The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-09-16
COULDN'T FEAzE THE FAKIR.

rha Tables Turned ON Diseppoin'
purchaser by = street Pcddler.
The falxir had q lot of German silver
,;nrs spread out on little table JUST
,cross the street from the depot ano
rae declaring in q loud voice that no
.,,,,,a varrant each ono to cure rhcu-
ost;sm II worn on the finger Tor .
month, when stout-backed ana oe.er
mined-looking man walked up " n'n'
and said: .A
month ago." -
eyes. sir, and I'm going back there
again next week. The people at Lar
tersyille are crying for my rings. VINO
| wants the next? Five different sizes
and all warranted to afford permanc0s
Irelief to the wearers."
II bought this ere ring of you dowA
at Gainesville" continued the man
with CLEAN of danger in his eye.
..Not the slightest doubt OF II, my
dear sir. and i am glad to know that II
has done YOU a power of good. 6entfe-
men. this is the last chance you may
srer have to get one of these electro
magnetic antirheumatic rings. Every
one guaranteed as represented or mon.
lev refunded. Relieves rheumatism IN
Ave minutes and works a complete euro
in four weeks"
.sYou are dog-goned liar!" shouted
the stout-backed man as he peeled OH
his coat 81
..f3entlemen of Baldwin county, lei.
INV citizens of these United States,
,,l.asa surround us!'' shouted the fakir.
s.Here,s 4 man who bought ring OF
me 4 month ago. It was guaranteed
ring. hut something is wrong with IL
Instead of saying SO. however, he calls
! me \ liar-not plain liar, but . Dog
!. goned liar" ,w -
, ESQ Won area liar and q fraud!' =
: .Gentlemen of Baldwin county, come
. lcloser. NY honor is at stake. MY nrse
? impulse is to annihilate this man. pu.
I never act on impulse. ] know snas
E he is in error. know that ! can con.
: vince him of the fact. Later on he VIII
beu nv pardon for his rudeness- Now
i then. tell this crowd what's the matte1
Q with the ring"
Q st hasn't helped my rheumatism tne
!, least bit!" -
Il y
81 hayer'
y .And on your honor you have MOI
y been benefited"
T. Not sparkr
a .Tet me see it. Hal Gentlemen o
u Baldwin county, here is the keyno.e :
II the mystery. Our firm manu1acturer
three different sorts OF these rings
r. There are the rheumatic ring, the con
TX sumption ring and the catarrh ring
ne Rv accident a consumption ring go
he mixed ND with the rheumatic rings an
a was sold to this man without my az
he tectinr Il. No wonder 1t has not helpe
he h;s rbenmatism! 1t wasn't made to. ]
i'll Ia. cansed his case of consumption
er however. as you can all see by n
he lool<s and he ought to be grateful Il
III that Look at him, fellow citizens
, q man positively cured of that dread al
ut ease. consumption, kicking because
nd does not also cure the rheumatics
err. the same time and for the trifing ma
my ter of fifty centsF' ),
me The crowd began to murmur ana =
ed stout-baclsed man to go down in.o
ed boots, and the fakir capped the ciim'
wo by shouting: -,
ZEN ..Rut human nature is ever thus!
be .xnect TO meet one such man in eve
i've crowd. Here, sir--here is catar
ea- r;no and here is rheumatic ring
of tree gifts TO YOU. Wear them and
the cured BE cured of three awful hum
ca ailments for the small sum OF hal
nds dollar. and then come back ana ki
one because our firm hasn't begun :
one manufacture Of an electric ring
tea knock out fever and ague and straight
ble- pair of bowlegs and grow ha.r OF
E Of bald head at the same time.--Wiimil
ces ton Dcl) News.