Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-12
FACT AND FANCY.

A New York woman Is making shirts for
cents dozen.
clergyman has been caught making clip
pings from books at the British museum.
CLANCY Parker, colored woman, who died
the other day in jefferson country, Georgia,
claims to be l07 years old.
A consumptivs minister In Ohio has gone
Into the letter.carrler business, and 1t is said
that his delivery is improving.
Does IL pay to be good, when a minister
gets 81 for marrying a couple aud a lawyer
gets $500 for unmarrying themi
An unfortunate Maine baby that happened
to be born on the day of her grandparents
golden wedding was named Anna Versary.
The Austrian crown princess, Stephanie,
while curling her hair recently, ran the hot
curling tongs against her cyelld aud was laid
up for week.
The emr of AfrIganstan mas fallen In love
with bag pipes, and has ordered 200 Of them
for Cabul. The shah o: Persia has also order
ed brass baad.
The truth OF the report that Labouchere
won Cos, O0o at Monte Carlo by means of q
system Is vouched for bT the crouplers OF that
famous gaming resort.
A lazy fellow who was idling away his time
was asked by II minister where hc expected TO
90 when he died II shall not CO." was the
reply; ~ expect TO be carried"
II the door creaks and you can't get oil and
can get soft lead pencil, rub the point into
all the crevces OF the hinges and the creaklng
will cease. Even II you can get oil, the black
lead is neater.
The rspIdlty with which Anglo-saxon liter
allure is pouring into japan Is illustrated by
the fact that 5000 English and 49, 900 Amer
lean books were imported last year, an increase
OF nearly 100 per cent
As evidence Of the meagerness Of the snow
crop there The Boston Journal says that thus
far this winter the city has expended only
5000 for removing snow from her streets
against s25, 900 for the same period last year.
do you know the gentlemani" asked .
San Francisco lady OF her little girl, In refer
ence to the minister who was making q
pastoral call ''Of course l do" said the
little dear. 'He does the hollerlng at our
church"
A minister who had preached In vacant
congregation was handed s. as compensation,
and then profusely complimented on his dis
course. oh" said the preacher, SAY moth
Ing about that sermon; you ought to hear ono
Of my $40 discourses."
The Vatican Is the most polite court In Eu-
rope. Replies to all communications are adj
dressed with the titles assumed by the orlgi-
nal correspondents, be they counts dukes or
prince,. The pope never stops to ask whether
the gentlemen are genuine or not.
Senator Colquitt, OF Georgia, says the school
enrolment In Georgia has increased from 49,
SIS In 1871, white and black, to 309.59 Ia
1885, In 1871 the colored children in school
numbered 6,65i; in 1885 they number 1l9, "a
and he thinks they now number at less
l40,O 900.
Miss Minnie Freeman. the brave Nebraska
school teacher who tied the pupils together
and led them through the blizzard, Is 10
years old and very pretty. She is an eastern
girl, and was educated at the York Methodist
college, where she graduated with distinction
In 1856.
A San Francisco lady has a cat which she
brought horne with her In a sailing ship from
Calcutta. She says that every time the ship
was becalmed during the voyage the sailors
tr ed to get her cat and throw IL overheard,
thinking that by doing so they would bring
wind.
The English chancellor OF the erchequer Is
doing good business in selling remnant rugs
from the royal carpet used at the queens Ju-
bilee. AS 'jubllee rugs the remnant finds
many purchasers, but some people are MUIR
muring at the ''cheeseparlng policy" Of the
crown.
Georgia farmer, who lives near Kenesaw
mountain, with a small branch running
through his farm, which you could dam up
with a couple OF spades OF dirt, has the follow
Ing sign stuck up: "Hunting positively for
hidden on this place, but you can fish as much
as you please"
In n Boston experience meeting" a colored
woman arose and spoke as follows: II thank
the Lord for what lie has done for me. lie 10
always good to me. He has always blest me,
l am 81 years old, and have buried three
husbands. They were all bad men, and, bless
the Lord, He took them all away"