The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-20
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II NC new OGudIOT lEoIu tldSS.s NuuN.
Washburn) is opposed to debasing the cur
rency by further issue OF greenbacks.
Thomas Schneider has moved his
meat market across the street to his new
shop. where it will remain until his new
block shall be ready to occupy.
". w. Emmert is the post master at
the new post office established at Heagy's
coal mines, in Hampton. The name of
the office, as announced some weeks ago in
THE ARGUS, is Happy Hollow.
The following are the officers of the
Brewers Association of Iowa and Illinois,
elected at the last day s session of the AS
ISOLATION, on Wednesday: President, II.
koehler, Davenport: Vice-presid.nt, j.
Munzenmaier, Des Moines Secretary, j.
Moth, Davenport; Treasurer, g. Wagner,
Rock Island.
Robert Duke, the man who was pun
ished by Conductor Everts, was better Sat
urday afternoon. The swelling on one side
of his head was greatly reduced. He sat
up in bed, in the afternoon, and dictated q
letter to his sister, who resides in Canada.
To day Monday he is not quite as well.
probably on account of the excitement Of
communicating with his friends. His con-
dition is encouraging, though he is not out
of danger. He is very Eighty at times.
The numerous friends of Hon. VIM
k. Morrison, NJ. c., of the Seventeenth
district, Illinois, will be grati6ed to learn
that his trip to Florida has nearly re-
stored his health. A private letter to a
friend in this city from Aiken, s. g., re-
ceived yesterday, states that he expected
to be able to return to his duties in con-
gress in a few days st. Louis Repabli-
can.
The most extensive mandatory of
the sweet smelling and delicious Limberger
cheese, in the West, is in Scott county, Ia
The mandatory is at Round Grove, and
the proprietor is Mr. David Anken, a ma
tive of Switzerland, in which country he
learned mis- trade Eighty cows contribute
the condiments for the cheese. Not
more than a half dozen men in America
understand the art of making Limberger
1t smells awfully, but after the first taste
one bankers arter it all the rest OF his
days
Hon John r. Eden, NJ. G. of this
State, being complained by because he
had voted against the law which restored
to county papers the right of free transit
through the mails in the county in which
they are published, defends himself by
saying that the bill in question restored
the franking privilege also, against which
he would always vote, and he says further
that he is and always has been ready to
vote for that part of the law relating to
county papers.
Nearly two hundred years ago, in a
sermon preached in Boston, the Rev. In
crease Mather deplored the introduction
and use of rum. 1t is common thing
that in latter years kind of strong drink
called rum had been common with us,
which the poorer sort OF people, In town
and country, can make themselves drunk
with. Those that are poor and wicked can
make themselves drunk for a penny. l
wish to- the Lord some remedy could be
thought of for the prevention of this
evil T. A long time has elapsed and the
remedy has not yet been found.
Wild geese every year, as population
increases grow fewer in number. For
many years Long Island was favorite
place to shoot these birds during their
spring migration. There also they are not
so numerous as formerly. As the birds
are very shy, it requires good deal of skill
on the part of the sportsman to come near
enough for u shot. The method generally
employed is to obtain FROM fifteen to twenty
wild geese by winning them on their pas
sage north or south-the old fashioned
''stoolers" being regarded as entirely be-
hind the age These are tanned SO that
they can be Tined to stakes, when they
are taken to the bars where the wild geese
usually stop to feed, and fastened TO stakes
put down in the sand out of sight, while
the gunner conceals himself in box sunk
in the sand, and partially covered by sea
weed or meadow grass When a cks of
wild geese are passing. these partially tam
e ones will cali them, and usually they
will fly near by or light, when the gunner
rises and shoots.
The Clancy farm was not sold as ad-