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Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so veil known
and 80 popular as to need mo- special mention
All who have used Electric Bittsrs sing the
same song ofpraise'-A purer medicine does
not exist and IL is guaranteed 10 do all that
is claimed Electric Bitters will cure all
diseases OF the Liver and Kidneys. will re-
move Pjmples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other
affections caused by impure blood VIII
drive Malaria from the system and prevent
az well as cure all Malarial fevers For cure
of Headache, Constipation and Indigestion
try Electric Bitters-Eatire satisfaction guar
anteed, or money refunded Price so cts
and 81 co per bottle at E G. William Drug
Store
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A Strange Breed of Wild Cattle


The Portland Oregonian tells of a
strange breed of wild cattle found in
the high hills skirting the Umbria
Valley. I'm the mountains, near Rid
dies and Rosebud, they are probably
most plentiful, but they do not ven
ture down in the valley much. They
stay on the hills and get water
from the living springs which rise
there. For the most part they are
concealed in the dense growth of the
oak and fir trees in these noun
tains. There is heavy underbrush
too, so that it is hard matter to get
them. They go in bands of six or
eight usually, but at night herd OF
forty or fifty get together and lie
down in the same yard-that is, they
sleep in the same spot, which is us
ually secluded among the trees. A
band of wild cattle have been known
to get together on cleared place
like this every night for a couple of
years. i A popularity about
thesecattleis that their eyes and horns
are jet black. The retina, iris and
the whole apple of tho eye are one
mass of Jet black. You can't distin-
guish any difference in any part of it.
The horns too, while being black as
luk, are long aud sharp
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We Tell You Plainly

that Simmons Liver Regulator, will
rid you OF Dyspepsia, Headache
Constipation, and Biliousness. 1t
will break up chills and fever and
prevent their return, and is a com
plete antidote for all malarial pois.
on-yet entirely free from quinine OF
calomel- Try it, and you will he as
tonished at the good results of the
genuine Simmons Liver Regulator,
prepared by j. Fl. Zeilin & Co.
j. Ohm.
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Is Consumption IncurabIe?

Real the following: Mr. G. Fl. Morris,
Newark, Ark says WAS down with Alb.
scess Of Lungs. and friends and physicians
pronounced me an iocurable Consumptive
Began taking Dr. King New Discovery fof
Consumption am pow on my third bottle,
and able to oversee the WORK oil my farm. n
is the finest medicine ever made"
Jessie Niddl,wart Decatur, Ohio, aays
Had II not been for Or KINGS New Discov
cry for Consumption would have died with
Lung troubles vas given up BY doctors
Am now 10 best OF hesith Tryit Sample
bottles l0cts. At +. G. Williams Drug store
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SHADELAND R0YALlST
at SEQ, al mY Stable.

Every precaution will be taken, hut will
not be responsible for accidents o. escaucs
Salvador and Ferdinand will make the SET.
son, beginning the first week in April win
Salvador, the Percheron, at my stable
Little Georgetown, and Ferdinand The
Clydesdale, ut the stable Of Jas. ?. Ceytr IN
Martinshurg, and VIII cuuU ur wees II ler-
nately through the season
The above animals are strictly pure hr,d
aud in buying them took into consdeia.
tio1 all the different points that goto & axe
frst.class animal, and when found thetu,
did not stop at price in order to secure them
The need # This kind OF stock ia orr seq
ton has been griev nsIy telt, and tnr DO
mand is constant Increasing and the breed
ing will undoubtedly prove n lucrative
branch Of orr business
feel cohhieu ;hat none have ever teen
brought in tbs community so well calculat-
ed TO 10 prove oar stock.
submit Nh 10 20 the criticism Of all who
desire to inspect or breed with full confidence
that they will prove a valuable acquisition
10 the breeding interests of our section.
PediIrees will ue shown by groom.
). LUTHER R0PP.
& RICHARDS, Groom. III "a 3mo.
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THE saying about painting the
Gown red is no longer tolerated
IN progressive Democratic society
Get us go1 ont and color a few BAN
dara nli. rls las taken its place
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-30

While men were digging a trench
Oh amherst street tor putting down
water pipes skeleton was found
about feet below the surface. The
remains We're found III tue middle of
the street Formerly that part Of the
town was a swamp, and the theory is
shat The remains we're those of an In
dian, Who was either killed or died and
sunk down IN the swamp Times.
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DRAFT STATIONS
SALVADOR & FERDINAND

Will make the Season of 1888 at
5000 Twenty DOLLARS TO INSURE $40 90
Payable when mare is known to be with
foal ; parting with the mare forfeits the in.
surance, and the HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
RTITI,
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On Saturday, June l6, at West
Brook, in Clarke county, one mile
north of White Post, John p. Car
rlgan committed suicide by cutting
his throat with razor while suffer
ing from temporary alteration of the
mind-age1 73 years. The deceas
ed was survivor of the Stonewall
Brigade
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ALREADY there is a tendency on the
part Of campaign poets to rhyme"ban-
danna' with "banner." This pernic-
ious practice should be stoppedatonce
The literary purity of the campaign
must be maintained
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" CHI TIE


THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATE
so vision fair
Of algebraic signs
And golden hair
q dazzling mess
Gf Greek and Latin Roots
and muslin dress
o union sweet
OF dictionary words
And dainty feet
O double prize
OF stern and lofty thoughts
And gentle signs
Sweet roses now fling sweet odors wing
And sweet the bird sings to his mate;
But the sweetest thing June doth bring
Is the sweet girl graduate.
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Death OF Emperor William.

Frederick III, Emperor of Ger
many and King of Prussia, died at
eleven O clock Friday morning, and
by the right Of succession his eldest
son, William, the Grown Prince, TAX
es the throne as William the IL En-
perior Frederick's death was peace
full and without struggle.
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An Elegant Substitute

For oils, salts, pills, and all kinds of
bitter, nauseous medicines is the very
agreeable liquid fruit remedy, Syrup
of Figs. Recommended by leading
Physicians. Manufactured only by
the California Fig SyrupICompany,
San Francisco, Cal. ] 9lm.
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WHEN you are in need at nice spring
hat, in all styles, it Woaid pay YOU to cal
on =. BRAFMAN,
BALTIC. Clothing House
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

ufactures, and are not produced al home, il
seems 10 me, should be entered free. Those
articles OF manufacture which we produce
a constituent part OF, but do not produce
the whole, that part which we do not pro.
duce should be entered free also. | will
instance fine woods, dyes, etc. These artic-
les must be imported 10 form part of the
manufacture Of the higher grades of wool
en- goods. Chemicals used as dyes, com
pounded in medicines and used in val ious
ways in manufactures, come under this
class. The introduction, free OF duty, OF
such woods as we do not produce would
stimulate the manufacture Of goods requir-
ing the use Of those We do produce, and
therefore would be benefit TO home pro-
duction. There are many articles entering
into "home manufacture" which we do mol
produce ourselves, the tariff upon which
increases the cost Of producing the manu-
featured article. All the corrections in thi,
regard are in the direction Of bringing cap
ital and labor in harmony with each other
and of supplying one of the elements o
prosperity so much needed.
And in 1875, on the same subject
he spoke thus:
Many duties now collected, and which
give but an insignificant return foH,the cos
OF collection, might be RENTED, and to tn,
direct advantage of consumers at home,
would mention those articles which entel
into manufactures Of all sorts. All duty
paid upon such articles goes direct TO tn,
cost Of tho article when manufactured here
and must be paid for by consumers. Tn,
duty not only comes from the consumer al
home, but acts as a protection to foreign
manufacturers Of the same completed artic
les in our own and distant markets.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

In 1884 one of the stauDchest ad
vocates that James G.. Blaine had was
Bishop Ireland, Of Minnesota. lie
worked hard for the Republican tick.
ct, making a number of strong speech
es in different parts of the country
There is no doubt that his earnest la
bors helped to swell the Republican
majority. especially in the State oi
Minnesota, where he is well known
and highly esteemed, But his Blaine
inclinatioDs have been extinguished
He is now as ardent a supporter OF
President Cleveland as there is living
He urges his cause because he believes
that what the poor man needs for his
welfare is tariff reform. He has from
personal experience learned how the
protective tariff has robbed the farm
ers of Minnesota, and, in fact, the
farmers of the whole nation. He will
lift up his voice against the iniquity,
and with all his energy will labor in
behalf of Cleveland and tariff reform,
Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19
1t is an Absolute Necessity for Al
pena that the Mills Bill should
BECOME n Law.

Republicans declare that the Dem
ocrats have determined to have free
trade, and that such would ruin the
people Of this city. Let us reason to-
gether on this subject. Free trade
means 10 tariff taxes, and the question
arises, how can this government be
carried oil without taxes? Every
intelligent man knows that govern.
ment can not he conducted without
taxation. IL is therefore necessity
that some tariff taxes be raised To
conduct the affairs Of this country,
and without any extravaganza, will
require each year about two hundred
and fifty million dollars in taxes.
How shall that enormous sum be rails
ed? 1t is necessary. 1t has got to
be raised each year. 1t can not he
raised by direct tax on property, the
same as city, township and county
taxes are raised, because the people
will not submit to such plan.
On tobacco and liquors, bogus but
ter and other internal taxes, that do
not bear heavily on the people, be-
cause they are not necessaries of life,
the amount of taxes raised during the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1887,
was s11s,S23,391. The balance
necessary for governmental expenses
was nearly all raised by tariff tax.
The amount Of tariff taxes levied on
all imported dutiable goods, during
the year ending June Both, 1887, was
$217, 286,S93. From this we find
that the amount raised by tax on the
people is over eighty millions of dol
lars in excess of what is honestly re-
quired by the government, and the re.
suit has been the piling up in the
treasury OF an enormous surplus,
which amount should never have been
taken from the people. They need it
themselves.
II is therefore absolutely necessary
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

err, but will also furnish work for la.
boring men here for years. 1t thus
increases your wages, it continues the
prosperity of the city, it will tend to
maintain the schools and churches, il
will continue improving our city, it
will help to develop the farms, and it
will be the means of preventing thou
sands Of our citizens from being oblig-
ed to leave Alpena and seek work
elsewhere.
If you vote for Cleveland and re-
duction of the tariff taxes, you vote
for your own interests, you vote for
the welfare of your family, you vote
for the continued prosperity of our
city and county, you vote to continue
the employment of youself and thou
sands of laboring men who work in
the lumber mills, on the river, in the
lumber woods, and on the wharfs.
Consider these things seriously. In
vestigate and see if we are right. Dis
cuss the question with your families
and neighbors. Your own inter' SITS
and the welfare of your wife and
children are of more concern to you
than the mere success of political
party. You owe a duty to your fam
lilies to decide right on this question.
The party that would lead you to de-
struction has no claim on your sup
port. Then awake to the alarming
situation that confronts you. 1t will
not do to go it blind and trust to
chance. When the prospect of OBJ
tanning raw material for giving years
of employment to you and your fellow
citizens is offered you, will you cast it
aside as of no valuei Why not then
grasp the prospect offered to better
your condition
We believe that if the people of
this county will study the political
question as it really is, free from par
ty bigotry, that Alpena county will
give over one thousand majority for
Cleveland and the Mills tariff tax re-
duction bill. And let it be remem-
bered here that Congressman Fisher
voted in favor Of this bill which, we
believe, will help to maintain the pros
perity of Alpena and the happiness of
her people. 1t is bill to keep your
industries booming, it is bill to fur
nish you years of employment and
less taxable burdens, il is bill to
help your families, it is a bill to as
sist the prosperity of the city, and it
is a bill to bring comforts to your
families and enjoyment to your fire.
sides.
We speak of this subject, because
in few weeks all of us will assemble
at the various ward and township
polling places, and there render our
decisions, and the votes cast will be
either for or against the welfare and
prosperity Of Alpena. We shall then
express our opinions by our votes, as
to whether we desire the lumber bus
mess shall end in five years, and a
large portion of our people be forced
to seek other fields of labor, or wheth-
err we desire the lumber business con-
tinued, and prosperity to still smile
upon us.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

In his testimony before the Ford
committee, Terrence V. Powderly said
he paid visit to IA Pennsylvania mine.
He found the opening surrounded by
a tight board fence twelve feet high.
Inside in low wooden building, we're
five rows of beds. The bedclothing
was black and grimy. There were
105 Hungarians who ate from a long
pine table, pork which was alive with
maggots, bread that smelled to heaven
with other filth. They wore shoes
made of wood by themselves. They
had me to take the places of the
strikers in this, the Eckert mine, and
did succeed in breaking the backbone
of the strike. The immediate effect
in the Lehigh region is very bad, but
they finally drift into all lines of
work and compete with American la
Dor. Mr.. Powderly said he was down
in Carbonate, in 1869, and fifteen or
twenty years ago the miners were
comfortably well fixed. They were
mainly natives. Now more than half
the miners are Moravians. They new
err become Americanized, bring moth
ing to America and usually have one
woman to eight or nine men. He
talked to one of these women. She
said she had no alternative. Eight of
the men could make living for her.
If she married any one of them they
would starve.-Saginaw Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

James G.. Blaine now says to the
American people that our high war
protective tariff tax is all right. but
in 1868, on June 10th, he made use
of the following:
During the entire war, when we were
seeking everything on EARTH and in the
skies, and in the waters under the earth,
out of which taxation could be wrung, il
never entered into the conception of Con-
gress to tax Observation-Disclosures. During
the most pressing exigencies of the terrible
contest in which we were engaged, neither
breadstufis nor lumber ever became the sub
iect of taxation. Now, ms to the
article of lumber, again remind the House
that there never has been tax upon this
article. say that wherever the Western
frontiersman undertakes TO make for him
self home, to till the soil, to carry on the
business Of life, he needs lumber for cabin,
he needs lumber for his fence, he need lum-
Der for his wagon or cart, he needs lumber
for his plough, he needs lumber for almost
every purpose in his daily life.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19
Detroit Markets.

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples, new, 81 90 to I'll so per Dbl.
Butter, II to 23 per pound.
Live chickens, Soto DC per pound.
Live turkeys, DC to 12c per pound
Eggs, 16 cents per dozen.
Flour per barrel, $4.70 to 1915
Hay, baled, $12 to $l3 per ton.
Car lots No. l timothy, $40 to $1l.
Mess beef, $3.50 to 90 90 per Dbl.
Oats per bushel, 90 c to 29c.
Onions, southern, 81 90 to 90 90 per Dbl
Pork, $3.50 to $500 per Dbl.
Potatoes, new, 80 to I .35 per Dbl.
Wheat, $0.72 to "a per bushel.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly of a wholesale ma.
ture. The prices at retail stores must
be somewhat higher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

The report of the Commissioner of
the Us land Office, shows that the
Cleveland administration has return
ed to the people, S0,69O,72O acres of
land, from corporations that were il
legally holding it, during the period
from March 4th, 1885, to May 18th,
1888.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19
More Pensions and bounty

A gentleman representing Milo b.
Stevens & Co., of Washington, D. g., will
be at Altoona House, Harrisville. Satur.
day, Sept. LIST; at City Hotel, Rogers
City, Tuesday, Sept 4th, and at Alpena
House, Alpena, Wednesday, Sept. 5th,
1883, 10 receive claims for pension, in
crease of pension, bounty, ETC., which in
terestcd parties may desire to have pros
ecuted by said attorneys. $50
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19
Hay Fever.

| have been great sufferer from hay fc
yer for IL years. read of the many
wonderous cures Of Ely's Cream Balm and
thought | would try it. In fifteen min
utes after one application was wonder.
fully helped. Two weeks ago commence
ed using it and now feel entirely cured
IL is the greatest medical discovery ever
kown or heard of.--Duhamel Clark, Lynn
Mass.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

AT NIGHT always have Acker's b.
by Soother at hand. 1t Is the only safe
medicine yet made that VIII remove all
infantile disorders. 1t contains no Opt
um or Morphine, but gives the child nat.
ural ease from pain. Price 25 cents. Sold
by III. Becbe.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft, or Calloused Lumps and Blem
ishes from horses, Blood SPAWN, Curbs,
Splnts, Sweeney, Ring bone, Stiles,
Sprains, all Swollen Threats, Coughs, etc.
Saves $50 by use OF one|bottle. Warrant
ed. Sold by II. Bcebe, druggist, Alpena,
Mich. S74m6
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19
Sealed Proposals.

Tuesday In October, isss, to furnish medicine and
medical attendance 20 the county poor for the fiscal
year ending September 80, 1889. Also, attending
inquests and prisoners at the county jail The
right 10 reject any or all bids IL reserved.
II. j. EATON,
sec'y Of Board superintendents Of the Poor.
s92w3
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

$50. One bottle of English SPAWN Lin.
iment cured my fine Norman mare OF two
ugly blood spavins which damaged her
value at least $50. 1t Is the grandest
Blemish cure ever used. John Mccain,
Horse Deaier, Darlington, Ind. Sold by
II. Bcebe, druggist, Alpena. S74m8
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

President Grant, in his annual mes
sage of December, 1874, recognizing
the fact that our tariff tax was too
high for the good of the manufactur-
ing interests of the nation, recon-
mended a reduction in the following
words:
Those articles which enter into our man.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19
Weather.

The following will show the tenn.
perature at the cities mentioned below
observations being taken simulta-
neously by u. S. weather observers,
at s o'clock p. NJ, during the week
ending September 18th, 1888:
O'CLOCK p. NJ. OBSERVATION.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19

N C\xov>c. Blood Elixir is the only
Blood Remedy guaran.
teed. It is a positive cure for Ulcers, Erup.
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. ltpurifies the
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee it.
Sold by II. Beebe.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-09-19
Maine Election.

The only interest manifested in tn,
Maine election, which took place OIL
the 10th of this month, by the Dem
ocrats of other States, was merely /,
see what effect the Republican FIRE,
trade scare wou Id have on the voter
there. The sole issue in Maine wa:
tariff reduction and the fishery ques
ton. The result is very gratifying I,
Democrats. The vote cast at tn,
September election, four years ago
as given by Spofford's American Al
manac, is as follows:
Republican
Democrauc
0reenbaek IL
fronioitien
Scattering votes .'....,...,. ..."............ IS
Total vote cast In 1884 l4o 49,
In that election the Republican
majority over all was 10, 122, and the
Republican plurality, which mean.
the number of votes they cast more
than the Democrats did, was 1900.
Now compare the result Of the
election four years ago with the one
held on the 10th of this month. The
number of votes cast at the election
this month, as given by the Lewiston
(Maine) Journal, is as follows:
Republican go;
Democratic ,l0'
Scattering votes 81!
Total vote east this year
The majority Of the Republicans
this year, over all, is 1885, and
their plurality is 1S,495. The in
crease of the total vote cast by the
Republicans, this year, over their
vote four years ago, is 1924. The
increase Of the total Democratic vote
this year, over their vote of four
years ago, is 3,03S. This shows an
increase of the Democratic vote OF
nearly double that of the Republi-
cans.
Thus in spite Of the desperate eff
forts Of the Republicans to cast a
large vote and thus try and make the
people Of other States believe that
there was a stampede from the Demo-
cratic ranks on account of the tariff
reform issue, the result shows a large
gain of Democratic votes, and a re-
duction of the Republican plurality
from 1900 to 1S.495-a loss Of
1924.
If the Democrats of Michigan
make as much gain in proportion tc
the vote cast, as the Maine Demo
Gratis did, then the Republican plu
rality of only 3,30S, given Blaine in
this State four years ago, will be swep,
away, and Michigan becomes Demo.
cratic. No wonder the Republican.
are alarmed about Michigan.
Four years ago the Prohibitionist.
of Maine cast ,157 votes, this year
their vote is 2,971-a gain of 1874.
The Republicans expected a large
majority in Maine, and so certain
we're they, that on the evening of the
election, James G.. Blaine telegraph
ed Mr.. Harrison that Maine had
given over 10000 majority for the
Republicans, and that the Prohibi
ton vote had fallen off everywhere
Instead Of over 10000 majority. the
Republicans got only l4,545 MAORI
ty.