Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-19

The cowboys have fred 80 many bullets In
to telegraph poles in certain districts that
gust of wind snaps the pole short of and
much trouble results.
Joseph Haddon OF Liverpool, s. c., Is
probably the Oldest engineer, in point OF SER
vice, az least, in the United States. He has
held throttle slncs 1898.
A woman at Bridgeport Conn, has good
Joke on her husband He hated her poodle
and in trying 20 kick It down stairs lost his
balance and broke bis neck.
An Englishman has written pamphlet to
prove the pedigree Of The devil lie dates
the old chap back IL, COO years and gives him
far more credit than the average minister.
The largest private library in this coustry
is owned by II. II. Bancroft, the historian,
and is in his San Francisco home. 1t con-
sIsts OF 90, 0o) volumes aud Is valued at $780,
QUO.
English railway trains run with. greater
speed than those OF the United Stats, but
they ought to. The farmers daughters dont
come out to the gate to frt with Iho drum
mers.
The house OF DR.. Calling the gun Inventor,
was burglarized the other night and robbed
OF all the gold aud bronze medals that have
been presented to him during the past twenty
years.
1t is proposed to erect colossal statue OF
the Blessed Virgin In Mount Royal Park,
Montreal 1t will be OF bronzi and the en-
tire cost will reach between s75, 900 and
100000
The cause Of the cold weather hanging on
lota 1al1 10 Ihpr Derpa
drifting down from the Arctic regions. Can't
a syndicate be formed TO keep tie big leo
MASSES at homel
A Kentucky editor tried to ran steam
laundry and a weekly newspaper at the same
time, but four weeks triKl burdencd him go
much that he had to announce the sus?en-
sion Of the laundry.
John Boyle O'Relly, who Is exploring the
Dismal Swamp writes: "ThIs is the most
DETAINED land on the earth. The Dismal
Swamp Ia the greatest sanitarium on the
American continent"
In pumping out the stomach OF would-b be
suicide In Des Moines the other day the doc
tors brought up a thrce-ccnt piece, two but
tons, forty cherry stones aud q marble. He
was an ostrlch-tramp.
Warren C. Berry, OF New York, took $500
from friend under promise to secure him
apolitical appointment. He has been arrest
ed, and the chances are that he Will sot up on
a ranch near Sing Sing.
Someone has noticed that In almost every
locality in a city where person might have
to Jump from a second-story window In
dwelling house there is picket fence con
venlently placed below
The Mayor OF Boston has been busted In
marble, and thus far he has found only one
person who can see any resemblance be-
tween him and the bust
There have been five cyclones thus far this
month. 1t may be we'll to keep track OF
them the remainder OF the year, as the
average mortal wants TO find all the fault
with the weather he possibly can.
A man at st. Petersburg, Va, dreamed OF
treasure buried under tree IN North Carroll
ma, and he made the journey and uncarthed
tin box with S. 600 OF Confederate money In
side, No one dsres joke him.
"a death tick in the wall Is no. = warn
| ing" says q carpenter, "but proof that some
SLOUGH Of n workman has left place whore q
bug can crawl in aud make merry. Strike
on the spot with hammer md he win 60
away.
During the last fifty years the climate has
so changed that man can now live at an al
titude OF a tenth of mile higher than before.
| This ia probably the reason why so many men
hold their heads so high. They want that
| increase.
Henry George has solved the labor problem
at last It is that employers shall pay such
wages as will enable workngmen to get rich
and bay 'em out Henry himself 10 not pay
ing any more for shoes, hats, clothing, o.c.,
than II he didn't preach such nonsense
cur dog valued at ten cents put In q
nights work among flock Of Ohio sheep
and killed thirty-cight aud injured fourteen.
He was shot as he was leaving the battle
field next morilnV. aud his owner sworc hs
] would have three human lives 10 Day for IL