Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-03-21
WINGED MISSILE3.


A business nan Of Painesville Ohio, is
afflicted with paralysis OF "A very singular
kind. His legs are powerless from dark to
daylight, when he RECEIVERS the use Of
them.
While sinking we'll at his new sawmill
near Seymour, Ind, Jesse Cox came across
some largo chestnut trees thirty five feet
below the surface in q perfect state OF pre-
servation.
An indication Of the spread OF English
/ as Language is given by the fact that IT
has just been chosen for use In the record
ing OF important treaty engagements be-
tween Russia and China
The Phenix (Colo.) Gazette is responsible
for the statement that farmer near that
place took out Of one hill no less than PA
sweet potatoes, not one weighing less than
one pound, and many tipped the scales at
twelve.
Miss Kennedy, a San Francisco school
ma'am who was dismissed by the school
committee in 1857 without any assigned
cause, has been reinstated by a decision OF
the supreme court, with Co. 900 for pay in
the interval
The Austrian Count Alloys Karolyi, who
recently died left fortune OF $4,000, 900,
which produced an income OF nearly $780,
300 year. He owned an immense estate,
over which no reigned as a regular old
fashioned tyrant
At present 5SS periodicals appear in Ber-
lin Thirty-six OF them belong to the polit-
ical daily press, 49l are the organs of spe-
cial, social, educational and industrial in
terests, and fourteen are devoted exclusive
ly TO military matters.
Lady Pauncefortc, wife OF the British
minister, has been astonshed ut the effect
Of notice that she would be at home on
Saturday afternoons from TO q. Nearly
fourteen hundred people called and most
insisted on shaking hands.
A Madison, Mich, widow kills three
birds with one stone by inserting in the
same issue of the Adrian Times her hus-
bands oh. tuary notice, a card of thanks,
and notice that she will auction OF her
late partners personal effects.
An English religious paper publishes the
following advertisements "a lady wishes
to hear OF good school for girls, where
the birch rod, now coming into fashion
again, is used in the old way. Also of one
for boys. Mrs Grifiiths Church Times Of
fee
Ol
was on the Light Brigade at Balaklava.
he wears q silver medal given him by the
sultan Of Turkey and u gold one from
Queen Victoria. On each arc engraved
the words "Sebastopol, Inkerman, Balal-
lava and Alma"
In St. Louis school books will be fur.
nished free to pupils a the beginning OF
the next school year. This is one Of the
ways the old city has of notifying the out
side world that it believes in popular edu-
cation, is willing to pay the bill and prac-
tees what it breaches.
There has been placed In the Manchester,
Mass, public library copy Of the Bible
published In 1879. 1t is the gift OF Miss
Ella Lee, daughter OF the late Charles Lee,
TO the Manchester historical society. This
rare and valuable publication is known as
the Bishops Bible, and was first printed in
1865.
II is said that the memoirs OF NJ. Hyrvoix,
the chief OF the private police Of Napoleon
Ill, will soon be published, unless his exc
cutors are prevailed upon by members of
the Bonaparte fam ly not to reveal the in
ner life of the Tullers during the lifetime of
several Of the people referred TO in the
memoirs.
George Newcomb, the English lion tanner.
who died recently, in 1854 had terrible en-
counter at Swindon with five African lions,
when he received nine wounds on the right
arm in addition to other injuries Three OF
the lions died in the struggle. Newcomb
had previously had his left eye torn out by
u leopard.
Tho series Of new Japanese flags recently
adopted is very picturesque. The emper-
or's flag has plain red ground, with gold
lchrysanthemum in the center; the empress
is the same except that it is swallow-tailed.
Then there is the flag for the heir apparent,
one for the minister of marine, and admir-
al's flag and commodores.
A novel flower has been found at the
Isthmus OF Tehuantepec. This floral
chameleon has u faculty OF changing it's
roors during the day. In the morning 1t
is white, when the sun is at its zenith II Is
red and at night il is blue. The red, white
and blue flower grows on tree about the
size OF the guava tree aud only at noon does
it give out any perfume.
The MacSerraigh family, Of ireland,
were originally called Hodnett, and came
from England. Wishing to make them
selves as Irish as possible, thsy took the
name MacSerraigh, but after awhile, when
{ had degenerated into McSherry, they
grew tired OF IL, and, remembering that
Searrach means a fool in Irish, they have
changed their name again to Foley.
Minister Frederick Douglas writes to q
friend: al am quite satisfied with my
position in Hayti. There is a chance Of
being of some service here. II Is the black
mans country, and though there Is much TO
DO regretted in its condition there is also
much to commend The people are called
lazy, but they do manage TO export z
million dollars Of produce per annum.
The government of India has been COM
PEELED by law TO purchase three copies Of
each new book issued in the country, and
it has been discovered that practice has
grown up OF printing new books simply
Tor the sake of tho sale of those three
copies change is about to be made in
the law, and hereafter the publishers will
nave to present the copies 10 tho govern
mcnt.
Noted Anarchist lin midst Of Violent ha.
rangue)-We comes TO dis countree To bet
ter our conditions. und vat do dey offer us
de very first dig Vat say Voice Tin rear
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