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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09

Good morning, sir" said care
worn, yet genteelly constructed man,
entering country newspaper office.
81 would like to do little advertis-
ing with you"
The editor jumped off from a soap
box with eager alacrity, wiped bun
die of secular newspapers from the
one leather bottomed chair, and beg
ged him in voice trembling with
emotion, and favored with expecta-
ton, to be seated.
81 have drafted few points for the
body of the article and l suppose you
can supply the mere verbal ornamen-
tation."
Certainly, certainly" said the de-
lighted journalist rubbing his attenu-
ated claws.
The careworn stranger cleared his
husky voice and began:
George Skiddings would respect
fully call the attention of the public
to the fact that, having lately retired
from business, he takes pleasure in in
forming everybody that he had, at
one time, the finest assortment of dry
goods and fancy groceries to be found
in town, all which were sold off at the
lowest bedrock prices. He had large
and extensive line of heavy, standard
A. sheetings, domestics, prints, flan-
nels, merinos, popiins, lawns, &c, &c,
&c, all of which were sold at fifty
and seventy-fye per cent. lower than
any other house in town. His stock
of groceries were all disposed of be-
low cost and no such bargains i'll teas,
sugars, coffees, canned fruits and sy-
rups were ever offered west of New
York. He"
"But | don't seem to catch on to
the drift of your advertisement. You
say these goods are all sold?"
"rhe last identical pinch of EN- ;
sold away down to close out"
"And that you are now out of bust
ness ?"
"Out of business entirely. Store
closed and the shutters up"
"Then-then, why said the poor
editor growing pale at the suggestion,
"why do you wish to advertise =
"To make 'em sick, sir Yes, sir,
by CAD, sir | want to make the pub
lie wilt clear down into their boots
and get sick at the stomach to think
that they missed this grand opportun-
ity. l had the goods, | sold 'em low,
like cussed fool failed to advertise
and the sheriff sold the goods at pri-
vate sale. And now want to ease
my conscience and feel that, although
trife late, did my duty and paid
my share of supporting our country
paper. You 60 ahead and put the adj
vertisement in and make the public
crawl-crawl sir, like whipped dogs.
guess when open out again the
public will come an see me if | have
to send after em with bench war
rant"
And with stern revenge on his care
worn face the stranger paid three
months in advance and moved sullen-
ly out of the office.-Cheek.
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told him that she was in the city, and
would not get back till Laurie's father
came. He frowned slightly, and said;
"Too bad Is there any one in the house
who could take her place, and hold
operation" he continued in low voice,
and motioning toward the long thread
and sharp needle on the table.
"No one but myself" replied, calmly.
YOU" he calculated, then as Laurie
opened wide his eyes, and gazcd appre-
hensively from one to the other, added |;
ooh yes, of course. forgot, you seem 50
young"
smiled slightly, and drew the head
between my hands closer to me, while
my heart beat so / could feel it throb,
and l trembled 50, thought / should
have to run away. But brought all my
courage to bear upon my fears, and think
ing "Now is your time TO make Laurie
love you, for he needs you more than he
ever has, or probably ever will again"
| said: "Tll hold his head doctor, il am
young, I'm not a coward, and l can stand
this much surely for one ! love-"
Quickly the downcast lids were raised
and little flush stole over the pale face
between my hands, as the upturned eyes
met mine smiling down into them, with
love and sympathy mixed with help and
courage in their depths. And when
they were closed again two great teafs
stole down the cheeks which | quietly
wiped away, then pressing kiss on the
fair hair, took the poor head between my
hands and held il there without tremor
while the long cash was carefully sewed
up and the blood washed away.
Laurie never 1inched, but once in a
while tear would steal from under the
tightly closed eyelids and run down his
cheek into my hand, which could not
leave its task to wipe it away. And
every now any then he would compress
his lips, as if to keep back some cxclama-
ton when the pain became uncomfortable.
When it was over and the doctor gone,
| went back to the library, where we had
moved the sofa with our patient on it,
to get the work which was afraid
Mamie might find if left there.
Laurie lay as If asleep, with his face,
pale still and drawn with pain, turned
toward the fire. stole quietly up to
him, and stood looking at the patient
face, which loved almost as if he were
my own, when he slowly opened his eyes
and seeing me, said, gravely:
odd you meal, what you said to the
doctor?"
what did l say" ! asked, with a
smile.
: "Why, that you could stand that much
for one you love. Did you mean that
you could hold my head and help me
bear the pain because you lore me?" and
he looked wonderingly up into my face.
eyes" ! replied gently, 81 did it
Laurie dear, because love you and be-
cause | want you to love me-
He drew in his breath with little sob,
then stretching his arms out to me, cried :
"Oh, never knew that yol loved me.
do love you. Oh, surely do! And I've
been so hungry TO have you love and pet
me as you do Mamie" And, as clasped
him close to my happy heart to let him
cry his grief and pain away, he sobbed,
"Pve been such naughty boy. Can you
ever forgive me-mamma-dear
Then | knew truly that | had won
Laurie, after all my waiting and hoping
and praying. - Dorothy Eoswick, in CHI
cago Standard.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
JLM'S KIDS.

JIu'S KIDS.
Jim was isherman--up on the hill
Over the beach lived he an his wife
In a little house-you kin see II still
An their two fair boys; upon my life
You never seen two likelier Kids,
In spite o. their antics an tricks an noise,
Than them two boys
Jim would go out in his boat ON the sea-
jest as the rest on us fishermen did
And when he como back at night thar be
UP to his knees In the surf each hid,
beck min am cbcerin to fisherman jim
He'd hear EN-. yoI bet, above the roar
OF the waves on the shore.
But one night Jim camo sailin homo.
And the little kids weren't on the sands
Jim kinder wondered they hadn't come, 49,,
And a tremblin' took holt o his knees and
hands;
And he learnt the worst up on the hill
In the little house; an he bowed his head
''rhe fever they said.
Twas an awful time FOE fisherman jim.
With them darlins dyin afore his eyes
They kept a calm an beck'nin' him,
For they kin O wandered I'm mind-thcir
cries
Were about the waves and fisherman Jim,
And tho little boat a-sailin' for shore
Till they spoke no more.
Well, fisherman Jim lived on and on,
And his hair grew white and the wrinkles
But he never smiled, and mis- heart seemed
gone,
And he never was hoard TO speak the name
OF the little kids that were buried there
Up on the hill In sight o. the sea,
Under willer tree
One night they came and told me to haste
To the house on the hill, for Jim was sick,
And they said hadn't no time TO waste,
For his tide w6s ebbin powerful quick,
An he seemed TO be wand'rin' and crazy like,
An a seein' sights he oughtn't 10 see
An had called for me.
And fisherman Jim SEE he 10 me-
"1ts my last, last cruise-you understand
I'm a-eailin n dark and dreadful sea,
But of on the further shore, on the sand,
Are the kids who's a-beok'nin' an calm my
name
Jess as they did--nh, mate, you know
In the long ago
No, sir; he wasn't afraid TO die,
For all that night he seemed to see
His little boys Of the years gone by.
And to hear sweet voices forgot by me;
An Just as the mornin sun come up
They re holding me by the hands!' he cried
An so he died. Eugene Field.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09
SALE.

WI
Default having been made in the terms and con-
date the 23d day Of December, A. d. 1881, and ex-
ecuted by and between Charles Schultz and Elise
schultz, of the city of Alpena, Alpena county,
Mich, of the first part, and Geo l. Maltz, Of the
same place, of the second part, and duly recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds for the county
OF Alpena on tho 2ith day of December, A. ID. 1881
in Liber Of Mortgages on pages 246 and 2t7, and
which said mortgage was, on tho 10Th day Of jan
Maltz to Monroe klock, and said assignment was
duly recorded In the office Of the Register Of Deeds
for said county of Alpena, on the goth day Of JAN
uary, 1882, in Liber of Mortgages, on page l90,
mortgage contained has become operative, and IL
being claimed that there is now due and unpaid, at
the date hereof, on said mortgage, the sum Of five
hundred and thirty-seven dollars and eighty-three
with an attorney fee Of thirty dollars ts3000,l pro-
yided for in said mortgage, and no suit or proceed
ing, either at law or in equity having been institu
gage, or any part thereof, now, therefore;
Notice Is hereby given that on the
10Th day of May, A. ID. 1883,
Al Two o'clock in tho afternoon NJ said day. at the
front door OF the Court House, in the city Of Ape
ma, county of Alpena and State Of Michigan, that
being the building in which the Circuit Court for
said county in which said mortgaged premises are
situated Is held, there will be sold at public auction
to the highest bidder the premises described in said
10 satisfy the said debt the interest thereon, and
said attorney fec and all costs and charges allowed
by law. said mortgaged premises are situated in
the city Of Alpena, county Of Alpens, state Of
or parcel Of land described in said mortgage rs fol-
lows, to-wit Lot number twelve ti2l, In Block
number ten no., Of Hitchcocks first addition TO the
city OF Alpcna.
NicTon q. BURNHAM, Assignee Of Mortgage.
Atty for Assignee OF Mortgage. G02wia
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CHANCERY ORDER.


In the Circuit Court-for Alpena county--In cham
Gerry.
Augusta NJ. Flower complainant, vs., Francis L..
Flower, defendant.
1t satisfactorily appearing from the affidavit of
complainant, duly filed, that the above named de-
PENDANT is nonresident Of the State OF Michigan,
and that he is n resident of the State Of New Jer-
sey; on motion of Clnyberg & Sleator, solicitors
for complainant, II is ORDERED: That said defend.
ant his appearance to be entered in this
within four months from the date Of this ORDER and
that in of such appearance said defendant an
swer, plead, or demur to complainants bill of COM
plaint filed herein, within twenty days after SER
vice of copy of said bill upon him. with notice Of
this order, and in default thereof that the said bill
be taken as confessed against said defendant.
1t is further ordered, that within twenty days
from the date of this order said complainant cause
a copy OF this order 10 DO Published in the Alpena
Weekly Argus, newspaper printed, published and
circulated in said Alpena county, and that said
publication be continued in said paper in each
week for six successive weeks, or that she cause
copy of this order TO be personally served said
defendant, at least twenty days before the time
above limited for his appearance
Dated, Alpena, April 9Th, A. ID. 1888.
FRANK LIMERICK,
CLaYBERo e. SLEAToR, Circuit Judge,
Solicitors for Comppt. 609w7
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09

Just how gang Of burglars could
kill and carry away two dozen chickens
and two large hogs and escape unheard
and unseen, is something which the
average man will be at q loss to under.
stand, and yet this is said TO have been
done few days ago in Louisville, Ky.
The fact that the fowls did not squawk,
nor the pigs squeal, nor the watch dog
bark, makes the occurrence the more 70
markahle.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09
Notice.

james Fensom,
David Bratton and
James D. Turnbull.
Circuit Court for Alpena county-In Chancery.
The petition of said complainant for an order,
that James ID. Turnbull, the receiver appointed In
said cause sell and dispose of oil the property, real
and personal, yet in his hands rs receiver having
come on to be heard by virtue of a stipulation en-
tered into by the solicitors Of the respective parties
ant, and James ID. Turnbull, solicitor for defend
ant, in reply, ordered
That James d. Turnbull, the receiver duly ap-
pointed in this cause SELL for cash, at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, on
Saturday, the 2sth day OF April, AID 1883,
At two o'clock in the afternoon of said day. and NJ
what is known rs the Bratton & Fensom mill, in
the township OF Alpena, in said county, all and sim
gular the saw mill, and all machinery therein and
appurtonant thereto, together with the mill site
docks, piers, booms, booming rights, and riparian
rights, and all other real estate which he holds
as receiver Of the late firm Of Bratton Fensom,
and that Immediately upon such sale. as aforesaid,
said receiver report the same TO the court for con.
hrmation.
It is further ordered that said receiver give no.
cc Of the time and place of said sale to tho parties
to this cause, and all others interested therein, by
causing copy of this order TO be published in the
Alpena Weekly Argus, newspaper printed and
circulated in said county, six successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of sale.
Dated, this 10th day Of March, A. d. 1888.
FRANK LIMERICK.
CLAYpERG & SLEAToR, Circuit Judge.
Sol'rs for Comprt. 606w6
The above sale is hereby postponed till Saturday,
the 18th day OF May, 1883, at the above me d.
toned hour and place.
Dated this 2sth day Of April, A. D. 1888.
FRANK LIMERICK,
CLAYpERo & SLEAroR, Circuit Judge.
sol'rs for Compl't.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09

down Michigander.-Boston POST
There are two Ais, you Knoxville.
hemet Ali is one and your paragraph
is also Ali.-Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09

Young man, if you want to cutter
fellow out, sleigh the girl.-Whitehall
III mes.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09

Mehemct Ais true name is Detroit.
Just as we expected. He is q broken
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09

The last alleged discovery is that
there are horned men in Africa. Captain
S. S. Hay recently read paper before
the British Association, in which he
stated that he had seen them, and ex.
hibited sketches Of them. He thought
that they belonged TO the class of NAL.
formations Of which there was n noted
example in the case Of the "porcupine
man, who had horny plaits on various
parts of his body. Most anthropologists
think that the gallant Captain is either
joking or romancing.
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FOR HEARING CLAIMS.


State of Michigan, county Of Alpena-,ss ,
Notice is hereby given, that by an order OF the
Probate Court for the county Of Alpena, made on
the 3lst day Of March, A. ID. 1858, six months from
that date allowed for creditors to present ther
claims against the estate Of Dwinal z. Buker, late
of said county, deceased, and that all creditors OF
said deceased arc required 10 present their claims to
said Probate Court at the Probate once IN tine Guy
of Alpcnn for examination and allowance, ON on
before the first day of October A. d. 1888 and that
such claims will he heard before said Court on the
18th day of May, the 7th day of July, and list day
of October next at ten o'clock in tho forenoon OF
each of those days.
GEORGE 8. LESTER,
COWS Judge Of Probate
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-05-09

ARGUS OFFICE.

.
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Want to sell groceries or drugs,
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ADVERTISE IN THE WEEKLY ARGUS
Advertising gains new customers,
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Advertise long.
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Here
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Posters, Handbills, Circulars, Letter &
Note Heads, Bill Heads, Statements,
Invitations, Programs, Envelopes,
Cards, Blanks, Blank Books,
ETC., etc.
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was senseless, and the blood was running
down his forehead from great cash near
his temple.
They carried him home as quickly as
possible; the river was only little dis
lance away, and even the cruel skates
were still fastened to the lifeless feet.
One Of the boys stopped down and
took them of, as tenderly as a mother
would the little shoes from her dead
baby's feet, while the rest looked OH in
mute sorrow.
/ sent a maid for hot water and a
sponge, and while waiting for the doctor
washed the dark blood from the poor
bruised head and face, feeling that now
ut least was of some use to Laurie, and
strange to say, filed with anxious alarm,
a. I was, the thought was sweet to me.
When the doctor camc-it seemed
hours, though in reality it was scarcely
minutes--he ordered all away except
myself and while he examined the
wound he babe me hold Laurie's head
in both my hands. Oh, how prayed
that the verdict might be favorable, as
bent over the still face, and pressed n
kiss on the blood-stained hair And what
a great overwhelming load rolled from
my heart, as when the examination being
over, he said with slow shake of the
head:
"One-eighth of an inch nearer the
temple and he would have been beyond
all human skill, but now, well soon have
him himself again"
As il in direct reply to the words,
Laurie suddenly opened wide his eyes,
then shut them again, and bent his brows
in pain, while great tear rolled down
his cheek. quickly wiped it away with
my handkerchief when he again opened
his handsome eyes, and looked for a
moment into my face; then closed them
with little weary sigh. The doctor in
the meantime had prepared himself for
the painful operation of sewing up the
ugly cash in the side of the head, and
turning to me said: "Where is Mrs.
Waltz / need her badly"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-03-28

During temporary vacation of the chair
editorial friend assumed the post and thus he
writes:
We hold that the Church has no more rig hit
to enter the marts of trade with bonds based on
moonshine securities, for the purpose of raising
funds to prosecute its work, than Christian has
to secure credit based on liens on crops he never
expects to plant. IN C. Presbyterian.
We understand this to be aimed at the
General Assembly's scheme to lift the
mortgage on the Publication House and
to provide additional means for carrying
on the Publication work.
We did not favor this scheme in the
Assembly, but not for the reason that
there was not ample security.
We are amazed to see the per cent
bonds substituted by the Assembly for
the old mortgage described as "bonds
based on moonshine securities" and no
man who will take the pains to examine
can question that these bonds are thor
oughly'secured. The holder of the pre-
sent mortgage considers that he is thor
oughly secured and the provision for the
payment Of the bonds is still more ample.
The circular on the subject by the Sc
cretary, after explaining the scheme, re-
marks:
cit will be seen that perfectly safe in
vestment is thus offered, with an ade-
quate security, even without considering
the guarantee of sinking fund given
by the Assembly; but with that there
can be no question of the complete
safety of the loan
This is all true the Church is not is
suing bonds based on moonshine securi-
ties" The bonds are secured by real
estate in the city Of Richmond valued at
$4,000, and in addition the General
Assembly sets apart $4,000 per annum
from collections for the cause of Publica-
ton as fund for the liquidation Of the
bonds. There are no better bonds than
these
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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-03-28

THE last number of the South Western
Presbyterian contains long editorial
advocating the omission from the Comics
sion of Faith of Chap. "a sec 4, which
teaches that the marriage of deceased
wife's sister should be prohibited as in
cestuous. This matter was referred to
the Presby teries by the last General AS
sembly in answer to an overture from
Concord Presbytery asking that this Sec
ton be stricken out We think that the
positions taken by our contemporary are
in the main correct, but it is very diff
fcult matter to get the Presbyteries to
consent to the slightest change in any Of
the teachings of the Westminster Con-
fession.
A correspondent of the st. Louis
Presbyterian takes the position that
there is no provision for any amendment
Of the Confession of Faith, and that it
cannot in any way be touched. He says:
1.-THE marriage question is not. and never can
| be. before the Church. Discussion is out of
order The General Assembly cannot touch it.
The Presbyteries combined cannot touch it. The
law is fixed. Like those of the Medes and
Persians, it cannot be changed. And we'll it is
for the Church that it is so, in these days of re-
volution and apostasy. Lawless Radicalism
only can overthrow, or touch the Confession of
Faith"
This is very extreme ground. 1t will
be difficult to make the change, but
we doubt whether the section in question
expresses the mind of the Church. The
Presbyteries are, in our opinion, compe-
tent to decide. The provision is one
which ought never to have been in the
Confession, whatever be the correct view
with regard to it.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1883-03-28

CoRREcTIoN.-Dr. Alexander requests
us to make the following corrections in
his article, published in the last paper,
on the Revised Version. The following
sentence occurs: "Others again Gas for
instance the Old Testament versions of
Aquila into Greek and Paul of leila lit
should have been Tela into Syriac) :.
are so slavishly literal in following
the mere words of the original on the
score of idiomatio TRANSMISSION, as to be
worthless" So it was printed. The
sentence ought to have ended thus: Gas
to be worthless on the score of idiomatic
TRANSMISSION"
This error occurs near the bottom of
the first column. About quarter of
column higher up, instead of "then I'M
doubtedly the work of the Victorian
scholars is to be greatly preferred to
those of King James" read preferred
to that of those of King James"