The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

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culation, and $l3, 7So,40 to secure public
deposits.
In 1882 Minnesota shad but ten miles
of finished railroad within her boundaries
and in 1877, twenty two hundred and
twenty-five.
The Illinois Board of Agriculture will
hold its FIRST annual fat stock show in the
exposition building, Chicago, December
I'd to 7th. inclusive.
The consumption of foreign wheat and
-four in Great Britain has increased from
l40 pounds per head in 1867 to 203 pounds
per head in 1877.
During the season from March to
date, Chicago packers have killed 1885, 900
hogs against 400, 900 for the correspond
ing season last year.
They are making furniture in England
of glass, which it is claimed, is more dur
able than wood, is very cheap, and can be
worked into beautiful forms.
"A clergyman was telling story Of rath-
er incredible dimensions when his little
girl made the inquiry: Father, is that
really true, or is it only preaching?"
Merchants who do not let the public
know that they have new goods should
not compain if the bulk of trade goes to
those enterprising Davenport merchants.
John Warner and Thos. Saulpaugh
started for the rocks to-day with the deter
miDation of bringing home more fish than
Judge Lynde and AL Dart did last week,
The democrats and the greenbackers
cast majority of about FIVE thousand
votes in Wisconsin at the late election;
but being. divided. they were beaten
by the republicans, whose vote exceeds
that of the democrats by about eight thou
sand.
The consumption of cotton by Ameri-
can manufacturers was greater, by 10000
bales. in 1878 than in 1877, The yield Of
the staple in the United States exceeds
that Of any year on record, being Ash, 265
bales. of 1880 pounds gross each, up tC
Sept I.
One acre of land will produce l,0OC
bushels Of sngers beets, which made int
sugar will yield 4.800 pounds of sugar; Of
into vinegar, 5000 gallons; or into proc
spirits, 1000 gallons. Such are the poss
biities of an acre of ground with proper
skill and cultivation.
"A tramp, who called at clergyman
house in West Haven, Conn.,, was givel
shelter over night in the barn and invited
to breakfast the next morning, After eat
ing literally, he joined the family in thei
morning devotions and his finer feeling
were evidently touched. He went ava,
with thankful heart, and returning tn
next night stole the pastors harness.
Is it not about time for that ubiquitou
Individual known rs the oldest inhabitan
to come forward and tell us what kind of
winter is before US. Some one must re
onciIe the fact that the corn husks ar
there and the muskrat houses strong an
thick. Where is the fellow that usual
predicts when the river will close?
The Illinois state horticultural societ,
will hold its 23d annual meeting in the ne,
State House, at Springfield, commoncin
on Tuesday, December 10th. 1873, an
continue fonr days. All the railroads laad
Ing to Springfield agree to carry passe1
gers attending the meeting at one and one
fifth fare for both ways, and the hotel
will entertain them at reduced rates.
"A Chicago wholesale grocery house
which few years ago carried drummer.
at an expense Of $4,000 per annum, an
did an almost proftless business, ha
abandoned the drummers system, spend
one fourth of their cost annually in news
papers advertising, dividing the balanc
among the customers. As natural re
suit their trde has increased tenfold, an
the net profits to the house in 1877 wer
$13O,OO0,
/, | NC 1llluOlS Oldt6 1OIblCutLuFal DOCle
will bold its next annual meeting in tn
rooms of the State Board of Agriculture
in the new state house, at Springfield. De
cember 10, ii, II. Is, 1873. 1t is contem
plated, in addition to discussion, reports
essays and addresses upon horticulture
topics, to make general exhibition @
fruits, flowers, plants. insects affectin
horticulture, seeds, woods, vegetables, an
horticultural implements.
Mrs. Anderson is on trial before ia
~ of five members of the Trinity Metho
dist church, Chicago. for renting her pro
perty to be used as beer garden. Al
the forms of judicial trial are observed
but there seems to be no denial of thief &C
charged, the real question being whethe
, she shall be expelled from the church
One witness testifes that he demonstrates
with her,and urged her to lease the prem
Uses for livery stable; but she replie'
that stable was, to her mind, more OBJ
, iectionable than "a nice beer garden, witt
music and no bad smell"