Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
CURRENT EVENTS.

society or cramm arlans was formed al
Rome as early as 216 Is. c.
The California grape crop has been serious
ly injured by hot weather
The fresh fruit crop OF California this sea.
son has an estimated value Of $4,000 OO0
The army bl as agreed upon by both
branches OF congress calls for 81, 2,001
Roumania has a good wheat crop OF 1885,
aud will be able TO export 1901, 900 to 3, 5oo-
900 quarters.
The demand for Minneapolis -four from the
United Kingdom and many Continent ports
continues good.
An advance In dressed beef rates from
twenty five TO thirty cents Is expected from
Chicago TO seaboard.
Between Christmas, 1559, and the same day
1902, il is estimated that II, lis slaves were
imported into Jamaica alone.
The Hohenzolerns, the relgning family Of
Prussia, refers It's origin to Thassilo, about
so, who built the castle OF Hohenzollern.
Russia has a good wheat crop, but a rather
deficient rye crop but will be able TO export
35,000,0J0 bectolitres, or IL, OOO,0 900 quarters.
England's short crop OF hops In 1882 caused
the price Of American hops TO advance to 81
pound aud over. No such shortage exists
this year.
move ment to reduce the grading Of No
mixed oats In New York has been started
on the Produce Exchange of that city, aud
meets with much opposition.
There sre about 1000 crates OF peaches
shipped from Mifll ntown, Pa, daily. 1t is
only about six years since peach culture was
attempted In Jun alta county.
Current estimates of the best authorities
place the incoming Virginia peanut crop not
above fftv per cent OF the regular yield,
which is about 1000, O01 bushels.
Cattle are SO cheap 10 Nevada that the
present season will prove very Improbable
one for stock raisers. Beef is selling at five
TO So cents pound, with few buyers.
The finest and most prolific crop OF grapes
ever grown in the Hudson River Valley is now
being shipped to market. The Weld will ex-
coed that Of any previous year by 1900 tons.
Recent French and English statistics ndi-
cate that the average duration OF life is in
creasing through Improvement in the health
OF children the number OF extremely aged
per,ons is diminishing.
strange cattle disease, supposed to be
pleuro pneumonia, or Texas fever has made
its appearance near Mystertown, Pa The
has been directed to the matter
British Columbia Indians are coming over
TO Washington Territory to help gather the
hop crop. The advance feet of canoes con.
tanned about men, women and children.
The crop !s extraordinarily large
Press dispatches from Augusta, Ga, say
the crops below Augusta on the bottom lands
have been greatly damaged by the overflow
- tI,a n
uplands has been damaged by continuous
rains, causing it TO sprout in the bolls.
The exp ports of wheat and corn, including
wheat in -four, from all American ports and
Montreal from Sept. | to Aug. 25 were 95,
0S0, 900 bushels wheat and -, 49,, 0OJ bushels
corn, against 1863, 225 O0J bushels wheat and
4O,0O0,0O0 bushels corn same time 1867.
The country to the east and north of Win.
nipeg produces annually many tons OF blue
berries. This year the crop has been large
one, aud consequently bluebcrries have been
drug on the market IN New York. Prices
have ruled as low as four cents per pound.
The outbreak Of yellow fever in Jackson
vile is attributed to the uucleanly condition
Of the city The authorities we're urged
last winter TO clean up the filth, but they re-
fused, on the ground that by so doing they
boom.
Take small quantity OF a two per cent.
carbo!ic acid solution, and sprinkle sheets
coyerlet, pillow and bolster, on both sides
the edges OF bed curtains, and the wall next
the bed. The face and neck NAV also be slight.
~ wetted with the solution. Not single gnat
or MOSQUITO will come near.
The Northeastern .Wasr saws that the
4 Ill boll
below last, and there is good reason to ex-
pect a much larger demand. The wheat ar.
irving from the middle and southern belts OF
Minnesota and Dakota is somewhat shrunk-
en-, but the kernel is otherwise sound
The to tai packing Of hogs in the West the
past week has been 10000 hogs, compared
with 200 the preceding week, and $4,000
last year. The aggregate packing since
March is 3,945 600 hogs against 4,24O, 900
a year ago Decrease $4,000. The quality
OF hogs is generally fair for the time OF year,
receipts showing more or less Of stock from
the grass fields which Is not desirable to
packers
This is reported as the grestest watermelon
year the GeOrgisns have had In q decade. A
Savannah paper reports the lumber OF car.
loads shipped from the state at 7O55 The
average number Of melons per carload h l..
100. making about :, 500, 900 melons already
shipped The estimIte for the remainder OF
the season is 81. O60. making the total crop
beside home consumption, Z $685. 900 melons,
the total value Of which is placed at 81, 500.
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A gigantic wheat trust, backed by unllm.
tied millions, is being formed In the north.
west, The field Of It's operations being Mime
sofa and Dakota and only the higher grades
OF tbs cereal are taken. The plan OF this
combination 10 TO purchase as near as posi-.
be all the wheat delivered for storage at any
elevator on q railroad The organization
comprises some Of the lead ng moneyed men
OF St. Paul, Minneapolis, Brainerd, Duluth
and Fargo
Prof Asa Gray observed that the reason
which lies at the bottom Of the general belief
on the continent OF Europe that lightning
strikes the Lombardy poplar trees In prefer