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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
An Elegant Lot of Percherons.

y friend Of ours who has had the
pie su:e nf a visit ut ElmwoOd Stock
Farm, Scipio. y. Y, john w. Akin,
proprietor informs Us that he has "A
finer lot OF PercherOn horses than is
often met with. They are uniformly
clean limbei, symmetrical animals,
of good action and dispo,ition, yet no
more than one should expect when they
understand that Mr.. Akin, with his
critical ideas of what constitutes a per-
feet horse, attends personally to the
selection Of each animal in the Old
Country. and he is by no means easy
To Please, having ridden for days to.
gether without finding a horse that
answered the requirements OF his judg-
msnt. AS might be expected. Mr..
Akin captured eight first prizes at ths
New York State Fair at Elmira last
fall. with half dozen seconds in same
classes. Michigan Farmer.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
Political Pull

Is rather uncertain thing to de-
pend upon as basis foi obtaining the
neceEsaries of life. With the fre-
quent changes of psrty somebody is
sure TO get left, SO that on the whole
any man Of brains and ability is really
fortunate If, by missing fat public
job. he is compelled TO take up some
such business rs an agency for DIR.
Foote'S "Plain Home Talk" which is
sure to be a good paying business as
long as he will devote himself to 1t. A
really popular medical book such AS
"Plaln Home Talk" sells at all times
aud iD all places, and often the beet
ground for an agency is that which
has already been plowed over once or
twice by an agent. There is room for
all who will apply to the Murray Hill
Publishing Co.. 129 East 2s.h St.. n.
Y. City, and "lirHt come, first served" 4"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
A Welcome Visitor.
incredibly. March

MereullIl, Mdrcn lO, 1850.
EDITOR EXPOsITOR: - Enclosed
please find 81 for which please send us
your paper for one year. The EXPosI-
TOR is a welcome visitor every week.
ROCHE & MCKENNA
The above, although not very lengthy,
expresses a good deal. It is this
kind of encouragement that news.
paper man likes To hear and not the
expression winch is sometimes used
Here's 81 for your paper. 1t don't
amount to much but We want TO pat
ronize our home paper" OF course
we take the dollar and say nothing
although our nature makes us feei
like retaliating just little for re-
venge. We think the matter over
carefully and consider where such re-
marks come from.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
Bargains in Dry Lumber.

Parties wishing To build would do
well To call on Welch & Son at theii
mill in Peck where they have Oh hand
one and one-half million feet nf dry
lumber OF all kinds. We sell hemlock
lumber from 81 To 50 per thousand anu
pine from So To $40 common. Choice
clear $40 To $50 according To quality.
We al ways have on hand all kinds of
house j0ist, flooring, wainscOting. sid.
ing, moulding, lath, in fact everything
necessary for building purposes, also
one million shingles. We have open
ed II lumber yard at our farm one mile
south of Brockway Centre where we
Will keep on hand all tho about quail
ties OF lumber, &C.. which we will sell
very low. 80 ). o WEIGH & Son.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
IMPORTANT.

When you visit or leave New York City save
Baggage Expressage aud Carriage Hire aud stop
at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Cen-
trail Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted mp at cost OF one million
European plan. Elevator. Restaurant supplied
with tho best, Horse cars, stages and elevated
railroad TO all dspots, Families can live better
for Ices money at the GRAND Union Hotel than si
any other nnst-cla&s hatsa N the CIV.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
Prohibition Township Ticket.

The Prohibitlonists OF this place as
sembied IN the room over II. L. Leon
ards hardware on Tuesday afternoon
last and nominated their men whom
they intend 10 support at the coming
election. The meeting was well at
tended and the following is the result
of their labors:
For supervisor,
MARTIN MENEREY.
For Clerk,
HENRY PEARCE.
For Treasurer,
GEORGE WALKER.
For Highway Commissioner,
THOMAS BROWN.
For Justice Of the Peace, (full term,
JAMES BROWN.
(To fill vacancy,)
CORNELIUS COOPER.
For School Inspector,
WILLIAM IL. GOwAN.
For Constabies,
CAssoN b STONEHoUsE.
JAMES MCARThUR,
JAMES IL. MOORE,
ALBERT SECOR.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
BROCKWAY Clair County, Mich, MARCH 10,

EXPIRATION NOTICE -Subscriber-
finding this notice markell, are hereby
notified that the time f.r which they
have paid for rIIE ExpysiSOR has ex-
pred. Please renew 1T your earliest
convenience and 0blige. yours in need.
J. A. MYNZIHs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
Bucklen's Aruica Salye.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises
sores. ulcers, salt rheum. fever acres, letter,
chspped hands, chilblains, corns, and all
SIX iu eruptions, and positively cures pilsp, or
no pay required. ls ia guaranteed to give
nsrfect satisfaction, or money rtionded.
P'ice 25 cents per box. For sale bv w. n.
McKenus.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
BROCKwAY CENTRE MARKET.
Reports corrected every Wednesday by o. W

e.HE-ssss White lsaSasN EGGS
For Sale at 80 cents per l3 or 81
for 20. Orders lett at II. Z. Leon
ards hardware store will be promp-
tly filed. Address all correspon-
dence to GRANT MCARTAUR,
Brockway Centre. Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
Clubbing Rates

The Brockway Centre ExposIToR
and either of the papers named below
At the following rates:
Michigan Farmer, weekly. 80 25
American Farmer, nOuthiy, 25
American Agriculturist, monthly a!
Chicago Herald, weekly. rs
Commercial Advertiser, weekly, 2 35
Hoard's Dairyman. weekly, l ST
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
DIED..

REED AT her home one mile east of Brockway
Centre, on Thursday. MARCH, 10. 1855 Mary
beloved wife OF solomon Reed aged ~ years
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
MAR RRiED.

SHEARER--MORG M At the residence of the
groom on Thursday March IL. 1855. by Rev
Holmes. Abram l.. Shearer 10 Mrs.
Maria E Morgan, both Of Brockway.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19

A n5Igg Send six cents for postage, and re-
n SAlAa ,ceive free. acOstly box OF goods which
will help you 10 more money right
away than anything else 10 this wide world. All
OF either sex. succeed from the first hour. The
broad road TO fortune opens before he workers.
absolutely sure At once Address, TnuE AND Co.,
Augusta. Maine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
Price, 81. 90 a Year.
JUST RECEIVED 7!

The place tobuy and get a fit
In Slippers, Boots and Shoes,
Both standard screw and solor tip,
Friends listen to the news
The solor tips for boys and girls.
Can rever be excelled
They stand the test the wide world DER,
None others can we sell.
In gents fine shoes it's said To be
The only place in town
Where you button, lace and congress see
Withprices marked way down.
Our ladies' shoes are hard to beat
In styles and prices too.
Ladies wanting something good and neat,
Wear Smith, Simmons Peabodd's shoe.
Again we have, Pngrie & Smiths
Of which we have control.
To they that know their merits,
These only %vil console.
In boots for men and boys we carry
As large stock as Others
With some of the best make in the East,
The place is Holden Bros.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19

We hereby notify all parties in
debted to the undersigned by note
or book account that they must cali
and settle on or before March 20th.
WARING s MUSTARD
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
T. G. CROOK,
Music INSTRUCTION and Taxidermist.

Instructions gwen on the Piano or Orgsn.
Trims mod-rs,e. Birds, an mails or reptIl.s
6 ted up in any sty le wished Tor. viii be nj
tbr Rsrlev ii use, Brock way Centre, Thurs'
dsv ef zach week. Adde'S oil correspond
enee 10 Pick +. o.. Mich. 300 I'm
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19
D s.PATTERsoN, y. PoRr HURON,

Dealer I'm Jewelry, Watches. clocks, knives,
forks. spoons pitchers, card receivers, gold and
silver plated ware. We always have q good
stock OF Holiday Novelties You are cordially
invited to call In and examine our stock and get
prices before purchasing elsewhere. 81
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-03-19

Rev. A. J. Holmes was attack, d
on Tue, day morning with chills and
fever.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05

We believe that all nations of people
have their moon theories, or supcrstitiom
notions. and vet there are none more silly
than the cherished ideas of our own civil
lized people, who believe that tho animal
and vegetable Kingdoms are under its
control, that the elements arc controlled
by its changes; indeed, that the sol
yields or refuses to yield according to the
seeds arc given it in the old or new OF
the moon. The American Indian looks
to the moon for signs of weather. He
believes that the good spirit makes a new
moon every month, and as soon as he gets
it finished round and full, he falls asleep
and evil spirits begin eating it by gnaw
ing off the side until they have
consumed it, and then the good spirit
awakens and begins making a new
one again. The shape Of this new moon,
or its position determines the weather
for the next two weeks, or half moon
Among the different tribes Of Indians,
as we'll as civilized people, the theorie,
are in direct opposition. We have
heard many time two men disputing as
to the signs, one claiming that when the
bowl of the moon will hold water, il
will he dry; another that when the bowl
will not hold water, it will be dry--both
parties having watched the signs for
years declare that they never fail. The
absurdity is seen at once. The follow
ing from Blackwood, on this subject, is
to the point:
'The notion that the moon exerts an in
fluence on the weather is so deeply root
ed that, Notwithstanding all the attacks
which have been made against it, it con.
tinues to retain hold upon us And
yet there never was popular supersti-
ton SO utterly without basis as this one.
'If the moon really did possess any
power over tho weather, that power could
be exercised in one of these ways-by re-
Election of the suns rays, by attraction,
or by emanation. No other form OF ac-
tion is conceivable. Now, as the bright
est light of full moon is never equal in
intensity or quantity to that which is
reflected toward us by white cloud on
summers day, 1t can scarcely be pre-
tended that the weather IS affected by
such cause.
Laplace calculated that the joint at
traction Of the sun and moon together
could not stir the atmosphere at a quicker
rate than five miles a day. As for lunar
emanations. not a sign of them has ever
been discovered. The idea of an infiu-
ence being produced by the phases Of the
moon is therefore based on no recognizs-
BILE cause whatever. Furthermore, it IS
now distinctly shown that no variations
at all really occur in the weather at the
moment of changes of quarter, any more
than at any other ordinary times. -Amer-
lean Farmer
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05

It is very important to the farmer to
breed first class cults, if any, whether OF
the larger sort designed for city trucks
and carts, or heavy farm work, or of
moderate size for roadsters, or gentle
mans carriage. The more perfect the
horse, the higher the price obtained,
which may be easily twice to five times
that of any ordinary colt or full-grown
animal. According to oil well-estab-
lished principles, in order to breed good
horses both parents should be as perfect
as possible. However superior sire and
dam may be otherwise, if any unsound-
ness exists they should be rejected, for
this will be pretty sure to be inherited
by the offspring, and crop out sooner or
later after being put to service, especial
" that of rather hard kind.
If the female is much smaller than the
male, she cannot supply nourishment
enough for the offspring, and in conse-
quence it will grow up weak, ill-shaped
and lack endurance. For both male and
female to be of nearly the same size is
perhaps best on the whole, although
some contend, that of the two, it is bet
ter to have the female the larger She
has more room for the growth of the
fetus, and after the colt is born, she has
more milk to continue its growth and
nourishment, and to give superior lusti-
ness to it. The chest, heart, and lungs
of such are better developed, forming a
superior digestion, and the whole body
and limbs stronger and more perfect.
The bones of the latter grow up harder,
and the muscle and ligaments become Of
improved texture-frmer and tougher.
"A. 3. Alien.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05

An oyster has stomach and heart.
In America it has a sex, but none in Eu-
rope. We have male and female oysters
on the American coast. Those of Europe
combine the two sexes in one animal
Two parent oysters produce many million
oysters in a season. These 5iyalves were
cultivated for food in the days of Pompeli
and Herculaneum. They used to be lar
more plentiful than they are now in our
country. There was once a great bank
of them on the Maine coast. If let alone
the creatures might grow to be ioot
and half long. The garden OF them Is
In Chesapeake bay, but even there they
are disappearing before the murderols
system of fisheries pursued. Fortunately
the abundance can be brought back Ny
neutrality-suspicious. and systematic
cultivation.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05
five Strange Sights.

In the heart of Wyoming Territory
is a mountain of solid hematite iron,
with 600 feet of it above the ground,
more than q mile wide, and over two
miles in length: bed of Ignite coal big
enough to warm the world for centuries
eight lakes Of solid soda. one of them
over 900 acres in extent and not less than
thirty feet in depth, and a petroleum
basin which contains more oil than Penn
sylvania and West Virginia combined,
from which in places the oil is oozlng in
natural wells at the rate of two barrels o
day.
Trees were found in Africa which were
computed to be 5, $50 years old, and q
cypress in Mexico is said to have reached
a still greater age. The oldest tree, il
not the oldest living thing upon the
globe, is the cypress of Santa Maria del
Tule in the Mexican state of Voxaca
The life of this venerable forest monarch
has spanned the whole of written history.
At last accounts it was still growing,
and in 1851, when Humboldt saw it, il
measured forty-two feet in diameter, 1875
feet in circumference, and 382 feet be-
tween the extremities of two branches.
Suppose we have balance gigantic
enough for the purpose, and the sun is
resting on one of the scales. Now put
the earth in the opposite side of the scale.
You might as well weigh your head
against one of the towers of the East
River bridge Pile hundred thousand
earths into the balance, anG the sun does
not stir. There lies the COLOSSUS immov-
able. Bnt get together another hundred
thousand, and then another hundred
thousand, and stack them up in the pan
against the sun. Three hundred thous-
and worlds piled up on one side of the
balance and still the sun keeps them up.
It would take 10000 more or $50, 900
carths to make the beam even against .
single sun.
A strange sight was presented in the
streets Of Tuscon, A. T., one day re.
Gently. A woman appeared carrying q
Child's empty coffin on her shoulder, fol.
lowed by lot Of little girls. Later the
scene was reversed and the coffin was
borne by four little girls, followed BY
several women. 1t is no uncommon
sight to see coffin borne to the grave
rendering the service was novel spec
tacle.
An ancient burying ground was re-
Gently unearthed In Paris while digging
trench in the Rue Salande. The collins
of stone and plaster found there have
been traced to the seventh, eighth and
ninth centuries. They were pointed to
the East, and had crosses inscribed on q
circle, symbolical of eternity, and other
emblems of Christianity. The collins
were found filled with dirt, their covers
having given way
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05

ears and feet, and clean thoroughlv
boil them till YOU can pick ell the bone,
out; chop the meat. add cup of vine
gar, little salt and pepper, and pack i
pan or cheese hoop: when cool i !,
ready for use. 1t is very nice served i
slices cold for the tea table, or fried 70,
breakfast.
PRINCESS PoTAToEs. Cooked by tbs,
simple mode potatoes are rendered ae6
cate and delicious A quantity ~
mashed ones should be used. But int
strips about two inches long, one inch
wide and half an inch thick. Have IN
one saucer a tablespoonful of melted but
ter and in another beaten egg, and dir
the strips of potato first into the butte,
and then into the egg. With knife
lay them in lightly buttered tin pan
and cook in hot oven for twelve min.
utes. Serve at once An egg and IA
blespoonful OF butter will suffice TO,
about pint of potatoes.
PURGE OF TOMATOES. This SOM !,
very easily made. Put two pounds Of
solid canned tomatoes in saucepan
add half spoonful of salt, pinch Of
cayenne, a Glove of garlic, four cloves
eight whole peppers, the smallest bit Of
mace and pint of hot water. Let /,
simmer slowly for half an hour, care
being used not to let it burn; then pass
it through fine cnllender or sieve. Wet
half teaspoonful of flour with cold
water, rub smooth, fill the cup by table
spoonfuls with the tomato and pour il
into the soup, taste for seasoning. SHINE,
moment, and YOU have rich, thick
soup, which may be thinned out with
more water, If unexpected company az.
rives, without injuring it.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


The blowing Of wet land does q mis-.
chief which remains for years. The
owner OF stiff clay farm who turned
over field in too much of hurry ten
years ago has not since been able to get
the soil into the same condition it was
in before. When a plow-share becomes
smeared with mud as it turns the furrow
slice, and the earth is plastered, as NOR
tar is when trowel is drawn over it,
clay land becomes spoiled for many
years. Even light land is hurt by 1t,
but the clay is toughened and dries in
hard clods which are very difficult to re-
duce to q fine condition again. One
may easily make haste too fast in plow-
ing in the spring. The test of fitness in
the soil is that spade may be put into
it and withdrawn without any smearing,
and the spadefull of soil whsn dropped
will fall apart into loose mass.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05
lind Lie \ Man."

A well-known city professional man
who has brand new baby, was advised
BY friends to rub the little one with lard
and camrbor, as it was troubled WIN
some complaint that treatment was sure
to cure. The father went down into tns
kitchen, got some lard out Of pan, ana;
mixing It with camphor, rubbed II al
over the baby's feet, face and neck.
Next morning the mother found that inc
poor little thing was covered with cruss
Of cold mashed potatoes. --fstt'ol'9
Chronicle
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05
Rules for the Dairv.

The best managed butter and cheese
factories have printed rules which are
distributed among patrons for their
guidance in making pure, sound milk.
and delivering it in perfect condition at
the factory. The following rules are in
force in cheese factory in Maine They
should be posted in every stable and
dairy room in the country:
1. Only healthy cows produce good
milk. They must never be heated. or
In any way m1sused or unduly excited.
2. Regularity in the time OF milking,
and by the same person, secures the best
results Insist on clearly habits in
mixers. Filthiness is disastrous to both
producer and consumer.
3. Do not feed your cows upon whey,
turnips, or cabbage; they are always in
furious to milk.
4. Only tin pals are suitable to be
used by dairymen. All milk should be
carefully strained; doing so from the
pail. through wire strainer is not suffici-
emit; it should be strained through cloth
also, otherwise the whole will be in ured.
5. There cannot be too great care as
TO cleanliness in handling milk. All
pals and cans should be kept absolutely
clean. This is best secured as follows
The pals and cans, when taken new from
the shop, must be carefully washed with
soap and water If sour whey is put in
the cans. they should first be washed
with cold water and then with soap and
water. In every instance the pals and
cans should receive thorough scalding
with boiling water, and once a week
they ahouId ha cc0,1rad with eaIf
8. Covers should be left off of cans
until ready to start for the factory. The
milk should be stirred in the cans with a
dipper to expose it to the air, and re-
move all animal heat. Cans of milk
should be set upon the ground, or in cold
water, and should always be protected
from the rain. All milk should be de-
ivered at the factory before 8 o'clock 4. n.
z. Mixing of milk at different tenn
peratures should be carefully avoided.
This practice produces sour milk, and
sour milk makes sour patrons.
s. Factory accounts, weighing scales.
ETC., ETC., are always open to the inspec-
ton of patrons. Owners and patrons
have mutual interest, and the desire is
to make the factory net its patrons more
for their milk than they can get in any
other way. Facilities in the location
and arrangement Of building and ma
chinery, in its curing room and abund-
ant supply Of cold water, are always
perfect. Factories secure the services Of
experienced, frst-cIass cheese makers.
It only remains for all concerned to
heartily cooperate, and satisfactory re-
suits are assured.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-05-05
Wild Game in Afghhnistan.

In the valley of the Kushk Rud we
saw deer of various kinds, wild boar,
and the goorkal, or wild ass. A large
drove of them passed our line of march
one morning, but we saw little of them
except the great cloud of dust they
turned up as they hurried off to higher
ground. understand that there is little
difference between the goorkal and the
kyang, or wild horse of Tibet. Marmots
are also very plentiful, they have bur-
rowed their holes into the ground every
where. and it is dangerous to horses, as
their feet sink into the honeycombed
earth. These marmots may be said to be
now the real possessors of the land, for
there is scarce yard of it which is not
occupied by them.
Partridges are also in considerable
numbers, and in the Kushk valley some
Of our party found pheasants plentiful,
and wild pigs are still more numerous
there than on the higher ground. There
are large spaces on the side of the stream
covered with tall reeds, and the pigs
ind cover in them. One morning on the
march / saw q drove of about thirty pigs
led bya large boar. walking up the side
- bAAc ILL., AnSy nktA 0CCn AASt01OCA
BY the baggage animals passing. They
went up the hillside, and about half q
mile to the north they descended again
into another bed of reeds. They came
down in Indian file, forming long
straight line. led still by the boar, and
Is they descended their speed became
greater, till they disappeared in the
reeds While watching the drove as it
came down hill, it was impossible not to
recall an event described in the Gospel
Of st. Mark.
The bears are ferocious, as some Of our
party found who had attacked them, and
we're attacked in return, and not having
The right kind Of pig sticking spurs,
Eight was deemed necessary. Not being
able to deal with the bears has in some
instances interfered with the pheasant
shooting, for it would be awkward to be
caught By one of these huge tuskers in Z
Jungle of tall reeds with only fowling
piece in your hand. London IsleQraph-