The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-09
Carbon Cliff.

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Mr.. Milton G Mills, formerly of Rock
Island. is postmaster and railroad agent a
here, and keeps the only country store I
in tbs place,
Things in general seem to be very quiet t
here now, the farmers in this vicinity be- I
iug busy blowing corn, and the men en- j
ployed in the potterles.
John Holland is busy erecting pottery
here and when completed will make moth
ing but salt glaze stone ware. He intends
to have it in operation some time this sea-
son.
Antoine Kiefer has small pottery here,
making drain pipe, flower pots, milk
pans, etc, and is doing very good bust
ness. He has been in operation about six
years.
Billy Bisant, who lately returned home
in poor health and who was supposed to be
wasting away with consumption, seems to
be improving very fast and his friends
have hope of his recovery. He walks
down to this place occasionally. and even
took ride to Rock Island and Davenport
a few days ago.
Charles Ammerson has just erected a
pottery here and will make nothing but
brown stone ware. The first fire will be
put in about Saturday. Mr.. Ammerson is
an old resident of this place. He has been
in the employ of the Argillo Works tor 8
years, and understands the pottery bust
ness thoroughly.
= Twenty years ago this mouth the first
f car of coal was mined at Carbon Cilft by
! Lowrey, Thomas 4 Co. which was taken
= Il. 1T IL al, hl Of
regular coal yard ever kept there. The
D mines continued in operation for about IL
e years, when they were exhausted Atten-
! ton was then turned to the pottery bust
ness, large quantities of clay being found
, here, and of the best quality.
Farmers report the prospects good for
n farm products this season, Corn never
:, looked better at this season of the year
very little of the ground had to replanted
Wheat and oats look well. The amount
d sown in this region was not large.--Ryf
r looks well, or better than'other small grain
# But few potatoes were. planted aroun(
is here, but what were look we'll. No bug
have been seen here, as yet. Butter an!t
II eggs are offered about equal to the demand
u Grass is very good.
&c The Argillo Works seems to be doinl
to very little, Only few men are employed
al and they are engaged making brick AM
- drain tile. Not three Car loads OF thei
ware have been sold during the pas
month. One man and one woman worl
occasionally, making flower pots. whe
a, they get an order for any. Large piles c
nr brick and drain tile lie around the works
- waiting for purchasers. 1t is said that tn
OF small potteries here make better wor
e: and sell at less rates. Report says tia
the Argillo Works will shut down" mex
,0d month.
ia Somehow or other we do not seem
81 have the same chance for a good publ
=? - school that other towns Of the same slz
1C0 have. Some of our citizens claim it is b.
5 Ia cause school directors are elected who hay
!3 no children to send to school and the
,,- therefore take no interest in the matte
15t There has been no school here since abo1
s3l March LIST, and, then we had teach.
4 4e3 VINO could not spell the commonest word
iG4 who knew but little about even the rue
49, ments of geography and was as profound
ma ignorant of the duties of a teacher as
2O6 child of ten years. Why is it that o
ooo county superintendent gives certificates
such inc0mpetents?
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So The iconoclasts are still at it. One
81 81 one they are overthrowing all the i'd
,0&9 we have loved and revered. 1t is 4
$50 enough that Washington did not cut t
1903 tree with his little Ratchet; that Cal
our John Smith was not saved by Pocahonts
IN that William Tell not only did not shoot
clal the apple, but that Williams Tell never
oeal listed? Why couldn't these iconoclasts hi
clal spared US the tombs of Abelard and I
able loise? The way they have demolished
is this: 4 movement was recently MI
fer in Paris to appropriate $4,000 francs
aid the restoration of the tomb aud grave
h{nl the immortal lovers 1t has been deft
n Of ed, however, by the municipal counsel
he NJ Wallet le-Duc, who has shown, Fl
usly tn the statues when ornament the toi
few are fictitious; and, second, that Abel
,pop and Heloise are not buried in Per-
Chaise at all! The crowds of gush
kind youns @ rni,oo .1'' tbo; cr;de
lere to the sacred spot and wept copiously 0
sale the graves of the unfortunate lovers, II
, re- shed their tears in vain over bones
L. ashes which belong to no one in partlcu
MS Thus have the r0matic lovers of four
turtles been fooled. The next thing
ouse shall hear from the iconoclasts prob;
move will be the assertion that Abelard ne
lived. and that the faithful Abbess M
guarded his remains, because she nj
lived either. It may at least be asse
with safety that NJ Wallet le-Duc vii
pronounced monster by the whole W
IL. Of youthful lovers.