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Show NOTHING NOVEL A33UT THAT Old Joe Had Tried "Electricity" and Found It Was No Cure tor Rheumatism. Old Joe Carter had suffered from rheumatism until, he declared, he had "no patience with it," but be was always al-ways eager to hear of possible remedies, reme-dies, and when his sister in Mobile wrote that she knew of a cure Hint hud been tried with great success, and would tell all about It on her next visit, old Joe was all excitement. "Mow, Mary !" he exclaimed to his dster. eagerly, a few minutes after she had reacted the house, "you-nll tell me 'bout dat cure for rheumatism I 1 was so anxious 1 could hardly wait fo' yo' to git heah !" "Well, Joe," began the sister, "It's electricity .and " Before she could continue Old Joe interrupted. "De idea, Mary, of yo' comln' her. h suggestin' dot to me! Don't you-all remember dat only last summer 1 was strucked by lightning, and It didn't do me no goodr Philadelphia Ledger. |