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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
"You were always nard ON the lad, JIM"

"You were always nard on the lad, JIM"
because know him. He was never q
true Romany. How could he be with the
blood OF his treacherous father in his veins?
II had had my mind I'd have throttled
him when he was child. / saw the time
coming when he would betray u.s.
And yet you helped him to get his lady
wife, Jim?''
"Hecate gave the word, and obeycd. A
true Romany never does less TO his queen.
But did il with q sore heart, for il was
kindly gentleman he was told to kill"
HE had good looks and kind heart"
said Sabna.
1--WE met him many time" replied the
Snowman, land he'd always good word
for me, pleasant 'Good-day' and the like,
such as his people use, and il one of the
children was with me, he'd toss over a shil'
ling and tell him 10 buy sweeties with it. i
never liked the business, and l can't say
that like it now"
But we are safe. Jim?'
81 don't know. The Flyer has come, and
he says that the father is making STIR"
Sabina's face darkened, and with a troub-
led look she glanced around her.
"Spies are ont and about" continued the
Snowman, land there's plenty of blood.
money offered"
Let them offer it," returned his wife,
"Our people won't take it,"
"WhO shall say how many Bardolphs we
may have among US? Very few Of the tribe
are true-bloodcd now"
Let them do their worst" said Sabina
proudly. We've stood in as much danger
before, and nothing came of it,"
Anyway they Sha'n't hurt You" he said.
"Whalever comes I'll bear it. I've told He
ca to 60 into the Wolds and keep there.
She's best ont of the way. Tomorrow VIC
will go on
Give me the key of the van, Jim; III go
and see that all lies safe there"
lie took key from his pocke:, and she
passed round 70 the back Of the show where
their traveling-van was standing. A pad
lock was on the door and having removed
it she entered, carefully closing the door
after her After a brief delay she came out
again. and made all secure as before.
Returning TO her husband she gave him
the key again, saying:
"lf you could make an early start Of it ]
think il would be better
$50 il comes 10 that" he replied. well,
IL threatens rain, and as soon as the fair
thins III close up and We'll start. The Flyer
must go en- to say that we are coming"
The Flyer was gypsy lad of about six
teen, famous for his feetness of foot, and
on that account was used as messenger
from one tribe TO another. Having secured
him by calling out as ne passed, jim the
Snowman gave him some money and mes
sage.
eco to the Wolds," he said, "and say that
am coming, and that everything must be
kept close if they don't want the hounds Of
the law barking around them"
The boy nodded, and sped away.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
LIFE.

Our life, our life is like narrow raft
Afioat upon the hungry sea; =
Hereon is but n little space,
And all men eager for place, :,
Do thrust each other in the sea;
And each man, eager for place,
Does thrust his brother in the sea.
And so our life is wan with fears,
And so the sea is salt with tears.
All, we'll is thee, thou art asleep!
All, well is thee, thou art asleep!
Our life, our life is like curious play,
When each man hideth from himself
Let us be open as the day."
One mask does 10 the other say,
When he would deeper hide himself.
Let us bo open as the day."
That he may better hide himself.
And SO the world goes round and round,
Until our life with rest is crowned.
All, well is thee, thou art asleep!
All, well is thee, thou art asleepi
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
HYPNOTIZED APPETITES.
Latest and Most Scientific Method for
Curing Inebriate, in the West.

Latest and Most scientific Method for
Curing Inebriate, in the West.
Wholesale and retail dispensers of
the various liquids Notwithstanding"
are not at all discouraged at the story
that comes from the west that hypno-
tism has been enlisted in the cause of
temperance, says the Commercial
Gazette. IL has been asserted that "a
man was addicted to the continuous
practice of the art OF ingurgitation
was placed under hypnotic influence at
an exhibition one night, and that
when he was master OF himself again
he was distressed By the discovery
that his appetite for RUIZ lad disap-
peared.
just whether or not ones palate can
be hypn-,ized is an open question, for
Professor Charcot has not yet expressed
an opinion in the matter. If it is
fact that hypnotism will destroy the
taste for wine and other liquids that
cheer and tend TO inebriate, it adds
another argument to those already adj
vanced why regulations to govesn the
practice OF the science" should be
passed by law. II would be- rather
distressful experience If a young gen
tleman with keen appetite for
schoonerS of lager beer, and who suf-
ferel from dyspepsia, should take
course of hypnotic treatment for the
cure of the latter ailment. and when
he finished discover that the beer APP
petite had been irIetrievably ruined.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
TO BE CONTINUED.
MAKING a SPEECH.
II Usually Involves Very Serious Physi-
cal Strain.

cal Strain.
1t may look like very easy thing for
n member, having his speech written, to
deliver it during the course Of az hour
in the House, but it is not such an easy
thing rs it looks. The average speaker
gets deal of atheletic exercise during
the course of an hours speech. There
are some members in the house who can
stand and read speech without lifting
a hand except to turn the pages, and al
most without changing petition; and
there are other members who can talk
all day without getting tired; but the
average speaker perspires as if he were
saving wood. An otfhand speech of
10 minutes does not count, but the man
who throws his arms in the air as if
whirling Indian clubs, hammers his desk
like blacksmith, and dances all around
the place for an hour or so, is taking very
violent exercise. Experience has taught
some Of them that it is not safe to make
such speech without taking extra pre-
cautions against cooling off too quickly
afterward.
know several members who take ex-
lhCy w uOb
speak often. They know for weeks be-
fore hand that they are to speak, and
after all preparations are made for the
speech itself, and the day comes for the
effort, they have a servant bring COM
plete change Of linen and underwear and
heavy overcoat to the Capitol, and wait
with these things at hand until the speech
is ended. Then the speaker with the
perspiration pouring off him, rushes to
the cloak room, where the servant stands
with the coat ready, and throws it over
his shoulders as soon as he comes within
reach. Next the member, with the col
lar of his overcoat turned up, tucks his
dry underclothing under his arm and
makes for the bath rooms. There he en-
tiers the waiting room, where the tenn
perature is high and there can be no
draught, being under ground, and waits
to cool off a little preparatory to bath.
There is no more work for him in the
House that day. When he has got his bath
he makes for his lodgings as fast as he
can, and stays there until thoroughly
rested. i Philadelphia Telegram.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24

sistant bowling them out with the grace OF
an ancient chevalier troubled with corns.
II was not until they were out of sight
that he remembered he had forgotten TO OBJ
tain Vida's signature in the SALES of Poi.
son" book In accordance with statute in
Parliament made and provided.
''But II can't matter with people like
that" he thought. Lord, how handsome
they both are II had ten thousand year,
/"
But 1t would not bear thinking of He
had not ten thousand, nor one hundred and
in kind of frenzy he seized hold of the
nestle ard mortar and pounded nothing foI
ten minutes, just TO let the steam off.
Vida, not entirely unconscious OF the eff.
feet of her beauty ON the chemists assis-
tant, but supremely indifferent to it, drove
home with Ruth, chatting gaily, but With
the fell purpose OF murder in her heart.
AS one lie often necessitates another, so
crimes of deeper dye have their following.
The crime from which Basil suffered led
to the Staying of Bardolph Dimsey, and now
for her safety she must remove Phoebe.
''I'll bury every atom of my secret in the
grave" she said to herself, and If a score Of
people had stood in her way she would
readily nave thtul all
AS they drove up 10 GordOnfells the boy
with the afternoon post-bag appeared.
Barker, the butler, was standing at the
door to receive it, ard with his accustomed
air OF solemn importance took it into the
hall and unlocked il.
Zone for you, miss" he said to Ruth, land
two for Mr.. Moore-that is ALL"
"What q fearful scrawl ~ exclaimed Ruth,
examining an envelope addressed TO her in
q struggling hand.
Some begging letter." said Vida con-
temptuously, and passed upstairs to her
room.
She had not been there ten minutes, when
Ruth with wild light in her eyes appeared.
She held the letter with one hand, and the
other pressed TO her beating heart.
Child" said Vida, what is the matter
with your
Close the doorp' gasped Ruth. II have
n secret to tell you. must cOnfde in some.
body or must die. But only ourselves must
know itr'
Vida Closed the door, and as an additional
precaution locked it. Then turning to Ruth,
she asked again:
What is the matter with YOU"
'BaSil-my own Basil, is alive-and true
TO me - said Ruth, in tones that went like
daggers to the heart of the listener.
impossible" said Vida. ale was muir
dered."
You may think So"
Everybody says So" returned Vida.
But listen, this is from him-here inside
It is his own handwriting, but the direction
another wrotn, because he cannot come u
me yet"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
"Thc Wen of Frozen Air.,

Near Dayton, Ore. there is n web
locally known as the well of frozen
air. In drilling the well stratum
of frozen clay and gravel was encount.
cred at depth of 55 feet. After pass
ing through five feet of this, numerous
cavities were encountered from which.
cold air came in gusts. The escape OF
the air from the air from the well can.
be heard roaring for nearly 200 yards.
The air which comes from these sub
terranean depths is so frigid that it Is
not possible for anyone to hol3 his
hand over the opening for more than
two minutes without having it frozen.
A bucket of water set over the opening.
will freeze through and through within
a few hours. 1t is needless TO add that
work was abandoned on the well when.
the cavities OF frozen air" were.
tapped.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
Dialect Stories.

In my opinion, writes a good critic,
dialect stories are much overdone. or
late many dialect stories have appeared
and more or less surfeited the public.
Sometimes they are very readable,
especially when they are true to na-
ture. | never try to get away from
the real talk of the colored man when
writing a story where he has TO be
quoted. The original Virginia darkey
is good model to follow. He u.s. as %
rule, il he is old. full of pleasing rem
iniscences. and is always contrasting
the present with the past much TO the
disparagement OF the former. | think
it will not be long before the old type
of Virginia darkey will disappear. A
younger generation is coming on and
they have nothing to make them es-
pecially original. IL Is melodious to
the ear to hear an old darkey talk. Ho
drops all his g's and deals chiefly with
vowels. He never utters n cultural
word. His sentences flow like aepho-
netic vocabulary sliding down a river
Of vowels.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
E1niBIrINe 4 rRoFEsson
An Oxford Guides viIIainous Means OF
Showing the Master OF BalIioL

An Oxford Guides viIIaInous Means OF
Showing the Master OF BalIioL
A good story is told of Professor Jow-
EFT at Oxford. A boredom to which that
famous town is subjected is the constant
crowds Of tourists which inf st the place
day and night, and every day and every
night of the year. For these individuals
numerous guides have been appointed,
but one imaginative man hit upon the
following plan by which lie could at
least always be sure OF showing to the
crowd one of the live lions of the place.
1t so happened that Jowett was very
busily engaged on his famous translation
of Plato at the time, and unfortunately
for him, the guide we are speaking of
learnt that the learned professors study
window looked into the broad street.
Coming with his menagerie under these
windows the guide would begin.
"This, ladies and gentlemen, is Balliol
College, one of the very holdest in the
university, and famous for the herudi-
ton of its scholars The cad of Balliol
College is called the Master : the pres
ent master of Balliol is the celebrated
Professor Benjamin Jowett, Regius Pro
lessor of Greek. Those are Professor
Benjamin Jowett's study windows, and
there here the ruffiian would stoop
down, take up handful of gravel and
throw it up against the panes, bringing
poor Jowett, livid with fury, to the win
dow-"ladies and gentlemen, is Profess
sor BENJAMIN Jowett himself i"-[Shef-
field Telegraph.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24

mate friend Of Spooner, DereveuX con-
fided the history of the case. The
doctor looked grave, felt of Dickies
pulse,s and pronounced him suffering
from brain fever and, after leaving
instructions that not human being
was to see him, departed to pay as
many calls as he could before midnight
to circulate the news that Dickie Spoon
er lay raving mad and that the attack
had been several days coming on.
Upon which many of the sick mans
friends recollected distinctly that they
had noticed that his manner had been
strange and Eighty.
"Oh. i say, Dereveux" protested
Dickie, 81 feel as if this was not honor
~
"Hush, you're raving, tell you, old
boy Look hereto be serious, though.
were you, or were you not, yourself
when Penelope Hunt shared you?"
II wasn't, of course, but"
We'll then, you weren't, and that's
precisely the plea on which we are 60
ing to save you, you idiot, and isn't
it according to your own account
Dickie subsidized, and Devereux, with
preternaturally grieved countenance,
set out to follow DR.. Lancet's example.
called also on the fair Penelope, who,
accompanied by her mother entered,
looking exceedingly conscious, but
their smiling countenances changed
cOmically .as the story of Dickie's
delirium came ont. The doctors
he's had six-all say that he must havo
been crazy-stark crazy-for days.
When did YOU see him last? Didn't
you notice his peculiar actions? Every
body says they are not surprised to
hear his hightiness has turned into
brain fever, for they could sec it com
ing on.
How did they act, Devereux? Do
you think they believed it?" queried
Dickie anXiously when his benefactor
returned TO him.
''Course they didn't; you can I catch
weasles asleep, old chap; but it doesn't
matter what they believe. They can't
say they don't and people in our class
don't have breach Of promise cases"
For the ncXt week or so they made
poor Dickie's life a burden; they sweat
ed him down. they massagcd him,
they starved him, they physicked him.
they wouldn't let him smoke, they
wouldn't lot him have n drop OF wine.
In short, they reduced him from "a
plump, aforementioned figure to n
slip OF human flesh, but when he
demonstrated or even showed signs of
rebellion he was promptly quenched
0y do you want TO get marrled?'
And then there were other complica-
tons. Flowers, fruit, and dainty
dishes poured in upon him, for, being
rich and plenty able to buy them for
himself, there we're plenty to save him
the expense. Now, if he'd been some
poor starving wretch! But, pshaw!
that's a different matter altogether.
When Dickie was once more con-
valescent he went to call on the Hunts,
and, though they were ice, and sleet.
and snow, he ratified on glibly and
smilingly of this ball and that dinner,
gave his views on religion. politics,
and science, and took his leave with
as graceful and Iacy bow as you ever
saw. You believe you know who
Penelope Hunt was, do you? All right,
but don't YOU mention DiclIie Spooner
to her.-Philadeiphia Times.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24

\ Russian physician has found that
microbes are always present in great
numbers in the fasting stomach of n
healthy person. During the earlier
part of digestion they ara always quite
numerous. The gastx,c juice, how
ever, tends to destroy the microbes,
though no effect on digestion appears
to be exorted by them.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
Spending an AIIovnnce.

Somerville Journal: Before a girl
becomes "A wife she cannot help plan
ming sometimes how she may spend
her allowance from her husband to the
best advantages; afterward she often
spends a good deal of time planning
how she may get an allowance to
spend.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
The I1r-t photograph.

The first photograph taken in Amer
lea, according to an antiquarian in tho
Troy Press, was taken by Prof. Morse
on the site of the present Morse build
ing. corner of Beekman and Nassau
streets, New York.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
A SNOW Small.

A man named Snow, living In the.
suburbs, was made father few days
ago and he sent this announcement to.
the bcal paper: "A little snow drift
ed into my house last night"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-04-24
A Mint Of Money.

II is estimated officially that the
gross expenses OF the Worlds fair will
roach $21, 900, 600.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
JERSEY CITY's EXPENSES.
The Board OF Finance Arrannea the Tar
Budget Fer Next Year.

The Board OF Finance Arranres the Tax
Budget Fer Next Year.
The Jersey City Board OF Finance struggled
with the tax budget for next year from 8
O'Clock on Thursday evening until | 80 A. NJ.
yesterday.
The Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers had last year S4e.s99.s4. It asked for
s271.l00 and got slsl.sO0. The Board Of Al
dermen asked for $S7.O50 and received s57.25O.
Tho APPROPRIATION last year was s42.950.
The estimate Of tho Board Of Police Com mis-
sioners was s3s2,5S2. Their allowance was
s39l.ls7. Last year they had sA3s.653. Tho
Fire Commissioners got s149.6OO. They had
l14,S00 last year. and their estimate for this
year was $l64.05G The amount appropriated
to the hoard OF Education 10 s328.95u. The es-
innate was $500, A50. and tho last app opra-
ton was $50. 767 Tho Tag Commissinnsrs
appropriation last year was $l5.So0
Il hs ,b free public nS,ar se
dttionRl appropriation o: S3t.754 was made 20
satisfy Judgments obtained against ths city by
the trustee Tor deficiencies In the appropria-
tons OF the previous two years. The Finance
81 ard app, opriated to itaeit e92u,Sl9. ln-t
year the appropriation was Sn77.694. The
greater part OF this amount is devoted to the
payment 81 interest OH bonds.
From this should be- ded ucted $395.244 which
the city will receive from the state school fund
and taNaS on railroads., leaving tho net apprO.
triAiion $l.66H7l5,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
CUT OFF HER INSPIRATION.
MISS AfTNyA JRvIN0'S CONTROVERSY
WITH HER NEIGHBOURS

Her Flow OF sani Damned by = Board
Fence Tea Feet high ana without =
| Crsck-Osiired to 90 One story Higher
10 Sec tho Snn when She Writes.
Miss Nina irving Of Tafrytown has brought
auit against George Lander. who ives In the
houss adjoining n "a Irvtne's for $1,000 dam
ages for Interference with her literary work.
Some time ago TIE Bun told how Miss
Irving was ann Dyed By tho II nlnterrupte howl
| Ing OF Lenders dog. AFTER Mrs Lander had
been put nndor bonds 10 keep tho peace and
Lsnder's dogs Ind vanished. supposii lou sly in
the rrocoss which he terms dropping" Kiss
Irving was enabled to take up her work again.
She used 10 alt in an oil chair W tho vino
covered window and watch tho sun fall far
down the western sky and drop like golien
ball from q fiery basket Of clouds behind the
Palisades. There she got the Inspiration for
her work.
When Lander Was beaten In tie dog war he
threatened 10 build a fsncs, and he built It ten
feet high md without a crack. along the east.
ern line Of tie Lander lot. hardly q foot from
tho Irving property. = II IN q plain. unpointcd
fence, which tho Tarrytown roetess describes
ns nasty" IT completely shuts OF tho Wow
from the vins-coversd window whore Mrs
Irving used to sit at work. md 81 Q wns obliged
to give up tho window and to 90 UP
stnrs to write for 4 10 indi y. p, 81.
to,ses the sunsets across the Hudson.
Prom hor elevated po~ition up stair. Miss
.ss saw o ne nff sss %
for inetan,o. Rhe saw GEORGE Lander. VINO
,SS SsIs e. Tsss s% r.; meant .ass
into the stable. shs n.v the horses stabbed n
,hs same building with The meat. She s nv
mtli cans into the barn and irans!er tue milk
,S9 s iss : f1 slme Mis-. Irving TO
on the ..apiiary question involved ~ the prox-
isiSs IN one barn. she also sSs rs.sed that In
Wow OF the fact that George Lanier's iathsr
sua snrss.n IL sSS en Sass buying
& SonSt whe.hs! !se son esn,d rum, !
Ehiisasibhia snppore ed the T.rrsiown af ioe,sss
Fl aerss sa S.n 1hs .sm
He also believe In the improprietv OF allow
when his ia her W. engaged. sisn Openly. in
the business OF buying and surpUsititiously
:, Mis: Irving wrots sso to the State Board of
She received reply stating Ihat the State
ton OF the local Hoard. Tho iset K tpst Miss
trvipE complained first 70 TIE State board Of
nssns WHICH hes s o and soand up IL
6osrd Nss nnss; .us !es is
M" &r.. R RsaiH"a George Lanaers moth.r,n
her her ron" ~ tScse ssop p" s"s shoWsd tss
suspicious barn With 1eIlant .trium ph and one
scnd not hsr Noticing that ND Ice.
Was In an tee chest. the milk was bottled.
those hnrses" were sepni ated by a partition
from tho leo chest AMI there was no dog IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-25
DOCTORS UNITED IN MARRL4oE
Their Love Naking Besaa when Ths
Were Classmntss In CollAra


Their Love Nakins nssaa when They
Were Classmates n College.
NonwIcH. July 2.-At the breezy old country
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jonah Hammond IA
rocky Ledy ard. six miles south Of this city there
was worry pretty wedding this week. BY which
their charming daughter. Miss Clara M. ham.
mond. NJ. D., became the wife Of John Ignatius
IcGuRan. NJ. D.. OF Philadelphia. A large and
fashionable company attended and tho nuptial
knot was tied By tho Rev. J. b. Dougherty Of
Mystic Both bride and groom ara full isdesd
DO tors Of medicine. graduates OF the same
medical college In Philadelphia. and tho
romantic feature OF the ALLIANCES Ia tie fact
that their love-makins began when they ware
Oily Coiss.. Both have poms .aS FROM aaf sss
m.dcns iossth.r when hey Return S to fhilS
aslphtS from their wedding Journey In the
Mrs, NcGpixan Is yopnc and r,stty and
marked. ability. Tie old home II 1hs Iaay In
l.euyard, which ts set on u hiil and command.
southern Copnsc,icnt coast. has long been , ,h
fma r.. ErHartss for the Whipps Home School
Ing one. Ths ,hou.s WAS dcctei With Wild
ioysrs, rhodoMSsnuI ons; honey ,suekles ferns,
ard Wiz ivy The h. couple stood under y horei
The bride was atiiredin IN sgnificcnt COS, uinc
Of veil tlanSai:s. on on, train. with ostrich trim
After The ceremony fne diner was servei.
MaT,o, ns!s e Hs5t,of,, Miss Stella bey oi
PEips brSss Of New YORK II IS ,ncs Toosd H'e 81
snas q broosSn S s"a Ss:
Mabel Spvhord of MendJn. Mass.