davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
She Was Tired Out.

She came up from the depot on q car
in company with a young man who had
been waiting her arrival from Cincin-
matt, and they had scarcely taken seats
when he said:
''Susie, you must have had an awful
time THEREOF
''Why?"
''On account of the high water. How
near the river were you?"
"Oh, not far. .
did the water come up around your
house?"
81 believe so. At least, l heard the
boys saying something about the base
ment being even full"
1T must have been grand but ter
rible sight.
q presume So, she answered with
q yawn.
Did the boats have to bring you
provisions?"
Did they? Well, now, l forgot to
ask papa, but presume they did"
land wasn't there danger Of the
foundations of the house giving way?"
Il expect there was, but we keep
four servants and, of course. we let
them worry about that. "
''You could see the whole inundation
from your window, | SUPPOSE"
Il presume / could have, had / look
ed out.
''Why, Susie, you don't seem to have
taken the slightest interest in the af-
fair.
''And how could you expect me to
when | had three new novels sent me
that week and had to decide between
two offers of marriage? There was a
flood of water or something, and they
had to move back from the levee OF
somewhere, and lots of people lost all
they had or some such thing. but please
don't talk about it. Such things make
me tired "-DetroU Free Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
Coasting in New England.

The double runner. Il sort of came,
sled, is dragged around and pointed
downtown. There are half adoZen pas
sengers and two martyrs-one MARTYR
pushes and the other steers. There is
a miscellaneous sort of warning howl
for lamp-posts and people 10 get out of
the way, the pusher pushes, the steerer
grabs the brake and braces his feet on
the forward sled, which works on
pivot. Then the double runner. much
resembling 4 long settee shooting
through space. begins TO hump herself
and 90. Pretty soon. about the time
she passes Ohio street, you begin to
pull your hat on tighter and feel con-
soled that you have IN accident policy.
Then she begins to go in earnest and
YOU feel your hair rise, and soon again
she goes faster.
There is your friend standing on
Woods corner. You say ''Hullo, Jimr'
ut Court street and he viii just catch
it. At Columbia street YOU see some
policeman gazing on significantly, and
ut Mann's corner YOU are paralyzed to
observe n doctor and Il reporter lOung-
ing about and smoking. apparently pre-
pared to make 4 night of it. The in
fernal machine shoots across the square
and toward the bridge. You see =
long row of lamp-posts and awning
supports ahead, and in YOUR fevered
Imagination there are two hayracks
coming along by the postotfice. There
is to be q second edition of The
Wreck of the Grosvenor," and YOU
shut your eyes with the mental ex-
clamation, ''Well. the fellow in front
will get.the worst of il" But there is
q swish and 4 ''whir-r," and the ma
chine seems little out of breath;
slower. slower, scratch; o, she's.
stopped! Holy smoke, what Il ride
Bangor Commercial.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24

come and have some fun throwing
coal at that target" The crowd be-
came interested, and fired away at the
mark until all the coal was in the
building. What did the merchant do?
Give the crowd ice cream? Oh no;
but he brought water to wash their
hands.
'Boss, 'sposon you was ter miss,
some mornin', dat ar pure pinter dog
what you paid 5000 for, how much
would you glib me eff fetched him back
to yer house on Austin avenue? asked
Sam Johnsing. 4 expect Iwould give
you So" replied Col. Yerger, thought
fully. "WelI, den, boss, jess hand out
dat so right now, in the fust place.
Hit will sabe yer 4 heap oh anxiety
about de pup" The most singular
thing was, that the dog. which is q
very intelligent animal, cooked his head
on one side and listened attentively to
what Sam Johnsing had to say, and
from that day to this he craWls under
the house when he sees 4 colored man
in the neighborhOOd.
Two old negroes become acquainted
in a way that shames formality. Meet
ing LOT the ITSG Time, Incy IOOKcu at
each other. Then one remarks so the
other can hear him: "Doan' belebe
knows that man, but his face is mighty
'miliar" Then the other one says:
Seed dat man somewhere, but kahn t
place him. Howdy do, gen6rman?"
''Porely; how is itwid yesse'f?" Pore
ly, thank yer Whar does yer lib?"
ION der Pryor place. Whar does yer
se'f'zide?" '.On the Avery place. How's
Ill yer folks?" .'Porely, thank yer;
how's ali wild yesse'f?" ''Porely,
'bleeged ter yer After this they are
old acquaintance and never fail to
greet each other rs friends.-ArkGRSa0
Traveller
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
Very Serious Case.

A New York dude was suddenly
taken violently i'll and physician was
hastily summoned.
After looking at his tongue and feel
ing Of his pulse, the usual formula, the
doctor remarked:
HE has evidently been overlooking
his stomach. My dear SIR he continu-
ed. rousing the patient. ''can you tell
me what you ate to-day for dinner?"
Nothing, doctah, but glass of
watah and part of atoothpick. replied
the sick dude YEARLY.
HIM, unused the physician, ''that
is strange. His faintness certainly
comes from disordered stomach
Then he he suddenly said: Bring me
his cane
The cane was brought him, and after
a careful examination he laid it aside,
with the remark:
ut is as | thought. A 10-cent cane,
and lie has sucked the varnish off the
head. Give him three drops of milk
every four hours, and be careful not to
exceed the dose. I'll call again to-mor-
roW.-PbiladeLphia CaU.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
Fish Stupefed BY Electric Light.

An European journal relates that a
few months since workmen employed
upon some constructions on the bank
of the river Dneiper, in central Russia,
employed the electric light to enable
them to prosecute their labors at night.
The brilliant rays of light attracted so
many millions of nocturnal moths,
beetles, and other insects, that for
a time it was necessary to stop work
and set all hands to destroying the
clouds of winged victims that frequent
" completely obscured the light. This
suggested the idea of employing the
electric light to destroy nocturnal in
sects prejudicial to agriculture, and ex-
periments in that direction are to be
tried next spring. Not only to insects,
but fish, the light proved fatally at
tractiye. Its rays, directed to the sur
face of the water, drew together vast
quantities of all the fishes found in the
Dnieper, and when within the charmed
field Of illumination they lay crowded
together in masses, seemingly blinded
and stupetied. The workmen, improv-
ing the opportunity, made a notable
haul of fish
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
Old TaylOr'S Dog.

The Taylor family, so cruelty MUIR
dered by the ghouls at Ayondale, own
ed dog, no high priced or anyway ex-
traOrdinary specimen, but an ordinary
cur. 1t was of large size, and as black
as its master, to whom it was deeply
attached. The morning after the fire
and murder it was observed proving
around the ruins as though in search of
some one. All efforts to drive it away
proved futile, and as night came on, it
crouched down by what was left of the
hut and hoWled mournfully as it's mas
ter failed to appear. This programme
was kept up from day to day, and the
poor brute not only refused to leave the
place, but declined to eat the food
placed before it by sympathizing spec
tators.
Thursday afternoon Corporal Ben
iamin II. StOttman, of the First Regi-
ment 0. n G., and Frank Hartmann
went out to the Taylor place. They
found the dog still faithful at its post,
but so weak from its long fast that it
could hardly stand. With pitiful cries
sounding almost like those of q child,
the poor brute dug in the ashes with it's
paws. Then it dragged itself to the
chicken coop, and looked inside, and
then to pile Of Taylor's old clothes
that had not been burned. Its mourn
full bowls were increased as it threw it.
self upon and paved over these rags.
Meat was offered the suffering animal,
but refused, and as il was plain to be
seen that it could only live a short
time, the visitors decided to end its
misery. . h1cjnnatj NeWS-JOur110I.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
Lolita and tho School Children,
Lucy Hooper wr.ters 10 the Chic,

Lucy Hooper wr'terS 10 the CHICAGO
h2er- Ocean from Paris: | am glad to
learn OF the continued >u cess of dear
little Lolita in London. W Ut Il sweet.
pure nature the charming little actress
possesses. deSp.je ii" pc u.ar nature of
her talent and her fe-!onr familiarity
with the world behind The scenes. a
white lily that has sprung in:o exist
ence and ripened into bloom amid the
glare and heat of the tEeairical cas- let.
4 pretty anecd0te is toid OF .l,.r ,lurln o.
her recent sojOurn II PariS. She went
one evening with her mother to the
opera, and between the ;.ctS they went
out TO take I look 1t the wor,tl-rcnown-
ed foyer. While admiring the paint
ings and the gilGed ornaments. and
the fine proportions of the room, Lolita
became aware of the u essence of a
group Ot schoolgirls. Violently Ameri-
cans, under the cnarge of e. .r,,vrrness.
who We're re rarding her Mi,h admirinr
eyes and exchanging audir Whispers
of THAT Is Lofts. lis that Lotta?"
''HOw l should like To S3tak - ner.n
''Ch, me, we must E0;. cic..se!c.
Finally Lolita smiingiy advanced and
said: Young Indies, an Lolita. and
If You would Ike 10 make my acquaint-
ance | am sure l should be charmed to
make yours. Instantly she was sur
rounded by her blooming, laughing.
delighted young countrywomen, and
received such an ovation as outweigh
ed, am sure, in her opinion, Il dozen
or her trluWphs upon the stage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24

The curious travelling stone of Aus
tralia are paralelled in Nevada. They
are described as almost perfectly round,
about as large as walnut and Of an
ivory nature. When distributed about
upon the floor, table or level surface,
within two or three feet OF each other,
they Immediately begin travelling to-
ward u common center, and there lie
huddled up in bunch, like a lot OF
eggs in nest. A single stone removed
toa distance of three and 4 half feet, up
on being released, returns to the heap,
but if taken away four or five feet, re-
mains motionless. They are composed
of magnetic iron ore.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
With Eyes Like Fixed Stars.

He is dry goods clerk and she is q
high school girl with a knowledge OF
astronomy. They were walking the
other evening, and growing soft and
soulful, he remarked:
Your eyes are just like stars"
And they are tixed,' she sweetly
replied.
'tFixedr' he uttered, obviously;
''what do you mean by tixed?"
Il mean" she said, with a blush,
''that they are fixed on that sign"
He looked up and saw lice Cream
and Water Ices" He had Sc cents,
but what could he do?- Washington
Hutchet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
DIR. Holmes and the Harvard Boys.

The most popular man in the medi-
cal school is DR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, though he is no longer an &C
tive memberCf the faculty. The genial
'autocrat" cannot stand entirely aIoof
from his first love, ana almost every
month he pays Il visit to the doctor mill
on the Back Bay. Some of the Younger
professors think that DR.. Holmes IS
pretty far behind the times-*'an old
fogy, you knoW''-but the boys have
no thought for them when the old Doe
tor comes in sight, trying to steal I'M
seen through some open space. APP
plause and shouting bring the Doctor
to 4 stop. The bright, strong face
lights up with a happy smile, the white
head bows to the youthful top-knots,
and the slight, straight figure, bearing
very easily the weight Of Is long years,
tries to steal away again. But it won t
do. The boys must have 4 speech, and
the Doctor submits. How he brightens
and sparkles! No dry remarks on ana
tomical subjects, no learned disserta-
ton on medical principles. Only a
talk with the boys, "reminiscences OF
the colleges earlier days, happy hits
and filings, and then goodbye until an
other month has passed. Boston Let
ter 10 Chicago Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24

Mr.. Bradlaugh, the would-be mem
Der OF Parliament, has been roundly
denOuncing socialism and similar po-
Htlco-industrial movements. Honest
and good men, he said, ought to know
that the knife, pistol, explosive and the
torch could never be arguments that
could serve the poor. Burning the
mill down would make the workmen
no richer, however much they might
hate the mill owner. There was no
sense in the laborer yelling at the rich
mans house when he might make his
own hoyel little more decent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24
demonstrating in the United States.

Save an experimental gun, at long
intervals, this country has made no
cannon since the war. The immense
private plant at South Boston, where
two cannon week were east during.
the most active period of the rebellion,
has lain idle. The same may be said
of the only other plant in the country,
at West Point, n. Y, where cannon
can be made. England has its gov
eminent cannon foundry at Wool
wich; Germany has Krupp's i'm
mense works ut Essen, guaranteeing
to him so much work each year and
further supporting him by exempting
large part of his army of workmen
from military duty. The United States
has had only unfuItilled promises with
which to keep these two plants in read
mess for the emergency which might
at any time come. 1t is due to the pluck
of the company that the cannon works
in Boston have not gone to decay, but
are to-day the most complete Of any in
the country, and fit, even, to compete
with foreign foundries. And vet no
cannon have been made here for six
years; in 1877 large twelve-inch rifle,
weighing eighty-four tons, was cast for
experimental purposes. Boston COM
nlercial Bulletin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-24

A Connecticut cow that was sold TO
q Baltimore man for $4,000 a couple of
years ago, recently yielded, while in
the care or an expert. who tells the
story under oath, twenty-three quarts
OF milk IN twenty-four hours, and the
Outter churned from her milk amount
ed IN week to twenty-seven pounds
and ten ounces.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-13
Maud s. Has Business Ahead.

New York, Sept. 10-Robert Bonner
recently received letter from George
Il. Stuart. president of the Merchants
bank of Philade lphia, requesting him to
permit Maud s to be exhibited at the
Pennsylvania state fair. Mr.. Bonner
has written the following reply, which
will appear IN the Turf, Field, and Farm
tomorrow morning:
New York, Sept. 10-My Dear Mr..
Stuart: It would afford me great pleas
ure to oblige you personally by COM
plying with the request of your friends
of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural
society to send over Maud 8. to be ex.
hibited during the fair which opens this
week, we're it not that I have already
sent her to Charter Oak park, where she
is to remain several weeks under the
care of her old trainer in order to give
her the proper preparation to beat her
own unequalled record. Mr.. Vanderbilt
believes, and believe, in fact. every one
who knows the mare believes that she is
capable of doing this, and have con.
cluded to give her an opportunity to do
so. Regretting my inability, for the
reason which have given, to comply
with your polite request, am, very
truly yours.
[Signed. ROBERT BONNER.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-13
The Maine Election, 4,

New York, Sept. l0-The returns from
the remote sections of Maine are in.
creasipg the majority beyond all expec.
tation. In 33S towns Robie's majority
over Redman exceeds $4,000, and it is
now regarded probable that it may 20
beyond $4,000, and prove larger than
any majority ever received by the party
except in 1866. There were no state
issues in the canvas, hence the result is
to be attributed to Mr.. Blaine's candi.
dncy and the tariff. A good deal of credit
must be given to the Irish-Amer1csns
who stood up nobly against the demo.
Gratis. In Portland they cast
nearly four hundred republican
votes and did proportionately
we'll in Bangor. The returns from the
back towns of the congressional districts
show splendid results. In the manufac.
turing towns, which have large French
population, there was slight gam in
the democratic vote, due IN part to local
causes, but more to the stoppage of the
mills. The blame, of course, ignorantly
being laid to the party in power. It is
the universal testimony that next to the
strong faith of the people in Mr.. Blaine,
the result ls due to the tariff discussion
80 ably conducted by the republican
speakers. Mr.. Blaine passed through
here today on his way to Bar Harbor
He 10 in better spirits and health than at
any time within month, and is greatly
pleased with the magnificent tribute to
his honesty and worth by his follow citi.
Zens,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-13

rule. in territory where three.fourths
OF the voters vote the republican ticket.
The party is responsible for this. be-
cause it permits an interruptions fac.
tion to continuously make the members
of the party their victims.
It is this faction which proposes to
bolt the nomination at Pierre, in case that
nomination falls upon Mr.. Raymond. It
in this faction which has opposed his
candidacy from the beginning and it
possesses the disposition to carry out
its threat.
The nomination of Raymond means
their political overthrow and they can.
not contemplate with any degree Of
satisfaction to themselves the loss of
power which they fear may come upon
them at Pierre.
Should the conclusions of the Pierre
convention bring about the
threatened result, it will be an
event of vast importance to republican.
ism in Dakota. It will separate the
party and draw the line sharply between
honesty and dishonesty anl will give the
reputable element the opportunity to
manage its own affairs, freed from the
taint of contact with those who have
brought about the present deplorable
condition.
II there was no other reason than this
for the return of Mr.. Raymond to con.
gress it should suffice in the minds of all
law abiding. God fearing men. The
party can spare its corruption gang and
that gang can be voted out at Pierre.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-13
on. was further cited in illustration.

tion, was further cited in illustration.
In reply to the statement by Gov.
Hendrick in his speech at the fair.
grounds yesterday as to the passage
OF the homestead act, Gen. Logan
recited the history of these laws during
Buchanan's administration. Said he: The
homestead act was passed-and it wss
left to republican congress in the
administration Of President Lincoln
TO pass this bill, and the bill for lands
given agricultural colleges was signed
by Abraham Lincoln.
Gen. Logan discussed at some length
the tariff plank in the platform, insist.
Ing that it meant free trade, notwith-
standing some democrats claim to the
contrary; but, he said, it was impossible
to tell from the reading of the in.
strument itself what it meant, and be
would propose to his friend, Gov. Hend-
rlcks. that he refer to the supreme court
OF the United States in order to obtain
proper construction of the instrument.
Laughter and applause]. Neither the
letters OF the democratic candidates for
president or vice-president interpreted
1t. We were then compelled
to go back to the history of the party
itself to know what it meant. The
party was free trade party before the
war. and when the southern states Sc.
ceded and established their confederacy
and the confederate constitution, in sec.
ton eight it was provided "that no tariff
should be levied to foster industries and
no bounty should be had." In other
words, they declared in favor OF free
trade, and the moment they did that
they received the sympathy of England;
not only the sympathy but the English
furnished them with munitions of war,
arms and ships to destroy this country.
Why? Because the eleven seeding
states would have been open to com.
merce and her manufactures, and it was
Tor that reason, in my Judgment, that
England lent her support to the
great rebellion against this country.
The democratic platform Of
1880 demanded q tariff for
revenue only. The confederate constitu.
ton tariff for the expense of the gov
eminent only; no tariff for the fostering
OF industries, and the platform of 1884
demands tariff sufficient only sor the
economical administration of the gov.
eminent. They mean the same thing,
the only difference being one was con.
stltution and the other platform.
In contradiction of this, Gen, Logan
then proceeded to discuss the position
of the republican party on the tariff
question. and to discussion of this
question the greater part of his speech
was devoted. He closed his speech with
q brief discussion of the political situs.
ton at present in the southern states.