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beer, and out there you see those
big black bull dogs, they drink beer
and get along. We don't know
anything about drunkenness around
a brewery. Our men drink all they
want and are never tipsy. Most
people who are accused of getting
drunk on beer have always drank
something else before they started
on lager. Beer has been blessing
to America. Instead Of drinking
whisky, that sets men crazy and
wild, men drink beer to a great ex-
tent and escape the terrible conse-
quences Of rum. 1t has helped our
civilization.
"No, sir, l have never had dys-
popsia," the brewer continued.
"Lager beer drinking people never
have dyspepsia. But dyspeptic
people drink it to cure them.
have no desire for water, and l
don't drink it. Tea or coffee may
be al, right in it's place, but give me
beer. My stomach is always in
good order. | never felt better in
my life, and have always been a
hard worker for years."
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THE NAN FOR BAYARD TAYLOR.
A GeTmau- AmeFioAn who Has NOt
Drank a Drop of Water from His
hoy hood

Drank a DfOp of Wafer from His
New York SUM-
READING, Pa, May 31.-When
Frederick Lauer, of this city, the
ex.president of the Brewers Con-
gresS of the United States, made a
speech at Valley Forge the other
day, he said that he could not trecol.
lect of ever having drank drop of
water in his life. He had appeared
before the committee that had
charge of the coming centennial
celebration at Valley Forge. An
idea was prevalent that the COM
mitteo wanted to keep malt liquors
from the ground, and had gone
down to argue against it. He is
tall, well-formed German gentle
man, and carries cane. lie is a
little lame, dressed in black, has a
clean face, small gray, sparkling
eyes, and is as full of gestures in his
speeches as u Frenchman.
My, yes, young gentleman, glad
to see youl They want to keep out
beer and it amt right No, sir !
It's against American principles
these lanatical ideas p the ex.presi-
dent Of the Brewers Congress said,
as he greeted reporter; and by
every look and gesture he seemed
to mean just what he said.
"Well, now, you want me to talk
about beerw Here he put a foam
ing glass of beer into hot water.
"You see, this beer is too cold for
me. cannot drink it when it is
cold, so warm the glass and re-
duce the temperature. | drink no
water, and have not done so for
thirty years. l drink beer at meals
instead OF tea or coffee. 1t doesn't
hurt me, but it must not be too
cold. Our American beer is Just
as good as that of the old country,
if not superior to it. They tried
to get hold Of Bavarian beer tc re-
tail in this country, but it wouldn't
do. Our American beer is supe-
rior to most German productions.
Now, look at this" Here the
speaker held glass toward the
light and despanted on the rich
color Of the liquid. "0ur Ameri-
can breweries are managed by
Americans, but in nearly all cases
you will find the brewers, | mean
the practical men, to be foreign
born, intelligent Germans, We
have tho finest water and tho best
native hops, and the facilities of
American brewers are such as will
enable them to compete with the
world,
"My workmen,p Mr.. Lauer con
tinued, "have the privilege of
drinking as much as they want
Some average as high as forty
glasses u day, and they are fat and
healthy, and never complain, and
are never intoxicated, Horses drink
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MEMPHIS TENN. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 4 1878

to give life and value to what was
too often a mere collection of in-
congruous materials. Her earnest
ness, her thoroughness, seemed to
be at once infused into the mass of
inertia, ignorance and Indifference;
all had to do their best, because
she always did her best, and her
best was not, as in so many instan-
ces, a mere ego, stalking around,
wrapped in its own sublime self
confidence, looking down upon and
ignoring the lesser lights as of no
consequence.
LOVE OF CHILDREN.
+" Among the letters Of this
PERIOD" says her biographer, 81
find many expressions Of Miss Cush.
mans passionate love for children,
without some allusion to which this
memoir would be very incomplete,
1t was one of the most marked
traits in her character. She was in
sympathy with children, and could
be child with them. They loved
her and gave her their confidence,
and she was never so occupied that
she could not give time and strength
to them. Her nephew's children
were to her like her own. She
called herself their big mamma,
and she would travel any distance
to be present at their birth, even on
one occasion crossing the ocean for
that purpose. It was her great Joy
to be the first to receive them in
her arms, and she had a feeling that
this ceremony made them more her
own. Her first visitors in the morn
ing were always the little children,
and she had smiles and songs and
merry games for them, even when
at times her suferings confined her
to her bed"
We should like to quote much
more Of this absorbingly interest
ing volume, which, aside from itt
intrinsic merit, is a worthy tribute
from one noble woman to another
and not only every member Of the
dramatic profession, but every
American should feel proud of this
biography of a sister professional
and countryWoman,
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the table, he began to play on cred
it; but this departure was not all
to the taste of the proprietor Of the
establishment, who in!erfered, with
the warning that ready money bet.
ting was the inviolable rule of the
club. Castellane was poised, and
looked more annoyed at not being
able to play than he had at losing
$4,000 francs he had brought with
him and 1000 more he had bor-
rowed. He searched very carefully
through all his pockets, finding
them dolerully empty, with the ex-
eeption Of some few small pieces of
silver, about enough to contribute a
cab fare. Lighting in another re-
ceptacle upon a handful Of coppers.
the marquis industriously gathered
together one dollar in change, and
spread it out triumphantly on the
cloth. The banker lost and the
dollar was doubled. He lost again,
and it swelled into a louis. A few
turns later the louis had increased
into ten, and the marquis regain
ing confidence, began to bet against
the bank with wonderful luck and
boldness. He won 1000, 1000.
5000 francs; paid his debts, and
played again, still winning almost
every bet, Finally the bank was
broke, and Castellane departed with
1000 francs to try his luck at an
other establishment.
The episode had interested me,
and | wished to see the conclusion
of Castellane's fight with the tiger,
so | jumped into the cab and fol-
lowed the vehicle he had chartered
until it stopped at the door of a
club on the Boulevards. The mar
quis alighted and nimbly ran up
stairs, followed by your correspond
ent, and we entered the room inst
as a bank was being bid for. ga
hundred louis" called the well
known voice of De Castellane, and
no one wishing toenlarge upon this
sum, the noble gambler sat down
and was soon engaged in dealing.
Fights and mines came into his
hand every time, and the poor pun
ters were literally "cleaned out +"
in few hands. Having won 49,
600 francs, Castellaue departed for
fresh scenes, and calling in at an
establishment where select coterie
of heavy gamblers were deep in the
vicissitudes Of a worry high game, he
was soon hard at work again, with
tluctuating luck, and the small
hours of the morning having waned,
| left him to keep it up, as l heard
next day, until 10 O'clock in the
morning, and finally emerge into
the fresh air of daylight, after
sixteen consecutive hours passed at
play, carrying $4,000 francs the
produce Of one solitary dollar.
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The Hopeless Attempt 60 separa le
Women from Men.

The Hopeless Attempt 20 separa le
Women from Men.
New York Sun. May 27th.l
ALI doubts we're settled Yesterday.
Judge Hilton had positively an
nounced that enough money had
been squandered in a hopeless at.
tempt to get women to live in an
exclusively feminine atmosphere,
and that on about June 5th the
Women's Hotel would give place
to the Stewart Hotel, for the ac-
commodation of the general pub
lie. 81 never believed in the en-
terprise," he said, "and sought to
dissuade Mr.. Stewart from It, but
without success. l do not believe
that you can get women to accept
any help based on the condition of
separation from men. Most of
them up to fifty years Of age, and
many beyond that, cherish hopes of
getting husbands-if they have not
already-and will not, if they can
help it, place themselves in circum-
stances which seem to lessen their
chances. ! am not at all surprised
at the failure. Some people thought
this was to be working girls
home, but such was not the intent.
1t was meant for ladies earning
their own living, but accustomed to
refined surroundings and capable
of appreciating the luxuries of
taste and ease here provided for
them. 1t would seem to have been
sufficiently indicated for what class
of women it was intended when
SO, 100000 was expended in pro-
viding and furnishing palatial
building, for it is second to no hotel
in the world; when 100000 worth
Of choice oil-paintings were hung
upon its walls; when its porcelain
was from Pilivuyt, its glassware
from Bacaret, It's plate glass from
st. Gobian; when Professor Edward
Schelscher was engaged as head
cook, and a magnificent library was
provided. But the bald facts were
that while the house had accommo-
dation for 1000 women, and could
only pay running expenses-with-
out allowing anything for the an
nual interest of s259,OOO on the in
ves.ment-on a basis of over 500
guests we never succeeded in get
ting more than fifty. 1t is true that
out Of hosts of applicants we ac-
cepted $50 as eligible boarders, but
four-fifths of them never came to
lis. The walters, cooks and other
attendants necessary in an estab-
lishment of such magnitude, num-
bered l59-more than three times
the number of guests. 1t would
have reqLired colossal prices, be-
yond those of any other hotel, to
make the house self-susUaining on
that ratio of servants and outlay
to guests"
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Dom PedrO's New street Car.

New York SUM-
John Stephenson & Co., of this
city, are building a street car for
the emperor of Brazil, which his
majesty will use in going from his
country house to his executive pal
ace in Rio Janeiro. 1t is finished
in ash, Eastwood, plain and white
cherry, and plain and birdseye
maple, the roof of perforated wood.
The pol1rs of the exterior are the
national ones of Brazil-green and
gold-the Brazilian arms occupy
ing the middle panels on either
side, with sketches of American
scenery in the other panels. There
are five windows, all Of plate glass.
The metal work Is nickel-piated.
The prevailing color ofthe interior
is dark blue, the furniture being a
sofa, two chairs, aud . Oenter-ta6le
in the Eastlake style, There are
lambrequins of dark blue leather,
having black velvet borders aud y
fringe of wooden tassbls; 4 large
central lampi on the doors mirrors,
and mirrors between tho windows,
The panels are decorated with land
scapes, and the floor will be car.
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soDs from getting under the wheels.
-a-a-u-
The Truth About Bald Mountain.
spartanburg Is. C,) Cor. Charleston News
and Courier.l
In accordance with our instruc-
tions to visit Bald Mountain and
report the facts in regard to the
alleged rupture Of that famous
peak, l left Spartanburg last
Thursday. Finding it impossible
to reconcile conflicting rumors, or
to ascertain the truth by inquiry, l
procured guides and ascended the
peak the same afternoon. But one
man had ever seen the fssure, and
him | could not find. After a long
and painful search, however, we
finally CHANGED upon the object of
our quest, and found it to be a
crack about one hundred yards in
length, about four feet in width
and of unknown depth. The
crevice, which runs nearly due east
and west, is parallel with and but a
short distance from the brow of
the preeipice, which marks the
southern boundary of the noun
tain. That it is Of recent origin
was plainly to be seen, as is further
proved by the freshly torn roots of
the trees growing near. Careful
investigation led me to the conclu-
sion that the crevice merely marks
the separation of very large sec
ton Of the cliff from the body of
the mountain, and the break will
result, sooner or later, in a land
slide, differing only in extent from
others like it and of frequent oc-
currence in this locality. There
has been no appearance of smoke,
nor smell of sulphur, and the
mountain experienced its last ague
at least year before the crack
appeared. Whether or not the lat
ter was caused by the former is a
thing no fellow can find out.
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AT Her DOOR.

Magazine.l
A fool for my doubling and dreaming
And followed up and down.
shall oil my life with scheming
For touch Of my lady's goWn?
Shall / plot from night to morning
Foe the glance OF q woman's eye?
And take tho wage Of scorning
And wear shame's livery?
q footman, 0 wonder Of whiteness
Aud diplomatic cockade;
U iootmaa OF much politeness
For my lady's lady 's-maid--
As you open the door of the carriage,
just tell her I've gone away,
But will come TO dance at her marriage
On somebody's happy day.
J.R. S.
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HIGH PLAY In PARIS.
How the Marquis de CasteIIane
atRked hia Lnat Five Francs and
Won 3SUOO
Spirit OF the Times.l

Spirit OF the Times.l
PARIS, April 13.-When spring
sets in there is a comparative luil
in baccarat playing at the Paris
clubs. During the long, sunshiny
afternoons, men drive in the Bois
or sit and sip absinthe before the
cafes on the bouleVards until their
dinner hour instead of dropping
into the club at 5. After dinner
the air is so cool and pure that one
is tempted to stroll in the Champs
Elysees, and not until midnight or
after does an hour at bacearat sug-
gest itself. This being the case
there is q notable falling off in the
afternoon attendance at the clubs,
the absentees being, of course, only
that class who consider play merely
as an occasional pastime, for there
are hundreds Of men with whom
baccarat has become a necessity of
life, and who would hurry to play
even If the city were in danger Of
destruction. The slaves to the
game are faithful throughout the
year to the green cloth, in summer
and in winter, in spring and in fall,
sitting down to the game when the
sunlight is still too strong for gas,
and sometimes still engaged in it
when the orb sends golden shafts
through chinks in the shutters the
next morning, Superficial students
Of Paris life, and casual visitors to-
the city, though they know, of
course, there are dozens of clubs
where gambling is kept up night
and day, have little idea what a
llourishing and deep-rooted institu-
ton baccarat has become in Paris.
They come at an early hour, and
calling for a few louis worth of
counters, gamble away in the wild
hope that with some extraordinary
run Of luck they may recover their
losses and start in again on a large
scale. However, they are more
often drained of the small sum
they daily bring to water Che insa-
tiate green cloth, than recouped of
their previous reyerses, though now
and then some such surprising freak
Of fortune will occur in their favor,
as that which | saw happen a few
days ago to the Marquis de Castel-
lane, that well.known gentleman,
who for a number of years now has
neglected the duties of his high
station, and squandered his money
and his time while passing the
greater part Of his life in the hells
Of Paris.
At about five in the afternoon
Castellane appeared in a fashion :
able club situated near the Grand
Opera. The young gentleman is q
fayorite in such hannts, where his
high spirit and gentlemanly bearing
are appreciated, and when he sat
down to take the bank new inte-
rest was felt in tho game by the
eHtouTage. Castellane had his
usual bad luck; the cards ran dead
against him, and With that fatal
ohstinacy which even the most ex-
perienced gamblers cannot contend
against, he persisted in struggling
against i'll fortune. The heaps OIL
counters melted away from before
him like snow In the spring sun,
and his pocketbook was lightened
Of q number of thousand franc
bills, which disappeared quito as
readily Having run largely in
debt by borrowing from persons at
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TO THE
CITIZENS OF SHELBY COUNTY.

0gFIcE OF THR EXECUTIVE BOARD, !
.DENOCR TIC AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY, ,
MEMPHIS. May II, 1878.
UBE Executive Board of the Executive
l. Committee of the Democratic and Couser-
vatiye party Of Shelby county, hereby call a
convention. to meet in the city Of Memphis.
at the Exposition Building, on.
THURSDAY, JUNE IL, 1878,
at II o'clock. for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the following offices:l "a - -
Judge Of the Chaneery Court.
Judge Of the Circuit Court.
Judge Of the Criminal Court.
Judge Of the Probate and Circuit Court
(Bartett).
Attorney-G General of Criminal Court.
AttOrney-General Of Bartlett Court.
Sheriff of Shelby county.
trustee of Shelby county.
Register Of Shelby county.
Clerk of County Court.
Clerk Of Criminal Court.
Clerk Of Circuit Court.
Clerk Of Circuit Court (BlrtletO.
As prslimina& to the assembling of said
convention the Executive Board, conforming
to the usage OF the party in that respect, rec-
Ommend and request that primary election
be held in the eighteen Civil Districts of the
county and the Ten Wards Of the city. on
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'rHURSDAY. JUNE .Is, 1S7
SATURDAY, JUNE s, 1878.

for the purpose of electing. Delegates to said
Convention.
The Executive Board cannot too earnestly
impress upon every voter who is willing to CO.
operate with the party tho necessity or vigil
anee, harmony AMI concert of action.
The public offices are open alike to all, and
every citizen has the right to resort to all hon
Orable means to secure his advancement to any
position, civil, judicial or political, to which
he may aspire but, at the same time, it be-
hooves party that Gains the public conf
aence, and that expects to maintain its as
cendancy, to put forward as its representa-
tives only its best mon.
Never before was there stronger necessity
imposed upon the Democratic and COnserya-
tive party Of Shelby to exhibit the utmost
fairness in its action and to defer to tho popu-
lar will 10 the selection of its nominees /;
whether this will be done or not, depends
mainly upon the manner In which the Pri-
mary Elections are conducted.
II all good citizens and the substantial busi
ness men Of the city and county will consent
70 attend these primary elections, and exer-
else their influence in the selections of dele
gates, we may confidently hope for a oonven-
tion whose mem ters shall be the unbiased
representatives Of the public interests, whose
appearah CO sill satisfy the people that they
are not gathered together as the champions of
particular individuals, and whose action will
secure harmony, give satisfaction ana insure
success.
The primary election will be held BY COM
mittee Of five in each district and ward, to be
appointed By the Executive Board. Tne el c.
tiOa will DO by ballot, aud tho polls will be
opened in the city at three O'Clock D. N. and
close at seven pm, in the districts at one
pm and close at six o'clock p IN.
he sub committees appointed, the number
OF delegates apportioned to, and the places Of
holding the elections in the wards and dis
tricts are as follows:
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FIRST WARD.

FIRST WARD.
(l3 delegates; corner Main and Winchester
streets.l
II 0Ashbrook, chairman; Tim Foley, Chas.
Lohand, Mike DALEY, John Cooney.
SECOND WARD.
90 delegates; Court-house.)
Jesse Page. chairman; William Quinn,
John Savage, Henry Legeler, AIRY Ferguson,
THIRD WARD.
Us delegates; 45 Adams street, Dun's stable
Napoleon Hill, chairman; ] G Mills. vii.
liam Frye, Fred GOldsehmia, p + Murphy.
FOURTH WARD.
I'll delegates; Greenlaw Opera House.)
} B FARES, chairman: II & Brinklev. Pat
heallaher, W Green, G II Bracket.
FIFTH WARD,
40 delegates; sear corner Beale and Dosoto
Henry j Lynn. sBsi1mls ciBsssS,l 7 w vo.,o,i
John Clayin, II g Dent, James Bachman.
SIXTH WARD.
70 delegates; Waldran bloek.l
JACOB Weller, chairman; II B Chiles,
James hiohert, John Bradley. A LeHman,
SEVENTH WARD.
70 delegates; Beal street, near. Memphis and
pr X Clark, chairman; Hillsnan, w
II Bates, W l. Cooper, - Deates
EIGHTH WARD,
lS delegates; Poplar street market)
j N Falls. chairman; ] I Flynn. p j Quig-
10y, Thomss Wexford, / ii Einnie.
NINTH WARD.
q delegates; grocery, corner Mill and Third
streets.)
George NJ Grant, chairman; I 0 Belts. u
] Karr, Bon Powell, James Lewis.
TENTH WARD.
II delegatesl Main street, between Carolina
aRd Broadway.l
Colonel Robert Lo0pey. chairman; O
burx, 7 U Cameo, Thomas Sloyn, John
Becker.
FIRSr CIVIL DISTRICT.
(adelegates; Union aeadomy.)
d NJ Witherington. chairman; Anthony
Barrett, Ben Boyce,iG L Douglass, J {
Stewart,
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by orQer OF
JAMES R MILLER, SJCAMp1
JOHN NJ RDURKE, GEO Il BASsRTT.
I MS RHETT, THOMAS FLEMING.
II NJ NEELY. I'D STEWART,
w LOLAPP, IE bOUGLASS
JOHN Johnson, WILLIAM MILLER,
J I PETIT, JOHN Nc BRO0RS'
Executive Board Of Shelby county.
S CAMP, Secretary.
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v V"V'N17'VVNf W'IIVIl WVNV1NIII9T
Ia NJ Witherington. chairman; Anthony
Barrett, Ben Boyce, iG L Douglass, .
Stewart,