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A TRAGIC EVENT.
A Fathers Despair and Seif.Inficted Death
.-His Son,s FINAL Rescue, too Late to Save

A Ell &C.,, 1f fisai R sss Ss'' TO late 70 save
The graphic occurrence that Is described
below Is one Of the most remarkable episodes
in the domestic history OF America. dts
abso Ute truth which can readily be verified:
The inhabitants Of the pleasant town OF
by the announcement that Mr.. Clinton
Rindge, one Of their most prominent citizens,
had Committed suicide. The news spread
RAPIDLY and aroused the entire neighborhood
where MI. Rindge was 30 We and favorab!y
known. At first 1t seemed impossible that
anv one so quiet and domestic could 40 80
rash a deed, and the inquiry was heard on
every side as to the cause. The tacts as de-
veloped on investigation proved TO be as
follows:
Mr.. Rindge was domestic in his tastes and
took the greatest enjoyment in the society OF
his children and pride in their development:
And indeed he had good reason to be PROUD
for they gave promise of long lives OF success
and usefulness. But an evil day came. his
youngest son, .Willianii began to show Signs
each day, and would sometimes sleep the en-,
tire afternoon il permitted to do 50: His head
panied him, not acute.y, but with a dull,
heavy feeling. There was q sinking sensation
at the pit Of his stomach. He lost all relish
for food and much Of his interest for things
about him. He tried manfully to over,
come thee feelings, but they oa seeme so
lose flesh rapidly. The father became
alarmed and consulted physicians as to the
cause of his sens lines, but they were una
ble to expla n. Finally severe sore; broke
out on his arms and he was taken to Buftalo,
wher, q pa nfLl operation wa performed re-
sulting in the loss of much blood but afford,
ing little relief. The young man returned
home ana a council of physicians was called.
After an exhaustive eXamina Ion they de,
clared there was no hope Of final recovery and
that he mist die within q very few days. 10
describe the agony which this announces ent
caused the father would be impossible. His
mind failed to grasp its full meaning at hrst;
then finally Sc med to comprehend it, but tne
load was to- great. In an agony OF frenzy
he seized a kni Q and took his " lie, pre-
ferring. death rather tian TO survive
William Rindge was too weak to know
what was transpiring. His face had
turned black, his breath ceased entirely at
times, and his fri ,nds waited for bis death,
believing that the fiend Bright's disease OF
the kidneys, from which he was a sufferer,
could not be removed. In this supreme mo-
ment Williams sister came forward and de-
clared she wol!d make a final attempt to a
her brother. The doctos interE osed. assur-
ing her it was u eless and that she would only
hasten the end by the means she propo ed
to erpioy. But she was firm, and I,utting
all back, approached her brothers side and
administered REMEDY viii b she fortunately
more easy, and before the day'wa' over ne
showed signs of decided improfem Mt. 1hess
favorable signs continued, and to-day VIII
liam B. Rindge is well, having been virtually
raised from the dead through the marvellous
power of Warmers Safe Cure, as can be rea-
Oily verified by any titizen of Cortland.
ANY one who reflects upon the ia is above
described must have a feeling Of sadness.
The father, dead by his W hand, supposlng
his sons recovery to be impossible; the son
restored to health to mourn the loss OF his
father and the agonized relatives with q mem
DRY of sadness to forever darken their lives.
Had Clinton Rindge known that his son could
recover he would to-day be alive and happy,
but the facts which turned his brain and
caused him to commit suicide were such as
any one would acceptas true.
However sad thus case may be, the truth
remains that thousands OF people are at this
MON. nt in as great actual pei as William
hindge and in US great danger Of causing
misery if not death to their friends: Liver
and kidney d sea es are become the most
common and mist DANGEROUS Of any or all
ceptive III their BEGINNINGS and horrible IN
their final stages. They are far more decep-
tive than consumption, and can rarely be de-
tected even by skillful physicians unless e
microscopic analysis be resorted to, and few
doctors understand how to do this; Their
slightest approach, or possibility Of
approach should strike terror to the one
who is threatened as well as TO
all his or her friends. These diseases have no
distinct symptoms, but come in the form Of
lassitude, loss Of appetite, aching muscles and
Joints, dull headaches, pains in the back,
Stomach and chest, sour stomach, recurring
signs of cold, irregular Eu!sat:ons Of the
heart, and fire. luent dizziness. If neglected,
these symptoms are certain to run into hron-
ic kidney and liver or Bright's dis: ase, from
which there is sure to be a great amount OF
AGONY and onlyo one means Of escape, whit
is by the use OF Warmers Safe Cure: The
Importance Of taking this great remedy upon
symptoms cannot he too strongly impressed
upon the minds of all readers who desire to
esc a?e death and pain and prolong life with
all it; pleasures and bles ings.
ALL who Joy would win must shareit. Hap
piness was born q win.