Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-24

bnrOuSu tne pdIcTs. DIX NethS ago
theatre manager told Inc that if would
notice his theatre each week would be
entitled 10 two tickets at his house.
publish small hut pure and sprightly
weekly paper here called The Waushara
Tidings. spoke Of the theatre pleas
antly. but for six weeks could not get
away to Chicago to see the play, as my
boots wns not yet completed.
might before last went in and took
twelve people, rs | regarded myself as
entitled to two tickets per week for the
six weeks. Judge of my surprise when
was met gruffiy at the box office by a
man who sneeringly gave Inc two tickets
only and told me 10 move ON. My
friends thus had to pay SIS for tickets,
besides car fare, as l had came away
Ill prepared TO meet such an exigency,
feeling certain that would be treated
right when got there. Now. should
attack him personally, or give him
cutting editorial in The Tidings? Tell
me as soon ms you can, as ought to at
tend to it right away. before the matter
blows over
You should write him scathing let
te-, print highly abusive editorial at
the same time, and then attack him with
brass knucks on the following evening.
1t has been held by the supreme courts of
Massachusetts and Nebraska that a
weekly or daily notice of theatre or
railroad is cumulative, and entities
the noticer to the aggregated increment
OF cumulative notices. For example, if
paragraph soothing to a railroad be
good for pass, repetition of the sooth-
ing paragraph would entitle the noticer
to still another pass and SO on. There
fore If you had chosen to remain at home
all the year, and mention the theatre
regularly and in friendly way daily.
you would be entitled at the end of the
year to what might be called Wau-
shara day at the theatre, with souvenirs.
You could also have the house perfumed
with crab apple blossom, and soft voiced
ushers would come and battle your heat
ed temples
Now, knowing the law and your rights
IN the case, nothing remains for Won To
do but TO attack the manager and make
him wish that he had reconsidered the
matter before he had so rashly consented
to be born.
p. d. G.. Amherst, Mass, writes to
know CD what Is the fastest railroad time
made in America .. Also whether it is
proper for wife in the absence of her
husband TO kill n hen for dinner. and
whether 1t does not coarsen one to do so.
!. The fastest time made for one mile
so far Us know was 50k seconds; Edward
Osmond, engineer The fastest ten miles
was made on the Lake Shore and Mjcbi-
gan Southern by a locomotive conveying
q hire engine to Sing Sing; time, 8 min.
utes IL was done in February, 1874.
The fastest time for / II miles was made
IN 1881: time, 90 minutes. It was Oh
the Canada Southern, and was the occa-
sion OF the conveying of Mr.. w. III. Van
derbilt, whose fippant remarks and low
estimate regarding the public were the
cause Of the deepest shame and sorrow
ON the part of the public.
2. woman may or NAV not kill n
hen, rs she may deem proper, MIR. Meal
lister says, but she should not mutilate
It through tenderness of heart. once
knew of u beautiful society lady who
lost her husband by death. He caught
cold while sitting up at night in a neg
hge shirt waiting for his wife to come
home from one of the Patriarch balls in
New York. He died quite suddenly.
leaving his beautiful wife almost wholly
unprovided for. The life insurance COM
pany burst with a loud report as he
oreathed his last. and so she was left alone
IN New York with no means whatever.
and as she sewed some new CAMPS into
her rich, decollete party dresses the
ready tears rolled down her beautifully !
cheeks
Driven at last by the pangs of hunger |
she decided to kill hen, of which she
had seven IN her own right on the death
OF her husband 1t was a sad sight TO
see her in her heavy. long crepe veil,
winch was soon covered .ih burdock
burrs. chasing u denenta1 ashwart
the back lot. No one could with dry |
eyes view the once proud .lnd naughty
society leader chasing Thu frightened
FOWL with a cistern pole through the
tansy bed, while the mischievous-breeze
caught up her drapery, aud flinging ii
TAR and wide gave Geeting visions OF
hand embroidering and Isle thread
locks and pantalettes with costly ruch-
ng around the edges.
Many who saw her turned away to
iide their swift falling and scalding
ears. At last she disabled the hen. and
ed her to the block, where an obtuse
latchet was ready to behead the poor
me somewhat senile fowl. Twice she
pat ON her punk palm and grasped the
Weapon, only to give it up again. Twice
me gathered her strength, but the fowl
appealed to her so powerfully that she
urned away. The third time she raised
me hatchet she held in her right hand to
axe the life of the hatchit she held in
Ter ieft, and closing her eyes, with
rant eroan, she brought down the
inning blade with all its force. cutting
~ ,ne Delk or the poor hen Just back of
he front teeth.
With "a shrek Of apony the oraat 60
ie'y reader went to her room and flung
ierseif ON the bed. After taking a lonv
iraught from beautifully lacouered
ear jug holding about q gallon She be-
anne calmer. The hen was found wears 4,
'iter nall way up the rain water nine of 1
deserted chateau, and was recognized
y 'he absence OF bill and the ANAL
am nliing In one of her wisdom teeth.
An Bahia, Cairo, Illinois, writes to ask
low long 1t takes to properly digest the
GOD we most commonly eat.
That depends of course ON what All
nost commonly eats. Patti de fol gras
equires three hours and forty-fiye min
ties Roast canvasback duck stnffad
Vitn owes and followed by a short.
risp speech on the tariff, requires over
our hours for'digestion. Roast beef r.
!uires three hours; soft boilei eprs