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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20

Here is an account from the New
York Times of the way the Australian
system of voting worked in Boston
last election.
1.-THE voting began at Z o'clock thi;
morning and continued until O'Clock
this afternoon. At the former hour
the ballots and all the election requi
sites were ready for the qualified vot-
err. In three districts there was delay
but this was of the most irsignifcant
character, inasmuch as i, Was caused
by the unsatisfactory wo.li, = f nc
selfregistering ballot boz ,aicn
were in use last year. In the -;
quarter of the city, South Boston,, =.
especially in the Thirteenth ward,
which corresponds in many respects to
New York's Fourth ward, and which
has been fruitful of disturbances on
election day, there was at no time &C.
casion to call upon the police. The
men voted as if they had been accus.
toned to the new system ever since
they cast their maiden ballots. The
average length of time required by
voters in the notorious Spellman hall
was between three and four minutes.
This allowance includes the receipt of
the ballot, the marking of the candi-
dates, the verfcation of the voters
name and address, the deposit of the
ballot, and the voters final exit. The
average time for the mere marking of
the ballot was two minutes, leaving
unused the remaining eight minutes
of the statutory allowance. The pro-
portion of spoiled ballots was about
ID per cent.
$50 far as can be ascertained by a
very thorough canvass of the various
election precincts, there was no at
tempt at collision with the election
officers to defeat the purpose of secre-
cy. On the contrary, the election Of
ficers we're assisted by the party work.
ers in preserving the absolute secret
character of the vote. Whatever
bribery there may have been was not
demonstrated at the voting booths,
and there was complete absence from
the polling places of the 'heeler' or
the ward worker who was such slur
upon political honesty under the old
system. There we're, of course, at
tempts made to beat the new law and
ballot, but that none of them succeed
ed is acknowledged by the sharpest
politicians on both sides. The noise
and hubbub of election were entirely
done away with F; business, both retail
and Wholesale, continued as though no
such thing as an election was in pro-
gress nearer than the antipodes, and
ladies and children walked the streets
with the serenity of perfect assurance
of perfect safety. None of the poll
ing booths had in them more than
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20

We have nowhere seen the worst
vice of the Republican party better
characterized than this paragraph
from the Pilot Review, of Wausau,
Wisconsin /:
Already we find that when any
change in the amount of these tariff
taxes is meditated in Congress, the
wishes of the great mass of our peo-
pie are but little regarded. The in
quiries of Congress seems to be direct
ed towards finding out, not what the
people want and need, but what the
wool growers, the wooden manufacture
ers, the mine owners, the sugar plant
ers, the iron masters, or any of the
protected classes want. When they
can agree as to how much they wish
to tax their countrymen, Congress lev
les their taxes. 1t is intolerable that
this evil should exist in free coun-
try. 1t is not denied but admitted,
and yet by long tolerance and custom
we have lost our sense of shame and
suffer it to continue when it should be
met with that burning and indignant
protest which the fathers of this Re-
public ever gave to unjust taxation.
The free institutions of which An
glo-Saxons boast grew out of the fact
that taxes were burdens, and the peo-
pie insisted on having the direction Of
the Government they supported. The
Republican party is trying to make
the people believe that taxes do not
burden any one, and that we manage
some way to make foreigners support
our Government. Just in proportion
as people come to believe that they
lose that healthy interest in the adj
of the Government with
out which government of the people,
by the people, and for the people can
not continue. The Republican party
is undermining popular government
by its absurd dogma that we are max
ing foreigners support our Govern
ment and its vicious theory that ma
ton can grow rich by taxing its peo-
Democrat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20
Bids for Wood.

The undersigned will receive bids for l75 cords of
body beach and maple four feet wood, sawed at
both ends and well split to be delivered at the diff
ierent school buildings directed by the Board
Bids TO be presented on or before December nth
1889, at o'clock local time.
The Board reserves the right TO reject any or all
bids.
Dated, Alpena, Mich, Nov. nth, 1889.
WM. MCDONALD,
Secretary of Board.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council of the city of Al
pena, met in regular session, at the Council
Room, Monday evening, Nov 18th, 1889,
and was called to order at 1880 o'clock by
the Recorder.
PREsENT-Wm. A. Mcdonald, Recorder,
and Aldermen Gibson, Comstock, deCham-
payne and Murphy.
Journal of session held Nov. 4th and 9TH,
1889, read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From W. II. Phelps, asking permission
to use the boiler that belongs to the stone
crusher, as he is going to drill and cut stone
by steam.
Moved by Alderman Murphy that Mr..
Phelps request be granted providing that
he returns the same when the Council re-
quests it. Carried unanimously.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
From the Comptroller recommending
r l. foI
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20

dozen persons, besides the election of
fiers, at the busiest time. The most
determined of workers contented them
seves with merely placing marked bal
lots in the hands of the prospective
voters, and requesting them in honey
ed accents to please mark their own
ballots in the same way"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20

Itch, Mango and Scratches on human
or animals cured In 30 minutes by Wood
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by II. Beebe, druggist, Alpeua.
954m0
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20

LOOse's Red Clover Pile Remedy
Is positive specific for all forms of the
disease. Blind, Bleeding, Itching. Ulcer
ated and Protruding Piles. Price 30 cts.
For sale by j. T. Bostwick.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard soft or calloused Jumps and blem-
ishes from horses, blood spavins, curbs,
splints, sweeny, ring-bone, stiles, sprains,
all swollen Threats, coughs, etc. Save
500 by use OF one bottle. Warranted the
most wonderful blemish cure ever known.
Sold by ii. Beebe, druggist, Alpena. 054yl
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20
From the Comptroller recommend
of the following bills:

Moved by Alderman deChampagne that
the report be accepted and warrants order,
ed drawn for the payment of the several
bills as recommended. Carried by vote as
follows: Ayes-Gibson, Comstock, deCham-
payne and Murphy. Nays-None.
From the Street Commissioner, "a COM
munication stating that the tile drain on
Bosley street was out of repair and the
same could be fixed for about S12 or $l5
Also asking that there be iron covers put
on the sewer boxes on Washington avenue
Referred to Committee on Streets and Sew
ers, by motion of Alderman Comstock.
From the sexton of Evergreen cemetery,
a report showing that there had been 80
interments since May LIST TO October lst--
II adults and % children-and also that he
had removed 4 bodies during that time.
On motion of Alderman Gibson the re-
port was accepted and ordered filed by
unanimous vote.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
From the Committee on Ways and Means
to whom was referred Jos. Ayott's bill of
1927 for killing dogs, and John Duchames
bill Of So for burying the same, recommend
ing that the bills be laid on the table indef-
inately.
Moved by Alderman Gibson that the re-
port of the committee be accepted and their
actions concurred in. Carried by unani-
nous vote.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The following bids were presented for de-
livering 100 cords of wood to the fire de-
partments, No. l and 2, as per the Comp
troller's advertisement
ID. Desjardins & Son for S3.4S per cord,
80 cords dry and so green, 2 foot lengths
David Sylvester for $500 per cord in 4
feet length, green. p. j. Murphy for $3.50
per cord in 2 feet lengthts
Moved by Alderman Comstock that the
contract be awarded to d. Desjardins & Son,
and the Comptroller instructed to enter in
to contract with Desjardins & Son for the
same. Carried unanimously
Alderman Comstock presented plans and
specifications for a bridge from the Wrought
Iron Bridge Co., of Canton, Ohio.
On motion of Alderman Gibson the Coun-
I'll took recess for ten minutes to look
over the same. AT the expiration of the
lime Council called to order all members
present.
Moved by Alderman Murphy that the
Council adjourn. Carried unanimously.
VIM. A. MCDONALD,
Recorder
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20
Sick Headache.

hr;v ,e's Red Clover Pills Cures Sick
Hea'ache, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Consti.
patton. 25c per box, 8 boxes for ST. For
sale by j. II. Bostwick.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Ladies' Misses & Children S
CLIO A K 3.

We have just received our Fall and Winter stock of
Cloaks; finer and more complete line never was
special Order are the latest styles and made by the
best workmanship
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-11-20
A Mystery Solved.

How you can make money without cap
ital. We want a few reliable, energetic
men and ladies to solicit for our new book
Queen of Home" by Emma G. Hewitt,
on ho Keeping and home making. A
hand ~ val octave volume with $50
pag c-. illustrations. To parties
w permanently straight
81 o.. Monthly, security re-
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cotlw c,..', - t.i.e al percentage will be
pe!G 4 hia no security will be re-
q1irei; ~ stamp. Address, Johns
Pua"efivs { yuse, 1913 and 325 Dearborn
stree Cnirsgo, Ill. 954w6
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
Nest Eggs for Colored People.

Jackson D. Hughes, who is one of the
porterS of the Georgia Senate, appointed
by Senator du Bignon, is the lucky re-
cipicnt of legacy amounting to
81, 76O.25, which was paid HIM on
Thursday last in Macon Ga, by Robert
H. Plant, banker. Jackson is colored
man, who was born in Savannah in 1927.
About nine years ago, Hayden Hughes,
of Twiggs County, died in Atlanta,
leaving 100000 to Jackson and his
brother and sister 1t was to be kept
by Mr.. Plant, in Macon, and paid to
each one on arriving ut age. Law suits
reduced the amount 10 about one-half,
which is still intact. Jackson has re-
ceived his, as stated. His brother and
sister have not as yet arrived at ma
turity. He thinks of investing in bonds
and real estate, but has no Hell-detined
plan as yet.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
Bernhardt's Late Husband

A man who once acted as agent for
Sarah Bernhardt said: "The death of
Bernhardt's husband, Damala, removed
from Paris one of the most remarkable
specimens of assurance that ever lived.
According to the rules of French dra-
matte art, Damala could not act at all.
But he had the person and face of some
one of his old Greek ancestors and was
practically irresistible among the wo-
men. He had a certain amount of
shrewdness and was notoriously incon-
slant at all times and to everybody,
but he posed skillfully and was one Of
the most poetic looking men l have ever
seen. This, together with the enormous
influence which he exerted over Nine.
Bernhardt and Nine. Hading, enabled
him to get hearing in the best theatres
of Paris, when his actual ability would
not have procured him an audience even
in the open air concert gardens of the
Champs Elysees. There are few good
things in the world, by the way, that the
willy Greek missed, and he bad the con-
ISOLATION of going out of life knowing
that he had got as much out Of it as any
man in France. But his career would
have been impossible in any other city
but Paris"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
A CIRCUS TRAIN WRECKED.
Twenty-four Fine Horses Killed and the
Cars Smashed into Smithereens.


WATERTowN, N. Y, August 23.-The
second train of the -Barnum & Bailey
show was wrecked late last night about
two and half miles East of Potsdam,
while en- route on the Rome, Watertown
and Ogdensburg Railroad from Gou-
veneur to Montreal. A broken axle was
the cause.
Twenty-four ring horses, including
one of the four chariot teams, and two
camels, were killed. Six cars were de-
rallied and two telescoped so that. every
thing in them was crushed.
There were three trains conveying the
show. The first train, which carried the
tents and their belongings, passed into
Canada safely, but the second tram,
conveying all the animals, met with an
awful disaster. The scene is one of
confusion. st either side of the track
are distributed the bodies of the
uead horses, with here and there
a poor beast which had received
injuries that render it'useless tethered
to fences. At the side of the highway
are one camel, sacred COWS, steers and
various other animals which were res
cued from the derailed cars. The cars
are crushed and twisted into all sorts of
shapes, and piled upon the track in a
seemingly hopeless ENHANCEMENT.
The elephants, which were in the first
car that was derailed, were not hurt,
and have been taken from the car aud
are swayiug their bodies angr;ly as if
displeased at their unusually long con-
fnement.
B;lrnum's partner, J. A. Bailey, is at
the scene. He says it is difficult to es
innate the loss at present, but 1t will be
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
Good Sense in Chunks.

DR.. Webster Fox, in the journal
of the Franklin Institute, maintains
that the majority of blind people have
lost their sight from want of proper care
during infancy, and that nurses or
mothers who heedlessly expose an in
fz6Ts eyes to the glare Of the sun for
hours, may be laying the foundation of
the most serious evils. He protests
against permitting young children to
use their eyes in study, and declares
that the eye is not strong enough for
school work until the age of seven to
nine. Children should not be allowed
to study much by artificial light before
the age of ten, and books printed in
small type should be absolutely prohlb-
tied in the school room.-N. I. S.tn.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
WATERLOO VETERAN.
He Still Lives and Tells His Story of the
Battle.

John Scott is an Englishman, still
living and still able to do some manual
work, who took part in the battle of
Waterloo. He is described as healthy
looking man for his age, rather tall, but
with heavy stoop in his shoulders,
which makes him look shorter than he
really is. His features are regular and
though his whiskerS are white there is
scarcely white hair in his head. His
employment is not laborious, even for a
man who is nearly eighty-fve years of
age. His chief work is to ring a bell in
the morning, at night and at the meal
hours His personal recollections Of
the battle in which he took part arc
confined to what went on Immediately
around him. Interviewed short time
ago by a reporter of the Newcastle
Leader he said:
"My father was soldier in the Black
Watch. l was brought up in the army,
and was in Belgium in June, 1915 What
I had to do was to play the triangle.
was in the Black Watch, too, but my
arms weren't much, just a pistol and
small sword. Quatre Bras was a
good deal worse than Waterloo in my
opinion. My father spoke Gaelic as well
as English, and a lot of the Black Watch
spoke Gaelic. But Wellington said he
would not have it, for 'by the living God
he would have every man speak Eng
lish.
CATER the battle we got rest, and
then we had to march to Waterloo.
About II o'clock on the night of the 18th
of June it commenced to rain heavily.
The rain poured as hard at it could, and
what night that was! Itwas potato
field we were in, but wrapped my
cloak around me and got a good sleep.
l remember l lay just on the side of
little bank, and the water was running
down on both sides Of me, while in the
morning there were two inches of mud
around us. At daylight we were up,
and each of US got glass of rum and a
ships biscuit.
''Before the fighting began the Duke
of Wellington came riding up to US and
cried, Now, l hope you are well and
ready One of our soldiers saluted him
and cried, Yes, We know our duty
Wellington smiled and rode off.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
1Nc1r1NG NEGROES TO RIOT.
War of determination Of the Alabama
Whites Urged by a Colored Editor.

War Of determination Of the Alabama
Whites Urged by Colored Editor.
SELMA, Ala, August 19.-The Weekly
hadependent, a paper owned and edited
by negroes, in its last issue contained an
editorial abusing the whites, saying:
.sIf YOU mossback crackers would leave
this Southland in twenty years it would
be one of the grandest sections of the
globe. You have bad your day and we
will have ours. You have had your rev.
olutionary and civil wars, and we here
predict that at no very distant day &C
will have our race war, and we hope. aS
God intends, that we will be strong
enough to wipe you out Of existence and
hardly leave enough of you to tell
the story"
This publication created intense ex-
citement and Rev. Edward Bryant, the
editor of the paper, would have been
lynched if he could have been found. He
is in hiding and it is said has forty ne
eroes armed with Winchester rifles
with him who have sworn to-. protect
him.
The cool-headed whites are COUNSEL
ing and meditating, but trouble is ex'
pected unless Bryant leaves Selma for
good. The white Republican League
Of Birmingham, at meeting to-day,
adopted resolutions severely condemn
ing the utterances OF Bryant. a mem
ber of the G. A. R. post here said to me
that if race war occurred the G. A.
R. men would be found side by side
with Confederate veterans.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
Cotton Basging Made in Newberry.

The Newberry cotton mills is now fill
ing an order from neighboring County
for two thousand yards of cotton bag
ging. Two bales of cotton put up in the
grades of bagging manufactured at
Newberry are now on exhibition at the
store of J. N. Martin. One grade is 40
inches wide and weighs half pound to
the yard; the other is 42 inches wide
and weighs twelve ounces to the yard.
The Newberry cotton mills will make
cotton bagging only on orders, and
until the new crop comes in can only
make 500 yards per day. Then 5000
yards a day can be manufactured. The
42-inch bagging will be sold at l25
cents yard, and is the most service
able. .-He1uld.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
In the BARRIERS Chair.

A young man who lay back luxuriously in
en- easy shaving chair in Beekman street
barber shop the other afternoon, with little
German barber working at his chin with a
glistening razor, suddenly recouected very
funny story that had been told by friend a
few hours before The recollection tickled his
fancy anew, and Do suddenly burst out laugh
ing heartily.
The little barber sprang back from the chair,
scared His eyes were bulging with conster'
nation.
"Vat you doi Vat you doa" he cried, in
alarm. ~ vos nearly cut you gin"
Thought Of something funny" replied the
young customer, still laughing, land had to
laugh"
'Gott In himmel, :" retorted the little bar
Der, trazically, "you moos not do dot again.
You noos not dink Of anydings ven you vos
get shaved How gan der parper shave NIT
der customers gin vagginga Dot vos very
dangerous, gan tel you"
whats man to dor retorted the Gus
toner. "He must think, you know"
''A1guse me-" persisted the little bar.
Der, dot vos all nonsense; be moos tink.
You SURPRISE me- Dot parper chair vos
for comblete rest to der mind ov der customer,
and vor luxury und, ,gomford. 1t vos peter
der gosdomer shut his eyes ub, und goes to
sleep, or be gan listen to der parper vot he
says ven he makes him dose interesting OBJ
servatious on cu-rend evends. You will
notice, blease, dot dose remarks vos never sc
boisderously funny DOT der customer he
have to laugh oud loud. No, sir. Dot parper
vot knows his business knows dot DOT vos too
berilous, und he tone der vunny dings down
50 dot dey only excite nice quied Gddle
smile. Dot quiet Hddle smile doesn't wrench
der muscles ov der face like dot hearty laugh
you just give, und it is harmless und pleasant
both for dot parper und der gosdomer.
Please remember dose next time. vii you
have pay rum oder vaselinef-New York
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-28
DIRECTED By a DREAM,
A Mssourian Finds Box Filled With
human Bones and Jewels.

Thomas Cooper, a master mechanic
of this city, says Kansas City letter,
can boast of one of the strangest and
most thrilling experiences during the
last few days which have ever fallen to
the lot of any man. What great mys-
terry lies behind his story, or at least his
singular adventure, will probably never
be known.
A box filed with human bones, rotted
by its long confinement in the earth,
scarcely more than two feet long and not
more than one wide, is now in Cooper's
possession. On a table in his room,
where any one would be allowed to see
it, is another box of similar shape and
appearance. In this box lie several sill
yer dollars which are rusted and stuck
together, several bits of golden jewelry
and two diamonds of small value. All
these things 60 to confirm Cooper's
story as to the remarkable manner in
which dream influenced and controlled
his actions for several days.
During the first part of last week
Cooper was foreman of a gang of car
penters at work on the Coates House.
One morning he called the contractor to
one side and said:
II can't work to-day, and would like
to be excused"
"Why, what's the matter, Tom2" was
asked.
Cooper informed him that for three
successive nights he had been troubled
with dream which never varied. The
figure of woman with little child in
its arms would appear to him and say:
$50 to Westport, thence three-fourths
of a mile West. There you will find a
farmhouse, and off to the right tai
tree. Dig and you will find an infants
bones, and that which will reward you"
at first Cooper said he thought moth
ing of the dream, but its singular repe.
tition troubled HIM. The woman and
child appeared in the same manner
three nights. and each time III the dream
Tue woman uttered the same words. So
sad did they sound that Cooper said he
seemed to hear them all day while at
work, and he was so troubled that he
determined to cast the burden off his
mind by following cut the dream wo-
mans directions. Last Saturday morn
ing he quit work and started out to
Westport. So clearly had the dream
showed him the way that he recognized
the house at sight. He called
and asked for spade on
the pretense that be wished to
dig herbs. He then went to tall tree
off to the right, and dug according to
the directions given in the dream. At
depth of three and half feet he
found box filed with bones, but found
nothing else. He returned home, but
that night was again troubled with the
dream. For three nights the dream
was repeated to him aud he again went
to Westport. Digging in the same place
at a depth Of four feet he found another
box similar to that containing the
bones. He opened it and found $3.50
in silver stuck together, two small dia-
monds, since valued at $50, and some
jewelry. Without digging further he
returned to the city, and now has the
relics on exhibition to prove the truth
of his strange vision.