Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-03-01

mas given 10 the regents Oh OunI ' CT
non small volume entitled "A View
of the War;" which once belonged to
George Washington. One of the fly
leaves bears the following inscription
in Lord Els ines handwriting, adj
dressed to Washington: 1t has been
my good fortune through life to be as
ISOLATED with the most talented and
distinguished men in Europe; but you,
sir, are the only human being for whom
| ever felt reverential awe, totally I'M
lie anything ever felt for any other
of the human race"
Chaplain Milburn of the house of
representatives continues to deliver
remarkably pertinent prayers. The day
after Congressmaa Randal's defeat in
regard to the craftsmanship of the demo-
cratic state mmittee of Pennsylvania,
the bind chaplain asked that divine
comfort and aid he granted all who
were suffering disappointment and de-
feat. Mr.. Randall sat with bowed head
during the delivery of the prayer.
The teacher in charge of the night
school at the Detroit house Of cCrrec
ton reports that of the attendants
% per cent were unable to read or
write; per cent were able TO read
only and that very poorly; 20 per cent
could read and write, but only 10 per
cent could read with any ueucy or ey-
press on, or write letter with any
near approach to correct spelling or
the correct use of capital letters.
Mrs. Margaret Arnold, who died the
other day near rancoasburg, iayette
county, Ohio, was Ill years old. Her
maiden name " as Margaret Kiser. She
had six brothers and two sisters. Her
brothers are all dead. Her sisters are
still alive one in Iowa and one in
Dakota. They, too, are remarkable for
the longevity. One of them is 100 auu
the other is 1tS. Both are in good
health.
According TO a correspondent of ''The
Boston Courier" etiquette does not
demand that a gentleman should take
OF his hat in an elevator in which a
lady is passenger. If such a practice
were adopted, he thinks the next thing
would e the adoption of the Ashantee
custom which compels men to 60 bare.
headed continuously in the streets.
e-
a unique eley ton recently occurred
in a small community in Germany The
vote was taken to decide who was the
''best man. in the community. Only
one man, shoemaker, voted, and as
he voted for himself, he was declared
to be unanimously elected to the position
of best man in the municipality.
Mrs Gen. ulster, whose second mar.
rative of army life, "Tenting on the
Plains" is soon to be issued, is social
favorite and a fine looking, impressive
woman, with voice mellow and
refined as it is commanding; and there
is but little in her personality to indicate
how much she has undergone.
General Ben Butler walks the streets
of v ashington in a big fur-lined over.
coat and leaning on the arm of his
colored valet. He shows signs of hav-
ing nearly reached the border of the
shadowy land, where the lawyers
occupation will be gone, but he still
keeps his place in the ranks.
Representative Mansur of Missouri
wants the government to purchase two
swords presented to Gen. Shields after
the Mexican war by the states of Illinois
and South Carolina. Mr.. Mansur
thinks S2o 900 would be a fair price for
the weapons. The swords originally
about 1,0J0 apiece.
Hartford, Conn.,, society is stirred to
its depths over the discovery that whist
parties, so popular there, are in defiance
of the law against gambling, and each
lady and gentleman who has taken part
in the game is liable to a fine of 500.