Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-07-26
COULDN'T FgAzE THE FAkiR.
The Tables Turned on Dissppotnted
Purchaser by n street Peddler.

The Table. Turned on DI-.ppointsa
Purchaser BY a street Peddler.
The falxir had n Lot OF German silveg
rings spread out on little table just
across the street from the depot. and
was declaring in a loud voice that he
would warrant each one TO cure rheu-
matism if worn on the finger for
month. when n stout-backed and deter.
mined-lool<ing man walked mp 10 him
and said:
You were AT Cartersville about 5
month ago?"
''Nes. sir, and I'm going back there
again next week. The people at Car
tersville are crying for my rings. Who
wants the neNte Five different sizes
and an warranted TO afford permanent
relief 10 the wearerSr
Il bought this ere ring of you down
At Gainesville" continued the mar
with CLEAN of danger in his eye.
Not the slightest doubt of il, NV
dear sir. and am glad to know that il
has done you a power II good. Gentle
men. this is the last chance You may
ever have 70 get one OF these electro
magnetic antirheumatic rings Every
one guaranteed as represented or mon
ey refunded Relieves rheumatism in
FIVE minutes and works complete cure
in four weeks"
You are dog-goned liari" shouted
the Stout-baclSed man as he peeled of
his coat.
Gentlemen OF Baldwin county, fell
low citizens of these United States,
please surround u.s. shouted the fakir.
Here's man who bought a ring OF
me month ago. IL was guaranteed
ring. but something Is wrong with IL
Instead of saying SO, however, he calls
me a liar-not plain liar, but dog.
goned liar"
80 you ara liar and fraudr'
Gentlemen of Baldwin county. come
closer. My honor is ut stake My first
impulse is TO annihilate this man. hut
/ never act on impulse. / know that
he is in error. l know that / can con.
vince him of the fact. Later on he will
beg my pardon for his rudeness Now.
then, tell this crowd what's the matter
with the ring"
1t hasn't helped my rheumatism the
least Bit"
Have you worn it steadily?
II have
And on your honor you have not
been benefited?H
Not a sparkr'
Let me see il. Hal Gentlemen of
Baldwin county. here is the keynote to
the mystery. Our firm manufacturers
three different sorts of these rings
There are the rheumatic ring, the con
sumption ring and the catarrh ring.
BY accident a consumption ring got
mixed up with the rheumatic rings and
was sold TO this man without my de-
tecting it. No wonder il has not helped
his rheumatismi 1t wasn't made to- Ii
has caused his case of consumption.
however, as you can all see by his
looks, and he ought to be grateful for
that Look at him, fellow citizens
man positively cured of that dread dis
ease, consumption, kicking because il
does not also cure the rheumatics at
the same time and for the trifing mat
ter of fifty cents.''
The crowd began TO murmur and the
stout-backed man 20 go down into his
boots, and the fallir capped the climax
by shouting:
But human nature is ever thus ]
expect TO meet one such man in every
crowd. Here, sir-here is a catarrh
ring and here is rheumatic ring-both
free gifts TO you. Wear them and be
cured. BE cured of three awful human
ailments for the small sum of half IA
dollar, and then come back and lxicl.
because our firm hasn't begun the
man fracture of an electric ring 10
knock out fever and ague and straighten
pair of bowlegs and grow hair on a
bald head at the same time. Whining
ton DELI News