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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Culligan & Montrose have banked
! about 100000 feet of logs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Charles Baker is to start for Color.
ado in few days.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Last Wednesday evening, at the
Armory, for the benefit of the w. G.
T. u, the Rev. j. A. Mock related in
graphic and entertaining style, his lee
ture, "a trip across the ocean ferry
and peep at men and things abroad"
He commenced the journey at New
York, taking passage on one of the
floating palaces that ply between the
old and new worlds. The passage
across the "little pond" is narrated, and
what is necessary to be done in order
to make the trip as enjoyable as posi-
BILE, as we'll as the incidents of the
voyage. A landing is made at Liver
pool, and then to Wales, London,
Paris, up the Rhine, and at many other
places. The lecture was very enter
tanning and instructive, and was much
enjoyed by the many persons present.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

NJ. Cady, at Beaver Lake, has banked
100000 feet of logs and is hauling
from 10000 to $4,000 feet per day.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

One thousand witnesses to testify to
the good merits of Bostwick's com
pound cough syrup. 359m3.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

The Evening Reporter made its first
appearance on Monday evening.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Warm yesterday, and sleighing about
ruined in town.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Ralph Williams is getting the stone
on the ground for foundation under
his residence.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Our thanks are due to the Governor
for a copy of the new tax bill.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05
OUR TELEPHONE.

Taxes are high in the townships. this
year.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Alonzo L. Davis has banked about
100000 feet of logs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

The ice went out of the bay las
week.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Manager Frank Bowers sent us no.
tice to the effect that he is the proprie-
tor of the drama "a Celebrated Case, +"
and that he will soon produce the play
in this city, assisted by sixteen artists.
We just imagine the troupe coming up
here by stage this winter, and that, we
believe, is all it will amount to. These
big troupes are not in the habit of
coming up the shore. Manager Bowers
is merely asking for free lad" and
as it is "a Celebrated Case" of taffy,
we cheerfully give him the free notice.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Robt. Rayburn has now banked
100000 feet of logs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Mr. and Mrs +. o. Avery have left
town for the purpose of attending a
family reunion.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Miss Abbie Mather is OH visit to
her brother at Harrisville.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

One day last week, A. L. Davis, who
is numbering near Hubbard Lake, shot
an old bear, and captured three small
cubs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

All the rage-Bostwick's compound
cough syrup. 539m3.'
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Arthur Heeny had the misfortune to
lose valuable horse, last Thursday,
while driving down Washington avenue.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

A. X. Mcdonald left town this morn
ing, on a business trip to Detroit, Ian
sing and elsewhere.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

A heavy discount in price on trimm-
ed hats and bonnets, and all kinds Of
millinery goods, at A. F. Kelley q Cos.
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Roll of Honor.

The following named pupils have not
been absent or tardy during the month
of January:
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

The Michigan Mutual Accident AS
ISOLATION, of which Hon. j. X. Lock
wood is general agent for this region, is
meeting with considerable success in
this part of the State. The association
was incorporated last June, and up to
Dec. 26 last had issued upwards of g.
900 certificates Of membership. The
association pays weekly benefit to all
members who receive injuries which
incapacitates them for labor. John W..
Wilson, of this city, who received Sc
we're injuries some time ago, by fall,
was a member of the association, and
was paid, thus giving the party sustain
ing the injury relief when he really
needed it. VIM. Van VOORHEES,, the
local agent, is taking quite number
of applications.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

A fire alarm was sounded Friday
evening-the cause being q chimney
on house on Seventh street burning
out.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Chicago Oct
do not advise a so-nd she
generally will advise
ed.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Ask your druggist for "Dr. Sykes Sure
Cure for Catarrh." Don't take any other.
Feb,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

A two years ol5@n of.Chas. Fair
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

The children all cry for Bostwick's
compound cough syrup and say they
have to have it. 359m3.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

The Grasshopper Club will give the
closing party of the season, at the
Opera House, on Thursday evening of
next week, when it is anticipated that
a grand, good time will be had. The
club was organized in December for
the purpose Of giving hops during the
winter at a reasonable cost. Hon. w.
L. Churchill was chosen as President,
and G. w. Trask as Secretary and
Treasurer. The work of the club has
been entirely successful, beyond antici-
patton, and now just before the Lenten
season, the closing party will be given,
when the object sought-social amuse-
ments-will have been accomplished
in its fullest sense.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

Next Tuesday you can send your
valentines, if you wish. 1t is not ex-
pensive, as two cents will crafty your
desire to send to your acquaintance
your opinion of their mental, moral or
physical condition. OF course you
wouldn't express such an opinion open
ly, or let the aforesaid parties know
that they are indebted to you for that
stab in the dark. The sender is never
guilty of such things, as he indirectly
and cowardly charges the person to
whom the cent valentine is sent.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-04-05

On Monday next f. w. Gilchrist is
to start for the northwestern part of
Wisconsin about thirty miles inland
from Ashland, where he is interested
in pine lands, and where he will, in
company with the Rust brothers Of
Saginaw and Wisconsin, under the firm
name of the Rust Lumber Company, at
once commence the erection of a saw
mill, which will be erected on a small
lake in Bayfield, county. Moses Brown
of this city will 60 with Mr.. Gilchrist,
for the purpose of experimenting the
construction Of the mill.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

far, wheat and clover will kill out at such
distance from drain. If the ditch is
made four feet deep it will drain n wider
surface; but n better way is to make n
side drain to the places where water is
known to stand in wet time.
very bad weed, of the mustard fami-
lily, and commonly called charlock or
wild mustard, is very prevalent in many
fields Of Spring grain at this season.
When 1t once gets possession its yellow
blossoms quite overcome the green herb
age OF the grain, and it makes the grow
ing of Spring grains impossible. 1t is
an annual, and il carefully watched in
time can easily be kept in check, but
every spear should be pulled and burned.
II thrown on the ground many of the
plants will ripen their seed
The Cdnadidn Eurucr says of the way
of preparing fowls food There are
many ways Of preparing soft food for
poultry that we could not recommend,
though practiced to great extent by in
experienced poulterers But far the
greater number of beginners mix it too
wet and sloppy, and give it as a thick,
porridgy mass, which cllngs to the beaks
of tine fowls. Such feeding often causes
diarrhpa, and in any case will rarely
produce proper egg return. All meal,
whether intended for young or old fowls,
should be mixed firm and short, SO that
the whole mass will crumble by handling.
Food so mixed does more good, for the
simple reason that it is more wholesome
in itself and more enjoyed. Meal com
bined with potatoes need not be mixed
quite so dry, but all soft food rightly pre-
pared will be hard enough to break and
crumble if thrown upon the ground.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

glass. In the centre of this sumptuDls
chamber stands the grand piano made by
Broadwood and painted by Alma Tedena.
Cedar, ivory, ebony and silver are lavish
ed upon this extraordinary instrument,
which might have been included in Solo.
mons treasury and not been found ont of
place there. 1t certainly answers atis-
factorily the eft-repeated assertion that n
piano can not be made to look artistic.
Beyond this Aladdin-like chamber is n
small room hung with Venetian velvet
and full of comfortable chairs and sofas.
Here ut least the common of mortals can
repose and not feel ashamed OF their
modern clothes. Ascending three bright
brazen steps we now reach.
The Pompeian Room.
or library, for behind the rich drapsfiss
are book-shelves, and the fine marble +.
lars are simply the divisions in n book
case. Here are lounges covered with rich
furs, and the paintings are light, graceful
and thoroughly classical. Mr.. Tadema's g
studio is picturesque in the extreme. but
cheerful and unconventional. All is o0nc
fusion, but artistically confused. Here
are bits of armor, huge vases full Of
palms and exotics, unfinished paintings,
gorgeous Indian embroideries, and vases
from all parts of the world in porcelain
and glass, in silver and gold. The sleep
ing apartments are neat and comfortable,
but perfect in taste and not too elaborate.
Mr.. Tadema, who is most courteous and
kindly, welcomes you genially and in a
pleasant manner, and escorts you himself.
chatting all the time, over his palace-for
palace it is-unostentatiously. Thus n
visit to Townshend House is certainly
not lightly to be forgotten.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

Once in case before Sir Lancelot Shad-
well, Mr.. Wakefield demanded that iudg-
ment should be given in his favor, be-
cause Sir Lancelot had already given his
decision in the similar case of Jones VS..
Webb. The vice-chancellor had no recol-
lection on the point. Mr.. Bethel, on the
other side, was equal to the occasion. He
got up and said II perfectly recollect
the case of Jones and Webb mentioned
by my learned friend, but my learned
friend, Of course accidentally, omitted to
mention that your Honor's Judgment was
finally reversed on appeal in the House of
Lords, This wi.s too much fer the in
genious Mr.. Wakefield, who, III his de
spair, was heard to mutter, "What id
lle there never was such II case at all ~
Mr. Bethel was, it may be supposed, n
cool hand at election times. Once he at
tended II stormy meeting of his constitu-
ents ut Aylesbury. He was terribly at
tucked for not having attended to the in
tercsts of that virtuous borough. Mr..
Bethel answered all the charges brought
against him with his usual ingenuity !:
but one indignant elector got up and SAID ::
MIR. Bethel, you have answered every
body else, but you cannot answer me. /
have written to you fifty letters to not
one OF which have I received au answer. "
"Really,' said the undaunted Chancery
barrister, ''if | had not the most mn
bounded confidence in the veracity of nv
honorable friend, | could not have be-
lieved such dereliction of duty on the
part of Her Maiesty's Post Office. NOT
oh' cf those iettcrS did Icrcr fcccjo. -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

vanilla, Hour enough to make a soft dough.
hoil as you do common cookies, using as
iittie hour as possible on the kneading-
board. Bake in n quick oven.
Breakfast Omelet. Allow one egg for
each person at the table beat the eggs
as light as for the incest cake. add little
lump of salt ard one tablespoonful of
milk for each egg beat at least one min
ute, then put in hot frying-pan, in
which you have melted enough butter to
cover the bottom well. Cover the pan
and let the omelet cook undisturbed and
slowly, until it is stiff enough 40 that yo,,
can raise the edges easily, then put under
a little more butter, and double the ONE
let together and slip it off on hot plate.
This should be made after everything
else is about ready for the table, SO that
1t may be eaten ut once.
Fora simple and good pudding take two
cups OF finely grated bread crumbs, six
apples or half eau Of canned apples,
tour eggs, one cup of sugar, little nut
meg grated, and little gratel lemon
peel steam this in pudding dish for
an hour and II half, having first moisten-
ed the bread crumbs with warm water
serve with sauce of swoctcned cream.
~ ''"i, p't'Ni hli'l Nll9hl, UlA"u III tilt
proportion OF two spoonfuls of flour to
one OF butter and two OF sugar beat
these together, and add boiling water un.
til the sauce is of the proper thickness
flavor with nutmeg and lemon
a novel way to serve rice is to make it
IN balls. Proceed in this way: Take
one-quarter of pound of raw rice, wash
1t and cook it in farina kettle, with one
quart of sweet milk, half cup eff sugar,
a little salt, and nutmeg or any other
flavor you choose. When the rice is ten
der and the milk is all absorbed in it,
take it from the kettle and fill some small
teacups with it press the rice in firmly
so that the kernels will adhere to each
other. Before carrying the rice to the
table turn the balls out of the cups on
fruit dish if taken out with care, they
will preserve their shape Madeira wine,
with plenty Of sugar in it, makes nice
sauce for the rice.
Spiccd tripe can be prepared at home
and be ready for Use Ill few days. Take
fresh tripe, cut it i'll pieces four or five
inches square put n layer of tie tripe
III an carthen jar, then sprinkle few
cloves, allspice, and some black pepper
over it, then another layer of tripe and
spice, and SO on until the jar is full.
cover it closely, and set it in cool cellar,
or, If possible, in n refrigerator. This is
relished for tea. When served cold, with
potato salad, also cold, biscuit and butter
and chocolate, it makes refreshing meal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

We were once misguided enough to en-
qnire of some native officials in India
what instruments of music their town
possessed, and We're waited upon next
day, in consequence, by all the musicians
OF the place. First came Il group OF
nine women who sang some wild and
plaintlve strains in unison in minor KEY
one of them kept time by occasionally
swapping her fingers, while another per-
formed rude accompaniment on Il small
barrel-shaped drum, the ends of which
We're covered with goatskin. The head
dress OF some OF these singers was pecu-
liar, and consisted of folds of calico over
the head and round the throat, rather
like the drapery of some orders of nuns,
and similar to that given by painters to
st. Anna, and other holy women of the
Bible. The grouping of these people,
as they sat close together on the ground,
was extremely picturesque and listen
ing to the sad sweetness of their strains,
one could easily imagine such to have
been the appearance and the melody of
the daughters of Jerusalem as they la
mented by the waters of Babylon.
The singing ended, man was seen to
rise i'll the background, lifting an enor-
nous brazen trumpet nearly rs long rs
himself, on which lie blew two most ter
ritic blasts, excruciating to English ears.
These sounds were prolonged, and seemed
to sink down through long wailing dis
cord inexpressibly painful to listen to,
but not unfrequently to be heard in that
district of the Puniab. The effort of
blowing this trumpet is considerable, and
we are glad to make this an excuse for
hearing no more of il, and submitted with
the best grace we could to a performance,
of tom-tom, while two more men exer-
cised their lungs upon horrid little trum-
pets OF smaller size. When these were
dismissed We had kind of duet all on
one note from two men, one of whom beat
small drum open at one end, like II very
deep tambourine, while another played
upon something like four-stringed ban,
10. The lower part of this instrument
was made Of u gourd, and two of the
strings were passed through blue glass
beads, while the other two were raised by
cowries of different sizes the banjo was
further adorned by the green-and-gold
label from some English cotton-reel or
piece of calico, stuck on the stem by way
OF ornament.
Perhaps this concert was an unusual
amount of native music for English peo-
pie to hear at once, but no one can be
long in India without meeting with some
of 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

And Something about II.

On one occasion young Peruvian lady,
sitting with 4 large pile of ivory letters
before her, Selected from among them,
with great rapidity. the letters which
formed certain words chosen by one of us
and known to no one else, he standing
behind her with his fingers lightly touch
ing her shoulders. He certainly could
not by any intentional effort in such II
position have succeeded in guiding the
girls fingers in their rapid fumbling mo-
ton among the chaos of letters heaped
confusedly together. On another occas-
ion one of us witnessed the successful
performance by a lady-the daughter of
an eminent savant-of extremely varied
and complicated operations silently fixed
upon by him in her absence. For i'll
stance, he decided that she should pick
mp little agate ornament standing amid
some twenty other small objects on n
shelf, should put it inside certain cov-
cred jar in another part of the room,
reopen the jar, remove the ornament, and
hand it to certain friend who was pre-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

shown against the nonconformist minis
tcrs,. and the obloquy cast at them, they
are daily gaining ground, both in power
and popularity, of late more rapidly than
ever, through the scare caused by the en-
oroachments of ritualism. Instinctively
the people know this to be only Roman
Catholicism in n new form, with garb
little disguised, sometimes not at all.
And as the Episcopal clergy make but
feeble efforts to oppose it, leaving the
Nonconformists to stand in the breach
and do the brunt of the fighting, should
victory follow, to these will surely accrue
the spoils.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

They sleep: athwart my white,
Moon marblcd easements, with her solemn men
Silently watching DER their rest SERENE
Ga2cth the star-eyed Night
Ny girl scdate or wild,
By turns as playful as a Summer breeze,
Or grave as Night, or starllt southern seas,
Serene, strange, woman-child
NV hoy. my trembling star
The whites lamb in April's tcnderest fold,
The biucs nowCr-bell in the shades, wold
Ills gentle emblems are.
They are hpt two and all (:
NJ, lonely hearts arithmetic is done
When these are counted High and Holy one,
on, hear my trembling call
ask no, wealth or fame
s0oihe not the aching brow that throbs beneath.
Nor cool Its fever hame.
Task hot length Of life,
Nor 2arthly honors. Weary are the ways ,,o
The gifted tread unsafe the WORLDS best praise
And Keen Its strife.
| ask not that to me
Thou spare them, though they dcArcr, dearer he
Than rain to desert, sunshine to the sea.
Or Spring lowers to the bee.
But kneelng at their feet,
Whlle smiles IKE SUMNER light on shaded streams
woud my prayer repeat.
In that alluring land,
The future, where amid green, stately bowers,
ornate with proud and crimson flushing flowers,
Pleasure, with smooth, white hands.
Bcckons the young away
From glen and hillside TO he banquet fair
SIN. the grim she.wolf, crOuchcth IN her lalr
Ready to sciIe her prey.
The bright and purpling bloom
OF Niehtshlde and Acanthus can not hide 49,,
The charred and bleaching bones that are denied
Taper AMI chrsin ahd Tomb!
L.. 49,. ..t,.t.,, ha,u
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

plays were by American authors, and n
curious fact about them is that the locali-
ties generally selected are foreign. Eng
land is n favorite location with American
would-be dramatists but no place or
country is hallowed to him unless it be
the immediate vicinity of his birthplace,
a fact that account for on the ground
that the embryonic American dramatist
finds facts with which he is acquainted
too prosaic for his genius, and he must
needs go to foreign countries, where his
imagination may run riot. Out of all the
plays have read think that two were To-
Gated in New England and perhaps as
many more in ether parts of the Union, and
were in the Far West. Beyond the Miss
issippi is in the locality Of most of the
American plays now upon the stage, and
this preference extends to those people
now endeavoring to become dramatists.
Some of their stage directions are most
ludicrous and ridiculous. But in these |
find much more originality than ] do in
those who know mole about the stage.
The latter are simply imitators as gen
eral thing. We have had one or two
plays from actors. but they were not wor-
thy of consideration. The technique was
all right, but there was nothing else to
them. The dialogue was bad and, above
all, the conception and treatment were ex.
tremely narrow. Any actors life is such q
narrow one anyway that he, above all
men, is poorly fitted for play writing,
Many of the plays | have received are
translations from the German, and n few
from the French. Many others arc
wretched limitations. I have read at least
dozen poorly concealed limitations of
" Hazel Kirke," all sent to this theatre
for acceptance. Original plays are very
scarce among those have read, and such
as are original are undeniably bad
Hence I have divided them into three
classes Translations, limitations and night
mares, and the last mentioned sometimes
contain the other two. think it pretty
good sign to see so many at work in tn,
field, and on this account ! feel very
hopeful for the future of American dra
matte literature"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

Ah dear one, we were young so long,
II seemed that youth would never 60
Tor skies and trees were ever in song,
And water In singing now,
In the days We neveragain shall know.
Alas so long
An then. was /, all Spring weather"
Nay hut we were young and together.
An dear one, I've been o,d sO long,
II seems that age Is 10th to part
Though days and years have never n song,
And, oh have they still the art
That warmed the pulses OF heart TO heart? ?
Alas, so long
Nh then, was 1t all Spring weather?
Nay but we were young and together.
All dear one, you've been dead so long
How long until we meet again,
Where hours may never lose their song,
Nor flowers forget the rain,
In glad moonlight that shall never wane?
Alas, 50 long!
An shall II be then Spring weather?
And ali shall we be young together9
u. q. ROssetti