The Oregon daily journal., July 13, 1919, Page 36, Image 36

fHB OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,, SUNDAY MORNING," JULY 13. 1319.
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If the World
Went Dry?
What?
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Sefehtist Tells How We Might
i Walk to Europeor Might
"Blue Laws"
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIMS
Are Again
Recalled
In Olden Days Thev Used to
Regulate the. Cut of Your
Hair.
.Not.
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v ' Jt$y Temple
By Garrett P."' 8ervls
TTERE is an odd question which has
l XX a certain geographical interest and
1 which leads to unusual thoughts t : "If
sv cent us could find a way to evaporate
all the water from the ocean, could one
walk to Europe?" '
; The doubt, underlying the question
seems to be based on the supposition
that the ocean's bottom would be found
Impracticable for locomotion. As a mat
ter of fact, the bottom of the Atlantic
between the United States and Europe
consists mainly Of a slightly undulating
plain, which would offer no topograph
ical difficulties for road making- except
alone; the edges of the continental
shelves,"? 1 the submerged fringes,
only 100 miles or so in breadth, which
border the : continents - and slope very
gradually downward. When their outer
border is reached the descent sometimes
becomes steep.
For Instance, In going eastward from
. New York the water deepens, very grad
ually for about 100 miles to a maximum
of something like 600 feet, and then the
bottom begins to descend rapidly, sink
ing - in the course of the next 10 miles
to S 000 or 4000 feeU..
DESCENT IS ABRUPT
Thus the descent ' almost.! abruptly
changes from five feet in a mile' to 300
or 400 feet irt a mile. After that there
Is still a . descent,; but more gradual,
upon ; the whole, though, no doubt, with
steep places, to a depth of between 18,
000 and 17,000 feet in the center of the
"western valley" 'or "trench" of the
North Atlantic ocean.
This valley, sinking more than three
miles below the level of the ocean shores,
Is . Irregular In breadth, but; averages
about 500 miles.' - On its eastern side it
slopes upward until it attains the level
of the "Central Ridge," which is covered
by water averaging only 6000 feet in
depth, v This is a, remarkably -level sur
face, which has ..been called the "Tele
graph Plateau," bring crossed by the
principal cable ; lines. It continues to
within some 600 miles of the continental
shelf of Europe, where the water again
deepens to . an average of over 14,000
feet. : - . -.v
. There are places along the outer edge
of the European shelf where the pitch
becomes 'very steep, as, for instance, to
the west of Brest, where the slope is
as much as 30 or 40 degrees. At 40 de
grees slope, the ascent, or descent, would
be about S390 feet in a mile, and there
are very few mountain peaks which have
as steep an angle as that.
LIKE CONCRETE FLOOR X, p
Of course, Immediately after the ocean
was dried up the bared bottom would
be impassable on account of the mud,
which is generally deep. But after
sufficient time this would harden and the
- passage could be made on what, in many
places, might resemble a friable concrete
floor.;
In this dried carpet of the Atlantic
would be found many Interesting things
and -some of tragic interest. i All the
secrets of the deep that had not perished
would be revealed to persistent search: I
The lost ships are there, sunk in the
mud, consisting principally of the shells
of minute or microscopic organisms. The
- lost treasures would be there, except so
far as they might have been dissolved
, by the water and re-deposited In another
form during its evaporation.
The dues to many an unsolved rays-
, tery would be there, if only they could
DC..-interpreted, which - In many cases
would probably be easy enough. The
whole mystery of the animal life of the
ocean would be thrown open to tavestl-
i ration. - If the "sea serpent" exists his I
haunting form would be found some
where., exposed to the de-mystifying
sunbeams, his enigmas laid bare.
SEW CKEATCBE8 THEEE
j A .thousand forms of creatures never
j seen or dreamed of by man might be
displayed before his astonished gaze. The
keys to geology and paleontology might
be dissevered by . expeditions of sclen-
I tific men descending into the vast abyss
' of the ' emptied ocean, measured : from
( whose greatest depths New Yorkr would
j seem to stand in' an upper world, above
the clouds which would float at and
i often : far below the former level on
! which ships sailed.'- "
v From the bottom of the great "Nares
- Deep," 70 miles north of Porto Rico, a
I bottom which It might not be easy to
attain; the "West India Islands would
1 tower like mighty mountain", and peaks
my uuu , ieei aoove me oia sea level
t wouia raise tneir tremenuous neaas a
mile higher than the present- elevation
PRESSURE WOULD INCREASE
. One most astonishing effect which
might, after all, make the exploration
"almost impossible, would be the great
; Increase In atmospheric pressure at the
bottom of a depression two or three miles
't deep. The" air would be so dense there
.and the temperature ptrhaps so high as
1 to be humanly unbearable.
! At the same time, since all the oceans
; would be drained if the Atlantic was. the
atmospheric pressure over the continents
would drop to the rarity found on lofty
mountain tops and the huge oceanic ba
sins would be like, tremendous cauldrons
of clouds, for the greater part of the at
mospheric condenstion of water vapor
would take place at a, point below the
present sea level.
Simple Combination
; Helps Weak Eyes
Portland people are astonished at the
quick results produced by simple witch-
hasel, camphor, hydrastis. etc.. as mixed
In L&voptik eye wash. In one case of
peak and nearsighted eyes a few days'
use brought great Improvement. In an
other case it stopped eye pains and In'
f lammatlon. we guarantee a, smal
bottle of LavopUk to help ANT CASE
weak, strained or inflamed eyes. Alum-
. taum eye cup FREE, Skldmore Drug
company. , 151 . Third 'street. Adv.:'
TY ft AM MA, mamma ; I wanna drink.'
- JVI The child will not be denied; -i j ! ?
Might as well get up and get the little one "a drink not one only, either- but as many
as she wants, and when she wants them, whether it be the late hours of the night' or tHe early
hours of the morning. Mothers and fathers know that and so do the kiddies. 11 . ', j
And no less will the child be denied frequent indulgences at ther fountains down townl
You'd think their little "tanks" would burst, but they don't somehow, and Artist Temple has
pictured a little one after quaffing at the fountain of youth, in the park, or a , Benson "Iron,
Mike," in less poetic speech, perhaps, for the 'steenth. time on an afternoon's round of shop-
ping with the "grown-ups.' v -'- '-v ' -y 'f j , J-f ' .
Drink hearty, little one. It's the only drink the Creator himself made for any of us.
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THE end of a. perfect day?
We ll say-it is, for the children, at least, off to dreamland and visions of the fun they've
been'havirig at a picnic party?somewhere, and for the mother, too.'.' Tired 'though she:may ;
be, to the point of exhausted, body and nerves; her pleasure -is in the satisfaction of "knowing
thatthe youngsters have enjoyed themselves, and that their -young legs i have the strengtlrto
carry them where their hearts will. . ' ' ' r ' : ;
Maybe the chap with the glasses ish't especially. tickled with the score'pf the, day's, game,
but we can't win all the time, and thefe'afe more days coming., ' 5 -
And the gentleman with the bunch of wild flowers. -Who is he?:: Npt the, father of, the
sleeping beauties, ; perhaps; but at least he sh ows . enough . kindly interest ;iri them to be the
father of a couple like them, at any rate. . - - - . , a. jk.-
Calendar May
Be Changed
1 Later
New Association Would Add "Lib
erty Month" and Make All
Months Uniform.
Another Romance of the Air
Take Ckre, Old Top; Take Care
quick imm GnoivTU
uox f-roo to wou i
VToult Km Uie Such m Sena at TMtt
baaureMtf It m,fm Mi Ml? -
mn tkt adr. WjiHm
MMr. Mttsc tm rmC BOX. Tkta
TNCOKPORATEDf under the laws of
I uhniHnti In the American " Eoual
Month Calendar association, made up of
50 lawyers. : bankers and business men,
who have set out in an effort to make
calendar that will be the same for
every year.
T?T-lflv If- l to have each month con
sist Of four weeks; that is, 28 days. This
will give one additional month besides
th 12 we now have, which it is proposed
to call the month of "Liberty."
But. as the year consists of 365 days
f rouahly sneaking) this leaves one day
extra. They call that New Year's day.
which is a holiday anyway, and tney do
not include t in any. week or month.
CHATTGE PROPOSED
Such a change has been talked Xf for
25 years. The calendar is now., cumber
some and inconvenient, say members of
the new association, who promise that
it can easily be made so simple and con
venient that printed calendars would
soon be unknown. . Only three . simple
changes need be. made. They are as
follows:
First, make New Tear's day an inde
pendent legal holiday. Have it fall be
tween the last day of December and the
first day of January, but do not include
It in any week or month. - -
Second, provide another independent
legal Holiday tor leapyear. . Have it I all
between the last day of one month and
the first day of the: next Do not include
it in any week or -month.
Third, divide the remaining 364 days
into 13 months of exactly four- -weeks
each, making Monday the first day of
every month- and Saturday the last work
day of every month.. Thus, In every
month: - - - '
Monday. 1st,' 8th, 15th and 22d.
Tuesday.) 2d, 9th, 16th, 23d.
i- Wednesday, 3d, loth, 17th and 24th.
Thursday, 4th. 11th, 18th and 25th.
; Friday. 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th.
Saturday, 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th.
Sunday, 7th, 14th. 21st and 28th.
OSE BAT, SAME DAT, ALWAYS
. All other holidays and anniversaries
would always fall on the same day of
the week. A promissory note given for
any number of weeks, months and. years
would always come due on the same day
of the week It was given. ' The saving
of -.time and effort In making ' calcula
tions for the future would - be beyond
comprehension. ,
v Neither the number nor the length
of our present months is now governed
by changes of the. moon, nor by any of
nature s laws, hence they can be changed
as we .see fit.
While making the change. Good Fri
day and Baster Sunday would be placed
on certain fixed dates. 'The. placing of
these, on fixed dates was seriously con
sidered when our present calendar was
aaoptea. ,
By S. E. KJser
rrrvvo HUNDRED feet above the street
A window-washer rubs a pane;
He may regard it as a treat
To labor thus for honest gulp.
Or pain may fill his breast up there.
As, looking down on us below,
He thinks of all the risks we share
f Where tides of traffic ebb and -flow.
Who knows what longings fill, his breast,
f What high ambition he may claim?
The heart that' beats beneath his vest
May have the urge that ends at fame;
Or, with artistic tendencies,- '
He may be doomed to work and wait
A bucket held between his knees, -
His future in the lap of Fate.
i His mother, too,with jealous care, ,
May once have clasped him in her arms;
No doubt when he first climbed a stair
Her breast was filled with wild alarms.
And, poised between" the earth and sKy.
With tender memories astir.
Perhaps he hums some lullaby
That long ago he learned from her.
Who asks his name? How many care
How hright his prospects are or dim? .
There may be little ones somewhere
Whose trust, whose hopes are all in him
Or possibly he floods the pane
And spatters those who pass below.
To get the price to take his "girl'
To giggle at a picture show! ' ,
Always Two-Lip .Time Here
, st a t . at' n .t
So Pity the Lowly Onion
aiatNEss.
Fears Come True
"1 had a fear and it came upon me."
said an ancient philosopher. ; A Pitts
burg cltisen who had always been afraid
he M ould be. was run over and killed by
a motor car. Had. he worried less -and
run faster or slower, he. might still be
living to run another day. ,
SHAIX we make the Rose City a City
.Of Tulips? ; ' .
It has been said that the land being,
diked down along , the Oregon side - of
the Columbia in the neighborhood of the
Interstate bridge : approach is just : as
suitable for tulips as Is the best Dutch
SOIL - '4 ;;a-':a
.This reminds one that the tulip erase
of the seventeenth century was started
by Holland to provide a market for bulbs
which had : been found to - prosper in
certain types of Dutch soil where scarce
ly any other crop would pay. ; Holland
rulers, statesmen and merchants bent
energy and ingenuity to making Eng
land, France and Germany long for their
tulips. ' Their . success was phenomenal.
ana at the same tune . a - boomerang.
All the world wanted tulips. Prices be
came fabulous. ; Common bulbs sold for
$5,000 apiece ; fine . ones rose to 86000
One ordinary Dutch town had 35,000,000
Invested to tulips aloneThen came the
reaction." Do what lt wouldV the Dutch
commercial class could not maintain the
enthusiasm and . Holland fortunes went
down with a crash. . . .
But while the craze lasted there was
excitement enough, and a strange mlng'
ling ' of tragedy ana comedy. It is :
lated that a sailor, devouring a salt
New Jersey jMan .. :
Solves (?) Question
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A man In New Jersey with a heap
of nerve says hejhad solved the home
help problem. He would have every
woman cut her hair : short, Ills a
man's, having figured it; out that in
a lifetime a woman consumes 12,700
'hours, or one and a half years,' to
; fixing her hair. It is his opinion that
if this "hair time" f could bei made
available for other purposes it would
solve the hired girl problem in every
household. He winds up his state
ment in , thia reckless- manner:
"Sometime, sometime, 'we shall , dis
tinguish essentials from . non-essentials,
maybe!"
You Must Decide Now (Prices Are Going Higher)
During Our Mirt-Summer Clearance Sale
To Secure a Piano or Player Piano at but a Fraction of Local Market Price
$15 Sends TTt Piano to Your Home
"V- M i Y it
Predicts One; Day
Trip 'Round World
Before many years it; Is going to be
possible to travel around the world In
one day in an airplane, in "machine that
will travel 800 miles an hour. The pre
diction is made in London by General
Seely. It could be done in the latitude
of London, he says, in less time, but at
the equator, the longest way around.
It would take a full day. , By flying
from east to west and starting at noon
with a plane of that speed, an airman
could have daylight with him all the
way round. It won't be ;so many years.
perhaps, when crossing;. the ocean by
steamer will seem as antiquated , as
traveling by stage coacn : seems now..
! Oddities of Our Language :
A foreigner visitor, looking at a pic
ture of a number of vessels, said: "See
what a flock, of ships." He was' told
that a number of ships : assembled together-was
net called a "flock." but a
"fleet".. For 'his further guidance to
mastering our language,! it could have
been explained that a flock of girls is
called a - bevy ; that a bevy or wolves
is called a pack; that a pack of thieves
is called a gang: that a gang of angles
is called a- host ; that a - host of por
poises is called a shoal; that a shoal
of cattle is, caned a herd I a herd, of
children is called a . troop : a troop of
partridges Is a covey i a 6vey of beau
ties, a galaxy ; a galaxy or rumans a
horde; a horde of rubbish, a heap; a
heap of oxen, a drove ; a drove of black'
guards, a mob ; a mob of whales, i
school; school of worshippers, a con
gregation; and a congregation of engi
neers, a corps.
- To Detect Guilt.
It was at one time, and still may be, a
common practice In many parts of India
to compel persona suspected or , crimes
to chew dry rice to the presence or the
officers of the lawjr-Curious as it may
appear, such is the intense Influence of
fear - on . the salivary glands that if
they are guilty, there Is no secretion of
saliva In the - mouth ana . chewing is
impossible. Such culprits generally con
fess- without any further efforts. On
the contrary,' ', a ' consciousness of - Inno
cence allows a proper flow of Culd
for softening the rice. ,
herring, expressed a wish for an onion
to eat It with, whereupon a companion.
spying what he supposed was an onion
lyina- on a table in an open cabin, saia
"There's one, take it. : The owner won't
care" 4lt was a I500O tulip bulb, and
the owner, coming up Jest to time to see
the last piece going down the sailor's
maw, fell dead in a fit. ' .
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r IS rather t interesting Just at this
time to look at some of the Drohibt-
tory laws that were in force in this
country during Colonial , days. The
people of New Haven. Conn., prior to
tneir incorporation with the Baybrook
and Hartford colonies, were subject- to
me following. (As the substance only Is
?lven, in the transcription, the language
necessarily Is modernised.):
- No Quaker or dissenter from the
established worship of the Domin
ion shall be allowed to give vote
for the election of magistrates, or
any officer.
No food or lodging shall be af
forded to a Quaker or other heritlc.
No one shall run on the Sabbath
, day, or walk in his garden, or else
- where, except reverently to and .
from meeting. , . .,
No one shall, travel, cook victuals.
make beds, ' sweep house, cut hair -or
shave on the Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her child on
the Sabbath day or fasting day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset
: on Saturday.
Whoever brings cards or dice into
this dominion shall pay a fine.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed
with gold, stiver or bone lace, above
two shillings by the yard, shall be
presented by tfie grand Jurors, and
the selectmen shall tax the off end-era-
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No one shall read common prayer,
keep Christmas or saint days, make
minced pies, dance, play cards or
play oh any Instrument of music.
except the drum and Jew's harp.
Married persons must live to
other, or be Imprisoned. Every male
shall have his hair cut round, ac
cording to his cap.
A Petition
. Orrs mm s food ditMtion, LraH, .
- - And slM onatblne to diMt;
But wbo or how thai mnathfnc eomas,
I Imti to ThM, who knowwt hmU
Qlrm ma s hajthy body, Lord.
OIts mm the rum to ip It ta,
Alao s heart that la not bored
Whatarer wont I have to da.
Give ma a hcalthr mlad. toed Lord.
That nnda tha aood that dodcaa alcM
And, aaaking aia, ia not appallad '
Bat aaeka a way. to put It risht.
Give me a point of view, good Lord.
Let me know what it ia and why.
- Don't let me worry orarmuch
bout the thine that's knows as 1"
Gtra ma a aanaa of humor. Lord. -Gla
ma tha power to w a Joke,
- To set aoma happtnaaa from Ufa, 1
Aod peas it oo to other (oik.
Weetmiruta Gaaatte,
Why Fear Lightning?
Many persons are afraid of light
ning. It Is a foolish fear, for the
score is many thousand misses to
" one hit. About 1500 persons are
struck by lightning in the United
States In a year, and of these only
one out of three is killed. The kal
- ser's Big - Bertha was much ' more
deadly, and Paris considered It a
Joke.
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test
Flayer
Piano
S485
$2a Cash
$14 Monthly
fTT 'a , ,i. , m m'
This 1918 Model tm Piano for S35G Cash, $11 Monthly
Big Buying Works Both Ways for You and for Ua
PoUowlne ud our purchase of 15 carloads 300 1 SIT and 1918 Model Pianos and Player Pianos, sold during past sales.
comes our new purchase of 12 more carloads 250 Pianos and flayer f lanoe. x noreioro, we rouat c.o-w "'''kI, AVI
stock as per the following inventory, and for that purpose are making prices and terms that will sell them now before
arrival OI new purcnasse tuy now, prtuea in uun unuei.
S MendenhalLf 650 S48!
5 Thompson.. 7bo r
1 Steger-,....00
2 RMdASona. 900 -
e Steger .,..1160 : 8
Principally high-grade ,
pianos, which, not sell- j
mg rapiaiy at s&oo - to
$S50,. will now sell at
oricee of cheaoer srradea !
These pianos have all of
the up-to-date improve-
ments, 50 per cent more
tone and efficiency.
99 New
Upright Pianos '
49 1918 MODELS
$15 sends one home, then
. siu or SIX :
monthly. - '
2 Bradford ..1375 S265
1 Kneisel . . . . 425 . 2 SO
2avis&Sons 42a 31 &
2 MendenhalL 450 . 3 1 5
3 MendenhalL 450 335
5 Thompson., 450 - 335
1 Thompson. . 475 33S
2 Thompson.. 500 f 345
10 Thompson; 475 : 355
8 Thompson.. 650 395
2 Reed as Son 650 395
I Singer . . . . 4 650 . 395
1 Steger ..... 625 395
1 Reed Son. 50 415
2 nea es ouu. va r:--ada
2 Steger . . . . . 650 -465
1 Reed Son. 650 465
' t 191S MODEI.
PLATES PIANOS J
1 Artemis.... $650 9435
1 MendenhalL 650 465
1 Thompson. 760 ' 495
1 Singer 900 . 545
1 Singer . ., . 900 - 595
1 Reed A Son 900 635
2 Steger7 1150 795
J 1918 MODEL '
OKA3TD PIANOS
1 Steger. ....$1050 S765
1 Steger ,...1300 - 845
49 1919 MODELS'
100 New Pianos at 25
lower than local market
prices. ; - - .
5 Sch'r Bros., $375 S281
Oavie&Sona. 425 2 96
4DavU48on. 450
3 Thompson.-. 475
9 Thompson.,' 600
7 Thompson.. 650
1 Singer . ... 650
1 Keed&Sone." 625
1 Reed&Sons. 650
1 Steger ..... 650
t Steger ..... 750
1? 1919 MODEL
PLATE K PIANOS
2 Artemis '.. ..$650 S485
s 4 1919 MODEL
GBAXD PIANOS
8 Steger ,....$950 f 695
1 Steger 1050 797
1 Steger ,...1300 975
TJSED OBCHESTBA
Berry Wood.$1760 S595
Including music
17 91 IfEW n
BE SALE AND TJSED
PIANOS V
$350 Kurtiman S.f 85
275 CoUard Up.. . .
800 Bord & Co. Up. 75
350 Emerson Up. 120
325 Arion Up... ...165
. 375 HalletfeDavls..
aso Vqm A Sons. . .
ar.rt Nw ICncland.l
410 Kingsoury ....i5i
600 Weber ........23
450 Conover ......24
400 Need ham .....26
4S0 Kimball ...... 'ZVt
460 Thompson ....290
.475 Thompson ,...316
650 Steger iiss n.&
TJSED PLATEB
PIANOS
$750 Thompson,.
suv singer .....
950 Steger .....
. USED PABLOB
OBOANS
1100 Cl'htWarren.B25
115 Durand Co.. 28
100 Cornish Co... 3Q
125 Chicago Cot. 35
186 Kimball 3H
160 Pacific Queen 45
160 Kimball ...."T 48
145 MasonAHamlln5Q
166 Kstey A- Co.. 65-
' 176 Tabor Org. Co. 65
$10 Cash, $5 Monthly.
NEW AND UED
PU0500BAPHS
$S or $10 In Records
purchased sends one
home. .
Lakeside .....$20 BIO
Kdtson ....... 60 15
Columbia..... 25 16
Edison ....... 60
Victor .....i.. 60
Domestic .....100
Victor 100
Columbia ....250
Edison .......120
20
il
5
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90
Sewald $75C53
NE W 1919 TYPES
Table Type ......CT
Table Type
Table Type .
Table 1 ype . , . ,
f.
Cabinet 1m
Cabinet tO
Cabinet .........115
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TDIITUCIII AnUCDTICIVfi ThU store satisfies the people through 1U unprecedentea vaiuea -iruww iuu7 -""-lnUinrUL
AUf CnllOlIlU our chief business policy.j W Ull you now. prices are going higher.
DDIPC III CUTITY Why should pianos not have a price Identity7 Why should market values not be bE n ".0h,vd
I Klut lU til 1 1 1 T you pay - inflated prices T Let us finance Tour nttno purchase. $15 or more cash. $S or more mon"
Vtt miinW IID CAI CCIMIi Saves XuUyJ!0 to our cost of selling. We are pot Interested in your address it our ,
hO rULLUir Ur OALCCMAN lower prtce Inducements do notseU you. There isnoneed to pay $500 to $850 for a piano now.
! . . t 1 or other securities taken to part or full payment of Pianos or Player-Pianos during this sale.
JLlDCrCy JDOnCLS -Also, your old Piano, Organ or Talking Machine. '
st J V...- Or L lUad, stsdy a4 compare ear esallty, priets as terms, as advertUtd, and yos
Urder I OUT JrianO by Mail will Uars why we have Ussdreds of n.orers haytrf. A uhm m
OUT-OF-TOWN BUTEBS-WE PREPAT AND MAKE FREE DELITEBTOF PIANO ' TOjJOUB .BOMB
miles, and the piano will be shipped subject to exchange within one year, we allowing the full amount paid, mis virtual. y
gives you a one-year trial of the piano you order. -. - . . k
Every piano or player-piano purchased carries with it the Schwan Piano Co. guarantee of satisfaction, as also the usual
guarantee from each manufacturer of these new musical Instruments.
Masvf actsrers r ,
Coast DUtrisateVs.
Ill Fosrth Street,
at Waahlsgtea.
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