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How does the pawnbroker make
money? Is a question not easily an
swered, although it Is pretty well un
derstood that he makes it easily and
more or less plentifully. The successful
pawnbroker must be a good Judge of
values, so that he may know just what
he may safely pay for everything that
is brought for him to buy. He must
know how to buy so very cheaply that
he can sell cheaply and still enjoy a
large profit. It is the boast of the pro
gressive and prosperous pawnbroker
that he will buy anything that is of
fered, no matter what it may be, for
some price. Nothing is so Insignificant
in value that he cannot take it and And
for it a purchaser who needs It, and
nothing so valuable that he cannot
tempt its owner if the latter needs
money badly.
In fact pawnbrokers do buy every
thing imaginable. Often they acquire
things that they are required to keep
for years before they may find pur
chasers, and sometimes they are known
to give up their money sparingly for
objects that seem never likely to be
sought for. There Is a pawnbroker In
a city not far from Lincoln who has a
motley collection of such articles.
Among them is a tombstone, carefully
carved with the name of the person
over whose remains it was made to
stand and wholly unfit for service over
the grave of any other person. This
tombstone has passed back and forth
between its owner and the pawnbroker
many times. It belongs to an old sol
dier who has in his day of healthful
activity and industry been a stonecut
ter by trade. In a whimsical moment
he determined to prepare his own head
stone and did so. Adversity came with
advanced age, but he lingers on, sus
tained chiefly by the pension he re
ceives each quarter from the govern
ment. He is addicted somewhat to
drink and while in his cups inclines to
squander his scant competence. When
his means are exhausted he is wont to
carry his headstone to the pawnbroker
and obtain upon it an advance suffi
cient to carry him through to the next
pension day. The watchfulness of the
pawnbroker prevents him from getting
beyond his depth, and when Uncle
Sam's remittance comes along he de
votes a share of It to putting himself
In readiness for burial and the redemp
tion of his epitaph. This has been go
ing on for several years and each time
he brings it in he expresses the convic
tion that it will be the last. He has
spent enough in redeeming it to have
bought a better one several times over.
It is nothing unusual for the hock
shop man to have a man walk into his
store, pick an eye out of his head, lay
it down upon the counter and ask how
much he can get upon it. Almost any
pawnbroker will have a glass eye or
two in stock. One was recently en
countered who bad several sets of false
teeth, and they were not gold either.
Nor are these the only members "upon
which unfortunate men and women
seek to secure the means of tiding over
temporary misfortunes.
"I want to get fifteen dollars on my
leg," a well dressed woman was recent
ly heard to remark in a Nebraska
pawnshop. The pawnbroker was evi
dently nonplussed for a moment, but
only for a moment.
"I will have to see It first, madame,"
was the quiet response. A moment of
silence ensued In which the spectator
was studiously observing everything
else but those who were bent on the
transaction in question, and then the
woman was heard to say that if the
pawnbroker would call at a number
specified, which was her home, and
bring the $15 with him, he could secure
the limb. Hardly had she left the store
when he pawnshop man hustled out
after her, and within fifteen minutes
returned without the money, but in its
stead he carried an artificial limb. She
had especially cautioned him that he
was not to sell it, as she proposed to
take it out of soak'again and to keep
the interest paid until she did.
There is a pawnbroker in Lincoln who
acquired some years ago a fine assort
ment of gloves of all grades and styles,
from the rough leathern mlt of the lab
orer to the finest kid and silk. A travel
ing man had become hard up and had
asked an advance upon the lot. It was
given, in spite of the fact that the
gloves were all samples made only for
use upon the right hand. The drummer
never came back, but the pawnbroker
has enjoyed patronage ever since from
one-armed men and women who find
that his place Is the only one In which
they can secure one glove without buy
ing two, one of which must be useless
to them.
The successful pawnbroker must
possess exceptional qualifications as a
good seller, and most of them can
actually sell anything. Some of their
achievements in that line are really
laughable and they do not hesitate to
recount their triumphs to their ac
quaintances. Not long since a country
man entered a pawnshop and expressed
a desire to buy a mackintosh. The
proprietor was Instantly ready to ac
commodate him and assured him that
he had just what the visitor wanted.
He brought out a long, flowing garment
that proved to be sleeveless, but ac
companying It was a capacious capo
which took the countryman's fancy.
The price was satisfactory and a few
minutes thereafter pedestrains were
seen to stop and gaze In wonder and
amusement at an angular countryman
proudly promenading down the crowd
ed street with a woman's mackintosh
flowing In the breeze. Really It Is a
very cold day when your uncle gets left.
Do not brush against persons on the
street, nor elbow, nor Jostle them.
When In this condition, take an auto
mobile. Town Topics.
"la It possible you caught DufTney
trying to abduct your wife?"
"Perfectly true."
"I wonder you didn't kill him!"
"I tried to."
"You did!"
"Yes; he wanted to back out at the
Inst moment." Town Topics.
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Jaunty Jackets for the Little Folks
Child's box jacket, made of beaver cloth, high
collar, 4 Duttons, oraid trimmed, colors blue,
red, and castor. Sizes 6 to 12 years $3 95
73 Child's Monte Carlo coat, made of all wool
kersey, tailor stitched, 6 fancy pearl but
tons, colors navy and castor. Sizes 6 to 12
years 5 00
Child's box coat, made of beaver cloth, cape
collar, trimmed with fancy braid in scroll
effect, colors brown, castor, navy, and red.
Sizes 6 to 12 years 4 50
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121 Child's long cloak, made of beaver cloth, 2
shoulder capes, cuffs, tailor stitched and vel
vet piped, 6 buttons, colors castor and navy.
SizesTJ to 12 years $6
209 Child's long cloak, made of kersey, sailor col
lar and turn-back cuffs, trimmed with fancy
braid and fancy stitching, colors red, castor,
and navy. Sizes 6 to 12 years 7 50
245 Child's long cloak, made of beaver cloth,
pointed V-shape cape collar, tailor stitched,
colors navy blue, red, and castor. Sizes 6
to 12 years 5 95