Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-04-20
A Chapter on Counter YrrItant.

Absliae (Kansas) Gazette.
My name is Max Mayer, sir, an unat.
tached satellite of the press. am travel
ing through your country engaged in work
Of philanthropy. But sometimes feel
that I am a poor philanthropist. ! see and
here things occasionally which stir up my
blood. I saw a man this morning on the
K. p. railroad who riled me; yes riled me,
sir. Excuse the vuglarism, but one can
not stand everything"
What did the individual do to offend
you, Mr.. Mayer" said the reporter.
He offended NE by existing. Did you
ever see man who in his very person was
otiensiVep This man was one of them. He
walked and talked like one who was so
great that Jim Blaines overcoat wouldn't
make him q vest. He irritated me.
wanted to kick him and would have done
so, if gentlemen could stoop to such prac
tees and not be soiled. He affected me as
a red rag does bull. Josh Billings once
swore in the extremity of his soul, 'durn a
fly.' I felt like adding force to the humor-
lists expression and apply it to this man.
Although mere fly on the Corliss engir Q
wheel, as it were, he swung on enough
self-importanoe to impress the casual oh
server that he was wheel, engine and all. I
admire downright solid merit and worth,
but detest, abominate and despise the os-
tentatious swagger of Liliputian substance.
Unfortunately there are too many of such
animals at large in our country. The fool
killer is not half doing his duty
As soop as I la"ded here I availed my
self of the well known principal Of counter
irritant to sooth my blood. I bathed NV
temples in st. Jacobs Oil, sir, and here I
am all right and able to talk calmly. That
is q wonderful substance, sir, mean the
Great German Remedy. 1t will cure rheu-
matism. sprain Or bruise, and is uusur-
passed for burn. Mr.. F. Edgar Etter,
clerk at the Henry House. was telling nle
to- day that it is quite astonishing to note
the evidences Of popularity which crop out
in regard to this Oil. He says that guests
in the house frequently tell him 1t is the
best thing in the world for rheumatism
swellings from rheumatic pains, etc
Scarcely day passes that some one stop
ping in the house fails to sing the praises
of st. Jacobs Oil. There, sir, is evidence
OF genuine merit, and 1t soothes one to here
Of It.
While in Mr.. G. Northcrafts drug store
to-day was told that gentleman named
Jones. who resides near this town, believe!
that st. Jacobs Oil is possessed of meri
which entities it to rank as the first pair
annihilator of tue age. His daughter wal
afflicted with rheumatism. All effort tt
relieve her proved futile - all remedie!
failed. The patient suffered everything
tut death. She was finally cured by St
Jocobs Oil, sir, and her father came to tel
the druggist of her wonderful restoration
Then there is another case in your town
SIR, that Of Mrs. Mary A. Barnes, who ha,
long suffered with rheumatism. think
she lived through whole year without re-
lief, although she used remedies all tht
time. Her druggist recommended St. ia.
cobs Oil. The lady bought bottle of i
and has since been using it. She expert
enced wonderful relief, and claims that sh,
will soon be beyond all fear of return o
this awful malady."