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She was no longer lime. Dagand. She
mi )ti "TiTfttliest woman In Parisl Those
.littlfPtnf hers, the nnditvof which no
longer distressed her, seemed to tread on airl
And she felt herself floating softly heaven-
' wards, cloud-borne towards a gorgeous apoth
eosisl But a disturbing thought broke in sud
denly upon her dream. "Edouard! What
would Edouard say?" Now, Edouard was
jlier husband. She had tnought of" no other
man in her life by his Christian name.
"Strange to say, she really loved her worthy
lawyer. And just as Bhe was asking herself
. what Edouard would say, tne aoor openeu
vnbruptly. and Edouard himself came in.
tie was rauier out miu, uarauK
rushed upstairs four steps at a time. He
f had been at worn in nis smuy uu, u
one of his professional friends had come in
and shown him the famous article, with
many laughing congratulations. He soon
got rid of his conlrere, and, greatly ex
asperated, hurried up to his wife's room,
where he burst at once into a flood of angry
eloquence.
"Confound these newspaper fellowsl It s
a deliberate insult! Just lookherel Your
K name your name, I say, in this rascally
paperl" .
"Yes, I know. I have seen it
"Youknowl You have seen itl And you
think that sort of thing is to be tolerated, I
suppose?"
"But, my dear"
"What an age we live in and it's your
own fault, too."
"My fault?"
"i'es vour fault."
"What do you mean?"
"Ihe gown" you wore last night was not
decent your mother told you so"
"Oh, as for mamma "
"You have no right to speak of your
SOT A TVOBD ABOUT
mother in that tone. She was perfectly
right Just read this: 'Whose shoulders
such shoulders Good heavens, do you
know these shoulders they are writing
about are your shoulders? And this Prince,
too, who dares to award you a prize for
beautv!"
You see the worthy man had old-fashioned,
nav, barbarous ideas, the ideas of a
past generation, of a notary in the Bue du
Dragon. His brethren in the Boulevard
Malesherbes are more advanced.
But Mme. Dagand knew how to deal with
her irate partner. She talked to him with
the prettiest, the most insinuating grace
imaginable. He words were eloquent and
persuasive in themselves, but reinforced by
her tender looks, by her arch smile, they
were irresistible.
"What was the cause of this distress and
anger? He was accused of being the hus
band of the prettiest woman in Paris! "Was
this really such a horrible, such a hopeless
calamity! And might she ask which of his
frienc's had been kind enough to show him
the horrid article?"
"M. Benaud."
"Ah! M. Benaud! Poor dear M. Be
naud!" And here Mme. Dagand threw herself
back in such a paroxvsm of mirth that her
beautiful hair was shaken down npon her
shoulders, framing a langbing face and a
pair of dark eyes that could look very soft,
coaxing and seductive when their owner was
eo minded.
"M. Eenaud! M. Benaud! The husband
of the lovely Mme. -Benaud! You had bet
ter start off at once; don't lose a moment.
Goto the President and demand an imme
diate divorce; you can say to him: M. Au
bepin, rid me of my wife! Her crime is
this, she is pretty, very p'etty, much too
pretty. I want an ugly one, a very ugly
one, one like Mme. Benaud, with a great
long nose, a huge foot, a sharp chin, a red
complexion, and a scraggy neck!' You
would be content then, wouldn't yop?
Come, you old simpleton, kiss your poor lit1
tie wife, and forgive her for not being ab
solutely hideous."
This oration had been emphasized by a
lively pantomime on the part of the lair
speaker. Her movements had thrown the
cashmere dressing gown into disorder, and
the offending 'neck and shoulders gleamed
within reach of M. Dagand's lips Of
course be succumbed. He himself, in spite
of his anger was not entirely unaffected by
theverdictof the press. His" wife had never
seemed to him so radiantly lovely, and,
utUjdy subjugated, he went down into his
itttiy, and set to work to make money for
tluTprettiest woman in Paris.
A most wise and opportune course! For
as soon as she was left to herself Mme.
Dagand fell into a train of thought which
pointed to a chequer of the Bue du Dragon.
Mme. Dagand had intended to wear
a certain gown at the Palmers'
ball, which had already done
duty on many occasions. But her new posi
tion brought new duties in its train. She
could not go to the Palmers' without a fresh
gown, a gown signed with some famous
name. She ordered her carriage in the
afternoon, and with much decision gave her
coachman the address of one of the most
eminent men milliners in Europe. She felt
a little fluttered as she entered, running the
gauntlet of a crowd of footmen who were
chatting and laughing in the ante-room.
Mme. Dagand passed into a sumptuous, a
too sumptuous reception room. About 20
important customers were already waiting,
great ladies and famous actresses, all equally
anxious, feverish and excited. They sat
watching a file oi tall, good-looking girls,
who marched slowly backward and lonrard
before them. These were the niarcbeuses or
show women, clad in the latest creations or
the master's genius, their bearing full of au
dacious elegance. The great artist himself
was present, dressed like a diplomatist of
rank, his black J rock coat closely buttoned,
in his cravat a diamond pin, the gift oT a
royal highness who was never in a hurry to
pay her bill"; at his buttonhole, a many
colored rosette, the gift of a reigning prince
ling, who hurried still less over the bills of
a certain lady 01 me corps-ae-Dauei. lie
moved about, calm, cold, correct, unmoved
by the supplications and beseech ings of his
clients. "M. Arthur! M.Arthur!" Such
was the cry that resounded on every side. It
. was,M. Arthur! He passed from one to the
other, deferential, yet not servile, with the
duchesses, easy, yet not familiar, with the
actresses. And on every side heaved billows
and cascades of velvets, satins, brocades,
embroideries, silver and golden tissues, the
whole thrown carelessly over chairs, and
tables, and divans, as if by accident. But
what cunning calculation underlay this
seeming disorder!
Mme. Dagand first ran up against' a work
girl carrying a white gown on her out
stretched arms. She retreated and took up
her station against the wall, but here she
found herselt in the way of one of the fit
ters, a tall, resolute-looking brunette, who
was giving orders in an authoritative tone
through a speaking tube. "Bring me up
the Princess gown at once," she was saying.
' Mme. Dagand moved into a corner,in a state
of dazzled bewilderment, and watched her
opportunity to waylay some passing sales
Woman. Never would: she dare approach
tbe terrible M. Arthur himsel She saw
him take stock of her in a rapid glance,
which seemed to say: "Who can this be?
Not dressed at all! Dressmaker on the
other side of tbe river!" At last Mme.
Dagand succeeded in getting hold of a sales
woman, who looked at her with the same
uightly disdaimui expression and remarked: J
"ITadam Is not one of oar regular custo
mers?" "No, I am not a customer."
"What is madam's pleasure?"
"I want a dress, a ball dress for Thurs
day night"
"Next Thursday?"
"Yes, next Thursday."
"Oh! Madam, it is quite out of the ques
tion! We could not undertake it, even for
one of our customers."
"But I want it so very much "
"You had better see M. Arthur himself.
He is the only person who could help
you"
"Where is M. Arthur?"
"In his study. He has just gone in.
That door opposite, madam."
Through the half-closed door, Mme.
Dagand canght a glimpse of a room furn
ished in a style of subdued luxury, a sort of
ambassador's cabinet. .The great European
powers were represented by four photo
graphs on the walls the Empress Eugenie,
the Princess of Wales, a Russian Grand
Duchess and an Austrian Archduchess.
H. Arthur lay back in his armchair, snatch
ing a few moments of rest; he looked weary
and exhausted; across his knee was a news
paper. He rose as Mme. Dagand entered,
and she made her request in a trembling
voice.
"Oh! Madame, a dress of that class, a ball
dress, by Thursday? I could not really un
dertake such a thing; if I promised I could
not keep my engagement There are
certain responsibilities which I cannot ac
cept" He spoke slowly and seriously, with the
air of a man who has a perfect understand
ing of his duties and capabilities.
"Ohl I am so disappointed! It was for
a very special occasion! And they told me
MME. DAGAND.
that you were the only person who conld
help me!"
Two veritable tears glistened on her eye
lashes. M. Arthur was touched. A
woman, and a very pretty woman, too,
weeping at his obduracy! No such delicate
incense had ever been offered at his shrine.
"Well, well, madam. I will see what I
can do for you. I will make an effort A
verv simple little gown"
"Oh, no; not very simnlel A yery splen
did gown, one of your very best. I have
two friends who are customers of vours.
Here she gave their names. And I my
self am Mme. Dagand."
"Mme. Dagand! You are Mme. Da
gand?" The effect of these two words was dra
matic to a degree. The exclamation was
followed by a glance and a smile, a glance
toward the newspaper, a smile for Mme.
Dagand, a perfectly well-bred smile, re
served, discreet, benignant. The glance
and the smile said as plainly as words:
"Ah! you are Mme. Dagand, the already
famous Mme. Dagand, the Mme. Dagand of
the opera last night I understand I un
derstand. You need say no more. You
should have told me who you were at ouce.
Yes, you Want my help; you shall have your
gown; lam willing to'contribute to your
triumph."
M. Arthur called through the door: "Mile.
Blanche, at once. Mile. Blanche."'
He turned to Mme. Dagand:
"She is a person of great intelligence.
But you may rely on me. I will see, to your
dress myself."
Mme. Dagand felt a little confused, over
whelmed, but radiant nevertheless.
Mile. Blanche appeared.
"Take madam away with you," said M.
Arthur. "Measure her for a ball dress,
with a very low bodice, the arms bare to the
shoulder. Meanwhile, madam, I will med
itate on what I can do for you. You must
have something quite new. Ah! before you
go, just allow me "
He walked slowly round Mme. Dagaud,
examining her with profound attention;
then he retreated, and considered her from
a little further off. His face was grave,
anxious and careworn. He looked like a
great savant wrestling with some difficult
problem. He passed his hand over his fore
head, cast his eyes heavenward for inspira
tion, in travail with some tremendops idea.
At last his face brightened I The powers
above had come to his aid.
"You can go, madam," he said. "Your
gown is madeT When jou come back, made
moiselle, bring me that piece of pink satin
you know, that piece I have put by for a
great occasion "
In a few minutes Madam Dagand found
herself alone with Mademoiselle Blanche in
one of the fitting rooms, a sort of little cabi
net surrounded by mirrors. The measure
ments were duly taken, and when Mme. Da
gand came back a quarter of an hour later,
she found M. Arthur hemmed in by a mound
of satins of all colors, crapes, tulles, guip
ures, brocades. .
"No, no, I won't have the pink satin," he
said to Mile. Blanche, who had bought the
piece demanded. "I have thought of some
thing better. Now listen, listen attentively.
This is what you have to do. I have decided
against pink, and I have chosen this peach
blossom Batin. You are to make a close
fitting underdress, classic in style, showing
all the curves, suggesting the supole forms
of the body. It must be very
flat scarcely any petticoats a surah under
skirt; madam must be molded, outlined,
do you understand, in this. On the founda
tion we will drape this crape yes, this one
in fine, light folds. It will be like a
cloud floating over the dress transparent,
misty, impalpable. The arms perfectly
bare, as I-told you On .each shoulder a
simple knot, showing the junction of the
arm. What is this knot to be made of? J
still hesitate I must think it over
again come back to-morrow. madamvto be
fitted good morning, good morning "
Mme. Dagand came back the following
morning, and the next day, and every day
until the eve of the Jamous Thursday, and
each time she rame she filled up the inter
val of waiting for her turn to be fitted by
ordering new dresses, very simple ones, but
none of them under 700 or" 800 francs.
And this Mas not all! When Mme.
Dagand left the great establishment, alter
her first visit to M. Arthur, her heart sank
at the sight of her own brongham. It had
been her deceased mother-in-law's brougham,
and had done'service for a good 15 years in
the streets of Paris. Mme. Dagand got into
this pitiful equipage, and drove straight off
to a very fashionable carriage builder. In
the evening she seized a propitious moment
and explained to M. Dagand that she had
seen a certain little black brougham, lined
with deep blue, which would go most
divinely with her new gowns!
Tbe brongham was purchased the next
morning by M. Dagand; he, too, began to
feel the magnitude of his new duties. By
the next day, however, it was discovered
that it would be impossible to harness the
old horse, who had drawn the old carriage,
to this gem of a brougham, and no less im
possible to put the old coachman, who had
driven the old horse, on the box.
Whence it came to pass that on Thurs
day, the 25th of April, at 10.30 o'clock, a
very pretty chestnut mare, driven by a very
correct English coachman, drew M. and
Mme. Dagand to the Palmers' house. One
thing was still lacking, a little groom by
the side of the English coachman. Bot
Mme. Dagand was not wanting in tact, and
the prettiest woman in Paris had made up
her mind to wait ten days or so before ask-
ingTor the Jiftle .groom. ""
As she 'passed up the staircase, she could
hear her heart beating. This evening would
decide her fate. She knew that the Palmers
had gone about saying to everyone; "Come
to us on Thursday, and you will see Mme.
Dagand, the prettiest wpmanin Paris."
Curiosity' would be fully awakened, and
'jealousy, too.
From the first tnoment of entering the
room she felt the delicious certainty ot suc
cess. Their passage'through the Palmers'
long gallery was a sort of triumphal prog
ress. She walked eect and firm, her head
held high, her hands clasped before her.
She appeared utterly unconscious, but
nothing escaped her. She saw all faces
turned to look at her; she felt all eyes fixed
on her "bare shoulders. A buzz oi admira
tion rose ou every side, and no music had
ever sounded sweeter to her ears.
Yes, all was going veil. She was about
to take all Paris by storm, I Sure.of herself,
gaining confidence with every step, grace
ful and unabashed, she advanced slowlj on
Palmer's arm, her host pointing out counts,
dnkes.and marquises on the way.
Suddenly Palmer remarked:
"I am looking for one of your greatest
admirers, who wishes to be presented to
you the Prince de Nerins. He would talk
of nothing but your beauty the other night
at the opera "
Mme. Dagand blushed red as a rose.
Palmer looked at her and began to laugh:
"Ah! It.ee you read the paragraph in
the paper"
"Yes, I saw it, I "
"Wherecan the Prince be? I saw him
to-day and he promised to be here early."
Mme. Dagand was not destined to meet
tbe Prince that evening. And yet he had
fully intended to come to the Palmers and
be present at the apotheosis of his latest dis
covery. He had dined at tbeplub, and had
been induced to go to a first night at one of
the minor theaters, The piece was an
operetta modeled on classic, lines. The
principal character was a young queen, at
tended by the four regulation maids of
honor.
Three of these young women were well
known to the first-night police, having al
ready figured in many an opera finale and
in many a fairy procession, but the fourth
ah! the fourth! She "was a novelty, a
tall brunette ot the most startling beauty.
Among many attracted like himself, the
Prince was especially conspicuous for the
excitement into which he was thrown by
her appearance. He forgot that he had to
go away after the first act. The piece did
not end till yery lafe, but the Prince stayed
to the end, his eyes glued to the superb
brunette, and not a word of the "book" nor
a note of the music haying penetrated to his
brain, except the one, couplet which she had
contrived to massacre in the middle of the
second act And all through the evening
the Prince called to any who cared to listen:
"That brunette! eh! look at that brnnettel
There's nothing like her in any theater!
She's the prettiest woman in Paris!"
It is now 1 o'clock in the morning. The
Prince is asking himself whether he shall
go on to the Palmers'. Poor little Mme.
Dagand, she is indeed a poor affair beside
this new wonder? The Prince, moreover, is
a methodical creature in his way, and this
is his time for whist, so to his whist he goes.
Next morning Mme. Dagand found ten
lines about the Palmers' ball in the society
column of the newspaper. The Marquises,
the Countesses, the Duchesses who were
there, were duly named, but of herself, of
Mme. Dagand, "not a word.
On the other hand, the theatrical con
tributor belauded the beauty of the operetta
in enthusiastic terms: "Moreover," he
added, "the Prince de Nerins declared Mile.
Miranda to be incontestably the prettiest
woman in Paris."
Mme. Dagand threw the paper into the
fire. She did not wish her husband to know
that she was no longer the prettiest woman
in Paris. But she kept tbe smart cou
turiere, and she kept the English .coachman
although she has never had courage to
ask lor the little groom. Figaro Jlluttre.
A DABING-ESCAPE.
Two Prisoners Plan a Jail Delivery Well
They Get Out and Away, ni?d No
Trace of One of Them Can
be Found.
BOSTON", December 27. A well planned
and during escape from the State Prison at
Charlestown was made about 8 o'clock last
night by two prisoners Frank. BItchie, 27
years of age, and Thonras Conaty, 20 years
who were sentenced from Springfield to 17
. years each for breaking into James Cooms'
factory, In Long Meadow, and attempting
to kill the proprietor. A block of granite,
14 by 22 inches in the roof of Bitchie's cell
had been removed, allowing free access to
the ventilator. Two geography covers had
been inserted in its place, and the change
carefully concealed.
Last night the prisoners had been attend
ing evening school in the chapel, as usual,
and on their return to -their cells, Conaty,
whose cell was directly opposite Ritchie s,
stepped into the latter's cell with him and
quickly made his way into tbe ventilator.
When "the officer came around to make his
count he found Conaty's cell vacant, bnt
Bitchie responded to his name. The officer
at once reported the absentee, and when the
keepers returned to the cells Bitchie had
also flown.
The men had ropes, which, alter they had
crawled up tbe ventilator and made their
way to the roof, they attached to tbe water
spout and descended to the prison wail.
Then they dropped to the ground, and went
in different directions. Conaty emerged
from the main "ate ot the prison upon
Austin street just as Patrolman Moore, of
station 15, was pulling in his regular signal
from a patrol box opposite. The officer saw
Conaty, who started On a. run, with Moore in
hot chase, and after a short trial of speed
the convict was captured.
So rapidly were all tbe derails of the es
cape and capture executed that in ten min
utes from the time Conaty left the chapel be
was bronght into the prison office a captive,
by the alert officer. Bitchie succeeded in
in making his escape, and has not vet been
heard from. A reward of $100 is offered for
his capture.
MAM LIVE8 IN DARGER.
,
Uliich Anxiety About Sixteen Big Ocean
&teamera New Overdue.
New York, December 27. Sixteen
large ocean steamships, each one of them
worth, with its cargo, over $2,000,000, are
now overdue. Some of them are overdue a
week, one oi them is overdue 12 days; the
majoritv are overdue irom three to five
davs. Following is the list:
The Spain. National Line, from Liverpool,
December 12, with passengers and cargo; five
days overdue.
The Saale, North German Lloyd Line, from
Bremen, December 12, with passengers and car
go; seven days overdne.
The State or Alabama, formerly ot the State
Line, from Glasgow, December 4, with cargo;
12 days overdue.
The Marsala, from Hamburg, December B.
with carco and passengers: five days overdue.
The Wisconsin, Guiou liine, Irom Queens
town, December 14. with passengers and cargo;
three days overdue.
Tbe State of Nevada, State Line, from Glas
gow, December 13, with passengers and cargo:
two days overdue.
Tbe California. Hamburg Line, from Ham
burg. December lL with cargo and passengers;
three days overdue.
The Snevia, Hambnrg Line, from Hamburg,
December 11, with cargo and passengers; lour
days overdue.
Tbe Domla (new) from Hamburg, December
14, with cargo; two dav3 overdne.
The Permland. Bed Star Line, from Antwerp,
December 14. with passengers and cargo: three
days overdue.
The Veendam (formerly the Baltic), Nethir
land Line, from Rotterdam. December 14, with
passengers and cargo, a day overdue.
xne j-oiynesia, irom oteum, xiecemDer it.
with cargo and passengers, a day overdne.
The Island. Thlnevalla Line, from Ci
hagen, December 14, .with passengers and
cargo, now at St. Johns for coal: several davs
overdne.
Theltalia, from Gibraltar, December 0, with
passengers; two days overdne.
The Victoria, from Gibraltar, December 12,
with passengers: a day overdue.
Much anxiety is felt for tbe safety of the
State of Alabama.
WHY buy new preparations, when you
are satisfied with the old Dr. Bull's Cough
'Syrup? '" -'
INTERESTING PAPER
On the helalion of Nasopharyngeal
Diseases to Deafness and Their
PERMANENT CURE BY, SURGERY,
Bead Ij Dr. W. H. Daly Before the flew.
lorfc Academy of Medicine,
ADVANCEMENT OP THE HEALING AET
ICOBBZSFOXSXircX OJf TUB DISPATCH. I
.New Yoek, December 27. Dr. Daly, of
Pittsburg, by invitation of the New York
Academy of Medicine, read a paper before
that learned and exclusive body this even
ing upon the "Belation of Naso-Pharyngeal
Diseases to Deafness 'and Other Bar
Affection!, With Eemarks Upon Their
Proper Treatment" A dinner was
given afterward at the University
Club in honor of the doctor. The New York
Academy of Medicine is the most learned
medical body in America, and analagous to
the French Academy, and rarely invites an
outsider to read a paper before it unless
it is someone whohas shown distinguished
ability in some special branch of medical
stndy. Dr. Daly's paper was as follows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen:
As my proem to this yery Inadequate paper, 1
may remark that In the practical therapeutic
wort, "TheEveryaayTreatmentof Diseases of the
Ear, "there is, andbas been throughout the en
tlrehlstoryofaural specialism, chiefly three notes
sounded, vlz.i lotions, leechss and insufflations;
and, worse, on the part of the general practi
tioner there has been from all time an inane
tenor of teaching to the layman, which too often
had for Its primal object to conceal Ignorance
regarding the pathology and therapeutics of the
ear, but ostensibly expressed to the end that ear
diseases ought to be let aloue, the earbelnz an
organ, too delicate to be tampered with a grim
expression of unconscious humor, smacking
somewhat of the office of the undertaker.
AN OBSTINATE JOHN BULL.
An old Englishman, for many years quite dear,
who consulted me frequently, and with confi
dence, concerning other ailments, told me that
his reason for never having had the disgusting
discharges from his ears cured was that he bad
been advised, by a prominent medical man in
England, never to allow a doctor to mess with
his ears." He followed that advice with the
characteristic obstinacy of a true Briton, and
died, after 40 years of suffering, with mastoid ab
scess. In addition his nareswere filled with polyps.
He had only the poor satisfaction or being consis
tent In his obstinacy. Now, 1 should say be
fore proceeding further, thatwnile the therapeu
tics or the ear specialist has been a ringing or the
changes upon lotions, leeches and insufflations,
some of them have for a number of years recog
nised the necessity of inspecting the naso
pharynx, and have admlttod that the prigln
of a large proportion of the catarrhal and
other Inflammatory ear diseases Is In the naso
pharynx, yet there Is at best In the text books
of to-day upon the ear only a routine and stereo
typed manner of adverting to the subject, with
little stress upon the need for operative surgical
measures and llttse pertinent teaching of prac-
tlMlnoatnthB TirPt.ItlftllRr &fl a ?nlde in tUklniT
hold or a case and effecting a cure by striking at
the root or the ailment and removing Its cause
'when located In the naso-pharynx. atils Is a
strong statement, but It is an honest one, and
cannot, therefore.
be considered oncnsive oj
thosa who are ennally honest and earnest in
taking a radical hold or these stubborn cases,
either to cure or to arrejt their further untoward
progress. ,
rha 1...11M..,.- arivnnATnfnt Af IntnuniBalSOr
gery In the past ten years
uw utiuioUl . " -....' .,
; ten years iias urouKu win, ,
many valuable lessons, notoniy to me uiu-iasu-
tDie
aril,
loned larvneoloeist. butto tne oiu-iasmouu uuu
oglst as well. No one doubts that tne too-onen
self-constituted medical authority sets the style,
pace or fashion In therapeutics, and the confiding
'Coltle Medico" canters as nearly as he can in
the same gait The young laryngologlst tninics h
beneath
hli
ilm to cease mating
his patients sing
IMIhlll '
Ahl" "!"wlth a mirror fn the throat
where there Is little else than the normal larynx
to see. It would
BBEAE THE GOLDEN EULE
and fly in the face of the learned professor, his
teacher, bo the young otologist looks at the ear
drum, or looks for It. Then with the mysterious
i'olltzer's bag he insufflates according to rule
and routine; yet neither of them will look for the
central disease In the naso-pharynx, and If they
do, and find It to be an occluding hypertrophy or
the turbinates or other proliferation of an inflam
matory character, they will evei then do no more
than employ a spray.or something else, that can do
little more than temporlir, or cleanse. This may
seem to the hearer who is predlposed to the ultra
scientific or abstruse method orfooklng at things,
tube too commonpIace.but why "seek top high lor
things close by?" Why not apply the rule of com
mon sense, and lay the results of practical exper
ience before the profession! And who, pray, is
the sole possessor of all the traditional wisdom In
otology" Who shall say inenayr If tbe removal
or turbinated, hypertrophies, and cartilaginous
abnormalities, and naso-pharyngeal adenoids, and
hypertropliied tonsils has n suited In a larger
percentage of cures Of coincident or resultant ear
diseases and impaired hearing than by any less
thorough method, w o shall hesitate to teach the
profession this truth, although he be not a pro
fessor or even a practitioner In a metropolis.
Gentlemen. It Is a bolder, better, and a more
rational teaching that the writer would inculcate,
and which he trusts the specialists here present,
whoareproressorsln either laryngology or otol
obt wilfaccept, will recognize the need or, and
hereafter teach their students, and the practition
ers who look to them for substantial guldauce In
the successful management or ear and throat dls-
TWnHr.fWi vcars of a busy professional life.
with close and honest clinical observations, and
.,. I.. AA..n nf that Minn devoted almost ex
clusively to the study and treatment of diseases of
the nose, throat and ear, will In some measure. 1
trust, obtain for me a pardo
vltatlon to address this bod
ardou lor accepting an ln-
body, so Justly renowned
forltsmedicallearnlug, both general and special
a body which in scientific learning Is probably
tse peer oi .any ukuiwm uij;omu . -verse.
I repeat that the study or
INTBA-NASAL STJBGEEY
has bronght most brilliant results. It has also
brought many a happy solution of the knotty
problems In naso-aural surgery, as my personal
experiences and clinical note books will amply
testify. The aural surgeon who now continues to
limit himself to the old method of treating the
external ear with lotions and the internal and
middle ear with Insufflations and catheterizations,
totally ignoring the true central origin orat least
80 per cent or ids Inflammatory cases In the naso
pharynx. Is not alive to the advancement In the
proper therapeutics of the ear. He Is not compe
tent to practice the specialty, much less teach It.
The part It has been mv humble privilege to per
fonn Tin the establishment and development of a
now well recognized school or lntra-nasal sur
gery in America, is one quite well known
to the student of our literature and
I may freely admit It a proud satisfaction
to me. As I stood almost alone lor some years, lu
my teachlng-that the lntra-nasal structures
should have our attention; careful Inspection and
surgical treatment tor the restoration or any ab
normal anatomical conditions exlttlng-haTlng
seen from that sort or care diseases get well that
tad been regarded as Incurable, and called by
every name from neuroses to a vlsitatlou or the
Almighty. Yes, 1 have seen'tbem get well, and
stay well, and are now well-notably hay
asthma, and obstinate diseases or the Internal and
middle ear, attended with disgusting muco-puru-Ient
discbarges. Mv work aud observations on
hay asthma were made known to the profession In
18S1. Add ir anv one will take the trouble to exam
ine the literature before and since that time, they
will all agree that It was the starting point in the
literature and practice orintra-nasal turgery Tor
hay asthma and other aflectlons.
The outcome or naso-pharyngeal surgery, either
in the cure or ear or throat dleejsc, Is not only Its
certainty of good results locally, but tne solid and
lastlug benent that sooner or later accrues to the
general constitution or the patient, there Is not
a week that I do not meet persons who were my
patients years ago, as
PUNY BOYS AND GIBLS,
now developed Into robust, physical proportions,
who date the beginning or their development to
the putting orthe naso-pharynx In order by surgi
cal measures, which were devoted to the restora
tion or the parts to what. In my judgment,
was as nearly a normal anatomical condi
tion as possible, believing that a proper
physiological function orthe parts Immediate and
adjacent would follow. In this I was actuated by
no teaching whatever, as there was none that I
knew of; and In the results-1 have seldom been
disappointed. I thong&t then, and I tlilnk now,
that it ought to he considered a truism that
healthful physiological function will follow In a
healthfuranatomlcal structure. It Is the plainest
form or common reasoning 1 know or, and it has
happily been borne out In ten years of practice
wltlflncalculahlygood results.
And now It Is with a Tlew of asking your atten
tion to another claim for Intra naso-phiryngeal
surgery that 1 have the happiness to address you
this eveuing. That It Is nsetui to the aural surgeon
In curing his cases or middle and internal ear dis
eases can do longer be doubted, and lr the aural
surgeon does not reel prepared either by inclina
tion, time or any other reason to undertake the
surgical work In the narcs to this end, then the
naso-turoat surgeon Can help him out, as the fol
lowing eopT of correspondence with a prominent
and accomplished aural surgeon wUI illustrate. It
runs thus: , , ..
Dbab DB. 1)alt Wliryou please take charge
of Mr. and do the necessary surgical work
In his naso-pharynx, and then send htm to me for
treatment of his ear affection, for which be has
consulted me."
My answer was, after an examination!
ieak Doctor I thank you for your courtesy.
but lest you may later on think 1 have misused It.
rmiiatMTthnttr I succeed In cleantnsr out this
patient's naso-pharynx. which I will do If I get a
chance, he will have no further need of ear treat-
Tne rejoinder was most straightrorward and la
conic and read thus:
"That's all right, go ahead."
But It is only tbe liberal-minded aural surgeon
that will avail himself of such help ror his patients
as will cure without any monetary benefit to him
self, except that resulting from a first examina
tion. If the students who will search -the stand
ard works of to-day upon diseases of the ear and
Archives Laryngology, 18W. " 7
observe the Inadequate manner of teaching the
opsratlre snrglcal treatment of the naso-pharynx
ror Inner and middle ear disease they will proba
bly agree that there ought to be no apology for
bringing this subject before you in this manner,
and to the gentlemen 1 see before me to-night. 1
may safely say. Ihe day has passed wherein tbe
otologist can afford to Ignore theteaching that
naso-pharyngeal surgery has given usthe Import
ant lesson or the needs or Informing ourselves of
the latest methods or pdttlng the naso-pharynx In
a propePanatouilcal condition, as a prelude to a
physiological cure of the concomitant ear disease.
A PBOFESSIONAL ILLUSTBATION.
As an example of what does frequently occur,
let me mention a very recent Illustration In my
practice, Mrs. M. was bronght to me by a young
aurlst, who desired me to make an examination
with him. She had dullness of hearing and a
sense of fullness, as the patient expressed It, In
the center or jicr head, Tbe doctor said privately
he had examined the case, and was sure there was
little or nothing the matter with her bead, except
nervousness, as. the cars looked all right and tbe
eustachian tubes were open, and he saw nothing
wrong In the naso-pharynx. I, however found
It quite easy In this case to demonstrate a large
hypertrophy or the right Inferior turbinated tis
sue. A cartilaginous ledge npon tbe septam-wlth
a broad base In the left narls that nearly occluded
the nasal respiration, and a general condition of
septal chondritis high up In the right narls, sur
mounted by an otold base of mucous tissue. The
doctor saw It all plainly when pointed out, bntbad
not seen It before, and a restoration or these parts
to a normal anatomical condition will as surely
cure this woman as the proper exhibition of qui
nine and calomel will cure an ague, and, I may
add, much surer.
you now astrme: How will you do this work?
Surgically, of course, and In any manner yon may
elect that will give yon the best results. H mat
ters not about anybody's snare, or saw, or cautery
blade, or drill, or scissors; the best Judgment
or the surgeon in this case will have him remove
the cartilaginous and bony septal thickening by
inserting a saw Into tbe flattened opening upon
the floor or the narls, and sawing upward, .keep-
lng the little finger or tbe free band in tbe adjoin-
lng narls as a guide to prevent cnttlng the septum
too thin, or to avoid making a fenestrnm. After
the parts heal, the thickening of the cartilage and
bony septum high up in the right narls can be
rasped down by a lateral-acting surgical engine
in ine aoj
nir the seol
turbinated hypertrophy can be destroyed with
chromic acid. All these operations can be made
painless by the previous application of cocaine,
eitherIn powder or solution, alter cleansing and
drying the parts with absorbent cotton. The after
treatment is strict aseptic cleanliness locally.
JUDGMENT THE SUBEST GUIDE.
So yon see, it Is a matter or personal as well as
professional Ju 'gment that is the safest guide fur
you. You ask, how is one to know what is an ab
normal Interior of a nose or pharynx? It Is not
difficult to recognize If yon wish to and arecompe
tenttoknowltwhenyouseelt;buthere precisely Is
the difficulty In the present and past, which Is also
Illustrated by a case In point. Mr. J or Wells
vllle, O., who bad bay fever and dullness of hear
ing, consnlted a medical man in Buffalo who pro
fesses to cure hay fever by medicines alone. Mr.
J. was examined and told that be must first go to
a nose and throat surgeon In Buffalo to have some
polyphs and other abnormal tissue removed, then
to come back to him and he would prescribe medl
olne that would cure. Mr. J. heard Incidentally
that there were several men In Pittsburg who
treated throats and noses effectively, hut didn't
know their names. He, however, came
to Pittsburg and was sent to a prom
inent surgeon, who was once a clever
pupil pfMorell Mackenzie's In former years, and
although a competent man now engaged in gen
eral surgery, he examined the Interior ofMr. J.'s
nose and told him there was nothing the matter
with It, butthathewasnrobablv looking-;
r for Dr.
Daly. The man came to me and at cne sitting, In
the presence of my assistant and two other med
ical men. I removed a number of myxomatous
polyps from the upper nasal fossae, aggregating
in size three large sbellbark hickory nuts. I do
not state this case to Illustrate Incompetence, for
that would not be trne, buta rather common form
of carelessness or Indifference. But It is a fact
that this case is not only cured or his Increasing
deafness, but timewlllas certainly prove that be
lscnred of his h&y asthma and constant tendency
to catch cold by the curing of his naso-pharynx.
These cases and there are many which 1 will
not burden you with show brilliant and lasting
results, ana me owtogist oi to-aay can, 11 ne win,
learn a valuable lesson from tbe advanced and ad
vancing laryngologtsc and rhinologist; Yes,
he can learn that to cure his cases or Inflamma
tory, internal and middle ear diseases, he must
look to the throat and nares, and endeavor to as
certain lr there does not exist here the central
disease, and K so, consequently here are tbe parts
lu which to lay the foundation of a permanent
cure.
GOOD EESULT3 CERTAIN.
Yon see, then, it is a matter of personal as well
professional Judgment In each given case, which.
If properly carried out. whether by snrglcal
or medical means, or both, that will more certain
ly be followed by physiologically good results, of
a permanent character than by any other method.
Is It not a self-evident proposition' that a part or
organ that Is anatomically wrong, will also be
physiologically wrong? Then Is It not also self
evident that a restoration of Its proper
anatomical status will be followed by a
propirphyslologlcairunctlonr I ought td mention
the valuable work of my personal and excellent
friend, Wllhelm Meyer, of Copenhagen, Denmark,
uicuu, niiuctui jluji vi uvciiuagouiicuiuMa,
'On adenoid vegetations In the aaso-Dharvn steal
space-, wnerein ne iounu vt per cent were nam o
hearing. I do not Intend to diminish, the import-
.- . .1 t ... - r ... "'. m
:14 ne found 94 per cent were hard of
treatment of diseases, of the ear, but I do insist
that the naso-pharyngeal structures shall not only
be examined as one of the routine measures, bnt
;rv
that they shall receive the proper surgically oper
ative treatment tbat common surclcal sense shall
dictate, and If the aural surgeon la not prepared
to do this work, then have it done by the man who
is skilled In the operative surgery or the naso
pharynx. In order to get the sense of the leading special
ists In laryngology and otology npon the ques
tions 1 bavo to-night brought before you, 1 sent
out abont 200 circulars in this country and abroad.
In which 1 submitted a number of formulated
questions. The answers were many, and consti
tute or themselves not only a most courteous con
sideration ot my questions, but a valuable sym
posiac of experienced opinion and fact sufficient of
themselves lor a valuable contribution to medical
science, but far too long for an occasion like this:
and 1 consequently reserve It for a future occasion
to present It to the profession.
The paper was discussed by Professors D.
D. St. John, Koosa, Bosworth, Pomeroy, and
others, of New York. Mackenzie, of Balti
more; Eoe, of Bochester, N. Y., and many
other eminent specialists present.
'Archives fur Ohrenhelklnde 1S73 and 1874.
MAKKIBD, I fcT X0 WIPE.
Iiast Cbnpier In a Romnnce, tbe Scene of
Which Wns Laid In Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. Y., December 27. A mar
riage, which tqok nlace under somewhat
romantic circumstances in this city, two
years ago, has just been made public by
friends of the bride, who has been deserted
by her husband. On July 28, 1887, Eobert
C. Cumming, of ITredonia, and Juvia Louise
Kennedy, of South Dayton, were married
here by the Bey. Henry Ward, At the
time of the wedding- Mr. Camming was 19
years of age, and his bride 18. He gradu
ated from Cornell University last summer,
and has been practicing law at Ithaca.
After considerable urping on the part of
the bride, he recently aereed to meet her
here and announce their relations as 'man
and wife, to-day being set as the time for the
announcement. On Monday last she re
ceived a letter from Mr. Cumming, written
at New York, in which he said he wished to
have nrf more to do with the matter, and
should avoid any more complications by
going to Mexico. Mrs. Cumming's friends
then decided upon making the marriage
known.
INDICTED FOR ITANSLiUGHTEB.
A New York Grand Jurj'a War of Getting
Kid of Dangerous Wires.
New York, December 27. The grand
jury to-day made a presentment in regard to
the electric lights and electric light wires,
in which they express the opinion that tbe
business ot generating aud distributing
electric currents should be investigated by
the next Legislature, for the purpose of as
certaining the character of Legislative en
actment required to provide lor tbe public
safety.
There was also presented an indictment
for manslaughter against Charles W. Pierce,
superintendent of lamps of tbe Brush Elec
tric Light Company, one of whose wires
killed Salesman Harris, on Eighth avenue,
while he was moving a showcase with which
the wire came in contact.
IEC1AI, ARRANGEMENT.
Excursion Tickets to Washington, Pn
Wheeling, Bridgeport and Bellnlro via
tbe Pennsylvania Lines.
Holiday excursion tickets will be sold by
the P., C & St. L. E. E. Co. every day
from December 21 to January 1, from Pitts
burg, Birmingham, Point Bridge, or Tern
peranceville to Washington, Pa., at rate of
?L35; Wheeling, ?2 65and from Pittsburg
or Allegheny the Penrfsylvania Company
will sell tickets to Bridgeport at rate of
$2 G5 and Bellaire $2 90. Tickets will be
good returning until January 4, 1890.
18,22,28
Stbiped cloths, braided wraps reduced
from $12 and $15 ia the uniiorm price or $8.
TTSSU HUGUS & HACKE.
E-MISS, GRUNDY, JR., Inter
views anumber of Wasbingrton. la
dies on' the subject of providing
wine for New Year's oallera Tbe
result is published in to-morrow's
PITTSBUIG II Til 40'S.
An Old Timer's Reminiscence John Qa4wey
Adataa,' TlJt Colonel Black's. Prapbetie
Speech Where People Gathered to be
Amused.
The young printers of Pittsbnrg will,
scarcely believe that the writer int 1844,
just 4B years ago, was "pulling off" on a
hand press, of the Washington pattern
the daily and weekly paper that had the
largest circulation of any published in Pitts
burg, averaging for months 2,800 "pulls" a
day. The paper was the Spirit of the Age,
edited and published by B. W. Middleton.
After securing a job on the Age under J-'
Herron Foster, the writer secured lodgings
at M. J. Portzelli Iron City Hotel, Fifth
street, between Wood and Market, also
known as Patrick's 'Hotel. A few years
afterward this old hostelry was transformed
into store rooms. David Stewart's broom
factory was in one of them. Eobert Ander
son, afterward Postmaster, occupied one of
the beds in the room with the writer, whose
conch was known as No. 7. At that time
Mr. Anderson was a postal clerk.
About this time a ereat man came to the
city passed through it. No telegraphic
dispatch announced the time of his coming,
and tbe people were on the qui yive when
ever the whistle of a steamboat was heard,
for he was coming from Cincinnati. At
last one afternoon he arrived, and the 40,000
people of Pittsburg had an opportunity of
seeing the venerable John Quincy Adams,
then a member of Congress and a man of
much note in the country a man, be it
said of him, more anxious to prove himself
a statesman than to be. a millionaire.
Mr. Adams was formally received at the
Exchange Hotel, of which Chambers Mc
Kibbin was proprietor. Hon. Wilson Mc
Candless, in a most eloquent speech, wel
comed the distinguished man to the city.
Mr. Adams delivered a fine speech and the
gallant and brave Colonel Samuel W. Black
responded. His speech seemed to thrill the
citizens, and his concluding words were:
Calling to mind tbe fact that the two elder
Adams' had died on the Fourth of July,
Colonel Black said, as he faced the aged
statesman, "Live on, venerable and vener
ated sire, live onl And -when this mortality
shall put on immortality, may it be in the
calm twilight of a summer's eve, when bon
fires and illuminations light up the land."
John Qninoy Adams died on the 3d of
July.
At this time Pittsburg was divided into
five wards. The Fifth ward comprised all
territory east of the canal, and the inhabi
tants were mainly on Penn and Liberty.
Another canal crossed these streets, or rather
under them, just west of where the Union
depot now stands. Those who walked out
on Snnday into the suburbs could lay down
in theshadeofa tree bn Boyd's Hill, just
east of the Court Honse, and looking over
to the Fourth street road, could see Price's
roundhonse and the cornfields lying south of
wyiie street.
The only water basin then in the city was
located across Grant street from the Court
House, between Diamond and Fifth streets.
aud east of the M. P. Church. The pump
ing bouse was on the Allegheny river bank,
below the present Sixth street bridge.
The largest hall in Pittsburg at that time,
beside "Irwin's Long Boom" in the Dia
mond, was Concert Hall on Liberty street.
It was a one-story structure about 30x50
feet. In this hall the people saw Signor
Blitz perform his great illusory feats and
heard Bussell sing "Woodman, Spare that
Tree" as few others could sing it. The old
American Hotel was also in the same lot,
with a large yard in front and a shaded
yard in the rear for political meetings. In
it John J. Crittenden and Andy Stewart
made speeches. '
There was a small society hall over the
Mayor's office, Fourth street, near Market,
in which we heard Tom Marshall,
a young lawyer, then debate on
some question pertaining to intel
lectual culture. The other halls were
Gazzam's Philo Hall, oyer the postoffice, on
Third street; Wilkins' Hall and the Odeon,
on Fourth street; Masonic Hall, City Hall,
Odd Fellows' Hall, Library Hall, and per
haps a dozen others of lesser note. Christy's
celebrated minstrels appeared at the Odeon
in 1846, and amused the -people immensely.
The writer now wonders how the great
good men of those times got along without
balls and lectures and grew to be so great,
and can only solve tbe mystery by con
cluding that they fed more on sermons than
men do now. J. W. S.
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TO lTg.
THREE STABLE OASES
The Testimony of Mr. David Sniffer,
of Chartiers Township.
MR. BARNES' INTERESTING CASE.
"Thirty years is a long while, is it not.
bnt it is at least that long that I have
known I had the trouble, though in later
years It has been more severe, and I re
alized that it had a stronger hold on me.
Indeed, for the past 15 years I hare not been
able to do work of any account."
The speaker was Mr. David Shaffer, of
Chartiers township, near McCartney's
Hotel. He is one of tbe oldest residents of
the township, having lived there for 57
years, and is well known throughout the
community. His brothers are proprietors
of a large livery and sales stable at Craf
ton, Pa.
"In the first place," he said, "it seemed
to be more a cold than anything else. There
was a constant, discharge from my nose,
pains of er my eyes and in the back of my
head. My eyes were weak and watery. As
the trouble grew worse, I coughed a great
deal. Sometimes I would have violent fits
of coughing in the morning, and would have
to cough and raise. In late years I have
had severe pains over my heart, which
alarmed me greatly. There was a dropping
back of matter into my throat. I was con
stantly hawking and raising large quantities
of mucus. My throat became raw and in
flamed, and It hurt me to spit.
"If I would turn around or stoop over
suddenly I would become dizzy, and feel as
thongh I was jrotnR to faint.
Mr. David Shaffer, Chartiers lotcnsMp.
"My nights were the worst. It. was utterly
impossible for me to sleep later than 4 o'clock
in the morning. The pain over my heart was so
snvere that X conld not lay on my left side at
all. I was feverish, and had to keep chancing
my pillow frequently; it wonid become so heat
ed up I could not lie my head on it. My head
would hurt me in the moraine, and both throats
ana head would be choked up with mnensr
When I would get up I was so weak, that I
would staffer about. For years I had to have
a cup of coffee tbe first thing on arising before
I could get my clothes on.
"I triednumbers of doctors, and took large
quantities of meoicine. bnt could obtain no re
lief. I bad been reading of tbe cases jnst like
mine that Drs. Copeland Blair had treated
successfully. I had tried so my people that I
was almost discouraged, but determined to give
them a trial.
"Tbe result was better than I bad ever an
ticipated. Tbe pains in my head and cbest
have disappeared. I can now lie on my left
side and sleep comfortably. I get np in the
morning feeling refreshed. I do not hawk and
raise. I eat wetland enjoy my food. My eyes
are strong again, and to be brief I feel like a
different person from the one I was when 1
went to therm.'1- I
Mr. Shaffer can be seen at the above men
tioned placed, and this statement easily veri-
nea.
MR.- BARNES' STORY.
Statement From a Well-Known Gentleman of
Hickman, Pa.
The statement given below is from one of
the patients residing out of the city who
was treated from tbe office of Drs. Copeland
& Blair. The gentleman in question is
Mr. William Barnes, of Hickman, Pa., a
thriving town on the Pittsburg, Chartiers
and Youghiogheny Eailroad, abont 15 miles
out from Pittsburg.
Daring a recent conversation with the
writer, he sij'd: ''Five years ago my trouble
first made its appearance, and it continued
to grow steadily worse until I was at last in
a very serious condition. My head and
nose were first stopped up, and there was a
dropping from my head tojny throat I
would get np ia the morning feeling more
tired than when I went to bed the night
before. 1 could eat hut little, andwbat I
did eat laid likeiheavyload on my stomach.
"At last the trouble extended to my cbest
There would be sharp pains stabbing like a
knife right over my heart My lungs became
affected and I bad a dry hacking cough. 1
grew weaker and weaker and was unable to do
any work. Host all sense of taste and smell.
I was advised to co to England. I went there,
and spent a great deal of money, bntderived
no benefit 1 became disheartened and honestly
believed my trouble would soon cause my
death.
"I was advised while in this condition to try
Drs. Copeland & Blair. I had read of the
great good they were doing, so determined to
see them.
The result has been a great surprise to me.
I improved rapidly from the very first I
soon regained, my sense of smell and taste. I
have no more troabie with my heart or pains
in my chest I can eat well and feel refreshed
by my sleep. lean work all day and feelgood
at night In fact I am perfectly well. I owe
my recovery to Drs. Copeland & Blair, and
shall bo glad to speak with anyone about my
case."
Result of Home Treatment.
Some time ago Mr. Harry Phillips, of
Hultoiij -Allegheny county, Pa., com
menced a course of borne treatment for his
catarrhal trouble, under the care of Drs.
Copeland & Blair.
At that time his trouble had assumed a
very aggravated form. He stated to the
writer as follows :
"My nostrils would clog up. My head ached
constantly. I had severe pains in my chest
There-was a dropping of mucus from my head
to my throat. I had night sweats. My heart
would palpitate rapidly, and he followed by a
slow, irregular beatingandfcelingof falntness.
I was daily crowing weaker. The slightest ex
ertion tired me, and I was unfit for work."
"How do yon feel now V
"Like another being. All the symptoms I
have described tayou have disappeared, and I
feel as well as I ever was In my life."
Last. May Hiss .Lottie J. Forker, of 299 Arch
street, Meadville, Pa., placed herself nnder
treatment by mail with Drs. Copeland Blair
for her catarrhal trouble.
On Junesue wrote: "Your medicine isdolng
me good, fi do not feel so tired, and my head
aches bab ceased."
Aueuaf 28 her letter stated: "Ifeelanitellke
a different woman from the one I was when I
commficed yonr treatment"
S'r. M. C Wilson, who commenced using the
ht,inn treatment earlv in July, wrote on the 23th
r of the same month: "I am improving steadily;
leel ranch Better tnan i nave ior years past"
August 18 he wrote: "I am feeling like a dif
ferent being from tbe one I was when I, com
menced yonr treatment, and am glad to be able
to make this statement"
DOCTORS
iDillUt
' Are located permanently at
- 66 SIXTH AVENUE.
Where they treat with success all curable cases.
Office honrs-S to U A. M.; 2 to 5 V. v.; 7 to9
p. M. (Sunday included).
Hnpelalries CATARRH, and ALL DIS
EASES of the EYE, EAR, THROAT and
LONGS.
Consultation, SL Address alt mall to
DRS. COPELAND t BLAHl,
63 Sixth ava, Pittsburg, Pa.
it
VXW ABYEBTJSS1MHTS5,
ESTABLISHED 187U- -
nt-
BLACK GM
ros THB . .. L
EiDNirys-n
Is a relief and surectrrejrfoT
the Urinary Organs,r,Gravel
and Cbronic Catarrh of 5 tho
Bladdxr. . -
The Swin Stomach Bitten
are a sure cure for Dyspepsia,
Tbade MABKspecies of Indigestlon.
Wild Cherry Tonictberaostpnpnlarpfepar-
atlon for cure of Coughs, Colds. Bronchitis and -
Lung Troubles. ' isl
Either of the above, tl per bottle. orJB for &f
If your druggist does not handle these goods?
write to WiLF.ZOEXLER.SoleMfi..;''''
oc8-71-frr3 Pittsbnrg. Pa.
JAS. MNEEL & BBO,
BOTI1ER3, PLATE AND BHEETJEOlf
WORK.
PATENT HHKKT IRON ANNEALING
BOXES.
With an Increased capacity and bydraullo
machinery we are prepared to furnish all work
in. our line cheaper and better than by the old
methods. Repairing and general machine
work. Twenty-ninth street and Allegheny Vafc
lev Railroad. teo-oTT3
A WONDERFUL RECORD.
In 41 weeks I have
removed 67 tape
worms; have cured
hundreds ot Ca
tarrh patients,
and have perma
nently relieved
many sufferers it
Liver, Kidney
Stomach and Bloods
Tr on hies. Falling
Fits, Paralysis andg
tineumausm
For all Secret Dli
eases. Old Sores,!
etc, use
BTJEGOON'S
System RenovatoT.i5
It has no eqnaL sfc
Catarrh Remedy, $2 per package.
Burgoon's System Renovator, SI per bottle,
or six bottles for S3.
Buy them at all drugstores, or I will send
them by express.
I defy the world to beat my remedies.
DR. BTJRGOON, "
nolWI-3 470hio street Allegheny, Pa.
McMUNN'S
ELIXIR OF OPIUM
Is a preparation of the Drug bywhichtts in
jurious effects are removed, while the valuable
medicinal properties are retained. I possesses
all the sedative, anodyne, and antispasmodic
powers of Opium, but produces no sickness of
thestomacb.no vomiting, no costive ness, no
headache. In acute nervous disorder s it is an
invaluable remedy, and is recommends- d by the
best physicians.
E, FERRETT, Agent
372 Pearl St, Navy York.
mh30-27-S
aiXDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER
814 PENN AVENTJE. nTTSBDKG, VA.
As old residents know and back files of Pitts
burg papers prove, is the oldest established
and most prominent physician in tbe city, de
votintr soecial attention 10 all cbronic diseases.
r
n
Sb.mproonnsN0 FEEUNTILCURED
MPRDIIQ ani1 mental diseases physical
1 1 L II V U U Odecay, nervous debility. lack of
energy, ambition and hope, impaired memory,
disordered sight self distrust basbfolness,
dizziness, sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions. lm-
povenshed blood, falling powers, organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation consumption, un
fitting tbe person for. business, soemty and mar
riage, permanently, safely and primely cured.
BLOOD-ANDSKINstigtrimM
blotches, tailing hair, bones, pains, glandular
swellings, ulcerations of tongue, mouth, throat,
ulcers, old sores, are cured for life, and blood
poisons thoronghly eradicated from the system.
1 1 D I M A P V kidney and bladder derange
U II 1 1 1 M II lt ments, weak back, gravel, ca
tarrhal discharges, inflammation, and. otflerJAtJ
painful symptoms receive searching treatmenf
prompt relief and real cures.
Dr. Whittier's life-long, extensive experi
ence, insures scientific and reliable treatment
on common-sense principles. Consultation free.
Patients at a distance aa carefully treated as if
here. Office hoars 9 A. at to 8 P. it. Sunday,
10 A. Jt to 1 P. ir. only. DR. WHITTIER, At
Penn avenne, Pittsburg, Pa.
de8-15 DSuwk
Health is Wealth
Dr. E. C. West's Nebvk asd Bbaet
Treatment, a guaranteed specificf or hvsteria,
dizziness, convulsions, nts, nervous neuralgia,
headache, nervous prostration caused by the
use of alcohol or tobacco, wakefulness, mental
depression, softening of tbe brain resulting In
insanity and leading to misery, decay and
deatb, premature old age, barrenness, loss of
power In either sex; involuntary losses and
spermatorrhoea caused by overexertion of tho
brain, self-abuse or over-indulgence. Each
box contains one month's treatment SI a box,
or six boxes for S5, sent by mail prepaid on re
ceipt of price.
WE -GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case-With each order received by us
for six boxes accompanied with f 5 CO, we will
send the purchaser oar written guarantee to
refund the money if the treatment does not ef
fect a cure. Guarantees Issued only by EmllG.
Stucky. Druggist Sole Agent, 1701 and2401Penn
ave. and cor. wyiie ave. and Fulton st. Pitts
burg, Pa. se27-10O-TTSsa
DOCTORS LAKE
SPECIALISTS in all cases re
quiring scientific and confiden
tial treatment! Dr. 8. K. Lake,
,M. R. a P. &, Is the oldest and
most experienced specialist In
the city. Consultation free and
strictly confidential. Office
hours tot and7to 8p.it.; Sundays. 2to4p.
itConsult them personally, or write. Doctors
UJC3S. 323 Penn ave., Pittsburg. Pa
jeia-&DWg
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH "
PENNYROYAL PILLS
RED CROSS DIAMOND BRANO.AV
fUfe tod lwax rEM, IaoIm,
ui Dnucut or
IHauumd rand,v
la red. neulBa feoxei. lemled vita
bias ribbon. Tike Bo other. An
niiia tn Miteboanl bares vith vlax vtsd
per art doageroas counterfeits Sens
4. (sumps) for ptxticiUaxBtestimoaulJ
aJKdltfrorXadlM," to later, tj
ttUbcUr OWI C,3idlMa SoPWU, ft.
OC5-71-TTS
a nnW-rm !ROOU
COMPOUND
inosed of Cotton- Root Tansy and
Permvroval a recent discovery by an
'old physician. Ia suecessuSv vtcd
montWuSafe, Effectual. Price $L by mall,
sealed. Ladies, ask your druggist for Cooks
Fnttnn Unnt ftamnormd Ani take no substitute.
or inclose 2 stamps for sealed particulars. Ad
dress FOND L1LI COMPA&Y, No. 3 Fisher
Block, 131 Woodward avaDetroit, Mich,
J9"3old in Pittsburg, Pa., by Joseph Flera
lng 4 son. Diamond and Market sts. se2&23
Manhood
RESTORED.
Bzxtbt Fxesl a.Tlctlm
of Toathfol rmvradence.
caminjr Premature- Oecar, Serrous Debility, lott
Manhood, Aa. baring tried In rain erery known reme
dy, nas cuscorered a simple means of self-core, waiea
ho wlU send (sealedl FREE to his f ellcnr-wifferwy ..
Address, J. H. REEVES, P.O. Box 3590, New York dry.
ocl9-53-TTSsa
TO WEAK MEN
Suffering from the effects of youthful errors, earir
decay, wastlnz weakness, lost manhood, etc, I wiu
send a valuable treatise (sealed) containing' run
particulars for home cure. FREE oX charge-A
splendid medical work: should be read by every
man who Is nerrmw anil debilitated. Address,
Prof. F. C. KO WZ.R,Moodna,CoBB
oclS-43-Dsawk
HAPF'C PT7MT7TTV .
For men! Checks tho wont cases fn three)
days, and cures In five days. Price $1 00. at.
J. FLEMING'S DRUGSTORE,
JaMMTSStt 412 Market street
LA TTTOBIJrJ3:lI,ErlLI'srer
I J I Pik superior to pennyroyal" or
tansy; particulars, 4c dart Co., BoxTH,
.Phlla.,.Venn. - .ejs-47-wH .
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