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Poultry For Farmers.

1t has generally been believed
by farmers, and the belief is still
prevalent, that it is ridiculous to
expect to make poultry pay such
enormous profits as are claimed for
them; they laugh at the idea of
300 per cent. profit, yet even more
than that can be obtained by poul-
try breeding. 1t would, no doubt,
be preposterous to say so, unless
proof Endorsed the statement; but
facts substantiate it, and some of
the largest and best breeders of
this country show, year after year,
that these present results can be
obtained. What would some of
our farmers say if they were told
that poultry pays as much as 500
per cent? The French have reach
ed to a greater knowledge of sue
cessful poultry raising than any
other nation, and they claim this
immense .brofit; and there is not
the slightest doubt but that their
large profit is no exaggerated state
ment, but a reality. In this coun-
try It is known that poultry can
be made to pay at least 200 per
cent, and we dare say that even
larger results may be obtained.
Now, farmers, what do you say to
this2 Is there not some induce
ment to pay greater attention to
this hitherto comparatively neg
lected branch Of Industry We
are confident that you can realize
more profits from poultry raising
provided you attend to them pro-
perly, than from anything else on
your farm. Be wise, and begin
this fall, by Kidding yourselves of
your nopgrels, and commence with
some really good birds.-Fancier's
Gazette.
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What TO Teach our Sons.

Teach them self reliance.
Teach them to make fires.
Teach them to weed the garden.
Teach them to foot up store bills.
Teach them not to wear tight
boots.
Teach them to saw aud split
wood.
Teach them how to blaclen their
boots, and take proper care of their
clothing. - - 81 49,
Teach them to eat what is set
before them and be thankful
q Teach them to darn stockings
and sew on buttons.
Teach them every day, dry, hard,
practical common sense.
Teach them to say no, and mean
it, yes, and stick to it.
Teach them to wear their work
ing clothes like kings.
Teach them to regard the NOR
ais and not the money of the bellies.
Teach them that steady habits
are better than riotous living.
0Teach them all the uses and pro-
prictes of kitchen, dining-room
and parlor.
Teach them not to have any
thing to do with Incorporate and
dissolute young men, or with idle
and frivolous young women.
Teach them the farther one goes
beyond his income the nearer he
gets to the poor house.
Teach them that a good steady
mechanic is better than a dozen
loafers in broadcloth.
Tea III them the accomplishments,
music, painting and drawing-if
you have time and can afford it.
Teach them that God made them |
in his own image, and by no
amount of tight lacing, tight boots,
waxed moustaches, or by making
osmokestacl1s of themselves can
they improve the model.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-24

A Paris paper says: A gentleman
was seated before the Cafe Richie,
when young artist passed with a
companion.
81 will bet you," said the artist
to his friend, 81 will drink that
gentleman's coffee, and he will
thank me for so doing :"
"You are crazy"
"You will see."
"You know him, then! 7"
"Come and see the proceeding
for your elf"
Very solemnly they approached
the gentleman. "Sir," said the
artist, 81 am an inspector Of the
Board of Health. If ask for cof-
fee they will give me without doubt
a very good cup, for they know
me. You, sir, whom they do not
know, are served like the rest of
the world. Will you permit me to
taste your coffee :"
Certainly" said the gentlemen.
"This is really good. The govern
ment has great care over the people.
The police cannot be too watchful
over the public health"
The artist drank the coffee, and
having finished it said politely I:
"They do things properly at this
'cafe,' this is excellent coffee"
He bowed, and left the gentleman
to pay for the coffee he had not
had, but profoundly grateful for
the care of the government.
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MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
wi made in the conditions of certain indenture
of mortgage, made and executed on the 22d day
Of April, A. ID. 1874, by Angus McCollum, Of the
first part, and William T.. Jones of the second
part, and recorded in the office of the Register of
Deeds for the county of Alpena, in I4iber sc" Of
Mortgages, pages 54i and 5i5, on the 9Th day of
July, a. ID. 1874, ut seven o'clock z. NJ. of said
day; which said mortgage was duly assigned by
said William Il. Jones, mortgage therein named,
on the 18th day Of september A. ID. 1874, to Pres;
in the said office OF Register of Deeds for said Al
pena county, on the 3Oth day Of October, A. ID.
1875, at four o'clock p. NJ, in Liber four ~ OF
mortgages, on page IS. By which said default the
power Of sale in said mortgage contained has be-
como operative; and 1t being claimed that there
is due and unpaid at the date hereof on said mort
gage, the sum of three hundred and thirty-six
dollars and fifty CENTS s336.5O, together with an
attorney fee of twenty-five dollars, provided for
therein, and no suit or proceeding either in law or
equity, having been instituted to recover the
amount secured by said mortgage, or any part
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue Of the
power of sale in said mortgage conta."ed. VIII
on the Sd day of February, A. ID. 1876, Mt ten
o'clock A. NJ. Of that day, foreclose said mortgage
by sale Mt public auction, 10 the highest bidder, at
the front door Second street of the entrance TO
the circuit court room, in Potter Brothers brick
block in the city Of Alpena in said county Of AL
pena, that being the place for holding the circuit
court for said county, in which said mortgaged
premises are situated, Of said mortgaged premi-
SEES, or rs mucn tneIeoi rs may DE necessary 20
satisfy the sum of three hundred and thirty-six
dollars and fifty cents, together with said attorney
fee and interest and all costs and charges allowed
by law. Said mortgaged premises are situated In
the county of Alpena, State of Michigan, and are
in town thirty-two 1872 north of range six 49, east
described in said mortgage as follows, TO wit The
north half Of the northeast quarter of section
thirty-thrce 1884, Said mortgage being given for
part of purchase price Of said described premises
PRESTON u. PURDY,
Assignee.
j. D. TuRNDuLI, Attorney for Assignee.
Oct. 3oth, 1875. 22lwls-5
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The ornamental vs.. the useful.
Servant: 81 suppose, Ma'am, l
shall not have to wait on table 3"
Lady: go, no want a house.
maid"
Servant al suppose, Ma'am, 1
shall not have to make the beds Z"
Lady Surprised, but composed
ly): Certainly not J"
Servant thinking the place will
suit: "And suppose, Ma'am, l
shall not be expected to answer
the door ?"
Lady: "Of course not ! The fact
is, want a servant to look at, and
l don't think you will do y
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The Boa Constructor.

"John undo his tail There,
ladies and gentlemen, is the won
derful boa-constrictor, so called be-
cause he constructs many pleasing
images with his serpsntine form.
The constructor is long animal,
as you will perceive, and is very
long lived. He lives hundred
years if he don't die beforehand.
He is of. the worm specie, and
worms himself along the ground
with his legs. He is capable of
climbing the highest trees, in which
he is fond of concealing himself in
the branches thereof, that he
may impose upon the benighted
traveler or other beasts whereby to
satisfy bis hunger.
ssIIc ticks his vittals before he
eats EN-, and then swallows 'em
head first. Inc sea serpeh' 10
much larger, yet I think the con-
structor could lick him, for he is
full Of pluck. Prick him, john
end make bimtiss. When he hiss
.cs he is very angry, and cares very
little what becomes Of him, This
Is besause be Is weak minded and
has small head. He has however,
a very large belly, and when 1t is
full he is very good natured. He
has o lovely skin, but is very sulky
and lazy, and be is 50 spitefol II is
n mercy he can't talk. / have
took care Of this mighty snake for
three years, but be shows no graf
stude, he IS . glutton, and likes to
etuff himself and go to sleep. III
John didn't stir him-stir him
again, johnnie would never wake
- - lie rfffaIs
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There is just one way, and that
is to surround them by day and by
night with an atmosphere of love.
Restraint and reproof may be
mingled with love, but love must
be a constant cement. 81 found
my little girl was growing IN
amiable and plain" said a mother
to us tie other day, "and reflect
ing on it sadly, ] could only accuse
myself as the cause thereof. SO !
changed my management and i'm
proved every opportunity to praise
and encourag d her, to assure her
of my unbounded affection for her
and my Q rnest desire that she
should grow up to lovely, beautiful
and harmonious womanhood. AS
a rose opens to the sunshine, so
the cbilds hea opened in the
warmth Of the constant affection
and care Is es.I showered upon her ;
her peevishness passed away, her
face grew beautiful, and now one
look from me brings her to my
side obedicnt to my will, and hap
piest when she is nearest to me-
Is there not in this a lesson for
All parents! Not oil the blowing
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uppies Etc., Cheap Cash. go Bosey Roux Dock Street

or wedding, or cultivatiug of every
sort we can give our growing crops
will do for them what the steady
shining Of the sun can effect. Love
is the sunshine of the family with
out it no character, or morality, or
virtue can be bought to perfection.
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Boring for Water.

At the foot of Grove Hill, at the
junction of Third avenue and Tooth
street, N. Y, looms up structure
whose many beams are enterwoven
with cordage and iron bars, sugges-
tive of hosting. 1t is the frame
work for the machinery for drill
ing an artesian we'll for Messrs. A.
Hupfeps Sons brewery. Messrs.
Hupfels, having suffered several
times by the scarcity of water, de-
termined to sink an artesian well.
The drill is of steel, and when sur
mounted by wrought iron connect
ing bars is over sixty feet in length.
A fifteen horse power engine
works the drill.
The first drill through the lime
stone that was found near the sur
face was a bore five inches in dia-
meter. At a depth of 600 feet,
after passing through thin stratum
of pure marble, quartz intermin-
gled with soap stone, mica, sui
plate of iron, and other minerals
were found, and with it slight
trace of silver. A few hundred
feet further down pure mar e was
found. The drill had been worked
:, this stratum for several weeks,
and AZ . depth of 925 feet it con-
tinues to cut through the purest
white marble. The work thus far
has cost $4,000.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-24
An Item for Boys.

The amusement Of flying kites
does not prevail quite so extensive
ly at the present time as in former
years. The amusement is a very
ancient one. In Central Asia it is
as popular as in America or Eu-
rope, but it is made to yield a
double qualification. 1t delights
the ear by an emission of, melodi-
Gus murmuriDgs, at the same time
it pleases the eye with its graceful
bird-like motions. Each kite is so
constructed as 20 produce the eff
feet of an aolian harp. and thus
the flight and song of the winged
warbler are both initiated in the
ingenious plaything.
A traveller gives the following
description of these musical
kites: each kite is a square,
formed upon two diognals of light
wood, whose extremities are con-
nected by light string, forming
the sides of the square. Over the
whole paper is pasted. A loose
string upon the upright diognal re-
ceives the string by which the
kite is to be held, and a tail is
fastened to its lower extremity.
The transverse diognal or cross
stick is bent back like a bow and
fastened by a thread of catgut.
OF course every breeze that passes
the kite vibrates this tight cord,
and the vibrations are communicate
ed to the highly sonorous frame of
the kite, and as numbers of these
kites are lie floating in the air all
night, the effect is that of aerial
music, monotonous, but full of
melancholy interest"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-24
Immense Oyster Shell Mounds
i'm Maine.

Prof. w. d. Cunning writes to
the Bath, (Me.) Times in regard to
the shell heaps at Damaris Gotta. He
reckons that within an area of one
hundred rods in length and eighty
in width, there are piled 100000, 900
bushels of oyster shells, and all
that refuse thrown down by human
eaters: One dome-shaped hillock
is nearly one hundred feet high.
He thinks the multitude of eaters
may not have been great, but the
hillocks tell of time rather than
number. Within the memory of
man the oyster has not lived in
this river. Stone gouges, arrow
heads, bone needles, pottery and
copper knives are the only human
relics found among the shells. No
geological event of any moment
has occurred since the formation of
the heaps. The Wicasset Oracle
says it is rumored that a human
skeleton has been recently picked
up in the shell heaps.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-24

MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
NI made in the conditions Of certain indenture
Of mortgage, made and executed ON the Sth day Of
May, A. u. 1867, by Pauiette Cicero and Lucinda
Cicero his wife, OF Alpena Michigan, of the first
part, and Lorenzo NJ. Mason, Benjamin +. Luce
Theodore Luce, James X. lockwood and John s,
Minor, in the firm name Of l.. M. Mason & Co., OF
the same place, OF the second part, and recorded
in the Office Of the Register of Deeds for Alpena
county, in Liber OF mortgages, pages 5l3 and
oi on the iSth gay OF Angost - a. IL. "a iSsS at
and Minor in said mortgage, was duly assigned
by said Lockwood and Minor, on the 23rd day Of
October, A. ID. 1878, 20 Benjamin Il. Luce and
Theodore Luce, surviving partners of said firm Of
L. NJ. Mason a Co., and said assignment recorded
in said Office Of the Register Of Deeds for said Al
pena county, on the 25rd day of October, A. ID.
1875 in Libcr four al OF mortgages, on page %
BY which said default the power Of sale In said
mortgage contained has become operative, and IL
being claimed that there Ia due and unpaid nj the
date hereof on said 5 mortsage, the sum Of two
49, 020. 52 together with an attorney fee Of fifty
dollars, provided for therein, and no suit or pro-
ceeding either in law or equity having been in.
mortgage or any part thereof,
Notice IL hereby given, that by virtue Of the
power Of sale IN SAID mortgage contained, we will
O'Clock A. NJ. Of that day, forcclose said mort
gage by sale nj public auction, 20 the highest bid
der nc the front door on Second street Of the en-
trance 70 The circuit court room IN Potter Broth,
county Of Aipena, State Of Michigan, that being
the place Of holding the circuit court for said
county in which said mortgaged premises are
situated, Of the said mortgaged premises, or as
much thereof as may be necessary 20 satisfy the
said sum OF two thousand twcnty-six dollars and
ifty-two cents. ia, 02052l, together with said at
torney fee and int rest and all costs and charges
sI:oxod by law. Said mortgaged premises are stu
ated ia the city OF Alpena, in said county Of Al
pcna, and State OF Michigan, and are Described in
said mortgage ~ follows, 10 wit The northeast
IL. .l.rra md
block number Ave 49,, according 20 the plat OF the
village OF Alpenn, recorded in the Registers
Office of the county Of Alpcna.
L. NJ. MASON a co, Mortgages
Ter BENJAMIN Y. Luce, and Theodore Luce, As
signeer and Surviving Partners Of said Arm OF
i. NJ. Mason Co.
Jonr ArKfrsor, Attorney for Mortgages.
Dated Oct. IS, 1873, 2siwl3-t
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A Montgomery, Ala, paper says
"There is merchant in Montgom-
cry who has goods on his shelves
bought in New York in 1865. He
never advertised In his life, and
perfers to keep his goods to seeing
his name in print. We are happy
to state, however, ladies and gen.
tlemen, that the merchant in ques-
ton is not married man, and
there are but few like him in the
city"
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CHERIFFs sALE.-By virtu; of AN execu ton
Sissued out of the circuit court for ths county
Alpena, bearing date Of September 18th, A. ID.
1875 and to me directed, at "A certain suit wherein
Seth A. l.. Warner, Prcrton c. Purdy. Charles
Bewick, Andrew w. Comstock and William Ii.
Comstock are plaintiffs. VS. Alexander Morris is
defendant, have this day seized and levied upon
the following real estate, rs the property ofAlex-
nnder Morris, the within named defendent, to
wit All his right, title and interest in and 20
the southeast quarter OF sect on twenty 40,
town thirtytwo ,S2l, north of range nine 49, east :
which / will offer sale at public auction TO the
highest bidder on "Wednesday, the 2lst day IF De
ccmber next, at two o'clock in the afternoon of
said day.
The above sale will be held at the front door of
Potter's Brick Block on Second street in the city
and county of Alpena, that being the building
in which the circuit court for the county Of AL
pena and State of Michigan is holden.
THOS. b. JOHNSTON. Sheriff.
Dated at Alpena, this End day of Now, 1875.
99lU7-9
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NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT. Inc CIrcn nT
~ Court for the County of Alpenn. nen,! ~.
Robinson VS.. Henry S. Cunningham, AVN
Haines, Phillip NJ. Raney and George j. Robins, '"
In Attachment
Notice is hereby given, that on the 9th day Of
September, A. ID. 1875, "A writ of attachment was
duly issued out of the Circuit Court for the
~ of Alpena, at the suit of Henry NJ Robinson,
the above named plaintiff, against the lands, tene-
ments goods and chattels moneys and effects Of
the above named defendants, Henry 5. Cunning
ham, CALVIN Haines and Phillip NJ. Ranney, and
that all the above named defendants were sum
moned to answer said suit. That said attachment
was issued for the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars,
that being the sum claimed in said last named
writ, and that said writ was made returnable on
the first Tuesday of October, A. d. 1878, and that
under and by virtue OF said writ, chattcs, lands,
tencmcnts and property of the said defendants,
Cunningham, Huines and Ranney, have been Mt
tached and seized.
]. II. JUTTLE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated mt Alpcna, the 22d day of October, A. ID.
1875. 220w6-2
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Notice of Partnership.

NOTICE is hereby given that special partner
" ship has been formed under the firm name of
Warner Co, for the transaction of n general
Merchandise Store business IN the city of Alpena,
Alpena Co., Mich. Seth A. l.. Warner is tho
general partner and Charles Bewick of Detroit,
Sfich, Andrew W. COmstock and William B Com
at. ~ Of Alpena, Michigan, are special partners
and h.yf each contributed TO the capital stock the
- of a. 10 O0 two thousand dollars. The part
a,nm, aces October twentieth \. ID. 1873,
and contini, two "earg.
SETH A, T.. MARINER,
cuLpT re NEW1CK,
SNbHh% v Sa %4Ss 4SsK' spo'ss.! srs
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Dated at Alpcna, the 22d day of October, a. d.
1875. 220w6-2
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-11-20
Sl02, GA 1, TAG. SO

S102, ga, 1868
If family uses fifty boxes of matches,
OF ordinary size, in year, they pay fifty
cents in taxes to support the Government.
If they have occasion to use a few bottles
of patent medicines; or the ladies' are dis
posed to indulge in perfumes; or if the
head of the family is well to do and keeps
bank account, on which he occasionally
draws check, these incidents may occasion
an annual expenditure Of fifty cents to a
dollar in taxes. But this includes the entire
list of articles taxed, excepting spirits, beer
and tobacco in their various forms. But
the latter articles are not included among
the necessaries of life; they are luxuries.
Dealers in these articles not only add the
amount of the tax to the cost of their
goods, but they fix a profit on the tax
itself, in the same proportion as they do on
the original price for the article before the
tax is added. The dealer rarely complains
of the tax; he makes money out of it, and
the slave to artificial appetite pays it all.
CUSTOMS REVENUES. traders at
tempted to deceive the people by making
them believe the tariff of duties imposed
on imported goods is, in all cases, a tax on
the consumers of those goods. 1t not so.
In nine cases out of ten the duties are
wholly tax upon the foreign producer;
and he SO understands it. Hence the per-
sistent efforts made by Great Britain to
secure reduction of our tariff. and of
Canada to obtain free trade reciprocity
with the United States. 1t is the producer,
not the consumer, who pays the duties.
Maine and Canada each send cargo of
potatoes to Boston or New York They
each sell out at $1.00 per bushel Maine
receives the full amount of the sale, while
Canada leaves fifteen cents out of each dol
lar, as duty on the goods. 1t is the
same with nine tenths of the foreign goods
brought to United States markets. The
duties are paid by the producer, for the
pricilege Of using our markets. 1t is as
direct tax upon him as the charges for
freight, insurance and commissions. The
customs revenues amount to about $780,
900, 600 year, of which not less than $685.
600, 900 are paid by those, outside of the
Union, who use our markets for their
advantage.
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brands covered the hearth; the chamber
door stood suggestively open. Father and
son assembled the stairs, and halt way up
the Judge stumbled over the key of the
oak closet.
Good Heaven he exclaimed, "the
key to the closet where | left that money.
| greatly fear that some evil has befallen
Margaret.'
They found the closet door locked, and
to their repeated knockings there came no
response from within.
Algernon applied the key, and the open
ed door revealed frightful sight.
With fearful distorted, purple face the
robber lay on the floor, stone dead, and a
little removed from him, pale and quiet,
lay Margaret.
Algernon bore her down stairs and into
the open air, but it was very long before
she gave any signs or tokens of life, and it
was week before she was able to give
detailed account of what had happened
during that night of horror, in the oak
closet.
But she had saved the money, and the
son undertook to pay the debt of gratitude
owed by his father. And before the Win
ter was over Algernon married Margaret,
and together they dwell in the old home
stead, and on stormy nights tell their chill
dren the story of the oak closet.
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rs a young lady of about sixteen Sum-
mers called for glass of soda water. When
asked what syrup she preferred she glanced
her lovely eyes over the various names
which appeared on the faucets of the foun-
tain. She read over the names of straw
berry, cream, lemon, ETC., until she reached
nectarine.
g Nectarine exclaimed the beauty,
''what is that? What does it taste like ~
The saltwater man looked meekly at
her, and said it tasted as sweet as a young
lady's lips.
Then I'll take a glass, sir, with that
syrup" said the charming young creature.
He Immediately prepared a glass of the
delightful mixture and handed it over to
the young lady, who raised it to receive
the contents. She sippingly quaffed the
cooling beverage, and, handing back the
glass, innocently remarked that now she
knew why the young gentlemen found so
much pleasure in kissing her so often.