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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24

PARIS. Jan. 28.-'Ihe commission Is now en-
gaqed in apporiioning the proceeds of the
percentage levied by tie Government on All
betting transactions. which during the past
wear Welded no less than 100000 francs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24

T0TICINT TIIIIT ItIIe % TH0 TIHIV7'T
BpB1IN, Jan. 23.-Polish papers report that
new prosecutions of Roman Catholics have
been set on loot at podolia aud Nelhynia. ID
both OF which places all mOnasteries and con
vents have been closed forcibly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24
Items from Gray.on Couniy.

INDEPENDENCE. Va. Jan. 23.-lspecial. J.
4 gun club is 10 be organized here soon.
= last Wednesday a little child Of Amanda
Thornton fell into the fire and was badly
The grip is still raging in this county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24
EIre In Gnnchland.

Elk Hu1. VA. Jan. %. SPECIAL. j
Mr. q Il Parrish near Bula. had his house
destroyed by fire few days ago. Nothing
was saved No insurance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24

, h4HPDFN-SlDNEy, Va, Jan q. Especial. J.
"e have read and heard Of many instances
o' death resulting from grip all over our State
a'l others but no, until recently have we
,,d iad any cases which proved fatal. Last week
AT. William Hunt. On esteemed farmer ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24
A STARTLING RUMoR.

animus of the assailants.
STARTLING RUMoR.
NEw YORK, Jan. 23.-1he Evening suns
Washington special says: Great excite
ment was caused here to-day by two
positive statements-One that MINIS,
ter Egan had been recalled ana
the other that Chill hGd thereupon
consented to apologize IL was stated on
good authority that the demand OF Chul Ior
tie recall Of Egan would be granted. Pre-
cedent compels government 20 Withdraw an
Objectionable official as long as friendly dlplO-
matte relations are sustained between the
countries. Ii was said the recall meant one OF
two things. either Chill was going 70 apolo,
gize or war would be recommended
10 Congress ly our Government AT once.
Later there was rumOr that iChll
had sent a cOnCIllatory message 70 the
state Department which amounted 70 satis-
factory apology. No official information
could be obtained.
The RUMOR DENIED.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 23.-At the State
DEPARTMENT here the rumOr OF anapOl0gy was
denied. Ii has been known for several weeks
that Mr. Egan', presence IA the Chi4lan cail-
tai was q source OF irritation 10 the nlhans.
II LIE were absent 10 was said by Chihans,
negotiations toward a peaceful settlement
OF the controversy might progress more rap
idlv and satisfactorily. Mr. MOntt called TO
see Ar. Blaine this morning, but not finding
him in visited Assistant Secretary Adee' the
best posted man in tho department
on diplomatic affairs. Afterwards Mr Adee
said while he could not say officially
that Mr.. Egan recall had been demanded
because he did not know the facts,
he would express q private view That
should the American Minister ellinl-
nate himself from the discussion
of the case settlement wodld now easily be
reached This is not because Mr.. Egan Is
discredited by the State Department. ut De
cause the Chillans have such hatred for hlm.
Mr. Russell Harrison was at the Navy De-
pa7tment this morning and stated there was
some inn. .rtant news IN the Cnilan contro-
versy that had not reached the pup
lc. lie was not at liberty
to say what this news was, but
there were grounds Tor believing that fresl-
deat Harrison or secretary Blaine had sent
cable TO President Aontt. saying tnat
Chill must make haste IN answer,
inc the demands Of the nited
states. Private Secretary Haford SAID TINS
morning that there had been no recent deyel-
opments whatever in the Chilan case that
made war any less probable than 1t las been
at any time within the past week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24

examination Of the Baltimores sailors at
Vallejo. California. is estimated AZ lully
100 900 words additional The last OF the
testimony taken at Vallejo did not reach the
Navy Department until noon to-day: one OF
tho officials who has read some OF the eyi,
dence. said that j. fully bore out all that nad
been claimed respecting the outbreak against
the sailors as 70 lis premeditatlon ana lho
Aulmus of the nssallanfs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24

Henniker Heaton. III. F., the postal re-
former has lust made al important oAer TO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24

The ROYAL Commission on tho Chicago TX
bibition is endeayOrng 90 form typical col
Lection illustrating British meta.lurgy. The
members are applying 20 the owners and
MANAGERS If various metallursical works ask
mo for specimens of each OF the principal
nroducts. as well as for specimens illustrating
the various processes IN vogue. Dr. T.. j;
Kali the instructor OF assaylng IN the Royal
College of Science south kensington, has
undertaken % classify and arrange the col
lection. which. after the Columbian EXniOi-
ton il is intended T. present 10 an American
museum.
REPORT OF LoSDOS's FIRE BRIGADE.
The annual report Of the London Fire
brigade shows that the total number OF calls
during the past year amounted b,slo' nearly
nineteen day. OF these l.OZJ were -ase
alarms. $50 of the latter being malicious calls
which we're sent through the tire-alarm posts
by people who consider It a remarkably
clever thing to get the brigade to turn out
without cause. Only few people who give
these false alarms are ever detected. Dufing
the wear only fifteen were arrested.
OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE.
Henniker Heaton. III. T., tho postal re-
former has lust made Al important oAeT To
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24

A singularly romantic marriage has Just
been celebrated at Edinborou-h, the bride
Groom being Duncan Mackay Ross SHIRE
Crofter aud the bride Miss Anstruther.
descendant of the last Earl of SeaiOrt and
in consequence having close connection with
a number of noble families in Scotland lt
was while staying in the highlands that the
lady met Mackay. wh1 was taking pr0mi-
uent part IN the Crotters agitation. and
Their mutual attachment has found It's logi-
cal termination.
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WHOLE NO. 1888.

should be used as little as possible
and never indoors, in trains or in
closed carriages. In summer and
and still weather straw hats are
best; in winter, light felt, ventilat-
ed and unlined. Too constant
washing of the hair is unnecessary,
as we'll as harmful. Once a week
is quite enough for cleanliness as
well as for maintaining the strength
of the hair. The same remark ap-
plies to constant brushing; contln-
ued brushing, especially with hard
brushes, should be avoided. There
is a common notion that greasing
the hair is vulgar, and it is now re-
garded as "bad FORM" The conse-
quence is that many people fall into
other extreme, and never apply any
pomade at all. After the hair is
washed it is quite beneficial to apply
moderate quantity of some form
of simple grease or oil.-Courier-
Journal.
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A Good One on the Editor

There is story told of a veteran
night editor who, for some reason,
had couple of nights off. For
years he had reached his home at 6
o'clock in the morning, slept until
late in the afternoon, and had been
obliged to rush off to his work
His children, naturally, saw but
little of him. On this occasion he
found it necessary to correct his
youngest daughter for some fragrant
breach of discipline. The child
rushed to her mother, flushed with
Indignation:
Mamma" she exclaimed, "that
man wiv whiskers that sleeps here
daytimes 'panked me. ."--Drake's
Magazine.
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Fishhooks of Many Ages.

In the National Museum at Wash
ington there is an interesting collec-
ton of fish-hooks, many of them
dating back thousands of years
Most of the more ancient hooks were
made from bones, including human
bones, those from the Society islands
being nearly all human bone hooks.
Deer horns, boars' tusks, flint and
bronze are the principal materials
used, this latter metal having come
into use during the bronze age
about 5000 years ago, at which time
the barb seems to have first come
into use. What strikes the obser-
yer most forcibly is that at this
time the very curves of the LINER
ick and Shaughnessy hooks, so pop
ular with modern anglers, are found
in these antique specimens. The
tops of the shanks, too, are bent
over into little loops, as nowadays tC
tie the lines by. Most surprising of
all such relics found, perhaps are
strips Of Furnished copper shaped
like fishes, which were used by fish.
ermen of the bronze age as artificial
bait to attract the prey with it's me-
tallic sheen. Until the age OF
bronze arrived, shells of various
sorts furnished material for a large
percentage of the hooks made, and
hard wood sharpened was much EN-.
ployed. Thorns were also made tc
serve like purpose, and until quite
recently the Mojaves of Arizona
have similarly used cactus spine'
bent into proper shape aud temper.
ed by application of alternate heat
and moisture until strong. The ear.
ly lake dwellers in this country wrap.
ped their hooks with charms manu-.
factured from various animal sub.
stances, the bats being put on out.
side. They imagined that the fish
were attracted by these fetiches
The only gold fsh-hooks ever fount
were of the virgin metal, and were
taken from grave in New Grenada
The Collector.
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that it is which affrights him, that
world of spirits about which the
Angakoots relates such fearful Wis
ions. n y He is parched with
fear; it consumes his vitals, devours
his entrails. He drinks a few
mouthfuls but falls back exhaust
ed. The lamp is gone out; no
night was ever more gloomy; and
upon his yelled and darkened eyes
dawns Death. He sees Death plain
ly; it shows itself upon the horizon,
a black spot on the great white
plain, lighted by the pale rays of
the stars. Death advances, Death
draws near. 1t grows minute by
minute, gliding noiselessly over the
thick snow. He counts it's steps.
y Death is here. Already
it balances in it's hand the harpoon
with which he has transfxed Sc
many a bear and seal. 1t stands
erect. He waits-waits.
On seeing such a hut isolated
mysterious, and on learning what
was passing within, strangers have
been seized with horror and pity
They have broken down the wall
what have they seenp A dead man
with eyes wide open upon infnity
or else dying person murmurine
in reproachful accents, "What dc
you do? Why do you trouble me-
Was it not enough to die oncep"
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Across the Deep, to the Far West.

On steamboats,, cars and stagc-coaches, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is carried as the most i'm.
portant item in the matera medca of the travelling
public. 1t deprives vitated biackish water of IL,
hurtful properties and execrabe flavor, counter.
acts the pernicious effects upon the stomach Of bad
or indgestible food, remedies cramps, heartburn
and wind upon the stomach. II is a fine defense
against malarial disorders, nuliaes the effects Of
excessive heat, cold or damp, relieves sick-head.
aches and is an Incompatible cure for costiveness
and biliousness. The fatigue of travel often tells
most disastrously upon invalids and convalescents
occasionally to such extent TO jeopardze life.
Persons in feeble health, apprehensive Of bad eff
fects from travel, will IL provided with Btters, bt
far less likely to have their fears realized.
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What a Chance for a Home Run.

A clever teacher who has the
power of calling out originality in
her pupils says that she should GER
tainly have no time for text books
if she attempted to answer all the
startling questions asked her in the
class. One day the attraction OF
gravitation was under discussion and
Charley Beale volunteered the opin-
ion that he didn't see any need Of
it, anyway"
"It seems to me-" said Charley,
there's no particular use in having
the earth attract things. Now
when the apple fell and made New.
ton think out the reason-why
that apple might just as we'll have
stayed where it was till somebody
gathered it."
"You play ball, don't you?' asked
the teacher.
Yea'm."
Suppose you hit the ball very
high, what happens?"
ut falls"
But if there were no attraction
towards the earth it wouldn't fall
Don't you think that might prove
Inconvenience"
Charley did not answer immed
lately. His eyes were bright with
the light of a new idea.
"Golly" he broke forth involun
tarily. What chance for a HON,
rum"
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To Prevent Badness.

A writer in an English medical
paper says that much of the pre-
valent idiopathic badness, that is
badness, not due to previous dis
ease or exciting causes, could be
prevented, or, at all events, modi-
fed, if people would take few SEN
sible precautions. A head-covering
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Quite Satisfied.

An eminent barrister, now de-
ceased, once received severe repri-
mand from witness, whom he was
trying to browbeat. 1t was an i'm
portant issue, and in order to save
his cause from defeat, it was neces-
sary that Mr.--should impeach the
witness. He endeavored to do it on
the ground of age, and the following
dialogue ensued,-
Barrister.-'How old are youp"
Witness.-'Seventy-two years"
Barrister.-"Your memory, of
course, is not so brilliant and vivid
as it was twenty years ago, is it?"
Witness.--"I do not know but it
u.s."
Barrister-"State some circum-
stances which occurred, say some
twelve years ago, and we shall be
able to see how well you can re-
member"
Witness.--"l appeal to your honor
if | am to be interrogated in this
manner; it is insolent"
Judge.-"Y on had better answer
the question"
Barrister.-"Yes, sir, answer it"
Witness.-"Well, sir, if you COM
pei me to do it, | will. About thirty
years ago you studied in Mr.. Parch-
ment's Office, did you notP"
Barrister.-"Yes."
Witness.-"Well, sir, remember
your father coming into my shop
and saying to me,-'Mr. D., my
son is to be examined tomorrow, and
| wish you would let him have a
suit of clothes on credit! / remem-
Der also, sir, that from that day to
this he has never paid me my bill.
That, sir, remember as though it
were but Yesterday"
Barrister considerably abashed)
THAT will do, sir"
Witness.-"I thought it would"
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Mistress( to cook k)-"You know
Marie, I cannot allow you to receive
your pretended cousin in the kitchen
every evening" "You are very
kind, mum; but he's so very shy,
mum, he won'tstep into the parlor.'
-Charivari.
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A good many people gifts credit
for wisdom dat dey don't possess
deah breddern, simply becuz dey
know jist enuff to keep dere mouf
shut at de proper time.-New York
Herald.
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"Why are you so silentP" she
asked charmingly. 81 am collect
ing my thoughts" replied Gus de
Jay. "You will have valuable
collection" 'Thanks." "You
know, rareties are always highly es-
teemed. ashington Star.
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She-"What punishment are
they going to give him?' He
"What has he done?" She-"Mar-
ried seven women" He-"Hasn't
he had enough ?"-Brooklyn Life.
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De Canter-''Is there any sure
way to tell the age of horse?"
De Trotter-"Yes. Ask the deal
er and multiply bytwo. New York
Weekly.
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"Why, Mrs. Halloran, where is
your clockP" "Sure, Pat fired it
out" "Phat did he do that for?''
"Well, ye know he is walking dill
gate for his district now, and said
the divil of clock he'd have that
wouldn't strike" Brooklyn Eagle.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

For a small sum. Cora-"Would
you marry for money, Jake?" Jake
-"You bet, and it wouldn't take
very much to get me either. New
York Herald.
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The Ancient Beauty-"Think of
it, Cecilia, last night at the ball |
listened to five declarations of love.
Her Friend-"You must have been
sitting behind pretty girl.--Flie-
gende Blaetter.
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"Well, what do you think of the
new neighbors who have moved
in next door, Mrs. PryerP" 81
h aven't had a chance to form an
opinion. They haven't had wash
ing day yet."-Tid Bits.
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Does Miss Budd have many men
in her train?" "Give it up; but she
had about dozen on it last night
at the ll."-New York Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

Maybe the reason for putting a
woman's head on one side of our
coins is gentle hint that money
talks, too.-Philadelphia Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

Proffessor-"One swallow can't
make summer" Freshman
"But one matchmaker can supply n
pring."-Jeweler's Weekly.
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He-"If you didn't love me why
did you marry meP"
She-"Well, when you proposed
you said | was an angel, and I'D
heard that people should marry
their opposites. Judge.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

Misery has been defined as a small
boy with new pair of boots, and
no mud-puddles to wade in.-New
York Tribune.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

Some people never feel religious
except when they get in tight
place.-Ram's Horn.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

Miss Lakeside-"Oh, you may
think | never had an offer; but I'D
have you to know that at home
scores of men were always at my
feet" "Miss st. Louis-"I don't
doubt it. ] should say that there
was room enough there for at least
ore."-Boston Transcript.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

Excited individually this where
they swear people?" Commissioner
for oaths-"Yes, sir: what can do
for yol?" Excited individual-"I
want to take an oath never to put
down another carpet" It'd Bits.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

Box IL. H., Philadelphia, Pa.
In Club with this paper, Godeys and the
ARGUS, price $3.50, which should be sent
to the Office of this paper.
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ut surely cannot be true that
Maud Hautton is engaged to con-
tractor?"
"I fear SO"
"How awful! But what sort of
contractor is hep"
"Only a contractor of debts"
"Oh! hardly thought it possible
that she would disgrace us."--In-
dianapolis Journal.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

"Why did Lots wife look back?"
asked the pretty Sunday school
teacher.
81 suppose a woman passed her
with a new bonnet on" replied
Johnny Cumso.-Epoch.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

"You niver towld me yer husband
wor a sailor, Mrs. Donahue."
"Yis; he's just bin around the
worruld."
"Clear round to China an the
opposite side, was hep"
ITO be sure"
"Worra, but it must be aisy he
feels to get up here on top wanst
more" Washington Evening Star
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-15

Michi an Central.
p. NJ.
Bay City, leave, ~ ~
leaves Detroit, arrives, ~
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HUMOROUS.


HUMOROUS.
Some people never feel religious
except when they get in a tight
place.-Ram's Horn.
Misery has been defined as a small
boy with a new pair of boots, and
no mud-puddles to wade in.-New
York Tribune.
Proffessor-"One swallow can't
make summer" Freshman
"But one matchmaker can supply n
spring. ."-Jeweler' Weekly.
Maybe the reason for putting a
woman's head on one side of our
coins is a gentle hint that money
talks, too.-Philadelphia Times.
"Does Miss Budd have many men
in her train?" "Give it up; but she
had about a dozen on it last night
at the all."-New York Herald.
De Canter-'Is there any sure
way to tell the age of horse?"
De Trotter-"Yes. Ask the deal
er and multiply bytwo. New York
Weekly.
For small sum. Cora-"Would
you marry for money, Jake?" Jake
bet, and it wouldn't take
very much to get me either. New
York Herald.
She-"What punishment are
they going to give him?" He
"What has he done?" She-"Mar-
ried seven women" He-"Hasn't
he had enough ?"-Brooklyn Life.
A good many people gifts credit
for wisdom dat dey don't possess,
deah breddern, simply becuz dey
know jist enuff to keep dere mouf
shut at de proper time.-New York
Herald.
The Ancient Beauty-"Think of
it, Cecilia, last night at the ball l
listened to five declarations of love"
Her Friend-"You must have been
sitting behind pretty girl.--Flie-
gende Blaetter.
"Why did Lots wife look backP'
asked the pretty Sunday school
teacher.
81 suppose woman passed her
with new bonnet on replied
Johnny Cumso.-Epoch.
"Well, what do you think of the
new neighbors who have moved
in next door, Mrs. PryerP" 81
h aven't had chance to form an
opinion. They haven't had wash
ing day yet."-Tid Bits.
He-"If you didn't love me why
did you marry me?"
She-"Well, when you proposed
you said | was an angel, and I'd
heard that people should marry
their opposites. Judge.
Excited individually this where
they swear people?" Commissioner
for oaths-"Yes, sir: what can do
for youp" Excited individual-"I
| want to take an oath never to put
down another carpet. It'd Bits.
"Why, Mrs. Halloran, where is
your clock?" "Sure, Pat fired it
out" "Phat did he do that for?''
"Well, ye know he is walking dill
gate for his district now, and said
the divil of clock he'd have that
wouldn't strike. Brooklyn Eagle.
"Why are you so silentP" she
asked charmingly. 81 am collect
ing my thoughts" replied Gus de
Jay. you will have valuable
collection" "Thanks." "You
know, rareties are always highly es-
teemed. Washington Star.
Mistress(to cook )-"You know
Marie, cannot allow you to receive
your pretended cousin in the kitchen
every evening"" "You are very
kind, mum; but he's so very shy,
mum, he won't step into the parlor.
l-Charivari.
Miss Lakeside-"Oh, you may
think | never had an offer; but I'D
have you to know that at home
scores of men were always at my
feet" "Miss st. Louis-"I don't
doubt it. ] should say that there
was room enough there for at least
a score Boston Transcript.
ut surely cannot be true that
Maud Hautton is engaged to con-
tractor?"
81 fear so"
"How awful! But what sort OF
| 4 o.,
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Detroit, Bay CITY & Alpena R.R.

Accom- Mail and Mail and Accom-
modation. EXPRESS Express. modation.
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.Daily except Sunday. tDaily except Monday.
IL. M. REEVES, MILO EASTMAN,
agent, Alpena. denI ouPt.