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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
A Rival Of the Yosemite.

In the vast Sierra wilderness far to
the southwark OF the famous Yosemite
Valley. there is yet grander valley
Of the same kind. 1t is situated on the
south fork of Kings river. above the
most extensive groves and forests of
the giant sequoia, and beneath the
shadows of the highest mountains in
the range, where the canons are deep
est and the snow laden peaks are
crowded most closely together. 1t 10
called the Big Kings river canon. or
Kings River Yosemite. and is reached
by way of Visalia. the nearest point
on the Southern Pacific railroad. from
which the distance is about forty five
miles, or by the Kearsarge pass from
the east side of the range. II Is about
ten miles long. half mile wide, and
the stupendous rocks Of purplish
gray granite that form the walls are
from 2, 500 TO 8, 900 feet In height
while the depth OF the valley below
the general surface Of the mountain
mass from which IL has been carved Is
considerably more than a mile. Thus
It appears that this new Yosemite Is
longer any DEEPER aud lies embodied
in grander mountains, than the we'll
known Yosemite OF the MERGED. Their
general characters however, are won
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
THE GERMAN WAY.
A Foreign American Very Much Prefer
1t to Our Way.

A Foreign American Very Much Prefers
1t to Our Way.
A wealthy New York lady who has
travelled much abroad. but who knows
very little about her own country, was
in Washington a few days ago for the
first time. says the New York Record
er. She was taken to the White house
by an influential friend. and through
his intercession the private apartments
Here opened up TO her. and she had
an exceptional opportunity to inspect
the numerous beauties of the dignified
but modest mansion. AS she was be-
ing helped into the carriage on depart
ing a shade Of disappointment was de-
tected in her face.
well. what do you think Of itp'
her friend inquired.
Il must confess to very keen dis
appointment was the reply. The
rooms are all very prettily decorated.
and some. of them are dignified and
impressive. but am sorry not to have
seen the military"
1t appeared on further inquiry that
this un -Americanized New Yorker had
fully expected to find the presidents
mansion surrounded by a military
guard in full uniform and she was We.
hemeut in her assertions that the Ger
man way was lever SO much better
than ours"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
Saw a Fish swallow HIS watch.

A rather strange as well as anus
ing incident happened on board the
schooner Emma Clara while at sea
recently on her way up from Rockport,
They were we'll out at sea, where the
water was blue and clear and the wind
very light when one of the passen-
gers discovered large fish, which Is
known In those waters as a Nnn. fol-
lowing close behind the boat
Several Of the boys were soon lean
ing over the stern admiring the fish.
when one of them accidentally dropped
his watch overheard out OF his over
shirt pocket IL was a large. old
fashioned. Swiss silver watch. and
when IL struck the water IL glanced of
sideways anG started on It's voyage to
the bottom of the sea, but the linn
saw it and as he is fish that oitcs at
everything that shines regardless OF
flavor or taste, opened his huge mouth
and swallowed the watch ut one guip.
The surprised and chagrircd young
man says that the watch bad just been
wound up and was good TO tick away
for twenty-four hours ut least The
fish seemed to enjoy the meal and fol-
lowed leisurely after the boat for some
time -Velasco Times.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

A GENTLEMAN is always courteous
In his speech. He is especially cour-
teous in addressing servants or others
whose positions place them at a dis
advantage in controversy. To speak
rudely to those who cannot resent the
affront is mean and cowardly. and a
gentleman is never mean or cowardly.
But apart from all that why should
any one wish to be rude in speech to
those who serve himP What advan-
tage does he hope to gain? What part
of his nature does he crafty. unless
his nature be base in a degree not
common among men OF decent bring
ing upp Arrogant self assertion is the
surest possible mark of vulgarity Of
mind, whether the man guilty of it is
a duke or coal-heaver. the master of
palace or the humble servitor upon
his premises
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

IT would be incorrect 10 cay that the
mother~in- law has ceased TO have any
terrors for men about to marry. For
the generation now entering into man
hood has grown up under the impress
sion that the mother-in-law Is the bane
OF domestic peace. But as matter of
fact the wife's mother. who IL the per-
son usually regarded as the prime
mover In matrimonial jars, is in these
days quite content to let the young
people go their own way. Women
with married daughters have more re-
sources in the way of social distrac-
ton than they used to have. Their
world is not entirely bounded by their
own home and those OF their children.
AS mothers they are not less devoted
than they used to be, but as mother
in-laws they are less disposed to un-
dertake the management of the do
nestle concerns of their daughters.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
A Newspaper Sensation.

Have you heard the news?" sale
the new reporter to the veteran city
editor.
What news?" inquired the veteran
coldly.
why. old man Milyun's daughter
jumped into her pops carriage yester
day evening and eloped with the
coachman," ratified off the reporter ex.
citedly.
Ugh" grunted the editor, there's
nothing remarkable in that"
Amt there?" shifted the reporter
inciedulously. What do you call re
markablep"
We'll 1t would have been some
thing like il the girl had jumped into
the coachman and eloped with the car
riage for instance. You don't call
your story news do your Bah, you'd
better brace up. Give 1t five lines and
hustle out again" and the veteran
grabbed his blue pencil and resumed
his iabors. Detroit Free Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
A TRUE GHOST STORY.
Two Lively Young Pg' Make Great
Disturbance.

Two Lively Young Pg' Make n Great
Disturbance.
About mile beyond the Beech Hin
stood Squire Macdonalds store, and
one dreary night in late autumn there
came thither first Rory O'More. and
then Sandy Big John, and finally Alec
Glllies, all in high state OF excite
ment and asserting with much posi-
tiveness that they had seen the ghost
on Beech Hill. Now the squire was
rs shrewd, hard headed. and unsuper-
stitious Scotchman as ever traded
tea for butter or sugar for eggs, and
he had no more faith in the Beech Hill
ghost than in the man in the moon.
But this time the testimony OF the
terrified witnesses happened to agree
remarkably. The ghost had appeared
10 all in precisely the same form
namely. as white shapeless thing
that rolled along the ground. uttering
shrill and threatening shrieks. The
matter was surely worth looking into.
''Hark We, now" said the squire at
last. II believe you're nothing better
than a parcel OF foolish boys; and to
prove it, Til go up TO the Beech Hill
myself and see what 1t is that has come
SO nigh soaring the life OUT OF YOU"
Thus speaking. he got his coat and
hat and calling them to follow. set off
for the scene OF the ghosts walk.
Rory and Sandy and Alec would much
rather have been excused. but pride
overcame their timidity, and they fol-
lowed in their leaders track. Hardly
had they reached the foot of the hill
than the shrieks they had heard before
came to their ears
There it is again!" exclaimed Rory,
with trembling lips Can you no
hear it, squirrel"
80 be sure / can." responded the
squire, stoutly; land I'm going TO see
what il is. Come along"
The distance between the doughty
squire and his followers increased as
he went on, while the shrieks grew
stronger with each forward step.
When about the middle OF the ascent
he saw the ghost 1t was as the men
had reported. a white shapeless thing
rolling upon the ground. and from il
undoubtedly came the piercing cries
which had proved so alarming.
Going straight up to the thing, the
squire touched it with his foot then
bent down TO feel it with his hand,
and then burst out into roar OF laugh
ter that at first startled the three
farmers almost as much as the ghost
shrieks.
Come here, you fools" he shouted.
Come and see what your ghost is
In hesitating way they drew near.
and examined the cause OF their az
fright 1t was white meal bag con-
tanning two very lively young pigs
which had in some way fallen of Q
farmers wagon into the middle of the
road. there to prove u source OF ter
ror TO the superstitious and perhaps
not altogether sober passers by. -Har.
per's Young People.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
Tho Deadly Alternating Current.

One of the engineers employed at the
Lauffen (Swiss) generating station met
with fatal accident through touching
a wire through which a high-tension
current was passing. The deceased,
whose name was Rau, was discovered
lying dead on the floor of the trans
former-house by the engineer-in-chief.
1t appears that Rau, in defiance of the
instructions given him, entered the
transformer-room to attend to de-
fective lamp, and coming into contact
with a high-tension wire, was killed
instautaneously
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
law. of AMI.

Ants have very powerful jaws con-
sidering the size of their bodies, and
therefore their method OF fighting lie
by biting. They will bite one another
and hold on with powerful grip OF
their jaws, even after their legs have
been bitten of by other ants. Some
times six or eighs ants will be cling
ing with death grip to one another.
making peculiar spectacle and some
with half OF the body gone One sin
gular fact is that the grip of an ants
jaw is retained even after the body has
been bitten of. and nothing but the
head remains.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

THE ole Morse vikings have been re-
duced to the ranks by new etymol-
ogy. John Fiske says that the word
rhymes with ticking" not with
striking" and instead of meaning
any sort of king" describes a man
who lives on one of the bays or fjords
that indent the Scandinavian coast In
ancient days he was a sort Of long
shoreman. fisherman, stevedore and
general dockwolloper who INDUCED in
piracy as side line.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

LITERATURE can be taught first. In
connection with reading. even In the
primary classes BY the use OF short
stories literature can be made very
interesting to primary classes Chill
dren love stories. Let the teacher. In
the form of stories. impress upon the
minds OF his pupils few character
istic features In the life OF an author
or of'his writings, and they will re-
member him ever afterward in all his
productions and study them with more
pleasure than before. Tell them of
the benevolence OF Goldsmith. the in
sanity OF Cowper. the poverty OF
Burns. the melancholy Of johnson and
the blindness OF Milton. In American
literature tell them Of the friendship
OF Drake and Halleck, the poetical
genius OF Bryant and Of Whittier.
the scholarly versatility of Lowell. of
tho wit ond success OF Holmes the
beginnings of the literary life OF
Cooper, the wsnderings OF Bayard
Taylor. etc. and IL cannot fail TO GRE
ate an interest in the reading class
and love Of literature.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

THE measure of the consumption oil
food and clothing by community is
the true measure Of its prosperity.
The man who has been limited by
stress of poverty to the use Of meat
but once day and to the purchase OF
but one suit of clothing year begins
TO eat meat twice or thrice day and
to purchase two or three suits year
rs soon as his income is enlarged
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
euunbed

FARM machinery did not como into
general use until farmers were con-
vinoed by their own eyes that it would
lessen materially the cost OF produc-
ton. So it is with roads When
ever farmers are convinced that good
roads will cheaper the cost OF produc-
ton they will take stops TO create
thOroughfares as hard and smooth as
those in France and Germany.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

Too MUCH OF the knowledge receiv.
cd in schools is simply book knowl-
edge and many of our boys and girls
leave school and study forever without
the least idea Of the practical use Of
their education. The rules in the
arithmetic, the definitions In grammar.
the dates in history and the bounda-
ries In foreign countries, and even our
own states are all forgotten, simply
because the pupils did not receive
from the branches they studied that
culture which is 80 essential to success,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

CONSUMPTION has been one OF the
m1-t .Inpiacable enemies OF the human
race 1t has marched dismally side
by side with generation after genera
ton OF families who believed them
selves foredoomed. The fear OF it has
hung suspended over the heads OF
thousands of healthy men and women.
and TO that fear hundreds have sue
e,1mhad
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
To Improve Public schools.

A project for the introduction of a
university course into Boston's public
school system is before the Boston
board of aldermen. 1t provides that
the course shall be free to such scholars
as exhibit the necessary proficiency
and that all the expense of it shall be
borne by the city. 1t is not unlike edu-
cational schemes that exist in France
and Germany
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
He Your Own weather Pr,,ua.,.

By placing two iron bars at scvcn or
eight yards distance from each other
and putting them In communication on
one side by an insulated copper wire
and on the other side with telephone,
IL is said that a storm can be predicted
twelve hours ahead through a certain
dead sound heard In the receiver.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
Tho "HoIey" Coins of Cuba.

A recent traveller in Cuba reports that
all the small silver coins in that coun-
try have holes in them. Most of them
are American dimes and quarters The
perforation is done to keep this kind oi
money In the country. The number ot
holes In piece does not seem tpffect
its changeable value This is Flint To
street car cOmpanicS.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11
A Dilemma.

Judlins-Do you like bowling?
Mudkins-No; II develops only one
side of the body.
Judkins-But yon can bowl with the
other hand.
Mudldns--6 course; but then J al
ways get stuck for the game,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

dorfully alike and they bear the same
relationship to the fountainso of the an
clent glaciers above them. John Muir.
in tho Century.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-11

PATIENT know now why Shakes
peare wanted physic thrown 10 the
dogs.
Doctor-Why7
Patisnt--In order TO sick 'em
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-24

THE question, as Bellevue or
Shoshone the county seat OF LoganT'
has been settled by the Supreme
Court in decision in favor of Belle
vue. The District Court last No
vember rendered decision in favor
Of Bellevue, Shoshone appealed on
the ground that the October election
was not regular election, as pro-
vided by the constitution. The costs
OF the appeal will have to be settled
by Shoshone. County matters are
badly mixed over there. The Legis-
lature wiped Logan county from the
map, and formed Lincoln county in
its stead. The question now is, is
Bellevue the county seat of Lincoln.
Logan county officials swear they
will not surrender the offices to which
they were elected
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-24
I TTave Just Opened
A LADIES AND GENTS
Furnishing store.


AAA IL A&ASG3I- Nl11Ss
One door from Mr.. McDevitt's H. eat mar
ket.
My Dry Goods Department contains
the latest FRENCH SERGES with side
bands, SCOTCH CHEVIOTS, ALDINE
SUITlNGS, GROVELAND SUITINGS,
LINEN DAMASK and NAPKINS, and
everything to be found in a first class fur.
nishing store.
| am also sole agent for DR.. Nichols
ELECTRO MAGN ETC SPINAL SUP
PORTING CDRSETS, with patent spiral
spring clasp, also for toilet preparations,
the celebrated PARTISAN ANTISEPTIC
O'LAINE FOR THE TOILET, pSY.
CHEFS SECRET CREAM AND EX
TRACT OF ROSES, DR. EDISON'S
ELECTRIC FRECKLE BANISHER
and PURE WHITE POWDER
Positively will give no credit, but will
sell cheap for cash.
| will cut and fit the basque in the lat
est style, free of charge, for any lady who
will buy dress from me at any time be-
tween now and the first of April.
FRESH CANDIES AND NUTS al
ways on hand. Mrs. N. HANLEy
Feb. II, 81. If.
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Italians ArIaing.

A special of the 10Th to the Phila
delphia Times from Wheeling, w
Va, says: News has reached here
that about 1000 Italians working on
the Pittsburg, Ohio valley and Gin
cinnati railroad and pipe line about
eighteen miles below Bellairs, are or
ganized and drilling in companies.
They are also receiving guns, and it
is said they have organized on ao-
count of orders issued from Malta
leaders. People in the vicinity are
considerably alarmed,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-03-24
Citation.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Eu.Nur ~ GO

FRANKLIN, S.
Probate Court,
To the next of kin, creditors, and all
other persons interested in the estate OF
George Goodrich, late of Centcrville
Boise county, Idaho, deceased, intestate
Greeting;
WHEREAS, application has been made
to said Court to grant letter of Admin
istration on the estate of said deceased, to
Ralph Goodrich, of Greenfield, in the
county of Franklin
You are hereby cited to appear at Pro
bate Court to be held at Greenfield, in said
county of Franklin, on the first Tuesday
of April next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, to show cause, if any you have, why
the same should rot be allowed.
And said Ralph Goodrich is ordered to
serve this citation by publishing the same
once a week in some newspaper printed
IN Boise county, Idaho, three weeks sue,
cessvely, the last publication to be two
days, at least, before said Court.
WITNESS, CHESTER @. CoNsNv,
Esquire, Judge OF said Court,
this twelfth day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety -one.
FRANCIS NJ. THOMPSON, Register.
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BOISE CITY AND NAMpA.
All orders will have prompt and careful
NATHAN FALK ~ BRO.
NOTICE.

10 whom it may concern: Appli-
cation will be made to the Board of
Pardons of the State of Idaho at their
meeting in April, 1891, for pardon
to be granted Dennis Mccarthy, who
was convicted of the charge of muir.
der OF one James Deacey and SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life in the
Pen'tentlary at the August term, A.
u. 1884, of the District Court for
Boise county.
March 3, ~.
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WORLD.
TUESDAY;;::;:;MARCH "A, 1891
A RECORD or SHAME.
Sacramento Record Union.

Inc Democrats IN the w iScOnsln
Legislature number 81, the Repub
licans As. Still 1t was hoped that
sufficient Democrats would revolt on
the proposition to repeal the Bennett
school law. That hope appears to
have been vainly entertained; the re-
peal of the law has been effected. 1t
is more than unfortunate, for it car
ries with it the triumph of sentiment
that is antagonIstlc to the principles
underlying the whole scheme OF the
republic.
Talleyrand said well, that educa-
ton and agriculture fostered would
make and keep the American nation.
The decline Of the one, and neglect
of the other presage decay. The edu-
cation JIM the schools Of this country
should be In the line that will intro
duce the thought of the child to the
theory and contemplation Of the sys-
TEN of the republic. He must be
able to read the laws of the land, and
Justify the presumption that every
man knows the law. The Bennett
school law simply provided that chill
dren should attend schools a given
period in each year--ten weeks. Ii
added to this compulsion, that the
State would not recognize any attend
ance that was not had in a school in
which reading, United States history,
and geography, and perhaps one 9th
er study were taught in the English
language. Certain churchmen, and
all of them foreigners, objected, and
claimed that it is the inalienable
right of the citizen to teach his child
In any tongue, that If the State has
the right to say that the children in
the State shall be taught in certain
studies, it would have the right to
prohibit the teaching Of certain other
studies, and that the assertion OF
such right is an invasion of person
al liberty dangerous to republican
form of government.
That this contention proceeds upon
false premises and erroneous coneep-
tons of the Office of the State is un-
deniable. But it was promoted by
demagogues, fostered by clericists and
furthered by church dlgnltaries for
selfish, political and church ends.
Under the repeal of the Bennett
law, the schools in which the teaching
Is IN Scandinavian tongues, Polish
and German only, will have State
recognition, and youths will continue
to grow up in the State of Wisconsin
unable to read the laws of the State
or the proclamatlons of its authorities.
That is to say, IN that State of the
Union we will have children growing
to manhood upon whom the duties of
citizenship are to devolve, and to
whom are to be committed the ad-
ministration of the affairs of the State,
who have been instructed wholly and
only in alien tongues-practically
educated in foreign countries.
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Notice of Forfeiture.

To the heirs of VIM Tincher: You ae
hereby notified that have expended one
hundred ($l00) dollars in LABOR and i'm
proHements on the Tineher lode, or quartz
claim, situated in Quartzburg mining dis
trict Boise county, Idaho, in order to hold
said claim under the provisions of section
1924, Revised Statutes of the United
States, for the year ending Dec. 81, 1890.
That the proportion of said expenditure
due by VIM. Tincher on an undivided one
half interest in SAID claim is fifty $3.50
dollars, lawful money of the United States,
and if within ninety days after the legal
publication of this notice you fail or re.
fuse to contribute said proportion of said
expenditure, and with legal cost of this
publication, the said interest will become
the property of the undersigned, under
section 1924, Postoflice address, Quartz
burg, Boise county, Idaho
JOHN DICKINSON.
Jan. 9, 1891 GOD.
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NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves
indebted to the late firm of A. G.
Church, Centerv,lle, Idaho, are re-
quested to settle immediately with
the undersigned, at his place of bust
ness at Centerville, Idaho, who is au-
thorized to collect the same.
All accounts remaining unpaid will
be placed in the hands of my attorney
for collection.
NORMAN II. You've.
Feb, 20, 81, If.
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A dispatch from Liverpool to Lon
don says that 500 of the passengers
and crew of the Utopia were drowned
in the bay. The Utopia had on board
$50 passengers from Naples. As the
vessel touched the bottom between
forty and fifty persons were rescued
from the masts.