Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1882 — THE DYING HENDRICKS. [ARTICLE]

THE DYING HENDRICKS.

There is quite a laugh at the expense of big doctors in Indianapolis. Ex-Senator Hendricks was recently reported critically ill of erysipelas, with gangrenous symptoms, certain, the great doctors of Indianapolis and Louisville said, to cany him to a speedy grave. The senator prepared tor his tale calmly, and resignedly waited for the grim messenger. But he did not proceed to die. The day to which the scientific doctors limited his life, a blunt old democratic friend, who was a country practitioner, cama to pay his distinguished friend a farewell visit. He looked at the erysipelas of the dying statesman and suddenly said, with an expressive grunt: ‘Nothing Jbut a bile, by God!” The next day the statesman was at the polls, voting the democratic ticket. Jhe distinguished physicians are very quiet on the subject. We have the documents for this story.—Dayton Journal. Call and see those nice wedding s uiting- at J. J. Watterburt’s One thousand two hundred and ninety citizens of Macon signed their names to a petition the other day and less than 3i)o out of the entire crowd looked at the heading or asked what it was. J. J, Waterbury warrants everything that is made up in his shop. Call and see those nice Dress Suit, ings. When you see it stated that a man is “eminently respectable,” you can make up your mind that he is a chap worth over $1,000,000. Anywhere under tha figure is simply “esteemed citizen.” Elder John Fore, of Kansas, will commence meeting at the Christian church on Friday evening, Dec., 8. 1882, to hold over the follewing Sunday.