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T \ 4) N\ thing cise in the regment. % \“] don't believe it!" exclain Joesn’t seom possible that a ¢ [ BRACING UP, 8tory of Camp Lifs in War Times, By John Mabberton, Author of ‘‘Helen's Da- bies,” “All He Knew,” Ete., Copy- rght 1891 by the Author, HOW IT NEGAS. very body knows how a soldier looks in a mil- ftary mer ally he pict picture. is tall, str and neat; if the fortunes of war n to have made god there is yet iis attitude and ree which i anted to terrify 1 delight tho gentler sex. But when the weather has kept him in winter quarters & long time, he is likely to be ns warlike in appearance us any tramp that roams the streets, The ground is too soft for military movements or drill, so except for oc- caslonal turns at guard and picket duty tho men have absolutely nothing to do. Left to his own devices, tho soldier reads a little, talks more, plays deal, and sometimes, in sheor de 1, organizos o camp prayer mecting, o occu pations are lying on the floor of tent and hut and smoking. After a few days of this agree- able pastimo the soldier begins to feel that something is the matter with him-—and there is, for if he has a physical weakness of any ight, iresque, hapr bim that in counter be wal the toe a un rds a great rat but the favori kind, camp lounging in ¢ will bring it out. ' Sooner or later, ho begins to go daily with a lot of men similarly affected, to the rogimental physician, and 1s dosed enerally with quinine, which make im better for a few days and worse afterward. Finally he becomes permanently cross or listless; whichover may be his fate, his comrades wish it were the other. A large assortment of such soldiers might have been found in the winter camp of the fightine 200th in Virginia, in tho winter of 1863 One of them, Tom Mottray, had before the war been & model of dress and deport. ment, but no one would have {magined it, could Tom and his actions have been studied one raw January morning. He emerged from his hutat roli-call with a slouching gait, his hair was uncombed, his 1 covered with hirsute stubblo and’ his lies with spots and patchies of dried clay. The instant roll- call ¢ ho slouched ba to his hut and lit a pipe which he smoked until breakfast call. Ho growled at the coffee the cook him, he throw his portion of meat into the €00k’ fire, and he eyed his hard biscuits as if ho were munching them me venge. Then he began agam to exercise in which the two other oc the hut joined him, all throe spr the floor. ~ As the building was only soven foot square, and the roof was barely high enougli to clear the heads of the occupants, the atmosphero soon bec telose” to ex- ress it milaly. The tiny chimney did its t to relieve the hut, but the firoplace at ita baso was very low, while the smoke avoided the floor as much as possible. The trio like castaway r ers, or dejected horse thieves, or the remains of an artic ox- pedition—anything buy represeutatives of a powerful army. Suddenly T anions by ri io or desert, or do something dreadful if this thing doesn’t end.” *‘What thing ¢’ drawled one of the tobacco burners, ““This thing of lounging and smoking as a steady occupation. DI've sprawled on the floor ‘on my side of this hut until I've rubbed two rough boards smooth, and I've rubbed the color of the boards into my un- fform-—my front view is almost as gray as a Johnny Keb. ~ very anglo of my bones has been rounded by changing position on this floor. As for smoking, I wonder I haven't turned the color of an'ancient meerschanm —I've certainly absorbed enough oil of smoke. Tho hut and everything about it is saturatod with tobacco, The blaukets smell as if old pipes bad been wrapped in them for ages, tho b of the logs of the walls emells of tobaceo, you can taste the stuff on tho edges of every tin cup—why, if you want 8 toothpick and pull a sliver from the clap- boards of the roof, it tastes ulmost as strong stem. I'm disgusted with the wholo his com- *A soldier must have some comfort—smoke 1s the only ono that can be got at present,’ said Jim Fait, proving the honesty of his sen- timent by drawing, in quick succession, so eral immense clouds from a pipe which to use 8 venerable military pun, outranked overy- d Tom. ‘It «is doomed, ust because he happens to be a soldier to avoull his strongth and spiritand senso 0026 out of him at the very season whon men everywhere else are focling their best. Why, 41 were at home now I could lift any man of my own weight and raise hin above my head-—here, my arms are about as stroug and shapely as a couple of spoonhandies, My st was full; now 'tis flat, and my shoul- lors want to moetin front, "I slcop only by fits and starts; I wake with a dull heac and o most disloyal detestation of the s , and tho Union, and everybody who ants either to Lelp or harm it.”" There was a creak and rustle in a low, narrow bunk across ono end of tho hut and Harry Homer displayed a small coloriess face and a paiv of weak blue cyes. Thea, ap parently with great reluctanec, he took a pipe from bis mouth and sajd: *My symptoms exactl, to prescribe for them you'll save me to the doctor’s tent this morning. 'ho first thing nec If you know how walk Tom, pipe: n an instant three men-—Tom was ono of them ed their pipos firmly, as if to hold them more closely Jim Fait oxelaimed, i *“The thought of {1 And Harry Homer, first pufiing vigorously for a mon murmured, “Dread ful ! rourse," safd Tom, bitterly. “What ought to ba doue, can't bo 'done—you fellows wouldn't try it for worlds —neithér would I, 411 Lot mysclf think about it. But tobaceo ouly friend.” t, “there's whisky to their lips. Then awesiruck tonos: ssented Jim an't get ft." And gambling," suggested Ha Hom APTER ROLL CaLL. » iak T *but we haven't enough money left for that, and ther s no kunowing when we'll seo the master." *“Ihey won't do—either of them,” suid 'om. ““Boys, as thero's nothing else possibla ~no other available vico upon which we can hauge off,’ I'm going to take pattern after aners, aud reform." grunted Jim Fait n that I'm going to brace up trainiue, and, as a Saying which he tosses his pipe into the little fireplace. Jim it sprang from the floor as if he had | u a crouching lion, and snatchea the pipe from the fire, where it had already begun to | | 1m drew down & parti ter of of y split clap- )1 the roof, pushed Tom's pipe bebind sald There! itll cool in a fow minutes—about 43 5001 88 your virtuous resolution," Nonseuse; I'm in carnest,” said Tom. Do bear with me, boys; you kaow I don't often aflict you with reform movements, Now, for bracing up. How's it to be done *You'd better have thought about that be. fore you bu od y bridges behind you—or tried to. ‘Gracious! Thinking of what nearly happened to you makes me feel lik oking twice as hard, to keep th hut from feeling lonesome," the uction to the word, Hor and emoke like “First,’ , 08 il b himself, “I'll get out of this' smoke this Black Hole of Calcutta—this laden atmosphiere." Jsten to the converts 0 of t suitin house poison- 1 Jim. worst in alw, man are rrupt the t into pure air and th it, just to sce how it foe Tom. “T'ien I'll begin on my a and get them in condition," “What'll you do 1t with? asked Fait, dumb-bells or Indian clubs? Of course you'll find plenty of both—military camps are always so full of gvmnastic appliances. Ten pins aron’t bad for the wind and muscle Suppose you roll two or three matches with somebody ! But don't neglect to lead off with a Turkish bath, There tal place about five hundred miles fr aud you'll find o couplo of tickets for it in the drawer of my shaving glass, in Now York ' Tom hastily left the hut to avoid the ban tor, but really, as he looked around, it seem to fiim that the s\ tions of his ten were fully as 1 as he could offe self. He look 1d down tho company street—it w urc of auything movable s the top of a granite prak, He walked to th er end of the aud looked to the ght and left t of tho long row of ofticers’ its; nothing was visible but ailin ['4 soldiers, slouching to and from the doctor's quarters. Ho retraced his steps, went to the foot of his company street, and A\zed along the line of cook houses, but not even a log of wood could he sce, for the c w wise in their day and gene W @nough to keep indoors whatever wood they did not want stolen for the hut fires of lazy soldiers, Finally the mother of invention took pity on him and gave him & point. He went 1nto the but, got the hatcher with which ho and his mates prepared wood for tho little fire place—when they were not too lazy to prefor warmth to e found iu overcoats and 1ot Wiy, Ido believe the fellow is golng to take bisturn at getting firewood without having to be scolded into 1t said Homer, Not he!” replied Fait. “He's voing to try tomahawk th Its grand oxercise, the Iudians say, when a fellow can have plenty of fire ‘water first and is sure of a lively captive to practice on *Not a bad suggoestion,” smd self, making his way toward the which the fill my 1 ' continuc s and chest "om woods from iments obtained its fuel. He took aim at a young pine t put his force into the'throw, missed the mark, and seut the hatchet so far into space und 'dead | leaves that he was ten miuutes in finding it k pract “This was enough of tomah: reverted to his first purpose, which was to make a pair of Indian clubs. He chopped ubout 1 g a8 if his cutting tool had bien made in the stoneage--fora soldie hatche | like o woman’s penknife, 15 always deplof | ably dull, but he finally Secured two bulbous looking bits of wood “about two fect lon, Th :d mucn attention, as he carried to his hut, and as time is of no ue in winter quarters, all soldiers who were curious followed him and wore about to cuter his hut when he explained that whbile they wero welcome their pipes were not. They all went away, sorrowful aund profane, and Tom only [omer and Fait to tease him as with his pocketknife he tried to smooth the “grip" of the home-made clubs, But “‘every dog has his day.” Wheu the wood was shaped to suit him, Tom suddenly rose from the s0an box upon which he hay been sitting and prepaved to try his clubs, He swung thew to and fro gently two or to him- | them were from the country and had oen an Iudian club-—and the curiosity was passed from haud to hand, held at arm's length, “hefted," to ascertain its weight, and in otner ways treated as if it were n string of fish, or a prize turkey, or a pig at a weight- guessing match. Finally, however, it reachod >at Murtha, the shortest member of the com any, and shorter, apparently, than he really was, vastly too large for him. erybody bog atonce to banter, but everybody also began to be astonished, for the little fellow getting out of his overcoat about as a snako esca from a worn-out skin, began to toss the clubs about with ease and positive grace, cite- ment slowly r acod astonishment in the crowd; at éach new manifestation of skill, sonio spectators would smoke more vigor: ously, or thrust their hands deeper into their pockets; in short, they just like any one of the listless'cluster of dudes that al- ways is found at_athlotic exhibitions nowa days. Finally, when the little fellow con. cluded by keeping both clubs spinning in the air, baroly touching them at times, there was a loud outburst of hand-clapping and cheer- ing “Where did you learn all asked Tom Mott T'he littlo fellow who had hurried back futo bis overcoat and buttoned himself closely in, that, Murt?* drow himself up to s dignified pose and re- plied “Didn't yo never hear tell of Wurrekin in the Tenth ward “It appears to me,” said Tom, after some refloction, “that I've seen the name in_news- b reports of polic ses, 1 sec ~he had a ‘kid,’ or ken,' or ‘m or some such ju ladn't b “Pwas 1 tho little fellow, Wurrckin's hat knocked out the ‘Philadelpt ' in the fifth round. Well, W Kin's Mouse was me."” Murtha couldn’t stretch any higher, bu he made | this announcement he threw back his head a ooked alni that lo aaa | ciousness ought to bo. At least huif of the bystanders sublime was being in his adored con or Wero pro- foundly impressed. Kegiments and com. panios” of volunteers during tho civil war were of humau 1 wixod aud aithough some meiml iy to which Tom Mott breeding and tastes, and afterwards be distinguished in war and business, the greator uumber were of tho the class that r gurds the prize-fightor as the bright consur mate Hower of humanity. So, while the im- promptu gy mnasts slowly retired to their v spective huts, two men, ex-farmers, followed Tomn to usk for the loan of the clubs a few moments, tho remaining twenty-seven crowded after Murtha, filled tho hut which was inhabited by him and six other warriors, stood in the doorway, or crowded as close to it as possible, and insisted upon hearing, to the minutest detail, th of the set-to between the company's newly discovercd hero and the Philadelphia bantam. { were of good “Boys," said Tom Mottray to his tent- mates, “the compuny blood is up. The clubs and their make e part of the credit, but thi about ten times as advantay “brace up.’ “Do it yourself, Tom," suggestod Fait, clutehing s pipe as if he wore dying and tho brown briar-wood contained the elixir of lifo. "“*We're not the men o steal any of the glory auother man has carued, ave we, Houne +Not we," said tho blind bard's namesake, who was already smoking again and spri ing in the remains of his bunk. *“Wo never could descend so low. We don't mind helping, though, in a modest way: while you're doing physic ud coaxing the other fellows along, Jim 1o keep it fro “Confound smoke has rc lives, You'dra or read, or slecp.” +1 really beliove we would,” Jim confessed, after somo puffs so voluminous as to make him cough, “and—isn’t it strange—un to two hours ago auy one could have sately said the same thing about you,” Tom looked for a moment as if he was try- g to chauge the topic of conversation, but litule Hibernian runt is entitled to much. Now, lot's take of it and coax the entire crowd to s eh, Jym ! u," exclaimed Tom, “tobacco ced overything olso i your ther smoke than oat, or ¢ y think or do anyting else but D THE JUT three times, then as the “balance" of each seemed to suit hum he lot them swing to their full extent. Oune knocked Jim Fait's pipo from his mouth and drove it with a loud rap a nst the logs, while both, in their back- ward swing, struck the frout of Homer's bunk and mixed up that bit of board and its owner in a manner quite uusatisfac. tory to the iatter, Homer extricated himself Just in time to catch one of the clubs, on its next backward swing, full on the left shoul. der. “then Jim and Homer attempted to es- cape, but the clubs n_their forward move- men mmanded the d and the immovable and the chimney was for soy- window reasons im egress, both of Tom's t rear corners, where the; gostiv as a means of itmates retired to took positions sug- of seconds at a prize fight lurran " shouted 'Tom, swinging the clubs about his hy Thero was @ sharp sound, not unlike a rife ¢ \d a clap board was looscned fr n the roof, while tue clubs feil to the floor. Tom caught it, and continued his exercise, taking cave to kecp the clubs lower, but soon a soction of the front chimney—which plastered with clay—tlew out and across tué but into the corner occupied by Fait, vpon whom tne mass caromed on its way to the floor. was made of sticks, Tercitul heavens ! groaned veral portions of his anatomy in rapid suc- cession, I camo to the war to be killed in dierly fashion, not to bo slowly battered to death by a maniac.” “What will you take to stop, Tom?" shout~ ed Homer, +Or o go out of doors " it, rubbing aid Fait “I'll go out, if you'll both come and help me," said Tom, without relaxing the vigor of his exercise. ~ Again one of the clubs went a triflo too high aud ugain a portion of the roof parted its fasten 1 a loud crack, ‘We'll have to said Homer, “to save our property. Five minutes more of this lu- pacy Will find " us without {a roof over our a1 s I'he clubs stopped swir excited lool ring, and two pale ng meu made histe to escape Tom followed, shouted “now," and tossed club before Fait had fairly turned to cateh it s0 it struck the unfortunate man on the tips of his fingers, and the tips of his fingers straightway weut into his mouth, while the eing tossed to Hower, who had nover practiced with clubs in bis life,scomed to hit the unfortunate man on face, hand: belt, knees and tor all at once. But Ton did not feel any of this, He cheerily shouted Now the ica is broken, keep it up! come! Give it to us again ' Homer and Fait were quite willing to “give it to him,” as soon as they recovered their self-coutrol. They tossed theclubs clumsily, thouzh with adwmirable vigor, but Tom was quite equal to anything iu the exerciso at Which e had once been an adept Of course the sport attracted a crowd of spectators. What a solemn looking assem: blage it was! All were in overcoats for the | weather was quito cold; these top coverings were unbuttoned, however, for every man gointo | first stop, here goes.' | blaze, for it consisted about as much of oil as | of wood. He blew out tha flame—it took deal of breath to do it—and eyed the bit or briarwood as carcfully as if it we of gold or a roll of greenbacks. ew his flugers, which had been iring the operation, aud said No you don't before.” Belore the day was over they to borrow some other fellow’s vipe. 1’ do al- most anything in the world to oblige so good 8 fellow us you, Tom, but. busiuess is busi- :-:nq'u need wy pipe all duy loug myself,” I've seen fellows do that | way for it, but after it 'd want | had to put his hands in his and th army overcoat is poeketless on the outside. any of the men were pallid, though all had been ruddy or brown a month or two befor s and their manner lowever, manifested #h vitality to suck at a pipe, and most of thom wore smoking very bad tobacco, Su denly Tom Mottray gasped ymobody else try them. I'm clean out of breath, As be spoke he tossed one of the clubs toward the wd; ey e crybody hastily mude hud rolled about the ground some one picked it up, doing It so cautiously that Tom said “Dou't be afraid, it isn't loaded This assurance seemed to encourage the crowd—wno were oot Lo be blawed, for wost Letit | as hie did not succeed he abruptly quitted tho hut and went to that of Murtha, The crowd s still there, and the recital of the Mouse. Bantam set-to was still in progress, but as s0on as it ended Tom elbowed his way in and shoutec “Boys, T move that Glub in the compaay and dent,” Nobody seconded the motion ; briser was very different fro we start an athleti, mako Murtha presi to admire a being willing 0 go into t ding, which was the only idea most of the men had of athletics, Muv tha looked quite uncomfortable; here was a positive honor proposed yet no one seem gertoextend it to him, d ea. At last one brawny, slouching Ivishman remarked : “I'd go in fur it, if there wuz any light gt to match Murt agir isn'e,”" Matches bo hanged ™ said Tom. ‘Thore was a distinet murmur of dissent at this pro position, but Tom continued “If fighting is your only fun, y plenty of it when the w liere, Tii tell you what 'l I'll offer a pound of ‘Natural Leaf me &, to the winner of a foot raco camp, just inside the u'll got o6 that cost round the guard line, and I'll bar myself out, in case I come in winner, Murt shall be judge, and—1 **Nobody could hear the remainder of the conditions for there was a general upr and shouting of “I'm i ‘‘Here goes,” “The tobacco's mine," ete, There was atumultuous shedding of overcoats and tying of shoes and tightening of belts by those who wore them and two or throe feilows made a false sts from which they were recalled in a badly winded condition: “Everybody in’ the company sball havo a chance," said Tom, hurrying from hut to hut to announce the coming oveut 'Le hutls emptied promptly; oven the sick, the lame and the I tobace the comps ¥y turned out, for a pound of fine u'the thea impecunious condition of , Was a prize indesd. Even Jim Fait and Hirey Homer aroso with alacrity and exclaimed T “Now vou're talking Tom led the crowd to the guard-house and explained to the officer of the to the ofticer of the day, for th desertions in those days an 1 he fear crowd wight be fired upon, on suspioion that - attempt was being made to “break guard.” Then there was some delay, for Murtha declined absolutely to act as judge he proposed to win that pound of tobuceo himself. ‘T r of the guard finally vol unteered 1o ao and walk on an mnucr liue to see that no one played foul by trying to take short cuts. Corporals were sent out at the double quick, in both directions, to notify the guards of what was to happen, and the con testants, numbering about fifty, were placed in line, elbow to clbow. The ofticer waited until be saw the corporals meet at (;w (p!]\“)llc side of the camp then he shouted, )10 two—three—( The yeli that arose the crow might have been heard o mile away ¥ turned out the whole regimer 1ail: it also caused one of tne tries, on @ picket line half a mile stop 8o 10 the position of “ready” aud look long and intently toward tho breastworks that hid all of the camp except roofs and chimney tops Away went the crowd, no two meu ranut g iu the same Beforo the first sentry, fifty yards froni the guurdhouse, was reached, there was no semblance of & line; there w as ast reaching half way back 10 the sturtin £ Little Murt led the crowd several s uext camo @ solen looking young 0 who lived in a hut b, bimsolf any was called ““Preacher” bocauso of bis appearance. Irymng to overtake him cameo Tow Mottray, then followed three fol lows alwost ubreast, aud bebiud them was a ) in s listless tramp, bring his gun e for the smallest size of overcoat was | it; tho tailest mn STho o 10 IXTEEN PAGE 13 e ——— \pany " T\ g T X ) 2\ 3 A loud howl as the leader vass. secona / i | { v < ontey, annotncod to thoss who kad e l \ l Y L 3 hird them that Jim Ia rned his 3 anklo ‘and rotired from the raco; the ob: B b - M — | servers vlflwl il llh.‘\l sdyeral of lh:' sick and | 1ame had dronped out and thrown themselves 5 . . Py " : B T Manufacturers and Retailers of Reliable lothing. kept shouting, ¢ close to g\ e— Tina," they ras. almoetUs e file, ok | of him *Keop closer to tholing, *No short cuts when you the angle! Got within and then tarn sharp T'uis order made a_gr lookers on, for the effc z t to tu temper that there were ti on the spot aad four me the guard house for disorderl Still there remained nearly auts in the race, and as some gallant struggle for first | Murt was evidently losing t0o long tor the puce at whicl for as the camp covered mor quarter of a wile, the course mile long. *Wurrekin's bravely to hold threw ™ off his coat, nim threo poeads lighter, th cap, which ¢ throe ouncos But the men selt still more; b a circus reduc drawers whilo running o the clown had evidently | in private, evidentl he suddenly camo to the grou had once time to tell Denny what even dozen. Within two minutes seriously reduced in the nun of the regiment's sp) a fow feet wide—just too wi to be jumped, and dotted wi mocks that were icy and little pools of ut all, and low, smooth might be hurd ground or mig At tho cdga of this bog litt iie doom by almost stovping saw that Pre: it was learned afterw. end of it, started inward a n; his shoe, Stooping quickly, at the same time, cut the strings with a violent effort extricate feot aud the frozen ground. Some of the other runn Jump and failed —even(to gof shoes. Some tried to tip-too to hummock; they found tho sinking fully balf of them fo yards to overcome, encouraged two men tocontin on the home stretch, but the from the track and guardhouse to see the finish, Aund it is worth seeing. F he shonld break down and be onostill in the rear was sure ‘i'om had “Tom, however, was running to boat, aud evi- dently meant to ao it if he could. were not unevebly matche of a size, and although Preach alittle lame, and was heavie of apairof shoes, the men that whenaver Tom's left ground it left a blood-stain, (10 BE CONTINUE - A New M eslie, 102 N. rice, Millard Hotel. Hughes, 4 Farnam Clark, S. 20th & Woo A, Shroter, All the above handlo the famous Excelsior souri, watcrs and Sterean Gi Leslie Military View fn refe at Sioux Falls, S. D., for the tenant Casey during the reces ing. 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HErRE At AT \er was running er, 10 the extent in the rear said foot struck the For descriptive pamphlet, address RICHARDSON DRUG COMPANY, WHOLESALE AGENTS. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS CO., Excel:1or Springs, Mo. Max Mever & Brother Co. OMAHA, NEB. THIS ELEGANT 8-DAY CLOCK, Half-ho.r strike, cathedral gong, only $7.50; worth ¥ 1, 624 N. 16th, olworth ave, Springs, Mis- nger Ale 16 h and Farnam Sts., Omsaha. of 1t s killing of Lieu- nt Sioux upris- » said to “It must the circum- Astonishing Bargains Space will permit us to mont'on only a fow, but EVERYT “ING GOES in proportion. dent, w camp and fov Had any Brule approached Casey’s camp or any of our camps as closely as Casoy did to that of the Brules he would Have been shot. That is Th' B "f I 8 n cl k war! i A IS Beautivu ay UGlockK, DoWitt's Little Early Risers; best little Ialf-hour strike, eathe fral gong, only $5.00; pills for dy. Sand$120 | T DRIVING o We nave these ALL COLORS. LK GLOVES | MITTS: NE THE LOUVRE GLOVE GO, 1505 FARNAM STR THE NEW MANAGEMENT NOUNCE MANY NEW SPECL Al Gloves Fitted, MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED, CONSUMP 1 have a positive remedy for the al use thoussnds of casos of ¢ & have besn cure Meacy, that L wil LUABLE TREATISE Cuy 151§ used durlug pregnancy public suppiied by Goodmat psia, sour stomach, bad breath, odical worth $12,50, r SHOPPINGan 7 Handsomo _bronz eornament. 6 inches high, worth $1, frea with each clock ISTS, known us B I G O U T O N E BARRIT —and— Sterling Silver and Quadruple Plated Ware For Wedding Presents, Housskeepers, Etc. Specia! Prices given to Hotels, Rastaurants and Bosrding Houses HE SACK." Grovrs | Solid Gold Spectacles and Bye CIssts ... . $8.00; worth §5.00 5 ~ _ OURNEW " EYES TESTED | $1.00 | andupwards with I 2008 freo 1t M A real bronze orna mer OUR N I These aro a W ARRIVAL tolding Pocket Opera Glass. | TFIT GUARANTEED. Fine Steel Spectacles or Eye Glasses. ... ......$1.00; worth $2.00 A GENT3' GOLD FILLED AMERICAN WATCH ARTIFIGIAL EYES $10.00. Folding Pocket Opera Glasses, 5 A LADIEg GOLD FILLED AMERICAN WATCH $10.00 EET, INSERTRD, WISH TO AN- Fine Watch and Jewelry Repair- ALTIES ey ing at Lowest Prices, @FALL WORK WARRANTED, oee2 Max Meyer & Bro. Co. Leading Jewelers, 16th and Farnam Streets, T K LES ¥ out enrl St.y N, ¥ JIIEN OMAHA. A THIS WEHR ONLY. ESTABLISIIED 1866, WFTHIR WEDE ONLE,

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