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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-02-18
A HAZARDOUS TRIP.
Crossing the straits of Mackinaw CA
the Ice i'm the Nighttime.

Crossing the straits of Mackinaw CA
the Ice i'm the Nighttime.
Port Huron Times.
fow months ago Miss Kittie Shee-
hen, of Emmett, went to st. Ignace to
work in family as servant girl. In the
month of December she was taken sick,
land sent letter to her mother request
ing her to start for st. ignace as speed
lily as possible. The mother left Emmett
about Christmas time and in few days
arrived at her daughters bed side where
d she remained until Kittie died, which
was about the Both of January. Mrs
Sheehen Immediately telegraphed to her
brother, William Roberts, announcing
the death of her daughter and asking
him to come to st. Ignaee and arrange
to take the body to Emmett fer burial.
Mr.. Roberts started at once for st.
Ignace, but on arriving at the Straits of
Mackrnaw he found that the ice had
blocked up the channel and the steamer
AlgOmah had ceased running. 1t was
about 10 O'clock at night and he was
anxious to cross without any delay. He,
therefore, hired two Indians to pilot him
over the ice and SNOW In ODler to
guard against any of the party being
drowned by falling into an air-hele in
the ice, they procured a rope and fasten-
ed themselves together. They then
started on their hazardous tripin single
file, one Of the Indians taking the lead.
After they had gone short distance the
forward Indian fell into an air hole, but
he was quickly rescued. His clothes,
of course, were soaked with water and
the night being bitterly cold he suffered
severely. He urged his companions to
vi hot oo A., al I,
became frozen he would get warm. The
rest of the journey was made without
any further mishaps, and they arrived
at st. Ignace at 3 o'clock in tlae MORN
ing. 3tf
Mr. Roberts soon found the house
where his sister was guarding the body
of her daughter The body had already
been placed in coffin. and it was de-
cided to recrOss the straits at once Mr..
Roberts engaged the services of another
Indian, and with the aid of the two first
mentioned Indians they started on the
return trip, Mrs. Sileehan accompanying
the corpse. The weather had grown
colder, and the mOurnful party silently
picked their way over the treacherOus
ice. reaching the opposite shore at IL
O'clock the same morning, seven hours
from the time they left st. Ignace. The
Indian guides became so cold that they
lost the use of their hands, and il was
with considerable difficulty they pushed
the coffin over the ice and snow. 81
The Encyclopedia sold at Fexers book
store for $3.50 is the standard Cham
ber's," the most popular of Encyclopedias.
The latest edition, in 10 volumes, bound
I'm library style. Don't buy any other
until you have seen this The biggest
offer in the book line ever offered. Com
pare and be convinced.
A fact that John Becker is selling j.
G. Meakin's graniteware for u very low
pricee: ID
tnhandled cups and saucers, Zoe per set
Handled doc "
Breakfast plates 40c
Dinner plates 45e
The sales Of crockery at Beckers are
large. Why? Because he has the
largest assortment at the lowest prices.
Call and see for yourself.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-02-18

An elegant line of silk fringe yalen-
tines, at Fexer's.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07
Educated Men.

In the great city of New York, many
men of fine education find it bitterly
hard to keep themselves in bread and
butter. While skillful workman can
always command good wages, those who
are willing to do anything"-which
means they know how to do little or
nothing-have no chance at all; there
are hundred applicants for every
vacancy. "No small number CT the
searchers for places" says a reporter
who has examined the subject, "are
native Americans. With neither trade
nor profession, they are forced to take
whatever offers-and nothing offers.
Many Of them are educated men, who
can conjugste Greek verb without
difficulty. But greek verbs, however
ornamental, are poor stock in trade. A
thorough, classical education, however
desirable it may be, is of little use in
the employment market unless backed
by some useful, practical knowledge.
College graduates are standing on
every corner looking for work. If any
person should desire to ride up Broad
way in coach drawn by a score of ac-
comphshed collegians, he would have
no trouble in employing them, even if
he offered them no more than their
board" A man who had pawned his
clothes to pay for this advertisement"
advertises that he wants work of any
kind where he can earn his board.
What a sad story the pathetic appeal
tells of that hope deferred which max
eth the heart sick.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07
Sociology.

There was time in this country
when that myth of the present day
called society constituted the basis OF
virtue, intelligence and good breeding
whose laws neither wealth nor noble
ancestry could disregard. An age OF
snobbery and obsequiousness, founded
on the accident of wealth or political
influence. has rudely pushed aside the
barriers that fenced out vulgarity and
vice, and now society has become base
counterfeit and sham. Saratoga and
Long Branch saloons of fashion are
adorned by the flashing sport and the
vulgar millionaire, who vie with the
political hummer and ward politician
for the smiles of beauty and the favors
of the bon-ton. Statesmen and diplo-
mats hobnob with valgarity, while
modest worth is discountedin the pres-
ence of unlettered audacity. Brilliant
programmes of fetes and displays of
fashion tumble together in promiscuous
confusion the representatives alike of
virtue and vice, until the line that di-
vides them has grown dim beneath the
tread of fashion. The dross of vrlgpr
gold has FURNISHED more vulgar men
into responsibility, and the wantonness
of society has thrown open its gates to
the herd, without password of counter
sign.
Until public sentiment shall have
drawn line in the social fabric, ex-
Guiding the patrons of vice from public
recognition, public morals must rest
upon plane of depression and humil-
istion. Society that is not based on
virtue and intelligence is a sham, and
it should be vigilantly guarded agains. |
any association, either public or private, |
with the vicious or depraved. Why
public opinion should tolerate vice and |
in a man, and not in q wo-
man, is one Of these riddles that en-
coursges skepticism in religion and
icentiousress in morals - Galveston
Weekly Jolp nal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07
Qualifications of q Drug Clerk.

want to hire drug clerk?" asked
a bright eyed youth stepping into the
office of a prominent apothecary on
Dearborn street.
care you a competent man." in.
quired the proprietor, rising and clos
ing the door with an air of secrecy.
well, I should say, yes" replied the
youth.
"Had any experienced"
"Three years.
"Where ?"
an Milwaukee,"
"Ahem-what would you do for
plain wink at the soda fountain?"
"Dash with sour mash"
1.-TWO short winks and the tongue in
the left cheek?"
Fill the glass half full with Jamaca
rum"
"In case a man calls for banana
syrup with doleful look, and his hand
on his watch pocket?"
"Give him cognac and ginger"
"Three winks and a jerk over the
left shoulder with the thumb?"
"Put in Old Tom gin, and have the
same ready for friend of the mans
who will be in directly"
"What if the man says 'Baraboo' and
spits to the leftP"
Fill with old crow dashed with pep
permint and tansy."
"The examination is satisfactory
You may come on in the morning. Inc
new international code of sigals is not
published yet. If any change is m'de
| VIII give you al key. We have 10 DC
very strict in the examination OF pre-
scription clerks where the health. yes,
even the lives of individuals are 81
stake. Chicago Cheek.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07
The New Nationel Bank nm.

The work of PREPARATION for -.
OF the new currency" brownbact.. !
going on quite satisfactorily A. a =
Bureau Of Printing and Ep0,.,,u s
Under the recent act Of Congress, =
thorizing national banks to renam. w.
charters, all banks doing SO must -.
in their old circulation and tu,D '% aN'
new. This new money is to dis., ~
many respects from the present n.,;. u
al bank notes. The plate from vh;.s
the face of the note is to be printed h.a
been engraved new and differs mats,
ally from the old. The backs are ,oh.
printed in brown instead of green ,ss
black, as the old ones. They will ~
printed of course on the fibre n.,'
which has made counterfeiting Of on'
national currency SO difficult, but i. !.
not improbable that there will be d;a
Guilty in obtaining the fibre pane, o..
enough to print it as called for. Tbe,s
will expire within the next year tbs
charters Of probably one.third Of tbs
national banks, and they too of a cl...
which have a large circulation, tbs
smaller ones of later date having br,
a small circulating medium. In addi
ton to this demand there is another IN
the printing of gold certificates unde,
this bill, for which there is now
vigorous demand in New York. 90
great indeed, that Secretary Folper
after arriving there the other day and
interviewing the bankers and business
men, telegraphed back, urging that the
printing Of these be begun as soon as
possible. Then, besides this, and per.
haps greater than all, is the demand for
this same fibre paper for the new 8 Der
cent. bonds to be issued under the bill
in exchange for the old 6 per cents,
so recently converted into 8 10 Der
cents. All these will make an immense
demand for this paper, and as only one
mill in the country makes it there may
be some delay in obtaining sufficient
to meet the demand. The
manufacture of this paper is a pro.
found secret, as carefully kept as the
combinations to the great vaults where
the government millions lie awaiting
further river and harbor bills. As
stated above, it is made only at the
Dalton mill, which dates back almost
10 Colonial days. What its combina.
ions are nobody knows except those
Intimately connected with its manufac.
lure. The secret Of the paper making
is jealousy guarded, as is also the pa
per itself. From the moment it is
made until it gets into the treasury
vaults it is carefully guarded. Itcomes
lere in small iron safes, the sheets care.
ully counted, and all the precaution
against it's loss being taken both by the
government officials and by the express
companies which carry it.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07
TEXAS TOPICS.

The Texaa e. New Orleans railroad
has issued bonds for the purpose of &C
curing the Sabine and east Texas road
Colorado County renders for as
sessment 1900 horses and mules, A.
O66 cattle, 1,40S sheep and 1,4O2 hogs
-Elles County pays taxes on 49,
875 horses and mules; 81 ,023 cattle, 60
jacks, 2.1S3 sheep, $3.50 hogs and 1O1
goats.
The Texas & Pacific railroad has
contracted with one firm in Texas to
move one million bushels of corn dur
ing September and October.
Heavy and protracted rains have
prevailed throughout Western Texas
during the past few weeks, resulting in
unprecedented floods and great damage
to property, live stock and growing
crops. The Concho and Colorado riv-
ers and tributaries have been higher
than ever before known. The town of
Ben Ficklin, in Tom Green County,
was entirely swept away by the flood,
and about forty persons known to have
been drowned.
Dallas Times: 1t is said that Jay
Gould has secured the control of the
coal trade in Texas, having bought or
leased the mines in the Indian Terri
tory, which have heretofore supplied us
vito fuel. We do not know that he
has purchased or leased, but it is high
ly probable. Such being the case, God
help the poor! The people once suf-
fered under the price of dollar per
barrel, but if Jay has his claws on the
mines we will, next winter, be thank
full if we can get coal at one dollar
quart.
Dallas Herald. "Chronic grumb-
lers have exhausted all means of killing
the cotton CROP" remarked prominent
farmer of this county to Herald re-
porter yesterday. First they said that
the crop would be ruined by the drouth
if there was not rain. The rain came
in due time, and then they said there
was too much and that the crop was
ruined sure. Then they talked and
q IL
turned out to be great bugaboo they
said that the weeds had taken the crop.
Now they are complaining that there is
10 much cotton that It's actually break
ing the strong plants down, and the
next cry you hear from the croakers
will be that the crop will go to waste
because enough labor cannot be got to
,ick it,"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07
Cattle MilliOnaireS.

With the present high prices of beef,
and the COW literally jumping over the
moon, Wyoming cattle men are reaping
q rich harvest, and many Of them will
make almost independent fortunes this
summer. The rise has been so rapid
and the transfers are made so easily
that large transactions are made every
day in which the buyer does not see 9
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07
A Pleasant Experiment With Salt.

Do you want to grow salt and at the
same time have an interesting, hand
some ornament? The process is a
novel chemical experiment that may be
tried by any one, says the Troy Times.
Put in goblet one tablespoonful of
salt and one spoonful of bluing; fill
the goblet two-thirds full of water and
set it in position where it will have
plenty of warmth-in the sunshine. In
a little while crystals will commence
forming on the outside of the glass,
and it is a novel and interesting sight
to watch it gradually growing day by
day, until the outside of the goblet will
be entirely covered over with beautiful
white crystals. Another variation of
this beautiful experiment would be to
take goblet with the base broken off
and fasten it in the center of a thin
piece of board, which may be round,
square or oblong. After the crystals
have formed on the glass, set it on
tiny wall bracket and place bright |
holiday or birthday card in front of it;
this will hide the base on which no |
crystals will form. After this is done,
ill the goblet with flowers or dried /
grasses, and you will have a vase which
will cost comparatively little, and in re-
Atty adds to the bric-a-brac of q room.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07

Dallas City is building five prblie
school fouses at a cost of 5000 each;
San Antonio is erecting q high scnooi
at a cost Of $4,000. Corsicana has lns'
built two school houses atacost OF sIz,
coo each, and Austin needs one In ne
eastern part of the city at a cost o.
$4,000.
-Tventy-three counties in hortnel-
Texas viii raise 1900 bales OF cOt'o1
this year.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07
Near the Crater OF vesuvius.

Near the Crater OF vesuyius.
Arriving at the edge of the 172 era
ter from the west, one crosses the crater
plain and arrives at a low, semi-circular
ridge, with an average height OF about
twenty feet. Ascending this rimlike
heap of scoria, one observes occupying
its irregular bottom fuma-roles and vel
low patches of decomposing lava. The
complete crater of July is formed of
this ridge, together with the southern
portion of the former cone of eruption.
Within this space rose another cone of
eruption, whose center was occupied by
the main vent. On this occasion it was
possible to approach within few yards
of the great mouth, from which issued
the column of vapor and momentary
puffs of fluid lava fragments. Thus it
will be seen that there are at present
three cones and craters one within the
other. This, however, was not the most
interesting point. In the lava of the
great plain we discovered great cone
or lava tunnel about eight feet high,
twenty or thirty feet long and fifteen
feet broad, but with general slope
downward. The roof was composed of
lava about eight months old, but much
decomposed. The whole cave present
ed one glistening forest of stalactites;
some three hundred about were count
ed; also stalagmites. Most of these
were from two to three feet long, and
a few twice that length; many, how
ever, with uniform diameter of less
than an inch throughout, and tubular,
divided by seyta, reminding one of the
Orthoceras in structure. The colors
most various and beautiful; birds's-egg
blue, aqua-marine, salmon, white, yellow
and reddish brown, and many variega-
ted in these colors. The effect was, the
eyes quitting the rugged and fierce
scenes around seemed to rest on some
fairy cave. On attempting to approach
the entrance the gust of hot air redo
lent with hydrochloric acid vapor al
most prevented one from making an
attempt at an entrance. However, these
beautiful and interesting prizes deter
mined me to make an endeavor. Nose
and mouth muf1ed, and having placed
both my friends; one on each side of
The entrance with strap, made u dive
lown some steps. The effort was at
first almost suffocation, stinging of the
,onjunctiva, end a profuse perspiration.
To grab few of these stalactites near
It hand and return with them was the
work of minute, then the hearty pull
Up by my friends, fit of coughing, and
little fresh air restored me. This was
epeated eight times, during which
vas able to obtain all the best speci-
mems, some thirty examples, and reach
he extremity of the cavity. These
,rizes were carried carefully to Naples,
where they have been placed under
lass in dry atmosphere, since they
vere highly deliquescent. qualitative
nalysis gives the chief component as
of potassium, iron, manganese,
ulphates of soda, potash, iron and cop
er.--NGtaIre.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07


half of the purchase money in the trad
before he has sold and made an enor
nous margin in the deal.
A year ago a Laramie plains cattle
man was offered large Utah herd ant
ranch for $4,000, which offer was &c
cepted at the moment butlater rejected
Since that the Utah man sold $45,OO(
worth of the herd, then sold the ranch FOL
"a, 500, afterward put s., 900 more into the
bunch and last week sold it for $4,000
In other words, the Utah man is to-day
ahead over $4,000 because his last
years offer was not accepted.
Several years ago one OF the mos,
prominent cattle men in Wyoming, who
can to-day easily command $l,OOO,O0C
for cattle trade without impairing his
business went to Boston to negotiate q
loan with Massachusetts capitalists. he
met an old man who knew more about
per cent. than he did about Wyoming
and Colorado cattle, and began to talk
business. He said that he was making
large profits, on his present investments,
and, therefore, he wanted to put more
capital into the business, very naturally,
to increase his income. Mr.. Moneybags
asked what security would be given.
II would secure the loan by mortgage
on my herd, SIR"
"Where are your cattle?"
"Some in Wyoming, some in Nebras-
ka and and some in Colorado"
"How much. land have you under
fence?"
"None."
"How much land do you own9"
Not foot"
"Whose land does your stock Craze
on?"
Government land"
"How often do you see your cattle?"
"Once year."
"Don't you have herder with them?"
"No SIR"
"Well, young man, I would as soon
loan you money on herring in Boston
harbor."
A Cheyenne man who don't pretend
10 know maverick from q madamus,
has made a neat little margin of Sic, 1000
his summer in small transaction and
hasn't seen a COW yet that he has bought
md sold. Cheyenne is wild over the
market and Sixteenth street is young
Wall street. Millions are talked of as
lightly as nickles, and all kinds of peo-
de in all professions are dabbling in
teers. The Chief Justice of the Su-
,reme Court has recently succumbed to
he contagious excitement and gone to
purchase $4,000 herd.
Everywhere the excitement is as bad
8 it ever was in mining stocks in the
Id palmy days of Comstock. How
ong this thing will continue is mat
er of pure speculation. Whether the
aboring classes of the Estates" will eat
orter house steaks when they taste
Ike government bond, or quit all at
nee and knock the bottom out of the
chicago market, no man knows to
cad moral certainty. Of course all is
mooth sailing now, but we doubt the
ropriety of fooling with this thing :
ght along for six months, for one of
lese days buyers will insist on a deliv-
ry of the goods and sales cannot be 6
lade Immediately enough to omit the t
UNIVERSAL kerplunk. We may not be
sing the correct terms, perhaps, but
If meaning may be readily gathered
+
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07

LONG, pointed finger nails are fash
ionsble among women, but they viii
never be popular With married men.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07

ders only under the protection OF q
foreign power. = Harper's Young
People.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-09-07

rich lands swarmed with people. The
families of the Egyptians lived in COM
Portable houses; the children we're
usually taught in the temples to read
and write; all we're taught to work !;
they were we'll dressed and very neat !;
and when Joseph governed the land
with discretion and good sense, there
was no part of the Western world that
could equal the intelligence and civiliz-
alton of Egypt. It's cities, temples,
palaces, farms, and gardens were the
wonder of the ancient historians.
To-day Egypt is an impoverished
country, distracted by civil war. Alex
andria, once one of the most magnifi-
cent cities of the world, lies in ashes,
and the people throughout the land are
suffering all the horrors of famine
amidst their plundered and ruined
homes. Long ages of misrule and ig-
norance have brought the fruitful and
prosperous land to this terrible condi-
bon. In the days of Joseph the armies
Of Egypt might have withstood the
Eorld. Now the conqueror Is at her
zates, diso-de RACES within, and peace
nd prosperity can return to her bor-
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-10
Fanny Ferns Order for Dinner.

have recalled several times, and for
reasons, a morn once spent with Fan
ny Fern" who was always good and
kind to young people especially if they
aspired to scribbling for the printer.
She was busy and had given orders that
there were TO be no Interruptions for
any reason. Suddenly there broke up.
on onr stiffness she was writing and |
reading IL loud knock upon the door.
"What is it?' said Mrs. Parton. a trihe
impatiently. 1t was the cook, new
one. PHASE, ma am, nothing has come
for dinner What will do, ma amp
DO? Why, cook the cat but leave me
alone" and she gently shut the door
and turned the key, did not stay to
dinner A kinder-hearted woman than
Fanny Fern" never lived but, like all
women who seek seclusion and quiet, at
times she had to fight for it.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-10
Why johnson STAYED a Week.

Last August Mr.. johnson with his
wife, who had been doing the pleasure
resorts for two months, arrived at the
quiet town OF X, in New Hampshire.
where Il small hotel, pleasantly situated
and very clearly, offered him hosptai-
ty. After supper the landlord walked
the piazza, and was accosted by Mr..
johnson, when the following dialogue
took place;
Where's your sunset hill?"
Haven't got any
us the Devils Gulch near here?"
"Ncyer heard of it,
How far is il 20 Lovers Leap"
"Mnst be fifty miles, but | don't
know"
us the Silver Cascade running?n
Don't know; never knew it was
around here
'How far is it to the springs?n
Didn't know we had any here
abouts."
The attractions Of this place are very
few, it appears
Mighty few and getting scarcer."
"Wife, this is just the place we have
been seeking. There is nothing to see
and we will stay here week. Boston
J0uynai.