The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-23
NOTES HERE AND THERE,

1--WE don't advertise religion" said
1 minister to Carlyle. ''What do you ring
your bells for then!" was the reply.
Be careful of your diet. A Georgian
held strawberry in his teeth for young
lady to bite at, and she bit half his nose of.
If you ask the average man what time
it is, six seconds after he has restored his
watch to his pocket, he cannot tell you,
Ben Stemple, of this city, is in Jail in
Davenport, waiting his trial for attempting
to pick the pocket of a lady.
The commencement exercises of the |
Sisters Academy, Davenport, will take
place on Wednesday, June 80, and will be |
very attractive and interesting, as usual.
Burglars robbed the house of Peter
Gill, on Perry street, in Davenport, Mon |
day night. Among the articles taken was
a gold watch and chain.
"A Boston paper condemns the practice
Yes, it is mean. The better way is to jab
at EN- with fence rail.
For whom are you eoncerned?" asked
Judge Of lawyer. Il am concerned for
the plaintiff, your houor, but I'm employed
by the defendant" was the reply.
Lucy Stone says it's wicked to wear
corsets, as Eve didn't have any. Eve didn't
have any clothes, and therefore, it's wicked
for Lucy Stone to wear them.
The young gentleman of the Gazette
is learning thing or two. If he could on
ly learn good manners towards cotempo-
raries it would improve him good deal.
About one-half the news items of the
Gazette are taken from The ARGUS We
are willing to furnish both brains and enter
prise to help the young man along
"A Buchanan county editor bought his
ink by the jug full, because he could get
cheaper, but his wife went to fill the ink
stand one morning, and it wasn't ink by :
jugfull. a
The call for Monday evenings ARGUS
was so great that we had to run off an ex-
ira edition of half sheets, and they were
all sold before Tuesday noon, and more
wanted.
Big Joe Fitzgerald, alluded to in an ar
ticle in the Chicago Times apd copied in
the Union is not the Joe Fitzgerald for
merly conductor on the Rockford, Rock
Island u st. Louis railroad.
The number of innocent young girls who
marry man believing they can break him
of his bad habits and lug him off to church
twice every Sunday does not diminish in
the least, and the divorce courts grind and
grind.
In its decision in the case of Boss
Tweed, the New York State Court of Ap-
peals makes the fact of the illegally of the
twelve years sentence so clear that no
one will be disposed to doubt its correct
ness Chicago Journal.
"A party dragged Cinnamon returned
braska where they had been farming, and
mournfully and confdentially told a report
er: TOO muchee hoppee all around like
hell"
The Gazette blunderingly makes the
Methodist excursion start for Cordova tt
morrow morning, 1t does not take place
until Friday the 25th. The festivities al
Cordova will take place in Wynkoop's
grove.
I'VE are surprised that the Union
finds no fault with Tom Yates for his low
bid for city job. Is Mayor Davenport
or Superintendent Riley censurable fol
this low bid? See proceedings of the
water commissioners.
Much fault is found at the inadequate
space for entrance at the post office OF
East Eagle street. One-half of one dool
is all that is allotted to men,-only one-hal
the space at the old post Office Another
set of doors should be hung and opened
full size, every day.
Clint Parkhurst, our former fellow
, scribe, has been travelling all over Soutf
America, Central America, and at last &C
counts was located at Napa City Califor
MIA. He says he would not live in any
other country than California now.-Dav
Dem.
The body of the little son of Jane
Malone, who was drowned in Davenport,
en- Saturday the 18th, while trying to ge
! his hat, which had fallen in the river, wa
found Monday afternoon by some men VIII
were taking timber from raft just below
where he fell in the water. The head ant
features we're so changed that it could b.
recognized only by the clothes worn.
5 Ten years ago, when she was his schoo
teacher in Ohio. he used to call her mea
and spiteful and ugly, and he used to b.
afraid of her, too; but now that they
' both out of school, and as Bill Tomkjn
: and Jennie May are about the same age
D even if she did teach him once, he lean
his head UP against her shoulder and neve
winks a wink when she puts her arm
e around him.
= The little sloop Labelle, from Evans
: ton, ILL.,, arrived at LaSalIe on Monday
s having on board G. A. Haney, E. G. Rus
: sell and A. Hallston, young collegiates c
that place, who propose to spend thei
summer vacation in hunting and fishing i
= the vicinity Of Havana, ILL., They left Ey
= anston on the 18th. The lowest water
the Illinois below Copperas creek is fv
! feet deep-too shallow for boats or barge
u loaded with ice
There will be a patriotic jubilee i
It Capt. Clark's grove near Buffalo, Iowa
:. Saturday, July Sd, commencing at 10 A.
under the auspices of the ladies of BufaI
> and vicinity. Hon. J. FL. Murphy, of DAY
export, delivers the Grafton. Refresf
!, ments will be for sale on the grounds
e Mrs. L. Dodge, Mrs. ". L. Clark, Mrs.
d Morehouse, Mrs L. w. Miller, Mrs. j
Waggoner and others.
-Chas Connors and a man name
Wickliffe, from Moline. had little fraca
on Front street, Davenport, Tuesday morI
a ing, in which Connors got an ugly cut o
) the shoulder from knife in the hands
4 Wickliffe Wickliffe made his escape [
r this side of the river before he could /
!. arrested. They had been drinking togetl
:. er, were fast friends and Connors refuse
e to prosecute when urged to do so by som
lbystanders His wound was bound u
with couple of handkerchiefs, and he wei
IL home, He lives out in northwest Davel