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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

Benzine and common clay will
clean marble.
If you buy carpets for durability,
choose small figures. ~
Butter will remove tar spots
Soap and water will afterward take
out the grease stain. y
To remove paint splashed upon
window panes, use hot solution
of coda, and soft flannel. $3.50
Kerosene and powered lime,
whiting or wood ashes will scour
tin with the least trouble.
1mmersing a growing plant in
water of 100 degrees will clean it
Of lice and other insects, and not
hurt the plant. 'aaga
To clean Drowned porcelain
kettle, boil peeled potatoes in it.
The porcelain will be rendered al
most as white as when new. AT
An inlxstand was turned over on
o white table cloth O servant
threw over il q mixture of salt and
pepper plentifully, and oil traces
Of it disappeared. sesa
Save the SCOT that falls from the
chimneys, when the latter are clean
ed. Twelve quarts of SCOT to a
hogshead of water makes good
liquid manure to be applied to the
roots Of plants.
To take mildew from linen, mix
soft soap with starch powdered,
half the quantity Of salt, and a
piece of lemon, and lay 1t on both
sides with a paint brush let it be
in the open air--grass is preferable
till the stain is removed.
An excellent, well-recommended
pickle for curing hams is made Of
one and one-half pounds Of salt,
one-half pound of sugar, one-hall
ounce Of saltpeter and one-hall
ounce of potash. Boil all together
till the dirt from the sugar has
risen to the top and, is skinned
Pour it over the meat and leave
the latterin the solution four OIL
five weeks. ara
This mode of cleaning flno glass
gives it great brilliancy: Take
finely powered indigo, dip into Il
q moistened linen rag, smear over
the glass with II, and then wipe j
of with q perfectly dry Cloth. Al
q substitute for this, iine -siftet
ashes applied by a rag dipped II
lspirits, will, do as wen. Spanisl
white Is apt to mako the glass rougl
and injure IL Z'Is-.a E y. % ,. % .... a.als
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23
Lead Pencils.

The very name Of the lead pen
Gil, like so many others that have
become familiar as household words
is misnomer, for there is no lead
in it. Red lead is an oxide of lead,
and white lead is a carbonate of
the same metal, but black lead is
neither o metal nor a compound Of
metal. o II is, as most Of our read
ers are aware, one OF. the forms OF
that very common but very inter-
esting element, carbon ; and is also
known as plumbago and as graph
ite. a1aettia9 n t"a 1c-f'e
There are several pencil manu-
factories In Keswick, Eng. The
"leads' for the best pencils, as we
We are told, were formerly sawed
from masses Of the pure graphite
then yielded by the Borrowdale
mine; but the only mine now fur
nishing masses large enough for
the purpose is in Siberia. Atprcs-
ent the smaller fragments of the
graphite are ground fine, calcined,
and mixed with pure clay, which
has been prepared by difrusing it
through water, allowing the coars-
er particles to settle, drawing off
the milky liquid from the top and
letting it settle again. This latter
sediment is exceedingly fine and
plastic, and after being dried on
linen filters is fit for use. It is
mixed with tho powered graphite
in various proportions, according
to the degrees Of hardness required
in the pencil; two parts of clay to
one Of graphite being used for a
fine, hard grade, equal parts for a
soft one, and intermediate mixtures
for the grades between. The ma
terials after being mixed are tritur-
ated or kneaded with water till
they are Of the consistency Of
dough. This dough is pressed In
to grooves IN a smooth board, dried
in this mould by a moderate heat,
then taken out and baked In cover
cd crucibles in a furnace. Some.
times the dough is compressed in q
strong receiver and forced out
through small hole in q thread ol
the shape required, then dried and
baked as above. The grade of th,
lead depends partly upon the dc
tgrec Of heat TO which IL Il exposed
IN the furnace. Leads intended 10,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

bouts, but Bridget showed sagacity :
"The wages were owing and her
trunk in tho bedroom. Cook
would come back"
SO "the master" waited q month
passed; another week; then one
evening some one rang the bell.
"Cook. is back, and wants to see
you," said Bridget.
"The master" went into the par
lor. There sat the long-absent wo-
man. Her hair had been cut short,
and now curled up about her tenn
pies, but her complexion was not
spoiled, though she was thin and
worn again.
"I've come to see whether you
wanted me to cook for you again"
"No," said he.
every WE'LL" said she.
"You had no business to so off
that way" said he.
"Who'd have taken care of me p
she asked.
at was my duty to see to that,
after all you'd done for me-" said he.
Then he sat down near her.
"What a bear l was to you."
eyes, indeed"
"Fretted and found fault with
you"
$50 unreasonable, too"
"And yet you'd cook for me
again p ,..
"If suit you" e-
"You do"
"You might have said SO before"
"Not as a cook. The kitchen is
no place for you
"It's better than sewing"
"But if l make you another Of
fer?' said he. "Will you marry
met l like you better than any
woman ever knew"
"But it's q matter of mutual
liking" said she; "not of yours
alone"
"Answer my question"
att is so unexpected"
"Don't believe it," said he; eyes
or nol'
"Oh,' said she. "Well-no.'
"Now you are angry. I'll ask
you second time-will you marry
me 7"
"Second thoughts are best" said
she. eyes"
And they were married, and as
they never were DIVORCED, it is
proper to presume that they were
happy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

"Children n" said a minister,
addressing a Sunday school, "why
are we like flowers? What do we
have that flowers havei And a
small boy in the infan. class, whose
breath smelt of vermifuge, rose up
and made reply, worms and the
minister crept under the pulpit
chair to hide his emotion. aA
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

very fine work, like architectural
drawing, are re-heated after the
baking and immersed in melted
wax or suet. 7 a5nJ5r--l9 ealf
The wood used for all the better
kinds of pencils is the Florida red
cedar, which is thoroughly season.
ed, cut into strips, dried again, and
then cut into peices of proper size
for pencils. These are groved by
machinery, the leads are glued into
the groove, and the other half of
the wood is glued on. After being
dried under pressure they are
rounded or otherwise shaped by q
kind Of lathe or cutting machine ;
then polished by another machine,
and sometimes painted or vanished
by third, which feeds the pencil
from a hopper and turns them
round under brush. At Keswick
the best pencils never go through
this latter process, but are finished
by simple polishing. They are
cut the right length by a circular
saw, and the ends made smooth by
q drop-knife, after which they are
stamped with heated die and sent
to the packing room.
The small leads for "ever-point-
ed" pencils are made either from
natural masses of graphite or from
a composition of graphite and clay
prepared as already described, and
baked.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

"Henry, why don't you keep q
supply of cloves in your pocketw y
said a young lady to her escort at
theatre recently. ."You wouldn't
than have to run out every act |;
and don't see why you are so aw-
full fond Of cloves, anyhow.En
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

There is a very dangerous song
becoming popular. " IL called
Darling, am growing DID," A
young lady in Plainwell sang
IL With 4 such terrible effect
that her lover went right off and
engaged the services Of : minister.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

When q Massachusetts man
walked seventeen miles to see o
man hung, and the prisoner was
respited, the disgusted traveller sat
down in fence corner and hoarse-
ly inquired II this country was
drifting back to barbarism.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23

A La Crosse man who committed
suicide, wrote q note to his wife
which said: 81 am going to a
country where red-headed women
are never SEEN" She was so mad
that she wouldn't attend the fu-
neral. -A
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23
gADwkRrIsIss RATES.

one two tire four thr'e ala che
w'k. wis " ks w'ks mos mo,tlyts
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23
Norway.


Americans cannot but feel in
terested in all that relates to Nor
way and the Norwegians. The
old Norsemen who visited our shores
some five centuries before Colum-
bus discovered the New World,
have transmitted to their descen-
dants many of the sterling quail
ties that made them once pre-em-
inent in Northern Europe, and the
curious student who pores over the
scanty records Of their voyages to
North America, should visit the
land of their descendants, who are
still hardy race, and who have to
surprising degree adhered to
their language and habits, their
dress and architecture, naval as
well as ecclesiastical.
While steaming down the Sogne
ford our vessel would occasionally
touch at the fishing hamlets cling
ing to the mountain-sides, and
sometimes looking as if ready to
drop into the dark deep waters be-
meath. Boat-loads of villagers came
of and surrounded our steamer,
and almost invariably the girls and
yonng women, with bright, comely
faces, crowded some of the boats
with one or two boys to row them),
while others would be filed with
boys and young men. On theshore
stood groups Of matrons with their
babies in their arms, watching the
weekly or fortnightly visitor, and
rows of maidens standing hand in
hand gazed at our craft, while the
young men and boys stood apart
by themselves.
There seemed to be little of that
intimacy between the young peo-
pie of both sexes which Is so COM
mon with us; while, on the other
hand, there was none of the. pre-
cocity of superanuated boyhood,
and of coquetry in the girls, that
is too apparent among American
youths. Naturally enough, when
the sexes do come together, the
courtship is brief. Love at FIRST
sight, followed by speedy we'd
ding, results in happy unions, that
remain SO throughout life. Welded
happiness, we were told on good
authority, is the rule and not the
exception. Once married, the hus-
band and wife always remain ar
dent lovers.
Life does not seem to press hard
upon the average Norwegian. He is
fond Of his wife, loves good liquors,
and Is a conservative in sociology.
He spolite in certain ways, re-
moving his hat and bowing low to
his superiors or equals, but strange
ly brusquc and wanting in consid-
Grafton at times. He has d decided
weakness for foreigners, especially
Americans and Englishmen, q trait
Of an isolated and untraveled race;
for II one appear in some remote
inland hamlet or seaport, he ia
stared at and commented upon =
though rare specimen Of natural
history. The patriotism Is "a .
good quality, and in sturdily main
tanning the good old ways Of aGan-
le Norge" Told Norway the Morse
man leans little 70 conservatism.
o,x1 hs.f o1ou1x~ ~5ox<ko ls~~~>1e 4
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-02-23
Vol. V.-No. 20.
y Il. II. DYER
LAND HUNTER

Pine lands examined and carefully estimated.
10000 acres OF Farming Lands for
sale, from one to twenty-five miles from Alpena,
and payments from one to five years time. Pro
duce, tanbark, posts ETC., taken in payment. Best
of references given. 80 D. ~ NJ. 81
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-09

than usual, west Of Fort C0ncho. The
hunters reported lost or killed by Indl-
ans have returned, Ill safe aud sound.
There was no sign OF redskins In all
the country they passed over, between
the Concho and Colorado rivers.
Failing TO get enough TO eat at
Longylew, the editor Of the Reporter
has moved his shop to MineOla. He
pays his farewell respects TO the cltl-
zens OF Longvew In the following
brlefand terse valedictory Our efforts
TO give the people OF Longylew a good
newspaper have been ignored, and but
little encouragement extended TO us.
We account for this from the fact that
we have been independenti In the CON
duct Of our paper we have not
courted the favor Of hypocritlcal Bible
Dangers, who whittle box tops and dis
cuss theology on street corners, nor
have we lengned with Ignorant negroes
and corrupt Radicals for the sake OF
filthy lucre. We have coufted the
favor OF no particular class, party or
sect, but have endeavored TO do our
duty, and in the effort have success
fully " busted.p We have no complaint
to make against any save ourselves.
We were deluded by the promises and
pledges of those whose words, "like a
snowflake on the river; one moment
white, then gone forever" We leave
with the benediction, IA smile for
those who love US, "a tear for those
who are indifferent, and did good
cussin' for our delinquents.
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:" y Y" w
A Genial Restorative.

Hostetters stomach Bitters are emphatic
ally genial restorative. The changes which
this great botanic remedy produces In the
the disordered organization are always
agreeably though surely progressive, never
abrupt and violent. On this account II IL
admirably adapted TO persons OF delicate
constitution and weak nerves, TO whom the
powerful mineral drugs are positively In
furious. That II Initiates those processes
which result In the re-establishment OF
heelthful vigor IL conspicuously shown In
cases where 1t IL taken 10 overcome that
fruitful cause OF debility, indigestion coupled
az II usually Ii with biliousness and coLsta-
patton. Thorough digestion, regular cvacua-
ton ana abundant secretion are results
which promptly and Invariably attend its
systematic use. IL Il, besides, the best pro-
tective against malaria, and first rate
diuretic. a ..U
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-09
DALLAS. TEXAS.
srAn.TlLYN,a.

pa oar dispatches state that the wild
est rumors are agitatlng New York
Philadelphia and Baltimore fespecunl
aBritish vessel said 70 be cruising
along the Atlantic shore for the pur'
pose OF arresting ScheDcl, who since
Ills reslgnetiop ~ Munster Is nolongeT
protected from arrest. EIf this be true
Nand not merely sensational, II VIII
clap the clImax 70 the very startling
events of the last few days, We can,
not but think, however, that Athis
strange move ia but a,canWd, yet II
may be true. who can say?
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sonEsoIs

Ifitwere posslbl Q TO add an addi-
tlonal disgrace 10 this Republic, tho
dem hnGof Great Britain for the Amer
lean Minister'S recall, accomplishes H.
Viewthia recall AZ we may, u simply
means that In the estimation OF Eng
land Schenck IL no longer II No person
10 be recognized asa minister or a gen
tleman by the English court or the
English ministry. The pretense that
ne was hastenipg home ON leave OF
absence TO give the Ito TO certain dam
aging evidence adduced against him,
was sham, for he could not have re-
mained pnadyised Of England's stern
and preemptory demand that he
should no longer remain at her court,
That Grant should keep him there, 10
defiance Of public entin,ent, until the
courtesy 81. Britain was exhausted, and
her Government was forced to demand
Ibis Immediate recall, but deepens the
Disgrace that this minister has fasten'
ed upon US.
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A RADICAL paper speaks of the
principles ofSthe Radical party. The
principles of the Radical party are just
seyen-hve loavesand two fishes gl

THE COlrjer., LOllrnuI thus epiLOm
a. teT. an. oo.,,n,,nion,,a,
Uses qu''e 'o"s."y oo'i'ii"nic''''"i,
from Mr.. Ulrich, United States Consul
al Monterey, Mexico, Ia gentleman
whom II ia orr pleasure to nersopallv
49, M - ~. a.I ,.,Iah,s,
Kpow'anu W "non' we arc inoeo'eu
for many favors extended us during n
stay in Monterey some years since.
Mr. IIlrich 10 tho brother.in law NJ
" w.. 90, -, n ," "
captain WIN. otohei VI rag'e russ u
noted merchant and sheep raisor.
The Courier 0ur1aal says AZ follows:
M 4 Iattar from Mr. IIlrich Irnitod
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cE isan honest Tmar.T

N'osoE san honest man Mckee Is
an honest man; Mcdonald is an hon
est man; sBabcock is an honest man:
a isshxpap isan honestmap; Grant Ia an
honest man. They are al honest men,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-09
STATE NEWS.

Z -
The bonded debt of Galveston Is
1858, 500.
The farmers in Limestone county
are planting largely Of oats this year.
-The new court house of Kerr coun
ty is so far completed as to be ready
for the roof.
THE building for Austin Coliese a,
Sherman is to be completed by the first
ofSeptember.
The vote of Fannin county on tn,
10th ultimo, was the largest ever pollec
nthat county, wv SS'
The San Antonio Herald favor,
Hon. John Hancock for the Unitec
States Senatorship.
1T Ia said that the live oaks of Live
Gal. county have recently been bearing
u fine crop Of horse thieves, s.s,su
-General Henry Il. McCulloch sue
ceeds Professor Van Nostrand as
Superintendent Of the Deaf and Duml
Asylum.
\ "A second crop OF apples now atlorns
.the'trees In the garden of Mr.. Hig.
Traver, in Washington county; also
corn in tassel and roses in full bloom.
rhere was .onssyote tori Chambers,
the Radical candidate for Governor, In
Lapassas county, and the Dispatch
wants the name of the man who voted
IT, &.A u. 49, Say
"A line ofsteamers direct between
Galveston and Bordeaux, France, is
among the trade extension schemes
projected by the enterprising Frenc h.
men.
E.wz5Sanr AntoniO Express tFhe grass.
h0ppers are said to be flourishing finely
ON the Western prairies, Q and are al.
ready beginning to destroy the sprout-
ing vegetation. coo
George Bond, all old citizen of
sherman, had his arm amputated a few
days ago, on account OF modification
resulting from an injury received in
moving ahonse.e q ~ ~ , s, 90 Ia.
Mr.. Joe Hopson, who has been
taking the census of Sherman, has
about completed his W DIRK, and informs
the Register that the population is A
little OVERSIZE thousand. ~ 9W
,-Postmaster Kuhne, of Victoria, has
been removed, and Billings appointed
This place. No other reason is known
for this removal than that Kuhne il
honest and the people were pleased
with him.
-,Blaneo City Bee: ous last Fridav
Mr. r.. Traweek killed q hog, apparent
ly In good condition, but which proved
To- be full OF tr'ickiaosis. Persons in
Killing hogs should be careful to ex.
anime and be sure that they are not
''~'S1wasef1f1 jkGk6 8
herman Patriot: Some person
fred the prairie last week. ncaf Bre-
inond for the purpose Of burning off
the old grass. The Are destroyed the
fences of five persons and the dwelling
house ofMrs. Mcclaren, with all her
household goods. ..-.
Camanche Chief. A corrcsp ] bdent
from Gatesville to the Waco Exam DER
elaimss that Corytlle is the sban her
county" OF the State, having given but
four votes for Cha mbers, the Radical
carbonate, out. Of 1884. The cores
.ponde nj OF the Examiuer 10 politely re.
iquestedito "takeit back PSI Comai,chs
county gave Chambers a"nary0 vote
out OF S7S, and by one against the Con.
sslfation' UHA 9NfWEUI -
q, V-Peeris Record 81 Ne ,lmve juHt re-
ceived letter from, party or buffalo
hunters who left this place about the
first OF last January. They report that
buffalo can be seen by the ten thou
sand, In good condition and tanner
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-09

The 1T, Louis Reppllicaa and the
New York SIN, in lengthy and ex
haustive articles entitled "Can General
Belknap be- Impeached ?" take the
same ground as TIE HERALD aud de-
clare that the acceptance Of Bel
knaps resignation has had the Of
feet to defeat the trial by impeach-
inent., sM w AEb
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= n. ikT no guilty man escapeA II no
guilty man ESCAPES, who Is to run the
Z sOyernnsntg AMA G.
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"A line ofsteamers direct between
Galveston and Bordeaux, France, is
among the trade extension sehe mes
projected by the enterprising Frenc b.
| men.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-09

George Bond, an old citizen of
sherman, had his arm amputated few
days ago, on account OF modification
resulting from AN injury received in
moving aPhousea y ~ ~ 5eiol
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-09

AsTHR Pfssideht isstill greatly agita.
ted" And the administration thieves
fought nobIy.L . ! saEsk1EBS !
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-07-08
ZajimavOsti.

M dill seza sebe. Ma bilou
nedeli modlil Sc faraf Engster Gontenu
We Svycarsku po kazani pet otcnasd "a
toho, kdo farnosti nejdfive umfe. Sotvs
zeje vymodlil, klesl prav6 kdyz pravici
zdvihal, chteie lidu dat pozehnani, mrtev
ma zem. Modlitba platila jemu.
Jeptiska vrazed Jeptis
ka Rosalia Cali, jeiz kasterni jmeno ie
Marie Crocitssa, fadu frantiskanek, Wv.
nikala zvlastni zboznostf svatosti. Nei-
lepslmi lelimi pfateli byli pani patefi a
brzy Sc nj roznaselo, ze je stignatisova
ma ze ma zazracna vid6ni. Pozivala
co dlvotvorna panna mezi obyvatelstvem
alimenskym Italii veike dcty. Pozo-
rovano pr vsi svatosti ieii, ze mlady zpo-
Vednik t. Enigi Fasio neoby6ejne dloubo
u ,'svate panny" prodliva3 V poslednich
dnech nalezena ma okenni fimse iednoho
skladu blize hlavniho chramu mrtvola u
srceneho d6cka. Nektere blizsi okolnosti
spusobily, ze padlo podezfeni ma ,svatou'
Jeptisku jejiho zpovednika, policie poGa
la vec tn vysetfovati. Lekaf konstatoval
ze ,svata' pred nedavnem stala Sc mat
kou, nacez Sc divotvorna jeptiska pfizna
la, ze sve dite zavrazdila. Byla ihued
zatcena. Pfipad ten spdsobil takove DO
horseni, ze vojenska straz mela co emit.
aby divku nchranila pred Uneven rozlice
neho lidu,
Obrazek znasi kulturnfdo-
by. Do iisteho poutnickeho mista v Ce-
chach pfijel pansky povoz jednoho dne,
kdy hostel cd nescislnych pontnikd ma
ystiven byva. z kocaru vystoupili diva
pekne obleceni PAM podali tamejsimu
duchovnimu dve voskove svice sprosbou,
by tyto milostneho oltafe rozzaty byly.
Ma to vsedli zas do vozu, aniz by sazrac.
nou kapli navsivili a jeli dale. Recene
yoskovice NELL pry, jak oeity svedek Wy
pravuje, tlousfku v6ts, nezli vote cd vozu
tax 10 ma zadnt svicen nastrceny byti ne
mohly. Musely bJti ebfezany. Kdo
vsak poPits advent hrdzu pfitomnycb,
kdyz profiznute voskoyice stfelny