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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

Chauncey M. Depew is reputed for his
eloquence, but only a casual glance at
his speeches and orations (as published)
is required to assure one that Mr. De-
pew is careless in his use Of English.
Recently this gentleman addressed the
graduates of the University Of Chicago,
and in the course of his address he said
There is nothing so conservative as
the college" What he meant TO say
was: There is nothing else so conserv-
alive as the college," The omission of
this necessary monosyllable consti-
tutes that carelessness which is fire.
quently met with IN the discourses OF
the ignorant or the careless, but which
should cerainly not occur in an address
prepared for an audience composed of
students and scholars.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Cast Out.

certain rural church was noted for
having some very tough characters in
its audience. One minister had been
severely beaten after delivering n SER
mon. At last n broad-shouldered di-
vine said he would attempt the charge.
He went, and while the congregation
were assembling for the first sermon,
fourteen young men filed in an took the
front seats. The text hinged on the
casting out of one possessed with a
devil. All was quiet for time, when
young man arose and said: I'D like to
see a devil cast out!"
Hardly were the words from his
mouth when the minister seized him by
the collar and threw him out Of the
house. The preacher re-entered the pull
pit and said:
Are there any more devils who
wished to he cast out?"
There were none. The conference
sent the same minister TO the church
the next year, and through his preach
ing the fourteen young men were re-
ceived into the church.-H. @. Patton,
Osborn, Ohio.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Henry Ward Beecher.s Advice.

From letter once written to his son
by the famous preacher, we take the fol-
lowing wise hints, good for all young
men-and young women, too: You must
not go into debt Avoid debt as you
would the devil. Make it fundamen-
tai rule: No debt-cash or nothing
Make few promises. Religiously OBJ
serve the smallest promise. a man who
means to keep his promises cannot af-
ford TO make many. Be scrupulously
careful in all statements. Accuracy
and perfect frankness, no guesswork.
Either nothing or accurate truth. When
working for others, sink yourself out
Of sight, seek their interest. Make your
self necessary to those who employ
you by industry, fidelity and scrupulous
integrity. Selfishness is fatal. Hold
yourself responsible for higher stand
ard than anybody else expects Of you.
Demand more of yourself than ANYBODY
expects Of you. Keep your own stand
ard high. Never excuse yourself to
yourself. Never pity yourself. Be n
hard master to yourself, but lenient to
everybody else. The art of nlakinp,
ones fortune is to spend nothing: in
this country any intelligent and indus
trious young man may become rich If
he stops all leaks and is not in q hurry.
Do not make haste. be patient. Do not
speculate or gamble. Steady, patient
industry is both the surest and the SAT-
est way. Greedincss and haste are two
devils that destroy thousands every
year. Lastly, do not forget your IA
theirs and your mothers God. Read
often the Proverbs, the precepss ana
duties enjoined in the New Testament
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Tho Heavenly Kodiak.

II. c. French, NJ. D., San Francisco:
ct in them and thou in me-" The true
Christian must be a veritable incarna-
ton of Jesus, as shown in these pre-
cious words from his own lips. How aw-
full to contemplate the effect produced,
as faithful heavenly messengers turn
Gods kodak upon what we call our
"worshiping assemblies" Only faces Of
those who have truly made the divine
interchange, will stand out with bright
illumination in the scene, while the
shams and frauds. and self-deceived
must appear as dark, dead. blots in the
solemn picture. Does your life respond
to these heavenly flashes?
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

overheard the would-be train wreckers
plotting their destructive scheme and
telegraphed the warning which saved
the train, is only p years old. At the
request of a Chicago paper Mrs. Reich
ard tells how the incident happened
in the following words:
1t isn't much of story, but this Is
how 1t all took place. Friday evening.
March IS, 1 sat up later than usual
writing, having cut the telegraph in
strument out of the Office, as the noise
disturbed me- l had been in the habit
of leaving the instrument "cut into" the
office for company during the night, as
l staid in the depot alone with my babe,
years old. l think that my having cut
the instrument out was what caused
the men to talk as they did, for had
they heard the instrument they would
have gone away.
About 10 o'clock began to prepare to
retire, and while l was disrobing I
heard footsteps coming from the direc-
ton of the water-tank. 1 thought it
was the section men returning from the
store. about one-half mile away, but
as they stopped just outside my bed
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Why he a Chrlstinno

Man should be n Christian in order 10
show that he has common honesty. The
man who rejects Christ is a robber. no
matter what kind Of coat he wears
or how many ounces of brain he CARRIES
To deprive the Lord Jesus Christ OF his
blood-bought property, is not more hon
est than those acts which have placed
so many poor wrctches behind the bars
If such rascality were amenable to
earthly law our ja!ls and penitentiaries
would be full. We talk about our free
country, and boast of our liberty, but
when did we Lecome so free that we are
at liberty to spend fifty-two weeks Of
every year in robbing God? We profess
to believe the Bible and yet seem to for
get that we must all appear at the
judgment seat Of Christ. The scripture
tells us in plain type, "Ye are not your
own, ye are bought with a price. there
fore glori;y God in your body. and
your spirit, which are Gods" And yet
we go on using Gods property for our
own qualification, as though our sin
would never find US out. A non-Chris-
tian is n thief who has stolen his soul
and body from the worlds Redeemer,
and is palming off on his fellows as an
honest man. The offense is worthy of
the strongest condemnation, inasmuch
as he has robbed one who has the best
interest OF the culprit at heart. and
who was doing His utmost TO make him
a millionaire. A non-Christian robs him
SELF as well as steals from God. His
conduct is suicidal TO his best interests,
both for time and eternity. Success
apart from Christ cannot be discovered
by the largest lens yet constructed.
Shut out the Nazarene from the life.
and we are irrecoverably handicapped.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Forgiveness.

o God! my sins are manifold,
Against my life they cry;
And all my guilty deeds foregone,
Up to thy temple fly.
Wilt thou release my trembling soul,
That TO despair is driven?
Forgiven blessed voice replied,
"And thou shalt be forgiven"
My foemen, Lord, are fierce, and fell;
They spurn me in their pride:
They render evil for my good;
Ny patience they deride;
Arise! My King and be the proud
In righteous ruin driven!
"Forgive!" the awful answer came
CAS- thou wouldst be forgiven
Seven times, o Lord, I've pardoncd
them;
Seven times they've sinned again;
They practice still to work me woe.
And triumph in my pain;
But let them dread my vengeance now,
TO just resentment driven!
"Forgive! the voice in thunder spalSe,
cor never be forgiven
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Temptation.

Lord, / read when our savior was eN-
amined in the high priests nan tnat
Peter stood without. TIL John Npelns
spokesman to the maid that kept the
door procured him admission IN. John
,,aant 10 let him i'm out Of the cold
and not TO let him into temptation;
hut his courtesy in intention proved q
mischief i'm event, and the occasion OF,
his DENYING his Master o, let never my
blindness concur in the remotest degree
TO the damage OF my friend X. May
the chain which sent him for an orrs-
ment never prove his letters. But IL
should be unhappy herein, am sure
thou wilt not punish my good will. but
pity my ill-success.-T. Fuller.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

room door / knew 1t was not they. l
was in bed by this time, but when they
stopped thought had better see what
they meant by stopping there, so crept
quietly to the door and just as reached
it l heard Voice No. ] say:
do you think it will work."
"Sure. No train can get over a pile
of tics we put on the track"
Voice No. 2-Shall we put 'em on the
bridge or east of the bridge?
No. 2-East of the bridge, for we don't
want the express car to so into the
river.
No. well, we will go into the depot
and stay until the freights are gone
then fix the ties.
Just as soon as heard the last re-
rark knew If 1 did not tell the train
dispatcher at once would have nc
chance. So, without waiting TO dress
1 hur1iedly took my revolver, 80 CALI
bre, AID went into the office. "cut in,
and began to call the dispatcher at Du-
lutb and started to tell him there were
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Appearances often Deceive.

Two wealthy Canadian bachelors were
making a tour of England. Spending
Sabbath in Windsor they determined
to attend divine service in an aristo-
cratic church. Instead Of dress" suits
they arrayed themselves in clothing
which they imagined gave them dis
tinguished appearance.
Arrived at the church. polite usher
conducted them to the front. where he
opened for them the door of an elegant
pew. Our travellers were pleased, feel
ing that their appearance had made an
impression. They gave well-bred atten-
ton to the service and prepared them
selves to hake liberal donation, when
what was their surprise TO find the col
lection plate was not passed to them
Looking around for an explanation they
found 1t in this inscription on their pew
"This seat reserved for the poor. Mrs
w. G.. MacLachlan. Richmond. Mich.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Decorative Art I'm Boston.

The new public library building of
Boston, upon which a very generous
outlay has been made, illustrates the
possibility Of a general revival in these
matters of American civic art and
architecture. Not only is the building
itself most worthily and intelligently
designed to meet the objects i'm view
but its architecture wins approval from
art critics, while It is also setting a
good example for our civic administra-
tors by employing tee best American
talent to decorate its interior with ar
tistic mural designs. The city OF Paris
has lent great encouragement to q
NOZZLE form of art by engaging great
French artists to paint decorative de-
signs for the interior walls and ceilings
of number of public buildings, even
including the public schools. Boston has
now entereup upon a policy in this re-
garl which II may well continue to
pursue.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
from the "Rnm,s Horn"

The religion that sheds no blood may
have good deal Of zeal, but 1t has no
Christ.
When some men are baptized they
first put their pocketbooks where they
won't get wet.
There is no promise in the Bible for
the man who is not willing to trust in
God and do right.
1t will cost us something to walk with
Christ. If we would keep close enough
to behold his face.
God has no use for the religion that
loves to have men admire it and tell it
that it looks nice.
Let your light shine" God expects
that the man who loves him will find a
way TO show 1t.
Undertake to prove that there is no
NeH and only those who are on their
way there will applaud you.
The man who expects to outrun a lie
will have to travel on something faster
than the limited express.
Every good deed that is done simply
and only to honor God, will have some
thing to do with making us more like
Christ.
Doh COuCluue lndI you nave Sald
goodby TO the devil because you have
Joined the church. You may find him
there on a front seat.
The preacher is on dangerous ground
who is beginning to be more concerned
about what men will say than about
what God will think.
The heart that worships don't put
God off with pinch. and then walk
home from church with a self-confident
stride, feeling that it has done enough.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Christ Taught Peace.

find that people are asking whether
something cannot be done to put an end
TO the appalling bloodshed going on in
the east. Is ii right that one nation
better prepared for killing than an
other nation should be allowed to ami
hilate its rival In this cold-blooded way?
1 fear that nothing can be done by any
one nation to stop the purposeless blood
shedding. Eastern nations did not in
terfere in the American civil war or in
those great wars that desolated Europe,
and yet these wars, and especially the
last great war between Germany and
France, have been more bloody and de-
structive than the war now waged by
Japan against China. Japan is only
initiating European examples and using
European weapons of warfare.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

General Booth has repaid some of the
hospitality shown him in the United
states by paying US several handsome
compliments since he returned to Eng
land. One statement of his that must
have sounded odd in the land of the
established church was that Americans
are a more religious people than the
British, and that there is more church.
going here than in England. What sur
prised General Booth more than any
thing else during his American tour
was the audience of twenty-five thou
sand that greeted him at one of his
meetings.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
PharIsceisn.

f. Richardson, Savage, Nd: He
spake this parable unto certain which
trusted in themselves" Pharisees go TO
church on dress parade. They snow
their best clothes, and the pretuest SIDE
of their religion. But In the nome the
store, the shop, in politics and business
they show the worst side. the world es-
timates them by their daily life, their
conduct among men, their deeds and
tempers. Phariseeism is doing more
harm to the cause of Christ than Inger-
coll. They see he has nothing to COM
fort. or sustain the soul. But when they
turn to the religion of Christ and find
in his representatives heartlessness and
nride. they go away Disguised.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
THE ORIGINAL "TRILBY."
Du Maurier Gets His Idea from Nine.
Ann RIViere Bishop.

Speculation as to the original from
which Du Maurier drew his Trilby
O'Ferrall and Svengali have been rife
since the publication of the most popu-
lar book that has appeared for many
years All sorts Of exemplars have
been quoted, but none of them bore a
sufficient resemblance to the heroine
of the novel to be worth consideration.
The musical history Of the time in
which Trilby's extraordinary history
is dated has been ransacked for the
name Of singers whose careers. in any
way. touched upon the meteoric flight
of that extraordinary girl through the
upper regions of the musical world.
Trilby was indeed a shooting star, COM
ing, no one knew whence, shining with
rare effulgence for short time and
suddenly losing her brilliance and fad
ing into nothing. She came from moth
ing and to nothing she returned
The lives OF the other great prima
dome Of the period offer no parallel To
this extraordinary story says the Chi
cago Weekly. The greatest singer OF
that day, Giulla Grisi, began life as a
chorus girl, showed remarkable talent
and All exceptionally beautiful voice
studied hard under good masters, was
gradually promoted on her merits, was
for many years the reigning prima
donna of Europe, declined in popular
ity with the advance of age and died
in retirement peacefully and quietly
Trilby, on the contrary, leaped tc
celebrity at a bound. blazed forth as a
star Of the first magnitude and was
suddenly eXtinguished when the mag
netic force that controlled her orbit
failed to act. So 1t was with the other
great vocalists. Their lives have been
written, even TO the minutest detail
Their history is the common property
of the world; there is no mystery about
it. One singer, however, whose fame
was world wide, but who now is wei
nigh forgotten, offers in her career q
striking resemblance 70 that of Trilby
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

and go tramping about for bare ex-
istence. Is it a clever thing TO reject
salvation and accept squatter's claim
from the devil? Is 1t in good taste to re-
fuse those things which are pure, love-
ly and Of good report, and TO accept
an eternity with the fearful, unbeliev-
ing and abominable characters which
infest the land Of the ungodly beyond?
The Lord Jesus once called a rich,
respectable and we'll thought of farmer
a fool for not treating himself better
than that. Galloway.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

some men going to wreck No. IS. But
as soon as the plotters heard the instru-
ment they rushed to the office door, and
grasped the doorknob, trying to get in.
1 instantly picked up my revolver and
fired four shots through the door, and
had the satisfaction of hearing them
run away.
1 was so badly frightened II was some
time before could tell the dispatcher.
Az soon as 1 made him understand he
told me to go for the section men, which
1 did. We have not seen nor heard any
thing more of them.
My nerves are badly shaken from the
fright, but nothing more serious re-
suited from the plot. The division
superintendent sent out the section-men
to patrol the track until after No. Is
had passed.
MATTE 85TIcHARD.
Atkinson, MINI.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19
Faith Is the Evidence of Things Not Seen

There are people who. by looking
through the glass Of faith, get views
of the Delectable mountains that those
who live on lower ground know nothing
about. They think that God is at the
helm, and don't believe there is going
TO be an earthquake whenever they feel
the ground trembling under them. They
count upon it that all things are work.
ing together for good TO them that love
God, whether they look that way or
not. They don't carry skeletons OF
trouble and worry and fret around with
them. TO brighten joy and gladness cut
of every house they enter, but give all
their burdens and cares to him who
said, Come unto me. and / will give
you rest" They are no. distressed
about having 10 go to the poorhouse
whenever the meal in the barrel begins
to get low, because they have found IL
written I'm the word that never fails.
Trust in the Lord and do good: SO
shalt thou dwell in the land. and verify
thou shalt be fed They know that
this is good for house rent and board
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

Ex-Mayor Hugh Grant of New York
takes exceptions to the newspaper re-
ports that couple his name with those
OF different ladies in a matrimonial al
lance. He says that 1t is not legiti-
mate newspaper enterprise, and he is
right. The newspapers have no right
to couple the name Of any young lady
with that of Mr.. Grant or any other
man as engaged to be married without
the permission of both the people most
concerned. 1t is not news, but idle and
perhaps malicious gossip.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

anywhere in the world. so long as they
comply with the conditions. and that
the next verse will give them the furni-
ture, and put coal I'm the cellar for win
ter: Delight thyself also In the Lord,
and he shall give thee the desires Of
thine heart" Job was wearing long
range glasses Of this kind when he said:
Though he Stay me, yet will trust in
him."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

II the enthusiastic celebrations Of
Bisnarcks birthday count for anything
as signs of popular feeling some OF the
reichstag members who voted TO snub
the ex-chancellor will presently be look
ing for employment in other fields.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

Before the law visits it's rigors upon
the foreigners who violate the natural
ization laws in ignorance, why not get
after the ineffable rascals who try to
get those foreigners falsely naturalized
for partisan purposes?
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

Consul Tingle. at Brunswick. Ger
many, suggests TO Americans that they
might do we'll to export meat TO Ger
many, as it is very generally used in
many Of the smaller cities and towns,
and commands good prices. But the ad-
vice will not be followed. Horses are
cheaper than cattle, but Americans
have too much respect for the horse to
ever regard him as food product. The
horse stands next to man in this coun-
try.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

The reason the train robbers in the
Kentucky mountains were subjected to
the unusual experience Of being killed
or dispersed was that they had let the
officers of the railway company know
in advance of the intended attack.
Train robbers are not usually so con-
siderate.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

Under the direction Of it's new pub
Usher, Col. Charles f. Hasbrook. the
Boston Traveller gives constant signs of
progress and Improvement. We knew
that Col. Hasbrook would infuse new
life into the staunch old journal, and
the change for the better began just as
an "l'' was dropped out of the veneer
able Travellers name. No traveller can
keep up with the procession when ham
pered with more labials than Noah Web
ster (of blessed memoryD allows.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

Oscar Wilde is said to be growing fat
and untidy as the years roll by. His
large physique is unimpressive, If not
ungainly, and he pays no attention to
the niceties of attire. The allegation
is even made that his trousers do not
fit him and bag at the knees, while his
beringed fingers and his use of femin-
ine-like, lace-bordered handkerchiefs
suggest affectatiOn.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

In making war on window and hill
board tickets the theatrical managers
should go further and abolish litho-
graphs and the huge and glaring post
ers. The newspaper advertisement is
the only reliable one.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

The offer in New York of a prize for
an epic poem has brought out over a
thousand lengthy contributions. IL a
single memorable line can be found in
the whole Of them the competition is a
good thing, but the chances are 100 to /
against 1T.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

If we cannot see ourselves as others
see us, the photograph gives us a
chance to hear ourselves as others hear
US. Bishop Brooks said once he had
one IN his study for some weeks and 1t
was lots of fun" He had learned
wings about himself which no one had
ever taught him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

Some Of the figures given by Paris
shops are imposing. The Bon Marche
gives employment to 1880 working
people. One thousand one hundred of
these are occupied outside the house in
the making up of ladies' attire.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

Prince Bismarcks tribute to the first
and third German emperors distinctly
emphasized his silence as to the second.
And yet. in intellect and character,
"Unser Fritz" was easily the greatest
of them all.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-04-19

The Delaware legislature also has a
bill for the taxation of bachelors. 1t
would serve that state better to tax all
who engage in long senatorial contests.