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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

haps he used an ordinary fish nne'
and pole cut i'll the woods, and mavbe
he spit on the worm after its impalcmcnt
in order to increase its attractiveness TO
the hoped for victim Possibly his line
was horsehair, skillfully twisted with
two quilts, and he may have used ami
seed oil to attract the fish, but which
ever method he used there is tile doubt
that he enjoyed trout fishing as heartily
i'll tho days when he made use of the
humble worm us now, when he is an ex-
pert fly caster.
1t may not DO so, hut it must seem to
the general reader that the men who en-
gage i'll public affairs are more general
~ devoted to angling than are those OF
any other class. Certainly Il larger pro
portion Of those whose names AFRO often
seen i'll print than Of tho ordinary run
OF men make fishing regular amuse-
ment, so to speak, though this may not
DO because public men and men of af-
fairs are of necessity anglers. 1t is more
likely due to the fact that men who have
won enough prominence TO 10 often men
TONED Ill type must have also reached
a degree of financial independence that
makes it possible to spend the time
which you Will remember is moncy-for
fishing. At any rate, prominent men
like to fish and do fish, and we are all
privileged to read Of the fun they have.
whether we ourselves can afford to fish
or not.
United States Senator and cx-Secre-
tary Redticld Proctor Of Vermont il one
Of tho most devoted fishermen in the
country, and at the very moment Won are
reading this he is probably fly casting for
trout i'll noted little pond on the top of
Pico, one of the Green mountains. away
back from everywhere and accessible
only by n difficult l3 mile drive over
billy roads from Rutland The senator
has recently purchased this pond and
similarly named wales, ana many IlItis
pools, such us Hot Hole and tho like,
are at this inomont being whipped most
vigorously and successfully.
OF course the fishing Of New England
is not confined to Vermont and New
Hampshire. Maine is one of the most
famous Of fishermen's states, and the
Rangeley lakes are among the most
famous of fshermen's lakes. He who
casts his flies on the lakes of Maine must
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

seth Green. 1t originated iii Mayville
Wis Near that place there was, il
1860, lake which il now Horizon
marsh. The winter of that year was
very cold, and tho leo frozo two feet
thick and solid, without q single hole
or break through which the fish in tho
lake could get any air. Consequently
the fish-all bullhcads-in order not to
DO smothercd to death, swan up tho
channel of the Rock river to the Kel0s-
kee dam, where there was an air hole
So numerous were tho fish that they
filled the channel completely, and when
the air hole was reached those III tho
lead were crowded out upon the ice III
great numbers by those i'll the rear
Great numbers" is faint way Of stat
ing the facts rs related to my informant
There was a perfect goyscr of bullheads,
and it lasted for day. There were so
many OF them that they sold for 20 cents
a wagon load, and tho people of tho
vicinity lived on tho fish for weeks and
had to use several hundred loads for
manure.
You may doubt this much Of the
story, and therefore will not relate the
remainder. If you ever go to Mayville
and ask about the bullhcads Of Kekoskee
and tho exprcssman, named Brush, who
fed his hogs and his horses Oh them for
two months, you will get the whole
yarn, and then you will SEQ that L havo
only begun it. CHARLES APPLEBEE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
IractO about apples.

Tho market for American apples is
something the high protection advocates
declared would be ruined by the new
tariff bill, but Consul General De Kay,
ut Berlin, sends word that American
shippers have found fine demand in
January that augurs well for the future.
Since last September 1,443,592 barrels
OF apples have been sent to Europe, as
against l6s, FOG barrels in the winter Of
1894. This means u permanent market
III the future, with handsome profits.
The demand i'll France and England for
American apples is growing, and Ger
many presents an opportunity that trad
ers find of the most attractive character
under the new tariff schedule OF course
tho harvest will be just what the grow
ers make it.-Philadelphia Times.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
a Carpenters Good Luck.

John Clark, carpenter, living Mt No.
% Is street, n. W., Washington, u. c.,
has had run of luck which no will never
forget. For two years he has suffered
with sore and swollen feet, but could get
no relief until he tried Quratol, which has
cured him, rs it has hundreds of others
Quratol viii cure burns, scalds, cuts,
wounds and all skin troubles. Fifty cents
bottle ut drug stores.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
Au object Lesson In Republican pur,.y

"Thosc innocent people who imagine
that the Democratic party is all bad and
tho Republican party all good, says the
Boston Herald (Ind) have only to
turn their eyes to New York to obtain
an object lesson on this point amply s,if-
1icicnt to correct such a delusion. The
Republican party cannot even be used to
promote IL reform there, when i'll the
narrowcst party sense it is for its inter-
est to do so. so inherently corrupt is it
in the man who controls it Tint he is
ready to sacrifice his party itself rather
than lose opportunities for himself to
continue in corruption. F"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
TIME TO GO FISHING.
THE PRESIDENT SETS THE PACE AS
AN ANGLER FOR TROUT.

Public Men Generally Love to Cast the
Fiy-Good Fishing Grounds In Various
Sections of tho Countrywide Knowing
Bullhend.
Not all tho presidents Of tho United
States have been fishermen, but it has
Heen somo years now since the White
afouso has been occupied by man who
did not delight to cast the fly. Grover
cleveland Is indeed a mighty skillful
angler, and many political opponent
there is no doubt who reads with inter
EST every spring of the first trout caught
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
a Child Scaldc,l.

a young child of Mr S. c. Shane, liv-
ing at No. 6ol Church street, Norfolk, Va,
was painfully scalded some time ago. Mr..
shane applied linseed oil and other reme-
aies, put the little ono got no better until
ne tried Quratol. In letter he praises
Quratoi, which Is sold by ali druggists at
% cents a bottle. Quratol cures burne,
ecalds, cuts, wounds and all skin troubles,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
Il FRIENDLY LETTER.
DEAR OLD CoMRADE:

So you're going TO get married?
Well | wish you all prosperity, old boy;
and Just tell the dear young lady your have chosen
That wish her every happiness aud Joy,
can scarcely think twus true when first heard it,
You were always SO afraid OF making slips,
But as long as you have mustered mp the courage
Let me give you or two good friendly tips.
Always give your vile her way when she is talking,
And whenever she asserts thut black Is white,
Never let her think you doubt her for q moment,
But stand right up aud swear that she Is right,
And in after years when comes the bouncing baby,
Who scrcechcs till your head is lit to crack;
Every night you must walk up aud down the carpet;
But for PHYS sake be careful OF thnt tack.
There's another thing tits well for to mention,
And know twill you money in the end,
When You re starting in your little home to furnish
BE very cautious where your cash yeu suend.
There are many who sell furniture Norfolk.
And II memory serves me aptly in this case
There only when | was there who suited
Every person who would patroniZe his place.
Such lot OF goods you together.
Every article that housekeepers require,
Selling with guarantee Of satisfaction,
And at prices Just as low You desire,
am sure that if you pay this place visit
Ere the time to got yonr Furniture is nigh,
when you see the sweeping bargains that offered
at no other place you'll to buy.
Now, dear comrade, l am going to close my letter,
In the hope that you'll enjoy true happiness
But, hold about that who sells the Furniture.
forgot to give his name his address.
Ills large and lofty pile Of brick shi MORTAR
And ID. CARPENrEHs the name above the door,
When you the crowd on Bank going to it
You car follow 1t to Number Sixty Four.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
He Does 1t Well.

Governor Matthews of Indiana thinks
It will be ex-President Harrison, says
the Philadelphia Record. Reed he
says, "does not know where to jump ON
the financial question, and Mckinley is
closely connected with another subject,
which will not cut much figure in the
next campaign" II it should come to 4
jumping, Mir. Harrison might display
unrivaled agility. At present he loesri't
jump; he simply straddles and does the
trick beautifully.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

FISHING COTTAGE on RANGELEY LAKE
upon the banks of its lakes and streams
means that many dollars Will DO left
within ito borders. Away mp in the
northern end Of tho state is tho chain
Of Connecticut lakes, and these beauti
full sheets contain millions Of fish. Lake
trout and salmon are to be found in the
waters of Now Hampshire rs we'll MS
brook trout, and every ono Of tho crys-
tellins bodies of water bearing such
names as Penacook and Winnepesnukee,
tho streams OF the Relnigewasset and
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

rectlon Of scientific fish culture, used to
say that of all fish native to the fresh
waters of America none was OF better
flavor than the generally dcspised bull
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09

by the ,nan who has been so big factor
in this nations government ever since
1854.
Nowadays Mr.. Cleveland fishes for
the speckled beauties with fly only,
pnd tho handsome specimen that was
taken from the water tho other day by
the chief executive was caught with tile
most modern OF tackles. Time was, how
ever, when Grover was a country boy,
chat, like oil the rest Of us, no did his
aRant AahinR with q worm for hait Par
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
The poIiIIolan;s aonnY.

''Are you for silver or golda, asked
the statesmen,
nThat depends, Z replied tic poii
elan. (which have Won gott ~. ssss3
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-09
WHY THEY GOT MARRIED.

iNr me tell you story full of love pride glory,
al to 9etwe
garden sat nweet Mary bright auy
Ano oeae ner John was lteung
ad she Hook not lonely don't only?
,u.et us Danish all oroboding
Let us lay plans together or on happ
AM said John o that n longing thoughts oos
'NeA'' ss--'
vii resoe'e TcLo
10 meet
men SAID Mary 'Do
wi he bastfor land
cnn tell where u
where there's Furniture prices high,
AS through town stopping
nbov n paciousd
They located BANK SrEEr numbers
FOUR " 1890 1890
All their they
Hugs Carpets Beds Bedding and
Everything seocou FURNITURE to
They will sell TO us at bargains ha bring
80 Dear John, hings contrary:
There's bright golden
With little cash will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09
CONQUEST OF THE NORTHWEST.


u ARMS
In 17?e, vixen independence was de-
clared, the United States included only
the - original states on the scaboard.
With the exception of a few hunters,
there were no white men west Of the
Allegheny mountains, and there was
not even an American hunter in the
great country out Of which we have
since made the states Of Illinois, Indi-
ana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. All
this region north of the Ohio river then
formed q part Of the province of Quebec.
1t was wilderness of forests and
prairies, teeming with game and inhab-
tied By many warlike tribes of Indians.
Here and there through it were dot
ted quaint little towns of French creoles,
the most important being Detroit, Vim
cennes, on the Wabash, and Kaskaskia
and Kahokia, ON the Illinois These
French villages were ruled by British
officers commanding small bodies of reg
ular soldiers or Tory rangers and creole
partisans. The towns were completely
i'll the power of the British government
None of the American states had actual
PSorNS'ioiA Va a 4OOb VI III tllc
Northwestern territory.
The northwest was acquired at the
time of tic Revolution only by armed
conquest, and if it had not been SO &C.
quired it would have remained a part Of
the British Dominion of Canada.
The man to whom this conquest was
due was famous bacl,woods leader, a
mighty hunter, noted Indian fighter
George Rogers Clark. He was very
strong man, with light hair and blue
eyes, Of good Virginiah family, who,
early in his youth, embarked on the adj
venturous career Of u backwoods survey
or. exactly as Washington and SO many
other young Virsinians of spirit did at
that period. lie travelled out to Ken
tucky soon after it WIGS opened up by
Boone and lived there for q year, either
at the stations or camping by himself in
the woods, surveying, hunting and max
ing war against the Indians like any
other settler. But all the time his mind
was bent on vastcr schemes than We're
dreamed of by the men around him. He
had his spies out in the Northwestern
territory and became convinced that
with Il small force OF resolute back
woodsmen he could conquer it for the
United States. When he went back to
Virginia, Governor Patrick Henry en-
tered heartily into CLARK schemes and
gave him authority to fit out force fer
his purpose. Roosevelt in St.
Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09
Gravitation and the Blood.

We ordinarily think of the attraction
of gravitation only as producing what
we call weight, and rs governing the
motion Of the earth and other planets in
their orbits. But gravitation acts in a
very important manner upon the circu-
lation CT the blood in Cur veins and ar
teries. An elaborate series of expert
ments has recently Eeon carried ont in
Eng land to determine just what effect
gravitation exercises in this respect, and
how its disturbing influence is compcn-
stated in the bodily mechanism.
1t has been found that man probably
possesses more complete compensation
OF this Kind thar any other animal, and
that the monkey stands in this respect
next to laail.
Injuries to TIE spinal cord, asphyxia,
and poisoning by chlo-oform CT curare
para yze, moro or less completely, tho
power OF compensation, and then the in
fUeIoo of gr.vitation on tho circulation
Of the blood may become q serious dan
ger.
In such Il case death is moro likely to
result, according to the conclusions of
Professor Leonard Hill, if the body is
placed in such q position that the alb
domcn is at q lower level than tho heart.
But the danger may be diminished or
removed either by elcvating the abdo-
men or by COMPRISING it so as to Grive
the blood up to the heart. Whom the
heart itself. however, has been injured,
as by chloroform, there is danger in fore
ing the blood too rapidly into it.
Professor Hill finds that, generally
speaking, the best position for the body,
when the power Of compensation for the
effects of gravitation has been arrested,
is with the feet ND instead Of with tho
feet down. Youth's Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09
OF Interest to Travele rs.

For the convenience of its patrons
in Rock Island, the c., Il. l. g. z.
Railway company has arranged to
use the ticket Office of the r. |. & p.
railway at the foot of Twentieth
street, as 4 joint city ticket office
with that company, and a competent
ticket seller is now on duty there
during business hours, who is pre-
pared to give full information as to
the rates. ETC.. for this line, as we'll
rs the l. |. s; p. and will furnish
tickets to all points. make sleeping
ear reservations. etc. A first class
coach runs between this depot and
the Moline avenue station. connect
ing with all through trains, thus en-
abling residents of the central and
lower portions of the city to make all
their arrangements and take trains
from the Twentieth street depot.
No extra charge is made for this SER
vice. +. II. Piummer will continue
in charge of the c., X. l. & L. Rail-
way company's ticket and passenger
business at both offices.
Union depot ticket Office on Moline
avenue will hereafter be open 10
minutes before train time only.
Twentieth street Office telephone
1928, Moline avenue office telephone
1898.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09
Il. Y. p. q. CONVENTION
baltimore July 1s to st, 1895

oN'y NJ ~ AoSD
There is only one route to Balti.
more combining the best railway SER
vice with the most interesting seem
cry and historical associations. 1t is
the Chesapeake & Ohio R'y. via Wash
irgton.-..the Rhine, the Alps and
the Battlefield line of America
along the great Kanawha river,
through New River canous, along the
Greenbrier, crossing the Allegheny
and Blue Ridge mountains, the Pied
mont and Shenandoah valleys, and
the most famous of Virginia battle
fields.
The F. F. v. limited is the only
modern through train to Baltimore
via Washington with electric lights,
dining car and observation car. One
fare for the round trip. At compar-
ativcly slight additional cost return
trip can be made by way of Ghesa-
peakc Bay. Old Joint Comfort and
Richmond.
For full information. descriptive
pamphlet, ETC., address C. b. Ryan,
Asst. q. p. A, C. & 0. R'y., Cincin-
natl, 0.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09

is often asked: s.Do men in public
life care to be so caricatured?
have never yet found man in pub
lie life who objected to it. I recol-
iect very well that James G. Blaine
had habit OF preserving every car
tocn of himself he came across. He
was keenly interested in the pictures
representing him as 1.-The Tat:ooed
Man." and had room full of them.
Mr.. Platt has been distorted in so
many ways and in SO many pictures
that he gets tired looking at his like
ness. l have seen Croker sit down
to laugh in his quiet way at some
clever cartoon representing him as
one OF the grandest rascals on earth.
and have known him to 90 wild with
Indignation at reading a mild criti-
cism of his policy. 1t is really re-
markabie how much more sensitive
public men are to a written criticism
than they are to a published carica-
ture, though the latter may be a
thousand times more severe. l have
numerous cartoons, which, if accur-
ately described in print, would be
regarded as exceedingly lfbelous, yet
taken as works of art, they were
laughed at.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09

TEXAS has a law against prize
fighting, but it is believed to be to-
tally void because it defines prize
fighting to be felony, but prcscribes
a penalty therefor which is applica-
blc only to misdemeanors. The law
is as follows:
ANY person who shall volun arily engage In .
pugilisiic encounter be:weci man and man, r
fight he Wccn man and bull, or between III IN and
any o'hcr an nal, for money or other thing Of
vslue, or upon the rcsnl; o. which any money or
AM thing OF value Is bsi or wagered, or 10 see
which any adms.in fee is charged, either d.
recily or indirectly, shall be deemed gully o. q
felsny, aid upon c'nv elton shall b, punished by
line OF not lees tasn $50, nor more IN 81 eco,
and by pr nshment in the county jail for not les s
than GI days. nos NOR. than on, YEAR"
The best lawyers in Texas say that
it would be impossible to secure a
conviction under the statutory pro
visions. The city Of Dallas could.
by ordinance. prevent the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight from taking place
there, but rs it will result III much
money being left in the city, the au-
thorities will doubtless be slow to
arouse to action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09

THE new flag law which went into
effect July l applies not only to pub,
lie schools, but also to all colleges,
private schools and other educa-
tional institutions however they may
be conducted or controlled. The law
requires that national flags OF not
less than 4xs must be kept floating
from suitable flagstaff on top Of all
such buildings from . O'Clock in the
morning until 4 o'clock in the after
noon every day that the schools are
in session. 1t is also made the duty
of boards Of supervisors to provide
flags for the court houses in their re-
spective counties. and the sheriff is
required to see that the nag is hoist
ed over the court house every day in
the year from a. m. to ) p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09
Sweet Peas.

Whether sweet peas can be Success
fully planted in autumn depends largely
on the latitude, says Garden and For
est. In the southern states fall plant
ing is 4 necessity, for this is the only
way to give the plants cool soil i'll
which to make strong, early root
growth. Coming farther north, fall
planting is safe up TO perhaps the lati-
tude of Washington, where the chances
are about equal between planting in late
autumn and in February. In southern
California peas must be brought into
bloom as early as February, although
the nights are so cool there that they
may be planted during any month in
the year. The rule observed by the
large seed growers is to plant Just ahead
Of the rainy season. Indeed they have
acres Of volunteer sweet peas-that is.
from seed which We're scattered ON the
ground during the harvest-and As
miles south Of San Francisco these vol
untcer plants are in bloom by the LIST Of
May and often early in April
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09
R,iIrosas and the Outlook.

1t is plain that the railways feel
confident that prosperity is surely
returning to the country. for the
amount OF railway building since
January / far exceeds that con-
structed during the same period las,
year. The figures compiled by the
Railway Age show that between Jan.
/. 1894 and June of that year, 81
lines built 525 miles of track. In
the same period of this year 65 lines
had built Gal miles, while the whole
year will probably show up with
about $500 miles. This aggregate
will be increased il times continue
to improve.
The c., b. & q. crop report shows
an undiminished growth of all kinds
of crops throughout Iowa from Bur-
lingtcn to Council Bluffs. TIC cou-
di,iops along the main line and all
branches are reported excellent, and
percentages all range very close to
no. Some OF the wheat and rye is
harvested. During the last week
fine rains prevailed in nearly every
county. The agents report that the
crop OF apples anu POTATOES anu all
cereals not injured by the late frost
will be immense.
President Clark. OF the Union Pa
citic, states that the outlook is for a
tremendous grain crop to be moved
this fall. From the east come
cheering words of healthier business
conditions" said MIR. Clark. The
manufacturers of steel rails. steel
plates ard other railroad supplies are
putting on incre ased forces and run
ming to full cap; city. 1t is hopeful
sign and NAV be with the turning OF
the tide which will bring up renewed
prosperity. Here in the west we can
nardiy hope for any material charge
until the crops ale sarneiod, 'or we
are essentially an agricultural peO-
Pile. but the east, which reflects the
prevailing sentiment OF the country,
shows stronger hopes in the future
than for two years past. and We car
not help but be benefited from this
change in economic ideas, ever
though Indirectly"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-09
A Small Doy's Good Memory.

One of the dentists OF this city has
precocious child Of about / summers.
The bright little fellow keeps his father
and mother wide awake during the
whole day by his wit and keenness.
When the child was about 2 years of age,
his parents visited Niagara falls. Baby
went along The other day friend of
the family was at the house, and she
spoke of niagara. The 4-year old quick
ly spoke up that he had been there. His
mother told him that he certainly corld
not remember it, but the child said that
he could. His mother asking him what
it looked like. Johnnie replied, 1T
looks like a great big ocean going awful
fast. Albany Journal