The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-29
GLEAEINGs.

sentative in the army above the rank of
corporal.
Judge Garland, of Virginia, is said
to be the oldest Mason in the United
States. He was initiated seventy years
ago.
The Atlanta Constitution alleges that
the South paid the North last year
1920, 900, 900 for products that should
have been raised at home
A bull with two distinct and well de-
veloped tails of equal length is what
pleases the people of Warsaw, Ala.
This bovine curiosity is of a creamy
white color.
Gas has been successfully introduced
as an illuminant on the street cars of
the British metropolis. The holder,
which is charged at the end of every
night-trip, is placed under the seats.
A Scotch woman residing in Salem,
Mass, not yet quite 40 years of age,
has borne sixteen children in sixteen
years, in no case twins. Thirteen are
still living.
Nevada papers say that the rains this
spring have brought out an immense
crop of bunch grass on the Humboldt
hills and valleys, and grazing is better
than it has been for years past.
There is a boy in Columbia county,
New York, who has living great
great-grandmother three great-grand-
mothers, two grandmothers, and two
grandfathers.
The grave of President Arthur's de-
ceased wife is in rural cemetery at
Albany, n. Y. 1t is not marked by
single stone, but is empowered with
roses, myrtle, hyirangea, and day-lilies,
and is rich with evidences of tender
care.
An old adobe building at San An
tonic, Texas, over 100 years old, is be-
ing pulled down to make room for a
modern structure. 1t was built by
settlers from the Canary Islands in 1870.
Many of the timbers, which are cedar
wood, are good yet.
An old Scotchman attributes the dis
appearance of ghosts from the Scottish
moors to the custom of tea-1rinking at
social meetings. 1t requires Scotch
whisky on the top of old ale to enablea
man to see ghost really worth talking
about.
Prince Charles, of Germany, brother
of the Emperor, consumes daily from
to twenty-four strong Havana
cigars. He smokes three at a time, in
a triple arreled holder, made accord
ing to his own design.
Bavaria sent us 100000 corsets last
year, and expects to double that num-
Der the present year. Bavarian corsets,
by the way, are the most shapely and
graceful of any imported, and cramp
The human form divine of many of our |
beautiful women.
About 250,000 pounds of fish are sold |
IN New York daily. OF this quantity |
about 65 per cent. goes out of the city. |
If, as is said, fish is food for the brain, |
New Workers must be the brainiest peo- |
pie on earth.
Smuggling on large scale is said to !
De going on at Quebec. 1t is charged that |
/ large quantity of spirits was success
ully landed from a ship at one of the
vharves near the custom house, few |
nights since, and concealed in a build I
NO IN lower town.
A family of negroes living in the bend
# the river, a short distance from
'hubuta, Miss, placed their infant in
he care of some children, among them
girl of some size. 1t seems they went
nto the woods to play, and becoming
ired of the baby, and wishing to rid
of its demands for attention,
roke its neck with sticks, and threw
he body into slough near by. When
hey returned home, later, the child
fas inquired for. and several conflicting
tories We're told. which led to suspicion.
he larger girl was taken out, and by
l..ni OF threats to shoot or beat her to
=. WAS forced to confession.
There are some people aho think
iIey make the most of life when they
Aake IT as wretched as possible. Lut,
fess once asked if an acquaintance of
is was net very disagreeable. WELL"
yas the reply. ''he is always as disa.
reeable as the circumstances will per.
lit.
Mr.. Tulane, who recently gave 80, 900,
90 for the foundation of a university in
lew Orleans, is Northern man, who
ode into the Crescent City more than |
alf century ago in search of Il modest
usiness opening. He found what he
-as looking for. and retired with for
me soon after the late civil war began
Minnesota papers report that the fish
atchers in that State are very success
II. The first experiments were made
| lS47, under n ridiculously small State
ppropriation of $500. but three years
ter $4,000 fry were distributed
lroughout the State in the following
roportions: Land-locked salmon from
laine, $50; yearling California sal
on, 1850; young fry California sal a
on, l47. 100; shoal fry from South 7
adley, Mass, 100000. Il
The Bay Railroad running from y
ochester, N. Y. to Lake Ontario, last r
I'll sank three wells, one 230, one $50 t