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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31
Theft of all Iron Horse.

AJersey Central engine standing on o
siding at Hampton yesterday was stol-
en- by an unknown person, run through
the closed safety-switch and past the
station below at good speed. 1t passed
Annandale ut forty miles an hour. and
n telegram was Mt once sent TO Somer.
vile ordering out all engine to follow
and catch it. But the stolen engine did
not reach that town. 1t was found be-
tween White House and North Branch
with the lever drawn up TO the central
notch, the throttle closed, and plenty
of steam but no water in the boiler 1t
is feared the boiler is burned. The on.
CINE was brought back by locomo-
tive sent down from Hampton, De.
tectives arc now trying to find the thief.
philadelphia Telegraph.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31
A Bald Fact.

There has been a good deal OF fun
Vulnerable jokes have been cracked at
his expense, all of which he has borne
with good nature that seems to be n
part of his character. Conundrums
have been asked regarding him. why
is Heaven like bald-headed manp"
what is it that no man wants and yet
when he has wouldn't part with itT"
and all that sort of thing.
Worse than all it has been alleged in
the papers that the bald-headed man
is always anxious to have front seat
in variety show. This SANDER and
others the bald-headed men have treat
ell with silent contempt that the
charges deserved.
This reticence-this calm disre gard
for calumuy has at last been rewarded.
| The law has stepped forward in the
person of one of the most energetic and
deserving men of its members and pays
Il high tribute to the man whose brow
reaches to tho nape OF his neck.
A constable in New England has de-
clared that he never vet saw tramp
who was bad-headcd. This testimony
has been corroborated by constables III
other parts of the country.
1t will be short lime before the pub
lie will unanimously admit that VIII at
ever else the bald-headed man is guilty
of he does not JOIN the ignoble army of
cramps.
when constabulary duty Is done"
It will not be II baldhead that the police
truncheon falls upon.
This constabulary tribute to the bald
headed man, when person comes to
ponder it, means great deal.
1t shows that the bald headed man is
thrifty and industrious and good cit
izen. He wants on mans charity. Ii
no goes to the variety show he earns
the coin that he pays at tho door.
So hurrah for the bald-headed man
and here's more power-not TO his ell
bow but TO The particular brand of hair
restortcr he uses. Detroit Free Press
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31
PITHY POINTS.

1t takes money to voice the opinion
of a lawyer. -PIcayune.
Old maids know what a miss spent
life means. - Washington critic.
1t isn't every versiiier that can set his
verse aiire- Washington Critic.
The gambler most always runs an l.
deal business. Duluth Paragraph
That man who is always looking
for sympathy needs it. -FhHadeiphia
tdtL.
In lower New York you must eat
beef hash to beef-hashonable. -Iexas
SJtings.
The man with cold in the head
can't help blowing his own horn
Philadelphia Call.
Can IL blind man be held liable for
n bill which he accepted payable at
sight. -Erchange.
An oculist may not be an elocutlOn.
list, but he is sometimes first class re.
sighter Rare Bits.
A thing OF beauty is a JOY forever. if
you are wise enough to let some other
fellow marry her. lid BITS.
Louisville begins to feel like a big
city. 1t now has a telegraph Office
open all night just like Il drug store
Ptcayu'Ie.
will the coming man use both
armsP' asks q scientist. He will if he
carves clearinghouse duck.-DanS-
UHLe Breeze.
The new explosive, emenstc, has
just been tired in ST. Louis and it is
only fair to say that it did IN emensite
of damage. -BoSton Post.
He-"But amt you afraid your
parents will be angry if we get mar
ried?" She-"No. they don't care.
Why. they are married. too. "-CoIoneL.
In Paris there are said to be people
who make n living by waking up
people in the morning. They do
rousing business, - Boston Beacon
1t is said that "a man never gets so
mach good out of book as when he
possesses it." OF pocketbook this is
peculiarly true. --SOnlerUEie Journal
An ingenious Kansas CITY man is ex-
perimenting with tornado in the hope
Of getting it under control and sweep
ing the streets with it.-NeU Yor.5 Sun.
Eternal vigilance is the price of sew
eral things other than liberty. A cash
drawer, a treasury, and an umbrella re-
quire perpetual vigll.-COurter-
Journal,
Cultivate the habit of listening TO
others; it will make you an invaluable
member of society; to say nothing OF
the advantage it will be to you when
you marry Good Cheer.
Cod-li,er oil is now adulterated with
petroleum. according to a Washington
paper. That's all right, though. Any
scheme to disguise the taste of cod
liver oil is permissible Pittsburgh
hrOnjc'e.
A professional beauty has been pho
tographed in $50 different pos tons.
It is said that the only person who can
beat her for variety of attitudes is
boy told to sit on n chair - Preadam &c
Chestnut.
1t is believed that the life of Job of
biblical fame would have read quite
differently if he had been snow-bound
three DAYS on the railroad in New Jer-
sey. and had to pay 81 for 2O-cent
pie. -NorriStoUH Herald.
A good piano player makes the best
typewriter; but after six month prac-
tice on the writer" no girl can pick
out tune on the piano. She runs 80
'dear sirs' and yours trulys" instead
of notes. Detroit Free Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31
Call Ne Early. WHEY. Dear!

''NOw, wake me up at six O'clock"
Hc said on going to bed;
Tomorrow Is my busy day,
I'll get right up" he said.
His patient wife, who previously
Experiments had tried,
Said nothing-onlv looked at him,
Aud softly, sadly sighed.
The night passed on; the morning came,
At six she said, "My own,
It's SIX o. clock. You know you said"
He grunted, 'Lemme loneP
At seven she gently tried again,
But once again without
The slightest semblance OF success
He only snapped, sect outp'
At eight her courage almost failed
And turned to wholesale dread,
For as she spoke she had TO dodge
A boot flung at her head.
She thought he swore at nine o'clock
And gave up trying then,
Aud he whose busy daY 1t was
Got up at hslf-past ten.
Then came the tide of bitterness
That Over1owed her cup;
For he remarked, "Whatl half-past tent
Why didn't you wake me upl
Journal Of Education.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31
THE ERA OF DIVORCE.
Want of Mutual Performance Is
Much to Blame I'm Many Cases.

Want OF Mutual Performance Is
Much to Blame I'm Many Cases.
In Continental Europe a divorced woman
usually fetches up In a convent Hamlet
advises Ophelia to betake herself to that
refuge of the distressed, aud probably more
peace OF mind can be secured for desolate
heart within the peaceful precincts OF the
cloister, fur from the busy din of society
than the hsunts OF the world could afford.
But we imagine that few young brides pro-
pose when they throw of the orange blossoms
10 substitute the vail which means lifelong
seclusion. They do not look so far ahead.
They merely study their case In view OF its
present surroundings. They declare that
they cannot endure a union which Is hateful,
aud so, with no thought In their minds, but a
yearuing for separation and freedom, they
take the leap madly, and good many Of
them fiud they have hoped out OF the frying
pan into the fire.
We read constantly that men are not marry
Ing rs they used; that matrimony Is so ex-
pensiye that young men can not afford it, and
our sympathics are invited for the old maids
who threaten TO crowd our social halls incon-
venently. But perhaps, II the truth were
known, there are rather too many marriages
than too few. Certainly the !acI that In the
city OF Chicago there is one divorce for every
thirteen marriages would seem to imply that
the number Of improvIdent marriages. con-
tracted there is too large, and probably the
proportion OF divorces TO marriages Is quite as
large Eere as there. IL is not a wholesome In
dicatlon that the divorce calendar should be
so long.
II implies a want OF mutual forbearance
and reciprocal consideration on the part Of
young married people II means that they
are not reasonably tolerant OF each other 8
defects and weaknesses. Possibly II many
ladies who apply for divorces realized exactly
how they would be less impatient with their
husbands; and IL men appreciate the total
the Issue Of a decree Of divorce, they, too,
might forbear more and give less cause for
irritation and brois.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31
Leap Year in Washington.

Young man at the foot of a tree;
young woman, three squares away.
coming rapidly toward him.
Young man to polceman-"Can ]
climb this treep"
Policeman-"You'd better take the
next one, sir; there's sixteen men al.
ready gone up this one"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

AN unpretentious-looking man with
short, brown beard a derby hat and
fashionable clothes is often seen walk
ing briskly up Broadway. New York.
1t is ex-Gov. Geo. Hoadly. of Ohio,
who is now making an annual income
of $50 600 in the metropolis us attor.
ney for several railroads. When Gov
Hoadly had finished his term he realiz
ed that there was no future for him in
Ohio, so he went to New York. His
success here has been more than up to
his expectations.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31
A Wise Inspiration.

Jeweler Ito young man exchanging
ring for cuff buttons): Didn't tho
young lady like the ring, sirP"
Young Man (mournfully): "Sho
didn't have chance. 1t struck me
that $40 ring was too expensive for
mere sister-to-you sortot girl.
Epoch
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

LEONARD w. Walk. the Chicago
sculptor, says that once when taking Il
plaster cast of President Lincoln S
hands he detected scar on the left
thumb. Noticing that it had attract
ed his attention the President said:
You have heard me called a rail-
splitter; well. one day while sharpen
ing wedge on log the ax glanced
off and nearly took the end OF my
thumb off That's the scar"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

Miss Jennie Chamberlain, the fa-
nous beauty, and her mother have re-
turned to Cleveland, o.. from Florida.
Miss Chamberlain will soon sail for
Europe.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

THE man who is most frequently seen
upon the street with Jay Gould is Gen.
Thomas T. Eckert, who gained his tile as
director of telegraphs during The war.
Gen. Eckert is the real director of the
affairs of the Western Union Tele.
graph Company. He is a six.footer and
a man of powerful physique. Gen.
Eckert started in life as telegraph
lincman and is now rated as a millions
aire. Like President Norvin Green, OF
the Western Union, he is also q
native of Kentucky.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

Mrs. PARAN STEVENS has raised the
boycott she decreed last summer
against Newport The comment caus-
ed in the press by the Duke of Marl-
borough's letter caused Mrs Stevens
to assert that she would never again
set foot in Marietta Villa, her summer
residence at New Port She now says
she will 60 to her villa about the first
of July. and that during the summer
she will entertain certain distinguished
guests. This probably means tn at
Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill.
who will visit Lady Randolph's par.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard w.
Jerome, during the summer, will ac-
ccpt Mrs. Stevens hospitality for q
tine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

A Swiss watch manufacturer has just
invented Il watch for the blind, on the
dial of which the hours are indicated by
twelve projecting pegs, one of which
sinks every hour.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

BoBERT BROWNING is rev sing his
poem Pauline" for new edition.
He should add a glossary and various
diagrams.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

STEPHEN Il. ELKINs is planning to
build n new country house at Franklin.
West Virginia, just over the mountains
from Deer Park, where he has made
his home for many years.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

AN English chemist has shown that
the brittleness of the bones of the aged
is not due, as is generally supposed, to
an increase OF the proportion of miner
al salts with advancing years. From
section of the femur of fifty subjects
of different ages, no difference in the
proportion of ash could be determined.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

NAPTHALINE is now largely used in
Scotland as a preservative of wood,
its action being to destroy all albumi-
mold compounds in the wood, leaving
dry and clean 10 handle, and with
only faint aromatic smell. The nap
thaline is melted in vessel capable of
being tightly sealed. and in this the
wood is saturated.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

Gov. DAVIS, of Rhode Is land. will
be remembered as the Governor Of
that State who was not rich. This is
unique distinction in Rhode Island.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

A FARMER near Chebanse. I'll. hav-
ing an OK that did not obey orders.
concluded that the animal was deaf and
bought nm ear trumpet which worked
with great success.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

The great Hungarian patriot, Louis
Kossuth, believes that his life is nearly
ended. He has been residing for the
last twenty five years at Turin. Italy,
engaged in completing his biography.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

THE Riverside Iron Works at Wheel
ing, are turning out ther fullest capac-
ity running their tube works double
turn. They made during the last four
weeks SO. 600 kegs of nails.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

THERE is in Wilmington. Del, n
man named American independence
McClintock.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

IT looks as though Prince AleNan.
der OF Baltenberg had been non suit
ed for the time.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

ELDER WIENER. of Meriden. Conn.
is building at that place Faith Cure
Home. He has been unable to raise
money enough, however. to pay the
contractors. and there is now lien on
the unfinished building. Faith may
move mountains, but Weimer finds it
unavailing in raising ready money.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

THE first recorded photograph of II
rainbow has been exhibited to the
Photographic Association of London,
The arch has the appearance of so me-
thing sold-like an ar eli of wood.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

A DAKOTA correspondent seems rath-
ed mixed, as he says that a man who
was caught in one of the recent biz
yards had to have his two feet and four
of his toes amputated.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

zone swallow does not make a summer"
but II may have occurred 10 you that one erase
hopper makes more than a dozen springs. -
Norrissorn Herald
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

A SETTLEMENT at Cape Colony is tc
be named after Lord TenHyson.
Should man who exclaimed Rather
fifty years of Europe than a cycle OF
Cathay" be thus honored?
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

A POTENT remedy for seaslckness
has been discovered in a coal-tar pro-
duct known as antipyrine. 1t is givcn
in doses of one and half grammes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

ASTRONOMERS have determined late
ly that Alpha Centauri is the nearest
fixed star, its tritling distance from the
earth being 20. 400, 600. 900 miles.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

GEN. BRIsBIN commandment at Fort
Mckinney. w. T.. says that the cattle
in the Northwest have wintered adj
mirably. and that the herds are nearly
as large as they were before the disas-
trous winter two years ago.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

IT is estimated that the late Chief
Justice Waite left an estate worth $780,
900.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

A THREE-YEAR-oLD girl in Omaha
has sued railroad company for 81
900 damages.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT has prom
lsed to give $50. 900 to tho New York
Museum of Natural History.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

NITROGEN will not burn, like hydro
gen, nor support combustion, like oxy-
gen. and. though not of itself poison
Gus, ANIMALS surrounded by it speedily
die from Oxygen starvation" The
specific gravity of nitrogen is .972, air
being one ~ Itsescape from deep,
open jar is one means of distinguish
ing It from carbonic acid.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

JACOB SHARP. in the opinion of Dr.
LOOMS. his physician, died from wor-
riment.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

PALLADIUM. n metal of the platinum
group. but of far lower density than
the latter. may be substituted for steel
in the manufac ture of watches. Palla-
dunn is absolutely nonpolarizable, and
1t is unaffected to any noticeable extent
by the presence of a magnetic field,
Besides this, IL has the incidental adj
vantage OF being rust.proof The dis
covery Is due to c. A. Pallard. of Gene
w. Switzerland, and watches are now
being constructed with this metal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

THERE are only 100000 Spiritual
lists in this country. The number of
mediums is about 1000.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

The name of the most noted writer
of novels picturing the life of Norwe.
gian sailors is, very appropriately.
Jonas LIE.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

NOTWITHSTANDING her widow S
weeds, Mrs. John A Logan preserves
her power to retain old friends and
gather new ones about her.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

EX-SENATOR BRUCE has tried lectur-
ing. and likes it.. and says he means to
follow it for business the rest of his
natural life,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

AJERsEY decision gives bicycles Il
much highway right as q wagon.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

GEN. BooTH. of the Salvation Army,
intends to assail the wickedness of Chi
cago with brass band of eighteen
pieces.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

GEN. FRANKLIN. who has for num-
Der of years occupied salaried posi-
ton in the Colt Arms Manufacturing
Company. of Hartford, Conn. has sew
cred his connection with that organ
ZaIin
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

FUMIGATIoN is said to have originat-
ed with Acron. physician of Agri.
gentum, who is said to have first
caused great fires to be lighted and
aromatics to be throw into them to
purify the air. and thus to have stopped
he plague at Athens and other places
in Greece about AS b. Z.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

GEN. BoULANGER says that nearly ali
the letters he receives contain offers
of money. ParadoXcal as it may
sound, therefore. his progress is the
more rapid OH account of the checks
he receives.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

+. c. BURNAND. of London Panch
possesses remarkable skill as ven-
triloquist. He was educated for a
Jesuit priest. but his inclination to
play practical jokes with the yentrilo.
gu power under his control brought
him into disfavor with his superiors.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

Mr.. LABoUCHERE says that the
Prince Imperial of Russia is so weak,
both mentally and physically, that in
less exalted circles he would be re-
garded rs being within measurable
distance of congenital id
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

BROCKWAY CENTRE, MICH.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

The engagement is announced of
Miss Flora West. daughter of the
British Minister, to Mr.. Gabriel Salan-
son. one of the Secretaries of the
French Legation at Washington. The
wedd ne VIII take place in Paris some
time in June.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

COLLECTOR MAGoNE. u New York.
has made Henry F. Gillig of the
Amer can Exchange IN Europe, pay
full duty on a diamond necklace which
special treasury agent charged him
with smuggling into the country
last January,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-31

diagrams.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
It Was Too Late.

An old lady on q Michigan Central
train coming east from Jackson the
other day discovered couple across
the aisle whose presence called up her
anxiety. The man was middle-aged
and the girl about Is, and when he
left the car for moment the old
lady crossed over and said:
"My dear child, perhaps it isn't too
late yet"
s.For whati"
ITO save you. Do you know you
are going to destructioni"
"Why, no"
"Well. you are. He orter be ar
rested"
what fort
"For enticing you away from home.
The william / shall appeal to the con
ductor to
Much obliged, grandma. but please
don't" interrupted the girl. He was
a widower. but he's awfully good and
kind, and we've been married four
months. Please don't have him put
of or killed or anything. for ma viii
be at the dspotIn Detroit to meet us
The old lady went back and sat
down hard and stuck up her nose.
aud said some folks were too awfully
smart 10 live-DetrOit Free Pres
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-09-13
"TwO Sinners"

There was q man, il was said one time,
Who went astray in his youthful primo.
Can the brain keep cool and heart keep
quiet,
When the blood Is a river that's running
riot,
And boys will be boys. the old folks say,
And mans the better whose had his day.
The sinner reformed, and the preacher told
OF the prodigal son who came back to the
fold.
And christian people threw open the door,
With warmer welcome than ever before.
Wealth and honor were his to command
And spotless woman gave him her hand.
And the world strewed their pathway with
flowers a.bloom.
Crying "God bless lady and God bless
groom"
There was q maiden went astray,
In the golden dawn of her life's young day.
She had more passion and heart than head
And followed blindly where fond love led.
And love unchecked is q dangerous guide.
To wander at will by fair girls side.
The woman repented and turned from sin,
But no door opened to let her in;
The preacher pray ed that she might be for.
given.
But told her to look for mercy in Heaven.
For this is the law of earth, we know,
That the woman is scorned, while the man
may 90.
A brave man welded her, after all,
But the world said, frowning, 1--WE will not
CALL"
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.