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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13
her Midnight Visitor Had Alarmed Her

Unnecessarily.
A patrolman on Calhoun street was
passing the cabin of colored family
at midnight. according to the Detroit
Free Press, when the woman opened
the door and hailed him with:
"Fo' de Lawd, but I'ze glad yo's
come along. Oars been a burglar
bout .yere an almost skeered me to
DEATH"
Cant be no burglar around here, +"
replied the officer.
"But Pm sartin OF It'll"
"a burglar goes where there Is
something to steal l don't suppose
you have anything in the house to
tempt burglar"
"Mebby not, but heard one jest
de same. Why. sab, he crept up to
dc back winder and spoke to me-"
"Did, ehP What did he say?"
al first heard him climb over the
alley fence. Den he cum creepin'
and creepin' up to dc house. Den he
hit on de winder and said: AR yo'
inside dar, yo' ole black Satanp'
OATS what he said. sab. an / was
dat skeart l couldn't open my mouE
"Did he say anything else?"
"He did, sab. AFTER bout a min
ute he hit on the winder again an
yelled; If yo' doan' stop lying bout
me to the ayburs, Tze gwine to
smash yo'r ole black head to puddin'
Yo' h'ar me now. Lucinda an doan'
yo' forgit itr Lavd, sab, but wasn't
skeart when he said dat! reckoned
dat burglar was comm right in to
murder me-"
Haven't you had trouble with
your husband?" asked the officer.
Eyes, sab; he done left the house
last week an said he'd never come
back"
And wasn't it. his voice you
heard?"
"Sho! Why! Why. now of co'se
it was! 1t was him fur shore How
foolish in me not to know dat was
Sam Robinsonm
"Well, you don't want anything
further of me, i suppose?"
mo, sah-no, sab. You must dun
'scuse me. sab. II I'd a-knowd dat
was Sam Robinson. dye 'spose I'd hev
laid dar an shook an shook an got
as weak as a cat? No. sab! When
he hit on dat winder an called me
ole black Satan I'd hev rolled outer
bed, grabbed dat baseball club. an
dat pusson would hev knocked down
dat hull ally fence in his hurry
to git away from me! Shoe! How
sinfulw
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13
To Wash ChIna SIX.

In these days when wash silks are
in common use q few words in regard
to washing them may be of interest.
AS silk is an animal fiber, like wool, it
cannot be treated in the same way as
cotton, which may be subjected &C.
water of all temperatures without
injury. Silk should be washed as
rapidly as possible. Examine the ar.
ticles to be washed and if there are
any parts especially soiled clean with
a little benzine of gasoline applied
with a flannel cloth. Then prepare a
soapsuds or lukewarm water and
plunge the garments in it, sousing
them up and down and rubbing them
thoroughly in the suds. Rinse them
into water little cooler, and so on
until the final rinsing water is per-
fectly cold. Do not blue them. Wiring
them out as dry as possible with a
machine. Lay them in sheets or
heavy cloths and roll them as hard as
you can in firm rolls. Put them away
for an hour at the end of that time
iron them on the wrong side.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13

Maud-Why do you call that rlrg a
war relic? Ethel won it in my first
engagement.
Little Dot just hate compositions.
Mamma-You like TO write letters?
Little Dot-Yes: bat when l get blot
on my composition, L can't draw q
ring around it and say it's kiss.
Little Dick-Does wishing with a
wish-bone ever come true? Little
Dot wished ten different times and
it came true every time. did it?'
"Yes, ! always got the short end Of
the bone, and everybody said
wouldn't get what l wished for, and
never did "
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13
In the Family.

"My great grandfather was a law
YER" remarked the lad, with consid-
cradle pride. 80 was grandfather,
and father has been member OF the
bar ever since can remember"
alt seems to be sort OF epidemic
In your family"
II believe it is, "hc replied. "And
/ guess mother caught it, too. for
pas friends say she is always lay ing
down the law to him. Judge
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13
Price so Cents.

Apply Balm into each nostril.
ELY BROS, &Warren st. NY. {
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13
Always working for Her Sex.

Although she has for many years
boon a hard worker in various fields
Of usefulness, Mrs. Mary A. liver
more shows hardly a trace of wear
and tear and enjoys uniform good
health. During the winter she passes
the time at her home, Melrose, Mass,
Enthusiastically busy with brain and
pen. She is contributing extensively
to Che leading periodicals and she has
nearly ready for the press her second
volume OF lectures. Her range Of
topics is autobiography, history,
politics, religion ana reform move
ments are equally familiar to her
facile pen. She has travelled extern
sively in the United States, literally
from ocean TO ocean, and from Canada
TO the Gulf OF Mexico. Mrs. Liver
ore is identified with the Woman's
Christian Temperance union, is
president of the Benefcent
society of the New England
conservatory of music, which as
sists promising and needy students
iE the prosecution of their musical
studies; is allied TO the National
Women's council, which holds trien-
NAL meetings, is connected with the
Chautauqua movement, in which she
is deeply interested, is a life member
~ the Boston Woman's Educational
and Industrial union, and holds mem
oerships in the Woman's Relief Corps,
the Ladies' Aid society of the Massa-
chusetts soldiers home, the Massa-
chusetts Woman's Indian association,
the Massachusetts prison association,
the American psychical society and
several literary clubs. In religion she
Is Unitarian, but she cares more for
life and character than for sect and
creed. She is happy in her home, her
husband, children and grandchildren,
and she can always find time to lend
Il hand to the weak snd struggling to
stand for the right and cry down the
wrong, TO help and encourage move
ments for the Advancement of her sex.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13
Hoods 'isss,'siii'' Cures

Hoods Pills cure liver Ills constipation,
bilousness, jaundice, sick headac he indigestion.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13

Fancy if you can "babica rights
club" And yet, why not? Organiza-
tiol for the redress OF grievances real,
or Imaginary, IS quite the usual thing,
and the h3D.es have some grievances
that are real, and probably like those
that are older and presumably wiser a
great many that are imaginary. Some
day the infants of this progr essive
land are going to organize and dc mand
their rights. The first plank in the
babies rights platform will be the in
alienable right of every American
baby TO bestow his caresses where he
pleases, and nowhere else.
At the present women of all ages,
Sizes and habits feel at perfect liberty
"cuddle" the little body, and to
squeeze the little feet with a force
and vigor which they ,-ould find very
uncomfortable if bestowed upon them.
Then the fond mother wonders that
baby seems so languid.
Poor little mite! he can't protest.
But have you never noticed THAI
babies, as soon as they get able to ex.
press their feelings, usually prefer
men to women, always excepting their
mothers?
From this club when it is organized
there will doubtless proceed an en-
phatic protest against jouncing and
humping on the back as panaccas for
all the ills that infaatile flesh is heir
to-
Indeed, the whole constitution and
bylaws of the new organization will
be n loud and far-reaching protest
against the indiscriminate handling
and fondling 30 which the enfran.
chised baby will decline to submit.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13
Apple Sauce.

Some like apple sauce smooth and
fine, and others like TO see the pieces
whole. For a smooth sauce choo Sc
very tart apples. Put over the fire in
co.d water bring TO boil and cook
rapidly. Stir to break pieces. When
soft and smooth add sugar to sweeten
and serve while warm. Do not flavor
with anything; the apple flavor is the
test possible for apple sauce.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-13
No More Hat-PIns Lost.

The hat-pin which prods dozens of
holes into felt and straw hats has
seen its day. The inventor has turned
his attention to the matter and the
result is n fixture which guides the
direction of the pin, and at the same
tine fastens it so securely that no
ErSeon breeze can dislocate it The
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-21

where they will spend the day.
They will be back tonight. H. j.
Lyons, general freight agent of the
Southern Pacific at New Orleans,
is with the party.
A circular has been received here
stating that Edward H. Whorf,
having resigned as assistant man
ager of the Mexican Central, that
office will be abolished on July /.
II. r. Nickerson has been appoint
ed assistant general manager, with
headquarters in the City of Mexi-
co, and will have charge of the me-
chanical, engineering and material
departments of that road.
P. j. OFT, route agent for the
Wells-Fargo Express company, on
the Southern Pacific, with head
quarters at Houston, has been
transferred to the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass and will make his
headquarters in San Antonio. He
is now looking for a location for
his family. Mr.. OFT succeeds r. l.,
Curey, who takes the Southern Pa
cific, and will make his headquar-
tiers at Houston.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-21
SNAP FLASHES.

John Campbell will be hard
man to down for his job.
Alert advertisers will send in
copy early for next Saturdays
LIGHT,
1t is reported that Bryan has
been "forced" to submit but a great
many people do not believe it.
1t would be worth more than a
100000 to San Antonio to catch
the National League convention.
The Republicans of San Antonio
and Bexar county can win If they
will keep out of the Democratic
camp.
The Republican League of the
United States has over 1000 clubs,
with membership of nearly g.
100000.
The Arkansas Pass steal and the
Maverick bank failure will be a
mill stone around the neck of one
of the free trade candidates,
Our enterprising citizens could
well afford to send 100000 copies Of
the LIGHT souvenir "write-up" to
the Republican convention at Den
yer.
The free trade Democrats in the
18th congressional district are
trembling with fear, that the Re-
publicans will run Judge Noonan
for Congress.
Herman Kampmann with Peck
and his other energetic workers,
are determined to make our Stock
show a success. And the LIGHT
predicts they will.
Major Berry, a staunch old DEM
Ocrat, said to LIGHT man: 81
don't want you Republicans to run
NOonan for Congress, because |
will have to vote for him."
A Schramite Democrat said to
a LIGHT man: 81 am working for
Tom Paschal, but, if you Republi-
cans nominate Noonan l will have
to go back on my Democracy, and
vote for the old Judge"
Through the enterprise of the
LIGHT, and Col. James p. New
comb, the Republican National
League clubs will be invited to
meet next year in San Antonio.
We return thanks to few of our
enterprising citizens; who have
kindly volunteered some assist
ance.
Fort Worth and Dallas will have
a committee of her enterprising
citizens at Denver, to invite the
Republicans to meet at Dallas.
The Daily LIGHT, the only Repub-
lican paper, will present the name
Of San Antonio, the only Republic
can city, with the only Republican
mayor, to meet here. This con-
ventiOn will be the largest ever
held in the United States.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-21
BURNING OIL AND GASOLINE

The Consumers Oil and Gasoline Co..
have bought out the business of the Mis-.
souri, Oil Co., and are prepared to deliver
to families, Illuminating oils and the best
Crown Brand Gasoline at lowest prices.
Orders will be filed promptly. Call at
lis LOsOya street or telephone No. S2S.
We solicit your trade and guarantee
satisfaction.
CONSUMERS OIL & GASOLINE Co.
lSe ed I'm.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-21
Capt. Mackey Set Right.

Since the reported assignment Of Capt.
\. Mackey a reporter for the LIGHT has
learned the facts to be about as follows
Mr.. MaCkey, on last January 18th, made
small loan of VIM. NJ. Rice, of g.. 800.
and to better secure him, gave an assign
ment OF the rents of the Houston street
building to pay this special loan" Mr..
MaCkey has not made a general assign
ment, ana will continue his business and
control his property as heretofore.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES

"HN AhSSoAAs
Delegates to silver conference ar
rive at Omaha.
Gustave Cook is striking hard
blows for Reagan.
7. p. A., in session at Milwaukee.
Order flourishing.
Press gives forecasts of the Popes'
Jubilee encyclical.
Walker and Washington counties
endorse Culberson.
California Republicans nominate
Estee for governor.
California Republicans declare
for female suffrage.
Popular demonstration at Waco
in behalf of Nugent.
Ex-senator Perkins of Kansas
dies at Washington.
Menard county instructs for
Houston for congress-.
Prendergast is up again for ex-
animation as to sanity.
Texas women ask equal suffrage
of the Waco convention.
Mexico intervenes in behalf of
the Salvadorean refugees.
Grain wants free trade on all
goods controlled by trusts,
The jamestown Elks will meet
in Savannah, Ga, next year.
G. w. McCune is no longer
recognized by Texas Populists.
Alligator lOt feet long killed 4
miles below Luling in the creek.
Assassinations are reported at
Athens, Paris, Crockett and Luf-
kin.
The gold reserve goes a point be-
low the lowest and reaches 1874, 7O3,-
TAI.
Treasury officials take the gold
reduction very easily, showing no
alarm.
1. and G. N. gets judgment
against the Nelasco terminal for
$4,000.
Both factions of the Elks elect
officers. Atlantic City does not
come in.
Pfeffer gives notice Of amend
ment in grading of schedules of in
come tax.
Tom Green county will support
Houston for congress on a protect
ed wool basis.
Texas University regents trying
to straighten out its affairs as to
the professors.
Anti-options bill occupies the
House all day; Speaker Crisp in
his room, sick.
Judge Nugent will accept the
nomination and his friends will
put up for him.
Marion Martin whips in the eau
Gus and will probably be nominated
Lieut.. Governor.
Great opposition manifested to
Martin for lieutenant governor on
the Populist side.
New York Democratic journ ais
demand rejection by the House Of
the sugar schedule.
Popular meetings against the
British House of Peers are being
held over England.
Luter jailed at Longview for
shooting John Gray. 1t was an
murder,
Desha Breckenridge says that
his father is getting no end Of
ChaItauque invitations.
The Reform Press association
will not intervene in the Advance
and Typographical Union fight.
1t is thought that the Republi-
cans Of the 9th district will endorse
POpulist Hutchinson for congress.
No grand jury indictments yet
against the obstinate press cor
respondents, before the sugar sem
atOrs.
a new telephone plant is mooted
for the city of Mexico on account
Of dissatisfaction with present ex-
change.
Major Writ Davis, of the Fifth
Cavalry, granted three months
leave before joining his command
in Texas.
POpulists of this district (l2th.
will hold convention to nominate
Tor congress in August, at Freder-
.cksburg.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-06-21

Mr.. Issy Fork started on a west
ern trip through Texas today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26
THE EFFECTS OF POPULIsM

The business mems league, of Den
yer, COL, an organization composed of
of men from all political parties, has
published a statement regarding the
effect of Populist rule in that state.
They state that it has destroyed
credit and reduced values $500 OOO,-
600. The power Of the people there to
borrow money has been paralyzed and
as result business of all kinds has
suffered. In addition to this they
say:
'The property of Denver was assess
eel for 100000 900, and was worth
three times that sum when the Pop
uliStS came into power. NOtwith-
standing the city's inevitably brilliant
future, the average selling price of
this property, pending the overthrow
OF WaiteiSm, has shrunk two-thirds.
Silver has declined only % per cent,
or less than the average products of
the other states, while the increased
value and output of gold, together
with our bountiful crops, have more
than made up the shortage. There
fore, not One-half of our shrinkage of
values can be charged to the panic and
the universal depreciation resulting
from the gold standard. The other
One-half Of loss. is due directly and
wholly to the destruction of conf
dence by Populist misrule So with
ering has this been that at the pre-
sent moment even gold mine can
not borrow 81 on SIS worth of gold ore
actually in sight with which to ex-
tract that ore and send it to the smell
ter. Lenders are anxious to reap the
rich harvest offered, but hold aloof
until the election in November de-
cideS whether we are to have anarchy
or civilized government. Two hun
dred thousand farmers from the
drOuth-Stricken states to the east of
US are anxious to come here and farm
by irrigation, but under Populist rule
we can borrow no more money with
to build irrigating canals. Manufac-
turing is most profitable here, but
capital shuns POpuliSm as a pesti-
lenCe."
Here is an object lesson for the peo-
pie Of Minnesota. The election of
Mr. Owen, which has been claimed as
certain by some of his over jealous
friends, would lead to the same re-
suits in this state, for it would tend
to destroy confidence in Minnesota
abroad, and stop the infiowrof capital
to aid in developing our resources.
The future prosperity of the state de-
ponds upon turning down most effect
ually the principle of Populism.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

The result of the mob gathering in
Ohio by which several persons lost
their lives ought to be warning to
the instigators Of such movements.
Though the militia in this instance
may have been somewhat hasty in
firing, yet the fact remains that those
who composed the mob, threw law
and order to the winds, and with a
reckless disregard of consequences
fought against the government of
their state. The consequences are
terrible, but it is only another illus
tration Of the fact that the majesty of
law must be upheld at any cost. And
in this case there was no excuse what
ever for the hot headed work of the
mob, for justice had been melted out
and the prisoner at whom lynch law
was aimed, had been sentenced to a
long term ia the penitentiary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

In defending S. M. Owen and Popu-
lism, the Minneapolis Penny Press is
having a desperate time of it, and
utterly fails to bring forth any con-
vincing argument as to why Gov.
Nelson should be retired. The p. p.
claims that the only charge the Re-
publicans can bring against Mr.. Owen
is that Of anarchy, and that they
utterly fail to substantiate that. In
this it is at fault in both instances.
Republicans charge Mr.. Owen with
being thoroughly impregnated with
all of the dangerous fallacies Of Popu-
lism, and that politically he is no
better than the other leaders of the
party he represents, and cannot be.
And his speeches confirm this. Sec
ondly, il denouncing the president
and his official associates in using
their authority in preserving the
peace and protecting property from
destruction, is not of an anarchistic
tendency, what is it? And that is
what Mr.. Owen did in his address in
this city last summer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

AMONG the notable converts to Re
publicanism this year, says the Min
neapolis Tribune, is Mons Anderson,
OF La Crosse, Wis. Mons is a promi
nent business man, and has been
voting the Democratic ticket for a
good many years, but he now an
nounces his change of faith, and ac-
companies it with the following pun
gent criticism upon the spectacle
which the Democratic party has made
of itself since it. has been intrusted
with the government:
ga president denouncing the United
States senate, senators Of his own
party, as guilty of dishonor and per
hdy, OF servile trusts, breaking
pledges, and so on. A United States
senator, on the other hand, ACCUSING
the president of the United States he
fore the whole senate of double-deaI-
ing and insincerity, a law denounced
aU lts passage as nakeshift of trust.
as sell-out, and praised afterward
before the people as a blessing. A
man must be blind not to appreciate.
not TO comprehend and feel this ma
tional disgrace"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26
THE CONSTITUTIONAL ATTEND
r1ENT

There is one question which will
come before the voters on November
9Th, about which little has been said,
but which is nevertheless matter of
much Importance and deserves the
serious attention of every voter. The
question we refer to is the proposed
constitutional amendment for taxing
inheritances. If this amendment is
adopted, the legislature is authorized
to enact a law providing for the levy
ing of a tax upon all ''inheritances,
devises, requests, legacies and gifts of
any kind and description above a fixed
and specified sum-" such tax not to
exceed 5per cent. of the amount taxed.
In other words, if this amendment is
adopted, and is followed up by the
proper legislation next winter,
then any person residing within the
state who may die and leave
large estate, those who inherit it
will pay to the state tax thereon,
as provided by law, not exceeding, of
course, the maximum per cent. limit
of the constitution.
Such a provision is now in force in
several states, notably in New York,
and works we'll, bringing into the
treasury thousands of dollars an
nually, and the tax so paid frequently
comes from property which has often
escaped the burden of taxation.
There ought to be no opposition to
the amendment, and there has been
no move, SO far as we know, against
it. On the other hand, it ought to re-
ceive the approval of every voter at
the polls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-10-26

SUNDAYS ST. Paul Globe gives list
Of millionaires and other wealthy Cit
liens, corporations and firms of the
capitol city, who will contribute to
Uncle Sans eXcheQuer under the in
come tax law. Frederick Weyer-
hauser and j. ]. Hill are each put
down at $4,000, 900, and on this esti-
mate of wealth it is figured that they
will each pay $4,000 in taxes. The
next highest rating is the e. f. Drake
estate with SS,000,000, with tax of
$4,000. Ex-Governor Ramsey is put
down as worth So, 100000, A. FL. Wilder
$780,, 900, John L. Merriam So, 900 600,
and SO on down the list. Ex-Governor
Merriam is not included in the list,
but as he is reputed to be worth two
or three millions, it is presumed that
his name was inadvertently omitted
Mary &. Hale is reputed to be the
wealthiest woman in st. Paul, she be-
ing estimated at 81, 10000 with an
annual income of 100000. The Globe
estimates that the per cent. income
tax law will draw nearly 800, from
the wealthy people of that city. In the
tabulated matter published by the
Globe. it includes the names of los of
the Wealthiest of ST. Paul's business
and professional men, and their total
wealth is estimated at s1O2, 300, 900.
The feature that will tax the assessor
and tax-gather, will be to get at the
real income of the wealthy individuals.
They will no doubt evade every posi-
bic effort to get at facts, and thus rob
the law of it's effect to great degree.