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* "Whereupon I stood on a :-ock and spon.? to them nnd told them how my lord had come to help them, and hearing this they took heart and shouted with a mighty voice that they yearned for vengeance and were ready to do battle with Vinnen Yusel and the man on the black horse. And I, think ing it well to take them while the spirit was strong upon them, bade them come down to join my lord, whereat Amood Sinn, trembling greatly, said, 'Nay, it is better for us to remain here until all things aro ready.' 'Thou art more afraid than thy men,' I said. 'They are but common sol diers ' he answered. 'The enemy seeketh not their life, but mine. Peradventure if we go down with thee he will fall upon us by the way and slay me.' Whereupon I, answering, said that forasmuch as no bat tle could be fought among rocks and gorges they must come down to tl>e plain. If the}* did not, then would my lord return to Marabel, and Amood Sinn's possessions would go from him and his posterity for ever. And beiug again sore ashamed he consented to como down and now Iieth yonder close by the foot of the mountain awaiting my lord's behest." "Thou hast done the part of a brave mau, Koor Ali," said Abou Kurani, when the recital was at au end. "I was wroth at the delay, and now my anger is kindled against Amood Sinn. Thou hast done right well in taking the cowardly dog by the ear and dragging him to the foot of the mouutain. "We have been surprised here, and a battle is at hand. Get thou things ready, Koor -Ali, We will move to meet Amood Sinn. And nowl must go to Mohammed ben Eldad Hassam. Eo lieth ill at ease in my tent, full of excuses for his orare master and peradventure for himself." "Yes, it is likely," returned Koor AIL "My opinion is that he cometh to spy my lord's strength. He will return if thou let him to report to Amood Siun, and if my lord's army bo not enough in their eyes they will betake themselves to the rocks again." "Two can play at every game," said Abou Kuram significantly, poiuting toward his tent. The warning which Koor Ali had gi. en was well timed, for sure enough, when Mo hammed ben Eldad Hassam had washed and eaten and rested and paid Abott Kuram the regulation number of compliments, he pro posed that he should get an escort and pre cede the troops in order that Amood Sinn might be prepared to receive their illustri ous general in a fashion becoming his rank. But Abott Kuram had not studied diplo macy for nothing. "# "My lord troubleth himself too much," he replied, with an insinuating grace that was wonderful to behold. "We arc soldiers and will be satisfied with a soldier's wel come. We are not come hither for feast ing and ceremonies, but to destroy Y um en Yusel atd his evil ally cn the black horse, of whom we have heard so much." Mohammed ben Eldad turned his eyes to heaven at this, mentally invoking its pro tection. "Thinkest thoa steel or lead will avail upon Lim:-" he asked. "'Tis hard to kill satan." "If he come in our way, wc can but try our weapons upon him," answered Abou Kuram. "Thou speakest like the valiant man thou art," said the envoy sweetly. " Where fore I would again crave my lord's per mission to return in advance of the troops. My royal master will be sore displeased if le be denied the opportunity of preparing formy lord's reception." I "The good Amood Sinn knoweth we are coming," said Abou Kuram suavely, "and ?thou needst not fear for his princely be neficence. We do not look for ceremonies ?with the foe in sight. Besides, see the troops are even now ready to march. It Were folly for thee, therefore, to hurry away." ; After that Mohammed ben Eldad could not further persist, but bis disappointment and chagrin were evident to all. Ho and his rraster were committed to the chances of another battle. CHAPTER XVIII. AiiooD sixs's r.n.vvnnr. j "When early in the afternoon the two armies effected a juncture, the aspect of the allies was such as might well have made Abou Kuram pause ere joining them In battle against so formidable;::! 0] pom v.i as Yumen Yusel. Thc rest had given our men back their spirits. The toils of the desert were forgotten, and every heart beat eagerly for the chance of spoil and glory that was at hand. Amood Sinn's troops, on the contrary, though they made a great show of valor and enthusiasm at our ap proach, were as miserably draggled and downcast as if they had just crept out of the mire after a trampling by the enemy, and all their shouting and brandishing of arms could not Lide tho deathly fear that was upon them. To put trust in the intre pidity of such deplorable los?is was like re lying on the valor cf a company of scare crows. I Amood Sinn himself rode out to meet us gallantly mounted on a richly caparisoned charger and attended by a suite in magnifi cent draperies and a blaze of variegated colors. Nature had given him a soldierly figure, and being very gorgeously and im posingly dressed he would, in looks at least, have been the beau ideal of a military leader but for the irresolution of tho rest less eye and a general air of despondency that, pomp appeared powerless ^o lift. I The meeting of the two princes, however, was extremely cordial, both dismounting and embracing in the presence of thc as sembled host. But when the preliminary civilities were over and Abou Kuram showed a disposition to come to business, Amood hesitated, made excuses and then all at once became excited and hysterical. Launching into a distracted tale of the su pernatural, which any old wife in Scotland Would have been ashamed of, he declared he had had the clearest ocular proof that the man on the black horse was none other than satan himself. j "As for Yumen Yusel," he cried, flour ishing his sword, "he is but a child in wari jWere he here now I would shear off hia cowardly head as a swift reaper taketh thc ripe barley. But can man prevail against the devil?" And he cast a doleful look at Abou Kuram as if to say, "It's really use less, you know, risking our lives." I "Perchance he is not satan himself, but a little devil," replied Abott Kuram, who, while not without his touch of supersti tion? held Amood's fancies in contempt. PX long to set eyes on him; if he be satan, that I may know his looks; if h? bo aught else, that I make his body a sheath for this ?word." ' "Ismybrother mad?" asked Amood, wit1.: deep concern. i "Yea, mad with a thirst for battle," an swered Abou Kuram. "Will my brothel give orders to have his men made ready?" I But Amood had still a multitude of pre texts for delay. For one thing Abott Ku rani and his gallant army must be feasted ere fighting could be so much as thought of. The march hither had been long and arduous, and ill befall him if it should evei be said he had forgotten how to be hospit able to his friends. i Abou Kuram, however, was too familia] with guile to be inveigled. With a mannet that was the pink of courtliness, yet hac ?hi it more than a suggestion of imperious ness and austerity, ho declined festivities saying that feasting would be sweeter nf tei Victory, and that he would joyously c.**, tin carcasses of 100 sheep when Yumen l'use and his satanic lieutenant were crushed Be was aided and abetted in his policy o aggression by Ismael Nama?, Amood's sec end in command, a brave and capable off! ?er had he been free from tl e trammels o .a pusillanimous superior. Amood yieldec ?reluctant consent, the kettledrums am .cymbals broke out in noisy rivalry, ant the troops marched out to bivouac on th plain. I The chosen spot reached, A mood Sinn de sired to have a vermilion U nt with luxur atatjpj Mncanfauerita f.vt u?. imdstiiur? Jpyright, 1S03, hy John Alexander Steuart! sirbbgij on what" was hue to"his exalted rank that Abou Kuram was forced to point out in undiplomatic language how exceed ingly awkward luxurious vermilion tents might prove in case of a surprise or a night Attack. So, murmuring bitterly about the unprincely discomforts of a campaign, Amood moodily atc his supper, said his prayers and lay down beside the smothered fires to study the starry sky and await what further evils fate might bring. The soldiers lay armed by their harnessed beasts, gnawing at mutton bones like a colony of dogs, while Abou Kuram, vigi lant, active and more than a trifle angry, moved about giving rapid instructions and speaking words of stern encouragement. Slowly the silent night wore on. The bili bright stars twinkled fitfully, themoon sailed majestically out into thc empyrean ; spaces for a little and then went her im ! perial way, leaving a darkness that was I full of vague dread and awesome suspi j cions. Tlic men, casting their mutton bones from them, sat up with a quivering tension of nerve and muscle and looked to their weapons. Mentally they were count ing the minutes till the light should ap pear, for this was the terrorizing interval of blackness when a surprise would be most disastrous. An Arab attack sometimes comes with the roar of thunder; sometimes with the stealth and hush of death. When the troops were beginning to remark with hated breath that there was to be no mo lestation from the encm}1, suddenly the outposts broke into wild yells, and there was thc spluttering lire of promiscuous shooting. In haifa second morea ring of flame engirdled us. By its light we saw a swarm of rushing demons with leveled spears charging in among us, and the screams of pain told how effectually they were doing their work. We leaped upon our beasts; we charged hither and thither in thc pitchy blackness mistaking friend for foe; and then there fell a silence as sud den as had been the tumult, for the enemy, slipping from our fingers, seemed to have disappeared into the earth. j\ Abou Kuram and Amood Sinn held aa I improvised council of war. "Let us take to the mountains," piped the latter in a falsetto of shivering fear. Abou Kuram laid an iron bandon Amood's ; trembling arm. "The cause is thine, not mine," he said with a quick but fearful emphasis. "Do what seemetli to thee good. Only if thou give not iustant orders that every coward who seeks to fly be cut down, I and my men with mc will return as we came and thou and thy possessions can go to eternal destruction." ' It is well: it is weil:-' laughed Amood Sinn hysterically. "1 did but jest. By i this right hand, the man who Bieth a foot ; shall have death for his portion. Proclaim j it abroad. Isn ael Numar. If there beany man afraid to fight, bi iii-, him here that 1 may cleave th ''og in two! I decree that all who are afraid shall die thc most miser able cleat li mind of man can devise. 1 would not go to the mountains without revenge for tho pasture lands of Njed and all the flocks that have ever fed on them. See thou to it, Ismael Numar, that every coward shall be put ingloriously to death." "My lord's will shall bc obeyed," answer ed Ismael Numar, with alacrity. As the enemy did not return scouts were sent out to discover his whereabouts. They came back in tho early morning with the intelligence that he lay beyond a swelling in the plain, about a league and a half to the nor:h, and the army was immediately put in motion to give him battle. Keeping his counsels to himself, Abou Kuram quietly laid his plans about the dis position of the troops, and by a swift and adroit maneuver he contrived to get. his own contingent in the rear. The arrange ment, as may be guessed, was little" to tbo taste of Amood Sinn. Finding himself unexpectedly where the fighting promised to be hottest, he came to Abou Kuram with a fine air of gracious ness ai d a profusion of honeyed words to beg his "great brother" to accept tho post of honor in thc van. But the great broth er's modesty would not suffer him to as sume a glory that properly belonged to an other. By all the right of war, all the pre rogatives of fame and achievement, thc dis tinction of leading to victory should fal! to the lion hearted Amood Sinn,'whose deeds of valor were a theme of inspiration to poet and warrior throughout the length aud breadth of thc lam?. It was a le?-son in guile that would have benefited any cour tier in Europe to note how those two ex pert dissemblers wheedled and palavered, and how mean and worthless each made himself in comparison with the other. Abou Kurani protested he was but ns the dust under the hoof of Amood Sinn's charger, and Amood Sinn swore a solemn oath he was not fit to bind the spur upon Abou Kura uv s heel. Abou said that Amood was a second Sikander el Rumi, aud Amood that Abou was in strength and courage as was Gabriel himself. So the soft blandish ments and subtle self depreciations went on as fervently as if each man were con vinced he spoke gospel truth. But in the end Abou Kuram was not to be moved out of his humility, so Amood Sinn, after a useless expenditure of breath and time, bad to make the best of his unwelcome honors. Having regained possession of himself by this time he accepted the be hests of fate without a ruffle in his sleek hypocrisy, though I thought there was something of a wry twist in his feigning mouth as he turned to ride to the post of danger. Xo sooner was he frone than the manner and look of Abou Kuram changed. His eyes glowed, Iiis brows lowered, and his lips were compressed to an ominous thin ness. "Our brother lieth with a rare persuasion today," he remarked dryly to Koor Ali, as they watched the retreating figure, adding, with a sudden truculency: "By my blade point, I will drive him into it. I tell thee he shall fight, or if he fly he shall find a worse foo in front than behind. Should the eagle provea barn fowl, by faith, instead of saving wewill help to pluck it." He paused, looking over.the assembled army. "Doth it not seem to thee there is victory in the looks of these armed men?1" he asked. And such indeed was the martial and imposing array that it might well have made a poltroon into a hero, for thc spirit of battle was onco more animating the plumed and bannered host that covered the ??lain like a sea, its colors aflame and its anns flashing like thickets of steel in the early sun. The allies had fled to the mountains like sheep before ilie wolves. They bad been found broken, dejected, ut terly demoralized, because they were with out a leader, and it was with difficulty they liad been brought back. But now, side by side with an array that was fresh and sworn to conquer, they were renewed in heart and .-avago fur revengo and plunder. Su they danced about on caracoling horses or si radi liing camels, tossing spears and whirling swords and matchlocks to the maddening incentive of pipe and drum and cymbal and a tumult of whoops and howls. "That is the thirst for blood," said Abou Kuram. "Bide forward, Koor All, and help our brother to make haste in Kitting into battle array. Tell him we must pos sess that height," pointing upward. "It will be worth a thousand men." Eager for action, Koor Ali galloped ta tlie front with the message, to find Amood Sinn giving instructions about lighting fires to roast some sheep and goats that had been taken in thc mountains. Koor Ali instantly wheeled his horse and rode back to Abou Kuram to report, Amood following distracted at his heels. "My brol lu i- ?5 impatient," cried Amood, when he came up. "The men need strength for tlie toil and heat that are before them. Wherefore not light fires and cook our booty:-" Abou Kurani replied that thc men had dates and water ready to their hand nm] would be all the nimbler for not dining tot well before t he engagement. "When ll. battle is won my brother will ? perceive tney"cbu?a eat witn more iel and satisfaction." be added, with a j politeness that admitted of DO dispute 111 pleased, for he had resolved tohea himself with some handfuls of good i ton, Amood Sinn once more returned t< place, and the men without dismoun hurriedly washed down a bunch of dates apiece with a draft of lukewarm I ter. The meager meal was hardly s' lowed when Koor Ali was careering to front again with instructions to Amoo form and make for the height without ther delay. The swelling in the plain behind wi lay the forces of Yumen Yusel had thc pearance of an enormous billow thn up in some upheaval or convulsion of ture and solidified and fixed as it rose, was the only elevation in the plain, and above indicated, wa were to possess Once upon tho crest or ridge we cc make our own arrangements for annihi ing the enemy. "We would make our ; parations at our ease and at the first portunity spring upon him, crush h mangle him, sweep him off the face of earth and leave him neither name noi heritance among the sons of men. 1 plan was excellent; all that remained1 the execution. Scouts were thrown out in front to ] vent surprise, while the whole force } pushed vigorously on to be ready for i advantage that might fall in the wa; brave men. Abou Kuram hurried np rear and tried to bridle his impatience. "It galleth me to be behind," he marked, "when I fain would be measur swords with this champion on the bl: horse. Perchance I may have an oppoi nity." Perchance he might, and in case he 1 we all felt it would be well for the lieut ant of Yumen Yusel to have his pray said In advance. A second detachment of horsemen \ thrown out and went spurring up slope as if determined to reap all the gi of victory itself. Seeing it coming, scouts, who were now well on, struck sp to their horses, and a fierce thrill of pectation vibrated through the main bc as it, too, quickened its pace. It was goi to be exceedingly'awkward for the foe ing unconscious on the other side of 1 billow. That was as clear as the sun tl flamed in the heavens. The scouts were riding their hardest, a in another minute would be on the t< As they neared the ridge we held our brea the whole army seeming to pause for a s nal. The scouts lay flatter and flatter their horse's necks, and the dust rose ii denser Line behind them. Presently th halted, as it appeared, very abruptly. II they discovered the lurking foe? The so moss below gave a great united gasp tl was as the sough of the wind in a fon and waited with palpitating hearts. The stoppage, however, was a mere p caution, for two or three of the scou slipping from their saddles and flingi their reins to their comrades, hurried fi ward on foot, bending low as they ra The army below looked up pantiug li hounds on the leash. A deep munn rumbled on the air, swelled into a hoai growl, sank and died away-the cry vengeful men for blood. The cominan ers, nervously gripping their hilts, moil ened their dry mouths to give the order f a rush, the trumpeters hung with trei hiing trump to lip ready to blow tho dead blast, the men listened and looked in bot ful silence. It was the thrilling stillne that preludes the storm. Next minute ti thunders and lightnings of a curbed venj ance would be let loose, and heaven he the vanquished! The scouts, now crouching like tigers sight of their prey, crept nearer and near to the crest. The enemy must be lying fancied security, as he had been seen thc dawn. lie would rue his supine i activity when he woke up amid disast and death. He could not be on the alei for our scouts were within a few yards the top. From the front Koor Ali was wavir his sword as he looked back for a sig Abou Kuram, tingling with excitemen waved his own in return, and in an instai a cloud of dust rose as Another body i cavalry flew up the slope. He did not ii tend that mad burst, yet it was inspirir to see how it acted on the army. A sava; roar went up from every man in tho fore and Abou Kuram tingled as if an electr coil encircled him. '.'Forward! forward!" he shouted, mal ing circles of light with his sword. Trun pet and kettledrum blared and rattled, o fleers scurried about yelling orders no or heard, and the men, howling like an e caped menagerie, goaded their plungin beasts. And then when all were so inter on rushing to victory and spoil that thei were no eyes for what was going on abov nil at once there was a crackling of mu: ketry on the ridge, and looking up, the vet beating of our pulses suspended, we saw : dark with warriors as if dragons' teeth ha sprung up armed men. A line of whit smoke ran zigzag aloug the top: ere v could realize what had happened anotht spurted out with vicious points of fire i the midst. The scouts on foot fell to man, and many were brought out of thei saddles. A few shots were fired wildly i return, and the scouts wheeling abou dashed back at twice the speed with whic they had ascended. In half a minute they were among th first body of horse that had gone out aftc them and turned it. In half a minute mor the second detachmert was met and turne in dire confusion, and the whole, with rushing pavilion of dust, came sweeping o our own advancing lines, though the enem refrained from pursuing. Amood Sinn did not wait for the SIIOCK Raising his arms to heaven with the des pairing gesture of a fatalist, he went abou and fled os fast as a fleet horse could carr him; his men, too, urged by a vivid remeno brance of the past, promptly followed thei general's exemple, and came pellmell upoi our contingent in the rear, trampling am battering with more than the madness am fury of a foe. I saw then for the first tim that of all terrible spectacles on earth th most tembl? is the first explosive burst o panic stricken troops. For a little Abou Kuram looked on the de moralized mob speechless with horror am anger, then hastily ordering Koor Ali, wh had galloped back, to stop the rabble o slay them, he dashed in pursuit of Amoo< Sinn, I following to the best of my ability "What meaneth this?" he yelled, cominj up to the scudding general. But Amooc Sinn could not stay for answer, so Aboi Kuram throwing etiquette to the wind, clutched at the bridle and brought the fly lng steed on its haunches with a might; jerk. For a moment his passion deniec him utterance, and he only glared on hil surprised and quaking captive. "This is a seemly thing to do in sight o the whole army!" he roared at length, am I thought he would have slain the other oi the spot. "This is an example to set! Ari our names to be branded with shame, as i: we were sick women? Get thy men about or, by this right hand, I will have then speared like swine as they fly!" Amood Sinn, answering something in t quick, shrill voice about tho futility oi encountering satan, tried to justify th< retreat. "How knowest thou he is sntan?" do manded Abou Kuram scornfully. "Me thinks thou wert in too much haste ir getting away tp know what he is or ever if he be with Yumen Yusel." ".My brother is wroth," answered Amooc insinuating! j-, "but he knoweth notwhatil is to come face to face with the devil.' Abou Kurani shook himself in a spasm ol disgust. "I knew not," he said curtly, "that 1 came to fight with one whose spirit lefl lum at the thought of battle. This is noi a time for words. While we talk Yumec Vusel maketh his opportunity out of thj fears and delays. Make thy choice quick ly. If thou choosest to fly, from this mo ment reckon me thine enemy. Thou hast fair warning. I will join myself in slaugh 1er to him whom thou callest satan, and there will not so much asa man of thine anny escape to tell the tale of thy dis grace." "My brother jesteth," returned Amood Sinn, with a sickly smile. "Fly, and thou shalt sec," answere.l Abeu Kurani, and t here was a look on his darkened face that was not to be misunder stood. With a double fear now upon him, Amood turned with what heart a hunted coward might have to rally his scattcrr I forres. Already they had been checked in their headlong flight by our men, who stooil with a fierce loyalty by their leader's order to stop or slay, and Koor Ali, ener , getically aided by Ismael Kumar, was try J ing to beat them back into some sort of l formation. It took a great deal of exertion and a lav ish use of many kinds of language more profane than pious to induce tho cow ering wretches to accept the definite idea of fight ing again. Bat partly by vigorous maul ing, partly by threats and couxings and re proofs, some sort of order was at last evolved out of the reeling chaos. As it would be courting disaster to charge up the hill, it was decided to retire a little dis tance, marshal ourselves and await the overtures of the enemy. Yumen Yusel's men were now swarming like a cloud of locusts over the billow, and with every symptom of leisure and self confidence completing their arrangements for battle. "We Avere to have occupied that height, but by the chances of war tho posi tion fell to the other side, JO, as the Scotch say, we stood there and grinned at them till they were ready to come down. I looked intently, as you may suppose, for the man on tb? Dlack horse. At first he was not visible, but presently appearing at one side he rode along the lines ata band gallop. A conspicuous object, all eyes were instantly upon him, and many tongues began to gabble excitedly. "There goeth satan," cried Amood Sinn in tho screeching tones of fright, and he fell to cursing the man on the black horse with all the curses known to the Moslem religion, supplemented by many of his own invention. The warrior above, however, in no wiso affected by the maledictions poured upon his unconscious head, con tinued to ride to and fro, altering forma tions and dispositions and otherwise com pleting his preparations for the tussle that was at hand. Abou Kuram watched his movements with the intentness of an act'vc ri val. "Methinks," he remarked ^?mhcantly. "that satan showeth marvelous skill in marshaling an army." "He hath the fallen angel's skill," piped Amood. Then all at once and with intense excitement he screamed: "See, seel They are comingl They shall destroy us utterly! Not a man of us shall escape!" and he cost alook to the rear-I think in spite of himself -to see if the coast were clear for. Sight. Abou Kurani shot a glance of contempt and disgust upon him, but said not a word. A body of the enemy's cavalry, consist ing of perhaps 200 lances, had detached it self and was coming down the slope at an easy trot. When they had traveled a short distance, the camel men also began to move toward us, slowly and without noise or ex citement. Under the directions of Abou Kuram, who now assumed supreme com mand, 300 lances cantered out from our side to meet those coming down the slope. BE CONTi:rOED.J CURES RISING . BREAST. . 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T yn JOHWSTOV ^ in all blood and skin diseases like (Signed by) J. D. JOHNSTON. - blotches, pimplos, old chronic ulcers. Bavannan. Qa. ~-^t\W tetter, scald he:.d, bolls, erysipelas. Skin Cancer Cared. 0m^kW fTn-m eczema-we may say, without fear of ^ *^T~ contradiction,that P. P. P. la the best Testimony from the Mayor of Sequin^Tex. . blood purifier in tho world,and makes STO^_^ positive, speedy and permanent cures BEQOIN, TEX., January 14,1893. in all cases. MESSRS. LIPPMAN BROS., Savannah, --^Br Ladles whoso Rystems are poisoned GJP*"-' and whoso blood ls in an impure condi tion, due to menstrual irregularities, nro peculiarly benefited by the won derful tonio and blood cleansing prop erties of P. P. P.-Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 14tb, 1893. -I oan speak in the highest terms of your medicine from my own personal Knowledge. I was affected with heart dlsoase, pleurisy and rhonmatlsm for 35 years, was treated by the very best fibyb'lclans ana spent hundreds of dol ara, tried every known remedy with out finding relief. I have only taken ono DOttlu of your P. P. P.. and can cheerfully say lc bas done tno moro good than anything I have ever taken. I can recommend your medicine to all sufferers of the abovo diseases. MRS. M. M. VEARY. Springfield, Oreen County, Mo. Cg5> ^>-' ? ?5* and Kidney Troubles^ Are entirely removed by P.P J. -Prickly Ash. Poke Root and Potas sium, the greatest blood purifier on earth. ABERDEEN, 0.. July 21,1891. MESSES. LIPPMAN BROS.. Savannah, Ga. : DEAS SIRS-I bought a bottle of ?'our P.P. P. at Hot Springs,Ark..and t has done me more good than three months1 treacmentat the Hot Springs. Bend three bottles O. O. D. Respectfully yours, JAS. M. NEWTON, Aberdeen, Brown County, 0. Capt. J. D. Johnston. To all whom it may concern: I here by testify to the wonderful properties of P. P. P. for eruptions of the skin. I suffered for several years with an un sightly and disagreeable eruption on my face. I tried every known reme dy but in vain,until P. P. P. was used, and am now entirely cured. (Signed by) J. D. JOHNSTON. Savannah, Qa. Shin Cancer Cured. Testimony from the Mayor of Sequin, Tex. ' SEQUIN, TEX., January 14,1893. MESSRS. LIPPMAN BROS., Savannah, < Qa. : Gentlemen-I have tried your P. P. P. for a disease of the skin, usually ' known as skin cancer,of thirty years' . standing, and found great relief; it purifies rue blood and removes all lr- 1 ri talion from the seat of the disease . and prevents any spreading of the sores. I have taken five or six bottles ' and feel confident that another course , will effect a cure. ' It has also relieved me from indigestion and stomach . troubles. Yours truly, CAPT. W. M. RUST, Attorney at Law. Book OQ Blood Diseoses Molle Free. ' ALL DRUGGISTS BELL IT. ' LIPPMAN BROS.: PROPRIETORS, . 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