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Equine Gambling Appliances.

Trotting is the development of civ.
ilized ideas and tendencies. The trot.
ting horse can be utilized in almost
every phase of everyday existence, and
is an essential and most valuable ele-
ment in the practical life and period
1t is of value to the physician, the
stagecoach, the traveller, the business
man in search of pleasure and health
full recreation. To not one Of these
is the racehorse of the slightest value.
The single use to which it is put is that
of gambling; in a moral sense the ami
nal is no more nor less than a roulette
wheel, a faro-deck of cards, or any
other of the appliances employed in
gaming. The chief patrons of horse
racing are professional gamblers, as 1t
is to them simply variation in the
kind of gambling-a change, as it were,
from poker to rouge-et-noir.
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One Of Ludwig's Whims.

Among the follies not generally
known committed by the demented
King of Bavaria, was the erection of a
circus on the first floor of the royal
palace Of Munich. The ceiling was
made to initiate the skies at night time,
with the moon and stars, lit up from
behind by electric lights. On the walls
were a series of colored frescoes re-
presenting various country scenes, in
Guiding an Italian capanna, French
auberge, and Swiss chalet. The mon
arch and his guests, twenty in number,
first went to the theatre. They then
returned to the palace and supped.
About two in the morning the king Or
dered his favOrite charger, and, mount
ing, invited his friends to follow him.
Their horses were brought up, and, as
soon as they were all in the saddle, his
majesty rode off into the circus. The
royal party galloped round the ring
several times. The king stopped, de-
scended, and tapped at the door of the
capanna. Suddenly the door opened as
if by magic, and a crowd of persons
emerged from it. They were dressed in
the different country costumes of Italy,
and bore baskets of fruit, cake and
wine, of which the guests partook.
During the repast an invisible choir
sang Italian airs, accompanied by a
brass band. His majesty again mounted
his charger, and, followed by his friends,
rode round the circus once more. He
now knocked at the auberge, and
French peasants came out with more
wine and eatables, which the poor
guests, already surfeited, were bound
to consume rather than offend their
eccentric host. The magicians here
executed favorite French songs. The
same performance was gone through at
the chalet, and then the king, at half
past four in the morning, abruptly
withdrew, leaving his companions more
dead than alive.
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They Dia Their Own Marketing.

Daniel Webster is described by Mai.
Poore in many places. ale was known"
says he, "as BLACK Dan, from his
swarthy complexion. He had stall
wart frame, massive head, crowned
with wealth of black hair, and his
heavy eyebrows overhung deep caver-
nous eyes. He was marked man in
any crowd. Daniel Webster was good
liver, but he had no care about money"
Maj. Poore says that he was often in
pecuniary straits, though his profess
sional income could not have been less
than $4,000 year. IIereceived $4,000
for single fee as counsel for the Com
missioners on Spanish claims, and his
friends in Boston at one time raised a
purse to enable him to purchase the
house in which the millionaire Cor
coran now lives" Daniel Webster did
his own marketing, says Major Poore.
He was q regular attendant at the
Marsh Market on market mornings.
lie almost invariably wore large,
DiOo't-Dlih ihiilN,t, oolo ltlo iiut, WIN iiio
favoritc blue coat and bright buttons, q
buff cashmere waistcoat and black
trousers. Going from stall to stall, fol-
lowed by servant bearing large bas-
ket, in which purchases were carried
home, he would joke with the butchers,
fish-mongers and green-grocers with a
grave drollery of which his biographers,
in their anxiety to defy him, have made
no mention. He always liked to have
friend or two at his dinner table, and
in inviting them, sans cerem0nei, he
would say in his deep, CHEEKY voice,
"Come and dine with me tomorrow. L
purchased a noble saddle of Valley of
Virginia mutton in market last week,
and l think you will enjoy it," Or, 81
received some fine Goldfish from Boston
to-day, sir; will you dine with me at
five o'clock and taste them?" Or, "I
found famous 'possum in market this
morning, sir, and left orders with
Monica, my cook, to have it baked in
the real old Virginia style, with stuf1ing
of chestnuts and surrounded by baked
sweet potatoes. twill be dish fit for
the gods. Come and taste it,"
President Harrison also attended the
Washington markets, and it was get
ting up early and going out in the wet
that killed him. He was an obstinate
old fellow, and he stood on the front
steps of the Capitol without his over
coat on the day of his Inauguration.
And few days before he was taken
sick he was overta&en by shower on
one of those marketing excursions and
refused to change his clothes when he
came in.
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Extraordinary Coincidence.

In the year 1864, OH the 9Th of Decem-
Der, a boat on the Menai, crossing the
Strait, with eighty-one passengers, was
upset, and only one passenger. named
Hugh Williams, was saved. On the same
day, in the year 1856, was upset another
boat containing about sixty persons,
and every soul perished with the ex-
ception of one, whose name was Hugh
Williams. On the 9Th of August, 1920,
third boat met the same disaster,
but the passengers of this were no
more than twenty-five, and, singular
to relate, the whole perished, with
the exception of one, whose name was
Hugh Williams.
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Trca,mcn, Of Mexican Prisoners.


In Zacatecas the prisoners are worked
as cargadores, and while writing this
fifty have passed my windows and all
were loaded with wood. At other times
we see them loaded with bags of earth
and rubbish from the street, lime and
sand for the builder and heavy stones
used in paving the streets and side
walks. Many of them are barefooted
and clothed i'm rags, while others have
piece of blanket around the loins,
which form their entire suit. They are
driven to and fro by a mounted guard
consisting of about one-third of their
own number; thus to them life is almost
worse than death itself. When lumber
or long timber is TO be moved the two
pieces are fastened to the pack-saddle
on either side of mule or burro, while
the other ends drag on the ground; thus
they are trailed along to the required
place. This is the secret of transferring
everything for which a long geared
wagon is necessary. And it is even
said they pride themselves on their
native ingenuity, for by this method
there is no time lost in gearing and
ungearing. All the butchers supplies
are carried more than mile into this
city. We have seen one man carry five
dressed sheep or two quarters of beef
this distance at one load, for which he
received six cents per load. And consid-
ering that his employer is not required
to buy hay or corn for him and that
he pays for his own breakfast, he thus
becomes a cheaper creature or beast of
burden than the mule or donkey; hence
we seldom see them used in the work.
Others are carrying large bogskin
baskets filed with hides, horns and tai
low, while others are peddling or deliv-
cring sheep, goat or hog skins full of
lard. This receptacle is made by taking
the hide from the animal in its natural
form, then the feet are tied up and all
cuts securely sewed, after which it is
filled from the neck and tied also Then
when supply is wanted they have only
to unite foot or tap the body in some
convenient place and the quantity is
forthcoming. There are no wells or
water works here, hence all water for
use is conveyed by water carriers and
sold about the streets of the city. The
scenes at the fountains i'm the early
morning is suggestive of ancient times
to the student of }!story. Women by
the hundreds are filling and bearing
away on their shoulders ollas Gars) of
water. These, too, are very similar in
form to that used by Rebecca at the
well. Men are there with their poles
and water cans. In short the scene Is
composed of men, donkeys and dogs,
women, children, pet pigs, lambs and
goats. The air is filled with music for
all creatures Of kind are exchanging
their morning greetings while waiting
their turn. Thus all seem to enjoy life
while reproducing the scenes of old as
we have seen them pictured. And here
and then many dark eyed Rebeccas
are often won by the meetings at the
well.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-29

If you have great talents industry
will improve them if moderate abili-
ties industry will supply their defci-
ency. Nothing is denied to we'll
directed labor. Nothing is ever to be
obtained withou I it.-Sir. j reynolds.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-29

A young lady in Ulster County, N,
Y, called at a lawyers office in King.
ston, the other day, and asked to have
suit begun against a former lover for
breach of promise.
HE promised to marry me four
times" she said, but he hasn't kept
his word, and my affections are all
blighted."
"How much damage do you wish
to claim p said the polite lawyer.
"Well, ! was blighted four times ;
and think one hundred dollars a
blight is none too much"
So suit was entered at four hundred
dollars damages for four blights.--
Albany Journal.
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A 3-year-old little girl was taught
to close her evening prayer, during
the temporary absence of her father
with "and please watch over my
papa" 1t sounded very sweet, but
the mothers amusement may be
imagined when she added "and you
better keep an eye on mamma, toov
Baptist weekly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-29

A Rockland man killed COW last
week and found a darning needle i'm
bedded in the flesh near the heart.
The COW had evidently accomplished
the hitherto impossible feat of finding
a needle in a haystack, ,-Rockland
(Me.) Courier Gazette.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-29

A correspondent asks: "Plcase
advise me what bald head denotes.
| find some people grow bald sooner
than Others" We have always labor
ed under the impression bald head
denoted an absence of hair.-Oil City
Blizzard.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-29

Nickels are so scarce in Minnesota
that the merchants in st. Paul and
Minneapolis have written East for
several barrels of them, and unless
the supplies arrive very soon it is fear
ed that all subscriptions for religious
and benevolent purposes will cease
Burdctte.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-29

There is nothing by which l have
through life more profited than by the
just observations, the good opinions,
and sincere and gentle encouragement
of amiable and sensible women.-Sir
S. Romilly.
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They are going down to dinner.
He-May l sit on your right hand ?
She-Oh, thank you you had bet
ter take a chair. He did.-Paris
News.
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District Visitor (blandly): "Well,
dame, and how do you find things
now?" Crusty old cottager: "How
do 1 find things? Why, by looking
arter 'em to be sure. ."-Ex.
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-"How many times have l got to
climb up three flights of stairs to col
lect this bill ?" said bill collector to
Gilhooly. "You can suit yourself
about that. I'm not going to move
down in the cellar for the accommoda-
ton of bill collectors. Texas Sift-
inps
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81 should like to box your ears" /"
said the Chicago girl to an audacious
Detoiter, and then added, reAectively,
eff l could find a box big enough. -
Boston Commercial-Bulletin.
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Plato, hearing that some asserted
he was very bad man, said 81 shall
take care so to live that nobody will
believe hem."-Guardian.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-09-29
WIT AND HUMOR.

Wanted, river that does not have
to be damned before it is worth a
cuss for a mill.-Ex.
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Washington: Without humble i'm
itation of the divine Author of our
blessed religion, we can never hope to
be q happy nation"
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"My dear brethren" said the minis.
ter, leaning forward and speaking
very earnestly, "in this excessively
warm weather / can excuse a little
drowsiness during the sermon, but !
do wish you would try and keep
awake while the collection is being
taken up."-Ex.
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Duncan h. Cameron, NJ. ID. @. NJ
Graduate McGil University, Montreal, late house
surgeon Montreal General Hospital. Assistant
surgeon Alpena Hospital Office Alpena Hospital
Chisholm street. 736
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THE FIRST LOSS,
THE BEST LOSS.

AT the time purchased the Kock Donne Co. June Dist
the weather seasonabe for Heavy
quenty decided wait quitting the Knife
into the Prices We have OVERHAULED THESE GOODS
the last few days and PROPOSE giving customers a
CHANCE TO get
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JAMES EAKINS, N. ID.

James Eakins, Physician, Surgeon and Ac-
coucheur, Graduate of Toronto University College
Toronto, Ontario. Residences Mrs. Vandusen's
first house west of Episcopal church, Washington
Ave, Alpena, Mich. Office: Bostwicks Drug Store
772-m6.
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"Well, my little man." said the
bishop to Bobby, "do you remember
me? ?"
ooh, yes, sir" replied Bobby.
"You stopped with us when you were
here before. Pa thinks it can't cost
you much for hotel bills."-New York
Sun.
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Buzzer-"I understand Jones is
rather hightoned since he returned
from Europe Fuzzer-Well, he is
a little stiff" Buzzer-"He has gone
out of business, too, hasn't he ?"
Fuzzer-"Yes, / believe he has
retired" Buzzer-"By the way,
where is he living?" Fuzzer-
Living? He isn't living. He's in
the cemetery."-Lowell Citizen.
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A good scheme: Brown-"Did you
go for vacation this summer, Smith p
Smith-"Oh, yes" Brown-"How
did you manage your business affairs p
Smith, took my adver iscment out
of the paper until returned, so there
wasn't any business to manage.
Great scheme, eh ?"-Harper's Bazaar.
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Detroit, Bay City & AIpena R.R.
Time Table No. z.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Mail and Express.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH
Mail and Express.

All trains run by the Ninetieth Meridian on Cen
trnl Standard time.
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WI. u. MAIDEN, NJ. ID.

Physician, Surgeon, Gynecol oSist, Etc.
Late Asst. Surgeon U. s. Army Examining Sur
geon for u S. Pensioners and all the principal Lie
Insurance Co.'s. Residence and Office on oeconu
ST., nearly opposite the Union House.
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They were reading the old farmers
will, and his nephew, the principal
inheritor, was paying the closest atten.
ton to its provisions. Presently the
notary came to the clause, "I bequeath
to the servant that shall close my eyes
one hundred francs" Hi Hello
therel" says the heir '.just read that
again, will YOU p The notary com.
plies. That's one hundred francs
saved, anyhow" says the heir; "uncle
only had one eye! Got the faithful
domestic that time, didn't Ip-Ex.
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Mr.. Pierpent went down in the Gel.
lar to examine the gas meter, and
knocked basket of eggs from a
hanging shelf down upon his head
He composed scathing lyric
addressed to his wife, on his way up.
stairs. Confronting her, he said
pitilessly; "Wh, don't you ask me
why look like u fool p "There is
no need TO-" she said, cheerfully. 81
know, because you are one. Bur
dette.
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MICHIGAN CENTR!lA.A.Ll. al.

The Niagara Falls Route.
Arrival and departure of trains noted below as
follows:
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Day and Evening Express daily, Sunday except
ed. Night Express daily, Saturdays excepted.
w. RUGGLES, Il. A. McEACHRAW,
Gen1 Pass & Ticket Agt, Local Agt,
Chicago Ill. Alger, Mich.
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, essels Expected, from Foreign Por

- IVA - = WIS
Brit ship Hospoda, J Babcock, from Newcastle
", due October 1890
Brit bank Glengaber. RolIeston, from Liver
pool, due Jan 1871
Am bark Martha Fisher from Glasgow, due
Jan 1880
Am blk Martha PAWS F NJ Benson sailed from
Boston August 18th, due December 1-2O
Haw schr General SiegeI, Sanders, from
French Frigate Shoals, due Nov 2O-3O
Ger bark Hydra. from HOngkong, due Deem
Der I-15
German bark Hercules, Schaefer, sailed from
Liverpool October 9Th due February POPS
Am bktne Amelia, Vim Newhall, from Port
Townst nd, W T. due November -26
Am bark Forest Queen, G VI Winding, from
San +ra2cIsco, due November POPS
Haw Gsig Hazard, W q Goodman, from san
Francisco, due at HilO, Hawaii, November 2i-3O
Ha== H2rk Star of Devon, A Lowell, from Fan
ming island, due December ga
IL. schr MalOIO J Holland, from Mani
Am TX Edward Kidder from Portland, Ore
gOn. route TO Hongkong, due November I2-l6
Am bark Saranac, from New York, due Novem-
Der 9-I5
NJ Mariposa lAm) H NJ Hayward, from
san Francisco, route to the Colonies, due
November u
Am bark Nellie May, sailed from Sydney, Oc-
tober 11th, due Nov 27-3O
Am schr Ida Schnauer, Robertson, sailed from
San Francisco Nov 9th; due at Kahului, Maui,
Nov 24-3O
Am tern J Ford, Grifiths, from San
Francisco, due Dec Is
Am Blk CeylOn. R Calhoun from San Francisco,
due Dec 3-8
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ISLAND NOTES.

LAHAINALUSA. Maui, Nov. 10Th.
The weather Of the 10Th was heavy
and threatening in aspect, still no rain
interrupted the patriotic exercises in
honor OF the fftieth anniversary Of King
kalakaua's birthday. The morning was
devoted to a match game Of baseball
between two picked mines OF the Sem
mary Captain Damian's boys van
pushed Captain Kekoa's by a score Of
10 to Il. At L m. the students gave a
'.luaU" to their friends at the dining
hall. At l 80 p. III. an exhibition Of
various athletic games and contests oc-
CURED on the drill ground. The most
interesting OF these sports was the tug
of-war between teams selected from the
five classes OF the school. The Sopho-
more boys, after several exciting strug-
giles, proved themselves to be the most
powerful. The programme of the after
noon concluded with the singing of the
National hymn and three cheers to His
Majesty the King. At I p. IN. the in
tense darkness OF the night was broken
by the light OF a huge bonfire built on
the summit OF Mt. Ball, 800 feet above
the sea level. The mountain seemed
suddenly transformed into an active vol
cano. The fire continued most brill
iantly for a half hour and then gradu-
ally faded away Thus ended the cele-
bration by the seminary boys.
+. w II
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SHIPPING NOTES.

The American schooner Rosario, Captain c.
Christensen arrived at Kahului, Maui, Friday,
November 18th, from San Francisco, with full
cargo of general merchandise.
The steamer Lehua arrived November Dist
from KObala Hawaii with LOCO bags sugar Re-
ports rainy weather at Hilo and Kohala, Hawaii.
The steamer Kilauea Hou Will leave this morn
ing with machinery for Hamakua, Hawaii.
The American barkentine Klikitat, Captain r.
D. Cutler arrived in port November goth, Is days
from Port Townsend, W. T., with about 100000
feet lumber for Messrs. H. Hackfeld Co.
The steamer Kinau, Captain Lorenzen, leaves
at O'Clock this afternoon for the Volcano and
her regular windward route.
The steamer C. r. Bishop sails this morning
for Hanalei and Kilauea, via Wianae and Waia-
Iua.
The Hawaiian steamship Australia, Captain H.
Weber, arrived at noon November 2ist, from
the Colonies. After discharging her freight for
here and taking or board 700 punches bananas.
she proceeded or her voyage for San Francisco
at 10 o'clock in the evening.
The steamer IwaIani arrived from Kauai
November 2lst, with 10 hides and head cattle.
Reports rainy weather at Kauai.
The British iron bark W H. Watson. consigned
port Saturday, November GOTH 162 days from
Liverpool. She brings a full cargo of general
merchandise and is anchored in the stream She
will come alongside the wharf tomorrow to un-
load her freight
Tie American bark Ferris s. Thompson, after
having discharged her coal at Kahului, Maui,
was towed to last Thursday by ths steamer
Likelike, bound for Departure Bay, British
Columbia, in ballast
The American schooner J. b. Leeds viii sail
next Wed nesday from the port Of Kahului, Maui,
in ballast for san Francisco.
The steamer Likeike arrived from Maui,
November 2Ist, with about 40 sheep and several
sundry packages
The American brigantine Consuelo sailed in
ballast November 10Th for san francisco.
The American briganhne John D. spreckels,
Captain Chas. Friis, leaves to-day for San Fran
cisco.
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rally defective statement in the certificate of he partner
ship the affidavit filed herewith the published announce
men thereof he liable general partner all creditors
of the firm; or,
~ If he has wfuy nterered with the business of the
firm except as permitted hereinabove he liable in like
manner; or,
~ he has wifuly joined in or assented to an act con
ary any of the provisions of of this Act he is
liable in like
SECTION H. When special partner has, uninentionaly
done any of the mentioned in the last section he is
liable general partner any creditor the firm who
has been actually misled thereby to his prejudice
ARTICLE IV-ALrERATToN AND Dissolution
SECTION 49, special partnership becomes general it,
within ten days after any partner wthdaws from it, any
partner Is received into it, change made in the
OF Its business in its name certificate of such fact duly
verified and signed by of the partners
filed with the Minister of the Interior thereof
shed, is provided i'll Article of this Chapter
publication of the certificate.
SECTION 49, New special partners may be admitted into
special partnership upon certificate affidavit being
filed and recordad according the provisions
this Act.
SECTION 90 special partnership subject dissolution
IN the general partnership except
dissolution, by the act of the partners complete until
notice thereof has been filed and recorded the office
the Minister of the Interior and published,
each week, for four weeks
papers printed in Honolulu in the English language
SECTION 90 The of special partner must not be
used in the firm name OF the partnership unless it be
panied with the word "imted'
Approved this 18th day of October A. D. 1886.
KALAKAUA REX.
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Davis 4 wiIder's New Goods.

Messrs. Davis & Wilder. grocers and
provision dealers, Fort street, have
lately made some fine additions to their
already complete stock, including evap-
GRATED peeled peaches and sliced apples
in small-sized boxes to suit families ;
evaporated prunes, pitted cherries, table
raisens, honey in comb and glass jars, egg
plums and white cherries in syrup, also
in glass jars; Smyrna figs in small boxes
from 10 cents each, anchovies in oil;
also a fine assortment of timed delicacies
and appetizers. The firm is now receiv-
ing orders for corn-fed turkeys Tor
Thanksgiving Day.