The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-28
SelAetsa Miscellany.

Never answer questions In general
company that have been put to others.
Never, when travelling abroad. be
over boastful in praise of your own
country.
A wealthy man, displaying one day
his jewels to philosopher, the latter
said: g Thank you, sir, for being will
ing to share such magnificent jewels
with me.n ssShare them with you,
sir? What do you meanP" Why, you
allow me to look at them; and what
more can you do with them yourselfp'
The most recent returns of trade and
revenue in Spain fully confirm all that
has been said of the promised return of
prosperous times in that country. For
the first six months of 1881 her exports
reached total of $62, 250, 900, which is
an increase of 81, 200, 900 over the same
period in 1880. For the most part this
increase was due to olive oil, iron ore,
and wines. particularly wines. which in
France found very large sale. The
total of wines was $50. 20O, 900. of which
ID per cent. went to France, per cent.
to England, and 20 per cent to Amer
lea. Customs revenue continued to in
crease. Last year, compared with
1867, showed more than $22, 500, 900
against barely SIC, 900, 900.
In France has been published a map
showing the amount of landed property
held by religious orders, authorized and
non-authorized. In Marneet-Loire the
orders possess 1868 acres; in Lozere,
2,640 acres; in Finistere, 1852 acres;
in Aveyron, 1888 acres; in Ain, 3, 155
acres; in Loire 8, 345 acres; in Ardeche,
1875 acres; in isere, 3,575 acres; in
Drome, 3,763, and in Morbihan, 3, $50
acres. The whole of France comprises
528, 401 square Kilometres, and the
congregations own 405 of them, which
represent the 1905 part of the whole
country. These 405 square kilometres
have an estimated value of 712, 538, $50
francs, on which the total yearly tax is
said to be only 156, 575 francs, or less
than half a cent for each $35.
''What is the secret of your long
lifeP'' asked Alexander the young mas
ter of the world. of peasant number
cant, whether regarded as fact or SYM
boil; it was simply: "OI without and
honey within" A sweet soul breath
ing good win and hyblaan kindness;
an external suave, genial, unctuous,
smoothing the roughness of everyday
contact, will of itself insure long years.
Never give way to melancholy; moth
ing encroaches more; fight against it
vigorously. One great remedy is to
take short views of life. Are you hap
Ply now? Are you likely tc remain SO
until this evening or next week, or next
year? Then why destroy present hap
piness by distant misery which may
never come at all, or you may never
live to see itP for every substantial grief
has twenty shadows, and most of them
shadows of your own making. -Syc5ney
Smith.
1t is recorded of Chinese emperor
that on being apprised of his enemies
having raised an instruction in one of
the distant provinces, he said to his Of
ficers, Come, follow me, and we will
quickly destroy them" He marched
forward, and the rebels submitted upon
his approach. All thought that he
would take the most signal revenge,
but were surprised to see the captives
treated with mildness and humanity.
"How!'' cried the first minister; SO is
this the manner in which you fulfill
your promise? Your royal highness'
word was given that your enemies
should be destroyed, and behold you
have pardoned them all, and even ca
ress some of them" II promised"
replied the emperor, with generous
air, ''to destroy my enemies, l have
fulfilled my word; for see, they are en-
emies no longer-I have made friends
of tbem.n