davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1881-02-12

- - }aI1E 3luH UtNFIT.
II tho French eoutltrr runiIuRaen DESTROYS OF
be!nv stamped wtth th1 ,MAyk vt u!l!eMts,N. tho
nltcirnt utiice Vt "iutIyutiur" pro+unts tho hist
RESOURCE xl,et, MI pthurs huye fAtl.l. Itv otiice
hlpweyer, eltt,lnt bu Ublul,Ied MI,luAs lhelu uru
wolves, ind wolves llre not HlwuSs frttaHntng.
TIlu would 10 lttuyuter hrs bgt GSrlt In 'wn tu
when duly KTIwti, uru lut nut to ho lltntG.l.
This latter c.trs!, h,,wsvcr. y mt nlil!tte'e.l
with cortnhl perits. i ct1m!r:.i slnty ~ told nj
,tiutIs 1t llo sru mi tug I'll tIlUt iAh', invited
tnu Prutcrt tn hr prese.lsk.t II wsdt.hunt. Hatl,-
Ing VIA lullp Until, wtch Tim iutIrrlttr Aliu
lis ,,iitinxutaAcd Knest wcru ridstsX haGe 10.
xcther. out Ut tha bushes r,lshed II 1ut-Hrwl
wolf. which rushed ut tllu luutetltr with express
lrctert turned PAlo; tho !puyctur, with !ltspsr
alu resolution. drew hsa kulfu aNd slnhhcts H.
Anllnul dead. "ltrnyu!" crfUtl tho i'refeet.
"a inuro unttur VI pructlea," suia lhe o1lvs,
coolly; II knuw my wolves"
, 1881-02-12
CURRENT GOSSIP.
NtJSEE-lsr1:.
<]ll4tt,H .lFpus.

M1SEE-PfE.
ld'lstny 4Fous.
A Gcnlngian did sup
CpOu II new ul1ler-plc:
lie awore That n1l this nightmare 1It
WINS but within his eyo.
That night he t,inlh1gd Into bed,
Amid hIa bnusehoih Ko'ts.
Who,l t0! Rrross tho ct,unterpane,
Crept fourteen tlecnpods!
~ ~Crtlstaoeht curscsi' cried the sago,
"liavn been tRkinx tsxls?"
But as he spike Ills pillow swarmod
WITH tctraIscnpudsi
pnnr man! tho Precipitation pours
t1'ho Kind ono never fA1Al,
Fur now tho t,rnd- bonrta'a hIdeout with
hIuo cnto,nustrAeInsl
He leHpe. TINT ge0lngInn--
lie attlkcs thu cplti, bHTe fln0r;
His drtaaD ts Kt,1iH, hts mini restorod-
lie eats tn}nce.t,c M nlorc.
, 1881-02-12

wc havu eaten tho llrIl,ns frotn aud IL ctfiI.n
II ~nA dungeon Whrre he WIS confined.
l1c communicated thu Information IL lhf
tho building. III tho night the Foof fell. and
tho <ing, convinced that Mnlantpos was in-
:tp,l Il holy profGt, liberated him, and gave
him tho oxen Ut fph[klos.
ten OIL
THE LANuUAoE or ANIMALS.
The dit,u, beast inllubts tho realms 0f fancy
only, n!ld lnDst n1.iItntla atr able to slGnk FIR
them arc us sk!IIful III conversation rs wns
thu ass VIctnr Hugo introduced tn Kunt, anil
whose cnlloqny With the great ill3sofer
furnished material for q delightful tm"k+
l,ut tho u.mtnal!a. the huls. a.ll suIlla rep
tilrs endowed With vttcnl urgans," ,"--sn writes
4 ,Nat nf sclrnce who BeelIls to llnye Gxait,-
instl tho animal kingtlolH, with ,sealpeI a,.a
cMte with eaell "tller.-son1rti,nGs by sps!ntl.
yonng anil, understand encI, othcr's cilfrr.
perfsetly istsiiisib'e % % liz shlekens. iie@ Y
eloquent AMI EXPRESSIVE Is the toms OF tho
tog.-wlsat 'ncnni'lg l,u throws ll,t0 his bark
md Rrowl' ners. flies, md Insects !Iaye n
1a!S an almost human vocabulary. Whnt Il
IallE!ltfnl story Is TINT iI tho "Arabinn
Nights Entertainment which records the
profeL Sielnlnpus. ,,nlerstuod tic lany,tasn
Of the nnImats. III lEsop's fables the beasts
a,!t bIr!s converse with eacli other mud nall-
Kind. Sptcc'! l,as bect' aseribGd to tl!e iol-
bore lahonlct to tho seventh tIeave,; Ia-
laanI's ass; Arlnl,, tla horse given by ltur-
euies to Atlrastos; Sclnh's cnlnel. ,tnlrac,l-
lously prnduccd out of rock, md WHICH
used to gu from, place to plnce erylnr, "lIo
every otle t,at wal,tvth milk! coilie! + give
milk to all u: thu hfnGk pigeons of DUaunu:
Kutmlr, thu dog that guarded the Seven
Steepers; C0Inralo Fortunia's llorse; 1nnll-
ha,. tho king Of serpents; and Nanth0s,
TIE sp1DER,
IL another tlesutscd nntn,n1. Whatcyer
erAw1s Is rppllslye to man; why, It would b.
difficult to snr. Perhaps A1artla)'s GpiErant
comes as nehr mn explanation rs t}0ssible:
Non H,no sc. Sabiil, nee p0ssum tlicero Huaro;
He tAhtusn possala deere, non aisao te.
Thu splder IL no exception to tho rule
| hated; II has It's romance, history aid COM
petsation. Aeur tGIIs US, "1'here l,u four
| things which nte little uton the earth, but
| they ure exceeding wise: the allts are n pct}-
| pie not strung, yet they prepare their mat
| III the summer; the c0nies nrc but feeble
| folk, and vet they mako their l,0tlses III the
rocks; thc locUsts hnvV llo ktug, yut 20 thev
forth ali Of them by bands; Ito sp!'ter
| tnketli hold with her hands, and Is In king g
| talavest"-EorDvcrl}s, 11E., 2t-2B. THE Tai
| mud says that 4 sptder'Y Wcb, woven over tho
entrance Of the cave Of Atullun. whern
David was concealed, decide! Snu! mt to
elter. The King rensanetl that, II tl1e spider
, 1881-02-12
IRON HAND IN IRELAND.

Ano"eunus '0. " ;,...., s."..s..,',.
&c ,.sI,.,.' ast.u 49,, .,,r"..,a.,s n,in"na,,nn
"a % @n"t;t'.t % I,ec,nru Iuor,tnnieErno
Abnndoned count-snd=o Eitz=erala
nmor,, ana rous ',.o War. 0'"" '"'' -"
~ Me'0 ~ rHrs o1'.'o,,s h"n, A., ,a,,,.o
on tho address IL, reply to thu Queens speech
was ha!led with feelings Of rclier IN this cuun-
~ ,.n,s,, Will, n.,,.ra,Iv no ,.o,1 M tl,.,
tho Engilssi pupiIe eehelaNy' 'ss "eli As u'o
two Houses have undergone process OF
education upon Irish n'falrs during the fort.
tte srss,on wlirb cnunot fail 10 l,eur good
I'e seSso VI ":',cn s.'''uS ial ~ ,,,t G.". E's T..
ltu't. ar. iasnei. su1 p"sscu a ns...'e.1 ~
shteslnanl'ke prudence ala energy, alla =.
crpnter n,,rnose than during tho pnst week.
t,as, ~ p ,o '1a,a..... a. For,"tnit
to1lc'u'1 .Ma n's1 ue'",a' ~. VIZ ,'' ,'a'T..s
tl,o series ca,,l,ot but regard as M unmixcu
hlrssintr. krowing M they do TINT thu very
5rv tt,nso Intod n,ta hocor,o ot,ou tht, In ~ ~
uaY 1.oso l'o' '.e.o poce.no e,. HE'LL ~ ~" -.
tue lana secs once moro Lie ofowDeF ok'sa"o
The fact ID not disguised: indeed. so far
fro,n thnt 1nr,ia Wntnrnnrl f,ln,,rtcur,le.
1t".'' .n"s, ', ... .n" 1....o ",sn,'t,,
announced thcir Intention to ut oncs put IN
forcu the processes wl,lci, they hold ready. l
nm told that sumo thousands of cylctions will
INK tats G plac. t Immediately. aud tint the large
force Of military now @ stationed II, T..
diseosal q TIC landlords. There t. s =. Mo !,t
ppDs eppfssso MnsSYGs vi! Ss ressis " coasf fs .
liable: ald there can % no o's og sesait ., lioW 1
can tho country people stn'lu helofh lf4s-
Eoons? Iho Crnwn Ply lawyers ln uao Gnlsft ,;,nt ~
, 1881-02-12

That pain and suffering will be tolerated
tor years, In Ho!hu cases, when Il simple
JOHN j.. barry, forr,,lan Howkcr, Tory Il
Co.. NowketStrcet Steanl Matble Works,
Boston, Mast, thus writes: have suffered
with rheumatism tor aearsf aud found w
edy, ST. Jaoobs Oll. used It, and a.n now
entirely we'll
, 1881-02-12

t,typl,ifG s1nUliclty illustrates tic Intense
rl!llcslln c6Nnccteh wlth Ills tlnlsp. Two buys
nf te'ldcr years, who went by the names Ut
sciooi ii certain Ssw E"panI Il town. s'.H IN
them s!p before the assembled scoul anti pro.
cerdetl ID mako certalm inicrrogAtorLts cor
1a,l," sa1A thg teacher 10 tho first, "wilat Is
yulr llal1G?'
".rnnl,n,' promptly answered tho t,ov.
"Inn' =, snI,l ttlc teaeliGr; "tllat does not
inii e. Yon s"ai ha's hnvS sil ID fiji. 1"',,.s as.
Mn,w, MN, NY SON." turning tn tle nt'tef l"y.
"iIt,ae iite sH'laeiily !lElitu up WIN t!lo
satsiactIol, sn.sI, . o. nnwlysp'i,rcl'Si,ics iG
nnmc9" -,
'Ack-AsSF,
Teplied the Ind In tono of confident decis-
10y:
The tcaclIer laughed, Mnl we followed lis
exanuln, because son Western mind there
y S;ocE,lAs n iild:scribay st!lpl n'tl Thy.
to W written down ntl naS and jack III c'ni't'-
Ing The sa,no, privilege, nnllc themselves
e"lIStin','ats !Sn T.. ny 40 'oss I'll, -, ,,,,t. ,
lhu lot Gt thg ass Is lull or hardship, anu
yet u l. seldom Terminated J.. El'c cruelty
rs Gyrry ycar ends the !ntsForttiies of tnors
i!iaIl .Q'WW l,orses ~ botleh'x. Thu dweliers
~ Tug Valley VI tue Gal1tlne cultlyato leeG'te$
swa,,,ns wimr'. thnv hrra,, mid rr',y' t,ld ard
Inilrm horses are driven. So soon III . horso
n snters u SWAMP, thousands Ht these hungry
ears, ltps ,iosfrls, nltt iruni,-dlragging ths
aHImal untter tho mud anu slime, Wlit!u they
gvrea upon Its blood.
Tho pruyerb about giving dog had
name, 50 ubnnslnntly Illustrated In tho
htstury OF thu ass, Is further illustrated III
TINT of
THE SERPENT,
whoso calamity ,]otts from tho Gar.lcn ot
EIrm. TrnIiitjHn trlts ,,s In. Dav;I hpsn1,'.I,t
ynriU,s aui,nnis tn earry him fnin lin sacrcI
irsiSsmra shnre tIwrit Alnm tt.m n.,l ' Evc
t1miv lin scrnc,,t rn,,sentr'i It ' carri"ii
thn Evil Spirit betWce1 it's tcctII. M cnis
tnkc their Kittens. md a. coryey.d tno
flavil t.tn r,mrattans Thc sarna"t wnS oriT.
inniiv Tia ,nnst n%nrtifmi ~ w,'fn"is H. MI
waiItpd ~ mnnn i.sss md fcet. lit IL s;;.rwir
NJ lie nsvjj I,raI,GI,t t",y t,,,o1, Il to wraiI,
NJ fint Mi NtnI,n"i ,vaa ,iir"n,nd 9 ~ mi ~
its i' i"s' "t' II wna niso ""y nonr" ~ ~ fnd ' ~,
h,i,nn;, exerna,ents mI liz nj non I'll
, 1881-02-12


srrvntlvcs etnim that ler maturity pnsnts, 10
ttle steady rev,,lsson nKntnst tilu "revnIu-
tiotlary tri.rts" Of Afr. rarnel It Is lmnos-
sibIe 70 founI Judgment oI such ,,i *entsr
w"n!i b" urcrss1ry 10 gauge Enull*il Ll,orpl
nputo,l. We uru h,ttl every dug tint this ~
thoroughly with Mr. Gladstonn atld his ti3v.
sr''nyI; M that th ta sri cS'try will support HIN
The Inducements md announcements held
out To llto Irish party are i!Iltu!n"rsttlt. but
vaill rs they Are fnnll1narahle. Itlcy WI liot
r. Inee'l to Hfsspt c"fci2 ~ fri, s @ pFfe , ~
I'LL. 4 fortnight ago, wl.ct the country wns
tllgesttnX nngrily the tnEsssxc ''f Kona VIII
e1nlh,tteIt IN tl1e Queen's S'e;clt, mysterious
Hints were dronI'stl Of all lil. Ro1.' points
E0 further tlun tho widest dtca'ns hf tho
land refurlners; It Was u mike every o!ln
happy md winu away forever the tears III tho
ssi sieiS I Ht Il ytca Ti y II esa &s IL ps " q?
cilusrd 1t tint prize. The Government is
swayett by tile Whig landowners. md public
Dpllf9l,. Or tho greater bulk nf II, Which ~
t,.ges, Is On their slide. English pt:pple firm
Is bcliese TINT lrctatnl ts Mt t!1e present NIT
!nc.lt In the horrors Ut tue Communist reso-
lntlun.
Thu c',arges of the Judges. at the last As
sizes had as much 10 do In bringing about
this slate Of excitement M thu achievements
ct the Specials" Its very, !llscuit to be.
ltnve tlnat lltsers. l,agg. Fitzgerald, md
mysterious, centre If mischief, Dublin Cas-
ile. rs 10 what key they were 10 PITCH tliBIr
proIIui.clanen!os it,. The anteecdtnts of all
tslteh uigtiitnrtes pOlEt ut least to psotln-
ally male. At nile period of tile State trials
II WINS announced by the aefGnsn tint tue old
election speeches Dlntle by 11r. ller1ni, Judke
lsarry alld J;!dse ritzgeral would Ge rsa;l ,il I,
ihH1,t stntnIst4. included them. nIUnE with
thr 300 cyiete.l tenants aud tic priests. III liz
fall. It was l'lastcrly stroke Of policy On
tls part Of tug C"stls 70 I. snter no's
81 feuaallsm III Ireland for tllv ast
thirty years, which was intended,
and which would hive. followed TIC ex-
nn1'na!lon of the nyieteH tcn.t,s WIS not ,., t.
rules through tho Castle the tudcatnre and
1nagistracy 0f tlair country. There was n
laugh In the Court when tlle Grown lawyers
EMMY @ @ tnef c, ItetGn y ts I. b aa"n tr tho
under wlliel, the evidence could be received.
1t shortened tfle trial by ut least slX wecks,
for the 1efe''se WINS 1T vnee c!ases!, and the
hnsg h6sga s1 M @ o ~! oct snES
The part Of ihc Attorney. y:.Getlcral. Thu lnrM-
iords would not face tho exposure. Sncl!
WIS openly sintea tn be tho real meaning .ot
s M Wxst; Gst'st n 5 s HIT sS1y ydt tut ws srT! 1y
ting antl !IIoiIey," was scnrnfn!ly rejected.
q Hcrit for his oratory, although! Mr.. 4.
tracted freai Ills well.kNowis 1e,,atet!o,'.
nnd Of 4 sustained bri!l!ancy from first
to last. All Dublin has been talking Of It,
% aa the fite4 'nor ay consider ss latHro @
highly. bracketlng hIin toFetlcr will, Mr. \.
N. Sullivan, but tlonGt II compliment
from that ,al1arter will cnrry weight sayo
, 1881-02-12
MAKING IT SATISFACTORY.

H'a Strict Dtf3u Hfirs.
During dEnner-llour one day Inst fall one
of the wDrkMen OIL t!e brldEu-appruach rnt
away his pail. brushed tic crumbs off his
lap. md turned to felsuw-lalurer and said:
"JIlu, don't tljuk I'll vote ut NIL this
fall"
"You won't: Why, man, what nils you
to TALK that way?"
swell, you see. Eve been re,l'tlng alp
listening. I'm told that IL the Democrats get
into power they will pay the Rebel debt, nl,A
II tho Republicans hang Oh they mean to
make cabbage-i,cA.ls worth 81 apiece. 1don't
want to help either party til fn tho country"
"Nuw, tllcH. do yt,tl Sfb nlo"' Asked jim,
as 81 y 5S''' SS''9fea himself around
" "As;l Asxr1 y ae'er told you a le"'
"Well now, ynn listen. II the Dem ocsa!s
atnu!pt TINT trick all we've got IN so Is 70 go
lnto Bankruptcy ND ay. y, asscts S. but ti'ese
prsru Of ,cabbagt-I'eads 10 - It will III Il smn!l
chncs for yo!t ali'i nc to sell out ut our full
:" 30, Jimmy" replied the 9tlsnr, ~ his
ward III New York" :.
QUtps.
Little johnny says In Ills case spanking
Is always hare end reality.
4 wllitu 1ua,t WHO had married n ,,egress
Offered cnlor-blIndness rs I'M excuse.
~ tail That Is t0llcd," remarked the gate
keeper when !'e caught horse by the Gun
ciusiot, willie he uaIe The rider pay tllu ture.
II, ,yno fru.a and ,.e... u,v,r
Vii T i've Il, 'sin ri I'',a :. attoih ma hor uay,
I,,it hr wl,u drinks hesween Tic drinks ,
lllxhl uu,ckly In tne gutter sinks.
A r,ce,,t oldtr,rv not;.o uavu. u,fr
- ~. 4csc"' "ot.M's n't'Eu 10y, e"' "'.
smith "lls III estlaith1e ci'ze''+ Ae Wcd
With perfect resignation. LIE Ind recently
been 'arf'etF' y,
The Yunkers HazCttc Inns M article en-
tttlrI. "Whut In W., E,t y, 'rhut ,l,.-
,',,d, ,s en-, ,,.,, IN nr,,,,,.i,,,''so ~,
.l!,lai, S'lisi bsi,;s y s;e Gu" e tell. 0'"se w
Thoso peGple who always write poetry
When they arc sud were well md llcserytuly
wl, .t wv w.ss sa," "yer h wtfs MI q
then wipes lis eyes Will, tic plullc"
, 1881-02-12

Hawthorne, III Ills "Engtish Note-book."
-.,..., t,ot ga ,lnnkcv st1lbDDr1lly refused to
lela1es t."t 49,. ..,i,,.i, mi l,rout,,,t t,t,r
coue 0!lt OF bo'lt "l!!e'' ''nu oto"h"e nm
across the Mersoy; Mt last, after many KICKS
ha,l beea applied, md other prosecutions Of
.ha. .i~ i.iua n man stcppetl forward and nd.
t'''t A1"at .,,,,,.I n,roo,1oroto,,, 4ro,uo
drcSSeu Ene nul'lIut tAes.lolaio'st H9
njung, brpther,' and tue d0hKey oDeyeu ht
.v.nu
Thc nss NAV be- viewed In n religious light.
ur,,,,, 1,,rot ~ finn As4u cn,ump,noraif4l tha
ny tsa,,,o o,s,,, 1,,o Ervnt riri nfo.
Virgin Alafs A!snL l,''o 1.hyPt. ~ 81. e.o
Fantly appnaG.i;w' .;,' sn,., Ehm rndn ,,,,on ' ~,
i'pst asa sss,rblT s"bl capariso,e,l. Tho be,ist was
agt to ksl "Hd r s psrfSgIt g int Gt9f te c1c ets 9f
eeso,o, ia net ntnr VIII tho Eli t,non lis
saet saa ~ ,1o !" % fotl"wInr relnarKatIo odo was
osch, 0sc ,,. ~ ,9,o va",ia.H Ae1 ""'A' ""'
'oIs " ui' peore. w, ~ ,,.,r ,.o
oph ~ lt,s ~. Ass. 49,.
From tho ct,intst or 'ne East 1,e4
1, Eawc ,Ia ,s st1Hng vn' a b'aa'
Aenyy W. soaas s az paess as 9o o,aHa 1ear; c,ov
trhnt hentItenI,a Ipouth nj tarre J{splay:
Abundant food our huy. lotts y!slas
~ ~ '''s''>'''
True It Is, bis paoe ID slow
III! he feels tho qnirkcItng blow.
TIL be feels tue arEsng g,ati
w W O1~n ,s.I.. r" u' ~ - ~, s
AoS' se'Rn'of Aa7' e'o'
lawn, ,orn m sbrctcr,s hf1,
Ils In I,"bepa m'd efa vic wi s b. fud his I' Hit
IL liz ir,nk If Jnrf,an.s snrret, stream.
And gaInboicti In UethIchem.
Now sojRnioF Ass oto.
Sec thut proud. majestic earl
bnrn n,1 hq ea e diio yoko n.,rHssaa: to wsMT:
aeF Sa,e !Mo ssfy sefyn;nr '11a &ss q asses' IT.
'o' @''
In alenpIng no e1ccls tho fawn.
Tho assf .sit ths he ents t9 awA'
noastsa Ns.a IT .a1.l.;sn. ~ Med'Hn. ! u o,o
No"' sol9nior ASS etc.
ro,a t-o+r aro,x .to ,,,nst
@ eeSa myTrt yrr a Of m InyrrI, 1G ttsf, tic Jest
70 tho church thls ass | bring;
NV. ~ y se!gn!or seoas KS, s's,S stc.
Whflc ho draws tho loaded wnin,
Or a'any q puck. ho don't complain:
W. Wstn tat hia A. a!,:1 jnwa: r. n9ole p! p,. pa!r,
Nnw, setrnnIr AZ IA a.u'' ntn' '"'''
rno noo,,oa n,-,,v and ia ..ou
And thisties y"t his Iii iii III of ttn1n:
liz assists 10 separate, ~ - '''04'
When To thresded. tue oha1 from wheat.
No"' scEnior ASS etc.
Amen bray. most honorcd ass,
sated now VIII graln ans, 9rasss,
And dlsresar,i antiaulty.'
nuE: m';en 'hs people lifted 'nolf voices aoa
UdSontappit tIsnaia phsIss1hs1 Xs1n,,s
safeiaIs eptiss!nas. !'''
H. 'fre Ant, hei
the priest wagged his head three tines, At
, 1881-02-12

klik.3EuNuanrtufe.
Rcyen hundred thousand women IN Francs
aul ltnly mre uhptoypl III the manufacture OF
INV silk frun tnh GugO4tu.
, 1881-02-12

Attention Yoters.-Look to ynur Interest md
save Doctor bills By using DR.. Nu!l'g Cough
6yrup.
, 1881-02-12


The following story IL told by m old physi.
chm OF Worcester County. Massachusetts,
was enlled int0 II nefghbotLnx town 10
visit Il patient. 1t being ab0ut tile middle Of
the day, the oil gentleman OF Tho house
lover W years ofh) invited Inc to st0p ulld
dine. Al thinner he says:
II don't know as you like my dinner"
"Why, yrs," said T.; II do; like it very
well; Ii Is very gootl."
~ guess sou don't know what sou arc
eattnx"'
"Why, yes I do" said l.; ut is some new
cornetl beef"
"Ah," said the OLD gentleman, at Is horse
beef"
II don't believe it." rcp,ted.
"1t is," said he; ~ declare 1t is some Of
my Oil marc"
:, was rot much, acquainted with him Mt
Hin to be joking, but could not dis
cover muscle III the faco to alter
OF change. / had Just tAke,, ,anotter
secs cos 81 slea M IN a;G my m"t n a' %d IL tact II It ws s
horse.1neat sure enouul,,-1 could taste, 1t as
plniniy rs NY olfactory nerves would dis
cover thc sscnt Of I'LL old mrse.. The ,ntrc
continued picking and tastlng 4 little sa,,co
which gould swallow, but the meat, ny tho
tleEro said. would not 70. l at Inst gave y
swallow Ms Ito With IL dose, OF pbyslc. l
thought that | wou III have thrown tile cl'il-
tents of my htontach up ut the thple. after
waril tusltH n little savcr but t0tth care not
10 put any ,nre meat into my mouth, a,d
kept tlillt. with tile family. Gutl was when
dinner wns over. 1t being enil weather, tile
old gentleman went to smoking alll telling
stories. AZ last he says:
II won't leave yo,l In the dark about your
dinner. / told y6n We lad iOrst.-tl,ent for
d|nntr, md 50 it was. told sou It w1ls
s0nc Of my old n,are. uld SO 1t wns, for I
kulne ur the beet"
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-06
The DakOta Flood.

Washington, 5.-Dispstches received
to-day by General Ordway, of Dakota,
give an account of the fearful food dam
ages in that territory. Lowlands were
ali submerged. 1000 head Of stock swept
away and drowned, railroad ruined and
all sorts of property damaged.
Yankton, Dakota, 5.-The only change
in the river situation is another rise,
which exceeds by far that Of the 10Th,
heretofore reported. Lower Yankton is
submerged to-day, and the people have
been removed to the upper portion of the
city. No lives imperIlled, but some will
occur in removing, and considerable
damage must result to property. Intel
ligence received, to-day, from Banner,
is that out Of fourteen persons ten had
been rescued alive and well. A family
named Bates, and one named Hadde-
nsnn, are undoubtedly drowned, and
seven other families are probably
lost. six miles this side Of Green Island
The people have been in part removed TO
this place. No lives lost here, but the
village lie completely washed away; water
and ice to the depth Of twelve feet across
the village site. The ice probably choked
up the channel Of the river 9
short distance below Ysnkton. turn
ing a great volume Of water across
the low lands on the Dakota side, and
flowing eastward thirty miles before il
re-enters the channel at VermIllion, .
point on the river bank which is reported
washed away, with the loss Of thirty
lives. This report needs confirmation.
Former dispatches have given the sItua'
ton at Niobrars, which intelligence ha'
been confirmed. No lives lost, and dam.
age to the town by submersion, very
slight The river at this point is abou
six miles in width, its surface covered
with broken ice; further east few miles
breadth Of water brosdens to ffteer
miles, retaining this width without excep
ton for forty-fve miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-06
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUP
PLIES AND TRANSFORMATION.

IMPAIRMENT OF THE IN
UTERIOR, Office of Indian Affairs,
Washington, March %, 1S8l.-Sealed
proposals, Endorsed Proposals for Beef,
Bacon, Flour, Clothing, or Trans
portation, etc., Gas the case may be- and
directed to the Commissioner of Indian
A fairs, Nos. Go and 81 Wooster Street,
Neau York, will be received until ii Il.
M. of Monday, Nay 2, 1881, for furnish
ing for the Indian service about 500, 900
pounds Bacon, 10000, 900 pound Beef on
the hoof, les, 900 pounds Beans, 10000
pounds Baking Powder, $780, 600
pounds Corn. 10000 pounds Coffee,
5. 500, 600 pounds Flour, 2l2, 600 pounds
Feed, 800, coo pounds bard Bread, 5000
pounds Hominy, 5000 pounds Lard,
/ $50 barrels Mess Pork, 233, 600 pounds
Rice, 100 posnds Tea, 1890 pounds
Tobacco, 200, 900 pounds Salt, 200, 900
pounds Soap, 5000 pounds Soda, 1,25O,-
600 pounds Sugar, and $4,000 pounds
Also, Blankets, Wooden. and Cotton
goods, Consisting in part of Ticking,
81, 900 yards; Standard Calico, 100000
yards; Drilling, rs, 600 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing. Us, 900 yards; Denims,
1900 wards; Bingham, $4,000 yards;
Kentucky Jeans, 26 geo yards; Sstinet,
1850 yards: Brown Sheeting, 2l3.00O
yards; Blesched Sheeting, 5000 yards;
Hickory Shifting, 1900 yards Calico
Shifting, 5000 yards; Winsey, 1900
ysrds;) Clothing, Groceries, Notions,
Hardware, Medical Supplies; and long
list of miscellaneous articles, such as
Harness, Plows, Rakes, Forks, &c, and
for AIS Wagons required for the service
in Arizona, Colorado, Dakota, Idaho,
Indian Territory, Minnesota, Montana,
| Nebraska, Nevada and Wisconsin, to be
delivered at Chicago, Kansas City and
Sioux City.
Also, Transportation for such OF the
| Supplies, Goods, and articles that may
not be contracted for to be delivered at
the Agencies.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERN
AIENT BLANKs.
Schedules showing the kinds and
quantities ofsubsistence supplies required
for each Agency, and the kinds and
quantities, in gross, Of all other goods and
articles, together with blank proposals.
and forms for contract and bond, condi-
tons to be observed by bidders, time and
place OF delivery, terms Of contract and
payment, transportation routes, and all
other necessary Instructions will be fur
nished upon application to the Indian
Office in Washington, or Nos. So and 81
Wooster Street, Nea0 York; VIM. b.
l Lyon, No. 4S3 Broadway, New York;
sad to the Commisssries of Subsistence
U. s. A., st Chicago. Saint Louis, Saint
Paul, Leavenworih, San Francisco
Omaha, Cheyenne and Ysnkton, and
the Postmaster at Sioux City.
Bids will be opened at the hour and
daY above stated, and bidders are in
vited 10 be present at the opening.
CERTIFIED CHEcKs-
All bids must be accompanied by Ger
,, tiled checks upon some United States
Depository or Assistant Treasurer, for a
least tfUe per cent. Of the amount OF th'
proposal.
THOMAS NJ. NICH0L,
: m3I Acting Commissioner.