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The Yale expositor., 1903-08-21
DROBATE NOTICE.
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DkDhA 4 NNAANh -. .....,. y..,-,,-r
ron HHAUtNG CLAIMS HEInhE toliii
STATE I'd NIehlrln. County ~ 81 Clair, ~,
Noftre III hereby given, that by an utdtf oi tilc
prol,afe Court for The County ~ ~. clair, made
on Tie egth Gas 81 JUS. A. 1908. SIX mouths
,,r. Iind frr creditors 90 present their claims
esainst the estate 81 Alexander W Ferguson.
iefe nj ssld county. deceased. and That All cred.
tIcrs III sald deceased are Required 20 present
te,t, ci,,,,s ~ aid Probate Court, no the FRO
bate ogicr. ln the city of Pom Huron, Tor ch-
Animation aud allowance. on or before !he IN ~,
dav al Iauuary next, and that such claims VIII
Lc 1hesTt before aid Court. on "Wednesday, the
Sist dav Of October. and on Monday. TIE ON
day of January next, at nine O'Clock in the lore
noon of each ~ those days.
Dated Juiy 9Th. A ID 49, .,,.u,
wv Judge 81 Probate.
The Yale expositor., 1903-08-21

The thirtN-nr-t judicial tltcW'. iH ,il,',.', -
suit pending iu tur tirruit out inl luc i ,
~ of ~ Clair boo chAnrcr} ai I"lt h"'""' W" ''''
gith dav of July. \. a., 1913.
MfNNIs uIIus, complainant
rs
pnrnrrft, pTTpN, Defendant.
In this cause 30 appearing mat irirulA.l =
FredeTirk Ottou ], not "a Resident ul thiN Nta'r,
but is believed 90 Dee a resident on VIZ N'"'y
b ~ -, N,rL therefore, on motion ut
lanes T. Cor. solicitor Tor complainant, ~ u OF
dered thai the defendant enter hi, appear ahe .
a., 81 ,.,,,s,. ON nf before four months from
H., 20 ms nrlirr that within twenty DAYS the
complainaut cause this order 90 lr punN,hcu ~
the Yale Expositor said publication 70 ec con
ltnstu ""'' o." EUGENEF LAW,
JAMES T.. coz. circuit '"Ise.
Solicitor for Complainant. -
The Western news., 1903-02-04
A VICTIM OF PRIDE,
Rooster Could Not Bear to Live When
His Prestige Was Gone.

Rooster Could Not Bear to Live When
His Prestige Vas Gone.
It has been said that the reason of
Napoleon's defeat was simply that he
thought he could not be defeated. The
New York Mail and Express repeats a
conversation overheard on a suburban
train, which tells how Napoleon of
the barn-yard was conquered.
"Pride's terrible thing. l tell you, J"
remarked a passenger to his seat
mate. !.
"Yes?' said the other man, good.
naturedly. \
"Yes. This young fellow"-pointing
to news dispatch in the evening pa
per-"cutting away for the other side
of the world just because the girl
made fool of him reminds me Of the
Langshan rooster we had up at our
place. He was fine-looking bird, and
he had bossed the barn-yard so long
that he sort of came to think he was
infallible"
That's natural" responded the other
man.
well, the rooster grew careless, and
one day when he was putting on too
many airs cross old hen pecked his
left eye out, In plain view Of the whole
flock. You never saw such humilia-
ton in your life.
1T wasn't the loss Of the eye that
hurt so much as the loss of prestige.
He never was himself again. Every
rooster in the yard made fun of him
the hens strutted by without paying
the least attention to him, and even
the chickens sauced him. He pined
away, his feathers dropped. and he be-
came a regular. outcast, sneaking
around by himself to pick up stray
grains Of corn when the rest of the
fowls had finished feeding.
Zone day went out to get plump
hen for dinner. l, laid the hatchet or
the block where usually cut off the
heads of chickens, and was moving
around to pick out fat one, when my
wife called to me to look. And. sir
lying fiat on the block was that ole
rooster. He had hoped up there ant
put his head down close to the hatchet
and was waiting for me-"
did you kill him?' asked the othel
man, as the narrator paused.
II didn't want to, but my wife beg
ged me to put him out of his misery
He wasn't very good eating, but
made him the subject of a fine tall
about pride. which, as l said before
Is a terrible thing"
The Western news., 1903-02-04

hoped-for father -in-law, but wisely
keeping very quiet waited for Marcy
to come in. That was his first but not
final effort to get Dads consent. He
came again on Saturday evening,
while the girl was at market, and the
crusty old drayman, with a coarse
frankness, suggested that he had a
tidy little place" in the West Side,
three rooms and summer kitchen,
that he would sell to Stewart if he
really meant to marry the girl at all.
The meanness of this proffer struck
him like blow, but he said he'd think
about it, and he did. He talked it over
with Marcy, whole-souled, winsome
girl, who had been trained for
school-teacher by the canny old man,
who knew the value of money"
Lets try it, joe" she laughed, "it's
rusty old cottage but We'll fix it
up. Dad won't be hard on us for the
payments, and perhaps by the time it's
paid for we can sell it and get a nicer
home"
Stewart, thoroughly despising old
Boyne, bought the place on time pay
ments and signed about sixty notes at
$25 each, listening with suppressed ha-
tired to the miserly old man who had
thus unloaded $500 worth OF frame
shanty and cheap ground upon his
own daughters husband. For the
wedding took place within month.
The Western news., 1903-02-04
PEACEABLE RESISTANCE.
Old Quaker Did Not Believe In Vic
lence and Bloodshed.

Old Quaker Did Not Believe in Vic.
lence and Bloodshed.
During the Civil War. the Friends,
because of their peaceful creed. en-.
deavored to be released from the re-
quirements Of the draft. They were
always reasonable and quiet in their
earnestness, and seldom failed to gain
their point. Major Townsend, In
Anecdotes of the Civil War;" tells
this story of Isaac Newton. the Friend
who was commissioner Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture:
Speaking once of scruples about
fighting, asked him If he believed it
necessary to carry out the exact letter
Of the Scripture, and under no circum-
stances to resist.
"Oh, no." said he. There are other
ways of resisting besides fighting"
Then he told the story of having
met a man in wagon at narrow
part Of the road. who. seeing that he
was Friend, refused to turn out for
him, but stopped directly in the mid
die of the road.
Isaac asked him kindly to turn out,
but the man grutfly refused. Then
| Isaac said, Friend, II thou wilt not
| turn thy horse. | will turn him for
| thee" SO he took the horses head to
| turn him. Then the man jumped out
and ran forward as If to attack him.
On this. Isaac seized him by the
arms above the elbow. held him as If
| in wise, and quietly said. Friend, if
thou dost resist. | shall shake theev'
SO he gave him a preliminary shake
as sample, and the man. seeing how
powerful and resolute he was, apolo-
gized, and turned his horse as far out
as he could.
IL did not strike him." said Isaac.
The Western news., 1903-02-04

roadway above the water between the
cities. The calculations Of the engi-
neers did not come out correctly and
when it was thought the huge frame
work was ready for traffic a serious
mistake was discovered and new lev
being made to right matters. Several
millions have been expended in this no.
BILE passageway of steel which embod-
les the latest ideas in the bracket prin-
ciple of bridge support. The super
structure is painted red and looks very
impressive. as the top Is $50 feet
above the water.
The Western news., 1903-02-04

which they rested. He saw the end il
front of him do this, hesitated ani
looked back to see how the other en-,
was. l thought he was going to turn
He stopped. grasped both edges of th>
plank with his hands and, THROWN:
his feet up, stood on his head, kicking
his legs in the air, cracking his heels
together and yelling to the terrified on
lockers. This he did for about a minut,
1t seemed to me like forty. Then h,
let his feet drop down, stood up, waved
his hat and trotted along the plank tt
the other side. slid down one Of tn,
braces hand over hand and regained
the ground. We discharged him, o!
course" concluded the contractor, ac
cording to Casters Magazine, ''bu1
what did he care? He got all the glory
his fellows envied him, and he could
command work anywhere"
The Western news., 1903-02-04

Strict orders were issued that no one
should attempt to cross the plank upon
penalty of instant dismissal. At the
noon hour suddenly heard great
shout from the men, who were all
starting up. Raising my eyes, saw
man step on the end Of that plank, stop
a minute and look down into the whirl-
pool below. l knew he was going to
cross and shouted to him, but he was
too high up to hear.
Deliberately he walked out until he
reached the middle of the plank. II
sagged far down with his weight unit!
l could see light between the two short
supporting ends and the cantilevers on
The Western news., 1903-02-04

species is not common. and Of course
none but a student in ocular science
would be able to detect offhand the
few whom we do meet. A left-handed
person advertises his popularity at
once; but not so the left-eyed man.
AS rule 1t takes an oculist to deter
mine which eyes has been used most.
but there are certain peculiarities Of
he pupil and lid that may be taken as
pretty sure signs by the trained OBJ
,erver.
"Left-eyed people are made, not
born. Most of us have been blessed
oy nature with eyes Of equal. visual
)ower, but the attitude we strike read
ing or writing causes us to exercise
)ne eye more than the other, and the
'irst thing we know we are right or
eft eyed. This is a one ne-sidedness that
should always be taken into consider
ltion when buying glasses. A right
'yed man with left-eyed spectacles. or
vice versa. is at a decided disadvant-
age, and it is the opticians business
see that he is properly ftted.'"-New
York Times.
The Western news., 1903-02-04
hundred left! How the devil-do you
drink?"

hundred left! How the devil-do you
drink?'
"Oh, no; 1t isn't that, sir: just live
pretty well. You see, wasn't figur-
ing on getting married till l met Mar
gy, and you see I've always been used
to having everything"
''Do you own place, a house or
anything?"
mo, sir"
"You must be daft. then. Where
was you going to live? At the Audi
torium, maybeY'
"Oh, we could get a neat fat for a
little money, and"
"And pay rent? You're a fool, my
boy. won't give her to you till you
get house. l don't care if it's only
two rooms, SO it's your own, to keep
her in."
Margy's voice singing was heard
then from the rear rooms. Boyne re-
sumed his paper. Joe Stewart, NUT
firing ''skin-fiint miser," and other en-
dearing epithets directed against his
The Western news., 1903-02-04
Unexpected.

II have little surprise for you,
\my,' said the enraptured young man,
alf an hour after the wedding. in
ONE embarrassment. Excuse me for
moment"
He went out of the room and re-
urned with stout old lady who bore
determined expression Of counte-
lance. -
MY dear" he said. this is my moth.
r. Sheer will live with us. YOU
lnow."
80 glad! And I have a little sur
rise for you too. Harry"
She left the room. and returned in a
moment with five fair haired girls. an
oarently ranging in age from 3 to 13.
These are my little darlings. Har-
"" she whispered. Lydia, Minerva.
Penelope, Rachel and Mehitabei. kiss
he gentleman. He is to be your new
The Western news., 1903-02-04
How Joe Paid Up.
LID MAN BOYNE, the boss team.

~ LID MAN BOYNE, the boss team.
II u ster, was sitting by coal oil
lamp in his best ROOM. He had
taken off his shoes and his coat and
his coarse woolen socks and his hick-
ory shirt showed that he was not a
man Of airs. He was deep in his news
paper, of which 1t was his habit to read
filled his old clay pipe for the third
time when the rap at the door caused
him to shout: "Come inv'
Good evening, Mr.. Boyne," said the
stalwart, well-groomed young man
who came in.
"Shes out" growlcd the old chap,
resuming his reading.
Il know she is, sir That's why l
called"
The old fellow put down his paper
and leered over his spectacles.
"At least" resumed the young man,
nervously. II came to talk to you
about her, sir. We want to get mar
ried." He sat down, looking flushed
and excited, and the old man stared at
him a minute before he began:
We'll, suppose you do? Have you
the means to keep her decent? How
much have you saved? Three hundred
-thatll buy the furniture. How long
did it take you to save that?"
"A little over a year, l.
"a year! You must be an awful
spendthrift How much do you get? ~
Thirty week since the beginning
of this year. I'll get a raise"
"What!' shrilled the father, putting
his hands on his knees and peering at
the lover. ''Fhlrty dollars a weeks
bachelor. all alone. and have only three
The Western news., 1903-02-04
Story of Roosevelt.

In refusing to grant private inter-
view to certain politician who is
always trying to give him advice and
information on important matters of
legislation President Roosevelt is said
to have remarked: 1T is always most
distressing to me to be obliged to talk
to that man. l find myself constantly
expecting him to revert to his arboreal
grow tail and swing grace
fully from the chandelier without in
terrupting the conversation"
The Western news., 1903-02-04
MORE THAN-A DREAM.

Live up to the highest that's. in you, =
Be true to the voice in your soul.
Let love and your better self win you,
And follow them on to the goal.
Afar in the path of Endeavor
The temples of Happiness CLEAN.
They stand as promise forever
That heaven is more than a dream.
We fail in the moments of weakness,
Borne down by the passion of sin.
Acknowledge the error with meekness
And strengthen the guard from within.
The lusts of the brute we inherit
Must cover and shrink from the light
That flows. from the throne of the spirit
And shows US the path to the right.
I know not the kingdom immortal;
Yet feel in my innermost soul
That Deaths not wall but portal,
Through which lies an infinite goal.
4 know not the glory supernal.
Nor paths that the angels have trod;
Yet something within is eternal
And grows in the sunlight of God.
I know with the wisdom of Sorrow,
The lessons I've learned by the way;
The fruits that we gather tomorrow
Are grown from the seeds of to-day.
Life's page we have blotted and check
cred;
No power on earth can restore,
We write an indelble record,
To blight or to bless evermore.
With voices serapbic and tender
Our loved ones are calling afar,
With light that is golden in splendor
Truth shines like a mystical star.
The veil of the Silence is riven,
The banner of Hope is unfurled;
And Love. through the portals of heaven,
Illumines the night of the world.
Denver News.
The Western news., 1903-02-04
ant that Joe couIdnr help takin,

ant that Joe couIdnr help takin,
Boype's honey hand.
Hes given me back all you paid
him, joe" cried the wife, shaking a
budget Of bank notes at them; che
was only fooling us-fooling us int,
being economical"
II tell you, Joe Stewart" began the
old drayman, when they sat down to
supper there's no use to make money
If you don't save it. When I was
your age"
And then for the first time old
Boyne's lecture on economy seemed
interesting to them all-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Western news., 1903-02-04

G. M. DEPEW few sons of rich men who have sue
In fe but they exceptional their cases are
very marked and remarked.
BY being born poor l do not extreme poverty.
Granted that with the advantages of the public schools the
boys parents give him rstcass education and then
he has to make his the Of necessity Will
arouse every faculty which helps make With
moderate success ambition, and his spheres OF
activity enlarge he acquires Of He learns
the value Of temperance character He knows by
perience that health and industry accomplish almost
anything and it's possessor almost anywhere AS he
grows in position, wealth and influence he Is the more
thankful day for the condition which compelled him
to do his mghtiest drop out of sight.
The vast majority of those who start under the condi-
tions that mentioned live long and prosper. From
their number those the world and govern
it. who it's masters business enterprises its leaders
in the professions its statesmen and rulers its men OF
thought and action.
The Western news., 1903-02-04
Leit-Eyed People.

The man who spends half his time
trying to classify people said he never
saw SO many left-eyed passengers in
one car.
What do you mean by left-eyed pas
sengers!' asked his companion.
People who use their left eye more
than their right" was the reply. "The
The Western news., 1903-02-04

|A|IRl!ElRlS FIJI e4nE RE0|||l|RI1!|

activity does nothing than many them from
marrying for home 1t has redeeming influence If all
women had much to sacrifice interrupt by marriage 1t
would in large protect from being chosen
as a kind Of bargain sale endowment policy
There is danger that any career" ambition will
tempt refuse home call If she is normal
and If she society the gamer and the man
interested fortunate because Of her refusal Where
centive draws toward marriage those inherent IN
nature and the human SOUL there will be few mishts
There will never be ideal marriages until women, and
WE'LL feel certain that assured for short
hours at any time is desired all the time at
GUS Then the question Of home and children will
become the disnterested question should be-
and vitiated by sord motives painful hopeless
bondage
The Western news., 1903-02-04

W Hcu the COltdSe was pdNCoQ ana
furnished and the young couple was
well installed, the old man would
come round during the day to see
Marcy, but Joe's hatred Of him rose
to the top pitch when the first note
fell due and old Boyne, in person,
came to the office to collect it. After
that the young man quit speaking to
his wife's father, and the young wife
herself felt ashamed and grieved to
observe the grasping eagerness with
which he pursued Joe for the pay
ments.
Month after month the efforts to pay
Boyne came harder, for there were the
painters and carpenters to pay, a bath
room had been built into the cottage
and the plumbers bill was caution.
To make matters harder for Joe, the
little Stewards began to arrive, and
when the time came to pay the young
husband saw that he'd have to "stand
Off" either the doctor or Boyne. He
paid the doctor. His father-in-law
bounded him at the Office, at the house,
waited for him Mt the street corner
and then scrawled letter in which he
threatened to foreclose II the note
past due, wasn't paid. Marcy almost
broke her heart when she found out
the truth, but when Dad called she
pleaded with him to give them little
more time She showed him her pref
ty baby and promised that they would
now begin to economize In earnest.
Old Boyne promised an extension,
but harped upon the need Of economy
until she felt like striking him. 1t was
the same every time new note came
due. He was insatiate. gave them
neither peace nor hope of leniency,
lectured her, scolded Joe even when
the hardearned money was forthcom-
ing. 1t was necessary to reduce all
:, their expenses. Joe quit smoking and
began to carry, his lunch in collar
box. When he contrived to have the
money ready for the recurring notes
he sent it by check to avoid meeting
the miserly Royne. BY mutual con-
sent they quit mentioning his name.
Sometimes when he called during the
day to see Marcy and her baby she
wouldn't let him in, feigning to be out
and thus escaping the everlasting
homily about economy" 1t was
cruel, and she cried good DEAL but
she knew Joe would fret and fume If
he knew that Boyne had been harry
ing her. And so they came to have
such terror of his visits that Stew.
art bent all his efforts to forestall the
impending payments and thus KEEP
the despised old drayman from show.
ing his griZzled face either ut the of.
flee where Joe worked or at the little
home where Marcy toiled with no less
patience and far more cheerfulness.
And when the last note was paid
and old Boyne and his hateful ways
were commencing to be forgotten by
the estranged daughter and the un
forgiving Stewart the young pair had
a kind of informal celebration. Little
Joe in his best blouse and baby Mar
garet in her high chair were sitting a,
table, their pretty mother a-bloom in
her pink kimona, when Joe came home
with the last note-and big bouquet
Of roses for the tea table.
"Well, Marcy. were done with the
old skin1int, eh? Excuse me, sir"
For the old man was sitting by the
fireplace. and when he came over tc
shake hands the old face was 80 radi
The Western news., 1903-02-04
THE GUM-CHEWlNG HABIT.
BY Rev. Dr.. George r Hsn. Of Chicago

BY Rev. Dr.. George F. HaH. Of Chicago.
When l see a woman mouthing gum
in public feel like shouting: IF those
women must chew let them take to the
basementv To-day on street cars, in
theaters, at ball games and races, in
the parlor and everywhere 1t Is COM
mon sight to see girls and women of
mature years chewing gum. 1t Is
habit which has scarcely a redeeming,
feature, and l for one wish to- use all
the influence l have in discouraging the
same. 1t distorts the face, induces ex-
cossive saliva and gives the breath q
The Western news., 1903-02-04
GREAT BUDA.PESTH B.IDGE.
Classsd One of the Handsomest
Viaducts in the World.

Viaducts in the World.
Some engineers think the Ketten
suspension bridge at Buda-Pesth Is the
finest viaduct In existence. 1t does not
begin to be as big as the Brooklyn
bridge. but in symmetry, in massive
ness. In artistic adornment. the one
linking Buda and Pesth is a beauty. 1t
cost 100000 and was completed in
1854. That for Brooklyn was modelled
from this one and was built twenty
years afterward. A cantilever viaduct
Is the latest thing to make another
The Western news., 1903-02-04
Inst Resort.

Jack-Her father positively refuses to
give me her hand in marriage.
Tom-That's tough. What are YOU
going to do about it?
Jack-Oh suppose there is nothing
left now but to ask the girl.
The Western news., 1903-02-04
EXPLOITS OF WORKMEN.
Franks of Foolhardy Employe at
the Building of Niagara Bridge.

the Bui1ding Of Niagara Bridge.
II remember" said a bridge contrac-
tor some time ago while on the subject
of workmen's dare-deviltries, when
working at the big bridge across the
Niagara. When the two cantilever
arms had approached within fifty feet
Of each other. keen rivalry as to who
should be the first to cross sprang up
among the men. A long plank connect
ed the two arms, leaving about two
and half feet Of support at each end.
The Western news., 1903-02-04
just One.

Others besides Dogberry have been
ambitious to be writ down" in char
acter.
Public Opinion says that South
African constabulary commander wrote
to local troop officer, asking if there
were any donkeys in camp.
The reply came, in the troop officers
handwriting:
Yes, one-R. H. Symes, captain"
The Western news., 1903-02-04
THE HANDICAP OF WEALTH.
by.Chauncey N. D

The young man who is born rich Is se-
riously handicapped for success in life.
He hasn't the spur of necessity. and un-
less he is peculiarly trained and more
than ordinarily organized he has little
ambition. The world is too easy for him.
Its temptations are about him on every
side with bad habits which make him
worthless, Or laziness or idleness which
makes him useless. OF course, there are
The Western news., 1903-02-04

Woman may never break into Con
gress, but she will continue to be
speaker of the house just the same.
The Western news., 1903-02-04

sickening drug storelike perfume While cannot say
that it is particularly Injurious most assuredy
that in public at mchewing is indecent. bevy
of waxtwsters always suggests to inspdty In conver
sation and rudeness Of manners