The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-20
GLEANIEGs.

sity. but we can yield to them in such a
way as to be greater than if we could.
= Hamaaoh More.
/ If local pride does not lead a Boston
paper into exaggeration the tallest
chimney In the country is in the navy
/ yard at Charlestown, and its height is
/ 2391 feet.
new avenue at Long Branch, cut
through the Sternberger property, near
the Elberon, has been named ssGarfieid
Place in honor of the late President,
ana cottage colony below is to be cali
ed .Garfield-by-the-
Little Denmark, which has popula-
ton of about 81 800, 900, and national
debt OF S2S, 200. 600, is going to spend
/ $1s,5O0, OO0--a good deal more than her
yearly income-in forts and new ships
/ of war.
The most remarkable utferanee, prob
ably to be found in Thomas Jefferson's
writings is the expression that he sshad
rather live under newspapers without
a government than under government
without newspapers
The Boston city fathers have ordered
that hereafter only small BOYS who APP
pear to be under ID years of age shall
be permitted To play ball within the sa-
! cred limits OF the Common, and that
they must use soft balls that viii not
break the glass in the lamps.
The man who had made BIG thing
by giving a burlesque show in the i'm
| mediate vicinity of Yale and Harvard
colleges. took a troupe with ballet of
men to the town where Vassar College
Is located, and doesn't quite understand
why he didn't capture the students.
1t is said that the pleasure seekers of
English society have found at last a
nightly panacea in the subtle mysteries
of poker. 1t is played after dinners, is
patronized by the ladies, and is carried
TO such ansextent that it is already re-
garded as a serious, and in some cases,
ruinous, social scandal
1t has been customary for railroad
companies to carry theatrical travellers
at less than ordinary rates, and issue
| free passes to the business managers of
shows. Next season the reduction in
rates will be made to no parties of less
than ten persons, and the deadheads
will be wholly cut off.
That Institution known as Castle Gar
den is supported by the state of New
York at considerable expense. Three
politicians who have for long time
controlled the privileges of the concern
have made so much money that it is
now proposed to put up those privileges
at auction and sch them to the highest
bidder.
During the War of 1912 the firm of
sDaggett q Kensett, of New Haven, con-
tracted to supply the army with canned
soup, and this was the initial step in
an industry which is now of enormous
extent and Importance. Two cans of
~
William Daggett, a grandson of the
man who put them up, and, so far as
can be judged from the appearance of
the cans, which are stia alright,
though the tin has worn off from the
heavy iron body, the soup is all ready
for another war.
Jennie Cramerts brother Edward
writes to New Haven paper, disputing
the disgraceful stories set afioat by the
infamous MaAeys to the prejudice of his
murdered sister, and defending his
mothers treatment of her. He says
that the charge that she was lax in her
discipline and allowed Jennie free choice
of male companions is utterly false. Jen-
ME did not drink beer, he says; did not
smoke cigarettes; was not s'free and
easy with young men, and was never
engaged to "a young German barber
her take so many late evening rides.
Had my parents any knowledge what
ever of the character and reputation
borne by the Malleys, they would never
have allowed Jennie to have ANYTHING
to do with them, or if Jennie herself
had any such knowledge she never
would have condescended to notice
them
Bellewood Seminary is a Presby terrain
Institution for girls near Louisville. The
faculty forbade the students to make
any acquaintance with the young men
of the neighborhood, who have retaliat-
ed by night raid on1he seminary. The
ruffianly invaders removed the shutters
from the house for d bonfire. and smear
ed all the accessible rooms and furni-
ture with tar. ~>
George Ross. a well TODD and respec-
tabIy connected bachelor farmer of Hill
ton, H., labors under the delusion that
he is under the Immediate direction and
oral instruction of Jesus Christ. The
hallueination IS q remarkable one. Had |
Mr.. Ross become possessed of the belief |
that he was the Savior himself he would |
simply have initiated the example of |
scores of his fellow men.
George l.. King of Greece, is per-
haps the most unpopular monarch in |
Europe. lie sesioni visits any public |
assembly or institution, or nanifests
any interest in public atf.tirs, bat gives |
almost undivided attention TO his farm |
and horses. His subjects think that he I
regards Greece merely as a rented es-
tate, out of which he is striving to make /
as much money as possible while his |
tenure lasts.
1t will pay q merchant who has a |
show window to hire a weIl-dressed per- /
son to look at the goods he displays. 1t |
the agent viii, every quarter of an hour,
walk up to the window as If there were |
something attractive in it, some other /
person willsoo stop, and the other two
will gather a crowd In fact, many H.
bred but inquisifive people viii force
themselves between the first conner and I
the particular object that he is supposed t
to be viewing.
The subject of klepfonlania is again
receiving considerabl discussion. Net
MANY years ago 4 gentleman farmer OF +
New Jersey entered store and said to /
the proprietor, Il wish that my wife
should do all her shopping for dry goods
in one place. She will steal everything
that she fancies. If you will please
watch her. charge the goods and let me
have the bill once week / will pay 1t,
and, instead of disgracing us by arrest.
ron will win the thanks OF heart-bro-
ken man. Hsif the time she doesn