The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-24
in decision according to the merits of the
milk. It was blue.-New Haven Regis

in decision according to the merits of the
milk. It was blue.-New Haven Regis
ter.
AZ Boston they are too truly good and
learned to quote Byron undiluted, and SO
have prepared special version of one OF
his best known poems, as follows:
Maid Of Boston, ere we separate us,
Give me back my cardiac apparatus.
Chic
A famous French woman, who knew
what she was talking about. said: The
greatest blundsr girl can make with her
lover is to speak too well of him to him>
self. That makes him vain. and. sooner
or later. he abuses the power which he
thinks he has ACQUIRED"
Ingersoll has been paying his respects
to Delaware apropos of the recent pro-
position to indict him for blasphemy.
He says that oyster. were originally made
with legs and that Providence took them
oil, knowing that the people of Delaware
would starye to death before they would
run 10 catch anything.
a circus proprietor has offered a pre-
MUM of $4,000 to the loveliest lady in
America sn the condition that she give
her services fer thirty days as the main
participant in a grand daily pageant. It
is stated that as beauty, and not talent. is
required, good looks alone will secure the
prize. But what man or men. will dare
decide the question:
"Ben Jour" is said to be the favorise
expression just now. Ii is painted and
embroidered on many fancy articles,
handkerchief, boxes, fans. sachets, rt-rs
and wherever it locks pretty, or is
available for ornament. w ashington Re-
publican,
Barker went into hat store few days
ago. What do you ask for these hats by
the dozen2" he inquired of the merchant,
The price was given, and satisfied there
with, Barker exclaimed: "All right: I'll
take twelfth of dozeu." The hat man
'tunbled," aud Barker wears Q bat
bought at wholesale rates. Boston Globe.
Lizzie Gallagher was a prisoner in the
Arizona Territorial prison. serving SEN
tence for manslaughter. But she was
pardoned the other day on account of her
youth and good conduct ia prison, aud
because q marriage to worthy man had
been arranged for Immediately on her
liberation,
The Bedford pa Inquirer has a
slanderous paragraph. reading: "A
woman who was sentenced to Ave months
imprisonment in the Somerset county jail
on the charge of being a common scoid.
was act free last week, 1t is reported
that her tongue never stopped going all
the time she was under LOCK and key"
During the year 1880 there gore de-
ceased in the city of Boston 336 persons
who had attained the age of so ysars or
more, OF these decedsnts Oil were fe-
males and 125 males, an excess OF eighty
six females, or little more than Sc per
cent. of females to a little more than 81
per cent Of males, Two Only Of the 1856
had passed beyond 100 years of age.
1t is stated that there one day ap-
peared at one Of the soup houses 10 this
city Bice looking woman, who presented
her pail TO be filled, and the soup operator
family. Six" she answered. Who
are they?" was queried. Without hesita
ton she replied, her hus band, herself, two
dogs and two cats; md she continued,
beseechiDgIY. please don't put so much
pepper in the soup; the dogs don't like
Iiti"-Bosson Journal.
The Emperor William has sent DR..
Schliemanp letter thanking him in the
name Of theEmperor for ''the precious and
patriotic gilt" of the Trojan treasures, and
expire ssing the hops that the Doetor may
concluded on next page.)
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