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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-16

These tables on authority therefore
owe that never until the year 1874
Is the price of silver reduced to point
here our 4l2a grain silver dollar was
.ot of equal value in the open market to
dollar in gold. For nearly three
thousand years it would have been more
than an equivalent, but now that by
laundering legislation and conspiracy
for the brief period of ten years it has
been few grains in value less than q
given weight in gold; these modern wise.
.eres are attempting to set aside the
ecord of the ages.
The attempt, therefore, to destroy the
andards of value, to increase the ratio
tween gold and silver by putting more
yer into the dollar, to demOnetize
yer or to stop its coinage, all come
I'M but one source, from the conspira-
,rs against silver. 1t is dastardly at.
smpt to double the value of bonds, to
,preciate the price of labor, to destroy
peace and prosperity of the nation,
every man who has voice and vote
uld exercise both against this foreign
asion, against the further advance of
golden Juggernaut, whose bloody
els are crushing millions at this
hour throughout the world. Let
y man in Congress, or out of it, who
- npts to "boycott" the silver dollar
lade to feel the indignation of an
lged people, for it has come to
for peace and prosperity. 1t has
me the guardian angel of the great
srial interests of this nation, and
y true and loyal American should
mt every attempt to strike down the
,r dollar with as much Indignation
would resent similar insult to our
In the report of the Silver Com
lion are found these words: "The
,r dollar has the sanction of the solid
practical sense of General Washing
added to that of the learning,
lius and philosophy of Mr.. Jefferson.
is as much the tradition of the United
ties as their national military air or
cir national flag, and is policy as
ell as tradition" Daniel Webster
id: "Gold and silver, at the rates
ed by Congress, constitute the legal
udard of value in this country, and
her Congress nor any state has
GRITTY to establish any other stand.
Or to displace this"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-16
The Dream of Russia.
en- Plevna fell, the object of R


en- Plevna fell, the object of Rus.
automatically " stated, was attained,
Ia was in her possession. 1t was
y conquest, and had she stopped
she could have expanded into
.opean Turkey at her leisure and
rope would not have iiterfered. But,
,ften before, her military officers and
'nselors-Gan. 1gnatieff especially,
has always known how to ruin sue
!, and who was at that time supreme
-sst aside all prudence, rnshed across
Balkans in winter with the loss of
% men, and were almost at the
i of Constantinople before Europe
!. act.
~ Bayuk Tchekmedje the British
"a Is saved the city. The approach
Y could avoid them. Russia had
the treaty Of Paris, and was
/, Sg fleet, but had nothing in
.ess to enable her to appear on the
The army stopped, as stop it
For there was a point where
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-16
CHANGE OF INSURANCE AGENCY.

The well kno wp arc old established
Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.,
OF Hartford, will hereafter be represented
in this city by the undersigned firm, who
will act as sole agents, vice Adams & Sons,
resigned.
DICKINSON Il FAIRCHILD,
AZ North Spring Street.
November 20. 1886. no2l-l m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-16
: ); !; s :. tropical
!, !; !; ;;;;,;AMONA!
, attractive location in this
n for a colony which will in
be as desirable as Pasadena
,r a safe investment is
RAMONA,

sssasSpsted at SHORES STATION,
" three miles from city limits;
Gs of access; situated on the
SIthern Pacific Railroad, and the
st station east; six express trains
lily. A PERFECT CLIMATE,
&c from frost and fogs. No more
Elthful location on the coast.
,undance of PURE MOUNTAIN
11ssTER, conducted through iron
FL. 9Tbn Productiveness Of soil un-
s6S ed; alluvial, very rich, and
Glib cultivated. Well sheltered
sPS beautiful foothills. In full
lynie slil the Sierra Nevada Range of
The ins and the Raymond Hotel,
'nF' lest hotel in Southern Cali
,ia, and only three miles dis
ant; same distance from South
'asadena.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-16
katfo Between Gold and silver
for 1000 Years.

Fromthe most au thentic sourceswe find
the average ratio between gold AID silver
from the year 1000 B. C.to the Christian
Era have been H. 26. From the Christian
Era to the discovery of America, 1892
A. D., to have averaged ll.79.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-16
Nipped i'm the BUD.

Is 1t not better to nip consumption. the
great scourge of Humanity in the bud, then
to try and stay the progress on the brink of
King Of Consumption, Cough and Cold
cures, will relieve, thorough treatment
cure. Warranted by G. II. Hance.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-16

GIVE YOUR CHILDREN, for coughs and
colds, whooping cough and hoarseness. Gil
more's Aromatic Wine. For Sale by H e..
Godfrey, Nadeau Block.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
Cure for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by sense
of weight in the back, loins, and lower
part of the abdomen, causing the patient
to suppose he has some election of the
kidneys or neighboring organs. At times
symptoms of indigestions are present
fatulency, uneasness of the stomach, etc
A moisture, like Precipitation, producing
very disagreeable itching, after getting
warm, Is a common attendant. Blind
Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at once
to the application OF DR.. Bosankos Pile
Remedy, which acts directly upon the
parts effected, absorbing the Tumors, al
laying the intense itching, and efiecting a
permanent cure. Price so cents. Ad-
dress, The DR.. Bosanko Medicine Co..
Pique, o. Sold by Houk Il Perkins and
ii. Beebe. 723y1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
ENGLISH JEWELRY.
The Sensation Caused by the Most I'm
portant Ruby In the World.

The Sensation Caused by the Most I'm
portant Ruby In the World.
The jewelry in the south central gal.
lery of the Inventions Exhibition come
in for lions share of admiration
Human nature must be almost inhuman
that withstands the temptation of look.
ing upon the costly objects exhibited
without some inclination to covet.
There are very precious stones indeed
displayed by the two latest exhibitors.
The Goldsmith and Silversmiths' Com.
pany, of Regent Street, have the best
position in the shape of corner allot.
ment Here it is shown how diamonds
and pearls are set, and the labor-saving
operations of n perfect little machine,
worked by electricity in the splitting
and drilling of pearls, are more inter-
esting. The attendants inform YOU that
the company drills millions of pearls
every year and that the machine per-
forms the work of twenty men. What,
too, shall be said of the single stone
diamond necklet valued at $4,000 or
the three-row necklace of large pearls
worth $4,000, and cat's-eyc and dia-
mond pendant to be purchased for
half that amountp All the goods, of
course, are not rated at this high figure,
though after thom the commoner goods
will probably have lost much of their
glitter. There is, for instance, among
the exhibits fine gold lace brooch, set
with pearls, largely sold as souvenir,
which represents only few shillings,
though to the casual observer its artistic
qualities may not be inferior to the
jewclry of a hundred times its value.
Bond Street is represented by Hancocks
& Co.. and at this stand the lady visitor
may take her choice in fancy, if not in
reality, of such trifles as thirty-two
carat brillant-a Cape stone of superb
luster-ticketed f4,500; a very dark
cat's-eye and diamond, f1, 200; row of
pearls with ruby snap, $4,000. and
remarkable ruby and diamond necklace
and earring $4,000. 1t took four years
to match the rub:es, the difficulty being
to get so many of the orthodox pigeons
blood hue, and it was from Burmah
that they eventually came. The sensa-
ton exhibit is ruby, one inch long.
threc-quarters of an inch wide, and
weighing twenty-four carats. As regards
color, size and brilliancy this is said to
be the most important ruby in the
world, and it is supposed to have been
hidden away for many years among the
treasuers of an Indian palace.--Lon-
don NelOS.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
He Remembered.

"And you pretend to say" remark
ed lawyer to a witness, that you re-
member the exact words this man said
to you ten years ago."
Il do"
"Well, if my memory serves me,
| met you at Saratoga about five
years ago, and | should like to know
if you can swear to any expression
which | made"
81 can"
"Now, Mr.. j., l want you to re-
member that you are under oath.
Now, under oath, you swear that you
can quote with great accuracy re-
mark made to you at Saratoga five
years ago?"
81 can"
swell, what was it ?"
you met me in the hotel corridor"
eyes, quite correct"
"And you shook hands with me"
Naturally did"
"And you said to me: Let's 60
and take something"
The crier of the court had to call
silence for ten minutes, and the law
yer confessed that the witness had a
remarkable memory.-Boston Jour
nal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
Practical and Theoretical Chemistry

"Young gentlemen said the lee
turer in chemistry, "coal exposed t.
the elements loses ten per cent of It's
weight and heating power. This is
due to the action of the alkali con.
stituents Of"
"But what if there is dog sleep
ing near the coal, Professor ?''
"None of your levity. young man,
This is a serious matter"
"That's what dad thought when
seventy-two per cent. of his coal pile
disappeared during three nights OF
exposure. Then he asked my advice
as student in chemistry, and | told
him to buy a dog. He bought "a dog
with bay window teeth and the spring
halt in his upper lip, and now we
don't lose one per cent. per month
That's the kind of a practical chem.
list | am. Now 90 on with your
theory. Chicago Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
A Freak of Lightning.

At Mooresville during the thunder
storm Monday afternoon, Mrs. Will
liams, a lady of that place, was struck
by lightning, with peculiar results.
The bolt evidently struck her upon
her right shoulder, and passed down
her right side. All the clothing
on that side of her body was torn
off or ripped into shreds, the stock
ing on her right leg was thrown in
shreds to the floor, and the shoe on
her right foot was ripped off. Strange
to say the lady was not killed. So
far as known, she was not hurt, the
flesh being slightly burned in one OF
two places. She was, of course, bad
ly shocked for the time being, but nc
bad effects have followed. Charlotte
On. c. Observer.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
RECOLLECTIONS BESIDE ONE
AT REST.


As thou art lying there.
Thy face so full of peace eni wondrous ialr'
Thy white lids frozen in a downward sweep,
II seems thou dost but sieepl
Lies on thy face, so sweat, so free from guile,
Full of such blest content, IL plain doth tell
That with thee all Is well
A passions slightest trace
Mars not the beauty of thy STILL white race
No moro thy spirits feelings, joys or woes
That mirror may disclose.
In wonder ask / now;
ChD IL have been the glory OF this brow
Has e'er been darkencd by an enYlous frown,
Or anger lowering down!
Can Il have been that high
And wide has flashed THIS closely curtaineo
That radicnt smiles accompanying words
love-breathod
These marble lips have wrcathedT
No power of love or hate
Could now disturb one jot thy calm estate;
Thy enemy or love couldSt now come nigh
Nor cause thee frown nor sigh
O, where, o heart OF stons,
Hath all thy warm and tender feelings hownl
Where are the memories OF earthly ycarsr
Thy power of Joy and tearsr
Lo, thou art strlpt of all .
Knowledge and love and life beyond ~ocall
Thy partner, weary of earth, hath fled with
these,
Leaving thee naught but peace
Beyond the farthest skies
The soul that was thy earthly partner lies
As radiant, high, aud full of life and glow
AS thou art STILL white and low
She bears with her the powers
That cursed and vexed thee in thy morta
hours;
But with them now, such knowledge hath
been given,
She maketh her Heaven.
For thee peace deep, profound,
Doth and wilt Ger involve thee round and
round,
And the faint smile on thy mute mouth doth
tell
That il is well, is well.
Helen Kroenkc, IN Cleveland Leader
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
MORTGAGE SALE.

wi
Default having been made in the terms and con-
ditions of a certain indenture of mortgage, bear
ing date the 30th day of April A. d. 1883, and exc
cuted by and between John Golling, and Mary, his
wife, OF Alpena, Mich of the first part, and Charles
Hueber of the second part, and duly recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds for the county
of Alpena, ON the 9TH day of May, A. ID. 1885, in
liber 2 OF mortgages on pages G4 and $50, and
which said mortgage was on the 22nd day of June
ID. 1885, duly assigned by said Charles Hueber
of the city of Apena, county Of Alpena, and State
of Michigan, to Charles w. Richardson, of the
same place, and said assignment was duly recorded
in the office OF the Register of Deeds for said
ty of Alpona on the 23rd day of June, 1885, in beI
of assignments of mortgages on page 1853, and by
which said default the power of sale in said mort
gage contained has become operative, and IL being
claimed that there is now due and unpaid at the date
hereof, on said mortgage, the sum of one thousand
and sixty-one and forty -fve-hundredths s1 06l45l
dollars for principal and interest, together with an
attorney fee of fifty $500 dollars provided for in
said mortgage, and no suit or proceeding, either at
law in equity, having been Instituted TO recover
the amount secured by said mortgage, any part
thereof; now, therefore,
Notice is hereby given, that the first day of
June, A. d. 1885, at two o'clock in the afternoon of
said day. at the front door of the Court House, on
Chisholm street. in the city of Alpena, county of
building in which the Circuit Court for said county
in which said mortgaged premises are situated Is
held, there will be sold at public auction, tothe
highest bidder the premises described in said mort
gage or so much thereof as may be necessary TO
satisfy the said debt the interest thereon and said
attorney fee, and all costs and charges allowed by
law. Said mortgaged premises are situated in city
of Alpena, county of Alpena, State of Michigan,
and described as follows: All that piece parcel
of land described in said mortgage as TO lows, to.
wit: Lots al" and "B" in Frink's subdivision of
lots eleven, twelve and thirteen III, 10 and 19l, in
block number one a., of the recorded plot of the
village, now city, of Alpena.
Dated at Alpena, Michigan, March 2, 1886.
CHARLES w. RICHARDSON,
Assignee.
j. u. NEWTON, 49,
Attorney for Assignee. 7G0w13
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
Pen Painting on Fabrics.

AS this method of decorating COS.
tunes, curtains, portieres, mantel and
table borders and lambrequins is very
fashionable, it is well to know how it is
executed. On velvet the effect is hand
some and bold; on satin and Henrietta
it has much more delicate appearance
and makes beautiful trimming for
dresses. First have the material upon
which the floral design is outlined in
chalks mounted or rather stretched on
a stiff board. and then mix ordinary oil
paints or enamel colors with little
turpentine or mastic varnish. Having
reduced them to the consistency Of but
ter take them up On your palette knife
and scrape them off this on to the edge
of small tin palette, then having the
different shades of the flower to be pro.
duced already on the tin palette. take
an ordinary steel pen, with very broad
shoulders and carefully and firmly
scrape up small quantity of the paint,
transfer it to the design by sticking the
point of the pen firmly into the outline,
turn it sharply over and the paint will
be left on the design. After carefully
outlining the whole flower in this way,
wipe the pen perfectly clean and pro-
coed to stroke down the rim of paint
firmly, closely and finely. which will
produce series of lines, each line rep
resenting crewel stitch. For the veins
of leaves and flowers paint is merely
laid finely on with q pen, not stroked
down. For the centers of such flowers
as daisies and sunflowers, the paint is
laid on in one thick lump and then
punched with the point of a coarse pin
till the desired effect is produced More
brilliant effects are attained by using
gold and silver in conjunction with
bright colors. Philadelphia Times
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
Five Thousand Ladies, o %sHt Cd S ct

ITO ADVERTISERS Rates for adj
II vertising in Osf good newspapers sent free
Address GEO. p. ROWELL & CO, 10 Spruce ST.,
~ Y.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07
She Hadn't Read It.

Woodworking, Mrs. Shoddy.-
How do you like Irving's Hamlet?"
81 haven't read it. l haven't read
anything of Irving's since the Kick
erbocker stories first came out. When
did he write this Hamlet ?"-Chicago
News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07

Mr.. Bowles : 81 guess that's a
cheap cigar you're smoking"
Mr.. Jowles: Eyes, / swore off
using tobacco the first of the year"
Boston Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-04-07

In front of Yankton, ID. T., where
the channel of the river ran twenty feet
deep i've years ago. there are now ono
hundred acres of land six to eight feet
above low water mark. The river Is
shifting to tho:Nebraska side
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-07-30
READING FOB THE YOUNG.
DoLLlE'S SAD FATE.

I had long golden tresses, and trim little
dresses,
And eyes that were brilliant and blue;
had neat little feet and figure complete:
I've been knocked, I've been battered, my
nose has been shattered;
My smile has been turned 10 leer;
rve often been sat on, L We tempted the cat on
To carry me OFT by the earl
The moments treasure when beaming with
pleasure,
NY mistress turns kindly to me,
And so great her bliss is, I'm covered with
KISSES
She hugs me and chatters with glee.
But when she's enraged she's ofttimes en-
gagged
In boxing my ears in her freak;
My face, once so bloomy, is now pale and
gloomy;
She's knocked all the pink off my cheek.
Apart from thts ohiding, she's always con-
fding
Her Joys and her sorrows to me;
She brings brother Bennie and sweet cousin
Jennie
Her dear little Dollie so see;
The boys she will play with and oft run away
with;
I'm tumbled and tossed, and I'm left and I'm
And my stufing runs over the floori
| Of late I'm neglected, ill-used and dejeeted;
MY mistress has some other craze; ~
| I'm left to tue mercy of wee brotherPercy,
Who's rapidly ending my days.
| Such dashings and thrashings and crashings
| and sinashngs
get every day for no wrongl
My clothes are all ragged, my limbs loose ant
jagged;
They'll tear me apart before long.
--Huyt Meuis, IN N. Z. Independent
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-07-30

the slower freight steamer, which is
somewhat risky. Nevertheless 1T Is
done with the hope which springs eter-
nal in the human breast of better luck
next time. The large shippers do not
calculate to sell more than two-thirds
and sometimes only one-half of their
crops, as with such vast quantities as
they raise they must allow large
margin for loss. 1t IS necessary
to the health of the plants though,
that every berry shall be picked
off of them, so after shipping has
ceased and the Strawberries keep blush
ing out among the leaves a second pick
ing takes place, out of which the owner
makes nothing, as the strawberries are
freely given to the pickers for the labor
of getting them out of the way. But
some of the same supervision exists lest
the plants be trampled to death by care
less feet, and some sort of tally is kept
to see what the actual bearing qualities
of each variety is. This is the straw
berry time for Norfolk, for as long as
the berries command high price in
New York and Northern cities they are
not sold cheap in Norfolk. But when
the second picking comes-a week or
two after stripping has ceased-then a
begger might live on Strawberries. Five
cents quart is high price when they
are cried about the streets--and often
the very best can be had for two cents
quart at ones door, which is the usua
price for picking As quart, how
ever, can be picked easily without NOV
ing from one spot in those luxurian
fields, two cents is very good price
for such unskilled agricultural labor
fifty quarts a day not being an unusa
figure. As the negro commonly work
only that he may enjoy spell of idle
ness, it naturally follows after straw
berry times, when they are all in funds
that labor is hard to get. The laborer
: can make enough in the three or fou
, weeks to keep them in a delicious an
coveted idleness for as many more
Every employer around about holds hi
: employees by SPIDERS web in the picl
ing Chicago Nee0s.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-07-30
A Clever Pony

The following story is told Of pony,
"The master. clergyman residing
in lonely neighborhood, was going
with the pony. -etriever, and a
Dachshund, while obeying q call to
visit sick parishioner in the night
past a shepherds cottage where a
fierce dog was kept This dog, having
got loose, made an attack on the party,
irving the retriever f st and then the
Dachshund. The pony became fright
sned, and the ma or dismounted,
when the dog turned upon him. The
affair became very serious for the cler-
gyman; the Dachshund had been put
out of the combat, the retriever had
hid behind the hedge, and he had to
keep up the fight alone, with no other
weapon than a riding-whip. Then he
heard scampering, and the next mo-
ment the faithful po.-y rushed up and
darted so suddenly between the COM
batants that the dog turned tail and
fled, evidently thinking the pony to be
larger and dangerous edition of him.
self. The gallant little fellow pursued
the cur until he was fairly chased back
to the cottage door. Then he returned,
!, quite docile, to his master, and the
J friendly quartette were able to con
tinue their way in peace and safet
once more,
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1886-07-30
DeSoTo's DISCOVERY.

A Spanfard Who Had the Good Sense OF
Finding the Mississippi River.
When gentleman by the name of
DeSoto, a Spaniard, obtained the con-
sent of his Government to go into the
discovery business on II large scale, he
embraced the opportunity joyfully. He
was sick, he said, of so-called explorers
starting for America with great blow
of trumpets, and bringing back only q
few little creeks and outlets that they
had discovered.
If the government would back him
up, he said, he would discover river
that would amount to something.
When he landed in America he started
on foot and alone across the country in
search of river that was OF some ac-
count. History is silent with regard to
the incidents of that remarkable Jour
ney. You may have noticed that there
are great many chapters of silence IN
history, and De Soto has not been neg
lected in this respect.
1t was in the year 1541, to be exact,
when De Soto was forty-one years old,
that he finally stumbled on the Missis-
sippi river. He didn't shout "Eu-
rekar' because that word had not then
been incorporated in the slang phrases
of the day.
His march back to the sea coast
bringing the joyful intelligence that the
greatest river in the world, after elud.
ing observations for years and years
had at last been discovered, was one
continued ovation. the people of Mont
gomery, Ala, going SO far as to get "
barbecue.
: There is disposition in some guar
ters to criticise De soto's action. The,
| say he was foreigner and had no righ
) to discover our rivers without first be
coming naturalized citizen. Other
7 blame him because he did not stop witt
the Mississippi instead of crossing owe
5 and discovering Arkansas and the agu
. and fever. But some people are neve
: satisfied. .--IeTaS Siftings.