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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
WOLn ERINh WnlsPERINGs.

George James or London Ont, wa
killed by falling tree near Alpena, a few
days ago.
The Interstate commerce comission de-
clines to decide whether express compan-
les are subject TO the Interstate law,
preferring TO leave the mat ter to con
gress.
Congressman Fisher distributed 500
sacks of flour and n quantity of wood
among the poor of Bay CITY.
a command of the union veterans
union has been organized at Byron, with
10 charter members, 30 honorable scars
and plenty of money. This Is the organi-
cation which admits only the men who
have served under fire at the front,
emergency men and home guards not
being admitted.
The survey of the Detroit. Charlevoix
81 Escanaba railroad has been completed
from Mackinaw TO Ka kAska, and nearly
all the right of way from Charlevoix to
Kalkaska secured. President Clunie has
gone to New York to make further ar
rangements, and it is expected work will
begin in February.
been arrested for kidnapping his five year
old son. Hanson had separated from his
wife and the boy had been living with his
mother. Hanson claims that she abused
the child and for that reason he stole him.
Stewart Hartshorn of Newark, n. j.,
has bought the Muskegon curtain roller
factory for $4,000 cash. The capacity of
the factory will doubled.
Rev. j. Ii. Pitezel of Three Rivers, aged
70 years, and Mrs. A. Il. Breckenridge OF
Norwich, Ohio, ~ years old, were married
few days ago.
Charlie, CANDY of Button and n crowd
of Firms got into fight in Port Sherman
saloon and in the fracas CANDY was
stabbed in the left side, his lung protrud-
ing. lie leaves IA widow and one child.
One johnson is under arrest, charged with
the cutting.
The state swamp land board has appro-
priated 1900 acres recently TO aid in the
Improvement Of Grand river from the Jack
son city limits to the junction of Portage
river, about four miles distant. It also
approved the final acceptance of the
Alpena county state ditch, and the survey
and profile of the Swan Creek state i'm.
provement.
By local cancellations Big Rapids has
Falcon manufacturing company with
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
THE CONDuCTO. sLuNDERED.
Six Persons Instantly Killed and
OtheI Wounded.


One of the most terrible wrecks that ever
occurred on the Cincinnati Southern rail
road took place one mile north of Green
wood, ny, Passenger trains Nos. and =
came together while running at full speed,
and both engines were smashed to small
fragments. The baggage car, smoker and
mail car of No. | were thrown on top of
the locomotive, took fire and burned with
all the mail and express matter. The bag
gage and express of No. were thrown
down an embankment 31 feet and reduced
to kindling. Six persons were instantly
killed, and of the twenty others injured
some will die.
The disaster was caused by a blunder on
the part OF Conductor Schrumm of No. .
His orders read meet and pass No. | at
summit lie read them, "meet and pass
| No at Somerset and consequently did
not stop at Summit. After the accident
| Conductor Bennett of No. / ran up to
| Schrumm and said, IL am not to blame Tor
| this; read your orders" Schrumm took
out his orders and after reading them
carefully exclaimed, "Oh, my God, have
made u mistake
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
EOIhnin IcXtnS.


The president has issued the following
proclamation:
where 3, The title to all that territory
lying between the north and south forks
of the Red river and the Tooth degree of
longitude and Jurisdiction over the same
are vested In the United States, 1T being
part of the Indian Territory, as shown by
surveys and investigation made on behalf
of the United States, which terri tory the
state ofTeXas also claims title to and Juris-
diction over: and
WHEREAS, Said conflicting claim grows
out of a controversy existing between the
United States and the state OF Texas as TO
the point where the Tooth degree of longi-
tude crosses the Red river, as described in
the treaty of Feb. %, 1919, between the
United States and Spain, fixing the bound
airy line between the two countries. and
WHEREAS, The commissioners appointed
on the part of the United States under
the act of January 81, 1885, authorizing
the appointment of a commission by
the president TO run and mark the bound
airy lines between a portion OF the Indian
Territory and the state of Texas, in
connection with similar commits
sion to be appointed by the state Of
Texas have by their report determined
that the south ora is the true Red river
designated in the treaty; the commits
siouers appoin ed on the part of said
state refusing to concur in said report.
Now, therefore, |, Grover Cleveland,
president of the United states, do hereby
admonish and warn all persons. whether
claiming to act as officers of the county
of Greer, in the state of Texas or other
wise, against selling or disposing of, or
attempting to sell or dispose of any said
lands, or from exercising or attempting
to exercise any authority over said lands
/ also warn and admonish oil persons
gainst purchasing any part of said ter
ritory from any person or persons whom.
soever. IN witness whereof have here.
unto set my hand anG caused the seal Of
the United States TO be affixed.
Done az the city of Washington this 10Th
day of December, in the year of our Lord
1857, and of the independence of the
United States the ll2th.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the president; Il. +. Bayard, secre-
tary of state.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
State Teachers.

The state teachers institute held in
Lansing the last week in December was
one Of the most succe ,sfui ever held. A
larger number of teachers were present
than ever before. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi e
dent ID. Z. Church OF Greenville vice
presidents, W. -. CllZDe OF IonIa and +. NJ
farKer or quincy; secretary, &C. IhOmp-
son OF saginaw; treasurer, MlSs =. -.
Chaffee OF Flint; executive COMMITTEES for
three years, Geo, r.. Moshler OF Hulsdale,
MISS N. Louise Jones OF Charlotte and
Austin George OF NpsIlantl; 10 an vacan-
cy, L. Al. Demmon OF Ipsliantl; members
% the state reading circle council, Prof.
Daniel Putnam or Ypsllantl and w. s..
Perry OF Ann Arbor. Resolutions were
adopted urging county secretaries to eX-
gCt their influence for the establishment
OF a more UNIFORM course oil study III dis
trlct schools, and demanding OF the legis-
lature tnat the township instead OF the
district be made the unit of the state edu-
cational system.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
Chinese May Import Opium.

Judge Hoffman of San Francisco hns
rendered decision in the United States
district court, in which the rights of
the Chinese to import opium is sustained.
In December, 1856, the custom house
authorities seized a quantity Of opium
valued at nearly 100000, which had been
shipped from Panama to Woo Sing a. Co.
of San Francisco. The opium was held in
virtue of the clause in the treaty which for
bids the Chinese from engaging in opium
traffic. Judge Hoffman holds that the
treaty is not self-executory, aud congress
having adopted no legislation there was
nothing to prevent the Chinese from en-
gaging in the business.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
Interesting naUor Statistics.

Commissioner Carroll D. Wright has
submitted to the secretary of the interior
the third annual report of the bureau of
labor which relates entirely to strikes and
iockouts for the period of S X years ended
Dec. 81, lSS6 his report is regarded as of
special Importance, as it is the result of
the first general investigation ever held by
any nation OF the facts concerning strikes
and lockouts for any extended period of
time, or for any wide extent OF territory
The report covers about 40 printed pages
and gives the details of each strike and
lockout occurring In the United States
during the period named. 1t exhibits the
facts belonging to such industrial trouble
for each locality where trouble was found,
without attempting to establish or decide
upon the connection between them. The
following table shows the number Of
strikes occurring during each of the last
six years and the number of establish
ments involved
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
Ilhe nhlic Debt.

The following is the reorganization of
the public debt statement issued Jan. .:
Interest bearing debt, Sl,053, 563, 543; debt
on which interest has eased since matur-
ity, S3,342,341; debt bearing no interest,
$63l, 254,Sl5; total debt, 81, G9l. $50 7O5. To
tai debt less available cash items $780,
44l,2Sl; net cash in the treasury, SO, 81
SO; decrease of debt during the month.
Sl4, 5S4,650. Decrease OF debt since Juno
80, 1857, S53 $50, 335.
Total cash in the treasury, as shown by
treasurer's general account So, ,625,6J6,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
Vie Ohio Frozen.

Navigation on the Ohio has been entire
ly suspended by the cold wave, and no
hopes are entertained of rise in the riv err
sufficient to allow shipm ents of coal to
southern and western ports before usual
February freshets. Very little coal has
been foated from Pittsburg since last
June. on account of the continued drouth
There is now over 1000 900 bushels loaded
ready for shipment,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
FOREIGN FACTS.

Diphtheria and scarlet fever are cpl
demic in Ottawa.
Gladstone has Como to Italy to recu-
pIeate.
Maurice Bernhardt, son of the actress,
Sarah Bernhart and Princess Virginia
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
Enraker,s Message.

Gov. Foraker's message to the Ohio
Legislature recommends appropriations
for the centennial celebration and for the
reception of the G. a. x to Columbus.
The message combats President Cleve-
lands proposition to reduce the tariff and
urges the reduction of the surplus by
other measures.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
LIVE STOCK

LIVE
CATTLE-Market strong; fancy. So 251o
5 80; good steers, S3(G4 30; stockers anu
feeders, SO d3 40; cows, bulls aud mixed
81 450o 50; Texas steers 81 1903 25..
HoGs-MarlSet strong mixed, So 25(9
5 40; heavy, SO 1905 %; light, S5@5 90;
skips, So 25e4 ~.
SHEEP--Market slow and steady fancy
mhttons, 81 pS5 %; inferior to good, $40
81 80; western 50 50G5; Texans, 81 5C@
SO 30; lambs 81 5005 80.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-01-12
Establish.


In 1857 the report says there were, ac-
cording to the best information obtainablc
FOB strikes details of which are not avail
able.
From the statistics given it is learned
that nearly one and a half million of en-
ployes we're affected by the strikes and
lockouts and that the loss TO employees, in
wages is at low estimate $50, 9iS, $50
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Dark Days of the COnfederacy

The subject of lights was another one
with which it was found difficult to con-
tend. Tallow was used freely during
the first years of the war; old candle
molds were brought out from their
hiding-places and put to use, and tallow
dips became as familiar to us as they
had been to our forefathers. But the
source of supply for these "lights of
other days" soon became exhausted,
and womau's ingenuity was again put
to the test. Lard also had been in fire.
quent use, and favorite light was
saucer or can filled with this melted
substance, wherein hoated a burning
sycamore ball. 1t, too, was growing
scarce, however, and a new material
must be evolved Several things
were tried, but a mixture of beeswax
and rosin was found best of them all.
Through this mixture, when melted,
long coil of candlewicking was drawn
again and again, until thoroughly
coated, and in order to make this coat
ing even several persons stood in row
holding the wicking at short intervals
and shaping the wax upon it as it passed
through their hands. The position of
greatest honor and difficulty in this
undertaking was conceded to be the one
next to the pan containing the heated
melted mixture. When cold the waXen
rope was wound, row after row, around
a bottle, with the free end put through
strip of tin with hole in it in order
to hold it upright. These candles gave
forth a meager but steady light.
Candle-making bees were quite the
style, and young ladies and their mill
tary beauX "on leave" managed TO
exact great deal of merriment from
them. The refreshments were usually
fruit and eanuts.-Jennie S. Judson.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Queer Orders.

Our volunteer soldiers had, for the
most part, no knowledge of tactics at
the time of their enlistment, and were
differed by men almost as green " as
themselves. The historian of an In
diana regiment reports few commands
given by different officers when they
undertook for the first time to get their
men into marching order. They have
the merit of being Ineligible, though
not exactly regular. "Get in two lines,
one behind the other!' " Fall in here,
boys, in two rows, like Indians!"
Come up sideways, with your faces
in this directionl'' g Now march in a
string" :" Step over sideways, Lige,
and march backward four feet"
Come around to the left, like barn
Ioor" BY sort of mutual understand
ing of each other the officers and men,
assisted by the adjutant, got into a
pretty fair line of three to five
deep and as we were not to receive a
charge from the enemy we cared less
for its military eXactness than for its
rugged outline. 1t looked as rugged
and grand as mountain range
Youths Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

men, three horses, good boat, fine
field-glass, a pocket-compass and "quar-
tiers" upon high cliff of the Potomac,
/ was ready for operations. | crossed
the river and selected three practicing
physicians, who could ride at any hour
of the night without being suspected or
arrested by federal troops, being known
as neighborhood doctors, and who were
heart and soul in sympathy with us.
Whenever / was in Washington and
wished to send dispatch to Richmond
called upon the physician living near
the navy yard and gave him the dis
patch. He would ride over the navy
yard bridge, which was always under
guard, in his Doctors buggy and give
the dispatch to physician No. 2. He
would mount his horse and ride to the
house of physician No. and deliver it,
and he would ride to certain point on
the river and place the dispatch under
ledge of rocks. That night the boat
would come over from my camp, get
the dispatch, take it to camp, give it to
the courier, who would at once ride to
the telegraph Office and have it tele-
graphed to Richmond. Thus in less
than twelve hours l could send a dis
patch from Washington city to Rich
mond. This line existed until Lee sur
rendered at AppomattoX and rendered
invaluable service to the confederacy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Story of a Spy.

| had become so emboldened by fire.
quent and successful scouts into Wash
ington city, my nerves had become so
trained by frequent contact with the
federal officers and soldiers, my manner
made imperturbable by sudden shocks
and unexpected surprises, my soldier
life so habtuated to this environment,
that had we'll nigh concluded | was
ready to shake hands with Stanton or
dine with General Grant. Meeting a
friend who was a clerk in the war de-
partment, | was informed that an i'm
portant paper would be in his Office in
a few days-a tabulated statement which
would be an interesting document to
the confederate war department. He
would make a copy of it and leave it
upon his desk at lunch hour if | could
devise any way to secure 1t. L told
him would walk into his office myself
and get it if he would guarantee it to
be on his desk at specified hour. This
was done, and as the crowd of clerks
was passing in and out during lunch
hour | walked into the war department
of Washington to the room of my
friend, winked at him as l passed him
in the throng, got the paper and walked
out as composedly as Stanton's private
secretary could have done, and before
lunch hour next day that tabulated
statement was in the war department
of Richmond. Finding that would
be constantly detailed upon these trips,
| called upon the confederate secretary
of war and advised establishing re-
liable line of communication between
Richmond and Washington. He in
dorsed the proposition and requested
me to establish it at once. A signal
station under the charge of lieuten-
ant had been in successful operation
upon the Potomac for some time and
had proved very useful But the war
department needed direct line of its
own, subject to its order and reliable at
all times. To establish this rode from
the front door of the war department
of Richmond to the Potomac river,
crossed the river and rode to the front
door of the war department of Wash
ington and established the line through
out. Having selected high cliff near
Boyd's Hole on the Potomac as the site
for my shanty and men, | wrote to the
secretary of war for an outfit. Upon re-
ceiving boat and equipment | selected
two Irishmen, who were expert oars
men, and courier, and had them de-
tailed for the post. The negro man
who had been with my regiment since
1861, and had been the body servant of
the lieutenant-colonel and after his
death served me, made the five who
composed the detail So, with four
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Questions Answered.

G. ID. N, MoRETowN-The Vermont
Soldiers Home at Bennington has
thirty-two inmates. 1t only had COM
Portable quarters provided for twenty
five, but rather than turn away any
needy veteran uperintendent Coffey
has given up part of the family apart
ments to the accommodation of soldiers.
f. F. p, WATERBURY.-The outlook
is decidedly adverse to the passage of
the service pension bill by the present
congress. A "solid South " opposing
such a measure, with only divided
North favoring it and a majority of
the Union soldiers themselves voting
against the recommendation of such a
law, is enough to dishearten its most
Jealous friends.
N. D., Observation-Disclosures are
many worthy citizens who believe in
building soldiers monuments in our
own state instead of on southern battle
fields. They would be better appre-
ciated at home. They are not welcome
in the South-they are a reminder of
the " lost cause "-and will not be pro-
tected and priced there. Such monu
ment as you suggest erected at the cap
ital of the state would be source of
pride and satisfaction to the brave men
who filled our regiments in the rebel
lion and to their children to look upon.
We hope you will set the ball in motion
at no distant day.
j. W., BETHEL.-The late Colonel
John b. Mead of West Randolph
was apensioner at the time of his death
on account of a wound in the right
side, received at the battle of Cedar
Creek, October 10, 1864, at the rate of
1925 month. He was also suffering
from hernia, rheumatism and other
diseases, which were included in his
application for pension, but did not
furnish the required testimony as to
such disabilities at the time he was
granted his pension. He wrote to Mr..
Deavitt, his attorney, only short time
prior to his death that his old army dis
eases were troubling him and he should
soon try and furnish the evidence to
complete his claim for pension. If he
died from the effects of his army dis
abilities his widow is entitled to pen
sion, otherwise not.
d. T., MoNTPELIER.-The tax bill
you refer to as pending in congress does
not relate to what you call the g income
tax" 1t relates to the direct tax of
$40, 100000 annually laid upon the
United States, and apportoned to the
states, under the act of congress passed
August 5, 1861. 1t is substantially the
same bill that passed the senate last
winter by vote of fifty-three to one.
1t was introduced in the senate by Mr..
Morrill,. The amount imposed on YER
mont under the act of August 5, 1861,
was S211 ,06S. This state, by its prompt
payment, got rebate of fifteen per
cent and paid to the United States
S179, 407. The latter sum is the amount
that Vermont will receive from the gen.
eral government if this bill becomes a
law. This bill relieves those Southern
States that did not pay their quota of
the tax from further obligation. If this
bill becomes law it will take SO ,000,-
600 of the surplus from the United
States treasury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Going Home.

a good story is told of one of the
Illinois regiments in the old Army of
the Tennessee that will bear repeating.
A good number of the men when their
term of service expired re-enlisted
and were allowed a short furlough.
The regiment was ready for the home
ward trip, and the men were passing
General Grants headquarters with va
rious demonstrations of their regard,
when one of their number, with high
tenor voice, started " The Star Spangled
Banner For minute the clear voice
rang out alone, swelling above all
other sounds like the blast of bugle;
then all the men caught up the strain
and they passed General Grant singing
of the old flag, The old commander in
after years referred frequently to the
incident, and thousands of others have
spoken of it. The soldier with the
high tenor voice who played the lead
ing part in the episode is now Chief
Ebersold of Chicago,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

a BELIEVER studies more how to
adorn the cross than to avoid it, WilcOr.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

Pensions Granted.

To Joshua M. Bailey, Barre, an addi-
tional pension from S4 to IS a month
and 5000 arrears; William G. Field,
Richmond, So month and $500 ar
rears; Jabez Alexander, Montpelier,
an additional pension from ga to IS a
month and SOL arrears; William w.
Noyes, Montpelier, an increase from IS
to $40 a month and $40 arrears; William
II. Perham, Braintree, "a a month and
800 arrears; Ezekiel Skinner, Plain
field, an increase from Sc to SO a month.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18
Land for Sale in Michigan.

DR.. f. D. Sargent of Eastlake, Michigan,
dealer in Timber, Fruit, Farming and Stump
Lands in Michigan. From fifty cents to ten
dollars per acre. Correspondence invited
now at Washington, VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

Windsor, Hotel. ... Thursday, Jan 10, from to s..
White River Junction. Friday, Jan 20, until noon
Lebanon. Friday, Jan 20, from to 5.
Northfold, HOTEL" Thursday, Jan. 26, until noon.
West Randolph Hotel, Thursday, Jan 20, from to 3.
Montpelier, Pavilion ...............Fri Friday, Jan q.
Essex June. Central House. Sat- Jan. 49, forenoon.
Burlington, Van Ness. Saturday Jan. %, afternoon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

ARE you sad, respondent, gloomy?
Are you sore distressed?
Listen TO the welcome bidding
BE at rest"
Have you aches and pains unnumbered,
Poisoning life's Golden Cup?
Think not there no balm in Gilead, and
Give 1t up"
A Golden Remedy awaits you
Golden not alone in name
Reach oh, suffering one and grasp II,
Health reclaim.
There is but one" Golden remedy
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t stands alone as the great " blood
purifier" "strength-renewer" and
" health-restorer " of the age! The
liver it regulates, removing all impu-
rites. The lungs it strengthens, cleans
ing and nourishing them. The whole
system it builds up, supplying that
above all other things most needed
pure, rich blood.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-18

AJANUARY thaw is both disagreeable
and unhealthy. The sudden change
often causes sickness. Good digestion,
regular bowels and clear head resist
the facilitating effects of thaw.
Paines' Celery Compound is the only
medicine that gives all three.