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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-16

Y Why should a stone hitting a
sheep or falling near il, cause IL to stop
and why should dog under the same
circumstances rim she faster and how
Is IL that the most savage dog fears the
stone ~ he fears nothing else Univer.
sal experience, from the time of Homer
10 ours. witnesses 90 this laater fact ,
aud 10 the effect Of stone upon n
sheep tho writer can testify 10 of his
personal observation. Why should it
be so I.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-16
ID "A k NDTA .
Cant. Morse.


viii sail between the Ports OF SAN FRANCISCO.
VICTORIA OLYMPIA and DEPARTURE BAY a.
per following Time Tables connecting At Victoria
STIR. YALE. FRAZER RIVER and with Puget
Sound Mali Steamers for other Ports. and AZ NEW
TACOMA with Northern Pacific Railroad fer
PORTLAND. ASTORIA, and all other important
points ia Oregon.
Through Tickets sold 10 principal Stations on
Northern Pacific. Oregon aud California gsilroads.
and principal landings on Coiumbia and william
cite Rivers Tickets ine iude Meals and Berths
GA Pacific Mail steamers
THE CITY OF PANAMA will leave San Fran.
cisco oct. 90th. New 20th, Dee. ath. Dec. aDsh
and Jan. 20th. arriving at seattle Nov. a,h. Nov
ing she viii leave seattle. thu day Of her ar.
rival. Tor Nietorts whence she will sail sor San
Francisco Nov. nth. Dee LIST. Dee. 2ist. Jan isth
aud Feb. 9Th. 1871
THE DAKOTA will leave San Francisco Nov
leah. Nov. 30th. Dec. nth. Jan 10th and Jan.
aoth-srrtying at Seattle. Nov. 18th. Dee. 9th,
Dec. 2sth. Jan. 18Th and Feb. ith and arriving at
Olympia Nov. 18th. Dee. 9Th. Dee, nth. Jan 18TH,
and Feb, Eth. Returning. she viii leave Olympia
Nov, 18th. Dee sth, Dee. 2sth. Jan. 18th and Feb.
Hth. and leave seattle Nov. 10 b. Dee. 9TH Dee
9ath. Jan, l9th snd Feb. 9sh. for Victoria from
whence she viii sail fer san Francisco the same
day.
TICKETS Through Coupon Tickets will 10
sold by the different Transportation Companies
from PORTLAND 60 San FrAnsi~cc: these Coupons
will be good ON Puget Sound Mail steamers from
Tacoma e. Victoria.
Tickets are good only for the Steamers they are
purchased fer. AMI are not transferable. aud II
offered ~ ans ether person than the party whose
tame they bar. viii De refused and fun fare coli
trstesl.
Freight for Olympia will only he delivered by
TIE nakota IA. L TiBBAf4s. Agent.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05
The stocking Basket.

Costly thrond in her cushion'd chair,
A mother reclined from toll and care,
Except the darning of n stocking,
And her chairs perpetual rocking.
l thought had somewhere seen 1t styled
The plague of life such-a basket piled
With tiresome, everlasting stitching,
With work 50 very unbewitching,
Aud as she broke the thread asunder,
Weaving III and out, over and under,
1 wished the rents in human life,
Could be mended with as little strife.
She took in her hand tiny thing,
All stripped with white and scarlet ring,
And smiled as she thought of the silken hair
And laughing eyes of darling fair
OF the rosy lips and dainty hands,
The pleading cries and the loud demands.
She sighed as she thought of the world untried,
And up and down her needle piled
She knew 1t said, Oh blessed are such II
And strokd her work with tender touch,
Softly folded and laid it away,
As the little feet in slumbsr lay.
But on the next a tear-lrop fingers;
The mother wrought with trembling fingers,
And sadly bowed with an anxious face,
Appealing on High for strength and grace
To guide the steps of her wayward son,
To bless and protect her erring one,
Nor suffer the wand ring feet TO roam
Forth from the love of his early home.
To shield him from the gitterng net
The tem?ter with costly jewels hnd set;
To save him from the sparkling bowl,
And all the dangers that scar the soul.
As Oh the third her looks were bcnt
The fucc wore smile of sweet content,
For the fair-haircd girl whose gentle ways
Were eX tolled by all with voice Of prt,ise
For her the sunshine ever glowed,
And from her lips rare music flowed,
With graceful carriage and modest mien,
she moved through life like a fair young queen
The mother said with fervent prayer,
May heaven shield her from harm anil care,
From cruel want, and the stings that smart,
From the bruises of blighted heart.
The next were for those whose feet had trod
For many summers the earth's green sod
And the storms of many winters felt,
In joys had smiled, and in sorrows knelt
No cloud so dark. but the glimmering hue
OF the sunrise ever struggled through;
No gloom so deep, faith could not brighten
No toll so hard, love could not tighten.
The last for one who was passing down
To her narrow home with silver crown
OF wondrous luster, that seemed 10 shed
light of glory 'round her head.
Peacefully sinking TO the quiet rest
Awaiting those of the truly blest
For her she plead the right to share
All tender aid and watchful care
And thus the stockings all were mcndcd;
With each stitch thought was blendrd;
With ev'ry thread for future wear,
The weaving-in Of a silent prayer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05
History of Alpena County.
BY WILLIAM B0ULT0N.
G CONTINUED.
Written for the Argus.


CHURCHES.
The Baptist Society was first or
ganized October 25th, 1867, with
Rev. f. N. Barlow as first pastor.
The present pastor is the Rev. W.
G. Leaned. The church is situated
on the corner of Third and Lock-
wood streets, and was built in 1868.
1t is capable of seating $50 per-
sons. The number Of members is
1877, of which 149 are resident.
Services are held every Sunday,
morning and evening. Prayer
meeting on Thursday evening. In
connection with the church there is
q prosperous Sunday school, with
Mr.. +. s. Goodrich as Superin-
tendent, assisted by sixteen teach
ers.
st. Bernard,s Church (Catholic)
was established May II, 1869.
The two years preceding, it bad
been under the charge Of tho Rev
P. B. Murray, as a missionary sta
ton. Tho Rev. Mr.. Murray was
the first pastor, but his place l.
now occupied by the Rev. Var
Ginnipp. The church is situated
OH Chisholm street, between Third
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05
MILITARY COMPANY.
A Touching Incident.

"Dixie," the Washington CORE
spondent of the Chelse Telegraph
& Pioneer gives the following
touching incident in a recent issue
of that paper
In travelling we often meet with
persons Of different nationalities
and languages. We also meet with
incidents of various characters,
some sorrowful and others joyful
and instructive. One of the latter
chatacter / witnessed recently while
travelling upon the cars. The
train was going west, and the time
was evening. At station little
girl about eight years old came
aboard, carrying little budget un-
der her arm. She came into the
car and deliberately took a seat.
She then commenced an eager
scrutiny of faces but all were
strange to her. She appeared wea-
ry, and placing her budget for pill
low, she prepared to try to secure
little sleep. Soon the conductor
came along collecting fare and tick
cts. Observing him, she asked if
she might lie there. The gentle
manly conductor replied that she
might, and then kindly asked her
for her ticket. She informed him
that she had none, when the follow
ing conversation ensued
"Where are are you going ~ said
the conductor.
81 am going to heaven" she an
swered
"Who pays your fare p he ask
ed.
"Mister, does the railroad lead to
heaven, and does Jesus travel on
it 2" she then said.
81 think not, why did you think
so Z" he answered.
"Why, sir, before my ma died,
she used to sing to me of a heaven
ly railroad, and you looked so nice,
and talked so kind, / thought this
was the road. My ma used to sing
of Jesus on the heavenly railroad,
and tha: He paid the fare for every
body, and that the train stopped
at every station to take the people
on board but my ma don't sing to
me any more. Nobody sings TO
me now, aud l thonght l would
take the cars and so to ma. Mister
do you sing to your little girl about
heaven! You have girl, haven't
youi"
mo, my little dear" he replied,
"I have no little girl now, / had
one once, but she died some time
ago, and went to heaven !"
"Did she 60 over this road" she
asked again. "and are you going
to see her now :"
BY this time every person in the
coach was upon his feet, and most
Of them were weeping. An at.
tempt TO describe what witnessed
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05
Printing Office Secrets

A properly conducted printing
Office is as much a secret society as
Masonic Lodge. The printers
are not under any oath of secrecy
but always feel themselves as truly
in honor bound to keep Office Sc
crets as though they had been put
through triple oaths. Any en-
ploye in printing Office who will
ingly disregards the rule relating
to printing Office secrets, would no,
only be scorned by his brethren ol
the craft, but would lose his posi-.
tion in the office at once.
We make this statement because
it sometimes happens that a com.
munication appears in newspaper
under an assumed signature which
excites comment, and various part
les try to find out who is tho auth
or. Let all be saved the trouble OF
questioning the employees or at
taches of a printing office. They
are "know-nothings" on such points
as these. On such matters they
''have eyes and ears, but no mouths,
and if they fail to observe this rule
let them be put down as dishor ora.
ble members of the craft.
1t is the same with job printing
II anything is to be printed and
kept secret, let proper notice be
given of the desire for secrecy, and
you might as well question the
"Sphynx" as one of the printers,
so that even the secret books OF
lodges are printed without fear.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05

with the society Is both Sunday
and week day school. Services
every Sunday at $40 A. NJ, 1890
A. NJ, and at 7 P. M. Sermon in
English in the IN orning, and in
French in the evening.
The Episcopal Society was or
February 1st, 1865, and the first
service held July 9th, 1865, Rev.
G. o. Bachman officiating as the
first rector. Mr.. Bachmen remain
ell in charge 18 months when he
was relieved by the Rev. III. II.
Brown, who had charge 6 months.
Prior to 1868 there were II bap-
tisms. The present rector, the
Rev. w. w. Rafter, took charge of
the parish In June, 1868. Since
Mr.. Rafter took charge of the par
ish there have been "a conilrma-
tions and 1875 baptisms. This would
make the membership of the
church about 800. Trinity church
was built in 1867. The first SER
vices being held on Christmas
During the summer of 1869 the
church was en- ar yed. Adjoining
the church is large and hand
some rectory, worth $4,000. The
church is valued at S4,350, and
both church and rectory were erect
ed by the aid furnished by the citi-
zens of Alpena. Services every
Sunday morning and evening; on
all Saints days and festivals, and a
daily service during the Lental
season. There is a Sunday School
in connection with the church.
The First Congregational Church
is situated on Second street and
Washington Ave-, fronting on Sec
ond street. The society was or
ganized during the summer of 1860.
In 1865 the society commenced
building the present handsome
church, and completed it by the
fall of 1868. The church possess
ses a fine bell weighing 1900
pounds. This year lecture room
has been added to the main build
ing, making a very convenient
place for prayer meetings, etc.
The Congregational Church is the
finest building of the kind at pres
ent in the city. Prayer meeting
every Tuesday and Friday even
ings. There is large and pros
porous Sunday School attached to
the church, with VIM. d. Hitch
cock as superintendent, assisted by
27 teachers. Number of scholars
236. The first pastor was the Rev.
G. G. Bisbee. The present pastor
is the Rev. A. B. Allen.
The Methodist society was or
ganized April 7th, 1867, with 30
COMMITMENTS. The church of
the society, which is handsome
structure, is situated on Dock
street, and was dedicated January
1st, 1870, the first commencement
at building being made November,
1868. The present minister is the
Rev. Mr.. White. Services every
Sunday, morning and evening. A
Sunday School is attached to the
society. =
Besides the above there are the
Lutheran, the Norwegian, and the
Jewish religious societies. The
Norwegian Church was built this
year, Rev. M. p. Rub being pastor,
'The church is situated on Dunbar
street. Tho Lutheran church Is
situated on Dock street.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05

is almost futile. Some said, "God
bless that little girl !" Hearing
some one say that she was an angel,
the little girl replied, Eyes, my ma
used to say that would be an an
gel some time"
Addressing herself once more to
the conductor, she asked him "Do
you love Jesus! do, and if you
love Him He will let you ride to
heaven on His railroad. / am 60
ing, wish you would go with me. I
know Jesus will let me into heaven
when / get there. He will let you
in too, and everybody who will
ride on His railroad-yes, all these
people. Wouldn't you like to see
heaven and Jesus and your little
girlp
These words so innocently and
pathetically uttered, brought a
great gush of tears to all eyes, and
but most profusely from the eyes
Of the conductor. Some who were
travelling on the heavenly railroad
shouted for JOY.
Sinister, may / lie here till we
get to heaven ?" she now asked the
conductor.
ayes, my dear, yes" he answer
ed.
"Will you take me up then," she
asked, $50 / might see my ma, your
little girl and Jesus for l do want
to see them ALL"
The answer came in broken ac-
cents, but very tendcrly spoken,
eyes, dear angel, yes, God bless
you ("
"Amen I" was sobbed from more
than O score Of voices.
Turning her eyes again upon
the conductor, she interrogated
him again. "What shall l say to
your little girl when / see her ;
shall say to her that l saw her
pa on Jesns' railroad ! Shall l 1"
This brought a fresh food of
tears from all present, and the con-
ductor kneeled by her side, and
embracing her, wept the reply he
could not utter.
At this junction the brakeman
called out, al"
The conductor arose and request
ed him to attend to his (the conduc-
tor's) duty at the station for he
was engaged. At this point / was
obliged to leave the train.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05

John Mackerel, of lansing,
Mich, has been sucker" enough
to elope with his wife's mother,
go bobbin of TO Leslie In that
State, spend a good "eel" Of mon
ey on the tour. and get arrested by
the Sheriff for his "bull head" con-
duct. Isn't this pretty kettle
Of Gsh :" .
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05

As an active and truthful chron-
icler Of passing events, the Hawk
Eye says: "We took our linen
duster Monday, and sat down with
fan in hand, a box of handker-
chiefs and a lemonade convenient,
and as we cooled our fevered brow
and whipped the perspiration from
our neck, we wrote some feeble
items about the weather. Yester-
day morning, as we read them, We
sat on top Of red hot base burner
and hallooed for more coal"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-05

cox, Secretary. This society has
been the means of originating a
number of very pleasant hops,
masquerades, ETC., which have help
ed to enliven the long winters.
FIRE COMPANIES.
Sahgonahkato Fire Company No.
was organized in July, 1871, A.
l.. Power being foreman. Last
year the company was reorganized.
The present officers are Henry. S.
Seage, Foreman j. ID. Turnbull,
1st Assistant; VIM. Todd, 2nd AS
sistant; s. A. l.. Warner, Treasurer /;
F. Fl. Barlow, Secretary; Chas.
Lester, Steward, and L. B. Howard,
Captain of Hose Company. The
annual meeting of the company is
on the first Tuesday in June, and
the regular meeting on the first
Tuesday of every month. The
company has a Clapp e. Jones
steam fire engine.
Fire Company No. 2 was organ
lied last year, with ID. p, Buker,
Foreman Henry Bolton, 1st AS
sistant, and Alex. Campbell, Cap
tain of Hose Company. These
officers have since been reelected.
j. Parks is 2nd Assistant, and A.
Brown, Secretary. The meetings
of the company arc the same as
No. 1. The company have Silsby
Rotary steam fire engine.
MILITARY COMPANY.
The military company was or
ganized in 1875, and was muster
ed into the State service June 3rd,
1876. The company assemblies for
drill every Monday evening at the
drill shed, and numbers Sc men,
bers. 1t is known as Company H.,
Alpena Guards, Third Regiment of
State troops. The company Off
GERS are L. B. Howard, Captain F;
A. Harshaw, First Lieutenant, and
II. Campbell, Second Lieutenant.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
Return of General Bate.

Our fellow-citizen, General Bate,
Tilden and Hendricks elector for the
State at large, returned yesterday,
after an arduous and one Of the
most successful canvasses ever made
in Tennessee. Information from
every quarter gives the most cheer
ing and fiattering accounts of his
debates with both of his adversaries.
In the beginning Of the campaign
he placed himself at the disposal of
the Executive Committee. and every
appointment assigned to him he has
filed with the highest credit, elicit
ing. wherever he went, the enthusi-
astic appreciation and unbounded
applauses Of the Democracy Of Ten
nesSee.
His blows against his antagonists.
delivered with tirmness, dignity and
eloquence, never failed to hit with
telling force. His fierce assaults
upon official corruption and rascali-
ty have been blistering and wither-
ing, while his stirring appeals for
Tilden and Hendricks, frightened
with the charms of a rare eloquence
and forceful rhetoric. have aroused
the enthusiasm of the Tennessee
Democracy to a pitch unknown in
latter years-NdShUlIe Banner,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
ION VIZ MaEARLAND.

This distinguished gentleman, who |
has served the people of the First
Congressional District so well and
faithfully in the 44th Congress, was
defeated on the 7th. Judge Ran
dolph's majority will approximate
one thousand votes.
While we most sincerely regret
his defeat, we are free to say that
we would infinitely prefer to occupy
his position, having made the can
vass which he made, than to occupy
the position of Randolph, having
made the canvass made by him. Mr.
Mcfarland entered the campaign
with a record, thrown open for the in
spection of the people, of which any
man might well be proud. Through
out the arduous campaign he main
tanned the dignity and truthfulness
which arc a part of his nature. He
never once sought to win a vote by
misrepresentation, or an appeal to
prejudice or passion. He entered
the campaign an upright christian
gentleman. He conducted it through
out as such man, only, can conduct
such a canvass. He stands before
the people to-day, defeated though
he is, held in higher regard than ev-
er before.
Against his successful opponent
we have now nothing to say. 1t
was, and ever will be, matter of
surprise 10 US that, as to between
the two men, the people of this ID s.
trict should make the choice they
did. It serves only to show how
successfully a certain class of our
people may be controlled through
their passions and their prejudices.
It shows too that there are men all
over the country who will stoop We
ry low when it is necessary to do SO
in order TO conquer. These men
haze stopped, and have made the
more ignorant, especially among the
colored voters, believe a thousand
things things that are utterly false.
And thus they have now, and doubt
less for the last time, conquered.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
FInsh Times.

The Nashville Banner publishes the
following specimen of prices during the
flush times of the war:
I'm January, 1868, wood sold in Nash
vile at from $50 to $40 per cord. In
February, wheat was $3.50; flour $22. so
per barrel; corn $3.50 per bushel; beef
80 cents per pound; bacon SO cents; lard
81; butter 81 so; irish potatoes SO, and
sweet potatoes SO per bushel; wool 50
per pound; nails go cents; shoes SIS to
$25 per pair; nail boots $50 per pair, and
wool hats $50 perdozen.
A young man having $4,000 cash,
and wishing to invest it, took the advice
of friend to buy tar at 81 per barrel.
After time he sold it at $40 per barrel,
making a net gain of $500, coo.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
TIE G0YERNoRsRIP

The american publishes returns, al
most official, from 80 counties, which
give Gov. Porter %, 1877 majority. Fiji
ty-four counties are to be heard from
which it thinks will increase the major
ity to over 40, 600. The % counties heard
from give Porter 65, 7S3 votes and Thorn
as AZ, 495. If there is an honest, incor-
ruptible man in the State, we believe
James d. Porter to be that man, and we
heartily congratulate our readers and
the people of the State that he has so
gloriously triumphed over the Disor-
ganizer Thomas, the Rebel General
Nancy, the aspiring young Republican
leader Yardley and all the malcontents
Of Memphis.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
It Acts the Same on All.

The other forenoon man who has oc-
cuRied a seat in Congress, held a State
office, been presiding office at dozens of
conventions, and is looked upon as a
man of deep thought and wide expert
ence, was passing down the street when
he saw a silver half dollar on the side
walk. He bent down to pick it up, and
the coin travelled into the open door of
shoe shop, while the boy who held the
string cried out:
Sold agin and got the tin-next!"
The great statesman and deep thinker
acted precisely as common laborer
would have acted. He grew red in the
face, looked around to see who had wit
messed the incident, and as he hurried
on he muttered strange words and sput-
tered out sentences with tlree exclama-
ton points after them. - Detroit Free
Press
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
Advertising People.

Says the Boston Post: People who
advertise are smarter than those who
don't; better looking, too, nine in ten.
This is natural, If not logical. Adver-
Using is an indication of intelligence,
and intelligence is one of the leading
elements of good looks. AT all events
the world believes in those who adver-
tise, and it places its dollars in their
pockets. Such are live people; and in
these live days nobody wants anything
to do with any but your live men and
women. Our advice to everybody-ex-
capt in matrimony-is to advertise. 1t is
to return largely, increase your reputa-
ton as business man, make hosts OF
friends, and adds to the number of
shrewd and sensible people in the world,
of which there has never yet been an
oYerstock.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-15
From the Knoxville Daily Tri-
bune, 18th.
"GO, GRANT, COR
Tune-"OId Black Joe y

Tune-"oId Black Joe"
Gone am de days
When Grant was young and gay;
Gone am his friends
From de old White House away;
Gone am de thieves,
All their heads are bending low
And now hear de people calling,
$50, Grant, gop'
CHORUS:
Tilden's coming, Hendricks coming
Dey will strike de fatal blow;
L hear de peoples voices calling,
$50, Grant, gor'
Gone am de pride
OBJ dis great republic, too;
Gone am de Schencks
And de Belknap's plundering crew.
Gone all de money,
De Treasury is low,
And now 1 hear de people calling,
go, Grant, gor'
Chorus.
Gone am de pay
Oh de working men, know;
Gone am de rebenue,
And business wheels run slow;
Gone am our credit,
While our debts enormous grow;
And now hear de people calling,
$50, Grant, got!
Chorus.
Gone am de Hayes
OBJ de State of Ohio,
Gone am de hopes
OF his Chandler, Blaine & Co;
Gone am their power,
And the people joy tbs so,
To-day, North, South, East, West,
they're calling,
$50, Grant, goP'
M. COHEN
IN 7. World.