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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14

SULLIvAN's great heart-beats are
muff1ed in cushion of fat, and doc
tors say he can never fight again
cannot drink and carouse, and mus
in fact be respectable. This is bite,
fate. Sullivan had thought the
miracle of disaster attained when he
got whipped.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14

EMIN PAsHA is again alive and we'll
after untimely takings off from various
causes and in places far apart. Some
day Emin really will be dead and the
question of how people can be in
duced to believe it forms problem
of no little difficulty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14

The pleasant custom among London
undertakers of sending circulars to
families having cases of serious i'll
ness is attracting the attention of the
newspapers. American enterprise
rarely equals this business stroke.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14

THE report that New England liter
airy men are exercising undue in
huence in securing access to the state
department library files is principally
of interest as showing that New Eng
land literary men have some influence
left.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14
Remonstrances of No Avail.

a solemn clergyman says that he once
baptized baby Birdie adding sadly: Il
demonstrated with the mother. / told Eer
that she might as well say 'Horsie,' but no
argument availed. Birdie it had to be-
New York Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14
FRIDAY, APRIL IA, 1898.

TIE British armed cruisers on the
lake might get some pleasant target
practice by training their guns on the
new annexationist organ recently
launched in Toronto.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14

Down in New Orleans the authori-
ties no longer permit cooking mains
in defiance of the law. Rather than
have these illegal affairs disgracing
the community they have made them
legal.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14
AN INDIAN LETTER.
Methods of Communication
Among the Indians.

The Picturesque OF Eloquence.-Thoughts
Expressed in Silence.-How Indian His.
tory Is Preserved.-Letter from an In
dian about Kickapoo Indian Sagwa.
The sign Language OF the Indians IL Q
wonderful thing. Two Indians different in
their speech as q German and q Spaniard
will readily communicate with each other.
1t is the picturesque OF eloquence to watch
an Indian addressing a council and without
speaking n word. making his meaning clear
to all present by signs.
Histories AMI all written communications
are made by pictures. The family history
of n chief will be painted on a tepee. The
following is a specimen OF this method of
communication.
The "letter" was written by KEE-ELNAH
We, THE one who knows secrets" q Kick.
apoo Indian Medicine Man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-14
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06
LUCKY NORRIS.

Rainmaker Morris time does not
expire until s o'clock tonight, yet
this afternoon this section was visi-
ted by a soaking rain of two hours
duration which is worth thousands
of dollars to the growing crops.
The rain came from the southwest
and was accompanied by heavy
thunder and lightning. AT 5
o'clock it had rained 60-lO0 of an
inch and was still pouring at a
lively rate. There will hardly be
any question with the citizens CON-
mitsee about coming to a decision
as to whether this is Morris rain or
not. BY the terms of his contract
we believe the $500 belongs to him.
Aberdeen News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

The Boston Traveller tells of how
an editorlo lost two subscribers. They
wrote to ask him his remedy for
their respective troubles. No. /, a
happy father of twins, wrote to In
qulre the best way to get them over
their teething. No. 2 wanted to
know how TO protect his orchard
from the myriads of grasshoppers.
The editor framed his answers upon
the orthodox lines, but unfortunately
transposed their two names, with
the result that No. l, who was bles-
sed with the twins, read in reply to
his query: "Cover them carefully
with straw and set fire to them, and
the little pests, after jumping aboat
in the flames a few minutes, will
speedily be settled" No.2, plagued
with grasshoppers, was told to
''Glve a little castor oil and rub
their gums gently with a bone ring.
-Ex.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

Brer Sage, of the South Dakota State
Journal, is out with an acceptance
of Ii. L. Lorcks' def, and offers to
meet the gentleman at any time or
place. 1t remains to de seen whether
I'll. l.. is on it or not Webster Re-
PORTER.
1t is not presumable that Loucks
will funk. He is a pretty good fight,
er himself. Our only acquaintance
with Mr.. Sage is through few pub
lished extracts from the columns of
his paper, but these make us think
a set-to would draw like a match be.
tween Sullivan and Corbett - Gro
ton Leader.
Yes but he has not come to the
front as yet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

than n pareny country IN wesiTn anu
population, as it Is In area, and thus emu
late the example of the American colonies
Of the Great Britain Of 125 years ago.
In Machinery hall and the Electricity
building the British showing Ia . poor
one, compared to what might Lave been.
In this electrical age the British, however,
are not very strong. Electricity istoo new
. thing for them and they do not take
readily to 1t. Most of the electrical work
In England has been done after American
models and often by American hands.
In coming letters / hope to have some
thing to say about the displays OF the
French, the Germans and others OF our
friendly rivals from across the sea.
WALTER WHITMAN.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

brought over many oupncares or unclr
wares, and are prepared t. FIJI orders.
Where they have no duplicates they will
take orders for the very articles on exhibit
ton and deliver them at the close Of the
exposition.
There is nothing finer In the exposition
than this display of British pottery,
though the Hatfield hall banquesing room
attracts fully as much attention. Here is
where the Briton takes us back to the days
of the Richards and the Jameses and
shows us the baronial m~agnifcence which
we have learnt most of through the de
ightful pages Of Walter Scott. This ban
quoting hall from Hatfield hall was in use
from ZOOS to 1911, years in which Shake,
speare was In his prime and the England
OF royalty and blood was in it's glory, no
matter what the England of the masses
was. The famous hall has been hand
somely and accurately reproduced. 1t
gives us a glimpse of oneo of those interiors
which we have read about. IL has the
elaborate carving In oak, the old armoY,
the great open fireplace with it's dogs and
~leopards, the tankards, cups, chalices,
fiagons, ewers and other heavy silver arti-
ties used on my lords table, the pictures
which he had on his walls, the minstrel
gallery at one end Of the hall and the mar
velous oak carving or screen at the other.
All b antiques here are genuine, and all
the carvings and modelings in plaster have
been faithfully reproduced. The calling
Of this famous han In fat, the first In
stance, 10 Is said, Of the use Of q fat ceiling
In Britain, all others having been gabled.
As for oak carvings, modern manufac-
turers show that they can do quite as well
In this line as their ancestors. One Brit
ish frm displays q nne line Of carved fur
niture and chairs, in the blacklist kind Of
black English oak, and their prices are not
unreasonable. For 1856 you may Suy an
elegant carved hall settee, and $1,000 viii
purchase q fine mantel. In all classes of
furniture the British make good displays,
but I'm brass bedstsads they excel. Grace
full and light are the forms, and rich the
workmanship. One bed, with . tall
canopy, has the American coat-of-arms on
the ~tail-piece, aud the canopy 10 topped
with . blatant American eagle. Probably
the maker thought this Bit OF Yankee
doodleism would catch the eye Of some
rich American and produce q quick sale
ut the lusty price Of $3.50 for the bed, but
- yet nc purchase has been made. The
truth probably Is that an American would
not dare put such q bed In his chamber
without taking OF the gim-crsck eagle
and coat-of-arms, or else he would take
good care that none of his friends should
enter his bedroom and see what q donkey
he had been making Of himself. II I we're
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

In commenting upon the state
clent of Mr.. Hassler that the reason
why the president appointed Otto
Peemiller marshal for South Da-
kota was that the other two candl-
dates we're so loud in their accusa-
tlons against each other that the
president chose Peemiller as a COM
promise the Elk Point Leader prints
The following:
There is not a word of truth IN
the above special as TO the reason
why the president appointed Otto
Peemilier marshal. The facts are
these: Col. Sheafe was Endorsed by
Senator Kyle President Cleveland
offered to appointed Sheafe mars
hal, provided Sepator Kyle would
denounce free silver and vote with
the gold-bu party onthat question.
This, of course, Senator Kyle would
not agree to, and hence the appoint
ment or Peemiller. The people OF
South Dakota can rest assured that
they have at least one representative
in congress hat Cleveland and his
goldbug party cannot purchase.
The press would not of curse in
sinuate that ''there is not a word of
truth" in the Leaders statement OF
"facts," but it would very much
like to know the basis for charges
against the truly good and ieshy
gentleman who handles the reins OF
the government at the present time.
1t has not been so very long since
it was announced that Kyle could
nave half the Cleveland Kingdom
If he wished it. How is this thus:
Sioux Falls Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

As a rule a prosecuting attorney
viii strain every point to secure the
conviction of the prisoner at the
bar. That is not really what a
prosecuting lawyer is elected for.
1t is his business to seek the truth,
and to present it for the considera-
ton of the court and jury. But
the fact that lawyers fer the de-
Tense in these days resort to every
subterfuge to free a guilty client
is an incentive to the prosecution
to leave no stone unturned TO place
the prisoner behind the bare. This
may be deplorable, but it is condi-
tions that can be improved only BY
wholesome changes in our court
practice. Under our present meth
DDS a lawyer having a ''poor case
will squander hours of precious time
IN examining a jury, and in the end
he will manage to select men upon
whom ne a effectually apply the
various articles known only 20 the
profession. HIS aim IS to secure a
disagreement If his client is guilty.
If ne entertains no hope of an ac-
quittal. A reform in our court
practice whereby the court itself
is enabled to secure a jury of men
OF the highest type of intelligence
would be hailed with delight by tho
people. While we I've good courts
presided over as a rule by men who
love justice, we must all admit there
there is room for improvement.
Precedent is worth something, but
it should not for a moment stand in
the way of such progress as COM
mon sense suggests. Public Opln-
ioo.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

AS long as $500, 600 changes
hands on the result of a horse race,
as it did in Chicago the other day,
it don't look much like there was
much of a stringency in the money
market among the sports who pat
ronize such places.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-07-06

The temperature of the work
room can be materially lowered by
sprinkling the floor with water,
which takes up a large amount of
heat while vaporizing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
Byron's Maid of Athens.

Byron's maid of Athens was Theresa
Makri, daughter Of the English vice
consul. who had died before Byron's
visit of 1899, leaving three daughters.
Theresa is described as the handsomes st
of the three. She wore the Albanian
dress and captivated the young lord,
who lived in her mothers house. Al
scrward she became the wife of a Mr.
Black, and was seen in 1885 by live
" tourist CAT the house of Mr.. Hill,
the American MINISTRY, who was dis
appointed not to find her all that
Byron had described her twenty-five
years before 81 must candidly own"
he wrote to Liverpool newspaper
that she is now a GOMEZ, sort of
woman, witt no trace of her former
beauty lett-oue OF the ordinary women
whom YOU meet with by scores i'm the
world" Yet suppose She is known
by reputation 20 ten times as many
persons as ever heard of the Empress
EuGocia, so that If fame were any con-
ISOLATION for the rayages Of time Mrs
Black enjoyed il,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
Chtldren as Autoerats.

ADO you like childreu?' How many
times | am asked that question, and
always by women, THAT depends
upon the children, is my inyarable
reply Children ought TO be charm
inc. Nature makes them little ami
mails with strong wills, which they
proceed to exercise the moment they
are born. What they want they cry
and kick for When they find them
selves masters of the situation domes-
tic despotism sets in, and the whole
household submits to a small but PEN
etrating voice that rules with rod of
iron.
Nature makes these little people alb
solutelv selfish, but nature also makes
them absolutely pliable, They are as
clay in the hands OF the potter. II
potters appreciate their awful respon-
sibility and properly mold this human
clay there arise such children as call
their authors blessed; they become
bulwarks OF the state. Leave that
clay TO its own evolution, or fashion it
according to false standards, and what
should be a joy becomes a curse TO So
-,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
Didn't Care If He Did.

well should say so, said the dock
hand. "We see some of the funniest
sights in the world in the ferry bust
ness occasionally"
The remark came out OF the excite
ment following the inebriated gentle
man who wabbled down the carriage
way, placed his ticket on a spile and
tackled into the North River
Zone of the funniest occurred two
years ago when the company adopted
for a short time the plan of giving
every passenger little celluloid ball
for his three cents, which was to be
dropped in box few feet further on
for admittance to the ferry house. A
rosy nosed old fellow came up to the
ticket Office window, and after labori-
ously counting out three pennies start
ed for the waiting room.
"'Heyn yelled the agent, come back
here and take bal"
THE passenger wheeled like a shot
and ambled back to the window with a
wonderful smile besetting his counten-
ance.
"Mush 'bligid, ole fell, said he; do
care ii do Wha'z (hic), whazzer
laadder wiz beer?'
at nearly broke the old mans heart
when he discovered his mistake, and
SIC never travelled on our line again"
~ L. Heruid.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
PeriIous Fishing.

Dynamite fishing killing Of fish
by the explosion of dynamite bombs
under or upon the water, and then
gathering the Stunned or killed fish
which are brought to the surfaces
so generally condemned that there
will not be much sympathy for the hui
man performer in the following trag-
edy, recorded in some of the English
newspapers
A man in Biddeford, in The south
western part of England, had dog
which he had carefully trained to bring
him whatever he had thrown into the
water Early one morning this man
went out to a pond near his place, car
rying with him a dynamite bomb with
which he intended to snake haul Of
the trout in the pond. lie lighted the
fuse and threw the bomb into the wa
ter.
Unluckily he had either failed to no.
tice or else had forgotten that his dog
followed him. On the instant the dog
sprang into the water, swami 10 the
floating bomb, seized it and brought
it ashore to place it at his masters
fees.
The man tried TO command the dog
to drop the terrible object, but the ami
nal showed the excellence of his train
ing By clinging TO it and rapidly APP
preaching the shore.
Then the lazy fisherman took TO his
heels. The dog came ashore and fol-
lowed him at more rapid rate than
the man could run, the dynamite still
10 its mouth and the fuse burning.
1t was a wild race for high wall
not far away. The dog gained every
instant The man was in despair, for
he knew the bomb would explode pres
emily with murderous force He reach
ed the wall and scrambled over it just
IN time, for at that instant, as the dog
came TO the foot of the wall, the dyna-
mite exploded.
The unfortunate dog was blown to
atoms, but the man escaped with a
severe shaking up and a disposition
to fish in he future with hook and
line.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29

Monroe Journal One of the most
shocking accidents that has occurred
In this section for years happened
last Wednesday afternoon one and
one half miles west of Browntowp.
As the afternoon passenger tram
turned the curve near the Wescott
farm Engineer Ellis was Mortified to
see a little child oontentedly sitting
in the middle of the,track. To stop
the train was impossible; to see the
babe ground under the wheels was
terrible. The fireman took in the
situation at glance, crswled out to
the pilot and made brave attempt
to snatch the child from between
the rails but the position of the babe
rendered this impossible. The en-.
tire train passed over the little
body, completely severing the head
from the trunk. The train was
brought to a standstill as soon as
possible and conductor Dean and
two of the passengers carried the
mangled remains into the house.
The child was a son of Geo. Denure,
and was but 2l months old. The
mother was absent at the time and
the child, escaping the vigilance of
the nurse, crawed out to play in the
sand between the deadly rails.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29

the road. He got very much attached
10 ME and always seemed in Mt ease il
l went anywhere without him. Final
ly tired of taking him about the
country and one day while was in
indianapolis decided I'd send him to
my brother in St. Joseph and of went
nv dog.
well, | came to st. Louis. went 10
Cairo and Louisville aud at last cot in
to Cincinnati at night. | always stop
at the Burnett house and when ! got
there the clerk told ME that the house
was crowded, but. As he knew I'd be
there that night, he had saved room
for me. ! was little bit surprised
and asked him how he knew wa.
coming. He replied. Oh, ! knew it;
your dog has been here all day
found the dog and he Was delighted to
see me and | found afterward that he
had run away from my brother and,
jumping on train had dead-headed
his way to Cincinnati and went straight
10 the Burnett house.
IL sent him back to ST. Joseph and
he ran away again, but took the wrong
train and wound up in Denver He
tired o. it there and came back to st.
Louis and found me at the Southern.
| sent him back the third time and
now he's run away again. The last
heard of him was through letter
got from the clerk of the Capital hotel
in Houston telling me that my dog
had been there for two or three days
and as had not arrived he had disap-
peared. | don't know where he is but
he is well able TO take care of him
self and I'll catch up with him some
day"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29

LAST fall | was taken with a kind
of summer complaint, accompanied
with a wonderful diarrhpa. Soon
after my wife's sister, who lives
with US, was taken in the same way,
We used almost everything without
benefit. Then said, let us try
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhma Remedy, which we did
aud that cured us right away. !
think much of it., as it did for me
what it was recommended to do
John Hertzler, Bethel, Berks Co. Pa,
25 and 80 cent bottles for sale by
Il. ID. Pulford.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
Worlds Fair Accommodat ions

Those intending to attend the
Columbian exhibition can secure
rooms either at the new Hotel Ep-
worth or in private houses at from
so cents to 81. per day by applying
to the undersigned, who has spent
several days inspecting the different
accommodations j. G. MARTIN,
7tf Agent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
EGGS WANTED.

will pay market price in cash
or in trade, will pay one dollar and
six cents for every dollars worth of
eggs. Also will allow six per cent
discount for cash or monthly pay.
ments. l6tt DAVID JACKO.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29

WORLDS FAIR EXCURSION, COM
mencing April 25th. The c., M.
& St. p. Ry. will sell excursion
tickets from Mineral Point to Chi
cage at $50. Good going on date
of sale, good to return until Nov.
Is, 1898. n. FL. Snow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
Boots and Shoes.

Some lines I offer at cost, any.
thing in stock very close to cost
to make ready for spring goods
Am also prepared to do any re.
pairing or mending of boots OF
shoes, at the lowest prices.
4tf DAVID JACKo.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
Money Can be Saved

BY buying your wall paper and
window shades at Hanscom's. Such
bargains as are now offered are
rsre-you meet with them about
once in lifetime. "a