Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-03
HERE AND THERE.


Seven million boys and girls attend
school daily in this country.
There were twenty-nine postmasters
who earned less than ~ each last year.
Columbus. Ga. according to a recent
school census, has population OF a.
2i5.
On the quarter the eagle looks over
its right wing; on the 2O-cent piece over
the left.
In some parts of Florida oranges on
the trees unripe, are selling at s.. 20
hundred
Finger-rngs will be the only fashion
able iewelry worn this winter in New
York city.
One thousand negroes have joined the
church at Columbia, ). c., since the
earthquake.
There are |. 400 lawyers in the city of
San Franc SEQ, Cal-one to every 10
inhabitants.
Spiders are said to destroy more in
insectiyerous BIRDS
a rich gold mine is said to have been
discovered in bears den in CGur
d Alcne county. Arizona recently.
The sand-hill region near Columbia,
S. c., is dotted with many Ind an
mounds which contain valuable relics.
At Vienna has appeared weekly
newspaper. printed in Engiish-the
first of the kind ever publ shed there.
The establishment of an extensive
nursery in the center of South Carolina
is talked of 10y a rich nurseryman of
jackson, Miss.
Mrs. Grundy suggests that a great
many society men ought TO be inter-
ested in the announcement of the open
ing of the II ght schools
\ popular street song in London
closes with the refrain that merely
for telling a man he was wrong, he,
the singer, got 1.-TWO lovely black
eyes.
In southern schools increased attcn-
ton is being paid 10 the physical de-
vclopment of the students a gymna-
SUM : connected with nearly all of the
iirst-class schools.
Nine miles of new houses have been
built in the city of Reading. Pa, dur
me- the past ten years. Most of the
houses. however, resemble more bor-
der cabin than civilized dwelling.
l he latest inquiry in etiquette is. IF
gentleman is walking with a lady,
and n collar becomes wilted w tn the
warm weather. is il permissible for him
to ask her TO accompany him INTO a
store while he purchases second col
lar and puts it on
\ popularity OF Oglcthorpe county,
Gcoigia. Is the marked division be-
tween the red and gray lands. The
line between them can be plainly seen
and can bee followed its cnt re length.
Even i'm roads i is 50 distinct that it
can be marked out TO the inch.
A party Of Boston sport-men captur-
ed a monster turtle OF Seayicw. on the
south shore a few days ago. The
reptile was six feet long. weighed be-
tween / 900 and l,SOO pounds. and was
discovered floating on the surface OF
the water, where il was at first mis-
taken for q sunken ledge.
The cactu, promises 20 be a ilora
pet thi, winter i'm Boston Al species
OF the cactus family will form fayor.tc
plants for hall and room decoration
/ and il is said that thcy are peculiarly
+ fitted for this purpose, because they
can endure knock NJ about, and can
! live long time without water.
The social circles of New Orleans pro-
pose TO indulge in white balls this com
ing winter These gathering, are an
institution with some of the clerk, in
Cuba. the custom being brought from
Spain and France. All the womet
must come dressed in white only. witt
white ribbons and white laccs aud white
flowers.
Theodore Gallagher, lO-year-oid lac
of Pittsburgh, Pa, had his coiIar-bonC
4 broken, Wednesday. by his horse slip
ping and falling upon HIM. Notwith
stand ne the terrible pain he WAS suffer
inc ne rcmountcd the horse and rode
TO his home. distance of three miles
whore he was properly attended to 10y
q surgeon.
A colored citizen of Newcastle, y
H., who was recently Tilted by a Ports
mouth grl of his own color, has no
! only placarded fences in and arount
the town with the fact, but inserts in
local paper a card stating his case ant
adding: Il have been deceived. and
warn all strange young men who come
TO Portsmouth against keeping com
pany with her.
Three or four years ago. says AZ
English writer, Il accidentally learned
while at some French maneuvcrs tina
the cavalry trumpets sound calleC
boots aud saddle had not, as We sup
posed. any connection whatever will
boots. The true origin of the sentenc,
is the old Norman expression, 'Boute
la sellc q. e.. put on the saddle } from
'bouter to put on-alliX.
William Horton, colored. living nea
Ba,esville. Miss, went coon hunting
last Monday morning, A coon wa,
freed, the tree cut, and when it fell tn,
coon ran back by Horton. who had ;
gun in his hand. He struck at the ami
NAL with the breach of his gun. an,
the hammar struck the fallen tree, dis
charged the gun. and sending the con
tents into Horton ; side and chest, kill
ing him instantly.
A popular form of European shop
ping by American ladies is the colcc