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Among the many stories Lincoln used h
relate was the following: Trudging along
a lonely road one morning on my way to
the county seat, Judge overlook mo
with his wagon and invited me to seat
We had not gone far before the wagon
began to wobble. Said /: "Judge, / think
your coachman has taken drop too much !"
Putting his head out Of the window, the
judge shouted: why, you internal scoun-
del, you are drpnxm
Turning round with great gravity, the
coachman said: BE dad but that's the
frs rightful session your Honor's giv'n N
twer mont!"
II people knew the facts they would be
surprised to learn how many people reel in
the streets who never "drink drop" They
are the victims of sleeplessness, OF drowsy
days, of apoplectic tendencies, whose blood
is set on FIRE by uric acid Some day they
will reel no more-they Will drop dead, just
because they haven't the moral courage to
defy essprofessional attendance, and by
use OF the wonderful Warmers safe cure
neutralize the uric acid in the system and
thus get rid of the drunkenness in tbe
blood.H-7ne american Rural Home.
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A WONDERFUL GROWTH.

Some Carefully Compiled Statistics Of
General Interest Relative to the Rapid
Increase In Population and Wealth Of
the More Northern Portions Of the
Great Northwest.
The late reports from the Executive
officials of the great States and Terri
tories of the Northwest show sur
prising growth in population and
wealth. This important region COM
prises the rich agricultural and grazing
States and Territories of Minnesota.
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington
and Oregon.
MINNESOTA.
The returns from the Minnesota GEN.
sus taken in May, 1885, show popu-
lation in the State of 1,117,798. In
1880 it was 78O,773. The assessed valu-
alton of property in Minnesota is S401,-
ops ,587; in 1880 it was $258, 055, 543; in
crease, $142,973,ol4.
The cities of st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, the largest and most important
business metropolis of the State, and in
fnct of the entire Northwest, show an
unprecedented growth. They are sit
uated so near each other that their cor
porate limits now join, and form .
great commercial center. They are
about equal in size, and their combined
population by the census of May, 1885.
was 2i0, 597; in 1880 it was $4,000, in
crease, 152,537. The capacity of the
Touring mills is $4,000 barrels of flour
a day. Wheat received last year, 49,
43S, 222 bushels; elevator capacity.
$500, 900 bushels; cut of lumber, $780,
724,379 feet; new buildings erected.
4,S4S; real estate sales, S29, ASS, $50.
Duluth and Superior, at the head of
Lake Superior, separated only by the
Fay of st. Louis, form an Important
commercial metropolis. Their poppla-
ton is upwards of 10000, and next to
Chicago they are the greatest shipping
points for wheat in the West, having an
elevator capacity Of 100000 bushels.
DAKOTA.
Dakota shows a remarkable growth
in population, and by the development
of only small portion of It's great agri-
cultural resources shows large in
crease in the number of farms, products
of the soil and live stock. The returns OF
the Territorial census taken in June,
1885, and the report of Governor Pierce
to the Secretary of the Interior for 1885,
compared with the census of 1880, show
the growth of the Territory:
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A "REMINISCENCES.
4 True History of the Once Famous 'sIsobs
ert Heller"

. AA1V AAASsoHy VI tho OoC0 y = osV03 ~k&OUg
ert Heller"
Robert Heller" the noted magician,
was really William Henry Palmer, na-
tive of Canterbury, in England. At the
age of ten years he was o musical pro-
Dizzy, and at sixteen he appeared in con-
cert and had composed several brilliant
stndies for the pianc-forte. His musical
career was hindered by his boyish fancy
for the illusions of magic, at first mere
recreation, afterward an infatuation.
While still . student he left the ROYAL
Academy, in company with another
young and noted artist, and at the Thea
ter Royal, Rochester, he gave his first
magical entertainment The result was
not brilliant The friendly confederate
sat in front box. with greatly waxed
mustache, eye-glass and other disguise,
but owing to anxiety he lost his presence
of mind at critical periods, to the discom-
future of the wizard and the disgust Of
the audience, from whose missiles the
two young adventures escaped through
q window at the rear of the stage.
In 1852 "Robert Heller" came to the
United States, and soon afterward he
drifted to Washington. There he became
professor of music, was organist at DIR.
Halls church, became lion in the dip
lomatic society presided over by Lord
and Lady Napier, and married Miss
Annie Kieckhofer, daughter of one of
the firm of Riggs & Co., bankers. But
his infatuation for Bohemian life was
not overcome. His marriage was not a
happy one. and he persuaded an old
English gentleman named Philips, the
father of a Washington bookseller, to
furnish the funds for new necroman-
GERS outfit. Soon afterward he OBJ
tanned the services of his step-sister, Miss
Ada Palmer, as a confederate, and with
her he travelled around the world. Re-
turning to the Atlantic coast, he died at
the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia,
November "a, 1878. Den. Psrley Poore.
inBOstOn Budqet. fff
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sThe Proper Study OF Mankind Il Man, -
saws the illustrious Pope. II he had i'm
cluded woman in the list, he would have
been nearer the truth, il not SO poetical.
DIR. R v. Pierce has made them both q life
study, especially woman, and the peculiar
arrangements to which her delicate system
is liable. Many women in the land who
are acquainted with DIR. Pierce only through
his "Favorite Prescription, ;" bless him with
all their hearts, for he has brought them the
panacea for all those chronic ailments pc
culiar to their sex; such es leucorrhea,
prolapsus and other displacements, ulcera-
ton, "internal fever" bloating, tendency
to internal cancer, and other ailments.
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blowing On Hen Gate

has been laborious and costly work, but
the end justiies the effort. Obstruction in
any important channel means disaster. OBJ
structions in the organs of the human body
bring inevitable disease. They must be
cleared away, orphysical wreck will follow:
Keep the liver in order, and the pure blood
courses through the body, conveying
health, strength and life; let it become dis
ordered and the channels ere clogged with
impurities, which result in disease and
death. No other medicine equals DR.. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" for acting
upon the liver and purifying the blood.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-20

Robert Burns, in writing a poem,
was always careful 70 use words that
the most uneducated person could read
lily understand. Here is one of Roberts
choicest stanzas:
so mickle yeuks the keckle doup,
An a unsicker girns the graith.
FOR wac and wac the Grove dies ioup
Ger jouk an hailan. Draw and bath.
Where anCe the Google hirpled fair,
An bliihesome poortith toomed the loot
shere's me bufpir gigiet rare
Bns blaws %, ika sinking rnofp
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THE voLrAIc BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO Vol
TAIc BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 30 days, to men fyoung or old)
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...Haye Won anv occupatione

--"Haye you any occupation? Dc
you do any work?" the magistrate asked
the prisoner, who was charged with vag.
rancy. ''Yes. your Honor, 1 am an
actor" '.Ah, well, then, you don'i
work-you play ''Ah, yes, your
Honor; you only see me on the stage.
You should see me when I'm trying ID
collect my salary" The magistrate en-.
tered 'day laborer' against the pris
oner's name, and gave him an honor
able discharge. Brooklyn Eagle.
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: Engineering describes, under ii

Engineering describes, under the
name of mystery gold" an alloy re-
sembling in appearance. weight. and in
withstanding the jewelers. test of strong
acids. Its analysis is given as follows:
Silver, 2.48; platinum, $500; copper,
bv difference. $3.50. Strong boiling in
nitric acid, even when an article made
of it is left in it for some time, has APP
parently no effect upon the alloy which
is coming extensively into use.
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about nineteen wears her senior. She threw
her arms around his neck and said 81
am your darling, amt Isr This was soft
even for wedding day. He replied: "Esf
90 IL: ess indeed 90 liz GORE husbands dar-
ling This was at least ten years softer
Chicago 7dey,um.
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Three Quotations.

When man is hanging, cue him down,
then go through his pockets.- TEXAS Post.
When a man is coughing give him Red
Star Cough Cure.--Da Baltimore Nesos.
When you want to conquer pain, use st.
Jacobs Oil.-Ihiladel,hia Asns.
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, growth of the Territory:

The census returns of Dakota show
a larger per cent. of growth in the
number of inhabitants. farms and
manufactures in the northern half of
the Territory than in the southern
half. viz:
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WHEN the astronomers skim the milky
way" do they ever make use Of the "biR
dipperi''-Sioux Falls Leader.
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THERE is q town in Massachusetts, no
afraid of smallpox or typhoid fever. It
Haddam -
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WE guarantee the speedy, painless and
permanent cure without knife, caustic or
salve, of the largest pile tumors- Pamphlet
and references sent for two letter stamps,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association.
663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
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BRIenAM YouNe acquired the title OF Gem
eral from having been called "Briggy,
dear" SO often by his numerous Wives
N. y. Independent.
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FrsR One dollar and costs. Finer-Tht
Judge. Finest-The prisoner.--Lo,oeu Gu
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WHES Clara hoard that one OF her friends
bad married the threeaEmed man from
California, she exclaimed 'tWhas bliss ~
Rochester Post-EIpress.
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"WHY, it's the most strengthening food
You can eat" Precisely, but don't wan,
to be tied to the steak all the time. Doe
ton Budget
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-20

ssIN union there is Strength" - the
creamery man said when he mixed . lot Of
lard with the butter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-20

DUDES have begun to wear bracelets. An
old-fashioned cuff alongside the head will
show them how an ear rings-N Y Jour-
nal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-20

IA MAN in Massachusetts, is 20 stingy that
he doesn't shade his letters when he writes
because it wastes Burlington Free
Pres.
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"WHAr is your circulationp' asked the
inquisitive individual of the editor. Blood,
principally was the calm reply.-Daas-
ville Breeze.
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ALL men, says the Declaration Of indie
pendence, are created free and equal Yea
but then some of them get married. - kilGv
deLPhjs Chronicle Herald.
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Why should man be careful about mar.
rage, Because wedding is almost always
. mis- take.-N Y. Ledger.
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PIxE's TooTHACHE DROPS cure in minute, 80
Gienn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. sc.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Bunions.
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A-Nrw-sINa entertainment-Cat concerts.
~. Y Morning Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-20

In Albanian when girl comes Of ase
her brothers are expected to find her Q
sutton. 4.
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IT is the professional flute player who has
to whistle Tor his money.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-20

STRIKING q natty dude-Clubbing dan
dy.-Haryard LamPoon.
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BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. sec.
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NORTH DAKOTA.


The report of Hon. S. T. Hauser.
Governor of Montana, to the Secretary
of the Interior. October, 1885, estimates
the present population of the Territory
at 10, 900; the population in 1880 was
39,l57; increase, 70,Sf3. The report
estimates the value of the silver, gold.
copper and lead exports at $40, $50, 600;
beef cattle, $4,000 head, valued at
"a, 500, 900; and of wool, 5000, 900
pounds, valued at 81, 100000 The
number of cattle now in the Territory
is placed at 900, 900 head; sheep, /, 200,.
900 head, and horses, l20. 1000 head.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Washington Territory has expert
enced rapid growth, since the con-
struction of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road has made accessible its rich agri-
cultural districts. The population has
increased from IS, 100 in 1880 to 49,
600 in 1885. The Territory is free from
debt with $47, 901. 81 in the treasury, and
the assessed valuation of property in
1884 was ISL ,008, 4S4.
GOVERNMENT LANDS.
The reports from the United States
General Land Office for 1888, 1884
and 1885 give the aggregate amount Of
Government lands entered in the entire
United States for that period at 54,-
076, 1852 acres, of which %, $50, 351 acres,
or 55 per cent. of the acreage, was
taken up by settlers in the six North
xvoct Stotoc and Tor,,tor;oy Win.
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Into each nostrfl II agreeable to
use. Price socents BY mail or ut Druggists Send for
circular. ELY BROTHERS DRUGGISTS. Owego. N. z.
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A RoAp-BRD is for the convenience Of
wheels when they are tired.
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ss4.@s, sol acres


One of the chief factors contributing
more largely than any other to the
rapid settlement in this region was
the building of the Northern Pacific
Railroad through these Important
States and Territories. Its censtruc.
ton was made possible by the liberal
grant Of lands made for that purpose
by the general Government. The line
was opened for through traffic about
two years ago. and considering tho
progress already made in develop
ing the rich agricultural, grazing.
timber, mineral and other native re-
sources of the broad belt of country
which it traverses, it is safe to predict
that at no distant day this region OF
the West win count its inhabitants by
millions, and the amount Of wealth its
people viii realize can scarcely be esti-
mated.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-03-20

" This large quantity Of Government
lands entered in addition to the lands
sold by the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company indicates large movement
of settlers to this region Of country.
Public lands remaining undisposed
of in these States and Territories: "a,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02
Fish Planting.

The plants Of white fish made from
the U. S. fish hatchery this spring
were as follows:
April %, in Lake Superior, at Marquette,
SO cans.
April 20, in Thunder Bay, at North
Point, 36 cans.
April 80, in Lake Huron, at Altoona, SO
cans.
May l, in Lake Huron, at Black River
and Scare Crow island, SO cans.
May 2, in Lake Huron, at Round island
and Thunder Bay island, SO cans.
May 4, in the Straits of Mackinac above
Cheboygan, SO cans.
May A, in Thunder Bay, at Sulphur island,
so cans.
May 6, in Lake Huron, at Sturgeon
Point, As cans.
May 6, in Lake Huron, at Oscoda, 80
cans.
May 8, in Hammonds' Bay, Lake Huron,
80 cans
May IS, in Lake Michigan, at Epoufette,
46 cans.
May IA, in Lake Superior, at DAnse,
40 cans.
May 20, in Lake Michigan, at Epoufettc,
80 cans.
May 20, in Lake Michigan, at Thomp-
son, Sc cans.
This season makes the fourth sue
cessful one under the management of
S. p. Wires, the Superintendent. The
number of white fish planted in the
lakes this spring, from the Alpena
hatchery, is estimated at 35,000,000,
and the number since the hatchery
was in operation at 120,000,000.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02

The steamer City of Mackinac ar
rived at this port on her first trip of
the season last Sunday night. Her
officers are as follows
Captain-Alex. j. Mckay.
Mate-James Grant.
Engineer-Robert Stage.
Clerk-Chas. F. Bielman.
Steward-Charles Thorne.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02
Good News for the Citizens.

The Alpena Water Go. will soon
have new pumping works in opera
ton. The pump house will be erect
ed on the bay shore near Avery's
mill. There will be two pumps, each
having capacity of 100000 gal
Ions per day. The present pumping
works will not be disturbed and will
be useful in case of an accident to the
new works. M. Walker, of Port
Huron. will erect the works and ex-
poets to have them in readiness in
about ninety days. Pure bay water
and bran new railroad will make
1886 memorable year for Alpena.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02
Judge limerick was at Harrisville

Judge limerick was at Harrisville
yesterday 10 attend court.
Captain McGregor, formerly of the
Ocontc. was in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mason arrived in
town Friday night. from Chicago.
II. Egabroad, of the Wyandotte
Herald, called at this office last Thurs
day.
II. +. Hyde returned by steamer
City of Mackinac Sunday night, from
Detroit.
H. L. Runnels came up on the
steamer City ofAlpena, Saturday last,
from Port Huron.
f. Franks arrived Sunday night
by steamer City of Mackinac from a
trip to Cleveland.
Geo. n. Fletcher returned to De.
troit last week, leaving by mail steamer
on Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Blackburn ar.
rived home Saturday, by steamer
Alpena, from Detroit.
Mrs. w. B. Comstock and Mrs. G..
K. Nicholson returned home by De-
troit steamer, Sunday night.
Albert Pack and Allen Fletcher
arrived safely at Queenstown, Ireland,
on May 23d. Had pleasant trip.
G. Houk came to town Sunday
night, and returned to Port Huron
yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Houk.
Mrs. G. III. Luce, who has been Wis
iting friends in st. Clair, returned
home Sunday, by steamer City of
Mackinac.
DIR. Eakins has gone to his former
home in another section of the State,
and on his return will bring his fam
lily back with him.
f. N. Fletcher, of the Pioneer, is
attending the session of the editors of
the Michigan newspapers. Left Sun
lay, on steamer City of Alpena.
J Beck left by steamer Arundel
Monday morning on a visit to friends
II Eas' Saginaw. He took with him
Jung bear, as present to his
father.
w. Hilmany, who is experimenting
the construction of the paper works
for Fletcher, Pack & Co., left by mail
steamer, Monday, to obtain the neces-
sary machinery.
Rev. Thompson and lady bid fare
well to their many friends last Mon
day night, and left by steamer City of
Mackinac, for Pennsylvania. Rev. n.
r. Walker, of Washington, Iowa,
will succeed Rev. Thompson ms pastor
IF the Presbyterian church.
Gilbert Olson started last Sunday
for Ashippun, leaving by steamer City
IF Alpena. Mr.. Olsen is a delegate
from the Norwegian church in this
city, and will attend the session of
the eastern synod of the Norwegian
church in Ashippun, Wisconsin.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02
AFTERNOON.


The following resolution was passed
by Lockwood Post, G. A. r., at a
recent session:
Resolved, That the grateful thanks of the
officers and members of Lockwood Post
No. 139 G.. A. r., be and the same are here
by rendered to the citizens of Alpena for
their very liberal and generous contribu-
tions most cheerfully given to enable this
Post to properly meet the expenses necess-
airy for the proper observance of Decora-
ton Day, May 10Th, 1886.
Resolved, That the Adjutant Of this Post
he and is hereby instructed to furnish a
copy of the above resolutions TO each of
the newspapers printed in this city, for
publication.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02

Lawrence Nelson has taken con-
tract to furnish Hitchcock & Foster.
Chicago, $4,000 pieces of cedar this
summer. Mr.. Nelson is now running
a camp northwest of Thompson's Har-
Dor, Presque Isle township. Folkert
q McPhee, Of Alpena, are shipping
an average of cargo Of cedar a week
from Thompson's Harbor. Fred.
Burnham has the contract for load
ing the vessels, receiving IL cents
per piece for putting them over the
rail, and rafting them from Grand
Lake through the outlet.-Presque
Isle Advance.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02
Fires.

About 2 o'clock Saturday morning,
the Shelter house, on Maple street,
was discovered to be in flames, and
before the fire department had con-
trolled the fire, the building was
badly wrecked. The same building
was partly burned few days pre-
vious.
On Saturday house near the river
mill Of Fletcher, Pack & Co., was
slightly injured by fire.
The boarding house of the Gilchrist
mill caught on fire last Monday, but
the flames were easily extinquished.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02

The steamers Arundel and Metrop-
oils changed time ofarrival here, COM
mencing Saturday. The Arundel
will now arrive every Wednesday
Friday and Sunday morning, and the
Metropolis on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday morning. One of the above
named steamers will leave this port
for Bay City every morning except
Sunday morning. The Arundel will
remain at this port on Sunday and
the Metropolis will give excursions
from Bay City to Point Lookout.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-06-02

The three city bands, organized as
one for the occasion, escorted VIM.
Willie to the steamer City of Alpena,
last Sunday. The bands were the
Germania band, the City band, and
the Five Orphans band. Mr.. Willie
had been a member of the Germania
band since its organization. He was
enroute to Colorado where he will re-
main. For many years he has been
a resident of this city and leaves
many friends here who wish him sue
cess in his new home.