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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-10-16
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TROUGH ON ITCH" cures humors, eruptlons ring
worm. letter. salt rhuem, frUsted feet chiblains.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-10-16
MARINK Cry. Sent. 2. 1ss,

MARINE CITY. Hept. 3, 1883.
To the Officers of the M. NJ. B. Association
Gentlemen-I take this opportunity of
thanking you for the promptness In which you
have paid my benefit, amounting to one thous-
and dollars. l am very much pleased with
the manner in which my claim has been set
tied, and wishing the association every success,
remain, Very truly yours,
MRS. ROSE MCDONALD.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-10-16
TO THE UNMARRIED.
An Association for Their BENEFIT
and What 1t is Doing for Them,

AL A66OOAbtASh AOA 4hOh 1DOhoh v
and What 1t Is Doing for Them.
There are but few Of the many unmarried
persons In Michigan who are aware that an
institution organized TO assist its members
upon entering the matrimonial state, has been
in existence the past year and half.
This association is known as the Mutual
Marriage Benevolent Association OF Marine
City, having been incorporated under the laws
OF Michigan In 1888, 1t is the only institution
Of It's kind In the state. The association has
paid In benefits stree August 2, 10000, and is
paying several thousand month to its men,
bers.
The following letters OF Acknowledgement
are few Of the many the association are re-
ceiving.
MARINE CITY, Mich, Aug. Q, 1854.
NJ M. B. Association:
Gentlemen-Pleese accept my thanks for the
very prompt manner In which you have paic
my benefit amounting to one thousand dol
lars ($t,CVJ). This speedy settlement should
make the Mutual Marriage Benevolent Asso-
citation deserving OF confidence and patron
age Of every unmarried person In the state. /
have derived larger benefit by being a
member Of the association than i ever antici.
pated. AS an investment know OF no equal,
and would advise every unmarried person to
Join the association; and hoping that success
may continue to crown the Mutual Marriage
Association, and that 1t may be the means Of
making happy the hearts aud homes OF thous-
ands Of young married people, l am
Yours, thankfully,
GEO, McHANEY.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-10-16
TO the PUBLIC.

BE sure and ask for Railways and see that the
Esoe OF "RadwaF" lie on what you buy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-10-16
TIE sK.N.

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few dooes OF RAILWAYS PILLS will free the
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PRICE IS GENTS PER BOX. Sold by al druggista
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-10-16
Road "FALsE AND TRUE

Send letter stamp 10 RAILWAY 4 ca.
40. 32 Warren st, New York. eH-In-
formation worth Thousands will be sent to you.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

AS financial experts the opinions OF
the representatives of the banking in
terests that recently met at Saratoga are
of interest. Banker S. S. Keene, OF
Chicago, in his speech, expressed the
opinion that the country had passed the
dead point in the machinery of COM
MERGE and traffic, and was "again on the
road to full return of confidence"
The accelerating movement will for a
time be almost imperceptibly slow, but
positive and upward. Balloons and
frauds have exploded, and some time is
requisite to a restoration of confidence,
but there are large crops and ample cir
culating medium. These are the chief
essentials of prosperity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

A Mrs. KING, secretary of the Ration
al Dress Association, landed recently
in Montreal, and proposes to spring
some startling innovations in the dress
line upon Canadian femininity. Mrs.
Kings idea is to do away with all super
fuous petticoats which impede the free
dom of the lower limbs, or, as Mrs. King
calls them plainly, legs, and thus inter-
fere with the health and strength of
women. Mrs. King worked for some
time in unision with Lady Haberton,
who was one of the first to take up the
subject of dress reform in England, but
di erences OF opinion arose, and the
two ladies thought it best to separate.
Mrs. King believes in calling spade a
spade, and insisted on speaking of her
trousers as trousers, while Lady Haber-
ton preferred the less startling appelia-
ton of divided skirt" If the Cana
dams have as much respect for Mrs
King as they have for the Queen the
women will soon wear the trousers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
A Smart Dog.

[From the Ansonia Comm sentinel.J
A transient guest sitting in the office
of the Basset House, Birmingham, few
evenings since, was interviewed by
bright little terrier dog, well known
hereabouts for his smartness. The dog
looked up in the genJleman's face so
knowingly that the latter remarked:
well, you are bright little fellow;
guess you can do some tricks; what can
you do?" At that the little terrier sat
down on his launches. folded his arms
In his most approved style and looked
up, as to say, "How is that for dog?"
"Wen done" said the gentleman; "per-
haps you can do some other things.
What else can you do?" At that the
little fellow deliberately marched out to
the middle of the floor, stood upon his
hind feet erect, and whirled twice
around. pretty good. pretty good"
said the traveller; somebody must
think good deal of you. Can you
walk?" At that the little dog stood
himself erect and walked with great de-
Liberation to his new-found friend, and
putting his forepaw upon the latter's
knee, looked up for approval, which he
got most heartily, the gentleman saying,
II know man who has dog that I
think is not so smart as you, that he
values at 81 ,000." At this the owner of
the dog. (Mr. Charles Tracie). looked up
from the paper that he had been reading
with the remark: "But would not
swap with him." The gentleman proved
to have been good deal of dog fam
cier, having been at one time and an
other the owner of nearly hundred
specimens, but had rarely seen one that
seemed to understand everything that
was said to him as did this one. The
peculiarly of the performance was that
it was not routine. The dog seemed to
have made his own selection from quite
large number of similar tricks, with
out his masters familiar voice or mo-
tions to direct.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
How the BedOains Conquer Thirst.

In an article on The Rescue of
Chinese Gordon" in the September
Century, Gen. E. E. Colston, late of
the Egyptian General Staff, says: 'In
the 'Waterless Land water is the para
mount question. If it be asked how a
large body of Bedouins like the ten
thousand who nearly destroyed the
British squares at Tamai manage to
subsist, the reason is plain. In the
first place, they do not need the enor-
nous trains required for European
army. They are the most abstemious
of men. Each man carries a skin of
water and a small bag Of grain, pro-
cured by purchase or barter from cara
vans. Their camels and goats move
with them, supplying them with milk
and meat, and subsisting upon the
scanty heritage and the foliage of the
thorny mimosa, growing in secluded
wadies. These people could live upon
the increase of their t1ocks alone, which
they exchange readily for other COM
modities; but being the exclusive car
riers and guides for all the travel and
commerce that cross their deserts, they
realize yearly large amounts of money.
AS to water, they know every nook
and hollow in the mountains, away
from the trails, where few bar
rels of water collect in some shaded
ravine, and they can scatter, every man
for himself, to fill their water-skins. On
my first expedition, near the close of
the three years drought I reached some
wells on which / was depending, and
found them entirely dry. It was sever
al days to the next wells. But nv
Bedouin guides knew some natural
reservoirs in the hills about six miles
off. So they took the water cameIs at
night-fall, and came back before day
light with the water-skins filed. An
invading army would find it hard to OBJ
tain guides, and even if they did, they
must keep together, and could not
leave the line of march to
look for water. Besides the
Bedouins, accustomed from infancy
to regard water as most precious and
rare, use it with wonderful economy.
Neither men nor animals drink more
than once in forty-eight hours. AS to
washing, they never indulge in such
wasteful nonsense. When Bedouins
came to my camp, water was always
offered them. Their answer would
frequently be: No, thanks; drank
yesterday They know too well the
Importance of keeping up the habit of
abstemiousness. No wonder they can
subsist where invaders would quickly
perish"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
A BucOIic Story.
From the Binrhsmt,n o,,.,1,,ir-.

From the Bingbamton Republican,
Ihere occurred lately in the town of
'Brookdale, Susquehanna County. Pa.
one OF the most exciting incidents we
have for some time been called unon To
narrate. Charles Adams, An elderly
but still powerful farmer OF that mace,
with his son, lad II years Of age. was
going along lane some distance awav
from the house, leading by ring and
rope blooded bull, which though 3 or
4 years of age, had always been con-
sidered perfectly docile. Near the end
of the lane is hay barn, and as thew
passed beside it father and son chatted
together, when suddenly, with hoarse
below, the bull turned, and catching
the old gentleman between his horns.
pinned him against the barn. The boy
was almost frightened out of his wits.
but the old man kept cool.
The angry animal when it turned and
caught him had, instead of goring him,
pressed one of its long horns on either
side OF his legs, just below the hips,
and, with deep, reverberating bellows
flashing eyes, waving tail, and curved
spine, stood pressing It's sharp horns
USOPOI anu OOOpSI LILO TIC DOarOS at
the old mans back, while the hard earth
beneath its feet was torn up and thrown
far to the rear by its furious efforts to
crush the object of its wrath. Thus
matters stood for ten seconds. The
frightened farmer did not expect to es-
cape alive, but the boards held, and he
shouted to his son to run to the house
for the gun. The BOY started few
steps, but as the house was a quarter of
mile away the old man called him
back and told him to run to the back
of the barn and get stout fork there.
He ran, and, coming back, went on the
left side of the struggling animal,
placed the fork tines as near the region
OF his heart as he knew, and as his father
gave the signal, pushed with might and
main. Deep sank the sharp tines and
the animal dropped to his knees, and,
with gasp of'agony, rolled over on it's
side. The tine had gone through its
heart. The old man hobbied to the
house saved, but bruised, weak and
faint. The boy laid down and cried.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

The fancy food products of Europe
are being largely reproduced in this
country and exported to Europe,
Macaroni is made by Italians in New
York, Neuchatel cheese by Swiss in
Jersey, Schweiser kase by Germans in
Ohio, Albert biscuit by Englishmen in
Albany, and caviare by Russians in
Harlem. Conspicuous among the
liquors is port wine, made in California ;
large quantities of bologna are made in
Cincinnati, the Paris of America, and
large quantities of pate de fois gras are
made by the Alsatians who have geese
ranches in Minnesota.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

The Unites States naval board, OF
which Commodore Luce is president
appointed to investigate and report up
on the best kind of coal for use on
naval vessels, has completed it's findings
and will submit them to Secretary
Chandler upon his return to Washing
ton. The report recommends semi
bituminous coal as the best, especially
if smokeless, with anthracite next, and
bituminous third. This finding will be
received with some surprise by coal
men, as bituminous has heretofore
been considered by far the most desira-
BILE variety.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

THERE are several things connected
with the sinking of the Tallapoosa to
excite wonder. 1t is somewhat extraor-
binary that a naval vessel should not
have been better handled, even in fog,
and it is surprising, as the steamer went
down in few minutes, that all but two
of the people on board escaped. There
are two sides to the story of any col
ision, but in this case there seems to
be call for even-tempered investiga-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

The Dane County Republicans, in convention
at Madison on the 9th, declared in favor of
the present state officers. and instructed their
delegates to the congressional convention to
vote for r. NJ. La Toilette.
Republican County conventions for choosing
Gele gates to congressional convention were
keld on the 27tL Rock and BCscobel Coun-
ties. The Douglas County Democrats and the
Prohibitionists of Walworth County also held
conventions.
At the Republic n convention at Reedsburg
on the 9th. d. B. Hubert was nominated for
the Fourteenth Senatorial d strict.
The Michigan Prohlbitionist convention at
Lansing, on the 9Th, nominated David Preston
for governor
The Democrats and Greenbackers of the
Second Michigan District, on the 9th, re-nom-
mated N. B, Eldredge for Congress.
The Texas Greenback state convention, al
Waco, on the Goth, chose full Butler West
electoral ticket. The party will support Jones
the Independent candidate, for governor.
B. j. Hall, of Burlington, was chosen fol
Congress. by the Democrats Of the First Iowa
District.
At the Democrat Greenback fusion convention
in the Seventh Iowa District, on the 26th
Judge W. III. Henry, Democrat, of Des Moines
was nominated for the long term, and William
kr1der, Greenback, of Winterset, for the short
term
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
Foreign Elements i'm Our Population.
From the Ceninrv

From the Century.
As the great mass of the immigration
has come since the year 1920, the num-
bers of the foreign element in the first
and second degrees may be estimated
with approximate accuracy from the
number of persons of foreign birth and
parentage given in the census returns
of 1880. While 10,138,75S immigrants
had landed it the United States from
1920 TO the middle Of 1880, there were,
in the country, in 1880, 1885, 1896 per-
sons of foreign birth or having one
parent foreign-born. If from this sum
we take 33,252, the surprisingly large
number of persons of foreign birth hav-
ing both parents born in the United
States. who are for all the purposes of
this study natives" we have a popula-
ton foreign in the first and second de-
grees of Ia, 922,744, of whom 6,679, 943,
were foreign-born. This number
still does not represent quite
all the new element, since
large number of small children fgur-
ing in the census of 1880 must have had
parents of the younger generation of
the new population born upon our soil.
There is no record of these third de-
gree foreigners, OF course, and we must
proceed without regard to them, simply
assuming that the figures relating to
the old stock embrace certain num-
Der, not proportionately large, who
belong to the new. We may judge OF
the relation In which this mass of
people of foreign birth and parentage
stands to the population which we are
accustomed to regard as the leaven O.
our nationality-the stock to which
other elements are to be assimilated
possible-by comparing it with tn
white population of native parentage-
The whole population of tie country,
minus persons of foreign birth, and
parentage, native negroes, and Indians,
is 28,6O1, 676. This is not much more
than half the population.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

The report of the appearance OF
pleuro-pneunnonia in Illinois is dis
agreeable surprise. This is the first in
stance of the appearance of that dis
ease west of the Allegheny mountains,
but the circumstances of it's develop
ment leave room for hope that it may
take no local footing, as the inflicted
cattle were lot of Jerseys recently i'm
ported from the East. The actual in
PRODUCTION of this scourge among West
ern herds would be a great nationa
calamity
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

A YOUNG girl reading novel late at
night discovered a fire in New York
tenement and saved the lives of seventy
people. The insurance companies seem
to have been very favorably impressed
with this fact, and probably will have
gratis distributions of lurid fctions
hereafter in doubtful localities. The
novel is destined to become new fac
tor in the economic safety system of the
METROPOLIS,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

The county treasurer at Crawfords-
vile, Ind, ig found to be short in his
accounts to the amount of $4,000.
The explanation is given in reinstatement
that che spent money lavishly, kept "a
fast horse and negro driver, and
lived in very fine residence" Splurg-
ing IN that style on other peoples
money always results that way.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

For number of years, and up to her
marriage with Mr.. Hudson, about year
ago, she was one of the best female
correspondents at the national capital
and her letters were always readable
and worth thespace they filled-a thing
that cannot always be truly said of
Washington correspondents, whether
male or female. Besides her newspaper
work Mrs. Hudson also ventured into
other fields of literature, and with no
mean success.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
The present trouble in Pittsbure

The present trouble in Pittsburg be-
tween the Austrian consul and the To-
cal authorities arose as follows: The
consul hung out an Austrian flag on the
emperor's birthday. The chief of pc.
lice ordered it to be taken down, acting
under city ordinance directed against
street distractions and swinging signs.
The consul refused to recognize this of
ficer's authority, and is in Estate OF
mind" The whole affair is of the tenn
pest in a teapot variety.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
Not That Providence.
lFrom the Providence JOURNAL

Are the people in Providence SO
very, very poor?" asked little girl of
her father.
/" I suppose they are no poorer than
the rest of mankind" said the old gen.
tleman. What prompts that question,
my child?"
Well" said the little girl, I just
heard this morning at Sunday-school
that everybody trusts in Providence"
Go away" said the old gent. "You
make me tired"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

The Boston Globe thinks he is wise
young man who early makes up his
mind that gamblers know more
about gambling than he does. The
meat of the nut is there. Betting
against a mans own game has been the
cause of many young mans down
fall. 'Twere better economy to have
thrown the money in the fire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

DURING The last year the dead-letter
Office has handled about 100000 let
tiers. Of these about 10000 were
mailed without any address, and nearly
100000 without any stamps. Thus far
no one acknowledges to have forgotten
to stamp their mail. Either the gov
eminent uses poor glue or the memory
of man is deceitful.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

ANOTHER bank president has gone
wrong and off. The directors of the
First National Bank of Albany, n. Y,
have been forced to suspend business,
owing to the continued absence of the
president, Albert S. Warner. The de-
posits aggregate $154, 900. circumstances
point strongly 20 sacred trusts VIC
lated, a bank scuttle and even the poi
soning of a creditor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
A Disastrous Wind.

Evansville, Ind, experienced tornado on the
29th. The damage is estimated in the neighbor-
hood'of quarter of million. Near Hender-
son. KY, the transfer steamer Belmont, with a
board. was struck by the gale. and sank in a
few minutes. Fourteen persons are known to
be lost. Other shipping along the river were
damaged. but no further loss of life is reported.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
Silver in West virginia,

Richie, W. Va, is the scene of much excite
ment, consequent upon the discovery of
silver in that vicinity. A mine owned by Rev.
John Walters has ore that assays $500 of silver
and 81 of lead to the ton. widow named
Pool found an eleven pound lump of silver ore
while excayaJing well. She sold it for $125
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
A DisaereeabIe Affair

The board of aldermen of New York on the
evening of the 29tn secured dissolution of the
injunction restraining them from passing over
the mayors veto an ordina nee granting charter
to surface railway on Broadway. and imme-
diately passed the ordinance, the mayors OBJ
jections to the contrary notwithstanding.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
Political.

The Republicans of the Third Illinois Dis
trict have nominated George R. Davis for Con-
gress.
The Ninth Wisconsin District Republican
convention, at Oconto on the 9th, nominated
Hon. Isaac Stephenson for Congress.
The Republicans of Dodge County held a.
convention at Dodgeville on the 9th and chose
delegates to the state, senatorial and congress
sional conventions. The Prohibitionists also
met on the same day and chose their delegates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
HydrOphObia.

According to dispatches of the 28th. great
excitement prevails in the vicinity If Eufala.
Ala, caused by the wholesale spread &c hy-
drophobia. Thirty-two persons are suffering
from the disease, which originated in having
eaten of the carcass of hog which had been
bitten by rabid dog. The carcass had been
given to the negroes for soap grease but thew
cooked and ate the meat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
ISifChnlRra 9

A disease with symptoms resembling cholera,
but which is declared by the physicians to be
grey lux, has broken out in Van Buren, County,
La. Up to the 10Th inst, thirty-Iwo cases were
reported, about one-fourth of which were fatal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03

QUEEN VICTORIA was presented with
an elephant and a monkey recently by
three Abyssinian ENJOYS who arrived
in London. They are the gifts OF
King John, whose predecessor Theo-
dore, it will be remembered proposed
marriage to her British Majesty about
eighteen years ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
Financially Embarrassed.

The failures in the United States for the
week ending on the 29th are reported at 100.
The Adrian (Mich.) Savings Bank succumbed
to a run on the 28th. About $50, 900 is due de-
positors. The assets are said to be sufficient to
meet all demands.
The Second National Bank, at Xenia, O.,
closed its doors on the 9th.
W.. b. Penick, druggist, st Joseph, Mo-
failed on the 25tb. Liabilities 1915, 200; assets
about the same.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-03
With a BOOtjack,

At Lynchburg, Va, on the 25th, Eldrdge
Morris, a prominent young farmer, becoming
exasperated overinsuts to his mother uttered by
a colored woman named Lou Green, hurled
boot-j jack at her, fracturlng her skull and
causing her death. Morris was arrested.