davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
1t Worked.

II beg your pardon, lady," said
Travelling Tommy as he stopped at the
back door, ''but if you will Just smile
I'll take your picture with this here
camera. lam travelling on foot, making
a collection of photos Of our beautiful
American women. Thanks, have it. -
Then the good woman offered him a
generous hand out, which he accepted
with the grace of true knight of the
road.
lyon see," he explained to Willie
Allthewhile, cit didn' take no work at
all to paint that cigar box black and
cut round hole in tie end, but il
fetches 'em every time. They think it IS
photograph taker, and their picture
goes in the collection. Make one and
cultivate your manners, and you can live
like prince. "-Philadelphia Call
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
POOR soHoLlNk,


BarbaSous Treatment Of . Song Eixd BY
the Serappls Eaters.
Philadelphia is the only city in the
world where the recdbird can be found
in state Of overrunning obesity, and
the only place where it can be cooked to
perfection. In New York the French
cooks conceal its delicate toothsomeness
in rich dressing. There they know as
little about reedbirds as they do about
terrapin, scrapple and pepper pot There
was given in this city one dinner in
which reedbirds were served in Is diff
ferent forms. Among the courses We're
soup made from reedbirds, reedbirds
stuffed with Blue Point oysters, reed
birds placed inside a followed potato
and roasted, reedbirds stuffed with herb
filling and baked, reedbirds stewed
with fresh mushrooms, reedbirds split
and broiled-an abominable practice, by
the way reedbirds saute, and a SEEM
ing pie, from which, when the crust
was lifted, two dozen reedbirds few
forth and around the room.
But, after all, there is only one way
to cook and eat the succulent reedies-
saute! Select birds which have little
clumps of yellow fat on both sides of
the part last over the fence. Place them
in saucepan-or, better still, a chatting
dish-with plenty of the best butter,
salt. black pepper, and a plentiful sprin-
king of paprika-the sweet Hungarian
pepper which nowadays can be found in
any first class grocery. They must not
be split and their heads must not be re-
moved. Cook them for five or six min
utes, according to the size of the bird
and the heat of the fire, but do not al.
low the yellow fat to become Drowned.
Nothing could be simpler, and yet few,
very few. cooks can prepare the reedbird
without destroying its toothsomeness.
There is an art also in the eating Of
his daintiness, but it can only be ap.
piled to birds of the character and pre-
pared in the manner described above.
Wiring off the head and sink your teeth
into and absorb the brains Then hold
the little darling aloft by the protrud
! ing bones OF both legs, and slipping hin
into watering mouth crunch your way
through his carcass until not q bit of hin
| remains but the leg bones. Then cas-
| your eyes above and say grace. That,
eating reedbirds, that is.-Philadelphis
| Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
JOSEPHINE WAS MERc,FUL.
She Tried to Prevent the Execution OF
the Duo d'Enghien.

She Tried to Prevent the Execution OF
the Duo d'Enghien.
Nine. Bonaparte learned with intense
sorrow of the determination taken by
her husband. In the main his measures
and his convictions had been kept Sc.
cret, but she confided both to Nine. De
Remusat, and the first consul himself
had told them to Joseph. On the goth
the decree for the dukes imprisonment
and trial was dictated by the first consul
from the Tuileries, and in the early
afternoon he returned to 'Malmaison,
where at O'Clock Joseph found him
strolling in the park, conversing with
Talleyrand, who iinped along at his
side. I'm afraid of that cripple" was
Josephine greeting to her brother-in
law. Interrupt this long talk if you
can
The mediation of the elder brother
was kindly and skillful, and for time
the first consul seemed softened by the
memories of his own and his brother s
bOyhoOd, among which came and went
the figure of the Prince of Condo. But
other feelings prevailed. The brothers
AAttu lLuCitu 1ldITIdSS
and the question of descent if the con-
sular power should become hereditary.
The old GOODNESS finally settled down
and chilled the last hopes in the tender
hearted advocates for clemency. To
Josephine's fearful entreaties for mercy
her husband replied: go away. You' re
child. You don't understand public
duties" BY it was known that the
duke had arrived at Vincennes, and at
once Savary was dispatched to the city
for orders from Murat, the military
commandment. On his arrival at Murat s
Office, from which Talleyrand was in
the very act of departing, he was in.
| formed that the court martial was al.
ready convened, and that it would be
his duty to guard the prisoner and exc
cute whatever sentence was passed.
Life of Napoleon, by Professor Will
liam NJ. Sloane, in Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

The Rev. Robert Macdonald is one Of
Boston's clergymen who may be describ-
ed as sympathetic preachers. He has an
easy presence in the pulpit and face
whose character denotes sympathy
When in the midst Of a warm passage Of
his sermon, his words pour ont in tor
rent and by the very impetuosity with
which he himself seems carried away he
holds his bearers and puts his thoughts
into the minds of those whom he has
brought into sympathy with him.-Bos-
ton Traveller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

pkOPOSAIs FOR FRESH BEEF AND NUT
y tou-Once OF Chief Coumiseary Chicago
H.. March IL. ISs6 sealed prupo-sls in tfipli.
cate. accompanied by written Snsrantee. din du.
plicAtsi signed by two responsible per.oue, will
bsreecived herc uniii ~ O'Clock n. Yriday April
u. iSS6. and then OPENED in prv.etce Of 6idcer n
for furnishing and delivery OF suca quautfties Of
fresh beef and mutton as may be reuuirsd by the
subsistence De, aftment ut Port Brady. Iich ;.
Jefferson Bsrraeks. No. Fost L<svsnVuvSh'
Ksns rerf Reno, Oals. Fort Riley, Ksn.'. rc,,
sh-r'dsn. H.. Fort sir. Okla. Vort WavSc
Nieh.. indianapolis Ar,cnsi. Ind. and Rock -.
and Arscnsi. w.. during six moutas eumms nein.,
snly l. is~. foposs'e received M tn and ouorcd
~ ne 'amc hour ~ the several yrs.,s ~ COMMITS.
rrss"i such tcsts. each tvst eommi..Ary re-
srtv,ne pr-ro.sls for ole own pvt caiy Srrsh
hcef shal be g"d In qusii'y aud condition a. 10,
immaculate use. and frum fore ard hind Quarter
mcst- pr-vor,ion.fiy. ineluring oil b-., emit.
tncreot frc-h matton shAt h. Of good fat and
msrketssle quality, from Weshsrs over enc and
under three ycsrs old Bsef sud mus,oo TO II
dresed aud trimmed AID delivered as pre
serosd IN circular Of distractions. pruuEps.
viii Ne alec rcccived stating Price Of which bi6
der will d iv.r fresh b~ef % melton Of chsrsess
sbove sf<rsd. and to b. delivered 81 ,eursyssS,,
not gyvates than 81 Dc yrees eshrsnheit, Pun /,
formsti~n furaisned on Arpsiessi1u here o. /.
romsf ssrv 81 any post. Goverument reserve,
tight tc Jet any OF all psopoUas. Ensslupp.
ceusainirs proposals shcu'd be marDea ~pv1ou
ssls Tor brcsh Beef and Aat;au- Ana s.ldssssr,
To saacssixpcd or CeomRsary st pcst bld fug
Thea G. sui'i %. Col. = ; q. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20
Malta and Mailing.

When buyer declared that he paid
cash right ON the nail and thereby nail
ed q great bargain, what kind of
nail did he refer to?
What is meant by doornail and
the expression. Dead rs a dur,,ailf'
-Hxdware
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

The mendicant stood before the way
farer with outstretched hand.
"Please, SIR" he said, ~ have seen
better days
We'll, that's no affair of mine" said
the wayfarer. make your kick to the
weather man if You don't like this kind
Of q day. Chicago Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

Aman that loves his own fireside, and
can govern his house without falling by
the ears with bb neiehbus or engaging
10 se'ss as law. is rs free as Duke a
Ve1ics. -Noutaisna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-20

The empress of Russia Owls an err
mine mantle which is valued at $780,
coo. 1t is present from her subjects
living in tie province ct Khe1sor..
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20

me Locals Fosna Rirs FSr a Sore
af1S to q

Hibergered.
And broken -Harted,
The Bond Hills took their departure
yesterday for home,
Willing to feel thankful that the Locals
had mercy enough on them to not allow
them to go home with a coat Of white
wash.
Hart, the brother Of the Hart that the
st. Louis Browns have had to weld to-
gether so often, was in the box for the
visitors. and he made fine" exhibition
of himself. holding the Maysville team
down to about fourteen hits.
Elberfeld, for the visitors. played a
good game, and showed plainly that he
could hold up his end with the stick.
The Locals went out to make up for
what they didn't do the day before, and
they succeeded in great shape.
Every man on the team hit the ball,
and several seemed not to be satisfied
unless they "killed" 1t for two-baggers
and singles. Hot tomala liners and dog
fennel harvesters were so numerous that
the scorer had TO use the whitewash
bucket and home plate to mark 'em up.
Newton pitched a good game. and had
he Strengthened out just once there never
would have been a Bond Hill got any
farther than the start.
The whole team was full of ginger,
and when they go out with that great
quantity they will do the work.
And best OF all. there was fair aud
square Umpire in the box, which made
the game all the more interesting. When
fair people go out TO see game Of ball
they expect to see it played on the square,
and not have one man stand up and
roast" the players and then hide behind
the flimsy excuse Il did the best knew
howp' In the name of all that's good
and fair, IL a man doesn't know the game
let him stay out of the umpire's box, as
that is the most responsible position in
the whole game.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
THE FAIR ESTATE,

Mrs. Margaret Craven Lays Claim to Over
= Million Dollars Worth of the Late
MilliOnaire's San Francisco Property.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.-The con
test for possession of the millions be-
queathed his numerous heirs by the
late Senator James Ga Fair took on an
entirely new complexion Friday after
noon when Mrs. Margaret Craven, OF
San Francisco, filed for record deeds
executed by the late millionaire con.
veying to her property in this city
valued at over 81, 900, 900.
The deeds are dated September 8,
1894, and were acknowledged before a
notary public on September 90, 1894.
The documents, which purports to be
in the handwriting of the late senator,
were written with lead pencil, the
acknowledgment being written with
ink.
Love and affection" are the only
conditions named in the deeds. 1t has
long been claimed by the friends OF
Mrs. Craven that she possessed the docu'
ments in question and was holding
them In hope of being able to secure q
satisfactory settlement without carry.
ing the matter into court. Her action
in fling the deeds will precipitate mat
tiers and further complicate an already
badly entangled will contest
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20

WE are q continent, not an island;
our resources are plural, not singular.
In a speech made In 1874, WEBSTER said
that he defed anyone eOnversant with
our early history from 1887 to 1889 to
deny that Protection was not the leading
motive in the formation Of the new
Government. One of the first acts of
Congress was Tariff act, passed July
4th, 1883, and being moderately Protec-
tive, it was a Declaration of Independ-
ence from the industrial domination of
Great Britain.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20

The Latest News From All Parts OF ths
Commonwealth.
GENERAL RAID
To BE Made Against Overhead Insurance
Agents In Kentucky.

TO BE Made Against Overhead Insurance
Agents In Kentucky.
FRANKFORT, KY, June 20.-Insurance
Commissioner Commingore has been in
vestigating the complaints made by
agents of the wholesale overhead In
surance writing by the fire companies
of other states and has concluded to In
woke the aid of the law to prevent
the continuance OF the same. 1t
has been charged that by failing
to credit Kentucky with these overhead
premiums 1t has been made to APP
pear that the ratio of losses to the
premiums is much larger than 1t really
ought to be and gives the insurance
companies some show of justification in
raising the rate in Kentucky.
BY this plan the state is robbed of its
per cent. of these premiums, as all lo-
cal agents are required to report their
premium receipts Hence the commits
sioner is doubly anxious to stop this
sly evasion Of the law, and II he sue
ceeds it may result in having insur-
ance rates in Kentucky reduced.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20

The Republican Convention starts out
by saying: 1--WE are unalterably opposed
to every measure calculated to debase
our eurrency"-and this In the face of
the fact that they debased silver-more
than One-half Of our currency in 1873.
That's enough. The people can tell
what has been done and know what
will be done.-DoVeT NeVs.
This is fair specimen Of the rot"
that Is being dOled out to unthinking
readers by the Populistic press and
Parson DOughcake.
So far from "debasing" our currency,
the Republican party has made every
dollar Of silver just as good as dollar
Of gold; and there are today in the
United States Treasury s510,5s6,l16 90
IN silver coin and bars, against $685.
ll6,l59 81 In gold and sl61, 775,04s 65
IN paper-Or slSO,S64.6O9 more Of silver
than Of gold and paper combined !
And every silver dollar is just as
good as every gold dollar.
Does this look like silver had been
adebasedf"
IT'S the free coinage eranks that have
SGT out to dsbase silver; aud unless re-
strained they win do It BY flooding the
country with It until 1t win DO on a
par with the paper issues Of the war
time.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
sHoRTsToPs.


Tuesdays game will be a hummer
The Locals completely broke Hart yes.
terdsy.
The Knoxville Indians will be here the
second week in July.
1t was a good game, and those who fail.
ed TO go out are now sorry.
II the dogfennel was harvested there d
be more room for the fielders.
The Portsmouth team will be here Tues
day and Wednesday for couple OF games,
and the way they will smash them will be
a caution.
II there weren't so many reserved
seats in the trees adjoining the Ball
Park, there might be more occupants Of
the grandstand.
The railroad company will net reserve
any more seats on the stock-cars as gon-
dolAs for the rooters. They'll have to take
to the knCt hole again.
A report reached this city yesterday af-
ternoon that II was tho seventh inning,
nine runs had been made, the Maysville
at the bat, nobody out and nobody going
10 get out, and it did look that way for a
while.
The Locals have signed Elberfeld, the
youngster who played with the Bond Hills.
He caught yesterdays game. This 10 the
little phenom the Texas and Southern
League had q spat over, and finally had
to call in third party to decide who
should have him. He has an eye on him,
he is splendid batter and rs an inHelder
he has few equals. Heis a regular scoop
'em-up at short or third. and with him the
Locals are now in a position TO win any
game they play.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
Great Britain

In 1892 the demagogues hoodwinked
the people into voting for Free-trade.
Republican protests and arguments
against the fallacy went for nsught.
The disastrous result Is now known and
acknowledged by all eOnsiderate men.
And now, in 1896, the same demagOgues,
with lot Of able recruits, are urging
the masses to vote for the free coinage
Of silver. II the protests Of the Re-
publicans and sound money Democrats
against this latter folly go unheeded,
the free sOuphOuses Of the last three
years will be increased an hundred fold.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
THE FAILURES
For the Week Were 276 Against
228 Last Year.
The Great Crops Are Not Yet Wholly
Beyond Danger.
There is = Better Demand for Wheat and
Cotton-MOre Confidence In Monetary
Circles Boot and Shoe Industry
Holds Up In Orders and Prices.

New YORK, June 2O.-R. G.. Dun &
Co. says Saturday in their weekly re-
view of trade:
Failures for the week have been 276
in the United States against 22s last
year and % in Canada against 81 last
year.
There are continued signs that gain
In business has begun. Stocks have
gone higher than they were before the
artificial break ten days ago. Wheat
and cotton are in better demand; there
is more confidence in monetary circles
and the tendency toward shrink
age in great industries seems,
in some measure at least, to
be checked. While the outcome
of the democratic convention is uncer-
tain and the great crops are not yet
wholly beyond danger, a sure and
strong improvement could not be eX-
pected, but the tone in business circles
has grown distinctly more hopeful.
Clearing house exchanges for the past
week are "a per cent. less than in last
year, and only so per cent less than in
1898.
The boot and shoe industry not only
holds its place as the most prosperous
of the great industries, but reports
some gain in orders and prices
Textile manufacturers do not gain.
There is rather more hopefulness
which is felt in the arrest of the de-
cline of wool, prices average no lower
than June and sales do not decrease.
r. a H., Il.
clothiers hope soon, but are not yet
ready to give and the only changes in
prices are declines of five to ten
per cent. in some very low
grade goods. The only change in cot
tons is a reduction in bleach shirtings
in standards to the lowest price ever
reached, though the change discloses
no new weakness, but belief that the
time has come when sales can be cf-
fected by reduction, and large sales
are now reported. Stocks of dealers
are bound to be so low that replenish-
ment would now make a great change
in the condition of the industry.
The waiting in iron and steel brings
a slightly lower average of prices, the
lowest since April /, and only Is per
cent above the lowest of the year,
though the com binatious make no
change in quotations. Beams are quot
ed delivered instead of at mill, but
numerous contracts are kept back; con-
sumption of wire nails at current
prices has so declined that American
wire rods are offered at competing
prices in England; scarcely anythingis
done in iron bars because steel
bars at IL per cent take the
business and the billet pool is
still undersold about one dollar by
middle men, while many works are
putting up steel plants of their own.
Plates are weak and also sheets, and
orders for rails, though numerous, are
not large. Southern No. is offered 81
below Pennsylvania pig and grey forge
is ten cents lower at Pittsburgh
Since coke was advanced to 81 per ton,
the ovens at work have decreased 80
per cent. and the weekly output 60, 463
tons, or 35 per cent.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
A 600, 900 Fire AZ bradford, Pa.

BRADFORD, Pa, June 2o.-Fire broke
out here about 9:55 p m, in the White
head building, q wooden structure on
the south side of Main street, between
Kennedy and Chambers streets, burn
ing everything between those points,
including the Half-Dime restaurant,
Bay Street hotel and the Sondheim
building. Loss, 500, 900; insurance un-
known. No lives we're lost so far as
known. The buildings were land
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
New Kentucky Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-The follow
ing fourth-class postmasters for Ken
lucky were commissioned Friday; W.
Gay, Brutus, Clay county; A. E. Carna'
han, Gilead, Montgomery county; j. b.
Payne, Harmed, Breckenridge county
]. c. b. Layne, Kimper, Pike county
j. w. Bratcher, Leach, Grayson coun
ty; S. S. Murphy, Lomansville, Law
renee county; W. U. Kidwell, Madge
Lawrence county; J. F. Burton, Stin
son, Carter county; o. D. cunningham
Webbs Cross Roads, Russell county.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
KENTUCKY DIsTILLERs
Signing the Agreement to Suspend Oper-
ations For Two Years.

signing the Agreement TO Subpenu
Rtions For Two Years.
LAwRENCEBURe, KY, June 20.-Col.
]. b. Wathen, at the instance of the
Kentucky Distillers' association, met
the distillers of Anderson county at
the Lawrenceburg bank here, for the
purpose of securing signatures to the
agreement to suspend operations from
July /, 1898, to January 1, 1898 Four
ffths of the distillers of this county
were present and signed the agree
ment.
Col Wathen is very sanguine of the
agreement going through, and says if
the distillers of other counties will do
their part as we'll as the distillers of
Anderson county have done, there will
be no doubt as to the agreement be-
coming effective.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
PauIo KAumanu Hanged.

FoLsoM, CAL, june 2O.-Paulo Kau-
manu-. a native of the Hawaiian islands,
was hanged at the state prison Friday
morning for the murder of Mrs Ellen
Robinson, at Latrobe, Cal, on May 9,
1904 The execution was witnessed by
few people and was without sensation
al incident The murderer died with
out q tremor.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
ALL DROWN ED.
And Fishermen Found the Bodies of Three
Lads Missing From Home.

Lads Missing From Home.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 2o.-The dis
appearance from home Wednesday
night of the three boys who, it was
thought ran away from home, was
cleared up Thursday morning, when a
fisherman found their clothing on the
dam on the falls. After six hours work
the bodies were recovered by a crew from
the Life Saving station. The victims
were: George Gibbons, 10 years, l417
Seventh street; Patrick Charles Dugan,
10 years, '141S Seventh street; Willie
o'Brien, IL years, t17 Seventh street.
The boys ran away from home, and no
trace of them could be found. Neither
could swim. 1t is supposed they were
wading and stepped over their depth
from ledge of rock.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
Cleveland Has . surprise in store.

WASHINGTON, June 20--President
Cleveland Is preparing TO play card in
the Cuban-Spanish game that will In
all likelihood cause an open rupture be-
tween the government of Spain and
this country. This much is learned
from an Official high In the diplomatic
service.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20

SOMEBODY is grooming somebody else
for Kentueky's next Republican Gov
ernor, when nearly everybody knows
and everybody ought to know that Cap
tain SAM. H. STONE has copper-riVeted
cinch on the place.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20
FItEpatrIck Nominated for Congress

LEXINGTON. KY, June 20. The Tenth
congressional district democratic con-
vention continued its session at Beat
tyville until three o'clock Friday morn
ing, when T. Y. Fitzpatrick, of Floyd
county was nominated for congress by
a vote OF 4O1{ against San. 1t was one
of the hottest contests ever known in
Kentuckv
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20

Earned runs-Maysville Z. Bond Hill2
Two-bsse hits-Kellner, Curle, wadsworth.
Stolen bases-Renner, Elberfeld, Meyers,
Kaufman.
Double plays-Hart 10 Spangler to Cornelius.
Bases on bRlls-On Newton 2, of Hart 2.
Hit by pitched ball-Renner.
Struck out-By Newton 8, by Hart 8.
Passed ball-Elberfeld.
Wild pitch-Hart.
Left on bases-Maysvlle 4, Bond Hill
Time OF game-l:30.
Umpire-Ben Cox.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-06-20

ALL Democrats who favor a sound
currency for the peOple-a dollar for
the wOrkingman that is just as good as
the dollar Of the millionaire stand
squarsly On the platform adopted by the
Republicans at st. Louis.