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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20
THE LOOM OF LIFE.

An day, an night, can hear the jar
OF the loom of life, aud near and far
10 thrills with deep and mufied sound,
As the tireless wheels 90 always round
Busily ceaselessly goes the loom
In the ight Of day and the midnights gloom.
The wheels are turning early and late,
And the wool is wound in the warp of fate.
Click. clack there's thread of love wove in!
Click, cack and another of wrong and SIM
What chockercd thing will this life be,
When we see il unrolled in eternity!
Time, with a face like a mystery,
And hands as busy as hands can be,
Sits az the loom with its warp outspread,
To catch in It's meshes each glancng thread.
When shall this wonderful web be done
In a thousand years, perhaps, or one.
Or to-mou ow Who knoweth Not you nor
But the wheels turn ON, and the shuttes fly.
All, sad-eyed weaver, the years are slow,
But each one is nearer the end, know.
And some day the last thread shall be wove in,
God grant that It be love instead of sin.
Are we spinucrs Of wool for this life-web-say
DO we furnish the weaver IA thread each day
II we're better then, Oh my friend 10 spin
A beautiful thread, than a thread Of sin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20
Cure for Earache.

A lady tells in the Germantown
Telegraph, a cure she heard for
this distressing pain. We give it
below, hoping that it may prove
beneficial should need for its use
arise:
Many years ago two of my chill
dren, one aged three, the other one
year, had a terrible attack of ear
ache all one day and night. |
worked over the little sufferers,
doing all / could think of, and try
ing remedies suggested by our
neighbors. On the second morn
ing of the attack, lady came in
and asked me if | had tried burnt
sugar. / told her no, that | had
not heard of that. She told me to
put some live Goals on tin plate
and sprinkle some brown sugar on
them, set funel over it, and then
hold the child so that the smoke
could go into the ear. i did so,
using the same remedy for both
little ones. The result was marvel.
Gus; the pain stopped instantly,
and soon both little sufferers were
in a sound, refreshing sleep.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20
A Little COllouuy.

The following, which we find in
the Seneca Falls Courier, is appli-
cable to most ever locality in this
country:
"Good morning, neighbor Jones /;
will you post this letter for me
when in town! It's a subscription
for New York weekly paper"
"Oh, yes, neighbor Brown, if you
wish but | say, do you take the
Seneca County Courier, a home
paper!"
"Oh, no." says Jones, 81 can get
a paper with more reading in it for
less money"
But do you get the county news
in it-who has been married-who
died-and the events worthy of
note that are transpiring in the
county Z"
"Oh, no but then ] get more
redcling matter for the same mon
ey."
swell, now, neighbor Jones, |
am surprised at what ] consider
your shortsightedness to your own
interest, in not subscribing for the
county paper first. Then, if you
want others, add to the list. Why,
there was our friend Smith, who
takes the Courier, got the contract
for building the district school
house from putting in a bid in re-
spouse to an advertisement he saw
in his Courier, and neighbor Rock
bottom attended Jink's auction sale
that he saw advertised, and both
say it saved them many times the
cost Of the paper. Then, taking
advantage of the published markets
and announcements we find more
than an equivalent for our money
Their circulation is not so large a:
city weeklies, which are made VI
from daily editions, and therefore
don't cost anything extra for type
setting, so they are enabled to at
ford more reading matter at les:
rates. Our county papers could
not be dispensed with, at any price
The interests Of the county de-
mand o medium to Interchange
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20
Good Joke on Aimee.

The Dramatic News vouches for
the authenticity of the following
anecdote of Aimee, the opera
bouffe singer:
She was travelling in the South
two years ago, and stopped in one
of the large cities to play n week.
AS usual, not a few were conquered
by the charms of the little French
donna. One gentleman particular
ly appeared to be completely car
ried away. He called upon Mile.
Aimee and was politely received,
which only added to his infatuation.
1t so happened that this gentleman
was very wealthy, and had but re-
Gently married charming and
beautiful girl. One day, while
looking in a jewelers. window, the
gentleman asked Mile. Aimee If
there was anything there she
cared for. Mile. Aimee pointed
out a magnificent bracelet set in
diamonds. The gentleman priced
it and found that its value was
$4,000. He called several times at
the jewelers. and endeavored to
beat him down, but the jeweler
said 1000 was the first and last
price. The gentleman offered So, 900
but to no purpose. A day or two
afterward Aimee called in at the
store, and asked the jeweler wheth-
err any progress had been made in
the purchase. The jeweler told
her the gentleman had offered
81, 900, but he would not let it go
less than 81 900. Mile. Aimee there
upon put down $4,000, and told
the ieweler that If her adnirer
called again to let him have the
bracelet at his price. He did call
again, and again offered $4,000, and
it was given to him. While hurry
ing on his way to Mile. Aimee's
hotel, he met friend, to whom he
showed the precious bauble. The
friend naturally asked what he was
going to do with it, and our friend
told him. The other, who knew
both the gentleman and his family,
reproached him with such an alb
surd waste of money, pointed out
to him the joy such present would
give his young wife, and spoke so
well that, like a sensible man, the
purchaser went straight home and
handed the $1,000 bracelet to his
better half.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
STATE DEPARTMENT. MICH.

sEcHErARY's OFFICE,
Lansing, January 2sth, 1873.
10 he Sheriff of The county IF AlpcHd;
R:-Nou are hereby notified that nt the cleo
ton 10 be held ON the fist Monday of April next
the following amendments to the constitution of
ms STATE are TO be submitted TO the people Of the
state, Tor their adoption or rejection, viz: An
amendment TO section y of article e, relative 10
the appointment OF Clerk of the Supreme Cont
a. provided by joint resolution No. 80, laws of
1917. said section reads as follows:
"Section IL. The Clerk OF each county organized
Tor Judicial purposes, shall be the Clerk of the
circuit Court OF such county, and of the Supreme
Court when held within the same"
II the proposed amendment be adopted, said
section will read ms follows:
section ~. The Justices of the Supreme Court
shall appoint the Clerk OF said Court and Tho
Clerk of each county organized for judicial pur-
poses, shall be Clerk of the Circuit Court of such
county"
Also an amendment TO section of article IS.
relative 10 corporations provided by Joint
resolution 40. 49, laws OF 1871. Said section now
reads rs follows.
section !. The stockholders of all corporations
and lOnt stock associations, shall be individually
hable Tor all labor performed for such corporation
or association"
If the proposed amendment be adoptcd. said
section will read as follows:
"Section Z. The stockholders in all corporntions
ana JOINT stock associations shall be individually
liable IN an amount equal TO the par value of Their
respective shares which they own or have owned
IN such corporations associations for all labor
done in behalf Of such corporation or iont stock
association during the time Of their being such
stOckholdesr."
- In witness whereof / have hereunto
! go, set my hand aud affixed the great seal
shAh OF the State Of Michigan, at Lansing,
49, the day and year first above written
Il. ID. q. HOLDEN,
kpqr,tnpv ~ gto4c
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MANHOOD: how LOST, HOW RESTORED

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sHERIFF'S OFFICE,
ALrENA COUNTY, Mich,
Alpcna. Ecbruarv Ith 1898


TO The Electors Of The County Of Aipsnd.
You are hereby notified that at the election IN
be held on the first Monday of April next the
following amendments 90 the constitution of this
state are 20 be submitted 10 the people OF the
state, for their adoption or rejection viz: An
amendment TO section ~ of article g. relative 10
the appointment of Clerk of the Supreme Court.
rs provided by Joint resolution No 80, laws OF
1871. said section now reads rs follows:
''Section IL. The Clerk of each county organized
Tor Judicial purposes, shall be the Clerk of the
Circuit Court OF such county, and Of the Supreme
Court when held within the same"
III the proposed amendment be adopted said
section will read as follows:
"Section IL. The Justices OF the Supreme Court
shall appoint the Clerk of said Court and tbe
Clerk of each county organized for Judicial pur-
poses, shall be the Clerk OF the Circuit Court of
such county,"
Also an amendment 20 section Z Of article Is
relative 70 corporations, provided by Joint res
oluuon NO, 80, laws of 1871 Said section now
reads as follows: "'"
"section 7. The stockholders Of all corporations
and Joint stock associations shall be indiyidnsIi,
liable Tor all labor performed for such corporation
or association"
III the proposed amendment be adopted. said
section will read ~ follows.
'section Z. The stockholders in all corporations
and Joint stock associations shall be individually
liable In an amount equal 20 the par value Of
their respective shares which they own or have
owned in such corporations OF associations for ali
labor done in behalf Of such corporation OF ioint
stock association during the time Of their being
such stockholders"
om Sheriff ~ Aipena County.
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DRoBATE NOTICE.

State of Michigan. County of Alpena, IS.
Notice il hereby given, that 10y an order of the
Probate Court for the County of Aipoua, made on
the 23d day of july A. ID, 1877, twelve months
from that date were allowed for creditors 10 pre-
sent their claims against the estate Of Alexander
Carr, late of said county, deceased, and that
all creditors of said deceased required 10 pre-
sent their claims To said Probate Court, at the
Probate Office, IN the city Of Alpona for oXnmina-
ton and allowance, ON or before the sd day Of
July next and that such claims will be
heard before said Court, ON Monday, the goth
day of February, and ON Tuesday, the 23i day Of
July next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon Of each
OF those days.
Dated January 7th \. d. 1878
IRA STOUT,
335w7 Judge Of Probate.
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grated door. A few more blows
and they will be in his cell"
"No, no; don't say that, Mr..
Meredith - cried the despairing
girl. "Can't you do anything 2"
"No! They wouldn't listen to
the voice of God. The safe must
open within five minutes or he is
gone y
The cashier sprang to the safe
and the next moment cry of ex-
ultation parted his lips.
The doors opened!
Amy leaped to his side.
"Let me at the papers ! / know
the corners of the safe as | know
my Shakespeare !" cried Cashier
Meredith, pushing her back.
Amy stood behind him breath
less, but smiling.
"Here they are !" said the cash
Ter, rising, and the papers which he
held in his hands were suddenly
snatched away.
an save him !" and before he
could restrain her she was bound
ing toward the door.
Across the street she flew, the
papers in one hand, and something
that glittered in the starlight in
the other.
"Make way" she cried, as she
struck the steps that led to the
battered portals. 81 can prove him
innocent, and no one must refuse
me audience /"
She was recognized at once, and
the sound of the sledges suddenly
grew still.
'Let the girl have a chance y
shouted a dozen voices as the mem
bers of the mob fell back, and per-
mitted Amy to pass to the front.
900 on it's but a trick to gain
time y said a voice and the bank
er's daughter turned upon the
speaker.
Liar !" she cried. "You will
swallow your cowardly words when
my dead father speaks for the man
in yonder CELL
N Orin Walters heard the voice
and started.
With hammers lowered, the ring
leaders of the mob formed circle
around the brave girl, and the tai
low-dips furnished the weird light
for the tableau.
"The safe is open !" Amy said to
the mob.
These are the papers referred to
in the document found in my faith
er's room. They ale not forgeries.
Cashier Meredith took them from
the safe with his own hands AS
yet | know not what they contain
but you shall know"
The fair girl seemed to exert
powerful influence over the mad
dened men.
They listened to the reading Of
the first paper, then skunk from the
Jail convinced that Jasper Treu-
tha,m the bank president, was
suicide.
1t was an hour of Thanksgiving
for the lovers and the cashier.
The sledges returned to the an
wills, the mob dispersed, and Amy
thanked God that the man she
loved was not a murderer.
Major Mcdonald quietly left Lib
erty, undoubtedly for its good.
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SHERIFF's SALE.

by virtue Of an execution issued out of the Cir
cult court for the county OF Alpena, and State
OF Michigan, on the nineteenth day Of January,
4. D. 1873 10 me directed and delivered against the
goods and chattels, lnds and teuoments OF Thum-
rs = Markham, and in favor of OrTin Erskmc,
did, on the twenty -siXth day OF ia luary A. d.
1873, levy upon, seize and take all the right title
and interest of said Thomas : Markham, in and
90 the following described land, to wit: Lots
number nine .9 and ten, no., in block number
five 81 OF the village now city OF Alpcua, ~ per
the recorded plot thereof the same being situated
IN the city OF Alpena, county Of Alpena, and State
of Michigan, all of which / shah expose for sale
and sell at auction, on Friday. the fifteenth day
OF arch, a. ID. 1878, ut ten o'clock in the fore
noon Of that day, at the front door, on Second
street, of the entrance 10 the Circuit Court Room
in Potter Bros brick block in the city of Alpena
that being the place of holding the Circuit Court
for the county of Alpcna.
Dated Alpena, January 9Sth, 1873.
JAMES l.. DENTON,
33owT Deputy Sheriff
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During the uproar, following the
appearance of Darwin, clad in his
scarlet doctors gown, at Cambridge
University recently, stuffed mon
key was lowered from the gallery,
bearing the legand: "The missing
link"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20

A bishop asked little child,
any little friend tell me where
God is, and l will give you an or
ange." "My Lord" replied the
child, "tell me where He is not,
and ! will give you two"
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YO UNG MEN,

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Hate is q hedious monster with
out head or tail. 1t is all claws,
like the constitution of a soup So
ciety.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20

Snodgrass intimates that old
maids are "embers from which the
sparks have fed"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20

They say the Indian name for an
editor is Observation-Disclosures
ka-haw." 1t means Old-man-who-
wears-out-the- basement-of -his-pan-
falcons.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20

A new beatitude-Blessed are
poor, for their wills shall not be
contested.
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AmY's gaze fell.

"Please let me remain" she said,
beseechingly. "The doors are
liable to open at any moment, and
every minute is precious TO the
life one man has in jeopardy"
John Meredith looked at her
astonished.
"You believe, then, that he is
innocent % he said.
81 do"
"And that the papers spoken of
in the document which some de-
clare forgery are in the safe 2
Eyes"
"And so do | :"
Amy Trentham started forward
at the sound of the permanent
cashiers words.
"God bless you for those words"
she cried, grasping his hand.
"They bring balm to my crushed
and bleeding heart. You will let
me remain"
"Yes, and may the doors yield to
your hands, before the passion of
bad men do that deed which | be-
leave God never pardons.
Amy's face grew pale.
"Will they attempt to take him
from the jail!" she asked almost
breathless.
81 feel that such an event is
coming" was the reply. Nothing
save the papers, if they exist, can
prevent it. l will never believe
him guilty of this heinous crime.
He connot commit murder. The
jealousy of one man is at the
bottom of the mob frenzy"
81 know it."
"Pardon me, Miss Amy" the
cashier said, stammeringly, 81 have
spoken"
"No apologies, Mr.. Meredith"
was the quick reply. 81 know
that jealousy is making a hell in
Liberty at this moment. / never
loved that man ~
"Never? Thank God!' ejaculat-
ed the cashier. ellis heart is as
black as highland one who loves
him loves a person whose shadow
is DEATH"
When the cashier withdrew Amy
found herself alone in the bank.
She had locked the door behind
the cashier, the only friend left her
by the world, and returned to the
vault.
Her fingers FASTENED to try the
safe; but it yielded not, and while
she sank back with a sigh, dark
ness came down upon the town.
The Jail stood almost directly
opposite the bank, and its hard
stone walls looked like the closed
portals of doom to the girl. Ever
and anon Amy tried the safe, each
time with hope in her heart, but it
sank after the effort.
Suddenly a sound caused the
girl to start.
Loud cries reverberated through
the streets. They grew terribly
distinct, and at last she felt no doubt
as to their import.
The mob were about to assault
the Jail.
Amy FASTENED, tugged at the
iron doors, then desisted, with a
groan, to listen again.
All at once the door of the bank
was unlocked from the outside, and
a man sprang to Amy's side.
"Open yetr
mo"
"My God! The mob is at the
jail! 1t is armed with sledges and
picks. The Sheriff has fled with
the keys. / told him to go, and
the fiends will soon batter at the
DOORS"
Before Amy could reply, stento-
rian blows fell upon their ears.
"Listen " said the chasier, pale
as death. "They are at work. Holy
heaven why don't the mechanism
save him ?"
With his last words Meredith
flew at the safe like a tiger, but the
doors refused to yield.
"God help him y he CALCULATED.
"Watch it all the time, girl; will
report soon."
He was gone, and for the second
time the girl was left alone in the
bank.
Louder and louder grew the
blows of the sledges on the Jail
doors.
They could not resist long, for,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-20

Texas editors clamor for the re-
establishment of the whipping-post
for delinquent subscribers.
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