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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
Caught In Polar Ice.

Doctor Keely, in his narrative OF the
voyage of the Kite with the Peary eN-
pedit, on, relates an experience which
Is calculated to give the reader a lively
idea of the perils of Arctic voyaging.
The ship was working its way through
n pack of ice, and in eleven days of
constant struggle had progressed only
fifty miles. One morning a lake was
seen to be opening just ahead, and
Captain Pike determined TO force a
passage through the narrow strip of
water leading into it.
The work was almost done, when all
at once the ship stopped, and would
move neither forward nor backward
1t was nipped in the ice.
Captain Pike and his crew realized,
Of course, the peril in which we were.
The sailors, followed by many of the
party, at once jumped on the ice and
attempted to open a passage with
crowbars and wooden beams The
ice was too thick, however, and we were
initiated into another Arctic device.
Holes were drilled in the ice, and a
bottle filed with gunpowder, attached
to which was fuse that would burn
under water, was tied to the end of an
oar, with the bottle attached, was
showed through the opening and down
under the edge of the ice. where it ex-
ploded. Thus, after several attempts,
a great cake was blown from the
edge.
The ship was at once put astern,
and in a few minutes was in com
parative safely in corner of what
had been the large lake we had left.
SO little did we realize our danger
that those of us who were not assist
ing the crew spent the time in gam
boiling on the ice with the dogs, or in
photographing the ship and the men
endeavoring to release her.
The next day the Captain pointed
out the spot in which the ship had
. en-. 1t was piled up with irregular
blocks of ice Fl ON thirteen TO twenty
feet above the surface of the foes,
showing the terrific, force with which
they had come together.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
GEORGE I. SENEY.s
Earned His, Money by Speculation, Bu
Gave Much to Charity.

Earned His, Money by Speculation, Hut
Gave Much to Charity.
. George ]. Seney, whose death was.
recently recorded, was at one time a
leading spirit in 1.-THE street, as they
say in Wall Street, New York. lie was
born at Astoria, l.. l., on the 18TH of
May, 1926.
In lS43 Mr. Seney entered the Wes-
leyan University as a student, but left
it to enter Columbian College in New
York city. He was graduated in the
class of lS47. lie decided upon bus
mess career for himself. His first
position was as paying teller in the
Metropolitan Bank of New York city.
In 1892 he became its cashier, and
later its president. He also had heavy
interests in the Atlantic Bank in
Brooklyn, n. y. In 1860 Mr.. Seney
associated himself with Oliver Hoyt
and Ii. Stiles in founding The Metho-,
dist to advocate the antl-slavery cause.
Mr.. Seney was largely interested in
Southern railroads. In 1881 he, to-
gether with w. L. Welters of Balti-
more, Md, and X. Il. Wilson and AID
rian Iselin of New York city, pur.
chased a controlling interest in the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railway. The company became finan-
cially involved aud Mr.. Seney retired.
Mr.. Seney's most successful railroad
deal was the transfer OF the Nickel
Plate system to the Vanderbilts. He
is said to have cleared 81, 500, 0OO by the
transaction.
b In the panic of 1884 the Metropolitan.
Bank went to the wall. Mr.. Seney's
hands were full of Unacceptable Sc
curites, and his personal fortune, ow-
ing to his unwise generosity, was in
sufficient to tide over the dangerous.
period. He sold his house and mag
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
It Reached the Ground.

Years ago Naval Academy cade
with very short legs used to answer
the gibes of his fellow students by say
ing he didn't care,-his legs were Ions
enough to reach the ground. If aly
ones legs could fail OF such an ach eve
ment, this story might not have been
found in the New York Ledger:
Host Ia trifie nervous about tn,
effect of his guests wooden leg upor
the polished tloor)-Hadn you better
come on the rug, major? You might
slip out there, my boy.
The Eajor.-0h, don't be afraid, my
boy. There is no danger. L have {
nail in the end of it.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
Charging the Jury.

1t sometimes happened during the ere
OF DEMONSTRATION" in south Carolina
that the quondam slave was promoted
above his former mast +. 30 it hap
pened that Pompey Smash, Goa.
black negro, became Trial Justice ,
1t wee not long before Pompey hat
case before him. When the jury
arose and began moving toward tn,
adjoining room for consultation one o.
the lawyers interposed and said, "MaJ
it please yoi honor, you have mo-
charged the jury"
Where upon Judge Pompey gathered
up himself, and with all possible dig
nifty said:
"Gen'men of dis jury, as dis is d,
fust time | have had you befo' me,
cha'ge each one of you one dollah and
a half"
A skirt that is much the mode for
light summer fabrics is from sever
to nine straight breadths not goi eG il
the least and finished simply with a
wide hem. This skirt IL hung from
the belt on foundation skirt OF tat
feta-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
Studying Americnn Schools.

Miss Sara A. Burstall, n graduate o.
Girton College, Eng and. is now in this
country inspecting the pub ic schoo
systems of different cities She is one
of the FIVE travelling scholars" ap
poin ed by the Gilchrist trustees OF
England TO inspect American schools
The. Gilchrist Educational Trust il
composed of many prominent English
men, who are endeavoring to promote
the cause of secondary education foi
women by comparison of the meth
DDS of other countries. The State
lends its support only to elementary
education. NJ IS Blu stall says the high
schools in England are not numerou.
enough to supply the needs and they
do not receive support from the State
nor are pupils admitted free of charge.
The Gilchrist trus tees think that the
State should lend y partial support t.
the public schools
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
nrIrh,.st r.rt or mx rr,n.


A New York fashion correspondent
of Southern paper gives out the fol-
lowing: ---- -'--
A lady writes: al have read your
letters for a long time, and have often
envied you the opportunity you enjoy Of
seeing the beautiful things you describe.
i used 10 think wnen l read of those
charming dresses and parasols and hats
at Lord & 1aylor's, that theirs must be
one of those stores where timid,
nervous woman like myself, having but
few dollars to spare for a seasons
outfit. wotfid be of so little account that
she would receive little attention.; but
when You said. in one of your letters q
few months ago, that goods of the same
quality were really cheaper there than
elsewhere. because they sold more
goods in their two stores than any other
firm in New York, and that because
they sold more they bought more, and
consequently bought cheaper, i deter
mined, if L ever went to New York, i
would go to Lord & Taylor's.
THAT long-waited- time came in
the early autumn, and l found myself
standing before that great entrance,
with those wonderful windows at either
side. [ summoned my courage and
entered, IA l suppose tens of thousands
of Just such timid women as l have
done before My fears were gone in an
instant. The agreeable attention put
me at my ease at once, and L felt as
much ut home as though I were in the
little country store where my people
have traded for nearly quarter of
century.
"And now, as wear the pretty things
purchased, or see them every day and
find them all so satisfactory, think of
my visit to this great store as the
brightest part Of my trip to New York"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

IHt BTOUkIyH II- GEO. L bENEY.
brary, $50, 900 to the Drew Methodist
Theological Seminary, s25, 900 each to,
the Brooklyn Industrial School for
Homeless Children, $4,000 to the
Methodist Church in Bernardsville, N.
j.; $4,000 to Oxford College, Ga;
$1,000 to the Y. NJ. G. A gymnasium,
brooklyn and about 100000 in mis-
cellaneous charities throughout tho
South. At the time of his death Mr.
Seney was wealthy, but not with the
millions of ante-panic days. He had
been seriously i'll for three weeks and
nearly all the members of his family
were at his bedside when he died.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

ure, such as accompany marriage,
but they are of comparatively modern
origin.
The home dress of these people is
very scanty. 1t consists of nothing
more than wide strip of tapa cloth
about the loins. Tapa is made by the
natives and is product of the bark of
the mulberry tree. Strips of the bark
IL inches thick, 2 feet long and in
ches wide are stripped from the tree.
These are taken to the river, where
women and girls subject them to a
crude process of tanning by soaking
the bark in water. 1t is then placed
in a malili wood board and the surface
srraped by rough shell, leaving the
inner bark. This leaves il a pulpy
substance. The small strips are over
Tapped and the edges pounded together
until a piece is made the required size.
To color the cloth i'm designs die is
made of half-oval board Of pau wood,
over which colors made Of native barl0s
and roots have been smeared. The
prepared cloth is spread over this and
the print is made. All kinds of designs
are used and the drawing 10 very crude,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
A Clever Escape.

A corporal and two privates, having
in their custody deserter, were en-
joying themselves at n country taverr
near st Louis one day during the Civil
war. The deserter amused his mill
tary guardians with several entert ain
ing sleight-of hand tricks, but beSnl
in numbered With the steel rufiies, com
planned he could not display his skill
TO advantage, and requested to hav,
his hands at liberty whilst he eXhib
tied favCrite trick which he do
scribed. This being agreed to, h,
proceeded TO tie the hands of the tire,
soldiers and his own together with &
handkerchief, which he was wholly e
loose with a gentle stroke. The magi,
knots were tied, but, on being shaken
the knots all remained firm except tn,
one which held the deserter. Thi,
fell asunder with touch. and, quicl
as an arrow, he lifted up the sash anC
darted headforemc st through the win
dow, leaving his keepers raging al
ca n other, and Juggling like ill
coupled hounds, before they thought
of cutting asunder their bonds, which
having effected, they commenced 1
warm chase: but the deserter ha yinl
got the start rendered their efforts N
etfectual
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

Henry Bloch, a wholesale butcher
of Brooklyn, is the father of twelve
living children-four boys and eight
girls. The subject of his children
makes Mr.. Bloch one of the most en-
thusiastic of men. They are his pride
and delight. Recently he had tiny
photos of his interesting brood made
for the dial of his watch-one child
for each hour This watch he takes
with him wherever he goes, and when
tired and perplexed in his business he
pulls 1t out and the faces of the beau
tiful children allay all fears and soothe
ali troubles.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
German
Syrup !.

My niece, Emeline Hawley, was,
taken with splitting blood, and she
became very much alarmed, fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption.
She tried nearly all kinds Of medi-
cine but nothing did her any good,
Finally she took German Syrup and
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. 1t
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and a good appetite. 1
had it from her own lips. Mrs.
Mary A. Stacey, cTrumbull, Conn.
Honor to German Syrup. q
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

tinicent collection
of paintings.
Among his many
gifts were $3.50, 900
to the Wesleyan
University, $500, 900
each to the Meth
odist Orphan Asy-
lum and the Seney
Hospital, both of
Brooklyn, N. ";
500, 900 to the Long
Island Historical
Society, SEQ, 00v to
IL IL
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
=W0RED' FAIR BETTER
A GLANCE AT THE CUSTOMS
3 tf GOFfTtiE SAMOANS.
Objects of Interest Seen in the Samoan
village In Midway Plnisanee-A Ship
OF War-A south Sea PaIace-Inter-
esting and Instructive.
CROSS THE ROAD

CROSS THE ROAD
way from the Java
nese village is u Pc
culiar b GA I. n
some respects it is
the most singular
craft ev er S e e n
here. It is the tam
umalua or war ca
noe of Samoa. The
boat, which h a S
seen active service
in the South Pa
cifc, rs % feet long
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

dS III tic OCClucnO y.
George Of Russia,
second son of the
Car, has become
frantically in love
with a pretty Cir
cassian employed
as a typewriter in
a telegraph office
in the Caucasus,
where the Duke is
staying for his
health. The Grand
Duke is determined
to marry her. de-
spite the pleauings
of his mother and
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
THE TYPEWRITER GIRL.

At Last She Washes the Heir to q
Throne.
recent dispatch from Moscow
would indicate that the seductive
typewriter is as potent in the far East
as IN the Occident. The Grand Duke
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

of his mother and GEORGE.
the threats of his father. Their OBJ
jections have so worn upon the young
lover that he has fallen desperately ill
and swears that he will die unless un-
less allowed to marry his hearts de-
light
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
Commandcd the Infantry.

INC
attention, Company f! Halt! Right,
left; right, LETT! Halt!
The, stentorian voice and loud clash
of arms at midnight awakened every
body on the third floor of the big
hotel! Visitors, porters, boys and
chambermaids ran shrieking into the
corridors.
What's up? Where are the sol.
diers?"
"Are the troops ordered out?"
whats the rowe"
Forward! Present arms! Charge
bayonets Fret
Heads ducked, md q foreign voice
called out over banister:
Vat eez't? Zee enemy has come?
Hat
Boom ta-ra-ra- boom-de-ay! Com
pany +! Halt! Left, right! Adj
vance on the left wing! Shoulder
arms A-a-tentlonw
Everybody gazed at the closed door
on the other side of which the military
commands were Numbered. AS the
noise increase so did the excitement,
and soon the landlord, accompanied
| by his force of assistants, appeared on
! the scene.
"Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub' went a
drum that sounded like clarion OF
war, and as the landlord reached t"e
door from which the sound proceeded
he was greeted by the din of an ad'
vanciPg army.
Charge. Right wheels S'lute
your commanding officer, Company
F.
"Halloa, there, Company f! Who
are you? How did you get in?" called
the landlord angrily. Let me in
| tn re!
Fright. left, right, lcft-marchn
commanded the voice as the door was
flung open, disclosing a small man
wrapped in quilt, carrying very
wide-awake infant and toy drum.
The crowd gave just one look anc
then fell over each other in theiI
hurry to dispense. while the little
man was explaining mildly:
1--WE been trying TO amuse the
| baby. -
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

sionary Ridge to the place where the
Confederate left was at Chattanooga
is about twelve miles, and the country
about il was the scene of five days
hard struggle between the contending
forces. In these battles all the big
amies on both sides were engaged, the
North under Hooker and the South
under Longstreet SO far thirteen
States have appointed commissions to
select the location of troops on the
field, which includes eight Northern
and tive Southern States, and it is eX-
pected that four additional Northern
States viii soon appoint their COM
missions
l was told also that it would be a
long time before the contractors
finished their labors in the park, and
that superintendent of the park WAS
not thought of use yet When the
improvements shall have advanced far
enough to warrant an Office of the
kind, it is possible that it will be
created then.-Macon Telegraph.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-19

Sps cial TO The News-
BuRMNGroN., Ia, April l9.-The
annual meeting of the Iowa State
Rowing Association opened here
this morning. A delegation from
the Chicago Navy, consisting Of S.
S. p att and Charles Essing is in at
tendance with view of securing a
date for the annual regatta that will
be convenient to the large number of
Chicago crews that desire to particl-
pate. The delegation will also ar
large for the participation of the
Iowa crew in the Worlds Fair
aquatic event in Chicogo.
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,.ra.ii.s statute Decorated.

his to The News
Kew YORK, April IA Lor =
dispatch says: The statue in
es,min.ter Palace yard of Lord
roon.tieId. better known to fame
|Psn amin Disrael', is half hid
4, from view this morning by
Ia, lunches and wreatbes of
mroses tributes from rich and
~ aristoela and coeterlLongers.
E;s the twelfth anniversary of the
an of this famous states man, al d
,ccordonce with the custom in
|pursted in 1888 by the Primrose
Iacue. the organization brought
10 exlstel &c in memorlsm of the
lad premier whose fayorite flower
! the primrose, the day is being
liver ally OF served by the knights,
lines and associates of tie league,
|cb of whom is pledged under its
Institution TO wear a bunch of the
>sers throughout the day. The
emtership Of the lee que nov mum
rs a million and q half, and the
aouis OF Salisbury is its grand
aster.
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official Report Wade Public.

Special TO the News.
New YORK, April ia dis.
patch from London says; The Of
fetal report of the government ex-
aminer of tie Liberator Buildir q
Society, and the seven hundred kin
dred OF CARNATIONS which have fail
ed during the last six months as
result of the fraudulent practices of
ex member of parliament, j. S.
Bsliour, who is now believed to be
in the United States, was made pub
lie tod,y. The membership Of
these companies was composed ex-
clusively of wage earning men and
women, who had invested their
small savings either to secure homes
for themselves, or TO have some
thing upon which to depend in
sickness or old age. The report
shows that the total de iiciency aft' +
a'lowil z the highest possible value
to the assets, II ached the astound
ing total Of 1876, 100000. The best
basis of settlement that can be IN ade
to the creditors of any one of the
group Of concerns, is eight cents or
the dollar, while the stockholders
viii lose eve, ything. Prince Chris
tian presided over meeting today
OF the committee appointed to raise
a national fund for the relief of the
sufferers. 1t was reported that the
amount already subscribed was
nearly one hundred thousand d ol
lars, while on the other hand the
applications for relief already ex
coed 80, coo. This means that al
least Il al number of families have
been absolutely ruined.
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Covered with Flowers
eclsl to The News.

Speclhi 10 Inc Ne"s'
New ORLEANS, La April 10
Flowers were heaped high yester-
day around the vault containing the
remains OF Commodore William
Wallace Hunter, who, had he sur
vived until today, would have
rounded his ninetieth year Of life,
and been the senior surviving officer
of the Confederate states navy. A
year ago today the veteran was the
recipient of a case of cha npagne
from Gen. Beauregard, inscribed
''to the senior sailor from the senior
soldier q the south" Neither of
the noted warriors lived to cele'
brate another birthday.
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Full Of Peril

disorders which, beginning with an
Era-,eN'y trivial in activity of the ldney, or
nd u Fminates;n Bright's disc ase diabetes
Ma tn ,,''u'' The first two not only Interrupt
kba,. "'''oAs Of the renal organs. but destroy
knha. structure with as much certainty a.
hosaar consumption does that Of the lungs.
euers stomach Bitters il an e,ce,lent
hn,,s seNe' promoting the activity OF these orpaus
ceaoly exciting them. thus sveIting the
krops IN which their inacton is so
BLOOD ., I'm. nate The removal from the
but do "'pu.'n' which the kidneys should.
|bspeoc. "hen inactive, secrete, is another
|it.uu,s". snect oil this Incompatible medicsted
Case. ,oo Gnu oepurent The Bitt.rs is, in all
diges, ,Oo me restorative of v!gor ar aid to
tapishs. Il, 'emeoies malsrial disease, and
sf complaint IND constipation.
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FAILING IA Holiday

kecial to The News
INV loRh, April 10. "A good
Isny veterans living in this city
BID neighborhood ara taking a hoi-
bay today. 1t is the 69th ami
|ersary of the orglniz alton Of The
)eyenth Regiment, the origin al ma
|ional guard and Likewise the 32t
anniversary of the departure of this
Regiment for Washir gton at the
outbreak of the civil war. The ex-
trcises Incident to the anniversary
Include the unvelling of a large
bro1 za tablet at the south western
Eorner OF Falton and Nassau street.
Here once stood the old Shakes
2Peare tavern. And here also twas
Fhat the original national guard vas
brought into existence. The ban
Eaet Of the survivors and their
friends at l)slmonico'a is also a pant
b the programme.
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Will be "a Grand wedding.

F''"' ~ ne NtWs,
NEW York, April IA dis
Is'ch from Rome says that Prince
|e'0'nand Of Bulgaria, who is to
= married tomorrow to the Prin-
Ffss Marie Louise arrived at the
ma Panore this morning. He
'as heartily greeted by the resi-
en,s OF the neighborhood as we'll
oy the future bride and her
'afen's. The wedding will be
oiemnzed with considerable state.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-19

4 t'i'I tu iAt New
AIgANf y \ April 49, A
Feci'I meeting of the stockholders
7 the New ok Central and Hind
on River Railway is tcirg held
tfe today for the purpose of OBJ
slnlng the requirement by purchase
II contro Ing interest in the New
'oiK and Northern Railway, The
expenditure involved is 81 100000
ne stockholders Will also be sked
conform leases in perpetulty of
lfee Other railroads in the state
De acquisition OF which ill greatly
lnsnce the facilities of the Central
Lad.
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1t Is necessary that every clty
should have first. class, reliahl
sign writer and bill poster. 1t 5 a
luxury tlat few cities epj y. For.
tunately Waco is the happy possessor
OF such luxury in the person Of
the well.known. good natured, Zig
hearted Louie Sterukoib His
rame is known to every one in
Waco, and has baen for years. The
result is, whenever any one needs a
hal dome ign f any description,
or bll posting done, they IA urally
go to Louie Stert korb, 5,6 Frank
lin street.
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A Leader.

Since its first introduction, Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly IN popular
favor, until now it is clearly in the
lead among pure medicinal tonics and
Alternatives containing nothing which
permits its use as beverage or intox-
icant, it is recognized as the best and
purest medicine for ail ailments of
Stomach Liver or Kidneys |, viii
cure Sick Headache, Indigc stion, Con
s,ipation and drive Malaria from the
system Satisfaction guaranteed with
each bottle or the money will be
refunded Price only SOC per bottle.
Sold by w B Morrison x Co.
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w anteu,

| want to buy good pair of car
riage bcrses, and good COW and calf
And at the same time want to sell
some choice vacant lots and also SOM
improved places, the terms can Dc
made satisfactory aud good borses
mules or sock cattle Will be taken il
exchange, at the full market price
JAMES MOORE,
Office Pacific Hotel block
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palms and exotics. rois is in honor
OF the Doke deN erasua and lis
Emily. who aueudtd reception
this afternoon by the New York
Historical Society and the New
York geographical Society. The
event was brill ant one and very
largely attend. d.