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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-06-20

A sponge famine would be more disas-
trous in the Bahamas than the August
hurricane. The trade amounts to over
$3.50, 900 annually, and is more important
than the fruit growing industry. Over
5000, 900 sponges are annually dragged
from the sea. The dusky aunties who
preside over Bahama kitchens use the
articles as dish rags and towels. Sponges
are used impartially for household articles
in ways sometimes startling. It is q
novel sensation when sitting down in q
chair to descend luxuriously, to be sure,
but unexpectedly and precipitate1y, and
discover that the cushion is gigantic
key Vester." The climax is capped when
enc Of the dainty fingers of cup sponge
rs offered as cigar holder.
The prominence of the sponge industry
is shown by the cargo list of the last
steamer which left Nassau for New York.
The vessel was the Cienfuegos, and the
pursers entries were: 1894 bales sponge,
80 bales sponge clippings, AZ barrels
oranges, 1,09S crates tomatoes, 10 crates
cassavas, "a crates peas, crates egg
plants, 2 barrels yams, 2 boxes preserves,
4 barrels sea shells. 49 head green turtle,
1854 in specie and passengers.-Cor
New York Sun.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-06-20

When weeds perrlst in springing up as fast
as they are cut off, kerosene oil may be used
to advantage If a small quantity be poured
on the plants after being cut down the effect
will be to destroy them.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-06-20
THE FREEMAN.
The Temperance Family Newspape
of the Central States.

Islndependenta lways,and always ready to
speak for the Right and the People. Gives
the Local and General News, secular and re-
ligious-and advocates the cause of Temper
ance under all circumstances. Send for sam.
pie copies free. Address,
FREEMAN. Rar X ArRhurx.W w. Va.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-06-20
The Difference.

Something of the difference in results
between prohibition and high license Is
shown in Atlanta, Ga. After a fair and
satisfactory trial of prohibition the voters
turned the city over to high license, and
The Southern Star gives a startling pic
ture of the difference, in Five Days
Record" From the record we make the
following extracts:
Drunken roughs insult ladies on De-
catur street, An every day occurrence.
A wife pawns her wearing apparel and
furniture to pay drunken husbands fine.
Little girl leading her drunken father
home. A sad sight
A lady carried home drunk. Well con-
aected. Sorrowful case.
A gentleman reports that he saw three
small boys intoxicated in the suburbs of
The city.
A husband in drunken frenzy knocks
his wife senseless with chair.
On Wednesday there were over one
hundred cases of drunkenness in the city.
Decatur street, Of course, contributed its
share to the record, and reeling men and
partly intoxicated colored women could be
| frequently seen on this famous thorough.
fare, while the open doors of the death
/ traps were thronged with patrons. ALL
black and white mixed together-seemed
bent on going as fast as possible on their
downward road to destruction.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-06-20
Between Cincinnati and St. Louis.

Solid Trains. New Sleeping Cars and FiIst-ciass
q. R'y (Big Four and I. q St. l.. R'y bee Line)
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

ent pension bill, the vote being A to
16. 1t provides a pension for every
Union soldier who is totally incapac'
itated, of sl2 per month. The bill
has yet to be agreed to by the House
and be signed by the President, to
become a law.
o. Death of the Emperor Of Ger
many, aged 81.
0. Sullivan and Mitchell fight 80
rounds in France, the result being a
draw.
Twenty-eight lives lost by coils
sion between two ships near England.
10. Information received from
China stating that $4,000 persons had
been killed by an earthquake, on the
18th of December.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

The Au Sable Monitor advises GER
tain parties in that locality not to cut
down their jack pine for fire wood,
but to sell the timber to the pulp fac
tory here at 81 per cord. The said
persons would probably be glad TO
sell their jack pine at 81, but will
find some difficulty in so doing. The
pulp factory in this city uses spruce
and balsam, and, at present, can get
all it wants at 1926 per cord The
jack pine will make good paper pulp,
but the spruce and balsam is much
superior, and there is not much prob
ability of jack pine fetching 81 per
cord at present. although in a few
years to come it may bring that price.
1t will pay a person who has timber of
any kind, to be careful of it, because
it will be valuable in few years.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

In q profusely Illustrated article or
"Bull Fighting In Mexico" The Cosmo
politan for March, VIM. Henry Bishop
the we'll known novelist and author Of
"The House of Merchant Prince, relates
the curious fact that this brutal form oil
sport is fairly ravaging our sister repub-
lie. All classes, from the very wealthiest
people down to the servant girls are alb
sorbed In 1t to degree never before
known. So demoralizing is 1t to the lat
ter that they steal from their mistresses
and run away In order TO crafty their
over mastering passion for the bull fight.
In one city alone with a population OF
only 200 900, there are bull rings. Three
weekly illustrated newspapers are devoted
exclusively To the interests of the sport /;
Mr.. Bishop also tells how bull fights are
conducted, where the best bulls are OBJ
tanned, who the most skillful bull fighters
are and gives mass of other interesting
information.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Detroit Markets.

The following market quotations
are copied from the Detroit Free
Press.
Apples, $2.75 to 1926 per barrel.
Butter, 10 to % per pound.
Dressed hogs. 5000 to 1925 per cwt.
Dressed chickens, 12c TO 13c per pound.
Dressed turkeys, 13c to lac per pound.
Eggs, 121 to IA cents per dozen.
Flour per barrel, $3.50 to $500
Hay, baled, $500 to $14.OO per ton.
Car lots No. I timothy, $l1.00 to $1,000.
Mess beef, 800 to $3.50 per Dbl.
Oats per bushel, 80 to 30.
Onions, 1926 to 1915 per barrel.
Pork, s14.50 TO $3.50 per Dbl
+. Potatoes, per bushel, 90 to 95.
wheat.ls0.s0 to s0.s7 per bushel.
The quotations, given by the Free
Press, are mostly Of wholesale ma
ture. The prices at retail stores must
be somewhat higher.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Worth Knowing.

Mr.. w. II. Morgan, merchant, Lake
City, Fla, was taken with severe cold
attended with a distressing cough and
running into consumption in first stages
He tried many SO called popular cough
remedies and steadily grew worse. Was
reduced In flesh, had difficulty In breath.
ing and was unable to sleep. Finally
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption and found immediate relief, and
after using about half dozen bottles
found himself well and has had no return
Of the disease. No other remedy can
show so grand a record Of cures, us DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Guaranteed to do just what is claimed
for It. Trial bottle free at Field & Gray s
drug store.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Meteorological Report

The meteorological report of the
weather at Alpena city, is as follows
during the week ending Monday,
March 18th, 1888:
Highest temperature, IS degrees, on the 10th, 18th
Lowest temperature, below zero, on the sth.
Average temperature, 10 degrees.
Highest bsrometric pressure, 3o.55 inehce.
Lowest bsrometrie pressure, 1914 inches.
Total rain fall or melted ssnsw o4s inches.
Prevailing wind, from the west.
Total movement Of wind, 2,i1s miles.
Greatest daily rainfall. e.<l inches, on 10th.
Highest velocity Of the wind, SO miles, from the
west, on the 18th.
sTen inches Of snow MAKES one inch Of water.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Protecting Labor from the Laborer

The tariff tax on iron ore and man
ufactures is a great protection to the
laborer. This may not appear clear
at first. But it is a fact. The tax
enables the iron king to hire a lot Of
thugs, armed with shotguns. These
fellows march up and down protecting
the labor which the manufacturer has
imported and which is willing to
work for starvation wages, against
that labor which objects. Thus the
utility of the protection tax on iron
must be clear. However, the tax
does not commend itself particularly
to people who think.-N. Y. Star.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Burrows. of Michigan.

Mr.. Burrows, Of Michigan, iron
the Fourth or Kalamazoo District, j
a member Of the Ways and Mean
Committee, and is reported to b,
rabidly hostile to giving the people
any relief from the war duties. TIL,
predominating interest of his distric
is agriculture. Two-thirds of hi,
constituents gain their living by farm
ing and selling their surplus food pro
ducts in England at free trade prices
less the heavy cost of transportation
to Liverpool. They are, therefore
free traders by occupation-every
man of them. But they are obliged
to pay high protection prices for all
they purchase in exchange for their
free trade commodities. Mr.. Burrows
thinks it would be not only commit.
ting a sin against the coddled classes
but injurious to the farmers themselves
if they purchased their store goods and
agricultural implements at less than
high tariff prices. He considers il
the chief end in life of grangers tc
pour wealth into the Golfers of "pro.
tected industries" and take the money
from the cheap free trade prices they
receive for their crops. Mr. Burrows,
in 1882, in a powerful Republican dis
trict, ran for election OH this issue OF
high protection to manufacturers at
the expense of the farmers, and his
seat was contested by Mr.. Yaple, who
was stigmatized as free trader"
and Yaple, who stumped the district
on this distinct issue, beat him by 255
majority. In 1884, Presidential
year, Yaple ran again in this strong
Republican district and came within
an inch of being elected, Burrows, the
ultra-protectionist, beating him only
352 votes, instead of $500, as he
ought to and would have done if the
system of cut-throat war duties had
been as popular among the farmers of
the district as it was with Mr.. Burrows.
In his crazy devotion to the interests Of
tariff protected trusts and monopolies
he may find that the shorn farmers of
the Fourth District may conclude to
choose another shepherd next fall.
The result in the Upper Peninsula
district should admonish him that the
time has come for revision of the
war duties.--Chicago Tribune.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

Several of the residents along Tenth
street have commenced suits against
the railroad for damages to their pro-
perty by reason of the railway track
laid on that street. The railroad
company referred the question to the
committee of citizens who guaranteed
the right of way, before the railroad
company would extend the road to
this city, and requested the said COM
mittee to defend the suit at their own
expense, as they had guaranteed the
right of way.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
MONTHLY REPORT.

The meteorological report Of the wealth
er at Al2ena city Is follows for the month
OF February, 1888:
Highest temperature, IS degrees, on the 18th.
Lowest temperature, 70 below zero, on the 10th.
Average temperature, II degrees.
Highest bsrometrie pressure, so.ss inches.
Lowest bsrometrio pressure, 2s.is inches.
Total rainfall, 1s7 inches.
Prevailing wind, from the west.
Total movement Of the wind s,ioi miles.
Greatest daily rain fall o.4s inches. on 2sth.
Highest velocity Of the wind, 80 miles. from the
southwest, on the 10th.
Clear days, ..
Fair dsys,s.
Cloudy days, ~.
JAMES J. FIrzonRALp,
serE't Signal Corps, y. "A.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Restorative Wine.

II you are weak and suffering from gen.
eral debility, you should use Specr's Port
Grape Wine; 1t will purify your blood,
restore digestion and make you feel like
a younger person, in fact 1t makes you
new blood. Speer's Vineyards are planted
on brown stone shale rock soil containing
iron. There are over two miles of carriage
drives under grape arbors in his Vineyards.
For sale by druggists.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Worldly Events-1888.
MARCH.

5. Avalanches in the Trentino
valley, Italy. kill 20 people.
A premature explosion of dynamite
kills five people at Ispheming, Mich.
6. Internal revenue bill, reducing
tax on tobacco. introduced in Congress
Louisa M. Alcott, a well known
writer, died at Boston, Mass.
7. Six lives lost by the burning
of a printing Office at Springfield,
Massachusetts,.
8. The u. S. Senate pass depend.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

Perhaps no local disease has puzzled and
bafiied the medical profession more than
nasal catarrh. While not Immediately
fatal, 1t Is among the most distressing,
nauseous and disgusting Ills the flesh is
heir to, and the records show very few or
no cases of radical cure of chronic catarrh
by any OF the multitude of modes of treat
ment until the introduction of Elys
Cream Balm few years ago. The sue
cess OF this preparation has been most
gratifying.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

The long talked of new book introduce
ed by Rose Z. Cleveland is being publish
ed by the Sun Publishing CO., Detroit,
Mich. The reputation of Miss Rose
Cleveland as writer is such as to guar
antee large sale for anything coming
from her pen. The publishers offer rare
opportunity to Agents. See advertise
ment in another column
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
SandueEv n No,

Sandusky, O., Nov. "a, 1885.
have used Surprise Eminent for rhe u
matism and testify that 1t Is the very best
remedy ever tried. My wife used II for
sore throat and found speedy relief Ed
ward Colley, coal dealer. S14y1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Wednesday. March ID. 1888.

The high tariff editor did not think
of the farmer vote when he wrote that
a skilled mechanic in this country can
get barrel of -four for days work.
The farmer who reads the statement
is apt to sit down and figure up how
many days of hard labor that barrel
of -four cost him to produce, and then
vote for tariff reform.--Oshkosh Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

DR.. g. w. Martin, Augusta, Me writes:
Having examined the formula from which
Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam is pre-.
pared, recommend IL as n safe and reli-
able medicine for the cure OF asthma,
coughs, colds and all diseases OF the
throat, chest and lungs"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft, or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishcs from horses, Blood SPAWN,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Stiles, sore or
swollen throat, coughs, etc. Save $50 by
use OF one bottle. Sold by Ii. Beebe,
druggist, Alpcna, Mich SABINE
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Weather.

The following will show the tenn
perature at the cities mentioned below
observations being taken simulta'
neously by u. S. weather observers
at 10 o'clock p. NJ, during the week
ending March 18th, 1888;
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

Itch, Mango. and scratches of every
kind on human or animals cured In 30
minutes by Woolfords Sanitary Lotion.
This never falls. Sold by II. Beebe, drug
gist, Alpena, Mich. 645m6.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Toledo, o. Jany. 18th, 1885.

Toledo, 0. Jany. Goth, 1885.
l have used Surprise Liniment for rheu-
matism and have never found Its equal for
rheumatism. sprains or bruises. j. A.
Keefer. S14y1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14

James G. Blaine may never be Presi-
dent OF the United States, but notwith-
standing, nevertheless, we are head.quar-
tiers for the finest line of sewing machines
ever offered to the public. See the Oscil-
lator, the king OF all machines. See our
new High Arm, Vibrating Shuttle, Self
Threading, very quiet and rapid machine.
II Is dandy and a new invention for
1888. See the New Singer Automatic
Single Thread She is a daisy. 1t will
be for your interest TO call before you buy
and see 5 different kind of Singers with
over : different styles. You will be able
to make selection that will suit you bet
ter than II you bought the first one you
saw The Singer is the only machine hold
Ing perfect stitch, and that never drops
u stitch
Small payments of $500 aud $500
monthly.
Prices S35, $40, $40, $50, 55, 60, 81 and
$500 All our customers used honora-
bly,.
THE SINGER MFG Go.
]. X. PARKER, Agent,
s663m Trippler's Shoe House.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
10 O'CLOCK p. NJ. OBSERVATION.
February Temperature-1ss7.s.

The following will show the highest
and lowest temperature for each day
of February, for the years 1887 and
1888:
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Wilson Orders
STORED


~ ~ Headquarters for Crock
cry, Glassware, Lamp Goods
and Fruit Jars. Also in
stock, Velocipedes, Express
Wagons, 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.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
CARPETS =!
Cheaper than Ever

The largest assortment of
Carpets ever shown in this
place. A complete city as
sOrtment. We can afford
to give you the best value
for your money. Every
thing in the Carpet trade
cheaper than the cheapest
and in the very latest de-
signs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
DOCTORS MELEE

The celebrated French Socialists, form
erly OF Philadelphia, Pa, now located at
Alpena, makes speciality of all
Chronic and Private Diseases,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-14
Marriage Licenses i.

The marriage licenses issued by the
county clerk since our last report
with names, residence, date of license
and ages, are as follows:
Name. Residence. Date. Age
~. Geo. A. Clifford, city, Feb. 18th, fi
Ellen waltenbury, y
50. Anthony Roseaneld, March 5th, 3.
Mary LichtensteiD, (" I" 2,
~. John W. Brlce, Maple Ridge, March 7th q
Lydia T. Flewelling, city. Ia
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We have a good Ingram
Carpet at 25cts. Linoleums,
Cocoa Mats, Rubber Mats,
Velvet Rugs, Smyrna Rugs,
Kensington Art Squares,
Carpet Sweepers, Felt Pa
pers, Stair Rods, Stair Pads,
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Remember the place.
GEO. II. WARREN,
343 Dock ST., Alpena.
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Double the wear Of your Rubbers by
having the
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-23
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.

Australia now exports oranges to Eng
land.
But twelve Indians of IA tribe of 1000
are left in the Yosemite valley.
The Swiss government has decided to
restore the castle of Chillon, on Lake
Leman, and convert it into national
museum.
Kentucky's state house must be de-
hghtful mansion in winter. 1t is heated
throughout by wood fires in old fashioned
open fireplaces.
A gentleman living near Winterville,
Ga, broke the knob off one of his doors,
and for the want of something better
put ON a coffin handle in its place There
is not a negro in the county who will
open the door.
There is prospect that Talieyrand's
memoirs will appear this year. The
papers are ready for the printer, but the
period of delay-twenty years-does not
expire until May. The original manu-
script is in England.
The city of Paris derives a large in
come from tax on gas companies and
the city now proposes TO erect electric
stations and supply electric light t.
private citizens, and to use it on public
ways as far as may be desirable.
A Chinese woman, who kidnapped two
married women at Shanghai and took
them to San Francisco, where they were
sold, on returning to Shanghai was ar
rested and broken on the wheel. After
two days of fearful agony she died.
The district messenger boys of New
York city wear flannel shirts, with roll
ing collars, which can he turned up about
the wearer's ears. In these collars are
little pockets, fitting the ears, and pro-
tecting them from Jack Frost's attacks.
An Allegheny woman, who took to her
bed tventy-sae yeara ego beeanse she
thought she was ILL., and remained there.
declaring that she v suffering from q
complication of diseu s. was persuaded
to arise and walk a tut the room the
other day. The nov. experience seemed
SO pleasant to her that she has decided to
leave her bed for good.
Fha secretary of state for war in Eng
land announces that he is prepared to Pc
ceive tenders for trollies, rails, trucks.
vertical boilers, ballast wagons, fish
plates, chairs, bolts, washers and other
strangely named things, which formed
part of the famous railway which began
at Suakinl, known as the Suakim and
Berber railway, and never got to its des-
tinatioR during the war against the
mak2
It would seem that the merchandise
marks act, which recently went into
effect in Great Britain, is enforced rather
arbitrarily by the English customs au-
thorities A large number of bottles
made in Germany, but stamped to order
with the name of an English firm. have
been seized Of the custom house, the
claim being set up that Gevman manqz
facturers had no right to stamp an Eng,
iish name on their goods. The firm that
had ordered the bottles had to get their
supply from English glass works.-New
Orleans Times Democrat