Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-29

There are sixteen negro jockeys in
the country who are paid from 81, 500
to So, 600 year.
The Indians at Syracuse, N. Y, have
started a good templars' lodge with
eighty-tive members.
A japanese princess is in Berlin
studying the management of hospitals
and charitable institutions.
The Queen of the Belgians is one OF
the best equestrlans in that country, and
can drive a six-in-hand with grace and
safety.
The Rev. DR.. Wickan of Manchester,
VT. claims to be the oldest living grad
uate of Yale. He is SO and received
his diploma in 1915.
Justice Lamar is said to look ten
years older than he did two years ago.
and he has slept so much on the bencS
that he has become stoop-shouldered.
George Augustus Sala is paid $40, 600
year by the London Telegraph for
writing four editorials week. The
salary seems big. but English editorials
are large and heavy.
Miss Belle Smith, recently appointed
resident physician at the woman's
prison in Sherborn, Mass, is but 20
years old. She has been practicing
medicine for two years.
Tiffany, the millionaire jeweler OF
New York, never wears diamond,
although he has thousands Of the finest
gems in the world to select from. His
favorite gem is tn. opal.
Prof. Boone of Indiana University
says that of $500 theological students
in the United States less than one.
fourth are college graduates. All the
other graduates make break for
journalism.
Springfield. VT, is the largest town
to claim gold mine worth operating.
The story goes that one citizen of the
town amassed fortune from the gold
which he washed out of the sands OF
Gold Brook.
Richard Vaux, the Democratic con-
gresham to succeed Sam Randall claims
TO be the only American who ever
danced with Queen Victoria. and he
says her Majesty was one of the worst
dancers he ever tackled.
Austin Corbin's wedding present to
an old friend in Philadelphia was the
use of his magnifcently appointed
private car for trip to Mexico. The
car was provided with everything need
full. including corps of servants.
The use of the monograph among
certain Indian tribes leads to the con-
clusion that the main characteristics
of their language can be recorded and
permanently preserved either for study
or demonstration with this instrument.
The piece of crown glass, forty inches
in diameter and two and a half inches
thick, made in Paris for the object
glass of telescope for the University
of Southern California, will require
two years labor to turn into finished
lens.
Lloyd George. n new member of the
English house of commons, is the son
nj village cobbler. He was educated
by his uncle, self-made man, and at
the age of fifteen took to outdoor
preaching, which has made him quite
an orator.
There is a small. boy in Belfast, Me-,
who has mania for clocks and goes
about inspecting and comparing them.
He seems to he posted on the correct
time, and if clock is fast or slow OF
there is anything peculiar in its ap.
pearance he is sure to call attention tS
it,
The Geological Park In Washington,
for which ground has already been
broken. will be the largest zoo In the
world. 1t will be situated on Rook
Creek. which runs between Georgetowp
and Washington, and will be splendid
addition to the attractions of Washing.
ton.
A c0lored dentist in Macon uses nc
instruments except his fingers in ex.
tracing teeth. BY means of long
practice his fingers have become as
strong as forceps. and he claims that
he can pull teeth faster and with less
pain than any dentist with instru.
ments.
The climate of China is said to be
growing not only colder, but drier.
Animals and plants accustomed to hot.
moist regions are gradually retreating
southwark. Two thousand years ago
the bamboo flourished in the forests OF
north China, but it can no longer be-
found there.
The total quantity of champagne for
warded from the champagne districts
for the year ending March 81 amounted
to %. 924, 81 bottles, being an increase
of 766, 4S7 bottles as compared with
1889. Present stocks in casks and bot
ties equal about 100, 575, $50. bottles, or
quite five years consumption.
There is an old lady living in Polk
County, Fla. who is quite n genius.
She can write poetry and set it to music
and has written two books. She hunts
phosphate. plants trees. clears land
works in an orange grove, can knit
dresses, make neat shoes, plat hats of
palmetto and make flowers out OF
shucks.
The Emperor Of Germany has his
cards like other mortals. They are
very simple, although those of the Ger
man nobility are generally very highly
decorated with crests and crowns. The
royal cards have absolutely no orna.
mentation. In plain gothic letters they