davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
BESTIN THE WORLD.
The Navy of tho United States ExceIs An
IA oAerS-Ddbhrtment Report.
e S sa n x. i ,s hi;

aNpuai report j Is foyG tin fact that
when the present administration came
in, March 4, 1889, besides old and
obsolete wooden ships only three
modern war vessels were in com
mission. During the administration
10 new vessels gave been added To the
navy, with an aggregate tonnage of
54,S32 tons, mounting two 12-inch,
six 10-inch. 16 eight-inch and SO six
inch guns. Three new steel tugs have
also been constructed and put in SER
vice. There are in pre- cess of construc-
ton IS new vessels, certain to be COM
pleted next year, should armor be
delivered, of aggregate tonnage of
3,497 tons and mounting 12 i3-inch,
six l2-inch. l6 10-inch. 80 eight.inch,
80 six-inch, 80 five-inch and 81 four
inch guns, all of which have been or
are to be manufactured in this country.
Not to ships alone has the develop
ment of the past few years been con-
fined. Armor, torpedoes, heavy rapid
firing guns, armor-piercing shells,
smokeless powder snd high explosives.
1t has been demonstrated that the
United States in constructing it's new
navy, which 10 years ago had no ex-
istence even on paper, is enabled to
place upon each and all its armored
vessels material the like of which the
world has not up TO this time seen, and
while vast sums have been spent
plating the sides of foreign men-of-
war with inferior material this country
will enjoy for the purpose an armor
which is not only far more efficient but
which represents unquestionably the
highest development of modern science
and development reached by its own
efforts.
With reference to unprotected
cruisers of tie second class, of from
1000 TO 5000 tons displacement, the
department does not recommend any
present increase in the number. Nor
is it desirable to add to the number of
heavily armed gunboats of the York
town type. Torpedo cruisers, from
500 to 1000 tons, with speed 90 knots,
sufficient coal capacity. rapid fire guns
and powerful torpedo armament are
the type of vessel most desired.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

THE complaint against too diffuse
education, the learning of many things
and nothing thoroughly, has been the
cause of quite little criticism. 1t is
often discouraging to find how little
result has come from the instruction
given to children in the schools, how
little remains to them of what they
have read or been told. 1t is argued
from this that if their attention was
kept to a few subjects they would
show more thorough knowledge and
leave school with a Jruer education.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

IT is notorious that the Panama
scheme was bolstered up by vast sys-
tenn of bribery. Newspapers were
subsidized to favor the scheme. Pa
pers were established to take advant-
age of the opportunities of being cor
rupted. Touts of all kinds were kept
in pay, from Legislators down to work
ingmen. All these expensive agents
were employed to assure the French
people that the company was SOUND
and its shares a good investment.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
A sure sign.

Mabel-Hc is such delightful fell
low but the trouble is we don't know
whether he is married or single.
Her Cousin TOMS he very M.
willing TO come or GO
anxious TO obey your slightest wishp
Mabel-Yes. he Is.
= ter Cousin Tom-Courageou in
telling you how lovely you are and
what an influence such woman as
you would have over mems lifea
Ready In fact to PROSTATE himself
at your feetP
Mabel-That just expresses It.
Her Cousin Then he's married. -
Life
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
CcSblOu.

ACrINe .oG the success of the man
who Blended potatoes and tomatoes
and had . combination by which he
dug potatoes from the roots and
picked tomatoes from the vines, a man
is said this year to have successfully
grown ready-made soup by planting
together peas and potatoes. An old
and successful agriculturist who re-
members when chickens nursed, now
proposes to plant corn'with peas and
raise hot succotash.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
IT'S an Expensive show.

More money has already been paid
out in creating the Worlds Fair than
the directors thought would be neces-
sary to complete it when Congress
voted to send the exposition TO Chicago
Ten million dollars was thought to be
the limit then. Auditor Ackerman : S
report just issued shows that the ex-
penditures to December have been
e12, 80, 235.6l. The receipts have been
sl3, 229, 451.9s.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

A BABE born in Tennessee, so it is
related. looked about him with show
of ennui. remarked, my time here is
Short" and proved it by dying forth
with. The youth of the present is
credited, with being rapid, but this
young'American;; providing he be ae-
cepted las anyone assuredly has the
privilege of accepting HIM must be
acknowledged as the head of the pro-
eaSeiOn - 4
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
CARDS AND CIDER
Together with Too Nelghborly Neighbors
Cause Murder at BeIIaIre.

Together with Too Neighborly Neighbors
Cause Murder at BellaIre.
Several of the male residents of the
town of Bellaire-among them two
named Wheeler and Trombley-were
playing cards in shapty occupied by
two wood cutters-Charles Will Soper.
A Mrs. Bronson and her father and
Mrs. Trombley were passing the place
when one looked in the window and
laughingly called out, "ls dinner
READY, boys?' The "boys" asked
them in to have drink of cider, but
all refused so one of them carried
pitcher outside and all drank of the
cider Later Wheeler went over to
neighbours and made remarks about
women drinking cider. Soon after
Mrs. Trombley also went over and was
told of Wheeler's remarks. She went
home crying and told her husband.
He went over TO the neighbor's S, walked
up to Wheeler, knocked him down and
jumped on him. Wheeler became un-
conscious. A doctor was called and
found hole in Wheeler's skull, made
by a nail. 1t was probably received in
falling. He will die. Trombley will
qe arrested.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Attorney-General Miller Reports on the
Work in His Department.


Work in His Department..
Acknowledgement Miller has made a
report to Congress in regard to the
business of the department of justice
during the last fiscal year. showing that
the business of the department is con.
tinually and largely increasing. This
increase, he says, is most noticeable
in the business before the court of
claims. The reference to that court.
for investigation and findings, of
claims for the taking and injury to
property of persons assuming to have
been loyal during the war, such claims
being already between 5000 and 10000
in number and in amount aggregating
nearly $500, 900, 900, and still more re-
Gently the duty imposed upon that
court of trying claims for Indian depre-
datious, such claims already filed being
over 5000 in number and aggregating
over 500, 900, 900 are very suggestive of
the growing work OF the department.
He reviews briefly the work of the
United States supreme court and says
he is glad to be able to report that, as
the result of the organization of the
circuit court of appeals, the number of
cases in the supreme court is being re-
duced. He says the southern war
claims are an Unjust drain upon the
treasury and should be stopped by Con-
.9r&s{ The bui lding of three United
sStates pEisdnsArecommended by the
'5lst Gopgrfss-i urged. The work of
"ptoteeting trade and commerce
against unlawful restraints and mono
poles" will be keep earnestly ahead.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

THE formidable obstacle in the way
of discouraging the tremendous in flux
OF immigxat5 is the .anexampled rep
utstion Che United States has acquired
la Gaul's wealth and generosity.
TheIe is. not beggar between the
banks of tho Thunes and Che Darda-
danelles Who has not-had poured into
his willing ears tales of American
streets where the only effort necessary
to acquire wealth is to hold out the
hand. Information of the generous
charity which has uniformly been ex-
tended toipaupers,. whether native or
foreign 6brn. has rbsenS hdndedE from
mouth TO mouth in.,Europe until even
the vermin-iufected lazzaroni come
here confidently expecting to live at
the expense of others. and live, too,
like veritable princes. There is no
swelling tide of emigration turned
toward the sparsely settled states of
South America. and in South America
even the Cinnamon as producers are
thrice welcome.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
Ths sunny S,de.

She--But can't cook and hate to
wash dishes.
He-Ihen am decidedly the one
you should marry. can't afford to
buy anything to cook. ana so we won't
need dishes. Lille.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
Cabinet Crisis In snain

Madrid cable: Premier Canovas asked
the chamber for vote of confidence
on the governments action in the
municipal scandals. The chamber re-
jccted the request by vote of 1879 to
l2l. The Silvela party were in tho
majority. The liberals abstained from
voting. Senior Canovas immediately
proceeded 10 the palace and rendered
to the queen regent the resignation of
the cabinet.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16
The Crow Were Lost.

London cable; The British steam
ship Dilsberg split in two off Long
Sand. Life savers were unable to
board her until high tide at daybreak,
below decks. The others Of the crew
were missing and are supposed to have
persisted. II is reported that a schooner
was also wrecked in the sands in the
vicinity OF the wreck of the Dilsberg
and that her crew Is missing.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

The reason why stars are visible at
noon when looked for from shaft or
we'll is that tho eye is better able 10
regulate and decrease the admission
OF the rays OF light through the iris
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

A traveller who was doing" Naples
had his attention called to a placard
posted on the door OF little shop in
the Via Toledo informing the public
that the title OF duke is offered for
sale; inquire within"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

.,Ah. hold a hand OF diamonds I"
he remarked gazing at her rings
Yes" she remarked. but you
want to look out--the man that holds
the hearts has club too"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

81 .phB .,citlzens OF Caldwell. N. j.,
cleveland's birthplace, will entertain
him prior to March 4.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

Bishop Stanley of the Catholic
church says prohibition is doing great
harm in North Dakota.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-12-16

THE idea is popular that whenever
sickness seizes an aged person there is
greater danger than when the same
malady attacks person of middle
life A surgical operation of the
major character performed upon one
who has reached the allotted three
score and ten disappoints no one if it
proves fatal. 1t is not long since Sir
George Humphrey of Cambridge IN
vestigated this subject and found as a
result that the recuperative powers of
those long past middle life were very
great He was surprised at the many
striking instansss Of thssrapid healing
of ulcers, YogSpds .apd fractures in the
nged. There is much in this to en-
courage the aged who are sick or who
have postponed necessary surgical
treatment foafAeiothtt fSahon tran
s ssssq srss of tssis.r .s e.
careful pranlsst III 9 y
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15
What Is Electricity?

IF the question is now asked, "What
is electricity" we may reply advanta-
geously, in the words of Jokai: A thing OF
which we know little more than moth
ing and little less than something. A
little more than nothing, for we know
that it is of the nature of light and heat,
extending itself like them in waves of
motion. A little less than something,
for of the essence of electricity itself,
whether static or dynamic, we are still
absolutely IN the dark. There has been
no want of other theories, but the fun
damental tendency of the age is to re-
duce all phenomena and forces to the
fewest possible primaries, and it is not
improbable that this will be facilitated
by the wave theory of the SO called
ether.
The problem of gravitation, too, which
was so long regarded as a force acting
from distance, is now equally attrib-
uted to the agency of a medium. In his
efforts to demonstrate the oneness of all
natural forces, the physicist is not likely
to be led astray, even although the cog
milton of force presents one of those
world problems, the solution of which
must forever escape US; aye, although,
as the final result of the most exact in
vestigation, it should forever be denied
to him even to assert decisively, ut is
only force, and the ether is its me-
dunn of transmission. Exchange.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15
THE BIG LAGOON.

An Interesting Formation on the North
ern Coast of California.
On the northern coast of California,
some thirty miles below the mouth of
the Klamath river, is one of the most
interesting natural formations to be
found in this country, known as the Big
lagoon. Here the coast, which runs
north and south up to this point, takes a
sharp turn inland, bordered by very
high hills, running to distance of
about three miles, then turning out
tgain make sharp bay almost V
shaped, and for ages past sand bar has
been washing itself up across this bay
until the bar has raised up out of the
water some ten Or twelve feet, having a
width of about 100 feet and length Of
four miles, reaching across the entire
bay.
This bar is in the shape of q roof.
When there is storm the breakers will
roll up one side of it, break over, and
run down into the bay inside, and it is
novel sight to stand there and watch
the waters, mountain high on one side
and perfectly calm on the other, the
line between the two at intervals hidden
altogether.
This bar is sort of short cut and can
be traversed on horseback. In q storm
the horseman will one minute be high
and dry on land, the next minute a
large wave will roll up and running
under the horses feet to the depth of
foot or more, the rider will be for an
instant four miles or SO at sea on horse
back, with no land nearer than the high
| bluffs of the mainland in sight.
Moss agates may be found in abun-
dance on the pebbly beach, and when the
sun shines they glitter with dazzling
brightness.
The wild duck that frequent this part
of the coast literally fill this inland bay,
and the passing hunter, should he take
shot at them, will raise such cloud
and such quacking that he will think
all the du ks of the earth have gathered
| there. Occasionally some wild beast
| like bear or panther will be found
crossing this bar, and the Indians have
much sport when such thing happens,
the animal rarely escaping capture OF
death.
Here the Digger Indians abound, iv-
| ing on the shellfsh, which they catch
along the beach, seldom going over the
ridge of hills to capture deer, which
are plentiful. It would astonish a Yale
or Harvard football man to come upon
this scene some bright morning at low
tide and see the squaws and children
playing lacrosse on the beach. They get
so excited with their sport that they
keep it up until the tide drives them
from the beach, often staying there un-
til they have to chase the ball down into
the surf-Detroit Free Press.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15
DEBT AND TAXATION.

For the decade from 1880 to
1890 the decrease in the per capita
indebtedness, national, state and
local, from $6O.73 to $33.37, is
marvellous within itself, but the
value of property assessed for tax
alton increased during the same
period from II billions to %
billions 500 millions, or so per
cent, indicating a reduction of
debt and an increase Of wealth for
the country unprecedented in
modern times, yet all this was
done under the robber tariff and
an impoverishing system of taxing
the people to death.
If a debt per capita of $6O.73
was to be assessed and paid upon
a capitalizationof IS billions, how
much easier can debt of $33.37
be assessed upon a capitalization
of 25 billions 500 millions, and yet
people say times never were SO
hard as now.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15

The record of democratic presl-
Dental candidates ever since the
war has not been favorable to New
York candidates, says the Toledo
Blade. Every time the head of
the ticket has been from the EN-
pire state, and the record has been
as follows:
In 1854, Mcclellan, defeated; in
1868, Seymour, defeated; in 1872
Greedy, defeated; in 1876, Tilden
defeated; in 1880, Hancock, de.
feated; in 1882, Cleveland, elected
by fraud in counting Butler votes
for him in Brooklyn; in 1888
Cleveland defeated.
History will repeat itself this
year.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15
DEMOCRATIC CONVICTS.

Last week twenty one ballot
box suffers were sent to the state
prison from Jersey City to serve a
sentence of eighteen months, and
seven other ballot-boX stutfers
were sent to the state penltent1ary
to serve a sentence of nine months.
1t goes without saying almost that
all of these scoundrels were demo
Gratis. Their democratic friends
moved every lever in their power
to save them from the disgrace OF
punishment; but justice had Its
way and the courts held the guilty
parties to strict accountability.
There are twenty eight more to be
tried for the same crime; and, il
convicted, one or more PROFESSIONS
will start from Jersey City and
travel over the same route, bound
for the same destination.
The Philadelphia Press cites
these facts and comments as fol.
lows:
Look at the procession as it tolls
along toward prison walls. Call
to memory the scoundrelly work
in New York state last winter
when David B. Hill stole state
legislature, and then had his chief
tool in the work appointed to
seat on the bench of the highest
court in the state. Look back q
few years to Joe Mackin's crimes
ON the ballot-box in Chicago in
the effort to make the Illinois
legislature democratic; to Sim
Coy's tally-sheet forgeries in In
dianapolis, done to keep that city
under democratic control; to Mike
Mullen's crimes on free suffrage
in Cincinnati for the benefit of thu
democratic party.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15
A WOOL RETROSPECT.

A very comprehensive presen-
tation of the statistics of sheep
and wool by the United States de-
partment of agriculture in its
May report, shows that the value
Of our fioclls is greater by $42,-
IO00,000 than in 1870, and the
value per head greater than since
1875. From these facts it appears
that the domestic supply of wool
is six times as great as in 1910,
and that. both domestic and for
eign supplies were only three
pounds to each inhabitant, while
they are now six and a half
pounds. Then including imports
of woolens, scarcely four pounds
per head were used, whereas we
now require over eight pounds.
1t appears that three-fifths of all
the wool used for all purposes is
of domestic production, while
four-fifths Of the requirement is
manufactured in this country,
leaving only one-fiith to come in
the shape of imported goods. Fol
three decades the value per head
of imports of woolens has been
regularly declining; and is now
only about three-fonrths of a dol
lar per annum for each individual
when in 1S5O-1S60 it was consiG
erably more than dollar.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15
SA IL JONES AND I'd MMANY.

The Nashville correspondent to
the New York Times writes: The
Rev. Sam Jones concluded series
of meetings here last night.
Among other things in his closing
sermon he said, touching politics
"a fellow may say, Il would die
for the principles Of my party,
when he would not know a princi-
pie if he were to meet it in the
road. If old Tammany were to &C
to hell IN a body and knock at the
door. the devil would only let then
in one at time. If he were to
let them in all at once they would
knock him in the head, elect theil
own devil to run things to suit
themselves"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15

A WASHINGTON dispatch to the
Oregonian says: There is no
doubt that the subcommittee of
the judiciary committee which has
been sent to Homestead to make
an investigation for the house of
representatives will return with a
very partisan report. 1t is learned
from close friends OF the members
of the committee that the inten-
ton was before starting out to
place in the Congressional Record
a report which could be circulated
freely under the congressional
frank, a partisan document, charg-
ing the republican party and the
republican tariff with the respon-
sibility for the disturbances which
have occurred in Pennsylvania.
Even the third party men have un-
dertaken to make some capital
out of the unfortunate occurrence,
but the democrats seize it with a
great deal of avidity, and are de-
termined TO make it appear that
the republican party is response
BILE for the unfortunate situation.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-07-15
SECOND TERN IN HISTORY,

No matter what interested poll
uclans may say against a second
term in the presidency, the weight
of precedent is against them.
The balance is almost even. Look
at the record.
In all we have had twenty-three
presidents. Seven of them were
reelected, namely: Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jack
son, Lincoln and Grant. Two
were re-nominated and failed of
election-Martin Van Buren,. who
was defeated by Harrison, and Mr..
Cleveland, who was beaten by the
republican grandson of the great
whig leader. This gives nine
presidential denominations, seven
of which were approved by the
people.
Six presidents who lived out
their terms Of office failed to get a
denomination. They are the two
Adamses, Polk, Pierce, Buchanan.
and Hayes. Three presidents died
during their first terms, namely
Harrison, Taylor and Garfield.
The four vice-presidents who be.
came presidents-Tyler, Fillmore
johnson and Arthur-were al
beaten for the regular nomination
The record thus stands: Nine
presidents re-nominated and sever
of them re elected; six presidents
and four vice e-presidents who were
set aside by their respective par
ties, and three presidents who
died or were killed during theil
first terms.
This analysis shows that in the
early days Of the republic the
second term was the rule Of politi
| cal action.-New York Recorder