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to what was intended The union flag is sell
dom flown at sea, except as part of the ensign
When her majesty is on board any vessel il is
hoisted on the mizzen-mast, the royal standard
being hoisted on the mainmast and that of the
lord high admiral on the foremost 1t flies
from the mainmast as the flag of an admiral of
the feet, and it is hoisted, we believe on board
a ship on which a court-martial is taking place
1t was inserted in the ensign in 1907, previous
to which date the latter bore the English cross
in the canton. The royal standard of this coun-
try has varied considerably from time to
time. At present it bears the arms of England
in the first and fourth quarters, Scotland in the
second and Ireland in the third 1t may not be
generally known that the Prince of Wales has
standard Of his own, which is always hoisted
when he is on board ship. II is the same as
the royal standard, except that it bears, to use
heraldic language, q label argent of three
points, with the arms of Saxony ON an escatch-
con of pretense.
may naturally feel some interest is that of the
United States Of America. Before the Declare
ton of Independence the different colonies
used, not always without remonstrance, the flag
Of the mother country with the addition of
some local emblem. The first flag indeed.
adopted as national ensign by the ships of the
United States consisted Of the now familiar
horizontal stripes, with the British union in a
canton On August II. 1777, Congress resolved
" that the flag of the United States be thirteen
stripes. alternately red and white, and that the
union be thirteen stars, white, in blue field,
representing 6 new constellation" Twenty
two years later the number Of stripes and stars
was alike increased to fifteen, bpt In 1918 Con-
gress reverted to the old thirte0n stripes the
same in number a. the original ststes, while
the number of stars was increased to twenty,
and it was ordered that one should be added
for each new state admitted to the Union. The
origin Of the well-known French tricolor seems
to be involved in obscurity. Il certainly dates
from the Revolution, but the colors seem 70
have been often in horizontal lines, which
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DENTISTRY.

HNEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN BY
local application to the gums prepared and used by
me-: Teeth filled, SOC. to s1 Perfect fitting Artificial
teeth. Operations guaranteed DR. DUKE
jess-24t' Dentist, 715 18th at NV.
nR, J. B. TENEYCK HAS REMOVED HIS DEN
lyal Once and residence to 160l u. W., corner
Of 10th st. The red herdics psss the door my1-2ms
nR STARR PARSONS, DENTIST, 9TH ST, COR
IL ner L nv. Filling speciality Teeth extracted
cia teeth inserted. aching teeth saved; hours 70
mhX7
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CABti.IsI s-~ SrATESu
Makes Mistake and Shoots Iii Sc Il
Instead of the Burglar.

E,lra'as< have been around tie premises
o. Hon. 5.ln."s Y Long, eN Representa-
ti,o il the legislature from C4barrus
county. Col Long was aroused from his
sweet and peaceful slumbers about 8
O'Clock Friday night by some noise on the
outside He had 10 time to change his
noc urnal habiliments for his usual dress
suif, but qIelly cole his way ont with a
No p pi~t"', aua with deadly aim at one
Of the pusasrected intluders he fired .
The Colonel himself fell while The burg
lars ran away. Somehow or other" TIE
bullet vas lodged III the Colonel'S hand.
!, bed fearfullv, and Mr.. Long was con
si,!erably excited, but DR.. J. y Fitzgerald
gave him dose which quieted his
nerves. But every time the doctor probed
for the ball Col. jim would jerk and say
''something unnecessary to be men
toned. The bullet cannot be taken out
unless cut out from the back, and this he
refuses to allow Mr.. Long weighs about
293 pounds. and his confinement goes
hard with him.
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CENTENNIAL. COMMITTE f ES.

The following are the committees ap-
pointed TO have charge OF the great Fay
ettevlle Centennial. They are composed
Of the leading citizens Of the progressive
Old town These gentlemen viii leave no
stone unturned TO make the Centennial a
grand success:
Committee on lnFltatlon-Coi" wharton
J. Green, chairman; JuGSe JAS. e McRae,
Or. ". G McDuflie COL Broadfoot
and Capt. Nell v Ray
committee on reception -Ool- j. :.
PEN 5erton, chairman; Col v }, Green, \.
Ii. Siocomb, I. J. Lilly, Jr-, L. W White
head, II. l.. Cook, Capt. \ v Ray, Plof.
\. y Sinclair, Capt. \ B. Williams, Geo
NJ. Rose, III. Med. Eobtuson and Dr ; j.
Hlnsda-e.
Committee on Plan of organlzatlon-A
!. Mckelthan, chairman; Walter Watson,
". Is. Draughon, J. u Mcneil, W. .
Cook, =, + Ledberry, Geo 4 thompson
DIT j. a. houges ana capt j. D bioao-
foot.
transportation ". l. hyie, ch''lf ihtn'
}. ". Morris, J. K Williams, '" > COOK,
Geo. 4. OVerbaugh ana ". = Uaaler-
Wood, Water and BeddIng-M- n III
.nghast, chalrman' Dr } McNelil, d
G. Fisher, J. Nj. Atkinson, Ran Mcmillan,
Geo. 4. Burnes, Thos. H. Maulsby and !"
b. Caster.
reed ana Quarters Tor Stoch-1 H.
Ray, chairman; a. E Rankin, T. NJ. MN
ocks, GEO. \. Overbaugh, ". . Draughon
and Capt }. ;. Evans.
Vocal Music-Prot K NoFl zAty,
manager
Press Commlttee-Z ". Whitehead
chairman; ) H. MyroVer, Geo. II. halgh,
DR.. }. a. hedges and Hamilton McMliiah.
Programme r. a. thompson, chalr-
man; v" "hltehtad' Or :. a. hodSes
ana III. l. NcDulllt.
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Is one which is guaranteed to aring YOU
satisfactory results Or, il case Of failure,
q return Of purchase price. On this safe
plan YOU can Buy from orr advertised
Druggist a bottle Of Or. Kings New D..
coyery for Consumption. i IS guaranteed
to bring relief III every case, when used
for any affection of Throat, Lungs ol
Chest, such as Consumption, Inflamma-
ton of Lungs, Bronchitis. Asthma. Whoop
ing Cough, Group, etc, etc. 1t Is pleas
ant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe
and caa always be depended upon. Tria
bottle free at Lee, johnson & COS. drug
store.
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Gen. E.cach's Leg Broken.
Lexington Dispatch. !

L was learned here Monday that Gen
J. NJ Leach met with an accident last
week that resulted il breaking one Of his
legs The most reliable information that
can be obtained is to the effect that he was
going to Washington, and that when the
train stopped charlottesville, he attempt
ell to Get off, and in doing 50, fell with The
result stated The leg was fractured in
the thigh. Mrs. Leach, who was at States
vile, Went at once to Charlottesville.
Gen Leach is over seventy five years old,
and though his strength and vitality were
remarkably well preserved he broke down
last fall, and has been in poor health ever
since 1t is feared that he will not recover
from his injury
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"RE-pOpULATING VERMONT.

some Of our Southern contemporaries
Noticing the effort being made to ere
a ate Vermont are at loss to under
tld why the Commissioner of Agricul-
lN.-e Of That State has not made an effort
% secure negro emigrants from the
southern States The New Orleans Plea
l.4e says:
-he most active and persistent advo-
'e- Of negro equality in public affairs
.0 private life are in New England.
-E have earned the blessings Of Lying
sae midst Of dense population OF ne
- and they ought to realize chem.
..-- negroes are just beginning to be in
ei with the fever Of unrest. They
VAN - move. They have begun to dream
'ae fortunes and the benefits that are
"at~ reckoning the hopeful and the ad
saA'5Gous IN every age. They will 90 IN
search Of these and the ferment of the
if Of movement viii henceforth oper-
ao upon them with constantly increasing
MY Why not invite them to New
t-.-taad and 70 all the Northern States"
: eJmmittee of North Carolina negroes
a0e no" in the South West looking for
ZONES and it is said that 80, 900 will leave
me state this year. The Vermont Com
missioner ought to correspond with that
committee and offer inducements to carry
taem to Vermont That would be prac-
Ical way of showing love for the negro
ana at the same time re-populate the
Green Mountain State.
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---
Merit w ins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling Or. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salye and Electric Btters, and have never
handled remedies that sell as we'll, or that
have given such universal satisfaction
We do not hesitate to guarantee them
every time. and we stand ready to refund
the purchase price, if satisfactory results
do not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely on
their merits. Lee, johnson q Co. druggists.
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the Association for their efforts to make
the Fair q success aud tor the cOurteSies
eNtef.fci 10 visiting bret thren.
Thu, "ded the most successful Fruit
Fair th;t i,s Yer been held in this State
Winston and Salem do not 30 things hy
halv"s 10 day hundreds of people have
said l.}1t wren the contemplate d railro@ ds
are nplctcsl to Winston she will far ont
snip any place IN our STATE. To the fu
lur" metrnpohtan ei;y we take of our hat
ana hank you 3D." he gnot time you gave
rs AT Noul splendid Far
II Il II
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The First Confederate Killed.

It has always been claimed in this State
that the first Confederate soldier killed
was private Henry L. Wyatt, of the Edge
combe Guards Company A. First regi-
ment, at Bethel, Va. At a reunion of
ex-Confederates at Tarboro a few days
ago Colonel Brdgers alluded to Wyatt in
this connection, when Lieutenant Fleming
begged leave to correct him by stating
that the first man killed was from near
Baltimore.
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A SANCTUARY DOCUMENT.

We have been shown by DIR. GEE RGE a.
FOOTE, of Warrenton, piece of paper
which gives some interesting history In
May, 1860, a company Of Federal soldiers
camped at Warren Plains and left guam
tity Of papers in the chimney corner of a
small house. Three years ago in this pile
Of papers was found the following letter.
written with apencil, the writing on which
is very plain:
May Goth, 1851.
To the Federal Officer Commanding L. s.
Forces near Newton, Va,
SIR write this note to inform you that
II you attempt to execute the bartarous
threat of retaliation on citizens for my acts
| VIII hang every Yankee that falls into my
hands hold several OF Your men cap
tured this morning as hostages for your
good behavior.
Gour obt. Svt
JNo. 5. MOsBY,
1t. Col. 6. 5. A.
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BY THE FRENCH BROAD,
BEAUTY. HEALTH AND PLEAS
IRE ALONG IT'S BANkS
he Siren who Once DWe:l 5Icrc--it.
Present LOvClinesS---An Excursion
srIp--CoI. Cnmcron'> Faith.
Especial Cor. to STATE CHKoNIcLE.l

iif'i - hlN''>, N -, Aug 10. 1852
i,liam Gilmore Simm, the u cr Witct
laureate of South Carolina Tolls n .ne0
his beautiful hut almost forgotten poem:
the story OF "Tselct" a iren who, Accord
ing to the ancient Cherokee legend once
dNclt III French Broad River, and lurcC
the hunter into the stream only TO strange
hInl "a Ltr embrace, or - infest him with
mortal disease by her touch that he would
lnev-taYiy perish il he escaped from het
| arms.
know not if the siren still makes he1
| home II these beautiful waters, or if sh.
He'd af1rlghted to some lonelier hauL- In
the great smoky Mountains beyond Warn
| the shrlll scream Of the locomotive broke
the charmed silence that, until late, brOoi"d
over this wild romantic spot But be that
as II may, this loyc'y river still possesSrs,
| the power 10 charm the traveller who lin
gers by its shore
Nearly three weeks have passed since
we came TO the Hot Springs to remain as
many days Each day we have said, Ito
moro" We will 90, ana each tomorrow y
still finds US here spell bound by the siren
song OF the river. We have bathed in tie
! marvellous thermal waters that here spring
| from the earth at a temperat ture from %
! 10 10i degrees e.. within IA few fee Of
tAe river bank, as if Nature, repenting o.
|
! oftha Ftench Broad 0 infe t mankind with
| mgrta! disease, had placed here within
reach of her victims panacea for all the
| ills fp which Il ,Sh is her
| W have tnGered for miles up and
| doFt he s>fA picturesque gorge through
NAlr. lst river forces lis way - T.u4 -
| see, the swift curren5 ut The stream :y- ii
Colla ana ooot"c, over H. rocA, bel, 49,.
deserving ts or}gin&i n.>no in the music u
| lnt1o tougua iahkeytatee or the Rae
ing HtTet We have visited the ta'ry
cascades and lace like waterfalls on Spring
Creek, and explored the romantic gJauS
through which that beautiful tributary or
rthe Ffencl Hr0td ''hurries down to Join
! the brimm'n1 river" We have climbed
the su.~ou 44ipg mountains and WatchcI
the gorseou~ paseautry of sunrise and sun
set troH ne summit OF peaks that si-- me
ShJeS sc i:ave 90i on the diZzE omi-
nAate k1oTa as the "Loyer's Leap tnar
ubiquitous s?O, from which the agile H.
| di,t. .naideu is SAID to have taken one of
| her it,i leair mo Il w;,t which here
flows 90 fee. deep beneath the oVerhau.
Iu1 elf
one perfect golden afternoon We join
gay !agty en route for Paint Rock eight
miles down the river. IL order . reach
the road that Lead > thtt spot on the OF
po-ite side Of the French Broad wo are
''teflied across The river in an old fIat
boat after the manner OF our fore-ftt hers
Il hundred years aSo-a novel ana !I0t an
pleasing experience which it is iutcI'~t 2
to contrast with recent trip over r4.e
great Brooklyn Bridge that last aGd mo
stupendous result Of human ingc,.uitY by
a process Of evolution Of which the inst
Step was his rude contrivlute.
ilr Old fashioned *bflcl<- boar e. Wa.r ~
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TIE EDITORS DESK.
ON TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE.

The Chronicle Expresses Its Opinion on
Pa~>in. Public Events and Questions
ot Interest New Before the People.
GENERAL MALONE was received with
lt n lp}au,e. But it should be remem-
.- q taa, BILLY had charge of the crank
sac applause mac inc. Richmond Dis
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STATE FRUIT FAIR.
THE TWIN CITIES GIVE Is THE
BEST FRUIT FAIR s.T.
Address of elcomc by Nr a. II !I1cr
--Ma"nIGccnt Fruit Di>piay--oih OIL
GERS Re-EIectcG

" iNHi''N. y. =. aug. -, 1851. / ne
n. G. Fran Fair which has Just closed here
has been decided ~uccoss ~ ..vrry partic
ular. The tEin cities Of WINSTON ;I..d
Salem was a well selected place and the
good people OF these two cHfrIplisiu-.
| rapidly growing towns are 10 ne hi.-:t,
praised and compllneuted tor tie -,s9is-
tance winch they rendered
Wednesday
was the opening day and when your writer
made his appearance upon the scene every
| body was besy arranging tie many luscious
and beautiful specimens Of al kinds Of
fruit and other articles Of cXhiblt.
The Speeches
were somewhat delayed Oh oceoun. Of the
absence of Prof. W S Mass V who did
not arrive until Thursday That b.il'iant
! young orator, Mr.. a. II. E.Ier, Of Wa
,ton, was on hand, however, and deliver
| Cd the address Of welcome We would
like to give our readers The benefit of tile
entire address, bur for want Of pace VIII
have 10 refrain. Suffice il to say t.4at lis
ial. 4uage was beautiful Ia tie beginning
Of his spec ch after extending 10 ali a
! hearty welcome, he ~ai. ~ puid that
had for your entertainment some casket
of rich aud precious fruits gdtHera4 from
the fields Of history and learning, sor2e
bouquets Of fresh ana fragrant Z
! from the enchanted realm ot ,oct1
lhr.o".c can b:ing none oi these
lr seuca Of nature AT sf:1.as 81 .t"~>
vii not i suit Sou with he 81; ..,.. Tor
fhe sab>taict j., here. Falrand bri
oj are spread the fruits and
-atarr. eolored b} tie rays II l1a. AZ a
Tire source II bealfy and .erium-1 by
breath frCn, IN IN. e4 ttr.~er Ne
yyu with 4.s tfe 90 I =. With tt.s. ...e.-
HIIe shower fG9lu tnt ID.tt.t,t hou-i Ns,
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raE DIRECTORS Of the Penitentiary met
Ha.cigh last week. The CHRONICLE is
10 be informed that under their
IS management il is expected 70 put the
at.on on a self supporting nasis by
next meeting OF the Legislature. If
-. caey vii. deserve the thanks of every
-iN aaler in the state.
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i'itAS tiltI ADMIRATION III 2 deserving way,
leave the pleasant task OF cnl 4rglng upon
the above III a way that his merits may
demand.
J. II. LINDSEY.
The following 4, one of A. G.. Gordon's
earliest poems, which is now published for
he rst time:
DREAMS.
In dreams. when nights are cold and winter
winds are blowing,
W hen the hoarfrost on the housetops gilt
ters III the chill moon beams,
Old summer days come back, with June's
gala roses glowing,
In dreams.
In dreams you wander With me beside the
rest less river
Where t. willows kiss the surface till
the troubled water CLEANS,
And | watch the sunshine II where the
weeping willows quiyer,
Ia dreams.
In dreams your soft voice haunt5 me, and
your love speech low ana tende-
As | bend my head to listen, like an an
gels whisper seems;
There is dew upon the grass here, and |
catch the mornings splendor,
Ia dreams.
Ia dreams no fate divides us: you are mine
to love forever;
How the wild tirds sing around us, and
the morning sunlight strt;4ms
Love Is nirrored III your e as the Willows
IL the river
Ia dreams
III dream :, ia dreams we part not The day
dawn au,t The morrow
May take you but eac morning with the
dreamer l.~lon gleamy,
on are mime ). fltn night recalls you with
your young heart Tree from sOrrow,
In GG.4 ms
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GIVE US 10000.
TIE EDITORS DESK.
COMMENTS ON TOPICS THAT ARE
INTERESTING THE PEOPLE.
Pa>>in. Public Events and Questions
al Interest Now Before the People.
GENERAL MAHoNE was received with
.4c applause But it should be remem
.- 4 that BILLY had charge of the crank
sae applause mac inc. Richmond Dis
rHE DIRECTORS Of the Penitentary met
HaIelgh last week The CHRONICLE is
@ 10 be Informed that under their
management il is expected 10 put the
uttou on a self-supporting basis by
u.Nt meeting of the Legislature. If
~ taey vii. deserve the thanks of every
-4x paler in the state.
THE Greensboro North State saws the
u-ahlhitiou candidate for Congress in the
district last Year has been given
zion in the revenue stamp Office at
I4e b.5le Is authority tor the doctrine
t4e laa"teg Is worthy OF Ills ARE.
1~y-e BOZ rs
ae, ,r>..e remath: "Wha, III ( ; the
III s5.} - famous i I hat La4f IL mem
|es.l .'.'" ''li ii'til0n 'n' Ir".9'H Tue
A-'t' 'H'S De r. tNtu rs
N> ."e "''I' e'i' 'Ne Nel'ioei ''''' II O'lle
-'l - .Se WHO went lA'o 5'' iltilSth
"ii 0-o9 ''.''10'' - '''S7'
-
''l I eAc sfn-e oeSA ''iiS wee : We
-ee .-e Ar~l .So'V oI me western rice
le Pao sue =. A'l'on' "au
s- N"- : y !. oi'ifF-N = Is lHe
paper y laf We nave ever seen Pio-
SAGA - Marion. Bong al nome PRINT
as opened It's columns TO o1lId up that
t,'H8 1ne ltos'seoi Nc4'o"el Shol'Id
s-FaSe II, NIX HhitFIS' IA ms stll'a-
9ttn y i ior lAe uppulollS q that
5l the State materially ana III the
r. democratic faltn-
- =.
A'6 'lto : ~" ui'
authOr, IS now ID London, ana he
wrtes for the American papers In
..n, ~ orprx vrcroPr, h., writes.
g ,l.,1-a, ha1, ;th
ANY man. She simply bows. II she Wis
-entleman's house he will meet her
4. .le door stand aside with bowed head;
aA- - her ladies hahds her down "nen
--r caves, the master OF the house may
Dras her wraps, but one of her domestics
ae II ~ on with them Her visit IS an
e IL 1ne history Of he establishment.
.I'"'7
.;.1., 49,, ..r...
'''o -
".A sHii Ioau passes, from the noun
-a.a~ to the sea, from the sources Of the
and tho Dan thr,u.,b fh. faauti-
.,, ao,,- ~ ~. ro
# 4t sea- -i9it ciil q lImlnglOn Inc
El.4NICLE is iroud of this splendid road.
Proud OF it because it connects Two pros
..,rion. IF III ot.,-e md rrnnio,
rrb,ra.r will eventually huil5 us mn ona
-,-r commercial city. but pr0ude,t Of All
--st.r is owned by North Carolinlans and
'.-'Sc't ~ a'I-o % '1el nus pa 4otIC oii't
Ill. fa,.,,ard = +ba baI,rhniIa-
- y Out State along THIS llne
ANOTHER MANUFACTURER who has found
a~-3tt-1e under the system winch prom
N United prosperity a year ago
rs out Mr. JOHN LEES, OF the firm
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press that admiration in deserving way,
leave the pleasant task Of enlarglng upon
the above III a way that his merits may
demand.
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The following i one Of A. G. Gordon's
earliest poems, which is now published for
the tirSt time:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-05
Graceful Wallxines

Did you eyer haze an opportunity
to observe carefully the walk or
gait of large number Of people ?
asks writer in the St. Louis Re.
public. There are gaits and gaits,
yet how few really know how to
walk. This lack of grace IS especi.
ally noticeable in the feminine por.
ton OF the crowd. TO be sure the
ladies have a great deal to contend
with during the present mode of
dress. What with tight lacing. big
bustles, extenders and pointed-toed.
high heeled Oxford ties, it is a hard
matter for them to manage to sus.
tain their equilibrium even.
Now, men have nothing of ell this
to cope with. They need not wear
the above mentioned articles and
sill be in style. That little Eve
lettered word How many have
died martyrs to it!
Naturally the first thing to be
considered is the dress. 10 begin
with the shoes: They must neither
be too long nor too short, too wide
nor too narrow, too tight nor too
heavy. They must be jost right.
Your feet will be blistered alike if
your shoes ore too heavy or too
light. Have q medium.weight flexi.
BILE, broad heeled shoe. 1t depends
entirely on the shape Of the foot
whether the heel should be high or
low. A medium high broad heel Is
the best, l think.
Now for the walk. Throw your
| shoulders we'll back; hold your head
up, with your chin drawn in; throw
your whole body from the hips up
eighty forward. Now step ont,
| moving the legs from the hips with
the slightest possible bend in the
knee, to prevent q stiflegged ap'
pearance. Take steps of moderate
length, with the toes turned out.
When walking, the best position for
the arm is to let it hang easily at
the side. Do not swing them, but dc
not hold them perfectly stiff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-01-05
kunninx Mt Deaths Doors

A story is told of man who suf:
fered severely from ague, which
neither medicine nor charms could
alleviate, but being advised to de-
vote himself to punning became so
interested in the pursuit that he
speedily laughed himself into robust
health. 1t can not be denied THAT
hearty laugh, even at the cost OF a
bad puu. ia no mean thing in itself,
aud has often been known to be Of
inestimable service at the crisis Of
a serious malady.4 A physician Wis
l,ing one Of the brotherhood, who
was in e8tremis, apo|ogized for being
late one day. but said he had been
to see man who had fallen down a
we'll. Did he kick the bucket, doc
tor?' groaned the punster. Again,
the story is told, if we remember
rightly. Of Theodore Hook, who, as
be lay dying, incased in mustard
ponltices, was visited BY friend, to
whom he remarked: "P'enty of mus
tard, my bog, but very little beef"