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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12
THEY WORK THE COUNTRY.
That's How Dress M akers Get Rid
OF Left-Over Material.

OF LEFTOVER Material.
At the end Of every season the dress
makers of New York. says the Sun,
find that the y have large assortment
OF imported dresses and materials on
hand as "left over" stock. In order
to make the business profitable, it
IL necessary to create a demand for
every yard OF imported goods they
bring - this country. When the sea-
son closes an enterprising saleswomau
is sent TO the principal cities west or
south, taking with her an experienced
filter and several trunks full of the
cleft over" dresses. When she arrives
at the point on her projected route, she
goes TO the most fashionable hotel in
town and engages the best suits of
rooms TO be had. Her next move is to
send out cards to the leading society
women of the city, stating that the
representative of Nine. - in Paris
and New York has arrived in town
with large assortment Of imported
dresses, anticipating the styles OF the
next season, and that the same will be
presented TO the consideration OF all
who find it convenient to call. Then
the trunks are unpacled, and the best
display made that the surroundings
will allow.
On the following day the rooms are
crowded from 10 in the morning until
or in the afternoon. A majority
come to CLEAN ideas TO be afterward
impaired to the local dressmakers, but
n sufficient number come with intent
TO purchase TO make the stay of the
saleswoman in that town a success.
The instance his yet to be cited of an
improbable trip of this description.
OF the dresses displayed she is careful
to preserve one OF each pattern as q
model until the stock of material from
which it was made is exhausted. As
she communicates daily with the New
York house, she is kept posted on all
such particulars.
While the saleswoman is gagged in
''crying up" the styles of the cleft
over" dresses, the filter is equally busy
disposing OF the surplus.
Toward the end of the last Saratoga
season a clever saleswoman from New
York gave an exhibition at one Of the
leading hotels, and in less than a week
succeeded in disposing of seventy-fve
dresses. besides taking orders for as
many moro.
Cuba is n popular place with these
commercial travellers. Florida is an
other. Havana, st. Augustine and
Jacksonville are all crowded with
visitors during the winter months. and
an excellent opportunity is afforded to
work of the surplus stock OF the
previous summer. 1t is no unusual
thing for saleswoman to start south
with $4,000 or $4,000 worth Of
dresses and TO return home after few
weeks with empty trunks.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12
An Eccentric Millionaire.

The most eccentric millionaire In
New York is probably Charles Broad
way Rouss, says the New York Star. He
served in the confederate army under
Stonewall jackson and is Virginian
by birth. Thirteen years ago he was
ruined and $50, 900 in debt To-day he
is building massive structure 200 feet
deep, IS feet front. and II stories high
on Broadway. This building will cost
81, 100000 when finished and is paid
for step by step. His business methods
are unique. He has 400 employees and
pays seventy five off every day. This
makes every day pay day. His an
nual income is estimated at $3.50, 900.
Mr.. Rouss' energy is wonderful. He
works from 6 in the morning till 10 at
night. He does not spend more than
81, 600 per year outside OF his house
hold expenses. His principal source
OF amusement Is to stand on the rear
platform OF a street-car and throw
dimes and nicl1les TO boys. A short
time ago an English syndicate offered
him $2,000,0 900 for his business, Mr.
Rouss, who is so years old, is great
advocate of Photographic spelling and
writes all his personal letters on that
plan.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

The good people OF Europe and
America who have mourned over the
reported assassination of DR.. Peters, the
German missionary by the Africans
whom he had gone to enllghten, may
now let their grief turn to rejoicing,
as letter has been received from him
two weeks subsequent to the alleged
assination, announcing that he is in
perfect health, and succeeding in the
work he has undertaken. He is stir
ring up the natives TO accept absolute
peace, temporal, and eternal as their
right
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

tiers, and moccasins, which are the
only enemies which make much head
way against the 3ranes. 1t is said,
however. that one Cf two summers
ago q daring hunter with difficulty
forced an entrance into the thicket and
carried off three barrels OF eggs, for
which he found a ready market in
Savannah at the price of hens eggs.
for which he sold them, but as the eggs
are highly priced by epicures he might
have more than quadrupled his money
il he had shipped them north. The ex-
perience was so perilous and difficult,
however, that no one has ventured into
the thickets to disturb the nests since.
Before leaving the nest the parent
birds bring small fish, often from q
great distance. AS the young grow
older, larger fish are caught by the
parent birds, which are carried in their
bills, and the fish eagle watches the
flight of the stork and crane, and often
pursues, forces the frightened bird to
drop the prey, and, with unerring
descent, the fish eagles catches the fish
before it reaches the water or the
ground.
The cranes go further south on tho
approach of cold weather, but if the
winter is an open and mild one they
do not all migrate, and their tall forms
and snow white plumage are often seen
in winter through the heritage of the
marshes ike picture.
The crane is pursued vigorously by
the hunter, who finds ready market
for the plumage, as the snow white
feathers are popular with the women
OF fashion, and plumage dealers in New
York have hunters regularly employ
ed at a salary in the South Florida
and along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
OF the peninsula, and all through the
almost impenetrtble lagoons and
bayous of the Everglades, who keep
up the warfare upon the birds Of
piumage and song all through the
winter and this fact has led to the
agitation of the question whether a
rigid law should not be passed to
punish by fines and penalties all who
are convivted Of shooting any birds
except those which arc edible. -Savan-
nah News.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12
It's Rest to Go Slow.

"Ah, brethren, "let us have peace"
says Bob Burdette. "When we all get
to the Summer land we'll be so aston
ished TO see each other there and have
so many things to take back that we've
said about each other that for thu first
two or three hundred years we won't
more than half enjoy ourselves. Well
be afraid every time we turn corner
that we will meet some saint with IA
brighter crown and a louder harp than
we have and feel compelled TO apollo
gize for having denounced him with
all our mortal breath as Il foredoomed
scoundrel and an unmitigated hypo-
critic. and then how small we will feel
to learn that he is an old resident.
having been gladly welcomed there
fifty years ahead of us when we thought
and-Heaven forgave us, maybe hoped
that he was bowling in 1.-The ever
lasting bonfire" Heaven, | imagine,
is a much larger country than most OF
us are apt to think. Ii ever | get
there-and l do hope l will-if ever
get there; IL ever they let me in-I
don't know can't see how, with any
reason or upon any grounds, they are
going to shut anybody else out"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12
An Added bitterness Of Fate.

81 dunno what's goin' TO become Of
me, but hope l shan't be buried in
that thar graveyard" said an old man
whom / met in one OF the Maine coast
towns the last summer. "Why notP"
"Oh. grave fills with water ez fast
ez It's dug. / wuz down there the
other day and see two men balm
away while the funeral procession wuz
co min In the gate, an then they bad
TO lower the coffin into the water. It's
always jes' so. Seems 10 me it's bad
enough to die without bein' drowned
nfterward.n
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

Perhaps the most interesting state
ment which has been made IN the
Mormon investigation at Salt Lake
City is that OF APOSTLE Smith, that n
'Mormon could not take n second
wife without the consent OF the first. y"
This at first seemed to Indicate that
the first wife was a victim only IN
the imagination of non-Mogmons. The
REORGANIZATION, however, brought
out that the alternative presented to
the first wife was consent or eternal
damnation, and in case she chose tho
latter her consent was no longer
necessary.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12
Pats Wisdom.

Tim Dolan and his wife wan night
Were drinkin' av the crayture,
Whin something started up a fight,
And they whit at IL right an tight,
According TO their nachure.
O'Grady and mesilf stood near,
Expecting bloody muther.
Says he 10 me: Lets interfere"
But pretending not to hear,
Moved off little further.
"Lave Off, ye BRUTE" says he to Tim;
mo man wud sthrikc a lady"
But both the Dolans turned on him,
And in whist the two av them
We're wallopin O'Grady.
That night whin was home,in bed,
Remembering this token.
/ took the notion in my head
That the wisest word liver said
Was the one that wasn't spoken.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12
The Modern Dinner,

Particular Goodform TO the host
ess after dinner) yours is the first
dinner I've attended this season. Mrs.
Comstocls. that I've really enjoyed.
Mrs. ComstoclS: "Oh, how very COM
plimentaryl To what feature OF the en-
tertainment shall / attribute your
pleasure?" Mr. Goodform: 10 the
spoons, Mrs. Comstock, the spoons.
Those placed before me were all Of a
size and cln not tell you how en-
joyed the time usually devoted to
speculation rs to which spoon was de-
signed for the course"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

In New York court recently the
foreman of jury reported that they
had agreed upon verdict, standing
seven for acquittal and five for con-
viction. There may come a time when
such a sensible agreement will be &C
ceptable in our courts. When such a
time does come, the Jury hangers"
occupation will be gone, and the jury
briber will have to run the greater
risk Of trying to purchase majority OF
the jurors, risk that will place the
penitentiary so clearly before him that
he will conclude to do business at the
old stand.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

The friends OF the old and time
honored Johns Hopkins university in
Baltimore are rallying to its aid, and
will doubtless soon release it from all
its temporary embarrassments. In
the past few months the financial con-
dition OF the institution has been
materially improved. Several gener-
GUS Baltimoreans subscribed an emer-
gency fund OF 100000, thus setting a
precedent that was quickly followed
by other generous requests from loyal
friends
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

A confessed embezzler Of $500 in
public funds was recently fined S25 in
New Jersey court. In the same
vourt, on the same day, prisoner
whom whisky had maddened was
fined exactly the same amount. When
the bard wrote the immortal lines about
plating sin with gold, he seems to
have struck the nail squarely on the
head.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

One of the best writers OF English
fiction, has this year given us two
novels from his pen: 1.-The Wrong
Box" and 1.-The Master of Ballantrae, "
1oth of them so different in character
chat one scarcely realizes the fact
that they are written by the same per-
son. Mr.. Stevenson has spent much
Of his time in the United States; last
year he passed the winter on the
shores of Lake Saranac. There he
has written some of the best essays
and stories, writing in bed in the fore
noon, and in the afternoon strolling
about the woods back of his house.
He seldom rides and never goes into
society. Those who have had the
good fortune to meet him personally
have found him an interesting and
original talller and an attentive
listener.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

President Woodruff OF the Mormon
church, says there is nothing in the
Mormon faith to conflict with the con-
stitution OF the United States. True
enough, there may not be in the faith,
but the practices OF the polygamists
are so much opposed to the practices
OF good citizens that their faith doesn't
help them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12
Didn't blame the Grncer.

Mrs. Brown: when you send the
vegetables home wish you wouldn't
always put the big ones on top" Gro
Ger: 'I-er-I--" Mrs. Brown: "Oh,
/ don't blame you in the least just
spoke OF IL because the janitor OF our
fat always scrapes OF the top OF the
basket for his own use before no sends
up tho elevator"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12
GRAN ES.
Where They Live on the Coast OF
Georgia.


Where They Live on the Coast OF
Georgia.
Visitors to Daufuskie Island during
summer tell OF the roosting and brood
ing places of the cranes on the island.
Storks, cranes and bitterns spend the
day along the estuaries OF the seacoast
and wade and fly over the miles and
miles OF salt marshes. Along about
o'clock in the afternoon they begin
to collect in the matted shrubbery and
the night They fly singly, by pairs
and in focks ranging from twenty-five
to fifty.
A gentleman who was NARROWING on
the island said that he was ignorant
of the habits of the sea fowl. and on o
evening near twilight he was returning
to his quarters, and when passing near
a dense thicket he heard "a great chat
tering, and many OF the voices sound :
ed like that of humans. Resting on
his gun he listened attentively. aud
finally came to the conclusion that 1t
was colony of cranes. He threw a
stick into the thicket, when with
wild shrek and screech, some four
or five hundred cranes few out, circled
about while and, having recovered
from their fright, settled down again
from sight. still keeping up their chat
ter and clatter
Captain w. j. Thompson says the
cranes find in the dense underbrush OF
some parts OF the island a secure and
almost unapproachable retreat from
intrusion, and there they lay their
eggs and rear their broods of young.
Few people have the temerity to in
wade the thicket to disturb eggs or
young birds, for it is not only no me
for the cranes, but paradise for rat
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-12-12

ed man he filings off tho covering with
bitter malediction. and with u tired
frame and dulled soul resumes his
daily task.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
Grain aud Provisions.

CHICAGO. H.. 1unc ca-EArly In the session a
good business was transacted IN wheat, but during
the most Of the session Interest lacking and an
unusually quiet day was passed. A prominent
Local tudor was oeicusibly buying II tho same
time therc was good selling by prominent commits.
ndyaLco was not sustained rather free selling
lug gradual easing up Of prizes, and decline Of
~ was established. The early hnmncss WIS due 10
the strong tenor OF cable hdNi0cs, AMI the i'm
prov d weather In the southwest had tendency to
ifcate weakness and the subsequent decline.
Fluctuations we've slight and opcmiois manifested
hut little interest IN the market the volume Of spcc
but toward The latter part Of the session lradlng
Decreased pcfccptihly aud duiiness prevailed. The
weather although clcafcr throughout the corn
belt was rcfardoi a. too cool b. cHusc the crop a.
grow rapidly, and ns cables were hfmer aud ship
ping demand quito good, firm feeling prevailed.
but prices only nneiuaici Ne The opcnlng was
nrncf and isaAc better Tor July and steady on the
longer futuna Thcfu was fair selling IN tho an.
prcclntion, aud a. buycts did not take hold with
any vim slight fccfsslnnt Wcru uuCpfdrd. but clos
ing sales showed fractional gain over yesterday
LAT transactions
oats were quiet and sioadi,r and without new o.
Interesting FEATURES. In mcss PORK trading was
ouly fairly artiyo and prices ruled Irregular within
q small range. kariy sal's were made NJ 2sair
advance. bat The market soon weakened. aud
prlors ruccded i04i2iac Toward the close NOR
ficadincss prevailed. and prices rallied again and
closrd steady. A decidedly stronger feeling urC
vailed IN lard While the advance IN prices Wa
small, thcfe was lep pressure 10 seli aud the DE-
maud wat fairly active rriccs were advanced -
II ic. ana the market closed steady.
A moderate trade was reported IN shorifib sides
Prices ruled rather nfm at The advance gained yos
to-day,
The leading futures hanged ~ follows
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23

the most Of the leading shares showed fractional
advances this evening The opening was generally
s'eady but Al0hlSon was q. per cent. higher than
last evening. There were some buying orders in
the market from london, and the commission
houses did tho rcmaindcr. and while the bears
were talking lower figures there was i,lle done
against the list New england and ST. Paul were the
only stocks In the regular list showing
any animation, and both moved up a
iractlon in the FIST hour, while the rrst were
simply stagnant, although firm tone marked tho
limited dealings The trusts were specially act!ve,
but sugar, which roSc over per cent. during the
flIst hour and afterward shot W. iapidy To SLtS4
a rise of "a per cent from last nigrts figure.
Lackawunna became conspicuous fOf activity to.
ward the close but It's movements were made
within the n0rrowcst limits while Wabash pre-
fcsred became strong, though IL gained only a
small fraction. Cotton oil weakened coward the
close but the rest OF the list We're caurcly devoid
OF feature and tho market finally closed quiet
though firm generally ut the best figures Of the
session; The tnal changes are quite irregular and
in the regular list for small fractions only
Railroad bonds were quiet and generally htm
but without any special feature The sales reached
s66,0Oo for all issues, OF which the Chesapeake 4
Ohio rs contributed Sl06,0JO Denver d south Park
certificates rose To 81 The sales OF bonus for the
week aggregated s9OOa0OO against 50 S7OOO for last
week.
The exports Of specie from the port of New York
last week amounted 10 Sl,S9i $50, OF which Sip1,-
5gI was in gold and s97 rs silver OF the total eX-
ports S5,47s 40 In gold and SS29l5 silver went To
Europe, Sl,g72,SlS In gold going direct to Franco,
and sli,s55 In gold and O In siyerwent 10 south
| America.
The Imports OF specie for the week amounted to
si7,2s1 of which sl2,219 was In gold aud sAOil IN
| silver
The total sale, of stocks today were 72,ilS shares
/ Closing quotations
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23


Buving-New York and Eastern points,
demand, par, Eastern points, sight, lilo dis
count; Cincinnati. st. Louis, Louisville and
Chicago, par; New Orleans, - discount,
Seling-New York and Eastern points,
81. 80 premium; Cincinnati, st. Louis. Louis
willie and Chicago, lilo premium; New Or
leans par.
The local market was in very quiet con-
dition today, and the result was no sales.
New Orleans spots closed quiet and futures
dull at a decline Of > to 3 points Liverpool
closed quiet, very small business, and futures
steady aud unchanged. The New Yorkspot
market closed quiet with futures quiet,
going of to points.
Hubbard, Price & Co, say: Foreign cot
ton advices were unchanged, aud our mar
kct has been without interest during the
short session. Improved crop accounts led
to some loss in the more distant positions,
and caused a slight decline In the immediate,
h but this was soon recovered, and the market
Is substantially without change. Dolls were
D shown in the exchange today from Column
bus. Tex, which are well advanced. Our
winter months are selling at some lower
differences. thanthe same positions are bring
ing In foreign markets. and exporters con
tinue to purchase them against sales made
in Europe. The visible supply Of cotton Is
today in excess Of last year, for the first time
since September last Our market is nov
awaiting the result OF the conflict between
spinncrs and Spectators in Liverpool, ant
we shall from now on be influenced by thu
success or defeat OF either party"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
eptemher. ,alsal,r. olosIng 7ic pcccmbcr. 70,l

september IaysgSjc closing 7ic December 7o'S
Corn-stlll very dun Near by months were
strong More deferred options dull aud weak cx.
cept yeaf, No. ? MIXED cash. Sic; July, 3lt4G
81 sc, closing $3.50 asked; september S5c, closing
81 bid year, sic C.cSlng,
Oas-Dull but steady No ., cash, 2aNSc bid
July, ?2i,c, bid; June, DC bid
Rye No demand; No Stt5Sc hid.
liqy--pull aud dragging prairie, SL00@L50
timothy, SS50tlS.5l
Hmn-Quiet but Strong at SSdioc.
Flaxsced--Spot quoIablc at si.3G August dcliv'
iesd-bull and easy; rcfucd, s. 20 chemical
hard SlSl
Dnttcr-Quiet but steady creamery lS9lJc;
dairy, ll@lsC
Eggs-Quet at l0c.
Corn mcal-Actiye md firm at s2lSIa@
rroviious--ln light demand,
Purk-Si200.
Iard--Nominnlly Grmcl ut - foi ptimc steam,
Dry salt meats-ShOuldcrs, Si.2h. longs aud clear
/ ribs s637lS short clear 1901,
Bacon-lioxcd shoulders, SSN; longs and ribs,
| 6hidG 6lis. short clear db,O,61A
| Hams Firm at $40. 7tHl26.
! Decentralization hrS wheat. y 900 bu corn,
5000 bu. oats. 2S,0OO hu rye, none; barley, none.
| shipments 5,OlO brs; wheat, 5000 bu'
corn 81 OOO bu oats l2OO bu, rye, 100 bu; barley
| none.
| KANSAS CITY, No puuc - -Whcat-Strongcr,
| No, rcd cash. 7cc bid July, Ole; August COS
bid; December. 6lc bid &C asked No. soft, cash,
| 77c; July, Gllsc bid 6S' ~ asked; August, DE.
| Corn-QuicC No. cash, 2dc. July, &c asked
| No white, cash, 2ac bid. llr asked
oas-No. cash, 20 &c asked; July. lSc; August
| l11c
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.
Cen. George Nancy OF Nashville Gets Q
Foreign Mission.

Foreign Mission.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The following
appointments were announced today:
John L. Stevens, Of Maine. TO be Min.
lister Resident 20 tho llwaiian Ialands;
Gen. George Nancy, Of Tennessee, TO be
Minister Resident TO Paraguay, and
Uruguay; John Martin Crawford, Of Ohio,
to be Consul General at 81. Petersburg
Mr. Stevens was formerly Minister 10
Paraguay and Uruguay under the admin
istration Of President Grant, and In
Hayes administration he held tho posi-.
ton Of Minister to Sweden and Norway.
lie has been n member Of the Maine Log
isla,urc and has held other State Offices OF
importance.
Gen. George Nancy, Of Tennessee, was
also In tho diplomatic service before his
present appointment. having been Min
lister 10 the Republic Of Columbia during
Gar6eld's administration. lie was Chair.
man Of the Tennessee Delegation 10 the
National Republican Convention OF 1883.
and has been prominent figure In local
politics.
John Martin Crawford, who Is appointed
Consul General at st. Petersburg is a
scholar Of distinction aud translated with
success the Scandinavian National Epic.
Roger q. Weightman. Of Louisiana, and
A. X. Stills, Of Indiana, have been APP
pointed Special Agents Of tho General
Land Office.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
GENERAL MARK cts.

The market quotation lists remain unchanged
except as TO cotton seed products. which were
marked lower. Business is very quiet for June.
Gran In store at the elevators Corn, % ii9 bush
els. oats. iO,gOl bushels.
The New Orleans sugar market Is active aud
prices rule higher all goods being In good demand
Molasses quiet and steady Rice firm, with an up
ward tendency.