Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-07-20

The COW boys have fired so many bullets In
10 telegraph poles In certain districts that q
gust Of wind snaps the pole short oN ana
much trouble results
Joseph Haddon OF Liverpool s C., Is
probably the Oldest engineer In point OF ser
vice, at least, In the United States. lie has
held a throttle sine, 1873
woman at Bridgeport, Conn, has good
Joke on her husband. lie hated her poodle
and in trying TO kick It down stairs lost his
balance and broke bis neck
An Englishman has written pamphlet TO
prove the pedigree Of the devil. lie dates
the old chap back Il, 600 years aud gives him
far more credit than the average minister
The largest private library in this country
Is owned by Ii. II. Bancroft, the historian,
and Is in his San Francisco home. II con
sists OF 50, 0OJ volumes aud is valued at $780,
90
English railway trains run With greater
speed than those OF the United States, but
they ought TO The farmers Daughters don'
come out TO the gate TO tirt with the drum
mers.
The house OF DR.. Calling, the gun inventor
WAS Ohbci HAN 'S~~~S
OF all the gold aud bronze medals that have
been presented to him during the past twenty
years.
1t Is proposed to erect a colossal statue Of
the Blessed Virgin In Mount Royal Park,
Montreal 1t will be Of bronz, and the en-
tire cost will reach between SIS, C0J and
| 100000
The cause Of the cold weather hanging on
so late is Laid to the number OF ice bergs
drifting down from the Arctic regions. Can't
n syndicate be formed to keep tie BIZ ice
masses at homef
A Kentucky editor tried TO ran steam
laundry and weekly newspaper a. the same
time, but four weeks trial .bardchcd him 20
much that he had ~ announce TIE susqen
son Of the laundry.
John Boyle O'Relly, who Is exploring the
Dismal Swamp writes: This Is the mos
| DETAINED land on the earth. The Dismal
Swamp is the greatest saultsrium on tie
American continent"
In pumping out the stomach OF woa!d- be
suicide In Des Moines the other day the doc
! tors brought ~ tLree-ccut piece, two but
tons, forty cherry stones aud a marble. lie
was an ostrchtramp
Warren c. Berry, OF New York, took $50
from q friend under promise to secure him
apolitical appointment. lie has been arrest
| ed. and the chances are that he vii. ST up on
ranch near Sing Sing.
Someone has noticed that 10 almost every
locality In a city where person might have
10 Jump from a sccoud-story window In q
| dwelling house there is picket fence con
veniently placed below
The Mayor OF Boston has been busted IL
marble, aud thus far he has found only one
person who can see any resemblance be
tween him aud the bust
There have been five cyclones thus far TIL,
month. 1t may bc we'll TO keep track o
them the remainder OF the year, as tht
average mortal wants TO hnd all the fau!
with the weather he possibly can.
A man at 81. Petersburg, Va, dreamed Of {
treasure buried under tree 10 North Carroll
ms, and he made the journey and uncarthed I
tin box with IS 900 OF Confederate money In
side No one dsres joke him.
"a death tick 10 the wall Is 10. warn.
Ing" says a carpenter, "but proof that some
SLOUGH OF a workman has left place where
| bug can crawl In and make merry. Strlk,
on the spot with hammer and lie will G,
away.
During the last hftv years the climate la.
80 changed that inan can now live at an al
titude OF tenth OF mile higher than before
This IL probably the reason why go many mel
hold their heads SO high. They want tha
increase.
Henry George has solved tie labor problem
at last II il that employers shall pay sucl
wages as will cnabe workingmen TO get ricl
and buy 'cm out Henry himself IL not pay
ing any more for shoes, hats clothing, etc
than II he didn't preach such nonsense.
cur dog valued st ten cents Put In
nights work among fock Of OHIO shcel
and killed thIrty-eight AMI injured fourteen
He was shot as he was leaving the battle
Seld neIt morning. aud his owner ssore h
would have three human lives 70 Day for {,