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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
To Ramona Her Fathar,a Ramain..

Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague who has been
residing in Paris for several years, has re-
turned to Washington to arrange for the
removal to Cincinnati OF the remains of
her father, which still lie in the vault of
the Cooke family In Oak Hill Cemetery
near Washington. Nearly three years
ago the members OF the bar of Cincinnati
instituted an organization, which was
speedily extended throughout the state,
to remove the remains to the city where
he was best known as a lawyer. The or
ganization has as its Chairman Gov.
Foraker, and IL was intended to remove
the remains year ago. But Mrs. Sprague
was unable to leave her temporary home
in Paris while her children were at school.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05

At the annual meeting of the Ameri
can soc ETY. of biologists at the Pequot
house, New London, Conn, DR. Sexton
OF New York, vice president of the
society, described new and delicate
operation for the permanent cure Of
long continued running of the ears.
These discharges from the ear some
times continue from infancy to old age,
are always liable to infect the system
and cause painful gatherings in the ear
on taking cold. The operation consists
in the removal of useless ear bones OR
membranes from the diseased portions,
after which recovery takes place in a
short time. This method promises to
revolutionize the treatment of a class
of cases which are generally believed to
be incurable.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Social Revolution for Canada.

It has recently been discovered that the
Canadian government had detectives In
Chicago to watch the movements of immi-
grants, and while there they became con-
nected with the designs of the socialists:
Adjective named Sweeney discovered
Canada as the center, was on foot and
they were able to suppress it. Dynamite,
apparently for mining purposes, was TO be
shipped to the Lake Superior mines, but
was stopped in transit through their
intercession. IL In also supposed that
Sweeney, who was q member OF the same
group Of anarchists as Detective Jansen,
knows who threw the bomb at the Hay
market He 10 now supposed to be in Can
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
The Devil Told Him To.

Emanuel Chlarez of Brownsville, Texas
BOY OF 10, became very angry at his step
mother when she refused to let him 90 TO
the circus the other afternoon, and when
he went to bed he took an axe with him
AT an early hour in the morning he crept
into his stepmother's chamber while she
was sleeping, and raised the sharp weapon
abort he brought 1t down with all his force
almost severing the woman's head from
the body, and killing her instantly. Sever
al hours later he was found lying PROSTATE
over the corpse weeping Chlarez was ar
rested and is now in Jail. He saws that
when he awoke the devil stood beside him
and told him to cut his stepmother's head
off.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05

The wife of the new Chinese ambassador
has startled the Parisians; she is sensa-
ton in dress. Such lovely silks, such
full embroidery have hardly been dreamed
of.
A prominent physician Of Athens. Ca,
who has had many cases OF sore throat
lately, made ar investigation, and found
that nearly every one OF them was caused
by cigarette smoking.
The young lady, Miss Jones, of Hyland,
Ulster county, N. Y, who received $50, 1000
for an act Of kindness to an elderly lady In
New York city, has received IL letters ask
ing her hand In marriage.
The old duke of Somerset, who died late
ly. was a great infidel. He wrote book
10 prove that the mandate, search the
scriptures" has undone the world.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Thew Did Right.

A horrible story Is made public from
the lower end of Tatanall county, Ga. A Ne
gro woman engaged to prepare dinner
for colored picnic, murdered young
child which had been left in charge, cooked
half tLs remains and served it to the peo-
pie. The other half of the remains we're
found sailed in barrel. The Negroes be-
came perfectly frenzied on making the
discovery and seized the woman and burn
ed her at the stake. The report appears
to be authentic.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Rounda HesiRna

rendered his resignation to tie president.
IL Is understood that this was done at the
request of the president, who. IL is said,
desires to I'LL the place before the adjourn
ment of congress. Mr.. Rounds is credited
with having said that Mr.. Rogers of Buff
falo win be appointed to succeed him.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Attention All!

The following rule has been adopted as
substitute for the present rule No. 80 Of
the supreme court:
Rule 80. 1t shall be the duty of party
bringing civil cause into this court to
file with the clerk thereof, before the first
day of the term for which such cause is
regularly noticed for argument or hearing,
twelve printed copies of the record. Upon
neglect or failure to comply with this rule
the cause will be stricken from the calen-
dar on the first day Of the term, and
further dealt with as justice may require.
Ordered to take effect September /, 1856.
Adopted July q, 1856.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
He in Ho,efll.

M. de Lesseps at recent meeting of the
Panama shareholders read long report in
view of affairs at the Isthmus. He holds
that the canal will be open for traffic be-
fore 1890 He expressed his confidence in
his ability to secure the Necessary funds to
complete the work and maintained that
the difiicuity surrounding the enterprise
had been deliberately overdrawn.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
He May Get There.

"Herb" Beecher, the son of the pastor of
the Plymouth church, whose name was SO
unceremoniously sat upon by the Senate's
commerce committee for the Puget Sound
collectorship, may come out victorious
after all. Senator Hawley has taken up
the case for old Mr.. Beecher's sake, and 1t
Is likely that he will see that the commit
tees report Is over-ruled in the senate.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Acting Governor.

Lieutenant Governor Buttars has issued
q proclamation through the office of the
secretary of state announcing that having
received notice OF Gov. Ayers indefinite
absence from the state he assumes the
powers and duties of the Office of governor
until said disability ceases.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
A DruYRist Arrested.

J. A. Bartlett, Cleveland druggist who
accidentally poisoned Mrs. Kate Bertoni
and family, by giving them arsenic instead
Of sugar Of milk, has been arrested by
order OF the coroner and charged with
manslaugbtsr. He was released on $500
bail.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Americans drank 642, 900 OOo gallons

Americans drank 1000 00) gallons
of beer last year. This, with 1878,
OlO gallons of whisky, kept them in a
reasonably glorious state DER all the
lis of life victorious" We use much
more tobacco than before and in forms
less healthy. The vile cigarette is
largely on the increase, which shows
that the American brain is gradually
softening. Last year the increase in
cigarettes was twenty. five per cent
America smoked 1,910,556,512 cigar
cites; $50, 1872, 5S9 cigars were smoked
The wretched habit of chewing is on the
increase. 1t is estimated that the Am
erican people spend in the vices of to-
bacco using and liquor drinking every
year the enormous sum of Sl,189,0 o. :
600!
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05

The immigration for the fiscal year
ended with June was little less than
that of the previous year, the whole
number being 92s,91S- about one-third
the present population of Nebraska.
The classification shows falling off of
about one-third in immigration from
Germany during the year, while Italy
largely increased its contribution.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05

Nervous prostration and malaria are
the fashionable diseases this summer.
An eastern physician who ought to
know claims that nine-tenths of the so
called malaria is pure laziness and the
majority Of cases Of "heart disease are
indigestion caused by over-eating,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
should be Promptly Dealt With.

Conrad Wiseman, a farmer Of Hanover,
Ill, assaulted his son, IL years old. kicking
and pounding him in a terrible manner:
The next day the boy died, as was alleged
at the coroner's inquest, from the effects
of the brutal treatment he had received.
Wiseman was arrested at the instance of
the coroner, and remanded to Jail for m"r-
der.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Love Stronger than Vows.

The Rev. W. j. Sherman, an assistant
Roman Catholic priest OF Brooklyn, N. Y,
his vows of celibacy. Before entering the
seminary he courted Matilda Mccoy, but
was rejected because of his youth. Then
he studied for the priesthood and was
ordained. After ordination he renewed
his visits to his former sweetheart and she
were married about month ago by the
Rev. Il. j. Schneider. The secret gradually
leaked out but Father Sherman denied it.
His mother, however, visited the brides
parents and was convinced of the truth of
the marriage. An investigation will be
made and IL the facts are true he will be
deposed from his priestly functions.
Father Sherman is now on q vacation
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
O Ye Goosl

The commissioner Of internal revenue
has issued "A tabulated statement, showing
in detail the receipts from internal
revenue for the year ehding June 80, 1886.
The receipts from fe mented liquors in
clude tax on 20,7lt 1913 barrels, an in
crease of l,524,0, 0 barrels over the preced-
ing year. Allowing 40 gallons to barrel,
THY of fermented liquors of domestic
manufacture consumed last year by the
people of the United States. On the basis
of GO, 100000 of population this gives per
capita of consumption of - gallons and
quarts. with nearly 1AOOO,OOO quarts to
distribute IN glasses. Assuming that these
liquors were consumed by one-half the
population. would give to each individual
consumer over "a gallons. 1t is doubtful
if any other nation can show a better
record than this for the consumption Of
fermented liuuors
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Seven Persons Killed.

Aspecial engine coming north collided
Nashville railroad near Duck river, forty
eight miles south OF Nashville the other
evening, and seven men were instantly
killed. The collision occurred In deep
cut with sharp curve, making 1t impos-
sible to pass each other, hence the collision
took place while both trains were running
at fun speed. Both engines are total
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05

The murder by boy of sixteen OF
his father, mother, brother and sister
near the little town of Erie Kansas, is
another thrilling commentary on the
danger to the youthful mind of reading
sensational dime novels. This boy is
known to have been an inveterate read
er of sensational papers and dime
novels of the "blood and thunder"
kind. Warnings to parents against
the demoralzing influence of papers
and hooks of this sort, have become so
time worn that reiteration at this time
is useless. But remember this parents:
feeding on carrion, they can but exhale
a pestilential breath, which too soon
proves fatal to those who inhale the
poison. The continuation is as deadly
and certain as fate.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
TIMELY TOPICS.

Rt. Rev. James O'Connor, Catholic
bishop of Omaha has been made the
recipient of $4,000 to be used for the
establishment of Catholic missions
among the Indians throughout Wyom-
ing. This handsome sum has been
given by Miss Louise Drexel of Phila.
delphia. This young lady is one of three
daughters of the late Philadelphia bank
er of that name, whose death took
place some time ago. He was possess.
ed of seemingly unlimited wealth a
portion of which, amounting to about
one million dollars, he bequeathed to
the archbishop of Philadelphia, to be
used for the benefit of the Catholic
church. Each of the sisters, it is sup
posed, is worth about ten million dol
lars, the income of which they use in
conserving the public and private well
fare in ways peculiar to themselves.
The three have united in the erection
of grand industrial school for boys,
the ground for which has already been
purchased and the erection of which will
be undertaken this fall. The money
given Bishop O'Connor will be utilized
in civilizing and outstanding the
Indians in the territory mentioned, of
which there are not less than 5000.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
GENERAL PRODUCE.
LIVE STOCK.

CATTLE-Market slow and 109l5c lower;
shipping steers, $50 to 1900 TBS, 80 6095 10;
stockers and feeders, So 1904 so; cows,
bull and mixed, 81 6093 75; bulk, 81 75(9
3 25; through Texas cattle steady; grass
cows, So l5(g2 IS; grass steer, $39l %; 191
Washington, l,1l6 lbs, 50 rs.
HoGs-Market strong; rough and mixed,
81 2O(04s5; packing and shipping 81 75(9
10; light, "a 20(94 95; skips, 81 5O(9i Is.
SHEEP-Market dull; 10@25c lower; ma
tives, S2@i; Western, $393 40; Texans,
81 1903 10.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
WOOL.

Michigan fieeces are very quiet. There
is great desire TO sell X at &c but the
buying at that figure is not excessive, al
though it would be incorrect to
quote lower figure as the market price.
No. Michigan is wanted and only in light
supply, even at 36c.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05
Health is Wealth!

Dir l.. G. Wrsrs NERVE AND pnAIg TREAT.
NnNT a guaranteed specific for IlysteTla. DIzzt
Headacho' Nervous Pr ostration caused by the use
Of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental Do
preston Softening OF the Brain resulting IN n
Prcmnturo Old Ago, Barrcnness, Loss OF power
In either sex. Involuntary Losses and Sperm9t-
or-hpa caused byoycr-exertion OF tho brain, SELF
ono months treatment. S1.o0a box, or elk boxes
forS5OO. sent by mail prepaidon receipt OF price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received byniss
for ok boxer, accompanied with 500, we VIII
se nd tho purchaser our written guarantee TO re.
furd the money il the treatment does not euect
pcure Guarantees issued onlyby
JOHN O. WEST & CO.,
862 w. MADISON ST., CHICAGO, Ills,
Sole Props Vests Liver Pills.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-05

An ingenious way of getting around
the prohibition law in Rhode Island
was discovered recently. Several cases
of eggs were tipped off truck by an
accident on fremont street On pick
ing up the eggs from the street they
were found to be made of porcelain
and instead OF the legitimate product
Of the barnyard fowl they were all filled
with whis y, each egg holding a
good square drink " as one of the
spectators pressed it. The liquor
was put in through hole in the big
end and the hole stopped by cement
cloth, which was chalked to resemble
the natural colors. The driver of the
team sa he was taking them from
liquor dealer at the north end to the
Providence depot The cases were
marked to hotels in Newport and Mar
ragensett Pier, R. l. There were six
cases of forty mine dozen each.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09
States.

This is the name of good many schemes,
some of which are humbugs Hon. A. N.
Cole, of Welsvile, n Y, gives the title to
large book he has written on the subject of
draining lands bv the trench system. lie
claims that there are millions III il, aud there
may be really something in it.
The method is to dig deep trenches in the
land and put in to these tile drains OF peculiar
pattern. Then they are covered over. But
the rains percolate the soil, the winter "Seeps"
through the tiles. Instead of being carried
Off as in the ordinary way, it remain stored
in the oarthcn roceptacles, rs steady ioun-
tain, TO be drawn on 10y the roots OF growing
crops as they want it. Then there is no
drouth no matter how great the lack of rain.
BY irrigation in the California and the west
larger, surer crops are raised than in the
eastern and middle sections Of the country, in
which the rainfall is depended ON for water
Mr.. Coles system is explained in his
book called The New Agriculture" He
AYERS that he has raised 1000 bushels of po-
tatocs from one acre of ground by the trench
ing drainage plan His own small farm, he
says, was unproductive because of poor soil
before be tried the new agriculture. After
that he raised large crops. Below are mem
toned the especial advantages he claims, BY
@hard pam he means the hard clay subsoil
which underlies so much of our country. The
trenching is deep enough to penetrate the
hard pan Mr. Coles plan is Endorsed by
Professor Roberts, of Cornell university, and
by the president of the Elmra Farmers
club
The system and the book are worth investi-
eating, never losing sight, of course, of the
"hard pan OF ones own good common sense
and judgment Don't be carried away with
anything, and Investigate new things to tho
bottom before you 60 INTO them The writer
of "The New Agriculture" says in support OF
1t:
l. Cereal crops are increased moro than
fourfold.
2. The size, flavor and enhanced production
Of fruits aud vegetables are in proportion rs
five TO one under the old system
5. Vegetation of all kinds is rendered abso
lutely free from disease, more especially that
arising from funSoid infection.
A. The ground worked under this new sys
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09

She had youth, she had beauty, she had
genius What life could have been more
favored!
From Paris she went to Holland and sang
in the theatres there. The queen Of Holland
gave her diamond necklace She returned
to Paris in 1877 and had prosperous season
there She took the part of Ierna in "Don
Giovanni She also sang in Lucia di Lam
mermoor" and La Trayata." Her highest
success, however, was not reached till after
she had spent season of study in Milan and
learned the Italian method Then she re-
turned to Paris for the third time, and now
she took it by storm. She became "A member
OF the Italian opera at Paris under the direc-
torship of Maurice Srakosch Next she
went to London, and finally to America
which is the land of gold TO all artists
From the start her career was almost an
uninterrupted triumph, although she died too
young to reap the highest artistic rewards,
being only "a years old. If she had lived
longer she would have become greater
In 1881 she married Lieut. de la Panouse,
of the French navy. He was very rich
man, but he shortly after lost his money,
Then his wife set to work to remake for
tune by singing. She did it, too, it is said,
leaving an estate worth $1,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09

OF his peculiar qualities on the field of
battle, can say that his personal bearing
and appearance gave confidence and enthusi-
assn to his men, and perhaps no soldier dur
ing the war contributed so much of personal
effect in action as did Gen. Hancock In
the friendly circle his eye was warm and
genial but in the hour Of battle became
intensely cold and had immense power on
those around him. In Gen. Hancock |
should say that the nervous, the moral and
the mental systems were all tremendously
stimulated, and that he was, therefore, at his
very best on the field Of battle,-Maj. Gen.
W. f. Smith in the Hancock Memorial Vol
ume.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09

In the spring there is a class of mean farm
ers who turn their cattle into the road that
their pastures may get better start Their
COWS, leaving the highways play the mis-
chief with grassy lawns or shrubbery and
occasionally find their way into a gerden. de
stroying everything above ground When
they leave, the industrious hog, who is let out
for little fresh spring food, completes the
destruction of the horned brute. He has a
nose for business He detects the tender
bulbs with his keen scent as surely as the set
ter does the quail He never fails to bring
up and dcvour anything that suits his taste,
and he has an appetite that is never satisfied
with what he uncarths, and he is omnivorous
in his habits One old one, with her never
firing followers, can destroy more sod, and
tear up more cutters and plants in enc day
than the whole horde is worth.
A learned divine who had cultivated tastes
and means to crafty them had, at great ex-
pense, tastefully graded and sodded a large
yard about his beautiful home The morn
ing after the work had all been completed he
stepped out before breakfast to crafty his
eve in beholding what the night before was
thing of beauty and a joy to ell passers-
by. But, aas to his horror, during that
first night the neighbours entelprising SOW
and family had been there and turned the
nice sod into disgusting mass. The D. D.
did not utter cuss words. He folded his
arms peacefully and remarked meekly;
"Well, no man ever could lay sod to suit a
hog. Den: Ierley Poore in American Guilt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-09
Speaking in Congress.

The most nervous moment for new men,
Der of congress is just before he is to make
speech Many of the old members, even, are
seized with "stage fright" The idea that
the official reporters have ears for the whole
country gives every speaker an uncomfort-
ably large audience Each man has his pecul-
lar way of going about it. You can't tell
when Randall or Morrison are going to speak
until they are pretty well on toward their re-
marks Morrison always stands for mo-
ment half way down the second aisle on the
Democratic side, with hands on the desks on
either side. Then he speaks with DELHI
Grafton, always taking two or three stops
toward the speaker when much in ear
nest. He is always soon through, Randall
always speaks from behind his own desk, and
makes no preliminary movement Hewitt is
probably the only other who speaks entirely
without warning. He goes off like powder
all in an instant Some members load their
desks for a speech; some load themselves.
Some times three or four desks give warning
of speeches. They are piled up with Con-
gressional Records revised statutes, official
reports, newspaper clippings, and on top Of
all huge rolls of manuscript, These are
always threatening.
Some members of experience put all this
material inside their desks, and look very in
nocent, as if they were not going to say much,
Then they take out little at a time There
is a great difference in the bearing of a man
when he is loaded with n speech, Butter
worth, of Ohio, is one of those who limbers
up to a speech. For few moments before he
begins he seems to be engaged in unlacing
himself and limbeIing his joints, asan athlete
who is about to make a wonderful leap. He
crouches low in his desk and waits his chance.
His face brghtons up, the part gets out of his
hair and one lock falls down on his forehead.
He stretches out his arms and legs, works his
shoulders to see that every Joint is free, and
when he gets up to speak he is like willow,
Some members walk two or three times
past the speakers. desk before they try tc
catch his eye SOME stand up in their places
clear their throats several times, pull up theil
sleeves, button their cuffs, feel their tie, opeI
and shut their desks two or three times, anc
then walk down the aisle n little way anc
say, "Mr Speaker" Some sit aud rub theiI
hands Others do nothing in particular, but
you can tell they are going to speak by Tho
nervous glances they throw up at the speaker
Washington Star.