Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-09-11

The oldest inhabtant of Rutland Vt, has
been regular reader of the Herald of that
ace for % years.
Philadelphia chemist says that the Amcri.
can style of Kissing is what plays hob with the
teeth
The coral trade at Naples is at the loves
point ii ever reached, ow.Gg To the disuSc o
the article rs fashionable alornmcnt
The mortality FROM swine fever in England
has reaCle / point when about 200 animal:
perish every week, or 100 900 per year out OF
100000 swine
Albert Wolf, the famous Figaro critic, say
Tat French art has lattery undergone a seri
Gus decline. though still ahead If that OF al
other nations.
The majority Of literary people now spell the
name of the great dramatist, Shakespeare, and
the minority are divided up on scyefal differ
ent spelings OF IL.
You must give months note, before pub
| fishing booN In Japan This gives the read
Ing public chance To barricadc their doors
against the pcstiferous book 40 nts
Sweetwood. n Georgia settlement, has a
school in which there are II pupils, every
one of whom is related. nearly or remotely,
TO the teacher or t. other members OF the
school
Richard Wagncr's representatives, SAYS the
/ London Truth, have positively refused 10 allow
"Parsifal' to he performed in America on any
terms whatever except as an oratorio, as IL was
given In London last winter.
Chinese slave traders do a profitable bust
ness IL is said that the coolies mortgage
their wives and children, II they have any, for
the faithful execution OF their contracts
Abroad transaction perfectly legal in
China.
"1hcrc arc,n says the Paris National, lin
France 100000 human beings who work
hard from morning To evening, and do harm 10
no one. There are b, sides in this country
100000 ascals WIN rob and murder. an who
pass 10y the name of the army of crime
II S a matter Of gossip AMI general belief
in Boston that the Hon. Cecil Barring aud Col
Robert Barring, the famous London bankers
who were registered at the Ocean house, New
port last week, represent more $. d. than
nave ever visited this country before at one
time.
Touching tie report that the Afghans cat
/ onions as freely as we eat apples the Chicago
/ Herald saws the cause of the recent attack by
/ q c Russians can he easily understood. They
were Obliged to use their guns to keep the
Afghars ON Comins within hailing distance
A New Orleans postoillce clerk says II YOU
rub the gummcd side of postage stamps over
your hair "A few times, you can carry the
stamps In your pocket or memorandum bO X
without loss. because the natural oil in the
hair coats the mucilage and keeps il from
sticking.
The area II New Mexico Is estimated at 49,.
0OO,OO0 acres; that 10OOOOO0 acres are III only
for pasturage, aud 20,O0J,uOO of this, by desti-
tuition of water, Is available only for sheep
/ This leaves 50.OOO,OO acres for cattle but the
availability Of this Is greatly diminished by the
scarceness Of springs and streams.
The mosquito crop in Florida is sail TO be
smaller than usual this year, owing 10 the dis
covery of a ST. John hotel keeper. who tried
/ the experiment ol throwing oil into ponds and
slagnant Dts Of water. He found that IL re-
vented the insects from Matching, and his plan
is coming into general use in the state
When the French ministry of finance was
burnt down during the commune I'm ISL. all
the official land register books fell a mey ia
the flames The loss has Just, 10 a cftan ex-
/ tent, been repaired by the completion OF a
fresh survey Of Frame, which shows that the
! superic al area OF the country Is - 1i3 20l
! hectares
a novelty among flowers is reported from a
small town near Lafayette, Ind A lady has a
rosebush among number Of different varie
ties ON which has just appeared full llown
rose II beautiful green color. bptanist al
Lafayette now has the Lush, and will attempt
10 propagate other flowers Of the novel tint
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