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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-30
Examination of Teachers

The regular semi-annual examination by the
County Board, will be held at the Court House, in
the Circuit Court room, commencing Friday, Octo-
Der 3Oth Mt nine o'clock, A. NJ, and continuing two
days Teachers whose certificates expire at that
time should not fail to be present and any persons
holding no certificates, who desire TO try the ex-
animation, can do so by the payment of the usual
Institute fee."
Il. l.. LITTLE,
737 Sec'y County Board School Examincrs
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-30
MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE.
Default having been made in the terms and con-
ditions of q certain indenture of mortgage, bear
ecuted by and between Ambrose Bryant, of Green
township, Alpena county, and State of Michigan,
of the first part and Sarah Randall, of Canton, st.
Lawrence county, New York, of the second part,
and duly recorded in the Office Of the Register Of
Deeds for the county Of Alpena, on the End day of
June, 1888, in liber Of mortgages, on page 497,
and by which said default the power Of sale in said
being claimed that there is now due and unpaid ut
the date hereof said mortgage, the sum Of three
hundred and seventy dollars tt37000 for principal
and interest together with attorney fee OF twen-
ty-ve dollars, s25l provided for in said mortgage.
and no suit or proceeding either at law or in equity,
having been instituted to recover the amount Sc
cured by said mortgage, or any part thereof, now,
therefore;
Notice is hereby given that on the goth day of
December A d. 1885, at two o'clock in the afternoon
of said day ut the front door of the Court House,
in the city of Alpena, county Of Alpena and State
of Michigan, that being the building in which the
Circuit Court for said county in which said mort
gagged premises are situated is held, there will
be sold ct public auction, to the highest bidder,
the premises described in said mortgage so much
thereof may be necessary to satisfy the said debt
the interest thereon, and said attorney fee, and all
costs and charges allowed by law. Said mortgage
ed premises are situated In the county OF Alpena,
and State of Michigan, and described as follows
All that piece or parcel Of land described in said
mortgage as follows, to-wit: The west half OF the
southwest quarter of section twenty, in township
number thirty (30 north, Of range six 10y east.
SARAH RANDALL,
Mortgage.
GEO II. SLEAToR,
Attorney for Mortgogcc. 73sw13
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-30
Hay Fever.

l have been great sufferer from Hay
Fever for fifteen years. ! read of the
many wondrous cures of Ely's Cream
Balm, and thought would try once more
In fifteen minutes after one application
was wonderfully helped. Two weeks ago
commenced using IL and now l feel en-
tirely cured. 1t Is the greatest discovery
ever known.-Duhamel Clark, Farmer
Lee, Mass. Price fifty cents. 73Sw2
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-09-30

At the recent term of the Alpena
Circuit Court the following cases
were disposed of:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
That "PinaTore."

Under the apple tree she sat.
My little love, in her broad brimmed hat
And her blue-checked pinafore.
The robin above her swelled his throat
But the maden's song rivaled his sweetest note.
Though he warbled it Ger and DER.
Oh, shining and red were the skins that fell
From the sweet ripe apples she pared so Welt
49,. ~ GU may help" she said, 'ifyou will"
Then took the bowl on my own strong knee.
And whispered Sweet as the apples may be.
know who is sweeter STILL"
The brim of her hat fell lower down.
And hid from my gaze her eyes so brown,
AS she steadily worked away.
But | syly whispered Would it might be
That we might be served like the apples, you seq
And paired by the parson some day"
Up went the pinafore over her face.
Till of her bushes could see no trace
Then--what do you think dido
To hide the sorrow and shame felt,
In deep contrition beside her knelt
And my face in that pinafore hid.
I've often wondered whether twas wrong,
But while the robin singing his song
Up in that apple tree,
l gave sweet Katie a kiss or two;
And Katie, of course-what else could she doe-
Gave both of them back to me-
And the pinafore-bless the thing say.
For the friendly shelter it.gave that day
Kept our secret well,
And hid from the and the robins view
Sweet Katie's bushes, and helped me, too,
A certain story to tell
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Henry Clay's Family.

Memphis Avalanche.
The inquiry is made as to the living descend
ants of Henry Clay. The presence of James B.
Clay, ir, of Lexington KY, in this city--at the
National Hotel, where he was born while his
father was a representative in Congress. and
where his immortal grandfather died-affords
the opportunity to answer it authoritatively.
There is but one son of the 'Great Commoner"
living John NJ Clay, who resides on a portion of
the original Ashland estate, and is a farmer and
stock raiser Thomas H. Clay deceased) left
two sons and daughter. Henry B., the elder
of the sons, has plantation on the Holston
river in Tennessee, which he successfully cult
Yates The other son lives in Boston, and is
connected with publishing house.
The daughter is unmarried and lives with her
mother near Lexington. The only child living
of Colonel Henry Clay, jr, who fell in the bat
tie of Buena Vista during the war with Mexico,
is the wife of Henry &. Mcdowell, who owns the
Ashland residence where they live. Colonel
Clay left two sons, one served in the Union and
the other in the Confederate army and they lie
side by side in the cemetery near Louisville
Of the family of James B. Clay once charge
d affaires to Portugal, and representative in
Congress as above mentioned. four sons and one
daughter are living. His son Henry, a promis-
ing lawyer of Louisville, was killed in a rencon-
ter in that city few months ago, and his
slayer has just been convicted of manslaughter.
James B., ir., the eldest of the children, is a
farmer and engaged in raising thoroughbred
horses in Fayette county, KY. Thomas j. Clay,
who is the fourth son, but the next living, is a
first lieutenant in the Sixteenth infantry,
United States army and at present stationed at
Fort Union. n. NJ. Charles d. Clay, the fifth
son, is second lieutenant in the Seventeenth
infantry, United States army, and at present
stationed at Fort Custer, M. t. George H.. the
sixth son, lives near Lexington with his mother,
and is stock breeder: These six young men,
the sons of Thomas II. Clay, and the four sons
of James B. Clay, are the only living grandsons
of Henry Clay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
PHILADELPHIA QUAKERs.
The Friends No Longer the Ruling Power 4
Their Old Stronghold.

The Friends No Longer the Ruling Power In
Their Old Stronghold.
Philadelphia Press.
Friends report that their yearly meeting,
which opened Monday, is attended by unusually
large numbers. Yet they are scarcely noticeable
on the streets Times have changed since this
meeting was the climax of the year in Phila-
deiphia The worlds people have gathered in
such hordes in the Quaker City that the calm
little sect tn at once owned it and literally ruled
in it's square built houses and regular streets as
in kingdom of their own, are almost showed out
of notice.
The change Of position of the Friends is
as dramatic a point as can be found in American
life. Curious observers are watching these year
ly meetings closely to discover whether they
will try to hold their old supremacy.
The character Of the individual Friend
is the same when he built his log
proprietary's officials concerning his taxes. He
is as devout and methodical in his religion, his
charities and his family as he was then, as apt to
entertain his friends with the choicest of fatted
calves, and as little likely to come to want
among his fellows. He has still the same tough
fibre beneath his slow speech and gentle words,
like the iron post covered with leaves and grapes
The mildest hammered of men, nobody has ever
yet broken or bent him.
The interest which the world takes in the
Quakers or, indeed, any other sect, hinges on
the question of how the sect uses its influence
directly in the world Church organization or
dogmas concern the great working idlirg,
drunken and sober mass outside but little. But
it does concern them to know what actual work
each church is doing to make this mass less
idle and drunken, and more sober chaste and
honest.
Year by year the different sects take up this
work with more or less energy. The Quakers
have always carried it forward quietly. Their
reforms, like their charities, begin at home.
Who ever heard of Quaker who was drunken
or lazy or even a pauperl They stretch helping
| hands outside their own sect, but still quietly
They are always slow of speech and reticent Of
| eye. They head no noisy army of progress.
Just now they are so busy with keeping up the
old, insignificant forms and observances which
set them apart from the world, that there is lit
| tie work done in reformatory direction. This
! is fatal mistake. 1t matters nothing whether
Friends wear drab or red, or whether they cut
their coats square or round But it does matter
that they should openly and boldly attack socia
| vices and political corruption of the day. They
have discussed how to promote interest among
the people in the world in the Society of Friends
| We would suggest that the only way is to show
the world that the Society of Friends takes ar
| interest in it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
PAGANINI OUTDONE.
Some Rare Feats Upon a Violin by Player
Without Bow.

Some Rare Feats Upon a Violin by Player
Without a Bow.
Foreign Letter in san Francisco Call
The piece on the programme which entertained
me the most was performance on the violin
1t had just begun as | entered the room The
performer was handsome young fellow, dressed
in grotesque suit of many colors, and he was
talking away to the audience as l came in in
very animated manner 1t seemed, as nearly as
] could understand him, that he had lost his
violin bow, and unless he could find some substi-
tute for it he could not do his part
in the concert. Did any of his audience happen
to have violin bow with them? No! Well,
that was too bad! What should he do9 Would
anything else answer instead of bow? Couldn't
somebody lend him something? etc. Of course,
this was all made up. The object of the violin
list was to get hold of some nondescript objects
with which he could play on his violin instead of
bow and so show his skill, and ali his talk
was simply to entertain his audience so much
the more Presently somebody handed
him up a visiting card-a common, plain,
visiting card. The violinist took it, looked at it
moment inquiringly, tried its edge with his
finger, and then applied the edge to the strings
very well, and he played quite nice
tune. At the end there was burst Of APP
plause. Then he called for something else
to see he said, if he could not do a little better
An officer of the army, who was sitting near
the stage, passed up his sword and with the
sword for bow the clever young violinist
after moment or twos experiment
ing played another nice tune, over
which there was more applause louder
than before. Then he handed the sword back
to the officer, and asked for something else A
lady handed him up an umbrella. An umbrella
How could anyone play on the violin with an
umbrella But this man did He opened tho
umbrella. and, finding smooth place few
inches in length on the handle, went to work
with it with ease, and succeeded surprisingly
well. The applause when he finished was heart
Ter than ever and what had been before scene
of mere amusement on the part of the audience
seemed to rise into something like admiration.
And now the violinist good-naturedly offered
to try once more And what do you think was
handed up to him this time? shoe; an old
shoe! Surely he would have to give up now.
For a moment he looked as if he would. After
examining the shoe with care for moment, the
violinist found place on the inner side between
the heel and the toe where the projecting sole
furnished short sharp edge When he had
found that and felt it with his finger, he looked
up with pleased expression, as if to say, L
guess that will do. And do it did; for with the
shoe for violin bow he went on and played a
tripping tune that set everybody's feet a going.
and when he had finished filled the room with
deafening round of applause. With a low bow
and pleasant smile, in a moment he was gone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
instantly of heart disease, without even pre-.

mOnitory warming.
All accounts seem to agree in calling Mrs
Dickens very pretty. amiable, and well-bred
woman, and even if she was as infinitely incapar
BILE as Dora is represented as being, that alone
would seem to be insufficient cause for
so serious trouble. Miss Georgiana Hogarth,
whom all describe as very lovely and superior
Dickens lacked, it would seem, for all visitors
both to Tavistock House and Gad's Hill describe
with enthusiasm the perfect order which pre-
vailed in the large establishment. attributing
this in part at least to Dickens own intense love
of method and passion for neatness. But no
man without the aid of feminine head and hands
would have succeeded in attaining to this per.
feet housekeeping--especi where the family
consisted of nine children, as in this case
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16

AS one by Withdraw the lofty actors
From that great play on history's stage eterne.
That lurid partial act of and peace-of old and
contendng,
Fought out through wrath, fears, dark dismays and
many long suspense
All past-and since, in countless graves receding ell
lowing,
Victors and vanish d-Lincoln's and Lee's-now thou
with them,
Man of the mighty days-and equal to the days! -
Thou from the praires tangled, and many vein d,
and hard has been thy part
To admiration has it been enacted!
And still shall be; resume again, thou hero heart!
Strengthen to firmest day. y, rosy dawn of hope!
Thou drgo started first to joyful shout reverse! and
thou o grave,
Wait long and long!
Walt Whitman. in Harper's Weekly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
To ConsumOtives.

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potent Alternative, or blood cleansing remedy,
that wins golden opinions from all who use u for
any humor, from the common pimple, blotch or
eruption, to the formidable sciofulous swelling
or ulcer Internal fever. soreness and ulcerat,on'
yield to its benign influences Consumption
which is but scrofulous affection or the lungs:
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ton and its treatment in Part III of the Worlds
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Medical Association, Buffalo, N \,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
DimOied Hands.

o heart, my heart, who is it stands,
With sheen-dipped wings and star-clear eyes,
With lips all red in rosebud dyes
And becks TO thee with dimpled handss
Has he wound his way from fairy lands.
Or flown from silver clouded skies2
heart my heart who is it stands
And becks to thee with dim pied handss
His lips they murmur soft commands.
o give my heart glad quick replies,
And hush to rest his piteous signs!
o heart, my heart, who is it stands
And becks to thee with dimpled hands9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Presents Given by England to the Ameer OF
Afshanistan
Pail Mall Gazette.

Pail Mall Gazette.
The ground was soon covered with trays
heaped with costly gifts for the Amer person
ally. There were among them a diamonded
chronometer with guard and Albert chain;
sets of cups, tankards, pitchers, and tea equip
ages in silver; timekeepers of every kind, from
carriage clocks to musical watch and perpetual
calendar; magnificent landscape agate saver,
exquisitely hand painted; jewel cabinet, and a
number of silver-mounted rifles, guns and revol-
vers. Gold and jeweled lockets and necklets
were provided for the ladies of his household,
with quantities of beautiful fabrics. Among
the large presents were state chair and table
of pure crystal, the former with cushions of
crimson velvet; an international musical box,
and splendid orchestron, which plays altern-
nately English and Indian airs. Outside in the
Viceroy's ground IA dozen elephants for the
Amer were swinging their handsome howdahs:
half dozen splendid gift horses stood near, and
his siege trains and battery of mountain guns
had just been paraded past
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
A Mean Remark.
Boston Transcript

Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Smith-'.Tell you the truth, I'm almost
tired to death. I've heard so much opera this
winter, that can hardly bear to hear a bird
sing And plays. Good gracious! l have been
completely surfeited, and the theater has become
actually hateful to me- yes actually hateful to
me- In the pause which followed these remarks
quiet looking little lady in the corner was
heard to remark, What an advantage it is TO
have husband who owns billboard"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
The Case Altered.

BOston TranECrIpt.
What in the world are you muffling UP so
for" inquired Mr. Blank seeing his wife put
ting on her furs atop of her heavy circular. Tho
thermometer is up to seventy and tits positively
hot in the sum- But you forget, dearest. re-
piled Mrs B., that am going to church So
cial." oh" responded Mr.. Blank, that's
different matter; hope you've got a jacket or
something or other under that circular. In thus
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
When They Lived in Canada.

Philadelphia Call.
Miss Proudhesh (of New York -"Oh, dear
yes. know all about Canada It's lovely
country"
Miss Oldfam-'You have summered there?'
''Oh, we never consider one summer any
thing. We spent several years there 1t was
just after pa retired"
'Retired?'
Eyes. l don't remember what bank he was
connected With
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
THE late Judge HAYES. of Lancaster coupt

THE late Judge Hayes, of Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, an able jurist and an honored cit
izen, once wrote: "Misher's Herb Bitters are
very widely known, and have acquired great
reputation for medicinal and curative properties.
| have used myself and in my family several
bottles, and am satisfied that the reputation is
not unmerited." Judge Hayes lived to q venera-
BILE age and at no time was his opinion of the
great remedy for diseases Of the blood. stomach
and kidneys, changed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
Evangelist Sam Jones ON Clubs.
Renort of Atlanta sermon.

From Report OF Atlanta Sermon.
A generous man gives like the gush of the
stream. He has nothing too good for God or
humanity. / nevor could understand how it
was that man could give 800 year to his club
and only $40 to the church. 1 have no respect
for the man that gives more to a goddess institu-
ton than for the salvation of the world A club
man in Atlanta told me that his club was re-
formatory, and / asked him how many men
had professsd there. Some men say l don't
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16

know what I am talking about Take me
around your clubs and if don't know will
take it all back tomorrow night. These clubs
give entertainments every once in while, and
the wives go round and everything looks beau
tifu Oh, the gullibiity of woman
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-16
A Louisville Conundrum.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
If gamblers lady buys $50 yards of green
| silk in one day, how much calico will country
merchant take home with him the same eve
ninpa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-27
About Advertising.

Poster advertising rock audience
painting, and flooding the mails
with circulars and postal cards are
some of the forms of advertising
which disgust more people than
they attract, and even when eiiec;
tive, are very wasteful mode OF
reaching the public.
In the selection of q proper me-
diam many points of value might
be taken into consideration by adj
vertisers. Newspapers which are
not respected and faithfully read
are not good mediums for adver'
tisers. Newspapers that are pur'
chased to while away half hour
on street car or elevated railway,
and are not carried homo do not
sell anybOdy's wares. Such papers
are no better than circulars ana
almost as vasteful.
The experience of enterprislng
and sagacious business men de-
monstrates that the best results
attend advertising in home news
papers those which 60 into faml'
lies and are read by one after an
other in the home cle.-New
York Newsdealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-27

'Perhaps she might replied
Crofton quietly, 'if she hadn't un-
fortunately made it before. Good
night, Jack, and so saying he left
the room.
There, Methven,' said Horribly,
Il knew quite well some row would
come of this hoax OF yours
well, tell me what has happened,
Jack, if you know
Thereupon Hornby told the
whole story from beginning to end;
when he had finished Methven said:
Il wonder who the girl was, and
when and where she met me-
'Of course | can't tell you the
latter said IIornby, as he walked
up to the chimney-piece to refill his
pipe, but her name, if | remember
rightly, is Lillian Vest
Ilornby heard a sharp groan,
and on looking around found Meth
ven as white as a sheet, with his
head buried in his hands.
Good God, man, what's up "
cried Hornby.
'Oh, Jack said Methyen, that's
the very girl I loved myself. Imet
her last Christmas in the country,
and | would have sold my very
soul for her! And now he con-
tinued with a sob, 'and now she's
lost forever With these words he
walked out, leaving Hornby to
ponder deeply on the strange irony
of fate.
Two years have rolled on
Lillian West is now the wife OF
Henry Crofton, B. A., of Brazen-
face College, Oxford. And Meth
ven has long since come to the con-
clusion that there are safer modes
ofplaying practical jokes on ones
friends than by inserting in the
papers fictitious matrimonial adj
vertisemcnts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-27
Fingers and Thumbs.

Beware of the person whose
fingers turn backward. He is un-
Just, subtle, ingenious,and the neat
er his fingers seem to be the more
mischievous is he, and the greater
enemy to virtue.
Fingers which cling to each 9th
er, denote a changeable character.
Long and large fingers betoken
llberality, true friendship, good con-
diiion. Abraham Lincoln bad these.
Fingers too short, with thick ends
and fat, will be dishonest and sly.
Fingers that stand apart from
each other, poverty, wretchedRess,
and much talk about self.
Neryeless fingers, denote a want
Of character ; trembling, twitching
nngers,a a drunkard.
Small, taper fingers, on woman,
show indecision of character, dainti.
ness and deceit. If the nails are
obliQue, want ofcOurage.
A large, well-made hand inclines
to a generous, unselfsh disposition
Little, round nails means Obsti.
macy and anger and violent love.
Long, pure-white nails, especially
on a woman's hand, are an indca
ton ola deceitful nature, Will
great strength and cruel, crafty
love.
Red nails signify cruelty and
desperate love. Spots on tho edge
Of nails, violent death.