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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20
A CHRISTMAS GARLAND,

What tho they toll through all the year,
With scarce a thought that heaven IS near
This for their Christmas prayer be said;
''Give us this day our daily bread
For that we bend above the lamp
In noisome garrets, cellars damp;
No dainties ours TO ask-inste I'd,
Give Us this day our daily bread
ave thank thee. Father, for the life
That gives us strength TO urge the strife,
And blood TO spend and tears 10 shed
Give US this day our daily bread
"No man gives aught to us; the scourge
OF want must all our efforts urge;
'Twere sweet 10 rest ere we are dead
Give us this day our daily bread !"
John Paul Bocock
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20
Making the Best of Things.

Making the Best Of Things.
Anthony Butler is poor mon, as
the world counts poverty, for ho has
neither silver nor gold laid up in store.
But he has happy family of children
growing up about him and loving
wife, and he manages to keep q ROOF
over their heads, and bread enough in
their mouths to keep them from por-
ishing
Two weeks ago he thought of the
approaching Christmas, and wished
that he had money enough to give his
little ones Christmas festival, with
gifts and dainties, such as he knew
the other children about them would
enjoy.
He talked of the mater with his
wife, saying, over and over again, IT
have the will TO make the children
happy il only had the means"
And she, wise woman that she was,
said in reply, "Ah, Anthony, if tho
will is in our hearts to do this, it will
surely be done; for where there is o
real will for good, God always helps
to provide way"
So the parents talked and devised,
but for time no light came upon the
Christmas plan.
At length Anthony said: We'll, wife,
| can at least go TO the forest, and
bring tree. and you can hang some
cakes OF your own baking upon it, and
we will light it with some rush-lights.
That will seem better than no Christ
mas TO the children"
Indeed it will" the loving mother
replied, land while you are in the for
est for our tree, could you not bring
one for each of our poor neighbors,
that the Christmas blessing may come
also to their homes?"
Yes, my dear" said Anthony, II
can, and will do this. 1t will be q
pleasure to me if l may add little to
the Christmas JOY of the world.
So, on the Monday before Christmas
Anthony harnessed his donkey to the
little cart, and went away TO the forest
after tho Christmas trees. His heart
was very light and happy, for he
felt that he was doing some good
for others, and that always makes hap
Ply the heart of the doer
When he had loaded his cart with
us much weight as the donkey could
we'll draw he went back TO the town TO
distribute the trees among his poor
neighbors.
Before he had reached the street
where his giving was to begin, q
Il f1 ,,l
sent her servant to stop the cart; while
she herself came out and bought one
of the trees, for which she cheerfully
paid Anthony five dollars.
If mine had opened at his feet the
poor man could not have been more
surprised and delighted.
Here was money enough TO bring
many Christmas blessings to his own
poor home, which had come unexpect-
cdly while he was trying to bless
others.
His heart was full of gladness. He
walked as if he was on air the re-
mainder Of the way to his cottage, and
greeted his wife with these words as
he held the money toward her in his
open hand:
"See what the Lord has done for
us" and then followed the whole story
Of his good fortune, while joyful tears
ran down his cheeks.
Mary's eyes too were trimming with
tears as she listened and she said:
"Ah, Anthony, it is once more that
God has taught His children the les
son, that He will help those who are
cheerfully trying to help themselves,
and at the same time striving TO make
others about them happy
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

The Rev. Dr. Washington GLADDEN., in
his Thanksgiving sermon at Columbus,
Ohio, said we had too long had the raw
material Of anarchy on the free list, and
his was the greatest peril to the country.
How would II do TO raise the tariff on this
article TO the roint OF absolute prohibi-
ton?
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20
The Old, Old Story.

Gladstone says: IF asked what IL
the remedy for the deeper sorrows of
the human heart-what man should
chiefly look to in his progress through
life as the power that is to sustain him
under trials. and enable him manfully
to confront his afllictions--I must
point him to something which in well
known hymn is called the old, old
story told of in an old, old book, and
taught with an old, old teaching,
which is the greatest and best gift ever
given to mankind"
These are the words of a Christian
philosopher There is but one remedy
for human woe the wide world over,
and that is contained in the old, old
story OF Jesus and his love. Blessed
indeed are the ears that have heard
the story and a thousand times more
blessed the heart that has by n child
like faith accredited! How swift
should be our feet TO run, and our
mouths to tell the story TO the millions
who have not heard it!-Selected.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

The presence of large Mormon settle
ments in ldah and Wyo ming, it is feared,
will embari ass ihos territories when they
apply for adm sson in to the sisterhood of
states Idaho especially has large
Mormon pc ulation In several OF the
southern cOanties, VIII oh, If admitted to
citi en,hip, will control the election of n
congressman, and may hold the balance
of power in the legislature, It is true
The MOrmOns have cen dsfranchsed in
ldalO by q territorial law, but the con-
stitutiOnalty Of the act IS seriously que5-
TONED. Wyoming likewise has growing
Mormon pO ulation, which is liEely to
WELD a strong political in uence. In
view of the attitude of congress toward
Utah, the presence of large Sc tements
of MOrmons In IDAHO and Wyoming is o
phase o the Mormon question not count
ed upon, and likely to give congress con
siderable trouble in admittin these terri
tories.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20
CHRISTMAS IN YORKSHIRE.

The festivities in Yorkshire have "a
decided English aspect. The nourish-
mcnt of the inner man is popularity
always prominent in an Englishman's
view of enjoyment. They are not so
far wrong in this. for where happiness
consists mainly OF material things,
what can as well promote it as plenty
of generous viands?
In Yorkshire the work of prepara-
ton commences some weeks before,
and its sports and festivities continue
during the first month of the new year.
The poor of the parish visit all the
neighboring farmers to beg corn,
which is invariably given them, to the
measure of pint each. Poor old
women, called vessel-cup singers, go
about from house TO house, with IA
waxen or wooden doll, Enthusiastically
dressed, and sometimes adorned with
an orange or rosy-tingedapple. With
this in their hands, they chant carol,
invoke blessings upon the masters,
mistresses, and little children OF
houses where they call. At eight
O'clock on Christmas eve, the bells
greet "Old Father Christmas with n
merry peal, the children parade the
streets with drums, trumpets, bells,
kettles, warming-pans, and shovels
taken from their respective cottages.
The yule-candle is now lighted. Sup
per is then served, OF which one dish
is Invariably frumenty, from the man
sion to the cottage. Yule-cake, one OF
which is always made for each indi-
vidual in the family, and other more
substantial viands, are likewise added.
The Christmas pie is still regular
dish, and generally consists Of q goose
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

General Greedy, in his book on '.Ameri-
can Weather" says that the weather pre-.
dictor must have a ''phlegmatic and con-
fdent temperament which enables him TO
maintain unimpaired his Conscience in
his own alb lily and judgment when he
has made a series of unsuccessful predic.
tions. J." The weather bureau has been
markably Successful in finding such
nen.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

Conductor (whose car is five min
utes behind time, TO stout party who
has been running half a block)-Step
lively, madam! Stout party (haughti-
ly)-Oh, I'm in no hurry, Conductor
(starting up)-Well am; wait for the
next car
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

The man who travels about on foot
with pack on his back is called a ped
der. The one who rides in the cars
with pack in his pocket is designated
as commercial traveller.
Duties on foreign cereals may be re-
moved in France. Some people here
would like to see prohibitivo duty
put upon American serials.
There is too much shotgun TO the
square inch in the average idea Of
justice.
People who live too long are not fit
TO die.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20
MOE

IL seeino that natural gas, as constant
fuel supply, cannot be relied upon. Pit s.
ourgh conllains that the gas supply 10
beIrS exhausted. and the price OF natural
gas has recently been raised to city con-
sumers. In indianapolis and Findlay,
o., the supply Is so irregular that It Is
often difficult to meet the demands re-
auired by manufacturing establishments.
Experiments are being mado for
she use of gas manufactured from
coal, and many of the manufacture
ers arc Obliged TO use that substitute in
their plants in the natural gas region.
The pr spects are that coal and petroleum
must he depended upon for fuel. The
success which has attended, he use of
crude petroleum, especially in ChiCagc,
argues well for the extension of pipe
lines TO other manufacturing cities In
time the cities OF the western states will
have decide advan age in the matter of
cheap fuel over cities Of the east The
inexhaustible petroleum beds OF Wyoming
and Colorado will one day be nature 3
reservoir, from whence crude petroleum
3or fuel will be tosced through pipe Lines
10 the Missouri river.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20
One to Last a Lifetime.

Jeweler-Yes, sir; will cngrave
anything you wish on this ring with
out extra charge.
Young MAXWELL, insciibe on it
"From George to Alice"
Jewelor-Hem! The lady is your
sister, maybe.
Young mantle fact is, this is an
engagement ring.
Jeweler-Ah! My young friend, 1
have had considerable experience in
engagement rings, and 1 would sug-
gest that the inscription be simply
"From George" Then it will do for
anybody.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

In lecture before the anti-poverty
society in New 70 k the other night, Rev.
DR.. Mctilynn, the deposed priest, said;
al call he tyranny of the Catholic church
WORE than the tyranny of the car, and
this must be banshed and torn down.
Were Christ to stand to-day in the streets
of Rome preaching the same doctrines
which He taught 1850 years ago, He
would be sc ounted hereto by the
Holy Father"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20
THE PROPER WAY TO CELEBRATE.

Let Christmas be consecrated to the
communion of religious worship and
to social festivity; TO worship solemn,
not gloomy-but Of hearts full of graf
itude and love; TO social festfvity-
cheerful as becoming the day; let
friends be remembered, and the poor
feel that they are included in our SYM
plthies. In every heart let there be
peace and love; and over I'll, the bright
blue heaven of hope, radiant with the
golden sunshine of happiness. Sc
lected
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

Amateur cabinet-makers should bear IN
mind the prohibition Of the following fed
eral law: ''NO person appointed 10 the
Office OF secretary of the treasury o: first
comptroller OF the treasury OF treasurer
or register, sha |, irectly or indirectly,
be concerned or in'eresto in carrying on
the business of trade or commerce. or 0e
owner, i'm whole or part, of any sea yes
sci, or purchase by himself or another in
trust for hi n any public lands or other
public property, or be concerned in tie
purchase OF disp sal of any public securi-
ties of any slate or OF the United States.
or take or apply to his own use any emolu-
ment o: gain fer neGot ating or transacting
any business In the treasury department
other than what shall be allowed by law. :"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20

The Pail Mall Gazette says that the
American girl OF Is has no rival and
neither has the English grl OF 80. We
ad l 1t the first, but we also think the
American girl OF 20 can stand up with
her English cousins. Where are the
rivals Of Mrs. J zabeth Cady Stanton.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. Harr EFT
Bee her steve. Mrs. Livermore, Mrs.
Stone and a score of others. The all
Mall Ga e,te should make the acqualn t.
ance Of some o. our mature girls Of so.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-12-20


Mrs. Harrison the wife of the president
elect is very charitable woman, and
during her residence in Washington as
the wife Of Senator Harrison he was
identified with nearly all Of the charitable
organizations in the city. Size has wri ten
a very kind and tender letter 10 a lady, an
intimate fren', in Washington, express
Ing her great delight in coming back to
the capital for any reasons entirely
apart from The honors OF the high Office to
which her husband has been eected, the
most prominent Of which is that she may
then resume her charitable work.
Robert Coliyer OF Oh cago has found a
better pO mt In Mrs. Wards novel Robert
Elsmere than most of the ministers who
have seen only re- igiOus controversy in
the book. Collyer looks at the one great
factsthat the contest in Robert Elsmere'
is that between 10 g and Fell ylOus faith,
and in the owe chain which binds Robert
and Catherine together when religious
controversy would separate them he finds
an Argument in defense of the old injunc.
ton, w hon God hath joined together let
no man put asunder.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-04
The Anti-McGill Men Get in
the Final Fine
Work
In Securing the Secretary Of
the State League Of
Republicans.
The Convention Finishes Its
Work and Organizes the
League.
Personnel of the Official RoS-
ter--Some of the Racy
Happenings.
T. E. BYRNES, Hennepin, President.

T. E. BYRNES, Hennepin, President.
TAMS BIXBY, Goodhue, Secretary.
WILLIAM Z. LEE, Long Prairie, Treasurer.
The Republican convention of state
clubs has finished its labOrs and ad-
hall in good order, and gathered its
fragments together at the Union
league to feel of itself and see
how it stood. The organizers and
leaders of the movement profess them
selves highly delighted with the con-
ventiOn and its results. The warning
factions over second term for McGill
declared all bets off, each having scored
victory. Candidates claim to have put
in their ticks where they would do the
most good and are consequently happy,
while the young eagles of Minneapolis
Republicanism are jubilant over the
election of Tim Byrnes as president and
E. A. Sumner secretary.
The feature of the day was the effort
of the McGill men to cOrrall the Secre-
taryship and their utter failure.
Byrnes, who is secretly for McGill, and
openly too patriotic to be for anybody
in advance of a convention, was easily
SWOOpeu Ill IOT pTeSluenU. 1dIllS blXDy,
of GOOdhue, was nominated for secretary.
Now the secretary is really the execu-
tive officer and his position is the most
important in the organization; accord
ingly, William Henry Eustis, in style
intending to be deprecatory and apollo
getic, wanted halt, until the executive
committee could pass upon this Office.
In reality, the opposition was to BiXby
himself, who is rampant anti-McGill
man. Eustis told what the New York Or
ganizatiOn had done, and urged this and
that; but as BiXby was popular and eff
ficient; as the majority of the convention
did not understand the significance of
the fight; and finally, as Gen. JenniSon
made personal appeal for his friend,
Eustis was tiOored and Bixby was tri-
umphantly elected. This sent the anti
McGill factions home happy and re-
moved the tendency to feel disguised,
as the result of the defeat of Col. Ed
wards.
There were other scenes and Incl
dents, but they are reported in their
proper places. The work is all done;
the organization has begun; the Re-
publican SNOWFALL in Minnesota has
been set rolling. 1t only remains to be
seen whether the ball will accumulate,
or whether it will melt under the heat
of the campaign.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-04
A M'GILL VICTORY,
A Question Whether the End
Justified the Means.

Justified the Means.
The lines were drawn between the
McGill and anti-McGill men when the
delegates from the Fourth judicial dis
trict met to decide whom they would
recommend for member of the ex-
ecutive committee. r. B. Langdon
was elected chairman of the meeting,
and said that the first business would
be the selection of candidate for vice
president of the state league. John
Swift was nominated, as a representa-
tive of the labOring class, and was
Davenport, A. j. BOardman and E. A.
Sumner were nominated for the place
on the executive committee, and i'm
mediately the McGill men commenced
to hustle for Sumner. Mr.. Daven-
port saw how things were going, and
withdrew in favor of Boardman.
Freeman P. Lane then made a speech
in favor of BOardman for the position.
He said on account of his experience in
politics he was the man that should be
selected, and that Sumner might be a
good man to organize clubs, but he was
no man for this position. This asser-
ton stirred up the McGill crowd, and
about dozen of them commenced to
make speeches in favor of Sumner. The
chairman, after considerable work, sue
ceeded in quieting all but G. G. Dunn,
who persisted in speaking. He ar
raigned the crowd who were opposing
the election of Sumner, and said they
as a class paid no taxes, but were al
ways on hand to gobble up everything
in sight in the way Of Offices. After
considerable discussion, division was
called for, and the BOardmen took one
end of the hall and the Sumner men
the other. The Sumner men were next
to the door opening into the hall, and,
although in the minority on the staat,
succeeded in recruiting a sufficient
number from outside to elect their man
by small majority. The most active
recruiting agents were several state
WeighmaSters, who were evidently try
ing to hold their job by doing what
they could for their lord and mas
ter. Several of the BOardman men
made the discovery while the count
was proceeding that number
of men had been run in, by the Sumner
recruiting agents, who were not resi-
dents of the district. This discovery
caused another row, and during the
melee one of the state weighmaSters de-
ire of r. B. LangdOn, the chairman,
who proceeded to read the ''riot act'' to
the luckless weighmaster, in language
which was much more expressive than
elegant. After the row had somewhat
subsidized the count was resumed and
Sumner declared elected. Boardman re-
ceiving 69 votes and Sumner
II votes. Considerable bad blood
was engendered in this row, and it
looked very much, at one time, as
though some of the parties would come
to blows After the vote was declared
a number of the Boardmen men claimed
that Sumner was elected by men who
were not delegates. The only man of
any prominence who voiced with the
Sumner men was the member of the
board of managers of the state reform
school who was reappointed couple
of weeks ago by McGill, against the
protest of the citizens of Red Wing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-04
BIG MONEY IN THIS.
An Opportunity to Double Your Money
Any Time Without Risk.
One Of the Most Elegant Bar Outfits to
Be Sold at a Great Sacrifice.

Those who have ever visited the SAM
pie room of A. H, Knowles, 81 Washing
ton avenue south, and taken note of the
bar, mirrors, sideboard, showcase,
screens and other appurtenances con-
tanned therein, are convinced that they
are the finest and most complete west
of Chicago. In minor details a doubt
is expressed if any sample room in the
Lake City equals them, and yet the en-.
tire outfit is to be sold prior to Feb. 1 in
order to vacate the premises on that
date. The bar is twenty-four feet long
and made of solid mahogany, the upper
part being a single piece of this eXpen-
Sive wood, without crack or blemish,
while the front is laid off in panels COW
cred with hand-carved figures of vari-
Gus designs. The inner part of the bar
is treated in the same artistic manner,
and contains every convenience per-
tanning to firSt-claSS bar. The mirror
is the largest and most expensive one
of the kind in the country, being di-
vlded into one central plate glass, Sex
120 inches, with counterpart on either
side of 72X96 inches, making total
glass area of Zip square inches, and
the entire surface is surrounded by a
heavy, ornate, hand-carved mahogany
top with an exceedingly unique cornice,
artistically hand-carved into fruits,
bulbs, ETC., while the ends are sup
ported by mahogany pilasters with pol
ished columns at either side of the CEN
trail pier. The wide counter at the base
of the glass is of the same material as
the bar, and underneath are closets and
drawers, hid from view by deep, inlaid
panels of hand-carved doors, which
swing upon brass hinges and locked
with polished brass catches. There is a
sidebOard of unique and attractive de-
sign of mahogany and plate glass, with
ornate cornice, base and sides, and pol
ished columns in the center. There is
also beveled plate glass screen of $40
inches, encased in an antique oak frame
with heavy cornice and pilasters;
showcase twelve feet in length, whose
glass is solid plate without a break,
while every article of furniture is re-
plete to correspond with their surround
ings. The cost of this outfit was over
$4,000, but in order to close it out by the
date specified great sacrifice will be
made; hence any one desiring the finest
and most complete bar outfit in the
country will make big money by seeing
A. ii. Knowles, at 81 Washington ave-
nue. south.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-04
UNION OF EX-PRISONERS.
Their Organization and Why
They Want New Members,

Their Organization and Why
They Want New Members.
No one can witness, without a tinge
of emotion, the gathering of veterans
at reunions or around the campfire in
these piping times of peace, and this
feeling of comradeship is commended
by all. Yet what deeper significance
attaches to the gathering of the survi-
vorS of the prison pens of the South :;
how strong their claims upon the gov
eminent for which they endured weary
months of captivity; the authorities
not coming to their rescue lest they re-
inforce the depicting ranks of the Con-
federacy with men in better shape than
when captured, receiving in return the
soldiers of the Union fit only for the
hoSpital-many for the asylum. The
government records show that out of
every seven prisoners, in rebel hands,
one died, while the ratio of those killed
in battle was but one of siXty-five. An
association of such survivors has been
organized in this state, having for it's
object the cementing of ties formed
amidst suffering and death. and to af-
feet the passage of an act for their re-
lief. 1t has on its rolls many such, but
aims to gather in its folds all eX-priSon-
erS resident of Minnesota. They are
widely scattered and difficult to reach.
Circulars have been sent to all known,
and now they appeal to the patriotism
of the public press to acQuaint them
with the effort being made. Let each
one who reads these lines tell those in
terested. advising them to send name
and address to the secretary, George
w. Grant, Minneapolis, Mimi, when
full information as to the organization
will be promptly mailed.