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The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
GOT THE BACKACHE?
If You Have, Here's the Way to RID
Yourself Of the WEAKNESS and
Pain Attending 1t.

Some people suffer with headaches,
many people are worn out and weary all
the time, many more people have lame
back and backache. Few people under
stand the real cause of their aches, and
fewer yet know how easily they can FIND
4 cure Just word of explanation before
We prove that what we say is true. TAe
back is the key note of the kidneys 1t.
aches; that's q sign that the kidneys are
not working properly; it is lame; another
sign, the kidneys are out of order. The kid
neys, you know, are the filters of the blood,
but filters sometimes get clogged up.
This means in their case that the blood
courses through the entire system impreg-
mated with poisonous uric acid, bringing
on many disorder which, if neglected.
means disease perhaps incurable. And
now about the cure Don't take our word
for it, read what Others say
Mr.. David G. Oaks is proprietor OF the
well known hardware and paint shop at
900 East Main Street. Kalamazoo. Mr..
Oaks has suffered great deal from kidney
ailments; he described his condition and
cure as follows: II had bad, lame back.
which suppose was caused by my kid
neys was confined to my bed during bad
attacks. l might say, from timo to time,
have been in that condition for years
The urinary organism was affected, urine
being scanty, highly colored, and difficult
In passage. l was in n bad shape when
l got box of Doan's Kidney Pills, about
which / had heard. i have used now
two boxes of them, and the pills have
removed all the pain and trouble. There
was marked improvement right from
the first, and it has continued right
along. Doan's Kidney Pills are tho right
thing in the right place"
For sale by all dealers price, 80 cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
N. Y, sole agents for the U. s. Remember
the name, D0dn's, and take no other.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
Queens Plumber.

In his new history of the British
navy M. Oppenheim declares that the
plumber during Queen Elizabeth's
reign was not so great as is supposed
He says: $50 far as pecunlary re-
ceipts were concerned. there were only
two really great captures during the
queens reign. Her share of the st.
Philip, taken by Drake, in 1887. was
e46,572; brakes own, 91S,235; the
lord admirals R4.33S, and private adj
venturers', e44,7S7. A still richer
haul was made in the Madre de Dios,
taken in 1892, which, by the account
of her purser, carried $500 quintals OF
pepper, 900 of cloves. 700 of CHINA
mon, 500 OF cochineal and $50 of other
merchandise. besides amber, musk
and precious stones to the value Of
4O0, 900 crusados, and some especially
fine diamonds. New York Tribune.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
a way They Have In the Navy"


The commissioners OF the admiralty
were making their annual inspection,
says Punch. The weather was fine,
so their yachting expedition had been
exceptionally pleasant. They had seen
the ships and the guns. At that point
they had stopped short.
And now you say that the whole OF
the machinery is worked from the CEN
trail tower:" queried the first lord.
Yes" was the reply. THE vessel
is steered, the guns are worked and
the fires are stocked all by electricity"
"An ingenious contrivance," remark
ed the second sea lord.
Very" consented the superintend-
ent. And, as recruits are scarce,
convenient"
well, with the inspection of this
last first-rate battleship our inspection
everything?"
The colleagues of the speaker whis-
pered suggestion.
ITO be sure-I had forgotten it. We
have seen the ships and the guns. But
we have not inspected the men, So
perhaps we might overhaul the crew
Of the present vessel. Mr. Admiral,
will you kindly beat to quarters?"
Thus invited. the officer whistled
and the summons was answered by A
head appearing out of the central
tower
"And who may you be?" asked tn 2
first lord.
please. your honor" came the re-
ply. 81 am the crew."
"The crew! What crew."
"The crew of this here vessel; and
can tell you. lords and gentlemen,
that it's precious lonely working a big
ship like this without messmatep'
And the lords of the admiralty
having nothing better to do-made j
note Of the objection.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
HER SUCCESSFUL SCHEME.
How Ingenious Aunt Saved Her
Nephew from Drunkenness.


Nephew from Drunkenness.
1t was a striking couple that entered
carriage last Wednesday in front of
the Hotel Savoy. Both were tall, of
fine figure and easy grace, says the
New York Herald. The man looked
on the sunny side of so; the woman,
some years younger, was of the Juno
type. Their eyes and compilations had
a dash of the Spanish, while their talk
and manners were French.
Curious history that man has had"
remarked a hotel lounger. HE comes
of a rich creole family in the Point
chartrain district of Louisiana. They
were immensely wealthy before the
war and managed to hold on to most
of their estates. His wife, also a ere
ole. was educated with the most eX-
pensive polish abroad. Though mar
ried now for many years, they're lovers
yet. He was wild young blade,
drinking, dueling and gambling. His
family tried all means to curb him,
but he broke every bit.
"One night he was taken home par
alyzed with champagne. His old
maiden aunt had an inspiration. She
hurried off a trusted negro to New
Orleans for a burial casket-silver
handles. satin lining. Flowers were
picked from the garden and she ar
ranged candles and crucfix. When
the casket arrived the paraIyzed youth
was placed carefully in it, while the
dear old schemer stayed up with 1.-THE
remains" 1t was some time before
he recovered enough consciousness to
grasp the funeral outfit, but the old
lady's artifice did the business. 1t was
the eye-opener he needed. That was
his last debauch."
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
Grant as a Boy.

Some of the good people of George &.
town. Ripley and Batavia, however, go
far in their attempt to show how very
ordinary Ulysses Grant was, says
Hamlin Garland in McClure's. A boy
OF 10 who could drive a team 600 M, %
across country and arrive safely; who
could load wagon with heavy logs
by his mechanical ingenuity; who in
sisted en- solving all mathematical
problems himself; who never whisper
ed or lied or swore or quarreled; who
could train a horse to pace or trot at
win; who stood squarely upon his own
knowledge of things without resorting
TO trick OF mere verbal memory-such
n boy. at this distance, does not appear
ordinary" stupid, dull or common
place. That he was not snowy or
easily valued was true. His unusual
ness was in the balance Of his char
acter. in his poise in his native judy
mem and In his knowledge OF things at
firFt hand.
Even at 16 years of age he had a
superstition that to retreat was fatal.
When he set hand to any plan or start
ed upon any journey he felt the neces-
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

er. The fire was burning brightly, and
peace was in our hearts. The only
heaven the earth contains was shining
upon us and within us. though we
saw no glimpse OF the sky. We were
at Home. ard IL was Home OF Love.
Mother" said Pearl, what is the
first letter in the alphabet"
20, my darling, of course"
"And the neXt?"
IN" -;
"And the two next?" .
&C and E."
"Once upon a time" said Pearl, clap
ping her hands. Nov, mother, l am
going To read you and father a very,
very pretty story"
"Do, dear child. What Is it?"
Pearl produced the torn textbook
Of her island school.
ut is called" she said, with the
most delicious little laugh in the
world, Cinderella; or, The Glass Slip
per-"
She read the story from beginning
to end, and we listened in delight.
Mother" then said our child, "if
three pumpkins were to suddenly pop
on TO the table"
mind, my darling! They might!
Strange things happen"
well, If they did, and you had q
fairy wand. and wanted to make a
present to everybody-everybody moth
er!-this Christmas, what would you
change them into?"
My wife nestled closer to me.
well, mother, what should the first
pumpkin be?"
Faith, my darling"
And the second?"
Love"
And the third?"
Charity"
A blessed Trinity, indeed!
THE END.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
Life of a South African Lady.

In South Africa the women some
times need a set of accomplishments
differing from those of New York. The
feminine graces might be at a disad-
vantage when not backed up by more
than the usual feminine force. At
least that is what the experience of
Mrs Johann Colenbrander, who Is now
being feted in England as a heroine
of Buluwayo, would seem to indicate.
II cannot remember the time" said
Mrs. Colenbrander, to an English in
terviewer, when / was without a
horse and gum" Her familiarity with
these masculine belongings has more
than once stood her in good stead. For
amusement this sturdy lady has en-
joyed such things as a months lion
hunting with her husband and King
Lobengula, a three months visit at
Cecil Rhodes place, in the Matoppos
hills, where conferences with savage
chieftains and inspections of the Hill
camp were the entertainments. She is
said to understand the language, Gus
toms and prejudices of the natives bet
ter than any other living woman, in
addition to which she is handsome, and
an adept in the art of dress.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

sity of going to the turn of the lane
or to the end of the furrow. He was
resolute and unafraid always; boy to
be trusted aud counted upon-sturdy,
capable of hard knocks. What he was
in speech he was in grain. II he said,
"I can do that" he not merely meant
that ne would try to do it. but also
that ne had thought his way to the
successful end of the undertaking. He
was, In fact. an unusually determined
and resourceful boy.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
Conclusive.

Many are the stories told of old
Father Neale of Virginia, the Baptist
preacher. He was by trade a carpen-
ter, and before he forsook that bust
ness to become a minister, was head
carpenter to General Washington.
Father Neale's only book was the
Bible, and when he found a young
preacher using a concordance to help
him find the texts, he said:
You had better let that alone; II
will do you more harm than good; Il
will make you lazy"
But how can / do without it?"
asked the young preacher.
why, do as / do" replied Father
Neale; study the Bible till you know
it by heart"
Once he heard a minister say that
the people could not have been i'm
mersed in the Jordan, because that
river was SO small that a man could
almost dam It up with his foot. That
was too much for Father Neale.
II don't pretend to have any great
learning" said he, with a twinkle in
his eyes. "but If don't read books OF
travel, there's one book do read, and
that's the Bible. Now our brother
here says the Jordan is so small that
you may stop ii with your foot. His
books may tell him so. but my book
tells me that David, when he was fy-
ing from Absalom, and wanted 10
cross that same river Jordan, had to
hire boat to carry him overt"
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
Great Mans Compliments.

While it is we'll known that Daniel
Webster, in speaking of General Tay-
lor's candidacy for the Office of presi-
dent, pronounced it "a nomination
not fit to be made" he never failed to
do justice to the generals military
abilities and eminent service in the
field. One one occasion he paid the
old soldier a delicate and well-de-
served compliment. General Taylor
was complaining of the crowds Of
people who daily besieged him soon
after his accession to the presidency.
They interfere" he said, with
my official engagements, and violate
my domestic retirement, but still | do
not wish to turn my back upon my
friends"
You never did upon your enemies.
general" Mr.. Webster instantly re-
piled.
a compliment of another sort, and
much more surprising, considering it's
source, was one given by Mr. Webster,
though the object of it was not pres
ent to hear. Some one was speaking
of the remarkably beautiful eyes of a
handsome woman, and one young en-
thusiast said. They remind me, with
their long, dark eyelashes, of artillery
in ambuscade."
They should rather be compared
to heat lightning" said another.
Not so" put in Mr.. Webster, with
a perfectly grave face, "for you must
certainly be aware, my dear sir, that
heat lightning never strikes!"
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
Everybody Says

That the Wines and Brandy of the Speer
N. j. Wine Co., Passaic, N. j., are heading All
others in public favor. Their Brandies arc
unexcelled tor delicacy OF favor, and arc
pronounced by the most capable judges TO be
the very best in the market, while their fine
Old Port and Unfermented Grape Juice are
superior to all others for the sick room and
Communion Table. For pure grape Brandy
their Old Climax, vintage 1875, Is admitted
the best to be had Vineyard and cellars at
Passaic, N. j.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
A Stag Hunt In Siberia.

The English traveller Atkinson de-
scribes the following scene which took
place in Siberia 1.-TWO hunters were
chasing stag and followed him from
valley to valley until they arrived at
a rocky portion Of the country. I'm
daunted, they kept on, and toward
evening had driven him to a pass. with
a preclpice upon one side and a defile
upon the other. Here, while in hot
pursuit, they saw the animal hesitate.
as though afraid to advance. Suppos-
ing that some wild animal barred his
passage, they kept on, when sudden
ly two bears leaped out of the bushes.
and joined in the chase OF the stag.
The poor animal, turning short to one
side leaped, the precipice, making a
bound of thirty-three feet, and landing
upon the summit of rock detached
from the PRINCIPAL mass. One of the
bears attempted to follow him, over
calculating his strength, fell into the
abyss, while the other stopped upon
the edge OF the precipice, growing
with rage. Our Cossacks sent him to
rejoin his comrade in the heaven o.
bears, by shooting him."
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
His Heaviest Ago.

"At what age does man really boz
gin to feel the weight of years?"
Usually on his 21st birthday; and 10
takes the sensation at least four or five
years To wear off"-Cincinnati En-
Quirer
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

When 1 left home after our marriage,
she had gone into the country to her
mother, who kept her there for
months. She did not write, knowing
that my mother could not road. When
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
Endorsements of speer's Wine by the
Faculty of N. Y.

The Committee of Physicians requested to
examine into the merits of the wines of Al
fred Speer, report these wines strictly pare.
acceptable In favor, palatable and rich
Oody DIR. Cyrus Edison, of New York Board
of Health, says there is no better wine In the
world.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

The unmeant mischief of fools is all per
vading and irremediable.
nIodesty is not ordinarily the handmaiden
of genius.
Second nature is sometimes stronger Than
the hrst.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
CHAPTER XVIII.

w whose hearts
are more tender,
whose wisdom is
greater than mine,
will have OWNED
much which. until
this night, was hid
den from me-
Briefly let me set
down the substance
of my wife's sad
words.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
HI, nit. cnre nausea, Indigestion,
ltOOd > ihio biliousness. 25 cents
Severe

He-Not until women do the fight
ing should they be permitted to de- tho
voting. She-Why not let the women
do the voting and let the men give all
their time to the fighting? It's all
they're good for.-Boston Transcript.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE
VETERANS.

a Way They Have In the British
Navy"-How the Sailors Have Fun
with the Lords of the Admiralty
War Sketches.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
A Voice from the Grave.

w " captives bore
his tolls.
Then fear took hold
of him, and he cried:
II have gathered enough; now. war
should cease!'
And he sent out messengers far and
wide,
TO the strong ones only. to ask for
peace.
1--WE are Christian brethren!" thus he
spake;
Let us seal contract. never to
fight!
Except against rebels. who dare to
break
The bonds we have made by the vic
tors right"
And the strong ones listen; and some
applaud
The kindly offer and righteous word;
With never dream of deceit or fraud
They would spike the cannon and
break the sword.
But others, their elders. listen and
smile
They watch for the peacemaker's
change of way;
While his war-forges roar by night and
by day.
Even now, while his godly messengers
speak,
His guns are afame on his enemies
weak.
He has stolen the blade from the hand
of his foe,
And he strikes the unarmed a merci-
less blow.
To the ends Of the earth his oppression
runs;
The rebels are blown from the mouths
OF his guns.
His war tax devours his subjects food;
He taxes their evil and taxes their
good
He taxes their salt till he rots their
blood.
lie leaps on the friendless as on a
prey,
And sinks. tail down. from the strong
one away,
The pharisee's cant goes up for peace /;
But the cries OF his victims never
cease.
The stifled voices of brave men rise
From a thousand cells; while his ras-
cal spies
Are spending their blood money fast
and free.
And this is the Christian to oversee
a world Of evil! a saint to preach!
a holy well-doer come to teach!
y prophet &c tell us war should cease!
a pious example of Christian peace!
John Boyle O'Reilly.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

The annual taxes of the world ag--
gregate the enormous sum OF "a, $780,
100000.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

Though ambuscades have passed away
Along with things of bygone date,
II Is a fact that cen today
The fisherman doth lie In weight
There are some parents to whom their
children never arrive at an age OF respon-
Sibility
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

Contentment is the triumph of MIND over
matter.
There is nothing in some pedigrees except
length.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11
No-To-Bac for Firty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. AlldruggistS
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

Success treads on the heel OF all fright effort
Politeness costs little and yields much.
The Yale expositor., 1897-06-11

Tomorrow Is Christmas day, and 1
am alone, writing the concluding
words. Tom Wren is coming to spend
Christmas with us.
Last night my wife and child and
were sitting together in our little par
lor. Holly ard nhstletoe were already
on the walls, garlanding two pictures
which have had drawn. one OF my old
mother, the other Of Beecroft, Marin
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

RofUlA in its worst form
I1elds to the blood cleansing power
pod's Sarsaparilla. Thousands of
have been perfectly CURED.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
THE. BLACK pi,its@-'o ARMY.
The Largest ;:aslis.. ..rot Ever Assem-.
hlcsl Tools the Solsi;ers To Erance

The Largest ;:asiis!: .:rct ,-ycr Assem-.
bled Tool, the Soldiers to France.
Mr.. w. o. stotllard's serial, "With
the Black Prince gives in st. Nicl,o.
las an account of the splendid army
that accompanied the prince to the hat
tie of Crecy. Mr.. Stcd,!ard says:
1t was the largest English feet yet
assembled, and the army going OH
board was also the best with which any
English king had.eve put to sea. 1t
consisted of picked men only. OF these,
1000 were men-at-arms, 6,OOO were
Irish, $4,000 We're Welsh, but the most
carefully trained and disciplined part
of the force consisted of 10000 how
men. During a whole year had Edward
and his son and his generals toiled to
select and prepare the men and the weap-
ons with which they were to meet the
highly famed chivalry of the continent.
An army selected from nation of per-
haps 1000, 600 of people was to contend
With an army collected from France
with her 100000 and from such al
lies of hers as Germany and Bohemia,
re-enforced hy large numbers of paid
nercenaries. Among these latter were
the crossbowmen OF Genoa sold to Phil
ip by the masters of that Italian oil
garchy.
Edwards adventure had seeming
Of great rashness, for already it was re-
ported that the French king had mus
tered 100, 900 men. Full many gal
liant cavalier i'll armor of proof may
we'll have wondered to hear, moreover
that Edward Ill, accounted the fore
most general of his time, proposed to
meet superior numbers of the best
lances of Europe with lightly armored
men OH foot. They knew not yet of the
new era that was dawiing upon the
science of war. Edward and his bow
men We're to teach the world more than
one new lesson before that memorable
campaign was over. Before this he
had shown what deeds might be wrought
upon the sea by ships prepared and
manned and led by himself He had so
crippled the naval power of his ene-
mics that there was now no hostile fleet
strong enough to prevent his present
undertaking, although Philip had man.
aged to send out some scores of cruisers
to do whatever harm they could.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
CASCADE ITEMS.
permits.

John Quigg has been doing "a regular
land office business. Owing to the
good roads people want to do some
thing and so horseshoing is i'm order.
Fred Norenberg assisted by August
Roose is building good substantial
house and ont houses on his home
stead four and one-half miles south
from here on Cheyenne river. Fred
will soon be Il full tledged granger.
The contract for delivering wood for
the school house was awarded to An
drew Wikstrom who was, at :;l.65 for
two foot wood per rick. the lowest
bidder.
People hereabouts are becoming
more interested in planting fruit
trees, and several parties have already
ordered trees for spring planting. Ii
has been long known that we can raise
the finest apples. and now grapes have
shown up just as fine. 1t will be only
Il matter of time when this county will,
be the fruit garden of the Black Hills.
TOURIST
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
FRIGHTENED AWAY.
The First Man He Met In the Alasl
Goltlfields Scared Him OF.

The First Man He Met In the Alaska
Goldfielt.s Scared Him OF.
"No," said u man who was sitting
on n box i'll front of IL grocery store, 81
can't say as I know very much about
Alaska''
His companions looked at him i'll as
torishment. 1t was the first time he had
ever admitted not knowing much about
anything.
II reckon, then, that you're not
thinking about going to dig for gold, >"
said one bystander.
"No.'
"Mebbe, though, as the stories Of
sudden wealth keep pouring i'll you'll
change your mind" said another
''It won't be possible. I've been
there. %
"And came back without getting
rich:''
eyes. 1 didn't much more than cross
the boundary line before l turned
around and struck for home.'
"Scared?"
'That's the answer
"What of-polar bears?''
"No"
Supplies give out!''
No, l had plenty of food. What
changed my plan was seeing man dig
ging Il hole. 1 had these ideas about gold
being found anywhere aud everywhere,
and 1 went up thinking to get some
points about mining. asked him in
all otfhand way whether he had struck
any pay dirt yet, and he turned around
and glared ut me and said, Young fell
lei, what do you think am digging
this for?' l told him l thought he was
digging for gold. He glared at me
again and said: Gold nothing I'm do
ing this for fun. I've been living here
for four years, and there's one thing
that my curiosity has never been salts
fled about. I'm going to dig this hole
good and deep SO as to allow plenty of
room, and then find out just how far
down this climate will make the mer-
curry so. '"-Washington Star.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24
His Answer.
Tell me, am 1 not fair:'

"Tell me, am not fair:''
The speaker leans back in her scat
and smiles coquettishly.
In truth the question seems superflu-
Gus.
AS size sits there with the afternoon
sun trausfusing her glorious tresses into
q stream of liquid gold, her eyes as blue
as the heavens fathcmless as the sea
and dancing with excitement; her lips
Of coral wreathed with roguish smile,
she is indeed transcendentally beautiful.
But the man seems blind to her love-
illness. He regards her with frowning
brow and eyes that smolder with anger.
Timidly she repeats her question.
cam not fair:''
Her companions face grows black as
thunder.
"Fair" he cries bitterly. "Fair,
when you open jack pot with a ten''-
Rage chokes his utterance and with
passionate gesture he dashes the cards
to the floor.-San Francisco Examiner.