Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
WINGED MISSILES.

London is afflicted with an epidemic Of
the measles.
St Paul, MINI, will not have an ice pal
ace this winter.
Large deposits Of salt have recently been
found in New South Wales.
The severe drought in South Australia
has been broken by copious rains.
A baby born ~ Harrisburg some days ago
had, it is claimed, two teeth at birth.
DIR. Thurber has been appointed pastor
of the American church in Rue Berrie.
The pope has sent chalices TO Cardinal
Newman and the archbshops of Glasgow.
There are more than 1000 people in the
United States who aIe over 100 years of age.
Baltimore elevators are full u overflow
ing with immense quantities of wheat
stored there.
Within the last four years Florida has in
creased her school expenditures from st32,-
200 TO $449,23j
Tie consumption Of tea in Great Britain
is said to have increased over e,OO0,OOO
pounds during 1887.
Ireland no longer sends tho greatest num-
Der of emigrants TO this country, being be-
hind Scotland ana England.
1t is rumored in court circles that Princess
Louise, sister of the empress has been be-
trothed to Prince Leopold of Prussia.
France has been a large buyer of wheat
in Russia Australia and India for months
past, but is not pleased with the quality.
Western advice, say that the rainfall in
the winter wheat bet is unusually light,
with no frost in the ground and no snow TO
cover it,
Nearly every kind OF glass, especially that
containing manganese, is liable TO change
color by exposure to sunlight Heat will re-
store the color, however.
Gen Won Schwenitz, the German en-
bassador at St. Petersburg, goes to Berlin
shortly to receive the decoration of the
order of the Black Eagle.
The output Of god, silver, lead and copper
from the Montana mines the past year is
valued at about $4,000, 900, an increase of
about Sl00O001) over 1857
In Germany, the peasant children, instead
of hanging up their stockings ut Christmas,
put their little w coden shoes outside the
door that Santa Claus may fill them.
The dowager Empress Augusta has be-
slowed during the past eleven years diplo-
mas with her own signatures and gold cross
ON 1888 female servants remaining forty
years with one family.
The bishopric of London is said 10 have
been founded in the reign of Lucius, about
119, Theanus, the first archbishop Angus
tin made Canterbury the metropolitan see Of
England. Mellitus was bishop in COT The
see has given to the church of Rome five
saints, and 10 the realm sixteen lord chan
cellors and lord troasurers.
Turkey conquered Athens and part Of
Greece A. ID. 1856; Greece became mainly
subject TO the Turks in $780, great but fruit
less struggle for independence began in
no; war Of independence began April 6,
1871: independence pro claimed, Jan %, 1922
the Porte acknowledged the independence
of the Greeks, Sept. IL, 1929.
On May IL, 1900, during "a review in Hyde
Park, London, shot from an undiscovered
hand was fired, which wounded a young
gentleman who stood near King George III.
In the evening, when his majesty was at
Drury-lane theatre, Hatfield fired at him.
Hatfield was confined rs a lunatic till his
death, Jan. %, 1911, aged siXty-nine years
Bronson Alcott leaves behind him in man
uscript one OF the most volumnous diaries
of modern times. 1t has been faithfully
kept for the greater portion Of his life, and
fills fifty seven large bound volumes, the
last one dated 1881 In addition 10 these
there are, also in manuscript six volumes
of photographed collections and seven Of
letters
Levotchlxo, a Russian peasant, has, after
ten years work, discovered treasure upon
land that formed "A part of the estate Of
Prince Ostersky, whose ancestors were
plundered and driven from their homes by
the Tartars a long time ago. The discovery
includes manuscripts and other articles of
value besides the gold The peasant gets
one-thiri and the car the rest of it,
There were fo,0l2 patents issued last year,
and of these but l,0S3 were granted TO south
erners. Texas led the southern states "a
patent being granted for every &, OO6 Texans
Florida came next. Mississippis ratio was
one patent for every -, l46 of her population.
Alabama, in spite of the recent great me-
chanical development Of the state was cred
tied with but ffty-four inventions il the
year.
Lucerne, Switzerland, became indepen-
dent in 1892, and joined the confederation
The city of Lucerne is said TO derive its
name from light (laeerna) set up to guide
travellers. 1t dates from the eighth century,
and was subject 10 the abbots of Murbach
who surrendered it to the house of Haps-
burg. 1t was taken by the French in March
179S, and was for short time capital of the
Helvetic republic; which, as the focus of
instruction against the French, was sup
pressed October, 1902
Learning and the arts flourshed among
the Greeks, especially under Pisistratus
53S Ii. and with the Romans at the COM
mencement OF the Christian era, under Au-
gustus The Greek refugees caused their
revival in Italy, particularly after the TAX
ing of Constantinope by the Turks in 14j3,
and the invention OF printing shortly before
the period of the Renaissance. Leo " and
his family uhe Medley greatly promoted
learning in Italy In the sixteenth century,
when literature revived in France, Ger
many and England.
Hue and Cry was the old common-l law
process in England OF pursuing 'with horn
and with voice." from hundred 10 hundred
and county to county, all robbers and felons.
Formerly the hundred was bound to make
good all loss occasioned by the robberies
therein committed, unless the felon were
taken; but by subsequent laws it is made
Il. a.