Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-23
CURRENT EVENTS

Texas fever SIN rages among cattle In Derk,
county. Pa.
New York has population Of Chinese some
thing over 10000
Ireiand's population IL Increasing at tho
rate OF 81. 900 q year.
The present session ~ congress Is the long
est In the history OF the republic.
Tho public debt VAS reduced over SIC, 900.
600 during the month OF September.
Forests are sprIngIng up on the abandoned
mines ani mining towns la California
Canada Will exp 'rlment with lobsters trans
planted to the Pac. fc from the Atlantic next
season.
The custom OF going barchcsied one day
In the week ton the 'shabDst' or Saturday
10 observed by the MengreiiaDs.
The 4 ruria me across the Atlantic on her
last trip In SIX days, one hour aud flty min.
utes, the gu ckest time yet made.
One or the latest advances In electrical
illumination Is the lighting OF the London
omn buses with electricity, the battery to be
under the seat OF the driver.
Prairie fires In Dakota have caused neavy
losses TO farmers over q wide extent OF coun.
try Hundreds OF small farmers have sus-
talned losses arranging from 500 to 3, OoL
The editor OF Die Bsvokrntg Germany
estim ties the population o, the world to b.
!, 434, 10000 NJ. LevAsscm (French) puts
1t at ,4S3 0JJ. 00J. a ference OF 40 000, 900.
The annual value OF the dairy pr)lu,t OF
the state OF Illinois equals the value Of the
gold production OF the Unltei States. Who
says the COW Is not the best friend OF the
farmers
Seven -yeor-old Tom Gilmore Is Florlda's
musical prod Icy. He plays the plano exceed
ngly well and the violin, too. His favorIte
method with the later IL TO sit on his fathers
knee and finger the strings while his father
draws the bow.
The war wave has swept even Switzerland.
Her military budget, which was ll.00J, 900
francs ten years ago, is now over %, O0J, 90.
and an extra credit OF 1000 90 has just
been demanded to rearm her Infantry with the
new small bore repeating rifle
The exports of wheat aud corn from all
American ports aud Montreal from Sept, l..
wheat and /, 100, 900 bushels corn, against {,
go, 0o0 bushels wheat and 967, 00J bushels corn
same period one year ago.
The packing OF hogs at the principal west
e-n points from March to Sept 20 was as
follows: Chicago 100, 00), Kansas City $780,
300, Omaha So, 900, St Louis 222, OOo Indian.
apolis 1871 900. Cincinnati no. J0. Milwaukee
| LAG, 900. Cedar Rapids l39, SOL.
The frst telegraph Office was opsned in
Washington IN lS45 aud the receipts from
April to 4 inclusive we're one cent On
April 3 the receipt rose TO l2iS cents, and on
the 9th and 7th fell of to nothing. April 8
the Office took In 81, 33, and ON April Q $l0+
Mr.. John Hoey has completed arrangements
by which the Adam Express company will
.xtend its service over England, France and
Germany. lie proposes to have Offices Ia
Liverpool, London. Paris, Berlin aud Vienna,
aud emploi q special car daily on the express
trains TO those cities
The number Of sheep In Pennsylvania 10
1887 was ,C9i, 3223, about one sheep to ever
family. The production OF wool Is estimated
at 1850, 00J pounds, a little less that = pound
apiece for US all. The number Of sheep In
Pennsylvania has fallen of since 1850 over
500. 600.