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Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-12
ALpENA ARGUS
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE VERY SMART YOUNG MAN.


" Eureka" said Young Lcathcrhead, ana he
laughed In his boyish glce,
" Just wait TIL start out and then I'll let these
fogies see
That they're too slow for today, you know,
they cannot strike its gait
I'll teach them how to capture fame and for
tune while you wait
And he smiled a smile he thought awhile
and he laid him out plan
TO win moro gold than bank could hold, did
the very smart young man.
4" My src's good old soul" said he, "but OH
Il would drive me mad
To have TO save from here 10 the grave as has
my poor old dad;
And after I've been gone awhile IL viii he a
Joy profound
To come and show folks how Ill SOW my
stack OF wealth around"
And he saw. did he glad things 10 be when he
hts course began,
And no paused TO get cigarette, did the very
smart young man.
And there came a day when ne went away,
this youth who would fortune win
he had fixed a scheme, twas pretty dream
10 somehow scoop IL In
And he told his pa, and he told his ma, and he
told his neighbors, too,
In n glowing style and a happy smile OF the
wondrous things he'd do.
But the world went round, and the sun went
down, as they have since the world be-
gan,
And the days that came brought wealth nor
fame 10 the very smart young man.
In ragged coat one day he wrote these
words 10 his loving ma:
" Dear mother, can't you plan some way TO nix
II up with pa
To send me ticket to bring me homo G've
really had no chance
To garner wealth., and, by the by, CASTOR
pair OF pantsi"
And the boy came back TO his pa, alackl and
begged OF him 10 plan
Some happy way three meals day 10 get for
the smart young man.
Nixon Waterman
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-12
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Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-12
.REAsURER's NOTICE.

II
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
Treasurer Of the city OF Apena, will receive the tax
roll for general city and highway taxes for the year
1893, Monday, July 10th, and the same will be re-
tanned by him during July and August; that dur
ing July said Treasurer will receive all taxes
sessed thereon without the addition Of any COM
mission or percentage for collection that during
August. persons paying taxes will be charged one
per cent additional on their assessment; and that
after the expiration OF said time, said roll will be
returned TO the Comptroller of said city, who will
cause to be made out copy OF as much of said AS
sessment roll AS shall be due and unpaid, adding
thereon such percentage rs shall have been fixed
by the Common Council. for the collection of such
taxes assessments, not exceeding four per cent,
and that within ten DAYS thereafter the said Treas
urer will receive said metioned ROLL and proceed TO
collect and receive taxes thereon assessed, up to
the last Saturday in October next.
Notice is further given that the said Treasurer is
not required by law 10 call upon the persons
sessed upon said roll, OF demand the payment of
such taxes.
JAS. II. KERR,
lOS0w6 City Treasurer.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-12
lANGWORTHY & HISER.

Before fitting out your table with
new dishes, come and look over our
line. We will be sure to please
you with our large assortment of fancy
and plain ware, also toilet sets IN
many and beautiful designs.
japanese baskets in all sizes, work
baskets, lunch baskets in all kinds
for use or ornament.
Pins 1c paper. Thread l0c d..
Laces in cotton and linen torchon,
fine orientals, valencienn, in new and
pretty patterns.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-12

HE BEGAN FIRING AT HER.
One of them said, "Therc ought to be
woman's hand here, and I'll run down
for my wife, boys, and then when the
doctor comes, we'll investigate this
affair" Suiting the action to the word
he was off like fash, leaving the re.
naming neighbors attentively engaged
in caring for Uncle Billy" and his
noble wife.
In the course of an hour the man re =
turned with his wife, who imme diately
set about making the slowly rowling
victim of the Mexican's bullet as COM
Portable as possible, and before the ar
rival of the physician, had restored her
to perfect consciousness and SO far re-
suscitated Uncle Billy" as to enable
him to give an accurate description of
the Mexican and his murderous attack.
AS soon as the particulars were
given the men retired outdoors and in
low tones held hasty consultation,
which ended In the departure of sew
eral of them on horseback. In the
course Of an hour they returned and
with them a number of other neigh
bors, ind all fully armed and accoutrcd
for the road. BY this time the moon
Vas shining brightly, and as It's beams
rested on the faces of the men IL re-
vcaled on each an expression of fierce
determination that BODIED no good for
the Mexican were they to lay hands on
him.
Everything being in readiness a big
fellow from FL Monte, who assumed
the leadership, gave the word, and a
dozen mounted men rode silently away
across the valley toward the noun
tains.
Upon the physicians arrival the good
friends and neighbors left matters in
his hands and were overjoyed few
moments later when, after critical
examination of the wounded ones, he
assured them that there were no seri-
Gus results to be feared and that with
close attention and careful treatment
his patients would in few days be
well on toward recovery from their
painful wounds.
The men who went In search of the
would-be murderer returned late In the
evening of the following day, covered
with dust and showing signs Of having
done much hard riding. Their mus
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-12

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Every druggist has it.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-12

Two cents per week is The
price of the Argus on year
ly subscriptions.
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AN ARKANSAS WOMAN.
She Saved Her Husband from a
Murderous Mexican.

AR to the west
is a beautiful
valley, W h err e
the aroma OF
the wild sage,
W afte d from
the mountains,
mingles W i t II
the odors of
o ra n &c a n d
grape, creating
an atmosphere
of almost intox
C attn & rich
ness, and where,
down through
fe,tharv farms
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
They Sometimes Propose,

1t is generally supposed that the
idea Of young girls proposing mar.
riage in lcapycM is a pleasant little
fiction of the numOrist, but there is
evidence that sometimes the fair sex
does avail itself of this Quadrcnnial
privilege. An annccdotc told in Eng.
land Of Il member Of the House Of
Commons is a case in point. The
Commoner had been paying attention
10 a young lady FOR Il long time, and
had taken her to attend the House
until she was perfectly posted in its
rules, On the last pay Of the session
as they came ont, Va bought her a DO.
Quct, saying: May l offer you my
handful of flowers 2" She promptly
replied: Il move to amend by omit
ting all after the word hand" lie
blusllingly accepted. the amendment,
and they adopted it unanimously.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
Razorbaek Hams,

Poets have sung of the flavor Of the
genuine Southern ham. This tooth
some meat comes from the despised
''raz0r-back," an animal that has no
time to put on fat, 50 he puts on cx-
ira slices of lean until the acOrns fall
and then he fattens just right to fl
an cplcurc's mouth. Bill Nyc thus
says Of him:
Il shall never speak lightly of the
r,ige-ro0ter again. He is subject to
none of the diseases peculiar to cogpu-
lcnce. lie breathcs good air, eats the
p~oketerry in midsummer until his
ceilings and wainscottings are as red
as a chinese demonstration; then he
eats the wild'cucumbcr which falls
from the cucumber tree after tie
squirrel has lad all he wants, and the
result is that by November he is
ready to take a course Of corn in the
ear, Or elsewhere, and winds up at the
glorious Yulc-tlde, when the holly
berries are red and the mistlctoe and
pcrsimmons are both ripe, Still slcn-
der and glrlish in figure, but as tender
and juicy asa Brazil nut.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
- - -
His Size.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
"SOme years ago said the story
teller, Il was out West on. or a an
Indian reservation. ! had about for
ty miles to go to ranch and was to
make the trip in IA wagon, as | had
some household effects to take along.
including a jug of whiskey. Some
missionaries were stationed at my
starting place, and one Of them recon-
mendcd as my escort an Indian nam
cd William Penn, a good Indian, and
one who vas active in the Sunday
School. He didn't look it, but his
recommendations were excellent. and
| accepted him. In the stable, before
leaving | offered him a drink of whis-
key from my flash, as the day was very
cold, but he grunted and shook his
head. | offered it to him again, Just
after his friend the missionary had
told me goodbye, and he refused
again. After We had been on the way
IN hour l felt chilly and took out the
flask and a small glass. The Indian
looked at it wistfully and | poured it
down. didn't think he wanted any
but ! handed him the glass.
Ugh" he gruntcd with a vigorous
shake OF, the head ''me no Sunday
School scholar; gimme iug.n
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
Ghe1emrurat-S ST..
:, The Postal Law fer Newman.

no mere Is a very general misaN,..
nenslon respecting newspane, pp's'
scription laws, even among pea. SUI
large intelligence. The N " " q
Advertiser has prepared the to1 l'loaaI
valuable resume of the law on ,hl
subject. We quote as follows :" 'As
Inc decisions of the United s,,,
courts on this subject are: ''''s
l. Subscribers who do not DIV.
press orders to the contrary are .e e.
sldered as wishing to renew , ,ua.
subscriptions. Their
: II subscribers order the disc.
tlnuance OF their periodicals, tha W,
.,sher may continue to send them NJ
til all arrearages are paid. ua'
B. II subscribers neglect or rctus,.
take their periodicals from the rs..
Office to which they are directed rs''
are responsible until they have sa,, n ~s
their bills and ordered them dj, ..su
tinued. "'ool'
4. II subscribers move n o,,.
places without informing the n"I.
fishers, and the papers are son, ta y.
the former address, they are held W
sponsiblc. ~
D. The courts have decided that ,,
fusihg to take periodicals from ~.
Office, or removing and leaving ,hsm
uncalled for, is prima facie evidena'
of intentional fraud.
8. If subscribers pay in adv,nc.
they are bound to give notice a, ths
end OF the time # they do not wish 10
continue, otherwise the publisher i.
authorized to send the paper and ,ha
subscriber will be responsible ninth
an express notice, with payment If
all arreafageS, Is sent to the publish.
er.
The latest postal laws arc such tba,
newspaper publishers can arrest anv
one for fraud who takes a paper and
refuses to pay for it. Under this law
he man who allows his subscriptlon
to run along for some time unnald
and then orders it discontinued. or
orders the postmaster to mark it ire.
fused and have a postal card SEN,
notifying the publishers, leaves him.
self liable to arrest and fine, the same
as for theft.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
Senator Voorhees, on Lincoln.

Speaking Of ms numberless stories
! recall one he oncc told during an ar
gument in a lawsuit. The lawyer on
the other side was good deal OF Il
glib talker, but not reckoned as deep
ly profound or much OF a thinker. He
was rather reckless and irresponsible
in his speech-making also, Oand would
say anything TO a jury which happen
cd to enter his head. Lincoln, in his
address to the jury, referring TO all
these, said: My friend on the other
side is all right, or would be all right,
were il not for the popularity / am
about to chronicle. His habit OF
which you have witnessed, a very
painful specimen in his argument to
YOU in this case-of reckless assertion
and statements without grounds,
need not to be imputed to him as a
moral fault or as telling Of a moral
blemlsh. lie can't help it. For real
sons which, gentlemen OF the jury,
you and l have not time to study
as deplorable as they are sur
prising, the oratory OF the gentleman
suspends all action of his
minds. The moment he begins to
talk his mental operations cease /
never knew Of but n thing which
compared with my friend in this par
That was a small steamboat.
Back in the days when l performed
my part as a keel-boatman | made the
acquaintance OF thrilling little steam
boat which used to hustle and puff
md whecze about in the Sangamon
liver. 1t had a flye-foot boiler and a
whistle, and every time it
yhistled it stopped"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
The BiuyilIc Banner.

We have named our last boy Heze.
kiah. We are going.to get even with
Cleveland If it takes ten years.
We voted six times, and got one
p~ostohice. That's why we're glad
now the returning board threw out
three Of the votes.
We don't ask nothing of the present
Congress. We're haying such "A good
time cussin' it that we've put off
Joining the church till next year.
They burned a negro in Virginia
the other day. That was wrong
when Teller is raised to rope, they
oughtn't to make such a sudden
change in his raisin'.
Congress amt passing any bills to
speak of. We don't believe they'd
even pass a $40 bill.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
To Clean Trees Of Smut.

The smut fungus can be removed
from trees, says Insect Life, by spray
ing with strong whale.oil soap sOlu'
tion (seven pounds of the wlale-Oil
soap to twenty-eight gallons of water.
This is so strong, however, that it
will damage the foliage if allowed to
remain on long, and it should, there
fore, be allowed to remain on the tree
only about two hours, and the tree
should then DC sprayed with pure wa.
ter. The strong alkaline solution
will cut the fungus 20 that it can be
easily washed off by the water spray
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

When the Mississippi Press excur.
slonists were taking their trip on
Lake Michigan to the Worlds Fair
grounds, they and the other passen-
gers on that occasion, were RECALLED
by music" from a hand organ opera
ted by a venerable gentleman of that
profession. He had a score or more
tunes in his cylinder-national, SEN
iimental and social. Several of the
Mississippians called for "Dixie" and
promised to remember generally when
he passed around the hat. There
were Others on the boat who prefer
red Yankee Doodle and so the
Mississippians offered to compromise
and they would applaud for both.
But the musicians kept grinding out
his tunes, and just as he finished "Af-
ter the Ball." Col. Power remarked
boys, let the old man. alone-he
can't play anything but gospel
hymns "-Yazoo City Herald.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06
GhrDemurrai-S Star
Names aud yisSuanss Of tie Devil.

-. Louis Republic.
According to THE TalmudiStS, Satan.
wh1Sc real name is Samuel. or Eblis
WIS originally an angel with six
wings. lie is also known as the Old
Serpent, Devil, Beelzebub, the IN
clean spirit, Leyiathan and Asal. In
the East Indian story Of the Fall he
is referred to both as Asur and as
Mdhisasura, and is alsorcpresented as
the great serpent Vrita, against
which India fought, and which, after
a desperate struggle, he overcame.
In the Persian tradition he is known
as Ahrlman, and it is believed that at
the Last Day, after he has been puri-
fled by fire, he will return to obedi-
ence and again occupy the realms of
the Just as an angel. In Morse myth
ology the evil spirit is Loki. and it
was believed that the wolf and the
serpent were his vile progeny. The
Egyptians believed that he was a full
brother Of Osiris, their god, and that
he rebclled and was thrown out I'M
der the name Of Typhon. The people
of Tyre and Rhodes spoke of the evil
n as Opinion or the Serpent, which
will account for the fact that ser
penis are to this day classed under
the lieneric name of the ''Ophidia."
tSee that title in dictionary Gould
says t"Patliarchs and Prophets page
l6) "Chronos Titan is the same as the
Arabic Scheitan. the Erse Teton, the
Time-God, the Biblical Satan or Luci-
fer, the Son Of the Morning" The
Greek story of the PrOmetheus steal
ing fire from heaven. is believed by
many learned commentators to be
identical with our fall Of Satan. The
Caroline Island Indians have a SINH
lar myth: That Morogrog Satan
was driven out Of heaven and that he
took with him a spark OF fire which
he presented t. man. 1t is needless
to add that Pluto and Plutus Of the
Roman and Grecian myth0l0sists is
the same as our Devil, or Satan. In
the Irish language he is Dlabhail
(god of the airl, in Welsh he is called
Diawl, meaning mot light" or the
god of darkness in old Saxon he was
Diayl; Russian, Diavol and in the
Tartarian language, Diof. The Gyp-
sizes call him Reng,a and by the strange
system Of contraritics for which their
language or dialect is noted, they call
God Devils or Devil, as some writers |
give it. From the above list il will
be seer that one can take his devil
by any title that SUITS or, in the
language Of Burns:
0 thou, whatever title suits,
Aud ~iiornie, Satan, Nick or C,ootic.
His other common nicknames are
Old Harry, Cloven Foot, Old Boy and
Girls.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

The Baptist brother was passing
along by the Methodist brothers
house in the country town and the
Methodist brother was sprinkling
with the hose a good-sized shade tree
which was badly wit
What are you doing?' inquired
the Baptist brother, hanging over
the fence, neighborlikc.
Il don't want to lose my tree"
The Baptist brother looked at the
tree Il minute and then at the hose.
That won't save it, he said with
the air of a tree doctor.
"Why won'tit?"
you've got to do something more
than that"
Thunder !" exclaimed the Metho-
dist brother, still sprinkling away 4:
"yOu don't expect me to immcrse it,
do you?"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

"A young man who is very particu-
lar about his washing, lately wrote a
note to his washerwoman and one to
his sweetheart, and by a strange ia.
tally he put the wrong address on
each envelope and sent them. The
washerwoman was well pleased to re-
ccive an invitation to take a ride next
day, but when the young lady read
III you tumble up my shirt bosom
any more as you did the last time, |
will go somewhere else" she cried all
evening and declared she would never
speak to him again.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

The DEMoCRAT-STAR Office at the
old stand is turning out some G. the
finest and cheapest job Printing { er
turned out in Scranton. Send in your
Orcers and have your work executed
in the best style of the art preserva-
tive OF arts.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

There are many southern" maya
zines published in the North. The
Northern editors are compelled to re-
sort to some kind of a ruse in order
to persuade the public that they pub
fish good literature.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

That the local press is by far the
best means of advertising the advan-
tagcs of a town or city is a recognized
fact. The real estate men of Texas
held a convention a short time ago,
and among other things done they
agreed that the very best way for
towns to advertise themselves was
through the medium Of the local
DreSS,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

The oldest person in Delawarecotn'
ty, Ind. is an inmate Of the county
iniirmary, and her name is Betsy p&-
Wis. She is 107 years old, but still
strong and healthy, and tan get
around as lively as many people net
half as old as she. Mrs. Davis has
been an inmate of the p%oor-house ior
80 years. She is a slave to the t0bac-
co habit, and smokes "long green
with apparent relish.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

THAT man seems to have done an
excellent job Of cleaning up this al
Icy" Yes, he's a new man."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

Wonder if there is any truth III
this: ''The 'deyil's plant which
clings closely to the earth and bears
beautiful red blossoms, is SAID to DC
abundant around Carthage, Miss IL
is so poisonous that bees, tasting Oh "
single liquid drop always found in tne
calyx of the flower, drop dead almost
instantly, and thus, it is said, nearly
every hive in the country have Dee"
depopulated. 1t causes all QUIZ
plants around it to wither avn! !
and it is death to CATTLE"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

Summer is the pride Of the year be-
cause 1t gOcth before a fall.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

Grover is urged not to lay down D's
hand because he has only a par :"
queens. Grover ii may be III ="
draw.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-10-06

A great many people are right In
their hearts and wrong In their heads.
Evening journal., 1893-04-06
Neutrality-suspicious., NO POSITIONS
The Date of Civil Service Examinations
in This CITY Cancelled on Account of
Lack of Appropriations.

The Date of Civil Service Examinations
in This CITY Cancelled on Account Of
Lack of Appropriations.
The civil service board Of this city
has received the following circular from
Charles T lyman, president of the
civil service commission.
lowing TO inadequate appropriations
for travelling expenses for the United
Statee civil service commission for the
current fiscal year, it has been found
necessary to cancel the appointments for
many of the examinations advertised in
the schedule for 1893 The examina
tion at Wilmington, advertised
for April 30, is one of the
examinations so cancelled. The
candidates who intended to take examina-
tion there on that day will have to
select later date After the 3ath Of
June, the appropriations for the next
fiscal year will be available, aud ex
amipations for the last half of the year
will be held according TO The schedule.
"The commission will, upon request,
furnish candidates with copy of the
schedule aud slip. TO enable them TO
make a new selection