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O'BKIEN & SLEATOR
ALt'KNA COUNTY
ABSTRACT OFFICE
OKNEUAL
Real Estate Dealers
Mov Loaned uu It' il Estate Security
? ! ? ! ?
Everybody is Astonished
And Asking Questions
About how we MM afford to sell so much Hardware be goUtUs) money?
it is simple enough, and needs but little explanation. We understand
how to bay goods a"J ilwajl take advantage of discounts offered for
rush, which in itself is no small item. It enables us to give our custom
ers the best goods at very reasonable figures. We are in business to
PLEASE OUR CUSTOMERS
And not to please ourselves. Call on us at the Bea h Hardware Store
when you need anything in the Hardware line.
A. W. COMSTOCK.
Opposite Post Office.
POTTER BROS.,
fflt
Inn J ' T
OT7R HEATING STOVES,
And you cannot help but realize the fact that never be
fore has there been such another chance to get a genu
ine bargain. For Durability, for Neat Finish, Latest
Styles, Heavy Casting and the PRICE, can not
escape your eye.
Blankets, Camp Supplies, Axes and f Cut Saws, at very low prices. We
are selling COFFEE AND TEA POTS AT COST.
Corner Second
Alpena Lime Works.
Furnish estimates for building, Lime, Hair,
Brick, Plaster Paris, Fire Clay, Fire Brick,
Lime Stone, Building: Stone and Cement
of all kinds.
RICHARD COLLINS,
151 Water St., opposite Churchill House.
. r I O
Alpena Banking Company
Organded March 1st, 1873, torthepurposeof
doing a
GENERAL
BANKING BUSINESS.
COLLECTIONS
Promptly attended to, and remittances
made to all parts of the country by draft.
Detroit, Bay Citv & Alpena R.R.
Mm! and Aeco;n
lEipress. modution.
Mail and Aeoom
ExDreaa. modation.
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2 47 IvAlver, arrive,
Flag Station. Dally except Sunday.
U. M . KKK.VKM,
T. O. WINEETT
Aicent, Alpena.
O. F. A P. A.
Michigan Central.
Bay City, leave,
leaves Detroit, arrives.
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Overcoats
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From
The Best Place in the City to Trade.
PRACTICAL
Hardware Dealers
AND
Iron Merchants.
Look Over
and River Streets.
PROPRIETOR.
wra- ''uc- ,J- AAiicncoca.
INSURANCE AGENCY
W. D. Hitchcock.
OF
LUGE & HITCHCOCK
Represents a full line of Btrong Companies.
Opera House Block.
A AS. I. A K INS, M. D.
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
Graduate of Toronto University College, Toron
to. OnUrio.
OflSce at Boetwick's Drug Store.
Residence corner 8tate and Prentiss streets.
Dr. C. JIO WELL,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office 114 Chisholm street.
Dr. A. Letourneau,
140 WASHINGTON AVE.,
Between Episcopal Church and Cen
tennial Block.
JAMES COLLINS,
LAW OFFICE,
Culligan Block, Alpena.
Augusts Deroche,
GENERAL
BLACKSMITH !
HORSE BHOINO A SPECIALTY.
417 Clilsholm PtJMt
FRANKLIN HOUSE
DETROIT, MICH.
It U wll Ufore litavlng home. whther
for busloen or pleasure, lo MM upon a
hotl and thsreby voil oonfusion.
Whan you visit Detroit we would l"
rjlisn- to have you stop at ibe old
(Franklin House," cor. Lamed
and Bates Bts . where you will have a food
meal and a clean bed at moderate rales.
The house baa been renovated from top to
bottom, and Is now In first-class condition.
Respectfully,
H. H. JAMES
Msals. 36c. I .wlglnf . 50.
Tar Day, S1.50.
For Envelope,
Call at Argus other.
Vol. XXIV, No. 20.
HUMOROUS
"Jones savs he wasn't paid for
his last poem?" "Well, if it's real
lv his last, pay him handsomely !'
Atlanta Constitution.
Of course, a campaign speech af
ter election is insufferably flat as
uninteresting, in fact, as love letters
two years atfer marriage. Ex.
Kitty -Can't I put these flowers
in any place where they will look
pretty? Tom -Not while you stay
in the room with them. ---Puck.
Teacher "Tommy, would you
say that a man lies easy, or lies
easily?" Tommy "It dermis on
the man." Indianapolis Journal.
"What subjects are treated in
your new book?1, "None, It's a
plea for prohibition, and dosu't
treat at all. Atlanta Constitution.
Conductor How old are you lit
tle girl? Little girl If the com
pany dosen't object I prefer to pay
my fare and keep mv own statistics.
Vogue.
"How old would you call Mrs.
Flutter?" Hicks Er well, it
would all depend upon whether the
lady was in hearing or not. Chica
go Inter Ocean.
Me But, my dear girl, there's
nothing to be afraid of. And I
thought you were so fond of ani
mals, too. She I am ; but I don't
call a cow an animal. Fun.
Mover They say when she made
her debut several of the critics ac
corded her the highest praise.
Foyer Yes; none of it under a
dollar a line. Buffalo Courier.
"Say, Jack, what is the capital
of Switzerland?" Jack (who has
just returned from abroad) "Why,
the money thev get from the travel
ers, of course." Boston Bulletin.
Patron (angrily) Bring me
some lunch. Restaurant waiter
But you've already ordered break
fast, sir! Patron Yes, but it was
breakfast time then. Chicago Rec
conV. "If my employer does not retract
what he said to me this morning, I
shall leave this store." "Why,
what did he say?" "He told me I
could look for another place." Har
lem Life.
Bronson Have the detectives
found out anything about that burg
lary yet? Johnson Yes; they've
come to the conclusion that the mo
tive for the crime was money.
Boston Herald.
"1 thought you told me that Miss
Brown had spent a great deal of
money on her voice?" "Well, so I
did." "But she can't sing."
"Well, I didn't MV that he could,
did IP- Truth.
lie- 1 wonder when TOO will he
able to set as good a table as my
mother does? She By the time
! you are able to provide as good a
table as your father does, my dear.
Burlington (la.) Gazette.
Stock ly 1 hear that your sou
went into the office to work this
morning. .lobly- He went into
the office to work me. 1 was out,
but I guess I'd have been out more
if I'd been in. Philadelphia Bec
ord, Mamma- You must be very care
ful. The doctor says your system
is all upset." Little Dot I guess
it is. My foot's as'eep. Fotses
must be awfully upeet w'en they
goes to s'eep at the wrong end."
Good News.
"The dear boy, how he does love
me!" she sighed as she replaced the
sheet within the envelope. Going
softly to the pearl-lined escritoire,
she took the pen and thoughtfully
wrote on the letter, "Exhibit A.''
St. Louis Post Dispatch.
"Are you used to serving roast
beef rare?" said the lady who was
endeavoring to learn whether she
suited the new cook. "No, ma'am."
was the loftily-spoken reply. "Up
to meprisint imploymint Oi've been
used to serving it frequent."
Washington Star.
George was gaging dreamily at
the dear girl's back hair. "Laura,"
he said, making a motion as if to
adjust it, "do you know there is a
lock out?" "No," she answered,
"but I know there's going to be a
strike." And he got it on the ear.
Chicago Tribune.
"Young man" said the prosper
ous old man who had sold his pork,
"you say you hain't had a square
meal for a week?"
"I have not, sir."
'And you've seen better days?"
"I have."
"Used to move in good focietv?"
"Yes, sir."
"Then come along with me to a
first-class eatin'-house and I'll pay
for some qual on toast. I want to
learn the correct way to eat the
blamed dish." Chicago Tribune.
Two old school fellows met fif
i teen years after their graduation
land fell, figuratively, upon each
, other's necks. "Well, well, dear
Old Smith!" said Green. "How
glad I am to see you! What days
those were! Ha! Ha! Smith, you
were the stupidest fellow in the
class."
"Yes, I suppose I was."
And here you are now! Why,'
(looking him over,) "you haven't
changed a particle!' 1 outh's Companion.
ALPENA, MICH., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26,
FOR 20 YEARS
th fnrmiila fr makinor Ssrrt'
Emulsion has been endorsed by
physicians of the whole world. No
secret about it. This is one of its
strongest endorsements. But the
strongest endorsement possible is
in the vital strength it gives.
Scott's
Emulsion
nourishes. It does more for weak
Babies and Growing Children
than any other kind of nourish
ment. It strengthens Weak
Mothers and restores health to
all suffering from Emaciation
and General Debility.
For Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, B.on.
chitis, Weak Lungs, Consumption, Blood
Diseases and Loss of Flesh.
Scott & Bowns. N. Y. All Druggists. SOc.andft.
Out of I he old
INTO THE NEW.
Frank C. Holmes,
Grocer!
In his new
Stone Front
Store,
Second Street.
Next to the Masonic Block,
Heaps of
New Goods
and
Prices to Pay Buyers
to call.
COAL !
No Coal delivered until aottled for.
COAL !
HRD IND) SOFT) flOAL)
M. N. BEDFORD & CO.
Alpena & Northern R. R.
TIMK CAKD.
A. IL
P. M.
8.20 Lv.
Alpena,
Ar.
5.85
5.00
4.50
4.20
3.50
3.48
3.85
8. 20
3.10
2.63
2.80
2.20
2.00
1.40
8.50
0.00
9.40
Lathro,
Bolton,
PottBi
Hoffman,
South Rogers City,
Y,
May Lake Junction
Hurst,
Blong,
Pack Siding,
Rainy Lake,
McPheo.
10.00
10.10
10.33
10.40
10.50
11.07
11.24
11.84
12.00
12.20
Ar. .Jackson Lakf.
Lv
Flag stations.
Trains daily except Sunday.
JOHN .M I U.K.N, Superintendent.
H. M. REEVES, Agt, Alpena
Nerve
Biood
Tonic
Builder
r-nr1 fi
lescrlptlv.
I' 11, 1 hi. '
. WILLIAMS'
.10c.
jntMCINE CO.,
per Sex.
A far S i
Schenectady, N.Y.
1.1 Brockvlllc, Ont.
Two cents per week is tht
price of the Arns on yenr
ly subscriptions.
1 An Easy Method of Keeping Warm.
I should like to u .11 utteutiou to
an easy method of waruiiug one's
'self when other aud more common
means are not available. It in a
method that 1 suppose is well enough
known to the profession, but proo
thj not often used. I allude to
1 warming the body by merely tak
ing deep inspirations.
On one very cold afternoon of
last winter, though walking brisk
J ly along, 1 was uncomfortably cold;
feet and hands were very cold, and
my ears so chilled as frequently to
require the application of my heavi
ly gloved hands. In addition, the
whole surface of the skin was un
pleasantly chilled; "creeps" ever
and anon running up and down my
spinal column and radiating thence
over the body and extremities; in
short, a condition that every reader
of this little article has doubtless
many a time experienced. I then
began taking an exercise often em
ployed before with benefit: deep
forced inspirations, holding the air
as long as possible before expulsion.
After a tew inhalations tne sur
face of my body crew warmer, and
a general sense of comfort pervaded
me. Continuing, the next to feel
the effects of the effort were my
previously frigid ears. They grew
agreeably warm, and within the
time required to walk three blocks,
at the previous pace, hands and
feet partook of the general warmth,
and I felt as comfortable as if the
same length of time had been passed
by a glowing fire.
The happy results obtained from
this simple method are probably
owing to several causes:
The cold, of course, chills the sur
face of the body and contracts the
superficial blood vessels, usually
affecting first hands, feet and ears,
and afterward the general body sur
face. Contraction of the blood
vessel results both in less blood to
the part and in stagnation of the
current, thus rendering the tissues
still less able to resist the cold.
Deep forced inspirations not only
stimulate the blood current by direct
muscular exertion, but also by com
pressing and expanding the lungs,
the flow of blood is greatly hastened
through this organ, and on account
of this increased amount of oxygen
inhaled, this abundant supply of
blood is thoroughly oxygenated,
tissue metabolism is increased and
more heat necessarily produced.
Many times unavoidable exposure,
as in riding, driving, standing and
the like, for a longer or shorter time
in the cold, has been the cause of
M vcre and even fatal congestive
troubles, such as pleurisies and
pneumonias, and a means of quick
ly stimulating the flagging perip
heral circulation which a person
has always with him, and which can
be employed without moving a step,
is one that ought not to be neglect
ed or forgotten. E. B. Saugree, M.
I)., American Therapist.
Profitable Swine Raising.
If a farmer grows but one lot of
swine each year, he should grow
them with a certain market in view.
If two lots, he should market twice
a year. If spring pigs, they should
go to market in the early fall, and
the fall pigs the last or April, or
early in May. The time of market
ing a lot of pigs should be deter
mined by the time they are first
counted. When the farmer waits
to see what the market promises be
fore he determines when the pigs
shall be fattened, he is almost cer
tain to blunder in his time of mar
keting. As a rule he who gets his
pigs to market at the earliest possi
ble time and sells at a given age re
gardless of the prevailing price,
makes the most clear money in the
long run. When a farmer plans to
have his pigs mature at a certain
age, he has made the main point to
wards having them in prime con
dition when they should be sold.
Only by a well-managed system
can the best results be reached. If
two litters are grown a year, spring
and fall, of necessity all must go to
market at an early age, it will not
do to hold them till they are a year
old, as it places too many on the
farm at once. All careful swine
raisers know that with the increase
of numbers, the risk from disease
is correspondingly increased. The
well-fatted hog of 200 lbs weight
always sells well 111 market, in tact
such an animal is the choice of buy
ers a greater part of the time. The
trouble with farmers in producing
this hog lies in the fact that they
have not yet arrived at the belief
that in general farm practice it is
possible to reach this weight at six
to seven months of age. Greater
weights can be made with small
numbers, but when a farmer puts
off 40 to 60 or 100 head, this is good
weight for the age named.
Tne markets do not call for a
hog of this weight at one year old,
but for a young hog at this weight
at the earliest practical moment.
The March or April pig should be
on the market not later than Nor.
1st, the Sept. or Oct. pig not later
than June 1st, better the middle of
May, as prices have ruled for a num
ber of years. Haphazard work will
not accomplish this, but a well-laid
system followed to the letter will
do it. It is a fact that cannot be
disputed that misfortune in swine
growing comes most frequently to
the man that has no definite sys
tem. With definite plans he falls
into a line of better care and treat
ment of his swine. Orange .Tudd
I'armer.
The ARors is only $1 a year.
1894.
Whole No. 1220.
THE ONWARD HARCH
of Consumption in
stopped short by Dr.
Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. If
you haven't waited
b e yon d reason,
there's complete re
covery and cure.
Although by many
believed to be incur-
r,. myM able, there is the
TV UJ evidence of hundred
of living witnesses to
the fact that, in all
its earlier stages, con-
Mimpuon is a curaoie
disease. Not every
' case, but a large per-
ceniage 0 cases, ana
we believe, fully OR
per cent, are cured
by Dr. Pierce's Colden Medical Discovery,
even after the disease has progressed so
far as to induce repeated bleedings from
the lungs, severe lingering cough with
copious expectoration (including tubercu
lar matter;, great loss of flesh and extreme
emaciation and weakness.
Do you doubt that hundreds of such cases
reported to us as cured by "Golden Med
ical Discovery " were genuine cases of that
dread and fatal disease ? You need not take
our word for it They have, in nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
and most experienced home physicians,
who have no interest whatever in mis
representing them, and who were often
strongly prejudiced and advised against
a trial of Golden Medical Discovery,"
but who have been forced to confess that
it surpasses, in curative power over this
fatal malady, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod
liver oil and its filthy "emulsions'' and
mixtures, had been tried in nearly all these
cases and bad either utterly failed to bene,
fit, or bad only seemed to benefit a little for
a short time. Extract of malt, whiskey,
and various preparations of the b vpophos
phitesbad also been faithfully tried in vain.
The photographs of a large number of
those cured of consumption, bronchitis,
lingering coughs, asthma, chronic nasal
catarrh and kindred maladies, have been
skillfully reproduced in a book of 160
pages which will be mailed to you, on re
ceipt of address and six cents in stamps.
You can then writ; those cured and learn
their experience. AddressWoRLD's Dispen
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N.Y.
MARTHA WASHINGTON
COOK-BOOK
320 PACES.
ILLUSTRATED.
One of the best Cook
SooUn published. It con
tains recipes for all kinds
of cooking'. Also depart
ments on Medicine, l.u-
?tiettc, and Toilet recipes,
udexert for handy rofer-
' MAILED FREE,
In ExoUuage for 20 LARGE LION
HEADS cut from Lion Coffee wrappers
and a 2-oent Stamp.
Wrlto for list of our other Fine Premiums. Wo
havo many vnluutilo I'lcturcM. ;ilt- u Kntfe, Ofttne,
etc.. to Klvo uwuy. A beuutlfnl l'lcturo Card Is In
erery package of UOM COfffSS,
WOOLSQN SPICE CO
Huron .v Oak
Streets.
I TOLEDO. OHIO-
HUMPHREYS
Dr. Humphreys' Specifics are sotontlflcally and
carefully prepared Kemedles, used for years In
private practlco and for over thirty years by the
people with entire success. Every single Speclno
a special cure for the disease named.
They cure without drugging, purging or redurlug
the system and are In fact and deed thu bo erclgn
Remedies of the World.
no. ensst. rsios.
1 Fevers, Congestions, Inflammations. . .U5
'J Worms Worm Fever, Worm Colic 'M
3 Teethlngi Colic, Crying, Wakefulness .90
4 Dliirrhoii, of Children or Adults 35
1 Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis .US
H Ncurulgln, Toothache, Faccache 25
9 Headaches, Hide Headache, Vertigo . .25
10 Dyspepsia. DUlousness, Constipation, .'45
11 Suppressed or Painful Periods . .45
14 Whites. Too Profuse Periods .45
13 Croup. Laryngitis. Hoarseness .95
14 Halt Rhoum, Erysipelas. Eruptions. . .95
15 Rheumatism, Khcumatlo Pains .95
1 O-Mnln rln, Chills. Fever and Ague 95
19-Catarrh, Influensa, Cold In the Head. .95
90 Whooping Cough 95
47-Kldney Diseases 95
2N Nervous Debility 100
30 I rin n i v Weakness 95
34-Hore Throat Qulncy, Ulcerated Throat .95
HUMPHREYS' WITCH HAZEL OIL,
" The Pile Olnt men t ." 1 r ml else, 45 Cis.
old by DrusfUts, or int pTtptld on rMlt of frit.
Da. Iluarsssrs' Manual i icm,) bailed rsss.
UrXFUBXTS' BID. CO., Ill US WUttsa BU, KKW YORK.
SPECIFICS.
PAPER
Your Rooms!
Your House!
And Don't
Forget that
You can buy your
Paint and Paper
Cheaper of
E. C.
Than any
Other
Man on
Earth.
p
404 Dock street.
GOOD HARDWOOD
FARMING LANDS
FOB SALE
Iu Alpena and Aloona Counties,
At from
$2.00 to $5.00 per acre.
Title perfect. Convenient to markets mid schools.
Apply to ALOBR, HMITII CO.,
lllaek River. Mtnhiftftn.
For
.fob printing
OftU at the
Argu h office.
1 "We''-' mmj.
fi8
The Best Bargains
-IN-
OVERCOATS
& ULSTERS
-Can Be Found At
Monaghan fe Co.,
Always have the best brands of Flour among which are
the following:
PILLBURY S BEST,
MONAGHAN S BEST,
GOLD DUST,
PURITY,
SILVER DUST,
CLIMAX,
PEARL.
Prices according to grade from $2.50 a barrel up. We
recommend Monaghan's Best to our customers. It
makes White bread, and though a dollar less in
price than Pillsbuiy's Best, will give as
good satisfaction.
MONAGHAN & CO.,
GROCERS.
Useful Hints.
To Clean Gloves. Got oue pint
deodorized benzine, half a drachm
of alcohol and a little cologne water
to perfume it. Pour some in an
earthen dish, and put the soiled
gloves in the fluid, and rub them
with your hands as you would wash
anything. When most of the dirt
is out, prepare some clean fluid, and
rub them through it, smooth them
out in shape and hang over a towel
on a line in the shade, or, if one
desire, they can be dried quickly
on the hands. This preparation is
excellent to remove grease from
clothing, coat collars and other gar
ments; put on with a flannel cloth,
imd rub with small brush kept on
purpose.
To Remove Grease From Cloth.
Get equal parts of benzine, alcohol
and ether, and mix; lay a piece of
clean blotting paper on the wrong
side under the grease spot; with a
sponge wet in the mixture saturate
the grease spot, lay a piece of blot
ting paper over it and iron with hot
flat-iron.
Testing the Oven. The French
method of testing the heat of an
oven is a very simple one. It is
done with a piece of white paper.
If the oven is too hot the paper will
blacken or blaze up: if it becomes
a light brown the oven is right for
pastry; it it turns to a dark yellow
the temperature is proper for bak -
ing bread and the heaviest kinds of
cake; if light yellow, it is just fit for
spouge cakes and the higher desserts.
To Get Rid of Vermin. Dissolve
alum in hot water, making a very
strong solution. Apply to furniture
or crevice in the wall with a paint
brush. This is sure destruction to
all noxious vermin, and invaluable
because easily obtained, ft is, more
over, perfectly safe to use, and leaves
no trace behind. When you sus
pect moths have lodged in the bor
ders of carpets, wet the edges with a
strong solution. Whenever it reach
es the moths it is certain death.
Iron-Holders.-Always use cottou
holders for irons. Woolen ones are
hot to the hand, and if scorched, as
they often are, the smell is disagree
able. In ironing a shirt or a dress
turn the sleeves on the wrong side
and leave them until the rest is
done, and then turn and iron them.
The Belted Horseman.
This rather strange-looking fish
is frequently met with along the
coasts of tropical America, and is,
perhaps, the most remarkable of the
genus to which it belongs. In ap
pearance, his expression is severe,
wary, truculent; a decided touch of
the bully about him, and withal a
gentleman not to be trifled with.
Upon the nape of the neck, which
is very high, is placed the first dor
sal fin. It is long and pointed, its
height being equal to the depth of
the body, and suggesting a bold
military aspect, if such a term may
be used in describing a fish. The
second dorsal fin is low, and reaches
along the whole length of the back
from the first dorsal fin to the tail,
and is covered, like the tail fin, with
very thin scales.
The prevailing color of the belted
horseman is a yellowish gary, or
namented with three broad belts of
dark brown, the first of these pass
ing vertically over the head, begin
ning at the base of the first dorsal
fin, traversing the head behind the
eve, and curving slightly toward
the angle of the mouth; the others
passing along the body, reaching to
the tail, each of these bands or
belts being edged with whitish gray.
With regard to the habits of the
belted horseman, not much is known.
There is nothing very ferocious
about it. Like most of the inhab
itants of the ocean, it preys upon
the weaker and smaller fry, which
is not considered dishonorable as
things go in these regions. There
is another species of this genus, the
Spotted Horseman, but not quite so
remarkable.
A National Bad Habit.
The right of a person to whittle,
0. L. PARTRIDGE.
Real Estate Agent
Fox Block. Chisholm Street.
WU1 take charge o f ttsta U s for residents and non .
residents, collect reuts, pay taxes, place Insurance
obtain abstracts of title. eU.
Office hours 10 to 12 a. m ., 4 to 8 p.m.
to the paralysis of other persons'
nerves, is becoming almost as burn
ing a question as the right of per
sons to smoke, to the mental and
bodily detriment of others. We
Americans are probably next to
our own colored people in the south
ern towns, whom we have educated
in the art the whistl ingest people
in the world. There are, apparent
ly, two reasons for this. One is
that we are the most nervous peo
ple; we have to be doing something;
we can't go down stolidly at our
work like Europeans, or sit silent
and contemptlative; so we work off
our fidgets with whistling. The
other reason is that we are really a
cheerful and expressive people, in
spite of all that has ever been said
to the contrary. The national
whistling habit has resulted in the
production of a great number of
really skillful whistlers. With one
consideration and another, there is
a tremendous amount of whistling
It seems cheerful, and sometimes, to
the whistler, it is really cheerful.
Now, undoubtedly, this would be
very nice if every one's whistling
were heard only by himself. It
would be a blessed way of working
off one's nervousness. But the
other fellow has nervousness, too.
What about that? An ordinary
whistler's performance gives abso
lutely no pleasure to any one but
l himself.
Boston Transcript.
A Spider-Web Telephone.
A gentleman was watching some
spiders, when it occured to him to
try what effect the sound of a tuning-fork
would have upon them.
He selected a large, ugly spider,
that had been feasting on flies for
two months. The spider was at
one edge of its web. Sohuding the
fork, the man touched a thread at
the other side, and watched the re
sult. Mr. Spider had the buzzing
sound conveyed to him over his tel
ephone wires, but how was he to
know on which particular wire it
was traveling?
He ran to the centre of the web
very quickly, and felt all round un
til he touched the thread against
the other end of which the fork was
sounding; then, taking another
thread along, just as a man would
take an extra piece of rope, he ran
out to the fork and sprang upon it.
Then he retreated a little way,
and looked at the fork. He was
puzzled. He had expected to find
a buzzing fly. Then, strange to say,
he got on the fork again, and danced
with delight. Evidently the sound
was music to him.
"Speaking of queer names, and
their still more queer colloation,"
writes a lady from Easton, Pa., "I
am reminded of a table at which 1
once sat, which mentally I named
the conbustible table. The board
ers names were Brush, Bush, Hay,
wood and Uole. All
lacking was a match."
Tribune.
that seemed
New York
There are two species of true
whale. One has teeth in its lower
jaw and the other has not.
A Herald of the Infant Year.
Clip ths lsst thirtr years or more from the ocn
tnry, and the seg nsut will represent the term of
the unbounded popularity of Hottetter's Stomach
Bitters. The opening or the year 189 J will be eign
alissd by the appearance of a frosh Almanac of ths
Bitters, in which ths uses, derivation and aotion of
this world famous medicine will be lucidly set
forth. Everybody should read It. The ealandsr
and astronomical calculations to be found In this
brochure an always astonishingly accurate, sad
the statistles, illustrations, humor and other read
ing matter rloh in interest and full of profit. The
Host otter Company, of PttUbarg, Pa., published It
themselves. Tbey employ more tban sixty hands
In the mechanical work and mors than eleven
months In the rear are consumed In Its prepara
tion. It oan be obtained, without cost, of all
druggists and country dealers, and is printed in
English. Oerman. French. Wai.h Nnrwi.n
Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and Spanish.
For Over Fifty Years
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
r over flftr rear b miiilnn.nf mniiun t.,r ih.ir
children while teehing, with perfect t access It
soothes ths child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colic, and Is the best remedy for Diar
rhoea, It will relieve the pnor little euftVrer Its
mediately. Sold by Druggtuts in everv part of the
world. Twenty-flve cents a bottle. Be sore and
ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup," and
take no other kind