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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
CHILDHOOD AND MURDER.
How Charles Dickens Painted Them In
Our Mutual FrIend."


1t is in the passage of childhood
veritable childhood, in which the ia
nous Little Nell seems to me to have
no part-that Dickens writes those
words of perception of which literature
would DO we'll to be proud. Take the,
passages of several of the novels in
which the heart of a child is uttered
by the humorist in whose heart moth
ing ceases to live. These pages are
too full for citation. But here, in the
last word of the phrase, is a most
characteristic stroke of authorship.
Pip" in Great Expectations, as ev-
eryone knows, has taken food for his
convict, and he goes to church on
Christmas morning: Under the
weight of my wicked secret l pom
dered whether the church would be
powerful enough to shield me from the
vengeance of the terrible young man,
If l divulged to that establishment"
Another word of precision is this:
"Trabb's boy, when | had entered,w
sweeping the shop, and he had sweet
ened his labors by sweeping over me.
Here is another, and it repeats the eff
feet of Mr.. Vohles' sleeve, in a childs
apprehension: Miss Murdstone, who
was busy at her writing desk, gave me
her cold finger nails" "A sobbing gas
light" Mrs. Wilfer's "darkling
state" and 'lurid indications of the
better marriages she might have
made" (wherewith she celebrates her
silver wedding)-these serve to remind
a reader of the thousands of their ad-
mirable kline. | cannot think that the
telling ora violent accident (most diff
ficult achievement of narrative writ
ing) could be done more dramatically
than it is done in the passage that
tells the murder in Martin ChuZZle-
wit" So with the half-told murder in
Edwin Brood" AS by strong drama
tic drawing in a picture, the thing is
held. These passages of extreme ac-
tion are never without dignity. Lit
erary dignity is rarer in the pathetic
mood, but it is frequent in landscape:
"All beyond his figure was a vast dark
curtain in solemn movement toward
one quarter of the heavens" 1t seems
to me that the word curtain" is COM
mon, and that it would have spoiled
the phrase of many writer's as it fails
to spoil that OF Dickens.-Collier's
Weekly.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
u Is Il y Il n n ssMtss

Starne, growing more and more ugly
all the tirae, and scarcely able to main
tain the composure he had assumed.
He wished to taunt and torture the
young American before he killed him.
The dusky, swarthy crew, seeing that
something unusual was happening, left
their work on board, those who could,
and gathered round the two. Rob stood
like young gladiator, defying the
greater strength of the other.
"You crossed my path when you de-
cided to come to Buenos Ayres," said
Starne, lard l resolved to get rid or
you. You know how well succeeded
but for that fool of a Torrevo, you
would long ago have been food for the
fishes in this river. Well, Torrevo Is
dead. / shot him last night oh! 1t
was a pretty game. We met him going
to the house to look for you. His
nephew, he said Hal ha! his prec-
ious nephew will join him soon
enough, fancy"
What do you mean, you coward?"
demanded Rob. you will not kill me
HOW llltlL 4 AiIA uGlt ulOlG anu III JONA
power?''
"Will / not?" chuckled Starne.
That's just what / am going to do,
and pretty quick at that. What do you
think l am going to do? Let you go
free and get shot myself? Why, you
would have the soldiers of the govern
ment after us in no time. Oh, no! You
played your game and lost. l play to
win. And could not expect to win
with a prying cub like you around.
So, say your prayers, if you want to.
Your time is come"
There was a murmur among the
crew. These dark-skinned fellows were
not all murderers because they were
smugglers. They had liked Torrevo,
and they bore Starne no love for kill
ing him. They liked Rob, and while
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23

From the Baltimore Sun: My prin-
cipal object in England was to make
tour Of the cathedral towns to hear
their music and study their choir
methods. The training of the boys
voices there is reduced to a science,
but it is a fact that the finest music
is not always to be found in the finest
cathedrals. The choir at Oxford sur
passed any of those of the London
cathedrals, and that at Canterbury, the
first among English churches, is posi-
lively bad. The boys at st. Pauls-
London, show marvellous training
Kings college, Cambridge, and Mag
dalen, Oxford, probably have the best
trained choirs in the world. The boy
voice doesn't seem to be well under
stood in Germany, where / heard sew
eral choirs. l never heard worse choir
music in my life than at Magdeburg,
where l visited three churches, incIud-
ing the cathedral. Church music in
Germany is far below par compared
with that of England. ="
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
MUST FURNISH NEWS.
Supreme Court Says Associated Press Is
Common Carrier.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-.u an opinion
given by the Supreme court of Illinois
The Inter-Ocean Publishing company
is restored to membership in the Asso.
ciated Press. The highest court of the
state in reviewing the case of The
Inter-Ocean against the Associated
Press reverses the DEGREES Of the Cir.
cult court of Cook county and the APP
pelate court of the first district, re-
mands the cause to the Circuit court
and directs the entering of decree as
prayed for in the original bill filed by
The Inter-Ocean, to restrain the Asso'
ctated Press from suspending or ex.
pelllng the petitioner from its member
ship and from refusing to furnish 1t
news according TO its contract.
This bill sets up the fact that the
Associated Press had been able to con.
troll the business of buying and &C.
cumulating news in Chicago and sell
ing ii and had thus created for itself
an exclusive monopoly and to preserve
such monopoly had declared the SUI
Printing and Publishing Association :
rival or competitor in business and an
tagonistic to it, and sought to prohibit
its members from buying news there
from under pain of suspension or ex
pulsion. 1t was also alleged that tn,
appellee had compelled some of it!
members, by threats, to cease buying
the special news of the Sun Printing
and Publishing Association under con.
tracts with its members, including tn:
appellant. The appellee filed an an
swer to the bill and a hearing was OF
tanned, the Circuit Court dismissir
the bill for the want of equity. On al
peal to the Appellate court this deere
was affirmed. The Supreme court nov
reverses this decree and remands tn
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23

they were not the kind to mourn if
they heard of his death somewhere
else, they were not quite ready to have
him killed under their very noses.
Rob heard the murmur, and in
stinctively knew that some of the men
were friendly to him, and opposed to
Starnes brutality. He quickly turned
and addressed them.
Men, / have sailed with you!" he
said. "Torrevo was your friend and
mine. Will you let this man kill me?"
There was no answer from the crew.
They looked at each other with dark,
questioning glances.
will they let mel" yelled Starne,
now beside himself with murderous
rage. III show you and them what /
care for their let"
He drew pistol from his belt. AS
he raised it to aim at Rob, the boy
suddenly felt a giant arm on his, and
he was swung round behind a powerful
fellow who took his place before
Starne.
mo shoot" said the dusky giant.
Starne, who had now lost all con-
troll of himself, and had no caution in
him, turned white to the lips at this
unexpected interruption.
Get out of the way!" he yelled. do
you know that boy is a traitor?"
mo shoot" said the man, stolidly.
"He must die!" said Starne. HE is
placing us all in danger. He knows all
our secrets. He is the nephew of Hor-
ton, of Buenos Ayres, and knows that
we have arms stored in the cave;
knows that we are planning to over
throw the government, and knows
who the men are who are with us. IL
he lives and escapes from this schoon-
er, he will have us all shot. He did
write a letter to his uncle, but got it.
tell you he must die"
mo shoot" said the confronting
giant, with q face that was impassive.
mo KILL" now came from someone
in the crowd.
He berry good boy. What for he
must die?" asked one, who had heard
every word of Starnes explanation.
ITO save your life and mine!" said
Starne. Then, with an angry glance
around he added, And because say
so. | will not only shoot him, but
every man who interferes, as WELL"
Quick looks of anger greeted this
speech. Starne was not aiding his
cause any by rousing the anger of such
men as these.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
Civil War in Shan TunR.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb 20.-Th'
steamer Olympia brings news that
civil war is raging in Shan-Tung pro-
vince, China. Members OF an anti
foreign society, known as Boxers, -
are determined that all foreigners
shall be driven out. The murder Of
Missionary Brooks in December start.
ed the Boxers in ell parts of Shan
Tung to pillaglng and fighting. Fou
battles have been fought with the pro
vincial troops. with no result so IA
as quelling lawlessness is concerned
Both the civil and military authori
ties OF ShanTung side with the Box
ers, and the former are contrlbutin:
to support the marauding bands.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
neath OF doc" Fentnn.

FL Paso, Texas, Feb. 20.-N. c. Fen.
ton. better known as Doc" Fenton
died at the Commercial hotel in this
city. In former years he was one Of
the most notorious desperadoes ant
highwaymen of the west. Innumera.
bic crimes were laid at his door, and
for a long time he defied the officers
but he was captured in Montana by
Major w. II. II. Llewellyn, now of Las
Cruces, n. NJ, who was then United
States mar T5ut0A was shot sew.
eral times BY EVELYN, and bore tho
marks to his grave.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
CHAPTER XIV.

A look of demoniac hate came into
the face of Lemuel Starne.
"Oh, ho!" he cried. $50 you are on
board, ehl Well, really, this is quite
a pleasure, Mr.. Rob Cleverdale.
Rob stared in amazement, and felt a
thrill of terror. Then Starne had
learned who he was.
This is quite bit Of masquerade
ing" continued Starne, pointing to
his Spanish clothes. "A gift from your
dear uncle, suppose. Your Uncle Ter
revo, l mean"
He laughed exultantly, and his fam
ing eyes showed Rob that no mercy
could be expected from this terrible
foe
ALLOW me to present you this, with
the compliments of Mr.. David Horton. -
said Starne. He took from his pocket
Robs own letter, and handed it to him.
1T will scarcely do us any harm now"
How did you get this?" demanded
Rob. did my uncle see it?"
"Ha! ha. Well, l should say not.
Fortunately, your uncle trusts me, and
I read his letters You played a sharp
game, but fate was too strong for you
81 played no game but what was
right" said Rob. You and your faith
er are two villains"
Indeed! Well, keep a civil tongue
in your head You are dealing with me
now, and not with my father. You
cannot pull the wool over my eyes.
am too sharp for you. Master Clever
dale, Torrevo and Horton"
"Oh, you are sharp enough" said
Rob. resolved not to let this arrant
boaster see how much afraid he really
was. "But when the government seizes
you and your gang. then we'll see."
you will never sec that time" said
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
Florida. West Indies and Central Amerrcu

The facilities of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad for handling tour
lists and travellers destined for all
points in Florida, Cuba, Porto Rico,
Central America, or for Nassau, are I'M
surpassed. Double daily lines of sleep
ing cars are run from Cincinnati,
Louisville, Chicago and St Louis
through Jacksonville to interior Flor
ida points, and to Miami, Tampa and
New Orleans, the ports of embarkation
for the countries mentioned For fold
ers, etc, write Jackson Smith, D. p.
A, Cincinnati. o.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
CHAPTER XIv.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER XIV.-(Continued.)
The boat which had brought Torrevo
to shore was there, with two Of the
crew.
Where Ell Captain" asked one.
Il have not seen him." said Rob.
els he ashores"
Him go far. Him leave at night.
Where him go?"
Hell come back all right" said Rob.
take me on board, will you? have
run away from Elvin, and they may
come after me. l want to hide"
Hide from Senior Elvin! Ho! Him
got sharp eye!"
He can't see down in the hold OF
the Black Cat, said Rob.
During the voyage TO Brazil and back
many Of the crew had grown fond Of
Robin their own savage sort Of fond
ness. They all feared Elvin, but none
loved him.
Gomez" said the one who was do
ing the talking.
Rob stepped into the boat, they
showed off, and in a few minutes Rob
was on board. The situation was at
once explained by Rob, and the crew
promised to help him. He was snug
ly hidden in the hold. and his last
words were:
"If anybody comes after ne. don't
say am here. But tell Torrevo when
he comes"
Rob remained for sometime hidden
there and wondered what kent Torrevo
so long. He could see nothing, hear
nothing. He could feel the motion Of
the schooner, and knew she was still at
anchor.
At last he heard the sound of the
anchor chain. They were getting un-
der way.
"Torrevo has come back" said Rob,
eXultingly Now l am all right"
He still remained hidden for a time,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23

Rob, whose senses were rendered
more acute by the danger he was In,
saw at once that Starne had created a
feeling against himself. He was quick
to take advantage OF 1t.
Every man who sticks to me will
be rewarded by my uncle!" he called
out. what if this man does kill me?
Does he think that the letter he re-
ceived was the only one l wrote? Be
fore a week has passed this gang OF
plotters will be in prison. Where will
you be, then, if you follow him? But
If you stand by me, my uncle will help
you, and everyone will go free"
At this there was a rising sound OF
approval in the crowd.
(To be continued)
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
Silk spiders In Venezuela

Washington. Feb. 20.-Consul Plu-
macher of Maraicabo reports to the
state department that large silk spin
ming spiders are found in the palm
trees of Venezuela. Some produce
white. some yellow silks. The consul
understands that the silk has been
made into handkerchiefs. A copy OF
the report. together with specimen
Of silk which accompanied it, was re-
ferred to the department of agricul-
tire
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
Has Capital Of Sc, 900. 900.

Albany, Feb. 2O.-A certificate o
Incorporation of the Rapid TRANSIT
Subway Construction company of New
York city has been filed with the sec
rotary of state. The company is or
ganized with a capital stock of $4,000,
600. August Belmont, Charles T. Bar
ney. John B. Mcdonald. Waiter G. Oak
man and William A. Read each Owl
100 shares
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
BECKHAM is in FRANKFORT.
Claimant to GovernOrship EstablIsho
Executive Onioe In the Capital.

Ohuco Ohplstis
Frankfort, Ky. Feb. 20.-J. G. w.
Beckham. democratic claimant to til
Office Of governor, has established his
executive Office in the Capitol hotel.
Ne Is accompanied by several demo
cratic members of the legislature, and
it is understood practically all the SEN
ators and representatives will be or
hand this afternoon, when the two
houses will be called to order. Con-
siderable interest is manifested in tbs
clash that must occur in the senate
when the two presiding officers. Lieut.
Gov. Marshall and Senator Carter, at
tempt to resume the chair. Mr. Beck
ham declines to discuss his plans fol
the present, but says he proposes II
continue to exercise his duties as gov.
ernor.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
Candies Destroyed by Fire.

Kokomo. Ind, Feb. 20.-A $4,000
fire destroyed the Quick & Co. whole
sale candy house Sunday, $4,000 worth
of sweets being consumed.
Salem, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-A $4,000 fire
Sunday morning destroyed the bust
ness houses on the east side OF the
court house square with the exception
OF one.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
wondering why Torrevo did not call

wondering why Torrevo did not call
him.
He is waiting for me to come up
said Rob to himself again. 81 will go
now. We must be good distance
away from the bay by now"
He crawled out from his hiding
place. and, finding the hatchway left
partly open for him, clambered out of
the hold and went on deck. The BLACK
Cat was speeding down the river. The
crew were working as they never
worked for Torrevo.
Rob took a turn or two on deck,
looking for Torrevo, and suddenly
came face to face with-Lemuel Starne.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
ENGINEERS WANT MORE PAY
Meeting of the Pennsylvania Brother.
hood Men at Altoona.

hood Men Mt Altoona.
Altoona, Pa, Feb. 20.-Two hundrc,
delegates, representing the Brother
hood of Railroad Engineers from al
points on the Pennsylvania railroad
between New York and st. Louis, ere
in secret convention to consider labor
conditions and formulate an eGualizec
scale for an increase in wages. Chic!
Arthur is presiding. 1t has been de
cided to ask for a general increase Of
about 10 per cent through the subordi.
nate lodges, and a recommendation
was made to request extra pay fol
avoidable delays.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
nnrs the cntter CnruIn.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 2O.-CaptaiI
Cooper Of the United States revenue
cutter service has accepted the bid o.
e. Coffin of Boston of $4,000 for the
revenue cutter Corwln, ordered sold By
the department.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
An AII-Year Resnrt.

The Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, ARK
opens March l. 1900. A most desirable, at
tractive and convenient resort for health ana
pleasure seekers. Ideal climate, pure sparkling
water best accommodations. Through Sleep
ers via Frisco Line. Write for particulars 10
Manager Hotel or to any representative Of
Frisco Line.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23

Passaic, N. j., Feb. 20.-Mary Goes.
ter. aged "a. started out Saturday
night with her little boy to pay q
butchers bill. She and the boy be.
came separated in the storm. and she
was found Sunday afternoon lying
against her own house, buried in .
enowdrift
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
To Propoyate GravIinO.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. 20-The state
fish commission announces that it is
about to engage in the artificial prop
ogation of grayling. and fully 100000
of these gamy fish will be planted in
western Michigan waters during the
coming spring.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23

Washington, Feb. 20.-There is no
foundation for the report that the
government is considering the advis-
ability of sending federal troops to
Chicago to guard the new postoffice
and prevent strikers interfering with
the work on that building after
March l.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
To Form one BIr Comnanv

Mount Vernon, KY, Feb. 20.--A
movement is on foot here to organize
into one company all independent tele-
phone companies in this state. a
meeting looking to this end will be
held in Lexington on April 8.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23

BY an executive order, a certain POr-
ton of the peninsula in the district OF
Alaska Immediately north of the south
ern boundary and embracing Camp
Point Spencer has been reserved for
public purposes. The tract includes
about four square miles.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23

Minneapolis. Mimi. Feb. 20.-Th6
congregation of Wesley Methodist
church raised $4,000 at the morning
service Sunday to pay off a mortgage
hanging over the society since the edi-
flee was erected.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
Peach Buds Arc killed.

Alta Pass, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-The peach
buds in southern Illinois are undoubt-
eddy killed, according to late exami-
nations by fruit growers. 1t is not
thought that other fruits are Injured.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
An Epltome OF a Cen.ury,s Progress.

Professor-"Miss Flavilla, mention a
few of the most wonderful scientific
inventions of the nineteenth century,
Miss Flavllla-"Yes, sir; the tele-
phone, photograph button, golf capes
and ice cream soda"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
SUCCESS FOR THE DAIRY.

To secure the best results in the care OF
milk and butter, attention must be given
details. The milking must be properly
done, and all vessels used must be kept
scrupulously clean by washing morning
and night in hot water with Ivory Soap,
then rinsing well in cold water and setting
out to air and SUM-
ELIZA r. PARKER
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
Considerable Of Others. Feelings

Ada-It is very beautiful. but l don't
think you should accept so many pres
ents from him. Edith-Well, until he
offers himself, l prefer not TO hurt hiS
Enthusiastically Life.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23

or all virtues, mGgnanimity is the
rarest; there are a hundred persons
Of merit for one who willingly ac-
knowledges 1t in another.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
Her Ohiectlon.

Snifkins-Why did the young lady
object to being called poem? BifkinS
Because poems are measured by feetl
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-02-23
IAGodS. SnadabokM
slEG:alsXIGa 2 s q B l7syEEB
Hov Cho,rs Abroad.

Hoods pills cure liver ills the nonrrtating aR0
only cathartic 20 take with Hoods sarsaparila.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-07

The truth Is it cannot be done. There is no
halfway ground between holding the Phil
ippines and abandoning them, between es-
tablishing American sovereignty there and
surrendering it, between facing the situa-
tion like men and running away from 1t
like towards. When General Otis was
asked. since his arrival in San Francisco.
whether CT not he favored the retention Of
the islands by the United States, ne an
swered: I'VE have got them now. What
are we to do about it?' That is the ques-
ton for anti-imperialists and Bryanites to
answer. As between expansion and COW
rrdice, between so-called Imperialism and
dishonor, between asserting what Senator
Teller admits to be our unquestioned rights
and a craven abandonment of them, the
American people should not hesitate mo-
ment in choosing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-07

There is chance for some expert mathe-
matician to win everlasting fame by figur-
ing out how William Jennings Bryan can
be elected next November. In 1896 Mr.. Nc
Kinley had majority of ninety-fve cleo
toral votes. so that Bryan will need to re-
tain all the electoral votes he had four
years ago and gain forty-eight more in or
der to win. Five States with thirty cleo
toral votes went Republican in 1896 by less
than 10000 majority each, viz, Kentucky,
California, Delaware. North Dakota, and
Oregon. Bryan might carry every one of
these States this year in addition to those
he carried four years ago and yet not be
elected. But he will not carry more than
two Of them. and he will lose some States
that he carried before. OF course, he cam
not expect 10 carry any State which went
Republican by more than 10000 four years
ago. and as he will lose a majority of the
Populst vote in all the States he carried
his case looks hopeless.