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days later without regaining con-
sciousness., Komleff had been bribed
to do this by convicts who hated
Gubar.
Corporal Punishment.
Ivan Grusdeff. sentenced to 80
lashes with the knout for giving an
offense, was brought into the ONCE
of the doctor at the Sakhalin prison.
"Your name?" Ivan Grusdeff."
The doctor throws a glance at the
documents. and gasps.
"Merciful Heaven! Eighty lashes!"
"The devil!" exclaims the in
spector.
Eighty" repeats the assistant.
like an echo.
Eighty" whisper the clerks. Every
one looks curiously at the man who
is about to receive 80 lashes with the
knout. The doctor examines the con-
vict. The minutes pass very slowly. The
physician shrugs his shoulders. Are
you well?" Yes, sir, quite well, your
honor!"
quite well, you say?" "Yes. SIR"
"Have you no pains around the
hearth"
mo, sir; none at ALL"
do you know where your heart Is,
you idiot? No pains In the side?
Never? Don't you understand me. you
fool? Don't you feel pains occasion
ally?"
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|TOLSTYcH

ing the refuse and dumping 1t into
the sea. And these convict stations
and settlements seemed to me Ike
monstrous dumping grounds.
It made me sad to think that down
in the prison settlements and all
around me all traces of the human
which may have remained In this
refuse were irretrievably doomed TO
perish.
The second impression concerned
Sakhalin itself.
MY first steps on the island ap-
parently took me back at least 30
years in the history Of Russia. The
grievous compulsory toll. the cringing
servility and dofiing Of caps and many
other signs brought to my mind the
days of serfdom.
The first impression OF Korsak-
offsk is distinctly pleasant. There
is nothing at the FIRST glance to re-
mind you OF tae galleys, It Is neat
little place. Two rows Of pretty little
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existence tolerable. Not even the
usual convict chests are to be seen
anywhere. Bare benches. filthy straw
mattresses are bundled together at
the head end of the benches. A
NANCY. lean cat plays among the
benches and purrs ingratiatingly. The
convicts are fond Of animals, for they
alone regard them as human.
In the center of>the room is table,
or rather a tall bench. It Is triangu-
lar in shape. wet and dirty, GOV.
cred with bread crumbs and filthy tea
cans.
We enter cell. where we find two
convicts chained to barrows.
Lets see your instrument"
The rusty barrow squeaks. the
chains rattle. and the men attached
to the barrow show US the implement
of torture.
The barrow. which weighs about
100 pounds. Is welded to the chain
around the convict's ankles.
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with the .knout without discomfort.
Otherwise woe was In store for him.
He was smart enough to do his busi.
ness without fear OF detection. The
authorities could not find proof
against him, and the convicts feared
him. But as they could at least bar
gain with him, they considered him a
convenient man in the executioner's
office.
After the expiration of his penal
servitude he became settler. He
started small store and knouted only
occasionally.
For year they had no execution
er In prison. Many Judgments ac-
cumulated, and they called me to
execute them. Well, knouted so
men for three rubles..''
Say, Tolstych. Is 1t true that you
knouted a convict to death for Is
rubles|
This is Sakhalin, your honor"
grinned the torturer.
An understood, hairy little man makes
his way cautiously under the windows
ofthe prison Office at atAlexandroffsk His
very walk is peculiar and reminds
one of the attitude of a mongrel cur
sneaking around the kitchen door
and keeping an eye on the windows
for fear of boiling water. 1t Is Kom-
left, the oldest executioner of SAX
halin, but now retired. He heard
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that Tumanoff, tramp. was to be
hanged at Alexandroffsk for shooting
at guard. And now he came from
his settlement to apply for the pros
pective job.
Nobody can hang as well as l."
He had hanged 13 men in Sakhalin.
and, being specialist. hoped to earn
the three rubles. In the meanwhile,
pending the execution. he hired him
mind her children. Such are the Gus
toms of Sakhalin.
Komleff came from Kostroma, in
central Russia, where he had studied
for the ministry, and was fond Of
Scriptural texts. particularly from the
Old Testament. He was sentenced
to 20 years hard labor for highway
robbery in broad daylight. and for
attempted murder. He fed in 1882
from Sakhalin, but was caught at
the narrowest point of the Tartar
straits. having almost crossed over
the continent For this attempt he
received sc lashes with the knout, and
his time was extended another 20
years. Executioners were very busy In
those days, and Terski. famous SAX
haln executioner, needed a helper.
The convicts drew lots, and Komleff
was chosen for the post.
But Komleff still dreamed of free
dom. In 1889 he again broke Jail, was
caught again, and received Is years
additional.
"Filty.five years. hard labor" proud
ly exclaims( Komleff. Besides, he was
sentenced to as lashes with the knout
Terski waited" on his puph.
"Well, dear scholar, lay thee down,
and will show thee how to knout,"
said Tersk. And he showed" him.
| Thirteen years later Komleff said to
me, II am still rotting." He barred his
back. His body looked as II 1t had
been scared and branded with hot
irons. It was terrible to see. Thick
white scars covered portion Of his
back, and elsewhere instead of skin
was seen thin reddish membrane.
The punishment must have been some
thing dreadful. Thus one execution
er jested with another. But soon Ter
ski was detected taking bribe from
convict and promising to spare him
in consideration.
Tersh was sentenced to 200 blows
with rods. and Komleff was called
upon to administer the punishment.
"You taught me to handle the
knout. / will show you what can be
done with rods" he grinned. Terski
is rotting yet. What he did to Kom-
len was child's play to Komleff's re-
taliation.
According to the law Of Moses"
jested the fiend. "eye for eye, tooth
for tooth. can knout. I was taught
how on my own carcass"
Convict Gubar. who had attempt
ed to escape. and who was sentenced
to be knouted for cannibalism. had
to be taken to the hospital after 45
Of Komieff's blows. He died three
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The Russian Prison Colony and Its
Terrible TRAGEDIES.
DESCRIBED BY A RUSSIAN WRITER
Terrible Cruelty of the Keepers and the Exc
cutioners Methods of Punishment That
Stagger Humanity-Dreaded" "knout"
and How 1t Is Applied,

houses for officials are located on
the side of rather steep hill. The
prison is a long way up the noun
tain. It is low one-story building,
and does not command the view nor
intrude itself upon the observer.
Houses of settlers line both sides Of
the hill. Nothing horrible. nothing
somber Is revealed at first sight. You
are inclined to rejoice over the ap-
parent respectabllity OF the place,
and driving up the road to korsa-
koffsk you smile and think: We'll.
this is very neat, very neat. indeed"
But wait! Salihalin is swamp,
the surface of which is covered by
pretty meadows. It looks charming
ly green, but a step and you sink
in the deep. cold, sticky and v!scous
mire.
The remark about tne neatness
hardly escapes your lips when you
hear around the corner the rafting of
chains. Hagnessed to a cart, grasp
ing the shaft in their hands, convicts
are dragging refuse 10 the sea.
What depressing sight 70 see ,aen
doing the work of horses.
The road leads past the prison, and
one can see the grmy window panes
behind heavy iron bars. Right above
us is the hospital ani directly oppo-
site the mortuary.
The Chain Prison.
The chain prison of Sakhalin is in
tended for the criminals of the worst
kind Officially it is called the prison
for the testing of convlcts." while the
prison for convicts showing signs of
reforming or the free prison." is
used for convicts who have passed
the test of the chain prison"
"Our chain prison is bad. very bad"
remarked the Inspector. I'VE are
building a rev one. but 1t will take
years to set it ready" -.
Attention" calls out guard. A
rattling of chains, and the convicts
rise from the benches. On Easter
Sunday two of the convicts fed from
the prison. in spite of the fact that
the convicts in body had given
their word of honor" not to attempt
an escape. AS 4 punishment, all Of
them were put in chains. 1t is moist
and close. Not an attempt at venti-
lation. No attempt at making the
place habitable. No effort to make
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mo, sir, never"
The physician looks wrathfully at
the imbecile. Look at me. Don't
you ever cough? Cough?" mo, sir;
l never cough!"
The doctor is beside himself with
anger. He throws look of hatred
at the convict. His glance seems to
say: Lie, you devil, lie. why don't
you?" But the convict cannot see
through it. mo, sir; never"
The doctor sits down and calmly en-.
ters: Heart failure" In his anger he
breaks the pen. The inspector looks
at the doctors certificate. Exempt
from corporal punishment. Take him
out" Everybody heaves sigh of
relief. THE damned idiot!' said the
doctor later to me in confidence. II
had hard time to save him. He was
as sound as bell. But what could
do? Eighty lashes mean sure death.
What the devil do they mean by SEN
fencing a man to such punishment"
The corporal punishment was ad-
ministered at five o'clock. We ac-
companied the physician to the ONCE.
The horse" stood In the gangway; ;
two bundles of rods carefully tied
together and about six feet long, lay
alongside the horse Seven men
doctors office. The executioner stood
in the doorway with knout In his
hand. The atmosphere was oppress-
i've. Forward" Ivan Wassjutin, a
very young fellow, almost a boy, was
the first to come forward.
Behind him were two mountaineers
from Caucasus; a Russian who had
escaped from a Siberian prison fol-
lowed the hillsmen They had all
been sentenced to corporal punish
ment. The verdict was read out loud,
all those present standing up. Then
followed the doctors examination and
the investigation of previous corporal
punishment, and the doctor signed the
report.
The document was handed to the
convict, who had to certify in advance
that he had received the punishment.
The Russians obeyed and signed the
papers; the letters which composed
Wassjutin's signature were almost
an inch apart, for his hand did not
tremble, but fairly danced over the
paper. The Caucasians could neither
read nor write, and they did not un.
derstand Russian.
Take your shirt on on with III"
The Caucasians failed to understand
A volunteer interpreted with many
gestures, attempting to show them
what was wanted. They stared sui
lenly. suspiciously, and without un
derstanding. Finally they slowly un
dressed. The doctor approached ono
OF them with tube and an asculata
tion hammer. but the = Caucasianl
| jumped back terrified. Finally the
doctor gave up in despair.
II was Bardunof's turn. "wer'
you ever punished beforcf" mo. sir!
Rub himl" A guard rubbed Bardun
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The interest of the world In the
Russian penal system is awakened by
the capture of the island of Sakhalin
by the Japanese. From time to time
during the past quarter of century
the civilized world has been shocked
beyond measure at the tales of cruelty
to which the Russian convicts in this
vast prison have been subjected, and
the depths of degradation to which
these once human beings have been
brought. But Russia has been careful
that but little of the true picture of the
island should reach the outside world,
and newspaper and magazine writers
from England, France and the United
States have made repeated attempts
to secure authentic descriptions of the
conditions in this great prison land,
and of the atrocious cruelties prac-
ticed there. but none have ever been
fully successful. Much has been
guessed at, and the world would
scarcely credit these pictures of the
imagination.
1t has remained for Russian to
give us a practically authentic pic
ture of Sakhalin. and though the pic.
ture is tempered by seeing things
from the Russian standpoint. it is still
a picture that is so horrible that it
staggers humanity. This story of the
horrors of Sakhalin has been pub
lished in book form. and it is only
translated extracts from the book
that we can give here:
The First Impression.
First impressions are likely to be
very vivid. I shall certainly never
forget the moment when our steam
launch came alongside the jetty at
Korsakoffsk. The landing was crowd
ed with men. A few more steps and
l was lost in that sea which | so
yearned to fathom.
During the months | passed among
the convicts at Sakhalin | could not
free myself from two impressions
which held me in thrall, tortured me
and oppressed my soul like heavy
burden. They still are holding my
soul under their ban and still are
depressing it, The first of these i'm
pressions concerns my trip to SAX
halin. Our steamer, which trans
ported the convicts from Odessa, re-
minded me of huge barge. like those
used In our sea-coast towns for tow
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Not For che Driving Room.

A woman Of recently acquired wealth
went into an art gallery and asked for
painting Of certain size. ~ have
just what you want" said the dealer.
He showed her beautiful animal
painting, but she looked at It for few
minutes and then shook her head: ut
won't do" she said: II want this pic
ture for my drawing room" But it's
q beautiful thing" ventured the dealer.
"Not for a drawing ROOM announced
the woman. conclusively; you couldn't
have COW in q drawing room"
The Washington times., 1905-11-22
Tvnhoid Proof Milk Free.

Send for free bottle OF "Clean Mix. "
PurEfed IN a steam turbine, perfectly
Pasteurized and chilled. This IS the
finest, purest and only safe milk in the
CITY at regular prices. Ice cream made
OF uurified cream. Standard Dairy and
Ice Company. 1893 18th ST. NV. Phone
North 1g3
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LOCAL MENTION.
oystersl oystersl oystersi
At the Hotel Johnson.

You all need A dish OF choice oysters.
/ am not going TO 90 a lot OF advertis-
ing. but my experience comes right from
the oyster beds IN York river, Cherry
stone and Lynnhaven bay Lots or pee
s1le believe Isynnhavens are extinct Not
30. there are as many as fifty planters
on Ivnnnaven. and some have the
natural growth Lynnhaven IS the last
inlet on the bay, where the blend Of sea
salt and bay water makes the most de-
lieious favor in sea food. All of my
sheiInsh water game, etc, comes from
that vicinity and direct from the catches
IN fact. we are agents for quite num-
Der OF them For q high-class dish OF
any OF the above you should give US a
call Service q Ia carte, noon lunch.
table d'hote dinner. Sea food with every
meal Half shell and hot steamed
oysters a speciality
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Turkeys I5e Lb. Turkeys I5c Lb.
F. ROBERTSON & CO. 9th & La Ave. \. W
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Best. But Not High-PriceE.

Red Clover Creamery Is the butter that
betters the bread. Art pictures free
Grocers-
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Expert wateh Repairing.

Best watch crystal, % cents.
Best main spring. 70 cents.
Izadore Kahn, us eth st. NV.
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Invisible patches put on with Tis-It
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Bars selling this superior light beer are
provided with special glasses for servins
Il. order It. Abner-Brury Brewing Co
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BIRDS. DOGS, ETC.

JUST RECEIVED pedigree collie pups
slso fox terrier. poodle; Csuaries parrots
goidashes etc. SCHMIDS BIRD STORE. az
izth ~. nv. nozz-tt
FOR sAIsE-F1ne rabbit hound. SIS. Apply
s4- PteTce ST.. Anacoztlas u. {. nc2l-st
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Serve FusselPs Ice Cream or Ices.
u you want a perfect dessert. 14Z7N.Y Y. av.
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Bright. brilliant. best--......s1.00 90 and 81 %
Gas Drop Light Stands. complete. 81 50
1903 G. Q. A. Muddiman g. Co. 6l6 18th st.
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SPOT CASH PAID FOR FURNITURE. car
pets. stoves. bric-a- brac. and ali kinds OF
SHOP. 9Th and u SITS. NV Phone North lS,s.
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Lindsay Air Lights,

You need a package Of Tis-Is.
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Suspenders Free.

with our Black Thibet Suit at s15O0:
other materials same price. Buckley. the
Tailor 141I @ CT. NV.
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Order Potatoes Now, 7ec Blu. Best
Gran Sugar, &C lb. Johnston's, 7S1 7th
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WANTED OLD GOLD AND SILVER,
diamonds. corais, canoes 5ewelry sIlverxare:
dentists gold and platinum bought for cash
c. F. KARR, Jeweler. SIS 18th St. below c.
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Turkeys Isc Lb. Turkeys 1sc Lb.
p. ROGERsoN & CO. 9Th & La Ave. \. W
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WANTED-Highest cash prices paid for worn
garments. ladies' or gentlemen S. Also shoes
and hats. Address postal and I VIII call any
hour p. TARSHES. 1905 7th St NV. Phone
North 499.
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candyl candyl candyl

Buckingham's is the best 5-Ib box OF
our best 25c candy s0c II ordered now. to
be delivered Dec. p. 81 Pa. ave Sc,
s23 Q Sc. NV.
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Kramer's 100000 Rose on Ezhibitic

this week at our Free Chrysanthemum
Show, ei6 T. Souvenirs 10 every Gus
toner.
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wANrED-RooMs.

NANTED-$ice comfortable room for two
sisters central; must be reasonable Al
dress 7. H. Times Office nozI-2t
WANTED-By couple. with baby one or
two unfurnished rooms. with heat. gas. for
light housekeeping; not to exceed So 1913
9th st. NV. no20-st
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When You Want a Cur
ss snythinE-Joyes Engraving Co. Star Bldg
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ROOFS PAINTED, 4Oc 100 square feet; leaks
soidered free painting, graining and decorzt-
ing; prices reasonable Address PRACTICE Al
PAINTER. BOX 5s7, Times once. no20-st
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FOR RENT-FUREISHED AND IN
FURNISHED ROOMS.
wANrED-RooMs AND BOARD.

WANTED-By two young men. large front
room with board IN private family. prefer
ably where there are other boarders Ad-
dress stating price. BOX SIS. Times once
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WANT TENANT OR BUYER FOR YOUR HOUSES? TRY TIMES WANT ADS
FoR RENr-UNFURN1sHED ROOMS

lsoz !TH ST. Nw.-Jjnfurnisbeo fvvo ,oo,,-.
ana ana oash' second floor for light housekeer,-
ing, 5o,2rs, no children references exchanged.
THREE bright. newly pape-@d ---o--- /
heat gas and BATH 17z7 New Jsrsey ave
IN APARTafENT-Two iarEe- SUNNI ----..--
next bath; heat, gas; very reasonable s-55
100 FLORIDA AVE. NE.-F1ve rooms 80
ord noor: gas. bath: sl250 noa7-st
TWO unfurnished rooms third floor -,,1.-
able for light housekeeping, with heat pas
bath same floor; reaSona bic to right na2s-,
I7s North Carolina ave. se. IL
THREE nice rooms. sink in kitchen; good
location; SO; partly furnished, sl2 2Is an
81. ne.
CoRNER FLAT. parIor floor. ive rooms:
heat, gas, s28; infant child welcome. sol B
81. ne no2z- p
SECOND FLOOR. four rooms; heat bath
gas. for cooking. 5ls 2Ist ST. NV. no2z-5t
THREE ROOMS; heat. gas; light house
keeping; southern exposure. l0oo sth St ne.
FoR RENT-one large room: heat. gas,
BATH; Sl.50 week. Apply on third floor.
front. SIS eth st NV Il
FOR RENT-Two nicely papered rooms; one
large front and back z0s sth st. s~.
--oS--ss
FOR RBNT-TsEo rooms Tor light house
keePing; heat. gas and bath 514 sth St ne.
FOR RENr---Four rooms. bath. gas and
steam heat 200 Kentucky ave no21-st
| FOR RENT-Two unfurnished rooms q II
ct. ne. no21-3t
FOR RENT-Entire third floor; hot and cold
water; gas and bath; heat. 1915 l1th st.
hot water on same floor. IS. 627 Virginia ave.
sw. no21-2t
TWO LARGE ROOMS, second floor; heat for
one room: price. 80 sos F st no2o-st
| TWO ROOMS. second floor: heat. gas, and
bath. 1908 Sth 81. NV nO20-3t
| TWO nice. large rooms for Light houseSeep-
/ ing; heat. gas, and bath. Slz: on car line.
.zl - s. ns. noz1-st
ENTIRE mrs; noer for light housekeeping
| SIS sza French st. noeo-st
| UNFURNISHED TWO large rooms; one
front; heat. gas. sl2- 1879 Pennsylvania ave
NV. noIs-7t
| UNFURNIsHED-Ldg housekeeping; three
| rooms on second and three rooms on third
floor; heat, gas; best location. 21s I st. NV.
nois-6t
TWO LiNFURNIsHED ROOMS. ihird moor:
bath; hot water sas FOR light; also two
| tailoring and II St my. nols-st
FOR REST-Two rooms and private bath:
/ heat, light and hot water; SIS, at THE
ASTORIA. - and G sts. NV. noIs-tf
BRIGHT. eesirable room. furnished or IN
| furnished lIol 9Th at NV. nois-St
I----- =
FOR RENT-FUREISHED AND UN-
FURNISHED ROOMS.
ROOMS. furnished or unfurnished, with neat
and hgnt CT without e2s 2Sd ST. nv Il
szt II ST. NW.-Roonns furnished or unf1r-
/ nished, also large parlor suitable for singing
class with use OF piano no2f-2t
FOR RENT-One large front room leIe =
st ne nozf-2t
Two NICE ROOMS. plenty heat and light.
% sth ST. ne. nos0-st
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Don't take anything else. 'Taint it.
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WANTED-PREn tickets for diamonds. rlIbies
erneralds. pearls, sapphires; cash paid for old
gold, silver, dentist gold ana platinum
LOUIS ABhAHAMS. 43s 9Th St. nv. Main
1878 oc26-6nos
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BIG MONEY PAID for desirable furniture,
carpets; viii pay fun value for stoves IN
good condition; ONCE furniture. and house
hold goods Of all kinds; contents especially
D. NOTES. 629 Louisiana ave Phone NJ. 3a0s
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WANTED--Building suitable for carpenter
shop, IN Northwest, with room for vehicle
on first floor. Address BOX 554, Times Of
fee no13-ct
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Insist on Tis-It.
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Exclusively for aROyal Pilsen."

ASK for Tis-It.
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FOR sALE-MIscELLAnEous.
PIANOS FREE FoP XMAS

BY al means, have plano in the hos.,a
for Christmas. Wen loan you the pse ~ =
good square plano free Tor six months n
you'll pay the cost OF dr8yege
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BIZ Bradbury suiidins. isss Pennsyivania sv1
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PERSONAL.

NINE. THEO. Medium Card Reader. ana
Palmiyt: German spoken. 80 H St nv.
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HELP wANTED-MALE.

WA$TED-Man, experienced wholesale liquor
business; also to sell family trade. 1926 9TH
St NV. II
WANTED-White counter man, 81; white
DeAboy, colored cook. $50: man and wife
tDutler and maid, references). AMERICAN
HoMEsEEKERS, 4ls 10th st. nv. 1t
wANTED-A strong eoIored boy at 425 18th
ST. NV. ii
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FIREwooD-Lay IN your stock OF ssinter
nrewood now: only soc load. at the F'IIs-
TRATIOf. PLANT no22-7t
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WASTED-Handsome oak dresser and ma
hogany looking glass. Address BOX 4s4.
Times office. no1f a.
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AT AUCTIoN-FIve magnificent Bgansvssck-
Bake pool tables. arc lamps cues. racks
balls. counter and cash register. Friday
November ~ 16 O. clock. Second floor zeos
Pennsylvanta ave. nols-5t-ex u
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FOR sALE-TYPEwRITERs
FoR RENr-rYPEwRITERS.

REMINGTON. suitable for private secretary
s. month. Address BOX 275, City Postof
Ace. no2t-3t
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

] WANE-ED-A girl TO do light housewoFk
/ Apply NJ. OPPENHEIMER. 926 Sth ST nv
II
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IeVs tIA ST. NW.-Jnfurnished two rooms
s atid oath' second floor. for iIght housekeen
ing, no ehiidreni references exchanged