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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
How to Succeed.

The first requisite to success Is not %
undertake an unwise and impracticable
thing. For this reason the advice often
inculcated by wise and great men has been
to give much time and reflection 10 the
formation of plans. BE slow to decide;
but, having resolved, be prompt to act.
1t is not sufficient, by any means, to DE
prompt in beginning to act. This is easy 10
every one. 1t is the continued, persever-
ing, unflagging activity which, alone, ac'
complishes great results.
The temptations which beset ones steps
at every stage to deliver his attention from
the main pursuit he has fixed on are al
most innumerable, and TO the irresolute
and weak they are found irresistible. ms
accounts for numerous failures.
If man has not attained to what De
started for it will almost always be found
that he has been attending to something
else. The song of the bird by the way
side fell upon his ear and charmed ms
eye, and he fingered when his pace should
have been onward and firm and quick.
Ifyou would insure success in your un'
dertaking whatever it may be, let nothing
divert your attention from it. Leave moth
ing undone, no matter how @eemingly little
and unimportant it may be, which j. cal
culated to promote its accomplishment
| There is no other way to make success Ger
tain. 1t is not luck. 1t depends on doing
doing, DOING.
Yet simple as the lesson Of success is
few rs are its requisites-there is nothing
that people are slower to learn.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

sand and one delights Of that happy week.
1t was over all too soon in the estimation
of both Tom, Gertrude, and Mrs. Bas-
combe, not forgetting little Carlos, who
seemed to love our heroine better than
his handsome mother.
The time came for Gertrude's departure
and before going away she was cioseted
with Mrs. Bascombe, and the conversation
must have been n very pleasing one, for
when they came forth from the boudoir of
the latter the face of that lady was aglow
with delight, and she entered the drawing
room where Tom Albright was impatient
ly waiting, for what with her arm around
our heroine's waist; and she said, placing
one soft hand on the shoulder of her
brother:
"Tom she is worthy of all your love,
and l thank God He has given You such
an angel!'
Tom accompanied his betrothed to the
city, and upon their arrival took his leave,
with warm kiss, after making certain
arrangement with her, which at present,
does not concern the reader
To be Continued.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
THE THREE LITTLE CHAIRS.

They sat alone by the bright wood hre,
The gray haired dame and the aged SIRE
Dreaming of days gone b,;
The tear-drops fell on each wrinkied eneek.
They both had thoughts they could not spesh
And each heart uttered sign
For their sad and fearful eyes deserted
Three little chairs placed side by side
Against the sitting-room wall,
Old-fashioned enough as there they STOOD,
Their seats of flag and their frames OF WOOD,
With their backs so straight ana TALL
Then the sire shook his silvery head,
And. with trembling voice, he gently SAID,
another, these empty chairs,
They bring us such sad thoughts tonight
Well put them forever out OF sight"
In the small, dark room upstairs"
But she answered, Father, no; not yet;
For / look at them and forget
That the children are away;
The boys come back, and our Mary, too,
With her apron ON OF checkered blue,
And sit there every day.
Johnny still whites ships tall masts,
And Willie his leaden bullets casts,
While Mary her patchwork sews;
At evening the three childish prayers
Go up TO God from these little chairs
So softly that no one knows.
Johnny comes back from the billow deep;
willie wakes from the battlefield sleep
To say good night TO me-;
Mary's wife and mother NO more,
But a tired child whose play-tlme's DER,
And comes TO rest at my knee.
So let them stand there, though empty now,
And every time when alone we bow
At the fathers throne to pray,
Well ask to meet the children above
In our Saviour's home of rest and love,
Where no child goeth away"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
A Basket of Summer Fruit.

May be great luxury If ripe and in season.
But in summer great deal Of sickness comes
from eating unripe and withered fruit. Cole,
cramps and Summer complaint are the result
of indulgence in fruit which is not wholesome:
These are bad, yet it is well to know that PERRY
DAVIS PAIN KILLER is a sovereign remedy
for these and many other evils.
STRAIGHTEN your boots q shoes with Lyons
Patent Heel Stiffeners and wear them again
"BUCHU-PAIBA.' Quick, complete cure, all
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases. III
For Dyspepsia Indigestion Depression of Spirits
and General Debility In their various forms; also
a preventive against Fever and Ague, and other In
termittent Feyers the "Ferro- Phosphorated Elixer
of Calisa va" made by Caswell Hazard a Co.. New
York. and sold by all Druggists. Is the best tonic
and for patients recovering from fever or other
ickness, IL has no equal.
Emira, n. Y, has factory which turns out
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

w OLCOTI, WAIVE w., ~. l.
Rheumatic Syrup Co.:
Condemnation many years l have
been a great sufferer with rheumatism.
Much OF the time had but little use of
my arms; my hands were drawn out of
shape, and nearly lost the use of one OF
my limbs. i have been treated by the
best physicians and have taken many
different remedies that were highly rec
commended, but grew worse all the time
until l commenced using Rheumatic
Syrup, and before l had used one bot
tie began to improve, and after taking
the Syrup four weeks, was completely
cured, and to-day am as well as ever.
and can use my hands and limbs rs
freely as when boy. The effect OF
the Rheumatic Syrup has been truly
wonderful in my case, and find on in
quiry, that it is doing equally as well in
every case, where it is being used. You
are ut liberty to use my name as you
choose, as | am very glad to be able to
say, as can, that the Rheumatic Syrup
is one of the best medicines on the mar
ket, and single trial will convince any
one of its wonderful merits.
JACOB WILLIAMS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

ACAT SToRY.-A man now living IN
Kingston emigrated to the West man
years ago, and bought house which ma
stood unoccupied for considerable tim
The first night he heard sounds that COZ
WINGED him that there were rats in tn
cellar and on investigating he found ths
hundreds of the creatures were disportins
themselves there. Having eaten quarter
of beef down to the bone, they were play
ing tag among the shelves. He offered TO
introduce the family cat, but she declined
TO be presented. The next day she was
missing, until the family thought they had
lost her; but on the fourth day familiar
"meown was heard and there was tabby a,
the head of q column Of three dozen cats
in light marching order, their backs nj
md their tails rampant. The front dool
was opened and the detachment movet
down the cellar stairs in good order. In.
next morning q flour barrel full OF deat
rats was buried behind the house, and thu
eats returned to their homes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
Power OF Example.

Example is power. 1t is alike so in the
circles of wealth and and refinement and
in the haunts of poverty and ignorance
1t tells everywhere, and makes its mark
for good or evil all over the world of men
and thought. All history is but n reitera-
ton of the power of example-powert to
bless and refine, or to blight and ruin hui
manity. Unless its teachings impress us
with the truth, we are indeed poor students
Of human history. One has well said that
History is philosophy teaching by ex-
ample"
Example is power of good. Every man
has influence, more or less, in his sphere
of life, and that influence, in the very ma
ture of the case, must tell OH his fellows.
Ii he be q good man, his example must
and will do good. 1t cannot be otherwise.
A pure and virtuous life, like the sun i'll
the heavens, must shine and bless, bright
en- and warm in the moral world. So it
has ever been, and so it ever will be. Truth
and purity, like so many gems i'll the life
and example of the good man, cannot but
shame and condemn error and vice in
others
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

The distance required for stopping rail-
road trains increases very rapidly with the
increase of speed. In experiments made
in England, the Westinghouse brake stop.
ped a train moving at the rate of Al l-z
miles an hour at point only AS feet dis
tant from the place where the brake was
applied but when the speed was increased
to 81 miles an hour the distance run after
the application of the brake was 1885 feet,
and at speed Of 81 miles an hour the
train ran zoos after the brake was applied
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
A fault doth neverwith remorse
On mind SO deeply move
AS when anOther's guilelcsS life
Our error doth reproNe.

Example is also power for evil. There
is no estimating the extent of bad mans
influence in the world; its moral reach is
indeed fearful "One sinner destroyeth
much good,". is the testimony Of the wise
man, as well as the practical teaching of
all experience. An instrument of incalcu-
bic harm in any community is the man
who arrays his life and example against
virtuo and religion, and yet thousands Of
our fellow beings seem only to live that
they may blight humanity with the iniiu-
ence of their wicked lives and evil exam
pie. Their work in the world is that of
distraction, for they literally destroy
much good"
Cicero gave his followers the best of
counsel when he said to them: BE n pat
tern to others, then all will go well for as 4
whole city is infected by the licentious pas
,ions and vices of men, so is ii likewise re
formed by their moderation"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
Englishmen like the mutton of black
fooab ahaan
MARYLAND to the Front.

The Hon. Oden Bowie, Ex-Governor
of Maryland, President of the Bafti-
more City Passenger Railway Co., also
President of the Maryland Jockey Club.
says: "Both in my family, and in my
private stables, as well as those of the
City Passenger Railway Co, l have
for several years used st. Jacobs Oil
most satisfactorily" Such statement
ought to convince every reader of this
paper.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
He CarofulI

The genuine Trough on Corusn Is made only By
u. D.; Wells Nroprictor of Rough on katsD and has
HAY FEVER have used Ely's Cream Balm
for liay-Fever, and have experienced great
relief. / recommend 1t as the best of all the
remedies have tried.-T. b. jerks, lawyer,
Grand Rapids, Mich. Price zoe.
Col. II. Waters, U. s. Dist. Atty, Kansas
City, said: "Sdmaritan Neryine cared my
niece of spasms." Drug. lists In all States keep
A.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
Elmira, Y. Y, has factory which turns out
daily between 200 and 800 augers.
"Come. Let Us Reason Together.

Gene rancid, one that is penetrating, one that
combines all these qualities is crude oil; when
deprived OF its characteristic odor and color,
and perfumed elegantly, 1t is called Carboline
and 1t stands TO reason that an oil OF this kind
would make the most elegant hair-dressing and
restorer, and II does. Try 1t.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

sMorHKR SWANS WORM SYRUP for feverishness
restlessness, worms constipation. Tasteless 25c
For years I have been afflicted with Hay
Fever. gave Ey's Cream Balm trial. The
relief was Immediate. regard myself cured.
G. scHREIBER, Supt. Of Cordage Co., Eliza
beth, N. j. Price 80 cents.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

Dyspephc symptoms, low spirits,
restlessness, sleeplessness, confusion,
sour stomach, pain in the bowels, sick
headache, variable appetite, raising
food, oppression at pit of stomach. low
fever and languor, Parsons Purgattre
RllS give immediate relief and will ulti-
mately cure the disease.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
JERsEYvILLE, Ill, April 26, 1882.

" 4 .
Dear Sri am more than pleased with the
effect of your Zoa-Phors In our daughters
case. / am surprised to see how she has i'm
proved. She is gaining I'm weight and color,
and think feels better than she ever did her
nerves are steady, and the distress she suffered
In her chest Is entirely gone. firmly believe
that Zoa- Phora is all that has saved her life.
am willing you should use my letter, for
am not afaaid to tell what wonderful cure
your medicine is, and would like all who suf-
fer to try 1t. Yours respectfully,
MRs. SARAH RANDOLPH
/ shall always remember gratefully the good
health your medicine has brought my daugh-
ter. LEWIS RANDOLPH.
N. B.-This was a case of suppression.
Sod by Druggists
Ex-Governor Leland Stanford's income is
about $1,000, 900 year.
A good medicinal tonic, with real merit, is
Browns Iron Bitters.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

EssEx COUNTY, VA.-Mr. James X. Micon,
clerk, says: al have used Browns Iron Bitters
and found 1t valuable for the purposes which
n claims ~
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

If any of the readers Of this paper do
not know of Jolinsoa'S Anodyne Lininier2
we urge them to find out about it.
Write to DR.. Johnson & Co., of Bangor,
Me. 1t is the most marvellous remedy
i'm the world
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

Daniel f. Beatty, the great organ
builder and advertiser, is OILY 80 years
old
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

ROUGH ON RATS" Clears out rats, MICE
reaches. bed-bugs. ants. vermin. chiDnunks.
Princes, potentates, plain people, everybody
needs Samaritan NeyViye. or druggists 81 So
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

VIXEN you visit or leave New York City save
Baggage Exprtssage and Carriage Hire and
stop at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand
Central Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted up at cost OF one mil
lion dollars, reduced to 81 and upwards per
day. European Plan. Elevator Restaurant
supplied with the best. Horse cars, stages and
elevated railroad to all depots. Families can
live better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than at any other irstclass hotel In the
city
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
InlOOrtant.

1t Is said that dwarfs die of premature old
age and giants of exhaustion.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

Senator George, of Mississippi, works
with his son in the fields.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

Dakota has an area OF 95, 500, 900 ocres, an'
q population reaching very nearly 100000.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
In fever and ague

Gen. Joseph Z. johnson weighs II U pounds
and wears black suit and straw hat.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20
WoLCOTT, WAYNE G.

A Chicago paper says over 200 East
ern thieves are thieving there.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

The Georgia lunatic asylum has LOO in
mates.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

One morning the mansion Of Mrs. Mo-
yiartv was honored by visitor who Gre
ated unite n sensation. He was n foot
man--black as q crows vino with wide
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-20

w. N. I'D. 3s.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Death of Mrs. L. E. Hemenway

About 70 o'clock Wednesday night oc-
cured the death of Mrs. L. f. Hemen-
way, wife of the postmaster at Moline
She retired in apparently as good health
as usual about II o'clock. Shortly after
ward her husbands attention was attract
ed by her heavy breathing, and he hasten
ed to call his daughter Mrs. J NJ.
Christy. Before they returned to the
room, however, Mrs. Hemenway had ex
PRED Apoplexy was the cause
Mrs. Hemenway's maiden name was
Jane Marsh She was born at Bethel,
Vt, on the goth of January, 1915. In
1889 she removed to Grand Detour, III.
On the 23d of June, 1912, she was united
in marriage to L. E. Hemenway, and in
1855 the couple came to Moline, which
city has been their home since. The
union was blessed with four children.
Fred c., in Rock Island; Herbert G., who
is in Iowa; Charles F., cashier in the
Moline National bank, and Mrs Ellen NJ
wife of j. NJ. Christy. She was an
exemplary christian lady and was beloved
by all who knew her. The funeral took
place at . p. m. today
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Personal Points.

Mrs. A. n Morton is visiting he rela-
tives at Peoria
Mr.. B. T. Gable is absent in St. Lous
on business.
E. B. Nosburg, Esq, agent for "Rice's
Surprise Party" was in the city today.
Col Dowdall, of the Peoria Democrat,
left for ST. Louis last night.
Mr. Chas. Osborn, of Chicago. is IN the
city visiting old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stockhouse and son are
visiting friends in Springfield this week.
Mr.. Bart E. Linehan, one of Dubuque's
prominent citizens, was at the Harper
house today.
Mr.. F. II. Cooper, one of the leading
merchants Of Peoria, was in the city last
night.
Mr.. John Jennings, one of the solid
farmers of Henry county, was in the city
today.
Mr.. Andrew Donaldson and daughter,
of Rural, were among the visitors to Rock
Island today.
Mr.. j. L. Long, one of the substantial
citizens of Richland Grove, was in the
city today.
Miss Kittie Armstrong, of Lyons, Iowa,
is in the city on visit to the family of
Mr.. Albert Warren.
A N. Morton, the popular agent of the
Rock Island & Peoria road, returned this
morning from trip to Chicago.
Mrs. E. D. F. Fisher, daughter of Mr.
J. R. Johnston, arrived yesterday morn
ing, in response to telegram to attend
the funeral of her grandmother.
Mr.. Daniel Korken has gone TO Pueblo,
Col, for the benefit of his health. He is
stopping with his brother,in law, Mr..
Stephen Buckley
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
The Romany Rye

OF all the great modern plays The
Romany Rye" is the most thrilling and
like 1t viii be here for only one night,
Monday next, Dec. 81 Sixmonths at the
Princess theatre, LoDdcn, and three
months at Booths theatre, New York,
certainly endorses this opinion. There
are fifty five people and twenty seven
gypsies in the cast of this play, and it
takes three large railway cars to bring the
scenery and costumes from New York.
Among the famous Life pictures" are
''The Gypsy Encampment. THE Eng
lish Race Course" "Craigsnest" by
moonlight, London at Sunrise, THE
Wreck of the Saratoga and Little
Queer" street.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
REYNOLDS Sensation

The sensation of the day at Reynolds is
that prominent young man of that
town, who has been in the employ of one
of the thriving merchants there for nearly
two years. is guilty of embezzlement. His
employer has suspected that something
was wrong for some time past and TO
confirm his suspicious he marked some
money which he left in the money drawer
1t afterwards disappeared, and it was
discovered that the young man in question
p used the identical money at one of the
other stores. Whatfirs created suspicion
in the mind of the proprietor, was how
could his clerk live on fifty dollars year
and support family, as the young man
had drawn but that amount in the last
wear No arrest has been made as yet, as
it is said that the Young mans father-in
law, who is a prominent farmer near
Reynolds, will settle the matter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
Knew Ills own Name.

A well-known citizen of Detroit was
walking up Woodward avenue one day
last week when he saw an old colored
man in advance of him who frequently
did chores in his family. Wishing his
services the gentleman called to him in
a voice that demanded attention:
George
There was no answer and not the
slightest indication that the old. darkey
heard him; SO the gentleman called
again:
George Washington"
Not glimmer of recognition; the
gentleman knew he was right in the in
dividual and was quite sure of the no
menclature, but he thought he would
make another attempt.
George Washington Smith
The old manturned quickly, grinnine
with recognition.
Eyes, sab, that's me saff .
why didn't you answer me before?'
asked the citizen Indignantly.
How'd know, sab, dat Use the gen.
tleman yoh wanted? never answer tc
no front name, sab; dere mout: be an
oder Gawge Washington, but when you
put de Smith to it dat settles de pint
Use all detention now, sab" and the
old fellow beamed with pleasure at hay.
ing settled an important point O.
etiquette to his satisfaction. -Desgot
Free Press.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28

From The following it will be seen that
Congressman Murphy is still laboring
energetically for the interests of this
section. Besides the Hennepin canal he
has other projects in view, and he leaves
no stone unturned, to further his constit-
uents' interests. Here is another re5olu-
ton that he has introduced in the house
of representative, December II, 1888;
read twice, referred to the committee on
appropriations, and ordered to be printed:
Making a appropriation for the improve
meat of the pool above the dam at the
Rock Island Arsenal
Resolged By tie Senate and House Of Rep
reseptdtires Of the United States Of america
in Congress assembled That to enable the
secretary of war to complete the i'm
provement of the water pool above the
dam at the Rock Island Arsenal eleven
thousand dollars are hereby appropriated,
out of any money not otherwise apprO
priatcd, and is made available on the date
of the passage of this resolution.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-28
COOKING CLUB.
LOVED NOT WISELY.
A Presumption Maiden Hunting for the
Author Of Her Ruin.

In the quiet little town of Presumption
on the Rock Island & Mercer County
road, has occurred an affair that savOrs of
the sensational. The village gossips have
been wagging their tongues at lively
rate, and the affair is the topic of the day
1t is all about daughter of Eve, and the
section boss on the railroad at that place
The ARGUS has been acquainted with
the particulars for some time, but has
withheld them from the public in the hope
that matters would be satisfactorily ar
ranged. One party was willing, but the
other was not, and now that the man has
played the part of rascal, we think he
should b. exposed to public scorn.
The girl in the case, whose name we
withhold, worked at the boarding house
Of Mrs. Hammond. Peter Rafferty,
boarded there, and in short time became
intimate, and as subsequent events show,
altogether too intimate with the girl. The
good landlady, learning the state of
affairs, dismissed the girl from her EN-
ploy, but let Rafferty, remain But
the girl was not to be thus thrown aside,
and determined, if possible, to save her
self by compelling Rafferty, to marry her.
She would not take no for an answer, and
being somewhat of the Sullivan order,
succeeded in bringing Rafferty, to
the depot and getting him on
the train for Rock Island Rafferty, made
repeated, bat vain attempts to escape,
by jumping from the train. The Infatuated
Amazon proved to be more than his
equal, and held him with a vice like grip.
She landed her man safely in this city,
and made for the county clerks Office
They never made their appearance there,
however and it is evident that Rafferty,
dissuaded her from her purpose, and prom
ised to make amends in a short time. The
twain returned to Presumption, but it ap-
pears that Rafferty, did not keep his word,
for tie deluded damsel was in the city
yesterday, looking for him, with blood in
her eye, Rafferty, has evidently departed
for another cline, and has left his victim
to her ruin. No punishment is too severe
| for such rascal.