Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-15
FACT AND FANCY.

Lady Dixie makes $1,000 a year BY her
drawings.
Mrs. Aver, widow Of the pill man, lie worth
So, 600.
Busts Of Bismarck and Won Motke adorn
Boulanger's Office
Miss Jenny Flood personally manages her
fortune of s5,O0),O 600.
A daughter OF Wade Hampton lie a profes
slonal nurse In New York.
Senator Morrill, started in life behind the
counter OF a country store.
Senator Payne has not varied pound n
weight for twenty-five years
Bishop Wilson Is the Oldest preacher in the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Hamilton Douglas, OF Atlanta, is the
only woman lawyer in Georgia.
Sir Charles Dixie confidently expects 10 re
turn to his former high position.
Salisbury, OF Delaware, is the only bach
elor In the United States Senate.
Congressman Kelly, of Pennsylvania, start
ed on his career as a proof-reader.
The street cars OF Rio Janeiro are not com
PEELED to turn out for royal carriages
Queen Christina OF Spain has a mania for
being photographed with her children
Dan Rice, the old Snowman, owns $50, 900
acres of land in Texas and New Mexico
The Emperor Francis Joseph has worn the
crown during ~ years Of the IS he has lived.
Rev Robert Collyer, AT the age OF pa came
to this country with his bride in the Storage.
King Humbert's favorite recreation is rid
Ing on horseback through the parks or
Rome.
Sullivan lost none of his brag 1t seems
After another defeat he want TO fight IN u
barrel.
Mr.. Bonner will not pu. monument at the
head Of Dexter's grave. lie stops at poor
relations.
United States Senator Spooner, Of Wiscon-
sin, Is a mIllionaire-made so by saw mills
and lumber.
Mrs. Hicks Lord VIII sail for Europe soon
to fash her diamonds in the courts OF the
efIete monarchles.
Jenny June (Mrs. Crol) is 81 years old.
The first ten years she spent In England; the
rest IN this country.
Gen. s. c. Armstrong says that to make q
Christian out OF an Indian is much easier
than to make him work.
The wife OF President Dlaz, of Mexico, has
given $500 for public clock In her native
city Of Tua, Jamsupilas.
The Chinese Minister. accompanied by his
suite, Will soon leave Washington for a thres
months tour through Peru.
George VI. Pullman has a high opinion OF
women's executive ability and pays them
mems wages for mems work.
Ex-senator Conkling was known by none
OF his friends Of the years OF manhood well
enough TO be called Roscoe"
1t is charged that Rhode Island has more
ghosts than any other State In the Union.
Ghosts and clans 60 hand in hand.
Taken all together, seven feet OF snow fell
In Minneapolis last winter and most OF II
was worn of the sidewalks by strangers
II have been prescription clerk for TWEEN
ty-six years and this is my first mistake" IL
was in New Orleans and he killed his man.
There Is an old law ON the statute books OF
| Connecticut making II misdemeanor, pun.
ishable by a fine OF 500, to fish on Sunday.
Oscar Wilde declares that no married man
can become a dude, and lie might add, that
/ no one OF common sense would be II he had
! the chance.
French flats have had their day In New
York. 1t is about the same thug as hotel
! life, and one bowling baby can disturb q
dozen families.
1t takes q Chicago belle thirty-hve minutes
TO work pair OF gloves on her hands, and
then she must keep every finger straight
until they come of.
II the sympathy which Is wasted on criml-
nails was bestowed upon the rich they nigh,
be brought to look upon the world as not al
together heartless.
The New York Neoi offers 800 reward fos
any well authenticated case OF faith-cure n
Is perfectly safe offer. There never has been
one-except In some bojy's eye.
One branch of the New York Legislature
favors electricity as a means Of executing
while the other doesn't seem 10 care how,
where or when they are got rid of.
1.-THE year 1888 will be a year OF war" "a
the prediction OF seventh son In New York.
Show US year In the last twenty In which
there has not been war somewhere.
Lady Colin Campbell will not deliver two
lectures In America for 5000. She doesn't
exactly want the earth, but she wants $40
600, and she will want for good while.
A railroad passenger from New York 10
Chicago IL expected to give the sleeping car
porter ct least 81 aud to spend three more
for fruits, candles and reading matter.
Itmay do you some good TO learn that there
lie no country on the face OF the earth with.
out borse-hes and mosquitoes They are
worse In Iceland In summer than IN winter
King Humbert, Of Italy, goes out o'nlgh,s
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him aud he often hears crit ci.ms that lead
to reforms. lie is IN the main, bully boy.
Riukerton counts up l3s American hood.
lers; large and small. In Canada, aud he adds
that LIS Of them would make almost any sort
OF sacrifice 10 be restored to home and coun-
try.