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Household Hints.

The juice of half lemon in teacup of
strong black coffee, without sugar, will often
cure sick headache.
A tablespoonful of powdered alum sprinkled
into hogshead of water and stirred will precip-
itate to the bottom all the impure particles.
A cushion formed Of two satin bags has one
Of old gold with edelweiss embroidered on it,
the other one is of royal purple with alpine
roses
An excellent remedy for hiccoueh for young
and old is granulated sugar moistened with pure
vinegar. For an infant, give from few grains
to . teaspoonful.
Art and Decoration says: The frames for en-
cravings should be simple; if of beautiful
grained and colored wood, simply vanished, so
much the better.
Put FIVE drops of chloroform on a little cotton
or wool in the bowl of a clay pipe. then blow the
vapor through the stem into an aching ear, and
instant relief will be afforded.
The best way to brighten carpet is to put a
half tumbler of spirits of turpentine in basin
of water, and dip your broom in IL and sweep
over the carpet once or twice
A Japanese straw-cuff, bronzed and orna-
mented with gilded cones and loops of ribbon, is
new and attractive whisk broom holder. 1t is
suspended by loop to match the ribbons.
To save stair carpets nail several thicknesses
of old carpet or canvas over the edge Of each
stair. II . good plan ~ buy more carpeting
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IN A HOPELESS MINORITY.
One OF Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's Tales Z
Drummer.

One Of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's Tales OF
Drummer.
Philadelphia North American.
Among the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's many
accomplishments, not the least is his ability as
story teller. To much-amused listeners he re-
Gently told this one about a New York drummer.
A typical knight of the gripsack" was detained
at small town in western New York awhile
ago where a revival meeting was in progress.
He had met party of convivial friends during
his stay there, and had what is popularity known
as "a load on" Nevertheless he drifted into
the revival meeting and took a seat well up
in front It was rather close in the church,
and the warm air was conducive to sleep. The
drummer yielded to the drowsy god and after
nodding little sunk into a profound slumber,
and slept through the minister's rather long and
dry discourse The audience sung q hymn, and
the drummer slept on. Then the evan gelist be.
gan his address. and wound up his fervid appeal
with this request
evil all OF you who want to 60 to heaven
please rise"
Every one in the church except the sleepy
drummer arose. When the evangelist asked
them to be seated one of the brothers in the same
pew as the sleeping drummer accidentally
brushed against him as he sat down. The drum
mer rubbed his eyes, and partially awake, heard
the last portion of the evangelist's request,
which was:
Now 1 want all of you who want to 60 to
hell to stand upf
The drummer struggled little, leaned for
ward unsteadily and rose from his seat in a
dazed sort of way. sort Of suppressed laugh
he heard from some of the younger people, and
an expression of horror he noticed on the faces
Of some of the older ones. Steadying himself
against the rail he looked at the evangelist an
instant and then sad
SWELL, Parson, don't know just exactly what
we're voting on, but you and | seem to be in a
hopeless minority"
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LIVES OF DISTINGUISHED MEN.
Grants Second Volume and Memoirs OF TIN,
Pope and Mcclellan.

Grants Second Volume and Memoirs OF the
Pope and Mcclellan.
New York Times.
The second volume of General Grants personal
recolections will be ready for delivery about the
LIST of May. the publishers, G. L. Webster & Co.,
having forty one presses now at work printing
the first edition. Mr.. Webster yesterday re-
ceived advices from Rome to the effect that the
Pope, whose memoirs the firm will publish next
year, is supervising and much interested in the
work now being prepared at the Vatican by
DR. Reilly. The Pope will write letter,
which will be reproduced in facsimile stating
that the work is published and prepared
under his supervision. Mr. Webster win soon
visit all the Catholic countries in Europe and
South America to arrange for its publication
there simultaneously with its appearance here.
His presence in Rome was requested from the
Vatican in the letter received by him yesterday.
This winter the same firm will publish the
memoirs of Gen. George B. Mcclellan, which
were finished by him shortly before his death.
He had two copies of these memoirs, one of
which was stored in the vaults Of safe-deposit
company; the other was destroyed by fire when
his residence at East Orange was burned. Gen.
Mcclellan rewrote the memoirs, finished their
editing and placed them in his publishers hands
Just before his death. Mr. Webster thinks they
will create decided sensation, as he criticises
the actions and motives of Secretary Stanton
and General Halleck very vigorously and in his
usual outspoken way.
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The Rossvilie Lecture Course.

RosSvILLE MICH. MARCH, So
Folks UP here at Rossville got up lectur course,
All the leadn' citizens they wus out in force;
Met and talked at Williases and greed to meet agin
And helt another co-kus when the next reports
Met agin at Samuelses and met agin at Moore's,
And Joints he put the shutters up and jest barred the
doors
And yt I'll Jest be dagg -don'd eff didn't take week
Fore we'd settled where to write to git tc
speak,
Found out where the Bureau wis., and then and there
agreed
To strike while the irons hot and oler up the lead
Simp wus secatary so he tuck his pen in hand,
And asst what they'd tax us fer the Holy
Land
Zone of Colonel J. De Koonbs Abeust and Best
Lecturs'--the circ'lar stated-"Give East West'
Wanted fifty dollars and his kyar-fare to and from,
And Sinp was hence instructed fer to write him not
to come
Then we talked and jawed around another week So
And writ the Bureau bout the town a.ben sort o
slow
nd fogeylke and pore dirt and lackin enterprise,
And ignornter'n any other cordin' to its size:
Till finally the Bureau said they d send cheaper man,
Fer forty dollars, who would give "A Talk About
Japan
"A regular Japanee hissef," the pamphlet claimed;
and so,
Nobody knowed his Language and of course let
him go!
Kindo' then let up a spel-but rallied onct ag'in.
And writ to price Teller what's called the violin
A Swede er Pole, er somepin-but no matter what he
wus
Doc Sifers said he'd heerd him, and wusn't with a
kuss
And then we asst fer Swingses TERMS and Cook and
Ingersoll---
And blamed eff forty dollars looked like anything
at all!
And then Burdette we tried fer him; and Bob he writ
to say
He wus busy writin' autographs, and couldn't git
away.
At ast-along in Aprile-we signed to take thishere
Bill Nye of Californy, at posted to appear
1.-THE Humorestest Funny Man at Ever damned a
HALL"
SO made big preparations and swep out the church
and ALL
And night he was to lectur and the neghbors all Vas
there,
And strangers packed along the aisles at from
everywhere,
Committee got telegraph the preacher read, at
'Got off at Rossyille. Indiany stead of Mchigun."
James Whitcomb Riley.
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An Expensive Hobby.
Philadelphia Press.


Rich people sometimes have strange hobbies
Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Thurber, of New York, who
was in town last week to see some Phladelphians
who are interesting themselves in the American
opera, is wealthy woman with a trying and
costly hobby. 1t u.s. of course, national opera
She wishes to, and it Is to be hoped will go
down in history as the person who did more
than any other for the founding of an American
lyric stage. She has, SO far. for the further
ance of the enterprise, contributed $100, 900 out
of her private fortune. Besides, she gives it now
twelve or fifteen hours of her time almost every
day. employing four secretaries in the dispatch
of business. She has obtained the cooperation
of some of the wealthiest and most business
minded men of the country, and is hopeful of
shortly placing the enterprise on a solid basis by
having all the stock taken up. She has extra
ordinary organizing capacity. Withal, she is
uncommonly beautiful a brunette who looks
thirty, with great melting black eyes, graceful
carriage and vivacious manners. She is fine
linguist and, of course, very highly educated
musically. Her parents were rich, and her hus-
band isregarded as one of the wealthiest grocery
men in New York
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Over the painless and unconscious dead
The ponderous oceans height may press and roll;
Deep lying in the sands the sin-drowned soul
Heeds not the lying smile of waves oerhead.
Peace to the vanquished comes, the struggle DER,
Rest for dead hearts; there is no sting in death;
Pain-albeit Joy. too-ceases with the breath;
Souls dead to-virtue shame will feel no more.
But oh, the clnging to the riven mast
The misty splashings in the pallid face,
The lonely terror of Deaths first embrace,
The hopeless tremor sinking slow at last.
And oh, the consciousness of growing guilt.
Of poison in the currents of the soul.
OF weakening will. of heart beyond controli
IT'S dying brings the pain; death IS not felt.
Will ALTAR
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Pierre Lorillard's Hunting Park.

New York Letter.
Down in New Jersey we are soon to have a
place which is to correspond with the manors of
the titled people of the other side Pierre Loril-
lard owns great tract of land down at Jobs
town, in that State, where he used to have his
racing stables and breeding farm. This is to be
we'll inclosed and stocked with all kinds of game
Artificial lakes are to be made, and fish of every
grade grown to their fullest development. This
great estate is to have keepers, and poachers are
to be warned off, and perhaps punished for tres
passing upon the land, killing the game, ETC., just
as they are on the great estates in England
Mr.. Lorillard is picking rich men from differ
emit sections of the country, and admitting them
to shares in his estate at 5000 per head He is
also offering inducements for them to build hunt
ing cottages, ETC., there for recreation and rest
in the fall spring and summer A great hotel
is to be put up there for the accommodation of
these rich and rapid men from different parts Of
the country, where they may 60 and enjoy their
follies vices and inclinations to the the fullest
bent without the interference of neighbors
Such an institution is, Of course, new to this
country. and how it will work time alone can
tell. 1t is transplanting an English noblemans
country seat, with all its surroundings. on the
soil of Jersey, and into community where such
exclusiveness has never before been dreamed Of
1t u.s. at least, an interesting experiment, and its
future will naturally be watched with interest
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why Euglsnd,s Queen Abandoned Weeds

Why Eugland's Queen Abandoned Weeds.
New York Morning Journal.
If reports be true the Princess of Wales is an
eminenty clever milliner and gives finishing
touches to all her own bonnets and hats and,
judging from the individuality of her taste in
this direction, it is quite likely rumor may be
safely credited.
very pretty story has long been current as
to the royal lady's gift in this art Not mem
Der of the royal family, not person intimately
attached to the court, could venture to suggest
that after long years the Queens mourning
might with advantage be lessened. whereupon
the Princess Of Wales gently took the matter in
hand.
Without word to anybody she remodeled the
Queens sombre bonnet, removed the weeds. "
and, with few artistic touches, relieved Her
Majesty's head-covering OF its mournful aspect.
Silently the Queen submitted to the change but
all the court knew she did so for her daughter
in-law,s sweet sake
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Buehanan's New Poem.

THE following is considered by an Eugfish
critic the best passage in Robert Buchanan's new
poem
"Soft as q leaf
The cleaning fell, and futtered like veil
Over the half-cosed eyelids of the world.
stars glimmered family, opening by one
And poisoning above me. while stole
through warmly scented shadows till gained
Dark fern.elad slopes that to hills of heather
And looking heavenward saw painters vision.
There, like naked maiden, stood the moon.
Wading in saffron shadows of the west;
Timidly, with tender backward glance,
She reach'd a faltering foot to feel the way,
Then, brightly smiling as the lucent waves
Wash'd tipt with splendor, round her swan-Eko
throat
Bent forward. cleft the dusk with ivory hands.
And swan in splendor thro' the seas of night"
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READING FOR THE DAY.
Lesson for April 4, 1856.
~TuR Wood MADE FLESH. John j. lis.

HOME READINGS
tsThe Word Made Flesh. John j. lib
sThe Word in the Beginning" -..---Prov win zZ-3Z
sThe Word with God" Heb. I. lila
srhe Power OF the Word" Pisa. xxx, Ill.
Word asas sht e. the oaa
sThe Coming of the Word Declared John l. 1884.
The lessons Of this quarter are taken from the
gospel The authorship of this gospel is almost
universally conceded to John tho son of Zebedee
and Salome-a native of Capernaum a disciple
Of John the Baptist the first chosen Of Chrisfs
disciples the author Of the Apocalypse. and of
the three letters bearing his name. The gospel
vas probably written about A. D.. s., at Ephe-
sus. 1t is pre-emnently the gospel OF the incarna
tion-the story of the Son of God as the Re
deemer Of men. In this lesson we have the APP
pearance of the Word who was from eternity, of
che witness who prepared the way for the Word
md the testimony borne by the evangelist and
the Baptist to the Messiahshlp and mission OF
Jesus.
Golden Text-"And the Word became flesh and
dwet among u.s."
Golden Purpose-Is to show III that mans Sa-
vior is the eternal God, maker and sustainer of
ali things, v. 1-3; ~ this almighty Savior really,
bnt not uniformly, enlightenment every member
of our lost race, v. 4, 5; 49, that adequate mes
sengers in the order OF Gods providence always
f0rewarn man Of Christ's presence to save, v.
6-14; IA that when men are thus spiritually en-
that others may be CORRESPONDENCE blessed, v.
15-17; AID t5) that all men can know Of God,
and all that they need to know Of God they must
obtain by study of the person and character Of
Christ
PRACTICAL LESSONS
l. Our Savior Jesus Christ is The eternal God,
and has power in heaven and earth, in time and
eternity.
q Life first, then light If we receive Christ
ms our life we shall have abundance of light on
all things necessary. We do not need light on
speculative questions.
8. There is light enough given to every man
IS to the existence ard character Of God, to his
own soul and its destiny, to lead to action and
faith. With action comes more light and more
power Of action. But men love darkness, and 80
do not como to light.
( There are four grand gifts to him that re-
ceives Christ-life, light, grace, truth-aid all
with increasing fullness.
THE GREAT TEACHING.
!. For Belief. Jesus Christ came into the
world that he might make US lost MEN the chill
dren of God. His great work is to declare to
make men know and believe this divine plan.
2 For Practice. Since our adoption is
spiritual one and we are made SONS of God by
new creation, by spiritual regeneration, we must
constantly watch and war against the idea of be-
ing Christians in virtue of our descent or associ
atoms or any outward choice. This Is a very
common mistake.
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could hardly see which way he went Bae5
quick as he was, all the rest were just IS nimhls3
and in half minute not q sonl was left but
Campbell and myself.
The rascal did it wonderfully we'll said he
laughing: but I've seen that trick too often 10 h@
fooled by It, And now that the court seems Cd
have adjourned. suppose you step inside and
have some tiffen lunch. pn
"a word almost impossible to translate. Pexhspq
the begging friar Of the middle ages comes ne2Fes&
to the modern fakir.-D. K
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Stuck ON Her French.

Fhl1adeIph1a KecOrd-
+ We know San Francisco woman who is 90
stuck on her newly acquired French that szsc
has forgotten how to read English. She went
to church fair not long ago, and was heard Ca
whisper anxiously to her husband: John,
John, mon cher, what is that sign over tina
booth where that jolie file is standing! Ts
MonadeP / know what the lie is, but caas
make out the monade. Oil Mon dieu. Think
how shall feel if some one knowing my pro-
fcieney in French asks me to translate iss"
John fwho does not care much for French HSr
the church fairs either)-"Well, / call that
plain, ordinary, sour vet lemonade, and whats
ever it is it is marked twenty FIVE cents glass;
80 come away from it,
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A Game Two Could Play.

Binghamton Republican.
Father-Be sure and carry in that wood thA
afternoon, young man.
Son-What'll you gimme2
''Pll give you till supper time to do II.
''If that's all there is in it III strike"
eff you do, follow suit, and don't you thiuh
that the old mans good right arm has lost I'D
cunning in the use of the hame-strap either"
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Innocence Imposed Upon.

New York Times
A traveller in western Iowa, noticing ON the
wall of the parlor of the hotel the legend, els1
Pon parle Francois" said to the proprietor
do you speak Frenchp
"French? No. United States is good 'nosEh
fer men
''Then why do you keep that legend on sssa
WALTZ That means French is spoken here"
us that so9"
Certainly"
"Well, I'm a half-bree from up the MissexsE
If a Teller with wart on his nose didn't sell saa
that for a Latin motto, God bless our homes
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New York World.

new lofk WOriu
John R. Almond, of Indiana, has just returned
from Buenos Ayres, bringing the latest informa
ton from Minister Bayless Hanna. He reports
Mr. Hanna as greatly enjoying himself at his
newpost, and exerting his matchless storytelling
capabilities to their fullest extent, the convul-
sions which follow some of his best efforts being
frequently mistaken for earthquakes.
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The Children Could Walk.

Chicago News.
Three nights ago Mr.. Israel Switzheimer,
South Cark-street pawn-broker was awakened
by the smell Of smoke. He and his wife and
three children sleep in the rear of his store In
an instant he was out of bed, dragging his vifa
after him.
der house is burning oop, RachelT Ia
shouted.
der schildren! der schildren! Pring dsw
schildren oudt quick" screamed Mrs Switz<
heimer
"Der schilGren!" yelled Switzheimer aghast-
ffDer schildren can walk. Get quick der vachea
oudt of der showcases, Rachel"
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An Awful Marine Disaster.

New 1OrK
''Yes," said Boston man, bitterly, ''it was q
terrible marine disaster-terrible. / lost al
had"
II didn't know that you were on board tho
Oregon" said another Boston man.
''Oregong I'm talking about La Blanche
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Life.

We meet and part--the world is wide;
We journey onward side by side
A little while, ana then again
Our paths diverge. A little pain
A silent yearnipg of the heart
For what has grown of life part;
A shadow passing DER the sun,
Then gone. and life again has come.
We meet and part. and then forget;
And fife holds blessings for yet.
Hester Freeman. in The Current.
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WHIMSICAL[TIES.
A Boys Correction.

Boston Journal OF Education.
"a her has to feet HE done it" This wa<
what Superintendent B. B. Russell. Of BEceh
ton, Mass. placed upon the blackboard for kh{
pupils to correct This was the way one boy eors
rected it, HE didn't done it, God done it
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Sc Louis Post Dispatch.
An Iowa girl swallowed pin which was after
wards removed from her heel, and now curioua
paper wants to know that girls capacity for ieer
cream or oysters
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where the sLine' should Be DIR,

Where the cline" should Be Drawn.
Atlanta Constitution.
II Miss Cleveland is wise. she will insist that
. woman's bust begins right under her shin
Sensible people ara heartily sick Of the naked
ness which society insists on.
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BeIated Hope.

Belated hopeis like the feeble rays
OF clouded starlight through dim desert ways,
Less than the foam that haunts q waveworn space,
Or Iii ht that falls across dead mans face.
William Il. Hayne. in April Southern Biyouac.
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win BE Kept Secret.

ut. Louis Post-p Dispatch.
Gilbert & Sullivan's next opera win be some
thing Egyptian. bat the plot IL kept secret
Mummy's the word.
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which have only one minister and one church
EACH and 45, 142 and Is members respectively.
seminaries. located at Andover. Mass; Bangor.
Me-; Chicago, Ill; Hartford, Conn.,; Oakland,
Cal, and New Haven Conn.
A chart called Temperance Dynamite" based
upon the United States census of 1880. and pre-
pared by Rev J. p Dyas, shows that there is
annually paid for:
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An Accommodating Man.

T6XHB SJILIHgb.
of Austin, who, however, does not care much
for business. He is engaged to one of fiis
Schaumburg girls. Nose Schaumburg, bis
prospective father-in-law, is very orthodox,
while his son n-law is what is called reformed
Israelte-that is, he doesn't believe in any
thing.
Solomon" said Nose, IT gives dot Rachel
terventy tousand tollars ven you vas married,
but ven you promises me to close up your stare
dot Chewish Sabbath on, I gives dot Raehsl
thirty tousand tollars."
Solomon was silent for moment and then Ia
said to his prospective father-in-law:
II dells you vat, You gives dot Rachel City
tousand tollars and / don't open my store no
moro at all, at ALL shoost dakes it easy"
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A Practical Application of woman's Rights

boston hecoTn
Silas is a country character who means we'll
He tries to earn living, and thinkers around
at odd jobs. and chores, and whatever he san
get to do; but he works good deal he tslks,
with painful drawl that is very suggestive 0f
that state of natural restfulness which his iIk
call "born tired" Sias came to mend fence, tina
other day, Cor one of his patrons in the suburham
village where he belongs, with peculiar air cE
festivity about him. He had on bright, new
neck-tie of blue Japanese silk, and his houess
face was covered by an expansive grin all tia
time that he was receiving his orders.
You seem happy. Silas," said Mr. Blank, with
some curiosity, when he had finished about tia
fence
''Ya-as" irawled Silas. ''Ya-as I've been d
gittin' married this mornin'."
Married! You9 Why, Silas, man alive, what
on earth have you gone and done that fors You
can't support yourself as it isl"
''Wul," said Silas, II ken pooty near support
myself, m l think it's durn pity if she can't
help some!'