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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05

New STEAMBoAr.-The steamer that
Messrs. Allen Il Brasen have for some
time past been building in their yard in
the north end of town Was launched
last Wednesday night, and the q. It
morning brought down to the Yesler
wharf for lhe finishing touches. Her
engines and wheels We're put in before
l+uacnin9, 50 all that remains tn do be-
fore starting her into trade can be done
by the close of the present week. She ia
a sld-wheeler, Go feet long. IL feet beam
and 81 feet depth Of hold. she draws
now only 10 inches, and when fully
loaded will not 90 down more than ~
feet. She Is intend-d for 10 shallow
water business of our rivers. A CON-
Portable cabin will occupy the whole
rear end OF the boat, to the exclusion of
guards and deck. j. rheo. Lohr il the
owner, and will be the master. He has
named his boat the Pearl.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05

KILLED A BEAR. A. A. Smith, Ed
Hansen and one or two other gentle.
men while out hunting at Alki Poin,
yesterday. discovered large black bear
IN the woods which, when pursued, tool
to the water. Bruin was overtaken by
the hunters aud killed,
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05
N d n d n VI A u n Z II.
Corrected daily By the
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
OF SEATTLE.

Sick headache. hahifuai costiyene~s
pain . sack ant iimhs. loss OF Appetite.
bad 70 "a and taste in the msuth etc,
eniiT a. cured by the u.e OF
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05
PURCHASING AGENCY

For the purchase Of all classes Of Goods.
Parties living out of the city can have
their orders nile at the lowest cash ates.
with orig nal invoices forwarded at the
ca lest m ImenL w. claim to have had
an experience in buying and selling all
C asses Of merchandise for the last 80
years
We are alss specially prepared to sup
ply new and second h and Pianos and Or
zans, Brass and String B and IDstru me nts.
one of the firm neing p ofessor of mus c.
II you should favor Us with an order
you can rest assured you will be well
treated.
All parties wishing information will
please write name, address and county
plainly. and enclose stamp for reply.
PICKERING Il CO.
sa5 dwlm Agents
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05
WANTED.

FURNISHED ROOM FOR GENTLE
L man AMI wife, centrally located. Cal
at room q, Yesler-Leary block, or ad
dress III. J., p. .. box 267. %
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05
WANTED.

GIRL TO DO LIGHT HOUSEwoRK
VI Call at room No. 7, Yesterday
block. au27
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05

FANS. Sept. IA correspondent says
an order has been Issued to suspend
Operations in Cnina. Ferry Is desirous
of giving tue Chinese q vernment time
to rttiect upon the situation.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05

- The Goods viii be sold subject to
the usual du >. and for cash. Ali Goods
70 DC tsken asa On or befaro " ednes-
day. Sep eusber f0th-
Affer the gods are sod they Will be n
buyers max and sense.
eel w. II CLAnKE, Auctionesr.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
He Did the Best lie Could.

An Irish laborer was recently killed
on the railroad, and ono of his fellow
workmen was deputed to break the
news to his wife.
"Break it gintly to her, Dennis,
poor sowl," he was instructed. Lead
up to it by degrees, and not be too sud.
den like"
as this Mrs. McFaddcn ?'' asked
Dennis, who was frightened at the task
before him, of the woman who opened
the door.
1T is. Plat dc we wantP"
''ls Misthcr McFaddcn imp
''He is not. lie is beyant on the rail-
road, wurrking for ninety cints day."
'.It's q foine day, Mrs. McFadden.
Would We moind givin' me tasthte OF
wathcrP Thank We, bad cess to tho
stuff. It's a foine day, Mrs. McFad-
den"
"Yis, it's foine day. Plat would
We be afther doing with Mr.. McFad-
dcn?"
II want to see him on some private
business. Wull he be home this av'nin,
dc We thinkP'
''He wull."
"Misthcr McFaddcn is very dacent
mon, and shure he has q foine lookin'
wolfe. Yer of Oirish descent, Of
coorsep"
"Yis; me grandfathur was an
O'Tourke, and me fathur was the best
mon that liver left ould Oirland."
II think Oil wait for Misthcr Nc
Fadden. l want to spakc TO him ut
wanct when he comes home"
''Poor crathur," communed Dennis
rs he seated himself, "Oi'm the mon to
break the news gintly to her, but it's
hard wurrk. There they come now with
all that is left of poor Misther McFad-
den. Oh say, Mrs. McFadden," ex-
claimed Dennis, ''they're bringin' yer
husband TO yer. A train ran over him
and killed him."
And with the tears standing in his
eyes, Dennis said: "Bycs / broke the
news gintly, poor owl."-Philadetphia
C0U
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
The First Popular Explorers.

In SCI Nadod, rowing pirate, In ono
of his voyages TO the North was cast
away on what he supposed TO be an
immense continent, and which he desig-
mated by the name of Snowland.
About three years later, two Swedish
navigators visited this land and sailed
completely around the supposed CONT
ncnt, proving it be an island. Having
found u great quantity of drift ice col
lected on the north side in the neigh
borhood of Cape North, they gave it
the name of Iceland, which it still
bears. Iceland has an area Of 1881
square miles, and at the present day a
population of over 10000 inhabitants.
Thorwald, Norwegian chief, had been
banished to exile in Iceland for some
murder committed by him in his ma
tive land. Soon after his arrival he
died, and his son, known as Eric, the
Royde, or Red, possessing restless,
rowing, daring spirit, and inheriting his
fathers temper, killed one of his Ice-
landic neighbors in quarrel. He was
compelled to Zee.
In 9S2 he sailed from his homo and
directed his course southwest. After q
quick run he deserted two lofty noun
tains, the one covered with snow, the
other with ice. He called the first
.''White Shirt" the second "Bluo
Shirt" and sailing on soon reached the
coast In the following spring no ex-
plored the surrounding country, and
was delighted with the freshness and
vcrdurc of the land in comparison with
his own lost home. Contrasting the
ncw-f6und land with the gloomy rocks
of Iceland, he gave it the fiatterlng APP
pellation of Greenland, and returning
to his former home, circulated the most
glowing and exaggerated descriptions
of the new country, and induced many
of his former associates and neighbors
to follow him.
lie sailed back with twenty-five vcs-
pels, but of these only fourteen reached
the newly-discovered Paradise. Tho
missing eleven wore never heard of,
and were doubtless lost in ono of the
terrible storms that sweep over the Arc
tic scas.-7he Current
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
wouldn't Give Him a Chance.

Old simeon had been employed TO
work in Colonel Hatcher's garden. The
Colonel noticed that tho old man spent
he most of his time at tho kitchen
window, talking TO the colored lady
who condescends To the mental office of
,ook. While the Colonel was standing
1t tho front gate, Simeon came around
md was in the act of passing out, when
he Colonel observed the gentleman's
,oat bulging and his arm raised in a
cather suspicious manner
simeon, what's that you've got
ander your arm?'
"Dis hcah arm, sahp"
"Yes, that there arm"
"Dis 'un?" placing his right hand on
MS left breast.
"Yes, you know which one ! mean"
"Yas, sab, vas. Use got powerful
wellin un'er my arm, sah.'
"There was nothing the matter when
;ou came this morning.
"Nor, sab, dat's fack, but de
wellin' wuz mighty student / don't
hink dat my blood's right, sah."
"No, and | don't think that your flesh
8 altogether above suspicion
"Doau think il is, sab. Use had dis
wellin' seberal times, sab, in dc last
week ur two"
III don't doubt it in the least"
"Nor, sab, nor. Wuz er workin'
roun' dar ies' now an de fust thing I
lnowed, dis arm gunter 90 up, an
pains guntcr shoot down dis laig. 1t
Yuz de fust time dat sich thing bab
,ber happened an it skccrcd me-"
Thought YOU had been affected that
way several times in the last week or
wop'
80, vas, but it wuz un'er de udder
irm befo'. KEEP on Ell swellin' jes' like
tells yer, till | got skeered, so Use
low goin' ter see doctor, fur l doan
Yanter let it run on"
II am a physician. Let me examine
you."
"Hole on, boss" stepping back.
.Yerse'f doan un'erstan' dis case. Yer
nout DO q good doctor wild de chills,
out Use crfeerd ter trus' yer wild case
ike dis. My regular family 'zishun is
10 only man what un' erstan' dis ease"
"Who is Your physician?"
doctor Pillings."
"He's out of town. You'd better let
ne make an examination.
"HuhP" shifting uneasily.
"Let me see what's the matter"
"Boss, my doctor tole me dat
mustn't let no udder man tech me,
case If I did, de swellin' is APP ter
strike in an kill me. 'Twan't fur dat,
I'd put myself un'er yer charge in er
mint. Use heerd dat yer's mighty
inc 'zishun, an eff yer had tuck dis
case ut fust, wy yer mout or been q
good ham at it by dis time"
II have treated many case like
his" said the Colonel, land | don't
think that / would be discharging my
sworn duty rs n physician if l were to
allow you TO leave my premises without
having first attempted to relieve you"
BOSS, heah is dc fack in dc case.
DR.. Pillings owes me money, an I
hab promised ter take it out in
doctorin'. Now, Of he finds out dat
Use 'ployed some udder man, he'll get
mad, sides dat.'I ain got dc money
.er pay yer wild"
81 won't charge you anything"
"Ycr's a powerful 'bligin' genner-
man, but | doan' wantcr take do want
age o. yer. Use allus made it or rule
not ter pose on kind man."
81 cannot allow you to 60 without
excrting my Skill taking hold of old
Simeon.
"Hcah, take de picer meat" lifting
his coat and exhibiting a ham. ''Yer's
lie wust pusson l eber seed. Won't gin
er man chance nohow. "-ArkanSaW
Traveller
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
A Terrible Time Approaching.

The period between 1880 and 1885
cannot fail to excite the liveliest in
terest with astronomers, as the four
great planets, Saturn, Neptune, IRA
nus and Jupiter, will then be in peri
helion for the first time in about 1000
years, and in consequence of this re-
markable event it is believed that the
climatic conditions of the earth will
be disturbed and produce alternate
degrees of excessive heat, cold, rains,
floods, hurricanes and fatal epidemics.
During the sixth and sixteenth CEN
turtles of the Christian era three of
the above planets were in perihelion,
and from that or some other cause
floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, sick
ness and the plague extended over the
world and destroyed vast amounts of
life and property. In the sixth cen
fury the plague broke out in the east,
and sweeping over Africa, Asia and
Europe, destroyed, it is estimated,
00,000,000 people. The city of AL
exandria lost 100000 inhabitants. In
Constantinople 1000 died per day
during three months, and in and
around Rome during the same time
5000 died per day. A large number
Of cities, villages and provinces in
eastern Europe, western Asia and
northern Africa were almost depopu-
lated, and remained in that condition
several centuries. The people fled
panic-stricken in every direction, and
for miles around these cities the dead
were left unburied, and thus filling
the air with pestilential odors,. adding
additional horrors to the scenes Of
distress and misery. In the sixteenth
century the plague ravished the world
again. Constantinople lost 200, 900
people, and in and around Rome, Ma
les and other cities of Italy, 100000
died in five years.
Fifteen millions persisted in China
and 30,000,000 died in the countries
bordering OH the Red, Black and
Mediterranean seas. Marseilles lost
$4,000 inhabitants in six months, and
in around London 100000 died in
three years, and in that city fires were
kept burning day and night long
time to purify the air, which seemed
vitiated several years. Ireland lost
100000 people, Paris 100000, Mad
ras 100000, Madrid 1000, Alcxan-
der $4,000, and the total loss of life
by the plague and famine of the six
teenth century is estimated at $780,
100000. If the foregoing calamities
were the result of three planets in
perihelion, what may be anticipated
from the four now approaching peri
helion? The theory entertained is
that the perihel on the four great
planets will affect the sun and the sun
in turn will injuriously affect the
earth, and hence disastrous conse-
quences to life and property will fol-
low.-New York World.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the terms and condi-
tions of certain indenture mortgage, bearing date
the LIST day of December, a. ID. 1876, and executed
by and between Edmond Brown and Donlenn
brown, his wife, OF the first part, and Charles w.
Richardson, OF the second part, and duly recorded
in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the county
OF Apena, on the 30th day of December, A. ID.
1876, in lber ], OF Mortgages on page 2iS, and by
which said default the power of sale in said mort
gage contained has become operative, and ~ being
claimed that there is now due and unpaid at the
date hereof, on said mortgage, the sum of one
thousand eight hundred and forty-ive dollars and
sixty cents tSl $1,000, for principal and interest,
together with an attorney fee of twenty ve dollars
,s2jOy provided for in said mortgage, and no suit
or proceeding, either ut law or in equity, having
been instituted TO recover the amount secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof, now, therefore
Notice IS hereby given, that on the Ioth dny
afternoon OF said day, ut the front door OF the Court
House, on Chisholm street, in the city OF Apena,
county of Alpona, and state of Michigan, that De.
ing the place of holding the Circuit Court Tor said
county in which said mortgaged premises are STU
ated, will sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder, the premises described in said mortgage or
SO much thereof as may be necessary TO satisfy the
said debt the interest thereon, and SAID attorney
fee, and AL costs and charges allowed ny law snid
mortgaged premises are situated in the Township
of Long Rapids, county of Alpena, State OF Michi-
gam and described follows: All that piece or
parcel Of landdoscribcd in said mortgage as follows,
to wit
An undivided ono-half interest in the southeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter. the cast half
of the southeast quarter, tM northwest quarter
of the southeast quarter and the northeast quar-
ter Of the southwest quarter Of section thIty-six
1867, town thrty-two (32l north. Of Range five ol
cast, containing two hundred acres more or less.
CHARLES w. RICHARDSON,
Mortgage.
II. ]. KELLEY,
Attorney for Mortgage. 676wl3
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
Something Yet to be Invented,

A scientific gentleman in this city,
speaking recently to a Graphic repre-
seption, said: 81 believe that before
long an instrument will be invented
which will do away with the steno-
graphers in our courts and offices.
They were badly scared when Edison
invented his photograph, which would
faithfully record the sounds of the
human voice as well as those of musi-
cal instruments. That ideas only
needs to be developed to produce q
machine that will answer all the pur-
poses of the modern shorthand writer,
and in fact be more faithful recor-
der of all that takes place within its
range, sounds such as laughs, signs,
means, etc., that stenographer can
not write, it being alike susceptible to.
Another advance in this line would
be a machine which would automat-
ically write out these recorded sounds,
as on a typewriter, and thus every
man could be his own amanuensis.
Inventors are now looking into this
matter. New York Graphic.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
The Kerr pavement which in found

The Kerr pavement which in found
so satisfactory on the Paris boulcvards
is an artificial stone pavement cover
ed with wood. There is first six
inch foundation of concrete composed
of Portland cement, washed gravel
and clean sand, conforming exactly
to the final contour Of the top surface.
Before it is dry a layer of very hard
mortar of Portland cement and sand
is spread over it so as to be left per-
fectly smooth. This supports the
weight, the wooden blocks-six by
nine by three, placed ON end in direc-
ton Of the grain-which rest upon it
being added to give elasticity and
noiselessness and to protect the artif-
cial stone. The blocks are set in rows
about three-eights of an inch apart
and are secured in place by pouring
boiling aspahalt around them. The
remaining space between them is fill
cd in with Portland cement grouting.
A layer of fine gravel completes the
pavement.-Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A SUMMER EVENING.
Twas a summer evening cool and charming .. \, 1


Twas a summer evening cool and charming;
Every scat upon the common held It's bliss
full twain.
Doomcd the beetles by them quite alarming,
And the foliage rustcd Ike the dropping OF
tho ain.
Perfumes from the beds of roses rising
Woke ccstntic rnptures from the rose lips OF
the fair.
That soft hands were pressed is not surprising,
Nor that wais's were claspcd and kisses
stolen unaware!
/, too, sat with Mary 'rcath the awning
While the sickle moon with Venus gcmmed
the golden West.
Aud felt the tender pas sion dawning
Like u moonriscg'er the heaving ocean OF
my breast.
dearest Mary, wilt thou be my star, pet7
Yes, lis thou alone on earth, tits thou whom
adore!
when we're married, Mary, not a carpet
Need we have upon the lovely lnlaid wooden
floorv
All. how confdentialy we whispered,
Cheek n check whie melancholy toads
chirpcd In the trees,
And our mothers not tho slightest lisp heard,
As they sat within the pnrlor talking char
tiles.
MANY wears are garncred since we planned II
That our house should have no carpet on
the inaid floor;
Gentle reader, canst thou understand iti
] was six, then-and my neighbor, Mary, she
was fourl
--NdthGn Haskell Dole. IN The Century
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
The Regular Boarder.

"For ten years past" said the new
boarder, "my habits have been regu-
lar as clockwork. | rose on the stroke
of 6; half an hour later l sat down
to breakfast at Z l was ut work,
dined at II, ate supper at 6, and was
in bed at $50, ate only hearty food,
and hadn't a sick day in all that
time" "Dear me-" said the deacon
in sympathetic tones, "and what were
you in for?" And in the awful
silence that followed you could hear
the hash CRATE its teeth.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20

ooh. but will heaven never relieve
me from this horrible suspense? Am
] to be tortured into my grave p
Tortured, my dear, and how ?" "My
husband-my poor, dear husband
He disappeared from me two years
ago-two long and weary years, and
/ know not whether he be dead or
alive. ut is indeed terrible" "Ter-
rible 1t is maddening. And me
with three offers Of marriage OH
hand ~ "Faints into the hands of
the Count de Cass'cer's, entering.
Tablcau.-Paris Figaro.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20

There is hcadstone in the Yayoo
City (Miss.) Cemetery bearing the fol-
lowing inscription on one side: Sacred
TO the memory of George NJ. Hancock,
born in Frederick County, Virginia,
September 30, 1906: died in Yozoo
City, October ~, 1893, aged forty-seven
years and twcnty-cight days" On the
opposite side is the following. "Sacrcd
to the memory of John NJ. Hancock,
born in Fairfax County, Virginia. De-
cember &, 1906 died in Yazoo City,
March 6, 1851. Here lie two grand
sons of John Hancock, the first signer
of the Declaration of Independence. "
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20

EYES," said the Southern sheriff,
eve used to hunt men down with
bloodhounds. We do it cheaper now.
We merely send book agent after
the man we want, and he's sure to be
found in half the time it would take
a bloodhound. Cruel? Yes, it is
rather moro cruel than the old way (;
but a sheriff cant permit sentimental
considerations to interfere with his
business.-Boston Transcript.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20

Quinsy troubled me for twenty
years. Since l started using DIR.
Thomas Eclcctric Oil, have not had
an attack. Mrs. Letta Conrad, Stan
dish, Mich.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20

Pullman cars are great comfort
TO travellers in Mexico. The wise
bandits never bother the passengers.
They go for the porters.-Philadel-
phia Call.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20

Tho latest device TO save lives at
fires has been put into practice in st.
Louis, where the German Turner's have
organized corps Of athletes, who will
undertake TO form living pyramid be-
fore burning building of any height
and hand down the children and women
safely.-.SL Louis Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20

sharpening their hatchets. The bust
ness of raising hair promises to be
vigorously prosecuted and profitable
to the raiser
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20

The exodus for the Black Hills has
commenced, and the redskins are
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-20
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