The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-05
The Christian Advocate, a heightened

The Christian ADVOCATE, a heightened
religious sheet. says that the editor OF the
Independe7at, another heightened religious
sheet, would siaDder his own mother for
hire. And yet, when sinners get to calling
each other jackals and SO forth. the people
exelaim: What pattern they set for
usl" Detroit Free Press.
| The editor of the Dixon Telegraph
relates bit OF his personal experience as
follows: When a man jumps out OF bed
in the dark at midnight TO fling a boot at
an electoral commission of cats in the back
yard, and places his foot upon an eight
cornered piece of coal, his wife must stick
her fingers in her ears if she would escape
hearing several pages of profane history in
less than two minutes"
Acting President Hayes, who ac-
guessed in kicking General Mead's sister
out Of the interior department because, be-
ing about seventy years of age, she was,
practically, mere pensioner, offered to
General Grant and his family passage to
Europe on government vessel, and Grant
had the good sense to decline. Mead was
a glorious soldier, but he's dead.
Riding down Fifth avenue yesterday
afternoon, we noticed that good substu n
tial sidewalk was being built along in front
of the property of Mr.. John Warner. Ii
ought to be good one for Uncle John,
and Tom Saulpaugh, and Crubaugh, and
Whitman, seemed to be bossing one man
who was doing the work The walk is to
be extended 10 front of Mrs. Rodman' S
property and on down to 23d street. making
a continuous walk from 23d street to Wag.
ner's brewery.
Lady: So you wish to leave, cook
May | ask why? Cook: Certainly. min.
You see, there's only one p'liceman in this
ole Of pIace-beggin' the parishs par
ding--and he's took hup with the huppel
ousmaid. Which it's no concern of mine
who takes hup with who; but it's we'll be-
known as the p'liceman is the cooks
: perkesite Funny Folks.
The Oquawka Spectator says a barr
belonging to Solomon p Clark, a farmer
near Bald Bluffs, Henderson county, was
destroyed by fire on last Saturday night,
and five horses, and considerable hay and
grain were also burned. The fire was
an incendiary one Mr. Clark was away
from home at the time, Loss about
$4,000, on barn. No insurance.
An amendment to the Illinois liquor
law passed to third reading in the senate
on Wednesday, 1t had already passed th'
, house, but senate amendments will senC
it back for concurrence The amendment
changes the penalty from fine and i'm
prisonmeDt to fine or imprisonment-onll
the substitution of one word for another
but it is a rather important word for con
victs under the law.
AT noon Thursday workman nance
: Frederick Koch, employed in the Yves
Davenport Furniture Factory, corner o
Warren and Sixth streets. went into
5 building in the rear of the factory ant
/ committed suicide by hanging. He tied
D rope about a rafter which was over ira
door opening. dropping three feet-ani S
was strangled to death. He was discov
cred about 2 O'Clock by workman name'
: j. T. Steedilg but not speedily enough t,
> save him. The cause of the rash act Wa
p domestic trouble caused by his excessIv
: drinking His wife refused to live wit
. him. He had four children.
HOPE TOLD A FLATTERING TALE
But never even anticipated so divine
preparation for the toilet, as that delight
tul preparation "Sozodont" So cool an
S refreshingly agreeable to the mouth an
teeth, hardens and invigorates the gums
T gives pure and healthy tone to th
breath, cleanses, beauties and preserve
the teeth, and arrests decay,
Printing and binding executed nea
d quick and cheap at THE ARGUS rFFCE