Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-09-10
FACT AND FANCY.

vein OF lead was lately discovered ny
party OF working men making excava-
lions in n street at Rockland. Me.
The population of Rhode Island in
1885, according to the census report just
completed. was 304. 2S4. OF whom No.
1913 were males, and l57, S91 females.
Melocipede, is the new name for a
musical bicycle, so fashioned that the
rider can kick out melodies, waltzes
and reels as he travels along the road,
A man at Port Jarvis. N. Y, having
failed TO pay his road tax, the town
authorities seized two pairs OF his trous-
ers and sold them to the highest bidder.
Mrs. Elizabeth Means, once noted as
the crack female shot and horseback
rider of Virginia, died one day last
week in Summers county, aged TO
years.
Crops in various parts of Nevada ara
suffering from the depredations of jack
rabbits. which are said to be more nu-
merous this year than ever before in
that region.
According to THE Wilmington On.
CO. star there is no word more correct
than tote" 1t quotes Chaucer as
an authority, and says he used the
word as southerners do now.
a fire destroyed the hardware store
of ID. w. Potter and the millinery es-
Enlistment of Mrs G. j. Barr, at
| 1gwood, W. Va. on the 23d, occa-
sioning n loss of $4,000; insurance.
$4,000.
well, this is world of change"
sighed La Diggs. lis it?" replied De
Wigs. If you had asked about
dozen fellows for the loan of half
dollar. rs | did this morning, you'd
change your opinion"
A lady recently sought to instruct
her little grandchild in relation to the
provdent care of heaven. 'Who gives
you your daily bread?" asked she.
"Dod," replied the child, but Uncle
John puts the butter and sugar on.
\ strolling party of pleasure-seekers
recently east. with large looking
glass. the reflection of the sun from
Osspee mountain clear across Lake
Winnipiscogee TO The Weirs, New
Hampshire. distance of twenty-five
miles.
Reporters use and misuse the word
ovation says THE Nel0 Orleans
PicayNne, because they think it is big
thing. Throwing eggs at an unpopu-
lar speaker would be an ovation.
Cheering hoodlum orator by crowd
of bummcrS would not be.
\ will was probated ut Philadelphia
recently that was made by person
who died over twenty-five years ago.
Its provisions were long since carried
out. but it became necessary to have it
probated in order to make good title
to real estate about TO be sold.
A Boston youth recently announced
to his parents his permanent retirement
from the Sunday school. Il tell YOU"
he said, "it's no sort OF use for me to
60 any more. | don take any inter-
est in the subject. | don't want TO be
a minister. or u superintendent. or
even a teacher. All I'm going to be is
Just a common kind OF man like
father
There is Il New England tradition
that when Dr. Franklin was a boy
the long-wnded blessings asked by his
father ut table seemed to him ted Gus
a well as long In order to avoid
wasting time and yet secure the divine
benediction, he begged his father, at
the time pork was sailing down for the
winters use, 10 say grace over tho
whole supply once for all.
a minister was taking dinner at
Browns house, and Brown was telling
him about n fine piece of property he
had recently purchased. MY dear
Mr.. Brown. said the minister. ''you
have received goodly gifts from Provi-
dencc. You have much to be thankful
for. trust that you are contented
with your lot" 20. yes" replied
Brown, his mind still on real estate.
Its lrst-class lot. Buildin' house
on the pesky thing is what bothers me
now The preacher was silent for
some minutes.
Thomas Potter is nervy citizen of
Somerset, Mass. One day last week
he was pitched from moving machine
and thrown so violently upon the
ground that his collar-bonc was broken.
Unassistcd he walked to the hous of
Il ne ghbor. told of his accident. aad
asked the man to look after the team
which he had been driving. He then
harncSscd bis own horse. drove three
miles TO the home of his sister. took her
to his own resid, e, and finally went
to Fall River and obtained the nee So
sary surgical treatment.
At the recent session of the New En-
gland conference one of its popular
! bachelor members was ASSIGNED TO new