The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-27
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"A Lee county postmaster declined to v
purchase portrait of Hayes because the a
recent order of the President doesn' permit
him to NEEDLE with politics. 4
The man who first introduced fan J
ming mill into Scotland was denounced as
an atheist for getting up gales ofwind when
Providence intended calm.
An old Paris paper has the following
singular remark: The Americans and |
English educate their children in the fear
of God and the love of mother.
"A Nebraska farmer bitches a pair of
COWS to wagon when he journeys, and
milks them whenever he comes to toll
gate, paying his toll with the milk.
"A friend of ours was copgratulating
himself upon having recently taken very
pleasant trip. Upon inquiry, we found he
tripped and fell into young lady's lap.
"A man 10 Cincinnati. the father Of ten
children, thinks he sustains great loss by
not having any more, as there is no one
to take the clothes that the youngest has
outgrown.
"A son of Erin once gave the following
toast: Here's wishing you may never
die, nor nobody kill you, until ye knock
your brains out against the silver knocker
of your own door.
General Grant made brief but beau
tiful speech when he arrived at Ostend. |
| He answered the compliments of the bnr- |
gomaster with these words: L am much |
obliged for your sentiments"
DIR. Mary Walker swears by yonder
pale moon that she will never marry and
risk the humiliation Of having husband
come in and request the loan of her black
pants, so he might join in fremen's par
| ade.
The first Lord Littleton was very alb,
sent in company, and when he fell into a
river, by the upsetting of boat, at Hage
ly, it was said of him that he had sunk
twice before he rec0lleeted that be could
swim"
Now is the time, while flies are thick,
that the man at the boarding house strives
hard to make himself believe that the .''.'
on the pie. crust are nothing but spice after
all, and with martyr-like stoicism swallows
them.
Ohio editors who two months ago
vehemently declared they could not and
would not live without the silver dollar, are
getting home from Put,in-Bay aud asking
, their friends for temporary loan of a 25
ID cent piece ofscript.
The moulders and blacksmiths played
a game of base ball yesterday afternoon
At the end of the second inning the rain
stopped the game. The score stood to
: ) in favor of the blacksmiths. Frank
Mucker was empire.
D --Truesdale B. one of the infant twin
, sons of Robert Solomon, died in this city
this morning, and will be taken to Morris
town, Henry county, tomorrow. and
: buried by the side of its mother, who died
: couple of weeks ago.
o The young folks must be on a strike,
] as but three marriage licenses were issued
. the week ending the Goth, viz: William
Killing, to Mrs. Jane A. Davis: james
Kinney to Sarah Hanigan, and Olof Peter
c son to Charlotte Swanson.
S Many young lady who objects to be
f ing kissed under the mistletoe, has no OBJ
=. lection to be kissed under the rose" The
e intelligent compositor made and errorin The
IL above, rendering it so as to say she ''ha
no objection to being kissed under thu
# nose"
n Jessie, what was Joe's arm doiny
round your waist when you were at tn
l front gate last night?' asked a preciou
boy OF his sister. His arm wasn't roun,
n my waist; won belt from him, and h
Y was taking my measure, replied tn
o. indignant young lady.
1t is the intention of many Of the 81
knights of the Dixon Commandery to at
Re tend the annual Grand Encampment, whic
s, will he held at Cleveland, Ohio, on the 28t
he of August next but no official action ha
10 yet been taken. They might come dow
~ ~ and accompany our Sir Rights on thei
all special train.
John D. Jones, who lives II mile
d, north of Princeton, met with a serious az
to cident on Thursday last In starting
z, moving machine, for some cause hard t
explain, he got IN front of the sickle which
lie coming in contract with his ankle inhicte
t a serious wound.
ar Two thirds of the voters of Stcrliu
I'D petitioned the city council for a new and
& free bridge across Rock River at tn;
point The council has called an electic
'u' on the llth of August to vote on tt
OF proposition of the city borrowing $4,000
ed for that purpose; the bridge to be at ii
mt foot of Mulbury street.
re- "A few days ago Robert See, son
'0' years, while playing at the brewery
Use Princeton, fell through the hatchwa
all going down the distance of two stories, al
P striking upon a brick pavement with
- thin covering of sawdust. He was bad
~ bruised on the side of his head, and b
10 arm fearfully shattered, being broke
len above and below the elbow, and the bon
at forced through the flesh two or thr,
inc inches,
,b. Hardy Heater, the young man wi
was so badly burned by the premature di
DIT charge of a cannon at the sham" bait
top in Moline on the Fourth, has so far r
ian covered, under the excellent treatment
'ew DIR. Gait, and the tender nursing of l.
mother and sister, Rose, that he is able
Try be on the streets again. His oversight
asst perfectly good and his face is not scare
in the least His right arm which W
oF shattered, he still has in splints and
sling. Telescopes with the loss of b
Z one finger, which was so badly burned tn
the amputation was necessary-and be m;
cry consider. himself fortunate, indeed.
bed The Springfield State Journal ca
tba the Railroad strikers "servile war;" Ii
it indeed come to this that American fire
ue men, voters, electors, citizens have sudde
ria ly become sldUes2 A man cannot be
red citizen and SldUe at the same tim
ed. These strikers have all along been suppos
but 80, s. Tn'l, g. Ol'iJoI I IN PEOs'etC
/ and have equal right to protection; and
call their strike ''servile war;" is to Snsl
every American laborer and every Anne
a. n ican oitizan Tho hoyS mau mt ha INIT,