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The Columbus journal., 1885-09-16
Saved NV Lie,

anu also the life of my little son. A. he
is troubled with Group. dare To. b.
without this remedy in the house. NJ.
j. Gregg, Lowell, Mass, writes: .Niv
children have repeatedly taken Ayers
Cherry PectOral for Coughs and Croun.
1t gives immediate relief, followed IL
cure" Mrs. Mary +. Evans. Scranton.
Pa, writes: ''khave two little boys. bo. h
Of whom have been, from infancy. subject
TO violent attacks of Group. About six
months ago we began using Ayers Cherry
Pectoral, and 1t acts like charm. IT.
few minutes after the child takes Il. lie
bresthes easily and rests well. Every
mother ought to know wha, blessing l
have found In Ayers Cherry Pec:oral"
Mrs. VIM. c. Reid, Freehold. n. j.. writes:
I'm our family, Ayers medicines have
been blessings for many years In cases
Of Colds and Coughs, We take
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-16
THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT

affords every opportunity for improve.
ment, Penmanship, Business Arithinetic
bookkeeping. Commercial Correspond
ence, and imitation Of actual business.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-16
THE FALL TERM
OF THE
FREMONT NORMAL
AND
BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Will begin
SEPT. 1st, 1885.

UNUSUAL ALADVANTAGES WILL BE
AFFORDED PERSONS WISHING TO
TEACH.
The Columbus journal., 1885-09-16

SOLuC W M uStctmcut ourselves we
leave it to an arbitrator. But the latter
condition of affairs rarely occurs"
do YOU ever attempt to fix the re-
spOnsibility for the damage9'
ALWAYS. We refer TO the way bill.
If the package is checked off it is sup
posed that it was in good condition
when the check was made and thus fix
the responsibility or the messenger or
emplOye who is careless enough to let
ii occur"
I'VE get some singular freight" Mr..
Mckinney continued. TODAY we re-
ceived two prairie dogs from Columbus.
Nebraska. They were sent to lady in
this city. but she refused to take them.
and they are now down stairs
You won't keep them a year with
other unclaimed baggage before selling.
will you?'
Not very much. We will notify the
shipping Office to find the sender and
get instructions from him. If he
doesn't send any. we will sell the prairie
dogs for charges. In fact. they will be
treated like perishsble property. sold IS
strawberries and the like. which are sold
on account of the owner"
DO YOU often ship strange things?"
''Yes. We do it all the time. We
ship monkeys. elephants. camels. race
horses. and every other conceivable OBJ
ject We also have to ship = great
many dead bodies"
WHO feeds the animals?'
I'VE do Good care is taken of them"
IF they die on your hands are you
responsible for them?'
mo. The owners s;gn a release"
Mr.. Mckinney said that valuables.
such Is money and the like. were
shipped in safes.
Il would rather not talk much about
that. " said he. because the information
might get to those who would use it for
criminal purposes. Some companies
pack the safe at one Office and ship j:
directly to another Office. only the two
agests knowing the combination. In
o(ber companies the messengers know
- oombinstion. The nes6sagoS -
N under boals. ~ 7. GNR.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
COMPARATIVE FOR AUGUST,
The Michigan Association.

At the last council of the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Association the Regent Lily L. Mac
alester Laugton, nominated Mrs f. A. Rath-
bone of Ann Arbor, Vice Regent for Michigan.
The Nice-Regent's duty is to organize the state,
aud for this purpose she appoints lady mana
gers In the different counties to aid her in her
work. Mrs. Rathbone, who is now at Rye, y.
Y, has appointed Mrs Frank ID. Keller lady
manager Tor Wayne county. Mrs Rathbone
says 1.-THE collections made by the adv man
ayers are sent TO the Vice-Regent, and she re-
ports from time to time TO the Regent what is
icing done in the state. The ice Regent al
50 presents condensed report OF the work
that has been accomplished at thc annual meet
ing of the Grand Council. After attending
one of these meeting will kno> what portion
OF the house or grounds will be ysigned TO the
care Of the ladies of Michigan. The Regent
has not yet torched upon this subject In cor
respondence, but naturally the more liberal our
collections the more will be assigned to u.s.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
HonOriup the Heroic Commodore.

The ceremony Of laying the cornerstone OF
the statue to the memory of Commodore Oliver
Hazard Perry of Lake Erie fame which has
been erected in Newport X. l., was performed
on Sept. LIST, with all the pomp and ritual OF
the grand lodge of Masons, The entire height
of the statue and base Is about % feet. The
base is of the best Westerly granite. On one
side is the simple word Perry" and on the re-
verse side the well-known sentence, first heard
on Lake Erie in 1873 ave have met the enemy
and they are ours" The lower tier of the base
is divided into four sections while the top tier
is square and In one block. The figure of the
TIE naval hero as having lust stepped out from
the boat that conveyed him from the ship
Lawrence TO the ship Niagara. Standing hat
less upon the deck Of the latter vessel, " tn
appraised hand giving directions to men aloft
to so trim the sails as To enable him To run
alongside the enemy. The statue Is in bronze
and weighs about four tons. 1t is located ex-
actly opposite the Perry mansion.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Brutal Treatment

G. A. Van Bokkelin of New York, ex-United
States consul-general at Port au Prince, has
returned 10 this country He tells remark
able story of his outrageous treatment by the
Haytien government. At the end of his con-
sulship he married an lIayt!en woman. For
buying piece Of land ut Port an Prince, con-
trary to the laws OF Hayti, which restrict real
property ownership to natives, lac was impris-
oned by President Solomon In q loathsome
dungeon, eight feet by four, dripping with
water and infested with vermin. The small
prison was sometimes crowded with nearly 900
convicts, most Of them degraded Negro murder
ers and desperadoes. Here he suffered from
March, 1884, to June %, 1885. His health,
which was robust when he was first imprison-
ed, is now entirely broken down. and he has
become victim TO both consumption and
chronic catarrh, while his face is pale and bag
gard and gives every evidence Of long suffer
cring. Mr. Van Bokkelen says no attention
was paid b. President Solomon to letters from
Secretary Frelinghuysen and he was not re
leased It'll Secretary Bayard wrote the Haytlen
president stat ny that II he was not released a
United States man of-war would be dispatched
10 Port au Prince with instructions ~ adopt
severe measures II necessary.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
The willy widow After Cleveland.

Considerable interest is aroused by the proc
lamat,on. Of President Cleveland ordering all
cattlemen to quit the Araphoe and Cheyenne
land within 10 days The time expired Sept
1st. but from dispatches received in Washing
ton II Is evident that the cattlemen are NOV
ing their herds as fast as pos ible. There is
one cattle owner. however, who proposes to
test the power OF the executive In this matter
and that is no less a parsonage than Gen.
4. Butler who has already taken the initiatory
steps toward suing Preside mt Cleveland Ben
is the proprietor OF several large ranches well
stocked, and has several clients and personal
friends who have millions Of dollars Of capital
thus rested Men of this stamp do not propose
TO submit tamely to what they regard as an out
rage, and the redoubtable Ben proposes to
lead the opposition.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Moving Cattle.

An Indian Territory dispatch says the re
moval OF cattle from the Cheyenne and Ar
rapahoe reservations l. progressing as rapidly
as conditions will permit. Sesea OF the
largest cattle owners have removed their
herds, excepting such stock as esca. ed In the
recent round up. Within the past two week ;
more than 1900 head of cattle have been
driven off the the reservations, which number
added TO those a,ready removed make a total
of over 100000 The estimated NUM- er re-
naming Is between G0,0J0 and 90 head
These will be taken out as speedily "a [osslble
Only few days beyond the date fix, d by Presi-
dent Cleveland's proclamation will be require /
TO clear the entire reservation of all cattle
VIII oh do not rightfuly belong there. Cattle
executives mandate for the removal win cause
a loss estimated at all the waysfrom $4,000 to
$4,000. The bulk OF the cattle is being driven
or shipped 10 western ranges
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Lost His Life to Rescue a Companion

John II. Morgan, the only son of Senator
Stel a, n lady living at 2ll6 G-st. northwest,
Washington. were drowned a few evenings
ago Mr.. Morgan wio Is member of the
Washington canoe club, left the club house
about O'Clock In the afternoon going tn the
lola, double tanoc, with Mrs. Stella, while
Mrs. Stela's niece. Miss Lulu Mccarthy. ac-
companied them in q single canoe Us he de-
sired TO practice padding. At about i:l5
o'clock, when about quarter OF mile below
the chain bridge the double canoe was cap
sized and both It's occupants we're drowned
Mr. Morgan went down while attempting to
save is companion. He was good swimmer,
but of very slight physique The canoe, It APP
pears bad struck sunken rock. Help was
summoned bat the bodies could not be found.
Mrs. Stella was widow about 40 wears of age,
clerk In the general land office, and resided
with her sister.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

Florida gooseberry "bushes'' are really trees
often 10 feet high.
In London there are 10000 families occupy
ing only one room each.
Water sold for cents per gallon last week,
at and near Ashland, Pa.
England has III ragged schools, for the edu-
cation OF 10000 poor children.
You can get good dinner In a first-class
hotclfn Norway for 10 or ~ cents.
The dudes of Lima, Peru, wear petrifed hu
man eye balls for watch charms.
Fully 10000 900 dozen OF birch and lockwood
spoons are made In Russia every year.
1t Is claimed that Grant voted for James
Buchanan at the presidential election Of 1885,
The culture OF flowers Is one of the most ex-
tensive and profitable industries of the Sicily
islands.
A novelty among flowers is reported from q
small town near Lafayette, Ind. lady has
rosebush among number Of different varie-
ties on which Las just appeared full blown
rose OF beautiful green color. A botanist Mt
Lafayette now has the bush, and win attempt
to propagate other flowers OF the enovel tint
from IT,
When the French ministry OF finance was
burnt down during the commune I'm 1871, all
the Official land register books fen prey to
the lanes. The loss has Just, 10 q certain ex-
tent, been repaired by the completion of
fresh survey Of France, which shows that the
superficial area Of the country u 52,158, EOS
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Locke Lynched.

Information from San Marcos, Texas, reports
that a mob of 75 persons in Blanco went to the
jail and demanded of Sheriff Jackson the keys.
jackson said he did not have them and could
not procure them. After severe struggle
found on his person and the mob entered the
jail and took out Locke, the man who COM
mitted the Wholesale murder In johnson Citya
few days before. They hanged him after OBJ
tanning from him a statement In regard to his
crimes. Locke made full confession and
said he intended to XIII all the members OF
three or four other families besides those whom
he murdered, and was prevented doing so only
by hts cartridges giving out.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Watery Graves.

A horrible drowning accident occurred at
the st. Paul railroad bridge across the river IN
Oshkosh, Wis, the 9th n morning. TIE draw
being open, IL person nine girls an two
match wCrSs attempted to Cross the open
channel in boat. They were caught i'm the
swells OF tug wi icA had ust previously
passed through, and their boat was upset
Only five OF then were rescued. The names
of the drowned are Johanna Matsctue, Gusta
Weise, Emma Bauer, Lena Maidl, Louis ID ch-
tie and Philip Berryam, aged from IL TO 20
years. The bodies were all recovered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Another Mining Accident.

A terrible &C ,ident occurred the Other morn
ing at the lakewood shaft, eraei by the
Lehigh coal company, In Wilkes arre, Pa.
The cage, on which ten miners were e ne low
cred into the shaft, had nearly reached the
DO tom when mass of loose coal and rock
fell from the side of the shaft down the pit.
striking al completely denoishing the ci gc
which is mace of heavy timber and ron work,
instantly Xii ing four Of the meu AMI wound
ing two Others fatally, while the other thr, {
were seriously injured Two of the in, ured II
Is thought WIN recover
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Excursion 10 Machinaw.

The Michigan Central Railroad Co., have
decided to run two special excursions to
Mackinaw and return to leave Detroit on
Fridays Sept. 4th and Sept. 18th at sos p. m.
arriving at Mackinaw the following morning
at CASA m. Excursionlsts can return on
any train up 10 and including the 9:3Op. IN.
train on the following Monday and arrive NJ
Detcoit at !0:50 a. IN. the following Tuesday
giving three days TO visit Maekinaw Island.
st. Ignace, Cheboygan, the inland route OF
lakes and rivers and many other places of In
terest. Fare, for the round trip five dollars.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Value Of Exports and Imports.

The Chief Of the Bureau OF Statistics In his
first monthly statement for the current fiscal
year reports that the total values of the ex-
ports of merchandise from the United States
during the twelve months end ny july 81.
1885, were SI33, 31S, 49, and during the proceed
ing twelve months, S142, 3i2, OH, a decrease OF
SS,S63.5SS. TIE i'm orts Of merchandise dur
ing the twelve months ending July g., | 80,
amounted to S51l .439.215, and during the
twelve months ending July 81, 1854. 1915, 80,
271, q decrease Of sci, l0]012
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
England's Terms.

The Political Correspondence publishes an
interview with an English cabinet minister,
whose ma ne Is Withheld In this the British
statesman says that Sir Henry Drummond
has been instructed to declare b. the Sultan
that England l. willing % eva uate Egypt II
Turkey will guarantee to maintain oder
therein and recognize the rights Of the other
powers in Egypt, but viii permit none Of them
except Turkey to undertake military occupa-
ton of the country
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Killed His SON

A tragic affair occurred near Montreal re-
Gently Two young men, named Beaucher
and Boisvert were in the woods Of the town
ship of Ham picking cherries, when young
Boisvert made a noise like the groyl OF a bear
to brighten some children away. The children
ran TO Boi,verts father and said there was a
bear In the woods. The father took his gun
and moved cautiously to the woods where,
see NJ something black moving about he fired
and instantly killed his own son.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
The Funeral Bill.

Thr amount OF Stephen Merritt's bIll US
undertaken at the Grant funeral has been
made public 1t is Sl4 l62 %. Undertakes
are surprised at the small amount charged, an !
many of them say they would not want TO take
such funeral for that amount. Mr.. Merritt
said he did not wish to place himself ia posi-
ton to call for any criticism from his com ct.
itors In the business, and he felt confident that
the expenditures were carefully made. IL l.
expected that Congress will pay the bill
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Anti-Chiuese Sentiments.

Several days ago trouble occurred between
white men aud Chinese at work In the
culm mated in serious riot. The 500 or 600
Cinnamon In the town were driven out at the
point OF the layonet, their houses burned. and
many Celest'a,s shot, burned or dubbed 10
death. Smoking ruins are the only remains Of
Chinatown. The cause OF the troub seems Ia
have been the fact that white men were UNI
able TO obtain work in the mines while China
men were being shipped in by the carload.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
A Clever Thief.

While the c.CrNs IN Bateman IL Co.'s bank
In Washington. were discu.s sing stocks and as
sembled about the ticker the o Der afternoon,
q stylishly dressed Young man walked behind
the counter and helped him, elf o s1,20l. Elk
Commissioner Dudley politely stepped aside to
counter. saw the cash drawers empty. The
police have hunted in vain for the adroit
thief
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Louis Riel's Trial.

Counsel for the defence In the RE. app,a
case having objected 10 the documents pur.
porting to be the record of the case In tie
lower court, those produced being printed and
not attested, the court decided that the o. gin
al pap rs and the prisoner should be pro uced
in court. 1t may prove 10 be necessary
for the northwest council 10 provide regu
tious to govern the appeal before the tria can
delay as the council does not meet until DC
tOber
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
SPANS Scourge.

There Ia no abatement Of cholera IN the In
fected districts OF Spain, the mortality still be-
ing frlghtfully great. In Andalusia the wealthy
people fed the city, leaving tue poor people
without work. This greatly incensed the latter
class, and a riot occurred In which several per-
sons were killed
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Bcll's Plan.

Supervising Archite t Bell Of the treasury
department, says the laws governing the con-
struetion of public buildings are so lax as 10
admit OF almost ans construction. and Is in
favor OF having the construction of buildings
and the letters of contract givec to q national
board of publ, works composed Of non-par-
tisan men especially qualified for the work.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

CArTLE--1rading slow, common grades
weake shipping steers a. o6 1, /; stockers
and feeders, So t00l4 COWS, bulls and mixed,
81 BOT; through Texas cattle lOc lower nc
81 2DQ3 10; western rangers slow; natives
aud bali breeds, g. Gc0of 90; cows 80 50a4;
winter Texans, IS boo G5.
Hoos-Market strong and a shate higher;
rough and mixed 81 v "a ~: packing and
shipping, 81 a. IS; light weights, "a rs;
skips, ~ 6O0a3 20.
SHEEP-Pficcs uncha ged natives, 81 s0(0
8 10; western, 50 l09 20; Texans, 81 75@
10; lambs. per head, S5c9s3.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Hopeful Parnellitez.

The Parnellites hope to win 81 seats in par
lament In tn. coming struggle The Marquis
of Harrington acknowledges that Parncli can
cause the Engl sh parliament great Geal of
inconvenience but believes the time will come
when the action OF the Irish party will practi-
cally unite all Engishmen.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

JAMES q. FRAZER tells, in the Con-
temporary Review, how divers primitive
people make provision for the comfort
of the ghosts of the dead" Thus, he
says, in the German district of yoigt-
land, with its inclement sky, the dead
mans friends never forget to place in
the coffin an umbrella and pair Of
goloshes. A pathetic example is afford
ed by some Indian tribes of New Mexi-
co, who drop milk from the mothers
breast on the lips of her dead baby.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
TO CORRESPONDENT

Accommodation for this papersnould be accom-
pspied BY the name OF the author DOT necessary fo
publication. but evidence OF good faith on the
part OF the writer. Write only on one side Of the
PaseL Be particni.riy careful about giving names
dirtinct Proper names often dicult to deciphsr
written. ~S -"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Settled at Last.

The Lo, alton Committee of the Soldiers
Home have decided the site by choosing tie
Burchard arm, NJ ar Reeds Lake, south. The
property consists of 1l3 acres, the price asked
being $l2 600. The location is conditional, as
sewerage and railway facilities must be sup
piled by the city In order to make the decision
final.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

had bf EN- faithful and loyal throughout the
negotiations The lord mayor of London the
mayors of FORK and several other cities and
many members OF parliament, were present
during the speech.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
THE STATE AT LARGE
Shipment of Forest Products.

The aw-mill strike has affected the
August shipments Of forest Irodu is from the
port of Bay City to great extent, II compared
with the output Of former years The custom
house records show the following shipments
for the month ending Aug. 81 as follows:
IINIRFR FEET.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

GARFIELD county. Colorado, con-
tains GO unmarried women and 737 un-
married men. A Mormon apostle who
should try to propagate the doctrine Of
polygamy there would be lynched in
short order.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

A FEW evenings since several Nor
mon missionaries were mo bed in Lon
don. Eng, and terribly beaten. Their
meeting hall was wrecked and their
congregation scattered 1t was
threatened that no more Mormon pro T.
elyting would be permitted in London.
1 this news is true, one of the sources
whence re 'ruits for Utah have been OBJ
tame will be loscd; and it is likely
hat the sam anti-Mormon feeling wi
spread to all the large cit es of Eng
land.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Il Gordon Aliye1

Military circles In London are all stirred u,
over the report that Gen Gordon Is alive. So
strong is the faith In the reeort that con-
pany has been organized to search for him
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

A LAW has been enacted in Austria
making the observance of Sunday COM
pulsory. The law, however. contains q
clause exempting from its operation
Jewish tradesmen and artisans who do
not work on their abbath.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Total anal neL decrease IN above named

service ............. $500. .Sloo, fVS
And this, too, without the slightest detri-
ment TO the.publc, FOR the efliciencyiof the SER
vice.
The cost Of all tue various kinds of stamps
and postal cards the last year OF Arthur al
ministration was s4146lS IL, first year of
Cleveland, $317923 81. a saving In one year of
$95,9 05 50, or nearly $4,000 In four years.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10
Postal SavingA

In ne p stall service the savings effected
from April l. 1855, 10 July s, 1885, are:
Decrease In ar service. .............s !3,l5,
Steamboat service. .................. 1886
Mail messenger service. ............. 1913
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

Pontihcal high mass was celebrated, for the
the first time since the reformation, recently 1t
Copenhagen.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-09-10

The annual meeting of the American
Forestry congress will be held III Bos-
ton, Mass, eginning Sept. y, in con-
junction with several state aud New
England agricultural and horti ultural
associations. Many important papers
and addresses are promised. One Of
the topics in which Michigan should
take particular interest is legislation
to prevent forest fires. Another is wal
nut culture in northern states; and a
third is numbering interests. One of
the objects of the congress will be to
organize efforts to procure legislation
in the different states to prevent forest
fires