Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-04-12
HERE AND THERE.


| eumbcr.
Darwin's life has reached a sale OF 90, 900 in
England.
In Australia credit of six months is gen.
orally allowed
Alfred Krupp left his wife an income OF
sl25, 900 year
Bishop Bedell is TO retire from active duty
IN the Ohio diocese.
A Washington lady must pay 81 to have her
head combed in style.
Mrs Louise Kellogg strakosch is to head an
English opera company.
Bessemer's steel patents have brought him
S35, 3Sj, 900 in royalties
John WannamaSar has given $50, 900 to the
Y. NJ. g. A. of Philadelphia
Max O'Relps new book, "John Bull, Dr."
is just coming from the press.
Nate Salisbury will never 90 on the stage
again. He can afford not to-
DR.. Talmage is said to be the most popular
clergyman in the lecture field.
James Rcdpath is so much better that his
restoration to health is expected.
The first whisky made in Tennessee was
made in Davidson county In 1855.
John Fiske is giving parlor lectures In New
York on early New England history.
In Italy but little credit business is done,
and none without goOl security being given
Edwin Booth carries a $4,000 accident
policy since he began to travel so extern
svely.
In France four months acceptance is re-
| uuired TO be sent in settlement OF the In
voice.
la Cuba the time fixed for payment is from
four 10 five months after delivery OF the
goods.
In the Bermudas accounts are settled but
once year The 3Oth of June is the day usu-
ally fixed for the payments.
In England payment Of the price OF goods
delivered is required at the end OF three
months, dating from the day OF shipment
In Austria it is scarcely possible to do bust
mes without allowing very long credit,
which is nearly always one of six months.
In Turkey even objects of prime necessity
are sold on credit and in this country, as well
as in Russia, the time allowed is In most cases
twelve months.
In Spain four-fifths Of the transactions are
done on cash basis, while In Portugal great
liberality is shown, and quite long credit is
usually allowed.
Allison, of Iowa, is one OF the healthiest,
ruddiest men in the National Capital Al
though sixty years of age, he has complex
ion as fresh as youth of twenty.
In Mexico the large commercial houses will
ingly give credit OF from six to eight months,
and in the retail trade longer terms are given
customers in which to settle their accounts,
In Canada settlements are made at the end
of thirty days, with a discount of five per cent.
Sometimes credit Of from three to six months
is allowed, but in this case there is no dis
count
In China 1t is not customary TO give credit
Money is obtained from lenders. who exact an
interest Of from eight to twelve per cent. Bus
mess is nearly always conducted on cash
basis
The Browning craze Is dying out in Boston.
An autograph letter of Robert Browning
brought only 81 in that c ty last week, while
a letter of Phoebe Cary brought much
higher price.
The largest horse in the United States ia
owned by Mark Thode, of Mattoon, Ill lie is
only three years Old measures nineteen hands
high, has gained $50 pounds in the last five
weeks, and is still growing.
A Waterbury dry goods clerk had a dream
the other night lie was measuring of dress
goods, and actually tore the sheets OF his bed
to pieces, so real was his dream. But that i:
not so bad as if he had dreamed lac was wind
ing up Waterbury watch.
w. d. Howells is a very painstaking writer
often revising and rewriting an entire chapter
Of the book he has in hand several times. One
of his novels ia said to have been wholly re-
written. He works steadily from in the
morning until in the afternoon and is at
leisure for the rest Of the day.
Among the Jewels owned by Mrs. Aver, the
rich widow of DIR. Aver, is large necklace OF
rubies set in diamonds. Several Of the rubies
are as big rs a mans thumb nail, and the cen
trail one, which was formerly Rajah's tails
man, is the size of an English walnut. 1t /;
uncut and is literally a nugget Of fire.
Senator Hawley is the most rapid speaker
In congress- lie talks so fast that stenogra
pliers become discouraged when he rises tC
speak In his warm speech against the Blai
Educational bill last week he spoke at an av
erage rate of from 2l5 to 225 words minute
100 words q minute is the ordinary record o
public speakers.
How Blsmarcll's speech went over the world
is shown by the number Of kilograms sent on
upon the day and evening of its delivery. NJ
fewer than 1918 press kilograms, comprising
1914, 296 words about it, were sent from Berlir
to 800 places in Germany and abroad. TIT
forwarding OF these kilograms was effected b.
235 officials on 2.2 instruments.
The fellow that painted the end Of a los
black to catch rabbits is not far ahead OF
genius who catches ducks by stratagcm II
Montcam Mich. He says he cuts out
chunk Of sod, sprinkles hooks hated will
corn upon 1t, wades out into some lake will
the sod on his head, has strings to the hook
which he holds with one hand, and when tn
ducks allght and swallow the corn he jerk
the strings, and they fly and carry him Il
land.
About two years ago a conductor OF stree
car in Philadelphia was discharged He had
not n cent in his pocket and had wife ant
children TO SUPPORT In this emergency IN