Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-05-03
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For sneeziug in theater and refusing
to 20 out.a San Francisco man has been
tined $40 and costs.
Members Of the Australian legislature
are phenomenal reformers. They have
actually reduced their own salaries.
SiNty-four old merchant, are sup
ported by the merchants, fund of Phil
adelphia. Their ages range from 90 to
S3
over one-half of the sand of every
shore i, composed OF minute shells, each
of which was once the home of a living
creature.
The burning of ~e yu'e log in Eng
land j. re.ic of the scandinavian wor-
ship of the god Thor. His feast was
called lule, or Yule tide.
A Berlin theologian predicts a great
war in 1891, "A new Napoleon in 1899, a
terrific earthquake IN 1901 and the end
OF Inc 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 the
present day man is smaller than that of
his ancestor, has no foundation in fact,
according to a French scientist.
A lew years ago the Peters pence
from France averaged 5000. 600 francs.
In 1898 the sum was 500 900 francs,
and last year it fell below million.
The brunettes and the blondes of st.
| " in
the public schools. There are 1929
light haired pupils to > j67 dark haired
ones.
Rhode Island and Colorado are both
name, descriptive of color the latter
named from it, 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 solicita-
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 is fixed at %, 900 600 francs,
the Swiss confederation making itself
responsible for all liabilities.
There are about |, 300 Indians in the
Usage tribe and the government holds
in trust FOR them the sum of IS, 300 900.
or over SC 800 per head. Nevertheless.
they are supported at the public ex-
pense, like 50 many destitute persons.
Badges worn in the buttonhoe 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 a
member of parliament, who bet gen
tleman well known on the British turf
that man could 20 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 ami Empress OF Japan were
sacred; they We're seen by no one save
high court officials. and even to these
the emperor's face must be yelled The
empress now visits the free hospital OF
Toxic and talk, or gives presents to
the patients a freely a. in any western
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