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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-01-02
Anglicisms in American Literature.

believe it was Mr. Higginson who
said that it has taken hundred years
to eliminate the lark from American
literature; but there are several other
lingering delusions which we have un-
lawfully inherited from our English an
cestry. I have lately found myself
much dissatisfied with Italy and the
Mediterranean Sea, because the skies of
one and the waters of the other failed
to keep their time-honored reputa-
ton for unequaled blueness. I do not
need to explain that English writer's
have commented from century to CEN
fury upon the contrast between the Ital-
ian atmosphere and their own, and have
celebrated the glories of the former.
The color of the waves that beat against
the shores of Great Britain is apt to be
dull brown; in many places it seems
as if the London fogs were the fountains
from which the sea is replenished. But
we Americans go on placidly making
our copy books say over and over again
that the sky is blue in Italy, as if there
were not bluer and more brill
liant one over our own heads. Soft and
tender. the heavens may be in Venice
and above Lake Como, but there is q
tenderness and a softness of clear light
and Of Swallowed light in New England
Of which we should do well to sing the
beauty and the glory.
just in the same fashion we mourn
over the gloominess Of autumn, as if
ours were the autumn of Thomson, or
of Cowper, or of any poet who wrote of
fogs, and darkness, and shortness of
days, and general death, and sodden-
ness, and. chill despair. Here there is
little dull weather until winter is
fairly come, but through the long,
bright months Of September and Octo-
Der, and sometimes the whole Of the
condemned and dreaded November,
the daysnot nearly such short days
Eas in England-are bright and invigor-
ating; But we are brought up on Eng
ish books. and our decisions Of this
sort are, after all, rare disadvantages,
that never can counterbalance the
greater mercies and delights Of our in-
sherited literature December Atlantic.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-01-02

Among the notable bridges of tho
world is the one of Langang, China. II
crosses an arm Of the China Sea. This
structure is some five miles long, and
has not less than three hundred arches.
Over the pillar Teach arch reclines q
lion made out Of a single block Of
marble, and yet twenty-one feet long.
The roadway OF the bridge is seventy
5 feet vide Is
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-01-02

a.. too many h. mat are Squeezed
Ato too much;
~ orc s are 600 many hakgs that squeeze them,
~. sov s,,,rte to hurt In the after while,
EYE ~ 9hev cease to come as they used to do
TnSti naatffed and pet as the shadows fall;
- We gets cold, fear, with us all.
letter to love as the rain comes down,
LIS ttits silent swiftness through the air,
WI, Mltn feeds and freshens, and helps to be,
n T9r beautiful things that are growing there,
Ihe b,ssa lesson taught in the old love song
5InershAl little and have it long.
HetIle Columbus (O.) Bohemian.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-01-02

In Nanoqua Land, South Africa, no;
rain has fallen since August. Is, 1885,.
and plants and animals and men are,
diving ofdrouth and starvation. Wheat
|. Seeds have been. sent by the Cape
4: and relief committee has
l. nel.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-01-02
Lead Pencil Filtration.

To wear a lead pencil over your ear
means 81 am professional writer
10 chew the other end of lead pen
Gil means Il am cogitating-don' t
bother me. -
To wet the point Of the pencil on
your tongue means ''This is a bad
pencil or will be when am through
with it.
10 borrow a pencil from a friend
means "Oh! forgot and put it in my
pocket; | thought it was mine.''
To lend lead pencil means s.No
matter; can buy another for a nickel. .
To sharpen lead pencil with table
knife means .tWasteful extravaganza"
In certain play-room not long ago
little girl climbed up in chair for
something, and tipping over, chair and
all, began to cry as loud as she could
cry. Mamma comforted her. A little
while aiterward Edna, who is almost
two years younger than her sister, tips
ped over in the same way; but she did
not cry-not a bit Of it. what brave
little girl!' said mamma, at which Ava
put out her lip. ..Poohp' said she,
with a good deal of scorn, ..that ISM
anything. l think most probably she
couldn' t cry if she wanted to! think
maybe her cryer's broker
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02

This question naturally arises and
will say that / am prepared to cooper
ate with the party which will make a
sincere and honest effort to reduce the
burdens of the people arising from
the tariff taxation. | don't wish to
be understood as declaring myself in
favor of doing away with the tariff
tax in one swoop, but / am in favor
Of reformation and not a revolution.
| desire to see this accomplished in the
same manner as specie payments were
resumed, by given notice of it and
gradually working until the point is
gained"
what do you think of the Morri-
son bill ?"
1T is well enough so far as it goes,
but / would like to see more articles
added to the free list"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
Registration Notice

To the Electors Of the Third ward OF The city OF Al
pena.
Notice is hereby given that the Board Of Regis
tration of the Third ward of the city Of Alpens,
will be in session at engine house No. 2, in said
ward, between the hours of o'clock A. NJ. and s
o'clock p NJ on the 3rd, ith and 9Th days of April,
A. ID. 1884, for the purpose of correcting and COM
pleting the list of qualified voters in said ward.
JOHN BECK,
PETER OWENS,
JOHN 8. McVIoAR, Board Of Registration.
Recorder.
Alpena March 10, 12Sl
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02

The Democratic State convention
will take place, at Whites Opera
House, Detroit, on the 18th day Of
June, at - o'clock noon. The call
invites call voters of this State ire
spective of past party associations and
differences, who favor a reduction of
tariff taxation, and a reform of tariff
laws" to take part in the election of
delegates. Alpena county is entitled
to send three delegates, Montmorency
two delegates and Presque Isle two
delegates. The business before the
State convention is to elect delegates
to attend the Democratic Presidential
convention that is to be held at Chica-
go, on July 9Th.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
One Of the Worst Cases OF Erysipelas
Cured with Three Bottles of Rheu-
matte Syrup.

WoLcoTT, N. Y, Sept. 10, 'S2.
Rheumatic Syrup Co.:
Gents.-Although your remedy is
called Rheumatic Syrup, / find it is
equally good for other diseases of the
blood. Some six weeks since l was
taken with erysipelas in my face, SO
that my eyes were terribly inaamed,
and was sight to behold, and the
pain | suffered was almost beyond the
limit of human endurance. / was in
duced to try your Rheumatic Syrup,
as it was recommended as a great
Blood Purifier, and before 1 had used
all of the second bottle / was entirely
cured, and my skin is now as smooth
and clear as ever. / desire to recon-
mend the Rheumatic Syrup to all
whose blood is impure. Gratefully
yours, Il. +. KNAPP.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
Wednesday, april 2, 1884.
nemocrntlc State convention.

The Democratic State Convention TO select a
State Central Committee and 20 appoint delegates
10 the Democratic National Convention, TO meet in
Chicago on the sth day of July next, 20 nominate
candidates for President and Nico-Presdent, will be
held at Whites Grand Opera House, in the city OF
Detroit, on Wednesday, the 18th day OF June next,
at 10 o'clock noon.
An voters of this State, irrespective Of past party
association and differences, who can unite with us
in an effort for a reform OF abuses, and pure and
economical administration of government and all
who favor a reduction of tariff taxation, and re-
form of our tariff laws, cordially invited TO par
ticipato in sending delegates 30 this convention.
Each county is entitled 90 one delegate for each
FIVE hundred votes cast for Governor at the last
general election and one for every fraction of not
less than two hundred and fifty votes. Every or
ganized county is entitled 90 at least two delegates,
and under the rule adopted delegate must be
resident of the county he represents.
Chairman
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
Registration Notice

To the Electors Of The First ward Of The city Of Al
pena
Notice is hereby given that tho Board of Regis
tration Of the First ward of tho city of Alpena,
will be in session, at the city Recorders Office Dav
ison block on Second street, in said ward, between
the hours Of o'clock A. NJ. and o'clock p. NJ, on
the 3rd, 4th and 5th days of April, A. ID. 1884. for
the purpose Of correcting and completing the list
Of qualified voters in said ward.
F. NJ WHEELER,
j. i. FIELD,
JoHN S. MIVIoAR, Board Of Registration.
Recorder.
Alpena, March -, 1884.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
The Christian Year.

tenn by which the older churche
commemorate the chief events in tn,
life of our Lord and in the history o
the early Church. 1t begins will
Advent. The four weeks preceding
Christmas are called the Advent sea
son.
1t is followed by Epiphany, from {
Greek word meaning the appearance
or manifestation, by the leading of {
star, of Christ to the Gentiles. Thi,
is celebrated on the 9th of January
and refers to the visit of the three
Magi to the infant Jesus.
The next important day is Ash.
Wednesday, the first day of Lent. II
is called Ash-Wednesday, because in
the primitive or early church peni-
tents on that day strewed ashes on
their heads. The last Sunday in Lent
called Palm-Sunday, reminds us OF
the entry Of our Lord into Jerusalem,
when the people, who where so soon
afterward to cruelty Him, strewed
palm branches before Him in His
honor.
The Friday of the same week, is
Good riday-good, because through
the crucifxion of our Lord our saliva
ton is made possible. The week
which begins with Palm-Sunday is
called Holy Week, and is immediate
ly followed by Easter-Sunday, on
which day the resurrection of Christ
is celebrated.
Easter does not occur on any one
particular day of the month, but on
the Sunday after the full moon which
happens on or next after the 21st of
March. Forty days after Easter, As
cension-Day commentaries the ascen-
sion of Christ, and ten days later
Whitsun-day is celebrated in memory
of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
on the day of Pentecost, when the
Holy Ghost descended on the apostles,
giving them the gift of many Ian
guages, and boldness and zeal to preach
the Gospel to all nations. The Sunday
after Whitsuntide is called Trinity
and on that day especial
reverence is paid to the Holy Trinity.
There are also other days of the
Christian year, such as the days call
ed after the apostles and martyrs, st.
Andrew, st. Thomas, st. Stephen, and
others the Innocents' Day, when we
read of the slaughter by Hcrod of all
the children in Bethlehem; All.Saints'
Day, when we are reminded of the
blessed souls down in paradise the
days which commemorate the wonder
full conversion of st. Paul and other
events recorded in the New Testament;
and for all these Holy Days, as well
as for all Sundays throughout the
year, special selections from the four
Gospels and the Epistles are appoint
ed to be read in addition to the regu-
lar lessons from the Old and New
Testaments, and the recitation of the
Psalms.
Thus the Christian year is a sort of
history of Christ and His church, and
we can imagine how valuable the re-
curing record must have been in the
days when people had no books from
which to learn Of sacred things, and
have efficient it may be as continual
instructor in Gods Holy Word.-Har-
per's Young People.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02

For everything 10 usc or eat.
bics, Coffee, Nutmegs, Tea and Meat,
Allspice and Candy, starch and Soap,
New rrune. and Currsnts, Seeds and Rope
Knives, Forks and Spoons, eunpovder. Hams
Lines, Fish-hoohs, Cartridges and CLAIMS,
inh, Paper, Pens, Lead pencils, States,
Nsprie. and Pitchers, Soups and Plates
sbo,guns aud Muskcts, Rifles nus,
Don't fail 10 nnd the Big Deer sian.
East, South and West their treasures bring.
Where all who buy roioioo and sing.
Each ono who comes brings many more.
You'll md the throng at
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
Meteorological Report.


During the week ending Monday,
March 31st, 1884, the meteorological
report Of the weather at Alpena city,
was as follows:
Highest temperature, 40 degrees, on the 2sth.
Lowest temperature, Is degrees, on the 3oth.
Average temperature, S2.l degrees.
Highest barometric pressure, 3o.4S1 inches.
Lowest barometric pressure, 29.469 inches.
Total rain fall, 0.Ss inches
Prevailing wind, from the southeast
Highest velocity Of the wind, rs miles, from the
northeast on the 10Th.
Total movement of the wind during the week
1,465 miles.
Greatest daily rainfall o.sl inches, on the 26th.
JAMES J. FITZGERALD,
Serg't Signal Corps, U. 3. A.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02

The State convention of the newly
organized "Union" party, is to take
place at Battle Creek, on May 18th,
1884. This party advocates prohibi-
ton, and has absorbed the Michigan
Prohibition party.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
DEWEY'S Store.
ViCk's Floral Guide

For 1854 Is an Elegant Book of $50 Pages. Q Co |.
ored Plates OF Flowers and Vegetables, and more
than 1000 illustrations of the choicest flowers,
plants and vegetables, and directions for growing
II is handsome enough for the center table or ho-
day present. Send on your name and post Office
postage paid. This is not a quarter of its cost 1t
is printed in both English and German. If you
afterwards order seeds deduct the 10 cts Vick's
Floral Guide will tell how 10 get and grow them.
Vick's Flower and Vegetable Garden 175 pages
G colored Plates, 500 engravings. For so cents in
paper covers; s100 in elegant cloth. In German or
English.
Yick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine-32 pages,
colored plate in every number and many fine en-
cravings Price rs year five copies for $500.
Specimen numbers sent for 10 cents trial copies
for IS cents.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
Annual Statement.

To tie Hon. the Common Council CITY Of
Alpena:
GENTLEMEN.--The following Is detailed
statement of the receipts and expenditures for
the past year, showing moneys received and on
what account, together with all appropriations
made by the Council during the year, and the
purposes for which such appropriations were
made.
In May. 1888, the Council, for the purpose Of
defraying the expenses and all liabilities OF the
city. made the following estimates to be raised
by taxes levied on the taxable property for
city, highway and school purposes, to wit
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-02
Election Notice.

REcoRpER's OFFICE CITY OF ALPHNA, l
March ~, 1884.
Notice is hereby given 10 the Electors Of the city
of Alpena, county of Alpena, State OF Michigan,
that tho next ensuing charter election will be held
on Monday seventh day of April, A. ID. 1884, at
which election the following officers 10 be chos-
en-, to-wit: City one Mayor, one Treasurer and
one Justice Of the Peace in each ward ONE Super
visor, one Alderman, one Member of the Board Of
Education and one Constable. The election will be
held at the following places in the respective wards
Of this city,
First ward: In room in rear Of whitney block,
on Chisholm street.
Second ward AT engine house No. l..
Third ward: At engine house No.2.
The polls Of said election will be opened at s
o'clock in the forenoon or as thereafter may
be- and will be continued open until o'clock p. NJ,
unless the Board shall in their discretion, adjourn
the polls az ~ o'clock, noon, for one hour.
Dated at the city Of Alpena, this 18th day Of
JOHN S. MovIcAp,.
r.. NJ. DossEtLY, Recofder.
Mayor,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-07-05
-oscEoLA OBJ sERvATloNs.
frisco lutahl Times.l

| tEflsco tUlAnl liules.l
While there is nothing very exciting.
there are several things transpiring which
are OF interest to us in this valley, and
may be to those as far distant as Frisco.
The first fact worthy of mention is that
the Osceola Mining Company will start
their mill in the course CT ten or fifteen
days We received an order to-day for
hay to feed the teams. saw the super.
intendent few days ago, who informed
me that he hoped to be able to run the
mill until winter, which hope he may
do. Placer mining so far as can learn,
is generally making a satisfactory out.
put of gold. Messrs. Godbe & Hampton
are pushing prospecting with all their
might, and so far as outsiders can learn
the result is very satisfactory indeed.
They are finding some good nuggets.
There is an abundance of water for gold
washing, and likely to be for some time
to come. Parties from the East have
lately visited Lexington Canyon for the
purpose of investigating and prospecting
that section, and learn, from reliable
source, that everything was very salts.
factory, and Mr.. Eppley had gone east
with the parties to close the sale. This
insures the building Of a mill in that
camp, and active operations generally.
Both mills at Taylor are running and
doing well, and likely to continue through
the year. The Martin White Company,
at Ward, are at law among themselves,
and it Is hard to tell when anything will
be done in that camp. The mine is said
to be looking better than ever known,
making large showing of good ore and
large quantity at the mill and on the
dump. They are working few men at
the mine. The other camps are too far
distant for US to know anything about.
Crops in this valley are looking well. No
great damage as yet by high water
Streams still rising and many fear great
damage. Cattle branding is going on all
over the country, and the number of
calves are turning out better than aver.
age. This is accounted for by the stock
men ON account of the fine grass all over
the country. which far surpasses any.
thing that has been in this section since
white man come" The old Indians
predict great floods. The mountains are
as white with snow as they are during
winter. The cold spring has prevented
the snow from thawing very rapidly,
which has had great effect in preventing
a food. But for the past four or FIVE
days and nights it has been summer.like,
which causes the snow to thaw rapidly
and great rush of water. G.. W..
OscEoLA, New, June 20.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-07-05

The man-frog was first exhibited in
1866, at French country fete He had
a stont, ill-shaped body, covered with a
skin like leather bottle, and face ex.
actly like frogs, large eyes, an enorm.
GUS mouth, and the skin cold and clammy.
He attracted good deal of attention
from the Academy of Medicine, and a
delegate was deputed to make him an
object OF study. He went all over France;
and at the end of few years, retired to
his native place, Puyre, in Gers. The
man with the goose's head was first
shown at the Gingerbread Fair in 1872.
He was twenty years of age, had round
eyes, long fiat nose the shape and size
of goose's bill, an immensely long neck,
and was without single hair on his
head. He only wanted feathers to make
him complete. The effect of his inter.
minably long neck twisting about was
extremely ludicrous, and was so much
appreciated that his receipts were very
large. He now passes under his proper
name of Jean Rondier, and is established
at Dion as photographer. He is mar.
ried, and, thanks to enormously high
collars and wig, he is tolerably present.
able
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-07-05

The NORTHERN PLAcERs.-A Bodie
man, now in Ceur d'Alene, writes back
as follows to friend: l am in receipt of
your letter, and will tell you what know
about this camp. The placers are not
what the press represents them to be.
The reports are greatly exaggerated, and
nearly everyone who comes here are
greatly disappointed and leaves for other
parts financially embarrassed and dis.
Outraged. The situation Of affairs at the
present time is anything but encouraging.
But few claims are being worked. The
camp may be good for quartz when more
thoroughly prospected. have seen some
very fine rock, found not more than one
mile from Murrayville. Town property
in Murrayville or Eagle City can be
bought for what it could three months
ago. The future of this country is not
fattering. To tell the truth cannot
speak hattering word for the camp.
Everything has changed greatly since last
Winter.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-07-05

AN AMENDMENT Sam Kalletou, a
member of the Arkansas Legi lature, was
very fond Of offering amendments to bills
introduced. That was the limit of his
legislative capacity. One morning, after
nights hilarity, he entered the Iegisla.
tive hall just as the chaplain was asking
divine aid. The old man took chew Of
tobacco and listened attentively until the
chaplain had closed his petition with an
effective recitation of the Lords prayer.
"Mr. Speaker, said the old man, arising,
Il move to strike out the words daily
bread and insert as much bread as may
be found necessary for twenty days We
have already done enough for the food
sufferers"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-07-05
sUFFERINGs TIL tr-yoB DJDN n
EXPERIENCES.
trrom the Tuscarora Times Review

| From the ruscarora Times Review
Job never had to wait around a mining
camp six mouths from boom.
He never thought that he had the world
by the seat of the pants, and then found
his mine petered out on the so level.
He never staked his last two-bit piece
on king-full and had his opponent rake
it in with four of kind.
He never had a jackass eat up his bacon
while he was looking for water.
He never struck rich ledge and found
that some other fellow had it located
He never hunted for q lost mine aud
found, after three months search, that
the story was fraud.
He never had a piece of ore assayed
that looked rich and received a certificate
from an assayer with the word mil"
where the gold and silver figures should
appear.
He never furnished a man with a $50
grubstake and receive from the store
S45 whisky bill.
lie never had his mine Incorporated by
Friends" and got frozen ont ON assess.
ments.
He never bought mining stock when it
was high and sold it when it was low.
A SFVRpr
rlchs residing on North Howard street,
near Carson, says the Virginia ENTER
prise" was severely injured in the Combi.
nation shaft at abou. O'Clock on
Thursday evening by having a small
cage orr blackboard" lowered upon him.
Hennchs was standing on ladder in the
shaft, at point about 100 feet from the
bottom, when the "buck board" with two
men on was lowered He did not see it
coming and consequently made no effort
to get out of the way until the cage with
Its human freight was lowered directly
upon him. Clinging desperately to the
ladder Henrichs yelled to stop, but the
cage was lowered several inches further
before it was stopped. Knowing that
to release his hold would be instant
death, Henrichs maintained his grip,
supporting the "buck board" and its oc
cupants Ia weight of nearly 500 pounds)
ON one shoulder The buck board was
instantly rung up and the imperiled man |
was rescued from his frightful position.
Henrlchs was taken TO his home and DR..
Harris was summoned. 1t was found
that his collar-bone was br. ken, and he |
was almost crushed by being forced be. |
tween the cage and the shaft. Yester. |
day the patient was getting along as well |!
as could be expected, although suffering
from the shock. DR.. Harris says this
case furnishes the most remarkable illus.
tration of nerve and enduring presence
OF mind that he has ever heard Of on the
Comstock.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-07-05

It is not the earning Of money, but the
holding on to it, that bothers this people
and this generation