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


ALMA, MICH
A LETTER written 10y the Empress
Eugene when girl was sold in Paris
the other day for S2G.
INTERVIEWS with grain men in The
various parts of the West and North
west concerning the wheat crop indi
cate deficiency of from 80, 600, 600 e
$4,000. 600 bushels rs compared will
last year
HARRY A. GARFIELD. son OF Presi
dent Garfield. is soon TO be married tC
Miss Belle Mason. Miss Mason, ac
companied by her mother and sister.
returned from Europe on the same
steamer with Mr.. Garfield.
COSTA RIGA appears TO have a sur
plus of coffee. and there is said to be
over so 600 sacks of coffee still await.
ing shipment at that point. while the
crop continues to arrive at the interio
ut the rate of about 5000 sacks per
day
THE exports of wheat and corn
from all American ports and Montre-
al from Sept l to April %, were 70,
91S 600 bushels of wheat and 90. 523.
900 bushels of corn, as compared with
"a, $50, 900 bushels OF wheat and so. :
0i2, 600 bushels of corn in lSS6-S7.
WHEN the memorial tablet to the
Rev. George C. Haddock was unveiled
In the Sioux City Methodist Church the
other day, the pastor said that in
August, 1886 when Mr.. Haddock was
murdered. 100 saloons were running
In the city. Now there was not a
single saloon open.
THERE are seventy-seven pupils. OF
whom thirty-two are boys, in the Indian
school at Wabash Ind. Nearly all of
them are members of the Sioux tr DE.
They are diligent students. and except
In the studies requiring close reasoning
make as rapid progress as the average
American schoolboy.
Los ANGELES. CAL, is going to try
10 have good municipal government
by hiring men TO carry it on. Her
new city charter provides for the pay
ment of each member of the Board of
Aldermen at the rate of $3.50 a month;
and he is forbidden to engage in any
other employment during his term of
office
EVIDENCE exists that deaf mutes are
not confined to the human race. In a
farmers herd for twelve years was a
COW which never gave any signs Of
hearing, and whose evident attempt at
lowing resulted only in feeble gutter
al. Nothing abnormal could be discov-
cred in the ears nor in the vocal or.
gans.
GEORGE BANCROFT. the historian. is
said to regard the writing of $50 words
as a good day work; Mr.. Blaine made
1900 his stint when writing his reco-
lections, and Admiral Porter dashes off
$500 as rapidly as poet writing under
inspiration. Macaulay looked upon
600 words rs good days work. Men
that write well seldom, if ever, write
rapidly.
SENATOR SAWYER of Wisconsin is
now in his seventy-second year. his
health is we'll preserved. and he b is
fair to live for a good many years &c
come Various estimates are made
of his wealth. some placing it as kigl
$4,000. 600. The senator is generous
with his money in quiet way, and
contributes largely to religious and
benevolent societies.
THE daily life of Alexander Duma.
is model of regularity. He is out o
bed by $50 in Summer and not later
than seven in Winter. His first break
fast consists solely of glass of milk
and the second. which occurs at noon
is very plain meal. He dimes at sew
en- and is usually in bed by 10. Every
day he takes walk of some length
All his work is done before tour o clocl
in the afternoon.
1T is said that Fenimore Cooper be
came a novelist through his wife
challenge. One evening while readin,
novel he threw it aside. saying. :
believe could write better book my
self" Let me see you do it," sal,
his wife. In few days he haC
written several chapters of "Precau
tion," which he published at his owl