The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-17
ALI. H1RTS.

to the country, and in return receives
flowers by post.
The Jewish population of Italy is not
over one in q thousand; but there are
eight Jews in the Italian Parliament.
The Canadian apple barrel is said
to be one-fourth larger than the Yankee
article.
Milkmen and reporters go hand in
hand. pumping their way through the
world.
The colleges are busy lettering great
men, so they can be identified II they
go astray in the hereafter.
An exchange says: when does a
lock get ripe enough to pick? As soon
as the spring opens, of course.
There is a society in England called
the Kyrle society, of which Prince
Leopold is president. They read Kyrle
papers at their meetings.
Perfectly safe: II always said the
wife of a French editor, ''like to know
that my husband is fighting a duel.
Then feel that he is perfectly safe
from harm"
1t is wonderful how energetic west
ern air makes man. A Deadwood
deacon recently attended church three
times, led the Sunday-school, and acted
as referee in prize fight, all in one
day.
Henry Krupp, the great German gun
maker, is so much pressed with orders
that he has engaged 5000 more work.
men, making the total force of work
men 13, 900.
Carbonized bran proves SO preserva-
tive of green fruits in long transits that
next years overland consignments
from California will be largely in
creased.
Representative Tillman, of South
Carolina. has leased the property of
Mrs. Bunch, in Edgefeld county, S. c.,
for thirty years, and is spending his
vacation sinking a shaft on the proper
ty for the purpose of mining gold.
MAUD ST. he unused. ''What in the
dickens does the 50 stand for, any
how?" co." replied his friend, lit
stands for something, | suppose" And
the first speaker said that any fool
knew that $50 stood for Something.
Pope Leo XIII. has retired from jour-
nalism, his paper, the aurora, having
been suspended, after costing him sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. The
paper had several very able contribu-
tors, but no journalist in its manage
ment.
The total population of Austria-Hun-
gary by the late census is 37,741, Alb,
or about 1000, 900 larger than that of
France, and 1000, 900 larger than that
of Great Britain. The increase in
Hungary during the decade was very
smal1-only ore-ninth of one per cent.
When Mr.. Reed, one of the English
commissioners, was in Manitoba, he
was asked what he thought of the coun-
try. He answered that he was an Eng
lish farmer, and his thoughts were
those of the lamb in the presence of the
butcher.
Good Health directs attention to
the danger of using fruit cans with zinc
tops, which are liable to poison the
contents from the formation of poison
Gus salts by the action of acids from the
fruit on the zinc. Jars with glass or
porcelain tops are safer 10 use.
The Albany Telegraph notes the fact
that of the 337 Catholic priests who
were in this country in 1884, but four
are living. They are Archbishop Pur-
cell. of Cincinnati; Archbishop Henni,
of Milwaukee; Rev. James Fitton, then
of Worcester, Mass, and Rev. Father
Havermans, of Troy.
A new idea in the way of sleeping
cars was exhibited in Rochester recent
lt. GUN SeiAftio 0bACbSAOAS OSbhO OaO
place of the ordinary berths, and so
cleverly are these slowed away that one
would think himself in a drawing-room
car unless otherwise informed. The
other appointments of the car are of
the same high order as far as ease and
beauty are concerned. Each of the
twelve sections has two plate-glass
windows, and the seats for use in the
day are very comfortable.
A very unique residence is the home
of Charles Reed, noted gambler. On
the stained glass windows are portraits
of his family and favorite horses. In
one room is a carved wood mantel
which cost over So. 500, and over it is a
stained glass window. The house is
filled with q very fine collection of brio
a-brac.
M. De Lavelye says of the Italian
peasants in the neighborhood of Alba
no, that they never laugh or sing; that
they have no music, dancing, or prom
enading, and that while the men Loaf
about the streets, and the women sit on
the .door-steps. the very children have
no amusement.
Sick man: You must give up that
SO week situation. The work does
notsagree with you Go to southern
California or the island of St. Thomas
for year or so; or, still better, take 8
tour around the world. Not being 8
regular physician, we will only charge
you SO for this advice.
Recent town elections in Alsace-Lor-
raine indicate an unmistakable and
real progress in German opinions and
institutions i'll that territory. For the
most part the old representatives have
been rechosen, but in many minor
places the German element has in
creased its influence. and even in Metz
some of the German candidates have
been elected. *
The spot where StonewaH Jackson
fell is marked by rough block o.
white flint quarried in the wilderness
It stands three feet eight inches high
and is two feet ten inches in breadth
| Its surface shows dents and scars
where the pilgrims have scaled bits o.
it as relics; and all around are smaller
pieces of hard rock that have been useC
| as hammers with which to crack it.
Prof. Anthem, of Columbia college
son of the celebrated classical author
of that name, is at Narragansett pier
| He wears a hat twenty-five and three
quarters inches in its inner circumfer
ence, and many gentlemen enjoy them
selves at the hat-rack by trying IL OF
! and seeing it fall over their noses
Congressman Cox writes OF the Nor
wegians: ave see no beggary, no poo
houses or jails; we hear of no crimes o.