davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05

STRENGTH FOR THE WEAK.-A medi-
cine which either directly OF indirectly con-
fers strength, is the most appropriate for
those whose radical ailment is simply fee
bleness. (And such is the case with the
great majority of invalids.l This truth
has not been always recognized. In for
mer days violent purging was resorted to
in such cases This course involved a rad
ical error it is to have strength added to
them-not to have the little which they
still have, taken away from them, tby vio-
lent purgation,) that such sufferers need,
Now food is the only source of strength
but the want of food is not the only source
of weakness. There may be full abund-
ance, but, if the system does not possess
the necessary vigor to digest and to assim
ilate it, it becomes, in so far, useless A.
remedy for this unfortunate condition
DR.. Gottlieb Fiscl S Bitters will be foun(
has been found-marvellouslys suitable
This subject continued next week unde
| Our Tropical Summers.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05

The American boneless sardines received
the grand diploma of merit over all com
petitors at the World Exposition, Vienna,
1878. Better and less than half the price
of imported sardines. Sold by all first
class grocers. Packed only by the Amerl-
can Sardine Co. New York. -30d&wly
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05

POND's EXTRACT.-'T -'The Vegetable Pain
Destroyer" never fails to afford relief from
Pain. Try it once, and nothing could in
duce you to be without it.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05
LAUNDRY

AaRs JOHN W. GRANT IS DOING THE BEsl
wi kind OF Laundry work and solicits iayors; sn'
will collect and deliver without extra enaIEs
Illinois street, next door TO Bromleys Jeweir'
Store. @'s"u
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05
LIVERY STABLES.
Stockholders Meeting.

Rock ISLAND. ALTON 1t ST. LOUIS r. r. Co.,
PRESIDENTS OFFICE, october "A 1873.
MOTICF is hereby given that the Annual Meeting
IN OF the Stockholders of the Rock leland, Alton
4 ST. Louis Railroad C0mnany will be held at the
Office of the Rockfori. Rock Island & 81. Louis
Railroad Company, In the City OF Rock Island, ON
Thursday, the 2Tth day of November next, at IL
O'Clock, uoon.
I0-54dtd JAMES r, YOUNG, President.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05
M Ian

where he could find the best assortment of
such goods; the man being honest, told
him to go to the Boston Bazaar, where he
had
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05
BkRNUM'S HOTEL,

Cor Broadway and Twentieth SITS NEW YORK.
ON BOTH AMERICAN and EUROPEAN PLANS.
Complete with all modern improvements
rooms saiie and single; private parIors, baths,
elevators, etc Location unsurpassed. being in the
very center of fashion and brilliant New ork life.
In proximity to Churches and places of Amnse-
ment, and Lord Taylor's, Arnold & Constables'
and J. & c. johnston's Dry Goods palaces. The
hotel Is under the management Of A. :. Barnum,
formerly of BarnBm's Hotel, Baltimore: |. \.
Green Of Dayton, Ohio, and recently Of New \ ork,
and freeman BarnUm, of BanUw's Hotel. st.
Louis.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05

BYRON A BALDWIN, PropIietors.
Formerly of the Everett House, Chicago)
The GIRARD HOUSE is frst-closs il all its appoint
il heated by Steam. has an elevator and con
tains 150 large airy rooms which neatly and
elegantly furnished. 1t Is centrally located con
venent to the street and easy Of TO all
railroads and steamers entering the city. To suit
The wants of those desiring good accommodations
4t reasonable rates the terms have been made
ONLY TWO DOLLARS PER DAY
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05

Gentleman from the Rural Districts came
to this city few davs ago to purchase a
large lot Of Carpets, Oil Cloth, Blankets,
Flannels, Cassimeres, Jeans, Muslins,
Dress Goods, &c, &c. He asked
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05
LOCAL NOTICES.

DIR. Stone, ll2 West Madison street, has
proven his reliability as thorough praeti-
toner. See his card in another column.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05

-o-DAy'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05
IL idder's Tonic Powder

EU arising from deranCemt Mt OF the digestive
n organs. Containing the bast Tones and
26 4 goMATIC STTMCIASTs in s.ilid form. il Is
the most economical article in II dissolyes in
stantly in water. Wi Spirits may be added.
SfOWELL Il co. Charlie town, Mas.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-05
6IRARD HOUSE.
BYRON A. BALDWIN, Proprietors.

Corner Broadway and Biddle Streets,
LOUIS n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13

very near her tidy slipper. "Mercy ~
she utters, aud rectifying the range with a
quick upward movement, she takes the
lady in white muslin, ringing the bell at
the next door, with a perfect " line shot"
Dropping the hose, she begs pardon 10 the
incest manner. remarking that 4" Mr.. .-
has been using it, and got it SO out of or-
der it behaves shamefully." We sneak
into the house, with a weight on our
minds, and at night we dream that for
some terrible ofense We have been senten-
ced to sprinkle the desert OF Sahara
with garden hose. Suffering under the
scorching rays of a tropical sun, and
alarmed at the appearance of Arabs and
bowling dervlshes that dance around abou
us, at the sight of water We shrek IN ou'
midnight agony. We are awakened from
our nightmare to be informed q" that w
have made fuss and trouble enough du
ring the day not to make the night hide
ous." Any one wishing to procul frs
class garden hose in perfect working order
warranted to squirt correctly when use'
by the proper parties, can buy one cheal
of US, on condition they will exercise it II
another county.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13

The WONDERFUL VIRTUES OF INK
No fluid, water perhaps excepted. has so
benefited the world as ink. 1t has beea
the medium through which the great
thoughts of all the ages have been preserv-
ed and disseminated, the discovery by
which the art preservative of all arts was
made possibility. And yet much as has
been written on the subject, and long as
it has been experimental with, it has re-
mained for the present day to develop some
of its most remarkable qualities. One
night last week a Louisville gentleman.
who had retired to rest after a light
supper of soft-crabs and cucumbers, awoke
in the night with certain pains which ex-
cited his fears of an attack of cholera.
No time was to be lost in wardlng off the
fell destroyer. He spraug from his spring
mattress, and seizlng bottle of camphor,
took swallow and then commenced Wig
orously rubbing the atfi cted portion of
his person with the restorative, continuing
the application after he had returned to
bed. He experienced prompt relief, but,
as his fright left him, it occurred to him
that his camphor had lost its customary
odor. Again he rose. and this time turn
ed on the gas. A single glance at his
night-shlrt told the tale. Iustead of cam
phor he had used bottle of superior
writing fluid.
Another discovery of the virtues of ink
was made at Washington during the recent
heavy thunderstorm. An elderly lady, a
devout Catholic, became so alarmed at the
severity of the electric discharges that she
closed the windows and curtains of her
bedroom, and having made the room as
dark as possible, procured from the cup
board bottle of holy water, with which
in one hand and prayer beads in the Other
she sprinkled the room thoroughly. As
was to be expected, the storm soon ceased
and with feeling of relief the curtains
were raised, the shutters were thrown
open, and the good lady discovered the
carpet and furniture and Counterpart and
walls sprinkled with violet ink of delicate
hue. Every effort was made to remove
the spot and prevent the joke from leak.
ing out, but in vain-the printer heard oil
it, and the good old lady is now visiting a
friend in the country.-Harttord Courant
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13

MARX TWAIN AND THE CATs.-So much,
already, has been written and told conc, rn-
ing the life and history of this genius, that
we propose here merely to record an ex
tract from one of his bright and sparkling
speeches recently delivered before social
meeting of literary men:
when 1 was living with my parents.
who were very poor, and correspondlng'y
honest, we had youth living with Us
by the name of Jim Wolfe. He was an
excellent fellow, seventeen years old. and
very diff lent. He and | slept togather-
virtuously-and one very bitter winters
night cousin Mary-she's married now
and gone gave what they called candy
pu ling, in those days, in the West, and
they took the saucers of hot car dy out
side of the house into the snow, under a
sort of old bower that came out from the
eaves-it was sort of an ell then al GOV
cred with vines to cool this hot candy in
the snow, and they were all sitting around
there, and in the meantime we were gone
to bed, we were not invited to attend this
party, we were too young. The young Ia
| dies and gentlemen were assembled there,
and Jim and | were in bed. TIere was
about four inches of snow on the roof OF
the ell, and our window looked out Oh to
it, and it was frozen hard. A couple OF
tom cats-it is possible one might have
been of the opposite sex-were assembled
on the chimney in the middle of this ell
and they were growing at a fearful rate
and switching their tails about and going
on. and We couldn't sleep at all. Finally
j i'm said, for two cents I'd 60 out and
shake them cats off that chimney so
said, 'Of course you would &: he said
We'll, | would; have mighty good
notion to do it, says |, OF course you
have certainly you have a great notion
to do it, | hoped he might try it, but
was afraid he wouldn't. Finally did ge
his ambition up, and he raised the window
and climbed out on that icy roof, with moth
ing ou but his socks and very shortshrt
He went climbing alongon all tours on th'
roof towards this chimney where the cat
were. In the meantime the young ladle
and gentlemen were enjoying themselve
down under the caves, and when Jim 90
almost to that chimney he made pass a
the cats, and his heels few up and he sho
down and crashed through those vines, anC
lit in the midst of the ladies and gentle
men, and sat down in those hot saucers o
candy. There was general stampede. o
course, and he came up stairs dropping
pieces of chinaware and candy al the wa
up, and when he got ihere-now anybod
in the world would have gone into profan
ity or some thing calculated to relieve tn
mind, but he didn't, he scraped the cand
off his legs, nursed his bisters little, an
said, 81 could have ketched them cats if
had had on good ready"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13

Mrsr)oK HIS Ms,NING.-Ole of our
retired merchants hired newly imported
servant girl from the "ovld DART" who
was necessarily somewhat ignorant of
English phrases. One morning seeing
her mistress about in loose wrapper, Bid
dy asked another servant what style of
dress that was. and was informed that it
was called a "half undress." On subse-
quent morning. soon after, the merchant
handed into the kitchen, fresh from the
vines in his garden. some tomatoes, telling
Biddie to serve them In al s-uudressed
state'-meaning, of course, raw. D,nuer
time came and everything was on the table
except the tomatoes. The bell was rung
and on Biddy's appearance she was asked
for them. she hastily retired and soon
presented herself with nothing on but a
single uudergarment, saying, "Arra, sure,
I'm now in an undressed state as much as
| name to be. and begorra I'll not strip
off another rag ev, if l get my discharge"
she was told to dress herself and expect
higher wages.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13

SING MoRE.-CuItivate singing in the
family. Begin when the lid is yet not
three years old. The songs and hymns
your mother sung, bring them to your
little ones the hymn aud the devotional;
mix them together. to meet the sim lar
moods, as in after life they come over us
so mysteriou>ly sometimes. Many time
and oft, in Wall street and Broadway, in
the very whirl of business, in the sunshine
Ind gayety of Flfth-avenue, and amid the
splendor Of the drives in the Central Park,
some little thing wakes up the memories
OF early youth-the old mill, the cool
spring, the shady tree by the little school,
house-and the next instant we almost
see again the ruddy cheek, the smiling faces,
and the merry eyes of school.mates, some
gray-headed now, most " lie moldering in
the grave" And anon the song nv
mother sang" springs unbidden to the lips,
and soothes and sweetens all these mem.
cries.
At other times, amid the crushing
m'shaps OF business, a merry ditty of the
olden time pops up its little head, breaks
in upon the ugly train of thought, throws
the mind into another channel; lights
break In from behind the cloud in the sky,
and new courage is given to US. The
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13

visitors and treasures the infants. The
mothers come and 60 with their babies at
will. An excellent band discourses live
ly airs all day long, and manages to keep
the audience in perfect subiection. Even
the worst babies, the champion shriekers.
under the influence of the music suck their
little fingers and chubby fists AMI are
quiet and happy. Tae harmony Of the
proceedings ensures the success of the show
and brings in new recruits all the time.
the number entered averaging as We are in
formed, about eighty per day.
The total number of names registered is
over two hundred. Handsome babies are
abundant. The balance of power rests with
the boys. They are the prettiest and
smartest and most genteel babies, and can
easily be llred away from their mothers
by little bribes. The girls assume many
airs. There are times, however, that al
the babies are naughty, as was the case
yesterday, during the absence of the music
when three or four began crying AMI the
room for awhile resounded with prolonged
screams and piercing shrieks. and it seem
ed as if Pandemonium had broken loose
Music b. the band wrought a spell over
the scene, and in twenty minutes al
was calm again. The feature Of to-da,,
was Engene Olanode, an infant OF thre
months, who weighs two and quartz
pounds. He was dressed for the first time
and had his hair, of which he has a luxu
rant growth, neatly combed and brushed
-San Francisco Bulletin, July Is.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13

THE CHAMPION BELT FOR WOMAN
For years women have weak y protested
against their inequality with the tyrant
man in the matter of pockets, for whereas
one solitary receptacle for handkerchief,
purse, gloves, knife, tablets and vinai-
grette is all that fate and fashion grant to
lovely woman, man has pockets of all
shapes and sizes, situated in all parts of
his dress, to say nothing of the ample
storage room afforded by his hat. But
now the leather belt comes to the relief of
The fair sex, and they make good use oft.
Fully equipped. young woman wears
hanging to the Russia leather band which
encircles her slender waist eight articles,
namely: Sun umbrella, vinaigrette, pocket
boo>. fan, bunch of keys, glove-buttoner,
small case for thimhe and scissors, hand
kerchief, and on Sundays an ornamental
prayer book. Old gentlemen and sober
young men say that ladies thus adorned
look like fools, but this is only masculine
envy. No longer does she envy her
brother mans pockets, since she nov has
place in which to put all her possessions,
and, moreover, a place which does not
conceal them like a pocket, but allows
them to blaze forth in glory, and excite
the envy of all her cousins, slsters-in-law,
and other enemies. Belts will give a
death blow to Bloomerism.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13
How GREENBACK" PAPER Is MADE

How GREENBAcK" PAPER is MADE
All the paper for the money issued by the
government is manufactured OF 81 inch
FourdrInier machine. at the Glen NJ lis,
near West Chester, Pennsylvania. Short
pieces of red silk are M xel with the
pulp in the engine, and the finished stuff
is conducted to the wire without passing
through any screens, which retain the silk
threads. BY an arrangement above the
wire Goth, shower of short pieces of fine
blue silk thread is dropped in streaks upon
the paper while it is forming. The upper
side, on which the blue silk is dropped is
the one used for the face of the notes, and
from the manner in which the threads are
applied, must show them more distinctly
than the lower or reverse side. although
they are embedded deeply enough to re
main fixed. The mill is guarded By off
GERS night and day to prevent the abstrac'
tion of paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13
FuIfiIIinent Of Prophecy.

The prophet Micah foretells a time to
come when " Nation shall not rise up
against nation, neither shall they learn
war any more" As age after age has
passed without apparent approach to the
fu'6llment of this grand promise. the faint
hearter and the doubling have almost
failed in faith. But at last the day so
long foretold draws truly near. In the
vote of the House of Commons last week
whereby the government of the greatest
empire on the earth, whose dominion
stretches all round the globe. was instruct
ed to communicate with the other great
powers with q view to the improvement
of international law by substituting arbi.
tratiou for war, may be seen the beginning
of the end of the long night of hatred aud
passion between nations. The prophet
Daniel foretells that many shall run to
and fro. and knowledge shall be greatly IN
creased" In the swarms of travellers who
now by the aid of steam visit each others
lands AMI learn to recognize that " God
hath made of one blood all nations of men,"
is found the fu fImeut of D lnel'. words
and in the disappearance Of ignorance and
prejudice between people appear the signs
of that wondrous period wherein future
generations will rejoice, when the lion
shall lie down with the Lamb, and little
child shall lead them," while " hol ness to
the Lord shall be written on the bells of
the horses.
To the grand result that slowly approach
es realization, Com nerce, and they who
labor in its nane, largely contribute. Tne
white-winged fleets of trade penetrate
every country and explore every cline up
on their peaceful MISSION. The spirit Of
trade is the spirit of freedom; aud it has
for centuries steadily gained on the spirit
Of despotism and restriction that rule 4 the
Dark Ages. 1t gained grand triumph
quarter of century since in England
when. under the lead of Bright, Cob len
and Thompson, it overthrew restrictive
legislation but granier triumph Was
gained when Britain placed herself fore
most among the peacem .kers. whom the
Saviour himself called blessed. As she
gIoriousIy moves toward among the nations
TO carry into practice the song of the an
gels at the birth of the infant Christ. and
as she summons mlnkin1 to submit to the
earthly dominion of the Prince of Peace,
:. dove in the air shall carry the voice.
and the uttermost parts OF the earth shall
hear" till at length, in the L,rrs own
time. the promised morn shall dawn.
The first State to respond to the over
lures of England should be Christian
America, which but lately led and aided
the mother country in proving to the world
that arbitration is practicable as a means
of avoiding war. As the spirit of CON-
merce is the spirit of freedom and peace
so should the commercial men of America,
through their various organizations. urge
on the United States prompt and ener-
getic cooperation with British effort for
the abolition of the system that makes
murder and robbery profession.-U. S
Economist
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13
An antique Vase.
BY MAMIE A. HEPwORTH.

MY dear, it exceeds anything ever
knew in the way Of extravaganza. If MIR.
Z gers is allowed to do 50, he will as
suredIy lose his influence; it is SO ipcon-
sistent, and minister should be especially
careful of his reputation. called at Mrs
Pratt's on my way home, and when [ told
her about it, she suggested writing him an
anonymous communication. You know
she's president of our sewing society, and
says she won't make her eyes ache
stitching for parson or his family that
can afford to spend money like that ! She
thinks he'd better hire a seamstress Why,
it will be the talk of the town! I've
mind to see two or three of the ladies, just
to get their opinion of the matter"
Aud Mrs. John Lester paused for
breath while she handed her husband
cup of tea that looked most inviting,
served in the delicate china which had
been her last Christmas gift.
The evening was warm, but through the
open windows came the fresh country air,
sweet with the fragrance of the clematis
that shaded the west end OF the piazza.
Every surrounding of the supper-room
spoke of ease and luxury. Mr.. Lester
forgot the close business office forgot the
dust and filth and noise OF the city when
he drove into the little village where ne
had made his summer residence. Hard
work had brought him fortune, and when
he married his partners handsome and
wealthy daughter, the world counted him
as one of the happiest of men. Yet the
worlds judgment is often wrong, and well
for some of US that its standard of happi-
ness lies beyond our reach, else we might
labor to catch the glittering bauble, and,
after heart and hands and feet were
bruised and bleeding in the search, grasp
it but moment, to find it only-god!
| John Lester was a man in the highest
sepse of the word. He held his influence
in the village, for he was generous of man
ner as we'll as means, and rich and poor
alike respected him. He who seeth not as
man seeth, who looketh not on the outward
appearance, judgeth which was the nobler
act-the donation of thousand dollars
towards the new church, or the hearty
|" Good evening, Tony" which Away
made the coachman's dark face lighter
with a smile. Tony had sunstroke ont
season. When the fever was raging, ant
Eunice, his young mulatto wife, could no
control the strong, excited frame. Mr
Lester staid all night by the coachman'
bedside. Did Tony ever forget that?
Mrs. Lester was an estimable lady. He
husband loved her, for he was too homes
man to have married for any othe
cause. She, too, had power with tn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-13
The Cloud.

cloud came over land of leaves
20 hush, little leaves, lest it pass you bsU
How they have waited and watch'd for the rain,
Mountain and valley and vineyard and plain,
With never a sigh from the sky
Day after day had the pitess
Lookd down with Iidless eye.
But now On sudden whisper went
Through the topmOst twiEs OF the poplar spirc;
Out of the east Iig wind blew
All the leaves trembed and nurnur'd and drew,
Hope to the help of desire),
1t stirred the flint pulse of the forest tree
And breIthed throusl the brake AMI the brer.
slowly the clou came: then 'he wind died.
Dumb lag ths lani in its hot suspense;
The thrush on the elm 5Ou sh udi My stopped,
The we lhcr-warn'd swallow in mil ying dropped
The linnet ceased song in the fence,
Mute the cloud moved, till 1t hung overhead
Heavy, big bo somd AMI dense.
All, the cool rush through the dry tolguol trees,
The platter and plash on the thirsty earth,
The eager bubbling of runnel and ril,
The lispng OF leaves that have drunk their i'll.
The freshness that follows the dearthl
New life for the 'odlaa |. the vineyard, the vale,
New life with the worlds new BIRTH
-Auuts Year Round