Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-10-11
NOTES OF THE DAY.


The German press describes u pro-
iect for establishing cooperative union
IN supn,y officers of the German army
and navy and their families with all
the physical requirements and luxurie
of life. The headquarters and supply
depots of the union will be in Berlin
where it is proposed alsoto build as
clubhouse and lodging house for Wis
ting officers. The taking OF one share
costing ten marks (s2 5O) payable In
instruments, will entitle to membership.
The project is said to have the cordial
approval of the Emperor, and there is
every reason to suppose that it Will be
successfully carried out
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of the state of New York, which
held its annual convention in POUCH
keepsie last week, resolved to petition
the next Legislature to require in every
school supported by public money in
struction in physiology and hygiene
with special reference to the effects OF
alcoholic stimulants and narcotics upon
the human system. This is part OF a
so-called national plan which the Union
will make the special feature of its work
during the coming year and in accord
ance with which the passage OF similar
law has already been secured in YER
mont, Michigan and New Hampshire.
THE only practicable instrument for
the relief of the deaf which has been
introduced in recent years is the audi
phone. Several Improvements have
been made in it of late, rendering 1t
more serviceablc and less conspicuous.
Many, however, find it tedious to hold
the audphone to the teeth for length
of time on account of the short handle.
To overcome this difficulty it has been
suggested that the handle be heightened
so that the hand could rest in the lap or
the forearm on the arm OF a chair. The
lengthening of the handle would proba-
bly, add to the Inconvenience of carry
ing the instrument, but this could be
obviated by jointing it like the handle
of lady's parasol, with a ring TO hold
it firmly when in use.
The heirs of Governor Bradford,
whose hopes sof recovering from the
Bank of England the snug little sum OF
$1,000 600 have been rudely dispelled
by Consul General Merritt, now have
the opportunity of laughing in turn at
the descendants of Lord John Amman,
of Scotland, who fled 70 this country
early in the century leaving behind him
an estate which is now valued at S40,-
300, 900; not to mention Sl2,000,0O0 in
the Bank of England. Thus lar the
only individual who has profited by
Lord Johns eccentricity is Abraham
Pomelson, of Philadelphia, who has col
lected and agreeably spent about SlO,'
600 in his capacity as attorney for the
heirs. He is now in Scotland for the
tenth time on this alluring business.
PROFESSOR WAIT, of Cornell Univer-
sity, has now in successful operation q
novel method of instruction, which he
has invented and developed himself.
About two years ago, he began giving
instruction by letter to apersonal friend
who was unable to enjoy the advantages
of university course The plan work
ed well. The textbook chosen was di-
vited into q number of sections. On
each of these Professor Wait prepared
an elaborate syllabus, enlarging on the
subject from every point of view, and
furnishing list of questions. The pupil
took every syllabus separately, master
ed as much as possible of it, and sent
by mail to the professor the portion
which had proved too difficult to be
mastered. Provision was made for a
thorough examination at stated intervals
which could also be conducted by mail.
In this way the idea grew, until now
Professor Wait has class OF thirty-one
professors in colleges in the United
States and England, and complete
courses of instruction have been pre-
pared, IN various studies.
WETHERsFIELD has always claimed
the distinction, which authorities on
Colonial history generally concede, of
having been the first settlement in Con-
necticut. But now, in a long letter to
The Hartford Courant, Mr.. j. ii. Hay
den, of Windsor Locks, disputes this
claim in behalf of Windsor, and more
over establishes pretty good case. He
makes it clear that on September 26,
1888, William Holmes and other Ply
mouth colonists sailed up tie Connec-
ticut River and landed at Windsor, where
they built house and fortified it against
the Indians. This was two years before
the Wethersfeld settlement was begun.
.'There seems to be no question about the
date" Isays the New-Haven Pal
ladium .'the point of dispute being
whether Holmes really established
settlement at this time, or merely, as
stated by Bancroft, built clearinghouse
for the purpose of dealing with the In