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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
METHODS OF READING.
Several Habits Which Should Be Avoided.
Three Types of Readers

Three Types OF Readers-
But you see that the object of reading may
be not only to learn, but to prevent you from
learning too much By reading in one chan
mel we are in danger of becoming worshipful
rather than Judicial. You may be surprised
at the statement, but there are at present a
great many books that have more ardent be
levers and devotees than the Hebrew Scrip
lures. | should not like to estimate the num-
ber of bibles that we have and are liable to
have. There is also bad habit of reading,
of the opposite sort, that only runs book
through the head, without assimilation of
any part of it. The reader is simply reading
for mental intoxication.
| think of all bad habits of reading the
poorest is reading into a book your own emo
tions or hobbies know readers of a good
grade of intelligence who can read out of a
book anything whatever, either favoring or
antagonizing themselves and their favorite
views. Is it any wonder that it has come to
be common saying that preacher can
prove anything he pleases with the Biblea
lately sat down in a reading club. The
reader came on this passage: SIS the Golden
Rule yet a workable rule of average human
lifef' and the author argued that we had not
| vet reached the evolution essentially of that
sort. One person, and bright, keen mind
she has, promptly protested. The hour was
filed with argument to show that ''the
Golden Rule is a just and righteous rule y
that I'VE ought to be perfect" that I'VE can
obey that rule if we will" All which, as
you see, was wholly to miss the purport oi
the author, who desired to show that man
kind is not yet willing to obey any such rule
l believe the average reader fails at thi!
point-he does not undertake accurately Il
determine the meaning of the writer. My
lady friend believes in perfection. Sh,
promptly read herself into the book.
have three boys who are readers. One o
them uses book as be goes to fish pond
He lets down his attention as be drops lin,
into the water. In fact, he is bobbing TO
ideas that suit him. What does not suit hi
purpose he drops back. He is in danger o
being a specialist Of an extreme sort. Tn
second uses book as he eats an apple, L
enjoy himself 1t is feast he is after. b
is in danger of too much discursiveness. Th
third quarrels with his books. He bluntl,
gives an author the lie, when they transcen
his experience. They grumble and growl tc
gether, and that boy is a natural agnostiC
Books you see, are not quite the safe thing
we used to suppose them to be-especiall
good books. Bad books are every year NOR
powerless Society will outgrow cowbo
literature as 1t has popular lectures, and fo
the same reason-we can do better.-"E.
Pn in Globe Democrat.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

Misfortune rarely comes alone. II yor
have caught cold be careful to quickly
relieve that pain. be it external or inter
nal. Warmers Log Cabin Extract is III,
best safest, most reliable remedy for in
ternsl and external use. Two sizes
Prices, 81.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
$500 Reward.

We will pay the above reward for any
case of liver complaint. dyspepsia, sick
headache. indigestion, constipation or
costiveness we cannot cure with Vests
Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions
are strictly complied with. They are
purely vegetable, and never fail to give
satisfaction. Large boxes containing 30
sugar coated pills, Csc. For sale by all
druggists. Beware of counterfeits and
limitations. The genuine manufactured
only by John C. West s. Co., S62 W.
Madison St.. Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

For rich and poor who wish to enio!
good health, and who do not wish to re
sort to bitter. nauseous liver medicine
and cathsrtics, is the concentrated Cali
fornia liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs
Hsrtz & Bahnsen agents.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

Pere Hyacinih lately delivered an ad.
dress in Paris on the relations between
church and state, in which be expressed
the fear that the republic might succumb
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

Among the dead letters this year was
one addressed to Charles Dickens, the
lecturer, requesting copy of "your
latest novel, Cricket on the Hearth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

OF the 200 gold beaters in New York
not one is a woman, while of the gold
cutters not one is man.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

An Indiana man owns silk bsndsns
handkerchief which be claims has been in
the family upward Of a century.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

Santa Barbara, Cal, planters clear
more than $500 an acre on psmpss
plumes, which sell at cents apiece.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

Joseph White, of New Jersey, slept for
| five days and nights, and then jawed his
wife for waking him up.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

Various Japanese towns are building
waterworks, the Tekio works havin
proved 90 successful.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
Health is Wealth |

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TO misery decay and death, premature old age,
bsrrenless, less Of power in either sex, inyolun
tary losses and spermaiorrhoes caused by over.
exertion of the brain. self abuse over indul
gence. Each box contains one months treatment.
81 box. six boxes for S., sent by mail prepaid
on receipt Of price.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
ADVICE To nOTHERs.

Some people only understand enough of q
truth TO reject it.-George Macdonald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

A campaign against public meetings in
the open air has begun in London by a
Watch committee.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

The kitchen and dining room of Kan
sas City hotel are located on the eighth
floor, and reached by six elevators.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES

WE UUABhNIE cIA bUABs
To cure sny case. With each order received by
Us for six boxes. accompanied with s., we will
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re-
fund the money II the treatment does not affect &
cure. Guarantees issued only by Marshall a
Fisher, Harper house drug store, sole agents
Rock Island Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
OgLY GENUINE

ONLY GENUINE
has our stamp in red on front of wrapper.
J. H ZELIN & CO, Philadelphia. Pa
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
MAN NEED oFRssABBATH.
Cardinal Gibbons an Advocate of a Sunday
Law rs q Need of Humanity

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. referring
to his letter indorsing the proposed Sun
day law Cardinal Gibbons said this morn
ing that he did not care to offer any sug-
gestions as to the means to be adopted by
the government for the better observance
of Sunday, but that he was heartily in
accord with any legislation having ten
dency i'll that direction. In his letter to
DR.. Crafts he said:
81 am most happy to add my name to
those of the millions of others who are
laudably contending against the violation
of the Christian Sabbath by unnecessary
labor, and who are endeavOrlng to pro-
mote its decent and proper observance by
judiciOus legislation. As the late plenary
council of Baltimore has declared, the
due observance of the Lord s Day con-
tributes UNNECESSARILY TO the restriction
of vice and immortality and to the promo
ton of peace, religion and social order,
and cannot fail to draw upon the nation
the blessing and protection of an over
ruling Providence. If beneyolence to the
beasts of burden directed one days rest
i'll every week under the old law, surely
humanity to man ought to dictate the
same measure of rest under the new
law. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

Four, and will kindly use their efforts
with the commission merchants of the
stock yards to introduce system that
viii enable cattle producers to sell their
range steers by contract, 1 venture to say
there will be very few carloads of
cattle in the future shipped be-
fore they are contracted for
am quite sure they can agree upon q
system that will accomplish this result,
and if the commission men will start it l
believe it will regulate the supply to the
demand and prevent these unnatural
runs which occasionally depress cattle so
much. Without attempting to form an
exchange, let them try it on and see if it
will work. For my part, 1 will agree to
contract my steers a fraction below the
market ptice, every time, rather than
take the chances of the market
when my steers arrive in Chicago under
the present system. This | consider the
very quintessence of gambling, and if
the Drovers' Journal don It believe it let
them engage i'll cattle raising for a sea-
son and see if it is not so.
Before closing, permit us to say few
words about the state inspection law,
which appears to be Il popular measure
with many to restore natural competition
III the cattle trade. Such law Will I'M
doubedly destroy the power of the Big
Four and restore, natural competition
among butchers, but let me ask how is it
going to aid the producer? How can the
cattlemen in Texas tell, when he starts
his cattle OH the cars, whether the run
will be 10 goo head or 20 200 head? If
the run, or i'll other words, if the daily
supply is i'll excess of the daily demand,
will it make any difference if the cattle
man has Il Big Four to contend with or a
Big Forty? l believe all men are nat
ufally inclined to be selfish, and if the
supply on the Chicago market is in excess
of the demand, buyers will be very apt
to take advantage of the situation, and
force prices down, no matter if there are
four buyers or 400. The only practical
remedy for the cattle producer, as l see
it, is to hold his cattle on his ranch until
he has contracted for the sale of s2fesH,
and then ship to Chicago. s5S
The state inspection law will pgfs CS
to all refrigeratOrs, and this, l aisall IN
very much against the interest of TeXas.
If we had number OF refrigerators sGSF5
tered through our state it would bes@
best medicine for the Big Four we cs1add
give them. w. l.. BLAGxs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
FEDERATION OF LABOR.

Delegates Coming In TO Attend the Annual
Convention to Meet at st. Louis To-Das.
ST. LOUIS, No. Dee. l0.-The ansglal
convention of American Federation OF
Labor will meet here tomorrow. Presi-
dent Gompers of New York .
First Vice President William
Martin of Pittsburg, repreeat
ing the Amalgamated Association Of
Iron and Steel Workers; Secretary p. j ..
Mcclure of Philadelphia and G.. Wap-
pell, representing the Workers Union,
have already arrived, and Others will
come tonight and Tomorrow morning.
The object to be specially attained ut this
meeting, as stated by President Comp
ers, are chiefly the promotion of q closer
union of the branches of the federation
and to take action regarding the eight
hour system. To effect the latter, steps
will be taken to influence legisIa-
ton, both national and state, and
to name some day i'll the year
1890 when a general demand will be made
by all the branches of the federation for
the adoption of eight hours as Il days
work. The interests of the anthracite
coal miners will also be considered and
some plan adopted for their better
organization. The federation embraces
over 600 900 members, an increase of
50 900 over the previous year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
vandalia switchmen on n Strike.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Dec. 10.-A num-
Der of switchmen in the employ of the
Vandalia Railway Company, on their
branch lines in the Clay county coal
fields, are striking for an advance of pay .
They demand 81 10 per day in
stead of $40. The scabs en-
ployed to take their places
were frightened away. There were no
threats of violence on the part of the
strikers, but numerous miners thrown out
of work by the strike expressed sympathy
with.the strikers and the men left. Sew
eral mines have been shut down.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
To the Public.

We take pleasure in calling your atten-
ton to the fact that we are still receiving
new goods, consisting of many beautiful
designs. Call and examine our stock
before you ptGchase your holiday goods.
Respectfully,
EDRT WORTH CHINA Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
A TRuE WOMAN.
A Boarder Shoots His Land Lady and COM
nlits Suicide Because of Unreauited Love.

B0arder Shoots His Land Lady and COM
mits Suicide Because of Unrequited Love-
CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 10.-John A.
Martin, an engineer, desperately in love
with Mrs. B. w. Merrill, his land lady,
and knowing his love was unrequited,
shot her this morning and then killed
himself. The woman is probably fatally
wounded. B. w Merrill and his wife
have kept boarding house at 2069 East
Illinois street for several years. Among
their boarders was Martin, and ever
since he arrived in the house, over year
ago, he has professed the greatest love
for Mrs Merrell. His attentions at last
became unbearable, and to-day she ad-
viSed him to leave After pleading with
her not to send him away and finding her
determined, he shot her and killed HIM
self
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
To Contractors. Is

Sealed proposals will be. reasfSed at the city
engineers office at FaFFs7se1ss6rfh, Texas, for
lighting the streets oRsssfd city either by gas or
electric lights 5tcs for electric lights will con-
sist of two three and four hundred lights. Gas
to be Of the same number present street
lamps now erected. Bids to be opened at city
engineers office, u O'Clock noon, Tuesday,
January l, 1888. The committee reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
Z. 5. DAGGETr,
JOHN L. WARD,
GEO. MULKEY.- liSgsss9s
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

We have fifteen o. twenty different
styles of imported HavAand china dinner
sets. Some ofsthem ore beauties and
would be nice for Christmas presents.
Call while Sar stock full and make
your selections.
Respectfully, y
81 FORT WORTH CHINA Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

For pretty berry bowls, tea sets, both
glass and auadruple silver plate, the Fort
Worth China Co. is the plate TO find
them.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

The Eert Worth China Co. arsTeceiv-
ing a EAll assortment, of hanging lamps,
ETC., (which they offer at reasonable
prices 81 ~
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

John T. Lyle, one of Medina county's
largest and dearest headed stOckmen,
was in Eagle Pass last week. Mr.. Lyle
notes substantial improvement in the
value of young steers. He says a goodly
number have changed hands lately
among local men; but not for shipment,
as there is plenty of grass for winter.
The only thing he complains of is too
much rain.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
Among our Imported goods we hav

Among our Imported goods we have
just received sonA beautiful china goods,
consisting of china celery dishes, broth
bowls and Boulidh's finger bowls, etc.
If you wish to maBe selection come and
see our stock. If Sou do not wish to buy
come anyway. NostEouble to show our
goods.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

While the Chicago papers, in the inter-
est of the "Big Four are shouting
against the work of the convention which
recently met in St. Louis at the same
time as one result of the conference the
state board of live stock commissioners of
Illinois which met at the national stock
yards i'll East st. Louis on December Is,
appointed an agent whose duties it should
be to inspect all cattle re-
ceived there and to have cut out all
affected with lump-jaw or tuberculosis.
The board also appointed Il represen-
tative at the Union stockyards at
Chicago who has already isolated AS
head of lump jawed cattle which other
wise would now, i'll all probability, have
been slaughtered for human food.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11


1.-THE way of tn. trsusgressor is hard Be
wise and buy DR.. Tall, Cough Syrup in time.
Salvation Oil wigfafSre your sciatica Price %
cents bottle heTsss fails
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

We hke fine selection of holiday
goods for the wholesale trade. Orders by
mail will have prompt attention. Salts
faction guaranteed i'll style and prices.
Respeotf fully,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

There have been numerous reports re-
Gently of Il big combine among the pork
packers of St. Louis, Kansas City,
Omaha and other big pork centers, but
the foundation of them has not yet been
made plain, as no one has said definitely
that such an affair is contemplated. 1t
is generally believed that the st. Louis
rumOr was brought out by the recent de-
cline in the pork product. The packers
predict decline i'll the price of hogs as
well as q AsEther decline in provisions,
basing tdie7r prophesy upon the supply of
hemsS which seems to have increased very
Sfnafgrially during the past month.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

The Chicago and Alton threatens, if
an agreement on rates among northern
roads is not soon reached, to cut live
stock rates to $40 per car from Kansas
City to Chicago. That road now accepts
S25 per car, though the rate as formerly
Sos rs, and it had been arranged by the
competing lines to make an advance to
$50 per car.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11
ROUND-UPS.
Colonel Black of Fort McKavitt Gets
After Directors to the Cattle Ex-
change Scheme.
Improvement in the Value of Young Steers
What the Alton Threatens to do With
Rates-ValuabIe Calves.

The Hereford Land and Cattle Com
pany of Frio county few days ago sent
some calves to Chicago which Melted
them 81 SO per head. They were heifer
calves, and beat steer yearlings, which
only bring Sc so at best.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

viii the Montana Stock Growers Jour-
nal and other papers that think "supply
and demand' still regulate the prices of
things in this country please tell us what
supply and demand had TO do with the
recent jump of wheat from 80 cents to
Sl50?-[ The Texas Stockman.
We know there was one part small sup
ply and nine parts of gambling, and
that's the way it would work if that
"Cattle Exchange was ever organized.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

4hNsP NSiAttAA.I
FORTY sSpRTH CHINA Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

rURI NORTH CHINA Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-11

FORT WoRTA CHINA Co.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
BY TELEGRAPH.
MONEY. stock. ana Hands.

Nrw YoHg, Feb Mooney ON call easy
at 2tt3pcr cent; closed offered at per cent
Prime mercantile paper, sat per cent
sterling exchange dull but steady nj iSlif
for sixty day bills and 1885, for demand
Government bonds were dull and rather
heavy. State bonds were dull aud steady.
The stock market showed moro animation
today, though the Increased business was
done ~ the expense OF values, recently
formed bear pool beginning operations with
n heavy attack on the list today. The pool
u said 10 consist of several Ut the most In.
iluenilal traders ON the appearance Of sup
porting orders Toward the close the attack
was withdrawn. After noon thcru was anl.
nation aud increased weakness, though there
was very little progress made IN the down.
ward direction until near o'clock D. M,
when the attack became more severe. The
decline was checked IN the last hour, and
under good support the list recovered small
fsnctions from the lowest figures finally
closing dull and steady at the close 10 the
lowest prices ~ the day. The entire active
list i lower this evening though with the
exception Of Manhattan, which lost ~
points, the changes are for fractional amounts
only, Northwestern, Lake Shore aud Texas
Pacific being down Il.
Railroad bonds recovered their tone this
morning, being strong and fairly active
though they felt the force Of the weakness
In the shaw list later IN the day. Final
prices, however generally show advances
Sales a, 3il. 600, The total sales NJ stocks
to-day were 1860 shares. Closing quota.
tiuns.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-03
General News.

LIGHT rains.
! Business quiet.
RIVER still falling.
THREE boats leaving today.
TuE Ohio will be due here Monday from
Cincinnati.
The Granite State leaves Cincinnati to.
morrow for this port.
The Future City, towing six bargcs, passed
TO Cairo yesterday afternoon.
The Eugene leaves tomorrow for Arkansas
river. She is now in port and receiving
| freight.
The Thomas Sherlock Is 10 leave Cincin-
natl today for New Orleans with large
| party Of Mardi Gras excursionists.
TE Valley tow-boats Oakland and Sidney
| Dillon have been sent TO Belmont TO care for
the fleet there when the ice comes out Of the
Mississippi
THERE was only one life lost in the Boston
| Steamboat Inspection district In 1887, out of
an estimated transportation Of is, s07, 1873 per-
sons by steam vessels.
TnE City Of Cairo will arrive this evening
from Vicksburg and will return 10 that port
tomorrow evening. Capt AID. Storm will
give all information.
The James Lee, Capt Claggett, leaves here
this evening for Helena and Friars Point
Cummins are her clerks.
THE Paris O. Brown, from Cincinnati,
passed TO New Orleans at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning, with all the freight she wanted
She put off here "a bales OF cotton.
THE Kate Adams, from Arkansas City,
brought 37i bales of cotton, 03 bags of seed
cotton and 1,s76 sacks Of cotton seed. She
went back last night with fine trip.
TnE Rosa Lee is the Lee line packet leav-
ing this evening for 0sceola and all way
points on the upper coast William Smither,
Sid Wheeler add Charley Leftwich are her
CLERKS.
TnE steamer Thomas Sherlock burns forty
bushels OF coal an hour. and nc 40 cents per
bushel her fuel bill goes long way toward
consuming the profits with the present low
rates Of freight.
TnE City Of st. Louis, for New Orleans,
and the City Of vicksburg, for Vicksbure,
leave ST. Louis tomorrow. The former boat
should pass here "Wednesday, and the latter
Is due here Tuesday.
THE Buckeye State left early yesterday
morning for Cincinnati with 6is bales OF
cotton, 20 bales Of rags, 800 barrels Of oil,
! ,700 sacks OF cotton seed meal and 90 tons OF
miscellaneous freight.
THE Gayoso arrived yesterday morning
from Tptonville with so bales Of cotton, 36i
sacks oil cotton seed, 2o3 sacks OF corn, AZ
bales Of broom corn and 80 head OF hogs.
She returned to Tiptonsillc last night with a
good trip.
The DeSoto Capt. NJ. NJ Deem, II an
nounccd 10 leave here at 8 o'clock this even
ing for Cairo, Evansville, Louisville, Cincin-
natl and all way landings on the Mississippi
and Ohio rivers, Robert W. Mccoy has charge
Of the office.
Cart HIRAM PRIcE, who commanded the
steamer Delaware in 1ssS Is still living. near
the Lchigh, one Of the first Noats in the Pitts
burg and Cincinnati packet line. lie also
commanded the Anglo Saxon and Garden
City. The latter was the first boat that ever
naVigated the Illinois river