Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-31
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"fourieen yesrs AGO." said II. N. rpdes.
VOID. who has for the past ave years held
Che once Of School Director In District No.
2. fndianfeids township. and e well known
throughout the county, my brother and ]
moved into this county. Twas q wilder
ness thru. aud We located In the pines here
with nothing but our hands 90 carve out our
horpes. IL was an unequal struggle: bu;
hard work and economy won the any md
two years ago. with my forty acres ncarls
clear Of debt. ] began 60 feel that the worst
vas over. In April Of that spring wns ~.
sis'inr In driving logs down the ca~ River,
when ! was taken with n slight hui constant
pain In the left side below the heart. Az
days passed the trouble increased; my arpe.
tife fell away and I visited QUE 81 the best
known and most successful doctors in Caro-,
the county scat ] was informed thu; ] had
On inward absc~s and must cesse work.
IL was hard 90 quit work when knew Too
0cll that 81 only meant another mortgage
on my little farm. but within a few days ]
vas obliged 90 return "a my home. The
medicine furnished by the doctor s,aee me
blight relief but I could dc;ccs no pcrma.
nest bcne6t. Ny npp'fiie was gone; ]
could not sleep. and each day found me
RoHing weaker. 1n.xf visited Dr. A. l..
kesicy, Of unyville, who. from the FIRST said
that be had but slight hopes Of beneffinr me
eni recommended that 60 20 a sanitarium.
With no money this ] could not Do. even
though Il would save my life, aud with
a.dicine fhas the doctor furnished . re-
turned % my home feeling that the last ra,
Of hope thsf ever would Toe my former self
Gas fast disappearing. Days passed and .
gas rapidly lcokinr hesh. During The awful
monfhs which ! passed thai summer and
] can never fcrgrf fhem-I was reduced In
6esh from weighing ies pounds 10 40.
slowly the long days and fhe awful nights
passed until nnothrr seven days had bern
sdded 30 the awful days of torture; aud still
90 relief. and my weight was now 1<t
po1nds, nerves shattered and my system IN .
deplorable condition. A. thi, tupciure rnt
wife said that something must he done, md
with assistance ] was taken 10 Mayville
where DR.. s~elcy vss again consulted. Afe'
making Q thorough examination my wifi
earnestly pleaded thai he 40 something 90,
me. He said that he could do nothing; ~
lief might be found NJ a sanitarium, hu'
month 10 live. Sorrowfnllr she turned iron
the physicians door, and what eonsideret
my 1asi journey home was soon 80 he under
fsken. I had read In the Caro- r,cmocraf q
Dr.. williams Pink Pills fw Pale reopl'
sni the benefits many had received from
tben. aud with faith less than the grain o
mustard eccd, ] asked her 90 stop into fb'
drug store and secure boz. This she did
end afef joltinv ride over poor road W.
finally reached home, tired, worn and u
sorrow. ! took the brsi pills fllai night. an,
1eft my wife sitting sorrowfully conparinj
the Pickering hopes cf my lie with the fain
nys Of light from my bcdroom door. while
thought only Of what the doctor had said
The forepari of the night . was resaless a
usual. but. do you believe. during the latte
parf Of that very night caught nap. "a,
6rsi sweet and resting slosp had enjo,n
fcr months. ] confinuen the medicine th
merit day, and the following NIGHT . slepi
yes sir; eicps q greater portion Of the nigh,
"Oh. you can't imagine how brightly IN
sun shone ON our home before that week va
over. and how the faint rays Of hope wei
famed into . hame. But my faihcr IN
many IL my neighbour shook their hca,
and said: Simply something quiefinr abc,
those pills. twill be back srain. look q,
sbr the ssier efI.cts.' Dui here are the nfi.
effects, :" snid Mr.. Underwood Standing cree
the picture of health md weighing II
pounds. From the second day attrr refiif
the pills the chnarc s-i IN. } corld sl~e'
ny appetite came back. md briore III
6nished The third box 81 Dr. Millizfas' lin