat-and-cat rifle. "
"Do they shoot rats with these rifles ? "
"Certainly. Some shoot them after
they nro caught in the traps. Others
don't wait to catch them , but sot the
bnit nnd shoot them on nppunranco. An
old longshoreman goes down to the docks
and shoots wharf-rats for hours nt a time
without attracting attention. "
"Aro these rifles used for other pur
poses ? "
"Not very much. A few people that
go out in the country buy them to bhoot
birds nnd equirrpls. Shooting-galleries
nro also substituting them for air-guns.
But their principle use is to shoot rats
nnd cats. "
"Why is the cartridge noiseless ? "
"Tno ordinary cartridge has pun-pow
der. This cartridge contains fulminat
ing mercury , the same ns used in cnps ,
and a small quantity gives the same ve
locity to n ball ns a largo quantity of
gunpowder will , You see the cartridge
is a very little larger than a common per
cussion cap and it makes scarcely moro
noise.
AUE YOU GOING TO EUKOPE ?
In another column will bo found the an
nouncoinent of Mowa.TIIOS. COOK& SON
Tourist Agonta , 201 Broadway , New York ,
relative to the vary complete arraugeinantu
they bavo made tor tours in Europa the
coining Spring and Summer. "Cook's Excur-
sloulst , " containing maps and full particular * ,
will be moiled to any address ou receipt of 10
ceiitn
In a Mexican Unclciulo.
From the San Francisco Argonaut.
Of course I was curious to see them ,
and was about to go to the gate to take
a look at them when they all came right
in the parlor. They were a picturesque-
looking band , women dressed iu bright
red , green and yellow dresses , and had
their hair banged in such a style that I
thought at the moment that they had
either tried to imitate Langtry or else
Langtry Iwd copied from them. It was
rather hard to decide. These wanderers
are the greatest thieves imaginable , and
will steal whatever they lay their hands
on , and the servants had all they could
do to watch them as they went hero and
there. At fast they left , after having
satisfied their curiosity and traded their
baskets , etc. After they were gone the
conversation turned ou Indians , where
upon Dona Halugio , the lady of the
house , pointed to a hill soon in the distance -
tanco , and which was called "LtLoma deles
los Novioa , " of the "Bridal Hill , " and
related now about fifteen yean ago a
beautiful young Mexican girl , the daugh
ter of ono of the peonswas coming from
the town after hnr wedding , accompanied
by _ her parents nnd K few friends. The
bride and groom were , according to their
custom , on the same horse. Their friends
nt thohacicnda who had heard of their
coining wont to meet the little party.
They saw them in the distance , but just
as they wore passing a little hill n band
of wild Indians surprised them. They
fought bravely but were overpowered ,
and the bride was torn from her husband's
arms , who fell dead pit rccd by many ar
rows. No one caaipcd ; all wore killed
except the joiing girl whom they carried
off She , however , managed to get
away from nnd returned to the hncienda
n maniac , nnd died very soon afterward ,
Since tlint the peens have ahvnjs called
that hill "La Loma do losNovios , " There
they say that up to this day n figure on
horseback is often soon galloping wildly
back and forth during moonlight nights.
The peens firmly believe it to bo the des
pairing bridegroom.
SCROFULA
Usually cfcvolopes in rurly life , and
is a peculiar morbid condition of
the system , usually affecting fclio
glands , often resulting in swellings ,
enlarged joints , abcesscs , thiclceuing
e the lips , enlarged neck , sore eyes.
A scrofulous condition is often
hereditary , but baddiet , too free use
of fat meats , ba'1 ' air , w mt of sun
shine and nourishing food will in
duce it. Some people are troubled
with scrofulouH swelling of the
glands , add with ulcers aiin kernels ,
which may cause very little pain :
others may have inward scrofula of
the lungs , scrofula of the spleen-
scrofu a of the kidneys , and scrofu
la of ti ! bones. BURDOCK
BLOOD BITTERS willdnveaway
any case of scrofula , and not to ap
pear in another place , for their ac
tion on the blood and bowels will
carry the disease entirely from the
body.
body."I
"I ought to knownliout
It , " MM the remark of
a gentleman to hla
Food" at a rooent fair.
"I nave rcaicd flvo
children on It. " Such
N teal Imony as this cov-
er'ne ' years of time ,
la bettor than all argu-
trcnts. llldgo's Fooc
still maintains the leat
'as ' best suited to 1
liases and conditions of child life. In cans , 3'aMe ,
l 25 ana SI 76. Sold by druggists. Send to WOOt ,
HIGH A , CO. , Palmer , Mass. , fdr pamphlets ( ticc ;
concarnlng roaring ofcluldren.
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BRUDIR OF TIIOB000IIBRBD AND ttlOU QBADX
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ARD DtJROO Oa JBRSRT BID 8W1N1
g etook for sal Carrospondenca toll
THIS BELTor llegcnro-e
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.theeuro of derangement
tot the generative organs ,
ifhTo la no mistake abouf
1 his Instrument , the con
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TIHOITY permeating
I through the partfl must res
I tore them tohnalthy action
Do not confound this with
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address Cheevor ElcctrloBolt Co. , 103 Washington
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jtiTPrlces of llilllrd and Tool Tables and miterl&la ,
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drca la all entitle CAMI. Uetllclati teal evcrjabtre.
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Growers of Live Stock and Others ,
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Our Ground
His the best and cheapest food lor Mock il any kind. Ono pound la qnal to three pounds of com
stock tea with around Oil Cake . . la the Fall and Winter , instead of running down , will Increase In weight
and beiln . good marketable roi.d.tlon . In the spring HOalrjuen a * sou an others , who uwltoan testify to
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TEE NEW HOUSE OF
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J JL J.imUlUl |
SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , MOULDINGS , LIME , CEMENT , PLASTER , &C-
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY.
Near Union Pacific Depot , - Omaha , Neb ,
H. B. LOCKWOOD ( formerly of Lockwood & Draper ) Chicago , Man
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all grades of above ; also pipes and smokers' articles carried in
stock. Prices and samples furnished on application. Open
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Satisfaction Guaranteed. ,
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Heating and Baking /
IK only attained by using t \ \ J
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Stoves and Ranges ,
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Fci * le by
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OMAHA
( SUCCESSOR TO FOSTER & GRAY. )
LIME AND CEMENT.
Office and Yard , 6tli and Douglas ts. , OlTciil9 !
PROPRIETOR
PftPER
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