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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29
PERSONAL.

b. Kramer started for Detroit, Thurs
day.
G. K. Williams left for Lansing, Friday
last.
E. X. Potter arrived from Detroit last
Thursday.
]. Millen, of Black River, was in town
yesterday.
Caspar Alpern returned from Detroit
last Friday.
TIC. Phillips left for st. Clair by Mon.
days train.
Thomas Hamilton returned to Menom-
inee yesterday.
B. r. Young arrived from Montana
Monday night.
Judge Kelley returned home from Gay
lord, Thursday.
A. E. Davis left town Thursday morn
ing, for Ontario.
w. l.. Churchill returned from his trip
north last Friday.
A. Harshaw was among the passengers
who arrived Thursday.
Mrs. Cohen came up on the train from
Bay City, Monday night.
G.. Fl. Sleator arrived from his trip to
Dexter, Thursday night.
j. II. Kerr came up on the train from
Grand Rapids, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. +. w. Gilchrist arrived
from Detroit Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii. Potter left for Hot
Arlra
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

The river in this city has not been
completely frozen over at any time
this winter. For a short distance be-
low the dam, and from the Second
street bridge to Bedford's warehouse,
on the north side, the river has been
free from ice. There has been no
time this winter but that a person
standing on the bridge could see wa
ter in the river. We believe such a
condition has not been witnessed here
before.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

If there is a person in the city who
has not had the grippe let him speak
out. He would be curiosity.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

Meeting of the Common Council
next Monday night.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

Pulp wood brings $3.50 per cord.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

The Detroit Journal says: "The
proposed Alpena street railway COM
pany wants the city to grant it the ex-
elusive privilege of operating street
railways for 30 years. 1t also insists
upon paying no taxes for the same
time. The Common Council think of
offering the city to the company and
starting another settlement elsewhere"
The foot ball on rollers at the roller
rink last Thursday night was a spirited
affair and was well contested. The
Hubbards won. The Dudes consisted
of A. G. Hopper, Charles Smith, Ezra
Collins, Burt Hodgins and Andrew
Shefierman. The Mother Hubbards
were ID. Montroy, James Cunningham
Thad Kneale, A. Robinson and David
Maser.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

There was heavy fog last Sunday
afternoon.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

J. II. Kerr came up on the train from
Grand Rapids, Thursday.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29
The Industrial works have the con

The Industrial works have the con-
struction of a cotton spool and bobbin
machine, which has been invented by
j. II. Ansell. 1t is said that the
machine will be able to manufacture
$4,000 cotton spools in one day, be-
ing an immense increase over the
work done by the spool machines
used in other sections Of the country.
The intention is to place the machine
in operation here and manufacture
spools from birch wood. A. r. Blak-
ley is also interested in the enterprise.
We are glad to report such enter
prises. This is a good section for
such, as there are immense quantities
of the required wood here, and the
facilities for shipping the manufac-
tured goods during the season of nav
igation, can not be excelled.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

line lot eaCn lnsertlon
Pulp wood brings $3.50 per cord.
Rhubarb Wine at Field & Gray's.
Only one dollar year-the ARGUS.
There was a heavy fog last Sunday
afternoon.
E. K. Potter 81 Sons have some six
million feet of logs banked at their
various camps.
Meeting of the Common Council
next Monday night.
From thirty to forty loads of pulp
wood were brought to town daily last
week.
The j. L. cigars are superior to all
others.
The finest of all kinds Of tobaccos
in the market, at j. Levyn's.
Rev. Reid received news last Sat
urday of the death of his father, at
Toronto.
Just one marriage license was issu-
ed by county clerk Simmons during
January, up to Monday last.
If there is a person in the city who
has not had the grippe let him speak
out. He would be a curiosity.
At Wrights' camp, Wolff creek,
100000 feet of logs have been banked,
and there are on skids 100000 feet,
Second hand feather bed, good as
new, for sale very cheap, at Shannon's.
Rhubarb Wine gives strength and
vigor to the weak. At Field q Gray's.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

From thirty to forty loads of pulp
wood were brought to town daily last
week.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

Just one marriage license was issu-
ed by county clerk Simmons during
January, up to Monday last.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

b. Kramer started for Detroit, Thurs
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

G. III. Sleator arrived from his trip to
Dexter, Thursday night.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

Rev. Reid received news last Sat-
urday of the death of his father, at
Toronto.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

Mrs. Cohen came up on the train from
Bay City, Monday night.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29
Only one dollar a year-the ARGUS.

Rhubarb Wine at Field & Gray's.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

A. Harshaw was among the passenger
who arrived Thursday.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

The j. L. cigars are superior to all
others.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

w. l.. Churchill returned from his tri
north last Friday.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-29

The finest of all kinds of tobaccos
in the market, at j. Levyns.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
The Color of the Hair.

1t does not matter whether the color
of the hair he the shining black. now
comparatively rare ia this country.
and evidently becoming gradually
more so, the rich chestnut brown, with
its glossy sheen, the golden strands of
which take Il thousand new hues in as
many different conditions of light. CT
the pale blonde which, possessing little
of color, has still an indescribable
glory of it's own. Each of these, with
all the varying g%radations of hues, if
properly kept aid attractively Wort
has q beauty Of its own, not by any
means to be despised. Fortunately,
our people seemed to have realized.
for a time, this fact. We have had
the craze for black, brown and gold
but just now the sensible American
seems to have reached the conclusion
that Nature understands this matter
pretty well after all, and that the
color she furnishes is the most apprO-
pirate.
Possibly the fact that black is be-
coming less prevalent, and the lighter
shades are taking its place, may be ac-
cepted as an evidence Of the advance
meut of the race Intellectually, since
scientists tell Us that rs Il nation grows
in civilization the color of the hair of
Its ONE becomes prOpOrtionatelv
fighter. This may be merely scientific
theory. but the thoughtful reader will
Immediately recur to the fact that in
most savage races the black hair is a
universal feature. However that may
be, we must drop the theory before we
get to individuals. because, us often
occurs, afamily of sisters possessing
the same traits and dipositions and like
degrees of refinement. may, in COM
plexion and hair, present the most
striking contrast. Usually, Of course,
the complexion, the eyes and the hair
correspond in hue. The black hair and
eyes and olive complexion are natural
" associated, while in the blond we
expect to see the hair and the skin in
harmony, with the eye of light blue or
gray; vet this is by no mean ~invaria-
bly, the case. Black hair and blue eyes
are not infrequently met, especially
the Irish, and there is some
times Il combination, such as hair OF
fiery red. with very light eyes. brows
and lashes. combined with an unpleas-
ant complexion. whick renders the
possessor miserable. The texture OF
the hair depends very much upon its
color. and of n normal head the aver
AGE thickness of hair is about 400 to
the square inch; but the blonde is fin
EST, with the brown. black and red
growing coarser in their order, so that
it is estimated that the finest texture
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
The BuIDul.

Throughout India people will make
pets of any animals which can be in-
duced to contribute to their entertain-
ment. We noticed in Delhi that the
average small boy. as well as children
of a larger growth. exhibited a partico
ular fondness for a certain little bird
of ashen plumage and black crest.
This was the famous bulbul of which
Hatiz has much to say, and some
Western poets also who have senti-
mentalized about the Vale of Cashmere
without vel having seen it. He is
usually tethered by a string attached
to his leg, and sits upon his owners
finger, or hops about on his arm; ONE
times too. he adorns a tall perch in
front of the doorway. A lady at the
hotel remarked that lit was touching
to see how fond these poor people were
Of their little birds" The mystery
was soon solved. Returning from a
Drive one afternoon, we passed the
colossal gateway of the great mosque,
and saw that the broad and towering
flight of steps before the principal
entrance was covered with scattered
groups of people, all intent on some
occupation of absorbing interest. So
5ast and imposing was the architect
aral background that the crowd of
little figures suggested one of Martins
weird pictures of the Judgment Day.
Some great religious ceremony was
evidently going on. So we got out.
deeply impressed. to obtain a nearcr
view, when, behold, in the centre of
each little group was Il pair of these
birds in mortal combat; and they
fought as pluckily rs the bravest of
game fowl, and breathless was the in
terest shown by every spectator,
whether street urchin or shawled and
turbaned merchant. -EGaUiD Lord
Weeks. an Harper's Magazine.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
A Unit.
When I was camping on the volen's banks,

When I was camping on the volga's banks,
Lhe trader Znnthou with a leash of mares
Went by my tent. ] knew the willy jew,
And he knew me. He muttered as he passed,
'..rhe last Bathony, and his tusks are grown.
a broken scutcheon is Il 'scutcheon still,
And Amine's token in my caffan Hes
anime, who weeps and walls for bis return"
He caught my eye. and slipped inside the tent.
"Haw. Zanthou. up from Poland, ut your
tricksi
How veer the boars on old Bathony's towers?-
True to the winds that blow on Poland's
''They bite the dust. my lord, as beast to
beast.
When Poles conspire, conspiracy alone
SURVIVES. TO hover In the murky air.
Ny lord, Bathony's gates are left ajar
For you to enter, or-remain outside:
The forest holds the secret you surprised,
And men are there, TO dare as they nave
dared"
Flaw. Z%antron. tell me of the palatine.
The air of Russia makes II man forget
he was a man clsen l,crc: the trumDets' sGueal
j follow and the thud of drums. You spoke
As IL J were of princcly birth: bark We,
Battalion is the name listen to-"
The cranes that plumber in your fens, ny
Lord,
The doves that nest within your woods, I saw
Fly round The gaping walls. and plume their
wings
Upon your fathers grave. Do you know this?"
"A token, Znntlon2 so-a withcred flower,
You think wore one In my swOrd-hiit once?
Nctiilnks there l. no perfume In this flower.
Watch. while ] fling IL on the Volg:i's tide.
Tic chief, NV father. sent me with Il curse
10 travel ~ the stcppcs, and so I do.
Tie ar OF HuSsin makes IL man forget
lie was IL fnnn elsewhere, for love. or hODe.
And rs lc marches, Inc b comes but this.
Hdw, Zan;ion, would you learn the reason
why?
Search en- the Caucasus, tho northern seas,
LOOK III the sky, CT over Garth, then ask.
Tie answer everywhere viii be. THE Tzar!"
-EliZabetl StOGdard.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
Stringent Liquor Laws in Norway.

The bona fide traveller in NorwaT
appears to suffer occasional inconven-
fence from the strinGency of the local
liquor laws. Mr.. Boyer in his Weekly
NeUS. published at Bergen. has invited
English tourists to speak their minds
on this subject, and the result is a
rather extensive correspondence. One
gentleman, who signs with the inap-
propriate name Of Waters" writes
from V~ossevangen to tell how his party
of English tourists discussed the mat
ter, and agreed that a glass of "whisky
toddy all round would have tended to
promote the festivity of their gathering,
but even this confessed indulger in
''night-caps' acknowledges that the
Norwegian legislature cannot be ex-
pected to make special exceptions on
his behalf. Another thinks that ina
bility to obtain a glass of spirits in a
hotel would scarcely deter any but an
inveterate drunkard from planning a
summer tour in Norway" While j.
Z. b., who dates from Odde.
that those who, like himself, take an
occasional glass of spirits and water.
should carry a supply with them
London Ddiiy NeUS.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
Now.

Kisses which fall upon the dead's mute lips,
Like dow on roses which the first frost nipS,
Come all too late:
TITS better far to give them while the lips caE
speak;
The golden chord of life at best is weakI
ALI! do not wait.
Kind words in cars whose earthly powers are
spent,
Like sunshine on the tree by lightning rent,
Can give no balm:
TITS better far to give them while those ears
can hear;
For life has much of wo and much of fearI
And love brings calm.
1t is too late when life's lamp burneth low.
When hands once warm are Chill Us winters
To do kind deeds;
IT'S better here. where feet are prone to slide;
Ills better now-than wait till eyentide
To help their needs.
All, friends. dear friends-if any such Their,
Keep not your loving thoughts away from me
Till j am gone;
] want them now to help me on my way,
AS lonely watchers want the light of day
Ere it is morn.
And though sometimes my heart, DER some
sore VIZ ng
Long hroOding, wcayes some bitterness in
,Tis but a shade
Within lifes texture where the best are poor
o, close not up to many faults Loves door,
need your aid.
u T HODGES
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31


giyes n total Of about 10000 individ-
nnal hairs to the head. The brown
would count up some 10. DOC. the
black more than 100, 900, while the red
will fall below 90. 900. These are APP
proximate figures; any one wishing TO
obtain greater exactness can 10 SO by
a little patience, and IA careful count
A moderate estimate is THAI any or our
readers, in their morning toilet. VIII
dress from forty to fifty miles OF halr
in the very few minutes usually given
% that necessary operation. AS the
ordinary hair has a breaking capacity
of about four ounces. Il rope composed
of all the hairs growing from a single
~well-covered head would be strong
enough to lift at least $4,000 pounds
or about 200 times the weight OF the
wearer.--Goo Housekeeping.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
THE ZODIAC.
An Imaginary Belt That Ancient Astrono'
mers Extended Around the Heavens.

The ancient astronomers gave the
ZANE of zodiac to an imaginary belt
extending around the heavens, having
for its middle line the ecliptic, which is
the line of the carth's orbit. or the APP
parent path of the sun through the
heavens. The ecliptic forms the GEN.
ter of this belt, which is about eighteen
degrees in width, which in ancient
times included the orbits of all the
known planets-about five in number
as well as the sun. The eighteen
degree belt of the old-time astrono-
mers, says the ST. Louis Republic, will
not now contain the orbits of all the
recently discovered planets and aster-
oids, which are now technically known
as ultra zodiacal planets. The stars
in the zodiacal belt were grouped into
twelve consultations, to each of which
was assigned one-twelfth of the cir
conference of the circle, or thirty de-
grees. This arrangement made it pos
sible to readily define at any time the
position of the sun and the planets.
The consultations that gave rise to the
Zodiacal divisions were as follows:
Aries. the ram; Taurus. the bull; &c.
mini, the twins; Cancer, the crab; Leo.
the lion; Virgo. the virgin; Libra, the
balance; Scorpio, the scorpion; Sagit-
tarius, the archer; Capricornus, the
goat; Aquarius. the water-bearer. and
Pisces, the fishes. As one half of the
ecliptic is north and the other half
south of the celestial equator. that is,
the line Where the plane of the earth's
equator if extended would divide the
heavens, the points of intersection of
their planes are known as the equi-
noctial points. The old-time star
gazers regarded these points as fixed
and immovable, and therefore, the one
at which the sun crosses the equinoc-
tial line from south to north was fixed
upon as the first point in the first di-
vision of the zodiac. the sign of Aries.
After the sun had travelled 80 degrees
second sign. Taurus, and thus contin-
ued his course through all the signs,
crossing the line from north to south,
when he passed from the sign Virgo
into that of Libra. The equinoctial
points are not stationary, but move
slowly in the heavens. thus the first di-
vision of the zodiac has been almost
entirely separated from the constella-
ton of Aries, and now corresponds
more exactly with that of Pisces. An
GENTLY the sign. of the zodiac were
supposed to have an abnormal effect
upon ell animal and vegetable life, but
this is now looked upon as rankest
superstition. The consultations of the
zodiac were arranged by the astrono-
mer Hipparchus in the year 200 A. d.
or whereabouts.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
Evils of Promiscuous Bathing.

A few years ago stockings were not
worn; now they may be of silk or cot
ton, and the latest advices tell us of
stockings cut SO as to expose the toes.
which some newspaper correspondent
describes as ten tiny pink shells"
AS / see them thus arrayed-or disar-
rayed, to speak correctly fear the
girl will soon begin to calculate the
effect of what some one lately called
''artistic baroness" on the mind Of
masculinity, and the man to be too
conscious of the value of muscle and
calf which he exposes.
AS the mouthpiece of the crowds
who come to witness these exhibitions,
let me quote the little girl who, in the
innocence of her heart, asked her
mother 'if she might take off her dress
and play in her u~nderclothes like the
ladies did on the beach,"
After the bath these young people
settle themselves on the sand for per-
haps an hour or so, rarely having any
chaperon or older person with them.
Is it right that an innocent and
childish creature should be thrown in
to such close and utterly unguarded
companionship with one of the oppo-
site sex? A girls purity and perfect
unconsciousness are her greatest
charms, and can we expect her to
retain these graces in such an atmos-
phere?
You may say bare legs are no more
demoralizing than bare shoulders, of
which we have 4 surfeit in every ball
room. Granted; but because we con-
done one indelicacy are we to smile
quietly on ali? Round dances have
been the subject of pulpit oratory; let
the moralist and preacher now Turn
their attention to this rapidly increas-
inc evil.-Lddtes' Home Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
About Men and Women.

When a woman gets cross, she gets
cross at everybody.
Smile at some women, and they will
tell YOU all the troubles they cver had.
When a III can wash flaunelS so
they will not shrink, she knows enough
to get married.
A ONE is never so badly in love
that she does not try to find out tho
cost of her engagement ring.
One of our delicate women will never
admit that she is hungry; she will say
that she is feeling a little faint.
There is only me thing that plcases
woman more than to be referred to "a
q dove. and that is to hear man referred
to rs q hawk.
A woman never becomes so intelli-
gent that she learns that it is no pleas
ure to others to hear her coax her chill
dren to speak a piece
A man who attempts to tlatter you
takes you for Il fool.
Man, like the fire, is apt to torment
women by going out at night.-Boston
Commonwealth.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
Death Long Drawn Out.

It appears from a report on capital
punishment which has just been laid
before the Parliament of Austria and
Hungary that executions in that oun
try are carried out in an inconceivably
barbarous manner. The convict is
placed on the ground, where he stands
with a long rope around his neck.
which presently jerks him off his legs,
and he remains struggling horribly in
the air for several minutes. A con-
vict is never strangled in less than
seven minutes, and often the operation
takes a quarter of an hour. and the
poor wretch is usually conscious. or
nearly conscious. during the greater
part of the time. People talk about
disgraces to civilization-surely this is
one.-LondOn Truth.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-10-31
s.Kitty. what ronsensein

"Kitty, what EonSense!"
/ was vexed with her simply because
] knew the accusation was true. But
l kissed her once more. and took my
leave. moody and dissatisfied.
When I reached the office next morn.
ing. Mr.. Clenner was not there.
He has gone to K" said my
fellow detective; she went last night"
ITO K-?n
1 was seriously annoyed. Did Mr..
Clenner doubt the accuracy of nv re-
portsp Or did he imagine that l was
unable to institute a thorough and
complete investigation of the premisesf
''It's very strange,"I unused aloud.
Jones laughed.
SWELL" he said, you know Clenner
has a strange way of doing things.
Depend upon it. he has good reasons
for his conduct"
l was sitting at my desk two days
subsequently, when the door glided
noiselessly open and Clenner himsel
entered.
You are back again, sir? And what
luck?n
The best"
you don't mean to say you've got
him."
Il do mean to say it, Edward Mere
dith. | knew l could not be entirely
mistaken. Perley Mattison is in the
next room-half an hour. from now no
will be i'll prison."
Where did you apprehend him?"
Eat home in his mothers house."
"But''-
He was there all the time you re-
manned there, Ned, my boy, you've
made Il blunder for once; but don't let
it happen again."
What do you mean. sir?"
For reply he opened the door OF the
private inner room-his own special
sanctum. A slight boyish figure leaned
against the window, smoking a ci-
garette, with black curls tossed back
from a marble-white brow and brilliant
eyes. He mockingly inclined his head
as | started ut him, with a motion not
unfamiliar to me.
CLARA Ma%ttison!"
Yes" he said, in a soft. sarcastic
voice, CLARA Mattison, or Perley Mat
uison. or Whatever you may choose to
call me. Many thanks for your polite
ness. Detective Meredith; and if you
would like another lock of hair"
l turned away, burning scarlet, while
MIR. Clenner closed the door.
Never mind, my boy; it will be a
lesson to you" he said, laughing.
He made a very pretty girl, but 1 am
not at all susceptible"
What a double-dyed fool I had been!
l had lost the reward, failed in the esti-
nation of my fellow officers and be-
haved like a brute to poor Kitty-and
all for what?
l went to Kitty and told her the
whole story, and to my surprise, the
dear, faithful, little creature loved me
just as we'll as ever.
Il won't be jealous of Perley Matti-
son, Edward" she said. smiling what
ever 1 might be of his sister. And,
dearest, don't be discouraged. I'll
wait as long as you please, and you
will be a second Mr.. Clenner yet"
She was determined to look on the
bright side of things, this little Kitty
of mine! But l felt the modification
none the less keenly; although. as Mr..
Clenner said, it would undoubtedly
prove a lesson to me.
Perley Mattison's girlish beauty is
now eciipsed in one Of Her Maiesty's
pr1son-nor do l pity him. The stake
for which he played was highland he
lOSt--E7,pnir0 Wo,I1