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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
Four Spunky Lasses.

II the coming woman is at all like a
quartette young girls who live down.
town. the man who attempts to take
advantage of her will seriously regret
it. The four were playing with ball
on the new pavement on Federal street
on one night recently, when two boys
of about their own age or little older
came by, and one of them grabbed
the ball and started away with it. The
girls set out in pursuit and captured
one of the boys, but not the one who
had the ball. They surrounded their
captive and pinched him until he
roared with pain. Give us back our
ball." they said, land we will let you
CO."
That other fellow got it," their
victim groaned out.
Then take us to his house"
Nav, / WON'T
The pinching recommended, and che
boy, with tears running down his face
consented to point out his accomplice's
dwellng-place.
The largest of the girlstook his arm,
and the party started out on their
quest.
He led them 10 q little house on
Clarion street, and they knocked at the
door. Their summons was answered
by a middle-aged woman, to whom
they told their story. She told them
to wait a moment. and went into the
house and brought back the culprit
with her.
us this the boy?" she said
w
chorus. A search through his pockets
brought forth the ball. and the girls
were given their property. They went
their way rejoicing. and as they jour
neycd toward Federal street there fell
upon the air series of :iull, sickening
Ghuds, mingled with sound of boy
giving forth vent to his snfferings. and
peaceful smile stole over the face of
the quartette. They were being re-
venged. Philadelphia NeWS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
HASTINGS AT JoHNsToWN.


General Hastings tells an excellent
story on himself. The incident oc-
Cured in Johnstown while he was in
command of the place after the great
flood. One day man came into head
quarters and wanted to see 1.-The Gin
eral."
What can I do for you. my manp
asked Hastings.
well, sor / live down at Morrell-
VILE" he said, IAN me cellar is full of
mud and water an the children are all
down with the sickness, an won't We
have the place cleaned outp"
Certainly will" said the General.
San whin will We tend to it?"
This afternoon"
The General kept his word. He was
almost constantly in the saddle, and
early in the afternoon he rode TO Nor
rellville, two or three miles down the
Conemaugh, and after a good deal of
difficulty found the house. The APP
plicant for relief was waiting.
"I've come to look at that cellar"
said the General. IF you will hold
my horse a few minutes I'll run in and
see what can be done"
dition, filled with the debris of the
food. He went down the stairs as far
as he could go, took note of the sur
roundings and the same day sent
gang of men to the place aud put the
house in good condition once more.
The days wore by and ut last the
time came when, his work over, he was
to Did farewell to Johnstown. There
was an immense throng at the little
station to see him off. Men were
cheering him and women were crying
over him. A delegation of working
men from the mills presented him with
a wreath of flowers to which was at
tached a vote of thanks for all he had
done for them and the kind words he
had spoken. The General was deeply
affected by the tokens of esteem and
love. In the midst of it all the man
from Morrellville pushed his way 10
the front.
'Are We goin' awayP" ne demanded.
IL ann
well, We are not goin' till We pay
yer honest debts, be yep
well, now, if owe any debts ] am
right here on the hurricane deck ready
and anxious to pay them"
Then give me the dollar We owe
me-"
"What do owe you dollar for?"
asked the General.
Didn't hold yer boss for We down
in front of me house for more'n half
hour? Do ye think I'm goin' ter hold
yer boss for nothin'?"
The General was somewhat startled
by the demand. He was surrounded
by members of the staff. Rush Huide-
koper, who was familiar with the case,
was so indignant that he drew back his
fist and the man from Morrellville,
who had his cellar cleaned out, was in
imminent danger of taking flying
trip down the railroad embankment,
but the General restrained him.
THE man is right. He held my
horse for me-" said the adjutant, with
an amused smile, land if he thinks 1
owe him dollar l will pay him."
The dollar was handed over, and that
was General Hastings final transaction
in Johnstown. PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
Where Pumice stone is Found.

We often hear it remarked, and par
ticularly after an eruption of VOL
cano, pumice stone ought to be plenti-
full and cheap, as quantities must have
been elected during the volcanic dis
turbauce. AS a matter of fact, how
ever, none OF the white stone in general
use is obtained from active volcanoes.
1t comes from deposits of the article
discovered in one or two quarters of
the globe, the best of which is at
present to be found in the Island of
Lipari, situate in the Tyrhenian Sea.
The island is mountainous in character,
and consists of tufts and lavas, and of
highly siliceous volcanic products. The
district where the stone is found is
called Camyo Blanco or Monte Petalo
q, 500 feet above the level of the sea-
After riding a considerable distance
partly along precipitous paths suili-
GENTLY dangerous to be interesting, and
partly through vineyards and over the
grassy plains, one almost suddenly
comes upon a seemingly snow-c,Sd,
narrow valley inclosed by hills, iNso
quite white, and the whole glaringly
bright on a sunny day. Into these
hills workmen are ceaselessly digging
deep burrows. working within by
candle light. In their excavations they
come across many Jumps of pumice
stone, which are placed in baskets, sub
sequently being conveyed along the
valley to the seashore. where small
boats are loaded and sailed to the sea-
port near by, where the stone is sorted,
packed and shipped to distant parts,
either via Messina or Leghorn.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09

''Write that I love her to the last.
Write that / babe you tell her when
her grief had passed to wed another.
and be happy"
Happy, and you dead" she said.
"And she loves YOU"
Madam" said /, 1--WE have proverb
in our country that the dead trouble is
better than living one A blind
beggar whom she loved and who hope
lessly loved her, would be heavier on
Bettina's life than the memory Of her
dead Bernard. l can do little now,
but / can do this. Write, madame"
The pen moved over the paper. Soon
she said: Il have written. Shall /
read it to youP"
answered: Eyes. if you will.
madam"
She began: 'Die, unhappy girl!
Your Bernard has persisted. What is
life to you any longer? He is dead.
Had he lived, blind, or MANNED, or
helpless in any way, there would be
hope for you. You could fly to
him; you could comfort him; you
could toll for him; you could be his
sunlight. Alas! no such joy awaits
you. He is no longer anywhere where
you can find him. Lie down and die.
That is all you can do. lie is dead"
She ended in a food of tears ]
started to my feet.
why do you write thusp" l cried.
"Who are youp How did you come by
that voice? Speak,"
Then felt two little hands steal
about my neck and a wet cheek touched
mine, and a whisper came: Bernard,
it is /. Did you not guess? Do you
not know your own BettinaP"
She clasped me closer. l heard the
door close; the doctor was gone.
THE good doctor!" she said. "The
first day of your illness he found let
ter you had begun to me-and sent il
with word of your misfortune; and a
letter to one who could bring me to
you if l desired to come. All, heaven
bless you, he knew a woman's heart
better than you did! When the letter
came my dear grandparents were lying
dead. l only stayed to look upon their
grave before came to you. You were
so feeble that he dared not let me tell
you who Twas at first. To-day YOU were
to know. All, Bernard, to-day, when
you would have written to me that you
were dead. Bernard, how could you
do itP How could you do SOP"
ut would have been best for you, "
l said.
But she clasped me closer.
My life has been a dark one eVes
since; but Bettina's hand has led me
day by day, and the good doctors kind
ness has been shown to us in teaching
me such work as / can do. / shall
never see the sweet face that remem-
Der so we'll. But i know its beauty
and its goodness, and the love-light
in the eyes, too well to forget them.
And know that i am dearer to her
for my misfortune, and am happy
N. Y. EUening World
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
Hints TO HOu ekeepers.

He was a thin man, so thin that his
clothes did not touch him, particularly
around the waist. He shuffled into
the World Office. took seat and said:
al see newspapers are taking con-
siderable interest in kitchen economy,
and the many letters from housewives
describing how they furnish their
tables and the cost thereof are read by
me with much interest. My wife
asked me if l wouldn't call and tell
you how she manages to supply our
table on steen dollars month";"
"How many dollars?" asked the re-
porter.
esteem dollars" said the man and
then proceeded:
"In the first place, my wife doesn't
keep girl. She is not strong enough
to do the additional work that would
be required, and so she gets along
without one. We live in the top fiat.
and by means of an improved apple
picker we gather great many lcices
from the roof for household purposes.
The children are quite fond of them.
We find also that snow pudding makes
very nice and economical dessert, bu.
we have not had much pudding
this winter on account of the mild
weather.
The reporter made a note Of it.
elf you use discretion, and buy
when the Meat Inspector is not around
you can get piece of meat at the
butchers for five cents that will last
for month. This can be prepared
in many ways. and though you keep a
dog he will not touch it; therefore, all
the nutriment contained i'll it goes to
the family"
The reporter lost none of these
points.
"It is a mistaken notion that only
the rich and proud can hav, fruit and
nuts for desert. For the sake of vari-
ETY.. get an apple with green and a
red side. Look at the green side one
day, and for the next day turn the
other side. When you get tired of
fruit and want nuts you will find that
double-jointed North Carolina peanut
will do very well for two persons, to
be ten, of course, without attracting
toe attention of the children, as nuts
are too rich for their blood"
The reporter was m .trimonially in
clined himself and was all attention.
"One day in the week we have salt
mackerel, and if salt mackerel is
scientifically and economically prepared
you will not want anything else for
several days but water. When the
landlord pays the water rent this is a
point worth knowing"
"And these are all facts that will
interest housekeepers?" asked the re-
porter, who didn't know whether there
was anything new in them or not.
"Oa, decidedly"
"And this costs YOU
"To be exact" said the man, I" it
costs me just 'steen dollars and sleben
cents per month";" and taking a section
of dried apple from his pocket he
looked at it awhile, carefully replaced it
and then withdrew, picking his teeth
with pine silver.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
The patrolman allowed that It was,

Ihe patrolman allowed that IL was,
and sauntered back 10 the stove.
"Pm packing up my SAMPLES" went
on the thief, suavely. "Going out OH
the road in the morning, and thought
l would get ready tonight. There |!
isn't that beauty?" he asked, holding
out an elegant Jurgensen for the watch
man to examine.
In this way Forester packed over
$4,000 worth of gems and watches in
to his sample case, chatting cheerfully
all the while.
AS he was about to close his sample
case he stopped suddenly as if struck
by happy thought, and then picked
up very pretty ring. Turning to
the Waterman he asked him if he had
wife. The Waterman had, and with
careless laugh Forester tossed him
the ring, saying; "Give her that, and
tell her it is mark of appreciation
for tba faithful services rendered by
her husband"
The brilliant guardian of other peo-
pies property was delighted, and was
unusually wide awake all the night.
1t was not until the next morning that
he became aware of the hoax that had
been practised upon him. Forester
by that time was well out of the way,
and his connection with the robbery
was not discovered till few days be-
fore his death, when he confessed it.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
Tough Old Zulu Chiefs.

The old chiefs in South America
know nothing about trekking, and on
several occasions became so impatient
that they started off on foot ahead Of
the wagons, writes a correspondent OF
the London Telegraph. One day they
had to walk thirty-seven miles before
reaching water, and then had to wait
two days on scant rations before we
came up with them. One of these men
is seventy-fve years old, but the tough
old Zulu (the Matabele rulers are OF
Zulu origin) was none the worse for the
escapade.
On another occasion, in spite of our
warnings, they left us. armed only
with assegais, in the worst part of The
lion country. When we followed o
few hours afterward we saw to our
horror that their footprints in the sand
had been partially obliterated by the
spoor of a lion. Fortunately. how
ever, he had followed them only for
some hundred yards, and then, proba-
bly, not being hungry, he wandered off
toward pool of water.
Such vagaries were to us a source of
constant anxiety, for how could we
face the king without bringing back
his Indunas? Our own lives would not
have been safe. We should have been
claimed as impostors or accused OF
witchcraft.
However, we managed to divert
their minds and keep them employed
at the wagons by shooting twenty-six
gray monkeys for them. The skins OF
this particular species are only worn
by royalty or big chiefs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
A Foolhardy Boy.

In recent English autobiography
"Reminiscences of q Literary and
Clerical Life" the author mentions ono
of his exploits as a school-boy. A
travelling menagerie came to town. ALL
round the vans ran rope chain TO
keep everybody at reasonable dis
lance from the claws and beaks of the
wild inmates. managed to smuggle.
myself under this rope undecided by
the keepers
A magnificent old lion lay stretched
at full length with one paw outside his
den. A sudden thought struck mo
that it would be a fine thing to shake
hands with that lion. 1t was by no
means the sort of thing 10 be done
every day. 1t would place me in ~
proud position among the boys of tho
town.
In moment laid my hand on the
top of the outstretched paw. 1t was
smooth and somewhat velvety. and the
lion lay perfectly still, appearing not
to mind me in the least.
1t is not unlikely that i might have
gone on to complete the operation of
handshaking. but all at once felt the
cut of whip across my face. Istarted.
back with the pain and looked around.
At that instant the keeper came up and
spoke to me very civilly. He was
sorry to have hurt me, he said, but In
all probability the lion would have torn
my hand off, and this his way of maxi
ing me start back. ] did not feel SO
grateful to tho man at that moment as
/ have done ever since.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
Blackmailing in New York.

"You can send all letters addressed
to me to my room," l heard a gentle
man say at prominent hotel yester-
day. "Is not you wife with you?'
quietly asked the clerk, whereupon the
guest flushed up and demanded to
know what the other meant. "There
are no letters coming to me that my
wife may not see, SIR" was his some
what indignant remark. ooh, no
offense and no insinuation, l assure
YOU" said the clerk with perfect
equanimity. eve are obliged to be
careful about such things, because
women sharks prey on the male guests
of all the hotels. Before you have
been forty-eight hours in New York
you will receive letters from women
claiming to be old acquaintance, ask
ing for appointments, and so on.
OF course you do not know them
and never heard of them, but that is
their little game. If they can catch
one man in a hundred and weave HIM
into their tolls they are satisfied. Now,
such letters as those are best not
handed up to a gentleman's room when
his vito is with him. lie may be
saint, but such letters destroy human
confidence. How do they get address
es of guests? Easily enough, through
the hotel papers which are published
daily with complete lists of all the
arrivals at the principal hotels" The
guests anger was appeased by the time
this explanation was given, and be-
fore he walked away heard him say,
DWELL, / guess your rule is safest. l
will get my letters in the office. IN
Y. Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
A Crucial Test.

Maine Lawyer-"What is your
opinion of the character of Deacon
blank"
Witness OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES heard
nothin' agin him."
Don't you know him to be an honest
man?"
"Wall, he's been fair an square in all
his dealin's with me, and with others so
far as / know"
Isn't that sufficient TO prove him a
man of sterling integrity"
Wall, dunno. / never traded
bosses with him. T. Weekly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
Husband and Wife Reunited.

Wifely devotion seems TO have been
carried altogether too far by the Bidde-
ford woman who, when her lord and
master got sent to Jail for thirty days.
promptly got drunk herself for the sake
of being sent up after him.-LeUistoa
Journal
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09

A Jackson County, Missouri, man is
suing for divorce from the woman he
welded thirty-eight years ago. He
says his wife made him do the washing
and the general homework.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09
Storm and Calm.

STORM.
Over the leaden sea the wind blows shriIl,
Hurting the pillows on the sullen shore;
1t thunders with the battles braZen roar,
Piing the waves in many an angry hill;
The tempest bellows with a maddened VIII.
What surging harmonies its trumpets pour,
In choruses that to the heavens soar.
And all the sky with rumbling tumult fill!
While variations of its wind-swept wall
Are intcrminRled with the sudden booms
OF seething breakers on the shore of night.
Out of the inky darkness and the gale
Calmly, dehantly the lighthouse looms,
All glorious in its wreath of living light.
CALM.
New morning on the pulseless ocean throws
Its whte-winged kiss, and in the smile OF
day
Dssolves the seas pale drapery of spray.
While the new moon beneath its bosom goes,
1t shimmers family in the kndling rose
OF dawn that hecks the weary wastes OF gray
A soothing quiet stretches far away
That seems the incarnation of rcpose;
The music of the sea-thats never still
Breaths Its celestial spirit on the calm,
Like soft prelude from the tide of sleep;
While the first sunbeams TREMENDOUSLY I'LL
Yon idle sail that spread for isles of palm,
Rests like q day-dream on the shining
deep.
b. X. Munkittrick in Harper's Weekly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09

The late Dowager Empress Of Ger.
many left fortune Of 1000, 600 marks.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-05-09

There is a genuine German turn
verein in Constantinople which recently
celebrated its twentieth birthday.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-18

Tangier is the most Europeanized town
in the dominions of the sultan of Mo-
rocco, and like Algiers, a favorite winter
resort for persons whose chests are deli-
cate.
Viewed from the adjacent heights of
the Kesba or citadel, Tangier with its
mosques, flat rooted houses, batteries, and
castellated walls, presents formidable
appearance, but few broadsides of
modern artillery would soon reduce it to
ruins.
On the north and west the town is
sheltered from the cold winds by the
hill under which it lies, while the range
of the lower Atlas protects it from the
scorching hot blasts of the desert. The
view is very fine. The white glistening
houses, the green foliage of the graceful
palm trees, and the intense blue of the
adjacent sea, combine to make an effect
i've picture.
The Soko, or market place, presents
an animated appearance of Sundays and
Thursdays, which are the market days.
The town is then filled with a motley
crowd of country people, among whom
may be seen specimens of the wild Riff
tribes. There are throngs of camels,
horses, and asses, and all kinds of farm
and garden produce are sold. In the
evening the Soko is the resort of story
tellers and jugglers
The sultan's palace is fair specimen
of Moorish architecture, but is not other
wise remarkable. The wandering min
streIs are to be seen in the Solxo, or in the
Moorish coffee houses, where on the
matted floor men squat about smoking
cigarettes and drinking black coffee.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-18
nERMuDA Nor rERrILE.
The Onion the Only Article That Is Raised
in Abundance.

IN AbuhuAhCcs
Bermuda brings to the minds Of most
people a vision of tropical luxuriance,
says "Templetonn in the Boston Herald.
1t is not tropical island at all. 1t is only
semi-tropical. The tropical trees and
plants here, with the exception of the ba-
mana, live just as long as they are cher
ished and watched with careful culture.
There is nothing spontaneous in their
growth asd they never spread to much
extent, even under the aiding process.
There are limited number of palm trees
of the different varieties, and a few hand
some ones are among them. The pal
metto and pawpaw are seen. The india
rubber and the ealabash tree are repre-
sented 10y few specimens, and the former
in one or two cases has grown to great
size But none of these trees looks as IL
it belonged in Bermuda. Their appear
ance is very much as if they We're SIT out
in one of our own gardens in the summer
season. / scarcely saw an orange or
lemon tree on the island. In fact, there
is but one tree that seems indigenous to
the soil of Bermuda. 1t is the cedar.
This grows to considerable size, and it
grows spontaneously. If there is any
other tree that does, it escaped my obser-
vation.
The sod everywhere is thin, composed
of red loan, and it is not fertile. In
stead of the luxuriant richness Iexpected
/ find the islands barren. They grow
nothing in abundance but the onion.
Not even grass is raised to any extent.
The tomato comes to useful maturity,
and limited number of potatoes are
raised, of which white and sweet are both
good, but the islands import everything
OLGA