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CHAPTER I.
A large house in one of the most
fashionable London squares ; an upper
room , furnished something between a
study and a boudoir ; a small lire
"burning In the grate for , in spite of
the April uunshine , the wind was in
the east aafl for sole occupant a
young girl , whose age was 18 , though
, she looked a little older , perhaps be
cause she had cried till her eyes were
3iot and swollen , and her cheeks had
lost their delicate coloring a girl who
rwas UIG daughter of one of the richest
commoaors In Englanu , and who yet
was as unhappy as the poorest waii
in London's streeti.
Beryl LInden had no mother. She
couid just recall a frail , delicate wo
man , who loved her very much , but
who seemed too sad and sorrowful tc
show her affection. She had been a
tiny child when that mother was
taken away , and yet she had been
quite conscious that , save for leaving
"her , the tired woman was glad to go ,
Her mother's love had been taker
from Beryl full early , and no other
Tiad replaced it.
Mr. Linden placed his daughter in
a private family at the seaside until
she was 10 years old , when she was
sent to a boarding school in Brussels ,
Once a year he had called at the
school , and had a brief , formal inter
view with his daughter in the prin
cipal's own sanctum ; and 12 months
ago he had removed Beryl from the
select establishment , and brought her
to his stately home in Elchester
square.
For one year they had lived to-
.gether , father and child , yet strangers
in heart and feeling ; they drew nc
nearer to each other. Beryl knew
perfectly that to the handsome , well-
preserved man of the world , still un
der 50 , she was only an easumbrance ,
Ho took no trouble to conceal the
fact , and his friends took little notice
of the shy , frightened-looking girl
they thought such a contrast to hei
fascinating father. She was nol
" 'out. " It pleased Mr. Linden to re
gard her as too young for society , sc
she had no chance of meeting people
more congenial to her than hei
father's circle. She was terriblj
lonely , desperately unhappy ; but yet
after reading the letter which had
come from Mr. Linden that mon-Dns
it seemed to the girl she had nevei
before known what trouble meant
and that if only things could be once
more as they were yesterday she
would be content.
Her breakfast had gone away un
touched all her meals were served
upstairs in her father's absence froir
J home and she sat over the fire , witl
a look of such pain on her face as
was terrible to see in a girl of IS
Suddenly the door opened , and the
housekeeper enteied without the cere
mony of knocking , unless , indeed , hei
knock had not penetrated to Beryl's
dazed , stunned brain.
Mrs. Markham was a kind , motherlj
woman , not a lady by birth , but wel :
educated , and Itli'more refinemenl
of feeling than many of her superiors
She had been in Eustace Lindon's em
ploy ever since he took the house it
Elchester square 10 years before.
"I came to speak to you , Miss
CBeryl , " she said gently. "I had
.strange news from Mr. Linden this
morning , and when Nancy came dowr
and told me you'd not touched youi
breakfast , I thought perhaps he'd
written to you , too. "
"Yes , Mrs. Markham. I can't quite
take it In , it seems too terrible. "
The housekeeper sat down opposit <
Beryl. She was quite as indignant ai
the girl could be.
"You see , Miss Beryl , your papa'
not an old man 47 , I believe and it'j
natural he should tire of a lonely life
9terhaps his new wife will make things
pleasanter for you. You've had but i
dull time of it since you left school. '
"I shouldn't mind his marrying , '
said Beryl frankly "in fact. I thinl
I should be glad ; but that he should
choose , that woman , should put her ir
my mother's place it is terrible ! "
Mrs. Markham looked bewildered.
"Do you mean that the lady is an ]
one we know , Miss Beryl ? Mr. Linden
don never mentioned her name to me
He only said the wedding would b <
at once , and he hoped to bring hii
wife home on May 1. "
"He is going to marry Miss Maun
ders , " said Beryl , almost apatheti
cally.
The housekeeper started.
When Beryl Linden first left schoo
a very showy-looking woman was en
gaged as her maid-companion. Misi
Maunders was supposed to walk witl
Beryl , look after her wardrobe , am
make herself generally useful. Fron
the first day of their meeting Bery
took antipathy to the woman. Sh <
felt that Miss Maunders was unwor
thy her trust and confidence , that sh >
had none of the qualifications she pro
fessed ; and the girl yearned to escap
from the companionship she hated
At last , only three months ago , thing
come to a crisis. Miss Maunders , when
the household suspected of a likini
for stimulants , went into a more violent
lent rage than ueu3 , and actually for
got herself so far as to strike he
employer's daughter. At that tim
Mr. Lindou wss away , spendin ;
Christmas in the country. Beryl , hal
beside herself with indignation , ap
pealed to the housekeeper. Mrs
'Markham paid Miss Maunders
month's wages and dismissed her o :
the spot , and she departed , vowin
vengeance against Beryl.
And this was the person Mr. Lindo :
was to make his wife ! The house
keeper could hardly credit it
"Miss Beryl , " said Mrs. Markhai
slowly , after a long pause , "I simply
can't believe It ! Are you sure you've
made no mistake ? Mtes Maunders is
no more of a lady than J am , or even
one of the upper servants , and your
papa's a gentleman through and
through. It can't be true ! "
"You had better read h2s letter , "
said Beryl simply. "There seems no
reason for doubting It. "
CHAPTER II.
It was a very brief letter , written
on the thickest and creamiest of note
paper , and barely covering the first
page. Few men , let us hope , could
have written in such terms to their
only child , especially to a motherless
daughter.
"Dear Beryl : I shall be married to
morrow to Miss Maunders , and I hope
to return with my wife on May 1. You
had better make up your mind to show
proper respect and obedience to your
stepmother , whose authority over you
will be complete. "
"It's a cruel letter , Miss Beryl , " said
Mrs. Markham , as she put it back in
its envelope , "and may God forgive
your fatjier for writing it ; but , my
dear young lady , depend upon it , it's
that woman's work. "
Beryl shivered.
"Papa never cared for me , " she said
slowly. "Mrs. Markham , I have never
said a word to any one , but I must
now or my heart will break. I can
never remember his kissing me , or
seeming fond of me , even as a little
thing. "
"Maybe he wanted a son , Miss
Beryl ; but he'd no right to visit his
disappointment on you. There'll be
great changes here , for there's not one
of my servants will stay here and call
Miss Maunders mistress. "
"And you will go , too ? "
"I wouldn't stay an hour after she
came home ; but , as it happens , Miss
Beryl , I've not my choice. Mr. Linden
don has sent me a check for 50 in
stead of notice , as he says his wife
will prefer to be her own housekeeper.
I've saved money in the 10 years I've
been here , and I don't think I shall
take another situation. If I look
round , I dare say I can buy the lease
and good will of a small lodging house
at the seaside reasonably , and that
will seem more independent. "
Beryl put one thin hand appealingly
on the housekeeper's plump arm.
"Mrs. Markham , I can't stay here ,
I'd rather starve ! You know what
that woman was before , when she was
only a servant. "What would she make
my life like when she is mistress ? "
"My dear , it's a sorry business.
Haven't you any relations you could
go to for a bit , anybody who wouui
take your part , and just tell Mr. Linden
don that before you came back he
must guarantee his new wife would
treat you properly ? "
Beryl shook her head.
"I don't think I have a relation in
the world. "
"Well , " ' confessed Mrs. Markham ,
"I've been here 10 years , and I've
never heard your father mention a
relation ; but , you see , Miss Beryl
there's the other side. Your mother
must have had relations , and hei
family would be the best people tc
help you , because , naturally , they'd
resent your papa's marriage as much
as you do. "
"Mamma had no relations , " said
Beryl. "I'll tell you how I know ,
The last thing I can remember of her
was one day just before she died she
begged papa to be kind to me. She
said she had been an orphan , and
knew how sad it was. "
"But she might have had a brothel
or sister , " persisted Mrs. Markham.
"Miss Beryl , think quickly over youi
past life , and try to see if there isn't
any one who'd be able to tell you. "
"But my past story is so short , '
said Beryl , "it doesn't want thinking
over. I know we lived abroad for a
year or two before my mother died
My little sister went first , and mothei
never got over her loss. I had a
nurse who was very good to me. She
could have told me all I want tc
know ; but papa sent her away directlj
after my mother's funeral. I thinfc
she went to America.
"Then he took me to a family al
Brighton. Doctor Burgess and his
wife were not unkind to me ; but thej
had children of their own , and I al
ways felt like the outsider. I kno\\
I was quite glad to leave them and gc
to school. "
"Brighton's not a long journey. '
said Mrs. Markham. "It might b
worth while to go and see them. "
"I am sure they could tell me noth
ing. I stayed there till I was 10. and
I know Mrs. Burgess told me one daj
I ought to be very fond of my fathei
because he was the only relation "
had in all the world. I think sh <
had known iny mother just a little
They were both orphans , and broughi
up in the same school a kind o :
charitable institution. "
Mrs. Markham felt in despair o.
finding any kindred for her younj
lady.
There's many would say it was youi
duty to stay with your father am
make the best of things. ' ' she went or
gravely ; "but when I know what tha
woman is I can't bear to think of yoi
at her mercy. "
"If I went away , could my fathei
force mo fe > come back ? " asked Beryl
"No. You are of an age when a gir
may choose her own home ; but if yoi
leave him he can refuse to provide fo ;
you. "
For the first time that morning ;
look of hope came into Beryl's beau
tiful eyes.
, "Then I'll get a situation of sonn
sort , and go to U before ho comes
home. That will be quite easy. "
Quite easy ! The housekeeper's
kindly heart ached for her. She knew
toe well how hard it is for a girl with
no special talents or qualifications to
find a niche , and they had only three
weeks. The time was all too short.
"I don't want to encourage you to
rebellion , Miss Beryl , and yet I can't
bear to think of you at Miss Maun
ders' mercy. If you've quite made up
your mind , my dear young lady , I'll
do my best to help you find some
thing. "
Hard as posts generally are to find ,
specially those worth having , it is
often comparatively easy to get into
a situation at very low remuneration
at the beginning of a school term. It
happens now and then that principals
have failed to settle with any one in
the holidays , and have to take the
first person who offers rather than
begin school shorthanded.
Perhaps this explained Beryl's seem
ing success , for within a week of first
answering advertisements she was en
gaged by Mrs. Tanner of Easthill-on-
Sea , as English teacher in her small
but select school in that rising water
ing-place.
The remuneration was to be 5 a
term , at which Mrs. Markham sniffed ;
but the teacher was to have the option
of remaining during the holidays , and
so would be at no expense for board
and lodging.
"I don't altogether like it , " said
Mrs. Markham , re-reading Mrs. Tan
ner's letter critically ; "but , Mis : )
Beryl , if only you stay a year , you'll
be able to demand better terms in
another situation , and I think you'd
be happier anywhere than here under
Miss Maunders' tyranny. "
In truth , that lady was now" Mrs.
Linden ; but both the housekeeper and
Beryl continued to speak of her by
her maiden name Mrs. Markham be
cause she grudged her erstwhile sub
ordinate her rise in life , and Beryl
because it was painful to her to give
her mother's title to a woman she
hated.
Mrs. Markham came to see Beryl off ,
and had her luggage labelled for Last-
hill ; then , when she had put the girl
into an empty third-class carriage ,
she lingered for a few last words.
"Try and put up with things for the
year , Miss Beryl , even if all's not as
you would like. And if you're in
trouble of any kind , my dear , just
write to me. My sister will send on
your letters any time , and I'd be proud
to help you. "
"Thank you. " The tears were dim
ming the girl's sweet eyes as she put
her head out of the carriage window
and kissed the housekeeper warmly.
"I shall be grateful to you as long as
I live , Mrs. Markham. Without you
I could never have managed to escape
from Elchester square , and I think to
have stayed there after she came
would have killed me ! "
The bell sounded , the engine gave a
shrill , unearthly sound , meant pre
sumably for a whistle , and the train
was off.
Mrs. Markham did not turn away
till she could no longer see the white
handkerchief Beryl was waving ; then
there was a suspicious moisture in
her eyes.
"God help her , poor little thing , for
it seems to me no one else can ! It's ;
true enough , as she says , Mr. Linden
never loved her. and now he's mar
ried that woman it's as like as not
he'd be worse than ever. They say
he has 30.000 a year and a beautiful
country seat , yet his daughter is con
tent to work hard for 5 a term. If
doesn't seem right , somehow. "
And it was not right ; but Mrs ,
Markham did not know one fact which
would have explained a good deal that
puzzled her. Eustace Linden had an
ugly secret in his past , a dark blot
upon his character lie would fain hide
from all the world. He did not ad
mire Julia Maunders , and ho had not
the least desire to marry her ; but
men with a secret , who are leading a
double life , have often to pay dearly
for the guarding of that secret. It
happened that Julia Maunders knew
a good deal of Lindon's past life , and
the price of her silence was a wedding
ring.
( To be continued. )
INVALUABLE CRASS.
A Chinese llnmboo "Which Produces
Vegetable Opals.
It is the bamboo which furnishes th <
Chinaman with practically everythini
he requires through life , from hii
cradle to his coffin , and that also pro
duces precious stones for him , only thi
celestial is not aware of the fact , o :
else attaches no value to it. In semi
varieties of this invaluable grass ;
mineral substance composed of lim <
or silica and potash is frequently dis
covered , being formed , it is supposed
owing to some kind of disease in thi
juices or stem of the plant. In thi
course of time , says the London Mail
this deposit hardens and forms tin
famous "tabasheer" of the natives
which exactly resembles the opal ii
appearance , and is , according to Pro !
Brews ter , of precisely the same char
acter and composition. The Chinese
however , know nothing of its value a ;
a precious stone , but collect tabashee
simply for its supposed medicina
properties. Unfortunately , some of thi
most finely marked and colored speci
mens cf these vegetable stones are ex
ceedingly fragile. It may be mentione ;
that in none of the varieties of th <
bamboo yet raised and found hardy ii
this country have any traces of a de
posit o iabasaeer at present been dis
covered , so that any one who contem
plates the establishment of a bamboi
plantation in England for the purpos' '
of opal raising is recommended to in
vest his capital in some other Way.
The more a woman understands mei
the more good timo'ffjjs spends in th
kitchen.
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WEALTH IN SHOCKS.
SHEEPRAISERS ROLLING IN
RICHES FROM WOOL.
An Eatrnordlnnr.y Tribute to the Uo-
ncilceut Effect * of the Dlugluy Tariff
Ij w Great Increase . ' . 1 f.lio Number
of Sheup KuLscd.
Albuquerque , N. M. , correspondence
of the New York Evening Post : The
forthcoming annual reports of Govcrn-
of Otero of Now Mexico and of Gov.
Murphy of Arizona to the president
will contain interesting information
for wool growers in the eastern states.
The growth oi' the wool industry in
the southwestern territories during the
last three years is without precedent.
New Mexico has become the chief wool
producing region in the union , and
the industry la fast increasing
throughout the territory. Arizona's
wool product has increased 27 per cent
in three years , and the capital Invest
ed in flocks and sheep ranges in tiiat
state is estimated at ? C50,000 more
than In any former year. Both Gov.
Otero and Gov. Murphy have given a
good deal of attention lately to gath
ering facts concerning the profits , the
outlook , and the growth of the flocks ,
and the wool product in the Territories
mentioned.
The recent census shows that New
Mexico has 4,467,000 sheep , worth from
? 1.GO to $2.10 a head. Montana , which
was the leading wool-producing state
in the union until two years ago , has
3.785,000 sheep , and Ohio , which was
the banner wool state until the indus
try moved westward , still has about
3,000,000 head of sheep. Arizona has
2,031 000 sheep. California has 2,018,000
and Idaho and Wyoming have each
more than 2,000,000 sheep. Ewes and
lambs form an unusually large proportion
tion of the Hocks in New Mexico , and
it may , therefore be reckoned that the
number of wool-bearing sheep in the
territory will he increased by more
than 1,300,000 during the next year.
The total number of sheep in the
on the free list , he Is said to have lost
more than $400,000 in one season , and
nearly failed In business. He has ,
however , rapidly recovered since 1897 ,
and no77 ho has moro than 51,110,000
invested In cheep , wool-storing houses ,
and ranges. He has 45,000 sheep , di
vided Into eleven flocks. Ho employs
thirty-five shepherds , two overseers
and through five months of each year
he employs twenty men who do noth
ing but shear sheep. His wool clip for
1900 amounts to about 343,200 pounds ,
and the present market price for the
product ranges from twelve to fifteen
cents a pound. His increase in lambs1
for 1900 is about 31,000 , and these are
worth nowadays from $1.GO to $2.10
each. The Fanton flocks arc expected
to comprise more than fiO.OOO sheep by
next summer. Helen T. Griswold.
A GOOD THING TO REMEMBER.
The Secretary of AgricuUure in his
annual report draws attention to the
fact that our total sales of domestic
farm products to foreign countries dur
ing the four iisoal years 1SD7-1900 ag
gregated the enormous sum of ? 3,18G-
000,000 , or close to $800,000,000 In
excess of the export value for the pre
ceding four-year period. In other words
we received on an average during 1897-
1900 for products of domestic agricul
ture marketed abroad nearly $200,000-
000 a year above the annual amount
paid us for such products during 1893-
1896. This is all very gratifying , as It
shows how dependent the nations of
the eastern hemisphere arc Tipon the
United States for bread and meat.
These markets will always take our
food surplus at a price , but it will be
a price that we cannot control. After
all , the best market for American food
stuffs is right here in America. The
more we consume here the less will bo
left for export , and the less left for ex
port , the greater will be prices paid
for the exported surplus.
The main thing in agriculture , as in
manufacturing , is the big home mar
ket ; and the way to make the home
market take the largest possible share
of what the farmer has to sell and pay
January 1 II' ' ) " 1,1001.
, . . , . January , .
A DeRiocmt'c President-Elect. A Republican I'resldent-Elect.
Nest Senate ami House Democratic. Kelt Senate and House Republican.
A TYco Trade TnrliT Aisured. A Protective Tariff Assured.
Capital Stunned and Tiratd. Every Dollar Seeklnp Investment.
Kctrcnchmcnt the "Watchword. Expansion the "Watchword.
Employment ami Wagon Decreasing1. Km ploy 3110111 and Wages Tnrreaslnjj.
Worrying Over Future Lack of Framing u HIM to ICeduct : the
R VCIIUO. ICevenuf.
Must Soon Borrow Money to 1'ny r,6mliiT Money to the
Kvpenscs. AVorld.
Increasing National Doht. Reducing Xntlonul Dubt.
Failures Reziii to Incrcaho. Failure I.I iliilitii-s Xeiorb'o J.OTT.
At the Morc-y of The World at Our Merry.
Suspicion , Distrust , Tear. Confidence , Kciixicct , Trust.
United States is now about 47,000,000 ,
and the total annual wool product in
the union is 241,000,000 pounds , or a
fraction over five pounds of wool to
each head of sheep. During the year
ending June 30 last , the consumption
of wool in the United States was G31-
270,000 pounds , or almost three times
the home product. Governor Otero
finds that an acre of fair grazing land
among the hills and mountain valleys
of New Mexico will support two sheep
each each year , and that there are 55-
000,000 acres of such pasturage. Thus ,
New Mexico will be able to maintain
105,000,000 more sheep than she now
has. Governor Murphy , by a similar
line of reasoning , finds that there is
ample pasturage for 37,000,000 more
sheep in Arizona.
It has been closely reckoned that
the cost of the maintenance of a flock
worth from $7,000 to ? 8,000 for one
year is about ? 1,400 , or thirty cents per
head. This includes pay for shepherds ,
food , shearing and incidental expenses.
An average yield of wool per head is
five pounds , and as the present market
price of wool. 14 cents a pound , each
bheep pays seventy cents a year in
fleece , or a profit of forty cents a head
per year. A flock of 4,000 sheep is
therefore reckoned Charring unusual
expenses ) to yield some § 1,600 profit
in wool in a year. The natural in
crease in lambs in an average flock is
reckoned at about 2,200 each year , and
that. too. is a source of large profk
where the pasturage is good for more
sheep. The average number of losses
during a year in a flock of 4,000 sheep
is 200 , by estray , sickness and attacks
by coyotes and beors.
It has been closely estimated that
about ? 24,000.000 is invested in New
Mexican sheep and wool interests ,
while in Arizona about ? 12OUO,000 is
invested. This comprises the value of
the flocks , ranges and wool store
houses. The wool industry attracts
many young Englishmen of capital ,
and every year the number of Eng
lishmen in wool-growing increases.
Many Englishmen who are leaders in
sheep-ranching in the southwest are
the younger sons of some of the no
bility in England. Lord Salisbury has
two nephews in the locality of Las
Cruces , N. M. . who are" said to have
f-at-h made more than ? 40,000 in shop
and wool since the rise in wool under
the operation of the Dingley tariff law
in 1897. A son of the late Marquis of
Bute has been very successful in ! > ! s
sheep investments among the foothills
near Raton , N. M.
The most important wool-grower in
the United States is Marshall E. Fan-
ton of Southern N-iw Mexico. He has
had several tips and downs in the wool
Industry , and in 1395 , when wool was
a good price for it is to keep the larg
est possible percentage of our popula-
t'on at work In the ra-ilc and factories.
The American farmer understands this
better than he used to. Protectionists
have been preaching it to him for 40
years , and the vote cast in the farm
ing districts at the last election shows
that the idea has at last found perma
nent lodgment. It is a good thing to
remember.
WHAT THE FREE TRADERS AC
TUALLY DID.
According to the Johnstown Demo
crat , "free traders did not condemn the
Dingley tariff because it closed to us
the markets of the world. "
Another half truth half stated , and
therefore unentitled to the serious con
sideration of the people. Yet in order
that truth may again prevail we pro
pose here to state the facts.
In a measured sense it is true that
the free traders did not condemn the
Dingley tariff ' beraure it closed the
markets of the world" to American
exporters. The act had scarcely gone
into effect before the foreign markets
began to open to our products.
But what the free traders actually
did was to condemn the Dingley bill in
every possible way because if enacted
it would close the markets of the world
to those same products. It did noth
ing of the kind , of course , but they re
peated that it would a. thousand times
in Congress and out.
All of which , the Inquirer submits
amounts to the difference between
tweedledum and tweedledce. with the
Johnstown Deraorrat raising the issue
to deceive the people again Philadel
phia Inquirer.
MUST REDEEM THE PLEDGE :
A Republican congress should have
the courage to be as fair to the ship
ping interests of the country as it has
been to the manufacturing and com
mercial interests. No reasonable ex
cuse can now be offered for any fur
ther delay in the enactment of a law
that will restore the American flag to
its proper place on the ocean high
ways. There is no need to argue at
length in advocacy of such legislation ,
i'er the facts are too palpable and pres
ent conditions are too humiliating xo
American pride for any honest d.ffer-
ence of opinion regarding the necessi
ties of the situation or the remedy.
The congress whose sessions began
Monday should not adjourn on March
4 next without having redeemed the
pledge of the Republican National con
vention that American shipping would
have the protection and encourage
ment to which it is entitled. N
York Mail and Express.
Kklllril Dnlmtrrn In tin' Soimlo.
Among the 'best debaters in the scn-
nto nre Chantller of New Ilampshlro
and Spooncr of Wisconsin. Chandler
is the keener and more craistic of the
two. Spooner has the advantage In
the spectacular iturprlses of a running
debate. Chandler la more feared as
an opponent than any other man. II
has a genius for discovering the vul
nerable point in the enemy's armor ,
and ho is mercilcBS in tending his
weapons home. IJoth IKS and Spooner
arc invariably good-natured. Neither
of them was ever known to loae
temper In debate.
Can't J'ay u 5-C nt I'aro vrltli S2O.
Some time ago Ida Hulk tendered a
.street oar conductor in Toledo a $20
bill in payment of one fare. The con
ductor refused to accent the bill oa
the around that he did not have
change for that amount and ejected
the woman from the car. She brought
suit against the company for damage *
and the case was decided against her
Judge Pugsley said in deciding the
case that It was unreasonable to ex
pect the street cir conductor to carry
that amount of change.
To Jlnlin ( Ji'orKiu I'ri-nclier * In Afrlcu.
A shipment of 100.000 young peach
trees from Georgia nursorles , bound
for Cape Colony and Natal , South Af
rica , will bo made next week. They
go largely into Natal , and a large num
ber of the trees going to that country
are consigned to Ladysmlth. Capo
Colony fruit growers get less than
half of the shipment.
. AYcRS NOT
Very Murti Alivu ami Or.t "VVHIi : i f.cttcr
THIIiijj IIouHo \Va * Saved.
Minneapolis. Minn. , Dec. 29. ( Spe
cial. ) Few who knew how ill Mr. A.
E. Ayc-rs of this city had boon with
Bright's Disease and Diabetes ever o ?
peeled he could live. Four doctors gave
Ir.m but three or four days to live Ho
recovered through the prompt and con
tinued use of a 'well-known remrdy.
and lias given the following letter for
publication. It is dated at Oath. N. Y. ,
where Mr. Avers now resides.
Soldiers and Sailors' Homo ,
Bath , N. Y.
Dcdds Medicine Co. , TJuffalo , N. Y. .
Dear Sirs I wist tr > tell you what
Dcdd's Kidney I'ills have done for inf.
As far as I am concerned they are the
best in the world , for they not only
saved my life , but they have given mo
new life and hone. I lived in Minne
apolis for forty-nine years , and am
well known there by many people. I
suffered severely with Bright's Diseases
and Diabetes. Four well-known physi
cians gave me up to die. In fact th" } *
gave me only three or four days at the
It-ngest to live. I had spent nearly
everything I had in the effort to save
my life , but seeing an advertisement
cf Dodd' Kidney Pills , I scraped what.
\\as nearly my last half dollar , sent to
the drug store and bought a box. I had
very little hope of anything cve'-y doing
me any good , as from , wfiat the four
doctors had told me , it was now a mat
ter of hours with me. I commencnd to
take the Pilis , and from the very first
they helped me. I took in all abet
forty boxes. I doubtless did not n oil
so many , but I wanted to inako sure.
and after all. § 20 is a small amount of
money to remove the sentence of death
and save one's life.
I have since recommended Dodd's
Kidney Pills to hundreds of people.
and I have yet to hear of the first cn
that did not find them all that you
claim for them. I can remember of two
people to whom I LUd recommended
Dodd's Kidney Pills , and who after
wards said to me that th ° y received no
benefit. I asked to see their Pill box s.
and behold , instead of Dodd's Kidney
Pills , it was - 's Kidney Pills. ai
imitation of the genuine Dodd's , and
net the real thing at all that th y ha l
br en using. I gave each of thorn an
empty pill box that Dodd'a Kidney
Pills had been put up in , so that th > -
could make no more mistakes , an.l
they afterwards came to me and toM
me that they had bought and used th- *
genuine Dodd's Kidney Pills , and wer <
cured.
I still continue to use the Pills oft
and on , and would not be without thoru
if they were $50 a box. I think tha *
every old gentleman in the world
would be healthier and better if ho
would take one after each meal.
1 wish I could think of words strong
enough to express to you my gratitud-
for what your Medicine has done for
me. It is not often , I suppose , that a
man who is staring death riijht in tno
face , is permitted to li\e and toll oi
the moans which saved him , and a.- >
that is my position , my heart is over
whelmed with thankfulness to Gv }
for His mercy to me in permitting mete
to see the advertisement cf Do idi
Kidney Pills , when it seemed that I
was beyond all earthly power to sav < ;
that I cannot express my real feelmqs
If "anyone " doubts the statement I
have made , they may write to me. and
I will try and prove to them that all I
have said in this letter is true , and
more than true. There- are hundreds of
people in Minneapolis who know ail
about rny case and the way Dodd's
Kidney Pills pulled me through , when
I ha'I been given up by the four doctor.- ,
cf Bright's Disease a.id Diabetes , and
had practically lest all hope. You are
ar liberty to publish this testimonial
which I give you from the bottom of
my heart , and I sincerely wih that I
cculd fiml the right words to express
ray feelings of gratitude to you and to
Dodd's Kidney Pills , for my restora
tion to life and IieaJth.
( Signed ) A. E. AYER3.
Late of Minneapolis , new at
Soldiers and Sailors * Home. Bath. N. Y.
Mr. Avers is only one of thousands
cf aged gentlemen who say that their
lives have been prolonged and their
declining years made worth living by
the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills.