The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-08
GLEANTNeS,

1t Is estimated that there are over l.
900 pearl divers on the coast of Lower
California.
General John w. Phelps, who ran for
the Presidency in 1880 on the anti-Ma-
sonic ticket, has just been getting mar
rled at the age of seventy. The Gener-
al gazed upon the happiness of David
Davis, saw that it was good and said he
wanted some himself
1t is related of a citizen of Georgia
that he was born in Early county, was
raised inCalhoun county and now lives,
at the age of So, in Clay county and yet
has always lived in the house he was
born in. The counties have moved, "
not he.
Joseph w. Sweet was not the man to
make display of his wealth lie was
rated in the tax book of Providence as
owning $4,000 in real estate and $780,
600 in personal property. But on his
death he is found to have left nearly a
half a million
A pear orchard in Thomas County,
Ga, was sold five years ago for $3.50 1t
was next sold for 1900, the $3.50 hav-
ing been recouped from cuttings in the
meantime. A month afterward S2,80O
was offered for it, and now it could not
be bought for S25,O0O.
The mill hands of Lawrence are prone
to sleep late on Sunday morning, after
their week of hard labor The Rev
Mr. Miles tells them that they do right
'Men and women who work early and
late six days are no worse Christians be-
cause they are sleepy on Sunday.
Though comma is slight thing, it
has its uses, Punctuation would have
been neglected long ago as a serious en-
cumbrance if men of letters had not
come to the conclusion that they could
not write intelligibly without paying due
attention to it. London 44thenaeum
Paris, for 2,226,000 inhabitants, has
Eenty-three theatres, six music halls
and three circuses; Vienna, for 1904
900 Inhabitants, has seven theatres. one
circus and six music halls; Berlin, with
l 300, 600 inhabitants, has thirteen thea
tres, one circus and five music halls
There are 1900 mites OF underground
Sircs in the towns OF Great Britain and
Ireland, and there is a constant cutlery
for them in the country in England, ow-
ing to the destruction To open lines by
gales and snOwstorms bat the cost of the
underground confines their use to large
towns.
A very good story is told of Lord
Role. He commanded u troop OF veo-
man cavalry, and when they were up
for training it was reported to him that
some OF the men had been fighting. He
called the offenders before him and stern
y told them that he didn't want fight
ing men in his regiment,
A Colorado paper SAYS: New Eng
land tourists are the same all the world
over The men are spare and pale, have
pinched faces and 5qneaky voices; the
women have large waists aud big feet,
wear gum shoes, water proof cloaks,
btde wells aud red llannels and carry
umbrellas and reticules."
There is an island somewhere to the
east of Sardinia to be bought, all except
the port, which is the property Of King
Humbert. The rest is for sale, the price
being $50, 900, and the purchaser will
be permitted, if it suits his caprice 10
assume the name, style and title of
king
Chinese labor is about to be intro
dueed into Brazil. Twenty thousand in-
dentured laborars are to be landed at
Rio, at a cost of little over 92 head.
They will be paid II pence a day, out of
which they will have TO provide their
own food. The ultimate importation
into Brazil of from 400, 0o0 to 100000
Chinese is anticipated.
California is beginning to rival France
in more ways than one. Her wines are
rapidly taking the place OF the French,
and her silks are coming to the front
very fast. The endowment by the State
for school for reeling silk. under the
auspices of the State Board on Silk Cul-
ture will help this movement.
A young man with health, brains and
a career to be made, had better work for
IS week in some legitimate business,
with chance of promotion, than to ac-
cept an 81, 500 clerkship under the de-
mOralizing conditions ofpolitical office
seeking and office-holding. - Boston
Journal
The cause of cremation is making
progress in Japan that may well startle
as well as encourage the advocates OF
cremation in Western lands. 1t is said
that the number OF bodies disposed of in
| that way is about 5000 ayear. The fur
mace is stone anS. cement structure,
with a tall chimney that makes it look
like factory.
There is great disgust among a large
class of Russians atthe prospect Of a rise
in the price of passports, Under Nicho-
las passport cost 500 rubles. Alex
ander reduced it, with the result that
the number of travelling Russians rose
| from Is, 600 to BOO, 600. The fee is now
to be raised from 10 rHbles year for
whole family to II rubles month for
each individual
A company has been formed in Wen
M to undertake the general business of
washing windows. 1t is likewise pre-
pared to execute orders for the scrub
bing of house fronts and vestibules, and
the cleansing of mirrors and show cases,
and doubtless for all kindred operations.
Under proper guarantees such an under
taking might be made profitable in any
large city.
David Davis told California reporter:
you fellows are the bane of my life
have not had moments peace in all
my travels except when was in Santa
Fe, There the only newspaper man |
saw was Mexican who could not speak
English, and, though he even tried to
interview me by signs, it was great re-
lief to be able to dismiss him by merely
shaking my head"
According to English trade papers,
the importation of American manufac-
turesin to Australia, though small as yet,
is rapidly increasing. The Australians
prefer certain kinds of American goods
to English goods, because they are of
better quality, more neatly finished and
made without any superhuous material,
are packed better for shipping, and are