Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-31

aud their places were supplied by means
of vulcanized rubber. The artificial nose
ia secured in position by q pair OF speeta-
cles and an elastic ligatuEe, while the lip
IS supplied with a moustache, thus con-
eealing from a casual observer all ap-
nearanee of art. Mr.. Gull, for that is
Me nafienps name, was recently re-
N vowed from the Office Of assistant asses
sor in GAINESVILLE.
The miners belonging TO a union y
race41tly fired one OF the coal pits at the
pinet1n colliery in England. Atremen-
doIIs eonfagration took place consuming
a great mass OF coal ana destroying the
psrtition walls OF the mine. When the
fire was ar its hight the heat was so in
tense That bard, iinty rocks were made
red hot. The loss of the proprietors of
the Dit viii be very heavy. a reward
of ESQ has been offered for the discovery
of the perpetrators of the outrage.
Dr.. Meigs, of Philadelphia, in an adj
dress 10 the friends of The Pennsylvania
HospitaL, furnishes the following inter-
esting statistics of the growth of the
Quaker city SIN 1888, eight hundred
neoDle lived in our city; in 1852 there
were 1900 in 1000 houses. In this year,
1857. 10000 souls are living in above
hUiNEl HOUSES IANAA low W Ao@V "a
population doubled from 1870 to 1910
again doubled from 1910 to 1850 trebled.
In 80 years, by the year 1900, it may
undoubtedly be 100000, and perhaps
100000. New York, with 100000
houses. has beds for 5000 poor Philadel-
phia, with $4,000 houses, has only forty
five.
The following letter has a melancholy
interest, asthe last ever written TO the
Home Journal by the late poet:
IDLEwrLn, January Il, 1867.
M Dear Phillips: l am still IN e.
trenlis -debarred, by one Of the kindest
physicians, from my accustomed pen
paper visit to our appreciated and appre-
| ciative circle Of Home Journal readers.
One brief line is my present limit Of in
diligence, and for sOme days yet, the full
interchange OF cOnvalescent greeting
must be enjoyed only in anticipation.
Meanw lille, in lieu of my own inter-
dicted inklings, I make use of an able
article, which l find alIeady prepared for
me, by Professor Taylor Lewis, and con-
tributed to one Of OuT religious weeklies.
| II toe long, il may be abridged task
which the crippled brevity OF my ague-
ish elbow leaves to you for execution.
Yours, rs ever, N.P.W.
The honoro of setting up the first print
ing press belongs to Massachusetts. The
first newspaper published in North
/ America was the Boston NeWS Letter,
begun in 1904, by John Campbell. The
Boston Gazette, published IN beceHbeT,
1913, by William Bg0oker, and printed
by james Franklin, was the second
newspaper. Then came the Netc Eng.
land COurdnf. The Boston Weekly Re
heQrsal and Boston EceEiRg Post were
next established By Thomas Fleet
whose mother was the veritable
L" Mother Goose.n The first newspaper
published IN Gotham was the New York
Gazette, by William Bradford, in 1925.
Then came the New York Heekty
Journal, which was noted for the racii
ness Of its advertisements, of which the
following is an example d" Whereas,
the wife Of Peter Smith has left his bed
and board, the public are cautioned
against trusting her, as he will pay no
debts OF her contracting. n. B.-The
best Of garden seed sold by the said Peter
Smith at the sign Of the Golden Ham
mer."
\ curious Christmas festival given at
BIennerhasset, Cumberland, England,
by Mr.. William Lawson, is reported in
the English papers. Mr.. lawson is a
vegetarian, and gave an entertainment
accordingly About 1000 people at
tended. The farm-buildings were deco
rated, and in the large rooms singing
and dancing and lecturing on phre-
u0logy, cooperation, vegetarianism and
physiology went forward at intervals
during the day. At noon a meal of grain,
fruit and vegetables was given, which
rather surprised some of the beef-eating
peasantry who had assembled to take
part in the festival. There were raw
turuips, boiled cabbage, boiled wheat,
boiled barley, shelled peas half a ton OF
each of the three last named) oatmeal,
cruel, with chopped carrots, turnips, and
cabbage in il boiled horse beans, boiled
potatoes salads, made Of chopped car
rots, turBips, cabbages, parsley, etc,
over which was poured linseed boiled to
a jelly. As there were no condiments OF
any kind, either upon the extraordinary
MISSES or the table, and all being cold
except the potatoes, it may be imagined
that the guests did not sit down with
much relish to their vegetarian fare
Each bad IN apple and q biscuit pre-
seuted on rising from the table. "