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raogeraent of Liver, lluwili .»nJ lililnoy*.
SYMPTOMS OF A IUBFASKD I.IVKR.
Ual Breath; Fmn n the Sid.-. «orattimas the
R*in it felt under tltc Shi*uldcr*Uadc. mi>t.«l:».n lor
hcumatiwa ; general l>»* of appetite. ttawclt
generally cuttivc. sometime* .dui noting with lax;
Hie head i« troubled with pain, i* dull and heavy,
with comidrrahle lr*» of memory, acoinp tin :d
with a painiul »cn*.iii>-nif (raving undone*oim thing
which ought to have bet* !«««; v \l»g:it, dry Cxtign
and fluthvd Lict it •omctiiMc** mi attendant, "lun
aii*taken (or conauiiiixiu*; iho |>Mtiini complain*
erf wearincftt and debility «efvoua,et»»Uy startled;
feci tald c.r Uuu ne, AUMUIIIDIV K prtakly uowtum
of ih« *kia eiMtk. »-pint« luw and ileauondtnt,
and, although tan«liad t! a: em-rcinc wr»uld br bene
ficial, yet one can hardly uiramon up fijrtitudc to
uy U—ln fact, dimriikU rvwy rvnic.ty Several
of the abave •ymplntu* attend the disease, but Catct
kav« rv«>uricd »MR mil »rw >•" t* 'l'd, %t
•saniinatiun After death lu* thown the klvt-r to
havv. IKOU vaiouivdy dct.iigvd.
It ahr»nl«l be uafil Tiy nil persons, «»I«1 ntirl
young, wh#ntivrr uny of tli- above
symptom a ;t ppo.tr.
Tar anna Traveling «r living In Fn
heaJthy l.ooalltle*. by taking a dtwe oceati >n
al!y *> k«ro the Liver in healthy action, will a vol J |
ail M-alarta, HIUOIIH nt la*-k«, Distinct*. N.M- *
*«-a, Drowsines*, DeprcMinn "f Spirua, etr It
will invigorate like a gla»» of Mine, but i» no in
totlratlug b«>% iTagi',
If You have fitted anything hard of
rilgeatlun. or feci heavy after nieaia. ui Hl«t**p-
Ifaa at night, take a d-*c u»! you Mill be relieved.
Time and Doctors' llllla will bo rntvcil
Uy alwaya keeping the iCegulutor
In the Hnuaet
For, whatryrr the ailment may br, a thoroughly
aafr |iurguti>e, ttlU-ritllve .ml tonic :i
never br nul of place. The rente \ i« tixtrilllcw*
unit dora wot lulorfero with l«u»ltin» or
plea att re,
IT IS FFRFI.Y VFGETAIIT.F.
And ha> all the poarer and cffi*ii:y «,f t alnmrl or
without any of the injurum* after clku*.
A Governor'* Testimony.
Sim mom I.lvtr Regulutor hat been in n»c in my
Jamnv tor temt tunc, and lam aaiisricd it i* a '
valuable addition to the medir.il science.
J. (itLi bHoaran, tk)vernor of Ala.
lion. Alvinnilrr 11. Htenhena, of (la.,
aav* : Have rieriwil • >mc benefit ln»m thr u«e ..f
Sihunoru Liver Regulator, and wiak to give it a
further trial.
"The only Thing that never fnlla to
Relievo.**—l have uned manv remedies for [>ys
peptia, IJver Aflection and ()ebdity, hut never
nave found anything to lncfu me tw the extvnt
biimnons I aver Kcguiatnr liai I *ent turn Min
neaota to (ieorgia for it, and would -end further t.«r
Mich a medicine, ami woukl advise all »h«» a-e sim
ilarly affected to give it a tri. I as it >ccu.» the only
tlung ihat never fails to relieve.
1' M. JANM-Y, Minneapolis, Minn.
I>r. T. V?. Maaoit anyn: From actual e*.
pen*nee in the u»e of Simtnona Liver Rcgulatwr in
my practice I have l*en and am satisfied to U»J
aud prescribe u as a purgauvc Medicine
Df*-) r 'Takc only the Oennlno, which always
bus on the Wrappei the re«i Z Trndo-Murk
and Sign is tor* of J. 11. ZLII.IN & CO.
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aia, bilious disorders, intermittent fever,
nervous affections, general debility, con
•tlpatlon, alrk headache, mental dei|»«»u
tlvncv, and the piruliar coinidnlnK an-l
ilisahilitlea to which the l.eblc are «o
•Uldvct.
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the year 1410. Its euros were so numerous
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It baa performed a miracle in my case.
1 Itave no unsartlily itoidcsinuiy bead ami
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1 have been greatly benefited.
My deafness helped a ureal deal—think
another bottle will cure me.
"Its virtues are unqentionahfe antl its cur
ative character absolute, an the writer can
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SI.OO, ami you will receive by return a rem
edy that will enah'e you to hear like any
body Hse, ami whose curative elleeis will in»
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DANBURY, i\. C„ THURSDAY. .MAY 31 iss:i.
Jackson's l>c:ifli Ifouiii!
On Friday, lite first of May, before
tlm break of iluy, wo were on tbo uiaroli
down the old Frcduricksburg road to
wards Chanoeltorsvillo to meet HooUor's
army, wliielt bad just oroßttod tliu IVap
tdan aud striking out for (lon. Leu's
roar. On litis uiaroli, for tbo first time,
Gott. Jaoksott appeared tit full military
contunic, and couvuyod by bis personal
appearance an idea ol" the groat military
hero lie was. My regiment and a Mis
sissippi command were detailed for tlic
purpose of fooling the eneitty, nud were
deployed to tlrivt tbetn in wlteti fouud,
my left rusting on the road and afting
as an extended ski rtni.- 1 ] line I lon. .Jack
son nnlc down the turnpike with the
artillery, aud whenever ncoess.tiy would
have it to unlimbcr and fool the woods
in our front, aud would then tide along
my line and upon uiuch resistance be
ing shown by the enemy would say in
•suppressed ton«j,"l'ross them, Colonel
In this manner, without baiting, wo
marched down near their main body,
driving them front every position, and
several of their regiments leaving their
knapsack piled up where they h id been
thrown oil' when called out to oppose
our onward march. Upon crossing a
creek and mill pond, driviug the enemy
before us, all wet, tattered aud torn,
and marching over the brow of the op
posite lull, the Whole line of the main
army opened fire upon us. If they bad
reserved their fire until we hud gained
the summit, my command would have
been annihilated. As it was, they wore
so astounded by the suddenness of this
ulartuiug lire that they began to fall
back in confusion, when I rallied llicui,
ordered theut to "lie down,'' as we were
protected by the eminence upon the hill
above, and went forward to reconnoitre
in person, when I saw that wo had coin •
upon a large force entrenched. Made
a report of these facts to Gen. .Jackson
and was ordeiod to hold uiy pesitiou
until relieved, which wai done about
12o'clock that night, and we then went
down near the turnpike to bivouac for
tho night. When about S o'clock, after
noticing Generals Leo and Jackson in
close conference,for some time, we took
up that long march for the flank move
ment which resulted so seriously to the
Confederate cause by the loss of Gen.
Jackson, though successful in an unpre
cedented degree in the result of the move
meiit. After a long, tedious and cir
cuitous route to get in the rear of Hook
er's army, about 3 o'clock on Saturday
evening, the 2d of May, wo were in
position with Rhodes' Division in front,
aud unexpectedly to them, fell upon
Seigel's that was in reserve, and drove
them back for miles upon their lines be
hind the entrenchments, attacked thciu
and carried the line of earthworks, took
the enemy's camp baggage, the meals
and hot cofTeo then boiling hot on the
fire, which we found very refreshing,
and just at dark when wo supposed the
fighting over and 1 was in tliu act of
eating my supper by an enemy's camp
fire and from hislardet, then unexpeet
ly a brisk fire comuicocod, and in a few
minutes cannonading, the enemy raking
the woods aud plankroad with grape uud
canister, l'oaring tho enemy wore about
to charge, 1 called upon my troops to
occupy the breastwork which wo had
captured an hour previous, mid bo pre
pared for tho attack.
After getting in position and near
the plank-road, I weal up tbo road to
sec if I could hoar anything to account
for tho Huddon tiling, when 1 mot a par
ty bearing a litter olf the field and enj
(ptired who it was. Some one said
"Lieut. Sumter," and upon going a
step or two further I encountered Gen.
Rhodes, who informed mo that the
wounded officer was uotic other than Gen.
•Jackson, but ho thought it advisable
that it should be concealed fioui the
troops for fear of d hearteuing them
in view of the serious work ahead of us
iu the morning. We lay down behind
breastworks and rested for tho night.
Sunday, May od, Ch.inecllorsville. l>o
fore daybreak this morning we were
called upon to hold ourselves iu readi
ness to support other troops when ealltd
upon, as iu consideration of our having
borne the brunt of the lights for the two
previous days others were to take the
advance. Wo rested just iu rear of the
lirigado, a brigade of prcviousgood
reputation, which occupied the breast
works captured by us the day previous.
A stall olhcer rode up and directed by
command of Gen. J. 15. 11. Stuart (who
had assumed command after Gen. Jack
son was wounded) the officer in command
of this bridge to advance und charge,
the enemy, Gen. Ramaetir and myself
being on the plank-roud aud hcuring tho
1 order si von. Tib brigade coitun nidor
docl lied tn move forward Ins coin man I
1 except by order of his division cnuuuaiid
or. (ton LUmseur then sai lto this stall
, officer, "Give mo tlio order and 1 will
charge." I remonstrated with him, sav
ing us we liail done tlio fighting of tho
tivo pievioiis days, let tliis brigad move
forward alii) wo would siq pert them
(ion. lU'iiseur said no, repea. ,'d !.. offer
to advance, oh on this iHi'i 1 r said, "Then
you m iko tho charge, (Sen. il -aiseur."
| Oen. llninseur then turned to n,■- say
ing, "Let us hurry ba k. Cull your
men tit attention !'' which 1 tU 1 ' tiuun
reaching the command, when I.' ofder
! Ed tho three regiments of his brigade to
advance, the other regiment being de
tacheil tn protect our right. Tl e com
mand "Forward" was given, and we
moved np tu the earthwork ipied by
this brigade, and had to eliuib over these
men now lying down behind it t".pro
tection, and over the breastworks anil
again form in line of battle. Our men j
were entirely disgusted at their cow
ardly condu it, and I, myse'f put my |
foot on the back and head of an office
of high rank in mounting the work, and
through very spile ground his face in
tho earth. I heard one exclaim, "You
may double |iiiek, but you will come
back faster than you go." Mine, the i
Fourth Kegiment, was on tho left of 1
the command, »nd our left rested on tin.
plank road. The command was given
and wo advanced in a "double quick."
The Fourth llcgiiucnt and three compa
nies of the Second Regiment never halt
ed or fired until we bad taken the ene
my's works in our front and bayonet
ting Federal soldiers on the opposite
side of the earthwork. The hill -across '
the ravine was covered by in my batter- '
ies of artillers, from forty to fifty (yins,
which had been scouring tho woods
through which we had just passed with
grape and canister, booing tlrdr it,f.ititry
driven from their works, the;,' abandon
|cd this artillery. The enemy made
I three distinct attempts to retake this
i work, forming their men in column by
j taking advantage of t» ravine just ' yom! •
I the turnpike, but each time were driven
back with severe loss, our men acting
with great courage, enthusiasm and de
t.riuination.
We parted in silence, wo parted |
J by night,
! On the bank of tho beautiful
| river;
( Xo sound but.a gurgle, :is, out of my
sight,
Swift she sank, with scarcely a
| shiver,
I The nightingales' warbled, the stars
j sweetly shone,
And, though she will rise again
never.
Xo sorrow was shown fur tho life
I which hud flown —
! For that eat is silent forever.
TKU'U.T MAXIMS.—Three tilings to
do—think, live and act.
Three things to govern—your temper
tongue and conduct.
! Three things to cherish —virtua, good
ness and wisdom.
Three things to love—courage, gen
' t lon CPs and affection.
1 Three things to contend for—honor,
' country and friends.
' Three things to hate—cruelty, arro
gance and ingratitude.
Three things tu teach—truth, ii.dus-
r ' try and contentment.
' Three thing! to admire—intellect,
1 dignity and gracefulness.
Throe things to like —cordiality, good
&s ness and cheerfulness.
, Scai'«Mll« Oe.itli.
A little I'2-year-old girl in Knox
'' villa, lows, was frightened to death b\
' a severe thunder-storm a few nights
1 ago She hud been quite well lint day
L ' before, but awoke during the storm and
" ! besought her mother to take her to her
" bed, "for she was afraid of thunder."
' Her supplications were unheeded, and
soon tho mother was aroused bv the
child's difficult breathing. Approaching
e the bed with a light she found her in a
" j dying condition, and in a tow moments
' ■ she breathed her last
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t ' nurse her well.
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A Tilt KT AI I IN IIHAI t.tru.
What I am about briefly to relate i■ '
not a thing of the iuicginutioii, but ai.
"o'er true tale."
Just below l.nion, now known a
llaudlouiaii, on l)eep river, in lluiidtnph
county, si and the Icuutilul village and
cd toll mills of Xu'iini Fails, which,
viewed from almost any djrccllou, and
especially from tho opposite >nle of the j
river wuuld "furnish a beautiful suHj.-ct
for t'.i ' Uudscape painter. Nearly, if,
i not on till' vefy spit, f ffifWii '
tu ill i now stand, ston! at the time of!
which 1 am writing, Hell's Mill.
J nst below the milt win a ford, some l
traces of which Call still be scan, as well, I
perhaps as souie Vestiges of the ol I
country mad, leading to it across the
picturci pio lulls, which wall liio noble
stream on both of its sides.
■ This place, now full of life and enter
prise, was then but little uiore iLan a I
wilderness ; a few citizens only, dwelling I
on the plains in quit.si iln-ion, knowing I
hut little of the viev'S and excitements I
of the more densely {urulated comiuu- |
nines. ".Naomi Falls" took their name ,
' from that one of the principle characters
in the trag-dy which this brief story
records.
Naomi Wise, who is stir prsed to have
1 been beautiful, lovely, inti lligent and oi i
' good fimily, became acquainted with a
mati by tho name of Lewis, who was 1
' noted no less for his reckless daring, |
than for his £rcu'. j hysital stnrgth. j
Naomi lew d by', tpu pell, ibe da-Sung,'
handsotiio Lewis, who repaid her coo i-|
1 dence by accomplishing her death.
1 luler a promise to make lor his
wife, he prevailed on her to him at .
a given time ami jdace, with th; under
standing that lie would take her beyond
the river, where tlictr marriage would be
dnlv solemnized. B!ie met him accord-,
1 |ng to promise, and he, taking her on bis 1
horse, hastened hi thu river wit h thought ■
blacker than the nigiit which enshrouded
. them. When midway the s\v lion ;
stream, he halted, and there in the,
darkness of the nti'ht, while her screams
and entreaties iningl "! with the roaring j
of the iushtng waters, mercilessly drag- i
I ged her from her seat, f ireed hot under
I the water, and In Id her there till life
became extinct. Then relinquishing'
his hold on tho limp, lifi less f nil, he
! suffered it to float down the dark river. I
The body was soon recovered by Iter j
1 friends. Suspicion at once pointed out
Lewis as her murderer, and 1 believe he
was arretted, found guilty and duly ex
piated his crime.
For very many years it was the sor
rowful themo on which the old, no less'
' than the young and romantic often con- i
versed, while sitting anmtid their hearth- 1
stones; while the rustic poet summoning l
! his saddest muse, wrote and sang in j
melancholy strains the traiie fate of the
j i I
: beautiful Na mi Wise ; and sympathetic
| and sentimental maidens would often
j pause in their sylvan rambles; look
: sadly upon tho rushing rivi r, hear, iu
imagination the lamentations of the
beautiful Naomi, as they secmc l to
, mingle with the rear i i the restless wa
ters, ami then drop into theui a tear us a
sad tribute tu ihu 11.1 incry of one who
had experienced so haid a fate.
i Some old people still living, no doubt
remember seeing r hearing tho song,
i.nee very popular among the comity
people, which recited in mournful num
bers, the beauty, trust, and tragic fate
of Xaouii \\ ise.
1 ». uld not bo surprised if the song,
together with a brief history of the char- .
' aolers and events alluded to in this
little story, cfiuld still ho found in some
of the old families of the community.—
nr >J ll'inslan lirpubl ican.
Dht'iii cr) cl I'ctrolcum.
Tho Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter,
published at Xcw 1 ork, lys that "it
is reported that |cti leiiiuhis been found
near Lenoir. X. C. and close to tho
spot where u water spout recently caus
ed such extensive destruction of j ro
per ty." Tho old saying that "one
i must go away from home to hear tho
! news," still hi Ids good. The only thing
that our esteemed New York contcin
| porary got right in the above article is
that Lenoir is iu North Carolina. Petro
leum V. Nash by was one time discover
ed hiding in tho woods mar Lenoir to
i keep out of the way of the soldiers, and
probably this is tho thin;' that our New
York exchange has got hold of. But
tho water-pout part of tho item .mil
puzzles us.
| Illustrated Hook of Cage Birds mail
ed for o cent stamp. Hutu Foon Co.,
'278 SuuthSl.,Bih Philadelphia.
 AUK lit in a Slcui' Trap.
At milt three week) ago a resident
of Atitoiuo street who has a fine wood- i
pilo at tho bank of his lot discovered
thai soui" person wtn helping bilii-cll t
in Iho most libera! manner, instead of
I, iding a stick with powder, or of p.—
ting himself to watoh, he set n large
bear trap where he thought it wfinld do j
tbif most good. Nothing camo of it j '
tlui tirst night, but soon after midnight
lite second a groat uoiso was heard at |
the woud pile., and the eitiecu roused
out of bed to find that he had a victim.
It v.as a color- d loan about 4') yenVs
old, and he was talking on iu tlio most
energetic manner. Nothing was said ! '
until the j tws of the trap were sprung j
and his leg pulled out. Then lie sat :
down on a log audroidly observed: i
*ljsckou you is kinder turns to
know how 1 cum to be cutolied in dat ,
trap!'
Weil, Yes.*
•II is you been missin' any wood''
' About half a cord.'
'Well, dat. wood was tnoken by my
oex' doah naybur, an' it went njrin his [,
i.oiiMioticj so iiineli dat ho axed ion to
bring back wtiai ho hadn't burned. 1
toted it ober hoah on do sled, an' was
pilin' it back when dat b'aritrup jumped
fur me an' gin me sioli a shock dat i
spoks to tremble fur a hull week.'
'Well, you can go, but the next time
you come you may find a spring gun de
fending the wood pile.'
'lhir won't be no nex' time, sab.'
•I think you'll lind it cheaper to buy
your wood•
'Looks dat way, s..h—looks 'zaely j
dat way, ihocgn I think I'll hide on till |
I knew whether yon has thu only b'ar-i
j trap in dis ward, or whether dar am a
■ s"i't o' pla- jtiaeraio an' cbery family
.in tockiu' up to cotcii a nigger!"— 1
j /.> ,'rui! Free Vn v.
A CicutScsusiiiiy I>ls]iulc.
On the train between Montgomery,
Al 1., and Nashville, Tenn., there were
a i!i ;eii of us chatting away in 1 lie siuok
; ing ear when one of the men drew out a
pack of cards and proposed a gamo of
1 eiiohro. Ho soon found a partner, and
i aft r a few hands they begun for $1 a
point and ten points tor a game. Xat
i urally enough ivo were all interested,
: and more or less excited. By aul by
I there was a slip somewhere, aud the one
| called Colonel remarked:
j 'Major, hands off the cards 1'
j 'Beg your pardon, Colonel, but the
trick is initio.'
«Mojor, I hope you w ill excuse me
I for calling you a liar.'
'Oh. certainly, Colonel, but I take
i that tries with the king of spades.' j
I 'lf you do, M: jor, I'll take you with
I this!' sr. 1 the Colonel, as his shooter
came out.
'All 1 let me see, Colonel—lot us
j see. You led tho nine of spades and 1 !
i put on the king.'
j 'Xo, Major; I led tho nine of hearts
and you refused suit.'
That's so —that's so," said the Major;
|as he looked over his card*. "Colonel,
1 beg your pardon for having tukeu
; you for a blackleg.'
"Oil, don't mention it. Kxsuso me
. for bavins hesitated to shoo; you when
I believed you to be a Chicago gambler.
It's your ; lay, Major !'— Chicago llvr
: old.
A 'cording to an account given of the
trial of ex-llcproentativo l'hil. Thomp
, son in a letter from liairodaburg, Ky.,
to the Philadelphia Times, dated 17th
; inst., there was once a terrible vendetta
in which Thompson, senior, and son
i I hil were concerned, till Thompson, :
ibis was ten years ago, had a suit against
Theodore I'aviiss. Kadi litigant had
thru s ms present and all wero m ined.
The account says:
\ "'I he I'aviess boy who bore his father's
name, '1 hcodore, proposed to young Phil
Thompson that they go out into the
c url-yard and settle the matter. Oil
the wty out, in tho hallway, before
reaching the yard a shot was tired,
livery man's baud in the court room
l eached tor bis hip pocket. The Thomp
sons mil Pavies«os all drew and fired,
and old Theodore Daviess and his son
Laure fell dead. Sharp work, innun- !
while, was going on in tho yard, whore
young Theodore Daviess had clawed
yonng Phil Thompson's scalp like a tiger,
(lid I i.il, hfs pistol still smoking looked
through the window at tho combatants
and, seeing his boy's face besmeared
1 with Idood and supposing him to hove
[icon knifed or shot, sprung over the
sill. Young Theodore ran out of the '
yard and started down the stieet. 1
Thompson chased as far as tho gate,
when he fired ut the retreating figure
aud the undertaker made threecollius in
stead of two that week for the Daviess
fruily. The preliminary hearing satis
tied the community that everybody bad
had a fair chance and tho grand jury re- j
, fused to indict,'
N O 51
snil.l. IIITKS.
Tn preserve cherries—Keep the small
boy a off.
The writ* I ling season does not en J un
til ill. full. i :4soLttf>T
A bliir.il relation—Tilling' flio story
of a tragedy.
Many hold the ladder of virtue for
othcn.to climb.
>ioft soap will not remove the foul
marks of aoindul.
The scissors that rut the thread of
life'arn»H>:vst dull.
i
Til;: liar df,puUie opiuidn has knock;
cd di.wit many a man.
The inosijiuto as a public singer draws
well, but never gives satisfaction.
With lilacs at her belt and a cvolone
for her hansom, spring is a gay old fir'.
For good board apply at any sinv-iuill,
and for plane board go to any carpenter
shop.
An undei'i aid teacher is a standing
argument to the y jung to despise edu
cation.
! One who knows says that in the coun
try they blow a horn before dinner, but
in town they taltc one.
To secure the brut results of labor it
i» necessary to uso the most powerful
assistants— tuct and talent.
Avoid giving your customers an op
portunity to complain of your indispo
sition to serve them acceptably.
There is a time for mirth and a tune
! for labor, but do not mix them lest sor
i low grow out of the couipouud. '
A cent expended foolishly every day
for a year will leave your savings de
picted, und biing dissatisfaction.
How often do we commit srrorß ra
i tlier than by taking courage from the
lirst seek to make future amends.
Mrs. l'arvenue says she would like to
die of apoplexy, because it's so fashion
able and means you have lived well.
Simpson s:iys that when lie asked the
gill who is is now his wife to marry liini
she MI id don't uuud," and she never
has minded.
A Southern man who, during the
crane, named his son "Pinafore," hopes
lie will die before the boy gets big
enough to lick liiui.
j The Moss Pointers (Miss.) place eggs
instead of dimes in the c attribution
I box. They are entered in the church
books as lay offerings.
To save tncncy, commence by saving
the pennies, and in years to come the
. number of dollars you will have accu
mulated will astonish you.
"\ou said, Mr. Jones, ihat your um
j brclla had a straight bundle i thought
it did, but since it vanished 1 am quite
certain it ended with a hook."
During the last year of its existence,
! William aud ilary college had but olio
| student, and how he managed to make
| a base-ball uiue out of himself wo cau't
imagine.
This bit of conversation, which wo
find in an exchange, is both tinielyund
expressive' "1 think this ioc-crcaui
tastes a little cowy," said ho. "Mine
tastes bully," said she.
"How is it," asked the landlady,
"that you never complain of anything
j but the butter, Mr. Jones!" Mr.
Jones ; "W ell, that is big enough CJU
tract fur otic man !"
"What a bore Jenkins is !*' exclaimed
Coniterv ; "just met liiui and he talked
lb lilt that old horse of his for half all
hour, and I could go» a word iu etlge
j ways about my uew d»g."
\\ iggins has written a treatise on lu
nar forces. \\ e know of uo man more
'iipable than Wiggins to discuss that
subject, being himself a bom citmen of
tlia moon—a uaturul lunatic.
"I've never saw the book" is rather
remarkable language for a member of
the boaid of school commissioners of
tlio city of Baltimore. lie "should
have went" to school wliou ho was
young.
A religious exohaugo tells a story of
cornet player employed by a Baptist
church, who lost his position by playing
the well-known melody, "Pull for tho
| shore," at the baptism of a number of
converts.
"Are vnur domestic relations agreea
ble ?" was the questlou put to an un
happy looking specimen of humanity.-
"Oil, my domestic relations are nil
right," was the reply, "it is my wife's
t relations that arc causing tho trouble."
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