Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-01

and murderous Marat, just as this man is
doing humanity a service by re-introducine
TO the world the simpler and better methods
OF our ancestors
Prairie chickens, like other natives OF the
wilds are opposed to civilization, and are
being pushed back toward the frontier with
the advance Of the immigrant During the
last ten years they have been moving west so
fast that they are no longer seen In Illinois,
Iowa and Nlnnesots, and now flock In West
ern Nebraska or Dakota.
New JERSEYS largest truck farm is in In
dependence township, Warren county; has
!, 900 acres, Of which but 500 are yet In tilth,
yet will produce this year 700, 900 bushels OF
onions for New York and Philadelphia. AS
they will be worth over dollar bushel the
value Of half million dollars set upon the
farm must be abnormallf low.
An ''oll WITCH" who can locate" oil wells
as the ordinary conjurer does those OF water,
Is reported from somewhere ia Pennsylvania,
and 1t is said that nearly a dozen eushers
are due to her magic powers She is beau
tiful Swede, rich and well educated, yet now
and then turns a pretty penny by the gift
she cannot explain any more than her be-
holders
A dairy expert suggests that the proper
way to dry off a COW as the end of her milk
Ing season approaches is not to gradually
cease milking her, but to keep on milking
the COW just as you had been, but stop her
food; not starve her down, but give her the
kind OF food that makes more flesh than
milk, and give only little Of it. just enough
to keep her in good condition.
A radical innovation has visited the Chi
nese empire. The Marquis Tseng formerly
minister to England has just cele brated the
marriage Of his daughter, Lady Blossom,
after asking her consent, to her husband.
This is reversal of Chinese custom. The
marquis kept other customs, as, for example.
heading the procession carrying 40 tables Of
presents about the streets of Pekln.
Inventor Tbomas Edison is a hearty eater.
Perhaps he has perfected some device
which prevents dyspepsia. At ali events, this
is what he ate for dinner few days ago; A
plate OF SOUP some cut cab
bage, a plate of roast beef, some baked
chicken, an ear of corn, stewed tomatoes, two
boiled potatoes, two slices Of bread and but
ter, piece OF huckleberry pie, plate OF ice
cream.
The Shorthorn cows first imported to the
United States, and even down TO the middle
OF the present century, we're abundant milk
ers and great butter makers. But II has been
the practice Of the present generation to
develop the beef-naking tendency until the
milking qualities OF American Shorthorns
have been nearly bred out and they are
scarcely regarded as dairy breed in this
country.
Rush Fay, Louisville bookkeeper, enter ed
his employers vault to examine papers and
while thus engaged the door was closed and
locked by q fellow clerk, ignorant of Fay's
whereabouts Fortunately there was tele-
phone in the vault and the imprisoned man
was thus able to communicate his situation
to the central Office. Assistance shortly
arrived, and Fay, who was on the verge OF
succumblng TO the sitting atmosphere about
him, was relieved.
nc Melbourne to witness the Centennial ex.
hlhition OF Australian industries, New York
crs may see by the eye Of faith q small, bald
headed and red whIskered man, whose eye
gathers In the salient features OF the west
srn worlds big show, while his pencil trans
ters them to cardboard and his ear all the
| while drinks 10 the music OF the cannon and
The rattle OF the drums ard shifts from afsr
| Jew battles TO depict aud new wars 10 des-
| ribe. And no ono who has seen him or
heard him lecture at Chickering hall can fail
10 recognize Melton Prior, the var special OF
zAs Illustrated Loadoa Meas.