Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-06-10

and it has come" s
Il don't believe it, was the blunt
reply.
"Oh, you don't? Well. shan't get
mad about it. but proceed to show you.
You have seen advertisements Of the
cures of the whisky and tobacco ha bit?"
,"'Oh. yes @
ut is a fact that they cure in most
cases. The patient is given something
to cure his craving. shall give him
something to cure it-something more
sure than has been presented before (" a
But suppose he doesn't want to be
cured Z" asked Mrs. Bowser.
Hes got to want to be. I'll have a
law passed to force him to take the
cures. There'll be some old kickers.
but shall bring them to time"
Its cure the grateful tramp gave
you, is it?"
sit is"
'.And how do you know that it will
cure r
Other Remedies Not III Il.
"Ha, ha! That's where I've got you
cornered. I've been experimenting 1t
cures in seven days. while it takes
weeks for other remedies to get in
their work. began on an old soak
and bum six days ago. and now you
can't get him to drink or smoke or
chew. He fairly hates the sight of
whisky and tobacco"
lis your cure very costly?"
"Ha! That's where am ahead
again. warrant sure cure If the pa
tent takes a dollars worth Of the
liquid. and make 80 cents on every
dollars worth that is sold. Oh, I've
got it all figured down fine, and there's
no chance for you to jump in and up
set me"
And what's the cure?"
.'Ill tell you. but nobody else on the
face Of the earth must know. It's
simply the fluid extract of goose
berries, and the dose is four teaspoon
fuls day."
mir. Bowserp' was gasped
Just extract of gooseberries, my
dear Wonderful, amt it?"
II should say It was. ] never heard
that gooseberry juice had any medici-
nal properties, You are certain Of what
your cure is. are your"
"As sure as death. 1t was discover
ed by accident by my tramp himself.
He was out of whisky and tobacco.
and he ate gooseberries alongside the
highway. he liked them and ate more.
and In week he could not even be
induced to enter saloon or a toba eco
store"
.But this vag that you have been
experimenting on?" was asked
I Got you again-ha. ha. ha! He will
be here this evening to stand before
you and let you see the wonderful
change my cure has wrought in him.
Seeing is believing. You won't call
this fad after seeing the man, !
shall experiment on others before put
ting the cure on the market"
"And on yourself to cure the cigar
habit?''
very likely. That must be the man
at the door now. Bring him right in
here"
The vasabond's Entrance.
Mrs. Bowser opened the door on the
worst looking vagabond she had seen
in Eve years. Without removing his
old hat he marched down the hall and
came to halt before Mr.. Bowser to
demand:
Say. old man, you must cough up a
Eve dollar note for me this evening"
''W-h-a-tr'
Cough up?'
He VIEWED to and fro as he stood
His whisky breath scented the room
He had something in his mouth that
made each cheek bulge out.
rs this your patienti" asked Mrs.
Bowser.
He nodded his head. and the man
answered for him:
II am the guy, lady"
"And he has cured you Of the cray
ing for whisky and tobaccoT
"Cured nothing! Why, lady. he's
wrecked me insteadT
"How do you mean?"
why, I've got ten times the craving
I had before! want drink of whis-
Ky every ten minutes now, and ] am
chawing niger head terbacker with
both my jaws! Yes, lady. he's wreck
ed the career Of mighty good man.
and he's got to cough mp"
you hear what he says, observed
Mrs. Bowser as she looked at the great
dlscoverer.
"He'sa liar! l don't believe he's the
man Mt allr'
The Deadly 6eossbsrry Juice.
Don't try any tricks on me. old
hoss!' warned the man. "I've got some
Of yer gooseberry Juice right here In a
bottle. There 1t Is. Yes. you took q
good man and wrecked his lIfe!'
Mr.. Bowser sat there, flushing red
and white by turns and unable to say
anything, end Mrs. Bowser stepped to
her purse on the mantel and got So
and handed the money to the man and
let him depart Then she sat down,
and II was long ten minutes before
she queried:
"WellT'