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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
A BLOW AT PROHIBITION.

Common Carriers Can Not BE Pre-
vented from Carrying LIqior into
Iowa, No Matter What the state
Laws May BE.
The decision of the United States supreme
court on Monday in the case of Bowman
against the Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way company involving the constitutionality
Of the prohibtory liquor law OF Iowa estab-
fishes point of more Importance than APP
pears on the surface OF the opinion. The
case strikes at the root OF the Iowa pro-
hibitory law, and the decision will be received
in Iowa aud other states with
prohibition laws with unusual interest.
The Iowa law prohibits the intro
duction of liquor into the state as well as its
sale therein Railroads rs common carriers
are particularly enioined from bringing liquor
from other states. Bowman is brewer at Mar
shalltown, Iowa, and in order to test the Ques-
tiou whether the Iowa law preventing the rail-
roads from delivering liquor would be upheld
in the court, he ordered quantity of liquor
In Chicago which was delivered to the Chica-
go and Northwestern railway. That company
declined to receive and transports 1t.
Bowman thereupon began suit for So, 200
against the company. The case came to trial
before Judge Blodgett in the United States
district court about fourteen months ago. The
railway pleaded the prohibitory law of Iowa
as an excuse for Its refusal, but Blum a.
Blum who were Bowman's attorneys, then
aud subsequently in the supreme court, at
tackled the law as unconstitutional and void
upon the ground that 1t was an attempt to
regulate Interstate commerce. Judge
Blodgett decided in favor of the company,
holding that the law was valid, but Bow
mans attorneys took the case to the Uuited
States supreme court, with the result that the
Iowa law is declared unconstitutional and void.
The railway company is bed TO be label to
Brewer Bowman for its refusal to deliver his
whisky. but more important result is the
declaration in the decision that railroads can
carry liquor into Iowa.
''Thc effect" said Blum & Blum, attorneys
for Bowman, is TO render nugatory the pro.
hibitory law. The attorney general stated
before Judge Blodgett that 1t would he i'm
possible to maintain prohibition in Iowa If
the authorities were denied the power to pre-
vent the shipment OF liquors into the state"
Chicago Times.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
The Breakwater at Lewes.

In view OF the disastrous shipping news from
Lewes n few words about the breakwater are
in order There are three great breakwaters
in the world-at Cherbourg, in France, at
Plymouth, in England, and at Lewes, Del.
AT Dover, England, and Portland, England
are also sea walls of great strength. AS to
the Delaware breakwater the first step taken
by congress In the matter was in 1928, when q
commission was appointed to fix upon har-
bor In their report made Feb. 9 1929, they
selected Cape Henlopen as the site OF the
breakwater. In accordance with their report
two walls were bult--the breakwater proper
and the icebreaker. The former is 2, 55S feet
long at the low-water line, and is on a course
north-northwest drawn from pitch of the
cape The icebreaker is 1889 feet long at the
low-watter line on a course west by south half
south. Trap rock and green stone were used.
The work was begun in 1929 and the last stone
was laid In 1869 More than 20, 900 vessels an
nually use the artificial harbor thus formed
-I,hHddcfDhin Times.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
THE CHALLENGE.
ny EDGAR L. wAKEMAN.

heard to-day upon the street.
Where beggars sang careless song,
A MOLE tone, 50 wonderOus sweet
That stood silent In the throng
But, an, saw not those who sang;
heard not their wild madrigal;
A thousand voices round me rang,
And sweeter still. one maiden's call,
For which I'd change the fame OF men.
My load unlOose,l like Pilgrims thrall;
fed my hungry heart again;
L saw my buyhOud home and all
Aud heard the blacThir'Is, nesting, sing =
. Their tender songs Of EVENING"
Clear, martial call Of buried hostsi
How sure thy challenge passed the years
i saw like seutrlcs at their posts
mvTad forms: the pines like spears
Shot through the nftcr-sunseps red;
The darkening fields; the CLEAN of panes
The murky dusk, stur-panoplied;
The lazy kline along the lanes;
The schoOl-house dun: The village spire;
The home-bent, du, Y harvest folks;
The cornhelds famed with sunset fire.
And ~ our iryst beneath the oaks,
We heard tie blackb rds, Nesting, sing
Their songs of evening!
Thus, Angel of our later DAYS,
With ever lowering unseen hand
Are flashed upon our blinded ways
The hidden shrines we understand.
We climb the rugged sleeps Of Truth,
And falter. Lo! thy helpings bring
The lesser to the larger Youthi
A note, tone, tue humbest thing,
Sweeps irTesistless all between,
And there the Now prays with the Then
Where once our heaven was lived unseen,
And where, like lilgrims come again,
We hear the blackblrls, nesting. sing
Their tender songs of evening!
-NeW EagldHd Magazine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
We Consume 500 Tons of Pills a Year

There are eleven and one-half tons
ofpostage stamps sold at the New York
Post Office every year." remarked n
manufacturing chemist to Mail and
Express reporter this morning. Now
guess how many tons of pills are made
in this country every year.
"What have postage stamps to do
with pills?"
Nothing whatever, save that each
is useful in its way. only cited the
post off" vend TO give you an idea of
the great ,eight of small things when
considered in bulk. Give it upp"
Well. rs nearly as can be figured they
will amount to over ,fifty-two tons q
year. A ton week is fair estimate.
In England alone there are 1000, 600, =
900 consumed every year. That re-
duced 10 tons would make about forty.
How many are used in other countries
it would be hard TO say, but the total
estimate would not come far from $50
tons. Say five hundred tons are used
year by the entire world. The habit
of pill taking is ancient. 1t is the most
convenient form for carrying and TAX
ing. and is the most popular. Former
" they were made by hand. Now
they are produced by machinery.
There are few manufacturers who
make 1000 600 pills week. Big busi-
ness, isn't it.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03

l might some day escape without ex-
citing their susp cions. This is the
first opportunity in all that time that
has occurred to give me hope. Are
you ono of party of emigrants in the
neighborhoodP"
Yes, and you shall go to our camp!'
cried l. warmly.
I-I-was going to ask for your
protection" she said. confusedly. IL
do so much wish to leave this horrible
place.
"rhen comet" said 1, drawing her
arm within my own. 1--WE must not
lose moments we must reach camp
and have our train we'll beyond this
neighborhood by day break"
We pushed on with all possible
speed. routed out the members of the
party and started ut once, and when
was decreed | should meet my tortur-
ing death, we were twenty miles away.
The rest of tho way to Fort Bridger
was without startling incident, except
by that time my duslly fl end had de.
veloped into white girl of startling
beauty. OVERLOOKING with happiness.
and the life and soul of our little par
ty.
There remains but one thing to tell,
and-But, as | write. pretty. radi-
ant face peers over my shoulders and
saws:
mo, dear; don't tell. Let the read
ers guess what followed.
1t is my wife who thus speaks, l will
do as she bids. - Yankee Bidde.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
The Sons of Malta.

THE Independent Order of the Sons
of Malta" extended all over the country,
and flourished for something over n
year about 1861, though even then it
was only revival of II similar order.
which, under another name, had lived
and prospered ut intervals from about
the last part of the year l, or the early
part of year 2, A. ID. The organization
necessarily had IN ephcmeral existance
because it exhausted the material on
which it could work. and two or three
generat ons VII of necessity pass
by before it can be revived with new
subject for organization. 1t would be
impossible TO describe the details OF
the imitation, for in this respect the
ritual was very elastic and it was left
to the Intelligence and capabilities OF
the prime pal officers to conduct it ac-
cording to the peculiarities of the in.
dividual persons. Ii may be said that
the whole theory of the instruction of
the initiation was to make the candi-
date understand how little man could
rely in this life on his own individual
capacity.
Finally. after all the candidates had.
by appropriate means had all the
starch self confidence. conceit and base
purposes in joining the order fully de-
veloped, their binders were removed
and the Grand Chancellor proceeded to
instruct them in the history of the or
der, the point of which Mas that every
man was iackass, unless mod fled by
the aids which society, rs eXemplified
in this body, furnished to the individ-
ual
The proceedings of the evening con-
cluded with the display OF an enormous
punch bowl containing about ten gall
ons together with some more solid re-
freshments calculated to bring I'm even
state the pulse of the cand dates whose
equipOise had been more or less dis
turbed. While all the candidates real
ized the value of The lesson received
and manifested their approval Of its
wholesomeness, they particularly dis
played their zeal in an anxiety to dis
pensc the blessings of the order
amongst their friends not members,
and the institution had remarkable
career, us long as there was the proper
working material in the community to
instruct.
One neophyte WAS of very quick
temper. but was soon over it. He
came up to the lodge-room wearing II
shiny new silk hat, which he hung up
with great care. During the evening
he lost his temper many times. but
always had more to lose when the oc-
casion demanded. During the evening
some joker took the lining from the
new hat and placed it in disreputable
looking one that hung near. When the
meeting adjourned the irascible man
sought his hat, but seeing different
lining inside would not take it. Then
the bad hat was shown him with his
lining in it; his temper was gone in q
second. and, selling the new hat he
dashed it on the floor and kicked it
around the room. remarking: 1.-THE
man that owns that shan't get the best
of me. When the true state of affairs
was explained it was evident the owner
of the hat had got the best of him.
Providence Journal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
FEATHERED MESSENGERS.
The Homestead Postmaster Employs
Carrier Pigion to supply an
Empty Stamp Drawer.

The Homestead Postmaster Employs
Carrier Pigion to supply an
Empty stamp Drawer.
Swift stamp clerks. nimble postmen,
and lightning mail trains had their re-
cords of rapidity severally and collec-
lively discounted by brand.new ally
to Uncle Sans glorious P. o. ID. yes
terday, says The Pittsburg Post. A
complication of wants-pressing, burn
ing wunts-deveoped themselves in the
village postollice at Homestead,
Something had to be done and
that quickly. When Postmaster
Shmdt slid back the general delivery
door and opened up the stamp box for
the mornings business he found there
were not enough postage stamps in the
box to last the forenoon through. The
thought of what would ensue when the
supply was ENTIRELY gone brought Wis.
ions of irate citizens and summary dis
charges before It's mental vision. and
great beads of sweat stood out upon
his forehead. What should he do?
Then happy thought flooded his in
tellect. and the quckstep he executed
in the eXuberance of his feeling
change the dates on all the mailing
stamps.
BE it known that Schmidt has boy;
one of those Youngsters who populate
the house with white mice and convert
the hay loft into habitation for all
manner of fowls of the air. Among the
latter was pair of carrier pigeons
which had already performed some
wondrous feats of aerial humiliation.
With these pigeons Schmidt determined
to save the day.
An hour later the Homestead post
master alighted from a Pittsburgh, Vir-
ginia and Charleston train in this city.
He clutched bird-cage in one hand.
With mighty strides made for the post
office, and was soon cloSeted with
Postmaster Larkin. A moment later II
window looking upon the court yard
was raised and beautiful dove flutter-
ed out Swift as the wind and rs
straight rs an arrow the bird soard up
ward, and. then, by the wonderful in
stinct possessed of is kind turned it's
course toward Homestead and home.
Mr. Schmidt hurried to the telephone.
Central was somewhat tardy and the
wires working n little bad and it was
several minutes before he got commun-
ication with the Homestead postoflicc.
Watch for the pigeon and telephone
as soon as it arrives" was the mes
sage.
Scarcely had he replaced the phone
and sunk into n chair when "ting-a-ling-
a-ling!' sounded the bell. An answer
already! Schmidt FASTENED to the
phone and listened. pigeon just fut-
tered in mt the stamp window; the
stamps are all right. and were badly
needed, for | had just sold the last
one" came from the clerk at the
Homestead office. Schmidt had tied
the stamps to the pigeons foot in neat
little package and let instinct to the
rest BY actual count the bird had
made the trip in eight minutes. Home
stead is fraction less than nine miles
distant from the Pittsburg pOstoffice.
Rapid? Well, rather.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
They do not Pay Cash.

In Australia credit of six months is
generally allowed.
In Asia Minor credit of but two or
three weeks is in most cases all that is
allowed.
In France a months acceptance is
required 10 be sent in settlement of the
invoice.
In Cuba the time fixed for payment
is generally from four to five months
after delivery of the goods.
In the Bermudas accounts are settled
but once year. The 30th of June is
the day usually fixed for the payments.
In Austria it is scarcely possibly to do
business without allowing very long
credit, which is nearly always one OF
six months.
In Turkey even objects of prime ne
ccssity are sold on credit, and in this
country. rs we'll as in Russia, the time
allowed is in most cases twelve months.
In Mexico the large commercial
houses willingly give credit of from six
to eight months. and m the retail trade
longer terms are given customers in
which to settle their accounts.
The consul general of the United
States at Rio states that one of the
greatest drawbacks TO commercial in
tercourse with Brazil lies in the neces-
sity of allowing too long credit At
Rio. as at Buenos Ayres, minimum
credit is six months.
In Costa Rica a credit of from six to
twelve months is given in case of mer-
chandise imported from Europe, in
order that goods may be easily and
quickly disposed of. But since this
system of credit has often led to losses,
it is now being given up.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03

no tenderfoot. an the man that SEE he
is, is liar"
AT that moment graduated. l ceas-
ed being a tenderfoot and became a
Texan.
Seems to me that there is not as much
about yachting in this letter ms 1 might
have written. but rs il is about the re-
gulation length it must go as it is.
Armed with gun. / am going to spend
this afternoon boarding the wild goose
in his den.-J ArnaOy K'sOz. an BOSTON
Hern,d
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-05-03
Lincoln Oh Champagne.

When Mr.. Lincoln made his visit to Gen.
Grants camp at City Point, Va, in 1864, he
was met by the general and his staff and up
on being asked how he was, said; 81 am moi
feeling very well. / got pretty badly shaken
up on the bay coming down, and am not al
together over II YETI 'Let me send for 3
bottle of champagne for you Mr.. President
said one OF the staff officers, that is the best
remedy know OF for seasckness." mo, no,
my young friend" said Mr.. Lincoln; "I'v,
seen many a man in nv time Sc isick ashore
from drinking that very article. ~ Richmond
rel gios1 Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26
THE NEXT GOTERNOR.

A. w. Smith will be the next republi-
can candidate for governor, Judging from
the way things look now. 1t will be
tough, but we will have to grin and bear
it abilene Gazette.
And this concession comes from
paper which few months ago, to
judge from its persistent slandering
of Mr.. Smith, then believed very
differently. Mr.. Smiths candidacy
has increased steadily in popularity.
The Republicans Of Kansas have
made it plain that, to have been one
of the truest soldiers of the republic,
to be one of the brightest farmer
in the state, to belong to the Meth
odist church, and to seek to be a
man among men, do not constitute
a criminal from their standpoint.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26
GROHER'S PORTRAIT.

At the head of it's first editorial
column, the Scott City Sentinel
prints the alleged portrait Of Grover
Cleveland. Below the a. p. occur
these legends: Child of Destiny"
sour Next President" The appear
ance of the face of this portrait sug-
gests the question whether Grover
wore mask when the picture was
taken. This further confirms the
correctness of the standing charge
against him of having been masquer-
ading as civil service reformer, the
friend of the soldier, and so on. He
will prove to be the the child of
destiny-destined to have the hyp-
ocritical mask torn off him by the
voters Of the nation in November
next, and this in spite of the one
hundred and fifty-three electoral
votes south of Mason and Dixon S
line. the most of which will be
robbed for Mr.. Cleveland.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26
BOUND FOR THE FRONT.

Gentlemen of the Kansas press. when
you find young man of our guild who
is growing and filling out like a
sunfiower, speak of and encourage him;
which reminds us to remark that we
know of no more honest, capable, consci-
entious and untiring reporter than Mr..
Arthur Capper, of the Topeka Capital.
Always serene, ever obliging, never asleep
when duty demands wakefulness. with q
temper eauable, Arthur Capper is bound
to get to the front among the best of
newspaper me-. We have watched his
work for many years, and have taken oc-
casion heretofore to speak of him and it,
so that it is in no ordinary commonplace
taffy-pull that We are now indulging, for
the young gentleman will be surprised to
read this paragraph. We simply intend to
give publicity to the work and character
OF a faithful and deserving young editor,
and hope to see the day when Mr.. Capper
will own and control the biggest paper
on earth Beloif Courier.
We endorse all the good things
said of Mr.. Capper by the Courier.
The time has been when, day after
day, we have seen Mr.. Capper at his
work, His is courteous, brave.
s.udious, comprehensive, analytical
nature. There is no more reason why
he shall not become noted editor
than there is why the majority of men
who try their hand at the business
shall not fail. Unlike the majority.
he is capable by both nature and ed
pcation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

GREAsoN, of the Atwood Citizen, is rail-
ing at Deacon Martin, of the junction
Union, for claiming that pawpaws are Pc
culiar only to Missouri. Greason claims
that the pawpaw belt in Kansas extends
from Doniphan county to the south
line of Cherokee. He says the ed
itors in number of thhJse eastern Kan
sas counties take this fruit on subscrip-
ton. Greason's castigation winds up
with: ut may be hnmiiiating, but the
fact remains that pawpaws are indigenous
to the eastern part of Kansas"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26
An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepard, of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: "Having received SO much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me I would have
to have the bone scraped or leg amputa-
ted. I used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buck
LENS Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and WELL" Electric Bitters are
sold at fifty cents bottle and Rucklen's
Arnica Salve at 25c.per box by DR.. Jones. 5
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26
Tho Mills BIN.

Whatever the degree of possibility may
be as regards the passage of Mr.. Mills
Tariff bill. says the New York Tribune, he
should understand at once that he can never
get it far on its way into the statute-boo
without full and adequate consideration Of
it IN the open view Of the country. THIS
dark-lantern cork has ended now, and
Mr.. Mills must abandon the secretive meth
DDS he has been employing. This bill
avowedly changes the character Of our rev.
enue laws. It introduces a new system.
The theory of protection is expressly re-
nounced; and so radical measure can not
be permitted to run through Congress with
out such an examination as will make its
terms and purposes clear to the public Mr..
Mills and his colleagues must get ready to
answer questions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26
IT is a pleasure to us to be able to state

IT is pleasure to us to be able to state
that Hon. J. w. Rush was nominated by
the republican convention at Ness City last
week for another term as state senator.
The senator lives at Larned, and knows
the needs of western Kansas. Knowing
these needs, he seeks steadily to see them
respected in the legislature. Senator
Rush treated us with marked kindness
during the legislative session of 1877.
We wish we could vote for him at the
coming election. He is sure to receive
five or six thousand majority over any
opponent which can be pitted against
him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

FARMER SMITH, the Garden City Dem-
ocyat remarks, is the only candidate for
the Republican nomination for governor
nj Kansas who was not a soldier. Ii that
editor could have some of Mr.. Smiths
exnerience in Andersonville and Libby
prisons, he would know something OF at
least one subject!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given to the creditors and all
others interested in the estate of Aaron Halliday,
deceased late of Sheridan county, Kansas that in
tend to make final settlement of said estate at the
next term of the Probate Court of said county, on
the 9th day of July, A. D. 1888, at O'Clock NJ,
and will at that time present my claim for compen-
satOn for services administrator of said estate.
1854 WILLIAM HASTINGS,
Administrator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

WIN. Q. GRESHAM, of Illinois, is rapidly
growing in favor as a republican candi-
date for the presidency Jefmore TeS-
ellie. What has become OF Walter q.
Gresham, of Indiana?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders tone
up the digestive organs, free the system
of worms, give the horse a good appetite,
causing them to shed freely and putting
them in good shape for hard work. For
Sale by 81. j. lille.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

The Pioneer Clothing House has the
prettiest line of neckwear ever brought to
Wa-Keeney.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

The best spring medicine or blood
purifier you can take, is few doses Of
st. Patrick's Pills. They cost Is cents q
box and will accomplish more good than
S1.OO invested in any other medicine
Guaranteed and sold by n. J. Hille.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

-Whooping Cough may be kept under
complete control and all danger avoided
by frequent doses of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. No better treatment can be
prescribed for it. Sold by Fl. J. Hille.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

MEMORIAL DAY will be observed at
Ellis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

Sweet potato plants for sale by Geo.
I. Galloway, on the Saline, five miles
north of Wa-Keeney, or leave orders at
Geo. Bakers meat market. 1918