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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-29

Wisely I forbore, ana commenced TO
limb up IN the direction Of the street
'ailing. The inequalities In the wood.
york and my light weighs favored me.
The next instant my hand grasped the
ron. drew myself up until my head
nuched the stone coping, and planting
ny feet upon the ornamented finish of
he fence, ! worked my way along tho
street.
II was no nearly two In the morn.
ng. and am satisfied that ! should
AVE reached your door in safety II I had
aot In turning the corner, had the mis-
fortune to be espied by o policeman.
This man, as you know, seeing mo
standing on my head, thought me ma
aiac. He called up another policeman,
and despite my entreaties was carried
81 10 the station. Being turned around
what they thought was the right way,
despite my attempts at explanation, In
The hands OF these igncramnses, narrow.
~ escaped ufiocation. Conducted to the
police station, thoy threw nae into q cell,
where foil with such forco against the
selling that lost my senses. When
restored to consciousness two hours
later I found myself sitting up on the
door The influence OF Perigo had
passed. was again subordinate to tho
law OF terrestrial gravity.
This, my dear Mons. Barbierre. is o
brief outline Of my adventures. To you,
who know my family history and tho
vindictiveness OF my wife's relatives,
make this confession. As a man who
reveres the truth and knows the incre-
dulity Of the public, you will see the
futility Of stating the exact facts in the
case. should never be believed.
Worse, should ! publish what I have
here written, I should undoubtedly be
sdjudged insane.
beg OF you to oxert therefore, your
lnsxhaustible ingenuity in rescuing
your brother soien tist from his present {
predicament without betraying his
secret Do this and forever deserve
the gratitude Of your devoted friend,
JULES BARTRAUD.
Austyn Granville, in Chicago Journal
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WORMS AS SOIL.TIlLERS.
The Wonderful Work They Perform In
Wet Africa.

The Wonderful Work They Perform In
Wet Africa.
The Kew Bulletin contains report by
Mr. Alvan Millson, the Assistant Coll
onial Secretary Of Lagos. on Yorubaland.
the native territory adjacent to Lagos.
After describing the wasteful system Of
cultivation employed by the natives
and the wonderful rapidity with which
the soil RECEIVERS from 1t, he says the
mystery is solved In q simple and un.
expected manner during the dry season.
The whole surface of the ground be.
ueath the grass is seen TO be covered by
rows of cylindrical worm casts. These
vary In height from quarter of an
inch to three inches, and exist In as.
tonishing numbers 1t Is in many
places impossible to press finger upon
the ground without touching one. For
surface OF the soil, closely packed. up
light, and burned by the sun into rigid
rolls Of hardened clay. The rain ulti-
nately breaks them down into O fine
powder. rich In plant food and lending
itself easily to the hoe Of the farmer.
On digging down the soil Is found to be
arilled in all directions by countless
multitude OF worm drills, while from
thirteen iches to two feet in depth the
worms are found in great numbers in
The moist subsoil. Having carefully re.
moved the worm casts of one season
from two separate square feet Of land
It considerable distance from one an.
other. and chosen at random, Mr. Mill.
son found the weight to DO ten and
thrse-a uarters pounds, in thoroughly
Try state. This gives q mean Of over
6vs pounds per square foot and o total
81 not less than 80. f89 tons OF subsoil
brought TO the surface on each square
mile of cultivabls land in the Yoruba
country every year. This work goes on
nncessingly year after year. and to the
antiring labors of Its earthworms this
part Of West Africa owes the livelihood
81 its people. Where the worms do
sot work tho Yoruba knows that it Is
useless 70 make his farm.
Estimating one square yard OF dry
,arth by two feet deep rs weigbin half
ton. there 10 an annual movement OF
,arth per square yard OF the depth Of
TWO feet amounting to not less than
.orty.Ave pounds. From this it appears
hat every particle OF earth In each
son Of soil to the depth Of two feet is
brought 70 the surface once In twentv.
even years. II seems more than prob.
.bls that the comparative freedom Of
his part Of West Africa from dangerous
nalarial fevers is due In part at least to
he work Of earthworms In ventilatinR
IND constantly bringing to the surface
he soil In which the malarial germs
ive and breed. From specimens which
Mr. Millson has sent home IL appears
that the worm belongs TO new species
" the genus siphonogastsr.--N. Y. Sun.
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Adapted for the Jonah Business.

Madly few the sleigh over the
trackless prairies. It needed not the
lash that the frantic driver was using
with oil his energy to urge the horses
to the top of their speed. The blood
curdling howls of the wolves that
grew momentarily nearer and nearer
lent wings to the painting animals and
they tore along over the weary wastes,
every muscle strained to their utmost
and every nerve quivered, their nos
trils dilated, their eyes starting from
their sockets and long trails of fimsy
vapor from their steaming bodies fol-
lowing in their wake.
Comrades" said one of the men in
the sleigh, rising up, pale, with the
iron resolution written in every line
of his face, "the wolves are gaining
upon us. In FIVE minutes more, un.
less they are checked, we are all lost.
IF we had 10 minutes we could reach
that farmhouse yonder, hut we cant
do it. There is only one hope. One
Of us must sacrifice for the others.
Farewell !"
Before they could stop him he had
thrown himself out of the sleigh and
disappeared.
On few the horses. The sleigh re-
lieved of the weight Of the braye man
who had voluntarily offered himself
as a sacrifice to the bloodthirsty ami
mails to save the lives of his friends,
went perceptibly faster. A few
minutes later and they dashed into
the yard surrounding the little farm.
house. They were saved
But how had it Jared with that
dauntless, unsel6sh man?
Will it be believedi The gaunt,
hungry wolves diverted from the
pursuit of the sleigh had no sooner
surrounded him than they seemed to
regard him as friend. They smelt
Of him, fawned upon him with every
demonstration of delight, and one of
the boldest of them, evidently the
leader, offered him his paw as if to
shake hands with him. looked at the
sleigh, now too far away to be over.
taken, shook his head slowly, turned
about and trotted away, followed by
all the rest. The fierce, bloodthirsty
wolves had recognized in this man a
kindred spirit.
He was plumber and real estate
agent combined !-Ex.
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EFFECTS OF POISONS.
soicntiho Examination Dan Always De.
tset Their Presence.

koacntido Examination Dan Always De-
tset Their Presence.
According to DR.. William n. Greene,
81 the University Of Pennsylvania, tho
most painless poison Is probably NOR
phia or some similar narcotic. Second,
hydrocyanic or prussic acid Is the most
rapidly fatal Of al! poisons in Its ao-
uon. Third, chemical and physiolog.
ioal tests may now be applied with such
certainty to detect poison in food and
drink, and in the human body after
death, that II scientific examination and
judicial inquest be possible. the admin.
istration Of almost any poison Is at.
tended with the risk Of possible detco-
ton.
1.-THE poisons which would be most
Likely to escape detection would b
those most closely resembling the
ptomaines Of poisonous fungi. do not
believe, however. that there exists
poison, or that one can exist that could
not DO positively identified after death
either by the LESSONS produced in the
organs affected, or by the extraction
from the corpse Of the victim OF the
poison itself and by the study OF its
properties
~ do not think that the people Of any
ether age oculd have taught US any
thing In this matter. The crimes OF
the Borgias were wei known at the
tine of their preparation, and the
pofgians were we'll known to be poison.
era. but their power protected them.
Except under conditions that would
now BE- Of very rare almost impossible
occurrence, such murders by poison
could not be perpetrated. A Borgis
would most inevitably be detected. ex.
possd and punished at the present day.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-29
A Powerful Miscroscope.

Charles x. Dalton, instrument
maker, says: R. B. Tolles, of Boston,
now dead, was the greatest maker Of
microscope lenses the world has ever
seen. He once made an object glass
that magni6ed 1900 times. 1t was
the first and only one eyer construct
ed, and it was made as the result of
long controversy with other micros.
copists in regard to the possibility Of
resolving what was known as Nobert's
nineteenth band. Nobert was
Frenchman, who by mechanical ap.
planes ruled on glass parallel lines
at the rate of about 100000 to the
inch. No microscope lens then
made was sufficiently powerful to
count these lines. Mr.. Tolles, as a
result of statements made during the
controversy, started to make an OBJ
jective that should magnify 1900
times. This he succeeded in doing
somewhere about 1874. This object
i've was 1-75th of an inch in diameter
and is about as large as the hole
made in sheet Of paper by the point
of very fine needle. This lens was
afterward sold for $500 to Major
Woodward, in the government EN-.
ploy at Washington, but his bill was
not allowed by the auditor, and the
lens was taken off his hands by one
DR.. Hartman. In turn he sold it to
DR.. Ephraim Cutter. in whose possess
ion it now is. Detectives that magni-
fly 5000 times are rare, and it is a
powerful microscope" that magni6es
even $500 times. These are necess-
airy in archaeological research, and
in testing blood corpuscles to deter
mine, for instance, whether they are
of human blood or not. A local
paper recently told of a Boston physi-
clan who examined the tubercle bacil.
lus with a"powerful" glass that mag
nifed 900 times. Ridiculous You
can't see the consumption bacillus
with an objective that mag mites less
than 1900 times. England is the
great rival Of this country in micro
scope making. France and Germany
are behind. I suppose that sometime
an objective will be made that will
magnify 10000 times. but it will be
a much more difficult task than the
making of telescope glass five feet in
Louis Democrat.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-29
Happy HOOsiers.

VIM. Timmons, postmaster OF 1daville
Ind, writes: Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines CON-
timed, for that bad feeling arising rom
kidney and liver trouble John Leslie,
farmer aud stockman Of same place, says:
Find Electric Btters 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 10
all run down and don't care whether he
lives or dies, he found new strength, good
appetite and felt libp he had new lease
on life. Only Soc bottle At Field d
Gray's drug store.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-29
In Grippe Again.

During the epidemic Of IL grippe last
season DR.. Kings New Discovery for con.
sumption, coughs and colds. proved to be
the best remedy. Reports from the many
who used 1t confirm this statement. They
were not only quickly relieved, but the
disease lett no bad after results. We ask
you to give this remedy trial and we
guarantee that you will be satisfied with
results, or the purchase price will be re-
funded. 1t has no equal In la grippe. or
any throat, chest. or lung trouble. Trial
bottles free at Field d 0rsys drug store.
Large bottles Doc and 81.
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BuckIcn's Arnica Salve.

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.
ly cures piles, or no pay required. IL IL
guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded Price 25 cents pei box.
For safe by Field q Gray Wholesale aud
retail druggists. 9oey1.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-29

The camera that does the work for the
reguss' gallery in New York City, says
the Photographic Times, IL concealed.
The prisoner hangs his head and refuses
10 look up when asked 10 do SO, or shuts
his eyes and distorts his faca The
photographer makes FONT with the
camera In sight, takes out the plate and
sxclaiuns: "oh, pshawl that is spoiledr
or words TO that effect and walks hur-
risdly out OF the room. Tho prisoner
raises his head and looks pleasant
He has outwitted the photographer.
Then the concealed camera gets In ito
hns work and the rogue Is still more
surprised and pleased at being told that
he can 90
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-29

"A Safety Stove--"what caused the
IRE In Brights house this morning7"
Tho explosion of a safety oil stove
that Bright had just invented; and just
about that time Bright had accepted
an offer OF fifty thousand dollars for
the right to manufacture it"--Yankee
Bisds-
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ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR A SILVER WEDDING.


FOR A SILVER WEDDING.
There IS surely vein for the Silver"
Out from the Earth's deop heart
rhe pulse OF It's white.Eot fountains
Rendins the rocks apart
And what so fair as the Silver
Tried by the furnace test.
When the dross no moro DISCUSSES
And IL lies like soul az rest'
And what 80 bright as tho Silver
Aloft on the lighthouse height,
whsn II gathers the rays IN It's bosom,
And sends them far through the night
ana what 30 mighty as silver.
Linking the nations fast
Bearing the image OF Cesar,
TO conquer the world at lastf
And what 30 nne an the Silver
The festal board to grace
With luxury, cheer ana beauty.
Aud mirror each smiling facet!
Oh, Friendship is finer than silver,
And the faoes round the board
Find our hearts better mirror
Than oil OF its aiming hoard
And Love is moro mighty than silver
That bindeth the nations fnsti
For Love holds hearts together,
And its empire still shall last
And Home is brighter than silver.
For II gathers Loves own light
Aud the focus Of its hearth.stonc
Is set on beacon height
And Faith Is tairer than silver;
Tried as silver Is tried
In the furnace OF time end trouble.
Pure shall its peace abide
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-29
MORTGAGE SALE.

MORTGAGE SALE.
Henry Kruhoeher and Margarste Kruhoefer,
hi. wife, executed n mortgage 10 Fred'k William
wendt. dated July Esd, 1885, and recorded in
the Office OF tho REGISTER OF Deeds of Alpena
county, on July 25th, 1885, IN Liber of Mortgages.
lions Of said mortgage, no suit or proceeding has
been instituted 10 collect said mortgage debt any
portion thereof. There Is now claimed 70 be due
thereon sl4l.67
Notice is hereby given that the morgaged prem
ises will be sold at the Chisholm street front door
penn, Mich on the 2sth day Of September, 1891, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon, viz. The east half ~
Of the northwest quarter ~ also the west half IA
OF the northwest quarter " both in section thir-
ty-one lsil, township thirty tso north, Of range
seven ~ east. State Of Michigan.
Dated June 20, 1891.
FRED'K WILLIAM wENDr.
o. W BERrcH. Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage.
First insertion July last, Sept 20.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
Notes OF Interest Cleaned In the MILE
and Factories.

Notes OF Interest Cleaned In the NILS
and Factories.
Four pots were set yesterday in
Hobbs glass factory.
Block Bros. tobacco factory has had a
new steam whistle added to its equip
ment.
The new factory of the Benwood iron
works is being cleaned out to be used in
storing nails.
Both the steel plants in Benwood are
still idle with no prospect OF an early
resumption of work.
The Standard Bridge and Boiler Com
pany has completed its building in Bel
laire, and the machinery will begin to
arrive to-day.
w. H. Kelly and VIM. Gausler, a COM
mittee OF the Connellsville coke strikers,
are in the city soliciting aid for the
needy among the strikers, and are
meeting with success.
The green glassblowers have with
drawn from the Knights OF Labor, and
will either join the American Glass
workers Association, or form a separate
organization.
The Brilliant mill, which has been
closed down for the past four weeks or
account of broken roll, will start W
to-day. The work of repairing has been
carried on night and day.
A force of about twenty men was put
to work yesterday clearing away the
ruins of the Riverside four dry fire. Ii
the afternoon shed was built and work
will be resumed in that department this
morning. All the castings for the
foundation of the new addition to the
tube works were destroyed, and the
work will be delayed for some time in
time in consequence.
Local Union No. 9, A. f. G. w. L.,
of this city, has elected the following
delegates to the National Convention
TO be held in Steubenville, in July;
Chas. Morningstar, Robert Pekari,
John Manion, and Peter Hoe. The
principal subject for consideration by
the convention will be changes in the
move lists. Local Union No. will
probably take part in a body in the
parade, which will be one OF the features
of the meeting.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
Honest Value for Your Money.

You get this when you buy thees:
Mems Kangaroo Hand-Sewed Shoes,
"a. 90.
Mems Kangaroo Machine-Sewed
Shoes, 800.
Ladies' Dongola Fox Cloth Top
Shoes, $500.
Ladies' Dongola Hand Turns, $3.50.
Ladies' Opera and Common Sense
Oxfords, $1.00.
These goods are worth one hundred
cents on the dollar.
J. Fl. LOCKE & Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

"DoN'T feel WE'LL" and yet you are
not sick enough to consult DOCTOR
we will tell you just what you need. 1t
is Hoods Sarsaparila, which will lift
you out of that uncertain, uncomforta-
Bile, dangerous condition, into a state of
good health, confidence and cheerful
ness.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
He Wants 1t Known.

Mr.. J. H. Straub, well known German
citizen of Fort Madison, Iowa, was terribly
afflicted with infiammatory rheumatism
when Mr. j. F.. Salmon, prominent drug
gst there, advised him to use Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. One bottle of it cured
him. His case was very severe one. He
suffered great deal and now wants others
similarly afflicted to know what cured
him. 80 cent bottles for sale by
w. w. Irwin, C. r. Goethe, G.
Schnepf, ]. Klari, NJ w. Heinrich, w. c..
Armbrecht, c. Menkemiller, w. K. Will
liams. John Coleman and S. L. Brice, and
by Bowie Il Co.. Bridgeport.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

THE subscription hook for the pre-
ferred stock issued by the Wheeling and
Elm Grove Railroad Company can be
found at the Bank OF Wheeling, and
ally parties DESTROYS OF purchasing said
stock can receive any information de-
sired relative thereto by calling at the
Bank OF Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

If your glasses do not suit or your
eyes need attention, consult and have
your eyes tested for glasses without
charge by Professor Shelf, the Optician,
corner Main and Eleventh streets.
smWfAg
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May ll.--Fos West Virginia
and Western Pennsylvania fair Tuesday; sta
tionary temperature, except slightly cooler in
West Virginia.
For Ohio, fair Tuesday; slightly warmer;
northwest winds, becoming variable.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

If you join the Piano Club and want
piano before you are entitled to it by
lot, you can have it at any time after
you have paid $25 and will increase your
weekly payments-this can be done i'm
mediately after you have become men,
Der. Call or write for particulars.
+. w. BANNER & Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

WE are organizing Piano Club, to
consist Of $50 members, each member to
nav one dollar week for $50 weeks;
one piano to be furnished to some one
member of the club each week until
every member has been supplied. This
is rare opportunity. Don't miss it.
f. w. BANNER & Co.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
mbeelins Re9ister
Index to New Advertisement Is.
FIFTH PAGE.

White Mountain Freezers-NeSbitt n Bro.
Wanted-SitHatlon rs Driver.
Moth Balls-R. ii. List.
Wedding and Anniversary Gifts--Ewing
Bros.
Hires Root Beer-McLain Bros.
Attention, Sir Knights.
For Sale-HorSe and Wagon.
For Rent-Rooms in Mutual Bank Building.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
thermometer Record.

Mr.. c. Schnepf, the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations OF
the temperature Yesterday: a. m, 60; 9
g. m, 60; IL m. -; 8 p. m, 66; p. m, 60.
Weather. cloudy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
P,ttsbure NAV Festival.

May 18th to 10th the B. g. o. Com
pany will sell excursion tickets from
Wheeling to the May Festival, at Pitts
burg, at SO. IS for the round trip.
3,5,7,10 to Is.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
nnRING MAY AND June.

To accommodate our customers, we will
keep open till o'clock every evening.
THE TWO COLvIG STORES,
1856 and 1914 Main Street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
EUROPEAN PORTRAIT coMp..x
Free OF Charge.

A life size crayon portrait for al,,
nothing. The public may ask how wv, u.s.
can be done. Very simple. We d. WIS
employ agents with uniforms which no'
ceive big percentage or salary ~ re-
idea of our advertising is to introarl4e
orr artistic work in the city Of WI WIZ
ing and give everybody chance 10 C -,
a life size portrait free of charge ~ n.
not deal with anybody until you see ~ Nv
European Portrait Co., 954 Mar.
street, corner Tenth, Wheeling, W v.
Main Office, $40 Fifth ave., Pittsburg p.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

L. s. GOOD sells dry goods cheapest.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12
ftftu ADVERTISEMENTS.
SPECIAL HOSIERY
UNDERWEAR SALE !

A large Eastern house, being over.
stocked with Hosiery and Underwear,
we were enabled to secure a number
Of great bargains at 80 per cent be-
low value. We quote a few Of these:
| Case Ladies' Ribbed Vests, 6 lac.
! Case Ladies' Ribbed Vests at lie.
Splendid Values at rs, 81 IL and Soc.
so dozen Ladies' Fast Black Hose at
2Ic. a pair.
so dozen Ladies' Fast Black Hose at
25c., worth 81 l-2c.
35 dozen Ladies' Fast Black Hose at
35c., worth SOC.
So dozen Ladies' Fast Black Hose at
45c., worth 65c.
rs dozen Ladies' Fast Black Hose at
&c., worth 75c.
Extra Fine Fast Black Halt Hose at
25c. a pair.
ShawIknit Hall Hose in medium and
and light weight.
pa~Special bargains in ChiIdren's
Fast Black Hose.
pw ChiIdren's Seamless Waists in
all sizes.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

Excursion via. b. & o. to Louisville, K,
May 18th and 18th the B. & O. c.
will sell excursion tickets to Louisville
KY, at one fare for the round trin
good returning until the 10th. y
6,8, 10, ll.l2
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

The Shamrocks defeated the Pink
Carriers on the tunnel green Sunday
afternoon by score Of II to IL.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-12

The Linsly Cadet Juniors would like
to hear from the Lucky BOYS and the
Steinfield Bros Base Ball clubs. Call
at the Linsly any afternoon at three
osolooly