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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-02-06
Always Young.

Why is my wife so precious in my sight
Is II because her eyes are Away bright
And grace and modesty arc in her air
Neither, believe me, though she's very fair,
She says, and says it with earnest diction
This growing old, 1 find, is all fiction,
since fortune sent me faverite Prescription.
DR.. Pierce's famous remedy of that name
is, indeed, a perfect specific for female weak.
ness, and kindred ailments. By druggists
Cleanse the liver, stomach, bowels and
whole system by using DIR. Pierce's Pellets
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Do Not suffer amy Longer.

Knowing that n cough can be checked
I'M day, and the first stages Of consump-
tion broken in "a week, we hereby guaran
tee DR.. Acker's English Remedy for Con.
sumption, aud will refund the money to
all who buy, take 1t as per directions, and
do not find our statement correct. Sold
by ii. Beebe.
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Terrible.

Two-third OF deaths in New York city
are from consumption or pneumonia. The
same proportion holds for most other
cities. Delays are dangerus. DR.. Ackers
English Remedy for Consumption will al
ways relieve and may save your life. Sold
by LII Reehn
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eco Reward
For compliant Palmer player.

This he stuck up on the music rack
and, though the inscription glared at
the frequenters of the room until mid
night, it failed to draw any musician
from his she'll
So the merrymaking went on; the
hilarity grew apace. Men danced
and sang to the music of the squeaky
fiddle and worn out guitar, and the
Jolly crowd within tried to drown the
bowling storm without. Suddenly
they became aware of the presence of
white-haired man crouching near
the fireplace.
His garments, such as were left,
were wet with melting snow, and he
had an half-starved, halfcrazed ex-
preston. He held his thin, trembling
hands toward the fire, and the light of
the blazing wood made them almost
transparent. He looked about him
once in awhile, as if in search of some
thing, and his presence cast such a
chill over the place that gradually
the sound of the revelry was hushed,
had it seemed that this waif of the
storm had brought in with it all of
the gloom and GOODNESS of the war.
ring elements. Go>kin, mixing up a
cup of hot egg nogg, advanced and
remarked cheerily:
Here, stranger, brace upl This is
the real stuff"
The man drained the cup, smacked
his lips, and seemed more at home.
"Been prospecting, hey? Out in
the mountalns-caught in the storm.
Lively night, thisw
pretty bad" said the man.
Must feel pretty dry"
The man looked ut his streaming
clothes and laughed, as if Goskin's
remark was sarcasm.
How long out! :"
-Four days"
Hungry :"
The man rose up, and, walking over
to the lunch-counter, fell to work up
on some roast bear, devouring it like
any wild animal would have done.
AS the meat and drink and warmth
began to. permeate the stranger, he
seemed to expand and tighten up.
His features lost their pallor and he
grew more and more content with the
idea that he was not in the grave.
AS he underwent these changes the
people about him got merrier and
happier and threw off the feeling of
depression which he had laid upon
them.
"Do you always have your place
decorated like this" he finally asked
of Goskin.
This is Christmas eve," was the
reply.
The stranger was startled.
December "a. sure enough.
That's the way put it, pard.'
when | was in England l always
kept Christmas, but had forgotten
that this was the night I've been
about in the mountains
until I've lost track Of the feasts Of
the church."
Presently his eye fell upon the
piano.
Where's the playerf' he asked.
Never had any, said Goskiu
81 used to. play when was young"
Goskin almost tainted at the admis-
sion.
stranger, do tackle il, and give us
a tune! Nary man in this camp ever
bad the nerve To .wrestle with that
music.box." His pulse beat faster,
for he feared that the man would,
ike all others, refuse him
I'll do the best can.r he said.
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ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BLIND MANS BUFF,

Maiden, with thy hidden charms,
How shall and thee
Clasp thee within mine arms,
Capture thee and bind theel
An, and afterall my strife,
You escape and leave me-
So, IN the great game Of life,
All its Joys deceive me.
Pleasure, so oft have chased
Seemed almost kissed her
Twas but air my arms embraced
So II was missed her.
Just like you, so sweet she seemed,
In the darkness round her;
False IL was whene'er deemed.
/ had ever found her.
Thus old Ixion, II 10 said,
Chased the goddess Juno,
Captured herr Why, no instead,
Clsspod a cloud, as you know.
OF this game have enough;
1 will stop, this minutei
Gods have played at blind. mans buff,
And found nothing In IL.
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Love is generous" sings the poet,
but nevertheless there is more or less
Cupid-ity connected with it.-Boston
Post.
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Death always enforces respect, and
even though no ne had caught sight
Of the remains, the crowd gradually
became subdued, and when the horses
came to standstill the cart was i'm
mediately surrounded. The driver,
however, was not in the least inn
pressed with the solemnity of his
commission.
Cali there asked one.
Haven't examined. Guess Sc"
The driver filled his pipe and lit it
as he continued:
wish the bones and load had gone
over the grade"
A man who had been looking on
stepped up at once.
81 don't know who you have in
that box, bat if they happen to be
any friends Of mine, I'll lay you
alongside"
1--WE can mighty soon see," said
the teamster coolly. "Just burst the
lid of, and if they happen to be the
men you want, I'm here"
The two looked at each other for II
moment and the crowd gathered
closer, anticipating trouble.
The teamster began to pry open
the lid. He got board off and then
pulled out some rags. A strip of
something dark, like rosewood, pre-
sented itself
"Easterns collins, by thunder !"
said several, an the crowd looked
quite astonishcd.
Some more boards flew up, and the
man who was ready To defend bis
friends memory shifted his weapon a
little. The cool manner of the team
ster had So rritated him that he had
made up his mird to pull his weapon
at the first sight of the dead, even if
the deceased were his worst aud old
est enemy. Presently the whole box
cover was of, and the teamster,
clearing away the packing, revealed
to the astonished group the top of
something which puzzled all alike.
Boys" said he, this is Il pianner."
A general shout Of laughter went
up, and the man who had been 80
anxious to enforce respect for the
dead muttered something about feel
ing dry, and the keeper of the near
est bar was several ounces better off
by the time the boys had given the
joke all the attention it called for.
Had dozen dead men been in the
box, their presence in the camp would
not have occasioned half the excite.
ment that the arrival of that piano
caused. BY the next morning it was
known that the instrument was to
grace II hurdy-gurdy saloon, owned by
Tom Goskin, the leading gambler of
the place. 1t took nearly week To
get this wonder ON its legs, aud the
owner was the proudest man in the
State. 1t gradually rose from q re-
cumbent to an upright position, amid
a confusion Of tongues after the man
ner of the tower IF Babel.
Of course, everybody knew just
how such an instrument should be put
up. One knew where the "of hind
leg" should go. and another was post
ed on the front piece
Scores came to the place every day
to assist.
"Tll put the homes in good order"
"If you want the wires tuned up,
I'm the boy
1--WE got the music tn feed it for a
whole MONTH"
Another brought a pair Of blankets
for cover. and all took the livelicst
interest IN it. II was ut lat in con-
iiiion for business.
Its been showm' is teeth all the
week We'd like to have il spit out
Mas! there wasn't man To he
found who could play upon the insiru- !
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-02-06

Senator, 10th district, Andrew Harsbaw.
District consists OF the counties Of Alpcna Alec
ma, Iosco, Ogemaw and Oscoda.
Population Of district IN 1884 was 80, $50.
Representative, Alpena district, Edward X. Potter
District consists OF Alpena, Montmorency, and
Otsego counties.
Population Of district In 1884 was i7,470.
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o. L. MATHEWS,
[. s. PENSION ATTORNEY,
LANSING, MICHIGAN.

ANhANSiANpb hiSllluaNt
Thousands Of soldiers or thsir widows or depend
ent relatives are en- titled TO pension or incYease of
pension bounty, travel pay or other allowance
who have never applied for IL. Many minor hons
can get pensions, regardless Of age now. Hundreds
Of dependent parents are entitled TO pension
Many OF those claims have been rejected in the
hands OF incompetent agents. / can in many OF
such claims procure favorable result. Thousands
OF soldiers are pensioned disability and nie
entitled to Increase on another, or are rated too
low, or are entitled TO increase result of dsab.
ity upon which claim was granted. The laws ate
now more liberal and the rulings of the pension
Office less exacting than formerly. have in the
past few months succeeded in getting 90 per cent.
OF increase claims allowed by actual count. This
shows good, careful work. About eight soldiers
out OF ten are entitled TO pension other allow.
ance. No matter what your claim is, write me full
ly about it, with stamp fer reply, and will advice
you free. II take your claim no fee is charged
unless am successful, and then lust what the de-
partment allows. Address,
o. l.. MATTHEWS,
800 Lansing, Mich
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nHEIcEna

APPOINTED OFFICERS.
Inspector General, Frank II. Newberry, OF Brontl.
Quartermaster-Ge Sherman Is. Daboll, OF Gin.
ton.
Com. Of Railroads, John 4. Rich, of Lapoer.
Com. Of Insurance, III. 4. Raymond, Of Bay.
Warden State Prison, Hiram 4. Hatch. of jackson.
Salt inspector, Geo. ". Hill, of Saginaw.
Warden Of Ionia House OF Correction, Erwin G..
Watkins, of Kent.
Population of State in 1884 was i,s5o.o2E.
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ment. Goskin began to realize that
he had a losing speculation on his
hands. He had fiddler and Next
can who thrummed the guitar. A
pianist would have made his orchestra
complete. One day three-card monte
player told a friend confdentially
that he could knock any amount of
music out of the piano, if he only had
it alone for a few hours to get his
hand in. This report spread about
the camp, but on being questioned he
said he didn't know note of music.
1t was noted, however, as a suspicious
circumstance that he often hung about
the instrument, and look upon it long
ingly, like a hungry man gloating
over a beefsteak in restaurant win
dow. There was no doubt that this
man had music in his soul. perhaps
in his fingers ends, but did not dare
to make trials of his strength after
the rules of harmony had suffered so
many years of neglect So the fd-
dler kept on with his jigs, and the
greasy Mexican paved his discordant
guitar, but no man had the nerve to
touch that piano. There were doubt
less scores of men in the camp who
would have given 10 ounces of gold
dust to have been half an hour with
it, but every mans nerve shrank from
the jeers which the. crowd would
shower upon him should his first at
tempt prove failure. 1t got to be
understood that the hand which first
essayed to draw music from the keys
must not SLOUGH its work.
1t was Christmas eve and Goskin.
according to his custom, had decorat-
ed his gambling hall with sprigs of
mountain cedar and shrub whose
berries did not seem a
bad imitation of the English holly.
The piano was covered with ever
greens, and. all that was wanted to fill
the cup of Goskin's contentment was
a man to play that piano.
"Christman night and no piano.
FOUNDER" he said. "This is a nice
country for a Christian to live in"
Getting piece of paper, he scrawl-
ed the words:
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REFERENCE COLUMN.
state Goycrnmenf.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Governor, Cyrus q. Luce.
Secretary Of State, Gilbert r. Osmun.
State Treasurer, George l.. Maltz.
Auditor-General, Henry II. Aplin.
Comm'r of Land office. Roscoe ID. Dix.
Attorney-General, Moses Taggart.
Supt. Public Inst'n. Joseph Estabrook.
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uoAIALnN cnltNrrr

UvM4IUN COUNCIL.
Aldermen George Masters lob, W mn,
D Bu DesJaTdins, Thomas g. MoCandlisb' NO..
Brown aud Alexander Campbell. -A'~s'
CITY OFFICERS
Mayor Monroe klock
Recor'er, William A. Mcdonald
treasurer. William H. Post
comptroller, samuel H. Pane horn
and otto Gjorud. s'S |'o'N1ss
Sity Attorney, Cherries Il. Williams
City Marshal, George Robinson
street commissioner. q. Beaudoin.
CitS p hhng,aeer Eire Dept Albert L. Power.
city surveyor, fred A. Rice
Harder Master, MuIGock Grant
Found Master, j. T.. Denton
Board OF Health, j. Il. Beach. A. Fo,rn,.r .,a
D. selliok
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poAnp oEEnrcArro,.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
y mares H. hlmbal Fred N. Fletcher John e.
David Bruneau. " AoAsf's sne
Population of city in 1894 ma. O o,n
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u.z;-., N'A'D ~ sUPERvIs9Rs
penla T. Young, from * Wand
haries IS. Glcey
John kunaih, from 2d Ward.
Cashier Ntzctskl
William u. Phelps. from 8rd ward.
john e.. chisholm
samuel II. Pan born, from Alpena CITY
leon Maih'llic, from Alpenn townsbin
U n',.' tN<p"lIlek' nom Maple Ridge township.
p3Niu Il, niartlndale, ium Long Rapids townsh,r
Jon" a. hci y. nom Green townshln t>
Charles ii. Wise, from Wilson township.
y ,i.I-il u. ohhoorn, from Sanborn township.
EHhleI OelOr, from OsSneke township.
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r.. TU .M T M


~ ,, - COUNTY OFFICERS
Under Sh.uH-
Clerk A. j. Simmons.
treasurer Geo. a. Perkins
ERio5vcu'nb Attorney --Junas MoNataara.
Judge q Ptubatc-Gto. ~ Slusser
Sn ,,Vui1 OUT Henry Clothier
|O'oueis-Fe'er Owens and Geo. A. Shannon.
BOARD OF SCHOOL ExAMiNErs.
T. :, Dewey, Chairman. Ell Iit,lo s..xo.--
Jdmes A. Case.
IOpula.ion ~ cOunty In 1851 Pill
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-04
a Horrible Discovery.

DENVER, Col, Dec About year and
half ago, Mrs. Richie, about 60 years Of
age came here from Cheyenne, Wyo, &C
companied bS man of 25. whom she repre-
sented az he's son and o deaf and dumb
daughter about To- About 2 months ego,
they engaged apartments on Stout street
where they lived very retired life. Three
weeks ago, the mother and son went on a
protracted debauch. The old lady had not
been ssen for several days, and the landlord
becoming alarmed, broke open the door OF
her room, and was Mortified by fading the
woman lying upon the f)or dead, with her
face almost entirely devoured by rats. The
son was found in an adjoining room In q
beas.ly state of intoxication and unable to
speak. The dead woman had on deposit In
hank son 000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-04
The Democratic House Caucus.

The demora ic representatives in Congress
hsld caucus last night. Upon motion OF
Mr. Springer, Mr.. Holman OF Indiana, vas
elected chairman of the caucus. Mr.. Car
Isle having declined the post. The repub
can IN j orty had signi6ed their willingness
10 allow the democratic minority to retain
one of their party in the employ otthe doc
keeper, the caucus selected Isaac Hill,
now an assistant sergeant-a aims, as the
employe who should be 40 retained, anG
made it his duty to pre.erye the secrecy OF
the caucus. Mssais. Wilson, of West Vir-
gnis, and Blanchard, Of Louisiana. were re-
elected secretaries ofthe caucus. Rspresen
tative o ates, of Alabama, offered resolu.
zion providing for the appointment of a
committee of fifteen members, with ex
Speaker Carlisle as chairman, to undertake
,the care Of the political interests Of the mi
uority, or TO discharge the duties of what is
commonly known as steering committee"
After several amendments had en- offered
all of the motions were laid aside for the
present and the caucus adjourned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-04
Associate Justice Nominated.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-The President TO
| day nominated David J. Brewer, OF Kansas,
to be Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court of the United States. A large mum
Der OF other nominations made after the ad
journmsnt OF the last Congress we're also
ssnt to the Senate.
David ]. Brewer, the newly app tinted AS
sociate Justice of the United States Supreme
Court, is about City years old and native
Of Smyrna, Asia Minor. His father was 8
missionary to that country when the justice
was born. The appointee graduated from
Yale College by strange coincidence in the
same class with Judge Brown, of Detroit.
and J,hn Mason Brown, OF Kentucky.
both of whom were prominently named
in connection with the appointment.
After years study of the law 10 New
York city, Mr.. Brewer removed to Kansas
b served two terms on the bench of the
Supreme Court of that State, when Preei
dent Arthur appointed him Judge OF the
Judicial Circuit. Judge Brewer lie nephew
OF Justice Stephen ]. Field, his mother hav-
ing been member of the famous Field FAM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-04
Killed by a Train

W1LKEaBARRE, Pa. Dsc. "A shocking
accident occurred at $50 o'clock this morn-
log at the Haz,l street crossing of the Je,-
sey Central R. R. The labor train which
conveys workmen from this city TO the
company's shops at Abbey was due at the
HaZ ii street station. and several hundred
men were assembled waiting for it. A mum
Der of them walked ~ the track short
distance to meet the train and secure seats.
Suddenly fast freight from the south ap
preached OF high speed. The men jump
ed from the northbouod track to the south
bound, when the labor train rushing around
sharp curve plunged into their midst. 10
their scrambling many were thrown down
or against the two trains. Two men we're
struck by the freigh AID two by the labor
train. Two were killed and others will die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-04
Democratic Legislative Caucus.

Tae democratic mambers OF the two
branches of the General Assembly, which
met to-day, held cau;nses 10 Richmond last
night to nomaa.a off GERS for their respee-
tive bodies, 20 out of the 30 Senator's and 81
out of the 81 members of the House beiD z
present. All of the old officers of both
branches were rencminsted. viz Senate
President pro ten, John L. Hunt; clerF,
DR.. D. Pendieton; ssrgeant-at arms, z.
T. Weaver. of Giles; doorkeeDer, w. ID.
Haynes, of Franklin. House f Delegates
Speaker, R. H. Card well, Of Hanover
clerk, John Bell Bigger, of Richmond ser
geant.st arms, ]. p. Martin, of Craig 6rst
doorkeeper, A. o Sailivan, of Montgomery /;
second doorkeeper, E. T. Kindred of APP
pomat!ox. a joint caucus will be held to
night to organjz, and on Thursday or Fri-
day night the nomination of basement off
GERS will begin
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-04
Telegraphic Brevities.

A dispatch to the Paris Temps from ZIcZ!.
bar, states that Stanley has arrived az Ba-
gamoys.
The entire fsmiiy Of Jim Morris, which
left summervilie, Mo-. recently for Jasper.
Ark, have mssterous'y disappeared. Muir.
der and robbery are suspected
The day express east on the Pennsylya
mia road Was wrecked near Gfeepsburg Ia
this morning BY misplaced witcb. A dozen
person are reported to have been more or
less Injured.
The reports sent ont of the providence of diph-
liberia 10 central Illinois have not not bsen exsggs-
rated. In parts of that section of the State the
public schools were closed for time and thu post
Office at Clinton has been qusIantined on account
of the disease. Many deaths have occurred.
Fire which started in the glazing department.
of the Western sash and door company in Kansas
City last night destroyed a warehouse and four
moulding sheds, together with their contents.
loss estimated at $4,000.
Mrs. John slswbach, handsome young womsp
of Stsnifair, Ill, yesterday took her one year ID
child in her arms aud leaped irto s we'll Both
were drowned
heavy northeast gale accompanied by blind
ing snow storm, has prevailed on Lake Ontario
for two days and several vessels have been driven
ashore.
1t is said in Paris that an English company has
applied for concession to build bridge across
the English chanel.
The damage to the Minneapolis, MINI, Univer.
sity by the fire lalt night amounted to Sic, 000.
Richard c. Cushing, democrat, WAS yesterday
elected mayor of Omaha, Neb.
France will send war ship to Brazil
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-04

The PRESIDENT says the negroes of the
South are mot only deprived of their pcliti
cal, but also of their civil rights" The q. 8.
Commissioners of Edusation says the colored
achools of the South have been developed
with funds furnished mainly by the white
people of that section, and that the negroes
OF the South are, In fact, being educated by
the sons of their former masters" 1t is evi
dent that the latter ia better informed of the
true condition of the negroes of the South
than the former.
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communicated

Many residents OF the lower end of Fair
fax street especially near the west end OF
the tunnel earnestly entreat the proper au-
thorities to make examples of few of the
noisy boys and young men who render the
early part Of the Dight hideous by yells,
cur-ibg and other disorderly conduct. Lasr
night, firing of their wonted disosderly pro
ceedioRs, they amused themselves by hurl
ing cobole stones and other missiles down
the pavement on south Wilkes street when
ever pedestrian could he discerned walk
irg under the trees, and decamping to rear-
pear later for repetition of the sport. An
example will have TO be ma ie,and the SOON
er the better. A SUFFERER.
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NEWS OF TEE Day.

The democrats of New Haven, Conn, yes
terday succeeded 10 regaining control OF the
town and city governments.
Two hundred persons we're recently kill.
ed in theatre in the province of ShantuGg
Chios, by the collapse of platform.
Republicans in the Montana Legislature
are anxious to make compromise with the
democrats 10 break the deadlock and elect q
United States Senator from each party.
The Erening Capital. of Washington, sug
gests, in view of the serious illness of Mr..
Jefferson Davis, the passage by Congress OF
an act removing his political disabilities.
The steamship Alagoes, flying the old dag
of the Brazilian empire and having On board
ex.King Dom Pedro, sailed from ST. Yin
cent, Cape Verde Islands, on December l
for Lisbon.
Mrs. c. P. Mills. wife of the EPISCOPAL
rector st Kslams zoo, Mich, administered
morphine TO her one yeaI-old child last
night and then cut her throat 10 Jour places
No cause is assigned for her crime.
E Iison Hatfield was not hanged yes'eF.
day. The case has bsen appealed TO the
Kentucky Court Of Appeals, and that trl-
bunai has thirty days in " hich to render
decision. Should the verdict of the lower
court be sustained Governor Bnckner will
set the date OF the execution.
A terrific explosion of sewer gas occurred
yesterday afternoon in Minetta Lane. n. Y.
TIE coverings ofthe man-hole5 were broken
to pieces and windows smashed into atoms.
The neigh borhood ia which the explosion
occurred is thickIy Inhabited by coored
people, who thought the end of the world
was at hand.