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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
CYANIDE'S ATTRACTION.
Those who Handle tho Drug Drawn At
most IrresIstibly to Swallow II.

Those who Handle tho Drug Drawn At
most Trresistibly to Swallow 1t.
Just now we are engaged in the
making Of tons of cyanide Of potas-
sum-" said member of a firm OF man
ufacturing chemists, land of all pois-
ons, this, to my mind, is the most dan
gerous, because Of singular quality II
possesses. 1t is in appearance so very
attractive to those who handle 1t that
they are often seized with an almost
overwhelming desire to eat it. To one
man it probably suggests sugar, If he
have a fondness for saccharine sub
stances. and to another snow newly
! fallen; but to both it is so allurlng that
! they may only overcome the tempta-
! ton to put it in their mouths by great
! force Of will power. The very men who
make il and who are most familiar
with its deadly properties are pursued
bv an unreasonable desire to eat the
poison. and as long as they remain In
its vicinity this extraordinary craving
endures. They know that to give way
TO the craving means death almost IN
slant and horrible, and as n conse-
ouence are usually able to resist the
strange temptation, but during the last
ten years we have been engaged in the
manufacture Of the drug four OF our
most intelligent and steady workmen
have committed suicide in this way.
Ever feel like eating it yourseltE
asked the reporter. YES" the manu-
facturer replied. Many times when
in contact with the cyanide fumes,ahu
have had to leave work precipitately IN
| consequence. So well is this curious
} fact known in all works where cyanide
| of potassium is made that there are
: always two men at work together, and
a lar of ammonia, which is the anti
dote to the poison, is kept at hand. Po-
tassium is one of the most interesting
substances known to chemical work
ers. The metal itself is scarcely used
at all in the arts, but its many salts
are of immense practical value, being
used largely in the production of gun
powder, fertilizers, medicines and dye
ing compounds. Cyanide is COM
pound of cyanogen with metallic
agent. Cyanogen is a colorless, pols-
onous liquefable gas which has the
odor of almonds and burns with pur-
pie fame Cyanide of potassium is
made by burning potassium, an alkali
metal, in cyanogen gas, and Is really
prussiate Of potash. 1t is produced also
in blast furnaces in which ore is smelt'
ed. with coke or coal, and is perma'
nent when kept dry, but decompose'
readily in moist air. 1t crystallizes II
dry, octagonal blocks, and is extremely
soluable in water. 1t has the odor o
prussic acid and kindred bitterness o
taste. Cyanide of potassium is als'
used in electro-metallurgy and photog
raphy to a considerable extent. 1t VII
remove metallic oxides, tho juices
fruits and indelible ink"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24

who were in the habit of migrating to
the south in the late autumn delayed
their journey this year, those of them
who did remain made themselves
very conspicuous and agreeable.
1t was a great year for rabbits. In
earlier days l had given much atten-
ton to trapping these little creatures
but seldom took much interest in the
snort until the snow had covered the
earth. and thereby induced game
creatures of various kinds to cast their
eyes upon the delicate morsels eX-
posed in traps by men and boys. But
now. although l did not care to trap
the rabbits, | was charmed to gaze
upon them as they skipped about on
the edge of the woods, wagging their
little tails and sitting up looking from
side TO side, with their little noses
nervously trembling, while their long
ears waved in the breezes. The rab-
hits fur seemed very long and fine
that year. and l am sure that its color
must have been extraordinarily well
adapted for the adornment of human
youth and beauty.
do not know that there were great
crops of corn that year, or that the
pumpkins had gilded to a greater ex-
tent than usual the brown, denuded
fields. but felt the farmers ought to
be very happy people.
To me the country was peTvadeu
with an atmosphere of richness and
unsurpassed fulfillment. / knew thai
the apple crop had been very good;
at least | knew that the trees haC
borne some remarkably good fruit
because | had tried good deal OF II
and it had never possessed to a create
extent the juiciness and sub-acid favo
of which was so fond.
1t was also great year for chest
nuts. and a very poor one for squirrels
I do not wish 1t to be supposed that
was not, and am not, fond of squirrels
I like them better now than l used {
in my earlier days, although they ar
as active competitors in the bushes
OF chestnut gathering as when l wa
younger. But in this Thanksgivin
, season Of which l speak the squirrel
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24

must have been fewer or lazier, for
made no complaints about the scarcity
of chestnuts.
If l remember rightly, those l ate
were remarkably fine, either one great
chestnut in a single hull, or fairly
large one with two little ones when
did not interfere with the expansion
of the fittest.
There was a popularity about the
weather of that November; very often
the skies were really cloudy and gray
and the rain sometimes came down
with steady persistence, while the colo
and penetrating winds made people
think of heavy overcoats before their
appointed time. But these days OF
bad weather had very little effect upon
me or upon my spirits. 1t did not oc-
cur to me that the melancholy days
had come, and as for their being the
saddest of the year, that was lmpossl-
BILE. At that time some sort OF sun
was always shining. If 1t were not
the ordinary sun about which our
earth revolves, it was particular ORB
which existed for my especial salts
faction. It sometimes even shone at
night, after l had gone to bed-that
! is, if l happened to be awake.
But it was not only nature that was
more than usually agreeable; the peo-
pie of this world, so far as l knew
them. were very pleasant, remarkably
so. | do not remember quarrellne
with a living soul during the whole OF
that November. 1t seems as though
nv intercourse with my fellow being;
was unusually genial. In regard &c
social progress and the steady better
ment of the human race, l was an
ardent optimist. Even people | knew
as not being very pleasant of manner
or intelligent of speech seemed ther
good company.
Politics did not trouble me at all.
suppose good many people voted 10
the wrong men, but l paid no atten
ton to their misguided actions. l
was scarcely possible there could b.
anv candidates for office who did no
possess some virtues, and a stroni
disposition in the direction of genera
altruism made me wish well to al
good people who had been selected t
administer the affairs of township
county or state.
There was truly something excep
tional in this Thanksgiving season
Other people may not have noticed l
but II impressed itself most forcibl
upon me. How could it be otherwise
1t was a time that my first book wa
, published.
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as these? No"-decidedly-'T shalt
carry out my promise to the letter.
and. sooner than any blame should fall
upon me, l shall certainly escort you
all the way to Royston. Let me see'
though. l suppose it is Parker who
has made the mistake. What did Lady
Howard say in her letter? Are you
sure the train she told you to come by
was the ten minutes past nine one'
and not the nine train?"
ooh, yes, l am quite sure! But hero
It" she broke off somewhat abb
ruptly, however, as she glanced down
at the paper in her hand, and found
that it was only the program of the
theater which she had been keeping
so securely. "How tiresome! l must
have dropped Aunt Lydia's motel"
(To be continued.)
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24


at is exactly four minutes to nine.
But something has happened, l am
afraid. Can / be of any assistance 10
you?"
Mrs. Courtenay rose quickly from
her chair.
ooh. Mr.. Falkland, of the very great
est in the world! The fact is, MISS
Luttrell has just received note from
her aunt telling her of an accident
which has happened to her son; and,
as Lady Howard is going straight oil
TO the school, Miss Luttrell has to
leave also, and is to catch the 9:lo
train"
"Then in that case, Miss Luttrell'
you have not a second to lose" re-
turned Falkland, taking a rapid sur
yey of the Notwithstanding pretty
face. which at the sound of his voice
had grown, if possible, shade paler.
"You may just catch the train, but
only Just; and you will have to drive
with the greatest speed imaginable.
However. come at once, and l Will
nromise it for you; only Don't you
trouble. pray. Mrs. Courtenay-there
is not the slightest occasion; you can
trust your charge with perfect con-
fidence to me, and l will give you my
word not to leave her until 1 have
delivered her safely into the hands OF
either Lady Howard or the redoubt-
able Parker"
And so two minutes later 1t hap
pened that Evelyn found herself dash
ing along at breakneck speed through
the streets of Satellite, seated side by
side with her rejected sutton, Gilbert
Falkland.
'It is very kind OF you to trouble
So" she had tried to tell him above
the rattle of the wheels the instant M
had given directions to the driver an'
they had started off at pace more
suggestive of a fire engine than
crawling English "growler;" and per
: maps her conscience smote her a LITTLE
/. as she remembered with what disdail
, sho had treated him during the pas
few days.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
MY MOST NOTABLE
THANKSGIVING
BY FRANK Il. STOCKTON

Y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NJ ~ ~ ~ NJ W ~
It was Thanksgiving time, nearly
thirty years ago. To the ordinary IN
hahitart OF that portion Of this coun-
try where l then dwelt the season was
very much like other seasons OF
autumnal fruition; there was nothing
in the earth, the skies, or the waters
that gave to this period any peculiar
ity which would distinguish 1t from
the similar period of any other year,
past or to come.
But there was something that made
this Thanksgiving season very pecu-
liar in my eyes. For some time the
whole world had seemed to me to be
permeated by the knowledge that
something was about to happen which
had never happened before, ald when
could not, by any possibility, happen
again.
had always loved the Thanksgiv-
ing season. To be sure, much of the
brightness and color in which the land
scape reveled in October was lost
but the rich browns of the oaks, the
heavy greens of the pines and the
cedars, lighted up here and there by
some late hanging sumac leaves OF
reddening ivy, with hill and dale
gently softened by the mists Of lndlar
summer, made a picture in which
delighted as much as I did in th'
beauties Of any other season.
But in this year the late autumn foil
age was much finer than l had eve
known it before. Van Dyke neve
dreamed of such browns as | now saw
and the curtains of distant mist SCENE
ever about to rise upon visions o
even greater beauty than those whicl
then entranced me.
I had always liked the first keel
winds which had come to us as tn
ayant couriers of winter, making
delightful to walk and be out of doors
and also agreeable and satisfactory t
go into the house. But this year Their
was a sparkling spice in the air whic
Il would have been impossible 10
other people to understand. even
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
CHAPTER XIII.

After all, it seemed that her aunt
was right when she so emphatically
declared that they would have been
utterly at sea without the kindly help
of Mr.. Falkland; and she began 10
think that for the future she would
not be so ready to venture her opinion
when two such unreliable characters
as Major Brown and Gilbert FALKLAND
we're on tapis. Alas, could it be posi-
HE that she had been so hopelessly
mistaken in the former? To her 1t was
incredible.
There was the usual hustle and eS-
element consequent upon the depart
ure Of a train reigning at the small
terminus of Satellite as Evelyn ana
Falkland stepped out of the cab ana
made their way quickly through the
throng Of hurrying porters and trucks
OF. baggage. Falkland made a rush Tor
the ticket Office, and then fastened for
ward to find Evelyn, who had gone on
TO the platform, looking anXlousIy
around for signs Of her aunt and maid
"Aunt Lydia must have left by the
eXpress-She is not TO De seen any
where" she said in some agitation;
but Parker-both Parker and sampC
they must be here
"Yes-of course they must; nave
you not seen them yet? But you get II
here. Miss Evelyn, and make sure
carriage to yourself, and l VIII 81
and find Parker at once and bring he
to you"
But if she is not here-if she ma
mistaken the train?" The girls ton
was thoroughly hopeless.
Take your seats! Take your seats!
came the voice of the guard. Are 20
going. miss? Then take your seat
he said to Evelyn.
What was she to do? She was !
despair as she mounted up quickly I
the first-class compartment, and the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
That
Mysterious
Maj %.
XII.-lContlnued.l

CHAPTER XII.-(Contlnued.)
But Evelyn did not utter n syllable
as she tore open the envelope and read
the following hurriedly-penned words
which she instantly passed to her COM
panion-
Dear EVELYN have scarcely a
moment to write to you, having only
Just received a telegram from Royston
School asking me to go Immediately,
as Wilfred, poor Lad, had a serious fail
this afternoon and is lying in most
critical condition. l am therefore
starting off to him at once, and am
hoping to catch the $3.50 express. IL
not. there is a fairly train at $40.
Anyhow, you will receive this IN time
for you to catch the latter, as, OF
course, it is impossible for you to re-
turn to the hotel alone; so there Is
nothing for you to do but follow i'm
mediately. If am in time for the eX-
press, l shall leave Parker at the sta
ton to wait for You. Your affection
ate aunt, LYDIA HOWARD.
Dear me, child'-it was Mrs.
Courtenay who was the first 20 speak
how very dreadful! Poor Lady How
ard-what a state she must be in"
Yes, indeed; but what am to do?'
asked Evelyn, who was only just be-
ginning to grasp the situation and tc
realize that there was not moment
to lose. If l am to leave on the 9:1C
train, ought to start at once-it mus
De almost that time now'-with
despairing glance round.
Nearly $40? Oh, it cannot be 81
late already! But surely, somebod!
can tell us! All, yes! Is that you
Mr.. Falkland? How fortunate!" brok
off Mrs. Courtenay, with a sigh of re
lief, for Falkland was passing back t
his seat after the interval. You vii
be able to give us the right time"
The right time? Certainly" Falk
land paused and pulled out his watcf
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
FORTUNE LEFT
To n ProdigaI Turned Out Into tho
World Many Years Ago.

World Many Years Ago.
philadelphia Times: After more
than twelve years Of dire poverty
Douglas Wilhelm is walking from New
York to his home in Eastern Tennessee
10 claim a fortune of S1OO,OCO, when
his father left to him. Wliheim
started from New York the other
morning, and intends to walk all the
way to Memphis. He says that he mas
managed to live twelve years in want
without asking for charity and that
he does not intend to ask FOR IL now
He has enough money to pay tor MS
lodging and food on the trip, and does
NOT intend to ask for transportation.
Wilhelm was at the Twenty-ffth dis
trict police station, and was there seen
by a reporter for the Times, to whom
he told his story. His father, he sald'
owned a large cotton plantation about
forty miles from Memphis, and he and
his son lived together until twelve
wears ago, when the son fell In love
with the plantation overseer's daugh-
ter. Several months later they ran
away and were Haliieu' i"o '
father would not be reconciled to the
marriage and turned the son out on
the world. Wilhelm's education was
not good, and he and his young wire
wandered from place to place, making
a living as best they could. Ihey
finally drifted to New York, where the
wife died. Wilhelm made a living by
selling papers, and continued to strug-
gle on alone until a few weeks ago,
when he saw in a southern paper that
his father had died leaving him MS
entire fortune. wilhelm wrote to the
administrator of the estate, but re-
ceived no answer, and is now on his
way to his home to claim the estate
He looks worn and haggard, but seems
confident that he will be able to make
the trip.
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reason that l generally forgot to go
out Of doors on the regular star-fail-
ing nights, and, therefore, was natur-
ally anxious to make the best of what
was left of the shower.
This year the few stars that re-
warded my vigilance by falling in the
latter part of November were eXcep-
tionally fine meteors. They gllsteheu
more brightly, they scintillated, they
moved slowly, as if they wanted to let
me know that they knew of something
as we'll as | did.
The birds of that autumn were OF
particularly bright plumage. l re-
member that they sang very we'll, and
although | am not positive that those
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24

paused with her hand upon the open
door, gazing anxiously down the plat
form. The next instant, however, she
beheld Falkland's gaunt form coming
rapidly toward her.
Where is Parker? Have you found
her?" gasped Evelyn, as, to her hor-
ror. she perceived that he was quite
alone.
at is all right, Miss Luttrell-there
Is no need for alarm" and to Evelyn's
establishment. Falkland himself jumped
into the carriage, pulling the door to
with a vigorous slam, as the train in
mediately steamed out Of the station.
"There-we are off at last!" He
sank back into the seat opposite her
with q sigh of relief.
"Yes-but do not understand.
Where is Parker? What is she do
ing?"
what is she doing? You may well
ask that" laughed Falkland. Did
you ever know maid yet who man
aged to catch the train she was eX-
pected to? The fact is, she made some
mistake about the luggage; 1t was pu
| into wrong train-one which left ter
minutes earlier. At any rate, there
was no time TO get it out again wheI
the mistake was discovered; so tina
Parker has gone on with it to thu
next station. where she was to see /
taken out. and then wait for you"
How very tiresome! l never heart
of such a thing in my life!" exclaime'
Evelyn. with some annoyance. Fancy
II nobody had told you, might hav
been waiting at Satellite still!
should not have known what to do
and, as It is'-again her conscienc
gave her one or two undoubted prick
what a fearful trouble am Blu
really. there was no need for you Z
have come. could have managed b
myself"
Nonsense, Miss Luttrell! Did 20
not hear me promise to deliver 20
safely into Parker's hands? And sure
IL you do not suppose / should be s
remiss as to leave you in such strait
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24
How IL Worked.

Mrs. Newlywed (reading)-Love Is
a balloon that lifts us up to heaven;
marriage is the parachute that brings
MS slowly back to earth again. Mr..
Newlywed (also reading) = Another
parachute horrorl Man falls 5000 feet
and is dashed to pieces! Same old
sArry, Parachute fails to work.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1899-11-24

they had perceived it. I knew 1t was
there, understood its origin, and l
did not care a snap of my fingers
whether or not anybody else knew
anything about 1t.
In those days, after the regular
periods of meteoric showers, there
used to be a good many falling stars
which appeared to be left over from
the grand display, and I had always
been accustomed to watch for these
with a great deal Of interest, for the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-20
aping of national policies.
THE CANVASS IN OHIO

The political campaign in Ohio is be-
ing watched with interest, chiefly be-
cause of the stirring personal canvass
in progress by the democratic million
aire nominee for the governorship,
John r. Mclean. He has the money to
carry forward such a canvass and is
spending it with a liberal hand. He
bases his hopes largely on what is
thought to be a lack of republican
unity and hatred of Mark Hanna.
There was some hope among republic
ans that President Mckinley would
take an active interest in the campaign
work during his tour, but he has re-
turned to Washington without more
than incidentally stopping for brief ut
terances at various points. 1t may be
that his action is in pursuance of the
purpose announced awhile ago to re-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-20
TWO TE|RRORS.
jobs w. Moore Of Otssyo, Mimi,
Had Bright's Disease and Dropsy. 5
But Is Now Well.

otsego. Mimi. Oct. 16.-John w.
Moore has had narrow escape from
death. He relates his experience In a
letter to the Dodds Medicine Company,
under date of July 4. 1899. as follows:
"Dodd's Kidney Pills have saved my
life. Three weeks ago some of the best
doctors in the state gave me up to die.
They said / had Bright's disease. My
body and limbs were badly swollen. ]
had some dropsy. l could hardly stand
on my feet. had sleepy spells after
meals and got up frequently at night.
A travelling salesman told me Dodd's
Kidney Pills had cured him of Bright
disease. I, took some of the pills. Now
the swelling has disappeared. my
weight Is reduced and no longer have
sleepy spells. rest we'll nights. will
do all can to recommend Dodd's Kid
ney Pills.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are sold by deal
ers in medicine at SO cents a box or SIX
boxes for $3.50. Sent on receipt of price
by the Dodds Medicine Company, Buff
falo, N. Y.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-20

Iowa farms. pushes the supply. prices
are going to rise. These same papers
several years ago were not satisfied
when all prices were falling and ma
tional bankruptcy stared the people in
the face"
The Burlington Hawkeye is sorry
that Carl schurz feels that the kind of
liberty enjoyed in his adopted country
is not good enough kind of liberty
for the Filipinos. And yet that is the
brand of liberty the American people
will establish in the Philippine islands. .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-20

1873. .Governor. 4S5.'3l2 :g,l,5li s0.OS,-R
1894. Sec. OF state. 4l3.9s9 2i6go2 13T.0s7-1R
1855. .Governor,.. 427.l41 33t,5l9 s..62,- X
1896. President. .525.a9l t77,4a4 LAIR
lsaT Governor. -. Z. 4s9.al5 i0l.75n 2S.le5-R
There is small hope in these figures
for democracy in this prosperous era,
and republicans are expecting that
Judge Nash, the republican candidate
for governor. will pull through with a
handsome vote.
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