The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-23
VARIETY.

the latest figures. has 1880 members il
Germany,
A veil isa protection against the sun O
heaven and tie soBs ct earth--CsmtridE
Press
The total auouut expended for public
schools in Counseticut during the pas
year was o. 400 .394-
Tie Southern hens have recon rssuesa
business: Baltimore in supplEed ~ith efg'
.. Is cents dozen.
Unmarried ladies may take heart when
they learn there are nearly 300 COO more
males than females in this country.
Philadelphia Meas: Olive Logan and
Princess Louise are trying 30 start the
fashion of having husbands and wives live
en- opposite sides OF the ocean
Two mer whom Ida Lewis saved ths
osbsr day we're musicians; but let a. not
blame the poor giri-she didn't know II
until the saving vas oTer.-E!ulra Free
Press.
I've French ssvaus hare fer atke las;
twelve months been keeping BiDs pigs IN
state Of habituaI drunkenness, With
view to testing the effects Of diHsTen:
kinds Of alcohol
Doctors say that 10 large cities the
night air is tbs heashiest. The appear
auce Of the fashionabie yo1Bg NAN of the
period does Dot e .s boIasF up this
theogy. -G&ITesson ssws.
PhiisdeIphis Bulletin: Tie Syracuse
Standard ssks: ~ iii some oBe tell d
what Mrs Langtry's maiden name wssf''
Certainly. Her maiden aim sss 10 marry
Dir. Laugiry-
General g. F. BaiIer was sfTered $3OO
to lecture in Chicago the other night. bat
declined. He knew he couids't say suy
thing bad enough to sais the Chies gosns.-
Boston Post.
New York Herald: In the jefferson
Market Police Court 40 honest Looking
German was aFraiyncd for some trivial
offence. aud after the usual questions the
Judge said: Well. Hans. what's the
charger" Wy. Sehudgs. doB't scharge
damn ceu, | only vac; 10 20 oudt."
Tramp, tramp, tramp. the boys are
u marching; cheer 1T. Garfield, they will
come; AID beneath the starry flag they will
cabbage al they can. when they fnd you
10 the White House aud at home.-Sez
York Com mercial Advertiser.
Professor Amos new book On Rene.
dies for warfare" is dedicated to his wife.
We asked high and presumably grave
Judge of this State if be thought there
vas covert satire in this dedication
Yes" be replied. '.Jsrne eorert. '-Albany
Law ouvuaI.
4 party Of Confederate soldiers, under
Bowling Green at one time during ths
civil war. How gsudy was that Lieu
tenant Hil Uniform was ne1-splepdid
and "hs wSre his sword ike Russian
Duke" The soldiers were tuggiog and
swearing Gt ihsir work. while the officer
stood ioftiiy b.. giving orders. Present
Iy Genera! Hsrdee came up.
''Lisateusus, said he. take hold
and help tie bays 'Aere: thsy have more
than they O. do" Gsusrzi," replied the
Lante1znt Il did rat enter .ns army &c
work. but 80 ekh. azs Of good family.
and have never bseu secustoEed 10 york:
it does net bsc2us uy rank, air, ell
sir" Instantly rsjginsd Hardee. his eye
flashing wrath. what you say is 10 doubt
trus, sir; bal siF | oa;rank you ike hi
this morning, sir" Doss you ara order
ed. at once, sir" And she gIittsrirs
ysunE hero got Gown to bis work, bis
dream OF false glory all vanished. Louis
vile Courier Journal
The lew senate will hare q pretty
strocR Representation of Bible names
There will BE eleven Jeknssevsn Janssss
thrse Thomases. and three matthews.m max
inS twenty four in oil who bea, names Of
the Apostles. Two Josepbs. .hree Bsa
jamins aud one Zsbulon are Representa-
tiYes of the sons ef Jacob; sad one Ell,
three Ssnuels, one David and ere Daniel
N aking up the list OF thirty six Seriptural
names. a Justin and an Ambrose, how
eEsr. are thrown in to prevent the early
church from being forgotten.
TIE girl s;eo3 OF the kitchen floor
The folks were all in bed
She softly Cpd the kitchen door,
And went ozt into the shed.
She found ssEe kerosene IL there
And with Il abe returned.
The smoking wood began TO fare,
And then more brightly burned
The girl in prids looked all around
And then she smiled in gfee-
There Came Q burst OF thunder sound;
The girl-chi Where is she:
AJAX OF the fragments which you see
Upon the kitchen floor
These were the girl, but thsy'Il not be
Coherent any more.
Cambridge Trl5Hss.