Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-15
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Life is bat the preface Of deatb.-Pascal.
All the latest styles of hats and caps q.

All the latest styles OF hats and caps at
Lisingstons. O.
Beauty without grace is hook without
bait Talleyrand.
The eyes of other people are the eyes that
ruin Franklin.
The Baptist Sunday School had charm.
ing excursion yesterday.
G. NJ. Osborn, Esq, offers house for
sale. See Advertisement.
A desirable second hand articIe-A
young, rich, and amiable widow.
God warns the earth with snow; can be
not also warm the soul With grief?
Gen. James Shields made speech for
Greeley, at Ssdalia, Missouri, on Thursday
Hon. John B. Ha~ley, member of Con.
grsss, arrived at his home in this city last
evening.
Don't feet for fretting, instead of reliev-
ing from trouble, will lay on you heavier
burdens.
Gov. Yarmouth, of Louisiana, has de-
clined proposal to join the Grant ring
he sticks for Greeley.
| It is the water outside the ship .ha. losses
| it about, but it is the water that goes into
sae ship that sinks it.
The repentance that is delayed into old
age is but too often regret for the inabli-
ty to commit more sins.
The ladies Of the Baptist church, in No.
! line, received sl66 for strawberries and
cream, the other evening.
Mrs. john 4. Logan, of Milan, drowned
herself aud child, las. Thursday evening.
Domestic troubles are supposed to be the
cause.
Congress re-sppropria,ed an unexpeuded
balance Of $4,000 in the 1871 appropria-
ton for the Government bridge at this
poiat.
A Lafayette lady played it fine at circus
recently exhibited in that city. She pretsn-
ded to faint, and got nine glasses of lemon
ade Tree.
No man is so poor that he has not friends
whose happiness is linked with his fate, and
whose hearts will be wrunq with anguish At
his punishment or his suffering.
/ When one is always striving to please self
there Is often dearIh of ways and means.
But let an effort be made to please others
and what variety of avenues are opened
/ Col. Nick" Barwsll, of Princeton, has
p5sted at the post office in that place
notice Offering TO bet 500, that Oglesbv
will rot carry Bureau county at the next
election.
Student little faulty 10 pron1cialiou)-
did you ever read the story of Psyche
miss ~ Miss-"Oh yes You mean Bill
that horrd character in Oliver Twist
Wasn't il a pity about his dear little Cog p
/ A call is published in the Aedo Banner,
nunerously sigoed BY Republicans, inviting
al l. beral Republicans 10 Mercer county to
meet st Aleddo 90 the 18th and consult TO-
ge!her. and take such measures as may be
deemed advisable in the present political
condition Of the country
The following pathetic note was picked
uo on r Danoury, Conn, street: Dear
Jaae-l hope you ami mad because didn I
laf Al you when yen LATED at me last even
ing at the pes: offs. l amt pro*d, dear
Jane, but I've got bile under my arm, and
can't latf as used to as Heaven is my
Judge. Yours, truly, Henry"
"a BOY" as Gait Hamilton aays, SIS
natural savage" He delights in breaking
things aud committing general havoc. On
the contrary, girls Instinct Is in the direc-
ton Of beauty and adornmeut. While her
brother is breaking windows or demolishiDg
chairs, she is smoothing her dolls ribbons
or arranging her o~n
The River aud Harbor bill passed bv
Congress, contained an appropriation Of
$4,000 for the further improvement OF
the Rock Island rapids of the Mississippi
river For the Ksokuk rapids. 500 900
was appropriated for dredge and susg
boats on the Upper Mississippi, $4,000;
for tae Mississippi river between the mouths
OF Illinois and Missouri rivers, SO, 600.
The lamps on the spans of the new bridge
are being hung BY John Rose. They are
sixteen in number, and are oblong globes /
pendant from copper rehectors-no frame
Panes, as is the case with our street lamps. !
There is one at each end, aud one in the
center, Of every sPan-alternatipg as to
sides. The lamps on the draw spau and on
the south abutmens are Of the same pattern .
but their light will be- from kerosere
lamps with Argaud burners The lamps en- .
the spans are hung on the inside Of tie
posts aud in such manner that they will
illuminate carriage way and sidewalk
equally At night these rows of lamps will
give the bridge a beautiful appearance
No humbug, May Bros sell at cost.
W Mn