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THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAT'14 , 185)9. ) \ Just A FflST-NOT A THEORY Standard That wo ure the cheapest and Not Get Do best Gun nnd Sporting Goods House In the West. The Dewey Received Water Wo so.l you a good made split Bamboo Hod ( the J1.2S kind ) Discouraged fnr We. A No. 1 Bilk line of 20 yards OCHIAMM A line of the latent styles and for 25 cents. European Hotel /INC- A No. 1 Nickled necl , ( the $1 . . ttCtltB * designs In gas and combina kind ) for FO cents. Summer will surely como and Icucipomm tion fixtures. If you contemplate Awarded Gold Our regular . lOo Base Balls when It docs you will want us to for 5 cents. Rates : 5Dc to $1,50 Medal nt the , per day , Our regular 53c Base Balls for plate building It will pay you leave Ice At your residence. Ilo- 15 . . cent. " Trunsmississlppl to Investigate this stock , ns . FUli Hooks at 5c a hundred member we sell Armour & Co.'s Do y o u patronize Exposition. . and up. All modern conveniences and nice , wo are In a position to glvo Tamils Goods , CJolf Goods , I'uro Silver Lake Ice. Wo nro ' , clean . homo industries ? It' large located Also other 111. GUIIH and Ixuded Sliel'.g nt the rooms. Centrally some excellent bargains. tors from Jl.GO lowest prices. now prepared to glvo South Omaha and convenient to both theaters. up If von want to save money people good service , as well Street cars to all parts of the city and you do lot ns estimate Now stones for niul want good goods. It will as both depots , pius the door. pay you to trade with . . us. Omaha. work. engraving nil kinds of Illtors lUlMHMBEU we moved from on your Room G , Board 1310 Ian Farnam street. street to H13 Doug- ' 13th and Pornnm Streets Don't send it out of the city. Plumbers and Gas Fitters , of Trade Dlclg. Consumers' Ice & Goal Co , OMAHA SPORTING OMAHA , NKU. Office , 15 U. S. National Jlnnk 1806 FARNAAl STREET. 211 S. Hth St. P. W. Tlgho , HuikUng. TCI.wo. . GOODS GO. , Telephone J9SO G , E , Wilkins , - - Proprietor , Telephone JO49. A. KIEWIT. HIS DOUGLAS STUEirr. OMAHA. * ( T. B. Norrls' Old Shoo Stand. ) We Sell More Emblem Pins TOUR | MOTTO : WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN TUB Between tlio month old egg and the "Why Not llnvo < lic llcntt" egg of today that gives the latter 1404 FARNAM ST. tlian in. Its value. anyone ' Are showing the town. Wo han CROSS It's the Difference new things dle kind Between the ordinary clgnr and in gentlemen's every Not a Common Salve or Ointment , but a SPECIFIC every price , and LBAGUB make special designs MANTELS Used for Rectal Diseases Only. f A Unlrk llrllff anil IVi.ltUn Cnrn fnr Illlnil , Light weight signs to order. BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE TOW Illtrillng or ItrMni : IMIci . , or IMIcn With open fireplace and art tllo fac AND YOUR FAMILY MEDICAL In Any 1 orm. HEAD Tontlmont < il Underwear Diamond Rings , ings and hearth add the finishing AND SURGICAL SERVICE OF S1.0O PER BOX. , touch to a new home. 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SOUTH OMAHA STOU1E 2 ttll t 91 Sta. . I01IX A. KAHMXO , JIAXAC.HU. Phone 021. sum. { Copyright , 1SOD , by Joel Chandler Harris. ) VI. Mr. lliil > N mill Illn Ilulililo. The ohlldren htood watching Mr. Bobs at tentively , their attitude betraying their cu- rloalty to see how Mr. Bobs could convince them that there were smarter men than Aaron In that neighborhood , and doubtful of his ability to do so. It was plain that Mr. Bobs himself did not share their doubts. Ho was l i no hurry , and yet there was no delay In his movements ; lie was slow but methodical. He knocked the ashes from his plpo and carefully cleaned It out with his pocket knife , blowing through the stem to clear away nil particles of tdbacco. This done , ho laid the plpo carefully on the step besldo him , reache < l Into the room behind him , and drew forth a washpan that seemed < to bo a llttlo more than half full of t-oapy water. There was also In the pan a small A LITTLE WOMAN. FOLLOWED BY A SWARM OF SMALLER FIGURES. wooden paddle. With this Mr. Robs whipped the fcoapy water gently , and the children i noticed that Instixid of breaking Into a foamy mass of bubbles , as soapy water does , i tbreo or four Inrgo bubbles appeared , This result scuiniM to bo unsatisfactory to 'Mr. Bobs , Ilu draw forth from an Inside pocket of his coat a largo leather or mo rocco pocUetbook , and began to search ' through Its various compartments. Ho finally found what ho 'was Bearchlng for a llttlo ' paper packet , wrapped round and round ' with 7iiany ynrds of white sowing thread. This thmul Mr. Hobs unwound very caro- ; fully. Then , unfolding the paper , he took therefrom the merest pinch of white powder ; and Illrtrd U Into the pan of water from 1 his fingers , "I reckon you'll work now , plague on ' you ! " he exclaimed , At this Juncture Miss Elvlry came out , i wondering what the children were doing. I Watching the manipulations of her brother , she laughed uneasily , saying : "You may thank your stars there ain't no law agin , i witchcraft In this part of the country. That's j I all that keeps 'em .from strlngln1 you up. " | "Where's any witchcraft ? " Inquired Mr. j I Bobs Indignantly. "I'm Jest ashowln't t these youngsters a trick that I larntrom that there gypsy 'oman the ono that kyored j your rheumatlz. " j "Well , " remarked Miss Elvlry , "when folks do somcthln' now an' quare they > alters lly ( back to conjuration to account . for It. " j ! , "I don't keer where they fly , " said Mr. I i ' Bobs , "so long as they don't lly at me. " , And , as It to show that he really didn't | j I care , ho seized the wooden paddle and be- ' J i gan to whip the water again. This time all \ the bubbles disappeared save one , and the , more Mr. Bobs whipped the water the larger It grow. Presently ho placed the pan on a largo block the butt-cut of a poplar tree which served sometimes as a table and ( sometimes as the work bench and con- tlnued to whip the water , the bubble firow- Ing larger and larger nil the while. Occa sionally he poked his paddle Into the bubble and withdrew It quickly , as If to test Its consistency. The children could sco the paddle go Into the bubble and sec It como out , but tbo bubble Itself remained Intact and continued to cxp.ind. "You sco dat , don't you ? " exclaimed Drusllla. The 'bubble ' was now as tall as the tallest of the children and largo around in proportion. Mr. Bobs took his plpo. Inserted It In the bubble nt the edge of the pan and be < ; an to blow with nil his might. This ho did at tihort Intervals until all the water In the pan seemed to bo exhausted. Then , with the stem of the plpo still In his mouth , ho took the paddle and carefully scraped the bubble from thu cdgo of the pan and by a deft mo tion of his hand moved the pan entirely. That was cerlalnly n sight for the children to BOO a bubble aa high anil as big HH a small house , swaying gently In the sunlight and showing forth all the colois of the rain bow. It was very wonderful Indeed , and Sweetest Susan wa quick to dcclnra that she hail never before seen anything as beau tiful. tiful.Mr. Mr. Bolxi seemed to bo very much gratified at this. " 'Tnln't the best I can do , " he ex plained. "I'd have to make a dozen or more bcforo I git my hand In. But this un U . good enough. Ef you find anybody 'round hero what can build n bubble that won't biut I nor lloat off , why , Jest ax 'em to dn it , that's all. No , " .ho declared , "that ain't all , nuther. " Ho took a small leaf and laid It on the oltlo of the bubble. Instantly It began tn , rotate and travel In n small circle , drawing after It , as It seemed , the must beautiful shades of green and gold and put pie. It ecnmrd Indeed to ho the center of an Irrl- descent whirlpool and the children ctooj gazing nt It with open mptiths and eye . ! The glistening colors appealed strongly to j Drusllla. "Ef you could hear' brasj bands i n-playln' . " she exclaimed , "dls wouldn't 1 lack much or belli' a whole circus. " Mr. Bobs walked around the bubble and QUALITY TALKS. A glass or two of , tells of ITS QUALITY in a language , of ib own , ilCi . : ER5. most convincing. F * * § \ l"Slleit Anardi at Trani-Mluliilppl and International Eapoiltlon , 1890. ! ' | . I , ' , . . } ) S < a < IJrc in Jrf li LWtJJJjj lllo tttlfjllr , pllcol. > S VAL. BLATZ BREWING CO. , MILWAUKEEU.S.A. OMAHA BRANCH : 1412 DOUGLAS STREET. Telephone 1081. examined It critically , smoothing It with his wooden , paddle. "I'm Jest a-feelln' 'round fer to find whar the door Is , " ho explained. Apparently ho soon found it , for he spoke to Buster John. "Come on , " ho said ; "Jump right In. " The youngster hesitated for an Instant , but his surroundings gave him assurance. ' 'Walk right In , " Mr. Bobs Insisted , and gave a quick flirt with the paddle as Buster John touched the bubble a quick flirt with the paddle , and Sweetest Susan and Drusllla saw Buster John disappear , swallowed up , as It were , "by " the bubble. "Now , then , " said Mr. Bobs , waving his paddle on high , "como on , an' In wT you ! There , plunge right In ! " Sweetest Susan went forward timidly. "Is It going to fly away with us , Mr. Bobs ? " f > ho asked. She had already experienced one adventure that was not pleasing to think of. "Why , what Idees you've got , honey ! " exclaimed Mr. Bobs. "How can a bubble fly away with you children on the inside ? You might as well ax mo ef a crow can fly away wl' a halo of cotton. " "But this bubble Is different from other bubbles , " suggested Sweetest Susan. "It Is ; It shore Is , " assented Mr. Bobs ; "It shore Is , fer I made It myself. But , In wl' you ; don't let your buddy git lonesome. " Sweetest Susan was still a little afraid , but she went forward all the same , and the bubble seemed to swallow her Just as It had wallowed Buster John. Mr. Bobs now turned to Drusllla. "Como on , ef you're a-comln' . " | "I ain't bloedzo ter go In dar , Is I ? " she asked. "Go In , or stay out ; It's all ono to mo. Come ! Talk out ! Which Is It. It'll do you no good to go In , ncr no harm , nuther. " Druallla hesitated a moment , just n mo ment , and then she went to the bubble. "I don't want none er dat ar soapsuds ter ; git In my eyes , " she remarked with a j | ulilvor. "Shct your eyes , then , " said Mr. Bobs. I i i Drusilla did moro than that , esho held her I I THE MORE Hi : WHIPPED THE WATER THE LA1UJER IT GREW. 'breath. Then , with a whiff of dampness on i her face , she found herself inside the bubble. j She turned tn goo whcru and liow she got I In , but she was so surprised at the view ' that presented Itself that she fairly gasped 'with aaunishment. Away off In the dls- taiuc filio c.uld tee homebody that re-emblixl Mr- Bobs , but he seemed to be hanging In the air. heels upward. Not far from him was Ins house ; and that , tcb , was upilJc down. By soiuo curious freak of perspective the limue an 1 Its surroundings , Including Mr. Bobs ! > i-Femed a picture not large : than your thumbnail. "t di 'n" ' know I wuz seen a mighty Jumper , " she said to herself. Then Bbo looked around for Buster John uiU Swe. Kit Susan , and saw them ewe distance away. They were evidently ns much puzzled as she was. The bubble no longer seemed to bo a bubble. Viewed from 'tha outside , It had appeared to be no larger than a small house. In the Inside , however , as Drusllla remarked , It was as big as all outdoors. They walked about timidly at first for fear of breaking the bubble , but they soon forgot all about that precaution. They seemed to bo In a wide and perfectly level field a field with a shining floor. Over tills floor the many-hued colors of the rainbow chased one another Incessantly , wriggling , twisting , whirling. The children watched this display until Drusllla made a remark that had astonishing requite. "I know whar wo at , " she said ; "dish ycr place 'Is ' whar dcy makes rainbows. You kin bee um plattin' um now. " At this both Buster John and Sweetest Susan laughed aloud , whereupon the rain bow colors seemed to be shattered Into the bubblo-Ecapc. And while the shimmer ing , seething , whirling , rainbow colors were beautiful to behold , they began to add to the confusion after a while. In the midst of It all , Drusllla sneezed , nijt once , but twice. She tried hard to keep the sneezes back , to "hoi1 'cm Jn , " as f > ho said , but they had to come , and when they did como , they seemed to shake the foundation of things , and the sound of 10,000 sneezes waa he : rd In the air. The two EUDS overhead reeicd and shook and whirled about each other , and the colors whirled In the floor till HIP - i'it all FPtrbhince nf proportion. And ' i ) while wfi"lnii for ( his 't ' vista- { tlou t < > otcp luelf , the dilldren saw a Halo woman come gliding toward them , followed by a swarm of smaller figures. "We're gone now , " exclaimed Drusllla ex citedly , "We done stirred um up. Wo better make a break nn1 git out er hero To' dey Jump on us nn' git us down. " But somehow , neither Buster John nor Sweetest Susan was frightened. There was nothing alarming about these little people If people they were. The llttlo woman , who seemed to be the leader , WOP not ugly at all. If eho had been an old crone with a yellow tooth , the children might have felt some uneasiness , but her appearance was very pleasing , although she seemed to bo some what weary. And all the smaller ones that came after her seemed to bo solemn and weary. But they were not too weary to form | [ themselves In a ring , of which the children wore the center , and go marching around , singing a eong of complaint. Their voices were not strong and It was all the children could do to catch a few of the words of the song. A part of It was as follows : "If you stay nwakfa while you sleep , You will llnd that the whole Isn't half ; AT THIS THE CHILDREN TURNED AND RAN. I thousands of fragments , and they ran about j on the floor , shaken Into all sorts of dls- ; turhcd shapes. Almost as curious as this bpcctacle were the wonderful echoes that took up the sound of the children's laughter , carrying tt away and bringing It back again In greater volume. A thousand children seemed to bo laughing , sometimes close at hand and then far away. Drusllla was alarmed. "I done tol' you-all 'bout puttln * yo' heads In all kinder holes nn' traps , " she sold under her breath. "You may call dls a bubble ef you wantcr , but 'taln't no mo' a ljubblo dan I'm a nubble , Look over yn' head ; does yo' see any bub- bio skin er frame , er hide , er whatsomever you may call It ? No , you don't. 'Stlddcr dat , yo' sco two suns a-shlnln' . I done promibo myse'f when wo went und' ' dat I wan't. gwino let yo' drag me In no mo' places. An' ylt , here I Ja ! You done drag mo In here , an' now yo' got tor drag mo out of I over Is ter git out. " "Why , there's nothing to do but to break the bubble , " Buster John stoutly asserted , "Show mo wbar dey's any bubble , " cried ] ' Urusilla. "Yo' don't sco none , an' I don't ECO none. We'ro In a rainbow fact'ry , an' wo better git out fo' it thunders , Drusilla's considerations led the children to look around them moro carefully than they had done , and even Buster John was compelled to admit that ho coul J ! see nothing like the walls of a bubble , If walls they may bu called. j f One fact that disturbed them moro than I any other was that they could sco no horizon I , line. The horizon exists only In the Im-1 I agination , but It plays a very Important part | In our actual experience. It provides a ! ' boundary , a limit. But it was absent now , ! i and Us absence , together with the fact that | two separate and distinct suns appeared to i be shining overhead gave n weird aspect to this new landscape , or. to bn mnrn pirnr . j You will find It Is funny to weep , And awfully solemn to laugh. Oh , hear one cause of complaint It 'tis. It 'twas , It 'taln't ! " "I tell you dey got us ! " said Drusllla In a low tone. "Doy ain't no scnso In what. dey slngin' . Dey er nil ravin' crazy. Look | i at um , how dey waggle dey heads an' wobi i bio 'bout when dey walk ! Doy eho is got j j uu ! " When the song , If such It could t > o called , | was done , the little woman came toward the j i children. Her attitude was not threatening , but Drusllla made haste to get behind her companions. "You don't Hoera to know mo , " the llttlo woman said. "No , wo don't. Who are you ? " asked Sweetest Susan. "I'm the Queen of Dreams , " replied the other. "Are we dreaming now ? " Buster John asked somewhat 'bluntly. ' "How could that bo ? " said the Queen of Dreams. "You are not asleep , and wo are only hero because of a hldoaus nolso uo heard , We wore asleep. Do you think WB 'should be disturbed In our own kingdom ? Wo can't help ounselves at tlil moment , but do you think it IH right to Invade our terri tory ? " "WJiat she talkln' 'bout ? " asked Drusllla In a whisper. "Who been 'vadlu' any tcr'y- tory ? " "Why , Mr. Bobs made thU bubble for us , " Duster John explained. The Queen of Dreama seemed to be puz- zled. "What U a bubble ? " she asked. "Why , a bubble a bubble Is well , a hub- bio Is a piece of eoapsiids Into which air has been blown , " replied Sweetest Susan , soroc- what doubtfully. "How big a piece , and how much air la necesaary to make a bubble ? " Inquired tao Queen of Dreams. "I'm sure I don't know , " reepondcd Sweet est Suean. "Bubbles are of all sizes ; but this ono Is the largest I ever BOW. " "Which Ono ? " The Queen of Dreams was a very persistent seeker after Information. "Tho "bubblo wo are In now , " explained Sweetest Susan. The Queen of Dreams Shook her head and frowned slightly. At this Druallla nudged Buster John , ami remarked .In a wblspor : "I done tol' you we ain't got no business In hero ef wo Is In here. Dem are creeturs ' 11 she * do us damage. " But the Queen of Dreams was not angry ; eho was only puzzled. In a little while who tried to make herself very pleasant. She seemed to bo very proud of her subjects. Sbo paraded them before the chfidren and called off Ihelr names , There were Mince Pie Dream , and his twin brother , Fruit Cake Dream , and Mufllu ami Wafllcs , and Green Applu Dreams , und ever to many more. While the Queen of Dreams was describing the hoautlcs of her dyspeptic subjects , Dru sllla saw coming toward them the most horrible-looking object Imaginable. She trlod to warn the others , but she couldn't speak. She could only point her finger and nod her head. The creature- seemed to bo as big around the body as a horse. Its fore legs were short , whllo Its hlndlcgs were long , so that In crawling along the ground as It was now doing , It seemed to ho crouching as If ready to spring. It had two tails longer than an alligator's body , and Us head was as big as n. barrel and shaped something like that of a hippopotamus. But Its cars were long as these of a mule ; Its eyes were largo and green , and , when It ' gaped , the Insldo of Us mouth was as red as red llauncl. Seeing the children huddled together In a stupefying fright the Queen of Dreams told them they had nothlue to fear. "It's no body but poor old Nightmare. He was out all last night and worked hard at bis busi ness. Ho should bo resting now , but the ] poor thing gets lonely when he opens ono , eye and finds us gone. Ho's a great pet of mine. Come , tlcklo his car and ECO him open his mouth and growl. " At this Drusllla turned and ran , and the children after her , and the next moment they were standing , panting for breath , close to Mr. Bobs , who was calmly sharpen ing his tools on an oil stone. "I clean forgot to tell you not to slay In j ' there too long , " he remarked. "Folks must have fresh air , and you can't git that In a 'bubble. ' But ef you say the word I'll blow ! ' you up a bigger one an' you can stay In It longer. " But the children shook their heads and thanked him. They didn't want any moro bubbles that day. | "You better lo'mo make you a good big 'un , " Mr. Bobs 'insisted. ' "I 'most know the nigger gal there would like to bo In a | ' great big 'un. " ' "Humph ! You don't know mo , den , " said Drusllla with some bluntncss. "Dem what likes bubbles can git In um an' stay In um fer what I Iteer. All I'm skcered un Is dat I'll git In um In my dreams. Ef I does evo'y hair iln my hald'll bo gray do nex' time you see me. " At this Mr. Bobs fell to laughing , and ho laughed so long and BO loudly that Miss Elvlry came to the door to see what the matter was. "Why , what In the world ? " she exclaimed. "I'm jest laughln' at that gal there , " Mr. Bobs explained , when he could control him self. "Sho went into the bubble along wl' the others. " "Why will you go on that away ? An' at your age , too. It's a plum' shame ! " ex claimed his sister. "Why , Elvlry , ten year from now these youngsters wouldn't take a hundred dollars for what they've saw today. " And no doubt this was trim so far as BiiHtcr John and Sweetest Susan were con cerned ; but with Drusllla , It was different. For many months she was filled with In dignation toward Mr. Bobs , and it was many months more before aho could bo Induced to go out of the house nlono nt night. Even then she would say : "Kf you want mo ter go , you better gl' me bottle er some kinder modlcln' , kazo ef I meet dat Thing out dar I'll have ten fits 'fo' you kin ax mowhat do matter. " IMIATTM3 OF TI1I3 YOUXfiSTKHS. Fred's Father ( sternly ) My boy , you don't know the value of money. Fred Yes , I do , lather ; only I don't like to tlilnk about It. Mrs. Straltlaco Llttlo boy , ain't you ashamed to bo swimming In such a public place ? Llttlo Boy Not a bit , ma'am. I'm H champeon at It. Como on In , an' If yor don't know how ter swim I'll let yer straa- die mo back till yer learn , Hobby I guess my grandmother Is com ing on a visit today. Tommy What makes you think that ? Bobby Why , pa kissed ma this raornlns bcforo ho went to work and gave her ten dollars ho always docs that when lie wants her to forget things. "What makes you naughty BO much of the time , Willie ? " asked the indulgent father. "Why , you see , mamma gives me a penny every timeI promise to bo good , " replies the youngster , "and she never asks mo to promise to bo good until I have beer , naughty. " Tommy , aged 4. wanted to sit at llie din ner' table one day when company wa present , but was bent away with the remark that his , whiskers weren't long enough for him to nit there , He was given his dinner at a email table by himself and while lie was eating a pet cat came purrlug about him , "Oh , go 'way , " said Tommy. "Your wills- kers are big enough to cat at the company table. " Tha Sunday school class liad Just finished singing "I want to bo nn nngol and with the angels eland , " when the teacher , ob serving tUat ono of the boys had not con tributed his voice to swell the sacred rc- ralu , said : "And you want to bo nn angel , too , don't you , Johnny ? " "Ycs'm , " aii- swered Johnny , "but not right away. I'd rather bo a buso ball player a good deal first. " MAN'S IUHA OF JU3AUTV. HCMV Tnntcn DllTcr oil Thin Vcrj- Im portant 1'olnl. "Beauty Is In the cyo of the beholder , and no two beholders' eyes are exactly alike , yet I never knew a person who didn't feel a trifle aggrieved If a person differed with him about the looks of their mutual ac- qualntances , " said the Bright Girl to a Chicago cage Tribune man. " < Ho considers It n re flection upon his taste , don't you sco , and resents It accordingly. Ono of the girls asked mo the other day If I didn't think Mamlo West was perfectly beautiful. 'Why , no , ' I replied , 'I think she has a sweet and expressive face , but her features are not regular by any means , nor oven good. In deed , I don't think there are many perfectly beautiful people floating around nowadays. ' And don't you know she got right huffy about i it and went away and said I was a Jealous old thing , when I love Mamlo dearly. "I am exactly the same way myself , though. I don't like it a bit If I think anyone ono Is pretty and my friends don't. I know a man whom I have Introduced to pretty girls i , handsome girls , lovely girls , times without number , 'but ' I have never been able i to got him to admit that they were all that I claimed for them. Finally , exasperated - ated to the turning point , ono day I nskcil him what ho thought constituted beauty In a woman , and ho replied : 'A pretty hand , n sweet voice and spirit In the eyes. ' Ho had chosen well , for these are things that do not vanish with years and that ago can not wither nor custom stale. "It's a curious thing , this Idea of beauty. Ono never knows when a face absolutely plain to others will attract some special person's admiration , nor what trick of ex pression will bo thought fascinating by the observer. There Is a mystery and oluslvo- ncss about the subject that Is very delight ful , for ono Is always hoping , you know , that some ono will bo found crazy enough to think she Is a second Helen of Troy or Cleopatra. " Eczema ! The Only Cure. Eczema is more limn A akin dlsoaso , nnd no skin remedies can cure it. The doctors nrc uimblo to effect n , cure , und their mineral mixtures nro ilmmiL'Ing to the moHt powerful constitution. The whole trouble ia in the blood , and Swift's Specific is the only remedy which can rcuch.BUchdcep-Beaied blood diseased. Kczema broke out on my daughter , and coa-i tlnued to spread until her head was entirely covered. She was treated by several good doctors , but griw worfe , and the dreadful riltenso spread to her face. 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