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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11
Working a Widow.

Some weeks ago a widow moved in,
to Detroit from town in the western
part of the State. She brought with
her a bulldog, which showed game in
every movement, and it was not long
before every butcher and sport in the
neighborhood wanted to buy that dog.
The widow wouldn't sell at no price.
The next thing to buying the dog was
to get up fight between him and an
other canine of bloodthirsty appear
ance, but the widow wouldn't hear to
this.
81 want you to understand" she
Indignantly replied, "that l am a re-
spectacle woman and give no encour-
agement to such things"
Still, there were one or two men
who did not despair. They began to
conspire, and as result they led a
fighting dog into barn near the
widows house the other day, and one
of them paid call at the house and
said:
'In course we knows how you feels
about this dog-fghting. We feels the
same, but there's a woman across the
alley who owns a dog which she brags
on"
''She can't be no lady, was the re-
tort.
Exactly, ma'am, or she wouldn't
speak of you as she does"
"Speak of me? Why, don't
know her!"
"In course you don't, and l should
hate to tell you what she says of you"
"But you must If she's talking
about me | want to know what she
saysp
"But, ma'am, you'll excuse me, you
know"
"No, l won't! What does she
say ?"
"Well, then, begging your pardon,
she makes fun of your red hair"
"She does? ?"
"And she ridicules your dress"
"The vixen -
"And she says she never saw such
feet on q woman"
'1'll sue her for slander I'll sec
lawyer at once!" exclaimed the
woman.
"We've got her dog in the barn
ma'am. It's a dog she brags on. She
was a-saying yesterday that if her dog
could only get at your dog once
there"
"But he can You go into the
back yard and unite Bravo and take
him over there If he can't whiE
any such woman's dog I'll disowr
him %
Exactly, ma'am, and you car
trust me to see fair play. The AFRO
CANT head of sich slandcrful, boas
ferrous woman should be humbled
you know, and it's you who'll do it."
The dog was taken to the barn ant
he did not disappoint his hackers
After fight of fifteen minutes he wa
declared victor, and as the refere'
gave his decision the widows voice
was heard. saying:
Good That pays her for abusing
my hair I'll fix her on the big fee
before the week is out !"
She had been watching the fgh
through the cracks Of the barn.
Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

There is a certain Austin man who
is linked for life-or the divorce
court-to q lady who enjoys the un.
enviable reputation of sadly neglect
ing her household duties. One even.
ing her convivial lord returned from
the lodge in a condition several de.
grees above the dead level of plain
sobriety. "Oh you miserable wretch,
exclaimed the partner Of his matri
monial infelicity, "I'm just burning
up with rage" Eyer are, are yer2'
replied the man. "Well Betty, thasf
all right. I'm glad it amt the beef
steak this time. ."-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

"I'm dreadfully afraid the cholera
will be here this year," said Mr.. Guz-
xle.
"You can't catch il and needn't be
afraid of it," replied his wife.
"Why, not, I'd like to know ask
ed Guzzle.
"Why, didn't you tell me when
you were out to see your brother in
Illinois that his farm was full of itY
Eyes, but that was the hog cholera.
well, you didn't take it."-Louis
vile Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

"What form of service does Mr..
Drone use, :" querried q summer
boarder of her landlord, as she was
preparing to visit neighboring
church. "Well, mum, don't exact.
ly know. He's supplying the pulpi,
while the regular minister is away
and as I got in late last Sunday, and
went to sleep during the sermon,
am really in doubt" 81 should Judge
it was chloroform, then, if that's tn,
case," quietly remarked the lady,
Boston Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

A poet in the Rambler demands
sadly information as to where are the
girls of the past. Without wishing
to say anything in disparagement of
bright weekly, it must be remarked
that poet who can feel the slightest
interest in girls of the past in the
midst of Chicago girls of the present
has no eye for the beautiful in
nature and ought not to be encour-
aged. He ought to be killed.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

Materfamilias (to Tommy, who is
helping himself literally to currant
jam at the supper table,: Tommy
after the solemn warning of yester.
day, l should think you would not
eat SO much preserves" Tommy
What solemn warning, mamma p
Materfamilias: "The death of jun.
bo; he died of too much jam. you
know. ow.."-Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele.
graph.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

"Now there's a man who amounts
to something" said Mrs. Teaser
looking up from her morning paper.
"Who's that, my dear?"
Gel Mahdi."
whats he done ?"
"Why, he has just sacked a whole
town in Egypt"
This was more than Mr.. Teaser
could stand. He bought sealskin
for her before noon.-Ex.
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down." said the feather merchant.
ayes, nam, We have pillows filled
with down. Will you have elder or
Arctic down ?" Elder will suit me" !"
said she. 81 don't care which it is"
-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

"That mans SPONGE" said the
bartender to Messmener. "No, he
ain't," replied that worthy, ga sponge
takes great deal of water, and he
takes none. stockton Maverick.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

A New York judge has decided
that an actress is a woman working
for wages. 1t has long been sup.
posed that she was woman playing
for wages.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

What is the difference between a
tennis ball and the Prince of Wales
One is thrown to the air and the
heir to the throne.-London Fun.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

Papa: "That was quiet a mon
strosity you had in the parlor last
evening"
Maud: "Indeed. That must de-
pend upon ones understanding of the
term monstrosity."
Papa: "Well, two heads upon
one pair of shoulders, for example,
Binghampton Republican.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

A Boston paper says: "The best
fish stories are told by the Boston
Fish Bureau. They are reliable, too"
This seems rarther illogical. The
best fish stories are usually not re-
liable.-Puck.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

Bar-gains-lawyers' fees. Net gains
Fish. "Not misssd-married la.
dies. Very much mist-fogs.-Low.
ell Citizen.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

A California farmer has shipped
$4,000 pounds of mustard seed to
New York. He believes in making
it warm for the pnblic.-Boston Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

"Tll join you presently" as the
minister remarked to the young cou.
pie just as he started for the key to
the church door.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

The only persons iu the world who
do not like to see redeeming qualities
in the human race are the pawn
brokers.-National Weekly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

The London Moonshine asserts that
a spark Of sentiment will set heart
on fire.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

Talking about antiquity and the age
of things, we submit that the oldest
berry is the elder-berrY.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

Jones calls his dog Hickory be-
cause he has rough bark.-Water-
loo Observer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11
WIT AND HUM0R.

The key note of good breeding
b natural.-Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-11

For children there is absolutely no
morality except example, either mar
rated or seen.-Richter,
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agreeable TO Price so cents by mail at drug
gists. Send for circular. ELY BROTHERS, drug
gists, 0wego, N. Y. 7J2yl
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:. .Al the wonderful and miraculous eures."
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And note the following
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29
Music at the Rink tonight.
Montana MentIon.

Tramps are very plenty at Butte.
At Helena they fine a man S. for
interrupting game of stud.
Quails have made their appearance
in the Missouri valley near Helena.
Sneak thieves are engaged in rob
bling prospeetors' cabins in st. Louis
gulcb.
Red Mountain is being honey-comb-
ed in every direction by eager seekers
after gold.
Butte complains OF having 1900
sbhool children with accommodation
for only 800.
Eighteen miles of new road was
built in the Park this summer by the
government employees.
A lodge of Knights Of Pythias has
been organized at Walkerville with
thirty-six charter members.
The Crow chief, White Tail Crow,
has presented his legal adviser, Sam
Wildly, with handsomely decorated
buckskin coat.
A worthless whelp who tried to
force his young wife into a house OF
prostitution In Helena has been noti-
fed to skip"
A crew Of 100 men have been en-
gagged in Minnesota under i've years
contract to 20 TO Butte and chop wood
at LIS per cord.
The new city building for the nc
commodatlon OF the city government
and fire department at Helena is
nearly completed.
Sarah Bernbardt is resident Of
Butte. She lives ON Galena street and
recently figured in police court circles
on charge Of assault.
RIM. Brereton, general manager OF
the Drum Lummon mine, has been
unprecedented by II. 4. Bayliss,. who
was also his predecessor.
walkervllle, a suburb OF Butte, has
q thoroughly organized and ' cry efiec-
tive fire department, supplemented by
M excellent water system.
A correspondent in the Helena In
dependent suggests the propriety Of
establishing a mining exchange at
that point for the purpose Of trading
IN mining stocks,
Charles Beehrer, Of the Butte brew
cry, Is the pioneer brewer Of the terri
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

tary, having been the proprietor Of
the first brewery in Helena, and bav-
ing also been the first man who brew
ed and sold beer in Alder gulch.
The Methodist church at Walker
vile is nearly completed. A recent
entertainment given by the ladies Of
the society for the benefit Of the build
ing fund Melted 1920.
Last week, VIM. Denny while work
ing in Smith Bros saw mill. near
Martinsdal, received injuries by the
bursting Of a pulley from which he
died two days later,
A passenger going TO Anaconda the
other day accidentally discharged his
pistol while on the tram between
Stuart and Anaconda. The ball took
effect in his left leg and inflicted a
painful flesh wound. He now moral
lies that it is far better not to carry
arms.
James Cummings proposes to bridge
the Yellowstone from Paul Van
Looms ranch TO the mouth of Blue
creek il he can secure the cooperation
Of the Billings people The river at
that point j. divided into two narrow
channels by an island, and can be
bridged at a moderate ey )ense.
A driver Of one Of the II Tx delivery
wagons had 10 come TO town yester-
day from the ranch in the valley 10
have one of his ears repaired. Early in
the morning he aroused one of the
mixers and told him TO get up and
do his work A row ensued, and in
the fight the driver had his ear badly
bitten. After coming out victorious
in this scrimmage the teat-squeezer
made a raid on the kitchen and
knocked out the Chinaman in one
round, cat ,h-and-throw style. No ar
rests.-Miner.
The Anaconda company has just in
augurated an enterprise of great value
to those having mines of smelling
ores, and especially mines in the Cable
country. They have now prepared
bins, and will buy ore carrying suffi-
cient silver, from ton up, paying the
same price that the Omaha works do.
This.will enable miners and prospect
ors with small capital to take out
a little bunch OF ore, for which they
will receive pay when delivered in the
bins, and afford them means to con-
tinue development. We already
noticed some deliveries Of this char
acteI, and have no doubt many, rs
soon as they can, will avail them
selves Of the opportunity. II is GER
tainly creditable in a company like
the Anaconda, with more ore Of its
own there than IL can handle, al
though running through 800 TO 700
tons per day, to give the smaller oper-
ators and miners a chance TO develop
their mines.-New Northwest.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29
GOOD SUGGESTION
For the Amusement Loving
Young People Of Miles
City to Praft by.
Proftless Chase After Tramps-
A Merry School
Mistress.
A Bad Smash-Up-An Enjoy
able Hunt Notable
Arrivals.
Thy Not?

Isn't il about time that the musical
people of Miles were taking some steps
to organize IA local society tor our home
With the abundance
Of amateur talent We have here really
creditable society could be formed,
who with practice could give series
of concerts through the winter that
would be sure of good patronage, thus
furnishing the society with the means
Of more ambitious aims In the future.
The Musical Society of st. Paul and
the Philharmonic Of Minneapolis,
both had their origin in rs modest Il
conception IA Is here proposed and
their equals ARE now hard to find in
the largest ciiles of the Union. Such
a society started here could with the
talent now here make very fair
showing either IT, orchestral or brass
performances ia "a very short time,
aud it would form nucleus toward
which musicians would drift so that
in year or two it would be quite an
important institution. For the pres
ent its entertainments could be helped
out by vocal contributions by our
many lady amateurs and other volun-
teer contributions. IL would at once
take rank as society affair and re-
ceive the patronage of our best people
and form very pleasant feature of
the winter season. With competent
director and instructor il cannot help
but prove All immediate success and
the production Of light opera bouffe 10y
home talent would naturally follow in
its wake. Let the effort be made by
all means aud success is sure TO follow.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29
DRUGGISTS NOT ALWAYS B-AMABLE
Errors sonnet mv- "a ID - Physicians In
Writing OFT PrsscFlpt on%

Errors snm-t ms, "a ID =, Physicians In
writing OF PreseFlpt on~
lrnoklyl Unlon
ST is not only In deadly poison that
the errors are mRde, but other drugs as
well. here 4 prescription calling for q
two ounce mixture thai contains an ounce
Of quiniue sulphate. and gives a table
spoonful as a dose, or about twenty
grains of quiHine. dis pensed one drachm.
or about sixty grains. in The whole mix
ture. ere Is another prescription calling
for forty grains Of phosphorus. 10 be di
vided iuIo twe,.ty pills. making two grains
for dose. 1 put in Two grains. making
the dose one-tenth grain The maximum
dose is about one fourth grain. ere is
another calling Tor morphine sulphate.
one half ounce. with no further direc.
tons questioned the man who bought
il. and be Ioid me It was for his child so
| gave him magDesis suiphate, or EPSON
salts.
"A well known physician gave a pre-.
scription that was brought 70 me TO I'LL.
Il called for aconite root, one half ounce.
with directions teaspoonfuL told the
messenger who brough 1t that IL would
be finished In three,Quarters of an hour.
That gave me time TO send for the physi-
ciaD. who was in rage because Of the
delay In hlling The prescription. His an
ger increased when tried to explain 70
him. and he said be knew what he was
about. and would not have any outside
Interference. After he cooled OF il
turned out just as l expected He in
tended that the teaspoonful Of medicine
was TO be put In tumbler Of water and
teaspoonful Of that taken every hour.
but the directions merely stated a tea.
spoonful, which Of course meant the
quantity Of medicine. The maximum
dose Of acoDiteroot is about ten drops.
and that Is the reason / called the doctor
lie didn't thank me a bit however, but
said he would send no more prescriptions
10 me rIn.I lI ~ : IIIII'l u
Another physician prescribed for q
child OF few months dose Of one grain
extract OF belladonna. and repeat every
two hours The maximum dose for an
adult ls two grains | corrected the pre-
seription SO that there was one grain 10
the whole mixture
There are many errors made by physi.
clans Ia confodnding hydrargyrum
oichloride. or corrosive subUmate, with
the inolensiye hydrArgyrum chloride. OF
calomcl | have more than once cor
rected prescriptions where strychnia sui.
plate was prescribed instead Of quinlne
sulphale and there is one ply sician whose
prescriptions | never pass without re Is.
ing them. ~ V Is not unusual for me 10
md two or three errors In Que Of bis pre-.
scriptionS For these things we Il believe
neary all druggists have had the same OK.
pericnce get 10 credit; but let one Of us
make single mistake then all bands are
condemned think the physicians who
write Tie descriptions need looking aftez
good deal more han the druggists who
put them up
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29
Music at the Rink tonight.
A Dakota Girls Grit.

Miss Belle franklin, a McHenry
county, Dakota, school teacher, was
recently the chief actor in a thrilling
scene, In which she displayed a de-
gree Of beroisnI rarely paralleled. Be-
ing suddenly awakened from her
lonely slumbers by the lurid light of
the cracking wind-driven prairie fire,
her first thought was Of her nearest
neighbor, who happenen to be away
from home, and whose property lay
at the mercy of the maddened
flames. Rushing 10 the rescue in her
robe of snowy whiteness, she soon
bad the team harnessed, and, hitch
ing 10 pillow succeeded In blowing a
fire break that saved her neighbor's
entire possessions. Bismarck Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29
Music at the Rink tonight.


quite a cOmmOtiOn was caused at
the corner of Eighth and Main streets
last evening by u runaway team be-
longing TO w. A. Burleigh, Jr. The
horses had been previously frightened
at the depot, aud to prevent accidents
were changed from a light wagon and
hitched to heavy one. But this had
not the desired effect as the horses
were again frightened while standing
In front of Burleigh's store and started
of. They ran into lot Of new wagons
standing on the corner Of Eighth street
belonging to the owner of the team
and did considerable damage among
them, but this did not satisfy them as
they continued their coGrse until they
finally ran squarely against the rear
OF "a wagon to which horse was
harnessed aud standing in an alley.
Here the driver caught them. The
wagon to which the horses were at
tached was badly broken but the
horses were not hurt.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29

il was pretty race, the advantage be-
ing in favor of the pursued who were
gaining rapidly when they were
rounded-up by couple of shots from
the revolvers Of the pursuers. The
men were captured and marched back
to the train when much to the disgust
of the officials il was discovered that
instead of being horse thieves they
were a couple of inOffensiye tramps
who had been stealing ride on the
brake beam. They were allowed to
depart and the officers came further
up the road in search of their game
Butte Miner.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29
sport In the Big Horn Mountains.

John Claflin aud A. A. Anderson Of
New York, who have been hunting
in the Yellowstone range and the Big
Horn mountains, for over two months,
arrived in town last night, and put up
at the Merchants. They are accom-
panied by Curry Rogers, VIM. Miner
and Frank McMastsr, who officiated
ms guides aud packers during the trip.
They were successful in securing u
number of very fine elk, bighOrn,
mountain lions, bears, etc, aud enjoy
ed the trip immensely. Messrs.
Claflin and Anderson will take pass
age for New York on the Atlantic ex-
press this evening.-Billings Gazette.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1885-10-29
Medical Men of Distinction

Have been among the foremost to
give honor where honor was due in
the case Of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, Abjuring old fashioned profess
sional prejudice, they have frankly
borne evidence TO its worth as a means
of remedying dyspepsia, fever and
ague, bilious remittant, rheumatism,
constipation, liver complaint, debility
and renal disorders, With all intelli-
gent people this favorable professional
verdict has had its due weight, especi-
ally as it was in direct continuation Of
that of the people and the press. Far
more effectual has it proved than bonn
bastic assertion, too often resorted to
by the proprietoTs Of remedies OF
doubtful value. "rhe plain unvarn.
ished truth" about the Bitters is more
than sufficient to convince skeptic.
As family medicine of comprehen-
sive utility, prompt and thorough in
action and pure in composition, it
stands deservedly first.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-21
FEDERAL POINT ITEMS.

Weather has been cool for few days,
but without frost.
Friday night of last week the dwelling
house Of y. e. Palmer. at this place, was
consumed by fire with nearly all his fur
niture. Loss about s., coo, which is par
TALLY covered by insurance in company
in Virginia
Mrs. Mary E. Williams who has taught
our white school for the last two seasons
and had engaged TO teach the school this
year. has declined to Fill her engagement,
and the trustees have engaged Mrs. Car
Isle in her place.
George Baker, who has been confined
in Palatka Jail for the last four months
on charge of assault with intent to kill
one Harwin Thomas, had his trial this
week, was acquitted and has returned to
the Point. We hope the old man will
not allow his youthful heart to get the
best of his old judgment again-that his
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-21

next sweetheart will be more true tn
her engagements.
We learn with great regret of the
death of Nelson Palmer, of Penn, which
occurred Saturday, November Il. We
are informed that his death was caused
by inflammation Of the bowels. Mr..
Palmer leaves wife and one child n
son, about twelve years of age. He will
be sadly missed in the community where
he has been q very useful member.
E. H. Hart has procured a small safe
in which to keep his books and valuable
papers. We commend the prudence of
Mr.. Hart to all who have anything worth
preserving, as who can tell at what time
fire may destroy our premises with all
our most valuable documents, unless they
are placed in n place of safety? \ small
safe will cost but very little and is within
the reach of nearly every ''well-to-do
man."
Look out for report of big wedding
in next weeks issue. f-.