davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13
The Cattle on a Thousand Hills.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA bulletin is
sued by the census Office yesterday on live
stock on ranges shows that in June,
1890, there were upon the ranges 5I7,lgs
horses, 5,433 mules, IA, 100 asses or bur
res, e.s2s, ls2 cattle, 6,676, 902 sheep, and
Il .2I6 swine, with sales of horses in 1889
amounting to 81 AIS. .205; OF cattle, sl7,-
Sl3 7l2; of sheep, s., 669, ,663. and of swine.
S27, 1872. The total number of men re-
ported upon ranges in care of this stock is
1890
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13

81, ,0lS, l16, making total of 1851, ,465 as
the cost of the census of 1880. including
printing, binding and engraving. The
Herald says that the census has already
cost one-third more than the census of
1880 The appropriation thus far for the
census proper, exclusive of printing,
binding and engraving, has been IS, 4o0, :
900. OF this amount at least 500, 900 has
been expended for inquiries required by
the present census act which were not re-
quirsd by other censuses, and about $780,
OJo remains unexpended.
Costs Less Than the Census of 1880.
$50, as a matter of fact, the present
census, instead of having already cost
one-third more than the census of 1850
has cost IS 900, 600, or about $1,000, QUO
more than the census of 1880, or q, SO cents
per capita as against 9 6S cents in 1880, or
a decrease of 0. 80 cent per capita. AS the
population during this period has in
creased about 25 per cent. the cost of it
should be made on the same rate. In
stead of having cost up to the present
time one-third more than the census of
1880, the census of 1890 has cost trifle
less than the total cost of the census of
1880 would have been had the same num-
Der of population been enumerated.
Plenty of Funds on Hand.
u expect to complete the census and
have it ready for the printer for less than
IS, 100000. Any other statement is false
and misleading. The Herald says: The
census appropriation has all been spent,
which is not true. There is to the credit
OF the census funds sSS5 600, and the ac-
counts of the office are all paid to date.
The only bills due are such as are in
transit or have not been presented. have
sufficient money to continue all the nee
essary work until such time as congress
may make additional appropriation"
Rasping Conclusion.
In conclusion in superintendent says:
"The statement that the charge that the
superintendent was interested in any way,
direct or indirect, in the machines has
never been denied shows the ven
ON of this article. 1t has been
denied to reporter of The Herald,
and is again denied and denounced as a
malicious libel and falsehood Such sto-
rles could only emanate from the same
sources that are willing to scandalize
honest, virtuous and hard. working women
who are compelled to earn a pittance in a
government office; women, too, with wild
owed mothers and families of orphans
and other dependent relatives to support;
women whose husbands and fathers
have given up their lives on the nations
battlefield--for of such are a majority OF
the census women clerks. And this is
what Is called attacking the census"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13
SOMEBODY SEEMS TO BE LYING.
And just Mt This Writing 1t Appears To
Be the New York Herald

WASHINGTON Oct. 13.-Snperintendent
Porter last night made the following re-
Ip!y to published criticisms about the
eleventh census: THE New York Herald
of today says: 1t will take four or five
years to complete the work l expect to
finish it all and have it ready for the
lp-inter at the close of 1892. The Herald
says have asked congress to appropriate
&, 600, 600 or s.. 600 600 more, and with that
can get the work about half done. NY
last report to the secretary of the interior,
accessible to all newspapers, asks for
81 ,O00, coo to complete the work, including
the inquiry relative to mortgage 1ndebt-
siness, which was ali extra inquiry. and
not included in the original appropriation
for the census. This is all that will be
necessary.
Some Assertions About Machines.
"The Herald says: 'He 1.-THE superiuten-
dent of censusl has 5000 of the small
printing (punching) machines, on which
he owes s375, ,000 and has not paid cent
Instead of S375, 900 these machines cost
SIS, ,0O), and the census Office does not owe
one cent on them. The Herald saws: The
LAS l~J VI Tue larger ma
chimes, on which he owes year and a half
rent, which at 81 900 year would be $780,
900, making the total Indebtedness of the
bureau on these machines $555, 600, and
neither contract nor vouchers on file in
the treasury department to show it, The
total Indebtedness of the census Office for
this purpose instead Of being S555. 600. as
shown by The Herald, is not one dollar.
Vouchers are paid every month. Such a
tum is preposterous- If every machine
contracted for was used for an entire year
Rt full rental the total cost could only
reach s.6, 900 per year.
Facts About Census Expenses.
@The Herald says that the census of 1880
cost $4,000, 600. The appropriations show
that the census. exclusive of printing,
binding and engraving, cost &, ,s53, $50,
-ld the printing binding and engraving
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13
The Crusade Against Alien workmen

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 = Immigrant
Commissioner Owen has been informed
by Inspector De Barry, of Buffalo, that
the Union Dock company discharged four
Canadian carpenters last week and in
formed the inspector that they would dis.
charge every alien working on their
docks. The same assurance has been re-
ceived from the Western Transit COM
pany and the Wagner Palace Car COM
pauy
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13

CHICAGO, Oct. lathe races at Gar
field park yesterday were won as follows:
Pendleton, u mile, 1:i61<; Cole Miller, A
mile. 1:l61S; Maud Howard, I-16 miles,
l:5o1ff;; Fan King. u mile, lbs: Katurah,
y mile, 1:l5s4; Bassanio, IL miles, hug
dies, 2:151<.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13
win Not Go Home to Vote.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13-The president
expected to go Indianapolis to vote at the
city election today, but he finds SO much
official work on his hands that be saws
it would be sacrifice of public duty to
leave Washington now.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13
Comparative Receipts of Cu,,om.

WASHINGTON, Oct l3-The customs re-
ceipts at the port of New York for the
first ten days of October were g, ss4. $50.
For the same days last year they were 81
b12 9i2
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-13
THE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct IL.
Following were the quotations on the board
of trade today. Wheat-No. October,
opened 9sssc, closed e6zsc; December, opened
so14c, closed $3.50; year, opened e1$sc, closed
9d1sc. COrn-No. October. opened $50,
closed 54Isc; November. opened 4734c. closed
1850; year, opened 4314c. closed 1880. Oats
No. October, opened 2js4c, closed 27Jsc;
November, opened 27i4c, closed 27Ssc; May,
opened 314c, closed 3l1sc. Pork-December
opened $3.50. closed Ssg71s; January, opened
Sll.6i, closed Su.15. lard-November, opened
S6.t71a, closed S6.i5.
Live stock-Following were the prices at
the Union Stocks yards today: Hogs-Mar
ket rather active on packing and shipping ac-
count, but feeling rather weak, and prices
l0c lower; sales ranged at S2OO14.I5 pigs,
S4.G14.S0 light. S4.Sa455 rough packing,
Si.45zI4.9j mixed, and Si.60Gl15 heavy pack
ing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Market only moderately active on
local and shipping account and feeling weak;
prices for common and medium qualities far
vor buyers; quotations ranged at So.6o1ds5
prime to shipping steers, 81 49ll5.98 goods to
fancy do, S3ioGi-31 common to fair do $3.50
Q4.25 butchers steers. $2sDG2.75 stockers,
S2.1093.l0 Texans, S25s5I51 rangers, S2506-
S-25 feeders. si-5Gt3. 20 COWS, Sl.5o9300 bulls
aad S2.50lt50O veal calves. Z
Sheep--Market rather active, aud prices
unchanged; quotations ranged at S3.5064.50
westerns, S3.5o95.G0 natives, and S3500550
lambs.
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, 2sae9c
per 10; dairies, fancy fresh, 25Is3c; packing
stocks, fresh, l2L50l5c. EGGS Loss of. ISLx6
lac per doz. Live poultry-Oid chickens, e1xt,
PER lb: spring, lie; rooStsrs. 515,xc; young
turkeys, l2Gl2ykc; old, 1G0Ilc: ducks, sJsQ &c;
spring. A3Gl0c; geese. 50 0t95 so per doz-
Potatoes-Home grown, 4915oc per sack;
Wisconsin AID Michi gan. fair to choice $50
Sc per bu: sweet potatoes, Illinois, Sl.5gG
LIS per Dbl: Jerseys, SL61Gl.s5. Apples
Common, Sl.0i per hbl: good. Sl-259L75 choice
to fancy, $40 G32.5a Cranberries-Cape Cod
fancy, s6.0lG6.-0 per b5l; common, s5.15G
go.
New York.
new YORK. Oct. L..
Wheat-No. red winter cash. sLO6x; No
vember, slR5s; December, Sl.OsH. Corn
No. mixed cash, t3i4c; October, Gii4c; No
vember, 6lEc; December. SIC. Oats-Dull
but steady; M. mixed cash, 53t4c; No
veInb r, ,J3S Dee hor. sc. Rye-Neg-
lecie ~ i,.-i- y gc I'll. Pork-Steady;
new 5. .-. -. Iard-Quiet; De-
ceno2g. SeS.; u = us
Live StncE: t1-;; 81. r--t active for all
gr;l les at - %. ~ .--r lB9 lbs; poor
es; u bet nat ,3..= S:,.3 SO - per 100
D.; EcXt-S aI.i - -1..' SIJ L5.S9; bulls
anI dry COWS ). IL 80. , II I'd lambs
Shee9, steady tul Grn. n ..Js, active at a
sight ivan frolu l. erii,i values: sheop
$3.50 I25 per l0Jl5s; lanes, -. 50Ss.So Hogs
M arket weak; live hogs. si'ota5.d5 per LOO lts
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
How He Got His Money.

All know how disciples of LEAK Wal
ton who frequent the same fish pond
feel toward a finny old reprobate.
wary enough to defy them for whole
season. Several Buffalo doctors felt
the same way about an aged Italian
who was always requiring physi-
clans services, but who never could
be induced to pay. A brand new doc
tor took the patient in charge not long
since. although warned that it would
be a service of love.
"Oh. I'll get the money all right"
said the young man confidently. And.
sure enough, a few days ago he an
nounced with no little pride that he
had got the money.
'How in thunder did you do it9" he
was asked by doctor who was less
successful.
well, you see," was the reply.
ave just sold his skull for three dol
lars"
And the best part OF this story is
that it is true.-Buffalo Express.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
Nellie arant.sarterss il London.

Colonel Thomas Ochiltree recently
told New York reporter that while
In London he saw Mrs. Nellie Sartoris,
''and." he said, Il never knew her TO
be SO charming. With her two daugh-
ters and her 13-year-old son she
spends the fashionable season In u
magnificent house in the most fashion
able quarter in London, Cadogan
square-that is pronounced as if it
were spelled Caduggan. She also has
a Cue country place. l dislike ex-
trcmely much talking about her pri-
vate affairs. but rs it is we'll known
that she and her husband do not live
together, and as there are many sur
misses which are capable OF doing her
wrong. l will speak briefly concerning
them. Mr.. Sartoris is not q pleasant
kind OF individual. and Nellie found il
out TO her cost within o short time
after she had married him, and that
discovery was one Of the great griefa
Of General Grants later life. His con-
duct in later years became such that
bis wife could not live with him. The
justness OF Mrs. Sartoris's position can
sasily b judged from the conduct oil
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
The Manufacture of Ru5ie,.

What is the use OF exploring I'M
known and dangerous countries for
rubies when the secret OF their artificial
production has been discovered, says
tho Pail Mall Gazette. This was the
question which the Academy of
Sciences discussed on the report of
NM. Frenzy and Verneuil, who for
some time past have been making
chemical experiments in the manu-.
facturc of these stones. More valuable
than mere theory was the fact that the
two chemists exhibited some hundreds
of specimens of the glittering red
crystals they had succeeded in produc-
ing. The rubies were admitted by all
to be much superior to anything hith-
erto manufactured. No little danger,
however. attends the process. The
chemicals have to be fused at heat
so intense that NJ. Verneuil during the
course OF the experiments nearly lost
his sight. While manufacturing rubics
the two chemists found that at Il GER
tain stage OF the operations crystals oil
the color Of sapphires were produced,
but the hue hitherto obtained has not
been equal to the tint OF the real gem.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15

In 1882 a benevolent clergyman
began an experiment in Germany
which comes nearer solving the tramp
question than anything heretofore
attempted. The idea followed out was
the only practical one. /. c.. to give
relief to Migrants in return for work.
He established labor colonies, and las {
year 6.23l persons were admitted to
twenty-One Of them. The work fur.
nishsd consists OF farm labor, forestry
and various trades. After fourtee n
days the tramp is paid wages from
which the price OF clothing and other
necessaries Is deducted. II tramp
refuses to work he Is turned over to
the civil authorities. In addition to
the labor colonies there are numerous
stations where needy and homei ess
wanderers may obtain temporary relief
end shelter, but always In return fos
work.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15

her father-in-law. Up to the tine o
his death the elder Sartoris was . de
voted friend and admirer OF his Ameri
can daughter-in-law. and BY the term.
of his will Nellie Grant Is now a very
rich woman. living in house which
cost f4O,OOO and enjoying an annual
income Of 81, 500, while her HUSBAND
receives a liberal allowance only,
which ceases with his death and re-
verts to his children. Mrs. SartOri.
is o frequent and welcome guest a,
Marlboro house. and once in two weeks
she dimes with the Queen, which. it is
needless for me to add, is a distinction
conferred upon few people not Of roya al
or aristocratic birth.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
A irving Time.

A very pretty young schoolmarm in
a public school not thousand miles
from Long Branch saw a mouse run
across the class room floor one day
last week. Scholars" she said, "a
mouse is in the room. DO not be
frightened" Tho little girls all
frightened their skirts around their
legs and the eyes OF the little boys
glistened with suppressed excitement
Don't anybody he afrai-" said the
young schoo!marm, but heavens! just
then the mouse dashed across the
floor toward her, and she made u
frantic leap to the top OF bench. The
mouse shot out OF the door, and in
time the trembling teacher descended
and taught school again.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
EXECUTIONS IN AFRICA
Districts Depopulated BY Msrde.ou, r,,u. ,
the Natives

Il had the pleasure of witnessing
negro execution once" said an Africn
traveller recently. Mr.. Glave has ins,
returned from Alaska. where he h,s'
been exploring the interior, Tut fo.
six years prior to that he was in Tho
Congo country with Stanley
II had the pleasure OF seeing this
execution and Of knowing that WASH,
strong enough to stop il. WAS
allowed to witness it only on the con-
dition that and my companions should
be unarmed. But for that l shon,d
have shot the chief aud the exc cution.
er. Afterward did have force epouuh,
to prevent it, and for two years there
weren't any wanton killings. The
missionaries have the place now amt
tho slaughter is going merrily on.
Soft words won't stop it. 1t takes
something moro than that to pu, the
fear OF God into those blacks.
''But 1 am drifting away from my
story. Some old woman OF influence
had died and accordingly, to celebrate,
the occasion, a slave had to be sacri-.
feed. He was dashed fast in II kind If
seat and plant stem about IS feet
long stuck into the ground near him.
The top OF it was bent over and tied
fast to his head, so that his neck was
rs taut as IL fiddle string. That was
the first time had seen them use ono
OF their soft iron knives, and expect
ed to see the poor fellows neck hagged
into rags. but heard only a click
when it struck the bones OF the spinal
column, and the mans head shot away
like pebble in u sling. A fountain
of blood spurtcd from his neck and the
body worked and twitched exactly as a
chicken does when its head is cut OIL
The head when picked up was chat
,cring its jaws and rolling its eyes.
''lts awful the amount of killing
that goes on in Africa. a tribe will
make up IL party and go out to make
captives in an adjoining village.
They wait until after night and then
fire upon the village until its defend
crs are killed. They take the rest Of
the folk and make slaves OF them.
Some are killed for the nero fun Of
/ killing them, some are slaughtered
to be eaten, some for sacrifice and
others die from cruel treatment.
About five out OF every six captiyes
taken die by violence. As conse.
Quence interior Africa is being rapidly
depopulatcd. One may go for hun
dreds of miles aud not see Il man. bu,
may note the charred stumps which
mark where villages have once been.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
JUGGLING AS A FINE ART.


eutts Aystery.
''These things are really very easy"
said juggler in an uptown museum
TO u New York Times reporter. ''Prac.
tice alone makes them perfect !
always juggle with common things Of
everyday use, because then the people
60 home and try to do it themselves.
In this way they realize how very diff
ficult an apparently easy trick really
is. When you make your first attempt
use small brass balls, and start them
with your left hand. This is because
the left hand is naturally the clumsier
OF the two, and it takes longer practice
to make it perfect When you learn
to keep two or theee balls in the air at
once try knives, Now, this is the way
keep the knives going. If have,
say, ten, throw one with just SUI
ficient force to give it a half turn; the
next one turns completely over, the
third takes a turn aud q half, the
fourth two turns, the fifth two and
halt and so on. It's very easy when
you know how.
1.-The most remarkable conjuring
trick ever saw was done in Calcutta
by an Arabian. Spreading a white
cloth on the floor. he sat down with
his bsck to the wall, and, turning to q
member OF the party, he asked for the
loan of a rupee, which he requested
should be given to one of the ladies
present. This done, the conjuror told
the lady to hand it back to the gentle
man from whom she had taken it
The gentleman took it and then the
conjuror said to him: Are You sure
that is a rupee?'
eyes, replied the gentleman.
"'Now close your hand upon it, ;
said the Arabian, and think without
speaking of some country in America.
Now open your hand and tell me if the
coin is not one OF the country you
thought Of The gentleman opened
his hand and found a Mexican dollar.
He said that he had been thinking of
Mexico.
"He was about to give the coin to
the conjurer. when the latter declined
it, requesting him to give it to another
one of the party. He gave it to me.
looked at it closely, shut my hand
tight, thought of France. and found it
HAD turned into five-franc piece.
''How do you suppose that was
done?" said the juggler to the report
CIR.
II really can't tell" was the reply.
II wish l knew" said the juggler,
sadly.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
A Wiaa Eiitor's Advico.

II you were to see two young wome"
in u room, my con, ono pretty anu .no
other plain, you would natura',y N.'o
the pretty one il you should k'ss
either; but in SO doing you use pun
judgment you kiss the pre'ty QUO
she will not appreciate the 'aso,'
while tho ugly one will be afiroo1eu'
But If you kiss the plain one she wa.
DO duly grateful. and the hanaso"s W
one will look upon the transac''oa =,
a fine bit OF sarcasm, OF which the us'
girl ia the mark.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15

The causes OF tho strong attraction
which the cities possess for country
people are obvious enough, but it is
probable that great majority OF those
who are drawn to them do not realize
what they lose by the exchange. and
how little most of them really gain.
There are more amusements. more
pleasures aud more opportunities for
the accumulation OF money in a city,
but there are. on the other hand. more
worries, troubles and chances for dis
appointment and failure than in the
country.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
Her Oldest Boardera.

A young Washington man boards q:
o house where the table Gas so often
bappens) has secured fame through
poverty. Recently he changed his
quarters. taking up his residence in /.
room that had been occupied by a
medical student Tho iandlady was
showing it TO him, when on opening
the closet q skeleton was disclosed.
"Ah," said the young m as be
grasped the bonv hand, Il AM glad to
meet you. Doubtless you arc one OF
the lifelong boarders that Mrs. -
90 frequently eeisrs to-"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15

As A rule q physician is always
ready to attend another physician If
sick without charge. 1t is a courtesy
that has been recognized the world
over. Lawyers will sometimes give
lawyers counsel gratuitously, but when
it comes to making elaborate argu.
ments. TO making searching investiga-
tions, it 10 generally expected that
something more than ''thank you" will
be employed to express the clients APP
probation OF the services.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15
Cordial and Afable, But Arithmst cal

Professor IOdhunter (WnO mas Jua'
run across an old acquaintance at the
reception)-"I am SO glad to have
stumbled upon you in this way. my
dear Mrs. Goodwin. How long has it
been since We met? But. l must say,
time has dealt very lightly with you.
Who could imagine that you have a
daughter as old as Miss Prudence
there-and little Prue-well, just think
of her being in society?'
Mrs. Goldwin-''Yes. Dr. Todhunt-
err; ! can't realize these things myself.
Prudence is twenty to-day"
Professor Todhunter-'Why. nv
dear Mrs. Goodwin, you don't toll me
so! And only ten short years ago
remember her SO we'll rs a romplne
little chit OF sixteen! Well. we'll. now
marvelously these girls do grow
Life.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15

The groundwork OF genuine success
in breeding live stock lies beyond all
question in a sound constitution. The
most costly gold watch ever made by
q 1eweler fails to mark the trend OF
time Immediately on the handspring
getting out OF order. Again, the
noblest and travest of men that ever
lived is quite out Of the race in the
rough and-tumble scrimmage Of life.
il seriously affected with heart dis
ease. His ancestry may have been
the bravest OF the brave. yet his in
trinity places him in an altogether
different sphere on account OF defect
i've vitality.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15

Peddler-.I have here. maas"o,
something entirely new in the shape %
notices for the WALL"
Farmers Wife-''YOu cam 0
me with anything like that I've sC'
all the notices want now. "n"s
the reading on them?" 80
".Look Out for the Bunco Man.
well, I'll take one. but II % 'o'
the old man"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15

THE Biblical society Of London an
nouLces that it has in its possession u
papyrus manuscript which Is in the
hand writing OF the great Apostle ST.
Peter. They claim that 100000 Of
fered for the manuscript by another
British society was refused. London
is always claiming to have things that
are worth growing over. but If St.
Peter should speak out on this subject
he would doubtless deny the charge OF
authorship,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-15

CONGREss has done we'll in passing
the international copyright law. 1t
is an act Of justice alike to American
publishers, authors and printers.
What is wanted most in this country
is q distinctive American sentiment
which must be the basis OF patriotism.
We are willing to take ideas from
other countries. but they should first
be assimilated through American
hrains