The Yale expositor., 1899-03-31

at Kaari and cut his head open. No
hope is entertained for Kaaris re-
covery.
Lyons citizens have subscribed Ss,-
900 of the 10000 asked for by rail-
road whicd proposes to build line
through that town. from Marshall to
Bay City. This will make the third
railroad for Lyons.
Mrs John Hare, "a years old,
resident of Jackson for so years. living
alone, was found dead in bed She
was smothered by coal gas. She had
shut off the draft in the pipe and left
the stove draft open.
Daniel Ross, farmer living north
of Lapeer. is the proud parent of two
of the tiniest mites of humanity ever
heard ola pair of twins weighing
less than two pounds. The mother
and children are doing well.
The state game warden, il is claimed,
has the names of 200 men and boys
who have been doing illegal spearing
on the st. Joseph river during the fall
and winter months. Most of the of
Tenders are from Constantine
vein of coal has been struck at
Fergus, little hamlet north OF Cheas-
aning that Is proving to be valuable
one. Thirty new tenement houses will
be erected at once as a result. The
new village is to be known as North
Fergus.
Prominent peach growers around
buchanan, now that they have had
ample time to examine their trees since
the big freeze of February, say that
the trees have been killed without
doubt. One grower losses his entire
orchard of 800 trees.
The Reading Telephone-News says
that a seamstress of that village care
lessiy left needy in the back of
young lady customers dress, and now
particular friend of the latter's fam
lily is going around with his arm done
up in arnicated bandages.
At n depth of 375 feet, while work
men were engaged in driving a well
at Traverse City, they struck flow of
1000 barrels PEE day Before it could
be controlled it had flooded the vicin-.
ity. There are about 20 artesian wells
in that city, and this one is the second
largest.
Prof W. L. Barrows, Of the state ag-
ricultural college, declares the bounty
for killing English sparrows is unnec-
essary and injudicous. He says the
sparrows will not increase rapidly in
this cold climate and if killing is nee
essary little poison would be more
humane and less expensive.
The farm house of Silas White, of
Thetford township, Gencsee county,
burned TO the ground. He and his
wife are deaf muteS They and three
children escaped, although the father
was badly bnrned In the excite
ment a 4-year-old child was left in
the house and burned to death.
The charrcd remains were recovered
in the ruins.
w. Rennike, an old soldier living
about two miles from Battle Creek,
HIS been trying for some time 10 secure
pension. Recently he received word
that his claim had been rejected. He
was very poor and in need of the
money. and brooded over the rejection
until it shattered his mind and he be-
came violently insane. He has been
sent to the Pontiac asylum.
A Hillsdale schoolboy found piece
of unslaclIed lime while on the way to
school the other day. and put it in his
jacket pocket. Later on he stuck a
wet sponge in the same pocket. The
scared school teacher thought the boys
pocket was on fire. and she thrust her
hand into it and grabbed hold of the
lime She now has very sore hand
and the youngster won't soon forget
the fatality.
A Marcellus man and his wife were
going home one very dark night re-
Gently when the carriage in which
they were wheeling their baby was
tipped over and the baby spilled out.
They had to hunt around some time
before they could find the little one.
and when they did it was in a hole
under hedge, sound asleep and obliv
ious of the fact that it had had a spill
and been lost for some minutes.
The newest scheme which is being
worked on the Michigan farmer is for
tack up few signs on the farmers
barns and fences. and then ask the I'M
suspectiug granger TO sign an agree
ment not TO tear down the signs for
90 days. Three months afterward the
farmer who was simple enough TO put
his name TO the paper is notified that
his note at 90 days, for $500, is due.
May Reeves. of Albion, high school
pupil, tried to commit suicide by the
morphine route in school. Some time
ago it was noticed that she and girl
named Harvey were spending money
recklessly at various city greenhouses
and elsewhere, and it was proved that
the money was stolen from the girls
teacher. The disgrace was too much
for the Reeves girl and she took sew
eral large doses of morphine while sit
ting at her desk. She will probably
live.
The queen regent has signed the dc.