Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-31
WINGED MISSILES.

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Marion Crawford, the novelist, says h.
can walk forty miles at stretch.
Christian science is said TO have gone
quite out Of fashion in Philadelphia.
Jay Gould has an orchid in his conserve
tory at Irvington that is valued at s., O0l
The Grand Duke Constantine, CUISINE to
the car, has recently published book OF
poems.
Mr.. Selah Chamberlain, OF Cleveland,
gave his beautiful niece $4,000 as a we'd
ding present
An English lady has left $4,000 10 be de-
devoted TO the photographing OF stars,
planets ana nebulG.
Al. Barbediene, the famous bronze found
err of Paris, exhibits at the Exposition
clock that is valued at S7O,OO0.
Gen NJ G. Mcigs says that we shall he
found by the census of 1890 TO have 07,2lO,-
UO0 people in the United States.
The Emperor of Japan has just taken pos
session OF "A new palace, furnished in Euro
pean style. 1t cost him $4,0jO.O0J.
Enlightened mouse co!or' is the latest
fashionable shade 1t is probably little
paler than the ordinary mouse color.
stage unless her father-in-law, the Duke Of
Manchester, pays her husbands debts.
Mr.. Edwards, United States Consul at
Berlin. is queer fellow. he is actually
charged by the Germans with being too
closely devoted to his duties.
Compressed air is being used as motive
power in some of the cities OF France 1t
has started a aew industry in the manu-
facture OF plant for the purpose.
Queen Victoria's recent visit to Wales
brings out the statistics that during her
reign of over half century twelve days
only have been spent in Ireland.
An interesting discovery is stated to have
been made in India This is nothing less
than the lost books of Euclid, of which a
Sauskrt translation is said to have been
found at Joppore.
The Alpine cow-bel has become the rage
among visitors TO Switzerland this year
and enterprising dealers have flooded the
bazars with miniature cow-bells in gold,
silver and enamel.
Max Strakosch, who brought some of the
most brilliant sin yers TO this country that
ever left the other side OF the Atlantic is
in the Home for Incurab.es at Fordham,
n. Y, paralytic.
An American system Of police alarm
boxes has been put up in London. a small
district has been served with it as an OK
pertinent which,if succo ,sful, viii probably
be repeated all over the great city.
1t has been estimated by men Of science
who have investigated the subject that the
rock Of Niagara Is being worn away by the
waters at such a rate that in few thou
sand years the cataract will work up to
Lake Eric.
Mrs + ID Il. N. Southworth, whose blood.
curdlng novels thrilled our grandmothers,
is still living IN undiminished vigor at
Yonkers, n. z, anl is now writing novel
which, it Is sad, VIII surpass all her previ-
Gus works
Charles Henry Butler who died recently
in "A camp near Nahma, Delta Co., Mich,
was the owner of Henry " ard Beecher's
place as Peokskill known as "Boscobel."
He paid 5000 for it, but had only lived
there since May.
Richard Watson Glider, the editor of the
Century, is a dark, poetical, melancholy
looking man. Why he should be melan-
choly with an income of $4,000 from his
magazine it is hard to understand, unless,
like Byron, he thinks 1t poetical.
An enterprisiny firm has offered tho
British Government $l25, 900 a year for the
privilege OF placing a soap and pill adver.
tisement on the pos age stamps, the adver-
tisement to be put on at the time tho can.
ceiling is done and By the same machine.
Col. Dan Lamont is said TO have accept
ed the presidency of the Tennessee Coal.
Iron and Railway Company at salary of
$1,000 year. Col Lamont and ex-Sena-
tor Platt, OF New York. control about ST.
00),000 of the company's stock and direct
its affairs.
Berezovski, the Pole who tried to avenge
his country's wrongs by shooting at the
Car Alexander II. during that monarch's
visit to the Paris exhibition of 1867, is now
q white haired old convict in the French
penal settlement OF New Caledonia OF the
coast Of Australia
The queens inevitable bridal gift of an
Indian shawl is explained by the state
ment that one of her tributaries, an Indian
prince, is bound by treaty to pay her an an
nual subsidy in which are included three
pairs OF the best cashmere shawls and
twelve perfect shawl goats.
There are only two royal scientists living
at the present time worthy Of the name.
One is Prince Albert, OF Monaco, well
known for his deep sea researches, and the
other is the Archduke Ludwig Salvador, OF
Austria, a courageous traveller, aDd a by no
means contemplate naturalist
Sol Smith Russelrs wife il q small, intel
lectual-looking woman with Bosionese
face She is the daughter OF " r. Adams,
known to fame as "Ol,ver Optic" Mr..
Russell is the owner OF several fine build
ings in Minneapolis besides his handsome
residences. He takes care of his money.
Capt. L. G. SHEPPARD commander OF the
revenue cutter Rush, the seller of the
Behring Sea, has been in the Revenue
Marine Service since 1866, and has served
through all the grades from third lieutenant
tocaptain. He is a native of Massachusetts,
and is regarded as a cool and brave officer.
Emily Paxton, of Pike county, Mo-, has
permission from the governor of that state
TO wear q mans dress anywhere in Mis-
souri, outside OF cities of 0,0Ninhabitants."
She works on farm and her favorite oc-
eupation is breaking horses to harness. OF
these she herself owns three and has
charge Of thirteen.