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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
A Wife That Would DO Her Duty.

She was severe, virtuous and bigot;
and she accepted tho post OF
nominal wife to the rich simpleton,
Ms she would have accepted
the title of abbess, simply as II
religious dignity and holy respon-
sib lily. She mon t to do right, and so
far rs a cold-hcarted, narrow-minded
person is capable of dong right, she
did. She proved IN efficient house
keeper; and her pious habits suited the
Countess-better, in fact than thew
suited Giovanni. who complained that
she watched over him too much. She
listened in impressive silence to his
complaints, and continued her super
vision. She was one of those persons
who, if they take the notion
that it is their duty TO tor
ment you 10 death, will proceed to
do so in spite of argument or entreaty,
and will see your last struggles with
out twinge of remorse. american
Magazine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
Koumiss, And Where 1t Comes From.

The Bashkirs are renowned for their skill in
making kOunliSS, or fermented mares milk
which is now extensively consumed by patients
suffering from dyspeptic and vast NJ diseases
aud so easy is it OF diges ton that inyalids
drink ten, fifteen, and occas sionally even
twenty champagne bottles full dav, whilst
Bashkir is able 20 overcome coupe Of gal
Ions at sitting, and in au hour or two be
ready for more. To insure good lioumiss 1t Is
essential that the mares be Of the steppc
breed, and fed on steppe pasture. They are
MIXED from four to eight times a day, the foal
being kept apart from the mother, and allow
ed to suck only in the nighttime The mare
will not give her milk, however, unless at the
time of milking her foal is brought to her side,
when such is the JOY OF reunion that, after
sundry acts OF loving and smelling and kiss
ing, the maternal feeling shows itself by her
sometimes giving milk from both nipples at
once.
Milking ia done by the Bashkr women,
who, taking position close to the hind legs
Of the mare, rest OH one knee, and on the
other support pail directly under the udder,
pulling at each nipple in turn, and receiving
from three to four pints each time OF milking.
To make koumiss the milk is beaten up in a
churn Out not sufficiently to produce butter),
aud by fermcntion Is couye rted after twenty
four hours into weak koUmss, from which
condition after twelve hours IL passes into
medium degree of stresgth, whilst strong
koumiss is produced by assidous agitation OF
the milk for two or three days, and 1t is then
said 10 be slightly intoxicating.
We met at Orenburg DIR. Carricli, physician
to the English Embassy at st. Petersburg,
who WAS experimenting an establishment in
the steppe for condensing mares milk for
babies food They take away nine parts OF
the water by boiling the milk in Vdcao, aud
preserve the remainder with glycerine, after
which, by restoring the nine parts of water,
milk can be remnde for immediate use. or
fermented into koumlss. Mares, asses and
human milk, 1t seems, are much alike, but
each differs chemically from cows milk In
Russia the medical faculty have spoken very
highly indeed of the results obtained by the
use OF this mares milk for infants food
DR.. Lansdeu, Ia HIrpsr's Magazine
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
Canadian Reciprocity.

Attention has been called lately TO the fire.
quent theft OF American books by British
publishers Some American authors have
found the Canadians even more INSCRIPTIONS
than the British. Mr.. Boston, correspondent
OF the New York Critic, tells an anocdote In
print, which We heard from Mr.. Kirk Monroe,
the popular author of boys' stories. While
on n visit in The South, Mr.. Monroe met the
editor OF q paper who announced To him that
he wished To publish serial story of Florida
life, sud that curiousv enough, he had found
the very thing lie wanted In IA Canadian pub
licaiiOn. what is the name OF itp Mr.
Monroe inquired. "Wakulla"; do you know
who wrote itP Yes, 1 am the author, and II
you think of using It, ! would advise YOU 10
see the proprictors OF Hdrpcr's Young People
In which 1t originally appeared These Cana
dams plllage two markets. They import from
England the reprints of American books.
while from the United States they procure the
pirated editions OF English books. Little
wonder that there is no Canadian literature.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
A leroy man on Intern ntionui Copy
right.

A clergyman on Intern ntionui Copy
right.
The Rev. Dr. Henry j. Van Dyke, Jr., set an
excellent xampe TO his professional brothers
on Sunday last, by preaching on The Moral
Aspect of International Copyright His text
was Righteousness exslteth a nation, but sin
Is reproach to any people'-an utterance
which Mr.. Lowell quoted in his examination
On this subject before the Senate Committee,
two wears ago In the course Of his sermon,
Dr. Vnn Dyke said:
''The central idea of these words is the
moral accountability OF nations. Govern
ments, States and organized societies are
measured by the same standards as are in
dividuas- Prosperity is reward, decay
punishment This Is shown oy the history
Of Nneveh, Babylon and Jerusalem. The
greatest triumphs of our civilization are in
The moral sphere. The establishment OF in
ternational laws, the abolition OF slavery
and other similar movements may be taken
as proof OF the feeling that nations arc
amensbe 10 moral laws. That which Is un-
Just aud cruel aud wrong for individuals act
ing sinely is also wrong for them acting
collectively. Public sin Is as bad as private
wickedncss. The refusal OF our nation to
recogn re the right of a foreign author to
his work Is not, rs some think, a question OF
political economy, but one OF right and
wrong. The unauthorized and uncompen-
stated republication OF books amounts TO n
violation of the moral law. The right Of a
man 10 the results of his own toll is one OF
the first principles OF equity, and 10 this fact
nation should always direct its mind ......"
This Government IS the only one which re-
fuses TO extend this copyright TO foreign
authors, but seZes their wares as soon as
they cross our borders. 1t practically says;
You have no rights we are bound TO res
pect. You have book we want, and we
shall take IT, or all labor, the United States,
by its policy, declares that brain labor alone
shall be in competition, not with pauper q
hor, but with labor which is absolutely free.
This rolicy T. unjust TO others and suicidal to
ourselves. 1t is literary piracy, aud violates
.wo commandments, Thou shalt not steal
aud Thou shalt not covet that which IS thy
&c g!rbor's. zone form OF our punishment Is the
conversion OF our national taste. Nine-tenths
Of the books We steal are novels, and most of
them are of doubtful morality. IL would he
no loss If they cost twenty times as much as
they do. A few OF our authors have msuag-
ed tomakc living from their labors, be-
cause tney have enioyed the more liberal re.
wards of our magazines. Some by Inherited
wealth, bave been enabled to develop their
literary inclinations, and others have sup
plcmentcd small income from writing by
teaching and other pursuits. But until we
-emOve this inucbus, our literature viii be
1War1ed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
No!

MOI Is but a little word, only wee small
word, yet who can measure its importancel
Columbus said MOI to mutinous mariners
and adverse winds, and the bewldering
beauty of new world was discovered.
The Purtans said moi to religious oppres-
sion, and the 'Mayflower" sought refuge on
a New England coast, TO build free homes
and found n nation.
Robert Fulton said ''no'' TO those who pro-
nounccd his efforts vain, and the steamboat
sped along the picturesque Hudson.
Wellington said MOI az Waterloo, and
Napoleon, the invncble Emperor, the I'M
conquerable leader, ended his days prisoner
upon seaglrt isle.
Death said moi to weeping friends, and
there il Grape at the door. "The Baby has
gone away, or "mother' sleeps in peace
Mary H. HWphy ~ 81 Louis .Ragtzine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
Conkling's Treatment of Reporters.

Roscoe Conkling had an exceedingly genial
way In dealing with reporters who were known
to him. He was always happy and pleasant
in his manners, frankly told them what they
wanted TO know, but invariably wound up the
interview by resting his white hand on the
reporters shoulder and saying: "You will
please to remember, my friend, that have
not said anything for publication" Then he
would explain how publicity might hamper
him In his legal cases. His confidence was
always respected. Since he established him
self In New York he was frequently called
out of bed long after midnight in response TO
n reporters call. Even at that hour he WAS
genial, witty and obliging, as far as he could
be. short time ago a reporter told him
that he would like above all things 10 print
some of the interesting CONFIDENTLY chats he
had had with him. The reporter dIlatcd on
the avldlty with which newspaper readers
would read such matter. The Senator only
smiled and said: "Wait til after my death,
my friend; walt Till l am dead.--NeW York
Sun.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
Chicago Woman's pigeon Strut

1t is very astonishing that in a city
containing SO many attractive women
IS does this justly celebrated burg, there
should be so few of the dear
creatures who possess gait
in which there is anything of grace
often remarked IN my hearing that the
walk OF the average Chicago woman
was little short of monstrous. and
when / have taken time to note the ex-
amp,es they pc nted out have been re-
urtantly compelled to admit that the
charge was not without some founda-
ton. | encounter every day n nv
rambles women who IN every respect
but this one might be looked upon as
charming; bright. smartly dressed and
neat they seem to lack the one thing
necessary to make the more regarding
of them pleasure-namely II grace
ful carriage. Every variety of gait is to
be encountered. bat the most common
one seems to be sort of pigeon strut
with the head far in advance of the feet
and the center of gravity jerking spas
medically from side to side like n
weather cock in gale of wind. An
exaggerated tournure-I believe that j.
the proper name for it-lends an adj
ditiOnal emphasis to this oscillating
movement and at times the effect
wrought surpasses the droll aud verges
on the ridiculous. Occasionally come
face to face with free, high stepp NJ
maid or matron who. with head erect
vet not assertive movement that
in n shoulders squared and
gracefully dropping arms pass
ed onward with generous,
measure cOmpensates one for the wealth
of awkwardness previously witnessed. II
were permitted voice in the matter.
l should say give our women and girls
fewer Browning Clubs and tennis courts
and import round dozen or so OF
foreign instructors in the art of phys.
ical department. I'll wager the end Of
the first season would show marked
Improvement Chicago Journal
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
Graves and Burials in AIgiers.

Arab women patronize the conveyauccs, and
on Fridays they 20 in crowds to Belcour,
where there is a cemetery and a neat little
khouba irequented by the fair sex ONLY on
that day. A column in the centre OF the
court supports trellises of grapevine. Tomb
stone OF marble and slate are numerous Ia the
court as well as out in the cemetery. At
the head Of each tomb is slab OF marble
with one or two round holes in which flower
pots are set, or cups placed there that the
birds may drink from them; the natives be.
licve that these birds afterward fly away to
heaven with a greeting from the oul reposing
beneath.
The keeper of this khouba was old and
blind; he passed his time IN sweeping the car
pets and mating. then resting and singing
To himself. lie would use his handkerchief to
dust the sacred tomb, wash H. aud then dry
1t in the sun, holding ii until IL was dry. To
satisfy nv curiosity / sent child 10 translate
for me and ask IL he WAS happy, or what he
could desire. He shook his head: mo,
want nothing; l am never e'"tHJe, and / am
quite happy.n
One day witnessed here the burial Of a
child. The young boy was laid in the grave
wrapped in a yard or two Of white cotton; II
smaller hole was dug ut the bottom of the
grave, aud served as a coiliu, being covered
with fiat slabs of stone to prevent the earth
from falling directly on the body. Twenty or
thirty men stood round in silence, the earth
was hastily replaced, aud temporary stones
were placed ut the head and feet the cush-
ions and pieces of embroidery in which the
body lay on the donkey which bore it to the
final resting-place were put back on the ami
mai, aud the procession moved silently away.
The women and girls always come alterward
to weep OH the grave and place flowers, and
especially branches OF myrtle. They often
spend the greater part OF thrce days round "a
new grave, sitting on mating ana carpets
Il. Il. BrtdgHdn, 10 Hd,peT'S 4Kdgdzme
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
What Sort of hooks Americans
should Read.

Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner, the author OF
that delightful book "My Summer in a Gar
den," and one Of the editors OF the Hartford
Courdmt. has very strong opinions as to the
immediate necessity OF an International copy
right Jaw. He suys that II our Legislators are
unwilling TO do justice to English authors,
they certainly ought to protect the American
authors, The latter have right to ask that
their government should secure for them in
England the same rights there that American
inventors have But this is not ALL We want
In this country literature sal geHcriS, the in.
fuence Of American aud not of English ideas
upon our increasing millions But as long as
publishers can get for nothing English ma
teria they cannot afford to pay for American
production. The American author asks to he
put upon an equality In this country with the
English producers OF literature. He does not
ask for protection. He is In the position of
cotton manufactures in CONNECTICUT, who
might be able 10 compete with one in Man
chester wilhOuta tariff, but who could not
hold the market against goods made in Man
chester that had been stolen and brought to
this country.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
Work Left for the screw-Driyer.

Papa had bought the Cyclone chest
of tools and il ,d in tiatcd him into the
mysteries of screw-driving Shortly
afterwards h saw the little fellow
banging a scr " into box as hard as
he could with hammer.
"What did l tell youP That isn't
the way to put in screw. What Is
that slot in the head forp"
The Cyclone loo Sed guilty for a
moment then frightened up and re-
piled:
TO take 1t out with. "-MiIadelphia
Call.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

DIR. f. HOFFMAN recently died at
Honolulu at the age of eighty-four. He
had been n resident of the Sandwich
Islands since 1S47. He and Prince
Bismarck were schoolmates.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

a FUNNY fellow IN Portland On.
snapped bean at boy and pui out
his eye, and jury said il was IA fifteen
hundred dollar snap. Had he killed
the boy it would have been called an
accident, with nothing to pay.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

PAX CHUNG YANG. Corean Minister
at Washington, is anx Gus to ride
bicycle. The Chinese Minister secret
ly encourages this ambition of his dip
lomntic rival.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

THE claim is made that Chaunccy
Winchell, President of the Rockville
Comm National Bank. is the oldest
bank President in the Nutmeg State
and perhaps in the country. He is iu
his ninety-third year.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

AMONG the results OF experiments
made to ascertain the temperature at
which varions seeds terminate are as
follows: Rye and wheat at 80 de.
grees. barley and oats ut 35; corn re-
CURED As. the turnip 80. the pea 80.
the beet 40. The seed were planted IN
vegetable mold that was kept n recep.
tcles heated to various temperatures.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

IL. w. GREENMAN, who is now sery-
ing his first term in Congress. has been
elected cashier of the Central National
Bank of Trol, n. Y.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

QUEEN VICTORIA is the first English
reigning sovereign who has VISITED
when Richard |. passed through the
city. For some years the widow of
Charles the Pretender lived in Florence
and two years ago the Princess Mary
of Cambridge passed the winter there.
But it is not often that Florence secs
much of English royalty.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

JOHANN SCHNELL, n new messenger
in the Navy Department at Washing
ton. is extremely nervous regarding "a
telephone, never having seen one until
a few days ago. He was obliged to
answer call from the instrument
recently, and his incoherent answers
cxasperated the speaker ut the other
end of the line. you must have been
drinking Schnell heard the angry
individual eXclaim. No, 1 haven t. -
said the messenger gently. 1T must
be the strong tobacco | am chewing
that you smell"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

OF the poorest II these will not dIffuse tn
tellgencc. we may be sure II will never he
done 10y flooding the land with books which
are sold cheap because they are stolen, which
are bought and read to the exclusion OF bet
ter books merely because they are cheap, gnd
which are then thrown away because they are
not worth reading twice.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

"BoULANGER has long been plural. "
says the Bostsn CODE. Not at all. He
is and has been. perhaps, the most
singular man of the age.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

Dir. JUNEMAN, an Austrian chemist
has invented what he says is the most
destructive fluid known to man. This
fluid, when brought into contact with
the ar after the explosion OF shell in
which it has been held, becomes gas
which destroys all living things within
its reach, melts iron, bronze AMI other
metals, and sets everything inflam-
mable on fire. 1t can destroy board
ing-house beefsteak in the twinkling of
an eye, reduce railroad restaurant
dOughnut to halt its natural size. and
may even kill potato-bug if the insect
is not feeling especially we'll.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
LITERARY PIRACY.
PuRLoINERs OF BRAIN WORK.
Jaybawking Publishers Prey Upon the
Fruits of American Authors
With Impunity.
The Country Flooded With Species Of
Literature Calculated to Vitiate
the Youth of the Land.

What is Needed in Order to Obviate this Con-
stantly Growing Evil is the Enactment Of
an International Copyright Law-Justi ce
Demands II.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

ONCE in a great while poetry may
be said to possess practical value. A
young woman who visited California
recently wrote II few verses and sent
Them to Sir George NJ. Pullman. prais-
ing his sleeping cars but regretting
shat they did not contain larger
number of mirrors and wash-bowls
Upon reading the poem Mr.. Pullman
detected his chief draughtsman to de-
sign Car which should contain
enough wash-bowls and mirrors to
suit the NEST exacting woman in the
world Such II car is now in process
of construction. 1t will be composed
entirely of mirrors and tolet-rooms.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
Cheap Books Under International
Copyright.

A correspondent of Frank Les,ic'S in Wash.
ngton had an interview with Mr.. Bergne,
Inc secretary of the Fisheries commission and
An expert on all copyright questions. Mr..
Bergne told him that he bell eyed that an In
.ernational copyright law would tend to cheap
an books even here in America, where books
are so cheap. The era Of cheap books has
come in this country. A copyrighted En-
glsh book should sell in this country as
cheap as the books that are now .'pirated' as
{ is called; for, while the author would then
DC paid percentage, this ! think would be
more than Offset by the fact that It would be
printed by one house only, and there would be
a tremendous saving in advertising and all
The machinery OF marketing Ii, and In the
avoidance of that waste that results from
twenty great editions Of books that cannot be
sold 1t seems 10 me that William Blacks
books can be printed and sold here after he
Is granted n copyright as cheaply as they are
now.
'As to American book, they ought not 10
20 up in price, for your authors will doubt
less sell more in both this country and Eng
land than they now do. There is no sense in
the alarm about expensive books superscdng
the present cheap books of your country; no
such thing is possible. In England people
do not buy novels; so they are printed In
three volumes and sold for 81 to the circula-
ting libraries in every town. But here in
America everybody reade, and almost every
Body buys books. The conditions are 20 diff
fercnt that you must have cheap books You
Will have cheap books. No international
copyright law that you can enact will add
three cents copy to any class of books that
you now buy Under such a law, however,
authors would get their pay, and the United
States would doubtless build up the richest
and most varied literature In the world"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

PRINCE BISMARCK maintains that the
acqu rement OF languages does not i'm
ply talent He thinks the ear rather
than the mind is cultivated by lingu-
list. A Consul recently appoin ted to
Berlin pestered his Minister to present
him to Bismarck. At length an in.
terview was granted, and, throwing
etiquette aside, the Consul brought his
son with him. Bismarck looked an.
noyed. but the Consul boldly present.
ed his heir with the remark: "A most
remarkable young man. Your High.
ness-he speaks several languages.
what fine waiter the young fellow
would make" said Bismarck, coldly,
20 the Minister at his side.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07

The paralytic stroke which prostrat-
ell Minister George II. Pendleton the
other day may be regarded as the
pracrical end of this gentleman's USE
fulness. Mr.. Pendleton has been all
his life good liver. As Gentleman
George" he was known in Cincinnati
rs the most generous of entertainers.
He never appeared to better advan-
tage than as host and it was fortu-
nate that his wealth gave him the OPP
portunity to indulge in luxury attuned
to his temperament. His record as
statesman would have been brighter
had he cared more for hard work, for
Il $ abilities are of high order.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-07
a Yale Professor on Good Books


In the Sheffield Scientific school Of Yale
college the Professor OF English Literature
Is Mr. T. r. Lounsburg, one OF the most sc-
complished scholars in the country. When his
opinion was asked awhile goas to the advan-
tages TO America of an international Copy
right bill, he answered that the present pos
ition of the United States in regard to Inter-
national Copyright is something that brings
to every hgh-minded American a sense Of
shame. From the beginning of our national
existence we have presen ted the spectacle of
a great aud wealthy people Systematically
plundering a never well-paid body OF men,
while at the same time 1t processes To hold
them In special honor. No devices can cover
up the fact, no apologies can explain away
tho disgrace of It OF the nimsy pretexts
constantly urged for tho perpetuation Of this
injustice, the most unintelligent is that which
insists that while this spollatlon may lower
the general standard OF morality, II raises the
general standard Of intelligence. One OF the
greatest literatures In the world Is ours,
astounding In works that inform and elevate.
They are uncopyrighted and within the means