davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13
BRIEF MENTION.

Lerch & Greve. 500 Eighteenth
street.
Picturesque America"-brinp in
your coupons.
Save your coupons for THE ARGUS
Worlds fair series.
Money to loan on real estate sccur-
ity. Apply at jackson & Hurst's.
For spring or summer suit. 90 to
Emig, the tailor. He will be sure to
please you.
Picturesque American--are Won
getting the series? Back numbers at
The ARGUS Office.
Americas Greatest Men and Wo.
men"-a valuable album THROUGH the
medium OF The ARGUS coupons.
Emig. the tailor, has just received
tne line of imported and domestic
spring woo!ens. Call and see his
line before you order elsewhere.
Get The ARGUs dictionary on the
instal!ment plan. and you will have
the best book of reference complete
at nominal cost before you know it.
The Rock Island Y. NJ. c. A. ba.-
ket ball team play a championship
game with the pennant holders of the
state, the Monmouth's next Tuesday
night. Then will follow a series Of
games with Decatur, Joliet and Chi.
cago.
President Nj. S. Waller. of the
Alta Iona Improvement association.
accompanied by W. J. DYER. Adam
Kramer, Henry Bleuer and Messrs.
Block and Witt. left Tuesday for
Alta Iona on 4 tour of inspection of
the comPany's lands.
If you are going to paper this
spring call on Lerch & Greve. They
carry a Tine assortment of wall paper.
aud will furnish samples on aprIica-
ton. They can do YOUR work cheaper
than anybody. Call and see them at
500 Eighteenth street.
Aid. W. c. Maucker has broken
ground for handsome residence on
Seventeenth street. Contractor Lud-
wig having the carp inter- work and
hoseniield d slattery the plumbing
Mr.. Maucker Will have general over
sight of the work himself. and viii
have it built according to his ideas
of handsome home.
The Illinois state board Of health
has sent out circular relating to the
treatment Of small pox. in which the
first principle Laid down is systematic
vaccination in community on the
discovery OF the first case OF small
poX. Il Is further said that. Local
boards and health authorities have
the right to order compulsory vacciu-
alton ut anT time. and their orders
may be enforced under penalty: or
persons refusing 10 be vaccinatcd NAV
he quarlntined and otherwise treated
Is small poX patients or suspects. :
until the period OF danger has passed. =
Mrs. j. Z. kimball received word
this morning which viii be hailed
with delight by ali music lovers in
the three cities. 1t i TO the effect
that Mrs. Katharine Fisk. vi Chicago.
VINO 50 charmed the local public on
her last visit. has consented to 4 re-
turn engagement in Roci, Island. I'M
der the patronage OF the Rock Island
and Moline Amateur Musical club at
Harper'S theatre April 50. There
were so many expressions Of disap-
pointmcnt among those who failed to
hear Mrs. Fisk on her previous visit
20 Rock Island that her return to Us
will he received as particularly good
fortune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13

That charming and successful com
edv. "A Summer Blizzard. " Is to he
presented at the Buriis, at Davenport,
this evening. Charles +. Blaney. an
thor Of RAILROAD Ticket" is respon-
,ihle for this new product. which is .
decided improvement over his first al
tempt.
The Police Patrol" Sundays bill
at the Burtis, Al Davenport, comes af-
ter lot of good attractions. but is 3
unique attraction IN itself. Realism
outcome i its specially. and in the en-
omPli!ication OF the possibilities OF
stage realism the play has its special
field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13
SUSTAIN
Home industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company, success
,-s TO George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery.
gu,,r's City Brewery and Rabe & StenpeI's
Rock Island Brewery, as well as Julius Junge's
Bo.,.ng Works, has one of the most complete
Brewing Establishments including Botting de-
1,rtr,eat in the country The product is the
very best Beer is bottled at the brewery and
d.rversd TO any part Of the tri-cities, and may
b. ordered direct from the head Offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13
Economy md 81 eng n.

Valuable vegetable remedies are
used in the preparation of Hood 5
Sarsaparilla in such a peculiar man
ner as To retain the full medicinal
value of every ingredient. Thus
Hoods Sarsaparilla combines econo-
my and strength. and is the only
remedy Of which 'l00 doses 81" is
true. BE sure and get Hoods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13
Cbcap Rates to California.

Rates all advance on April Is.
From now on until that date the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way will make a one-way first-class
rate to San Francisco, San Jose or
Los Angeles of $29.25; round trip,
1925. +. III. PLUMMER. Agent.
l.. NJ. ALLEN, @. A. Z. u.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13

April 10 and "a, May s and 20, al
one fare for the round trip. Tickets
limited to thirty (So) days from date
OF issue: choice of routes offered;
stop-overs permitted within certain
territory. Detail information upon
application to
Il. SToCKHOUsE, G. 7. A.
Depot. foot OF Twentieth street
Rock Island. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13
-
Tho Wisdom of Inc Iusf

- Twas said b arcient saccs
That love of life increased with years
So much, that in or latter stages,
When pains grow sharp and sickness RACES,
The greatest love Of lie appears "
Bat t. retain The vigor of vouth. the eniov,neI
of life. TIE blessings of Le.thy appetite. and d
good digestion, take Dr. Pierce's & lden Med
ical Discovery ana live TO a hale and hearty old
az. For dvspep in. -diges,io, ..,ixe, CON-
plant and kindred ailments it's guaranteed I,
cure Q: money pad for ii will he rcfnuoed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13
A,auir:n. .n.. :p.,ssrssi.... So. n-.h.

In childhood we study mathematics
and languages TO strengthen our mind.
When we get older. our mind is SO strong
that these things are driven entirely out
of it.-Bostoc Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-04-13

The most aggravated eases OF
Rheumatism have been speedily and
permanently cured by Salvation Oil.
Every one should have it. Twenty
five cents.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

A poor man may possess wit so fne
that it is capable of doing him great
deal Of service, and then wait a long
time before an opportunity comes for
him to exercise it profitably. This was
the case with an elderly tramp who
was entrusted. for want of q better
messenger. with an eTrsnd 70 the Duke
Of Bedford
We'll. you're = queer fellow said
the duke on seeing him what j. your
name?"
Ny name is Russell. your grace
The duke laughed heartily. for his
own name was Russell
And how about your coat-of-arns?r
asked the duke. is tha. the same as
the duke of Bedford's?-
"Ah. your grace" said the man.
our arms may be much the same. but
fancy there's slight difference in or
eostsv'
A this fact was OILY too apparent,
the duke sent fo- q good Goa. of his
own and gave il 10 the u,an--Yo1;h's
Companion
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01
WERE FOOL JOtERS
Fielding Tells of TWO ThH We're
Particularly Harrowiz,E.
One Was Played by "Dundrsaryi sothern
Upon John T. Raymond and ths Other
Was Played by Mother Nturs
on Fielding Himself.
1copYRIGHr. 1894 l


The observance of April Ffol's day
IS not what it was-not what i ought
70 be. We have still plenty <f fools,
but the old-style practical joker is no
more l believe that his suppression
and the discontinuance of the habit of
blowing out the gas are the two chief
reforms achieved by the agency of the
newspaper paragrapher The new
style practical joker is the man who
gets dollar per joke, and puts the
money in the bank. He is very mach
more practical than the real author Of
the joke who in the early part Of this
century-probably in the very hard
winter Of eighteen-hundred-a
to-death-was walking around New
York with no soles on his shoes. There
was no money in the old fashioned jok-
ing. and so it no longer exists in this
commercial age.
Far be it from me to apologize for
the extinct practical joker; and yet
there is much to be said in his favor.
His chief justification lies in the unde-
niable fact that the spirit of practical
joking exists in nature.
The most narrowing jest of human
origin that ever heard of was played
by "Dundreary" Sothern upon John
T. Raymond. There were half
dozen others in the party, but do not
recall their names. They were in q
small billiard room in one of the New
York hotels. 1t was in a basement
and was artificially lighted in the day
time Raymond was not playing. He
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

u
swan easier. struggled over .
hundred yards of water and then utter
WEAKNESS settled down upon me. I
was so tired that / dared not try to
turn over on my back to float knew
that should sink like stone What
happened after that don't clearly re-
member. There is a vague recollection
OF resolving that would not only re-
form my own character bat give my
most earnest efforts to cclaimirg some
of my associates. Several of them oc-
CURED to me as being distinctly in need
OF my services. The two young men
behind me were of the number and I
could not help thinking how much bet
ter 1t would be for the race if either OF
them was in my position, and ! was in
the boat.
And then suddenly my mind cleared.
1 saw the shore now very near. and
wonderfully beautiful. The sky was
bluer than it had ever been before; the
air was sweeter. had never particu-
larly admired the scenery of that part
OF Massachusetts before, but it came
to me then that this wns a very dcsir-
able place to live in. and that had
about one second more in which 20 en-.
JOY it. My legs sunk like lead drag
ging me down; it was all over with me.
But my feet touched bottom. Istood
there in water which barely reached to
my chest, and yet the shore wa. two
hundred yards away. Accustomed
from my youth to the bold shores of
Maine where a man can drown very
conveniently within ten feet of dry
land could not understand this phe-
nomenon. At first I could not move.
1t occurred to me that I must be ac-
curately balanced on some pinnacle
up from the remote bottom
of the pond. Providence had put it in
my way because / was too good TO be
wasted. But at last l slipped off my
perch. sank three inches and struck
bottom. 1t felt perfectly level
A horrible suspicion seized me. Ibe-
gan to wade outward along the course
over which had SO painfully strug-
gled. Iwasn't tired any more, 1 was
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

! peen accustomed to che american eIo-
! quence of the period, some of which
was of very noble character. both
, rational and earnest, at once inspiring
| and impressive. But Kossuth's elo-
/ quence was unlike the familiar Ameri-
! can: it was of singular novelty and
effulgencc. 1t seemed as though his
tongue was tipped with oriental fire. as
though his heart was afame. as though
his soul had been fresh from :he solar
surge, as though he were an Asiatic
rather than European. The compass
of his thought, the power of his reason
ing. the vividness of his imagery, the
energy of his passion, the depth of
his sincerity, the range of his knowl-
edge. the majesty of his diction. the
pcrspicacity of his language. and the
charm of his presentation have GER
tainly been surpassed but by few of
the worlds orators. We often hear of
a thing called magnetic eloquence,"
but that phrase must look raw and
coarse to those who can recall the
luminous discourse of the man from
Hungary. His audiences were over
mastered. they Were borne aloft and
carried along.
Since l began to con iure up the menu
ories here put on record feel bound TO
acknowledge that any attempt of mine
to give an account thereof must be
wholly unworthy of the reality.
The scenes in New York at the time
of kossuth's advent in America were
repeated almost daily in other cities
during the half year of his American
crusade. The exultancy of Philadel-
phia and of Boston equaled that of any
other place; and even Washington was
under the inspiration Of his presence.
Welcomed to the white house by the
president; welcomed in both houses of
congress: welcomed by the populace:
welcomed at an official BANQUET a.
which the. other eminent figure WAS
BLACK Dan," the rhetorician who had
oft ''shook the senate and fuluined
over the union" mot certainly ALWAYS
TO my hkingl: Kossuth was every
where welcomed with unfeigned Amer
lean cordiality. lie traversed the land
not in pursuit Of fame or any personal
advantage, but in search of that
practical favor and material aid,
which his PROSTATE country was in
dire need of. The material aid he 90.
not, either from the government or the
people. We could not undertake to as
sist Hungary in q war for independ- |
ence. We could do nothing in her be-
half We had given her our moral |
we had honored her cham
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01
WITHOUT WATER.
The Ultimate Condition OF Our Earsn q
Deduced From Analogy.

Deduced From Analogy.
Avolume might be written on the
vast and awful desolation of the lunar
surface; but unquestionably this tire,
uendous metamorphosis was wrought
when the oceans, whose dry beds we
now designate as mares, retreatcd 20
the interior and literally rent tho
planet with ex. .,losions of natural gas
and steam.
IL we calculate the coolest crust Of
our earth at fifty mile. in thickness.
and this is perhaps allowing for more
than there really is, then the molten
interior at an approximate estimate
still has diameter Of seven thousand
nine hundred miles. We can imagine
what an effect this would have on
the earth's contour. or rather on
The character of its periphery, il
any of the oceans should in
colossal way come in direct con-
tact with this internal fire. We can
turn our large telescopes 10 the moon
and see, on a smaller scale. what has
occurred. and which. IL we may deduce
conclusions from analogy. will be the
ultimate fate of the earth.
Yet, without the water there could
aot be a single form Of life, for in both
vegetable and animal formations thi.
Is the ail-important vehicle in produc-
ton and development Beyond any
question 10 is 10 the water that all life
forms must primarily refer their orr
gin, and there is not n single known
form that can main tain life without Z
The principle Of life can not be opera.
live except il be in organic moisture.
Neither brain. nerves nor capillary
tubes arc capable OF manifesting the
htai principle in a dry condition
Hence waterlexs world is necessarily
dead world IL il the water tEst
nolds the sphere. gives il its contour.
5 the aDimsting vehicle. sustains it-
ife. and also rends IL in the ihroos 81
iissoiu ton Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

was then but youth OF unripe lima GIN.
alton; and, peradventure, if he looked
to me like the ideal hero and liberato.
it was because my young spirit was
filled with the romance of his history.
What scene of blazonry he looked
when he landed at the battery. es he
stepped under triumphal arch to the
music OF many bands, amid the array
of militia, beyond which were the
eZultant masses of free Americans
hailing his name. It was a resonant
and damboyant welcome which was
given to him by the whole population
OF the Empire city. Up Broadway,
which had been decorated as it never
| has been since then he rode in his
carriage, standing erect and ac-
| knowledging the salutations; down
the Bowery, which was yet gayer and
| merrier; onward to the city hall. where
he was once again welcomed with I'm
pressive ceremonial by the municipal
dignitaries- 1t was Kossuth's first day
in America, and the incidents of the
day were worthy of his renown.
We had traditions of the welcome
given to Lafayette by a previous gem
Grafton when he visited the United
States at the invitation of congress;
but certainly the brave Frenchman
who had helped to win our country's
independence had no such reception
when he landed here as that of the
Hungarian.
1t seems to me that the American
people were far more buoyant and
fervent of spirit in those times than
they are nowadays. They were a
younger and fresher people, prouder Of
their country and its freedom, more in
trepid, sympathetic and aggressive,
more desirious of the extension of lib
erty over the world. Those millions
upon millions of immigrants of many
races who have come among us since
then have, along with other things,
operated to bring about marked
changes in the characteristic American
type. l guess that our country has
grown very much older within the past
half century.
1t was the day after Kossuth landed
that he delivered in Castle Garden be-
fore ten thousand people his first
American speech, which was followed
by many other speeches here within a
week. | heard him once and again. I
reca'j at this time his fascinating per. /
son, his reverberating voice and his
magical discourse. His oratory was a
revelation to all his hearers, We had .
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

OF Aodsyn Com wsrce-
Mention is several times made u tho
word butter in the English translation
Of the Old Testament. but rnost schOi-
ars understand the Hebrew word sOr
butter 70 refer 20 some siqnid prspars-
ZION OF milk or cream. The oldest dir
tinct allGSion 20 butter Ia by the Greek
historian. Hsrodotus. with sn occs~
sional reference by other coaienpo
raneous writers who lived about fv.
hundred years before Christ The
Tbracians and the Greeks were the
earliest nations 10 adopt il a. food. 20
IL served as an ointment before IL esrus
10 be eaten II subsequently, came ate
use among Earopean nations
IL = related By Pi1.areh that ~hiis
Spartan lady WIS visiting the wife a
e distinguished roblcnAn os an ada
cent principally. the former snelie5
50 strongly o. sweet ointment. aud ths
latter 20 strongly Of butter. that
mutual rspnlsion wss the consequences.
which finally ended ia war.
A distinguished GreciAn physician.
who lived about the time of Christ
mentions that butter wzs rraAe b.
sgitating the fa;,es; snllk. as that .:
sheep
Another writer treats % the cO-,-
psraisss qualities of that made frssr7
the Different animals. bot noce .asks
mention of ia being u7ed sTea ss ,kss
period. except by ;hs ThFSelass sai
ancient Germans
IL vas b~tveea the third sad sOurss
oeDturies thai butter came ls;o gen
ersl zsc- u Is ssPpo@ea thz: ;hs GO
srss custom Of eating Of butter 9as Ia
,rosizeed into neTtAe-n Italy bT ths
a Geno4 aaf yensos,
and from the>e cities the caztosa s~rzd-
uzIiy srrrad 0ssr Ezrop- a. the god
Qualities os IL b~ea.rse knows. ArxrS-
raa< sre nation Of has.~S ~a.rrz. .sA
,hosyh immense Gz2rtizsSs sr~ COO
surDed 80 h-=rss. frs.Hy tbozssst p~ssn4s
Are exp,ostes every y-aT. Hsa fise fSsss-
bees = steadily growing asd th- aaa..
- becomes better r---ez.tizsors sa.~Ft-
An
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01


< has said, the circumstances attending
MS reception constituted one of the
most extraordinary spectacles the New
World had. up to that time, ever be-
held Before his arrival here Kossuth
had figured in the American imagina-
ton as the grandest of modern Euro
peans, as man of transcendent ge-
MUS, as the greatest leader of the war
like Magyars, as an orator who had
aroused an ancient people to the as
sertlon OF their power, as a statesman
of the foremost rank. as a hero
who had confronted the armies
Of Auscria and Russia, as the
pioneer Of European liberation. as
a revolutionist who had fallen at
time when victory seemed to be
almost won-and, above all, as the
foremost living champion of free
nom against despotism. From this
side of the sea we had watched with
ardent hope his valiant struggle in
hungary, had followed through battle
Ind siege from Comoon to Arad, in
victory or defeat, the fortunes of its
tilustrious leader from the time he
proclaimed the independence of his
country, was elected its governor. and
rallied his people to vindicate their
rights until the time when ruin befeu
tiie patriotic cause, and Kossuth,
pverpowered by the hosts of two
smperors, sought a refuge in Turkey.
upon the government of which coun-
Ey his foes made demands that he
should be delivered up for execution.
0he tyrant and traitor had won; the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

heroic man had fallen, liberty was
crushed.
But even then and after that. the cry
ras heard here in America: All hail to
The great Kossuth,
In course of time we had the happy
news that the president of the United
States had taken mp his case. that the
potential voice of Daniel Webster had
been raised in his behalf. that the sem
ste had invited him to this country as
the nations guest, and that an Ameri-
can warship had been dispatched
across the Atlantic TO convey him to
Dur shores. He accepted the invita-
tion, boarded the man-of-Nar and set
put for America.
His arrival here was the signal for
the llindfng of such fires of American
enthusiasm as had never before blazed
in that generation. Proudly up the
lay of New York advanced the
steamer amid salutations from forts
and fleets, bearing aloft our guardian
Gag under which stood Americas hon
pred guest. glorious even in defeat. A
nultitudinous swarm Of exuberant
patriots and sympathizers, under the
inspiration of American enthusiasm,
awaited his coming and filled the
skies with Joyous shouts. Ere vet he
had entered port he was welcomed in
the presidents name. welcomed by a
eoloncl of the regular army in behalf
of its commander. welcomed by the
municipal authorities, by officers of
militia regiments, by representatives
pf all kinds of societies and by delega-
lions of citizens. on that beauteous
December day of 1851. His personal
appearance. as remember it, was even
more picturesque and attractive than
the images of him that had previously
been formed in the popular mind. He
was of type then unfamiliar in our
country. supposed to be that OF the
Magyar race. although. in truth, he
was of Slavic descent. He was in the
prime of life, graceful in figure and Of
stately presence; his complexion
seemed to be at once swarthy and pal
lid: he gave the impression Of intellect
and energy; his manners were those of
the nobility; he had a beard with mus
tache. things which had not then come
, into fashion among us; his speech was
subtIued, while his voice was clear
ard comprising. His garb was
of some Hungarian kind; he wore
n braided and buttoned coat: he
had short cloak flung over his
shoulders, and his hat was of that
variety which afterward became
known as the '.Kossuth hat" myself
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

In . recent article on the t-a@c Ia
sermons there is good story OF eler-
Gal presence OF mind.
4 curste who had mounted the puI-
PIT armed with one OK the late Rev
Charles Bradleys most recent homilies
Wa for . moment. horror-s.ruck By
The sight % Rev. Charles Bradley him
self IN . pew beneath him
Immediately. however. ne recovered
enough seif-possessioa % be able 20
oy: The beautiful sermon I'm sboa,
20 preach y b. Rer- Charles BraE:ey.
Who I'm glad 70 zee in good health
aRong - oDombled here
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-04-01

simply angry. INVADED clear back to
the streak Of cold water. The bottom
of the pond was as level as a floor. As
] went / picked up all the sins which
had discarded i even invented new
ones which it has since been my pleas
ure to commit When the other fel-
lows in the boat picked me up I was
not reformed young man any more
] was a pirate. But on the way to the
shore / thought it all over and decided
It would not pay to be wicked. 1t might
perhaps be better to be smart. ! sup
pose that that is the lesson which
April Fools Gay was established 70 in
culcate. HowARp FIELDING.