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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
A Woman with Nerve,

DENVER, Oct. G.-What might have beer
Il serious disaster in mine was prevented
Friday within the corporate limits of George
town by the presence of mind and activity
of woman Mrs. Rubado observed blaze
coming out of the draft of the Centennial
mine and, seizing a bucket of water, rar
to the mouth of the mine Within
the circle of the flames were some twenty
pounds of giant powder and four boxes OF
giant caps-suffciont to entirely obliteratt
the mouth of the mine. She poured the
water on the explosives and brought suffi
cient quantity afterwards to check tht
flames, The boxes of explosives were badly
charred, but no other damage was done
Three mon were at work $50 feet inside anL
know nothing of their danger until all wa,
oVHF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
COMING BACK TO LIFE.
ssepOrt shat wilbur. r. Storey, of
The Chicago Times. IL RccoVcrinu

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. G.-Judge Chapman
of this city, has received letter from Mrs
Wilbur F. Storey, of Chicago, in which She
says her husband is slowly but surely recov-
ing from his affection, and that she has
strong hopes of his regaining the full vigor of
his mental powers.
CHICAGO, Oct with reference To the
above dispatch, a Mail reporter called upon
Mrs. Storey, who assured him that Mr. Sto-
rey was wonderfully improved. He sloops
well, eats well and his is mind grow
ing stronger. She added that his phyiicians
had great hopes that Mr. S. will soon be him
self again.
The reporter was admitted to SEQ Mr..
Storey and found him sitting up. He says
the patient is no longer the infrm man he
was q few months ago. His countenance
gave no evidence of his infirmity, but he
still has little use of his logs,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
UNCLE sANkscoREs ONE.
A Decision Which Gives the Governs
ment Some Chance I'm Utah,

SALT LAKE City, Oct. 6.-Judge Zans
Friday overruled the demurrer to the indict.
ment of Rudger Clawson for polygamy, who
based his claim only to the exclusion of men
from the grand jury on account of being
Mormons. The gist of the opinion is
i'll these words: THAT the man who
believes in the right to commit the
crime he is called upon to try
can not be an impartial juror in the trial Of
that man, as he should not be influenced by
such motive; that if man believes, for in
stance-a man called as juror to try a man
for murder-if he believes the man had
right to commit the murder he is not
competent juror, because he will be intiu-
enced by that belief Or if the man is charged
with robbery, if a juror who tries him be.
lieves in the right of the man to commit
the robbery, he is not a fit man to try
that man. Neither is he in case of bigamy,
Or polygamy, for if a man believes in the
right to practice polygamy, in polygamy
case he caa not be an impartial juror accord
Inc to all human experience He can not be
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

GUNsMITHs.
Wolf, Chas-, III Seventeenth street
III ARNESS MANUFACTURERS
Saucrman, John, 2l9 seventeenth street
HARDWARE.
Stewart Il Montgomery, 800 second avenue.
MERCHANT TAIL0RS.
Wendt, II. 1902 second aveue.
NEWS DEALERS,
Wilmans J. NJ Post Office Block.
NEWSPAPERS.
The Rock Island DAILY AKGUa; published every
evening, Sunday excepted in Argus block, op-
posite Postoilcc. Best advertising medium in the
city.
The Rock Island WEEKLY ARGUS; published
every Friday. fine sob department in connec
ton with the establishment
ID RESTAURANTS AND CoNFECTIONERS
Krell, Fred, 1919 second avenue
Evers, Fred, 1911 second avenue.
STAToNEFs'
Wimans, j. NJ, Post Office Block
SALOONS
Westpha, John, 1872 second avenue
WATcH MAKERS
Bromley, G. A, 1917 second avenue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
THESE ARE SOLID FACTS.

The best blood purifier and system reg
ulator ever placed within the reach of
suffering humanity, truly is Electric Bit
tiers. Inactivity of the Liver, Billiousness,
Jaundce Consumption, Weak Kidneys,
or any disease of the urinary organs, or
who ever requires an appetizer, tonic or
mild stimulant, will always find Electric
Bltters the best and only certain cure
known. They act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give entire sat
isfaction or money refunded Sold at
fifty cents a bottle by. Hartz & Balm
sen
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
A Rmarkahl Escann.

Mrs. Mary A. Daley, of Tunkhannock,
Pa, was afflicted for six years with Asth
ma and Bronchitis, during which time the
best physicians could give no relief. Her
life was despaired of, until in last October
she procured bottle of DR. Kings New
Discovery, when immediate relief was
felt, and by continuing its use for short
time she was completely cured, gaining in
flesh SO pounds, in a few months.
Free Trial Bottles of this certain cure
of all Throat and Lung Diseases at Hartz
d Bahnsen's Drug Store. Large Bottles
S1 00
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct 6.-Several more
mcendiary fires We're started Friday in bust
ness blocks, but were discovered and eXtin-
guished before any damage was done A fire
was started in the fourth story of The
Leader building. lot of paper and wood
was piled in the center of vacant room just
beneath the roof, and ignited. The fire was
under good Roadway before the occupants of
the room knew Of it. 1t is thought by many
that dissatisfied worliingmen are the authors
of the fires, and if such is the case further
reduction in their wages will only serve to
make matters worse
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

Mr. A. Nickols, of this place, says he
suffered from Catarrh for years. He pur>
chased bottle of EIy's Cream Balm of us.
He is now almost cured, and says you can
not recommend it too highly. We are
selling more of Ely's Cream Balm than of
all other catarrh remedies, can hardly
keep supply Eon hand. Evers Bros,
Druggists. Independence, Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

STRINGFIELD, Ills, Oct. 6.--Railroad re-
ports for the year ending June 50, 1884, were
received at the railroad and warehouse com
mission rooms Friday morning as follows:
The Illinois & St Louis-Capital stock,
So, 900; unfunded debt, S2l5, 200; total liabil-
tiles s39,549; length of track from East st
Louis to Belleville, Il miles; number of pas-
sengers carried, 133,49S; total tons freight
carried, 254 GSt General exhibit: Total
income, $24s, 3S3; net, $Sl, 07G
Toledo Cincinnati & ST Louis-Lanrth of
track from Toledo to East St Louis. 44g
miles; total number of passengers carried
004, 754; total tons freight carried, SIP, i36;
total operating expenses, 1877 49, total
income, 81, 15a, OPS; deficit in operating,
S124 lG.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

By command of Pope Leo XIII, the
third plenary council of Baltimore will
convene in that metropolitan city on Sun
day, Nov. 9. The bishops. archbishops
and mitred abbots of the United States,
accompanied by their theologians and
attended by their secretaries, will come
from every portion of the country.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
Flooded by a Broken Water Main.

BosToN, Oct G.-Early Saturday morn
ing an accident occurred near the new bridge
now being built by the Boston s. Albany
road. A stone weighing two tons fell on the
new 4sinch main water pipe which is ~
inches thick. breaking away a piece of the
pipe five feet in length The railroad track
for more thnn forty-fve feet was washed out
by the rushing waters, This completely in
terrupted travel on the Boston & Albany
railroad, and will result in a waste of g, 000,-
600 or "a 1000, 900 gallons Of water City En-
gineer Wightman went at once to the scene
and was quickly followed by Dr. Blake, of the
water hoard, The food has been got in hand
and the damage will at once he renairel
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
A Very Costly Fire.

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 6.-During the fire in
the royal palace at Christiansborg Friday,
several persons were killed while endeavoring
to save valuable art treasures in the national
gallery. The library and archives were saved
through the exertions of the salvage corps,
who were personally melted to heroic efforts
to save property by the king, who remained
on the grounds until the fire was extin-
puiShed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

LONDON, Oct. Capt. Barton, the arctic
traveller, writes to the academy that he feels
scanda liZed at the rulings of the English
press over the gallant but unfortunate
Greedy expedition, He says tho silly charge
of cannibalism scenes to have provoked an
OutburSt. He says that in Ell Islam, relig-
ion of common-sense, there is no obloquy for
the unfortunate whom hunger compels horri-
bly, to save life.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLoRS AT LAW
dOllice in Bengslon's block, Reck Island, Ill.
ANIL AMN
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
The Cholera.

ROME, Oct. g. There were forty nine
new cases of cholera and twenty three
deaths reported at Naples during the
twenty-four hours ending at noon Saturday
GENOA, Oct. 6.-There were twenty four
new cases of cholera and twenty eight deaths
reported here during the twenty-four hours
ending at noon Saturday
VENICE, Oct, 6.-The report that cholera
has appeared in this city is officially denied
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
sad Acciden1 orr a snuirrcl Mnnt.

BINGHAMToN, N. Y, Oct. G-George Tur-
ner, aged IA, and two companions named
Ernest Gibson and James Livingston aged
respectively II and IA years while hunting
squirrels became separated, Gibson and Liv-
inSston going in one direction and Turner in
another Turner coming upon some squirrels
fired both barrels of his gun at them. A
piercing shrek followed. and Turner found
both his companions lying on the ground
with blood streaming from several wounds.
Both are fatally injured.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
7. III. REARDSLEY.
E. W. HURST,

ATTORNEY AT IAW-Olicc with j. t. Ken
II worthy, l125 Second avenue. ang- 1-dwGm
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
A FAIg OFFER.

The Voltaic Belt Co, of Marshall
Mich, offer to send DR.. Dyes Celebrated
Voltaic Belt and Electric Appliances on
trial, for thirty days, to men, old and
young. afflicted with nervous debility
lost vitality, and many other diseases.
See advertisement in this paDer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
A Great Racing Feat.

CHICAGO, Oct cat the races at the
Driving park here Friday Johnston paced a
mile in 2:OG4, breaking all former records.
Afterward Minnie r. with running mate
made the distance in 2031A4, also smashing
the records.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

NEWARK, N. j., Oct. 6-Expert account
ants report deficiency of 900 in the
ACCOUNTS Of the late John w Stout, who was
treasurer of Newark from 1867 to 1875 His
bondsmen will be sued for the amount.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

MANCHESTER, Iowa, Oct 6.-Henry Gil
lespie, a carpenter, % years of age, and a
single man, while working on the Methodist
church steeple Friday fell about seventy
feet, striking On pile of rubbish. He is il
a critical condition
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
Wanfn Thai HInnnr

CAIRO, Oct 6.-The Caisse De La Dette
fublique has summoned the Egypti;.r
finance minister and other officials to refund
the money collected from the revenues which
had been assigned to tile Caisse for the Re.
lemption of the unified lebt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

BRUSSELS, Oct. G.-Ihe government hal
expelled from the country two Frcnchmen
who were publishing attacks upon the king
and queen of Belgium in q Republican jour
nal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
A BROWNSVILLE (Pa) letter 10 the

A BROWNSVILLE (Pa) letter 10 the
Philadelphia Times says that:
The strongest republican vote against
James G. Blaine in this section of Penn
sylvania will be in his own birthplace,
near here, in Washington county. He will
there be defeated nearly two to one, and
solely because of his failure to attend the
funeral of his mother, in 1871, because
that act would have involved IL recogni
ton of her Catholic religion. She was
buried without any funeral ceremony,
from the Catholic church near town,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

MHWAuKEE. WIS

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Oct. 4.
Enthusiastically; No. 2, zee; October,
76c; November, 779lc; December. 794c
Com-Scarce; No. 2, 5S4c. Oats-Steaiy;
No. ,, 26Ac. Rye-DuIl; No. l, 54Ic
Barley-E8sier: No 2 $50; extra No. 8 41c.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
ST. Louis.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. A.

Wheat-Quiet. easy; No. 3 cash and
October, 7S1lc; November, 7094c; No. 2 soft,
S519c. Corn-Held firm; nothing doing.
Oats-Quiet, firm; No 2 cash and October,
PC; November, 2S1Sc asked. Clover seed
Firm; prime, S4.65.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
Mother Swans Worm Syrup

1nfallible, tasteless, harmless cathartic
for feverishness, restlessness, worms, con-
stipation. 25c.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
The Gould Gables srohep.

LONDON, Oct. G.--Buth the Gould cable
between Europe ami America are broken.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
To n AXE children healthy use plenty

10 axe Children healthy use plenty OF
air, plenty of milk, plenty of sleep, and
always have bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup in case of Group.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

FOR Representative II. PADDELFORD.
For States Attorney-ELNORE ". HURST.
For Circuit Clerk-GEO. W. HENRY.
For Coroner-JOHN ALBRIGHT.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
SHAKESPEARE ..,
Therefore the moon, the goyerness of floods.
Pale in her anger, washes all the air,
That rheumatic diseases NAV ab0und.n

Whether the "pale moon" has increased the
size of her wash as the world has increased in
population may be question, but its factbe-
You'd question that Rheumatism has increased
until 1t does "abound" In "all the air." and thou
sands of human beings are bound and tor
mented with the excruciatlng pains that only
Rheumatism and Neuralgia can inflict
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

By addressing GEO. P. ROWELL & CO,
10 Spruce St, New York, can learn the
exact cost of any proposed line of adver-
Using in American Newspapers. Is 100
page pamphlet, Zoe.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
THE MARIE is.
CHICAGO. Oct.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.
Allan Mcintyre & Co.'S market circular
of this evening says the markets on the board
Of trade, We're very weak to-day, with the
exception of November and year corn which
opened strong but closed weak Wheat
October, opened 7S15c, closed 773sc; No
vemher, opened S0Ac, closed 79c; De-
cember, opened $50, closed S0&c. Corn
October, opened and closed SIC; No
vember, opened SEC, closed 53c; year,
opened 1890, closed 4S1Sc Pork-Octo-
Der, opened and closed Sl650. lard-Octo-
Der, opened and closed, s1.222
Live Stock-The Union Stock yards re-
ports the following range of prices: Hogs
Market fairly active and firm at prices &c
higher, with packers and shippers buying
freely; light grades, 81 Goa 50; rough pack
ing, S5.G5@5.70; heavy packing and ship
ping lots, 50 1005s5.
Produce: Butter-Fine creamery, q
@2Sc; good do, 22a25c; choice dairy, 20Gl
pc; fair to good packing, 10Gl2c. Eggs
Lower; fresh-laid, 17Wl1Hc. Potatoes
fair to choice 25G3tc, sweet potatoes
Good western, So per Lnl Fruits-Appes,
good to fine, Sl50@3 % per Dbl; peaches,
poor to fine, 50c@$1 10 per peck; grapes.
Concords, 3@4c, and Delaware S(@2c per ID.
New York.
NEW YORK, Oct l.
Nheat-UnSettlcd; 4Wl5c lower; less do
ing. No. 2 red October, SSc; No. l white
November, S95s@901Sc; December, nominal;
91&4@93c; January, 9SA@935sc; February,
9j%c. Corn-34@1kc higher and strong;
mixed western spot, G0@641Sc; futures,
49, @64c, Oats-14@&sc higher; western,
3l@40c. Provisions-Beef, quiet and uu-
changed Pork, quiet and unchanged.
Lard, Dull and easier; steam, S7.7211&. ss.s4ss
ST. Louis.
ST LOUIS, Oct 4.
Wheat-Unsettled and lower; closing 9S@
y4c below yesterday; No. ? red, S01I@Sl 10
cash; S0@S0&6c, closing soc, October; Sl5s9
S215c, closing size, November; Sf@S44c,
closing SAC, December; soc bid year; $3.50
asked May Corn-Higher, but inactive;
opened fraction better, advanced sharply
then declined, but closed I4@f15c above
yesterday; SIC cash and October; 42211sGl433Ec
closing 1886, November; 571a ass &c, clos
ing 3712c, year; 3519@351sc, closing 3515c
January; S724@SS1sc, closing $3.50, May
Oats-Higher and slow; 26@2614c cash; 264t
October; 26s4c November; 27%c December
263s @361sc year; 3O1sc May. Rye-Higher
52c Barley-Nothing done Whisky-Un
changed; SLIP. Provisions Slow, I'm
changed; only small job trade
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
For Congrcss-W. II. Niece.
Member Board Egualizaton--R. J. CABEEN.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

NATIONAL:
For observation-disclosures CLEVELAND.
For Vice observation-disclosures A. HENDRICKS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06

STATE
For Governor, -CARTER II. HARRISON.
For Lieutenant Governor, -HENRY SETTER.
Secretary of State, MICHAEL j. DOUGHERTY
For Treasurer, ALFRED ORENDORFF
For Auditor Pub. Acc'ts-WALTER E. CABIN
FIR Attorney General,-ROBERT A. McKlNLAY
EIEeTORs AT LARGE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-06
Fl. G.. CONNOLLY.
M. nj. STURGEON
M. M. CORREpT.

A TToRNEI At LAW. Office No. 1919 Sc
IL AvenuC, between 18th and 18th SITS, (up s.
Rock Island, Ill. dec-12-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-06
80 DAYS TRIAL.
WHICH IS THE FALSIFIER ?

VIZ ]. HORNE IS MAKING ELECTRIC
w belts under my first two patents of Nov.
II. 1879, and Nov Q, 1850, and has made no
changes but what those patents cover and per-
nit Within the last year or so he claims slight
changes. BY adopting as his my own ideas de
welcomed in my improved Belt. He has done this
without nv consent and attempts making them
his by stamping his name on and calling them
"Horne's Belt" He coniesses to selling West 5
Belts" but his years ago" will reach to the
present time, proved by his own publications.
sold him half interest in my patents ON April
I6. 1881, and from this date he has advertised the
Belt as his, and himself as its inventor, as
is proved by Hornes Electric Herald of July,
1881, Oct, 1881, June, 1852 and July, 1855: IN
these he has cuts with ''W J. Horne's Belt en-
graved and " Patented Nov. II, 1879, and Nov. =,
1SSn''-the dates of patents bought of me. Thief
n was " Horue's Belt" "such as the world never
saw !" but now 1t Is "dlscarded because defec-
tive" And yet he is now making this identical
Belt, in every essential particular In the sa1ne
above papers he has engravings of gold medils
awarded to w J. Horne" by California stale
Fair 1850, 1881, for this same Belt a gold meui
nor any medal was awarded to WI Horns'
in the State of California. 4 silver medal WIS
awarded the san Francisco Magnetic Belt ca I"
Horne & Vest by State Fair in 1850. \ cantd
public can now decide who falsifies. holdTny-
self ready to prove the above statements before
the public or the law, as have all the doeu-
ments in my possession.
Those who desire genuiae and superior Efc-
trio Belt invented, made and sold with horlest
claims, will call on or send to G. ". WEST, 30
Market street, San Francisco, Cal. Sent y O..
D. or for cash. KIRK, GEARf l. CO., Druggists.
Agents, Sacramento. ap23ln
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-06
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Textbook Series Adopted, With the
Exception of Readers.

Oh ISeauefs.
The City Board of Education met last
evening, in special session, for the purpose
of considering the matter of the adoption
of textbooks for the ensuing term of four
years Present, a full Board.
The several bids submitted by the re-
spective publishing firms, or their agents,
were opened, read and filed. They were
afterwards taken up and considered seri-
atm.
Director Chadderdon stated that he had
received from A. L. Bancroft & Co. a case
of school-books, embracing volumes, to
be placed in the hands of the Superin-
tendent for distribution among the indi-
gent, provided their Readers be adopted,
The representatives of other firms made
similar propositions.
ffai1e Boart proceeded 10 baffot for Read
ers, several being taken without definite re-
suit.
Johnston then moved that all books now
in use in the schools be retained, with the
exception of McGuffey's Readers. The roll
was called, with the following result
Ayes, 3; noes, ). Lost.
The Board then passed the consideration
of readers and took up the next order of
business. The following list of books was
adopted: Appleton's charts NOW i'll use),
Payson, Dunton e Scribner's copy-books
(readopted), Bartholomew drawing-book
series (readopted); Brooks Elementary
and Normal Union Arithmetics (new)
Reeds Word-book new, Harper's geog-
raphy series (readopted), Reed x Kellogg's
Graded Lessons in English (readopteD,
Reed & kellogg's Higher Lessons in Eng
fish GeadoptedD Tbalbeimer'S Eclectic
History new, Bryant d STATIONS Com
mon School Bookkeeping (readopted), Cut
ter's Elementary Physiology (readoptedD,
Aims Rudiments in German, Aims Ger
man Grammar, and Aims German Gram
mar and German (readopted).
The Board then resumed the consider
alton of the bids on readers. One ballot
was had, with the following result: Ban
croft, 4; McGuffey, 4. No choice.
The point was then raised that the Nc
Guffey bid was informal.
Mr.. Bruner moved that all bids on readers
be declared off.
Mr. Johnston moved to amend by declar-
ing the bid on McGuffeys readers off.
Lost-ayes +, noes /.
Mr.. Bruner then expressed his preference
for the Swinton Series of Readers, and
moved their adoption. Lost.
Mr.. Bruner moved the adoption of Lip
pincottS Readers. Lost
Mr.. Bruner next moved the adoption of
Appleton's Series. Lost.
Mr.. Johnston moved that Bancroft's
Readers be adopted. Lost-ayeS, 4 noes, /.
Mr.. Johnston moved that McGuifey's
Readers be adopted. Lost-ayes, 1 noes, 4.
Mr.. Bruner moved to adjourn until next
Monday evening. Carried, and the Board
aIi
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CHANGED EVERY DAY FOR THE MECHANICS, STORE
Identical interests.

The interest of customer and merchant
should be identical. What we can succeed in
making to YOU interest will certainly become
OUR interest The growth and usefulness of
our business therefore depends DIRECTLY
on our showing goods styles and prices which
our service.
We believe careful noting and comparison
of our present styles and values, over those
shown elsewhere, or ever before in the history of
our House, will prove that this is not an idle
theory with u.s. but a real FACT.