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Two Canine DrOmiOs.

Mr.. Mccormick was walking down.
town, not SO much in the interest of his
business, which runs itself, nor for the
personal benefit of the physical exercise,
but that the walk might tend to reduce
the undue fieshiness of his favorite Irish
red setter dog, Tip, who accompanied
him, and who, because of the seasons
scarcity of rain and ducks, and because
of ''setting" too much around the bar
stove, manifests an undesirable predis-
position to mental and physical mac
tivity. When Mccormick was about
halfway up the block, his tender heart
was suddenly startled as he heard cries
of sharpest distress, and instantly recog-
nized the voice as that of his favorite.
Turning and looking back, he could
scarcely believe his eyes when they in
formed him that an uncouth individual
had gathered Tip up by the scruff of
the neck, and that the man was dill
gently and dextrously, in technical lam
guage, kicking the stuffing out of Tip.
And as the man kicked he calculated:
you won't do what tell you, ehp
You won't come to me when call you,
ehP I'll pulverize you, you vipern'
With yell as of tigress robbed of
her numerous family of young but inter-
esting tigers, Mr.. Mccormick leaped for
the foe. Before the man had time to
fall into the gutter the angered and ar
tistic Mr. Mccormick had struck him in
three different places at one time, be-
sides having kicked him simultaneously
in the vest-pocket and small Of his back.
The confused MAN having imprudently
struggled to his feet, Mr.. Mccormick
varied the second downing of him by
effecting it with three kicks and two
blows.
"Wot's the matter of you anyhowP''
asked the bruised, bleeding and mud
died victim from his vantage ground OF
now wisely maintained horizontal posi-
| ton.
"Wot did We kick my dog for?" asked
the glowering Mccormick.
"fTaint your dog-it's mine," said
the PROSTATE man, doggedly, SO to
speak, and then he called, coaxingly:
Here, Silk, Silk, Silk" ...
In response to his call for witness, a
badly-intimidated and evidently recent
ly-kicked Irish red setter dog made a
| covering approach to the recumbent
supplicant, as il he had not yet clearly
| taken in the situation and did not know
what diverse fate of kick or caress
might portend. Mr. Mccormick looked
at the dog critically, then he cast his
eyes searchingly round, and immedi-
ately in his rear, seated sereneiy on his
launches and gazing approvingly and
all unlocked at its master, he beheld his
| own beloved Tip. rrIasH
"Well, blame me-" finally calculated
Mccormick, .'if they don't heat ghosts
or the two Siamese twins! Say, boss,
you must excuse me, but your dog is
the very counterpart of mine, and
blame me if didn't think it was Tip
you was a kickin'. So long. San
Francisco Chronicle.
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A BR1r1sH chaplain has asked an 20

A BRITISH chaplain has asked an 20
place in order the neglected graves Of many
eminent men buried in the strangers GEM
etery at Leghorn, Italy.
JAMES j. MADDEN, in the lace de-
partment of the house Of Muser g Brothers,
New York CITY, has been arrested, charged
with stealing 900 worth of goods. Re-
ceivers of the goods were also arrested.
EIGHT officers, including Colonel,
were arrested at St. Petersburg, Russia, on
the 30th, on suspicion of being connected
with the Nihiiists. Sixteen officers we're
arrested at Smolensk. 1t was stated wide
spread military conspiracy had been dis
covered. Documents were found at
Smolensk showing the coronation OF tho
Gear would be undisturbed, but something
very serious would happen Immediately
thereafter.
THE threatened cigar-makers' strike
for an advance of wages at Albany, N. Y,
resulted in, the discharge of all the strikers
on the Goth ult., the manufacturers refus-
ing to grant the increase. At Wheeling, w.
Va, the manufacturers acceded to the de-
mands of the men. At Chicago, ILL.,, nearly
all the manufacturers advanced wages.
Twelve manufacturers at Philadelphia
granted the advance. One factory granted
an advance in New York. At st. Paul,
Mimi, the men got an advance. A party
of Hupgarians abandoned the Reading,
(Pa-) Iron Works, where they had been en-
ployed some time at low wages.
The Canadian Minister of Customs
has filed an answer in the seizure case of
| Paine and Voltaire's works. He alleged
| the importation was Illegal as the publica-
tions are of an immoral and indecent char
acter.
SEVERAL more arrests were reported
| in Ireland on the 2Sth in connection with
murder conspiracies and a number of sus-
poets had fed the country.
AN important arrest of counterfeiters
| is reported to have been made at New York
a few days ago, eight of gang who had
been operating in Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland and
New York having been captured.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland wit
messed the departure of ship-load of emf
grants for America the other day, helping
children into the boats and encouraging the
older ones. His sympathy was reported to
have "created profound impression"
In consequence of threats the Guild
hall at London, Eng, was placed unde,
strong police guard on the Goth.
THE New York Central Labor Union
on the Goth discussed the relation of the
labor question to the revolutionary move
ment in Europe. There was said to be con
siderable feeling in favor of the use Of
dynamite.
The internal revenue receipts fol
March, 1888, were 81, 425, 121 greater than il
March last year.
RECENT advices from Vera Cruz
Mex, state thatyellow fever has broken ou
in that place. There had been several case.
of black vomit.
AN attachment was served agains
E. NJ. Rockwell, manufacturer of woolleI
goods at Leominster, Mass, a few day
ago. Liabilities were reported at $4,000
assets $3.50, 900.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

FIRE in cabinet-maker's shop at
Warsaw, Russia, the other day burned six
teen workmen to death.
THREE HUNDRED feet of the West
Shore Railway track at Hampton Point,
New York, slid into the river a few days
ago.
DURING futile effort to blow up the
Tower flint mill at Fall River, Mass, the
other night James Mcguire, the Waterman,
was killed.
SIX buildings in Rotherhite, London,
Eng, belonging to Francois and Joseph
Radart, seed, oil and oil-cake merchants,
were burned On the 26th. The loss was
very heavy.
ANTON URBACH. awaiting trial for
insanity in the County Court at Chicago,
ILL.,, the other morning dashed through an
open window of the second floor, falling to
the stone sidewalk below. He was picked
up in dying condition.
The store of William johnson, at
Madrid, Iowa, was burglarized the other
night, evidently by professionals. A heavy
safe was rolled to another part of the
building, drilled and blown open and $500
in cash and several hundred dollars worth
of notes were carried off. A clerk sleeping
twenty feet distant heard nothing Of it.
The New Haven Conn., Clock Shop,
covering an entire block, was destroyed by
fire few days ago. During Che progress
of the fire an employee Of the works jumped
from a third-story window, breaking his
legs and arms, and receiving internel in
juries from which he would probably die.
Loss estimated at $25O,OOO. Several hun
bred men were thrown out of employment
by the fire.
BY q collision on the Grand Trunk
Railroad at Olivet, Mich, on the 9th, three
persons were killed and eight others ia
jured.
Mrs. JANE ANTHONY, of New York,
attempted to cross the railroad track in
front of an express train at Jersey City, N.
j., the other day, when Lawrence O'Brien,
switchman, attempted to save her, but she
resisted and both fell upon the track. The
woman was killed instantly and O'Brien
lived ten minutes after being struck
O'Brien lost a leg a short time ago in res
cuing child.
AT the little village of Elizabethtown,
in Essex County, N. Y, on the 9th, Henry
De Bosneys was hanged for the murder Of
his wife, committed in August Last. Frazer
Copeland was hanged at Walhalla, s. c..
ON the same day for the murder of William
John Hunnicutt the I'd of December last.
Phil b. THOMPSON, member OF Con
gress from the Fifth (Ky.) District, shot
and instantly killed Walter Davis,a grocer
at Harrodsburg, KY, on the 9th inst
Thompson immediately surrendered him
self TO Judge Hardin of the Circuit Court
and was released on 5000 bail
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

REAR-ADMIRAL BALDWIN, OF the
United States Navy, has been ordered with
his staff to attend the Russian Cars cor
onation.
Mrs. ADA RUSSELL, General Han
cocks mother-in-law, died few days ago
on Governors Island, N. Y, of pneumonia.
A BILL has been reported in the Penn
sylvania Legislature taxing petroleum
shipped from the State one mill per gallon.
The death list on the 26th included
Hon. William Miller, ex-member of the
Ohio Senate, who died at Columbus, and
Charles W. Foster, father of Governor
Foster, who passed away at Fostoria, o.,
aged eighty-three.
A PROHIBITION amendment to the
Constitution has failed of passage in the
Michigan Legislature.
The trial of Ramsay and Foote, pub
Usher and editor, respectively, of the Lon
don Free Thinker, for blasphemous libel,
has resulted in the disagreement of jury.
The forthcoming volume of diplo-
matte correspondence shows that the invi-
tation of the United States to the proposed
Peace Congress was promptly accepted by
nearly every nation to which it was sent.
A CALL has been issued for National
Convention of colored men, to be held in
Washington, D. c., September oath, for the
consideration of the present and future con-
dition of the colored people of this country,
and Of the best method of securing to them
the full enjoyment of their social and po-
litieal rights.
The death of Rear-Admiral Edward
Middleton, retired, occurred on the 2Sth at
Washington, D. G.
GREEN B. RAUM, United States In
ternal Revenue Commissioner, has resign
ed, and his resignation has been accepted
by the President. The explanation was that
he could do better for himself in private
business.
SECRETARY FoLGER has appointed a
committee to investigate the alleged fraud
ulent importation of Hawaiian sugar.
WILLIAM DEMENT,, an old Kentucky
Indian fighter, died at Louisville a few
days ago, aged 100 years.
THE Governor of San Luis Potosi and
a daughter of Ramon Guzman, Director Of
the Mexican Central Railroad, were mar
vied on the S0th ult., at the City of Mexico
O'DoNNELL, member for Dungarvan
in the British Houseo of Commons on the 30th
charged magistrate named Lloyd will
altering dispositions taken under oath.
The Ohio Prohibition State Com
mittee has changed the date of their Con
vention from June IA to August 1, at Co
1umbus.
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"The Surprise OF the Casa Grande.'

To-day the most admired military
man in Northern Mexico is Colonel
Garcia, and his popularity rests on q
single success, known as the "Surprise
of the Casa Grande."
TO our request Colonel Garcia said
that he had been witness to only part of
the engagement.
"But you, Captain" he said, turning,
"wore in the midst of it," The officer
spoken to was tall, slim young man,
with the beautiful eyes and delicate,
girl-like features so often seen among
our tropical neighbors. He, courteous
ly drawing his "serape" little closer
and lighting fresh cigarette, began;
You must know that not long since
we were scouting with four companies
near fne dead line,' between Chihua-
hua and New Mexico. The heat for
days had been excessive, and our search
after the willy Apache fruitless. The
men we're dispirited, and, their provis-
ions being exhausted, the Colonel de-
manded our return O., the mountains
and the nearest town. 1t was typical
tropical day, and the men moved silent
ly under the scorching sun. We had
travelled since daylight, and about noon
reached where the trail began to climb
the mountains through a narrow can
yon. Here one of our Babispe scouts.
who had been riding in the rear of the
line, spurred his Indian pony along the
train, and reaching the Colonel pointed
TO cloud of red dust on the horizon,
saying: The Apachesp The column
of dust was ten miles of, but our
scout was q faithful one, and we
trusted TO his warning. Entering
the pass the men were directed to climb
the sides of the canyon and hide them
selves. How quietly they lay, almost
cleft TO the rocks, fearing almost to stir
in the dread that the cunning Indian
would scent the trap and balk the
ambush. Almost every man had some
murder TO avenge, some outrage to re-
pay. In two hours the Apaches came
hurrying along to the number Of one
hundred and sixty warriors, and the
squaws following driving the stolen
stock. To us the haste OF the Indians
was a mystery, but looking again we
saw, about two hours behind, the Amer
tcon troops In hot pursuit But the
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pursued imagined themselves safe, as
they had reached the mountains. Un-
suspectingly they crowded through the
pass until our bugle gave the signal for
the first volley. For one moment the
Indians stood astounded, but then their
wild nature came to the rescue. With
one accord each man sprung to the near
est cover, rock or stump. Itwas USE
less. Our men were perched above
them, and for four hours every Apache
head that showed itself below was a
target for dozen rifles. To us it was
day of reckoning for years of vio-
lence, and each man S aim became stead
ier as he thought of some murdered
brother or friend. Gradually the fire
from the bed of the canyon ceased, ex-
cept froA one spot. There, sheltered
and intrenchcd behind powders and
safe from our rifles, lay seven of the
Apache chiefs. The bayonet was our
only recourse for dislodging them.
Four times the buglc sounded the
charge; three times were our
men driven back, and every
time the unerring Indians claimed
one dead soldier each. On
the fourth charge our men swarmed
over the rocks from all sides, and their
bayonets tossed the bodies of the hated
enemies in the air. From that fight but
twelve of the Indians were supposed to
have made their escape. We killed In
all perhaps one hundred and seventy
men and women, but no loss inflicted
on them repaid us for the killing of our
thirty-two brave men. Both the fate of
those victims and the fate of our coun-
trymen who went before them shall be
remembered in the Mexican army until
not one living Apache pollutes the fair
face of our country" AS the officer
stopped he rose and left the fire. For a
moment silence hung over the party,
until Colonel Garcia, turning to us with
smile, said: "Our young friend does
not look like II person who could be very
bloodthirsty or savage" mo" we
answered. "We would, on the con-
trary, say that he had a nature that was
particularly gentle and sympathetic"
YETI continued the Colonel, "in that
same slaughter that boy threw aside his
repeating rifle, came out from behind
his ambush, and, climbing to the edge
of the precipice, lifted large rocks and
dashed out the brains of the squaws and
papooses crouched in the canyon below
He received two bullet-wounds, and L
was compelled to send three of the men
to compel him to retire to shelter. His
two brothers were killed year since by
the Apachcs, and he has sworn re-
vengc." Who of us can say that his
provocation was not great, and his claim
of justification wrong?- San Francisco
Examiner.
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No Discount There.

A few weeks since railroad collision
on one of the roads leading out of New
York killed, among others, passenger
living i'm an interior town. His remains
were sent home in good shape, and q
few days after the funeral the attorney
of the road called upon the widow to
effect settlement. She placed her fig
ures at twenty thousand dollars.
"Oh, that sum is unreasonable" re-
piled the attorney. "Your husband was
nearly fifty years old.
"Yes, sir"
"And lame?"
"Yes."
"And his general health was poor?"
"Quite poor
"And he probably would not have
lived over five yearsp'
"Probably not, SIR"
"Then il seems to me that two or
three thousand dollars would be fair
compensation"
"Two or three thousandr' she ech-
oed. "Why, sir, l courted that man
for ten years, run after him for ten
more, and then had to chase him down
with q shotgun to get him before a
preacher! Do you suppose that I'm
going to settle for the bare cost of shoe
leather and ammunitionpn-WdH Street
NetUs.
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Conditions OF IIealth-Giying Exercise

The summer air of the highlands
makes outdoor life luxury, but the
chief advantage of the plan is this: The
stimulus of a'plcasant pastime enables
man to beguile himself into about ten
times rs much exercise as he could
stand in the Turner Hall. The visitors
of u hygienic gymnasium take their
turn at the horizontal bar as they would
swallow the drugs of public dispen-
sary; they know that IL is IA lesser evil;
they know that the road to Styx is the
alternative; they intend to come every
day, but the intoerable tedum of the
crank-work exercise soon shakes that
resolution. The motive for exertion is
too abstract; it lacks the charm of pro-
grcssivcness and the stimulus of a prox-
innate. tangible and visible purpose.
The sham competition of regiment of
invalids under the command of turn
master does not much sweeten the bit
ter broth; it is still framework, minus
the club of the jailer, and nine out of
ten hygienic gymnasts will soon find
or make n prctcXt for discontinuing
their visits. How many out of a hun
dred pupils of Il young ladies' seminary
would dream of performing their
''callsthenics' ut homeP They would
as soon walk on all fours, or ride on a
dry clothcs-linc. But arrange May
day picnic in the mountains, and they
will beat kid in climbing up the steep
est rocks, and swing on wild grapc-vincs
for hours together.
1t is likewise certain that fatigucs can
he far better borne if the body is not
incumbercd with surplus of caloriiic
clothes. A pair Of linen trousers, n
flannel hunting-shirt, and loose neck
tic, make the most hygienic summer
dress. In the afternoon remove the
necktic and roll up the shirt-sleeves; it
can do no harm to imbibc fresh air by
all available means, and let the cuta-
neous lungs share in the luxury. Nor
is there any excuse for the widespread
fallacy that it is dangerous, even in the
most sweltcring nights, to remove the
bed-blankets. Kick them into the far
thest corner if they become too warm,
and sleep in your shirt and drawers, or
under linen bed-sheet. Half-naked
lazzaroni sleep the year round on the
stone terrace of the Museo Borbonico
and outlive the asthmatic burghers in
their sweat-box dormtorics. The body
effects part of its breathing through the
pores. Painting man with yellow
ochcr and copal varnish would kill him
as surely rs hanging him by the neck.
The confined air between the skin of
the body and a stratum of heavy blank
cts gets gradually surcharged with
carbonic acd-in warm weather even
to the verge of the saturation-point.
The perspiration is thus forced back
upon the body, and the lungs-pcrhaps
already weakened by discase-have to
do double work.-Dr. Fctir l.. OSwald,
IN P0puidr Science Monthly.
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Even multitude of fashion papers,
and diagrams enough to keep the
country in maps during thirty years
war, have failed to decide this ques-
ton: How often must a skirt be
"gored" before its entirely "kilt ?"-
Pittsburgh Telegraph.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-09-26

A celebrated organist slipped of
his bench recently while playing a
Bach fugue as postlude. He was
Immediately expelled from the church
as Bach-slider, and is now a fugue-
itiye.-Musical Herald.
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Mr.. DePauw, the Indiana plate
glass manufacturer, has given a mil
lion dollars to an educational institu
ton. A very generous DePauwsit.-
Boston Star.
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"This celluloid," observed jenkins
meditatively, after he had passed the
greater part of two days in trying tc
get one collar clean, might better be
called a sell unalloyed." The Judge
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The time of young ladies is divided
into two parts. Half of the time
they wait for the mails, and the other
half for the males.-Burlington Free
Press.
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Carriage builders make the livery
mems coupe, and chicken thieves make
their neighbors' coop pay.-Pittsburgh
Telegraph.
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Two darkeys we're vaunting their
own courage. 81 isn't feared o
nothin', I isn't" said one. "Den, Sam,
l reckon you isn't feared to loan me a
dollar ?" "No, Julius, isn't feared
to loan you dollah, but does hate
to part wild an ole fren' forebber. -
Elk.
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Somebody advertises for servant
girl "who would not be above placing
herself on an equality with the rest of
the family."-Ex.
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Somebody has said that mean men
are the best at guessing conundrums.
This comes from the fact that they
hate to give anything up.-New York
News.
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The Minneapolis Tribune calls upon
science TO tell how TO harness acyclone.
We don't know about the actual work
of putting the harness on, but it is adj
visable that you stand behind the cy-
clone to do II. t.--Indiaaagoiis Journal.
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This is autum, consequently the
weather, to those who live in garrets,
must be sort of autumn-attic.-Phila-
delphia Herald.
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whats the matter, Zenas?" "Oh,
nothing particular-only champagne" +"
"You look as if it were real. ."-Bos-
ton Star.
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Cricketers must be eleven, base ball
players nine, but tennis good enough
number for the lawn.-Pittsburgh
Telegraph.
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"Wby do the oarsmen claim fowl
so often, Mr.. Spicer," said Miss Sugar
lips who was reading an account of a
boat race. 81 suppose they get chick
en- hearted and feather their oars"
said Seth, as he scratched his own
skull thoughtfully.-Boston Bulletin.
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Any Tom, Dick or Harry can open
a beer saloon, but it takes Jimmy"
to open bank.-N. Y. News.
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Young ladies should not forget that
Goliath died from the effects of a
bang on the forehead.-N. Y. Adver-
tiser.
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The new phrase for wiping the floor
with man is: 81 will deterge, scour
and cleanse the area Of this chamber
with the collective mass of your ig-
nominious person." 1t is little
longer to get away with, but infinitely
more elegant.-San Francisco New
Letter.
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Advertising Rates.

Business Cards, one year, dollar for every line
local Notices ten cents per line for each insertion
and all notices continued for three months longer
. discount OF bper cent.
Advertisements sunaccompaniedby by verbal or written
directions will be published three months.
Advertisements, under contract, ordered out To-
fore expiration Of time, will be charged full rates
No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid
except at the option Of the publisher
Transient Advertisements must be paid in advance,
sITerms CASH, payable quarterly.
Only Metal Cuts inserted.
Prices and Terms alike to all.
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A base fabricator: The pedestal of
Bartholdis Liberty" or any other
statue.-N. Y. News.
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WIT AND HUMOR.

Still at the head-hair brushes
Boston Bulletin.