davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06

There is considerable interest taken in New York over the reported formation of new European steamship line, its object to be the more rapid transportation of tropical fruits 10 both the London and New York markets. siI new steamers will be specially constructed for the service of the company, special atten- ton being given to refrigerator sccommoda- tions which are expected to add twenty five per cent to the value of imported frulta The capacity of the steamers will range from L7Oo to 2, 300 tons, while their speed will he developed beyond eighteen knots.
 The Sioux reservation, which the Indians are so shy about disposng of. Is four times the size Of Massachusetts. and embraces near ly one-fourth the area of Dakota 1erritorr Possibly the country will not go hungry yet awhile 1T this territory is not immed iately op- ened to agriculture. It Is rather hard thing to say, but probably true, that the necessities Of new railroads have unduly stimulated the development of farming. not only in Dakota, but in many other places In the great west Ast land really belongs to the Italians, 1t is hardly fair that in the name of civilization our government should try to drive them away from their homes
 To make fruit attractive is not a wrong to the purchaser, even if It does add 10 the price. Good looks really make the fruit taste better. A package of fruit from which every inferior specimen has been removed may be eaten blindfolded. Nobody wants to have to guard against eating worms or shrunkeu places In pears caused by absorption of its juices by insects that do not puocture the skin. A peach grown on a tree affected by the yellows Is not only inferior in looks. but also poor in quality. Where many such are offered in market they diminish the demand for all peaches Fruit growers stand in their own light by trying to market the poorer qualities of fruits. Better throw the poor to the pigs and get paying price for the best
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
The Fisheries Message.

Atl1nta ConstfutIon.
 The message clears the atmosphere. It strikes the real key note of Democracy. Beside it. how insignificant appears the bidding diplomacy of such a man as Blaine Beside il. w insignificant and contemptible becomes the Republican policy which has for its purpose the per secution and humiliation of the citizens of a large section of the United Statesl The message marks a new era in the pro gress of Democracy. and if any of our readers have failed to take note of it they cannot do better than to refer tp that issue of the Constitution. IL is whole. some. it is refreshing IL demonstrates the fact that the Democratic people of this country have selected statesman to execute their will.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
ElinunGs' Reply.

Manches ter N. IL, Uni n.
 Senator Edmunds made a smart speech in reply to the President 3 message, and that is all there is 10 il. The Republicans are put in the hole and they put their smartest lawyer Tn to say sharp things and cary out their bluster in ;he brassiest way possible They do not stop to con slider that the Presidents message was a keynote that is sull ringing throughout the world, and that all of this smart talk falls flat. that it does not meet the de- mands of the hour, that ii is simply fol lowing the dog in the-manger course, which characterizes the Republican tariff policy. and, in fact. everything else. Setting traps for the President at all points may be good statesmanship and good politics for the Republican party when all the great issues of the present day are pressing hard for adjustment. but we do not believe the people of this country will sustain it.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
POLITICAL NEWS.
Judge ThurEnan's Plans.

CoLuMBus, O., September 29.-Judge Thurman plans for the remainder of the campaign are gradually assuming shape. As has been heretofore stated in these dispatches, he will speak at three points in Indiana, Shelbyville being the only place decided on. He has now consented to wis t Fort Wayne at which place he will speak on Octo- Der IS. Judge Thurman will go to Washington the latter part or next week to attend the argument of the telephone cases. and will remain in that city for about week. The trip to Broo Slyn is not likely to materialize, the argument in the telephone oases coming so late as to leave l tile me Tn which to leave for Indiana.
 The set speeches in Indiana by MT. Thurman will be four, aud the com
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Ratesyille boasts of the only one- armed-and left at that-printer in the United States, his right arm having been amputated after the Chatsworth. H., wreck in 1887, but withal that he would not give up the stick and rule.
 The Independence County Agricult- ural and Mechan cal Fair association are posting their circulars and bills announcing their ninth annual fair, to be held on its grounds at Batesville ( Cc;ober the 2s, 24, 9 and 26. Their premium list is very liberal. Exhibits of the products of Arkansas are solicited from all quarters of the state and Independence county in particular. They expect to make this the Lest fair ever held there.
 Stephens Monitor: Mrs. Hughes, who was bitten by a mad dog had a maidstone applied to the wound Satur- day. The stone adhered to the wound SIX hours. She intends to have ap- piled another maidstone Sunday, which is in the possession of some one near Prescott
 Baxter County Citizen: Dr. F. J. Caldwell, our enterprising young dent ist, was stricken with paralysis in the left side last Thursday night, since which time he has been confined to his bed unable to use his left arm or leg. He is thought to be improving some.
 A collection of apples is being gathered up at Springdale. Washing ton county, for the purpose of making an exhibit at the Dallas, Tex, fair. The promoters of the scheme offer a premium for the best samples brought them.
 The Batesville Pilot says: An ordin- ance granting the right of way to a street railway passed the council a it's last meeting. Said railway must be in operation within two years or it's charter is void.
 The grand jury of Polk county ig- nored the charge against Ellen Lewis, the young woman arrested while in the employ of James Huey about two months ago, charged with mrrdering her infant.
 The sureties of W. II. Pearson, treasurer of Logan county, whose safe was robbed, are circulating petitions to have them relieved from paying the loss.
 Okolona Messenger: Representa- tive-elect Dunn of Pike gave us a pleasant clll this week He was elected by the un on labor party and says he will not favor Berry for sena- tor.
 Sheriff Robinson of Monroe county. who was shot while attempt ng to ar rest Jim billiard on September l, is now able to be up, and will in a short time be ablet O resume work.
 The election to decide whether or not the county-seat of Carrstl county shall be moTei from Berryville takes place Tuesday, and there promises to be bitter fight.
 The citizens of Baxter county have had large number of eight-page pam, phlets printed for the purpose of alver- Using the advantages offered by that section.
 The recent grand jury of Craighead county returned forty-one indictments and recommended the building of a new iail.
 The Arkansas Oil mills at Texarkana began operations Thursday. A new Methodist parsonage is being | built at Springdale.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
Reception of the Persian Minister aud
 Su.ts in New York.

NEW YORK, October 1-The steam ship Servia. which arrived yesterday from Liverpo T had among her passen- gers Hi, Excel'ency tle Persian Min ister at Wash ngton who has been ex- pected for some months. He and his rompanions were taken off the Servia by the le sen"e ut CT Washington, on oard Of which wee Col ector Magone and other Iepresen atives Of the Treasury an state departments and were landed at the foot of West Twenty-second street. The Iersians had su cred severely from sea-sickness and had be, n seen very little by their fellow pas gers. Only occasionally, and in the latter part of the voyage, had the Persian Minister appeared on deck
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
B'aiae's Portland Speech.

Detroit Free freps
 If Mir Blaine had tried his best to do or say something for the good of the Democratic candidates he could ot have done better than he bas ne in his Port land speech. Let him deliver that speech in the West and there will be a stampede to the party that opposes trusts and up. holds the right ot tue poor man 10 live His speech will do him and his party in finite damage. Blaine's slippant remarks will deceive n one. The people know just what injury ihes. huge financial ostopuses will do 10 them. That speech will be distributed broadcast over the ,ountry, and will do valuable missiouery work for Cleveland and tarii reform.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
iFiFTIETH CONGRESS.
Saturday.

SgNATE.-Mr. Chandler, from the Com mittee on Naval Affairs, reported the bill authorizing the President to issue a com mission as Roar Admiral to Philip c. John son. to dated January a, 1881, and to deliver the same to his widow. He asked it's present consideration and explained that Com modore Johnson became entitled to the pro motion when on his death bed, and that his widow, as a matter of family pride for her self and children, desired to have the parch ment commission, which would not affect in any way her rate of I clsions. The bill was placed on inc calendar. The bill re- ported by MT Hoar, on the6th of February last, ito provide for inquests under national authority was taken up and Mir. George proceeded to address the Senate on the sub feet.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
Monday.

SENATE.-Among the bills reported from the committees and placed on the Senate calendar was the House bill to forfeit cer- tain lands granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. The Presidents message an nouncing his approval of the Chinese ex- clusion bill was received and read at length After brief debate, on motion of Mir. Sher man the message was referred to the Com mittee on Foreign Relations.
 HousE-A number of bills were intro duced, but action on a few bills, which were called up, was prevented by the point of no quorum being ra sed. After many fruitless attempts to transact business the house at ? :25 p. m. adjourned.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
The Republican Party ana the Trusts.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

CIbCI Inhht EHEl1fVT7
 The determination of NIT, Blaine to be . law unto himself in the forthcoming campaig gn has been exhibited several times since his return. but never so clearly as in his Portland speech. fiis open deciar- atlon in favor of the great trhsis which are now so afflioting the land was equally s slap at the Chicago convention and at several of the most prominen: Replblicao Senators.
 The determined hostility of the Demo
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
Arrangements for Rally n, Dec,tur.

-
 DECATUR, ILL, September 30.-Last night and today the local committee of Republicans sent out nearly lO00 circular invitations by mail for the grand State Republican rally of the Young Mems Republican Club. to be held in Decatur on Thursday, October II. The rally will be distinctly a State affair. No less than fifteen committees are at work day and night for the event. A special feature of the parade will be a regiment of veteran Tip pecanoe voters, and likewise a regi- ment of Irish-Ameriean Republicans The list of speakers who will posit vely be here includes Private Joseph Fifer, Gov. Oglesby. Hon. l.. F.. Payson, Con gressman Rowell, Gen. c. W. Pavey, Capt. George Hunt and others. Ar engagements have been perfected for addresses from dozen stands during the afternoon and evening The Com mittee on Speakers is in communica- tion with Senator Ingalls, and Robert T. Lincoln, and expect to get them here.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06

plete programme of his trip through the state is as follows. Shelbyyilie. October b; Peru, October l6; Fort Wayns, October l7: Brazil, October 2tth.
 The cold that Judge Thurman caught on Lawyers Day at the Ohio Centen- nial is nearly gone, but the weather of the present week has been such as to prevent him from accepting several invitations to speak at local meetings. This afternoon he gave some time to a New York artist who is securing busts of the various candidates.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-06
NOW UNDER CONTROL.
The Backbone of the Yellow Fever
 Believed to he broken.

More Good Nurses at Jacksonviiie-The
 Gordon Around the City Completed A Heavy Frost Expected-Rellef
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30
Dead as a Borrower.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A Texan in Washington once applied
to Congressman CuIberson for a little
Temporary loan, promising to pay it
back in thirty days if he lived. Months
went by and the loan was not paid One
day the Texan met Mr.. Culberson and
extended his hand. The congressman
didn't shake hands, but drawled out:
g [ don't know you, sir"
ooh, yes you do" said the Texan.
" I am MIR. Blank. of San Antonio.''
Culberson shook bis head as he re-
piled with great gravity:
"You are not the Blank of San An
tonic that l knew. He is dead. He
borrowed some money of me and said
he would return it in thirty days if he
lived. That was year ago. I have
never seen the money, so [ know Mr..
Blank, of San Antonio, is dead, for he
was man Of his word"
The Texan stammered and shame
facedly said: "I haven't got the money
just at present, but"
''You don't owe me id cent, SIR"
interrupted Mr.. Culberson in his i'm
perturbable manner. "The man I refer
to IS dead, or he would have paid the
money"
The San Antonio man disappeared.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30

An essential inequality of the sexes is
based on the tendency to lengthen girl
hood and shorten boyhood. The boy is
pressed forward into business five years
earlier than he used to be fifty years age,
while the girl Of 20 does not know as
much Of housekeeping as a girl of l5 of
as long ago. In other words, girls are
petted and babied, while boys are set
to work. The effect is not at all favor
able to the desirable end of producing
happy homes. There is a good deal in
yolved in the equalization of the sexes
that is not taken into account in the
oratorical discussions of the question.
1t is argued by Fiske that heightened
infancy is the basis of finer character
and home instincts. However, even
infancy may be oyerdone, as precocious-
ness certainly may be.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30

From the New York Word.

Edward s. Stokes, the proprietor of
the Hoffman House, bought a pearl
Saturday for $75. He had paid for it
it once before as a matter of fact. but
not at quite so steep rate. When he
paid for it first it was part and parcel
of a consignment of claims which went
down into the cellar and were trans
ferred thereafter in installments to the
oyster counter in the Hoffman House
cafe
William Bages, the head oyster-opener
there, opened Mr.. Stokes clam con-
tanning the pearl referred to, and in due
course of time announced his discovery
to Mr.. Stokes. Nj. Stokes gave him SIS
for the gem as stated, bur whether as a
reward for finding the Hoffman prop
e-ty or for the work involved in open
ing the clam does not clearly appear
In discussion over the real owner
ship of the pearl brilliant member of
the Hoffman House salon said that it be-
longed neither to Mr.. Stokes nor the
oyster-opener, but to the fellow who had
ordered the clans. He had called for
the next dozen CLAIMS out of the heap,
and he was entitled to them with all
their belongings. 1t was a species of
lottery, and if he drew the prize he
should have it. The pearl was half an
inch in diameter and milky white in
color. Mr.. Stokes will have it mounted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30

The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children should get after Dr.
Tanner. A dispatch to the New York
Herald says that the doctor, whose
home is in Texas, is now in Indiana and
is interesting himself in a founding as
ISOLATION, to be conducted on vegeta-
rian principles, and part Of his mission
TO Indiana is to secure forty infants.
The doctor is surgeon for the associa-
ton and he expects to secure the chill
dren IN Elklart and surrounding cities.
He lives on one meal day, breakfast
The founding home is an experiment
intended 70 demonstrate that the baser
passions are aroused principally by the
use of animal food. He expects to
make good children as well as long
lived ones by feeding them one meal a
day of a light vegetarian diet"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30
Natural Gas Fires.
From the Philadelphia Press.

The entire fire losses paid in this
state in the last three years have aver
aged only $4.467 900, SO that the losses
due to natural gas are only one
eighteenth as large as those due to all
other causes put together.
This is not too high price to pay for
the great economic advantages of the
new agent. Each new advance of this
kind always adds to the apparent risks
of life and property, while IN TACT it
promotes human welfare and adds to
human wealth. This is true of natural
gas. Itapplies also to water gas, in use
to-day by one-third-of all the people in
the United States who use gas in any
form, 233 works now supplying it, and
some cities like Baltimore and Jersey
City using nothing else. So in the
deaths from the electric light wire. All
precaution needed should be taken and
the wires should go underground, but
as it is deaths are but a small offset
against the benefits conferred by this
light in our streets.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30
Buckeye Prohibitio nists.

TOLEDO, O., May 25.-The Ohio Pro-
hibition state convention reassembled
at 10 A. NJ. The platform in lis pream-
BILE recognizes God as the su-
preme ruler of all nations, to
whose law all human laws should
conform. The resolutions declare
the manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors crime, supported by enor
nous organizations which can only be
overthrown by political party; de-
mands entire prohibition of their manu-
facture, sale, import, export. Interstate
traffic; declares legislation for taxing or
licensing the traffic as corrupting and
that local option is not solution of the
problem that suffrage inheres in citizen
ship and should be restricted only to
protect the country from the incompe
tent or ignorant, and tavoring consti-
tutional amendment embodying this. A
substitute for the woman suffrage plank,
which, after hot debate, was lost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30
Doctors Fight for a Patient.
From a New York Letter.

A squabble between the doctors of
rival hospitals for possession ola patient
is the edifying sight that the guests at
the Continental witnessed last night.
George Harrington swallowed an over
dose Of chloroform. An ambulance
call was sent out and DR.. Demarest was
promptly on the spot with an ambu-
lance from Bellevue Hospital. The
doctor gave the patient dose of nitrate
of amyl and then left him for few
minutes on the call of q policeman, who
said man was bleeding to death at
Third Avenue and Twenty-ffth Street,
DR.. Demarest tied up this mans wound
and then hurried back to his chloro-
form patient. When he got there he
found another ambulance at the door
and a surgeon from the New York Hos
pital attending the patient. Each doe
tor accused the other of being an intrud-
er. The patient suggested that they
toss up for him. Then he volunteered
to go to the hospital that would give
him the most morphine. The affair end
ed in his being taken to the New York
Hospital. "The New York Hospital
wants the earth,'' said DIR. Demarest,
Indignantly. 1.-The case was rightfully
mine, and the other doctor might just
as well have put his hand in my pocket
and stolen my purse. The next time
there's a man bleeding to death on the
next corner, he can bleed and be
b1ouod -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30
Wisconsin Pensions.

The following Wisconsin petitioners
have recently been granted pensions:
Peter Schafer, Dorchester: Edward
Waster, Lewis; Benz. F. Tyler,
Ironton; Joel A. Taylor, North
Point; Wilhelm Manske, New Lon
don; Oliver Howard, Lepin; George
WHARF, Madison; David H. WEIGH, RAJ
cine; Thos. Nelson, London; Jas. j..
Pearsall. Elroy; John Hill, Beloit; Polly
Marsh, mother of Israel H. Ward, sey-
mour; Ellen M, widow of Dexter Tit
comb, Fall River; minors ofJohn Hafer,
Milwaukee; Caroline Bersch, former
widow of John Hafer, Milwaukee;
Laura, mother of Albert L.
Fisk, Omro; James Kinyon, Os-
SEQ; VIM. Brueggen, st. Mary's; John
Davids, Gresham; Patrick Farrell, Ma
tional Military Home; Chester w.
Hadch, Auroraville; Rensselaer, Mar
shall, Egg Harbor; d. Cooper Ayres,
Green Bay; j. L. Nicland, La Crosse;
Louisa, widow of Francis Meallott,
Little Suamico; Samuel Decker,
Ahnapee; William II. Pond, Eau Claire !;
John Law, Eagle; Frederick Boioman,
Greenville; Carl Nolske, Monroe; JON
athan Rogers. Boscobel; Henry Quail
mann, Mayville; John B. Shum-
way, Jr., Baraboo; John Kennedy,
National Military Home; John Ash
ton, Sechlerville; Miles o. Beach,
deceased, Hudson; Hans Astrom, Mar
tell; Daniel w. Merriman, Badger
Mills; Chas. Cox, Mineral Point; Geo.
W. Griffith, Delton; Christian Middle
stadt. Lowell; Henry w. Butler, Eau
Claire; Gottlieb Otto, Monterey; Lewis
Campbell, New Lisbon; Alfred c.
Quimby, Ogdensburg; Helen NJ, widow
of Chas. W. Bailey, Hilsboro; John
Whitaker, Elmwood.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30

PRESIDENT FITZGERALD, of the Irish
National League in this country, has
sent to the Dublin Freeman's Journal a
singing letter upon the Papal rescript.
He says he believes it was is
sued upon false evidence furnished by
British agents, and declares that the
Irish Americans resent any Roman in
reference in Irish affairs as unwarrant-
able. 1T is evident that the Vatican
made a serious mistake in meddling
even indirectly, with political matters
in Ireland.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30

FRANCE does not seem to be unit for
Boulanger, the dandy. But ifhe adopts
Napoleonic tactics he can help a good
deal to make it so. Panizzi says of
those killed at the time of the coup
d'etat of Napoleon I'LL: "No register
was kept. Probably Napoleon did not
know-he could not wish to know.
How can. know But from such de-
tails as gather I account 10000 rather
too few than too many" He planted
his cannon and raked the streets until
he thought the people were cowed into
abject fear and ncn-resistance. That
was all. He only killed off enough to
make France unit. Now France de-
sires another Napoleon who has anoth-
er 'idea." The Napoleonic idea cost
France some hundreds of millions of
money; and of lives who knows how
many, from first to last
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-30
MILLIONS MADE FREE.
Text of the Brazilian Total Emane alton


Measure.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The Herald cor
respondent in Rio Janeiro, under date
of April %, writes as follows: Sena-
tor Antonio Prado, the minister who was
to introduce the total emancipation bill
in the Legislature continues in st.
Paulo, and is laid up with severe
fever. Deputy Rodrigo de Silva,
Senator Prado's tocun tenens In
the ministry of agriculture, therefore
took charge of it. The bill drafted by
Prado is very short, having only five
brief articles: Declaring free from date
OF the law all slaves in the empire; re-
illevlng from further service the
"ingenus," OF free born chill
dren of slave mothers; localizing
the new freedmen within their
county for two years; empowering the
executive to issue the necessary regula-
tons, and revoking all contrary provis-
ions: Thus half page of octave suf-
feed for law which emancipates over
500, 900 slaves and relieves from appren-
ticeship to 81 about 100000 children of
slave mothers, born free by virtue of
the law of September %, 1871.