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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-22

II makes a good deal OF difference
what is fed to fattenlng steers or
other cattle as affecting the kind of
meat they will furnish. A sweet
food that is easily digested makes a
better quality of beef than does corn,
which is starchy and not easy to
digest. Pumpkins ought to be part
of the ration if much grain is fed.
Hubbard squash is richer and sweeter
than the pumpkin, and will fatten
excellent beef without other feed.
1t is sometimes used for feeding by
those who grow Hubbard squash for
its seeds. American Cultivator.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-22
Counties Cannot Bond to Help Their Poor


The Dickinson county bonds, ac-
cording to the construction of the laws
by the supreme court in an opinion
just handed down are illegal and void
The county board of supervisors
voted to bond the county for $40, O0O
for current expenses. The chairman
of the board refused to sign the bo.lds,
and n mandamus was asked for to com
pei him to do so. The opinion of the
court says: 1.-The real purpose of the
issue is TO meet the pressing demands
for relief of the poor of that county,
but the question is one of power, and
not one of sentiment, however much
the necessities of the case may appeal
TO us. The first, second and sixth sub.
divisions of Howell's statutes, section
4s3, empower boards of supervisors TO
purchase the necessary real estate for
the erection of buildings for the sup
port of the poor, and farm TO be used
in connection Herewith; to purchase
the necessary real estate for court
house, Jail, clerks office or other
buildings, and to cause to be erected
the necessary county buildings"
Other provisions of the law are
quoted which indicate that the board
is limited to raise for such purposes
not more than 81, 900 per year.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-22

Cobbs & Mitchell have two camps in
operation at Acme, on East Bay, and
expect to get out 5000, 900 feet of pine.
DR.. Louis Barth, the prominent
Grand Rapids physician arrested for
assaulting a Swedish young lady, has
been held for trial in So, 900 bonds.
Mrs. Eleanore II. Floyd, and her sons
Lou and Frank have all been jointly
indicted on a charge of completely
with Phil Scheig in robbing the Bank
of Minneapolis of S25, 900. Mrs. FLOYD
has been arrested. 1t is now believed
that in some way the Floyds, mother
and sons, became possessed of the
knowledge of Scheig's populations
about three years ago and since that
time they have used that knowledge to.
extort money from him.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-22
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
Gov. Rich Issues "A Second Appeal for
Aid for Suffering Miners.

Gov Rich issued his promised procla-
nation regarding the suffering miners
in the upper peninsula.
To the people OF the state OF Michigan .
The committee, consisting OF Hon w. &.
ii. Fyfe appointed TO visit the upper penin-
sula have made their report 10 the exc ,u-
tive committee, and the executive commit
tee have issued an appeal for aid There is
sumed to a greater or less extent In the
mines in the near future. This viii, In n
n easure, relieve the suffering people there.
Bnt this is as yet uncertain, and in any
event some time must clap g before any
thing can be realized from this source FOR
immediate needs the suffering people must
depend wholly on donations
1t Is hoped that the mayor or every city, the
president OF every village and the super
visor of every township and ward will con-
duty of taking steps for an organization TO
collect and forward contributions for this
worthy object. Church, fraternal q. a. X.
and other organizations are also cordially
invited 20 lend their aid. The newspapers,
with their usual public spirit, will kindly
keep the people posted as TO the situation
and Will chcerfully forward anything In
trusted to their care. AS shown by the APP
peal of the executive committee, a very
thorough organization has been made TO see
that the needs of everyone are supplied,
and that no imposition en- be successfully
practiced.
This is II call from suffering humanity in
our own state, which ] feel sure will be re-
sponded TO generously by our people. who
have never turned "A deaf ear To calls for
help. IL Is too great a burden for a few, but
when all take part the burden Will lie light,
the cause OF humanity served, and the good
name OF the state preserved with ADDITIONAL
laurels. JOHN II, RlCH,
Governor.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-22
Mysterious Death at traverse CITY.

Elsie Price, handsome dining. room
girl, died mysteriousiy at Traverse
City. 1t has been learned that she
was in a delicate condition, and there
is strong belief that a criminal
operation caused her death. The girl S
father lives in Coldwater. Miss Prize
was only II years old.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-12-22

close to the fireplace. and, ii neces
sary, "A fire kept burning all night.
This will require little attention in
ordinary winters.
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

-Chauncey Depew and Gen. Horace Porter both keep elaborate scrapbooIs, as do all of the successful public speak CTS. They clip out every interesting anecdote, story, and odd and humorous paragraph and preserve them for future use. Probably not one story in ten with which Depew and Porter enter- tain their hearers is original with them.
 In some of the good books on the past and many of the bad pictures of the present Lafayette is represented as a somewhat slight and rather low-sized man. About twelve or thirteen years ago Thurlow Weed, in an interview, said Lafayette was giant. He was one of the tallest men ever saw-con- siderably taller than myself, and am over six feet"
 John Bright once said: When I am going to make speech on subject l care about l lie awake three or four hours every nights for several nights thinking about it Possibly that great commoner would be alive to-day had he followed Mir. Gladstone's example, who never allows his mind to dwell on par liamentary or political matters after getting into bed.
 About thirty years ago there lived in the vicinity of Dublin an old widow named Nickers. Her husband was a member of the society or conspiracy known as the United Irishmen." He was warm friend of Robert Emmet's and the patriot was constant visitor at his house. Mrs. Nickers rememb bered Emmett well, and her description of him, which is here given, will astonish many Irishmen: ''Ele was a terrible looking man, and appeared at least ten years old than he really was He had shaggy black hair, great, fiery black eyes, and big hooked nose, and he was poclS-marked. But, for all that, when he smiled he was handsome. He had neck like bull and pair of shoulders that would fill doorway. was always half afraid of him, all though he was always a gentleman"
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24
The Provost Was Angry.

Our minister was learned and warm hearted. but somewhat cratic and ab- sent-minded. He had a pony that had a great aversion to donkeys and it was with the greatest difficulty that it could be got to pass one of those ani- mals on the road. One day when rid- ing to Foafar he met near Quilkie an itinerant earthenware merchant whose stock in trade was drawn by a donkey. The pony reared and backed and was only got past after a great struggle. The minister, at the turn of the road a little farther on and before his mind was quite composed. met the provost of Foafar.
 "A fine day, provost" said the min- ister.
 ''Yes, fine day, Mir. Allan" replied the provost.
 Do you think, provost. I'm likely to meet any more donkeys on this roada"
 The provost used strong language in reply, though there was no cause for it-Yankee Blade.
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24
Needle Making.

The art of making needles was kept a secret until about 1850, when it was taught to the English by Christopher Greening. Now English needles are sold all over the world. At Redditch alone 10000 people make more than 100, 900, 900 needles year, and they are made and exported so cheaply that England has no rival in this country, and practically monopolizes the trade. Formerly needle making annually killed tens of thousands by the parti- cles of steel being inhaled, but now 8 blast of air away from the grindstone has done away with all of this, and the occupation has become quite safe. The most interesting part of needle making is the drilling of the eyes. It is said that experts can perforate a hair and thread it with itself. Although Great Britain makes the ordinary needles for Americans, the latter. in their turn, make nearly all the sewing machine needles. One needle company at Springfield, Mass, annually makes 30.- 900, 900 machine needles.-N. '. Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24
A BOSTON MAIDEN.

She was Boston maiden and she'd scarcely passed eighteen. And as lovely Q houri, but of grave and sober mien: A sweet encyclopedia of every kind of lore, Though love looked coyly from behind the glasses that she Wore. She sat beside her lover, with her elbow on his knee, And dreamily she gazed upon the slumb'ring summer sea, Until he broke the silence, saying: Pray Minerva, dear, Inform me of the meaning of the Thingness of the Here. "I know you're just from Concord where the lights of wisdom be, Your head crammed full of bursting, love, with their philosophy Those hoary-headed sages and malds of hosiery blue Then solve me the conundrum. love. that have put to you!' She smiled a dreamy smile and said: The Thingness of the Here Is that which is not pas and hasn't yet arrived my dear, Indeed the maid continued, with a calm, un- rufled brow, "The Thingness of the Here is just the Thisness of the Now A smile illumined the lovers face, then without any haste He slid manly arm around the maiden's slen- der waist, And on her cherry lips impressed a warm and loving kiss. And said: Love, this is what call the Now ness of the This
 -Somerville Journal
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24

"A THOUSAND APIECE," SAID MIR. HOBBS. ridiculously low figures and then John son invited his friends out to see his find"
 "I tell you, boys" he said, as he rode up and tied his horse to the meadow fence, ''the whole earth is just a-soakin with it, and it's just a burstin out of the ground. You see this country has never had any oil taken out of it." he went on. glibly, ''and as it is constantly generating it has become so chock full that the ground can't hold it and it's compelled to come out. You'd be as- tonished to see how it is actually boil ing up."
 By this time others, having heard the news, had arrived at the farm, and quite a crowd had gathered, when the partner with the expert drove up, fol- lowed by MT. Hobbs.
 Just wait till you examine these blue patches" Johnson said to the two men, after they had alighted from their buggy. "Now tell me if you ever saw stronger indication of oil?"
 The expert gave glance over the field, took a quick survey of the for nation of the country and opened his lips to speak; but before he could artic- ulate word Mir. Hobbs broke into the conversation with a remark that sent the cold chills down Johnson's spine:
 And is it them blue patches that in- dicate ile?" he asked, with glance half pitying, half contemptuous. That's fact. for l used morn two gallon on my ole mowin' machine tryin to get through the season without buying new one"
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24

replied at random. '1'm quite well cx- cept husky sore throat-are you we'll? And the family?"
 Pretty fair-we've got good deal of health mixed up amongst us-you know they's twelve all told"
 '.Yes, large, interesting family want to sell the farm?"
 He tried to make the question less eager, but he could not quiet the tremor in his voice, and he was in mortal dread lest Mir. Hobbs should have some reason to cross the field and see the oil, when his ''calse would be dough-" as he men tally expressed it.
 No" Mir Hobbs replied shortly, and went on with his work
 ''Fll give you a good price for it-I Set fgger."
 Well, twelve thousand-a thousand apiece" said Mir. Hobbs. jolsingly; the farm was not worth more than third of that sum.
 I'll take 1t (with gasp). Here's fifty dollars to bind the bargain and I'll fill out check for the balance right here"
 He did so, and handed the paper to MT. Hobbs, who kept his countenance and received it with perfect gravity Privately he was convinced that John son was crazy.
 Come to the house and sign the con tract for the deed"
 All right"
 Mir. and Mrs. Hobbs accompanied Johnson to town and were thunder struck when they learned that the sale was real and that they had twelve thousand dollars in the bank.
 'Sense that Johnson hain't crazy" Hobbs began as soon as he was clear of the town, ''why, they's something in the wind It may be a shoe factory, but l don't believe it. I wonder if they've found gold?"
 Ut don't make no sort O difference to us, father" Mrs. Hobbs answered. She was afraid that her husband might take alarm and want to true back" as she expressed it. 'No, it don't make a grain of difference to us, an we've got enough for the place eff they find dmints. Let's buy back our six acres on the edge of Cloverdale. We can git it for three thousand, and then you'll have nine thousand to put out at in- terest."
 "Yes, mother"
 As soon as the transfer was made and the deeds recorded, Johnson sent the following to his whilom partner:
 Come on-bring all your loose cash oil in abundance"
 The cash was sent with instructions to buy adjoining farms on option of thirty days; the oil man would come later and bring an expert.
 The farms were bargained for at
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24
HUMOROUS.

Sure Indications. 1T saw several signs of spring today remarked Bunting. What were they?" asked Larkin. '.To let.'-Detroit Free Press
 -"Hellol" he said, facetiously, 'the moon has reformed. It isn't full. :" "No," replied his wife, but money ap- pears to be as tight as usual. Wash ington Star.
 A Cautious Boy.-C. Parke Vest safe'' Dick West-''Yes, it is; looked in all the holes, and there wasn't boy in any of 'em. m."-Puck
 Say, Ebenezah, what's dat chune de man dat moved nex' door ter you sings ebery time he goes ter his wood pile" "I don't know. but I reckon it mus be de los cord. Washington Star.
 -Artist-'I don't believe there is a single fault in this picture; it is exact ly like you" Customer-"Mercy no! Don't you see the wrinkles that are in my face are in the picture too?"-Inter- Ocean.
 Mother tat balD-"Are you en- toying yourself. dear?" Daughter No, I'm n ot" What is the matter?" five refused George six dances run ming. and he doesn't seem miserable a bit. Tit
 -Husband-''I have been thinking, dear, that must be a very poor hus- band" Wife-"What makes you think SOP" Husband-"Well, it is said that the best wives always get the poorest husbands IN. Y. Press
 -Warden-"We usually give prison CTS the same general line of work to do here that they had outside. Now, what line were you in?" Tatter Torn--"I made speciality of-er-w winding eight day clocks. IN. Y. Herald.
 Lady (engaging gcooll)-"Doyo you un- derstand French cookery?" Irishwom- an-"Oh, wis. mum, Oi understand all about turin cookery. Oi can cook French beans, an Spanish onions, an Jerusalem artichokes. .'-Pick-Me-Up.
 Cook ton the day after her arrival) -"Please, mum, I'm bit fiery at times. and when I'm fiery I'm apt to be bit rough spoken; but you needn | let that put you about-with a little present you can allus bring me round again. "- Tit-Bits.
 -''Which do you love most, your papa or your mamma?" Little Charlie-"I ove papa m ost." Charities Mother "Why, Charlie. I am surprised at you; I thought you loved me most" Charlie 'I can not help it, mamma; we men have to hold together. Rural New Yorker.
 -.Stamps, please" curtly said the young lady. With or without?" oucried the facetious drug clerk. With or without? Without what?' was the indignant inquiry. 'Whiskers, ma'am. One-centers have no whiskers on Co., lumbus. The two-centers shave."-Phil- sdelphia Call
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24
Proof of His Endurance. ,

"You're pretty small" said the man who was engaging some men to go on an exploring expedition with him.
 I'm not very tall" admitted the It, tie man.
 Not much over five feet, I should judge"
 Very little over that"
 That's what makes me hesitate" said the big man. ''I shouldn't think you had enough endurance to stand"
 ''Endurancel' exclaimed the little man. Why, sir, I've got record for that"
 How so?'
 II put in whole afternoon in tho rain with girl six feet tall, and held the umbrella over her head. If that doesn't show endurance I should like to know"
 That's enough. You'll do."-Ds- troit Free Press
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24
THE OLD VIOLIN MAKERS.
The Manner in Which the Wood Was
 Handled to Get Perfection.

Handled to Get Perfection.
 The great violin makers all lived within the compass of one hundred and fifty years They chose their wood from few great timbers felled in ths South Tyrol. and fioated down in rafts. pine and maple, sycamore, pear and ash. They examined these to find streaks and veins and freckles. valu- able superficially when brought out by vanishing.
 They learned to tell the dynasty of the pieces of wood by touching them; they weighed them. they struck them and listened to judge how fast or slow. or how resonantly they would vibrate in answer to strings. Some portions of the wood must be porous and soft, some of close fiber. Just the right beam was hard to find: when found it can be traced all through the violin of some great master, and after his death in those of his pupils.
 The piece of wood was taken home and seasoned, driei in the hot Brescia and Cremonia sun. The house of Stradl- varius, the great master of all, is described as having been as hot as an oven. The wood was there soaked through and through with sunshine. In this great heat the oils thinned and simmered slowly and penetrated far into the wood, until the varnish be- came a part of the wood itself.
 The old violin makers used to save every bit of the wood, when they 1nt t< ,I patch and inlay with it. So vibrant and so resonant is the wood of good old violins that they murmur and echo, and sing in answer to any sound Detroit Free Press.
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24

work, and eff I am to save my hay I'll have to take that interest money and buy a new machine"
 ''I think you'd better not, father" Mrs Hobbs answered in mild alarm. II don't know where you're goin' to get any more, and Johnson is on time. I'd be afeared to let it run over a minute"
 ''Well, but, Lucindy, the hay is wuth more'n the intrust, and you know they's no takin' the stock through the winter without it. The cattle might kinder rub along, but the horses is jist plum ableeged to have their timothy, and my timothy is as fine piece as you ever sot eyes on."
 Suppose you try again." Mrs Hobbs suggested, helping her husband to luscious quarter of raspberry pie. "rll go out with you and help unchoke her, and we'll use plenty of ile and mebbe you can rub through jest this onct."
 Well, I'll try, Lucindy; hain't no hopes, but would like to save that in- trust money"
 Mir Hobbs staid in the field till five o'clock and the hay was cut with few delays. The girls brought out the SUD- per, which was eaten with much relish in the hayfield. The horses being wa tered and fed, the work went on by the big harvest moon, and at 10 o'clock the hay from the "big medder" was in the stacks.
 A few days after Jim Johnson came out to see if the interest money was ready. He tied his horse under tree and started through the meadow to see Mr. Hobbs, who was fencing his ricks at the other side.
 "Moses and the bullrushes. Whats that?" he asked, gazing at glinty blue reflections floating on pools of water standing everywhere, for it had rained heavily the night before.
 ''Oil, and no mistake!" he went on, after dipping his finger into puddle and testing it carefully with his nose.
 It was only the day before that the papers had contained an account of some new oil fields found not above twenty miles away; an old partner of Jim had been the first to invest, and was conseq uently fabulously rich.
 Johnson carefully rubbed his finger on his pocket handkerchief, slowed the latter in deep pocket and hastened across the field, his face pale and his eye glittering very unpleasantly.
 He tried to greet the farmer with his accustomed familiarity, but his words came by jerks and in gusts, and his throat became so dry that he could scarcely articulate.
 "What's the matter? Hain't you well?" MT. Hobbs asked, suspending his work to gaze curiously at his vis- itor. You look taller-colored as the dead, an your eyes is like burnt holes in blanket"
 'No. thank you, not at all" Johnson
The Forrest City times., 1893-03-24
FORREST CITY, ARK, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 2 1893.

Let this be lesson to you, sir,' said Johnson's partner.
 All the lesson l git out of it." again put in Mir. Hobbs, ''is that when you are a-cuttin' hay use plenty of ile."- Boston Globe.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
The NGen Who Succeed.

Young men who receive promotion
are not the men who drink on the sly.
They are not the young men who are
always in front when there is a strike,
nor are they the men to watch for the
clock to strike twelve and leave their
picks hanging in the air :; they are not
the men to frown if they are required
to attend to some duty a few Sminutes
after the whistle is sounded. They
are usually the men who pay closest
attention to the details of their bust
ness, who act as though they were try
ing to work for their employers in
terest instead of to beat him at every
crook and turn. They are tlse men
who give closest attention to every
practical detail and who look continu-
ally to see whether they can do any
better or not. This class are never
out of a Job. They are scarce, they
never strike, they never loaf, and they
never ask for their pay two weeks be-
fore pay day.-Ex.
The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-16
AS You Go Through Life.

Don't look for laws as you 60 through life,
And even when you find them,
1t is wise and kind to be somewhat blind
And look for the virtue behind them,
For the cloudiest night has Il hint of light
Somewhere in its shadows hiding;
It is better by far to hunt for a star,
Than the spot on the sun abiding.
The current of life runs every way
To the bosom of Gods great ocean.
Don't set your face 'gainst the rivers course
And think to alter its motion.
Don't waste a curse on the universe
Remember, it lived before you.
Don't butt at the storm with your punny
form
But bend and let it go DER you.
The world will never adjust itself,
To suit your wishes to the letter;
some things will 60 wrong your whole lft
long,
And the sooner you know it the better.
1t is folly to fight with the e%nfnite,
And go under at last in the wrestle.
The wiser man shapes into Gods plan
As the water shapes into O vessel.