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TIIF, OMATIA SI N DAY UKB: MAlU'it 2, 10io. World's Biggest Pawnshop in Mexico City Copyrighted, 1913, by Frank O. Carpenter i . EXICO CITY. Mex.-The revo. I M I lutlonary troublw are crowd. I ATA J ,nf the national pawnshop ana scores who have been ruined by the recent bombard. mum are --nooning" every. IMng; under the sun. How would you like to borrow money of uncle Sam at 1 per cent a month? I do not mean Mg, longtime loans, but something llko Ave, ten or fifty "plunks" to tide you over till next salary day. That Is what you can do In Mexico City. The goveernment here has a pawnshop In which you can "hock" your watch or wedding ring, or even an oil stove or a Porcelain bathtub. It Is known as the Monte do Pledid, or national pawnshop. The Spanish words mean a "mountain of piety," and this mountain of easily getable gold stands Just opposite the cathedra! and within a stone's throw of the national palace, on one of the cor ners of Clnoo de Mayo street and the great plain, right In the heart of tho capital. It is a big. three-story building which looks like a prison. It has a cross on one corner of the roof, and the Moxl can coat-of-arms over the portals. It covers almost a block and It Is filled with everything pawnable under the Mexican sun. It has millions of dollars worth of gold and silver stored away In Ita vaults, and In the sale cases todav 1 saw a peck of gold ornaments and of precious stones, and also rings and brace lets galore. ,ln the Motional Iwquhop. During 'my stay I went thrpugh tho various rooms, soclng people or all ages, sexes and financial conditions borrowing money on articles of every description. I watched the selling arfd saw crowds looking over the stocks of various pledges to get .bargains. In the loan rooms tho People stood before long counters, above which were wire network llko those of our banks, and In the great patio or square, around whlcjh the rooms of the building run, 1 faw them bring In auto mobiles, steel safes, baby cradles, parlor sets and pianos. I watched the opening of an upright plnno. The owner was a pretty girl, dressed In black, with a man tilla over her head, and the tc'ara stood In her eyes as she saw It unpacked. In another part of tho patio were a man and his wife getting a loan on their par lor carpet, which still showed the dust of recent wear, nnd away off in one cor ner lay a half doson bathtubs, which had been evidently taken from the houses and brought lioro as pledges. It may be' they will be redeemed by Saturday night. In going through the building I saw warehouse after warohouso filled with household gooda of every concelvablo kind. There were hundreds of porcelain and zlno bathtubs, chairs, stools and candlesticks and tables and beds without number. There wcio great shelves filled with clothing, and organs, talking ma chines and pianos by dozens. There woro also kitchen nnd rooking utensils and things one would not be able to pawn In the states. The smallest sum loaned on any article Is 0 cents of our money, and the loans run from that to 12,000. I am told that about 60,000 pieces arc pawned every month, "and something like $500,000 In loans Is given out In that time. All but about 10 per cent are redeemed, the Interest paid In monthly amounting to 120,000 and, upward. Ifow Money in IjOnnrd. I watched the process of loaning. The moment a pledge Is brought In an expert valuator fixes the price, and the loan Is only a' certain percentage of this. The prlee'Js'low, for If the pledge 'Is unclaimed and It cannot be told the valuator has to' take It himself, giving therefor the amount of the loan and the Interest. As long as the Interest Is regularly paid all pledges are held, but after this they ' are offered for sale. In going through the courts, warehouses and salesrooms I found price tags on everything. These showed the original values and the loans, and In many cases the values had been reduced three or four times, and most things seemed to mo wonderfully cheap. Indeed, the first price Is about what the goods would bring In a second-hand stores. This Is held for a month, arid then, if no one comes to buy It, Is re- j duced. The next month it Is further marked down, and this goes on from j month to month until five months, when. If not sold, the valuator must take back the article. I spent some time In the Jewelry, sales room. Here were cases of pearls and dia monds, and quantities of rings, brooches and pins set with Jewels of'every descrip tion. I saw earrings with pearls as big as the end of your finger, and great sap phires and emeralds valued at from $500 to $4,000- Many1 of tho Jewels wero In sets, consisting of bracelets, brooches and ear rings, with now and then a tiara of dia monds to match. Most of these trinkets seemed to me .very -cheap. Just now Mexico Is In the throes of hard times owing -to the revolutionary troubles, and the sales of unredeemed pledges are large. Sometimes tourists pick up great bar gains In Jewelry. I know of, one man who got a beautiful brooch containing a half dozen pearls and four diamonds for 100, and of another who bought a fine diamond ring for half that amount. 1 coveted a set of Jewels whose price had been cut from tW) down to 300, but 1 thought of the customs, which are rig Idly enforced on the borders of Texas, and I did nbt Invest. t the I'umiliroklnif Auctions. I wish I could show you one of the auctions of this national pawnshop. They are attended by the motley throng which makes up the crowds of the Mexican capital. There are men In sombreros, short Jackets and tight-fitting trousers. There are women In black, with mantillas over their heads, and there are people dieised much the same as those of our cities. At the auctions the pledges In clude chromos and oil paintings, bicycles and mirrors, saddles and harness, house hold goods and clothing and Jewelry, and trinkets of every Imaginable kln und de scription. The goods are put up at the request of the would-be purchasers and are often sold to the first bidders. The man picks out his article and It lk knocked off after giving the others a chance, everything has been appraised, and there Is no false bidding. The great bargains In good things, however, are usually sold before tho auctions take place. In the Thiers' Market. In uddltlon to the national pawnshop there are many private pawnshops In Mexico City At these the loans are more costly and. 5 or 10 per cent a month is frequently paid. It Is unsafe to at- . . . .inl.n VL'nreH Rt the tempt to oorrow u - Monte de riedad. but this Is not so of .i. private Dawnshops. and I am told . tbnt many of them are fences or re tf 'vers of stolen goods. Indeed, thero U one market here which has so. much questionable merchandise 722 ie T2rieVT&'JTa2&e? market. It Is not far from, the cathedral and Just off tho main market house of the city. It Is on a street unco occupied by tho palace ot King Montezuma and where the first bull ring was afterward established by tho Spaniards. On the same spot thirteen heretics were con demned to be burned to death by the In quisition In 1649, and It Is only within a century or so that the land has been cleared and the property of tho city. In my walk through this market I kept my hands on my pocketbook, but I was not molested. I examined the goods, but thero was nothing of value In the shupo of curios or gold and silver act with JewelB. The most of tho wares seemed to be trinkets, household goods and old clothing. There was a great" stock ot the latter and as I looked at tho silk drcsoes and men's suits of one kind or another I bethought me of the warning I had when I spent my first nlRh't In Mexico. My adviser was an old resident. Said he: "In going to bed on the ground floor you must bo careful to put your trousers under tho mattress and lay your other clothes near tho wnll farthest 'away from the window, especially so If you keep your blinds .?pcn. TIiIb country has many sneak thieves and thero are professionals who have Jointed lods with a hook at the end, by which they can reach through the bars and drag out your clothing. You must also watch out for your pockets, and especially In crowds and on the street cars. It is not nafo to leave your car window open while traveling on the railways and you want to keep track of your camera." "The Ilcrolntlon nnd Its llolrtnpn." Since then I have found reason to ap preciate these suggestions. A man trav eling with me had his pocket picked two days after he entered Mexico, and this has scared him so that he now does not venture out without one hand In his trousers I am told that the thieves steal wire cable and eleclrlo wiring. They cut through tho roofs to get Into the stores and warerooms and even try to rob the poor boxes of tho churches. The railways 'lose thousands ot bolts from the cars and tracks every year and they even take the fishplates from the rails. Nothing left out of doors unwatchcd Is safe, and I am told that doormats are usually chained down. It Is not safe to put an ash barrel out into the street and potted plants and flowers are sometimes stolen, while a vacant house frequently loses Its lead pipe, electric globes and bath fixtures. Just now In these revolutionary times much of the stealing is barefaced and open. There are parts ot Mexico wnicn swarm with brigands and banditti and where It Is unsafe to travel even by rail or In automobiles. This is especially so outside the cities. Indeed, In a recent railroad ride which I took through a dis turbed section I carried my surplus bills In my stocking, I had $150 In American money, consisting of a one-hundred-dollar Mil, two twenties and a ten I put these next my bare feet, with the Idea that if my train were held up they would not be .found. Fortunately, I got through all right, but the passengers on, the same load two days later wero robbed by .i party of bandits, and lost all but their clothing, in the mountainous districts even one's clothing Is liable to be taken, and there are reccpt Instances where men have been stripped and left naked, Sp far Americans and other .foreigners have been robbed only of their money, but such cases aro frequent. Unnklng: and Money Matter. Speaking of money matters, I find It best to travel In a country like this with a letter ot credit. I havo one Issued by the lUggs Katlonat Hank of Washington on one of the leading banks of London, and with this I car. get money In any of the cities. Tho place I patronize here Is the National Hank of Mexico, an Institu tion whose capltnl Is more than fl7,000,000, with deposits which comparo with our largest United States banks. Its profits are something llko H.000,000 a year and It hns branches In nearly every Mexican dtv. Another big bank here Is the Hank of London nnd Mexico, which was estab lished by British capital at the close ot For The Nervous Woman, Or the woman who experiences hot flashes nothing is so good to soothe, quiet jld calm tjle nervous system at pure glyceric, extract of native medical plants, ttnd made without alcohol, whioh has been sold by druggists for the past forty years, and most favorably known as Doctor Pierce's Favorite Proscription. In younger years some women suffer from dizziness, or dinting spslis, hysteria, headache, bearing down feelings and pain. All these symptoms of irregularity and female disturbance are relieved by the use of this famous " Prescription " of Doctor Pierce. As a powerful , invigorating tonio " Favorite Prescription" imperts strength to the whole system, and in particular to the organs distinctly feminine. For over-wofked, oj v - O , our civil war and which Is paying some thlnk llko 12 per cent on Its stock. And then there Is the Mexican Hunk of Com merce und) Industry, backed by a capital of $5,000,000, Borne of which Is held by tho Deutsche Hank of Berlin, tomo by Speyera of New York and by business men here In the city, and also tho Mexi can Banking company, which has a capital of about J2.OO0.O0O. Nearly all the banks nre owned by foreigners. The Banco National Is largely backed by French capital, the branch Bank of Montreal by the Canadians, and thero Is also a Chinese financial organiza tion, with a capital of tWW.OOO or so. Altogether thero aro thirty-four char tered banks In Mexico City which are doing a business of several hundred mil lion dollars a month. The total banking capital amounts to more than $100,000,000 In gold, and the dividends paid range all the wny from C to 16 per cent. The stock of nearly every bank Ih far above par, and this is the name with tho life In surance companies, title Insurance com panies and many other financial Institu tions. Tho country now Is on a gold basis, tho unit being the peso or Mexican dollar, which is worth Just about' 60 cents. What Mexico Owes. In addition to the ordinary banks there are mortgage banks similar to those ex isting In France, which extend credit to agricultural and mining enterprises. These, to a certain extent, are under tho minister of finance, and they are In tended to aid In the development of tho country by loaning money to farmer and others. One of these banks Is known as the Institution of Loans for Irrigation Vhrks and tho Kncouragement ot Agri culture. It was started with a capital of 410,000,000 and a bond Issue of $50,000,000, guaranteed by the national government. A few weeks ago congress authorized the capital stock to be Increased to over J20O,O09,C00. . , Mexico's Olderst IlanU.' The oldest loaning Institution in Mexico Is the Monto de PIcdad, of which I have written. It was founded before our declaration of independence was signed way back In 1775, with a capitalization of $300,000, Its purpose being to free the poor people from the usurious rates ot Interest charged by private pawnbrokers. The founder was a rich mine owner, who had what then was the bonanza mjno of Mexico. This was situated near Pachuca, and along about the lime that we wero fighting tho revolutionary war It had al leady yielded $15,000,000. Its ownor was noted for his extravagances. Ifo gave several warships to Spain and loaned the king $1.000,0fO. The same mine Ir. still worked and H Is now owned by Americans. The Monte de Piedad is alro a savings "worn-out,' ' nindown," debilitated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses, "shop-girls," house-keepers, nursing mothers, and feeble women generally, it is an excellent appetizing cordial sad restorative tome, "Uy disease was cslkd rctrorenloa." writes Mas. Ltixa McDon ald, of Mecosta, lllch.. Route 1. I hid rxrvous chOla and rnncb sptUs ar.'i thojr would leave ma very weak. Tbn I bad Inflammation and tb doctor said I had a floating Udner. I docttcad seven months with out family physician. He aala I would have to hava an operation. Then I stopped taking- hU medicine. After taking three bottle ot Or. Fierce' o medicines I have cot bad aay nervous chills er weak spells. I am bet'r than for yean. . "Mr dauxhter Is now Ulrinr the PreeerlDtioa' and Dr. Tierce . Coldon Uedical DiscoTery, alao the 'PelleU for nemnunese and wear tired letting. These remedies liava helped her ever eo much In " ehoi, time. We hsTa great faith In your mod let or for female traublea." tif Plerv'M Pteattnt Ptllet Induct mill amtvrtt kowtl movtmr' I bunk, and It came near falling in 181 1 per cent font Itomnii Catholic statistics, on account ot Its issuo ot demand llnbll- j which worn based on population, and In itios based on long-term loans. It then eluded children not confirmed nnd there- held a cash reserve to t2.5O0.O0O against a' clt dilation of $1,000,000, but u panic came, I a run was made and the Institution wna compelled to .suspend. Outside aid was. obtained, however, and the bank kept on Its feet, flncc then there has been a change In the Mexican banking lawn, and I am told thoso now in force aro ex cellent. Tho country was put on a gold stand ard by Diaz about six years ugo, and slnco then the peso has been worth prac tically 60 cents gold. Boforo that It ran up and down, fluctuating according to tho amount of silver It contained. In 1901 It was worth 4(1 cents, li; 1902 and 1903 onlv 41 cents, and In 1904 It was 45 cents and "a fraction. It then ran un to 50 cents, which -value It has held ever slnco. Thero Is no doubt about the sound financial condition of tho Mexican gov ernment. In recent years It has been tak ing In more money In taxes than has been needed for the government expenses, and the nubile debt, considering tho assets of the country, Is comparatively small. It amounts to only a little over $200,000,- We ve Moved Across the Street We aro now nlcoly settled in very much larger quarters directly across tho street from our old location. Find ub now at 1405 Douglas St., In the former storeroom of THE PEO PLE'S CREDIT CLOTHING CO. Now being possessed of THREE ENTIRE floors, we are In a position to greatly Increase our RETAIL, WHOLESALE and MANUFACTURING facilities, and we look forward with pleasure to an early visit from you. Wo want to SHOW you tho strides we've made, and why we should secure the larger portion of your cigar trade. Half Off -The Pipe Chance of Years! While shaping things around at this newer location, we will offer a HALF OFF" on any Case Pipe, etc.. In the house. And we will offer the same HALF OFF on any Humidor, Cigar and Tobacco Jar, etc., and on numerous other Smokers Nov elties. PIPE REPAIR DEPARTMENT ENLARGED. iVe are oper ating the most perfectly equipped Pipe Repair Department In the West Anything that can bo repaired on a pipe can bo re paired here. In fact, our slogan Is: "Bring Ub the Pieces and Wo Will Fix the Pipe." SEE US AT OUR NEW ESTABLISHMENT IT Beselin & Son THE CIGAR PEOPLE Makers of Banksr's Union, 5c and Gen. Stanten 10c Cigars UNION MADE NOW AT 140S DOUGLAS ST. or. or about one-fifth of what the United States owes. It Is very small In com parlson with tho debts of Rurope. France, for Instance. Is now owing almost W00, OOO.OtiO, and the German empire and states owe about KOWWAOOO. ttaly"s debt Is fast approximating W,lX,000.000, while ! that of the United Kingdom. Including the colonies. Is more than M.O00,0P0,0(W. Utile Japan owes $1,300,000,000, while Switzer land, mat nine paicn ot mountains mm valleys, owes considerable more than this republic of Mexico. Hidden Trrmtirr, 1 am told that thero Is a great deal ot hoarded money In Mexico. Up to the be ginning ot the present generation kinking wns comparatively unsafe and many of tho people burled their money Instead of depositing It. Kven now there are, mil lions, upon millions under tho court yards of the rich hnclcndados or hidden away In the walls. Men die who are supposed to be worth nothing and thousands of dollars aro found In their miserable homes. Not long i ago an American brought suit to collect a debt of n man In one of the provincial cities, He got a Judgment, but the de fendant said. "I can't pay yon, but my j father will." The father wai called on and he took the officials down Into a ' cellar under his house where there was I JtOO,000 stored away In 400 bans, each con j talnlng 31,000. The Judgment was for $5,000 nnd five of the bags were handed over In payment therefor. , 1 understand that the church 'has a preat deal bf secreted money and that the I hoards of the common people are Just now beginning to come to the banks. The same Is true In the Philippines, where our soldiers dug up sliver In the court vanls ' of the houses, and also In India, where hundreds of millions of rioilnrs In tho shape of gold coin and Jewelry' are burled in places In nnd under the wnll of the homes of people supposedly poor. FRANK Q. CARI'KNTlCn. FAILS TO MEET THEIR HOPES ' lien nml llcllixlmi Movement 1 Itcflrcleil In I. nut Ycnr's I Crnn, .Not The Men and Religion Movement, In ' tended to Increase church membership In l this country, did not produce the results exacted of It. according to figures Issued by Dr. 11. K. Carroll In the Now York Christian Advocnto yesterday. Dr. Cnr roll, who was government statistician In lt90 and who slnco then has published church statistics each year, found that tho total Increase for all churches for 1912 was 579,852, a decrenso of t5,tR6 from tho flgurex of 1911. On bohalf of the Men nnd ItellKloh Movement It wns said that tho proposed Increase of 300.0X) Christians over the nor mal increuso due to growth in population was not Intended to be effected In a year. but was expected to be realized In five yeurs. Dr. Carroll's figures put Iho total number of Christians in the United States nt S6,ST5,6S7, divided as follows: ! Ttoman Catholics K.90T,000 . Methodists fi,80o,C00 1 Bnptlsts B.CTI.OW i Lutherans 2,353.000 Presbyterians l.wi.iw lr.nlBfjinnllnll 930.0V) Reformed 459,000 Smaller bodies made up the balance. n- f" ...11 A.ntnln..1 that tla fnllnWpH the I government census rule In deducting 15 f0ro not, communlcnnts. Ho did this to equalize In some measure the differences ; between the Roman Catholic, anu rrotesi , nnt methods of -computing church mem bcrshlp. As the growth In, population of tho United States vnried from 1,300,000 to i,W),wj a year, an inuieunn ui ....... membership of less than 000,000 a. year was nnf "inldnr America for Christ," a churchmnn pointed out yesterday. Dr. Carroll's figures showed thero wore 41.419 Baptist ministers In this country In 1912 and that they added on an average three Christians each to the church for tho year. There are many more Baptist churches than ministers, und the. churches are credited with addlnR two and n half Christians each a year to the church roster, Methodists added the same num ber, while Presbyterians did little better Each Presbyterian church got nearly three new members on tho average. The figures showed that tho churches that were most orthodox were tho only ones that were growing. The Unitarians were said to have stood still In member ship, and to have lost last year six a? ministers nnd sixteen churches, white I'lilversnllsts felt off 2,609 In members. Dr. Carroll conceded 6,000 members to Christian Science churches. They gained no new members last year, ho asserted, A striking feature of Dr. Carroll's re port Is tho Increase In tho number ot Creek Catholics In the United States. In ISM he recorded 1P0 communicants of th'.i fnlth. In 1912 he found 175.000 members of the Oreek church In America. Orthodox Quakers are Increasing In the Trinitarian branch of the faith. New York Times. PRATTLE OP THE YOUNGSTERS Teacher Klmer, you may define tho word, "respect." Little Hlmer-lt's the feeling one kid has for another what can lick him. Uroecr What klni! of tea do you want, little girl black or green? Little Olrl-Oh. It doesn"t matter. rpa and mamtr.ft are both color blind. Hlg Sister I do hope papa will take me to tho concert. I'm so fond of music. Small mother Then Why don't you never let me piny my drum In tho house? Father - Willie, why naughty? are you so Willie 'Cause " mamma gives me a nickel every time I promts to bo good, an' she never asks me to be good 'lew I'm naughty. 'Tommy." said tho visitor, "I hear Woman 's Beauty is Based on Health To Have Health, Bowel Movement is Absolutely Necessary How Best to Obtain it If Woman's beauty depended upon cos-motlc-H every woman would' bo n pluturo of loveliness. Hut leauty lies deeper Ihiin that. It lies In'health. In tho ma jority of eases tho basis of health, and the cause of sickness, ran be traced to the notion of the ItovvoK The heiulnohes, the lnssltude, the Fal low skin and the lusterlens eyes are us ually duo to constipation. Ho many tliliiRs that women do habitually conduce to this tumble. They do not cat care fully, they cat Indigestible foods becnuse the foods nre served daintily nnit thcr do not exercise enough. But whatever the particular cntise- may be It Is im portant that the cotullHon should ho cor rected, An Ideal remedy for women, and one especially suited to their deUcate re quirements, Is Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pep sin, which thousands of women endorse, highly. Mrs. Jennlo Sncdckar, 1011 West Monroe St.. Chicago, testifies that she' is "cured of grave stomnch nnd bowel troubles by using Syrup Pepsin nnd with out tho aid of a doctor or any other med icine." All tho family can use Syrup Pepsin, for thousands of mothers give It to babies nnd rhlldren. It is also mtmlr ably suited to tho requirements 0f elderly people, In faot to all who by reason of age or infirmity cannot stand harsh salts, cathartics, pills or purgatives. These sliould always he avoided for nt best "Kllxbeth" write; "Klndlr pub!lh ntn the prrerrlptlon tor etonuch disorder and con llpatlon, I htv mlrtleed Iho letter firing Iho Ingredient." Anewrr do to rour drugtUt and aik for Ubleta trlopeptlna and lake according to dlrec llont, and you will toon be entirely cured ot all tomich trouble and comllpetlon TMi la tlw beet treatment known fur all kind ot slonucb trouble. "Anna" "1 mn nervoue, lireterlcal and very thin due to overwork. What can I laka to regain my original iriulltjr?" Anewer You will gradually regain your nrlg lnal etreogth by uilng tyrup ol liypophoiphltta ecinp. I oki. , tlnetura radomen cump, i 01, Mix and lake a leaapoonfut befora mealt. Thla I tho beat ayatem tonic that 1 know of. "Mre. 1. It." atk. "1 am troubled with a large goitre and am rery fleahir; much eo that I am uncomfortable, What do you adrla me lo dut" Amwer. 1'lvp.gruln arbolene tableta should b taken rciu!arl. It thl la done your gollr and abnormal tat will gradually be reduced. These tablel are sold In sealed tubes, with full directions fur home use. "ttdna T" writes: "I wish jou would rec ommend a remedy for kidney and liver trouble. I hnvp dark spots before my ees, dlisy spells and alao twinges ot rhoumatiam." Anawer: 1 hare rwelved many lettera from pei,ile who have used the following remedy and been cured of all trouble suth as you mention. Oet Hire grain aulplierb tablet (not aulphur tahlrtsl, and take according to directions given. They are sold st any well stocked drug store and are thoroughly reliable. "Louis" Get the following preeirlptlon filled and give It) to li drone In water before meale lo cur your little, boy of bed-wettlnz. Ctomp. fluid bilmnort, 1 oa. ; tincture rhussromatlc. I drams, and tincture cubeba, 1 dram. Thla abould be given one tieur before meale. "Helen" writes "My nostrils and throat are badly affaeted with calarrh ami my breuth la very offensive. I alio suffer a great deal with headache and pain In my eyes. Can anything be done to help me" Answer Antlsrptb VHan powder has been prescribed with greet success aid the. number of lettera r'lved dally from the hundreds ol grate ful people who hv been iurd of catarrh would I Indicate It curative velu (let from the tfrug glat a two ounce original arksga of Vllane pow der mil a level teaspoonful with an ounce of iB?liHssiiHW your father gave you a new watch for your birthday. Was It a hunting case watch?1' "No, ma'am," answered Tommy. "It was a bare faced watch." Mother Johnny, did you take your coiiRh medicine regularly In school, as I told you? Johnny No'ml Tommy Dodd liked It an' he glmnio nn apple for it. "I ate a worm," said a little tot In the kindergarten. The teacher, thlnktng that perhaps the child had really dono such a thing, pro tested wnrmly over tho undeslrablllty of the proceeding. "Why, Just think," she said, as a final argument, "how badly the mamma worm felt to have her little baby eaten tip." "I ate she's mamma, too," was the tri umphant rejoinder that proved too much for tho teacher. It Illiln't Apply. Two Host Cleveland men were talk ing. "A miserable son of a thief last night broke Into a house out our way," said one. "nnd took a lot of soous and trin kets and a little money nnd got awwy. I wish the owner had heard him he ci lia vo shot tho scoundrelly head off the rufflnn!" "Hold on, hold on," said the other man, "that's no. way to talk You don't know how the poor fellow, weak and misguided, i was tempted. And, after all, lie s our brother." "That silly snivel doesn't apply In this case." growled the first man. "It was my house that was robbed !" Clevelanrt Tlaln Dealer. scrs. juirrtm sxrxniBKint their effect Is only for that day, while a. genuine remedy llko Syrup Pepsin acts mildly but permanently. It can bo conveniently obtained at any drug store at fifty cents or ono dollar a bottle. Results are always guaranteed or monoy will be refunded. You wtll find It gentle In action, pleasant in taste, and freo from griping, and Its tontc proper ties havo a distinct vuluo to womon. It Is the most widely used laxatlve-tonlc In America today nnd thousands ot families are now never without It. If no member of your family has ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would Uke to make a personal trial of It before buy ing It In tho regular way of a druggist, send your address a postal will do to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 417 Washington St.. Montlcello, III., and a tree sample bottle will be mailed you. Drs. Nach 8c Mach THE DENTISTS Successors to Ballsy ft Bffaoh The largest and beat equipped dental offlco In Omaha. Experts in charge of all work, moderato prices. Porcelain fillings Just llko tho tooth. All Instru ments sterllzod after using. 3d Ploor Fazton Block, Omaha, Web. The questions answered below are gen eral in character, the symptoms mot dii , cases are given and the answers will ap ply to, any case of similar nature. Those wishing further advice free, may address Dr. Lewis Baker, College Bldg., College-Klwood Sts., Dayton, a, enclos ing self-addressed stamped envelope for reply,. kh name and address must be wn,"J' ,l,t 1ly ,n,t,a,B or "'Itoua nam. will be used In my answers. The prescrip tions can be filled at any well stocked drug store. Any druggist can order of wholesaler. ' v- connection with the above to thorouahlr VM,..lLur"'j U' n"lalf tesspooMui ofti! Vila no poader to a pint of earn . ,! day land your catarrh ahould aoon b eojwd t5 prevent a return thl. should be u"d occ.aalS U r." UT" fndruH. Wbat eaa I Answer: To cur dandruff and ates faUlnr tialr us p(aln yellow mlnyol, Thl. yotn ? at any wall .torked drug store In 4 oi? JsiT aVd If uaed regularly it will cur. uiy scalp d ..VW nd prvnt premature baldness. Many ceool. plkltlgtS!! bX U"n, tWO r hr . "J. W" write, i "l should be the happiest woman In the world If I could rind a tru. rem edy to help m gain flah. I bar r ruler features, but I am ao thin Xhat I am horo.Iy. Oan you give m a prescription:" ' Answer I receive dally ao many gratifying lettera from users of thre grain hypo-nudan tableta. Tlvese little tablets can b bought at any up-to-date drug store In sealed packages. Full dlreetlou er given. I advlas that you begin taking them at once and continue, their use for levers! months and you will gain flesh Many peopl report that a two months' treat ment will Increase their weight from It to 30 pounds. Hypo-Nuclsnr tsblela will also Improve your completion, giving jou rosy checks and lips and an Increased sparkle to th eye. "American tilrl" writes: "For some years t bar been troubled wrth rheumatism. I hsv tried almost every cure," but they did not help rae." Aniwer; The best known prescription for the cur of rheumatism Is: Iodide ot potassium, J drsms: sodium salUylats, 4 drams: win or co rhlcum. os. ; comp. eaaenc cardlol. 1 oa, , comp. fluid balmwort. 1 ox.; and syrup ears, parllla. i uia. Mix by shsklng wall In a buttle and take a teaspoonful at meal time an-i at bed time, and you will not only be relieved, but cured, If you continue Its ure fur a abort time. "I'rauk 3." writes: "1 would Ilk to have th formula (or a reliable ough cur at I have a very severe cough which Is becoming very an noying." Anicr: The best remedy that I know ot tor eeuiha snd colds I made by mixing a lu. at bottle nt conrentra'ed aaseuc , muatho-laxcu with homo mad sugar syrup, you will find full directions on the boltl hov Is task and un. Thla will make, a full pint ot th finest snd cheapest cough mcdlcln obtainable.