davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09
Accident at the Bridge.

While being raised to position, one
OF the caps TO be used in the lift
draw span at the Rock Island bridge
this afternoon. the end slipped and
swung around and struck q workman
named James johnson in the stom-
ach. which it is feared may prove
serious. The man was brought over
to st. Anthony's hospital in the city
ambulance for treatment.
The man was brought here by the
Phoenix company and was one OF
the oldest and best men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09

small to be worn BY his son and of
different material. it had Q red lin
ing. The cap. too. bore IN appear
ance of having been cut on the front.
As far - belonging to the murdered
man. though, Mr.. Kuschmann says it
is entirely out of the question.
The whereabouts Of the cap of
young Kuschmann remains y mys.
terv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09
To Consumptives.

As An honest remedy Foley's
Honey and Tar does not hold out
false hopes in advanced stages. but
truthfuiiy claims to give comfort
and relief in the very worst cases,
and in the early stages to effect .
cure. For sale ut n. +. Bahnsen's
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09
Democratic COMMITTEES Can.

All members of the democratic
city-township committee are re-
quested to meet at the office of Nc
Entry & McEniry in the Mitchell &
Lynde building at 8 p. m. Monday,
March .. to name time and place Of
holding caucuses and city-township
convention.
WILLIAM MCENIRY, Chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09
WAS NEVER WORN BIZ KUscHnANN

rather OF the Unfoet1nats Man says the
Cap Was Not Frsd's.
The cap was brought in to the
sheriff's Office from Milan this morn.
ing by Bailiff Hull and Thomas
Campbell. and William Kuschmann,
iatner OF the deceased, accompanied
ov MS brother, Robert Kuschmann,
inspected it. Mr.. Kuschmann had
no hesitancy in declaring that it was
not his sons. It is more like that OF
= ooy, and . very young boy ut that.
MI: Auschmann says further that he
ana his son had caps similar, bat
that one was lined with brown and
the other with black. but aside from
the fact that the cap found wa too
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09
sPrAng Cleaning.

You will agree with rs that the
water furnished you by the Missis-
sipPi needs cleaning. You can do
this to Perfection BY using an Erie
filter. See Davis company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09

TEE ARGUS. l0c . week, delivered
every evening 1t your door.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09

Every ancient hero and god had .
aoWG Psciadly consecrsted IN his hop3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09
Nc CABE'S
SILKS, SILKS, for One week More.

We have decided give customers another
Bargains Too many couldn't b served last week We
to be fair and by liberal use Of telegraph and
secured some and desirable lots. II you
couldn't be waited last week. here's another chance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
MARK TWAIN TOO REAL.

IFr0m the Chicago Times Herald
1t is Denver newspaper tradition
that the funniest bit of Journalistic
work ever done by Mark Twain was
strangled by a too friendly proof reader.
Mark was given an assignment to write
up the opening Of a saloOn-Quite a
noteworthy event in those days in the
Colorado town. He thought it would be
funny to make his account of the festiv-
tiles bear silent witness to the potency
Of the free refreshments dispensed. The
article began sOberly enough, but soon
the diction became misty. then the spell
ling grew confused. and finally the
whole thing degenerated into a maudlin
lncoherent eulOgy OF the saloon keeper.
lit was funny. Mark read it over and
laughed until he cried. But the next
morning when he eagerly scanned the
paper he could not find his work. In
am obscure corner he found a two line
item stating that the AIcazar saloon
was opened with appropriate festivities
last night"
That was all. He rushed down to the
office and inquired about his article The
managing editor knew nothing about it.
The city editor COUNT tell What be-
came Of IT, The foreman said he had
AS Mark was snorting about the out
rage, and was running about the Office
trying to get track of his missing copy,
a proofreader slyly nudged him and
said confidentially.
You owe me a cigar"
How is that2" inquired the humor-
I've earned it," was the reply. II
saved your job for YOU last night May
be you don't know how the old man
here feels about such things, but he
won't have it il he finds it out. He's
lired three men since I've been here
just that way"
Just what Way2''
Why just as you were last night
YOU know Your stuff wouldn't do at
all. it was simply awful I knew if the
old man saw it YOU We're gone, so 1
fixed 1T up myself"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

TO DESTROY.
sharp pointed spores. These were ant
to penetrate the creatures body, but no
sooner did this occur than the spores
became surrounded by cells contained
in the crustacean' s body which CORE
spond to the white corpuscles Of the
blood. These attempted to devour the
spores, and if they succeeded the crea-
ture was saved from the attack Of the
parasites. But if the invading force Of
the spores was too strong to be van
quished by the devouring cells, or phag-
ocytes, the crustacean fell a victim to
the assault of it's foes.
Starting from this observation as a
basis, he discovered that the microbes
of infective diseases are subject to SINH
lar conditions. They attack the organ
ism, and the invading force is given bat
tie to by an army Of phagocytes. If the
latter are sufficiently numerous and
healthy, the microbes are defeated, but
if the reverse is the case the disease be-
comes established. Now a strange thing
happens whichever side wins the VIC
tory. There are no mutilated dead bod
les left upon the field of battle. The
vanquished find tombs within the bod
les of the victors. and soon after the
battle is fought all traces of it have
disappeared.
Sir Joseph Lister, the president Of
the British Association For the Ad-
vanoement Of Science, said in an adj
dress recently delivered:
The power of the system to produce
antitOxic substances 10 counteract the
poisons of microbes is undoubtedly, in
its own place, Of great Importance. But
in the large class of cases in which ami
mails are refractory to particular infect
i've diseases the blood is not found to
yield any antitoxic element By which
the natural immunity can be accounted
for. Here phagooytosis seems to be the
sole defensive agency. And even in
cases in which the serum does possess
antitoxio, or, as it would seem in some
cases, germicidal, properties the bodies
of the dead microbes must at last be
got rid of by phagocytosis, and some re-
cent observations would seem to indi-
cate that the useful elements Of the Sc
rum may be, in part at least, derived
from the digestive juices of the phag0-
cytes. If ever there was romantic
chapter in pathology, it has surely been
that of the story Of phagoeyt osis. =
The Germ Theory Of Disease.
Though it is only within recent years
that the germ theory Of the origin OF
many diseases became an established
and generally accepted fact Of medical
science, it has been long known that
disease might be communicated IN this
way. Spallanzani. professor of natural
history in the University of Pavia in
1868, was, however, the first to make
observations which led to definite results
IN this direction. He discovered that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
RUBBER-LIPPED HORSE.
What Surgery Will Do for One Of
Wanamaker's Animals.

New York, Dec 2s.--John Wanamaker
viii soon have an exclusive curiosity in
the shape of horse with rubber lips
If his veterinary surgeon has calculated
correctly. One of the famous merchants
horses was the victim Of an unusual acct
dent. the result of undue familiarity with
a cable car on Park Row
The horse ran away. and the driver did
his best to gain control of him. but there
was no stopping him. He charged across
the street in time to drive q. shaft through
a window Of the car.
The next moment the glass caught the
horses mouth and tore of half Of the
entire left side of it,
When Mr. Wanamaker's veterinary,
who had been summoned arrived. he de-
clared the cut was a bad one. but said the
animals life could be saved. After hav-
ing washed out the horses mouth with
hot water and covering the edges Of the
wound with a disinfectiug powder he
sent the horse to the stable.
The surgeon said the left half Of the
upper as wen as the lower Lip. had been
severed by the glass ana would probably
have to be cut away altogether, as each
Was hanging by a shred Of skin.
He promised to replace the missing lips
WIN rubber which would render the
horse as useful as ever save that il would
be hard bitted on that side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
SING ~. y. sTREETs.
I Several Opera Singers Sing and Sell
Flowers in the Streets for Charity.

New York, Dec. est was lively ap-
probation for the old Partisan custom
ana the goodness within their hearts that
inspired several of the foremost leading
foOthght fayorites to sing on the streets
of New York Christmas morning that the
needy and deserving of the city might be
provided with a Christmas dinner
They We're Louise Beaudet. Madge Les
sing, Cora Routt and karina- All sang
and sold flowers. Their earnings for the
mornings work apprOXimated several
hundred dollars and the amount was dis
tributed among the needy of the East
side.
karina, Mr. Hamrersteinss latest impor-
tation from Paris, is new girl in this
country. America to her is a country
largely occupied by bears and Indians
But she entered heartily into the spirit
Of the Christmas Offering and sang her
best for the crowd that gathered.
At 1890 the happy crowds were
streaming from the churches Miss Routt
and her sister took UP their positions on
a corner a. crowd collected as the strains
Of that old favOrite Dear Little R0sey
POsey," in Miss ROutt's clear soprano
rang out. AS she finished, the enthusiasm
of the crowd knew no bounds, and a.
shower of coin was the result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
BARMAID FLIRTATIoNs.


From the NouVelle Revue.l
London barmaids are recruited among
the burgeOisie as well as among the
lower classes
Some of the most interesting types
can be found in the bars OF public
fashionable theaters. Among them are
very many perfectly respectable girls.
who have chosen the career OF a bar
maid in order to make a living, and
especially if they are pretty, to get a
chance to catch rich husband. = pub
lie house situated at the angle Of one
Of the principal thoroughfares, is both
q gided palace and a mine of gold. Tt
exercises q strange fascination upon the
enough to pay for a drink. but the dude
coming out Of the theater, the country
greanh0rn. the fashionab bic snOb. and
the frequenter of the music halls are
always to be found there
1t is among these that the barmaids
hunt for a husband. If there is one
class Of London society more stupid
than another it is that one which in
Guides The frequenters Of the public
a glass Of beer on whisky in front 81
MIN. tine young EngIishman dressed ia
fashionable style. with q slight ana ele-
CANT figure and regular features. re-
mains standing for more than am hour
paying pretty little compliments to one
on several Of these ladies'
The barmaid judges her customers by
The cut of their clothes. If you want 20
attract her attention YOU must present
some cane in your hand, and suit cut
IA the latest fashion The high hat is
de rigueur. Without that there is no
possible chance for success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

A South African reporter who visited
Mr.. Sims Reeves one day was curious to
know why he had never before sung out
of Europe. The great tenor promptly re-
piled that on two occasions he had ao-
cepted offers and signed contracts to
sing in America. With Fisk he had
signed a contract to sing at 100 concerts
for $50, 900, and after he had sent it to
him for his signature he heard that Fisk
was shot in New York. The second time
was with Hartog, and she died of ohol-
era IN Charleston.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
WAR WAGING WITHIN.
The Battle of Atoms In the
Human Organism.
An Army of Phagocytes Against the
Army of 11icrobes-A Romantic
Chapter in Pathology.

NEW YORK, Dec. Att is a star
Ting idea, though not an unscientific
one, that each atom of the animal or
ganism is a living entity, and that the
processes carried on in the body and the
continuance of its life are dependent
upon the changes those animated specks
undergo and upon their mutual rela-
tionships. All life originates from
cell, and physical immortality is posi-
bic to these atoms alone. The organism,
as a whole, dies; the cell may survive
through cons Of time. There is not an
atom in the body of any living creature
that is not a part Of one which may
have existed in a body living and
breathing many thousand years ago.
And this relationship, be it remarked,
between an atom now living and that
from which it was produced is of a
more intimate nature than that borne
by progeny to parents. Cells, as they
receive an aggregation of nutrient mate
rial and endow it with life, increase in
size and multiply by fssion. So in a
short time any particular cell may be
multiplied a thousandfold. and of these
none can be asst gned priority, and each
may be regarded as the original cell.
Though each constituent element Of
CIE UOu4HB may De looked upon II q Ger
tain sense as an independent living be-
ing, there are some Of these which are
more highly organized than others,
which possess the power Of locomOtion
and exercise some of the functions Of
the higher forms Of life. Such are the
white corpusoles of the blood, termed
phagocytes by Metohnikoff, an eminent
Russian naturalist and pathoIogist His
researches have recently invested these
with an extraordinary interest. He OBJ
served that after passing through the
walls of the blood vessels, which the
red corpuseles of the blood never do,
the phagocytes would crawl about like
amoebse and like them receive nutrient
material into their bodies, which they
digested. But he discovered a more i'm
portant fact still-that those minute be-
ings guard the gateway Of life and wage
ceRselegs war upon numerous microscop-
10 foes that convey disease and the seeds
Of death into our bodies.
Battle OF the Atoms.
Metchnikof was first led to form this
conclusion by observations made in the
case of a microscopic crustacean, sub
ipot tn hp infasfed nv a funcf1s having
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
NEW YoRK's sNowsroRM.
FFrom the New York Tribun

TFrom the New York Tribune
When New York woke UP last We'd
nesday morning five or six inches Of
snow EMBODIED the wind swept city and
the big flakes were whirling and nylng
in a mad endaav0r to wrap every avail
able spot in s0ftest, purest white The
winds were holding high carnival with
the snow elves, and BY noon the drifts
were anywhere from two to i've feet
high and seven inches Of snow had TAI
len
The trees and foliage in the parks
and squares presented beautiful pic
lures. and all that was old and dark
and unsightly had been silently but
surely showed under by the hrst storm
of winter.
People did not mind the weather. The
streets showed many passers, from the
white haired old man with snow of age
ia his locks, to the rosy checked child
whose shining curls hoated over mis-
shoulders in an the cleaning gold Of
sunny youth.
But there was no aimless strolling
Walking was spirited and rapid and
the children merry feet flew over the
snow as light as the flakes themselves,
and still the storm whirled and whistled
and the gray clouds clustered over the
city jim snow filled splend0r.
BY o'clock lull had come. The
last snow flake had fallen and the great
white storm had sung itself to sleep
Every landmark was wrapped ingleam-
ing beauty and the city looked like q
poem carved in crystals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

After Dr.Parkhurst opened up a fight
on Boss Platt the boss's chances for
election TO the United States senate
seem to have fairly doomed. Tt is now
said that ain but six of the Republican
members of the legislature viii vote for
him as the successor to David b. Hin.
Parkhurst may cause the six to turn
before the election occurs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Senator Hoar has Joined the ranks Of
the regulators" He suggests that
some of the debts owed to England be
paid in silver as a means of forcing
that country to join in an International
agreement for bimetallism. The Lynn
election must have had some effect on
the old gentleman But the horror of
it. Pay our foreign debts in silverl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

The report that Mark Hanna can't
sleep nights gives rise to the suspicion
that he is trying to think how he viii
get even with the congressional library
cnMmLLLaA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Cholly Verisoft-Do you believe in
answering a fool according to his folly?
Colonel Har1head - That depends.
What question do you wish TO ask2-
New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Most Of the fighting in the Cuban war
seems to be done in the United States
senate. There is a perceptible decrease
Of war sentiment since the holiday re
oass facau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

New York makes changes but she
never improves her rotten political con-
dition. She Is now about to elect Plat
to succeed Hill in the United States
senate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

The manner i'm which Boston street
railway officials treated tine strikers
representatives is too much like the
way the Spanish treated Maceo and his
band
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Mr. Bryan is said to be tired Of lee
turing. Mr. Bryan win show judgment
uncommon among lecturers if he grows
tired before the people DO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Some people win devote themselves
this week to being as bad as they can.
so they viii have something really
worth swearing OFF New Years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

While she is in town it might be wei
for the Boston people to get Queen LIS
opinion Of the Bacchante statue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
10 St Paul and Minneapolis = Via

To st. Paul and Minneapolis n Via
Burlington Route.
Two splendid through trains each day
e~-or, Missouri River points TO the north
via the old established Burlington
Foute and Sioux City line Day train
has handsome observation Yest1buled
-1se.r,srr free char cars, and dining
ears north of Council Bluffs). Night
Grain has handsome sleepers to Omaha
Council Bluffs and Sioux city and par
Tor cars Sioux City NORTH
Consult Ticket Agent
L. w WAKELFy
Gen. Pass a gent
St. Louis. Ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

DR. Parkhurst is causing a great
many New Workers to dislike Joseph Fl.
Choate for the enemies ne hasn't made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Mark Hanna is said to be suffering
from headaches. Well it's a pretty big
strain to run a country like the United
States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
1902.

The circulation for each day Of the
FIRST half year is given below.
The issues Of the TOPEKA DAILY
State JOURNAL. for the six months,
viz. from the first day Of January, 1896.
to the thirtieth day of June. 1896. in
elusive. have been as follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
aEx0 RAYS.

mems deeds live after them" and q
wag adds and their mortgages also.
=Pittsburg Tribune
Kansas city is mad because a Colo
RADIO woman denounced its proposed
beer mOnument.-Ott Republican,
Tt is decidedly superfuous for some
men to advertise that they Will not pay
their wives ebts--Ottawa Republican
The stfngiest man on earth was in
The sun office the other day He had
a quart of cologne and wouldn't give
us "a scent.-Parsons sun
A Spanish paper calls Americans" lard
and bacon gentlemen. The people
imagined this was insulting. 1T is a
compliment to our hog production
Wichita Eagle.
Tt has been discovered that 2,s3l916
votes properly distributed among rs
states would have elected Tom Wat
s0n.-Wichita Eagle.
The Republican press of the state has
already shown its liberality toward the
good adviee.-Lawrene Journal
Seneca. Kansas. has demonstrated
that am electric light plant is a nnblic
blessing in a small city and that own
ing its own water works is a saving 10
its ax-payers.- Atchison Champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

If Mr.. Bayard, as reported is even too
English to suit Mr.. Cleveland, it must
be that he has sworn allegiance to the
queen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
HOMESEEKER'S EXCURSION
via Santa Fe Route-The Home ]

On january and 1s. February
and 16 March and is. April and 20.
May 4 and Is the Santa Fe route the
home road, viii sell round trip tickets
at one fare plus 81 to points ia Arkan-
sas, Arizona. Indian Territory. LOUISE
ana. New Mexico. Oklahoma and Texas.
good fifteen days going. to return any
of twenty-one days.
For additional Information call at
passenger depot, foot Of Fifth street.
telephone 682, or on Cromwell & Jeffers
at pOstofice North Topeka. telephone
364 W. c. CARNEY, Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Tn this Cuban affair Mr.. Cleveland
shows a disposition % check the bet to
Mckinley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
LTTERARY FoLK

w Fl. Mallock. the writer. is to edit a
after the Spectator and to be sold one
hair cheaper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
- d guBscRLPTIoN.

cents a week to any part Of Topeka or
suburbs. or at the same price in any Kan
Eas town where this paper has 8 carrieF
system
BY NAH. three months. 90
By mail. one year..............-.... SEE
Weekly edition. per ys4r.--......s..-.-- g
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

The old lady was right when she said
the child might die il they waited for
the doctor. She saved the little ones
life with few doses ~0f One Minute
Cough Cure she mad used it for Group
before. Geo W. 6tanSuelds 632 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Lynching negroes bids fair to super
sede horse racing as a Kentucky past
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Senator TnIman appears to have bro
ken the handle Of his pitchfork.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
PERzrANEnlr HOME

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and e02 Kansas avenue corner o.
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business Office. Bell Phone TO-
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pepper are always open 70 advertisers -
readers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Kentucky people celebrate the holiday
season with q lynching a day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

Try US on collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry.
112 and III w. 9Th st. Phone 332.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28

There is no danger of Gen. Coxey go
ing to Cuba