davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
SECOND DAY.

July 14-Board met pursuant to adj
journment. Present all the members,
Supervisor Pearsall. chairman, presiding.
Minutes of Yesterdays proceedings read
and approved. The clerk read the fol-
lowing communication, which on motion
was received and placed on file
NEW YORK, May 10, 1SS5.-DEAR SIR:
The resolutions of the board OF super>
visors of Rock Island county are re-
ceived. Gen. Grant desires me to ac>
knowledge them and express his thanks
to the members of the board for the kind
feelings which prompted their vote. Re
spectfully. JESSE GRANT
To L. s. Pearsall, chairman of the
board.
The committee on equalization sub
mitted the following report:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Board of Su-
pervisors:
Your committee on equalization would
respectfully report that they have exam
ined the assessments as made by the as
SCISSORS of the several townships and SUBJ
NIT their recommendation as follows:
alma Tnfa ma
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
German Wants to Know.

NEW YORK. July Ex-senator German,
of Maryland, is at the Fifth Avenue hotel
He was interviewed by Tribune reporter
"Your friend Higgins is still prominent, !"
ventured the scribe. Tell me- returned
the senator, why do great papers like those
of New York pitch so much into Hfg
gins, who is a mere clerk; why. he is
not the responsible man at all He has no
such power as he is described to possess
saw recently an editorial on Higgins and
the Keller matter, stating large number
of details of that affair, not one of which
was true. | can't understand how such
statements come to be made editorially 1t
may be, of course, as to the general attack,
that Higgins is taken up as type and held
up to view because of that; but it does in.
justice to the man"
"What of the administration"
"The president is going cautiously. 1t is
possible that changes in the public ser vice
might DO a little more rapid. but the offices
are not the government. We shall get
through discussing offices pretty soon and
60 at some thing more solid and substan-
tial
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
Vanderbilt and the Pennsylvania.


New YORK, July Is The Times Phila-
delphia special says: Several gentlemen
here, who are prominent in connection with
financial and railroad interests, state that
the negotiations between the Pennsylvania
company and the Vanderbilt interests have
practically reached termination salts
factory to both parties. 1t is asserted
that the matter has been left to
two gentlemen for conclusion, Mr.. Cassatt
being accepted by the P ennsylvania COM
paly. 1t is also stated that the terms do
not involve a sale by Mr.. Van derbilt of his
Reading stock, but soft-coal tonnage
over the Reading will be arranged
so that the Beech Creek Vanderbilt,
Goals will not so strongly come into COMPETE
ton with the Clearfield Goals of the Penn
sylvania company. The capitalists here
interested in the south Pennsylvania line
state they are assured by capitalists in
Pittsburg and New York interested in the
scheme that if Vanderbilt surrenders his
interest in it, they will complete it without
him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
POINTS IN POLITICS.
PROHIBITION CALCULATIONS AS TIC
THE AUTUMN VOTING.
A Signal Service Officer Who Objected
to Color-yilas Gets a Going Over
Senator HarriSOn's Views
on One or Two Points.

New YORK, July Is Mr. e. J. Wheeler,
one of the editors of The Voice, the leading
Prohibition organ, was asked regarding the
present outlook for his party in Ohio and
in this state. He said: I'VE haven't been
able to find a man going back on our party,
but, on the contrary, many are coming in
from among both the Republicans and Demo
crats. The outlook with US is better than
ever before. The prospects in Ohio are that
we shall get rafting good vote theie, and
there ara members of the party who hope
and expect to have our candidate for gov
ernor elected. Others put the vote we will
reveive at from 81, 900 to 100, 900. You see,
in Ohio there was vote cast of S23 900 for
the prohibitory amendment in 1888. This
year the fact that the Republicans have
come out for the taxation of the liquor traffic
will throw a large part of this S2S, 600 over
to our party"
"What is the outlook in this state?"
illustrate. We polled 5000 votes for
St John, and if we get $4,000 votes in Ohio
We hope to get 1OO, 900 here, for the election
in Ohio, coming in October, has a great
effect here always Yes, we shall nominate
full state ticket Our convention is to be
hdld in Syracuse on Sept and 9, and
there is decidedly more interest taken in il
this year than ever before. We are better
org Anized also all through the state"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15

Hunts Remedy cures bilious headache,
cosiiveness, and dyspepsia, and purifies
the blood.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15
THE GOLD SURPLUS.
NEW YORK FlNANciERS GIVEN TO
UNDERSTAND
That They Must Change Their Habits OF
Have a Silver Era-Favoring BouH-
ties to American Ships-Commer-
cial and Industrial News.

NEW York, July ls-United States
Treasurer Jordan, informed the New York
Clearing House association Monday that un-
der the present condition of affairs the coun'
try was steadily and rapidly drifting toward
a silver basis, and that process could only be
checked by a change in the gold policy of the
banks. Tho treasurer and Comptroller
Canon spent two or three hours at the clear
ing house with its members, by formal In
vitation The treasurer explained that the
gold surplus in the treasury was getting
lower and unless receipts of gold were in
creased the surplus would soon be wiped out
of use altogether This would necessitate the
use of silver in paying government obliga-
lions, and that would lead to practically
silver basis.
1t was admitted by the bankers present
that such change would be undesirable. 1t
was suggested that if the government ran
short of gold the banks would be willing
to advance say Sl0, 600 QUO or
$50, 900, 900. Treasurer Jordan assured
the bankers that the government would
not accept such loans Here was plenty of
money in the treasury to pay all the gov
ernment's obligations. The only question
was whether or not some of those obliga-
tions should be paid in silver. II the brok-
ers adopted policy requiring the CO.
operation of the treasury he had no doubt
that the administration would be found
willing to do anything lawful and proper
to aid in keeping the finance OF the
country on solid gold basis. He had no
other suggestions TO make.
After the meeting one Of the bankers,
when asked what they were going to do,
said: at has been practically agreed upon
by the clearing house association that here
after we shall be more liberal in disbursing
gold, and such policy may hold the silver
question in allegiance until congress can dis
pose of it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-15

G.N. CRITTENTON. N. y, General Agent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23
LANGUAGES OF THE nWORLD.

Origin of the Ninety Dialects Spoken blythe
Nations of the Earth.
1t is said that the nations of the
earth speak about ninety different dia-
lects.. But these dialects can be traced
to a much smaller number. of lang
uages. All these languages, are
divided into three classes-namely, the
lndo-G ermanic, which embraces the
ancient classical languages and those
of modern Europe; the Sanscrit, which
embraces all the various languages>of
India. and the Semitic, which embraces
the Hebrew, Chaldaic, Syriac, Arabic,
etc.
In regard to modern languages, it is
SAID that the Chinese is the most diff
cult, the Italian the most soft, the
Spanish the most pompors, the French
the most petite and passionate, and
the English the most copious,and ener-
getic..
In the English language the scien-
title terms are mostly derived from the
Greek; the terms of art from the
French, Latin and italian. In English
the names Of rivers and places are
mostly taken from the Saxon lang
uage:, In the English language the
pronouns and adjectives are not varied
on account of the gender, number and
case Of noun they represent ortqualify,
and hence, if they are. not we'll colo
Gated, obscurity of meaning may be
the result.
From this and other causes in our
language the position Of a word in a
sentence admits of but little variety.
Language is M Of the strongest liga-
of nationality, and ti%ie.indigen-
Gus tone and accent can; bo.rarely ac-
Quired by ioreigners.-N.. Y. Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23
BONNETS AND HATS,
Materials and Trimmings Used With tn,
Latest New York STYLES,

Materials and Trimmings Used With the
Latest New York Styles.
Velvet, plush. embroidered cloth and
felt are the material for the new bon
nets. Both plain and embroidered vel
vets are used, and some striped velvcts
are shown. Beaded velvet and heavily
beaded laces are used down the center
of black bonnets, with the sides, of plain
black velvet, each side being in n
smooth piece extending from the. front.
Backward. meeting in a point at the
end of the crown. Plush is used,
70 trim velvet of a lighter shade,
being arranged in thick close folds
along the edges, or in box pleating on:
the top. There are also bonnets en-
tlrely OF plush put smoothly on severe
shaped foundations, and ornamented.
with rows OF wooden beads around the.
edges and a bunch OF fancy feathers di-
rectly on top. The embroidered cloths
rival velvets in beauty, and will he
worn with all kinds of costumes, I'll ourh
designed Orr ginally for the embroidered
cloth costumes that will be among the
elegant visiting dresses of the
"'AeSA. iClU DOuucuS nave The new
horseshoe crown and the. brim in one
piece with the sides, thus being divided
on top from back to front instead az
across from ear to a u. Long stitches
OF fne chenille corn in points or seal
lops form a pretty finish to the edges of
felt bonnets.
Many of the velvet and felt bonnets
are trimmed with ribbons alope-a 70.
turn to the fashions, of long ago-dis-
pensing with flowers, feathers or beads.
n style is sevsre, but milliners saw il
IS youthful, and predict its popular;tv
1or the demu1s-looking little bonnets
thai are shown for very Young ladies'
Inc plain repped or satin ribbons with
pufied edges are chosen darker than
the bonnet. and are arranged in a hioh
narrow bow of long loops on top Of
the front, aspiring to great height at
the back OF the crown. The STRINGS
are then folded narrowly along TIA
END OF the crown, attached by an nr.
nan'eht on each side, and are to he
tied nader the chin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23
FEEDING
The Fatal Results of Forcing Infants
Eat Against Their Will,

The Fatal Results of Forcing Infants to
Eat Against Their Will.
In no detail of nursery routine is a
''knack" more ~serviceable than in feed
ing infants. This is especially true
during the first days of weaving time,
when the mothers anxiety over a re-
fusal even to taste the novel food in the
novel way is apt to be at the most dis
tressing point. What often passes for
distaste, or even lack of appetite, NAV
be only a momentary whim, easily
overcome by a little judicious persua-
sion, perhaps under cover of some lit
tie ruse or a temporary diversion of
the attention, during which the feed
ing may be accomplished in a mechan-
ica1 way. An attempt to force a child
to eat against his viii, even when OBJ
viously in need of nourishment, NAV
do more than fail of it's purposes; it
may provoke a rebellious spirit. and
create an aversion, not only to the par
ticular food administered, but to any
other that may be offered which would
under other circumstances be entirely
acceptable to the f%astidious little one.
This repeated refusal adds anxiety to
anxiety, the fact being overlooked that it
is abnormal and might easily have been
averted. Moreover, we can not tell to
what extent u W feelings at such a
time react, in spite of ourselves, on
the baby; but react they often do, and
only add complication to ou1 troubles.
-BQbuh0Od.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23
CIRCUS BOYS.
The Training Received by the Heroes of the
Saw-Dust Arena.

The Training Received by the Heroes of the
Saw-Dust Arena.
l can corroborate from an indelible
recollection what Mr.. Nottingham
says about the barbarous cruelty by
which circus boys are taught to per-
form their tricks for the amusement of
the public. l once went into a we'll
known circus in the daytime, and I
saw a poor little chap of eight or ten
years of age going through his
morning drill in the ring. He had
nothing on but a shirt and a pair of
trousers, and he had to make a certain
number of somersets, five or six, with
out stopping, from one line drawn in
the dust to another. In order to come
back to his starting line he had to pass
every two or three minutes, giddy and
painting, between the cushioned ring
and q gentleman, n of the proprie-
tors of the circus, who held in his
hand a long, heavy, cutting whip. such
as | imagine a cowboy might use to
subdue a buck-jumper. If the little
beggar performed the prescribed num-
Der of somersets Mr.. Merryman let him
pass with a smile and one-only one
long, playful cut across the should
ers, a righteousness which always
elected a howl from the victim and a
grin from the grooms. But if he failed
in II of his somersets, if, as often
happened, the little arms were too
weak to support the body in the re-
verse position, then the cruelest Jockey
that ever sat down to finish by a neck
was an angel compared to Merryman.
The long cutting whip travelled with
al indescribably horrible sound, from
the nape of that child's neck to the
calves of his legs, and the fimsy cot
ton shirt and ragged brooches were
little or no protection. I was only a
boy then, and could do nothing but go
away sick. From that day to this 1
have been able to go to a circus,
though l hoped until 1 read Mr.. Whit
tingham's letter that the system had
disappeared along with a great many
other barbarities. Now, l never shall
go into a circus again, tor whenever
the young gentleman in pink tights
and spangles should appear smiling,
his sallow cheeks smeared with rouge,
somehow or other a horrible vision of
a walled back would come before nv
eyes, and the swish of that terrible
whip would sound in my ears.-Cor.
Pail Mall Budget.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23
GETTING ROUND e~RANpMAMMA.

Grandmamma so full of cheer.
So pink and white at seventy year,
What a charm you must have been
When grandpa used to trip it in,
And hold your hand and chuck your chin-
My soncy lass, my bonny dear
Tell me not a mind so clear
Won't carry back good fifty year:
Tell me not you've quite forgot
What laddies did and lassies thought
the cherry lip, the dimple-spot,
With "Ho, my lass, my bonny dear!"
Trandmamma, they're facts, l fear,
the pretty stories that L hear:
Eye so blue and hair SO brown,
The trimmest foot, the ji1npest gown,
The pride and talk of a the town
The soncy lass, the bonny dear"
Chance a tritlc deaf the ear
That's heard but praise for seventy year;
Still, a book read upside down
Mould not one senses wholly drown.
You'd better smile, you can not frown-
''Ha, Soncy laSsie, bonny dear"
Day IS over, shadows near
As was their wont back fifty year:
GrandmammE, my work is through,
And I've a secret all for you
For You. because she'll keep it true,
Once "soncy lass aye 'bonny dear"
Scottish blood now twenty year
Has fed my heart. good grandma dear,
Gr;indmAmmn so pink and white,
And youth forgic me if tonight
Somebody greots mc--some Draw wight,
'Niy soncy lass, my bonny dear!"
John Vance Cheney, in Century.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23
so4epeee
Summer Quarters for songste,x,wh..-
Owner Are at the Rc~e.A ne

hummer Quarters for
Ownes Are at the Resort.. Anelr
Amid the babel of shral noises !,
bird store on Ninth street one dav ,.sa
week a young lady came in and Cos. as.
hurricdly from one cage to anothas
SIZE was sunburnt and brown, and ~.
fact, together with the travelling costnms
which she wore, made it evident thas
she had been seeking health and pleas.
ure out of the city. With a fssn
pointed look she at last turned to- a.
attendant and asked: lis Beauty AIM, Ine
and well?" The attendant went ta "Se :
distant corner, and took down an
pensive cage and handed it to M
young lady. JUG
Are you glad to see mep Oh. vc,,.
dear little love!' and the bird honned
around and sang, and in MANY wara
showed that it recognized its owner.
After being assured that the bird had,
received the best of care all summa.
the lady paid its board bill and Went
out caressing the little singer and call.
ing it all kinds of pretty names.
I'VE have been boarding the bird
while she was away" explained the at.
tendant. "We have a great manv
boarders here, but they are being talan
away now. When people who own
birds go away for the summer AND
have their houses closed they take thai,
birds to a store where birds are
boarded. I've got tifty-two boarders
left. but they will all be gone in a
couple of weeks.
"Birds are boarded for TWENTY-FIVE
cents a week and we take no, risk on
them. We don't insure them and i
they die we are not the losers. We
have some very %fastidious birds,broucht
to us. They are used to many little At
tentions at home which it would be i'm
possible for us to give them. Some of
them are allowed to hop around tha
room at home. Others, are used IN
being hung out in the yard, where they
can enjoy the fresh air and sunshine,
and we can not give them these LITTLE
indulgences. A great many pet birds.
too, are taught to eat certain things for
which they sometimes develop a great
love, and when they are brought to us.
where they are placed on regular bird
food, they don't like it. In fact. some
of them rebel against common fale and
won't eat until hunger drives them
to it.
''There is an old fellow there in that
handsome cage" said the bird store
man, pointing to a sedate looking bird,
which had one eye shut. "He is a regu-
lar old sport and you would be. sur
prised to see the airs he puts on. We
call him the parlor boarder, because he
pays, OF rather his owner pays, more
for his board than we getfor any other
bird here. He must have eggs and
fruit every day, and if he doesn't Get
them he make more fuss than a dys-
peptic old bachelor" PHILADELPHIA
Times,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23
How Grant Encouraged an Aide.

An old army officer told me to-day
how General Grant once revived the
Tagging courage of one of his staff
officers. The latter, when be was first
assigned to duty under General Grant,
had never been in any serious engage
ment. Almost the. first day that no
reported to Grant he. was placed under
a fire of the hottest and most severe
Kind. The. screaming of the balls, inc
roaring of the cannon and the sharp
crack and rattle of the muske.ry
thoroughly demoralized him. he De,
came absolutely sick and paralyzeu
with fear. He was SO weak from netV,
GUS excitement that he lost physical
control over himself. Grant came up
at the very climax of his fright' anu
noticing his pale face, his blue IlPs
and gathering teeth, he said: "CaPP.
tain, you are. frightened. Thai -
natural enough. You will geo oyer,i5
Suppose" continued Grant. y snoa'a
come to you with a hat contalll,n III
ninety-nine white beans and one pia.t
ore, and l should ask yon to thlu a
Your hand into the hat at a venture ~
pick out the black bean; do you Gnnn
your chance of getting thaa black , venr
would be very good? Welt fre is
chance for being hit under tins l ~ w. -
no greater than your chance ioa a at
ing the black bean" This ofnceh be-
once took heart, and from then oa of
never showed the Slightest s'sh
fear,-N. Y. World.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23

The sun looks like a great glowing
globe of blue light when zen from the
top of Mount Whitney, in the Sierra
Nevada range; and because the air is
so clear there the Government at Wash
ington has set apart the mountain as q
reservation for astronomers.-Wash
inqton Post.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23

"A Pennsylvania man who had been
taking medicine five years to arrest
softening of the brain was taken in re-
Gently by a lightning-rod man. He has
about concluded that his case is hone,
less.-Iautsburgh Post
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23

when Lord Churchill said he didn't
care a copper for thepress Of England
every London paper took it as a nrr.
sonal insult. No well regulated Lon
aon paper EVER admits the existence of
change. TT
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23

1t is bad enough to have your leases
burned to the ground. but 1t andur-
your misfortune almost beyonu that
ance to read in the morning PatpIlesslv
your charming home was a.Lness OF
licked up in the Cimmerlan ual the fear
the night bS the hot breath o. co'ucryiAs
full fork MLgued demon'-
Journal,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-23

&bimelec
n.y., but
Berth.
ection
tcl. do y
lou havd
|anls, h
Polts, stl
ebinleled
kmpie Of
here fol
|word?
pear: NJ
$p by hu
h AGAIN.
marches \
Ryith his
(ree, and
Shoulder,
f'Yon do
to:h,ir Cd
Is 10 who
woods is
FracklingI
fins, unit
(imlb of a
fhat, but
6ust as
kre thes
free bra1
armed"
what a ST
Equipmen
Itae temp
|h.s limb
land the
up and tt
Eand the
until all
Berth tn
1.-THE Shec
| dow of
Seems to
their enc
struck, All
| brush, an
1.-THE pile,
easement
| bloze, and
| on the ri
| arm Of
side of til
lurid pair
the cry of
announce
ton and
and the c
Of the go
| Now, II
FOLLY of
tactics in
world or
onry of 0
harobeng
weapon
men could
victory.
temple th
during r.
his wife
after hou
house.,
outside 1
and his a
temple, a
loss of
lech, alth
lsraelitis
are ouly
pieces"
Today th
not by or
50 5, easily,
Fathers q
IN Jesus
wants to
Is right,
overthrow
this worl
stick to t
iAe OH
up with
Spear of
TO take Il
sand spe
the castld
We will n