Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22

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all things whatsoever have commanded
YOU and, 10, ! am with you Away, even
unto the end of the world
Italian immigration 10 New York is out
weighing all other just now. 1t a avcrtsbla
food. The steamer Cachcmire recently
brought !, All Italians In her steerage from
the Mediterranean, and one Of them III with
small pox. They were nearly all OF them very
| poor and wretchedly clad.
The Chinese colony in Chicago consists OF
two thousand souls, OF whom only two arc
women. About one hundred OF them are
merchants. several Of whom have fortunes Cf
800 90 TO 500 OO1. -Four firms, dealing in
tea, coffee and Chinese groceries, have an
aggregate capital Of $500, 90.
In the yngs banks Of Rhode Island the
deposits amount TO $1,000, 900. The popula.
ton is a little more than 80. 0)0 go that the
average savings represented by the deposits
In the savings banks alone are about SIR per
capita FOR every man, woman and child In the
! state.
Herman Gottschalk the New York mer.
chant possesses one OF the rare and va liable
coins Of King Solomon time known as a holy
shekel. II is OF bronze and gold, about the
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have been offered $500 for It by tie auihorl.
ties Of the Antiquarian Department Of the
British Museum.
a big bone which local physicians OF Car.
son, New, say is portion Of Lex OF a man
/ below tie knee, was recently found near
Genoa New 1t was two feet long, and at the
point where it joined the knee was eight
inches across, or five times the usual size. II
the man who owned the bone was built in
proportion he must have been twenty-five fee;
high. An active search is being made for the
rest Of the skeleton.
The enamel patton OF slaves Is PROGRESSING
rapidly 10 Brazil There still remain abou,
$500 black bondsmen in Rio Janeiro but II Is
proposed to liberate these on June Goth, In
connection with the celebration OF the En-.
pcror's return from his protrsctcd tour
abroad In other parts OF the Brazilian en-
pire the planters are setting free their slaves
IN large numbers aud paying them wages for
the work performed.
Carefully compiled statistics show that tho
losses by fire in the United States during last
year were nearly $3.50, 0OO. 900, al increase OF
over - per cent as compared with the pre-
yious year In the older parts Of the country
or destructveness OF fires, but in the South
and West fires keep progress with growth IN
other respects. The principal causes Of con.
fagrstons are incendarles aud defective
fues
w. W. Wlmot an old man who appeared
on the streets OF Montgomery, Ala, a few
days ago begging for enough money TO buy
railroad ticket to Mobile, has had a roman.
tic history. Many years ago he invented a
machine for crlmping shoes, and soon acquired
fortune. In 1876 he losta wager OF So, 00l
that he had on Tllden's election to the
Presidency, and since then one misfortune
has crowded closely on the heels Of another
until he has lost his entire fortune and his
health as well.
Emperor Frederick Is not an admirer OF
stiff court ceremonies. When he visited the
societies Of which he has accepted the patron
age lie always appeared in an ordinary milf
tary uniform, the members being requested
to do the same. But one day he came 10
grand gala uniform, with all bis orders, etc.
The club members looked very uncomfortable
in their ordinary dress, but the Prince eI.
claimed joviAlly, Excuse me, gentlemen, for
appearing before you in this costume. Tho
cause Of it is that ! have just received tia
Shah Of Persia"
II is reported that the reason why Queen
Victoria has not visited Berlin or even pass
ed through Prussian territory since her acccs-
sion to the throne Is that the Prince Consori
was sighted when. shortly after his betroth
al, he paid visit TO the King Of Prussia flo
expected TO be treated as a prospective
King Of England, but was mortified 20 find
that he was stu regarded as a plain Duke OF
Coburg-Gotha ana assigned a place among
the petty Princeings with which the Prus-
sian Court then swarmed. Neither he nor
the the Queen ever forgot or forgaye the hu
initiating treatment
The present Emperor OF China has been
very well cared for since lie made his appear.
ance in this world. II Ia said that when Ia
was baby he bad eight nurses, twenty five
farmers, the same number OF bearers for bis
palanquin. ten umbrella holders thirty ply
siclans and surgeons seven chiefs and twenty
three inferior cooks fifty walters and mcsssn.
gers, and the same number OF dresser. and
other immediate servants, aud other alton I.
ants 20 The number Of at least four hundred
His spiritual welfare was looked after hy !.
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