The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-14
VARIETY.

L Az GE1gS SOlu III Si1CtlA1Al WILL bl11S
| year undoubtedly reach the figure of
5000, 900 dozen, or go, 900. 900 eggs.
The trustees of the University of Ten
nessee, at Knoxville, have finally de-
| cided not to admit negroes as students.
The New York companies, anticipat-
ing light ice harvest next winter, will
hold their stock until another season.
Some 81, 000, 900 have been added to
the wealth of the nation by the mines
of North Carolina within the past five
years.
Coal has been discovered in excellent
quality and large quantity in the State
of Oajaca, Mexico, along the route of
General Grants new railroad.
A man recently sold the timber-right
on tract of land in Cambria county,
Pennsylvania, for $45, 900. He bought
the land and trees few years ago for
$1,000.
A new oil field is anticipated in Elk
county, Pennsylvania, where the oil
bearing rock is found in abundance.
Fifty thousand acres have been leased
for oil purposes.
A barrel of lager contains about
thirty gallons. There are sixteen half
pints to the gallon. Retailers, how
ever, get about twenty glasses from the
gallon. For a barrel of beer which
costs SO the retailer receives about $50.
This woman had outdoor nerves,
didn't want to vote, and would hold a
husband with firm grip: 81 beg your
pardon, madam said he, 'sfor the
smoke in the room.'' mot at all. /
rather like it. IL smells as if there was
q man around"
The 14-year-old daughter of Sitting
Bull is called She-Who-G lances-a at
bf Walls - rTtI,ic &c aff
havingsa girl who chances at every ice
cream saloon between the theatre and
the home of her proud sire, who keeps
dog.
I'm sorry to have to say it of q
woman at her time of life Mr.. Brudder-
ly, but as we're talking confdentially
now, I'll confess my wife uses powder"
Lucky man, innocently returned Mr..
B.; IF Mrs. BrudderlY ever felt that
way toward me, she'd use DYNAMITE"
There is an awful state of affairs in a
Michigan town where a type-setter sub
stituted the word widows for eswind-
ows.'' The editor wrote: 1.-THE wind
ows of the church need washing badly.
They are too dirty for any use, and are
a disgrace to our village"
The Baltimore american says that
the blue-eyed, black-eyed and violet
eyed darlings of the college call it VAS
sar-accent heavy on the last syllable.
When the violet-eyed darlings desire to
partake of the tinted cream that goes
by the name of ice, they call for d sas-
SdT.
Four years ago a young man, without
cent on his back and only one suit Of
clothes to his name. entered Denver
and begged his supper. Recently he
eloped with his employers wife and
$40, coo of his cash. Close application
to business, coupled with pluck and in
dustry wins every time
81 never tire of reading Paradise
Lost''' said Miss Posigush, her eyes
beaming with a dreamy languor
.'Don't you admire it, Mr.. CrabP"
'.No, I don't" replied Grab crisply.
Il used to read it before was married,
but now -casting.a look toward Mrs.
c. [ know what Paradise Lost is
without reading it."
Henry Watterson says: '.The grave
trouble is, public. sentiment in Ken
lucky does not insist on the execution
OF the laws; the Judges, the attorneys,
the jurors and the executive officers are
most of them afflicted with a sentiment
tai sympathy for unfortunate criminals
which pervades the atmosphere of Ken
lucky like a moral miasma, lowering
the standard of Judgment and confusing
the distinctions between right and
wrong."
Eldest Daughter-I think you might
let me come out. mamma I'm 20, you
know. and surely I've finished my
education! Festive mamma (by no
means prepared to act the part of
chauerone and wall-fiower) yet,
nv love. Society is too ho1lowi 1real-
ly must preserve that sweet giriish
freshness of yours little while longer.
The night had suddenly overloaded
and become quite stormy. Being OF a
sentimental turn she accordingly took
her scat at the piano and began to sing.
'Into some lives the rain must fall.'
But he was entirely practical, and,
clutching her arm. said tenderly,
Sing something else darling; you
know / didn't bring my umbrella"
A romantic maiden was rescued from
drowning at Nantasket by her lover;
When she had sufficiently recovered
from4the shock and fright TO feel like
talking, she overwhelmed him with re-
proaches. ..Mv darling" he replied
in astonishment; ''you surely did not
wish me to let you perish?'' Mo- she
exclaimed angrily; ''but why. didn't
you let me go down for the third timer"
The salaries paid the Missionary
Secretaries are as follows: Presbyterian,
North, $4,000; Presbyterian. South,
$4,000; Congregationalist, $500; Bap-
fist Missionary Union, 50, 900; South
ern Baptist Convention, 81, 900; Metho-
dist, North, $500; Methodist. South,
So. 500; Episcepalian, $4,000; Disciples,
$500; Cumberland Presbyterian, ST.
$780,
why do you wish to leave school at
your aGeP,' sadly asked the principal
Of a country school out near Danviile,
demonstrating with sandy-haired
pupil of II years; s.you have learned
comparatively nothing up to this time
I've learned one thing mighty solid,
| anyhow persisted the student" And
what is thatP'' asked the teacher. II We
learned that mistake in spelhn. that
only fetehes boy cuff on the ear
keeps a big girl in two hours after
SCHOOL, s.Young man." said the
principal, handing the boy his books,
..you should have left school three years
ago.
A leafy background, two noble trees.
hammock swinging beneath, ana she
on whom your heart is fixed Iazily
| swinging in the same, is a very pretty
| picture, young man, very pretty, and
l. we don't blame you for being attracted
by magnet of such wondrous power.
But consider if your means will enable
you to keep that picture all your days,
or whether in the coming time it viii
not be supplanted by chrome Of a
;wornout, Jaded woman frying dough-
\ =