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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
For l,,slrusiye Eyes

GAS you can only be q sister to me-"
he said, in broken tones, will you let
me kiss you good night?"
She shyly said she would.
Then he folded her in his strong
arms and, gently placing her head
against his manly breast, he kissed her
passionately.
"Mr. Sampson" she said, softly,
"this is all so new to me, $3.50
different from what thought it to be,
that II you will give me little time TO
to think it over, II may"
But let us withdraw from the sacred
scene.-New York Sun.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
On the BOwery.

Seedy customer (who ask for pair
of pants worth about 80 cents): "Holy
smoke! Mr.. Solomons, the seat is al
most gone" Mr.. solomons: "Mein
friendt, know dot, but der vas a 25-
cenV dus.er goes NIT does bants, undt
dey set beautifully on de shoe-tops.
Elegant springs on dose bants. Texas
Siftinps.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17

The American Pathological society,
whose, purpose is to foster an interest
through the country in the cultivation
Of fruits, will hold its twenty second
biennial session at Ocala, Fla, Feb
ruary 20, 1889. This widely known
society, which has exerted a great in.
auence in husbandry Since its organ.
ization.. looks forward 20 a successful,
convention: Delegates from pomolog
ical, horticultural and agricultural
societies in the United States and Can
ada will be present, and the cause o
agriculture will be materially advanced
by the discussions and exhibits to bt
made by the society.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
A Hardship.

Minister: "You don't look at all we'll
this morning, Uncle Rastus." Uncle
Rastus: mo, sab, Use feelin' de want
OBJ sleep; we's gwine ter hab chicken
to-day fer dinner; twas nigh on to 2
o'clock dat dem chickens was dcliber-
ed. Epoch.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17

Mr.. Levi A. Fuller of CORTLAND
DeKalb county, m, has just married
his seventh& wife-,E His diary shows
that he has received LOO replies tc
his matrimonial advertisement, ex
changed 400 photographs, made i19
proposals, accepted in S5 cases, mar
ried seven TIMES, divorced four times,
paid one breach of promise damage,
been shot at once, and been engaged
in the game only twenty-one years. Il
may be added that Mr.. Fuller does not
think marriage failure.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17

The Calilornians and Australians
have 70. ected the Chinese after full
trial Of them, and no one can doubt
their full justification. 1t was believ-
ed, however, that it would be impossi-
BILE to keep them out of the United
States, as they could easily smuggle
themselves across the long Canadian
and Mexican frontiers. China is an
over-peopled country, and thousands
of them must emigrate every year or
starve. Therefore, it seemed inevita-
BILE that they would still pour into this
country in spite of the law against
them. But a new door has been open
cd in place Of the one just closed, and
it will be interesting TO watch how
they will fare in their new habitat.
Russia has opened Southern Siberia TO
the Cinnamon, and ten thousand cool
les have been promised work on the
new railroad that is to connect Kiachta,
on the aflluent OF Lake Baikal, with
Vladivosstock, on the Pacific ocean.
Many parts Of Southern Siberia are
capable of being highly developed,
particularly in the BailIal region.
Kiachta is we'll known to the Chinese
of the north, for it is the frontier
town where they carried their goods
for sale and barter. They crossed the
Desert of Cobb on dromedaries, bat
this system was becoming insupporta-
BILE and impracticable as the trade de-
veloped, and the railroad is to take It's
place. Doubtless many of the Chinese
will settle down contentedly in South
ern Siberia and make it their home,
as it is almost their own land. And
it may be that under an autocratic
government they will be better be
haved than in the states whose free
dom was to much for them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
An Ohio Man.

A man last week sat up in his coffin
and took charge Of his own funeral,
ordering the same to be indefinitely
postponed. All surprise vanishes when
IL is known that he was an Ohio man.
San Francisco Alta.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
Seen and HearI in the Hotel Corri-
dnrs

New York journalism has developed
a report whose business it is to prowl
around the hotel corridors and describe
any noted men who may be
found hanging about IL makes no
particular difference whether the noted
man be actually there or a thousand
miles away. he can be written up just
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17

After a girl graduates from a COOK.
ing school, If sAseAfa the pluck 10 &c
into her moth6rS Kitchen for time,
she will likely learn how to cook. The
theory is all right, but the practice Is
what makes the breakfast. and dinner
table daligata .o1oa,ior e'
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
Closing a Debate.

The late Hamilton Stewart OF this
city when beaten in an argument al
ways closes the debate with: "Well,
my father never stole an ax."-Ogdens-
burg Journal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17
A l,omastic Mistake.

Mr.. Blinks (reading)-"Man is by
nature rscster, subduer, and tanner of
-
Mrs. BlinksA HUH / should just
like TO see you"
-"Of the animal kingdom"
"Ohl"-New York Weekly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17

The immense tract of land in Colo
RADIO and New Mexico embraced under
the Maxwell land grant, has again
been brought into litigation. 1t has
not been very long since the supreme
court decided in favor of the company,
and it was thought at the time that the
right to the land, whatcyer question
there WAS as to its justice, was settled
once for AL. The suit Just begun at
Denverisi being, pushed by syndicate
of capitalistsin behalf Of. the claimants.
TheSprayer Of the petitioners is to the
effect that the Maxwell land company
be forever enioined from title to it,
The outqome~ol the suit is of great in
terestlto the people Of Colorado and
Now Mexico. Should. the Maxwell
land grant be sot aside, it will break
one OF tbS greatest monopolies in the
country;
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-17

- : .k.5 rs =. {: !!
Ddahsd ME fact that the south has
not kept pace with the marvellous
growth OF the west and northwest
during the past decade. it has made
material progress. BY compilations
just made of the total assessments for
1888 of real estate, personality and
railroads inr~the south, the taxable
wealth of the southern states is shown
TO be over three billions, six hundred
millions. This statement indicates a
great increase over the taxable wealth
of the south in 1880, when it was COM
puted at one billion. two hundred mil
lions. For the eight years, Florida
and Texas show the greatest, and Vir-
ginia and Louisiana the least advance
in material prosperity. In population,
the south has gained nearly five and a
half millions since the census of 1880.
Taking it all in all, the southern states
need not be ashamed Of this showing.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21

The operation of the new jury sys-
tenn adopted by the two Dakotas will
be watched with considerable interest
throughout the country. 1t is the first
attempt to test in modified form the
Prussian system, which permits ma
jority of jury to render decision in
criminal cases, the punishment being
scaled from the maximum in proper
ton to the number voting for the ver-
Dict By the law of the Dakotas, If
nine Of the twelve men agree in any
case, their decision will be accepted as
a verdict. Truly, this is departure
in the line of reason and common
sense which commends itself. II this
method is supplemented by making in
telligence qualification of jurors, it
can hardly fail to work satisfac torily.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
4 TalkatiKe Parrot In a Car.

"Ah, there, babyr' screamed the
parrot hid behind a paper which
Willie had placed over the cage, in a
New York street car.
Tho old maid looked startled, says
the Philadelphia North American, and
grin appeared on the faces of several
Of the other passengers.
"Oh, mammal" croal1ed the bird.
The old maid glared at each passen-
GER highly indignant.
Where did you get that hat, I'd
like to know?" went on the irrepressi.
BILE bird.
The clerical passenger looked up in
alarm and then felt mis- hat in hasty
confusion. Every one noted the action
and a ripple of suppressed laughter
went over the car.
"Ah, there, whiskersn
The clerical man leaped to his feet
and frowned at a smooth-faced young
man near the front.
II won't be insulted," he cried.
"Ding, ding; two more fares out OF
the company's pockets.
The conductor flushed and fastened
into the car from the back platform.
WHO said thats" he demanded.
Willie looked as demure as an
angel.
johnny, get your hair cut"
Al old man with long hair made a
precipitate departure from the car.
At Broad street Willie lifted the
paper, grab bed the cage, and got of
the car.
Then the passengers tumbled.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
Fingers Before Forks.

The duchess OF Beaufort, dining once
at Nine. de Guises with King Henri
w, of France, extended one hand to
receive his majesty's salutation while
she dipped the fingers OF the other
hand into a dish to pick out what was
to her taste. This incident happened
in the year 1898. 1t demonstrates that
less than 800 years ago, says the Popu-
lar Sci ence Monthly, the fingers were
still used to perform the Office now
assigned to forks in the highest and
most refined circles of society. At
about this time, in fact was the turn
ing-point when forks began to be used
at table as they are now. When we
reflect how nice were the ideas of that
refined age on all matters OF outer de-
cency and behavior, and how stict was
the etiquette of courts, we may well
wonder that the fork was so late in
coming into use as n table furnishing.
The ladies Of the middle ages and tho
renaissance were not less proud OF a
delicate, well-kept hand than those OF
our own days, and yet they picked the
meat from the platter with their slender
white fingers, and in them bore it to
their mouths. The fact is all the more
remarkable because the form OF the
fork was familiar enough, and its ap-
plication TO other uses was not I'M
common.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21

The other day was up at the Piegan
Agency, says Montana correspond
ent, and met a grizzled old veteran Of
the frontier, who remembers when
Fort Benton was 750 miles from a rail
way-as | do myself, for that matter
and who always has some interesting
incidents to recall Of those adventurous
fur-trading ,ys when this wild region
was truly wild.
A couple OF ragged, dirty and list
less Indians were leaning almost ly-
ing upon the counter of the agency
store.
You betm was old GrLy's rejoinder.
as / made some such observation to
him. Don't you forget that these
Piegans are Blackfeet and the Black
feet, you know were the terror OF this
whole region a few years ago. I've
seen these same Piegans make it hot
for a whole trading-post morn once. "
Now the Piegans are limited to a
poor reservation, decimated by dis
ease, and forgetting their former glory
and the savage glee of the buffalo
hunt, the raid and the fight at dawn,
in which their fathers rejoiced.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
Victims of Misfortune.

There are hundreds OF young men in
the cities of the west who left good
homes in the east and not meeting the
success which they anticipated have
become lost TO their parents. They
have drilted into ways concerning
which they would not care to have
known at the old home and have grad
ually become buried in the great mass
of the unknown which is found in
every large city. The parents may be
wealthy and of good position, but the
boy is proud and will not go back whe n
the tide of misfortune sets in upon
him. He does not write and the
mother becomes alarmed. She does
not know what TO do, but at last writes,
perhaps, to the secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association: "Do you
know my boyp Can't you look him up
and take good care OF him."
1t Is touching, says the Kansas City
Journal, TO read the many letters Mr..
Hansel receives from eastern mothers
relative to their lost boys, and IL any
part OF the associations work is relig-
iously and cheerfully done, this is 1t.
One day last week Mr.. Hansel re-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21

be done with them so long as they
lacked eyes? They were very heavy.
too, and home was far away. Alas!
that the white man should make such
a mistake as to load his wagon with so
useless an article! But Little Dog
could not bear to simply throw away
these glittering objects; and thinking
that some day he might return TO this
spot, he cacheG Chat is, hid tho box
with much care in crevice of a
promontory which jutted into the
Snake at that point, sure that he could
find it when he wished TO.
Perhaps in after years Little Dogs
thoughts reverted sometimes TO the
hidden buttons, but he did not esteem
them OF sufficient value to warrant
another hazardous expedition for their
recovery and they remained in their
hiding place unsought for twenty years.
Then population began TO flow into
Montana, and gold coin, unknown TO
the earlier fur-traders, began TO circu-
late in the territory. Little Dog was
at the post one day when n prospector
was making some purchases, and he
saw eagles and half-cagles lying on the
counter. There were his buttons
without eyesr' With them men we're
buying from the trader pound upon
pound of tea, sugar, tobacco, powder
all that the Indian longed for. And
he had enough OF those gold pieces
hidden away in the dark canon OF the
Snake to purchase shelvesful OF goods
over and over. Oh, that he could
recover it! How rich he would be in
his village-how much dignity he
could assume-wh { gems and horses
he would have-how gaily should his
young new squaw dress! But time
had changed. He was old. The
Snake was many weary days journey
away, and food was scarce. He could
only lament the faulty which had led
him to throw the treasure away.
Little Dog told OF his "buttOns" and
how he had hidden them. The people
at the fort were interested, and put
faith in his story, and at last Mr.. Daw-
son, then in charge OF the post offered
to give the old Piegan u pony and pro-
visions, and a large share of the cache
if he would lead him TO the spot
Little Dog demurred. His medicine"
was against the expedition, he said,
and he feared to go. Dawson urged,
until finally the old man consented,
and the two started, but Little Dog
had marched only short distance
when he was overcome by superstitious
fear and turned back, never to risk
offending his guardian diety again by
such temerity.
"Was the treasure never foundP" |
asked Gray, when his recital had
ceased.
mo, but it has been searched for
many a time. In fact, | once took a
day to it myself. Little Dog tried TO
describe to me the exact spot in the
c'non just before he died, and
thought found it, but couldn't locate
/ the cache
"Do you believe it exists?"
Certainly | do. and some day some
fellow'll bit upon it by pure accident,
and he'll wonder how it got there
more'n if he seen n coyote saying his
/ PRAYERS"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21

the value of. and could not employ as
an ornament or easily carry away.
The prominence of Little Dog was
little regarded at such IA time. but it
happened that among the things upon
which he first laid hands on was n
small strong box, carefully slowed
under the seat OF the foremost wagon.
A blow of his pogamoggan burst it
open, and disclosed to the astonished
eyes OF the chief great quantity OF
what he thought to be brass buttons
three or four double handfuls; but
none OF these buttons had eyes. Now.
such buttons, complete, would have
been thought very desirable acquisi-
ton by the Indians. But what could
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21

The annual report OF the governor
OF the new state OF Washington con-
confirms the extraordinary growth of
that state. In two years taxable prop
erty increased from sixty-one mil
lions to one hundred and twenty-four
millions. During that period the
growth in population has been equally
great, and property values have in
creased fifty per cent in town and
country. The new state is especially
rich in fertility of soil, vast forests of
timber, and in minerals, besides har-
Dor facilities to attract the trade OF
the Orient. Washington will prove
one Of the richest additions to the
cluster OF states.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21

You have seen in a menagerie the
intent and covetous gaze which a
leopard bends upon the keeper when
he comes in with basket of meat.
Thus, almost, was the G re OF these
two Indians now concentrated upon the
agent, who, preparing at his desk Il
remittance OF money, was counting out
lot of gold coins.
Old Gray noticed it as we'll as |, and
said it recalled TO his memory an Incl
dent--or at any rate u tradition-which
was well known to the frontiersmen
and traders OF forty years ago in this
vicinity.
About 1915 one OF the sub-chiefs, or
band leaders, among the Piegan-
Blackfeet was daring spirit named
Little Dog, who, though he had the
wit TO remain at peace with the traders
of the American Fur Company, was
accustomed TO lead his warriors on
long forays, not only into the hunting
grounds and camps of the redskinned
enemies OF the Blackfeet-and that
meant every other tribe within
raiding dist nce-but also against par
ties OF emigrants, traders, trappers or
hunters not connected with the posts
at Fort Benton or the Marias.
On one such raid Little Dog had
forced his way through the country of
the tlatheads and Nez Perces down to
the bank OF the Snake river, in what
now is central Idaho. He had been
attracted there by the report that white
emigrants, in increasing numbers. were
passing westward along that lonely
road. each company possessing train
Of wagons loaded with what to the
Indians eye seemed fabulous wealth.
1t was in the hope Of finding and con-
quering one of these parties that Little
Dog and his followers had risked their
lives so far from home.
Disposing his warriors in a situation
favorable for attack, the Indian waited
and watched with impotence for the
coming of train. At last, far over
the yellow plain, the white tops OF q
few wagons are seen creeping over the
back of ridge. and with feverish scru-
tiny the lookout counts them and with
his fingers signals their number to his
anxious companions below.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21

The South African republic presents
a queer anomaly in the history OF
civil governments. Here are sixty
thousand Beers, about a quarter of
whom are adult males qualified to
vote. They elect the president anG
members of the volksraad or parlia-
ment. Within few years one hun
dred thousand white men, mostly
English, have moved into the repub-
lie. and have opened mines and built
two towns, in comparison with which
the capital, Pretoria, is very insig-
nificant- These new corners have not
been admitted to citizenship, and so
the fifteen thousand Beers are making
all the laws that govern one hundred
thousand adult immigrants. These
new Corners thought awhile ago they
would like to build a railroad, but
the solons in the volksraad voted the
project down. The miners are build
ing city hall to cost half q million
dollars, but the forty-fve lawmakers
at Pretoria won't let them have n rail-
road. OF course this state of affairs
cannot last forever, and there will be
an explosion some day, unless the
whites, who are doing so much for the
development of the country, find some
peaceable way of making their voice
heard.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
Keen Dat Of Debt.

Every man who would get along in
the world should, as far as possible.
avoid debt. From the very outset Of
his career he should sternly resolve to
live within his income, however paltry
it may be. The art of living easily as
to money, is very simple-pitch your
scale OF living one degree below your
means. All the worlds wisdom on
this subject is most tersely epitomized
in the words of Diclens's Micawber:
annual income twenty pounds; annual
expenditure, nineteen six; result, hap
piness. Annual income, twenty
pounds; annual expenditure, twenty
pounds aud sir; result. misery"
Many man dates his downfall from
the time he began going in debt
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
A EntAl Widow.

''Ye widderP" asked a long, lanl,
leatherly woman of disting
looking lady dressed in full mourning
on n railroad train out in Kansas.
IL am" was the reply, given coldly
and haughtily.
u reckoned So" said the woman
calmly. "and knew how to sympa-
thize with you especially il he WIS
taken sudden like. I've laid away
four good husbands of my own and all
taken student One of EN- was blown
up in a mine; another got killed in a
saw-mill; Bill Johnson got kicked TO
death by mule, and Sam Higgins fell
off the ruff OF the house. My fifth man
is out in the smoking-car and I'm
skeered ev'ry minnit for fear he'll
tumble out o. the winder and break his
neck. luck seems to be so ag'in me.
That's a right good piece O. Grape In
your veil I'd like some like it IL l
ever have to git any more-and, oh,
goin' to change your seat, Ell? 1t is
sunny on this side. Guess I'll move
over too and set with you until my man
gifts back, II he ever does git back!" :
Time.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
How a CONGRESSMAN LlYns.

For a congressman to live in the
capital, says the Washington Star
that is, to make even very mediocre
figure in society-he must spend an
amount equal TO least twice his
salary. i should think $751; 900 n year
would hardly go far in giving man
anything like a prestige. | mean, of
course the average congressman, the
person who has neither brilliancy nor
social standing to commend him. 1t is
fact, and re gretable one, that
congressman is measured by the money
he spends, not by his ability or merit.
Take the average congressman who
endeavors to live within his modest
salary and he lives in very unpreten-
tious way. A cheap boarding house.
say from So to $40 week Ga boarding
house equal to clerks boarding house
in Philadelphia), is his temporary
home. His social life is a narrow one,
rs must necessarily be tho life of a
representative who has no wealth to
squander. He is n fit prey of the
lobbyist, an easy subject for shrewd
jobbers, for he sees the others living
in clover and knows that it Is within
his reach, and the temptation is not
always resisted. But take it all in all,
the cong ressmen do not always live
high, not in the elegant style which
newspaper correspondents delight in
picturing. Very few, if any, OF them
save any money out of their salary.
1t is possible for a man to live, but his
standing is imp tired and his prospects
damaged beyond repair. There is no
reason why man could not live with
in his means beyond that of social
pleasure.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21

There is very noticeable de-
crease in the number of immigrants
arriving in this country compared
with the record of 1888. The arrivals
for September aggregated 1854, or
1,400 less than for the same month
last year. The record for the proceed
ing eight months Of the present year
shows an equally marked decrease,
while the character OF the arrivals has
been materially improved by the very
strict enforcement Of the immigration
laws.