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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
STORY OF A BEAVER.
An Interesting Anecdote About "A Cap
1.-Two Canadian.

1.-Two Canadian.
A. ID. Bartlett, son of the late SUI
perintendent of the London Zoo. has
an interesting story of a captive Ca
madam beaver. A large willow tree
in the gardens had blown down. A
branch about twelve feet long and
thirty inches in circumference was
firmly fixed in the ground in the beav-
ers Enclosure. Then the beaver was
watched to see what he would do. The
beaver soon visited the spot, and,
walking around the limb, commenced
to bite off the bark and gnaw the wood
about twelve inches from the ground.
The rapidity OF his progress was as
tonishing. He seemed to put his
whole strength into his task, although
he left off every few minutes to rest
and look upward, as if to determine
which way the tree would fall Now
and then he went into his pond, which
was about three feet from the base OF
the tree. Then he would come out
again with renewed energy, and his
powerful teeth would set at work snew
upon the branch. About o'clock. to
the surprise of those who saw him, he
left his work and came hastily toward
the iron fence. The cause of this sud
den movement was soon apparent. He
had heard in the distance the sound
of the wheelbarrow, which was brought
daily to his paddock, and from VIII ch
he was anxiously expecting his sup
per. The keeper, not wishing TO dis
appoint the beaver, although sorry to
see his task interrupted. gave him his
usual allowance of carrots and bread.
The fellow ate it. and was seen swim
ming about the pool until about $3.50.
Then he returned to his work. In tea
minutes the tree" fell to the ground.
Afterward the beaver cut the log into
three convenient lengths. one of which
he used in the under part of his house
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
Georre II. Blancl,ard nend.

New York, Oct. 9.-George r. Blan-
chard ex-vice-president of the Erie
railroad. and former commissioner Of
the Central and Joint Traffic associa-
tions, died at his residence in this city
at .3:15 O'Clock this morning. He had
been suffering for about ten days with
a complication of diseases.
Mr.. Blanchard was SO years old. He
was railroad man all his life. He
began as a clerk in 1858, in the employ
of the Cincinnati and Chicago road.
He was subsequently connected with
the Ohio and Mississippi, the Central
Ohio, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the
Erie roads, becoming vice-president of
the Erie in 1884
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

The founders of the republic had lit
tie thought that this would ever be
anything but an agricultural country.
Today one-third of our exports are of
manufactured goods. The great de-
posits of coal and iron ore, to say
nothing of other industrial advan-
tages, are natures decree that we
should become a great manufacturing
nation.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
PAwNEE ROCK.
Historic Indian Battle spot Disappear
ting Year After Year.

Historic Indian Battle spot Disappear
ting Year After Year.
Nine miles northeast of Larned,
Kan, is low, disintegrating pile OF
red sandstone, which is all that is
now left of the once imposing Pawnee
rock. This rock, which received its
name frcm the tribe of Indians known
as the Pawnees, has an interesting his
tory-a history acquired during the
time when this part of the country
was a wild and dreary desert, inhabit-
ed only by the Indians and herds OF
roaming buffalo. On this rock have
been waged many bloody conflicts be-
tween the Indians and traveeis OF the
famous Santa Fe trail, and also be-
tween the different tribes of plains In
dams. Surrounded by vast prairies
with the trail running along its base,
it afforded a good hiding place and
battle ground for the saIages. In its
primitive state Pawnee rock rose to
considerable height, and from its
summit a beautiful panorama spread
before the lover of nature, and even
now, from its reduced height, can be
seen for miles a widespread landscape.
Comparatively little remains to be
seen of that once imposing promon-
tory of the Kansas desert" for the
hand OF man has done more in twenty
years to efface 1t from the earth thas
the elements in centuries of time. The
material obtained by the destruction
OF this landmark of the early days. is
used in the construction of dwellings.
bridges, etc, by tho inhabitants in the
fertile valleys surrounding this spot.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. Sword has
been received here that d. ID. Dare,
defaultisg president of the National
Bank of San Diego, Cal. and the Chey-
enne National Bank, for whom officers
have been in search since his flight to
Europe in 1891. has been seen in Alex
andria, Egypt, where has has been llv-
ing for several years.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

Springfield, III, Oct. 9.-The NTH
annual report of the state board OF ar
bitration. covering the year ending
March 1. 1900. has come from The
printer Besides cases arbitrated dur
ing the year, 1t contains an interest
ing discussion of the subject Of arbl-
tIatiop In general.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

A patrol of citizens his been keepiAg
nightly vigil, in a Nebraska township
over the home of a man and woman
who recently founded a new sect. The
religious enthusiasts have broken up
families and in other ways made them
selves obnoxious to the community,
but sober people have determined thai
the towns good name shall not he
marred by the mob law which wilder
spirits threaten. Hence the nightly
guard. With all proprlety one may
call it ''knightly" also, for there is
something as high and fine as the
spirit of chivalry in the conception
these Nebraskans hold of the obliga-
tons of citizenship.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
ARE DARING CRIMINALS.
WOman's Death Exposes Plot to
SwindIe.
CHICAGO DETECTIVES IN IT.
Marie Defenbach Said To Have Been
Murdered for Insurance Money-Three
Men Accosed-Dr. A. NJ. Unger. II. W.

Chicago. Oct. "Details of an insur-
ance swindle plot have been unearlhed
together with many facts which poin.
to murder The case was placed in
the hands Of the states attorney and
three of the suspects are now in the
custody OF the police.
The alleged crime involves the mys-
terious death of Marie Defenbach, q
young woman who carried insurance
on her life amounting TO $4,000 f.
Wayland Brown, assistant manager o
the Mooney & Boland Detective Agen-
cy, and Frank H. Smiley, an operative
OF the concern, together with DR..
August NJ. Unger, are said to be inn
plicated in the case.
Bench warrants were issued for the
three men yesterday and two Of them
are now in custody. They are DR.
August M. Unger, Frank II. Smiley
and f. Wayland Brown.
When the young woman died her
insurance policies amounted to $l2, 900.
They were in the following compan-
les:
New York Life ms. company. 5000
Canadian Order of Foresters. -. 5000
knights and Ladies of Honor. e.. 1000
Meeting OF Alleged COnspirators.
Last April Miss Defenbach was in
excellent health. II was about this
time that she became acquainted with
Dr. Unger, who lives at 206S West Van
Buren, street. He became devoted TO
her and she apparently thought very
highly of the physician. The nearest
relative of the girl in Chicago was
Charles Huntsman, a contracting car
penter at i61 Clinton street, her uncle
She left his house last April and from
then until the report of her death was
received nothing was heard of her.
At the time she left Huntsman's
house she made application to the New
York Life Insurance company for a
policy for $4,000. This was refuse /
her on the grounds that she did not
have property interests to justify such
large policy. She then deposited
$3.50 as first payment on the policy and
in July succeeded in getting a policy
of $4,000, This formed part of the es
tate she left
About August 10 last she secured in
surance in the Canadian Order Of For
esters for the amount of $1,000. At
the same time she took out policy in
the Knights and Ladies OF Honor for
$1,000
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

In the Chateau de Luynes, the beau
tiful residence of the family of the
Duo Dues since the reign of Henri
~, there are some fine carved wood
work, beautiful painted staircase,
and some chimneypieces of marble
with Gauthiere mountings. These
have been purchased by Frederick
Litchield during his recent visit to
Paris, and will be removed to the Sim
clair galleries, London
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

Forty-two thousand seven hundred
and ninety exhibitors out of 1881
have received awards at the Paris ex-
position. The United States obtained
1881 awards; of these go were grand
prizes, ass gold medals, 5S3 silver
medals, 422 bronze medals, go honor
able mentions and long list of gold.
silver and bronze medals of collabo-
rators. In the last exposition only
1000 prizes, including these for col
laborators, were given. The prizes
were as follows: Grand prizes, 55;
gold medals, 214; silver medals, 300;
bronze medals, GAG; honorable men
lions. 229. The names Of those who
received grand prizes or gold medals
have been made public.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

The well-known Spanish painter,
Joaquin Sarolla, has been awarded a
first-class medal in the Paris exposi-
ton. and all those who admire his
works are pleased at his success. The
Madrilenos call Sarolla 1.-The painter
of the sum-" because no one can sur
pass him in those wonderful scenes of
outdoor life painted in full sunshine,
brilliant light everywhere, dazzling to
the eyes, with heavy shadows lying
where the light cannot penetrate.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

you have travelled abroad?" In
CURED the well-meauing conversation
alist. And the man who worries about
words answered stifiy: Possibly you
will inform me of some way In which
could have been abroad without travel
INC. Washington Star.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

One of the moving stairways which
are being adopted by the elevated rail.
way in New York has been started and
is now in successful operation. 1t is
said that the traffic at that station has
increased fully 100 an hour over the
normal rate, but this probably is due
largely to the novelty of the thing.
There are, however, many people who
would patronize the elevated road
were it not for the stairways to be
climbed. In appearance, the new de-
vice resembles the old stairway. ex-
cept that one-half of the staircase
proper is a piece of moving rubber
mating that works not unlike a
threshing machine elevator and sounds
like one, somewhat subdued. One sim
ply steps upon it and steadies himself
by means Of side rail. when he is
carried to the car platform.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

Some figures intended to show the
decline of the bicycles popularity have
just been compiled in Philadelphia.
In August of this year, it appears
only 40,037 bicycles passed through the
gates of Paramount park, as against
91,9SS in August, 1899. For purposes
of recreation and pleasure the bicycle
no longer enjoys the vogue it had one
or two years ago. But in its capacity
for usefulness there is no evidence
that it has suffered a decline.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

Five thousand honey bees, as they
leave the hive. weigh about one pound,
but when the insects return from their
visits to the flowers. freighted with
honey, they weigh nearly twice as
much.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
Mitchell Issues Call.

Hazleton, Pa. Oct. 9.-President
Mitchell ct 1905 issued a call for a
convention of nine workers of the
three districts comprising the anthra
cite field. to meet in Scranton, Pa, Fri
day next.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
STEVENSON FALLS SICK.
Suffers AN Attack of Catarrh at Wooster,
Ohio, Due tn weathe-.

Ohio, Due tn Weathe-.
Wooster, o., Oct. 9.-Adlai Z. Stew
enson, who spoke here Saturday, was
taken sick Sunday evening with bad
attack of catarrh and had to call q
physician. The trouble was brought
on by sudden change in the weather.
He was to have LETT early this morn
ing to speak at Orville, but was unable
to CO. He says If he is better by noon
he will resume his engagements, go
ing to Millersburg and Coshocton this
afternoon
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

One Chicago man has escaped jury
service on the plea that he is preju-
diced against the city. But then some
men will say almosa anything to eS-
cape jury duty.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
She Agreed to tho Plot.

Mr.. Boland became suspicious and
started an investigation. According to
his theory it was the original plot to
pretend death and substitute the
corpse of another woman as Miss De-
fenbach. as was done in the Regent
case, and that she was party to the
conspiracy. Mr.. Boland thinks they
were deferred in this by the notoriety
in the Regent case and they determin-
ed to get rid of the woman.
Miss Defenbach's last residence was
at $40 La Sale avenue. She complain
ed OF illness about Aug. 20. Dr.
Schroeder of the Knights and Ladies'
of Honor was called, and he pronounc-
ed il dysentery. The next day she
called upon a lawyer in the Unity
building and made her will. A few
days earlier DR.. Unger had been there
and told the lawyer to expect the wo-
man.
Saturday night, Aug. rs, she sent n
messenger boy to DR.. Unger's office.
lie returned with a sealed package. II
was given TO her while in bed. A few
minutes after she arose and made for
the bathroom in great agony. She was
vomiting and crying for DR.. Unger. In
her endeavors to make the astonished
occupants of the house understand she
spelled the name and wrote II in the
air with her fingers. Another doctor
was called in, but she died in great
agony. The body was quickly taken
to an undertaking establishment and
embalmed before an inquest could be
held. The next day the body was Gre
mated, and the ashes scattered to the
four winds. Mr.. Brown directed the
funeral arrangements.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

Talk platitudes and avoid atti-
tudes" is the direction which a cyni-
cal newspaper gives to the campaign
orator.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
The Body Cremated.

Two weeks from the date of the last
policy she was dead A will directing
that a part Of her estate, the residue
after her debts had been paid, should
be given tn Frank Fl. Smiley, her "af-
famed husband" Another provision
of the VIII was that her body should
be cremated.
The young woman's death was at
tended with great agony. The attend
ing physician refused to issue a death
certificate, but at a coroner's inquest
held after the body had been en-
balmed, a verdict of death resulting
from dysentery was returned. The
next day all hopes OF tracing the crime
were destroyed by the cremation o.
the body and the scattering of the
ashes.
Smiley became mixed up in the az
fair on short notice. He was asked BY
Mr. Brown, il is said, If he wanted TO
marry girl dying of consumption
who wished to leave her money 10
friends. Smiley agreed, and he was in
troduced to the girl After ten min
utes' talk they were engaged. He saw
the girl but twice On Aug. % he
was sent out of town. and when he re-
turned on the 25th, he found the girl
was dead. Her will left the property
TO him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

Paris has been running TO see a nee
pianoforte prodigy, a Spanish BABY or
three and half years. named Pepito
Rod-..saez Ariola, who, though his
hand can stretch over only five notes,
repeats pieces that he hears and inn
orovises besides. AS he cannot strike
a chord, he plays the notes instead
quickly one after the other. He began
TO play a year ago and has been in
spected recently by the Psychological
congress at the exposition, which filds
that apart from his music he is a per-
fectly normal infant. OF course he can
not read ncte.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

The untruth OF today is called lie;
the untruth of hundred years is call
cd legend.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

The average man would rather lost
IS on a horse race than a nickel
through hole in his pocket.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12
The Eternal Resting Place.

This ought not to be a depressing
theme. Who wants to live here for
ever? The world has always. treated
me well, and every day feel less and
less like scolding and complaining
bat yet | would not want to make this
M eternal residence. love to watch
the clouds and battle my soul in the.
blue sea of heaven, but / expect when
the armament is rolled away as a
scroll to see a new heaven, grander,
higher and more glorious. You ought
to be willing to exchange your body
that has headaches and sideaches and
weaknesses innumerable, that limps
with the stone bruise or testers with
the thorn or flames on the funeral
pyre of fevers. for an incorruptib.e
body and an eye that blinks not be-
fore the jasper gates and the great
white throne. But between that and
this there is an hour about which no
man should be reckless or foolhardy.
doubt not your courage. but ! tell you
that you viii want something better
than strong arm, good aim and a
trusty sword when you come to your
last battle. You will need a better
robe than any you have in your ward
robe to keep yon warm in that place.
Circumstances do not make so
much difference. 1t may be bright day
when yoa push off from the planet
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-12

you quite sure that the leaves or the
flower are going TO be scattered. The
utmost nursing and medical attend
ance are Intellectual. The pulse be-
comes feeble, the complexion lighter,
the step weaker, the laugh fainter. No
more romping for that one through
hall aad parlor. The nursery is dark
ened by an approaching calamity. The
heart feels with mournful anticipation
that the sun is going down. Night
speeds on. II IS toward evening.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

en-. 1t was no use tryln to git away.
anu put down the keg and stood back
TO Gin 'em 4 chance at it. But they
didn't take ii. They walked up and
SMILED about, and as soon rs they rec
ognzed the smell they sorter shook
their heads and walked of and Gin me
a clenr road AS | figgered 1t. them
bars had tried whisky and found that
II hrung nuthin but headaches and
hghtih and hard knocks. They'd Jest
made up their minds that it was bad
stuff aud he'd gone back on ii, and that
keg was no temntashun Yes, sub, they
walked Off and let me pass on, and |
never shall hear the last of IL from the
ole woman. | never hey taken a nip
of con juice since then that she wasn't
ready TO speak out:
THAR yo' go ag'in,, Zeb White!
Law me, but If yo' only he'd the brains
of bar, what happy woman I'd
be. NJ QUAD
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

l told the boy the old fable OF the sun
and the wind-how the sun, shining stead
fastly, had caused the wayfarer TO take
off his cloak, which thing the wind,
though clustering its utmost, had quite
failed to do.
''The fable" said, teaches the su-
perior efficacy of gentle methods"
"But," said the boy, perhaps it was
the humidity and not the heat which led
tho wayfarcr to lay aside his eloak"-
Detroit journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17
IN IHe FORUM or JUSTICE.

ras'' pa,s past Thou hast had thine hour
10 SOW IN and tap. Is it thistle for flower,
lis The seed il Al fault, though Joyes hand staid
the shower.
Make way Tor thy eomrade With double thy dover.
hsit' halt, haiti There was given thee grace
10 oesln with the best and their records eface
aau tny sandals been winged Step down from
the race;
One swifter than thou art would run in tbv nI.o.
Cease. cease, cease! Thou hast had thy chance.
Must Pallas attend thee to ward of mischanceP ?
Yet iali thy vain weapon; a thousand advance
10 rush on and conquer with thy broken lance.
Grace Dcnio Ltehheld in Century.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

II man comes to me und doan' say
nottlngs, mebbe he gets feefty cents,
but il man comes TO me und says
he yhas squar' man und can't sleep
nights II he doan' pay his debts l shust
walk Off und leave him to talk nit der
gatepost.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

see dot II der door vhas open some
thief must haf taken der fowls, und Of
what use TO break oop my sleep7 It
vhas better for all of us dot we stop q
leetle.
You Will always find men who vhas
in troubles because of not knowing a
good thing when it yhas put at dem. 1
once offered thief So in cash to keep
avhay from my chickens, but one night
he goes to steal an old rooster worth
feefty cents und vhas lamed for life
NIT n charge of buckshot.
Nopody can depend upon der pooblic.
When | yhas an honest aldermans, eaf-
erybody believes l yhas dishonest und
make ten t'ousand dollars out of some
shobs. When goes by der legislature
und makes $4,000 in one day, der peo-
pie hurrahed for me und called me
dot Honest Dootchmans."
One night Mrs. Dunder wakes me
oop und says burglar vhas In der
house.
''Vhell, how vhas it?" l says.
You must drive him OUT
'Dot vhas no policy. If l drive him
out, he comes back some other night.
II let him look aroundt und find not
tings to steal. he not only walks AWAY
by himself. but he feels it vhas no use
to come again
When I yhas going home in n crowd
ed street car der odder eafnings, ] gf
oop my seat to a fat man.
''How vhas dot?" said one of my
friends. 'Haf you got some pity for
dot MANI"
'Not Bit" says |. 81 simply glf oop
my seat to revenge on my fellow men.
Doan' you see dot he takes oop twice
my room und squeezes twice as many
folks togetherr' NJ. QUAD.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17
Guessed wrongly,

what do you expect to do with all
your money" asked the multimillion-
aires spiritual adviser. "You can't take
It with you where you are going"
'Yes, but can," answered the multi
millionaire. Il am going to Europe
Chicago Tribune.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17
CaudeIaria Hall Saloon

Il wel,.known and finely furnished and Is the ,e
most na pd pd1P, with the choicest and best brands oil
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17
CARL DUNDER'S SAYINGS.
Wholesome Combination of Fun
md Philosophy.
LCopyright. 1900. by c. b. Lewis.l

Copyright 1900. by c. b. bewis.l
Some people vhas born dot way und
can't help 1t. Last week my brudder-
in-law goes oudt in der woods to kill
rabbit He doan' find no rabbits. but
he kills fox und den comes home und
kicks about his hard luck.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

In my time | haf caught some fish
dot weighed 20 pounds apiece, but dot
doan' satisfy me. vhas always
mourning after dose fish which weigh
ed % pounds apiece und got AWAY
from me.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

Don't allow yourself to become mel
ancholy, Laugh once In awhile, wheth-
er you are tlckled or not. - Chicago
News.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17
CARL DUNDER.

see dot II der door vhas open some
thief must haf taken der fowls, und of
what use TO break oop my sleep? It
vhas better for all of us dot we stop
leetle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-10-17

Der man who calls me oop at mid
night to tell me dot my henhouse door
vhas open thinks to do me favor,
but If he vhas philosopher he would