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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-02-27

New BANK.-We are pleased to an
nounce to our readers that about the
middle of March, Chas. Bewick and
A. w. Comstock, of the firm of Be.
wick, Comstock & Co., and some gen.
tlcmen from Detroit, will open bank
in this city. During the summer the
company intend putting up fire and
burglar proof brick building, near the
bridge, on Second street, which will
be used for the above purpose. This
is step in the right dircction,-an
enterprise our city has long felt the
need of, and we feel confident that it
will receive what it justly merits,-a
liberal support,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-02-27
A Large Days Work.
SUNKEY LAKE, Feb.

SUNKEN LAKE, Feb. %.
Mr.. EDITOR Permit me, through
the columns of your valuable paper,
to mention days work done at Nc
Elroy's camp, at Sunken Lake
Thomas Les, foreman, on Tuesday,
the Goth, with five teams, on a four
mile haul, making four trips each, put
in 40,973 feet of white pine. We
would like to hear from some of our
neighboring camps. A. G.. Dix.
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Tuesday.

Mayor Hall appeared at the court
sessions yesterday, and asked that the
trial be proceeded with, but the prose.
cution was not ready and the case was
adjourned till Monday.
Mayor Londley was chccrcd on
leaving the court.
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Advertisements must be handed in
by Monday morning to secure insertion
in the same week issue of the ARGUS.
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We do not hold ourself responsible
for the views of any of our correspond
ents, or the ideas contained in any
communication to the ARGUS.
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sIIInRIEE SALE.

STATE OF MICHIGAN. County Of Alpeua-ss
by virtue Of q writ Of Fieri Facias issued out Of
ana under the seal OF the Circuit Court for the
County OF Alpena, 10 me directed and delivered
and rtmaning In my hands, In favor Of Paulette
Cicero and Aaron Jones, and against the goods and
chates, and for want thereof Of the lands and ten
ements Of Andrew Bates, I did, on the 18th day OF
January, 1872 levy upon and seize the right title
and interest OF the said Andrew Bates, in and 10
the following described real estate 10 Wit Lots
numbers FIVE and six, Is and o,) IN block four, q,
according TO the recorded plat Of the village lnow
city, Of Alpcna, in the County Of Alpena and state
Of Michigan. The above described property I
shall expose for sale, Gas tho law directs} at the
front door Of the County Clerks Office, In the city
Of Aipena. chat being the place Of holding the
Circuit Court for the County Of Alpena aforesaid
on the 18th day OF March, A. ID. 1872 at two o'clock
JAMES CAvANAGH,
sheriff Alpcna County, Mich.
DATED Aircns, January le'hrisI2. COWS
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and orders eiyen to lower. But the weight
proved too much for the lads, and the crank
Of the wlrdlass Slipping from their grasp,
all the learning OF our district went whirl.
ing to the bottom with the laundering
noise bCiltting such an exit. This was
more than We bargaiued for. Had wereal-
ly murd red the mastCrl Bob and Bill,
assisted by the StoutcSt, began pulling up
tue unfortunate old fellow. II was hard
work tugg ng at the windlass, and they
just caught glimpse Of bis blonde head
when wild cry of "ilrc p caused chem
TO let 90, and again the We, cradle Bangs
ratified down with splash in the water.
The schoolhouse was On fire the chunks
pulled out by the boys hal communicated
to the IL or, md the dry old concern was
in blaze. A few neighbois who just then
arrived gave the alarm, and attempted to
cxtinguiSh tue flames. To do this they
called for water, and the first bucket they
brought up contained the vanqulshed teach.
er Of reading, writing and arithmetic. He
came up with bis teeth cliattering and
when lifted out was too weak to stand or
sit
The schoolbousc was burned down. The
master was carried tnA nclphbor's house,
and for weeks hung between lie aud death.
We were regarded as heroes By the country
side; and in the buruingof our place Of
torture, and. the sickness Of the master, VIZ
were the happiest set of little ANIMALS in
the world.
1t isa long time, ! am sorry to say, since
then, and most OF the actors in the drama
hnve passed away. Bob, one Of our gallant
leaders, is now wel-to.do farmer in lii
nois, while Bill fell at the head Of his COM
pany in the bloody fight at Stone River.
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Old Friends.

The MOSQUITO has arrived. His cheer.
iul hum is heard Us he drops into our
homes, and with playful persistence
makes himself one OF the family. BE Is
a gentleman Of diversified tastes. The
novels OF the poor are not beneath his
contempt, while he is not disconnected
on entering the mansions Of the rich.
He is n lover OF places Of public resort,
aud Instead OF paying an entrance fee.
like other amusement-seekers, he always
presents bill. In fact, he is fittel by
nature for play.goer, as he always
makes a point Of carrying bill Of the
play with him. AT concerts he takes
part in the performance, and one is often
startled by hearing his melodious notes
amid the exhilarating strains Of one Of
Strausss waltzes, or amid the tender
harmonies Of Lumbye's "Visions in u
Dream" Some people even speak Of
him as n vision in their dreams, and
mike odiOus illusions to tue nightmare;
but such persois are undoubtedly over.
sensitive.
We like the mosquito. His note is
not obtrusiye, although he sometimes Is.
There is such energy about him, such
persistence, such a go-ahead quality,
that one at once knows he is to be
amused whether he is in the humor for
IL or not. And, then, there's such fidel-
ity about the mosquito no Sights, not
even positive rudeness, can drive him
away from those he likes-and he is n
universal lover. He remains your friend
in spite OF yourself.
We suppose there will be "more Of
him" here before long. It q cheerful
prospect for company during the sum.
mer when the rich people and the office.
holders are out OF town idliDg their time
away in seaside loiterings." In the
meantime we welcome the mosquito who
has come, and wait with patience for the
arrival Of his family.-NY. Paper.
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A MOrrnnntlc Marriage.

There has been no slight commotion In
American society at PARIS, caused by the
announcement that Miss W, Of New
York, who has been regning belle in
that capital during the past season, was
about to contract left.lianded, or NOR
ganatio marriage, with u German Baron
Such unions are common enough in Ger.
many, and scarcely create surprise or com
ment when entered into by Germans but
that an American girl in good society
should do such violence to her bringing up,
and so debase the sacredness Of the mar.
riage relation as to consent TO enter into II
on the terms laid down by morganatiC
marriage, Is, 10 say the least of 1t, very
surprising.
These left.handed unions have generally
been entered into by German Princes OF
rulers, to legalize, as It were, connections
into which they have been drawn through
passion or affection, and to legitimize to Il
certain extent the children born OF such.
They are always incurred with women oil
inferior birth and station, and are on
an entirely different basis from those
contracted from exPediency or State poll.
cy.
The morganatic wife cannot bear the
title of her husband, nor has she Ony right
to his fortune; neither can her children
succeed him in the title or inherit his es
tAtes; but as a civil contract, recognizing
these restrictions, the marriage is binding
So while the real wis enjoys wealth and
position, the left.handed one lives in the
shade, tolerated; for it is scarcely thought
dishonorable, though 1t may not be de.
sirable position.
1t would appear that this state Of things
had originated Ia desire on the part Oi
royalty to enjoy that domestic llappines.
from which forced or political marriage.
debarrcd them. SO stringent were the law.
against the marriago Of sciOns of royalty
with those of inferior birth, and so summa.
rily was the severest punishment visited
on the women who had thus presumed "a
enter the charmed circle-the penalty oil
death In one noted Gaze having been en-.
iorced-tlat few women could be found
willing to incur it by entering into one
hence the morganatic marriage, which
soOthed tile conscience and guaranteed
certain rights, while at the same time It
relinquished, with no room for dispute, the
more important ones.
Landgrave Philip, Of Tlesse, was one oi
the first to set the example of this kind OF
marriage, an example which the princely
hOuseS nf GarmHny were mt slnW IN f,llntv
and now the leit-handed marriage Is recog
nized by the mobiles, and in some parts BY
the highergentry. Allattempts to put these
unions on the same basis as other matrimO,
MIA! alliances have, however, signally failed
There is deep feeling against 1t, and, al,
though from time TO time the question ha,
been agitated, the children oftliese connec,
tions have never been allowed hereditary
right.
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American and European Kitchens.

Europeans generally pay attention to
everything that pertains to the kitchen.
Cooks go through an apprenticeship,
and are really cooks. Servants who per.
form every kind Of work arc never called
cooks, and are not expected to know how
To cook. Those whU cannot Afford to
hire a cook attend to their cooking them
selves, having servant TO do the clean
ing aud drudgery in general. II is i'm
possible for servant to wash, iron, etc,
and cook. Plain but good cooking for
Il family does not require much work,
but requires much care aud watching.
When sauce IS ON the fire il must be
attended to. II is delusion to believe
that person is cook Just because sDe
says she can cook, wash, iron, etc. The
person who says 30 is either decoiyer
or hRs never known what cookery is. A
good cook seldom attends to washing,
has neither time nor need Of doing it
she finds situations us cook easily enough.
A bad cook is much more expensive
than u good one. With what bad cook
wastes good one would prepare meal.
The kitchens in Europe are so placed
and ventilated that the odor from them
very seldom comes iuto the other parts
Of the house. There is space between
the kitchen door and any other door
leading to other rooms, or the kitchen
is few steps higher than any other
room of the same floor, so that in either
case on opening the kitchen door the
current Of mir invariably rushes into the
kitchen, instead Of coming out Of it.
The kitchen is the largest room Of the
house.
1t is very different in this country.
The kitchen, instead OF being the largest
room, is the smallest, and is generally
put in the worst part Of the house. In
marrow houses II is difficult to put the
kitchen anywhere except in the cellar,
and there is no way to prevent tie odor
from it going through the whole house.
Another disadvantage here Is that OF
having only one entrance to houses, and
II the kitchen were not in the cellar 1t
would be necessary to carry supplies as
well as refuse through different parts Of
the house.
The purchases for the kitchen arc not
made III Europe rs they are here. There,
every article Of food is selected either by
cook, or by the mistress herself il she
has no cook. Here, often enough,
everything is merely ordered, be itgood
or otherwise 1t is sent TO the kitchen,
the cook prepares 1t, aud the mistress Of
the house secs II only when on the table
II NIL purveyors could be depended
upon itwould be all right but that is not
exactly tue case, and articles OF food
lre sold here that in Europe nobody
would buy.-PrQE. Blot
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A Half Million Acre Farmer.

At the Alabama Settlement, in Sonth
ern California, writes correspondent. q
rumber of Southern families have bought
large and fine tract Of land, much oil
which they have put into wheat. Their
crops look well and I believe theS are
well pleased with their location, finding
the country healthy, the soil rich, and
their prospects this year good. They
came here in the midst OF the great
drought, and lost two crops but they
had means to support themselves, and
now will do well. Itstruck me that they
had made the common mistake OF getting
too much land (; and / believe those farm
ers are correct who assert that in this
valley men will make more money on l6O
or 200 acres than on 1000 or 5000. But
everybody must, suppose, find out such
things for himself. Trees have made u
ane growth In the Alabama Settlement (;
the orange, was told, grows thereof
course II does noty bear-and no doubt
the olive, walnut, and perhaps the almond
would do well with irrigation. From the
end OF the track the ViSilia stage route
leads across Firebaugn's Ferry, and at
that point I remained to see something
NJ life quite different from that on the
Merced side OF the San Joaquin. On Que
side OF the river are wheat fields; on the
other you find only cattle. Miller L Lux
own 40 miles on the Western side OF the
Sm joaquin and other persons own al
most equally great traets. tits said that
Mr.. Miller is the possessor of half mil.
lion Of acres in this State he has nearly
lOO, 900 cattle and being shrowd bdsi.
ness man, he is fencing in his great es.
ate, to reserve it for his own cattle. He
Is rapacious for more land and is said to
have determined that he will not rest un.
Ill be can drive his cattle over his own
land from Los Angeles to the Sacramen.
to. Two men in Sau Francisco saw him
sitting somewhere, lost in thought, and
one asked, "I wonder what Miller is
planning now?" The otherre replied, "He
is making little plan to buy the rest oil
the State" MiliS 4 Lux have now
about l25 miles OF fence built, and will
build 100 miles more this year. Some
other great land owners have nearly us
much. Fencing costs them from $500
tU $3.50 per mile. OF course these are
not the men who oppose "no fence
INV.
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How TO GET RID OF SUPERRLuous
FLESH. long ago a gentleman Of
threescore, who had hardly ever been
sick in his life, thought he was too ilesly
and began to Bantamize. HC succeeded
fariously, and boasted to his friends that
he had got of ten poundsin lew weeks.
A little Inter he was attacked with pain
full and dangerous inalady, from which
he has been suffering more than q year.
n man can sleep soundly, hos good
appetite, with no unpleasant reminders
after meals, the bodily habits being reg.
ular every day, he had better leave him
self alone, whether he is as big as hogs
head or rs thin and dry as fence rlil
Several cases Of Brglit's disease hive
been reported by medical men Of reputa.
ton as direct result Of practicing Ban
tam's plan for getting lean. The very
best and safest way 10 get rid OF fat is to
workit Of. This may be aided by eating
food which contains large amount Of
nitrogen and q small amount OF carbon.
Nitrogen food Is that which gives
strength, power to work, as lean meats; /;
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TIM srArEs.-of tho SIX States east Of
the Hudson River, Vermont is the nearest
10 rAi,ing It's own bread-prOducing 454,.
900 bushels OF wheat in 1860, or bushel
and apeck to each inhabitant Taking the
army rations OF % ounces Of -four per day
as basis for computing the consumption
ofbread, It follows, Vermont raises enough
bread.to supply the people OF the State
thirty.seven days. To make up the def.
cheney they are obliged to purchase 1885,.
moo bnshel. per snrum. Maine produces
27s,00O bushels, sufficient TO last eleven
days, and purchases s,50o00O bushels.
New Hampshire produces l03, 600 bushels
little more than ahalf bushel to each in.
habitant, or ten days supply-and pur.
Chases 100000 bushels. Connecticut
makes a poorer show, producing $4,000
bushels-a supply of bread for two days
and purchasing I, ,5lS. 900 bushels. Massa-
chusetts raised only $4,000 bushels. or just
bread enough for breakfast and dinner,
but not for supper The purchase was
90, 500, 900 bushels Of wheat. Rhode Is
land raised Ts4 bushels OF wheat in 1860,
and purchases 100000. The six New
England States together purchase from
40, 100000 to GO.O0O,OO0 bushels Of wheat,
and quite as much of other grains, or 10
round numbers 100000, 900 bushels OF
grain.
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BAD ISpErp.-A case occurred the
other day in Chicago, showing how
hardly the rule Of law respecting the
competency OF witnesses sometimes
works. Dennis Kenney, man ad-
vaneed in years, was indicted fer COM
hitting au Outrage on the person Of a
little German girl, who could not speak
English aud was only 10 years old, II
appeared that she was entirely ignorant
Of the nature Of an oath, aud so, her
testimony being ruled out, the prisoner
was acquitted. The States Attorney
said that II the rule Of the court was to
be adhered to, he must have clergymen
present to instruct such witnesses.
" How" he said, "are we going TO PRO.
tect the helpless and ignorant II that
rule Is to guide the practice otthe courtl"
But there was no help Tor II, and the
aged beast went unpunished.
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CORONATION OF An AFRICAN KING
The Levuut TTmss gives a long account
OF the coronation OF Prince Casa, the
new king OF Ethiopia, which took place
at Axum, on the 14th Of January. The SOL
emnities lasted fortnight, the first step
in them was Prince CasSa's departure
from Adoa on the l4th Of january for
Axum, which was reached on the 18th.
On the 18th n grand review took place,
ut which 8, 600 Abyssinian priests were
present rs spectators. On the l4ih,
Casa made his solemn entry into the
cathedral OF Axum, where the coronation
ceremony was gone through. AT the
termination o! this, he repaired to a
palace which he had specially built for
the occasion, and mounted the throne,
leading up to which were twelve steps,
wearing the crown upon his head. At
this moment the company were so over
loved as to be unable to restrnin them
selves, and began discharging firearms
in the throne rUom, much to the up
parent delight of the monarch, but tu
the dettiment Of the ceiling, II not Of the
nerves Of any delicately organized
Ethiopians. Tie close of the rejoicing,
however, atones for the somewhat bar
barrie nature OF the previous proceedings.
The eating and drinking lasted three
consecutive days, aud during tue whole
Of this time the king remained in the
room. Tho people entered by relays OF
four hundred at n time, and the carni-
val did not end until 1000 head OF cattle
and 900 hives of honey used in the
preparation oibydromel had been con-
sumQd.
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In the Garden.

In this stili garden in the cool Of day
Ioiisn modltate:-
Should He who walked in Eden come this wa,
And eonAoeraio
This place OF bloom with presence paIsinE iaIl
And robes that make more sweet the sunmO
Anon voice far oii yet near catch
And qrestIon: Comes He noNf
The virgin lilies that for Him keep watch
Do loWly bow,
And the meek grasses loWller yet, to greet
His son approach, and revsrpnl kiss Hls Feet
But As for me, who cannot see Him pass,
Yet ihin would feel Hin near,
fboW mo loWligr even than the grass
In love and fear
Far loWlIer than the !ihes on their stem,
And through them press to touch bis garmsn..'
hem,
More softly blows the Summer wind to In
His mantles sacred fold;
Through all the place sweet sighs and Odors
drift
Like bliss halfiold;
And In the fading West a single star
Trenblcs with rapture, watching Him aiar.
And o that should sec that star remote,
Yet His near Glory miss,
Wherein the sun itself and stars do float
As smotes, Wisi
eu. since no man that Glory could abide,
How should dare lament the sight denied
Dark, hushOd and dark the garden round me
grows,
The folded flowers more sweet;
| hearkon long to hear him whore He goes
With noiseless Feet,
TIL the familiar place seems sad and strange,
And Eden to GethsomAne doth change.
Through heavy silence falls tho heavy dew,
Like sweat OF sorrow wrung,
Asif the bitter Cup were filed anew
Der Which he hung
Whose love, all love transeendipg, oVorcamO-
For US endured the cross, despised the shame.
Albeit asaIns. That Presence passing by
These mortal eyes are sealed, 4
| see This Other, like Him. standing nigh,
To.Faith revealed; M I..-
At His dear Feet, on eonseerated sod,
! cry like ono of old : MY Lord-my dOdl"
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EprromA1 ExcURsloSs.-A cohsiAera'
bic party left here on the so.called edito.
rial excursion through the North. Bnta
small proportion Of the party have any
real connection with the Iress OF the
South, and n still smaller proportion are
editurs.-Erehdn0e.
so Is with editorial parties generally.
Your bona fde editor las too much on
bis hands to take part in excursions, and
so, full OF good nature, ho lets ohers do
the e1cursioning fUrbim under bis name.
We repr to say that not unirCquently
many Of these would.be editors, by their
conduct on the trips, reflect no credit
upon tue good name and fame Of the fra
ternity.
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GENoA.-ope peculiarity about Genoa,
Italy, which is very old city, consists
in the extreme narrowness oi most OF
its streets. In most cases they arc not
more than six or seven feet in width,
and very often beams may he seen from
the upper portion oithe houses, extend.
ing across the street, and placed there
to keep the buildings up. And even in
some Of these very narrow streets are
situated palaces. the outer appearance
of which would betOken sqnalor, almost,
while inside are treasured the choicest
work Of the great Italian masters
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AssAssrSAT1oS.- Rev. ]. j. Thompson,
Of Leayenworth, Kansas, was assaulted by
man named Baum, who struck him
with hatchet. inaicting three gashes on
his head, one blow penetrating the cav.
ity Of the brain. 1t is thought that
Mr.. Thompson cannot survive lis iDiur.
les. The parties cogniEant Of the cir.
cumstances OF the affiir are reticent,
but it is alleged that Mr.. Thompson
called at the house Of a former member
oi bis church, and, on leaving, took tue
liberty Of ki"ing young lady Of the
family, who had also been member Of
bis flnck. This so enraged Baum. who
Is the young woman's loser, that he at
tackled Mr.. Thompson with result above
stated. Baum has thus far sluded ar
rest.
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The Belfast Journal says, among q lot
of salmon in the market there, recently,
was ono that had no head, having lost
that important member in n curiou,
manner. The men who had nets set off
the shore Of Sears Island noticed by the
co,nmotion Of the fonts that, fish had
struck one, but before they could get oil
in their boats, seal bad seized the f.h
by tho head and torn it completely Of.
The animal then went under ihenet and
tried to pull the salmon out, aS was
shown by the marks Of its teeth.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-01

DEMONSTRATING. Il have observed
says farmer that when crop Of wheat
was kept back in the spring, as it has
been this year, aud then growing weather
came, during June and up to harvest,
that wheat alwnys rusttd; on the other
hand, l have observed that when wheat
got good start in the spring, and was
large and promising the first day Of MAY ;
TINT such wheat did not rust l hive
supposed that in one case the very rapid
growth during June was not consistent
with tile yigor necessary to protect the
plants from the rust, and in the other
case that the plants grow so slowly that
they were healthy and strong, and there
by escaped. SO, consider the present
crop to be in great danger OF rust, In
case we should have n vet aud warm
month in Junej venture now to put
this conjecture on paper,