Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1869 — A Disgusted Politician. [ARTICLE]

A Disgusted Politician.

In 1842 there was in the city of New York a quack doctor named Pease, who spared neither money nor pains to bring his medicines before the public—no advertising dodge was left untried. At this time the “ Dorr Rebellion ” broke ont, causing great excitement throughout the country. In Philadelphia lived old Sam Hnyston, a violent politician, who advocated pacific moasureTto end the rebellion, prophesied dire calamities if any other means were adopted, and expended much high flown eloquence in trying to convert others to his opinion. One morning, as he and some friends were standing on his office steps, conversing on the all-impor-tant topic, the newspaper arrived, and quite a number of persons gathered round to hear the news. “ Hallo!" said old Sam; “just as I told you. Listen, fellow citizens! ” and he begad to read in a loud voice, with extravagant gestures; " Tnn Dorr Rebellion ! Blood I Mood ! ! bloobH! Mutt this thing be? Must brother slaughter brother, ana our fair country be desolated by a ciril war ? Is there no remedy ? Yes, there is one—use Peaee't Celebrated Catarrh Snuff! ” Sam stopped short, and a look of blank astonishment overspread his face, which soon gave place to one of immense disgust. “Curse it!” he shouted, throwing ths paper on the ground and stamping on it. Then shaking hit fist at the rushed into his office and slammed the door, amid a perfect roar of laughter. A little youngster, two and a half Sears old, who had heard some complaint i the family about pegs In shoes hurting the feet, approached his mother the other day, with his fingers in his month,’and says: “Mamma, ms dot pegs turn min in my monf and dey hart me.” And sore enough the little fellow was cutting two or three nice teeth. In arguing the healthfalness of Florida, a letter-writer propounds ths astounding statement that “no oountry j* ontinfly IfreMfrbtydlßGNWWddeath.^