The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-01
NOTES HERE AND THERE

circus. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Nayl say not thusly. Marry come upl
There is the wedding ring.-Neso York
Commercial AdzertiSer, That is said TO
be the sufer-ring of some who have worn
lit,-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
You can tell by the way a lady brushes
off her husbands S coat collar whether she
loves him or not.
The phonograph is like the small
brother of a young lady. 1t will repeat
everything said in its presence without
regard to blushes.-BreakJast Table
"A young blade of her acquaintance had
passed without acknowledging her bow
her eyes flashed like swords, for wasn't
she cut-lass.
Two for assent-a bridal couple. IN.
7. Commercial. Three for ache water
a trio at the physicking springs, Dan6ury
NeaCs.
Trees have their time to leave
Graphic. They never leave without a
bough. Courier Journal And you cam
call them tramps, for they always have a
trunk.-Fren1ont Times
Jones was always complaining of his
wife's memory, She never can remember
anything" said poor Jones; its awful" "
MY wife was just as bad" said Brown,
till found capital recipe What is
it?" asked Jones, eagerly, Why" said
Brown. whenever there's anything par
ticular [ want the missus to remember 1
write it down on a slip of paper and gum
it on the looking glass. See2" Jones is
now contented man.
My young friend, observe that you
have used several French expressions in
your letter. think, if you will study the
English language, that you will find it
capable of expressing all the ideas that
you may have. l have always found it SO.
and in all that have written | do not
recall an instance where | was tempted to
use foreign word, but that, on searching,
l have found better enc in my own
language.-Byydnt.
| The bell punch neteth even the fall oi
a Chicago Times.
The New Orleans Picdyune insinuate.
that Lots wife looked back because there
was a woman behind her with new bonne
on.
The only business which we know o.
which Is carried on proftably without
advertising is running hand-organ.-
IhcGregOr (Ioaca) Nea0s.
And we notice that those prosper best
with placard pinned to the organ II am
blind"
He was fully six feet tall, yet h
Strengthened up and exclaimed; Talking
of short men. look at mel" And no ont
could tell what he meant until he turned
both pockets wrong side out and gasped
"Who is there in the crowd that'll lend M
quarter?"
The Paris Exposition will open mex
Wednesday, and Paris will be illuminate
all Wednesday night
In Albany. n. Y, barber shops the
break eggs over mans head as a shan
pooling luxury. To the West this is onl
done at political meetings
1t has been noticed that in piar
| playing it will not do to obey the ScriI
: tural mandate, ''Let not thy right han
know what the left band doeth,"
! "A newly-married man went home th
other evening and found his wife aslee
on the lounge. He kneeled beside be
and devoured her with his loving eye
g John" she murmured in her slee
"Yes, my pet, what is it?" he whispere,
n thrilled to his hearts depths by the callir
d of his name. John" she again mu
= INJURED. "spare-rib is only cents pound
The thrill passed off.
!. "A religious sect called purifiers" b
It arisen in the Greek Church in Russi
1t The Purifiers" make women's rights
specially. Their main new doctrine
= that all must marry on coming of age, al
that the wife is the head of the famil
d the husband being required to confess b
Is sins to his wife once a week.
n IL this society was to be organized
& Rock Island, the city would be rapid
depopulated.