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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20
NAUGHTY COWS.
They Get Drunk on Apples and Dance
the Can-Can.

They Get Drunk on Apples and Dance
the Can-Can.
Whenever there is big apple crop
the Connecticut COW is apt to get on a
big drunk. 1t is easy for her to gallon
over the pasture wall into the orchard.
She fills herself with fruit, then takes
spin through the town, kicking up
her heels, shaking her horns and tip
ping over things. Finally she tumbles
in a heap and rolls over on her back,
with her hoofs waving wildly in the
air. 1t takes a cow about three hours
to recover from the primary symptoms
of intoxication. There are plenty of
apples in the State this fall, and sew
eral cows have been drunk.
j. p. Treadwell, who dwells in a fine
house at South Norwalk, never saw a
cow tipsy until a few days ago. Theu,
in the middle of the afternoon, he saw
his handsome Jersey, that had been
pasturing in lot in the rear of his
residence, cutting up eXtraor-
binary FRANKS. She swaggard
about the lot, tossing her head,
kicking up her heels, went
down on her knees once or twice, and
finally stopped prancing and gazed
fXedly at her owner in a blear-eyed
style. Mr.. Treadwell was alarmed, for
he thought some strange disease had
attacked her, so he sent for the South
Norwalh veterinary surgeon. The
doctor gazed at the cow for a momen t
sprawling about on the ground, and
said sententiously: "She's drunk.
Where did she get her jag?"
Then Mr.. Treadwell remembered
there was big apple tree in his lot,
most of whose fruit had been blown to
the ground that day. ''That's what's
the matter, Commented the veterinary
man. You just let her alone and she'll
come round all right in few hours. I"
The Jersey came to before night, but
she had grived and wondering look
all next day.
At Hartford the other night eight
cows pranced down woodland street
into the crowded Kingsley street, where
they got mixed up with all the city traf-
fic. Police Officer Reed arrested and
ran them into Lawyer Chaseland's yard
on Sigourney street. They stayed there
until after midnight, and then several
persons from the Deaf and Dumb
asylum came, correlled the animals and
drove them back to the asylum quar-
ters, where the deaf and dumb men re-
ported they belonged. They had been
eating aDpleS
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

WE need. all of us of every class
and condition. to get personally
better acquainted with each other
to study. with a view of getting at
the facts, individual, social, economic
and political conditions in the actual
lives of living men. We need to
learn both sides of these matters. and.
having, by personal knowledge and
contact discovered what really is, to
combine our efforts to secure, so far
as possible what should be, in the
individual and general social con-
dition of the race.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20
Alton Account of Sunday.

Two lone. lorn Buffalo women.
when they reached homo after lee
ture one night says tho Courier.
found that they had forgotten their
latch-key. SO they rang the bell.
They waited and waited, and rang
again. After fifteen minutes Of wait
ing and bell-ringing the girl opened
the door, Katie why on earth have
YOU kept us waiting SOP Didn't you
hear me ringP' cried one of the
women. Yes ma'am" cried Katie
with air OF some confusion; ..but l
fought it was me young man. ma am.
an me an him had n fallin' out last
Soondah. an l fought I'd learn him a
lesson. ma,am"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

TIE observation that is taken from
any single point is always wrong. 1t
needs to be corrected by comparison
with an observation taken from an
other distant point This is one of the
settled principles OF astronomy. 1t is
a principle that is wid'sr than the
science Of astronomy. 1t is just as
true in the much more important
sciense Of politicsi economy. We
must take our own corrections for pa
rallax. The look that we get of
social conditions in the pages OF a
book must be corrected by the look
we ought to get in the faces Of living
men. And we want no lies in this
business We want the whole truth
TO build on.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

ARTIFICIAL morality. in its best
form. is waste OF material. In all
its forms it is n shame and does the
same harm to the cause OF sound
morals which the circulation of
counterfeit notes in1icts upon the
currency. 1t ought to be frowned
upon and denounced as we denounce
positive vice. 1t tends very strongly
to make men hypocrites. In various
ways it is unwholesome in its in
fluence. 1t is based upon false
standing. and that is enough to con-
denim it.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

THE species of insanity known as
genius seems to be peculiar to men OF
large spirituality and intense reflective
tendencies. In other words, insanity
must have q fine quality Of brains to
operate upon. II Goethe was a vic
tim of psychosis. then Germany had
to fall back upon mailman to find
her Shakespeare. II Michael Angelo
was insane. religion owes TO psychosis
her immortal sculptures and frescoes
of the saints If Burns was shaky in
his epileptoids insanity has been
singularly immortalized in song. In
short the world owes to madmen its
grandest inspirations and it's greatest
inventions
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

THE hotel proprietors had issued an
edict to their walters that they must
shave of their boards The beard
has been a token of liberty since the
tribes unconquered by Greciau and
Roman civilization were given the
name of "BarbaroL which survives
in its completed sense of barbarian. +"
Was it to be expected that descend
ants of the bearded men OF Gaul and
the Allemani now plying their voca-
fion OF eliciting the elusive tip almost
within sight Of Faneuil hall and
Bunker Hill, would submit to such n
manifestation ofsumptuary despoti IN ?.
The beard Of the juggler with hotel
crockery is as dear 10 him as the
hirsute magnifcence of any other
man.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

THE large number of workmen who
are focking from all parts of the
world in hopes of securing work is in
creasing. and there are already many
thousand more than are needed. The
condition of many of these is pltiable
indeed, and it is becoming a serious
question what is to be done with them.
A large part OF the new arrivals are
foreigners and finding nothing to do
as their numbe increase, serious trou-
BILE is likely to arise. Something
should be done to prevent further in
creasing the crowd of expectant but
disappointed immigrants, but what or
how are questions difficult to answer.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

THE early riser has always an hour
or two in hand. which the late lier
loses and can never find. search as
diligently as he may. Things which
begin well for the most part go on
well; and the punctuality and order.
the method and eXactness of house
where the day begins betimes, and the
morning does not inaugurate a scram-
BILE make half the pleasantness of do
mestic life.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20
AT WHITMAN'S TOMB.
THE GOOD GRAY POETS BODY
PEACEFULLY SLEEPING.
While His Soul Wonders Through the
Vast Erea of Space That Had n Place
in all His Sweet sentiments-An Hum
Bile Tribute.

"a great mana great American
the most eminent citizen of this repub-
lic-is dead" declared Col. Ingersoll
over the bier of Walt Whitman, at the
funeral services in the Harleigh ceme-
terry of Camden, on the occasion of the
good gray poets funeral. This exag-
gerated eulogy was characteristic of it's
object, concerning whom his contem-
poraries are divided between two esti-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

THOUSANDS of men are like wax
candle in an empty room, which some
one has kindled and placed there. 1t
spends its whole life in burning itself
out and does good to none. Many a
man commences and burns the wick
OF life. using it up and throwing his
light out upon nobody. He is light
to himself-that is all
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20
Tho Condors.

Sometimes their expanse of wing is
fourteen feet, though the average is
about ten.. They live on the SUBMITS
of mountains in air so rare that mems
vitality is reduced SO that they cannot
stand. The condor sits on its eggs
seven weeks. It. nourishes its young
for year before allowing them to
leave the nest. 1t has swift flight, a
keen eye, and can adapt itself to the
regions of perpetual snow or the trop-
ical gardens at the base of mountains.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

M, r. b. Harmed, of Camden. Listen
ing to the earnest words of these emf
nent frienus of the dead poet, and
watching the sympathetic faces Of the
hustled multitude around, while the
blue birds sang a joyous requiem in
the beeches over his tomb, 1t was not
difficult TO share the conviction elo-
quently expressed by DR.. Brinton, that
ono day Camden's chief glory would be
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20
"a Daring spir,,.

Ethel-I wonder whom Mr.. Dash
ing will marrypQ HNVnN
Maya dynamite bomb guess.
Ethel-What do you meanp
May-He is so brave he courts moth.
ing but danger Household Monthly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

that IL had given Walt Whitman a
home. and set up his tomb as a shrine
for generations to come. Joel Benton
pays the following tribute to the
sleeper.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20
At Washinrton's BlrtbpInce.

The foregoing cut is from the current
Century. 1t gives some idea Of the
proposed memorial to be erected by
the United States government to mari,
Gen. Washington's birthplace. Gen.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20
THE heroic soul does not sell e, ms.

THE heroic soul does not sell its JUS
tice and its nobleness. 1t does no
ask to dine nicely and to sleep warm.
The essence of greatness is the per
ception that virtue is enough. Pow
erty is its ornament 1t does not need
plenty, and can very well abide its
loss.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20
AT yhsuuneroN,s BreTvpf,.cr.

Washington was born at Pope's Creek,
near BRIDGES Creek, Westmoreland
county, Va, Feb. %, 1732. The house
was burned long ago; few bricks of
the old kitchen chimney are still to be
seen.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-05-20

!, Man is first in high spirits and next
in the gutter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01
THEY FEEL SORE.
Business Men In England Lament tho
Great Depression In Trade-The Tarin


Business Men In England Lament tho
Great Depression In TrRde-The Tarin
Question.
LONDON, Sept. 21.-A special meeting
of the chamber of commerce of the
United Kingdom was opened yesterday
morning in the town hall, Newport,
MDnmouthshire. President Rollin said
ia his opening address, that he lamented
the existing depression of trade and
especially the fact that there were no
signs of Improvement He attributed
the lack of confidence partly to tho sus-
pension of the Barings and partly
also to hostile tariffs He pointed out
that while wages in the United States
had only increased one per cent the
cost of cereals anG of produce and of the
necessaries of life generally had in
creased from is to 33 per cent. while
the indications did not show that
either the high tariff or Mckinley
was popularity appreciated. Making
prices ON foreign goods sent to the Chi
caso exhibition should prove an object
lesson to Americans AS to what they
We're paying for the enrichment of a
comparatively few men at the expense
of the many. One encouraging cir
cumstance was that British trade was
apparently surmounting some of the
chief obstacles placed in its way by tho
tariff
The speaker quoted the arguments
us-d in America by the advocates oi
free trade on the one hand and protec-
tion on the other. He dwelt upon the
recovery of export trade with America in
linen and worsted machinery and earth
enware. He spoke fervently of the
necessity of fostering the growth of ar
bitration and trusted, he said, that II
would never be the lot of Britons 10 see
civilization disgraced by the military
shielding the millionaires as they had
seen in the United States.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01
HIS OPINION OF MITCHELL,

Corbett Ready to Deposit $500 For-
felt to Fight When His Engagement
Ends.
New YORK, Sept. 22,-lf Charley
Mitchell, the sprirter-pugilist of Eng
land, is really desirous of fighting
Jim" Corbett, he will be accommo-
dated. Corbett cherishes no love for
Mitchell, and he says it will afford
him infinite pleasure to punch
the Dragging Britisher down and
out ITO begin with" said Cor
bett, Wednesday, Mitchell is q
buffer and bully, who is not on the
level at any stage of the game. There
fore fear that this challenge is like
others which have emanated from him
full of wind and bluff, and only an
advertising dodge. Still 1 hope that the
willy fallir is in earnest this time so
that can get chance to show him up,
and give him what he richly deserves
mighty good licking.
'Of all the boxers in the world to-
day, Mitchell is the most contemplate.
He is a common bar-room thug, who
fights through the papers and not in
the ring; but if he sets his feet on
American soil, he will have to make a
match with me or return to England
in hurry, branded as a coward.
Mitchell, 1 think, issued the challenge
for the purpose of advertising himself,
and coming here to tour the country,
grab all the good American dol
lars he can lay hands on, and return to
England without fighting. He will see
what grievous mistake he has made
if he comes here. Although it will be
impossible for me to fight for year
a fact, by the way, which Mitchell had
in his mind when he wrote his challenge
owing to theatrical engagements,
will make him post forfeit of S5 O0C
with any responsible newspaper in
New York city, and force him to sigr
articles to fight me as soon as my en-
gagement terminates.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01
THE HAMBURG COMPANY
Sued by a Prominent Attorney OF
New York.
Three Suspicious Cases Reported TO the
New York Board of Health-Quarantine
Lifted From Several Houses.-Miss
Mary Conncrty Recovered.

New YORK, Sept %. The first of large
number of suits against the Hamburg
American Packet Co., for damages for
the detention of passengers in quaran-
tine, was begun in the United States
circuit court, Wednesday, by Courtlandt
s. Van Rensselaer,. eX-assistant United
States district attorney, who, with his
wife, was passenger on the Norman
MIA He had been travelling through
Europe during the summer, and when
in London and about to return to
this. country, he went to the
Hamburg line Office and demanded
to know whether it was the inten-
tion of the company tn transport steer
age passengers on the Normannia, stat
ing that, if such was the case, he would
take passage on some other line, so as
not to incur the dangers of possible
cholera. He was assured that the Nor
MAMMA would sail from Hamburg with
no steerage passengers. He and his
wife were put on board the Normannia
subsequently by the usual tug, and
when he was on board and too late to
leave the ship he learned that the steer
age was well filled with passengers of
that class.
He then goes on to recite the history
of the breaking out of the plague on
board and of the ship being placed in
quarantine for thirteen days with its
attendant discomforts and the suffer-
ings and hardships of the cabin pas
sengers on the steamboat Cephus after
ward, and winds up by demanding
SO, 900 damages and prays for the Nor
MAMMA to be condemned and sold in
order that his claim be paid.
The health department received
Wednesday afternoon from Prof. Biggs
the result of the meteorological exam
nations made in the case of John Knox,
the fireman of the e1steamship State of
Nevada, who died aboard that vessel
last Sunday night, and of Louis Vein
hagan, who was found sick on Sunday
night last and removed to the Reception
hospital. The report states that both
cases were genuine Asiatic cholera.
The health board reported the fact of
the death of the State of Nevada's fire.
man from Asiatic cholera Wednesday
afternoon.
Another case of suspected cholera was
reported to the board of health Wednes-
day afternoon. 1t was that of Patrick
Stewart, who was found sick and re-
moved to the Reception hospital. Stew
art is boiler-maker employed in the
Brooklyn navy yard.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01
THE ST. LOUIS CARNIyATL
Increasing Popularity of the s&
Louis Fall Festivities.
Tho Iiluminntions Witnessed by Large
and Enthusiastic Crowds-Tho
Yelled Prophet Pageant.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. e9.--Advantaee is be-
ing taken by residents in largo NUM-
Der of states of the low railroad rateD
to St Louis during the carnival, and
every day crowds of cxcursionists visie
the city and spend few days in it en-
joying the attractions and the re.
markable hospitality of its citizena
The illuminations, covering over si8
miles of streets, and including over 75,s
600 gas and electric lights, are calling
forth enthusiastic praise from thou
sands of spectators every evening, and
the crowds on the streets tonight were
remarkable in every respect. The pos
lice force are in hearty sympathy with
the Autumnal Festivities association,
and they find the crowds so uniformly
good-tempered and satisfied that there
is little difficulty in preserving order
and preventing the unpleasantness
which is apt TO arise from such an
enormous collection Of people on the
streets.
The electric panorama and p -rotech-
mic effects naturally attract Im lion's
share of attention, but the street and
side walk illuminations generally are
grand enough in themselves to war;
rant long journey to see them. An
illustration is given of the Grant statue
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01
CENTENNIAL.
Anniversary Of tho First French Rerub.
1io-Tho Royalists Were So Few as TO ne
InsignIfcRnt.

Anniversary of tho Elrst French Rerub.
Iio-Thc Royalists We're So Fcw Rs to ne
Insignificant.
PARIS, Sept. 23.-One hundred years
ago, Thursday, was the first day of the
year one of the republic, following the
revolution. Thursday was also the CEN
tennial of the 'Cannonade of Valmy,"
the first triumph of the republican
arms. On September 22, 1892 the
Prussians, under the duke of Bruins
wick, were advancing toward Paris,
driving the army of Gen. DoumourieE
before them. Gen. Kellermann, com.
manding the army of the
Rhine, hastened to the relief OF
Dumouriez with 10000 men. A
battle or slxirmish was fought at Valmy
and the Prussians were compelled to
retire. For his services on that day
Kellermann was subsequently Gre
ated duke of Valmy by Napoleon the
Great
1t was determined to celebrate the
two events in an appropriate manner,
and NJ. Bouvnrd, architect of the city OF
Paris, was appointed commissioner-gen-
eral of the fetes. He drew up pro-
grammes and everybody is high in
praise of the manner in which all the
details were carried out.
Royalists were absent, but not con.
spicuously so, as they have dwindled
down to such a small coterie, and their
absence was almost unnoticed. Both
the national and municipal govern
ments joined in making the celebration
a success, and the extreme socialists
went hand in hand with the moderate
republicans in doing honor to the day,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01
AN OLD VETS SCARFPIN.

1t Is n Mascot Bullet with Which He Was
Shot in the Battle of the Wilderness.
Stephen j. Wilkins is an old soldier
living on West Monroe street While
well-to-do, he dresses with exceeding
plainness, the only bit of jewelry or or
nament he wears being somewhat pc
culiar cravat pin which always adorns
his tie. He says he has worn it every
day for twenty-five years. 1t is not
particularly handsome pin. You would
take it to be silver turned almost black
by natural oxidization. 1t possesses no
beauty of construction or design. From
its shape and color one would suppose
that it was a leaden bullet that had
been trodden under foot and rolled un-
der wagons until it had almost lost all
resemblance to it's former shape.
1t once was a leaden bullet, but it did
not lose its spherical form in any such
commonplace manner. Mr.. Wilkins
says he bent it into its present shape
himself, then laughs and tells this little
story:
at was in the battle of the Wilder
ness that l beat that little bullet. ]
didn't do it voluntarily. Our company
had been fighting all day. Comrades
had fallen on each side of me. / seemed
to bear a charmed existence. Suddenly
felt a sharp pain in my side, things
began to swim around me, and I knew
no more. When l recovered l was in
the hospital A bullet had entered my
right side and was to be cut out of my
back by the surgeons. 1t was removed,
bent aud misshapen, and handed to me.
kept it, carrying it safely through
| several battles afterward, and began to
regard it as a mascot, for l was never
wounded again. carried it loose in my
| pockets for year or two after the war.
After my marriage, in 1861, my wife
had it attached to a pin, and / have
worn it ever since as a cravat pin. 1t
tsn't handsome, but it isn't every man
who is able 20 wear as a cravat pin
bullet that has passed through his body
Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01
A PANIC.
a senselcss Cry of Fire in a New
York Synagogue.
Four Congregations In Ono t'Teneinen'
House Pile Into n steep aud Narrow
StRirway-Four Dead Bodies Found
After the Excitement IL over.

New YORK, Sept 24-During service
in one of the four synagogues in the
tenement house, q Ludlow street, Fri
day morning, some one raised cry OF
fire. Immediately there was u panic
and mad rush for the door.
Four persons have already been
found dead, and it is thought at least
dozen have been killed.
The synagogue was an orthodox Jew
ish one, and the place was crowded on
the occasion of the celebration of the
second day of Rosh Hashonah, or the
New Years Day.
The fire was speedily extinguished,
and very little damage was done; but
in the panic that ensued four women
were trampled to death and a dozen
people were seriously injured. The FIRE
was caused by two candles which stood
lighted at the side of the holy ark, and
which set fire to the woodwork.
Three hundred people were in the
place at the time. The noise of the
rush for the stairs and the shrieks of the
men and women caused stampede of
the worshipers in the other synagogues.
| They also made a rushsfor the stairs.
The frightened and panic-striclen peo-
pie became wedged on the stairs lead
ing to the second floor.
The policeman on post rushed in and
succeeded in relieving the wedge and
| then wild rush for the stairs leading
to the street began.
An investiq gtion after the panic had
abated revet led the fact that four
women had been killed and II number
of persons severely injured. The
wounded weRe at once removed to the
| hospitnl
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01

The amazons of Dahomey are taught
to scorn danger and know no pain. The
military maneuvers which form part
of their discipline are any thing but
childs play According to Maj. Ellis
these women scramble over heaps of
thorny brushwood as high as house,
when they are storming an imaginary
town, and the first bloody heroine to
reach the other side is handsomely re-
warded by the king.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-10-01
Mrs. Harrison's Condition.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Mrs Harri-
son passed a comparatively comfort
able day, and Thursday evening was re-
ported to be stronger and better in
every way than she was during the last
few days of her stay in the mountains.
An improved appetite is one of the
most favorable symptoms in her case,
and Thursday for the first time in over
two weeks she was able to partale of
solid food in the form of small piece
of beef