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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
The Ohampi,n journalistic Liar.

Until quite recently citizens of the
United States were unrivaled rs manu-
facturers of incredible stories. A year
or two ago. however, n mendacious
Australian journalist dealt cruel blow
at this kind of American supremacy by
inventing and publishing n minute ac-
count of process by means of which
n man s animation could be indefinitely
suspended, the vital power meanwhile
undergoing no waste whatever; and
now Japan sends us tale which for
wild and sublime untruthfulness prob
ably excels anything that either Amer
lea or Australia has produced. Accord
ing to the correspondent of Toxic
journal, native philosopher living at
Hakodadi has discovered method by
which he can ut will materialize his
own soul. This remarkable man Is, so
1t Is asserted, accustomed, for the
amusement of himself and friends, to
take his seat toward evening in a large
bamboo chair. and to become apparent
ly unconscious. No sooner has his
body lost all sensitiveness than there
issues from his open mouth faint blue
flame, which slowly takes form and as
sumes the proportions of well devel-
oped manikin of some six inches in
height. This manikin, who Is the ma
terialized soul of the philosopher, talks
freely with those present, and eats.
drinks, writes, and. in fact, exercises all
the functions of a civilized and perfect
ly constituted human being. He dare
not. however, so he Is reported to de-
clare, break contract with the mani.
mate body of his possessor; and on one
] occasion, when he was forcibiy removed
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
The Ohickades,

He is. par excellence. the bird of the
merry heart. There is n notion current.
TO be sure, that all birds are merry; but
that is one of those secondhand opin-
ions which man who begins to observe
for himself soon finds il necessary TO
give up. With many birds life is n hard
struggle. Enemies are numerous, and
the food supply is too often scanty. OF
some species it is probable that very
few die in their beds. But the chicka.
dee seems to be exempt from all fore
bodings. His coat is thick. his heart is
brave. and. whatever may happen,
something will be found TO eat. ''Suf-
ficient unto the day is the evil thereof
is his creed, which he accepts, not ''for
substance of doctrine" but literally.
No matter how bitter the wind or how
deep the snow, you will find the chick
adee, as we say, under the weather. 1t
is this perennial good humor, ! sup
pose, which makes other birds so fond
of his companionship; and their exam
pie might well be needed by persons
who suffer from moods of depression.
Such unfortunates could hardly do bet
ter than to court the society of the JOY
Gus tit. His whistle and chirps, his
graceful feats of climbing and hanging,
and withal his engaging familiarity (for.
of course, such good-nature as his could
not consist with suspciousness) would
most likely send them home in q more
Christian frame. The time will come,
we NAV hope, when doctors will pre-
scribe brd-gazing instead of blue-pill.
To illustrate the chickadee's trustful-
ness. l may mention that friend OF
mine caught one in butterfly net, and,
carving him into the house. let him
loose in the sitting-room. The little
stranger was at home Immediately, and
seeing the window full of plants. pro-
ceeded to go over them carefully. pick
ing off the lice with which such window
gardens are always more or less infest-
ed. A little later he was taken into my
friends lap, and soon he climbed up to
his shoulder; and after hopping about
for u few minutes on his coat-collar,
| he selected a comfortable roosting'
| place. tucked his head under his wing,
and went TO sleep, and slept on undis'
turbed while carried from one room tC
another. Probably the chickadee's ma.
| ture is not of the deepest / have never
seen him when his JOY rose TO ecstacy
Still his feelings are not shallow, anc
the faithfulncss of the pair to each
other and TO their offspring is of the
| highest order. The female has some
times to be taken off the nest, and ever
| TO be held in the hand, before the egg
can be examined. bradford Torrey 4,
| September atlantic.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

How Panther Jumpa over Fifty Feet.
While the African lion or tiger may
be competitors in strength, in agility
the panther has no rival living.
A gentleman of truth and candor
said this TO me:
II was in Canada some years since
beyond the st. Lawrence, in November
The family where | was stopping had
hung beef against pile of boards or
lumber to cool off, or freeze, rs is Gus
tomary A catamount (the Indian
name in New England) smclled the
meat in the woods close by and crept
out in the night to get piece. In pull
ing down the quarter of beef he upset
the whole pile of lumber, which came
down with a fearful noise, and he made
three tremendous leaps from the spot.
l saw the tracks in the snow; there was
not mark between them; | did not
measure the distance myself, but man
did. and believe correctly. The first
Jump was up hill thirty feet, the second
horizontal to large rock. fifty-four
| feet, the third down hill, seventy-two
| feet. ="
A leap thirty feet perpendicular to
| the branch of q tree, or forty foot
| plunge after fatal shot, and falling dead
| almost ut the hunters feet, have been
repeated until the veracity is not ques-
| toned. and after making all possible
allowance we must acknowledge there
is not Il creature living whose leap COM
pares with il.
The question then comes up, how is
| this superiority over other animals at
tained? The key to the above question
ee shall find in the coiled wire spring.
This spring, pressed down on a base
and liberated, leaps ahead further than
any other form. The reason is very
simple. Every movement of substance
must start from u base unless moved by
an outside force. The coiled wire
| spring. when pressed down becomes q
solid in its entire length. When let
loose. the first turn jumps from its base,
| which is the second; the second adds its
force to the first, jumping from the
| third, and SO in succession TO the last,
| which adds its force after the whole
| coil is flying from the outside base of
all. And this is precisely the case in
| the panthcr's leap. The forelegs and
| head are shot forward from the Shout
| derS. the powerful muscles of the back
straighten the curve of the spinal col
umn from the hips, while the great pos
terror muscles through the Achilles ten
don and over the longest lever in the
animal economy, add the last impetus
to body already shooting ahead like
an arrow. This serpentine fleXibility is
| beautifully illustrated in the menagerie
when the keeper thrusts his stick across
the cage and orders Felis to jump over
it. The head and shoulders rise and
gracefully curve over the stick. begin
ming to descend on the opposite side
when the last impetus is given by the
hind feet, and the body alights rs gen.
tly rs it rose, seemingly without weight,
conclusion, or the disturbance of leaf.
b. Horsford.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
Beers Compani9n-How Bretz,ls are
Made

The best white flouris used, and yeast
dough is made similar to that used in
the manufacture OF bread. In the bake
room is n 2O-gallon kettle filled with
boiling I've. made with water and pot
ash. which is bought in cans. A work
man seizes n piece of dough, rolls it
out into long rolls rs large rs Il bologna
sausage. and then cuts the roll into
pieces about three inches long. One OF
these pieces il rolled into long strip,
large in the middle and small ut the
ends. The workman places q thumb
and foreiinger AT each end of the strip,
crosses his hands in n twinkling, DADS
the ends into the fat part of the strip
by the same motion, and the bretZel Is
shaped and ready for the I've Kettle.
Another workman drops them into
the boiling I've in patches of twelve, and
keeps them there only moment, while
he fishes out twelve he had just put in a
few seconds before. About four Sec
onds is the time required for the dough
to take ON mahogany color. While
the bretzels are still wet they are
sprinklcd with salt and then showed
into n very hot oven where they are
quickly baked.
Steamed or hard bretzels are made
from cracker dough. A machine mixes
and rolls the dough, and cuts the rolls
into short lengths. which the workman
makes into bretzels by hand. He makes
$50 an hour. After boiling them in the
I've. sailing them, and baking them in
an oven they are put in boxes, where
they are dried by steam. This process
renders them friable.-N Y Sun.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
MILLIONAIRE AND BAREFOOT BOY

Ills evening" and the round red sun sinks slow
ly In the West,
The flowers fold their petals up, the birds fly to
the nest,
The orickets cbirrup in the grass, the bats fit
And tinkIe-tankie up the lane the lowing cattle
And the rich man from his carriage looks out
on them as they come
On them and on the Barefoot Boy that drives
cattle home.
~ wish,r the boy says to himself-''l wish
that were he
And yet, upon maturer thought, do not-no
sirreei
Not for all tae gold his Golfers hold would be
that duffer there,
With lher-pad and equity toe and scarce a
single hair;
To have wife with Roman nose, and fear
lest panic come
Far better u be the Barefoot Boy that drives
the cattle home.
And the rich man murmurs to himself: "Would
give all my pelf
To change my lot with yonder boyl Not If
know my self
Over the grass that's full of ants and chill with
dew t. go,
With a stone bruise upon either heel and a
splinter In my toel
Oh, I'd rather sail my yacLt year across the
octsn's foam
Than be one day the Barefoot Boy that drives
the cattle home"
-Harper's Magazine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

men class who have money and spend it
IN running such victims as tumble into
their tolls. The world is full of them"
"Yes, and their principal haunts are
factory towns" said the lawyer drily.
In about half an hour they arrived mt
Bowman's Corner where the little party
alighted, instructing the driver 10 conceal
the carriage from sight among the trees.
The young men then walked into a by
way leading from the main road, and up
long avenue lined with sumac trees; in
a few minutes they came into broad and
splendid clearing, in the midst Of which
they could discern, standing out against
the dark and sombre sky, stone build
ing-but the surrounding darkness was
such as to prevent them from having n
critical view of it. Up to the building the
young men made their way, and round to
a side door, swung back, as if blown open
by the wind.
This door led into moderate sized
room, as appeared, when Sam lighted a
match, with which he ignited several cam
dies, placed in neat candlesticks on brack-
cts about the room. The place was quite
decently furnished, and looked what 1t
originally was, quite neat minister's dor
mitory.
Having arranged everything to their
satisfaction, the young men were about to
go forth in order to see if there was any
sign of the party's approach, when the
noise of wheels fell upon their ears, and
they darted back into the room. the law
yer taking n seat at the table, while San
born and his companion passed through
the door communicating with the church,
where they stood in the darkness, looking
into the room occupied by Sam.
In less than minute a carriage drove
mp before the place, and then in minute
afterwards, Phillip Blake accompanied by
Barbara Glendon, entered the minister's
reception room.
Blake started when he looked into the
face of Sam Burr, but upon reading the
note which the latter handed him. his face
cleared, and with a smile and bow, he
said they were ready to proceed.
On Barbara Glendon's face there was no
sign of fear. doubt, or confusion; she ut
tered the solemn words which made her
the wife Of Phillip Blake with n calmness
that almost amounted to stolidity.
Ina few moments the ceremony was over
and Phillip Blake and his new made bride
were on their way TO the city.
Its done." cried Sanborn coming in
from the gloomy church.
"Yes it's done! and human power can
not undo it," replied young Barr solemnly
as he went out into the night with his
companions.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

and set upon neighboring table, the
philosopher began to gasp and struggle
rs if in the agonies of death, whereupon
the manikin was quickly replaced on
his masters head. The correspondent
Processes to give the names of several
japanese gentlemen who have more
than once witnessed the experiment;
and he is wicked enough to end his re-
cital with n solemn oath that the whole
account is strictly true.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
To be Continued. |
The Dog and the Boy.

Some boys recently tied dish-pan
to dogs tail by long rope, and the
dog picked the pan up in his teeth and
ran quietly down behind barn, crawled
under IL and went to sleep in the pan.
The dog just opened his mouth and
smiled away back to his hips when he
saw the pan-purloiner's mother come
out and grab the young miscreant by
the neck and hammer him long and
lard with the end of picket that had
several nails sticking through it.--Puck.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
The Terror of the South.

JASPER, FLA.-Mr. Boardman w.
Wilson travelling for A. & Afford & Co.,
dealers in Firearms and Cutlery. Bait.
more, was Frustrated here, with the
"break-bone fever" he asserts that in
his own. as well as in the case of Others
the only thing found to relieve this pain
full malady was St. jacobs Oil. This
wonderful pain-cure has the endorse
ment of such men as Ex-Postmastei
General James, Senator Daniel w. Voor
bees, and an army of others.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
l. was Not n Diam md.

A man was quietly munching on a
piece of pic in u saloon. Friday MORN
ing when look of distress suddenly
displaced the serene expression on his
face. Taking something from between
his teeth, and looking Mt it he cried to
the waiter: Here, YOU! there's stone
! found in this pic!' The waiter took
it, glanced at it critically, and handing
it back, briefly sad ''lt's no good to
va Won cop have il. - D0"bnyu NctOs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

DUTLER. N. L -, FEB. 20, 81.
Rheumatic Syrup Co.:
Gents-l wish TO express my apprecia-
ton of your wonderful remedy for the
cure Of rheumatism, dyspepsia and gen
eral debility. have been a great suf-
ferer from that terrible disease-rheu
matism-for more than year, and
could not get res: or relief day nor night
for the whole time. Like almost every
body else similarly afflicted. tried
many different remedies, and consult
ed number of physicians. But get
ting only temporary relief from any OF
these sources,l almost despaired of eve,
again being restored TO my normal
condition, and once more free from
pain. At this time, hearing so many
recommend your Rheumatic Syrup as
an invaluable cure for rheumatism, and
knowing that they had been troubled
the same as myself and were now per.
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faith in its healing powers, and resolv'
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and the result of il all is, that after tax
ing four bottles, my rheumatism haC
all disappeared, and now, thanks tc
your Rheumatic Syrup. l feel like 9
new man, and cheerfully recommend
the Rheumatic Syrup, to all who are
suffering with rheumatism.
JOHN REYNOLDS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
From Mrs. John Splitter, >

M % Wit St., Fort Wayne, Ind.
have suffered for sixteen years with spas.
modic pain In my bead and general nervous
debility. Recently / had a severe attack of
pain In my head, caused by weakness and
nervous exhaustion. really thought should
die, my husband said we would test Goa Phora
thoroughly. He gave 1t TO me according To d!
rections for severe cases, and in less than two
hours had complete relief. | advise all ladies
who suffer from neIr Jus or sick headache, or
any form of female weakness, To use Zoa- Pho
ra. There is no medicine to compare with 1t,
MAY L. 1882
Sod hy Druppists
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

German law courts are not over
polite to the fair sex A lady witness In
Strasburg court. who had sworn to
the ownership of only rs summers,
when, in reality, she was the happy
possessor of twice that number, was in
dicted for perjury.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

1t is announced in Paris that Sarah
Bernhardt intends to come TO this coun-
try In the autumn to play Fedora for
LOO nights. She has given up her two
Paris thcaters, and I.as left Damala, her
latest husband.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

HAY FEVER. After irving 10 vain for eleven
years to cure my Hay Fever, | purchased q
bottle of Ely's Crrum Balm, which entirely re
lmved me.-R. w. HARRIS, Letter Carrier,
New ark. N. j.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

Mr.. De Paw, the Indiana plate-glass manu-
facturer, has given million dollars 10 an cdu
cational Institution. A very generous De Paw
eit-Boston Star
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

Rheumatism is the most painful and
most troublesome disease that afflicts
humanity. 1t comes when We least ex-
pect it and when we have no time to be
interviewed by it. The only reliable
remedy that we ever found is Johnson s
Anodyne Liniment.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
,,BUCHU-PAIBA." Quick, complete cure all an
noying Kidneys and Urinary Diseases. e.

.BUCHU-PAIBA." Quick. complete cure all an
noying Kidneys and Urinary Diseases. 81.
MENsMAN's PEPr0NIzED BEEF TONIC tho only
preparation OF beef containing tts entire
properties II contains blood making force-uener
ating and DEMONSTRATING properties; Invaluable for
INDIGEsrION, DYSPEPSIA, nervous prOstratiOn and
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conditions, whether the result OF exhaustion ner-
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THE habit of running over boots or shoes
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Ugly blotches and stubborn old sores are
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One Detroit lady saved last year over 800
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This is autumn, consequently the weather, to
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"WhaI's the matter, Zenasl" "Oh, nothing
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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

"This celuloid," observed jenkins medita
lively, after he had pass d the greater part o
two days In trying tu get one collar clean
might better be called sell unalloyed.'
Judge.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

When you visit or leave New York City saw,
Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire ant
stop at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Crane
Central Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted up at cost Of one mil
lion dollars, reduced 10 81 aud upwards pei
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elevated railroad to all depots. Families Cal
IL" better for less money at the Grand Unior
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city.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
Lonk Ont For Frann,!

The renuir "Rough on Corss" Is made only by
f. :. Wei (PrOpriet, OF Rough onR tsD anu has
laug ns IA &C Of man or labels. l5c 2jc bottles.
JOY To the Invalid. Persons afflicted with
any Of the diseases arising from a disordered
liver, stomach, nervous debility, dyspepsia or
liver complaint. should try Perry Davis Pain
Killer. 1t seldom fails to effect a cure in very
short time
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

The OF young ladies is divided into two
parts. Half of thu time they wait for the
mails, and the other half for the IN ales.-Bur-
hngton Free Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
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IL. WOLFE has published a medical book called
Common Sense. Cause and Cure of Consump-
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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

Vigor, strength aud health, all found In on
bottle OF Browns Iron Bitters.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

II you could put salt on birds tail
1t would be sailed down, of course. -
BOSTON Star
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
BUTLER. N. y. FEE. 25. 'S2

All that it is cracked up to be-Flour.
.New York ifa
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

Nearly all diseases that affllct humani-
ty originate in the stomach, liver or
bowels, and might be prevented if peo-
pie would use little common sense;
but they will not. Thew rather take
Parsons Purgative Pills, because one is
n dose
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

Carriage buildings make the livery mems
COUPE and cbirken thieves make their neigh
bor's coop paw -Pittshurg Telegraph.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04
MOTHER SWANS WORM SYRUP" for fcverishness

HUNTSVILLE, ALA.-Dr. j G. Spotswood,
SAYS II highly recommend Browns Iron Bit
tiers for dl dyspepsia, rheumatism and general
debility"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-04

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