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a PITlFUL FATE,
HOaO a Minister'S Good Deed
Landed Him to az Insane
Asylum. The Story Of Hts

asylum. The Story Of HIS
Escape.
70 the Editor of the lN5zy0ukee Sentinel:
SlR:-l have read good many sto-
ries OF late concerning the confinement
of sane persons in lnnatic asylums, and l
am thereby prompted to relate bit of
personal experience.
In the year 1856, while l was serv-
ing the Methodist Episcopal church in
a New England town, a neighbours
house took fire. In common with
others, l stood on the edge of the roof,
passing buckets of water, exposed to
intense heat on one side and freezing
winds on the other. l took fearful
cold. For twenty five years it worked
havoc in my physical and mental sys-
TENS. Nevertheless, continued in nv
ministerial duties. | preached many i
sermon when suffering intense agony.
At certain periods, however, L would
be comparatively well, and then again.
my head would get heavy, my breath
ing labored, my appetite tickle. l
would lose interest in life; feel sleepy
at midday, and wakeful at midnight.
My heart occasionally gave mo great
concern. Not knowing to the contrary,
| attributed this i'll feeling 10 malaria.
But eventually mental strength faded
away, and | was utterly Frustrated.
was cauterizcd, cnpped, blistered, and
treated by many physicians in many
different ways.
My case was a puzzle as much to my
physicians rs to myself. For one of
them at first prescribed for delerium
tremens, and yeti never had tasted
Intoxicating liquors. Another said
had brain disease, another spinal diff
Guilty, another nervous prostration,
heart disease, etc.
My mind eventually gave .way,and iu
1882 was confined in The Brattleboro,
Vt, Insane Asylum for six months.
When knew where I was, demanded
instant release. l then made 3 visit to
Oceanic, N. j., but had reckoned TOO
much on my strength. I again lost my
reason for q considerable periods ), s,..-
That | was in a desperate condition
is evident. My blood had become in
tecled with virus, which intlamed my
brain occasionally and doomed me te
an early death; for no physician gave
me- any hope Of :. cure. finally found
out what my real disorder was, and UNI
dertook my own treatment. In q few
months was restored to such state of
health as | never expected to enjoy.
That was over three years ago, and my
physical and mental health have re-
NAMED intact to this day.
Last March / came west, and engage
ed in garden farming. In all that Time
l have not lost a day work; have APP
parently enjoyed the most vigorous
health and expect to live the full term
OF life. The remedy used was war
ner's safe cure, and if should live a
thousand years, l should never tire of
telling its praises.
You will confess with me, Mr.. Editor,
chat such a change is remarkable And
you will, also, am sure, agree with
me, when Isay that whatever created
such mental and physical restoration
is deserving the highest praise. "a
Very truly yours,
sREv. =. D. HOPKiNs.l2
Dodge's Corners, Wis.I 49,
There are undoubtedly. thousands
who have an experience similar to the
above. to whom Mr.. Hopkins's recital
will appeal with persuasive force. as;arss,a
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who had figured most prominently not
only in the history Of Massachusetts
but in the history Of the country, sud-
denly came to the end of q long and
useful life. On the day of the funeral
one of the strongest political enemies
of deceased, and a man whose name is
well known to every man, woman and
child in the commonwealth, was asked:
Are you going to attend Mr.. IS
funeral today" No, = responded
the distinguished gentleman, deliber-
ately; but (dryly) I.wish you to I'M
derstand heartily approve of it. -.
Boston Gazette.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-12-17

sAsregi!nent OF snow-shoe clubs is un-
der reconsideration at Montreal, 1t is
pointed out that snow shoes in the
event of Winter campaign would
prove very useful. The Government is
to be asked to provide arms and ac-
coutrements, the clubs furnishing their
own accoutrements and other requis-
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itching Piics->ym p,oms andcure

The symptoms are moisture, like persperatop.
intense itching, increased by scratching; verv
distressing, particularly at night: seems as If pin
worms were crawling in and about the rectum;
the private parts are sometimes affected. If al
lowed TO continue very serious results NAV fol-
low ''SWAYNE'S OINTMENT" is pIeasalt
sure cure. Also for letter, Itch, Salt Rheum.
Clcald Head Eryslpeas, BARRIERS. Itch Bibtches
!ahscaly, c.usty SKIN Diseases. Box. by MA $50
Pts:; for Sl25. Address DR.. SWAYSE son
Oil Lara. SOFA Dy druggists. April9-ss
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FOR PUBLICATION

Land Office at Redwood Falls, MIMI, Nov, eth,
1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make lln-
al proof in support or his claim. and that said
U S. Land Office at Redwood Falls, Mimi, on
Thursday Dec. 18th. 1884, viz: Frederick Steinert
Homestead 1865 for the = a of Sc Section
81 Town 112 Range 80.
He names the following witnesses to prov his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
C: H. Hopkins, s. L Hilgar, Seymour Stevens,
e. p. FREEMAN,
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Dec !
Spring Without Blossoms.
Late in Life to Look for Joy-Yet
Never to Late to Mend.

WY 81"
Readers of Hawthorne's 'sHouse OF. Seven Ga
bles'' will recall the paths with which poor Cliff
ford Pyncheon, who had been nnj6stly imprson-
ed since his early manhood sad after his release.
My life is gone, and where is my happiness? OF!
give me my happiness. But that could be done
only in part, as CLEANS of warm Sunshine occa-
siOnaly fall across the gloom Of New England
autumn day
In a letter to Msssrs. Hiscock s. Co., Mr. L. H.
Titus of Pennington, Nd, says: II have suf-
fered untold misery from childhood from chronic
disease ofthe bowels and diarrhoe, accompanied
by great pain. sou ght relief the hands Of ply
sicians of every school and used every patent and
domestic remedy under the sun. I have at last
| found in PARkER'S TONICa complete specific,
preventive. and cure. Asyour invaluable medi-
cine, which did for me what nothing else could do
Is untitled to the credit Of my getting back my
happy days, cheerfully and gratefully acknowl-
edge the fact" s- IS 81.
Mr.. f.. s.. VOLS, who needs no introduction to
the people OF jersey City, adds: "The testimonial
OF Mr.. Titus is genuine and voluntary; only he
does not adeq lately portray the suffering he has
= s :, y ~ S7Syss7 ii;;s
law, and know the case Well, He is now per-
fectiy free from his old troubles and enjoys heal
| tn aad llfe .scribing it all to PARKER'S TONIC.
Unequaled as an invigo,ant, stimulates all the
organs; cures almeuts Of the liver, kidneys and
| all diseases of the blood.
Dec 1874.
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!. AYERS
Cherry Pectoral.

No other complaints are 80 insidious in their
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none 90 trided with by the majority Of suffer-
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HORACE FAIRBRoTHE1.''
Rockingham, VT, July Is, 1852.
Group. Mothers Tribute.
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cess, was cured by the use of AYERS CHER
RY PICTORIAL. JOSEPH WALDEN"
Byhalia, Miss, April 8, 1882.
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CHERRY PECTORAL, believing as I do that
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Palestine, Texas, April q, 1882.
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Sold by all Druggists.
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wHOOPING COUGH,
and the many Throat Affections of children,
promptly, pleasantly and safely relieved by
Trough on Coughs" Troaehes, 15c.; BaIsam Csc.
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abe. Ask for Trough on Toothache." Is and as
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Free! Cards and chromos,

We will send free BY mail sample set OF our
e1gs G &c tin French, and American Chrome.
- tinted and gold grounds, with price sl
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for postage We will also send free by mali ~
samples, ten Of our beautiful Chromos, on receint
OF ten cents to pay Cor packing and postage also
enclose confidential price list of our large oil
chromos. Agents wanted. Address f. GLnAso,s,
q Co., q Summer Street. Boston Mass
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Hacking, irritating Coughs, Colds, Sore Throats,
cured by Trough on Coughs. Troches 15c LII
~
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Tho Hope of then alton
Children, slow in development, puny, scrawny
aud delicate, use s'Wells' Health Remover. -
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PRETTY WOMAN.
Ladies who would retain freshness and vivacity,
cont fail to try "Wells' Health Renewer."
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CROUCH on Itch.''
'Rough on Itch" cures humors eruptions. ng
worm, letter, salt rheum. frosted feet chi.lb ii ms
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-.tnnnnHnnc IN nl, re ;,

ROUGHONr COUGHS"
A SIX for ''Rough on Coughe.' for Coughs, Colds,
Sore Throat, Hoarseness, Troches, 15c. Liquid,
: =
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MOTHER8
1fyou are failing, broken, worn out and nervous
use "Well's Health Remover" 81. Druggists.
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THXWPEoPA

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Strengthening, improved the best fo- backac he,
pains in chest or side rheumatism neuralgia
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"Well'e Health Remover" restores hearth and
vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Headache, Ncrvo us
ness, Debility. 81 90.
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oROUGH o.N.CDR.Nrs.''
Ask for Wells Trough on Corne. !" 15c. Quick,
complete cure. Hard or soft corDs, warts OF bun
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Palpitation, Dropsical. Swellings, Dizziness, II
digestion. Headache, Sleeplessness cured well
Health ReneWer.''
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11FH1.S I1E<1.SSf.S1S VEH.
II you are losing ycur grip on life try "Wells'
Health Renewer." Goes direct to weak spots
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HELP WANTE les.

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'ROU4H OW RATs.n
HEaRT PaXWl

Clears out rats, mice. reaches, flies, ants, bed
bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers, 15c. Drug.
u;ofo 5'at'1'
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II owns and operates over 1900 miles of road III
Northern Illinois. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Dakota; and as its main lines, branches ana
of tine and a Far It
swers the description OF Snort a'1'ne: ana best
Route between
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL AND M1NNEAP'
OILS.
AID ELLENDALE.
CHICAGO MILWAUKEE, PORTAGE. LA CROSSE AND
W1NoNA.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, EAU CLAIRE AND STILL
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE. WAusAu AND MERRILL.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, BEAVER DAM, FOND Du
LAC AND OsKosH.
H1cAGo, MINIATURES, WAuKEsnA AND OcoS
oMOwoc.
HICAGO, MILWAUKEE,, MADISON AND PRAIRIE
., DU CHEM
1cAeo, MILWAUKEE. oSAroNSA, MAN 7 o
AND FARIBAULT.
chicago, Beloit, GAINESVILLE and Mineral Point.
Chicago, Elgin, Rockford and Dubuque
Chicago, Clinton. Rock Island, Cedari Rapids and
hicago, Des Moines, Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago, Canton, s"uix City, souix JaFals and
Yankton.
Minnesota Points.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Mason getty, Mitchell, land
Rock Island, Dubuque, St. Paul and Minneapo-
Davenport, Cal mar, St. Paul and Minneapolis.
milwaukee,, Racine, Beioit, sreeport and Rock
Mitchell, Wolsey, Ashton and Aberdeen.
H. Dim River Valley LineD
Pa!lmsn S!esvsrs and he FImest Dining
=. 0rs in the .Dorid are run the main lines OF
Q CNIT.lHO, .MILW:4UKEES - PAUL
H.4IL W.1y, and every attention is p AID to pas
cngers by courteous employees OF the;company.
MERRILL, /. Y. HCARPENTdR
Gent Manager. Genl Pa NJ
:. :.N,i, 4 -. II. iE w.
E1.l'l ) rs. AZ. Pass. Asst. &,
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WideAxvalke, -
hree or four hours every night coughing. Get
immediate relief and sound rest by using Wells
Rough on Coughs = TrOches, IS. Balsam, Csc.
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Trough Oh, Pain, porous lastor,
Strengthening, impr we'd, the best for backache
nj q nj chest or side. rheum atism neuralgia
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SHORT I: ):
sOAo~AS - cling publc--a Short Line,
line 4; 81: 4; :; <; (; i: !;
- ~ 49, ca.
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NORTH WESTERN DINING CARS,

the like Of which are not run by any other road
naywhers II yt it Is as ,yt44 tha5 r. IS
All points OF interest North, Northwest sId
West of Chicago, business centres, summer re-
s9rts ana hunting ana fishing grGnos are access'
1t owns and controls over 5000 miles of road
and has over four hundred passenger conductors
constantly caring for IS millions of patrons.
Ask your ticket agent for tickets via this route.
AND TAKE NONE OTHER. All leading ticket
agents sell them. 1t costs more to travel on
than it does o 90 by the poorly equipped roads.
For maps, descriptive circulars and summer re-
ort papers, or other information not obtainable
at your local ticket office, write to the,
GENL' PASS. ACT. c & N. W. R'W.
CHICAGO, ILL
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Milwaukee, La Crosse, Sparta, Madison, Forl
Howard Green Bay), Wis, Winona, Owatonna,
Mankato, Mlnn., Cedar Rapids, Des Moines: Web
stcr City Algona, Clinton, Freeport Marshalltown,
Iowa. Freeport Egn, Rockford, ILL.,, are amongst
nr 80 loo /, sttOns Oil its lines.
NAmong \ few of the numerous points OF saperi
nrty enjoyed by the patrons OF this road, are its
i.nY COACHES which the finest that human
art and ingenuity can create, its PALATlAL
SLEEPING CARS, which are models OF comfort
and elegance, its PALACE DRAWlNG.ROOM
CARS, which are unsurpassed by any; and Its
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

The career Of James Holland, the
well-known stenographer. United
States commissioner and deputy
clerk, who was accidentally shot
dead by his ten-year-oid son, Louis,
at Spirit Lake, To-, the other day,
had beea a remarkable one. He was
q native Of Dublin, Ireland, and q
graduate of Trinity College. He left
for Cape Colony when not quite 20
years OF age, walked all over Kafiir
land and finally came to this country.
He took up the study Of stenography
and up 70 his death was considered
the most rapid shorthand reporter in
the United States and one of the best
in the world. At different times he
was associated in partnership with
Arthur Barnes, L. L. Walhridge,
George Brown, Mr.. Weller and Jas.
Allen, the style Of the firm at his
decease being Holland. Allen &
Mooney. In 1875 he married Miss
Sappirgton, a love match which
turned out happily. He was presi-
dent Of the Missouri State Steno-
graphic association and very popular
with the journalistic and legal pro-
fessioas. He was 3s years old.
John Holland, a journalist of Boston,
who served under General Sheridan,
is brother of the deceased.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
A Candidates Mistake.

MADAM, may I kiss these beauti-
fal children!" inquired Uncle Dick
Oglesby, as he leaned over the flont
gate.
'sCertainly, sir; there is no possi-
t,le objection"
"They are lovely darlings," said
Uncle Dick, after he had finished the
eleventh. 81 have seldom seen more
beautiful babes. Are they all yours,
lnarm?"
The lady blushed deeply.
"Of course they are-the sweet
little treasures! From whom else,
narm, could they have inherited
these limpid eyes, those rosy cheeks,
these profuse curls, those comely fig
ures, and those musical voicesi"
The lady continued blushing.
"By the way, marm," said Uncle
Dick, "may / bother you to tell your
estinable husband that Richard J.
Oglesby, republican candidate fol
governor, called upon him this even
ing?"
"Alas, good sir" quoth the lady.
~ have no husband!"
"But these children, madam-you
surely are not 9 widowi'
II feared you were mistaken, sir
when you frst came up. These art
not my children. THIS is an orphan
asylum" !"-Chicago Nesus.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
where Was He.

"Where was your father last Sun
day afternoon?" asked the minister
Of an unsophisticated young lady.
ssHs must have attended some lee
ture," replied she innocently.
"Are you sure? / was not aware
that there was 3 lecture given in the
town last Sunday"
"There must have been," said the
young lady, ''for I distinctly heard
him tell q friend at six o'clock that
he had paid seventy-five cents for
cushioned seats in the grand stand,
and that Mr.. Somebody's delivery
was just perfect" J"
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

When old Ike married Hannah she
was an old hen with one chicken
q widow with one boy. Old Ike
never took much stock in him, be
was 90 devilish and wild. The other
day Raz entered the door with big
buttonhole boquet on, new summer
hat, clean shirt, and looking like ga
daisy when his ma swelled up with
pride and said:
"Ole man, dar's my jewel"
''Ya'as," grufiy responded his ex.
pa; ''he's er bright jewel, he is; bu,
his fadder wuz dam po' jeweler."
The old woman hit him with q flool
mop, and III Raz hadn't thrown The
bucket Of wster upon him he would
have died right then and there.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
4 Test of Deatk.

A recent Tribune editorial, speak
ing Of the estimated proportion Of
persons buried alive, reminds me Of
. simple mode of determining
whether life is extinct, which seems
to me well worthy Of publication. I
have tried it myself and am told 1t is
entirely trustworthy. Apply the
fame of candle to the tip of one Of
the great toes Of the supposed corpse,
and . blister will Immediately rise.
II the vitality Is gone this win be full
Of air and will burst with some noise
If the fame be applied TO it few
seconds longer. II life is not ex-
tinct the blister will be full of matter
and will not burst. 1t is fifteen years
since have seen this in print and
thousands OF your readers doubtless
will be glad to know of q simple test
which can be used even where there
is no reasonable doubt. and thus free
the mind from future misgiyings as
TO whether or not friend or relative
might not after oil have had some
life left when the body was treated as
a corpse. Though very few are nc
tuslly buried alive, many more may
be abandoned as dead while life is
still In them, and then die from be-
ing handled and exposed as cofpses
sue. The test, therefore, should be
applied as soon as life is supposed to
be extinct, and before an undertaker
10 called in.
Nobody ean beat Jchn Mckinley
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14

"Mother, may / go to see the base
ball game this afternoon?" "No,
Johnny. You've been to see several
games already. We can't afford SO
much expense. Just imagine you
see it; that will do you just as well. |"
"All right mother" "That's . good
boy. Now run and bring me bucket
of coal right quickly" 'Just im-
agine you see q bucket of coal sittin'
there, mother; it will do you just as
much good" Then Johnny imagined
be saw his mother reaching for the
strap and he few out after the coal
like q good boy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-08-14
Why She Didn't.


A ysung woman from the country
Was suing her ex-sweetheart for
breach Of promise, and the lawyers
were, as usual, making all sorts Of
inquisitive interrogatories.
''You say" remarked one, ''that
the defendant frequently sat very
close to you?
eyes sir" was the reply, with q
hectic flush.
elbow close?'
"Close enough, SOS one cheer was
oil the sittin' room We needed"
"And you say he put his arms
around your"
"No, I didn't"
"What did you say, thena'
~ said he put both arms around
me-"
"Then what?"
"He hugged me-"
every hards"
ssYes, he did. So hard that come
purity near hollerin' right out"
why didn't you holler?"
"Cause."
sThat's no reason. Be explicit
please. Because what?"
t'Cause I was afeerd he'd stop"
The court fell OF the bench ant
had to be carried out and put undel
the hydrant for purpose Of resusci'
tatiop.