Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-08
FACT AND FANCY.

Aighanistan.
Capt. Mayne Reld's widow is engaged on
sketch Of his life.
Marion Crawford, the novelist 10 athletic
and over ak feet
Mrs.. Daniel Bsndmsnn will shortly play
LADY Macbeth"
Mira Lille DeveresuI Bake thinks women
would make good soldiers
c. r. Huntington owns more miles OK rail
road than any other man In America
Ftz Greene Hallecks poem. ''MArco Bos-
zaris," has been suppressed in Turkey.
Miss Rose Coghlan has the smallest foot
for her size of any woman on the stage.
Gladstone plays the violin, but he docs II 40
he chops down trees, by main strength.
Cardinal Manning is preparing magasIne
article on Darwin Life aud Letters"
An autograp hIe manuscript OF Burns poems
was sold recently at sothebys for 81 ,O75.
Zach Of wor,h's employees 10 allowed one
dress year made up TO suit themselves
Bclva Lockwood has . great admiration for
"lhe brave honest moral aud frugal Nor
mons"
Andrew Lang has been chosen lecturer
ON Natur ! Theology at g. Andrews Uni'
vrrsitv.
+. c. Bnrnand, OF london Punch has de-
cided not to come 10 this country on . lect-
ure tour.
There's no mystery about the Farmers
Trust. The farmers trust Is In summer
boarders
Rev. Or. W. DeLoss Love, OF Hartford,
Conn, IS collecting material for . history OF
the Love family.
"Ouda" who is sirtv Years OF age, wears
her yellow hair Aging loose, and lightcolored
drcolele dresses.
The Prince OF Wales has charge OF . mon
umcnt fund to erect q memorial TO the late
| Col Valentine Baker
Grace Hawthorne sends from London 40
e1pl cit DENIAL Of the story that sho had mar.
RED the manager, W. W. nelly.
/ Miss Mollie Garfield is said to be an creep
/ tionslly well in ormed girl, and takes an e.
pee al interest In scieniidc matiera
whats an amatoor, Helenr asked Rob.
bic OF b.. elder sister. al think It's person
who sn't very mature" was the wise reply.
Horace Davis the new Presid TT OF the
/ California State University, is an enthusiastic
advocate OF the higher education OF women
A Denver man had been arrested for steal.
iug three boxes Of cigars Of the value Of
eighty three cents box. The defense will DO
insanity.
What made the tower Of Pisa iesni"
Because OF the famine IN the land" said
bow who got the tower confused with Jcseph's
| brethren.
W. o. stodlsrd has added to his series OF
Lives OF the Presidents" volume contain
ing Biographies OF Andrew jackson aud Mar
tn Van Buren,.
Can't some title boz tell me what animals
lie in wait for their foodr said the teacher,
and littl. JOHNNY Blink. pIped out: please.
teacher the coal dealers"
memorial OF the late Daniel Manning has
been placed by his widow in 81. Paurs Church,
Albany. II iss large Latin Cross OF polished
brass sppropr stely inscribed
Thomas Mast the cartoouls', has gone into
ret remrnt in a cottage about FIVE miles from
Los Angeles, Cal. He can afford TO sit under
his own orange and &c trees there.
Murphy, moipht oil AZ yeY uhudier us
lrggrdf' artificial, MoIke: OF rode up In
Woman (vho h,. given something to eat
tos iramp) You have . very awkward way
Of eating, man" Trsmp-"Yes. ma'sm,
guess its cause I m out OF practice"
Agtrnon-"whv. ChaIiev, you seem to
have Q good appetite this morning. Been
taking any eIercisep Chsrlev-"Yas dean
bhoy, tved on fcvah new coan this mAvn-
ing"
Mrs Bascom-"They say tina, Jim Slnp-
kins lost all bis money In . Pharaoh Bank In
New York. tell YOU, them Egyptians air .
graspin' lot. Tie children OF Israel found
hat out.
Clinton Scellard, tho srcheologst has nn-
ish"d his studies in the land OF the Pharsohs
aud will shortly return 10 this country. He
will, In all probability, embody the result Of
bic Investigations IN q book.
window from Munich hs, been placed in
Chrlst Church, Georgetown, d. c. a.
memorial TO Francis Scott Kew, autbor OF
"1he Star spsngled Banner" who ~ss one
Of the original ten incorporation OF the
church.
The Emperor William during bis lifetime
cav disappear from the scene six Popes eight
Emperors, fftv.;wo Kings, six sultans, aud
wrnty-one Presidents -Four NJ these are
still alive, but the remaining eighty-nIn are
dead.
Life Insurance Agent-"Msdsm, our COM
PAM has never failed 70 pay . single claim.
and when YOU cons Ter that one-siIth OF our
holders die everv year, you" Msdam-"So
many di, Really can't think Of taking .
pole ! dou't think Il would bo safe"
Among the cattlemen who attended tn. 70
cent convention N Denver OF the 1nternstion-
III Range Association was ex-senator Stephen
W. Dorsey, who Is one Of the largest cattle
owners IN New Mexico. His holdings OF
ranch lands a, ono time aggregated i0%, 900
acres
Webster Appleton Edgar, sor OF Mrs. Jsr-
ONE Napoleon Bonapsrte bv her frat thar
riage, and grcat-grandson OF Daniel Webster.
Is about to marry q grest-grsuddaughrc of
Benjamin Franklin. The Young lady's
mo her. widow, 10 . clerk in the Quarter
master Generals office.