Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-03-21

| III 10 friends ana relatives III Strath-
roy, Ont. They report an enjoyable
time while away. They were accom-
panied on their return by their amt,
Mrs. B. Evans. of that city. who will
visit her friends here for some time.
The auction sale OF Carroll Bros,
north and west of Peck, last Tuesday
was probably one of the largest sales
ever held in the county,. over five hun
bred people being present, and the
sales amounting to over 1900. 1t
pays to advertise well. and these gen.
tlemen seemed to be aware of that
fact.
A grand Masonic entertainment is to
be given at Peck, on Friday, March 20.
Free Masonic lectures are TO be given
by Elder o. III. Patton. of Almont; IL.
o. Babcock, of Sanilac Centre, and
others. Refreshments will be served
in the town hall. An invitation is ex-
tended to everyone to attend. Tickets
for supper, 20 cents.
Jos. |. Collins has completed ar
rangements with the manufac-
turers of the Deering binders, reap
ers, and mowers, whereby he will
| again handle their machines. His Of
flee will be in the rear of John Bax-
ter's wagon shop and Joseph intends
keeping on hand at all times samples
of these machines, also repairs and
binding Irvine.
Can you tell me what kind of wealth
er we may expect next month ?" writes
Il farmer to the editor. The editor re-
piled: 1t is my belief that the wealth
er next month will be very much like
your subscription bill" The farmer
wondered for an hour what the editor
was driving ut when he happened TO
think of the word unsettled" and sent
postal note at once.
by the use of the photograph. it is
! possible for man to sing at his own
funeral. If Bob IngersOl has any faith
| in his own doctrine he will most likely
take advantage of Edison's late inven-
ton. BY the aid of this piece of
mechanism those that would not have
their faults made public. can preach
their own funeral sermon and beat the
furnishing minister out of job.
Never send dollar away from home
when the article that dollar will pur-
chase can be obtained at home. Mon
ey our financial blood. Its circulation
keeps the business body alive. Bleed
that body by sending your money
away from home and soon trade will
put on look of legarthy and inactivity.
Always trade at home. 1t is twice
blessed. Ithelps the person patronized,
and finds its way To you again.
\ perfect town is that in which
you see the farmers patronizing the
home merchants. and laborers spend
ing the money they earn with their
own tradesmen, and all animated by
spirit that will not purchase an ar
tice abroad if it can be purchased at
| home. The spirit of reciprocity be-
tween business men and merchants.
| tradesmen and laborerS, farmers and
| manufacturers, result every time in
making a town Il perfect one to do
! business ill.,
Remember the township CAUCUS
es. Eternal vigilance is the price paid
| for good government. and so long as
the people cling TO the idea that
! they are competent TO elect their own
officers and run their own govern
memt without depending upon the in
heritable blue blood Of royal snobbery.
/ they must turn out to the primaries.
! Liberty is the keystone of the Arch.
1 but the caucus of the citizen voter
/ IS he foundation OF the temple, and
! when the people forget or ignore it..
the whole thing will come down, Key
stone. arch and all. Therefore do not
fail TO attend the caucuses.
In this age of many books, when the
best books and periodicals are as cheap
and as easily obtained as the bad, there
is no reason why the trashy and vicious
| books should be bought and read
| holt n
\ cite books so to speak, just fairly
| limiting at the low and vulgar. They
are often as vicious as worse books,
for the reason they get hold of pure
minded people. who would refuse to
harbor an openly vicious volume.
That greater care should be taken to
direct the minds of young people in
! selecting their everyday reading is
simply a trulsm. The literature a boy
or girl reads during the formative
period of life shapes ali the life after
manhood or womanhood has been
reached,
A singular case is reported among
pension applicants from Cleveland, o.
! 1t is the case of q woman whose name
now is Mrs. J. G.. Bailey, but she serv-
ed through the war as a man under
the name of Sumner. Before the war
she lived in Richmond. Va. Her two
brothers, named st. Clair. enlisted in
a Virginia regiment. She went to
Washington. dOnned male attire and
enlisted in an Ohio regiment. She was
in many skirmishes, and finally became
a member of one Of Sheridan's scouting
parties. She was wounded and taken
to an hospital. where her identity was
discovered. Upon getting out Of the
hospital she went back to her company
and was wounded twice afterward. If
such loyal soldier as she was is not
entitled to pension, who Isl"
An exchange truthfully says that
mo better method has yet been devised
for making times better than for all
persons to pay as they 60. The present
stringency in the money market
would certainly be relieved If every
man would pay his small debts and
thus keep the money in circulation
A nimble dollar is worth more to q
community at large than thousands il
they are securely locked in vault and
allowed to remain there while debts
continue unpaid. A bird in the HAND
is worth n whole flock i'm the woods