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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.

JENNIE MURRAY, Editor
"Why don't the parents visit the
school?"
Aggie Menerey taught in the pri'
mary department Monday morning
Miss Roy being absent.
Stott Matthews is on the sick list.
Our editor is so in name only.
Nearly all the pupils of the high
school are taking the special course in
photography.
Tena Brown has been absent from
school lately.
Pupils wanted The undersigned
having opened writing school. desire
one hundred pupils to take lessons.
Martin Menerey, L. V. d.
Jas. l. Vincent, Nj. a.
p. S.-Singing lessons given in con-
nection.
Last Friday afternoon the pupils of
the High school had new exercise
Some of the pupils were desired to give
account of some important events OF
last week. The following are some of
Them
James Mcmillan has been elected L.
S. Senator by the Michigan Legislature
in place of Thomas ". Palmer whose
term will expire next March.
The Germans in Samoa have shot
down our flag and burned il against
protest.
The Secretary OF navy has issued
instructions to rear Admiral Kimberly,
commander of the Pacific station. to
proceed in the T. :. steamer, Trenton.
to Samoa for the purpose Of protecting
American interests on that Island.
Lieutenant-GO James Hugh
Mcdonald was killed in "a railroad ac-
cident near Marquette. Saturday Janu-
airy 49,
Representative Barnes, OF Missouri.
died of paralytic stroke on January
oath, at IL o'clock.
Being pressed for time. the answers
to last weeks questions are omitted.
They will appear next week
Questions for next week
What men have served as chief JUS
tice of the L. 5. and when did theI
term of office begin?
Where was the Panama canal begun
How much has been expended on it up
to date? How much of it has been
What member of Congress was neye,
late at roll-call?
What state ranks first in population
and commerce?
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
EDUCATION IN CANADA.


\ few words about the work Of edu-
cation IN Canada, especially its outlook
in Ontario, may be interesting to the
readers of the EXPOSIToR. Of nothing
the educational system of his native or
adopted country. which has few equals
and probably no superior among the
educational systems of the world. The
chief feature, as compared with the
system in operation in most states of
the American Union, is that the course
of study begins in the common schools,
is carried on stage by stage to the high
school and collegiate institutes, which
prepare the student for the Provincial
University. All grades Of schools in
the national system are inspected, regu-
lated and supported by the Government
and form one complete and well-organ-
lied school. The schools are thoroughly
graded, and parents are compelled by
legal enactment to give all children of
school age minimum amount of tu-
ition. All teachers must. in addition
to passing the required examinations,
take course in the Model School, for
at least three months, to obtain the
Third Glass Certificate. and after teach
ing three years may by passing the
higher examination and taking sue
cessful course in the Normal School for
one session, secure a Second Glass Ger
tifcate, and so on to the First Glass.
The High Schools and Collegiate In
stitute manned by University Gradu-
ates, receive only pupils who have pas
sed rigid entrance examination, and
prepare their candidates for matricula-
ton into the University, or for the
Public School Teachers Certificate.
The Provincial University, located at
Toronto, with an annual income Of
about $4,000 has been pressing the
Ontario Government for larger en-
dowment, which it undoubtedly needs.
1t has affiliated with it large number
of Theological Schools in the various
churches located of course in Toronto.
and now Victoria University, of Cobo-
ing is to be removed shortly to the
same place. This college is the proper
ty of the Methodist people. who make
up about Of the population of Ontar-
10, so that with the support of this pow
erful BODY the Ontario Government
will likely feel strong enough TO grant
the additional endowment, so much de-
sired and needed.
BoHEMIAN
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
CANADIAN CORRESPONDENCE.
ST. THOMAS. Jan. 23rd. 1889.

ST. THOMAS. Jan. 23rd. 1889.
To the Editor OF the EXPOSITION.
All things come to those who wait
so runs the old proverb, and SO at last
the beautiful snow has fallen, Kingston
City rejoicing in about Is inches. st.
Thomas in IL and other cities varying
depths. Canadian lumbermen are
grateful and efforts will be made to
make up for the time lost through the
hardness of Jack Frost's hardness.
The city of Brantford is rejoicing
over the liberality of Ignatius Cock
shut. Esq, who has donated $4,000
for the founding of House of Refuge
there.
Chancellor Sims, of Syracuse Univer-
sity has been deiighting the Torontoni-
ans with an able and eloquent lecture
delivered last week III one of the Meth
odist churches on "Tolstoi the Demi-
prophet of the East"
The Ontario branch of the Domin-
ion Alliance for the suppression of the
liquor traffic began its annual session
in Toronto yesterday and will conclude
its labors tonight President How
land delivered stirring address and
reused the enthusiasm of the delegates
to a high pitch. He advocated the
passing and enforcement of the Scott
Act, wherever practicable, and that the
Dominion Parliament be urged to pass
at once prohibitory law to come into
force throughout the entire country as
soon us adopted by a vote of the whole
people-said vote to be taken at some
time other than the holding of politi-
cal election. For they will vote with
their party"-said he, they can't help
help it, Hod bless them" Committees
were appointed on Legislature, Politi-
cal Action. scott Act work, law en-
sc.
The Rev. Chas. Morrow, president of
the lIalton Co. Alliance is authority
for the statement that the convictions
for assault, DRINKS, drunk and disor-
derby and drunk and disturbing the
peace, for the quarter just ended in the
County Of lIalton (since the repeal of
The Scott Act were 80, whereas the to-
al number Of convictions under local
for 10 quarters were only
- in all.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-01-31
CARRIE {. TOL ME-
" USIC INSTR UITUJ,

Scholars taught AZ reasonable rties sitder on
organ or piano For further particulars call
and see me, upstairs IN the Durls block, Brock
way Centre. IS
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
A G Revenge.

1t happened in a Dearborn street
tonsoial palace. A young man was
in one of the chairs, having his hair
cut. 1t was Saturday, and well he
knew that he had no business having
his hair cut on such a busy day, but
there he was. While the finishing
touches were being put on a fat man
came in, peeled of his coat and asked
for a fan. The fat man was nervous.
He was waiting for the barber who
was cutting the young mans hair. He
made ready to take the chair when the
young man pumped his head down
and ordered n plain shave. This
made the nervous fat man hotter than
ever. After the Shave he made another
start for the chair, when the young
man Strengthened up and called for
two pin curls for his mustache. The
nervous fat man fairly oozed sup
pressed profanity, and famed himself
the harder. Finally the young man
vacated the chair, and the nervous fat
man glared at him as he took his place.
This was so uncalled for that the
young man wanted to get evef in
some way for the implied insult, so he
said TO the barber: Your next door
neighbor says he wouldn't be shaved
in here" 'And why not2" asked the
barber, rs he poised his keen edged
razor above the face of the nervous fat
man, who was fully lathcred by this
time. We'll, he says your shop is 50
narrow that when he is getting shaved
he is in mortal terror that some one
will jostle you and make you cut his
throat" II was a mean revenge. All
of the color forsook the nervous fat
mans face, and TO him his shave lasted
two good hours. He had never
thought Of the danger of having his
throat cut in q narrow barber shop
Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
Runaway Husbands

Perhaps one of the saddest effects of
the late war which yet remain is the
great number of people who are still
missing from their former homes and
their old friends and relatives. For
instance, ! had an uncle who came
home shortly after Appomattox. He
arrived about 3 o'clock one afternoon
at his home in Kentucky, dismounted
and kissed his wife fondly, walked
about the place for an hour with her,
scarcely speaking and very moody.
Then mounting, remarked: Mary,
Tn going of for a little while; be good
to yourself ard the baby until | come
back and he has never been seen by a
relative since. We have indirectly
heard Of him number of times, but on
going TO the point where he had been
seen he had invariably, just left. We
traced him TO a point in Dakota,
finally, where he had established quite
a large sheep ranch, but a week be-
fore his nephew got there uncle had
sold at a great sacrifice and left.
Southerners can relate hundreds Of
such cases from personal knowl-
edge. There are secluded regions in
the Ozark country which are inhabited
only by these broken hearted men, now
hermits, self isolated from soci-
ETY. and their relatives. Their fast
nesses seclude many a husband Of a
supposed widow, or father of children
who have mourned him as dead for
more than a quarter century.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
Cutting q Lions Claws.

AT the Clifton geological gardens a
lion in the collection had for some
time been tortured by a claw growing
into the flesh of its left fore paw, but
owing to the uncertain temper of the
king Of beasts il was not considered
prudent for any one to try and relieve
him. The only way open 10 the keep
ers of the manned lion was TO place Il
in such a position that il could not
turn round and then 10 seize a happy
moment for the extraction Of the claw.
THIS was done by inducing il 10 leave
first one cage and then another until
1t was confined in one 30 small that IL
could not spring either TO the right or
to the left. Then, while its injured
paw was protruded through the bars,
the claw ,vPs promptly whipped out
Of the flel ! into which II had grown
more than half an nch.-Philadelphia
Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
Emphatic.

Literature is full of poetic declara-
tons of love, but sometimes the ring of
truest feeling is to be found rather in
real life. Jennie and Jim are twins,
and inseparable companions. They
walk TO and from school together, and
they play together, pore over the same
lessons at night. Both rejoice in this
close companionship, and neither
dreams Of forsaking it for newer ties.
Come, Jim, come along with u.s."
called one of the boys, as they issued
from school on a snowy afternoon.
Don't hang round there waiting for
Jennie, She can take care of herself"
Perhaps she can" said Jim, stout
ly, ''but she shan't as long as I've got
an umbrella and she hasn't"
Then leave it for her and come
along with us. I'd be ashamed TO 90
round with a girl under an umbrellal'
"rsay, jim, said another, ''Ishould
think you'd get awfully tired of that
sister Of yoursl"
Jim had been growing more and
more crimson. He seemed 10 consider
whether he should resort TO words or
blows.
Il tell you what, fellows" he burst
forth, at length, I'm not tired of her,
and / shouldn't be if the days were
twice as long, and there were two of
her instead of onel"
Surely, no declaration could have
been more effective. Youths Com.
panion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
INC Ixperanes o. Ru.lan rollo..

From an article by George Kennan
in the April Century we quote the fol-
lowing, I'VE heard many funny sto-
ries from the political exiles in Siberia
with regard to the ignorance shown
and the mistakes made by the rural
police in dealing with supposed revo-
lutionists. Four or five years ago,
Just after the assassination Of the gen.
darme officer Sudeikin (Soo-day-i-kin)
by the terrorist Degaief Deegy-yetD,
photographs OF Degaief were sent to
every police office in the empire. On
the back was printed an offer Of 10000
rubles' reward for the capture OF the
assassin, and on the face were printed
six photographs of Degaief, showing
how he looked in a cap and without O
cap; with a full beard and without full
beard, and with a mustache and with.
out a mustache. 4 hard drinking and
ignorant police officer in a village OF
western Siberia, into whose hands a
copy of this card fell, arrested four
unlucky wayfarers who happened to
look more or less like the photographs
of Degaief, and committed them TO
Jail; then he went about the village
and to the dram shop in a half tpsy
condition, boasting that he had cap
tured four Of those accused Degaiefs,
and was going TO hold them until he
could find the other two, SO that he
could turn the six together over TO the
higher authorities. He had no doubt
that he would get not only the 10, 600
rubles' reward, but a ross of honor.
Another police officer, equally ig-
norant, arrested a scientific man, a
member Of the Imperial Geographical
society, who had gone into the coun-
try TO pursue his favorite study of or
anthology. The unfortunate naturalist
was accustomed TO note down every
day the names Of the birds of which
he had secured specimens, and the sa-
gacious police officer, in looking yer
his prisoners diary, found on almost
every page such entries as june 13-
Killed a fine crown sllipe this after
noon; or June 17-Shot a silvia hor-
tensis today Regarding these entries
as unmistakable records in cipher Of
nihilistic murders, the officer sent the
captured ornithologist under strong
guard to the chief Of police of the dis
trict, with the note book as document
airy proof that the prisoner was one of
the most desperate and bloodthirsty Of
the terrorist assassins; the entry with
regard to crown snipe' he said was
plainly a reference TO the most august
family of the Gossudar."
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
Stamps from the Slot.

"An ingenious machine was exhibit
ed 10 Postmaster General Dickinson
shortly before be retired from office,
and il il should strike his successor as
favorably as it did him may be in gen
eral use before long" remarked an Off
cial Of the Baltimore postofflce. 1T is
al adaptation Of the put-a-nickel-in-
the-slot machine TO the sale of postage
stamps. A sheet of stamps is cut into
slips the width Of two stamps, and
these slips are wound around a cylin-
der inside the machine. A nickel is
placed In tho slot, which drops down,
starts an electric current, which causes
the stamp cylinder TO revolve, the slip
Of stamps glides along and passes un-
der a row of needles, which drops
down and cuts off two stamps.
1.-THE owner Of the nickel waits a few
seconds after his money disappears
and then shoves down q metallic but
ton, and two stamps make their appear
ance at an aperture in the lower part
Of the machine. Il is proposed by the
inventors 10 place these machines in
stores and prominent places about a
city. If the department approves the
plan they will adopt the machine 30
that two pennies or a ten cent piece
can be used with the result that
one two cent stamp or five stamps can
be obtained. In case a spurious coin
is used a magnet in the interior detects
the fraud and throws il To one side.n-
Baltimore News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
Photographlnc STAR.

When we place in the focus of the
telescope a highly sensitive photo
graphic plate, the vibrations Of the
nays of light throw themselves aSsidu-
ously on the plate and steadily apply
10 the task Of shaking asunder the
molecules of silver salts in the gela-
tine film. Just as the waves of ocean
by necessarily beating against a shore
viii gradually wear away the might
lest cliffs of the toughest rock, so the
innumerable millions of waves Of
light p~ersistently impinging upon a
single point Of the plate will at length
effect the necessary decomposition and
% engrave the image of the star. 1t
will be obvious hat this process will
be the more complete the longer the
exposure which is permitted, and thus
we see one of the reasons why pho
Biography forms such en- admirable
method for depicting the stars. We
can give exposers Of many minutes,
or OF one, two, three. or even four
hours; and al the time the effect is
being gradually accumulated. Hence
it is that a star which is altogether too
feeble to produce an impression upon
the most acute eye fortified by a tele-
scope of the utmost power, may yet be
competent when a sufficient expos
ue has been allowed, to leave its re-
cord on the plate. Thus il is that pho
tographs Of the heavens disclose to US
the existence of myriads of stars which
could never have been detected except
for this cumulative method Of obser-
vstion that photography is competent
TO give.-MacMillan's Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
u of business,

II has often been said that the in
luxurious newsboy, though shoeless
and poorly clad, has in him the max
ing Of the successful business
man An incident which occurred
on La Sale street the other
night was a potent argument in
fnvor of this assertion. Near the cor
uer of Washington street big bully
picked a quarrel with asmall but wiry
newsboy. The latter was not looking
for a fight but he responded nobly TO
the call and was Furnishing the big fell.
low severely, greatly TO the delight of
o crowd OF his friends who would
have gladly rushed to his assistance
hnd he appeared TO be getting any the
worst CT it, when up ratified the pa
tDl wagon. OF course the officers
took the wrong man, and the valiant
gzmin was hustled into the wagon in
short order. Then ii was that his
business instinct asserted itself. AS
tho wagon started of he singled his
partner" out in the crowd of boys
and yelled instructions TO him as to
tho proper care Of his route the next
morning. His faithful associate ran
along with the wagon for a block or
two, making a mental note of the
-reg'lar customers referred TO by his
unfortunate friend, and the instruc-
tons given were carried out TO the let
tr. A newsboy who thinks so much
Of his business and his newspaper
route in the face OF such a misfortune
a q ride in the patrol wagon is bound
10 make his mark in the world sooner
or later. Chicago Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
Under the Snow.

Every one knows that Mrs. Stoves
Dinah had occasionly a ''clarin' up
time" when all her possessions were
brought forth from their deepest re-
ceptacles, put sedulously in order, and
kept so for a brief interval. Dinah,
however, was not very wise; she had
not learned, like q certain other ''shif'-
less" person, to let nature do her
cleaning for her.
There is a family in q thrifty New
England town, which respects law,
but has NJ regard for order. During
at least half the year, not only their
house, but the yard is Uttered with
objects worthless and out Of place,
but with the first snow. comes a
''clarin' up time"
~ do feel so pleased 10 see the snow
come down." said Mrs. Slattern, one
winter morning, as she stood at her
door, tossing tin cans, bottles, old
boots and other rubbish into the door
yard. IF 'twasn't for having il q few
months in the year, ! don't know as /
should ever feel cleared up"
"What difference does the snow
maker" inquired the neighbor ad-
dressed.
why, you see," explained Mrs.
Slattern, 80 many useless things col.
lect in the house, that / don't know
what to do with 'em all, so | just toss
'em out doors, and the snow covers
'em up as nice as you please"
But they are there IN the spring."
IN, Of course, and a terrible eye
soH they are, but then, 'tisn't long be-
fore the snow Gomez again and hides
em.-Youth's Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
A Use for ..rra.h, Novels"

"People may say what they like
about trashy novels" said a nervous
little bright eyed woman the other
day, ''but ! must say they are better
than medicine for me at times. am,
as plenty OF other women are, a natur-
al worrier; that is, l am given TO Dor.
rowing trouble and looking ahead
with apprehension of disaster TO come.
! should have been born a man, |
sometimes think, and tusseled with
the world myself; but sitting at home
as / do, the mother of a family, and
having TO wait and watch my hus-
band try 10 lay up something for our
old age in his own way, l easily fall
into the habit of useless worrying
about the future, which tends 70
stimulate regret for the past, and
often, l am sure, makes the present
unnecessarily unpleasant for those
around me. When | used TO fall into
such a mood a spirit of restless energy
would take possession of me and !
would work away at my household
duties far beyond what my strength
warranted. My weary body would
then react on my worried brain, and
the result would be q total collapse
from which it took time and nursing
TO recover. But ] found a remedy at
last in silly novels. When | feel a
worrying mood coming upon me now,
/ fall into reading them. They keep
me from thinking, they soothe me
into unexpected maps, they require no
mental effort for their comprehension,
they stir no strong emotion within
me; in fact, a short our of them
induces a sweet torpor of the brain,
which, while no doubt not TO be de-
sired in the young, or in any one as a
permanent feature, has often proved
Of incalculable benefit TO me, and a
great comfort to my amily New
York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-01
WINGED FEET.

usnvfly tample seeds Of war,
which shake the earth with their tread;
1fnuhaling ho<ts are heard afar
And M the nations with dread;
- through the din are. soft and fieet
uufsc,cszly moving winged feet
nzGhlsxly crowds surge to and fro
with conflict, tumulf and strife;
Merrily others come and 60
In all the reyels OF life;
But here and there we chance 70 meet
Noaseiessly moving winged feet
They may not be In stately ball
With gilded trappings around;
Nor yet In mansions great and tall
Where wealth and comforts abound;
More Oft we find In lane and street
Nolselessly moving winged feet
Quiet as m the morning light
Which brings the beautiful day;
Softly as falls the shades OF night
Our cares TO Danish away;
So come sometimes 20 lone retreat
Noisclessly moving winged feet
Lightly they climb the garnet stair
Enter the cottager's door.
Bringing relief against despair.
Enriching homes OF the poor.
Welcome these give, with joy replete;
Eoiselessly moving winged feet
Charity maketh no display;
No sound OF trumpet Ii brings;
Light are It's tasks DO what they may,
Burdens 70 IL are as wings;
Heaven and earth conspire to greet
Noiselessly moving winged feet
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