The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-09
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

The river has been on stand at 1873
since last Sunday morning.
The water 10 the slough commenced
falling slightly yesterday afternoon.
"A hen never takes a swallow of drink
without looking up to the skies and saying
something. Grace?
Did you ever know man who would
not tap his wife on the toes with the tack
hammer. when she was directing him how
to nail down carpet?
The Jersey county, Illinois. democrats
select their delegates to the state conven-
ton on June Sd, and a correspondent says
that they are for 1ilden for president.
Marshal Halves and the police force
are busy notifying people to clean up their
yards and alleys. Those who do not
comply with the ordinance will be fined.
An exchange says: ut detracts
somewhat from the pleasure with which
the return of spring is; hailed to. find that
the base ball clubs have survived the
winter"
! The Democrats have just elected
another u s. senator III place of Repub-
lican-Gov. Coke, of Texas, who succeeds
Nj. G. Hamilton, Republican. His term
will begin March 4, 1877.
| If wise, before you lay aside
| Your winter overcoat,
| You'd turu its pockets inside out
| For letters or for note,
| Your wife unto your mother-in-law
| About last Christmas wrote.
Lewiston (Ill) Democrat: Tilden' S
prospects are now looming up. he Is not
our first choice, by long shot, but the
Democrat would heartily support him as
the representative reform Democrat of the
age.
1t is reported that the Osterberg
Skinner gang have taken some $4,000 OF
the April earnings to pay March expenses
the business of the road not paying operat
ing expenses When will they make their
report for March and April?
The best way for wife to prevent
her husband loving the wife of another
man is to b. her own dear self a little
sweeter, better and neater than the wife
of that other man. The we'll educated
husband never leaves roses for thisttes.
Secretary Bristow has made th'
fashion of wearing striped clothing some
: what common. - Cincinnati Gazette. Ih'
fashion is not so common as it would have
|
to him by the Kentucky statesman,-N
Y Sun
Our people will all be glad to hea
that B. d. Buford 4 Co., of this city, hav
received dispatch from their agent, MIR
c. g. Bryant, now in Houston, Texas
attending the state fair, awarding then
one gold medal, two silver medals and si'
diplomas on plows.
1t is the swell thing in Washington t
: have private detectives now. "-Ctncinndt
D Enquirer The Enquirer has the thin
e mixed. The disposition of secret servic
funds has indicated that it is the privat
. thing in Washington to have swell detec,
ives now.
= Whose portrait was dot?" asked
Teuton of his friend, as they were goin
0 through picture gallery, That? Henr
b Clay" was the reply. "Hendry Clay
great cigar man, he said after a moment
reflection.
Havana (Il Clarion wishes ''Demc
) Gratis and all others would quit talkin
S about Judge Davis as a candidate for pres
: dent L makes US sick We have no us
q for him or any other Republican. II
:, nominee at St. Louis must be a straigi
Democrat. No more half loaves for US. "
The Philadelphia Times says: Ga
: very strong point in Tiden's favor as
G presidential candidate is that he never ha
g had wife, and therefore can haYe L
: wife's relations. President Grants cor
# nection with the Dent family has had abou
@ as demoralizing an influence on his admin
). listration as any other cause.
n Get up at FIVE o'clock in the mornin
e and tell your wife you are going to dig
e the garden and breakfast on oatmeal mus
: and get healthy and strong. As ST
It stands looking on and admiring your phys
K cal strength, and you are sure you can nevt
u spade up another row without fainting. as
l. her why she don't go in and get the sha
y Tried, and then you can sneak out of Il
l. back gate for a cocktail. Always mal
t your good resolutions IN spring time.
u An Indian chief left his sauaw in
: , saloon in Denver, the other day. as secu
j ity for the payment of his whiskev bi
y Que man calls her Pawn-ee, or he migI
- have been Gibaway, or a Kick "a Riddy-
10 Chicago Inter Ocean. Ali that is ME
~ trivialty. AS a matter of fact, the saloo
!, keeper probably didn't care Arrapaho
% wife he had, so that it absolved him fro
:, having TO Sioux for the debt or to Kick
;. poo Indian for 'dishonesty.-.& Louis Re