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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17
What arc Veto DO.

Editing paper is a nice bust
ness. If we publish jokes people
say we are rattle-headed. If we
omit jokes they say we are an old
fossil. If we publish original mat
ter they "cuss" us for not giving
selections. If we publish selec-
tions folks say we are lazy for not
writing something they have not
read in some other paper. If we
give a man a complimentary no.
tice we are censured for being par
tial. If we do not give compli-
mentary notices folks say we are
a hog. If we do not cater to the
wishes of the ladies the paper is
not fit to make a hustle. If we
remain in our Office and attend to
our business, folks say we are too
proud to mingle with our fellows.
If we go out they say we never at
tend to- our business. If we do
not pay our bills promptly folks
say we are not to be trusted. II
we pay promptly people say we
stole the money. II we wear poor
clothes folks say our business is
bad. If we wear good clothes they
say we never paid for them. Now
what are we to do .-g
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bottom of the stairs, the stream
playing into the parlor, against the
hall door, and upstairs by turns,
and she gasped:
I'm have you sent to a fools
asylum!" ~ai a
"Who's a fool" he roared, dane
ing around with his eyes full OF
chemicals.
"I'm fainting " she squeaked.
sand I've broken my back !" he
shouted.
1t was q sad house when those
two highly respectable old people
got so that they could use then
eyes and discuss matters calmly
And she doubled up her fist and
hoarsely said:
"Take that investigation, or dis
tinguisher, or whatever you call it
back down town and tell every,
body that you are a lunatic -
And he said:
"Dummit! / know more than
all your family put together!"
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A STONY s.ranger ,han Ficilon

- - - e-~----
The wife of Thomas NJ. Harring-
ton disappeared from Providence,
r. l., twenty-five years ago with
Jeremiah Perez, a well-to-do grocer,
taking with her a little daughter.
Since then nothing has been heard
of them until quite recently, when
an advertisement signed by Nat.
q. Barter, business manager OF
the Sentinel and Pioneer of Fort
Scott, Kansas, and asking for in
formation concerning the Hariing-
ton family, led to q correspondence
by which it was learned that Mrs.
Barter was the stolen daughter OF
Mr.. Harrington. Although quite
young when she was taken away,
she remembers enough of her early
life TO prove the fact above stated.
She arrived in Providence few
days ago, and the joy of the meet
ing after such an absense, can be
better imagined than described.
Perez died some fourteen years
ago, and she assumed her old name,
retaining this. until she was mar
RED. After Mr.. Perce's death, her
mother sometimes spoke of her
relatives, but never volunteered
information, and she did not think
it worth while to ask it.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17
Shedding Ones Skin.

No animal is exempt from the
operations of the law of desquema-
ton. Birds shed their feathers
annually, serpents their skins, and
quadrppeds their hair, and Holsters
and crabs their shells.
So it is with humanity. The
skin instead of being thrown off
annually, as those referred to, is
all the time wearing of, and there
fore constantly being renewed.
The scarf-skin is insensible. II
is to the true skin, or CUTS veva,
what tho rough, scaly bark of q
tree is to the vitalized coat immed-
lately under it. In the use of our
hands, feet and ordinary exercises
of the body, fragments of skin are
constantly rubbed off, so that il
may be truly said every living per-
son is Always shedding that tissue
II that process were interrupted
as it is partially by some who neg
lect to avail themselves of the ben
eft Of water the pores become
clogged, and their utility in the
preservation of health destroyed
Thus the actual amount Of scarf.
skin dropping off, rubbed of, and
washed off. in year would be
about equal to the thickness. and
weight OF a.thin sheepslin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17

The great objection made to the
beautiful silver iewelry that has
been in use during the last few
years was its furnishing so soon.
1t looks white like frost work when
new, but directly becomes dull and
leaden in hue, nor will scrubbing or
rubbing with any ordinary compo-
sition bring back its beauty. BY
very simple process it can be re-
stored in a few minutes. Place a
rod or some filings of zinc in vial
containing strong spirits of ammo
MIA, and let it stand for few days,
then, by immersing the article
therein, and drying them before a
FIRE, they will become bright and
clean.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17

IIlInIlH s AItOfnr!.
Dated at Alpena, the 22l day of October, a. H.
1875. 920wG-9
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A Beautiful ParlOr Ornament,


A beautiful ornament for the
sitting-room can be made by cover
ing common glass tumbler with
moss, the latter fastened in place
by sewing-cotton wound round.
Then glue dried moss upon q sau-
Ger, into which set the tumbler,
filing. it and the remaining space
in the saucer with loose earth from
the woods. Plant the former with
a variety of ferns, and the latter
with wood violcts. On the edge of
the grass also plant some of the
nameless little evergreen vines
which bear red (scarlct) berries,
and whose dark, glossy, ivy-lille
foliage will trail over the fresh
blue and white of the violet with
beautiful effect. Another good
plan is to fill q rather deep plate
with some of the nameless, but
beautiful silvery and light green
and delicate pink MOSES, which
are met with in such profusion in
all swamps and marshes. This can
be kept fresh and beautiful as long
as it is not neglected to water it
profusely once day. 1t must, of
course, be placed in the shade, or
the moss will blanch and die. In
the centre of this q clump of large
azure violets should be placed, adj
ding some curious lichens and
pretty fungus growth from the
barks of forest trees, aud a few
cones, shells, and pebbles.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17

There are well authenticated in
stances of persons who suddenly
found that they could not remem-
Der their own names. An ambas-
sador at st. Petersburg was once
in this condition when calling al
a house where he was not known
by the servants, and he had to APP
ply to his companion for the neces-
sary information. The names OF
common things are sometimes very
strangely forgotten. The wife OF
an eminent jurist who consulted
DIR. Trousseau, of Paris, told him
that her husband would say to her
"Give Inc my--my--dear mel my
Zyou know" and he would point
10 his head. "Your hat!' ayes,
my hat" Sometimes, again, he
would ring the bell before going
out and say to'thc servant. "Give
me my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, oh
dear!, "Your umbrella y "Oh
yes, my umbrella" 70 And yet at
that very time lis conversation
was as sensible as ever. He wrote,
or read Of, or discussed post diff
ficult points Of law. A patient
will often use form OF circumlu-
tion to express his meaning; thus
one man who could not remember
scissors would say, cit Is what we
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17
M. Quad nt Niagara Falls.

The relic sellers are feature of
Niagara. In addition to the nu-
merousstslndian stores" in the viii
lage, one meets a blind woman, q
lame man, or a crippled child on
every corner and every turn. i
shook them all off except a one
eyed man with a scar on his nose.
He made up his mind that l was his
meat, dnd he'headed me off from
the Goat Island bridge, and asked :
"Any specimens
"No, sir"
"Any rock ornaments 2"
"No, sir"
"Any toy canoes!"
"No, sir"
"Any bullets from the battle field
of Lundy's Lane"
"No, SIR"
ANY beadwork z ..---
f'No, sir"
"Any bean-shooters for the chill
dreng"
mo, sir"
"Any lndian pipes p
"No, sir"
"Any conesl"
"No, sir"
1 worked past him on to the
bridge, and while / was viewing the
rapids he came up and asked:
"Any tobacco pouches!"
"No, sir"
"Any tobaccol'
mo, sir"
"Won't you please buy some
thingw he entreated, scratching
the scar on his nose.
"Not a blamed cents worth, sir !!
1 came. here to view the grandeur
of niagara, TO feel awed and pu2-
zled, to drink in all that's solemn
and magnificent in the great cata.
ract, and if you follow me on to the
island III murder you"
] was walking down the island
when heard T. heavy breathing
behind, and 10 F.! there was that one,
eyed man again.
"Want to buy any relies" hi
asked, as he came mp.
"No, sir"
"Want to buy any battles from
the bullet-fleld of Lundy's Lane ?"
"No, sir"
"Want to buy any"
1t was my first murder, and i
makes me shudder to think of it
1t is no triaing thing to brain a one
eyed man with a scar on his nose
and throw his body over cliff, and
I'm sorry | did it. see now that
it was my duty to let him bore me
to death.
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"what in-o-u-ch !" roared Mr..
Manner, as be got . dose in the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17
Dated at Alpena, this End day of Now, 1875.
2alwT-1

MORTGAGE SAIE.-Default having been
WI made in the conditions of u certain indcnture
of mortgage, made and executed the 22d day
of April, A. d. 1874 by Angus McColItim. 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 Iibor &c" VI
Mortgages, pages jil and $40, ON the 9Th day of
July, "A. D. 1874, at seven o'clock i. NJ. of said
day; which said mortgage was duly assigned by
said William Il. Jones mOrtgagec therein named,
on the Goth day of September, "A. ID. 1874 TO Pres
ton c. Purdy, and said assignment WINS recorded
n the said Office of Register Of Deeds for said AL
pcna county, on the 30th day Of October, \. d.
1875, at four O'Clock 7. NJ, in Libcr four az of
mortgages, on page %. BY which said default the
power of sale in said mortgage contained has be-
come operative; and il being claimed that there
is due and unpaid at the date hereof on snid mort
gagc, the sum of three hundred and thirty six
dollars and fifty cents, lsS3G5U together with an
attorney fee of twenty fve 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
thereof,
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue Of the
power OF sale in said mortgage contained, will
on the Sd day of February, A. ID. 1876 nj ten
o'clock A. Nj. of that day, foreclose snid mortgage
by sale ut public auction, to the highest bidder ut
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,l Of said mortgagcd preini-
scs, or ~ much Thereon rs may be necessary to
satisfy the sum of three hundred and thirty-six
dol airs 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 Alpcpa, State of Michigan and are
in town thrty-two 1927 north of range six tGl east
described in said mortgage rs follows, to wit The
north half Of the northeast quarter of section
thirty-three 1881 Said mortgage being given for
part Of purchase price of said described premises
PRESTON Z. PURbY,
rvs il Assignee.
J. D. TuRNDyII, Attorney for Assignee
Oct 10Th 1875, e1lwia 4
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Mr.. Warner Tries IL.

Mr.. Warner, a respectable and
law-abiding citizen of Baker street,
rode home in an express wagon the
other day, having hand fire ex-
tinguisher and the driver for COM
pany.
whats that thing!" asked his
wife in comtemptous tones, as she
opened the hall door.
whats that? Why that's a fire
extinguisher-best thing you ever
saw-meant to have had one a year
oD10CE Ua
"Jacob, you are always making a
fool of yourself" she continued, as
she shut the door,. every patent
right man gets around you as a cat
lays for a mouse"
"Does, eh Ii you knew any
thing at all, you'd know that every
store and Office in Detroit has one
O. these. They've saved lots of
buildings, and may save ours"
"You throw it at the fire, don't
you I" she asked in sarcastic tones.
lie carried it upstairs into a
closet without replying, and she
followed on and asked:
"Dpes it shoot fire out 2"
ss"If you don't know anything I'll
learn you something! 1t is full of
chemicals you strike on this knob
!. on the top and she's already to
open this faucet and play on the
fire."
She grinned as she walked
around it, and finally asked :.
"Do you get horse to draw it
around 20 1g 20 s rct
"No, / don't get horse TO draw
n around. You see these straps 2
Well, / back mp, put my arms
.sbressh them and horG it is on my
back
ri seeit is,' She sneered. IN
s'And can't J run to any part of
the house with it!7 he demanded.
"See----see--r W "a ~
And he cantered along the hall,
into the bedroom and out, and was
: turning the head of the Stairs when
his foot caught in the carpet. He
threw mp his arms and she grabbed
sst him, and both rolled down stairs.
He yelled and she yelled. Some
times he was ahead, and then she
took the lead, and neither of them
had passed under the string when
the extinguisher, humping and
jamming, began to shoot off its
charge % chemicals. 2 - H4sAN
"You Old she started to
ssy,vhen q stream from the hose
s(rnck her between the eyes, and
ste didn't finish. -
"What in-o-u-ch roared Mr..
Warner, as be got . dose IN the
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~ HERlFF'S SALE.--By vrtu: of anexecution
kOissucd ont OF the circuit court for tn county
Alpena, bearing date Of September llth, A. d..
1875, and 10 me druo.ed, at u certain suit wherein
Seth A. L. Warner, Prerton c. Purdy, Charles
Bcwirk, Andrew W. ComstocS AMI William b.
ComstoalS are plaintiifs vs.. Alexander Morris is
defendant, have this day seized and levied upon
tho following real estate the property of Alex
andcr Morris, the within named dciondent, To
wit All his right title and interest in and 10
the southeast quarter of section twenty -nine 30,
town thirty-twd .s2l, north OF rnnge nine % COS, :
which l viii Offer sale at public auction to the
highest bidder on Wednesday, tho Flat day NJ Dc
ceinbcr 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 Apcna, itha, being the building
in which the circuit court for the county of AL
pena and State of Michigan is holdenl.
TH0S. B. JOHNSTON. Sheriff.
Dated at Alpena, this End day of Nov, 1873.
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Ittakcs positive gonious derived
from a.dcscent from the "rale old
Irish stock" to perpetratc such q
bull as the following from the Mil
waukee News. Speaking Of the
Centennial Exposition next year 1t
says: ''But whether the West
come Up or not, the exhibit will be
fun and attractive And yet none
of us want TO mingle in the throng
and hear our abscnse the cause Of
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To Prevent Scale in Boilers


For many years past scientists
and practical mechanics have been
trying to hit upon an effective pre-
ventive of boiler incrustations, but
their experiments have been attend
ed with only partial success. Ac-
cident, however would seem to have
at length placed the problem in a
fair way of solution, According
to the Troy Times, which gives the
particulars, an engineer of the
French steamer st. Laurent, have
ing occasion to make certain re-
pairs of the boilers, overlooked an
ingot Of zinc when his work was
finished, and it was left in the
generator. Some time afterward
being in search Of the zinc, he
found that the incrustation left by
the water was not as usual, hard
and firm, but kind of soft mud
capable Of being easily removed.
On the next voyage Of the ship
some zinc was purposely left in the
boilers, and the same effect was
produced. Further experiments
have confirmed the belief that at
last a true preventive of incrusta-
ton has been discovered. An en-
inent French chemist has been
making Investigations, and his con-
clusion is that the zinc and iron of
the boiler reciprocally produce
voltaic action, the zinc being the
negative and the iron the positive
pole. The former is gradually con-
sumed and the latter protected
from oxidation and waste. The
subject is one of uncommon i'm
portance to all who are Interested
in the construction and use Of
steam boilers.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-17

MORTGAGE SALE.-Dcfault having been
wi made in the conditions of certain indenturc
of mortgage, made and executed on the Sth dny of
May, a. ID. 1867, by Paulette Cicero and Lucinda
Cicero his wife, OF Alpena Michigan, of the first
part, and Lorenzo Nj. Mason, BENJAMIN Il, Iucc
Theodore Luce, James X. Lockwood and John s.
Minor, N the firm name Of l.. NJ. Mason & Co, OF
the same place, OF the second part, ind recorded
IN the ONCE q the Hegistcr OF Deeds for Aipena
county, in Iiber 9 OF mortgages, on pages si5 and
5lI, on the 18th day of August. A. d. 1873 M q
o'clock A. NJ. And the interest Of said Lockwood
and Minor In said MORTGAGE, was duly assigned
by said Lockwood and Minor, on the 23rd day of
October, a. ID. 1873, 10 Benjamin y. Luce and
Theodore Luce surviving partners OF snid Arm of
j.. NJ Mason n Co, md said assignment recorded
in said Office OF the Register of Deeds for said Al
pens county, on the 23rd day Of October. A. ID.
1873, in liber four a. Of mortgages, on paVe ~
BY which said dcfnlt the power OF sale In said
mortgage contained has become operative, and IL
being claimed that there Is due and unpaid NJ the
date hereof on said mortgage the sum of two
thousand twenty-six dollars and ffty,two cents.
s2,026.52j, together with AN attorney Zoe Of fifty
dollars provided for therein, and no suit or pro-
ceeding eithef In law OF equity having been ins
stitutcd 70 recover The amount secured by said
inoftgagc or any part thereof, ftf H.T
Notice IL hereby given, that by virtue OF the
on the third day Of Fcbuary, a. d. 1876 AZ Zen Ten
O'Clock A. NJ. Of TINT day. forcciose saia mort
gage, by sale at public auction, 20 the highest bid
der, at Che front door on Second street Of the en-
trance 10 The circuit court room, IN Potter BROTH
ofs' beck block In the city of Alpona In saitl
county of Alpcna, State Of Michigan, THAT being
the place of. holdinp the circuit court for said
county IN which said mortgaged premises arc
situstsdi Of the said mor,Raeed promises. on n,
much thereof as may he necessary 20 satisfy the
said sum "a Two thousand twanty-six dollars and
fiftyrtwo cent?. le2 020.52 together with said al.
torncy frc md mt rest and ali costs and charges
allowcd.by Law. Said mortgagcd promises are situ.
atcd in the city OF Alpena. IA said county Of Al.
pena, altd hLlte-ot Aohigan, and are described IN
said JnQrfgQge as lglows, to wit The north-caa,
haff Of 1ofsfuhsbsf eleven a y and twelve ll2 II
block nnsnber fs ~, according 10 the plat Of The
village Of Aipcna. recorded In the Rcgsferl
Il. NJ. MASON a co, Mortgages
Per BENJAMIN y. Lpcc. and Thoodore Lace. A
signecs and surviving Partners OF said firm d
4. NJ. Mason 4 60. -
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~TOTnE OF ATTACHMENT The Circuit
y Court for the County of Alpcna. Henry NJ.
Robinson vs. Henry $. Cunningham, Calvin
IIaiues, Phillip NJ. Eanoy and George j. Robinson
In Attachment.
Notice is hereby given, That on the 9th day Of
September, a. u. 1879 u writ of attachment was
duly issued out of the Circuit Court for the
.ty of Mpona, at the suit OF Henry NJ Robinson,
the above nUmed plaintiff, against the lands, tenc-
inents, goods aud chattels, moneys and effects of
the above named defendants, Henry $. Cunnng-
ham, CALVIN Haincs and Phillip NJ. Rannoy, 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 retIirnabe ON
the first Tuesday of October, 4. ID. 1879 and that
nndcr and by virtue Of said writ, chnttels lands,
tcnements and property OF the said defendants,
Cunningham, Iiaines and Rnnney, have been Mt
taelled and seized.
J. n. JUTTLE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Dated at Apena, the 22d day of October, \. u.
1875. 220wG-a
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

THE Prince of Wales made this
speech at banquet in London recently
in regard to his forthcoming visit to
India: ~ can assure you that look
forward to that visit with the greatest
possible interest and pleasure. have
long wished to make it, and it has
been, / may say, the dream of my life.
l hope it may be safely accomplished,
and that may return to the shores of
my native land having gathered much
interesting information in that country,
which is the pride of our empire, and
has SO many important and historic re-
collections and associations.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25
ROOM FOR ALL.

SOME of our California exchanges
convey the idea that the demand for
labor in parts of that State is still
greater than the supply, notwithstand-
ing the unprecedented immigration.
The Record Union learns that farmers
in the northern part of the State are
anxious lest they will be short of help
to gather their crops, and the exper-
fence of the Sacramento Bureau of
Informtion is, that where there is one
good trusty farm laborer, there are two
good responsible farmers wanting him.
Farm hands are being offered from $50
to $40 per month, and the immigrant
is preferred to the old Californian. Fe-
male housekeepers are in great demand,
and the Bureau of Information can
readily find places for one thousand
more women to do homework at from
$25 to $50 month. The kitchen is
being revolutionized. Chinese, who
had monopoly of the cooking bust
ness, are being supplanted by white
women throughout the State, farmers
and families preferring American girls
as cooks and housekeepers. So it
appears, after all that has been said
and written of the great influx of
immigrants to the Pacific Coast and
the suffering that would ensue, that
the labor market is not overstocked
and those who are willing to work can
find employment at fair wages at least
during the summer. AS many of the i'm
migrants are we'll to do people who
came to this coast for the purpose of
engaging in agricultural and other per-
suits at their own risk, the State of
California is destined to be greatly
benefited by the accession to its pop
ulation and the development of its
resources which is certain to result
therefrOm.