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Tho Popes recent talk to the Roman
Catholic newspaper men was in the nature OF
paternal advice 1t was while he was in exile Mt
GaGta he told them that he resolved to take tho
journalists Of the Church under his immediate
protection. While he wanted them to be bold as
lions in combating the Revolution" he also
wanted them 10 cultivate charity. Another
thing for them to cultivate was harmony. close
union among themselves On this head he held
up to them the example of the Spanish bull
fighters who vigilantly avoid the risks OF iso-
lation." In closing the Pope prayed that all
faithful editors throughout the world might be
endowed with strength. wisdom. and charity
certainly three very desirable things in the
newspaper business
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HENRY wATrrRsoN Of Kentucky. 1t should he
said. however. that Mr.. KERR was and ever had
been opposed to the Texas Pacific form Of pub
lie plumber. and there is every reason to believe
that he appointed that committee with shame
and sorrow
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compromise and rcadustmen nj NJ the debt Of the Com
monwealth and OF the annual Liabilities hereunder
which shall be within the certain aud reasonable Capaci
ty Of the people to regularly meet"
What does Gen. MALONE mean by readiust-
ment2 Docs he mean partial repudiationH
His language certainly sdunts that way
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Gov. NICHOLS might, we suppose, par
don WELLS. ANDERSON. AMI their companions
Of the Rturning Board. before trial and thus
prevent the exposures so much dreaded by
HAYES and the guilty conspiratorS who man
aged the frau Is 10 which he owe his seat. such
an eApedont has seldom been resorted To by
Presidents or Governors. and the acceptance of
u pardon would be "A confession hy the criminals
that the allegations in the indictment were true.
and that the vote Of Louisiana had been iraudu-
lcnuy counted for HAYES and NHtELER.
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should be indicted for making him Fraud
uent President. But the people cry out for
julticc, and they mean to have it.
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Mr. HAYES wrongs himself by meddlng in
this matter II he has no better title To the Presidency
than the Returning Boards declaration at the result 1T
the election Louisiana. he j. fraud u-urer. crm
inAl unworthy the confidence or respect the
try-Nsf orleans DemoTuL
HAYES can have no better title. for tho declara-
ton Of the Louisiana Returning Board is his
only basis OF title to the vote of that State.
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BLAINE md CHAMDERLATN. How will that do
for l-~li Al they want Is party TO endorse htih-
Philadelphia Hasss
II will not do Mt ALL The only orthodox names
for the straight Republican ticket Of 1850 are
L. S. GRANT and EDWARDS PIEHnErONr. with
c. WASHINGTON Guilds. A. NJ. Ia be Envoy Ia
trnordinary g. the British nobility.
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Gen. MALONE, n prominent candidate for
Governor Of Virginia, has written letter re-
gardlng the debt Of that State which contains
some interesting facts and suggestions. Gen.
MAHoNE says that the debt intended 10 ho as
sumed by the funding bill of 1871 AS s3O,OOO'OOO
amounts, in fact. 10 5000 000 with arroaraEos
Of interest &c. amounting TO $4,000 MAX
ing the State debt ai present Sil 100000 an in
crease tby reason u the non -paymcnt OF interest
on that portion which is not funded Of ssG0,OO0
per annum since tho funding bin passed. He
further says that accepting the AUDITORS cstl-
mate Of total revenues a. s2,7OOOOO. when the
average revenue for the past six years has been
onlv S2.33s 900. and accepting his estimates of
sl,OOO,OOO for EXPENSES Of the Government and
taking the appropriation for tho schools ut
$ii3O0O Uhe Auditors lgurosl. there will be
left sl,2IO.0OO 10 meet an interest account Of
S2,lGOOO0. If the interest due on account Of
the sinking fund he discarded the deficit Will
still amount TO $4,000.
lie adds:
So" docs scem 70 me 10 be the part of practical wisdom,
and in II" direct pursuit Of an honest purpose 10 deal
fairly aud Justly with the public creditors, that We SHOULD
seeA and inast upon, urge, and II necessary demand
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Tho Governor (CHAMBrRLAINl would hnve
Shown more anu tc stll hat ne Cut the alllr,s,
which nat prepared ur ihe NdN nee hti fH lr r
AT least nird- II 700 closely reasoned and IL
wa too hii Ter II sorfs..a J0arit
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KEEP pEGGING AwAr-A farmer friend
had occasion to write the local editor Of
this paper note the other day. In clio.
sing his note he asked, Curb, can you
tell me the way out of the present hard
times r.
OF course, VS. can. Keep pegging
away-livc within your income, and save
little for rainy day--sell your surplus
stock and grain--if you can't get your
price take what you can get: take the
money and pay your honest debts; and
if you owe no debts. put the money at
interest and don't so on credit any
more; work steadily and be economical
make no bad or fool trades, and the
first thing you know you will be sitting
up cross legged, with peace and plenty
Now. we've told you the way out, and II
you don't go, it is your own fault.--Daw.
son (Ga Journal.
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MISCELLANY.
Maude's Mistake.
!" Marry Justin st. John !? No Y
-

Marry Justin st. John? Mo-,
But why do you say mo SO emphat
lcally, Maude2 know you love HIM"
The pink on Maude's face glowea to
guilty crimson, as gentle Lucy Mordaun
looked up, n quiet. searching inquiry ii
her calm, truthful eyes.
You are accustomed to drawing very
unwarranted conclusions, my dear Lucy
perhaps this is one OF them"
Miss Campbell S voice had "A hard me
tallic ring in its clear tones as she thu!
lightly answered, and SHE laughed loudly
but II was constrained merriment.
Look at me, Maudc, dear"
Lucy went from her chair over to ihe
| scarlet lounge, whereon Maude, in bel
tloatlng, white dress, looked like II ill,
among roses. She took both Miss Camp.
bells hands in her own.
Listen, my dear. Six weeks ago who
was your loverl"
A vivid glow leaped suddenly to Miss
Maude's face, and she turned away, as il
annoyed at the query
No, you must confess to me, Maude.
Tell me who, Oh the last picnic at the
Fine Grove, was the fairest among ten
thousand who carried you captive by
bis elegance, his refinement, his intell
genee, his chvalry p
Oh, you allade, | presume, to Justin
st John, but tlen-"
Exactly; it was Justin st. john the
noblest fellow | ever saw True, then
bul M or Nv
" Lucy, you are cross. Haven't | II
perfect right to marry John Jameson, if
| see fit p
" Not unless you love him, Mande
You know you do notcare straw for
him. You do not need me to tell you
how truly you love Justin st. John, fer
your own heart whispers it. NIaude, be
true to your own womanhood. Give up
all thought OF the old man. because he
has half million, and betrotll yourself
to the lover who cannot offer you for
tune, but his own priceless love
Luey's cheeks glowed as she spoke,
enthusiastically and earnestly.
" 1t is all very well for you, Lucy Nor
daunt, with fortune at your command,
to talk about love in a cottage, and all
that sort of romance But IL an
poor
!" And you will marry man old enough
to be your grandfather. because You are
poor?'
And Maude Camphel's eyes flashed,
and she returned the quick, impulsiye an.
swcr, +" will"
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THE DEACON - Up in New Hamp
shire, where | lived when boy" says
Gov. Noyes, :" there was an old deacon
honest. lie was an old hypocritc, and
when he had done any particularly mean
thing, he eased his conscience by going
on, into field, alongside Of which was
a stone wall, and kneeling beside it, pray.
ing the Lord to tottIe 1t over On him, il
hehad done an,taing offensive TO him OF
offensive in his sight. Well, we boys
found it ont, and one day when we saw
the deacon making for the wall, we got
on the other side and waited. He knel,
down, according to his usual custom and
weat Through his usual formula, closing
with the petition to have the wall topple
over, If he had done anything wrong
And we topplel it Jumping out from
under the stones the old man cried in
tones of mingled disgust and alarm,
+" Good gracious! Can'tyo tell when a
man is joking p .t..
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you think that woman has no com.
mand of the English language just steF
on her trail at an evening party, or say
that Mrs. Virgins baby is prettier thar
hers.
An Article entitled :" Ho for the com
ing Winter"' has Just reached us. 1t il
impossible for us to imagine why any
body wants to hoe for winter, when it's
coming on as rapidly as it possibly can
and will be above the ground in few
days.
Dean Swift preached the Drfcfest ciIar.
ity sermon on the record. Here it is,
text and all +" Bretheren: 1t is recorded
that he who giveth to the poor iendeth
to the Lord You have heard the sc.
curity, and now down with the dust
Amcn!'
They had a dance down at Mentrose
the other night, and some wretch wenl
in ahead of time and creased q spot or
the floor about four feet square. And
every man who danced himself down on
his back in that spot was. oh! the mad
est man,
Isn't it the height Of cheek for mar
to come around in November and de
mand pay for ice used in August? Itsa
bad'as doctor presentinga we'll man .
bill,
Ponca Indians have received their Ill
ster overcorts. They put them on i'm.
mediately. They stuck their legs through
the sleeves all right, but what in the nams
of goodness to do with the rest of the
coat, they didn't know and they never
will find out.
You appear to be very happy my
little man-what is the cause OF it 7?
asked gentleman ola little archin or
the street. =" Pops drunk, mans liz
Jail. Bills got the measles, and there's no
hody to cit me off to school. Hope this
business Ii last all winter said the
voungster, as he yaulted over a by.
draugEt.
He murmured. am q man Of quiet
tastes" then he went behind the door
took flask from his pocket. and tasted
something,
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= WHOA
Jake Willard and the Blind Horse-A
Laughable Story.

For twenty three Years old Jake Will
lard has cultivated the soil Of Baldwin
county, and drawn therefrom support
for himself and wife. Heis childlcss
Not long ago Jake left the house in
search OF a missing COW His route led
him through an old worn cut patch Of
clay land, Of about six acres in extent
in the center of which was well twenty
five or thirty feet deep, aud At some.
time, probably had furnished the in.
mates Of a dilapidated house near by
with water. In passing by this spot Al
i'll wind lifted Jake's tile from hi,
head and maliciousIy waited tito the we'll
and in 1t tubled.
Now Jake had always practiced the
virtue Of economy, and he Immediately
set about recovering the lost hat. He
ran TO the well, aud finding that II was
dry at the bottom, he uncoiled the rope
which he had brought with him for the
purpose Of capturing the COW, and after
several attempts to catch the hat with q
moose. he concluded to save time by 90.
ing into the well himsei To accomplish
this be made fast one end Of the rope to
a stump hard by, and was quickly on his
way down the well.
1t is fact, Of which Jake was no less
obliyious that the reader hereof, tina,
Ned Wells was in the dilapidated build.
ing aforesaid, and that an old blind horse,
with a bell ON his neck. which had been
turned out to die, was lazily grazing with.
III short distance OF the we'll
The devil himself or some other wick
cd spirit put it into Ned's Uranium to
have a little fan, 50 he quickly slipped
mp to the old horse and unbuckled the
bell strap, approaching with slow, meas
nred sting a-ling' to the edge Of the
well.
Dang that old blind horsc!' said
Jake, he's comm this way, sure and
amt got no more sense than to fall in
here. Whoa, Ball.
But the continued approach of tho
ting a ling said JUS, as plainly as words
that " Ball. wouldn't whoa. Besides,
Jake was at the bottom resting, before
trying to shin" it up the rope.
!" Great Jerusalem! = said lie, i" the old
cnss Will be q top Of me before cay say
Jack Robinson. Whoa! oh, dang you,
whoa! r
just thea Ned drew UP to the edge Of
the well, and with his foot kicked little
dirt into it.
"Oh, Lord r exclaimed Jake, falling
upon his knees at the bottom. +" I'm gone
now! Whoa! Now lay me down to
sloep-w-h-o-a. Bali pray tho Lord
have mercy Oh mhe!' '''''' e. - : ~"
Ned could hold in no longer, and,
fearful Jake might suffer from his fright
he revealed himself.
Probably Ned didn't make tracks with
his heels from that we'll May be Jake
wasn't up to the top Of il in short order,
and you might think be didn't try every
night for two weeks to get shot with
his rife Ned.
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PATS DREAM.-A son Of the Emerald
Isle was observed one morning to look
very blank and perplexed, and friend
asked what allied him. Pat said he had a
dream. "a good or bad one r inquired
his friend. Pat answered IL was little
OF both. 4" Faith. Ill tell ye, dream
ed was wild the Pope, who was as great
a jintlcman as any in the district. an he
asked me would drink ? Thinks |,
would duck swim And seeing the
craythur, an the lemons an the sugar
on the sideboard | towld him didn't
care il TUX wee drap Of punch. .
"Cowld or hot" aXed the Pope. Hot,
yer holiness" | replied; and with that
he stepped down into the kitchen for the
bilin' water, but before he got back
woke straight up, and now its distress
ing me that l didn't take it cowld."
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son made his most delightful salaam--"l
need hardly mention the object Of my
call this morning. Ny intention was to
Offer you my heat, my hand, my name
and my fortune
He paused, and il Maude noticed the
dubieusness Of his words, she only bow.
| ed respectfully.
= But, Miss Maude, SO old dotara as
|, whom you loathe. hate, despise, would
| be very pfcsumptuons to do it. There.
| fore, Miss Maude, | announce the object
of my call to be an errand of thanks
sincere, grateful thenks, to you, that
when you discussed this subject so freely
| to Miss Mordaunt, last evening, in the Ii
brary, you spoke sufficiently loud for me
in the next room, to get the benefit of It,.
| rejoice, though my dream is ever
here his voice trembled in spite of him
salf--" awoke before it was too late.
He bowed adieu. and was gene ere Maud
IN her speeches. surprise and mortiiica.
ton was aware Of his departure. With a
cry of pain and rage. she ran to the win
dow, to see him descending the steps.
My dream, too. is over Fate seems
aStSiuiiite w ueHy Itis "eailii, 81 Will
make the best of 1t. | can obtain love,
though" And her love came quicker as
she thought Of Justin st. John !. lie
loves mo still, know he does. Justin,
darling. you shall be mine yetY'
Her face beaming with delightful hope,
Maude stepped to the door of the adiein
ing paror. Voices arrested her attention
and she stopped. The door was ajar,
she could listen she could hear she
could see; she did see.
Lucy, | know it had only been a cou-
pie of months since Maude rejected my
suit But have learned to be thankful
for my escape from her mereenary hands
| have learned to forget her; and, Lucy.
my own true little girl, ! have learned to
love you as never loved Mauae Camp
bell Darling, may place ring on
your lingcr-may call you my own
my very own, forever ~
Your very own, for ever, Justin St.
john
He silently placed a sparkling jewel
over her plump little finger
They are diamonds, my pet. Of the
purest water am not Justin St John,
the poor man, though, as Il poor man,
have won my prize. am Justin st.
John the millionaire. whose money can
oulbny Mr.. Johnson twice over
Mauae Campbell heard the words Her
face grew deadly pale, aud with shiver
that shook her heartstrings and sigh
that almost carried away her breath, she
turned silently away, a lone woman.
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A farmer, being poorly provided with
materials for substance for his men, fed
them with pork cooked with the rind
upon it. A young man of the company,
not ikeing that outer portion of the food,
was observed by the host to be carefully
removing the outside covering, where
upon the latter said, Young man, we
eat the rind and all here To which
the youth replied, "All right, old man
I'm cutting it off for you"
4 poplar clergyman in England recent
ly gave lecture on " Fools" The
tickets of admission where printed thus
Lecture on fools. Admit one" There
was large audience.
A cat with two legs is the latest nov.
city in that line. We prefer that kind
of a cat You don't have to throw SO
many articles at it to break all its
legs,
An article on 1.-THE Uses of the Lem
on" is going the rounds. The best use
however, it fails to mention. Take a
lemon, cut it, III We, wrap u tumber
some warm water and some other fluid
around it. put on some nutmeg and some
sugar. and il it isn't the best lemon
you ever saw-well just try it once
al don't like this time Of year," said {
penslve looking man, as he leaned against
the bar Its sad season. Leaves
have fallen from the trees, the GROUND
looks bare, the sky is gloomy, and II
isn't cold enough tor hot WHISTLES.
And he sighed, wiped his lips, and sazed
around to find a sympathetic soul tt
invite him to take another.
The subject of Beecher's sermon OF
Sunday was, " Make not haste to be rich ;
No, man would be mean cuss t
! skip along faster than 500 a night.
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A little squirt eyed Chicago boy pran-
ced up TO his mother one day and said,
+" Ma. hasn't been real good boy since
I've begun to 90 to Sunday school !"
+" Yes, my lamb" answered the mater
nal fondly. "And you trust me nov.
don't you. ma? Eyes darling" she
replied again. Then" spoke up the H.
tie innocent, !" what makes you keep the
cookies locked up in the pantry the same
as ever 2"
"The single scull race!" exclaimed
an old lady Us she laid down the morn
ing newspaper, i" didn't know that
tney-d discovered wisA se-s'~
skulls !"
But pass" said q minister 10 the
west. recently, in dismissing one theme
OF his subject 70 take up another. Then
make it spadesr' yelled man from
the gallery, who was dreaming the happy
hours away in an imaginary game Of Gu
chre. II is needless to say that be went
out on the next deal. being assisted BY
one OF the deacons with . full hand Of
clubs
A certain preacher having changed his
religion, was much blamed BY his friends
for having deserted them, To excuse
himself. he said, The Ind sevon reasons
and being asked villa, they were, replied,
"a wife and six children"
When man has lived forty years.
and then gets whooping cough, he whosps
it lively.
The ear is fashioned for hearing, yet
heareth many things to which i shoulA
give no heed.
The girl who said she would not mar
ry the hest man living, compromised ~
marrying the worst
A Massachusetts girl swallowed
hair pin about six weeks ago, And vas
married three days afterward. NOV
then girls. it's risky. but you CAM
get any thing good without soAA
risk.
PRAYERS for the poor may bs ~
ried to the advantage by tskias yoae
booklet book in your hand anil going ON
to answer the prayers yourself
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MASONIC.
ROYAL Arch MasonS.
=I.O..O.F.

ks.WF0nD LODGE, No. 6, of ODD FELLOWS
1 meet. every Friday. at Q clock. L. NJ, at theii
|,Il in Eagle Block.
H0MAs n. MCGEE, n. @.
|BssIRLEY Mat, Sec'y.
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Van Buren, Encampment.

Gugfs E sssssAa Mi aEsaf,a radr.ay
(ch mspth, ut Odd Fellows Hall. Van Gureu.
, CsaRlrs R,sLixG. S. W., II. y. HaraAs. D..
:, v yahsiss. "'N j. 4. LockH Scribe.
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JOHN INGRAM,
Real Estate Agent, Conveyancel
and Notary Public,s
LITTLE Rock, ARKANSAS,

LITTLE Rock, ARKANSAS,
MILL buy and sell lands. take dispositions IN Y
w taxes, secure donations, pre- m ptions home
steads, and furnish towhshpplats showing all lands
subject to donation, sale aud pre- ptlan in every
township and county in the State Investigate titles
and abstracts furnished. have superior facilities
tor furnishing information from all Departments OF
tho tattHovernmcnt.
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Temperance Reform.

HARMONY COUNCIL. No. q. Temperance Re-
| form meets ut Masonic iall. on EueSdss eye
i ins Of each week, at T. o'clock.
Members in good standing Of our Order from other
ouneils are cordially invited to attend.
u. y. HARVEY. W A. D.
IG.C, TtAyEa. II. s.
Van buren,, Aug. 1873.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-09-26
10 Ra-errs

Efu,.n.e war -. l--l ir1rh-s-s a. -ts r aAND
RAFIi- 1lH--- FEACtiCAL b. NESS
TEAINING COLLEGE Fer p.Frls--Nrs -..l. CO
s1.ciose sca--r for Cslasgs T1slr-I- -l-vf
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ehasers, As prices have bscons
frInsr and promise 10 improve with
the Frightening prospects Of trade
throughout the country.-Boston
Journal
T Ons Of the most cheering symp-
toms Of the improved condition o.
Affairs in South Csr0IiuA- conse-
quent upon the change in The al
ministration OF the STATE COVERT
nent, : The marked revival in the
jobbins trade Of Casrieston. N0s
for Eve years past has there been
90 brisk a Business done on Hsyue
and Meeting streets. 30 early in the
season. - there has been during
the las. ten DAYS. TIE sidewalks
are piled With ho1e~. ths strests
are 'h-onzsd with drays. the clerks
are kept A. busy A. h@ss. All even
late a; night the lights can be seen
burning brightly after the doors
have been closed There i Z bet
ter feeling snouz So:h s@Tlers and
buyers, and transsetions have been
lively aud satisfactory. al parties
take a more hopeful view Of TIE
future, and the business done Is con-
sidersd safe and souni--CharleS-
ton News
To make business good, If It Is
not 50 with you, reader, We should
say, 20 20 work 70 make il So
Don't look TO Congress TO DO this
and the other. First Of al bear
in mind you are the architect Of
your Own fortune. Good or bad. .
it Is you who make il, and from
you must come the hes. relief 20
the Situation ~ any tine Make .
your existence known. Keep your
name and goods constantly before
the public. Attract trade. Cease
to imagine that II viii at any time
seek you out Do not Jet your
customers forget you Remind
them Of your facilities and bust
ness constantly. Early and late
be at yonr business aud IL there
5 anything to De had you viii get
: But don't place the blame on
lard times, when you are yourself
lot up to the times and the meth
de Of attracting trade and doing
,usiness.-Boston Journal Of Com
1erce.
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woke sSnstbing more than verbal
ren0o-trances. add to prscipitA,e q
eoiIisiOu which may result in An ap-
peal to the arbitr1tioo Of the sword
The adninStratioa Of Mr.. Hayes
has uOs been supposed TO Be suti-
eisrtly Avsrss 20 war With Mex
icO . make any zrsA, eooeessions
70 4 power which respects 10 inter
national oe+ig.tices; for . usF 9Th
this turbulent and unsatisfactory
usiShbor would divert attention
from the dangerous agitation Of
new and embarrassing national
POLITICAL questions, and II vaged.
a. Il should Be, 20 q successful con
eiusioc. voGIi aid 20 the glory Of
restoring the CuiOn and obliter-
a.ing sectioual issues. that Of a.
enlarcensnt Of the federal 6ouuda-
ries AMI an extension Of or repub-
lean Institutions over another por-
tion Of the American continent.-I
S1ginAE.Courier.