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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-13
The Handiest Tool in Use !

If they lowered above US, or If we
were ready to strike them with an
awful crash, God help them! We
are running in the teeth of the
maddest gale which ever swept a
lake and sent prayers heavenward
from the fisherman's cabin on the
beach. One point starboard or
port and the wild winds would
whistle in devilish glee-the foam
covered waters drag us down.
The captain on deck, clinging
with desperate grasp, yet flung
here and there as if he had no
power to resist. Once, when the
green light showed into his face
for an instant, saw that his teeth
were hard set, and his anxious
eyes were fastened on the two
brswny men lashed to the wheel
in the pilot house. Supreme in
command, yet how weak in powerl
Up where the gale struck the
hardest, where the fiendish whist
ling and shrieking came loudest,
where the awful roar Of the baffled
waves was plainest, the wheels
men clutched the spokes, and kept
their eyes on the compass. Rough
men, knowing nothing Of the good
in life, could they understand the
voice Of tho STORM Did they
feel anything moro than the per-
sonal danger which menaced themi
Watching the compass, eyes on the
trembling needle which quivers and
moves and quivers again, they feel
the shock as q greater wave leaps
on deck; they feel the darkness |;
they wonder II the shrek Of the
gale is their requiem-wopder and
tremble, but they dare not look up.
Therel There She staggers
like q man mortally wounded-she
trembles like frightened child
She is down forever. No, up, slow
ly up, and q wave slides under
her keel again! If she had one
rotten beam, one defective brace,
one weak plank, that great strug-
gle would have found it and sent q
hundred men and women to battle
for q moment with the foam--for y
single moment before a long, loud
wall Of despair told the gale that
1t was alone, that they had gone to
graves down there where the treach-
erous waters sway to and fro like
a serpent about to strike.
In the engine room, face as white
as the foam riding on the waves,
yet ready to die at his post--the
broad-shouldered engineer carries
all lives in bis hand. Eyes on the
dial which marks the force Of steam
hand resting where It can add to
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Good Advice.

The following good advice is
from an address delivered before
the Bucks county, Pa) Agricul-
Society by Thomas Shellcross:
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-13

oNO~e oa'ANC -
from an address delivered before
the Bucks county, (Pa) Agricul-
Society by Thomas Shellcross:
Economical farming implies
several conditions. We must raise
greater crops per acre. 1t takes
no longer to cultivate good crop
than poor one. We must have
the most improved implements.
Machinery is cheaper than labor.
A man with corn-plow can do
double the work he could with a
cultivator, and do it better. A
good washing-machine materially
lightens the duties of the house.
hold. The sewing-machine might
be a great labor-saving machine,
but since its introduction there are
so many useless seams made that
the labors of the women do not
seem to be any lighter. / remcm-
Der once seeing a garment with
nineteen tucks.
"There is no economy in pur-
chasing half-worn Implements
They will be continually out of or
der. The first wear is always the
best.
"Pay as you go. A man with
cash in his hand can always pur-
chase to much better advantage
than he who expects a credit. L
have seen corn bring s1.10 per
bushel on credit of nine months
when the market price was eighty
five cents.
"The farmer must keep well
posted. 1t is a great matter of
economy that he be well supplied
with papers and magazines. Not
only his county paper, which tells
him OF affairs about home, but also
one af the great dailies, which let's
him look right out into the world.
At least one of the journals devoted
to agriculture should find access
to his home. One or two hints
picked up during the year will am
ply repay the cos. of subscription.
"There is economy in giving q
child q good education. We know
too little Of the why's and where
fores connected with our calling.
We work too much in the dark.
To get the best possible results
from our land and fertilizers, how
important that we should under
stand their constituents and their
adaptability of certain crops. As
soon as by improved intellectual
power man begins to discover and
apply the laws of nature, vast
accession is made TO the power OF
human productiveness. If this DO
SO we see how grour.dless is the
opinion that education and science
are without practical benefit, and
that philosophers and students are
merely o useless burden on the
community, since It is knowledge
and its application which has given
us all the advantages which we
possess over savages." -
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A man who is very rich now,
was very poor when he was a boy.
When asked how he got his riches
he replied: "My father taught me
never to play until my work was
finished, and never to spend my
money until ! had earned It. II
! had but one hours work In day
! must do that the first thing, and
In an hour, after this / was allowed
to play, and then I could play with
much more pleasure than II had
the thought Of an unfinished task
before my mind, and Il soon be-
came perfectly easy to do 90. II Ia
to this that I owe my prosperity.
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Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-12

If it can accomplish oil this, it is in
deed the Roor Mans Friend. That
it can do it we confidently assert, aDd
in doipgso, are only testify lng to tliat
which we haze seen. - with .lolh
This Cultiyator will soon bo brought
to the attention Of the people ofevery
section Of the State. The exclusive
right to manufacture and vend this
Cultiyator within the State of South
Carolina has been purchased by gentle
men ut Marion, S. G., and they pro
pose to proceed with energy and with
out delay to place it within the reach
ofall. In the mean time any person,
desiring further information or wish
ing to purchase plows are invited tc
address Mcssrs. j. Stackhouse & Co.,
Marion, S. G..
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-12

Oh the top pointing upwards, present
ing the position Of the minister's hand
when pr nouncing benediction. II
is about the size of six year old
child's hand, with long slender fingers
like those of n person very much
cmaciatcd by sickness. 1he wood
has enlarged formations on each finger
and the. thumb, representing and cor
responding with tkcjoints of the hu-
man hand. The most remarkable
feature about it is the natural appear
nncc ofthc nails. They have II kind
of flesh cclor, and the balance of the
hand, where the bark has been entire
y removed looks ghastly white. The
ilrst impression it makes upon yon is
the same experienced in handling Il
skclcto", aud u large majority oi
those who see it, regard it with the
same subducd, half snperstitious we,
inspired by the presence Of corpse.
MIR. Andrews says the grave from
WHICH il was cut is supposed to be the
grave Of a very devout Methodist
minister by the name of Butcher, who
was buried there many years ago
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-06-12
The Farmers friend.

Farmers Cultivator' richly dc
serves, the appellatation wl,icl, heads
this article. The Patcntec claims for
this invcntion't!lc following advanta-
gcs: n;a
Jst. It can be used as single plow,
using either cotton or turn plow' cast
ings. Asa 4 single plow it can be used
as an ordinary cotton plow to side
cotton, 'tsplit out middlcs' or do all
work necessary for a plow to do, III
the cultivation Of cotton; by putting
on the turnplow castings it can
be used for all purposes, for which
tnrnplows are used.
Fad BY attaching the second plow
-Hu6ussfe p9uw IS l0lln,l ri,Jf WWnfcs-s-
cotton row can be sided and the mid
dies split out by going up and coming
down once.
BY putting on the turn plow cast
ings, u double turn pillow is formed,
which will de the work of2 men and
2 horses, with one man ..,,nnd single
horse, with rs much ease as with an
ordinary turn plow.
3rd. BY attaching the third plow.
triple plo~ is formed with Which
man and 2 horses, can do M much
work, either i'll breaking up or pillow
ing in sn,all grain, in given time, rs
3mcn and 3 horses.
The declarations Of the Inventor
and Patentcc, extravagant rs they
may appear to those who have not
seen the cultivator at work, actually
f'll short Of .hetruth. :,
/ Wa hayeno hesitation in pronoun
cling it one uf the most valuable combi-
nation Of plows ever devised, This
Judgment is not pronounced rs our
own, but is authorized and endorsed
by many Of the most successful and
practical planters. of our scction-by
such men us Hon w u johnson, Col
p L Stackhousc, Hon A @ McDufic,
Gen W. Evans, w w Sellers, Esq, j
N. johnson, Esq, Col John G Blue,
Col w w DnRant, Rev John l.
Smith, Mcssrs. + j Moody, T. b Rog-
crs d l. Gilchrist, l. L Lewis, A I}
Pagd, + p Ellcrhcc, L W Ayers, G S
Moody, C;J NFcColl, + G Tart, A B
Rogers, j. y Rogers, n Evans, r. b
B'adac, John Mel elan, ID NrcInlyrc,
1 w Go,iboll, w j Brown, John
Drew, y II Coleman, Thos Drew, Hon
John Wilcox, L z Moody, w II Craw
ford, J j. Foxworth, W 3 Gasguc, w
W Sellers, Jr., Jos A baker, Capt w
$ El!crhcc, Maj j b White, G. d
Evans, Esq. w L Afford, D w Nc
I,aur;n, Maj S f Mcmillan, w b Me
MILAN, Esq, James II Manning, Esq,
and others.
The above gentlemen have seen it
working and have tested it personal
ly.
1t meets the great need Of the Cot
ton States, i'll that it enables, the plan
ter to reduce his animal force from ono
third to onehalt, or with the same
animal force to cultivate from one
third to one hall more land, us we'll,
or better, than it is now cultivated,
II reduces tho required help, or in
creases its productive capacity in the
same proportion,
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The slanliest Man.

The manifest man of all the race,
Whose heart is open as his face,
Puts forth his hand to help another,
'Tisr j the blood of kith and kin,
'Tis not the color of the skin;
'Tis the heart that beats within,
Which makes the man man and
brother.
His words arc warm upon his lips,
A.heart heats. to his finger tips - -
: = de is asfrisnd ard ldyal neighbor;
Sweet children Kiss HIM Oh the way, s-'
And the women trust him for they muy,
He owes no debts he cannot pay;
lie earns his bread with honest labor.
He lifts the fallen from the ground
Aud puts his feet upon The round
OF dreaming Jacobs ladder
Which lifts him higher, day by day,
Towards the bright and heavenly way,
And farther from, the ,emptc:'s sway.
Which sngeth like The angry adder.
Ncstrikcs oppression to the dust
II" shares the blows aimed al tlic inst
lleIstTihlis not from lic post oftangcr
Apd,in fht fhirkcst Of the fight,
Ae>ta,tlcs, bravely for The right,
For that is mighticr than might,
Though cradlcd in an humble nangcr.
Hail to the manifest man he comes "a
Not with the sound ofher7,s and dr.llsr,
Though grand as any duke, and granlcr
lie laNns upon the world and light,
Dslels the weary gloom ofnight
Alld ills, like bats and owls take flight;
He's grcatcr than great Alexander
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4 That was shrewd method which
an Iowa girl recently adopted to in
ducc all her friends to attend hcr
wedding. She didn't let them know
up to the last mpmont who the groom
was To be.
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ID ENTAIL. \<sT zCE

ENT.A \ OF ICE
.rliE undersigned takes pleasure in an
rlnnncng To his many friends and patrons
that lie has permanently located At Orange
burg, g. II S. c., where he will devote his
entire time, fron, every Monday till Saturday
noon to The
PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
in al is Ders' Petieos se{l {lsf,ctio d.
guaranteed inialll opera,i5na entfdgtedto 6is.
care. Charges Very moderate
cocks Store
a. NJ. SNIDE1s, d. s.
l.. S. WOLFE.
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1t is q singular but interesting
study-the exquisite affinity which
some emotions Of our nature have with
others Of equal nobleness and purity.
The commingling Of the most delicate
chemicals cannot surpass tie syntheti-
cal combination Of these priceless Lul
immatcrial substances Of the soul.
While I do not think that any effort
OF emotional synthesis could unite
cownrdice and tenderness into one
indissoluble body, have never known
man who was truly brave, in the
best sense Of the word, but his nature
was tender and sympathetic.
When our beloved and immortal
Lee God bless him walked over
the cattle ground at Malvern Hill, ii
was told me by one Of hismen, who
Jay wounded himself upon that bloody
field, that he never saw more sympn-
thy manifested bya woman than was
shown by his idolized chief towards
the men who had fallen undcr his
leadership mat day and np pys 70
tore him, wounded, dead or dying.
'fhe great Southern champion, Just
from the flush of victory over the de-
fe;'t,d toe, without one thought Of tile
fresh laurcls about his brow, left lis
suite, nnd, alone, went about among
his fsl'ow men, to cho.r and relieve
them wherever he could. With the
tears streaming from his eyes, he here
bends over poor wounded private in
rags and tatters, and lifting his head
tendcrly, puts the cup Of water to lis
lips; aud while cndcavoring to staunch
the blood ofan ugly wound, speak,
words ct hope and comfort to the sui-
fcrcr, moaning so touchinsly in his
pain. Over there, he bows by some
dead hero, fallen with his face to the
foe," and smoothing back the matted
s:.d CORY locks from the pal!id fsce,
rcverently folds the icy hands upon the
pulselcss breast and straightens the
stiiTening limbs in the cold embrace Of
death; then sadly passing on, now
kneels beside one who fell in close
encounter with his last enemy. The
soldier lifts his eyes to the plying
face Of his beloved General, who, with
tears still dropping down his bearded
cheeks tcndcrly presses the clamny
hand i'll his, and snysin low quivcr-
voice: "My friend, this is one Of the
heart rcnding but inevitable results OF
war. You have done your duty nobly
and bravcly; lift your heart now to
Him who can save, and He will soon
receive your spirit where there is no
more con ict and death"
"lis love, love, that makes the world 50
round"
Though the earth is :a,lder for the
loss Of Robert l.. Lee, thank God
that we have known and loved him,
and that his life with us is precious
and eternal memory! Though, We
may never look upon his like again,
it is sweet JOY to know that he is
now safe whore
No winds Of war will ever blow"
that his tender crowned SOUL is with
God, who is love-whcre no envious
cnmity can ever again vent lis cruelty
and malico against him, md no Lost
Cause break his great, loving heart.
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A Patri"tic Girl.

ten Dcfnre Lord RRwd0n from Ninety
Six, when lie had pissed Broad river
lie was very desirous to send an order
to General Sumter who was on the
Wateree, to join him; that they might
attack Rnwdon, who had divided his
free. But the general could find no
man in that part of the State who
was bold enough to undertake SO dan
gcroii8 8f1ission. The country to be
passed Through for many miles was
full ofElood-tilirsty tories, who on cv-
cry OCCASION that offered imbruc their
hands u the blood of The wings.
AT length Emily Geigcr presented
herself to General Green, and propo-
sed TO att MS his messenger; and the
general, "both surprised and delighted,
c osc with her proposal! lie accor
dinghy wrote a letter and delivered it,
and at the same time communicated
the coE4;ents Of it verbally, to be told
to Sumter i'll case Of accidents, Emily
was young, but MS TO hcrpcrson or ad
ventures on the way VIC have no fur
ther information, except that she was
inountcl on hors, back upon side sad
die, and OIL the second day Of her Jour
ney sliYwns inter cptcd By Lord Raw
dons s:cputs. Coming from tic tlircc
tion differences army, and not being
able tostell an untruth without blush
ing, Emily was suspected and consisl.
Ell 10 aEoom, and as the officer in com
mand had the modcsty not TO search
her at t|lie time, he sent for an old to
ry matlpn as more fitting for that pur
pose. Hnily was not wanting in expo
dent, Rnd MS soon rs the door WAS
closed :And the bustlea Il little subsidized,
she at!e}np the letter, piece by piece.
AfterAtEShi!e the natrsn arrived, and.
upon sttirching carefully, nothing was
to besG}pnd Of a suspicious nature
about, as prisoner, and she would dis
= = iszs.''9 Sc E .ssaAs' s>,.s
allayed, the oiHccr commanding tic
scouts suffered Emily to depart With
er she was bound; but she took !, route
somewhat circuitous to avoid further
detention, and soon after struck into
the road to Snmter's camp, where she
arrived i'll safety. Emily told her ad
venture, and delivered CIR EMS verbal
message to Sumter, who, in consc
quence soon after joined The main army
u. \ orangeburg. ~ Eel ls..llof
'3>si" : % E5zi5risSsSsS isssTT1,Ti1te 1:,iTi: s'.y -
9 @,E.sia1D,S5 sSeeHSss S.GR 1getSsS gtSa, I, S.,ro7
TILE GROWTH or THE GRAVi:-As-
ToNIsIllNG PHENOMENON WHAT
Is IT?
A short time since mention was
made in the Union unH american Of a
mysterious hant! That had grown from
eou"'y. "e so'
I.,. ~ ~ - w, ~ 'ne
:. ~. ,,a, =,
of liz ,rn.dasf,,, ~ ~, aoi'o"' '0'ouD'
"Mond..y our city Was unusually
excited by the exhibition iu the (our-
,,.,,;.h aro,,. " 49,
,;llc ;r IN S =
~ 49,, ""S
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"ti!ows on the stars,
Kcfrcsllcs the breeze,
Warns in the sun
And blossoms or the trees.

"Whcp The National Treasury w"s
threatened by Il body otgrccdy Con.
gressmcn, yon stood like IL wall Of ad
amant between the people and those
infamous salary grabtcrs. Lend me n
,lollar!'
"My dear Sir" the Cnloncl pre-
tened 10 explain, "you mistake the
case entirely. was one Of Tie grab
bcrs."
"You were? p (grasping the Colo
nel's hand warmly.) 80 much the
better. Let me congratulate you that
a parsimonious pubic could not
frightcn you out Of what was but a
lair remuneration for your Invaluable
services. am glad that your pccun.
iary circumstances. are 30 much bcttcr
than supposed. Make it two!"
And the Colonel. did / Was the
only clear thing for him to do.
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Make il Two Dollars.


Congress from the First District OF
Ohio, tells n good story about call
he recently received at his ofiicc Of Il
man who claimed to be an editor from
Arkansas. lie was very see,ly look
ing chap, and appeared as though he
had but recently conc off six weeks
spree. Bowing profoundly. then slrik-
ing M attitude, with one hand on his
heart and the other extending II badly
used plug hat, lie exclaimed with II
dramatic air: . r
"lIaveI | the honor Of a'ldrcssinr the
Hon. Orzo j. Dodds -
My name IL Dotlds, but lam no
longer an honorable" said the Colonel.
! mot an honorable! Dadds nnt an
9saSFa7If ss1 a. HSm III III Evg /, slsa .;;s
The gods seem to have set their SEAL =
(.Grccn seal" murmured Dodds to
himsclf) 81 read nothing dishonor-
able. u
"That's right" said Dotlds. "Never
read ANYTHING 'lishonorablc But to
business"
y es, as you say, to business. am
aprinter; | might say an editor. lam
from the Safe Of Arkuns;s-the only
State, by the way, able and willing
to support two Governors at the same
time. BIT l have been unfortunate
Much have been tossed about by the
ire of cruel Juno. and
Juno how it is YOURSELF" broke
in the Colonel.
"BuHcttcd by the worlds rude
storms, you see mo here stranded
wreck. Scarce three moons past /
left my office in charge Of my worthy
foreman and sought tie peaceful wales
and calm rests Of the Muskingdom
Valley, where my childhood sportcd
Returning | stopped at Cincinnati
fell into evil company and-but why
dwell Oh details? Enough that nm
what | am-dishcartcncd, ruined,
broke. -A mark ior scorn to point her
slow, nncrring finger at. AS l was
about giving up in despair, having
given up everything else that had,
thought Of you. Sir / am here. You
did not send for me, but have come.
Your name is known and hnnnrcd
from one en- ofthis great Republic to
the otllcr. It,
---- ---- UI,ln,xs On IL. -i.,r. ---L--
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lfrom the Sunny South.
"The Rraycst are the Tcndcrcst."

81 Mrs. N. LOUISE cRcss1.EY.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-10-01

Mort age SaIc.-Default having been
made in the conditions OF a certain indenture
Of mortgage, whereby the power TO sell therein
contained has become operative executed by
Henry j. Scrmger and Mary L. Scnmger to
Henry Kellogg and George " Baker. co-part-
ners under the name and style or Kellogg. Ba-
ker and Company (under which name sad
mortgage was executed 10 them) which mort
gage was dated the 18th day OF May, 1874. and
recorded in the office of the Register OF
Deeds, for the County OF Van Buren,, in the
State OF Michigan, on the 18th day Of May.
A. ID. 1874, at 8 O'Clock P. NJ. IN Llber IL OF
mortgages. on page 4l6, upon which said mort
gage there Is claimed to be due by virtue OF the
conditions thereof and remAiring unpaid at
the date OF this notice, the sum OF one hundred
and forty dollars aud ffty-four cents. and an
attorney fee OF twenty-five dollars provided for
in SAID mortgage in case OF foreclosure, making
total sum OF one hundred and siyty-fve dollars
and fifty four cents, and no sut proceeding
at law having been instituted 10 recover SAID
sum or ANY part thereof Notice 10 therefore.
hereby given that on Monday, the LIST day OF
November, A, D. 1875, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, we shall sell at public auction, to the
highest bidder, At tue front door Of the Court
House, In the Village OF Paw Paw. IN the Coun-
ty OF Van Buren,, and State OF Michigan, to
satisfy the Gum due by virtue OF said conditions,
with interest at the rate OF ten per cent,
and legal costs, the premises described IN
said mortgage, that ls to say: That certain
piece and parcel OF land lying and being
IN the County of Van Buren,, and State OF
Michigan, and described az follows, to wit :
Commencing eight rods and elk feet east OF the
southwest corner OF lot or parcel OF land
conveyed or intended to be conveyed by Jesse
Il. Brown and wife to Lemuel &. Glow by deed
dated the 18th day OF August, 1867, and record
al in the Office of the Register o. deed. %
the County OF Van Buren,. on the 18Th dav OF
November 1863 Ia LiOr Eighteen OF d.eds ou
page xix hundred sud ourtoen: runting thence
east thirty three feet, sheJce NORM ole hun
dred aud twenty SIX feet, thel Sast thirty
three feet, thence south one hundred and
twenty-six feet, to the place OF beginning and
being situated on the east bali OF the south
east quarter OF section twenty mine in town
ship one south, OF range fifteen, west.
Dated, July 2Sth, 1875. 1062tl3
HENRY KELLOGG
and GEORGE ". BAKER.
composing the firm OF Kellogg, Baker q Co.
Mortgages.
JoHN C. SHARP, Esq, ATTY, for Mortgages.