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wisely on one side, said to me in con-
fidential tone of voice:

wisely on one side, said to me in a con-
fidential tone of voice:
Insomnia, sir; insomnia"
"Is it necessarily fatal, doctorp"
I asked, with some interest. "If it is,
] want to know it, for there are some
little preparations to be made before |
will feel like disseminating my mortal
career. must have talk with my
childrens' prospective step-father and
settle my life insurance upon my wife's
second husband"
1T is very serious, sir, but the worst
may be avorted by careful observance
of the directions shall give you," he
replied. "You must cease work. You
must not eat either fruits, meats, veg
etables or grain in any form. You
must battle in the sea four times daily
for six weeks, and yet you will die if
you do not take my somnolence pow
ders and compound elixir of repose
hourly. If you follow directions,
warrant your complete recovery"
But, doctor, / have no sea in which
to bathe," | sadly replied 81 have
never owned sen in all my life.'
"Obey the directions or take the CON
sequences" he haugatily replied, so !
received from his hands box of SOM
Violence powders and a bottle of elixir
of repose, and after l had paid him a
dollar for the medicine and been robbed
of nine dollars by him, l came home.
That pup would eat anything, so gave
him large dose of sonnolence powders
and induced him to lap little. of the
elixir. That night l slept long and
sweet]y, and l have had no trouble
since. / have again begun growing
corpulent and happy. The other day
met the eminent physician, and he re-
marked:
"Why, sir, how we'll you look!"
81 feel very much better" l replied
"Ah the powders and elixir, sir, did
it for you. They did it for you, sir"
Indeed they did, | replied.
81 knew it L knew it, he cried
rubbing his hands together. II want
testimonial from you, sir. Your cure
is remarkable. Here, sir, is pen, ink
and paper; please write me testi
monial. l sat down and wrote as fol-
lows:
"This is to certify, that aftera month
of uninterrupted insomnia, I am now
fully restored to health and enjoy tn,
sweetest and most refreshing sleep, ant
that all this is due to DR.. Pipgargle'
somnolent powders and elixir of re
pose, one dose of which effected per
manent cure. N. B.-The dose wa
given my neighbours dog, which ha
not been able to howl since, and
cheerfully recommend the doctor to al
whose neighbors keep bowling pups.
| signed my name and passed it over t.
the doctor, who read it and cheerfull
kicked me out of his office, but | an
well again aud do not care for tn
kicking. bloomington Through Mail
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INSOMNIA.
An Editors Experience with This Dis
tressing Complaint.

An Editors Experience with This Dis
tressing Complaint.
Gentle reader, did you ever realize in
the still watches of the night that you
are victim of dread insomniap Did
you ever have it so badly that you could
not sleep for lying awaken
One night about month since I lay
awake listening to the yeowl of my
neighbours orphan pup. 1t was fortis-
simo, but never staccato, and consisted
of ono strain and repeat indefinitely.
On the following night, 1 had an ex.
perience of very much the same char
acter, and every night since then has
found me drinking in the pathetic SEN
timent expressed by that wailng pup,
when should have been asleep The
plaintive cry in the night has been ever
present with me, and l have listened
and admired when should have been
in state of repose.
Working nineteen hours day and
listening to the plant of yellow bull
pup the other five has not agreed with
me. If the pup had been any other
color than yellow, might have /. es-
capped, but even in the sound of his
voice his complexion stood out in bold
= relief. No man can enjoy life and liberty
in all their welcome fullness by putting
in his time auditing the voice of a yell
low dog, and began wasting away
and repining, as it were. l sympa-
thized with the poor dog and longed to
be able to relieve him of his troubles,
and, in time, my stomach forgot its cum
ming and the food ate lost its grip.
AS the days heightened into weeks,
and the weeks strung together COM
pleted month, realized that l must
have relief, so l visited an eminent
physician and submitted myself TO his
tender mercies. He examined my
tongue, listened at my heart sounded
my lungs and measured me, as l sup
posed, so his partner, the undertaken,
could be prepared for the emergency
abvat TO arise, and, tipping his head
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-09-05

"A remarkable story of longevity
comes from Massachusetts,. In 1850
two brothers, Jonathan and Nehemiah
Allen, moved from Sunbury to Barre.
The former died at the age of 92; his
wife at ST. Their six children who lived
beyond infancy died at 67, 70, II, sc, 81,
and SS-an average of over 80. Nehe-
miah Allen, the other brother, died at
81; his wife at 67. They had four sons
and six daughters, who lived to the fol-
lowing ages: rs, so, SO. 80, "a, %, 90,
95, 95, 96, and 96-an average, counting
the fractions of years, of By: Most OF
them lived in or near Barre, and were
farmers. N. Y. Sun.
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"Fools Rush In, Where Angels Fear to
Tread.v

So impetuous youth is often given to
folly and indiscretions; and, as results,
nervous, mental and organic debility fol-
low, memory is impaired, self-confidepce
is lacking; at night bad dreams occur,
premature old age seems setting in, ruin Is
in tho track. In confidence, you can, and
should write to DR.. r. V. Pierce, of Buffalo,
fit of that class of patients, and describe
your symptoms and sufferings. He can
cure you at your home, and will send you
full particulars by mail.
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younr Men. Read This.

THE VoLTAIC BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO Vol
rAIc BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 80 days, to men lyoung or old)
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vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No risk in.
Cured, as 30 days trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
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"Is THERE no balm in Gileadp

Is tntrt no pnySICIdH tHerUI
Thanks to DR.. Pierce, there is a balm in
his "Golden Medical Discovery"-a "balm
for every wound" to health, from colds,
coughs, consumption, bronchitis, and all
chronic, blood, lung and liver affections.
OF druggists.
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BEST French Brandy, Smart Weed, ia.
maica Ginger and Camphor Water, as
combined in DR.. Pierce's Extract of Smart
Weed, is the best remedy for collie, diar-
rh9aa, cholera morbus, dysentery or
and infammatory attacks if used early.
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II when you call for Hop Bitters the druggist hands
out anything but "Hop Bitters with green cluster
Of Hops on white label, shun that druggist a., you
bogus stuff ndlct him for the fraud and sue him for
damages for the swindie, and We will reward yan
literally for the conviction.
See U. S. Court Injunction against C. d. Warner
Reading, Mich, and all his statesmen and agents.
Druggists, and other imtators, take warning.
HOP BITTERS MFG co,
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A WELL. KNOWN New York tailor recent
ly attempted to kill his wife, and subse-
quently committed suicide This is evil
IDENTIFY not case Of the survival of the
"fittest. D-Life.
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"LooKING at your drawing imbues me
with an artistic fever" remarked Smythe
to Miss Lulu last evening. ut ought to:
it's sketching," quietly replied LULU
PHILADELPHIA CAL.
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MISS PARLoA is out in letter giving
directions about what to take to picnics. Is
the supply of girls exhausted in Boston,
PhMddeLphid Call
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You can not call a sailor a slugger be-
cause he boxes the compass.-OU city
Derrick.
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PIXIES TooTHACHE Drops cure in minute,2 5c.
Glenns Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. pc.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions.
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FooT notes.-the patter of the mule
hind legs ON the hired mans ribs.-Ch
cd1O Tribune.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-09-05

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Tsaa'
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c
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BOSTON maidens love flowers. It 10
naughty culture, you know.-N Y indie
pendent.
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SPEAKING of butter-the poor We have
always with you.-Erchdnge.
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AN inferior article is dear at any price.
Remember this, and buy Frazer Axle Grease.
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A MAN who gets the mitteu is apt to be
guilty of contempt of court.-Burlington
Hd,ckeue.
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HAT-EEvER.

1 have been q Hay
Fever Acknowledgements
have often heard Ely's
Cream Balm spoken OF In
the highest terms, did no,
take much stock In II be
cause Of the many quaci
medicines. A friend per
suaded me to try the Balm
and with the most wonder
full succcss.-T. S. GEER
Syracuse, N. Y.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-07-02
Climate of ENGLAND.

The first view of England indicates a
warm and agreeable climate. Yet all
that part OF Europe is almost directly
opposite coast OF perpetual ice, and
the wonder is we find the country with
any climate other than perpetual win
ter 1t is due to the warmth and
moisture which the gulf stream brings
that the climate is endurable. Charles
II. once said that a man can be out OF
doors more days in the year in Eng
land than in any other country on the
globe. The frost rarely penetrates
more than an inch or two Water is
drawn from pipes out OF doors all the
year round. This climate is conducive
to the beauty OF the country, the
beauty of serene cultivated fields,
lovely lanes, shaded by enormous trees,
hedgerowed fields, a turf as glossy and
thick as anything possible on earth,
and wealth of wild flowers that be-
gin in the earliest spring and last all
the year. And then the residences,
the vine-embowed, rose-smothered cot
tage, the houses at the Eudors and the
castles hoary with age; and the rivers,
not such as cities are built on, with
mills and lumber and logs, but like
the Avon. That is the beauty of the
English landscape.
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A Lucky Man,

Great excitement has prevailed here over
SIS, 900 having been drawn in the last draw
ing of The Louisiana State Lottery, May
18th, and we sent our reporter to PERSONAL
ly interview the lucky man. He found him
when the following conversation took place:
What is your name and occupation?
HI. N. Chandler, bridge carpenter.
Do you live here? Yes. / board at the
Stacker House and room in one OF the cot
tages near the park.
How long have you been patronizing the
Louisiana Lottery?
Ever since my accident last December.
Was it you that we reported lying at the
Stacker House last New Years day with a
broken arm?
Yes, while in the company's employment
l fell from the top OF an ice house, iniuring
myself very seriously.
Isit true you severed your connection with
the company the day you heard of your
good luck?
No, continued at my usual employment
until to-day when had misunderstood
ing, and left.
Where did you purchase the ticket?
Direct from A. Dauphin, manager Of the
company at New Orleans. 1t was a one
fifth ticket Of $25, 900.
When did you first learn that your ticket
had won a prize? l saw it in the Kansas
City Times.
Had you any trouble In gettiug the
S. 900? None whatever. / asked Adams
Express Co. to collect it, and it came all
right without any delay.
Were there any drawbacks or deductions?
No. Nothing but the usual rates for col
lection made by the Express Co.-Ottawa
(Kas.) Republican, June IL.
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How the Old WhiQS Did.

Uncle RUDE Claiborne, of Upatoie,
was in town Saturday. He is jolly
old bachelor, and always has his body
full of fun when he comes to this town,
where he was brought up. In a street
conversation Saturday the talk turned
upon the administration of Cleveland,
and something was said about the
delay in turning out republican office
holders.
Uncle Rube said:
"Well, they ought to do like we
wings did when we beat the demo-
Gratis. There was no waiting. When
the wings got in, it wasn't five days
before every democrat went OUT. And
as to the postoffices, why, we just took
'em. No waiting for commission,
we walked in and took possession"
Capt. James Mcneil smiled and
said: Eyes. You remember how
Uncle Billy Walker did Uncle Dick
Rolfe about the Talbotton postoffice IN
1910. Uncle Billy Walker was great
whig, and quite a popular old gentle
man here. as we'll as good joker.
Uncle Dick Rolfe then held the post
office as democrat. Uncle Billy had
an old negro servant, Neddy, by name.
whom everybody knew and who in
physique was said to have resembied
Henry Clay: The night after the
election of Harrison, in 1910, Uncle
Billy was sitting in front of his hotel
in Talbotton, for he was the keeper Of
the hotel, and he called Neddy and
saial
"aeddy, take that large hamper
basket of mine and go over yonder
and tell your Mars Dicky Kolfe to send
me the postoffice'
"Neddy presently appeared at the
postofice. Uncle Dick was sitting
quietly in front with party of friends,
fe cling sore over their defeat and dis
cussing the incidents and result of
the hot contest through which the
country had just passed, and he was
really in the midst of a very fiery de-
nunciation of the whig party when
Neddy apperaed with a large hamper
basket on his head. The democratic
postmaster suddenly stopped and
asked:
"What do you want, sirp''
"Mars Billy Walker sent me ober
here an say fer yer ter SEN i'm dat
ar posoffis in dis ERE baskit, and e
wants yer ter SEN it ter i'm rite away
"You black whig rascal, if you don't
get away from here I'll smash you to
the EARTH said Uncle Dick full of
spirit.
Well, boss, Mars Billy son't me
fer de pos offs in dis basket, and g
tole me not ter cum back dar dout it
needer. An boss Use gotter hab it,
shore. Now den, boss, doan do de ole
nigger datter way. Doan fool longer
de ola daFky datter way. Des git up
dar and go fetch it ter me, won't yer,
bossp'
Uncle Dick arose in silent wrath.
"'You old scoundrel, If You stay
here another instant will kill you
with this chair
"'Well, boss, Mars Billy sont-'
"'Git out! Git out!' shouted Uncle
Dick, at the same time starting
for Neddy with his chair. Ned drop
ped his whig basket and left his hat
and skedaddled in double-quick time
back to Mars Billy and large crowd
of exultant and happy wings who had
been Witnessing the fun at safe dis.
taHce. y 1iglbostoss (Ga. New Era.
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SententiOus Preaching,

Here are some of the sententious
sayings of Rev. Samuel Jones, an un-
educated Georgian who is conducting
an extraordinary revivalat Nashville,
Tenn: "What is culture worth if it's
iothiin' but whitewash on a tascal2
I'd rather be in Heaven learnin' my A
B Cs than in hell reading Greek" "
"Some preachers are so elegant that
they speak of hell as the burnt dis
trict,' but this sort of dignity is the
starch OF shroud." Heaven Is on
dead level with every good man, and
every good man will be provided Tor in
some way" fsWill honast men starved
God will an honest man if he has
to put the angels on half rations."
BE honest and pay your debts.
There's too many men in the church
boarding with their wives" tPull up
your doubts by the roots and you'll
find a seed at the bottom, and that
seed is SIM" "a lie is always on the
down grade, but the truth you haveto
hitch an engine to-"
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Where the Scorpion Gets His
Poison.

When he strikes you with the end OF
his tail, like wasp, he exudes ven
omous liquid, and a man might better
hold ed-hot iron in his hand than
to get tenth part of a drop of this
liquid into his blood. 1t is not neces-
sarily fatal, particularly in the Bahia
mas; but it condenses the heat offorty
furnaces. In some parts of South
America scorpion bites are frequently
fatal, but have not heard OF any one
having been killed by them in Nassau.
This is easily accounted for. The
scorpion likes to feed on decayed wood.
In South America, where dye-woods
and other poisonous woods abound,
the scorpion feeds upon them, and
thus work into themselves good sup
ply of outside poison, which, taken to-
gether with his naturally poisonous
liquid, does it's work for whoever is
unfortunate enough to bestung. But,
in Nassau, such poisonous woods are
few, and the scorpions have to fatten
themselves respectfully on pine, cedar
and mahogany.-From Nassau Let
ter.
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HugO's Love for Children.

A hitherto unpublished anecdote of
Victor Hugo will at the present mo-
ment be of interest to many. During
the days of the poets exile in
Guernsey an English lady, who had
for some time been living with her
family at St. Savior. near the center
of the island, missed her youngest son,
an intelligent child of about 5 years
old. The boy, it afterward appeared,
had strayed from his nurse, and,
wandering aimlessly about, had grown
weary, and had quite contentedly gone
to sleep in the open air. Victor Hugo.
on one of his solitary ranples, found
the child just aWakiag, and recogpiz-
ing him as the son of lady whom he
knew by sight, he hoisted him on to his
back, and, greatly delighted, cantered
with him across the country to his
own house. A storm came on, and it
was decided that the youngster could
not be sent back that night. A mes
sage, however, allayed the mothers
anxieties, and next morning the boy
was returned, together with profuse
apologies, many thanks, and huge
basket of flowers and fruit. Upon be-
ing asked how he had enjoyed his up-
premeditated visit, the child said,
Every much, indeed! Mr.. Hugo
played at lions with me all the eve
ming. He was the lion-under the ia
BILE. And, do you know, once when
he came out of his den and growled, he
pulled off the table-clot and broke
ever SO many glasses. 1t was such
funr' 1t is not given to every one to
have played at lions with the author
of Lies Mlserables." Another aa66-
dote-also unpublished-is equally
eloquent of Hugo's love for children.
Some months later the little daughter
of the same English lady fell sick of
and, after bringing SEVERAL offerings
of grapes, he one day, although he
was still a comparative stranger, beg
ged as a great favor to be allowed to
! 500 900 the patient, who was by this time
beginning to mena. -. "a lanened at the
idea of infection; and, upon being led
to the sick room, he sat down by the
bed side, and, gently taking one of the
child's hands in his, was soon in
venting for her benefit a most en-
chanting fairy tale. He came again
on the next day, and on several subse-
quent days, always with new story,
and always in the best of spirits:
When the child was well he came no
more; but each year since, on bis
birthday, he has sent to her : she now
has children of her own-sOme little
token of his kindly recollection of her.
ST. ,Jnnaes'S Gazette.
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kept the landlord where they stopped
antics and practical jokes they played
upon each other. One day they
separated and the drummer who did
not grit his teeth at night went day
ahead of the other. The hotels he put
up at were always notified to have a
nice room ready for the drummer, who
would be there the next day. After a
week of travelling apart the head drum
mer thought it was monOtonous. He
told the next landlord that he had q
friend coming on day behind. He
said that his friend was fine, clever
fellow, but required watching little
at night. II was best to have some
one sleep in the same room with him,
as he was subject to fits, which assum-
ed the nature of mania potu. These
fits were always preceded by his grit
ting his teeth together The only way
to prevent harm was to seize him and
pour half-dozen buckets of water
over him. The landlord promised he
should be watched. The unsuspecting
drummer arrived and was warmly
welcomed by the proprietor of the
hotel. That evening two cowboys in
spurs and buckskin rode up. They
were put in the same room with the
drummer, and informed of his ma
lady.
IF he should grit his teeth" said
the landlord, "just rush over to his
bed, seize him, hold him there and
call for me. will come with water. "
''This is night for fun" the cow
boys said. They kept on their spurs
and clothing, and lay down quietly on
top of their bed They waited for
the drummer to come in and go to
sleep. His bed was some ten feet from
theirs. He came up finally and saw
the two cowboys sleeping side by side.
What barbarians," he said, "to
sleep with their clothes and boots on. ="
Quietly pulling off his outer clothes
and putting on long silk gown, the
elegant drummer retired to rest. He
sighed once or twice and muttered
something about failing to sell bill.
His teeth gritted together. The sharp
ears of the cowboys heard it. Both
sprang up and leaped like panthers to
the bed of the drummer. They seized
him and yelled. The drummer thought
he was being robbed and fought and
yelled at the same time. His desper-
ate struggle resulted in his being held
down by the weight of the cowboys,
who kept astride of his body. The
landlord rushed in with a BUCKET of
cold water and dashed it over the head
and shoulders of the PROSTATE man.
The servants came in with several
more buckets, which were poured over
the bowling drummer.
care you well?" asked the landlord
kindly.
"NO!' roared the drummer.
'Do you think, you will have anoth-
er fitP''
'Fitp" screamed he, "who said l had
nts?''
"Why, your friend who has gone
ahead said when you gritted your
teeth you were going to have terri
BILE fit"
The cowboys were drenched with
water, but they enjoyed it. The irum-
lner got up and chartered the nearest
saloon. Before the moon was down
he saw the landlord and the cowboys
lying on the floor, and ordering his
vehicle he put out post hast to over
overtake and murder his friend Neao
York Mail and Erpress.
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Needed in his Business.

A Brooklyn lady found the follow
ing bill attached to a large box left at
the house by an expressman:
''Une crosscut saw, one ADJ, one
brace and bit. ten pounds of ten-penny
nails, one rip saw, six chlsels, two
gimlets, one cheese knife, one sledge
hammer, one tack hammer, one jack
plane, one surveyors measuring tape.
six pounds of dynamite, and receipt
for the cure of delirinm treme4s.n
She was sure that the expressman had
made a mistake until her husband
came home and the following CONVEX
satlon ensued:
rThere are lots of things down in the
basement and here Is the bill. Are
they yoursp"
Eyes. that's all right"
"Well, that beats me. Are you
going to make carpenter out of your
selfP"
"Oh, no. my dear, but need them
in my business"
what businessP"
"rm going to do the cartoons fol
the pictorial press. "--Brooklyn 4ysnes,