Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-10
ALMOST A MOB.

women and children who stood on tip-toe
eagerly looking at them, and others who
unconsciously aided the curiosity OF the
throng.
One Of the two men held out his hand,
while the other poured into the palm about
g tablespoonful of liquid from a bottle.
The man receiving it, bending his head
low TO his hand, snuffed up the liquid with
vigor into his nostrils. Instantly he
danced about with excitement and ex-
claimed, 81 am cured"
The throng pressed closer, while another
man made complaint of a duh headache,
weakness Of eyesight, loss of smell, ring
ing in his ears, and general weakness, say
ing that he had suffered from catarrh for
years, with constant succession of colds
in his head. Then he went through the
same ordeal, but repeating the dose three
times, he came out nearly strangled, his
eyes streaming with tears, his face aglow
with perspiration and bushes, while the
crowd screamed with laughter at the fun,
but became more sober when the man de-
clared that he felt better than he had in
ten years, and gave emphasis TO his words
by purchasing six bottles for five dollars.
At this moment large man commenced
peeling on his coat and vest. 1t looked
like hight at the moment. Holding the
on MS arm ne Sdlu, II gOAA SbAA
can knock out the pain from this shoulder
of mine, I win buy you out. I haven't lifted
my right hand to my face for a month. for
my rheumatism" The shoulder indicated,
and shirt was soon saturated. He was
then told 70 lift his arm, but the man was
doubtful and moved it cautiously. Lift
your arml'' shouted the vender. 81 say
lift your arm above your head" He did
so. To say that the patient was astonished
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zled expression of the mans face, and the
next moment he seemed mad with Joy as
he Whiried his great arms like windmill.
The crowd pressed back to escape contact
with them; the shouting that went up from
the mass of people brought him to his
senses, and picking up his fallen garments
from the street, he pulled them on in
hurry He was not as rich in money as in
words. One dollar was all he had; he
gave it most freely, snatched his bottle,
and escaped at once from the ieers Of the
youngsters.
A woman was the next one-holding a
child Aloft, pushed her way to the front.
Curiosity was now on tip-toe. ''Say, mis-
ter me child has an awful tootA-ache. and
crying all the mornin'." The child was
evidently too young to take this novel
remedy through the nostrils. The vender,
however, seemed 10 understand his bush
ness perfectly; he wet a sponge with his
cure-all, and bathed the child's check only a
moment, then halted. To the amazement Of
every one the child murmured, Mamma,
my toof is we'll" The mother took bot
tie, the mob of men and women now be-
gan to buy in earnest; in less than three
minutes twenty-five dollars changed hands.
and only the presence of vigorous, loud
mouthed policeman hustllng the crowd
and vender from the side walk, stopped
the performance.
A moment later on a quiet side street, the
person causing this commotion was asked
what nniment he sold. Looking up sharp
ly, he said, fare you reporterl"- was
assured of the fact; in answer he said ''My
name is Sackett; three years ago I was
as poor as a church mouse, yet working
with all my might to pay for small house
and few acres of land. I struggled hard
for ten years, but with an increasing fam
fly and misfortunes TO my crops, my little
home was about being wrested from me
by foreclosure. was at the point Of de-
spair when my eyes rested on a curious
medical advertisement in my newspaper.
1t told in graphic language that all physi-
cal pain was from single cause or source,
which was Irritation, and that a single 50
cent. package of powders, by diIuting it
with water, would make three pints of the
liquid called Pain-Paint. and that this
powder would be sent by mail for so cents,
including all the directions for making and
using it, and ended with these words:
$50 those only who have never used it."
4: Cut this ticket off and return it to me with
{: ten cents, and / will send You fifty cent
: trial package of the Pain Paint Powders by
/: mail as a test X. L. WoLooTT, 20 Centre
Street. New York City.
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sent Wolcott the ten cents, got the
package, used it for all the little ailments
ia my family, and found it worked to q
charm. next got s. package, bottled it
up, cured every one of pain free of charge,
and almost at the start had a good sale for
it. I then got a deed of agency for my
county, and now five men are selling for
me. 1 paid for my little home in eighteen
months, built q new house last season, and
have 81, 500 in the bank, and owe no person
a single cent.
Send Wolcott ten cents and try SOC
package yourself.
Wheat cakes may be looked upon as luxu-
ries now.
Many young hearts have been set on fire
this summer by tennis matches.
"a printer does not necessarily put the
form to press when he goes to see his best
girl.
When young man first meets an expert
enced coquette he is apt to think how artless
she is; before she gets through with him he
Is pretty sure to think how heartless she is.
They Didn't Chatter.-Doctor: Did you
have a heavy chiill-Fair Patient: 1t seemed
SO. Doctor: Did your teeth chatter? Far
Patient: No: they were in my dressing-case.
New York Weekly.
No Mosquitoes.-SummerB oarder: Look
at my face, Mrs. Starvem, its full of mosqui-
to bites" Mrs. Stsrvem (of Hayield Cross
Roads): That's not mosquito bites. That's
high Twin. New York Weekly.
al suppose" said the doctor, as he care
fully bound M the stump of SammY's ampu-