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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

Method Of Acquiring . Foreign Language.
In acquiring a foreign language no gram
mar should be dsed which Is mere as
semblage Of rules, without arg provision
for practice Besides paradigms of words,
declensions and conjugations, the book
should provide such exercises as will make
possible gradual progress in the acquire
ment of grammatical principles, and should
insure the reality of that progress by suf-
ficient amount Of repetition. As nothing so
binders the advance of the student as the
necessity of acquiring dry formulas, SO.
perhaps, nothing SO facilitates his advance
as the consciousness, due to proper meth
DDS, that he is at every moment enabled to
apply in reading, writing or speaking some
rule or principle laid down in his gram
mar. 1t is thus well to begin realizing at
an early stage.
As soon, in fact, as the verb and noun
forms have been learned by heart, the stu
dent should open for himself course in
literature. If we may suppose him to be
acquiring German, for example, book
like Undine"-Fouque's charming story
will be happy choice for beginning.
Read this carefully, never passing sem
tence until it is understood. When YOU
encounter a word that is unfamiliar, find
its meaning in the dictionary and enter it
on slip of paper kept in your book for the
purpose. Add every new word met with
to your list, and at the end of the chapter
copy and recopy the list upon other slips
until you know the whole. Then return
to your chapter and read it over again
Treat the next chapter in the same way,
setting down all new words on slip of
paper and finally learning them off by
heart. Proceed thus through all the chap
tiers, and by the time the end of "Undine"
is reached-even though it takes you six
months-you will have acquired fair vo-
cabulary of German words and will be able
to command at least the sense of most lit
erary German at sight.-Boston Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
Total cost In Boston

This makes Nova Scotia coal cost
twenty-eight cents more than coal
shipped from Philadelphia. 1t is on the
basis of these figures that he comes to
the conclusion that New England could
not be benefited by free coal The fig
ures which he gives for the cost of coal
shipped from Baltimore and Philadel-
phia to Boston are correct. The other
figures are not correct.
The duty of seventy-6ve cents per ton
is practically prohibitive, only about
$4,000 tons being imported last year
from Nova Scotia. This has prevented
the establishment of any trade in coal
by the Nova Scotia miners. Mr.. Whit
man has therefore merely guessed at the
cost of coal and the cost of freights.
Boston is $50 niles from Philadelphia
and $40 miles from Baltimore. On the
other hand, Boston is but $50 miles from
Cape Breton and but $50 miles from
Parrsborough. from which Nova Scotia
coal is shipped. The distance from the
Cumberland coal fields of Nova Scotia
to Boston is 100 miles less than from
Philadelphia and 430 miles less than
from Baltimore to Boston. And yet
Mr.. Whitman assumes that it would
cost fifty cents more per ton to ship coal
from Nova Scotia than from Philadel-
phia.
Cape Breton supplies Montreal with all
her bituminous coal. Montreal is $50
miles from Cape Breton, and steamers
loaded with coal have to make the trip
through the st. Lawrence. Last year
the cost of freight % Montreal was only
1880 per ton, or about the same as from
Baltimore to Boston. Were the duty
taken off, the freight on coal of regular
steamers from Cape Breton to Boston
would be about one dollar per ton. on
the basis of the rates to Montreal. Mr..
Whitman assumes hat the cost Of coal
free on board ut Cape Breton would be
S2.50 per ton. This, also, is pure guess
work. Last year the Cape Breton miners
contracted for and delivered at Montreal
$50, 900 tons at an average price of $S.18
per ton. This Melted the miners about
$1.40 per ton.
Thus Montreal, 81 5uated overt00 miles
farther than Boston from the Cape Bre-
ton coal mines, gets coal much cheaper
than Boston does.
With coal upon the free list, New Eng
land would be supplied with coal at least
seyenty-five cents {. ton cheaper than
she now has to pay for it. The question
is will she follow the advice of Mr..
Whitman, who argres in the dog in
the manger style, OF will she demand
that coal shall be free and thus stop the
further emigration o. her industries?
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

LAST Saturday the great iron 6rm of
Jones & Loughlin, of Pittsburg, Pa. e.
posted notice reducing the pay of 500
men from $3.50 to 81 IS day. Jones,
it will be remembered, was chairman of
the republican national committee during
the Blaine campaign in 1884. and con.
tributed his thousands of dollars to the
Mckinley campaign Doodle in Ohio this
year. He is beginning to get the benefit
of his protection; but how about his
workuea2
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
Loved and Lost.

The love between Robert Browning and
his wife was ideal, in the true sense of that
much abused word. And her death, after
a few short years of married life left the
poet inconsolable. To him she remained
always the dearest and most lovely of Gre
ated beings, and her gift seemed to him far
greater than his own.
was travelling in Italy. There were few
tourists in my compartment, and all were
absorbed in books of revery, until the close
of the long, tiresome day. Then it was
that the elderly gentleman who had sat by
my side without moving his eyes from the
conversation.
You are fond of poetry" he asked,
when something in the shifting splendor
of the Italian skies evoked from me a
Byron couplet.
''Oh, yes" l responded. Il love poets
and poetry"
The old gentleman grew young, and
never shall forget the wonderful thought
and imagery that flowed in a continuous
stream from his lips.
"Who are your favorite poets." he asked
abruptly.
/ named them, and without further COM
ment quoted my favorite poem, one of
Mrs. Browning's. When l had finished
my companion resumed his post by the
window and did not deign to notice me
again.
l was much discounted Had / given
offense! Before reaching our destination
ventured to say:
Il suspect, sir, that you do not like Mrs.
Browning's poetry"
The dark eyes of the stranger turned pit
fully upon me, and he said: Madam, that
sonnet is the sweetest and its singer the
most precious gift life has given me. She
was my wife."-Cor. Christian Union.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
The Etc ctortaI Colles e.

In 1890 the democratic party elected
three congressman to every one elected
by the republicans in the central west
that is, in the west between the noun
tAins and north of the Ohio river. Again
in 1891 it carried Iowa in the west and
New York and Massachusetts, in the east.
On this latter basis the Courier Journal
tabulstes the vote Of the electoral col
lege under the new census thus:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

THE new republic of Brazil is affected
with sore troubles. The present restless
condition causes the friends Of the exiled
Dom Pedro to hope for the restoration of
his empire. 1t would not be safe for him
to attempt any such movement. Brazil>
ians having had taste of self.govern-
ment will not be willing to go back to i'm
perialism
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

have been bothered with catsrrh for
about 90 years; had lost sense of smell
entirely, and bad almost lost my hear
ing. My eyes were getting so dim had
10 get some one to thread my needle.
Now have my hearing as well ss ever
had. and can see to thread as fine q
needle as ever did. nv sense of smell is
partly restored. Ard it seeus TO be i'm
proving all the time Think there is
nothing Ike ElJ's Cream b. In for catarrh.
Ms Z E Grimes. Rendrili. Perry Co !,
Ohio.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
70 Nsrvou, ana p.bl,a,ed ren.

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win mail you our illustrated psmphle,
explaining sll about DR.. Dyes celebrated
electro voltaic belt and, appliances. and
their charming effects upon the nervous
dabilitsted system, and how they will
quickly restore you to yigor. manhood
and health. Pamphlet free. II you are
thus afflicted. we will send you belt and
appliances on trial.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

In the pursuit OF the good things Of
this world We anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world.
y pleasures by delightful forethought Of
them. The results obtained from the use
Of DR.. Jones Red Clover Tonic far exceed
Ill claims. It cures dyspepsia, and al
stomach, liver, kidney and bladde.
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blood purifier, . sure cure for Ague and
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druRgists. H.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

FREDERICK GLEASON, the father of
illustrated journalism in America, at one
time the publisher of The Flag of Our
Union, the first really literary publica
ton of its class in the country, and then
the possessor of an income of $50 600 q
year, is an inmate of the Boston Old
Mems home, practically penniless, and in
his 74th year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
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The best salve in the world for cuts,
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

GIBSON. the candidate for governor on
the prohibition ticket in Iowa at the re.
cent election. did not get vote in Clin>
ton county. We haven't heard that he
got any to boast of in Scott county.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
Rice In China.

The preparation of rice stands in the
same relation to the Chinese people rs tue
baking of bread to western nations. Break
fast, at 10 q. m, is called ''early rfce;" din
per, at about p. M, is called late rice"
Have you eaten rice" is the conventional
form Of salutation among the Chinese
Temple Bar.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

What is more attractive tnan a pretty
face with fresh. bright comp'exionf For
it, use Pozzon.'s Powder.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
NEEDSOF NEW ENGLAND
THE LAeoReo ARGUMENT OF Mr..
WHITMAN AGAINST UNTAxEo COAL.

Disadvan tages BY Reason Of the Lack of
Raw NJ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Says Mr..
Whitman, Free Coal Would Help Other
Section as Much Is New England.
Twenty-seven pages of the September
number Of The Bulletin of the National
Association of Wool Manufacturers are
devoted TO an argument by William
against free coal.
After enumerating the disadvantages
under VIII CHI New England labors from
the lack Of the raw materials of manu-
facture il her borders, he says: "This
disadvantage has already manifested it.
self in various ways, particularly in the
transfer to other localities of certain
branches CT industry once common and
prosperous in New England. We must
recognize the fact that all industries in
which fuel and transportation form i'm
portant elements of the total cost tend
to leave New England for other locali-
ties where such disadvantages are at
minimum"
This is an admission that the lack of
such materials as cheap coal are handi-
cap to New England's industries.
Would free coal relieve them?" he asks,
and thus proceeds to do his best to show
that it would not, and having started
nut TO prove this, how can he be expected
to look at al sides of the question and
judge them impartially? The conclu-
sions to which he arrives under these
circumstances are perfectly natural.
The main one is ''that New England
now procures her coal supply more
cheaply than she could procure it from
Nova Scotia with the duty removed"
As corollsry to this conclusion he ar
rives at another, as follows, That the
cost of coal in New England, even if it
could be reduced by reason of free coal,
would be accompanied by correspond
ing reduction in the price of coal in
other localities, so that the relative diff
ference in the cost of manufacturing by
reason of the cost of coal between New
England and other sections of the coun-
try would remain the same as now"
This is frank admission on the part
of Mr.. Whitman that the difficulties
under which New England suffers and
which are driving her industries to other
sections of the country must continue to
do so in the future with still greater re-
suits than hitherto.
Mr.. Whitman draws this gloomy pic
ture from comparison of the cost of
coal delivered at Boston from Nova
Scotia on the one hand and from Balti-
more and Philadelphia on the other
Here are his figures for the cost of coal
at Boston shipped from Baltimore:
Per ton
Free on board B altimore .............. So 10
Freight 1 n
insurance. ................... Or
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
e under the new census thus:
DEMOCRATIC.

Democratic total. .2oS
After reviewing this exhibit the St.
Louis Republic adds:
It will be noticed that Michigan's 70 e
is here divided-10 in the republican
column ard four in the democratic. In,
der the new Michigan electoral law 1t
will probably divide in about that pro.
portion. But the Courier-Journsi for
gets that the democrats have made q
clean sweep in Wisconsin. electirg q
democratic governor and q msjority of
over 80 on joint ballot in the legislature,
with every prospect Of holding the state.
They also carried Illinois by plurality OF
upwards Of sc. 900 on the popular vote.
Both states are fairly doubtful, and may
fairly be taken out Of the republican col.
unn. In the doubtful column for 1892
We may fairly put for the west:
Illinois ~
Wsconsiu s...-.-...-..--..-..-.- IL
owa.......'...'...... .......,.....-........ls
1noisns 10
Total for the West ........................&
And 10 the doubtful column for the cas-, !.
New York.. .-.......................... 80
nassacnusetts LIB
SouueSliCub $1,000. y
Total for the East. 81
Wnie unwilling to admit that it 10
rainbow chasing" to attempt to carry
Massachusetts next year. We may point
out that the "a votes of Illinois. the IS of
Iowa. the 12 of Wisconsin and the Is Of
Indiana are more nearly in reach of the
democratic party than the Is of
Massachusetts,. Massachusetts does
not love the Pennsylvania policy.
but IL is far easier for the Pennsy,.
vsnis- Ohio combine to oulldoze Msssa.
chusetts manufacturers N a presidential
year than 1t would be to coerce and in
timidate the agricultural and commercial
classes of the west on whom the Pennsyl-
vanis tariff bears heaviest.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1891.

In 1850 Wisconsin rated as the 18th
state in the iron ore production, and now
il Is the sixth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-12

Then he compares with the above some
figures for the cost of Nova Scotia coal
which seem to nave been made to order
by him to show that it would cost more
to deliver Nova Scotia coal to Boston
than Maryland coal costs delivered there.
His figures are As follows:
Per ton.
Cost free on board, Pictou.. So 25
Freight. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. so
Insurance. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 05
The Irish standard., 1891-02-07

worst kind stared him in the face. Il
he could not deceive Ray the game was
up. He thought of dozen plans, and
at last hit upon one which was SO sim
pie that it looked almost childish, and
yet he believed that it would work.
The machines were stored in q rough,
dimly-lighted room at the factory.
There were about dozen of them In
two rows. There should have been
twenty to make the accounts come out
right. Russell secretly visited the fac
tory ahead of Ray, and. on some pre-
tense of showing the machines to better
advantage, he had some worknen put a
big mirror against the wall behind the
rows of motors. This wall had no win
dows, for the light was admitted atseach
end Of the room. The edges Of the
mirror Russell carefully concealed.
Then he had short and confden tial
interview with the engineer. The room
was heated by steam pipes In win
ter. 1t was then May, and hot day,
too, but Russell got the engineer to
switch the steam into this room full
head. Then he closed the windows, and
in about an hour the temperature rose
to that Of the hot room In Turkish
bath. s
The Irish standard., 1891-02-07
CHAPTER XII.

This experience taught Russell eau.
ticn, but it Can hardly be said to have
been of any higher sort than the caution
Of cowardice. He simply ran away.
His visits to the Rays became more and
more infreQuent. He gave up the So
ciety for Culture, and bribed Cupid to
seek oblivion.
His manner of living became different,
and not better. He plunged into ex-
travagance, and though dissipation and
kindred vices mad no attractions for
him, and he thus managed to escape
them, he succeeded in spending great
deal OF money, and was soon heavily in
debt.
The Manhattan Electro Motor Conn
pany had begun active operations, A
factory had been secured and machines
were being made. The capital stock
had been increased, and Ray was put
ting in his money in way which showed
that he meant to wage serious COM
mercial warfare. Russell drew good
salary as treasurer and manager of the
company, and to his credit it must be
said that ne worked hard and exercised
good ability; but as treasurer and man
ager of his own affairs he was not a sue
cess lie had become careless, and took
no account of personal expenditures.
Work was harder for him than it had
been in the old days. His brief time Of
leisure had made effort difficult 1t was
not easy for him to understand why this
was true. Looking back upon the ex-
perience of idleness he could see moth
ing pleasant In it, and yet he chung to
it. An exercise of will was now neces-
sary to accomplish tasks far easier than
the old drudgery which he had per-
formed mechanically. But Ray was
we'll satisfied with his efforts, and
talked very hopefully Of the future Of the
company
I'VE are going to use these motors on
street railways" said be, s. and I'm re-.
volving one or two points in my mind
which must be carefully considered.
Eventually we shall organize q railway
company, and the question is whether
to do it here in New York or strike some
smaller place"
.sThe streets seem full Of tracks here, y
said RUSSELL.
ut isn't tracks" said Ray, ''it's fran
chises we want to look out for. With
the help Of legislation we can steal . lit
The Irish standard., 1891-02-07

Raw came out about Ave o'clock in
the afternoon. He was In q hurry, and
Russell knew it. Russell showed him
through various parts Of the building,
aud at las they climbed the stairs to
the room in which the motors were
stored. 1t was like fiery furnace
when Ray. already putting with his
climb up the steep stairs, put his head
into it.
Great heavens!' he exclaimed, mop
ping his forehead, ''what section OF the
Internal regions is this?'
SIT is necessary to keep the machines
at high temperature for a few days, :"
Russell explained, with shaking nerves.
''They work the better for it.
The room was not very light, but the
machines were plainly visible from q
little raised platform near the stairs.
''Let us stop here" said Russell;
''there is more air."
"l'll have to get out of here, said
Ray; 'I'm roasting"
He ran his eye hastily over the ma
chimes, counting them. The illusion OF
the mirror from that point was good.
make JWenJy-SlX, SAID ne
''Thank heaven said Russell, under
his breath; ''the old man has not only
counted the images in the mirror, but
he has seen two of them DOUBLE"
They descended hastily.
every thing seems to be going right, {"
said Ray when he had regained his
breath.
'2"Yes," replied Russell, with sigh of
relief. eve have had a few narrow es-
capes out here, but trust our troubles
are over"
J, At the door, however, he encountered
Deering. He had never known of the in
ventor's visiting the place before. Here
was new source of danger. Gould it
be possible that Deering, too, was sus-
picious?
The Irish standard., 1891-02-07

| st the time, but when politics began to
/ thrust itself into prominence in the
fall, Rooney took tho subject up serious
", Ray promised financial backing, and
it began to look as if Russell had .
chance Of going to the assembly. King
| was sure to be the regular Tammany
nominee, BUT Rooney carried good
many votes in his pocket, and he
believed that be could fight his man
through. But there was a man named
, Cunningham who was making strong
effort to get the nomination from the
county Democrats and Independents
who were to coalesce. There was prao-
tically no Republican strength in the
district.
Cunningham felt so sure of the nom
ination that he had ordered banquet:
to be ready when the affair was over
and had invited about hundred prom
inent politicians to sit down and re-
joice with him. They had all accepted
without regard to sentiment, for
Thirtieth district politician never de-
clines any thing Rooney learned OF
this banquet on the day before the
primary, and he told Russell that the
influence of such munifcence might
affect the result.
I'm tell you what Well do said
Rooney; "we'll just borrow that BAN
quet."
borrow it!' exclaimed Russell;
''how?"
we'll send word to the men he's in
vited that the banQuet's to be held be-
fore instead OF after the primary. Make
the time about half-past five. Then
we'll tell the caterer of the changes in
the hour. All these people will come
The Irish standard., 1891-02-07

read. man who had known Brown
well came in to tell the news. He, too.
had seen the item. They spoke to-,
gether kindly Of the dead, and in mo-,
ment Russell was left alone. He was
sincerely grieved. In thinking on the
character of Brown as he had often
done since their memorable converse
ton, he had come to have higher APP
probation OF his genuine good qualities
than he had ever felt when they were
together. He had looked forward with
pleasant anticipations to Browns re-
turn, in spite OF the thoughts that
would come when the face Of Alice en-
tered into such fancies.
Go be Continually
The Irish standard., 1891-02-07

Cards, letter heads, note heads, en-.
velopes. bill heads. blank receipts, bank
checks, lawyers briefs, and in fact
everything in the line Of job printing.
neatly executed by the g Irish Standard
Job Printing company No, - Third
street south. rooms q and q III n 81
The Irish standard., 1891-02-07

: fair. He's never before had man
strong enough to trade on, but he's Fot
BIN now, an the deal e sure to be.
made :..s
On the strength Of this information
RUSSELL made a careful investigation
under Casey's direction, and he was not
long in satisfying himself that Rooney
had indeed sold him out. When tho
truth had fairly found its way into his
brain he sauntered down to the King
headq uarters, where he had talk with
several district workers Of Tammany.
The next day he wrote letter with
drawing in favor OF King and in the
interests of Democratic harmony in the
district. ~