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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17
Life Beneath the Waves.
By CAPT. BOYNToN.

Soon afterward l worked down
into the Gulf of Mexico. The first
coral 1 raised was in Catoche.-
Knocking around about there /
heard of the loss of the schooner
Foam. The first mate and three
men got saved, but the captain, his
daughter, and three men got lost,
| slung around to see if she could
be raised. After we'd spent the
best part of the week we sailed
over her and dropped anchor. 1t
was a lovely Sunday morning when
we struck her. She lay in sixty
feet of water on a bottom as white
as the moon. Looking down /
could see her leaning over on one
side upon the coral reef. When /
got down to her l saw she'd torn n
great gap in the reef when she ran
against it. The mainmast was gone
and hung by the fore F; l clambered
up; | saw whole shoals of fish
playing in and out of the hatches.
First l went to look for the bodies,
for ! never like to work while
there's any of them about. Find
ing the forcastle empty, l went to
the two little state cabins. 1t
was rather dark, and / had to feel
in the lower hunks. There was
nothing in the first, and in the 9TH
er the door was locked. l pried
it open and shot back the lock with
my adze. 1t flew open, and
out something fell right against
me. / felt at once it was the
woman's body. l was not exactly
frightened but it shook me rather.
slung it from me and went out
into the light bit until / got hold
of myself. Then L turned back
and brought her out-poor thing
She'd been very pretty, and so /
carried her in my arms ; with her
head nesting against my shoulder,
she seemed as If she was only
sleeping. / made her fast to the
line as carefully as ] could, to send
her up, and the fish p,eyed about
her as If they were sorry she was
going. At last gave the signal,
and she went slowly up, and her
hair floating about her head like
pillow of golden seaweed. That
was the only body 1 found there,
and / managed after to raise pretty
considerable of the cargo.
One of my expeditions wa:
among the silver banks Of the
Antilles, the loveliest place ever
saw, where the white coral grow:
into curious tree-lil1e shapes. Al
! stepped along the bottom it seem
ed as il l were in a frosted forest
Here and there trailed long frond'
of seaweed. Silver bellied fisl
flashed about among the dcel
brown and purple sea ferns, which
rose high as my head.
Far as l could see all round il
the transparent water were diffe
ent colored leaves, and on the foo
piles of shells so bright in colo
that IL seemed as If had stumb
led on place where they kept
stock of broken rainbows. coul
not work for q bit, and had a quar-
, ter determination to sit down
while and wait for a mermaid.
guess If those sea-girls hive an,
where they select that spot. Afte
walking the inside out of half q
hour, l thought / had better go
work and blast for treasures.
little bit on from where j sat wei
}. the remains Of q treasure ship,
was Britisher, think, and cora
had formed all about what was lie
of her. The coral on the botto
and round her showed black spot
That meant dcposit OF either irS
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Hope.

Fairor than any flower
OF summers hour.
Sweeter than any love
Ay, sweet in truth !
OF her what shall be said
Hope that is dead
Fair Hope that garlanded,
Fair hope that led and fed
The dreams of youth
What song Il sweet enough
To sing of her .
What murmur Of the dove,
What cooing noto thereof,
To breathe the memories
That cling to hor
Hope, brave and strong
Hope swooter than all song,
What song is sweet enough
To sing of her!
How weary are the ways
Unto our feet
o, tagging length OF days
That once We're feet
o, barren OF all grucc,
Life that she made so sweet
Hidden from moon and star
She that was faiIer far
To look upon
Not where the roses are,
But whore Slow waters sleep
TO the great deep.
Whose only shadows wune,
And rain may fall thereon,
But never the VAIN sun.
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"Sarah, you're a good gal, but
there amt no gal a-goin to cali for
two plates of ice cream on me and
keep me for her feller," were the
closing remarks Of young gen.
tleinan Of Chicago upon parting
with his inamerata
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17
How TO Prosper.

a contributor 10 the New lOrk
Observer says: | returned to
Ashville after an absence of three
years and found my friend Truffies
grown fat and jovial, with a face
the very mirror of peace and self
Truliles was the viii
lage baker, and he was not like
this when | went way.
"Trufiles," said l, show is it
You have improved"
Improved How!"
"Why, in every way. What
have you been doing y
Just then a little girl came in
with a shattered shawl and bare
footed, to whom Trufiles gave
loaf of bread. "Oh, dear, Mr..
TrufIles," the child said with brim-
ming eyes, as she took the loaf Of
bread "mamma is getting better
and she says she owes so much
to you. She blesses you, indeed
she docs"
"That's one Of the things I've
been doing" he said, after the child
had gone.
"lou are giving the suffering
family Bread" inquired.
"Yes."
"Have you any more cases like
that!"
"Yes, three or four Of them. I
give them a loaf of bread o day,
enough to feed them"
"And you take no payl"
"Not from thep."
"Ah from the town p
mo; here" said TrufIies, laying
his hand on his breast. "I'll tell
you,7 he added smiling. zone day
over o year ago, a poor woman
came to me and asked for q loaf of
bread, for which she could not pay
she wanted it for her poor suffer-
ing children. At first l hesitated,
but finally / gave it to her, and as
her blessing rang in my ears after
she had gone, felt my heart grow
warm. Times were hard, and there
was good deal of suffering, and l
found myself wishing by and by,
that | could afford to give away
more bread. At length an idea
struck me, I'd stop drinking and
give that amount away in bread,
adding one or two loaves on my
own account. / did it, and its
been a blessing to me. Ny heart
has grown bigger, and I've grown
better every way My sleep Is
sound and sweet and my dreams
are pleasant. And that's what you
see, 1 suppose"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25

He's been, and come, and gone, ard
left somethin'! Oh, | never ''Rabin
Nightsr" yelled Tim. -H-
Merry Christmas, hoorawl" screamed
Nan, flying out of bed in her little ragged
petticoat.
She seized the stocking and brought it
to the bed. They Rugged the stocking.
They Rugged everything in it. They
Rugged each other They Rugged Mrs
Vic, who had crept in to witness their
Joy. Merry Christmas, ~ sang the chill
drcn and wrinkled, old NrseVic
Peace on earth, goodwill to man.,
sang the listening angels overhead =
Youths Companion
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
The DisObliging Boy.

CHARLIE HOYT, as pleasant fellow as
any in the old district school, was good
| scholar, diligent and studious, and always
ready to join friend on an excursion of
| pleasure. He was not naturally disoblig-
ing, but acquired the badohabit in this
| way. w is=s-s.-- e. ana * s..-.-...r -
I've heard a playmate MANY time, say /:
LEND me your knife, Charley, will
! yoIg' " can't, for l haven't any: and
besides, | want to use it myself' he
would reply. Or il they said, :" Let me
see your knife, Charley, will you9'' he
would take it out and show it to them,
and then say, There, you've seen it,
and then back he would put it in his
pocket -.
He always refused in such a pleasant
way that they were rarely if ever offended,
and 1t was a long time before they dis
| covered low often he disobliged- Them.
One day when he, was absent from
school the boys had a public meeting,
and agreed unanimously that they would
convince him how disobliging he was,
and in such a way that he could have no
excuse for being angry. The next day,
when he came, one of the first things that
he said was Where is the lesson to-
day." can't, for haven't any; be-
sides, l want to use it myself was the
reply He asked another. who, holding
the book up at such distance that he
could not read it, said /: ''There. you've
seen it." Every. question. he asked was
answered with one of his old answers
AT length he began to grow angry; but
when he got TO his seat and thought of it.
he was surprised to recollect how often he
had disobliged his friends.-sNow that his
eyes. were opened ehe felt really sorry that
ne had disobliged persons so much. and
he determined not to be angry with his
sclioolmafes, let them disoblige him as
they would. Hefried not to ask them q
any questions but he constantly forgot it,
and received as, an answer to all his in. as
quiries: <" can't, for haven't any be-
sides, want to use it myseif''
He came to school in the afternoon in
great tribulation. He was at the head of
his class in arithmetic, and felt very anx-
ious to remain there; but in his lesson of
this day there was a sum that he could not
In vain he applied to one
after another to explain it; all the answer
he got was: 81 can't, for l haven't any;
besides, l want to use it myself" There
was one scholar who came late; to him he
applied, and. to his great surprise and Joy,
his friend did the sum. But oh, how pro-
Eoking! Just as he reached his hand out
for the slate it was withdrawn, and the
,ldwords, "There, you've seen it," was
he answer. He could bear it no longer,
put burst into tears. t
His schoolmates really liked him, and
saw how his feelings were hurt
we're very sorry that they had carried the
oke so far. After school they all came and
hook hands with him, and told him why
hey did it. He acknowledged that he had
lone wrong, and after that he seldom re.
used to oblige person when it was proper.
f he did, we had but TO say, 81 can't, for
haven't anv; besides, want to- use it
myself, land he would instantly oblige US.
-Ckrlsttdn at Work.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
WindOw-Plants.

SEVERAL correspondents ask questions
relating to different features in the care
and cultivation of window plants. One
lady affirms that success with house
plants seems largely matter OF luck, as
she is as conscientious as lIer neighber in
the care OF plants, and yet her plants are
sickly, and she can make no Roadway
against spiders, mealy- bugs and other in
sects, while all the time her neighbor has
baskets and pots of luxuriant plants. 1t
may be said that enthusiasm and adapti-
bilIty to the business has much to do with
success in this department. Directions
covering every possible difficulty have
been given repeatedly, but in few cases
are they understood or followed in the
right spirit. Unimportant directions are
followed closely, while important condi-
tions are neglected entirely. The soil in
the pots must not be dry Us dust one day
and soaked with water the next; but must
be kept at proper degree of moisture. Ii
red spiders are found, sponge the under
side of the leaves with cold soap-suds. If
mealy-bugs appear, destroy by touching
with alcohol, or brush them off with
soft, dry brush. The moist atmosphere,
indispensable to the healthy growth OF
plants, is not so difficult to secure is often
imagined. Keep vessel on the stove
full of water, and the object is attained.
Prof. Maynard, in the Scientific Farmer,
calls attention to the fact that plants grow
much better where the temperature runs
lower 1t night than during the day, the
range of difference covering about ten dc
grees. He would place paper screen
between the plants and tue window every
night.
Mr.. F. r. Elliott, of Cleveland, Ohio,
an excellent authority on the subject, says
the best system To keep plants in pots in
,,f Il
the pot holding the plant inside of another
pot two inches more in diameter. Make
all tight at the bottom; then put two
inches of fine charcoal at bottom; set in
the pot with flower; then add fine char
coal to fill all the surrounding space.
Water mainly Tito the charcoal, only &C.
casionally INTO the main pot.-C'htcdgo
Iyibuie.
Mrs Andrew Johnson the widow OF
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25
NO. 80.
Onr Rous and glls.
WILLIE'S STOCKIWG.

WILLIE'S STOCKIWG.
Our Willie knit a stocking
A beauty, red and whitci
And what do yon think he knit 1t for?
Why, just for Christmas night.
While Frank was rolling marbles,
And Charley playing ball,
Our Willie was at moiher's side,
The happiest bog Of all.
At first he knit but slowly,
And all about the.top -s.s..-.--.-.--
Were little chasm- where, think,
He let the eti .ches drop.
But mother kindly helped him,
And. when a week had flown,
Why. Will couid knir almost a. well
As any woman grown.
1t took a month to knit it
He made IT long and wide,
That Santa Claus might SLOW away
A host of toys inside.
But Frank. the rogue, said slyls,
Now what lovely pack
Thiasook would make for Santa Claus
20 wear upon his backi"
viii heard him and took warming,
And when the merry elf
Came round to ill It in the night
Twas nailed against the shelf!
think his kind-lips dimpled, -a
y
To see how shrewd and worldly wise
dis little hoy had grown.
When Willy rose next morning
There was no hint nor trace
or the mammoth stocking to be found, G..
But note hung in its place.
" Dear Billy boy" wrote Santa, ~ -
My gifts are on the shelf;
haveiefryou just a ssockin9-fall--sss
81 And have taken nt4t myself.
&" hope you'll like your presents
As well a. do mine
hope you Hike your toys and games
And your books and pictures fine.
~ thank you for this stocking,
And when next year call,
I'd hke to lind tine mate to it % ~
al, Nailed safelyto Ii WALL
= How Wiliie,e round eyes opened! 4sf
Now this, indeed, was fun!
And befefe another day had passed
The mate was well begun.
Nov Wiilielongs for Christmas -
But he thinks he knows The elf
Who wants so patiently to find
- His stocking by the shelf.
dd WhiPpfe Benhdns,in Youth's Companion
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Grumble continual y grumble at ev-
Sything. -i-fFf sis
Grumble ut the rain and sunshine; the
cold and the heat. --s. .-fe.. 81
Don't let any time run to waste
Be about the business of srunrbiing ear
ly in the morning. To make this sure,
you had better begin before you get out of
bed, and while you are dressing you can,
doubtless, find many excellent opportuni-
ties for finding fault. If some of your
buttons are loose, Or missing, just say to
your wife that you wish you'd never
married, for your boarding mistress did
use to see that you had as much as one
button on your shirt at time.
Ransack the bureau drawers all through
for the clean handkerchief that your wife
always puts in your coat pocket over
nigh. Leave the towel to soak in the
ever, and act as conductor of the soapy
water to the new carpet. Spatter the pa
per ON the walls when you wash. Laythe
wet soap among your wIfe's tgizzes and
fummerv on the dressing table -
Kick the cat when she comes purring
her morning greeting around your legs,
and vow audibly that you'll kill that cal
the very first chance you get.
AIlude to mud-puddle when you
drink your coffee, and make indefinite
reference to Noah oxen when you try to
cut your beefsteak. Say you'll send to
the bakers for some bread that is fit to
eat, and express wonder that ''some
women never can learn how to make
bread. -
Through the day, unfortunately enough
for your family, for whose happiness you
are laboring, you wiq be away from home,
but when you return at~nigf you can re-
sumo your labors of love-
Kick off your boots with an anathema
against the man who made them and who
swindled you into buying them. 4
Put one on the sofa and fling the other
on the center-table, out of the way.
Stretch yourself on the chairs before
the fire, SO as to get all the heat. Haven't
you paid for the wood and coaia and
haven't you perfect right to warm your |
self by your own fire? Certainly! Yes, |
to be surei go
. Always select the best of everything. for
Yourself. ,- . -. .t....0r |
Never, on any account, cOndescend to
be pleased with anything. 1t is beneath |
mans dignity to lie tickled with tribes.
The head of the family has his digp ity !
10 keep up. Keep it up at any cost.
Ii your wife confides any % the news
If the neighborhood to you, listen until
she has told what she knows and then in
orm her that you hate gossiping.
Snub the children. Tell the dog to
Lie down, siri and be quick about it,"
GU are the master.
Order everybody to bed when you see
it and go yourself when you get ready.
Always look out for No. /, without regard
o No. or any of the rest of them.
And your SAUNDERS WILDE sweet, and
your home will be so nearly a foretaste of
heaven that your family will not need to
lie to realize what is perfect beatitude.-
Kate Thorn, in ". y. Weekly
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HISS MARlow's cnRrsrMAs DIN
NER. @A =7
BIZ HENRY CLEVELAND WOOD.

BIT HENRY CLEVELAND WOOD.
or the Iest-hapd aide of Hipb str,eet ma
von enter NV the mill road is situated
Nc Mar,oy,s cnttaoe n = not in The
fSere Is not . more modest One. tai me-
them in rotation, ON either side, from one
end Of the street 3, the osf,er Bur such
An air iof comfort and cosiness does II
vrenr vitb rnses blomuino, about the door.
nav n lime and chrvsanthcmums in
Ocfos,er that f.e eve of the nasser-bv
ususIlv rests ON Il longer and with
~,e.s.s ;,,ser..s tser on ito more etatelv
1e;chhcrs N
ifs o I'm, -. woman hat was NOT
v,,,etfs- hs,4 -,sr e isr,r,e,rbst az r,,iar
- 49, :, ,...sIv Her i.ce ,,ossessell
y. .tsr.ss;x. -. lii Ne sr,,.etb mo
.ha,,e n shss d.-.rJed and 'nenerai,v -
ce;ved r,s,rs fhsn I ~ s.;nr g5ie.ce fter
he c,osest scrrfin ~ Won w6f,ld = ave bsf,,
rr,sie,Js - an - yESss SH;s soueth,nc
Consisted whether II wa any ON on a..
features or ali of them Combined or none
n the,n - an Hers was one If tI,ose
counfeDances thai DEFY anv accurate deIin.
eafion moi hecanse words are Iackinr Inf
simuiy, from the fact ti,sf aSfer thew have
hrrn smnIoved ant humber ~ wavs and
any amount Of times, the portraiture rs
ODER n ~ tLerefo a sc An. neces.
sary that / should dwell loor an Miss
Msrlovss peruooal apoearsneey 'eeeing
thsf. NFwsre % exhausf both your m.
tience and INV stafionerv IN a fufiIe at.
f{GEI,0k n Fsg.rd 10 a von vrnuId NOT rar-
orrirs ~ fs-iv vher had concluded
.jyb,s,rL - - INE~s - e..
I couid yery eniK1Hd ,rutl,fullv state
TINT her evrs were rynv !. but having made
this assertion Won might cali vous mag
inSfion inn, NAV from now until d..o,ns
idea how pleasant they were. nor how her
very soul seemed sometimes to make IL
self nercer4ibIe to Won thro,,ph their lin.
ufd deut6s' Is711s
From tax books YOU would learn that
Miss Grace MARROW had been the owner of
the small cottage and lot ON High street
for the pact eight years, and from the |
gossips Of the place a few facts concern-
Ing her personal History fo-wit. Tbat
she had Rrmerlv Lived II /. d;s,an, ,own
until the death II her father whohsd bssr
a N.ehoiist .,in;s,er' and VIM. hsd IN
her but little of This worlds riches. The
small pfopertv she had purchased with
the erester mari of the little Inheritance
which had fallen TO her. and had ouiefTv
setsied du,vn,in her. new life She aald.,S
to her scaufv income NV a small dsv
school 49,
Her punils her flower. and ber bc,..-
work occupied the most of hsr time She
rarely went anywhere. except TO Church.
and the most severe and exactine critics OF
the village, who kept watch over the char
actery OF its inhabitants couId hut ar
knowledge that her conduct was emioent.
" proper. Every one admitted that she
dressed very plainly; but agreed among
themselves that what she did wear was
certaiaIy becoming: and the men secretly.
wished. especialIy when the miIIinery and
msntua-maker's bills fell due. that their
wives would pattern a little more after
her.
The women were of the opinion that
Miss MARROW had been designed by
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discharging, if they perched themselves
on the bowsprit ends. But only the best
trained animals would lie trusted thus to
respect man amid their widest rage
ordinary fighting elephants cannot be
ridden to the combat; the mahouls ex-
cite and cheer them, and then slip Off
before the encounter begins. When it
docs begin, such as can look with pleas
ure on these things behold colossal
duello. The enormous creatures charge
like mountains rolling together, their
tusks clash and clatter, their huge
feet delve chaslns in the dust
and scatter it in clouds; and they
rear up on their hind legs and wrestle
for mastery with an agility as astonishing
and flank are the weak places, as the wild
beast well knows; and what with each
keeping his own clear, and seeking to
seize that of his opponent SO that he may
force him aside and drive an ivory sword
tip under the elbow OF hook, or wiring off
his leathern ear, one and the other pro-
biscis, fly about together in the air like
arms of an infurlated windmill. Shrill
signals of fear or rage, of victory or de-
feat, accompany the rounds, for the WRATH
full elephant blows his own battle music
continually, and screams with tremendous
anxiety when he is getting the worst of it.
Presently some advantage is gained, and
a blow or dig which would annillilate
anything but Leviathan is dealt, where |
upon, ordinarily, the sagaclous brute who
has fought in vain knows that-hc Is dc
feated, and quite declines to. stand up to !
any needless punishment. He. turns tail
and trots of, upgainly and discomfted,
covered with dust and blood. and pursued
a little while by the victor, who soon, 4
however, is content to trumpet out an m
sulting blast and RANGE the arena for
another foe. 1t wants Considerable skin |
1T such a momentto slip the foot ropes on
The triumphant monster and get him out |
Of the way, but this is managed by the |
adroit mahouts,- either by cunning .ap-
proaches or by bringing in IA couple of fe- I
males. Sometimes a weak elephant is /
orced to leearth and gored or stamped +
10 that he dies; but generally g they live
o fight another day. provided that the
usks have not been fitted with steel
points, which is occasionally practiced.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25

Mrs. Andrew johnson, the widow of
ex-President Johnson, is reported us again
very feeble owing to an asthmatic ailment.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25

YoU can go to the Black Hills and loaf
around in that delightful region all win
ter. if you want to. There is nothing to
hinder so romantic trip now-the troops
stationed about that country being with
Laramie.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-12-25

LOUISIANA rice planters have had sug-
gested TO them plan for utilizing rice
stubble which, if taken advantage of, will
result in an addition to the marketable
products of that State. 1t is proposed to
save the stubble left after harvesting the
second crop and bale it in the same man
ner as grass hay and apply it to the same
use-as fodder for cattle. For this pur-
pose it is said to have no equal. 1t con
tains more nutriment than oats and
it is eaten with greater avidity by
nearly all kinds of live stock. 1t is
thought that if properly baled it will in
short time find good market, and will
bring fully as much money as the rice
itself, Besides being remunerative in
this manner, it will dispense with the
stubble under the effects of heat and rain
during the months Of August and Sep
TENDER -.HassGchuseffs PLDn0LD,1u