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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

1t is better to give than to receive.
This applies particularly to advice
New York Graphic.
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Advertising Rates.

Business Cards, year, dollar for every line.
Local Notices ten cents per limo for each insertion
snd all notices continued for three months or longer
a discount OF 2Spcr cent.
Advertisements sunaccompaniedby by verbal OF written
directions viii DO published three months.
tdyertisem nts under contract, ordered out %
Ere expiration Of time will be charged full rates.
80 pspcr discontinued wtl all arrearaSes are paid
t4copt at the option of he publisher.
Transient advertisements must DO paid in advance
ETrorms CASH, payable quarterly.
Buiy Wctsl uia inseited.
Prices aad Terms alike to all.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

The hands of the tower clock are
always engaged in n steeple chase
Judge.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

May the monument over restau-
ranter's grave be called caterpillar?
-EX.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

Only the sublimity of cheek can
rise to the grandeur of luck.-White-
hall Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

n a n week at home $500 outfit free. Pay
VEE absolutely sure. No risk. Capital not
IN m m required. Reader, IL you want business
wv Wat which persons of either sex, young
old can mako great pay all the time they work. with
certainty, write for particulars 20 III. HALLETT &
Co., Portland Maine. 6l9y1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

Drawing room ears on morning and evening trains
between Bay City and Detroit, extra charges only
2j cents .
Night express cast runs Sunday night instead Of
saturday. All other trains daily except Sunday.
SANFORD KELLER, Sup't
w. ID. HITCHCOCK,
Ticket Agent, Alpena, Mich.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

1t is the manufacturing chemist
who always has Il rctort ready.--EX,
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WIT AND HUMOR.

Light infantry--rorch bearers.
Boston Bulletin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

The cash system is II uo.bill art
Merchant Traveller
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-11-12

Burglariou- dilty-O!t in the stcaly
night. Tho Hatchct.
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The corset has como to stay
Brooklyn Chronicle.
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Prices and Terms alike to all.
klint & Pere Marnnette r. &.

/ HIlt w ! Gl y WiH' lVOttC w. ~
Tho shortest quickest, and DJst reliable route TO
and from Detroit, Toledo, cleveland. Cincnnaii
Saginaw and Bay City.
GOING EAST, s1uru ASp WEST.
cave Alpgnn daily, cNcept Sunday by Alpena
Bay City steamers, ~ 6 i. m.
unINn snuTn-EAsr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-29

toward the mouth Of the cave If they
had beer inclined to remain so. These
gentlemen so brilliant in the - circle
of society did not care TO become the
- victims of this creature so un-
known to fame; they might be ready to
die for love in a sense, but they
preferred to have this happen in A.
way than that approaching from be-
hind
The tread became more distinct. The
breath of the coming tiiag was almost
on their - cheeks. = despair
weighed upon heart and soul! !! ! when
10. tread in front of them
!!!!! whisper! +! !! !! And then
ball whizzed by their - forms and
they were saved! =! The
angel of this second rescue was the
- Mr.. X. a sportsman, who had heard
the cry Tor rescue, and knowing the
home of the animal bad recalled
from his intuition that - beings
were in danger. He had u eye and
- aim, and the result was the foe
living dead behind them. Tears and
embraces fell upon the sportsman, until
his modesty was overwhelmed; and an
other vote of thanks was Immediately
raised to this second of deliverers, with
a hint similar to that bestowed upon the
first.
And a testimony was really presented
to each at a gathering in their honor
A bas-relief by the Miss \ illustrat-
ing the scenes was presented to the
heroes of the - adventures. The -
Miss \ added a banner upon which was
inscribed Excelsior by her own -
hand; and othes tokens of esteem and
respect were protfered by the - as
sembly.-N. T. Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-29
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Church property to the amount Of
$1,000 is exempt from taxation in
Washington Territory.
The Northeastern Christian 1dro-
cate cites facts and documents to prove
that Methodism was originally estab-
lished in Chicago in 1851 fifty-three
years ago.
A census of Philadelphia board
ing school of forty-eight girls showed
that one could make bread, one knew
how to fry oysters, three knew how to
broil beefsteak. forty-eight could en-
broider and forty-seven dance.-Phitd-
delphia Press.
Vienna has society which renders
assistance to boys and girls who, on
leaving school wish to enter any trade
and who have no one else to help or
advise them. The children are looked
after, both as regards their moral and
intellectual development.
1t is related of the thirteen ycar-old
Boston school girl who died recently,
as alleged, of over-study. that during
her delirium she repeated page after
page of history, and struggled with the
notes of music, frequently crying; 30,
mother; if could only get those notes
out of my head. Boston Herald.
According to the New York Iade-
pendent there are for the vast popula-
tion of Russia eighty-fve Bishops, over
100000 other clergy, $4,000 monks and
nuns and Al, ,O5S churches. There are
only fifteen regular religious periodi-
Gals in the empire.
Mr.. Surgeons Pastors College,
supported mainly by gifts from his
own church, has educated 667 men, OF
whom 557 remained earnest workers.
These men have baptized $4,000 be-
levers, and the churches under their
care have present membership OF
$1,000 persons. The annual income OF
the college is 5000.
"A society has been formed in the
Harvard Congregational Church.
Brookline. Mass, called 1.-The Church
Porch" the object of which is Ito pro-
mote Christian discipleship among the
young Membership is conditioned
on the consent of parents or guardians.
1t was started five months ago with
forty members, and now has 105. The
members pledge themselves to read the
Bible and pray daily. and list of
Scripture readings, bearing upon the
Sunday school lessons, is prepared for
their use.-N. Y Examiner.
A curious thing in the Texas school
system is the community organiza-
ton. There are no districts and no
geographical subdivisions at all, but
as many persons as choose may unite
for school purposes by registration. and
are then recognized rs community"
and given a share of the public money.
There is no local taxation and no reg
ulations as to the size of the communi-
ties. As a matter of fact they vary
greatly and overlap each other SO as to
make endless practical Inconvenience.
A man once included in community
cannot leave it except by permission OF
q court.
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For Young Readers.
A COMIC VALENTINE.

st. Valentines Day. mamma. crled Tom,
And I've hud just lots of fun!
stopped in town on my way to school.
And bought such an ugly one.
A comical girl, with xoggle-eyes,
And the reddest hair and nose.
With . big, wide month that would make
And the funniest, turned-up toes.
Il sen; 1t to Susan Baker. too.
She's the hatefuiest girl in school;
Shes always a-poking fun at me,
II happen to break . rule.
. She goes above me in spelingclsss.
And laughs when lose my place,
And turns up her nose when l take the
chance
To make her an ugly face
But I guess she'll be hopping mad tonight
When she gets home from schooi-don'
you?
And she'll guess where it come from. too.
.what one for met didn't think
I'd get any valentine!
Who brought il. mamma-the poStman!
Well-aud SO it's really mine.
I'D like to know who sent it. though;
I'll bet II was Daisy May.
] thug II she smiled and looked at me
Uncommon sreet, to-day.
OH, yes, she must nave Scul euEc.
wonder what is i'll itI
wish Bob Jones could see II, too;
Ill open it this minute.
It's comic! What an ngly one!
know twas Susan Baker
That sent me such u horrid thing
Id like to go and shake her..
All. Tom, there Is a golden rule
That counsels you to do
To other people n you would
That they should do to you.
You thought to tease poor Susan 50
Was only jolly fun;
But now you know how it's yourself
To get an ugly one.
Golden Days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-29

In private life every service rendered
by ones interiors and servants is equal
ly expected to be rewarded not only
throughout the year, but ut the begin
ming Of the next besides. The waiter
who attends upon one in the restaurant
receives upon an average 4d. day for
serving one with two meals-f6 Is. 3d.
per annum; the waiter at the cafe re-
ceives 2d.-f3 0s. 10d. per annum; the
barber expects I'd each time he cuts
your hair Is; the attendant at the
bath ditto. Seeing that n warm bath is
out of the question in an ordinary
a week-17s I'd per annum. The con-
French apartment,o one goes ut least twice
cierge expects at least ten francs eac,4
time the rent is paid, which is four
times year-total Fl Us. Woe betide
the tenant who fails in this latter quasi
voluntary contribution. His most init
mate friend will be told he is not at
home when he has made most inn
pOrtant appointment; he himself viii
be left at the street door after
dark until he be clammed with cold
or weary with waiting. Ii the question
be asked: ..How does the concierge know
LIldl IL Is Tile ucidulteT IN tiueSIIOQ VINO
is pulling the bell?" the.answer is, the
concierge does not know; but according
to her lights, if there be one black sheep
in the house she ;ndiscriminateIy in
fiicts suffering upon every inmate. The
good pay for the bad; that Is her mag
inn, from which there is no appeal The
landlord sides with his understrapper.
Ii he should dismiss her the chances are
that the house falls from the frying pan
into the fire. An old Angfo-Parisian
whose concierge was i'll was heard to
express the hope that she would Get
over it. .'You like her very muche''
asked his friend. "Not So" came the
answer; ''but pray ed for the removal
of her predecessor, and we got worse;
prefer putting up with the known evil. =
No Partisan will quarrel with his con.
cierge if he does his life will be q mis-
cry ever afterward. Until three O'Clock
in the afternoon he win live upon des-
ert island. Not till that hour will his
letters and newspapers come to hand
Cor. Londes Globe.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-A|New York plumber has married q
milliner. Everything tends to consoli-
dation and monopoly these days
LoueH Citizen.
A Philadelphia man stopped using
gas and bought lamps instead. The
very first night lamp was upset by
the cat and the house burned down.
Moral-Don't keep cats.-Ihitadelphia
Gail.
-"Schumann's advice to young mu-
sicians to always play as if no one were
listening is good rs far as it goes, re-
marks the Musical Tisitor. May we
supplement it by advising the young
musician to be sure there is no one
within hearing, then go ahead.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Gazette.
Henry Wizards wife is daughter
of William Lloyd Garrison. and is full
of pluck. She wouldn't be true Gar
ris0n if she wasn't. 1t may also be
said that the man who captured q
whole Garrison, al by himself. cannot
be kept down long for the want of
few dirty dollars.-N. Y. Picayune.
-..What do you think of my little
duck?' whispered Augustus Popinjay,
directing friends attention, at q ball,
to very handsome young lady in low
neck and short sleeves. "She looks
plump enough" was the reply, ''but
don't you think little more dressing
would improve her?"-Burlington Free
Press.
There's good deal of disputin'
about the liver hue of the sundowns
lately" says Aunt Tabitha; ''some
says as how it is caused by the comic,
and others that it's collie dust, what
ever that is; but for my part, I think it
is the reflection from Deacon Poder's
bright red barn, jest opposite. ~. y.
Commercial advertiser.
The Bouquet:
At a hotel table sat
Bridget bride and bridegroom Pat
While a city dweler, he
Helped himself to celery.
Bridgets eyes with wonder grew.
paddy" whispered she. "luk you
At that baste acrast the way
| Attn up that sweet bookay."
Whitehall Times.
Walt Whitman, speaking of Amer
lean poetry, says: '.Think OF the ABB
sence and ignorance, in all cases hith-
eEtO, Oh the NaSl cuScHlUlc, uuleituuI-
nousness. vitality and the unprece.
dented stimulants of to-day and here. "
We frequently think of it. We some
times wake up at midnight and think
| of it. We also think of those things.
in all their multitudinosity, in connec-
ton with the stimulants of yesterday
and then and there.-Erchange.
DIR. MacDuff tells good story Of
DIR. Chalmers, s.the simplicity OF whose
character was out of accord with the
rush and torrent of his magnificent
| verniage." On one occasion the great
orator had been invited to address ,
primitive prayer-meetins in . remote
Highland parish. The Tochial min
lister begged as personal favor that
the distinguished minister would speak
down to the intelligence of his flock.
and use only the simplest words and
| sentences. Chalmers good
assented. and began with this easy and
unstudied sentence: MY friends, /
have been specially asked, in addressing
you tonight, to avoid the technical
nomenclature of scholastic theology"
~ Y Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-29
st. Valentine.

We are bound to confess that when
the month of February arrives st. Val
entine becomes very important person
his round deft fingers are busy upon the
offerings suitable to his day.
Who was st. Valentine, and what has
he to do with this strange custom?
1t is more easy to answer the first
question than the second. All that is
known of the saint is soon told The
origin of our present custom Is not GER
tain. More than one explanation has
been given, and the following has much
in its favor Isaac Disraeli has pointed
out that many of our chilcren's games.
the tumblers and street acrobats, the
carnivals and speaking pantomimes of
Italy, were all once common in ancient
Rome. And so the custom connected
with st. Valentines name may also be
traced to a rite that was practiced in the
same city. In the month of February q
feast called Lupercalia was held in honor
of the rustic god Pan. Then took place
a ceremony no doubt much in favor with
the young people at Rome. The names
of young girls were placed with proper
solemnity in box and shaken up. Tie
Young men then drew these names, and
thus each obtained what we should call
a valentine. But the leaders of the early
Christian Church, wishing to do away
with heather rites and superstitions,
made change in this. The young men.
instead of drawing the names of young
girls, drew those of early saints. and
each was supposed to initiate the exam
pie of the saint whose name he drew.
AS the heathen rite took place about the
14th of February, that day was fixed on
for the new ceremony. Then, that be-
ing st. Valentines day, his name has
come down to us linked with the Gus
tom. So we can fully acauit st. Valen-
tine of having aught to do with our
present style of celebrating his day. He
was a Christian martyr who suffered
death at Rome under the Emperor
Claudius.
The extraordinary number of letters
now posted on the 18th and 14th of Febru-
ary is scarcely credible; but without
the aid of figures we can obtain some
idea from the lateness of the postman's
call and the strange ngure which he
generally presents on those days. Poor
man. he has something for nearly every
house on that morning, and has TO make
his round hung about with bags and
bundles like beast of burden. And
vet he makes tine best of it, and has a
kind word for the youngsters who hurry
to the door to meet him.-Harpsr'J
Young People.
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COV1NGTON, ST TAMMANY PARISH La, MARCH 20, 1884.
rom her bosom and held up before his


face.
Tarleton trembled. was as pale as a
corpse. and turning to the young officer,
who stood near by intentlv watching the
scene, he said. Captain, where is this
woman's husband9"
He answered, Under guard in yon.
der tent
ssOrder him to be brought here
And soon Charles Mackey stood before
the valiant Tarleton. ..Sir," said he,
..you have been convicted of bearing
arms against his Majesty's Govern
ment. Worse-you have been con.
victed of being spy: you have dared
! | TO enter my lines in disguise as a spy.
and YOU cannot deny it. But, for the
sake OF your wife l will give you full
pardon on condition that you will take
an oath never again to bear arms against
the Kings government.
Sir: said Charles Mackey. in the
| firmest tones, 81 cannot accept pardon
| on those terms. 1t must be uncon.
ditional, or must die
And poor Lydia Mackey cried out,
..And too must de- and on her
knees, holding on to Colonel Tarleton,
she pleaded with such fervor and elo
| quence that Tarleton seemed for a mo-
ment to hesitate, and then, turning to
the Young captain, he said, with CULVER
ing lips, and in voice choked with
emotion, Captain, for Gods sake, sign
my name to this paper, and let this
| woman CO."
With this. Lydia Mackey sank to the
ground exhausted, and Colonel
Tarleton mounted his charger and
gallopcd off, doubtless happier for
having spared the life of the heroic
Lydia Mackey's husband:
lydia Mackey in her old age was
fine talker, and when / was boy ten
years old I heard her tell this story
with such feeling and earnestness that
great tears rolled down her aged
cheeks to mingle with those of her little
grandchildren gathered around her
knees.
The name of Tarleton was execrated
in South Carolina till very late peri
od. But the Lydia Mackey episode
shows that he had a heart not wholly
steeled against the nobler feelings OF
humanity.
The history of our Revolutionary
war can hardly present more interest
ing tableau than that of Lydia Mackey
begging the life of her husband at the
hands of the brave and bloody Tarle-
ton. 1t is altogether probable that the
Lydia Mackey victory was the first
ever gained over this redoubtable COM
mander.-Harper's Weekly.
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W. G. KENTZEL, Editor
NOT UNTIL NEXT TINE.

dreamed that we were lovers still,
as tender as we used to be,
when brought you the daff
and you looked up and smiled a, ma >,
Irue sweethearts were we then indeed
when youth was budding into hInom.
Dut now the flowers are gone tn seed.
ana brctzes have left no perfume
bgcause you ever, ever will
Iake such crooked view Of things.
blstpftlng this and that. until
CONFUSION ends i'm cavilings,"
because you never never viii
fcrcelve the force of what saw:
as III always reasoned Ill
Enough to take ones breath away"
but what if ripper love replace
Inc vision that enchanted me.
nnen all you did was perfect rraco.
And all you said was meiody."
And what if loyal heart renew
Inc image, never quite foregone,
COMBINING. as of yore. i'm you
"A samson and Solomon"
''Ihen to the breezes will toss
Inc straws we split, with temper's loss.
And seal upon your lips anew
Inc peace that gentle hearts ensue"
-, welcome then, We playful ways,
ana sunshine of the early days
And Danish to the clouds above
Duh reason, that bedarkens ioye,"
Il. d. Bldchmore. in Biac.morc's Magazine
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1t Was Past Telling.

There was suit before Justice of
the Peace the other day, in which a cit
izen of the suburbs attempted to make
out that he had been swindled in .
horse trade. The defendant had war;
ranted the horse reasonably sound
for beast of his age" and the age was
given at eighteen years.
IBID you give the animals age at
eighteen?" was asked of the defendant.
"I gave it as about eighteen.
"What did you mean by reasonably
sound for his age?''
81 meant that he had one leg on
which there were no ringbones or spav-
ins, and he could see pretty well out of
one eye"
..How old do you believe the horse to
be?''
mot over nineteen, but I'll leave
that to his Honor and the jury"
1t was agreed to adjourn to the alley
and inspect the beast. They found the
horse leaning up against the wall, head
down and eyes full of tears, and his
Honor put the age down at twenty-four.
Each of the jurymen had a look at the
horses teeth and eyes and feet, and
they were firm in their figures, which
ranged from twelve to forty-five years
of age. When the counsel for the
plaintiff discovered this he said:
"Your Honor. 1 desire to withdraw
from record everything relating to the
horses age"
"WhyS'
because, when man like your
Honor can't tell whether horse is fif-
teen or hundred years old, and jury
of intelligent citizens can't distinguish
a ringbone from SPAWN, the defend-
ant can't be blamed for throwing in q
sore back and poll-evil free gratis!''
..Very well, sir.
"And we rest our case solely upon
the fact that we were drunk when we
made the trade, and that the defendant
knew it and took advantage of us"
The jury found for the defendant, OF
course.-DetroI Free Press.
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The preacher whom the Bishop inn
posed upon the Bethel African Church
at New Haven, and who was dragged
out of the pulpit by the enraged menu
bers, thus graphically describes his
mental processes on the occasion: my
sermon related to peace and prosperity
the prosperity of the Christian
Church. The text was from Psalms
cxxii., Z. Peace be within thy walls and
prosperity within thy palaces / had
Just got to that point where I was de-
lineating the character of David, the
sweet psalmist, when they grabbed me.
Then peace, prosperity and everything
else vanished. d.-Harttord Post.