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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15

IT is curious fact in modern pro-
gress that no sooner does it achieve
a great victory in any direction than
nature or other influence in some way
lessons the completeness of the tri-
umph. Some persons it is true. take
particular pains to turn the brighter
surface of a blessing round to see ii it
has not darker side; but whether
they do SO or not it is there.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15

IT Is worth q good deal to us TO get
out OF the hackneyed lines of life.
BuS when we seek tho novel we are
tEr least likely to find it. Our hap
plest experiences come unexpectedly
and our best teaching in the simplest
ways and often from those who never
affect the conscious attitude of in
structor.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15

According to tho Secret Doctrine. ,
we are now living Ia the Kali Yuga.
the last Of the four ages and it began
nearly 8. 900 years ago with the death
Of Krishna Il c.. 31o2 The first
minor cycle OF the Kali Yuga will end
in the years 1898.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15
An Electric Sbocts.

why don't you build your nest on
the top of telegraph pole?" asked the
blue jay.
because it would be too shock
ing" laughed the wren. as he flew
away. -Harper's Young People
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15
rIisiakcn IdenfifY.

Mrs B.-Dear me! what lovely
closets this fat hasl
Agent-Madam. those are not the
closets. They are the bedrooms =
Harper's Bazaar.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-15
D,an,t oouh,

Jake-Believe me, darling. I am
sincere when / tell you you are the
prettiest and sweetest girl ever saw.
Cora (quickly)-Oh, / know you
are
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

united in q fervent plea to the Good
Father to watch over their dear one and
bring him safely home.
week passed without special incl
dent. There was something done in
the way of preparation of the Thanks
giving dinner, which had been feature
with them ever since they were mar
ried. Mrs. Harris came OF good old
New England stock, and the Indian
buildings, and min Q pies, and "crullers" "
that invariably formed part of this
meal were always prepared by her own
hands. Her husband insisted thai no
one else could make them taste so
good.
The Thursday before Thanksgiving
when little Jack came home from school
his cheeks wero flushed and he COM
planned OF his throat. Mrs. Harris, who
neAer liked to take any chances, called
The family physician, who sal that 1t
was nothing serious, though 1t should
be carefully watched. The next morn
Ing Jack was worse-much worse-and
that nj ght was very bad indeed. When
the doctor came he brought another
with him, and their verdict struck a
chill to the heart of the little mother.
My dear madam, said the old doc
tor, kindly, your boy has diphtheria of
the most malignant character. We
will do all in our power for him, but we
grayely fear for the result. In the
meantime the little girl must be kept in
another part of the house."
Dorothy was banishe1 to the upper
floo., and Mrs. Harris sent for her sis
ter to help her. Together they watched
over the pillow upon which Jacks curly
head tossed, and together they prayed.
All. the terror of those nights; the hopes
and fears that alternated in the bosom
of that fond mother; the prayers that
went up from the depths OF that gentle
woman's soul for the preservation OF
the life of her boy. "Oh, Gcd, spare
him TO u.s." she pleaded; "let him live to
glorlfy Thy nam and bless Thee in the
days when he shall have arrived at
mans estate. Take him not IRON US,
we pray Thee; heal his sickness and re-
store him whole to the arms OF those
who wait for him. Yet, IL he must die,
oh, our Father, we pray that he may be
permitted to live to see his earthly
ather once more"
So she duplicated for the life Of her
| frst-bofn, and when she rose from her
knees great beads Of sweat were on her
| forehead. Her eyes were dry and hot.
She stepped lightly to the side of Jack 6
bed. He had not stirred. His lips,
parched by the fever's horrid heat, were
swollen and cracked. His face had lost
the brilliant flush IL first bore, and was
taking on the darker shade that tells
the trained physician that hope is gone.
20, why cannot Will be here 10 bear
this with me2 Must our little one 90
before he comes2 Heavenly Father
hasten him on his way" Who can
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

measure that poor mothers agony.
None save those who have watched
while the light has faded from loving,
sunny eyes, and tiny hands dropped
nerveless upon breathiess bosom.
Mondays papers noted the arrival at
New York OF Wits steamer, and II
there was no delay on the way he might
get homo In time. That night Dorothy
exhibited some unfavorable symptoms,
and by Tuesday morning was In the
clutches OF the same dread monster that
was taking the life OF little Jack. No
skill could prevent a catastrophe. There
was nothing 10 do but await the end.
This was the home TO which the loving
husband. and indulgent father came
after his long absence. that "Wednesday
evening. Jack had died early In the
afternoon, and little Dorothy was going
fast when her father let himself In with
his latchks y. No hint Of the situation
had reached him. Hardly mile OF the
thousands he had travelled on his home
ward journey that was not marked by a
thought OF the beloved wife and little
ones. How Jack must have grownl And
he was going to school now. He was 7,
little man, and would have so much to
say about his teacher, and his slate, and
his reader. And Dorothyi She always
was her fathers girl, anyway, and she
would have many new words to say TO
him, and her mother, God bless her,
would gladly welcome him, and would
tell him all the odd things the little ones
had said and done while he was gone.
They were well, of course. Had he not
humbly asked that the Master might
care for and keep them In his absence?
Had not this prayer been sincerely Of
fered every night Of the months he had
been from home?
The house seemed strangely quiet as
he hung up his overcoat.
Hello therel Jackl Dorothy! Man,
mai Where are your"
The color left his face when his. wan
little wife threw herself sobbing into
his arms. He learned 1t all in few
minutes. His Jack was gone. Dorothy
was alive, but could not long survive.
He nerved himself and tiptoed to the
trundlebed where she lay.
Dorothy, darling" he said, gently.
Slowly the big blue eyNs opened and
closed A faint smile touched the poor
parched lips. "Papoo, dee" she MUIR
INJURED family.
That was all. 1t was soon over. The
solemn undertaken came with two little
caSketS anu, accompanied oy the laIher
and mother, drove to the cemetery,
where Jack and Dorothy sleep side by
side.
The air was crisp and quickened the
warm blood in the cheeks OF those who
faced 1t. Some OF the church bells were
ringing the call to Thanksgiving service
as they returned.
They sat down at dinner with heavy
hearts. On one side OF the room stood
Dorothy's high chair; on the other was
jacks safety" Of which the little man
was so proud. They bowed their heads
reverently, as was their custom.
Almighty God, he began in broken
voice, I'VE thank-we-" Then he
stopped and, dropping his face upon his
hands, wept like little child.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
Postum stowaways.

Here are some curious little stow.
Always hid in q case OF bananas, and
in that novel state-roon Travelled all
the way from Surinam, in South
America, to town in the interior OF
New York State
Possibly In seeking food in their
native tropics the quaint little pos
sums espied great heaps OF luscious
fruit lying ready for expectation,
and, while feeding there, were sud-
denly alarmed by some natives, and
hid for safety in an open case OF
bananas. Or they may have beer
placed accidentally in the case with
the fruit, the natives not suspecting
their presence. One thingi Is certain
the case, with them ia it, was nailed
up and put aboard ship bound for
New York.
The mother possum was more for
tunate than most stOwaways, how
ever, for the case I'm which she foul,
herself so securely fastened was fur
nished with a bountiful supply Of
good things
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
The Origin of the swing.

The swing, so dear TO children, can
be traced back to the festivals which
took place in Pagan days in honor Of
Bacchus, when little figures were hung
on trees, and were supposed to bring
blessings on the ground as they
swayed to and fro rocked by the wind.
The reason of this custom is ex-
planned by the fable of Icarius re-
ceiving Baccbus in Attica, and the
god was so grateful to him that he
taught him the art Of making wine.
Icarius then gave some of the wine
to his peasants, and, as they became
intoxicated, their friends, thinking
that Icarlus had poisoned them,
killed him i'm their fury. Icarius'
daughter, Erigone, went in search of
Icarius, and his body was found by
means of his faithful dog Moera, who
kept watch over the spot where the
body was buried.
Erigone in her DESPAIR hanged her
self on tree, and was changed into
the constellation Virgo. Icarius was
changed into the star Bootes, and the
dog into the star CAMS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

THE railway managers that hest
tate to lower rates to the Fair are
standing in their own light. They
have but to study the re suits OF fare
cutting in England and on the
continent to learn a sample and
wholesome lesson. In Europe, where
governments generally own and ope.
rate the roads, reduction Of fares not
only for occasions, but permanently,
has enabled many roads to pay off
heavy debts. The rich can have spe-
clal cars. The people who have to
work for money will not travel unless
they can do so cheaply. A cut of one
half is the most convenient principle
for all transportation companies to
adopt during the Fair On that they
will reap the largest profits known in
the history of railroading.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
THANKSGIVING DAY.
It's Origin and Adoption Throughout the
Country.

It's Origin and Adoption Throughout the
Country.
The first Thanksgiving Day held in
America is believed TO have occurred in
February, 1881, at which date a vessel
laden with supplies arrived to succor
the starving colony at Charleston. Dur
ing the following years frequent days
of thanks we're appointed in the New
England colonies. At first these APP
poifltments were at different seasons OF
the year-sometimes twice in one year
and for special reasons. Thanksgiv-
ing Day was a national institution dur
ing the Revolution, and was annually
recommended by Congress, but after a
general thanksgiving for peace in 1854,
there was no national appointment
till 1889, when President Washington
recommended thanksgiving for the
adoption of the Constitution. In 1895
Washington appointed another national
thanksgiving on account OF the sup
preston of the instruction of that
year. In 1915 day OF thanksgiving
for the restoration OF peace was recon-
mended by President Madison. but dur
ing the early part OF the century
Thanksgiving remained an institution
peculiar to New England, but was not
HlWdyS Htlu cllntI On TIC bdulO VI
in the came month. The Protestant
Episcopal prayer book adopted in 1882
recommended for day OF thanksgiving
the first Thursday in November, and
this day was observed by the church
generally in States where there was no
official Thanksgiving appointed.
The first official appointment OF a
Thanksgiving day in the State OF New
York was made in 1877 but the Gov
errors OF Western and Southern States
did not generally follow the custom un-
til after 1850. Proclamations recon-
mending special thanksgiving for vic
tory were issued by President Lincoln
in 1862 ard 1868, and In 1863 and 1854 he
appointed the annual Thanksgiving day
by a national proclamation. Since that
time annual thanksgiving proclamation ms
have been issued by the Presidents, the
Governors of the several States, and
the Mayors OF the principal cities. The
last Thursday OF November Is celebrated
as Thanksgiving day throughout the
country
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
Do You Know That

The trouble in love affairs is, that
the parties to it love too much to
love long.
How polite and gallant a man is
to the women of the world who are
not related to him.
Most babies cry in church because
they are frightened by the boisterous
talk of the preacher.
There is nothing more profound
than pride, and, strange to say, moth
ing more ridiculous.
A woman's greatest rival in mans
heart is the pleasure he enjoys in
having his own way.
A mans best friend to-day is often
the skeleton in his closet that tor
ments him the most tomorrow.
The best loved man is he who
gives the most; he is also the one
least regarded when he stops giving.
One very good reason why man
should tell the truth is that it is not
the tax on his memory that lie
would be.
Men judge a mans religion by his
actions outside the church, and the
women judge it by the brilliancy OF
his prayers within.
1t is all well enough to tell man
when he is in trouble to look on the
bright side; the rub is to find the
bright side to look ON.
Some men will not stop doing a
foolish thing, because il they did, it
would be an admission on their part
that it was foolish.
A woman VINO has everything to
lose and nothing to gain, is always
rlore reckless than a man who has
everything to gain and nothing To
lose.
II people in Bible times were like
they are now, Christ found 1t o sier
to die for sinners than to find any
man afterward who would admit that
he was one.
Men are brutes. They have better
times occasionally without their
wives, and tell them SO. Women are
hypocrites. They enjoy life without
their husbands once in a while, but
they will never admit that they are
not miserable without them.
We have noticed that the more
lodges and clubs man belongs to,
the more often his neighbors see his
wife splitting wood before breakfast.
Joining too many lodges seems 10
have the same effect on mans fam
lily as il he were given to the drink
ing habit -Atchison Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

DR.. DABBs, one Of the physicians
who attended Lord Tennyson, has
told the whole world through an
English newspaper that smoking
does not injure man who works and
thinks adding to this statement
of his associate, Sir Andrew Clarke,
that it only hurts lazy man who
drinks. This is good news for smok-
ers. The supposed evils of the to-
bacco habit are not due to tobacco
but to laziness. Hereafter there is
an answer to every reported case of
trouble caused by tobacco. 1t can
be stated that the man was lazy and
did not think.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
To Keen Cool.

A possibly profitable field for in
ventors has recently been proposed by
G. w. Baker, of New York. He
mer months extremely oppressive,
and accordingly made few calcula-
tions which are certainly interesting.
Assuming that each person in an
office building requires 1000 cubic
feet, or f47.2 pounds, of fresh air an
hour, and that this air is at "a tenn
perature Of 80 degrees, the number
Of heat units that must be distracted
in order to reduce the temperature to
20 degrees he finds to be $50 an hour.
Now PrOfs. Denton and Jacobus, of
Stevens Institute, have foun1 that a
pound of coal used in making steam
for fairly efficient refrigerating
machine will produce an actual COOL
ing effect equal to that of sixteen or
forty pounds Of ice. Taking the
lower Of these limits, sixteen pounds
Of ice, which will ABSTRACT about
1925 heat units while melting, it is
easy to see that one pound of coal will
accordingly reduce the temperature
of the supply of air for one person for
six and one-half hours, under the
above assumptions. Estimating the
price or coal at SO ton and assuming
that the air is to be cooled for ten
hours day, the cost Is, therefore,
but Is cents per thousand people per
hour. This seems remarkable de-
duction, but the data used in arriv-
ing at it are all given by the best
American experimenters, and manu-
facturers OF heating and ventilating
apparatus may find 1t to their adj
vantage to give the subject fair
trial
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
Curious EnrIish.

Many gems of the curious English
Of foreign hotelkeepers have been
given to the public. Among the best
is the advertisement of the German
watering-place whose proprietor, "be-
seechcs note an excellent station for
friends of the fischsport, ships and
riding room in the house."
Another is the tale of the host of
well-known establishment in Greece
who was won't to greet his guests in
an ELUSIVE manner with: what you
prefare-a biktek or a chik-ken?"
Their astonishment at his mastery OF
the language was deepened when,
upon their return TO the hotel few
hours later, they found nothing pre-
AIRED. 1t was his only English sem
tencc; and he did not understand a
word of it.
Perhaps neither Of there is quite
equal TO the placard in the possession
of naval officer just returned froEi
Egypt. He procured it at cafe
chantant in Alexandria. 1t was
printed in several languages, and
this is the English part: Every of
the consummations to the GOODNESS,
piastre besides. Every of the claim
to be addressed directly of the direc.
tion. During of the repetitlons the
price OF consummations to be the
same that in every the others coffee"
With the aid OF the parallel pas
sages in other languages. the mean
ing is found to be as follows: "AlI
iced drinks, 1'piastre extra. All COM
plants should be made at the office.
Notwithstanding the performance,
the prices will be the same as those
of other cafes"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
stub Ends OF Thought.

Molasses is honey to the contentcd
man.
Don't rub a woman the wrong way
OF the fur.
Even a sheepskin isn't yard wide
and all wool.
Some men are grasping enough to
want TO subdiyide the clay they are
made OF and sell il for town lots.
Discomfort Is the peg in your shoe
that hurts.
A woman's smile is the little poem
we find in the prose of life.
We never read a novel that we
don't liken ourselves to one OF tho
characters.
The man who forgets himself In
as sacrifices for others is not as great
as he who makes the sacrifices re-
Numbering himself.
A million dollars covereth a multi
tude Of sins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
AN Eastern divine RECENTLY $

AN Eastern divine recently sug-
gested that saloons, since they must
be run, be run under churchly espion-
age and by sectarian rule. The sug-
gestion fell fiat, bringing the divine
underneath it. But down in San An
tonic preacher is holding protracted
service in barroom, snatching an
occasional brand, and yet not injur-
ing the regular business. The hotter
he portrays the future the greater
the demand for iced beverages. Thus
the suggestion that Mortified the Sc
date East seems to have been timely,
but simply out of place.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
HOW To Select n Turkey.

In this country only is the turkey
found in wild state. II Is very fitting,
therefore, that in the Thanksgiving dim
ner 1t should be the principal dish,
writes Maria Parloa in her department
in the Ladies' Home Journal. The tur-
key must be wisely chosen, well cooked,
and properly served. 1t should be
short and plump. the meat white, with
some fat, the legs black and smooth;
and IL there be spurs they should be
short. The end OF the breast bono
should be flexible, more like gristle
than bone. A turkey that is long In
proportion TO it's size, and has dark or
blush flesh, may be tender, but GER
tainly will not be finely favored aud
Juicy. A dry-pieked turkey will be
found to have q P pss letter flavor than
picked costs a few cents a pound more
than tho scalded, but it is well worth
the extra price.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

Then We are aDI 10 think IL must
BE purity nigh Thanksglyin'time
Bat when the corn has done been shucked
An pumpkins made up into pies.
The farmers turkeys likewise plucked.
An both are dressed. but not likewise.
An when the gobbier's done been cooked,
Whence many pleasant odors rise,
An nothin' has been overlooked
That 'xhilerates an SATISFIES
Why. then. guess no one misdoubts
Thanksgivin's here or hereabouts.
An when they bring the turkey I'm.
All steamin' hot an brownan rich
With ev'ry kind OF seasonln'-
Burnt brandy. pepper. sage and SIGH
An things AT only wimmen would
Know how TO FIX to make 'em good.
It's plumb astonishln' TO sec
How good we all feel nwardly,
AS II we's made just thataway
A-purpose for Thanksgivin' day.
sence wuz born bald headed
Have scarcely seen such pum'kin pie.
Nor mince nor apple nor sweet cake,
Nor nuthip' as our folks kin make;
An when I've thought OF what I've ct
I'm glad I've let but little spile,
For have thought, an think yet
When I've been dead good long while
My jaws IL rattle with regret.
An when Thanksgivin' comes I'll smile
Puck 3d..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
Married Women as Criminals.

The members of the Somervl!le
club, which is the woman's club Of
London, have been discussing the
burning question of whether married
or single women have done most to
advance the cause of their sex. The
discussion took the turn of showing
how matrimony tended to crime.
Eve, first in misfortune, had put
Adam in the position of an cvicted
tenant, and from Eve through the
Jaels, the Delilahs, not excluding
Sarah, Rachel, and Rebecca, down to
Mrs. Maybrick, Mrs. Osborne, Mrs.
Montague, it has been the married
women who have come under the
law. AS one spinster triumphantly
cited: "No unmarried woman was
ever indicted for bigamy.." 1t seems
to be flct that, looking down
through the records OF history, no
unmarried woman poses as an histor-
ic criminal. Charlotte Corday ran
her dagger through Marat, but she
is glOrltied for the deed. New York
Evening Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

THE revival of the cholera in Ham
burg and numerous other cities which
are in constant communication with
New York should not pass unnoticed
here. We are not yet so remote from
the recent battle with the dread in
truder that we can afford to consider
ourselves secure. Immigrants will
begin to arrive again early In Novem-
Der, and then danger will once more
be close at hand. The quarantine
should be strictly maintained, and
the moment there seems the smallest
peril the influx should be again sus-
nended
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

of foliage and its top branches send
forth only scanty fringe Of leaves
The picket fence in front is bare and
weather-beaten, and everything has
an air of antiquity.
In the center of favorite drive
way stands this simple cemetery.
Near by is the playground, where the
merry laughter of children is strange
ly in contrast with the peaceful
quiet of the hidden cemetery with
its myriads of little mounds, many OF
them ornamented only with the close.
clipped sod.
The old tree stands like hoary
sentinel guarding the last resting.
place OF the Quaker dead, whose
todies once reposed on Fort Greene,
and were removed when that revo-
lutionary spot became place Of rec.
reation for the people who reside on
"the Hill. New York World.