The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-01
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Good vinegar can be made of honey
cappiugs.
5pae Sipee 1876 9gGi 9gGci i,G3G G3 mic, e lie lie
drain has been laid in Illinois
An effort is being made to establish
State experiment station in Michi-
gan-
A Paris surgeon advertises that he
will supply people with all the dimples
they may desire at a napoleon apiece
One of the Jeanette survivors is
Wheeling CIV. Va.) boy named Lauter-
beck who denies his identity.
A farmer in Clark count-, Ind,
works farm of 1,500 acres, which he
owns. without being able either to read
or write.
A lady in Newport, R. l., now over
four-scofe years of age, has lived all
her life in the house in which she was
born.
Murdercrs in France, if they have
money, are compelled, under the law,
to pay a large sum to the family of their
victims.
The Jews in Great Britain are said to
have more children who can read and
write, in proportion to their number,
than any other denomination.
The New jersey Legislature has made
Long Branch a city 0T the fourth class,
but it will continue II b. Il second-class
watering place, as heretofore.
A Pennsylvania manufacturing com
pany has bought all the liquor licenses
within several miles of the establish
ment, and thinks it has solved the TEN
prance problem for its employees.
A faro bank in Arizona has trap
door in the tlO1r through which the
players can let their watches down into
a pawn shop underneath, without leav.
ing their seats.
In Henry county, Indiana, the BLACK
Swamp which covered tn acre about
two miles sqdare. has been drained, and
it is worth 500 per acre, 1t was formerly
worthless.
A LaCros,r county, Wis, farmer whu
| had adopted a boy from charitable in
stitution slit the luI's tongue with a
pair of scissors because he caught hin
| in lie.
While seining in the river at Shippen-
port. Ky, fisherman brought up {
rubber Oyerc0at containing a pocket
book, in which were a 500 greenbacl
and a $50 gold piece.
There are !. 100 founilings at single
institution in New York city, and tht
collection has been mate within two
years, Most of them were left upon thu
doorsteps OF wealthy residents.
There are twadty-three telephone ex
changes with l,60J telephones in Mex
lco In the city Of Mexico there are 70i
subscribers ana p 10000 are invested
in telephone stocks in Mexico
The postal cards are made at Holy
oke, Mass. by forty men, who turn ou
about million daily They have di
ninished the consumption of writing
paper by from 2l2,000.000 to $1,000,
600 a year.
| In selecting fruit trees look rather t,
getting COOL roots than a large top.
small well shaped tree, with good roots
will soon outstrip Il large one with al
insufficient root, and will make thrift
Ter tree all the way along.
The Lancct think; if children woul'
wear wo,len next the skin, and wea
longer clothing. suspending it from tn
shoulders. we woald hear more OF bois
ferrous health. and less of back ache
and pains.
A member of the Western New Yor
Farmers Club SPRAYED his orchard wit
a solution of paris green. to exterminat
the canker-worm and reports the appl
aphis. which had formerly infested hi
trees, had wholly disappeared.
The museum ut Reading, England
contains among its curiosities Il bridl
formerly used to stop the mouths {
scolding women in that town. Tner
is a tradition that twas an effective ii
strument.
A letter has been received by the ser
retary of Castle Garden from a man
Cincinnati, asking him to look up
wife for him among the Immigrants, a
be lacked the courage to ask q woma