The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

WIZ OO tue DuSlu6SSs
For congressional proceedings see
third page of this paper.
There was small blaze at the glass
factory yesterday afternoon; damage light.
The Union very wisely omits its par
tizan opinions in discussing the Arsenal
question this morning.
In Freeport che police arrest and lock
up all boys found lOunging around church
doors during services.
-Patronize those merchants who adver-
tie in THE ARGUS. You will find them
wide awake business men.
The yellow fever experts ought to
examine Blaine, who is doing his utmost
to syread an epidemic.
A bill has been introduced IN the Yer
mont legislature prohibiting the running
of grab-bags at church fairs.
The farmers are taking advantage of
the cold weather and the sleighing to
market dressed hogs in considerable guam
tity.
Officer Brennan is making it interest
ing for Davenport hackmen. John is gen.
orally on hand when the time comes for
business,
The Dixon Sun says 1.-THE radio al view
is that if the southern people do not send
negroes to congress they shall not send
anybody"
The San Francisco Chronicle says that
MRS. Tilton having been expelled, the
ladies of Plymouth Church now thank
God they are not as other women are"
The thermometer stood 10 below zero,
at the G. r. L & P. depot this morning at
o'clock, and degrees below at the water
works. At s o'clock it stood in the
city.
The President of the West Des
Moines Blue Ribbon Club recognizes pro-
bibition to be political question, and its
discussion by the club is forbidden by its
constitution.
The secret of the luminous clock dial
consists in mixing a phosphorescent salt
with paints and varnishes, and making
the figures with it. A mixture of lime
and sulphur is used.
A piece of court plaster on a pretty
girls cheek is very much of out place; but il
!, don't improve matters any when her young
man goes home at eleven o'clock with j
on the end of his nose,
The state auditor will soon forward
to the superintepdents of schools the war
rants for dividend of school tax fund, ant
. interest on school fund due the respec
3 tive counties for the year 1878.
The Union has struck another hob
t by" This time it is struggling with tn
o water rent question. Well, after all, a
e umbrella" if it is elegant" is just tn
: thing, to clutch this water business.
: Georgia has hit upon anew fnancis
idea-the issue of four per cent bonds
in denominations as low as five dollars an
the same size as fve-dollar bill. 1t
believed they will circulate as currency.
B. Now here is chance for our sports
men to get a $1,OO0-An Information
rs Bench Show of dogs will be held 1
IL Detroit, January 7, 8, 9. and 10. Gas
prizes to the amount of 81, 900 are Offered
~ the entries to close December 81.
III The Nation, republican paper, say
j. 1.-The trouble with the witnesses for the te
~ eral government is they are so dishone
u and tricky themselves that no one know
Is when to believe theui. These are the fc
v lows that Blaine wants his investigate
committee to examine in its secret session
III The State Register says that mar
people speak of free trade as though
~ meant only the right to buy goods in TO
eigu countries, but the most importa
~ feature of the democratic principles is th
Nv it insures the right to sell our products {
g over the world Free trade will supp
lo' the country with large quantities of re
10 money, and that is the reason why it
specially desirable just now"
"A statement compiled by the Sta
~ Auditor will appear in the coming bienni
report of that officer, showing the local i
debtedness OF countries, townships, cite
ne villages, towns and school districts,
~ July l, 1877. This information has be-
DIS obtained by correspondence with coun
Sc and town officials in every county in t
State. From it is found that the local
of debtedness of the State is $5l ,942,69l.
81 "A committee appointed to exami
into the mental condition of the vario
newspaper reporters OF this section W
,r- have recently committed matrimony wit
g. out any apparent good cause, with a vi,
of ascertaining facts for Mansil's new 6
It manac, have Just completed their labors a
placed the result of their researches in t
almanac makers hands The next edit
will contain extended comments on by
L nology as related to cold winters. Stran
tv as it may appear, the committee found {
no following effusion from the pen of the /
g porter of the Davenport Democrat, who
- not yet married, in the upper left hal
n vest pocket of each of the victims examine
AZ The melancholy days have come,
-, When, as the bachelor hides his snout,
on Alone, beneath the bed-clothes, says,
IN This thing is about played OUT
RS ~"S------
N Which is the richest child in the worll
at Rothschild. What is the best RENE,
ay for the baby? DR.. Bulls Baby Syru
for it contains no opiates, and is innoce
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