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ImlpOrtant.

When you visis or leave New York
City, save bageaL expressage and or.
riage hire and stop at the Grand Onion
hotel. opposite Grand Central Depot. NJ
egant rooms fitted mp at cost OK one
million dollars. reduced to 81 and Up
wards PER day. European plan. Eleva-
tor Restaurant supplied with the bee4
Horse cars, stages and elevated railroad
to al depots Families can live for less
money 1t the Grand Hotel than At any
other fsst-class hotel in the city
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Is Life Worth Living.


part from our preparation for an
other life after death. We toll,
worry, sweat, learn by hard, cruel
experience and are assured OF
but little rest but that long one,
from which there is no bodily wa
kening. Shakespeare says: "All
the worlds a stage, and men mere
actors" Taking this view, what
part shall we acty Shall it be
part OF perpetual toilersy No, let's
be part OF those who enjoy hours
of innocent gayety and mirth.
Labor was design rs a blessing,
and it is so If not carried to cx-
cess. Without labor we could
not enjoy life. | wonld sooner
do away with amusements than
labor, but labor and recreation
should go hand in hand, as do
storms and sun shine, warm and
cold weather, bright and cloudy
days and all else that break up
tiresome monotony. American
people do not have half the holt
days that other people do, and
hardly know how to enjoy the
few they have, they come so sell
dom. Every man for himself and
the devil take the hindmost theo-
ry has made lis q nation Of self
dcstroyers, or drudgcs. There
are few things we absolutely |
know for certainty but we
know we are living on the earth,
that it is surrounded by beauty,
and made for comfort and to be
enjoyed. Why then should we
rush through it as though our
salvation depended on our MAX |
ing a mile a minute between eve /,
ny station? Here are a thousand
rual people gathered Mt u fair,
listening to politicians speech,
telling them how happy and in
dependent they are. ! hope
they won't accept his soft soap,
dealt out to buy votes. As |
look into these thousands faces
ask Of what does their
enjoyment consist? What are
their amusements, their recrea-
tions. their hearts best satisfac-
tions? Is their life Of itself worth |
living? Alas, the worn and wrin-
klcd faces, the bent forms and !
knotty hands tell only a sad tale
of toll, toll, toll, unrelenting, un-
ceasing. Is such life woth liys
ing ? Where is the light hearted
wife you won forty years ago, my
friend? What bright hopes she
had Of the future then. Are her
hands knotted and worn, her form
bowed down, and eyes dimmed
by toll? Have you made her life
worth living? II not, begin now.
Live for to day, enjoy to-day
lot tomorrow, or next year, for
tomorrow or next year may ncv-
sr come to you or her. make
more Of this life. Lean how to
enjoy it and to make the most
Of your God given privileges.
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lesson to his old friends dangh'

lesson to his old friends dangh-
ter.
~ had not the slightest idea
how anxious I was to study Ian
guage |" cried Leonie. IL am all
impatient to begin!'
HE will come tomorrow NOR
ming. Mention it among your
friends, Leonie, and try to form
a class for him.
Leonie Huntingdon's life had
been one long, unbroken sunshine
at the time when ! present her to
nv readers, The only child of
an indulgent father, she had lost
her mother when she was too
young to feel the sorrow. From
the care of her old nurse she went
to good boarding school, where
her wit, good humor and vivacity
made her queen among her COM
panions, and her intelligence and
amiability won the love of her
teachers. Home, at eighteen, was
only another delightful change;
and the petted, but unspoiled
child was the very darling of her
father. Her generous young heart
was touched deeply by her faith
er's account of his old friend, and
her reception of her teacher was
a beautiful combination of respect
and affection. Yet smile would
culver round her rebellious lips as
the gaunt, tall figure, with its i'll
fitting suit of shabby clothes, its
immense feet and STOPPING gait,
presented itself: and the effect
was heightened by large, promi-
nent eyes of a pale blue. sandy
hair streaked with white, and a
sallow, faded complexion. Dom
inie Sampson y she thought, as
she advanced to meet him.
"Miss Huntingdon he quired
with shy, nervous bow.
"Leonie Huntingdon! My IA
theirs old friend must allow me
to drop formality. Will you walk
into the library and select our
books? You will find me a very
ignorant person on both langua-
ges; but / will try and do credit
to my teaching" And aside she
added, "Will nothing put him at
his ease F.? All the blood in his
body is in his face"
And the shy, embarrassed girl
fully justified her thought. The
stylish, little figure, and easy,
graceful manner, was absolutely
terrifying to the grave recluse,
whose worldly intercourse had
been closely confined to scientific
circles, and whose home had been
presided over by a delicate, gen.
tie little wife, as modest and quiet
as himself. Not until the lessons
were fairly started did he lose his
awkard manner; but when the lit
tie beauty once began to read the
languages, her teacher threw heart
and soul into his task, and the
hour set for the lessons lengthen-
ed into two, three or four, while
all his knowledge Of the quaint,
weird German legends, the deep,
metaphysical lore, the classics,
and the pouring over out-of-the
way volumes were all poured out
for Leonie's entertainment and in
struction. His other lessons were
daily tasks: but the hours spent
with Leonie were his resting
places, his bright spots in the
daily routine of a teachers life.
Her winning gentleness towards
him, her tanning of the high, joy
Gus spirits to meet his sadness
and efforts to win him to cheer
fitness, were to the sore heart of
A \
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easements than pleasures, Il
ceased to urge them.

, easements than pleasures, sue
ceased to urge them.
A sad time was coming for the
gay. bright child. Her father
died suddenly,a his income dy-
ing with him, Leonic was thrown
orphaned and pennilcss upon the
world. Herman Styles was near
her through all the wretched
weary time Of sorrow. parting,
pain and desolation. He, losing
sight Of self in the absorbing
theme of her grief, stood mantul-
" between her and every rude
shock which sudden poverty
filings to its victims. But all his
affection could not save the house
she loved, the thousand relies of
happiness around her; he could
only watch the preparations for
the sale with u wrung heart, and
a gentle, consoling sympathy for
the orphan.
! sLeonie, don't he said gently,
as he found, one morning, the lit
tie sable-clad figure kneeling sob
bing by her fathers vacant chair.
"my child, you are grieving your
selfto DEATH
mo, dear friend" She said, ris-
ing. II have done with weak sor-
row. Tomorrow l shall leave
you, to commence mp struggles
with the world. My dear friend,
Mrs. Baird, will take me to Bridg-
port as a governess for Mary and
Hetty."
"You-you, Leonie? You are
not-I-oh! Leonie, / did not
mean to speak; but---but--I have
wanted to ask you since-I-"
She looked up with an inquir-
ing face.
II neutrality-suspicious.,
1 love you'll Can you live with
your fathers old friend? know
my home is poor one, one that
/ would never have dared offer
you before; but now / am Old
not fit for you, my bright one, but
/ will try and make you happy,
and perhaps / can make my little
wife love tt"
"Oh! how good, how kind you
are" she cried vehemently, "but
it cannot be. No, no, no, ! will
not burden your"
Burden me! Leonie. | love
your
"But / cannot she stopped.
II see," he said, sadly: 81 was
an old fool to think of it I! For
get it, little one, and let me be
your friend again"
at was a shock to Leonie to
think of her youth tied for life to
Herman Styles--and she did try
to forget it. But when parting
came, the one kind farewell would
linger warmly in her memory and
the STOPPING form, erected by the
dignity of sorrow and loue, haunt
ed her in her new life. 1t was no
sinecure. Two children of bright
intellect and over-indulged man
ners needed all her care to keep
them in order and employed yet
the long, lonely evenings, the
many hours of thought, were fill
ed by the memory of a kind voice
a tender protection and dignifi-
ed sorrow. All his oddity, his
clumsiness, his awkard shyness,
were forgotten, or ennobled by
the recollection Of hisnoble heart,
his splendid intellect, and great
requirements. She wrote to him
often, and received kind letters
in reply; yet there was strange,
vague longing in her heart that
this correspondence did not salts
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threatening for years, has fallen
at last. | am blind ! | am learn
ing to guide the pen BY feeling,
but | cannot write very legibly
| yet. Don't-don't be very much
shocked if | tell you to direct
vonr next letter TO the alInshouse;
for my reat is only paid for this
month, and You know teaching
was my only resource. Ny dar-
ling, write soon. Though other,
strange eyes must read your let
tiers, it will be my only pleasure
in this world to know that you
are well and happy.
III. STYLES.
The tears fell fast and thick
over the irregular lines, the strag-
Cling words, and awkard letters;
and then, with y throbbing, swell
ling heart, Leonie sought her
kind friend, Mrs. Baird.
"You have been crying. Are
you ill?' was the greeting she re-
ceived.
''No; but | came to tell you |
leave you tomorrow. am 60
ing to marry Mr.. Styles"
Mrs. Baird stared in astonish-
ment.
"Mr Stylcsl Why, he's old
enough to be your father2 What
is it, Leonie? Do not let the
WEAKNESS of teaching make you
rush into such a marriage"
Leonic handed her the lawyers
letter.
But this only makes it more
inexplicable," she said, complete
ly bewildered. Gle is an excel
lent person, have no doubt, but
l cannot see
sob, Mrs. Baird, / have never
known my heart till to-day land l
now see that / have loved him |
since l first knew him. / cannot
tell you half his kindness when
my father died; and now | know
that it was losing him that sad
dened my life since. | looked on
him as sort Of a father; but nowI
know that he is more to me than
any other has ever been must
go to him. Give me God-speed
on my journey, my friend
Warmly the kind friend respon-
ded, and Leonie left her.
Night was closing in, and Her |
man Styles was sitting sadly by |
his fire, trying to face manfully |
the dark future before him. The
large tears would roll down his
sallow cheeks; but they were
patiently wiped away, while he
whispered, -
"The Lord will provide, ay, for
me as well as her, my Leonie?"
She came in with n light step,
and stood near him, scanning by
the freight the shabby dress, the
pale cheeks, till the full heart
could keep silence no longer. She
knelt beside him, and taking his
wasted hand, carried it to her
lips. A smile came into his sight
less eyes, as he said:
'sLeonie Is it Leonie?"
Eyes, your child, your wife,
who will never leave you again!
"No, mol My darling shall
not sacrifice herself to an old,
blind man !"
"Will you thrust me out from
my homer" she said in voice
that carried truth in every accent.
~ have found my resting place
after weary waiting And she
chung to him like tired child.
"But, Leonie--"
Scan you not believe me n she
said earnestly. II love youl |
cannot be happy apart from you!
If you cast me off you will break
my hearth
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TOR BOOTS AND SHOES. ali 70
II to H N. DEATRICK, who. hrs
the beet assortment in tou q direct HON
the Manufacturcr's, and will b sold
very cheap for cash.
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Fast Mail and N. Y. Express run daily
from Hagerstown 10 Harrisburg, AM
Southern Mail from Harrisburg TO Ha9-
erstows.
JF. BOYD, Superintendent
II. B. GERnARDT, Agent.
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The Old Teacher.
BY MARY +. CLARKE.

"Leonie, how would you like to
take lessons in Latin and German
this winter?" asked her father.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-09

Some days ago deputy sheriff Pa
trick Gibbons was telegraphed to look
out for a man named James Wheeler,
alias Hoyle, who had escaped from
the Allegan Jail last November. A
description of the man was also sent.
The man was supposed to be in this
city, and the officers soon got on his
trail. He was also traced TO one of
the lumber camps, man answering
to his description having been seen at
that place. 1t appears that he had
suspicious he was followed, for he
kept on the move. Last Saturday he
was in town and overheard some re-
marks, which alarmed him and he
started down the road towards Oscoda
About ten miles from this city, he
met the stage, and hid until it had
passed, and then resumed his journey.
He had gone but short distance,
after the stage passed him, when he
met wagon, and he recognized one
of the passengers as Walter j. Rice,
sheriff Of Allegan county. Before
Wheeler fully realized the situation,
the sheriff jumped frem the wagon,
and arrested him, saying, "I'm glad
to see you, James," but the pleasure
was all on the side of the sheriff. The
man was brought to town, and Sun
day morning he was taken below by
sheriff Rice. Wheeler's crime was
burning mill in Allegan county.
He was placed in jail last August,
and is said to have served previous
term. The man was considerably
exhausted with his journeyings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-09

S. S. Lewenberg has placed twen-
ty-four hour clock in his store window.
1t tells the time either on the old
twelve o'clock system or on the new
and far better twenty-four hour sys-
tenn. Under the new system instead
of saying one, two or three o'clock in
the afternoon, you say it is thirteen,
fourteen or fifteen o'clock. Thus mid
night will be twenty-four o'clock.
The clock has two dials, the inner
one is marked from one to twelve, and
the outer one from thirteen to twenty
four. The minute hand does for both
sets of figures. Time, under the new
system, commences just after mid
night, the hour being one o'clock.
The old system is doomed, and before
many years the new system will be
generally used. 1t is far simpler than
the present forenoon and afternoon
style of reckoning the hour of the
day. The watch was made from a
design got up by 8. S. Lcwenberg.
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Murder and Robbery at Tawas,

A little after midnight, April 9TH,
the house Of Chas. Schoultz, a Ger
man farmer, residing three miles and
a half back from Tawas, was entered
by three men in flannel masks. They
effected an entrance by forcing a door
open with fence rail. The men were
armed with clubs and revolvers. They
first assaulted the father, whom they
beat terribly over the head with clubs.
The son, aged u, and the daughter,
aged %, came to the assistance of
their father and bravely attacked the
robbers with the best weapons at their
command. The son was shot and
dubbed to death. His skull was
fractured in two places and his neck
broken. There was a bullet hole
little above the left eye, penetrating
the brain.
The daughter was thrown to the
floor, dubbed and shot at twice, but
escaped serious injury, although she
was considerably bruised and slightly
cut. In the struggle she succeeded
in tearing the mask from the face of
the man holding her, but did not re-
cognize his features. She describes
him as a large man with reddish
mustache. She thinks she could iden-
tify him. The mother was dragged
from bed, dubbed and kicked, but
was not seriously hurt. The object
of the men was undoubtedly robbery,
as the old man was known to have
large sum Of money in the house.
The amount taken was about $500.
The robbery was evidently COM
mitted by men familiar with the To-
cality. The only clue is an old felt
hat and dark lantern. The tracks
of three men were plainly observable
from the house leading toward town,
and were traced nearly two miles.
One was that of hob nail boot or
shoe. The tracks, which were very
distinct, were measured and impress,
sions taken.-Detroit Free Press.
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Athena COmmandery.

At an election of Alpena Com
nandery No. "a, Knights Templar,
night, the following officers
we're elected:
+. Geo. l.. Maltz.
GIL. Bolton.
c. G.-J. III. Ansell.
Pr. M. Knight.
S. VI. N. Kelley.
j. Was. III. Kerr.
Treasured. McRae.
Rec.-M. N. Bedford.
Standard Bearer-J. T. Bostwick.
Sword Bearer-F. M. Macdonald.
Warden-J. c. Walker.
Sentinel-D. Sellick.
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James Hamilton mate, John Mathe-
son.
Barge Lathrop.-Captain, Jesse
Jones.
Barge Hinckloy.-Captain, III. Mo-
rey.
Barge Harmon.-Captain, III. l..
Foster.
FLETCHER, PACK & co.
Tug Eiiie L.-Captain, Thomas X.
Lillis; engineer, Peter Mcnamara.
Barge Margaret Goffe.-Captain,
Edward Henderson.
MINOR LUMBER co.
Steam barge Westford.-Captain
d. G. Clary.
Barge Monitor.-Captain, John
f. VIM.
BOOM CoMPANY's TUG.
Sigison.-Captain, Murdoch Grant /;
engineer, VIM. Skinner.
S. II. DAVIS FISHING FLEET.
Steamer Remora.-Captain, III. B.
Vosburgh engineer, Byron Persons.
Tug Fisherman.-Captain j. Fer
guson; engineer, James II. Andrews.
Tug Grayling.-Captain, David
Lincoln engineer, Arthur Irving.
Tug Angler.-Captain, Charles
Mastaw; engineer, j. Miller.
Tug Seawing.-Captain, Joseph
Patrick; engineer, M. Barrie.
E. A. DAVIS TUG.
Walter L. Davis.-Captain, Sam
uel Gervin engineer, Henry Mason.
IsBELL's FISHING FLEET.
Tug George f. Fisher-Captain.
w. w. Walker; engineer, William
Becton.
Tug Wayne Isbell.-Captain j. A.
Davis engineer, II. Kenny.
Tug Llda.-Captaln, f. j. Cove.
The officers of the Isbell fleet are
from the lists published by the De-
troit Free Press.
The tug Seawing is fishing off Sand
Beach; the tug Davis is at Oscoda,
lsbells fleet are not in Alpena at
present. the Remora is expected at
Alpena soon, and the Grayling. Fish
erman, and Angler are at this port.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-09

Our thanks are due to the Western
Press Association, for a pamphlet con.
tanning report of its fifth annual
meeting, held at Reed City, last year
The pamphlet contains the names OF
the members, the minutes of their
meeting, and an account of their
journey. The officers elected are
President, L. M. Sellers, of the Cedar
Springs Clipper; Vice-President, Rob-
ert Smith, Of the Ithica Journal
Secretary, G. S. Hampton, of the
Harbor Springs Independent; Treas
urer, W. p. Nisbett, of the Big Rap
ids Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-09

The residence of Charles Noack, on
corner Of Mill and Lake street, was
destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon
last. The fire had got under consid-
cradle Roadway before it was discov-
cred, and it was impossible to save
the house, as the wind was blowing a
gale. Considerable of the furniture
was also damaged. Both hose COM
panies were promptly on hand. There
was an insurance of 800 on the
house, and 5000 on the furniture, the
insurance being in one of the COM
panies represented by Seage & Kelley
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EoR SALE.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

EPIsCOPAL-Rey. J: A. Mock. services IN
Trinity church. on Washington avenue, every Sum
day morning and evening. CT.
BAPTIST-Rov Il. l.. Little. Services in Socie-
tvs Church, on Third street, every oapoath MORN
ing and evening. ~
CATHOLIC- d. Flannery. Services in the
Catholic Church, on Chisholm street. every sunday
a. sac A. A.. 1880 A. NJ, and at P. II. Vespers-
eyening service Sermon in English nj 1880 in
French at 1880.
Observation-Disclosures j, NJ Lyon.
Services in the Socety's Church, on Second street,
every sabbath morning and evening.
METHODISr-Rev II. j. Joslin. Services IN
Socety's Church, on Dock street, every SaDpath
morning and evening. . -, n,
NoWEIGIAN EVAN. LUTHERAN-Rev. j..
4 Wang Services in tho Socety's church every
Sunday, at 1890 A. NJ.
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ROCHESTER, n. Y. Nov. 16. 'Sl

ROCHESTER, n. Y. Nov. l6, 80.
Gentlemen-I have taken two bot
ties of your Rheumatic Syrup. h..
have received more benefit from il
than IRON any and all remedies l
.ave tried. | have improved every
day since | first commenced its use,
and / am confident that there is no
case Of Rheumatism that the Rheu-
matte Syrup will not cure, if the pa
tient will adhere closely to the direc-
tons for its use, and use proper care
about exposing themselves. Yours
truly, FRANK II. ARMSTRONG,
With Burke, Fitz Simons, Hone & Co.
CLYDE, N. Y.
Rheumatic Syrup Co..
Gentlemen-I have been troubled
with rheumatism in my ankles and
feet for over one year. Have tried
several remedies, but found nothing
to relieve me or stop the pain. COM
menced taking Rheumatic Syrup, and
in less than two weeks all pain had
left me, and to-day | am as well as
ever. It is sure cure for rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. ALBERT GRAHAM.
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Something for all the Preachers.

Rev. ii. ii. Fairall, ID. d., editor of the
Iowa Methodist, says cdltorially, in the
November 1883 number Of his paper
1--WE have tested the merits of Ely's Cream
Balm, and believe that, by thorough
course Of treatment, IL will cure almost
every case Of catarrh. Ministers, as a
class, are afflicted with head and throat
troubles, and catorrh seems more preva-
Elys Cream Balm too highly" Not a
liquid nor SNUFF Applied to nostrils
with the finger.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-09

A lady died recently in one of our largo
cities who Is said to have danced with La
Fayette. The great General must have
devoted most of his time to the art, as this
adds one more to the $4,000 reported to
have dance with him. 1t requires vivid
imagination to believe this, but none at
all to believe the assertion that ten times
that number of ladies have used DeLand's
Soda and Saleratus, and always with one
result. Success In every particular.
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GOLIING HOUSE.

w. Y. Sheldon, Tonawanda; o. A.
Baker, Lansing; o. j. Bradley, Bay
City; A. L. Darche, Saginaw G. b.
Ellswood, Boston; E. l.. Johnston,
Bay City M. Dahm, Neumail, Ger
many; T. F. Cohen, Cincinnati G. G..
DeForest, Detroit w. Stanton, Mil
waukee; F. B. Han, d. Beattie, IL.
Skinner, Detroit; w. B. Sprague, De-
troit; w. j. Rice, Allegan.
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Thunder Bay Life Saving Crew.

The crew of the life saving station
at Thunder Bay Island is as follows !:
Captain-J. d. Persons.
Crew-David Spaulding, Peter
Coughlan, William Mcdonald, George
Motley, Charles Ferguson, John Roy,
William McCully and Henry Nc
Quade.
The crew are all from this city, ex-
cept one, VIM. Mcdonald, who halls
from Tawas. Only three of last
years crew are members this year.
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F. W. GILcHRIsT's VESSELS.


Steam barge S. G. Hall.-Captain,
Harry S. Richardson; LIST officer, A.
G. Ripley; End officer, Chas. Wilkin.
son; engineer, Jos. Valley; assistant
engineer, JEFF Smith Steward, Chas.
Mckenzie.
Steam barge Garden City.-Cap-
tain Alva Shaver; 1st officer, Henry
Denner; End officer, James Dcnner
engineer, L. Bower; assistant engin-
eer, Henry Langtoo.
Steamer Golden Eagle.-Captain
A. E. Persons; engineer, David
Thompson; wheelsman, Chas. Rock.
Richard Forman is clerk
Tug Ralph.-Captain Charles A..
Richardson engineer, Edward A..
Salisbury. The crew are Albert
Robins and Thomas Gillian.
Barge Russian.--Captain William
Fowls.
Barge Light Guard.---Captain