Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 7, 1902, Page 17

WORKING THE HOLIDAY CRAFT An Army of Fakirs 10,000 Btrong Beparat- ing Fools from Their Money. WHENCE GENUINE BARKER COMES FROM Some of the Scason's Novelties by Which Jays of Every Degree Ar Induced to Cough Up Thelr Pile, Ten thousand Christmas fakirs are now on the streets of the cities and large towns of the United States barking the novelties tor the holiday season. New York will be made to listen to the insiatent pleadings of 500 of the brass-lunged and slick-tongued profession until Christ- mas day dawns. Philadelphia will be worked by half this number and Boston, Baltimore, Washington, St. Louls and Pittsburg will each be given attention by a hundred bawl- ing street men. Chicago cannot be covered thoroughly with a man less that 350; San Francisco's contingent will aggregate 150, and such cities as Milwaukeo, Buftalo, Cleveland, St. Paul and Cincinnat! will be strenuously solicited to part with nickles and dimes by from fifty to one hundred fakirs, according to the fertility of the fleld. And In many another town—Colum- bus, New Orieans, Charleston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Albany, Omaha, for example—the number will vary from two or three to twenty or thirty. Fakirs New Jersey. In every state and territory, except one, the Christmas fakir will be in the heat of commercial strife when another day dawns The exception is New Jersey, and the strect man will keep without its boundaries for the very good business reason that he cannot make money within them. From the fakir's | viewpolnt Jersey is the monetary Sahara of America, because its inhabitants, having the advantage of cheap railroad rates to New York and Philadelphia, scorn to buy | even a G-cent Christmas novelty other- where than in these two cities just beyond their state’s line. But wherever he operates—whether in ‘Wall street among the brokers, always good customers, or in the shadow of the Golden Ghte; whether in the blizzard-swept cities of the northwest or under langorous south- ern skies, with holiday carousing negroes as principal purchasers of his wares—the Christmas fakir, five times out of six, will have the stamp of Neéw York upon him. He will be from the East Side and of the East Side still, no matter how far away he may be from the tenement home that his mind will hark back to occasionally while his stentorian volce sings the undying pralses of some novelty, because the king has sent him out; and the king is an Bast Side man. The Original F It has been thirty-four years since the boss fakir, the na newsboy of 13, originated the street man occupation. Until he began barking penknives obe morning in front of the old New York postofice, in Nassau street, no one except a few Jews were try- ing to sell things on the thoroughfares, and they offered only dust brooms and other minor household necessities. A month later the boy had the peddling Jews work- ing for him. A year later he had a biz bank account for one of his age. By the time he was old enough to vote he was Ppastmaster of the art he had originated, the @ole instructor In a school of fakirs: and trom m-zr:zy tu this he has recruited his students f) the section of the town where ho was born and sent them broadcast over the country selling his wares. So It happens that the typlcal Christmas fakir is, in large measure, a chip of the king of them all. Run across him wherever you may, vou will find him as sturdy of body as of volce: with a wit as iIncisive as his business acumen; possessor of a soul utterly incao- able of being cast down, the Ingenuity and imagination of a clever novellst. and the power to make word paintings that rival the alternative work of circus prees agent: And lastly, as he hands you your purchase, Jerks the price of money out of your hand. tosses It into a pocket, and turns to t| next customer, all before you begin to real ize what has happened, you can readily see why the hustling western business man. famed In song and story, takes a back seat when the fakir comes around. And like the first of race, nearly all the East siders who will be selling Christmas novelties tomorrow morning first served their ap- prentice days as newsboys along the Park Row. The Fak r's Career. Will Olear Up $2,000,000, It is conservatively estimated that be- tween now and Christmas the 10,000 fakirs will take in $2,000,000 over and above the percentage that goes to the man back of them, The average New York, Chicago or Philadelphia street man clears anywhere from $400 to $700 for his work on the ten days prior to Christmas. The novelties are never put on the street any earlier, for the fakir glories in catching shoppers at full tide. In Pittaburg, San Francisco, St. Paul, Bt. Louls and Loulsville his net income varies from $200 to 3400, while in the_lar- ger southern. cities and in such northern nd western towns as Albany, Omaha, Co- lumbus, Los Angeles and Spokane ‘it doesn’t take more than ordinary abllity to DANGER SIGNALS. No engineer would be mad enough“to fuu by flag which aled danger, ‘What the danger was he might not under- stand, but he would take no chances. It is different with the average man or woman. They at- tempt constantly to run by the dan- signals of re and that attempt costs th of lives every year. When the appetite becomes irregu. lar or entirely gives out, when sleep is troubled THE OMAHA DAILY BEK: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1902 e —————————————————————————————————————————————— Christmas Gifts for Men | A Few Suggestions of Seasonable Value. “Blessed are they who give and expect nothing,” said some modern prophet. He had men in his mind's eye. Yet there are few of the human family who, during the hallowed season, would enjoy a surprise with greater zest than the boys of bygone days. As a means of promoting surprises and #cattering joy around the men, a fow hints are submitted to women of good intentions. The ¢choice of suitable gifts for men is paintully limited. Most things are expensive means of the average woman Moreover, men are difficult to please. Gocd-natured ones will pretend to be pleased. Anxlous donors, however, will have sus- picions that the cravat is not of the right color or that the penwiper Is not rogarded as highly usetul. It one 1s afrald to venture upon a crava she might at least try a rack over which they may hang. This Is made by covering a long, slender mailing tube with fancy silk or pretty rib- bon. » A little cushion for scarf pins fits well into the tube ends and is only partially con- cealed by the extending frill of the cover. Suspended by a ribbon this makes an at- tractive gift and one which may be put to immediate service. heyond the A man is no more particular about his ties than his linen, so a new collar and cuff case S suits his needs, Not one with ribbons for him to tie or a tight 1id or intricate fastenings. He will not use these. It must be neat and masculine looking, and, above all things, easy to open. Answering these requirements is a linen- covered case which looks much like a busi- ness envelope. Two pleces of pasteboard twelve inches long and five wide are placed about four inches apart, with the long sidex parallel. The linen is pasted on while they lie in this position, A contrasting shade of linen or silk is | pasted on the other side for the lining. The linen between the boards is folded into accordion pleats and a plece of elas- tic sewed to the two sides of each end. The case is fastened with a strap and loop or buckle. A monogram or initial is the only deco- rative fancy which is suitable. 8o much for the cuff case. To make a collar box, secure the linen around a six-inch mailing tube. Four inches deep is a good proportion. Line with the same material used in the cuff case. Both the lining and outside material are allowed to extend above the pasteboard sides far enough to reach the center, then torm a narrow frill An elastic cord {s passed through eye- lets in the frill, where {t reaches the center. To open the fingers stretch this cord un- til it fits down over the side: > 1t will quickly regain its first place whea the strain is released The monogram may be worked on one side. An uncovered pasteboard bandbox, if cov- ered with art linen, lined and cushioned at the bottom and over the extending inner rim for supporting the hat, will closely re- semble a leather hat box. r Red satin iining s most serviceable and forms a pleasing contrast to the tan linen covering. To protect the lining of a man’s coat from being worn and marred by rough hangers, linen, satin or ribbon may be drawn smothly over a well-shaped wooden hanger. It the material is plain, the initial or monogram is worked on the face. A set of these will please a man more than many more expensive gift Such articles as suspenders, dress sult protector, hose and handkerchiefs may be embroldered with an initial or a simple pat- tern. For his comfort in the library give a man a leather foot cushion. The squares or oblongs of leather are easily fastened together with a thong passed through holes made with a rivet eyo punch. 1t the cushion is for a den, lace Chinese pennles around the border and finish the corners with a touch of loose leather strips. The study lamp may have a new shade ot leather, on which a Chinese or Japanese dragon disports itself. Each scale is cut out that the light may pass through. The eyes, tongue and horns are treated in the same way. The outline of the dragon may be burnt on the leather or made of a separate plece and pasted on. Imagine an orange-colored dragon on a green lamp shade, or a green one on red. To this the light piercing through the scales adds a fanciful effect. For a business man a letter file neatly covered with leather or linen would be an appropriate gitt. The college man and the club man knows the beautles of a stein rack. One that will cfeate memories is made of wood, with the silhouettes of the members of the family, musicians or stage favorites burned into its surface. Between each face is a small book for the stein. The same idea may be used for a pipe rack, with the faces of jesters opening their lips to clean the stem This Is the place for the books Other pipe racks are of leather, decorated with grotesque beasts. To light these pipes there must be matchen and for their safe-keeping many fancitul shapes already are invented One is of an owl, the bird of night, with & breast of sandpaper. Another {8 quickly made at home— striking girl” or “‘the matchless girl, She Is out from one of the up-to-date tashion plates, her face, hands and bodice dellcately colored and emery paper pasted over the skirt. A shaving pad is made by making the flufty skirts of a danseuse of tissue vaver. To make them stand out cut the vaver into circles, crimp the edges and crush from the center outward. Fasten these centers to the skirt form by one stitch of thread or a little paste. For those who are interested fn burnt work, the following suggestion will prove useful: The tools, whether for wood or leather. consist of needles or points of different shapes of glass, which are used to burn the lines of the designs. These points look somewhat like a lead pencil, but are larger In place of the lead thero is a hollow point of platinum which is kept heated by means of a cautery. The points are round, pointed and curved The point, inserted In a holder, is connected by a rubber tube with the far or receptacle in which the gas is generated By this means the needle is keot at a steady heat, which may be increased by pressure on a bulb connected with the tube. A little practice will enable one to guide the point and make it respond at will. It is used much as one would use a ven. making light or heavy strokes. Of course, the first practice is upon out- line work, and shading is taken up as pro- ficlency 1s gained. Every line should have a meanine. Complete instructions for working are s0ld with the outfits, so that the work may be undertaken at home successfully. if one cannot have a teacher. Rights Ireland Has Lost | An American Judge Watches “Crimes Act” in Operation. Justice James Fitzgerald of the New York supreme court spent his vacation abroad. In Ireland the drastic operation of the crimes act attracted his attention as a lawyer and jurist. On investigation he found much popular ignorance of the act's meaning and force. At some trouble he secured an officlal copy of the law and made an analysis of it from an Ameripan legal point of view. The result he wave In an interview in the New York Sun a few days ago. “It s the general opinion that Ireland is governed by the same laws which orevall in Great Britaln,” sald Judge Fitz- gerald. “In other words, that her peovle enjoy the constitutional rights which are guaranteed to all subjects of the crown in Bngland, Wales and Scotland. To exolode this erroneous notion it is only necessary to call attention to this eriminal law and procedure act of 1887, the provisions of which relate exclusively to Ireland. “So sweeping Is the power conferred upon the lord lleutenant by the compre: hensive measure that he may at aby time by the simple process of ‘lssuing a procla- mation suspend absolutely the civil rights of all the inhabitants of the country for an indefinite period. He may proclaim the whole lsland, or any civil division thereof. In effect, such proclamation {nstantly de- prives an accused person of every safo- guard with which the common law and general statutes of the realm surround him and authorizes summary prosecution be- fore two minor magistrates appointed during the * pleasure of the crown. who may condemn to imprisonment with or without hard labor. What would the most loyal of Englishmen at home or in the colonies think if the right of trial by jury could be thus trampled upon and ignored in his own case? “The justices of the higher courts in Ire- land are all appointees of the crown. and 1o political , or_quast-political cases. that they have been loyal to the point of subserviency will not be disputed. They are appointed during good behavior. how- ever, and can only be removed upon charges and to guard against the exerclse of the slightest independent judgment on their party they are absolutely deprived of discre- tion in cases where the attorney general malkes an application for a change of venue, and must grant an order changing the place of trial to any county specified in the cer- tificate of the prosecuting officer. Glorfes of Magna Charta! Is it surprising that memories of Runnymede fafl to thrill the Hibernian deart? “Then the attorney general is empowered to direct a maglstrate to hold an inauiry upon sworn {nformation that crime has been committed, before any person s ac- cused, and such magistrate {s authorized to examine any one upon oath, any one whom he may see fit to summon before him. No attorney or person other than the magis- trate js permitted to question the witness. and the witness 1s not excused from answe ing any question asked him by the magis- trate, even upon the ground that his answer might incriminate him. For refusal to answer he may be summarily committed to prison. No more outrageous specimen of legislative enactment in violation of the fundamental principles of constitutional liberty can be imagined than this. “The imperial Parllament enacts the laws which prevall in the three kingdoms, they are called. Would it dare put in operation, under no matter what conditions, in any part of England, the powers given the Irish executive by the crimes act? “Ireland is practically crimeless. On Decomber last five county prisons in Ire- land were permanently closed, Carrick-on- Shannon, Drogheda, ~Enniskillen, Omagh and Wicklow. Without wishing to make any disparaging comparisons between Ire- land and England or Scotland, comparative statistics show a steady decrease in crime in Ireland, while In the other two king- doms the contrary 1s the case.’ “In England they are building new pris- ons and enlarging the old ones. In Ireland a mighty army in the shape of a constab- ulary is maintained at the expense of the nation, the members of which swarm in idleness, except when called upon to do the landlord’s work. Settle the land question and a dozen constables in each of the coun- ties, with a small ‘municipal polce force in the cities, would be ample to keep or- dinary criminals in restraint. “Is it surprising, then, that Ireland is not prosperous, that trade languishes and in- dustries suffer? Give the power to & hos- tile executive to exerclse the despotic pow- ers of the Irish crimes act in London, Liverpool or Manchester, even for 2 few months, and the merchants and traders of these cities would no longer express aston- ishment that business did not flourish in Dublin, Cork or Limerick. Thelr surprise would be that there was the hum of any jndustry at all in these places after the years of coercion with which they have been cursed. “At the present time more than twelve counties are proclaimed, and three of the principal cities, including the capital, are similarly distinguished. When it is borne in mind that these extraordinary powers are at present directed against the United Irish league, the slight excuse availed of for proclaiming the cities will be realized. Section 6 empowers the Irish executive by special proclamation to declare an asso- ciation to be dangerous and membership therein become ipso facto a crime; the publication of the proceedings of any meet- ing of such body becomes under certain cir- cumstances also a crime if the district where the publication is had is a pro- claimed one. “It surely is not remarkable that under such circumstances Irishmen are discon- tented and rebellious? Could they be hu- man and be otherwise? Can England hope by such means to crush the national aspl- rations of a race so virile that it flour- ished even through centuries of persecu- tion? Tyranny in Ireland has certainly had a long trial, with most disastrous con- sequences to her children and not with en- tire advantage to Great Britain. Might not a trial of fair treatment be at least worth the experiment?” clear as much as $75, frequently $100 and not infrequently $126 and $150. Once in a while there is a man in the cities of millions who, when he reckons up his profits before arraying himself in his best duds on Christmas day, preparatory to calling on his “steady company,” or taking wife and children to a vaudeville entertalnment, finds that he is $1,000 or $1,600 “to the good.” This is especially true when some novelty, simple as two and two in constfuction and small In con- structive price, catches the public fancy and has a phenomenal sale at 5 or 10 cents the specimen. But whether he makes $1,500 or $150, the typical fakir takes a long rest after the Christmas harvest is ended. Barring few | of his brethren, who bark year in and year out, he s liable to spend nearly all' his time until the next Christmas recuperat- ing. He is a happy-go-lucky fellow, is the fakir, and in this trait he is in sharp con- trast with the universally acknowledged head of his calling. A Good Year for the Fakirs, and broken, when there is & loss of flesh, when there constant feel- ing of dullness and lan- :lN.mdi. Hflgs E. anger signal, stomach .l':(ll.\l ihhl&.l:‘d; organs are work and the body is los- ing the nutrition om which its stren, d lbe ws Such a and nutrition, and enriches the and builds up the body with sound, solid flesh. " Your kindness to me 1 can never writes Mrs. 1 forget.” josic & Clark, of Ruterprise, Shel anaot exprese beit g E:J sl This holiday season the street men con- fdently expect to make 8o much mouey that the odd jobs sometimes necessary to be un- dertaken between Christmases for the good of the body, will be obviated for once. They Dbase their expectations on the general pros- perity of the country. Even a fakir new to the business knows that it takes a full pocketbook to make a man give heed to, laugh over, and purchase the ignificant trinkets displayed on trays 4 small stands in. the doorways of vacant stores; In pushcarts and in huckster wagons. The prosperous matured and maturing public wili be tempted with not & few brand new playthings, some of which, the invent- ors and the fakirs hope, will prove as elu- sively puszling as “plgs-in-clover’ and thereby make record-breaking sales. In- deed, this hope has n way largely to a feeling of certainty, based on the unusual rapidity with which the few hundreds of samples of these various novelties sent out through the country to test thelr selling powers were gobbled up. On the strength of this which is made with extreme care every year, a halt million coples of the teaser called “Co- lumbus-stand-up-the-egg” will be placed on the marke Outwardly it is & small duplicate of the glass case once so popular for covering artificlal wers. It can be beld 1a the bollow of the hand. Inclosed by { dlameter. the glass covering is a small wooden egg, and the object is to turn and twist the whole affair about until the egg is made to stand on its smaller end In a shallow hole In the center of the wooderf bottom of the case, It seems easy, but a few minutes’ trial dispels the delusion. The “Four Blind Mice” Trick. Another novelty somewhat on the same order'is “Four Blind Mice.” The “mice” are gunshot inclosed In a glass tube half an inch in diameter and two inches long. This 18 divided in half by & plece of wood plerced by four holes just large enough to pass the shot. The hole In the middle of | the wood leads Into a tube whose circumference is that of the opening, and which runs balf the length of the large tube Inclosing it. You catch the “mice” it you can induce all four to drop into the inner tube. It's mighty hard to get even one “mouse” into its pen, for they persist in falling through the three holes that do not lead into the inner tube. A novelty that {s bound to cause much laughter and some surprise bears the name of “Shooting Flowers.”” There is a paper tube nine inches long and nearly an inch in A dozen paper flowers, small roses and carnations built on prickly burrs, accompanying a tube. If you want to pre- sent your sweetheart with a bouquet or your chum with a boutonniere, stuff a flower, burr end first, into an end of the tube; alm the tube at the person you in- tend honoring; blow on the end into which you stuffed the token and lo and behold! it will make its appearance in all its glory on corsage or lapel, where the burr will hold it fast. Then there is the magle tobacco box. It 18 & box within a box. Onme box is empty. The other box is divided in half, length- wise, one-half containing loose tobacco sprinkled over a glued surface, the other imitation cigarettes. By cleverly manipu- lating the box a smoker can have amuse- ment at the expense of his acqualntances who find delight in the weed. A Wo Performing Top. A timely novelty for the children is the coal yard, and they are expected to see o it that the supply of 400,000 is exhausted be- fore Christmas day. This wooden toy reo- resents & city coal yard, with welgher, horse, cart, driver, and a load of coal. Another up-to-date e§lld's devise is the “Auto Marble Game," In whick wooden au- tomobiles figure. Still another new thing is a popcorn wagon, an exact miniature of the wagons frequently seen In residentiul sections of large citles. But the toy that will capture ihe boy is a top that will spin in his pocket, in his hand, on its ends, on its side, on a pedestal; that will walk a wire or thread, jump off its side and spin on still and defy gravitation. ‘This top s really a top within a top. The outer top merely acts as a casing for the inner top, or fly wheel, which, when set in motion by pulling off a string wound once around the spindle, causes the toy to do all sorts of tricks. An observvatory tower, “The Coney Teland Dolls,” patterned after “Knock-the- bables-down" of amusement resorts, and a pistol that shoots paper darts, thereby avolding broken mirrors and bric-a-brac. about complete the list of children’s novel- ties. The handiest novelty is a combination tool that can be used as a stove cover lifter, ® hot pail lifter, a hot pot tipper, pipe tongs, pllers, staple puller, nut crackers, hog ringers, and what not The most ambitious thing that the fakirs will handle is a talking machine, rendored somewhat out of date by more recent in- ventions, but for which they hope to real- ize $1.50. — Business Men, Baltimore American: A man of sound principles—a plano manufacturer. A man who works on time—a watch- maker. A man who always gets a footing—the shoemaker Men of good figures—bookkeepers. A man of address—the directory pub- lisher. Flat failures—dismiosed janitors, A man of powerful tee-sick—the doctor, A man of winning ways—the gambler. Cost of Siberian Rallway, No one knows exactly just what the great ‘Trans-Siberian rallway has cost Russia, but it 1s estimated to be a half billion dollars, and while it has been a very expensive undertaking the rallway is as necessary to facilitate travel as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is to restore the stomach to its normal condition, and to cure insomnia, mervousness, heartburn, indigestion, dys- pepsia and malaria, fever and ague. If you bave never tried it, do so today. It will cure you. ,ooomo““““.-o»““»ooooo.o~u.ooo-woom“-o'..“oooo.- R With the opening of the Holiday season comes the opening of our Toy department and in saying we've the largest line of new, mechanical our stock was never so large or better selected than this year. In fact, we've everything to make the little folks glad and a visit to'our store will find our first floor converted into a Toy Paradise which will be enjoyed by both young and old. Talking and Walking Fur Animals These toy animals are nice- ly made and finished, all mounted on platforms with rollers. The largest assort- ment by far shown in the west, Elephants, 2c. Elephants with mioving heads, 2c and 60c. Horses in harness, c, 430 and d0c. Talking sheep, from 60c up to $2.25. Talking goats, $1.25. Talking donkles with rid- ers, $1.25. Dogs; all colors, 13, Ze, Talking cows, &c. Milking cow, something new, $1.60. Cow and calf, Mountain burro, Talking kittens, Dolls You should see our assort- ment of dolls of all kinds, undressed and dressed dolls, kid dolls, bisk dolls. A great range of prices. Kid dolls, 30c to $5.25, Dressed dolls, 45c to $7.48. Bisk body dolls, $1.06 to "llrnll carts, all metal, each, Doll beds, $1.10. Doll trunks, 25c to $1.85. Doll rockers, Zc, 3ic, 40c. Work sets for .iittle’ giris, come in nice box with yarn, thread, pin cushion, etc., regular kindergarten sewing set_with patterns, 48c, 90c $1.25 and $1.%5, Balls Rubber balls of all sizes and all kinds, small, medium and large, at 4c, Sc, lsc, ¢ and 3c. Parlor balls at 15¢c, 2c, %o, ®c and %c. Wash Stands and Bath Sets Enamel tin, very complete, something new, at $1.95, $2.25, $325 up to $4.98 Blocks Bullding blocks of every description. Largest assort- ment in_all sizes and all prices. You can surely find your want In blocks for the little ones in our toy de- partment. Iron Toys All the novelties in . iron toy banks, cash registers, iron safes, some extremely novel patterns, Small enamel banks from sc up. Dishes By far the largest assort- ment of dishes and tea sets ever ' shown in Omaha. Something entirely new is our silver tea sets with sil- ver tray, $1.50. Our granite sets. with silver tea pot and alcohol lamp, $3.00. Hundreds 'of patterns of china and tin dishes and the lowest possible prices rule the selling. Tree Ornaments All that 1s latest In neat, ments for Christmas tree decorations. 'This section of our toy department has also ~ l OyS(o_\'x. the latest novelties on the toy market, we put it too mildly, for newest noval orna- and been greatly increased and you will surely find here ornaments that will please. Mechanical toys In this section we have doubled our former showing of mechanical toys. Automobiles, 2sc to $1.00. Dancing doll, §1.25. Cackling hen, 38c. Dancing clown, 3sc. Jumping frog, very large size, dSc. Fiddler, 2%c. Windmili, 3c Mice, 20 Ferris wheel, 50c. Locomobile, Very large, 88c. Miniature 'rail track, engines and cars, 9c, $1.15 and a gradual raise up to $16.00, including track. Balking donkey, 40c. Hot air engine, '$1.50. Gas engines, $2.00 Steam engines, 40c to $5.00, Derrick engines, $2.98, Magic lanterns, 50c to $10.50. Printing press, bc $20.00. Extra glasses and globes for magic lanterns, Hobby Horses Never before have you had the pleasure of seeing such & magnlificent assortment of hobby horses made up with the natural horse halr in all colors, either rocking or rolling, with harnes ‘We start them at 25 and raise gradually in price to 0 8450, $8.00, $10.00, $15. $80 and gm0, o HOW Wagons A large assortment of ex- press, police and patrol Writing desks, sleds, go- carts, refrigerators, In fact all kinds of toy furniture and tool chests. Games and Books One great, large sectlon of our first floor devoted exclu- sively to games and books. Overflowing with the new- est and best as well as the most_popular. PING-PONG—the genuine, 8e, $1.28, $1.65, $2.25, $3.20, 385 and up to $.10. Combination game boards, plays 100 games, $6.00, The 400 game board, a very Interesting game for either young or old, 4sc and Gc. Parlor golf, $1.50, Plllow dex, $1.%5. We might g0 on and name hundreds of other parlor games but space forbids our mentloning but very few. Large, interesting such 'as “War in } “Barnum's Show," Klondike Games, Philippine War, Bi- cycle ‘Race, The Study of the Bible, Yacht Race, Bowl- ing, and’ hundreds of other equally good games at popu- lar prices. Books of every description. From the small picture toy book to the nice linen covered books suitable for Santa Claus’ grown up children. 1 dow ever seen in the west. SPECIAL NOTICE Bring the little ones to see our mechanical toy window. the little ones will surely enjoy. Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co. 1514-16 18:20 Douglas Street, Omabha, e S SN This will unq uestionably be the finest mechanical toy win- R e DU A treat that you, as well as _Westem Canada Land and Colonization Co. (INCORPORATED) Capital Stock $300,000 Directors: GEO. B. TZSCHUCK, Treasurer, Bee Publishing Co. G. FRED ELSASSER, Treasurer Douglas County. H. WICKS, Bigelow, Minn. General Hardware Dealer, C. C. BHIMER, ARTHUR CHASE, R. Real Estate Investments. A Safe Company. CAREFULLY MANAGED Stockholders Fully . Protected. LARGEST DIVIDENDS. SECURITY BEST KNOWN Dollars Double Here. A Life Income A Profitable Stock of this company. days, subscriptions by mail and for blocks of this stock. An Usually only those of large means are privileged to en- 3 Joy the profits accruin Original 2, large land deal. Tt Idea remained for this company to devise a plan whereby EQUAL PRIVILEGES ARE AFFORDED LARGE AND SMALL INVESTORS, o0 A perso with $100 can Stoc.k secure $Lb0'in stock. The 3 payments are made an. Easily nua ms‘r_;_nsn'}-\;"xs NG H NTERE ON " DE- Acquired J}Thins PAYMENTS. STOCK I8 NON-ASSESSABLE, = NON. FORFEITABLE. One may start with a 35 payment, Every stockholder Is given Four four distinct £otions in hig e certificate o stock, en- Options abling him {0 take ddvan: 3 age of the one best sulted Given to his requirements. Noth- ing could be fairer. 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Hoigating. procrastinating; begin par- ssoo Twice five s ten; just 80 ‘ali‘rel).' every kti»m in- Vested - by "V stockho Becomes will “become Ho e doubling in vaiue means the doubling of the 'in- Nature smiles on West- the ogrth brings forth in $1,000 vestors' dollars. ern Canada and abundance, The solidity of the com- Appeals [} iyl ks of ‘securl 7 dealt in, their abil- to the ity 40, dispose “of such ands by reason of Investor colonization plan. o gether with the extensive connections of the company, commends it to careful in- vestors. No euch offer has ev Interests [ cion,fer has, ever 'he farmers. They are not slow to see the superior Fflrmer advantages of this over any other plan. The plan is more fully explained in a little booklet entitled e Doubling of a Dollar.” Western Canada Land & Colonization Company General Office, 604 Bee (Incorporated) SHRADER’S LAXATIVE FIG POWDER, A Vegetable Saline Compound. Sold in 10 and 25 Cent Boxes. DRUGGISTS SELL IT. Manufactured by W. J. 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