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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

Lake Michigan, according to Chicago en-.
gineers, Is this year a foot lower than Q
year ago and one and six tcnths feet lower
than In 1856. The effects OF the low water
are felt at almost every port on the lake, but
specially at the mouth of the Chicago River,
where extensive dredging will have to be done
to make a proper channel.
Samuel Stevens, a milk dealer Of Monroe,
Conn, on going to his barn the other morn.
ing found that the entire flooring of his
COW sta, les had given way during the night
and ~precipItated his ten cows into the open.
ing. Nothing remained but the stanchions
to which his stock were fastened, and from
these hung ten dead COWS.
A Western mining superintendent says that
In 1882 he put up the first tail flumc in CALI
fornia at French Corral, and after taking out
a few hundred dollars worth OF ore ''salted''
the mine and sold 1t for $1,000. The tender
feet, of whose innocence he had taken ad.
vantage, we're able, however, to clean up
slOo, COZ out Of 1t within q few months
Paper bottles are now In extensive use for
containing such substances rs Ink, bluing,
shoe dressing, glue, etc. They are male by
rolling glued sheets OF paper into long colin.
dsrs, which are then cut into suitable lcnths,
tops and bottoms fitted In, IN the inside coat
cd with a waterproof compound, and all this
is done by machinery almost as quickly as one
can count
The people Of La Mobile, H., have a curious
sort Of problem in their Villages politics. At
the recent election two candidates for presl.
dent Of the board Of village trustees wero
tied. Before the day Of determining by lot
who should be declared elected ono Of tho
tied candidates died. The puzzle Is: Does
this create a vacancy or Is tho surviving can
didate electedi
The royal crown OF Prussia, which dates
from the time OF King Frederick L., contrary
70 all hersldlc rules, Is lined With velvet
The Emperor William on the occasion OF his
coronation had a new crown m,de for him
self. When the court jewsller delivered 10
he requested the king to try It on, but the
king declined, savlng that he could not pos.
slbly consent TO try on q crown, which rs
was hrst to place upon his head on so solemn
an occasion IS q coronation.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
Botanic Hood Balm.

r. p. z. Is the only Blood Purifier that
makes positive and permanent cure OF all
Blood Diseases. For females, troubled with
painful menstruation, ovarian tumOrs, uterine
ulcers, and chronic troubles, its action IL
speedy and efiectual- One S1.00 bottle will
convince anyone. d bottles $500 All Drug
gists. Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ca
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

Advertising a patent medicine in the pc
culiar way in which the proprietor of
zemp's Balsam for Coughs and Colds does,
is indeed wonderful. He authorizes all
druggists TO give those who call for it "A
sample bottle free, that they may try it be-
ore purchasing. The large bottles are SOC.
md 81. We certainly would advise a trial.
L may save you from consumption.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
MATS M.

q. ". Dcniois a m'n well known In this con-
NJ, n I and was roba lily the worst wr, OK PLY s
callN at any man I as hurry ever 'aw. Ike was
par ~ dttOn r irumatic pO IN, and no one ever
expe ted - would rtsoycr. tie = VII and e is
siuIp'y O. %arvclbus. FRANK LIS uTH.
EtMember State Legislature. JACK on, Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

II wish that | could find something that
would cure gals and prevent the hair COM
ing in white" II is III expression frequent
ly heard. Veterinary Carbolisalve will
always do it. Sold by druggists at 80 cents
and 81 M
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
CURE CURE For RHEUMATISM.
COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF HERBS.
a General Blood Purifier.

Ios,lvely Cues Liver and Kidney Com~Intnts.
1,m.tIrntton, Ikhe umatlsm, Scrofula, Dropsy.
nLion.ness, MaIarin, Diabetes, and nil Disease:
Arising from Impure Blood.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
HInn,I VIII Ten.

A four button getaway of black diagonal
has been introduced with favor by groons
at recent day weddings.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

Thistle pods and the fluffy crown of the
dandelion are n good second to the wheat
ear in fashionable favor.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

The clumsier "a made-up scarf is now tied
the better, asllong as the effect IL original
and artistic.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

The best Blood Purifier and
Tonic, b. B. B., Botanic Blood
Balm. Absolutely the quickest,
cheapest and most etfectual
Blood Poison Remedy OH Earth.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

The latest fad among New York girls is
getting up a collection of dummy cats for
house decoration.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
STATE OF ono, CITY or TOLEDO,

FRANK J. CHENE, makes oath that he Is the
seniSr partner OF the firm Of r.. j. CHENEY 4 Co.
doing business N the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum
Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of CATAiisu that cannot be cured by the use
Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn To before me and subscribed In my pres
ence This 9TH day of December, A. ID. 81.
49, \. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
'A~.~'
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken Internally and acts
directly upon the blood ana mucus surfaces Of the
system. Sc. Il for testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY i 60, Toledo, O.
.G-Snld by Druggists. - cents.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

Linen blue, n very soft shade, is Il favor
tie for fancy wool stuffs, while buff is equal
ly liked in the sheer cottons and linens.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

II afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac
~Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
FRANK J. CHENEY.

Lace is beyond ~peradventure the garni-
ture of the season, and the finer patterns OF
French lace among its best bargains.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
Battle Creek, Mich.
Inlere.tehPennIe.

Three and four button cutaways are
proper for morning wear and half-dress.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
NIoxIe.

Belva Lockwood has q new spring bon
Jet, but it has the same old presidential bee
N IL
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

When all so-called remedies fail, DR.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
To dream OF a ponderous whale,

To dream Of a ponderous whale,
Erect on the tip Of his tail,
Ia the sign of a storm
Of the weather is warm)
Unless il should happen 10 fall.
Dreams don't amount 10 much anyhow.
Some signs, however, are infallible. II
you are constipated, with no appetite, tor
tured with sick headache and bilious symp-
toms, these signs indicate that you need
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets.
They will cure YOU. All druggists.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
FOR THE LADIES.

Ladles VIII ind this a Perfect Remedy for Female Trouh
~ ], u > falnful and Suppe ,sed Menstruation, Sich
rteAlaene, ana also for identifying the Complexion and
Eradieating Pimples aud Blotches and other SNin Disease
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

a new white waistcoat is made fer wear
without laundering or starching. 1t il
spOngcd tailor fnshinn when soilel.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
Pastor First VI. Y. Charch, FrrR0nt, Nj,

Last winter and spring I was q terrible sufferer
from rheumatism In my left shoulder and arm, suf.
fering the most excruciating pain. Two bottles OF
HibDhrds Rheumatic syrup cured mo. i can with
confidence recommend IL To all who are suffering
with rheumatic difficulty. REV. JAMES BERRY.
Morley, Mich,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28

No remedies known so highly endorsed ~ It's
homr people, in the treatment Of Rheumatism and
all blood disc ases. Our Medical Pamphlet, treating
ON rheumatism aud all Blood and FEMALE Dis
eases, sent ire ON application.
rheumatic Syrup Company, jackson, Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
%INFLAMMlTORY RHEUMATISM.

MY daughter Maud had Rheuma.
tlsm; Her limbs were badly swollen, She was in
terrible. agony. She has been taking Rheu-
matte syrup AMI using your Plasters which
has broken II up, The syrup corrected he indiges-
ton, cleansed the rheumatic poison from her
blood, and she Is now able 70 be around the house.
We consider Hiobard's Rheumatic Syrup and
Plasters remedies OF great merit.
REV. J.. ROBERTS,
Pastor First NJ. e. Church, Fremont, Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
Health and Strength

ir you feel tired weak, worn out or run down from
hard work, by Impoverished condition Of the blood or
low ,tatc Of the system. You should take Hoods sarss-
parilla. The peculiar toaing, purifying. ana Vital
izing qualities Of this successful medicine are soon
felt throughout the entire system. expelllng disease.
and giving quick, healthy action TO every organ. IL
tones the stomach. creates an appetite. and rouses
the liver and kidn 'ys. Thousands who have taken
- with benrnt, testify that Hoods sarsaparilla
s,,.l %, ~. ,.-t -
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup

UNRIVALED. IN MERIT. 1t IL n snre Family Medicine, be
opiates. Children, invalids and delicate persons will find IL the
use. No home should be without IL. Always in season, SDring, ~
II you cannot procure 1t Of your druggist send direct TO us. Prh
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-28
Hoods S~arSaparilia
100 Doses One Dollar

sold by all drugg sta. si' six for 81 Prepared onl
BY c. ]. HOOD & CO. Arothecaries. Lowell Mas
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28
Coffee and Its Effects.

Coffee owes its stimulating and re-
freshing qualities to caffeine. 1t also
contains gum and sugar, fat, acids,
casein and wool fiber. Like tea, it
powerfully increases the respiration;
but, unlike it, does not effect its depth.
By its use the rate of the pulse is in
creased and the action of the skin di-
minished. 1t lessons the amount of
blood sent to the organs of the body,
distends the veins and contracts the
capillaries, thus preventing waste Of
tissue 1t is a mental stimulus of
high order, and one that is liable to
great abuse. Carried to excess, it
produces abnormal wakefulness, indi-
gestion, acidity, heartburn, tremors,
debility, irritability of temper,
trembling, irregular pulse, kind
of intoxication ending in deli
rum and great injury to the
spinal functions. Unfortunately, there
are many coffee tipplers who depend
upon it as a drunkard upon his dram.
On the other hand, coffee is of sover-
eign efficacy in tiding over the nervous
system in emergencies. Coffee is also,
in its place, an excellent medicine In
typhoid fever its action is frequently
prompt and decisive. 1t is indicated
in the early stages before local compli-
cations arise. Coffee dispels stupor
and lethargy, is an antidote for many
kinds of poison, and is valuable in
spasmodic asthma, whooping cough,
cholera infantum and Asiatic cholera.
1t is also excellent as a preventive
against infectious and epidemic dis
eases. In districts rife with malaria
and fever, the drinking of hot coffee
before passing into the open air has
enabled persons living in such places
to escape contagion. journal of Com
merce (Boston).
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28

On one of the very first days Of our
engagement we met the betrothed
pair, Maier and Paumwof, on the
street.
"Shall we turn back, Ever" / asked,
playfully, though l could not prevent
slight feeling of anxiety from rising
in my heart She became very grave
for a moment; then nesting closer to
my side looked up at me with her in
nocent, childlike eyes.
"You know / have left all that be-
hind me-" she said, softly.
pressed her arm more closely to
me. 20, Evel my own sweet Ever
| was SO happy, so proud, that even
the bold curiosity with which Lieut.
Paumwolf stared at us in passing could
not irritate me.
Eveline and l have lived many years
at our quiet old Barwalde, where the
sun never seemed to have risen until
Eveline's blonde head fitted through
the house and grounds. But the hap
piest hours in our blissful life are
those in which we sit confidingly to-
gether after the cares and duties of the
day are over, and the tones of the
piano and violoncello mingle their
their sounds on the clear evening air.
Translated from the German for
The Boston True Flag.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28

One of the stumbling blocks to the
fine writers is the old grammatical
crux of the Two first" This is all
wrong according to the school teach
ers The Herald received and an
swered a question last week touching
the grammatical accuracy of Bishop
Berkeley in the much quoted verse:
Westward the course of empire takes it's way;
The four first acts already past.
Should it not read first fourl asks
the querist. Not at all. But" says
the school teacher, there cannot be
four firsts, there can only be one"
Oh, yes, there can; there can be as
many firsts as people want. The pre-
tense of the grammarians is, that
when you say first four you speak
more correctly, for you have in mind
a second and third four, but this is
precisely where they are mistaken.
In the passage in question there is
only reference to five acts altogether,
and if you say the first four there can
not be second four in the thought.
And yet the hard headed grammarians
labored over this problem for years,
until the newspapers showed them it
made no difference in the thought
whatever in what order you placed
the words. Chicago Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28
Growth In MnchinerY.

There is arising here and there a
note of protest against the growing
subservicnce tf society to machinery.
Mr.. William Morris, in The Novem-
Der Fortnightly, bewsils its deteriorat-
ing effect, but is not without hope
that there will be in some sort saw
ing revival of handicraft. The pleas
ure which the craftsman once took in
his work, the individuality he put in
it, is gone. A great element of happi-
ness has disappeared from his daily
life, and occupation once interesting
is dull and cherries. The machine
feeder has not the chance to grow to
the status of the skilled artisan. He
is not lifted by his work, but depressed
by it.
individuality and the exercise Of
taste are denied to the purchaser of
goods. "You want a hat, say, like
you wore last year." but you must
take the one that fashion and the MAJ
chine turned out this year. You want
piece of furniture not "blotched
over with idiotic sham ornament, but
you cannot get it without paying a
prohibitive price for it. "A serious
evil anu ueSrdudIlOil vi luludu liz
result from the unitarian ugliness
produced by machinery" in every
thing which the labor of man deals
with.
Under the influence of machine pro-
duction the line between employers
and employees is accumulated. The
employing class is one "of slave
holders" with it's choice as to mode OF
life Limited by the necessity of find
ing constant livelihood and employ.
ment for the slaves who keep it alive. u
There is a tyrannous condition here
which breeds discomfort Just how
emancipation is to be brought about is
not clear. The effectiveness of ma
chinery cannot be spared. But the
fact that the grumbling about its evils
has set in portends a desirable reac
tion.-New York World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28
A Death Bed Salute.

1t was the custom among the Ro-
mans to give the dying a last kiss, in
order, as they thought, to catch the
parting breath. Spenser, in his pas
toral elegy on the death of Sir Philip
Sidney, mentions it as circumstance
which renders the loss of his illus
trious friend more to be lamented,
that no one was nigh to close his eye
lids land kiss his lips" A little after
he notices the dearest love" of the
deceased weeping over him.
When Lord Nelson was dying on
board his flagship he took leave of his
faithful friend Hardy by kissing him.
kiss me, Hardy" he said, and these
were the last words he uttered. And
SO, too. Sir Walter Scott, when dying,
kissed Lockhart saying, BE good,
lie.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28
Everything Done by Hand.

It is human muscle that cultivates
Japan. Cattle and horses are no part
of japanese country scenes, and an
American pillow, which 1 saw in a
Toxic store, was pointed out as curl
osity. Ii it is used at all, it will proba-
bly, be pulled by men. AS it is, the
land is made fallow with sort of mat
took, which is heavy. and which has
a blade about six inches wide and two
feet long. The rice fields of Japan are
living monuments of human labor,
and every grain of rice you eat repre-
sents a certain amount of human mus
Gle. The fields must be flooded again
and again with water, and the plants
are transplanted from their first
growth into rows. l have seen men
and women by scores bending their
backs and hoeing this rice, and l am
told that their wages run from 10 to
20 cents day.
Human muscle carries nearly all
the burdens of Japan. Brown skin
ned, slant eyed men and women, with
baskets containing several bushels
each upon their backs, pass by my
window as l write, and others follow
with great loads balanced across their
shoulders on long poles. Six-year-old
boys carry two four gallon buckets Of
water in this way, and loads of heavy
merchandise are pushed along the road
in carts Two or three men are har-
messed up in front. Several push be-
hind with both head and hands. Their
muscles stand out like whipcords as
they work. The sweat rolls down
their brown skin in streams, and their
faces look out from straw hats as big
around as woman's parasol Their
feet are soled with straw sandals. The
few horse carts one sees upon the
streets are always led rather than
driven by the men, and Japan seems
to do everything in the hardest way.
Frank G. Carpenters Letter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28

During the war Miss N, beautiful
and spirited Virginian, whose brother
Ia Confederate soldier) had been taken
prisoner by the Union forces, was de-
sirous of obtaining pass which would
enable her to visit him. Francis P.
Blair agreed to secure an audience
with the president, but warned his
young and rather impulsive friend to
be very prudent and not let word
escape her which would betray her
southern sympathies. They were
ushered into the presence of Mr.. Lin
coin and the object for which they
had come stated. The tall, grave man
bent down to the petite maiden
and, looking searchingly into her
face, said: "You are loyal, of
course2' Her bright eyes flashed.
She hesitated moment, and
then, with a face eloquent with
emotion and honest as his own, she
replied: Yes, loyal to the hearts core
to Virginia." Mr.. Lincoln kept his
intent gaze upon her for moment
longer, and then went to his desk,
wrote line or two, and handed her
the paper. With bow the interview
terminated. Once outside, the ex.
IRENE vexation of Mr.. Blair found
vent in reproachful words. Now,
you have done itl' he said; didn't
warn you to be very careful3 you
have only yourself to blame" Miss
N. made no reply, but opened the
paper. 1t contained these words
Pass Miss NJ; she is an honest girl
and can be trusted. A. Lincoln. y
San Francisco Argonaut.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28
Is DRY Rot CONTAGIOUS?

There appears to be such thing as
@ diagnosis of disease in wood, and the
botanical ph ysicians, according to The
Northwestern Lumberman, profess to
know that it may be contagious or
sporadic. Dry rot is called conta-
gious, and it is said that the germ Of
that disease may be communicated to
sound wood by tools which have been
at work in diseased wood. 1t is
thought possible that this theory ac-
counts for many incomprchensible
breakages of timbers. The suggestion
is that sound lumber should not be cut
with the same saw that has passed
through stuff affected by dry rot with
out cleaning.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28
A LESSON IN GRAMMAR.

One night an owl was providing round
Looking for mice, when on the ground
He spied a cat, and straightway few
Quite close to It. ''Tu whit, tn whoo"
Quoth he, may again ne'er stir,
II here, dressed In a coat Of fur,
do not see four legged owl
o, what very funny fowl
1t makes me laugh, so droll-Hai hal
Hal halt are-hai hal hal hal
1t are, It are, II really are
The drollest thing I've seen by faxw
you're much mistaken, scornful sir,~
The cat said, as she ceased TO purr;
''For though, like one, often prowl
About at night, am no owl
And If were, why, still would you
BE queerer creature of the two;
For you look, there's no doubt Of that
Extremely like two legged cat.
As for your grammar, 'pon my word
Excuse this giggle), he-he-he-he,
1t be, It be- II really be
The very worst ever heard"
Margaret Eytinge In st. Nicholas
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28

The peculiar association Of color
with a sound by which a certain sound
will at once wildly arouse definite
color, is quite normal and has of re-
cent years been frequently described.
The association of color with smells is
a much rarer phenomenon, and Of
color with tastes perhaps rarer still.
DR.. Fere gives an account Of a woman,
who, after taking vinegar, saw every
thing red for few minutes. and then
everything as bright green for more
than an hour DIR. Fere explains this
as due to a similarity in the subsidiary
emotional effects accompanying the
sensation. Science
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28
Sure Death to Buffalo Moths.

OF the vast number of remedies tried
for exterminating that most trouble
some pest, the buffalo moth. the fol-
lowing is said to accomplish the OBJ
ject:
Take strips of red or blue flannel (as
these colors are particularly attractive
to them, dip in liquid arsenic, and lay
around the edges of carpets, or wher-
ever the pests are troublesome. They
will soon eat desired amount and col
lapse, to the entire satisfaction of the
housewife. without the least injury to
her carpets. Scientific American.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-28

To cure a wart place the thumb
upon the wart and press it against the
bone. Move the wart backward and
forward upon the bone until the roots
become irritated or sore, when the
wart will disappear.