Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-13
FACT AND r ANCY.


A New York woman Is making shirts FOR
cents dozen.
/ a clergyman has been caught making clip
pings from books at the British museum.
CLANCY Parker, colored woman, who died
the other day in jefferson country, Georgia,
claims to be l07 years old
consumptve minister in Ohio has gone
into the lettercarrler business, aud it is said
that his delivery is improving
Does it pay to be good, when a minister
gets 81 for marrying couple and a lawyer
gets 500 for unmarrying them'
An unfortunate Maine baby that happened
to be born on the day of her grandparents
golden wedding was named Anna Versary.
The Austrian crown princess, stephanle
while curling her hair recently, ran the hot
curling tongs against her eyelIl aud was laid
up for week
The em'r Of Afrlganistan has fallen In love
( with bag pipes, and has ordered 30 OF them
/ for Cabul. The shah o. Persia has also or ler-
ed brass band
The truth OF the report that Labouchere
won e2j, 0Ol at Monte Carlo by means OF a
system is vouched for b. the croupers OF that
famous gaming resort.
lazt fellow who was ldllng away his time
was asked by minister where he expected to
70 when he died. Il shall not so" was the
reply; Il expect to be carried"
| II the door creaks and you can't get oil and
can get soft lead pencil rub the point into
all the crevices OF the hinges and the creakng
will cease. Even II you can get oil, the black
| lead is neater.
The rapidity with which Anglo-Saxon liter
a,urc is pouring into Japan is illustrated By
the fact that $500 English and 900 Amer
lean books were imported last year, an increase
OF nearly 100 per cent
As evidence OF the meagerness OF the snow
crop there The Boston Jo,srna! SAYS that thus
far this winter the city has expended only
5000 for removing snow from her streets
against So 900 for the same period last year.
"Do you know the gentlemanl" asked a
San Francisco lady OF her little girl, in refer
ence to the minister who was making a
pastoral call 'Of course do said the
little dear. He does the ho.lerng at our
! church."
A minister who had preached In a vacant
congregation was handed g. as compensation,
and then profusely complimentcd on his dis
course. on" said the preacher, say moth.
ing about that sermon; you ought % hear one
Of my $40 discourses."
The Vatican is the most polite court In Eu-
rope. Replies to all communications are ad.
dressed with the titles assumed by the origi-
hal CORES pondents, be they counts dukes or
prince. The pope never stops to ask whether
the gentlemen are genuine or not.
Senator Coqultt Of Georgia, SAYS the schoo'
enrolment Ia Georgia has increased from 40 :
SIS i'm 1871. white aud black, TO 300 59i in
1850 IN ISL the coored children In school
numbered {, G5i; in lss5 they number 10 2iS
and he thinks they now number at least.
10000.
Miss Minnie Freeman. the brave Nebraska
school teacher who tied the pupils together
and led them through the blizzard, Is 10
gears old and very pretty. She Is an eastern
girl, and was educated at the York Methods:
college. where she graduated with distinction
In 1856.
A San Francisco lady has cat which she
brought home with her in sailing ship from
Calcutta She saws that every time the ship
was becalmed during the voyage the sailors
tr ed TO get her cat and throw II overheard
/ knluhlDR lndL W NOiug 81 tut1 NOutu biluS
wind.
The English chancellor OF the eIchequer Is
doing a good business In selling remnant rugs
from the royal carpet used at the queens Ju.
bilee. As Jubilee rugs" the remnant finds
many purchasers, but some people are muir.
murlng at the "cheeseparlng policy Of the
crown.
A Georgia farmer, who lives near Kenesaw
mountain, with small branch running
through his farm, which you could dam up
with couple Of spades OF dirt, has the follow
Ing sign stuck up: Hunting positively for
hidden on this place, bu. YOU can fish as much
as you please"
In Boston experience meeting colored
woman arose and spoke as follows: IL thank
the Lord for what lie has done for me lie Is
always good to me- lie has always best the,
am 81 years oil, and have buried three
husbands. They we're all bad men, aud, bless
the Lord, lie took them all away"