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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25
A Texan tells this story of lost

h. A Texan tells this story of lost
opportunities ."Now, you see land
was cheap enough at that time in
Texas. have seen the day when 1
could have bought a square league of
land, covered with fine grass and tim
Der, for a pair of boots" Sand why
didn'tryou buy it ?" asked his COM
panion. didn't have the boots, y
said the Texan.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

Jas. A. Bridges died in Springfield
Mass, from disease of the blood re-
sulting from bad corn. After cut
ting the corn he-irritatod it by walk
ing, so that the toe had to baemputa-
ted-too late, however, to Keep the
disease from spreading through his
system.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

A little six-year-old son Of Mr..
Weber of Sandwich, Illinois, is almost
as expert with firearms as a grown
man. He passed q. ball entirely
through his little band and deposited
IL safely under his left optic, without
previous practice. With ordinary
luck he can blow his brains out, by
blowing into The, muzzle Of his gun,
three times out 9f Eve, when he gets
20 be man.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

A Rhode Island man has been ar
rested by two railroads for obstructing
their tracks. His excuse was that he
had to take log for wood home, and
if the State was not big enough for
him to lay down load in it without
blocking all the roads, the fault lies
with somebody besides him.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

Another victim, snatched away in
the prime of a useful life, is to be
charged to the abominsble vice of to-
hacco using. He was virginian, and
and after smoking and chewing for ITO
years was finally cut off at tho tender
age of 11S. Poor orphan.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

The LATEST man lives in Alabama.
OF course he is negro. Armed with
a fish line. dog and "a piece of meat,
he proceeds to work. He ties the line
to the hind-leg of the dog, casts the
line in the water, lies down in the
shade, and when the line tremblcs, by
means of the meat, coaxes the dog to
haul out the fish.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

"Let me sec," said Chicago boss
mason refectively to a burnt-out mer-
chant, 81 have got to put up block
for Brown this morning, and a dwell
ling house this afternoon for Smith
Yes, guess we can jerk up your
store this noon by taking only half an
hours morning" - 'N'''s O'''
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

A Yankee in England being annoy
ed by the constant boasting as to the
superiority of the English girls, finally
silenced laudation by declaring that
"they had gal in Boston only eleven
years old who could chew gum in sew
en- different languages with her eyes
SHUT -
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

A few days ago a colored man of
Halifax county, North Carolina, was
exhibiting, to a party of admiring
friends the docile qualities of his fa-
vorite mule by pulling his tail and
otherwise caressing him. The coffin
was made of poplar plank.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25
al come for the saw, sir"

II come for the saw, sir"
"What saucer ?" <e-tl ''''a'
"Wby, the saw, sir, that you Dor
rowed, 20 90 gisu a'asr l.s bisr
II borrowed no saucer" -.
"sure you did, sir; you borrowed a
saw, SIR" wsf
81 never saw your saucer"
"But you did, there's the saw, sir. +"
90, you want the saw ? Why didn't
you say SOP
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

A middle-sized boy, writing COM
position on Extremes" remarked that
We should avoid extremes, especially
those Of wasps ard bees. - = ~
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25
A young man at a wedding in Bed

ford recently, while promenading with
a lady, CHANGED to approach the offici-
ating clergyman, who happening to be
deaf and supposing them to be the
couple he had to unite Immediately
married them in spite of their remon-
STRANGE. They accepted the situation,
and commenced housekeeping.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

p A citizen of Sycamore, Ill, chased
n striped "cat" out Of his house the
other DAY. He buried his clothes
Immediately after, and his wife went
away on a visiting tour the next day.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-25

D - hereby return my thanks 10 the
~ public who have ceuuibuted to my
success and helng confident that my efforts havs
not been fruitless thus far trust, by a continue
ance Of fair and honorable dealing, TO merit and
receive q like liberal patronage In the future.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-16

A young ledy, who prided herself on
her geography, setting candle aslant,
remarked that it reminded her of the
leaning tower Of Pisa. eyes," respond
ed wag, with this difference that is a
tower in Italy, while this is tower in
grease.
George William Curtis, who does the
''nla bachelor" articles in Hc-pc~'c Ra-
gar, says if he had son he would
rather it should be remarked of him
that he is the son of poor though
worthy father, than the son of that rich
old bachelor" Very likely.
The sale of about twenty American
journals is now prohibited in the States
of the German Empire. Among them
are about six New York papers. The
general cause Of their prohibition is
having spoken disrespectfully of Ger
man princes.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-16

IuE HOWE SEWING MACHINE Still. Y1cro-
RIous.-Thc greatest triumphs known to the
Sewing Machine world. We hayo lust boen
Informed that the ''Hows" has taken the
highest premium at tho Georgia State Tuir.
also at tho North Carolina State Fair, and at
Oxford, Hudson, Goldsboro, Petersburg,
oanviilo, Boyston, Wythevillc and Pittsbnrg.
This Machine has recently been improved,
and ID now ono of tho lightcst running ma
chimes mado. 1t is the best finished and
made OF Tho best material. Don't fail to SEQ
tho new "Howe." Nov 70 r
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-16

4. !. :
4 ADANaERoUe CoUNTHasEly--Nu
OF THE BILLS SoATTERRb THR0uaH1 TIE
SoUTH.-A'n new and veil executed codn!
tesfeit Of the ffty dollar bill OF the new
issue OF greenbaoks has been discovered
lately by the Government officials; and
It is supposed q preconcerted movement
has been made to scatter them broadcast
over the country, especially the South,
where it ia supposed the majority Of the
people are not familiar with the designs
OF the Federal currency. The counter
teit, though quite good, still has few
detents that ere tass! to it ii the hands
OF even a tolerable judge of money. In
the drst place, theispecimens shown are
not printed on fibre paper, though this
may be done in other issues, as the
counterfeiters have succeeded in some
instances in making tolerable imitation
OF the Government fibre paper. The
scroll work around the figure $50" in
the upper left hand corner of the genu-
Inc is surrounded by scroll work of fine
lines, crossing and recrossing each other,
but all made of one line that is continu-
ous throughout, and its course can be
plainly traced by the naked eye. In the
counterfeit this effect is produced by a
series of short scratches. not connected
together at all. Between the words
tNew" and e'Series" in the genuine a
small ornamented dash is inserted, but is
omitted in the counterfeit. In the Wig
nette of Henry Clay, in the genuine, tic
color Of the hair on the right side OF the
head is light near the head and grows
darker near the outer end; this is re-
versed in the counterfeit The most
striking difference, howerer. is in the CO.
loring of the seal, which is brick red
tint, instead of the bright crimson of the
genuine bill.-Sdpanndh Neus.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-16

II your Child has worms, or q bad breath,
or s'tllaw complexion. or restles. ut night, or
Or. TUFTS Liver Pills. 1t will sroi 10 ro-
stored.
Lead. N1oi3T, -
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-16

ally sweeps its thousands to tho grave. 1t
makes Its appearance in many forms-in
Coneumption, Glandular Swollings, Rhcu-
matiem, Cutaneous diseases, many of the
DC. Perhaps no one is wholly free from its
tatnt. The only way it can be successfu,ly
treated is through the medium of tho circu
lation. IT is blood disease. DR.. TUFTS
Sarsaparl!a and Queens Delight possesses
the qualities to c1pel it from tho system and
rest"re perfect health. Being free from vio-
lent minerals, it may be taken with safety by
OLD and young. Tho most d, licatc female
may tako it ut any time.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-16
COLUMBIA MORNING. NOVEMBER 1e 1872 yc


The highest premium at Fair OF Carolinas,
held at Charlotte, October, 1879. only makes
little over One Thousand First Premiums
received by tho WHEELER l. WILSON SEW
ING MACHINE.
send in your orders. Office two doors below
PHGNIx office. Noy186
, 1872-12-20

In FAKE wes almost destroyed, the lighthouse
oTerthroWn, and roads and RAILWAYS washed
away. Indeed, throughout the coast and on the
sens there was but the same dismal story told
Of lives lost, houses destroyed, aad lands rem
dered utterly unfit for cultivation i = tho de1uce
OF ealt wator, which also, by filling wells and
.est-folr8, has caused IN enormous amount of
suffering Of tho>most horrible description Tho
:oTn Of Holding, on tie coast OF Jut2and, has
near neighboc!ood tho water roso in sone
Placeo as high as II feot above its customary
level, and it has been estimated that from Elsi-
more to Lubbock, distance OF $50 miles, the
average difference in the level was not less than
teet, and perhaps more. In the harbor of
Gothenberg the gale caused the water to- sink
4 feet, leaving VESSELS fast in the mud.
counts Of incidents OF the hurricane and flood.
On the coast OF Funen stood house In which
lived an old man and hia wife. The incoming
water sliced piece ont Of the land and took tho
house with it, drowning the old man and bearing
the woman inland, yet leaving her alive at last.
Iho Captain OF tho brig Mercuse, from Copen-
hagen, WAS washed overheard from his ship BY
the wave and Immediately replaced bruised, but
awe, upon his deck BY another wave coming
from an opposite direction. at eaxfjed,
where tho water roso nlne or ten feet, e1even hu-
man beings wore watched for hours driven
about in tue waves On the roof Of house. At
tempts were made to rescue them. uud one at
last was successful, but not before one OF the
people had been washed from the roof and
drowned. But the Imagination may furnish
pictures OF its own; it can hardly form auy that
shall be more terrible than the realities. Efforts
for the relief Of the sufferers arc making
these poor people will be recompensad for their
koEsas.
, 1872-12-20

all his life; deserted by tho Irish, whose bes.
friend he had proved; and, finally, sent from q
friends house to private madhouse, Hasn't
thst enough to make man crazy? Ee wanted
gento treatment, kindness, quiet; in the p1:ce
of that, so far rs can understand, many wero
continually irritating him. 4 man In his coaui.
tion may hy into Passion and break
. watch, without necessarily Icing r1onouncc5
insane. One Of tho locrors himself SAYS t.1at
iIr. G1eo.cy WAS IN constant antagonism to them
Docs it follow from that TACT tt at !:o was crazy
! think not. However, cannot talk muck u;S,n
the subject Of his desth, for had nothing to &c
with him at that time.
can illustrate the trait ct character Of which
spoke in the beginning. that Atr. Greeley yher
st work lived in tho spirit Of his work ind for
got himself, while reaction inevitably ensued.
went with him to Baltimore just before tha
election, and eyen then could ace the weari.
9ess OF frame creeping over him. He would lie
down whenever he had an opportunity, and
seemed in 20 wise interested in the peopIe
around him. Re vas becoming exhausted, and
felt irritable, I tool him to see a remarkabix
fine garden. It was only short distance. and
knew he was interested in such thinra. ~
started with me, but soon sat down, saying hs
could so no further. When ho stepped upou
the State Agricultural Society's platform, how,
ever, all the exhaustion seemed to leave Him.
and he delivered ono OF the finest speeches /.
ever heard As soon as he had finished. how
ever, the reaction came. and ho was down azaio
away down. I don't know that can tell yo2
anything more.
, 1872-12-20

4 reporter of the San francisco Chronicle
lately interviewed" Matilda Heron, when the
following gcene occurred:
Matilda-SoI l have those who are enough in
terestel in mo to wish to know what / have
been given from dead Harry Byrne's plenty
Well l.
Hero her quick eye fell upon large bottle OF
some kind Of liquid standing on table. seiz-
ing it, she shook it in the astonished reporters
face, and almost shrieked, s'no you seo it !?
Do you see it Don't say it's whiEkey! It's
not wh;akeyl 1t is not rum It does not make
drunkl See! see! see!" Ho saw. The bottle
WAS labelled, ''Citrate Of 1nagnesia.''
Rcporter-I See what it iB. will not say
is spirits.
Matilda-No; yoa cannot e.y ao,-you cannot
say so; but you shall taste, and then you cannot
Say only told you it was not rum.
Saying this, she placed her left arm around the
reporters neck, and with her right hand placed
the neck Of the bottle to his lips.
The reporter Was email man,-Matilda was
strong woman. Lie did not want to taste tint
mixture, whetcverit wna. lie told Matilda so.
He said: j." know it's not wliskcy. It smells
sour, aud know it's not spirits Of any kind"
Matida-les; you sl!an't say, "Sbe told me
It vas not whskey it did not look like whiskey;
it waa not labelled 'whiskey;' it did not smell
like vLiskey." You leyc got to say all this, and
besides you tayo got to say, !" It does not taste
ule Whiskey."
Ro7or.ar-1t il not necessary. Lam willing
, 1872-12-20

To the Editor ef the BosIon Transcript: .-.
Probably the surest method to test ii one is
living or dead is that OF DR.. Magnus, Of Brealau,
Germany, whose experiments, extending over
many years, have been carefully and studiously
made. The experiment is so simply made as to
be equally sure and practical tried by the laity
as by those belonging to the medical profession
He ties string snugly and securely around q
finger or toe. II tho subject be living one,
the member thus tied about becomes red, and
grows constantly deeper and darker colored,
till it is tinged blue red from the end to
the point where it is lgated. just where the
string rests upon the tesh there will be small
white ring. II the subject have calloused, hard
and skinned fingers or toes, it would be well to
ligate the lower pendant OF the ear, since the
test cannot bo go satisfactorily made upon 3
larger member Of the body; the numerous large
and deep-lying veins could not be go readily
compressed as in muscles with close proximity
to the bone.
His experiments have, in every instance,
proven satisfactory; the appearance described
upon the living body nerer having been pro-
The explanation Of the phenomenon is simple.
The bandaging OF any member Of the body causes
mechanical obstruction to the return OF the
venous blood; 1t staSuatee in the capillaries and
veins, and hence the dark blue color.
The white ring under the string is the result
OF partial arteriHl anamie, which exists in the
entire member, but is not seen elsewhere because
OF the yenous hypcramie. Yours truly,
MANY j. 6AFFoED, II. D.
Dps1oH, Dec, g 1871,
, 1872-12-20
Robbed, Murdered, and Thrown Over.
board.

From tbs Commerce {1fo.) Dtfpdtch.
When the Mary Mcdonald landed here on
Monday, a French woman who could scarcely
speak word OF English came ashore. She
seemed frantic NTH grief, and but little she
said could be understood. This much she could
band had been robbed OF $500 and thrown over
board by the roustabouts On the boat"
The officers Of the boat expressed q belief
that he had fallen overheard on the trip down,
but seemed to give very little notice to the
affair.
TO an interpreter she eayB that her husband
had sold little farm they owned at Jerseyville,
IL, and with the cash proceeds OF the salo-S900
they we're going back to New Orleans, Thoro
they had formerly resided. That they had
taken deck passage on the Mary Mcdonald, and
while on the river somewhere between this
place and st. Louis, her husband took o chill,
and had gone forward to the boilers to waEm
an hour she went to lind him. Her search was
in vain. Finally some one pointed to the body
Of her dead husband lying behind q pile Of
freight. She then went to ind some OF the Off
cers Of the boat, and when she returned she
found the body Of her husband missing, and has
not seen it from that day to this. She states,
too. that she eaw some Of the rouBtabouts diyid-
ing the money which she recognized as that be-
longing to her husband, and TINT upon charging
them Of robbing and mu 'dering her husband,
they Threatened to shoot her and throw her
overheard if she didn't keep her mouth shut.
She says her husband was named Louis Paul:
and lived within seven miles OF Jerseyville
The first impression concerning her among our
citizens, generally VAS that she YVES insane, but
We are now convinced that her statements are
correct, and are convinced that foul crime has
been committed on one of our steamboats,, and
on a boL:, too, whose officers have shown no
concern and no disposition to Investigate.
, 1872-12-20

Mr. Keene, = sr,ewd and tbriftv farmer Of Il.
lauoorpusn, , W led . large flock OF sheep, and
one ausuQts when it came housing time, ae EEs
ELeaL4 eD .oyed upon missing number Of lis
Enest V-nttons; among them three or four
1S 1MetAS-s which ho had raised aud fattena for
4.a .oWn table. .Ha.was sure it WAS not tha work
~ dogs. and tho most he could do rds to awa;t
further developments.
On the following spring, when his sheer we're
turned out TO- paature, lie instituted a csrefui
watch, and ere long lie detected Tom Sidney.
neighboHng FARMER, in tie act Of pilfeing 5
sheep; but lie made no noise about it a: the
time. SticEney WAS saman weu-to-1o, and Ieepe
did not care to expose him.
: Autumn came again. and upon counting up
his flock, Mr. Keene found eight sheep missing
He made ont . bill IN due form to Thomas Stic:3-
ney for the eight sleep, and presented it. sick
ney ohoked- and stammered, but did not back
down. Likb aprrdent man he paid the bill and
pocketed the receipt. -
Another springt1me came, and Nr, Keeue's
sheep were asalntur out Another autumn
came, and the farmer again took an aecoa1nt Of
hia stock, and this time ffteen sheep were taiss-
ing. As before, ba made out the bill 10 Tom
this time Tom objected.
IT is too. muc! Of q good thing" said he.
:" Fifteen aheep! Why, bless your SOUL haln'ss
had q firth part d 'em.'
Mr. Keene Wa1 iuoxorable.
"Thers Ia ths bill, said he, stand have
made it out in god faith. have made no fuss
when my sheep have been missing, because I
deemed your cadit good and sufficient"
WELL" groaned Tom, with a big gulp. "I
suppose mus; obey; but" he added er1mpha.-
ically, "we'u dose that account from this tina.
You have giEe1 me- too much credit altoge!he1--
soma other nscal has been stealing On the:
strength Of it it''-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
, 1872-12-20

FTor The St. Loais Glo5e Dec IT.
ApecularF horrible case OF Juvenile tIHepzn7y.7
occurred yesterday, in . house on souxh Tweyi:h
street, oppo.;te tho jail
Mrs. WTi@1t, occupying one Of fhe ehaz tea.
yesterday aftarnoon. left in heF zoom her nhns
dsughtaz Mary, aged one month, and u + ,ou
Pierre, agtd three years, for the puru ose ri
yard. -NN-A14e
On returning, she found her infaut e, ,ve1onaa
IN IN flames, nd tho boy dancing and lap ehias az
The mot,er e1tinguished the Ramey' bv throw
ing the co1tents OF tie bucket in Leri and uron
the burning child. 14'@--1 okSN@
The little sufferer IVES immediate; ~ taken Ia
the. Heath Office, where al "as du - that was
Ross.Eia a 70 aheT.ste the Paln 1tws found that
having escaped injury, 0*'
In questioning the boy about IL a causa 1T the
accident, he sesi4ed to not under3 and thar anv-
thing stsere had happened, but az paared nleaaed
IN telling how he took piece ct naner apd IL i
at The ire in the stove, and t5 y, fonched the
lighted paper to the bottom Of nv sster,. draac
ay abe lay or tue floor, .'lust to eee tha fn1,
q. ti,e - ~ no!sa o. the 1n limits recovering
~ *4a @u3ni!cs a1o supposed to be fetaL
, 1872-12-20

fraa hs Norfolk <va.> n ,urn,1 De-. IS.
3eeterday morning, about II O'Clock. negro
man attracted considerable s.steution bv wei;Goc
through thebt1eets with a44ugo snake ~ 'vranns3 s
AROUND a;S I'd h.s body a1d opor his shoulders. go
sa1o 3 ~ ne nag pulled his az,eahip from ben. "a
measured .nd found to be- eight feet tV., ac,,es
n ~ longsn and E1la inches in circu1nfe, once.
II 1,ssas ~as aave bnt 5 in hrpid state. Or. beng
it sson enowed signs Of 1ife He' rs;o;n1 s;onu,
1.a a,3ao 19sa ano ;htustins out ita tongue. Vas
5eF sat and Ind ank having apparently lad noh
LIST brown, With numerous anots soaoe II as
ane lug ooaS. 90 Inc negro said it was sb< ,cns'
;esss Hoes osf bat hs ses esne eaS it aid
w4s boa constricior Which had as"aaaa was that @
s!me travelling Snowman, and la3 been lto aut,.
II 9ha '7tb Thayss whsts5s5 ss elise
the dazkey he was walking up Man aast @ss seen .,
rerr.as, ~ Vas gong home to stin tie anaio 3ors
.e"1aan' TEe was to hpy it from lin. 1'@''' ~1
, 1872-12-20

Stanley has had two babes, one black and the
other white, named after him, and now comes
word tlet his name in gold letters occupies
proud position gu the stern OF IN Erie Cacal
boat. Could ambitious man desire more?
is composed as follows: Major General ". S.
Hancock; Colonel Rufus Ingalls,, Assistant
Quartazmaster General; Colonel George ".
Getty, Third Artillery; sargeons, John II.
Cuylor md John noose.