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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-05
HUMOROUS.

The Boston girl doesn't say: Lets
leap the gutter She remarks: Let
US suddenly overleap the marginal de-
preston Of the public thoroughfare- -
Wasp
Are you busy now. Brown? Yes;
collecting. Collecting what? My
thoughts. Well. You have struck an
easy job. You always were = lucky
dog. - rdirie Farmer.
"a very funny play. you says''
Eyes. indeed. A couple Of dentists
agents travel with US constantly. bot
ting the air in the fhea.ers during the
performance. and their employers use
It for laughing gas. II Iid-Bifs-
Lady Ito applicant) What wages
will YOU expect as nurses- Applicant
How onld il the baby. num-"
Seven months" Applicant
without laudanum. mum. two dollars
and one-half a wake; wild laudanum.
two dollars. -Harpsr's Ba-ar-
a London correspondent saws:
ssYou can not be asked TO the Queen 3
ball unless you have been AT court the
same yea" That settles il. We shall
not look for an invitation this season.
Owing to = rush of job work we could
not have attended any way. -Norris-
f0un Herald.
a tenant had been dancing all
night over the head of his landlord
At six in the morning the latter comes
upstairs and complains bitterly Of the
annoyance What annoyance2" asks
the tenant why. haven't slept .
wink all night" j. the answer
s.Neither haveI. says the tenant; land
yet I don't make fuss about IN
Y. Telegram.
Magician (pointing 70 large cup
board Now, ladies and gentlemen,
take the liberty 10 present to you the
last piece on the programme. ! beg .
lady in the audience TO ascend the
stage and enter this cupboard Twill
then close IL. and when il i opened
she will have disappeared entirely" A
man to his wife-.Aerc. old lady, you
60 on the stager'- German Joke.
-wife-"WeIl. Ned. what do Won
teink Charlie wants now? He asked
me to-day II I wouldn't help him tease
you 10 buy him bicycle" Indulgent
father (who once had ambitions him.
Bicycle? Nonsense. The boy
cant have Il. Tell him to 60 up in the
attic and fall down two flight Of stairs
IL will be Just about the same thing.
and save me one hundred dollars. -
Somcrr'sie Journal
"A Goldfish i the only Annymal that
amt got no neck There amt but ono
kind Of fish in the World that live on
the land and Flys round in the air. and
that Is fish-hawk. "A Goldfish has :
large mouth and my sunday school
Teachers got large mouth too. Two
kids got iteing in the vestry one day
and one Of EN- pulled quite q lot Of Hare
out Of the other kids He'd and the
Superingtending pounded one Of his
Eeers with . book and % they quit. A
fish would look funny II they had legs
and could rum Boston boy, - Boston
Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-05

The Elephant yu~siy Entitled % This
Proud Dissinction.
The lion Is called the king Of beasts;
but after all. he j. rather sneaking
sort Of fellow, and not what We have 4
right 10 expect . monarch to BE-. He
j. very strong. and when he must fight.
does 20 fiercely; but As he j. not arfy
more powerful than the tiger. and j.
not even - good fighter. he ought TO
take rank next 70 that first cousin Of
his
But even the tiger Is not entitled to
the first place. for he Is not BY any
means the master of the brute creation.
II any animal can be said to hold that
place. il Is certainly the elephant.
Only, the elephant, not being flesh
eater. very seldom has trouble with his
comrades Of the forests. and conse-
quently has no reputation a. fighter.
And yet he can tight, even in captivity.
as was seen only few weeks ago.
when in the winter quarters Of = men,
ageric at Philadelphia according 20 the
newspapers an cnraged lion. escaping
from his broken cage. dashed madly
upon great elephant, only 70 be
crushed 20 death BY the powerful beast
which he had dared to attack.
All animals. indeed, respect the clc-
plant and give him . wide birth. Once
In . while, rhinoceros will lose his
wits and 60 tearing through the Jungle,
~..<wa - x~xs.ax..sss.w..x.. ~.
might then attack even an elephant.
A : rule, the result y very disastrous
70 the rhinoceros, which y quite likely
TO discover that his horn u no match for
the two shining white tusks Of the elc-
plant.
When used BY man for hunting The
tiger. the elephant will frequently dis
play the most abjcct fear, should the
tiger suddenly spring up in his path;
and this fact has led 10 the belief that
the elephant has natural fear of the
tiger. The truth n, the tanned elephant
has been taught 70 % bend his viii q
his human masters that he has lost HE
ability 70 act upon his own impulse.
and. moreover. Il 50 hampercd by his
crowded howdah. and his other trap
pings. that he has not full liberty u
action.
Stories without number are told BY
hunters Of combats Witnessed In the
jungle between elephants and other
animals. and all 20 10 show the pro-
digious strength and activity Of the
huge creatures Strength. Of course.
the elephant would be- expected 20 have,
but Il 4 hard 20 comprehend how "a
ungainly- looking creature can be q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-05

The term chestnut in iss latest
nse, applies 70 stale jokes, twioc-told
tales. and generally 70 whatever Il e.
pecially trite- Il originated IN PhiIa-
delphia, and was used previously in
connection with the old Chestnut Street
Theater Of that city. II the remark,
witticism or story was musty with age,
Il was said 10 Be old enough 10 BE- got
OF AZ that thcater. The distinguishing
characteristics Of the entertainments az
that place Of amusement were 90 well
known that the word ''chestnut" very
readily came TO have IT, present slang
meaning In that city, and from there 4
worked itself out until II has CONS u
Be National. -- Bufolo Times.
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Where -romIneaf R~pablicsns stse1 b
1850 % ths Qasssion q Consecutive
PDwor.~
Judging from Washington dis
patches, one Of the most vociferous and
thoroagh-going Of Mr. Edmunds' lieu
tenants in the contest Of the Senate
with the President Il General John
Alexander Logan. the son Of thunder
from Illinois. who never willingly lets
slip chance 70 lift up his voice and
cry aloud To-day. General Logan i
one Of the most strenuous upholders Of
the right of the Senate TO investigate
the Presidents reasons for suspending
Republican once -holders. and in inter
views with numerous correspondents
he nlanifests = disposition % insist on
AL the rights which m extreme in
terpretation Of The provisions % The
Ienure-of- Once act confer upon the
Senate.
II was not always thux II 1859.
when the Tenure-of-OfIic act was
pending. General Logan Wa : member
q the House, and bis views upon thc
propriety Of the Senatorial prrrogatives
we're exactly opposite 20 those which
he holds now.
AZ that time General Logan fought
in his fcrce<t manner the passage q
the present Tcnurc-of-O Office act. and Ia
his most stentorian tones demanded IL
abolition. His ideas upon the necessity
Of = total change IN the incnmhcncy u
the Offices were embodied in the follow
ing resolution, which he sent 70 the
Speakers dcsk and asked 70 have
passed:
That ~ csvllo0cs< except shosp 81 Judges
% the CnIte1 states Courts that werc nlle6 b.
eppointmcut b. the Pres dent u tne United
States. ~ ana with t1e consent of the 9eunte.
before the fth u March. Is14 shall ~ vacant
On the3kh day % June. 10
He denounced in round terms the
power which tho present Tenure-of'
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MAPS AND DRAWINGS.


Transmitted sad Reproduced ~ Letters
% to Alphabet.
In these days most people have some
conception Of the principle Of the
Morse alphabet" They know. or
have known and forgotten. that BY
that system Of telegraphy letters Of the
alphabet are communicated BY certain
arrangements Of '.dots" and '.dashes. n
whether seen or heard They may
also know that this y the system at
present adopted for ths purpose Of nil
itary signaling BY nag. lamp and hello
graph; and that in the use Of il for that
purpose no attempt Is made g
send any symbol. or combination Of
dots and dashcs. except those which
represent the twenty-six letters. and
special purposes. Even the latter are
.'letfcrs' run together. There i no
set Of symbols 20 represent figures or
groups Of figures. or any other Of the
written signs Of which men avail them
selves for communicating upon paper
This practice has bcen settled for good
reasons. the principal one being thai
simplicity Is the alpha and omega o.
military signaling. Ibis being 90. i
would perhaps q first sight appear inn.
possible with such material 10 succecd
IN transmitting. save BY way Of de-
scription. any such thing - . map Or
drawing. however rude. A . matter
Of fact, however. means have been
found BY which both maps and draw
ings Of considerable complcxity. can
be briefly communicated and repro
duccd with almost absolute accuracy.
although nothing but letters Of the
alphabet are employed. I'M Lonsma"s
Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-05

William Walter Phelps says Mr..
Blaine will run again il he can be a.
sured that he win receive the Irish
vote. Oh. well. there will be no trou-
BILE about that And we dare say Ben
Butler will run again II he can be -
sured Of the vots Of Charles A. Dana
N y. Graphic
There Is nothing to refute the
claim Of the Democratic members that
they made no attempt to check m in
vesfigation into the Cincinnati election,
on Itch depended four Democratic
seats. The names o. these four menu
bers accredited from Cincinnati have
been arbitrarily struck from the roll By
the Lieufenant-Go Governor. and the Re.
publican minority. though NOT consti-
tuting : quorum. 10 attemptingto usurp
the authority Of the Senate.-6. Loud
Republican.
The Second Comptroller has
made report on the accounts Of the
Signal-Service Bureau. The investiga-
ton has exposed great cxtrsvagance,
fragrant violations Of Law. and arbi-
trary assumptions Of authority in the
administration Of that Office for the Lass
three or four years After the frauds
and forgeries Of Hswgate. which are
still unpunishcd. it was q least sup
posed that common care would be cx-
ercised in redceming the bureau from
the disgrace that had fallen upon Il BY
his crime. Il now appears that ths
liberality Of Congress toward the Sig.
nal Service By increased appropriations
k~a ko.v. ~karno9.s1iU at<s.r<4 r~.s.~<2
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-05


Aetrcss' Leading characteristics.
Mrs. Arthur Kennard. in her bio
graphy Of the famous actress Rachel.
tells the following characteristic ancc.
do,es: One evening. while dining with
the Minister Of the Interior. Comts
Duchatel. she admired the ccnter-piecs
on the table. NJ. Duchatcl presented
her with the flowers. but she exclaimed:
oh, il was not the flowers. but the
bowl admired 20 much" You shall
have il then. - well As the fiower-
answered her host. in a sudden Ii "a
Generosity. Monsieur Ia Comic. wAs
the answer. ..your roses and violets DE-
light nv heart. hut your center-piere
will be the ornament and wonder ~
nv dining-room- Rachel had come
in a cab 70 dinner. When the time for
leaving approached. the Minister "
frrcd her his brougham to take her
home with pleasure" she said;
..thcn can take Your present with me
without fear Of being waylaid and
robbed" Her host conducted her %
the top Of the staircase himself. Il
am delighted. mademoiscile. he said.
with a sarcastic smile. n he bsde her
Good night. that YOU would have
my silver bowl; but yon will send me
back INV broughzm. will Won nots"
Often" HouSsayc adds. ''did dine
At Rachel's. and see the bowl. made in
the model Of Pliny's doves in the capi-
tol. and smile . sympathetic smile u
fellow-fceIing ~ | remembered the
story connected with it. for many were
the things she had riflcd me Of. !" She
was not the daughter 81 the jew ped
der. or Esther Haya. his wife. seller 81
old clothes. for nothing.-N y. Post
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LONDON, Feb- 23.-Appropriate refer
ences 70 the anniversary d washIngton's
birth appear IN to-day's journals. The
STANDARD compares The Americans q CO.
day nnfavorably with The character a tht
raa whose memory they are cslebrssing.
Yov Win bear 10 mind that this = sh<
organ q che American hsters. snd 81
dom be- : good word for anything o. thas
sids a ne ocean. Most d the other %
I'ers pFsnoance she customary eulogy up'
% ne hero Of the revolution, and dwell
- isiesdly terms upon ne vastness o. ~
otan - sosoded.
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CLEANLINESS u important with
plants. An occasional washing Of the
leaves with sponge filed with clean
water II about the same temperature
A. the room IL beneficial. SprinkIing
che leaves once or twice q week y .
desirable practicc.--N y. Telegram.
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A New Orleans Judge the other
day sent a monkey 70 Jail in default Of
bail bonds for appearance II trial ~
o. PscGynns.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-01-13
.ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE MEAsURELESS pEEPs.

think sometimes that the silence itself has
soundless ghost,
A stiffness deeper than Ocean, where gather
the countless host
or shades that are shades reflection, OF
glooms that are shades OF gloom,
And echoes OF thoughts unfnthomed which
never In words md room.
There are thoughts which move at midnight.
too deep for q visions reach;
There are waves deep down In silence, too
strong for the grasp OF speech;
And a mystic intuition i'm infinite depths OF
space
mortal face.
We know in the silent chambers the beats OF
n distant heart
We have seen with an inner vision the cur
tains of silence part,
And far In the shaded distance have read, rs
on magic scroll,
The words no sound could utter, addressed
20 an earnest soul.
There are things so deep and sacred they fee
the approach OF sound
There are IDEAS pure and holy no natural
hedgerows bound,
Are the truths which reach us only through
aseventh mysterious sense.
We hear not speak not, feel not, yet we
think and trust, and know,
while the ylewless mystic currents sweep by
In thor endless How,
While above the mirrored crystal there fut.
ter the ghostly wings,
And q song too sweet for language its jubi.
liant anthem brings.
The grandest truths of the ages have en-.
torcd the heart like this,
The things VIC can never utter producing the
greatest bliss;
Mysterious intuitions, swift shades OF q
shadow-thought,
Have flooded the soul with sweetness In mir
acle wonders wrought.
We know there are soul vibrations. q subtle
and glorious bond,
Uniting the world material with something
so far beyond
That it reaches us In soul waves, too doll
That the brightest words are heavy and bur-
den them overmuch.
full currents flow
Too far for tho reach OF evil, too high for
the touch OF woe,
Too deep for our words to fathom, too soft
for the grasp OF sound,
In place which God has guarded with O ST.
lence most profound.
Then welcome the mystic message the
peace beyond all compare,
Too sweet to DO grasped or measured found
but by volceless prayer;
Tho sign of higher presence, a rapture
which may not cease
Till IL reach the great Nirvanna and blend
into endless peace.
A symbol OF something coming. revealings
some time to be,
The rlpples OF glory tapping the shore of an
endless sea;
The secret Of life eternal, too grand for the
-. bonds of speech,
Concnving soundless message to the wait
inh souls on the beach.
30 the soul rocci, = 's message, by q route
we may not trace,
From the dceps where fathoinlcss silence
broods ever in endless space;
Where tho finite may not measure with its
puny rule and rod
The truths which the soul receiveth direct
from the heart of God.
II. Edgar Jones, In Indianapolis Journal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-01-13
MORTGAGE SALE.

/. Default having been made in the conditions of a
certain mortgage, made and executed on the first
day Of October, A. ID: 1888, by Ludwick Grulke and
William Kregor. OF Detroit, Michigan, to John ID.
Sheahy, of Alpena, Michigan, and recorded in the
Office Of the Register of Deeds for said A'pena
county, on the 18th day Of October, A. ID. 1883, in
gage was, on the 18th day Of November, A. ID. 1888,
duly assigned by said John d. Sheahy to the I'M
dersigned, Thomas Collins, in writing. which as
Segment was duly recorded in the office Of said
Register Of Deeds, on the 10th day Of November,
A. ID. 1883, in liber 4. Of the assignments of mort
cages, page 275, by virtue Of which said default,
the power Of sale in said mortgage has become oper
ative, and,
WHEREAS There is claimed to be due upon said
mortgage, at the date Of this notice, for principal
and interest," the sum Of five hundred and eight dol
lars and seventy cents, and no suit proceedings
having been instituted, at law in equity, TO
yer the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof; now, therefore,
Notice is hereby given that bv virtue of the power
of sale contained in said mortgage, and Of the stat
utes of the State Of Michigan, in such case made
and provided, the undersigned will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, on the 9Th day OF
April, A. ID. 1856, 1T 10 o'clock in the forenoon Of
said day, at the front door Of the Court House. on
Chisholm street, in the city OF Alpena. Alpena
county, Michigan, THAT being the place Of holding
the Circuit Court in said county,. the premises de-
scribed in said mortgage, sufficient thereof 10
satisfy said indebtedness the interest thereon and
the costs and expenses of such SALE allowed by law
said premises being described in said mortgage as
follows: All that certain piece OF parcel of land
situated and being In the city of Alpena, county of
Apena and State Of Michigan, and described as
number twenty one t2l), in township number thir-
ty-one 1917, north Of range number eight 49, east
less the amount heretofore sold from of said LOT
eight Sl, to Mrs. Eliza Lockwood, Feb. 18th, 1872
aud to Alpena county, Oct. gath, 1888.
TuoMAS COLLINS,
Assignee
Attorney for Assignee. 752w1s
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-01-13
MORTGAGE SALE.

Nv
Default having been made in the terms and con-
ditons of certain indenture Of mortgage, bearing
date the 9th day of February, A. d. 1884, and exe-
cuted by and between Alexander Il. Gibson and
the first part, and Robert Montrose of the same
place, of the second part and duly recorded in the
Office OF the Register of Deeds for tbs county of
Alpena, on the 9TH day OF February, A ID. 1884, in
liber OF mortgages, on page !, and by which said
default the power Of sale in said mortgage contain
ed has become operative. and il being claimed that
there is now due and unpaid ut the date hereof
said mortgage the sum Of hve hundred and nine
principal and interest the mortgagee having elect
ed by virtue of the option in said mortgage contain
edto declare the whole sum secured by said mortgage
due and payable at once By Of the default of
said mortgagor in failing to pay the annual pay
ment of interest falling due February 9th, 1885,
together with an attorney fee Of twenty-five dol
lars (s25) provided for in said mortgage, and no
suit or proceeding either ut law or in equity, hav
ing been instituted TO recover the amount
cured by said mortgage or any part thereof, or the
accrued interest thereon, now, therefore,
Notice is hereby given, that the 1st day of
April, A. D. 1856, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of
said day, at 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
gagged premises are situated is held, there will be
sold at public auction, to the highest bidder, the
premises described in said mortgage, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisiy the said
debt the interest thereon. and said attorney fee,
and all costs and charges allowed by law. Said
mortgaged premises are situated in the county of
Alpena, State of Michigan, and described fol-
lows: All that piece or parcel Of land described in
said mortgage us follows, to wit The southeast
quarter of the northeast quarter of section thirty
five t35l, and the southwest quarter Of the north
west quarter Of section thirtysix (36l, all in town
thirty-two 1927 north, Of ranye five t5l east
ROBERT MoNTRosE,
GEO. II. sLEAron, Mortgagee.
Attorney for Mortgagee. 752-w13
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MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE.
Default having been made in the conditions of a
certain mortgage, bearing date the sixth day Of
february, A. ID. 1885, executed by John j. Cathro
and Elspeth Cathro his wife, of the township Of
Maple Ridee, Alpena county Michigan, to Henry
Bolton and Donald McRae, of the city Of Alpena,
Michigan and recorded in the Office of the Register
of Deeds for said Alpena county, on the 2ist day
of April, A. D. 1885, at o'clock in the forenoon OF
that day, in hber6 of mortgages, on page 2.2, by
virtue of which said default. the power of sale in
said mortgage has become operative and. -,
WHEREAS, There is claimed to be due upon said
mortgage at the date Of this notice, for principal
and interest the sum of one thousand aud sixty
three dollars and seventy cents, and suit or
proceeding having been instituted, at law or in
equity, to recover the debt secured by said mort
gage, or any part thereof; now therefore,
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue Of the
power of sale contained in said mortgage, and
OF the statutes of the State Of Michigan in
such case made and provided. the undersigned
will sell at public auction to the highest bidder
the 5th day of April, A. ID. 1886, at 10 o'clock in
forenoon Of said day. at the front door Of the Court
House, on Chisholm street, in the city of Alpena,
Alpena county, Michigan, THAT being the place OF
holding the Circuit Court in said county,, the
premises described in said mortgage, or sufficient
thereof to satisfy said indebtedness, the interest
lowed by law said premises being described in
said mortgage as follows: All those certain pieces
parcels of land, situate in the township Of Ma
pie Ridge in the county Of Alpena, and state Of
south half Of the northwest quarter Of section
twenty three 1881 and the northeast quarter of the
north east quarter of section twenty-five t22) all in
township thiity-two 1927 NORTH Of range seven az
east containing 100 acres more or less, according to
the returns of the surveyor general.
Dated Alpcna, Michigan. Jan. 4, 1856.
HENRY BOLTON and
DONALD McRAE,
Mortgages
Attorney for Mortgages. 752w13