davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-25

without any teacher; YOU came to the rescue
when Miss IaiargC deserted her Delsarte class
so suddenly, and &c rtanly we arc all mprOV-
ing in grace under your instructions; heard
Won telling Tommy Eames last evening how
his club made mistakes in playing baseball;
you seem tp hc up on all the latest fadS,' and
know just what to do under all circumstances;
YOU entertain beautifully; and in the lust
month you have i'm proved So in health, owing,
you tell me, 10 your physical culture exercises.
Where do you get all Of your information
from in this little out-OI-thc way place for
you never go 10 tho city,"
KATE: why, Jennie, you win make me
vain. have only one source Of information,
bat 10 is surprising how il meets all wants. 1
very seldom hear Of anything new but what
the next few days bring me full information
on the subject. Magic? Mol Magazinci
And great treasure it is 10 us all, for it
really furnishes the reading for tie who'll
household: father has given up his magazine
that he has taken Tor years, as lie says this
one gives more ana better Information ON
the subjects of tho day and mother says
tnat 10 is that thar makes her such a famous
hOusekeeper. In fact. We ali agree that NJ IS
the only really FAMILY magazine published,
as we have sent for samples of all OF them,
and find that one IS al for men. another all
for women, and another for children only,
while this one suits every ono OF us; so we
only need 70 take ono instead OF several, anu
that Il where tho economy comes in, FOR II IS
only 500 wear. Perhaps you think / am
too lavish in my praise; but will let you sec
ours, or, better still, send 10 cents TO the pub
Usher, W. Jennings Dcmorcst, - East l4th
Street, New York, for q sample copy. and Il
shall always consider that ] have done you
a great favor; and may be you will be cutting
us out. az you say we have the reputation or
being the best Informed family in town. IL
that be so, il is DcmOrcsts Family Magazine
that does it."
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-12-25
Two Bottles Cured Her. vi

CARROLL, Iowa, July, 1889.
was suffering 10 years from shocks in my
head, so much so that at times didn't expect
to recover. 1 took medicines from many doc
tors, but didn't get any relief until took Pastor
Koenig's Nerve Tonic; the second dose relieved
noe and bottles cured me. s. w. PECK.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
What Lupus Is.

Lupus vulgaris, of which we are now
hearing so much, is an extremely chronic
disease Of the skin, attacking persons be-
tween the ages of 2and Is. 1t is character
lzed 10y the appearance of reddish brown
nodules OF granulation tissue upon the
skin, usually Of the face. The mucous
membranes are rarely affected. The nod
uIes start in the corium, but penetrate the
connective tissue beneath and the papiIlary
layer above. The disease spreads by the
formation Of fresh nodules at the peripherv
OF the original lesion. New centers form
and the old ones may gradually disappear
II the tissue breaks down an open sore il
found, covered with yellowish and brown
1sh crusts. Unlike ordinary tubercle. the
lupus nodules are rather vascular.
Iubercle bacilli are found in the Tissue
out they are very infrequent, and often
many examinations are required to detect
them. incubation of lupus nodnles will
1t Is asserted, cause tuberculosis in rahhits
ana guinea pigs, but incubation of the
skln with tubercle will not produce Iupus
TOT TINS ana other reasons so distinguished
an authority as kaposi denies that lunus ia
cutaneous tuberculosis, although that.
view Is held positively by Koch and his
pupils. Lupus, chronic as it is in its fen
denotes, often disappears for time under
treatment, only TO reappear later. Derma-
tologlsts generally give a favorable proo-
nosis. provided treatment is persisted in .
Medical Record.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
A Point in Corn Culture.

a great deal of injury is done TO corn
by deep, close culture with the double
shovel pillow or any other implement that
sewers or greatly disturbs the roots.
Flowing deep and close TO the hills Is
harmful ut any time, but especially late
in the season, as the larger roots devel-
oped late and those which originated
earlier III the growth of the plants are
cut or pulled off To ascertain the eS-
tent of the damage from such cultiva-
ton a trial was made at the Minnesota
experiment station. Rows of corn were
thoroughly root pruned TO the depth OF
six inches and at the same distance
from the hills on all four sides. The first
root cutting was done when the plants
We're seven inches high and the second
when at Il height of fifteen inches. The
effect on the growth of the corn was
very marked. Contrasted with similar
rows adjacent not root pruned the aver
age difference i'll yield was thirteen and
"a half bushels of corn and one-quarter
ton of fodder per acre against disturb
ing the roots In another experiment.
made just as the corn was ''laid by,
root pruning at the distance of eight
inches from the hills lowered the yield
three bushels to the acre. At this stage
of their growth killing up four inches
around the plants with the hoe had no
apparent effect.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
A Hero.s Two rnmhs.

There is no doubt that one portion OF the
body of Gen. Wayne. the hero of Stony
Point-"Mad Anthony" as he was popu-
larly termed-was inferred at the place
where he died, and the other in his native
county. His original burial place was
Fort Presque isle, upon the site OF which
the city of Erie, Pa, now stands: the other
locality honored as his last resting place is
Radnor cemetery, in Chester county, Pa.
This curious circumstance was brought
about in the following manner:
In the year 1915 the family of this famous
man was given permission to remove his
dust to Radnor, but upon opening the
grave il was found that the body was part
ly petrified, and consequently very heavy.
A medical friend of the family, recognize
ing the fact that il would be very diff
cult and costly task TO transport the re-
mains in that condition determined as far
rs possible to remove the petrified flesh
from the bones, and this was accordingly
done. The bones were then carefully
packed up and delivered to the son, who
was kept in ignorance of the operation, and
he conveyed the box containing the pre-
cious portions of his fathers body to his
native county, where they were inferred
with appropriate ceremonies.
A monument was erected in 1909 over
the grave by the Pennsylvania Society of
the Cincinnati What remained of the
warrior was reinforced at Fort Pressure
Isle, aud some years ago was discovered in
the same state of preservation as when first
exhumed, in box bearing his name. An
other memorial stone was raised in that
place, and thus was commemorated the
fact that all that was mortal of Mad An
thony" Wayne found final resting place
in two localities far apart from each other.
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08

By removing superffnous water from
the soil way is made for the air to aid
in decomposing the organic substances
which become the food of the plants,
and ingredients which are hurtful 70
plant growth. and which cannot other
wise be removed, are carried off by rain.
Not only does the removal of extra
moisture make the land drier, but il
allows the soil 10 have the full benefit OF
the SUMS heat, rendering it warm aud
congenial to plant growth and ready to
benefit by the least shower of rain, at
the same time raising the temperature
of the surrounding atmosphere Drain
ing also makes soil of stiff or tenacious
nature more friable and better prepared
TO receive the fib-ous rootlets Of plants,
and by the action of the atmosphere
hard pans or crusts are broken and pull
verified, 50 that the roots may enter
them, result which could not other
wise be obtained without subsOiling or
trenching.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
uninn. Adx.riisinr

Bishop Talbot told a story in Boston the
other day showing that at least one Har-
ward man didn't leave is wits behind him
when he left college. The bishop, it seems,
arrived one day in a sn Ill mining town in
his diocese-Wyoming where he had
promised to bold h service. Walking uu
the street he noticed some green handbills
flying about, took one up and read as fol
lows: Bishop Talbot breaches tonight at
-. Let him have Il Zig crowd Please
leave your guns with the usher
The bishop was not easily scared, but
thought the last sentence little odd. On
inquiry he learned that one of the young
Snien in town. Harvard man, by the way,
who knew the bishop, al wanted to raise
a good crowd to greet him, had issued the
handbills, knowing that many who would
not come to hear bis mop preach would
come at a hint of distur bance of any Kind
New York World.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
Increase the supply of Manure.

The supply of manure may be easily
doubled by gathering mp the wastes of
the barn yard and the swamps and other
coarse matters, which are increased in
value by mixture with the manure in
the yards, or by composing with lime.
Abundance of absorbent matters are re-
qulred to hold the liquid manure and
prevent waste of it. The best of all alb
sorbents Is dry swamp muck. 1t will
hold twice its weight of liquid. and, if
properly used, saves the almost unayoid-
able loss of the liquid manure which will
occur under the most careful manage
ment without the use of plenty of alb
9orbents. Thousands of farmers pur-
chase costly fertilizers who might by a
little foresight and labor gather as much
fertllzinS matter in the fall and prepare
1t for use through the winter as would
amount in value to the cost of the fertil-
izers they buy every year.-American
Agriculturist.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
How Dolls Heads Are Mad.

wonder whether my little girl and
other little girls know how Santa Clans
MAKES the beautiful dolls he brings
themy. said down town manufacturer
OF children's novelties. 1.-The MAKING ~ a
wax doll is quite long process. The legs.
are hlled out with moss and sawdust So.
are the arms and body. The head is more
clficult to make. First comes the mold
ing from Witty brown paste. The head
Is nodded In halves-the back and the
.lonI-and then the two parts are Joined
Vogether by the same sort of paste.
Heads are made by the thousand of all
Shapes and sizes aud left for the noment
nnpolshed- Then they are dipped into.
o,s wax After this the head is nro-
S s with pair of eyes. Sometimes.
a'" ciaus does not select two ewes ev'
tho y a.ike. Then comes the eyelashes and
b fs d h%'r santa Claus always makts M
time ho nan, mar 10 the newest fashion. some.
. .tilles ne puts teeth into the month VIZ
.ne mead Is finished heeasiIy fastens on 1 ten
resi- OF the body. New York TsIaa on 'he
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
Counting on n street Car.


A trim looking young woman got aboard
an up town surfa e car a night or two ago.
The car was by no means filled. but she
didn't try TO get seat, and she didn't even
enter the door, but stood on the rear plat
form and leaned gainst the rail. Ii was a
chilly night, and she and the conductor
had the platform 20 themselves. The other
passengers looked out in some surprise at
the sight, and beh ED the pair enter into
conversation. That il was not their first
meeting by any N cans was as evident as
anything well could be. They talked long
and earnestly, and AS block after block was
4 Travelled they got closer and closer to one
another. There is always more or less Jolt
ing about a street cars movements. and
pretty soon the young woman was bracing
herself against the brake handle. Then
in minute or two the conductor was seen
to turn the hand t so that il would give
her a better SUPPORT
His arm moved with the iron, and TO the
most near sighted man in the car il was
very quickly apparent that the arm was
doing n vast deal IN Dre in the way OF n sun
port than fell to the 10. of the brake han
|, die The car meanwhile was rapidly APP
proachiug the street ut which one OF the
passengers desired o alight. He hadn't il
in his heart TO distu rib the pair, and so he
started 10 leave the ear by the front door
The driver looked a him with a wink md
then spoke, as il II the world in general
and nobody in pirticular: jacks i'm
luck" he said. ''P retty girl hes got. and
good one II looks queer to see her ONT
there with him, but it's about her only
chance to see him with the hours we have
and they've been married only month. "
New York Times
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08

Constantly R-sninded of His Generosity.
One OF tho lvrel headed men of the valua-
ton commission is Capt. David H. Ingra-
ham, Of Rockland. Every one who knows
| the captain has noticed that he almost in
variably wears fine silk hat He was in
business in Boton many years, and one
| day young man entered his Office and
wanted to borrow $500 to buy a small hat
store. The captain lent 1t to him, he
bought the store, and today he is one of
the wealthiest and most prosperous hat
| tiers of the Hub. Every fall, as regularly as
the season rolls round, Capt. Ingraham re-
ceives as gift from the Boston gentleman
polished silk hat of the finest quality
that can be manufactured. Summers, he
is the recipient from the same source of q
natty kersey hat for hot weather wear.
On another occasion, when the Cigar
makers Cooperative association was
formed in Boston, he loaned a workman
500 to begin business in the association.
| The cigarmaker prospered, paid up the
loan and now he annually presents Capt.
| Ingraham with a box of the best hand
made cigars, rolled by himself Capt. Ing
| raham carries magnificent gold watch
and chain which be values far more than
for its intrinsic worth. For many years
he did business for the late Hon. Joseph
r. Bodwell in Boston, handling nearly ali
the money which was received by the Hal
lowell Granite company. for stone fur
nished for the New York state house. AZ
ter the completion of tho contract Gov
ernor Bodwell met Capt. Ingraham in Bos-
ton, pulled the gold watch and chain out
| and presented it TO him. II is a 500 time
piece. and the recipient says he would not
part with it for $1,000. Cor. Lewiston
Journal
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08

Can see well from theresn said the
nice old lady with the silk mitts, rs she
laid finger on the box sheet and looked
over her spectacles ut the ticket seller.
eyes, ma'am-those are very good seats
both for seeing and hearing" said the
young man.
They're not rs good rs these over
herey" queried the old lady, taking leap
with one finger still-to the other side OF
the house
Those are good seats, TOO, ma'am."
Don't you think they're too far back ~
mo, ma'am.
Then they're too elsewhere are those
seats YOU showed the just now
''Here they are. MANN, said the young
man. taking out the coupons from the
rack and beginning to put them into an
envelope
"No, don't want them-I think like
these on this side-only there's ii pillar Just
there, isn't there2"
mo, ma'am. there's no pillar in that
section-will you take those two."
mo, l think not-my daughter'u be
round this afternoon and look at the plan
l don't know what she wants, ;" and the old
lady ambled amiably away, totally uncon-
scious that she had kept twenty men and
women waiting for ten minutes while she
practised shopping on the ticket seller.
-PittSburg Dispatch.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
4 Poor Debtors Hard Fate.

In certain county in the eastern part OF
the state there is a case coming under the
poor debtor law. \ man was arrested on
execution for debt and thrown into jail.
He was stubborn and refused to pay, so
the creditor kept him behind the bars. paw
ing his board at s. a week. When six
months had expired the prisoner came to
the conclusion that he would disclose, but
in order TO do this he must, under the old
law, which prevailed when he was arrested,
pay all the costs OF disclosure and expenses.
He was unable to do this, as he had no
funds. and the consequence was that he re-
manned in Jail, where he has now been re-
siding several years, his board still being
paid 10y the creditor. 1t is said that the
latter is determined to keep the fellow in
prison, and has gone so far as to set aside
5000 in his will to board the man after his
death.-Lewiston Journal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
Value of Reason with a Child.

In hopes of convincing some of my read.
ers of the practicability of the no punish
ment method, will tell an anecdote Of a
certain child
A vivid recollection of having been vac.
cinated when she was more than a wear
old instead of in early infancy had given
her dread of doctors. She had a sore
throat. The doctor was sent for. He
came at bedtime always a somewhat diff.
cult hour for child She refused to open
her mouth 10 let him insert a spoon and
examine the throat, and on being urged
she cried violently. IL was necessary To
have the throat examined, and the child
was firmly but gently held, and the mouth
gently forced open. The examination was
successfully performed, but the poor little
creature was in an agony of distress and
temper.
Then the mother, without a word OF re.
proach, took her in her arms, and kissed
and loved her and soothed her TO sleep
The next morning il was carefully ex.
planned TO her how foolishly she had be
haved, and how necessary il WAS that the
doctor should examine her throat. She
said very gravely. THE next time I will
not make any trouble" Her statemen,
was of course received with n certain
secret incredulity, but outwardly with
confidence. When the doctor came that
afternoon she bravely walked up to him
and opening her mouth allowed him TO in.
sert the spoon, with no sign OF rebellion
hut heightened color In the cheeks. =
Harper's BazHr.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
A Mexican C.ntau,

According TO an arkansas Journal Or
: Collins, OF Little River county. that state
killed most remarkable quadruped near
his place in the sprin : of 1877. From tn,
time OF the war up until the year named
several persons claim Ell to have frequently
seen an animal in tie form of a large r,T1
deer, with the head and neck of a man
On the day that the nimal was killed DR.
Collins wife and negro girl were going
along an unused pat when they saw the
queer creature peerinis at them through the
1nderbrush. They made haste and In.
sormed the doctor VIII II had occurred. He
took his gun and started in search of the
BEAST, which he soon overlook and shot.
Closer inspection showed that the head
instead OF being that Vt a man, more near.
ty resembled that Of n baboon. It's ewes
were large and very prominently set to the
sides of its head. \ long fringe of brown
beard covered the chin aud neck. DIR Col.
Inns says that when be came up with the
creature and leveled his gun at il. il
seemed TO be aware Of its great danger. the
T large eyes melting into tears as it saw the
utter hopelessness of tie case
When shot 1t uttered heart rendine
scream and leaped higl in the air, expiring
with awful groans which closely resem-
bted those of man in distress. 1t is GEN
orally believed that the creature was a spe-
cies of the Mexican cen aur, a semi-legend-
airy creature of the post conquest era
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
Dssfn.s. Cannon b. cursa

Saaabh bS Sufcu
10y local applications, as they cannot re
The diseased portion of the year. Til
Is only one way to cure deafness, and I
IS by constitutional remedies. Deafr
Is caused by an infiamed conditic of
mucous lining Of the Eustachiap #,
When this tube gets inf,sned<-..a hav
rumoiing sound or imperfect heari,,,s
when IS entirely closed. deafness s
result. and unless i6sAaANwatiou
oe taken out and this tube res,o-a,
normal condition. hearing viii
slloyed forever; nine cases ON, nt =,
caused by catarrh, which is no,h,n
gu su,i Unnamed condition of the ~
we will give one hundred aon!
any case of deafness Caused bv -
Inn, aa. we cannot cure by taking HAP. 3
S arLa Cure. Send for circnlsr ),
sold BY druggists. Zoe. =
r D. CHENEY & CO., Toledo n
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08
sIulnted by = New.boy.

Two men jumped upon the front plat
form Of a Bro tdway car the other night.
At the SAME moment an agile little
newsboy sprar 8 upon the rear end. Quietly
be wormed hi way through the maze Of
passengers, d ew back the slide in the
front door, Tar ped upon the glass and re-
ceived two ickels In his outstretched
palm.
The passeng rs who had been mulcted.
as is usual wit 1 patrons of the front plat
form, never l1oked behind them to see
who was receii ing their money.
The newsboy turned around, sold a pa
per or two. we Mt out the front door and
swung himself off the car just as the con-
ductor came ~ and viciously jerked back
the change siids. Nobody paid any atten-
tion to him
Fares please" he shouted as he opened
the door,
Nobody move except to stare blankly at
the conductor. and then gaze blankly at
each other
Jim" said the fare collector to the
driver, didn't you signal me that there
were two fares lerei"
'Yes; there ley areP'
The men pro tested that they had paid.
For moment things looked very saually.
Then man remarked that he had seen a
newsboy get off the car moment before
and suggested that perhaps he had stolen
the money.
What sort OF a looking boy was hes'
inquired the con iuctor
He was descril ed.
That's him, eonfound himr" exclaimed
the conductor angriiy. Hes done the
trick on me before, but he won't do it
again"
1t is said that This urchin regularly taps
the broadway an other ear lines in sim
liar fashion.-Ne,y York Herald.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08

Train at a .,n ngyr o,d man who boarded the
6s SIs Two youn S,' Il IN western New
1's "- sou. tra, ,s men en- VINO were proha-
tered WI, ~ l'a INV, on and a,. me- ~,
..rb ana cb Wis very feeble. '''' o" a
linz rI,3,-t, 70 CO. he said az he -, ~" ~. 70
Ian IAN bin down 20 Marv's in 81, g,.,. HoWn.
ana l I've got sooId Idasn,f wal, ia nyg years
s want to see Mary and nd , man Ike me
'r,g ' 'Ne sFandchh
~ take it. youare coin,to s,o,5r,,
ewing with your Jan,h ~ spend Thanks
To-. mnn on the scat aba5% p'erf remarked
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-08

dNLhtktL,
- New York, stopped
--.suD nc the Grand Union hotel. went
on % Philadelphia, put up a couple of
nights at a hotel and then took a room at
a boarding house.
While there, seeing an advertisement Of
small business for sale in Norristovn he
went 20 thnt place, which he had meyer
visited before, and set himself up in trade
such was his story when he was in the
hypnotic state, and in that state he conId
remember nothing Of his former or normal
condition. On the other hand, while in His
waking state he had no recollection of his
Brown experience subsequent 20 his board
lng the horse car 10 ride 10 Pawtucket nor
coJld he tell why be started on this trim
ais firoTB Personality was, as Professor
james put ii, "a weak, insipid, diluted ex
tract Of his normal personality. In the
two states he was two entirely different
men
He was hypnotized many times and at-
tempts were made By all sorts of artifcea
70 effect at least a partial fusion of his
Brown condition and his normal condition.
out these efforts were quite unsuccessful
Tho only result was that his hypnotic
memory grew more and more feeble until
tnnE. be- could recollect only the barest
outlines "i bis Brown experimentation