The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-12
TEE E3TEI. CLEaK's STORY.

1t is the fashion among many so-cailed
Eumorlsts to represent The american hotel
clerk as a lordly and supercilious being,
who, with headlight diamond in his i'm
maculate Shirt lrcut and a look Of con-
temptuous disIain upon his classic iea-
lures, sends tired and trayeI-stained arri-
walls off to impossible regions in the if
teenth story, or haughtily refuses them any
lodging whatever.
The fact is that the true American hotel
clerk is an Invaluable feature Of our civjli-
cation. lifetime of the arrivals and depar-
lures of all the trains on all the railroads is
at his tongues end; he Is full of iniorma-
ton about what is interesting at the thea
tres, and of stories Of actors and actresses
who have stopped at his hotel, and withal
kindly man, who, if tile house is crowded,
will let you sleep on a billiard table. Mr..
W. p. Hammond, who is the clerk at the
West End Hotel, 513 and sos West Mad
ison street, Chicago is Of this obliging dis
position ana is always ready to give any
information regarding the hotel to those
who seek it. The accomplished landlady
of the West End has recently Suffered with
rheumatism. The story of her cure is
thus told by clerk Hammond:
"Our lanllady was taken with quite
severe attac!, Of rheumatism in the lower
limbs, suffering much pain and being
scarcely able to walk. She heard of Ath-
Iophoros and of the cures it had effected,
and sent me 10 the drug store to buy
bottle of it, got it, and in half an hours
time after she had taken the first dose she
felt relieved, and in few days the rheu-
matism was entirely gone
GLOW much did She take?"
about one bottle"
d" Has she had any return Of the pain?"
"Not to my knowledge" replied Mr.
Hammond, "ani am certain she would
he likely to say something about it if she
had. She speaks of Athlophoros in the
highest terms, and has recommended it to
many. In one case | remember the cure
was as quick as in her own
The accuracy Of clerk IIamm0nd's state
ments is fully confirmed by the landlady
herself, who is not ayerse to having it
known how she was cured.
81 will tell you something about nv
cure" she said to visitor who called to
learn the facts in her case. a was so
lame and suffered so much pain that it was
impossible for me to bend my limbs or
walk around my room without taking hold
of the back of chair for support. My
relief, after taking the first dose of Athlo-
phoros, was almost immediate, In fact,
after taking a few doses | was well and
have not been troubled since. At the
same time that was suffering from the
rheumatism, there was a lady boarding in
my hotel who was suffering with facial
neuralgia so much that it was impossible
for her TO sit up. ] advised her to try
my remedy that being the name have
for AthlophoTos. After she had taken
two doses of it she was well, and the next
thing / knew / saw her rushing for street
car to go up town. My confidence in Ath-
lophoros cannot be shaken. l find it a
positive cure for nervous headache and
Shall always keep some in the hotel, as |
cannot afford to suffer from rheumatism,
neuralgia or any such trouble while
can get medicine like Athlophoros.'
Ifyou cannot get ATHLopHoRos of your drug
gist, we viii send it express paid, on receipt Of
regular price-0ne dollar per bottle We prefer
that Won buy it from your druggist, but if he
hasn't it, do not be persuaded t. Try something
ATHLoPHoRoS Co. IL Wall Street, New York