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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1891-12-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
where Are The Crew

YAQUINA, Or, Dec. 1.-THE Oregon
Development Company's steamship Wsla-
naette Valley arrived here this morning,
having in tow the steam shooner Maggie
Ross, Captain George Patton, of the
Willamette Valley, reports that on the 10th
inst, thirty-two miles south OF Yoqulna
and ten miles west of shore, at o'clock
P. M, be sighted what appeared to be a
steamer drifting with the wind. He
lowered boat and went aboard and found
it was the Maggie Ross, bound for San
Francisco from Coos bay. The body of
dead seaman was found on the deck.
There was no sign of any of the rest OF
the crew. The steamers boats were gone
and it is not known whether the vessel
was abandoned by the crew or whether
thev were washed overheard during the
recent gale. The Maggie Ross was
loaded with lumber and sailed from Coos
bay last Monday. All her deckload of
lumber was gone when she was found
together with her smokestack and part OF
her cabin. She was most dilapidated-
looking vessel when she was towed in
this morning, and shows the evidence OF
having received some hard knocks by
the storm. 1t is not known whether the
Maggie Ross carried any passengers or
not, or what was the number of her crew.
There were marks of violence on the
body of the sailor found, and nothing to
indicate how ne had come to his death.
A hurried examination of the schooner
this morning seemed to show her hull
was all right, and all the damage she
sustained was confined to her upper
works.
A Phenomenon Observed on the Twin
SISTERS.
WHATCoM, WASH, Dec. 11.-One of
the Twin Sisters, north of Mount Baker,
was observed at II 80 A. NJ, emitting a
huge volume of smoke, which arose
apparently to the height of 1000 feet.
The smoke was soon liited to the north
and disappeared about $3.50 P. NJ. A
column of smoke also arose from Mount
Baker, and other mountains showed the
same phenomenon. A rent was observed
In the Main Sister, which had never ap-
peared before, and which was apparently
about quarter of a mile long, running
from the top of the mountain toward the
base. The mountain has never been
the top being precipitous
mass of chrome iron. In the early morn
ing distinct earthquake shock was felt.
William Slears, well-known citizen,
who lives on j street, was disturbed at
about A. NJ, as was also William San
ders, who lives at the corner of j and
Fifth streets, and many others. At about
the time of the first shock the mayor and
a number of his family were likewise
startled by the shock.
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Nntina to Tax-PaYers.

All persons who have not paid their
school tax for 1891 will have costs added
after January lst.
J. NJ. HUNTINGTON,
Dec. 9, 1891. School Clerk.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-10-14

and by little narrow path reached the
creek where her brothers boat was
moored
Enoch, who would have laid down
his life for his beloved mistress, quick
ly hoisted the sail and seated himself
upon one Of the thwarts. while Rowena,
with one hand ON the tillcr. guided the
craft out into the inlet. The two voya-
gers plainly discerned the outlines of the
pirates vessels where they lay riding
at anchor, but were themselves unob.
served by any of the buccaneers.
On, on, sped the boat, containing the
brave girl and her duslSy attendant, be-
fore the strengthening breeze Mile
after mile of water was covered until
the heavy swell of the mighty ocean
was felt beneath their keel While
hesitating whether TO head up or down
the coast and just as the first gray
streaks of dawn appeared in the east a
bright line of fire was seen TO shoot up
toward the heavens from the bosom
of the waves, and when high in air
burst into a myriad of sparks.
"A rocket, a rocket, Enoch," ex-
claimed Rowcna. "Pray God it was
discharged from kings frigatc."
1T must be, missus, it must be-"
"Oh, II we had some means to signal
the vessel, whatever it might be, be-
fore 10 passes us" groaned the heroic
maiden.
The negro was quick to think.
Searching through his pockets he found
flint, steel and finder box and with the
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Warts and Tattoo Marks.

Mark Twain writes TO the New York
Sun as follows: i find the following
suggestive dirilict wandering about
the ocean Of journalism
ed give $1,000" said well.to-do
New Yorker the other day, ito have
that mark removed" and he held out
a well-shaped and well-cared for hand.
on the back Of which, between the
thumb and first finger, was tattooed
big blue anchor. when l was lit
tie fool at school. with my head full
OF stories of adventure, my highest
ambition was to 60 to sea. An old
sailor who lived in the village tattoo.
ed about dozen of us on the sly, and
| remember the lies told my mother
as kept my hand done up in rag,
pretending l had cut it, until it had
healed. Then she gave me such
thrashing as broke up my plan, fortu-
nately, of having a fine red and blue
heart done on the other. The disfig-
urement has caused me no end of an
noyance since and has cost me consid-
cradle money for gloves, which al
ways wear winter and summer, though
! detest them in warm weather. But
a man can't wear gloves at the table,
and often at restaurants ] catch peo-
pie staring at my hand and 1 wonder
if they think l have served my term
in the fo'castle of some oyster scow or
lumber schooner"
A tattoo mark is easily removed.
May l drop into personal history ?
When l was small boy I had my
share of warts. / tried in turn the
1868 ways of removing them, but with
out results; indeed, l seemed to get
wartier and -wartier right along. But
at last somebody revealed to me the
369th way, and l tried it. Thus:
drove needle down into the base
ment of the wart; then held the 9TH
er end of needle ia the flame of can
die some little time; the needle be-
came red hot throughout its length
and proceeded to cook the wart. Pres
emily drew the needle out; if it
had white atoms like nits sticking
about its point that wart was done if
the point was clear drove it in again
and cooked till l got those white
things. They were the roets of the
wart. Twenty-four hours later the
wart would become soft and habby,
and 1 removed it with single wipe
of my hand. Where it had been was
a smooth surface now, which quickly
healed and left no scar, within two
days | was wartless and have so re-
NAMED unto this day.
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A Discriminating Bull.

"Saw some fine animals at the fat
stock show" said the passenger from
the West, "and some of 'em looked as
if they knew pretty nigh as much as
man. But on my farm out in Iowy
I've got the knowipgest old bull that
ever walked OH four legs. He's as
ugly as sin, too. / know of two hum
ters he's sent to the hospital. and
guess half dozen book agents and
lightning-rod men he's tbrowed up in
the air and walked on. He's sure
death to book agents and lightning
rod men. But just the week afore /
left home was out in the corn-feld
one day husking. when / saw man a
coming across the pasture. l motion
ed to him TO look out for the bull, but
he didn't see me, and kept coming
right along: / expected to see him
flying up in the air in about three
jerks of a lambs tail, but what dye
suppose that old bull did? Well, sir,
l hope this train will run off the track
and scatter me along through that
ere swamp eff he didn't 60 up to that
man, look him over and do nothing.
No, sir, he never made a move at him,
but acted like an old COW, chewing bis
cud as peacefully and contentedly as
could be. He didn't paw no dirt, nor
shake his head, nor lift his tail nor
nothin'. | was never so surprised in
all my born days."
"But what made him act so peace
fully all of sudden?"
That's queer part of it. That
man coming across the pasture had
owed me 50 for about three years, an
he was coming to pay me, and had
the money in his hand. l tell You it
takes smart bull to discriminate be-
tween lightning-rod agent and a
man coming to pay his honest debts,
but that's just the kind of critter
I've got on my farm out in Iowy."--
Chicago Herald.
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WOOLENS AND WORSTEDS.
The Difference Between tho Fibcrs of the
Two Yarns.

The Difference Between tho Fibcr3 OF the
Two Yarns.
A wooden yarn is soft e luffy,
while worstcd yarn is har' firm,
possessing much grca Jsnsile
strength. In the wooden yarns tho
6bers arc tangled and crossed, and
drawing is avoided as much as possible
In preparing the raw material for spin
ming, so as to leave the natural curva-
ture of the fbers undisturbed AMI afford
the greatest freedom of action to the
telling quality of the wool In worsted
yarns the object is to obliterate the
telling quality and to secure elongation
and parallel arrangement of the fibers.
In the early days of the manufacture
the best results were only attainable
In worsted yarns from long-fibered
fleece. The English woods are COM
monty called combing woods for this
reason, and IL was the possession of
this fleece of an unrivaled quality
which made England the birthplace of
the worsted manufacture, and has kept
II at the front in this process
One of the results of improved ma
chinery has been to remove any dis
tinction between woolens and worsteds
based upon the difference between the
woods employed in the two processes.
Short wool of merino blood can
now be combed as successfully as the
longer staple. The processes of treat
ment, however, continue to differ rad
ically. This difference, as already
seen, is primarily created by the intro
duction of the combiug machine, amin
strumcnt unknown 10 the wool manu-
facturc proper. IS. N. ID. North, IN
Popular Science Monthly.
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aid of these and sulphur-tipped match
he soon started tiny blaze; plucking
his straw hat from his head he ignited
1t, and waving the beacon aloft held it
until the blaze scorched his brawny
fingers.
AS the charred embers fell kissing
into the water fash of light illumined
the scene and the boom of gun pealed
out over the pillows. 1t was the an
swer to their signal, and few mo-
ments later the white sail and black
hull of vessel appeared in the gloam-
ing, and ere Rowena could fully real.
ize her good fortune she found herself
standing on the quarterback of the
royal frigate Pearl and in conversation
with the commander, Lieut.. Maynard.
Quickly she made known TO the gall
liant officer the deadly peril Of her
household.
"Blacls Beard!" exclaimed the lieuten-
ant. 1.-THE man for whom have
searched these seas for months! AS
I'm sailor, this time he shall not es-
cape me! All, that had good pilot
for the inlet! But the lack of one Shall
not deter me from going r. the assist.
ance of your father and b. or"
1t was now light enough Or Rowena
to discern another vessel not far dis
tant. 1t was the Lime, consort to the
Pearl.
Just as the sun began to show itself
upon the eastern horizon both vessels
stood boldly into the inlet, with the
lovely Rowena standing beside the
helmsman of the Pearl, which was the
leading vessel, telling him which
course to pursue.
History tells us how the gallant Eng.
lish tars Ell inferred the fierce bucca-
neers in OcracoalSe inlet and the out
come of the sanguinary battle.
The Joy of the people along the At
lantic seacoast was unbounded when
Lieut. Maynard displayed the head
of Black Beard, the scourge of the
seas, as proof that he had swept the
noted outlaw from the ocean, but his.
tory has not told MS how a brave young
naval officer secured bride.
Clarence j; ncs, second in command
of the sloop of war Pearl, offered his
hand to the fair pilot who had safe.
ly guided their vessels through the in.
tricate channel to meet the foe, and it
was joyous wedding that followed in
the Carlisle mansion, when the wealthy
planter gladly relinquished to his brave
son-in-law and noble daughter that
portion of his wealth of which the blood
thirsty pirate Black Beard would have
deprived him had not the royal frig-
ates been brought to the rescue by
Rowena and turned the tables.
MARITON DOwyING
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WIN. Timmons, postmaster of ldaville,
Ind, writes: Electric Bltters has done
more for me than all other medicines COM
bincd, for that bad feeling arising from
kidney and liver trouble" John Leslie,
farmer and stockman of same place, says:
Find Electric Bitters to be the best kid
ney and liver medicine, made me feel like
a new man. j. w. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town, says: Electric
Bitters Is Just the thing for man who Is
all run down and don't caic whether he
lives or dies, he found new strength, good
appetite and felt like he had new lease
on life. Only SOC q bottle at Field q
Gray's drug store.
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tention of the people on shore, for the
place which the little fleet had Sc
lected for harbor was directly off
large and thrifty plantation.
The negro slaves, more than hun
dred in number, had just quilted their
daily toll and were struggling in from
the fields towards their rude, yet net
uncomfortable quarters that were built
upon the beach, when the somewhat
novel sight met their view.
1t was in the year his, and but a few
vessels in those days passed up and
down through the inlet.
The blacks were iubilant at the
spectacle, for they thought they saw
in the visit of the strangers an oppor-
tunity to turn penny in disposing OF
some of the products of the plantation,
which they well knew how to pilfer
and appropriate to their own use.
Upon the broad veranda Of the
Manor house sat the master, Richard
Carlisle, and beside him stood his
daughter, Rowena, lovely maid Of
some eighteen years. Yet she was the
mistress of the establishment, for the
beloved wife of the planter had passed
away TO another world when the fair
Rowena was but child.
"Those are singular looking crafts,
little one"-remarl1ed Mr.. Carlisle, as
he pointed with his long, ebony staff to
the vessels which were Just swinging
head to the tide. '"rhey are armed,
and that too heavily for merchantmen.
trust God that they be not pirates"
"Why should pirates seek these
waters, father?" asked Rowena. There
is little to tempt the buccaneers to our
shore. Probably they are vessels Of
the king and we are to have n visit
from their officers"-and the maiden's
face lighted up with JOY at the prospect
of something occurring to break the
monotony of plantation life.
1--WE shall soon ascertain their char
acter, for there goes boat in the
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ALpENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
WOMEN ANo oAlLoREN FIRST.

"rhe women aud childrcn nrstr AYE. aye"
Tho pillows were breaking above the deoki
The darkness Hood u the angry sky;
Twas close OF al to tho sinking wreck;
The lilchOat hnd como; the line was out;
Who should sol Who should stay. and await
tho worstt
rhen chocrily, che-gily came tho shout;
'rhc womon aod children nrst !"
when peril "a ncaG but not only taep,
To-day and tomorrow anl an tho days,
Tho tenet il held among nohc iucn,
Whatever their tongue, whatever their places
Where beauty f. rcisnn& 'mong common
henis,
With glow 10 the check, forever burst
Through silence and noises, the same old words'
'The women and children nrst"
Were rearing palace We puild room.
Where the volca OF our dearest, dearest
rings;
We love % adorn d with fruits OF LOOM
with treasures uud gems and beautiful
things;
The carpets are so.i eni the touches low,
And pillows are DE iils la ease immersed;
And all costs money bat then you know
''Ihe women AMI cti dfen first"
Then down with The man OF sordld soul,
Whose fingers are erAsping the worthless
pef,
VINO coNetS lha NO.iN hhd Nouiu uoo tho "nViN
TO enrich his dcnrost-a tainted SELF
May the shelscls 40 gtjAars day by day
Prove worm-cG'en f'ult when the coifeys
burst,
Because he refused - ioas To obey
1.-THE women ana chdr3n tirstF
But long live the nan, or weak, or strong
Tho gentle aud tende ana true OF heart,
Who battles and braves the tides OF wrong,
Who listens and helps in the busy mart;
Who, when danger IS near, and dark the sky,
Repeats the shout for best, for worst:
'sThe women and children nrstl aye, aye
The women and children first!"
David Kallender, In Anne rlcan.
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Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds, upon this
condition. If you are afflicted with
cough, cold or any lung, throat or chest
trouble, and will use this remedy as d.
rected, giving 1t fair trial, and expert
ence no benefit, you may return the bottle
and have your money refunded. We could
not make this offer did we not know that
DR.. Kings New Discovery could be relied
on. 1t never disappolnts. Trial bottle
free at Field & Grays drug store. Large
size soc and ST..
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The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rhcum, fever
Sores letter, chappcd hands, chiIblains.
corns, and all skin ernptions, and positive
ly cures piles, or no pay required Il Il
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Field y Gray Wholesale and
retail druegists' 1o52y1.
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An rveryday IlIustratIon,

johnson scientific bore)--Do you be-
licvc IN unconscious cerebration?
Williamson (wornout) oh, yes. For
instance, / don't believe you know
what you are talking about right now.
-I.sJfa
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Tom--It always strikes mc that your
fianccc Is very cold girl.
Jaclx--My dear fellow. II you paid
for the ice cream she eats you'd think
she had every reason TO be cold.--
Puck.
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water" said the wealthy iandholdc~, as
gig of the sloop that was nearest the
shore was lowered from the davits.
While the father and daughter were
intently watching the rowers they were
joined by woodworking young man
some five years the senior of Rowcna,
and the resemblance between the two
plainly denoted their relationship TO be
brother and sister
Tell me, Herbert, what think you of
those fellows?" asked the father, not
without some sign of anxiety. You
have good idea of things nautical, and
should be able to tell frigatc of the
crown from a numbering merchant
man"
81 am afraid, father" replied Her
bert, without taking his eyes from the
vessels, that in those chaps we shall
find neither one nor the other. They
certainly cannot be honest traders,
they are too ral<ish in build and lofty
of spars for that And were they YES
sells of the king the cross of Saint
George would ere this have been fl6t-
tering from their masthead"
At this speech the planter turned a
quick and inquiring look at mis- son,
who had voiced his own thoughts.
"Can they he slavers?" asked Mr..
Carlisle, anxiously.
"Pcrhars replied Herbert. soberly.
"I}ut In any case" he continued, turn
ing to his sister, ~ shuul,i suggest that
you, dear Eovena. mount your horse,
which saw was standing saddlcd in
the stable as passed. and in company
with Stella, your naii. ride few
miles inland, orcyen IS FAR as the plan.
tation of our nciqhlor lumbar. where
you may play the visitor FOR a day on
two, or until we u.crrtai, he character
of these stranger
why that u > g9S.i three ieagcoa
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State Swamp Land Sale.

MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE.
Lansing, Oct. !, 1891.
Notice is hereby given, that the following de-
scribed Swamp Land, situate in Alpena county,
licensed as Homesteads. which land has reverted
to the State will be restored TO market. at this Of
flee, on the 18th day of November, 1891, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, and will be subject to sale according
TO the form prescribed by law.
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Prison statistics.

Said the superintendent of the Texas
pcnitentiary at Huntvillc to a newly
arrived delegates:
.sYou have the privilege of working
at any trade you prefer"
"Td like to keep on drivin' cattle to
Kansas"
Another gentleman in the same i'm
stitution wanted to be n sailor. Texas
Siftings.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

WI . -, -,
Whereas default has been made in the payment
of the money secured by n mortgage, dated May
list, 1884 executed By George Kelley and Fanny
Kelley, of Alpena county, Michigan to Florence
M. Nj Bardeen which mortgage was recorded IN
the Office of the Register OF Deeds OF the county OF
Alpena in Iiber of Mortgages, on page O., on the
list day of May, A. ID. 1884. And whereas, the sald
MORTGAGE has been duly assigned by the said FLOR.
ence NJ. NJ. Bardeen to Henry Bolton and Donald
McRae, by assignment dated May 10th, 1891, ana
recorded IN the eficc of the Register of Deeds OF
said county of Alpena, May 10th, 1891, IN Liber 4
of Mortgages on page G32, and the same Is now
owned by them. And whereas, the amount claim
ed to be due on said mortgage at the date OF TINS
notice is the sum of one hundred and eighty.one
25-iOO dollars of principal and interest and which
is the whole amount claimed TO be unpaid on said
mortgage and no suit proceeding having been
instituted at law 10 recover the debt now remain
ing secured by said mortgage or any part Thereon,
whereby the power OF sale contained IN sald mort
gage has become operative.
NOW therefore, notice Ia hereby gwen, that ~
virtue of the said power OF SALE SAID mortgage VIII
be foreclosed by u sale Of the premises therein de-
scribed at public auction to the highest bidder, NJ
The Chisholm street front door OF the Court House,
in the city of Alpena in said county OF Alpena on
5h day of November, 1891 at ten o'clock IN the fore
noon of that day, which said premises are desofln
ed in said mortgage, as follows TO wit The north
half of the northwest fractional quarter OF section
two in town thirty-two north OF range eight east,
in the county of Alpena, and State OF Michigan
Dated June lst, 1891. ,,o,ro,,
DONALD McRAE.
DLPEw RUTHERFORD Assignees'
~ Attorneys. lUllWlo
Last insertion Nov T.
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STATE LAND SALE.

MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE.
Lansing, Oct. |, 1891.
Notice is hereby given, that the following de-
scribed Primary School, Agricultural College,
Swamp land situate in Apena county, forfeited for
non-payment of Interest, will be offered for SALE
al public auction at this Office November 18th, 1891
cordng TO law. -....,..
GEO. II. SHAFFER,
Commissioner
No of Deseriptiun Sec. Town. Range
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REMOVED !!

| am now located in the
store recently occupied by
Harrington & Pratt, and will
be pleased to see all of my
friends. | have a fine and
we'll selected stock of
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ROWENA.
A Tale Of the Buccaneers in Olden
Times.

is Paper.l
II L autumnal
setting sun was
tin e ing the
placid waters
Of Ocracoake
inlet with gold,
rs the anchors
of four small
and peculiarly
rugged vessels
uTCppeu 1 L y III
t II G cat-heads
and went to the
b o t t o m; the
rafting of the
chain through
the hawse-pipes
disturbed t h Q
stiffness of the
evening and at
tractcd the at