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The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
Seeing the Point.

The following story is told of a Phil
adelphia millionaire who has been dead
some years. A young man came to
him one day and asked pecuniary aid
to start him in business. do Won
drink" asked the millionaire. "Once
in while" stop it! Stop it for
a year, and then come and see me-"
The young man broke off the habit at
once, and at the end of the year came
to see the millionaire again. do you
smoker" asked the successful man.
Now and then" stop it! Stop it
for year, and then come and see me
again" The young man went home
and broke away from this habit. 1t
took him some time, but finally he
worried through year, and presented
himself again. "Do you chew?" asked
the philanthropist Yes | do" was
the desperate reply. stop it! Stop
1t for a year; then come and see me
again." The young man stopped chew
ing, but he never went back again.
When asked by his anxious friends
why he never called upon the million
aire again. he replied that he knew
exactly what the man was driving at
He'd told me that now that have
stopped drinking and smoking and
chewing that l must have saved
enough to start myself in business.
And / have"
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

on in financial scampdom. Society Is
SO bound together that all the misfor-
tunes which good people suffer in bust
ness matters come from the misdeeds
of others. Bear up under distress.
strong in God. He will see you
through, though your misfortunes
should be centupled. Scientists tell us
that a column of air forty-five miles
in height rests on every mans head
and shoulders. But that is nothing
compared with the pressure that bust
ness life has put upon many of you.
God made up his mind long ago how
many or how few dollars It would be
best for you to have. Trust to his ap-
pointment. The door will soon open
to let you out and let you up. What
shock of delight for men who for thirty
years have been in business anxiety
when they shall suddenly awake in
everlasting holiday! On the maps OF
the Arctic regions there are two places
whose names are remarkable, given, l
Cape Farewell and Thank God
Harbor." At this last the Polaris
wintered, in 1871. and the Tigress in
1873. Some ships have passed the
cape, yet never reached the harbor.
But from what I know of many of
you, have concluded that. though
your voyage of life may be very rough,
run into by icebergs on this side and
icebergs on that, you will in due time
reach Cape Farewell, and there bid
good by to all annoyances, and soon
after drop anchor in the calm and i'm
perturbable waters of THANK God
Harbor." There the wicked cease
from troubling. and the weary are at
rest"
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
PARADISE FOR BEARS.
Nations Wards I'm Yellowstone Park
Cannot BE Harmed.

Sahhot ne harmed,
Everybody has heard of the bears Of
Yellowstone park and how it Is one
of the sights for travellers to see bruin
feed on the refuse of the hotels, says
the New York Herald. But it is only
the camper in this sixty square miles
of guarded area-the camper despised
by landlords and the railroad corpora
tion that creates landlords-who learns
there's such divinity doth hedge the
nations wards that treason can but
keep to what it would" The nations
wards share the honors Of the park
with the famous mud geyser. but the
mud geyser is not peripatetic, and
when one has sufficiently enjoyed its
upheaval he can easily turn his at
tention to other marvels of the region,
while bruin is such n wanderer and
makes himself so very much at home
in everybody's camp, and seems to
enjoy the good things of the larder
so much better than tho refuse OF the
hotels, that the camper is often made
to realize that he himself Is decidedly
not at home, where he would make
short work of burglars, whether on
two or four legs. But woe to the man
who would protect himself from noe
turnal visitors in this geological Eden.
All humans are warned when they en-
ter that they must not fool with the
animals on pain of arrest, and their
firearms are either taken from them
or securely sealed by government Off
Gals. If the soldiers may be believed,
some Princeton boys ventured last
summer to exercise the freedom OF the
university in these sacred precincts
and actually killed z Yellowstone bear.
Whether they all fired at once, or
whether one of their number killed
the bear and his fifteen comrades re-
fused, after the manner of college boys.
to point out the culprit, the soldiers
did not say. However 1t was. the en-
tire number were locked up for sixty
days without benefit of clergy. The
law permits one to unseal his weapons
and even to kill a bear If ones life
Is actually endangered. The real diff
fculty seems to be in proving the In
tentions of the enemy. 1t hardly seems
feasible for a person to unseal his gun,
load and defend himself successfully
after he is once in the close embrace
of bruin
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
OHIO MAN IN SENATE.
STANDS IN THE FRONT RANK
OF STATES.
One Ninth OF the Total Representation
Natives of buckeye State Every Re-
publican President Except Lincoln
Born In That State.

From the New York Sun: Although
of the total membership of the United
States senate it's natives have one
ninth OF the total representation there
In, or ten OF the ninety members of
the senate Of the fifty-fifth congress, a
larger number than has any other
state. These are the Ohio men in the
senate: Foraker, Hanna, Baker, Car
ter, Allen, Kyle, Elkins, Fairbanks,
Turpie and Allison. Senator Foraker
was born in Highland county, Senator
Hanna in Columblana county, Senator
Baker of Kansas in Wood county, SEN
ator Carter of Montana in Scioto coun-
ty, Senator Allen Of Nebraska in Mad
ison county lin the town of Midway =,
Senator Kyle of South Dakota near
Henia, Senator EllIins of West. Vir-
ginia in Perry county, Senator Fair
banks Of Indiana in Union county, SEN
ator Allison Of Iowa in Perry county,
and Senator Turpie of Indiana in Ohio
generally-exact locality not given.
Senators Turpie and Allen are the
only ones Of the ten United States SEN
ators born in Ohio whose terms are
to be filled this winter by legislatures
elected in November last, and as the
former is democrat and the latter n
populist, and as the legislatures of
both states have republican major
lty, some apprehension has been ex-
nrpGCp6 nv nngnnhfgtsnaAoI
that the state Of Ohio might have lost
one title to the distinction Of having
in the senate OF the fifty-sixth congress
diminished representation. Such re-
suits, however, it is already seen. is
most improbable, for in the state OF
Indiana there is revival OF the talk
among republicans to send Benjamin
Harrison, native of Ohio, to the SEN
ate as the republican colleague OF
Senator Fairbanks, and an Ohio candi-
date has already appeared in the field
for senator in West Virginia to sue
coed Charles ]. Faulkner, whose term
expires March 4.
While from present appearances,
therefore, the Ohio men seem likely
to hold their present representation.
at least in the senate, there are sundry
indications that in the fifty-siXth
house they will increase their already
generously large representation in the
hfty-hith, in which there was one ma
tive of Ohio in the California delega-
tion, three in the Illinois delegation.
two in the Indiana delegation, two in
the Iowa delegation, one in the Ken
lucky delegation, seventeen in the
Ohio delegation, two in the West Vir-
ginia delegation. Ohio being the only
one of the western states represented
by more of its natives than there were
congressional districts.
Every president of the United States
abraham Lincoln excluded elected
by the republican party since it's or
ganization has been an Ohio man. and
any theory of American politics from
aims to preclude natives Of Ohio from
their full share in the government of
the affairs of the country is based up-
on a mistaken condition. Just how
many natives of Ohio there will be in
the next house it is impracticable to
say until some pending contests are
settled.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

The flag floating over the White
house in Washington indicates to all
who see it that the president is at
home. Whenever he is out OF that city
the flag is carefully folded away. The
same custom prevails at the capitol.
Whenever either house of congress is
in session the flag flies over the wing
of the building which that house occu-
pies. If there is an evening session a
bright light in the dome tells the story.
This is, in Washington, what might be
termed the Language of the flag"
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

Railroad men report that the move
ment of manufactures from the East
to the West is quite pronounced. Many
industries can be carried on more
cheaply than in the East and
manufacturers are alert to all
such advantages. One industry
which has emigrated from the
East to the West is the manufacture of
pearl buttons. The largest button fac
tories in the United States are at
Newark, N. j., but several have re-
Gently been established in Iowa. The
Eastern factories formerly used shells
imported from India and Australia, but
latterly these have given way to the
clam shells found in the Mississippi
river. in the Rock river, Illinois and in
the Cedar river, Ia. From these shells,
which were never before utilized, big
industry has arisen. The shells are
gathered in large quantities by wad
ers, who receive from 1 to cents a
pound for them. Some OF the speci-
mems are four inches across, and for
all practical purposes they are as good
as the imported article, save in depth
of coloring. The price paid for the
domestic she'll Is remarkably low as
compared with the cost of the i'm
ported shell, which sells in New York
for 40 or so cents a pound. Fifteen
pounds of buttons can be obtained
from 100 pounds of shells, and this
fact has led some Of the Eastern manu-
facturers to establish button-blank
factories in the West. The machinery
in these punches out the disk which
makes up the button, and the manu-
facturer escapes the payment Of
freight charges on IS per cent of dead
material.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

To remember the names Of persons
is commonly regarded as the first
necessary qualification of politicians.
Oftentimes, however, they go too far
in trying to master this art, and so fall
into amusing plumbers. Senator Vest
relates this story at the expense Of
one of his senatorial associates. In
some way, he says, the senator, who
was usually good at remembering
names, had forgotten that of a county
chairman, and so bluntly asked 1t.
why" said the young chairman, in
offended dignity, I'm Jones! I thought
you knew me-" "Of course do" re-
piled the senator, quickly, "but which
one of Mr.. Jones sons are you? /
knew your father we'll for years"
"And he had only one son." was the
unsympathetic reply.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

The "new diplomacy" has been much
in mems mouths of late as a synonym
for honest, straightforward dealing be-
tween nations. 1t means, says Mr..
Chauncey Depew, that the liar has dis
appeared. The British ambassador to
France declared, in his recent disturb
ing speech, that it had been taught the
nations by the last three United States
ministers to Great Britain. OF one Of
these, the late Thomas Bayard, the
Contemporary Review declares: HE
firmly believed that in telling the Eng
lish people what his own country
meant and what were its genius, its
duties and its hopes, he was doing the
greatest good to mankind" Happily
the circumlocution office of the ma
tions, as exemplified in Spain and
China, is going out of fashion.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
IN THE FLowERY KINGDOM.
How Could lie Know Where the
Emperor WASP


Her majesty, Isl An, empress of
China, sat in her palace in the purple
forbidden city, with her brow resting
on her thumb and her index finger
pushed up through her bang, says the
Washington Star. Rousing herself
presently from her profound absorp-
ton, she beckoned to a peanut-colored
person plastered up against the yellow
silk tapestry. Swat him." she said,
where is the EMPEROR" Dash your
ignominious slave into a million atoms,
oh, amethyst flower of the Celestial
kingdom" he responded, lying fiat on
his stomach before her, "but your
slave wotteth not" "Wot?" she
screamed. "No, most purple OF our
yellowest lilies of the Kankee Use
Kiang, do not wot where the emperor
is" "And this to me?" she cried.
Most beauteous descendant Of the
gods, your vile slave speaks but the
truth, though he lies here on his very
stomach. He wotteth not where the
emperor is" "Slave, dog, canine,
wretch, scum of the Yellow river, did
l not tell you what to do?" Truly,
most divine OF all the gentler purple
peonies of Pekin. and your slave did
II to the queens taste. so to speak,"
"Aha, then he is dead?" "As a mack
erel, oh, yellow anemone of the crystal
sea-" "Why Hest thou, knowing that
he is dead?" "How the dickens. most
marvellous OF mandarin matrons, do l
know where he is? I'm no fortune
teller" "Oho. aha" smiled her mai
esty, again relapsing to thought;
bring on another"
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

Havana dispatches announce that
appointments of Cubans to important
Offices in Havana will soon be made.
BY placing Cubans in prominent posi-
lions, 1t is thought some of the re-
sponsibility for minor positions will
be shifted to them. The insurgents
have been complaining that appoint
ments already made in the custom
house and other places have gone to
Cubans who stayed at home during the
fighting. When the leading insurgents
are In the chief positions complaints
will have to be directed against them
rather than the American authorities.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
Was DluIounatIc

But why on earth did you introduce
me to your aunt as Mr.. Darling? Did
you forget that 1t was Scroggs?" Ger
tainly not, you old goose. But
know she overheard me call you 'dar-
ling and wouldn't have her think
was spooney for all the world"
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

Great Britain, Germany and the
United States now seem to be united
on the "open-door" policy in China.
When 1t comes to deciding, though
which shall go in first there may be
difference of opinion.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
a Hard Job.

"Timlins is a man who had to face
great odds in this world" II don't
know how you make that out. His
father was rich and famous, wasn't
he?" Yes; and yet Timlins has made
people recognize the fact that he has
succeeded on his own merits"
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
IL Wasn't Like Her.

Observation-Disclosures that you are read
ing? .Wife-It's letter from mother.
what does she say?
not much of anything. Hus-
band-You are trying to deceive me.
It's cold day when your mother
hasn't anything much to say.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
HumIliatIng Failure.

Sunderland was the operation s::c-
cessful? Eminent Surgeon-No. we
found that he didn't have a vermiform
appendix at all, and he got we'll.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

A writer says: 1.-THE smile is the
same in all languages" A bartender
says it varies in size from one to four
fingers.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

A man generally thinks he does we'll
enough if he leans toward his wife's
church.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

1t is alleged that Cuban bandits have
taken to the hills. This leaves Gen
eral Brooke nothing but a plain duty.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

= Solomon was go busy prescribing ad-
vice that he probably hadn't time to
take much of it.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

1t is not the hunter with the most
expensive gun who gets the most
game.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

The peanut politician should not
complain If he gets well roasted.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

The man who can apply sermon
to himself is a mighty good Christian.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
ABUSE OF TRUST FUNDS."
SUNDAYS SUBJECT.

Whose Trust Shall lie Spiders
Web''-Job, Chapter VIII, Verse H.
Bankers and Lawyers Are Given
Some Good Advice.
The Yale expositor., 1899-02-10

full of goods OF all kinds. He won
dered, and asked the cause Of all this
WELL" said the natives, "our gods
that we have been worshiping permit
us to steal, but, according to what you
earth will not allow this, so we bring
back all these goods, and we ask you
to help us in taking them to the places
where they belong" If next Sabbath
all the ministers in America should
preach sermons on the abuse of trust
and the sermons were all blessed OF
God, and regulations were made that
all these things should be taken to the
city halls, II would not be long be-
fore every city hall in America would
be crowded from cellar to cupola.
Let me say in the most emphatic
manner to all young men, dishonesty
will never pay. An abbot wanted to
buy a piece of ground and the owner
would not sell It, but the owner final
ly consented to let it to him until he
could raise one crop, and the abbot
sowed acorns, crop of two hundred
yearsl And l tell you, young man,
that the dishonesties which you plant
in your heart and life will seem to be
very Insignificant, but they will grow
up until they will overshadow you with
horrible darkness, overshadow all
time and all eternity. II will not be
a crop for two hundred years, but
crop for everlasting ages.
have also word OF comfort for all
who suffer from the malfeasance OF
others, and every honest man, woman,
and child does suffer from what goes
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East Roxpury.

A new bridge is to be built near Ward
ner's mill.
Creamery patrons received pic. for Sep
TENDER butter.
Timothy Blanchard came home from
Hardwick last week.
Mary Boyce spent several days last week
with her grandparents in Braintree.
Lawrence Buck was at home for short
visit from St. Johnsbury last week, max
ing the trip on his wheel.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Preston took a car
rage drive to this place from Woodstock
last week, visiting friends here and IN
Mortified.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Eta Fletcher and j. Jones Steele OF
East Brookfield, to take place Oct. 18th at
the Union church.
Mrs. Charles Blanchard returned to her
home near Boston last week, stopping on
the way at South Royslton TO visit at
Walter Hubbsrd's.
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south stranord.

L. d. Parker has friends with him from
Wisconsin.
Miss Marcia Bacon is visiting friends In
East Thetford.
wm.GIenn OF Baltimore was in town las,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mothers day was observed at the
primary school last Tuesday.
Rev. Edwin Blake was called to New
Hampshire Saturday by the death OF his
mother.
Rev. A. Shepard OF East Randolph
preached at the Baptist church Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Samuel Boomer is home for q
short rest from East Th-tford where she
is caring for Mrs. Pushee.
Mrs. VIM. II. White died Thursday at
the Mary Hitchcock hospital after a long
and painful sickness. Funeral services
were held at the home Sunday afternoon,
interment being at sharon. She leaves a
husband and two little daughters.
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Hoods pm. cure liver m.,tae non4rritatins and
only eathartie 70 take with Hood. saEsaRariliA,
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Henry Fox is shingIing the Rich tene.
ment.
Pearley Rogers of Chelsea was in town
/ Saturday.
w. c. Bazelton was in Hanover the frs.
OF the week.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hszelton has moved into
her mothers house.
Miss Ida Pixley OF West Lebanon Is
home on vacation.
Harlow Hazelton has an auction Satur-
day OF personal property.
James 5. Morrill, was in Pomfret Satur-
day, buying young stock.
Miss Ann NJ. Houston OF South Royal
ton was in town Saturday.
VIM. Reynolds returned Thursday to
bis home in Rutland for week.
VIM. K. Sanborn returned Saturday
from months visit at Greenfield, Mass.
Raleigh d. Morrill, returned from his
visit to Athol, Mass, the first OF the week.
Mrs. Louisa Rogers returned Saturday
from five weeks visit at her sons in
Chelsea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bacon OF Waverly.
Mass, are on their wedding trip and
visiting in town.
oATb. IL AlOfSt AuCcnag iAOh
Burlington and is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. q. K. Hyde.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philo Thayer OF Provi-
dence, r. l., are guests OF their daughter,
Mrs. F. x. jerks.
II. II. Udall gave a dance at the town
hall Friday evening, which proved
pleasant occasion.
Miss Laura A. Hatch is attending the
convention OF the state Sunday school
association at Brattleboro this week.
Frank Merrill and family OF Corinth
arrived In town Monday and immediate
ly commenced his duties as landlord ofthe
hotel.
Rev. n Cummings was unable 10 preach
Sunday, being confined to the house by
severe cold. A reading service was con-
Quoted by his daughter, Miss s. X. Cum
mings.
John Kendall had a narrow escape from
a fatal accident last Monday. In driving
past Buellis store with his four-horse
team the " heel struck the eurbing With
such force as to throw him violent Y from
bis seat, landing him on bis head He Is
doing well and will resume work
soon.
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Necessity is the
Mother of hUention. "

IT zvaS the necessity for an
honest, reliable blood purifier
and tonic that brought into
existence Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. It Is a highly eoncen-
trated extract prepared by a
combination proportion and
process peculiar TO itself and
,eiving TO Hood Sarsaparilla
unequalLed earatfVe poIDer.
rs aonderful record Of cures has made
Il Americas Greatest Medio1ls.
Rosy Cheeks -" / haze GOOD
health and rosy checks. thanks 10 Hood 5
Sa,saparzla. h builds ne ap and
saves doctor bills. Mary 4. Burke,
East Gar ST.. indianapolis, md.
HoodJ SaldabaM
Nllzl7lE5lJylLID
Hoods pm. cure liver IN. the nonirritatins and
only cathartic 70 take with Hoods sArsapAriliA,
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Dgffy's Pu~o Mah Wbiskey

W. an article winch appeared IN ihe n. . Sun
Meade Center Kans.
Ny nEAR RR0 Your favor with the enclosed
Slip he ai hand. The facts are these My vile was
an invalid FIR several years and, on our physi'
can Recommendation, used acertain eIarati q
with very great benefit ! rcceiycd a letter IN
qlinug a. 10 is effects, % which | replied a.
follows am a Presbyterian clergyman, a
lsciof Of Divinity, not 81 Medicine, but am not
4fraid 10 say that nuffy's Formula and Duhy :
Pure Malt Whisky are the purest and most elect
irc PREPARATIONS a. medicines know Of, and my
experience Is a large one" ! am Temperance
man and never used and would never wise any
an OF woman u use any iutnxieant as a hs,Fer.
are Ny recommendation OF Dufy's Formula
q q Whisky vas made after thorough know J.
vlgt IL their great value as medicines. The
statement was made deliberately and based upon
iaeis. aud do not hesitate o. stand BY u. The
nAny temperance men who have written me on
TINS subject do not seem 20 rcallKe that ] was
tmreranee man before many 81 them were torn.
sincerely yours b. MILLS DID.
DUFFY MALT vHlSKEY CO, Rochester, Ny
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RANDOLPH
BETHEL
Annual Boston Excursion.


The fall excursion to Boston from this
section will take place Wednesday, Oct
18th Tickets are good going on No. g.
night express, arriving in Boston on tbs
morning OF Oct. 18th, also on Nos. and
trains arriving in Boston at 30 and 7:OS
d. m. There will be through coaches
Good returning until Nov. 9Th, inclusive
Fares ere as follows: Roxbury, si.6oi
East Granville, $3.50; West Braintree
a.35; Randolph, sl.l5; Bethel, $3.50; Roy
alton, s3.75, South RoyRlton, s3.65; Shar-
on, $3.50; West Hartford, $3.50. This Il
round trip.
Among attractions in Boston at present
are the Food Fair, with its Germans
band and Salem Cadet band, the theatres
the public gardens and parks,the Charles
town navy yard, art museums and the
great subway.
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Bethel Wins at Football.

The Bethel football team came up Sat
urday and pushed our High school boys
around in great shape. They outweighed
the home team many pounds per player
and our lightweights could do nothing
with them. Bethel scored four touch
downs in the two Commute halves, but
failed to kick single goal. The line-up
was as follows: