Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-28
ABOUT MEN aKD WOKEH.

Mrs. Ida North has been appointed
State Librarian Of lows.
A heavy dose Of girls, none Of your
Homeopathic prescriptions, is what Ne
braska needs.
a Westchester county moral lecturer on
the "COuTss of Crime'' Is under arrest for
cattle-stealing.
The Princess Alice, daughter of Queen
VictOris, is writing 8 serial novel for q
German magazine,
J.. B. Cough, James Parton and Miss
Anna Dickinson are announced to lecture
at oswego this season.
San Francisco is forced to the conclusion
that though AOngolisns can't be believed
as witnesses, Africans are intelligent
enough for jurymen,
The residents Of Greeley, Colorado, are
accused by the Cincinnati Commercial of
q~uenching their thirst with spirits Of harts-
horn. Ifthey've got as far as that, they'll
o o be sble 70 create q demand for Gin
cinnsti whisky.
Leading clergymen of this country are
hghtingt the Woman-women on the ground
that the friends of free-love, infdelity,
and womaR's rights are iR league to make
war sgainst the Christian religion. Well
it does look g little Ike 1t, that's q fact.
An Ohio newspaper snnounces that q
LAaA III AaHUGNAAAu VIII uds OuIlcQ E1I6e
wives has their photographs in a group,
within which his own picture is the CEN
trail figure, and underneath is this touch
ing inscription, The Lord will provide.1
There is now but very little doubt that
the wheat crop in England will be very
deficient in quantity, y rather inferior
in quality. Our London correspondent
ssys there is q lear that the potato crop
viii be a partial failure also. Corn factors
are specializing.
In Asia among the Mongols and Cal
mueks, q IN must not speak 70 her
father-in-law, nor sit down in his pres
enos. In this country this rule Is reversed;
Men don't want to speak to their
mothers-in-law nor have them sit down
in their presence.
The horrors of incarceration in the
Rhode Island insane asylum are aug
mented by the delivery Of dramatic read
ings TO the defenseless patients, in utter
defiance ofthe proviso ia the constitution
against the tnfiction of "any cruel or IN
usual punishment"
Il is stated that ladies are to be accom-
panied, when the winter fashions have
set IN, by email dogs whose colors win |
match the dresses Of their fair owners. |
For blue dresses 1t ia easy TO see that q
skye terrier would do; but how about q |
dog TO match a tartan suit7
Edmund About, 1t is said, is about to 20 |
as French ambassador to Madrid, in the
place Of our old friend, M Mercier de
LOstsnde. He viii there have 8 chance
sc the American Legation of studying in
a complsteF brigsnd than he
ssetehed In the liking Of the Mountains
TIE extraordinary scenes witnessed at
meeting convened blythe Woman's
Cluo In Washington on Friday evening
nave reused the indignation OF the Wash
press. Competent observers who
were present seem 10 think that a stshriek-
Ing sisterhOOGn h the worse OF the two
Social evils -
When Brigham Young received the ten
Containing the importedsilk dresses
and cashmere shawls for his thifty-wives,
1e said 20 a lriend: "Ah, ifyou knew the
cost of those goods you would not believed
or a momeattbat 1 Prsetieed pofygamy
Is an earthly pleasure. No, sirl It Is
With me q stern duty" s l.
Mr.. ] W Sehnekers, for many years 9
he confidential secretary Of Mr.. Chase,
8 prepadDg q history OF the finances of I
he government for publication, from the !
lime Of b revolution down to the pres
mt time. 1t win prove an interesting and .
7aluable contribution 10 the literature of {
he country 4
'sTimothy TteOmb,n sometime sgo, in 5,
ScTS6Re7s Monthly, rather Sharply criti- 1
Used that generally most overworked and !
appreciated class Of toilers In the
horny held OF journalism. the local edi-
ors. The Hillsboro (Ia.lo NewS Letter |
to the rescue Of aFYe Locals,p and
iobly yindicates the abused profession. 8
A letter from Forcalquisr Flower A1psl :
addressed TO tbs JOsTHaldes Deba6s says: I
"A terrible crime, which recalls the hor- '
ors Of the Traupmsn mRssscras, has iuss ' :
brown the little village OF Lurz andAit