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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01
Election Notice.
STATE or MICHIGAN,


Lansing, August ~, lSeO.l
To thc shcrid of the County OF Aipena
SIR, You arr hereby notihrd that az tn Gen.
sral fo.tion 81 L. held m this state on the ilfsi
TucV,lav II November next, the following oihcoi
an "a D. clccied VIA
Glev,n Eiccfor. of President and NiC' frcsi-
,,snt ~ uic United states, Governor. Licuteii-
AT Governor - rciary of state, state Treasurer
AUDITOR General, Commissioner of TIM state Lana
ufic,. Attorney ucncral superintendent ui run,
N, lusfrurtion and a Member 81 the state hotfd
III klufation also. a Representative IA congress
for thc Eighth Congressional District of lhis
>fatc. "a Nhich yuur county, belongs; ul-n. sen
sttr for tho TWynty-ninth Senatorial lhsttlci
f,rnroySi ~ the counties % Altoona, Allcna, Bay
Ios.s, Orcmau, Py,-luc Isle, and the uuornuil-
n oluniics of OScoia aud MOntmurenCy; also. a
Representative IN the state Legislature ioi the
REPRESENTATIVE District. cUmpOScd II the countic.
q Alpcna, Alcona, rrcslUc Isle, oscoda and
MonimorCacy.
You az, alSo hereby notified, that 80 sais cleo
tion the following proposed amendment % INC
Constitution II this state will hc submitted On
the IsaOplc Of the state Tor then adoption or r.
lection, 20 stand Section l. ~ Article I, as
provided Tor by Joint Resolution, Ne. -, uf the
Legislature 81 lisa.
sHcrIoN IS. The Legislature shall have power,
upon such terms aud conditions, and m such
manner sS IL shall deem proper 10 authorize she
city II Detroit a. aid in the construction and
maintenance OF a railroad bridge or tunnel
across the Detroit river az on near said city, 90 an
amount not exceeding one per ccntum of the as
sessed value OF the taxable property m said lty.
In testimony whereof, I have hercunto set my
hand aud affixed the Great seal of the state or
Michigan, AZ Lansing, the day and year first
=, WILLIAM JENNEE,
Is Secretary Of state.
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fence posts, telegraph poles, no
poles and foundation blocks are Tia
forms in which it is marketed. q
the extent of trade, which is con
siderable and yearly increases,
can give no figures.
Last year the shipment of fresl
fish on ice, two-thirds white fish
the balance trout, was eleven hun
dred tons. This year the ship
ments by the Alpena route from
Canadian waters have been at tn,
rate of two tons per day, and from
American waters Isbell, Merrill 4
Co, who supervises most of the
business, report in commission
seven tugs whose catch to date has
averaged - tons each, and five
sail boats whose average catch is
40 tons each. making an aggregate
of 7e5 tons. in all probably 900
tons, and the best Of fishing season
has not yet commenced. The ship
ment of this product east from
the Saginaw river requires a con-
siderable portion Of the season, a
special fish train on the Detroit ~
Bay City railroad, which makes
close connection with the shore
steamers. Time from Alpeua to
Detroit - hours. Two hundred
and fifty-five men are employed in
the operations, which have their
headquarters at Alpena, and it Is
proposed to introduce there the
congealing process, prscticed sue
cessfully for some time in Detroit,
as soon as the proper season there
for arrives. Though fish cars car
~ 2,40O pounds; cars going to
the Saginaw river only LOCO
pounds, and Of these, Of average
assortment, there were % on the
Dove on Thursday, II on the Dun
lap ON Friday, and SO it goes.
The stump machine is abroal in
the land. W. II. e. L. X. Potter.
Marsh, Richardson, Minor,
Comstock, Kelly, Tom. White, Nc
Donald, Bostwick, Burnham, Turn
bull and scores Of horny-handed
sons Of toll, keep step to the music
Of this three-legged pioneer dent
ist, and things is workin within
the corporate limits of this city
Of sand and sawdust, 50 70
speak. Charles W. Richardson
raised this year one hundred tons Of
hay of the very best quality, aud be
was not the only one who raised
l-ay in the agricultural line.
Dwellings are going up, the most
elaborate being the $4,000 resid- ;
snce Of A. y. Spratt, a thing of
as we hope it may prove
or him a Joy forever, as near as is
possible. The gravel road to the
ournt lands, built last year, is in eX-
,ellent condition. Ten miles Of
he Alpena and Montmorency State
road, gravel road also, are under
Work is progressing
favorably thereon, and, if it is not
the best road on earth when COM
plete, il will be no fault of the .
felicitous citizens of the township .
Of Wilson or their amiable coad- I
tutors in and around the city Of
Alpena; and the more those sever
al angels and ministers of grace
see to il that all the roads in that
region are made efficiently excellent
the more will their disinterested
efforts rebound to the good of this
most uncommon country and to the
writer's
III rLL.f a -
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Hours and Minutes.

Why is one hour divided into six
ty minutes? and each minute again
into sixty second ! Why not divide
our time as we do our money, by
tens, counting ten, OF fifty. or one
hundred minutes 10 an hour. This
question was asked by an intelligent
boy a few days since and the an
swer given him may both interest
and instruct other young people.
The answer is this: We have six
ty divisions on the dials Of our
clocks aud watches, because the old
Greek astronomer, Hipparchus,
who lived in the second century
before Christ, accepted the Baby
lonian system of reckoning time,
that system being sexigesimsl.
The Babylouians were acquisted
with the decimal system; but for
common practical purposes, they
counted by >,ssi and Sori, the SoSSos,
representing sixty, and the so1'os,
sixty times sixty, is thirty-six hun
dred. From Ilipparchus, that
mode Of reckoning found its way
into the works of Ptolemy, about
l5O A. d.. and hence was carried
down the stream of science and
civilization, aud found the way to
our dial plates of our clocks and
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ABOUT ALPENA.

works, even as az present estau
lished. are an unmistakable bless
ing to Alpena, rendering, iron
their efficient protection agains
fire, the feeling Of the people il
regard to permanence and prospect
stable and confident, and giving I,
manufacturers and general bust
ness enterprises an assurance e
safety that i in most happy con
trast with the unrest aud insecurity
which prevailed during the many
dry periods Of the past ten years
The dredging necessary 10 connect
the excavation for the inlet pipe
with the deep water Of the bay
will he commenced this week, ant
within a fortnight the city will be
furnished with an abundant supply
of the best and purest water furn-
ished TO any city in all the great
northwest. There are absolutely
10 impurities that comes into the
head Of Thunder bay, where the
water i as clear and blue as the
sky above: and thence will come
70 the people OF this most favored
city a generous allowance Of this
genial beverage, Made by God TO
nourish and invigorate His crea-
lures and beautify His footstool :
and here may the myriad inhabit-
ents Of the Saginaw thus far sur
feited with the tincture Of sawlogs
aud swamp muck, the working Of
the river deposits and Shiny wrig-
Cling malarial reptile and vegeta-
Die life, and the DRAWINGS Of the
land carried down through the
door-yards, the barn-yards, the
bitches, the pits and the vaults in
to the demoralized wells below !;
come and enjoy that luxury Of
Injuries, an unstinted suficiency
OF real water. Many creditable
things have been done in this
young and thriving city since its
first organization, in the establish
ing Of schools and churches and
the erecting of creditable buildings
therefor in bringing order out OF
chaos in the management of NUM-
cipal affairs in making roads,
draining streets, creating a fire de.
partment, providing a superb opera
house for the diversion of tired
humanity, and effecting a most
creditable military and musical
organization whereby to secure
safety at home and win fame
abroad: but not any nor ali these
things are SO creditable as the
snug, compact, economical and yet
adequate system of water works
now nearly completed and perfect
ed.
The plan for obtaining supply
Of water is admirable, but not
more efficient than the plan Of get.
ting rid Of the surface water, toe
long a cold and cherries nuisance
by means of Jackson's sewer pipes,
laid well below the surface, which
is working wonders for the com
fort of Alpena, and the productive
ness of its heretofore far too per
sistently saturated soil.
There is an abundant supply o
saw logs to furnish all the mills
full seasons cutting; shipments
have thus far been very active anC
there is very little manufactured
stock on hand at this date. Fol
lowing is the estimated product il
detail for 1880:
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01

Chalk this to the sober Boston
Journal: my DEAR" said a fond
father to a three-year-old as he en-
tered the nursery, "you have little
sister. baby" "Oh, let me run and
tell mamma" was the quick de-
mand of the happy brother.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01
IN Arctic Frnii.

The successful expedition of
Professor Nordenskjold has proved
that the shores of the Arctic sea
are not so inhospitable as has been
generally supposed. Perhaps the
most interesting of the minor dis
coveries made by the learned ex-
plorer is the finding OF new rem
edy against the dread of all navi-
gators and the particular scourge
Of Attic SUPPLEMENTARY, sour
Wy. II appears that there was not
a single case Of this disease during
the whole voyage; and this re-
marhable fact is due, not to the
employment Of lime-juice and 9TH
er anticorbutics in ordinary use,
but, 10 the use of curious little
berry, hitherto unrecognized, pro-
duced by plant which finds an
ephemeral existence in the snow
and ice during tho short Arctic
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01
uEtlcr oi tHr >HERIrr oF ALIEN, CorNrv,
Alpcn4 Au~tt.f q III $50

uEt1yI ut tHr sHERITr oF ALIEN, CorNrv, :
Alpcna, August nm. $780,
To the Electors of Alpcna County.
You are hereby notified, that al the GCUcId
Election Go H. held IN this state, ON the first
Tuesday of November next, the following officers
are 20 be elected, viz.
Eleven Electors OF President and Vice Prci-
dent OF the United States Governor, Llcutcn-
ant Governor, Secretary ~ State, state treasure
Auditor General, Commissioner Of the stale
Land Office, Attorney General, Superintendent oi
Public instruction. and \ Member of the stale
BOsni of Education; also a Representative m.
Congress for tho Eighth Congressional District OF
this state, TO which your county belong, also, a
senator for the Twenty-ninth Senatorial District,
composed Of the counties OF Altoona, AlpCna. Bay,
Iosro. Ogemaw, Pressure Isle and the unorganiY-
c,l counties NJ Oscoda and MontmOrcncy: also, "a
Representative in the state Legislature for the
Representative District, composed ct the counties
II Alpcns, Altoona, prcSluC Isle, O~rola and
Montmorcncy.
You are also hereby notified that al said clcc-
ton tho following proposed Amendment 60 the
Constitution Of this state will b. submitted Ca
the People of the STATE for their adoption ur Iy-
provided for by joint Resolution, No. -, of Che
Legislature uf iN59.
SECTION H.. The Legislature shall have power.
upon such terms and conditions and W such
manner ~ II shall deem proper, 60 guihorlz" the
rity ~ Detroit Ia all IA tn construction and
maintenance Of q railroad hridg, or tunnel agrDs.
the Detroit rivcr at OF near said CITY to an ,moUut
not exceeding one per c"ntum of The asst Sod
value Of the taxable property m md city.
Also, the following officers are ~ H. elected lur
Alpcna county, W.;
0uc Judge Of Probate, Que ~hciiH. one County
Clerk, one County Treasurer, one Register of
deeds, one Prosecuting Attorney, one tI,uit
Court Comm siuncr, one Surveyor and two Cor
oucrs.
~ Sheriff Of AlpCna County, Mich.
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DEoBAIE ORDER

State Of Michigan, county az Aprns. -sE.
At "a session OF the Probate Court for the coun-
~ Of Alpena, h0don az the Probate Office in the
city Of Apcna, saturday, the 18th day 81 August
IN the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty.
Present, -Judson ID. Holmcs, Judge of Probate.
In the matter ~ julia y. A. Bcnsch, johanna c.
7. Bensch, Wilhemina NJ. VI. Bcnsch, Frederick
r. j. Bensch, Marie T. A. Bensoh, Julia y. w.
Bensoh, minors and heir AZ law Of Frederick
Bensch, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition. duly verified,
OF Charles Golling, Guardian, praying that hc
may be licensed % sell real estate 10 pay debts
and expenses Of Guardianship.
Thereupon 30 Is ordered. that Saturday, the
18th day Of September, 1850, az ten o'clock in the
forenoon. BE- assigned for the hearing 81 said re-
titiOn and that the heirs AZ law OF saii deceased
and all other persons interested in said estates.
are required 20 appear at a session Of sand Court,
then TO be holden at the Probate Office, in
the city ~ Alpena, and show cause, n any
there b.. why che PRAYER II the petitioner
should not H. granted And Il y further ordered.
that said petitioner give NOTICE ~ the persons in
terested in said state. Of the pendency Of said
petition, and the hearing thereof by causing copy
Of this order 20 BE- published in the ALPENI
WrEKLy AngUs. a newspaper printed and cir
culatcd in said county Of Alpena, for four success
sive weeks, previous 10 said day ~ hcanng.
"a true copy JUDSON ID. HOLMES.
t7iwi Judge VI Probate.
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The shades of night 60 about
dewing good.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01

Jones finds drinking like fish
makes his head swim.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01

There is something wonderful
about the endurance Of cedar tim
Der with which Alpena is blessed,
and therein is "clinking" for its
chief resource, pine, which has
proved beneficial in squaring the
grand aggregate. This timber is
Of unusually good quality, and is
so massed here and there at points
immediate and remote that the
obsolete phrase, inexhaustible,
might almost be called into requis-
jtion in its behalf. Railroad ties.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01

wsFytut. Sspa . is7s-fss tsnassy ~ 70, ff.s zoe
49, ~ ysot Ftury. Zoe - ess'onrf snd hss n
~ ma rss. sni ~h ~ fs's'a ta' sas NJ ia
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p z n $40 g,

Ptocnfed for all soldier disabled IN the n 3 ..,
zee hon any cause, aso for heirs Of deceased ny,
Pensions increased. Bounty aud now discba,.'n
proenrcd Those who are in doubt AZ 40 wbc,ko
Untitled to anything, should s,nd two cont
Tor our "cirrular Of information" Address 40,
etamps, s,oodart Co. solicitors of Claims AM
ton, D. g.. tci,.s
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01

NIs0uI Ilae Hth, s9Fltsse sFt ~ a onr atcIhf
tcnrt ne fasics. The patient whom h.tt u.ed ~oi q
boz sddton 70 simple box Cast fersse"ns sna
uini another v d .tt ham ~ rrht
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-01

FRANK ". DYER
Sheriff Of Alpcna County, Mich.
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West Virginia. Aug ~ is79f received your medicine 90
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The Jewish advance., 1880-02-13

but unfortunately he knew it too well,
as his teacher had taught him. That
teacher was stammercr, and with the
peculiar characteristic Of all persons
having this foible, he was very irritable
and high- tempered. The poor BenzcIc
was Of a very nervous disposition. Thus
it happened that in his fear for the
stammerer and high-tempered teacher.
Bonzcle has learned his speech with all
the faults which the teachers impcdi-
mcnt of speech had put into it. 1t was
a failure through and through as far as
the delivery was concerned. And what
is a speech if not we'll delivered? In
Iuyechy as we'll as anywhere else the
smooth talk is more appreciated than
the rich contcnts-among the Thought
less. We all piticd the poor boy, for
we knew that he was a good scholar and
could do much better if his parents had
had the means to procure for him bet
ter teacher.
The next evening" in the court yard
Of the Synagogue, Yossele Xirkcs, the
SON Of our parness, argued with his
friends in the following manner:
You see, boys, the tears stood in my
eyes yesterday when Benzele failed in
his speech. 1t was il sin to cry on the
holy Sabbath, | know it. but could not
help It. Bcnzele is able to deliver a
Ili|ah Ga sharp rabbinicaI discus
sion), even if properly trained To see
him fail in such simple speech and
that only because that horrid cid Pruz-
nitZer the teachcr) frightened out his
soul and made him say KIam-ma-KGel
instead OF Gamliel-was more than |
could endure. tell you, boys, we must
have a Bar-Mizyah society," The boy
who is 10 become Bar-NIizvah shall be
assisted by the IoyyUSSc (society) in his
lessons, in learning his speech and ey-
erythine else. This will, in the future.
avert such misfortunes as has happened
to poor Bcnzele" "
And a Bar-Nizt R2Hayfdsse sprang
into existence, ara Aarzil< Nahman's
had pith.cs (roI-book), wherein the
names Of about twenty-five associates
were entered. Each associate had to
pay Eopecl per week, and che moaey
y-a., -, o.. fnfvar1s .s,,I,rahot;,,o +,,l;lin
The Jewish advance., 1880-02-13

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-29
NEWS DRAMA.
THE VARIOUS ACTS PRESENTED TO
The PUBLIC.
Gen. Grants Call-TresGotts Arrival
Blaine's Business-Cabinet Meeting
Editor Jailsd-The Usual
list Of Casualties.
GLsASlSGs OF YESTERDAYS NEWS

General Grant has been employed to
write an article on the Nicaragua canal
ipr the January number oil tae North
.isa.rican Rs,;eto.
W. II. Tresco,', one OF the Commits
sioners to negotiate treaty with China,
has arrived in this country. He has
been besieged by reporters, but main
tains strict silence concerning the pro-
visions Of the new treaty.
There is a continually growing inn
preston that BlaiSe will resign his seat
in the Senate in order to accept Cabi-
net position. II is thought that he
would prefer TIE Treasury and as Conk-
ling has set his mind on having a New
Yorker in that position, there is danger
Of trouble in the fold.
At q meeting OF the Cabinet yesterday
nothing OF special importance was trans
acted. The Whitaker case was brought
up and discussed, but TO final action
was taken it.
II. u. Cunningham, editor of the Troy
Tti,gram, was jailed yesterday, he being
charged with criminal libel by the Mayor
OF that city.
A new railroad between Baltimore
and Philadelphia is seriously talked OF
BY the Baltimore and Ohio officials.
Their trade is being injured greatly by
the discrimination OF the present line
acainst them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-29
ACROSS THE SEA.
EVENTS OCCUPYING FOREIGN MINDS.
The State Trials Commenced-Canadian
Railway Raeket-Spor.ing Notes
troops Dispatched to
South Africa.
GENERAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The State trials were formally opened
yesterday. A jury was found much
more easily than had been expected.
All Of the Traversers answered to their
names when called. Chief Justice May
announced that he would take no part
in the trials, and they will be heard be-
fore Justices Fitzgerald and Barry. The
Attorney General opened the case for
the Crown. Dense crowds packed the
court room. and cheered the Traversers
upon their arrival.
A mass meeting was held yesterday at
London. Ont., to protest against the pre-
posal of the government to give land
and money to the amount OF Sl59, ,0O0,-
600 for the purpose OF completing the
Pacific railroad. The people claimed
that they are already overtaxed, and
cannot hold up under any greater
strain.
The decision in reference to the Wig.
naux .Slosson billiard contest is being
severely criticised, even by French bill
lard experts. They thins Season was
robbed of the victory, but claim that he
should have refused ~ complete the
match as soon as the referee rendered
his unjust decision.
Two vessels loaded with troops have
been dispatched to South Africa to at
tempt to quel the disturbances down
there.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-29
BLAINE CONKLING.
Will Blaine Accept Cabinet Position
Trouble Threatening IN the Camp.

Will Blaine Accept . Cabinet Positions-
Trouble Threatening IN the Camp.
wAsmNGroS, December 2S.-There is
a growing impression that Senator
Blaine will resign his seat in tho Senate
to accept Cabinet position under the
next administration. This impression
does not arise from any indication given
by the Senator Of an intention to change
his sphere of political service. His term
as Senator will expire March, 1888. In
all probability he could then secure
reelection To the Senate II he 50 desired.
III he entered the Cabinet, he would not
be out of service until March 4, 1851.
As Cabinet officer he could control,
with quite rs much ease, the political
wires, which are necessary To he pulled
10 retain political prestige at home.
Ii lie should aspire to the Rspuh-
lican nomination for the Presidency
in 1854, he would be in vastly
better position Is a member of the Cab.
met TO further that ambition than II he
remained in the Senate. There Is no
doubt but that G-n. Garfield has paced
a Cabinet portfolio at Dir. Baine's dis
posal. Whether he has restricted him
to any particular position IS not known.
His friends aver that ne can have any
thing that he wants. lftheir statements
are true, he would IN all probability
take the Treasury department, should
he determine 10 !eava the Senate. Mr..
Conkling, however, demands that Nev
York shall have the Treasury. and II II
should be given 10 the senator from
Maine, serious trouble would follow.
Mr.. Blaine il one Of General Gar
fields warmest friends. Daring the try
ing times OF the Credit Mobilier investi-
CATION the former, who was Speaker OF
the House, stood by the afflicted Repre-
sentative from Ohio. 1t is said by
gentleman, who was himself Implicated
in the scand Il, that il it had not been
for Blame, Garfield would have been
male vic,im to the outraged feelings
of the country along with James Brooks
and Oakes Ames, After tue scandal
had blown over Blaine made Garfield
chairman of the Committee on Appro'
pristions and helped him in other ways
10 retrieve his demoralizsd fortunes
Under the circumstances. 1t was SIMPLY
lust that the President-elect should ten.
der Mr.. Blaine a Cabinet position. III
the Senator from Maine concludes to ac-
cept the pace himself, there will be a
vacancy for both Mr. Frye and MIR. Hale
I'M the Upper House.