The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-05

The great Yellowstone Park, in Monta
ma Territory, VIII ich the Government has
set apart for II National wonderland and
play ground, and which will soon be Gen
orally accessible by the completion of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, contains
?, 300 square miles, or l 1872, 900 acres, or
lie, 600 acres, more than there are in the
State of Delaware, and nearly twice as
many as there are in the State of Rhode
Island In size it excels all the national
parks combined. If it were arabic land,
susceptible of settlement and successful
cultivation, it would afford homes of 100
acres each for IA, 720 families
Capt Fleming says that she has been
lucky ship ever since. and that never a
ghost OF a spook of those who vanished
have ever appeared on her since. In the
cabin childs toys were scattered around
and piece of woman's dress was still
under the sewing machine
Mrs. s. P. SALES dwells in Concord.
Ohio, but dwells in discord with Mr.
Sales, and asks divorce from him 10:
peculiar reasons Ii appears that Mr.
Sales is God-feariDg and sin-hating
man, and his family worships three times
dav This she does not seriously oh
iect to if it were conducted upon strictly
religious principles, but after reading in
the Bible passages that seem TO him APP
plicable to her faults and failings, he
proceeds TO point out the application in a
discourse, and to place her in humilia-
ting position before the children. She
saws she has stood it for thirteen years,
but wants a rest, and appeals to the
courts Mr. Sales has not been heard
from.
New York has a curiosity in the nature
of a drunkard dog The canine is of the
Newfoundland species. but, departing
from the noble characteristics of the
variety, he has taken to beerdrinking and
become dissolute. 1t is said on very
good authority that he has been an inc
briate for three years, is biear-eyed,
bloated, and shaky, like a confirmed
topper, and does nothing but lie around
like an incorporate loafer. He gets his
drinks from the refuse of beer saloons, and
seems to live on stale beer, no one know
ing of his taking food. Here is practical
lesson in physiology and morals that may
prove interesting TO the temperance people
who think that man alone of all the ami
mails has morbid appetite for strong
drink.
The United States Secret-Service Blu
reau has received information from Iii
nois, Indiana and Texas that business
men, in ignorance of the law, have been
| induced 10 purchase blank greenbaCks,
poorly printed, from W. NJ Bailey, of
| Peoria, ILL., These notes are filled in
with the name, address and business of
the purchaser and are used as advertis-
ments For every one of these limitations
circulated or possessed they are liable to
fine of 800, one-half which goes to
| the informer.
A newspaper should be like tooth
brush-then everybody would have one of
his own, and not borrow his neighbours.
The slang phrase "a dead sure thing
has been superseded by the elegant ex-
preston, "a deceased surety"
Should the issue be forced upon the
mass of Irishmen at home whether they
would abandon the Pope or Parnell, the
prospect is at present that the POPE
would have to ge.-Boston Transcript.
On Bombay railroad train an engineer
was seized with a capaleptic fit and fell
senseless on the floor of the cab The
fireman in alright jumped from the en-
CINE and was killed. The train rushed
by four stations, but by means of the
telegraph the track was kept clear until
the engineer recovered and stopped the
train.