Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-09-14
CURRENT EVENTS.

Texas has 3, COO 0o) acre. in cotton, yield
Ing !, SOC, o0) bales
Montreal people are vigorously protesting
against pauper immigration.
The new style "womsn OF poiit'cs" is
Youthful, beautiful and srtful
1t Is reported that gigantic lumber
trust is in process Of organization In tho
Northwest
California's production OF dried fruit has
increased from 10000 pounds In 1883 to
&c COS, 90 pounds in 1887.
Experience proves that cows which have
due allowance OF salt We richer milk than
those which are not supplied with salt
II is easy TO believe that the Choctaw Ma
ton s the most civilized OF al Indians The
Choctaws owe a lawyers fee Of t1SI0O).
Germany has 1874 vessels In her navy and
| $500 men, at an actual cost OF 81, $50, 3o1.
David Fisher, aged 9s is the oldest regis
! tered voter In Cincinnati He cast his fret
vote for Henry Clay for President In 49,.
A Miss Leg, OF Montana, has Just married
a man named Hand She thought she would
rather be a right hand than left Leg.
sIgnor Sou Zoque, an Italian newspaper
owner, has begun tho Ian Of publishing Q
chapter OF the Bible with every issues OF bis
payer
In 1857 Great Britain collec ell 500 619,-
275 from tariff duties on imports. These
duties are levied on wine, tea, coffee, liquors
and tobacco
1t Is stated that one.fourth of the deaths
In London are from consumption, AMI one.
Ell ghth OF the deaths arise from drinking
splrituous liquors.
Sunday Schools are increasing rapidly ia
this country. Last wear the Amer can SUD-
day School Union organ zcd l,J02 with 6.326
teachers and 81, le9 scholars
Anna Dickinson will take the stump IN
the pending campaign, and will make several
speeches for the Republican candidates In
New York, New Jersey and Indiana.
The Rev. W. F. Davis, who Is in jail for
preaching on the Boston Common. will re-
main there for some time, the petition 10 adj
nit him 10 bail having been denied by the
State Supreme court.
The dressy thing for the fashionable bride
is to wear shoes OF undressed kid in place OF
The ordinary yellow leather It is strllsh
and makes a swell pair OF shoes, but 81 costs
money.
DeUJhIn llhlucT mas Occu an PuglueeI on
The Erie railroad IN continuous service for
forty seven years, running many OF the fast
trains, and no fatal accident ever occurred TO
any OF his trains
The scarcity OF ha,lbut in the Atlantic fish
ing grounds has directed The attention or
fishermen 10 the North Pacific Ocean, along
the shores OF which this kind OF fish is under
stood 10 be very plentiful.
A couple who were divorced by Texas
court three years ago have been re married In
San Franel.cn. The same wedding ring which
did service al the first ceremony was used for
the second tying OF the nuptal knot
Galen Wilson saws that a speed!er and
cleaner way 10 remove tie skin Of new po-
tatoes, than the common practice OF scrap.
Ing with a knife, Is TO use a scrubbing
brush"
According to Farm III, green corn is rem
dered hard by over cooking. Keep In the
pot or steamer only tn the milk sets To be
nice and tender boil small ears one minute,
and large ones twice as long.
Texas has about 100000 sheep, or nearly
three times as manv as Michigan. The
focks there average less than 1000 each. In
the past five years Texas has lost about thirty
per cent. IN the number OF sheep 10 the state.
Mrs II. V. Bronson, Of Peninsula, O. has
IN her possession and has raised for the pres
ent campaign the largest flag used In that
section during the Gen. Harrison campaign
forty eight years sgo. 1t still 1ys with the
name OF Harrison upon IT,
The ST. Johpsbury (Vt) nsturslists are
PUZZLED over feb caught in the Passumpslo
Il yer few days ago. 1t has the beautiful
spots OF a trout Is covered with scales aud
is believed 10 DE q cross between the trout
and land locked salmoD.
Carrier pigeons are being introduced into
Wyoming. Theg are used IN sending mes
stgcs between Laramie and the big ranches.
Iloming pigeons are likely soon 10 be nut In
the same use everywhere on the great cattle
ranges OF Idaho and Montana
The United states Circuit Cour, in New
York CITY hiss decided that Trinity Church
must paw sl010 Tor vioatinr the contract la
Dor law by Importing az English preacher
under cOnirsc'. The case viii ~. baby bs
carried 10 the GATED States Supreme Court