The Rock Island Argus., 1880-12-23
The 99aiIg Afgus,
ROCK ISLAND. IIrruoys
VARIETY.


Will honor Christmas in my heart and
try to keep it all the year.-Diekeus.
Darn the stocking that catches no
christmas present.-New Orleans Pea
yune.
A Western reporter described belle at
party as au fait. It appeared "all feet 4
June l. 1882, is the official date fixed
upon for the inauguration of the ST
Gothard Tunnel
Muffs and collars of ducks feathers
dyed red are the last manifestation of the
scarlet fever that RACES in Paris
Out of a total Of l3O, 900 railway en-
ployes in Great Britain and Ireland. 4 900
are either killed or injured every year.
Lucy Hooper says the Parisiaps. with
all their culinary science. are wholly ignor
ant of that noble institution, a well made
pie.
The girl who was courted by spruce
young lawyer said she liked to be protect
ed By the strong arm of the Law.
A man who is as true as steel possess
ing an iron will, some gold and fair pro-
portion of brass, should be able to en-
dure the hardware of this world Yon
kers Statemdn.
1t is hinted that Que of the reasons why
the Passion Play" was not produced in
New York was because Mr.. Abbey could
not and man mean enough TO play
Judas. Before election men of this class
were numerous.
Boston Post: Some philan;hropist sent
Bible to milwaukee editor 10 hopes of
doing him some good, and he thought il
was new publication and wrote q review
of it in which he said the production was
failure. If it was intended for q novel 1t
lacked plot, and If for a history. it was
full of improbable Incidents. He couldn't
recommend it.
A noted sharper, wishing to in
eratiate himself with clergy man,
said 'Parson. should like to
tell you" We'll" responded the clergy
man, If you had been where you ought
to have been last Sunday you would have
heard me-" Where wes thst?" In
the county jail l''
10 these nights of cold it will not be
smiss to remind the poor that two or
three newspapers pasted together will
afford as much warmth as an additional
blanket. The paper should be PLACED be-
tween two thicknesses of other covering.
Paper coverlets are now manufactured in
England seven feet by Eve. and sold at 80
cents each. They have heen 10 use 10
China and Japan for thousands of years
Bob Brown. did you say that my
father had not as much sense as Billy
Smiths little yellow dog?" No never
said any such thing. | never said your
father hau not as much sense as Billy
Smiths yellow deg. All said was that
Billy Smiths little yellow dog had more
sense than your father; that's all ever
said"
The Dulcigno cession has proved very
expensive to the European Powers 1t is
calculated that the naval democratieD has
caused them directly an expenditure
greater than would haye suficed to pur-
chase the entire interest of the Porte and
Albanians in the territory under dispute
while the indirect loss to the commercial
interests of Europe has doubtless exceeded
the value Of the ceded DISTRICT many times
over.
A mean householder in Toronto re
fused to allow the body of woman who
who had died on his premises TO be remov
ed for burial unless ho was paid $50 for
rent and attendance. He also presented
another bill for S25. alleging that the
visitors to the deceased had worn out bis
carpets. At the request of the cfisiatinR
minister a policeman was detailed to be
present at the fuDersl. with instructions
TO arrest him if he created any trouble,
which he was prudent enough to avoid,