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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
GlMadagascar Fable of
Truth and Deceit
BY ]. Rode Jacobsen, Minneapolis, MINI.

Ghed by missionary of the Norwegian Missionary society OF Norway
in the official publication of that body:
A boy Resy stumbled day a human skull.
SKULL said what hast thou done that thou shoudst thus
Be IN he mud? Hast thou murdered or thieyed:"
al have neither murdered thieyed answered the skull
"WIy art thou here then % queried Retsy-
al await the company of another skull replied the skull
Retsy seeing skull that could speak, he into
the village told everybody Naturally everybody became curious
and they all OIL % SCI this remarkable skull.
you ahead and talk to the SKULL the elders of the village
commanded Rey
Resy poor fellow did the best he could and asked question upon
question: skull dead skull could be- Whereupon
the village became enragd Rety for making fools
of them.
dead skull can't talk" they said
killed Ry and threw his skull the ground saying Now
let if you talk
had Resys skull touched the ground than the first
spoke "Thats what told Retsy that awaiting the
pany Of another skul-and here it is
Then the villagers all nntd the sad fate of Resy, for had he
the skull he would still have alive Thus ends
the fable.
There is much darkness still in the world.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
( |
I cling Character by
One S Handwriting
BY r. C. LAIRD

labor handwriting when real
interest nced good penmanshp than the present time
School convinced that great weakness the public schools
of this country the lack of thoroughne of instruction in English
Enough accomplished when the pupil has become able to c
the language of others and know when he himself in but
special effort being instruct him in expressing his thoughts
ideas and impressions completely and correctly and living words that
best suit the purpose.
spoken language the gesture and facial mpor
tan adjunc the uttered words Wefoed delivered in
hating soveny manner lose much of their desired effect How much
important then it when voice and gesture cannot be added to
purpose hndered by untdy and gbe script
forms. When mind busy engaged in trying to decpher scN
that mind condition the complete meaning intended
to be conveyed by the writer
the usual there two parties
each entitled certain amount of considers
ton If the writer has regard for the opinion convenience OF tn
reader it his oeny angedup handwriting while III
proportion the opinion he desires create will he IN the
penmanhp Handwriting horrible suh popularity
mental development the part Of
lawyers other VIGOROUSLY bad writer's really selfish disregard
Of the rights and comforts of readers
The writing machine has narrowed the field Of
the pen Nearly all business correspondence and much of the other
the aid of the typewriter but there amount
probably will be penwrt The typewriter has
people gby and economy of As
the space allowed writing has been reduced
by having closer rulings and there is little courtesy shown the
llegible penman.
Bad pnmanshp may considerable portion of the
of millions through foere and check raising check
badly that letter decpherab unless lean for support
upon its neighbour cunning the check raiser while
signature lot of meaningless strokes written in
cramped delight the forger strong clear welormed
handwriting be successfully initiated because the
individuality of the writer through the complete writing ma
chperv broad muscles of the shout
The simulate far form of writing and he
campd and grabbed movement but when he under
reproduce the writing who has been well trained
the Muscular movement method of penmanshp the task
great under the powerful microscope the difference of
disncness /o-c o<%L<~[<<~
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
A Prodigy.

80 you think your boy IL a prodi-
gy? But every man thinks his own
son is the most wonderful being that
ever breathed.'
81 tell you this youngster is re-
markable, no matter how you may
sneer. I've seen him do a thing that
l don't suppose any other boy Of his
age could possibly do
What's his specially? Mathe-
matics?"
Mathematics? l should say not.
He hasn't any more Of q head for fig
ures than l have, and learning the
multiplication table was the hardest
work l ever did in my life"
In what branch of science does he
seem to be particularly interested?'
He isn't interested in science at
all; but the other day friend of nine
who has a big automobile left the ma
chine standing in front Of my house
for more than half an hour, and, al
though the boy was playing around
outside all the time he did not once
climb into the automobile OF even toot
the horn"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
Wells Now Often Discarded.

Wells are very much less worn than
they used to be in past seasons. They
are less easy TO wear with very small
hats, for the simple reason that they
may easily touch the eyes or at least
the eyelashes; but, since the extreme
" small hat is specially reserved for
the very young woman, she may well
permit herself TO meet the full glare
Of daylight in the street without any
softening veil. Besides this. some by
gienic people pretend that the veil is
harmful both to the complexion and
the sight, and. while It is also true
that the contrary opinion is held, the
devotee Of fashion will follow her own
personal opinion without bothering
her head about any other.--Paris Ed
ZION OF New York Herald.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
RURAL TEACHERS PAY SMALL
Average Pay Is Less Than That Re
ceived by Street Laborers
in Cities.

The statisticians tell us that the ay.
erage salary of the teachers of the
nation in the common schools is less
than 500 year, and in the rural
school districts less than $500, the
Hon. David Franklin Houston, secre-
tary of agriculture, writes in Leslie's
Illinois reports rural salaries ranging
from $3.50 10 $500; Kansas, salary Of
less than $3.50; Missouri, Mississippi
and Tennessee, one OF less than $3.50;
Vermont, Maine and North Carolina,
one of less than 5000. In urban com.
munities it ranges from $500 to 5000
to 81 500 or $4,000 or more. The an.
nual compensation of rural teachers is
less than that OF street laborers in cit
les. less than that of bricklayers, plas-
teTers, carpenters, planters and brake
men, and the superintendent of Ala
bama reports that in that state 1t is
less than the average earnings of con.
victs.
Everywhere these teachers are
stranded in one room buildings, for
the most part unsightly, devoid OF the
ordinary comforts, lacking in facili'
ties, in unattractive and insanitary
surroundings, they teach all grades
and hold 80 to 30 or 40 Rotations a
day for four, five, six or seven months
a year, and do this without advice or
assistance from competent supervisors
or inspectors. Illinois reports 10000
one teacher schools, 1,150 of them hav.
ing less than 10 pupils; Kansas, 1900,
425 with less than 10 pupils, 800
with less than 10; North Carolina,
more than 1000 out OF a total of 5,4O0;
Indiana reports 1855 schools with
less than 10 pupils, and 1000 with less
than 20; Missouri, 705 with less than
u, and $500 with less than 20.
When the people know the facts and
are intelligently led they will face the
situation, provide the means and will
regard the expenditure for develop
mental purposes not as burden,
but as an investment. They must
put more money into this business OF
rural education to save what they
have already put into make good
what they have undertaken. As peo-
pie OF ordinary business sense, they
must recognize the necessity OF eff
ficiency of production. A nation which
is spending $7OO,O00,0OO year on
war, past and future, $500, 100000 for
tobacco, and $500, 0O0,O 600 for whisky
cannot make the plea Of poverty and
cannot afford to say that II will stop
at an expenditure OF sS3O,Oo0, 10000 fol
schools.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
SETTING FOR TOILET TABLE
Various Dainty Accessories Are Of
fered for the Fancy Of the Wom-
an Who Likes Pretty Things.

Very lovely are the cut-glass salt
bottles with square stopper of en-
ameled on silver gilt in the daintiest
and most artistic designs, while the
large cut-glass perfume bottles have
enamel shoppers and tops, the enamel
generally toning with the prevailing
color of the room.
A silver ruler with inch and cent?
meter measurement, which holds rub
Der, pencil and pen when the end is
taken off, also finds a place in the
boudoir. And a new paperweight in
the form OF a ruler with a handle in
the center, the inch and centimeter
measurements being marked thereon,
is amongst the latest of useful femi.
nine tribes.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

take them, then. And that's every
penny / have In the world"
Its Big Ike and his gang" soms-
body screamed. It's real enough!
My God, It's all real!"
Then the fiashily dressed man. came
dashing out of his coach, a smoking
pistol in his hand. He was followed
by two OF the gang.
Hands up, you silly sheep!" he yell.
ed. Hands up or fire. Now, then.
back into the cars. One at a time,
please. You'll keep them above your
heads while Ike goes through YOU"
Sheep, he had called them, and like
sheep they obeyed. The first TO do
so was the commercial traveller. There
was a look of terror on his red face,
and he held his arms erect as ram
rods.
Only one traveller remained upon
the platform. 1t was the demure
young lady who had been discussing
her course of action in the event of a
real hold-up. Instead of fainting she
stamped her foot violently and actual
ly shook her fist in the fashily
dressed mans face.
Il won't put my hands up and
won't give you a cent And I've got
ninety dollars inside my waist and |
defy you to take it, you coward
There!"
Upon the platform the operator was
still grinding off his films. The fash
lily dressed man approached the young
lady, took Off his hat, and made her a
| bow.
Madam, you are the only man
among the lot" he said. Pray keep
your money as tribute to your cour
age!"
The passengers had all filed in
when the wheels of the train began
to move. The fashily dressed man
caught the young lady by the arm and
swung her aboard. Inside the travel
ers stood huddled together, but there
Mas no bandit to receive their cash
The fiashily dressed man stood or
the step and leered at them.
Sorry to brighten you all, ladies anc
| 6CnNnf hC bdlus IL yOu ODllSCu ilt
as | asked of you TO do, wouldn'
have had to scare you. We amt ban
dts; we're just moving picture PEG
pie; but we had to get the picture anC
as you wouldn't help us-why. we JUS
had to help ourselves. Goodbye"
And as the train was now in motor
he leaped to the ground and stooC
smiling at them.
When they bad resumed their places
there was quite long silence. Their
| the drummer spoke.
Il knew it wasn't real" he said 81
I'd thought it was Id have acted diff
ferent"
He smiled at the demure youni
lady. But she was reading text
book on the Montessori method o
teaching the young, and she neve
looked up at him between Bad Waite
and San Francisco.
! Copyright 1913 by W. c. Chapman.)
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
Honorable Mention.

Il always have the pro!oundest re-
spect for any man who is earning his
own living and not complaining about
It."
Yes, a man who does that undoubt-
eddy deserves a lot of credit. Still, a
public oficeholder who isn't always
setting up the claim that he is sac
rificing his private interests so that
he may serve the public deserves hon
orable mention, too"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
BAD WATER H0LD-UP'
4 Vas Only for Moving Pictures
ous Passengers Thought II
Real Thing.
BY FRANK FlLsoN.

The journey across the desert Is
not distracting one, and any diver
sion is gladly welcomed, so that,
when the fashily dressed man stood
up at the end of the Pullman and be-
gan to address the passengers, every
body went forward and gathered
around him, laughing and clappine.
They thought he was going to offer
something for sale.
However, he had nothing to sell.
lie had favor to ask, he said, and so
everybody became silent and listened
Attentively.
Ladies and gentlemen" began the
fiashily dressed man, Il am going to
repeat to you what have just said TO
the passengers in the next coach.
When we reach Bad Water, in ten
minutes or So a moving picture man
will be upon the platform to take
some pictures representing a hold-up.
Some of the performers, dressed as
bandits, will attack the mail car, while
others will go through the coaches, de
handing your money and valuables.
DuI pltdSt uU nOb NC dial iAiSu' hO
whole proceeding will be in panto-
mime, and if you will make show OF
compliance, and so aid us, nobody will
be annoyed. l ask of you, fellow-pas'
sengers, to feign alarm, and if one or
two Of the ladies will pretend to faint
It will help things along"
Everybody began laughing and
eagerly awaited the stop at Bad Wa
ter. This was the fourth day of the
trans-continental journey, and the pas
sengers were on very good terms with
one another. They began to discuss
train robberies.
I'D never give up a cent" exclaim
ed stout, perspiring drummer, wip
ing the alkali dust from his features
Not for all the train robbers in Cali
fornia. No Stree, and don't mistake
me. I'd duck their pistols and hit out
once or twice and then-well, there
wouldn't be any train robbers"
We'll, as for me, l know l should
Just faint" answered a demure youns
lady. And before / tainted I'd JUS
hand over everything had"
Not with me around, you wouldn'
need to-" answered the drummer gal
lantly.
The other travellers did not commi
themselves, for at that moment the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
Bostonian Would Turn
Prisons Into Colleges
Byw. l. MOORE. Boston. Mass.

He that cruel absurd anquated
vindctive, stupid and suicidal.
His idea each prison in the country into college name it,
part outside colleges diploma for good work ut
blend practical productive industry with the studies He
give prisoners what society ought to have given them before they
committed crimes.
He thinks prison colleges would become models
bund that they
every student poor do productive work toward earning
his own living throughout part of his education
This accomplished the prisons would be for the
milf Of those who most Every would be taught skilled
craft 80 would be able support himself after graduation
With such prison gates bars and walls except for few
would be needless could trusted Such prisons would
td mp better than produced by social institutions
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

Fifty

Newsboy-Great mystery! Fifty
victims Paper, mister?
Passer-by--Here, boy, I'll take one
(After reading a momentl Say. boy
there's nothing of the kind In this pa
per. Where Is itY
Newsboy-That's the mystery, guy
nor. You're the ffty-6rst victim
Missouri oven
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

One bride is making her comfort
ers in an unusual way. says good
Housekeeping. She incloses the cot
ton batting in mosquito netting, tack
ing 1t here and there. Then she slips
this into It's outside cover. When
the cover is soiled II is very easy to
rip open one end and remove the cot
ton and also as simple 10 put the
whole together again.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
MAKES PRETTY HOME DRESS
In Cherry Red Cloth This Costume
Would Be Fit for the Adornment
Of Any Woman. =

For this house dress might be Sc
lected red cloth of fine texture.
The skirt is made with panel
down back and a wrapped seam down
front which is rounded off at the
foot to show a small panel of braided
satin in a delicate shade of gray.
The bodice has a yoke and deep
cuffs of this; the sides and upper
part of sleeves are cut Magyar and
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

This glad world was not made for me,
The brook would sing upon its way.
The fragrant blossoms grace the tree,
The squirrels In the branches play,
II l should sink to nothingDess,
And never know again or care;
But. being here. / may POSSESS
All that is good and sweet and fair.
1 may be gladdened by the song
With which the lark begins the day;
To me the woodland joys belong,
The blossoms that bestrew my way;
The beauty OF the towering cliff
/ may behold with ecstacy;
I see and hear-what matter n
This fair world was not made for me 1
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

There is a man in Boston
who, if he had his way,
would free 80 per cent. OF
the convicts now in the Mas
sachusetts prison and turn
the prison into a college.
This man has very pecul-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

1t may be of interest to
learn how a far-away people
regard the matter of truth
and lies; so | repeat a fable
that is current among a GER
tain tribe Of the natives Of
Madagascar. 1t was pub
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
stupld.

Did you think there was anything
improper in that play last night?" he
asked.
NO" she replied, ct was stupidity
proper. There wasn't word uttered
on the stage that couldn't be said right
here in my own home
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
Still eolnn On.

well, Uncle Simon, I'm mighty
glad to see you. Just down from Skig-
ginsville, are you? What's going on
up your way"
well, nothin' much, 'ceptin' the
sawmill and old Jess Watkins"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
inherited.

He seems TO be a man OF parts"
Yes. Blood will tell"
ooh, does he inherit his talents?"
You just said he was q man OF
parts. His father was a barber"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
A woman's Idea.

Ma, what is self-abneRation?
ut is when you see something you
don't need that is marked down, and
you don't buy It, my dear"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
Protection.

81 think we ought to DO something
to protect the chorus girls"
80 do l. Let's advocate better
heating facilities behind the scenes"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
q. pe.eru.n comnarrlon

Don't be too severe with the sinner
who had to grow up without the help
of a good motherA
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

laid on with wrapped seams; mate
rial fills in the space below yoke; a
black satin ribbon is taken round the
waist and arranged to hang in a bow
and end in front.
Materials required: ga yards cloth
4S inches wide, n yard satin 40
inches wide. dozen yards braid.
yards satin ribbon.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01
Notwithstanding the MD

NVtWAtII5tuIINII VIW Htf
lions of typewriting ma
chimes marketed in recent
years, and various other APP
pliances invented and m
use, all with the idea of
avoiding or reducing the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

Talk seldom lis cheap when II ig
furnished by An expert on the wit
ness stand.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-05-01

The Rich Mans Point Of View.
There Is nothing like prosperity 20
convince a man that he who is sue
cessful has only himself 10 blame.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23

Chickens having the run OF the
farm seldom put on sufficient fle7l
for the most exacting trade BY pen
ming them for ten days or two weeks
and feeding a fattening ration, a gain
Of one to two pounds per fowl can
be made, says a writer I'm Farm and
Home. An extra fat chicken viii usu-
ally bring two or three cents more
per pound than one only in fair or
der.
Not over dozen chickens should
be put together In very limited quar-
ters. The room should be Kept fairy
dark sufficient light being admitted
at feeding time 70 enable the fowls
to see to cat The reason for crowd
ing and darkening the room is to pre-
vent unnecessary movements. for 90
fatten readily chicken should get
very llttlc exercise.
\ ration recommended for the fat
tening pom is composed Of equal parts
Of corn meal middlings ana ground
oats, to which is added Is per cent
by weight of beef scrap. This mixture
is wet up with sour skim milk and
fed from N-shaped troughs Tho
chickens should be fed all thcy win
eat in ten minutes. after which the
feed troughs should be removed and
the pen darkencd until time to feed
again. Feed three times n DAY
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-23
Delicious Oatmeal Cookies.

Cream one and two-third cupfuls
of sugar with one and ha1 cupfuls
shortening; stir in one pound chopped
seeded raisins and four eggs well
beaten. Then mix four cupfuls oats.
four cupfus flour, one-half teaspoon
ful salt. one teaspoon soda and one
teaspoonful cinnamon Now mix the
whole together. Make into little cakes
with your hand and bake in mod
crate oven. These are fine.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-12-29

Gin biplomatifder Ru6epoIten III
bas 2lmt zines frans0iiidsn Gsiunos
ten bsim grobher5oglihen Sof ben
2uremburg. Die 0ienitrdume per
9efanotihoft fino nur einmaI in Ger
Wohe, Jreitag bon II ubr mitt1ss
Biz l ubr nadmittags, eeoffnet Da
man aber ssrnbe INN biefe 3eit 3l
fpeifen pflegt, tommt nur ieltsn elus
mai Elm gsfp0bnliher Sterb!ifer ouf
Den geoantsn, iid ben 5errn GsfanOs
ten an5ufsbsn. SIN iibrigen ipeilt Der
Gsianote setp0bnlih in paris, b1S
bon auremburg ia nidt aa3utueit ents
fernt ift; man tnnn ibm bas niht
iibelnebmen, penn man bort. baB aud
Diplonlaten, Die nidt 70 nabe Bel pds
rig ibre Stunt ousii6eu, am liebitsn
i'm Geinebabel fiBen: Dor tpenigeu
Sabren nod CAB es einsn fran3Oiiften
Botfhafter, Der fait pur binter Den
auliifen Der fran30iifden Sper gu
iprehen mar; offi5iea aber tpeilte er
an ben llfern Der fa0nen bIausn
0onau.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1913-12-29
Die sysaAe assmS nab evas.
gaB Der beriihmie Mbenteure

gaB Der beriihmie Mbenieurer
gaianopa iidb i'm altsr aud auf
bem 0sbieie Der pbiIolosie bemiibt
bat, hiirfte ipenis betannt fsin. Als
alter Wonn trbieIt u bic Stells
zines Diblioibeiars beim Orofen
gBaloltein. SIM SABRE 1897 nun
srffien Gin ntues frnnSOiiides W6rs
ierbuG. berfobt BON einem eetpiFen
Or. aeonbarb Gnetlnse. Der eine
eonae Msibe bon nsuen Wortbiiouns
gen in bic Sprahe sinsufubren be-
itrebt mar. Gafnnobo erinnerie fiG
bobsi urplSsIih. bab er iei6er Doss
tor ber tlniperiit6t pabuo mar; er
sriff sur Geber unb perfaBte Elm
umfnngreinss Weri, iporin Il biefe
Ieiner Wleinuns nod iiberiIuffisen
Eeubeiien fHarf nngriff. DIES Mert
In benz grafen WaIbfein gspiomet
unb pirb bsuie In Der 1resbner
1ibltctbei berpobrt.
gnfonopa bemiibie SID, In ieiner
ghrift u. a. bic Gprn1e Der eriien
Wenfnen 5u ersriinben. Elm 0ebnns
Il, Der iibrissns idnn Gbuorb III.
BON GneInnb plnste. beFtn gr0bte
Gsbniu1t zine Mitberberfieuung Der
Gprnme mar. bic 4bom unb Gpn
I'm Ynrabisie ssfprodsu babsn miibs
ten. gnfnncbo sibt oafiir einen
prnftifnsn Moi. Mon iebs bunbeyi
neusebprene Qinber auf elmer eins
inmen JnfeI aus; iie miBien bon
Ammtn nufer5osen iptrben. beutn q
perboten fti. ireenbein Mort mil
ben RinOtrn au fpreden. Gin mus
iitnlifdes llbripert fone bann BIZ
Rinber pernnlnHeu. bic erittn Zone
su b0ren! fie ioIisn ibr Dbr an
6ormonien gtp0bneH; ouf bifls
WeiIe i0nnte man DonH - 10 benll
Gafnnopo -- nit ber 3eit einf un'
gemein ipoblldutenbe Gprn9t erbnfs
ten. Der DsrluH IN nie ofmn6i
iporben. bis MsIt bate Di&siafrsl
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