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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-03-28
REFRESHMENTS.

On his much talked of subject allow me.
II you please, 10 say Just word.
1hi- having refreshments each fortnight
think i very absurd.
I'm sure we eat when not hungry;
Don't you think 'twould be better to treat
Those W ho are'quire poor and needy
And Who sometimes have nothing TO eat:
'Ti- hard too on the committee,
Aud fear thcre'll be work pretty quick
For another, il We keep on eating,
mean-the committee on sick.
And how dirty the hall when we leave it {;
think it j. really shame.
II our rhitor gets mad and grumbles.
OF course he isn't to blame.
hope see shall think better OF it,
And on it tonight take vote,
For I'm afraid if we still keep on eating,
BY and by we Shall eat up the goat.
March t.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-03-28

prison.
You >hant take my husband 10 isil."
she said, wildly, when She saw the real as
pcct Of things. clingng fast mold OF Ralph
"Nohohy shall take him to Jail"
- am sorry, my good woman" said The
magistrate, "lo do so: but it can't be
helped-the debt must be paid or vour
husband must 20 to Jail. have no dis
cretlon N the matter Can you find the
means 70 pay the debt: 1t not perhap.
y"u had better 90 and see your landlord;
You may prevail on him to wait a little
longer for his money aad not send your
husband 10 jail"
Yes, sally, do 20 and see him." said
Ralph IL am sure he will relcnt when he
sees YOU.
Mrs. Lyon let go the arm Of her husband
and, darling from the Office, ran Mt full
speed 10 the hGuse Of their landlord.
"uh, >ir" She exclaimed. You cannot.
you I'll not. send my husband 10 jail
Il both can and viii" was the gruf re-
ply. "A mau who drinks up his earnings
a. he does. and then. when quartcr-day
comes can't Pay his rent. deserves 10 20
10 Jail"
But. Sir. consider"
Don't talk to ne woman If vnn
have the money for the rent Wi!l take i'd
aud let Your husband 20 free; If not. thc
quicker YOU leave the better"
1t WAS in vain She sought to strive with
the hard hearted man. Who's, face was like
iron. HurTw6ly leaving the house. she
/ fastened back to the Office but her hu~-
hand was not there. In her absence he
had been removed to prison Whcn Mi,
Lyon fully Understood this Sic madr no
remark hu' turned from the magistrate
( and walked home Win firm Step. The
. weakness Of the woman was giving vas 70
i the quicNcniug energies of the wife hose
( husband was in prison, and could not be
( released except by her effort. On cutcr-
, lng her house she went to her drawers.
and took ihcrcirnm ~ilk dress hut little
worn. mothers present when She was
married; n good shawl that She had bought
irm her own earnings Whcn a happy
maiden; q few articles ii jrwrlry that
! had net been worn fur wears most ~
! them presents from Ralph Ncf"rc th,y had
/ stood nt the bridal altar and ~uu1;y other
/ things that could best he dispensed with.
| These She took tn a pawn brokers and uh-
! ;atGcd M advance Of Hftren dollars >hc
/ had two dollars in The house which made
: seventeen thc balance of the required sum
! she borrowed from two ur three. of her
. p. i-hhor-, ANA tA,u lurri.d un - obtain
I hr, husbands ,eIcao.
For time the rgil proceedings ~ thc
landlord proved Useful lesson t. Ralph
. l,on. IL "urb,d mprr steadily and WIS
morc careful Of his earnings But thl~
/ did NOT la~' u great while Appetite. I'm.
intulgct. Ma> strong. anl br Soon return
4 rl Ia h. Old habit,
The >hnck The Imprisonment ot her hu~-
/ band prpdGccd aw"kc NJ Lyon 10 The
( u.ce >>ity Of doing something " Increase
+ the,r inrnLdc All tant hc lrru=ht hnuc
each week was scarcely sufficient Ia buy
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Young man. said the banker, II
have decided that IT'S about time for
me to put "A check to your aspirations
toward the hand of my daughter
"Oh, thank you, sir. But wouldn't
ii be better to wait ill after we are
married ; then the check would come
as wedding present 1t would save
my feelings great deal.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09
Consumption Surely Cured.

10 THE EDIToR-Please inform your
readers that | have a positive remedy for
the above named disease. BY its timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy free to any OF
your readers who have consumption II
they will send me their express and post
office address. Respectfully, L. A. SLO.
CUM, NJ. c., 1871 Pearl St., New York.
S00v1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Ioi io"OhSi IVA "hu hiohO you "ooh hio
feet !"
"Honest Injun ?"
"You bet p
Silas walked up to the captains Of
flee and settled, and the next delin-
quent was colored man named Reu-
ben Jones.
"Well, Reuben" queried the colleo-
tor.
"How much is it, boss ?"
"Three dollars"
"Three dollars Fo' de Lawd, but
what war you dun thinking of when
you put all dat on my land?"
"Reuben Jones'" said the collector
in solemn voice, "did you ever see
the American eagle ?"
"No, sab, nebber did-not unless
he was a buzzard."
"He's no buzzard, Reuben Jones.
He's the proud, brave bird who spreads
his wings over the free and mighty
republic of America, and he keeps
his eye ON every star in our national
banner.%
"Yes, sah."
"That eagle must be fed, Reuben
Jones'"
'Zactly, sah."
"And it takes money to buy his
fodder"
Il reckon it does, sah."
"And it is the tax money that goes
to keep him alive and in fighting trim.
Do you know what would happen.
Reuben Jones, if that,'proud bird
should droop and die ?"
mo, sab, can't say dat l does"
"Well, sir, he wouldn't be dead "a
hours before I'd have forty niggers
about your size back into slavery, an
the way I'd work the sweat out of
your black hides would be something
to remember p
eyes, sab, specks it would, sab,
and yere's my tax money all ready.
Ize dun sorry l didn't pay it before,
sah."
The last man was named Stephen
White, and it was plain to be seen he
was shuckless. His tax was three
and half, and he called it robbery and
tyrany and said he would never pay
a cent.
"Then, Steve, I'll have to return
upon the land" said the collector.
"If you do I'll dun git squar fur
it," growled White.
"Doan be sasserfrous, Steve. kin
lick them taxes outer yer hide !"
"No, yer can't" !"
"I'm shouting that | kin, and I'm
gwine to do it for an example to all
delinquents, I'm coming now !"
The men were well matched in size,
but the collector walked right off with
Stephen. Inside of three minutes he
had him down and was hammering
him so briskly that Stephen shouted
"1ze dun licked-let up on me !'
us taxes robbery and tyrany?'
"Nov
"Are you willing to help support
the government ?"
"Yes !"
"Gwine to pay yer taxes"
"Yes 20
Right off now? 7"
"Yes !"
He was let up and he paid. and the
collector announced that he would be
there on the next Monday to attend
to the cases of several other dein-
quents. Quad, in Detroit Free
Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09
MICHIGANCENTRAL
"The Niagara Falls Route"
Time Card in Effect

sDaily. tDaily except Saturday. All other
trains daily except Sunday. Parlor cars on day
trains. Sleeping cars on night trains
j. WHITING, Ticket Agent.
RUGGLES q. Z. & Il. Agt.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09
WIT AND HUMOR.

Life is short-only four letters in
it. Three-fourths of it "lie," and half
of it an "if."-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

The London Aeronautic Society
started a paper called The Balloon.
II has gone up.-Puck.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Guard-Sir, if you want to smoke
in this carriage, you must either get
out or throw away your cigar.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Next to Rider Haggard's hot pot a
jack pot is one of the warmest things
known to Washington Capital.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Carpet salesman--Yes'm, that's
genuine Brussels, made at Brussels
by Mr.. Brussels himself.-Rochester
BUDGET.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Wickwire-I wish to goodness some
one would invent way to distinguish
between a type-writing machine and
the girl who runs it.
Yaksley-I should think man Of
ordinary sense would have no Difficult.
ty in doing so.
Wickwire-Oh, you idiot, | mean
in writing. l received bill stating
that l was indebted to Blank d Co.
for ribbon for typewriter, and my
wife got hold of 1t and raised dick
ems of a row for about an hour before
she'd let me explain.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

"Meet me on the corner tonite," he
wrote, "and dew not fale." And she
answered him, "There is no such word
as 'fale. '"-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Hunter-Did you see wolf and a
pack of dogs pass this way?
Farmer-That's what it was gee
whiz, but want they going though
Hunter-That's good and how
were they making it
Farmer--When they passed here
the dogs were little ahead. d.-Ameri-
can Field.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Policeman-Do you have to take
care Of the dog?
Nurse girl-No. The missus says
I'm to young and inexperienced. |
only look after the children.-Life.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

First doctor-I hear you treated
my neighbor for typhus fever. Was
it bad case t?
Second doctor-Very bad, the man
never paid his bill.-Ex.
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Detroit, Bay City & Alpena R'R'

Mil and Accom- Mail and Accom-
ESnress radiation. Express. mediation.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

A fast young fellow, about to mar
ry, speaking of his intended, said to IA
friend of his. "In short, she has ev-
erything in her favor-fortune, wealth
and money."-Ex.
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He had been there. Binks-Miss
Sweet is bouncing girl, isn't she?
Jinks-Yes but her father is more
inclined that way.-Lawrence Ameri-
can
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Very exclusive. Mrs, Uppertehn
We will invite the Tennizens, the
Rightouts, the Lards-
Mr.. Uppertehn (indignantly)-!The
Lards The devil
Mrs. Uppertehn-I don't think we
had better ask him. He is not in our
set.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1889-10-09

Mrs. Caldwaller--Is that an inter
esting book your daughter is reading?
Mrs. Brown-It must be. l saw
her reading the end of it before she
had got through the first chapter
Ex.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14
A PLEA FOR FAIRNESS.

The English government is not in the habit
Of interfering with the courts. Almost
supreme confidence is placed in the integ-
rity, the learning and the fairness of the
judges. Verdicts are allowed to stand
even though they are not righteous and are
not borne out by the facts, because of the
objection to casting doubt on the honesty
or the ability of the judiciary. In the case
Of Mrs. MAYBRICK, however, it is almost
certain that an exception will be made.
The request for communication of the death
sentence is so general throughout the king
dom, and is supported by so many promin-
ent citizens that the government is not
likely to deny the appeal for mercy.
There is doubt as to the guilt of Mrs
MAVERICK, but it is not that which ex
cites so much sympathy for her
and induces this formidable movement
in her behalf. Her trial was manifestly
unfair. She was not given that considera-
ton which the law promises to the accused.
The court was preiudiced, and in one of the
most outrageous charges that was ever
given TO jury, the judge almost instructed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14


California Please machines ridden
with weight OF and OF riders:
with Abel TUFTS
face ahgh1l Lancaster behind Abel narrowly escaped taking
the
his
Abel fh 44me e S national F ' vs. wing second r
race the the audience
signal
Columbia pounds pound Rudg Abel srond Humber;
at
the the
record the for the distance s = ,
Tunsf Abe al
32inch wheels fine machines crank
All Wheels for sale
H. PEMBROKE Agent, 70 Main Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

ACTORS ARE turning their attention to
drumming many of them carrying lines
of samples and putting in their spare time
in the cities they visit soliciting orders for
goods. Thus DABoLL, of the New York
Casino, sells carpetsweepers; one takes
orders for cigars, another disposes of dry
goods by samples, and so on. The players
have plenty of time on their hands in al
most every city where they appear, and
there is no good reason why they should
not pick up few dollars in commissions as
commercial travellers. Why shouldn't
MARY ANDERSON put in a few hours day
selling bustles, for instance? What is to
hinder BooTH and BARRETT representing
a meat-packing house? EMMA ABBOTT
could make fortune selling confectionery.
We are glad 60 note that members of the
profession are catching on" to the oppor
tunities for making money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14
RESERVOIRS.

The Utah county authorities have done
themselves proud in the matter of prepare
ton for the Senate committee on irrigation
of arid lands, soon TO hold session in this
city. Yesterday, Probate Judge JONES
left with the governor sectional map of
Utah county, showing the lake, and
also all the rivers, creeks, springs and res
erveirs in the county; also the canals and
bitches, showing how the water is
distributed. Sites for reservoirs are indi-
Gated at various places in the caiions and
glIlches where water can be conveniently
and inexpensively confined. The arid land
is indicated, as well as the area under
cultivation, the map being drawn on
such Z scale as 10 indicate at 4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

THREE YEARS ago Philadelphia boy was
run over by a street car and crippled for
life. He sued for damages, and the jury
has just awarded him $4,000 The lawyer
argued that inasmuch as the lad had been
rendered incapable of earning living, he
should be provided for for the remainder of
his life, and that 800 month was not an
extraordinary sum for one in his condition
to produce that income would require
$50, 200 at six per cent. interest. The rea-
soning was good and the jury accepted it.
Now it transpires that the lawyer gets
$4,000 and the boy must pay the court ex-
penses out of his share
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

THE KENTUCKY Republicans made their
late fight for the offices in that state on the
strength of Democratic treasurer having
gone wrong several months ago, taking the
states funds along with him to the extent
of great many thousand. 1t was the first
live issue they had had for long time, and
no one can blame them for expecting to win
on it, or at least gain considerably The
result must have been a fattener. The
Democratic majority for governor two years
ago was $4,000, and last November it was
$4,000; now it is 5000, and the
back counties are not all heard
from. When the echoes of GABRIEL's horn
are swelling out upon the ambient air, ii
will be early enough to look for Republi-
can victory in Kentucky. As between an
occasional Democrat who slips his cable,
and rule by the festive Harrisonian, the
corn crackers want the former every time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

glance, the actual situation and just
what is required. Accompanying the
map is much valuable data, such as a tabu-
lated statement of the ownership of the
streams, showing when the water was ap-
propriated; miles of canals in the county,
662; acres of land under cultivation, SO, 1875;
acres capable of cultivation with water,
ODE, $40; acres of crops lost this year through
lack of water, IS, 1856, and so on. The com
mittee will find the map with its accompa-
nying tables interesting and very complete.
1t shouldneed no further argument or de-
monstration to convince intelligent men of
the good that would result to the country
from the construction of the reservoirs
as proposed.
Utah county is one of the best watered in
the territory; that is to say, the water
arising in and flowing through the
county is, perhaps, more abundant, the
area considered, than in any other. The
irrigation system is also extensive, as
shown by the great length of canals. And
yet, quarter of million acres are non
productive because there is no water for
them, and the present season the crops on
29, 900 acres were lost by reason of the
drouth. Water would enable the agri-
culturist to redeem and bring under cult
walton in Utah county three times as much
land as is now utilized.
In this connection there is another mat
ter to be taken into account. Salt Lake city
and Salt Lake valley south of the city, now
depend largely upon the water of Utah
county for irrigation, and in time our
southern. neighbor will furnish the
supply for a great part of the
area Of Salt Lake county. A sys-
TEN of reservoirs in Utah which would
husband all the water arising in or
entering that county would double the pro-
ductive capacity, agriculturally, of Salt
Lake.
THE HERALD has not much faith that
Congress will do anything for Utah in the
matter of reservoirs. The appropriations,
if there shall be any, will be expended in
other states and territories, and Utah will
be left to rustic for herself, just as she has
been doing all these years. However, it is
well to present the facts to the Senators,
and let them see what an excellent invest
ment it would be were government to
spend money for saving the water which
now runs to waste.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

that verdict of guilty be returned. Some
of the jurors admit that after the evidence
was in and the arguments had bee made
they were disposed to find for the accused,
but the judges charge compelled them to de
clare her guilty. The English IeOple are not
given to maudlin sympathy. On the con-
trary they are firm and grim when it comes
to the administration of justice; but they
insist upon fairness, and they hate partial
ity and prejudice on the bench. They
manifested their dislike of unfairness in
judge, by hooting at his honor
who sat in the MAVERICK case,
and stoning his carriage as he
drive through the streets, compelling him
to call upon the police for protection. The
sentiment that the courts must be square
and absolutely without bias is what is in
ducing so many Englishmen to exert them
selves in behalf of the miserable woman
who is, perhaps, deserving of the awful
fate which threatens her. If the trial Judge
had represented the blind goddess faithful
| ly, and the verdict had been as it is, not
many Englishmen would have interfered
in the case and asked that the courts de-
cree be set aside
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

THE LAUSDRYMEN in certain New Eng
land cities which are trying to introduce
the Sabbath of puritan times, are complain
ing because they have been forbidden tc
deliver clean clothes on Sunday. They
ask how the authorities will reconcile the
inhibition with the saying that ''cleanli
ness is next to godliness." We believe
that clean linen is essential to morality
and to Christianlike state of mind, and
also that he is a better Christian who
dons clean linen on the Sabbath; but il
cannot be necessary to deliver the clear
clothes on Sunday, except in those in
stances where the owners have no changes
and are compelled to send their apparel tt
the laundry on Saturday night to be re
turned on Sunday morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

THE LATEST news from Hayti is TO the
effect that LEGITIME had won victory
over HIPPoLYTE. What makes the dispatch
all the more credible is the fact that it was
LEGITIME's turn to win, the other fellow
having won the last fight before that. In
honor of his success, the victorious general
gave the civilians of Port au Prince little
entertainment after the manner of ancient
Rome, by having seventeen prisoners, al
generals, brought out into the public
square and beheaded. He had one private
among his prisoners, but as he was the
only one so far taken, concluded to hold on
to him for while, knowing as he does
that Haytien army can spare generals but
has no privates to lose, and that there is
eventually chance of exchanging the
soldier for a few hundred of his own
generals held by HIrPoLYTE. The black
race is peculiar; when it has no yellow
fever TO fall back on, it fakes up war of
some kind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14
LES BOLUS VICTORIA.

VICTORIA Del Gratia Queen of Great
Britain and ireland, Empress of India,
Defender of the Faith and Colonel in the
German army, is threatening to present
Emperor WILLIAM with an Indian shawl
1t is rumored that she has had this project
under consideration for a long time, in fact
it first entered her mind when she heard
that sweet WILLIE was going to pay her a
visit: and the fact that he left with her the
baton of colonel in the imperial hussars
almost confirmed the old lady in her action
She had been on the very verge of sending
the shawl several times, but then there is
no special rush. A shawl, no matter if it
be costly one, is thing that fellow is
not overly anxious about just now,
with the mercury cavorting around
about the 100 mark, and her mai
esty knows this full well. Besides,
it is so nice, it looks so well on her own
portly person, and then it cost such pile of
money-twenty whole pounds at least! All,
it is sad that expressions of friendship can
not be made and felt without having to
spend something over them. Just think of
twenty good pieces all in precious gold hav-
ing to go all at once! 1t is too, too bad.
And yet, the boy must have something as
areminder. A gold watch might be got for
less, but they are so ordinary; a gold
headed cane would be cheaper still, but
canes are so commonplace! No it must be
something unusual and costly, and the
shawl is the only thing that seems at all
enregLe; coming from India, too, makes it a
suggestive as well as appropriate gift, and
were it not so Uery costly, nothing better
could be adopted. The boy shall have it
sometime. The Queen is too generous to
withhold it much longer, even if it did cost
a good deal. Long live the Sueen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

A DISPATCH from Mississippi says that
public sentiment is that SULLIVAN should
be fined but not imprisoned, and these
views are concurred in by four-ffths Of
the people" This being true, as it un-
doubtedly is. Governor LOWRY will prob
ably not be re. elected. The governor of a
state should be in sympathy with more
than one fifth of the people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14
SALT LAKE CITY GAS COMPANY.
Special Meeting of the Stockholders Called
NOTICE.


A special meeting of the stockholders of the
Salt Lake City Gas Company is hereby called,
to be held at the Companv's office, 40 East, First
South street Salt Lake City, U. T., at O'Clock
am, on Thursday, September5, 1880.
The object of said meeting IS for the said
stockholders TO vote for or against proposition
amending the articles of Incorporation of said
company, so as to extend its corporate existence
to the term of fifty (50) years, from and after
May 25 A. D. 1872, instead of twenty five (25)
years, as heretofore, and at that date in said
articles provided.
Byorder of the board of directors of said Com
pany, made at said Salt Lake City, August s,
1885
r. w. ELLERBECK,
Secretary.
Publish August II to September s, 1897
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-14

BoULANGER EXPLAINS that he gave the
money he is charged with having embez-
zled, to the families of the soldiers of the
republic. Well, if he was not authorized to
do it, how is that going to help his case,