The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-19
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HLEANINGS.

From Kentucky TO Florida stretches
q nearly continuous forest, which has
scarcely been touched blythe lumber
man. 4ses =
Mr.. Henry Webb, who recently died
10 Mexico, Oswego County, N. Y, at
the age OF rs years, was the fifth of nine
brothers, all the rest of whom are still
living, their. average being IS.
80 There is a polygIot family in Middle
town, N. Y its members speak nine
different languages English, German,
French, Spanish. italian, Portuguese,
Greek, Arabic and Turkish.
Y The New York World says: what
ever was most Bostonese in Boston two
! generations ago was piously austere;
zone generation ago twas UNANIMOUSLY
: trapscendental; to-day it is pensively
Mary anderson was presented by
Mrs. General Sherman, during her en-
gagement in Washington, with valua-
bic antique candle-stiek, to carry in the
sleep-walking scene in Lady Mac
beth - s.4>,fsx I5..s4 -
= 1t is said that the railroad offices in
Austria employ upward of 5000, wo-
men. They receive a salary of from $5
to $50 per month. They are invariably,
the near relatives of.dead or active male
employees of the road
"A new law. of New Hampshire re-
quires Selectmen of towns to cut off the
ears of hawks and crows presented to
them for the State bounty before pay
ing IT. the same as in the case of wolves,
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The Detroit Nesos intimated that
well known mansinst that city had MUIR
sdered his servant girl. The man
brought suit for SANDER, and the editor
offered sHch testimony.in defense that
the man has been indicted, and is i'm q
fair way TO hang.
Mrs. Nathan Barnes. aged 80 years,
had three of her old friends to take tea
with her in Portland, Me-, few nights
ago. The three were Mrs. Henry No
well and Mrs. Joshua F. Weeks, each
aged Sc, and Mrs. Eliza Trowbridge,
aged SO.
Oscar Wild thinks American women
are the most beautiful he ever saw II
should not. be, surprised said Mr..
Hewitt, his manager, ''if he carried
back to England an American girl as
his wife. He must think, American
girls are idiots. i.
A new invention as preventive OF
neuralgia or rheumatism is pine-wool
vest which fits the body closely. In adj
dition to their being made of this fabric,
whose healing properties are well
known, they are lined with channels
leather, which is perforated, so as not to
check or retard the natural action of the
skin.
In Glasgow, Scotland, health lectures
are given for the benefit of the public by
authorities in the matters treated of.
They are couched in plain language,
stripped of scientific terms, and speak
of every-da sanitary affairs. The OBJ
ject is to teach people to think for them
selves in this direction, and they are ac-
comprising an excellent work.
The Emperor William has the desire
of the old for quiet. s'It is not of
course, becoming toa soldier to avow it,
too ostentatiousfy,' he said in response
to Won Moltke on New Years Day, but
there is no doubt, Peace is the best. -
The day was the seventy-fifth anniver-
sary of the Emperor entrance into the
Prussian- army.
a. retired Rhode Island sea Captain,
who boasts that he has made over 10
voyages to the West Indies, besides 9TH
er sea navigation, and never had a keel
touch bottom and never collected / cent.
of assurances, says that he takes little
stock in the alleged changes in currents
which forms the excuse for so many
mishaps, and believes that more watch
fhl care would prevent large part of
them.
= A Scotch agricultural journal has.
published an interesting list of farms in
East Lothian (the cradle of high farm
ing) which have recently been. relet.
In one case the rent has fallen from
Fl, 600 to e, 600, in another from G520
to f200, and in a third from FL, 800 to
$3.50. Altogether the rental of nine
farms has been reduced from E10, 535 to
E7,634.