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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-12-17
A Drummer Sold.

al wonder if that pretty girl over
there Is not flirt," said one drummer
to another on an incoming Illinois Cen
trail train tho other day.
"She looks like it," said his compan.
ion, 'and what is more, she and 1 have
passed good many happy hours to-
gelher. I've staid many q night at her
fathers house; but don't do that any
more, and If you can make mash on
her, 60 ahead"
The other drummer went over to
where she sat and said:
"Permit me, madam.
Certainly" she replied.
"My friend over there says he has
known you for some time" he continued
rs he sat down. She blushed and smiled
sweetly rs she acknowledged the old ac-
quaintance.
"Very nice fellow" said tho drum
mcr.
'Do you think SOP" said the woman,
modestly.
"Bully fellow, but he amt very pop
ular with the girls. Don't seem to care
much about 'em."
"Don't hep" she archly inquired.
mot very much"
"But it's different with me. like
him ever so much"
"Happy old boy! Say, you couldn't
love me little rs his proxy, could
youp"
Goodness, no!''
"Well, that's pretty tough on me;
but IL you think SO much of him. Ill
get up and let him come over and sit
by YOU"
"Oh! l wish you would" The
masher looked red and blue by turns,
and got up and went over and told his
companion what she had said, and
added:
Say, old fellow, you've got her
dead. She's mashcd on you the worst
way, and wants you to come over and
sit by her."
'.ls that sop quericd the other, with
q satisfied smile, arising and bowling To
the lady, who beckoned him over to the
seat with her. And then he went over
and put his arm around her, and when
the conductor came along, he pointed
them out to him and began to tell him
what mash the other fellow had made
when the conductor smiled blandly,
and told him TO 90 and soak his head;
that that was tho other drummcr's wife
and he had known her ever since she
was baby.
The mashcr got of the first timc they
came up with a freight train and went
the balance Of the way as live beef. =
Bloomington 7Arough Mall
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They'd Better STAY Away.


~ like to know about some office
under Cleveland ?" he said as he
beckoned lawyer across the street
from the front Of his saloon.
"Well, what is itf"
81 like to know if / vhas to hab
some office. My place vhas head
quarters last fall for some Cleveland
CLUBS, und all der poys tell me / vhas
sure Of something fat"
"Then you are looking for some
thing"
"Vhell, | dunno. When Cleveland
vhas elected der poys began to drop
in here. One Of 'em he says: "Vhat
a bost master you Will make for De-
troit. BY Ghorge | wish | vhas
you Well, dot tickles me, you
know, und | treat der crowd TO peer
Poorly soon anoder crowd comes in,
und one of der poys calls oudt:
"Let dis convention come to some
order. We vhas now in der presence
Of der next boss Of der Custom
House. | calls for three cheers for
Carl Dunder =
"Vhen he says dot l feels goot all
oafer, und it seems right to set oor
der peer"
al see."
"Vhell, almost eafery night gang
comes aroundt to my place to shake
me Ply der handt, und somebody
says:
"'Hip! hip! hurrah Carl Dun
der vhas solid nit der coming admin
istration He picks oudt de fattest
office for himself, und he remembers
his friends NIT der lean onesp
"Vhen somepody talks like dot
feels scmiley und soft, und l tap 9
new key of lager. Now, l like to ask
you if | vhas right. My poy Shake
says | doan' get so much as a shmell
Of office, und my oldt woman say:
der poys make fool of me-"
81 guess they arc right"
Don't you pellet l vhas der Gus
tom House?"
No, sir"
"Nor der Bostoffice."
mo, sir"
Don't l hat some place at $1,000
a year,"
81 doubt it."
wasn't l even invited down tc
Washington to see Cleveland go init
der White House?"
"Not unless you invite yourself"
"Vhell! Well! So Shake und del
old woman vhas right, und der poys
vhas putting some soft soap OH me
SayW
Eyes"
"Dot vhas all right, but l like tc
say something, und doan' you forget
him! Tonight dot same growd
comes aroundt here, und somepody
Will begin to hurrah for der mex
POSTMASTER. You ought to be here
Der dog Will be loose, and | shall
hat two CLUBS handy, and you vii
see fifteen men in sooch a hurry t.
get oudt doors dot you pellet some
earthquakes vhas shaking oop De
troit! Shust come aroundt und SCI
how a disappointed office-seeker Will
handle two CLUBS und bulldog p
Detroit Free Press.
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so7.43.

(which means" said Kate, dropping
her official manner, "that we have had
all this good time, and don't owe a
cent for anything, and have six dollars
and seventeen cents apiece coming
little piles of money.
"And coal in the bin, and food in the
larder," added Beth.
The next month, we paid five dollars
week each, and had a surplus, and
after that, four dollars q week usually
covered all expenses.
When we started, though we asked
no advice, we had floods of it, and no
end of dismal predictions. you'll
quarrel, You'll run in debt, you'll
find the work too hard" You'll get
tired of it," and, most dreadful OF all,
you'll be talked about"
"Well," said Kate, when this was
brought up, ''if good name in tho
past, and orderly living in the future,
won't save us, why. let them talk.
They must talk about something, and
while we are under discussion, some
body else will escape" So that was
disposed of. And we did not run into
debt, and we did not quarrel. 1t would
be too much to say that we never dii-
fered, but our differences were never
bitter
We used to think sometimes that
Beth shirked her share of the work, but
she was the swcetest-tempered creature
living, and always willing to make
amends. Then we had to hold tight
rein on Kate, who was apt to want lux
uries out of season, at eXorbitant prices;
and was sometimes trial about the
cooking, being absent-minded and apt
to burn things up. AS to Mamie, sho
was never anything but comfort. We
didn't keep her long, for one day, to-
ward our first Thanksgiving, there was
an unusual ilutter in the house. We
trimmed the rooms with flowers and
tied white satin ribbon on The Climax;
the minister and few friends came in,
and almost before wo knew it Mamie
and the young architect had gono Off
together in hack, with The Climax
wailing in n basket on the front seat.
But this did not break up the society,
for another good friend stood ready to
fill the vacancy, and stepped promptly
in. And did we not find the work too
hardp Well, sometimes il seemed q
bother, but, divided among four, it was
not oppressive and if the larder got
empty, or other work pressed, we took
our dinners out for day or two.
And we did not get tired of it, but
after three years trial of the plan, are
more and more satisfied, for it is Home.
We leave it in the morning with regret,
and return to it gladly at night, feeling
that ii is ours, that we are not there on
suflerance, but by right. And this
sense of security and permancncy en-
courages us to add comforts and even
Injuries to our surroundings, and
think you might hunt up and down the
city and not find more contented and
comfortable set of people than the
members of The Home Cooperative
Society. Stuart, IN Harper's
| BazQr.
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Ventilation.

II two persons are 10 occupy q sleep
ing-room together for night, let them
be weighed upon retiring, and then
again in the morning, and they will
find that the actual weight is at least
one pound less in the morning. FIRE.
quently there will be loss of two or
more pounds, and the average loss
throughout the year will be more than
IL pound. That is, during the night
there is loss of pound of matter
which has Como of from the body, pare
iy through The lungs and partly through
terial is carbonic acid gas and decayed
animal matter, or poisonous cxhala-
tions. This Is diffused through the air
In part, and in part absorbed by tho
bedclothes. II a single ounce of wood
or cotton be burned in n room, il will
so completely saturate the air with
smoke that one can hardly breathe,
though there can be but an ounce of
foreign matter i'm the air. If an ounce
of cotton be burned every half hour
during the night, the air will be con-
tinuously saturated with smoke, unless
there is an outlet for it. Now the six
teen ounces of smoke thus formed are
far less dangerous or poisonous than
the sixteen ounces of eXhalations from
the lungs and bodies of two persons
who have lost pound in weight dur
ing the eight hours of sleeping, for
while the dry smoke is mainly taken
into the lungs, tho damp odors from
the body are absorbed both into the
lungs and into the pores of the entire
body.
Nothing stronger can be said to prove
the necessity for ventilation in bed
rooms, and of thoroughly airing the
sheets, coverlets, and mattresses in tho
morning before putting them into the
form of neatly-made bed. Children
more than any others suffer from bad
air. The restless tossing and mutter-
ing, the disturbed sleep. all give
strongest evidence of the effects of bad
air. This is further confirmed by the
dull eye, stupid expression, lanquid
movements, and unrefreshed feeling
which are visible in the morning.
Every house should be well ventilated.
the body sufficiently covered with
warm, loose, suitable clothing, and be
sure the sleep will be sound and re-
freshing, and will be manifested in the
bright eye and vigorous growth and
action. L teueland Leaier.
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ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Husband loQuitur:

Husband loQuitur:
.Its the strangost thing that ever know,
And the mos. provoking, twlxt me and you
For woman who's got n man like me,
A good provider. and steady and free.
With all hor folks with funds sailed down,
And as fine house as any In town,
Amt quite 80 good as he might have been.
ats pretty good showing, seems 70 me.
A little of color. and that's what say
To their mother twenty times in a day.
but can't make her see IL In that light,
And she listens and waits night after night
For tho sound OF his step, till grow SO wild
That almost curse both mother and child.
And let the tormcnting yagabond go
And follow his ways and take the pain
But turn him out aud she calls him again.
This makes q hardness between her ana mo,
And the worst of II is, the children agree
That I'm i'm the right. You'd pity her then,
Such times 1 think I'm tho mcancst of mon.
"Pve argued and scolded and coaxod without
end;
Her answer is always; MY boy has one
friend
As long as live; and your charge is untrue
That my heart holds not equal love for you
And all the rest But the one gone astray
Needs me the most and you'll find tits tho
way
OF ali mothers TO hold close TO the one
Who hurts her the most. SO loves work ia
done
snow what can say TO such words as thoscy
I'm not convinced, AS the history shows,
But i often wonder which one is right,
AS hear her light step night after night
Here and there, to the window and door.
AS she waits with heart that is heavy and
sore.
wish the boy dead, while she gives her life
To save him from sin. There's husband and
WIFE"
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New and Stale Bread.

The difference between new and
stale bread is familiar enough, but the
nature of the difference is by no means
so commonly understood 1t is gcncr-
ally supposed to be simple result Of
mere drying. That this is not truo
explanation may be easily proved by
repeating the experiments of Boussis-
gault, who placed very stale loaf
(six days old) in an oven for an hour,
during which time il was, of course.
being further dried; but, nevertheless,
1t came out as new LOAF. He found
that, during the six days, while bccom-
ing stale, It only lost one per cent
of its weight by drying, ana that
during the one hour in tho oven it
lost three and one-half per cent. in be.
coming new and apparently moro
moist. BY using an air-tight case in
stead of an ordinary oven, ho re-
peated the experiment several times in
succession on the same piece of bread,
making it alternately stale and new
each time. --.im rican Miller.
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"Well, hubby, how did you enjoy
the service, this morningi' "To tell
the truth, darling, | didn't take much
interest in it. l could hardly hear a
word of the sermon" Why, / heard
it perfectly. What was the matter?''
"Well, / don't know. 1t may have
been because your new bonnet was so
loud" And then a silence fell on
the dinner table, SO intense that you
could hear the ice cream.-Ex.
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WEAVING and Feeding Young Pigs.

Pigs should gradually be wcancd, and
fed in separate pen. If kept in a
field, make small inclosurc for them.
When managed in this way, pigs will
continue growing when the sow fails to
afford sufficient milk. Overlooking at
weaving time, Is injurious. The pigs
gorge themselves and become i'll
shaped. They should be fed little,
six times day. Pigs with disordered
stomachs can not thrive. Inflamma.
ton of the bowels is common disor-
der, and is caused by ovor-eating, I'M
wholesome food, and exposure to cold.
Food much fcrmented will induce in.
flammation of the stomach and bowels.
This is the cause of much mortality
among hogs fed with slops from hotels,
asylums, etc., where there is large
amount of fermenscd material mixed
together in the swill-vats. Tho Same
condition may follow the feed ng OF
much corn, with but little exercise in
the open air. When there is access To
green food and the soil, young pigs
may be fed corn more largely. PeO-
pie now wish more lean pork, and the
skilled swine-growcrs should recognize
this desire and act accordingly. The
more high-priced pork they can sell,
The more profit they will realize. Fine
wheat middlings make the best ground
feed for young pigs.
The form of the trough Is important.
1t should be so constructed that the pigs
can not get into it with their dirty feet.
Nail stats across the trough so that the
pigs can not crowd each othor Feed
ing on the grourd is shiftlcss and waste
full, especially corn or small grain. AL
ways place the dry food on platform
in a high, dry spot. The platform
should be large enough TO accommo-
date the pigs without crowding. The
grain may be kept on the platform by
a narrow siding. The platform should
be frequently swept clean. When not
in use, it may be turned up cdgewisc to
prevent decay. The bottom boards are
nailed to stout scantlngs, which rest
upon fat stones.-F ID. Curtis, tn The
American AJriculturist.
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Mt h IN from the covert OF tho sitting.
room, but she usr lily ended with "Blos.
the childrenl'
But to turn from love 10 figures. How
much did IL costp
Now do not expect to be believed
when | say that our entire furnishing,
from the small mirrors in our bed
rooms to the big iron spoon in the pan.
that was the exact total IL may seem
moro credible when il is understood
that our dressing tables, wash-stands
and ottomans were packing-boxes, and
that the inviting cushioned chairs were
originally barrels. OF course our bed
steads were not furnished with hair
mattresses and rose blankets, but we
had warm coverings, and clean straw
filed ticks, which were simply luxuri.
Gus after clearinghouse mattresses.
Our table was not set forth with cut
glass or silver Except Kate's spoons
and forks), but it was clean, and the
food wholesome and varied.
And about the cost of livingp We
elected Kate treasurer, and every Sat
urday night each of us put five dollars
and a half into box kept for the plr-
pose, and she paid for everything out
of it. We questioned her often, during
the first month, how the money was
holding out, but sho made no satisfac-
tory answer.
The first day of January we each
found on our plate at supper the fol-
lowing notices: 1.-THE first monthly
meeting of the Home Cooperative So
ciety will be held this evening in the
kitchen, rs soon as the dishes are done.
A full attendance is desired, to hear the
report of the treasurer"
Every member was present, and the
treasurer read her report. After set,
ting forth at some length the origin and
object of the society, she presented the
following figures;
IN ACCOUNT WITH HOME COOPERATIVE So
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Have used DR.. Thomas Eclectric
Oil for Group and colds, and declare
it positive cure: Contributed by
VIM. Kay, $40 Plymouth Ave, Buff
falo, N. Y.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-12-17

Near Turin. Italy. young woman
poisoned herself last month on Tho
marriage of her younger sister from
fear Of becoming an old maid
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-26
FOREIGN NEWS.
ANOBLE LADY'S STRANGE FREAK
A Paris Swindler Escapes to Brazil-Ter-
rible Deed at Naples-Cholera-
um-Africa-German In
terests in China--Notes,
Miraculous Escape.

TORONTO, ONT, Sept. 24.-Three Pull
mans and private car of Chief En-
cineer Hannaford, of the Grand Trunk
Express for Montreal and Boston, left
the track near Sickering last night, ow-
ing TO broken frog, and went over an
embaukment twenty-five feet high. At
the time of the accident it was very
dark and the rain was pouring in tor
rents. The crash OF rolling cars,
screams OF women, groans and shrieks
of the wounded, all emanatlng from in
tense darkness, was terrible to listen to.
Horrors multiplied when Chief En-
gineer Hannilord's coach took fire. The
flames burned fiercely despite the pour
ing rain, and quickly communicated to
the Pullman coaches that came next,
though there the flames were stayed.
large number of town-people quickly
gathered and assisted in rescuing the
passengers from the burning Pullman.
AS quickly as possible tho passengers
were collected together and the roll
called, when it was found that about a
dozen were injured, but none seriously.
How all escaped is mystery. One of
the coaches was smashed into kindling
wood. All We're whirled over and over
several times, yet many escaped abso-
/ lutely unhurt, while most of wounds are
of slight character. The injured were
taken to Whitby whore medical aid was
| procured,
| The damage to the track and rolling
stock is estimated ut 100000.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-26
TnI-n.
AMUsEMENTs.

Seats for the Juvenile Ministries can
be secured at 10 O'clock this morning.
Fulton's Juvenile Creole Ministries
will make grand parade at noon to-
day.
"Only Woman's Heart" combination
passes through the city this morning en-
route TO Fort Worth.
Newton Beers has made hit in his
new comedy character of "Rodger" in
"Only q WOman's Heart"
The Georgia Wonder will give an ex.
hibition of her mysterious power Sun
day night. The admission on that Occa.
sion Will he - aud so cents.
The company of New Orleans young
gentlcm' who are known as Fultou's
Juvenile Creole Minstrcls made theiI
initial bow at Werlein Hall last evening
before n large audience, and how vol
that audience was pleased, the lrcqueu
enco1os ANA hearty applause testified
From beginning to end, a genuine. first
class minstrel performance WAS given
and one that would have been crecitaLl
To- any company, and that was fresh m,
sparkling i'm an its points,. New Or
! leans Chronicle.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-26
"Marble Heart"

The rain, or rather the threatening
rain, seriously interfered last evening
with the public patronage of "The Mar
bic Heart 10y the Mabel Norton COM
hination, This is one of the most touch
ing and beautiful dramas on the stage,
emotional and thrilling in every respect
and this company is admirably consti-
tuted to produce 1t in fine
style. Notwithstanding the linn
tied attendance last evening
the work of the various artists OF the
company was first-clnss in every re.
spect. Mr.. Cotton as "Volage," an edi-
tor; MIR. Lawrence as "Duchatlet," the
sculptor; Miss Mabel Norton as "M'lle
Marco and Miss Lawrence as "Marie,n
were more than good, and fully sus-
tanned the well-earned reputation of
their excellent company.
"Under the Gaslight" and "Marble
Heart" by this company are very nice
performances indeed and are deserving
OF generous public patronage. There
Is talent in the combination and IL Is "a
be regretted for their sake that they
reached us in this heated term, and be
fore the theatre-goin public have re,
stunned that patronage of the drama thai
so distinguishes Dallas above its con
freres, A little later on and the house
would have been crowded to see so OK
cellent company,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-26
BUSINESS NOTES.
sENERouS RAINS YESTERDAY,
heel Rails Improying-Fast Express
Price of WOol-Export ofProvisions
General Adyance-Railways
Firm - Trade Notes.
Tone ofthe Stock Market.

New YORK, Sept. 25.--Governments|
Nm.
Railways firm.
q tate securities steady.
KAt the Stock Exchange to-day the
market opened strong and higher on
he announcement from Chicago that
tbc representative of the Western and
SDuthwestern roads had settled their
V4erences and that in the settlement
ne Presidents of the Trunk lines had
<hori2ed the general managers and
be Vice Presidents to consider and
1eree upon plan for settlement of all
be difficulties and report on Tuesday
next, when the matter will be acted up
on by the Presidents. This brought
about buying movement and prices
rose u to IL. After midday New York
central was rgided down "a per cent.
To "a, on reports that insiders were soil
ms and that there was no fresh
Issue of bonds. The last mentioned
'rumor was repeatedly denied by the
|oflcers OF the company. This break
Wrought about a decline Of HWlL per
Dent, on other active shares, but subse-
Quently selling was checked by the
declaratiOn of quarterly dividend of
~ per cent. by the Lake Shore directors.
In the evening the market cut away
from New York Central, which re-
NAMED weak while the remainder OF
the list was strong. Pacific Mail went
higher on The announcement that the
export movement Of provisions to China
was assuming large proportions on
account of the war. Union Pacific was
strong throughout, on comparatively
light offerings. Compared with last
II.
cent. higher, except for Louisville d
Nashville and New York Central, which
are A@2p cent. lower.
Transactions, 2S7, 600 shares.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-26

Read The advertisement ot cotton 8sel
wanted, uu FIRST page.
Sec advertisement oi Collin County
oil Mile 200 Mckinney.
The motion docket was called in tho
County cyW, yesterday.
IoW CWtwr.ph. WIS Gucl So and costs
yesterday hy Ju Ucr Kendall.
JmUs Jp0ur.ou took ont alicensey YES.
terJoy t1msrry Miss Emma smith.
Deputy Sheriff Icv.suicked mp a hay
pony yesterday morning that had brid o
and saddle on.
After threatening rain all day a lill.
shower just sufficient 90 lay tho dust
fell yesterday evening.
The letter carriers will don what "a
called the hv'mc, hat iu a few days. The
Postal department propose kgcpug UY
Il perfect uniform with the carriers.
Those citi2ons of Dallas, who enjoyed
"a snrcu1do Wednesday evening, given
hy lhH celebrated Nciur Bros, urn NN.
impressed with the superb gifts OF chose
-uu'.umUn. IL was "a tgogt tlNi W.l .
r..ll,.'.Ud.
Auu, the l.tor the month proNinI.
Nu-,re, uIukuN a. Patterson, prop.
H.l.,-IU- tlUI. present .urH, Dr.. H.u.
/ BOO the Joining building and NIiHg u.
.U. u. t1o iulst drug st1ry3 BOO on.
.... This o. Cpmmguduu.r .Ut.r