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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
After His Treasure

An old man rudely clad, with unkempt
hair and beard, called at the mint in Phil
adelphia the other day and laid claim to
some gold which he said he left there 33
years ago. He said his name was A.
Squires. Upon investigation 124 80
ounces of gold, worth $2.2lO, was found
credited TO A. Squires, deposited June IL.
1855. The claimant had IA faded slip OF
paper resembling the receipts issued by the
mint i'm 1885, but there was no trace OF
writing on it TO prove his claim. The old
fellow said the deposit was made on Mon
day and the deposltor just before was nam
ed Buckmaster. This was found to be true
also. BY way Of identification he produced
six checks on Wells, Fargo Co, of San
Francisco, for SO, 600.
After leaving the gold at the mint he re-
turned to California. He knew nobody east
OF the Rockies. Supt. Fox said he would
have TO report the matter to the Washington
officers
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21


"The battle o. the Revolution airy
war"
Right. Who lickcd?"
George Washington an his br-a-a.ve
yankee sogers."
Right. Marcus Kane, ,aho made
the airth?"
"Gud."
Glow long war he dom it?"
"Six days an lie rested Oh the
seventh, an verify, verify say unto
all thy work, but the Seventh day is
Sunday an thou shalt rot labor an do
all thy work"
Right. Very good, Marcus. Now,
Earl Matson, who war the fust MANI"
adam"
"Who war the fust 'ooman'"
eve"
Fright. Clark Goodman, how war
Eve crcatedy"
"And Adam slept with his father an
the Lord took from his side a rib an
whitfield it into human form. An He
blew upon it the breath of life an the
sea gave up its dead. An thar war
n great rushin sound as o. many thun-
ders an woman war created"
Fright. Clay Marmaduke, 60 out
an blow your nose again. John Ellery,
recite the Golden Rule"
If in the world you'd make a strike
Keep this one rule in view:
Do unto others as you'd like
To have them do TO you"
VERY good. They know lots more,
stranger. an Sairy Blake as is hum
with chills, kin run through the Ten
Commands 'ithout stoppin' TO ketch a
breath"
Rising to depart, thanked the
young lady for the pleasure she had
afforded me, and expressed the hope
that the seeds of education sown by
her might bear golden fruit. Accom-
panying me to the door she stepped
outside and said:
"Say, didn't want the young 'uns
to hear this. As you ride down into
the bottom about mile ahead you'll
come TO log house on the right hand
side o the road. OF Bill Ellery lives
thar an he's the head school trustee.
| wish you'd stop an sorter hint that
I'm as good a teacher as you ever seed
an that I'm educationigin these young
'uns right up to the handle You'll see
big yaller dog thar, an you jist praise
it up as the purtiest dog you ever seed,
an say you'll bet he's n cooner from
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
The Potato Crop.

There were produced in the United States
last year 230,0O,000 bushels of potatoes, an
increase of 9i,00O,00O over the previous
year. The principal potato states are New
York, Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota.
Dakota is also becoming great tuber
state, her crop last year having exceeded
that of 1887 fourfold. None OF the western
potatoes have reached the seaboard
m markets this year, because of the large
eastern production. The total import Of
pototoes last year was 100000 bushels
They mostly come from the British
provinces and Scotland, and were chiefly
for seeding purposes
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

A man who has practiced medicine for 10
years ought to know salt from sugar;
read what he says:
TOLEDO, o., Jan. 10, 1887.
Messrs. +. J. Cheney e. Co.-Gentlemen:
i have been in the general practice of
medicine for over 10 years ana would say
that in all my practice and experience, have
never seen a preparation that
would prescribe with as much
confidence of success as I can Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by you. Have
prescribed it great many times and its
effect is wonderful, and would say in con-
clusion that l have yet TO find case of
Catarrh that it would not cure, if they
would take it according TO directions.
Yours Truly,
L. ID. GoRsUcH, NJ. d.,
ONCE, 215 Summit st.
We will give 500 for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured with Halls Cartarrh
cure. Taken internally.
-. J. CHENEY a. Co, Props. Toledo, o.
IL Sold by Druggists, 55c.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
How IL Hannened.

Managing editor (glancing over the morn
ing paper): "Good heavens, Smith this
scandal on the first page is fairly swarming
with typographical errors. How did it hap
penw Assistant editor: 81 think, sir, the
proof went TO our lady proof-reader, and she
became so interested in the matter that she
forgot TO correct typographical errors."-
Burlington Free Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
A HUMOROUS SKETCH.
How Education Thrives Among the In
habitants Of Western Arkansas.

habitants OF western ArEansas.
While travelling on horseback through
Western Arkansas toward the Ildian
Territory, | came upon log school
was recess, and scattered over the
pie of learning were about twenty
children, boys and girls, shock-headed,
dirtyfaced and clad in the toughest
home-spun garb. AS / drew near they
ceased their sports, and every eye was
fastened on me in wonderment.
Dismounting, | secured my horse to
a sapling and entered the school-house.
A tall, gaunt looking girl, seated at a
rough table at the further end of the
room, arose with a surprised look on
her face and welcomed me with a
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
A MYSTERY EXPLAINED
A TALK WITH THE MOTHER OF
ADELAIDE NELSON.

ohe lens the Strange story OF Her
Daughters Life-Now Senile Old
Woman Adelaides Girlhood
and Dramatic Instincts.
Who Was Her Father.
A recent English paper in discussing
the late Adelaide Nelson, the beauti-
ful English actress, whose memory is
treasured as but few professionals have
been in this country-repeated again
the long exploded story that Miss Mel
son was the daughter of a titled Eng
lishman, whose name has been kept
secret by her mother for good and
sufficient reasons. 1t seemed strange
that after all this time any one should
believe there was any glded romance
connected with the early life of poor
Adelaide Nelson, who was neither a
maid OF Saragossa or Gypsy, and had
no noble blood in her veins.
have just heard from n citizen of
Bradford, England, an account of the
early life of the actress, which throws
much light on her subsequent career
This gentleman, DR.. B., had been 10
the village of Yeadon on n visit to Mrs.
Bland, the mother of Miss Nelson,
and he knew the latter when she was
child playing in the fields about
Guiseley, and later when she was a
"filler" at the wooden factory, and then
as nurse girl, from which position
she ran away to go to London.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

coon holler. That'll ketch oil Bill, an
he'll blieve all you say, fur he's prouder
o. that coon dog than a woman is o
her fust young 'un. You see, Sal
Stryker is tryin' to git the school next
term, an If you jest ketch Bill on the
coon dog layout an hist in word fur
me, Sal won't have no more chance
than a muzzled hog ID have in later
patch"
Assuring her that Williams dog
should receive proper laudation,
mounted and resumed my journey.
PRcos JJL
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

To the Editor please inform your
readers that l have positive remedy for
Consumption. BY its timely use thousands
of hopeless cases have been permanently
cured. l shall be glad TO send two bottles
of my remedy free TO any of your readers
who have consumption if they will send
their express AMI u. o. address. Respect
fully, T. A. Slocum, M. c., III Pearl St,
n. Y.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

DR.. T.. L. Pond is having wonderful sue.
cess in the treatment and cure of cancer at
the cancer hospital at Aurora, Ill. There
are numbers of cures recently made by him
which are truly wonderful Those afflicted
should not hesitate, bat should go there for
treatment at once. For information, ad-
dress Dr. +. l.. Pond, Aurora, Ill.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
The Slang Users Fearful End.

Mother-Johnnie, do wish you would
quit using slang. "Whyl" "Its as bad as
profanity. What do you think win become
Of tho profanc and slangy man way, he
diesp Ho'n be in the soup."-Linc. n
Journal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

wien Baby was sick, VIC gave her Castoria,
When she wac q Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria,
When she had Children, size gave them Castoria,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

The Throat. = " Browns Bronchial
Troches" act directly on the organs of the
voice. They have an extraordinary effect
in all disorders of the throat.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

country courtesy-a quick duck down
ward of the body, sort of spasmodic
squat, followed by an upward shoot
into her natural standing posture.
eyes welcome, stranger" she said,
extending a hand. 1.-THE friends o.
larnin' ar alters welcome to this tenn
pie whar' larnjn' resides. AS soon as
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
Cnncer Cured.

A third edition is printing of Thomas
Nelson Pages first story for the young,
''TWo little Cont ederates.n
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

Sentinel Wilkes, bay stallion, six years
old, was sod at Lexington, KY, last week
for eco
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

French engineers are laying q new tele-
graph line between Russia and China via
Siberia.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

An escaped Soudlnese has offered TO
bring 20 SaulSin Gen Gordon's clothes,
sword and papers, which are said to be
hidden paar Berber,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
Aton TINT Conph.

Many people neglect what they call n
simple cold, which, if not checked in time,
may lead to Lung trouble Scott's Emul-
sion of Pure Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophos-
phites, will not only stop the cough but
heal the lungs. Endorsed by thousands of
Physicians. Palatable as milk. Try it.
Sold by all druggists
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

Lucy II. Parsons is less violent in her
talk than she was before she went to Eng
land.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21
Consumption surely Cured

The latest gossip about Poet Browning
says that he wrote Lady Geraldine's
Courtshipl' in two consecutive hours.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

The largest cabbage crop on record has
been grown in South America this year
Connecticut cigars will be subjected 70 a
dnnpprous rivalry
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-02-21

The native born elephant bids fair TO
rival The great imported Jumbo in size and
weight; but it is pretty generally known
that nothing rivals the Great remedy, DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup.
"What shall / dol" the maiden cried,
ale will be here tonight and my hands are
chapped, and he pH hold them.n "Calm
yourself, dear" her mamma replied,
We've bottle of Salvation Oil.m
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

prived of light, being unillumined by your
gracious countenance, have many curious
and costly customs"
Averaging 80 per cent on all articles at
port Of entrv-"
'eVelly tlue," Hang Ho, feelingly.
"And these customs / have endeavored,
by your instructions, to study. have tried,
but so far in vain, to discover their manners.
THE INVENTION OF BASEBALL.
zone of their most curious customs is to
hire players for their amusement, and pay
for the privilege of seeing others enjoy
themselves.
"The so-called national game of baseball
is called an institution, and its invention is
ascribed to q recent date--a proof of the
marvellous ignorance and conceit of these
people"
gently. "If it amt Yankee game, what
is it?''
"Chinese; $3.50 years old" said Hang
Ho, CURLY, disliking the interruption and
swapping out tbs words. "Listen, or lead
the stoly you'self"
listened. Hang Ho continued:
"For the game, as you Highness' wisdom
will have OWNED, is revival of the bar
barous Kwangtcheon Tartar dynasty when
its suppression required the execution of
15,OOO cranks daily Tor one year In one
province along. The alleged lnventer of
the game in this country is one Mic Yung,
who buys the players at an early age, and
only releases them on the payment OF large
sums to other proprietors. 1t is supposed to
be played on the square, but it is really
performed on q diamond; and by nine play
ers on ore side and nine and an umpire on
the other. The umpires are always on the
side of the winning nine, and they are
honoring them with complimentary titles"
THAT'S fact" murmured softly, and
Hang Ho seemed delighted.
NEW POINTS ON THE GAME.
"This curious people allow their players
to use club, which, because it has no re-
semblance to that instrument, is called bat.
The ball used is of curious construction and
sometimes has wings attached to it. The
bat has occasionally holes in it, and it is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

up q. e., police patrol) wagon was not a
bad one. He seemed TO go on all fours, his
long pigtail streaming behind like pen
nant, and he finished with q slide along the
floor that wrecked the expansive portion of
his pantaloons. His long tunic prevented
the results of the accident from being seen,
but the ominous rip was plainly heard.
"Hal HaF' laughed Hang Ho. "Split
up pants alice samee Baybee An Sonl Get
the alice sameer'
He sat down in his chair once more, and
now that the panoxysm had passed, was
again the cool, almost languid Eastern gen.
tleman.
THE MoNGoLIANs EXCITED.
'tMr. Hang Ho, said. will You kindly
tell the great American people, through me,
what is the object of your studies of our ma
tional gamer"
'Telf 'em pletty klick," said Hang Ho
promptly. "Chinaman knocked often tha'
base since Baybee An Son go Iound the void
like missionally, Chinamen see game at
Singapole; all clanks now bling back game
to China: alice game of flying kites knocked
higha than"
"a kite" suggested, thinking to help
him out
'Higha than big balloon" said Hang BIO.
firmly refusing my assistance. "High Man.
DARN Kwong Wee send pless collespondent
here to study up game and Tighten China
men"
ssBully for the Mandarin Kwong Wee, |"
said /. "wish he'd come here for a spell.
And are you going to make a report?'
"Done it," said Hang Ho, waving his
pigtail vigorously, and pointing to the
cylinder. alike to lead my stoly?"
L am bound to confess that should have
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
KATIE TEMPEST, S0UBRETTE.
By EMMA v. SHERIDAN.

+ he-I kept saying that, dear me, didn't
love, couldn't, and never would, and that
he must get up off the floor. Then he got
up, slapped his hat on the back of his head
and started for the door. saying be would
drown himself I clung to his coat-tails,
weeping and saying, No, no. When he
broke away I few to Mrs. Barker, our old
lady. She laughed till she cried.
thought her unfeeling. Sure enough, how
ever, Bennie turned up safe at supper. He
told me in an awful whisper, while was
eating my cakes, that he could not find the
river"
Mr.. Ned laughed so that went on 'T
had an awful time with him. He wasn't t
naturally truthful and honest, and since he
was ready to die for me-if he could find the
river-I felt ought to reform him. ex-
erted all my influence and went through a
great deal. He used to sit glaring at me till
my blood ran backward. He let his hair
grow long, that he might pull it in his eyes
and look worse"
"Did he reform 2'' asked Ned, cynically.
Not much. confessed, "but he tried.
When I caught him in stories he would
threaten to- cut his throat. Naturally it
kept me nervous. Besides, was always
afraid we would get into town with river.
He left the company before the season closed.
he went down on his knees and called me
his good angel, adding that he was going to
be an honorable man, and that the day
would come when, with spotless career to
point to, he would return and claim me for
his bride. explained thatI worldn' have
1t, but at the last moment he waved q lock
of nv hair out of the car window and said,
The day will come Won't it be awful if
it ever does?"
"Didn't you encourage him, Katie ?''
asked Mr.. Ned, in his usual mentor fashion.
"What for ?" inquired; "was it any fun
for me? tried to be kind to him, and pull
him through. For myself, it only kept me
in state Of fjumpitiveness and scare"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
PLENTY OF RATTLESNAKEE.
A Story Hnrd to Believe. but 1t Was Toldby
a Truthful Citizen,

A Story Hurd to Believe. but 1t Was TeIdby
Truthful Citizen.
Punxsutawney spirit.1
ST went out to the mountains to fish for
trout last week. said well-known and thor
oughly reliable citizen of this place yester-
day, sand the rain drove me to an old
shanty, which found to be inhabited by q
solitary old man. After talking to him q
little about the continued wet weather the
conversation turned to snakes. Yes said
the old hermit, 'rattlesnakes is mighty thick
this year. guess the rain has soaked them
all out. IF you wouldn't mind walkin' up
there on the side of that mountain where
you see that big pile of rocks, kin show
you more snakes n you've seen for some
time"
.'The rocky promontory referred to was per-
haps half a mile distant and willingly con-
sented to accompany him. When we got
within perhaps 800 feet otthe place stopped
and the old man said: DO you notice that
gray rock there shaped like hay stack?'
/ admitted that did. 'Well,' he con-
tinued, that is no rock-that is pile o.
rattlesnakes. Come along an I'll show
you
sure enough, I could see that what the old
man said was true-a pyramid-shaped pile
of rocks, fully as large as an ordinary sized
hay stack, was 80 literally covered with
snakes as to appear like a seething mass of
squirming reptiles. It was horrible beyond
expression. Now watch said the old
man, and he picked up large stone and
hurled it right into the midst of the pile.
Immediately the heretofore sluggish mass
became hideous hell of activity. They
coiled and hissed and struck viciousIy, sink
ing their poisonous fangs into each others
flesh, and kept up . rattling that was al
most deafening.
"The old man hurled stone after stone
among them and they continued to grow
more furious until it seemed that every SER
pent was in death struggle with another.
The stencil arising from the poison which
they emitted became 30 sickening that
feared we would be overcome by it, and we
hastened away. A moro frightful, awful
spectacle than this battle Of the rattlesnakes
could not possibly be imagined. The old
man said that this was regular nesting
ground for the rattleis, and that Of the thou
sands engaged in the deadly combat, several
hundred at least would die"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30

sBut it is boiling" walled in anguish,
as the water sizzled over and streamed down
into the strawberry jam. Everyone rushed
for me- but not before o rash endeavor OF
mine to remove the pan had imperiled its
equilibrium and scalded my hand.
I was dragged from the chair, the table
hauled from under the hot waterfall, and
bucket substituted, while Mr.. Ned put out
the gas over which the pan stood. Then in
an awful voice Touchy said: 81 ask the
gentlemen present If they ever heard of .
woman deliberately allowing pan Of water
to boil over into dish of strawberry jam?''
No one could recall circumstance 30
reprehensible.
and 30 did," 1 whimpered; beside,
hate strawberry jam, anyhow"
Then it transpired to the indignation OF
the men, that Touchy had bought the jam
because he liked ii, and that his information
as to nv taste In that direction had been
less certain than he had pretended. This
diverted wrath from me. When il got
around again / said forlornly:
ST scalded my hand anyhow"
Whereat Touchy became enraged and un-
complimentary. While he gently tied mp
NV hand in an unnecessary wet towel, he
bade Diggers witness that had been sent
for at Ned's suggestion, and that it would
have been much better had never come.
At this I began to cry, but had only
dropped one tear when Mr.. Ned said, in
quick command:
Cheese Is readyp
We all flew around, hustled the toast
which had burnt little under TouchY's
instructions, on the plates and held our
breath. Ned with the handle Of the sauce
pan wrapped in towel and held in one
hand, while he stirred the creamy melted
cheese with the shoe horn we kept for
spoon, sidled to the table and poured the
concoction over the toast A delicious
aroma filed the air. The cheese was just
at that point of molten excellence that
makes a rarebit deserve Its name.
Diggers produced from the window sill .
bottle of beer. Touchy would have none
and scolded me so for taking half glass
that took a whole one. 4
"Yop will come to a drunkard's grave,
he prophesied, gloomily, making tea for
himself with the water had let boil over,
and adopting q manner which found 20
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
THE GHOST OF CAMERON PASS.
II Tarned Out to be a wild Girl of 25,
Dressed In Skins.

II Turned Ont to be wild Girl Of 25,
Dressed In Skins.
Chicago Herald.l
In the summer of 1882 W. G. Hart, the
eeologist, and two other enthusiastic col
lectors of specimens were encamped near
the lava beds between the head waters of
the Cache de Ia Poudre river and North
Park. It was a rough. broken region, and
the desolation was heightened by the prox-
unity of the crater of an extinct
volcano, while bare rocks and dead
timber were everywhere. The hope of
securing rare formations for their cabinets
attracted the gentleman to the uncanny
spot, for everyone averred that Cameron
Pass was haunted by the spirit of an emil
grants daughter. Joe Shepler, we'll
known mountaineer, who was piloting the
party through the hills, had often seen the
ghost, and promised his companions that
they should view the strange apparltion be-
fore returning to their homes. he said the
spirit was thief, and frequently stole food
and furniture from the camps of hunt
ers who ventured within her uninviting do
main.
At dinner August IL, 1882, Shepler calm
h announced that the spirit of Cameron
Pass was approaching, and pointed to q
strange being which was swiftly moving
toward the camp. The marauder came to
within 500 yards of the men, and seizing q
haunch of venison which had been placed
on stone ran off with it. Hart picked up
his rife, and, calling on his comrades 10 fol-
low, started in pursuit of the thief. She
they were sure it was woman-led them
a lively race directly toward the lava
beds. Being close pressed the hunted crea-
ture dropped the meat and sped onward to
the opening of cave. The pursuers en-
tered the cavern on the heels of the strange
robber and found the warm body of dead
woman. The fright and exertion had killed
her. The corpse was that of woman about
% years old. Her only clothing was rude
gown, fashioned of skins. Her hair was
very long. and she was sunburned and bare
footed. The remains were buried decently.
An exploration of the cave disclosed the
fact that it had for some time been used as
q habitation by the alleged spirit. The
ground was covered with bones, and, al
though there were cooking utensils about, it
was evident that they had never been used.
The unfortunate girl had subsisted on
stolen meats, roots and leaves. She had
dried meat for winter use. For several
years she was thought to be spirit.