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Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

San Francisco Call: George Bird
sail, Andrew Peasly, Jack Perry,
and Peter Larkin constituted a
rough-and-ready quartette contri-
buting largely to the boisterous ell
ements of life on the Comstock
early in the '60s. They had been
New York firemen, and were prom
inent in the organization and man.
agement of the volunteer fire de-
partment of Virginia City. They
were also connected at intervals
with the police department, and as
sisted in the development of many
of the wildcat mines in the neigh
borhood. They were cool, courage
Gus, and loyal to their friends, but
abrupt to their enemies and not al
ways considerate of the rights of
others when in their humorous or
exhilarated moods. All of them
have passed to their final account
ing, Perry, the last of the four, dy-
ing in San Francisco three or four
years ago.
Birdsall was large, handsome
man, with a ready and rasping wit
and measureless fund of paralyzing
invectives at his command. He
could almost stop clock with pro-
fame abuse of it in words. At the
breaking out Of the rebellion be and
his companions developed into
stanch Union men, and were dan
gerously incensed at the slurs cast
at the New york Fire Zouaves by
rebel sympathizers after the first
battle Of Bull Run. Among the
most reckless Of the Southerners
on the Comstock was Tom Andrews,
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25
A Public Benefactor.


Mr.. Symms' back yard has been
for years infested with cats, whose
voices were, to the last degree, ex-
asperating to his nerves, until one
night, about month ago, when a
peculiarly melodious sound foated
up to his back windows.
1t was gentle, soothing sound
of delicious timbre, and while total
ly different from the yell of an or
dinary cat, it suggested what the
voice of a celestial and glorified cat,
in another and better world, might
be.
Mr.. Symms listened with admira-
ton and delight, and in short
time was lulled to slumber by the
melodious voice.
In the morning an investigation
in the back yard resulted in the
discovery of what was apparently a
new species of animal, half cat and
half tin cana sort Of connecting
link between live cat and canned
sausage.
1t appears that a can containing
a little preserved salmon, had been
carelessly thrown into the back
yard.
A predatory cat had squeezed her
head into the can, in order to get
at the salmon, and had found that
the fragments of tin around the
mouth of the can prevented her
from Withdrawing her head.
In these circumstances she wan
dered about the yard, blind, and
unable to escape.
The voice was so modified by the
can, that it lost its harsh and dis
tinctive feline character, and be-
came the delicious music which had
charmed Mr.. Symms' midnight ear.
Mr.. Symms' at once saw that the
means of rendering all the cats of
the neighborhood harmless was at
his command.
The next night he placed twenty
four salmon cans in his back yard,
and in the morning he found that
twenty-four cats had bonneted them
selves.
For a week these animals wan
dered about the back yard, unable
to steal, fight, ordestroy Mr.. Symms'
geraniums, while the neighbors
called to thank him for placing in
his back window the most delight
full Eolian harp they had ever
heard.
1t was not found necessary to use
more than the original twenty-four
salmon cans, for the remaining cats
Of the neighborhood, the moment
they caught sight of the modified
cats, were so shocked and alarmed,
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who openly expressed his gratitude
at the rough handling of the Fire
Zouaves by his Confederate friends.
One morning Tom strobe majesti-
cally into restaurant OIL G street,
Virginia City, and discovered Bird
sail breakfasting on Goldfish balls.
With a smear at the dish and a re-
mark that no gentlman would eat
the Yankee compound. Tom seat.
ed himself at an adjoining table
and ordered his breakfast. A few
minutes later Birdsell ordered an
other plate of Goldfish balls and
quietly and smilingly took a seat at
Toms table. Being served, over
the Goldfish he poured half pot
of mustard and about the same
quantity of oil. Adding a large
quantity of salt and cayenne pepper
he slowly mixed the mass while
Tom was buttering his wafiles and
furtively glancing at the strange
proceeding. Then with one hand
showing the fiery and nauseatine
mess under Toms nose across the
table and with the other drawing s
six-shooter Birdsell curtly said
Eat it, Tom"
Tom put his hand behind him.
Don't try to pull your gun
Tom," remarked Birdsall, calmly
and in a low voice, leveling his re.
volver. IF you do, I'll fill you
with holes"
you've got the drop on me
George" said Tom, withdrawing
his hand from the handle of his
pistol.
"You can bet your life | have and
that will play it for all it's
WORTH" replied Birdsell, with G
look in his eyes that meant mischief
I'LL make you either corpse or a
Yankee before you get out of your
seat. Eat. and be quick about it"
But, George!"
"Eat?" was the only response.
Tom thought it best to comply,
and with tears in his eyes and vows
of vengeance in his heart proc eeded
to choke down a part of the abom-
Unable mixture.
"There, that will do, Tom" said
Birdsell, rising from his seat. "You
needn't eat any more of the Goldfish
unless you have learned to like it,
and he left the restaurant fully ex.
pecting his victim to follow him
pistol in hand. But the affair end
without bloodshed. Tom left Vir.
ginia City two days after for Phoebe
and never returned to the Comstock
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The Fountain Head of Strene tn,

When we recollect that the stomach Is the grand
laboratory in which food is transformed into the
secretions which furnish vgor 10 the system after
entering and enriching the blood; that il is, In
short, the fountain head Of strength il is essential
to keep this important supplying machine in order.
and to restore IL to activity WHEN it becomes inae
tive. This Hostetter's Stomach Bitters does most
enectualy, seasonably, regulating and reinforcing
H. sestion, promoting due action of the liver and
bowels Strength and quietude of the nerves de-
pend In great measure upon thorough digestion.
here is no nervine tonic more highly esteemed by
.he IN, dical fraternity than the Bittsrs. Physi-
clans also strongly commend IL for chls aud fever,
rheumatism, kidney and bladder trouble, sick
headache, and want of appetite and sleep. Take q
winegassful three times "a day
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For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while teethng,
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain. cures
wind collie, and Is the best remedy for
Dlarrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor little
sufferer Immediately. Sold by Druggists
in every part Of the world. Twenty five
cents bottle. Be sure and ask for MRS.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" aud take no
other kind 1857
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Writing on the Clouds.

will sit on the front doorstep of an
evening and read the news bulletins
from the Clouds" said M. Z. Sperry
last night. "With a stereopticon
the size of Krupp gun and a fleecy
cloud for SCREEN" he continued,
ELECTION returns will be projected
into the sky so that whole city
will know how many precincts have
been heard from, and what the net
gain seems to be. What if there
are no clouds? That is easy enough.
Make some clouds"
They made clouds last night
which floated out over Lake Michi-
gan, chased by nimble search lights.
Mr.. Sperry, the electrician, and
James Pain, the fireworks man,
stood with some workmen at the
southeast corner of the manufac-
lures roof. Beside them was a
search light as large as hogshead.
1t threw straight beam for a mile
out over the rough waves of the
lake. At that height the wind
came strong and frosty. The men
were bundled in their overcoats.
More than 1000 feet out
from the breakers which pounded
the shore two specks of light could
be seen trembling above the water.
These lights marked the location of
a raft where the cloud makers were
waiting. Mr.. Pain leaned over the
railing and swung a lantern five
times. From the raft, which was
nearly 1000 feet from where he
stood, came an answering signal.
Then between the distant lights
rose a spit of fire, the sound of a
muffied explosion was heard above
the surf's roar, and bomb lifted
itself high into the air and burst.
The glaring focus of the search
light was swung to the point from
which the bomb had been shot, and
there it caught a white mass of
smoke curling slowly upward. AS
it rose the white circle of light fol-
lowed it.
There we have our SCREEN" said
Mr.. Sperry; with strong focus
from a protector we could show on
that cloud of smoke picture of
Grover Cleveland or an American
eagle or something of that kind"
Five bombs were sent up, one af-
ter another, and each time the search
light centered on the clouds of
smoke, for at each discharge there
was one. puff of smoke from the
raft and another in the air where the
bomb had exploded.
That was as far as the experiment
went. 1t had been intended to
throw pictures and words from the
protector, but the large mirror be-
hind the electric lights acted in a
contrary manner, and it was inpos-
sible to get proper focus. The
protector is at the southwest cor
ner of the manufacturers roof,
and has the appearance of an over
grown stereopticon. The mirror is
over three feet in diameter and from
that on out to the last lens is a dis
tance of some twelve feet.
The projection of words and pic
lures upon clouds of smoke or vapor
has been successfully accomplished
on the other side of the Atlantic,
and the late experiments at Mount
Washington have been accompanied
by good results.-Chicago Record.
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A Surgical Operation.

For the cure of Piles Is always painful,
often dangerous and useless, and invari'
lbly expensive; on the other hand there is
now, certain cure, perfectly painless,
gives instant relief and permanent euro
aud costs but O tri1e. II Is the Pyramid
Pile Cure. 1t Is more certain cure than
q surgical operation. without any Of tho
operation. Any druggist will get 1t for
you.
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It is Strange

That people suffering from Piles will
endure them for years or submit to dan.
gerous. painful. cruel and expensive
surgical operations, when all the timo
there is painless, certain, lasting cure.
which gives instant relief and costs but q
tride 1t is called the Pyramid Pile Cure
and can be found at all drug stores. Any
druggist will get it for you If you ask
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Mrs. Wickwire-"What is the
difference between me and a chicken,
dear?" Mr.. Wickwirc-"About
thirty-fve years, guess" Mrs,
Wickwire-"Oh, you hateful thing.
That isn't the answer at all. The
chicken is killed to dress and am
dressed to kill" indianapolis Jour-
nal.
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A Paisley gentleman hearing that
two of his female relatives had quar-
relied, asked: "Ha's they ca'ed each
ither uglyP" ma, na." "Ah, weel,
then, can max it up atween them
vet. It'd
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Stillingheet-"How could you
conscientiously tell Miss Elder that
she is the only woman you ever
lovedp" Tillinghast-"It is fact.
The others were all young girls" "
Vogue.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Mrs. Snooper-Men make me
tired. Mrs. Sway What's
the matter now? Mrs. Snooper-
My husband saw Mrs. Ksedick yes
terday, and / asked him what she
had on, and he replied, "Oh,
clothes. lid Bits.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Miss Birdie McInnis complains
of headache. Her little sister has
toothache. Miss Birdie says:
"Mollie, you must have that
tooth pulled if it aches. IL is hol-
low inside"
"Sister Birdie, don't your head
achef"
"Yes."
"Then you must have your head
pulled. It's hollow inside. ."-Texas
Sifting.s ~
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Look a yer, yo' Sam Johnson
De hoss dat yo' sole me las night
is daidew Sam-"Daide? Lo'd,
dat's funny. He nevah did dat
befo' New York Herald.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

"Do you know much about that
horse you bought from the deaconp"
III know more about the deacon
than | did."-Life.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Little boy-"The preacher said
there is no marryin' in heaven"
Little girl-"Of course not, there
wouldn't be enough men there to
90 'round."-Good News.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

miss Wayback carries her age
wonderfully we'll, dosen't she?'
She-"Yes considering the namber
of years in chicago Inter
Ocean.
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Ester--"Did he kiss youP" Tena
--"He hadn't the nerve to do that.
Ester-"It would require consider
able. New York Herald.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

The man who can pay his debts
and won't do it, would steal if sure
that he wouldn't get caught
Rams Horn.
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To do easily what is difficult fol
others is the mark of talent. To
do what is impossible for talent is
a mark of genius.-Amiel.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Teacher-"De6ne memory" Dull
Boy-"It's what we always has
till we come to speak a piece. y
Good News.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

"Your daughter has a remarkably
pretty foot, Mrs. Snaggs," said Mrs.
Bloomfield to her friend. Indeed
she has," replied the grateful moth
or, land l have decided to let some
good sculptor make a bust of it. y
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Miss Millet-"Is it true that your
bicycle riders soon get attached to
your machines?" Mr.. Wheeler
ut hasn't worked that way with
me yet. can fall off my machine
without the least trouble. Indian
apolis Journal.
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81 always knew he was too timid
to propose" "But he married a
short time ago" "Yes; but he
married a widow."-Life.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Teacher { hearing arithmetic class
recite)-"Mike, if you should see
seven birds on a tree. and should
shoot three of them, how many birds
would remainP" Mike-"Nary one
mum; the rest O. them would be
afther fyin' away" Boston Couri-
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81 wonder" said old Mrs. Jason,
as she watched the gang of political
street-cleaners at their "work" -
wonder if them is the campaign
mud-slingers that / read so much
about in the papers p"-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
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Mrs. Smiths daughter is singing
her new song now." II can't hear
sound, and ! don't believe you can,
with the house two blocks away"
81 didn't say l could, but l see
the company all leaving."-Chicago
Inter-Ocean.
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Mrs. Portly Pompus-"What
does that young man do all the
evenings he spends with you in the
kitchen?" Bridget-"Sure, mum,
and what did Mr.. Pompus do when
he called on you before you were
married ?"-Texas Sitting.
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that they completely deserted the

that they completely deserted the
place.
AT the end of week the modified
cats gave up the effort to live with
their heads permanently canned,
and Mr.. Symms buried them in his
celery trench. N. B.-Subscrip-
tions toward defraying the cost of
the statue to be erected to this
benefactor of mankind will be re-
ceived at this office.-Spare Mo-
ments.
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MICHIGAN CENTRAL
"Tbs Niagoro Falls Route"
Time Card in Effect.

.paily, All other trains Daily except sunday
Psrior car on day trains and sleeping cars On
re direct line 10 Niagara Falls Buffalo, new
yoyE Boston, Detroit, Toledo, Chicago ana all
points in the United States aud Canads. s,.,os
Through ticketsto all points III the ohi'e' o'"'''
J. WHITING, Ticket Agent
ow. RUaaLEs. q. p. Il. Agt.
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HUMOROUS.

"Man wants but little here below"
But 'tis this fact that daunts-
He's sure to get little less
Than the little that he wants.
Washington Star.
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HU M PHI r EYS'

triumph of Scientific Medicine.
Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with it as CURATIVE
and HEALING APPLICATION. 1t has been
used 40 years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
Cures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDs External
or Internal, Blind or Bleeding and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures; Fistula in Ano;
Worms Of the Rectum. The relief is imme.
diate-the cure certain
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-10-25

Michigan Central
p. M
,as5 Bay City, leave, , 3c 3c
900. leaves Detroit. arrives ~
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0. |. PARTRIDGE.
Real Estate Agent

Rooms 4, 5, Dawson Block.
VIII take charge OF estate. for residents and non.
r.sidsnts collect rents, pay tsxs, place insurance
OBTAIN aDslrsctsoi title. etc.
Office hours-10 TO 12A. NJ, 4 TO 6P.M.
Iron County register., 1893-06-15
1T E r NJ Si

-+T E r NJ ST.
Board, Washing of Clothes, Tuition Eng
lish, and all kinds of Useful and Orna-
mental Needle Work, per Session Of Five
erms for instruction in Music, Foreign
Language, Drawing and Painting can be
had by applying as below.
Attached TO the Convent, and totally sepa-
ated from the boarding school, is
Iron County register., 1893-06-15

Job-Work of all kinds at this Office.
Iron County register., 1893-06-15
NOTICE.
Terms of Breeding, 1898.

l have been in the business tor num-
Der of years. and am thankful for patron
age have received. l have learned the
only way to 90 justice to myself and pat
ronS is by the season, money or note at
time of service, with privilege of return
next year free should the mare fail 10 be
i'm foalr Should the horse or jack die. or
be sold, money or note TO be refunded.
This way it gives me something for the
service of nv stock. TO the patron Il show
for his money, and enable me TO stand
NV stock for a less fee
No better bred colt in Saddle Horse
Register than Strange squirrel, 669. and
few as good. Forrest Prince is close up
to the fountain head of trotters, combin-
ing the bloed # Hambletonian 10, Man,
brino Chief Il. Edwin Forrest 40. and two
noted pacing strains. S. per season.
King Rea. Is hands. Proven Mule Jack.
81 for the season.
Good pasture and attention, . per
month. Respectfully. yours.
JAS. c. SMITH, Caledonia, Mo.
Iron County register., 1893-06-15
THEa
ColumbiaD =: Reciprocity.
QUARTERLY.
Published the First Mondays Sss February, M0ys
Augssst and November

THE RECIPROCITY magazine or an Of
City People Real Estate Men, Lumber
loan those 10 ooo"'
S brough in lire
the u
We wlp
descriptions OF what you may
tout.
a vacation will place you
DIRECT resorts
these are
the will it.
this the reach you want
sell ho
Anything speculation will always be enter
one on list
of business these are
nen o
We viii have printed description OF property other anu
other list cent
where a Del cent
n and to each
be the result
Iron County register., 1893-06-15
The lew States Right.

south Carolina is the first State to as
sers In a complete as well as a tangi-
Ole iorm the new inversion of State
sovereignty, which may be defined as
sne pursuit of the life, liberty and hap
piness of it citizens-in order to lock
them up, or otherwise restrain them
South Carolina is going into tavern
keeping on State account, and the tav-
erns are to be called dispensaries
This Is happy name, for it puts the
State at once in the position of the alb
stract family doctor. Also, it makes
quart better measure than gill.
But South Carolina has the courage
OF her convictions. The people who
elected Governor Tillman came fresh
from the soil and the mountains and
the backwOods, and they were and still
are full of the Populist theories which
mean SO much trouble. experiments
ton and waste of valuable time for us
all; and one of the easiest things for
them to tackle after electing Tillman
was the liquor traffic. So they tackled
it.
The new ''dispensary law" passed
at the last session of the Legislature.
goes into effect on the first of July.
Local option is a feature; counties must
vote to secure dispensaries. When es-
tablished they will be run on strict
principles. Applicants must file re-
quests for liquor in writing, may apply
only once a day, must sign or make a
mark and must be on hand before
o'clock P. NJ, when all the dispensaries
will be closed. There will be an Of
fcial price list, and official corps of
detectives. The cheapest whisky will
cost the voter s. a g allon, and the
State expects to make profit OF about
81 a gallon on every brand. or say
$500,O00 year.
The evils of such q system are obvi-
Gus, of course. Spcak-easies and clubs
will flourish. Men who want a drink
will take home enough for a drunk.
Whiskey will drive beer into the cor
ner. Any man will be able to file ap-
plication by deputy, and the county
dispensary will become Z political
stronghold whose influence is alarming
to think OF. In fairness, however, it
must be admitted that the custom
of ..taking home a bottle" is al
ready we'll established in the rural
districts. particularly among the blacks.
and the dispensary only systematizes
this custom. But ever from this point
of view it makes gin mill of the old
fashioned corner grocery, and that is
a bad thing, surely.
Naturally the experiment is interest
ing. If we are to go back-for it hap
pens to be direct retogressiOn-tO
governmental control of everyday life,
we shall all be interested to learn how
the restoration of paternalism viii af-
feet us, and whether 1t will be neces-
sary to move. OF course it is to be
surmised that paternalism will fail,
like every other form of restraint.
The .'unco' guild" will be virtuously
domineering, the good will submit and
the heather will evade the law or
brake it. Statistics, however, may
perhaps go some way toward persuad-
ing the paternalists that their curious
theories can't be made to pay.-Paila-
tielphia Times.
.JOh-WOrk 0f all kinds at tbiS Office
Iron County register., 1893-06-15

pronounced by good Judges to be as fine
a horse as iives), bvsMoss Rose, Prem /.
| Saeidler; he by MOntrOse. LOG. of Irrational
reputation.
First Dam-Sandusky Mare, by the no.
ted Black Squirrel, IS, by Black Eagle,
"A, that wore the blue over the noted
MOntrOse.
Second Dam-Maggie S., by Stanhope's s
Black Hawk, by the noted Blood's Black
Hawk.
Third Dam-Jav Bird. by Patty Burns.
by Grey Eagle.
Fourth Dam-Patsy, by Grey Eagle,
4-mile Race Horse.
Stranger Boys sire is Starlight, by
Blood's Black Hawk, which gives
Strange Squirrel a cross to Blood s Black
Hawk on both sire s and dams side. He
trans on both sides through the most no.
ted Kentucky Saddlers TO the 4Mile Race
Horse Denmark, by Imported Hedge
ford.
This fellow is bred IN the purple. Fine
Combined Horses are on the boom.
FORREST PRINCE, 1903.
Fealded 1888, bred by Jas. c. Smith {.
Bay, IS II hands; black points, heavy
main and tail. fine style, splendid way
Of going. Sired by Hudson, 2S3l, he by
Kentucky Prince, 2470.
First Danl-MOllie Darling, by Edwin
Forrest. 1892. (dam of the noted Forrest
Time, 1923.
second Dam-Bettie A. (grand dam of
Christine. 2:25 l-4) by Tom Crowder,
PAGER, by Black Pilot.
Third Dam-Ball, by Ball HOrnette.
PAGER, sire of the dam of Lucilla Gold
Dust, 2:16.
Fourth Dam-Beck. by cleveland s
Whip, he by Blackburn's Whip, thorough
bred.
Forrest Prince has proved to be Il good
breeder of size and color, and is as game
a horse as ever looked through bride,
and should sire speed, style and finish,
for New Ork Drivers and Carriage HOrs-
es that are i'm demand at long prices, can
not go amiss by breeding to this fellow,
for he is well bred, has proved a good
breeder. with plenty of bone and good
colors-bays and browns.