Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-09-20
Tho cotton crop OF Texas will be worth

Tho cotton crop OF Texas will be worth
s3i, 10000.
The saw Is largely used now instead OF
the axe in bringing down the giant red
woods in California. The tree is sawed
partly through, and then is forced over by
wedges.
Mary A. Schaub, Of Nashville, who died
the other day, left an estate of $4,000 to be
applied to the support OF her two dogs.
Many richer people leave larger sums for
the support OF puppies.
Persons who have tried them say that
the transatlantic steamers that beat the
record are not as comfortable ones on
which 70 travel as those which take day
or two longer for the passage.
About S200,0o0 in treasure, which was on
board the Pacific Mail steamer Grenada.
when that vessel was wrecked Oh the Pa
cific coast about month ago, has been re-
covered The vessel, valued at 500, 900 is a
total loss.
1t is announced that Claus SprecRels, the
millionaire sugar refiner, proposes TO build
another refinery at Philadelphia, fully as
large as the mammoth refinery now IL the
course of erection by him at the neck on the
Delaware river
One thousand six hundred people have
been burned to death at Lu Chow, China,
making half dozen stupendous calamities
in the celestial empire in as ::any months.
Even the Chinese do not seem to grow very
excited over such occurrences.
A Kentuckian shot himself with suicidal
intent tho other day, and died after sew
eral hours of intense suffering. Being
asked how it happened that with his known
skill with the pistol he dad not Kill himself
instantly, he said lie wished TO 1--we long
enough to be forgiven for his act
The trustees of the Madison square Build
ing Company, New York, has executed q
contract for tearing down the present
Madison square Garden and the erection Of
the new building, which is 10 take its place
at cost of sl,200,00). The amphitheatrc
will be completed by March 60 and the en-
tire structure by June -, 1899.
Secretary Window has directed that all
the bonds purchased by the government
since the first of July last be applied TO tho
sinking fund until the requirements for the
current fiscal year, estimated at Si', 100000,
are met The amount already applied TO
this purpose is 50, 913, 49, Of which all but
! $4,000 was in A. per cent bonds.
Postmaster General Wanamakcr has
issued an order extending the age limit OF
appointment of letter carriers in non-civil
service postoflics from thirty-iive 70 forty
years Of age This age limitation does not
apply TO persons honorably discharged from
the military or naval service of the country
who are otherwise duly qualified.
The general dissatisfaction among tho
! cigar-makers Of New York city has resulted
| in strikes at several factories, and the
/ trouble is spreading. The men claim that
the tenement-house system, which was
checked for time by the enactment or q
| law on the subject is again in full swing,
ard that wages are down to the starvation
/ point.
j. Frank Collum, who robbed John S.
! Blaidsdell of Minneapolis, OF nearly S}O),-
! 900 by forgerics has made full confession
of his guilt, and says he desires that no
mercy be shown him. II has been discover
/ ed that Collum also had forged the names
| of several other prominent citizens Of Mimi
eapolis for amounts ranging from 5000 70
| $4,000.
"If gave you pound OF metal and or
dered you to make the mos, out of it, what
! kind OF metal would you select,' asked q
well-kuown jeweller. Gold, Of course, f"
was the prompt reply. I'D prefer pounl
Of steel, said the ieweller "and I'd have
it made into hair springs for watches. a
pound OF such springs would sell for an
even $4,000"
BENJAMIN Johnson, it /. said, owns farm
in Rush Valley, L. T., upon which he has
Just discovered mine of natural shoe black
ing. An analysis Of this peculiar material
shows that it contains sixteen per cent. car
bon, thirty-four per cent aluminium, and the
remainder clay When taken out the mate
rial is moist and soft, and when used as
backing produces a fine polish, which is
not easily destroyed.