The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-12
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from the ferry boat at Washington street.
The married ladies of Western city
have formed a ''Come-home-husband
club" 1t is about four feet long, and has
brush on the end of it.
When Philadelphia husband comes
home late his wife makes him say "Clax-
ton, Remsen & Hafelfnger, which is
book publishing firm in that city
DIR. Mary Walker was arrested IN baitl-
more for wearing a mans attire. On ex-
animation she was discharged. Does this
mean that DR. Mary is properly dressed
Does one woman in fifty fill the lower
half of her lungs with air p is the stern
inquiry of a sanitary exchange. The edl-
tor of that paper never heard the voice OF
an Infatuated mother in-law.
An omission of one whole paragraph was
made by the compositor in setting the
Council proceedings yesterday and we
therefore republish the proceedings with
the missing paragraph supplied.
A Des Noines merchant offered Mrs.
Barrett pair of shoes il she would kiss
him. and she went out, borrowed a revolv-
or and lodged a bullet in his nose. He
hash any more shoes to give away.
An ignorant and obtuse Ohio father
saws the only result he notices from his
daughters recent attendance at a college
for both sexes, is her tendency to sigh and
nope about the house like sick kitten.
That pretty little water fountain in front
OF THE ARGUS Office, which has been ad-
mired by hundreds of people within the
last few days, is for sale 1t would be a
handsome attraction in any mans front
yard
| One of the editors of the Cincinnati En-
Qpirsr recently saved cook of canal
boat from drowning, and has received the
following letter from her father, saying
You have saved my gal, and she is yowin.
No cards No editor.
Burglars are numerous IN lowa-the
papers in that State contain many accounts
of their operations ltshould be caution
TO our people to be prepared for such un-
: welcome visitors. A few leaden pills
promptly administered, generally cures the
malady.
A Galena girl at the circus, some tune
ago, who was looking at clown whirling
hat with stick. remarked to her young
= man that she used to do that TIL
young man was looking at contortionis
i in another part of the arena who had HI
r legs tied around his neck, and all eXplana
ton was necessary.
. The Rochester, y. Y, Express (Reput
- lean is urging its party friends to ''ge
out their lanterns and look for men TO non
Il mate for Senator and Assemblymen,
l. that locality. ''whom the people can trust.
l. Judging from its mournful tone, that cla'
e of men must be very scarce in the Repui
?. Hcan party in that section Of the State.
a The Northern Line Company has con
menced a suit to recover wharfage, pal
under protest. in Red Wing and Tasting
Minnesota. The complainant alleges th'
~ the ordinance for collecting wharfage Wi
and is illegal and void, and in violation
\ the Constitution of the United States. I'll
result of these suits will be watched {,
with some interest by other towns on Il
river
G. The Davenport Democrat says 1t a
$ pears that our information concerning Il
~ arrest of Davenporters for shooting prair
M chickens in Illinois was at fault In Il
a first place there was not Davenport
II over there that day and in the secoT
III place those who were arrested were Ro
ri Islanders. not Davenporters. The gent
n man who informed US of tbs incident m
10 took Rock Islanders for Davenporters-th
- was all
~ There are quite number Of fine horses
he this vicinity which are biini-made 81
lg hauling too heavy loads Dumb amin
-, ought not to be abused III this way-u
ny those who do it should be fined and h
-, up to public reprobation. Some of
! loads hauled over on the ferry are IN
unreasonable burdens for the poor bea
to haul. and if their drivers don't !,
lighter the law will compel them to pay
their cruelty.
The Peoria and Rock Island Railr5
Company has, we think, hit upon a til
og. table which will give that road good mi
rbl additional passengers Henry county y
rs pie can now come TO Rock Island in
nj morning and return in the evening, Civ
nm them nearly whole day here for busin
II or pleasure. And the train which l
rol leaves here with Pullman sleeper, at
z. NJ, gives passengers by all the OF
D 20 roads a chance TO go east without any
! ~ ~ lay. We think steady increase Of tr;
90 may be looked for on the Peoria road.
D " Even hardened editor must sometil
Mr. wonder over the things full Of bitter
, Of and luminosity said by man concerning
, to brother. A gentleman from the c0uI
18th possessing feeling soul writes sadly i
re- such little epithets as liar" and til
ven are of no consequence to speak Of in
wal eyes he might even be accused Of b.
will a Credit Mobiier Christian statesman
bear the calumny nobly; but when it co
,wn to people going around saying that he W
try, Betty and I are Ont, then he d6es re
,ks. We are not surprised that he should
ON this abuse so deeply the only wonder
OF that human being could have it in
got heart to speak thus of an innocent ma
Cowhiding Affair
A girl at Massillon, O., lately cowh
a vnunU n,aD lint ~ SaanS she assuu1