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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
HE WENT THE SMOKER.
A ,NIashcr whs Dill Not Care to Wait
For an Introd uctiol.


A masher boarded tho train at
Batavia relates the Rochester Demo-
GRAFT He had all the appearance OF a
professional lady-killer. including a
red necktie and an ludian-rubber
smile. He stared at all the ladies in
the car as he walked down the aisle.
He was picking out a victim and do
ing his work with the air OF u man
who knows not defeat.
Il didn't take him long to make q
selection. He picked out a young
married woman who occupied one of
the front seats OF the car with little
girl and seated himself across the
aisle a short distance behind her.
The INTO be-mashed's little girl
was alternately playing in the aisle
and sitting by her mother.
During one OF the child's frolics in
the aisle tho gentleman from Batavia
caught her eye and beckoned to her.
The mother saw her child start to
run away, looked in the direction in
which she was going saw the masher
and smiled. This was all the encour-
agement tho lady-killer wanted. He
called the little girl TO his side. wrote
something on card and said to the
child: Take this TO mamma"
The little one obeyed. and this is
what mamma read:
Il should be delighted to make your
acquaintance"
The young mothers face turned
scarlet as she read the note, but she
wrote reply to it and sent it by the
little girl. Then she turned her gaze
on the masher The little girl deliv-
cred the message. and this is what
the fellow read:
Perhaps you can get my husband,
who is sitting directly behind you to
introduce u.s."
The masher looked up Then in
Voluntarily he turned his eyes toward
the person occupying the seat behind
him.
Another pair Of eyes was regarding
him with a fixed stony gaze. Sud-
denly the India rubber smile lost its
elasticity even the rod necktie seemed
to grow dull in color. and the lady
killer as suddenly concluded that he
wanted a smoke worse than ever before
in his life.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
ALL THE WORLD OVER.

Women load and unload vessels In jap
anese ports
A New York woman boasts Of having q
$500 prayer book.
A young man recently captured 65 ee,s
in the Hackensack river In about eight
hours
The shortest cHurtship on record Is prob
ably that at Louisville, KY, where a man
and woman met for the first time after
tea one night and were married inside of
two hours
A Japanese gentleman puts box out
side his door on New Years day, with this
inscription; ITO visitors--I am out
wish you a happy new year N. B.
Please put your presents into the box.p
The Vatican, the ancient pala,e of the
Roman popcs, Is one Of the most magnin-
cent buildings in the world 1t was occu-
pied over 1000 years ago by the Emperor
Charlemagne. and no ons knows who be-
gan the building of IT.
A Leipsic scientist has demonstrated by
facts and figures, what most people have
always believed, that colds ars oftener
caught by those who wrap themselves up
and avoid the severity Of the weather
than by those who dar 10 brave the ele-
ments
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.

Alexander Robinson OF Cambridge, o.,
recently sold turkey which weighed 30H
pounds
VIM. Stevens, OF Glenwood, Ore, was
found dead in his bed with a fallen tree
across his cabin.
A sign in store in fremont street.
Boston, reads: Fresh Eggs, % cents,
strictly Fresh Eggs, S5 cents"
OF the twenty major generals of the,
war of the rebellion credited to Ohio
seven only survive; Of the twenty seven
brevet major generals twelve are living
There is only one refinery in the world
that makes absolutely pure sugar. The
mandatory is in Germany, and it sup
plies chemists and druggists with sugar
for solutions which must be unclouded.
The body Of a man who had killed him
self accidentally while hunting, near
Yorktown, Ind, was faithfully guarded
by dog until it was discovered, many
hours after the fatal occurrence,
Insanity has increased 80 in France that.
the asylunis can no longer hold the luna
tics. The assistance publique has there.
fore, decided to place some of the crazy
pauper, VINO are harmless with peasant
families, just as 1t puts out pauper infants
and children.
In Utica brewery the iron nozzle Of
hose used IN steaming out barrels was 40
eidentally dropped into keg, and the key
was filed with beer. Some time AFTER
ward a customer reported that no had re-
ceived one key of iron bitters with his
last load of beer, which gave his patrons
such appeti'es that three men and a bow
couldn't keep the free lunch courte,
stocked
Probably the largest congregation In
America is that of the church of St Stan.
is,aus Kostka ia Chicago, which he's 80, ,
900 communicates The number of at
tendants at the several masses every SUM-
day frequently exceeds $4,000. The cure
Of souls committed to its charge requires
the services Of twelve priests 1t has a
parochial school attended by 5000 chill
dren, and these are taught b. twenty-six
sisters and eight lay teachers The church
maintains an orphan asylum In which
about 300 inmates are cared for.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
Ben Buffers Joke on Sam Randall.

The question of adjournment was
under consideration, and Gen. Butler
had stepped over to Mr.. Randall's desk
for a private consultation. Butler
favored Sunday session. Randall
opposed it.
s'Bad as / am" said Randall, IL have
some respect for Gods day. and don't
think it proper to hold a session of Con-
gress that day."
20. pshaw." responded Butler.
doesn't the Bible say that it is lawful
to pull your OK or ass out of n pit on
the Sabbath dayP You have seventy
three asses on your side Of this House
that want TO get out of the ditch to-
morrow, and think am engaged in
q holy work"
Don't do It, Butler pleaded RAN
dali. II have some respect for you
that 1 don't want to lose. expect
some day to meet you in q better
world"
You'll be there. as you are here"
retorted Butler quick as thought, a
member Of the Lower House. IN y.
Tribune.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
Falling From Balloons.

The proportion of balloon accidents
to successful descents has, on the whole.
says the Forum. been probably smaller
than should have been anticipated.
blanchard, the first to take up balloon
ing as a vocation, died in his bed in
1909. after having made sixty-six de-
scents without accident. Many accents
have been made in the cause of SCI
,nce, and the names of Green, who
made over 400 ascents; of John Wise,
who made the distance from St. Louis
TO Jefferson county. New York, 1900
miles, in twenty hours; of Gay-Lussac
md Blot, who in 1904 made a most
valuable series of meteorological and
physical observations at the height Of
$4,000 feet; of Glaisher, who rose to
$1,000 feet with the aeronaut Coxwell,
and especially, recently, of the brothers
Tissandier--all Of these are familiar to
everyone.
itary purposes by General Jourdon,
who secured continued observations of
the Austrian movements. and thus
gained the battle of Fleury. The
French are also reported to have used
the same method in the battle of Solferi-
no. A balloon corps was organized by
General Mcclellan at the outbreak OF
our own civil wax 1861, and the use Of
balloons was one of the regular and
daily means of obtaining informa-
ton of the r1ovements of the enemy.
During the siege Of Paris the balloon
became the only means of sending dis
patches out of the beleaguered city,
and proved to be very reliable. OF all
the balloons sent out from Paris. over
sixty in number, only three were lost.
and they probably simply because they
were dispatched at night to avoid the
risk from the lire of enemy, which, as
the event proved. was far less dam
gerous than darkness. Every gov
eminent probably now has a balloon
corps.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26

tentiona rs it was she was In a
curious medley Of conjectures and be-
wilderment net unmingled with the
acutest modification.
Dr. Philipson came to Flora last in
his round OF visits
''Well Flora" he said, cheerily.
''You are really sitting up. This
looks encouraging. We shall dis
charge you in day or two now.
What am I to understand by your
sober little faceP"
Il have lost my situation; my mother
has spent I'LL she had; l am not yet
strong enough TO work-and-I can
not beg"
You have relationship Dew
ereaux Darcys Why not go to them?'
~ would die first SIR" she said.
with energy"
Dr. Philipson smiled as he stroked
down Floras short curly hair.
Flora" he said gently, in voice
so low that it was audible TO her ears
alone-but no matter what he said.
Mammal" shrieked Clara Darcy.
one morning not long after. ''here s
DR. PhiIjpson's marriage in the papers;
and whom do you suppose he has mar
ried? Ny cousin. Flora"
Your cousin, Floral. shrieked the
matron in dismay.
This comes of hospitals and those
horrid infectious places went on
Clara HISTORICALLY. ! wouldn't marry
a doctor-no not If there wasn't an
other man in the world!"
And rather irrelevantly she burst
into tears-tears that would have been
bitterer yet If she could have known
how quietly happy DIR. Philipson and
his young wife were-New York
Ledger.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
wonders of the Trance state.

Prof. William James, a well-kEown
Harvard instructor. in speaking of
the trance condition and frances in
general says: II know woman
who in her frances knows facts which
altogether transcend her possible nor
NAL consciousness -iact5 about the
lives of people whom. she never saw
or heard of before. / make this
statement deliberately, knowing the
liabilities to which it exposes me. My
own impressions arc that the trance
condition is an immensely complex
and iluctuating thing into the undes-
standing of which we have hardly be-
gun to penetrate and concerning
which any very sweeping generaliza-
tions are sure TO be premature. st
Louis Republic.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
A ooooLY HERITAGE.

Ny vineyard that is mine have to keep
Pruning for fruit the pleasant twigs and
leaves.
Tsnd thou thy ccrnaeld; one day thou
shalt reap
In joy thy ripened sheavos.
Or II thine an orchard, graft and prop
Food-bearing trees, each watered in its
place;
Or If garden, let it yield for crop
Sweet herbs and herb Of grace.
But II my lot be sand, whore nothing
gTowsl-
Nay, who hath said it'll TunO thankful
psalm;
For though thy desert bloom not as the
rose.
It yet can roar thy palm.
Christina ROsetti
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
CHAPTER IL.
GIT TAKES so LITTLE TO MAKE EARTH
A HEAVEN"

"IT TAKES so LITTLE TO MAKE EARTH
A HEAVEN"
A fortnight had passed, and Esme
Won Lindenheim still remained at
Hayes. lie was Sydney's constant COM
panion. Together they sat out in the
garden. under the shade of the tulipa,
during the long, hot afternoons; to-
gether, later, they would pass to the
terrace which lay on the other side of
the house-the terrace where, in all the
rays of the setting sun, the peacocks
strutted up and down in all the pride
engendered by the consciousness of fine
feathers. They would lean on the low
wall facing the glory of sunset, looking
across the level English meadows,
through which flowed the river, taking
on its CLASSY breast the rejecting CLEANS
of red and gold from the sky above and
admiring, often in silence, the glories
of heaven, which seemed finding re-
Election in the waters beneath.
The first few days they had read
much, talked of the work which was
the connecting link between the friends
the work in which the son of the one
and daughter of the other had so easily
found meeting place; and from that
they had diverged to books generally,
and comparison of what they had
read and liked.
Father" Sydney had said. entering
the library the day after Count Linden
helms arrival. and cautiously closing
the door behind her, where is Schiller?
You know told you that twas poetry,
not tennis, he would require to amuse
him. Well, he has already proved me
right. lie is going to read aloud to me,
and of COURSE"
as going to read Schiller" interposed
Mr.. Lorraine. "Here il is"
Il hope" replied Sydney, smiling, che
will not choose The Glove though 1
suppose there is very little use hoping.
They all begin with that At least, that
Is the result Of my large experience"
you are very ungratefnl, my dear
Sydney" was her fathers comment, as
be put the book into her hands.
But fifteen days had passed since
then. Poetry had been abandoned for
conversation, sometimes indeed for ST
lence, whilst Sydney sat and worked.
And it was not only with Miss Lorraine
thai Count Won Lindenheim bad made
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
UPON HONOR.
A Common Sense, Humane and In
variably Successful Method Of
Curing Drunkenness.


AS rule the man or woman who is O
slave TO spirituous or malt liquors or 10
opium, morphine, choral or tobacco, win
not confess TO the bondage to anyone but
himself or herself. AS a rule, also, he or
she is very sensitive upon the subject, and
anything like public announcement OF
their failing Is an experience above all
others which they would avoid. Hence IL
is that victim OF any OF the habit ais
eases indicated, dislises going for treat
ment and cure TO small town whose chief
enterprise is a whisky cure institute, and,
where the instant he or she puts in an ap-
pearance they are marked as drunkards,
To avoid this unnecessary and cruel adj
vertisemeut Of "a persons weakness the
international Gold Cure Co. has located
Its offices at No. 427 Third avenue, Be
troit Mich. In this way evory patient
received is placed at his ease, as only one
in great community of over 250, 900 men
and women, each one OF whom has so much
to do, that he cannot pay attention to the
business OF anyone besides himself. This
single fact has, of itself, proved of super
Tor value in working speedy recoveries for
each one of the patients received by the
international Gold Cure Co., of Detroit
James Il. Al0ee, M. ID. discoverer of the
Gold Cure and medical superinte ndent of
the company named, gives personal atten-
ton TO each individual patient and treats
each case according TO its individual needs
OF over 200 patients treated during tho
past four months there has not been fail
ure, not one! OF those 200 patients, ever
one-half are residents of the city Of De-
troit and are available as proofs upon APP
plication at the Office of the company.
In treating his patients, DIR. Albee places
them under no restrictions as TO diet or ec-
cupation. They are free to go and come
at will, and If they reside in Detroit, they
are not required even to leave their homes
or business. If they are non-residents Of
Detroit, compelled TO board in the city
while being treated, they are likewise free
to board where they choose and employ
themselves during their stay as they may
elect The placing Of a patient thus, upon
his or her honor as man or woman, Is not
followed, or is it practicable under any
form OF treatment other than Dr. Albee's
and it is one o. The chief causes of his un-
varying success. ANY person wishing e.
tailed information can obtain it by calAng
on or addressing the international Gold
Cure Co., No. Az Third Ave, Detroit,
Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
The King.

The Chinese have quite large col
lection OF musical instruments, al
more or less of an interesting charac-
ter. One Of the most important OF
these is called the king" and was
invented by the Emperor Tschun. and
IS generally supposed TO have been in
existence for A. 200 years-w hich is
certainly good old age. 1t consists
OF sixteen different sized stones,
which are hung in two rows, and the
musician strikes the stones with a
wooden maIlet A richly ornamented
instrument made alter the same man
ner and called the ''nio- king" may
only be used by the emperor. -Satur-
day Evening Post
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26
Grand comb,nnt,on ac,

Two farmers neighbors and old
friends named Rheaume and NORM,
in the parish OF St Marie. Beauce,
Quebec. had each eight children, four
sons and four daughters. Morin's
four sons have married Rheaume's
daughters and Rheaume's four sons
have married the daughters OF NORM.
The marriages did not take place all
at one time but the grand combina-
ton was consummated few weeks
ago by the marriage Of the last couple.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-02-26

Sunday school teacher eHdeavolCc 10
make his pupils understand the parable of
the good shepherd "Now, little children,
suppose you were all little sheep, what
would l be" He expected them to say
that be would be the good shepherd but
much to his disgust one of them replied:
IF we were little sheep you would be
big sheep;" whereupon the teacher looked
very sheepish, indeed. Texas Siftings
Fogg-'I think that Brown Is about as
indulgent a husband as there ia going He
went home last night and found his wife
hugging and kissing a bald. headed fellow,
and didn't make bit of fuss about it."
Mrs Fogg-'Then all I've got to say Is,
the more fool he! Why didn he kick the
old rascal down stairsi" Fogg-"Oh, no
wasn't so very Old; quite young, on the
contrary. And, besides, what would you
think Of a father who kicked his first and
only baby downstairs p'-Bc~ton Tran
script
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
:, Ironor Of n Tanchester Belle.

Correspondence o. the Richmond Dispatch.l
R,pyoRp. VA. June 1s.-The Mont
pomery German Club gave brilliant ger
man on tuesday evening IN honor OF MISS
Iayinia Walden. OF Manchester, who Is visit
inc Miss Virginia Heth, her cousin. TO the
strains of Narella's Band OF Roanoke the
dancing commenced with the following
couples NJ,
Nlr. i. Adams with Miss Walden, of Man.
chester; cream mOhdr.
Dr. X. Is. James with Hiss Heth; pihA
crepon and lace. ,,
Mr.. W. K. Wharton with Mrs. wharton
red silk gauze oyerdress.
Mr.. Utzhush aud Miss Summon. OF Knox
VILE. Tenn. pink null and ribbons.
Nr. Galway with Miss Adelaide Phillips,
of Pulaski; crusned-raspberry crepon ana
lace. ,,.,,. r
Mir. Heller with Miss Miome Phillips, OF
Pulaski: lemon silk and black lace.
Ar. Page with Miss Gertrude Green;
pink henrietta. ,,,, i.
Nr. Whaling with Miss Isma Miller, OF
Cbristiansburg yellow silk aud black lace.
DIR. Black with Miss May Greeni white
embroidery aud salmon ribbons.
Bir. Strickler with Miss Blannie Green;
white silk lace overdress.
Nr. Caldwell with Miss Smith; yellow
silk.
MI. smith WIFI bliss tIuNloih, VI NS"-
noko: pink silk null with ribbons.
Sir. Spindle with Miss Stone, Of Chris
tiansburg: dotted null.
Mr. Weisiger with MISS Coleman, OF
Amelia: cream cashmere and lace.
Mr.. Madison with 8lrs. Madison: corn
silk. black oyordress.
Mr. James Hoge with Mrs. }. Hampton
Hoge. n
ton. Battle. Bib, Jordan, Radford, Adams,
Ueth Tyler, G. X. Mount. Boyd, and
Iuck. Misses Susie Green, Belle Tyler,
and Susie Tyler were also present to ENJOY
the lighter dancing. -, v,,
Tie party was chaperoned by Mrs. Will
liam Ingles, Mrs. Governor Tyler, Mrs.
CoIebaugh. Mrs. Captain Heth, and Mrs.
Judge Cassel.
There were also present Governor Tyler,
CAPTAIN Beth, Captain William Ingles,
Mir. Colebaugb. Judge Cassel. Captain
Green. MIR. Smith. Captain Samuel w.
Benton. and Judge Vaughan.
At o'clock the dancers wended their
way 10 the diping-room and partook OF
fine supper. After supper dancing was re-
sumed for several hours.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
The femALe 8sAlNr4e LIGHTER.


Sir James Crchtou-l}rownc delivered
the anuua. Grafton at the ono hundred
and eighteenth meeting ~ the Medical
Society of London. held ou Monday eve
nInc. We chose a- Al~~ublcci Dc = y ia E1u-
cation Zee showed that The female brain
is hehtor than that of tine malc. not only
absolutely. hut relatively % t.o rc4ectiFe
statuf.s and weights IF the two ecNcr; That
tie specific gravity ID, parts az tine fe'nale
brain i- less than that If spending
parts of Gao mate Ira %. and that the blood
supply, which 10 the male D., directed more
toward the portions which aIc concerned
lu yoltlou. cognitlou, and the lde3-motor
processes is ll the female more directed
toward portions which are manly concern
ga lu the discharge ol -tu-pry functions.
Sir James urged the necessity OF such
structural differences being tah'n INTO
account I'D the conduct of education, and.
while ll.ciamluc aut lp'enfion ~ bring
ing p wholesale indictment against hlgh
schools for girls. hc nevertheless held mat
some az thor methods wero capable OF
lcadm. O. Crcnt evils. especially when not
controlled by % iuiiclou- and sympaiheilc
mistress. He pointed ont the difficulty
Of obtaining Trustworthy information
as % either the methods OF many
schools or their effects. more especially
as tuc pupils themselves We're often
hostile o. the inquiry; tut he ?e-
t,rrcl go one school. at which he had been
permitted o. ascertain the facts, ana ia
which le found shat ont If ~ girls be-
longing 20 the upper and middle classes,
weil fed ana clad and cared for, and
ranging from iO 20 IL years OF age, as many
H- l31 complained of headaches. which IN
f5 instances occurred occasl Onallv. ln Az
Frequently. and lu "a naNituliy. ne citrd
tneaufuorIts of -r Richard owen for the
position that children have no business
q |.rn. rs. g .
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
New York SUM-

Because he IS "A Democrat.
Because ne Is the choice OF the Demo-
cracy OF New York the maker of presidents.
Because be Is not Objectionable 20 the
Farmers Alliance of the South.
Because he IS the choice Of the working
men OF the country.
Because be pas carried New York by con-
stantly-Increasing piuralitles.
Because his administration 80 Governor
Of New York mas been the most successful
since the war.
Because he is the second choice Of the
few Democrats IN New York who prefer
Cleveland.
Because he IS not and never has been,
tied up with tine gold-bugs.
Because he ~ to-day. although many
years IN public office, poor man.
Because he Is not the candidate OF ex-
ofce-hoiders
Because he, in l5's, demonstrated his
ability 70 beat Harrison.
Because the Republicans hate and fear
him above all Democrats
Because he was fhe iayOrite lieutenant
of Samuel J. Illden. that grand old man
OF tho Democracy.
Because be deserves the everlasting
gratitude Of the South for his unt,rng a.
tacks on the Infamous force bill.
Because he will be the President Of the
people as he was the Governor Of the peO-
pie.
because We Democrats are IN the fight 10
win. and we want the man who has never
known defeat. the choice of tho young,
the working Democracy, Bayid Bennett
IN. HowABD }. hERRIcK,
William i.l. b. q.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
4 Leap-Aenr Dream Ended.

81 am ONLY clerk on o small salary she
said. but ! can offer YOU comiorlaUle
nome Il you can dispense with luXuries'
81 am no ice-crcam Gend. lie answered,
cOldiy. o.,
And can you forego soda-water?"
81 never touch 70.
nor candy -
Mamma would never lot me acquire the
candy habit" ho sad. truthiully.
sweet boy. Butyou love the theatre
the matinee
..You forget. was raised in Boston"
ION. thcu. concerts are your only weak
moss. Darling there Is symphony To-
niglt. I am sure YOU would Ike 70 go"
y aas. u 10 does not keep 10 TOO late.
WI YOU call for me, my Edith
" A. O quarter 10 3. precisely. You VIII
be all ready dearcst!" -,
"laas. never keep any one waiting
puuctual 10 tho hour Edith Marshmal-
low made her appearance and found her
vouug lover ready for the cyening-all
EXCEPT bis gloves. These he held IN his
hand.
~ can put them on in the carriage" he
explained, " as we 90 along"
" Carriage," shrieked Edith. Did you
expect for one moment. Harold Smithiet.
that | was 10 bring carrageI"
And did you expect for one moment,
Edith Marshmallow. that ] was 10 walk "
II was the bitter end Of their romance,
and each went on theIr-bis-her-way u
wiser and "a sadder man and woman.