The Yale expositor., 1900-08-17
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The little guessing problem we gave
our friends In an issue of some weeks
ago remains unguess-
Not Yet ed. We have heard
of numerous guesses
Guessed. as to who the parties
to be married may
be; but they are all wide of the mark,
1t is not generally known that the gen.
tleman even calls upon young lady,
much less is engaged to one. 1t looks
now az though none would guess it,
and that all will be obliged to wait un-
til we publish the obi-hold on therel
we mean until the wedding notice APP
pears; or the serenade sounds, for he'll
be serenaded as sure as guns.
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If there is any man in America who
knows the truth about China and its
dongs let him speak
Chinese out. At one date we
have the announce
Diplomacy. ment that all are
massacred, not soul
left alive in Pekln. At subsequent
date the word is given that all are alive
and we'll. Either these Chinese Off
Gals are boss liars, in cahoot with
news vendors, or the rascals are play
ing a trick in diplomacy. If there is
no massacre, no one fried, boiled,
roasted or fiayed, let those celestials
tell us so? Why keep the truth back
if it's on their side. But in making
their report on this matter we want
them to stand on the graves of their
granddads to do it. Even then, we
would believe it sooner if it came from
the under side of the grave.
The announcement made in our last
weeks issue concerning Elder Mccall
was nearly correct.
Elder McCalls The church did vote
him call to remain
Resignation. another year; but on
last Sunday morning
he made statement from his pulpit,
thanking the friends for the call voted,
but declining the same. He ANNOUNCE
ed his resignation as final and to take
effect in October. Elder Mccall has
been pastor of the church and a citizen
here for five years. In that time he has
made many warm friends both in and
out of the church, who will be sorry to
hear of his resignation. He has been
very successful in building up and con-
serving the interests of his church, hav-
ing added scores to its membership dur
ing his pastorate. He is worker, and
what this church and community may
lose by his removal will be gained by
the place and people to whom he goes.
The Mariette base ball team have
struck noYel way of taking an out
ing. They are COM
Yale VS.. bining business with
pleasure and are GO
Marlette. ing from town to
town, crossing bats
with every nine they can find; and at
the same time advertising the Marlette |
Street Fair, for 18th, 10th, Goth, and |
2lst. They struck Yale last Tuesday, |
and though the call was sudden, and |
the flax mill team unorganized, yet the |
boys toed the mark without mite of |
leg shaking. These boys backs are all |
bent and their arms stiff with pulling |
and other work of the flax harvest |
Despite this drawback they came |
promptly to the scratch and played an |
excellent game, even though it was on |
the spur of the moment. But it takes |
practice as we'll as pluck to play a |
good game of base ball, and the result |
was that the score stood to in favor |
of Marlette. Come again boys, come |
again. Come whenever you feel like |
1t. You are always welcome-eyen to |
victory.
A hint is said to be as good as q kick |
to sensible people. Neither has any eff
feet on the other
When the kind. That O'Clock
p. m. W. W. whistle is
Curfew Blows. meant for hint. 1t
means closing time
in the stores. The proprietors are too
much gentleman to tell you to go, and
they are too tired to kick you out, even
# so disposed. The thing to do Is shut
up that McKinley-Brayn talk, and get
up and 60 when the whistle toots. While
we haye our mouth open we may as
we'll say more on this topic of early
closing. Many workmen are clamor-
ng for an eight hour labor day. The
standard for all is ten hours, and if
more is demanded the fat is in the fire.
On the other hand, the customs of So
,iety are such as to demand, yea, even
merchants and clerks to put
n IA to l6 hours day. 1t is hard
stint, very hard stint, to day after
lay put in Is hours or more of work
Ind we don't blame the merchants for
These long days come from
custom; but is the custom right; is it
ust to the merchant; and would we
lot be just as rich and happy if we
oined with the merchant and abolish
ID it?