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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-08
CHAMPAGNE CORKs.
why It Is Necessary to Make Thorn by
Hand Labor.

Hama
The reason for making champagne
corks by hand is curious and interest
ing. says the New York Sun. The
cork-machine is provided with circu-
lar knives OF razor-like edge. Now,
the crude cork is 80 rough and hard
that II it were applied TO one OF these
rapidly revolving knives the knife
would at once be ruined. So crude cork
that is to be cut by machinery must
be softened in steam-vat 1t comes
out almost pulpy and cuts like cheese.
But the steam takes the life" out OF
the cork. Its elasticity is gone never
TO be recovered. and when the ma
chine-cut cork is driven into a bottle
the cork tends to shrink and permit
the leakage. Furthermore the ma
chine made cork is mathematically
round, while the necks of bottles are
more or less Irregular. AS the ma
chine-made cork has lost its elasticity
its smooth, round surface can not
fill any irregularity in the neck OF the
bottle and here is another source of
leakage. The hand made cork is
quite different affair. The crude
cork to be cut by hand is first soaked
in tepid water until almost ready to
swell. In this condition 1t is taken
out and turned over 10 the cutter
Spanish cork cutters use three knives
One is long curved knife arranged
with guage for regulating the
size OF the piece OF cork cut of. This
knife is used for cutting the cork into
long strips Another and smaller
knife cuts the strips up into blocks
and a third and very sharp knife is
used for producing the finished cork.
This knife has blade OF fine steel
nearly hidden in jacket of iron.
The iron pocket is to give the knife
rigidity, and the corkcutter applies
not the knife TO the cork. but the cork
TO the knife He rests the cork on
the edge OF table and presses the
cork down upon the blade. The ten
dency OF this is to curve the blade.
and a curved blade would produce q
hollow cork. German and American
corkcutsers use thin knife, which
comes from the factory straight but
is bent by the corkcutters themselves.
The curved side is turned up in work
ing and the result is that the kink
straightens under the pressure of the
cork and the latter is cut straight and
not concave. The cork cutter always
has a milestone on his table and a
strap upon his knee. He applies the
knife to the strap after each cork is
cut and less frequently to the whet-
stone. Cork has Il peculiar power of
dulling the sharp steel with which it
is cut. Handmade corks retain their
elasticity. and. not being mathemati-
cally round they easily snug them
selves into the Irregularities of bottle
necks. Before being driven into a
bottle OF wine the cork is soaked in
water and then moistened with wine.
1t goes in tight absorbs some of the
wine swells and remains swollen.
When corks have been handled much
in cutting they are washed clean in a
weak solution Of oxalic acid before
being used.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-08
Pno.phore.ccnt Injection.

The curious discovery has been made
that the phosphorescence exhibited by
many species OF the crustacea is in
fictitious A French naturalist M.
Giard. has traced the phosphorescent
light in Talitrus TO bacteria in the
muscles these muscles always show
ing signs OF disease On noculating
healthy individuals the same luminous
appearance was produced. Each and
every inoculated specimen. however.
died within ~ hours
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-08
THE HUMBLE INVENTOR.
He Il In Danger of Absorption by the
Great Inventor.

There is still another danger before
the humble inventor perhaps the most
serious OF all, says Electricity. and
that is the great inventor, who is
backed by some large corporation,
whose reputation has been made by
the newspapers. and who has at his
command the men and machinery.
scientists and capital to insure the de-
velopment and perfecting OF his ideas
and OF those of others. He reaches
out his hand to cover the territory OF
his struggling neigbor absorbing his
efforts without requital and with dig
nified severity REFRESHING the attempt
to find foothold near the pinnacle sa-
cred to his fame and his honor. With
what assiduity every professional au-
thority-whether retained or not
endeavors TO uphold the prior rights
of the great inventor. and destroy the
hopes OF the smaller one. only those
who have passed through the mill can
appreciate. They are waiting and
praying for congressional action to
recognize at last the element that has
had the greatest effect In securing the
high position that this great nation
holds in the eyes of the world. To
all such 1 recommend the study Of one
word Patience. The present mighty,
IL silent struggle in the field of cleo
trical science presages great changes.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-08

MANUAL training in the primary aud
grammar schools does not aim at
making anybody into anything special
1t has NO object but the mental devel-
opment Of both boys and girls de-
velopment rounding out their faculties
and giving them what they do not get
now-power Of close observation OF all
things, power to reproduce in drawing
what they see or what they conceive
and power to create things by skill de-
rived from this training OF eye and
hand. This training is as natural, as
logical and as practicable part OF a
days schooling as grammar. Children
do not learn grammar for its own sake,
but to enable them to use language
efficiently to express thought Manual
training is the grammar OF form.
They do not learn arithmetic for the
purpose Of performing through life its
many problems. They learn it for the
mental drill 1t affords. Manual train
ing is the drill OF eye and hand; it is
the arithmetic OF design.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-08
Vacation. Wnnted.

The ways and sayings OF the Baboos
or educated natives OF India in the
employ OF the government are a
source OF continual amusement to the
English in that country. They fire.
quently misuse the big words. OF which
they are fond in a laughable way.
There was no misuse of English.
however in plea for holiday re-
Gently put forward by the Baboos en-
ployed in the government geographi-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-08

THE spirit OF local loyalty. local
pride. and local Willingness to stand
together for local advancement was
never as prevalent throughout the
entire United States as it is to-day. 1t
Is curious and interesting develop
ment in new direction. of the holder
and larger willingness to idealize In
dividual sacrifices fo- the preservati On
Of the whole community, which is
named patriotism; and n will be noted
In some future history as one OF the
strong and marked characteristics of
our times. Something of the same
spirit that uuites a country as one
man against the common foe. finds in
time of profound peace with the rest
of the world and profound unity and
harmony at home, vent and exercise
In devotion to the narrower interests
of the smaller community in which
the individuals interests are centered.
Il Is the pacific development OF that
passionate devotion which has been
cultivated immemorially In the cause
Of country 1t is the domestic side OF
q heroic impulse
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-08
The asvelo ement of kidnapping era

THE development OF kidnapping era
Is a peculiar phase OF American
crime. No parallels to certain we'll
known cases, like that OF Charlie
Ross have been furnished in any
other civilized country. 1t must be
admitted. also. that the boldness OF
kidnapers is in direct proportion to
the Incompetence OF American crime
detectors. A few wholesome exam
pies In running down and furnishing
thee human fends would result in a
feeling of genuine relief and would be
hailed with public reclamation.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-01-08

cal department at Calcutta They
asked the supreme authorities to close
the Office because they were suffering
from perspiration and want OF en-
thusiasm for their work"
1t is no surprise to learn that the
hard authorities denied the modest re-
quest What long vacations some
Americans would be entitled to IL a
plea OF this kind were accounted validl
Youth Companion
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
Proceedings of the House.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-ln the House yesterday Mir. Breckinridge (Kentucky) reported the fortifcation appropriation bill from the Committee on Appropria- tions. The House then went into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Oates in the Chair) on the diplomatic and consular appropria- tion bill, Mir. Hit of Illinois continu- ing his attempts of yesterday to restore the original salarles of several consuls which had been curtailed by the com mittee. He met with no success, how ever. and the Democrats stood by the recommendations of the committee.
 The consideration of the bill by para graphs was concluded and vote was then taken on the amendment of Mir. Chipman (Dem.) of Michigan that no portion of the emergency funds should be paid to any foreign nation in settle ment of any claim against the United States, which was agreed to.
 Mir. Blount then moved to strike out the appropriation of s65, ,O00 for the continental railway commission.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
KYLE ON FREE SILVER
HE HOLDS THE FLOOR IN THE
 SENATE.
The Salaries of Consuls Discussed in the House--The Mckinley Bill Changed Other News of Interest From the Capital.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-After the ex- piration of routine business in the Sen ate yesterday a lively little colloquy oc- cured between two of the conferees on the Chinese exclusion bill, Senators Morgan and Dolph. Both rose at the same moment to address the chair, but the Nice-President recognized Senator Morgan, who said that he desired to call up the Presidents message on the subject of an agreement between this country and foreign powers on the subject of bimetallism, which message had been laid on the table subject to call at his request. He stated that he made this motion for the purpose of enabling the senator from South Da- kota tKyle) to address the Senate on the subject After a somewhat lively war of words between Senators Dolph and Morgan the former yielded the floor to Senator Kyle, who made a lengthy speech in favor of free silver.
 At the close of Senator Kyle's re- marks the Chinese exclusion bill was taken up and afler speeches by Sena- tors sherman, Frye and Palmer the conference report was agreed to, by a vote of 30 to 15.
 The House bill placing binding twine on the free list was laid before the Senate and referred to the Finance committee
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
MENACED BY FLOOD.
MARSEILLES ENDANGERED BY
 THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
Millions Of Dollars Worth of Property Threatened with Destruction - The Floods Very Severe In several States- some Deaths Reported.

MARsEILLEs, Ill., May ]. 5.-From ap- pearances miracle only can save Mar seilles from threatened inundstion. The almost uneeasing rain storms that have ragged up and down the Illinois, Fox and Kanbakee valleys since Sun day night have precipitated upon this large area thousands upon thousands of tons of water in excess of any hesetofore encountered flood. The rivers have been rapidly rising since yesterday and the Illinois from far above Marseilles to the navigable waters below La Salle is nearly a mile wide and deep enough in the channel to float the largest lake vessels The waters have already risen some eight cen feet above low water mark, and in this city the situation is desperate.
 A long levee on the north side of the river and also above the dam has for years kept back the waters of the spring floods. Yesterday the new flood gates of the water power system went out, and water began flowing over the levee. Nearly five hundred men, employed in the factories below. which would receive the heaviest part of the flood were the levee to break, were put to work upon the embankment with shoveis and teams and succeeded in fighting bocd the waters by driving piles and placing two feet of earth upon the top. But at 6 o'clock in the evening, though the men were still at work, the waters were slowly gaining upon them and were already creeping over the eastern end of the levee. which may break at any moment Should the levee break. some fifty families, who have already moved to the high lands beyond the canal, would be rendered destitute, and all the distrlct between the canal and the river would be buried under fifteen feet of water
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
Passed by the House.

WASHINGTON, May A. Yesterday being suspension day in the House the first bill called up and passed was that re- ported by the Committee on Merchant marine to encourage American ship building. The bill will admit to American registry only a limited number of high class steamships already running in estab- lished lines, of not less than 5000 tons, with a speed of not less than twenty knots per hour. The parties obtaining registers for such vessels shall contract for the construction in American ship yards of an equal amount of tonnage with tbat of the foreign built steam ships which are to become American ized.
 The bill appropriating si5o,O0O to pay the expenses of the Boring Sea arbitration, and two other bills of minor importance, were passed.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
TO-DAY'S BATTLE.
Delegates Gather in Geod Force .,
 Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, H., May The eapi- tai city is overhowing with delega- tions. All day yesterday they were coming in by the score and dozen. Every district and county has its rep resentatives. The best of feeling pre- vails. Delegates and visitors all speak of the convention and ticket as if they were in the fight to win.
 Wherever there was any expression of opinion it seemed to be in favor of plenty of time for the holding of the convention. There was no hurry. It was felt that the days we'll spent now meant much more than time or labor might imply by and by.
 There have been two or three drifts or comments of opinion. Whatever way these comments may have seemed to set at one hour or another it was significant that the trend was steadily toward Gov. Fifer. Whether the dele gates to the National convention will be instructed or not is impossible to tell at this time.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Spain proposes to try dynamiters without a jury.
 Precautions against anarchists con. tinue to be taken in Europe
 Deeming, the convicted murderer is writing his autobiography.
 Metbodists, in quadrennial confer ence at Omaha, have perfected their arrangements for work.
 Reports from the various States indl- cate that President Harrison has ma jority of the delegates.
 Political affairs in Honolulu are very quiet The Queen will convene the Legislature May 2s.
 Christian Nelson, of Denmark, Iowa, became angered at his wife on some slight pretense and almost beat her to death with club.
 Henry H. Waterman, of Milton, Wis, secured judgmentfor s25.O00 against the Chicago X Alton railway for in- juries received in wreck.
 Alfred Friedlaender the well known Berlin banker and broker, has failed. His liabilities are placed at 2,5Oo, ,Oo0 marks.
 Ludwig Muller X O., tobacco grow CTS and cigarmakers. at Mannheim, Germany, have failed. with liabilities of 500 900 marks
 The house of lords, sitting as com mittee on privilege. decided that the claims of William Grey to the earldom of Stamford have been sustained.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
The Michigan Convention.

MUsKEGoS. Mich, May 5. - The Democratic State convention to elect delegates to the National convention will be held here to-day It will be the first political convention ever held here and great preparations have been made for the entertainment of the visitors The convention will as semble at noon, when Chairman Dan j.. Campau will call the assembled patriots to order and name the temper ary presiding officer. Then a recess will be taken until after dinner, when the delegates will be elected. It is generally conceded that Don NJ. Dickin- son of Detroit will be elected as the first delegate-a large.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
The Presiding officer Kept Busy s'
 Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb.. May 5.-The second days session of the quadrennial Methodist conference was opened with Bishop Merrill of Chicago in the chair. The galleries and balconies were crowded with sights rs, mostly women. The devotional. exercises were con- ducted by Dr. J. C. Hatzell. After the singing of Coronation" the minutes were read and immediately there was trouble. Many of the dele gates claimed that their votes yesterday had been recorded improper ly. A heated discussion arose and an hour was lost in trying to straighten out the records. It was finally dis covered that the published report in the daily press was erroneous and peace was restored. The selection of seats was then finished.
 The conference seems to be body of men with at least six distinct opin- ions on each and every question and the presiding bishop was compelled to beg time and time again to have order, but it seemed to be almost impossible to secure it. No business was tran sacted, the time being occupied by wrangles between laymen and clergy men.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
Anti-option Bill Next Week.

WASHINGTON, May 1. - Farmer Hatch s'anti-option bill will probably get before the House next week. The passage of the free binding twine measure took one bill off the calendar that Mir. Hatch did not want to an- tagonize. He has also made an ar engagement with Chairman Blanchard which he will not oppose that bill Blanchard will get the river and har- bor bill up Wednesday or Thursday, and ought to be able to dispose of it within week Then Farmer Hatch will demand the right of way for his pet measure, even to the extent of an- tagonizing the regular appropriations.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
WASHINGTON.

The House passed the free binding twine bill.
 Senator Vest made some suggestions as to Worlds Fair legislation.
 The public debt increased about q, ,0O0,- 000 in April.
 Mrs. President Harrison gains strength very slowly.
 The House, having no quorum, dis cussed the diplomatic and consular ap- propriation bill in committee of the whole.
 The House made . spectacle of itself in dealing with members under arrest.
 The Senate discussed the Choctaw- Chickasaw appropriation.
 Thomas Jefferson Collage of Massachu- sstts was nominated for Minister to France, to succeed Whitelsw Reid.
 Supporters of the army ''canteen" sys- tenn are trying to secure reinstatement of the provision therefor that was stricken out by the House.
 There Is excellent prospect of passage of the rural free-delivery bill.
 Some extraordinary features in the Paddock pure food bill will probably op- crate to defeat it in the House.
 The Senate refused to discriminate In the transportation of troops against the Union & Southern Pacific railroads and their feeders.
 Free lumber and free silver lead ore bills will be reported to the House.
 In the Pension Bureau inquiry MT. Enloe called Commissioner Raum . liar, and was with difficulty prevented from assaulting him.
 President Harrison declined for pruden- tial reasons to inform the Senate, as re- quested, what steps he had taken toward bringing about an international monetary conference
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

Ida Shelton. widow, is in jail at Paris,
 The storms of Sunday morning infiict- ed great damage in Western Missouri and in Kansas.
 Rev. Thomas Dixon of New York de- nounced the Sun as "the black cat of American journalism"
 The Childs- Drexel Home for Union Printers at Colorado Springs will be ap- propriately dedicated May 12.
 Twelve year. Katie Coggshall of San Antonio, Tex, committed suicide be- cause of . love affair.
 A Central Park policeman at New York Ire caught falling ladder, saving . dozen lives, but lost his own.
 Cora planting in portions of Arkansas has been given Gp on account of the wet weather, and cotton must be substituted.
 Mrs. Kate Boyd of Le Lueur, Minn., has recovered verdict for 5000 against . family who had tarred and iesthered her.
 Lay delegates of the Methodist Episco- pal General Conference at Omaha passed resolutions asking to be seated as sepa- rate body, and will agitate larger repre- sentation.
 A wreck occurred on the Burlington Railroad, caused by the storm, near Lin coin, Neb. The fireman and two tramps were killed and several mail clerks and trainmen injured.
 South Dakota wheat is looking excel lent.
 Wyoming is going to send woman delegate to Minneapolis.
 The Tynehead sailed from New York with . cargo of food for Russia.
 Lyman Purdie, a negro murderer. was ly ynched at Elizabethtown, N. c.
 Wisconsin Democrats are solid for Cleveland, and next to him favor Villas.
 Ralph K. Paige, one of the Gainesville bank officials, has pleaded guilty to forgery.
 State street, eadyille, Colo, the "wick- sdest street on earth," was wiped out by Ire.
 The Twenty First quadriennisl confer ence of the M. E. Church is in session at Omaha.
 A coal famine exists at Pocohontas Center, To-, and fences and sidewalks are used e fuel.
 Fsrd Ward intended to make state ment of the Marine Bank failure, but ( hanged his mind.
 horde of candidates has invaded Springfield, Ill.,, ahead of the Republican State Convention.
 A Little Rock tArk.) boy Is badly burned by . bottle of phosphorus that he thought was candy.
 General William Wells of Vermont. who w.s recently mentioned as possible euccsssor to Senator Edmunds, dropped Asad in notorious house at New York, where he had been visitor for years, In a fev ninutss after leaving his wife, who Was wslting for him.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
WASHINGTON BUDGET
SENATOR VEST ON THE
 WORLDS FAIR.
Many Biils Passed by the House ana nate-Representative Springer Back at His Post Again-The Fortiiication Bill

WASHINGTON, May 4. The usual formal presentation of petitions, which forms dreary perfunctory part of the opening proceedings in the Senate each day. was enlivened yesterday by some decidedly interesting remarks from Senator Vest In handing up to be appropriately referred petition against the opening of the worlds fair on Sunday he stated that the document was one of the machine variety. of which so many had been laid before the Senate. The petition had obviously been prepared in Wash. ington and sent out as kind of black mail. At the close of Senator Vests remarks. which were listened to in sil. ence, the petition was referred to the worlds fair committee.
 Senator Call offered resolution. which was laid on the table subject to call. providing for special committee to consider and report legislation to relieve the scarcity of money among farmers, to reduce the rate of interest. to enable farmers to obtain money on lands and crops. to establish some Sub b-Treasury or banking system by which, through government aid, money could be kept within reach of every community in sums sufficient for their need, to be loaned to them at low rates. to devise some system by which the flow of money to commercial centers could be limited so as to leave stuff. cient in all sections of the country for the respective communities.
 On motion of Senator sherman the Senate went into executive session on the pending Russian and French extra dition treaty.
The Forrest City times., 1892-05-06
MADE SURE OF DEATH.
Woman Stabbed Fifty-Five Times by Her
 Nephew.

CHICAGO. May Mrs. Bridget Walsh, wife of Michael Walsh. teamster in the employ of John V. Farwell X Co.,, was butchered in the most cruel and horrible manner about I o'clock yesterday afternoon in her own home, in the south western portion of the city. The circumstances of the crime are the most atrociops that have been developed in the criminal history of this city. The methods of the murderer were those of Jack the Ripper" and were even more fiendish in detail than those employed by that infamous person. The woman was killed by her own nephew, Thomas Walsh, who, when arrested, admitted the crime. There were no less than sixty-five wounds fonnd on the unfortu- nate woman's body.