Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-04-26

Some speculative individual has pre-
pared this mOrcedu for the qltid nuncS:
IfQueen Victoris lives as long as her
grand father, GeOTgeIII., her reign will ex-
| tend into the twentieth century. Though
the Queen has been nearly thirty years
on the throne, she is not yet forty-nine
years of age; and should she prove as
long-ived as were all others OF the Han
overian British severeigus, she will re-
main on the throne long afterthe greater
part of this generation have passed away.
George /. died at siXty-seven, George II.
at seventy-seven, George III. at eighty
two, George ". at sixty-eight, and Viii
lism ~. at seventy-two. They are a
long-lived race, the Guelphs, one of them
George III, dying in the sixtieth year OF
bis reign, the longest reign in English
history. He was eighty-One years seven
mon tns cad sixteen days old when he
departed this life, and the same number
Of years, months and days vOuchsafed to
Qusen Victoria would cause her death to
fall on the 4th of January, 1901. By that
time the Wsles will have sOwn most of
his wild oats.
Mere PhiIOIOgy.
The Sacramento Record says: "The
Democracy Of the present time derive
their name from the Latin word Demon
and the English word crazy, thus liter
ally signilying crazy devils Well, by
the same rule, says the Grass Valley
National, the Radicals of the present
time derive their name from the Malay
Rad, signifying rats, and the Chinese
word ecol-rOtteu, thus literally signify
ing rotten rats "
The Bamboo Tree.
Although no production of China is of
so much importance to US as tea, the
bamboo tree is, perhaps, to the Chinese
themselves the most valuable article
their land produces. 1t is used for al
most every conceivable purpose, and has
been called 3 universal material" 1t
grows to the height Of about eight feet
bears neither blossom nor fruit, the leaves
are narrow and small many of the
canes are much thicker than a mans
arm. For building purposes its largest
stems serve for pillars, rafters and
planks its leaves are thatching for the
roof, and the small flores are mating for
the floor. For household use it is manu-
factursd into bedsteads, tables, chairs
and other articles Of furniture; also into
umbrellas, hats, musical instruments,
baskets, cups, brooms, sOles Of shoes,
pipes, bows and arrows, sedan-chairs,
and wicks of candles. Its fine fibre is
made int0 twine its shRvings for stuff
ing of pillows; its leaves are employed
rs a kind of cloak for wet weather,
called 50 garment of leaves :" small
shoots form the celebrated ehopstieks.
used in conveying food TO the mouth
other tender shoots are boiled and eaten:
the pulp is formed into paper, the pith
into good pickles and sweetmests, and q
thick juice, which is pressed from it, is
said to be an excellent medicine.
For maritime purposes it is transformed
into boats, flats, sails, cables, rigging,
tishing-rOds and fishing BY
simply tying together a few bamboo
reeds, swimming-jacket or life pre-
server is constructed, capable of contain
ing one or more persons. In agriculture,
carts, wheel-bsrrOws, plows, water-pipes
and wheels, fences, barrOws, and many
other instruments ofhusbandry are made
from 1t. ln the manufacture of tea It
helps to form the rolling-tables, drying
ing baskets and sieves.
Nature knows no Loss.
The dying leaf with golden oolors stained
The sol tary robin on the lawn,
The clovered stubble wet with dews al dawn
Remind the world what victories Time hath
But this viii mend the invading tread of
Spring
On Safeguarding frosts shall make them
yield,
TIL, legoned flowers cover Earths green
And up from waving corn the Iarks and linnets
wing.
Only to US the same great Seasons come.
Aud wear a sweet, but still another smile;
A thing is lost they carried rom our Isle.
And many eyes are dim, and many voices
How Natural,
A little boy was once in a complaining
mood. His dinner did not suit him, go
his father made that right; then his cup
did not suit him, so one was brought that
did then his chair was not right. and
his father took him In his lap. saving.
Z" Are you all right now?p He looked
around the room, and seeing the cas-
crossing the floor with tail erect, he said.
ia vexed voice, "There, the old cats
tail sticks up p' and burst out CRYING.
The old cats tail was, in his case the
straw that broke the came's back, but |
many OF the complaints of older persons |
are Just about as reasonable,
Accidents of speech.
1t was a Scotch woman who said that |
the butcher of her town only killed half
3 beast at time.
1t was Dutchman who said pig had |
no ear marks except short tail.
And it was British magistrate who |
being told by vagabond that he was
not married, responded, "ThaVs a good |
thing for your wife"
Att prayer meeting, In New Hamp-