Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-01-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

INA, is Mr.. Thompson respccta-
ble?" Certainly, my child Why do
you ask that question:" because he
wears such poor clothes" You should
not judge persons by their clothes; none
but silly people do that" Then every
body silly-ain'tt hey aP"-Harper'S
Bazar.
"A feather bed, clean as n pin and as
good as new, was found in the front
door yard of farmer named Bailey, in
the town of Zumbro, Mimi, the morn
ing after the Rochester cyclone. 1t had
been carried thither by the blast, a dis
lance of thirteen miles.-St. Paul
Press.
Mr.. Samuel b. Hill, of North An
dover, Mass, recently told friend that
he had dreamed dream the previous
night importing that he would die soon
and suddenly. At five o'clock on
Wednesday morning he was taken i'll in
bed, and died before medical aid could
be called, probably of heart disease
Boston Post.
"A young lady, evidently impressed
with the idea that she knows all about
it, says: IF a fellow is desperately in
love with girl, and is persistent in his
efforts to win her, he is sure to gain his
suit. Widowers understand this point,
and know exactly how to make love
and propose, and you will observe they
are always successful. "-Indianapolis
Journal.
About this time o. year clubs are
planted. We would like to instigate
IN fnt.s. aNt Of Oh
whose sole object would be the cultiva-
ton of the risibles. The greatest pest
known to polite society is the man or
woman who cannot take n joke, but
who, instead of tossing it aloft on rip
ping seas of laughter, allows it TO sink
and perish under gloomy waves of nom
appreciation. Some of these grim
birds who do not laugh can be taught
TO laugh, or at least TO perpetrate an
occasional smile. Let this club have
for its motto the wise precept of Josh
Billings: ''Laff every time you feel
tickled, and laff once in while emmy
how. "-IndianapoliS Journal.
Years ago John A. Allison mysteri-
ously disappeared from Suncook, N.
H., and his whereabouts was never
learned Recently three miners dis
covered in the White River Range, in
Colorado, a ruined hut, and upon enter
ing discovered the skeleton of a man
lying under rotting table. In the
pocket of tattered garment they found
a letter-''to be opened by my friends
and upon reading it learned that the
Wondering bones were once the frame
of John A. Allison, The yellow mis-
siye stated nephew, named Walter,
was with Allison, and that the latter
feared death at his hands for 5000,
which he possessed and the miners be-
lieve the old refuses fears were well
grounded, as they think Allison was
murdered. L. Boston Herald.
The National Longevity Society is
dead. Just as we were beginning to
think hopefully of the possible chances
for prolonged old age, if not for a
perpetual youth, comes the news that
the association which was to effect this
desirable end is itself no more. 1t died
young, but not hard, as its grip on life
had not yet grown firm. AS previously
mentioned, the society was organized
for the mutual physical benefit of its
members, medical attendance to be
furnished gratis, and hygienic rules to
be strictly followed. Some leading
citizens of Erie, Pa, including the
high sheriff and the collector of the
port, were the originators of the be-
nevolent scheme, but Notwithstanding
this the court has revoked its charter"
-Chica0o Inter- Ocean,