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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
A Terrible Occurrences

The particulars of the terrible end of
q dispute between two brothers were
brought to Hamilton, Ont. and are
given rs follows by the Hamilton Times
of recent date: master George Henry
Gleason. writing from Luther to his
father, gives the particulars of sad
accident which occurred on the fourth
concession on Sunday night, Aug. 5.
James Dunn told his brother Patrick to
take the gun and shoot crow. He at
tempted to do so, but the gun did not
go off, On returning to the house q
squabble ensued between the brothers
as to whether the gun was loaded, dur
ing which the weapon was discharged.
the contcnts-slug shot-passing COM
pletely through young lady who was
visiting the Dunns She was their
cousin. The girl died at IL o'clock on
Tuesday morning, and was buried on
last Wednesday. Patrick Dunn, soon
after the affair, was seized with brain
fever. and is now raving maniac. His
two sisters also have lost their reason.
The grandfather of the young man who
committed the deed is also insane and
attempted TO cut his throat"
A Decrlield correspondent of the
Adrian Times says that n Deeriield
criminal, lately par,loned by the Gov
ernor, has been drunk large part of
the time since receiving his pardon,
and although in the midst of very
busy harvest season, with help scarce
and wages high, young and able-bodicd
as he is, he has actually subsisted on the
poor fund of the county, and few days
since applied to the supervisor Of the
township for assistance.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

VIM. Il. HAMILTON, Democratic gov
ernor of Maryland, has issued an appeal
to his constituents in which he severely
criticises the course of the last three
Democratic legislatures of that state.
He shows up in bold relief fragrant
abuses that have existed for long time,
among them being charges of unneces-
sary expenditures ofmoney, and alleges
that needless offices have been created,
all of which have added greatly to the
burden of the taxpayers. He closed his
address by n vigorous appeal to the
democracy of Maryland to reform their
party management or else to start an
independent party movement.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

the lake shore with note in it saying
he should drown himself. Business
troubles are supposed to be the cause.
A company is being formed in East
Saginaw TO convert Hustermann' Is.
land, in Wild Fowl bay, three hours
ride from East Saginaw, into n summer
resort, with fishing and boating, Tor
Saginawins.
A few days ago = 16-months old child
of Joseph Smith, near Adrian, ate
peanut and got portion of the she'll
lodged in his throat. The next day q
doctor was called Two doctors open
ed his windpipe and inserted n tube,
when he breathed easier and ate, but he
died that night. A post-mortem exami-
nation disclosed the shell so firmly fixed
in the throat that in could not bc dis
lodged till il was all broken up. An
ulcer had formed around it.
Patrick Lee of Spring Lake has sued
the publishers of the Grand Haven Her.
aid for libel, claiming $4,000 damages.
A branch Y. M. c. A. will soon be or
ganized in Hudson.
John Shepherd, whose official conduct
has been under inquiry by the council,
has resigned the marshalship of NJ lske-
gon.
Two men named Alvin Trip and
Frank Parchall are under arrest at Mus
kegon for making and passing counter
felt money.
Anthony Roski, Polish laborcr, aged
20, was crushed to death between two
piles at the Woodward avenue ferry dock
Detroit.
A freight train ran over deaf mute,
named Joseph McCollum, at Manches'
ter, Washtenaw county, inllicting injur'
les which soon proved fatal.
Hiram Brown, Esq, who died at St
Joseph the other day, was born at Lake
Cayuga county, N. Y , June Is, 1904
and came TO Michigan in 1884. HIS
father, Liberty Brown, was one of tho
first settlers of western New York. Mr.
Brown has held several prominent pc
sitions in the community where he lived
and was appointed deputy collector o
customs at that port in 1862 and helC
that position up TO a few weeks ago. IL
religion he was Presbyterian. He wa
a member of the old settlers state soci
ciety, also of the Bcrrien county associ
alton of old settlers.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

SOME of the merchants of Philadel-
phia develop an amount of business en-
terprise that does much to acquit that
city of the charge Of being behind the
age. A shoe store has had photo
graph gallery fitted up in the top floor
where every purchaser of a pair OF
shoes is entitled to have his photograph
taken. A cigar dealer exposes the le-
gend, "a ticket for the Mannerchor
Garden and a good Havana cigar for
twenty-five cents" And popular
dentist attracts custom to himself by
giving teeth on trial.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

rible forms of the diseases with which
they are familiar in India. The rising
Of the Nile and the energy of the Anglo
Indian doctors encourage the belief ihat
the worst is over.
Six hundred and seventy-five deaths
from cholera in Egypt on the l4th, in
Guiding six at Cairo and "A at Alexan-
dria.
Stricken Egypt is looking up. The
scourge is abating, and the death rate
diminishing. But $40 deaths were re-
ported on the 10Th.
Deaths from cholera in Egypt on the
| 18th, 633.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
party movement

A PHILADELPHIA lawyer would be
puzzled to give an idea of the political
situation in Indiana. One paper is GER
tain that the state is unanimous for
Mcdonald for President, while another
paper, equally well informed, is sure
that every Democrat is boiling over
with enthusiasm for the ''old ticket. :"
The Cincinnati Enquirer tried to solve
the problem by sending out circulars
asking which was considered the most
available man, Hendricks or McDen-
aid. 10 these All replies came from
Indiana, 391 of which were favorable
to the sold ticket" or to Hendricks
himself for the first place, and it is GER
tain that ever since Hendricks unex-
pected restoration to robust health Nc
Donald has been gradually but surely
dropping into the background!
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
Another Hotel Burned.

A fire broke out in the wing of the
Devon Inn hotel, at Devon Inn station,
on the Pennsylvania railroad. near Phil
adelyhia the other morning. The flames
spread rapidly, threatening the destruc-
ton of the entire building. The guests
were promptly alarmed and all were
taken from the burning building with
out accident. Efforts were made TO
save the furniture and the baggage be-
longing to the guests, but only a small
portion escaped destruction. The flames
spread rapidly, and about noon the new
wing of tho hotel, which was recently
added, canght fire and was soon amass
of ruins. The cost Of the building and
its surroundings exceeded $1,000
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

The Post Office Department, in ac-
cordance with a RECRUITMENT to that elect
recently sent notice to woman in
Ohio informing her that letter adj
dressed to her was held on account OF
insufficient postage. She didn't let her
curiousity get the better of her and send
the required stamp fort. But, instead,
she sent note, and this is what is said;
"When pumpkins are ripe will send
you one that has more brains than ever
had the man who made this ruling on
postage
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

The Denver News expresses itself mus
ly about the Mormon question; :'Let
the preachers call upon their Hooks TO
furnish recruits, and if the feeling
against polygamy is as deep ms its ut
tcrance is loud, an army of peaceful in
vaders can be poured into the Territory
within year that will outvote the
Mormons and fill the Offices with Chris
tian statesmen. This is only mild
way of saying to the opponents OF POI
lyahmy, ''put up, or shut up"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
One Million Dollar Blaze.

The Kimball House at Atlanta, Ca,
was destroyed by fire the other day in
volving a loss of 81, 00O,000 with hard
ly $4,000 insurance. The fire is be
lieved to have been incendiary. Two
employees of the mailing department of
the Constitution printing Office saw the
fire as it broke out, and running to the
building did noble service in awaking
the inmates, going clear to the top story
of the hotel. They did all possible to
rouse everybody, but fear the removal
of the debris may show that some lives
were lost.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
A LOST CAUSE.
The Telegraphers' Strike Ends in Flat
Failure.

On the 18th inst, the following tclc-
gram was sent 10 the members of the
Brotherhood:
''The executive boarc of the Brother
hood regrets to say that the strike is n
failure. All members who can may re-
turn to work Immediately. Circulars
follow by mail.
(Signed) JOHN CAMPBELL"
The order was great surprise to the
majority of the strikers, although for
several days operators have been weak
ening, and seeking employment at the
company's terms, willingly signing the
iron.clad oath renouncing allegiance TO
the Brotherhood.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
POWDER EXPLOSION.
Depots and Engines Blown to Atoms.
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED

SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED.
AT Winchester Ky, crossing of the
Kentucky Central and Chesapeake a.
Ohio Central railroads, the Lexington
accommodation train from Mt. Sterling
struck the rear car of the Kentucky
Central train The later contained 400
kegs of giant powder, which exploded
destroying both depots and blowing the
engineer to atoms. Conductor McNi-
chaels had his eyes blown out and died
soon afterward, his last words being
''Oh, my poor wife and childrcnr' Dan
Martin, the yardmaster, was killed;
Engineer Ben Schiller cannot be found,
and several others were killed and
wounded.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

DARIUS GREEN and his flying ma
chine" has been recalled to the minds
of the inhabitants of Concord, N. u
DIR. Daniel Asbury of that place under
took sail through the air with queer
fying machine, the sails OF which
stretch so feet from tip to tip. The
doctor flew over 500 feet, alighting in
oafnty
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

WHEN an Dillingham; Qll) man
climbed tree the other night and at
tempted to enter the second-story VIM
dow of his house in that manner his
wife naturally mistook him for a bur-
glar, and gave him The contents OF II
revolver. If he RECEIVERS. he will invest
i'm a night key.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
Cholera Ravages in Egypt.

The rapid decline of the lcholera is
explained by the fact that. it is an
Egyptian epidemic, and not tho Asiatic
type. All the Indian doctors who are
now In Egypt speak of the difference
between the present plague and the ter
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

A PENNSYLVANIA youth proposed TO
his girl the other evening, and upon be-
ing rejected he Immediately pulled a
revolver and filled his body full OF holes.
1t is thought he will recover but Oh
course the young lady will never mar
nv him. What woman would be Will
ing to travel through life with man
who looked like walking gravel screenP
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The power of the press is justly APP
preciated in Spain, judging from the
order which has just been issued, Tor"
bidding newspapers publishing insur-
ractionary news.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

The A. w. Wright Lumber Company
are extending their logging railroad in
hoscommon county, seven miles TO con-
meet with the Harrison branch extern
sion OF the Flint & Pcrc Marquette road.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23

A Battle Creek woman stole her en-
ployer's watch, and while the house
was being searched slipped the watch
into his pockcs and then brought suit
for SANDER.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-08-23
Appropriations Asked For.

The following appropriations are re-
commended for the next year for the
continuance of Michigan improvements:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-30

much lighter in hue. suppose there is
something in the dyes used for sable and
other dark furs that camphor influences
Old women still use that drug, however, and
when you see a seal-skin sacque or cloak or
dolman that shows streaks of gray and of a
muddy yellow you can be sure that it has
been kept in camphor through the hot wealth
er. The whole secret of keeping furs is to
beat all the dust out of them and then keep
them in close closet impregEated by the
odor of tar. Another old preventive was
pepper, either cayenne or common black,
but this has been abandoned, and some good
housekeepers used to keep their furs in to-
bacco cuttings. | have seen moths flourish
in tobacco, and where have seen insect
powders used they have sometimes injured
the furs in some way or have been totally
useless in guarding them frcm their Bit
ter foes.
another desideratum in storing furs is
strict cleanliness. We wash all the closets
every spring with water and common wash
ing soda, and the latter serves to destroy
any moth eggs that may have got into the
place. Every closet receives a frequent bath
Of the same kind Thus we are never in-
vaded by the moth but should we show
carelessness for single week, the result
would be disastrous. Muffs, collars and
other small articles we keep in boxes, pack
ing with them sufficient tar paper to keep
out the moths. and the shelves on which they
stand are always kept free from dust
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-30
Always His Luck.
THE INFELICITIES OF DETROIT MAN, FAM
lily EXCURSION.

lie boarded the St. Clair river boat with
his wife and five children, says the Detroit
free Press, and the family were not yet seat
ed when ne began:
"Now, Sarah, I'll bet $50 YOU forgot to
hook that woodshed door,
"Mercy on me, but so did ;" she gasped.
"Just as | expected-just exactly; we'll
get home to find the house cleaned out or in
ashes. Never mimi, though, it would serve
US just right :"
The boat had not yet started when one of
the boys, who insisted on some gymnastics
with a chair, fell TO the deck and set up
great squall.
Broke both arms or I'm a sinner :"
shouted the father. II told You he'd do it
il We let him come along, and now he's
cripple :or life'
1t was, however discovered that the
youngster had sustained nothing more seri-
Gus than skinned nose and peace was re-
stored and continued until the wife sudden
ly discovered that she had lost her watch
"Of course-of course :" growled the hus-
band. There goes Sl2j of my hard earn
Ings knew you'd have il stolen before
YOU had gone rod :"
But perhaps left it on the bureau"
Well, it will be lugged off before night,
Just the same. Serves YOU lust ripht for
bulldozlng me whole month 10 make this
internal excursion. What ails that woman's
baby ?"
Il declare if it hasn't 60, the whoopins
cough !"
'Of course-of course, aud not one of
our children ever had it You'll have busi-
ness on YOUR hands for the next six weeks -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-30
Past, Present and Future of Wyoming.
TF'rom The Laramie Boomerang.

[From The Laramie Boomerang
Some writer has said that no portion of
the globe is at this time so. full of mighty
possibilities, or so rich in promises for the
future, as the broad stretch of rich territory
lying west of the Mississippi, and this asser-
ton comes as near the truth as a newspaper
man dare get. But few years ago this
portion of the Union was, very appropriate
ly, termed a wilderness. The coyote squat
ting in the shelter Of. the outrageous sage
tree sang his tuneful lay, and the cactus
stood sadly in the midst of the wide expanse
of country known as the Laramie plains,
with no human being to love it and cherish
it--and sit down on it. The very thought
Of an orphan cactus being doomed to sit in
eternal silence, with no kind word OF look
for centuries, and with no picnic party and
no soft-eyed young man with ice-cream pants
on to come and nestle so lovingly down up
on its fuzzy bosom, is sad enough to draw
tears from the eyes of Bob Ingersoll HIM
self-at the usual Star Route price. Until
lately, too, the Westerner who ventured
across the Missouri river was looked upon
as curiosity, and the people watched him
with apprehension for fear he might be load
ed. Within the last half score of years,
however, the West, particularly this portion
of ii. has walzed to the front and demand
ed recognition among the countries of the
world, and got it, too. The only
objection to farming on these plains is that
the land comes pretty high-about 5000
feet. The assertion, however, that there is
always sea breeze blowing at that eleva-
ton, just moving the leaves Of the trees
and blowing the cellars out from under the
houses occasionally, is false. True, some
times whisper of wind springs up on the
starboard jib and blows about due west by
gaIley-west for an hour or two, but nothing
heavier than corner lots with big mortgages
on them have been blown away that we ever
heard of.
Raising cattle is Wyomings chief indus
try at this writing. With good branding
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-30
st. Nicholas for September

Is d bright and breezy autumn number,
which Louisa NJ. Aicott opens with charm
ing story Of child-liic entitled Little P,ra
mus and Thi>he,' telling how boy and yirl
became great friends through a hole in the
wall.
Mr. Daniel Beard tells us of his Young
friends Tom, Dick, and Harry, in Florida"
and shows US many pictures Of the odd
things they saw aud the curious adventures
they had. Lost III the Woods" is graph
ic account OF the remarkable adventures of
the Lore children, who for more than q
week last summer wandered through the
forests Of northern Michigan, AID were vain
y sought By miners from the "Allouez"
"CaluNet and ilecla,' and neighborins
mines. over thirteen hundred men at one
time joining III the search.
The "Worls and Play department con-
tains the first half Of profusely illustrated
article On The Playthings ard Amusements
OF an Old-tash;oLcd Boy" who lived when
boys had 10 make their own toys or 90 with
cut. Modern boys will be able to get many
hints from his clever contrivances.
j. /. Trow bridge tells how the ..rnkham
brothers came cut Of the small end Of the
legal horn but gained much il popular sym
pathy. ''Swcpt Away continues to grow
in interest, and there are three entertaining
chapters of Harry NJ. kietfer's '.Rccnllcc-
ti0ns CT Drummer-hov.'
Sarah Orne Jewett. Aunt Fanny, and Ce-
liza 1haxter contribute each poem.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-30
The September Century.

Unusual variety and range III illustrations
and reading matter and an out-of- door quail
ity betitting the season are the distinctive
qualities Of the September Centu,H \ fine
portrait of Robert Burns is the frontspece.
In the same number is delightful account
Of "A Burns Pilgrimage" by II. H., who
relates several anecdotes freshly CLEANED in
the poets country.
\ richly illustrated paper on ''Capc Cod,
by +. Mitchell transforms that curious hook
of sea-sand into homely Yankee paradise.
The article has a colonial flavor, hich allies
it to DIR. Edward Eg9le>ton's illustrated
historical paper, in the same number, on
Indian War i'll the Colonies" Striking
pictures also accompany Lieutenant Schwat-
ka's account Of "A Musk-Ox Hunt" which
was an incident Of his Arctic expedition
IN 1879 OF popular scieatitic interest are
Ernest lngersol's acco unt of professor
Agasslz's Laboratory" at Newport, with
portrait Of Alexander Asassiz; and "The
Tragedies Of the Nests" by John Burroughs.
who describes in his inimitable manner the
dangers that threaten the birds in the house
keeping season. Accompanying the latter is
afull-page engraving BY Elbridgc Kingsley.
timely and valuable illustrated article is
Roger Riordan's ornamental Forms in
Nature
A forcihle argument to prove the future
supremacy Of New York over all the other
great cities Of the world is made bv W.
Conant, under the title, "Wiil New York be
the Final World Metropolis ?" And II. c.
Bunner, in the open Letters" department,
talks encouragingly and entertaningly of
"New York as Il Field for Fiction"
The second part of The Bread-wnnels,"
the anonymous story which is exciting wide
interest and curiosity, reveals its motive as
satire on labor unions or socialism. In
the eighth part Of "A Wuman's Reason"
(Which will be concluded in the October
nunlher), Lord Rainford proposes marriage
to the heroine, and is re jectetl The third
and last part of Joel Chandler Harris's
"Nights with Uncle Remus" is offered, in
addition 10 two humorous short stories
"Our Story" by Frank r. Stockton, show
ing how marriage resulted from literary col
lat Grafton and Love in Old Cloathes." a
modern New York love story, in the quaint
style and spelling of three hundred wears
ago, by H. c. Bunner.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-30

A Race for Life.

was always very fond of bic, cling, and
from the time when | was small boy, and
labo:,d for hours with bone shaker 10 the
da! when became the proud po>sessor of
one oi the iig>; blcvcles ever manufactured,
reVe!td N the enchanting pastime. spend
ing hour, which should have been otherwise
occupied. on the back Of my iron horse, thus
putting my physical powers IA long way
ahead OF niy mental. In fact, hated the
sight of book, and was never happy unless
securing the country on my bicycle. My
father was doctor IN a kentish village, and
having large family, he was thankful, in
deed, when, al the age Of nineteen, a COM
mission was obtained for me by wealth,
friend in q regiment about TO sail for India
y grand new bicycle was my fathers part
ing present to me, and great was my delight
at finding that arother Young "sub," in nv
regiment was also bicyclist. Our hcyclcs
we're, believe, the first ever seen in India
and US We rode together into the town, some
days after our arrival, one would have
thought II was the triumphal entry Of some
Eastern potentae.
One evening after mess Fred and drew
up and signed articles 10 ride 4 ten mile
race.
There was grand native road within
snort distance OF our camp running away
Tor ten miles as nat drawing board. Ii
Ia! through the open plain, and then de
serted tract was leached, becoming wilder as
the road proceeded, and finall, swallowing
It up IN an impenetrable jungle. II was on
this road that ! intended to train Bent
had found a circular path round some native
a frf,, ba
ing about six laps 10 the m;ie. and here he
prepared himself for the coming struggle.
After week Of training, We considered
ourselves tit for the contest; and the adven-
ture am about 10 relate occurred in the
evening before the erentful day. was just
starting for a last ride over my favorite
course ~hen an officer stopped me and said
Have you heard of the tiger, IIaryie ?"
NO" | answered.
The natives have just brought word that
large tiger is marked down in the Jungle
about ten niles from here; so don't 20 too
far this e,ening."
"All right" laughed. IL think a tiger
would find it difficult matter to catch me
my training would tell on him."
had not seen any large wild beasts as
yet, and my notion Of tiger was thin,
sleepylookng animal, as | had once seen in
a travelling menagerie. Away | rode, my
comrades caution forgotten before had
gone a mile.
started at good pace. but not racing,
as intended to do all knew coming home.
In about an hour ] reached my usual halt
ing place, ten miles from camp but this be-
ing the last night of my training, made up
my mind to ride another couple of miles,
and then do the whole distance back at nv
best pace.
! rode on and in another ten minutes
found myself i'll the jungle.
Now for the race home.
Dismounting, / oiled my machine, tight
ened up every screw, and then sat down on
boulder to rest and enjoy the prospect. A
beautiful scene it was too