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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27
THAT Everlasting Smile. -

In drawing those characters which
amuse readers, Dickens seems to have
relied as much on his eyes as on his
Imagination. One familiar with his
works says, again and again, as he meets
with some odd person, ssHe seems as if
he had just stepped out of one of Dick
ens's booksr'
Few readers of christmas Carols
have failed to laugh atthat Photographic
epithet, I'm came Mrs. Fezzwig, one
vast, substantial SMILE" .'How patr'
they have commented;- sswhy, I've seen
just such a smile" Dickens painted
what he had. seen.
An anecdote- true story-which
comes to us from the Berkshire Hills of
Massachusetts. brings out one of those
smiles.
Mrs. Stone formerly had servant
whose beaming, happy face was a delight
and benediction.. She married good
fellow, went West, and after few years,
died. The husband, knowing the inter
est felt in her by her former mistress,
wrote to inform her of his wife's death
and of his great loss. He spoke of her
pleasant ways, of how much she had
been to him, and said, Now that she
has gone, that everlasting smile of hers
will haunt me till j die.''
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27

The wedding of Mr.. Joseph Spaet and
evening at the residence Of the brides par
ents on Wells street, il the presence Of a
large number of invited guests. The fol
lowing is a list of the presents;
Pair of napkin rings and mustard spoon
Miss Eva Smith; napkin ring and stand,
Mrs J. Rauk; napkin ring and bouquet
holder, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. j. Peal; half
dozen teaspoons and a sugar spoon, Dan
iel Peterson, pickle dish, Miss Ida Schnei
der; sugar spoon from Miss Emma Fabian;
set Of silver knives from Mary Fabian; one
half dozen lacquer painted plates, Misses
Julia and Minnie Schlotfelut; pearl agate
tea pot, Miss Mary Green; pair of large
painted vases from Miss Lizzie Gluesng;
set of gold banded chinaware, Miss Hard,
of Davenport; pickle dish, II. A. Schu-
macker; toilet set, Mrs. Gus. Forde; silver
teapot, Mrs and Mary Brockhammer; Chi
ma bedroom set Mrs. Chas Margrah;
hanging lamp, Mr.. Halter; bathroom set,
Mrs. Woeber a beautiful clock. from III.
l.. Lawson, A. Hopkinson, J. f. Lindval,
F. H. Guessing and Gus. Lindval set of
colored china SO pieces, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fernbugh; set of cut glass, Mrs. Fabian;
ironstone teapot, r. f. and Miss l.. Witter:
pair Of vases, Mr. Hammerquist; a nice
comb case and contents, Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
car Peal half dozen napkins from Mrs.
Thomas; bedspread Mrs. Hard, of D9ven-
port a spread, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson of
Rock River; table cloth and napkins,
Mr. Beck; a handsome rug from Miss Mary
and George Hamler; ~ yards carpet from
the brides mother: dozen napkins and bou
quet from Miss Mollie Schumacher.
The happy and mutually entranced pair
will take up their residence in Marshal
town, Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27
What She Lost By Not Going to Europe.

Not heard of Mr.. Sullivanr' exclaim-
ed member of recently organized la
dies literary association, mot heard OF
Boston's blue-eyed boy of geniusP'
The fair but ignorant daughter blush
ed at the implied rebuke and tinidly
asked:
ssWhat did he writer
.sWhat did he write" shouted her
companion with increasing surprise. is
it possible that you have never heard OF
his last great work, The Mill on the
Flossp' y
AS the tallow chambers crestfaIlen
child entered her palatial home that after
noon she wiped the moisture from her
eyes with pale blue bandana and wllim-
pered:
Il knew I would never know nothing
if pah refused to send me to Yurrup.'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27
Henry lanes. II


Mr.. Henry James, Jr., remains in
Boston. The three ssleaders of the Bos-
ton schools of novel writers-Aldrich,
Howells and james not receive q
college education. James, the young
est, is -39 years old. He first contribut-
ed TO the Atlantic Monthly in 1865. He
was then student under the care of his
father. He lives in bachelors lodgings
and uses his mornings for writing, in
which he is. as Poe was and Harte is.
painfully glow. He has habit of not
remaining long enough in good COM
pany to have it become stale, but van
ishes when he Is most enjoying himself.
His American friends call him Harry
James, He has lived abroad mainly
for the sake of his health. While stout
in appearances. he is much of an inva-
lid.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27
THE SECOND DAY.

The Woman Suffrage convention held
their second days meeting yesterday, a
the Baptist church. Commencing at ter
o'clock in the forenoon, the annual election
was held and resulted as follows. Presi
dent Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, OF
Evanston; Secretary, Mrs. j. M. Dunn, Of
Moline; Treasurer, Mrs E. ]. Loomis,
of Chicago.
The above named officers. together with
the following named, constitute the execu.
tive committees: Senator NJ. B. Castle, Of
Sandwich; Jane Graham Jones, of Chicago;
]. $. Lathrop, of Champaign, and Mrs /.
Louise lockwood Wardner, of Anna.
Mrs. G. G, Hannah made a brief address,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27

William Murley, aged twelve, of Leav-
enworth, Kas., is either moral monster
or martyr to cruelty false accusation.
He went to play on the ice with a lad
younger than himself, and this compan-
ion was drowned. A spectator at a con-
siderable distance says that Murley push
ed the other down through a hole in the
ice, thrusting him under the water, and
pounding his hands to make him let go
his hold.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27

The lecturer began, There is for
tune lying in watt Up jumped a bull
let-headed fellow in the northeast corner,
to remark, ssWell, I guess you're bout
right there, mister. There's Bill, the
butcher. Three years ago he wasn't
with dollar. He's got a fortin now.
Got it, as you say, by lying in weight. !"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27

.sHow beautiful the dome of heaven
this EVENING" said Angelica, as she
leaned heavily on his arm. 1.-The stars
seem to look down upon US 20, yes"
said practical John; Its impossible for
them to look up to us, you know. They
cawn't,n Sudden check to an evenings
fill of most delightful sentimentalitY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27

At a recent school examination the
son of zeal dealer was asked how
many pounds there were in a ton. He
was sharp enough to reply, Maybe you
think m going TO give it away, and get
licked when | go home.'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27

Remember this: There are many diseases
that, taken at the start, may be easily
checked let them run, and they often
prove fatal. For such diseases, generally
rising from stomach difficulties, no medi-
cine is so valuable in the house as Moifat's
Life Pills. Moffat's Phoenix Bitters pro-
mote good health Try them. For sale
by druggists everywhere.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27
A SIGN of Talent.

s.What are you going to make of your
boy BillP' asked one parent of another.
81 think Bill viii be a great sculptor
was the reply. HAS he any talent that
way?'' Il should say so. He chisels
all the other boys ont of their marbles"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27

Barnum's baby elephant viii probably
draw well-at least until he is weaned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27
HAPPILY MATED.

smiles BY the members, they supposing
that he was All upright, conscientious man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
rDrc1TJOy or THE NEGROES.

The world does move. Even in Kentucky,
the State that for politics and whiskey takes
" Bourbon straight there are signs of prog
resS. In the State Legislature the other day,
bill being under consideration which pro-
yidcd for the consolidation of the white and
colorcd school fund in a certain county and
IFS distribution pro rata among all the COM
mon school pupils in the county, a member
named Muligan moved an amendment
making the provisions of the bill general
instead of combining it to a single county. In a
speech in support of his proposition he pro-
claimed himself ii Democrat of the old school,
who had never fatered in the faith but said
he was in favor of popular education for the
reason that an educatiOnmalleS the citizen bet
fer citizen and in 80 much as he is educated tends
to better serve the State He believed it t. be
for the interest as well as the duty Of the
State to educate those who are without the
means to educate themselves, and that the wealth
of the State should be taxed for that purpose.
He pronounced the present laws of Kentucky
unjust and absurd. With a large population Of
colored people who are citizens and voters,
who crowd the outskirts of every town and
village. and are stepped in ignorance and
poverty, the State must decide whether to
educate them or keep them in ignorance. He
believed the best policy to be to educate the
poorest those who most need it, first.
Nh Muligan takes the sensible and the only
sensible view of The subject. In free State
the most suicidal policy is that which through
bigotry, prejudice or narroWncsS withholds
from any portion of its citizens the oppor-
tuniies for fitting themselves for the duties
and responsibilities o citizenship. The squalor
and filth of its pcstcuce-breeding dens are
not more fatal 10 the health Of great city
than illitcracy and ignorance are to good gov
crnmont and the we-bcinS of society. 1t is
not nt all matter OF philanthropy, in the
narrow sense OF the word, nor Is il question
merely of doing justice to amy paItcU-
lar class. 1t Is rather question Of
,clf-prc.er,ation and scli-dcicHcc No
doubt the people oi kentucky and other lately
.lavchuldiug States have a clear intellectual
perception of this fact but the strength and
oh-,nary Of innate and dccp-rootcd p.cjud ices
prevent thcir acting upon IT, Nr. Nullisan il,
thc first Democrat to advocate in the Kentucky
LEGISLATURE wise and liberal policy Ia this
ngrd. lie tells the opponents of q liberal
plan of negro education chat they will have
tie same experience in this matter that they
have had ia Others relating to tic negro. A
lew years ago they opposed emancipation /;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
ELAr PERJrRY 1T ALBANY.

Gentlemen of the majority i'll the Senate
and Assembly of the State Of New I ork, are
YOU quite sure that you are not shOcklngly
forswOrn2 If yOu are quite sure, then we tell
YOU plainly that the people are not. Each and
every one of you, at the BEGINNING of the ses-
sion. and before assuming his seat, took and
subscribed an oath prescribed by the COnsti-
tuition of the State That oath reads: 81 do
solemnly swear that will support the Consti-
"tution of the United States and the COnstitu-
"tion of the State of New-York, and that will
faithfully discharge the duties of Senator Tor
"Assemblyman) according to the best Of my
ability"
Democratic legislators, can you look yOur
constituents squarely in the face and pretend
that you have been true to that oath ? You
know you cannot. You know that an indct-
ment for perjury lies against you in the high
court of public opinion. Instead of discharging
YOUR duties as Legislators to the " best of your
ability,n YOU have not discharged them at all.
Six weeks of the session have passed. and to
what use have you put themY Devoted them
to faithful service for the people ? Not at all.
You have scarcely done the first stroke of
legitimate legislative work in all that time.
You have, III plain and palpable violation of
your oaths, squandercd those six good weeks
in desperate endeavOrs to get the kinks out of
the Democratic party and in casting lots for
spois. The charge of perjury fits you as per-
fectly as the glass slipper fitted Cinderella, or
as THE TEIBUNE's key fitted Samuel j. Til
den's ciphers.
Nor viii it do for the majority of your ma
iority to plead that ito the best of our
ability" is not an amount Of ability that
carries with it any great responsibility. We
are aware that, taken as a whole, Democracy
in the Legislature is about as well fitted to
legislate for this great State as a cgar-stOre
Indian is fitted to discuss the qualification of
the predicate and related topics. But what
ever your limitations, the weakest brother of
You all knows enough to know that fighting
for or against John Kelly is not the
work he was sent to Albany to perform,
is not the work that carries with it a salary
paid by the pcoplc-of So day. Aricmus
Ward once ventured to express the opinion
that the presence of a joke now and then, i'll a
comic paper had tendency to improve the
pauer. just 50, Democratic legislators some
attention to the business of legislation VIII
tend TO improve the Legislature for whose
couIsc Won are responsible. Your constituents
are unalteraby of the opinion that the bounden
duty of legislator is to lceislale, not to
dickcr to advance the fortunes Of a political
faction II stands you in hand 10 cater to this
prejudice of theirs.
Better turn over a new leaf without further
waste of time. The deadlock has become a
horIid stencil in the public nostrlls. Dissolve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
PERSONAL.

Madame Noutauban. wife of General de Paikao
If fine Chinese summer Palace celebrity, has Just
died at the age OF eighty.
The MARQUIS OF Lorne has high opinion Of
Canada rs matrimonial field for yonne women
fife sand not long ago that those happy naIdcns
en,ioratinp 10 that country would get an oucr oil
marriage about cverA gay
The Hon. A. II. stephens takes as hearty and
active nm intere, in the affairs 9TH own iarm-yad
as,u National question:, lemaintains personal ac-
ouoiutance with hls chickens, ducks aud pigs, and
,,.,,, l,trIy lost venerable and beloved male at
tnr rlt noe OF thIty->cycu years ht rs dee ply con-
rernrd obout another named 80 ID Beck, an IN
trrc,tlnp animal that has become an in'ahd
Poor Monsieur Rouzaud, Christine Nilsson, nus
h,ud. went mad ou the subject olmouey. When he
y,g- t.u from his hotel to the maohonse ice was ia
, ea, and laughing mood. lie shook hands wan
,yrr,.h body. Announcing that he was going "uI LOT
hal 1u hour 90 sc his money aud ih"l Mhth ''
came back hc voulu make eve lbodN '"it"he.
Mr., Daniel Webster has sent this little letter to
New-Iiaycn school which celebrated her husbands
birthday: Ne,r- Rocheile, Feb A. lsS2. Please ae-
cept my thanks lor your gratifying remembrance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
MYSTICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

"Manola will be PLAYED at Hayerly's Theatre,
Brooklyn, on February 10, by the Comley-Barion
Company.
"A Celebrated Case" will be presented next
week by A. ~ Palmers Union Square Theatre
Company, at NiblO's Theatre.
The melodrama OF Youth" by Me,srs Augustus
Harris and Paul Merritt. has been underlined, at
Mallacks Theatre. and VIII shortly Dt pIOduceu-
succeeding The Money Spinner
Miss Belle Jackson is mentioned in terms OF Judi.
cions commentator by Western papers for her per-
Torrance of Daisy BrOWH in " The Professor
somewhat hoydensh girlishuess. softcned by senSi-
tive feeling. aud even by touch Of pathos, IS
mentioned as her characteristic quality in this
part She i pretty and piquant lttc aciIess, aud
bids fair to take Il good position a sOuITetie.
Miss Jackson Is native of Philadelphia, and tue
daughter of an esteemed printer III that CITY,
The fourth public rehearsal ana concert of tho
Philharmonic Society will take place tins alter
noon and tomorrow evening respectively, IN tho
Academy of Music. Mrs. f. AlIne Oseood VIII sing
an ar by Guck and with /. j. IOedt a duet from
R,rlioz's opera BenveuntO CelIinI.' The orchcs-
fra will play a symphony IN ID major 10y Mozart, a
mlnuet and finale strings by beethoven, anu u
symphony 10 William Tell by Hans Huber.
The Strakosch Italian Opera Company will begin
= seaSou of two weeks at Booths Theatre on Mon
Jav. February 20. or this company Mime. Etelka
er.er is the principal singer aud the tact that nor
friends here have gone without hearing her for
roorIv 2 year has undoubtedly wheited their appe-
tics Ia the point that will make her return double
Messing Tie sale of subscription tickets at 12t
for the twelve nights and rl2 for six nights Will
hrgln next Wednesday morning at the box once OF
the theatre.
Robert Stoepel, whose music, written Tor
{" Odette.' is heard with pleasure and applause
NJ DAYS Theatre, has returned TO New York
after an absence OF nearly zen years. lie went TO
London IN 1873 under engagement to ii. l.. Bate
man at the Lyceuin. and he remained there SIX
wears Then he wont to the Court Theatie and
tben-wth Mr. Boucicault-to the Adelphi. Mr.
Stoepcl was the loader Of the banl at Wallacks Old
theotre m the corner of Broadway and BroOme-sf,
when Matilda Heron whom he subsequently
married first came ont there as CdHUe; whch
sne had before acted in the West. lie presided III
tL. orchestra alsu. at the Winter uarien Theatre,
yLen Edwin Booth made las memOra Die run OF lOo
NIGHTS as Hamlet; and at NlDo's when Miss H. te-
man acted there in Mr.. Days adaptation Oh
eah - from the German OF Herr MoNenihai Ilt'
Stnrpei wrote the music for that piece, ana Tor
Ion6fellows Iawatha.' lie was Mr. Da5 >
in,s7rai leader at the Fifth Avenue Theatre IN
Twenty -fOurth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10

it at oLce, lay partisanship upon the table, SUD
ordinate the conflicting aspirations OF am
many and Ant-Tammany to CONSIDERATIONS
growing ont of the common veal ana u! 10
forget John Kelly for several consecutive MN
utes He is not free canals. He is not the
projected Railroad Commission. lie Is not Dr
Fenner's oleomargarine measure. lie Is ho'
the unfinished work of last years Tax Com
mission. So far as our acquaintance with him
goes. lac never claimed to he the Code OF fro-
cedure. If he were any or all OF THESE 'iihe'
then it would be in order for you to continue
70 give him the attention which thus far he
has received at your hands. But since he Is
not. and since he is abundantly able to take
care of himself you would better drop him
for more distinctivey legislative work.
So shall you bring forth fruits meet Tor the
repentance OF perjury and perhaps induce
folks to try to forget what premedltated don
KEYS YOU made of yourselves during the first
six weeks of your career at the Capitol.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
GENERAL NOTES.

Nv the general census of Italy, taken or the
t If December 81 lsSl, the population Of Rome and
a. .,burb, l. shown TO be 3OO.292. an iuerca.s OF
:, sos during the a,t ten years There has been Only
u chang, m the ratio Of the sexes since l-1l the
rtio ma tn4t being lis males to loo females
aud now 10 10 100
4 lml was given recently in the Manchester
p Hall for the purpose OF promoting the calico pratt
,trp by showing what beautiful designs and 'olors
,,.r, skill IN tuat industry can produce. No lazy
. Omitted To the ball whose dress Was not "Ac.n'
,l. ot ENGLISH calico printed either IA Manchester az
.',,, About 300 persons We're present and every
30 ann, ned - the beauty aud variety oi tAc .'9s'
1 ~. calico balls have frequently been gwen ih lHs
] of charity but perhaps never DvIoIe ia inc ''o"'
interest of ttadc.
An ENGLISH yopngster in pursuit OF ior'
,ti, measure sat down behind hay stack Ia sn""'
, nr incidentally set fire O. the hay, and though ~
vJ.,uar.,d after trial the incident Is likely To "' "a
considerable importance. Tue Grand Jury maze ''o
c,-e the text for prcscntmeut recomnrhinh '"',
convicted OF setting fires. hen their acts were e' 10y
ot Ollul .Aoud b., 1calt with by magistrates !" 80
...s.,u. aud II under fourteen years ol AK, rr'j
.ip4tcr Cotton said That De NOT "il -,i,,s ia
h "a would extend the magistrates power u 77
uteui.e Offenders gtn"Ialy. A..
In his report to the trustees OIL IiAioe'o'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
MUSIC AND TILE DRAMA.
THE MASCOT AT BOOTHS.


pleasure which is unique is offered this week
aud next at Booths Theatre. II is that Of
hearing comic operas well sung. The delugo
OF these trfles which came over us
few years ago swept number
of clever actors and actresses out Of the dramatic
companies into the so-called opera companies, and
as few of them are musical and there is "A limit TO
the enlistment from the church chors
the effect of many Of these operate per-
formances was direful. 1t was in tho
exigency then created and not yet relieved,
that the Boston Ideal Company came into the field.
1t was chiefly composed of church aud concert sing
ers, who supplied the lack from which the other
companies suffered. In turn however. the anna
teurishness of their acting took more than
half the charm out of the pieces presented.
But practice makes perfect, and if it has not yet
supplied to the company the buoyancy and spiritual
efieryescence which give life to opera bouie it has
lent them some OF the superficial
stage graces and made their performances
more equable and satisfactory. Last night The
Mascot was given with splendid effect D>its mu-
seal element and with no little clevenes5 and 60.
nuity so far as the acting was concerned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
NEW-YORK QUINTET CLUB.

The programme of the fourth concert of chamber
music by the NewYork Quintet Club, in Stcinway
Hall, Yesterday afternoon, contained three numbers
a quartet by Haydn, suite for violin and piano
by Franz Ries and a quintet pIanoforte and
stringsl by Saint-Saens. The quartet was the one
in major with the merry little Gypsy minuct
and n scherzando ending. 1t was read with intelli-
gence and good tone, but the slow
second movement Ian adagio melody
with set of old-fashoned varationsl and the mod
erato first were given with better spirit and moro
correctness than the rapid divisions. These were
lacking in lightness and grace, well as in dash.
The SUITED by Ries IF major, Op. %, No.
2) had so dignfed and interesting
beginning that for time it seemed though u
modern had made happy effort in an old vein
The subsequent movements, however, showed that
though the bottle was old the wine was new for
tunately the suite is an elastic FORM and new'ldeas
do not hurt IT,
The piece was fun of beautiful thoughts, most Of
which had eloquent expression through Nj. ROeb-
bclens violin In the high positions of The string
however the music frequently ont of tune. The
strength OF the club well displa' ed IN the
quintet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10
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