Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-09-26

The cotton crop OF Texas will DO worth
54,00J,0o0.
The saw Is largely used now instead Of
the axe in bringing down the giant red
woods in California The tree Is sawed
partly through, and then Is forced over by
wedges.
Mary A. Schaub, Of Nashville, who died
the other day, left an estate OF 5000 TO DO
applied to the support OF her two dogs.
Many richer people leave larger sums for
the support of puppies
Persons who have tried them say that
the transatlantic steamers that beat the
record are not as comfortable ones on
which TO travel as those which take day
or two longer for the passage.
About s200,OJO in treasure, which was on
board the Pacific Mail steamer Grenada.
when that vessel was wrecked on the Pa
cifc coast aoout month ago, has been re-
covered. The vessel, valued at s2oO,Ooo Is
total loss.
1t is announced that Claus SpreclSels, tho
millionaire sugar refner, proposes TO build
another refinery at Philadelphia, fully us
large as the mammoth refinery now il tho
course of erection by him At tho neck on the
Delaware river.
One THOUSAND six hundred people have
been burned to death at Lu Chow, China,
making half a dozen stupendsus calamiues
in the celestial empire in as :2any months.
Even the Chinese do not seem to grow very
excited over sach occurrences.
| A KentuciSian shot himself with suicidal
intent, the other day, and died after sew
eral hours Of intense suffering. Being
| a.. IL
skill with the pistol he dad not Kill himself
| Instantly, he said lie wished TO live long
enough to be forgiven for his act
The trustees Of the Madison square Build
ing Company, New York, has executed q
contract for tearing down tho present
Mad square Garden and the erection OF
! the new building, which Is 10 take its place
at a cost OF Sl,eJO,0Ol. The amphitheatre
will he completed by March 60 and the e;-
tire structure by June 10, 1899.
Secretary Window has directed that al!
tho bonds purchased by the government
since the first of July last be applied to the
sinking fund until the requirements for tho
current fiscal year, estimated at 81, 1000,
are met. The amount already applied to
this purpose is S3,9G3,45O Of which all but
J Sl5,s0 was in AZ per cent bonds.
Postmaster General Wanamakcr has
issued an order extending tho age limit OF
appointment of letter carriers in non-civil
service postofics from thirty-fve to forty
years Of age This age Limitation does not
apply TO persons honorably discharged from
the military or naval service of the country
who are otherwise duly qualified.
The general dissatisfaction among tho
cigar makers of New York city has resulted
in strikes at several factories, and the
trouble is spreading. The men claim that
the tenement-houso system, which was
checked for a time by the enactment OF a
law ON the sub ect, is again in full swing,
orr that wages ere down TO the starvation
point
:. Frank Collum, who robbed John S.
Blaidsdell of Minneapolis, OF nearly sO),-
ol0 by forgerics has made u full confession
OF his guilt, and slys he desires that no
mercy be shown him. II has been discover
cd that Collum also had forSel the names
Of several other prominent citizens OF MINI
eapolis FOR amounts ranging from 500 10
SOC, 900.
az gave you pound OF metal and or.
dered you to make the most out OF IT, what
kind Of metal would you selcctW asked a
well-known ieweller. Gold, OF course"
WINS the prompt reply. I'D prefer poun
Of steel, said the ieweller, sand I'd have
it made into hair springs for watches. a
pound OF such springs would sell for an
even $4,000"
BENJAMIN johnson, it is said, owns a farm
in Rush Valley, U. r., upon which he has
Just discovered mine of natural shoe black.
ing An analysis OF this peculiar material
shows that il contains sixteen pr cent. car
bon, thirty. four per cent aluminium, and the
remainder clay. When taken out the mate
rial is moist and soft, and when used rs
backing produces o fine polish, which is
not easily destroyed.