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Eating Lemons.

A GOOD deal has been said through tho
papers about the hcalthfulness of lemons.
The latest advice is how to use them so
they will do the most good, as follows:
Most people know the benefit Of Il lemon
adc before breakfast, but few people
know that it is more than doubled by
taking another at night also. The way
to Get the better OF Il bilious system with
out blue pills or u~uininc is to take the
Juice of one. two or three lemons, as ap-
petite Graves, in as much water as makes
it pleasant to drink without sugar, before
going to bed. In the morning, on rising,
at least half IN hour before breakfast,
take the Juice Of one lemon in Il goblet
of waite. This will clear the system Of
humor and bile with efficiency, without
any Of the weakening effects OF calomcl
or congress water. People should not
~irritate the stomach by eating lemons
clear; the powerful acid of the juice,
which is always corrosive, invariably
produces inflammation after awhile, but
properly diluted SO that it does not burn
or draw the throat, it does its medical
work without harm, and when the
stomach is clear Of food has abundant
opportunity to work over the system
thoroughly, says Il medical authority
Hartford Times.
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A man skilled in forging.-A black
smith.
Christopher Columbus was II Of the
first men to ''go West. "-Sjtings.
While rllmmaging in the garnet last
night we came across m old diary Of ours
bearing the date 1Ss4.-PAladelphin CaH.
Every afliction has its blessing. The
man with a wooden leg never knows what
it is to have rheumatism in that ankle
Micago SIM.
No, my son, the great talkcr is not
necessarily Il mathematician simply be-
cause he understands how to multiply
words. -Boston Transcript.
BY rubbing a cats back in the dark
YOU can sec the electricity fly, and when
the cat claws your hand you can feel the
shock.-PHHadelphio Chronicle.
Old Lady-"Only think, one mission
ary for 10, 900 cannibals!" Young Lady
-"Mcrcy! they must have terrible light
appetitcs or awful big missionariesF"-
Puck.
"Usc your fork, Johnnie! Have you
forgotten so soon what / told you about
using your fingers ?" "Well, mamma
fingers were made before forks y eyes;
1 know very well they were; but not your
fingers. '-Statesman.
She went into a store to buy some
toilet soap, and when the clerk was OK
patiating on it's merits, about made up
her mind to purchase, but, when ne SAID
"it would keep off chaps" she remarked
that she didn't want that kind.
There is said to be an old gentleman
in this city so fond of music that he can
not keep his foot still. Only the Other
night Il young man began to serenade his
daughter, and the way the old fellows
foo; didn't keep still is reported to be q
caution.-Pitt1ury Chronicle.
"Brcadw exclaimed a Vassar College
girl. "Bread! Well, I should say I car
make bread. We studied that in our first
year. You see, the yeast fcrments, and
the gas thus formed permeates every,
where and transforms the plastic material
into a clearly Obvious atomic structure,
and then" ''But what is the plastic
material you speak of 2" ''Oh! that is
commonly called the sponge" "3ut
how do you make the sponge" "Why,
YOU don't make it: the cook always at
tends to that. Then we test the sponge
with the thermometer and hydrometel
and a lot of other instruments, the names
of which I don't remember, and then
hand it back to the cook, and | don't
know what she does with it then, but
when it comes on the table it is just
splendid. - Hcngo Herald.
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l1H Observation-Disclosures
r;+h h,,sl,y-bo,,ohtv Inns Oh Seal

With husky -haughty lips, Oh Sea!
Where day and night I wend thy surf-beat
shore, -
Imag.ng to my sense thy varied strange sus
g~estions, =.
Thy troops of white-maned racers racing to
the goal.
Thy ample, smiling face, dash'd with the
sparkling dimples Of the sun,
Thy brooding scowl and murk- thy unloosd
hurricanes,
Thy u~nsubduedness, caprices, willfulness;
Great rs thou art above the rest, thy many
tears-a lack from all eternity in thy
content
(Naught but the greatest struggles, wrongs,
defeats, could make thee greatest-nc
less could make thee,
Thy lonely state-something thou ever seek'st
and seek'sJ, yet never gain'st.
Surely some right withheld-some voice, in
huge monotonous rage, of freedom
lover pent,
Some vast heart, like q planets, chain'J and
chatting in those breakers,
BY lengthen'd swell, and spasm, and painting
bretah,
And rhythmic rasping Of thy sands anG
waves,
And serpent hiss, and savage peals OF laugh
ter,
And undertones Of distant lion roar
Sounding, appealing to tho sky's deaf car =
but now, rapport for once,
A phantom in the night thy confdant fol
Once),
The first and last confession Of tho globe,
Outsurging, muttering from thy souls
abysms,
The tale of cosmic elemental passion,
Thou tellest to a kindred sou.
Walt Whitman. IN ffnrprr's Maynzine
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FORGIVE AND r

Were we but generous, kind and forbearing,
Soon would this earth be an Eden of flow
erS,
Then would the frowns we are constantly
wearing
Be lost in the laughter of happier hours;
Then would a holer light
Make life's dark pathway bright,
Shining where anger and discord have met;
Then would all warfare cease,
Angels would whisper Peace"
If We would only "~forgive and forget"
When a loved friend we nave thoughtlessly
wounded,
Let US not seek his forgiveness alone;
Owning our error, with courage nnbounded
Oh! let us earnestly strive TO atone;
Conquer our pride, and then
Hold out our hand again,
Sure that our friend will respond to us yet;
Then will he haste once more
Knowing our wrath iso'er-
Eager as we to "forgive and forget"
Fen mid the children so artless and loving
Often the voice of diSSension may rise:
D.. Angels look e%arthward with faces reprovin
The glances of anger that flash from their
eyes!
But ere the night deScends,
10. all the tumult ends,
Innocent kisses and tears of regret
Mingle with gracious words,
Teaching the warbling birds
Childhood's sweet lesson, 'forgive and for
get"
Friends that are dearest may cruelty grleve
us;
Bitter resentment but adds to our pain;
Let us be mercifu!--soon they may leave lis
Let them not seek our forgiveness in vain.
Though we have suffered long
Under q cloud of wrong,
They who have wounded may comfort us yet;
Tongues can but idly preach,
Only kind actions teach
Lies noblest lesson, "forgive and forget
Fanny FORESTER, in CasSclrs Mayasine.
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The Uses Of an Enemy.
Always keep an enemy on hand

Always keep an enemy on hand-a
brisk, hearty, active enemy.
Remark the uses of an enemy:
/. The having one is proof that you
arc somebody. Wishy-washy, empty,
worthless people never, have enemies.
Men who never move never run against
anything: and when a man is thoroughly
dead and utterly buried. nothing even
runs against him. TO be run against is
proof of existence and position; to run
against something is proof of motion.
2. An enemy is, to say the least, not
partial to you. He will not tlatter. lie
will not cxaggcratc your virtues. 1t is
very probable that he will slightly mag,
nifty Your faults. The benefit of that is
two-fold; it is to permit you to know
that YOU have faults, and arc, therefore,
not a monster, and it makes them of such
size as to be visible and manageable.
Of course, if you have a fault, you desire
to know it; when you become aware that
you have a fault, you desire to correct 1t.
Your enemy does for you this valuable
work which your friend cannot perform.
3. In addition, your enemy keeps you
wide awake. He does not let you sleep
at your post. There are two that always
! keep watch-namcly, the lover and the
halter. Your lover watches that youmay
sleep. lie keeps off noises, excludes
night, adjusts surroundings, that nothing
may disturb you. Your hatcr watches
that you may not sleep. lie stirs you ul
when you arc mapping. lie keeps youl
faculties on the alert. Even when he
does nothing he will have put you in such
Il state of mind that YOU cannot tell what
he will do next, and his mental qui vivc
must be worth something.
4. He is a detective among your
friends. You need 10 know who your
friends arc, and who are not, and who
are your enemies. The last of these three
will discriminate the other two. When
your enemy goes to one who is neither
friend nor enemy, and assails you, the
indifferent one will have nothing to say
or chime in, not because he is yourcncmy,
but because it is so much easier to assent
than to oppose, and especially than to
rcfutc. but your friend will take up
cudgcls for you on the instant. He will
deny every thing and insist on proof,
and proving is very hard work. There
is not Il truthful man i'll the world that
could afford to undertake to prove one:
tenth of all his assertions. Your friend
will call your enemy to the proof; and il
the Indifferent person, through careless
ness, repeats the assertions of your enemy,
he is s0on made to feel the Inconvenience
thereof by the zeal your friend manifcsts.
Follow your enemy around and you will
find your friends, for he will develop
them so that they cannot be mistaken.
The next best thing to having a hun
drcd real friends is to have one open
rnpmy.-Rcr DR.. NSUls.
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A BAKED BEAN DISASTER.

Probably rs laughablc a thing as has
been seen in q long time took place ut
GAINESVILLE at the Grand Army reunion a
couple of weeks lgo. There was to be a
baked bean banquet for the visiting vet
Grams, and half the families in town fur
nishcd IL pan of baked beans for the &C.
casion, sending them to the armory late
in the afternoon piping hot. \ couple
| of bows, sons of a soldier, were entrusted
with a large pan of red hot baked beans
to take downtown, and they put the pan
on Il hand-slcd and started. Arriving at
the top of the big hill, where the road
runs straight down into the business
street, the temptation to ride down was
too great, and the boys got Oh the sled
with the pan of beans in front of them,
stcaming hot. They started. Every
crossing they struck Il COB of the beans
would fly out, and before they were
half down the hill the boys were o Y
cred with beans from head to foot. They
| shut their eyes and let the sled event.
A girl stood by a crossing us they passed,
and as the sled struck Il hummock, a
handful of beans hit the girl in the hair,
and rs the hot mass began to heat up she
felt that the hairs of he head were num-
bercd, and put her hand to her head, and
! when the beans burned her hand she
yelled fire and went away on Il gallop. a
dog ran along beside the sled and parked
! at the boys, but Il quart Of beans struck
the dog and the weather was too warm
for him. and he ran away with Il hot box.
The sled finally turned over and boys.
beans and sled rolled and slid for half "a
block, and the street was paved with
good intentions and baked beans. The
boys got up, scraped the beans off OF
their clothes, thought the matter over
a minute, when each took hold of Il side
of the empty pan, and they carried it
down to the armory, and reported to the
committee on beans. The circumstance
was related to the soldiers, and the
empty pan, the hand-slcd and the boys
decorated with beans created as much
amusement for the old veterans Us any
one thing.
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Too Fat for the Part.

Probably very few of my readers,
writes Il Paris correspondent, have ever
seen the opera which Verdi wrote upon
the story of Schillcr's "Robbers." Fewer
still, in all probability, know the curious
story connected with its performance in
Paris, from no fault of the composer,
but from the unfortunate r%otundity OF
the principal performer.
In Schiller's drama. much of the inter,
est turns upon the i'll treatment OF the
poor old father 10y his two CRUZ. and de
pravcd sons, who starvc him almost &c
death. The opera contains Il very touch
ing and beautiful aria for the bass, de,
scriptive Of his suircrings, in which be
speaks of his starved and cmaciatcd con-
dition in terms which are intended to
excite the extreme of compassion on the
part of the audience.
When the play was cast IN Parls
Lablache was in his prime, lot only as to
his magnificent voice, but also to a certain
expansion of waist and %rotundity OF
figure of which he was by no means
ashamed. but which his enemies describe
as unmitigated fat. AS ill-fortune would
have it, Vcrdi's heavy father had to be
given to the baSso, and Lablachc not
without some secret misgivings, under.
took the part. \ little tittering greeted
his delivery of the lines in rehearsal, and
the basso himself was somewhat nervous.
but when the night AIN he surpassed
himself. and the curtain fell on the first
act amid thundcrs Of applause.
But the moment of trial was yet to
come, and when, on the curtain rising
upon the second act, Lablachc waddlcd
forward to. the footlights, and with his
huge voice and enormous chest began tc
deliver himself of the fathers miscrics:
it was too much for the risiblc faculties
of the audience, and when the giant in
tones of thunder, appealed to them tic
look upon his wasted limbs and enact
atcd frame, the mcrrimcnt burst all
bounds, and amid commissions of laugh
ter which shook the house, Lablache re-
tired, vowing vengeance upon all con
ccrned in what he was determined tc
consider a personal insult. Verdi, | be,
licvc, managed to pacify him by his as
surance Of the absence of any such in,
tention on his part, but the opera had to
be Withdrawn from the boards, and has
M ro1r Ioon caon cippn
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HE DIDN'T ENGAGE HER.

He DIDN'T ENGAGE HER.
4 Young lady went to an intelligence
office the other day, and, Us there was
no girl in at the time, sat down to wal
for one. She is Il Jefferson avcnuc belle,
and leads the gay procession in ~socict,,
circles; she is also Il good daughter ant
model housckccpcr, taking all the care
of a large establishment off her mother:
ascing shoulders. -.
As she sat and waited in the intclli
gcncc Office Il gentleman whom she knc"
came in to ret IL girl; she had met hin
at Il social reception a few nights pre-
vious, he in full evening dress, she in ;
costume of pink silk and Spanish lace.
with roses in her hair. He had whispered
sweet words of admiration TO her, and
she had blushcd beneath his too ardent
Gaze. 1t was only Il rehearsal OF thai
foolish old play, cloves Young Dream.
but it had left pleasant memories Will
both.
She could not help showing she was
clad to meet him again, and half rose,
But he passed her to speak to the woman
at the desk, who supplied "hclp" to DO
nestle Macedonia.
".My brothers family arc in need of 4
Girl, Mrs. -. Can you send n NJ
there today"
"No. sur" said the woman, stolidly,
''tha' amt one in now"
"Why won't this do?' asked tho
gentleman, curly. turning upon the
Young lady. who, in her plain walking
dress and yelled turbm sat trembling
with apprehension.
"La, now, she amt no girl" said thu
mistress of the intelligence, but the Gus
toner paid no attention to her.
"Scc here, Miss, or Mrs. what's youl
namc," he asked, abruptly, "'can you &c
general homework, wash, iron and
cook? If YOU can and are worth your
salt, you can get the placc-d'yc hear"
Tive girl shrunk hastily from his cx'
tended hand, and he asked:
"Are you a German or q Swcdc! he
cause if you can't speak English we don
want YOU. What's the matter with you;
Amt deaf and dumb. are you!"
BY this time the indignant girl hao
collected her wits, and, rising from hcl
chair, she walked out, leaving him star
ing after her.
"She will meet and she will miss him,
There will be one vacant stare"
But he will never know what fate did
for him in the intelligence office. -Detroi
Free Press.
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managed to gropc their way to the door
and tear it open. As they tumbled o
into the now crowded hall half a hundred
excited voices asked what the matter
was.
"Mattcr?" easpcd one of the worst used
up of the gang, ''Why, they've rung that
Sullivan in on us again"-Son fr"ncis'"
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Circus Performers.

A professional teacher of circus per
formers said. to Il Cincinnati E"qHiTr
reporter: ANY girl who is not too tall
Or too old can become il cirrus-rldcr or a
performer on the trapczc. or course her
proficiency in the art will depend on her
sclf-upon the attention which she gives
to ny instructions and upon faithful
practice. 4 lady taller than five feet
two | would not advise to enter the ring
at least as Il rider. The circuS.rilcr
must he small and compact, with no
supcrfluous bone or muscle. lie or she
must be AS elastic rs ii rubber ball. and
rs nimble rs IL cat. Perhaps you have
noticed that riders and gymnasts arc
almost invariably short, stout men. If
YOU have noticed this no doubt 1t has
been your impression that the early age
at which they entered the profession has
resulted in stunning their growth: This
is a mistake; it is Il confOundlng OF
cause and effect, They are not short
because they are gymnasts, but they are
uylunusts because they are short
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CInyn1Nnd. Ohio.

The Dai1y Anzeiger says: "Chief Super,
intendcnt of police, J.. W. Schmitt, Of
this city, who has been in the service
quarter of a century, endorses st. Jacobs
Oil as u pain banisher. 1t cured him OF
rheumatism"
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A School in TuniS.

We visited a college for young boys in
Tunis, North Africa writes a corresponds
cnt. The class-rooms were small, wlthou:
windows, and lighted from the entrance
door only. Little benches a foot high
were used for desks, the scholars and
teachers sitting on the floor. They all
studied aloud. Each scholar in recltlng
took his seat directly in front of the teach
er, and within easy reach Of his rod, both
continually swaying their bodies back and
forth. Most of the professors were quite
young men, with very intelligent faces.
French is considered very essential in the
education of boys The poor girls arc not
educated at all, very few being able to
read. We only heard of three who had
this accomplishment, and these were the
daughters of the secretary OF the hey.
The women spend their time in making
their clothes, dressing and sleeping.
italy has altogether abolished capital
punishment. The application OF the
death sentence practically ceased in 1874.
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IF there's anything I love, It's loas
goose" remarked Henderson, us 1t
passed up his plate for a second help
ing. at does you credit" said Fogg
there's nothing so beautiful as affection
among the members of Il family
Boston IjunMyiUt.
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Took Care of the Horse,

Passcngcr-IIow long have you beer
employed on the street cars?
Drivcr-Fiftccn year-barrin' whin
was sick.
Passcnger-You must be a great ia
voritc with the company9
Drivcr-IIa! ha! ha!-D'ye see tina
ovid gray mare Pm dhrivin'? Well, WI
both fell sick together at wanst last win
ter. They stint fur a docther for thu
horse, an they STINT me me resignation
tSjtfinHy-
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The STARTLING
Information Discovered In a Newspape'
D.....,rh md How Il Saved q Ldes

T~nfornotion Discovered In a NeWspapea
Paragraph and How II Saved Inc
M n,;, which man has to endure equals that q
gravel. II would rather die" exclsims the patenss
ethan hive such attacks very often" Gravel forma
in the system because Of tn Of the blood ana
prevails among all classes. 1t caused the death Oh ~"
poleon III. Mr. E. Dewitt Parsons. Of III Plymouth
Ave. Rochester, N.Y., recently had a remarkable e1pe
rience with it. He Is = ~well-knit. fne-lookins, hearty
appearing gentleman. One day he was prostrated WITH
pain from the small Of his back to the abdomen. fol
some time previous his appetite had been dekle, Ms
bowels inactive, and he had felt sore above his hips'
After voldirg water no had a severe pain and gna"1ns
~sensation. ''For some timo my disorder mystihed mo"
he said. ''but ono day I read OF o case very ike my
own in a paper. wrote tho person WHOSE name up
peared, and he confirmed 1t fully. From that lttie =
cident / discovered I had stone in the BLADDER ano
gravel IN the kidneys. I was greatly alarmed tnens
but tho disease has lost it's terrors to me now, Tor am
fully recoyered-cured by DIR. DAVID ESN
DY,S FAvORITE REMEDY, tf Rondout.
N. " which I most cordially commend to oil persons
suffering from kidney disorders. pain in back, stone o.
gravel. My wife also regards it as especially excellent
for women. Under the effects OF this medicine mAn!
cases of stone and gravel have been perfectly cured
and the tendency to its reformation prevented. d.
Kennedy has performed many surgical operations lol
the removal of stone by the knife when size prevented
removal through the natural channels, and he hAa
never lost n case. and the cause is due to his using
FAyOTITE REMEDY in the after treatment.
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The medical profession are slow land right
ly so) to indorse every new medicine that is
advertised and sold; but honest merit con
vinces the fair-minded after q reasonable
time. Physicians in good standing often
prescribe Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for the cure Of female weaknesses.
SEVERAL English authors have formed
themselves into a cooperative publishing
horse
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THE MINISTER WHO FAILS to interest his congrega-

Tito MINISTER WI1U 10 '"IO0 IT" o"e's"I
ton and build up his church is generally accused Of benga poor preacher
or of not studying hard enough. THAT is not always where tn trouble
couos from Dvspcpsa and liver disorders arc responsible tor many a
dull sermon and many a vacant pulpit. When the Domnles digestive
apparatus is working wrong and his nerves are giving him pain, and ms
ood sermon. eGivc your suffering minister a bottle of Browns Iron Bit:
frrs, You will sec its effect on next Sundays pcachins' The kcv. MI
znbr;no Of Cmlorrs, Pa, was parayzcd, and could not walk except with
crutchees, until Browns Iron Bicrs made a new man Of him: The Rey.
por". Browns Iron Bnters is not only for the minister, but for all people: