Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-05

Iner is very brief indeed. The Indian
summer however, now that the Indian
has been knocked out of it, is more de-
lightful than anywhere else in the world.
For one who has tried to build himself
up by means Of dumb bells and sewer
gas, this dry, exhilarating, champagney
air is better than summer at Saratoga
at So per day. cannot say too much for
the air of Colorado and Wyoming or the
scenery. | knew a clergyman who told
me that he had lived there for year on
the magnificent scenery, one donation
and IA sack of -four, and he was man
who was well brought up and from his
youth was always taught to tell things
just as they occurred.
The climate Of Wyoming is cool in
summer. Also in winter. The air is
crisp and clear. Ii also has the faculty
of making distant objects appear to be
much nearer than they air. When got
as far as Omaha, a stock grower told me
that he could give me a good story re
garding that peculiarly of the mountain
air. 1t seems that an Englshman once
went 10 the west, and in the morning at
Laramie he started out to walk TO the
Medicine Bow mountains before break
fast. "They are forty miles away.
think, said lie. And so along toward
noon he gave 1t up. On the way back
he came to little irrigating ditch where
q cowboy discovered him removing his
clothing and getting ready to swim
across. What are you going 20 do:'
asked the cowboy. i am getting ready
TO swim this river the Englishman re-
piled straightway. You can't fool me
any more with your internal optical lila
siOns.
In Denver a Leadville man called my
attention TO the contiguity of the Rocky
mountains, and said ! would be fooled if
/ judged by appearances in this dry,
bracing atmosphere. Il could give you
a good story regarding that popularity
Of the mountain air" said he. 1T seems
that an Englishman once went TO the
west, and in the morning at Laramie he
started out TO walk TO the Medicine Bow
mountains before breakfast. They are
forty miles away, think; and 80 along
toward noon he gave it up. On the way
back he came to little irrigating ditch,
where cowboy discovered him remov-
ing his clothing and getting ready to
swim across. What are you going to
dor asked the cowboy. Il am getting
ready to swim this river the English
man replied straightway. You can't
fool me any more with your Internal OPP
teal Illusions
As ] lid not talk much on the way up
% Cheyenne and seemed rather naughty
and reserved, boy on the train who acts
as peanut purveyOr and litterateur for
The road, took me to be an eastern man
making my first visit to the west, SO he
spoke TO me of the wonderful resources
Of Colorado and Wyoming, also of the
health giving atmosphere and how it
could take hold of physical wreck and
put him in the prize ring inside of a
year. "The air is enormously clear, too"
he said, as he dropped copy of Velvet
Vice" into the seat by silver haired
clergyman, and How to Treat Diseases
Of Horses and Swine" into the seat near
a young lady who was on her way to
visit friends in California. You would
get fooled on it every time / could give
you good story regarding that peculi-
arity OF the mountain air. 1t seems that
an Englishman once went to the west,
and in the morning at Laramie he start
ed out to walk to the Medicine Bow
mountains before breakfast. They are |
forty miles away, think, and so, along |
toward noon, he gave it up. On the way
back he came to little irrigating ditch, |
where a cowboy discovered him remov-
ing his clothing and getting ready to |
swim across. What are you going to |
do! asked the cowboy. Il am getting |
ready to swim this river the English |
man replied straightway. You can't |
fool me any more with your Internal OPP
teal Illusions
1t is good story, and designed, as l |
Judge, to illustrate in forcible manner |
the extreme rarity of the air more than |
the extreme rarity of the story itself.
The flora of Wyoming is diversified |
and beautiful, though ON the plains it is |
almost odorless. Several kinds of cactus |
are found, either of which, when in full |
bloom, are very beautiful. The Turks
head cactus is about the size of a base
ball, and is better fixed for protecting it.
self than any other plant know of ex-
rept the electric plant. 1t has a purple
blossom about the size of Canadian
quarter or an English bob. There is a
,actus also which looks like a green
waffle set nm ON edge IL has "a bqa,,ti-