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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18
LORD LoNsDALE.
The British Nobleman's Trip to the
Icy Regions OF the North.


Lord Lonsdale, bron2Ad by Arctic
suns, arrived in this citv few days
ago says the New York World after
his tramp OF over 10000 miles in the
frozen REGION of the north.
II left here" he said, ION the 9TH
Day OF March of last year, and while
away I've travelled $4,000 miles.
started with II valet aud favorite dog,
but at Green lake, 500 miles north OF
Winnipeg, / had to send them homo
home on account Of the cold. The
purpose of my trip was to obtain speci-
mems, information as to localities, spec
cies of birds, and varieties OF game in
the northern attitudes. Though l
went in the interest of the Scottish
Naturalist society it was virtually
sporting trip. Ny reasons for return
ing by the way OF Montreal were to
collect the specimens | had left at dif-
ferent points on my way out. These
specimens | found mt Montreal weighed
over two tons. had no thought OF
reaching the north poe. 1t was not q
polar expedition. All that | wanted
was to go as far as | believed animal
life existed or as far as l could SEQ
signs of amin Is"
'Do you think the north pole can be
reached?" asked the reporter.
Certainly | do" was the prompt
reply. ''If a man wants to reach the
pole he can do SO, but he must not.
travel with large party. The voyage
must be made by sleds and not by open
SEE The great trouble has been that.
large parties have been sent out only
to fail. To reach the pole the party
must not number above three.
What do you think of Alaska?"
"The southwestern part of Alaska
found very valuable in seal, timber,
and minerals. don't believe the re-
ports that gold-ields abound in great
numbers
"Did you suffer from the cold?n
"No, not as much as | expected.
There was one thing that annoyed me
more than the cold. That was the
mosquitoes. In the Arctic seas they
are simply dreadful. They are so
thick at times that the sun Is darkened
by them"
But it was jolly trip withal," went
on his lordship. Il have had TO eat.
some pretty hard stuff, sleep in odd
places. and take considerable abuse
from the natives, but have learned a
great deal. and | hope my report on
this trip will prove of interest to the
Scottish Naturalist society. I've been
in camps where the natives told me no
white man had ever been before, and
I've crossed n peninsula with the cold
80 degrees below zero, that the natives
said could not be done, and to attempt.
il would be to give up my life. But |
did cross it, and here | am. When l.
reached the Pacific slope | learned for
the first time that the report had gone
out that / had met with severe acct
dent which was likely TO result in my
death. The report came about in this
way:
IL was travelling with party OF In
dams when two of them got lost. l
spent two days looking for them and
when found one OF them had fallen into.
crcvice and had broken his leg.
brought the fellow back TO camp and
by some means or other it went out
that it was that had met with the ac-
cident."
Lord and Lady Lonsdale, with two
sons of Arctic curiositics, sailed for
England on the Celtic.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18
Only a While.

Only little while to work,
And long, long time to rest;
Then drive the cloud from the aching brow
The sigh IRON the troubled breast,
Only while TO watch and pray,
And long, long time to praise;
Our God, the Father, kpoweth best
Then question not his ways.
Only very little while,
AS short as the going down
OF the setting sun, to meckly bear
The cross and the thorny crown.
Only little while to sow,
And long, long time to reap;
Let's sow in faith with an open hand,
And tarcs from the good seed keep
Only little while to lose,
And long, long time TO md
The Jewels death has robbed us Of
The friends we will leave behind.
Only while to trim our lamps,
Ere he bridegroom passeth by:
Then fill them well with the oil of life
Let the fame rise pure and high.
Only little while-what matters it
If our life be short or longs
II we only sing a few faint notes
Or the whole of the changing songi
Only while our banks must drift
To'ard the misty Isle of Tears,
Where the pirate, Time, has buried deep
Lost hopes of the bygone years.
Only n While these barls arc borne
On the swell of sorrow S waves,
BY the stranded Joys OF other days,
BY shore of grassy graves.
Oaly while they'll struggle on,
Mid the darkness and the strife;
Then God will drop their anchor deep
In the quiet sea of-Life.
Pearl Rivers, in New Orleans Picayune
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18
Atchisonian PhilOsopy.


The worm that turns is only trodden
on more heavily than before.
The average man never looks up
without seeing something he hates.
An enemy can always do you harm,
but friend can not always do you
good.
You might hear many strange things
were it not for the fear that you will
tell.
Do not offend. Every ofrense man
commits makes one more defense for
for his enemy.
There is some excuse for the man
who has no conscience; it is said that
conscience only makes u man coward
ly.
The worst passions are occasionally
of use to society; jealousy has caused
thieves to fall out and tell on each
other.
Death to man does not seem sad
dest in extreme youth or in extreme
age, but at the age that is nearest to
his own.
The Bible says that the Lord made
man in his own image; we can there
fore believe the statement that the
Lord is jealous. Men are.
Man thinks that il he ever gets out
OF one trouble he will never get in
another, but IL week of good luck
makes him as foolish as ever.
We all dislike the dentist who insists
that we look cheerful while having q
tooth pulled, but it is a fair sample o.
the good advice going around.
Doing your best all the time is like
wearing your Sunday clothes on d
week day; people soon forget that they
are your best clothes and expect you
to wear something better.
Success brings In its train great
number of additional cares. The presi
dent is the busiest man in the United
States, and his troubles are so numer.
Gus that he to'ses about at night and
means ia his sleep.
The same instinct that causes nj
dogs 10 chase stray cur from the
country causes the men to say mem
things to amiable people. When a big
bull dog walks down the street none O
the dogs long 60 attack him; men arr
the same way Atchison Globe.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18
An Irresistible Bait for Rats.

An interesting, not to say valuable.
discovery has been made by Capt
Weedin, in charge OF the animals a.
the Zoo. The building is infested by
rats, and how To get rid of them has
long been a perplexing question. Traps
were used, but nothing would tempt
the rodents to enter In a store-room
drawer was placed u quantity CT sun
flower seeds, used rs food for some OF
the birds. Into the drawer the rats
gnawed their way, fact which led tho
captain to experiment with them for
bait in the traps. The result was that
the rats can't BE- kept a trap which
appears crowded with six or eight rats
is found some mornings TO hold fifteen.
They are turned into the cages con-
tanning weasels and minfs. The latter
will kill rat absolutely almost before
one can see it, so rapid are its move
ments. The weasels are "a trifle slower,
but none OF the rats escape them.
Washington Cor. Cincinnati Com-
mercial- Gazette.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18
The Law of Libel.

The law should be so framed as care,
fully to protect private citizens against
the consequences of malace or careless
ness on the part of newspapers; it
should also protect the newspapers in
their discharge Of the duties that lie
within their sphere against the plots
of legal shysters and spectators who
are ever on the watch, by methods that
SAVIOR OF blackmail TO excite needless
litigation. The newspapers have n
right to such reasonable protection at
the hands Of the law, as Is enjoyed by
every other interest in the communi-
Brooklyn Times.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

was carelessly displaying 1t in the
street; the ''swindler" had committed
aR atrooiOus murder, and the beneyO-
aeut-lOolSing "thief" was the keeper oil
an infamous resort And the visitor
thought be knew something about
physiognomy and human nature, too.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

The Iowa penitentiasy at Fort Mad
ison is so economically managed that
1t turns over to the state about &c.
600 a year surplus from the support
funds. Another excellent feature OF
the prison is that 1t is being steadily
depopulated, and the warden finds it
difficult TO fill the requirments OF his
labor contracts.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

Mrs. Levi Parsons Morton, wife OF
the vice-president of the United States,
comes from one of the most famous
and respected families in the Hudson
valley. Her father WIS William /.
Street of Poughkeepsie. in her maid
en- days she was one of the most not
ably beautiful women OF Eastern New
York, and to day she presents rare
attractiveness of face and form. She
is delicate. dainty little lady with a
sweet refined face and a gentle, grace
full bearing, an accomplished hostess
and a woman of fine breeding and
manners.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18
manners.

The recent decision OF the supreme
court of Indiana to the effect that sa-
loon keepers cannot claim contract
rights under their license, which are
in the form OF special tax, is good
sense as we'll as good law The new
license law Of that state increases TIA
license tax TO $3.50 year. After the
passage OF the act, and before it went
into effect, many saloon-keepers took
out new licenses at the old rate for a
year in advance, thinking thereby to
avoid the increase for that period.
The court, however, determined that
they must pay the increased tax from
the day the law became operative.
This should signify to the men engage
ed in saloon-keeping that it is not
prudent for them to fight q license
law, whether high or low.
They should understand that
their business exists by sufferanee, and
where it is given a legal status they
should wisely respect all the restric-
tions and limitations imposed by law.
Kicking against the law will incite the
people to make it still more stringent.
In fact, the unwise course pursued by
liquor dealers in fighting against
wholesome restrictions has given an
added impetus TO tAe movement for
total prohibition.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18
A Victim.

$50 you are at your old uisl1s, are
youP" said the detective, rs he arrest
ed three-card monte man.
"Yes, but it was necessity that drove
me TO it,"
"NecessityP'
81 didn't have dollar. / went to a
church fair last night, and got beat
out OF every cent had in the world"
Merchant Traveller.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

Will electrical wonders never cease?
Every day brings some new and start
ling application OF the subtle force Of
electricity. The Electro-Automatic
transit company, recently organized in
Baltimore, has demonstrated that its
system of packet express can virtually
.annihilate distance. Mail matter and
light packages can be shot through
space at the rate of three miles a min
ute. The number OF uses to which
this system can be put are innumera-
bile, and its successful operation
throughout the country will effect a
revolution as important as the inven-
'tion and operation of the telegraph.
The possibilities OF electricity are
iboundless. 1t is the coming power of
the world
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

1t is the bad habit OF senility to la
Iment the days gone by and look with
pessimistic eyes toward the future.
The trouble is that as men grow old
their capacity for enjoyment is impair
ed. But the world is not in fact grow
ing worse nor weaker, and though we
may not appreciate their quality, there
shall still be cakes and ale, "aye, and
ginger shall be hot i the mouth, too. -
1t is sad mistake to wear ones eyes
in the back of ones head. The human
race is not decaying, and there will
yet be palmy days as good as the old
ones.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

The work OF demolishing the no use
and laying ont new streets through
the slums of Naples was commenced
a few days ago Seventeen Thousand
homes and six1y-two churches are to
be destroyed, leaving half the popula-
tiOn of the city Of mendicants home
less The work will take four or five
years to complete, and will cost many
millions of dollars. With so many
chronic beggars homeless, this is q
good time to watch fc< pauper iGnmi-
grants.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

There will soon be Yankee crow over a
ID unraven. Mail.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-07-18

"Flattererr'is delicate peripArasis for
''say so some more. Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-11
AMONG THE POLICEMEN,
Raids on Crap Players-Applicants fol
Relief, etc.

Crap games are now giving the police con-
siderable trouble. What makes the gatherings
so Objectionable is the boisterous and profane
language used by the generally youthful gam
blers. Vacant lots alleys, and street corners
are turned into places for gambling. Another
bad feature of the game is the fact that there
are scores of half grown colored men who
carry dice in their pockets and are always
ready and willing to fleece young gamblers.
1t is a species of robbery, for which the perpe-
traitor cannot be properly punished, as charge
of unlawful assembly is all that can be made
against the offenders. On the old mill lot near
the Metropolitan Branch and Boundary street,
is favorite ground for the gathering of
sweat and 'crap" players. Yesterday several
raids were made and number of players were
captured.
The snow storm to-day will have the effect of
increasing the number of applicants to the po-
lice for assistance. Chief Clerk Sylvester has
received the following additional contributions
Mrs. Mary c., $50; W. III. H., IS; A lady so
cents. The officers of the sixth precinct have
received five hundred loaves of bread from Mr.
Chas. Schneider, the baker. They have also
received barrel of potatoes and twenty pairs
OF socks. Miss Condron, of the pension Office,
collected $40 from the clerks in her division,
which she sent to the police this morning
There were forty-eight arrests made yester-
day, which is an unusually large number for
Sunday.
Several dangerous holes in the sidewalks and
number of broken water plugs and hydrants
have been repOrted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-11
An Alleged Child Murder.

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CASE IN PROGRESS IN
GEORGETOWN.
Policeman Wright t. Hawkins is now engaged
in the investigation of case of alleged murder
in Georgetown, committed few days ago. The
victim is said to have been an infant only few
minutes old. The mother of the dead babe is
only sixteen years old and unmarried. The
young colored man who admits that he is the
child's father, saws that he offered to marry
the girl or provide for the child, but her
relatives refused to consent to such an arrange
ment and drove him from the house. The
child, it is asserted. was newly born when one
Of its relatives, who was present at the birth.
put 1t in a bucket of water, causing its death
by drowning. There is no record of its birth
or death at the health office. Officer Hawkins
learned of the alleged murder last Thursday.
Saturday Lieut.. Teeple received letter from
citizen setting forth the alleged facts and
this morning the grand jury was furnished
with a list of witnesses, who will be summoned
to appear shortly. The names of the parties
have not been made public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-11

nAAoAb % mr.
The Court in General Term, Chief Justice
Bingham and Justices James, Cox, and Mont
gomery, convened this morning to hear the
motion raising the question of jurisdiction.
certified on Friday by Justice Montgomery.
This was raised in the case of Gilbert agt. Nor
gan ct al by Mr.. W. F. Mattingly.
Mr.. Mattingly opened the argument on the
motion to-day. He stated that number Of
members Of the bar conceded in his view that
the Criminal Court had no jurisdiction in the
law cases certified by the chief justice to JUS
tice Montgomery. He read the acts bearing
on the subject and contended that the section
in which the certifcation was made conficted
with the general scheme of the act creating
the court, and that the section of the act OF
1879 which provided for the additional Circuit
Court being ordered by the General Term was
the section in force and repealed the act Of
1874.
Mr.. A. G. Riddle argued that the second act
was only the completion of a system; that its
operation was not incompatible with the first
Where possible, existing laws should be recon-
ciled, and he claimed that the laws were recon-
cilable.
Mr.. Davidge spoke in support of Judge Mont
gomerys position, claiming that the acts were
not inconsistent Both related to a congested
condition of business, the first to a slight and
the latter to a greater congestion, and there
could be three Circuit Courts if the business
demanded it.
Mr.. w. A. Cook argued that the act of 1874
was repealed by the act of 1879, and that the
only act then in existence which was incon-
sistent, was that of 1874 under which the cases
were certified. The first related to the trial of
Circuit Court cases, as did the last, and there
was an inconsistency between the acts. He
therefore claimed that the court had no juris-
diction.
The court stated that the decision would be
rendered at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-11
Transfers of Real Estate

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
l. Williamson, trustee. to Nancy Weldon, sub.
2, 50. 2l4; S256.75. Eliza Bowman to Ida s.
Bowman. same property; 1,5OO. 3. L. Walker
to V. g. Williams, interest in lot IA, So. IO53.
g. G. E. Lemon to John McElroy, sub. Is,
SO. ISL; $780, f. ID. Gunnell to Mary E.
Fisher, &C., lots, SO. 1856; $3.50. Mary E. Brown,
trustee, to Mary Ann Morton, pit Turner's Inn
provement; 1900. Grace d. Smith to F. II,
Smith, lots 10 to IA, SO. 1880; s.. John Mel.
Carusi to May A. Mari, lot 1, blk 10, Woodley
park; s.. Elizabeth NJ. Power to w. G.
Hill, lot 9, blk. IL, Meridian hill; $3.50. G.
G.. Bradley to ]. G.. Slater, pts. and 6, SO.
sos; S4OO. W. L. Bramhall. trustee, to r. A.
Mullowney, pit. II, 50. 142; 300. Clarence NJ.
723: S324675
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-11
Where Did He Get the Badge.

BURGLAR MEETS WITH WARM RECEPTION.
The Chester. Pa.) Times says that Friday
evening as the family of DIR. Feltwell, at
Sharon Hill, were enjoying the comforts of
home, burglar entered the rear portion of
the house and made his way into the kitchen
where he encountered two female members of
the household, who screamed as he presented
a revolver with command for silence. The
screams brought the doctors son to the kitchen,
who caught sight of the fleeing intruder, and
grabbing gun gave chase. Just outside the
door he raised the gun and fred, hitting the
burglar in the head with a load of good-sized
shot. The wounded man was taken to the
University hospital. When sufficiently recov-
cred he will be committed to await trial On
his person were two revolvers, a fireman's
badge. marked e. G. Burroughs, Hose Com
pany No. /, Alexandria, Va" silver button
hook, and a small coin, gold-plated, to repre-
sent five dollar gold piece. He gave his
name as Chas. Smith, Of Bradford, England.
He loses an eye and will never be as good look
ing as he was before he received that load of
ahOt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-11
A HOMELESS CONGREGATION.
The Swedenborgian Church Destroyed
by Fire.

The only Swedenborgain church society in
this city was rendered temporarily homeless by
the burning Of its building on North Capitol
street, just north Of the capitol, Saturday night
A little girl gave the alarm to Assistant Chief
Belt at Truck BIS headquarters, a few doors
below the church. and five minutes later a gen.
eral alarm sounded. 1t took nearly an
hour of hard work by the department to extin-
gush the blaze. and then it was seen that the in
terror of the edifice had been completely de-
stroyed. The regular morning service was held
yesterday in the hall of the Spencerian bust
ness college.
The fire Saturday night is supposed to have
originated from the furnace in which the sex
ton had made fire in the afternoon to warm
up the edifice for the Sunday services The
congregation originally occupied a small frame
structure on the site on North Capitol street,
the stone edifice burned Saturday night was
erected some years ago. The loss is between
5000 and $4,000.
At joint special meeting Of the Swedenbor-
gian society and church committee, held last
evening at the residence of the secretary, Gen.
r. ID. Mussey, sos 9Th street northwest, a reso-
luton was adopted declaring that, after thor
ough investigation, the church attaches no
blame to the sexton, Jos. STEELE, for the fire
which destroyed the temple on Saturday night.
The fact that not the basement where the fur
mace was, but the upper floors through which
the pipes passed were destroyed led the So
ciety to this conclusion.
A committee of seven was appointed to con-
slider and report to the society upon the adj
visibility of rebuilding the temple on the pres
ent site, or selecting new location in another
section of the city. The committee is Job Bar
nard. John Joy Edison, Gen. r. D. Mussey, Jno.
A. Sibbald, DIR. H. Schooley, Mrs. Flora NJ. Bar
nard, and Mrs. Sara A. Spencer. Mrs. Metze-
rott's offer of Metzerott hall for present place
of worship and the offer of Wesley chapel for a
place of assembly for the approaching annual
meeting Of the Maryland New Church associa-
ton were gratefully accepted. The loss of the
temple is a great sorrow to those whose dear
est associations in life cluster round its altar.
When the alarm sounded Mahoney. of truck
B company, started to the lower floor of the
engine-house by the sliding pole, but missing