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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
NO SALE.
He Tried Intellectually to Get Rid of His
Horse for Thirty Pounds.

A wise commander may pardon the
recklessness of young soldiers, full of
animal spirits, and ambitious to distin-
guish themselves by deeds of daring
But he will frown upon the veteran
whose wantonness of courage makes
him foolhardy, when duty does not
oblige him to expose himself. Baron
Malortle tells of Waterloo veteran, a
Col Volger, who did very foolish
thing in the first Holstein campaign.
On the day before the storming of
Duppel, he was on duty in the
trenches. The gallant Danes who
defended Duppel shot so accurately
that no Prussian dared look over the
earthworks. Suddenly. to the aston
ishment of his officers, Col. Volger
was seen riding his old gray mare up
and down in front of the earthworks
amid n shower of bullets.
Thinking he had gone to inspect the
out-posts, no one ventured to make a
remark. But when he passed for the
third time the place where the officers
had congregated behind the breast
works, the senior captain stepped out
and called the coloners attention to
his needless exposure, and entreated
him not to court death in this reckless
manner. The colonel grinned, thanked
the captain for his warning, and then
explained his conduct.
There's no danger" said he; ''they
are parcel of buffers; can't shoot a
bit; they miss even my old mare,
though I've treated them to q splendid
target. The mare is done for; that's
the reason / have been walking her up
and down for the last quarter of an
hour It's thirty pounds in my pocket
if they kill her, but I've no luck"
(The government allowed thirty pounds
to an officer if his horse was killed in
battle.)
At that moment bullet struck the
colonels sword and, slipping on
buckle, made the round of his portly
waist, slightly grazing the skin. The
colonel shrugged his shoulders, and
unfastened his belt.
Captain, you may be right" he
said; lit is safer on the other side;
those fellows are capable of missing
the mare and treating me to another
shot higher up. Only foot lower and
the mare would have had it, and
should have received thirty pounds.
Provoking, 'pon my honor!"
Following the captain, he slowly
rode into the trenches, where he dis
mounted, and patted the old mare
saying, II dare say she won't be sorry
to be spared this time"
The mare was not hit during the
whole campaign. On his return &c
Hanover, the colonel sold her, much
to his disgust, for eight pounds. She
ended her days between the shafts of 1
four-wheeler.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
From a Friend.
Hubert, July 20, 1891.

Hubert, July 20, 1891.
Editor EXPosIToR:
Our burg is progressing nicely. New
buildings are going up every day, and
our mill is doing a rushing business.
Four million feet will be put in this
winter.
A new siding, sixty rods long, is be-
ing made, and the ground is now being
cleared and put in shape for the sum-
mer resort, which will be completed as
rapidly as possible.
Game is very plentiful around here.
Sanford Masters and myself went out
bear hunting q few days ago and sue
ceeded in capturing the largest one OF
these animals ever seen in this vicinity.
After six shots had been fired into his
head we finally succeeded in despatch
ing him. He was a monster measuring
six feet, six inches from the tip of his
nose TO the end of his tail, and nine
feet from the tip of his fore paw to the
tin of the hind paw. lie weighed over
FIVE hundred pounds.
Asking to give this a space in your
paper to let my friends in Yale and
vicinity know we are all we'll,
am respectfully,
JOSEPH SIsCHO.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE.

Default having been made in the conditions OF
a certain mortgage dated October 10th, 1888, and
recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds
of ST. Clair county, Michigan, In liber "a Of Mort
cages, on page 203, on October 18th, 1880, ut one
O'Clock, PM, executed by Esther Near to Charles
Ferguson, whereby the power of sale In said
mortgage has become operative, and there is
claimed to be due at date hereof the sum OF
one hundred and twenty-siX dollars and five cents
(Si26.O5) of principal and interest, and an at.
tornev fee OF fifteen dollars (S15)
Notice is hereby given that said mortgage will
be foreclOsed by "A sale of the mortgaged pFemi
ses at public auction to the highest bidder at the
front door Of the City hall, in the city OF Port
Huron, that being the place for holding the Cir
cult Court for said county, on Monday, the 18th
dayOf August, 1891, at o'clock the afternoon,
20 satisfy the amount due on said mortgage
together with costs of this foreclosure, no
suit at law or in equity having been insti-
tuted to recover said amounts.
Said mOrtgaged premises are described as fol-
lows as shown by said mortgage: Lot mum
Der five 90 In block number four az of Reed g.
McNutt's addition to the Village of Brockway
Centre, now Yale, st. Clair County, Michigan.
Dated tins 10th day of Nav, 1891.
CHARLES FERGUSON,
HARVEY TAPPAN, MOrtgagee.
Attorney for MOrtgagee.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
Green Clerk and Green Customer.

The Buffalo cypress relates that a
green clerk in large crockery store
in that city sold plate that was mark
ed 1925 to a female customer for $l.25.
The first sum was the price per dozen.
Great was the dismay of the clerk when
the mistake was discovered. But alls
well that ends well. The day after the
mistake occurred in came the custom
er with the so plate. She didn't like
the plate-didn't think it was quite
good enough. She wanted something
better. She was accommodated with
81 plate.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
KILLING RATS BY ELECTRICITY.
The Remarkable Invention OF n Scientist
at st. Paul.

The reporter followed the electrician
down the stairs. An underground
northumberland 40x60 feet-was en-
tered. Like terrible giant,a dynamo
was revealed in the darkness. Little
flashes of electricity we're seen spark
ling on the ends of the brushes. Great
pulley wheels, over which the leather
betting was rapidly gliding, hung just
over their heads.
Come this way and let me show
you my mysterious apparatus"
Together the two men CROPPED along
until they reached the side wall. Here
they stopped. The gentleman seemed
to the feverish fancy of the reporter like
a magician. He reached up somewhere
in the darkness and turned on the cur
rent into an incandescent lamp. There
was not much disclosed. A simple
wire with n hook upon the end, and that
was all.
wait moment. please, and I'll
show you how the things works." said
the electrician. He reached up in the
darkness again and brought down q
piece of cheese. Taking this and a
saucer full Of sawdust TO faucet in
the wall, he dampened them thorough
ly, explaining that water was a good
conductor. Returning, he placed the
saucer of dampened sawdust on the
ground under the wire above mention
ed, and stuck the cheese upon the hook.
He explained the modus operandi of
rodent determination thus:
You see Mr.. Rat walks up on the
damp sawdust in the saucer. Con-
cealed in that is wire connected, as is
also the upper wire. with the dynamo
yonder. The one has the negative and
the other the positive current. When
the rat gets into the saucer he scents
the cheese. He reaches up for a nib
BILE. The instant he touches his nose
to the cheese he completes the circuit
and that does him up.
He had hardly finished his explana-
ton before it was verified. A gray old
veteran of the order of rodentia mount
ed the sawdust, completed the cir
cuit' and expired instantly.
The electrician is something of a
wag and considerable of punster.
He gazed at the electrocuted rat and
soliloquized:
He has gene ohm (home) to dyna-
mo" (die no more). after which the re.
] porter made his escape. Pioneer Press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
HARVEY TAPPAN,
Attorney for MORTGAGE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN.

The Circuit Court for the County of st. Clair,
I'm Chancery.
Ellen Kilroy VS.. John Kilroy, William Kilr0y,
Phillip Kilroy, Mary Lyons, Catherine Kilroy,
Lawrence Klroy and Edward kilroy.
It satisfactorily appearing TO this Court by af-
fidavit on file, that the defendants, Mary Lyons
and Catherine kilrOyS, place OF residence is at
Windsor i'm the Province of Ontario
On motion of Atkinson, Vance 4 WOlcott, so
lictOrs for the complainant. IL Is ordered that
the said defendants, Mary Lyons and Catherine
kilrOy, cause their appearance 10 be entered
herein within four months from the date of this
order and I'm ease of their appearance, that they
cause this answer to the compliments bill to be
fled and copy thereof to be served on said
compliments solicitors within twenty days after
service on them OF a copy Of said bill and no
ticc of this order, and in default thereof said
bill to be taken as confessed 10y said nOn-rcsi-
dent defendants.
And IL is further ordered that within twenty
DAYS after the date hereof. said complainant
cause notice Of this order to be published in
THE WEEKLY ENPOSITOR, newspaper print
cd and circulated in said county, and that such
publication continue therein ut least once I'm
each week for six successive weeks. or that she
cause copy of this order to be personally serv-
ed on each OF said nonresident defendants nc
least twenty days before the above time pro-
scribed for their appearance.
Dated june 20, 1891.
WAI. T. MITCHELL.
Circuit Judge.
ATKINSON, VANCE s. WoLcoTT,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
90 FOR Is WEEKS

The NEW YoRK ILLUSTRATED News will be sent
to any address i'm the United States or Canada
for three months on the receipt OF one dollar.
Liberal discounts allowed TO agents, postmas-
ters and clubs. News agents can sell this paper
freely. openly and above board. Sample copies
mailed free Address.
NEW York ILLUSTRATED News,
252 Broadway. New York CITY.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

English Spawn Llnlment removes
hard, soft, or calloused Jumps andblem-
ishes from horses. blood SPAWN, curbs.
splints, sweeny, ring-bone, sprains, sti-
fles, and swollen throats, coughs, etc,
Save $50 by use of one bottle. War
ranted the most wonderful Flemish
Cure ever known. Sold by Grant Hold
Ell q Bro. druggists. Yale.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

| have for sale the Bay Port lime,
the cheapest and best in the market;
also hair, calcine, cement, salt, etc,
ensilage corn for green fodder.
II. j. McPHEE, Yale.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
HENRY BENNETT.

A UCTIONEER, Peck, Mich, is prepared to
~ attend all sales on short notice and at the
most reasonable rates. Correspondence is So
licted. All communications should be sent to
Peck, Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
RAPLEY HOUSE.

A GENERAL INVITATION is extended to
~ all To call and see me when i'm town. Good
accommodations for commercial travellers and
farmers. choice selection of wines, liquors
and cigars always ON hand. Thomas Rapley,
proprietor, Yale.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
GEO. w. BELL

A UCTIONEER, Yale. Real estate, personal
"A property or any kind of sales promptly at
tended to. Orders leftht the EXpOsitOr office
solicited.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

TONSORIAL ARTIST, Yale. If you want
4 first class halr cut, shave, shampoo or sea
foam, don't fail to give him call. Charges
moderate.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
COMMERCIAL HOUSE
AARON WINDSOR.

DORT HURON, w. f. Ballentine. proprietor
i Good accommodations for the travelling pub
lie at reasonable rates.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
w, w. LORD.

A UCTIONEER, Peck, Mich, is prepared to
~ attend all kinds of sales on short notice and
at reasonable rates. Correspondence solicited
Orders sent either by mail or telephone TO DR.
Toal at Peck Will be promptly attended to.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
sOcrErx DIREcroRx.
F. & A. M.

"A ROCKWAY LODGE, No. Bic Meets
VIVID Thursdays on or before full moon,
q * at Masonic hall, Main street, Yale.
W Visiting brethren will receive a frater
nal welcome. John Nark, W. NJ. Joseph Eff
frick. Secretary.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
AVERY BROS. & WALSI
GEO. n. BROWN. DDS.

COUNSELORS and AttOrneys-at-Law Stew
~ art block, Port Huron. All legal business
given prompt attention
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

The English channel was never cross
ad hv a swimmer until the wear 1874,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
VIM. GOWAN

A TTORNEY and Counseor-at-Iaw. Rooms
"A in the Rapley block. Probate business
and collections promptly attended to.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

DENTAL ROOMS. Opposite Post ONCE, Port
~ Huron. Latest modes of operating, incud-
ingbrldge work or artifc al teeth without plates.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
DR.. WILL n. GOWAN

physician AND SURGEON. Office on
Il Main street, opposite Commercial House.
ONCE hours IL To 2 daily. Residence in Cham
berlain house, south of Michaels' hall AZ
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24

ATKINSON, VANCE & WoLcoTr,
7W7 ComDlainants Solicitors
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-07-24
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
DR.. G. S. NEY.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office on
Il Main street, opposite Duffie block, Yale,
Office hours from II TO go each day.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-21
A Candidate tor Mayor.

!. By reference to our columns our
readers will find the announcement
of Ex-.Mayor Mastin for reelection
as Mayor. He is the only candidate
who has thus far recognized the GA>
zETTE as newspaper, in this can
although it is an organ of
world wide repute, Of eleven years
standing and favorite with the pub
lie Capt. Mastin in this as in all of
his past record displays his generous
and liberal judgement and character
which has justly endeared him to all
classes of our citizens. While Mayor
of the city for several terms hereto
fore this administrations were noted
for public spirit, sound judgement,
and justice tempered with mercy.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-21
White Oak Fence and Gate Mfg, Go.
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,, We will fill orders for THE WHITE OAK FACTORY MADE
FNCE GATES various styles and nights lately improved the
old Pees during this Season the following Conditions
When the fence r.
neater cheaper than possibly be made by hand and N
ecve durable and economical the combination
ces IN and appropriate for dwelling
purposes be left in the r. depot subject order
form the H. also notify carefully addressed letter this
ounce OF of the goods The Gates five Styles
of dealers
he fence bv mechanics and practical business
all the Middle States and bas been the by which dealers
ave hed the fence trade against
so called
10 be most dear and usually ineffective and
1 advantage OF machinery the hand workmanship
on gates and fence than or
WORD ABOUT PAINTING OUR GOODS.
As learned from dealers who have fence.
Tickets being diamond shaped all dressed h.
1t painted III half the time and takes only half stock
CURED paint the hand md
IN Cooe cheapy all color and with MOST PLEASING e
@ while to paint hand made fence co would edu Costly aud
OWING to the construction rail projection side and
whole post and rail on the oth would give Objectionable finish
Our and rails projecting alike either side together with
diamond pcke Eaboty FINISHED appearance from BOTH
SIDES which heightened and PROPERLY painting
harmonzng Coor by this much gpen place
hundred dollars worth
additional WHITE OAK FENCE q GATE MFG Co
217-f 464 E. 22nd Street. CHICAGO.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-21
Death and Burial of Capt. Day

In the death of Capt. Lionel w.
Day in this city Sunday morning last
Huntsville loses one of its most es>
teemed and widely known public
men-a lawyer Of commanding tai
ent, an estimable citizen, a brave
soldier; in all chivalrous character.
The funeral services were larg ly
attended from the Episcopal church
Tuesday 18th inst, and his remains
laid to est with the honors of the
[. 0. 0. F., the G. A. P, the Hunts
vile Bar and the city authorities.
Appropriate resolutions of respect
have been adopted and tributes paid
to the memory of the deceased by
each of these organizations. Peace
to his calm and tranquil spirit.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-21
Died in Birmingham.

Saturday, March 18th, 1891. Mrs
Nancy Davis, mother Of Mr.. Isam
Davis formerly of Huntsville Ala.
Deceased was borned in Virginia in
1890 and came to the county eighty
i've years ago. She was the daugh~
ter Of Richard and Hanah Lewis.
She was early led to her Savior and
has since been a devoted christian
and departed this life in full triumph
Of the faith, being one of the oldest
members of the Primitive Baptist
church at Huntsville. Her remains
we're brought to Hunts lille: by h Z
son March 18th, being accompanied
70 the cemetery by a large host of
soTowing friends The burialservic S
were conducted by Rev. W. H. Gas
ton OF the PrimitiveBbaptist church.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-21

The Wheel.

oWANooTT, ALA, March 10Th, 1891,
Editor Gazette:
Inc Madison Co., Agricultural
wheel No. 20, will meet at Payre
Ouapel on April 11th, 1891. The
convention will open at 8 o'clock a.
H. sharp. Prof. w. D. Jones and
NeV Sam Jones will lecture at the
"mmencement. All Wheelers are
''!uested to be present.
pEARBRorHERs:-Put your shoul-
UFfs to the Wheel, remember that the
building of the wheel depends on
@' PRESIDENT and secretary and the
lecturer, and the stewards. Dear
@0'lers united we stand divided
wal. "Let us love one anoth
- remember that any subordi-
4@'V Who has missed three regular
T. faa''er will be suspended for ninety
'4S No delegate will be allowed
~ IN the convention until his
'ass e are paid.
l@1 SIns%Oer a1 the date April 18th,
W.D. JONES, President.
:. b. JORDAN, Vice Pres
''s LoCKART, County Sec.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-21
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.

We regret to learn of the death
of Rev. Stephen Swami at Green
Grove, Ala, on the 18th inst.
See Ex Mayor Mastin S card in
our announcements.
Every voter must register to
vote in the coming city election.
March has given US several
spring-like days this week.
The heating apparatus has been
placed in the Government building.
City election is near at hand.
Every voter should register.
Fifty homesteads were made at
the Land Office Wednesday last.
Consult the list Of announce
ments in the GAZETTE before making
up your mind as to whom you will
vote for in the city election.
Don't fail to turn out and hear
Miss Ednorah Nahan at Palmer Hall
on Thursday night April End. Get
tickets eargly as the house will be
crowded.
United States Circuit Court convenes
in this city on the first Monday, the 9th
day of next month. The officials have
everything in readiness for the opening
day. There are 222 criminal cases on the
docket, Sc civil, and % on the equity.
The gas posts and globes ordered by
the Gas Company have arrived and will
be erected on the streets at once. Mr.
Rathell is making very efficient and ex
peditious superintendent.
The poles ordered by the Electri,
Light Company have arrived, and the re-
naming arc lights for the city will be
erected at once Mr. Thomas informed
us yesterday he would have them all up
and run his machine all night, beginning
Tuesday night.
The pay train on the M. & G. road, ar.
rived in the city last night at O'Clock,
and remained till this morning, leaving
on its further Eastern trip. The mission
of this train on the Goth of every month is
one which gives shekels and gladness to
the many employees of this road.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-21
SOMEWHAT DAMP
The High Water in the Missis.
sirpi Causing Damage.
The Crevasses Admitting a
Destructive Flood.

The Southern Pacific and Texas Pacific
VIII Suffer Largely-Size of the Break
at the White House Plantation-DifH.
Guilty in stopping the Crevasse-susa,
and Truck Producers Affected.
NEW ORLEANS, March 2G.-The rive,
situation here is growing worse, and. q
serious overflow is now at hand. A
second crevasse occurred immediately
opposite New Orleans at what is known
as the White House plantation. The
break was due to an iron pipe in the
ievee, placed there to flood therice fields.
a strong protest was raised against the
pipes before the last legislature, but that
body did not interfere. The Southern
Pacific and Texas and Pacific railroads.
which viii be seriously affected by the
break, sent large force of men to try
to stop it, but they failed, and the state
engineer, upon viewing it, declared that
the crevasse was beyond control.
1t is now 120 wide and Is feet deep.
and will prove very destructive. 1t has
already submerged the tracks of the
Texas and Pacific, and Southern Pacific
railroads, and will probably stop busi-
ness on them. The water from the Gre
vase will flood the rear portions of AL
gleis and Gretna, the western suburbs
OF New Orleans, and also many of the
rich sugar plantations between New Or
leans and the Gulf.
The Davis crevasse, few miles above
the present break, which occurred some
years ago, entailed loss of nearly So
5000, and the new break, if it remains
open, will be nearly as destructive.
There Is but little hope of closing the
crevasse at the White House plantation
or Bayou LaFourche. Not only will it
place eight or more of the largest sugar
plantations in the state under water, but
1T will cause an overflow of a number of
milk farms devoted to raising early DO
tatoes and poultry, and mainly owned
by white farmers.
The crevasse opposite Exposition park
again brings the rice flume question into
prominence. The fumes have, during
the past few years, caused many Gre
vases. The Mita crevasse last year cost
the Illinois Central railroad alone, in
damage and loss of traffic, more than
half million dollars; the Mississippi
Valley road lost by it about $3.50, 600,
while planters lost many thousands of
dollars, and all this loss was occasioned
by allowing man to put rice fiume
through the levee in order to water a
crop of rice which, at most, was not
worth $4,000. Now a crevasse has oc-
Cured at the Ames plantation by the
blowing out Of an iron pipe-a rice fiume.
The Southern Pacific company has
sent up another big pile-driver. Gen
eral Manger Kruttschutt and Mr.. Owen,
of the Southern Pacific, nd Capt. John
A. Grant, general manager Of the Texas
and Pacific railroad, are on the scene
with large force Of men, pile-drivers,
lumber and sacks, and are doing every
thing possible to close the crevasse. The
Southern Pacific company has fitted up
large covered barge for the accommo-
dation of the men. and will work night
and day. The company has also opened
a telegraph office in the vicinity.