Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-06-21

in heaven and in earth. Go We therefore,
and teach all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and OF the Son., and OF
the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever l nave commanded
YOU; and, 10, I am with you Away, even
unto the end of the world.
Italian immigration 10 New York is Ou'-
Weighing all other just now. II IS a ~yeritabld
food. The steamer Cachemire recently
brought 1,4ll Italians in her steerage from
the Mediterranean, and one Of them III with
smallpox. They were nearly all Of them very
poor and wretchedly clad.
The Chinese colony in Chicago consists OF
two thousand souls, OF whom only two are
women. About one hundred of them are
merchants, several of whom have fortunes Of
10000 to 500 OOl. Four firms, dealing in
tea, coffee and Chinese groceries, have an
aggregate capital of $500, 900.
In the savings banks of Rhode Island the
deposits amount TO $3.50 900. The popula.
ton is a little more than 3JO. 90, SO that the
average savings represented by the deposits
In the savings banks alone are about Sl77 per
capita for every man, woman and child In tho
state.
Herman Gottschalk, the New York mer.
chant, possesses one Of the rare and 7a,uable
coins of King Solomon's time known rs holy
shekel. 1t is Of bronze and gold, about the
size OF al ordinary copper cent. lie is said 20
have been offered $500 for 1t by the authorl-
ties of the Antiquarian Department Of the
British Museum.
A big bone, which local physicians OF Car
son, New, say is a portion OF "A ley of n man
below the knee, was recently found near
Genoa, New. 1t was two feet long, and at the
point where IL Joined the knee was eight
inches across, or five times the usual SIZE. II
the man who owned the bone was built in
proportion he must have been twenty-five feet
high. An active Sc srch is being made for tho
rest Of the skeleton.
The emancipation Of slaves is progressing
rapidly In Brazil. There still remain about
$500 black bondsinen in Rio Janelro, but 1t Ia
proposed to libera:e these on June 10th, In
connection with the celebration of the Elm.
peror's return from his protracted tour
abroad. In other parts OF the Brazilian EN-
pire the planters are setting free their slaves
in large numbers aud paying them wages for
the work performed.
Carefully compiled statistics show that tho
losses by fire in the United States during last
year were nearly SEQ, 0o0, 900. an increase OF
over - per cent MS compared with the pre-
vious year. In the older parts OF tho country
there is no alarming increase In the number
or destructiveness OF fires, but In the South
and West fires keep progress with growth In
other respects. The principal causes Of con.
fagrstions are incendlaries aud defective
fues.
w. W. Wllmot, an old man who appeared
on the streets of Montgomery, Ala, a few
days ago begging for enough money to buy
q railroad ticket 10 Mobile, has had a roman
tic history. Many years ago he invented o
machine FOR crinplng shoes, and soon acquired
a fortune. In 1S76 he lost a wager OF $500
that he had on Tilden's election to tho
Presidency, and since then one misfortune
has crowded closely on the heels Of another
until he has lost his entire fortune and his
health as well.
Emperor Frederick Is not an admlrer OF
stiff court ceremonies. When he visited the
societies OF which lie has accepted the patron
age lie always appeared In an ordinary mill.
tary uniform, the members being requested
to do the same. But one day he came ia
grand gala uniform. with oil his orders, etc.
The club members looked very uncomfortable
III tntlT OTuluary uTeSS, DuL TIE fTlncc eXs
claimed iovially, Excuse me, gentlemen, for
appearing before you in this costume. Tho
cause OF II is that / have just received the
Shah Of Persia"
1t is reported that the reason why Queen
Victoria has not visited Berlin or even pass.
ed through Prussian territory since her Access
sion to the throne is that the Prince Consort
was sighted when, shortly after his betroth.
al, he paid a visit to the King Of Prussia Ho
expected TO be treated as a prospective
King OF England, but was mortified 20 find
that he was still regarded as q plain Duke OF
Coburg-Gotha ana assigned n place among
the petty Princelings with which the Prus-
sian Court then swarmed. Neither he nor
the the Queen ever forgot or forgave the hu.
miliating treatment
The present Emperor OF China has been n
very well cared for since he made his appear
ance In this world. II 10 said that when he
was q baby he had eight nurses, twenty. five
farmers, the same number OF bearers for his
palanquin, ten umbrela-holders, thirty ply
slcIans and surgeons, seven chiefs aud twenty
three inferior cooks, atty walters and messen-
gers, and the anne number OF drossers and
other immediate servants, aud other attend.
ants 10 the number Of at least four hundred.
His spiritual welfare was looked after hy a
corps OF seventy-nve astrologers, sixteen
tutors OF high rank and sixty priests. Not.
withstandlng all this the child grew, aud /,
now a very w~ell.disposcd youth.