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Regular Eating.

Half the girls in the land become dys-
peptic before they are out. Of their teens,
in consequence Of being about the house
and nibbling at everything they lay their
eyes on that is good to eat; whereas,
were they to eat but three times a daybat
regular times, and not an atom between
meals, they might enjoy perfect health.
To digesta full meal and pass it out of
the stomach requires not less than FIVE
hours. q If a person eats between meals,
the process Of digestionof the food al
ready in the stomach is arrested, until
the last that is eaten is brought INFO the
condition Of the former meal; just as if
water was boiling and ice was put in,the
whole ceases to boil until the ice has
been melted and brought to the boiling
point, and then the whole boils together.
No wonder that dyspepties are cross and
peevish! How can they be otherwise,
since disordered stomach is the source
of so many pangs? Yet they deserve
punishment for neglecting to obey the
laws which nature renders imperative il
health is to be preserved. Bio
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i,
~"Well, my son, you have got into
grammar, have you ?" said a proud sire
to his thickest chip, the other night
Let me hear you compare some adjec-
tives." ....-. .-. saa-
Chip-All right, dad. Little. less,
least; big, best, beast; mow,more, most
Proud Sire-Hold on, sir; that's not
right; you- @
Chip--Toe, tore, t9ast; show, suore,
snout; go, gore, gout; row roar, root
P.S,-Stop,I say; those are not adj
Chip-Drink, drank, drunk; stink,
stank, stunk; chink, chank, chunk.
p. .S.-You internal little fool! What
in thunder "a.
Chip-Good, better, best; wood, wet
ter, wet; had, wusscr, worst; bile, biler
bust; sew, sewer. sup; pew, door, pup
ouch! oh! gemiui dad! o'o-O-W a,
The outraged parent had broken in
the recitation with boot jack. +. a.aa.a
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The following described sinful little
game was indulged in at Atlanta, Geor.
gia: A party of young men dined sump.
tuously at restaurant, and each one in
sisted on paying the bill. To decide the
matter it was proposed to 5lindfold the
waiter, and the first one he caught should
pay the bill. He hasn't caught any OF
them yet.
There is difficult gentleman in Kala'
mazoo. Mich, who refuses to pay his
school tax. He takes the ground that
schools have no right to teach any Ian.
guage but the English, and that wher
French and Latin are taught nobody is
obliged to pay any part Of the expenses
The courts will teach this gentleman
something, and make him pay for his
education in the bargain.
"How much better it would have beer
to have shaken hands and allow it was
all mistake" said a Detroit Judge
"Then the lion and the lamb would have
lain down together, and te-robet
peace would have tanned you with he,
wings and elevated you with her smiles
of appreciation. But no; you went tt
clawing and biting and rolling in the
mud, and here you are. It's five eollar
| apiece"
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1t is Better to whistle than whine

AS / was taking walk in September,
l noticed two little boys on their way to
school. The smaller stumbled and fell,
and though he was not much hurt,he be
gan to whine in a babyish way; not a
regular, roaring, boy cry, as though he
were half killed, but little, cross whine
The older boy took his hand in kind,
fatherly way, and said: so, never mind,
Jimmy. Don't whine, it is great deal
better to whistle"
Jimmy tried to join in the whistle
IL can't whistle as nice as you, Char
ley" said he; my lips won't pucker up
good"
80, that is because you have not got
ell the whine out YET" said Charley; but
yon try minute, aadSthe whistle viii
drive all the whine away"
So he did, and the last saw or heard
of the little fellows, they were whistling
away as earnestly as though that was the
chief end of life. I learned lesson
which hope shall not soon forget, land
it called out these few lines, which may
pOoolUit CutcI dhOtlcl WuluCt vi tuatu-
rer years, as this class is by no means
confined to the children sa
1t is better to whistle than whine,
tits better to laugh than cry,
For though it is cloudy, the sun will soon shine
Across the blue, beautiful sky.
It is better to whistle than whine,
man, with the sorrowful brow;
Let the words of the child scatter murmurs o.
thine,
And gather his cheerfulness now.
1t is better to whistle than whine, -e.
Poor mother, so weary with care,
Thank God for the love and the peace that arr
thine.
1t is better to whistle than whine,
Though troubles you find in your way,
Remember that wise little fellow of mine,
And whistle your whining away.
God bless that brave boy for the cheer
| He brought to this sad heart of mine;
When tempted to murmur, that young voice
| hear,
at is better to whistle than whine!'
| -Baptia Weekly.
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Seven ocean steamships have been
lost during the past twelve months, two
Of them, at least, in consequence Of bav.
ing been cut in two and lengthened.-
Ocean travel will more than ever seek
the English built and equipped vessels
In Mary sville, California the other, day
Newfoundland dog walked into mar.
ket, dropped a ten cent piece out of his
mouth, and walked off with whole sal
mon. The butcher says some folks may
call that dog intelligent, but he thinks
that dog that can't distinguish between
ten cent slice and a FIVE dollar fsl
hasn't even got common sense. aea.,
When Charles Lamb was invited, at {
public dinner, to say grace, and respond
ed with the remark :e''Is there no minis
ter present? ? then let us thank God!" h
was salirist, and knew it. When /,
Sheriff down in VermoEL, in opening thi
county court, cried, .t'Al! persons having
causes or matters pending therein. drav
near, and they shall be heard, and CO.
save the people! he was satiris., ant
didn't know ii.
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igFA village parson having in his
sermons taken too exalted pitch for the
comprehension of his auditors, found it
necessary to make some apology, which
he did as follows: Respected friends,
My oral documents having recently been
the objects of your vituperation, hope
/ it will not be an instance of vain elo.
quence or supererogation, if laconical
Iy promulgate, that, avoiding all syllo,
gistical and peripatetical propositions =
allhyperbolical exaggerations and exten-
nations, whether physically, philosopi
cally, philogically,s politically or polemi
cally considered, either in my diurnal pc
rigrinations, or nocturnal lucubrations
they shall be definitely and categorically
assimilated with and rendered congenia
o the occiputs and cerebrums of you
my most superlatively respectable audi
tory" sr Ee
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Christ and the ChiIdreu, -


Christ wasn't o. stiff, stark censor,
from, whom, children ran. awayvu{ie
would never have made you think Of u
deacon-ne8er. Once he Was TALKING
to grown folks, and Ia The crowd wefe
women with babes in their arms. iWtien'
the people ABOUT him heard tha7Meskj
minisler,what was the impulse? What is
the impulse generally when people Ehaar,
the minister z Anything 9bat % ssnseios
personal infuence, and a .rHpnigg Ia bifps
But these women, with their. worlds in
their arms, said !HIf fby ltttIe bne sepufh
only be touched by hima'uqAnd ithen
when they came up and the disciples,
models Of propristy, said Look hcfe;
now, goaway, lie is talking stefgf6wn
folks ~ But the children didn't cryasnd
run away, but nestled near him: Not
one in ten thousand children would or,
dinarily, in a strange and boisterpps.
crowd, allow man to take them up
hut he took those mp in hias arms and
put his hands eu them and blessed
them, and Tdcn't doubt that he Kissed
each one ofshem Hpswas aiyinei and
that was divine --Bseehsrsa niseisa agia
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from the New York SunA

= ~ 4
Monsieur Henri Joignerey,the French
Hercules, arrived in the Adriatic, under
an engagement to perform in Barnum's
hippodrome, the opening OF which is az
nounced for the 2osh inst. Joignerys 9
name is known throughout Europe, and
his exhibitions Of strength have been ap-
plauded in all the principal cities on the
Continent. He was born in Paris in
1885, = s2'''e
A Sun reporter, expecting to see, a
giant when he went to Mr.. s. Fl. Hurd' 8
Office in the hippodrolne, to meet Joign-
Grey, saw instead modest, unassuming,
compaetly built man, scarcely over five
feet six inches in height, land weighing
about Is0 pounds. He is of light COM
plexion, and has pleasant address :.
His hair is brown aud thin, land his mus
tache is kept artistically waXed. He car
ries light cane, and acted like a we'll
to-do Frenchman seeking pleasure. No
one at a glance would suppose that he
has the strength he is credited with. He
was pleased to see the reporter, and said
that he was delighted with America. The
reporter with both hands could not en-
circle the largest part of his arm; the
flesh was as solid as marble, and the
gymnast laughed when the reporter vain
| ly tried to pinch his legs, Joignerey
will perform in the ring feats never be
fore attempted by any other athlete Ht
will hang from a trapeze by his feet, and
with straps. around the bodies Of two
|horses raise tue animal from the ground
"You mean ponies, don't you9" asked
the reporter. ste -s2s 80
siNo, no" answered Joignerey, "hor
ses, say 1,50O pounds, each. In Moscow
they gave me such heavy horses that the
muscles Of my arms were lengthened BY
lifting them. ] will raise one horse will
my teeth" Here Hercules opened his
mouth, and laughingly called attention
to his fine, white, but not very large
teeth. He continued, 81 will hang from
the trapeze, and lift two men with my
teeth, or l will lift six men with my
hands " - .+ at. I'd, l.a.fs q
The reporter saw the dumb bells whicl
IJoignerey uses. One weighs 275 pounds
and the other 325. Hercules lifted on,
and then the other seemingly with ease
On the 275 FOUNDER he will bear full
4 grown man Hanging from the trapez
he can, he says, hold a ball weighing 3O(
pounds, by means of strap,in his teeth
and at the same time have ball of tn
same weight in each hand.
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pNutfBER 10
!, ERis6sn on-rssaaissn%

A&s0OxA C| ~ yzX
That ethinenS prelatbs Tthe<S ,of
Mshicirtster. in England, liVs acelafed
himself. in fayor .ofze,e ifrStioR IAt afhs
coiise0tafiM ofsa bufiN. aSuna &c pol
loa hs Saia that s::t had scea Ifppdsed
by Rn SnincinIt 35dsidoh pslys tlt,
instcSdS SoE in4ying ous Zen 1slhc
qroun3@sp IncfiSe Hhisb said to
entail sanitary mischief and great loss
ef.yslsasgls-.sad--.e-s,sssldd- .,t,s+Ns,les&
bodies and it was now question of
taeosana6dh dzimlAs, Inks6iaa bhtAdf
interment He felt a sort Of shudder
Of the idea Of burning ttradeaa, and yet
The time might come when tbs, iaea
would have become ffmiliaf to their
minds, md il a hundred Years or 30 it
might perhaps become the CUSTOM, for
bodies 60 be burned. People WHO had
believed in immortality had In previous
times burned the bodies OF their deaG,
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Scandal.

= .Ht /. =
The storyis told of woman who free
ly used her tongue to the scandal of 9th
ers, and made confession to the priest oil
what she had done. He gave her this
le-top and told her to 60 out iG various
direc ions to scatter the seeds one by
one. Wondering at the penance, she
obeyed, and then returned and told her
confessor To her amazement, he told
her to go back ane gather the scattered
seeds; and when she objected that it
would be impossible. he replied that il
would he still more difficult to gather NJ
and destroy all evil reports which shs
had circulated about others Any
thoughtless, careless child can scatter q
handful of thistle seeds before the vino
in a moment, but the strongest and wis
est man cannot gather them again
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81 sEFIf "a tsllow candle be placed in q
gun and shot alta doori if Fa go, through
without sustaining any, damage; and i
a mndsket ball be sfred III to water, II, will
not only rebound, bnt Be sfattehed as Il
fred against a sabstaneeusA musket
ball maystbeal fired throughe;a panei Of
glass, making a hole the size Of the bali
without cracking the glass; il the glass
BE Suspended by 4 thread it viii mako
no difference, and the thread will hot
even Sibrate. In the ortie regions, when
| the; thermometer is below Zero. persons
can converse more than a mile distant.
DR.. Jameson asserts that he heard ev-
cry word Of sermon at . distance, OF
two miles A mother has beer distinct.
| ly head talking to her chiia, on nstill
day, across water a mile'wide.sa tsssl
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The Warden Of the OHIO Peniteniiary
las received nearly 1000 applications
from persons who are willing to hold
subordinate positions in due course of
time Detroit Free Press.
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Dreams,

some philosopher, riio eflenaty
knows how it is himself, ihtsiffets
Il . man dreams the devil Is mfes
hfni. It is d sign he had Better seftis Risl
subscriptian BILL 1ol ssiussem adj grew
III he dreams Of 40 earthav,l5shs bp
turmoil generally it is eign HAT be hlef, il
going to get married.
II lie fbsin8 i married maal dfsdfhs
Of some fearful mysterich idaDgers It is
e sign that his mosheriin Jaw dsecnming,
spend iafsgizIWa with her, dasJIips
daughter. nam,a,s,,
If he dreams thai.his head IS IS Ia 4 ndsdn-s
ger and shis3L Laig altfal.speasoit ieasisn
he will hsye asqnarrel gith 9h}Aisd his wife If mad
If he dreams" II mIi5kihg fda! ,H
himself, It IS d true ohafft $50.
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DELIVER Us4-Trom9 flirting wor1es,
slushy walking, and crying babies
from long -winded preachers, pet dogs
and loafers-from cross women, uni.
brella thieves, and bad cigarsAfrofn old
fogies young fools, ,and ltailors'e bills
from scandal mongers, cheap cestiag
house, coffee, and rich relations-from
boarding school misses, sausases, and
seiitimsht4from painted calico. sum-
mer watering places, and the tooth ache
from 1qaacks, qualms, anda homely
widows+-fromI long stories,l lsshort spprJ
ses, and midnight cat concerts,J fEnra flES} q
fashionable dimity, smart children, and
the eholic--from fools matches that
won't 60, and caulIe lectures-from Sin
from young men that lore rum, bor-
rowing money and cards. from girls
wao fancy onions, pride and pork--from
these AMI a host of other. matters, man
ners and monsters, deliver US, now and
forever more.
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The eiron.worlz has been completed on
the St 'Eouis bridoe,two weeks inside the
contracl, ,tfor which time the contractors
are to receive bonus Of 81 600 a day.
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1arm q yaisW0rk, ,s1iia9 ior si sss
The man who has notliiR8ntoild dod 10
the most niserahleIof heinassi No ldrat-
ter how much wealth;R nam tpossossee
hegan ldeithet heeoouentoiu naUhAppy
without oecupation.IaYEe sacsSbab6tnrdA
labor and the world isiarri viRnrmrta=
We oan,fndsa field ,for;. eur iasafpiaass
almost anywhere, In ocSgpaiioh, ne
forget our cares, our worldly trials. and
our sorrows. d'It Keeps us -frSm c5h..-
stan,ly, worrying and broQaiRS oyer
yt,,h{ ID siifAatftahfe. .s7B3sisi17d oh1 <1
If wehave'enougi Cor 9odeel~esl ~
can labor5or the good of .oaherss and
such, task is one, Of the MOST delights,
ful duties q worthy and good man al can. can.
engage IN.
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STATE NEWS.

A large grape crop or the islands Of
Lake Erie next season is anticipated. 'f.. s,
The voters of Athens County decided
very emphatically against building new
court house. ,ga,
One of the election judges at Nelson
vile was shot at while going home after
the polls closed. sa
rAiealous Dayton wife named Sarah
Patten, aged %, committed suicide by
shooting herself on the l2th. Bo i,
1.-The Athens County Pioneer Associa.
ton recently elected new officers, with
Hon. n H. Van Worries for President
In Republic, Seneca County, on elec-
ton lay,S25, 900 worth of railroad bonds
were publicly burned in the square.
The steeple Of new Presbyterian
Church at,Ironton, just finished, is in a
tottering condition. 1t is l25 feet high.
The sixtieth anniversary Of the settle
nent OF Wadsworth, Summit County,
will be celebrated by old settlers May 2S
George Hartman, an old citizen of San
dusky, was severely and perhaps fatally
injured on the 18th by being thrown from
his buggy.
Business men Of Cambridge say they
have never known, SO severe a strain fol
money. Prices are good, but there is
nothing to SELL 'et'',' -
A little eillof Upper Sandusky, who
fell in well with Is feet of water in it
was rescued by her father, who descended
by holding to the wall. fa
A Norwalk editor has been shown {
perfect egg, shell and all, about half ar
inchin diameter, that was found withir
the yolk of an ordinary hens egg
Mecca, once the center OF the Mahon
ing Valley oil excitement,is again attract
ing attention, a well having been recently
sunk there which yields twenty barrels
day. a
A young Tiffinite having applied for
marriage license was asked the name oi
his betrothed, land replied With q chop-fal.
len air,s"Golly, | cant tell-Tll go and
ask" which he did, -c -ss - ts
London is literally built on a founda
ton of pipes. In some places it would
be difficult to find room to lay another
pipe One gas company supplies two
districts with nearly 400 miles of pipes
Then there are the underground tele
graph pipes, and $500 miles OF, arair
pipes, the lead and iron pneumatic tubes
the sewers, the water pipes, and the un
derground railway. -
| A well known wealthy Parisian ha
had himself painted by an eminent art
list, ''as he was, GAS he is, "As hetwil
be-" 'sAs he was" represented him a
the age of twenty Ave, a poor wretch il
wretched garments, with toes peepin,
through holes in his shoes, sinking, hall
famished, by the side Of a wall. "As b
! is" figures him fat and jolly as an alder
man, we'll dressed, with gold chains deck
ing his waistcoat, and diamond ring
blazing on his fingers. And, "As b
, will be- he is made nideous corpse, =
Not the least singular feature of such
singular freak, is the fact that he has tn
paintings hung in bis drawing room.
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ME- "A T MI A II TX T. Il
Veterinary Surgeon.

Veterinary Surgeon.
Having had considerable experience as a
Veterinary Surgeon, offer my services to the
people of this place and the county. Ring
bone and SPAWN speciality. If not re-
moved in six days, no charge will be made.
Place Of business, one door west of Scheu
fsle's Barber Shop. May Il. lS75-Y,
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L0UIs9 aHOEFFLER, !,
ATTORNEYs AT Ia w
Master Commissioner,

.btfsa a 5sEl 81 AND
.siuaNoT5ARY PUBLIC. 70
woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio.
,txTLL attend to cases entrusted to him
,tVswith promptness, Collections attend
cd to punctually 0aths administered,
and deeds, mortgages, and other instruments
Of writing acknowledged. Sep2,lS73Y,
, 1874-04-12


W u. Ledru-Rolliu, who is about to reann.,r
Upon the scene Of French politics, writeI tr1s
the following anecdote; A->e4 sea'
Nhen he seized on the post Of Ninister =,
me Interior, after the flight OF Louis Phiinra
a. aEtt me head Of band Of hungry democya.s lis
tlsst orders wore for dinner, which be dasnsni,x;
to be served at once for him and bis foo9ers
The cook OF u: Duchatel had left, but u. Psssgs
eook ras stu IN tho Ministerial residence, md
professed his willingness to prepare tie repast
demanded, provided he wera supplied witt
money 2 for purchasing its materials. d. LedIu-
h,oltln, ,, having no 2ny with him, inquired,
: Where IL the casl . OF the secret Teryics
m9neyr Fled 4Auu sno chief accoun.aati'
Fled Also Happening to look out into Ii.
garden Of the hotel, II. Ledru-Rollin espied IN
aSiary ava full OF golden pheasants and hot-honso
11A OF pineappieh, There is our dinner cried
ire nov : minister pointing ous into the garden;
and aIsS bring the*s
Duchatel's cellar,-or1crs that were punctuslIv
,1eeuted to tie great delight OF the hungry AS
eri1l dwelling" -~NA
, 1874-04-12

The 1L Club will meet Monday evening at M. ON
West Washington street, instead Of No. ~ Hasb{n,
ton, III announced.
nesting Of those who have already signed the call
1t Kelley b-os for cricket club as we'll as those who
arc interested IN having club established in ths citv
"al DC held At the Sherman House Monday evening 1t
~ o'clock. full meeting is particularly desired,
The Green Street Tabernacle congregation and their
passof, - >. hlnnsn have secured tbs vacant church
location for their special work Services It 1o.30
n and s:35 =: N. Sabbath and epeciaj rneettnss
week, "e'' easa
~, nass. meeting of all the lalies and gentlemen will
ag TO take part III ceremonies Of DECORATION Dav viii
oe neld q the Pacific Hotel, April H. 1874, at ;:o
L n 10 !osm permanent organization Let cach sui
u usoaa 19wn De represented The call is signed by J.
NJ Nooda, Secretary. 1Ao 1'olsfs
Ine following comrades, who constitute TIM Daror,-
h.n COMMITTEES Of the Grand Army Of tbe neoull;c
ere requested 10 meet st Ransom Post Hall a West
iug 1isusom Post No. ~ Macarthur ! Hn1is. @ 4'u
= Goa5i. and J. c. Harrington. Thomas post " ~ -.
u. h1u.ard Samuel Lawrence. J. Dettineer. and q
~ - nNes5eraeld. Whittier Poet No. 81. S. hudson. y
4 MaThs, nd a. Bataer. North side Post No, lLc
!" charleston, C. Ha1wack, and H. Bohel
me sunday Afternoon Lecture Society ptrra %,
- .s'olc 1o-aay 1t D. H., III Wallis Hail. corner
M sea on ssrees e. pro John ~ Clarke
Aiock Of Coal" The lecture viii BE- ill,1srat1 Ths-
will be good music 1nese
The fo1ng Mems Christian Association, F-aarx
as aao No. lib Madison street ~.
Sltss p m- There is library OF 5000 voi1nta ~
taFeIs and Magazines free to al1 The Goare1
The nnna,y eTe.irG, Is conducted by j. r. cole
py p 1nReEsou. TIC meeting in ths Railras 80
On L1SaIe street, is at k:Sc n n, Rnrd
1ooas sn N ths s1. especially stzz1ega, sTs ae1.