The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-30
THE HOTEL CLERKS STORY.

1t is the fashion among many so-called
humorists to represent the American hotel
clerk as a lordly and supercilious being,
who, with headlight diamond in his i'm
maculate shirt front and look Of con-
temptuous disdain upon his classic fea-
lures, sends tired and travel-stained arri-
walls off to impossible regions in the if
teenth story, or haughtily refusesthem any
lodging whatever.
The fact is that the true American hotel
clerk is an invaluable feature of our civili-
cation. Thetime of the arrivals and depar-
lures of all the trains on all the railroadsis
at his tongues end he is full Of Informal
ton about what is interesting at the thea
tres, and of stories of actors and actresses
who have stopped at his hotel, and withal
akindly man, who, if the house is crowded,
will let you sleep on billiard table. Mr..
w. p. HAMMOND, who is the clerk at the
West End Hotel, SOB and sos West Mad
ison street, Chicago, is of this obliging dis
position and 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:
sour landlady was taken with quite
severe attack of rheumatism in the lower
limbs, suffering much pain and being
scarcely able to walk. She heard of Ath-
lophoros and of the cures it had effected,
and sent me to 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"
elias she had any return Of the pain?"
"Not to my knowledge" replied Mr.
Hammond, "and | 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 Ilammond's state
ments is fully confirmed by the landlady
herself, who is not avcrse to having it
known how she was cured.
az will tell you something about nv
cure" she sand TO visitor who called To
learn the facts in her case 81 was so
lame and suffered so much pain that it was
impossible Tor me 10 bend my limbs or
walk around my room without taking hold
CT the back of chair for support My
relief, after taking the first dose of Athlo-
phoros, was almost immediate. In fact,
after taking few doses | was well and
have not been troubled since. At the
same time that was suffering from the
rheumatism, there was lady boarding in
my hotel who was suffering with facial
neuralgia so much that il was impossible
for her to sit up. | advised her to try
my remedy that being the name have
for Athlophoros. After she had taken
two doses Of il she was well, and the next
thing knew saw her rushing for street
car to go up town. My confidence in Ath-
lophoros cannot he shaken. | 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 ATntorHoRos of your drug
gist. we will send it express paid, on receipt of
regular prce-one dollar per bottle. We prefer
that You buy il from your druggist but If he
hasn't ii. do not be persuaded u try something,
else but order nj orcc from us, as directed
ATHLoPHoRGs Co.. il2 Wall street, New York.