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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-03

wrote a notice TO that effect, post
ing it by the side Of the windov
to which the men came to. give il
their names when going or coming
OF their shifts. Several men called
and described what was according
to their ideas a valuable watch
nearly all making it gold, with a
fine chain Of the same metal
Some set a number Of beautiful
pieces Of gold quartz into the links
of the chain. At last a little
Frenchman came 10 the window
and said:
"You find one watch, Alistair
Shaw
"Yes, SIR said Shaw. Have
you lost a watch =
"Yes, sure, me have lost me one
watch"
"Can you describe itF
''Oh, yes, sare,..ne can describe
him yer perfectly
well, what was il likel-
MY watch he vas . silver watch. =
Every good What kind of a
case
"VeH, be have he's face wide
open"
What kind Of cbainl-
@One leedle brass chain"
"Wha; kind Of key was on the
chain =
"VeI, no key be on zee shain.
He have no key 81 all. Iwind him
by zee tail
The watch was stem-vinder.
and the Freedman had given 3
perfect description of it even down
20 zee tail
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Giving HIM Advice.

Tom Marshal at one time indulgec
in such excuses that his friends be-
came alarmed, and determined tc
make an effort 10 reclaim him. Mr.
Mangum was designsted 70 remon-
strate with the wild Kentuckian,
and endeavor to impress him with
a proper sense Of the peril Of lis
position.
III hear anything you have to
say, Mangum, said Marshal as the
senator opened the conversation.
Your friends have been greatly
distressed at the manner in which
you have been conducting yourself"
don't wonder al it. Been bad
ly bothered myself. Sent you here
to talk with me, didn't they p
"Yes; they thought as 1 some
times take a glass myself, my ad-
vice would have the more effect"
"You do drink too much, Man
gum. I've been thinking Of speak
ing to you on the subject. But
what 90 you want me TO dor
"Your friends have the greatest
admiration for your genious and
talents. They are confident that
with sobriety and application you
might reasonably aspire to the
highest place in the government"
what do you think l could get ?"
Il have no doubt you might be-
come Chief Justice Of the United
States"
"There's been one Chief Justice
in my family. / don't care to fol-
low him"
you might become President"
"No great credit TO follow Tyler.
But l tell you what I'll do Mangum
you make me President of the
United States, and if / don't make
you Secretary of State I'll agree
to be BANKED Let's take a drink"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-03

MORTGAGE sALE.-Defauli having been
vi made N the 2 rras and conditions Of certain
ln1enture Of ulc-tsAl-s, nsae and execuied on the
IN day q Angus. A. d. ls73, by Lorenro l. BSi-
ley and Helen Rsilsv has Eife. Of the city Of Al
pe1a, colniy q AlVenA and STATE Of Michigan, OF
The nr~i part % ChArles W. RickarSlson Of the
same plac. Of to- seonl part. and recoraed IN the
ofce q the Regis.er ~ DeSds. far said county Of
AlpslG. IN Illsr "R 81 mOTtgages. on PAGES Sc
And SIS 81 the ei-lth dsv q August. 4. n. ls73
A. LLle o'alpck A. NJ. Of that cav. by which the
power q sale N ssii uorrrace contained has he
come operative and i hsin claimed that there L.
due AMI uupsii s. The date herccf On - 81 mort
gz-c, the szr1 o: four hundred and tEenty-thTee
dollArs and afty cents ESQ. together with Al
attorney fae % tAi-ly dollars provided for thersin,
and suit o. VFcaing. either 80 Law OF IN equity
having been Instituted 70 Tecover the amount So
cured BY SID Inag-rsrs. - any r-srt thereof.
Nsisce a. herchy given, that by VITtne n the
power q sale IA sad rlortglce contained, ! viii
% TIE ssn1 q June. 4. u. lSs6 a. ten o'clock 4.
u q hat day. f0re3use said nortgare by a sale
q pubic Aueiien. 70 the hightst bidder az the
frlnf door on Sacuni street Of te entrance 70 tbs
garcuIi CoaTt Toosn. IN Peter Bros Brick Block
IN tte city Of Alpen4. n sad county q AlTena.
and Ststs a Miclr-ln. that heing the place u
holding the Circuit Courf for said county IN which
Slll InortEAge1 premises an situated q the sad
NOR gAea premises mud thereof az may be
Necessary 20 satisfy the said sum Of four hundred
and fveIty-thrte dollars and Fifty cents 49,. 50
together with sad attorney r. and interest. and all
costs and charges allowed BY igE. said mnTtgag-
81 pre-ni-ss Are situated in the city Of Alpena
county % Alpena and state Of Michigan, sud are
described II said mortgage follows. 10 wit
The northeast half Of l0t number sixteen 10. in
hlock nun Ter sven III, Of Hitcheock's addition
20 the village. nov city Of Alpena. according 70
recorded plat ~ saii addition. now on record in
said oface Of Reiste- q Deeds FOX said county of
AlpenG.
CHARLES W. RICHARDSON.
p J. KEILEr. Attorney for Mortgage.
Dated Alpena, March cath, ls76. s42wl3
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THos. p. JOHNSTON, sheriff,
Dated Alpena, April 18th. 1875.

MORTGAGE sALE.-Default having been
vi made in the terms and conditions Of a certain
indenture Of mortgage, made and executed on
the first day OF september, A. ID. 1874, by HOnora
Michigan, Of the first part, 20 George Richardson.
Of the place, % the second IaIt, aud recOr-
Cd in the Office OF the Register Of deeds for said
county of AlpenA. in Liber ''CF' of mortgages, ON
PAGE 4s9, on the fourteenth day Of September. A.
u. 1874 at o'clock Il. NJ. Of that day, by which
the power Of sale in said mortgage contained has
become operative. and II being claimed that there
l. due and unpaid az the date hereof said
mortgage. the sum Of four hundred aud ninety
dollars and forty-six cents together with an at
tolney fce Of fifty dollars. provided for therein
and no suit or proceedings, either az law or in
equity. having be.n instituted 10 recover the
amount secured by said mortgage, OF any part
thereof.
Notice Is hereby given, that by virtue of the
power Of sale in said mortgage contained, / will
on the 18th day Of July. A D.. 1870. at 10 O'Clock
A NJ. Of that day, forclOse said mortgage by sale
az public auction, 20 the highest bidder, at the
the Circuit Court rom, in Potter Brothers Brick
Block. IN the city Of Alpena, in said county Of
AlTena. Michigan, that being the place OF hold
ing the Circuit Court for said county in which
said moTtgaged premises are situated.i Of the said
moTtgaRed prefnlses. OF - much thereof as may
le necessary 90 satisfy the said sum Of four hun
dred and ninety dollars and forty-six cents. to-
gether with said attorney fee and interests and all
costs and charges allowed by law. said mortgage
ed premises are situated in the city Of Alpcna,
county Of Alpens, and State of Michigan, and
arr described in said mortgage as lots number
three . and four a., ia block number one M,
q lotier's addition to the city OF Alpena, in the
county Of Alpcra, and State Of Michigan.
GEORGE RICHARDSON.
Mortgage.
Attorney for mortgage.
Dated Alpena, April 9Th ls7e. 2ifwiSI-20.io
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- HERIFF7s SALE-By virtue OF AZ execution
- Issued cut q the SuFerlGr Court Of Detroit,
WAYNE county, NieAigan. bearing date Of Oeio-
- y, 4. j.. LIS. aud q me directsl, Al certain
Eli wherein Harvey Bur l. plasz.is w. Edward
7. C4uptel, defendant, have this day selzed
AID levied uloa The following real estate, as the
property q EdwE-l +. Camp bell. the within nam
- defendant, 20 Wit All his night title and in
terest IN four aeres Of lsnd, described follows
Commencing az point N Thunder Bay nver
where the south lin. Of section tWenty-one Il 4.
Sink the uyeT on the east = j. thenof. running
thence down sal1 r1ver tv'euty-.suT - Tuis
thence east ami pal ai.el With sid sectlon lin.
aboui tweury-slX = rods 90 the town rOad- thencr
so-theriy tVeutE-f0ur % rods 70 SAID section
line thence sad sec.l0n hne 20 the rlver. the
place 81 beginning and the north half Of the
northwest quarter * -cetiCl seven town thlT-
ty-one 81, nOr1h Of range five 5 east, which ]
vii o-er for sale public auction. 10 the highes.
biddcr. On wednesday, the 81 day March next, az
o'clock II the Afternoon VI sid day.
The above sale VII be he'd AZ the front door o.
pU-feT's Brick Blocs Second street, IN the city
and county Of Alpena. that being the building
in which the Circuit Court foT The county o. Al
pena and state % Michigan j holden.
THOs. h. JOHNSTON. sheriff.
ss5w7
Notice Is hereby given tia; the above sale has
been postponed until Wednesday, the 5th day 81
Ami next az O'Clock in TIE afternoon Of said
THoS. b. JOHNSTON, Sheriff.
Da:ed Alpena, this 22nd day Of March, ls76.
2flw2
Notioe IL hereby given that the above sale j.
keTeby postponed until wednesday, the 18th day
April, ls76, a; O'Clock in the afternoon Of said
day, az the above mentioned plaza
THOs. B. JOHNSTON, Sheriff.
AlPena, April 5, 1870 24iS2-5
Notice j. hereby given that the above sale has
been postponed until Wednesday the 3rd day Of
May, 1873, a: . O'Clock T. NJ, al the above
mentioned place.
THOs. B. JOHNSTON, sheriff,
Dated Alpena, April 18th. 1875.
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MORTGAGE sALE.-Default havfuz ben
vi made in the cu-siItioRs Of 4 eTtam indcnture
Of mortgage, made md executed on the 18th DAY
o. May, A. ID. 1874 ~ Samuel Ro-enthal, o. the
atty Of Alpena, 70 William II. Potter and George
T. Lows, and recorded in the office Of the Regis
ter " Deeds. Of the county Of Alpena. Michigan,
on the sixth day Of june A ID. 1874. in Liber one
u Of mortgages, on page twenty-five which said
.lssi-,nc1 by William X. Potter. 20 George r
Levin. and the a--r-u nent thereof duly recorded
n tle ofier Of the Re-1ster Of Deeds Of Alpena
county. Michigan. on the 9Th day OF june 1874 in
Liber o. Of mortgages, on page 325. and which
said moTtgage was on the thirtieth day of July,
A. j.. ls,4, duly assigned by George r. Lewis TO
Israel y. smith. saginaw county, Michigan. and
the assignment thereof duly recorded in the office
u the Register Of Deeds, Of Apena county. Mich
gan, on the first day Of August, A. ID. 1874. in
Liter ~ OF mortgages. on page 3jl. upon which
mortgage there j. claimed to h due at the date OF
this notice for principal and interest. the sum OF
two hundred and thirty-three dollars ls233, 90 .
md also the further suIn of thirty dollars,
reasonable attorney fee, n provided for in said
mortgage. and no proceedings having kssen haG nr
aiken, either in law equity, 20 collect the dcff
remaining due aud secured By s1id mortgage, or
any part thereof. therefore,
No;ice Is hereby given, that by virtue of
power OF sale IN 81. mortgage contained. on
Thursday, the 18th day Of May, :. ID. 1876. az two
O'Clock m the afternoon of said day, 1t the frunt
door OF POttcr's brick block, on Second strcst
in the city Of Apena, in the county of Alpena,
that being the place for oiding the Circuii
court for the county Of Alpenal, /
shall sell ~ public auction or vendue. TO the
highest bidder, the premises described in said
mortgage, or 50 much thereof as may be necessary
70 satisfy and pay the amounts due for principal
and interest, and attorney Zee, and the costs and
expense OF said sale. Said premises being de-
scrlbed in said mortgage follows All those
certain pieces or parcels of land situate in the
city Of Alpens, in county Of Alpena and State O.
Isohiean. and described a. follows. 20 Wit: IOts
number three and four a. in block number
nine 49,, in Po:ter's addition 10 the village now
pa; thsreof.
ISRAEL Y. SMITH,
Assignee
c. W. WIsSTR, Attorney for Assignee.
Dated Feb. llth. 1875. 2s7wlS-5
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-03

Now. George, before you go to
play, said his mother, "are you
quite sure that you know the les
son Professor Borax gave you to
learn ?"
"oh yes, mamma
"Well, now, tell me what causes
heat without light =
"Pickled peppers"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-03

"Iived with him nineteen years,
says an Indiana applicant for d.
vorce, "and al the clothes he ever
bought me was . bunch Of hair
pins and tooth brush" You can
see by this what = hard time she
had TO keep well dressed.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-03

The Virginia City (Neyada) En-
terprise relates the following:
A day OF two since Mr.. Shaw,
time-keeper Of the Consolidated
Virginia mine, found a watch lying
ia the snow, where il evidently
had been dropped by some one
ia or about the mine. Mr.. Shaw
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-03

"what kind Of a man Is Squire
Simmonds, anyway =
~well, you've seen them snow
storms along early in winter, when
there's a good deal Of wind and not
much sfeigting ! That's the sort he
isv
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-03

Kate Field took s ride in London
cab and was sick for a week. She
says she can't see why an American
should object to q ride on q fence
rail
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Vick's EIoralGuide

This ! q beautiful quarterly Journal, rne-y L.
lus-rzted and contaiui1g an elegant eolored
FT0utIsIisoe With The rrsi number. Prsre only
5 ss;s ior The yez-. TIE aTss No for ls7s Just
issued Ad1ress
JAS. WICK. Roshes.srS.
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OF Cloths Cner and Vesng custom work TO be had in the
Also Furnishings And all the latest styles of Hats
and Caps in six dress cloth In fact have everything on hand to make
and complete Gents Wardrobe.
Call and see for yourself
KNIGHT.
Street. so
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A DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF REAL Is
"A TATR.-In the matter of the estate OF Charles
Walters, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue Of Ii
cen-e and authority granted 10 me by obed Smith,
Esq., Judge Of Probate q Alpena County, Miehi-
gan, viii sell at public autiOn. 10 the highest
bidder. NJ the front hall door Of Potter Broth
en- brick block, on Second street, in the city Of
Alpena, on the 18th day Of April, A. ID. 1876. at
two O'Clock =. NJ. of said day, all the interest of
said deceased in and 20 the following described
lands, TO wit: The southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter Of section twenty 20l, and the
northwest quarter Of the northwest quarter of
section sixteen l6, all in township thirty-two iS2
north Of range four a. east, Alpena county, Mich
igan.
ANDREW W. cOMsTOCK,
Administrator.
Dated Feb. Is. 1876.
j. ID. TURSBULL, Attorney. 93swT-2
Notice Is hereby given that the above sale has
been postponed until the first day Of June, at two
O'Clock l.. NJ. NJ the above named place.
ANDREW W. COMSTOCK,
Administrator.
J. ID. TURNBULL, Attorney.
Dated April IS, 1915. as
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c. W. wIsSER, Attorney for Assignee.
Dated Feb. llth. 1876. 231wl9-.
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2 J. KI1.E1, Attorney Tor MOrtsageo.
DATED u arch ssth. 1879. s4svl5
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p. J. KELLY. Attorney for Mortgage.
Dated Alpena, March cath. 1876. s42wl3
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-07
Fire-Traps.

If YOU have your houses insured,
and are anxious to collect the insur-
ance money, it will be a good plan
when you go about your house at
night to light matches to see by, in
stead of taking the trouble to light a
lamp. Throw down the match as
soon as it begins to scorch your fin
gers, and do not take the trouble to see
where it falls. 1t is not worth while
to caution children against this habit
while you keep up the practice your
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-07
Some Wonderful Illustrations

The celebrated chemist, DR.. Dorums,
showed in the following manner, in a
recent lecture, how extremes meet:
Eggs can be cooked by the extreme of
cold as well as by the extreme of heat.
Butter can be made like ivory, SO that
it can be turned. We may by the
agency of this solidify many of the
other liquid substances, aud, indeed,
many of the gaseous, but a more IN
tense degree of colo is used, and we
employ laughing gas. This laughing
gas, which is heavy, is the carbOnic
acid we have shown; when squeezed
forcibly by the pump it becomes as
beautiful and pellucid liquid as car
bonic acid, and if allowed to remain
produces a most intense degree of cold.
We can, however, show the liquid.
Let me ask you to observe, prior to
making that experiment, very curl
ously interesting one in regard to the
spheroidal state of matter, we have
here a glass lamp, and we place over
this lamp a platina dish. In the
platina dish we place some of the mix
ture of solid carbonic acid, and in the
middle of it introduce the mercury,
and we shall find that the mercury
would freeze, showing that we have a
cold at least forty degrees below zero.
We used to make an experiment such
as melting lead intensely hot and then
putting the hand in and ladling it from
one vessel to another; for if, in lieu of
this, you take quantity of melted iron
you can plunge your hand into it with
impunity, and workmen have even
been able to walk on bed of melted
iron. Take poker and put it in a hot
coal fire, get it very hot, and you may
lift it or wipe it on the tongue with
impunity. We may have it so hot that
the vapor actually protects us.
Here we shall have a more extra
ordinary illustration of it, for we can
not only make ice but can freeze
mercury. We will fill this little thin
bic with mercury, and as soon as it is
intensely hot we will introduce the
mixture, and will show this curious
Illustration and attempt to freeze the
mercury. Those who make the ex-
pertinent of the heated lead please re-
member to have the lead intensely hot
and you will find that it gives out
cold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-07
Interesting Story of a Young
GIr1'S Advent IreS.

IN the city of Toronto lives a widow
named Mary Goodman, who has a
daughter Lizzie. Early in May, 1875,
the girl suddenly disappeared from her
home, and from that time until Satur-
day, although much money and time
were expended in searching for her.
Mrs Goodman could get no trace. The
story Of her sudden disappearance and
subsequent experiences, as told by the
girl, are exceedingly interesting. At
the time Of leaving home Miss Good
man was but twelve years old. Her
beauty and accomplishments as vo-
calist had attracted the attention of the
manager Of peripatetic varieties
show, who, by offers of a good salary,
enticed her away from home. After
two months travel she found herself
in Fremont, Ohio, where the show had
broken up, the manager having left
the party penniless and in debt.
Thrown upon her own resources and
afraid to go home, Miss Goodman Sc
cured work as nurse girl in a respecta-
BILE family in Fremont, where she
worked nearly six months. Then she
moved to Toledo, where she secured
similar employment and held her place
until last June when she came
to this city. Having a little money
she engaged board at cheap lodging
house and set out in search of work
She met with no success, and at last
found that she was not only out of
work but without money. Still afraid
to write home and not knowing what
to do, she accepted work in Stewart &
Cameron'S saloon, at the corner of
Randolph and Congress- streets, where
she worked until last Friday evening.
Four or five weeks ago officer Ben.
High attracted by the childish appear
ance of the girl, found out where she
boarded and put the landlady on the
trail with the request that she question
her bOarder and ascertain something of
her history. The landlady did her part
we'll, and the result was that High was
soon enabled to correspond with Mrs.
Goodman. Saturday the mother and
daughter were reunited and the morn
ing train for Toronto yesterday bore
homeward the thankful girl and her
still more thankful mOther.-Det2oit
H19.ee Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-07

self. 1t will not make much differ
ence If the house does "burn down in
good hands,"
Ii this method fails, lay matches
around wherever it comes handiest.
nave no particular place. for them, and
let the children have aebunch to play
with up in the garnet. / saw the top
OF a large hotel burned off one Sun
day by this very simple process. Even
mice rummaging aroung a pantry
Will mobile away at wax matches. and
often give one a start with their sharp
little teeth. A box was found in a
store which had been knocked off the
shelf during the night, and every
match lighted. The box was so close
that the fire was smothered down. or
there would have been a big insurance
bill to collect.
A great many fires come from bad
stOVe-plpe arrangements, and f1ues
that are not we'll lined with mortar.
A very little crack in the chimney, as
it passes through the garnet, is suf-
ticient for spark to fly through. If
it chances to light in the paper-box, it
will very likely soon be in blaze.
Do not go yourself or allow others to
go with light into clothes closet at
night.
1t you allow the practice of lighting
fires with kerosene at your house, you
will very likely have many surgical
and undertakers' bills to pay out of
your insurance money.
A friend burned his barn down in a
very easy way. He went out one night
to fodder, and struck match against
the decreasing. The flame caught on
the dust and lint and boards of wheat
and bits of chaff that had settled there,
and ran up the timber like a streak of
lightning. 1t caught the hay over
head, and in twenty minutes the barn
was flat on the ground. Some valua-
BILE stock burned up, besides all the
grain just harvested, and al the farm
ing implements housed there.
Housewives often lay little fire traps
snugly away in their closets and out
of-the-way hooks, in the shape of
creased rags, which have been used for
some household purposes. 1t will do
quite as well a second time; so it is
tucked away in some little dish, and
not thought of again perhaps for
months. Meantime it may generate
heat enough to produce spontaneous
combustion and burn the house down.
J. E. Nc c., IN Country Gentleman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-07
ABROAD.

A SPECIAL to the London Standard of
tie 9th says the Porte had declined to
listen to the peace propositions Of Servia
until after Alexinatz had surrendered. 1t
had also demanded that Prince Milan
should address his requests for peace di-
rectlY to the Turkish Government.
ACCORDING to London dispatch of the
2Sth Schuyler's report to the American
Legation at Constantinople altogether con-
irmed the previous repor-s concerning
Bulgarian atrocities. Much of the slaugh-
ter had been done by the Turkish regu-
lars. Mr.. Schuyler says that sixty-five
villages had been burned and Il, 900 men,
women and children killed.
GEN. TCHERNAYEFF's reports of his vic
tories at AleXinatz were generally discred-
tied at Belgrade on the 2Sth. The Turks
claimed to have achieved victory.
BELGRADE dispatches of the goth say
the agents of foreign Powers had handed
note to the Servian Prime Minister, in
which they intimated that further hostili-
ties must stop.
A GRAND council of Ministers was held
at Constantinople on the Goth, at which it
was agreed to depose the Sultan and pro-
claim Abdul Hamid
LORD RIBBLEsDALE, step-son of Earl
Russell, lately committed suicide in
Switzerland
THE Sultan c. Turkey was deposed Oh
the 31st ult, and Abdul Hamid, presump-
tive heir TO the imperial throne, was duly
proclaimed Sultan of Turkey.