The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-08
Norrg HERE AND THERE.
"A tea set-the Chinese.
"A moor reIatinn.a crah-uncle.

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Earring the homogenitvof poker by the th
production of the lack pot
Our good looking and good natured :,
equity sheriff added to his personal attrac- q
ons as we'll as his comfort when he donned
hat new spring suit. .
Half car load Of household furniture
las been stored in Mr. Langley's ware
louse belonging to Mrs. May Weir. 1t :
anne from Chicago.
1t is noted as proof Of the hard lot of
painters and sculptors models that they
make bare living; still, a bare living is v
better than clothes to starvation. I
-Hanuemann' g agricultural Implement
shon. hack of Davenport, miles from the
most Office, was burned last night. Loss
SS, 900 to $4,000; insurance 50, 100. 1t
-"Breddern," said cullud preacher,
-" I knows that Brother Beechef am lnno,
cent, and you must belebe him innocent
likewise. But it am jis possibul he's dun
been among skunks. l.
Ex-senator Pratt. of Indiana, has
been appointed commissioner OF internal
revenue in the place of Mr.. Douglas, who
is to be removed. Thus another congress
sional orphan is cared for.
On Monday evening his wife asked
him where he was going, as she observed
him putting on his overcoat. Il am going
to sally FORTH he replied. "Let me catch |
you going with any Sally Forth p
II swear" said gentleman to his
mistress, "you are very handsome"
''Pooh!'' said the lady, $50 you would say
liz you did not think so,' And SO you
would think" answered he," though l
should not say So. -
DO you know who I amp" asked a
naughty Highlander of a cabman. attempt
| ing, as Macintosh thought, to overcharge
him. I'm The Macintosh" l don't
care" said the cabby, IF you were the
umbrella; 1 mean to have my fare.
Gus, Stengel, to-day, bought the Nor.
dell property, 20 by 60 feet, (now occupied
by Mrs. johnson as restaurant for So
900. This is big price-but Gus. wants
a place of his own. If Mr.. Harper could
get that and the Swanson property at a
satisfactory price he would extend his ho-
tel to the alley this season, which would be
a splendid public Improvement But as
he and the owners are so far apart on tlg-
: ures all efforts for trade have been aban-
! doned. 81
) The number of people going to the
Pacific coast this spring is unprecedented
" large. All western bound trains are
9 crowded. The roads centering here give
] the western bound G. r. |. Il P. trains
s crowds of passengers. And Omaha, the
:, gate of those who cry out Westward
:, Ho!" and start toward the setting sun was
never more crowded with the moving hun
j. dreds than at present The trains ou
Y from the Union Pacific depot are daily fill
# ed to their utmost capacity.
Some smarty writes and many papers
have quoted the following sentence
l. 'sForty girls will run after snob with a
lie gold headed cane where only one will
{, shv up to a fellow with sound hors
N sense" and when we add that fort
men will run after hirt who can sing
III little and thump on piano to where on
,g will shy up to plain, hard sense girl,
TT is not ashamed to help her mother get dir
Ia ner, the case stands about even.
he The body of man some so or c
- years old, was found in the river at Mu'
III catine, Yesterday. The man arrived {
'ly Muscatine on Tuesdays packet from tn
to north, and put up at the Grlgg House,rel
istering his name: Peter Scramer, {
- Clinton" His baggage consisted of
i'o trunk, which contained good clothing ar
asst kit of cooper's tools, and a small wallis
ILL., He told the landlord he was in search
ev work. No evidences of foul play WEI
Il found on his person.
- Prof. Frey maybe pretty smart al
"e good teacher but he can't walk on a Il
om raft worth a cent. He tried it this NOR
ing at Keator's saw mill, but stepped on
loose log which had no bark on, and
en- forthwith took a. bath. His cries of ''sa
me! For the love of heaven save me
brought crowd, who helped him out. I
'dy lost his watch chain and offers $40 !
OF ward for it. He reports the water. espt
tally at the bottom, "a little too cool for col
fort.
Five Of the largest boys at the Edo
(Iowa)Reform School made their esca
ur- the other day. They we're pursued
use, two men, Entrican and Miles. When t
the pursuers came near the boys the latt
assaulted them wi h stones, knocking Emf
nef can senseless, and knocking Miles from
iiss horse; after which one Of them stabb
her Entrican, and took his watch and revolv
N.Y. then three of the boys mounted his hor
lar- while the other two, Miles and all, re
ven away, and at last accounts had not be
sely fni
t as
lme " Ice ffeSlOent wilson jour-
urn through the sonth iscausing uneasy fe
ton ings at Washington. The chief organ
du- votes good deal of space to him, thou
to not calling him by name, and insinua
her pointedly that he is trying to gain popul
re. ity as Presidential candidate. It THU
any that is the trouble with Judge Kelly t
res. Isn't it just little significant that the
vice gan aforesaid feels obliged to belabor {
has cry Republican who presumes to squint
saw the Presidency? Can it be that the IL
Their term plans are endangered by such asp
for tons?
light "A stylish young man recently st
ed ped at an inn in a small town in Califorl
soon He called for ''tLe drinks for all alb
dis the place several times. and waved
hich hand in lordly way to the lnnkeeper,
1t 2 though to say, This is mine" He
the so agreeable that they took quite ik
to him. Next morning. after breakfast,
was starting off when the host appolol
tally remarked. shat little bill. 81
e Or bless your soul, my friend, haven't GO
wing cent" said the fellow. Then why die
TO you tell me so before ?" well
per- piled the traveller, IF you hadn't b
nds, so inquisitiye, l wouldn't have
hear you now" The point was we'll taken,
the landlord insisted on wrapping up
him bottle of his best as travelling C
panion.
uihs Keep the rust out of water by usin