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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-26
DROBATE ORDER.

State Of Michigan, county Of Alpena-ss.
At session of the Probate Court for the county
of Alpena, holden at the Probate Office in the city
of Alpena, on Monday the 18th day of December
in the year thousand eight hundred and eighty
| three.
Present, Hon. Frank limerick, Circuit Judge
and acting Judge Of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Charles l.. 1homp-
son, minor.
On reading and filing tho petition, duly verified,
! OF Charles Thompson, praying for the appointment
of a guardian of said minor, and upon reading and
filing the nomination of said minor
Thereupon IL is ordered, that Saturday the 10Th
day of January, 1884, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
be assigned for the hearing of said petition and that
all persons interested in said estate, required Ia
appear at a session of said Court then TO be holden
the Probate Office, in the city of Alpena, and show
cause, If any there be, why the prayer of the petit
toner should not be granted: And it is furthe
ordered that said petitioner give notice TO the per-
sons interested in said estate, of the tendency OF
said petition, and the hearing thereof by causing
copy of this order TO be published in the Alpona
Weekly ARGUS, newspaper printed and circulated
in said county of Alpena, four successive weeks,
and also by causing the same to be personally
served at least ten days previous 10 said day of
hearing, upon Charles l.. Thompson, said minor.
"a true copy) FRANK LIMERICK,
Circuit Judge, and acting Judge Of Probate.
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-26
DRODATE ORDER.

State of Michigan, county of Alpena,-ss.
At n session of the Probate Court for the county
of Alpena, holden at the Probate Office, in the city
of Alpepa on Wednesday, the 18th day Of December,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty
three.
Present-Honorabl Frank limerick, Circuit
Judge, and acting Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Anna NJ. Thomp-
son.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified
of Charles Thompson, praying that he may be APP
pointed administrator of such estate.
Thereupon il is ordered, that Thursday, the 10th
day of January 1884, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon be
assigned for the hearing of said petition, and that
the heirs at law of said deceased and all other per-
interested in said estate required to appear
at session Of said Court, then TO be holden at the
Probate Office. in the city Of Alpena, and show
cause IL any there be- why the prayer Of the petit
toner should not be granted; And it is further or
dered that said petitioner give notice to the
interested in said estate of the tendency of said pc
tition, and the hearing thereof, by causing copy
of this order TO be published in the Apena Weekly
Argus newspaper printed and circulated in said
county of Alpena, four successive weeks, and also
by causing the TO be personally served at least
ten days previous TO said day OF hearing, upon
Charles l.. Thompson.
"A True Copy.l FRANK LIMERICK,
Circuit Judge, and acting Judge of Probate.
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-26

The Pittsburgh Commercial make
the important announcement that 18th.
discovery of America by Columbus was
an event of great magnitude II was.
indeed, big thing; but what words
can express tho discernmcnt Of thu
genius who discovered the dus'eP "
Y. Graphic
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-26

Now, this man had never worked in
all his life. His father was rich
man, and had, for years, given
him plenty of money TO spend.
But he got into bad company, partly
because he always had plenty of money
in his pocket, and when he fell into bad
company his father refused to give him
any money, and then turned him tEof
his house. And he had learned TO think
il easier to steal than TO work; and one
night he, with several other men, robbed
safe; and that was the way he got
into prison.
He suffered dreadfully when he wns
shut up and made to work hard, and
never allowed To walk out except in dc
dreary prison-yard. He tried very
hard TO escape, but he and all the otter
prisoners were too closely watched for
that; and so, after awhile he gave lip
trying to get away, and worked faith
fully, partly because he was happier
when he was very busy, and partly he
cause he won the good win of all tho
prison officers by so doing, and once in
while obtained little favors from them,
such as little longer walk in the yard
on Sundays, and, after while, work
that was easier for him to do.
So two years went by, and one bright
summer day one Of his fellow-prisoners
came to him and told him of plot
among them, which, il successfully car
ried out, would give him and sevefal
more the liberty they so longed br.
But to carry out the proposed plot II
was absolutely necessary to kill ono OF
the prison officers; then they would take
his keys, and, before the alarm couldbe
given, get safely away.
What temptation II was to Williams'
He wanted so much toget out TO breathe
the free, fresh air again, for somehow
the mir even in the prison-yard did>not
seem fresh to him, and he was only
there for such little while eysry day.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-26
WHAT OLD SUBSCRIBERS SAY

About the ''Chlcago Weekly News" when
they renew their subscriptions
william Cannons, Pontiac, Oakland County.
Mich, says: IL think IL lie the best paper In
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L. A. welch, Sullivan, o., Gays; ut Is better
than many of the 81 papers"
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with others l receive, must say yours the
CHICAGO WEEKLY NEWS, Is good, better, best
would sooner miss meal than n number of
the NEWS. II is the newspaper OF the day. u
Is true 10 It's name"
Alfred +. Foster. woodruff, Henry County,
ILL.,, says; at Is one OF the clednest papers pub
lished."
W. W. Rhodes, Adrian. Mich, says; II don't
want to miss n number. II Is the best paper for
news have ever seem"
Peter Lansing, Estenls, Saunders County.
Heb, says; II like THE WEEKLY NEWS.
IL Is full Of readable and valuable news. and, al
though 1 am In receipt OF nine weekly Journals
am constrained 10 adopt THE WEEKLY NEWS
rs No. 10, because OF Its non-partisan attitude
In politics. giving me the ungarbled truth con-
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but do not like them as well as THE WEEKLY
NEWS"
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tics presented In u In such a way that get
both side OF n question fairly set forth which
Is utterly impossible TO get in strictly party
journal OF either side"
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-12-26
Dated Alpena, Oct. 30, 1883.
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT.

In rHE Cncurr CouRr ron THE COUNTY or ALrE-
MA In ATTACHMENT.
Augustus Johnrowe and Robert NJ Donnelly, plain
tihs, vs. William Green and James Green, defend
ants.
Notice is hereby given that on tho 10Th day Of
October, A. ID. 1888, awrt of attachment was duly is
sued out Of the Circuit Court for tho county of AL
penA, at the suit OF Augustus Johnrowe aud Robert
M Donnclly, the above namedplantiffs, against the
lands, tenements, goods and chattels, moneys and
effects OF William Green and james Green, the de-
PENDANTS above named, for the sum Of two hundred
dollars and fifty cents, which said writ return
able on the 9Th day Of November, A. ID. 1888.
Dated this 18th day Of November A. ID. 1853.
CARPENTER a WILLIAMS,
640w7 Attorneys for Plaintids,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

ed reform and all rational adjustments can safe
~ be left to the genius of our institutions and
the steady deYelopment Of our civilization.
Boston Herald.
THE pressing need Of educational reform ia
not i'll adding TO the attractiveness of school az
place OF daily resort nor chiefly in rendering
the study more thoughtful, but mainly in this
To so arrange the course of study that the aver
age boy and girl can acquire the rudiments of
English education within the time during which
their parents can afford to send them TO school.
They cannot do this at present. ana the progress
or the boards is continually away from it, A
short, pithy course-this is the need OF the
schuols-Chicago News
THE condition of things in South Carolina, and
In fact in most of the other Southern States. Ia
put little improved over what it was in the
bloody days OF ku-RluXism. And that improve
nent is TO be accounted for only in the fact that
those against whom the spite of these arrogant
ana INSCRIPTIONS BOurbOns has been vented,
nave been lnt!midated from attempting to eXer-
else the sacred rights accorded them under the
constitution OF their country Wherever there
Is an attempt to reaSsert those rights the old
methods are resorted to.--Cleveiand Leader.
WHATEVER negotiations the United States
may engage in hereafter with reference TO Gin
teroceanic communications" must of necessity
he voluntary and guided by her sense of the re-
quirements of the case at the time John NJ.
Clayton and Sir Henry L. Buwer could not
thirty three years ago lay down the lines of such
negotiations or establish general principle"
or perpetual validity. When this-cana question
becomes one of pressing importance 1t will man
llestly nave to be dealt with without reference
to a treaty made in 1850, the consideration for
which utterly failed.-New York Times
UNTIL the present Congress shall have devel-
oped the policy, the leadership and the renden-
cles OF the two parties, it is perfectly idle to
speculate about candidates either side. But
the growth of the Independent influence and the
multiplied examples of tie fatal result OF a too
strenuous seeking of the presidency, combined
viii the dubious outlook for the election, will
render the Chicago convention a more untram-
meied. careful and truly delberatiye body than
any OF its predecessors have been. 1t will in
crease the party's chance for success if the con-
venton shall meet free TO nominate the best
man.-Boston Herald.
AS rule, in the st ates where the Democratic
party is hOpelessly in the minority or surely in
the majority, it frankly avows its free-trads
views, because 1T knows it has nothing to lose;
While in the doubtful States it trims its sails
with phrases about protection i'll the hone of
avoiding defeat. The men who will have to
frame the Democratic national platform of next
year to cover all these conflicting ideas are
entitled to public sympathy. Meantime, the
openness with which Democratic news papers
debate as TO the 'princlples' which they ought
TO profess in order to carry the next election
must amuse intelligent voters.-New York
Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
ABOUT PEOPLE.

1T is believed that General Sherman, the boss
osculator, was born in near Flatbush.
JOKING about her nose, young lady said: 81
had nothing to do with shaping it. 1t was a
birthday present"
SERGEANT MASON, who shot at Guiteau, will
settle down in Washington a shoemaker He
seems to be a simple hearted, supplemented
sort of man.
PROF. BLACKIE confessed to speaking from
experience when he characterized courts hip as
"a period of ecstatic worship" and the time fol-
lowing it one of evangelical liberation which
is "a grand school Of sanctificaton."
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN, deprived of the philo.
sophie pastime of warming seat in Madison
Square, has decided to commence the publlca-
ton of a weekly newspaper. IT will be called
Train Oil, and it's mission will be psychology.
DIR BLISS, of COnstantinople, who sailed from
New York a week ago, has distributed more
than 100000 Bibles in the East during the
quarter of a century of his superintendent of
the American Bible Society's work in the Le-
want.
MRS. LUCY STONE BLACKWELL writes her
editorials for the Woman's Journal on odd scraps
of paper, in a stiff, awkward hand, and makes
numerous erasures and emendations Colonel
T. w. Higginson's contributions to the same
periodical are written on brown paper, in a
nervous, compact hand, with q few emenda-
lions.
MRS. SARAH DUER SMITH, the daughter of
Colonel William Duer, of the revolutionary
army, and the granddaughter of General Stir
ling is still living in New Orleans at the age of
1O1 years. Aaron Burr once wrote to his daugh-
ter TheOdosia referring to the marriage of 'the
elegant and accomplished Sarah Duer to John
Wtherspoon Smith, young lawyer of great
promise"
DID the plantation negroes play the banio9
'Uncle Remus" Harris says no. William Hayne
Leavell says yes. The latter writes 81 was
brought up in South Carolina, and my father
and grandfather owned slaves. There was not
a plantation anywhere round on which more
than one field hand could not be found who
could play the banjo. Many and many time
have my relations called their servants up to
the big house and had Them play for the amuse-
ment of us children. The quotation from Mr.
Harris read to another SOutherner brought up
in Mississinni on plantation, ana the response
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

OF white men in Mississippi is a part of that
war-skirmish fighting as it we're. The DEM
ocratic party of the North is appealed to to
make this war success, because it is a war
against "the ignorant and triling class, both
white and black" Let it proceed. We shall
lose all faith in humanity if the Democratic
party succeeds in line Of policy which is to
make the fertile fields of the South a desert,
bind the North to such body of death, and
rule this nation by 1.-The gun, the pistol and
the rope" The South, believing that the
elections of last year, resulting in such a
large majority in the House, were a popular
Endorsement, has become bold and aggres-
sive and insolent; but they must not threaten
the country too much with "the gun, the
pistol and the rope" The silent ballot of the
North will prove too much for al these.
Let the war begin, if nothing but war will
satisfy the Southern bloods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

Christian world. In commemotation
of the law of love and kind
ness, of the mercy and compassion
which Christ taught the world let us hold
our Christmas. Let us have the Christmas
carols. Take down the worn volume aud
read to the children Dickens's Christmas
stories. Read again the Hymn of the Ma
tivity. And do not forget the old, old story;
but as the world begins to throb and vibrate
anew under the sway of the coming New
Year. pulsating, as it were, to its very CEN
ter under the all-pervading influence that
emanates from Galilee, read to the little ones
and the old ones, to the skeptic and the be-
lever, this beautiful tale from the ancients:
"And there were in the same country shep-
herds abiding in the field, keeping watch
over their flock by night
And 10, the angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round
about them; and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, fear not;
for behold, bring you good tidings of great
joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day, in the city
of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; We
shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-
clothes, lying in a manger.
"And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host, praising God,
and saying
GLORY to God in the highest, andon earth
peace, good will toward men,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

SOME banks seem to have had enough ex-
perience with specializing officials, and now
the National Bank OF Commerce, of Cleve-
land, has disposed of It's president by asking
him to resign, his offense being that he had
speculated. tbs said that he had lost money,
but had not used one dollar of the bank S
funds. The principle is a sound one. A
bank could hardly carry on business with a
poker-player for president, and that isn't
half as dangerous as it is for bank official
to tamper with stocks and margins. The
''business" isn't as popular as it once was.
In the end it will have to go,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

$4,000 head of cattle is surely sufficient
security to investors up to 100000" 1t
seems superfuous to pronounce this scheme
a swindle from its inception, but Mr.. Rum
BILE will doubtless find some victims among
the greedy gullible No man or business,
private or incorporated, can afford to pay
anything like sixty per cent, on invest
ments, and in every case where such in
ducements are offered the purpose is to
swinde. Nobody but fools will invest in
this snhnnnp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

NOT long since a minister of Hebron, Conn,
preached pointed sermon on polygamy, and a
prominent member, who was present with his
fourth wife, while No 8, divorced, sat in another
pew, assumed that he was being preached at,
end fell into great rage. The drift of opinion
was in favor of the minister at first, but now
that the laughter of the blameless and monog-
amOus portion of the community over the
affair has died away, his prospects look dark.
The divorced people in his church, and those
who want to be divorced, have counted noses,
and find q majority in favor of having the Of
Tending shepherd CO. Minister'S in Connecticut
will find it greatly to their worldly advantage
to attack the sins of the South Sea Islanders, or
Alaska Indians, with great energy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

G. w. RUMBLE, manager of the Western
Grain and Cattle Enterprise, New York, adj
vertises an annual profit of sixty per cent.
on all money invested with him. He in
genuously admits that the enterprise" is
not incorporated on the ground that good
businesses are seldom Incorporated; they can
be managed with less expense privately"
He considers his business of which he con-
rols ninety-fve per cent, worth $15O,OoO
md, without any formality of claiming to
aave live stock, declares confidently that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

THE business of the country is suffering
considerably from the effects of the great
snow storm, railway traffic, both freight and
passenger being much delayed. In ad-
dition is the loss of life reported by
casualties in various directions, the most
shocking Being the accident yesterday on the
louisville, New Albany & Chicago railway,
near Salem, by which nine persons ost their
lives. The closing year maintains its record
of ruin and disaster 2a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

& PEOPLE hereabouts forgot to hang out
their flags yesterday and otherwise celebrate
the one hundredth anniversary of Washing
toms surrender of his commission, as they
were requested to do by the President. At
least, if they did not forget they had no time
but they meant no slight to Mr.. Arthur or to
Washington either, and really felt just as
patriotic as if they had gone out in their
back yards and fired off revolvers by way OF
eaIuta
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

NOVEL ideas do not all originate in New Eng
land. A Frenchman is to be credited with a
good one. He was recently burned out by fire
originating in the apartments of his neIghbor, a
widow, and we'll insured. 1t was shown that the
fire was caused by her carelessness So when
she received her insurance money he brought
suit for damages, and won his case. If this
principle ia to obtain, we shall hear of fewer ac-
cidental fires.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

THE agony is over, and the committee
prizes have been distributed. AS was pre-
dicted, the result of Speaker Carlisle's efforts
is far from satisfactory. Mr. Springer, of
Illinois, is bubbling over with wrath,
and expresses his displeasure in vigor-
Gus English ornamented with forc-
BILE profanity. Sunset Cox is probably
as mad as Springer but instead of relieving
himself after the manner of the Illinois men,
Der, he contents himself by declining to
serve as chairman of the committe on naval
affairs. The brethren seem to be very I'M
happy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

Mrs. MUTT of Uniontown, will have no
trouble in finding boarding place in Pitts
burg during her sons trial. which is to be-
gin in the latter city this week. She has
received numerous letters from private
citizens inviting her to make her home with
them during the trial. One gentleman goes
further, and urges her to come and bring
her mother and all her near relatives, prom
carriages TO and from the courthouse daily.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

1T is reported that unless the remains are
thinned out little there can be no more inter-
ments in Westminster Abbey. 1t certainly is
about time that "Old Parr" was boosted. A man
that had no other recommendation than that he
was 152 years old has little need in place in
that memorable Inausoleum. By the way, this
is PARIS quartocentennial, as he was born in
1883 Why not celebrated ..-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

CAPT. GEORGE CosTENTENUs, the Uattooed
Greek, has taken out naturalization papers, and
is now full-fedged American citizen. This
fully comp ensates for the loss of John Joseph
Ryan. who seeded from the Union last week to
ally himself with the Irish republic. Vale, Ry
an; shake, Costentenus. The government at
Washington still lives
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25
The Work of a Female Admirer.

Indianapolis better
When one can look from those charge
bayonet brows he sees roundish, clean
shaver face, with positive mouth and under
jaw, bright dark eyes and clear complexion.
light fringe OF protection tSitt o neck Thskers
trade is suggested by the struggling smartly-
silvered hair skirting the sides and back of
the wel-shaped head, Add a comfortably
rounded figure and a general air of good
feeling, good health and good humor, and
Joseph E. Mcdonald is outlined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

PHILADELPHIA editor has been arrested for
following lady on the street and putting his
hand in her pocket. He is a man of good char
acter, and his friends cannot account for his
singular conduct. Perhaps he suspected the
lady of having original poem on the beauti-
fuI snow in her pocket, and wanted to secure it
for his paper. The best of editors will sometimes
succumb to temptation. nd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

JERSEY justice made long reach, last
week. but came back empty handed. ne
gro was arrested at Pontiac, Mich, for a
murder committed in New Jersey thirty
years ago, but the grand jury failed to find
an indictment, and he was discharged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

SOMETIMES little jubilation is good thing
The fact that the citizens of Greencastle went
wild over the De PAW donation, and rang
the bells. is being published all over the
country, A good advertisement, paid for by
a little exertion applied to a bell-rope.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-25

ONO is bound to be in the front Of the
1874 persons who met death at the hands of
fellow creatures this year Ohio heads the
list with total of lie cases. Missouri and
New York come next with 1O4 each. There
were 1O5 legal hangings and ninety-eight
Irregular"