THIS OMAHA DATLT BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1000.
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FLAWS IN A DIAMOND DEAL
Latest Eobemn for Getting Rich Qiick
or Fia-hing Shinits
SOME FACTS ABOUT TONTINE ASSOCIATIONS
How Tlielr I'rrmlnrx of ltnm Profits
Apprnr In tlir Unlit or llxpcrliMiee
A Smooth Joker In tin;
Spni-klliiK tinnic.
No matter how often or how many
fraudulent money making schemes are
punted down and cxpooed others take tholr
places, so that thn task ot assisting the feci
to part with bio wealth Is a continuous per
formance. Every new echemu hat. Its par
ticular disguise. Sometimes It Is a desire
on the part of the promoters to "asi'fit"
the lew fortunate to wealth by leading them
along the llowery paths of promise for a
ntlpulatcd price. At other times a financial
geulut, arisen with an cldorado under his
hat, which ho generously offers to dlvble.
Another comes to the front laden with life
Insurance Htntlstlcsi showing bow patrons arc
taken in and ottering tempting Inducements
to quit the old bleeding metliodn nnd take on
thti new. The purpose of nil Ifl the same
tho enrichment of the promotctu at the ex
pense of their dupes.
Seven years ago tho western country was
ovorrun with a Mlsoourl scheme In tho
form of bond companies. Half a score of
them flourished In Nebraska. In the main
tho plans of nil were alike, differing only
In tho order of payment of the bond, A few
agreed to pay them In consecutive order,
others varied tho order by taking flrsl tho
oven numbers up to twenty, then return
ing to tho odd numbcro. As the purchaser
could not pick his number the managers
bad a Juicy graft for tho benefit of favorites.
Weekly payments were required nnd had
to bo continued regularly until tho holder's
number was reached. Failure to pay reg
ularly resulted In tho forfeiture of tho
amount already paid In. It might bo sup
posed that a awlndlo bo transparent as tho
numerical bond scheme was could not thrlvo
and wax fat among pushing, penetrating
westerners, yet It 1b a cold and painful fact
that tho bond promoters plucked the west
for $2,500,000. Had not tho federal author
ities applied tho anti-lottery law to the
swindle It would flourish for several years
more.
Tontine Asaoelntlons.
Tho successor of tho numerical bond
schomo In thrso pnrtn Is a far-fetched ap
plication ot tontlno principles. There are
nt least four such associations In Nebraska
with headquarters nt Hastings, Lincoln,
Omaha and South Omaha. Mko their prcdo
cossora, tho solo object of tho tontlnors
Is to benefit their patrons for twonty-llvo
per cent of tho proceedH, In addition to a
very handsomo graft for tho solicitor.
Tho plan of tho tontlnors, according to
tho prospectus of one ot tho four mentioned,
Is to reward every member with "a two
carat commercial white, puro and perfect
diamond, of tho retail value of $200, upon
the following conditions: An advance pay
ment of $!, together with tho further
weekly payment of $1.25 for seventy-six
consecutive weeks, making a total of $100
to bo paid by contract holder on each con
tract. No moro no less. Tho extra i'.i
cents paid each week as well as tho $3
entrance feo goes In the managerial pocket
and tho lines nnd transfer fees constituto
n fund for thn redemption of contracts. I
Should a member fall to pay for ono weclc j
a fine of 23 cents Is Imposed and both lino ;
nnd delinquent payment must bo paid "on
or beforo the following Saturday or the
contract will bo forfeited and h11 moneys
paid thereon will revert to tho company for
ths benefit of thoso who pay regularly."
Source of I'rnlltR.
It will bo seen that these- awociatlon3 de
pond on fines and forfeitures for tho profit
to fulfill tho contract. It would insult
their Intelligence to assume that tho pro
mpters go down Into their own pockets for
tho difference between tho amount paid and
tho amount promised. If a member doesn't
want a $200 diamond headlight ho Is at
liberty to take $1110 rash Instead. There
fore tho company Is not protected by plac
ing an Inflated value on Its goms.
Suppose 20, B0 or 100 or more persons go
Into the deal nnd all of them stay with It
to tho end, how can the company perform
Ho part of the contract? Lapses aro never
iufflclrnt to double money In seventy-six
-weeks. Tho Iron Hall people tried to do it
In sovon years and failed with over $50,
000.000 of outsondlng obligations. Tho fact
has been demonstrated repeatedly that thoso
who Invest In Rc.t-rich-qulck wchemes aro
so dazed by tho huge profits promised that
they sacrifice pleasure, comfort and many (
of tho necessaries of life to stay In to thn .
end nnd savo what they have paid In. Such
was tho oxperlcneo in numerical bond com-1
panles, in tno enuowinem oruero mm
flourished In tho Now Kngland states
twenty years ago, nnd In the natloml
building nnd loan associations, tho wreckago
of which Is still visible.
Wl... .filial!- Ill till I'llflt.
As tho lapses and fines will not make up
tho difference between $7C ($21 having be-in
taken for expenses) and $lfi0, whero will
tho balance como from? Perhaps the pro
motors rely on jinylng out the cash of new
members to the old. That was tho plan of
the Miller Syndlcato of Brooklyn, which
Gathered In $800,000 In nine months nnd a
flvc-yenr term In tho penitentiary for Mil
ler. But tho tontlnors have a plan neatly
onocacul In their Vlter.ituro which re
veals tho method to bo pursued should the
lncomo fall to equal the outgo. Tho avenge
person In reading tho prospectus would over
look it, but to these familiar with tho
literature of tho numerical bond companies
tho Joker Is as plain as I'lko's 1'cak at
(Manltou. U reads:
"All contracts nro Issued In numerical
order, as applications aro fllod, and re
deemed in tho samo order as often ns thero
Is an amount sutllclent in tho redemption
fund to do so."
In the foro part of tho prospectus tho
Investor Is told that ho can get a $200
diamond (or $160 cash) on tho completion ot
his payment of $1.25 a week for seventy
Fix weeks. That Is the general belief of
thoso who aro In. Hut If tho qualifying
paragraph gibes with tho contract, thn In
vestor gets instead a standoff, tho length
of which depends on tho condition of tho
redemption fund. If tho redemption fund
does not wax fat, or should business fall
down, an Indefinite freozo-out will fol
RTililtr fcurlnf h nine "Sctwejtr" la "srsatct el the
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Wa refar to onr ' Commercial Aeencj, Jlank or ITipreM Oorqrany In rolled Btak
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proms nnci I'u.ir-
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without ailullor-lion,
low, which will giro tho victim ample tlmo
to kick himself Into a fair degree of sanity.
I'orfelture lll-Knl.
Contracts of this nature, especially tho
forfeiture clause, are of doubtful legality.
Ten years ago a New York stale association
confiscated for delinquency tho payments of
a Lincoln man, but when Informed by tho
attorney general of Nebraska that tho act
was a penal offense, tho local agent promptly
paid over tho balance due. Later on na
tional building and loan associations at
tempted to enforce the forfeiture penalty In
the courts In forcslosure suits, but Invariably
failed. If the tontlners have a forfeiture
contract that will stand tho test of tho
courts they havo achieved something their
predecessors utterly failed lo do.
IMIATTMI OP Tllll VOl XOSTHHS.
"Freddy, It Is 8 o'clock."
"Well, come on, pa; I'm ready to go to
bed if you nro.
Teacher (suspiciously) Who wrote your
composition. Johnny?
Johnny My father.
"What, all of It?"
"No'm; I helped him."
Tho little girl slipped something beneath
the odgo of her plate.
"I wish," she said, under her breath,
"there was an anti-crust law! That's what
I wish!"
Ma Tommy, you seem to love pa better
than you do me.
Tommy Oh, ma, I don't mean to; but, y'
see, pa alius has his pockets full o' nickels.
"What Is bread chiefly used for, Tommy?"
asked tho teacher of a small pupil in tho
Juvenile class. "To spread butter on," was
the logical but unexpected reply.
"So now you understand the story of Lot's
wife, don't you. Ilesslo?" said a mother to
her llttlo daughter, to whom she had been
explaining a bible story.
"Yes, mamma," replied Ilesslo, "but what
I can't understand Is where all tho salt
comes from that Isn't made of women!"
"I wish you would get me n new baby
brother, mamma," said 4-year-old Margie.
"Why, dear, what do you want with ono?"
asked her mother.
"I want him to wheel around In my doll
carriage," answered Margie.
"But you have several dolls for that pur
pose," eald tho mother.
"Yob," replied tho llttlo miss, "but they
nre always getting broken when tho car
rlago tips over."
A "Wraith of BfMUty
fs ofton hidden by unsightly plmplM,
eczema, tetter, erysipelas, salt rheum, etc.
Bucklen's arnloa salve will glorify tho face
by curing all skin oruptlons, also cuts,
bruises, burns, bolls, felons, ulcers nnd
worst forms of piles. Only 2Se a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by Kuhn & Co., druggists.
1IKUIJ AMI Til 13 It 13.
The Ico man Is an object of considerable
Interest Just now. Ills Income Is more so.
Ico Is dellvorod to housekeepers In Omaha
nt rates ranging from $6 to $10 a ton, ac
cording to tho amount taken. Last year
the prlco ranged from $1 to $8 a ton. In
Now York City current prices range from
$7 to $12 a ton. In both cities tho In
creased prices are Justified on tho giound
that In former yoars thero was no money
In the business and the power of tho
courtB haH been Invoked In both places to
prevent alleged extortion.
Probably one-third of tho New York supply
of Ico comes from the rivers and lakes of
Maine, shipped in by rail and boat. Tho
cost of thlo Ico In Now York City was de
tailed In court tbo other day by Captain
Abram Rich of iMalne, who had been en
gaged In thn leo business slnco tho civil
war. Captain 'Rich testified that tho cost
of cuttlnc Ico In the Maine lakes was from
12 to 20 cents a ton. It cost 30 to 35 cents
a ton to get It on shipboard, 45 cents a
ton for carriage to New York, 15 cents for
barge charge and 10 per cent for wastage.
The total coot of tho leo to tho Now York
dealer, he said, was $1.23 a ton. If every
allowance wero made It could not exceed
$1.50 n ton. Yet this mime Ico sold In small
quantities costs $12 a ton. Ico sold In like
small quantities In Omaha and harvested at
the city's front door costs $10 per ton.
"Tonworlal nrtlsts" of Nebraska who aro
doing business under tho shadow of a state
law and a "Tonsorlal Board of Health"
havo not been subjected to onerous regula
tlons ns ni. But regulations aro coming.
Brston has set tho paco nnd as Boston goes
no goes the union. Boston started striped
harbor poles nnd all know how they ex
panded. So with Boston's tonsorlal regula
tions, dlcrc thoy aro:
"The place ot business together with all
furnituro shall bo kept at all times in a
cleanly condition.
Mugs, shaving brushes and razors shall
bo storilized by Immersion In boiling
water after every separato ubo thereof.
U separate, clean towel shall bo used
for each person.
"Alum or other material used to stop the
flow of blood shall bo so ufed only In pow
dered form and applied on a towel.
"Tho uso of powder puffs Is prohibited.
"Tho uso of spongc is prohibited.
"Every barber shop shall bo provided
with running hot and cold water.
"No person shall bo allowed to uso any
barber shop as a dormitory.
"Ifvory barber shall cleanse his hands
thoroughly Immediately after serving each
customer."
Paragraphs nro going tho rounds asserting
that old (Joronlmo, tho reforned bad man
of Arizona and retired chief of the Apaches,
has becteno an expert pokor player. It Is
said ho enn start a Jackpot and stay In to a
finish with nil tho outward cheer of a pro
fessional, while ns a bluffer ho has no equal
botwecn tho Cherokeo Strip and the Mescal
leras. As cvldenco of his now prosperity It
Is said be has $1,423 In bank. If tho old
killer has mado any recent winnings his
pile should bo much larger. While n visitor
to tho Indian congress at the Trnnsmlssls
slppl Exposition Oeronlmo displayed his
thrifty habltB and kept his blinking eyes
wldo open for tho festive dollar. Tho snap
shotter could not draw a bead on him with
out putting up the coin. Visitors who
sought his tepeo and neglected to tickle his
palm did not get tho poor reward ot a grunt
Between the sale ot hla photographs, auto
graphs and various tips, tho former chief
gathered up a generous roll In Omaha and
fow would suspect that behind his leathery
expressionless face there wero amazing thrift
and tbo varied subtle arts be employed in
extracting coin from callers.
best - aose to dtlkloai-monejr cm hirdly buy III easst
ie dtiuiaai money cat mrdly Dtiy ill easst,
WHISKEY
only Distiller In America shipping Pflnnsyl-
njro 10 consumers aireci. near tuis lu mma,
SCHWEYER'S PURE 8 YEAR OLD &
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mwdiLVJiNiA nit
old whiskey prescribed for
medicinal and general use, Prepaid
iiionmoui i-onnyivani Kye, for Z7 years
doubla copper distilled and aged In wood uoder
parsouaiuirecunnoi Mr.JOUQOCliweytrmmteir,
Nevar Jess than 8 years old. most of It 10 and
weTtrUIn
tof It ic
nd
13 years old when first bottled. Sold direct to
the consumer from our diitlllcry at tbo
low prlco of $3.60 for fonr fall quarti that
cannot ba bought elsewhere far lost tliiu $6.00,
V Un nir nnp aiiruirai vri -i r
PHOTO AT PISTOL'S POINT
Louit Bos'.wick's Uniqna Picture and How
Ha Oamo b It.
MOST MONUMENTAL BLUFF EVER WORKED
Two Ilolioea Compelled to Aaannir n
HrrllnliiK Attitude nml Look
I'lcnnnnt AVIillr I.oula
MtiKBcd Tlieni.
Louis Bostwlck Is not only a skillful pho
tographer; ho Is a lover of naturo as well
and delights to take long tours through
the country and to explore tho many
plcturesquo spots with which tho country
contiguous to Omaha abounds. He was out
In Colorado recently with his camera as
his companion as on all occasions, and It
was the means ot getting him Into n di
lemma ono day from which ho only escaped
by tho cxcrclso of his adamantine nerve,
quick wit nnd tho most monumental bluff
that was ever worked In that state.
Last Thursday morning Bostwlck set out
for a day In tho country. Ills camera was
swung over his back, a well filled lunch
basket was suspended from his shoulder
and In his hip pocket was an old popper
box revolver of the typo Mark Twain
mado famous years ago In one ot his pub
lished works. Tho day wns as bright as
sunshine could make It, the fields never
looked so green nnd beautiful before, thero
was a delicious coolness In the air and
Bostwlck felt his heart swell within him
as ho strode merrily along the flower
bordered road. As he was walking long,
his eyes scanning tho adjacent fields for
something worthy ot being "snapped," ho
descried a llttlo distance from the road a
tumblo-down hut over which a mass of
vines was running riot, nnd which, set
ngalnot the green background of the
fields nnd distant woods, formed a picture
that even a less observant eye than Bost
wlck s would havo delighted to gaze upon.
It was too beautiful for him to pass by,
and leaping tho low fence he started for
the building.
As he neared the ruin he perceived two
men lying by the half open door, evidently
watching him with some curiosity. When
ho came closer ho saw in them two of tho
most typically beautiful hoboes It had over
been his fortune to meet. Their hair and
beards were unkempt and disheveled, their
eyes bleary, their clothes ragged, their
shoes In tatters; and yet withal there sat on
them an air of supreme lndlfforence nnd
a satisfied complacency that many a. mil
lionaire) would havo onvled. Their Jaunty
appearance charmed Bostwlck and he
know ho had a good thing If he could only
corral it.
Object to Tli'lnsr MmkrpiI.
Stopping at about the proper d.stance he
unstrung his camera, set it on tho tripod
nnd taking up his prosltlon ot tho rear of
the Instrumaat adjusted tho thumbscrew
until ho had tho proper fecus. Tho men
eyed him Intnntly, but gave no
signs of objecting. Encouraged by their
quiescent attitude Bostwlck slipped a plate
In position and reached for tho air bulb.
Then ono of tho men arose.
"Just a mlnuto, my good fellow," Bost
wlck began, with U10 suavity for which ho
Is noted. "Lie down a half second and I'll
glvo you a nice plcturo and a dollar bo
sldes." 'Wh g'nrn, y' cheap skate," growled out
tho hobo. "IV y' t'lnk weso goln' f set
hero an' be mugged bo th' like o' youso?
Como on. Bill (addressing his pal), less
push 'Is face In under Ms car an' smash do
mugger."
Bostwlck saw that he was up against It,
but bo did not waver. He attempted to
reason with tho hoboes, to brlbo them, to
plead with them, dlo wanted that plcturo
moro badly than, as a child, ho had ever
wantod to go to a olrcun. Ho folt that un
less ho secured It ho was doomed to bo
forever hounded by tho awful knowlcdgo
that ho had lost the opportunity of his life
to get a good thing. In tho meantime the
tramps were getting ugly and It was plain
to seo that they would not hesitate to carry
out tholr threat of using both him and his
camera rather roughly.
Artillery llrmiKlit Into Action.
Then ho remembered his gun.
In another second the tramps were looking
directly Into tho terrlblo weapon. Their
demeanor changed In an Instant, Thoy
cringed servilely nnd wero moro humblo
than Uriah Heep. Bostwlck saw his chance.
Ho can make himself look liko a desperate
character whon he desires to do sc ho camo
near nrrest once on suspicion of being a
notorious desperado, but that's another
story and putting on his most villainous
air ho commanded both tho hobos to ro
sumo their former positions. Fortunately
for him bo can swear, although ho rarely
does, and ho emphasized his command with
a flow of expletives that must havo chilled
tho blood ot his listeners,
"Llo down thoro, you blankoty blank
blanked!" ho roared, "and bo blnnkcty blank
quick about It, too, Roll over there, a little
further, .blankoty blank your blanked dirty
hide. There, stay thoro now. Itnlao your
chin a little, you blanked Idiot and look
thero. Loll over there; slldo along a bit
nnd rnlso your head or I'll blow tho blankety
blinked whiskers oft you. Now then, look
pleasant. All right (snap). Lay thoro now
till I got Into tho road or I'll fill you full ot
holes."
Bostwlck picked up his camera and backed
through tho field, over tho fenco and Into tho
highway, keeping both men covered. Then
folding his traps ho set out again happy In
thn consciousness of having plucked a vic
tory from defeat. Tho plato camo outi all
right and Bostwlck's friends aro all to bo
supplied with a copy of tho plcturo and a
history of tho circumstances under which It
waa taken.
out or tiiu okijixauy.
Tho oldest rcllo in Admlrnl Dewey's col
lection relates to tho battle between tho
Kngllsh nnd Spanish In 'Manila bay in 17B2.
Ono of thefo Is a flag captured by Sir
William Draper, which came Into tho hands
of William Kvrrett of Massachusetts, who
gave It to tho admiral.
The president hns pardoned n man serv
ing' a live-year sentence In tho Georgia
penitentiary for sending obscene letters
through tho malls. He wns convicted on
the evidence of handwriting experts. Now
another man has been found ny tlie same
experts .with tho aid of other cvldenco to
havo been tho guilty one.
The estate of tho lato Oenrgo M. Pull
man of Chicago, which was valued nt
about $8,O0O.(i0O when his will was tiled for
probate, nan Increased. It Is said, to nearly
or nulto $la.ooo,oy under tho management
of tho executors, nobert Todd Lincoln nnd
Norman H. Ream. Their compensation for
hnndllng the estate, It Is estimated, will
exceed $5O),000.
Ioch Lynn Heights, a little mountain
town In Maryland has had n sharp lesson
on the evils of political Indifference. Only
fifteen voles wero polled at tho town elec
tion last Tuesday, nnd when they wero
counted It was found they had elected a
ticket put up by somebody for fun und com
posed entirely of negroes, Tho olectlon, It
appears, Is colng to ihold.
Seven presidents of the United States
wero members of the Mnsonlo fraternity
Washington, Jackson. Polk, Buchanan.
Johncon. Clurfleld and MeKlnley. Washing
ton was master of his lodge at Alexandria,
a. Jackson was at ono tlmo grand master
of tho grand lodge of Tennessee and Ilu
enanan was deputy grand master of tho
trand lodge of Pennsylvania.
"For years," says tho Baltimore Sun. "the
two doors at the entrance of tho White
llla ha.ve .te.eu. Bra'ned In Imitation of
black walnut, but In tho spring cleaning
this year Colonel Bingham ordered v
Pi"t BC.,raP$ oft o as to have them dom
over, To tho astonishment of overybo.lv
It was discovered that the doors wero of
solid maboirany and of beautiful grain
Colonel III n h hiii ordered them restored to
thulr original nutlve condition, and Is now
painted"0 Ut What fol hn'J them
Several Princeton students during t ie
aui&mor vacation will travel ucross the con-
Rgiigfrie puriiitttre
or
This Rocker
$3.50
In oak or mnhogany, wood
or cobbler sent, finely polish
ed, extra high bnck.
Cot Bedsteads
folding
head and foot,
with fine
woven wlfo
$2.25
springs attached 4 ft. wldo makes a
nlco comfortablo bed.
AVOVIJ.V WHIG COTS 91.2.1.
Our Office Furniture
is 25 per cent lower
than any other house
All good exnetly like llltiM rnt Ion.
Dewey Si
Ail Exclusive Furniture
Ttf,af are the sound
Columbia
1515i
tlnent to tbo I'acillr ooast in a modern
"pralrlo Kolioonor," .built on in plan of
tboo used previous to tbo days of rail
roads, but supplied Willi modern eon
venlenccs. Tbo "wacon, which has been
built especially for the Journey, Is a heavy
vehicle, mado eomfortablo with rubber
tires, and ilttcd up with every possible
means of comfort. Kour spreiaUy selected
mules will 'bo driven. No roRUlar schedule
has been arraiiKod, it belnpr the Intention
of the students to Jok along lazily and st.iy
at one placo uh Ioiik us they please.
Tho statement that a soft-nosed shell will
penetrnto ship armor more readily than iv
hard-nosed shell sounds llkn a parodux
Tho explanation Is In this wise: It has
lonn been known that a tallow eandlo fired
point blank nt a plno board an Inch thick
will pass throiiBh tho board as easily as a
steel bullet. This Is because a part of the
candle forms a cushion or bank around the
oponlnpr, thus preventlnK tbo oentral part of
tho candle from bendlnc; tbo momentum
then cnrrles tho coro through tho board
Tho hoft metul at tho point ot tho projec
tile nets In a similar manner. It spreads
out on tho plato ami forms a dam arouna
tho central hard steel coro of tho shell,
prevents It from plancInK and concentrates
all tho forco of tho Impact at tho point of
contact.
"I'robably tho greatest profit ever en
invetl by tho government as a result of tho
destruction of money was In connection
with tho fractional paper currency or shin
plasters Issued during the civil war," says
tho Chlcngo Record. "Tho totol amount
Issued was JMS.rJI.079, of which J6.iS0.fiCS has
never 'been presented for redemption. A
largo amount has been preserved as curios
by collectors, and occasionally even now
It Is offered for redemption. This was espe
cially the ease during tho recent hard times.
I'coplo who had the old shlnplasters of war
times In their cabinets and scrapbooks got
hard up nnd sent them in for redemption."
Miss Hannah Collins has received from
a Jury of tho supremo court of Now Jersey
a verdict of JI2.5UO for damages against tho
Now Jersey Central Railroad companj.
Miss Collins and several others wero wait
ing nt Communlpaw avenue station, nt 1:15
a. m., September .10, -i559, for a train to
Hayonne. Tho train stopped and tho con
ductor shouted "All aboard!" Hut the pas
sengers for that train had to cross tnreo
tracks nnd boforo .Miss Collins had accom
plished this, another train flashed In be
tween, nnd who was struck and crushed so
that sbo has few wholo bones In her 'body,
sho cunnot move an Inch, even on her
couch, without help, und brr natural facul
ties can never recover. Tbo defonso wao
"contributory negligence."
A l.iiu nnd neiilh I'lulit.
.Mr. W. A. Hlnes of Manchester, la.,
writing of his almost miraculous escupo
from death, says: "Kxposuro after meas
les induced serious lung troublo, which
ended In consumption. I had frequent
hemorrhages and coughed nlgbt and day.
All my doctors said I must soon die. Then
I began to uso Dr. King's New Discovery,
which wholly cured mo. Hundreds bav
used it on ray odvico and all say It never
falls to euro Throat, Chest and Lung
troubles." Regular size COc and $1.00. Trial
bottles free at Kuhn &. Co.'u drug storo.
Side I.IkM lllMory.
Chicago Tribune: "Socrates," exclaimed
Xantlppe, croia-eyed with wrath, threaten
ing of CBpcct and shrill as to voice, "you
say you havo been to the lodge, you wero
delayed by a street car accident and you had
no Idea It was ho late! Those three stories
don't hang together. You clumsy wretch!
You havo toutlt a structure of Ilea, and It
falls to the ground at a toucB, like a house of
cards, Look at It and see If you don't feel
amall!"
"I do, Xantlppe," said Socrates, humbly.
"I seo lt'n a hopeloss ruin. Threo stories
anil a basement!"
Who can blame the illustrious bhrow that
ihc turned tho hose on him at once?
All physicians agree that wo drink too
llttlo water. All physicians agree that Col
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trouble, Qladstoao Qros, aro agents.
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Tins Lawn Settee
3.50
painted red, green
golden, 4 feet long..
Same stylo 4 ft. G in- long, $4.00
Same style 5 ft. long, $4.50
A full lino of Porch Rockers tit low prices.
Mantel Folding Bed
Golden
or Mahotf
nny llnlsh
with lino
$13.00
supported woven wire spring.
One IJIIO AViinlrolip MrM . .!?!!. 00
One l" Ienk lleil iftt.OO
other ntylca, 157.75 up.
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1115 and 1117 Farnam Street.
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The Sound Waves Are Saying Now is the
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This
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ovnl Frcnoh bovel
glius, at
$10.00
This Spring Seat
Rocker
$3.25
onk framo, covered
with ellk tapestry it's
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except on special sale prices.
$2.25
Solid Oak,
Box Seat
Dining
Chair
mado of
quartered
Golden oak
nicely polish
ed with line
cano seat. Over 100 new
styles in oak from 70c up.
This fine
Iron Bedstead
white enamel linish, with
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Mine. A. Ruppert's World Re
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No matter how Blemished the Skin,
Face bleach will make it perfect
Madame A. Iluppert sayn:
"I knowtlmiti arc many ladle who would
like to try tho merits of my Fnco bleach,
baton account of tho pi ice, wlilch u 2.00
per bottle, or thico bottles for $5.00, hnvo
bad somo hefltaney In epemllntr that
amount tocouvinco thcmtelvm of lu great
valuo. Therefore, durinjc this month, I
will depart from my usual custom and
oiler to all a trial bottle, (ulllrknt to v hew
that It is all that I claim for It, for 23 cents
per bottle. Any reader of this can send mo
if cants In stamps or silver, and I will semd
thorn a trial bottle of my world-renowucd
Face llleaeh, securely packed In plain wrap
per, scaled, all charges piepald. An oppor
tunity to tost su famous u remedy at so
slleht a cost is seldom offered, and I trust
that the readers ot this will tak. advan
tage of it at oucct as the offer may not bo
leponted.
Madame A. Ttupport has now been beforo
tho public for over twenty years as the
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pro-eminent at tbo head; sbo hut had thou
sands of Imitators, but not n single com
petitor. Kace Bleach la not u new untriod
remedy, but has Leon used by the best
people for yeiiis. and for riUlvinif and
removing tan, sunburn, snerk, IrMklea,
aallowness, blackheads, mma, pUnplea,
roughness or redness of thn skin, and for
brightening- and beau tlfylna; tbo complex
ion. It has no eipinl.
It Is Absolutely Harmless to the most
Delicate Skin
The mairelnus Improvement after a few '
applications Is must appnient, for tho akin
becomes us nature Intended It should be. I
KMOOTII, CLKAlt AND WHITE, frea from '
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impuritleu out of tbo skin, and dee: not
rover them up, and is Invisible during uso. ',
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way,
Vor tho preiont I will, as statad above,
send a trial bottlo of my race HI each to
unyono who will remit mo &ceiits In stamps
or silver. Madame A. liuprert's book.
"How to llo Ileautiful," which contains
nany points of great Interest to ladica,
will be raallod free upon application.
Address all communications to
MADAME. A, RUPPERT
6 East 14th Street, New York
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