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All Spell B-U.N.C-O.

These are only a few Of the most
glazing statements contained IN the
confidential" circulars and letters,
displayed IN advertisements, and made
by solicitors. 70 draw money from the
pockets Of the wage earners. There
are scores Of other and more subtle
and clever bats IN every mode Of ex-
preston, but they all spell one word,
and that IS B-U-N-C-O.
How do I know Z? How Go I dare
make so broad a statement Because
we have had times OF unprecedented
prosperity for so long that millions OF
dollars belonging to capitalists are ~
ing Idle or drawing only small inter
est AS a result, the sound securities
AID the solid investments are snapped
up by men who understand values.
these men command large Gums,
and IN order to secure all the money
required for a solid and honest enter
prise. IL Is only necessary for men
having real investment "Opportuni-
ties 20 go to them and convince them
Of the merit OF their propositions. They
viii mot permit 10 slip past them any
chance to make 50 Is per cent. or even
10 per cent. provided the risk invoi ed
Is not too great Which is only an
other way OF saying that when a con-
Germ must go forth with blare OF trun-
pets TO secure money from the wage
Workers, the proposition It has 70 offer
is not only not worth consideration.
but Il should be left severely alone. II
IL were sound TO the core. idle capital
would ba put into II before the con
fidentiar' lettors 70 prospective wage
Garner investors could be printed.
And this feature Of the matter
stands out IN it's true light when some
thing OF the cost OF ssIIIng stocks by
an appeal to the common people" Is
understood. Not long ago q Chicago
concern which had gone 70 the PEG
pie for its support went into the
hands OF q receiver.
Wage esruers and people working
for small salaries had put $4,000 into
the enterprise. when the receiver be-
gan his examination OF the affairs OK
the company IN order 70 determine
how much those at the head OF IL had
diverted into their own pockets, he
was amazed 70 discover that the en-
tire 500, 600 had been spent IN getting
the great publicity campaign started
They had committed the error 2
making some particularly fragrant
misrepresentation and this put a
period TO TIER plans by sending them
to the penitentiary before they Wers
quite ready 70 Go the actual lootiuE.
There is just one thing fer the sen
sible workman sufTeri-z from an at
tack Of the investment fever 70 90,
and that IS 70 90 20 q solid man OF
financial experience. trustworthy
man, and AK him to ascertain for him
who are the men behind this wonder
ful opportunity offered 20 him md
out what their records have been in
tie past, and what they are putting
his money into, as well as what there
IS and who there Is behind their
guarantees and "guarantors" When
you have done this you VIII find. In
al probability. that your fever 20 get
rich quick has cooled 70 the freezing
point.
Copyright 1907, BY Joseph p. Bowisss
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thrown forward. he lifted his eyes and
saw two faces, one behind the other.
peering from the cover of the bamboos
growing on tho left side of the path.
Tho pony, snorting with fright, leap
ed forward, squealed IN agony, gave
a cOnvulsive spring into the air, and
rolled sideways with q loud crash
against the bamboos half a dozen re-
volver shots in It's vltals.
Shadowy figures rushed on Waller
as he shook his feet clear Of the stir
rups and reeled 10 the ground. He fell
on his knees. and a Chinaman aimed a
vicious blow at his head with a short,
stabbing sword Waller fired up over
his left shoulder, and the man drop
ped dead In his tracks.
a deafening din OK Wild yells. cries,
and hiring broke out, and the patch Of
opening where the pony had fallen be-
came tho scene OF whirling struggle.
It was the very anxiety of each of his
assailants 70 be the first to seize him
that enabled Waller to elude them ana
gain the shelter Of the forest
At the first lean he almost Drained
himself, his head coming into violent
contact with the enormously thick
stem of bamboo. The bamDOos grew
so close together that a way between
them was only made possible by walk
ing sideways through the narrow
lanes
Bullets crashed after him, rebound
ing from the hard and polished surface
Of the shining stems like peas from
plate glass. The Chinese were spread
ing out TO encircle> him. and Waller
could actually see the cleaning bar
rels OF their revolvers pointed at him.
Once one giant OF a man doomed up
IN front of him. and Waller could hear
the quick intake OF his breath as he
threw up HIS hand clutching the knife.
He never breathed again. for Waller
shot him through the heart
Still, on followed the Chinese. their
numbers seeming to increase, the cir
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How Waller Was Bamboozed in Hong Kong By RndE

lty. and set UP a republican form OF
government.
And in this complicated situation
Simpkin foresaw a splendid cppor-
tunity OF increasing his wealth BY
shipping cheap firearms to the insur-
gents. He did not tell Waller so
much. but offered him the post OF
agent TO the PeG5 oircan chiefs at
salary OF ore Thousand Mexican dol.
lars month.
The pay was good and the prospects
OF excitement excellent, and Waller
closed with tho OFFER at once. Two
hours after leaving the office of Peter
Slmpkln he was on board p cargo
tramp. bound for the port OF Kelung,
and thirteen hours later he set foot on
Formosan soil
He lost no time IN engaging n native
guide. and purchased a couple Of
ponies and a few provisions for the
journey to Tawkan. tho town sixty
miles from Kelung where the insur-
gents were massing.
The journey TO Takwan took him
through n succession Of deep gOrges
running up from the sea, covered with
a gorgeous variety OF tree and plant
life. Occasionally he encountered par
ties OF Chinese travelling in Kelung,
and his appearance never failed TO ex-
cite buzz OF excited comment. And II
Waller had known that among these
travellers were japanese spies dis
suised as Cinnamon, he would, per
haps. have paid them a closer atten-
ton than he did
The conference with the Peppohoan
chiefs at Takwan resulted in Waller
securing an order for the immediate
delivery OF 10000 rifles and as many
cases Of cartridges, the money 10 be
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paid to Peter Simpkin at Honglsong be
fore the cargo left port.
There were no safe means o: COM
nunicating with Simplin direct from
Takwan, 50 Waller resolved to return
20 Kelung at once, and dispatch his
message from there by the captain of
tho vessel which had brought him to
tho island.
He and his servant set or sn hour
before sunset Nightfau sound them
traversing one of the biggest OF the
gorges. their ponies canteriag along in
single file IN q narrow avenue winding
through q bamboo forest Pulling up
his pony 10 Hight n cigar. Waller an
stincdvely became aware that Re was
being watched. He glanced sharply
back over his shoulder. and In his sur
prise dropped tho lighted match from
his fingers. His servant was nowhere
In sight. There was no one behind MIN
in tho grassy. starlit aisle OF the
forest
Pc Cham shouted Waller. "Pe
Chan. whore arc you?
There was no answer. but as Wal
Ter looked DOR the aisle he saw the
head and shoulders Of a man appear
from behind = bamboo. not fifteen
yards away. The form vanished az
once. but not before Waller had re-
moved his revolver from the leather
case strapped round his waist.
Seeing no more Of the apparltion, and
thinking that Il might have been moth
ing more than q creation of his fancy.
he rode onward, wondering what had
happened TO Pc Chan. Suddenly his
pony reared and jumped TO one side,
daSling his right leg against the hard,
rough stem Of bamboo. Clutching at
the reins to save himself from being
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08
Sacred Duty to Save.

II there is one sacred duty resting
more heavily than another upon the
shoulders of the workngman, It Is
that OF conserving instead OF scatter
ing the small surplus which belongs
10 his family II is a most serious
responsibility and any man wao is SEN
siole of its weight win proceed eau
tiuusly, will sift the situation down TO
q hard and cold bushes basis. before
he surrcnders those savings 20 any
one, particularly to an unknown pro-
moter of an investment sure TO
bring large returns within a brief pc
Rod"
There are several ways by which
one can tell whether or not an in
vestment offered him IS sufficiently
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08
OUR DAILY CHEER

What any day may bring 10 ua
We do not know
The famine, or the overpluA,
Or veal. or woe;
The triumph or the happiness
That gives life zest;
The failure which with all fits stress
Makes US seek rest.
When morn breaks DER Us IN our couch
We cannot say
IF It VIII be "Hurrah" or ouch"
That marks the day;
II We'll exult IN triumph or
Regret we've sinned
Or Joy 20 count the profit more
Than we've been skinned.
But be our portion what Il may,
Or large or small.
OF nectar we shall taste that day,
Or only gall,
Though good may come or even bad.
We press the bluff
We never know when we have had
Enough.
Puck
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Gle they had formed to grow smaller
and more complete. How was that
circle 70 be broken? That was the
question that Waller asked himself.
He set his teeth tight. lifted his revolt
yer. ana pulled the trigger. IL snapped
Gown, but there was no answering re-
port Every barrel was discharged,
and he had no fresh cartridges with
him. They were in a bag OF the sad
die OF the dead pony.
Nearer and nearer the fitting figures
approached, taking no precautionary
cover now that they knew the man
was practically defenseless. Waller
watched the advance with a curious
fascination. He began 10 count them
rapidly lesseniug number % bamboOs
intervening between him and the near
est foe acknowledgements
eight-seven-six- five-four-three. A
h9 nd shot out and caught Waller by
the throat.
The touch aroused him to a passion
Of action. He gTipped the wrist with
his left hand, gave IL a sharp visit,
and brought down the butt or the re-
volver on the tense muscles below the
elbow 1oint
The Chinaman reeled back with q
shrek of agony and Waller a red mist
swimming before his eyes. hit out at
the next man.
But a club swung from behind fell
with fearful force on his shoulder,
ar.6 the straight lines Of towering
bamboos, the savage faces, the blaz-
ing stars, disappeared In black dark
mes.
II was early morning when Waller
opened his eyes, conscious OF terrible
pain in his shoulder, and found
Japanese soldier watching over him.
Whats this" said " alleT. rising 10
his feet ana staggering drunkenly-
''Why, there's the sea-but what are
all those ships2
The calm surface OF the sea was
dotted with cruisers, gu9bOats, and
transports And from the transports
steam launches. loaded with troops,
came toward the shore.
The Japanese have come 10 take
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08
Funeral of a Doge of Venice

Lepanto IN 15T1-was placed IN he
church Of s. Giovanni and PaoIo.
where his statue done by Antonio Dali
lotto stands in e conspicuous 5Iace-
had been saying ell the time I was ia
Venice that It was great pity one
could not see the gondoIas decked IN
gay colors and manned by gaily cos
TUNED gondoliers as IN the days OF
the doges; and here, as though by he
touch Of a necromancer's wand. we
were taken back nearly 900 years.
had not heard OF the funeral. and
was drifting about idly in my gondola
when the scene Of spIendor burst upon
my gaze. You may be surprised az
the idea Of a funeral being a scene Of
splendor, but the barge in which The
remains Of the great Neniero lay was
gay IN red velvet and cloth Of gold
and was towed by "a gorgeous eondola
with gOndOliers IN the costumes of his
day. In the one black covered cua-
dola sat q cardinal IN robes of scarlet.
and before him IN an open gondola
draped IN black came the one survIv-
Ing Veniero. the one living descendant
Of the lighting doge, an old man The
very image OF MS ancestor, dressed .n
black DToadcloth witt a deep MOURN
ing band upon his tah hat. There was
nothing more interesting in The whole
pageant than this gray-bearded de-
scendant of the great doga. the last
OF his line. too. for my g0ndolier told
me. with q ZONE Of reproacn ia hIs
voice. that SiEnDr VenierO, though rich,
was a bachelor.
As the funeral cortege foated by
we followed it 10 the dugC's palace.
where it landed and was met by a
Gordon OF soldiers and sailors and
military band playing "a funeral march.
the very march, ( should say, judging
from the style of the music. that was
played at this dOge'S first funeral.
centuries ago.-Ihe Lounger. IN Pa
mans
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08
Eject on Wage Garner.

HEN q wOrhngman engages
IA In struggle 10 advance The
" cause Of organized labor, lac
feels that he is doing some
thing substantial for himself for his
family. and for his fellows. And So
he IS: but 81 he turns over 70 the fake
investment sharpers all the concrete
results Of the advantage thug gained.
how far ahead Is he? How much more
Of comfort can he give himself or his
family as a net result OF the trans
action?
II is time for the wage earners OF
America TO awaken to the fact that
they are being systematically swim
died by the small investment brokers,
and swindled out OF millions OF hard
earned dollars every year. Unless they
arouse themselves and protect their
savings they might about as well 80
back 10 the old labor conditions. since
there is not much practical choice
between giving the fruits of honest
toll TO an over-reaching aud unjust
employer and handing them over
gratis 10 a systematize6 project Tor
swindling
In my opinion there is no class OF
people so tit TO drink the dregs Of hu-
man contempt as are those who glut
themselves upon the small savings
which the wage workers have slowly
and patiently put away In the family
stocking. And if I could know that
this word of warning would be the
means Of lettering wOrdngmcn who
read II from investing their savings
without first making a thorough inves-
tigation Of the proposition offered,
should feel that l had rendered q
service TO the wage earners that I
could look back upon always with
satisfaction.
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Formosa." said a little. wizen-faced
soldier. THE ships came during the
night"
but how did 1 get here7" asked the
bewildered Waller. Last night i was
attacked and-and left for dead,
should think
You were IN great danger last
night" continued the japanese, "and
Il some Of our troops had not been
in the bamboo forest you would have
been killed by the Chinese"
He stopped and looked closely at
Waller TO- q moment. Then he spoke
again.
"A ship leaves for Hongkong az mid
Cay. l have orders to see that you go
by that ship. And 10 tell you that
the PeppohOan chiefs VIII not require
the 10000 rifles. Steps are being taken
to secure their peaceful submission
Waller stared at the nlask-lilSe face
as one would do in a trance.
BAN boozledE' he murmure6. BAN
booziedI"
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~ AID I timed my visit to Venics I
IL could not have done better.
for I assisted at a ceremony
that originally took place
nearly 100 years ago and will never
take place again. I was present at
the funeral OF a doge! Now Venice
has not been ruled by dose for more
than 100 years, but this particular
doge, Sebastiano Veniero. died over
900 years ago and was decently buried
at Murano. and one might have sup
posed that that was the end OF him.
This was not, however, the place in
dicated in his will: no attention was
paid to his wishes until his remains,
with the heart intact. were brought
TO Venice IA June last. Then all that
was left of this distinguished doge
and brave soidier-for he commanded
the Venetian hotilla at the battle OF
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z , HEN Dick Waller, penniless
NM adventurer. round himself
Y v stranded IN HonRkong. he
was IN that frame of mind
which viii lead a man IN undertake
any desperate enterprise for the fnan-
cial establishment Of himself. He
was not unknown In the port. but he
anew that it would be useless TO ap-
ply for employment OF any kind from
merchants q solid reputation. A
white man without good credentials is
IN about as hopeless a case out there
as he IS in London city.
So Walter interviewed Mr.. Peter
Simpkin. the well-Rnown Jew fnan-
ciur. whose name WAS Schmidt before
he became q British subject. High
up on the Peak, in a lordly mansion
overlooking the harbor, lived Simpkin.
but nc transacted his dubious bust
ness IN CiTty little office Ia tie ma
tive quarter
There Waller found him one morn
ing and SlmplSin knew at once that
luck had sent him the very man no
required TO act as the agent in i'd
vance Of = gun-running expedition TO
FOjmOsa. BY supplying warlike ma
t.vcs In lands far north as Sakhalin,
AID far south as Sumatra. he had
built up an immense fortune. In those
ventures, however, the risks were
comparatively few.
1t was a different matter In the case
OF the Formosan enterprise he had n
mind The war between Japan and
China was at an end. and the island
had been coded 20 the Japanese. Now
the Chinese living I'm FormOsa were
favorable 10 the ceSsion, but the
aboriginal tribes inhabitinZ the east
ern high lands viewed it with hostil-
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have been able to pay our stockholders
a dividend OF Y per cent. and the
splendid ore bodies now IN sight war
rant Us in assuring our stockholders
that this dividend viii be substantially
increased in the next three months,
owing to the increased facilities Of
production made possible by great
additions to our working equipment
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Signs of Anger.

Here are some OF the danger sig
nails OF this sort which are very de-
ceptive At FIRST glance:
This company is going TO be kept in
the hands OF the common people and
out Of the hands Of the capitalists"
'"Ths shares OF this company havs
increased 50 per cent since our fiscal
agents put the first block Of develop
nent stocks on the market, sixty days
ago; they will pc advanced twenty
points on the first day OF next month
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p John Mitchell i
PRESIDENT UNITED F1INE M1|
WORKERS. OF AMERICA MmhI

solid 20 warrant his putting his saw
ings into It. In tbs first place. use all
the sober common sense you have.
and this with q realization OF the fact
that as you cannot bargain advantage
ously as an individual with the en-
ployer who hires hundreds OF men and
is experienced IN the art OF getting the
most for his money. neither can your
unframed common sense be q safe
guide when Il comes to dealing with
men whose business Is TO dissemble.
Go TO a man whom you know TO DO
an honest man conversant with U-Dney
and corporation matters and who can
detect an investment fraud at a
glance. Common sense-the shrewd.
natural ability TO form accurate judg-
ments-is always at a disadvantage
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America.

You would not think OF trying you
own case IN court If you found your
self involved IN litigation. Yet the ma
jOrity OF small law suits are simple in
comparison with the devices which the
investment sharpers have evolved.
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Appeal 70 People Cost s1OO.OOo.

We need only a limited amount OF
Immediate development work. and IN
order 70 secure the requisite sum
without delay, we are making Che con-
fidentisl cffer OF a bonus OF one share
OF preferred stock for every ten shares
OF the common. which you can secure
at 80 cents on the par value II you re-
spohdsat once. Just as soon as our
needs for development expenditures
are net by subscriptions on this Iib-
eral basis, Il WIN be impossible for
you 10 secure the common. as II will
be withheld from the market, except
on offerings of o cents or better"
You ore taking no risk, for our
guarantee Is behind every share Of
our stock. The Silver and Gold In
vestment and Surety Company is back
OF our securities. and the SeaTchlight
Investigation and Expert Engineering
Association has made a detailed ex-
animation and analysis OF our proper
ties. and stands sponsor TO the world
for them. In the. first three months
OF operation OF our properties we
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Is fighting the battle of organized
labor, is the investment swindler.
He has all the craft Of wolf,
his purpose seeming to be to at
tack the workingman from the
rear while his attention is absorbed
by the forces facing him.
And these promoters of the
small investment Swindling game
have grown so in numbers, in
boldneSs, and in cunning that their
attacks must receive attention be-
fore their Expectations amount
to quite as much as the losses
which might come from unfair
wage scales or unjust restrictions
upon labor.
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unless one has the best information
upon which to act. and about the most
It can do for a man under such cir
CumstanCes Is 10 cause him 10 get the
real facts before forming a judgment
and a decision.
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ONSPICUOUS among
the enemies constantly
pre- ying upon the
wage Garner while he
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HEN q workingman engages
IA IN struggle 10 advance The
Wv cause Of organized labor, lac
feels that he IS doing some
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-01-03
EkEr rocn ntoop prns

10 one esn BE- happy, light hearted
,qd healthy with body full II blood
B 4 rannn, d. IL daty TO every par
bceanse ~ is I,npnrity; therefore, Ia,
irt nild most Important work IN hand
" purify the blood N, thai every ~.
saH abi gsi tise fnil bepesilOf health,
+iruiaiiou There IL % remedy ~
kiow oi - good as tAat old family
remedy, BrnndTeih's pllls. Eaeh pill
'oHtaiDs one gram 81 The solid extract
u sarsaparila bieudsd with two grains
~ 3 combination ~ pure siid mild veg.
table products. making il q blood pn
rliief uHexeelied ~ character. One or
sMo taken every night Tor while will
produce surprising rcsults
ErahdFelb's Pills hage been Ia nse
for over aeentary aud are sold ia every
drug and medicine store. either plain
or sagareohtsd.
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them. The wood, % h, Isoutk w,r,

them. The woods 70 the south wsrr
fnll OF socious Indians The English
scttlemefs would. |, was true. gran,
them II. dom 10 use their own religion,
but wha. cculd his wife and h. do
without friend. strangers among folk
who spoke another tonguef Had Amos
Green remained true 10 them. then In.
deed all would have bern well. But be
had deserted them.
But whai was thati Above the gen.
IL tapping of the river he Lad suddenly
heard sharp. clear "IIlstF Perhaps
II was some passing boatman or In.
dian. Then II came agaln-thai eager
urgent summons. He sat up and stared
about him. II certainly must have
come from the open portfolio. Some.
thing fell upon his chest with a little
tap and, rolling on. ratified along the
boards. He sprane up, caught Ian.
tern from hook aud flashed II upon
the ao0r. There was the missile which
had struck him-a little golden brooch.
As he lifted II up aud looked closer al
II thrill passed through him. II had
been dis ~hsil. aud he had given II 60
Amos Green upon the second day that
be had met him.
This was n signal, then, aud Amos
Green had not deserted them. after NIL.
He dressed himself. all In tremble