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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07
OUR SUPERSTITION.
What Old Ladies Say Are the Signs

What Old Ladies Say Are the Signs.
The following superstitions handed
downby tradition, are yet fervently be,
lieved in many parts of America:
White specks on the nails are luck.
Whoever reads epltaphs loses his mem
ory.
To rock the cradle when empty is in
jurloS to the child.
To eat while bell IS tolling for a
funeral causes toothache.
The Growing of hen indicates some
approaching disaster.
when a mouse gnaws hole some mis-
fortune may be apprehended.
He Who has teeth wide asunder must
seek his fortune in distant land.
Whoever finds four-leaf trefoll-sham.
rock-should wear it for good luck.
Besgars' bread should be given to chill
dren who are slow learning to speak.
If a,child less than twelve months old
be brought into cellar he becomes fear.
full.
When children play horse by the road.
side j, forebodes the approach of war.
A Child grows proud if suffered to look
into mirror while less than twelve
months old.
He who proposes moving into new
house must first send in bread and a new
broom.
Whoever sneezes at an early hour eth
er hears some news or receives some pres
ent the same day.
The fist tooth cast by child should
be swallowed by the mother to insure a
growth f teeth.
Buttoring the coat awry, or drawing on
inside oft causes matters to 90 wrong
during tie day.
By berding the head to the hollow Of
the arm the initial OF ones future spouse
Is represented.
Women who SOW fiax-seed should, dur.
ing the process, tell some contounded
lies, otherwise the yarn will not bleach
white.
When women are stufing beds, the
men shoId not remain IN the house, 9TH
erwise the feathers will come through the
tick.
When person enters room he should
be obliged to sit down, as he otherwise
takes away the thildren's sleep with him
The following are omens of death; A
dog scratching On the floor or bowling
in peculiar manner, and owls hooting
IN the neighborhood of the house.
Domestic harmony must be preserved
when wasllng-da comes, in order to m
sure fine weather, which is indispensable,
as that ceremony is usually performed
out of doors.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07
ANGEL BUILDERS.

ayby day the work progresses,
or the house not made with hands,
ota sound of nail or hammer
Echoes through the heavenly lands
Day by day the angel builders
Rear the temple passing fair,
With its gorgeous turrets cleaning
In their wealth of Jewels rare
Pearls of peace and gems of sapphire,
HOPES that shine like amethyst,
RAYS of 10y, whose diamond splendor
Breaks in rainbows through the mist
OF some gentle memories stealing
On the dew of by-gone tears
Memories of holy sorrows,
Christening the vanished years
Tears of faith and light of gladness,
So YOUR rainbows shine afar,
With bow of blessed promise,
Archlng DER from star to star.
Day by day the work progresses,
Of the house not made with hands;
Day by day some angel builder
Closer to my spirit stands.
Stands in light, while in darkness
Long to see the work go on
Long for Earth's dark night to vanish
In the fair, eternal dawn.
Closer come, oh! angel builders.
Danish every evil thought.
From our inner, spirit temple,
Where the gems of life are wrought
Let the cornerstone be meekness;
Let the gates be pearls OF peace
For my human cry of weakness
Never let your labors cease.
Here is pain,-the needful sutt'rlng,-
Make it loves own golden glow;
Let these tears my souls dark garments
Whittier wash than driven snow!
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07

ABOUT 5000 varieties OF colors are
employed by the mosaic workers of
Rome, and each of these varieties has
about fifty shades; SO that in all 100000
tints are Afforded, which the artist can
distinguish with the greatest facility.
Even with this variety the workers find
lack of tnts,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07
Some Things it's Hard to Understand:

Why an endless procession of driE kers
from public Upper, will, without any
exception, drink close to the handle.
Why half the human race was not born
without hearing, and the other halt with
out speech. Then the takers might talk
on in uninterrupted flow, and the hearers
exercise their especial gift without their
present pur;ency to speak.
Why people will go into society to get
bored when they can get bored just as
| we'll at home.
Why the young lady who will eagerly
chew clearinghouse mince pie, will
cheerfully eschew boarding house meat.
Why mans stomach will be SO ever
lastingly squeamish at home, and at the
eating house display faith like grain
of mustard seed.
Why a woman will make excuses toI
her bread when she knows it is the best
she ever made, and she knows her COM
pany knows il.
Why young gentleman swears so
m UGH Louder and more copiously when
strange young ladies are within earshot;
or, IN other words.
Why the desire to make fool of ones
self springs eternally in the human breast.
Why we are so much angrier against
him who shows us our error than him
who leads US therein.
Why everybody is so prompt to an
s8er, How do you do:' when you ask
that inevitable question. And
Why you seem to be perfectly salts
fed with the in formation contained in
this echo.
Why ones piety strengthens when his
health weakens.
Why people will get married when
courtship is so sweet.
Why Il man who claims to have found
marriage delusion will again embrace
that delus;on upon the first convenient
opportunity.
Why cold weather comes during the
season when it is least agreeable.
Why is it so much easier to be polite
| to people whom we shall probably never
see again than to those whose good opln-
ion we have every reason to cultivate.
Why boys should run after the girls
| when there is a whole houseful at home.
Why Jane finds Sarah's hateful broth
er so attractive, ami why the hateful
| brother of Jane finds favor with Sarah.
Why a man should court the good
opinion of another, when he can never
hope to secure his own self-respect.
Why is it so much easier to close
door in summer than winter, considering
that exercise is generally considered dis
tasteful in warm weather and pleasant in
cold.
Why one feels bad when appearing in
company in shabby garb, knowing well
that ones shabbiness gives more pleas
urs to others than ones rich clothing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07

IRELAND has an area of 1851 square
miles. In shape it is a rhomboid, the
greater diagonal of which is 300 miles
and the smaller 210 across; greatest
meridianal length, 23O miles; greatest
and smallest breadth, $50 and 10
miles. In 1921, when the first complete
census was taken, the population
amounted to 6,8O1, 1927; in 1881, to
1867, 4O1; in 1s41, to 8,199,S53. The
great decrease from 1841 to 1851,
amounting to about 100000, was due
to the intervening famine and the in
creasing emigration.
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daughterT
tom Erling's daughter. Did you know
Tome"
1--WE we're brought up in the same Con-
necticut village, and went to the same
district school. Tom beat me in all the
classes, and 1 whipped him out of them.
Then he fell in love with my sister-in
short, there was quarrel, and Tom came
to New York. He must be poor, to let
his daughter"
she is dead. His wife was an Italian
singer who died soon after Bees birth.
The poor child has no relatives"
II will tell my sister about her. She
is an invalid now, with very few pleas
ures or interests. am sure she will be
glad to befriend Tom Erlings daughter"
In this way it came to pass that Bee
was soon constantly visiting at Miss Bel
mars pretty cottage on the Hudson, and
that whenever she was there, Miss Bel
mars brother also found it convenient to
come out with few new books, or some
early fruit. Indeed, the maiden lady,
almost confined to her house, had given
her heart very readily to this bright,
pretty child of the only man she had
ever loved She could 'befriend Bee, and
do something for her; and this in itself
was great pleasure to the poor invalid,
so long the recipient and not the giver
of kindness.
Sc when in early July Lepel shut his
studio and went away for four months,
Bees small personal effects we're removed
to Miss Belmar's, and she spent the sum-
mer there. And it was amusing to see
what easily detected little plots and
plans this lady laid IN order to bring
about marriage that had already been
determined upon.
Bee had never been so happy IN all her
life: the sweetness and GOODNESS and re-
pose, the tender love and ceaseless at
tentions, the riding and boating and
moonlig hit strolls, made the time pass
like an enchanted dream. Mr.. Belmar
watched her constantly, but found moth
ing in which i. was necessary to direct
or advise her, for with that wonderful
adaptive tact inherent in American wo-
men she caught not only the habit but
the tone of the circumstances surround
ing her, and made them part of herself.
Early in November she went one
morning into the city and climbed again
the familiar stairway leading to Lepel's
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81 don't feel like the love-lorn damsel
this morning. Bah! The idea of any
woman dying for love, and the snow, and
the sunshine, and the joys Of music, and
reading, and eating, and walking to live
for 1 suppose she was insane-of course
she was
She was unbuttoning her boots during
this TRADE, and when she had slipped
her feet into the bronze slippers and
waltzed around the room, lodging Apol-
10 and Hercules very cleverly. she an
nounced herself ready to begin. IL few
minutes the secret of her high spirits was
evident. Lepel read to her few lines,
and her face and hair and figure instantly
translated them. The very droop of her
arms was revelation Of physical sym.
| pathy.
Two or three times while occupied with
minor details he let her rest, and she
tralled the long robes OF the Danish
maiden up and down the room, chatting
all the time in the merriest, everyday
manner. Had Lepel heard that Clifford s
picture was sold9 Did he know that
Harry Martin and Palozzi bad quarreled?
w DIS lie SOlLS " luc LOtOSs alu IL SO'
would he tell her how Miss ks dress
was trimmed?' Then she told him Of a
new song she was learning, and obl1ging-
ly hummed over part of the melody.
And then back again to the heroine of a
thousand years ago.
At last Lepel says, "That will do to.
day, Bee. VIII you go and have an oyster
pate with me, or is Clifford waiting for
you9"
81 don't like oyster pates. # you give
me quail, will co.
Every well, Miss Extravaganza, you
have done admirably to-dsy and you shall
have quail. Then are you going to
Clifford's."
"Why do you tease ME about Cliff
ford's? am not going to Clifford's any
more.''
"But why not?"
"a woman's reason-because 1 am
not.:'
. The next morning, Lepel met her very
stitf1y. "Before yon robe, Bee, want to
speak to you. Sit down, and warm your
| feet
i She put the pretty slippered feet on
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-14

Serious Inconvenience that at
tend the gibbeting Of a man where
the punishment Of death is not
regularly in force, are being felt in
no little degree in Russia now,
where, capital punishment having
been abolished for many years, the
machinery Of the bangman has got
out Of gear. Wladetsky, who shot
at Count Loris Melikoff, was exc
cuted after an extremely rough and
ready fashion, common packing
case having been kicked from un-
der him at given signal-an ar
rangement which kept the wretch
ed man struggling several minutes
more than was necessary. The
clumsiness of this hanging re-
minds one of the horrible accident
that took place at the execution of
the conspirators at the commence
ment of Nicbolas's reign. On this
occasion the ropes broke when the
signal was given, and the Grimm
ais were precipitated into a deep
ditch, round the glacis of the fort
ress Of st. Peter and st. Paul, on
the edge Of which the gibbct was
set mp. Two of the men were
found to have their legs broken,
and resigned themselves tamely
enough to be replaced under the
the gibbet. But the third, who
was Colonel Pestel, the author and
soul of the conspiracy, preserved
his consciousness, and cried ont
as he was being pinioned again
with voice that was heard above
the beating Of the drums, "What
a miserable country, where they dc
not even know how to hang 9
man."
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-14

A country boy, coming to school
in the city for the first time, was
asked by the teacher where South
America was situated. He scratch
ed his head and said: "Down in
dads 'tato field" The teacher
thereupOn corrected him by telling
where it was. He looked up with
a broad grin and exclaimed:-
"What yer asked me fer eff yer
knew yerself."
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Had a Choice.

The fight at Blackburn's Ford,
just to the left Of Bull Run, was
opened by the Second Massachu-
sets infantry. Supported by a
New York and two Michigan regi-
ments, they advanced into the
woods until they heard something
drop. The regiment bumped up
against intrenchments and were
subjected to a tremendous fire.
Before going into the woods the
regiment was "dressed" as on pa
rade, and the colonel rode out and
exclaimed: n
."Men of Massachusetts, the
eyes of your country are upon
you !"
There was grand yell, and they
went in to conquer or die. After
fifteen minutes desperate fighting,
they retired from the woods to re-
form behind the supports. Among
the last was an old man. He bad
thrown away coat, hat, gun and
accoutrements, and he was badly
demoralized. AS he passed the
left flank Of a Michigan regiment
in line Of battle. q wag called out:
"Only 500 miles to Boston :"
The old man halted for a mo-
ment, and another joker observed
"The eyes Of your country are
upon you !"
"You blamed old Wolverines, &c
to grasslp growled the old war
rior. ave got a choice about tbi,
thing, and I'd rather stand the eye.
OF my country all day along thar
the fire Of them cussed rebels foi
five minutes. Detroit Free Press
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Thirty years ago there was but
one pottery in this country max
ing white and yellow ware, and not
a mill to grind material. All the
flint and stone required was inn
ported from Great Britain. Now
there are 500 potteries in the
United States, representing a to-
tai capital Of over 100000. The
pottery craze of the last two or
three years resulted in the cree
ton of 80 new kilns in 1879.
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The smallest Protestant con

The smallest Protestant com
mune probably in Europe, and
certainly the most primitive, j;
that Of Ablandchenon, cantor
Berne. Ablandchenen, a word lit
orally signifying ga little outly'
ing place." is situated in a remote
mountain valley, 1000 feet above
the level of the sea, and its un-
sophisticated inhabitants contrive
to dispense with most Of the ap-
pendages which are considered in-
separable from modern civiliza-
ton. They do not possess a sim
gle public house. There is no doe
tor in the place, but there has not
been death for many years. Com
merce and haniicrafts are conspic-
nous by their absence there Is
neither blacksmith, baker, wheel
wright, nor shopkeeper in all the
commune; and the people, being
all honest and peaceable, require
neither notary, lawyer, nor police
man. Every fourteen days, ped
der with a van, goes the round OF
the commune and supplies the
housewives with all that they want
10 the shape of crockery, drapery,
thread, needles, paper, and sun
dries. Food is provided by their
own focks, herds, and poultry.
They have a tiny church with a
single bell, and it is a standing
joke in the place that when a girl
is born they ring peal, but on
the birth of a lad they ring only
one bell. a correspondent writing
thence to Zurich paper says that
they enjoy far larger measure OF
happiness than falls to the lot of
most men, and have no desire to
exchange their Alpine home for the
life Of cities.
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KISS ME BEFORE YOU GO.

Your vay les over the hiii-s.ie,
Out IN the ram Kni sieet.
Oct IN the v0rid's Wild tuEIaoii.
WhsTs the hustle and business rnset,
Bat rnine ~ the nois~iess hrssi5s.
WHERE the fznei.1l sEabsEs gov
with = eAAnz~f1l, hfe-liks n0sion-
kiss ne before y0a 90.
NJ auies vsy vii b. bsun.ed
With visions none others can Sc,
GlHr1ss El0re precious than di4snonds,
Smiles fun q meaning 70 me;
The s0und q a welcome foOtsteps
A whisper tLTlllinsiy l0Ei
An. thought viii clasp memory closely
H. ne before you 90.
FOR this vorld Z fun Of rai.sAanoess
And one q thOss may fan,
That ne two ne'er Again IN the freight,
Make one shatoE upon the wall.
On. thea, once ta0rs IN the parting
Alss that Il must b -
Lave me fond henedi-tion;
Kiss M BEFORE you go.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-14

AS a big buzz saw in Suffolk
IVA. sawmill was tearing through
a large log, suddenly there was a
crash, shower Of sparks, and a
demolished saw. IT had run into
piece of shell that during the
war had been embedded in the
tree, and afterward hidden by the
bark, which closed over it.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-14

"What," says an exchange, dis
more interesting than a baby ?"
We should remark that a pair Of
twins made the matter a trifie
more interesting-to manufacturers
of cradles and soothing syrup.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-14

Tongue cannot tell or words ex-
press the establishment of a Grip
pied soldier in Connecticut who
awoke to find his wife using his
wooden leg to pound the beef
steak for breakfast.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

VI
Default has been made in the conditions Of a
certain mortgage, bearing date the 18th day Of
March, a. ID. 1877, made and executed by James
McGhee and David McGarey of jefferson county,
Pa, 70 James Campbell, President, in trust for
the Discount and Deposit Bank, of Clarion, Pa,
and recorded in the Office Of the Register Of
Deeds for Alpcna county, State Of Michigan, in
hber Of mortgages, on pages 519 80 and 5S1,
on the ID day Of June. A. ID. 1877, ana the amount
claimed 90 be due at the date of this notice is the
sum Of sll 800. so for principal and interest and
no proceedings at law or in equity have been in
sti.uted TO recover the same, or any part thereof
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the pow
er Of sale IN said mortgage contained, will sell
on saturday, the FIRST day May, A. ID.
1850, at two O'Clock in the afternoon OF said
day, 90 the highest bidder, at the front entrance
I ION Water street. TO the Circuit Count Room
Z in JohnsOn's brick block, in the city Of Alpena
county Of Alpena, being the entrance between
JOhnsOn's and Mason's blocks. that being the
building wherein the Circuit Court for the county
Of Alpena is held, the premises described in said
mortgage, 70 wit: The undivided ane-half OF
certain pieces OF parcels of land lying and being
in the county Of Alpena, and knoHuand deserlb
| ed as the 5 e of N W I, the W "A of swL,
the n e "a of W q, the west : of i. and the
sc = of se a Of section II the east = ofne
and the e = ofse = Of section ~: the u of
c y Of W 4, the W = OF a and the e X of q
/ e a Of section 20 the G a Of W "a, and n W
/ Z Of n W = of section q the W q Of swN Of
sec. section 2 y; the NV ofnw, 4 Of section 2! |;
] ~ "A u u
Of sc = OF section IS the = Of nwL the W
| q Of n W =, the W 4 of swA, and the n a
otsw Of section % the of n e of sec
/ ton 80 the sc 4 OF neH, the 4 Of NV "a,
the W q Of W =, the n W of sw \. and the
ne 4 of 4 Of section 80 T; the W u Of sw u
Of section 81 the W x Of W 4 of section rs, all
in township twenty-nine t29l north, Of range four
the L Of sw Z, the " Il osse and an IN the t 3
| y of sc "a of section five, t5l; the n "A of n Q
/ y, the W 4 OF ne 4, the n a Of NV u, and
the sw 4 of sw 4 of section eight, tsl the Q x
Of n " y, the W y of " a, the Is of $ e ".
and the y Of sc 4 OF section nine Oh the : e
= offs W y Of section five, %. and the n a of n
eH OF section eighteen, u.s., all in township
twenty-nine t2sl north, Of range five ~ east, OF
30 much thereof as shall be necessary 10 satisfy
the amount due at the date of this notice. the In
| terest and costs allowed by law
JAMES CAMPBELL,
In trust for the Discount and Deposit Bank OF
Clarion, Pa, q
Mortgage
Dated Jan. IS, 1850. 4I3w14
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In the West, Indians settle the
estate of a deceased person by Civ
ing it to the swiftest runner among
them. In the East, the swiftest
lawyer gets it.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the terms and
conditions Ct a certain indentufe Of mortgage,
bearing date the sfh day Of March. A. ID. ISIS,
and executed by Mary Prank, Of the city Of Al
pena, county Of Alpena, and state Of Michigan,
20 August MANI, Of the same place. and recorded
in the office Of the Register Of Deeds for the
county u Alpcna, on the 5th day OF March, A.
ID. ISIS, in Liber q mortgages, on page Ss2, by
y -. cd dsfanlt fha rnupr Of sale in said mort
gage has become operative, and II being claimed
that there J. now due and unpeid al the date
hereof. on said mortgage, the sum Of two hun
dTed and twenty and il-l00 dollars, is240ll,l
for principal and interest, together with an at
;orney fec q thirty 20 dollars, provided for m
szid mortgr ye, and no suit proceeding either
~ law or in equity having been Instituted 20 re-
cover the amount secured b. said mort gage, or
any part thereof, now, therefore:
No:ice j. hereby given, that will sell on SAT-
uTday. the 9th day of June, A. ID. 1ssO,
~ two o'clock in the afternoon OF said day, TO the
highest bidder NJ the front entrance ION Water
tTIck block. in the city Of Aipena, county Of Al
peua. being the entrance between Johnson's and
Mason's blocks, that being the building wherein
the Circuit Court for the county Of Alpena Is
held. the premises described in sid mortgage, 20
wit The northeast half of lots eleven and
twelve ~ and 49, in block eichty-six. So ac-
eording to the recorded plat Of the village, nov
city, Of Alpena. or 80 much thereof as may be
necessary 20 satisfy the amount due at the date OF
this notice. the interest thereon and said attor-
pey fee, and al costs and charges allowed by law
AUGUST MANI,
Mortgage
/ TrnsbuLL & McDoSALD,
/ iiSwl3 Attorneys for Nortgagee.
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have won my beautiful bride" He
also gave them a piece Of advice.
"when you join in a conspiracy
again, against the peace of a young
man, examine the conservatory
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

state OF Michigan, County Of Alpena,-ss.
In the matter of the estate Of Alexander Carr
Notice Is hereby given, that in pursuance Of an
order granted 70 the undersigned, administrator
OF the estate Of said Alexander Carr, by the Hon
the lst day Of september, a. ID. 1872 there will
be sold NJ public yendue, 10 the highest bidder in
front Of Mason's brick block, az city Of Alpena,
IN the county Of Alpena, in said State, on Satnr-
day, the tenth day Of April. A. ID. ESQ al O'Clock
In the afternoon Of that day. lsubiect 10 all en-
cumbrances by mortgage OF otherwise existing at
tho time Of the death Ut said Deceased, OF at the
time % sale, and also subject 20 the right Of dover
and the homestead rights Of the widow Of said
deceased therein,l the following described real
estate, 20 wit; The east half Of north west quar-
ter and the north east quarter Of south west
quarter Of Section ~, all in township thirty-two
~ north, Of range six G6l east, Alpena county,
Michigan.
J. ID. TURNBULL,
49, Administrator