Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-02
MINOR MENTION.
New York city receives ten million eggs Der

New York city receives ten million eggs per
week.
Geu. Hermann Kanzler, formerly head CT
the pontihcal army, is dead.
Prof. Vlrchow. In a new work published at
London, declares that cancer is durable.
A l7-year-old girl In Winfield, Kan, has
been twice married aud twice divorced, and
will soon wed u third husband.
The old world is supposed ~ De overpopu-
lated, and yet France has lately been obliged
10 Increase the bounty on wolves.
Steel rails sell at the English mills FOR s2o
per ton; at the American mills they arr selling
at s32 and have sold as low us s27.
A torpedo which had been soaking Ia the
James river ever since 1888 exploded the other
day just too late to lift a steamer sky-high.
New York balls are more extravagant than
for many years. At one ball there were ten
thousand newly-cut roses, besides flowers OF
other sorts In profuslon.
The most western point Of the United States
Is Attou island, In the Behring sea, about
$3.50 miles from the most ~easterly point,
which is Quoddys head on the east coast Of
Maine.
The police OF New York arrested a man
simply because his greenbseks were all new.
They thought the money was spurious, but
experts soon proved that the ambitious cop
pers had made a mistake.
Premier Crispi, OF Italy, In consequence, II
is supposed, Of the attacks made by the
French press, has refused TO dismiss the mag
~istrate, who ordered the police 10 search the
French consulate at Florence.
Eight Nihilists, including the CossscE
Tschernoff, condemned to death for making
an attempt upon the life OF the Car while Wis
ting the Don Cossack country, were hanged
at ST. Petersburg January 2.
The Austrian state railway authorities have
contracted with a syndicate Of Austrian iron
masters for 100, 900 tons OF rail and oth,r ma
terial, the delivery 10 extend over 1ve years,
and the minimum price 10 be ~ forms a ton.
Many Of the farmers and lumbermen in
northern Michigan are making use OF dogs
this winter 10 draw their sleds. IL Is said
that the dogs become very expert at the work
after tile training, aud ~ many ways equal
the EsqIlmau dogs.
One PENNSYLVANIA schoolmistress Is having
an easy time. Her school at Wllkesbarrs is
DOycotted because sue taxes lns place Ol a
former popular teacher. She keeps the school
open, draws her salary, has nobody to teach,
and puts In her time working slippers.
At Lafayette, Ind, John Cunningham,
aged 90, attempted suicide with n shot gun,
endeavoring to pull the trigger with bis toe.
His wife took the weapon from him, where
upon Cunningham climbed to the roof, aud
then sprang of. His neck was broken BY the
fall.
One { the incidents Of q recent perform
ance Il the RoumAnia Opera House, New
York, was the descent Of an egg OF great age
upon the bald pate OF one Of the players OF
the orchestra. The hen fruit was intended
for the stage. which Was occupied BY actors
who had taken the place Of histrionic strkers:
but this fact did not molify the baldhesded
musician OF abate the yigor Of the fractured
egg.
The supreme court Of Tennessee has lately
rendered a decision which Is likely 70 be help'
full In suppressing the bucket shops. II Ia In
effect that a woman may recover from the
proprietor OF such a concern any money her
husband has lost In speculatlons conducted
through { : establishment, Eith-the proviso,
however, that the proprietor may claim rs Q
set of against such losses all winnings paid to
the husband.