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n THE OMAHA SHCDAY 11KK: MAKCIl 14. 1009. FRANCE'S PROPOSED TARIFF Important Changes in Duties Made in It. NOT A GOVERNMENT MEASURE ('4ma UmnlmloR MonsM to Pro. trt Frrarh I'roriarta aail Aim to Scre t'onrraalon from Other (oaatrln. PATHS, March J. Tli custom! rommlii lon of the Chamber of rinitla has fin ished lta labor, which have taken over two year, and has irentwl to the Cham ber a new runtoma tariff which the Cham ber la to tako up and dliwuaa aa aoon an it haa finished with M. Culllauxii bill to reform France'a method of taxation. M. Catllaux Introduced thla bill on February 7. 1907, and the Chamber exrota to wind up lta dlnruHMon of It In a few daya. It ahould bo understood that the pro posed new tariff Is not a measure Intro duced by the government through M. Cruppl, the. minister of commerce, as the taxation bill was by M. Calllaux, minister of finance; In fact, the cabinet on receipt of the new schedule at once snld thst It would oppose certain of the proposed In creases In duties as be in liable to em barrass it In Its foreign relations and that If the commission Insisted on these par ticular Items It would raise the question of confidence on them. No official state ment has aa yet been made as to which articles are opposed by the cabinet. Stood for frrrilrrs Years. France's present tariff dates from 1892, and tha commission maintains that changes In other countries' tariffs since that date, notably In Germany In 190S, and the crea tion of new Industries due to the progress of sclenca have made It obsolete. ' The commission's leading objects In making Its revision have been: First To Increase the maximum duties ufflolently to oblige foreign countries whose goods psy those duties to make con cessions to Franco to obtain.. France's minimum tariff. Second To apeclfy In the new tariff a large number of articles whJHi have been Introduced Into Franee alnce 1884. Third To create rpeclsl classes or sub divisions In the tariff In order either to favor tha products of a given country or to discriminate against Its goods. M. Klots, the president of the commis sion, says: ' "The commission has not simply made Increases; it has made some decreases. We have considered that protection ought really to have aa Its chief characteristic to take Into account the handwork Incorpo rated In an object and consequently to have a character clearly and strictly com pensatory." Soma Changes Suggested. 'urnlng to the proposed new tariff, the first change we find affects ham, boned and rolled, the general duty on which Is raised from $10 to $12, find the minimum from $6 to $8 per 100 kilos (220 pounds). Hard cheese Is unchanged, but for soft cheese. Ilka Camembert, the general duty la raised from $7 to $9 and the minimum from $3 to $6 lper 100 kilos. Honey U an example, on a small scale of one of tha leading principles on which this new tariff has been drawn up, to give separata duties to every possible classi fication of any product. Thus honey under the old tariff paid $3 general and $2 mini mum per 100 kilos, while the new tariff fltes these duties: Pure natural honey, $6 general and $4 minimum; artificial honey, $10 general and $6 minimum. Prepared sponges are raised from $1T to $?t general and from $13 to. $17 minimum per 100 kilos unless' otherwise ' specified all duties are assessed on 100 kilos, or 220 pounds. Artificial Ivory Is raised from $20 to $30 general, but tha minimum is left at $17. Tha duty on wheat, oats, barley, rye, malau, buckwheat, malt, millet and moat other farinaceous food Is left unchanged, except on gluten, semolina and sago, where tha general tariff la raised. Table apples are ralaed from $1 to $1.60 general and from 40 cents to $1 minimum. Walnuts are reduced from $C to 35 centa. Oleaginous fruit and seeds, hitherto free, will pay: Beechnuts, 18 cents; cottonseed, raw, 30 cents; decorticated, 50 cents; olives, 55 cents; mustard seed, 40 cents; flax, SO cents; sesame, fit cents. Os Oplana aad Wood Palp. Tha general duty on opium Is raised from I'M to $30, the minimum remaining $20. The duty on wood pulp Is unaltered. An Important change Is made In cotton, (ilnned cotton not prepared remains free, but If washed, freed from grease, purified, bleached, mercerised and dyed the general rate will be $4.60, and minimum $3, Instead of being, aa heretofore, free. Yeast from distilleries Is raised from $6 to $13 general, and from $5 to $8 mini mum. Corn straw, cleared and bleached. Is ralaed from U cents to 40 cents general, and from 10 cents to 20 cents minimum. Oilcake, hitherto free, will pay 30 cents when It contains over 11 per cent of oil and $u cents for over 13 per cent. Deer Is raised from $2.40 to $3.00 general and from $1.80 to $T.65 minimum. Precious stones, rough or cut, are still left free. Tha general duty on heavy oils and resi dues of petroleum remains at $140, but the minimum Is raised from $1.60 to $1.80. The general tariff on paraffins la raised from $7 to $9. on vaseline from $.40 to $8.40, tha minimum not being altered. Carnages la Metals. For iron thera are many and varied changes. Article 206. which formerly con talned ' fourteen clasiflcstlons, now has taeuty-three; article 207, dealing with rolled Iron or steel, has fifteen classifica tions Instead of five. Two new clasiflca tlons are manganese metal, with more than la per cent of manganese. $16 general and 1 10 minimum; eiltcon metal, with over K per cent of silicon, $7.60 general and $5 minimum. Ferrochromlum Instead of being gener ally charged K cents general and 70 cents minimum Is classified, as It contstns 26 per cent chromium and per cent carbon $3 general and $2 minimum for 3 per cent carbon; up to t per cent, $tt and $4; for 1 per cent carbon up to 3 per cent, $9 and $6; less than I per cent, $12 and $8. Pure chromium la changed from 6 per rent ad valorem to $16 geucral and $10 minimum per 100 kilos. Tungsten, not specified In present tariff. Is charged $13 general and $0 minimum. Molybdenlum a lid titanium, now t per cent ad valorem, have a duty of $30 gen eral and $-'0 minimum per 1W kilos. Vanadium Is raised from $2 to $120 gen eral and $w minimum. Frrroaluminuni. containing over 20 per cent of aluminum. Is ralaed from $1.80 and $1.60 to $13 and $8. But the greatest changes -are In the rolled steel and Iron. The present duty. Is; Par Iron. $1.20 and $1; steel Intents, $1.20 and $1; billets. $1.40 and $1.20; other steel, $1.40 and $l.ar,f1ne steel for tools, $4 and $3. Instead of this we have steel classified according to tha amount of nickel tung sten, chromium, molybdenlum or vanadium It contains and varying In rates from $3 geneVal and $2 minimum up to $39 general and $30 minimum. For flat sheet and plate Iron and steel the fourteen claases of tbs present tariff are Increased to thlrty-oue, dependent on thickness and amount of nickel contained, and tha duties all raised. Iron ' or steal wire U classified under twelve heads, sn.l duties depend on reslm snce a squsre millimeter of section and on diameter, end duties sre raised, but com parison Is difficult oalnj? to tlie new vnn Ifli stlon. l:sl!s of Iron or steel, which now pay li t'' gmirnl ami $131 minimum duty, are llvliled Into ordinary, paying 11. n ml $120, and special steel containing over i per cent of msnganese, which aa $7.30 and J5. Ccpper rolled or hammered In bsrs Is re duced from :.(V gen.ral and $: minimum to $8.40 snd $1. hut copper In plates is raised consid-rably, rste now d-pendlng on length and thickness. The minimum duty on alcohol fwood "pirltl Is reduced from Jl.so to TO cents. Colors and pencils sre Increased as to general duty, but not as to the minimum. Karthenware nnd pottery show some In creases In general duty, but not In the minimum. Mercerised cotton goods are to pay a surtax of $-) a hundred klles on present rates. How Leather Fared, In leather the changes recommended are not nearly so great as have iwen demanded by leather and akin trade In France. The most Important Increases are on mineral tanned leather other than alum tanned. Calf, goat, kid. vheep, horse, etc.. of this tonnage are raised from $12 to IIB. Whole hides, mineral tannage, will pay $12 In stead of $5. The Incrrnses proiosed on the genersl duty for leather are much greater than those on the minimum. Valises, hand bags, etc.. Jump from $-'4 snd $18 to $tW general and $44 minimum. Artificial silk, which has hitherto paid duty on the alchollc chemical products It contains. Is rated at $.1of general and $-lH) minimum. Watch movements without cases have their minimum rates raised. The minimum duty on finished watches with gold cases Is raised, for cylinder escapements from 8B cents to 70 cents esch, for lever or other estapements from 15 cents to 90 cents. The duty on silver watches of other metals 60 and 08 per cent on minimum duty, the gen eral duty remaining unchanged. Steam and other engines are reclassified according to weight and psy an Increased minimum duty. Pumps and ventilators have the general duty reduced and their minimum raised. Machinery Schedules. Knitting machines are divided Into four classes according to weight and pay a decreased duty, except for the lightest machines, where there Is a heavy Increase in both general and minimum. Printing machines Instead of paying $1.60 general and $1.40 minimum are divided Into seven classes, with rates from $1.80 to $4.60 general and $1.40 to $3 minimum. IJnotypea and naher type setting ma chines will pay $9 general and $6 mint mum. Agricultural machines instead of being all In one class at $3 general and $1.80 minimum are divided Into three classes, paying according to weight from $3.20 to $6 general and from $1 to $3 minimum. IFewIng machines are rsrrsed, for stands and transmission gears from $3 to $4.60 general and $4.60 to $3 minimum, for machines proper from $10 to $15 general and $7 to $10 minimum. Machine tools are subdivided according to weight and the duties greatly raised. Typewriters are to pay $15 general and $10 minimum and calculating machines $12 and $8. There are twenty clssscs of tools Instead Of the thres of tha present tariff, and the rales are all greatly Increased. Iron work for carriages Is entered In eight classes in stead of one, I roil and" steel cablea In twelve Inatead of two, with heavy In creases. duns are raised heavily. Dynamite Is l educed from $10 to 10 cents and 15 cents. Bent wood furniture Is Increased from 16 to 60 per cent, and Austria has requested reconsideration of the new proposals. The duty on pianos Is raised from $12 to $30 each general and $10 to ' $20 each minimum; for grand pianos lt Is raised from $17 to $100 each general and $17 to $40 each minimum. Fhonogrsphs, grarm phones and the like pay $18 general and $12 minimum per !00 kilos. The duly on apparatus for playing pianoa mechanically Is raised from $10.40 each general and $8 each minimum to $12, $18, 130 general and $8, $12, $20 minimum, according to ,the number of notes. Automobiles, for chases weighing 2,000 kilos or more, pay $15 general and $10 minimum per 100 kilos; for chases be tween 600 and 2,000 kilos, $23 general and $17 minimum, while the lightest, under (00 kilos, pay the highest rates, $30 to $20. The duty on corsets Is raised, for cotton from 8 cents to 16 cents each general and from 6 cents to 10 cents each mini mum, for silk from 30 cents to 60 cents each general and for the minimum from 24 cents to 40 cents. CZAR LONELY AND GLOOMY Influences that Rule the Emperor of ' Russia. GRAND DUKE FAST DISAPPEARING Only Funeral Mnaaea Itrlng the t sar to at. I'eterslinra "loir pin's I'onrr W ill Mcholsa Tarn Iteelnsef Swallows Poison on Street. CHICAGO. March IX. Frederick 11. Brown, a traveling salesman, whose father Is said to be a wealthy horse owner of California, committed suicide today, swal lowing caibollc acid In full view of a score of pedestrians at Koot and llajsted streets. No cause Is known. ST. pnTERPlirnO. Feb. 21-The old order chungeth, the brotherhood of grand dukes Is disappearing. In three months the cur's two senior uncles have been re moved by death; others, the Junior col lateral members of the house of Romanoff, are eliminated successively by ukase. The other day It was Nicholas Nlcho laevltch, deposed from the presidency of the Council of Imperial Ivfcnce, now It Is his brother Peter Nlcholvaevltch, removed from the Inspectorship-general of military engineering, both of them cousins of the r.ar. As the ranks of his kinsmen thin out around the throne the spectacle of the lonely, melancholy little ruler fills more space In the public eye. It Is a literal fact that the only Induce ment that has succeeded In bringing the cEiir to his capital In the last four years has been to hesr the burial service or musses for the rrpise of the souls of his dead relatives It was so when he sud denly appeared for the Inauguration of the memorial church which rears Its gorgeous Bynnntlne share near the Kkaterlne canal on the Knot where his Krmd father, Alex ander II, fell to the nihilists' bomb. Within an hour of his uncle Vladimir's death the other day he was speeding In automobile from from Tsarskoe Selo to the Palace Quay In St. Petersburg to the con sternation of his unwarned police eharlow-ers-to be In time to hear the clergy read the first "panlhlde." Between them and the final laying to rest of the grand duke In the fortress church of Peter-Paul the rswr stood through five services of Inor dinate length. Classed as Melancholy Monarch. He has finally classed himself as the melancholy monarch, Just as his father stood for the supreme type of taciturn disciplinarian and his grandfather, Alex ander II. for the generous, pliable and fanciful Slav of fabulous tradition. Peo ple remark the contrast between Vladimir and the cxar and speculate on how Russia will be affected by their ruler's turning more and more Inward to his own rumina tions. Opinion abroad decided from the outset of Russia's present troubles to speak of the grand dukes or the grand ducal coterie or camarilla as being much the same ac cursed visitation to tha body politic that the present cholera epidemic Is to public health. This opinion is founded on fairly sound instinct, but it Is not anything like an explanation of the Influences that rule the crar. Kapeclally Is It misleading If It suggoats that the dying out of his male relatives Is likely to make him a more amenable modern politician point to the contrary. Vladimir was wholly free from the fatal lstlo gloom that has marked Nicholas II for Its own. The dead grand duke was be fore everything a vlveur. He lived to gratify his senses; anything like the per formance of sustained, plodding duty wail displeasing to him. He took no personal Initiative in organ izing the shooting down of the St. Peters burg workmen four years ago, yet he was blamed for It rightly enough. His name was signed to the orders to the troops and he could hava withheld his name as mili tary commander In the capital had he had the energy and seriousness to Inform him self for what the mass of the people were agitating. When he learned from the for eign press that his name had been given to a cruel massacre he wept copiously and sent for reporters, In whose presence he eagerly sought to whitewash himself. Decent Sort In Some Ways. Aside from this Vladimir had a pleas anter renown among the people of St. Petersburg than most of his brothers. His sympathy with art was genuine and dis criminating. He would have made an in teresting man of fashion If he had not been clothed with responsibility for mili tary and state affairs until almost the last years of his life. In his final coolness with the cxar he had the support of most Russians of the upper class. His eldest son, Cyril, had married the divorced wife of the duke of Hesse, brother of the cxarina. The latter In' her wrath prevailed on the cxar to atrlke Cyril's name off the list of Russian naval officers. Vladimir, who had no narrow scruples on the question of matrimony, resented this disgrace on his son and resigned all hla offices. It la significant that, although Cyril was forgiven and restored to his naval rank three months ago, after the death of Grand Duke Alexia, he has not returned from abroad for hla father's funeral, nor has his archenemy, the ciarina. AH the signs left her pnlace to attend any of the serv ices. Who is there left t'ist csn bo called grand duke In any political sense? Th tar's only surviving um le. Grand Iukc Poul, has Ms permanent residence In Pi aura, also because of matrimonial con shletatlons. lie eloped with the wife of a Kuslan officer and from that moment was dead so far as the family life of the court Is concerned, for the reigning cxarina Is as rigid on the miestlon of msrrlage as was her grandmother, Queen Victoria of Eng land. Ktolrpla the stamblins lock. C'rcumstances anil Mr. Stolypln have been too strong for the other grand dukes. They are being pushed out one by one from their tltulsr appointments In the Rus sian army, and none of them has the men tality to niakc himself a private power be hind the throne. ' Their downfall Is not the fruit of radical agitation. It was first heralded by Mr. Goutchkoff, the Moscow "Octobrlst." who represents the government on the floor of the House In the Duma. He and the mod erate whlgs, who support Mr. Stolypln, de clared that the elimination of the grand dukes from places of command must be a condition precedent to the professional reform of the army. The one fight that made was by Nicholas Nicholalevltch, the unbeloved martinet, who succeeded Vladimir as com mander of the St. Petersburg troops. Har mony was imiossible when he and the prime minister were at the same council table. Mr. Stolypln refused to give way; the (tar was afraid to dismiss him. be cause he saw In the Inevitable turmoil that would follow the hated vision of Count Witte rising again to leadurshlp. There was nothing for It but to abandon Cousin Nicholas, and with him all his kind. After all it Is with the cr.ar himself hat the Immediate future lies. It Is no other man's fault that the outlook is so dark. As recently as a year ago the upper classes were Inclined to speak of hlin with somo forbearance, even kindliness. Now they will niit hear his name with patience. Follows Smart and Hourbon. He "drees his weird" as dismally us the last or the Stuarts or tile Bourbons, ond for much the. same reason. He will not learn. At each step that his docilo Duma and courteous ministers make In loyal ap proach toward him he shrinks back to the sanctuary near the altar. All expectations that he will ever voluntarily come out Into the workaday world have fallen to xero. There are unllkelier things than that the removal of his ring fence of grand dukes should result In his turning recluse and abandoning the temporal power In Russia to the first military cabal that will tako it from his hands. RUSSIAN EYE IS ON PERSIA Mtaatlon Said to Be Critical Government Sends Oat C'oesaeks. and ST. PETERSBURG. March 13,-The sit uation In Persia again Is attracting at tention In St. Petersburg. The government is sending a division of cossacks to Teheran, and It has ordered the consuls at Resht and Astrabad to sumon Caspian warships In the event of outbreaks threatening the Interests of Russia. The Novoe Vreyma today publishes a Teheran dispatch saying the situation is critical, that an insurrection is Imminent and that only a strong military detchmcnt can prevent the sacking of Te heran. It Is significant that the viceroy of the Caucasus has Just reviewed the Russian troops at Baku, which would be the natural basis of departure for an expedition into Persia. Mllffi, STEWART & 1EATUM 413.15.17 South 16th Street. We are always on the watch for new customers to please and new opportunities to please old customers. The wonderful clearance sale of last month disposed of nearly all last season stock and offered us the opportunity to take advantage of the great inducements given by reliable manufacturers to secure choice selections and price concessions which can only be obtained by large buyers. We placed immense orders. .The stock is now arriving and we are in position to offer our customers greater advantages than ever before. NEW ARRIVALS OF ROOM SIZE RUGS Quality, style and jcood values are the key notes of the showing. Hundreds and hun dreds of new designs and dozens of new shades and combinations have arrived and will be on display tomorrow. AVe want you to see them and note the superior qualities and beauty and harmony of shade blending. Xo trouble to find the sizes you wish, we liavo every size made special designs to conform with color schemes and adapted to the surroundings. A SHOWDOWN FOR "STEADIES" Dressmakers Vnfnrl a Warning; Sig nal for Men About to Plnnge. The centuries-old criticism of woman that she lacks practicality will lose Its sting If the Chicago Idea Is taken up by the rest of the country. The Chicago Dressmakers' club, spurred to such ac tion, perhaps by the memory of many accounts on the wrong side of the ledger, held a meeting, not long ago, In which It proposed a scheme which would do credit to the canniest of business men. It is aimed at the man who wishes to marry, and it provides that before such person Is handed a marriage license by the clerk he be made to pass an exami nation which will show his ability to pay his wife's bills. He will be called upon to furnish satisfactory references aa to his earning capacity, industry and habits, and If the answers are not approved hn will be sent about his business without the desired document. The resolution which was paased by this Chicago organization argues that "woman will thus be protected from her 'protector' and will be stimulated to consider her vocation in life more seriously and to bring about a better moral condition In the community." Cleveland Leader. Body Brussels Hug, beautiful oriental designs and Chintz Patterns, 9x12 size from $32.00 to f'2..00 Other sizes in proportion. AxmlnKter Kugg, oriental and floral designs, and two-tone effects, 9x12 size, for $20.00 to $45.00 Other sizes in proportion. Tapestry Brussels RugB, many choice styles and re productions of very expensive oriental rugs, a great variety of qualities, prices range for 9x12 size, from $22.50 to S 12.00 Other sizes in proportion. Wilton Velvet Rug. medallion and small allover pat terns, made In one-piece, no seams, the axl2 nlze rug, from $42.00 to IKl&VOM Royal Wilton Rugs, these are undoubtedly the best wearing rug nude for the money, excel many real oriental rugs of the cheaper grades, 9x12 size, from fll.oo to $3.VOO Gobelin Wilton Rugs, our own private pattern:., similar in coloring to the French Gobelin Car pets, made in special sizes, such as Gx9, 9x9, 9x 10-6, 8-5x10-6, 10-6x10-6, and a variety of larger and smaller sizes, present price of the 9x12 size, Is $53.00 Balyal Rugs, made In solid colors, with plain border made to order in any size or color, specially adopted to suit Craftsman furniture, very ser viceable, price for the 9x12 size $16.50 Kashmir Rugs, Wool Fibre Rugs, Grass MattHK Rugs, Toga Jap Rugs, and all other weaves, both foreign and domestic are represented In this grand collection of room-size ruga. MONDAY SALE OF IRONS BEDS Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock we begin the largest clearing up sale of iron beds ever held in Omaha. ; This is an opportunity seldo ro offered. There are just 33 different styles in the lot, from one to four of each style cream and gold, black and gold and vemis martin finish in all sizes, 3-ft. wide; 3-ft. G in. wide, and 4-ft. 6-in. wide all to be sacrificed. We would advise you to act quickly as every one is a bargain. 18.50 White Bed, full size, for $13.30 $22.50 Vernis Martin Bed, full size, for $15.00 $27.00 White Bed, full size, for $18.50 $20.00 White Bed, full size, for $13.50 $20.00 White Bed. three-quarter size, for $13.50 $21.00 Black Bed. three-quarter size, for . .$14.50 $13.50 Vernla Martin Bed, three-quarter size, $9.5o $16.25 Vernis Martin Bed, 3-quarter size, $11.00 $20.00 White Bed, three-quarter size, for . .$13.50 $25.00 White Bed, three quarter size, for . .$17.00 $21.00 Vernis Martin Bed. 3-quarter size, $14.50 $12.50 White Bed, single size, for $8.50 $18.00 White Bed, single size, for $11.50 $12.60 White Bed, single size, for ....... .$8.50 $20.00 White Bed, full size, for $13.50 $27.00 Vernis Martin Bed. full size, for. . . .$18.50 $19.00 White Bed, full size, for $13.25 $16.50 White Bed, full size, for $11.00 $22.50 Vernis Martin Bed. full size, for ..$15.00 $13.50 Vernis Martin Bed, full size, for.... $9.50 $21.00 Vernis Martin Bed, full size, for ... .$14.50 $12.50 White Bed, full size $8.50 $14.50 White Bed, full size, for $9.75 .$19.50 Gold Bed. full size, for $13.50 $15.00 White Bed, full size, for $10.25 $20.00 White Bed, full size, for $13.50 .$16.50 Vernis Martin Bed, full Blze, for ....$11.25 To the Man With Something Worth Selling ! I Pure Blood in Spring Makes Perfect Health The blood is rightly called the vital fluid, because without it life is n,ot possible. In an adult the blood averages eighteen pounds or fully one-eighth of the entire weight. It is composed of liquids and solids. The liquid portion is a watery, albuminous fluid amounting to about three-fifths of the whole. Minute particles, known as blood corpuscles, constitute the remaining two-tilths. There are both red and white corpuscles, the red ones greatly outnumbering the white. The red corpuscles contain, as an active in gredient, a chemical substance having iron in its composition. There are millions of white blood corpuscles, which protect the red blood corpuscles and bodily tissues from disease germs, to which you are more exposed at this season than at any other. Healthy blood U pure blood, and at season is it more necessary than in the spring. - Houd'g Sarsaparilla makes healthy blood. It is the medicine that purifies and enriches the blood and makes it normal in red and white corpuscles and all other constituents. It cures all humors and eruptions, catarrh, and rheumatism, relieves that tired feeljng, re stores the appetite, cures paleness, weakness, nervousness, and buildt up the whole system "I consider it an important duty to keep well, hi order that I may perform my daily duties. "Aad especially in the Spring wheu I feel run down and need a blood purifier and tonic, to restore my appetite, I take Hood's Sarsaparilla. "A course of this medicine has splendid effect on my blood, keeps my apiefite good, and holds tip the general tone of my health, so that all summer I can work and feel strong." Mrs. Win. McAuley, 48 Eaton Ave., Camden, Maine. "My little boy was vaccinated last fall, and it was spring before his arm healed. The arm was broken out nearly all around, and every scratch he got became a running sore and re fused to heal. He was very nervous and irrita ble, had no appetite or energy. We tried various remedies without success, then gave him Hood's Sarsaparilla, and he now seems to be entirely well." Mrs. A. M. Stevens, Orfordvillc, N. H. Hood's Sarsaparilla effects its wonderful cures, not simply because it contains sarsaparilla. but because it combines the utmost remedial values of more than 20 different ingredients, each greatly strengthened and enriched by this pecu liar combination. If urged to buy any prepara tion said to be "just as good," you may be sure it is inferior, costs less to make, and yields the dealer a larger pro6t- Begin taking Hood's Sarsaparilla today. Get it in the usual liquid form or in chocolated tablet known aa Samtab. 100 Doses One Dollar. We never forget that our customers' best interests are our own. We are not biased in favor of a plan which we originate, and if thorough analysis in conference shows such a plan to be weak it is quickly abandoned for something stronger. Several years ago we became convinced that a cer tain customer of ours who was working at that time on a mail order basis had an excellent opportunity to build up an immense business by selling through the dealer. After much discussion we finally prevailed Upon him to make the change. Results proved that the time was ripe for just such a selling effort and the article has achieved what is commonly called a big selling success. The interchange of ideas between our organization and that of the advertiser through our "Conference Method" of planning and our plan of executing campaigns of publicity in "Confident Co-operation" with our customer is assurance that the best selling strength there is in a proposition will be brought out, employed -in the most forceful manner, and di rected toward the points where the greatest and most lasting results can be accomplished. Let us put your name on our mailing list to receive monthly THE MAHIN MESSENGER.. 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