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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28
SHE WASHED THE STEPS.
Tho Heiress of Millions is sNot Afraid OF
Labor.

Florence Blythe. besides being q
damsel of exceedingly noveiideas. bids
fair to become, like Beautiful Bertha,
"a model for housewives.
Saturday afternoon she paid a visit
to her mother, Mrs. Julia Ashcroft. who
resides in very modest fiat at No.
937 Guerrero street. But Florence was
not of the opinion that it was incum-
bent upon her to fold her hands and
sit idle while her mother was busy. so
the little heiress took n pan of soap
suds and a rag such as an ordinary girl
who is not an heiress to millions would
use. and proceeded to scrub the back
steps.
A representative of the Examiner,
who happened to be in the house next
door. recognized her, and thinking it
rather strange that ''maid so rich''
should stoop to wash steps, accosted
her.
Beg pardon" said the reporter,
'but isn't washing the back stairs
rather an unusual proceeding for a
girl who is negotiating for the purchase
of such a mansion as Miramontep"
She blushed slightly, then sat down
and laughed heartily.
"Well, yes" she answered, per
haps it is rather unusual. Indeed,
think it is little too rare. at least
among girls who haven't quite a mill
lion. 1t seems to me that if a good
many girls would do just rs / am they
would be good deal better in health,
and it wouldn't hurt them Il bit. either"
Then you believe in homework"
the reporter asked.
Indeed | do. / believe that every
woman, De her income $40 month or
$4,000. ought 10 learn and practice
all the household arts. Why, it ought
to be one of the chief aims of an Ameri-
can girls education to make a true
housewife out of herself; don't you
think SOP"
The reporter expressed no opinion
as to this subject, but asked in reply:
DO you intend washing the stairs at
Miramontc, Miss Blythe?"
Il do if they need it, and / haven't
anything better to do ut the time. This
idea that hot suds and rag are be-
meath girl because she happens to be
a little wealthier than her working
sister does not suit me mt ALL"
But are you not afraid it will make
your hands rough?"
Not bit OF it," she answered stnr-
Oily, land if it does it will be an honor
able roughness. l would much rather
my hands were turkey-red from re-
spectacle toll than lily-whte from idle
ness.'-San francisco Examiner.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28
Thought He Was Paralyzed.

The following incident is related of
q Brooklyn Clergyman. who is now the
President of a college In another State:
He was Il jolly good fellow when he
lived in Il boarding-house here. and in
his of hours was accustomed to join in
with the other good fellows of the
house at a friendly game of whist or "a
smoke. One evening when he was out
at service. two OF the ways of the estab-
lishment remembered that it was his
iuvariable habit upon returning home
to dotf his roundabout vest aud clerical
coat. put on an old smoking jacket and
cncase his feet in u pair of morocco
slippers. which latter always occupied
the same position on his bedroom floor
preparatory to his coming. Accord
ingly, they firmly nailed these slip
pers to the floor, aud awaited results
ia the next room. Presently the
dominic returned. They heard him
moving ABOUT; they heard the thud of
his shoes as they were taken and
thrown down. and then all was silence.
They peeked cautiously in. and there
beheld the young clergyman standing
in his slippers, his face rs white AS a
sheet. and look of horror upon it, his
eyes staring straight ahead. The sight
was too much for them. but they man
aged to suppress their laughter. and ask
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28
A Poverty.stricken Millionaire I

This seems paradox, but it is ex-
planned by one Of New YOrk's richest
men. "I don't count my wealth In
dollars" he said. "What are all my
possessions to me, since 1 am victim
of consumption +? My doctor tells me
that l have but few months to live,
for the disease is incurable. am poor
er than that beggar yonder." But"
interrupted the friend to whom he spoke,
consumption can be cured. If taken
in time, DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will eradicate every vestige
of the disease from your system" "rll
try it," said the millionaire, and he did;
and to-day there is not q healthier,
happier man to be found anywhere.
The discovery" strikes at the seat OF
the complaint. Consumption is a dis
ease of the blood-is nothing more nor
less than lung scrofula - and it must
and does yield to this wonderful remedy.
"Golden Medical Discovery" is not
only an acknowledged remedy for that
terribly fatal malady, when taken In
time and given fair trial, but also for
all forms of Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp
Diseases, as White Swellings, Fever
sores, Hip-jo Disease, Salt rheVn,
letter, Eczema, Boils, Carbuncles, Fry
sipelas and kindred ailments.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28
Costly Dinner for n Colt.

A costly dinner was that which n
Connecticut farmer furnished colt the
other day. While moving the farmer
hung his vest on Il fence. In the vest
was II gold watch and chain and several
hundred dollars in money. At dinner
time Inc went to- get his vest. but it was
gone. In the next lot was handsome
colt. and he noticed Il quocr-looking OBJ
ject in the colts mouth. Going nearer
he found that the animal was quietly
masticating $50 greenback. He
snatched it away and began vigor-
Gus search. Scattered about in various
places he found about half of the
money, mixed up with dirt and torn
aud trodden into the turf by the colts
hoofs. Further search disclosed some
thing shining in n small heap. 1t was
the end of his chain. and pulling it out
he found his watch under three inches
of loose dirt. Beyond being slightly
scratched anil denied it had sustained
no injury. He found portions of his
vest, also, but not enough to pay for
repairs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28
Sundering the Tie on the Spot.

CITY Justices of the Peace have
plenty of opportunity to study human
nature, particularly colored human ma
turc.
a colorcd couple walked into Justice
Shettall's office and in one breath both
asked the Justice for divorce. They
were evidently man and wife. but were
anxious to break the tie which bound
them. The Justice let the couple tell
their story out of curiosity. 1t was q
tale of conjugal infelicity and mutual
dissatisfaction.
The man got in his story first. He
said. You see. Judge, meet dis wo-
man in Beaufort and l marry her.
OATS six years ago. We lib tergedder
one year and den we separate. We
stay parted two years, and den we
cone t0gedder again. We lib terged-
der awhile and den we part again. We
no gree on muffin. | get me anuder
women, she get her anuder man.
Bimeby came to Savannah and l find
her here and we get tcrgedder again.
| try to lib wild dat woman. work
and sport her. Last night work
hard all night and l come home early
dis mornin'. When l open de door l
see long yaller-ooking Niger dere.
| say to my wife. say, Woman. what
dis mean?' Bout dat time dat Niger
Jump out and go troo de window aud
carry dc sash wild him. 'quire of my
wife what dat all mean. She say. He
my brudder just come from Charleston
last night 1 know dat's lie aud we
hab some jars. We gree to come up
and get you to 'vorce us. faint no
Use irwin to lib togcdder It's just de
same old wranglc all de time"
dat niger is II liar, Judge" spoke
UP the womau He can't tell de truf,
nohow, ami want to be 'vorced from
him."
Justice Shcftall explained that lie
was not allowed by law to divorce
couples. but seeing that they were
agreed together that they newer could
agree. he told them 20 20 to II lawyer
and put the case ia his hands.
The last seen OF the couple they were
going down Bryan street, Marriage
was certainly failure in their CASE
SuctRnah (Ga.) Ne,cs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28

The official board of Grace church. Jcr-
sey City Nights, has notified Mrs. Joseph
Autenreith that her two daughters disturb
the congregation during service by chew.
ing gum and snackinq their lips Faction
al troubles are said ~ pc the basis Of the
complaint
A Maine girl. finding itYinconvenlcnt u
carry chewing gum with her, established
stations in various parts OF the town,
where she sticks her guilds. Ono Is in q
dry goods store, ono in tho church choir,
one In her own dining-room, one at u
school, and so on.
Great disappointment is expressed In
navy circles at the remarkable loss OF
speed exhibited by our ocean cruisers.
The Baltimore averaged only seven knots
an hour on her visit to Sweden. and on q
run from Hawaii TO the Pacific coast tho
Charleston barely male eight knots.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28
"THE DUCHESS"
CHAPTER III.
us she not passing faira.


He has scarcely time to wonder at that
before face follows i'll Such facet And
then there is a swift pressure of the hands
on the stone wall, and with movement
full OF youth and strength and grace q
slight figure springs into the sunlight and
runs eagerly up and down the top of the
wall, as II in nervous haste and anxious to
md some easy spot from which to Jump to
Mother Earth beneath.
A slender, childish figure, gowned in a
simple cotton frock that beyond all ques-
tion has seen the washtub many time and
oft; but yet gown that is fresh and crisp,
and can not, in spite of the eccentricities of
the village dress maker, altogether hide the
grace Of the form it covers. Just as little
can the rough country made shoes conceal
the beauty Of the small, highly arched.
patrician foot it holds
Were ever eyes so clear, so gray, SO deep!
With what delicate touch the purple
shadows those alluring supplements to all
true Irish eyes, lie beneath them. How long
the curling lashes grow The ripping
chestnut hair, showing beneath the huge
poke bonnet, hardly hides the wide low,
capable brow, or the pretty cheeks flushed
like the wild rose. But above and beyond
all, the exquisite sweetness of her mouth
reigns queen; so riante tender, loving, all
In one; so arch, too, and so soft, and red az
roses in fair June.
All this picture is caught, as it were, in q.
breath; the breathing time it has taken to
decide on where she shall jump. Now shs
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28
he had second to edge in a word, +,

ne had a second to edge In q word, e.
squire being attacked with a fit of sneezing.
ave have rather high opinion Of the
County Cork people where l live. There
ars all a steady going lot, eh? Paying Their
rents aud thatf''
''Rents, indeedp' says the squire with an
indignant snort ''Why, what do you taks
'em for2 Rents is it? Faith, they would
not pay their priest, it's my belief, IL they
weren't afraid of having TO die without
him, which would mean purgatory with a
vengeance for quite an endless number OF
centuries. Ell? Is that you, Noddlekins!"
as the Duchess stops out from the window
on to the lawn, and standing behind his
chair leans on the back of it, ''Norah will
tell you about them"
''They are very poor" says Norah with
q sigh.
'Never mind that" says the squire has
tily, as il afraid of being softened. 'What
Pm telling your cousin now is that they have
no sense of honesty. To pay their just
dues is the last thing that would ever
occur to them. Honesty! Why, they've
forgotten how TO spell the word They've
sponged il out of their dictionaries! Look
at me. Not a penny have got this Gale!
OF all the da--h NH 'm-Norah. my
soul, go and get me my other pipe; this
won't draw. You'll find it in-er-if you
look for it,
Norah, with TN irrepressible little glance
at her cousin, retires discreetly.
81 hate swearing before a girl, though
it's great relief at times, " says the squire
mildly, especially when one gets on the
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28

in a tone OF amazement what,the mat.
ter was. Matter he gasped- .....there
is matter enough boys, I'm parafyzed
and can't move hand or foot. For
mercy's sake help me-" The man did
actually. such is the force Of imagina-
ton, believe he was paralyzed for a
moment or two, but he finally set 'em
up in manner appropriate to his
calling by buying cigars for the crowd.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-11-28
CHAPTER ".
ais merry W. the day is long"

Il is several days later. They have
Iunchcd, and are now sitting out on the bit
of lawn that overlooks the garden, placidly
smoking. That is, the two men are; Norah,
or the Duchess, is absent, on hospitable
thoughts intent, no doubt.
The squire has taken up his parable
again, and is inveighing against ireland
and the Irish in brisk and unmeasured Ian
guage. "Wcre there ever such pcoplei
Were there ever such scoundrels' Were
there ever such fools, Led like sheep to the
whereforel Seduced from their allegiance
by a set of demagogues who used them to
fll their own purses, andl-didn't care after
ward whether they sank or swami"
"But they are pretty quiet around here
aren't theyi" asks Fouls presently, whe
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-03-29

Carson people will find it to
their advantage to call 1T the new
market. All orders promptly de-
livered. milf
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-03-29

In the Matter of A. s. Bryant) Notice from
an Court
Insolvent Debtor. to Creditors
Pursuant to an order of the Honorable
T. Il. Wells, Judge of the said Distriss
Court, notice is hereby given to all the
creditors of the said Insolvent, A. S. Bry
ant to be and appear before the Honorable
Judge Rising, Judge of said Court, in open
Court, at the Court room, of said Court IN
Carson City. Ormsby County, Nevada, On
the s1st day of March, 1870 at 10 O'Clock D.
N. Of that day then and there to shs~
cause. ii any they can, why the pray ~
said insolvent should not be granted A.
an assignment Of his estate be made ems
he be discharged fren his debts ana N
bikties In pursuance Of the statate. -
such esse made and provided. aad In ~
aea0tine all preceediaO sg,dast ssie -
solvent Be 8AVed.
witness ~ hAnd aad -
GAL, sod sfsaid Cssrt his ~
DAY Il Eel. A. D.. l03
Ia. ny Seats. Clerk. -
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-03-29
THE WEST WILL NOT HAVE 1T.
So long as the councils Of Il

30 long as the COUNCILS OF Int
Republican League spend then
time in praising the present man.
= ,ement of the Treasury Depart
ment, and vote down amendments
calling for the restoration of silver
to its ancient place, they will have
to depend upon the country east
OF the Mississippi for sympathy
and support. In this region there
has been nothing bone by Mr.
Window which has revealed that
he knows there is any country
west of Omaha, except when he
has had a chance to give and in
dustry out this way a black eye.
and he has never omitted taking
advantage of such an opportunity.
And as things are just now drift
ing, the party will hear something
drop when they call the sovereigns
together again to nominate
President. The west has held
its peace for the last time, and
at the next meeting of a Repub-
hcan National Convention when
roll of States shall be called there
will be eight States at least that
willpresent a solid front against any
man who clings to the frauds that
have cost this country so much.
BY stroke of the pen Mr.. Win
dom might, last summer, have
done something which would by
this time have been worth million
to the West. 1t would have been
carrying out the intention of the
law; it was his plain duty to have
done it; every subordinate in his
office whose attention was called
to the matter declared that there
was nothing else to do, but Win
dom would not do it and gave an
incincere reason for his refusal
The men of the West are keeping
the fact in mind, and they do not |
look with a vast amount of |
patience upon the meeting of Re-
publicans to pass resolutions of
confidence in such a secretary.
They will be heard from in due
time, because they believe that
while it Is not possible for them
to nominate anyone for President,
they do believe that by a concerted
effort they can defeat anyone who
Is particularly offensive to them.-
Salt Lake Tribune.
The above takes exactly the
position advocated months ago by
the APPEAL. 1t Is the MY cam
paign note that the Tep Iblican
party east of the Rookie v i'll ever
listen to. We must have cgisla-
ton favorable to silver revolt
openly in 1892.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-03-29
DISGUSTING WHiTEcAPisM.

The most disgusting of all the
the White Cap outrages comes
from New Jersey.
A wealthy resident of Westfield
had in his employ a trusted clerk
named Brady, who was very much
beloved by the Seybold family.
While Seybold was in New York
on business, Brady was taken sick
at Seybold's house, and Mrs. Sey-
bold nursed him back to good
health. After that she frequently
drove him out to give him fresh
air and sunshine.
A band Of moralists in the city
decided that something was wrong
and that Brady was too intimate
With Mrs. Seybold. They accord
ingly masked themselves and
raided the house, but were met by
Miss Seybold, girl Of eighteen,
who faced the cowardly mob with
. Winchester, and vowed she
would shoot the first one who
crossed the threshold. The mob
retreated.
Seybold reached home about
that time, and having every conf
dence In both his wife and Brady,
insisted that the latter should re-
main in his house all Summer if
he wanted to.
Seybold's next step was to lodge
complaints against fifteen of the
White Caps ring leaders, and he
will spend helf his fortune to land
the scoundrels in the penitentiary.
The only way to deal with these
filthy-minded, self-constituted reg
uiators of other peoples morals,
Il to blow their heads of with a
shotgun whenever they invade
private premises. Their own rec
ords are so rotten that they never
assemble without masks, and a
review of their lives would come
within the law governing obscene
literature, II sent through the
nails.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-03-29

distractions given On Piano, aud
planes "a organs tunea. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Terms reason aple. Send
orders through Pesto Zee. Carson.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-03-29
CAPITOL MARKET,
Opposite the state Capitol. Car
son Street.

J. B. BOYD has fitted up and
opened IN attractive meat market
in the brick building next south of
Fox,s store and proposes to
keep the very best
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

Golden Eagle, concluded Its session at F-ndlay
yesterday. It will meet next year OF Hamilton
A. b. H. Alexander, of Springfield, was elected
Grand Commander. The next annual session
of the Supreme Castle will be hold at spring
field May 26 1891 1t will be the first session
ever held west of the Ohio. and the nrsf
supreme body that ever met in Springfield.
The members of Hall OF Goodwill Council:
Chosen Friends had an interesting musical ana
literary entertainment at Mendeps Hall, Ale
gheny Friday evening. g. James ana e.
Rousman delivered addresses and the artistes
OF the evening were: Misses Reddick, kodgers
Rigdon. E. Miller. Hortense Panlin, Bella Gil-
bert and Mr.. F. Kenaif. Each performer was
warmly applauded. The closing address was
made by V. E. Paulin.
Among the prominent Golden Eagles who at
tended last weeks session of the Grand Lodge
Of the Knights of Pythias. at Reading, were
Past Grand Chancellors John w. Beebe,
Thomas j. Sample. Austin Long and John h;
Carr; Thomas Perry, Grand Chancellor Samuel
Hi.liard. Grand Keeper of Records and Seal.
George Hawkes., Grand Keeper of Exchequer
Julius Mountney, Grand Prelate George w.
Buckman, and Grand Outer Guard William ID.
Rudolph.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

The reunion last Monday was the largest Of
of the season.
Hon. Judge J. F. Connolly, of Scranton, will
represent Branch A at the convention.
Last Saturday Branch 90 was instituted at
Washington, Pa, by Deputy ]. W. Sullivan.
Twelve thousand five hundred people by &C
tual count were at the reunion at Rock Point
A meeting of the Reception Committee will
be held next Thursday evening at the Seventh
Avenue Hotel
Supervising Medical Examiner NJ c. Duni-
gan, N. D.. Of Erie, will be at the convention.
He will be the guest of the local examiners.
An invitation has been mailed to all the men,
bers in this vicinity TO take part in the parade
on the Tuesday morning of the convention.
The details of the arrangements for the COM
ing convention to be held in Pittsburg have
been completed. The delegates will assemble
Tuesday, September 9. They will be escorted
from the hotel to the cathedral by the members
of the association in this locality The Knights
of st. John Will act as guard of honor. The
grand marshal. Thomas Z. Gray of Hawley
will have command. He will be assisted by E.
s. Geary and Adam Paf. After mass at the
cathedral the delegates will repair to Union
Veteran Legion Hall on Sixth avenue where
the convention will be opened. A public meet
ing will be held on Wednesday evening at Car.
negie Hall, Allegheny. On Thursday evening
banquet will be given at the Seventh Avenue
Hotel. Tickets for the banquet can be OBJ
tanned from the local delegates. On Friday
the delegates will be shown tine places of inter-
est In the two cities and the Exposition on Fri
day evening. On Saturday the large manufact-
ories will be visited.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
General Lodge Notes.

The members of Williamsburg Lodge No 3s4
Knights OF Pythias, held a banquet at their
meeting place in RalstOn's Hail on Wood
street, last Thursday evening. The members
and their wives were the only guests.
The donations from the Castles and Com
manderies of tie Knights of the Golden Eaple
20 defray the expense of the Celebration. on
October L Of the 18th anniversary of tbe intro
duction Of the Order into Pennsylvania agcre-
gate 1897.
J. < Moorhead Conclave, L O. H., came TO
the front again during the celebration last
Thursday. Brother Lppert, the hnaucier Of
this cOnclave, besides being on several COM
mittees, managed 10 get in some good work in
the way OF applicants He received for his re-
ward Tour hlled out and several promised.
There were fully 1000 people At Silver Lake
Grove, Thursday. aud the occasion was
grand success Miss Anguste Guenther, the
17-year-old daughter OF Prof William Gucn-
ther. played the dute so well that the rule
agains encores was broken over for once and
she was recalled. The young lady responded on
she ptccolo much 10 the delight Of the immense
audience
Ths Grand CASTLE Of Ohio. knights Of the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
New Patents.

Higdon & Higdon, patent attorneys, 127
Fourth avenue, Pittsburg. and LIE Droit
building, Washington, d. c., report the
following just granted: S. S. Babbitt and
A. Randolph, governor for steam engines;
c. B. Cowan, car coupling; Michael DAILY,
ssndpipe for locomotives; Harry Etheridge,
autographic telegraph; Louis Freas, fence;
o. f. Grant, burner for natural gas; j.
HemphilI and j. Fawell, hydraulic crane;
Edw. Kaylor, car coupling; William
Mcclure, game apparatus; c. o. Muehl-
berg, insulator; o. 81. Thompson and j. E.
KIND, sandbox; f. 81. Van Houten. wood
working machine; H. H. Westinghouse,
carbrake; Mckee & Bros, lamp chimneys,
all of Pittsburg and Allegheny.