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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-09-26
ITO Do Continued
CromwelI's Famous speech.

The speech with which Oliver Crom-
well turned Parliament out of doors in
1913 has come TO light through the re-
searches of DR.. Wolfgang Michael. and
there is strong evidence that it is
authentic. 1t was this: lit ia high
time for me to put an end TO your sit
ting in this place, which We have dIs-
honored by your contempt Of all virtue
and defled by your practice of every
vice. Ye are factious crew. and
enemies to all good government. Ye
are Il pack OF mcrcenary wretches, and
wauld-lIke Esau-sell your country
for a mess of pottage, and-liko Judas
--hetray your God for few pieces of
mooney. Is there a single virtue now
remaining among you? Is there one
vice We do not possess? Ye have no
more religion than my horse. Gold is
Your God. Which OF you have not
bartered away your consciences for
bribesP Is there mau among YOU
that hath the least care for the good of
the commonwealth? Ye sordid pros
titutesi have ye not tleiiled this sacred
place. and turned the Lords temple
into den of thievesp BY your inn
moral principles and wicked practices
ye arc grown intolerably odious TO the
whole nation. You. who were deputcd
here by the people 10 get their griev-
ances rcdressed. are yourselves become
their greatest grievance. Your coun-
try. therefore. calls upon me TO cleanse
this Augean stable by putting n final
period to your ubiquitous proceeding In
this house. and which. by Gods help
and the strength he hath given me, ]
ann now come to do. command you.
therefore. upon peril of your lives. to
depart Immediately out of this place.
Go! Get you out! Make hastei Ye
yenal slaves begonel Sohl Take away
that shining baubc there. and lock up
the door,"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-09-26

Church lotteries may be wrong. but
the choristcr gets his money By asants.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11
Unjust imprisonment.

Nine years of unjust imprisonment have
been endured by an innocent man in Ger
many. An application has been made to
the German consul in New York for his as
sistance in righting cruel wrong. Three
citizens of Syracuse, N. Y, have placed in
his hands affidavits of death bed comics
sion, which has been. made by deceased
acquaintance. They state that in 1885
young German came to this country. mar
ried. and settled down in Syracuse. He
was always gloomy and depressed. and
finally became i'll with sickness which his
physicians declared to have mental rather
than a physical cause. He grew worse.
and though the best medical treatment was
afforded him, 1t became clear that he could
not recover. Then he unburdened his
mind. He said that before coming to Amer
lea he had murdered his step brother in
order to get possession of his property; that
after his flight an innocent man had been
arrested. tried for the crime. convicted and
sentenced to imprisonment for life. Almost
Immediately after making the confession,
he died. Though every man would say
that the guilty mans duty was to 60 back
and pay the penalty of his crime, every one
must realize that such course required
great moral courage and the temptation to
let the innocent man 60 on suffering was
strong one to callOus mind. Yet how
difficult it is to induce men who are under
the sentence of eternal death to take ad
vantage of the voluntary sacrifice of the
Son of God who died in their place that
they might be saved!-The Christian Herald
and Signs of Our Times.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11

concerns. and prevents his being moved
with either the joys or the sorrows of an
other. This inhuman temper. however
common. seems not to be natural to the
soul of man, but to derive itself from the
evil habits of levity selfishness or pride;
and will therefore, be easily avoided by
those who cultivate the opposite habits of
generosity, humanity and good nature. Of
these amiable affections, the forms of com
mon civility and the language of polite con-
versatiOn are remarkably expressive; a
proof that good breeding is founded in vir.
tue and good sense and that kind and
honest heart is the first requisite to an en-
gaging deportment.--NewY York Ledger.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11

spring forth palatable fruit; or from which will
bud flower fair and pleas ing to the eye-to help
to smooth the walks of life for those who shall
follow after us, and surely we shall sip cup of
pleasure more sweet than that purchased with
gold silver; for the closer draw ourselves to
humanity, and try to purge from it its ills and
woes the nearer we are to God.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11
Sympathy.

Let us cherish sympathy. By attention
and. exercise, it may be improved in every
man. 1t prepares the mind for receiving
the impressions of virtue; and without it
there can be no true politeness. Nothing is
more OdiOus than that insensibility which
wraps a man up in himself and his own
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11
THE FOGY.

To preach of duty is his joy,
His mouth o'er.runs with saw and rule;
Yet, when he Was little boy,
He used to ''hook'' away from school.
Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11
CHAUTAUQUA.
Look up and Lift up"
1--WE study the Word and the Works of God"
''l.et us keep our Heavenly Father in the midst.
"Never be discouraged
THE QUESTION TABLE.

The replies to the questions or political
Economy which appeared in last weeks issue
will be g iven next week.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11

Many a man has ruined his eyesight by
sitting in the bar-r0om looking for work.
The Iberville South.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11

Some peoples efforts to unite style and
comfort remind one of pair of starched
cuffs on flannel shirt.-Puck
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1890-09-11
Carl Pretzel,s PHILOSOPHY.

Carl Pretzel's Philosophy.
Der dhrue charidies OF dis life vas 50 shkarce
like hens dooth.
Dhere vas much plainly pleasures in dis vorldt
When you want to enchoy EN- to der foolest oxtent,
please dot you make authorizations of en-
1t dond vas efery grass widow dot lifts der clover
dhereih.-Chicago National. Weekly
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
Employment for the whistIlnr Bo,,


Every Saturday morning crowd
of small boys gather about the door d
a bakery in Columbia street. Thu
temptation is a chance to earn ifty
cents for days work offered BY ii,
baker. The small boy is employed d
pick over dried currants and raisix
to remove the stems from them and Gull
out the utterly worthless. But Il,
baker does little culling among III
boys before he employs them, and biz
mode of selection is original and cur
Gus. AS each urchin enters the augus
and aproned presence of the chief COOK
he is asked:
do you know how to whistler
The smart little boy, who is not
truthful as the Father of his County
and has not posted himself in regsa
to the civil service requirements Of th
employment he seeks, unblushingly
says ''Nawl" he does not whistle. b
also does not pick raisins. The ne1i
boy is both truthful and posted. b
answers the bakers question with
bar from the classical McGinty oys.
ture, and is Immediately INTRODUCED b
the room within where with score d
others he is to find engagement When
all the boys who have passed the eI
animation satisfactorily are in Their
places the baker brings in the bagsd
raisins and currants. Each boy i
given portion and told to whistle
The wisdom of the bakers scheme
that as long as there is music floating
out from the lips of the urchin Their
could exist no opportunity for raisins
and currants to float in. The schema
works well, at least while the ingsn
ious baker is present. The concertsuf
fers disorganization if he chancesp
leave the room. His sudden reappesr
ance on such infrequent occasions
causes efforts to resume that are ps
thetic and distressing If any one fails
to understand the difficulties that tho
emergency presents let him fill bis
mouth full of dried currants and Try
to whistle. Brooklyn Eagle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
n1almnlson GoIng . pieces.

Malmaison, the famous chateau OF the
i'll fated Josephine de Beauharnais, 10
simply going by piecemeal to the dogs,
or rather to the rats, and it has been adj
mirably suggested that the place should
be converted into museum containing
historical relics Of the first empire. In
the beginning of the present summer
Malmaison was offered for sale at an
upset price of 100000, but no bidder
could be found The park is now let out
in small lots to builders, and hideous
villas are rising around the chateau. The
two facades OF the mansion--that OF the
courtyard and of the garden-are intact,
but the interior is like barn. The salon
of Josephine still exists, with its mural
decorations of birds and gilt flowers, and
so do the dining hall, the council cham
ber--shaped like tent--and the library /;
but the furniture is all gone, and the
..pleasure house. of old is melancholy
wreck. Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
Rank and Money Marriages.

1t is becoming more and more hard
for Faubourg St German mothers to
find rich husbands for their daughters,
AS there is no court here, the connec-
ton which marriage with one of these
young ladies might open to a nouoel en-.
richt would be of small value. She could
not endow her husband with title. and
her pretensions to be better than his
family would be uncomfortable. As her
forefathers and foremothers all married
for money, she has not the recommends.
tion of beauty. The sons of noble fami-
lies, as such, are not nearly so much
priced as they used to be by the mag.
mates of the French Jewry. Still, thew
can pick up in all directions the dauUh-
ters Of men who have made money in
business. For instance, match is con-
templated between the heiress OF a
manufacturer of corsets and descend.
ant of Marshal dc Grouchy, who was a
man OF ancient family. Her father is
glad to buy title for her, and she is de.
lighted at the prospect Of hearing a
stylish maitre d'hotel announce that
Madame la Marquise est servie." A
Belgian Prince OF non-royal house was
able some eight or nine years ago to get
hold of e4o0 900 by going to Hymen's
altar with the daughter of man who
rose from being street-sweeper to hav-
Ing contract for sweeping the streets
OF Paris. But his sisters, who were pen.
niless' had to marry poor widowers.
London Truth.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
The Waiter Stood Aghast.

A good story, in which two distin-
guished Louisianians and a no less
distinguished Georgian figured some
what conspicuously in restaurant in
Washington, D. c., was related to a
newspaper man. The Louisianians
were Hon. Thomas j. Semmes and
Mr.. James Legendre. of this city, and
the Georgian was Hon. Ben Hill, son
OF the late senator, and himself a
prominent Georgia politician. The
party were en- route to New York city
to attend the centennial of the su-
preme court of the United States.
On the arrival of the train at Wash
ington, d. c., the usual time for break
fast was announced. and Messrs. Sem
mes and party, taking advantage of
the opportunity thus offered, fastened
to the nearest restaurant. Each or
dered as his taste and inclination
prompted, and settled his own account
Messrs. Semmes and Hill attacked the
bill of fare to the extent of 81. and Mr..
Legendre contented himself with a
seventy-fve cent meal.
Breakfast ended, the three gentle
men each handed the waiter silver
dollar-the exact amount of money
due by Messrs. Semmes and Hill.
twenty-five cents were due Legendre,
however, and this amount the waiter
returned to him on his tray. Mr.. Le-
gendre had enjoyed his breakfast, and
being in good humor, replaced the
quarter on the tray to Tip" the waiter.
The waiter, placing the money in a
glass on his tray, passed it to Mr..
Semmes as gentle reminder of what
was expected of him. Mr. Semmes
was, however, busily conversing with
his friend, Mr.. Hill, at the time, and
IN an absent minded sort of way
quietly appropriated the tip money
under the impression, no doubt, that
1t was his change. The waiter was
dumfounded, and Mr.. Legendre. some
what embarrassed, beckoned to him
and dropped an additional quarter ON
the tray to soothe his feelings. This
the waiter passed to Mr.. Hill with the
hope that he, at least, had caught
on, and that Mr.. Semmes might finally
be brought to knowledge of his mis-
take. But he again made serious
error Mr. Hill dealt with the tin
money Just as Mr.. Semmes had done
IN the hrst instance and the converse.
ton proceeded in the ordinary way.
Mr. Legendre was already out fiftv
cents IN the scheme and was conse.
quently not further inclined in that
direction, and before the waiter could
recover sufficiently to explain the
the three strangers left the
restaurant and We're on their way to
new York. New Orleans Times
Democrat. ies
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
ooT l1Is owns spoos.



The Experience OF wea,,,.. .
h"yins Wedding rrs.~n,.
The amount q shopping d, s.,
ding gifts that Is going q, ~ ~
thing tremendous, and the -, { 'zas
az the club the other day r ,,,ra z "
that he had concluded 70 - rra ss
so that he could shift to the .,.s s14 s
OF his wife the responsibiIitv 4
ing dinner calls and Of buyins wv w
ding gifts, was answered BY r,e' -
sympathy from ell the bachelc,. $50
emit And the mention 81 s
gifts recalls one Of the bits 81 lisSsas!
somewhat amusing gossip 1914
here. Tho tale tells " U:1
Morris says in beginning his nss
ume, that in times, not sslons q ~. y. /.
there was wealthy and artist;c ~
elor in Boston who sent to an 49,.
ance as q wedding gift q get 81 s..1
spoons OF fashion peculia,
unique. They pleased him mpsh :
they did not please the bride Z * ~
and, she, therefore, quietly tool sh.
back to the house where thev {, -.'
bought and exchanged them /, \
course Of the winter the gentIsm.
went to the same jeweler to p, ss'.'
wedding gift for another i,;sss
saw and recognized the 49,
bought and presented them st;ll G.
marked, to the second bride. Hha M,
them no better than did her f,;s.s
and, like her friend, she took a.
back to the silversmith. But II An
ness Of time the original donor 4 "
spoons took unto himself a vii. -
then one Of his friends who IA n.
heard Of the first repurchase wer, !.
the jeweler and said to him:
you know what Mr.. ]. would IN.
Tell me what to give him as 4 wedd;rs
present"
Think, answered the jeweler vi.h
a smile, ''that he must like tb...
spoons pretty well, for he has bopsts
them twice.
''Then he shall have them, wastb,
reply; ''but ] really think it viii i
well to have them marked this tina
SO that they shall not come ~
again"
And SO it came about that the unicus
and most artistically ugly spoons cam
into the possession of Mr.. j., who 4,
clares that they are the handsome,
berry spoons that he ever saw.-Ba
ton Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28

The reptile house at the ZOO is pro
vided with an anteroom of cooler
temperature, which is chiefly devoted
to the exhibition of frogs and toads o.
many kinds. Among the former none
is more curious than the ceratophrys
which is perhaps the most truculen'
looking frog that has ever made itsaF
pearance. Frogs are, as rule, re
markable for large mouths, but TIM
creature is decidedly the leader among
frogs in this particular.
1t has also bloated appearance
which recalls that OF toad, and y
eyes are overshadowed by small horns
which give it remarkably evil looE
When at rest it usually buries itseltn
the soil, but when annoyed In an!
way it swe,ls itself out, like the iros
in Esop. On these occasions 1t acia
ally banks with rage. and will, we ar
informed, inflict a tolerably sever
bite on any one holding it. This am
rhibian comes from South America
In state of nature it is cannibai' o
something very like il, since it will0V
YOUR other frogs without any cop'
junction. London Standard.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
Ten Hours Of sleep.

James Payn, the novelist and CORE
spondent, has come TO the conclusion that
the only salvation of our writers and
literary classes in general lies in going to
bed early, getting ten hours of sleep, and
understanding that brain work needs
more complete and certain recuperation
than ordinary physical labor. The office
and necessity Of sleep is getting to be bet
ter appreciated. Little is heard nova
days about burning midnight oil Obedi-
ence to physiological laws, alone, will
enable a man to escape mental break
down at an early age. Genius cannot
override nature. 1t is impossible to turn
night into day, or to habitually do two
days work in one. Common sense and
method are better than brilliance, and
judgment is in the end ahead of genius.
-Globe-Democrat.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Secretary Proctor has issued orders
setting aside the unoccupied military
post, Fort Mcdowell, A. T., together
with the buildings and appurtenances,
for Indian school purposes
MISUNDERSTANDING Spaulding has or
dered the Collector of Customs at Port
Townsend TO receive from the United
States Marshal for that district all the
Chinese in his custody who have been
convicted Of Illegal entry into the United
States and cause their return TO China at
government expense.
MISUNDERSTANDING Chandler has af-
firmed the land-office order rejecting
David +. Murray's application 10 make
homestead entry for lots B, & and 10 and a
part of the southwest quarter of section
IL, township 20, range 3, OF the Seattle
district, Washington, because it is held
TO he part of the Puyallup Indian res
ervation.
Secretary Noble has refused to order Il
recount in Oregon. He says in a long
report on the argument made by the Or
egon delegation that the grounds on
which the recount Is asked are not sub
stantial enough TO warrant the granting
of the request. He goes partially on the
theory that in the census OF the entire
country the mistakes will average as
many one way as the other, so that they
correct each other. Only on gross and
demonstrated fault throughout should a
STATE be Recommended. The Secretary
then reviews the situation in Oregon,
starting with the calls for recount
which were made before Special Agent
Leland went there and giving the COM
parative statistics which were at that
time published. When these results
were made known there arose a demand
from other sections of the State. The
Secretary thinks that this demand was
not spontaneous but was to some extent
manufactured by the Portland Chamber
of Commerce.
While no formal response has yet been
received by the Navy Department from
the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, in
regard to the construction on the Coast
of line-of- battle ships, Mr.. Scott, Presi,
dent OF that company, who is now In
Washington, has intimated to the Navy
Department that they will undertake
the contract on the terms proposed by
the department. Those provide for the
building of vessel twelve feet longer
than originally planned by the depart
meni Tor "a, SO 900, being 100000 more
than Cramps offered TO build single
vessel for, provided they got the CONTRACT
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
A Youdoo That Failed.

In 1881 a criminal trial occurred in
Sumter county, S. c., in which the
defendant was a colored man by the
name of johnson, who had killed an
other named Davis, the former having
in his possession charm which had
been given to him by an aged negro
named Orange Isaacs, voudoo con-
jurer, who assured him that it would
protect him from all danger as result
of his crime. The object of the muir
der was to enable the criminal to marry
the widow of the murdered man. The
charm given him by the conjurer was
composed of beeswax, foxes hair,
little sand from the shoe of the person
who was to be killed and a brakes
foot, the whole being sewed up in a
small cotton bag which he was to
wear over his heart next to his skin.
This, it was claimed, would obtain for
him the love of the woman whom he
desired In addition to this he was to
get charmed bullet which he was to
put in his gun and fire at Davis.
The negro thus protected shot his
rival, buried him and proceeded to
take possession of the widow, who, as
it appeared was no wise reluctant.
The body was found and various cir
cumstances traced the crime to John
ston, who was put on trial. The jury
comprised nine whites and three
blacks, and vast throng of negroes
surrounded the court house while the
trial was going on. Curiously enough,
two Of the men composing the jury
were taken violently i'll and others
had to be substituted for them. John
ston was found guilty, and was SEN
fenced to be hanged Three hours
after the sentence the sheriff of the
county, whose business it was to hang
him-a robust man in the prime of
health dropped dead. The murderer
was, however, executed. Columbia
Register.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
A Business Like Young woman.

There is a young girl down in Mississs
sippi who is destined to make her mark.
Some one gave her cents one day. She
went at once to dry goods store, bought
a yard of calico, made it into sun bon
net, and sold the bonnet for 40 cents. She
invested the 40 cents in more calico,
madeimore bonnets, sold them, reinvested,
made other garments, and pretty soon
had $40, With this $10she bought lot
of potatoes, planted them, paid for their
cultivation, harvesting and marketing,
and came out with clear profit of $40.
Let the young men of the south look out
for this girl. That $40 is still growing.
1t may run into the millions some of
these days. Columbus Dispatch.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-28
ally and circuses from 500 to $1,000 per

ally and circuses from 5000 to 81, 900 pen
day.
Noga'es, on the border line of Mexico
and Arizona, is filed with desperate
characters, and the people talk of q gen
eral roundup.
The advance in the price of silver and
lead has had the effect OF causing great
revival in the mining industries OF New
Mexico and Arizona.
San Diego has voted bonds to the
amount of 1926, 900 for the construction
Of water works system. The result was
five to one in favor OF the bonds.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has purchased the Whitcomb coal
fields, section comprising 5000 acres,
in Washington county, Or. The pur-
chase is regarded as preliminary step
toward the extension OF the Southern
Pacific system 10 Astoria.
President J. j. Hill of the Great
Northern railroad says the northern ter
minus Of the road will be New Westmin.
ster. /. is not yet decided whether tue
southern terminus viii be Tacoma, Sc
attic, Portland or some other point on
the ocean, bat the road viii surely
branch as far as Portland.
Governor Prince OF New Mexico In his
annual report makes a. strong plea for
the settlement OF the land-grant ques-
tons in that Territory. He reports the
stock-raising and mining interests in q
prosperous condition. The total assessed
valuation of the property In the Terri
tnrv ia llR fl41 Oll and the Territorial