Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-03
HERE AND THERE.

An Au Train Cich.) man claims be has
found over fifty dead deer in the woods since
the snow went off, which had been killed ny
wolves.
The British army authorities are pushing
experiments In military cycling. regular
bicycle club has been formed, with 10 neh,
OF whom eleven are officers.
The territory west Of the Missouri river on
the North Pacific railroad, 1t is said, IS grad
uaily being ridden OF the feature which causes
II To be known as the hunters paradise.
In trying TO reach for a shawl that had
dropped from her shoulders, Mrs Ensign. OF
Dansville y. y, fell down bluff near nine
/ IS feet high ard was drowned Ia the water at
its foot
The keeper Of Detroit confectionery shop
aud restaurant is evidently determined 10
make his calling sure, a. the sign upon his
window reads Restaurant, lunch aud
coffee cafe"
Rev Father Toten, Of Quinc9, Ill, is the
only colored Catholic priest in the United
States. He was born In SLAYER. lie speaks
Several languages aud IS highly regarded
/ by the clergy.
! \ poor old washerwoman in Brooklyn has
hung out the following sign, which strikes
some passers by as udicrous and for others
II has touch Of pathos: Martha Holmes
washes every day"
An old horse at Beaver Falls, Pa. lon,
noted for its slo.ness suddenly became re-
markedly lively, and now is almost as risky
AS colt. There are some who think the AMI
NAL has gone insane.
Calico print works at Providence, K. l., are
running night and day, aud with an extra
force Of 800 hands, 10 iii au order for :, O0O,-
900 bsndanas. The manufacture of all other
goods has been stopped.
A manager OF woman's exchange reports
that during the past year she has given advice
to BIS women Some lawyers have not been
more busy, aud few, probably, were obliged
10 solve cases IN equal variety.
Hawkinsyle GA, is remarkably proud OF
Miss Annie Mccormick because she can play
two tunes on the piano and sing third, al
at once. 1t is said that ''she can sit with her
back 10 the Instrument and play most beauti-
fully"
Carriages containing wedding party on
their way to the preachers house, at Plb-
mouth, Luzerne county Pa the other day
ran over and killed a little girl The whole
party were arrested, and the wedding did not
take place.
During the drill OF sailors aboard the steam
er Forest City al Boston recently, they ran
from point between decks, uhfastened the
lifeboats and lowered them into the water in
the remarkably quick time OF one minu;. and
fourteen seconds
Maltese cat almost precipltated tragedy
on the Fleetwood track 1t darted in front OF
two racers, causing them to shy, throwing
both their drivers and smashing - pieces one
OF the sulkies. Fortunately there was no
serious injury done either jockey.
On the lst OF June, 1914 there was a fros:
about Philadelphia which blackened the corr.
and on the eth Of June that year u frost in
! Massachusetts which cut the corn there.
Eighteen hundred and sixteen is famous for
having frost In every month OF the year
Tha, was a strikingly pathetic incident OF
Decoration Day. where an old comrade on,
on parade In BROOKLYN fell dead Of hear.
disease IN front OF the reviewing stand. lie
had gone through the war In safety but died
in the ranks and In his old uniform at last
A copper soda fountain exploded with re-
report as loud AS "a small cannon in Baltimore
the other day. A man named Tysinger had
his leg badly lacerated by the top OF the ap
parstus, and another named Barnes was
Knocked over by the steam OF escaping soda
The J. q. US standing on Delmoniso's
books are known to amount To $4,000. IL
isa collection OF years. The singular feature
Is that the DelfIonicos never resort 10 law
suits to recover from the delinquents. II Is
their boast that no suits have ever been en-.
tered in their name. still! another phenomena
Is that Charles Delmonico generally dimes at
the hostelries OF his ne.ghbors or patroniZes
tho chop houses OF Captain Reilly's "Teuder-
loinn precinct
A Fort Worth, Tex young woman, after
eating freely OF candy from a box sent her
anonymously. became very III, aud the stuff
was thought TO have been poisoned AS she did
not die for some weeks analysis was made Of
what remained OF the sweets with the result
OF finding that the supposed poison was Gallo
mel, and that the girls illness, due primarily
10 its action, was now the violent hys;eria
occasioned by the shock OF supposed poison.
Ing.
At Prendergrass, Ga. johnny Appleby saw
a catbird dart down to the ground for some
thing, AMI at once began dutterng and strug-
CLING as II TO free itself This continued for
herhaps a minute, when the struggle ceased
and the bird settled down motionless The
J little fellows curiosity being aroused, he went
TO the scene aud found the bird nearly dead
and pinioned 10y hdge black spider. The
insect had seized its winged foe by the tongue
and bitten the end o; II OH. The bird del.
About midnight the other night persons
living near st Peters Catholic Church in
Columbia, :. c., were attracted by light in .
portion OF the church premises adjoining the
graveyard and by the sound OF digging. Up
on the spot being approached the lights were
extinguished and several persons d. one Of
them being in such haste AS To leave his coat
Tbs led 10 the arres. OF two negroes, who
explained that they were digging for treas.
ure which wizard had told them was buried
there.
Even the oldest fashioned garden does not
contain all the varieties grown In Shake
speares day. The flowers for MAY and June
enumerated by Bacon were ''pnks Of all
kinds, specially the blush pink; roses OF al
kinds, except the nius,, which CONES later;
honcysuCkles, Strawberries bpgloss cplum.