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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
Not n Modern Invention.

The elevator in buildings is not so
modern an invention as many suppose.
In the royal palace at Luxembourg.
near Vienna, in 1777, was n machine
by which the Empress Queen Maria
Theresa, who was too unwieldly to go
up and down stairs, was conveyed
through a we'll from one story to
another. The we'll or shaft extended
from cellar TO roof. ard the elevator
had three strings, which, when pulled
served as signals for "go up" down"
or stop"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
RrnIn Catches n Thief.

An organ grinder who was travelling
through the country accompanied by n
tame bear which he had trained 10
dance, stopped before a farmers
house late one afternoon, and after
amusing the family with his perform
ance obtained permission to stay all
night. The bear was placed in the
barn for safe-keeping. During the
night the family were alarmed by a
terrible noise in the barn. Some one
was screaming and shouting: Murder!
help" and apparently engaged in n
struggle for life.
The farmer fastened to the spot,
followed by the organ-grinder and
other inmates of the house, and found
the tame bear with a man in his en-
brace, hugging him tightly, while the
poor fellow struggled frantically to
escape.
The bear was muzzled and could do
the man no serious injury, though he
was far from being comfortably stu
ated. From examination it proved to
be dishonest butcher, who had come
to the barn to steal fine calf. In
the darkness he had stumbled over
bruin, who had seized him and held
him fast.
The organ-grinder, learning how
matters stood, called out: Hug him,
Jackyn and the bear, enjoying the
sport, continued TO squeeze him I'M
mercifully, until the farmer thought
he had been sufficiently punished
when he was released. The story
soon spread abroad and the butcher
left the town TO escape the ridicule to
which it subjected him. London Ex-
change.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
A Matter OF Study.

The influence of food upon the rate
of formation of carbonic acid has been
made a matter of study in France, and
it has been found out that during the
first hour after q meal the quantity
OF carbonic acid exhaled increases till
it reaches a maximum, three or four
hours after the meal, when it falls oil
again. Plenty of fresh air is desirable
from one to three hours after a meal.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
j. TIDFITT, NJ. d.

Gersham's Corners hadn't been stood
up SO since the time that Abner Hubbs
the blacksmith, married the Widow
Snively. The widow was not only old
enough 10 be Abner's mother. but she
was the relic of 'Jedge" Snively, who
died leaving her sole owler of the big
tannery. That marriage was not
simply an event at the Corners. 1t
was an epoch For years afterwards
every previous or subsequent occur
renee thereabout was fixed rs to date
by the union Of Abner and the widow.
Things never happened at Gersham's
Corners before the war" nor "since
tho war" The death of any one in
the community tho selling out of some
one by the sheriff, or any similar hap
pening of Importance was remembered
as having occurred 1.-The year afore Alb
Hubs mar'd the Jeage S wilder in the
tan'ry." or the year arter, as the
case might be. Even so unheard-of
q thing as citizen of Gersham's Cor
ncrs being put up fer the legislatur'n
'lect6d' failed TO overshadow the
Hubbs-Snively epoch. Absalom Burt
ley was elected TO the legislature years
after the tannery wedding. He was
still serving his term when n dispute
arose one day at the tavern between
Uncle Sol, the landlord, and young
.Jep Sarly over something that had
happened in the history OF the Corners.
"Wml. l know durn well," said
young Jep. 'th't it were just year
fore Absalom went to the legislator I"
ID know nuthing bout that" re-
piled Uncle Sol. ''But / do know tn
1t kim off five year artor Alb Hubbs
mar'd the OF Jedge's wilder"
And long after Absalom had served
his term and was forgotten, the time
that Abe mar'd the wilder fixed the
era of happenings OF Gersham's Cor
ners.
And since that time Constants Cor
ners hadn't been stirred up rs it was
the morning it woke up and saw tin
sign ON the side of the tavern in
scribed with these words:
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
Beware or Ointments for Catarrh
that Cnnfnin McrCurY.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering II through the Mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, MS tho
damage they will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by +. J. Cheney u Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, and acts directly upon tho blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc. 1t is taken internally, and made In Toledo,
Ohio, by +. }. Cheney u Co.
"a Sold by Druggists, price 15c. per bottle.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
J. TIDFITT, NJ. D.,
Doctor and Physician.


Although everybody ut the Corners
knew who j. Tidftt, NJ. d., was, no
one seemed to think it was strange that
he appeared among them as a doctor.
All that stirred them up was that n
doctor should locate at tho Corners.
The fact that only six months ago j.
Tidftt, NJ. D., had been chopping logs
for his father, Nathan Tidhtt over the
Billingsville way. had not seemed us
yet to strike the Corners as surprising.
Previous to his log-chopping young
Mr. Tidfitt, whose name was Jason,
had tried various methods of getting
on in the world. He was a long hank
youth, with q tow head. which head
had nothing in it but conceit He
early quit going to school at Billings
vile because he said he knew more
than the teacher did, and rs two weeks
later he was discharged from the
Billingsville store. where he had been
hired as clerk, because he spelled
mackerel ''macrul," and couldn't add
up common row of figures the teach
err must have been good one. After
that Jason tried his hand selling light
ming rods, but his conccit and his
swagger in soliciting was too much for
the community and he gave up that
business. He turned his hand 90 other
things with the same result, and at
last he said TO his father:
''The trouble with mo is TIT this
deestrio' hain't big enough for me. I'm
O,.f fo.. thn f,,f k.,
WAR I've got to git"
"You jist git out inter the woods
with me N snake logs!'' was his faith
'er's reply.
And jason, who was then coming
rtwenty-one, got out into rhe woods,
and he was there chopping and snak-
in logs when the doctor at the county
seat circulated hand-bill stating that
he wanted young man to take care
of n horse. Jason snapped at the job
and got IL. 1t was in the capacity of
groom and driver for the doctor at the
county seat that he fitted himself in
six months 60 be Il doctor" and q
physician. and he hung out his
Single at Gersham's Corners with his
The prettiest girl in Constants Cor
ners, or in anyo the adjacent districts
was BETTY Crane, but she had no
'folks." Left an orphan when she
was a toddler. she had been taken in
charge by tho Widow Groner, who
raised her and made her pay we'll for
her raising. Betty, at the ego of
eighteen, was rs innocent and modest
n girl as had ever grown TO that age
She was too bashful 20 join in the So
cial festivities of the Corners and had
never except company with any OF the
backwoods beaux; consequently, when
she and young Ben Lopy, youth
almost as innocent and unsophisticatod
as Betty, went together one day 10
Squire Fuller's and were married, and
went 70 housekeeping In one OF tho
tannery houses. people couldn't find
words TO express their establishment,
and the Widow Groner cut Betty out
OF her viii then and there. They had
been married q year and more whom j.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22

There she kneels and prays him not to
be offended. As. however, she feels
that he will be offended, the widow
brings with her donkey, laden with
two goat-sl1ins filled with water The
prayer ended, she proceeds to pour the
water on the grave to keep the first
husband cool under the circumstances
about to take place, and, having well
saturated him, she then departs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
Her Craving for Quail.

A sick woman of Huntingdon county,
Indiana, expressed strong craving
for quail, but her husband said it was
unlawful TO kill the birds. Shortly
afterward visitors came and, while the
invalid was expressing her intense
longing, suddenly there was a sound
of something in collision with the
house, and. upon investigating, six
lifeless quails were found.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
The side the Bread Is Battered.

David Jacks is a Californian million.
hire who can ride for twenty miles in a
traight line upon his own land He
Is Scotchman and devout Presby-
Ierian, and reached California in 1s49
Is stowaway because he had no
honey to pay his passage.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
she CooIs Him or.

An Arab women, when left widow,
mourns her husband devoutly; but
like othey widows. il she has the OPP
portunity, she may be married again.
The night before her second marriage
she pays a visit 10 her husbands grave.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22

Five cents saved on soap; 1--WE dollars LIST
on rotted clothes IL that economy There
Is not five cents difference between the cost
OF "A bar of the poorest soap made and the
best, which is, as all know. Dobblns' Flee
nj
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
why women are Excluded.

Women arc excluded from tho gal.
leries Of the Japanese parliament DC,
cause, as Japanese newspaper says,
"they might be moved by the debates
there to further political agitation in
the empire"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22
New Name Cor sausngcs.

In Boston, where they believe in
calling a spade a spade, they have
new name for sausages, which is .pork
tolls"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22

FTTS.-Al Fits stopped free by DrKlines Great
Nerve Kestorer. No Fit after firstday's use. Mar
velous cures Treatise and 200 trial bottle free 70
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22

Texas has appropriated 900 for the
destruction OF the wolves and other wild
animals within her borders.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22

The pope viii give a llfe-slze statue OF
himself to st. Mary's church In hanover for
a monument at the tomb of DIR. Windthorst
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22

King Humbert has 1000 blooded horses in
oils three stables near Pisa.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22

It is said that the natives of Alaska spend
30 much OF their time In boats that their
legs are crooked aud weak.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-05-22

Miss Louise ImogCne Quincy Is 10 prepare
an ode for the Sherman memorial exercises
In fremont Temple in Boston.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
ON BOARD THE tTATA.
Yankee Midshipman Tells His Expert
ence With ChiIian Rcvoiutionists.

A Yankee Midshipman Tells His Expert
ence With ChiIian Rcvoiutionists.
New YORK, July l0.-Miss Josephine
Knapp, prima donna of the Tar and
Tartar Company, has received news OF
her runaway brother, Midshipman
Martin Knapp, who was reported some
time since as being on board the Chil-
ian prlvateer Itata. In the most mat
ter Offact fashion he writes to his sister
OF the exciting chase and of the final
surrender in the harbor of lquique,
and is confidant of the ultimate sue
cess of the insurgents, with whom he
has cast his lot, over Balmaceda and
the government forces. In explaining
his presence on the Itata on her trip
back to San Diego, the voung man
writes: "When the officers of the
Charleston came on board the Itata
one of them. Lieut.. Haincs, who had
been our nautical instructor at Annap-
oils during my first year there, rccog-
nized me, and taking me to one side
asked what was doing there. told
him, and he said: well, l will see
that you're taken back to the United
States. young man; you are deserter.'
| don't know what he intends to do
with me after we reach San Diego, but
think he means to try and send me
home. At any rate he has not told any
OF the other officers that he recognized
me or they would surely have let me
see it,"
In describing the escape of the Itata
Midshipman Knapp tells of q most ex-
citing affair in which he figured pro-
minently: at was the day before We
sighted Iquique." he writes, that We
had narrow escape. was sitting in
the wardroom, where the ammunition
was stored, about O'Clock i'll the cven-
ing, when sudden lurch of the steam
er caused lamp, that had been loosed
from its bracket IN some way, TO fall on
the table, where it exploded. setting
fire to the drapery of one OF the state
rooms. l managed to pull the curtain
from it's fastenings and started on deck
with it in my arms, for l knew that a
few moments Of blaze down there
would mean destruction for us all.
When got on deck / found that the
burning oil had set my clothes afire,
and on the spur of the moment
jumped over the side of the vessel with
the burning curtain i'll my arms. Of
course, boat WAS at once lowered and
was taken on board again not much
the worse for my ducklng."
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
HAS FOUR HUSBANDS.
A Sevcnteen-Year.Old Long Island Girl
Charged with BIgamy.

-
Charged with BIgamy.
PORT JEFFERSON, L. l., July TO-
Oliver w. Petty, aged 20, son of we'll
to-do merchant in this village. has
brought suit against his wife Katie for
divorce. Katie is locked up In the
R.verhead Jail on charge Of
blgamy. She was tried at the last
term Of court, but the jury disagreed.
Her maiden name was Mott, and she has
had "A remarkable career. She never
went to school. and at the age Of IL
years married q man named Nugent.
Four months after she married another
man named Gricley. Two years later
when she was but IA years of. age, she
married man named Fox. Young
Petty was her fourth husband and she
met him when che was IL years OF age
at Patchogue. 1t was a case of love at
first sight on young Petty's part and he
made the young woman his bride with
in ten days time. Petty took bis bride
to hIs fathers house and it was not
long before his father learned sone.
thing of Katic's past life. Her arrest
for blgamy then followed aud she was
taken to Riverhead Jail, where she has
since remained. When she was placed
on trial the girl tcsti-
fled that she did not know
what marriage was until she became
the wife of Fox. She never regarded
herself as the wife of either of the other
men. Her Counsel claimed that none
of the marriages. savr that with Fox.
WAS legal, ana the law bad dissolved
the bond which would have been bar
to her marriage with Petty. The young
woman does not look to be more than
16 years of age.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
VIZ ANNEXED 1HI HOGS!
4 SWEET SCENTED ACQUISITION
To the Masy Geological Attractions oi
Grand xApids-Ths Keeper OF ens
unei~am Beasts Dedss Ihs
hoard ct 0satths

Stephen Welden. who WAS arrested
yesterday morning on warrant Tor
violating the health ordinance IN that
he herded hogs inside the city limits,
and conducted factory where bard
was rendered, pleaded not guilty to the
charge in the police court yesterday,
and HE case was adjourned to July y.
There is considerable importance in
volved in tine case by reason OF the fact
that the point Of law 10 question was
recently decided by the Supreme Court.
The factory wss outside the old city
limits. but was brought in when the
city extended its lines. A short TIME
ago similar case went to the Supre me
Court from Bay City. A toll-gate ex-
listed outside the Old city iines, but was
brought in by the extension OF the
limits. The city tried to do away with
it. but the court held that Its existence
before the limits were changed entitled
IT to remain afterwards. The attorneys
claim this will be the case here.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
NEVER slAmeo LINCOLN.
namiia Left = stat.meat Bearing sa
the Nicssay- Mcclure How.

WAsHIsoTos, July lo.-The Nicolay-
Mcclure controversy over the newly
made grave OF Hannibal Hsnlin As to
whether the Maine statesInan's recon-
meadation MAS favored or opposed by
President Lincoln 10 not finished yet.
Outsiders promise to take hand in il
and say there is . statement IN exist
enee written by Han,nn himself IN
which be declares that ne believed Lin
coin favored his renomlnat.on TO the
vice-presldeney. That statement Will
shortly be published. Years after Lin-
coin and Johnson had passed away Mr..
Hamiln Was asked TO give his version Of
the affair. He consented with the dis
unct understanding that IL should not be
published until his death. He prepared
statement covering about four pages
Oh cioseiy-written manuscript, IN which
ne shows that he was defeated for the
nomination by combination of poll
uc.ans who believed that by placing
Johnson on the ticket with Lincoln re-
construction would be brought about
with less difficulty. There was also
another object IN view-the Ohio dele
garon wanted their Chairman To re-
celve place in the cabinet The re-
suit was. William Dennison, OF Ohio,
became Postmaster General. The John
son idea was suggested at late day be-
fore the convention because he was
southern man and at the same time
had renamed loya! to the Union gov
eminent throughout the war.
Mr.. Hamln felt very sore over his
defeat. and said sfterward that his over
throw was due to the schemlng Of GER
an politicians. Some of the very men
who introduced and worked the j Johnson
boom went To Mr.. Hamlin and told him
that If they had thought for one mo-
ment there WAS any chance for John
son TO become President they could not
have been induced to vote for his nomI-
nation to the Vice Presidency. Mr..
fianilIn did not value such assurances
at that late day. He was aware that
Lincoln was his friend, but he was also
aware that the latter could not dictate
VINO should be on the ticket with HIM,
for at that time there was no certainty
of Lincoln's election, as there were
three parties in the field. These facts
were known to Mr.. Hamlln, and his
estimate of Lincoln, which will be pub
hshed soon, will show that ne never
blamed him for his failure to secure the
Vice Presidency in 1864.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
WANAMAkER TESTiFlES.
He vindicatss His Course With the Key
stone Bank Throu ughout.

stone Bank Throughout.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 10.-The
Bardsley investigating committee held
another session tins afternoon, at which
Postmaster General Wanamaker at
tended and testified concerning his
transaction with the Keystone bank
aud the statement made by ex-City
Treasurer John Bardsley to Editor Nc
Wade, of the Ledger. WAS for the first
time made public. 1t proved to be an
interview between McWade and Bards-
ley, on two different occasions at the
prison. In 1t Bardsley again went over
the story of tho keystone Bank and
stoutly maintained that he put the
s. $50, 900 in the bank, but did not know
what became of it ally more than that
he believed President Marsh got IT..
Bardsley said that Bank Examiner
Drew had been a heavy borrower from
the Keystone Bank and was completely
under Lucas and Marsh's thumb. In
regard to John Wanamaker, Bardsley
SAID that Marsh told him that
he knowingly held tie over
issued shares of bank stock and
demanded 800, 900 for them and upset
the plans for re-organizing the bank.
Bardsley then SAID he advised Marsh to
engage counsel and make demand on
Wanamaker for the over-issued shares,
as be was guilty of crime in holding
them. Marsh did so and Wanamaker
turned over the shares. Mr.. Wana-
maker then testified. In answer to
questions he stated that he never
pledged the oyer-issued stock, after he
was told 4 was Over-issue and it was
out of his hands at the time. Mr..
Wanamaker vindicated his course
throughout and read letters from
Comptroller Lacey and others to show
that he had never influenced nor de-
layed the appointment of receiver
for the Keystone bank.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
PREFERS WHISKY.
Cannot Give IL Up For Fortune That
Awaits Him.

Cannot Give IL Up For Fortune That
Awaits Him.
John Smith, one of the drunkards
sent to the county Jail yesterday for
thirty days is past redemption. lie is a
cadaverous looking personaSe and
when hls name was called he shufiled
up to the bar of the court. He took
his sentence IN philosophical manner,
after which he shambied across the
room to seat i'm the prisoners box.
Smith has wealthy relatives in Ger
many, and snort time ago his sister
died leaving him $1,000 which he can
obtain as soon Ms he masters his appe-
tite for liquor enough to put himself
in condition to take care of it. His
passion for whisky, however. has the
best of him, and he will probably con-
tinue to serve out his days in jail and
leave the money untouched.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
PRINCE GEORGE ORDERED HOME
Hfs ship. the Thrush. to be Put Out OF


His ship. the Thrush. to be Put Out OF
Commission.
Loxpox, July lo.--Prince George, son
of the prince of Wales. is. according to
admiralty orders, no longer to flourish
in North American waters. The gun.
boat Thrush. of which Prince George is
lieutenant commander. is to be put out
taken on the North American station
by new cruiser, the Tartar. OF $500
horse power. The prince Is said 10 he
= great favorite, IN the colonies and will
no doubt be nsisscd. He is also we'll
lssrd in England, beine about the only
-seful mernner OF the royal family.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
HANGED THREE TIMES.
6hrewd Device ~ . Tsxas Cattle rAasi
20 Oatwit Weuia-Bs Lyaciasrs-


60 Oatwit Weuia-Bs Lynchsrs-
MILAN, Tenn, July io.-A Texan
named Garrett Hume died here on
"Wednesday of strangulation. His
death Was caused by the action OF =
device which ne adopted years ago 70
outwit lynchers. Hume WAS herds-
man on = ranch In Southwestern Texas
years ago. He soon became q rich
rancher. The coincidence that existed
between his acquisition Of wealth and
the cattle belonging 10 others caused
an agitation that resulted III HE disap-
pearance. He went To Galveston.
where he had silver tube inserted IN
hrs throat. Then he returned to his
ranch. In q snort time the lynchers
caught him and left him hanging TO a
tree. lie was not dead, AS they sup
posed. but got away and began opera
tions in another part of the state A
second hanging proved as Intellectual
as the first. and he went TO the Mexican
border. The third attempt came near
proving efiectual, for the lynchers left
guards TO watch him, but n negro cut
him down the next morning and he es-
capped TO Mexico. whence he came here
several years ago.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11
DANGEROUS DUNN.Nc.
Nicholas Reul Tries it on . Postal Card
to His Sorrow.

Nicholas Reul Tries it on . Postal Card
to His Sorrow.
United States District Attorney
Palmer went to Muskegon to conduct
the examination of Nicholas Reul
before Commissioner Mcdonald. Reul
is charged with forwarding through the
mail q postal card to J. S. Rumsey,
upon which was a written request TO
call and settle store bill. 1T alleged
that the dun was made stronger by ac-
companyng threats. The trouble grew
out OF Rumsey disseminating his trade
with the defendant and transferring il
to another store in town, after having
contracted a debt with tue first. Mr..
Reul, who is o member of the firm of
Weller & Reul, was bound over TO the
grand jury, and was released in $500
bonds.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-11

KArAwAzoo. June &c. q. Demp-
sey. IN. poolseilsr ~ the race eonrse,
l@ft town tonight without paying $50
worth of pools = ne pueeesssssf sid tbe
sheriff hss pltesd an attachment en
two horsss osned BY f'enpsry, sset
we're "a iesvs on NE xlt ffasn. bsnsr
rys some a la sgfinsboFo.