Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-02-10

liquor now chiefly exported TO Africa from
Bremen and Hamburg is a poisonous dlstilla-
ton from the potato, and produced very
cheaply. Chemists state that there is more
fusel oil In IL than In any other known spirit.
The natives give it the appropriate name OF
death.
A Californian says that In August, while
driving near Pomons, one of his party pointed
out a great mass OF tarantulss crawling b; the
roadside. The party shot scores of them, aud
then succeeded in getting fifty or sixty into a
WATERFALL. Then began a tremendous fight
betweeen these big spiders, which ended Only
when every one In the pail was dead.
Over five hundred homlng pigeons are On
exhibition at the annual show Of the fedora
ton OF American homIng pigeon fancIer. at
Newark, n. j. They come from all parts of
the union, and are the most valuable aud won
ierful lot OF fiers ever seen. There are seven
birds In the collection which $500 could not
buy, while the cheapest OF them would bring
t2j.
w. A. johnson, who died recently 10 Lisbon,
Conn, at an advanced age was n wagon max
er, aud one OF his last jobs was TO repair al OK
cart which lie built IN 1892 and which had
been In constant use for ~ffty-fve years with
out repair. His first job in Lisbon WAS &c
make a set OF wheels. They have been used
on a farm wagon Gfty-siI years, aud are just
AS good as ever.
1t il believed that Mrs. Nancy Coley, or
Eastom Conn, is the Oldest native born white
American living. She was horn on Greenfield
Hin, Conn, in the fall OF 11i9, and was so
little that the nurse could aud did put her in
to a pewter teapot and closed the lid. But,
as the old lady saws, al lived and grew nice
ly.n She bore twelve children, all but two Of
whom are dead.
The Lincoln family now residing at Dallas,
Tex, 10 the wealthiest party OF colored people
in the world. Fortunate .peculations in
Mexican mining property made the grand
mother OF the Lincoln family Immensely
wealthy, and she deposited all her money in
The Bank OF England. A year ago the money
was d vlded among the grandchildren, ak in
all, who are now worth s., oO) 900 each.
While irving to fud out the leak OF a gas
pipe on a street in Harrisburg, Pa, The other
iay, a laborer struck a piece Of flint with his
pick which ignited the leaking gas that per
meated through the limestone rock. No less
than q hundred flames could be seen all along
the road, aud the street was as light as day.
1t was not until a trench was dug aud the
pipe reached that the fire could be extin
guished.
On the Goth Of last June the town Of More
head, XIV, hal a population OF only three hun
dred, aud one OF tue worst bands OF despera-
does Kentucky has seen In many years. The
bard was defeated ia battle by a sheriTs
posse, the leaders were killed, aud the next
day the town began TO grow and boom. Now
1t has a population Of over five hundred,
real-estste boom, and a recently discovered
coal vein.
A resident OF Mansfield. Pa, has leased ~,
thousand acres OF coal lands in the townships
IF Peters aud Cecil, Washington county, and
upper St. Clair and South Fsyette, Allegheny.
He pays cash 81 cents an acre and from S35 tc
s45 per acre on the lat otJuly, 1883, according
10 location as regards railroad facilities for
shipping. Besides this he pays over 500 pei
acre on an option on the surface OF two OF
lhree pieces OF land a. Boyce's and HIS sta.
tlons, on the CHARTERS Valley railroad, In Al
legheny county, which options extended only
into February.
Bsrnum's elephants, when 'dead snt
turned to clay" seem to possess a scientific
advantage which makes them a desirable ad
dition to all Institutions Of learning DR. vii
der at Cornell University is hard at worl
studying the brain Of the big elephant, auC
will probably add TO his fame bv a treats,
upon It's peculiaritles. Now 1t Is said tina
the university is 10 purchase the complet,
skeleton Of An elephant 10 be mounted an
placed IN the museum Of anatomy and zool
ogY. The whole animal will be well known tC
Cornell students.
Sarah s. Chellls, a teacher in Watertovn "
7 sged about - years, brought suit AZ aims
John b. Chapman, aged a, for damages for
breach OF promise. Mr.. Chapman is
wealthy resident Of Rodman, jefferson county
and owns a number OF farms located abou
the county. lie is lame, afflicted with rheuma
tIsm, bowed down by old age, and IN other wav
unattractiye. The marriage day, it is claimed
was set several times, but on each occasion
was postponed by Chapman, tn at last the
patience OF the would.be bride became er
hausted, aud she commenced suit in the su
preme court for 5000 damages 10 her heart b,
bis refusal TO carry out his agreement. To ia,
charge that he broke his promise the defend
ant sets up a novel snsoer. He denies tina
he ever promised 10 marry Miss Chellis, sn,
then states that lie is "a years old, was neve
married, and since the date OF the a,legec
promise set forth 10 the complaint he ha
been aud still is In feeble health more or Jess
preventing him from carrying on his ordinsr,
business; that he is affl cted with rheumatism
disease OF the kidners $, has fits, falls down
unconscious, aud remains I'm that condition
several minute at a time; that he has beer
at times unable to stand erect, and SO re
main for a long space II time, aud that b,
nov is and believes that he Will be perma
nently disabled physically.
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