I t
i?f iflFfll ll ecrei f PIMered Safe
Kaaa aal'IMnii' v ny kmilk gauokiau s
In July, iSSj, IbcgantobrcAkoutwllh
Ecrcnui on my head, 1crs ami arms, nnd
bcRan treatment with local doctors, but
did not cet much relief. They said the dis
ease had lcconje chronic. I then quit them
and tticd various ointments nnd soaps for
another two veers, I at as soon ns cold
weather come I was ns bad off as ever, so I
finally decided to let jnediclne nlpne, nnd
for tweho or thirteen years did nothing
toward, curing the Ivczrm.t, except bath
nfj. Till Merited to do a'iouI as much
good as anything I had tried.
During the time. I lost nbout one-half of
rnv hair. I becau S. S. S. doubtful of n
cure, because the disease had run tolong,
but soon discovered your medicine was
doing ntcgood, and continued to take it.
I uml seven bottles, when I was com
pletely cured, not having nsitiRle spot on
ny tiody, which before was almost corn
plctcly covered, V, C. Nortroi,K,
1017 llackborry St, Ottutuwa, la.
The head, feet nnd hands are usually
the parts affected, though the disease ap
pears on other parts of the body. While ex
ternal applications altar the itching and
burning temporarily, Ills the acids thrown
off by the Mood, that cause the Irritation
nnd eruptions upon the skin. The acids
must be neutralized and the system cleans
ed of all humors and poisons before the
cure is permanent,
S. 8. S. Is guaran
teed entirely free
of Potash, Arsenic
and other miner
als. Book on the
skin and its dis
eases sent free.
Medical advice
furnished free.
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INDIAN PHYSICIANS OF OLD,
Cotil Wiiter, Sweutlnir, Pursing, Vomit
IttKunJ IltecUiiii; Were Hcmcdlc.
Undoubtedly the American Indian In
his primeval state was. a tine specimen
of paystoil manhood. Dr. K. J. Kempt,
who 1ms Blade a careful Investigation
Into frontier history, has found that
before the Indians were contaminated
by tint white race they never wero af
flicted with smallpox, measles, tuber
culosis, gout, .scurvy, Insanity, norv
ous disease nor any other of the ills
and blood affections which have in late
years made such terrible Inroads upon
the numbers nnd vitality of the red
men of this country.
The only bodily nltllctlons which Dr.
Kompf reports to the Medical Itecord
that be found nrnotig tlio aborigines
were fevers and diseases produced by
cold, such as pleurisy, pneumonia,
rheumatism, dysentery nnd wounds
from accidents or battle. Naturally
the remedies of the Indians were sim
ple and few in number. When sick an
Indian refused all kinds of stimulat
ing ailments, but drnnk profusely of
cold water. In addition to this. In
proper cases the Indian resorted to
sweating, purging, vomiting and bleed
ing, and tlnally, when all remedies
seemed to be Ineffectual, the medicine
man was called In to try his amulets
and Incantations on the patient.
These methods of cure are still re
sorted to among blanket Indians who
are removed from tho Influences of
civilization. Hut before we smile or
condemn these practices we should con
slder our own history. It waa only a
few generations ago that onr Ideas of
medicine were almost ns crude as those
of the Indians. Themore Intelligent of
the white people then, of course, did
not resort to magic ami incantations,
but the concoctions which they manu
factured to cure diseases almost pass
belief. Oliver Wendell Holmes, lu bis
"Medical History of Massachusetts."
has made a permanent record of some
of the practices then prevailing among
the colonists. Governor Wlnthrop was
a devout believer In the etllcacy of
sowbugs, while the Itev. Cotton Ma
ther used uion hi sick friends such
absurd and foul pellets and medica
ments ns no Indian ever dreamed of.
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In n few minutes they had a ladder
standing against the wall. Hut to tlielr
clmgrln they found the ladder six leet
too short. Six long feet of wall between
tho top of tho ladder nnd tho lighted
window was n very dlscournglug sight to
Prosper.
M. Venturer, quickly plnclnit himself n
yard otf from the house, nnd selling the
ladder cautiously, raided It, mid rested
the bottom round on his shoulders, nt the
same time holding the two uprights linn
ly ami Mcadlty with his hands. Tin. ob
stacle was overcome.
Prosper uindo n sudden spring, and
seising the lower rounds, iutckh climbed
up the ladder, which swayed and trem
bled benenth his weight. Hut he had
scarcely looked In the lighted window
when lie uttered a cry which was drown
ed In the roaring tempest, nnd dropped
like a log down on the wet cms.
With wonderful promptness nnd vigor
M. Verditret Intd the ladder on the
ground, nnd rail toward Prosper, fearing
lie was dead or dangerously Injured.
"What did you sect Are you hurt?"
ho whimpered.
Rut Prosper had already risen. Al
though be had hnd a violent fall, ha was
unhurt, he was In n state when mind
governs matter, so absolutely that the
body Is Insensible to pain.
"I Mir. lift AiuuverfHl. In 11 Imuran
I voice. "I saw Madeleine do you under
stand, Madeleine In that room."
M. Verduret was confounded. Was
It possible that he, the Infallible evpert,
had been- mistaken In lit deductions? He
well knew that M. de lingers' visitor was
a woman, but his own conjectures nnd
the note which Mine. (Sypsy hnd sent to
him at the tavern, bad fully assured lilm
that this woman was Mme. Pauvel.
"You must be mistaken." he said to
Prosper. "Hut even so, how do we
know that Madeleine is here on her own
account? 1M we not come to the con
clusion that she was sacrificing herself
for the lnejit of some one else? That
superior will widen compelled her to ban
ish yoti may have constrained this step
tonliht"
"That might bo the ease," Prosper
murmured, "who knows?"
"I would noon know," said SI. Verdu
ret, "if I could se them together In thst
room."
With n strength of which a few min
utes before he would not have Ixdleved
himself 1 Hwii eased. Prosper rslscd the
ladder, ami placed the last round on his
shoulder. M. Verduret rapidly ascended
the ladder without even shaking, and had
his head on n level with the window.
There was Madeleine. M. Verduret
observed that she still wore her shawl
and bonnet. She wasstanding In the
middle of the room, talking with great
animation. Her look nnd gestures be
trayed indignant scorn. There was an
exnresslon of undisguised lonthlnr noon
her beautiful face. I
Madeleine continued talking, and It
was by closely watching the face of
I.agors, clearly revealed by tho lamp
on the mantel, that M. Verduret hoped
to discover the meaning of the scene be
fore htm. At one moment Lagors would
start ami tremble In spite of bis appar
ent indifference; the nszt, he would strike
at the fire with the tongs, as If giving
vtnt to his rago at some reproach uttered
by Madeleine.
Finally Madeleine changed her thieats
Into entreaties, and, elsaplng her hands,
almost fell at his knees. He turned away
Ids. head, and refused to snswer save In
monosyllables. Several times she turned
to leave the room, but each time return
ed as If asking a favor, and unable to
make up her mind to leave the liotxe till
she had obtained It. At last she setroed
to have uttered something decisive, for
Itso'il quickly rose and opened a desk
near the fireplace, from which he took a
bundle of papers and handed them to
her.
Madeleine took the pspers, but was ap
parently dissatisfied. Hho again entreat
ed hltn to give her something else. Itaoul
refused, nnd then ahe threw tbe papers
oil the table. The papers seemed to pus
tie M. Verduret very inich, as he rfated
at them through the window.
-"I am not blind," he sail, "and certain
ly am not mistaken: tlioe papers, red,
grweii ami yellow, are pawn ticket il.ll
rSW" Madeleine turned over the papers, as If
looking for some particular ones. Khe se
lected three, which she put In her pooket,
(j'sdslnfully pushing the others aside.
Bhu nas evidently preparing to take ber
departure, for she said a fow words to
Itaoul, who took up the lamp ss If to es
cort her dowustalrs. There was nothing
more for M. Verduret to see. He care
fully descended the ladder, muttering to
.himself:
"Pawn certificates! What Infamous
mystery lies at the bottom of all this?"
I M. Verduret and Prosper hastily laid
I the ladder on the ground, regardless of
1 the shrubs and vines they destroyed In
) doing so, and then concealed themselves
among the trues, whence they could.
watch at once the front door and the
( outer gate.
Madelelnd and Itaoul appeared In the
doorway. Itaoul set the lamp 011 the
bottom step, and offered his hand to the
girl; but she refused it with haughty
contempt, which somewhnt soothed. Pi os
pers lacerated heart. He followed her
to the gate, which he opened and closed
after her; then he hurried back to the
uuuse, rriiiiv rfiauctvtus iui,iui,c uiutv
rapidly away,
"Now, monsieur," ssld Prosper, "you
roust tell me what you saw. You pmm
Ised me ths truth no matter how bitter
It might be. Speak; I can bssr It, be It
what It nasj."
"You will only have Joy to hear, my
friend. Within a mouth you will bitterly
it grot your suspicions nf to-night. You
will hhish to think that you ser Imag
ined Mademoiselle Madeleine to care for
a man like I.ngom. It la precisely agitlimt
appearances that we must be on our
guard. Always distrust them. A sus
picion, falsa or Just, Is always bnscd on
something. Hut we must not stay hero
forever: nnd m itaoul tins fastened the
gate we shall hnve to climb back itgitln."
They scaled the wall, nnd hnd not
walked fifty steps when they heard the
nolso of n gate being unlocked. They
stood aside and waited; a man soou pass
ed liy on his way to the station.
"That Is Itaoul," ssld M. Verduret.
"ami Joseph will report to us that he
has gone to tell Clamernn what Ihis just
token place."
Whan they got Into their hack again
and were driven back to the Archangel,
M. Verduret aaldt
"You will pot see me to-morrow, but I
will be here about this lims to-morrow
night. Perhaps I shall discover what I
am seeking at tho Jsndldlsrs' ball."
Prosper was dumb with amaieineut.
What! would M. Verduret think of ap
pearing at a ball given by the wealthiest
and most fsshlonnble bankers of Paris?
This accounted for his sending to the
costumer.
'Then you are Invited to thts hall?"
The expressive eyes of M, Verduret
da nee-1 with amusement.
"Not yet." he sold, "but I shall be."
CHAPTKK XVI.
The Hue St. I.sisre was ndorned by
the palatial residences of the .lamlldler
brothers, two celebrated financiers..
These two mansions, mnrvels nt the 'Into
they were built, were entirely distinct
from each other, but so planned that
they could he turned Into one Immense
house when so desired. When the Jamil
dters gave parties they always had the
movable partitions tsken nwny, and thus
obtained the most superb salon In Paris.
On Saturday the Hun Ht. I.ian waa
blocked up by a file of carriages, whose
fair occupants were Impatiently await
ing their turn to drive up to ths door.
through which they could cateh the tan
talising stralna of a walls.
It was a fancy ball, and nearly alt the
costumes wero superb, though some were
more original than elegaut. Among the
latter was a jester. Kverythlng was In
perfect keeping; the Insolent eye, coarse
lips, high cheek bones, slid s chin bean!
so red that It seems to emit flames In
the reflection of the dszitlng light.
Ho carried In his left hand a canvas
banner, upon which were painted sit or
eight pictures, coarsely designed, like
those found In strolling fairs. In his
right lis waved a little switch, with
which ho would every now nnd then
strike his banner, like a quack retailing
his wares. Quite a crowd surrounded
this clown, hoping to hear Jok
or stump speeches, but he kept
es, songs
near the
door and remained silent. About half-
past ten he quitted his post.
M. and Mine. Pauvel. followed by
their niece Madeleine, hsd just entered.
Hclouging to the battalion of grave, el
derly men, M. Pauvel had not assumed
n fancy costume, but merely threw ner
his shoulders a sort of silk domino.
On his arm leaned Mme. Pauvel, nee
Valentine de La Verberie, bowing and
gracefully greeting her numerous frlerdu,
She hsd once been remarkably beautiful;
nnd to-night no one would hnve supposed
her to be forty-eight years old.
Hut Madeleine was the object of uni
versal admiration, so dsizllngly beauti
ful and queenly did she appear in her
costume of insM of honor. Haling
greeted the host, Madeleine took her
aunt's arm, while M. Ksuvel wandered
through the rooms In search of the card
table, the usual refuge of bored men
when they are enticed to the ballroom by
their womankind,
The ball was now at Its height. For
gotten by the crowd, the clown hsd tak
en refuge In the embrasure nf a window,
and seemed to be meditating upon the
gay scene before him; at the same time
he kept his wyes upon a couple not far
ofT.
Madeleine was dancing with a splen
didly dressed doge, thnMarquls de Clam
em n. He appeam! to be radiant, and
well satisfied with the Impression he was
making upon his partner; at the end of a
quadrille he leaned over her, and whis
pered compliments with tho most un
bounded admiration.
"Kvldently." mattered the clown, "this
noble scoundrel Is paying court to the
banker's niece. Hut how can Medemol
selle Madeleine resign herself to so gra
ciously receive his Insipid flattery?"
Incommoded by the stifling heat of the
room, Mme, Pauvel had sought a little
fresh air In the grand picture gallery,
which, thanks to the tallsmau called
gold, was now transformed into a airy
like garden, filled with orange trees, Js
ponlca, laurel and many rare exotics.
The clown saw her seated near a grove,
not far from tho door of the card room.
Upon her right was Madeleine, and near
her stood Itaoul de Lagors, dressed lu a
Henri III. costume.
Madeleine appeared very sad. She
had plucked a Japonlca from a tree near
by, nnd wns pulling It to pieces as s)ie
sat with her eyes downcast. Itaoul and
Mme. Pauvel were engaged In earnest
conversation. Their faces were compos
ed, but the gestures of one and the trem
bling of the other betrayed a serious dis
cussion. In the card room sat the dugo,
M, Clamernn, so placed as to have full
view of Mme. Pauvel and Madeleine.
"It Is tho continuation of yesterday's
scene," thought ths clown. "If I could
only got behind that oleander tree I
itlght hear whnt they are saying."
He pushed his way tlirougn tun crown,
and Just ss he IihiI reached the deslted
spot Madsleltio arose, nnd taking the
nrm of a bejswcled Persian, walked
away. At the same moment Itaoul went
Into the cant room nnd whispered n few
words to IU C'lamcrau,
"There they go," muttered the clown.
"The two scoundrels certainly hold tlie
poor women lu their power, and they
are determined to make them suiter be
fore releasing them. What can be ths
secret of their power?"
His ntlcnllou wns attracted by a com
motion In the picture gallery! It was
caused by the nnnniinretneiit nf a wou
derful minuet to be danced lu the hall
room. In nn Instant the gallery became
almost deserted. The clown thought It a
favorable opportunity for carrying out
his project.
! He abruptly left his corner, flourishing
his switch ami besting his banner, and
j seated himself lu a chair between Mine.
Pauvel and the dior. As soon ss the
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insulin linn witrvii-M m ,,,.i. ..,-....'.
him he commenced to cough In an effect'
ed manner like a stump orator about to
make a speech. Then he struck a comi
cal attitude, standing up with his bedy
twisted sideways, slid his list on ous
ear. and with great buffoonery ami volu
bility, made the following remarks)
"Ladles snd gentlemen, this very
morning I obtained a license from the
authorities of this town for the purpose
of exhibiting to you a spectacle which
has already won the admiration of the
four quarters of ths globe, and seural
universities besides. Inside this lxth,
Utiles, Is ntiout to coimneuee the repre
sentstlon of a most remarkable drams,
noted for the first time lu Pekln, snd
translated Into ssversl languages by our
most celebrated authors, (lentlemen. you
can take your seats; the lamps sre light
ed, snd the actors sre changing their
dress."
Here be stopped speaking snd Imitat
ed to perfection the fantasias which
mountebanks play upon hems snd ket
tledrums. "Now, ladles and gentlemen," he re
sumed, "you wish to know what I am
going to do outside, If the piece Is to be
performed under a tent. The fset Is,
gentlemen, thst I wish to give you a
foretaste of ths agitations, sensations,
emotions, pslpltallnns and other enter
talnments which yo way enjoy by pay
lug the smsll sum of ten sous. You see
this superb picture? It represents eight
or the most thrilling scenes In the
drama."
on a prion xvii.
The showman's shrill volee brought
tbe banker's wife back to a sense of
reality; she started, ami looked ijukkly
bImuI her, as If suddenly awakened I rum
a troubled dream.
"Now. ladles, we are In Chins. The
first picture on my rsnras, here In the
left corner," here he touched the top
daub, "represents the celebrated Man
darin Lt-Po, lu the bosom nf his family.
This pretty woman leaning over him Is
his wife; and these children playing on
tbe carpet nre the bunds of love between
this happy pair."
Mme. Kauvel hail left her sest, and
approached nearer to the clown.
"Picture No. 21" ha cried, ifftsr a
flourish of music. "This old lady, seated
before a mirror tearing out her hslr, do
you recognise her? No, you do not. She
Is the fslr mandarine nf the first pic
ture. I see the tears in your eyes, ladles
ami gentlemen. Ah! you have cause to
weep, for her happiness has departed.
Alas, It Is a ssd tale! One fatal day
she met ou the streets of Pekln a young
ruffian, fiendish, but beautiful as an an
gel." The last words were uttered In the
most trsgtc tone. During this tirade he
had whirled around, so that he found
himself faring the banker's wife. Hut
nothing he hsd ssld seemed to sffect her
She leaned back In her armchair peifrct
ly calm, and occaslnnslly smiled at the
tragic msuner of the showmsn.
"Good heavens!" muttered the clown,
uneasily, "csn I be on ths wrong track?"
He saw that tits circle or listeners was
Incrsssed by the presence of the doge,
M. tin Plnmeran.
"The thlnl picture," he said, after a
roll of drums, "depicts the old tnanda
line nflor she haa dismissed that most
annoying of guests remorse from her
bosom. She promises herself thst Inter
est shall chain the youth to her aids, It
Is with this object that she Invests Idm
with false honors and dignity, ami In
troduces htm to the chief mandarins of
the capital of the Celestlsl Hmplre; then,
since so handsome a youth must cut a
fine figure in society, nnd ns the fine fig
lire cannot be cut without money, ths
lady must needs to sacrifice all of her
possessions for his sake. Necklaces,
rings, bracelets, diamonds ami pearls, all
are surrendered. The monster carries all
these Jewels to the pawnbrokers, and
then has the cruelty to refuse her the
tickets."
(To he eootlnued.1
HaTe on ttio Cinder Path.
There are parts of Kentucky where
soma of tho mountaineers bavo novor
seen a locomotive. One of these moun
taineers who drifted Into civilization
encountered a railroad trntn, and took
to night down tbe track.
Tbo engineer stopped tho train and
captured whnt bo supposed win n
crazy mun. Finding him sane, though'
breathless, tho engineer In anger ask
ed lilui why ho did not get off the
track.
"Get off tho track!" ronrod Ui
mountaineer. "If I'd oyer took to
plowed laud tho thing would havo
caught me for ntiro."
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