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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-28

GRAPHOPHONE
BOUGHT and SOLD
FRANK II. PELOUZE,
mo6-it 1913 ST.
R,FOR SALE-FIFTY-FIVE SHARES JUD-
~ son Pneumatic Il X. Stock (parentJ at So
per share. Apply to GURLEY BROS 1850 st.
mle-2w
RSDOl YOU WANT YOUR SPRING SUIT
~ by Easter; IL you do place your order
aS soon as possible that may do you and
myself full justice.
q. WAKEFIELD SIMPSON, Expert in
Trousers" Cor. 9th and G SITS. mh25
K6SwAsHiNGToN, DC. FEB. IS. 1890.
take pleasure in informing the public that having
secured the Iron Front building, Nc. l3 9th near
city post Office have opened, addition my Ln-
Der business, a Mill Work Department where can
always be found a high grade OF
SASH, DOOkS BLINDS, MOULDINGS, STAIR
WORK, OFFICE FIXTukES, FRET AND
SCREEN WORK,
and shall make speciality Of Odd size Work in all its
Branches. including Interior Finish in Hard Moods
&c. aud at my Yards, 18th and h SITS. NV. can
always be found Zine Class OF building Lumber
ask share of your patronage.
have placed Mr.. VIM T. Smith manager Of the
his friends.
Yours. very respectfully,
RICHARD II. wIILET,
Mill Work Dept, No. 81 9TH st. n W.
Lumber Yards, 18th and B SITS NV.
Estimates furnished. m.,:,-.,m
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15
Couldn't Stump that Boy.

Romeyn, a boy aged five, converses
with his friend of equally mature
years AS follows:
"My pa is going to get me goat. y
"I've got twenty goats
"Where are they 7"
"Oh, they are down in New York
in papa's Office, O course"
"Why don't they bring them here?'
They're sick"
A pause. Finally Romeyn speaks
81 saw Anthony's Nose last sum
mer."
81 saw Anthony himself"
"Anthony's Nose is rock, and il
broke of and fell into the water.
81 saw it fall"
Romeyn's mother, an interested list
ener, at this point thought it expedi
ent to interpose with moral lesson.
"Why, Fairchild," said she. "did
you never hear of Ananias and Sap.
phira p
81 knew them both"
"Yol know, Fairchild, they were
struck dead for telling lies"
"Yes; l saw them struck.
"Fairchild, do you know where they
went? They went to hell"
81 know it; | saw them go."-Ex
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15
Regulating the Clocks by Electricity.

Appreciation of time and its value
is said to be the test of a nations act
ivity; and it is surely a luxury to see
all the clocks in house keeping an
even pace. There are several methods
in use for this purpose, and they form
two distinct classes, one adopting CEN
tralized government, the other local
administration. In the former sin
gle clock as standard drives all the
otherselectro .magnetically, their oper-
alton depending entirely on the cleo
tricity supplied during its periodic con-
facts. In the latter, each clock is
free and independent timekeeper
whose rate, however, is under regular
electrical control from the standard.
This control may be exerted contin-
uously on the pendulums, but perhaps
the simplest and most satisfactory
household system yet tried is that in
which the control is effected once in
each hour. Exactly at the hour the
standard clock makes contact COM
pleting circuit through all the con-
trolled timepieces, and electrically ex-
citing magnet in each. In obed-
ience to this impulse, a pair of arms
spring from the dial at the figure XII,
meet swiftly in the centre with the
minute hand tight in their embrace,
and vanished the next instant behind
the dial, where they await the next
hourly summons. Each clock is thus
mechanically corrected every hour, as
the arms sweep over three minutes
space on each side of the true vertical,
and the clock that fails to keep time
by three minutes in the hour may
well be submitted to internal examin-
alton.
Another convenience which is some
times added to system of time reg
ulation is an arrangement for electri
cally winding up the clocks at regu-
lar intervals. So. long as the electri-
cal supply is maintained, and the
clockwork continues in proper work
ing order, such a system forms as near
an approach to perpetual motion as
the conditions of our planet give us
the to expect.-From Electricity in
the Household" by A. +. Kennedy,
in January Scribner.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

The emotional actress paints and
draws-sometimes. Arithmetic is the
sum of many small boys troubles.
The man who eats oleomargarine feeds
OH the fat of the land. "The jig is
always up" with the artists who do a
pedestal dance. A sinking fund-the
quarter that was inadvertently drop
ped overboard.-Merchant Traveller.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

orial criticising the policy of the Car
of Russia towards Turkey. We let
daylight into him in four places, and
paid his doctor bill and funeral ex-
penses. He sleeps well. He is bet
ter off. Death loves a shining mark.
Eastern papers please copy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15
0. |. PARTRIDGE.
Real Estate Agent

Rooms 4, ), Dawson Block.
Will take ehargeof estates for residents and nom
residents collect rents, pay taxes place insurance
obtain abstracts Of title, etc.
Office hours-10 to 12A NJ, A to6P.M.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
i" The Niagara Fails R0N
Time Card in Effect.

Daily. Daily except sunday. Parlor car on
day trains and sleeping cars ON night trains
The direct line to niagara Falls, Buffalo, New
York, Boston, Toledo, Chicago, CINCINNATI ana the
South, ST. Louis and the Southwest.
Through tickets TO all points IN the United States
ana Canada. Steamship tickets sold TO all Euro
pean points, via the Cunard, Allan and Hamburg
lines.
j. WHITING, Ticket Agent.
o. w. RUGGLES, G. L. Il r. Agt.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15
WIT AND HUMOR.

A musical girl-Callie Sthenics.-
Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

The ditch digger is the man who
always "gets in his work. ."-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15
The Arizona Kicker.

We extract the following items from
the last issue of the Arizona Kicker :
Another cut. We desire to announce
to the readers of the Kicker that we
have made another cut in the price of
bar soap, and for the next two weeks
shall offer six bars for quarter. This
is one bar ahead of anything yet offer
cred west of Chicago, and, while it
brings the profits way down below ze.
ro, we expect to reap some little hon
or from our enterprise. The grocery
which we run in connection with the
Kicker, is coming rapidly to the front,
and it is only a question of few
weeks when it will stand at the head.
Our goods are fresh, warranted full
weight, and prices lower than any
where else.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Henderson (arguing in defense of
his favorite theory that personal beau
ty is not woman's chief attraction)-
| contend that beauty has nothing to
do with a young woman's chief chances
of getting a husband. I'll leave it to
any married woman in the room if it
is not Sex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Physician (to Mrs. Col. Blood, OF
Kentucky)-How did your husband
pass the night, Mrs. Blood?
Mrs. Blood-He seemed quite com.
Portable, sir, and asked for water sew
eral times.
Physician with a grave look)-
H'm-still fighty.-Boston Beacon.
Tommy-Paw, what is the differ
ence between politician and a states
man?
Mr.. Fogg-A heap. While man
is alive and in other peoples way he
is "a politician. After he has beer
dead for thirty or forty years he be
comes a statesman.-Terre Haute Ex
press.
Guzzleton [about to depart after q
Christmas dinner at his club SHAY
are you sure thish ish my hat?
Waiter-Yes, sir, there's your nam,
in it.
Guzzleton looking in the mirror T.
Well, then, | wonder # | hain't Dor
rowed some other feller's [h;c] head
-Ex.
"Why don't you get married ?
asked friend of w. Livingston Ham
merslcy the other day.
Because marriage is a lottery,
promptly replied the broker, land a
gambling is prohibited by the laws o.
the State, | positively decline to trihe
with any game of chance. New
York Morning Journal.
Johnson-They say, jackson, tina
a man is a fool till he's 40. What d,
you think of that?
Jackson-From my own observa
tion | should say there was a gooC
deal of truth in it. You are not Al
yet. are youl
No.
thought so.-Yankee Blade.
Young lady-I want a very stylish
hat, and something awfully becoming
Milliner-Now, here is one that
think would suit. The broad brim il
especially suitable.
That won't do at all. Show m,
something with a narrow brim. (Sot
to voce.) The sleighing season is com
ing on and Harry must have half ,
show, at least.-Kearney Enterprise.
Funny man on his death -bed1 l.
Darling, you will grant me enc wisl
ere | die? When | have breathec
my last, | want to be cremated, anC
then have my ashes put into the stove
Wife-Oh, Thomas, Thomas, wha
do you mean? Why do you wish tc
have your ashes put into the stove?
Funny man with an efort1SSt
that they will minglc with the CRATE
-Ex.
Business is business. Life insur
ance agent (out west)-What did Mr.
Newcomer saw
Assistant-He wouldn't talk with
me at all said he was too busy tC
think about life insurance.
Well, I'll hang around his hous,
tonight and shoot holes through hi'
windows, and when he comes down il
the morning you be behind fence il
some vacant lot and put few ball'
through the top of his hat. Ther
when he reaches his office I'll drop In
and talk life insurance again.-Nev
York Weekly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

"Begorra," said Bridget, as she
opened a bottle Of champagne for the
first time, "the blamed fool that filled
this quart bottle must have put two
quarts in instid of one" Life.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Our city election, which takes place
next Tuesday, will be very quiet one,
and the singular spectacle of two tick
cts almost without candidates will be
presented. AS both tickets were made
up of ring candidates we felt it our
duty to publish, as far as we could Sc
cure it, history of each. Our biog-
raphies included thirteen out of the
sixteen candidates. and the publica-
ton was only three days old when
most of them were hunting other To-
calities. They averaged all the way
from murderers down to barn-burners,
and we are not likely to be troubled
with them again.
What is left of the two tickets is
fairly clean and honest. We're sorry
we had to interfere, and thus place the
two parties in such fix. but we felt
it duty we owed to the public.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

He was correct. There was consid-
erable astonishment exhibited by our
people the other day when the Gov
ernor of Arizona shook hands with us
in front of the postoffice, and we have
noticed considerable change in the
demeanor of certain people towards
us every since. The Governor was
correct. We are no clam-shell hidden
in the drifts, and he appreciates the
fact. He knows and respects the pow
er of the press. He knows that a
great paper like the Kicker, having
behind it, but under one and the same
roof, a grocery, feed store, butcher
shop, harness shop, crockery store and
gents furnishings, must WELD a NIGH
ty influence for good.
The people of this burgh who have
been looking upon us as one-mule
power, had better get their eyes open.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Righteously indignant. Barber
(suggestively)-Your hair is very dry
and harsh, sir.
Customer (wrathfully)-And one
of your ears is good deal bigger
than the other, but you don't like to
have people twitting you about it, dc
you G-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

The suit of the Widow Gibbs
against us for breach of promise, dam
ages $15, 1000, came up in court last
Friday. This suit was instituted six
months ago by the court house ring,
which has sought our downfall ever
since the first issue of this paper
That is, they put the widow up to sue
us, and have advanced the money as
it was needed.
When the widow was put on the
stand she testified that on the night
of February 21st, 1887, we asked her
to marry us. She insisted that the
date was correct, and that nothing
could change her mind about it. We
then exhibited the records of the Jail
to prove that on that day and night,
and all next day and night, we were
prisoner, having, as some of our
readers may remember, departed from
the line of virtue and gone on bend
er. This exhibit knocked the widow
out in the first round, and confounded
her supporters, and we don't believe
they will tackle us again after that
fashion.
AS for the widow, she was only a
cats paw, and we have sent to her
house basket of groceries, a clothes
line, set of cups and saucers and a
sack of -four to prove that we have
no malice.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Some person who has a grievance
against the Kicker, left an internal
machine on our doorstep one night
last week. It was starch box filed
with giant powder and two pounds Of
bullets, and was so anged as to ex-
plode when the cover was lifted. We
took it and started to open it, suppos-
ing that some modest admirer had left
us box of fruit or confectionery, but
on second thought concluded to soak
it for awhile. This action saved our
life. Not only that, but it prevented
the destruction Of our institution and
probably of much surrounding prop
erty.
We have made every effort to trace
the fend who put up this job, but
without success. We realize that there
are many men in this community who
banker for our life, but we hope to
disappoint them. If they feel that
they must have it, why not fire buck
shot into our bedroom window, am
bush us at night, or pick quarrel on
the street? This plotting to scatter
our bloody fragments over our large
and excellent stock of groceries is
both unkind and unreasonable.
Died, in this city, October 2S, 1889,
Pete Shumaker, aged 81 years, s
months and IA days. Pete was the
individual who attacked us on the 2lst
in front of the postofficc with cav
airy saber, being offended at an edit
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Popinjay-Well, Tom, how did you
get on at court last evening?
Tom-Oh, splendidly. Miss South
mayd asked for stay of proceedings.
When?
When | kissed her.-Burlington-
Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Needed regulation. Mr.. Soaker-
81 see that the Postmaster Genera
hopes to regulate the mails"
Mrs. S. (who was awake when ht
came home at 3 A. M)-."Well, he
may expend some of his efforts in this
locality. ."-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15
Detroit, Bay City & Alpena R'R'

Mail and Accom- Mail and Accom-
EVnress foodntion Express. mediation.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Funny mans little boy-May |
leave the room, teacher?
Teacher-Why do you want to leave
the room?
Cause | can't take it with me, of
course.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Johnson-They say, Jackson, that
man is fool till he's 40. What do
you think of that?
Jackson-From my own observa-
ton should say there was a good
deal of truth in it. You are not 40
yet, are youl
No.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-15

Physician (to Mrs. Col. Blood, OF
Kentucky)-H did your husband
pass the night, Mrs. Blood?
Mrs. Blood-He seemed quite com.
Portable, sir, and asked for water sew
eral times.
Physician (with a grave look)
H'm-still flighty.-Boston Beacon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-26
THIRTY YEARS PRACTICE.
a Letter from an Eminent Physician

Nh. EDITOR: At the risk Of indorsing . pro-
prietary preparation, have few words in
favor Of . new laxative principle But first,
how came to discover it A patient asked
about taking Joys Vegetable sarsaparilla As
sarsapsrillas usually contain mercury or iodides
/ objected, and asked for the formula, which
finding purely vegetable, and 20 mild as to be to
my mind almost inert, consented. Imagine
my establishment when perfect laxative action
was reported. Il has two great points First,
being purely vegetable, it IL unlike mercury
not cumulative in the system, being easily car
ried OF by the digestive processes; and second,
II is effective with less quantity of the eathar-
tic principle than has hitherto been attainable.
1t in this respect ranks IS q discovery, aud ap-
breaches the ideal, viz: the least medicine con-
sistent with the grestest good As people take
laxatives Unfortunately, IL Is important for
them to know At least one that Is safe for con-
t!nuous use; hence this communication The
natural laxative effects of this preparation must
for the reasons above. interest both the public
and the profession
A CITY PHYSICIAN or THIRTY YEARs- PRACTICE.
- Eoncisco E-dmiaer, March 10, 1850.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-26
SlOQQalnie Fails
Bases Her Claims for Flu.
ture Greatness:

COAL AND IRON-Tn the immediate vfcia-
ity are ali the raw materials usei in the manu-
facture Of iron Airaoss sdjoiniug the towasste
Is deresit OF the finest coking coal in the
northwest in inexhaus IDLE ausnsit ca II IS
now being developed br he snoqualmis Coke
Company. composed OF such men "a A. "
Cannon OF Spokane Fa Is, Judge Cslkins OF Ia
coma and G. B. = block OF Snocuslmie. A
number OF coke ovens ara 10 be built imme-
dissely. Several other mines of excellent coal
ara located in tae immediate viciaity. In clo.s
proximity TO large quantities Of firss-ciass iron
ore. sssaying from co TO 20 per cent
MAKBLE-Sstur. hss supplied large de-
posits OF marble close 6, the iron. just where it
Is needed for fiuxsng
GRANiTE-Alrlost thin the towa limits
ga iarge quarry of granite which takes polish
fine enough fox monumental work A side
track has been butt 10 the quarry and it il
partially opened.
of double the capacity of any other mill in
King county, equipped with machinery OF the
most improved kind. 1t cuts $4,000 feet in ten
hours and employs 2oe men. 1ais 10 the be-
ginning OF the numbering industry at this
point
HoPs-Adjoining the townsise is the sno-
quaimie hop ranch. the fsrgess in the world.
employing large number of men and yielding
good profits
FARAING-The sroaua'm'e valley is the
most fertile agricultu 81 district in western
WashingtoD- IL is already well developed and
the land is pheuomenaily rich
RAILWAY FACTLITIEs-The Seattle.
Lake Shore & Eastern railroad taps the Sno-
quaimte country. and as an evidence OF its
faith the company has erected Ct snoauaimie
Fails the hsndsomest depot building on the
line. Two passenger and TWO o. tire. freight
trains arrive and lsave snoqualn,ie Pals daily.
The Northern Pacific company has over 1000
me1 at work cons.racttn; q line from Tacoma
10 snoqua,mie to secure portion OF the i'm
merse prospective business in the transporsa-
ton OF coal, iron. lumber hopz agricultural
producssand passengers. The work is nov pso
crossing within two miles OF Snoqualmie Falls
and the road viii be completed and in opera
ton there By early iail This IL the only point
in the state where there is junction of the
Eeattle. Lake shore Eastern and Northern Pa.
cifc roadG
The snoqualmis & Toll. railroad tapping one
OF the finest timb.r beItI in the world, il in
active operation.
Il will thus be seen that snogualmse Falls is
becoming railr0a1 csnter OF decided i'm
porfance. The Snoqualmie country has long
been rosed for eontsining the fines. timber in
the word, which il nov male ava liable 6y the
railroads and sawmilIs. At this point coke and
iron OF the best quality are ioge her, end As il
takes four tons OF raw material 70 make sue of
manufactured. the saving in transportation
viii of necessity make sno9ualnie Falls the
place 10 sneIt the ere. S1ol Falls is
fify-six miles from seattle. far enough away
from the metropolis to permit iss growth
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-26

49, 80 cay made full payment for and took over
Nc, 800 plant he pumps viii be- started
sest. when it 4 erected rn.t ~ sSS,ss.. -
= ksmpins capacity Will supply plenty 81 vster
-. - Ine nsins now in uss and win fncresse
-, ~ nyursnt pressurs along che vsser srort "a
80! s - Which win Be an important gain ia
....sa nx Hsnford. . member Of the board Of
srr~s.. wnen asked what effect the new
when the city FURNISHES an sdditsonsi
1911 % water the insurance rates win BE-
rs -u, nc we viz b Only too glad to Cad the
pumps q work rext Monday and Z stronger
pue On The hydrsuts: bat we VIII feeI fsr
49, .na WIN be in position to settle on rstes
go =. IL the mains, large and small, are in use
ior completing the bost, I beiier.. 4 sir,oss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-26
A SUMNER RESORT.

Long before there was q railroad in King
county Snoqualnie Fails was recognized IS the
mos beautiful summer resort in Western Wash
ingion. The fails are 2SS feet high and have
been pronounced BY travellers AMI artists as the
most beautiful IN the world. The following IS
an extract from . letter written By promi nenE
society lady now sojourning as the falls
sFor the seekers Of health and tie beauties Of
nature snoquslmie Fails cannot be SURPASSED
Here is the grandeur OF mountain scenery. sug-
costing 70 the pedestrian many delightful!
frsmrs and camping expedition Here is the
beautiful snoqualmis river, feemsng with
speckied beauties and Offering 10 the eanoeisi.
m artist. the tourist and the dweier on is
sylvan borders what each may desire. and here
within o. few min utes' walk is the incompatible
sncQualmie Falls. whose wild. fosmy beauty is
restrained only By two giistening rainbows.
children of this earthly water spr.;e and Of the
heavenly sun god, 10 whom In tones o! Won
drous grandeur, she poars forth the song which
rescuEds 10 The distant wooded moCntAi to
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-26
THE EsrELLa.s MASTER.
namor OF Captain Avery's Death Not

namor Of Captain Avery's Death Not
Authenticated.
= vas reported yesterday that Captain Avery.
= q the BARK Estslla, was dead II will be re-
~ ~ oeFed that Captain Avery WAS stricken with
1naness while of the eoas; OF south America.
- wnile he ives Ill the crew munnied. On
Iva at Port Townsend he paid the rsen off
- ~ refused to prosecute them. The EsteIa has
'a ! Oeeh loading lumber for Valparaiso.
aispSieh sent 20 the PosT-INrELII6ENcER's
....espeadent At Port Blakeley concerning the
- ~, = oloasht no confirmation OF the response
ne ksiells left Port Blakeiev on Friday of last
sssE At thar time the captain was in a crit.
- condition. HIS heart troubled him, aud he
s-'s Ia not lie down on account OF a choking SEN
- 80 since leaving Port Townsend the bark
!. - aos been spoken and accordingly the ruror
=. sspealn ASery's death must be based wholly
seSa his Illness before leaving.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-26
Accident Co . stone-cutter.

stone-cutter named Campbell. employed on
the Msrshal-walker building, at the corner OF
Commercial and Main streets, had his lef. leg
broken aud badly crushed by falling stone late
Thursday afternoon. The stone was being
hoisted with derrick, when it slipped from
the sling and fell Campbell was caught under
It. It struck him first on the left thigh ana
then glanced downward, striking him again
Just above the ankle. The flesh was cut to the
BONE which sustained . compound fracture,
and the foot was put on. OF place. Campbell
was removed 70 his home, 4l9 Terrace street,
where Dr.. W. A. shannon attended TO his in
iurieR