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Appalling Figures.

Mrs. M'Swat: "Billenger, how Of
ten do you get shaved?"
Mr.. M'Swat: about four times
a week on an average"
"How much time does it usual
ly require?"
About half an hour"
"Half an hour four times week!
That's two hours a week, four and
one-third days in year, and nearly
a month and a half in ten years!
Think of it, Billinger. If you
should let your beard grow, you
might save time enough in ten years
but look here, Lobelia. Great
Scott! l don't want to let it grow.
Did you ever see me with a full set
of whiskers?"
mo, but"
"Well, let it be the cause of the
most heartfelt Joy and gratitude
you ever experienced, Lobelia, that
you never did. With full beard,
madam, l look like cocoanut in a
fit Of delirium tremens. l tried it
once, years ago. Dogs barked at
me in the streets, children fed from
me in terror, footpads who caught
a glimpse of me by moonlight, or
the pale, Pickering rays of a street
lamp, dropped their sandbags and
skunk tremblingly up the alleys,
and my portrait was hawked all over
the country as the most hideous-"
II don't believe any of that stuff,
Billinger, and I'm sure"
Don't interrupt me, madam
My beard grows straight out, up,
down, sideways, every bristle for
itself like the spines of the fretful
chestnut burr, and it grows in every
shade and color, from brindle to
vermillion, aud back again. If you
could see me once with a hedge all
over my face, you would"
But think of the time you lose
in"
1.-THE time / losep Look here.
How often do you arrange your
hairP"
Every day of my life, Of course;
but that's different"
"That's different, is it? How
long does 1t take you to do it upp"
III think you're just as"
"You needn't answer.--I know
how long it takes. I've seen you
do it often enough. 1t takes you
half an hour every blessed day Of
your life to look after your frizzes,
if that's what you call them. Think
of it! Half an hour day, three
hours and a half a week, nearly
eight days in year, an entire month
in four years, whole year in forty
five years, and over two years in q
century! Lobelia, you'd better go
and look after the baby"
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SALE.

Default having been made on the part Of the
mortgagors, IN the conditions Of certain inden-
ture of mortgage made and executed Ivy Homer
Smith and Elizabeth, hs wife, of the city and coun-
ty of Apena, state OF Michigan, mortgagors, TO
Leah II. Cohen, of the same place, mortgagee, bear,
ing date the Esd day of October, 1884, and recorded
in the office of Register of Deeds for Alpena coun.
ty on the oath day OF October, 1891 IN hoer IL Oh
mortgages, on page Ill; upon which mortgage
there is now claimed TO be due and unpaid, Tor
principal and interest, the sum OF three hundred
and ninety nine dollars and nine cents 1889 O9],
together with an attorney fee, as proved oy law
and no proceedings, either in law OF equity, having
been had instituted to collect said debt or any
part thereof: .
Now therefore, by virtue Of the power OF sale in
said mortagage contained, and OF the statute In
such case made and provided, the said mortgagee
hereby gives notice that she will offer for sale ana
sell the premises described in said mortgage, or so
much thereof may be necessary 10 satisfy the
amount so due said mortgage, together with costs
and attorney Fee aforesaid, at public auction or
yendue to the highest bidder, on the 2ith day OF
January 1895 at O'Clock p Nj. of that day, at the
eastery front door of the court honse in said city
of Alpena, said court house being the place In
which the Circuit Court for said county OF Apena
is held. Which said premises are described as
follows: Lot number one H. In block NUMBER
eight ISL of Potter's first addition TO the city OF
Alpena.
Dated Alpena October 30th, 1894.
LEAH COHEN J0ACHIMSTHAL.
O'BRIEN & SLEATOR, Mortgage
Attorney for Mortgage.
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and thank God consulted them. No re-
turn of the disease In six years"
w. p. NJ. Jackson, Mich.
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State Of Michigan county of Alpena,-ss:
In the matter of the estate Of Edith Wagner,
Harry Wagner Juel Wagner and Frank Wag-
oner minors.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance Of an
order granted to the undersigned, Mary Wagner,
guardian of the estate of said Edith Wagner, Har-
ny Wagner, Juel Wagner and Frank Wagner,
by the honorable Judge of Probate for the county
of Alpena which order bears date October 22d,
1884, there will be sold at public vendue, to the
highest bidder, at the front door Of the Court
House, on Chisholm street. in the city and county
of Alpena, state of Michigan, tsaid Court House
being the place where the Circuit Court for the
county Of Alpena is heidi on Monday, the 3lst
day of December, A. ID. 1894, at two O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day. the following described real
estate to witt The northeast quarter of the north
east quarter the east half of the northwest quarter
the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter, the
northwest fractional quarter of the northeast
quarter, the south half of the northeast quarter,
all in section nine, town thirtyone north OF range
six east
Dated October Goth, 1894.
MARY WAGNER.
Guardian.
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Tommy, do you want some nice
peach jamp" "Yes, ma" IL was
going to give you some to put on
your bread, but I've lost the key to
the pantry" "You don't need the
key, ma. | can reach down through
the transom and open the door from
the inside" That's just what l
wanted to know. Now, just wait
until your father comes home."
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red bridge was in sight, l was near

red bridge was in sight, l was near
enough to hail.
| knew that the left hand road
beyond the bridge was safest, but
the angle which must be turned in
order to take it was so abrupt that
| despaired of Mary's ability to
change the mares course. To 90
half mile on the other road was to
be almost certain of dashing over the
rocks into the deep ravine, for the
road at certain point passed round
sharp promontory of rock, very
much like some Of those in the
Kanterskill Glove, and at high
rate of speed it would be next to i'm
possible to turn.
MARY" | shouted, "take the left
hand road if you can"
A quick wave of the hand showed
that / was understood, and the next
moment we were laundering across
the resounding bridge. Terrified
by the sound, and the nearness of
her memorable pursuer, the mare
fled faster yet, but [ was soon near
enough to shout again:
"Mary, I'll overtake you on the
hill. Get your dress clear"
Again the quick motion of COM
prehension, and then we swept
round the curve 70 the foot of the
hill.
"Now, then, old boy" said pat
ting his neck, just touching his
tanks with my heels, and giving the
reins shake. 1t was seldom that
during our acquaintance | had been
obliged to urge Greylock, and nobly
did he respond. l trembled lest the
straining muscles should burst the
girths; but they held.
The frantic mare, with eyes blood
shot and streaming name, doubtless
thought a grey fend was behind her,
but the work had been to hard for
her more delicate frame, and fast as
she still went, the bony head of
Graylock was at her launches, then
opposite her TANKS, and then along
side. Passing my right arm around
Mary's waist, l lifted her lightly
from the saddle, with whoa,
Greylock."
The old fellow stopped at once.
l lowered Mary to the ground, where
she sank exhausted, and as / threw
myself from the saddle, the fearful
shrek of the mare came back to us
asshe went over the rocks at the top
of the pass.
Mary was of course almost in
sensible from the reaction of her
overstrained nerves, and l, as soon
as the excitement was over, was not
much better off, for had by no means
recovered my natural strength. /
Concluded on first page)
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DRoBATE NOTICE FOR HEARING CLAIMS

State of Michigan county of Alpena, IS.
Notice is hereby given that by an order Of the
Probate Court for the county OF Alpena. made on
the fifteenth day of October, A, ID. 1894, six
months from that date allowed for creditors to
present their claims against the estate OF Charles
Foley, late of said county, deceased, and that all
creditors OF SAID deceased required to present
their claims TO said Probate Court, at the Probate
allowance. on or before the fifteenth day Of
April next, and that such claims will be heard
bei.,re said Court on Tuesday, the fifteenth day
of January, 1885, and on Monday, the fifteenth day
April 1895 next, ut ten o'clock In the forenoon Of
each Of those days
Dated October 10Th, A. ID. 1894.
GEO. NJ. SLUSSER,
l2l6wI Judge of Probate.
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ALpENA ARGUS
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE MODEL HUSBAND.

He rises every morning,
Just at the break Of dawn;
He lights the kitchen IRE
And he puts the kettle on.
He washes all the dishes,
Puts biscuits In TO bake;
And as calmly as a cyclone
Beats to tenderness the steak.
Then he dresses all the children,
Hears 'em say their morning prayers,
And let's 'em 90 10 take the air.
Or tumble down the stairs.
He sweeps the house all over
knocks the dust from every shelf.
His wife-she runs for office.
And he Just can't help himself
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sNATcnED FROM THE oRAvEi
A Warning From the LlyinR.

Emissions Cured. AT rs I learned q bad
habit. Had losses for seven years. Tried
four doctors and nerve tonics BY the score,
without benefit. ] became a nervous wreck.
A friend who had been cnred By Dire. Kennedy
try them. did so, nnd in two months was
positively cured. This was eight years ago.
am now married aid have two healthy
children" w. LEWIS, Saginaw. Mich.
usrIcccsIe Cured. "vericocele, the result Of
carly vice, made life miserable. i was weak
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bition. The Golden Monitor opened my
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Kennedy 4 Kerran cured me in. q few weeks. -
1. l.. PETERSON, Iouia. Mich.
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Y, I48 SHELBY STREET, DETROIT, MICH.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-05-16
Pnmneiinn business Notes.

A number of business announcements
are to be found at Pompeii, that brisk
little city to whose daily life the energy
of Vesuvius has lent kind of immor-
tality. Here we get large number of
miscellaneous inscriptions dealing with
matters of daily life, announcements of
forthcoming gladiatorial games, edicts
of magistrates, wine sellers attempts to
captivate customers, rewards for lost or
stolen property, houses for sale or to be
let and other things of that sort.
We learn from one announcement
that glass of wine could be got for
as-about farthings-whilef for 4 asses
one could drink real Falernian. Another
inscription informs us that denarius
about ~ pence-was paid for wash
ing tunic. and the date, the 18th of
April, is carefully recorded by the writ
er. Whether she was the laundress or
the owner of the tunic must be left un-
decided, but 1t seems at least that she
was in the habit of marking up her
washing account on the walls Of her
house.
There are several such inscriptions on
the same wall of this particular house,
all dated-the Goth Of April, tunic
and pallium; ON the 7th of May, an ar
ticle which need not be particularized,
while on the day following two tunics
are scored. Macmillan Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-05-16
BleGAR'S DRESS SUIT.
The Thrifty Parneiiitc who Walked Rather
Than Fay Penny.

Talking Of the speakers dinners to
members, ut which, in compliment to
the official position Of tho host as repre-
sentative of her majesty in the house of
commons levoe dress or uniform is
worn by the guests, was once told u
funny story of the late Joseph Biggar,
the thorny tempered dcformed little ba-
con merchant who was the aristocratic,
refined Parnell's first ally and for some
time his only follower in parliament.
Biggar was not poor man, but he
was thrifty one, and he hated the idea
of spending money on q court dress.
Yet Mr.. Parnell liked his party to ap-
pear at the speakers dinners rs assert
ing their privileges of parliament So
Biggar undertook the irksome expense
Of hiring court suit in which to go to
dine with the speaker The man who
told me the story, another member who
was not dining officially that night,
was in the habit of going home with
Biggar on the top of the last tram
they lived near each other out Lambreth
way somewhere-and Oh this night the
quaint little form Of Biggar appeared in
his smart, trim dress. sword, paste but
tons and all, without even an overcoat,
to go home, as usual.
His companion demonstrated, but in
vain, nor would Biggar even consent to
ride as far as the tram would have tabei
him, but got down, as was his custom,
at the extreme point to which penny
conveyed him and walked the street
thence to his rooms, His companion
went so far as to offer to pay the extra
penny out of his own pocket, but Biggar
refused sternly. He was savage at the
foolish expense to which he had already
gone and would not have even a penny
more made of it.
A man capable Of such indifference to
costume has a right TO demonstrate
about feminine attention to dress but
few are those men Mrs Fenwick- Mil
ler in London Graphic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-05-16

A Russian doctor has been expert
menting TO find how far some domestic
animals can count. The intelligence of
the horse as shown in mathematics,
seems tc surpass that of the cat or the
dog.
The doctor found horse which was
able to count the mile posts along the
way. 1t had been trained by its master
to stop for feed whenever they had COW
cred 25 versts. One day they tried the
horse over road where three false mile
posts had been put in between the real
ones, and, sure enough, the horse, de-
ceived by this trick, stopped for his oats
at the end of 22 versts, instead of going
the usual 25.
The same horse was accustomed to
being fed every day at the stroke of
noon. The doctor observed that when
ever the clock struck the horse would
step and prick up his ears as II count
ing If he heard 10 strokes, he would
trot off contentedly to be fed, but If it
were fewer than 12 he would resignedly
go on working. The experiment was
made of striking 12 strokes at the wrong
time, whereupon the horse started for
his oats In spite Of the fact that he had
been fed only an hour before. St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-05-16
A Won Bulow Rehearsal.

When in Munich some years ago di-
recting the Wagner operas, woman of
society asked the late Hans Won Bulow
one evening to be allowed to attend the
rehearsal Of the orchestra on the follow,
ing day. Bulow replied that it would
give him great pleasure to have her pres
ent later in the week, when the orches.
ira had played oftener. However, ON the
following day Bulow caught sight of
her in the theater as he took his baton
in hand. He stopped the music, held a
hurried conversation with one of the
members Of the orchestra, and then as
cended to his place again. He fourished
his baton, and one instrument began to
sound He continued to beat the air,
and the instrument continued to play
only three different notes. For five min
utes this was kept up, the other musi-
clans remaining silent The poor lady
became half crazy in the course of time,
and in disgust at Bulow and Wagner
left the room. The rehearsal was then
continued. San Francisco Argonaut.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-05-16
Birds Guided by the stsrs.

Did you ever venture any conjecture
~ to how migratory birds manage to
keep up their fight in due north di-
rection after night? It has been proved
that ON clear nights they ofton "wing
their northern fight in the rarifed at
mosphere three miles above the EARTH q
surface This being true, it IL clear that
Guidance by the topography of the toun-
try is out of the question. How, then,
are they able to keep their beaks point
ed toward the north pole? The scientific
ornithologist comes to the rescue with
the declaration that they arc guided by
the stars, and in support of his opinion
cites as evidence the fact that when the
stars are obscured by clouds the birds
become bewildered and at once seek the
ground.-St Louis Republic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-05-16
NUMBER 2.
Tho Elder Dumas.

OF his Sheridan like dealings with
tradesmen an anecdote Is told. During
a scarcity of ice neighbor Of Dumas
sent to dealer for some and was told
that the limited stock ON hand was kept
for the use of the famous author. Then
the gentleman sent again and bade his
servant ask for the ice in the name Of
M. Dumas. The plan succeeded. The
ice was given, and the eservant put down
the money ON the counter. "Ah," cried
the tradesman, give me back that icel
Now know that you are not from M.
Dumas. He never pays ready money"
my father" said M. Dumas fils,
"once told me that If he could portion
out new lite he would be handsome
woman till 80, a victorious general
from 80 to 30 and a cardinal in his old
age" Dumas, as he related this par
entail desire, glanced toward Rossini and
added: II should prefer to close my life
as an illustrious composer. Mon cher
Rossini, when you enter a room, the very
lacquer pronounces your name with
pride as he announces you"
Then turning to the company he con-
tinued: Announce, for instance, M. le
Duo d'Aumale and Signor Rossini at the
same moment and see ON which side all
heads and all hearts will incline first.
All eyes would be on the great musician
who created II Barbiere de Seviglia. ;"
And then we all filed our glasses with
armagnac of the vintage of 1911 and
drank the health of Mssini. The old
- a..
out into voluminous smiles as he shook
tho hand of the author of LA Dame
Aux Camellias. ."-Philadelphia Times.