Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-08-02


with large head and tiue crop of
white hair.
SIR ANDREW CLARK. Mr.. Glad.
stones phy siclan, received $50. 0O0 for
. journey to Italy.
THE Duke oil Cumberl and and his
sister Princess Frederick, have become
reconciled after an estrangement of
nine years
RIAz PAsHA, the new prime minister
Of Egypt is a Mohammedan. HIS
predecessor, Nubar Pasha, was an Ar
menan Christian.
The Sultan of Zanzibar has Ger
man wife. and in consequence Ger
many has obtained valuable conces-
sions denied to other nations
DR. DANIEL WILSON Of the Uni
versty of Toronto, has declined s.
knighthood. He has no intention OF
giving some irreverend students an
opportunity to call him "Sir cuss."
WITHIN the last few months three
of the leading dukes of Scotland
Sutherland. Hamilton and Argyll
have been almost at death door and
have recovered. Scottish peers are
tough.
PRINCE ROLAND BoNAPARTE. in
closing the session of the congress of
anthropolog sis in New York, ex-
pressed his pleasure at seeing so many
women interested liz the study of the
science.
PAUL BLoUET. better known as
MAX O'Rell." has been telling Lon
kind of spirItualized poiteness, ten-
der solicitude for other people, com.
biued with Il strong individuality"
Mrs. MARY MAPEs DODGE, now
slightly past middle age. is still youth.
full in appearance aud spirits. Her
Hans Brinker is almost as popular
in England as in this country. aud
furnishes q material part OF her in
come.
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN M. SCHo.
FIELD. by seniority of position, would
become head of the army in event of
the death of Gen. Sheridan. He now
commands the division of the Allan
tic, with head quarters at Governor
island.
MUNEMITsU MUTsU. the Japanese
Minister, who has just reached Wash
ington. is accompanied by his daugh.
ter, who is said to be beautiful young
woman. Washington society will
have u noverly in the person of Jap
anese belle.
THE guides to the intricate recesses
of the Catacombs under Rome some.
times use card. which they fasten at
points along their way. as a guide to
their return. For want of such guild
ance explorers of these inner recesses
have sometimes persisted.
MR. WILLIAM WINTHROP ALLEN. OF
Medfeld. Mass. is now the Oldest liv-
ing alumnus of Harvard. He was born
January &c 1894. and was a member
of the class of 1917, of which the Hon.
George Bancroft and Mr.. Samuel (.
Sewall, the well-known lawyer of Bos-
ton, are the only other surviving men,
bers.
ONLY 800. 900 Is left of the fund do
mated by James Lick. the California
millionaire. for the support of the
great observatory. The income of
this residue will scarcely pay one-fifth
of the cost of operating the Observable
ry, and the California Legislature is to
be appealed to for an appropriation to
make up the balance.
TIE case of the watch formerly be-
ronging to Louis Napoleon. Prince I'm
perial. who was killed in South Africa.
has been sent to London. 1t is slight
Princes monogram and crest The
watch was given him by his mother.
ex-Emgress Eugenie. An En- glishman
recently purchased it of Zulu.
IT is reported that Princess Alexan-
dria, of Greece. who has been mem
toned as the possible bride of Prince
Albert Victor of Wales. is to wed
Grand Duke Paul, tho Cars youngest
brother. This Paul Is an unwashed
Tartar savage. He was engaged to
Princess Alexandria two years ago. but
the match was broken off because Of
his vile conduct at Athens.
THE Maryland Historical Society,
after long hunt has found what it
believes to be the original charter OF
Maryland This document together
with the Calvert family papers and
Mason and Dixon's bill for running