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Carpets Cheapest
If you want dny
CA RPETS
Give us a chance to show
you how much better we
can do for you than
others.

We can show you very
much the largest and hand
soonest assortment, and we
feel sure we can please you
best. We have an extra
large line of Samples from
one of the Largest Wholesale
Carpet Houses in Chicago.
A large number of our Patterns
are CUT WITHOUT WASTE, saving much
extra cost. We can sell CHEAPEST,
as it costs Others from 10 to 20 per
cent. to carry stock, which we save.
Carpets ordered through us arrive
quickly, made up. (sewed) if desired
All Brussels and Velvets are sewed
with machine, which makes them
much better and smoother than can
be done by hand.
A large share of the handsomest
Carpets are BoRDERED with beautiful
match Borders, and those that har-
monte with the Carpet, improving it
wonderfully; it is all the style now.
So if you want to buy the handsomest
and best wearing Carpets cheapest,
always come to us.
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l1vARIETY STORED
DOCK STREET.

Headquarters for Crock
cry, Glassware, Lamp Goods
and Fruit Jars. Also in
stock, Velocipedes, Express
W agons, Hammocks, Gro
quet Sets, Bird Cages, Tin
ware, Table and Pocket Cut
lery,, Towels, Toweling, Oil
Cloths, Corsets, Laces, Hos
iery, Gloves, Notions, and
New Goods added every
week. We invite COMPARE
son of stock and prices.
LANGWORTHY & HISER.
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Meteorological Report

The meteorological report of the
weather at Alpena city, is as follows
during the week ending Monday
April Both, 1888:
Highest temperature, II degrees. ON the 27th
Lowest temperature, 81 on the 25th.
Average temperature, Al degrees
Highest barometric pressure, $3.50 inches.
Lowest barometric pressure, 5000 inches.
Total rain fall or melted ssnow 036 inches.
Prevailing wind, from the northeast.
Total movement of wind ,l65 miles.
Greatest daily rainfall, 0.30 inches, on 30th.
Highest velocity Of the wind, ~ miles, from the
southeast. on the 26th
sTen inches of snow makes one inch of water.
JAMES j. FITZGERALD,
serg't Signal Corps, u. &. A.
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Electric RitfCrs.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men,
ton All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song OF praise. A purcr
medicine does not exist and 1t Is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases OF the Liver
and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Bols,
by Impure blood, VIII drive Malaria
from the system and prevent as we'll as
cure all Malarial levers For the cure
OF headache, constipation and indiges-
tion try Electric Bitters. Entire sat
isfaction guaranteed, or money refund
ed. Price 80 cts. and 81 per bottlp vt
Field & Gray's drug store.
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In his article on "Where to Spend the
Summer" In ScrIbner's for April, General
Greedy, chief signal officer, makes pro-
phesy az to the hottest days In the year
1888. The Detroit Journal, taking the
matter up, has offered q prize OF 5000 to
the person guessing correctly hcfnre June
LIST, what the y days WILDE. Gen. Grccly
Immediately telegraphed his guess to the
paper, In accord with his reasons In Serb.
ner's for April.
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S1lins.
MORTGAGE SALE.

WI
Default having been made in the conditions of a
certain mortgage made by Daniel Il. Carr and Ag-
mes b. Carr, his wife, Of the city of Alpena Apena
county, state Of Michigan to Alfred chartraud, of
eighteen hundred and eightY-three, and recorded
in the Office Of the Regiater Of Deeds for Alpena
county, Michigan, ion the. goth day Of June,
mortgages, at page 507. which said mortgage
duly assianed by said Alfred Chartraud to Jennie
u. Wheeler, Of Alpsns, Mich, on the twentieth
day Of June, eighteen hundred and eghtythree,
by deed of assignment recorded in the efice of said
Register of Deeds on the goth day Of june eighteen
hundred and eighty,-three, in lieer Of mortgages,
assigned by the said Jennie b. Wheeler to Hcnsy
Bsebe, Of the city Of Alpena, Alrena county and
State OF Michigan. pn the Path day OF February,
Of said Rsgister OF Deeds on the 10th day Of July,
1855, in lber Of assignment OF mortgages, at page
on % Ss hs Of
and thirty Jour 1874 dollars and fourteen 4 cent?,
and no suit or proceedings at law having been in.
stituted to recover the moneys secured oy said
Now, therefore, by virtue OF the power Of sale
contained in Sd Sd % Ss statue IN
gwen sia that On Monday, the soth day Of july,
eighteen hundred and eighty eight, a. one O'Clock
u IN the sfssTg9a shall sell a. public auction to
. ,ss 10 s door sy 81 Dou
Michigan, that being the place where the Circuit
Court for Alpena county Is held. re premises de-
seripeo IN saiu moftRuna, or so much thereof ae
may be necessary TO pay the amount duo on said
mortgage. with seven per cent. Interest, and All
legal costs the premises being described in said
mortgage NJ follows, to-wit: All that certain
piece or parcel OF land situate in the city OF Al
psna, in the county Of Alpena and State OF Mchi-
gan, and desoribed as follows, to-wit Lot eiaht
lsl Ia block seventy-seven l77l, according 10 the
original plot Of the village, now city, Of Alpeno
Dated. April 5oth, 1885
HENRY BEEBE,
Assignee Of Mortgage
Atty for Assignee Of Mortgage. s73wl3
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Wednesday. May 2, 1888.
Democratic State Convention.

The Democrats OF Michigan will meet in State
Convention at Hartman's hall, in the city OF Grand
Rapids, on Thursday, May 10th, 1888, at II o'clock
noon for the purpose Of electing delegates TO the
Democratic National Convention, called at 81.
Louis Missouri, Juno 9Th, 1888 the selection OF n
state Central Committee to serve for the ensuing
two years and the transaction Of such other BUSH
ness as may properly come before it.
The convention will elect four delegates ana
four aternates at large. twenty-five district dele
gates two from each Congressional district, TWEEN
ty-two district alternates, tive members OF the
State Central Committee from each Congressional
district, aud a chairman at large.
According 10 the rule adopted by the state Con-
venton held al Detroit in 1880 every county is en-
titled TO one delegate for each 500 votes cast for
Governor at the last general election and one adj
ditonal delegate for fraction OF not less than $50
votes, but any county is entitled TO at least two
delegates. All delegates must be residents OF the
counties they represent.
The delegates from each congressional district
will meet in caucus at 10 o'clock A. NJ. on the day
OF the convention and recommend candidates as
follows: Two district delegates, two district al
ternates two members of the State Central Com
mittee one vice president of the convention, and
one member each for the committees on creden-
tials permanent organization and order OF BUSH
ness and resolutions.
All voters who are in accord with the present
Democratic administration in its effects TO reduce
taxation TO the legitimate wants of the national
government, economically administered, are in
vted to participate in the selection Of delegates to
I'm. WESTON,
Chairman.
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REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From the Comptroller recommending
the payment of the following bills:

Moved by Aldermen Campbell that the
report be accepted and warrants ordered
drawn foF the payment Of the several
amounts as recommended. Carried by vote
as follows; Ayes--Masters, Gibson. Des-
iardins, McCandlish and Campbell Nays
None.
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Congressman Burrows of Michigan,

Congressman Burrows of Michigan,
says 81 am this kind of protection
ist: | want to protect everything we
can produce in this country" Well,
we produce men and taxpayers in this
country, but Mr.. Burrows does not
seem to think they deserve any pro-
lection. Were it otherwise he would
not oppose the~.removal of s150,000,-
900 of superfuous war taxes,-New
York World.
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o. L. MATHEWS,
L. ). PENSION ATTORNEY,
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.

Thousands OF soldiers OF their widovs mr. d.nenA
eht relatives are entitled TO pension OF increase Of
pension, bounty, travel pay or other allowances
VINO nave never applied for IL. Many minor heirs
can get pensions, regardless Of age now. Hundreds
on uepenuent parents arc entitled to pension
Mahy OF thos0 claims have been rejected in the
hahdS Oh incompetent agents. l can in many Of
sueh claims procure a favorable result. Thoussnds
Oh souleIs arc pensioned on disability and are
ehtltleo 10 increase on another, or are rated toe
IVY upon winch claim was granted. The laws are
now moro liberal and the rulings of the pension
once less exaeting than formerly. have in the
past few months succeeded in getting 90 ner cent
OF increase claims allowed by actual count This
shows good, careful work. About eight soldiers
OUT OF teD are entitled to pension other sllsw-
ance. No matter what your claim is, write ms fnl.
ly about IT, with stamp fer reply, and will advise
you Tree. III take your claim no fee Is charged
partment allows. Address,
o. L. MATTHEWS,
600 Ann krbsr, Mich
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Wines for psbilitated Females,

Physicians have used Speer's wine, and
having applied It. to the strlctest test
know to chemistry, they do not hesitate
TO pronounce 1t pure wine of medium
strength and recommend II To- be Of great
advantage 10 the aged and ipnfm, ALSO In
local and typhoid feyers Speer's wine will
be found very superior,
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have been afflicted with catarrh for 90
years. 1t became chronic and there was a
constant dropping Of mucous m after. 1t
extended to my threat, causing hoarse-
ness and great difficulty in speaking, in
deed for years was not able to speak
more than thirty minutes, and often this
with great difficulty. also, to q great
extent lost the sense OF hearing in the left
ear, and of taste. By the use OF Ely's
Cream Balm all dropping of mucous has
ceased and my voice and hearing has i'm.
proved. Jas. w. Davidson, Attorney at
Law, Monmouth, Ill.
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Farmers, Notice.

Call on me for your farming implements,
Hills patent plows, Keystone plows, Angle
steel frame spring tooth harrows, best
harrow made), mowers, reapers, cord
binders, Tiger sulkY rakes. seeders of all
kinds, cultiyators. gang plows, Economi-
cal sulky plows, Champion tanning mills,
land rollers, potato planters, potato dig
gers, road scrapcrs, wagons, Eagle self
reversing hay carrier, steel harpoon forks,
puleys, rope, nails, hoes, pitch forks, and
all smaller tools, and where cash Is scarce
take hay, grain, potatoes aud all kinds
Of farm produce in trade. Give the old
farmer call and he will use you well.
Store on River street, opposite prippens
foundry.
j. w. HALL,
Sllms. Alpena.
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Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city of AL
pena, met in adjourned regular session, in
the Council Room, Monday evening, April
30th, 1888, and was called to order at 7.30
o'clock by the Mayor.
PREsENT.-Monroe Klock, Mayor; VIM.
A. Mcdonald, Recorder, and Aldermen
Masters, Desjardins, McCandlish, and
Campbell.
Journal of session held April 23rd, 1888,
read and approved.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were presented
to the Council, and on motion of Alderman
Campbell referred to the proper committees
excepting the petition of +. M. Younglove
asking permission to erect sign post in
front of his store, in the Culligan block, to
hang a watch makers sign on, which, on
motion Of Alderman McCandlish, was grant
ed by unanimous vote.
From John Kunath and % others asking
the Council TO order an electric light on
the corner of Sth and River streets.
From w. +. Rogers and IL others, ask
ing the Council to order Campbell street
opened from Sd to 4th street, also Bsmark
street opened from Sd to 4th street
From VIM. Dawson and others, petit
tionng the Council TO order a water pipe
laid on futile street between 9Th and 9th
Fsom Cyris Hendricks and others, pc
titioning The Council to order . suitable
tile drain laid on futile street
Alderman Gibson appeared and took his
seat.
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TO the Hon. the Common Council of The city
Of Aipena.
GESTLEMEN.-Ata meeting of the Board
Of Education Of the city of Alpena, held
Wednesday evening. April 25th, 1888, the
following estimates were made and adopted,
of amounts necessary to be raised by taxes
levied on the property in the Union School
District Of the city Of Alpena, to defray the
expenses of the schools of said district, for
the current year beginning March ]. 1888
eachere "akes.. 1910 90
yhnitorc ,49O %
iiofnfiah 100 90
Library purposes 100 90
Woou...... 900 90
new 40 90
incidentais 1000 90
For new building In I'D ward.............. $500 90
io'ni.''''s''''s''sssss.'' tZf,o6o %
Less amount on hand March Ist, 1888 t5Os a
Primary school fund estimated ..,.,....s000 90
Total'..'.' ......."..".."s 3,503 a.
Amount to be raised by tax 1881 80
MONROE KLOCK,
w. A. MCDONALD, President.
Secretary.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07
Grand E1cursion to California


The Burlington Route Is the official route
for the teachers bound for the National Ed.
ucational meeting at San Francisco. Off
cisl train from Ohio leaves Chicago visC. b.
Il Q at 600 p. m, July 5th-trsin Of tour
ist sleeping and Pullman cars. The official
train from Michigan leaves Chicago Wis G.
b. b Q. ct Loo p. m, July l0th-frss chair
cars; also Pullman and dining cars. direct to
Denver without change. The official train
from Indiana leaves Chicago via G. b. 4 Q.
at Loo p. m. July Sd; leaves Peoria same
rate. The official New York and Pennsylva-
pia trains leave Chicago via G. B. Il O.,
cunday. July 9Th. These magnificent spe-
cial excursions via Denver and the scenic
route Of the world-the Denver and Rio
Grsnde-will be under the personal super.
vision Of the Educational Directors Of the
above named states Special chair ears and
slespers for the Illinois delegation will be
attached to official Michigan train, leaving
Chicago July 10th at loo p. m, and run
direct to Denver, only one night en- route.
Take this train at principal points on main
line. One fare for the round trip. For
further information in regard to these ex-
cursions, address p. 8. Eustis, G. P. & T. A.
c. b. & Q. II. r., Chicago, III
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Crops are doing finely, but little rain
would not be amiss
Al Sebert has the best field OF corn III
this vicinity. Jack is dandy farmer, ana
he waves the red bandanna.
There we're several pcnics last week but
as they all ended in the gloom o. evening
we will not enumerate them.
The flower Sunday decorations OF the
BAPTIST church have been photographed aud
are now for sale by the young aides OF Mr.
Bronson's class.
j Wood Saunders is very able and ELI
cient pastor. lie takes an unwearied inter
est in the church work.
Deer Park is famous for her adorable Ia
dies and gallant gentlemen. They are al
most inaccessible in their grandeur.
Miss Luella Hogaboom, teacher OF the
Brown school has closed her term and is
now enjoying q we'll earned vacation.
Several of Ottawss vslient knights OF the
wheel passed along our roads last Sunday
en- route for the glen, as we suppose. These
gentlemen deserve to be complimented on
their easy and graceful riding
Vote for Grover Cleveland and the grand
old Roman.
BY the way our opponents are very sober
over their " Tippecanoe and Morton TOO
They are evidently 10th to stand to the
racket BUCEPHALUs.
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" Germany has high protective tariff

Germany has high protective tariff
co,ttSsedly to Keep prices lon" says the Free
Irdder. Smart young man. Then of
course the United States have a higher
protective tariff to keep wages loWer.
See ?-ReDublicag.
The iron strike against reduction of
10 per cent. on wages In Pittsburgh,
shows that the workman is powerless under
our tariff to keep his wages high, when
the bosses want them lower. When, as in
the present case, and In numberless cases
In the past, the profits of the iron ring ena.
bic the mill owners to shut down and throw
their men out of employment; when, as
now, the iron ring close their factories and
make no provision for their workmeu thus
deprived of their daily wage-we leave 1t
to any honest man to say whether or not
this talk of the benefits" of protection to
the working man Is not mockery and a
sham.
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Our NCighbOrs.

A second gas we'll has been found In
Hersher, KaDkakee county, which throws
a flame six inches 10 diameter 10 the height
of six feet
Ed. Sampson ten year old son of
Norwegian farmer, living near Blackstone
driwned while bathing in little creek
near there Sunday.
The annual commencement exercises OF
ST. Mary's Academy, ut Joliet, came OF In
the presence of goOdly attendance In the
opera house on Wednesday afternoon last,
The net receipts on the Burlington con.
ductor's excursion amounted to about
$1,000 Had they provided substantial
refreshment stand on the grouncs at Deer
Park, they could have almost doubled
their profits.
Owing 10 his having been elected one of
the colonels of the Illinois division Uni
formed Rank, X. of p, Capt Durham has
been com PEELED 10 resign as captain of the
Streator division, and his successor will be
elected next week.
The rumor recently published TO the
effect that Joloet is soon TO become a
bishopric, or the seat of diocese, should
be taken with several grains of allowance.
Such thing is Of course within range OF
possibility, but 1t is likely TO be in the
sweet bye and by.
At Il recent meeting Of the Scotch citi-
gems of Streator il was unanimously agreed
20 form a Scotch clan. Ii will be organized
about the latter part Of this month. The
Scotch people ARE quite enthusiastic in this
matter, and intend 10 organize with over
one hundred members.
GA Monday evening four men and boy
were preCipitated down shaft seventy feet
deep at Belleville by the breaking OF the
rope by which they were being hoisted
Two of the party sustained internal injuries
and Will probably die, while the others had
their lower limbs crushed and broken.
The Streator district camp meeting will
be held at Eureka from August 9th to 10
on the beautiful grounds just north OF town
There will be no gate fee charged, but al
opportunity will be giver to each person
entering tha grounds to make free-wil
offering to fund with which to pay eX-
penses.
A very destructive fire broke out In the
Joliet shaft, owned by the Chicago, WILL
mington ~ Vermillion Coal Company, last
week, from origin unknown. The catss
trOphe throws some seven hundred miners
out Of employment for the time being
The property was probably Insured to som,
extent. Otherwise the loss might aggre-
gate some twenty five thousand dollars.
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The republicans at their ratification
meeting, and In their newspapers also,
try to make much of the fact that the pro,
hibitionists ask for free whisky. But
they do not tell the whole truth In that,
they omit the reasons each party advances
for their demand. The republicans say
they would rather hage free achisky than
free sugar, tree salt, free lumber or any re.
duction Of high taxes, which they name
" protection" The prohibitionists ask fer
free whisky because of mistaked idea
(as we think that prohibition can be more
easily attained if the government is not
interested i'm whisky as a source of rev-
enue. There is vast difference between
the two ideas; and ii is not probable, from
their utterances, that the prohibitionists
would dream of free whisky if the only
result would be the attainment of the re-
publican end.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

Lsborers at Findlsy, Ohio, very properly
protest against employment of five hun
dred or more Italians on public work, and
collision Is possible There Is no special
difference between the Italian and the
Chinese, except the Chinese are not SC
lawless. All reforms come from
the people. When the people decide the
Italian must 90 then timid congressman
will add their sckly echoes TO the voice of
the people, and the Lazzaroni will depart
StreJtOr FIRE. Press.
Does the Free Press expect Harrison,
who voted to let the Chinese In, to now go
back on his record and help TO kick the
Italians out? Does II expect Il man who
voted and worked against one "reform com.
Ing from the people" TO now assist another
of the same kind If il should come from
the people,"
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COUNTY NEWS
RANSOM.


The city schools are closed and oil th
children at play.
We are rallying around the flag, boys; i'll
the Fourth Of July. Grand procession o
societies, reading of the Declaration Of lnds
pendence, prizes for races, and music BY
hanson cornet band. C NJ O'Neill, presi
dent of the day; " II Mcintyre, marshal
and DR.. j Mccoy, orator.
A number OF the young friends OF Mis-
Lilly Jones rendered her q pleasant sur
prise tea party on Wednesday evening.
The democrats have pulled OIL their coats
and rolled up their sleeves, for Thurman is
the man, they believe,
The Misses Pre- tis, OF Painsvllle, ONO
are the guests of their friends, the Mcln-
tyres. =,
Miss Nellie Degen has returned from the
Pontiac high school and will spend the
summer at home.
Misses OMera and Wheltland, OF Farm
Ridge, are the guests Of Mary Dooly.
J l. Summers, was taken Ill over eighi
months ago, and has had the best Of medical
attendance, but gaining but little relief, and
is now failing rspidly. lie has made his wlII
and his two sons are at hi, bed side, d.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

Prote 'lonists cite the first tariff as one
"for pr lection" Granted. But look at
the diff .ence, then and now. The coun-
try was hen weak in everything but hope
and bankrupt In purse. Congress there.
fore passed regenue bill fixing the first
tariff with the accompanying incidental for
protection. That bill taxed less than fifty
articles and those at an average OF only
about So per cent! A hundred years later,
the rich and powerful U. s. with surplus
revenue accommodating at the rate Of $780,.
100000 year with Sl25,0O0,OO0 surplus on
hand must be protected by tax on over
1000 articles at an average Of AZ per cent
Thus, to save the great Nation from that
same England, 1t Is necessary for US, 100
years after the days OF "Our fathers" to tax
50 times as many articles an average of
nearly six times as much. The greater and
the richer the L. s. grows, the weaker.
This is not a paradox. 1t Is an absurdily
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

The Chicago platform Is model in Its
way. II claims all the virtues In the cal,
endar for the republicans and distributes
the vices with liberal hand among the
other fellows. This Innocent fiction has
been thoroughly ass,milated by the local
republican orators who allow no scruples of
modesty TO interfere with their efforts to
Impress their superior smartness on other
people by personal statement Of the fact.
II reminds one Of that gentleman In Scrip
ture who condescended to make few re.
marks to the Almighty, In the course of
which he said-adapting his language to
the longitude and latitude of Chicago and
Ottawa Lord, thank Thee thar / am
not as other men are, tariff reformers, free
traders, office seekers, or even as these poor,
acknowledgements"