Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-09
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! THE DAVIS MEMORIAL vOLU,rr-7-,
| William Jones, D. D., Richmond, Ia z
Johnson Co., publishers, 1850. o'E
This volume neatly bound in cal, =.
published by the authority of Mrs. Ia,
| ferson Davis, and the author saws +, -
| preface that the liberality OF the 1r[
| fishers will enable him to make a -,r,I.-
| TO the widow large enough TO iu i-ns -,
| hope that the sale of the book Will f,,-
| an important source of income 10 bs,
| The work bears internal evidence ,b,,
| the compilation and Arrangement 10,
| been on the part of the ag,bo,
labor of love. There il.
good likeness OF Mr.. Davis a55pt
the time he became president o. the r,,'
| federacY and several other Illustrates,
/ throughout the book. The auto5l5,-a.
| phy, though brief, is OF interest as show.
ing the simplicity OF the man, andgl.
| because it was written 20 short tins
| previous to his death This is folloWsiI,
| a succinct account of his career from hi,
| bOyhnod in Todd county, KY, until hi,
| loved remains were laid in the grAya AZ
| Woodville, Miss. To his friends Mr. Ds.
| Wis needs no vindicatiou in anv psr, NJ
| his career, but the outline OF his life and
| character, as presented by DR.. Jones i,
| most gratifying and must he highly
| valued. Part II. of the volume has II,
| space entirely occupied BY au account Of
| his last illness, the death scene, funeral
/ obsequies and the tributes from SO ma1y
| sources paid his memory. The work
com prises nearly 700 pages, some Of
| these very closely printed matter and il
/ ~, ho
| and admirer or lover of the truth IN
history must prize.
! Aside from its literary merit there ars
| few Southerners who will not cheertully
contribute the price of the volume to
relieve Mrs. Davis from TIE weight
! of pecuuiary obligation that rests upon
| her.
| THE DEVIL IN MODERN sOCIETY-By J.
| w. Lowber, A NJ. l.. L. D. Cincinnati Pub
fishing Company, 1850.
This volume with its somewhat start
! ling title is in part reprint OF sermons
| delivered by the author whIle pastor Of
| the Christian church in Paducah aud
lectures, printed for the first time, that
have been delivered during his pastOrsts
at Fort Worth, Tex. These lectures
comprise Part II. i'll which the author
/ deals exclusively with his satanic majesty
and the part he takes In the world S az
fairs. After laying upon him the
weight of being the originator of evil
! and establishing his personality it is easy
work to show his cloren foot walking
| through all the thOroughfares Of life.
Mr.. Lowber finds it in the dance, at the
! theater, and in pack Of cards, at the
social board, in business, politics, aud
rel gion. In fact a very Omnipressnt
| evil that enters into 'mau 8 pleasures and
| his labors. There is no argument against
| much that Is advanced in the work, but
I this does not imply that there is not
much that might be Gainsaid. God made
| the world and rules it, and Christ the
! great teacher, taught moderate n in all
! things. There is danger that the over
bent bow will snap the string too tightly
! stretched.
TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY
| GUIDE-June. Fort Worth, Tex. John D.
| Rose, publis Room "A, Powell block.
! This guide is published and revised
! monthly for the purpose OF giving the
| public correct and complete information
| relating to railways in the state OF Texas
| Further than this, the publishers from
month to mouth furnish 10 its readers
| list of leading hotels, description OF tns
| principal cities, and many matters oil in-
| terest to prospeotors, pleasure and heaIin
resort seekers. This convenient hand
book is neatly printed in compact iorm
and is q valuable book Of reference
| the travelling public.