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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28
For Sale at a Sacrifice"

A well-estabished paying Dry Goods Store
I'm Omaha, Neb. About $1,000 required. Ad-
dress w. vi. BUsnMAN, Omaha, Neb.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

Cures cholera. collie. cramps, diarrhea aches pains
sprans, headache, neuralgia, rheumatism. Oc.
Rough on Pain llasters. l5c
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28
Halford Sauce r Tx

uolford caucp Expressly for family use Only sold
0ouuIu Sducc IN bottles. Best and cheapest.
A CARDTo nj wro srucrng from errors OF
youth, weakness, earl, decay, loss OF man.
hood, &c. will send recipe that will cure you
FREE OF CHANCE THIS great remedy was dis
covered by a missionary In South Americs. Send
self cdreescd envelope 70 REv. JOSEPH T. IN.
MAN - View York
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28
If silence be golden, dumb people

If silence be golden, dumb people
ought to grow rich.-Texas Siftings.
An unfinished bronze statue of Chief
Justice Chase, by Clark Mills, has been
sold as old metal.
Coke comes from nine states, but
Pennsylvania produces more than the
other eight combined.
The wearing of boutonnieres has be.
come very common among the business
men of the metropolis.
In China soldiers are paid once a
month; in Spain, enthusiastically; in
Turkey, nev-hardly ever.
The armies of Europe cost the nations
Of Europe, in times OF peace, nearly
81, 900, 900, 900 annually.
Public school attendance is rapidly
increasing and juvenile crime is slowly
diminishing in England.
The Emperor William is thought to
have hit tilt with the gas-meter man.
He says he prefers kerosene lamps to
gas light.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

Tobacco raising is growing industry
in Wisconsin.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

Ella Wheeler Wilcox advises young
writer's. if they wish to succeed, to send
editors the kind Of articles they need.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

II you are losing your grip on life, try Wells
Health Renewer.' Goes direct 70 weak spots.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

Certain druggists begin TO plain that tie
only cough remedy they can now sell is DR..
Wistar's Balsam OF Wild Cherry. This goes
TO prove that intelligent people are determined
to get the best cure for coughs, colds and con-
sumptior AMI will not take n substitute.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28
"ROUGH ON PAM

Jean Ingelow is So and still writes
poetry.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

A wealthy man who obtains his
wealth honestly and uses it rightly, is q
great blessing to the community.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

The Right Reve e I'd Bishop Gimour,
Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the msny
eminent church dignita-ies who have
publicly added their emphatic endorse
ment 10 wonderful efficacy of st.
Jacobs Oil in cases of rheumatism and
other paint l ailments.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28
Prosecute he Saunders -!

or loPs on THE WHITE LABE) the druggist hands
out any stun called G. d. Warmers German Hop Bit
tiers with other Hop" name, refuse IL aud shun
that druggist as You would yiper;, and II he has
taken your money for the stun, indict him for the
fraud and sue him for damages for the swndle, and
we Will reward You liberally for The conviction.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

The cl, OK in DR.. Tyng's church in
New York hasn't missed tick in 26
years.
Steamboat racing, when passengers
are on board, is forbidden by law in
japan.
Shoes made of butternut wood wear
we'll in swampy regions ard in all damp
places.
Rev. Thomas Lockhart, an Indiana
clergyman, preached 3 vigorous sermon
on his 92d birthday.
Sara Bernhardt is said not to be as
thin as she Is painted. She must lay
on the cosmetic very thin.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28

Spurgton grows more eloquent as ne
grows older.
The name of the first printers devil
was De Vile.
Americans own and operate the street
railroads of Moscow.
Lincoln's largest legal fee was $4,000,
and he got it from railroad company.
Beethoven and Schubert's bones are
to be removed 10 new resting place in
q new cathedral in Vienna.
Five thousand men named Smith went
into the Union army in the civil war
from the one state of Peunsylvania.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-28
ARE YOU DISCOURAGED

Has your physician failed to arrest the dis
Ease from which you are surering7 Are
you losing faith IN medicines, aud growing
alarmed at your condition. II so, take
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22
TOlled Bya Dog.

"A man can get along without friends
it he has an intelligent dog. said a
jackson street bookkeeper. yesterday.
as Day reporter entered his store.
The book keep L touched fur rug at
his feet, which got up and shook lis If.
.'Dinne: time. old fellow" h. laid,
pointing to low table standing under
Il peg in the wall. Il shall never ior-
get said the boOEkas ar reminiscent
", As he buttoned his coat and shook
himself into shape for lunch. thai old
New England village where stood a
gray, moss-grown stone church, and by
its side a little weaIher-stained cottage.
A lonely old man, the sexton, Ii, ed
there. He had GHtliyed The hopes aud
friends of his youth. but was utterly
alone but for the tompanionship of a
noble dog. 1t was familiar sight 10
see b m hobbling back and forth to the
cottage. always accompanied by his
faithful Onpanion.
1.-The old man could often be heard
muttering fragments OF talk IS he went
his slow, unsteady way as if in con, ersa-
tion with his dumb n end. who never
lett his side, but gaZed with a look of
human intelligence in his masters face
at the least sonnd of his voice. At the
village the sexton would exchange u
quiet word with friend, and making
littl. purchases for himself and his dog
set ont for the cottage, his basket upon
his arm. But even here the dog would
relieve his care and gently but firmly
take the basket in his mouth, trot on
before with an air of joyous satisfac-
ton. He seemed to take a peculiar
pleasure in the ringing OF, the bell of
the church, and was always with his
old master when he summoned the
leople to holy service.
''Once when the bell-rope broke he
climbed the stairs of the old bell tower
with the sexton a d repeatedly watch
ea him ring the bell from the loft. But
one day the old sexton who was seized
with his last illness, and in spite of the
anxious solicitations OF the dog. could
not ring the bell the following Sunday
and soon after passed quietly away, his
hand resting on the head of his poor
follower whose mourning was inconsol-
able. This dog was visibly affected by
the tolling of the bell. From the grave
the faithful creature had to be taken bv
force, and would return there immedi-
ately on being released.
oHO hC w as OOSCINcu tOSO To JHc
church and soon after was seen in the
belfry where his master had for a time
rung the Sabbath chimes. Here he ap-
pears to have reached the bell with his
paws and to have swung it, for it tollcd
out q single mournful note as of sorrow
and despair. Immediately. after the
dog was seen to look down from the
tower into the churchysrd, where his
master lay buried. Then with low
mournful whine, reaching slowly for
ward, he suddenly leaped out into the
air and fell u lifeless mass ON the
mound. As sure as man ever did he
died of grief, feeling with unerring in
stinct that life without affection is
worse than death. So, you see, / take
my friend to lunch and he keeps my
feet warm and soothes my perturbed
spirit by the intelligent sympathy of his
eyes. tell you q mana lone man
without dog is subject for pity. v
81. Paut Day.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22

A coiored citizen Of Lowndes Coun-
ty, Mississippi, has named his thirtieth
child Grover Cleveland.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22
Tricking a Wild Duck.

A Manitoba paper tells of an ingeni-
ous met od of securing stock of hens
practiced by bachelor who lives in
secluded corner of the hills. di fant
from neigh Ors. Discovering the nest
OF Il wild duck near his shanty, he re-
moved the eggs and placed an equal
number oi hens eggs the nest. In
due time the wild duck found that she
was the bewiidered mother of flock OF
chickens. Not that she knew they were
chickens : she did not know what they
were. Their bills were not right, their
feet were all wrong, and they were OF
every color; they could not swim and
could not understand. A more aston
ished wild duck Was not to be found in
Manitoba. The bachelor placed hi,
misbegotten chickens in a basket and
took care of them, while the old duck
returned to neighboring pond, feel
ing that she had in some way been
shamefullY imposed upon,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22
Contrast.

The sound of wheels and the tread of
heaVy teet upon the Seldom-traveied
by-path, beside which stood her cot
tage home. caused the farmers wife to
pause a moment in the open doorway
to bestow Il half-listless glance upon
the scene without.
VI the rare lOvelinesS of the sight at
that moment delighting the fine. a-sthe-
TIC taste OF the woman who occupied IA
luxurious ca riage slowly moving past.
this farmers wife had not the least
contention. The quaint old log house.
iianked with snug outbsiIiings. and
embowered in overhangin% forest trees;
the trinity swept walks, and garden
gay with flowers; TIE barn-vard fowls
. lazl!y preHning their feathers in the
warm. sunlit air. while the doves idiy
cIrcled about overhead: suggested To
her dulied perceptions no such har-
nonions picture of restful. rural sim
plicity. "a appeared to the beauty low
ing stranger, but seemed rather. il
thought uf at all, as so many different
! object. ct care. or fruits of too well r,-
memhert-d hour. OF toll and hardship.
twenty years had come and gone
sihC... As the bride of pioneer. with
HlSh nope anu tuttilul courage, itt'l
feet had first crossed this threshold. In
SLOW procession year had followed
Year. each bringing its moiety OF
chauge-a little more land reclaimed
from the forest; an added granarv; an
other child to the mother-arms, per-
/ haps but never one bringing surcease
! OF toll, nor the least sweet morsel of
| comfort for the poor hearts ever-in-
i creasing burden OF dearest hopes defer
red. To-day. faded, carcworn and
middle-aged, she stood and looked On
/ the fair. sweet woman before her. whose
dainty attire and bearing of careless
grace told of q life of culture and ease,
with eyes from which the light of hope
had departed. but into which there sud
denly crept an EXPIRE sion of panied and
puzzled questioning.
Returning from its pleased survey of
the premises, the passers glance rest
ed upon the woman's form in the door
way; and, noting the troubled face,
with quick, intuitive sympathy, she
grasped its meaning. Her keenly-oh-
servant intelligence needed but this
slight glimpse to comprehend how
great was the contrast between this
other woman's lot and her own. Yet
over against her own life of wide free
dom and pleasing activ ties. she saw
another subjected to the sOul-harrow-
ing. benumbing influences of never
ending toll and petty care; and over
the pretty enc ~ it slowly passed
from view there seemed to fall shad-
ow of gloom, while to her own face
there came a reflection of the other $
pain, as. with quivering lips she voiced
the thought at that moment in the
hearts of both:
"Why this ditlerenoe2 Is it chance?
Have we each had chosen for It's nee
essary part in the divine economy? Or,
is life as surely wrecked by the burden
of duties overdone. lis it is vain from
duties undone?''-IHys. Il. II. L0Hf1here,
ia The Current.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22
PILES! PILEL!lPiLES!!!

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DIR. William, ian Indian
remedy )called DR.. WILLIAMS INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five
years. standing. No one need suffer
five minutes after applying this WON
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments d" more haral than good
Williams Ointment ahsorl.s the tn-
nors, allays the intense itching, (par-
ticularly ct night after getting warm
In bed,) acts as a poultice, gives In.
stant and painless relief, and Is pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the
private parts, aud for nothing else.
For sale by II. Waterman, aud mail
ed "n recsiit "f price. 81 00
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22
Special Notice!
OFFICE OF
Rockford Watch Co..

Rock FORD, ILL, May 18th, 1894.
Ref-rsing TO the fact that We have
appointed WAIT BROTH Frs, III
Ravenna, Sole Agents f"r The sale of
our Qairk Trsin Rsilroai Watches in
Portage G"unty, Ohio. we desire to say
thai no parties otiieI than WAIT BROS.
or their empl0yes, are authorised to
offer these Goods for sale i'll the terri
tory indicated; snd that no warranty
" whatever attaches 10 our good, when
offered for sale by Others tlian our duly
authorised agents. Our goods are sold
directly from the factory. aud only
through competent anu well known
dealers.
AS the movements leave our hands
carefully adjusted AMI regulated for
Immediate use, We hold ourselves di-
rectly responsible tn tile wearer of lh-
watch for its satisfactory perf"rmance,
But ONLY HEN SOLD BY OUR CHOSEN
AGENTS. We understand The e e1traor-
dinary guarantee of excellence made
by WAIT Bios, aud given out 10y
them to the public, and are prepared
to make good the assertions Of our
representatives in that particular.
Very Respectfully,
ROCKFORD WATCH co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22

Husband-..It looks like rain, my
dear. Don't you think we had better
take an umbrclla?' Wife-''O, no,
we don't want to be bothered with it, -"
IIushand-:'fon take great chances.
INV i0 G." Wifc-'.I know | do. Ii !
were man would be a bold specula-
tor. L would never be content, like
YOU, to do an ordinary humdrum bus =
ness that woul just bring me iv-
ing An hour later. the couple
standing in narrow doorway with the
rain beating fier. ely ir.1 Wife-'-How
do | .ook?' Husband-''Vcry II uh
like a speculator, sharer of my joys AID
SORROWS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22


THIs CELERR ,rku wISEi5the pure Juice
Il at the dead FiV- ''ir'rio EfaPs, raised IN
SI+rr's vinrN ards u. Invaluable
TeTlc AND STRENGTHENING PEoPERTIEs
are unsurpassed by ruS utGvr W ILe BeiaS
rroduce' under i:r ~p-et'. vwu personal su
perViSiOH. its purify AMI Srn"Iuehs--s are knar-
anteed ny the prITripsl ho-p,tHiS aud EoaIds
Of Health VIA have rNaG'ihrd IL. The young
e>t child may parLtke "i IT. and The weake-t
invalid u~- il 10 advantage D. Is particularly
beneficial t. the aged ami deh' litated, and suit
ell to The various allie ents that Affect the weak
1t is in every respect A WINE TO BE BE-
LIED ON.
!Speer's Us!F Fernlented GrapeJntce
Is the juice Ui the Oporto Grape, preserved in
its natural. fresh. sweet state. as It runs from
the press, by IumigStion, thereby destroying
the EXETER rofIermentatl0n of II is perfectly pure.
free from spirits, and will keep in any climate
Speer's burgundy
Is dark rich medium Dry Wine. used by the
wealthy classes as "A Table or Dinner Wine. and
by physicians where dry wine instead OF q
sweet port is desirei.
Spee1's (SOciaIite) CIGret
Is held in high estimation for its richness as =
Dry Table Wine, especially suited for dinner
use.
SpeeY's p. j. Sherry
Is Wine of superior character. and partakes
OF the rich qualities of the grape from which it
is made
Speer's p. j. Brandy
stands unrivalled in this country for medicinal
pur' Oses
1t has peculiar flavor. similar to the grapes
from which it is DISTILLED
See that the signature OF ALFRED SPEER.
PaSSaic, N, j. is over the cork of each bottle.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22

Sierra Valley, Sierra county. Cal. is
ole OF the prettiest but most Isolated
places in the State. 1t has no telegraph
ic communication with the rest OF the
world, and can only be reached by a
difficult stage ride of twenty five
miles.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22

The Milburn Hollow Axle Wagon
took first premiums at Ravenna and
Garrettsviile. Upward of seventy srls'
and giving satisfaction. AlsO, st"''k
of Thimbie Skeiu Wagons nu hsud "I
different sizas
u. +. THa3[PsnN'9, Rsyenna.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22

A learned professor claims that he
has discovered lately that '.Nystag-
mus, or oscillation of the eyeballs, is
an epileptiform affection of the cere-
bc!lular oculomotorial centers."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22


we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three years. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM FROM THE FAC
TORY. Or HAS ANY RIGHT TO SELL
THEM. Itseems to us much like boys
play to get angry and advertise prices
because they cannot buy the goods.
We trust the publication of prices will
continue through the whole list, as we
have no money to advertise goods not
in stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive any. The people know
that we have never cursed the place as
ready to be fenced iu, because we were
going to leave it. They know that we
are not a travelling experimental insti-
tuition, aud they will continue to buy
their Watches, Silver Ware, ETC., of
the Old Reliable Ravenna Jewellers,
Swift's Block.
WAIT BROTHERS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-01
Mount Paryo Institute,
CHARLEsrowY, JEFF. COUNTY, w. VA.
Boarding and Day School
For YOUNG Ladies aud Children.
MISS AUGUSTA V. WILSON
AND
MRS. BELLE WILSON GALLAHER
Principals.

Second A.aual Session rW begin sept. ;, 1855.
\ thorough course of instruction in the usual
branches of an English education will be given ;
and competent teachers will prepare students
in Ancient and Modern Languages for admis-
sion into any Collegiate Institution.
10 requisite of iirst-class school will be
omitted
TERMS Board per Scholastic year, SlGO (:
Tuition. So TO so; Board from Monday morn
mg 10 Friday evening. $40 per year; Music
$50: Use of Piano, So
The Institute Building is well suited 10 school
uses and 50 situated rs 20 secure all the con-
ditions necessary to the health of the pupils
II i, placed upon al cninenCe overlooking the
TOXIN and surrounding country The attrac-
tiuns Of this section of the Valley of Virginia
are too we'll known To need further statement.
Churlcstown Is easy of access from all points
North and South. being situated upon the u.
Il o. aud : V Railroads aud within three and
fouI hours ride oi Washington and Baltimore
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Bishop A. ". Wilson, d. D.. IL. d.. Bald
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Rev. Samuel Rodgers, d. d.. Alexandria, Va.
Rev. q. p. Fitzgerald, ID. D., Editor of the
Christian. Adr0cate Nashville, Tennessee.
Rev. ". =. Harrison, d. d.. Nashville Tenn
Hon. Eugene NJ Wilson. Minneapolis Mimi
Rev p. II. Whisner, ID. d.. Winchester, Va.
Rev. J. Watts Shoaff, Salem, Roanoke Co. Va
Rev. J. L. Shipley, Moorefield, West Va.
Rev. W. G.. EggleSton, Charlest0wn, W. Va.
Rev. J. L. Armstrong, shepherdstown, w. Va.
Hon. W l.. Wilson, late President West Viz
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Hon. VIM. II. Travers. Charlest0wn.
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Rev. Il. y. Baer u. D., Washington City.
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Rev Dallas Tucker Charlestown, W. Va.
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For Circulars apply TO the
PRINCIPALS.
CtARLEsrowN, JEFF. Co., w. Va
July /. 1888
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-01
Died.

At his residence in Leaksyilie, Page county,
Va. on Friday September 25th, 1888, after a
brief illness of Bilious Cramp Collie, Mr.. CLAR X
ENCE HUNTSBERRY-brothe OF
MessrS d. s. Hughes, W. T. Mauck, Adam
Young and Fenton Griffith, of this place and
vcinity-aged about % years.
The sudden death of this amiabe young man
and true Christian has saddened a large circle
Of relatives and friends to all Of whom he was
tenderly endeared The warmest sympathy is
felt for them and particularly for the young
wife and sweet little boy thus sorely bereaved.
At his residence in Middleway, on the 22nd
inst, DAVID FARNSWORTH, aged go years,
months and - days.
At the residence of his father Mr.. J. f. Web
ster in Miami, Saline county, Mo, september
23d, 1855. THOMAS LACY WEBSTER-grand-
son of Mr.. Thos D. Webster, of this place
aged 10 months and II days.
Safe in the arms of Jesus,
safe on His gentle breast.
In Shepherdstown. on Friday, September Is,
of paralysis, Mr. ADRIAN HARRIS, in the SOth
year of his age.
In Shepherdstown. on Friday, September d,
of consumption, Mrs. ELIZA MARGARET
GREENWOOD, wife of Mr. j. W. Greenwood,
in the cd year of her age.
In Washington. Sept. oath, WM. BURNETT
BROWNE. aged g. son of the late Lncius Car
ter and Clara v Browne and grandson OF the
late George Mattngly.
In Houston, Texas Sept. Ord, 1888. Mai.
BENJAMIN A. BOLTS, formerly of this coun-
ty, in the 55th year of his age.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-10-01
The Up and Dorm Prices of Wheat.

The Ne,srs. Updegraf in their pictorial
for 1850 have some interesting statistics on
tbs price of wheat, showing the advance
from the lowest to the highest price, each
year for DO consecutive years; the wheat
crop of the world and of the United States
for 1854 and 1885; the quantity exported
from the United States for the year. ending
September lst, 1880; the quantity used for
bread, seed end manufactured articles; the
shortage in the crop and estimated surplus.
Il also gives the census of live stock of
the world, with the position of the United
States therein, and much other useful infor-
nation for the farming class
The paper has many beautiful eugrav-
iugs, several taken from life, showing the
Mcssrs Updegrafs' work shops and store
rooms; it also contains Illustrations ofmany
articles otwear, and descriptions Ofmaterials
and styles with prices of the same, and will
interest the general public, who wish to
know the styles, materials and prices of
leading articles. It's given away or mailed
free TO any address sent the Messrs. Upde-
graH.