Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-04-05
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For sneezing in a theater and refusing
to 90 out,a San Francisco man has been
fined $40 and costs.
Members of the Australian legislature
are phenomenal reformers. They have
actually reduced their own salaries.
SiNty-four old merchants are sup
ported 10y the merchants fund OF Phil
adelphia. Their ages range from % to
So.
Over one-half of the sand of every
shore is composed of minute shells each
OF which was once the home OF "A living
creature.
The burning of the yue log in Eng
land is relic of the scandinavian wor-
ship of the god Thor. His feast was
called Yule, OF Yule tide.
A Berlin theologian predicts a great
war in 1897, new Napoleon in 1899 a
terrific earthquake in 1901 and the end
OF the world in 1908.
In building nests birds invariably
avoid the use of bright colored materials,
which would add TO the chances of the
enemy in locating them.
The theory that the stature of !he
present day man is smaller than that OF
his ancestors has no foundation in fact,
according to French scientist.
A few years ago the Peters pence
from France averaged 5000 900 francs.
In 1898 the sum was l.SOO, 600 francs,
and last year it fell below a million.
The brunettes and the blondes of st.
Louis are very unevenly matched in
the public schools There are O,273
light haired pupils to ,. 567 dark haired
ones.
Rhode Island and Colorado are both
names descriptive of color, the latter
named from It's brightly hued cliffs, and
the former from its "roody" or red cram
berries.
1t is not surprising that people seek
ing divorce courts never 90 TO South
Carolina. Under no circumstances nor
for any cause whatever are divorces
granted in that state.
Both of the legs of Miss Eva Dooley,
of Boston. were amputated at the knee
recently to save her life. They were
poisoned by the dye in red stockings
which she had been wearing,
San Antonio, Texas. councils have
passed an ordinance which prohibits
physicians from charging more than 81
visit. 1t was passed at the soicita-
ton of the leading physicians OF the
city.
The velocity of wind is continually
changing. 1t varies every second, and
while the average velocity may be
twenty-three miles an hour in the course
of one minute it will be altered several
times.
Switzerland is about TO establish a
state bank at Berne which will have the
exclusive right to issue bank notes.
The capital i fixed at %, 900. 600 francs,
the Swiss confederation making itself
responsible for all liabilities.
There are about l 800 Indians in the
Usage tribe and the government holds
in trust for them the sum of -, 800, 600.
or over 50. 500 per head. Nevertheless,
they are supported at the public ex-
pense, like so many destitute persons.
Badges worn in the buttonhole have
taken the place of Communication tickets
in Belgium, where the new system of
fortnightly season tickets good on the
railroads over the whole government
system has greatly increased the num-
Der of commuters.
A curious wager was that made by
member of parliament who bet gem
tleman well known on the British turf
that man could 90 from London to
Edinburg in any mode he chose while
another made million dots with pen
and ink upon writing paper.
Twenty years ago the persons of the
Emperor and Empress OF Japan were
sacred; they were seen by no one save
high court officials and even TO these
the emperor's lace must be yelled. The
empress now visits the free hospital of
Toxic, and talks or gives presents TO
the patients a freely a. in any western
land.