The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-31
From The Gazette, Champaign, III.

At the advanced age of eighty-fve years,
James McMillen, of 112 West Washington
Street, is one Of the most active men in Cham
paign, Illinois. Mr.. McMillen is a pioneer
citizen Of the city, and his form is as familiar
on the streets as that Of any citizen Of the
town. All his life Mr. McMillen has fol.
lowed the trade of shoemaker. and even now
in his declining years he says that he would
feel lost to give up his trade, and contrary
70 the wishes of his children, every day finds
him at his bench, bending over his work with
apparently the same vigor he commanded
when he was a young man
lie has little shop on North Wright St ,
IN the vicinity of the University of Illinois,
and he is the official shoemaker, as it were,
for the students of that institution.
About year ago Mr.. McMllen was absent
from his bench for several weeks, and his
familiar form was missed along the streets
which he has traversed many years 10 and
from his work. The local newspapers an
nounced that he was dangerously i'll at his
home and that ii was feared he would not
recover. For months he was q sufferer, but
finally he appeared again at his shop, and
has lost but very few days since then and
none, perhaps, on account of sickness. His
friends were surprised to see him out again,
and they were more surprised when be told
them the cause of his recovery.
There was no small amount Of local interest
In his case, and a reporter visited him to have
him relate the story. He appeared to be de-
lighted to have an opportunity to tell the
public the method he adopted for. he said the
story that he would have to tell might be the
means of assisting some one who was suffering
as he had suffered.
Il feel" said the spry old gentleman.
" that | owe my life 10 r Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. Something like
year ago il appeared to me that | was almost
q physical wreck. l was gradually going
down, and / appreciated the condition into
which | was sinking, but the medicine |
was taking appeared TO be of no benefit to
me. was suffering from disease of the kid.
neya and they were very sore. thick scurf
had formed on the bottoms of my feet and
my ankles were terribly swollen and in.
famed. In fact, they reached such a con-
dition that ] could not walk, and it looked as
though my days were numbered.
read in the newspaper testimonials from
people who claimed TO have been cured Of
kidney trouble by the use Of Or. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, and thought that
II would do me no harm TO give them trial
bought box of them at the drug store and
began taking them according 10 directions.
II may seem strange, but it is a fact that
telt the benefit Of them almost as soon as I
began TO take them. After | had taken
few pills my urinal discharges became almost
as black as tar and | noticed at the same
time that the pain and soreness were leay.
ing my kidneys. This satisfied me that the
little pills were doing me good and | took
them with more regularity than ever
A few days later the swelling began to 20
out Of my ankles, and at the end of five
weeks it had entirely disappeared. taking
with II that terrible scurf which had formed
on the bottoms Of my feet and caused me 80
much trouble. | continued to gather nv
loat strength, and II my memory serves me
right, at the end of six weeks felt entirely
recovered and resumed my work at the shop.
think | took from four to Ave boxes Of the
pills and have taken none since"
M Mchillen finished his interview with
the reporter by saying that he thought he
felt a. well at present a. the average man
OF his advanced age, and his daily life shows
IT, His residence on West Washington Street
10 more than mile distant from his shop. but
nearly every day in the week he walks the
entire distance, morning and evening. carrying
with BIN his dinner pail, and he could not