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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

A SACRAMENTO policeman was held
up while on his beat and robbed of
$3.50. 1t is seldom that a guardian
of the peace stands so valiantly be-
tween the law-breaker and the peo-
pie. Had the footpads not held him
up thsr might have tried the game
on somebody who would have been
worse scared.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

THERE are times when the legal
mind turns from the technicality,
usually so potent, and yearns for a
saw and rat-tail file. One Of these
times is now in evidence at Boise
City, where two lawyers are in Jail
and seem as helpless as though they
knew no law.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

AN English explorer has just re-
turned from 4.0O0-mile canoe jour
ney into the interior of Alaska. He
visited vast regions never before
seen by white meu. 1t seems that
after 400 years the continent discov-
cred by Columbus has yet by no
means been explored. America is
yet not entirely discovered.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

MONTANA offers rich opening to
ambitious train-robbers. The last
member of the gang that has been
operating there and sustaining a
monopoly has been killed, leaving
the field absolutely clear.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

If anything were needed to show
shat the question of Irish home rule
Is as thoroughly alive and important
as ever, it is provided by Lord Sails
bury's attacks upon Gladstone in
Scotland, and his far-fetched at
tempts in England to prove that
Irish home rule would somehow or
another impede the growth and
efficiency of the British navy.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

MORE medals were given to Next
can women for exhibits at the
worlds fair tlan to the women of
any other nation The time for
ranking Mexico backward and un-
progressive nation has passed. Pres
cent Dali has brought his
country forward to the front
rank, and with wise fnan-
cial direction, nation filed
with such enterprising and skillful
women is pretty sure to stay there.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

THERE are indications that Spain
carried the war into Africa because
she had to do something, and there
was no one in Europe she dared to
turn il loose on.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

ALREADY two presidents have been
killed by crazy cranks, and it will
probably never be known how many
other presidents lives have been
threatened or attempted by these
unbalanced mental perverts. The
recent murder of Mayor Harrison
shoulS call attention to the thous-
ands of such partial maniacs that
are undoubtedly at large in the
country. The best thing for all such
men is a condition of close restraint
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17
THE officers of warships sent East

THE officers of warships sent East
are being admonished against
coming near the Atlantic coast
Several of the later warships
are so deep and heavy that
in some places they can hardly,
with safety, get within sight
of the coasts they were built to de-
fend.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

first place, so as to
demonstrate I II e
simplicity of its
manufacture d
the rapidity with
which it can be
made without any
special apparatus,
| the able made some
of this powder in
the presence of the
crowd. Taking some
of this powder in its
manufactured state
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17
a PRIESTS INVENTION.
A smokeiess Powder which Can Des-
troy Whole Armies.

The ordnance officers now testing
smokeless powders and other high eX-
plosives near Newport may soon have
to experiment with "A new powder that
comes from an unexpected source. This
new powder is called "Schnebelite, ;"
and is the invention of Roman Catho-
lie prelate, Able Schnebelin. In the
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17
THE HOUSE PARTY.
HAS BECOME APART OF &MERI-
CAN LIFE.
Late Autumn and Lonely Winter Days
East of the Rockies-The Stately
Country Homes of the Weather
Glasses.

on Sc PARTIES
are quite an inno-
walton in this coun-
try, brought over,
like tennis and
golf, from the old
country. Until n
few years ago,
m a n y o f o Il +
fashionables went
to England and
Scotland at this
time of the year
for a few weeks
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-11-17

CHICAGO and New York are said to
have "locked arms" But it rather
looks as if New York was being es-
corted by her successful rival. It's
rather hard on Gotham. but it seem
as if Chicago had "got there" al.
ready on the nations municipal list
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TEyDERLOIN TRAGEDY.

One or tho Incidents that vnriegnte tho
ThirtIeth Street Station Policcmnn's Lot.
A short. solid colored woman ran into the
West Thirtieth street station early yesterday
morning, with her calico wrapper blood
stained. and. without stopping to ask any
questions. ratified Off torrent OF language:
Sen TO- n ambulance, jedge: SEN TO- n
ambulance. Pse done gone done 1t dis time.
foh suah. My man Bills lyin' down de house
wild hole In his head biRs pint pot. an bleed
in mos ter def Sen foh n ambulance. jedge.
Twas me done II. He come home to.
night full or Seven avenue rum an begin ter
whack me wild his shoe.pI smashed bottle
on his head an he's bleedin' and jumpin'
roun' like q chicken wild his head chop of:
deed he is. jodge."
Where Is he 2" asked Sergeant Lane.
Down my home in 226 Wes' Twenny-eight
street. dere he is His name Is Bill Harris an
he's six feet big, come an hit little woman
like me. an done give him what's good foh
him. SEN foh n ambulance. jedge he's dyin'
foh suah dis time"
The Sergeant called Detectives Lang and
Sullivan. and they started to find BILL It was
IL o'clock in the morning. but the entire
neighborhood Of Dilrs house was alert. and
black faces appeared In every window. The
detectives had no difficulty In finding Bill. for
all the neighbors were only too anxious to point
out the way. The detectives went through a
the first floor OF the rear house. Everything was
quiet inside. but as soon as one of the detec.
was heard. The detectives forged the door and
entered the room to f1nd Six Foot Bill with "a
Ratchet uplifted, His face bore a most
Immediately at sight Of the officers
Il suppose II that was your wife you'd have
done some tall chopping," said one Of them.
."n5h "oh no bas5 boss wouldn't tech hair o dat
B vas from dssrpps A. wound
pair Of cowhide trunks, threw, an old coat over
his shoulders, and put on slouch hat. Then
he stArted for back sorS roog' g. s,,d
II jes' wanter say somefn' ter der lodger."
&sd Sead.bg bgfsNY mr. sDB BeiSrave I'm gone; eon'
A"I Goed.by. Mistah Harris. Use very thankful
Siq Mrs. Hsrfs was telling ali her S@ woes to the
Sergeant when BIZ and the officers entered
Both opened the ball at, once. and 1t took al
his face washed. and the Sergeant saw that
~; Are ySp willing to make complaint against
no. no, ledge. ies' let's 90 home"
hsa Sssn "af hs Ts toe Ss a
head and swore she was going to leave town
Bill would not make Q complaint, and there
them @ Se BOTH away n.y. Bill slouchod C out. Ut bat but Nai
would not go. She declared that she would
rather walk the streets all night than go homo
and perhaps be cut TO pieces Tho detective
remark cd In stage whisper to the Sergeant:
You ought TO see how Bill was making up
to the lodger.
That was more than Nell could stand. and
she rushed out. At the corner she rejolned
Bill. and they walked homo peaceably enough.
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the, pickle dealers was robbed Of $3.50 .S ~ y,
dealers VINO hadn't any faith in the securityof
edge that this snug fortune was hidden away
the store, and broke In and made, of with all
the treasure That catastrophe brought
those who have savings deposit them In insti.
tutions where thieves are not supposed to get
n chance to break through and steal y
pass on the souther side OF the street on any
sSasrs ssSsf dsy up S sns
M sfo hs Of sss q yaeSScy ond
stores have suddenly, become second hand
clothes stores. Old clothes and shirts and nd
show snow RfnaoW 81 Men %nd w both attend
custom sf % much the same us they do in Baxter
street but without the aid Of the energete en- y,
Il e Slice n Baxter Snsr rces es'RsS Rsd
transpanted to Vesey TO catch isome OF the
flood OF trade that sweeps through the street.
tea stores close at in the afternoon. As soon
session Of the store front and set up stands,
and begin to compete for custom Tor their
wares The latest Gomer 10 ths sEs s SrSe
a cut rate. by the, way, that enables him to dis
pose OF his stock readily. These crabs are
freshly cooked In batter. and are packed & In
Just before you enter Washington Market
you pass the Vesey street basket dealers You
wont find any stores Ike theirs anywbnSrSe " IN
Of oil sizee. shapes. and colors are displayed n
in the. cellars. ranged along the, curb. and
heaped on tables, and scores and scores OF
them are hung UP overhead on hooks fastened
in the wooden awnings over the sdewalkss;
Whatever hour In the day you pass you Will
pS sSmebody Suytng baskets there trovs IA
whole show by itself especially on satur..
day 8 market day. Then is the time you want
to see It. for 1t is really one Of the greatest
Vesey streets biggest attraction. Sometimes
you will find as many as a thousand GUS
toners crowded In the market. mostly women.
ference in Washington Market prices over
these charged BY up-town market men. makes
It an object for thrifty housewives to arm
@ hpge ss "na
visions. The. meats and vegetables and nsh
are always fresh on Saturdays. and custom
goes with q tremendous boom that Y Is inspir-
stringency when you see how money po9rs into
the Golfers OF the Washington Market dealers
While you have been looking at all these
joyed the indescribable charm OF being In a
great crowd You have had a chance to study
the manners and customs OF vast variety OF
served the whims and foibles Of money spend
ers and you have had abundant opportunity to
get familiar with the popularity OF those most
peculiar OF personages. the bargain hunters;
yourself II you are healthy and happy of dis,
position, for going through such scenes and
such experiences stirs your wits up pleasantly.
you live in anyhow. and what diversity OF
people there are In 1t.
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ness but it IL known that he gets tons Of thin
broken china for next TO nothing at all, and 10
the long run makes good living selling II at
, A little war further down vesey street.
set upon a tatlehin a doorway. is displayed a
big lot OF unbroken china and bisuue. ware A
stout woman with taste for business runs
this stand. She stays there for hours every
day. and makes good deal more than does
the old dealer In broken china She has
struck mint" SO the Xesey street curbstone Q
dealers say. Her specially 10 samples. Every
thing on her table is a sample" OF some sort
OF china or bisque. ware, She buys up the
samples from tho wholesalers when any par
ticular thing has Ronc out OF shion, or is sold
ont by the regular dealer She sells her wares
all the way from dime to half a dollar. ac-
cor1ipg to size and finish. There ia usually a
to her price she tells him quietly thrt It IL the
price, ana II he doesn't want to pay It some-
body else will
Some people," she said yesterday, think
that woman Is no good for business. know
differently. for make money. and am inde-
pendent OF my customers. II they want to buy
we'll ard good ~ they don't. they needn't.
can get rid OF all these things at my price. and
my price is cheaper than that OF any regular
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no came out into the field again. they could
the plan, was all right. and into the thcket he
through the brush. when he. heard snort.
and. following the snort the bear p.,,, rose up IN
on his hind feet, and tried the same tactics on
him that he had tried TO bluff John with in the
field. This savage and formidable front rather
fishing OF the dangerous precedent OF bears
getting away with the rye crop, with immunity.
was able to turn the situation over in his mind.
IF shoot that bear an dent p7 XIII him he he
the darn Sond 9ee k mi
the gun, to make e. sure @ o this Of euss's hide
backing away. The bear. noticing this ihdi;
cation OF weakness. dropped on all toprs and
e and tore through @ M the the brush @ toward the aeld.
Is Dsn broke from the thioket, into the field.
-. ,,Hsre ,a he comes. consarn himl Gether in
s'a1 ess s ssy ess Rse Fnsns
two women W were % back IN the field a hu NJ dred
made right toward them; The bear. seeing
that he might get into trouble II he followed up
brush. Dan. tnding that he 0 was l no longer
Ing At the thieket with both barrels: yelled:
John didn't wait to lay any more plans.
This started Hammer to declaring again that
II that bear didn't leave her wilder it'd be
less'n month after she seen the moon over
her left shoulder. But the boar didn't leave
her widow. John cornered him against the
no IN ore terrible weapon than a double -bitted
axe and that bear. big and ugly as he was;
couldn't stand up under the way John handled
his particular axe. and. after a sharp fight Of
ten minutes. the hear was dead. with the whole
top OF his head chopped of. When John came
out with the news. and the three men went in
and dragged the bears carcass out. there was
great rejoicing in the ryetield. and John re-
Hammer. watch out. arter this an see that
you don't ketch sight O. the new moon over
your lett shoulder ,agin It's hard on the
crops. an durn tryin' to the nerves."
The sun., 1893-07-16

From As nalliH.o,. Amerfcun.

WILMINGTON, Dell, July 9.-The residents of
Chester county had n man hunt yesterday.
The object OF the hunt was Wesley Mitchell a
colored character who has spread much terror
among the Chester countians. and who is
wanted By both the Delaware and Maryland
nearly kiiI Charles stokes at a festival in Har-
mans Hall After ieariully slushinG his vie
tim he lied into a forest near UnioD-
vile. Stokes is il 5TssSsri9as sSOndl, ,
to hunt the would be murderer down.
But Mitchell was too quick for them.
forest, and, in spite OF al the pursusrs could
scene below. Constable Strobe OF West Grove
and Oficer Grace of Kennel square, the lead
ers of tho band In pursuit Of the assailant.
concluded that Mitchell would come down q
an attempt was made to dislodge him by fell
ing he tree. but they were mistaken. The tall
timber was, completely cut down, before
Mitchell budged. and then he carefully rode
down on the fallen tree and holtei far intn the
forest The hunters were dumiounded. They
expected to see him instantly killed bv the
falling tree. He quickly swan small stream
on the edge OF the forest and in u few mipu'es
WAS entirely lost to. his pursuers. The county
has now offered . large reward Tor the bold
mans capture.
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n1TSTIING vESEY STREET.
ye,pr WAY IRON BRoADW4T
THE .n ~ ,suINGT0N MAhkEE

-s.v Trnnsfoi mntiop 10 nn Out-or-
Hs R,,anr. whrro You May Bay Any-
doo. ,rnm Hardware and Ch'un TO Live
th,nn md Kosnries-Marhet Day sceecr.
49,. vou an hour or so Of leisure to spare on
h,,dav and are you fond OF seeing the
.osoue ea. things OF this town2 Then don't
piS'u,se sse yesey street on market day"
ieu " street is narrow thoroughfare running
,e'u, s'obt angles from Broadway to the North
n,Ias II is only four blocks long. as down
NV. .l,v blocks go. But nowhere else In the
W'.sonos cnn you SEQ such entertaining
p,eh,. %e and interesting things as you can in
r'.av s street.. It 10 a lively place any day in
". - xcek excepting sunday but 1t is only in
m' ~" nil glory on Saturday. when many hun
~ n..ds Of men aud women who live miles
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River Trafac steadily Decreusinz.


CHAMBERLAIN. s. D.. July 1O.-Some old river
men profess 10 believe that traffic on the
Missouri Will Increase year by year, but 1t has
been noticeable fact that during tho past ten
or twelve years the traffic has steadily de-
creased year BY year until now it is Hmost
has caused this. tho uncertain navigation
working TO the injury OF the river traillc as
regular steamboat line was in operation
between here and Sioux. City =, and
the freight rates were but two-thirds
as much as charged by the railroads
from the same place. the steamboa
line would not control one-tenth OF the trRfiio
simply because mercl ants usually want their
goods as soon after they order them as possi-
Bile, and would not care to trust their goods TO
a few days and again might have trouble with
sandbars &e,. and mot got through In a week.
bteamboats. OF course. are necessary 10 carry
freight from railroad points to Indian agencies
and military posts which are far removed from
railroad points. but the river trailic from one
end OF the river to the other as formerly is a
thing OF the past.
The sun., 1893-07-16


a speciality OF spectacles and knives and forks.
which Is an odd com bination indeed. Another
man sells nothing but shoestrings and but
tons. Still another combines the sale OF Knives
and forks. which seems profitable In ITSELF
with the vending OF worsted slippers. and
there Is still another man with a Turkish fez
on his head who peddes rosaries and other
religious wares. and another still who does an
apparently thriving business peddling cheap
stationery and who carries 1t on despite the
fact that there is a store fully equipped with
such stock near the hstor House.
There are several hardware stores In Vesey
street. with the bargain stock DISPLAYED In
great profusion In baskets in front OF the
store. Everything under the sun IN the hard
ware line. from dog chain or q tack 70 q lawn
mower or a patent gas fixture. can be bought
at these places, and there Is always crowd Of
buyers around the stores. especially on Satnr.
days Hardware, indeed. seems to be one Of
the very best things to sell In Vesey street.
After leaving the hardware dealers you run
against the flower and plant dealers. and the
women who sell lemons and ORANGES. and
grind horseradish for you while you walt
row OF tea and coffee stores along the
south side OF the street draw q Hood OF custom
on Saturdays. ana a steady stream oi trade on
other days. too. and serve to lend variety TO
the tra fiic done in Nessy street Passing them
you see several basement stores with pickles
In barrels and tubs. and In Jars set out all over
the walk, with men upd women ana boys eager
TO sell you any sort OF pickles you want. How
profitable this pickle trade Is may be gath.
cred from tho iact that some years ago one OF
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slanting table set Just outside store and filled
with old silverware and battered junk. II is a
bewildering array Of antique rubbish. There
are trumpets, Bibles, spoons spectacles.
knives, forks. chains. opera glasses. casters.
Ras fixtures. guns. swords. telescopes. brack-
cts. nails, pocketbooks. lnkstands. old pens:
battered clock ornaments-a thousand and
one things that collectively might bring SO
from an old junk dealer.
Yet, impracticable and valueless as this mot
ley collection Is. the old man makes money.
What quarter for that old spoon ?" cried
tered and stained spoon that might have been
. O half century old.
Twenty five cents is the price" retorted
the dealer.
ut isn't worth Nickel" said the stranger.
TWENTY-FIVE cents is the price. and II you
don't want 1t you needn't take it" returned
How much for that battered spygass ?"
asked the stranger at q venture.
ySI baVa pet tas sad tho
stranger. How do you get such prtoes2"
i i get them from people who want to buy,
not from those who don't" replied the old
man with q philosophic serenity. and he
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Sv.y 10 down there a-market!nR. On Sunday
mare isn't anything to see. It Is then like
v.,,ety show after the curtain Is down. the
urhts are turned out. and the audience has
soos homo. Whom It is in the full flush Of it's
busness prosperity on Saturday afternoon. or
nieht II 10 the most diverting Of all the city
,treets. Nowhere else In the town is 30 much
Al the characteristic rush and crush and bus
tie OF trade jammed into small space as in its
short historic confines,
You strike something worth attention the
instant you wheel into Veeey street from
crowded Broadway. for at this starting point
there 10 located on ono side old St Paul's
shurchyard. and right across the way is the
Astor House. Q hostelry as full OF historic
memories. almost. as the quiet grave
yard and the ancient church itself.
Scores Of persons 90 down to the church.
ysrd to wander among the crumblinR
moruments on Saturdays. but these
srs peculiar people. who are Of reflective
mind. who love the past and find something
soothing to their nerves In sauntering among
old memories in the shade Of the trees. 1t is
tho modern stir and whirl Of trafflo that will
interest most visitors nowadays.
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- THE OLD CRoCKERY sEILEH
pulled his pipe and paid no more attention to
his questioned. The old man gets his stock at
auction sales-
Every day In the week bearded German
comes into Vesey street and piles o lot OF cages
with birds In them inside the stoop line Just
west Of the Junk dealer: The cags,sS g,S,. contain tai
mage wax bills. and other feathered pets.
Here you are. gentlemen and ladies'" he
$40: ali warranted healthy anfsound." He.
too like tho others. makes more money on
Bcores OF other and smaller street venders
OCCUPY sections Of the street as you pass down
ward toward Washington Market. There is
an old woman who deals exclusively In m ems
socks ana jumpers. There is a man who makes
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Charles Dickens. as many will recall. lived at
The Astor House long ago when he visited
America but the interesting personsage now
b the peddler Of suspenders who sits on the
vsssy street side entrance to tho famous
hostelry with his stock In trade spread out on
the stoop. but out Of the way Of customers Of
the hotel He is Just such q character as
Dickens would have delighted to describe. He
is there every Saturday making his modest
livelihood in an unassuming way. and looks for
oil theworld as II he might have stepped out OF
the pages Of one Of Dlckens's stories. p,
There are lots and lots OF other queer char
aoters from the fakir world thero. the most
hotable perhaps, being the man In his shirt
sleeves. who is known as the Vesey street
crockery merchant No crockery dealer In
Gotham carries on such strange traffic as he
does however. for everything he sells 10 dam
eEed- Many years ago. at old Clinton Hall
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THE AsroR HOUSE susPESpER PEDpLER.
NM tthnd ends OF chinaware. There 10 not single
spanG ns,nG IN the whole lot that is not nicked or
oi %ian cries out monoton ousiy. Your choice
mnss ssssything In tho lot for lust one cent" The
nSs astounding thing OF 1t all is that he
si n quser sale up regularly aud make money
he DOESN'T tell much about the busi-
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pie were skeert tell vel Jist then Aunt Polly
Is It ketchip'; Aunt PollyT ev'rybody hol-
Aunt Polly Kinder grinned for minute. an:
II it is ketchIn'.' she says. you fellers
that's married III hef to dig in to workin' durn
sight harder! It's twinsp says she.
An mebbe tina want time. then. Squirrel
But the new docter want In 1t. cause he'd
dug out fer other parts. This new doctor
that's sot down here at tina Ridge may be e4
right as a fiddle. Squire. but Isaid 1t afore. an,
! say 1t agin. that It's durn good thing that
my Aunt Polly Pobblechy hain't here with he9
gin an snake root, bgosht'lmighty!"
Women Pops Organize.
From the s.. Louis Globe Democrat
TOPEKA. Kan. July 9.-The organization Of
the women Of this State under the name OF
the Woman's Progressive Political League.
headed by Mrs John g. Otis and Mrs. l. l..
Hopkins. is limited to those who are In SYM
pathy with the teachings OF the Popultst party,
and women who are identified with tho Re.
bie to membership. The Secretary of the
league has issued an announcement to this
effect. as follows:
conveyed through the press as to the object q
our organization. We. the ladies' OF tho Wo.
mans Progressive Political League. wish to
state that we are a PEOPLES party organizas
tion. first. last and all the time. and We adyo.
cate all reforms tending to the relief OF the
people. including woman's suffrage and con
troll OF the liquor traffic"
The sun., 1893-07-16
Fat. Men

Should not drink Croton water that 10 tainted.
livery city newspaper warns you Of the danger cf