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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1894-04-19
Sic fronaDii54e MusfeQunq il

- Die fran5Diii4e Musftelung in
Gbrago, f4reibt bas rSournal bes
Debats", lit fir Grantrei@ Elm tpabres
l1nslid setpefen. Weber Muftrdge nod
Mus3et4nungeu iinb uns getporbs1.
bic @ertduft finb bort beinabe Nu1
getpefen unb bant Der f4ulbigen linz
fdbigteit Der ameritanif9en Mbmini'
tration @ 1T Elm GROCER She'll Der
fran3Diif@en Mtbeilung balr@ 5euer
3erftDrt tporben, barunter bic pertbz
pollen alien Sapeten unb 3eppi4e.
Rur3 unb gut, unfere Snbuftrielen
baben Mube unb Soften um{onft ge>
babt. @ir miKen uns bies cine 2ebre
fir bic 3utunft fem lafen, um bel
getpii7en eroti54en Musitellungen, mo-
Bel neber @ubm nod NuBen gu erz
tparter 1T, rniere MaBregeln gu er>
greifen. .llnferen Musiteqern", fdhrt
bas 8latt fort, limb mir es f4ulotg,
cine Compensation gu gebtn unb bte1e
bietet ii9 bar bur4 bic 1876 Rreu5e Der
Gbrenleqion, ~ tpel&e bic Ranr1er
bereits ibeminigt bat. Weniger als
bie5es tonnte man ben MusiteQern ni4t
anbieten, UNI ibnen einigermabtn bic
bittere Mabrbeit, tpelhe tie aus ibrer
Mrbett ge3osen butten, gu beriiBen.
Nun ion man aber aud nur iene1.
tpel4e bic groBen Soften unh tbre .3ett
aufgetpanbt baben, bieie Rreu3e geben,
unb Georges Berger forbert nit Reht
in 1einer Grtldrung bic Regterung
auf, bieienigen gu belobnen, tpel@e
beigetragen baben; es tptrb btefe
Mus3eihnung ibnen 3tpar bic perz
brannten Waaren unb tbre Nuslage1
ni9t er1eben, aber lie uerben cine CUTE
Qebre baraus 3teben!"
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
Pension Legislation.

The following amendment to the
urgency deficiency bill, passed by
congress, is now the law of the land:
THAT any pension heretofore OF
that may hereafter be granted to
any applicant therefore under any
law of the United States authoriz-
ing the granting and paying of
pensions, on application made and
adjudicated upon, shall be deemed
and held by all officers Of the
United States to be O vested right in
the grantee to that extent that pay
ment thereof shall not be withheld
or suspended until after due notice
to the grantee of not less than thirty
days; the commissioner of pensions,
after h0afing all evidence, shall de-
eide to annul, vacate, modify or set
aside the decision upon which such
pension was granted. Such notice
to grantee must contain full and
true statement of any charges or
allegations upon which such deci-
sion granting such pensions shall be
sought to be in any manner disturb
ed or modified"
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
Not Afraid of Wilson.

Neither the panic nor a fear of
reduction Of the tariff has had
much effect on the cotton mills of
the country. Some of these in the
East were stopped a few days for
repairs, but they were all running
last week, and there isn't a cotton
mill in the United States that didn't
earn at least 6 per cent during the
year on the capital invested. The
cotton mills of the South have for
the most part done considerably
better than that.
According to the Chronicle of
Augusta, Ga, the six mills in that
city and vicinity have paid or will
pay from 9 to 10 per cent in divi-
dends on their capital, amounting
to $4,500,000, and it must be re-
membered that the companies are
capitalized for considerably more
than is actually invested in the
works. One of them increased its
capital so per cent and will pay a
8 per cent semi-annual dividend
st. Louis Republic.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10

contrary to its opinion, which was
that the mills that had been recent
ly shut down were not likely to
start again soon, leach week sees a
steady increase in the amount of
machinery in operation" and adds:
Inconsistent as it may appear with
the general feeling of depression
in trade, there are more mills run
ming to-day than there were three
months ago, and reports of mills
starting continue to exceed those
stopping from week to week.
When it is considered that few
manufacturers would have the hard
ihood to run their mills except on
orders in these times, there must be
a great many goods ordered to keep
these mills running, more than the
tone of current goods reports would
lead one to suppose. The New
York Commercial Bulletin, in COM
menting upon this subject, says:
Manufacturing establishments
would not be starting up in so many
different lines and localities if bust
ness were so dead as it is altogether
too customary to represent it." 1t
is our opinion that the back of
hard times has been broken. What
is needed now is certainty as to the
future, and this can only be obtained
by prompt action on the part of
congress in enacting the new tariff
bill and having it take effect at as
early a date as possible,-Boston
Herald
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
Work for Idle Men.

At Newcastle, Pa, the Arethusa
and the Etna mills are again in op-
Grafton. They were long idle be-
fore Christmas. The steel mill and
the tin-plate mill started up. The
big plant of the wire nail works
started on double turn. Besides
these the Rosena, Raney and Ber-
ger and Red Jacket furnaces are in
full blast, and with all the minor
manufactures running the opening
Of the new year will find the indus
trial affairs of Newcastle in better
shape than at any time since the
summer collapse.
At q conference Of Dornan Bros.
with their employees, at Philadel-
phia, the latter agreed to accept a
reduction of 10 per cent in their
wages, and the big ingram carpet
mill, which has been closed since
November 2, will be started up Fri
day, giving employment to about
400 hands.
Nearly all the iron and steel
plants in and about Pittsburg re-
sumed operations on the I'd, giving
employment to thousands Of idle
men. On the south side divers
Tenth street mill, Sligo mill, Clin-
ton mill, Jones & Laughlin's, A. M.
Byers & Co., and Dilworth, Porter
& Co. are all working. Carnegie's
City mills resumed in some depart
ments, and others started the
close Of the week. The Homestead
steel works of this firm resumed
operation in every department.
The number securing work is es-
timated at $500. 1t is claimed that
the company has orders enough on
hand to insure operation until APP
ri
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
Wednesday, January 10, 1894.
Il Will Soon do 80.
Better Times are Coming.

Better Times are Coming.
A wave Of depression has been
sweeping over the world and we
have not escaped, but the recupera-
tive energies of our people have not
SO many burdens ahead to tax them
as those Of the inhabitants of other
countries. Some Of our own trou-
bles have been removed, though the
consequences of their past activity
are still felt. This is a great coun-
try with a great future and a still
present demaud for food, drink and
raiment, and the world is ready to
take what we can spare from our
tables. There are abundant grounds
for hope for revival of business,
and one Of the reasons for the belief
that better times are coming is the
unwillipgness Of the American
people to sit down and trust to luck
to better their condition. They
usually prefer to do the lettering
themselves, and it is not likely that
the past year has changed their
ure.-Boston Transcript.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
Hawley &
Fitzgerald,
BED
ROCK.

We are not Panic Stricken but
bound to sell our present stock OF
goods this month of January, 1894.
We want the money, someone want
the goods at the pricss-cost or
value does not count. Every day
this week we offer our Hosiery and
Underwear at the reduction named.
Never has the like been and never
will be again.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
The Tide has Turned .

We have heard in the last few
weeks great deal about the num-
Der Of manufacturing establish
ments that have closed up, but now
that the tide has. turned and manu-
featuring establishments to quite a
degree are opening up, very little
reference seems to be made to tn e
fact. The Textile World says that,
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
A New Certain Cure for piles.

We do not intend TO indorss any except
articles OF genuine merit we therefore
take pleasure In recommending to suffer
ers from Piles In any form, q prompt and
permanent cure. The following lettols
speak for themselves:
Mrs Mary O. Tyler, Of Heppner, Ore,
writes: Ono pkg. Of Pynmld Pile Cure
entirely cured me OF piles from which
have suffered for years, and I have never
had the slightest roturn Of them since.
Mr.. y. OBrfen,. Rock Bluffs, Mob,
says: The pkg. Of Pyramid Pile Cure
piles. cannot thank you enough for IT,
The Pyramid Pile Cure is new, Ger.
tain, painless cure for every form of piles.
1t Is safe, sure and cheap. Any druggist
will get Il for you II you ask him.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10

Ladies' $3.50 Combination Suits
for 75c.
Children's sll wool black Hose for
12ac.
Ladies 500 Com bination Suits for
37c.4
Ladies $3.50 Equestrian Tights
for 81.
Ladies' $3.50 and 90 Equestrian
Tights for s1.99.
Ladies' gray ribbed Vests and
Pants 371c.
Mems 81 Shirts and Drawers, for
SOC.
Mems SOC white merino Shirts
and Drawers for 39c.
Mems SOC random Shirts for 37ac,
Mems $500 Camel Hair Shirts
and Drawers for $1.25.
Mems 25c Suspenders for 15c.
Mems 25c Wool Sox for 19c.
Mems 50c Wool Sox for SOC.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10

We have recently bought
the stock formerly owned
by Knisely & Reid, and have
removed it to the old stand
on Second Street, whore
we will close it out, for the
next 80 days.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
Council Proceedings.

The Common Council Of the city OF
Alpena met in adjourned regular session,
in the Council Room, on January Sd,
1894, and was called to order at 1880
o'clock, P. NJ. by the Mayor.
VIM. A. Mcdonald, Recorder, and Alder
men Blakley, Holmes, White, Ellis, Bow
den, d. A. Campbell, Wilson, Manion, A.
Campbell, Daoust and Beck.
Journal Of session held Dec. 18th, 1898,
and Jan. list read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Hon. the Common Council:
GENTLEMEN-The Board of Police CON-
missioners respectfully report that Samuel
Boggs has made q demand on Chief OF
Police Westrope, for the surrender Of the
Office to him, which demand was not CON-
piled with, and that summons returna-
bic on Dec. 9Th, was Issued. and an APP
pearance entered as required by law. We
await your further instructions.
Respectfully,
JOHN BEoK,
VIM. A. MoDoNALD, President.
Secretary.
Received and placed on file.
PETITIONS.
From E. o. Avery and 1S others, petit.
tioning to have a street set aside for
horsemen to speed on-First street pre-
ferred. Referred to the Chief OF Police,
on motion of Alderman Blakley, by unan-
imous vote.
REPORT OF OFFICERS.
From the Comptroller recommending
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-01-10
pRoBATE ORDER, FINAL ACCOUNT.

DRoBATE ORDER, FINAL ACCOUNT.
State Of Michigan, county OF Alpena, IS.
Probate Court for said county.
At session of the Probate Court for said coun-
ty, held at the Probate office in said county, on
Tuesday, the ninth day of January, In the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
four.
Present, George NJ. slusser, Judge Of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate Of Margaret Doyle,
deceased.
Michael OBrien. administrator Of said estate
comes into court and represents that he is pre-
pared TO render his final account as such adminis-
traitor.
Thereupon IL is ordered, that Monday, the 9Th
day Of February next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the examining and allowing
such account and that the heirs at law Of said de-
ceased and all other persons interested in said
estate, are required to appear ut a session Of said
court then to be holden at the Probate ONCE in the
city Of Alpena, in said county, and show cause, II
any there be, why the said account should not be
slowed
Aud It is further ordered, that said administra-
tor give notice TO the persons interested in said
estate, Of the pendency Of said account, and the
hearing thereof by causing copy Of this order to
be published In the Alpena Argus, q newspaper
printed and circulated In said county of Alpena for
three successive weeks previous 10 said day Of hear
ing. -
"a true oopy.) GEO N. sLUssEn,
1170wa Judge Of Probate.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-08

cal charlatan, and the few scraps of
knowledge which clung TO him be-
came in his unskillfUl bands so many
deadly instruments. His vanity so
blinded him To his Ignorance, that
here he was experimenting on the
girl whom, as had just been poured
into Elsie's startled ears, he claimed
to love and even planned to marry.
No familiar word passed between the
two Elsie spoke only, in burning,
trembling words, Of the wicked mis-
take Her thoughts were chiefly at
this moment Of the suffering girl
II Shall rclinQuish it to you, )" was
all he said, and then he lett the room
and the house. Upon Elsie rested
the burden of this young gtTps life.
She worked Rnweariedly while her
heart beat wildly, to wrest her pa
tient from the infuence OF the
drugs; and just as little clock
buzzed IL, the sick girl woke to con-
SciousneSs-
After the dimness of the sick-room,
the light in the kitchen seemed daz.
zIing. The quick departure of DIR.
HOBART was commented on, and Elsie
listened in guilty silence.
III must take the early train," she
said, as she gave her directions; 81
nave to be at the hospital in the
morning. If there is q change fol
the worse, you may SEND word to me
at once"
whats the name?" Mrs Plymp-
ton asked.
'Send to Dr. Gay"
The woman looked at her inquir-
ingly.
"Mebby you're his wife" said one.
mo, I am not" and, with q good
bye, she followed the boy with the
smoky lantern.
The R0bey depot was kept warmed
and lighted for the convenience o.
early passengers Elsie sat on one o
the hacked benches, while feyerist
thoughts crowded through her brain
Your husband has basely deserted
YOU: call il by milder name ii yol
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-08
Bathing Habits of Birds.

We never saw hawks or falcons
bathing when wild Trained birds,
in good health, bathe almost daily,
and the bath of peregrine falcon is
a very careful performance. But no
nymph could be more shy of wit
ness than these shy birds, and it is
not until after many careful gldnces
in every di ection that the falcon de-
scends from her block and wades into
the shallow bath. Then, after more
suspicious glances, she thrustS her
broad head under the water and
filings it onto her back, at the same
time raising the feathers and letting
the drops thoroughly soak them.
After bathing head and back she
spreads her wings and tail fan like on
the water and rapidly opens and
shuts them, after which she stoops
down and sDlashes the water in every
direction. The bath over she flies
once more to the block, and, turning
her back to the sun, spreads every
feather of the wing and tail, raises
those on the body, and assists the
process of drying by tremulOus mo-
tion impaired to every quill, looking
more like an old cormOrant on buoy
than a peregrine
If man mad nothing better to
learn from the animals than the
great lesson that cleanliness means
health, the study of their habits
would be well repaid, and it is not
the least reproach to be brought
against our own Geological gardens,
that these fine hawks and falcons
while deprived Of liberty, are denied
the only means OF that CLEANLINESS
which would make captivity endura-
BILE. The peregrine falcons at these
gardens are kept in a cage sanded
like a canary birds, with no bath at
all, and no room to spread their
wings
Sparrows, chatfinches, robins, and
in the very early morning, rocks and
wood pigeons, bathe often. One
robin we knew always took his bath
IN the falcons bath after the hawk
had finished. The unfortunate Lon
don sparrow has few shallow places
i'm which he can bathe, and pie-dish
on the leads delights him. If the
dish be white, his grimy little body
soon leaves evidence that his ablu-
tions have been genuine
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-08
An Angel CnawareS.

An insurance agent, albeit use
ful and, at times, attractive person,
is not always welcome visitor. To
some people, indeed. he is decided
bore. One of this class owns a hand
some residence, and even the thought
of an agent provokes his ire. One
evening recently he was enjoying his
otium cum dig. when man walked
in on him very uDceremoniously. The
visitor was total stranger to him,
and before he had time to throw an
inkstand at him or to ask him to sit
down he began quite calmly and in
most business-like tone to talk
Have you any insurance on this
house?" said he.
Well, Mr.. Otium-cum-dig was afire
in a minute.
what do you mean, sir" he
stormed. ''by breaking into my house,
sir, in tn Misunderstanding into
my house, with your internal inSur-
ance business? 1t is no concern of
yours, sir, whether this house is in
sured or not. Get out, or I'll throw
you out"
The visitor was as calm as May
morning.
1T is no concern of mine what
ever" he replied, "but l thought
You have no right to think about
what doesn't con ern you, sir" in
terrupted the house owner. Il want
no insurance agents forcing them
selves upon me, sir"
II understand that perfectly, and
am no insurance agent l was merely
passing your house, and L observed
that it was on fire in the rear, and il
occurred to me that if you had no in
surance On it. perhaps you did not
wish it to burn down."
That's what the visitor said, but
Mr. Otium -cum-dlg dinn't hear it all
he had gone to the fire, and the Wis
tor smiled and followed him. DE
troit Free Press.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-08

lost her if the consultin' doctor
hadn't come. She's a woman though.
an. Kind OF halfway allypathy."
Inc ticket agent, aware of Elsie's
presence, gave the man nudge.
Elsie had left her seat, and was talk
ing in low voice to the man who
sat shivering over the fire.
Are you warmer now, Putnam"
she asked, when the men had disap-
peared in the Office.
YES"
His eyes shot swift, inquiring
glanceS, and she knew what he would
ask.
"She was better when l came away.
/ think she will get we'll"
lit would have been murder if she
had died. called myself muir
derer when l left the house l didn't
care what became of me"
He detailed his miserable expert
ence before he came to RObey. He
had gone down and down until he be-
came a very tramp. While the forest
fires were raging, and the sun one
day was waded in smoke, he lost his
bearings. and for days he travelled in
circles 1t was night-fall when he
come into the village. 1t was rain.
ing, else he would have sought shell
ter in the fields or under a grain
stack Fathers Of families glowered
at him and pointed with their fingers
| toward the county house, five miles
across the grain belt. At the PlYmp
ton cottage young girl looked pitt
/ fully at him, and begged that he
might stay; and from that time he
had loved her as he could love
II am not worthy OF you; we ought
never to have met" he groaned.
''HOw can you say that and think
of the dead children? Was it a bar
gain for food and shelter? | want tx
love you; you must live so that 1 can
you must let me help you do it. We
must live together. DR.. Gay will
help you to get work. [ will go back
to ForsYth-I will do anything-but
we must not live apart"
Putnam Hobart came to the Beth
esda Hospital and, after a lingering
illness, died. DR.. Hobart went awal
with the body and after a week re
turned and began the old routine
again. DR.. Gay watched her day b!
day as she moved in bla K about tn,
wards Three months, six months ;
year went by, and then again he told
his love to the woman who now wa
tree.
Forsyth, Robey, Bethesda, tts
four graves, the great effort-al
seemed to cluster about this momen
of Els e's broken life. She had mad
the ascent alone. Should she go OIL
alone? She heSltated long: but on
night when the sun went down afte
the long day, with smile born o
sorrow, but born too of love and con
fldence, she took the hand which wa
held out to her.
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-08
A "Tsigger."

An American travelling in SaXony
was one,day told by the landlord of the
small inn where he stayed that q
young man in the village could speak
English, and was anxious to call upon
him.
/ agreed to receive my wOuld-be
visitor, and was seated at one of the
tables when the young man came in,
looked at me inquisitiyelY and said,
"'E shmall English speak," meaning,
Il speak little English" F"
] felicitated him on his acquire
ments, when he pro eeded to tell bme
that he was one of the clerks EN-
ployed in the counting-house, and
having heard of my arrival, could not
resist the desire of speaking with an
American. Moreover, he would like
to show me certain things which /
had not seen, and he said, If you
pleasure find, so is glad TO me-"
We were friends In moment. He
led me first to the counting house,
and as he showed me the bust of Herr
| Ebert, who as chief proprietor had
headed the procession in the former
| years, but had since died, he said:
1--WE very, very sorry; every man
love him. All! he was so good"
Then running upstairs to a large
whitewashed apartment where a few
portraits hung on the wall, he cried,
'Here is something TO see. But
wait-you will have tsigger?"
with pleasure. l answered, 'if
it's good to drink"
mo. not drink, he replied; what
you call him-tO ShmOke?"
The room echoed with my laugh,
and he prolonged it as rejoined,
''Oh, you mean a cigar. No thank
you"
"What you call him. he ex-
claimed in amazement "Cigar?
Then what for teacher is mi1e.
| But he is a German"
Our friendly relations were in no
way deranged by my dislike OF a
"tsigger:;n and he would not let me
depart till / had seen the whole prem
| ises and the enormous cellars
The Kansas blackman., 1894-06-08

Rural mail delivery has been
brought to notice again by an apprO-
priation of twenty thousand dollars
tor experimenting' with the plan,
which has been attached TO the regu-
lar postoffice appropriation bill.
The average member Of Congress
ought TO know without further eX-
pertinent ne that the entire popula-
tion of our rural districts would he
directly benefited by regular mail de-
livery to an extent which would far
more than compensate for any extra
cost which might'be assumed. Moth
ing so broadens and develops a man
as a constant acquaintance with the
affairs of the world. The more Sc
cluded man is the narrower he is
apt TO be. The secluS0n OF farm
life drives many a wide-awake, ener-
getic man TO leave his farm and take
a less independent position, and one
less healthful physically and morally,
in some great city. Rural mail de-
livery would do much TO counteract
this undesirable tendency and to eIe-
vate the intellectual and social status
of our country at large.
The plan has long been in success
full operation in England, France,
and GERMANY and need not be con-
sidered an experiment in any sense
Still we are glad TO see enough inter
est manifested to try the plan, even
in small way.-Farm. Field and
EiraSida