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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-06-20

The first number was good one for OPEN
ing-a bright selection from an attractive
composer arranged for two pianos. 1t was
played by Miss Main, of Washington. and
Miss Use, of Hyattsville, at one piano, and
Miss Kinney and Miss Canlk, of Sassafras,
at the other. The second number and the
last, bevy choruses by the vocal class, were
beautiful indeed. What could be more beau
tiful than the volume Of pure sweet voices of
schoolgirls, skillfully trained to the harmonies
of delightful songs. The third number, by
Miss Gift, of Sassafras, and the ninth, by Miss
Wolfes, of Annapolis, represented the instru.
mental department, while Miss Wolfes in the
fourth number and Miss Heyde in the eighth
number represented the vocal department.
Surely more could not be expected of school
girls than was realized in the performance of
these young ladies. Their pieces were bright
and sparkling, and were given with credit to
themselves and their teachers. The vocal
duet by Miss Vannort, of Chestertown, and
Miss Franklin, Of Westminster, was much
appreciated. 1t is unnecessary to speak of
the Beethoven number further than to say it
was played by the teachers in order to know
that the rendition was adequate to the selec-
ton. Miss Kinney's solo, the Moszkowski
Gondoliera, was particularly noticeable for
its grace and delicacy, and was indeed charm
ing. The concerto by Miss Main was the
most pretentious of all the selections, and her
admirable technique and artistic finish, sup
plemented by the excellent music of the Sec
ond piano, made this number one of the chief
items Of the program. Miss Blanton, the
vocal teacher, who has made herself and her
department so popular for the last few years,
was to have appeared in two numbers Miss
Blanton is the fortunate possessor of partic-
ularly rich and true voice, and her ability TO
manage voice was shown 10 be not only in
theoretical knowledge, but in the practical
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
The Condor.

Up among the cold white peaks
of the Andes, higher than human
foot has had the daring to tread, is
sometimes seen a dark speck, slowly
circling in the clear air. The speck
gradually descends, and we see that
it is the largest bird of the air, the
condor. It's flight is swifter than
the eagles. Nothing but the dis
lance could have made the condor Of
the Andes seem small and slow Of
wing. Swiftly descending, strong,
cruel, hungry, he fastens his horrid
eye upon some luckless lamb or kid.
Rarely is it able to escape or hide
from it's enemy; successful resist
ance is impossible. The condor can
not carry off its prey in its talons
like the eagle, for it has not the
eagles power Of grasp, and the
sharpness of it's claws is in time
worn off on the hard rocks which
are it's home so, standing upon the
struggling animal with one foot, the
condor kills the poor thing with his
powerful beak and his other foot.
Like many other greedy creatures,
the condor after his dinner becomes
incapable Of flight, and it is only
then he can be approached with
safety; but even now the hunter
must be cautious and strong. A
Chilean miner, who was celebrated
for his great physical strength, once
thought that without weapons he
could capture condor which SEEM
ed unusually stupid after his heavy
meal. The man put forth all his
strength, and the engagement was
long and desperate, till at last the
poor miner was glad to escape with
his life. Exhausted, torn, and bleed
ing, he managed to carry off ~ few
feathers as trophies of the hardest
battle he had ever fought. He
thought that he had left the bird
MORALLY wounded. The other
miners went in search Of the body,
but instead found the bird alive and
erect, tapping it's wings for flight.
If the condor does not reach an
untimely end by violence, it is, &C
cording to all accounts, very, very
long-lived. The Indians of the
Andes believe that he lived for
hundred years.
The condors' homes seem just
suited for birds so ugly and fierce.
They build no nest, but the female
selects some hollow in the barren
rock that shall be large enough to
shelter her from the strong winds
while she is Matching her eggs.
Here, in the midst of a dreadful
desolation, the ugly little condors
begin their cries for food, and, after
they are six weeks old, begin at
tempting to use their wings. The
parents manifest the only good trait
they possess in their care for their
young, feeding and training them
to fly, so that in few months they
are able to hunt for themselves after
the grim fashion Of their elders
st. Nicholas.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
How She Broke Him In.

"Tell ye, stranger" said the old
woman as she sat in the chimney
corner and crushed a fresh coal OF
fire into her clay pipe with the bal
of her third finger, 81 married fel
my secun' husbin' the ferbiddinest
man in the county. He wuz i'll as
bar, as stingy as hog, an the
wust drunkard that ever run moon.
shine still. He wuz low flung an
mean, an lazy an as cowardly as 6
rabbit. ! knowed all this erbou,
him afore l tuck er notion ter yoke
up with i'm"
"How came you to marry such 6
creature as thatp" | asked.
"Jes' through battered fer him an
love an frenship fer his wife,"
"For his wife," | exclaimed in
bewilderment.
"Yes, sab, fer his wife. The mean
critter he'd married my secon' cousin,
Betty Lykins, as sweet an good a
little thing ez ever wuz. She wuz
kind, an good, an lovin' ter every
body. She worshiped that low down
husban' er hers morn she did her
Maker, an he treated 'er wuss than
a descent man would a no count
dog. The little thing he'd no spirit
in 'er. When he'd cuss'n abuse 'er,
insted O. takin' stick an Dustin
his he'd open, she'd jes' set an snuff
an cry. He'd make 'er pillow an
chop all the wood an haul it with
oxen. He'd never think ny work
exceptin' with his jaws-but would
jes' run around with his ole rifle an
houn's, / wuz then a young wilder,
an counted the best lookin' woman
Greater in the whole county. / got
so sorry fer my little cousin tibet /
made up my mind ter help her out.
| went ter her an told my plan,
which wuz for her ter git a divorce
from Sol an let me marry him an
break him in. She listened ter my
scheme, an it pleased her. She left
him at once, an at the next cour,
got a divorce. I'd been a courtin
Of him all the time, an the next day
arter the divorce married him.
! 1.-THE next mornin' arter the wed.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
MORTGAGE SALE.

Whereas, default has been made in the payment
of the money secured by Il mortgage, dated May
1st 1884, executed by George Kelley and Fanny
Kelley of Alpena county, Michigan, TO Florence
III. Nj. Bardeen, which mortgage recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds of the county of
Alpena, in Liber of Mortgages, on page Ca on the
LIST day of May, A. ID. 1854. And whereas, the said
mortgage has been duly assigned by the said Flor
ence NJ. NJ. Bardeen to Henry Bolton and Donald
McRae, by assignment dated May 18th, 1891, and
recorded IN the office of the Register of Deeds of
said county of Alpena, May 10TH 1891, in Liber 4
of Mortgages, on page 632, and the same is now
owned by them. And whereas, the amount claim
ed TO be due on said mortgage at the date of this
notice, is the sum of one hundred and eighty-one
25l00 dollars, of principal and interest," and which
is the whole amount claimed to be unpaid on said
mortgage, and no suit or proceeding having been
instituted at law, to recover the debt now remain
ing secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof
whereby the power of sale contained in said mort
gage has become operative.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of the said power of sale, said mortgage will
be foreclosed by sale of the premises therein de-
scribed at public auction to the highest bidder, at
the Chisholm street front door of the Court House,
in the city of Apena, in said county of Alpcna, on
9th day of November 1884, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of that day, which said premises are describ-
ed in said mortgage, follows, to wit: The north
half of the northwest fractional quarter of section
two, in town thirty north of range eight east,
in the county of Alpena and State of Michigan.
Dated June LIST, 1891.
HENRY BOLTON.
DONALD McRAE.
DEPEw & RUTHERFoRD Assignees
Attorneys. 10i4w13
Last insertion Nov. A..
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

din teached him his fust lesson.
When daylight cum he growled out
It's erbout time ye wuz a pullin'
outen hur an maxim fire. Thet
wuz what | wuz. a-waitin' fer. |
never sed word, but quietly work.
ed my knees up toward my chin. |
then turned my he'd up toward the
wall an Strengthened myself. Ker-
wallip went Soils hundred an eighty
pounds of meat an bones on the
floor! 1t wuz orful cold, an he YELL
ed wuss than a painter wen he
struck the floor! He tried ter climb
back in the bed, but | reached up
an shot my heel agin' his mouth!
/ then flew out an grabbed sour
wood club | he'd provided purpose,
an begun to hammer him. beat
him till he wuzn't able ter navergate
fer month! Wen he got well, he
wuz another man entirely. A hor-
net couldn't er sting him enough to
make him mad. | then applied fer
a divorce, got it on gineral principles
sab, an then | tooksa horse whip in
one hand, an Soils hand in my tuth-
er, an led him back ter poor little
Betsey! She kissed him an cried
over him. He kissed 'er an cried
with JOY an sed : Betty, ye don't
know how glad | am ter git back
from the penitentiary." They are
Twin happy naw.-Detroit Free
Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens that for
years we have been selling DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklin's Arnica
Salve and Electric Btters, and have new
er handled remedies that sell as well, or
that have given such universal satisfac-
ton. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, and we stand ready to
refund the purchase price, If satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popularity
purely on their merits. Field q Gray,
druppists
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

to il, but there are lots in ahead of
you. You'll have TO wait your turn
"Would you believe it, that rascal
made up every berth in the car be-
fore he made up ours. Had /, when
requesting him to make up the berth,
slipped quarter into his hand, you
would have seen the alacrity with
which he would have done what
asked. We would have been TO sleep
half an hour at least before it was
possible for us to turn in. | knew
that very well, but thought would
have the fun of keeping him in sus-
pense concerning his tip as long as l
could.
"Well, we went to sleep and the
darkey had all night to rue the fact
that he had passenger on board that
wasn't going to tip him.
"On getting up the next morning l
found that my shoes were very indif-
ferently polished, but | thought l
wouldn't say anything about it. l
went to the toilet room, washed and
dressed, but my brave porter never
offered to dust me off or render me
the least assistance in enabling me to
look trim and neat.
"At last l thought to myself, This
thing has gone far enough I had
better give him his tip and see what
the result will be. Well, l slipped
him fifty-cent piece, and you never
saw a more astonished looking dapleey
in your life when he first caught sight
of the coin in his own hand. His
manner changed from that moment.
He was all obsequeousness and anxiety
to help.
az say, boss, my brush must have
been damp when 1 polished your
Shoes he said. They don't shine
very good. Come back here and let
me give them another shine
"All right I said. 60 ahead and
l will follow you. AS l did so l
noticed that in passing my berth he
picked up my little boys shoes that
he hadn't before touched at all. Well,
he put on a patent-leather shine on
both. He welted me from head to
heels with his broom till not a speck
of the dust that had been accumulat-
ing for three weeks remained on my
garments, and he turned me out OF
his hands as tidy as dude.
"'Say, boss he remarked after a
while. Il have got some things here
that / found in the aisle last night
near your berth. Are they yours !?
And opening locker he took from il
a bunch of keys, a little ivory foot
rule and some other odds and ends
that l had carried in my pants peck.
ct. How he got them l don't to this
day know. 1t may be that they slid
out of my pocket as I lay on the berth
or he may have picked my pocket
while was asleep for all l know
Of this have always been sure, how
ever, that / would never have got one
of those things back had it not beer
for that fifty-cent tip.
"Look here, SAM said after q
while, you didn't expect that tip, now
did your
"He grinned from ear to ear as he
replied: well, now, to tell you the
truth, boss, 1 was a little scarcey
about it. You see, you were little
tough looking before l busted you off
My sight is beginning to fail me and
wasn't able to..see the gentleman under
the dust
THAT is but one experience.
could relate to you fifty.like it to show
that it is hopeless to get along smooth
ly through this world without tipping
your way as you go."-Chicago Post
|
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
Tipping a Necessary Evil.

do / believe in tips?" exclaimed
the travelling passenger agent of one
of the trunk lines running out Of
Chicago as he was giving small
company the benefit of his experience
as to how to travel with the least in
convenience and discomfort. "Well,
you may just bet your bottom dollar
l do. l believe in them thoroughly
and believe a great variety of things
about them. / believe, for instance,
that they are one of the most blankety.
blank-blank outrages that we're ever
foisted upon any people.
ut is not very long ago since ]
took trip out to Yellowstone Park.
| had my wife and little boy along
and we had splendid time. We
made up our minds to rough it while
we were gone, and to throw all con.
ventionalities aside for the time being
and to think of nothing or care for
nothing, but taking the most out Of
our holiday.
Dust-stained and travel-worn we
reached Denver, but hadn't time to
stop there long enough to tidy up q
bit. We had to leaye by the next
train. In our sleeping-car we found
a big, burly negro as porter. He was
as cunning and as surly-looking as he
was big, and l made up my mind that
he would be rather tough kind of a
fellow to get into squabble with.
1--WE were all tired and as soon as
the hour warranted me in asking him
to make up our berths for US l did
so.
"'All right, boss he replied in no
amiable tone of voice. I'll make up
] your berth as soon as can get around
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
BuclkIcn's ArnIca saIve

The best salve In the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box
For sale by Field & Gray wholesale and
retail druggists. 099y1.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
MICHIGAN MINING SCHOOL.

A State School of Mining Engineering, giving
practical instruction in Drawing, Physics, Mechan-
ical and Electrical Engineering, Shop-practice,
Surveying, Mining, Mineralogy, Photography, De-
ology. ETC. Has summer schools in surveying shop
practice and field geology. Laboratories, shops
catalogue Apply to the Director, Houghton, Michi-
gan. 10i5m2
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
P. H. Ballard & Co.,
Produce, Commission Merchants and Shippers
IL s. Desplnins st. Chicago, Ill,

Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Apples, Hops,
Beans, Poultry, Corn, Barley, Wool
Wheat, Beeswax. Honey, M. Sugar
Tallow, Lard, Lambs, Mutton, Veni.
son, Wild Game, Dried Fruits, Pota-
toes, Hay, Cider, Vinegar, Furs, On
ions, Tobacco, Grain, Feathers, Pop
corn, Broom-corn, Seeds, etc.
$4,000 tons Live Poultry Wanted
Also 10000 Dozen Eggs,
Will pay cash or sell on commission
Send for daily market prices.
l026m6
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
MORTGAGE SALE.

Henry Kruhoeffer and Marguerite Kruhoeffer,
his wife, executed mortgage TO Fred'k William
Wendt, dated July 23d, 1885, and recorded in
the Office of the Register of Deeds of Alpena
county, on July 25th, 1885, in Liber of Mortgages
on page 3il. 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 $14l67.
Notice is hereby given that the mortgaged prem
ises will be sold at the Chisholm street front door
of the Court House, in the city and county of AL
pena, Mich, the Goth day OF September, 1884, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, viz: The east half ~
of the northwest quarter "a, also the west half III
of the northwest quarter en- both in section thir-
ty-one 1911, township thirty t30 north, of range
seven ri east, State of Michigan.
Dated June 20, 1891.
FRED'K WILLIAM WENDT,
@. w. BERTcH. Mortgagee,
Attorney for Mortgage.
First insertion July last, Sept %.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MOTHERS DEAR HANDS.


There's pair of dear hands that from mornin 9
till night
Unaided are toiling TO make the homo bright;
Propelled by duty no WEAKNESS smothers
Those dear, homely hands ever busy are mothers
Long ere we awaken those dear hands commence
To labor for Us with love that's intense;
Long after we rest from the cares of the day
Those dear, tired hands are still working away.
They go in the kitchen--before them arise
That sweet homemade bread and cakes, puddiDgs
and pies;
And only such cooking is known to the few
AS mothers dear hands can so daintily do.
They go in the bedroom confusion is there.
Because We have scattered our things everywhere
Those dear hands, with patience and often with
pains.
Rest not until order and cleanliness reigns.
They go in the sewing room vainly they try
To lessen the mending piled ever so high,
For no one, not father himself understands
The burden that's placed on one pair Of dear
hands
In sickness our mothers dear hands we have felt
AS she by our cribside so anxiously knelt;
How gentle how tender their touch All, nc
others
Could sOothe away pain like those dear hands OF
mothers
Yes mothers dear hands have plenty 10 do;
Though constantly striving they'll never get
through,
Till some day, alas folded still on her breast
In peace and forever those dear hands may rest
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
DROBATE ORDER.

State of Michigan, County of Alpena, ss.
Notice is hereby given, that by an order of the
Probate Court, for the county of Alpcna, made on
the 10th day of September, 1889, six months from
that date were 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 20 present
their claims TO said Probate Court at the Probate Of
flee in the city of Alpena for examination and allow
ance, CT before the 10th day of March next there
after and notice of hearing claims against said
estate has been published or in any manner given,
no time was fixed for creditors TO have their claims
allowed, and creditors have had no opportunity to
have their claims considered by said Court, and by
an order OF said Court, made on the Goth day OF
July, 1891, the time in which claims may be pre-
sentcd 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 l4th day of September, and on Thursday,
the 10Th day of October 1891 next at ten o'clock In
the forenoon of each of those days.
Dated July 10Th, 1891.
"a true copyl GEO. NJ. SLUSSER,
10l3w5 Judge of Probate.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
MORTGAGE SALE.


Whereas, default has been made in the payment
of the money secured by mortgage, dated the
25th day of March, in tie year one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight executed by James
Trodden and Catherine Trodden, his wife, TO Henry
Bolton and Donald McRae, partners comprising
the firm of Bolton a. McRae, which said mortgage
was recorded in the Office of the Register OF Deeds
of the county of Apena, in liber one of mortgages
on page 376, on the 10Th day of April IN The year
1878. And, whereas, the amount claimed to be due
said mortgage at the date OF this notice, is the
sum of sixteen hundred and one and 5-10Oths dol
lars of principal and interest, which is the whole
amount claimed to be unpaid on said mortgagei
and no suit or proceeding having been instituted
at law, TO recover the debt secured by said mort
gage or any part thereof, whereby the power OF
sale contained in said mortgage has become opera
tive;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that by
virtue of the said power of sale, and in pursuance
of the statute in such made and provided, the
premises therein described nj public auction, TO the
highest bidder, at the Chisholm street front door
of the Court House, IN the city of Alpena in said
county of Alpena, and State OF Michigan, on the
10th day of September 1884, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon of that day, which said premises are de-
scribed in said mortgage as follows: All those
certain pieces or parcels of land situate in the
county OF Alpena, State of Michigan, and describ-
ed as follows, to.wit: Lot number six (6l and the
southwest quarter of the northeast quarter OF
section one ~, in town thirty t30 north, of range
nine 90 east, together with the buildings and ap-
HENRY BOLTON,
DONALD McRAE,
Dated, June 10Th, 1891. Mortgages.
DEPEw q RUTHERFORD,
Attorneys. 1896
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02
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be pleased to see all of my
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-09-02

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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-10-23
The uorse Trniner,s WORK.

How many people who sit IN the
grand stand and see horse run or
trot a mile, says the Turf Field and
Farm, give thought to the anxious
hours devoted to the preparation OF
the animal for the struggled The
trainer has for weeks and months been
up early in the morning and watched
over his charge all day and during the
night and he has asked himself a
thousand times. what the result will be.
Will victory come to him or wiz de-
feat bend him to the dust? The spec
tator is only alive to the rush and dash
of the moment. He knows but little
of the long and weary days OF prepare
ton and he dismisses the fight OF
speed as something which filed up
merely a brief pause in his life,
which gratifed a passing fancy. II
the spectator could be induced to
think OF all the hours OF toll and ankle
ty probably he would be more genec-
Gus in his applause for the winner and
fuller Of charity for the beaten. The
orange which bends the supporting
branch does not ripen in day. The
first stages are bud and flowers. It's
growth is typical in measure Of the
development of the horse.