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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19
DRoBATE ORDER.

State of Michigan, County Of Alpena, So.
Notice is hereby given, that by an order OF the
Probate Court, for the county of Alpena, made on
the 10th day Of September, 1889, six months from
that date allowed for creditors TO present their
claims against the estate of John A. Kelly late OF
said county, deceased and by said order all cred
itors of said deceased were required to present
their claims TO said Probate Court at the Probate of
fec in the city Of Alpena for examination and allow
ance before the 10th day of March next there
after: and no notice of hearing claims against said
estate has been published OF in any manner given
no time fixed for creditors to have their claims
allowed, and creditors have had opportunity to
have their claims considered by said Court, and by
an order of said Court, made on the 10Th day OF
July. 1891, the time in which claims may be pre-
sented TO and heard by said Court, has been ex-
tended three months from said last named date, and
such claims will be heard before said Court on Mon
day, the 14th day of September, and on Thursday,
the 29h day OF October 1884, next, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon Of each of those days.
Dated July Goth, 1891.
IA true copyj GEO. M. sLUssER,
10l3w5 Judge of Probate.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19

All Camp Supplies at Wholesale Prices.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE MARRIED MAN.

THE MARRIED MAN.
Adown the street the married man,
Starts of with hurried tread,
But from the door witely voice
Calls. "Don't forget the bread"
He smiles and mods, and turns TO go.
That careless married man.
When loud the servant calls him, "Ohl
You haven't got the camp
He mods again, in fretful style.
But pulleih down his hat,
And 10, HE sister. with smile.
p Cries, "Won't you bring my hat 2"
"oh, yes,' he shouts, and truth to tell,
He need not shout 80 loud
But shrill hts son, with stunning yell,
"Theater tickets for the cfowdl"
His daughter from the window high.
Estops him with her call,
She wants fan, pair gloves.
And "a new pink parasol.
He hears no more, lar down the street
His echoing footsteps ay;
And all day long, in measure hest.
He huns "Sweet buy and buy
But when the evening respite brings,
Aud his days toll is done,
Though told TO bring hundred things.
He hasn't got one,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-19
MORTGAGE SALE.

Henry Kruhoeffer and Margarete Kruhoefer,
his wife, executed u mortgage TO Fred'k William
Wendt, dated July 23d, 1885, and recorded in
the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alpena
county, July 25th, 1885, in Liber OF Mortgages.
on page 34i. Default has been made in the condi-
tons of said mortgage no suit or proceeding has
been instituted to collect said mortgage debt or any
portion thereof. There is now claimed to be due
thereon Si41.G7.
Notice is hereby given that the mortgaged prem
Uses will be sold at the Chisholm street front door
of the Court House, in the city and county OF Al.
pena, Mich, the 26th day of September 1851, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, viz: The east half ~
of the northwest quarter also the west half -
Of the northwest quarter "a, both in section thir-
ty-one [S1l, township thirty 800 north, OF range
seven t71 east, state of Michigan.
Dated June 20, 1891
FRED'K WILLIAM wENDr,
G. w. BEnrcH. Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgagee.
First insertion July last, Sept %.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

One of the most precious relics of the
past is a bronze statuette dug up at Her
culaneum in 1851, and thought to be a
copy of the equestrian statue known to
have been made of Alexander the Great
by Lysippus, after the battle of the Gra-
nicus, when statues of all the brave who
fell in this initial victory were made by
the famous sculptor. If it is truly a
copy of Lysippus' work we can judge
from it how the Macedonians managed
their horses in a hand-tO-hand conflict.
The king is shown sitting on blanket
firmly held in place by breast strap
and girth. Without dropping the reins
from his bride hand he grasps this sub
stitute for a saddle at the withers, and
turning full half way to the right and
looking backward, gives a swinging cut
with his sword to the rear, covering as
big an arc of the circle as the best
swordsman who ever sat in saddle.
The statue is full of life and natural
to a degree. If not Lysippus' work, it
| is that of consummate artist. The pO-
sition shows great freedom of movement
on the horse, and a seat strong and elias
tic. That the Macedonians kept their
heels we'll away from the horses TANKS,
or rather that they did not rely on their
heels to cling to him, is shown by their
commonly wearing spurs, a thing the
Indian usually avoids, and the same
habit shows clearly in this piece of art.
Colonel T. A. Dodge in Harper's.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

Although any one may extend an
overhead wire across or along a street, it
does not seem generally known that no
wire may pass over a house without the
permission of the proprietor, even though
the wire be in no way connected with
the house. The owner may, if he pleases,
take them all down, for his freehold ex-
tends from the center of the earth up to
the sky. This is principle that is not
generally understood, but occasionally a
householder is found who knows his
rights and will not allow them to be in
fringed. Such person was the land
lord of a large boarding house on Bea-
con Hill, who made the electric light
company provide bulbs for the lighting
of his dining room in return for the
privilege of stringing wires upon his
roof. Few persons are so well posted in
the law as to know what their rights
are, and it is an object with large corpo-
rations to keep them in ignorance
Boston Courier.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

With steady steps he passes down the street,
Wearing gown whose folds cannot conceal
The massive strength and grace of every limb
And, looking in the clear cut face, you feel
The power of mind. The lips are set by fate,
Deep eyes are steely gray, and wild and free.
You think of him, swathed in the battles mist,
Setting the stars Of brute-won victory.
In sacred offices no sign he makes
That in his veins the fires of passion glow;
That love or hate or leadership of men
Have any place beneath his stole of snow.
Down quiet aisles of the cathedral vast.
Yelled in the light of sacred censers dim,
He slowly leads the clear voiced choristers,
Chanting, in ringing tones, the evening
hymn.
And then, when silence falls. his voice alone
Lifts up, as if some long lost day to greet.
Did sorrow, sin, or love, with careless eyes,
Teach him to sing with voice so true and
sweet?
Who knows the heart of man i? The passing
day
Flashes CLEAN of glory ere it dies;
Above the singer is a golden ray
That seems to bear his voice beyond the skies.
With banners and with lights he passes on;
The pageant fades, another voice is there,
Calling for peace and grace on all the world;
In echoes sweet you miss the earnest prayer.
Filled with the mystery of passing life,
The song still fingers with you, soft and low,
Shilling the strife that mars the tattered heart,
With absolution from its deepest woe.
He bears no burden here, says that one song,
Yet Unborn fame all time and place defies;
You see upon his head the crown of bays,
The leader lives within his piercing eyes.
Perchance he long ago laid down the sword,
Content to leave the path ambition trOd,
And in the army of the holy cross,
afriva in naace IN lead lost sOula IN Cod
Samuel Williams Cooper in Philadelphia
Press.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
Care of the Hair.

The hair, like every other portion Of
the human frame, if uncared for will go
to waste and eventually drop out. This
is due to a splitting of the ends of the
hair, so that the interior oil duct which
nourishes the half rs exposed, and the
natural nourishment of the hair runs to
waste, overfows upon the head, forming
dandruff, which impedes the growth of
the hair Just as much as the tares among
wheat. The best means to prevent this
is a strengthening of the hair, and this
can easily be accomplished by frequent
cutting and the use of salt water and
vaseline
Have you ever noticed what bushy
hair seafaring men have? Did you ever
see a bald sailor? 1t is because their
hair is in constant contact with the in
MIGRATING salt air, and is often wet with
salt water. A good tonic Of salt water
should contain teaspoonful of salt to a
tumbler of water, and should be ap
piled to the hair two or three times g
week. The effect at the end of a month
will be surprising. --American Spectator
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

A story is told of DR.. Crosby in The
Evangelist which that gentleman used
to relate himself. His house was once
entered by a burglar, whom the doctor
himself captured. and who was sentenced
to twelve years imprisonment. But for
three years the minister kept up CORE
spondence with the convict, converted
him, secured his pardon, and later had
the satisfaction of seeing him become a
prominent and respected citizen in a
distant town and blessed with a wife
and child.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
Street Car omcials Want No Nickels.

eve have boycotted the Nickel" says
a Chicago street railway official. I'VE
refuse to permit street car conductors to
turn in more than four nickels apiece at
the end of their days work About
half of the passengers pay their fares in
nickels, and if these coins were turned
in to the company's Golfers we would be
hopelessly deluged with them, and few
days would practically retire the nickel
from local circulation. And how could
we handle the bushels and bushels of
coin? No bank would accept the money
except as special deposit held for safe
keeping In short, the only way we can
handle the nickel is to follow the
example of the Irishman with the hot
potato-drop it. So we refuse to accept
nickels from our employees, and it is
their duty to unload upon the passengers
all the nickels that are paid in for
fares. New York Tribune.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
Whore cold Comes From.

The gold taken from the river bars
was mostly in the form of scales resem-
bling cucumber seeds, and of varying
size. 1t was most plentiful on the bed
rock and in q few inches of soil above it,
though sometimes three or four feet of
earth would pay to wash. Where the
bed rock was hard the miner cleaned it,
for a shovelful of dirt might contain a
few dollars in small particles. Where the
bed rock was soft shale or slate on edge
the miner picked away an inch or SO
and washed it, as frequently the scales
were found to be driven quite thickly
into the crevices. When the ground was
very rich the rocker was cleaned of gold
every hour or Soc. J. Waite in Cent
urY.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
MINING n ta4a.
How Rocker Separating Was Carried on

How Cocker" Separating Was Carried on
in Pioneer Days in California.
The most expensive instrument of the
early miner was the rocker, which,
though simple in construction, cost In
the mines from fifty to a hundred dol
lars. In general appearance it was not
unlike baby's cradle as used by our
grandmothers and as still seen on the
frontier. 1t consisted of fiat bottom
with two sides that hared outward, and
an end board at the head, while the foot
was open save rifle about an inch and
a half high at the bottom to catch the
gold that might pass another rifle across
the bottom near the middle. At the
head of the cradle was hopper about
eighteen inches square, with perforated
sheet iron bottom or wire screen. I'm
der this was an apron, or board, sloping
downward toward the head. Two sub
stantial rockers under the whole COM
pleted the simple machine which gave to
the world millions of dollars
The modus operandi may be described
as follows: Two sticks of wood hewn ON
the upper side were imbedded at the
rivers brink, one four inches lower than
the other, ON which the rockers were to
rest, thus securing a grade in the ma
chine to facilitate the outward flow of
the water and sand. Two miners usual
ly worked together as partners. One
shoveled the earth into the rocker, while
the other, seated on bowlder or block
of wood, dipped the water from the riv-
er and poured it upon the earth in the
hopper with one hand, all the time rock
ing with the other. When the earth
was thoroughly washed, he rose, lifted
the hopper from its place, threw out the
stones and gravel, replaced it, and thus
the work went on. AS the ground about
the rocker became exhausted to the bed
rock, recourse was had to the bucket
and the earth was carried sometimes G
few rods, making laborious work for the
miner.
To keep the rocker going another hanC
would be employed to carry earth, an(
each would carry two buckets at time
Hard work of this kind suggested i'm
provements in mining. At noon the golC
and black sand collected above the rifle
were taken up on a scraper and throw
into the pan, which was carried to tn
river and carefully washed to remove a
far as possible all but the gold. TIL
yield of the forenoon was carried 10 tn
camp, dried over a blaze, the dry san,
blown out and the gold weighed in scale
or guessed at, and poured into the part
nership purse and deposited under tn
bed or anywhere else out of sight.-Cent
ury.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

At a meeting of the Royal Botanical
society the secretary brought to the mo-
tce OF members a portion of large pop-
lar lately blown down in the gardens
showing network of roots running al.
most round the trunk, between the bark
and wood, at some distance from ths
ground The plant had apparently de-.
rived Its nourishment not frora the soil
put y, nom =, the decaying portions, Of itself.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

The best way to examine the color Of
a sample of water is to place the liquid
in long tube closed at each end by a
plate of glass. While one extremity Of
the tube is directed to the source of
light, the color is noted at the other. By
using the same tube for a series of water
samples, it will be possible thus to get
properly comparable results.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

Five-year-old ROsamond, whose father
is very clever at making charades, was
seated at dinner one day when several
guests were present. They were all Civ
ing conundrums when the little girl
quietly said, Papa, 1 have one" "Well,
my child, what is it?' "Why is the
bark of tree like a dead KITTEN" The
answer: because it can't new" was
greeted with roars of laughter.-New
York Tribune.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
A Horse with Eight Feet.

There is a horse on James McCloud's
farm in South Dakota which has eight
feet, otherwise it is perfectly formed in
every respect. Not until the fetlocl
joint is reached in the descent from the
shoulder to the foot is there any differ
ence between this horse and any other.
At the pastern joint, however, the branch
begins, and two perfectly formed hoofs
are found on each Of the four legs.-St.
Louis Republic.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

Old sight-presbyopia- at about
the age of forty. 1t is first noticed by
the tendency to hold the paper further
off. The glasses should not enlarge the
letters, but simply render them clear
and natural at the ordinary reading dis
lance. Whatever the ocular defect, the
proper glasses should be obtained as soon
as it is discovered.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
Bread must moi be- broken into th

Bread must not be broken into the
soup, nor the soup plate tipped, as the
last mouthful must not be devoured.
Soup must be taken from the side of the
spoon, not from the end. A whole slice
of bread or biscuit or muffin should not
be buttered at once. 1t should not be
cut, but should be broken off in small
pieces, and bit of butter put on as they
are eaten, one by one.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

There are few intelligent men and
women of our day who are not connected
with some charitable or reformatory or
other philanthropic institution as man
ayers or trustees or members of commit
tees, or who are not active workers in
some organized form of benevolence.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
Whistled to Death.


It is alleged that for a generation the
people of Alexandria, Va, have been
afflicted with the whistling distemper.
It has often puzzled the good people of
Alexandria to know why General Albert
Pike changed his place of residence from
this place to Washington few years
ago. His residence at the corner OF
Cameron and st. Asaph streets was one
of the incest in this town. He had his
magnificent library there, and when q
few years ago he announced that he had
determined to remove to Washington
many were the conjectures as to the
cause of the move, and many were the
causes assigned.
Only few days before his death the
matter was cleared up. In a converse
ton with a gentleman from this city the
general was asked why he had left thii
city for Washington, and his reply wa
because ''the Alexandria people whistle
too much."-Cor. Richmond Dispatch.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30


at is just o'clock, =" remarked a gen.
tleman who was standing on the steps Of
the Astor House.
''No, it is not" said a friend who stood
there with him looking at watch. ''My
watch makes it quarter after 4, and /
only had it set yesterday"
A bet was made between the two
friends as to what the hour was. 81
know it's just o'clock, because here is
DR.. Norvin Green, the president of the
Western Union Telegraph company, and
he always gets here at o'clock to the
minute" said the first speaker.
An investigation as to the hour was
made and it was found that it was lust
exactly o'clock, as any one who is
acquainted with the movements of DIR
Green would certainly have known, If
ne is well or in the city he very seldom
deviates a minute in the time that he
reaches the Astor House. He ALWAYS
leaves his Office in the Western Union
Building at 1855 o'clock p. m. and strolls
leisurely up to the Astor House.
The regularity with which he reaches
this place every day has become a hobby
with him and he prides himself upon it.
de says that all his movements have the
same clock-like precision as does his
appearance at the hotel. He is so SURE
that he will never be much out of the
way that he has an understanding with
a number Of people who frequent the
Astor House that they can always expect
him to treat il he is ever five minutes
out Of the way in his arrival, unless he
should be sick or out Of town or on days
when there is a directors meeting Of the
Western Union. York Recorder
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
ENGLISH
MELTON
BOX
OVERCOATS

Absolutely COLD and
MOISTURE proof. Never
wear Threadbare; always
look neat and dressy.
The cloth in these coats
was made expressly for us
in England, and there is
nothing in this country to
equal it.
The prices range fro
$1,000 to S33 90. Single
or Double Breasted. Silk
Lined or Cashmere Lined.
Strapped Seams or Tapped
Seams.
A good deal depends
upon knowing where you
can get the best and mosl
for your money.
1.-THE judgment, ability
and experience of sc years
would be of any advan
tage to you, call on us.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

First Boy-My ma is educated. She
has "Ecce Homo" in the original.
Second Boy-PshaWl that's nothing,
Mine has eczema in the arm. Journal
Of Education.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

Be,Uare of limitations, dilutions, and sub
stitutes of DIR. Pierce's genuine medicines, Of
fered at what pretend to be "cut prices"
For the genuine, there's one price, and only
one price-but, they're guaranteed. They're
the cheapest medicines you can buy at any
price, for if they fail to benefit or cure, you
have your money back. You pay only for
the good you get.
To prevent fraud and imposition by I'M
principled dealers, these genuine guaranteed
remedies are now sold only through druggists
authorized as agents, and always at these
long established prices:
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery flor
the Liver, Blood and Lungs), $l.0O. DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription flor woman's
weaknesses and ailments Sl.OO. Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets flor the liver, stomach and
bowels), % cents:
Refuse all medicines purporting to be DR..
Pic:ce's offered at any other prices. Suspic-
ion naturally and rightfully attaches to them.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
TwO Bottles Cured Her. Y

CARROLL, Iowa. July, 1889.
l was suffering 10 years from shocks in my
head, so much so that at times l didn't expect
to recover. l took medicines from many doc
tors but did not get any relief Hntl took Pastor
Koenig's Nerve Tonic. The second dose relieved
me and bottles cured me. s. w. PECK.
HARRIsvILLE, Pa, March, 1891.
We began using Pastor KOenigs Nerve Tonic
for our l4-year-old daughter who had had cpl
leptic fits since she was years old over o year
ago with but little hope Of any good as we had
been SO often disappointed in other remedies,
but soon after using this medicine she began to
get better, and We hope that any and all afflict-
ed with this terrible disease will try your won
derful remedy. 1 recommend your medicine to
every one affected with any nervous d6iictiOn
iOhGtsUeT 81. s. BINGHAM.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

1.-THE use Of 'Castoria is so universal and
its merits so well known that it seems work
Of supererogatiOn to endorse il. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York City.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

Dickens home, Gad's Hill place, is
great object of interest to Americans in
London. It is now Improperly of Fran
els Law Latham, and remains just as II
was when the novelist died.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

"Castoriaiss so well adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30
CAS-:
for Infants and Children.

CastOria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoa. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d.
geStion,
Without injurious medication
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continue to
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDWIN F. PARDER, NJ. D.,
"The Winthrop, 125th Street and eth Ave-,
New York City.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

TIE cr,rAua COMPANY. n MURRAY STREET, NEW YOnE.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1891-12-30

Harassed Father-My boy, your tastes
will be your ruin. Nothing seems too
expensive for you. This thing has got
to stop,
Hayward Son Qanguidly)-Can't do it,
governor; must keep right on. Going to
marry the dearest girl in the world
Pittsburg Bulletin.