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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
A NEW STORY OF GEN. GRANT.
His Kind Treatments OF the Daughter Of
One who Killed Col. Ellsworth.

His Kind Treatmsnt OF the Daughter Of
Ono who Killed Col Ellsworth.
I was told a good story about Gen.
Grant lately that never saw in print
1t will be recalled that early in the
war the New York Fire Zouaves were
a crack regiment commanded by Col.
Ellsworth. Every man in the ranks
had been fireman. and 1t was conf
IDENTIFY believed that Ellsworth's COM
mand was able TO put down the rebel
lion without assistance The col
onel was young man, handsome.
gallant burning with military ardor
and thirsting for military fame. He
was as much the idol OF the North as
Ashby few months later was the
idol OF the South. The Fire Zouaves
were the first troops to march into
Alexandria, Va Their colonel was at
their head, and after the town had
surrendered Ellsworth saw u rebel
flag flying from hotel.
Instead of ordering a squad to re-
move it he bolted into the house, as
cended the stairway. went out on the
roof and captured the flag; descending
he was confronted by the landlord
one Jackson-who shot him dead.
jackson himself was then shot TO
death. and the affair created more
sensation than considerable battles a
/ few years later. After the war a
daughter OF jackson secured an APP
pointment in one of the departments
here. She was a modest dilllgent
and capable young woman, and dis
charged her official duties acceptably.
In the course of time a SUPERFICIAL
gentleman was put in charge of the
! bureau in which she worked.
Nosing around. he soon discovered
the antecedents Of the young clerk and
discharged her. She was friendless
and penniless, and as q last resort
went to the White house and called
! for General Grant He received her
and she related her story to the silent
man. Without saying word he took
a piece OF paper and wrote: The
war against men Is ended. and my adj
ministration shall not begin one
against women. Restore Miss Jack
son to her former clerkship instant
ly." This was addressed TO the loya'
bureau official and the young lady Is
yet in the public service. That wa:
an exhibition of chivalr'' that Duriois
or Francis l. might L e envied. -
Louisville Courier-J ournal
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
TRIVIAL TALKS.

Nov, my, little man, describe your symP
toms" Il haven't dot any symptims,
dot pain. "-Harper's Bazaar
care any of the colors discernable u
the touchln asked the school teacher. -
have often. felt blue" replied the boy q,
the head of the class. Brooklyn Life.
Friend of playwright-"Tel me, now,
what do you consider your greatest worlsP
Playwright Getting my plays accepted
after they are written. Boston Tran
script.
"Well, your goose is cooked" OK.
claimed Bowser, as he entered his parlor.
"Who has been roasting you this time, my
deari" asked Mrs Bowser anxiously.- -
New York Herald.
Have you seen poor Jennie SmithS
portrait at the academyp mo, but why
do you speak like that Isn't it like herP'
Eyes; that's just it. It's her living
image. "--Harper's Bazaar.
Farmer Meddergrass-"Be you law.
yer, sirl' Blackstone, with dignity
am practicing law, SIR" Meddergrass,
moving away thought mebbe you'd goi
the trade learned. Pn go to somebody
else Epoch.
The Boss-'Look here, Tomson, you've
painted that laundry sign Landry.
What do you mean by such work al
thatp' Journeyman-T dode dow how
it was, udless it's because Pve got a.
dawful cold id the head. Harper Bazar
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
HAD A SALUTARY EFFECT.
On the Natives and Provisions and Per
hapI on the King.

On the Natives and ProvisI ons and Per-
hap' on the King.
In 1910 Kamebameha I'LL. king OF
the Sandwich islands. discovering a
scarcity of food In his kingdom, in
stltuted an inquiry into the cause. 1t
was found that many food staples, such
as potatoes. sugar. cane and melons
were converted into Intoxicating
drinks Because of this abundance
OF liquor many of his subjects devel-
oped i.to topers and idlers. says the
Detroit Free Press AS natural con-
sequence there were uncultivated
fields weed-grown plantations and
general impoverishment The dis
covery led to the issuance of decid-
edly unique prohibition decree. 1t
provided that If any OF his subjects
converted food product of any de-
scription into an Intoxicating liquor
or drank it he should be fined 81 for
the first offense, which amount should
be doubled for every repetition.
Should the maker of such an intoXi-
can't give it to n neighbour. or any OF
AlAo va oS1 VI ONNh
10 stranger, he was TO be sub ected
to similar fine. The drinker was
also included in the same category as
the maker and the same penalty was
provided for his offense.
If from a lack OF funds the trans
gressor Of this law was unable to pay
the fine. he was to be given chance
to liquidate it with produce raised by
his own hands. In default of this he
was TO be allowed to pay 1t in labor
this being proportionate to the amount
OF the fine. Upon failure to meet the
obligation in any OF these ways named
then the fine was to be increased. anC
the law-breaker confined in irons foi
a period specified by the king who
was to be guided in the imposition o
such punishment by the enormity o
the offense.
The strict enforcement of this Law
had O most saiutary effect on the ma
tives. for in the course OF few year.
his majesty had the satisfaction O
knowing that the use OF food staples
as basis for intoxicants became, sc
to speak. a thing OF the past and the
prosperity OF his subjects was Onc'
more secured.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05

On communicating with the doctor, the
following is his reply:
The little story or incident of which
you have heard occurred above thirty
years ago, and may be related in very
few words. Whether it was coinci-
dence, or transference of vivid thought,
leave to the Judgment of others.
had left Leeds for the Isle of Jersey
Though my dear wife was just recover
ing from a nervous fever) to fulfill an
important engagement On n Good
Friday myself and n party of friends
in several carriages drove round large
portion of the island, coming back to
st. Heliers from Boulay Bay, taking tea
about o'clock at Captain IS villa.
The party broke up about 10 o'clock,
and the weather being fine and warm l
walked to the house of banker who
entertained me. Naturally my evening
thoughts reverted to my home, and
after reading few verses in my tesla
ment L walked about the room until
nearly IL, thinking of my wife and
breathing the prayer, 'God bless you. "
I might not have recalled all the cir
cumstances, save for the letter I re-
ceived by the next post from her, with
the query put in: Tell me what you
were doing within few minutes of II
o'clock on Friday evening? l win tell
you in my next why 1 ask; for some.
thing happened to me-" In the middle
of the week the letter came, and these
words in it, II had just awolle from a
slight repose, when 1 saw you in your
night dress bend over me and utter the
words, God bless youv seemed also
to feel your breath you kissed me.
felt no alarm, but comforted, went of
into gentle sleep, and have been bet
ssr ever since" / replied that this wa:
90 exact representation of my minc
and words
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
THEY DO BUT JEST.

''Did you tell Miss Breakmup that yos
loved heri" II did" what did she say W
'-She said it was free country Ora
matte Mirror.
"Will you be ready to die for mep she
asked with romantic intensity. III will"
no answered, ''the very first time gray
hair puts out an appearance. Washing
ton Star.
slow are you, Fenwickl Still, out Of
employment" No; I'm getting $40
week for reciting old Mother Hubbard
into monographs for talking dolls. "-Har>
per's Bazaar
~ am told that you and Miss Glibly
don't speak ns you pass by" That's an
error Miss Chilly speaks, but do not
That's how the story started, probably. -
Boston Post.
Murderer Ito Judge)-"Is this my law.
yerl" His Honor-"Yes." as he going
to defend met" Eyes" IF he should die
could have anotherP' Eyes. +" "Can SEQ
him alone for few minutes" -Comio
Are your eggs freshP' asked the lady,
and the conscientious market man told
her: They're leetle or for blin', IN um,
but they make as fine an omelet as ever
you sunk a tooth in.-Philadelphia REQ
ord.
Little Mabel, three years old, suddenly
burst out crying at the dinner table
"Why, Mabel,n said her mother, "what
Is the matterp' "Oh,' whined Mabel,
my teeth trod on my tongue. "-Pich
Me Up.
Briggs-'T hear that Mr. and Mrs.
| Bramble missed tho steamer to Florida
because her gown wasn't done" Griggs
WHAT did they do, take tho next
steamers" Briggs-"No. They had to
pay the dressnaker Cloak Review.
Struggling Minister - There was q
stranger in church to-day" Wife-"What
did he look ikel' IL did not see him.
Then how did you know there was q
: stranger among the congregational II
found a half-crown among the collection"
lid Bits.
Excited Neighbor-"What do you lot
that boy of yours build bonfire in my
brick yard fori" Placid Neighbor-''Is
your house insuredi" L. N-"No, Il
sn't." p. N.-"Thats all right; Pm an
insurance agent. Here's my card. DO
troit Free Press
Magistrate-"What's the charge against
this manp' Officer. -"Impersonatin' o
fruit inspector, y'r honor" what did he
dol' "He came along tn street, y'r hon
or, an kicked fruit stand into tho gut
ter widout lookin' at t."-Street & Smiths
Good News
He-"These masked balls are very dam
gerous, you know" She-''Dangerousl
He-"Yes. Our servant girl was almost
killed the other night at the milkman's
masquerade ball and had to be carried
home" She--''You don't say sol How
did il happeni" Hc-"Shs impersonated
pump. Life.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05

We're in hurry we amt goin' 10
hurt yer If so yer obey orders.
- Sh- sh-shr said the leetle woman
who was hanging ever her young un,
her face down close to its lips. Cen
tlemen, my poor child is going-let 1t
die in peace
Bother the brat says the man.
brutally. we amt emmy business with
wilnmin an children--this way. fell
lers.'
when we got out there was three
highwaymen. an they had the driver
an the young Teller with the overcoat
covered with their pistols, an were
swearin like troopers cause they
didn't find any money-that Is, not
the big haul they expected. They took
what we had. an after abusin us all
they dared an tearin' our clothes off
10 search US they let us go; firm q
regular fusilade after us an emptyin'
their revolvers. l might have bin
very differently situated if l hadn't
met with such misfortune; but it can
DO helped now"
Lose muchP" asked the Bible ped
dler as he lighted his pipe at the
stove.
"All l had" and the cracker box
man sighed heavily. AN bulls eye
watch my grandfather carried in the
revolutionary war;"
did the baby die, an what become
of the young feller and the money!"
asked the cloths-reel man.
The baby died right there an
then. The mother wore fannin' it
when the stage were started up again.
and we wer'n't more'n out OF sight o.
them robbers when she began to
scream. and says she. My baby's dead!'
and she drew the shawl over its face
and wouldn't allow one OF US to lay a
finger on it.
Then the Teller on the outside,
who had been butty roughly haRdled,
came in and it peared that he was
her brother tho why he didn't show
up afore was kind o queer. Howsum-
ever he says says he:
e" It's all over is it sis?'
"And she looks up kind OF strange
an goes Off into fit of magistrates.
that scared us most as bad s3 tn
other performance did"
What became Of the money!"
asked the Bible peddler.
II m comm to thet When we got
to Decatur / stopped of cause I'd got
home. an SO did some of the others.
But the leetle woman kept on. an
heered later that the baby wasn't no
baby at ALL but bogus one. made o.
wax and the cry was put into it an
the young Teller were loaded, too. sc
IL the robbers had touched the kiC
there had bin some sharp shootin'.
1t was shame. l low, to work on our
feela's as that leetle woman did.
keepin' us all anxious as a revival
meetin'. but she got the funds through
safe an sound. when there wasn't M
banks nor express offices in that par
of the country. She were the wife o
the man that were buildin' the bridge
1t were a sharp racket though. an
she worked 1t for all it were worth
That the stage now humpin' itself
Gnight gentlemen.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
An RarfhouaIxe.

was staying on the Riviera, says a
correspondent of the Argonaut when
the famous earthquake OF 1888 oc-
Cured. ! was awakened by shock
which dashed two pictures Off the wall
of my room and upset the wash hand
stand While was striking a match.
another shock strewed me and some
chairs among some fragments of broken
crockery. had presence OF mind
enough to remember that in an earth
quake you are no safer in the streets
than in covered building; so dressed
without mad precipitancy. and, after
a desperate struggle to open my door
which had got iammed-walked
down stairs. The sight was one never
TO be forgotten. Men. women and
children in dishabille were huddled in
the front hall, crying, shrieking and
praying. Some had bolted out of doors
with hardly any clothes on. aud had
made for the sea whore they clamored
to go out in boats. Among the panic
stricken folk was an old gentleman in
pajamas who had come down the
stairs three steps at a time. But on
reaching the hall he exclaimed that
he had forgotten something and must
go back. His friends shouted to him
that 6he,upper stories were dangerous;
but he turned a deaf ear bounding
upstairs and presently returned pant
ing. gihe thing which he had forgot
ten wAs his set OF false teeth!
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
Real Stories of Ghosts
WHOSE AUTHORS ARE WILLING
TO MAKE AFFIDAVIT.
Three Good Stories Selected from the
Many Being Printed In England.
Greatest Journal of Thousht--Itare
Phantasmal PersonageJ.
Real ghost storiesl

Real ghost storiesl
To great many practical minds the
topic chosen for this article undoubt-
eddy appears fantastic in its absurdity.
How can there be real ghost stories
when there are no real ghosts?
But are there none of these phantas-
NAL personages? This question can be
settled only by evidence, and the thing
to be done is TO collect the evidence.
To this work men of unquestioned
integrity of mind and sincerity of pur-
pose are giving their collective efforts
in what are known as psychical re-
search societies. Such organizations
now exist in England, France and
America, the headqua tiers of the
American society being in Boston,
though its membership represents
nearly all the States of the Union, and
includes among others many of New
York's scientific and religious leaders.
The stories below are selections from
n compilation of abnormal phenomena
made by the psychical research socie-
ties and supplemented by investiga-
tons made by w. L. Stead, editor of
the Review of Reviews. Every story
in this compilation is vouched for by
the investigators. The persons who
tell these extraordinary narratives-call
them hallucinations, condolences, or
spiritual visitations, as you please-are
real persons, who can, If need be, be
subpenaed. They are ready to repeat
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
A'MAeNIHcENr rieREss .

playful as kitten, was attached by q
slender chain to the pole of Lone of the
tents.
In the evening most of the officers
were in the tent playing with their new
pet, whose gambols elected roars of
laughter and afforded great amusement
to all, when curious cry from without
broke in on their merriment and was
immediately responded to by the little
cub within. In another moment a mag
nificent tigress had bounded into
their midst, and with a loud purr of
satisfaction on espying her little enc
broke the chain which confined it,
lifted it tenderly in her powerful jaws
and disappeared in the darkness, with
out so mueh as deigning TO notice any
one in the tent. OF course every one,
supposing that it was the cubs mother
they had killed during the day, was too
much astonished TO interfere with her,
even had they been so rashly inclined
within the narrow confines of tent.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05

their statements on oath before any
tribunal that exists. Their testimony
may not be sufficient to establish the
certainty of the apparitions. Still,
here Is their evidence; take it for what
It is worth.
Here is one of the most remarkable
of the collated stories. A ghost APP
pears in a ballroom and is seen by four
persons ut one time. The LADY was ex-
peceing her partner at the ball, was
waiting, indeed, for his coming.
Presently, as she was standing and
talking to three Of these gentlemen,
Mr.. ID. A., Mr.. 4. z. and another, they
all saw Mr.. w. come into the room,
look calmly and steadily at her and
pass into the dining She thought
it strange that he did notcome to speak
To her, and alluded TO it to the other
gentlemen, saying she thought NJ w.
the rudest man she ever saw. and laugh
ing followed him into thecining-room.
There, however, he wasnot- The other
gentlemen had seen him as well as she,
and, believe. her mother also. The
time was 1915. The whole affair
piqued and veXed her good deal.
The next morning her father came
hastily into the room, and asked her if
she had not seen NJ. w. the night be-
fore. She said Eyes" and that he
had acted very coldly in only just
appearing for moment and not even
speaking to her. Her father then told
her that on that very morning his body
had been found in the river. His watch
had stopped at 1915, which was the
hour at which ne had been seen in the
ballroom. The rose Miss H. gave him
was still in his buttonhole.
An instance IN which a dream was
useful in preventing an impending
catastrophe is recorded of daughter of
Mrs. Rutherford at EdertOn, the grand
daughter of Sir Walter Scott. This
lady dreamed more than once that her
mother had been murdered by black
servant. She was SO much upset by
this that she returned home, and, to her
great astonishment, and not little to
her dismay, she met on entering the
house the very black servant she had
met in her dream. He had been en-
gagged in her absence. She prevailed
upon a gentleman 60 watch in an adj
joining room during the following night.
About o'clock In the morning
the gentleman heard footsteps on the
stairs, came out and met the servant
carrying a quantity of Goals. Being
questioned as to where he was going.
he answered confusedly that he was
going to mend the mistress fire, which
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
Opium Smoking Forbidden.

Opium smoking is absolutely for
hidden in Japan. The sale of opium,
except by druggists is forbidden. and
even they are not allowed to sell the
drug except upsn doctors prescrip-
tions. under penalty Of fine and for
FIXTURE of license. No opium is per-
rnitted to be imported. That used In
medicine is grown in a district near
Osaka and. as soan as the crop is
gathered. is bought by the medical
bureau Of the japanese government
and again sold to licensed druggists 10
be used only for medical purposes.
The Chinese occasionally smnggle
opium into Yokohama but when
found ii is forfeited.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
THE TIoRESs SHOWED FIGHT.
Enters n Camp and Recaptures Her Cub
at the Peril OF Her Own Life.

Enters n Camp and Recaptures Her Cub
at the Peril OF Her Own Life.
A party OF English hunters had orig
inally started out in quest of n man.
eating tiger which had been making
sad havoc in n native village in India.
The tigress, for it turned out 10 be a
female, was, after several attempts,
located and finally dispatched, though
not without one of the party receiving
a severe mauling from the iBfuriated
creature when brought to bay. On
the return to camp some one
discovered cub that could
not have been more than a few
days old frolicking in the
sun on top of large-sized bowlder.
Surprising it to belong to the tigress
they had just killed, it was resolved To
take it home aud adopt it as a pet.
This was accordingly done, and the lit
tie creature, which seemed quite con.
tent with its surroundings and was as
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
How TO Treat n Burglar.

An innocent trader in Madagascar
writes to newspaper of the island to
ask "how a trader should act when his
house has been broken into and he
surprises the thief in the house" He
says he is not well acquainted with the
laws of the country. and he would feel
grateful If the editor would tell him
what to do in such a case The editor
advises him TO make things warm for
the burglar.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
A Substitute for Percussion Cans,

A countryman in Tennessee. where
forests and game are plenty found
that his boys who all have a gun
apiece, became short Of percussion
caps, and the first thing he knew they
were shooting with match heads as a
substitute. How many boxes oil
matches he had lost in that way he
did not say. but he found they fred as
clear as the cap itself. 1t is said that
necessity is the mother of invention.
Here is chance for some man to
make fortune by getting out a new
patent" All that is necessary is to
adapt the gunlock to the match
head"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
All That Is Needed.

In our physical needs we want the best on
anything required, and We want all that k
required to be done, to be done promptly
and surely, AMI those in pain, especially,
will find all that is needed In what is here
in recommended. Mr.. II. j. Murphy, OF
Debevoice pl., Brooklyn, N. Y, says:
Having been afflicted with sciatic rheu-
matism for some time past and finding No
relief, tried st. Sacobs Oil, which / found
very efflcacious. Miss Clara Alcott NAH
wah, N. j., writes: II bruised my limb
and IL became greatly swollen and stiff.
used two bottles of patent liniment which
did not relieve me. A physician was calleA
who ordered the limb Go be poulticed, am
be gave me medicine internally, witbout
benefit. then got n bottle of st. Jacobs
Oil, which cured me. 1t acted like magic"
Mr.. Lorenzo Buck, Bancroft, Shlawassee.
Co., Mich says: 81 had chronic rheuma-
t;sm for years, contracted during the war.
After sitting or lying down at times, l couE
not get up from stiffness and pains. Al
work my strength would give out, then i
would pass through a sickness of several
weeks. / had TO walk with a cane and was
at one time so i'll could not lie down with
out terrible pains I'm back and limbs. ]
tried st. Jacobs OIL; next morning got np
out of bed without assistance. To-day I'm
q new man and walk without q cane. p
Mr.. A. II. Cunningham, Perryopolis, Fayette
County, Pa, writes: "My wife was sorely
afflicted with lame back for several years
She used innumerable liniments, but ex-
perienced little relief until st. Jacobs on
was used. l can confidently say we owe
her cure to Its wonderful effects and would
not keep house without It,"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
PrInter,. Punctuation Marks.

DIR. Brewer says that the mark .oi
Interrogation (P) stands for 'q-e.
that is the first and last letters Of the
Latin word questo which means ques-
ton. So, too the sign of interjection
(D DO" is the Latin word To- an ex-
clamation Of JOY. The Greek gram
marians used star (") to call alton
ton to something striking or ihpor-
tant and they employed dagger Cd
TO indicate something Objectionable
which should be cut out as it were
with dagger.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-05
SHE WAS FALSE.

'cNo brighter eyes did ever glow
Such lovely brows beneath,
And never opened lips to show
Such rows OF pearly teeth"
Thus said TO myself as there
/ stood with hat in hand
To bid "good night" to maiden fair
That did my love command.
She smiled; l was about to speak,
When, horrors! came a wheeze Z
A crinkling of her nose aud cheek
And then a giant sneezel
A sreeze that Jared the earth, and at
Whose winding up found
Those pearly teeth within my hat,
Her left eye on the ground
Boston Courier