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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-01
A BIT OF THE ROAD.

A long white chalky road, wind
ing like a broad ribbon through the
fertile valley and luminous now with
the light of the hot July sun. On
either hand spread, broad, cultivated
lands, on either hand, i'll thedistance,
rise the rugged hills.
A silent road, though now and
then farmers light buggy spins
past, and leaves a cloud of white
dust. The chipmunks dart across
its broad spaces, and the sparrows
hold carnival to their hearts con-
tent. Here and there in the ihfre-
quent clusters of trees OH its border
one hears the song of an oriolc or
thrush. Here and there one comes
to IA grassgrown lane leading to a
farm house.
From one of these energies, on
this hot afternoon in July, a funer-
al procession.
The shabby village hearsc leads
the way. and is followed by a long
string of still shabbier vehicles
family chaises and buggies carrying
rugged homespun folks in Sunday
garb.-with faces dolorously compos-
ed for keeping funeral holiday.
In the country, funeral is an
event second in interest and festal
possibilities only to a wedding. The
women leave their milk pans and
knitting; the men their ploughs or
horse trading and unlimbcr them
selves in social converse.
After the decent ceremony they
sit in the front room" and inquire
of old neighbors, sons gone West"
daughters married away, and, if the
deceased is an old person, look retro
spectively to the time when they
were all young together, and won
der where Hannah" isnow, and how
"Sam" did, and if Isl" ever quit
drinking, and so on.
But we are getting along a little
too fast; our funeral procession is
now winding along the bit of road
called Sewall's Gap. How well Lucy
Harker remembers the wide curve,
with the stone wall bordering Far
mer Jackson's apple orchard, with
the old stone well, the patch of green
grass, and the tall trees giving kind
ly shelter to all. Too WELL. alas
She shudders and draws back into
her corner of the carriage as they
come to the gap" and so fails to see
"a stranger horseman watering his
steed at the old well. The tears she
sheds tears that hurt, rather than
heal-are not for the old man, go
ing to his last bed. They ARE mo-
for herself. Self has had little par
in Lucy Harker's life for the pas
eighteen years. They are rather TIT
memory of her dead self-for slim
young girl who stands by the oil
well, a girl with faithful eyes o
gray, and hair like chestnuts in TIN
sunshine. Beside her is stalwar
youth, her little white hand is OF
his shoulder, and her sweet fac,
looks up to his with q blush borl
of earnestness.
mot yet, WIFI she is saying
lit cannot be yet. Father" Blu
Will frowns gloomily, and puts he
hand away.
Look here, Lucy he says. wv
can't go on like this. Do | coun
for nothing with you---or are yo,
playing with me-
"Oh. VIII. dear, you know ! low
you. BE patient. They need m
at home. Father has been so unfor
tunate, and"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-01

girl, with wild-rose face and small
white hands; she was a quiet, self
reliant woman of thirty-six, with
hands made bony and gaunt by the
hardest of labor, and a form prema-
turely bent and aged. Her sparse
gray hair was strained back from
face that was sweet in expression
and outline, though sallow and at
tenuated. She had dived deep into
the crucible Of sorrow, so deep-for
hers was a steadfast nature-that
she had neither hopes nor fears, she
never could-come what might
suffer as she had suffered; it seemed
as though she had died, and though
in this world, was yet not of it..
And yet the thought of that other
self so far removed-for she felt as
though she was an old, old woman
had moved her to tears. All, here
was the well again.
As she came up, the stranger APP
peared at the other side of the "gap,"
coming leisurely toward her. A
fne-looking man of forty athletic,
well-groomed, well-clad, well-bred.
Some city man she thought-but
what caused her heart to beat as he
quickened his pace? The next min
ute he had reached her, and was hold
ing out his hand, and she knew why.
Lucy"
"Willw
That was all. For moment
Lucy lived in the past, then she shiv-
cred slightly and drew herself up
this man with his well-cut clothes
and self-possessed air was not the
fiery dominating youth in jeans she
remembered.
And VIII, who felt his own diff
ference less, felt her difference more
Good Godr he said to himself
shes an old woman! Would she
have grown old like that working
for me? It's partly my fault, | sup
pose," he shrugged his shoulders I'M
patiently, as he had a way of doing
when bothered. This calm, digni.
fled woman with silvery hair, daunt.
ed him. II always had an idea" he
thought to himself, "that Lucy would
develop into one of those soft, round
laughing little women. Great heav
en-! though, what has she had tC
laugh and grow fat over?'
81 saw your fathers funeral thi'
afternoon" he said, though, | di,
not know at the time whose it was.
"You did?" said Lucy.
"Yes, | was at the well when
passed. he looked intently at Lucy
and she colored and her beautiful
eyes filled with tears.
Lucy" he went on, something
led me here to-day, something toll
me that | should still find you. Cal
you forgive me? Can you wipe on
the past--make it as though it ha
not been?"
80 WILL" she said tremously, ii
seems so long ago. lam so change
so old do not feel the same
Things can never be the same again
mot quite the same, | know,
said he, "you have done your duty
and ! have not; but still we can tax
up theraveled threads, if you say SC
and the path down hill may be les
barren. Lucy, | hardly dare ask yo'
to believe me, but | have never love
any woman but you. How shall
be?"
He thought more of what she ha
been, and of what she might hav
been, than of what she was,-bu
when she put her toilworn hands in
to his and he saw the light of
new dawn in her face, as she sale
ut shall be as you wish, WILL" h
felt that the future held for ther
both supreme possibilities.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-01

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THE NEIGHB0Rs.


Beside the deep, green river.
Here ip the lower lands,
Ny house, low rooted and humble,
In modest, quiet sta ds.
A moss-grown, rude log cabin,
Close by the brswling rill;
A rood Of ground around it
l have no time 10 till.
Across the deep, green river.
Whose waters dow so free,
A proud and stately mansion
Begirt with trees see;
And through the Ieafy branches.
At days departing rays,
Catching the crimson sunlight.
It's many windows blaze.
The owner OF that palace
Boasts of bis lineage high;
My father was "A woodman,
A woodman. too, am I.
earn by constant labor
My plain and scanty fare;
My neighbor over yonder
Is called a millionaire.
when toll al night 10 over,
Tired with the axes stroke,
sit here at the doorstep,
My corn-cob pipe TO smoke,
watch him slowly pacing
Before his house OF pride.
Beneath the clustering vine leaves
On yon veranda vide.
At times, this side the river,
He oanters slowly by;
Absorbed in thought, he never
Upon me casts an eye,
He 1, not old, but wrinkles
His pallid features seam;
He looks as though eSistence
Were but a troubled dream.
IL he, with gold and acres,
Could have my rugged health,
Or 1, with happy slumbers,
Had only half his wealth,
Then life we're better balanced
For both Of us to-day,
And each, perhaps, more cheerly
Would travel on his way. =
But, as il is, no envy
Within my breast can be,
With all his state and riches,
IT'S his TO envy me.
Pale face and csre-w0rn spirit.
Eyes sunken, shrunken limbs
With these TO burden riches,
What man would share with him!
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Its waters family CLEAN;
For us in time fast coming
There is another stream,
We both will lose our burdens,
My toiling an d his dross;
When over tho mystic river
Our siprits freed shall Cross
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Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03
MORE PAY AND SHORTER HOURS
The Usual list Of May Strikes
Inaugurated.
Two Thousand Massachusetts, Gran
ite Cutters Now Idle.
members Of the Building Trades in vari-
Gus Cities Quit Work Pending
the Readjustment OF Hours
and Wages.
A~ociated Press Dispatche..

A1tOCluS6u IEcd8 O14D8bE001s
GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 2.-The
whistles from the Cape Ann quarries
calling the men to work this morning,
did not meet with a response, as gem
eral strike of the granite cutters has
been insugurated. Notice was sent to
the workmen at Rock Point and Pigeon
Cove and they joined the strikers, and
some 1000 men are now idle. The
strikers demand 25 cents an hour and
nine hours instead of ten. No trouble
is feared.
New YORK, May 2.-The United Ger
man and English carpenters struck to-
day because of the failure of the bosses
to sign an agreement fixing the schedule
of prices for the year. By noon, howev-
er, the bosses came to terms and all
signed the agreement but elk.
BALTIMORE, May 2.-The carpenters
are on a strike here to enforce the &C.
ceptance of their demand for eight
hours. Eighteen employers have &C
cepted the eight hour decree.
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 2.-The plumb
ers of this city went on strike today for
less work and the same pay. It is said
the steam filters will join the movement.
The master plumbers are beginning to
weaken, and it is probable that the
strike will be settled and all the men be
at work tomorrow, having secured their
demands.
CHICAGO, May 2.-Four hundred
plumbers struck this morning for nine
hours and minimum wages of 301s cents
per hour.
HAVANA, Cuba, May, 2.-The masone,
carpenters, painters and stopecutters
have struck, the two former for an eight
hour day, and the two latter for re.
duction of working hours. Building
operations are practically at a stand
still. No disturbance is feared.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03
POLICE WORK.

Report of Arrests Made During Last
Month.
The monthly report of the police de-
partment of the work performed during
April, to be presented to the board Of
police commissioners, contains, among
others, the following items:
Total number of arrests, 226; lodgers,
81; lost children, 4; loose horses, 81 /;
en- route to San Quentin, L; grand total,
$40.
OF the 227 arrests there were: For
assault, 2; assault with deadly weapon,
1 /; begging, 2; battery, %; burglary, q;
conspiracy, 2; drunk, So; disturbing the
peace, 28; embezzlement, L /; fast driv-
ing, l gambling, g.; violation of hitch
ing ordinance, 1; indecent exposure. 1 !;
soliciting for house of i'll fame, A vio-
lating license ordinance, 8; petit larceny,
s.; selling lottery tickets, L; misde-
meanor, 13; murder, l; suspicious per-
son, l; vagrancy, 13; witness, l /; keep
ing wife in house of i'll fame, 1.
Among the miscellaneous items in the
report were the following: Number of
warrants issued and served, Al; jurors
summoned, 1856; witnesses subp9naed,
1859; attachments served, Il; number of
days. work performed by prisoners on
the chain gang, 905; destitute persons
cared for, 81; treated by police surgeon,
235 sick and wounded taken to receiv-
ing hospital, 13; estimated value Of
property recovered. $SO1; number Of
meals furnished prisoners, 3777; esti-
mated difference monthly in favor OF
the city by reason of having cooking
done in the Jail, $228.23. ~.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03
THE JAIL'S ESCAPES.
Deputy Sheriff Russell Not to Blame in
the Matter.

Deputy Sheriff Russell Not to Blame in
the Matter.
The statement in yesterdays Times
to the effect that the keys of the county
jail had been turned over to Deputy
Sheriff Russell at the time the two
prisoners escaped Sunday evening was
erroneous, as Mr.. Russell had not been
appointed jailer, and in fact had only
returned from San Francisco on the
7 80 train that morning.
The HERALD's account simply spoke
of Russells possible appointment to the
position of jailer, but could not have
held him in any way responsible for the
escape. The other published accounts
are unjust to him in this particular.
The only place for censure on the whole
matter appears to be with the super
visors in neglecting Sheriff Gibson's re.
quest for bars and other safeguards at
the windows from which the two prison
ers escaped.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03
WOMEN IN POLITICS.

Wyoming Republicans Going to Send .
Woman to Minneapolis.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 2.-There is
every probability, for the first time in
the history of the United States, of q
woman being a delegate to the national
convention, and that Wyoming will
have the inaugurating of the custom.
Miss Emma Schultz and Mrs. Fidelia
Elliott, of this city, are candidates for
the position of delegate to the Repub-
lican national convention at Mime
apolis. The first step was taken Satur-
day, when they were elected delegates
from Laramie county to the state con-
vention, which convenes here Wednes-
day. Miss Schultz is woman of some
means and member of the Woman's
Republican league of the state. Mrs.
Elliott, whose husband is blacksmith,
is life insurance agent, and is ac-
counted as shrewd, successful business
woman. She holds an official position
in the league. 1t ia considered prob
able that one of them will be.selected.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03

port, La, to spend the summer here at
her old home.
Mrs. Gus White of Shreveport. La.
came to the beach Monday. Mr.. White
will soon follow, and will likely embark
in business here.
Mr.. w. ]. Warren of Los Angeles
spent Tuesday at our charming little
city on the bay.
At the Bay View house We find the
following: r. o. Taylor, Elizabeth
Taylor, M. J. Taylor, Miss Daisv Dan.
forth, Mrs. Viola Coleman. M. and
Mrs. F. Gassman, Los Angeles: n IT D
French, Annie s. French. Rivars;d ) !.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Stevens. Chicaco !:
Olive w. Lay, University; H. @. chi,
teau, Southern Pacific railroad. and 7
G. Clark, Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Caldwell of Tn. Al.
geles came down Thursday to bava
their place on Ocean Front avenue mt
in order.
Mr.. A. M. Dunn, Terminal ticket
agent here, has been transferred to tbe
depot on Terminal island. Mr.. M. II.
Balcom, the new agent, has rented the
Huckins cottage, Ocean avenue mir
vana Lodge,, and will occupy it with his
family.
Mr.. J. G. Clark, the noted composer
and singer, gave delightful vocal mu-
sioal seance down here Thursday even.
ing. .
Will s. Kingsbury, station agent at
Alamitos Beach, resigned this week.
and has gone tojoin Capt. T. Healey's
surveyors on Catalina Island. B. M.
Cox Of Long Beach has been appointed
to I'll the vacancy.
Mrs. ]. B. Clark of Augusta, Butler
county, Kan, registered Thursday and
will spend few days here as guest at
the Fetterman house.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Crates of Ogden.
Utah. are visiting friends at the beach,
and will stop few days at the Fetter-
man.
A good. healthy dog fight will draw a
larger audience down here than will a
frst-class musical entertainment.
High spring tides now. MEMO.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03
TARIFF ORATORY At A DISCOUNT
The House Weary Of Disserta.
tions on Dry Subjects.
Bryan's Free Binding Twine Bill
Passed on Short Notice.
An Appropriation Made to Defray tn,
Expense Of the Bering Sea Arbitra-
tion-House and Senate
Proceedings.

( Associated Press Dispatches
WASHINGTON, May 2.-That tariff
oratory is at a discount in the house
was manifested in the house TO-DAY
when Bryan Of Nebraska moved the
passage of the free binding twine bill
Though, under the rules, but half an
hour was permitted for debate, it was
only after a good deal of skirmishinR
that sufficient number of members
could be mustered to occupy. that briei
space of time. The Democrats were not
enthusiastic, and the Republicans were
apathetic. No interest was taken in
the vote, and only forty-seven Republic
cans responded to their names, and of
those three voted in favor of the bill,
OF the Democrats 1873 responded, three
OF whom voted against it.
The rules were suspended, and the
following bills were passed:
To pension the survivors of the Black
Hawk, Cherokee, Greek and Seminole
wars.
To ratify the agreement with the
Colville band of Indians in Washington.
Appropriating $4,000 for the estab-
lishment of military post at or near
Helena, Montana.
Bryan moved to suspend the rules and
pass the free binding twine bill. After
brief debate the motion was agreed to.
Yeas, 1888; nays, AZ.
Covert of New York, Coburn of Wis
consin and Cadmus of New Jersey, Dem
ocrats, voted in the negative, and Brod-
erick of Kansas. Pickler and Jolley of
South Dakota, Republicans, voted in the
affirmative.
On motion of Blount the rules were
suspended and bill passed appropriat-
ing $3.50, 900 to enable the president to
fulfill the stipulations contained in the
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, signed February 29th and
the 18th of April, 1892, in regard to the
arbitration of the Bering sea question.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation kbill, but without &C.
tion upon it the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate today numerous petit
tions were presented against legisla-
tion closing the worlds tair on Sunday;
also against further adverse Chinese
legislation.
The calendar was taken up and bills
disposed of as follows:
To fix the price of lands entered under
the desert land laws. Passed.
1t fixes the prices at $1.25 per acre,
whether the lands are outside or within
railroad grants, and requires the pay
ment of the difference to those who
have heretofore paid double prices for
such railroad lands.
For the issuance of ordnance stores
and supplies to the state of Nebraska to
replace similar stores destroyed by fire.
Passed.
After executive session, the senate ad-
journed.
CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
The house and senate conferees have
reached an agreement on the Chinese
exclusion bill, The basis of the agree
inent is said to be the senate bill, but
contains clauses providing for the regis
tration of resident Chinese and the sus-
pension of bail in habeas corpus appli-
cations,
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03
LONG BEACH.

Pleasant Personal and Other Pertinent
Paragraphs.
LONG BEACH, May 2.--Jerry Illich of
Los Angeles visited Mr.. Thomas Stowell
at the beach last Sunday.
Mrs. E. E. Crandall of Los Angeles
made brief visit here last Sunday.
Mr.. J. w. Dixon, wife and two chill
dren of Munroe, La, has come to the
beach, with the probability OF staying
permanently.
Mrs. Anna Smith, a former resident
here, came last Monday from Shreve-
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03
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