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TEnEGasAPHIU MARKETs
New orlean. unrhes.

TO-
NEW ORLEANS, april I7.-Cotton is easier
aud without quotatl change. Mlddlines 81
@2SLc. ~sles 51O bales, receipts 1872 balet
Exports s572 bales. cod ssA. sterling ex-
s HT51 3isH s.; Xxx Is & 50. Xxx S. Is. Corn is
a. 74:. Bran scarce at 81 10. Hay hrmer; prime
rs. Pork dull So. Bacon in better oemaLd
at 1875 al4Gl7@l74c. Lard dull three l.9lSc
ksg 20 a2lc. sugar in fair demand common
ALEC; prime l99l3Ac. MO!asses, lisht supply
fermenting Sc. Whisky dun; Western S5g
s2%s. Coffee quiet AID firm; fair l69IG4ci
prime l79l7%c.
new Xorh Market
NEW YoRK, April H.-Cotion unchanged
sales of 1870 bales Uplands at 2S54c. Flour
S. 3B@5 IS, closing 5gLc lower. Corn heavy
s enss4 I' T%aI2E Eye S Moiasse eG dn!i. hFm' CUB"
The money market l. very cay at Z per cent.
in currency, end in some cases balances sre
lett at 8 er cent. TIE discount market is also
easier, ann the banks showa more accOmmo-
dating spirit. Prime paper 6glO per cent The
Produce Exchange was thrown into a fl Of ex-
element this evening by a report that Parker
& Peck, elevator snd e~6rehousemsn, had de-
fautte1 a 2 lumber of produce nrms out OF zOO,-
COZ bushels OF oats, corn ana wheat, TO the value
OF S250,C01. Mr.. PECK has disappeared. State
ments of favorable decrease in leans was
naturally expecsed, but tie large incense in
fs4res show plainly M the baanEs must have
received far more currency than they shipped
during the weeS, and they also explain the
great hNhEtEA II - nm 9NA 6NAN1 W cas-,
TIE banks ho.d 81 ,l53,OJ2 ia excess or the legal
reserve against s5,9l3,O4O the preceding week
STERLING du at 77E97S. Gold hrmer and
opened 1T $50, tel t. g, and closed at 3SSGS3%
State bonds firm. Old TeBnsssees 6sk96S
new 6j496514.
CinciDnaf Market.
CINCIHEATI. April u -Flo9r end grain quisi
and unchanged. Corn 6S3, Whisky soc. POrb
81, Bulk meats held at I2A1I4Ic RaeoI
: oulde;S I34c; sides I649l7l4c Lara lSc
| Groceries unchanged. Butter 3Jg40o. Eggs Il
Gle.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. April iG.- Flour 81 5OG5 60. whea
| 81 or. Corn 1910. Rye s. I4@I ID Barley
81 81. u.ghwinesSSc. Molas es SIaI %. Sugai
l4dl5%c. Pork $50 20. Lard l7%9lSs. BuIE
sides l31%9I534e. Hams l5EGl6c.
st. Louis Market.
ST. LoUIs, April Il. S5GIO. Whea
81 80. Clrn 63%G66c. Blrley unchanged,
Pork S3lG3I50 Bulk shoulders lS%c. Hams 15c
Bacon I3hc; sides IGz9I7c. Lard I7Hc. Gro
ceries unchan sed.
louisville market.
LoUIsvILLE, April E.-Tobacco-sales 10
hhds at - C09i7, PORK 81 %. Lard 1916. Ba
con shoulders lie; sides l7Gl7Lc Bulk meat
lie; sides lGgl61sc. Flour, s. 5096. Oats e6o0Sc
Corn 659675. Whisky, DC. Wheat, 81 4j@
l 50. Hay SEOSzl.
Foreign EEs1EatS.
LIVERPOOL. April 17.-Totton quiet. Salei
S0O bal 5. UpIands l24i; Orleans 1914
Breads uds dull.
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DIED.

MOLEAN-On the morning of the 10th inst,
at the residenes of her father 10 8rensda HissI
Miss ALICE MCLEAN, eldest daughter OF E. D..
Mclean, Esq,
She was OF -are attachments and sterling
worth; amiable, intelligent, sympathetic and
truthful-s true friend, an a5eciionete sister,
and a dutiful daughter. Alas! that oce so IA
vored and so highly appreciated should be
taken from friends so early, but the consolation
is left, that another bright spirit has gone to
the final home OF the good. r.
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To ~PRINrERs-F0R SALE.

about three hundred pounds Of Long
Primer type as good as nea0; sic hundred
end fHg pounds CT Brewer fire hundred
and fry pounds Of NOnpaTid; and a
fen egtra fonts and material nth Which
t. it ouf a FIRST class country newspaper
o6ice. Applications addressed to the
undersigned Witbih the neat tlOo aOeeEs
tviu receive prompt attention.
AINsLIE, HEATING & GO.
Appeal Office.
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his intention was to drive a general blow
at the bin, but If the motion was accept
ed, the Government could still continue
the d~issndowmeat policy.
The House divided on D'Israelps mo
ton, as follows +: For, 81 against, 344
rhe result vas received with tremendous
cheers by the Liberals.
BERLIN, April l7.-Count Bismarck
hiss accepted the Interpretation of the
Responsibility OF the Ministers BILL"
which has just been passed by the North
German Parliament. The design OF the
M sssure is to check the opposition to
actual management Of business.
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NEW YORK.

New YORK, April Uncomfortable
excitement was caused by the report that
a strong expedition was about to sail
from New York with the approval
Of the United States authori-
ties. This is inaccurate, in the details
ct least. Numbers OF men are beirg
drilled in various parts of the city, arms
are being bought in large quantities and
stored in convenient depots, but New
York will not be the point of departure
for any large expeditionary force. For
Thu we must lock further South.
A Boston special says orders were re-
ceived yesterday from the Secretary of
the Navy directing thst all war vessels
atthe Portsmouth and Charleston Navy
Yards be gotten ready for active service
Immediately.
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SUNDAY APPEAL.
sunday uORxIxG. APRIL Is. 1859
nnna nurs,Dr PAGES

FIRST Posty. " Lore and Age me
go,.ssbold Anger-Ths True story 81 TIE
AEa,bsr of Charles "a Good Nomination
Tbs Bool Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Near
yorE-Ereach Manners aud american Nan
0-s-Disnngadshed Mathem0tciaRs BACK
boa-rl-yamense Land Sale North Of 1eDas-
Ri,nqrckts Ne,r Book-HeredtGry Abafty-1he
C,neep,plaied Expansion Of oar Territorial Re
: KILLING in Loue-SilUer in Allegheny
Mouabqfns-A Wager.
FOURTH PAGE Poetry, " HoonS"i"s -
BquHts Of Crime in Lond0n-Ihe Co'ao'e'oe
ma Soatheraers Aided 70 hS'eIH
Boae-Hsdgments OF BO7s1l-NGpoteonS ~
forts 10 Rtsa info Prnt-HeaTt DSsose-Ft-
ganee and Trade-The Crops.
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The country wants Peace.

A sensible correspondent from Hum
phreys county writes Ia as foilows:" Go
through this country and speak to any
OF the reliable farming portion OF the
community about politics, and they Will
almost universally reply to you that
they don't want TO talk about 1t; that
they are more interested in their crops
and.if the powers that be will bat keep.
the militia a way they will try to pay
the enormous taxes and let it GO, hoping
for a better era in the not distant future"
The, we believe to be the sentiment pre-
vsiling among the disfranchised people
throughout the State vino are not look-
ing for ofics, who have no other amoi,
ton and no politics save peace, good
government, restoration and the devei-
19pme3t OF our vast and almost, limitiess
rtsources.-NdShUiI2s Banner Of Friday
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STATE NE WS.

Muggi-s Let DOWn-A Monster Eagle
KiIIed-Ead ~3OGs-stil They Come
Election for chancellor Of the Fourth
DiStIict-s Why, How He Talks -
here is His Mafch-GOld in OvertOn
COuaty-The County Wants Peaee-FO-
GOvernOr-where, Oh! Wners is the
school kund.
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sfiH They Come.

The McMinnvilIe NeW Era says /:
"There are To- in our county a larger
delegation Of Northern men, looking
around with q view of settling, than we
have noticed al any one time in the past.
We are glad to know that they are
almost universally pleased with our az
r%icultural snd manufacturing sdvanta-
ges.U
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Mons err Eagle Killed.

"B'g Foot" Jim Hills killed q few
days since, OF the head waters of Rocky
river, an American grey eagle, messur-
ing eight feet fcom tip to Zip, and it's
claws spanning eight inches in their
reach. Who can beat the Warren
county bird +? says the McMinnville Nea0
Era.
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Bv Telegraph
CAIRO.

Special Dispatch to the Appeal
CAIRO, April I7.-Magenta, from st.
Louis for New Orleans, l pm; Silver
Moon, from Cincinnsti for Memphis, IL
m Lizzie Gill, from Memphis for st.
Louis, 8 am; Bale Memphis, from st.
Louis for Memphis, 8 pm.
The river fell fifteen inches.
Weather clear and warm.
Business dull.
The Magenta was loaded to the guards
and refused freight here. The Silver
Moon and Memphis were well laden.
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he American continent TO the other, to
osckling. At Nashville the carpet-bag-
ger aud scalswsg element gezsd 10 utter
s~stopishment at the giant, Their feath-
era dropped. Their faces wore 3 solemn
and elongated appearance rs they heard
lie bitter aud bold utterances OF the
great Tribune Of the people. Who have
5hey got TO match him? The " Hero Of
the Calf Killer" the redoubtable bald
faced William b. Stokes, shout the Rad
icsls. Pooh /! Stokes was the last man
in Tennessee to hasd-cuff a Niger"
We would rejoice to see Andrew Johnson
denjet hat act Of Sweet William.
Wou,dn't il be rich? What will Sehter
Tuck his tail andleaye the field for
tha author of the Duncan letter? E1?
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amid in Oyerton Couniy.

In the McMlnvilie NeW Era Of the
present week we find the following letter;
April 7, 1863.
Dear Sir: Gold was found in the bed
Of a of our branches running through
town, this morning, by Maj. hlrk, sIa7
toned in cur town. he is a practicsl
miner, says this is emphatically e gold
region. He viii very soon let rs know
more about cur country for goid; ne
washed about two pounds OF sand and
obtained the sample | send you-,pure
goId-no humbug. Very respsc fully,
yours, nSH
Commenting upon the sample received
the NeaO Era says: We have no heslta-
ton ia pronouncing them pure gold, and
such as has never been tempered VIII Oy
man in the way OF alloys. The speci-
mems resemble what Is known ia Cali
farnis as "su1face gold (which is as
valuable as any discovered, ssve the tAcV
that it weighs lighter according to bulk
than that which is found at q greater
depth in the EARTH"
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The Fayetteville Observer is informed
that there were two or three mad dogs
in the northwest part OF Lincoln
ty last week. They bit some cattle, and
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Election for Chancellor, Fourth Dis

GAINESVILLE, April I5.-The vote for
ChaeeeiiOr in the Fourth Division,
C%larksville Precinct, stood: Smith, 345
Lauek, 240; Barry, none. New Provi.
deuce, Lsuck, l22 Smith, Sc Barry,
none. Smiths friends claim the county
by 400 majority.
GALLATIN, April 15-The result of
the election for Chancellor in thi., the
G Allstin District, stands: Lauck, 237 :
Smith, 20. Barry will carry Simmer
county by three or four hundred majority.
All passed off quietly.-NashUa2e Ban.
Ier
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NEW ADVEErISM'ENTS

MASONIC NOTICE.-A Spe- a
w etal Assembly OF Eureka Council, "a
no Q, of Royal and Sci. ct Masters viii Xxx
be held 10 their Council wv
18th inst, ats O'Clock. TEE attendance OF eli
the members s desired, as busir ess oil import
ance viii c. me before the Council. Degrees
conferred, etc.
All Royal and Select Masters are fraternaIly
Invited. By order OF JOHN TENT, T. l. III.
n. J. WICGIH, Recorder. APPS
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Miscellaneous.

We regret to learn that Mr.. George
Netherland, one OF the oldest and most
prominent citizens Of upper East Ten
nessee, died at his residence in Sullivan
county on the 4.h inst. The deceased
was AN elder BROTHER Of the Hon. John
Netherland.-KnoTUMe Press and Her
aid.
Last week a detachment Of the 25sh
United STA es Infantry (mounted,1 un-
der command of Lieut.. Bernhard, dss-
troyed twenty-five illicit distilleries in
the counties Of Van Buren,, White, YER
ton, Sequatchie and Bledsoe, In this State,
All of them were running in direct yio-
iation Of the revenue law.
The people of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, are
talking OF forming a Vigilance Commit
tee to rid the town of the scoundrels who
have made several bold attempts to fire
the town recently.
1t lie said that the receipts of the re-
cent fsir held At the Masonic Hall for the
benefit of the Catholic Orphan Asylum
will not be less than four thousand dol
lars. Nashville Banner,
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where Is HIr match

Where II HIS Match
The Franklin Review Of yesterday per-
tinently remarks:
Andrew Johnson's appearance on the
hastings in Tennessee has set the whele
barnyard OF Radicals, from u end of
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raj RADICAL DTVT<ION.


HUNTEE last night asserted himself Is
lETeeoncilsbly at v~Ariancs with BARBOUR
LEWIS and the regulars" as the sup
porters Of the latter personsge love to
call themselves. His keen and spiritu-
alistic vision dwells c~ompiacentIy upon
he easy chair OF Chancellor SMITH,
and he signs to rest him upon lis soft and
yielding cushions sn1 hence expound
aud explain that peculiar system OF
Chancery prsc ice which he i known to
contemplate as possibly profitable, at
least to the Court. But BARBOUR
grown ylrtuous-sIace B other PEARNE
has taken charge Of keno and the can
can-shudderiDg at the bare thought OF
this peculiar practice Of HUNTER and
BEECHER, has resolved that what these
Dromios look forward to with 30 much
satisfaction
80 o g e. o shall never be
While green grass grows under his garden tree
that IL, If he can control a sufficient
number OF the negroes he has been drill
ling for these two years past. AS it
stands just at this writing the quarrel ia
a pretty one, but unfortunately for the
peace, the safety and the credit Of this
community, it is not likely to end as we
would have It, in the Kilkenny a tstyle.
Both are likely to survive the contest ;
indeed, go far as it depends upon their
own efforts, that is q foregone conclu-
ssh. Theirs Is q running fight at safe
distance, nothing endangered because o
thing is ventured. They have made Wig
orous onslaughts upon such reputation as
they can boast, but even these do no
harm. They are simply taken for con
fessions such as usually fall to the lot Of
honest mel when rogues fall out, and are
accounted amsng the things already
Ione ago proven By thu action Of the
;nfamous party Of which LEWIS
I'D HUNTER are the shining lights.
Thosss and lying and false-swearing ale
cong the lighter burdens that these
.a;cal d~ignItaries impose upon each
1.har RARBoUR, in q speech made not
- s;,ce. an extract from which we
.nhI,sbed q few days ago, charged Hum
Pss with being in league with the
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ADJUSTMENTS.
NEW MEMPHIS THEATRR

M0nday April I9-First appear
ance on any stage OF Mr.. JEN-
NER, a citizen OF Memphis, on which Occ2-
sien will be enacted Il ROBBERS-Char.es
de Moor, William Jenner.
The management -nuOuucs with pleasure,
that a snort engagement of only four nights
has been effected with the Great Genius OF
BurIesque THE LEFFiNGWELL
SCALE OF PRIGES-Dress Circle and Parquette,
gI: Orchestra Chairs, 81 so; Family Circle, 50
cents Colored Boxes, 50 cents Colored Gal
lery, IS cents.
Doors open at quarter to ! O'Clock; curtain win
rise at 8 precisely. Box-Oook open rom 10
O'Clock am. to 5 pm. %
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CnRREspoNpENCE

Correspondence, on Public Aee7as' So''o'Se" J'V"
rpe7J port Of ne United STATES.
zLNSLLE. HEATING q co.
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NKRUPT

In the District Court of the United States, for
the District Of West Tennessee. In the mat
ter OF A.. j. Montgomery individually and as
mon, Bankrupt. In bankruptcy, District OF
West Tennesse6-s3
To whom 1t may concern:
The undersigned hereby gives notice OF his
appointment as assignee OF A j. Montgomery, of
Memphis in the county Of shelby and state of
Tennessee, within said District, who has been
edjuJged a Bankrupt upon his wi petition by
the District Courtof said District.
Memphis, Tennessee, the Sd day of April,
A. ID. 1863. WILLIAM I. IIkODE,
ap4 Is Assignee, Etc.
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THE PUBLIC
nATEs OF ADVERTISING.

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WEEKLY APPEAL, one edr------~...-.'--' ."
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~ g, hsih Now and 'E'hen
A WasliinrtofI cofre4Dontlent details this


characteristic incident:
II seems as but YESTERDAYS " hen in the first
year ct the rebellion, General Cameron, who
was then Secretary of Ayar, left thc depart.
ment in consequence of his recommendation
to employ coIored troops. He was almost
alone i'll his estimate of the magnitude of the
contest upon which we were lust entering,
grasping the subject in its fullest proper.
tons. The mos advanced of. ali the states
men who were lis compeers were far behind
hlm. lie saw the advantage of lberating
tue slaves and employing them promptly,
WINE 1t took years to convince his country
men CT tne necessity. 1t was proud recol.
tlon TO him, doubtless, o,aay, when seated
10 the Senate Chanaberalongsi,lc of the great
chleltan who led the armies, including the
colored troops, to our final triumph, and
VINO was able to make these people SO avail.
able IN securing our success, that he had ta-
ken his course SO early and earnestly in the
right direction. 80. s... T ,--.
Alter the Inauguration ceremonies, | sat
by General Camerons side. Ae we watched
the procession that escorted General Grant
to the White House to enter upon the duties,
the performance of which will doubtless
lead to the final pacifcation of our country,
and listened with the deepest interest to his
utteranCeS III relation To his carly efforts to
give such direction to the war as would
certainly lead to the abolition and overthrow
o. slavery, is it any wonder that be was gra.
tilted with such scene as this You weulG
have been interested, ss | was, if you could
have heard him exclaim: This is most in
tercsting sight to me. Only seven years
since recommended the emancipation and
employment of negroes as soldiers, and in
consequence Of which l left the Cabinet,
being too far in advance of my associates
Now, to see body of those soldiers joining
in the Inauguration ceremonies, and escort
ing the President to the White House, is a
qualification beyond the power of expires.
sion; and as stood beside the President on
the platform, and heard him announce in
bold, uninistakablc terms that these people
should all have the ballot the change seem
ed almost too marvellous for belief. 1t is the
most gratifying scene of my life, and it is
enough to have lived to witness it,"
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r EhiEoiAT'ks.-A y, friend recently went to

h FhiyoihTiEs. "A friend recently went to
q Dutch tailor and had his measure, taken
tor a pair of pantaldons. lie gave directions
to have them made large and full. Our
friend is a heavy man, and likes his new
unmentiouahlcs, with found that they uck
tigTt q his legs, wlltrcat he thus remons,ra-
ted :"l told you to make these pants full"
Alter some obligatory exprcssiOns of a pro-
lane nature, tile tailor ended the centroversy
hy declaring ~ 6ink dies 7pauts is full
epangh i they was any fuller they v sould
spli.-S o.. -..t. .. t......- sl-sF.-
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ed in tile Union army And as i,eeh con
nected With the pijEce force since its ofgan

N
nected With the pUIice force since its ofcan
ization. 7ft
Sergeant Brown, who is likewise native
loirio, is a most varsht aud fnitbtul hiii
GERS. and has liteb CONNECTED with imahy Il
mortal struggle, and. as from the one a
yesterday. he iims fortunately escaped with
out receiving any serioue harm
Ca. tain Haynes is'a large, .athetic man
with dark cdmplexion. and eyes that reveal
courage which is of the first quality, and
which has been his only safety since flying
among tue assassins in Ciittepden county
5iieis a.nativeof Zane county, illinois, and
served through the war as captain in the
3d United States Cavalry
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NEW SERIES, VGE.. s."'s' g. % ;sls e @ ;.,.
sROETIGALe
. gsnAs 5rA4rHrR bihN HERE

= sls yvslyrsi isTlHsJnss loekEazT1s7 "a
"Plensc, Mister Bar Keeper has father been here
H6snot been at home for tho day,3f z s'If
'Ts now almost midnight, mothers an feaa4rn7
Some accident keeps him away"
ssNo. no littlestranger--or, yes, he's been here,
h some officers took him away ;s-g 81 LgCisLs
Hes gone TO the lookup. I'm sorry my dear,lsl
Hos done something, they say.
CHORUS. ID. .
Oh TWINS not my father who did tho bad deed
asa Twas drinking that madacncd his brnin,
Oh! let him 20 home to dear mother, plead
Tn sure he'll not touch itagain. t.r-
',Please, Mister Policeman, my father is lost,
A man says you took him away, .s .....r.-e.
Oh can't ho go home, sirI and what will IL cost 9
ip, III nnotherawill send you the psy2''Go1il " =
"0h no. little pleader, your father can 60, yaF
We put him in prison to-day, -.
90 home to your mother and quick Yet her know
What's keeping your father hway"
."please sir. Mister Tailor, please let me goin,
They say that my fathers Inside. .41aE hisf q
I scarcely, aap tell BIO Y unhappy we've been,
~ wecoud Not feel worse had he died
Please sir, it drinking that made him do wrong
I'msure, sir, he will drink no more. E,as
Oh, Just a few minutes, minute S not long,n
But nc one would open the door.
All day the young " atcher stood fast by the door,
In vain With his father to speak.
Il ereaked on its hinges twice ten times or more,
As prison doors only can erssk - .rr- 81 s
Then speeding thro, darkness to home, sad asdeath
A promise most solemn he bore, A y .tHL
Dear mother, IL shun it as long as I've breath, :,
III taste il, and touch it no moro. ,.sf 4
D. =
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OVER DREssISG.-Butchers usually kill
their victims before dressing them Mothers
free uent!y dress them before killing them.
Nenoticed an innocent little girl, of about
tise years, in the street yesterday, dressed
and pinched within. and inch of her life
For health and comfort, she might as well
have been in the embraces of an anaconda
But though the pattern was scant, it was a
love of q pattern, and the little creature
wore butterfly on her head, and of course
it was all right, and she was darling. How
one would manage to have a game ofromps,
do you think, with such an anatomy of
silks, lace and ribbons One might as well
attempt to romp with fancy show case.
We have law, and q very good one it is,
to protect quais. We want another--a law
toprotect children. If they are afraid the
race of quails will be destroyed, what are
veto say of childIen Why, there ares chill
dren in this land Of ours, where one can see
five hundred epitoms OF humanity, without
seeing a single specimen of an old fashioned
ed-cheek, checker apron child.