Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-08-08
SUPERFICIAL SURVEY.

There is n negro in Hart county, Georgia,
whose foot is fourteen inches long, actual
measurement.
Mr.. Smith, q gun dealer OF Stepney,
Conn, is suffering from lock-iaw from the
bite OF six-eoot blacksnalke.
A street ia the city OF Tacoma, in the
new state of Washington, has been named
Whittier. The nearest street to it bearF
the name of Langtry.
Bay City, Mich, will have match fact
ory in operation in two weeks, and it is OK
pected 100 boxes of matches will be made
and boxed up every second it is III opera
ton.
A little Florida boy slipped of log into
the water VIII 10 out pcknicling He was
pulled out fortunately, exclaiminy, between
gasps. II tried to touch bottom, but L
couldn'tw
Charles f. p 1uger has just arrived in
this country from the Hartz Mountains,
Germany, with 1000 singing birds VIII CHI
are TO be turned loose in Portland, Oregon,
and vicinity.
A bear came upon the promises of Charles
Vog n, of Motke, Pre- que county, Mich,
recently and lugged Off a calf an a sheep
while Mrs. Volgcr looked on in considerable
establishment.
1t is rumoyel that the Paris pr feet OF
police, acting from laud lblc motives OF
morality, is about TO Issue ukass against
the employment of women as Mattresses in
bars, cafes and brasseries during the exhibit
tions
A couple who had been divorced forty
years before in California met on a railroad
train out in Arkansas the other day. They
recognized each other, and, after a short
talk, concluded TO renarry, and the cere
mony was performed that evening on reach
ing Eureka Springs.
Here is a marriage notice clipped from "a
Cleveland paper: "ln Guilfuri, Medina
county, Ohio, on the I'd inst, by S. Wilson.
Esq, Samuel ID. Curtis to Mis- Sallio Muir
ply, after Il tedious courtshp of fifteen
years, which was borne with Christian for
titude and patience"
A scurvy trick was played upon one Of
the slot and nickel chewing gum ma
chimes at Bethlehem, Pa. On its being
opened the other day sixty five iron washers
were found, instead of so many pennies,
which had been put into the slot, and sixty
Ave cakes of gum were missing.
a young German of San Jose, Cal, In.
ing to Germany, where he will serve year
in the army. lie has already Sc we one
year, and as he intends 70 live in Germany
at some future time, prefers to finish his
military service now rather than when he
gets older.
Israel Stops, who few days ago fell
from 4 roof, died at Los AngeloS Shortly
before his dissolution the man said to his
wife: "t hen my so IL leaveS my body and
enters the other world will let you know
by crossing my hands upon my breast"
He kept his word and died immcd lately
after giving the sign.
The largest cats eye in the world arrived
in London recently from Ceylon. Its
present weight cut is 10 carats and it is
insured for 5000 rupees. 1t is wonder
fully beautiful the gem giving outa wide,
warm beam of opalescent light Cat s-eyes
of the first class are now as valuable as
diamonds in the London market
bear hard pressed by purs lcrs ran into
Monn's saw-mill at Quincy, franklin coun-
~, Pa. Mr.. Nom, who is a seyenth-day
baptist was at wo.k, and thinking that it
was boy that had come busting in, warn
cd him TO look out for the saw. His panic
on discovering that his visitor was bear
was promptly allayed by a horse pistol shot
from the pursuing party, which killed the
animal.
The following memorandum was handel
TO a salesman in WaynesbOrO, Ga, dry
goods store by colored man: "May 2 1899
one Suat Clouse Number 81 one Pare OF
bastard Shoes Number Q find Sunday
Hat Number find Whit Shirt No Ii one
Stamina carlor No. ID a Pare o. SoX"
After explaining what he wanted, his
order was filed and he went on his way
rejoicing.
At swell wedding in Brooklyn set OF
diamonds, valued at 500, which had been
presented to the bride b. the groom, were
missed. A detective who was present lid
he thought he could lay his haad on the
thief. After consulting with the brides
father he proceeded 10 the room Of her
brother and found in the pockets OF his
pantaloons $50 ana a pawn ticket for tho
missing Jewels
1t seems pretty clear that there win
soon be another bridge over the East River
between New York and Brooklyn. There
| were some obje ,tions TO the bill offered for
authorizing the construction OF this bridge,
| but they are now set aside The bridge ia
| design "a for rapid railway power, and.
crossing Blackwell's Island WILL enter
Now York between Sixty fourth and
Sixty fifth streets.
Here is an item from a Texas weekly
which explains itself: Both editors being
absent the duties of the sanctum fall upon
the wife of the senior edi Or much to our
chagrin, and very PROBABLY TO the dissatis
faction OF the papers subscribers. We
would much rather bake pies mot the kind
of pi sometimes served up by printcrs) than
wr.to locals. Editorials are above and DO
| yond US ami we're glad of it."
News has been rockwell at the City OF
Mexico OF q discovery OF great arch eologic-
nj importance in the state OF Chapas, near
the ruins Of Palanque, being nothing lcss
than large city hidden in the depths of tho
forests. Some buildings are five stories high
and in a good state OF preservation. There
is q well paved road several miles in length
still preservable In the midst of trop-
ical forest. Very particulars have been
received but the report comes from good
sources. Palauque is said 10 be mere viii