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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-01-21

Twenty-fonr hours later the minister
of foreign affairs In Paris received the
card OF Nine. Chapel iier. He direct:
led that she be AT once ad mitted.
ell r. be said. Il
q left the dip omat AT his home Tar
from London with the treaty locked IN
his safe There ID the key. n
And how much time do you think
! we viii gain ?''
She handed him an item cut from "A
newspaper stating that Sill Bradford
Chichester had sent to London Tor men
10 open bis sa TINT they faiiea
and others more akillfnl had gone up.
He had offered the latter 1000 if thes,
would DO the Job III three hours. &
hat win do, & aaia the minister.
ssOur treaty I'D on the sssssy. Z,
He drew her check 2og 900
frames.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04

ROOMS TO LET-Fur. and Unfur.
COZY home for respectable ladies. 1130 Mar
ket st. near Sth, under auspices OF the SAL
VATION ARMY; elegantly furnished: every
modern convenience; steam heat. electric light
and elevator service; spotlessly clean; centrally
located; thoroughly homelike; telephone Market
l349; prices very moderate, ranging from 25c
per night up; special rates by the week or
CLAY ST., 1880. corner Hyde-Handsome sunny
room; new furniture, bath, telephone, every
convenience
CLAY st. near Larkin-Sunny room electric
light, bath; fine view; only. Tel. Frank
lin 313S.
DEWEY HOUSE, 4th and Howard-AlI modern
conyeniences; 200 rooms, soc to 81 day 81 to
s5 week; free baths; Howard or 4th st. cars
ELLIS st. 1ITT-Newly furnished. sunny room
81 week; bath. phone.
FILLMORE St, 1T3s-NewIy furnished rooms
bath. running water, 81 week up; also house
keeping.
FURNISHED sunny room for rent suitable for
housekeeping very nice for ladies' 347
Pierce ST Haight
GEARY ST.. 725-Newly furnished modern sunny
rooms, single suite
COUGH ST., 13f5-Clean. coy sleeping room for
plain workingman; s1.75 week. $6 month.
COUGH St. l3f5-Clean. cozy sleeping room for
plain workingman; Sf.15 week. 50 MONTH
GOLDEN GATE av.. 152I-Nice. sunny rooms
single or or 81 reasonable.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
PRACTICAL JOKE ACTS
AS A BOOMERANG
Comedy at Expense of Insurance
Agent Reacts

Don't ever try to pull any comedy on
life insurance agent, says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. 1t doesn't pay to
wax jocular with life insurance men,
because they're the wisest people there
are and you can't get anything past
them. Many insurance men are so sa-
gacious that they can understand the
average life insurance policy.
Take this case: A Painesvif1e man.
who may be called Johnson, because his
name is something else, received "a cir
cular letter from a Cleveland insurance
agency with a postal card inclosed for
him to sign and send in if he wanted
further information. Being one of the
leading jokers of the town, Johnson
did not sign his own name to the card; !;
he signed his friend Thompson's name
and then dropped the card into the let
terbox.
Then, when the willy insurance men
sent a representative out to Paines-
vile, he went right to see Thompson
the man whose name was signed to the
card, didn't he? Answer: He didn't
He went straight to see Johnson, just
as if Johnson had affixed his own sig
nature to the card when he mailed it.
I'VE got your card" the agent says
to Johnson, and ! came out to talk
things over with you
"W h-a-a-t" gasped Johnson, why
why. that isn't my signature"
NO admltted the agent, but you
see, it's your handwriting
We'll. how in the hotel did you find
ii out?" burst out Johnson in an un-
guarded moment.
"Oh, never mind about that" soothed
the insurance man, smilingly. I'VE
have to know all such things. Let's
talk about insurance. Why let the
mere detail OF your signing the wrong
name occupy us?'
ii tell you what I'll do" declared
Johnson. Put me wise to how you
found that out and I'll be doggoned If
| don't take out policy for So. 900 with
You. If you people could figure out
that, you must be a pretty keen bunch"
The agent pointed to a serial num-
Der on the postcard. hidden away where
nobody would ever notice il. Whenever
a postal card was sent out with a cir
cular. a record of the serial number
was kept in the Office Practically all
insurance companies work that system
nowadays.
The gainesville man was astonished
almost disguised. at the simplicity of
the scheme, but he kept his word
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
here is no law controlling them.

there is no law controlling them.
The revenue of the bank is derived
from interest on pledges; an amount
varying from mills to 10 cents
charged against each loan for admin
istering expenses in addition to the
interest; amounts received from the
sale of pledges; percentage paid by
buyers of pledges in addition to the
auction price. and rents from parts of
the building owned by the pawnshop
and not required for its services.
Each article pawned costs the shop
cents for administration. and 1t is
estimated that about $4,000 yearly is
actually lost on a large number Of the
articles pawned which do not pay more
than per cent interest. 1t is a Gus
tom of some people of Holland to
pawn their best clothes on Monday
morning, redeem them on Saturday
night and repawn them on the follow
ing Monday, thus securing their use
for the Sunday outing. over 40 per
cent of the business Of the pawn shop
consists of this class of pledges.
Under the rules of the shop no loans
are made on ornaments or other arti-
cles belonging to a religious society
or which are used in religious serv-
ices. Loans are not made on goods
which are suspected as coming from
a charitable society. military goods or
firearms, fur or other articles dam
aged by moths, or wet linen. If 1t is
suspected that any article offered as
a pledge has been stolen notice is at
once given to the police, who have the
right TO demand that any article be
delivered to them upon giving
proper receipt.
All articles offered for pawn are
valued by officials appointed for that
purpose. The minimum amount ad-
vanced is 16 cents and the maximum
$201. The interest is regulated ac
cording to the character of the Sc
curity. For advances on old clothing
and bedding the rate is per cent
per annum. On other articles to an
amount not exceeding s20.1O the rate
is Is per cent per annum. The interest
is calculated by terms of Is days and
a minimum of one term must be paid.
In addition the fee for administration
is added. The amount .f interest col
lected is regulated every three years.
so that the bank will not receive at
any time more than per cent on the
capital invested.
All pledges are insured against loss
or damage by fire and the shop is re-
sponsible for any article in its posses
sion. The amount to be paid for such
articles is determined by the official
appraisement when they are taken as
pledges.
All loans are for a period of six
months, at the end of which time the
unredeemed pledges are sold at auc-
ton, being exhibited for two days
prior TO the sale. If the bid is not
sufficient to pay the loan made, to-
gether with the cost of administration,
the article is withdrawn and put up
again or sold at private sale All buy
ers must pay, in addition to their bid.
per cent premium and a small
charge for storage. If pledge is
sold for more than the amount ad-
vaneed and the cost of the handling.
the surplus is held at the disposal of
the original owner for a period of two
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
PAWNSHOP RUN BY
CITY IN HOLLAND
Amsterdam Successfully Con-
ducts Institution That Was
Established in 1914

one Of the oldest and most successful
institutions operated by municipality
IS the pawnshop Of Amsterdam, known
officially as the Bank van Leening. Just
when il was opened for business is not
certain. but the books of the concern,
all Of which have been carefully pre-
served. show that the first article Of
fcred as q pledge was pawned on April
%. 1914. The pawnshop was probably
authorized by municipal authority and
then leased to a company sort Of
rnunIcipal ownership scheme with pri-
vate operation. At any rate, the city
,z-as not ouerating the place until 1916,
when Il took over the property be-
cause the private company refused TO
re6uce It's rate Of interest. Since that
wear the Bank van Leening has been a
deuartnent Of the city of Amsterdam
saws the Chicago Record-Herald-
The administration OF the institution
consists of a manager and five directors
appointed by the city council, three Of
whom must be members of the body
A secretary is appointed by the burgo-
master. At the end of each calendar
wear the directors are required TO sub
ulit To the buTgomaSter q balance sheet
showing the volume of business. to-
the conduct of the concern for the next
year.
The manager is empowered TO decide
all ordinary questions of loans. but in
special cases he must first obtain the
sanction Of the town council. which
also decides upon the managers recon-
uendation, the number of officials and
clerks and their salaries. The power
and removal of the manager is vested
IN the town council, but the board of
directors may suspend him pending the
final action Of the council.
Until the year 1853 the business Of
the pawnsh0p was conducted through
The agency Of men and women brokers
but after a time these brokers were
dismissed owing TO numerous COM
plants on the part Of people seeking
loans, and since that date all loans
have been made direct 10 applicants
st the shop in very much the same
manner that similar business is con-
Quoted ia this country.
The business OF the first shop is still
conducted in the original building in
the Enge Lambardsteeg. but there are
now j branches scattered throughout
the city The low rate of interest
charged has practically driven all other
pawnshops out Of business, although
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
BARRIERS AND SUPPLIES
BARKER SANITARY CHAIRS

THE CHAIRS THAT LEAD THEM ALL
Our 1910 model finished with a PORCELAIN
GLASS ENAMEL that Is not on any other make
of chairs. This chair is started and completed in
our own factory and we do not purchase any
imperfect goods
Send for catalogue of this chair, which is sold
on easy nstallments of So per month. We 1T up
shops complete on very low payments.
JAMES BARKER, INC.
Phone Franklin $500. "a Turk st.
EUGENE F. PANARIo. Mgr.
FOR sale-The contents of the Garden City
Bank barber shop. and basement for rent;
bathtubs. triple plate mirror on stand, needle
shower. electric cabinet and marble slab: Ma
tional cash register, wall cases with marble
foot base and porcelain washstand "a feet
and 36 feet long very fine, o feet high and
everything connected with an up to date shop.
Inquire of T. S. MONTGOMERY & SON.. or
w. C. WESTLAKE, San Jose. Cal
THE chit of the year. the modern INDEPEND-
ENCE BARBER CHAIR Zone lever hyfraulicl: :
terms So PER MONTH or cash; see them; also
the SWEETEST WALLGASES. BECKEL &
PRESHER. Inc. BARBER SUPPLIES so 9th
ST., San Francisco.
SEND for DE-FI RAZOR; new stock Just ar
rived; every one GUARANTEED: sizes As.
SIS and SIS; price 81. EDW. l.. CORDY CO.,
6s TAYLOR ST, RELIABLE BARRIERS SUP.
PLIES
BARBER trust cornered-Old and new chairs for
what they worth: revolving chairs and
shop complete, $50: nonforfeitng lease and
time the same as casn. 394 Hayes St
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04

years, and if not claimed within that
time reverts to the bank.
A recent statement of the Bank van
Leening showed that during one year
an immense amount of bedding and
clothing had been pawned, together
with 3,427 sewing machines. 1925 BIZ
cycles and 106 pianos and organs.
The capital of the bank is approx
mately 100000 and it's yearly revenue
about 100000. The pension fund pays
about $4,000 yearly to old employees.
and half that amount to widows and
orphans of old employees.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
WANTED TO LEARN TRADE


WANTED-Your work pays the expense to learn
trade that pays $5 day in few months time:
electricity, automobiles plumbing, brick laying;
actual contract jobs; 200 students last year.
United Trade School Contract Co., 1923 Mrkt.
OF interest in taking course in learning any
trade; save from $50 to 500 by writing to the
Trades School Information Bureau, 800 Also
St. Los Angeles Cal
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04

FATEERGILL-In Alameda. Cal. April s.
1910 James Lowe Fathergill. beloved hus-
band Of Anna FathergflI. native of York.
shire, Eng, aged 81 years. A member of Pa
cihc lodge No. 155, l. o. .. F., Of San
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04

Birth. marriage and death notices sent by mail
viii not be inserted. They must be handed in at
either of the publication offices and be indorsed
with the name and residence of persons author-
ized 10 have the same published Notices re-
stricted simply 20 the announcement Of the event
are published once in this column free Of charge.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-04
CARD OF THANKS

SCHEIBLI-we desire herewith to express
our heartfelt thanks TO the many friends and
especially to Cosmopolitan lodge No. 1914 I o.
o. F., and San Francisco Gruetli verein for
their comforting sympathy and floral offerings
extended in recent bereavement In the
loss of our loving father. James Seheibli
HARRY SCHEIBLI
ANNETTE SCHEIBLI
ELyINE SCHEIBlI.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-27
HAD FISH SUPPER

Last Fridayevening large gathering
of the members of Fitz James lodge K.
of p and their ladies met at the Castle
Hall Of the lodge to enjoy social even
ing and to partake OF fine fish banquet
Brother Knight DR.. j. y. Day having
returned from Houghton Lake earlier
in the week with large catch of fish,
kindly offered to donate fish enough to
serve all members and their wives who
would attend. His generous offer was
greatfully accepted, and the following
menu was served:
Baked Fish
Mashed Pot atoes Salad
O,ives p;claIs
>-iioee '
White Bread
Coffee Pumpkin Pie
Grapes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-27
MAKE THIS TEST
How to Tell II Your Hair is Diseased

Even if you have luxuriant head of
hair you NAV want to know wheather it
is in a healthy condition or not. 80 per
cent of the people need hair tonic.
Pull hair out of your head; if the
bulb at the end of the root is white and
shrunken, it proves that the hair is dis
eased, and requires prompt treatment if
its loss would be avoided. If the bulb is
pink and full, the hair is healthy.
We want every one whose hair requires
treatment to try Rexall "93' Hair Tonic.
We promise that it shall not cost any
thing if it does not give satisfactory re-
suits. 1t is designated 10 overcome
dandruff, relieves scalp irritation, to
stimulate the hair roots, tighten the hair
already in the head, grow hair and cure
badness.
1t is Of what Rexall "93'' Hair Tonic
has done and our sincere faith in its
goodness that we want you to try at our
risk. Two sizes, SOC. and 81 90. Sold
only at our store-The Rexall Store.
The Central Drug Store. Grover Bros.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-27
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

There will be a civil service examina.
ton given in Alma OH November 90 to
fill position as male forest clerk in the
forest service. The successful appli-
cant will start with salary of $1l00 or
$1,000 per year. Applications for this ex-
animation must be made on the pre-
scribed form, which, with necessary in.
structions may be obtained from the
commissions local representative, Mr..
Elihu L. Brown at the Alma post Office.
These applications will not be accepted
unless received by the secretary of the
civil service board at Chicago, through
Mr.. Brown on or before November S.
This is an excellent opportunity for a
young man to enter the government
service. Book keeping is required.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-27
MISS SOPER SURPRISED.

Miss Letta Soper was most delight
fully surprised at her home on Court
avenue on Saturday evening. Miss Sept
er had been unavoidahly detained at her
home to practice her music. While
working at that very industriously abou-
thirty of her friends gained admittance
to the room before she became aware of
their presence and Miss Soper expert
enced one OF the most delightful sur
prises of her life when she discovered
them. Games, music and refreshments
made the evening pass away in very
enjoyable manner. The senior class of
the high school of which she is mem
Der, and who composed most of the
party, presented her with beautiful
gold bracelet. Besides this she received
many other valuable gifts. The occasion
of the event was Miss Soper's birthday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-27
The First Number of the Alma Lyceum
Course Season of 191O1911.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Meat salad at Bsnghart's. 165lt2
Fresh oysters 1t Banghart's. l65lt2
Pure lard II cents per ID at Bang
hart's. l65l2
Mrs B. R. Terry of Muskegon is the
guest of Mrs. NJ. J. McPhee.
Miss Violet Sandie entertained Miss
Peasley of Saginaw during the prese n
week.
The Presbyterian Fortnightly will
meet with Mrs. John S. Caple, 304
Woodwork ave-, Tuesday afternoon,
Nov. LIST.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
byterien church will meet Thursday
afternoon, Nov. g. with Mrs. LLOYD
Ellison, 423 Gratiot ave. All ladies are
cordially invited.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will hold an experience social and supper
in the church dining room Friday eve
hing Oct rs. All who have contributed
or earned money for this social and all
others who are interested in the cause
are urged 10 attend. The supper, for
which no charge is made will be served
at o'clock, after which the ladies will
tell their experience. A most enjoyable
social time is expected.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-27
FILTHY STOMACH
Food Fermenting In Stomach Causes Rank
Condition

When you have indigestion your food
sonrs; many times it actually rots and
forms gases that poison the dloob.
Take MONA stomach tablets if you
want to change your bad stomach into
a healthy one.
MONA is the best prescription for
upset stomach and indigestioe ever
written. No matter how miserable your
stomach feels, MI-O-NA stomach tablets
give immediate relief.
Take MONA stomach tablets,
which are guaranteed to cure indiges.
ton, and rid yourself of dizzidess, bilious
ness, nervous or sick headache, or
money back.
Ask Chas. Rhodes.
Take MILO. Ma tablets if you want to
make your stomach so strong that il
will digest the heartiest meal without
distress, and furnish good, clean, un
tritious blood making elements to the
body.
Take MONA tablete, one or two
with or after each meal, if you want to
get rid of that drowsy, tired out feeling.
Fifty cents box at Chas. Rhodes Oh
leading druggists everywhere.
81 was bothered for years with stom.
ach trouble and gastritis. Food laid
like lead in stomach and fermented
causing gas to form. This caused q
pressure on my heart, 80 that checked
and gasped for breath, and thought my
time had come. MONA cured me
after had doctored without success -
VIM. v. Mathews, bloomington. Ind. 1910.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-27

The Olivet college foot ball team and
the fast Alma team will clash on Davis
field, Saturday, November 8. The Oliyet
boys seem quite confident that the victory
will be theirs, but is thought by great
many that once more the congregations
aiists viii be surprised, Pipe dramas
are fine while they last.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-27

Miss Gertrude Lybolt, who has been
here visiting her mother. Mrs. Sarah Ly-
bolt, returned to Kalkasks, Saturday.
, 1910-03-03

afair IN all its bearings n could nave
adjusted himself to them. but the op-
portuntty he needed he did not get. He
was Immediately plunged into an at
m%osphere OF such strangeness to him,
filed with such compelling necessity
for attention. that. although he
loathed the necessity thus imposed
upon him. he was constrained to take
part in the life that flowed around
him. His instinct-and he was al
most q woman in his instructive ca
pacity-was to be alone, but 1t was
impossible, and in spite of himself
what he raw distracted him. The
people he met did more.
Whitaker hustled him below, OF
course. as loon as possible and took
him into his own cabin. Fortunately
they were men of much the same
height and build, although the islander
was the more graceful. symmetric and
strong, and he succeeded in getting
him into q civilian suit Of clothing for
which he had no present use. There
were both loss and gain in his appear
nee. There was NO gain in the island
er's' feelings, at least, he thought not.
In view of the irksome restraint of
clothing, and yet there was a certain
satisfaction to his soul in being no
longer singled out from among his fell
lows by the s~trangeness Of his apparel.
As clothes the garments became him.
and 1t all depended upon your point of
view as to whether you preferred the
handsome barbarian with q hint of
civilization in his carriage. or the civ
ilized gentleman with a suggestion of
the barbaric In his bearing. Whitaker
reasoned rightly that the sooner he
became accustomed to these things
the better, and that the time to begin
was Immediately.
He had had a hasty word or two
with the captain before he took him
below, and when he was dressed-and
It required assistance from the lieu
tenant-commander ere the unfamiliar
habiliments were properly adjusted
the two passed from the ward room to
the cabin of the captain in the after
part of the ship.
The few sentences in which Whitta-
ker had made his brief report to
his superior had in a measure prepared
the captain for the more lengthy dis
course that followed. and, feeling that
the situation was one which required
more than the simple authority of the
master of a ship. he had summoned to
conference the surgeon and the chap
lain. 1t was to these three men, there
fore, that Whitaker and the islander
presented themselves.
The chanlain like Whitaker waa a
Virginian. He had not noted the
islanders lace when he came aboard
in his semi-savage garb, but as his eye
dwelt upon him standing clothed and
in his right mind before him he gave
a start of surprise, and so soon as the
formal s%alutations had been ex-
, 1910-03-03
CHAPTER XVIII.
Divided.

DIVIded.
The best thing on earth for a man
in the islanders position would have
peer isolation and a chance to think IL
over. The worst thing on earth for a
woman in Katharine's position was
isolation and a chance to think 1t over.
If the man had been enabled by lack
Of outside interests to give free rein
to his thoughts and let them draw him
whittier they would, he might have ar
rived at q different viewpoint. whence
n could. have anfoysA Q ataht Of the
, 1910-03-03

Medicines that aid nature are always most
successful. Chamberlain 8 Cough Remedy
acts on this plan. 1t loosens the cough, re-
lieves the lungs, opens the secretions and aids
nature in restoring the system to a healthy
condition.
School Warrants Of District No.9
All parties holding warrants of
School District No. 9, Carbon County
Wyoming, will present them at the
First National Bank, Saratoga, for
payment. No interest will be paid
on any of these warrants after March
18th, 1910. ]. F. Crawford,
Treasurer.