The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-19
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Companions il. arms-Twins.
The best throw of dice-Throw them
away. .s.
The Christmas slipper for single clergy
men is uow in press. a.1@.
That Girl of Mine" may be followed by
Some Other Fellow" eGil
Genius is mans lost soul looking for
itself in life aud nature.
A shower of angleworms fell in London,
Ont., recently, That bats shower of fish.
Brigham's widows are to bring out
book Il will be called THAT Husband of
Oars"
A blunder iu manners is blot. An
apology is an attempt at erasure that al
ways makes il worse.
Fools aud their money soon part. It's
worth while being tool TO have the
money TO part with.
A parrot is said to live to be two hun
dred years old A barber does not live go
long, but be talks more
Human hope is like the rainbow 10 this,
that the only sort that can be relied on is
such as promises another day.
Mrs. Annie Edwards new story is called
"a Blue Stocking" OF course it is all a
yarn" but many persons like to read
such darn" stories.
The features of beautiful countenance
are hieroglyphics of sentiments. He
whose mind is the key to those hieroglyph-
les becomes the lover.
An exchange says: Twenty FIVE hui
4 4 Il Al al
| phia boy who lost bis hand IN a cog wheel.
The hand still remains incog.
| THAT parrot of mines a wonderful
bird. " says Smythe; he cries, Stop thief,
so naturally that every time / hear it al
ways stop. What are you all laughing at
anyway"
The clerks in the war department are moi
allowed to partake of Intoxicating beverage
Iduring Office hours, and the order has cas-
such gloom over them that they are d
tlonger seen to emile.
A contemporary prints a long article en-
titled What will they do with the Turksr
We don't know. But the question ha
will they do with the Turkeys2" will be sat
isfactorlly solved on the 10Th inst.
| "Georgyl do you know that you
Uncle james found lltrle Ooy- baby on hi
: doorstep last night, and that he is going t
adopt himP" Yes, mamma; and he'll b
Uncle Jim's step-son, won't he?
/ Was it not rough on Ella. just as sh
was telling Frederick, at lunch, how ethe
real her appetite was, to have the coo
bawl out, Say, will yer have yer pork an
I green's now, or wait till yer teller's gonel
A gentleman had occasion to correct hi
daughter, aged four, recently. After
was over and she had sat while, she wei
to her mother aud inquired, Don't 20
: think it would do papa good to 60 GU
doors?"
Quite correct my dear; the natives
!. South Africa do not require clothes to kee
% them warm, because they are Hottentot
n don't YOU see2 Coolies are different SO
of people altogether. So are the people
Chilli
'Oh, yes" said an old lady, the mo'
e ern cook stove is great invention; al
when my boy James gets through his stu
les in practical engineering, so he can COZ
home and run it, I'll buy one OF EN-, b
not afors.
\ A tall tramp looked in at broker s off
: the other day His imposing height sta
h tied the broker. Bless me" said he, IT
Y man, how high do you stand in your stoc
ings2" "Stockipgsl" was the reply.
amt got none.
A woman in New York was arrested
beating her husband until he was si'
This should teach women to select for b
% bands men who have strong constitutions
or else cease belaboring the poor men b
an hour before they get sick.
er. Two ragged little urchins were standi
in the gutter looking at lady who had j
. fallen down on the pavement 1t ism
much that like oranges" observed ont
= them. but what lot of people you {
bring down with the peell"
The Orientals are very trusting to {:
other. Are you not afraid to go av
from your shop without locking iii" a tr
Y eler asked an Egyptian up the river. Il
no." answered the man coollY, there is
BE Christian within three miles!"