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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01
A Frugal State.

There are no socialists or anarchists In Yer
mont, or, IL there are, they make themselves
conspicuous only by their mOdesty in conceal
ng the fact of their presence. We do not
make this statement rs an irrcfutablc fact,
based upon demonstrable figures, such as
census returns, but as an inference, based
Ipon the suggestiveness of the report OF the
state Inspector OF Finance, Mr.. Carroll 3.
Page, on the conditions of the savings banks
81 Vermont From this report il appears
here are twcnty-eight Of these useful insti-
,utions, aud that for the year ending June 80,
j3,Sl0 persons had on deposit in them an
aggregate of Sl5, 1851. $50. %, or $2S061 each.
Tins is an increase over the previous year
IL the aggregate sum Of Sl,83 OSG46. The
growth OF the saving (banl) habit in that
State Is shown by the fact That in 1880 the
total amount received by those repositories
was but Sl99,31 and that IN 1866 that sum
had increased 10 only 81, $50, Psi.
In 1850 the population OF Vermont was but
3D., $50, the increase having been less than
1000 in twenty years, and less than 20O0 in
the last ten years. IL is not one Of the great
States OF the Union, ranking IN rty-sccond
among its sister Commonwealth in pOpula-
ton, twenty eighth IN agriculture and twen-
ty-third IN the value of its manufactures.
Unless there has been n very material addi-
ton 10 the population OF Vermont since 1850,
am thcre are no Slch Indications, II would
appear from the official statement of the In
spec,or OF Finance that nearly every sixth
person In the State is q depositor in the saw
ings banks, with an average amount Of nearly
$500 to his or her credit.
As socialism and anarchy contend that
property is robbery" it is evident that
neither Of these heresies prevails IN Vermont,
where, allowing five To a household, nearly
ive-sixth Of the heads OF families are prop
srty-hOders, with material monetary stake
IN the preservation of government and tho
security of society. In such IA community
socialists aud anarchists would be too lonely
! of1Je.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01

cation. There can be no doubt that
public opinion favo.s the proposed
method Time and time again the
gallows has bunglcd its horrible work,
some hitch in the mechanism or care
lessuess on the part of the eXccutioner
having resulted in the deeapitation or,
worse still, the slow strCngulation OF
the condemned man Occasionally,
too the rope has broken and thOus
and deaths in one inflicted by the delay
in adjusting another. The passage of
the proposed law will forever prevent
these catastrophes.
The execut on of malefactors has
been a serious matter Of consideration
for lawyers in all nations and in all
times. The more barbarOus the people
the more barbarous the method.
In ndia, the sword for offenders OF
rank and the den of cobras for male
fact rs of low degree were popular.
Fire, sacred To the sun, was too holy to
be used. Poison was n favorite method
of inflIcting death with the ancients.
In tree @ the hemlock, among the
Persians a species of upas, among the
Egyptians a ground glass adm nistered
with food were frequently used. The
Romans var ed their forms of capital
punishment much according TO the wise
rule of the modern MikadO. Roman
citizens could only die by the sword.
st. Paul being Roman, was beheaded.
st Peter an alien, was cruc tied. Hurl
ing male actors headlong from the
= arpeian rock was common. A Nestai
Virgin who was untrue to her VOWS
was, by the law of Numa stoned TO
death. Tarquin Priscus changed this
to burying alive. Her companion in
crime was scourged TO death in the
forum. ! alter in the days of Caesars,
criminals were oftener exposed to wild
beasts in the arena. contributing amuse-
ment as well as moral instruction to
the masses.
Torture was considered a wise adj
junct to capital punishment for cen
turtles The rack the cauldron, the
gridiron. the scavengcr's daughter, the
pincers iron mask and scourge were
employed Breaking on the wheel was
popular for long time-the felon be-
ing fastened, with his arms and legs
apart, to q huge wheel his bones were
broken by blows from an iron bar.
Malefactors were torn asunder by
teams of horses; they were burned at
stake, hanged, drawn and quarter
ed, llayed alive. boiled, broiled and
roasted, served up to death in thous-
and ways. each as revolving and ter
rible as skilled ingenu ty could devise.
What we now reckon as minor of
lenses were deserving Of de 9TH two
centuries ago. Blackstone enumerates
49, oflenses VIII CHI in his day in Eng
land were adiudgei worthy OF death
''without benefit of clergy that is,
the condemned was forbidden even
religious consolat on in his last hours,
the law aiming at the destruction of
both : ody and soul. Civilization has
changed all this. Penal servituIe and
fines are adjudged for all offenses not
aga nst life or the state, and only MUIR
der, treason, and in some states in the
union and in some countries rape, are
deemed worthy OF death.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01
THE AMEaIcAN ELECTRIC LIGHT.

TIE AMERICAN ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The oil nm 80 up from his he'd in huff;
Said he, ." have lighted this world long
enough.
If smile wn in sunshine all cry in a
breath.
Put veil ON your face, you will scorch
ms to death.
Ii put CR cloud car, then one pro
longed s,Old
Come out from behind there, we re freeZ-
ing with cold
So, Dame Earth, propose to remain in
eclipse;
You NAV trust for your light to the old
tallow dips,
Or to kerosene lamps, or to gas, or to
stars
Perhaps you can make on arrangement
with Mars
You ma, find some poor fool who will
light up your sky,
But no contract with me; am Off, SO
good by"
'Old Fellow" the Earth cried, don't
give yourself airs.
You may possibly lind l can manage at
fairs.
You re great one for business! Some
tines you shine
For fifteen or twelve hours, and some
times for nine.
We have always too much sun OF else not
enough,
And We cant turn you on, or we can't
shut you oil.
Old fellow. you're done for, come, bring
on your night.
III show you my daisy American light ! I!
Electric and brilliant ! and steady and
clear
1t will KIN elk your spots ont every night
In the year.
New York Graphic.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01
New Allies for the squealers.

A contemporary asserts that the newspapers
are killing the bunco business. This ought &c
make the bunco men ready to join Jake Sharp
and Leland Stafford In denouncing the "black.
mailing methods Of the presa-SL Lo,as
Post Dispatch.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01

u - - - ANA - 90 > ~ va
now that the mode
ofexecuting crimi-
nails in New York
y ill be materially
changed, the rope
and ira } or count
erwe ght yielding
place to electricity
which thus enters
still another field
asa factor Ofciyili-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01
Definitions for Tariff Students.

A Free Trader is one who would let the
fires go out in dollhouse to harden the plants.
A high tariff man is one who would pile on
more fuel to make the bugs comfortable. A
tariff reviser is one who would regulate the
temperature by the thermometer.-Omahd
World
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01
Shot with Peas.

The last stroke of the hour of mid
night has just sounded. Still no fingers
near the door with her in the steap,
heated hall.
1T is very late" she murmurs halt
reproachfully as he squeez $ her hand
for the 25th time.
WAS that or 10 that struckP" he
asked.
1t was -"
Twelve! And your father IS"
Sitting up until you go, and I'm
afraid he will be angry. Oh Lawrence
fear, / dread. 1 tremble go softly
perhaps he will not hear.
There was sound like that of the
drawing of corks, the door softly opened
and closed, and Lawrence Longstop
went out into tho night, the starless,
tenebrous night.
A moment later there was a flash, "a
loud report, wild yell, the hurried
patter on the walk of flying footsteps,
and the maiden terrible conjecture
was realized as she beheld her father
enter the hall with smoking musket
in his hands.
ooh! father" she shrieked in an
agony of dread, "You have killed him!
You have killed himp
mo haven't. 1t was only peas; he
amt hurt much. 1t was only peas"
''Oh! what will his folks in Boston
sayP"
"Boston! Was he from Bostonp'
"He was"
"Hang me, If I'd a-known thar
would have loaded with beansr'
The Prince and Princess of Wales will
give ball at Marlborough House on FRI
day, March 9, in celebration of their liver
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01
METHODS OF EXECUTION.

Various Methods of Capital Punish
ment.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01

was by far the most brutal aud disgust
ing act of the day, INJECTING far more
suffering than did the han 5nHn. Then
the reverend gentleman went forth and
preached an euo ogy upon the dead
murderess, ella ming her as Il luslrouN
martyr.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01

Death by Electricity Advocated.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01

The Prince and Princess of Wales will
give a ball at Marlborough House on FRI
day, March 8, in celebration of their liver
wedding, and on Saturday, March 10 there
Is 10 be a large FAM v dinner party con-
sisting solely of royalties
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01
THE GUILLoTINE.

THE GUILLOTINE.
The form of death has changed, too.
Torture is no onger employed, but a
means which shall be swift, and as
nearly as possible painless, is employed.
In France the gulllotine, in Spain the
yarrote, in England and the United
States three alliterations-menace the
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01

~~ L SEEMS assured
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-12
A WARNING TO LOVERS.

The last stro ke of the hour of midnight
has Just sounded. Still he fingers near
the door with her in the steam heated
hall.
1t is very Late" she murmurs half re-
proachfully as he squeezes her hand for
the twenty fifth time.
"Was that nine or ten that struck p
he asks .-.t
It was twelve"
"Twelve And your father is "
Sitting up until you 60, and I'm
afraid he will be angry. He -"
81 must 60. Is it possible hat he
knows it is so hate r''
His watch never varies a second and
he is in the habit of consulting it every
few minutes when he is waiting for me
to retire. "Oh Lawrence, fear, dread,
I tremble-go softly-perhaps he will not
hear.
There was sound like that of the
drawing of corks, the door softly opened
and closed and Lawrence Longstop went
out into the night, the starless, tenebrious
night.
A moment later there was fash, q
loud report, q wild yell, the hurried pat
ter on the walk Of flying footsteps and
the maiden's terrible conjecture was re-
allied as she beheld her father enter the
hall with asmoking musket in his hands,
"Oh father" she shrieked in 40 agony
of dread. " You have killed him You
have killed himi' h.
"No, l haven't. 1t was only peas; he
amt hurt much. It was only peas"
Oil what will his folks in Boston
say?"
"Bostoni Was he from Boston p
"He was.n
"Hsng me, if I'd a-knowa that, l
would have loaded with beans l"-Bostos
Courier.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-12

-" Does anybody 60 bail for this
man ?" asked the clerk Of the court.
~ will, SIR" replied . rather insigniR-
cant looking man who was standing near
the rail.
"You!" said the district attorney cen
temp:uously, glancing 1t the stranger's
clothing. You! Are you aware, sir,
that the prisoner Is held in $i5, 900 for
trial p mt-.- .-...,..,.. is.1. -. s., -
II am, sir" said the stranger. "I will
furnish security" eg "'iF i"r a''3 r =
"Oh, you will, will you 7" said the dis
trict attorney, sneeringly. Your name
and address, may ask p p,.a &. TT
"John Jones, coal DEALER" said the
other. quietly, and the district attorney
blushed and said -'' .'
"Beg your pardon !"-Somav;k Jour.
12lL s4t As-fs gssss{.si 49,. p. a.f
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-12

Clear shining through the swimming ali,
Acroee Q stretch u summer seAa
Ear, loEy peaks CLEAN white and fair,
Inc heights ofthe Hesperides.
o far-of peaksl Ohsppy islesl
Isail and sail and long for yon.
And still th' enticing viaion smiles
40 lure me Ger the waters blue.
Below those fair and cleaning heights,.
Ne'er shrouded Ger by drifting SHOWS,
Lac gardens nlled With rare delights.
And there the golden apple grows.
esh aud sail and long for you,
but never come to those fair isles:
sun stretches wide the bonndless blue,
Forever still the scene beguiles.
u1climesd those lofty mountain heights,
Far OF beyond the smiling seas,
Unreached that garden of delights,
Untrodden the Hesperides.
-Edith Sessions Topper.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-12

CLERK 10 young lady who had pur-
chased . pair Of gold sleeve buttons for
her hance) )-sApy initisls, Miss r. 81 +
Young lady-" Oh, ~, forgot, en-
grave the alataar o, his 6rst nsme,n.o,
Clerk-..Ahl MAY 4 ash Misas il j. j.
Uriah or Ulyssesf Names With u are
-iEossgl lsdyd (preudly <Hisp hsns
10 Eugene" H.aa
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-12

=
at is . big fre, my son."
"And what do they call little FIRE ?"
There il no special name for . little
fire. Oh, they sonstiaea cali it an in.
cipient FIRE, ,and-let's see-weil, it 10
sometimes called LED an inconfiderabIs FIRE,
sWell, I sss yoaf ocoskt.il II On ilre,
and, / WAS wondering fwheEhex l. WAS o
condagFasioa or Al iasipisnt fre.''. ,sa,h
In few minutes the young man had
reason 70 think II was . conhsgration.-
Chicago Ners. sSl Hoil*'sA'o AZ Ziit' sAss'
AT the 'bAll-Yo Yodng LADY faecidealy'
decollsse) La Good qevcning, Afs0ssyG
you don't know Ne, 4guea f'hiinislI ID,
Old Gentleman No o7ssTyhss. i
This This o.s'' =. bel Joe BArtsri d.nghssrl
"Yes, it is. l have ehsnred some
since yos slw.ns isstsnsanp II 4sT
l"sYou have, indeed, Fanny, You've,
grown quite ont Of your goFp. 1 de-,
Ts..ehs.Johns ss:- t9hs VIA. .rs y your boot.
Z Boy-<If leather. ..i1ia9 t.soJssnoa nssss.
/" Where does tAe:lsathsr come from "a
- From tAe hide Of thsox." .i,s1anss-,71
80. sa.WhAt sqimal. thsrsfe9s,s sqpplies ,yQg;
with boots and fives you meat 70 eat r.
as Ny father. NJ B8s}6R tosussvctdks %
& - Mamma, !" slxolaisasds adi ssnAns terFs
riblss atsSr sssrssinistSg sks efsosp % sai
eldesiyHxisitsr fbr san1a ,Ssonsntzy II Nh
Smith sint COT b4t tHQ. testh, and them
o9nit hIf y;9,5 y;,5 A8frpeHy fGaqr eas .. .n~;
Ma9s g !ss! 6 3 As.HS s.5 q
hs& ven Ais1 tilh1 mIS stKsR
ta5bssubUs - ~ annGD 1onbd 5asIsS a-s
6oMsvpja ~2oslp,als sueaasusss q :. 81 .sfe, i -
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-12

The importance Of purifying the blood can
not be overestinated, for without pure
blood you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every one needs .
good medicine to purity, vitalize, and enrich
tho blood, and Hoods Sarsaparilia is worthy
your confidence. 1t Ii peculiar In that it
stsspethans anA huilda No the system. creates
an appetite. and tones tho digestion, while
1t eradicates disease. Give 1t trial
Hoods Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists.
Prepared by c. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
A LETTER ABOUT HAWAII.

Mr.. Thomas G. Carson, an Irish
gentleman, accompanied by Mrs.
Carson, spent several weeks on these
islands about six months ago, and
went from here to Australia. Mr..
Carson is a retired lawyer who has
acquired q fortune by his profession.
He and his wife were greatly pleased
with these islands. An Irish news
paper, the Coleraine "Chronicle,"
in its issue of Oct. 6, 1888, has a
column and half written by the
gentleman about this country and
its people. He says great deal in
that space. A few slight inaccur-
acies are noticeable, but most of his
statements are correct. Several of
our people are mentioned as having
shown great kindness to the visitors.
The initials only are given, but any
old resident can tell to whom they
belong. The native people are
spoken very kindly Of. About the
only unkind word in the whole letter
refers to the newspapers. The
writer says 1.-The rags published
here contain nothing" We feel
half inclined to endorse this state
ment, but must say this for the
Honolulu papers, that our weeklies
contain more reading matter than
the Coleraine weekly in which Mr..
Carson's letter is published.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
A LIVELY GAME.

The Vandalias and Brownies play
ed the most interesting baseball
gnme of the season Sunday at the
park. The nautical crew was fine
looking team, gentlemanly and earn
est, and good ball players. They
had an excellent battery and rather
outfielded the boys, but Brooks
struck twenty-one of them out and
they were unable to do good work
with the stick. Crane, the catcher,
and Martin at second, did fine
work, keeping the Brownies from
stealing second, six men dying at
that bag. James !Cusick umpired
with satisfaction to all, even the
grand stand. There was the most
intense interest taken throughout,
and the attendance was very large.
The following is the score of the
game as kept by Ed. Kavanagh:
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
The BRITISH NAVY.

Lord George Hamilton, First Lord
of the Admiralty, speaking at Glas-
gov, Oct. 18th, on the state of the
British navy, said that twenty-nine
men-of-war, aggregating one hun
dred thousand tons, would be. COM
pleted in December next. England,
he thought, ought TO follow the ex-
ample of Australia, and organise eff
ficient bodies of men, and build YES
sells for local defence and the pro-
lection Of trade centres. At the
present time eight of the largest OF
the British men-of-war were waiting
to be supplied with guns, the pro-
duction of which must be acceler-
ated.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
THE AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

A dispatch from Ottawa dated
Nov. - says: AS previously an
pounced at a meeting of the Domin-
ion Cabinet, on Saturday, it was
decided to invite Australia and New
Zealand to send delegates to Ottawa
at an early date to consider trade
matters and the proposed Pacific
cable from New Zealand to British
Columbia. The design is to divert
travel and traffic from Australia,
which now 60 entirely via San Fran
cisco, to Vancouver, and thence over
the Canadian Pacific, and open up a
market for Canadian manufactures
now possessed almost exclusively,
so far as this continent is concerned,
by the United States.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
Whale Boats.

IN answer to several enquiries con-
l. corning Whale Boat Frames, We
have now In course of construction,
Whale Boat Frames "a feet by az feet
long. These frames are bent In ono
piece of oak, and held to shape, thus
requiring little tact to SGT them up and
build. The full frame for such boats,
including cants, 45 sections In number,
is sold at S2S; with large stems ON keel.
and ready to plank $40. They are not
intended to be olinker built, nor as the
frail Imported whale boats proper, but
are intended for rough use and durable
lily, yet light withal, for fishing and
trading purposes. We have exported
these frames and intend dong SO, and
make this offer to amateurs aud others
DESTROYS of trying their hand, with
plenty of leisure and small cash 10 make
a business. WIN bend frames 70 any
given model from to % tons. Also on
hand for sale Surf and Pleasure Boats,
Stems, Knees aud Timbers. Mutual
Telephone No 1895.
DOVER 4 SON.
Isu koat Builders.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
u. S. NAVAL NOTES.

Ensign j. B. Blish has been de-
tached from the receiving ship INDIE
pendence and ordered to the Wanda
liza, while Assistant Engineers j. nj.
Pickrell and w. M. Mcfarland of
the Vandalia have been ordered to
temporary duty at the island.
"The naval defense of the Allan
tic and Gulf coast of the United
States" is the chosen subject of the
prize essay for 1889. Rear-Admiral
Simpson, Commander Simpson and
Lieutenant Commander Stockton,
are the judges who will award the
prize.
Chief-Engineer Greene has re-
ported as the relief of Chief En-
gineer r. l.. Harris of the Mohican,
who was detached for duty in con-
nection with the completion OF the
monitor Monadnock.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
BULLETIN WEEKLY SUMMARY.

The "Bulletin Weekly Summary"
issued to-day is an exceedingly
newsy number. 1t gives the result
of the Presidential election, also
full accounts of the brilliant ball
given by the King to the British
Admiral, and the reception of the
Spalding baseball tourists. There
is also variety of local news such
as can only be found in the columns
of the BULLETIN. The s. G. Wilder
leaves for San Francisco on Thurs
day and will carry mail. Be sure
and send copy of the summary by
her to your friends. Call early as
there has been large demand for
them
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
BEFORE DOLE, j.

S. Kailaa VS.. S. NJ. Kaaukai, j..
G. Kaaukai and Mana. Bill to de-
clare deed to be mortgage and
cancel the same, etc. Return day.
Answer having been filed by
agreement of counsel, Monday,
December oath, 1888, is APP
pointed by the Court for hearing.
S. X. Kane for plaintiff; j. M. Poe
poe for defendants.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.

Thursday will be observed as
Thanksgiving day. A special SER
will be held at the Central Union
Church at eleven o'clock, with SER
mon by the Rev. L. G. Beckwith
ID. ID.
Atthe same hour there will be a
service at St. Andrews Cathedral,
conducted by Rev. Geo. Wallace.
The Rev. III. III. Gowen will preach
the sermon and special music will be
rendered by the choir.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
A LECTURE.

This evening, ct 1880 o'clock, a
meeting of St. Peters Guild will be
held in the old st. Andrews Cathe-
dral building, when the Rev. H. H.
Gowen will deliver lecture on
events in Biblical history illustrated
with the aid of a magic lantern. A
full attendance of members and
their friends is desired.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-27
a ELluRISHING G0MphNY.

The annual report of the Hawaiian
Commercial Company has been
made public. The assets are So
700, 6S9.5O and the liabilities ST.
O19, 1881 10. During the past year
the company produced 1854 tons
of sugar, valued at $9l5,O93 90.
The expenses for the year amounted
to $6l3,935. The prospects for the
sugar crop for 1890 are good, and
the yield is estimated at 1000 tons.
rs. e. Bulletin.