Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-13
CURRENT EVENTS

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The steel required for the United States
ship Of war Maine aggregates about 1900
tons
A recent steamer from Dundee brought
1000 tons OF potatoes to New York city
her cargo
1t is estimated that 1913 persons belonging
TO the fishery fleet lost their lives In the
cent gale off Ireland
1t has been estimated that during growth
Indian corn draws thlrty-six times Its own
weight OF water from the soil.
Swine fever is raging in the south OF Ire
land, and nine fresh outbreaks OF the disease
is reported from as many ii fferent sections
As a preventive and cure OF pleuro-pneu
monia incubation has been found ipefYcctu
al in Holland, 1t being successfully stamped
ed cut by slaughter.
At the present time the United States an
Canada export about 80, 900, 900 pounds -
apples per annum. which are sold Ia London
markets and streets.
/ The farmers OF Dakota are having Inr
weather for planting, aud there will be u-
crease Of twenty-five to fifty per cent. in the
acreage this season.
Immense numbers Of stoats and wease's ar.
being imported into New Zealand, in ord
that they NAV destroy the rabbits which ar B.
pest In that country.
The government Of New Zealand has D.,
aimed all Chinese ports infected In order 90
put stop to the entrance into the colony ~
Chinese immigrants
The Hessan ny has appeared In the wheat
fields OF New Zealand and instructions f.r
coping with the invader have been transm T.
ted from Eng land by wire.
A sample of rye has recently been exhibited
| In Chicago grown in Germany. II is clean
and even, but thin, and weighs about fty
four pounds to the measured bushel.
4 company has been organized with slp.
100000 OF capital to carry out the scheme az
the late Lieut.. Maury, L. S. ". for opening
the Amazon TO the trade OF the world.
Canal freights in corn from Chicago to New
York, via lake and canal, are quoted at
cents per bushel, or sl.65 per ton OF 1.t
POUNDS, for transportation 500 miles.
Under the laws OF Iowa a passenger who
sticks his head out Of car window and ha-
II knocked off by switch bar Is guilty OF ID
nisdcmeanor, and can be sent TO jail iot
three months
nfsldble cure for corn. price 81, and muu
refunded II the corn does not disappear Il
you send him dollar you will receive by
turn mail the following recipe: Cut Z
your toe"
Mr. KEENAN, gives one a good idea &
the enormous size OF Siberia by stating that
is territory would contain the United State,
including Alaska, with all OF the States 81
Europe except Russia and there would - Il,
be BOO, coo square miles to spare.
Algeria is UNDERGOING great devasls' nu
from plague Of crckets. This vista ,-r
closely resembles the plague OF locusts :"
Wei known In the East 10 which, indeed,
Algeria is sometimes liable. But In this case
, it is neither a locust nor grasshoppcr, bat 4
cricket ..--.~-
Some Southern women are Distinguishes
themselves farmers and fruit growers One
Georgia woman has sold this season 81 -
quarts from about one-han an acre Of straw
berries. She has set out 80. 900 sddtio,..
plants, doing all the works with her L
hands. ,...~ =,
, That beautiful and valuable breed OF TOW, :.
the Plymouth Rocks, originated about thirty
years ago In New England. Two different
strains started about The same time, one ~
Massachusetts, the other ia Connecticut
They were Produced ~ crossing the Amer.
| can Dominique and Black Jaya
II honestly think" say. I. D. English
that healthy and able bodied toad. OF in .
dustrious habits, will get away with and di
. gest his own weight OF insects during twenty
four hours. II you be OF an insecticidai turn
OF mind, turn out by Daylight and watch the
toads getting breakfast II IS interesting"
The metric system ls now the only lega
system OF weights and measures for about
four hundred aud ten millions OF people, the
only prominent except ons TO it, general use
being in Russia, the United States and Great
Britain in the last two OF which its use $
authorized, although not generally adopted.
France is expected 10 have an average
wheat crop; Russia has good promise of
good crop, and other Continental countries
prospects are favorable, though about ten
days late. Private dispatches from San
Francisco state that California is expected to
have HI output OF wheat crop as large as
that 1857
The largest umbrella IN the world has been
made In GLASGOW for king of East Africa.
1t can be opened aud shut in the usual wnv.
and when oIened IL Il twenty one feet in
diane ter; the staff ia also twenty ono feet
long. II it lined with tarlinJ rcd and white,
has lot OF straw tsssels, ard . border of
crimson satin. The canopy itself 10 made OF
Italian straw, and the top terminates in .
glided cone
In the last eight wears, he following figures
ins.cate the Increase Of ccy,ulsti ton 10 the
several States mentioned: louisisns, atout
% per cent; Florida. aboHl ~ per cent Ar.
kansas, about 80 per cent. Colorado, about
is per cent Texas, about - per ceat; Min
nesota, about 80 per cent. wsshisgtoo Ter
ritory, about 90 per cent; Nebraska, about
ID per cent, Idaho, sbort BOO per cent.
Montana about 232 pev crst. Wyoming,
about POO yer cent, DakO,s. about Sl4 Der
cent.
In California some damage has been
done to the hay by rain bat the fruit, with
the possible exception OF cherries. 10 not
hurt. Late-grown wheat is benefited. The
army worm has appeared in certain parts OF
Upper Nspa and Sonoma Na!leye, and caused