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10 THE OMAHA PATKV BEE : WEDNI&DAY. HAY 25 , 18D2-TWELVE PAGES. CLEVER SHORT STORIES. The Bqimtlcr'u Uiuijrhtcr. Frnnk Smith nnd Zcko Mason com posed the firm of Smith & Mason , deal- ore in general merchandise , at a smull frontier point in Kansas. They were cousins , young men in their twenties , both moderately well-to-do and quite handsome. Before coming to Kansas Prank nnd Zok'o hnd mot a young lady who was at tending school In their homo town , and , ns flho was hoth beautiful and accom plished , the young men fell desperately in love with her , and , though she treated both kindly. It soon became evident that she had a decided preference for Frank. The young men came west with their small capital and started them selves in business , and during the year their store had boon in oxlstonco they hnd done well. Ono night , after the trade was over , and the customers had gone ixwnyFrnnk said : "I received some welcome news to- dny. " "What is it1 Zoko asked. "I have n , letter from a certain little girl you know who and she says she IB coming out to this part of the country lollvo. " "What ? " Zoko oxclnlmod , "Miss Gray- bon coming out horoV" "That's just what she writes in her letter , " Frank replied. "Says her father is located bomowhuro in this section , now looking up a claim , and as soon as ho gets located and puts up a house she and the balance of tlio family will come to h lin. So I suppose they'll bo hero against fall. " There was a sad , troubled look in Zoko's face , and for a little while ho gazed silently at the lloor. It was plain the subject was not a ploasnnt one to him , nnd that a sore spot In hia heart had boon touched. But finally ho spoke In a quiet , steady voice , saying : "That In welcome news to you , Frank , surely , and I congratulate you. " "I think I have reason to bo congratu lated , Zoko , " said Frank. "Alice is a woman to bo proud of , and 1 know she loves mo. " "Yes , I tKnk she doo3v replied Zoko , "I'm certain of it. Hns she over " "Ever what ? " Frank questioned , see ing that Zoko was not going on. "Evor promised to marry you ? " "No-o , not exactly , " Frank admitted , "but I'm sure it's all right. I don't think she would como out hero but for that. " "Perhaps not , " said Zoko. "You will help her father to got a claim , of course ? " "Why , yes , I'll do what I can for him. But aside from the river claim down there , I can't figure out anything worth having ritrht near this. The good land in all taken upexcept thatonoplacoand I want that myself. " "But you have no right to it , Frank , nnd you can't hold It if some settler dis putes the matter with you. " " 1 know that , but I'vo hold it a year by 'blufling , ' and I'll continue to hold it that way. " " wouldn't 'blurt' "Well , you attempt to Miss Grayson's father , would you ? " "I don't know. I'd llko to accommo date him for her pake , but I'd rather keep that claim for her and myself. " Just at that moment the clatter of a horse's foot was hoard without , and a little later a man rode up to the store and dismounted. Ho was a settler from the river district. "Why , Ike , " said Zoko , "vour out late tonight" 'Yos"said the bottler ; "r.ithor late , but I'vo como after the doctor. " "Who's sick ? " Frank askod. "I don't know the man. He's a stranger who squatted on the river claim today. I was up the river this aftotnoon , and riding back across the claim , I saw a covered wagon ever by the timber. So I wont down that way to see what itmoant , and when I got there I found a man in the wacron down with malaria. He seemed to be in a bad fix , and I thought ho ought to have a doctor. " The doctor hnd gene out into the country , but within half nn hour ho re turned' , and immediately ho and. lice set oft to visit the squatter. "Now , that beats the nation , " Frank , said ns soon as they were gona "I wonder who the old chap is that's got the gall to equat on my claim. " " " 1 don't know , " said Zoke. "I won der if ho's needy. " " ho is ' ' said Frnnk "Ah , I suppose , , coldly ; "these squatters are nearly always sick and needy. " " 1 suspect wo should have gene down there with Iko and the doctor to sue if jthoro wasn't something wo could do for \ho man , " Zoko said. "Like as not ho't * out of provisions. " "Well , lot liim bo out , " said Frank "It isn't my Dusluosa trotting aroun. to food men who jump my claim. I'm going down there tomorrow , but I'm not going to tnqulie about his health. I'm going to give him orders to move as teen nn ho is able to drive. " lll wouldn't do that , Frnnk ; It isn't light You have no title to the claim , nnd if that man wants to enter it lie lias a right to do so. " "Oh , so far as the law is concerned ho has a right to it , of course. But I'vo selected that claim and I propose to have it" "Do you think Alice Grayson would endoL-tto such an net as you propose , Frnnu ? " "Why shouldn't she ? " "Supposn her father was similarly shunted and t > omo ono drove him olf. Do you suppose she would ba pleased ? " "No-o , I suppose not. But that's a dilToront thing.1 "Not a bit of it. It's the same thing , only it would bo a clltToront ox that was gnrod , I think Miss Grayson is a con- bclcntious woman , and she would not up- jirovo of anything unfair , no matter who was the loner or who the gainer. " "Oh , I don't think Alice Grayson has euch high-down notions of honesty no you havo. You're too conscientious for an ovory-day husilnoas man , and you ought to bo a do.icon or a Sunday-school tcauhor. Kvory time you hoar of any body being sick or In need you want to try to help him " Zoko made no reply to this accusation , hut with a shrug of hiu Bhouldorn turned nnd walked out of the room. Frank teen followed , closing and locking the door after him The next morning the doctor c.uuo to the storu soon after It was opened , and finding Frank and Zoko there , ho mid : "My squatter patient down the river is liilmrd struilH and unless ho has a little tlo assistance for a few days 1 um afraid ho will hardly got along. " "Is ho very slok ? " Zoko asked. "Yos , ho Is , and besides ho la desti tute. Two or three nights ago ho was robbed by u coupla of mem of nil his money , BO ho hasn't a dollar or a parti cle of food. Ho a tya ho has plenty at homo , but It will tit ( to two weeks to hear fromtuoio. 1 tent a telegram for him this rooming , notifying hia wife of his condition , and nho will probably como out hero. " "What is hia name ? " nskod Frank. "Ilia nnmo is Brown , " Frnnk breathed ousior. IIo hnd BUS- pooled that the man might bo Alico'a father. "What do you say , Frank ? " Zolco nskod. "Shall wo holn the mnn out of his dinicultyV" "No ; t shan't , " frank ropllod. " 1 am not responsible for his bnd luck , nnd bo- sldos ho has taken my claim. I'll RO to see him alter awhile , but only to do what I said last night. I have nothlnp to"givo him. " "Well " said Zoko " have , , "you n right to do as you plonso. Doctor , are you going down to BOO the man this morning - ing ? " "Yos. " "Then J'H go with you and take such things as ho needs. Just name ever the articles , nnd I'll do thorn up and charge them to my personal account. " A few minutes later everything was ready , and Zoko nnd the doctor rode away across the prairie in the direction of the squatter's wngon. They found Iko with thosicK mnn , and as ho hnd re mained all night ho was compelled to go homo , so Zoko took his plnco and ro- tnninud through the day. So , through the next ton days Zoko and Iko nursed the patient , taking turns , while the doctor made regular visits. Frank grumbled at Zoko con tinually. Biiyliifr ho was a fool to waste his ttmo and money in uuch a way , but Zoko paid no attention to him and eon- tlnuc-d.ln thb discharge of what ho con sidered his duty. "You haven't scon or hoard anything of Alice Grayson's father , have you , Frank1' Zoko questioned ono morning , ns ho was preparing to visit the squat ter. ter.'No ; not a thing , " ropllod Prank. 'It soemq queer thnt I haven't , too. for ho must bo somewhere in this section. " "It Is queer , " Zsko said , as ho mounted his horse nnd rode away. Shortly after Zoko reached the wagon that morning , and while ho was prepar ing Berne breakfast for the sick man , ho happuned to glance out across the pra- rio toward the station , which lay ton miles to the aoutli. Away ever on a rise ho saw a carriage approaching , and after n livpso of nearly an hour it cnmo close enough for him to discern its occupants , and instantly ho _ under stood wh.it It meant. The doctor was driving , while behind him snt two ladles. Ono of these , ho rightly judged , was the sick man's wife , and the other was no doubt a daughter or a dear friond. Ho waited until the carriage halted at a little distance from the wagon , then , going forward , was about to 8' lute the doctor , but suddenly stopped , transfixed with astonishment. At last ho murmured : "Miss Grayson , is it possible. ? " "Indeed it is , Mr. Mason , " said a soft voice , "and I am glad to moot you. The doctor ha been tolling us how kind you have been to p ipa , and now wo have an opportunity to thank you. " "Papa ? " Zcko ropontcd , "IIo is not your father ? Hin name is Brown. " "IIo is my stepfather only , " Alice replied - plied , "but ho is as dear to mo as a father could bo , and you have saved his llfo. " The doctor had gene to his patient to prepare him for the reception of Ills wife and daughter , and during the ilvo minutes ho was absent Zoko and the ladies conversed , coming to a thorough understanding of inattars. Just as the doctor was returning a horsonun rode up , and with ono glance into the car riage , bo stopped , fu I of astonishment. The hor&emun was Frank , who recog nized Alice. In a few words the doctor informed him how matters woro. Frank blushed and hung his head. Ho know by the coldness of Alice's greeting that siie had no love for him , but he did not know that the doctor had informed her of his conduct toward her father. lie loained that later , however , when , chancing to moot her , ho attempted to regain her old-limo friondliiioas and rc minded her of the words she had once spoken. "I did think I loved you , " she said , "but I find I was mistaken. "I'm sure I never did love you. " 'You thought you did , Alice , " ho said sndlv. "What lias chanced you now ? " "I would rather not tell. " "But you must. I insist. Hus Zoke boon telling you something ? " "No , ho has not. Ho has never men tioned your name to mo. But I have learned how you acted toward papa , and I can not love a solilsh man. " Two months later Frank sold out hi Interest in the store and wont further west and a month later still Zeko and Alice were made man and wife. Brown kept the river claim , and built a nice homo on it and now bus one of the finest farms in the state. Zoko never regretted the kindness ha did the squatter , for Alice was his re ward. How llurton I'nlil tlio HlR Debt. It was a very simple caso. Polton was Burton'a creditor to the tune of $10,000. 'and ho wanted his money. Ho suld so , too , to unmistakable terms , to Burton. Burton was an extremely sensitive fel low , nnd , lilco moat debtors , did not like to bo reminded of the little matter. This was not because ho wished to forgot it , as is the case with many mon who ewe money to othora , but bacauso he did netlike like to have Pel ton assumu that ho had forgotten it. Ho was too honorable a person to forgot even so small a trillo as that , and Polton ought to have known that ho would pay it olT as soon as ho possibly could. It made Burton misera bly unhappy to bo dunned , when his good faith was , or should have boon , perfectly patent to everybody , and par ticularly so to Pulton , who had known aim from boyhood. 'I'll'pay you , Tom , ns soon as I can , ' ' ho said , "I am sorry I ever borrowed it from you. A man always makes a mistake when ho borrows from a friend , even if ho borrows it to put into a sure ihing , as I did. " "And the sure thing , llko moat sure things , turned out to bo for the follow at the ether end of the spue , " Polton had retorted. "That was my misfortune , though not exactly my fault , " returned Burton. "I had watched that stock for live years and its lluctuntions were regular as clock work. Along about a certain diito it had Blood for those IIvo years at SO. Within thirty days of that date it had never failed to riuu to 85. I bought on da'o number one , and the day after ono of the company's largest properties was destroyed by tire and a wooic later ono of the largest financial concerns in the world wont to the wall and the bottom foil out of the market On the second date , whun I had ox pec ted to draw my profits and pay you back your money , 'I was not only minus profitR , but the stock had fallen , and I was sold out. Nothing remained to my crodit. " "And you tried to induce me to put up more margin for you , " said Polton. " 1 did ; and if you had , oil would have boon bqunrod up , and I should have boon plus Instead of minus ' .oday. " "If my father had 'joen ' prince consort and my mother Queen Victoria , and I their first born son , I ahoukt today have boon prlnco of Wales , " auoored Pelton. "Vory likely , Tom , " returned Burton , with a yrlavod look. "But I'm glad you weren't , because if you had boon I should never have known you. " "Vory kind of you to any that"retort- od Polton. "Vo-y. But'if you hadn't known mo I would have hud my $10,000 today. " The only answer to this was a ro- pronohful glance and a algh. There was Biloncu butwoon the two tueu for a few moments , which was finally broken by ! Polton. "And I want the money , " ho said , 1 bringing hU list down upon the desk I with much forco. " 1 can't afford to lose i $10.000 even to glvo a friend the grntifi- I cation of losing It. " i "It shall bo paid , Tom , " said Burton. I "When ? Some time In the latter part of the millennium ? " retorted Polton. "No , " crlod the ether , his face fiush- Ing ns with n sudden resolve. "Before you know it , and with Interest. " "Going to rob a b.uik ? " suggested Pol- ton , tauntingly. "I would do 'most anything , " said Burton , coldly , "ruthor than remain under obligation to you. " With this the debtor nnd creditor parted the ono smarting under the taunts and sneers of the other , nnd the ether angry at what scorned to bo the hopelessness of his ever seeing his money ig-.tlii. Three months passed by , and notnlng moro was said by Burtoni and no chcclc for $10,000 seemed forthcoming. Occa sionally Polton would wrlto , reminding his unhappy creditor of the fact that the money would bo dcsir.iblc. His Indgna- tlon carried him so far that once ho wrote on a postal card , so that the pu.it- maslor nnd lottor-carrlors , the janitors , olllco boya and others through whoso hands the missive passed , could not fail to bo acquainted with the fact that Bur ton owed Polton $10,000. Another tlmo labeled "Dic a typo-written sciocd tated , " went forth to the miserable Bur ton. To these communications Polton received no answer , which angered him still moro ; and , finally , ono morning late in September , nftor having worked him- Bolt up to n satirical fron/.y which could bo effectually directed against the recal citrant debtor , ho started out for a per sonal Interview with Burton. "I'll ' got $10.000 worth of roptirtco in on him anyhow , " ho ejaculated , angrily , as ho loft his apartment. In a short tlmo ho arrived at Burton's olHco , but Burton was not in. "He's olT on hia vacation , " said the boy. boy."How "How longdoos ho expect to bo gene ? " asked Polton , with an ejaculation of im- pationco. "IIo said ho didn't know when he'd bo back , " said the boy. "Ilo'a wont duck- shooting. " Polton turned on his heel and walked away. ' 'Trust a pauper for vacating , " ho muttered angrily toTilmsclf. "IIo might bettor bo at homo earning his debts , hang him. " Two dnya passed , and Polton's wrath was by no moans assuaged. IIo was mad all through. Burton's beastly in- dllToronco , na ho called it , began to gall him moro than the actual loss of the dollars , and ho sot about preparing a warm reception for the debtor when ho should return , which , as events nhipod : themselves shortly , was a waste of time. BUrton never returned. IIo mot with nn nccldont and died. The accident was a simple ono. Ho was olT in a boat , with a loaded gun , lying in wait for some ducks. Ho dropped the gun. The jar discharged one of the barrels , and enough shot to fill two Burtons pierced Burton's side , and Burton was neil cst. The newspapers to'.d all about it , but there wns ono minute detail which they overlooked , nnd which nobody but Pol- ton and I know about. The morning the news of Burton's un happy death was published in the dail papers , Polton received through the mail an oblong blue envelope with a special delivery stamp on it. The address - dross was written in much the same hand as that which appeared on Bur ton's promissory notes , only to an ex port in chirography it would probably appear to have been penned by ono sulToring from some unusual stress of mind. Within the envelope was Burton's card , on which were written the words : "To cancel the debt. God bless you ! John Burton. " And with it were found three accident Insurance policies two for $ -3,000 each , and ono for $1,000. Certainly $11.000 was adequate satis faction for a debt of $10,000 nnd ono yoar'a unpaid interest ; but whether it has boon collected by the bonoliciary or not , I do not know. The policies are void In case of sui cide , naturally suicide not being an accident No one knowa that John Bur ton committed suicide ; in fact every ono , including the insurance companies , believes - liovos that it was an unforeseen , unpre meditated disaster all through ; that is , every ono believes it except Pelton. But ho tries to bo honest. Ho wants his money very badly. But that sulcldo clause 1 Hoggins' Day HIT. ' Well , Maria , " said Gogglna , finish ing his breakfast , "I don't have to go to the olllco today , so if you've got any little tlo chores you want done just trot 'om out , " nnd bo rolled up his sleeve ? . 'You women always make a mountain out of a mole hill , and grunt ever noth ing. Why , a man can do up all the woik around a place in loss than no time and think nothing of it. What shall I begin at ? Bring on your hor- culcan tasks ! " and ho struck an attl- tudo. ' How nice of you , dear ! " said his wifo. "You might break up these store boxes in the wood shed , and sharpen the hatchet and cut a little kindling. And then , dear , you can mend the coal box , and carry up a couple of buckets ol lumps for the kitchen. " Away ho wont , whistling like a lark , returning shortly triumphant "Thoro you arc , Mrs. Goggins , " said ho. "dono up to the quoon's taste. " And ho mink back into an easy chair nnd picked up the morning paper. "How good of you , dear , " cooed Mrs. G. "Now if you will just hnng those pictures in the parlor nnd move the up- Btairs bureau and tnko down the sparo- room bed , and roll the lounge out ink the hall , and empty the slop water , and boat the dining room carpot. " Gogglna Inid down the paper slowly nnd no whistle was hoard us ho trudged up the Blairs. Half an hour later ho throw himsoll upon the sofa with the air of a martyr. "Thoro , Mrs. Gogglns * , " suld ho. "youi beastly carpet is beaten and I'vo jual boon working llko a dog. " "Thanks , dear , " said sho. with a plnasod smile. "Now. won't you nail up the trrilis and trim the grnpou , and tie up the vines , and transplant that seed ling poach tree , and saw the dead limbs olT the Sockol pear , and cut off the suckord coming under the fence from Thompaon'a plum trees , and sprinkle poison on the gooseberry bushon ? " Gogglna eyed hia wife with a stern harah glance , stalked out into the yard , muttering , and in a few moments the loud voice of an angry man using pro fanity floated upon the spring breezes , mingled with the rasping sound of i snaggle-toothed saw and the madthum ) of a furiously wielded ipudo. "Whoro'a my sllppora and wrapper ? ' ho demanded , staggering into the house bomowhnt later , and splattering per aplration from his grimy brow. "I don't remember just where the ; are , doar. " tenderly Bald his wife , "but. will got thorn for you whlls you finish the chores. " "Finlah the chores ! " howled Gogglna. "Fgr heaven's aako , madam , is there anything olao to do ? " "Oh , yes ; lota , dearl There's the dan delions and bluo-joImnloB and burdocks , to cut out ol thd trass , nnd the sodg to bo sot out in frontpf the house , nnd the backyard grass td cut , and hot water to bo poured down ( ho ant hills , nnd mesa to pull out of tho.oracks in the walk , nnd the old chicken coop to tear down , nnd , and " "And ? And ? " j oiled Goggins , in n frnnzy. "You don't moan to toll mo there la anything moro to ho done around this Infernal plaeo ? " "Why , dear. , vo'vo only got a good start ! There's the brick pavement to bo pulled up from thwold summer kitchen , nnd the walk to be laid from the stable to the ashyard , and the dahlia bulbs to sot out and the ptTisy hods to spade , and the chrysanthemum garden to weed and rake , and the " "Go on , go on ! " cried Goggins , in a terrlblo tone. "Knumeralo your tor- luros. " "Groshy , donr. there's no need of ex periment it's just the ordinary spring works. The wash house needs painting and the old lawn chairs and the sink needs a coat or two ; and these sparrow nests unJor the onves must bo pulled down , nnd the loose lightning-rod nailed to the north chimney , nnd the potatoes to bo picked ever , aud Hmo thrown in the cellar corner where the llltor stands , nnd tlio coke bin to be straightened out for the hot weather , nnd , and well , thAt's all I can think ot just now ; but you go nhoidnnddo thcso , nnd 1 will think of Something moro when you got done. " "Oh , you will , will yea ? " fairly screamed Goggins , throwing a hassock out of the window. "Mrs. Goggins. I'vo stood ull I'm colng to aland. I didn't stay at homo today to bo assassinated ! I ain't a plnnlng-mlll and a boardyard , a brick kiln or a stciim shovel. I ain't a transfer .vngon and a horse , nor a solf- cocking , double action whoolb.irrow , nor a horse rake , nor a thrashing machine , nor a lou-down rcnpor nnd binder , with rod wheels ! By heavens , madam , I am. no confounded congregation of cogwheels - wheels and piston-rods for you to wreck ! I ain't a squint-eyed Chinese god , with six billion arms pining for loin Beware , woman , beware , or your ilondish op pression will drive mo to suicide ! " IIo kicked a chair ever , strode out of the house , and played base ball In the bottoms until ho got a black ovs , a sprained ankle , two broken fingers , and was carried homo on a shutter. C1IICACO AND THi : WOItLD'S 1'AIK. World's l''alr ' Souvenir , lllustr.itod , beta ? n coiuiiloto and COMORO history of thp prlnct- pul world's fairs trom tlio Crystal I'uluco , London , 1S1I , to the World's Columbian Hx- pos'tloti ' In Chicago. ISO ) , With oxplaimtory tables and MUUH. Published by Tlio An- neatly la cloth. It i.troly falls to the lot of the reviewer to notice so exhaustive a work as the "World's Fair Souvenir , " which has been compiled with so much care by n former resident of Omaha , John D. Jones. 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You've Read About It But you don't know about it until you have sent a trial -mail order , * or \ have personally inspected " * The Mammoth Stock of Clothing , Hats , Furnishing Goods , ' ; Trunks , Valises , etc. , \i \ ; * Now Being Sold Out by : Hellman's Administrator. You will find these to | be genuine bargains , such as you never dreamed of in your life. The stock is so immense and the styles so varied , whether you want a business suit , dress suit , a coat and vest , a pair of pants , a collar or necktie that you must certainly be pleased. 4 Suit Leaders 4 All the $7.50 suits are put in All the choice business suits one lot and go at .75 that now used to go forgiS are $9.50 All the $12.00 suits good Just as Fine a suit as you enough for you go at can get anywhere for $20 to $25 goes for It is impossible to mention everything that you can buy here at the same proportionate price. All we can do is to try to impress upon you that nowhere on earth will you find the equal of the bargains you get at Hellman's Administrator's Closing Sale. And you must do the rest. At the Same Old Stand on the Corner of 13th and Farnam Omaha. AN OLD VEJERAN. n. Hcrlficclitcr , Ste > ene' Point , Wls. , Buffered for 25 years of Ner- \oiis Proetrntlon , Imoro than tongna can toll. I'lijfllcl- SUB availed noth ing , one bottle of DR. MILES' RESTORATIVE NERVINE , bronchi him rest , Bleep and trailo him feel like a new man. Dr. Julian C. I Lderwood , Memphis , Tcnn. , Buffered from periodical nonoua attacks , but found effect after using ono boltlo ot Nervine. Trial bottle and elegant bulk FREE at druggists. DR. MILES MEDICAL Oo , Elkbturt , Ind. For Bain by Kuhn & Co. . ISth and Douglas St Salve forBurns ! _ Take a quarter of n pound cadi of bees wax , Burgundy pitch , white plno pitch and resin ; half a pound of mutton tallow , a gill of goose oil , half a gill of tar ; mix and melt together and use as other salves. DRS. BKTTS & BEITS' illustrated new book 120vpaues , which they gend to anyone ono for 4 cents in stamps , gives this and hundreds of other valuable recipes , as well as information on how to get well and stay well. But those who are afUlctcd with Nervous , Chronic or Private Diseases , Which neither themselves nor their family pliybician can cure , should at once consult these eminent and successful specialists , A A AY _ * Y Y Drs. BEITS & BETTS Who have treated and cuicd uioro cases of CAIARRH , - SYPHILIS , PILES , GONORRHEA STRICTURE , GLEET , HYDROCKLE , LOST VARICOCELE , MANHOOD , And all similar afflictions of a pilvato nr delicate- nature , than any other linn of feudalists iu the United States , Kast or West. CONSULTATION FREE Call on or ml dress , with stamp , , Ml IS a i Dfl'PTQ ' 110 BoulhMth St. N. E. Corner 14th and Douglas Sta. Onialia.Nefo. ntly U Freque' want a now IDEA IN ADVERTISING. Address suddenly , without notice , Omn/ia AilcfrHilnu Human , If. Y. Life. SOLDIERS , READ THIS ! The Act of Juno 27 , 189O , requires , in the case ofa soldier : First. A service of at least ninety days in the War or the Rebel lion that Is , betwean Maroh 4,1861 , and August 21,1866. Second. A jlnal honorable discharge ; but the loss of the certifi cate is not a bar to a panslon. and it nesd not be filed unless called for. Third. A permanent physical or mental disability not due to "vicious habits. " ( It nead not have originated in the service. ) . Fourth. A pensioner under prior laws may apply under this ono , or a panslonsr under this ono may apply under other laws , but cannot draw more than one pension covering1 the sams period. Fifth. An applicant under other laws may obtain pension un der this one , and at the same time go on with the prosecution of theol claim. The receipt of a pension under this law does not deprive him of any rights under other laws or In any claim filed previous to this one , or at any time hereafter. He may apply for and bo In receipt ofa pension under this law while collecting the evidence J ? * necessary to prove up any claim he may have under other laws' icithout any prejudide to either claim. This Is not a "Pauper Law"and the pecuniary circumstances of the soldier have no bearing upon his rights. If sufficiently disabled for manual labor , rich and poor ara entitled alike. By "manual" labor is meanthard or unskilled labor. Ability toiperform skilled or pro fessional labor has no effect upon a soldier's rights. Send for question blanks to BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS , 22O Bee Building , OMAHA , NEB. THE RIPANS TABULES regulate the stomach , liver and bowels , purify the blood , are' pleasant to take , safe and always effectual. A reliable remedy for Biliousness , Blotches on the Face , Bright's Disease , Catarrh , Colic , Constipation , Chronic Diarrhoea , Chronic Liver Trouble , Diabetes , Disordered Stomach , Dizziness , Dysentery , Dyspepsia , Eczema , Flatulence , Female Complaints , Foul Breath , Headache , Heartburn , Hives , Jaundice , Kidney Complaints , Liver Troubles , Loss of Appetite , Mental Depression , Nausca , Nettle Rash , ' Painful Digestion , Pim- pies , Hush of Blood to the Head , Sallow Corn- plcxion , Salt Rheum , Scald Head , Scrofula , Sick Headache , Skin Diseases , ' Sour Stom- ach , Tired Feeling , Torpid Liver , Ulcers , Water Brash and every other symptom or dis- case that results from impure blood or a failure in the proper performance of their functions by the stomach , liver and intestines. Persons given to over-eating are benefited by taking one tabule after cacli J meal. A continued use of the Ripans Tabules is the surest cure for obstinate constipation. They contain nothing that can be injurious to the most delicate. Price : One gross $2 , sample bottle 15 cents. For sale by Druggists , or sent by mail postage paid. Address THE RIPANS CHEMICAL COMPANY , New York. Dr 1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb curolyp ckod. no in rkiNJluUlc Ui cowman or ; n < lBr. Uiio porwinl inUrfluw preJurrocl. C < m ulmUoi fruo. Correipoiidviicu > trlotlprtrata. . lluuk ( MjitcrUi ot Ul ) Mat < ( * * Ufflou bounV * . tu. tuVp. u. Buuduji 1U a. Bi.to 12in.Bund itaupror ctiplr.
