Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-08
THE FAKlR DIDN'T WEAKEN.
But Scintilated His Best When
Viciously Seset by Victim.

a fakir had lot OF German silver
rings spread out on little table Just
across the street from the Louisville
depot, and WAS declaring in Loud
voice that he would warrant each OF
to cure rheumatism il worn on the
finger for month, when a stout
backed and determined looking man
walked up to him and said;
You were at Cartersville about a
month ago.
Yes sir, and I an going back
there next week. The people of Car
tersville are crying Tor my rings.
Who wants the next? Five different
sizes and all warranted to afford per-
manent relief to the wearers.
Il bought this ere ring Of you
down at Gainesville, continued the
old man, with CLEAN of danger in
eye
Not the slightest doubt of NY
dear sir, AND l am glad to hear that
it has done you a power Of good.
Gentlemen, this the lest chance YOU
may ever have TO get one of these ell
electromagnetic arti-rheamatism
rings. Every one guaranteed as rep
resented or money refunded, Relieves
rheumatism in five minuets aud works
a complete cure in four weeks.
You ale dog -goned liarr
shouted the stout, backed man as be
peeled off his coat.
Gentlemen, fellow-citizens of she
United States, shouted the takir
Here's man who bought y ring
from me month ago. 1t was a
guaranteed ring, but something is
wrong with it. Instead of saying So
however, he calls me liar not only
liar but dog -goned liar.
80 you area liar and fraud "
Gentlemen, come closer. My hon
or is at stake. My first impulse is to
annihiiate this man, but | never act
on impulse. | know that he is in err
ror. ] know that | can convince
him Of the fact Later on he will
beg my pardon for his rud eness.
Now, then, tell this crowd WHAT'S the
matter with the ring.
at hasn't helped my rheumatism
the least bit.
Have you worn it steadily?'
q have
And on your honor you have not
been benefted?'
Not spark.
Let me see it. Hal Gentlemen,
here is the keynote to the mystery,
Our frm manufactures three differ
ent sorts of these rings There are
the rheumatic ring, the consumption
ring and the catarrh ring By acct
dent consumption ring got mixed
up with the rheumatic rings and was
sold without my detecting it. No
wonder it has not helped his rheu-
matism! 1t wasn't made to- 1t has
cured his case of consumption, how
ever as you can all see by his looks,
and he ought to be grateful for that.
Look at him, fellow citizens-a man
positively cured of that dread dis
ease, consumption, kicking because
it does not also cure the rheumatism
at the same time and for the trifling
matter of 80 cents!'
The crowd began to murmur and
the stout-backed man to 60 down in
to his boots and the fakir capped the
climax by shouting:
"But human nature is ever thus!
l 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 a dollar, and then
come back and kick because our firm
hasn't yet begun to manufacture an
electric ring to knock out fever and
ague and straighten out pair of
bow legs and grow hair on a bald
head at the same timel'-[ Louisville
Times.