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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
General News.

l.. G. Gilbert, a well-known and high
ly esteemed citizen of Richmond, died
last Monday.
Jim. Muir. of Inlay City, shot II
pound wild(?) turkey on Christmas
day just in time for dinner.
The Cass City Enterprise can soon
count itself "a whole 10 years old. 1t
has just begun on the 10th volumn.
A gentleman offers to start match
factory in Richmond providing the
village will bonus it to the amount of
$4,000.
Chas. Miller, prisoner in the Sagi-
nav Jail, hung himself on last Friday
with strip of cloth torn from his
trousers.
An eight year old son of Geo. Brink,
resident of Romeo, has disappeared
and the family are very much worried
as to his whereabouts.
The Macomb county supervisors
have decided to put 80 incandescent
electric lights in the court house at Mt.
Clemens. This will provide for the
| lighting of the court room and all the
offices.
Burglars have been operating in st.
Charles township, near Saginaw. They
visited several small stores and took
amounts which aggregated several hun
dred dollars; but who the thieves are
is still mystery.
A handsome Sarnia young lady, by
name Miss Jennie Nell, has mind of
her own. There is young lawyer in
the same town named Hannah, and
Miss Neil insisted he was the best
young man she knew. But papa said
no, and planned another union. How
ever, on the eve of the proposed we'd
ding, Miss Neil and Hannah drove to
Point Edward and were married. That
is all there is to it, and the namelss
gentleman, who is Winnepeg banker,
| is left in the consume"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
YALE, ST. Clair County. NIch- FRIDAY JAN 1891.

acquainted with the manner of hook
and ladder trucks. Last week he was
struck while driving down a street in
Port Huron, his carriage broke into
splinters, and himself made into an
excellent patient" in less time than
you can say boo.
The condition of Mordon, the Port
Huron baker, who fell oD a sidewalk
and has since lain helpless, is surely pa
thetic. j. M. Hamilton, st. Clair ba-
ker, offers to do everything in his pow
er to help him. He suggests getting
up an entertainment which shall help
the unfortunate brother.
Constable Cox, of Port Huron, is a
bruiser. He attempted to arrest man
last week, and the fellow led out q
fierce "cross-counter" at the Constable.
That did not end it, however; for it
took just 100 seconds for the Constable
to land half-doZen stingers on the
fellows nose, and start with him to-
wards the station.
In crossing the railroad track Christ
mas the buggy of James Quinn OF En-
met was struck by an approaching
train and the occupant thrown a dis
tance of 20 feet. He was picked up ap-
parently lifeless and carried to his
home where Mrs. Quinn, almost fran
tic with grief threw herself upon the
body exclaiming, "Oh, Jim, jim, shpake
to me and tell me you are not dead.
Moved by her entreaties, to the great
surprise of the mourners the corpse
responded, "Begorra I'm not dead, but
soon will be unless you stop sitting on
me stomach"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
Money in 1t.

A good farm of 100 acres, | mile
west and II miles south of Peck. Of
this 40 acres lies on the west side of the
road and so acres OIL the east side.
There are 90 acres of improved land,
100 fruit trees and good spring-well.
For terms and further information
inquire at this Office or write the EX-
PosIToR, Yale, Mich. 34m3
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
Look Here!l

Having a stock of horses, consisting
of roadsters, business horses, a brood
mare and several colts, which we must
dispose of If possible, we will exchange
part of them for house and lot in
Yale; the others we will exchange for
good notes bearing interest.
ii. j. WILCOX & SON,
33w4 East Greenwood.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
House and Lot for Sale.

A house and lot for sale on Kennefic
street. A comfortable one-story house
of eight rooms with good well and Gel
lar, in desirable location.
Inquire on the premises of Don Nc
Arthur.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-09
SPECIAL SALE ON FINE SHOES.

100 odd pairs of 100 and 2.25 Shoes, at only 1850
odd pairs of 25O and 2.75 Shoes, only l.9s
so pairs of Mems and fine Roots at Cost
and best selected stock Ladies and Gents real fine Shoes to
be fou on side the large cities.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29
WAS ne A REBEL
A Captain Who Fought I'm Chill, but He
Doesn't Know on which Side.


A Captain Who Fought I'm Chill. but He
Doesn't Know on which Side.
Captain Kenneth Pritchard. Of the
British steamship Tangier, had quite
a thrilling war experience while at
Buenos Ayres. The steamer had been
chartered to load cargo at Liverpool
for Buenos Ayres. and arrived at that
port shortly after the revolution had
ceased. All large vessels. such as the
Tangier, were compelled to remain out
in the Buenos Ayres Roads, which is
about fourteen miles from the port
The masters quartered themselves at
the different hotels, and most of their
business was done ashore until the YES
sells were loaded or discharged. as the
cas- happened to be.
On May I some little trouble again
arose between the rebels and the gov
eminent and another revolution was
threatened. The troops began TO fire
at all rebels. and within a short while
firing was general IN all sides. Captain
Pritchard was anxious 70 see what was
going on throughout the town. and
meandered slowly in the direction of
the arsenal Before he had gotten far.
however, he was captured by two sol
diers and led. al the point Of the bayo-
net. to the arsenal.
He IA given a Winchester rifle. and.
10y command of the officers in charge.
was compelled to join the warlike
crowd Without much complaint, but
a great deal Of nervous dissatisfaction,
he began popping away at every OBJ
ject in the shape of a man who passed
within range of the arsenal. Here he
was kept It work with his rifle for
three hours. when he was relieved and
a picket put on guard.
An opportunity presented itself, and
Captain Pritchard slipped around the
wall and escaped from his captors. He
had gotten but a few yards from the
place when he heard some grape shot
whiz by him, and upon looking around
he saw two guns being used at the
head of the street TO keep il clear.
Captain Pritchard, without much cere-
mony, dropped himself into a three
foot gutter. and there remained with
the water streaming over him for
about an hour. when the firing ceased.
After that evening the captain did not
trust himself far from the hotel until
his steamer sailed.
He said he fought hard, but he has
not learned whether he was a govern
ment soldier OF a rebel. and he wasn't
curious enough to ask. Baltimore
American.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

Dickens certainly made a mistake
when he created Micawber Of the mas
culine persuasion. Waiting for some
thing to turn up" is a feminine charac-
t%eristic. And after all, isn't it true
that ''all things come TO those who
waitf' They do turn up for woman If
she waits long enough. Today, after
waiting forty years, she beholds 400 oc-
equations open 70 her. Forty years
ago she did not need more than one
hand to count all the things she was
allowed TO do for a living. But one Of
the things she never did expect has
turned up. and this is the oma street
a conductor.
She gives perfect satisfaction, they
say, and she is certainly picturesque.
She wears a blue flannel uniform. a big
Panama straw hat and a long white
pinafore with frills and ~innumerabIe
pockets In the pockets she carries
tickets and change. while strapped over
her shoulder she carries a small leather
bag in which are the surplus money
and tickets. She hands the passenger
who pays his fare a yellow ticket, which
he is supposed to destroy. For all that
are missing she must hand over the
money.
II there be any she can't account for,
the money is deducted from her wages
of twenty-five dollars a month. OF
course this is not In New York, but it
may come some day, since women have
begun to enter service on the elevated
roads in Brooklyn. 1t is in Chill that
the woman conductor hourishes. After
the war with Peru there was a surplus
of women that had to be utilized, 20
they became, among other things.
street a conductors.-New York Re
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29
The naa Row. end the Pigeon Roost.

Two wicked Germantown boys con
socted a neat scheme to depopulate a
neighboring pigeon roost. The plan
was for one TO go up 70 the coop and
scare the birds. and the other was to
bring them down with his So so gun as
they came flying over the fence. The
only trouble about il all was that the
scheme didn't work. The boy who was
70 do the soaring was himself SO badly
scared that the order Of attack was
fatally disarranged. lie was stealing
mp 10 the pigeon house when he was
seized by the owner. shaken, and sent
flying by a drop kick. The boy who
had the gun had the presence Of mind
20 hide it behind a fence. and was
mean enough to laugh at his unfort-
innate partner. Philadelphia Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

An old farmer entered the grocery
and asked. ''Whut's s~trawb'ries, ZebF'
"Hev y got someF'
That depends"
Eight fer good ones"
II met old Brown yest'day; said he
lowed they'd be bout nine"
mo. eight"
Couldn't make it nine. Zeb,
could y'f'
Not now, Joe. Berries is comm in
right fast nowadays"
"Wn y split the differencel Man
dy'n feel cut up bout it anyway. She
lowed they'd be nine"
How many y gOtP'
Three quarts, and they're Wilson's
seedlin's,' and IS good as y yer clapped
eyes on
wall. I'll do 1t, SEEM it's you. Joe.
Bring 'em In. "-Chicago Mail.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29
How siIk Is Weighted.

Various methods have been resorted
TO, with different and in some cases far
from satisfactory results, in the weigh
ing of silk, particular efforts having
been made in this direction by French
and German manufacturers. each hav-
ing its peculiar advantages. or other
wise. In one of the processes o gen.
orally adopted the plan pursued is 20
reduce the bichloride by water 10 80
degs Reaumur, any stronger solution
being likely to injure the fiber, while at
"a dogs. the silk Is found to become
rough and v~alueless. and at 40 degs.
the fiber is dissolved.
The silk is well worked In the solution
until complete saturation is effected, al
lowed to remain two hours in tlie liquor,
and then taken out and washed. The
adaptation of this simple method is
made apparent in the fact that one dip
adds about 8 per cent. to the weight,
and three treatments give an increase
of about 25 per cent. Bare hands are
not used in working the goods in
bichloride of tin at 20 degs. Reaumur,
as it acts i~njurious.y. The silk has TO
be well washed before being soaped.-
New York Sun. 4
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

one of the strangest lapidarian freaks
that has ever come within the knowl
edge OF diamond experts is at the Burns
hotel in Kimberly, South Africa. The
stone is in shape and size like a pigeons
egg. of a dark brown color externally,
and at first sight Opaque. II viewed in
a dark place, with candle OF other light
% placed that the rays pass through
the stone before falling on the retina,
however, one sees distinctly the image
of a man from the waist upward
Turning the pebble, he sees at another
point a wOman's face, partly concealed
by heavy t~resses, and yet, again, on
another portion of the surface being
applied to the eye, a moonlit cloud
sketch is clearly delineated
The stone was found In a debria
wash up, and $50 have been refused foI
it. A Mr.. Bergsma, a debris washes
was the finder of the remarkable stooA
.-Jewelers Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29
THE MAN WITH THE musKE1.

They are building as Babel was built, to the
sky,
With clash and confusion Of speech.
They are piling up monuments massive and
high
To lift a few names out Of reach.
And the passionate green laureled god OF the
great.
In a whimsical riddle Of stone.
Has chosen a few from the field and the state
To sit on the steps OF his throne.
But IL will pas from this rage Of renown.
This ant hin commotion and strife;
Pass by where tie marbles and bronzes look
down
With their fast frozen gestures Of life.
On, out Of the uameless who lie meath the
gloom
or the plying cypress and pine.
Your man is the man Of the sword and the
plume,
But the man with the musket is mine.
knew him. tell you'll And also know
When he fell on the battle swept ridge.
That the poor battered body that lay there In
blue
Was only a plank in the bridge
Over which some should pass to a fame
That shall shine while the high stars shall
shinei
Your hero is known by an echoing name.
But the man Of the musket is mine.
knew him., All through him the good and
the DAu
Ran together and equally free.
Butt Judge. as ! trust Christ has Judged the
poor lad.
For death made IN noble 10 me!
In thecyclOne OF " n, in the battles eclipse,
Life shook out Il lingering sands,
And he died with the names that he loved on
his lips.
His musket still grasped in his hands,
Up close TO the 4 Z my soldier went down.
In the salient -ont OF the line.
You cay take " your heroes the men Of re-
nown.
But the man = the musket is minel
There is pear in the May laden grace of the
hours
That come when the days work is done.
And peace With the nameless, who under the
nOwers
Lie asleep in the slant Of the sun.
Beat the tapsl Put out lghtsl and silence all
sound:
There is rifle pit strength in the grave!
They sleep well who sleep, be they crowned or
u-ncrowned,
And death viii be kind to the brave.
Milwaukee Sentinel
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

Why is it that EngtAh people can't
understand jokesl They are not always
stupid, and they are fond Of enjoying
themselves, but where an American
ser a capital joke and goes into fits Of
laughter the Englishman sits grave a.
a preacher.
Here's an account of a singular acct
dent, said an American at the club,
reading his paper TO an English ac-
quaintance. "A man sat on a buzz saw
accidentally and was killed. They
buried both Of him In the same grave,
I suppose"
'Ahi both Of hint How's thatP'
said the other solemnly.
You can't put head and brains into a
brass door knob, as Mr. Ffs aunt pict-
uresquely expressed IL in Little Dor
rit, +" and you can't make the ordinary
Engiishman grasp such an extremely
American joke as the me Just given
Washington Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29


His c-oUncenance was open and bright
and showed nothing Of that satirical
bitterness for which he Wa so eminent
Leigh Hunt, in proposing his health on
me occasion, called him ''the bitter
Jcrold, with honey under him." l
once ventured TO tell him hat several
members OF the club were afraid of
him and his bitter tongue and Stunned
conversation with him on that account
when he said to me with great eneY.
'Sidney. I have never in my life said
OF written a bitter thing Of any n who
did not deserve il.
And l must say that I have frequently
heard him speak Of persons and things
IN the most courteous and beautiful and
wen feeling language-metaphor fol
lowing metaphor, quaint c~onceits, grace.
full images, beautiful ideas and
thoughts, all expressed in one on
tinual flow Of eloquence from a four-
tain inexhaustibie. In the winter Jer
rold always took "A chair close to the
6reside, where lac sat with his cigar, and
whence he issued his witticisms in his
dry and amusing manner, keeping us
all in a continuous state Of u~proaTious
laughter Il. Sidney Cooper.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

1t seems as II textbooks for children
were now made so simple as to leave
hardly any chance for misunderstand-
ing. but the little folks still continue to
commit to memory the words without
much thought of their meaning. How
do we know that the earth Is roundF'
asked a teacher of of her boys.
The pupil rose promptly and, with a
perfectly stolid expression, answered
gibly. We learn that the earth Is
round from the following facts" and
Immediately sat down again, evidently
feeling that he had given a full and
most satisfactory reply.-Christian In
t~eIligencer.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

One of the oldest tales In the ''Bes-
tiaries," or stories of Bible animals
written by the monks, is the legend of
the panther. THE panther, so the
homily runs. lis the most beautiful of
all beasts More than this, when it
goes abroad it diffuses a marvellous
sweet perfume. This odor is so sweet
that all the other beasts and birds fol-
low the panther wherever it goes
Wherefore the panther is a type of viz
tue" Perhaps she old monks who
borrowed and embellished this story
had heard Of and misunderstood the
strong love of sweet scents which the
panther and its relations, the lions and
leopards often show.-Spectator.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

treasurer Below Par Railroads.&c.
me help you to some more Of the
money.
First DirectOr-No, thank you, 1
have all | can spend without attract.
ing attention.
Treasurer-Permit me
Second Director-No, mol ThankA
no. / couldn't carry another cent
Pockets all bursting now. Same way
with all the others.
Treasurer Gin despair)-What shah j
do with all this pIel It's ten times too
much for the sinking fund.
First Director latter deep meditation)
by Jovel / have it Let's declare a
dividend New York Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29
Cared.

The following is Chinese joke:
IN a certain house there wa a baby
nat annoyed every q by its eontin-
uAl squalIing. AT last a physician was
called in. He administered a bolus Of
the soothing virtues Of which he had q
high opinion, and offered to pass the
night in the house 70 observe the eff
fects of his remedy. After q few houz,
hearing no noise. he exclaimed, "Goodi
the child is cured" Yes" replied the
sttandant, the child has indeed stop
ped crying. but the mother has begun
b mourn"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

In the Ease of horses, where the skin
has been abraded by the harness, if the
CALLED region is left to itself the hair
viii grow in, but be c~olorless, while If
oil is applied freely to the abrasion
hair of a dark or normal color win be
produced, thus indicating that the
color is ordinarily due TO the ~secretions
of the skin sinking down as a sediment
to the base Of the hair f~ollicle, where it
is absorbed BY the shaft of the hair
Hyland Q Kirk IN New York Times
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

The writer once talked with an old
nan in this state who averred that
when the o lays On its back" or
Is 50 situated that the Illuminated pan
is parallel with the horizon, there win
be no rain the moon will hold water
IN its hollow part, like a bV At; but
when it is tipped up-that l.. when its
horns are obique to the horizon-the
water will run out and we shall have
rain. Boston Transcript
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29
ittle family dispute going on.

little family dispute going on.
Lucy" said her husband, I'm
sorry you don't like my politics an
things, but I've got my opinions, an
I've got to support EN-"
We'll, she replied. ''ye'v got me an
the children, too, an ye kin jis make
up yer mind which ye'd ruthur put
down alimOny fur. yer family OF. yer
opinions. ~ Washington Post
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

"Caa bites" said DIR. Gibier, Of tho
Pasteu institute, ARE much more
sammoD IN Paris than they are here.
Anos have been in this country I
have treated only two persons who /
had resson TO believe were bitten b,
mad cats.
I'm Paris mad cat are almost as
common as mad dogs. People are
often bitten by them while returning
from the theatre. The eats shun the
8ght and take refuge in dark Railways
The noise Of the people cropping their
way up the stairs late at night stirs the
animals up, and often they fly at the
faHas - their disturbers Before Pas
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29
Editorial Musings.

Editor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES seldom
we know what is best for US. Here I've
been pitching into the interstate com
merce law for sixteen months. Heaven
forgive mel
Assistant-Eh2
Il should have been on that train
which plunged into that open switch
last night if kind Providence in his In
scrutable wisdom had not saved me. 4
could not get a pass food News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

teur many people died in Paris from
hydrophobia resulting from cat bites
But hydrophobia, whether caused by
eats o. dogs, is far more prevalent
abroad than it is in this country
New York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

Brown-Goodby be good to your
self.
Blossom (heartily)-l viii, I'm a
kind hearted mau. New FORK Epoch
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

Syrup"


ly appreciate what a truly wonder
full medicine it is. The delicious
sensations of healing, easing, clear
ing, strength-gathering and recover
ing are unknown joys. For Ger
man Syrup we do not ask easy cases.
Sugar and water may smooth a
throat or stops tickling-for a while.
This is as far as the ordinary cough
medicine goes. Boschee's German
Syrup is a discovery, a great Throat
and Lung Specially. Where for
years there have been sensitiveness,
pain, coughing, splitting, hemoT-
hage, voice failure, weakness, slip
ping down hill, where doctors and
medicine and advice have been swal-
lowed and followed to the gulf of
despair, where there's the sickening
conviction that all is over and the
end is inevitable, there we place
German Syrup. 1t cures. You are
a live man yet if you take it. .
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

This is a very elegant glove-much
worn now"
Possibly But one glove is Of no use
to me I want a pair. "-London Judy.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

Harry Mis- Jessie. do you object to
a mild cigarf
Jessie Not at aIl-providing It isn1
lighted -Munsey's Weekly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29
MAKE A NOTE OF THIS.

The YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL reaches q
larger. class of people inIthe city and surrounding
country and has a larger circulation than any
other paper. and is therefore the bestSadVertiSing
medium.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-29

Politics had been quite warm in one
Of the rural sootions- aud there was a
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18
Ia GRIPPE aGAIN.

During the epedcmic ola grippe last
season d.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption. coughs and colds. proved
to be tire best remedy. Reports from
the many who used it confirm this state
men, They were not only quickly re-
liesed. but disease left no bad after RE-.
suits. We ask yau to give thisremady
a trial and We guarantee that you will BE-
satisfied with results or the purchase
price will be refunded. II has no equal
in La Grippe, Or any Throat. Chest Of
Lung Trouble. Trial bottles free at N.
G. Young and A. j. GODDARD Drug
Stores. Large bottles Soc. and $1.00.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

It goes, without saying, that had
Samuel Douglass McEnery been tha
Governor of Louisiana, the reply 10
Secretary Blaine would have been
straight to tie point and full Of gin.
ger.-States.
Wherein we suppose the statss
wishes US to imagine that lingo jim
would have gone of and hung him.
self. Such slurs as these are but
naturally 10 be expected from part.
sans like the States, but every candid
man will admit that Nichols reply
was digniied and conservative.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-04-18

The Lynching of the Italian
assassins at New Orleans has been
the cause Of a singular suic de. A
despatch from Lexington. Ky, of
March 18th says
bud" Harper, aged s years, is
belived to be dying tonight, the
result of a deliberate attempt at
suicide. he was deeply interested
in the New Orleans lynching. and
had the story told him several times
on Sunday. Both that day and
yesterday he acted strangely, bat
this was attributed to sickness. Yes.
terday afternoon he went 10 the
barn Of his grandfather, John Per-
kins, climbed on a barrel, and after
tying about his neck a rope suspend
ed from the loft, kicked the bar.
rel away. He was found unconscious
and has remained go since.