The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-08
NOTES HERE AND THERE.


New book cases have been put up in
the library, to accommodate the new books
lately received there.
Why has an ocean voyage no terrors
for physicians? Because they are ac-
customed to see sickness.
What is your business, sis9" ssked
the court in sharp voice. 'Conchologist. !"
Whats that?" asked the judge. L open
claims
1t was a New jersey wife who said
MY dear, if you can't really drink bad
coffee without abusing me, how is it that
you can always drink bad whisky, and not
abuse that barkeeper."
"A Pasaic father wants to know what
will keep respectable young man from
hanging around in front OF the house. -
Tell him the girl is sitting on the back
fence.
Stokes and Josie Mansfield have not
yet met, and the probabilities seem to be
that they won't If they hadn't met years
ago it would have been a great deal nicer
all round.
"A gentleman standing on the Harper
House steps, this morning, was accosted
by bootblack in this manner; Shine,
SUPP MOP "Shine 'em up quick, sur
Dot in three diffrunt languages-'Publi.
can, Demmycratic and Greenbacks. " He
got the job.
While passing house in Virginia two
drummers observed a very peculiar chin.
ney unfinished and, it attracting their at
tention, they asked haxeu haired youth
standing near the house if it ''draweC
well. whereupon the youth replied: Yes
it draws the attention of all the fools tina
pass by"
The ball given by the Phoenix mar
tial band, in Killers hall last evening wa
we'll attended, and Notwithstanding it wa
election night everything was orderly an'
quiet The play pipe to be voted to tn
most popular hose company was won b.
the Wide Awake boys by majority 0
six votes over the Phoenix company.
Reynolds is the name finally agreed O
for the station on the Rock Island an
} Mercer county r. r. next beyond TayIo
Ridge. The depot is in the town of EC
9ington near the corners of Bowling, Perry
ton, Presumption and Edgington. TIL
town site is laid out by Wait and Walker
) and called Reynolds. As soon as train
run regularly post offices should be estal
) lished and daily mail supplied.
Miss Ida Yardley publishes the fact
in the Chicago Tribune that she wears g
} chemiloon made of fine, soft, twllIed water
proof cloth, light drab in color, with necl
bottom Of sleeves, and drawers fnishe
with an embroidered scallop in silk or We
vet, The garment, she explains, con
bines chemise and drawers. 1t is gres
satisfaction to the public to know how Mis-
Yardley's undertakings are made.
Mrs Huntoon, sister of the Ed
I brothers, was detected on Saturday nigf
, while personating spirits at Webster
: Mass. She had been invited to hold fort
: at the house of John Flint. A circle VIZ
: formed, the lights were turned low, th
q curtain was drawn aside; low, bendin
figure appeared, hands were outstretcheC
and it was announced that the spirit
! Mrs. Flints mother desired to commur
with her daughter. The lady drew nea
the curtain, and the futtering hand of II
a spirit made desultory attempts to gras
the daughters hand, rs this my de'
G mother?" Yes, [ am your mother
q Mrs. Flint seized the spirit hands and he
n them. A lawyer turned on the gas, ar
2 Mrs. Huptoon was revealed struggling
the arms Of the courageous lady.