Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1888 — He Had Correct Habits. [ARTICLE]

He Had Correct Habits.

“For ten years past,” said the new boarder, “my habits have been regular as clock-work. I rose on the stroke of 6; half an hour later I sat down to breakfast; at 7 I was at work, dined at 12, ate supper at 6, and was in bed at 9:30, ate only hearty food, and hadn’t a sick day in all that time.” “Dear me,” said the deacon, in sympathetic tones, “and what were you in for ?” And in the awful silence that followed you could hear the harsh grate its teeth. — Burdette. The “Habeas Corpus,” for the better securing the liberty of the subject, originated in England during the reign of Charles H. The habeas corpus act has been suspended many times in England, during rebellion, and in Ireland and Scotland. It was suspended in the United States by President Lincoln, Sept. 24, 1862, and again in September, 1863. Dispensaries to supply the poor with medical advice and medicine originated in London, when the Royal General Dispensary was established in that city, as early as 1770. The first theater, that of Bacchus at Athens, was built by Philos, 420 B. C. Marcellus’ theater at Rome was begun by Caesar and dedicated by Augustus, 12 B. C. “Then let the moon usurp the rule of day, And •winking tapers show the sun his way; For what my senses can perceive I need no revelation to believe. Ladies suffering from any of the weaknesses or ailments peculiar to their sex, and who will use Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription according to directions, will experience a genuine revelation in the benefit they will receive. It is a positive cure for the most complicated and obstinate cases of weak back, “female weakness,” and all functional disorders that render the lives of so many women miserable and joyless. The merchant who disposes of his goods below cost maybe known as a sub-seller.— Duluth Paragrapher.