Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 14, Number 27, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 December 1883 — Page 2

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THE MAIL

A PAPER

FOR THE

PEOPLE.

TKKKK HAUTE, DEC.

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IN THE BAGGAGE CAR.

"The rushing train is speeding for the east With many people hurrying to spend Thanksgiving In the old New England homes

The chill November night ban settled down Enwrapping In It# ever-darkening told The silent forms that iate were whixsing by.

The father puts the .ittle ones sleep, All but the baby: bab will not go She walla and cries, will not be comforted.

The tired folks In vain lie down to rext They stve It o'er, and try to resigned. At lan one man breaks out, bis patience gone

"We cant stand this all night. What alls the thing? For goodness'sake, where Is its mother gone

The father, calm and hopeles*. sadly said, "She's in her coffin, in the baggage cur." —[Boston iTttUMcrlpt.

The Festive Season.

BT FANNY FOSTER CLARK.

DECEMBER 4.—"Five and five are ten, and six thirty-seven are sixteen thlrtyseven, and nine sixty-eight are—" Mrs. Sparks jerked her head on one side, made many queer dabs with a pencil at a net of ivory tablets, counted all the fingers on her snall plump hands, and at last said: "Arthur dear, how much money is sixteen dollars thirty-seven cents and nine dollars sixty-eight?" "Precisely forty-seven trade dollars and three mutilated nickels, Helen,' answered Mr. Arthur Spar s, who watt a large, sieru-iookiuK man, kaowd down town in Wall .Street as rather hard and shrewd. Up-towu, however, be was a very fond husband to tbis Helen, the daintiest of blonde*, and a very proud father to three nice babies. "Now," said he, puting an arm around his wile's shoulder, "what's tbe little woman puzzling over? Is tbe butcher's book made up In Obaldaic again, or has the milkman retailed into cuneiform t"

She sbook ber head, and tnade a comical pucker of a pair of fresh lips. •NoT Then Totty and Fred are asking questions about the national currency, eh '•How absurd 1 Totty's five years old, and Fred's four."

Ah! then it must he baby. Yes that wonderful child has foi uiulated a problem as well as a tooth.'' "Arthur, you're a goose," cried Heleu. laughing. '-Dou'tyou know what time of year it is?" "Time of year? Why, winter-time.'' "Well, what more? "Early winter-time—December, isn't It?" "And what happens in December? asked Helen. "Happens? Why, it snows: no it bails—freezes," Mr. Sparks auswered. wildly. ,* "Ob dear! oh dear I What a Rtttpla! and twitching alternately tbe right and tbe left lapel of bis coat, his wire said, slowly and Impressively, "In—just-three—Christmas—-Is—coming." "Christinas!" exclaimed Mr. Sparks. "By George I yes it's coming round again, isn it?" Then he I row tied and sighed.

Yes, and well ha»'e such a good time!' she replied, running up to the high for her emphasis. "But let us have it in a quiet way,'' said the husband "Let us make tbe day a pleasure, not a toll." "A toil! Why, it spositively unchristian to begrudge a little exertion for Christmas, and it's positively unkind to abridge the very few pleasures I have."

Abridge your pleasures! My heort'a darllng.|I never dreamed ofsncbatbiug. I only want vou to take tbe kolid ys a bit easy. Vou renumber last year how—" "Tnerel" interrupted Helen "you do positively begrudge me my holidays, and I wait just making up the list, and

She broke off with an indgnant flash of tbe eyes quickly followed by hot tears and utter deeoiatlou. "My love," exclaimed Mr. Sparks, sinking on bis knees beside her, "could I desire anything but what is bright and happy for my beautiful little wife? There I don't cry yiu shall du whatever you like Now whits in these wonderful tablets? Cornel"

And in a few minutes Helen wa« ex-

?Gaining

her plans with unclouded cbeer-

uluess and great volubility Here's the list of people to whom we must give something, and opposite each name I'm trying to put the probable oost of the present. Aa1 here's a list of the fancy work to he done, and—No, no, bad bov, don't look on that page"—as hs playfully struggled to turn a leaf "that's about your preseut. I've arranged everything with great economy, for I know we're uot very rich. Now read.

The memorandum was as follows Mother Father...... Arthur... Or «cie ..... Mtud,... Fred Toitv B*hy ........ deJonn

Aunts (three(... Oouslus (seven) Children (nine) friends of Totty and Fred ... Christmas-tree jwrty (forty) Mrs. John sonMr, Green

ss Fie dlnfl ... Mamie P«rker. Servant (three

Bridget, Kate. Marie. .... Servants (three) at mother's cook, wai er, chamber-maid

"Phew! what a lot of 'em!" remarked Mr. Sparks, with a rash whistle. Then, correcting himself, be added: "What a nine lot of e'm! I mean. Quite an army. Looks like an order of prooea ^.jgaion on Fourth of July. Nice lot—very."

Helen looked wonderfully lovely and animated as she began to explain further, "Now Grade and I have put our beads together— "Such prettf beads!" interrupted Mr. Sparks, taking his wife's fair, fluffy locks, her Ua&ty ears, and the pink smoothness of her cheeks between his two palms. "No," she retnrned, shaking the specified caput gravely, "such wise beiala. you should say. Now— But there's a ring at the door, and here comes Gradu herself."

A single glance informed one that tbe plump, bright-eyed little partridge of a gtti, buttoned np snugly in a brown cloth auit, and wearing a bird's wing in bar bat, was Helen's younger sister. Furthermore, one couldn't be surprised to learn that down-town, in a lawyer's office, sat Ned Arlington, a handsome, strapping young fellow, scribbling "Grace. Grace* all over the edges of Ms "taral cap." He was saying tobimselh "I'mto wait until Christ-

mas for ber answer. She otgreta, demurely, *ft well to be hasty and ibect ebeadd*, with dignity, Til consider your proposition. *nd answer it on tbe

Tbe llUte wilrb! I do Mhn«

she lovea ma, for she «onw*Ms to b» mutely adorned, and k*ks iwpomive whw I Ioi-»k Tben be «labor art"* Grarie in ornamental text,

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•"%. «'ve not quite come to tho money yet, but we're working uj« to it," said Autbur. with tbe astuteness of one who knows tbe femlniue mauner of proceeding."

Here's my list," and Grace showed a long string of names. "I've loads to buy and loads to make. By-the way, I can't waste time," and ont came a tangle of bright silks, and she fell to knitting lor dear li'e. "I really believe, Arthur," said Helen, looking solemn and busineas-like— 'I really believe one hundred and fifty dollars will carry me througb nicely,"

Mt. Sparks wrote check for two hundred and fifty dollars, whereat his wife cried "Oh, you good old dear! I love you as much as I love baby—almost.' The baby at that moment makiug a triumphant entry in tbe nurse's arms, bis mother rushed at him and explained, iB choice dialect, "Kissmus is tumuiin." Totty and Fred began to chatter about Santa Claus, and there eusued a blissful domestic hubbub, on whicb tbe father of tbe family looked down with fond complacency.

December 5.—Grace oalled for Helen early. "Father' bouse" was so near by that Grace ran back and forth easily, sod, indeed, balf lived at tbe married sister's. The two busy shoppers lunched at a restaurant, and reached home barely in time for dinner. Just as tbe roast came on, Helen bounced up from tbe table, and spent fifteen minutes in tbe front ball trying to settle a bill with a tired and ill tempered carrier who couldn't or wouldn't "make change." Virturally Mr. Sparks dined alone.

December 7.—In tbe evening Ned Arlington called. Later, Morton, a ricn and stout widower, called also. Curl ously enough, Ned hated Morton, simply tiecause their tastes perfectly agreed —about grace. "I've brought you some tea-roses,"

"Ob," cried Grace, "bow beautiful I I love tea riwes.' "I'm so glad you do—Graos. I may call you Grace?" asked Arlington, with ten lative ardor. "Oh yes, you may, because you are such a—such a—good friend. "Nothing more? Ab, Grace!" "Wait until Christinas,' said the young lady, tyrannically, "and then 111 auswer you es or—Slop now—yes or no. Please b«bave yourself. Here couies Mr. Morton." "I've brought you," said the impos ing widower, glaring ou his rival, "wuie Jacqueminot rones." "On, cried Grace, "how beautiful! I love Jacqueminot roses.

I'm delighted, quoth tbe stout gentleman—"I mdelighted—Grace. May 1 call you Grac-?' "Yes, you may, because you are such —such—an old frieod.

Confound it!" thought Arlington "there isn't asbadeot difference between her treatment of this fellow and of me. Tben be grew silent and morose, while Morton asked and obtained leave to call sgaln unconventionally soon. "When may I coins agaiu?", Ned found a chance to whisper. "For pity's sake, not until next'tffeek," answered Grace. "I'm so busy for the holidays."

December 10.—Mysterious bundles and boxes begsn to sppesr in the closets and bureau drawers. Helen brought some of them down-stairs. "Here's a little bio»ze clock for father," she said. "It cost sixty dollars but we couldn't be mean with father, oould we?" ".Of course not,'' Sparks snswered, with proper fervor, "nor with mother." "Ou no. And here's a broocu for her —thirty dollar- and for Grade a a bracelet. See!" and produced a turquoiied-studded baud that looked like a slice out of the Juue sky. "There a pair ot such bracelets at Tiffany s, with a row of tiny diamonds lu each,"sheremarked casually. "They're lovely. Blue is so becoming to a blonde." Then she held up an ivory arm fitly clasped by tbe circlet -of tendei color, and her husband made a note of tbe bracelets with diamonds.

December 11.—'' How do you contrive, Heleu," asked Spsi ks, 'to be off shopping all day, and leave the children?"

Why, the children were never so well teuded, Artnur. I ve promised Marie, tbe boune, grand presents for Christmas and she'll take care uot to forfeit them." "Do you tbink that plan is a good one?" asked Mr. Sparks, thoughtfully. "Of course. Be liberal to the servants, and that makes them grateful and stfectlonate and faithful. And don't think I forget tbe poor. I'm making up twentyfour fiaune! petticoats, and I ve ordered quantities of provisions from tbe grocer. They II be charged ou tbe book, you know." '^Indeed! About how many?" "Heaps! was tliecueerfulaud definite answer.

December 14.—Quite a caravan left tbe house every moriiiug now. Maud, the third sister, a slender and excitable child of thirteen, had benged off from school before th^ regular vacat.cti, ami boasted

much energy in the great cause as older tieople The children also, Totty and Fred, wqre. dragged out to view the toy shop*.

December 15 —Mrs. Sparks sat looking the punureof misery. What the matter, dear?' asked ber hu^bsnd.

Tbe tears began to gather she felt in her pocket, drew out a small object arid threw It to-ward liim. Of course she missed her aim, but hescratnhled on tbe floor and found it: Heleu's purse empty.

Never mind, little %vife," he said, kindly. Will two hundred more float yon again?" "Yes,' she sobbed. "It does seem extravagant, and I know we're not very rich nut thing* are so dear, and the Johnsons aud Greens are so hateful! They'd say we we»e stin—stingy if I didn't send *e»n something ex—pen— pen-lve."

Don't suppose Helen was not an active, intelligent little woman and a good mother and house keeper, for she was. But just now, like many stronger people, she wan in the delirium of tbe holiday fever, and very much worn out with hustling sbont In theahops, and with tbe knitting and Kensington stitch which are, perhaps, the worst symptoms attendant np»n tbat disease.

December 17.—Poor Arlington called on Grace again, AS be entered sbe waa sewing but she hastily thrust tbe work aside, and very soon remarked. "I'm Ko husy that really I've hardly time to receive vi*ita.n "You receive Morton, It seems." "Yen." sbe replWi, with dreamy indifference "but I'm doing work for Chrtamas ail tbe time be is here.

Well, and can't yon work while I'm ber~?" "No," aheanswered, with decision, "I can t. "Oonfoood Christmas!" Ned borst ont. •'Why, what a wicked ereatoreynu are!'' ex&aifwsd Grace. ea Arlington 1 took a formal leave, and she fetl to stitching again aa ebewfully a« If «he were no* piercing an bonest fellow's heart with every tbrnat of tbe shining need to.

Det-r niftcr 19 —Mand was jnst now tbe worker of all. Sbe bad under-

taken that marvel technically known as a "crazy quilt." It waa for her mother, and ite manufacture was carried on in profound secrecy. Every moment the child could spare from tbe ahopping ahe sat, bent over like a hoop in the midst of a rainbow of patches, snip, snip, snipping, and stitch, stitch, stitching.

December 2i.—M^r. Sparks happened to take Totty hand, and be found the little girl was, closely daaping

"Take care, papa," said Tot "that's my yist." "Your what?" asked tbe father, mnch puzzled. "It's Totty's list of little friends for whom she is buying presents," explained Helen. .. "Aud they mnst give me pretty things too," said Miss Totty, with spirit. "I dot to div de woolly sheeps to Johnny, and I wants it myself/' whined Fred. "Ob, you greedy, bad boy 1" his mother exclaimed. "Didn Johnny send yon iMtrking dog last year?" "Johnny must div me a big horse to pay for dat woolly sheeps," the child asserted, stoutly. 'To pay?' What's tbat I hear?" asked Mr. Sparks, looking pointedly at Helen. "Why, papa," said Tottv, "people send people presents, and tben people must pay them back with something just as good."

December 24.—It was storming violently, but early in the day Mrs. Sparks made ready to go out. "Goodness!" cried Grace. "I've been up working si nod five o'clock, and 1 ve used all my crushed-strawberry silk. I'll go mt with you, Helen. But how itstormsl We must call aoab." "No," answered Helen. "I must begin to economize. 1 draw the line at tbe cab." So out they went in the cold and sieet. Grace came home with tbe Bilk in a couple of hours, and hurriedly worked away at her embroidery again.

Iu the afternoon Arlington's card came up. Grace sent him down a bit of paper on which sbe had scribbled: "Very busy. Come to-morrow." He flung out of the bouse looking ripe for suicide.

Mr. Sparse, ou returning home, found tbe dining-room taken up by preparations for the Christmas-eve party. Maud, with a bit of bright (Mitch work ber baud, called over the balusters: •Arthur, you're to take your dinner iu the pantry. Grace and I are too busy to eat.' 'V "Where's Helen he inquired. "Been away all day," was returned from above.

Where's the children "Gettiug dressed for the party." Loug after dark Heleu arrived, laden with buudles, drenched and breathless. "Don't speak to me," were her first "I ve so much to do!' She rushed iuto the parlor, aud speut an hour banging things ou tbe Christmas tree then she swallowed a little coffee, and tore up stairs, and presently ahe came down again iu toilette.

Tbe children werft Crazy with delight. Forty of their little friends were crazy wits delight also. There was a mountain of ice cream aud a sea of lemonade. A nice man showed a magic lantern and did conjuriug tricks, and the little people were pac»ed off home loaded with toys. "Now we can rest,'' sighed. Mr. Sparks as lie pai.d the coujurer aud locked the frontdoor. ..

Kest!' exclaimed his wife— not a bit of it 'and she went briskly about "looking after tbiugs" until long past midnight.

December 25.—Christmas morning dawued glorious. Presents poured in with the sunshine. Sbe servants appeared upstairs in line, and seemed inspired with quite feudal respect and affection. Cook received her fcifts with a "Long life to ye, ina'am!" Kate, the waitress, blushed over ber liberal share and as for Marie, the bonue, it s, "Ah, madame is so ver gocd aud she embraced the baby with effusion.

Tben every in»dy was marshalled to church, and everybody was marshalled home again. Father and mother catnq, Father tried to appreciate the artistic clock, aud mother shed tears over tbe "crazy quilt' tbat Maud had made— "every stltcb with my own bands, mamma. Then Helen accepted a pair of turquoise and diamond bracelets from ber husband, and fell into bis arms, saying, "How did you know just what I wanted?" and Arthur replied, "Magic, my dear," and never referred to the hint lie had received. And while the childreu quarrelled over their toys in a corner, Ueleu coquettishly produced Arthur's preseut—a pair of rich gold sleeve-but-tons, which he gallantly put on at once. Tben the few friends invited to dinuer began to arrive, and Grace came in, dressed charmingly. Morion appeared, heralded by a bushel or so of cosily flowers and two cousius came but Arlington wasn't to be seen. Grace turned faint—at the perfume of flowers, tbe people thought—and went up stairs.

In the evening Sed Arlington sent in his name to Mr. Sparks. He wished to see him privately in the llorary. "L o* here,' said Ned, who was pacing the floor in agitation as Sparks entered, "I in in great trouble." "Money Inquired his friend., "No,' answered Ned its about a woman."

Sparks ait down, as if the matter miabt prove complicated. "You fee," Ned exclaimed,"it's about Graft*. I love ber, and I've told her HO.' "She has put you on probation—wait awbiie—aud all that," asserted Mr. Sparks, confidently.

How did you know asked Ned. "B**en through it. dear boy. Go on." "Well, I was to wait until Christmasday lor her answer but a week ago sbe as good as turns me out of tbe bouse says she busy embroidering, -«nd yet lets Morton bang about her while sbe works.

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVEN IJSTG MAIL

Ouly yesterday sbe refused to

see me." "Wait, now," said Sparks. "Grace is very much like my wife she loves a little mystery and excitement. Wait, now and he ran upstairs.

Presently Grace came down, pale, with red eyes, and perfectly silent. Strange tbat such volumes are written about ayutax and pnarndy, when in tbe great ci ises of life language ta entirely superfluous. Grace and Ned looked at web other a moment, no word passed, and they were beth rot bed lovers. "Why." he said, when happiness would let him speak—"why did you pot me off so?" "I thought id waa more proper and more roinandi%" answered Grace, in a hoarse whisper, and totally unable to breathe through her nose. "Good heaven*!" cried Ned, "what's tbe matter with your votes?"

Howwtd cold. Went ood yesterday to match bn»id*ry silk. Got wet, been aidding op all night, too.'* "Sitting up all night? What for F' "Did yon reeeibe anything this morula?" she asked. "No. nothing. Yea, I did though. Some fool of tailor, or «nma other idiot, sent to my address (»y mistake of oHir*e)an absurd Wue jacket with ailk ftowera ail «*w it," "Absurd Mae jacket 1" exclaimed Grac**. ?*Why, that's your Cbr»*tmaa bresed—beaoock blue smoking jacket

embroidered with lubly wild roses. Oh, Ned I I thought vou'd know it came frub be. I wouldn't let you even zee me workig on id id waa a snrbrise, and I've toiled night and day to ged id done. On, you ungrateful boy

Sbe would have cried, if tbe capacity of bee handkerchief were not already overtaxed, aud if ber lovor reparation had'not been prompt. "Dear girl, it's a beautiful garment* Why, the wild roses are nature itself, and the coloris just the thing. A big fellow like me looks so well iu peacock blue and wild roees and what a capital coat it will be to wear at breakfast when we're married, eh But my darling, how your head throbs, and how hot your hands are!" And the parting words of that blissful pair were: "Promise me to go to bed and take hot toddy, sweet precious." "I'll take some bowwid warn and winegar, by lub.'

December 26.—As Helen awoke, tbe morning after Chistmas, sbe screaked "Ob, my shoulder! my back my head! Oh, I ache all over!', "What's the matter?'* demanded her husband, in a fright. "I can move I'ye got rheumatism. Oh, I'm so ill!" and fr.ghtfully pale, sbe lay back on her pillow.

Mr. Sparks hurried to open the register, but instead of genial warmth, there poured up only a cold draught. He rang tbe bell furiously. Nobtidy answered. So hastily dressing, be ran down-stairs. The waitress met him with an lndifierent stare. "Well, Kate, what's the matter with tbe furnace "The furnace is not my wurruk, sor." And she sauntered into the pantry.

Down into the kitchen he plunged. There, in a disgraceful heap before the range, was the cook hopelessly drunk. "Get np," shouted Mr. Sparks. "I give ye warnln', sor,' Bridget screamed at him. "I was only stoppln' wid yez be raison av gettin' me Christ-mas-box. I goin' to me first cousin's this very day. lgive ye warnin'." And down she tumbled again.

He rushed back to bis wife in despair. "Oh, bow dreadful!" she said. "And poor Grace is lying helpless in the next room! Ruu to mamma—do she must come to us."

He went, and returned in five minntes with tbe news: "Mother can't leave Maud. The poor girl has a high fever," "Well, thank fortune,"sighed Helen, "we have our good Marie, and the children are well.'

On the word the ever-smiling bonne entered with all three little ones. Handing over tbe baby, sbe said: ~Boujour, maaame. Igif you zeleetle baby. Adieu, madame. My brother is come from Paris. 1 am very sorry to leave madame. I go West wiz my brother." "But, Marie," gasped Helen, "why didn't you tell me this be!ore?" •'I wisn not to trouble madame unnecessalre. 1 say after Christmas I go. Adieu, madauie." Aud the faithful Marie coolly turned her back on the screaming lufant, slammed tbe front door, &bd was gone. "Call Kate,' suggested Helen. "Here, Kate taKe the baby-rdo." "Indade no."says Kate "the children is muss's wurruk." "Well, get tbe breakfast, then," said her master, desperately rockiug bis infant. "Breakfast is cook's wurruk, sor," responded Kate.

Then Mr. Sparks arose in his wrath ejected tbe cook and dismissed Kate on the spot, and without wages. "Small lo8, sor," shrieked the girl "we was all paid up till the day afore yesterday." Then tbat householder was left alone with his dignity, his righteous wrath, a walling babe, and a shivering little boy and girl. He offered Totty and Fred some mila by the kitohen fire. They both turned away irotn, *be wbolesame draught. "It smells like lemonade, 'said Totty.

Their father deposited tbe children in their respective beds then, by means of a messenger, be secured the services of an occasional servant—a scrub-woman, known id previous domestic uprisings— and also of a physician.

Tbe doctor, while prescribing for Helen and prepairing little doses for the children, remarked, with mild professional, "We doctors see the seamy side of these holidays."

Mr. Sparks staid home from his business and attended his tick family with great anxiety but be ventured to say, with decision:

Helen, you committed an imprudence very like tbis last year. You shall never do it again." "But we must keep the day like Christmas," answered Helen, between the twinges of pain. "But we don't,' said Mr. Sparks "we keep it like heathens, with a barbaric pride in making presents, with a debit and credit account with our friends, with bribery of our servauts. aud a wicbed expenditure of life and health fit only for theserviceof Dagon. Do you suppose the Early Church ever dreamed of tbis display and junketing? Why, we've wandered as far away from the simple fest-day of the Ohiid tbat. was laid in manger as—." "A bill, sir," aaid the occasional, abrubtly entering, and making a timely interruption for Mr. Hparfcs, Sn bi« worry and excitement, was asserting what we all know to be entirely untrue. "Oh," tnoaued Helen, from the bed, "lhai's tbe bill for your sleeve-buttons, Arthur. I hadn't quite enough money afterall. I'm sorry. Ob dear!" '•Never mind, darling," and he wrote a check. -i

An hour later, Helen, though quite feeble from tbe sufferings, said to ber husband, in a triumphant whisper. "But didn't we have a splendid Christmas!"

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PILEK! PILr.-!I PILEN!!! Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles. One bottle has cured the worst case of 20 years standing. No ioe neea suffer five minutesafter uTng William's Indian Pile Ointment It absorbs tumors, allays itching, acts as poultice, gives instant relief. Prepared only far Pi es, itching of the private parts, nothing else. lion. J. M. Cofltenbury, of Cleveland, says: "I have used scores of Pile cures, audIt allbrds me pleasure to say that I have never found anything which gives such Immediate and permanent relief as Dr. William's Indian Pile Ointment." Sold bv druggists and mailed on reoeipi of price, SI. Forsale by cook A Bell, wholesale druggists.

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Sarsaparills

Is a highly concentrated extract garsapariila and other blood-purlfyin roots, combined with Iodide of Pota. alum and Iron, and i» the safest, most rei ahls, and most economical Mood-purifier th. oan bo used. It invariably expels all bloc poisotai from tbe system,

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the blood, sad restores its vitalizing powf It tbe best known remedy for Scrofa. ud ail gcnMoas Complaints, Erysii eUs, Ecwsma, Ringworm, Blotch»-' gorrs. Boils, To mors, aad Kruptloiof the Skin, as also for »U disorders eaure by a mm! impoTsrisbed, or wfisptw» eondStiro of the blood, »aeb as Itheumatisi Senraigia, Bheamatie Ootit, Cienari Xebility, and Scrofulous Catarrh.

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Area's SAKSAPAartLA hss cured me •*.«. jniammatory Jthenmatism, a 1 have faltered for many year*.

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