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Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
In the Dentists Chair.

A woman walked into the down.
down dentists Office yesterday az
ternoon. She held a handkerchief
to her face and was evidently suf-
fering from a severe toothache.
IL have very bad toothache,"
she said to the dentist.
"Want the tooth extracted?" he
asked.
"Yes," she said, shuddering bit.
"Well, get into the Chair and /
will have it out in a jiffy."
But it will hurt, won't itp"
"A little, perhaps"
The woman held back. The dem
fist selected couple of instruments
and said: Get into the chair"
OH said the woman, this tooth
does ache dreadfully, but don't
know whether you will pull it out
or not.
Why asked the dentist in
some surprise.
Because haven't got any
money!"
"Havn't got any money!"
Not cent"
"Well, it, your tooth aches so badly
| will pull it out for nothing, then.
Get into the chair"
The woman shuddered q few
times and groaned a while. Then
she sat down in the chair.
The dentist opened her mouth
and pried about with one of hi. in
struments, she grooming loudly. In
minute he touched the sensitive
tooth and the woman shrieked and
jumped out of the chair
"Get back there" said the dentist.
mo, / won't" she replied, sharply.
II won't be tortured by you or any,
body else. | think it is a shame
that you will hurt your customers
like that. / don't think you're
much Of dentist, anyhow"
With that she 'hounced out of
Office and it was a long time before
the dentist could think connectedly.
Buffalo Express.
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Sold by j. T. Bostwick.
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made for six months and
upwards the part Of the mortgagors, in the con-
ditons of u certain mortgage, made and executed
by Conrad Gessler and Lizzie Gesssr, his wife, of
the city and county Of Alpens, state Of Michigan,
mortgagors, to the Alpena Loan and Building AS
ISOLATION, corporation organized and doing bust
ness under the laws Of the state OF Michigan, as
mortgagee bearing date the i4th day Of July 1891,
and recorded in the Office Of the Register Of Deeds
for Alpena county, the 7th dav OF October, 1891
in Liber IL OF mortgages, on page 3l6 upon which
mortgage there 10 now claimed to be due and I'M
paid, for principal, interest, premiums zines, taxes
and insurance paid by the mortgage. the sum OF
five hundred and forty-eight dollars and forty one
cents 'ts5484lO together with an attorney fee as
provided by law, which said amounts the said
mortgage, by virtue Of the option contained In
to be due and payable, and no proceeding in law or
equity having been had instituted TO collect said
debt, or any part thereof
Now, therefore, by virtue OF the power OF sale in
said mortgage contained and Of the statute in such
case made and provided, in order to satisfy the
amount due on said mortgage including costs and
attorney fee, the mortgage hereby gives notice
that 1t will offer for sale and sell, at public auction
or vendue, to the highest bidder, Tuesday, Jan
uary, 9th, 1884, at o'clock p m Of that day, ut the
easterly front door Of the Court House. in the city
of Apena, in said county, said Court House being
the place 10 which the Circuit Court for said Alpe-
| ma county is held. The premises described In said
mortgage to be sold aforesaid, are 40
follows: Lot number five 5l, in block number fifty
1907, of HtchcocB's second addition to the city OF
Alpena, according to the recorded plat thereof.
| Dated at Alpena, Michigan, Oct. 10th, 1898.
| The ALPENA LOAN & BUILDING ASSOCIATION,
| Mortgage.
! O'Brien & sleator,
farM
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they were not 40 serious as they
seemed. and In week or so was able
to repeat my fishing trip, much to my
enjoyment. also spent an evening
with jack and rife at that deer
opening. and got fat and Juicy buck
and doe. I believe, also, that the
big wildcat Itumblcd from that hem
lock branch Just at dusk that same
evening was the mate of the wildcat
drowned In the alder tunnel. He was
lurking there, as his mate had been,
I have no doubt with the hope Of
springing on q fawn that might come
into the creek at that watering place. 4"
Ed Mott, in N. Y. Sun.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03

Wealthy city man (who has
taken a fancy to revisit his village
birthplace -"Ah, me! there is the
little red school house, and yonder
is the old church. How we'll l re-
member them. But the dear old
familiar faces ar gone; net one re-
mains to recall those happy"
The Oldest inhabitant, advancing
-"Ye're Bill Judd, amt We? l
knew We the minute l sot eyes on
to ye. | trusted your father for a
Goldfish in 1S43, and if ye've got the
money handy I'd be obliged if ye'd
settle for it,"
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went, tumbling the wildcat and me
into the water. We floundered there
close together, and instead of the bath
cooling down the wildcats temper it
seemed to make it hotter, and the ugly
beast renewed the fight in the water.
1.-THE boat when 1t upset, was with.
in few feet of the foot of the pool,
where the water disappe AIRED behind
the tangle of alders. had nothing to
defend myself with against the wildcat
but my fists, and / pounded 1t with
them, with very little effect, except to
their own damage. The wildcat could
swim like a duck, kept its head well
out of water, and struck and bit at me
with such quickness and agility that
my sleeves were torn in strips In very
short time, and the blood began to flow
from deep gashes on my hands and
arms. I saw that in the struggle my
hook had torn loose from the wildcats
ear, leaving long and bleeding slit
The persistent animal kept up an un-
earthly yelling as 1t fought. We soon
worked our way down against the wall
of alders, and. as the struggle went on
for a moment against it, I heard
another screech, and presently another
wildcat came tearing through the
thicket to the edge of the pool AS this
second ugly customer crouched as If to
leap upon me to the aid Of it's mate, the
alders that barred the channel gave
way, and my cat and I foundered
through the maze. Below 1t the creek
80 hat ha nj
which closed above it in a regular can
opy of Melted branches, nowhere more
than three feet high. 1t was almost as
dark as night in that low-vaulted wat
cry tunnel The channel was straight,
and far below | could see a small circle
of light, where the creek emerged
again into open water.
"As we disappeared through the
dense alders the other wildcat bounded
into the thicket and made toward the
spot. l could hear him crashing
finally saw tho tall bushes swaying be-
fore him as he drew nearer. l had
changed my tactics in my struggle with
my wildcat, and was trying to force II
beneath the surface and hold it under
long enough to drown it, but the cat
was too active and supple, and about
all succeeded in doing was to lessen
the quantity of my clothing and add tc
the slashings in my flesh. I had been
struggling with the wildcat a minute,
perhaps, in that close, dark passage
where the water was fully six feet deep
when / saw the two fiery eyes of Its
mate appear in the alders, where he
had thrust his head through on the op
posite side. That wildcat, though
hesitated to take to the water, even tc
help his mate, but didn't know how
long he would be of that mind, and
consequently saw the Importance OF
getting the best of one fierce contestant
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Not an Upstart,

% Public men, il they are to be success
full. must learn to stifle personal preju'
dices- Prince Talleyrand, who shifted
his politics so skillfully that he served
under several distinct and contradictory
political systems in France, learned
this lesson very early.
When NJ. Theirs, who was of hum BILE
origin. began to rise in the world, Tai,
leyrand treated him with great consid
Grafton. This greatly displeased high.
bred lady Of tho princes acquaintance.
"Whatr' she exclaimed; do you 70.
ceive this upstart2"
Madame" Talleyrand answered, The
Is not an upstart. He has got upl"--
Youths Companion.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
0'Brien & Sleator,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
MORTGAGE SALE.

WI
Default having been made for six months and
upwards on the part OF the mortgagors In the con-
dtions Of certain mortgage, made and executed by
Isaac A. Macklem and BERTHE Macklen, his wife, Of
the city and county Of Alpena, state of Michigan,
morgagors, TO the Alpena Loan and Building Assoc
citation, a corporation organized and doing BUSH
ness under the laws of the state of Michigan, as
mortgage, bearing date the 9th day OF June, 1884,
and recorded tho Office of the Register of Deeds
for Alpena county, on the 18th day Of July, 1884,
IN Liber ~ of mortgages, on page 2s0 upon which
paid for principal, interest premiums, hnes taxes
and insurance paid by the mortgage, the sum Of
five hundred and twentyfour dollars and siS cents
(s52i.06,l together with attorney fee as pro-
vided bv law, which said amounts the said mort
gagee, by virtue of the option contained in said
mortgage, has heretofore and does now declare to
be due and payable, and no proceeding in law or
equity having been had instituted to collect said
debt, or any part thereof;
Now, therefore, by virtue Of the power Of sale in
said mortgage contained and OF the statute in such
case made and provided, in order TO satisfy the
amount due on said mortgage, including costs and
attorney fee, the mortgage hereby gives notice
that il will offer for sale and SELL at public auction
vendue, TO the highest bidder, on Tuesday, JAM
uary 9TH 1894, at o'clock p. of that day, at the
easterly front door of the Court House, In the city
the place in which the Circuit Court for said Alpe
| ma county is held The premises described In said
mortgage, to be sold as aforesaid, as
| follows: Lot number three (3l, in block number
two To- of Tuttle's addition to the city Of Alpens,
| according to the recorded plat thereof.
Dated ut Alpena, Michigan, Oct. 10th, 1898.
| THE ALPENA LOAN & BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS,
Mortgage.
O'Brien Sleator,
f0r
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
A Million Friends.

A friend in need is friend indeed, aud
not less than one million people have
found just such friend in Or. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs, and
Colds. If you have never used this Great
Cough Medicine, one trial will convince
you that it has wonderful curative powers
in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed or money refunded. Trial bottles
free at j. E. Field & Co.'s Drug store.
Large bootleg SOC and 81.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
The Big Four.

Having the needed merit to more than
make good all the advertising claims for
them, the following four remedies have
reached phenomenal sale. DR.. Kings
New Discovery, for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, each bottle guaranteed Electric
Bitters, the great remedy for Liver Stom.
ach and Kidneys.-Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
the best in the world, and DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, which are n perfect pill All
these remedies are guaranteed to do just
what is claimed for them and the dealer
whose name is attached herewith will be
glad TO tell you more of them. Sold at j.
Il Field q Ia q Drnnstnrn
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
MYSTERIESl
The Nervous System the Seat
of Life and Mind. Recent
Wonderful Discoveries.

Recent discoveries have demonstrated that
all the organs OF the body are under the con.
troll OF the nerve centers. located In or near
the base OF the BRAIN and that when these are
deranged the organs which they supply with
nerve fluid are also deranged. When IL Is re-
membered that n serious Injury to the spinal
cord will cause paralysis OF the body below
the injured point because the nerve force Is
prevented by the injury from reaching the
the derangement OF the nerve ccnters will
cause the derangement OF the various organs
which they supply with nerve force.
Two-thirds Of chronic diseases are duo TO
the imperfect action Of the nerve centers At
the base OF the brain, not from dorange-
ment primarily originating In the organ 1t
self The great mistake OF physicians In
treating these diseases Is that they treat the
organ rather than the nerve centers which
are tho cause of the trouble.
DIR. FRANKLIN MILES, the celebrated spe-
cialist, has profoundly studied this subject Tor
over 20 years, and has made many important
discoveries In connection with IL, chief among
them being the facts contained In the above
statement, and that the ordinary methods OF
treatment are wrong. All headache, dizzi-
ness, dullness. confusion, pressure. blues,
mania, melancholy, insanity, epilepsy, St.
Vitus dance, etc, are nervous diseases no
matter how caused. The wonderful success OF
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine is due TO the
fact that II Is based on the oregoing principle.
DIR. MILES RESTORATIVE NERvINE IL sold by
all druggists on a positive guarantee, or sent
direct by DIR. MILES MEDICAL Co., Elkhart.
Ind, on receipt of price. 81 per bottle, six
bottles for So express prepaid. IL contains
neither opiates nor dangerous drugs.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
Dfsarmed,

A true Celt does not need to kiss the
"blarney stone" in order TO gain a fat.
tering tongue. II ie his as part of his
birthright
A little eight-year-old irish boy in one
of our public schools was reproved by
his teacher for some mischief, says an
exchange. He was about to deny his
fault when she said;
II saw you, jerry"
YES" he replied. as quick as a
fash. II tells them there amt much
yous don't see wild them purity black
eyes of yourn."
That was the soft answer that turned
away wrath.-Youth's Companion.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03

screech rent the air. ! turned quickly
about. was iust in time TO see big
wildcat leap from the lower limb of the
nemloclx, and he was pointed straight
tor me, although there was watery
space between US, and all woodmen
have always held that an intervening
stretch of water is sure barrier
against the attacks of all fierce ami
mails of the cat kind. My hook had
caught somewhere in a tender spot on
the wildcat, which had been crouching
on the lower limb unknown to me, and
the pain of the puncture had walked
him instantly into uncomfortable fury.
~ was standing near the bow of the
boat but moved quickly to the other
end, and none too quickly, for the wild
cat bounced into the boat on the spot
where had stood before I'd had time
10 steady myself in my new position.
Then / saw that the hook was fast in
one of the animals ears, and a cats
ears are the most sensitive part OF It's
body. The hook had gone clear through
the tender membrane and the blood
was trickling down in quite a stream.
Fortunately the paddle was in the stern
If the boat. AS the big cat struck the
boat 1t almost upset the clumsy craft
The enraged beast came for me again
without an instants delay. met II
with blow from the paddle. The pad
ale few into a dozen pieces. The dis
turbance In the boat was too much fol-
the boats equilibrium, and over II
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lANGWORTHY & HlSER.

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 10c d..
Laces in cotton and linen torchon,
fine orientals, valencienn, in new and
pretty patterns.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

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. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents a box
For sale by j. E. Field & Co.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03

-Featherstone-"T wish you would
come and help me select some trousers,
old man." Ringway-'I don't believe
my taste is any better than yours"
Featherstone hopefully mo; but
your credit u.s. It'd
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
ARGUS
MISCELLANEOUS.
THAT PARROT.


II was some years ago. in an oldfashioned
store,
TIA, . parrot perohed daily Just over the door
There he squinted OF strangers who stared up
aghast,
And he chatted and swors st the urohins that
passed.
But his master was quite remarkable man,
| A retailer OF goods on q vigorous plan:
| He'd a habit or swearing his prices were low,
| Ana OF saying, 10 clinch his assertions; That's
40"
This sagacious old parrot for many day
Noted down every word that his master would
say,
Til the oft.uttered phrase he at last came 10
know,
And his principal pastImo was sauawkins'
THAT'S SO"
Once an elderly gentleman entered the store;
He was very much pleased with the bird az tho
door,
And he said 10 the owner my friend, DO you
know
That's mighty fine birdr Said tho parrot
That's So"
The old gentleman stared, with look OF sur
prise,
Like a person who scarcely can credit his eyes,
And exclaimed: II declare. he Is wonderful,
though;
How distinctly ne talksI' Ssio tno pefFo''
That's So"
And he msrveied still more q, the wonderful
bird;
Twas the PLANES, disoourssr he ever had
heardi
And he said; "wfl you soil him'" The owner
"But III have him, VOW" Said tho parrot;
That's So"
''well, old fellow, I see you're determined 70
What's your oferi remember now, parrots are
high"
.Forty dollars, by iinsol Come, say us 60
Bald the owner; TOO cheap" Quoth the par
rot: That's So"
"Then III raise it to ATTY" "wsll, take him
But It's really letting him 90 for song"
30 the money was paid Now away We viii
co."
ouoth the buyer. The parrot responded; "That'
With delight in his heart and with pride in hi'
eyes,
The old fellow went home with his sioeerinG
prize,
Where he sleefully said to his wondering wife
There's present You never had such In you
life"
"Did you buy it'" she asked him. How muci
did you payt"
For she feared he'd been footing his none,
away
"why, paid fifty dollars, Some money, ~
true,
But you'll and he's well worth II. I bought hin
for you"
Fifty dollars" she said, In q voice Of sur
prise
With a frown on her brow and Q nash In he
eyes
"Ain't he worth II, my desr," Fifty dollars
why, no,
You're 0 stupid old fool" Said the parrot
| That's So"
Every Day.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03

"A boy would rather have pint OF
chestnuts to-day, knowing that more
than half of them had worms in them,
than the promise Of pony and cart
next week.--Ram's Horn.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-03
The Pyramid Pile Gu,

The Pyramid Pile Cure
Is new discovery for the prompt, per.
manent cure of Piles in every form.
Every druggist has it.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-09
Queer Iudi.s Relic.

There was recently round in an an.
cient oyster bank on the Sabine river,
just below this point, well preserved
Indian idol. The image was nearly -four
feet high and was Of a three headed
man, with the scales Of turtle cover
ing the entire body. but with the feet
and claws Of a panther. The idol II
hollow and contained the skeleton Of q
young child, in an upright position, the
head fitting into that Of the god.
Whether the child was thus sacrificed
to the god or the image merely used az
a repository Of the dead body cannot
be decided. The carving on the idol
showed a degree of skill uncommon
among the Indians as existing now OF
as found here by the early settlers, and
as the banks Of this vicinity were evi-
IDENTIFY erected by people antedsting
these it is probable that the image was
of their religion also. 1t is of stone
and is composed of four or five pieces
neatly cemented together with a sub
stance not recognized by any mason who
has seen ii.
The union Of the several stones en-
ployed in it is so cunningly done that
only close examination reveals IL at
all. The eyes are of agate and cut with
the skill of finished lapidary, and by
some contrivance are so arranged as to
move in the head from side to side, and
to close by the shutting down of lids OF
silver. The panther claws are also OF
silver, and the feet are of obsidian high
ly polished.
One Of the three heads wears be-
nign expression, while another grinf
maliciously and the third frowns heav-
lily and shows clinched teeth of obsid'
an.-Beaumont Tex Correspondent.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-09
The King ofBeIls.

The Titan of Bells, the King of Bells,
the Great Bell of Moscow, etc., as vari-
ously known, has probably been de-
scribed a million times. 1t was cast in
1882, part of the metal used being from
the fragments of The Giant, one of the
former monster bells which have made
Moscow famous. The King was only
in use five years before it met with an
irreparable accident, having a huge
piece broken from its side during the
great fire Of 1877. 1t is now on the
ground and will probably never be re-
paired and hung, as it would be impos-
sible to do so without recasting it.
During the present century this mon
ster hell itself is said to have been used
as a church, the three cornered breai
in the side serving as doorl This story
is not at all improbable when we. con
slider its gigantic proportions, which
are as follows: Height, 10 feet 3 inches;
circumference around the margin, go
feet and o iDchesl The weight of this
colossal folly" has been variously esti.
mated by different travellers and au-
thors, but as it has never been set down
at less than 443, 900 pounds / am per-
fectly satisfied to give the minimum es-
innate, which is 240 tonsl-St Louis
Republic.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-09
North HoWell Prairie.

The literary society which has been
running all winter, held a largely at.
tended meeting at the school house
Saturday evening. The writer was 10
vited 30 address them and was the
guest of Geo. Weeks, the father Of the
Alliance and Populist movements in
this county. He was feeling pretty
good over a just closed contract to sup
ply the "6pa" Ice cream parlors with
cream daily this year from his large
dairy. conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
donald. Mr.. Weeks has 270 acres of
Gods country, as 1t is correctly named,
and one OF the finest herds of Holstein
and Jersey grades In this county. He IL
a successful farmer and scientific dairy
man, and Pop. candidate tor senator In
this county. He has never invested
any money In Salem enterprises. The
meeting was good one. IL is claimed
there are very few Republicans out
there, and scarcely any Democrats.
But the men, women and children, il
q candidate may say so, were as fine
an audience Of people as the writer ever
saw at an ordinary week day turnout
In Oregon. When the other Republi-
cans get around TO talk to them they
win probably not ell be Populists.
Here, as In other places in the county,
the Populists have been holding school
house lyceums and meetings all winter
and are well informed along their line
OF discussion. They also take u deep
interest ia the tariff and state pol.
itica. They resolved Saturday night
70 accept a Joint debate with the Re-
publicans Of Brooks, next Saturday
night. The Populist clubs have de-
veloped quite number OF good
speakers among the young men and
farmers and some fthese will be heard
from Ia future campaigns. We hope
to meet with them again some time