Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-01-08

What has the new year in store

for us? Is question that none Can
answer. 1t may bring JOY and sun
shine, or it may bring sadness and
efforts. or failure blast our hopes.
The past is secure, the future Is what
we hope and fear. We may De able to
purchase new spring suit, or be COM
PEELED TO wear our winter clothes all
summer. 1t is all guess work. We
give 1t up.-Romeo Hydrant.
We wish to correct a report TO the
effect that w. II. Scott has disposed
of his undertaking business to III. B..
Cough and taken in exchange his fur
niture stock. 1t is true that Mr..
Scott has purchased Mr.. Coughs fur.
niture but it is erroneous about his
having disposed Of his undertaking.
Read Mr.. Scott's new adv. of furnit-
ure and undertaking and be convinced
of the untruthfulness of the rulnor.
Another swindle has. turned up to
trap the unexpected. 1t comes this
time in the shape of an agricultural
newspaper, sent out from CINCINNATI
representing itself to be in iJs seventh
year 1t offers to loan its patrons any
amount from 500. to several thousand
but they must first subscribe. send in
their money and then will CONS the
arrangements for the loan. The
directory contains the name of no
such paper as this one the Farmers
World, reported as being published in
Cincinnati, and the probabilities are
it's clean cut fraud. -Ex.
Some of our p,ople complain OF
hard times; but, dear friends you are
all rich in comparison to the thousands
of working men in large cities who
are compelled to stand idle from dav
tn day, unable to get the meanest kind
of labor to do, and scarcely a morsol in
their house to keep soul and body to-
gether; which, with poor dilapitated
sheds for shelter, and little fuel makes
their condition indeed deplorable.
Thousands of men are obliged to stay
at home and care for their little ones
while they see the wife and mother 60
forth to work by the day for their
daily maintenance. Woman's work is
in greater demand than mans in the
cities.
Newspaper printers are expected
to give a support in their columns OF
everything in which the public are
supposed to be interested but personal
advertising of man or his business
is not exactly the thing, although
plenty Of people expect it. A news.
paper has to be supported on its merits
and caunnt conscentiouslv puff Tom,
Dick or Harry, to the exclusion of
matters Of more general Importance.
but all sensible newspaper men will If
they can do SO legitimately, show
courtesy to their subscribers and
friends. IL is however in order that
where "a departure is made from proper
newspaper channels. the party receiv-
ing favor at the hand of IA publisher
should remember the fact that he is
under compliment to the paper aud
not the paper to him.
Many a man Of to-day can remem-
Der the long curled toe, steel runner
imbedded IN a solid piece Of wood that
formed the skate of his boyhood days.
To the wood were attached the long
straps and the screw in the heel that
fastened the skate to the foot. The
skate. TOO, was guttered. and the fell
low that had pair Of Smooth bot
toms" was the envy anu wonder Of all
the other boys. The curly-toe gradual
ly disappeared, the long straps gave
place to the double toe strap, and the
heel strap that with its harness rings
always reminded one Of halter, took
fight with the old wood-screw that US
ed to be bored into the boot-heel.
Other changes followed rapidly. Some
bright skater concluded that better
speed could be attained if less Of the
steel touched the ice, and the rocker"
skate made its appearance. Another
happy thought knocked the toe-straps
out In one round, and gave the steel
clamps. tightened by means of a double
screw and wrench, in place OF thsm.
A plate in the boot-heel, and knob on
the skate, said goodbye" to the heel
strap, and very shortly afterwards
clamps similar to those on the toe
made the heel Of the skate nearly per-
feet. A simple turn Of the wrist con-
nected the two sets of clamps with
a lever, and the skate was made. The
process of evolution has to q very large
extent done awav with ice skates and
substituted rollers which are now all
the craze. And lovers of the graceful
can now indulge in the pastime during
two-thirds of the year, or even longer
II they wish.