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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03
Shielded i'm His BED.

Schoolie Pike, clerk for j. Z. Thomas,
at Kalamazoo committed suicided by
shooting himself in his temple while
lying in bed in his room in the Sill ter
race. The shot was heard but could
not be located and his roommate,
Lawrence Westenhauser, went to bed
at later hour and did not discover
that he had slept with corpse until
the next morning. Pike was 21 years
old, and his parents lived at Watson.
He was of a cheerful disposition, and
no cause is known for his suicide.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03
solid Train of Furniture for california.

A special train of % freight cars left
Grand Rapids loaded with 1000 bed
room suits, consigned in single ship
ment from McCord 81 Bradfield to the
Wisconsin Furniture company, of San
Francisco. The train will go through
solid as special and was gaily decor
ated with flags and banners. II is the
largest single shipment of furniture
ever made to the Pacific coast.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03

Clinton was all aglow when the
municipal electric lighting plant was
started for the first time. The band
was out, and the people were admiring
both the arc and incandescent systems.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03
Agricultural college Opened.

The spring term at the Agricultural
the prospects are that this term will
see largely increased attendance. A
plan is proposed for having the county
examine candidates for admission to
the agricultural college at the time of
the regular teachers examinations.
This will save candidates the expense
of coming to the college when they are
not prepared TO enter.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03

John G.. Clark, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home, at Grand Rapids, has
died and on his deathbed declared the
institution had been a good home to
him, and he desired his modest estate
of 500 TO be given to the house. His
wishes were written down by those
who witnessed his death, and their
statements were filed for probate.
This is the first will of the kind ever
filed in the county and the first legacy
received by the home.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03
A Printer for CHIEF OF Police.

William II. Eastman, for three years
superintendent of the Grand Rapids
has resigned, ostensibly TO resume law
practice. and Harvey o. Carr was
promptly elected To succeed him.
Eastman has not given the best of
satisfaction and his retirement is the
result Of long agitation. Carr is a
member OF the board of public works,
is superintendent OF the Democrats
job printing Office and stands high in
the communinY.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03

TE.--Thirty-seventh day--A bill for
uniform textbooks was considered I'm COM
mittee of the whole. but not acted upon.
HOUsE.--The speaker and the speaker pro
tenn. were absent and Representative Buell.
was called to the chair Petitions we're pre-
sented; For the taxation of church prop
erty; and for state reformatory for women
A resolution was adopted providing medical
attendance and a nurse for Representative
Leavitt, who was dangerously Ill I'm Grand
Rapids Adjourned.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03

Simon Pokagon, 90, and Victoria
Quilnoa. AZ, were married at st. Joseph.
They are Pottswattomie Indians.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03

The appropriation bill calling for S165,0O0 for
the Soldiers home; the joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment TO the constitution
relative TO the salaries OF state officers; the
bill changing the name of August johnson
to August Hammer; amending the law rela-
tive TO the Incorporation of boards OF trade
and chambers of commerce; making an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the temporary re-
lief of the Mining school. The president an
nounced that he had appointed Senator'S
Earle, Mckinley, Mears, Crane and Hough
to visit the Detroit house of correction and
the governor made known that he had APP
proved the bills changing the name of the
reform school to the Industrial school for
boys, and the bill Incorporating the village
OF baskerville, Sanilac county. HOUSE,
No session.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-03-03

sENATE.-Fifth-seyenth day.-The leglsla-
tive appropriation bill was considered. Nc
action. HoUsE.-Mr. Hatch made another
unsuccessful attempt TO secure the constd'
Grafton of the anticipation bill, but the In
dian appropriation bill was taken up instead
The sundry civil appropriation was referred
to the committee of the whole. Evening
session-pGivate pension bills.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
GREAT BRITA1N's DRINK BILL,

Great Britain's drink bill last year
amounted to one hundred and forty million
pounds sterling. This was a decrease Of
three hundred and ffty-four thousand
oouuds. As in 1892 the complaints of de-
preston in trade were constant the slight
ness Of the decline in the drink expenditure
Of the Nation Is regarded as striking evil
ience Of the power OF alcoholic indulgence
in the face Of diminished private resources.
DR.. Dawson Burns analyzes the figures and
finds that the expenditures per head for the
United Kingdom was between eighteen and
nineteen dollars-that is ninety-three dol
lars for each family Of FIVE persons. Some
years ago Professor Leone Levi calculated
chat sixty per cent. Of the drink expenditure
was due to the working classes. II this es-
innate were reduced even to fifty per cent.
it would follow that last year more than
seventy million pounds came out OF the
wages of the working classes. This means
that one-eighth of their earnings were
spent in drink. DR.. Dawson Burns COM
pares with this the fact that the accnmu-
Iatsd balances in the postoff1cs and other
savings banks at the end OF 1891 were Ella, .
4ss, ,567 or EGG, 0OO, 900 less than the money
scent in drink in a single year. British
statesmen might we'll direct the major part
of their attention to an effort to reduce such
w.
aggregate of Eugland's tribute to B-cchus
At meeting held not long since, o. the
Metropolitan Tabernacle Total Abstinence
Society, London, Mr.. W. 8. Caine. NJ. F.,
said he was glad that the temperance move
ment had gained over seven millions of the
population of the country, and thus one
sixth of the population could be regarded as
having been purged from the evils OF drink
and drunkenness. OF the six schemes OF
licensing reform then before the House OF
Commons the speaker said that all were de-.
signed to enable the moderate drinker to get
his drinks without demoralizing the whole
community, ut.all were framed for the
purpose Of perpatuating the public house.
1t was the duty Of the State to protect the
Individual, and therefore. il they were right
as total abstainers, they were right in being
total prohibitionists. He conceded that to.
tai prohibition all over the country would
be in advance of public opinion, but where
the public voice called for it, in those dis
tricts total prohibition should be proclaimed.
He urged SUNDAY closing. the direct veto
and no compensation" In view OF such
figures as those given the fact that seven
millions of the population have given up the
use Of strong drink suggests its very liberal
use IN the part Of the remaining ve'sixths.
New York Observer.
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sleeve and cuff Joined there was q straight
rufle of lace edged with jet fringe, the ruf-
fie being lett open at the inner seam. The
belt was Of folded Nile green surah and was
finished on one side with O rosette.
For young girls the organdies, striped
batistes. challies and all the pretty light
weight goods make up charmingly. The
baby waists of some time ago are again seen,
the skirts being quite plain, straight and
maideny. The waist is bound by sash that
ties in the back. The baby waist Of season
or so ago was made with yoke. That. OF
this season is left to show thecare neck and
arms. Yet the example OF this sty le in my
last picture is not'a party gown unless silk
mulls and silk gauzes are used: Carried
out in wash gooJs or challies the dress is
garden and morning dress fot the country.
The effect is maidenly and pretty: Tho
slender arms, the smooth, girlish neck and
the simplicity OF the draping make vne
think of wild roses and butter-cuPs, whetn-
er there are any about or not. Slips OF; SILK
or of fine sateen are made for use with these
gowns. Now and then little gown comes
out of grandmother's closet made in this
style, with the waist little short. and the
edge of the skirt at the ankles. These quaint
old dresses show an old-world and old
time awkwardness that is just now the
prettiest thing in the world. The trouble Is
that 16.year old daughter. whose youth
has Just the shy suggestion Of undeyeloped
graces, is the very one who thinks the gown
q fright" and simply won't wear 1t, The
only thing 10 do is to make her one 9odi:
fed as to length and waist, and rejoice Il
she will don that. Pretty old-fashioned
cloths come with sprigs Of flowers scattered
stifay over light ground. These patterns
especially suit the model suggested. For
the rest, youth. health and contented
mind will make the girl picture.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
rArrrs1se PROCESS OF ALCOHOL.

Nearly all Of the alcoholic beverages are
pleasure giving drinks. and it is largely for
this that they are taken. although the tonic
and nutrient effect may be showed in the
foreground as the chief reason for indul.
gence. There is decided fattening effect
in beer, which is largely the result Of the
malt in it, and even alcohol in nearly every
form will have a tendency to fatten or
'tbloat' the drinker. This is very similar to
the forcing process Of geese. The process
stops up the organs of the body, and really
stores up material In the system which re-
sembles fat. It is aclogging process instead
of fattening one, and the larger and
fatter the birds get. the poorer of they are
in health. The forcing process acts directly
upon the ivers Of the geese, and prevents
them from performing their functions.
Alcohol in similar way deranges this
organ, and produces q clogging up Of the
whole system, which for tune might give
the person the appearance Of good health,
but eventually this organ will cease to work,
and Brights disease or liver complaint OF
some kind will set in. Moderate and con-
tinuous drinking Of alcoholic beverages has
thus a slow paralyzing effect upon the liver
and organs, and while the patient may
think that the effect is good, 1t is really a
slow wasting process. In nearly all Of The
recent medical congresses, alcohol has been
generally condemned as tonic or nutri-
ment, and to restrict its use simply to the
few uses above mentioned. The refusal OF
physicians to recommend it to patients is
not based upon the so.called sentimental
grounds" that it might induce intemper-
ance and drunkenness, but upon the scien-
tifc belief that it's effects are more injurious
than beneficial in the end.-Dr. Atkinson.
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stitching and has large mother-of-peal but

stitching and has large mother-otreal but
tons.
A very pretty costume of plaid. trimmed
with black velvet, is 10 be seen in the next
sketch. The skirt has no fuilness in front
and the back is laid in deep pleats. 1t Is
ljnedwith silk and the bottom is finished by
a W ide hand of velvet. scalloped at the top
The waist has a yoke of velvet and bias
plaid is laid OH few pleats in front. 1t
fastens on the left shoulder, then around
the armhole and along the side se am. The
belt is folded piece OF bias black velvet
and fastens in front with velvet bows hav-
ing long ends. The sleeve is full at the top
and tipht at the waist. with the costume is
worn pretty hat of black velvet, turned up
in the back and bent little in front. 1t is
trimmed with pleasant bow ct velvet rlo-
bon, ostrich tips and an aIgrette.
Many woman would long ago have
narted her hair, except that directly she put
she ordinary hat or bonnet on, she lookeH
like :, fright for lack of the needed huity
relief 10 the edge of her headgear. Inc
snrins hats are tiny bits of lace and Iiooon
With perk OF peather here and a MP "
rihbon there How is such hat 70 looA
worn on sleeky smooth head! l 1an.y
the EXPLANATION is that We are not all goiils
tn wear our hair smooth. Certain IL IS ina
the hat that calls for futted halr IS !nG 1is 10
that looks prettiest in the mana, anu snac a,J
the one woman is going TO purchase anu
US, saw beautiful dinner dress OF olack
faille and my sketch shows the pretty bod
ice. The deep collar WIS made OF ]etted net,
finished with jet fringe and was pointed on
the arms and at the back. The collar shape
was attained by means Of shoulder seams,
which also allow of the pointed epaulettes.
The full puffed sleeves of faille were gather
ed into cuff of pleated net Where the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

"Scotch" whisky is made in Germany.
No sensible man will knowingly use poison
as beverage.
1t is not the last drink that makes man a
drunkard, but the first.
1t takes more brains to handle pick and
shovel intelIigently than it does to deal In
whisky.
T. E. Murphy, the popula. temperance ad-
voclte, has closed five weeks campaign at
Hartford, with ID, 600 signers to the pledge
OF total abstinence.
Did you ever hear Of any movement. haV-
ing for its object the advancement OF any
public interest, which originated In saloon
or among saloon keepers?
The liquor business is resolved that where
ever money is carmel it will forec!ose lts
mortgage Of 400 per cent. profit and let other
business gather up what it may IN It's snaao".
Police statistics show that the arrests for
drunkenness in Lonron are at the annual
rate OF one to every l75 inhabitants: in Bir-
mingrou, one to 153; in Manchester, one to
~. and in Liyerpoo one to 81.
Six thousan intoxicants OF different kinds
are known to tn, custom house ofhclals, VINO
are authority for the statement that ninety
five per cent. OF the foreigners in this coun-
try drink, and that many have their natlVe
liquors sent to them.
General Eaton, United States Commits
sioner of Education, states that eighty per
cent. of the crime Of this country results
from intemperance and that ninety hive per
cent. of our depraved youth are born OF
drunken, depraved parents.
If the workiugmen should suddenly take
it into their heads to take the earnings that
they hitherto have used for intoxicating
liquors. and spend them for furniture, how
much do you suppose would be let loose upon
the furniture market? Not less than 81, 0JO,-
0OO in four weeks. There would be then no
stagnation OF trade in the furniture market.
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A Remarkable Child.

Helen Kellar, the remarkable child,
who, although born blind and deaf and
dumb, has accomplished so much that
is beautiful add inspiring, numbers
among her friends many persons OF royal
station IN European courts who never
saw her. One of these is the Qusen OF
Greece, who learned OF Helen through
Michael Auagnos, the Director OF the
Institute for the Blind, when be visited
Greece some time ago. The interest
which the queen took in Helen was so
intense that she exacted from Mr.. Anag.
nos a promise that he would let her read
every letter that Helen wrote to him
while he was at the Greek capital and
when be was about to return to this
country she induced him to permit her
to retain several of the letters that she
had read, which are treasured very high.
ly at the court. o..
The queen expressed on more than one
occasion her surprise that Helen, who is
not vet in her teens, should have so re-
marksble command of the purest Eng
lisb, and hinted that the child might
have had some assistance in the prepara-
ton of her wonderful letters. But Mr..
Auagnos disposed Of that thought by in
forming her majesty that there was no
person connected with the institution
who could write English so fsultlessly
pure and sweet as Helen wrote, since the
little girl never had an opportunity to
form acquaintance with say but tho
loftiest mode Of the Ian 5uage.
Helen has learned TO artlculate. aud
can speak as freely and fully as any un-
afflicted person. When she wishes to
hold long conversation with anybody
dear to her she places one finger across
the lips of the speaker and another on
the throat at the !arynx. In this way
she understands every word that is Ut
tered AS rapidly as could be understood
by a person with good eJssigh: and
hearing. boston Globe.
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The Persian CaC.

The Persian cat Is born to the happiest
fate of any of his family, for, according
to the tales of travellers, he Is, in his na.
tive land, not only loved and cherished,
not only we'll treated and admired, but
thoroughly respected, aud he has an &C.
knowledged position and rights. In,
form the bewitching Persian does not
greatly differ from the Angors, but the,
tail Is much more effective for the long.
est and the $hlckest-set hairs being at
the tip, they form magnificent plume,
which the digni6ed owner carries proudly
erect, waving in the air Is he moves. In
his splendid silky coat is not a; trace OF
woolliness, and it clothes the. graceful
creature from the tips Of his ears to tho
we'll ssfeathered" toes. - ~ 20 20. - !
Unless some undreamed of feline mar
vel shall yet be unearthed, this animal
must forever be regarded as the perfect
flower of the domestic cat family. Not
only does he easily surpass all his COM
petitors in beauty and grace, but he pos
sesses charms of disposition and manner,
and dignity of bearing; aud while most
affectlonate and loving, is still seff.ro-
specting and independent. -
Tho Persian may be seen in many
colors. Very beautiful is that shade
technically called ''blue," but perhaps
more familiar to US as Maltese. A su.
perb specimen of this color few Years
ago lived royalty in house where !
visited. She was named after, queen
of old, and no royal personRge ever bore
herself more msgni6ceutly, am sure.
One of very rich colors, also seen in New
York, was deep orange running to
smoke.coior. Nothing could be moro
exquisite to look at, though this mottled
effect is not considered "the thing, /" and
detracts greatly from the value of the
wearer. The black Persian with orange
colored eyes is one of the rarest and most
highly priced OF the race, aud the pure
white is perhaps not second in estima-
tion. There are also several varieties OF
tabbies, and in nearly every one the deep
yellow eye is the most desired. The eyes
should be large and full; the hair should
line the ears and fringe the legs, and
even the toes, Of this beautiful beast.
The love of liberty is the ruling pas
sion of the Persian, as it is Of, the An
CORA. Every one of the long-haired,
indeed, delights in long solitary tramps.
It seems impossible to cure them Of the
desire; and what cat really desires he
generally succeeds in getting, sooner or
later. To own one Of these most attrac-
tive and most costly pets in the city,
where thieves abound, is to live a ifsof {
constant anxiety and watchfulness. Only
those who have kept guard over sly
and cunning human lunatic, ever plot
ting to escape, can appreciate. the vigil
ance necessary for his safety. Yet. 10
spite Of this, 50 ornamental aud SO besu-
tiful is the geutle creature that few who
are able to do so can deny then selves the
pleasure of owning one. e.-Harpers
Bazaar. -. ..a ....
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ANOTHER instance Of the complete
petrifaction of a human body Is re-
ported, this time at Carlyle, Ill. The
remains of John Russell, who was
buried there six years ago. were eX-
humed and were found changed to
stone, the features and form being
faithfully preserved. The process by
which nature effects this change is
but imperfectly understood and could
rot, perhaps, with the present state
of knowledge, be accomplished at will
by human agency. We have here by
the chemistry Of nature preservative
process that throws into the shade
even the. wonderful skill Of the
ancient Egyptians. Some dismal and
unhealthy philosopher, appalled, be-
cause the human Sembla2ce, differing
in all instances from all others, must
be forever lost at death, has sug-
gested that bodies be transported to
the north pole and piled in blocks OF
ice for future reference on Judgment
day. The petrifaction process would
be less visionary and might be ap.
piled only to the great people of the
earth. The only trouble would be in
deciding who the really great were.
If individuals themselves had any
say in the matter the world would be
so piled with the old lumber in two
or three years that there would be no
room left for the living.
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CURIOUS FACTS.
The best rubies come from Burmah.
The finest turquoises come from Per.

The best rubles come from Burman.
The finest turquoises come from Per.
sia.
Customs officers find silk handker-
chiefs concealed In a box of macaroni
from Italy. Silks have often run the
customs in old times packed in cases Of
stationery.
Massachusetts still reveres the mem
ory of the Goldfish, once the chief indus.
try Of her people, and keeps wooden
model of one hanging in her House of
Representatives.
II. a. White, late Of Canada, is going
to inaugurate new style of farming on
his place, near Humansville, Mo. His
crops will consist almost entirely of roots,
such as onions, beets, carrots, turnips,
etc.
The sum of twelve cents has been re-
ceived by the United States Treasurer,
to be placed to the credit of the con.
science fund, from q man who says he
violated the Postal law in using postage
SIoiAPo s"iSe'
Some collections are unique. A. jersey
City man is reported to be the proud pos
SCISSOR of 5000 door-knobs, and Phila-
delphia gentleman has his house dec.
grated with various sizes and patterns OF
cast.off horseshoes.
The love CT Ferdinand for Isabella
closed tue long rivalry between the king
doms of Aragon and CASTLE, just as the
union of Henry VII, with Elizabeth,
daughter of Edward w., ended the War
of the Roses in England.
Enough diamonds to load two large
coal trains and having total weight of
$4,000, 900 carats and valuation of $780,
900, 900 have been taken ont of the Cape
Colony (South Africa) diamond fields
since their discovery in 1867.
1t is said that buzzards are the best
scavengers in the cities along the Gulf
of Mexico, and sometimes they are the
only ones. In some towns ten minutes
after bucket of refuse has been emptied
in back yard there will be dozen Of
the big birds fighting for it.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING.

LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING.
heard thousand blended notes,
While in grove sat recined,
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
Bring sad thoughts 10 the mind.
To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran;
And much it grieved my heart to think
What man has made of man.
Through primrose tufts in that green bower
The periwinkle traipd d its wreaths;
And tbs my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes.
The birds around me hopp'd and play'd;
Their thoughts cannot measure -
But the least motion which they made,
1t seem'd thrill of pleasure.
The budding twigs spread out their fans
To catch the breezy air;
And must think, do all can,
That there was pleasure there.
II this relief from Heaven be sent,
Ifsuch he Natures holy plan,
Have not reason to lament
What man bus made of manP
Wordsworth.