davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1884-08-27

tatiOn, namely:
1900 yards Ravonduck,
80 Bleached Linen,
22O Unbleached Linen,
1920 Flannel,
$50 Floor Cloth,
20 White WoOllen Blankets,
20 Grey do. do.
SO Woollen Shirts.
1900 pairs Cotton Socks.
Written TeudMs Marked
"Tenders for Articles for the
Royal Military Depot,
st. Croix 1885"
may be forwarded to the Depot in
St. Croix on or before MONDAY
the 1st September 1884, 8 o'clock
p. IN. containing a statement Of the
prices at which the parties will un-
dertake to deliver, one or more, or
all of the aforesaid Articles.
Each bidder will be held to his
bid for IA days.
The Tenders will be opened on
the afternoon Of tho above stated
day in the presence of those who
may appear, and information will
bssi given the party whose Tender 10
WV
, 1884-08-27

1900 Yards Ravndug,
20 bleget Lerred,
220 ubleget L@rred,
1920 Flonel,
$50 Gulvkludet0j,
20 Sly. hvide uldne
Sengetapper,
20 graz do. do,
so m0rkeblaa Uld-
skjorter,
1900 Par Bomuldssokker.
Skrihligs filbua Herksa'
"Leverance til Diet Konge-
lige militaire Depot, St.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11
IcE-HousEs ON THE FARM.

If Not Necessity, Certainly a Luxury, and
Very Cheapiy Procured.
It is hard to understand why more
farmers have not ice-houses. 1t is a
significant fact that wherever a farmer
has built an ice-house, he has not al
lowed it to be unused or to fall into de-
cav. After man has once had his
harvest drink-water, tea and milk
cooled, he is not apt to subject himself
to warm drinks again. Ice water is to
be condemned; but water cooled by ice
is as much more wholesome than warm
water as it is more palatable. The cool
ness impaired by ice adds as much to
the palatableness and Wholesomeness
of food as it does to drink, Ice not on
" preserves and increases the palatable-
ness of butter, but loss of sweetness
certainly indicates loss of wholesome
ness; and SO with meats and fruits. Ice
keeps meat from tainting, thereby
keeping it wholesome as well as tooth
some. The farmer can not go to the
market every morning and purchase
fresh meat, and he can not keep meat
in summer without ice; therefore the
farmer without an ice-house must eat
salt pork during hot weather, and that
is just what large majority of us do.
Ice will often save meats, vegetables
and fruits from spelling outright. An
ice-house robs the swil1 barrel, but how
much it saves for the table is hard to be
realized without the aid of practical
experience.
/ am decidedly of opinion that the
apparent Indifference of farmers to the
claim of ice-houses is due to mistaken
notion of their cost. have frequently
heard my neighbors say that they
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11
A SUBTLE POISON.
A Compound of Whose Effects Science
Could Give No Explanation.

A Compound of Whose Effects Science
Could Give No Explanation.
There never, perhaps, was a period
so frightfully productive of crimes of
what may be called private poisoning,
as distinguished from that which was
practised by public men and for more
or less public ends, than the seven
teenth century. This seems to have
been chiefly owing to the fact that
knowledge of arsenic had then become
popular. The notorious s.Naples wa
ter employed and sold freely by the
woman Toffana, or Tofania, was be-
lieved at the time to be a preparation
of arsenic, and there was another prep
aration of the same deadly substance
in use about the same time. Both these
pOisOns were more virulent than ar
senic, and one of them at least is said
to have been prepared by means which
modern science has only recently come
to understand. Recent research, it is
said, has proved that arsenic, when APP
piled to organic matter, such as
flesh, forms compounds of char
acter far more poisonous than ar
senic itself This is a singular fact
that seems likely to present some GU
rious developments, and it would seem
to be not merely arsenic that may be
intensified in it's action this way. DR..
Burden Sanderson says the medical Of
ficer of health for st. Pancras, expert
menting with the material taken from
the abdominal cavity of a dog that had
died from inflammation of the peri
toneum, found that when injected into
the abdominal cavity of another dog,
the virulence of the poison was rapidly
increased. and that thusit was possible,
by passing this poison through num-
Der of dogs, to breed poison which
was as intense as that of snake. So,
also, it is suspected by some that diph-
liberia will result from a simple sore
throat, developing its true character
after passing through successive indi-
viduals. 1t was by a knowledge of
some law, which seems to be thus OBJ
securely indicated, that acquetta di
Perugia was produced, and the produc-
ton of this poison led to the forming
of an association of young married
women for the assassination of their
husbands. The 'Naples water,n how
ever. was more extensively used than
this. 1t was as clear as water, and five
or six drops would cause death, which,
however, would not be immediate, and
of which the best science of the day
could give no explanation. The woman
Toffana is said to have confessed to 600
murders by its means, and is known to
have used it with impunity for half q
century. London Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11
A STRANGE ATTACHMENTS.
The Love q Chinaman Bore for Little
Baby Girl.

The Love = Chinaman bore for Little
Baby Girl.
In Alaska street, on the corner Of q
narrow alley below Sixth, there is 2
dingy laundry, with the name Of ..Wah
Kee'' painted in flaming letters on a
crazy sign above the door. This is
where Wah Kee lives and works and
spends his lonely life.
The house across the alley is just as
old, and the roof is just as crazy, and
the folks that live there are justas poor
and lonely as poor Wah.
That's where Tot lived. Everybody
knew Tot. Tots clothes were old, and
Tots face was wan, but somehow the
soul of the little one crept into the
heart of the lonely Chinaman, and Wah
KEGS eyes beamed as they never
beamed before.
So he would stand by the door and
look across the alley at Tot and smile
and Tot would patter across the little
ocean of dirt and water, and clasping
her chubby hands around Wah KEGS
legs, look up into his face and coo.
Tots folks chided the little one-for
they hated the sight of .'the haythen,n
as they called Tots friend.
OIS OdJ LOU SbcyCu dWd anu w dA
Kee looked in vain for the baby. An
other day passed and then Wah KEGS
face grew sad and his heart heavy, and
he shambled across the narrow alley
and begged Tots folks to tell him where
Tot was.
They told him she was sick, that it
would be many days before Tot would
be about.
So Wah went back to his dingy shop
and rolled up his sleeves and went to
work again, but his head was heavy
and his heart was across the alley in
the little house where Tot lay i'll.
One day Wah Kee looked over the
way to the little house and his heart
gave great leap, for there, pressed
against.the window, was the face of
wee Tot-white and wan, but smiling.
And Wah Kee dropped his iron and
ran across the pavement and stood by
the window.
Tots voice was weak and Tot might
mot have the window up, for it was
cold and damp, but Wah Kee stood
outside and talked in pantomime and
Tot, punching her fists against the
murky pane, laughed with glee.
So every day Tot was propped up in
the window and Wah Kee stood in the
shop and looked at the little face and
sighed.
Sometimes when Wah KEGS country
men came to see him they laughed, and
Hop Long and Lee Yeo and Wong
Sing Lung chided him for the strange
love he bore the baby, but Wah Kee
only shook his head and answered:
!'Wah Kee has no one else. Tot is
Wah KEGS baby
But Tot died, and yesterday they
buried her. There were only two car
riages-there was one for Tot and the
father and mother of the dead baby
and Wah had a carriage, and, all alone,
in the silence of the tight-closed cab,
he rode and grieved for the sunny face
and prattling nonsense of the child he
had worshipped with all the devotion
of his pagan faith.
They buried her at Fernwood in a
little grave in a little plot almost as
small, and Wah Kee stood by the grave
and cried, and the great tears streamed
down his face, and, dropping upon the
grave, kissed the place where Tot-or
all that was left of her-slept in
silence,-P hiL0delobia NeaOS,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11
CALIFORNIA.
The Origin of the Name of the Great State
of the Pacific Coast.

| The Origin of the Name OF the Great State
of the Pacific Coast.
What California means no one has
been able to definitely settle, but it is
generally accepted that the name was
first used in Spanish novelette, entitled
LAS Lergas de Esplandian, published
in 1910, and was there applied to an
island ION the right hand of the Indies,
near the Terrestrial Paradise Calls
toga has been tortured by some local
philogists into meaning cap and gown,
but Bancroft asserts that Sam Bran
nan made up the name by taking the
two front syllables of California and the
two last of Saratoga, joining them, to-
gether and adding central 50 for the
sake of euphony. Calaveras is said by
some to mean the sstrue skull and BY
John S. Hittell, who has devoted much
attention to the Typographical names Of
California, to mean simply skulls.
Since calavera is the Spanish for skull,
Mr.. Hittel has the balance of reason on
his side, supposition strengthened by
the legend extant--that the Spaniards
discovered an old Indian battlefield in
that county. It is quite probable, how
ever, that the place was named from q
more devout reason and that some
pious friar named the place in sacred
memory of Calvary. The origin of the
name Lodi is quite obscure, although it
is very near to lodo, the Spanish for mud
lone was probably named so by some
poetical admirer of the Nereid, though il
would puzzle one to find out who're in.
the world he drew his Inspiration.
Boca is the Spanish for mouth, but
why the little mountain town should;
so be called is not clear, notwith-
standing the ingenious explanation
of some German that it has been
called Boca because the mouth is the
best place for its brew. Unfortunate
ly for this theory, Boca was called
Boca long before the brewery was
established there. The chances are
that some Typographical popularity
is responsible for the name, Boca also
meaning hole or an entrance. MORO
and Bolinas, the one meaning pebble,
and the other lowliness, are both puz-
zles, unless one is content to accept
them as being named after people.
Point Ammo Nuevo was, very probably,
named so because it was discovered on
the first of new year, and Sonora,
it is generally accepted, was so called
because the first residents of the
place were miners who came from
Sonora, Mexico. The wild and reck-
less burg of Milpitas was perhaps
called so because there grew in its
neighborhood emil pitas, thousand
aloes; but Visalia bothers all attempts
at explanation. Paraiso means paradise
and was often bestowed by the Span
iards upon any place they thought
Heavenly" The correctness with
which the old Spanish names have
generally been retained is remarka-
Bile. The worst modern fault has
been that Of chopping of the articles,
while Los Gatos and the Farallones are
about the worst examples of nis-spell-
ing The first should be Las Gatas,
meaning the cats, and the second
should be Farrellonos, meaning cliffs
in the sea.-Sdn francisco Chronicle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11
EARLY PRINTING.
The cart Preseryative' Known in China
and Japan Many Centuries Ago.

| The cart Preseryative" Known in China
and Japan Many Centuries Ago.
The art of printing on wooden blocks
in China seems to be due to the acct
dent of some one desiring facsimile of
| an inscription on stone monument, in
the first instance, by the process of rub
bing with coloring matter over the
paper, and subsequently by covering
the stone with Indian ink, placing the
paper against it, and rubbing. In 175
A. D., the text of the Chinese classics
was cut on tablets, and of these impress
sions were taken, some of which are
said to be still in existence. Printing
from wooden blocks seems to be no
older than the end of the sixth century
1t was not until the tenth century that
printed books became common. The
use of movable type was said to date in
China from the eleventh century. Nova
BILE copper type was used in Korea at
the beginning of the fifteenth century,
and even earlier; indeed, one book so
printed appeared to date from the
years 1917 and 1924. And even if it
were, after all, not SO old as it seemed
to be. there were others dating unques-
tionably anterior to the invention of
printing by movable types in Europe.
The invention reached Japan from Ko-
rea, and there was distinct mention
of Korean types produced by casting
and molding about 1920 A. ID. In
Japan the earliest example of block
printing dates from the middle of the
eighth century. Before that, stone in
scriptions and engraved seals were in
use. The early japanese prints were
IL - Il, c<,f In
first really National work printed in
Japan was the ..Ni-hon-gi,'' at the end
of the sixteenth century. Printed slips,
apparently printed from cast copper
or bronzed blocks, containing
Dharan, out of the Buddhist Scripture,
were distributed to the number of one
million in 764-77O. The earliest
japanese printed books were of
considerably later date.
OF those known, the oldest
was printed about 1900. Printing re-
ceived great impulse from the expe-
ditions of Hideyoshi against Korea,
when a number of books were brought
back by the victors, and the Japanese
learned what had been achieved by
people whom they had considered vast
" their interiors. Among these were
some books printed with movable type,
which seems to have found immediate
favor with the japanese, for nearly all
the books of the next thirty or forty
years We're printed with movable type.
Although illustrated books were ex-
tremely common in more recent
japanese literature, the earliest known
bore the date 1910. Previous to this
there were wood cuts on a large scale
representing the popular gods, and to
some of these very great age was at
tributed. One was dated 1917, and an
other was engraved by Nichiren, who
died 12S2-Lofsdon Atsemga1na..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11
There can be little question

There can be little question that
the continued close covering of the
head with hats and caps is one very
constant cause of badness. Women
seldom lose their hair, except from
sudden causes, and among those ma
tions where the head is habitually left
bare or but slightly covered badness is
practically unknown. The beard,
which is of the same class of hair as
that of the scalp, does not fall with
age-Ir0y Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11

Sleeping porter Ito the heaviest
passenger ever carried on the roaO ::
''You can roll into your berth when
ever you want to-" Fat man: ssYes,
and roll out when don't want to-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11
The plumber alighted from his carl

The plumber alighted from his carl
rage and followed his card into the
parlor Whats wrong?" he asked.
1.-The gas leaks, replied the master OF
the house, humbly. The plumber
turned on his heel. you'll have to
send to the gas company about that, "
he said: 81 don't know anything about
gas. If the pipes should spring leak
let me know And he was gone be-
fore the master of the house noticed his
bill for S25 lying on the piano. Bar
hfsqtop HdUkeye.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11

The Bible mentions 620 places in
Palestine. west of the Jordan, and 430
have been identified, 1872 by the staff OF
the Palestine Exploration Fund.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11

The immense quantities of leaves
which fall on the track of the Maryland
Central Railroad often seriously delay
the trains.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11

1t is quite the proper thing now for
English noblemen to make the tour OF
the States"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11

A paddock marked 1906. attached
to a curiously-formed iron chain, was
discovered recently by some worknfen,
while digging well on farm IN the
town of North Java, N. Z.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11
AN OLD MANS LOVE.
By AIITHogY TRoLIopr

Atfhor of :. Doctor ,T,y,orne ), .. -, ~,
ose, b he Popsa5oy?'' !" PhineGs Finn '''
Ms htsa Member" g The Wdrden.
Bdrehester Toirefs," Etc, ETC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-11

GeorQia Is e1tpecting q large inn
migration next4pring from England and
Canada.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
MARRIED.

CLIPPINGER-BROBsT - On Monday,
June Q, 1884, in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
by the Rev. J. z. Armstrong, Mr..
HERMAN Il. CLIPPENGER, of Wor-
Ellington, and Miss CLARA BROBsT,
of Pottawattamie county, Iowa
The parties arrived on Tuesday and
have taken up their residence on the
farm south of town. We know of no
young man in the State who is more de-
serving of a happy and prosperous life
than our young friend Clippinger and
we heartily wish it for both bride and
bridegroom.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

This beautiful book contains 144
pages with illuminated covers. Sent
on receipt Of Ten cents in Stamps or
Cash. Address, BABCOCK, Font & co. i.
Chicago. III.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
CONTEST NOTICES,

U. S. LAND OFFICE, Wor.hington, MINI.
May 81, 1884.
COMPLAINT having been entered 1T this Office
by Peter OLSON against James Darts
for failure to comply with the law as to
Timbe:Culturc Entry No. 923
Dated july Il, 1876,
Upon the nw,, sec. 80, township TO-; n, range -
w. in Mobiles County, Mimi, with a view
to the cancellation of said entry; contestantal
leging that
Said Darts failed to rcplant trees during the
year 1885, all OF the trees planted previously hav
ing been destroyed by fire May ~. 1883, and also
there arc only ~ acres of trees now growing
The said parties are hereby summoned to ap-
pear at this Office on
The 9TH day of July, 1891, at o'clock
p. H.,
TO respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged failure.
Mons GN1NAGER, Register.
IL &. ii. SMITH, Receiver.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
PERSOVAIN.

Capt. Grinager has returned from
Chicago. -.
Jailer Neff left Monday for a several
weeks visit to his old home in Ohio.
DR.. Bedford, the dentist. is at the
Worthington, getting teeth in shape for
chewing the coming crop.
A. G. Seney, of the Queen Bee Mill
and the Rushm0re Stock Farm, was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. w. A. Peterson, of Worthing-
ton, visited relatives and friends in
Window this Week.-CitiZen.
Col. Mats"n and lady made 4 brief
visit to Worthington and spent last
Sunday in town. The Col. is arranging
TO engage in pressing hay ut this point
next fall on an extensive scale.
W. S. Starr, Of Savannah. Mo-, who
owns the EgglestOn place on the ridge
west OF town, has been on !. brief visit
here looking to his interests. Hope Mr..
5. will soon remove his family to this
county and become one OF us.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
THE TOTE or lllNvESOTd

Following is the report Of the vote of
the Minnesota delegation in the Chi
cago Convention, the names rot being
given:
First Embellishments 6, Arthur /,
Blaine 7.
Second Dal'ot-No change.
Third Ballot-Bla,ne Z, Arthur .,
Edn,unds 5.
Fourth Ballot Blaine II.
The pioneer-lress report says Of the
Minnesota delegation Oh the final bal.
lot:
When the time for the fourth ballot
CAME there was IL good deal ut consu nit.
ing. but no one sloujted that Blaine
would be the nominee. Sal,in felt like
sticking for Arthur, and Langdou,
Newell and Rogers were rs much for
E0munds as ever. The rest it was
known would vote for Blaine. and when
Michigan gave her solid column to the
Maine pet Rogers passed i note to
1.ang'lon and Newell readirg, ':We've
shown ourselves independent and
stannch. Now let us ,,isarm all the
kickers.' All agreed, therefore. and
the fourteen votes were cast for james
G.. Blaine
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

RATIFICATION NJ ET1NG.-A ratifi
cation meeting under the auspices
OF the Blaine and Logan Club will
be held in Worthingtom on next Satur.
day evening. If the weather IS favor.
able it will he All open air meeting. if
not, then in Masonic Hall. Turn out
everybody.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12

Job Type. The ADVANCE has just
received a number of fonts of new job
letter of the latest and most elm
proved" styles. We can do you as neat
work and rs cheap as You can get at
st. Paul or Sioux City.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
GEO. NJ. PLUMB

Is agent for any kind Of or
gan you want to buy. A thor
oughly competent judge and
repairer. Call on him for re-
liable information, lowest pri~
ces, most liberal terms. ADJ
vice free. Organs to rent
Sample on hand. 26ly
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
Spring Without Blossoms.

LATE IN LIFE TO LOOK FOR JoY-YEr NEVER
TOO LATE TO MEND.
Readers OF Hawth0rne's blouse OF Seven
Cables will recall the pathos with which poor
Clifford PyncheOn, who had been untustly i'm
prisoned since his early manhood, said, after
his release: MY life is gone, and where is my
happiness: Oh! give me my happiness" But
that could be done only in part. as CLEANS OF
warm sunshine occasionally fall across the
gloom of New England autumn day.
In a letter to Messrs. HIsCox & Co., Mr.. l.. H.
Titus, OF Pennington, N. j., says: Il have SUI
Tered untold misery from childhood from chronic
disease OF the bowels and diarrhOea, accom-.
panied ~ great ptn, l. sought relief ut the
hands OF physicians Of every school and used
every patent and domestic remedy under the
sun. have at last found in Parker's Tonic
= complete specific, preventive and cure. AS
your invaluable medicine which did for me
what nothing else could do, is entitled to the
credit OF my getting back my happy days. |
cheerfMlly and gratefully acknowledge the fact"
Mr.. E. 5. Wells, who needs no Introduction to
the people of Jersey City, adds: "rhc testi.
mony of Mr.. Titus is genuine and voluntary
only nc does not adequately portray the suffer-
Ing ne has endured for many years. lie Is my
brother. In law and know the case we'll lie
Is now perfectly free from his old troubles, and
enjoys health ami life, ascriDing it all to PA r.
KERsS TONIC.
Unequalled as an invigOrant; stimulates al
The organs cures ailments OF the liver kidneys
anu I'LL diseases of the blood.