The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-18
MATTERS AND THINGS.


worm has appeared in southern Indiana
Myriads of mosquitoes make the lives oi
the people of Patterson, N. j.. unspeakably
miserable.
It is stated that 600 Ghinamen are te
be shipped from San Francisco east. e
take the places of the striking cigar max
ers.
Saphronia: What is philosophy" Il
is something that enables rich man to say
there is no disgrace in being poor.--sosaer
0iSie Journal.
A cablegram says: .tThe bulk of the
Zulu warriors, having married, desire
peace" just the same with Zulus as other
folks.-B Boston Post
Henry Ward Beecher says: .Our aristo-
Gratis are of spontaneous growth They
como up as toadstools DION the rotten
ness of the dunghill."
The Ohio Wesleyan University, at Della
ware has 672 students, according to the
catalogue just published-th largest mum
Der, with one, or possibly two, excep-
tons, west of the mountains.
Atone of the wedding receptions in
New York last week, the space between
the folding doors in the drawing room
was filled in by a curtain composed en-
tirely of smilax dotted with pink roses.
The Scientific Aaner1can exposes the
secret of the Keeiy motor. ss1'he power -
it says, Exhibited by the motor is simply
that of compressed air introduced surrep-
titiously by pipes which connect it with a
condenser"
Two physicians applied galvanie bat
terry to q colored boy in Richmond. Va,
who was said to have been struck dumb
for lying to his mother and he quickly be-
gan to talk in the most distinct and EN-,
phatic manner. He had been shamming.
The first college class graduated freai
the Colorado state university, at Boulder,
was sent out on the Sth instant, and mum
bered six members. The week previous
Colorado college, at Colorado Springs
gave degrees to two young men who com
posed its first class of graduates.
Mr.. Stratford Dugdale, of MerevaIe
Hall, Warwickshire, England, died lately
from injuries received while trying to
rescue some of his golfers. He belonged
TO the family of Sir William Dugdale. the
famous antiquarian, and was married to a
sister of the Hon. George Otto Trevelyan,
chief secretary for Ireland.
June 1, the third anniversary of the
death of the son of Napoleon III, was
commemorated by the ex-Empress Eu-
genie, Prince Lueien; aid MANY of their
friends, by appropriate ceremonies, at the
tomb, at Chiselhurst. A wreath of im-
mortelles was sent to be placed on the
tomb, by Queen Victoria and the Princess
Beatrice.
The recently published returns of the
Austrian (1Ss0) census shews that SO per
cent of the people are employed in agri-
culture, % in commerce. banking and
and transportation, 81 in liberal
professions, 81 are land owners and CAPT
talists, 1 As servants, / per cent. are edu
Gators, 261 are engaged in mining, and the
of $40 per cent. areunknown.
The Drummer: For the girls: If
young man truly loves you, he win always
be somewhat embarrassed when with you. &
If young man is not interested in you at
first sight. the chances are five to ops
against you IF fellow continues to
glance at YOU he is interested in YOU If he
averts his gaze when you catch his eve
he chances are that he's gentleman; but
f, instead, he smiles at you, you may
know that he isonly a 'masher. >
The edict has gone forth to lower the
let in lawn tennis, and that for the future,
n single matches, the correct height of
he net will be three feet six inches at the
post, and three feet at the center. The |
lew rule viii be adopted in the contest for
he championship at Wimbledon. It seems |
very great pity that SO many alterations
ire made in.the game. The end will be to |
poll it, This lowering of the net was |
lot at all desirable. The height keptdown
he experimenters in overland serving
1oltTf journal.
Miss Clark, sister of Edwin Booth, in
Ter work, lately published. The Elder and |
he Younger Booth tells. an incident in
he life of her father, which gains interest
rom the fact that it is undoubtedly true. /
While on a trip south on the steamer Nep-
une, Mr.. Booth CT. B. had on one of his
its of depression. and finally jumped over
'eard Tom Flynn, the actor, who accom-
'anied Booth on the voyage, took a small
'oat, in company with Others, and finally |
ucceeded in rescuing the would be suicide. |
Almost the first words uttered by Booth
fter they drew him in were: It say, /
,om, look out! You're heavy man; be
teady; if the. boat upsets wen all be /
rowned. >"
The public parks in London, maintained |
" the Metropolitan board of works, not /
the royal parks end few open /
PAGES on the outskirts of the metropolis. |
ontain 1, 676a acres, distributed as fol |
ows: Finsbury park, 115 acres; South |
vark park, 63; gardens en- the Victoria, |
Albert and Chelsea entertainments and in /
leicester square, Ia; Blackheath, 276; |
hampstead heath, $40; Shepherds Bush |
ommon, 8; London Fields, 27; Hackney |
towns; so; Well street common, 80, North |
I'LL Field. 90: South Mill Field, 20; Clap |
on common, 81; Stole NewIngton com
aon, 81; waste land at Dalston lane and |
arove street, Hackney, /; Teoting Beck /
omlnon. IA; footing Graveney common! |
A; Chaplain common, 22o; Postal /
eath, 90; Plumstead common, 10; |
Mutton green, 4; Wormw God |
cruTs, 1884,
Two friends named Ferris and Parker, /
f Denver, Col, feeling somewhat op- |
'ressed by the heat one day last week. /
vent into a drug store and asked the inn
naculate clerk for two small doses of bu /
hu. Having swallowed the same they
tarted for home. They had not proceeded /
ar when Ferris began to twit Parker upon /
he extraordinary and unbecoming hue
which his face had assumed. under the in
uence of the heat. You haven't much to /
oast of, retorted Parker 4yours is about /
8 red as afellowis face could get without /
reaking out" The two friends then halt
q, and exchanged more elaborate crit
isms upon the appearance of each others
as result Of which they