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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
Startling Going South.

Reports received at the department
of agriculture state that the English
starting, whose progress in this coun.
try has been watched with some un.
easiness, has got as far south as New.
port News.
This is one OF the imported birds
that it is feared will rank with the
English sparrow as pest. 1t does
no particular harm in England. but 1t
was introduced into Australia mum.
Der of years ago and there it has been
a serious menace TO the wheat crop.
It's only redeeming feature is that IL
is a much larger bird than the English
sparrow, and therefore likely to be
easier to handle The birds were
started in this country in New Eng.
land and worked south slowly. Fo'
several seasons they seemingly were
stationary in the latitude of Philadel
phia.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
x WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Qaick to See That Coffee Poison
Was Doing the Mischief.

A lady tells Of bad case Of coffee
poisoning, and tells it in way so SIM
pie and straightforward that literary
skill could not improve it.
II had neuralgia headaches for 12
years." she says, land have suffered
untold agony. When l first began to
have them l weighed 14O pounds, but
they brought me down to no.
Il went TO many doctors and they
gave me only temporary relief. SO
suffered on, till one day, a woman
doctor advised me 10 drink Postum.
She said / looked like / was coffee
poisoned.
so | began to drink Postum, and
gained Is pounds in the first few
weeks and am still gaining. but not so
fast as at first. Ny headaches began
to leave me after | had used Postum
about two weells-long enough, l ex-
pect, TO get the coffee poison out of
my system
"Now that few months have pass
ed since | began to use Postum, ! can
gladly say that l never know what a
neuralgia headache is like any more,
and it was nothing but Postum that
relieved me.
Before / used Postum never
went out alone; | would get bewilder-
ed and would not know which way to
turn. Now go alone and my head
is as clear as a bell. My brain and
nerves are stronger than they have
been for years" Name given by
Postum CO., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's reason" and IL is explain
ed in the little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Gver read the above Ictterf A new
Dne appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07

Finally, they became so ferocious that
he feared to go out at ALL
''Things we're getting desperate.
Provisions were running low and the
hungry horde of rabbits kept growing
larger and larger. Camp had locked
the barn door and kept the rabbits
away from the horses and cattle. but
the stock were believing and neigh
ing night and day.
FINALLY Mrs. Camp suggested that
she scatter part of the scant remain
ing provisions in the house among the
hungry rabbits to divert their atten-
ion from her husband while he went
nto the yard. But they got after him
md the high boots he wore alone
aved his legs as they snapped at him
While he walked. One big rabbit die
let through the leather and punctured
me leg.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
Revised Version.

Senator Bankhead, discussing an elo-
quent speech that had been rather
poorly reported, said:
THE report spoiled the speech. 1t
was like old Hiram Earwigs account
of Daniel Webster's last word. Web
ster you know, as he lay dying, ut
tered the profound and significant SEN
tence, Il still live" Well, Hiram
Earwig of Skeeter Beach said to a
visitor IRON the city:
"'Yawp, life's onsartin. Wot wuz it
that thar New Highlander said-Web.
ster, ! think? Yawp, it WIZ General
Dan Webster. He got off good thing
Just afore he died. He riz up in bed
an says, says he:
81 amt dead yit! '"-Baltimor Sun.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07

Tricky and cruel, the Apaches held
out for many years against the in
roads OF the whites upon their ancient
hunting grounds. Such leaders as
Cochise, Geronimo and Natchez led the
Apaches against famous American
generals like Nelson a. Miles and
George Crook. A reward of $4,000
was once offered for Apache Kid, but
was never claimed.
Up to 1874 the Indians terrorized
large sections Of the, territory and
Kept cut immigration and capital. In
that year all the Apaches that could
be rounded up were placed on the
San Carlos reservation. 1t was sup
posed that an end had been put to
the Indian troubles, but raids in 1882
and 1889 shook the feeling of security.
In the year 1883 there were $4,000
Indians in the territory occupying
lands reserved for them by the gem
eral government. The government
was supporting about five thousand Of
them
In 1882 the Chiricahua, White
Mountain and San Carlos Apaches
broke out in open rebellion. On the
morning Of April 10 Loco's band
broke out at San Carlos and after
killing the chief of police started up
the valley of the ella, killing at least
sixty white settlers.
Then for six years Arizona was the
scene of a merciless Indian war. In
1883 Geronimo became chief Of the
Apaches. He massacred settlers and
burned ranches almost at will. After
each raid he would escape to the
mountain Businesses of Mexico where
the United States soldiers could not
pursue him. Finally permission was
secured from Mexico for soldiers 10
cross the frontier in pursuit of the In
dams. In 1888 Captain Lawton serv-
ing under Gen. Nelson A. Miles. sur
rounded Geronimos warriors and
made them prisoners. The whole tribe
was taken to Florida and later trans
ferred to Fort Sill. Okla. as prisoners
of war.
There Geronimo remained until his
death. three or four years ago, and
the remainder of his band is still
there All desire to return to Arizona
and it is possible that sometime the
government may see fit to grant them
their wish. Today they are as peace
full and placid as any Indians. having
seen the folly of resisting the whites.
OF course there were bad men and
gun men in Arizona In her early days.
Stage and train robberies were by no
means uncommon and excited only
passing comment Finally train rob-
berries became so frequent that In
1889 the penalty for that crime was
fixed at death. In the same year the
legislature passed a law providing a
fine of $25 for any one carrying con-
cealed weapons.
1t was not until after the penalty
for train robbing had been fixed at
death that Arizona became really
peaceful. Now there is no train rob.
bling any more. and as the day Of the
stage coach is practically passed the
stage robber IS extinct.
Until 1907 everything was wide
open i'm Arizona Gambling was unre-
strained and except where municipal
laws prevented. women and minors
were allowed in saloons. In that year
the legislature responded TO an urgent
message from Governor Kibbey and
to pronounced public sentiment and
passed a rigid anti-gambling law that
closed such games.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
FARMER ATTACKED BY RABBIT
Horde Of the Hungry Animals Made
Desperate by Protracted Cold
Spell Fight for Food.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-They used to
tell in the pioneer days of Oklahoma
of hungry rabbits attacking men on
the highway and decorating the flesh
of their legs. Here is a true story
told by man from Texas county:
"The country was snowbound re.
Gently and rabbits swarmed around
the house Of G. w. Camp and snapped
at him every time he went out doors
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
GIRL In A MIDNIGHT
HUNT KILLS BOBCAT
Returning From Dance, Sees
Tracks, Trails Her Prey
for Two Hours.

Debeque, Colo.-That she can shoot
just as well as she can dance was am
ply demonstrated the other night by
Miss Maude McMullen, the daughter
of a rancher living near here. Return
ing from a dance after midnight the
girl secured Il rifle and trailing a wild
cat for nearly two hours finally
brought him down.
Miss McMullen had been attending
Il dance here and when homeward
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
Evidence.

What makes you think our great
public men don't work as hard as
they used to?"
by the photographs replied
Farmer Corntossel. when ! was
young felier the big men in politics
didn't take near as much time to git
shaved and have their hair cut
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
a Poor Guesser.

Wedmore-Before married, learn
ed to live on half my income.
Singleton--And found that it was a
wise step, Ell?
Wedmore-Yes only half was the
wrong proportion-I should have made
it an eighth.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
Brazil Fosters Agriculture.

During the first six months OF las
year the Brazilian government dis
tributeG sixty-one tons OF seed anon
farmers and institutions besides
number OF books containing advice.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
Out of Date.

Every time he opens his mouth he
outs his foot in it."
That's great pity. Contortionists
arc no longer in demand as vaudeville
attractions"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07

Perhaps rolling stone gathers no
moss because it isn't on the level.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07
His NinW.

Loneliness OF character is nothing
but steady love of good and steady
scorn of evil.--Froude.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07

Bessie-Yes, he claimed his wife
pinched him severely whenever she
asked him for money.
Bert-Well, he needn't flatter him
self that he is the only man who has
been pinched for money.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-03-07

Grand Rapids.--Krin Want Hof, de
posed manager OF the Kent State
banks West side branch and con
fessed defaulter, whose financial
shortage is said TO be 100000, was
held for trial in the superior court
His bond of $1,000 was signed by his
5tepfather Want Hof's arrest was de
handed by the bank officials on the
barge of forgery. While he was be
ne bound over garnishee judgmen
81 ,069 was being rendered agains
i'm in favor OF Christian Baisch IL
he same court in which he will b,
ried next morth,
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
Severe Caste In China.

The ideals of the Chinese have al
ways been for scholarship rather than
for war. for mental rather than for
physical accomplishments. and the
hero tales told to children show
youth arriving at prodigious learning.
and consequently high office in the
state, after years of labor. Society
IS still divided into the four ancient
classes: Scholars. from whom all Of
ticials are chosen; farmers. artisans
and laborers, merchants. Yet 1t is
possible for clever boy OF any class
to become scholar and enter the gov
ernment service. and there are many
instances OF poor parents scrimping
and starving to keep a gifted son at
his long and severe studies until he
can pass the final examinations, be-
come a mandarin or office holder, and
begin to reward his family christian
Science Monitor.
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
Chinese Women Want Ballot.

Miss Margaret Chung. young Chi.
nese woman, is at the head of the
movement which proposes to form an
organization of American women for
the purpose of assisting and encourag.
ing the women of China in making the
best use of their newly acquired right
to the ballot. She is the secretary OF
the Woman's Auxiliary of the Chinese.
American League of Justice at Los
Angeles. Cal, and member of the
Chinese Protective association and OF
the Chinese Women's Reform club.
without the assistance of their
Caucasian sisters the Chinese women
may never reap the full benefit of the
franchise" Miss Chung declared when
talking about the proposed organiza.
tioE. when the new republic OF
China granted the franchise to women
It was the most significant step that
could have been taken in the interest
OF progress. Only a Chinese woman
can fully understand what is meant by
giving Chinese girls an equal chance
with the boys. 1t heralds the dawn of
a golden epoch, more than even the
men Of China realize. More and bet.
ter missionary work can be done for
China by instructing and encouraging
the women in the use of the ballot
than In any other way"
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
Good Whaling in the Pacific.


Five hundred whales thus far in the
season, thirteen of them sperm whales.
Is the wonderful record made since
the beginning of the season, according
to Captain Shadforth of the steamer
Grey, tender for the Canadian North
ern Pacific Fisheries company, which
maintains a number of whaling sta
tions along the coast of British Co.
lumbia.
In addition to the 500 males caught
at the three stations there are many
hundreds which have been caught
along the coast by other companies
and by American and Norwegian con-
Germs in Alaska waters. 1t is be-
lieved that before the season is over
at least 1000 whales will have been
caught on the north Pacific coast.
The huge number of mammals
caught in such short period Is a di-
rect contrast to the old methods OF
whaling, when 1t would have taken
years for big fleet of sailing vessels
to have caught similar number OF
whales by the old hand harpoon.-Van-
couver Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
Quite Harmless.

Good gracious!" exclaimed the dis
trict visitor. DO you harbor mad
men in this village?" She pointed to
the subject of her interest-a little
man with very small eyes and large
spectacles. who was lodging from
house to house like demented human
bee. He approached each door with
the trusting smile OF childhood. He
left with a volley of language such as
could only emanate from long and bit
ter experience.
"Oh, nobody takes no notice of him.
miss" answered the old tenant. Hes
quite harmless-been 30 these 20
years"
Poor fellow" said the district visi-
tor. "And what is the exact nature OF
his complaint"
The tenant smiled compassionately
as he replied:
Optimism. ma'am. He calls for the
rent every Monday. and actually al
lows himself to fancy he's going to
get It."
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
"p,n.tsr for COLLEGE Girls.

First of all, the girl who goes to
college must remember that the ini-
tlal impression which she makes de-
termines very largely her happiness or
unhappiness for the first few weeks.
Above all things. she should not ar
rive in an deliberately trimmed suit. a
beplumed hat and pumps. Such things
may be suitable for rare occasions at
home, but they find practically no
place In the outdoor wardrobe of the
well-bred college woman. The plain
tailored suit cut on good lines, tall
ored ha. to match. and neat shoes cre-
ate an impression of quiet, good taste
and appropriateness. This keynote of
simplicity should be recognized
throughout her wardrobe. Elaborate
chiffon or net waists and fussy neck
wear ere of little use. for a college
girls room was never designed for
clothes which require careful treat
ment and protection from dust.-Les-
les.
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
Experimenting With Death.

There are few men, perhaps, who
have not hundred times in the
course OF life, felt curiosity to
know what their sensations would be
II they were compelled to lay life
down. The very impossibility. in or
dinary cases, of obtaining any ap-
proach to this knowledge, is an inces-
sa.t spur pressing on the fancy in
Its endeavors to arrive at 1t. Thus
poets and painters have ever made
the estate of man condemned to die
one OF their themes of comment or
description. Footboys and 'prentices
hang themselves every other day, con-
clusively-missing their arrangement
for slipping the knot half way-out OF
a seeming instinct to try the secrets
Of that fate. which-less in Jest than
earnest-they feel an inward moni-
ton may become their own. And
thousands OF men. in early life. are
uneasy until they have mounted n
breach or fought duel merely be-
cause they wish 10 know, experiment.
ally, that their nerves are capable Of
carrying them through that peculiar
ordeal.-From lie Reveuant."
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
Funeral as Festival.

shining example of communal
Judgment OF almost indescribable stu
pidity may be found, Louis Viereck.
the special correspondent of the In
ternational, writes in the August In
ternational. in the interesting city Of
Strassfurt, famous for its mineral
wealth. The estimable mayor of Stass-
furt recently conceived the ingenious
idea of levying a tax on the dead OF
the community. According to the latest
decree issued by his honor funeral
Is to be considered an amusement and
taxed as such. The widow OF citi-
zen, applying for a funeral permit. re-
ceived the following document: Five
marks. Permit to arrange festival.
Herewith permission is granted to the
Widow Liedke of this city to hold a
funeral parade with music on the 9Th
inst, the procession to march through
the Wachtel, Rosmarin. Prinzen.
Brucken. Stein. Fursten and Hacklin-
ger streets to the outskirts Of the
town."
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
THOUGHT TOO MUCH oFsH0W
FInlcky Action Of Wife Of English
Fireman Duplicated In Our Own
Country.

Before a Justice. in a small English
town Of the south coast, there ap-
peared, not long ago. a wife who ac-
cused her husband of assault and bat
terry. The man admitted that he had
seized her and thrown her down. per-
haps roughly, yet not without making
sure she would fall upon a soft place.
But he had done SO, he declared, In de-
fense of his person and his honor. He
was a fireman, and she had tried to
keep him from going properly appar-
eled and equipped to fire.
The fire company of his village, he
explained, was composed chiefly of vol
unteers, whose uniforms were kept in
their homes and kept in repair by
their wives, task that no wife per-
formed more faithfully than his own;
in fact, she was too careful of it,
When night alarm was given for a
fire in the quarter between the glue
factory and the wharves, and he
jumped up to dress, she had positively
refused to allow him to put it on, de-
claring that smoke and cinders were
bad enough. but when 1t came to salt
and glue and flsh-scales as well. it was
beyond all reason; his Oldest trousers
and pea jacket were plenty good
enough. He had demonstrated and
she had vituperated.
"But l didn't lay q finger on her,
your honor not till she 'eaved httle
boots" he protested, 'and then 1t
come to me twas no less than a pub
lie juty to chuck 'er on 'er bed where
she couldn't hinterfere; and what l
sees to be my juty ups and does. So
I>chucked err
Were ducking still the accepted pun
ishment for vixenish wives, she might
have been awarded poetic justice at
the nozzle of a hose. AS it was. the
case ended. amid general laughter. in
the discharge of the aggrieved hus-
band, and reprimand to the too
careful wife.
In our own country, and in a COM
munity by no. mears rustic, little in
cident but a few days ago proved that
it is not only the better halves of fire.
men who can be too finicky. The fire.
wagon, responding to still alarm for
a chimney fire. was met by the son of
the house, who eagerly snatched an
extlnguisher, while the firemen were
unreeling the hose. But the eagle eye
of the chief was upon him.
Here, here!" he cried. authorita-
lively. Don't meddle with that extin-
guisher. young man. Why. it's only
just been olished!'-Youth's Compan.
ion.
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
BIRD FRIENDS OF HUMANITY
Three Feathered Bipeds That Seem
Devoted by Nature to Be Destroy
ers Of Reptiles.

The trumpeter bird is the ragpicker
where he is always at work at his
trade. with his stomach for pack
and his bill for hook. He performs
a useful but most extraordinary serv-
ice, devouring a perfect multitude of
snakes, frogs. scorpions. spiders. liz
ards and like creatures. But this ter
rlble bird can be made perfectly tame.
On the Guiana plantations he may
be seen fraternizing with the chick
ems, ducks and turkeys, accompanying
them in their walks. defending them
ers with strokes of his bill, sustaining
the young and the feeble and waking
the echoes with his trumpet while he
brings home his flock at night.
The trumpeter Is as handsome as he
is useful. Noble and naughty in his
aspect, he raises himself up on his
long. yellow gathered legs and seems
to say, 81 am the trumpeter. the
scourge of the reptiles and the protec-
tor OF the flocks."
In southern Africa there is another
great exterminator of reptiles. the
snake eater or secretary bird, mag
nificent creature that attacks the larg-
est serpents. making a shield Of his
wings and a sword of his beak. The
name Of Secretary bird" is derived
from the plumes projecting backward
from it's head, which look like quill
pens carried behind ones ears.
In South America. in the very neigh
borhood of the trumpeter's home,
there lives the kamichi or kamiki,
which wears a sharp horn projecting
from its forehead and murderous
spur upon each of it's wings. With
these three weapons the serpents that
he attacks are powerless against him
and are easily put to death.
The secretary bird. the kamichi and
the trumpeter form valiant and use
full trio. The trumpeter has two merits
above the others-the ease with which
ne can be domesticated and his musi-
cal talent
The natives have a saying that he
has swallowed cornet. Whether
promenading or war making, he fills
the air with his trumpet calls. and at
the sound of his voice of brass the rep
tiles take to fight.
Gilpin observer., 1912-10-17
How the Picture Animals Talk.

A Partisan novelty Is picture
book of animals, and each animal ut
ters its own characteristic cry. The
pictures represent the mcst familiar
domestic animals, and each animal
speaks its own language. To cause
1t to break silence nothing is neces-
sary but to pull little string at the
edge of the book.
In the books are to be seen a
rooster, a COW, a lamb, little birds in
their nest, a donkey. cuckoo, a goat.
On the last page are children who are
welcoming their parents. By pulling
the string at the right page the cry
Of any particular creature Is ELECTED.
The listener hears the donkey heehaw
and the rooster crow. The growing is
well initiated. The string is pulled
again and the lamb bleats, the birds
twitter. the cuckoo sings, the COW
moos, or the little children call out
papa" and mamma"
These interesting results are OBJ
tanned simply by the aid Of small bel
lows placed in a box hidden in the
book. When the string is pulled the
air enters the corresponding bellows
and is thence expelled by a spring.
The air makes its exit through spe-
cial tube appropriate for each cry.
and at the same time the bellows
meets with obstacles placed on n
wire.