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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
Anothsr Anneodote Of osu. GRANT.

Capt. ID. w. q. Lewis of West Chester
tells the following little anecdote of
Gen. Grant as showing his capacity for
organization and accomplishing things:
In 1868 the graves OF the soldiers at
Arlington were to be decorated and
Gen. Grant, then general of the army,
was present with his staff by invitation.
It was the first time that the ceremony
of decorating graves had been tried and
there was no plan as to how 1t should
be done. All sorts of plans were sug-
gested, but none seemed to strike the
party until Gen. Grant, who had been
silently listening, remarked, 'Let each
man take two baskets Of flowers, and,
accompanied by two ladies, the work
will soon be done" The general pick
ed up his baskets and started with two
ladies, the crowd accepting the idea
and following him. In short time
the graves were all decorated. Capt.
Lewis started with his two baskets, the
ladies with him being Miss Chandler,
the daughter of Senator Chandler, and
Miss Matthews, half sister of Schuyler
Colfax, and he remarked, referring to
Gen. Grant, "There goes the next presi-
cent" "Well," said Miss Matthews,
''if that is so 1 hope my brother will be
vice-president." The Republican con-
vention that year nominated Grant and
COlfax
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

that was near, say that I was losing
my mind. He was wrong. had
too much of my mind. 1 wrote o
book. IL was sad cry, rather than O
voice of sentiment. but the people
bought it. How surprised L was
Why do gay people like to read lines
of sadness; why does the gilded but.
terfy light upon the withered flowerP
don't know.
When friend asked me to take q
drink, said no." l didn't say II be-
lieve not" l said "no." Sometimes
the ''hoofed" tempter would whisper
in my ear, but when turned upon
him, he would apologize and retire.
The scoundrel The world Is full of
news, but there was no news of Maud.
She must have heard of my book, and
knowing that such book could have
only been written by sober man,
why did she not come back to me p
wandered aimlessly; l strolled with
out pupose. / took no delight in the
attentions which literary people paid
me. How could fair society smile up
on such a wretchP A magazine said
that I had once been drunkard, and
in encouragement to other men, held
me up as an example.
One day, in section of country
which l had never before visited,
strolled through an almost painless
forest. / suddenly came upon little
log school house. i would have pass
cd on, but voice held me.
"Children," said the voice, ~ am
glad that you love me, but l must
leave you. / must go back to my hus'
band who has become noble may
We have long known each other an>
the separation will be painful, but
must go. have told you of the author
of the book which read to you. That
man is my husband-Henry's father.
He does not know that Henry and
pray for him"
Maud" / exclaimed, 1inging
open the door and springing into the
room.
"Oh, John ~
Her tears and mine fell on Henry's
head. Thank God" / said. "Thank
God" Maud cried.
Into the room where sit, the sun.
beams fall. From the window, see
Henry, riding stick horse. l have
just told him little story, how the
calf and the old dog went to picnic.
He incredulously shook his head, but
accepted tho recital without verbal
disapproval. / am in constant dread,
lest he be snatched from me, but why
should hep Fate, after all, is not sc
cruel. Above my head hangs beau
tiful picture of man in whose hands
are clasped the hands of a woman.
The picture of the man bears some re-
semblance to me, but the fair artist
has not done credit TO the woman
Maud painted the picture. Many peo
pie come to look at it. Art critics say
that it is a master piece, but Maud
declares that she deserves no credi,
for its production-that her soul in
stead of her hand, guided the delicate
tracings of the brush. We are be
sieged by the attentions of distln
guished visitors, but when they are
gone, we clasp each other In loving
embrace and thank the originator Of
all earthly and heavenly happiness
ODie T. Read, in ArkanSdlU Traveller.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
Aliens Infatuation for a Cow.

Patrick Doyle has COW on his dairy
farm near Middleton, N. Y, whose life
is made miserable by hens singular
attachment for her. For over year
the hen has been an inseparable compan-
ion of the cow, and spends all of the
time, when not on her nest or joining
the other chickens when they are fed,
perched on the cows back. There she
roosts at night, whether the COW may
be in the barn, the barn-yard, or the
pasture. The COW does not approve OF
this close companionshlp, and is always
trying to shake the hen off her back or
whisk her off with her tail. The hen is
always prepared for these attempts,
and when the COW lowers her head and
shakes her shoulders the hen trots
along her back beyond the effects of
the shaking. If this brings her within
reach of possible whisk of the
cows tail, she watches it closely, and
at the first movement of that append
age she trots back again to place of
safety between the COWS horns. AT
times the cow will suddenly start on a
lowering her head, lashing her tail, and
believing, as if to terrify the hen into
taking her departure. The hen will
then scramble to and fro on the cows
back to maintain her position, but the
result of this manGuvre on the part of
the COW Is, nine times out of ten, to
force its unwelcome companion to fly
of. The COW is no sooner at rest then
the hen steals up and mounts again to
her perch. This amusing scene is wit
messed almost daily by people who go
to the farm for the purpose.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
Frozen Kindness,

DR. Holland: The world is full of
kindness that never was spoken, and
that is not much better than no kind
ness at all. The fuel in the stove
makes the room warm, but there are
great piles of fallen trees lying on
rocks and on tops of hills where no.
body can get them; these do not make
anybody warm. You might freeze to
death for want of wood in plain sight
of these fallen trees if you had no
means of getting the wood home and
making fire of it. Just SO in family;
love is what makes the parents and
children, the brothers and sisters hap
by. But il they take care never to say
q word about it; If they keep 1t pro-
found secret as If it were crime, they
will not be much happier than If there
was not any love among them; the
house will seem cool even in summer;
and If you live there you will envy the
dog when any one calls him poor
fellow
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

Anc fOO OIOCOU RAGGD
HAS YOUR PHYSICIAN FAILED JAR.
REST THE DISEASE FROM WHICH YOU
ARE SUFFERING? ARE YOU LOSING
FAITH IN MEDICINES. AND GROWING
ALARMED AT YOUR CONDITION. "
SO, TAKE
HOPS AND MALT BlTTERS,
THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. COM.
POUNDED FROM THE Well.kNOWN
CURATIVES, HOPS, MALT, BUCHU, MAN
DRAKE, DANDEllON, SARSAPARllLA, CAS-
CARA SAGRADA, ETC. THEY ARE NEVER
KNOWN TO FAIL IN ALL CASES OF
LIVER AND KIDNEY
TROUBLES. THEY CURE DYSPEPSIA.
INDIGESTION, RHEUMATISM, AND ALL
URINARY TROUBLES. THEY lNVGO.
RATE, NOURlSH. STRENGTHEN AND
QUIET THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
AS A TONIC THEY HAVE NO EQUAL.
THEY ARE A RATIONAL CATHARTlC AND
A SUPERB ANTl.BlLIOUS SPECIFIC.
CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED
BY PERSONS WHEN PURCHASING HOPS
AND MALT BlTTERS. DO NOT GET THEM
COMPOUNDED WITH INFERIOR ART y.
Giles OF A SIMILAR NAME. FOR SALE
BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS SEE
THAT EVERY LABEL BEARS The NAME
HOPS & MALT BlTTeRS COMPANY,
DETROIT MICH
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
SHUTTING OUT CARE.p

We may open the door TO our neighbors,
And open the door to our friends;
We may entertain guests at our table,
While friendship with courtesy blends;
We may gather our dear ones about us
Our helpmeet ard children so fair
But let us forget not to Danish
From these tender meetings. dull care.
II watches at doors and at windows;
II whistles through crannies and cracks;
IL gveth the good man the headache;
1t pnches and tortures and racks =
1t sits down unasked at the table;
1t crouches beside the down bed;
1t takes all the brightness from slumber;
lttakes all the sweetness from bread.
OF all things to make our lives happy,
or all things TO make our paths fair,
There is nothing from Homes cheerful flreside
So sacred like shutting out care.
AIRS N. A. Ridiey.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
@PApA CAN'T FIND ME-"
little steps do / hear in the hall;
"a. n..I ill.,. I.....l. 49, a. all

No little steps do hear In the hall;
Only sweet silver laugh, that is all.
No dimpled arms round my neck hold me tight;
Two little hands wee face try to screen,
Baby is hiding-that's plain to be seen.
"Where Is my precious I've missed all dayW
"Papa can't find mep the pretty lips say.
"Dear me- wonder where baby can bein
Then Igo by, and pretend not TO see.
s'Not In the parlor and not on the stairsi
Then i must peep under the sofa and chairs |"
The dear little rogue is now laughing outright;
Two little arms round my neck clasp me tight,
Home will indeed be sad weary and lone,
When papa can't find you, my darling, my own.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

A Chicago drummer set his satchel
and overcoat down at Plainfield. ind,
and put up sign of Smallpox: be-
wareI' to protect them. During his
absence the health officer had them
buried 20 feet deep.
Alabama gets more out of the pend
ing river and harbor bill than any
southern state except Texas. Her mem;
bers of congress deserves the thanks TO
the people.
A fishing-rod has been invested that
registers the exact number of the
fishes caught. 1t is not popular.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
THE WHISPERING TEMPER.
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I.
"John Mumford, l ought to tie you
and whip you half to death, you good
for-nothing thing. You promised me
that you wouldn't drink anything to-
day, and here you are half drunk"
These words were addressed to me
by my wife, Maud. AS she stood sur
veying me, she didn't look much as
though she would come into the gar
den, unless it might be that she were
looking for bean pole with which to
belabor my head. My conception of q
Maud was creature of bright-eyed
gentleness, whose hair in ringlets
reached down and toyed with she'll
like ear. Well, my Maud had, pre-
vious to our marriage, been something
like this, but now-well, poor girl, I
suppose she has had trouble enough to
effect so great change. / was a
newspaper scribbler, and il was my
sketches of domestic happiness
written while / roomed over beer
saloon-that first caused her to feel an
interest in me. My habits were not
above reproach, but / would have
been indignant had any one called me
drunkard. first met Maud at a
church fair. When she learned that
was the man who wrote $50 charm
ingly," she warmed toward me and
smiled so sweetly that 1 surrendered
at once.
thought of all this as l sat looking
at her.
"Maud, did l promise you that 1
wouldn't drink anything to-dayP"
Yes, you did, and now you are
half drunk"
well, if l hadn't promised you, 1
might have been whole drunk"
She gtred at me. IF you could
see yourself you never would drink
again. Sitting there blinking your
eyes"
"Of course. Can't blink anything
else. Don't expect me to blink my
ears, do youp"
''Oh, shut your mouth"
Maud, that's no way to treat q
man. Draw him into a discussion,
and then tell him to shut his mouth.
You are getting to be a regular scold.
When Hopkins goes home after taking
few inspiring drinks. his wife speaks
kindly to him"
''She's a fool If she does"
''Oh, no, she's not fool. Gradua-
ted with honors, understand. Writes
a good hand, and came verv nearly
having one of her poems printed in q
semi-weekly paper"
"She lets that drunken brute lead
her by the nose"
''Oh, no, it's not so bad as that"
Yes 1T is. I'd just like to see a man
run over me-"
"Oh, well, there's no danger of any
man trying to run over you. I'd like
to have snack to eat If you have any
thing handy"
''You know where the kitchen is. {"
Eyes, my knowledge of location is
very fair"
took up hand-lamp and went in
to the kitchen. A gust of wind extin-
guished the light, and not having a
match, l decided, that rather than
return TO the sitting-room, l would
eat in darkness. When / returned to
the room where my wife sat, / STEP
ped around with such agility that 1
thought 1t might be good idea to
convince her of my soberness.
Ibid you find anythingP"
Eyes, Toasted sumptuously, thank
you. Say, there's something the mat.
ter with our well. Took a drink OF
water just now and it almost gagged
me-"
where did you get itP'
"From the bucket in the kitchen. u
She laughed.
What are you laughing at me for,
MaudP"
"Why, John, that Is bucket Of
brine"
Maud, fix the bed. Reckon 1 an
trifle of"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
$500 Reward.

The TO: mer proprietor of DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, for years made a
standing public offer in all American
newspapers of $500 reward for case
of catarrh that he could not cure. The
present proprietors have renewed this
offer. All the druggists sell this
Remedy, together with the ''Douche,"
and all other appliances advised to be
used in connection with it. No catarrh
patient is longer able to say 81 cannot
be cured" You get $500 in case OF
failure.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
CHAPTER TT.

CHAPTER III.
The next morning, just before start
ing down town, kissed Maud very
tenderly. She did not encourage my
caresses, but she allowed her head to
rest on my shoulder. "Girl, / won't
drink anything to day."
That's what you said yesterday"
''Don't remind me of broken prom
ises. Help me to keep the one L now
make. L will not drink anything to-
day. Have faith in me now, Just this
one time more"
II will this time, john" putting her
arms around my neck. "0h If you
knew how i love you"
There Maud, don't cry. I can
stand your scolding better than I can
your tears"
wonder IL there can be an actual
devil who stands at the elbow and who
whispers in the ear of frail mortality
had not been at work more than half
an hour, until-involuntarily, it SEEM
ed arose. walked to saloon and
took drink. had not that burning
thirst of which temperance lecturs
rant; would not have acknowledged
that my desire to drink was beyond
my control. / don't know why I
drank. / was not nervous--I was not
sick, but drank. Then wanted an
other. The work of the whispering
tempter was not now required. Had
he turned his pernicious breath into
the breath of good counsel he could
not have prevented me. / did not go
homo to dinner. sent a note to
Maud, telling her that was too busy.
l was. was discussing, with low
browed fellow who wore canvass
trousers. the advisability of calling q
constitutional convention did not
60 home until late ut night. Maud
was in ped. She said nothing but l
heard her sob. Wretch" l thought,
''why does not some one kill me-"
81 was very sick the next morning.
While I was heaving, and while the
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
Browns Little Joke.

"Why, Brown. how short your coat
is" said Jones one day to his friend
Brown, who wittily replied; Yes; but
it will be long enough before get an
other" Some men spend so much for
medicines that neither heal nor help
them, that new clothes is with them
like angels visits-few and far between.
Internal fevers, weakness of the lungs,
shortness of breath and lingering coughs
soon yield to the magic influence of
that royal remedy, DR.. r. V. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

Mr.. L. r. Hoyt,a mechanical engineer
at.the New Orleans Exposition, was Sc
verely injured by huge derrick pole
falling on his foot. He was conveyed
to his residence, and after only three APP
plications Of st. Jacobs Oil, all the
swelling and pain disappeared, and he
resumed his duties.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

Rev. II. II. FArRALr, d. d., editor of the
Iowa Methodist, says editorially, In the No
have tested the merits OF Ely's Cream Balm,
and believe that, by a thorough course of treat
ment, it will cure almost every case OF Catarrh.
Ministers, as n class, are afflicted with head
and throat troubles, and Catarrh seems more
Ely's Cream Balm too highly" Not liquid
nor snuff. Applied to nostrils with the
finger
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

Structure of the urethra
in its worst forms, speedily cured by
our new improved methods. Pamphlet,
references and terms, two three-cent
stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

A new phosphate company, under the
management of +. Brotherhood, has
commenced the erection of large phos-
pate works near Beaufort, s. G.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

Back Achei Hunts Remedy will cure pains
in the back or loins, female diseases, nervous
prostration and kidney diseases
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

BEWARE OF FRAUDs.-Be sure you
get the genuine DIR. Thomas Eclectric
Oil. 1t cures Colds, Group, Asthma,
Deafness and Rheumatism.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

George Campbell, Hopkinsville, KY,
says: Burdock Blood Bitters is the
best preparation for the Blood and
Stomach ever manufactured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

BAD DRAINAGE causes much sickness,
and bad blood and improper action of
the liver and kidneys Is bad drainage
to the human system, which Burdock
Blood Bitters remedy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
SCRATCHES.

J. NJ. shaner, Madison, Wis. says: II cured +
horse OF the worst OF scratches that ever saw,
with Veterinary Carbolsalve. OF all the ealves or
Sintments thatI ever saw, this is the boss" y and
" cents ct Druggists.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

A Negro in Newberry county, S. c.,
is the father of AZ children and has 1924
Grandchildren
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

The California legislature has apprc-
priated $4,000 to build hotel for
travellers in Yosemite valley.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

The word Iowa, heretofore thought to
mean "Here / rest" means 1.-THE
sleepy people,"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

In Massachusetts the women between
20 and so years of age exceed the men
of the same age by abont "A, 600.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

A wooden ware mandatory will be
started in Columbus, Miss. An iron
foundry will probably be erected also.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

The dinner parties of Easter week in
New York were among the most elabor-
ate ever given there.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs will relieve
Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, Consumption and
Throat Diseases They are always used Nth
>,oof s3lccees
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

Summer hotel proprietors have fixed
President Cleveland's summer vacation
To suit themselves.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

M. L. Blair, Alderman, 9Th Ward,
Scranton, Pa, stated Nov. 9. '83: He
had used DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil for
sprains, burns, cuts, bruises and rheu-
matism. Cured every time.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

~. ,,,,o.. 4. .osts rey tne Legitimate healing 81
xfsrass and enc relief OF pain, and that y does all
e claims 10 DO thousands Of ladies can giddig testify
Il will cure entirely all Ovarian troubles, Innamms
ton and liberation Falling and Displscerncnts sne
consequent Spinal Weakness, and N particularly
adapted 70 the change Of life.
Tor stn0lants ami relieves Weakness OF the Stomach
IL cures Bloating, Headaches, Nervous Prostraton'
enerai Debility, Seepessness, Depression ana lndi
oe-tion. That feeling OF bearing down. causing pain
and backachc Is always permanently cured ~ ts use
inquiry sonfdentally answered. For sale ygsfs
. - -
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

THE DELICATE Innings Of the nasal passages
are very susceptible TO injury, hence the preva-
in the Head, &c. The sovereign remedy is
Ely's Cream Balm. Pleasant and easy to use,
1t opens the passages, cleanses them of virus
and heals the infamed membrane. 1t cures
the most obstinate cases. Price 80 cents, at
druggists; 60 ceuts by mail. Ely Bros. Oswe-
po M Y
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

The experiment of blowing a ,a1ch
near Redwood City, Col, by steam, is
to be made shortly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

Sick headacdel Piles, constipation, bilious
headache and dyspepsia, are all speedily cured
by Hunts kidney and Liverl Remedy.
Land and Water denies that ivy
trained against a house will produce
dampness or Q ,eral unhealthfulness.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

A photographer says that colored
people are more successfully photo
praphed than white persons.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

A Vermont editor offers his paper
free for six months to every newly
married couple in the neighborhood.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07
CHAPTER III.


went away from the town where !
had disgraced myself-where / had
trampled upon the affections of my
wife. 1t would be impossible to de-
scribe my wretchedness. contem-
plated suicide, but / remained sober.
/ was late in carrying out SO good
resolve, and 1 found but little cOnsola-
ton in the old adage, better late than
never but with determination born
of semi-despair, l turned my back
upon every temptation. l lived Ia the
hope that my wife would return.
When evening came, l would go to
our house-I could not call It home
and sit under the vines, the vines
which Maud had trained with such
tender care. My little angel. His
face was ever before me. 1 found one
of his shoes in closet 1 kissed it.
Weary months crept along In tiresome
stretch. / had written many letters
to many distant friends, yet no ono
could tell me where 1 could find my
wife. Critics said that my work had
become melancholy. Is not the leaf
melancholy when the frost falls upon
itp The precious essence OF life had
been squeezed from my soul. Time
and again I prayed that might die.
Once I heard man. who did noe think
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-05-07

II you cannot get ATHLoPHoRos OF your drug
gist, we viii send It express paid, on receipt OF
regular price-one dollar per bottle. We prefer
that you buy II from your druggist, but II he
hasn't II, do not be persuaded 70 try something
else obut order at once from us, as directed
ArHI nPHnROs Co. III Wall Street New YORK
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-29

TIE death OF III Mahdi. Of which
there nov seems 10 DO no douht, ~ .
most fortunate event for the English
power In Egypt. IL 10 no. probable that
any other leader can unite the Arabs 30
esmplstely of arouse their enthusiasm
10 the same pitch 40 the dead Mahdi
has done. he vas ~ strikingly the
central figure Of she Soudan war a.
Nspclsaa WAS 81 the wars which ended
10 wssesloo. lie vas Restless, ambitious
and slated with the most brilliant sue-
cess. There ian be little doubt that
x.ssiors Of sush hader voald soon
have been sweeping into Lower Egypt
and Arabia. Without their laader the
Arabs will pr,hahly be much less az
ereasivs than they vouid have been with
kim. ID b possible that u may not nov
b nsesssary fs,r the Rnrlish 10 eight
than In Lsvar Egypt. One cannot.
hosever, hslp feeling little rs,fres thai
The life Of the Prophet has hsen brought
70 90 sadden IN cad His career does
not seem somplsse. His fusars-whal
voald Il have besni Il is useless 70
speculate nov on what he mlaht have
accomplished. u ses,ms 90 ihoaah
paRs had been torn from the history Of
sur timea.