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
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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.
