Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-06
FACT AND FANCY.

Marion Crawford, the novelist 10 athletic
and over six feet
Mrs. Daniel Bsndmann will shortly play
LADY Macbeth"
Mrs Lille Devereaux Blake thinks women
would make good soldiers
G. p. Huntington owns more miles OF rail-
road than any other man IN America.
Fz Greene Halleck's poem, 'Marco Boz
zaris," has been suppressed In Turkey.
Miss Rose Coghlan has the smallest foot
for her size OF any woman on the stage.
/ Gladstone plays the violin, but he does 1t us
he chops down trees, by main strength.
Cardinal Manning is preparing magazine
article on ''Darwn's Life and Letters"
An autographs manuscript of Burns poems
was sold recently at Sothebys for Sl,O75.
Each of worth's employees is allowed ono
dress year made up to suit themselves
Bclva Lockwood has great admiration for
'the brave, honest, moral aud frugal Nor
mons"
Andrew Lang has been chosen lecturer
on Natural Theology at St. Andrews Uni
versty.
F. c. Burnand, OF Londoo Punch, has de-
I
ure tour.
There's no mystery about the Farmers
Trust. The farmers trust is In summer
boarders
Rev. Dr. W. DcIoss Love, OF Hartford,
Conn, Is collecting material for history OF
the Love family
"Ouida." who is sixty years OF age, wears
her yellow hair flying loose, and light-colored
dccolIete dresses.
The Prince OF Wales has charge OF a mon
umcnt fund to erect a memorial to the late
Col. Valentine Baker.
Grace Hawthorne sends from London an
explicit denial Of the story that she had mar
ried the manager, w. W. Kelly.
Miss Mollie Garfield is said to be an excep-
tlonally well Informed girl, and takes an es-
pecial interest in scientific matters.
"Whats an amatoor, Helen" asked Rob
bic OF his elder sister. ~ think It's a person
who isn't very mature" was the wise reply.
Horace Davis, the new Presid ri OF the
California State University, is an enthusiastic
advocate OF the higher education OF women.
Denver man had been arrested for steal
ing three boxes Of cigars OF the value OF
eighty three cents box. The defense will be
insanity.
what made the tower OF Pisa leans"
Because OF the famine In the land" said
boy who got the tower confused with Joseph's
brethren.
w. O. Stoddard has added to his series OF
Lives of the Presidents" volume contain.
ing biographies OF Andrew Jackson and Mar
tn Van Buren,.
Can't some little boy tell me what animals
lie in wait for their foodf said the teacher,
and little Johnny Blnks pIped out; please
teacher, the coal dealers"
A memorial Of the late Daniel Manning has
been placed by his widow in ST. Paurs Church,
Albany. 1t is large Latin Cross Of polished
brass, appropriately inscribed.
Thomas Mast, the cartoonisl, has gone into
etTement In a cottage about five miles from
Los Angeles, Cal. He can afford to SIT under
hls own orange and fg trees there.
Murphy, moght OF ak yez whudder ips
natheral er artificial fu yez to be dat bow
lcggedr "Ari6cIsl, Moike; OF rode up IN
bloom wan tonne an walked back"
Woman (who has given something to eat
10 tramp -"You have a very awkward way
OF eating man" Tramp-"Yes, ma'am,
guess It's cause I'm out OF practice"
Algernon-"Why, Charley, you seem TO
have a good appetite this morning. Been
taking any exercisep Charley-"Yaz, dean
bhoy twled on fcwah new coats this mawn-
ing.n
Mrs. Bascom-''They say that Jim smp-
kins lost all his money in a Plaza Bank in
New York. / tell YOU, them Egyptians air
graspn' lot The children Of Israel found
that out.
Clinton Seallsrd, the sTcheologist, has fin
ished his studies In the land OF the Fharaoh2
and viii shortly return 10 this country. He
will, in all probability, embody the result Of
his Investigations in book.
A window from Munich has been placed IN
Christ Church, Georgetown ID. c., MS
memorial TO Francis Scott Key, author OF
'The Star spangled Banner" who was one
OF the original ten iucorporators OF tho
church
The Emperor William during his lifetime
saw disappear from the scene six Popes, eight
Emperors, ffty.two Kings, six Sultans, and
twenty -one Presidents -Four " these are
stll alive, but the remaining eighty-nine arc
dead.
Life Insurance Agent-"Madam, our com
pany has never failed to paY a single claim,
and when you cons der that one: sixth Of our
holders die every year, you" MadGm-"So
many diei Really | can't think OF taking a
pollc,; ! don't think II would be safe"
Among The cattlemen who attended the re
cent convention in Denver OF the Internation-
al Range Association was cx Senator Stephen
". Dorsey, who Is one of the largest cattle
owners ia New Mexico. His holdings OF
ranch lands at one time Aggregated 100000
acres.
Webster Appleton Edgar, sou of Mrs Jer-
ONE Napoleon Bonaparte BY her lrst mar
riage, and great-grsndson OF Daniel Webster,
is about to marry great-grauddaughic OF
Benjamin Franklin. The Young lady's
mother widow, Is a clerk In the Quarter
master Generals office,
Naughty Stranger (at 81. Peters eate)--
"Ah there, Pete Get move on voa, opeu
her up" -. Petcr-"Who arc Won. srr
llauguty Stranger-"Tm from the Gale plow