Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-02-16
CURRENT EVENTS.

| France.
The latest idea in Florldais subtroplcal ex-
position, which will be opened on the 18th
inst. aud continue four months
A fund is being raised at Jacksonville, Fla,
to be used in advertising the advantages OF
that state as place of permanent residence.
The Baldwin locomotive works in Philadel-
phia during 1857 turned out more than two
locomotives for every working day in the year.
There are nearly six thousand porters en-.
gagged in carrying provisions to Henry NJ.
Stanley around the cataracts of Stanley pool.
The British posto1ice service employs three
thousand women Competitors for places
have to be over Is and under 20 years of age.
The British postofllce service employs three
thousand women. Competitors for places
have to be over Is and under % years of age.
The air current produced by railway train
drew g., ear-old New Haven boy toward the
track, and he was hit by car step aud killed.
Plcrate of ammonia is used in treating
malaria at the Punjaub med cal stations with
reputed success Half grain is the average
dose.
Buffalo skins have become so scarce that
the earl Of Dunmore is going to try how the
shaggy highland cattle will thrive on the
western plains.
Over four thousand jugs of whisky were
shipped during The holidays to prohibition
counties in Alabama and Mississippi from
Mobile. One boat took ., 500 in day.
spotted deg that follows the delivery
wagon of carpet store on Market street,
Philadelphia wears an oil cloth cover on
which is printed an advertisement of his own
| ar's wears.
Loarer is said to have originated with an
DID Dutchman in New York, whose daughter
was in love with worthless American. In his
Jrogue he styled her lover "a lofer, an idle,
good for nothing fellow"
1t does not do to fool with scientist. One
IF the Cornell faculty caught peculating
student the other day by means of an electro
,al conirivancc invented by himself. The
student confessed and returned the funds
The minister Of mines in Victoria, Aus
lralia, Mr. Giics, has calculated that Aus.
,ralan gold to the value OF 90 10 Gl3 was
n ned last year, at an expense of 81 80 $50.
The profit i'm gold mining is as small as the
profit in other things
The latest London rogues device is TO drive
pick out from the roofs Of four whcclers such
articles Of luggage as seem most promising.
These he places on the root Of his own cab
aud drives away with them.
The six powers contiguous to the North
sea-Grcat Britain. France, Belgium, Holland,
Germany, ana Denhark-have entered into
IN agreement whereby the sale Of spirituous
liquors to fishermen and other persons on
board fishing vessels is prohibited.
A farmer in Ingram township, North Caro-
lima, has wife that he is really proud of, and
with reason; she can split two hundred fence
rails day, and has done it time and again,
and he says that il is n common thing for her
to dip seven barrels of turpentne day.
A southern paper suggests that Mr. Blair In
sert a clause in his education bill to provide
uniforms for the children who arc to attend
his new schools. This is so that the poorer
children may not feel the difference in appear
ance Netween themselves and their richer
schoohaatcs.
The nav railway under the Thames is
rapidly approaching competition. 1t will tap
number Of congested thoroughlares, and,
though only three miles in length, will be Of
immense service to the population of London.
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don bridge TO Chaplain common.
Progressive observation is the name Of a
new game which has become popular in Dos
ton. The players are shown n large number
Of articles Of all kinds on a tray. In about
half a minute the tray is taken away and the
person who is most successful in naming the
articles on the tray scores point,
A regular industry in Paris is said to be
the tasting aud inspecting of dishes at pri-
vate houses by professional cooks. One
comes when ordered to house where great
dinner is under way, looks, smells, tastes OF,
orders little salt In this soup, bit of sugar
in that sauce, n flavor of onion in the other
saline and goes Off to the next customer.
The experiment, of giving half penny din
ners at the Birmingham schools has been so
successful that farthing dinners have been
tried, and nearly succeeded. Two hundred
and twelve thousand farthing dinners were
given last year at a cost of less than 39lO0 OF
a penny. The attendance ut the school has
been greatly increased, and the good effect
upon the temper of the children has been
astonishing.
Twenty odd years ago kind.hearted old
Philadelphia merchant caught the Office boy
pilferng. He talked to him, prayed With him,
gave him another chance, and in time the boy
was promoted step by step until he became
the most trusted employe. A few days ago
1t was disco cred that the young man had
been appropriating $50 day for twenty
years. Some true stories don't seem to have
any moral. This one hasn't.
A monkey exhibited at amuscum establish
ed at 1acubaya, Mexico, was condemned to be
shot under judicial sentence, for having bitten
a man and caused his death. The family of
the deceased brought complaint before the
Judge, who instituted criminal proceedings
against the monkey. The manager of the
museum succeeded in obtaining a change Of
the sentence to Imprisonment for life. The
monkey is now behind the bars of an iron
cage at the museum serving his imprison-
meut.
Some wealthy young men Of St Louis re.
Gently put $50, 900 into mine in Mexico on
the representation of q promoter and the
proof given their own eyes by the glitter Of
masses OF free gold which stood out on the
sides Of the workings. But, alas when the