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She said: eIf for the last 5000 years women
had exercised the law-msking power; II
thew had made the million mistakes men
have m ade: if they had made as many fool
ish. as many cruelty oppressive laws, a.
many awfully murderous laws as men have
made. and men were TO come forward now
and ask for a part of the law-making power,
she would never have the face to refuse. No
on the contrary, she would feel like hiding
her head in shame for the sins OF her sex;
she would cover her head with sackcloth and
ashes; she would say 10 her sisters: For
Gods sake let US quit this law-making bust
ness; let US give it over to men; let men try
their hands; by no possibility can they do
worse than We have done" This WAS re-
ceiyed with bursts of applause; in fact the
whole house hugely enjoyed the debate be
tween the lady and the judge. The judge is
reckoned a good speaker and lecturer, and
the lady was well worthy OF his steel. As a
speaker Mrs. Meriwether has no superior in
the South, if, indeed, in the whole nation.
As a Southern woman We are proud OF her,
and Des Arc will long remember her visit.
AN OLD SETTLER
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mere ordinary methods Of correcting It
-houid be relied upon; extraordinary efforts
should be used to remove the stigma and put
an end to the loss. The causes Of the trouble
should be ascertained and tfectualiy re-
moved The main causes are obvious
enough, and the remedy Tor them is clearly
indicated The United States navigation
laws-passed before the time Of iron steam
ALPHABETICALLY prohibit and forbid the
purchase Of foreign vessels, 10 be used under
the national flag as American vessels. Eng
lish pig-iron, English steel rails, French
silks, Australian wool, and Cuban sugars and
cigars may be bought and used, but foreign
built ship may not be owned by an American
10 run under his country flag, although it
becomes as much American property as the
wine, wool and cigars To keep up this
custom, so stupid and so damaging
10 eur interests, the millions we pay
Tor our freight and passage, and that
are paid by emigrants and merchandise
freight coming TO our shore are sacrificed
lost and forfeited. There is a strong case Of
protection here, but it is protection Of the
foreigner at the expense OF the American
citizen. To protect our workingmen against
competition from "the pauper element OF
Europe" on land, IS a sacred duty, but WHEN
we come to salt water it is that "pauper
labor" that is protected against the COMPETE
ton of the American ship-builder and sailor.
Protection starts from false basis, and is
sustained upon a mistaken policy, and there
fore it abounds in blunders and Is stupen-
dous in contradictions, Of which this bust
ness of protecting American seamanship
from its due share in the commerce of the
seas is a glazing and discreditable instance.
The Americans, once the admiration Of the
world for their feats of naval Xxi Il and sea-
manlike superiority, such as Cooper has so
strikingly illustrated in his sea novels, are
now conspicuous by their absence Of enter |
prise and achievements on the rough sea |
waves, and the protective system has to be |
thanked for this check to our national |
progress and the absence from the ocean
If an American mercantile marine. By |
his stupid, suicidal exclusion OF Americans
rom the list OF shipowners not only Is the
lag denied to an American-owned vessel OF
oreign build, but heavy taxation prohibits
Americans building steel steamships for
themselves; and again exOrbitaut protec-
ion taxation prohibits the American citizen
o injure "the pauper labor of Europe" by
he enterprise of American workmen. In the
Tords of the St. Louis Globe Democrat: "Give
he capitalists OF our seaboard cities the advan-
age OF free ships; tax, as England does, only
he earnings of the ships and not their
stimated value, and remove sundry minor
'urdens from ship ownership, and American
-essels will soon appear alongside OF British
'essels in every port on the globe. These
hree resources ought to be tried before the
PEOPLE OF the interior are taxed to pay some
for building and running
hips that he cannot build and run now save
loss
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III EMPNIS APPEAL
present RAILWAY LEGISLATION
MILD

Congress this session appears indi-posed
seriously to begin, complete and terminate
any important piece OF legislation. Among
other momeatous questions, that of the regu-
lation of the interstate commerce Of the
railroads is before it, but it seems to daily
with it and procrastinate, putting off a rem
edy the public sadly needs until some future
day. To obtain this delay it is proposed to
issue commission of inquiry, 20 that Con
gress may learn what evils are complained
Of and what remedies would probably be
ef,ectual. While the delay continues the
people are made to suffer, and the railroads
discriminate and extort at their will. In
this an important matter pertaining to the
public welfare is trifed with az though ii
were Of little moment. The evils usually
complained Of are we'll known, every mer-
chant, every board Of trade, and every ship
per OF produce wherever railroads are in use
is familiar with them, and a large part Of
the members of Congress are personally ac-
quainted with these prominent wrongs and
the habitual abuse of power. Georgia and
Massachusetts both have railroad commits
sions, and their reports confirm individual
knowledge, and other countries have railway
State superintendence. With all these it is
clear that brief law, involving the we'll
understood points and most obvious griev-
ances, could be passed to the great relief OF
the country. Such law, simple and clear
in its few provisions, would, by the time
Congress meets again, indicate the precise
legislation wanted better than fifty investl-
eating commissions, and such a brief law
Congress ought to pass without further de-
lay. When cry goes up from every State
in the Union, specifying clear abuses and
wrongT, and when that cry has not ceased
year after year, there can be no excuse for
an utter denial of present relief. The most
obvious and evident evils ought at once to |
be put stop to. By common consent the !
Reagan bill, which has been before Congress |
session after session, contains those simple |
and obvious provisions, and the very hos
tility shown to it by the railroad people is
one proof that they are valuable. But in
brief terms, the bill provides for a require
ment of like services to be rendered to
all persons for like compensation; the
prohibition of rebates and drawbacks;
the requirement that no more shall be
charged for a carload of freight for shorter
than for longer distance in one continuous
carriage; the requirement of the posting OF
the schedules of freight rates, which shall
not be departed from, and shall not be
changed without due notice. Let congress !
give these few safeguards to the people, and
law going more into detail and remedying |
less obvious wrongs could follow it when
experience with these provisions had pointed
out what is wanted
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As far a. our public works are concerned, and
at the same time said appropriation being
consistent with the views and recommends
lions gf the river commission for permanent
improvement Of the Mississippi, the said
appropriations may be placed under their
direction.
VIII the Gi0bs-UsHtCcrHt contend that two
national Jurisdictions can never divide the
territory Of the Mississippi valley, and yet
deny u= the benefits accruiDg from one iuris-
diction and one national standard? The
great river lifts the common interests into
national importance and rears perpetual
union OF its people. GREEN CLAY.
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.,,,n,or,ant cal Point se,.Ied.

CHICAGO. March 23-The effect Of the de-
cision of the Supreme Court at Ottawa, ac-
cordiDg to the latest information, is to re-
verse the finding OF the County Court and TO
remand the case. This practically settles the
validity Of the Probate Court and prevents
the legal chaos which was imminent. Two
of the supreme judges changed their opin-
ions a. expressed in previous decision, and
only two of the seven judges, Scott and
Walker. dissented.
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WORK on LEVEES
Must be Begun 80 Soon as the Water
Goes Down in Order to Insure
Protection in the Summer.
And this the Federal Government Ought
to DO Before Beginning the Work
Of Reconstruction.

The following letter Iras been inclosed to
u by the writer for republication in the
APPEAL. We make place for 1t because 1t
covers the whole question Of the right Of the
people Of the great Mississippi valley to ask
the immediate aid Of the Federal govern
ment not only in the work Of repairing the
damages to the existing levee system by the
present flood, but for the greater work Of
national levee system that shall prove equal
to any pressure of flood in the future.
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This is a fearful and self-inhic;ed tax to pay,
and for a result that brings distress, loss OF
life, bankruptcy, and often hopeless ruin to
thousands every year, and we pay this heavy
sum for all this misery as if wretchedness
and restitution were luxuries for which we
are willing to pay high. The worst OF the
matter is that these fires are accepted and
submitted to as if they were, like thunder
storms, avalanches. earthquakes, or ship
wrecks, things unavoidable by human care
and prudence. The origin of fires is also
usually only specifically investigated, and
when carelessness, or inattention to details
connected with fre-places, furnaces, heating
apparatus, stovepipes, hues, matches, and
explosions are proved, those in fault are not
held to proper responsibility. Another
thing is that the nature of the losses by fire
is rarely understood as 1t should be. If
man become bankrupt and flee with
out paying his creditors 4 cent, they
are losers, but the community is not, the
goods and the money are still in the country
and still form a portion OF the national
wealth. Not so with property destroyed
Dy Qre. 1neIe tue IOSS II CoupIttt anu
absolute, the property is as though
it had never existed, the community is
poorer to the whole amount burned ~,
True, the insurance offices mitigate the evil
to a portion OF the sufferers, but they do not
restore the wealth the community has been
deprived OF. The SS1 ,25OO 900 self-imposed
tax of last year is not distributed to different
hands, as the proceeds OF the tax on sugar or
tobacco are distributed; it is just as if that
amount were collected in gold or silver, then
carried to the deep sea and thrown over
board. Personal caution with fire on the
part OF each individual, and the daily incul-
cation of like caution upon children until it
become habitual, as much so as the avoid
ance of cuts or stabs from the knife and fork
they use at meals, is the efiectual but proper
and necessary remedy, and is common in
Europe in personal habit and in the house
hold education of children.
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Chicago Tribune.
A CHILD'S Kiss.

Give me a kiss from your sweet, red lips,
Wee little maiden fair,
Fling me kiss from your finger tips
Something 10 Danish care.
To make me forget this worry and pain,
To make me child, like thyself, again.
Climb in my arms, little dewdrop sweet;
Creep in my world-worn heart,
Tranple its woes with your dimpled feet,
Gather the tears that start:
Weave the charm of thy sinless life o er mint
Till my record shall read as pure as thine.
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Watch Carefully Your Health.

Are your hands and feet cold? Does your
pulse beat Irregular Does your heart quickly
palpitatc st the least exer;On. wOTr1ment, or ner
Gus excitement Does your face often flush from
rush Of blood to the head Are You troubled
with dyspepsia. Indigestion. or some urinary dis
order2 Beware Death may at suy time suddenly
ensue from apOplexy. Do not delay. Your sys-
terR needs some true medicinal tonic Nothing L
so good a Browns Iron Bitters. This excellent
remedy viii assist nature in quickly regsiuing her
lost hold on health and life. Il strengthens every
part of the system and restores The different or
gens of life to their normal condition In diseases
OF an exhaustive nature, having 8 tendency to
weaken both N nd and body, IL invariably acts
like a chaFIn.-JUl.rtnt
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Please send me at once one gross OF your
most excellent medical tonic, Browns Iron Bitters
have used the n in my practice Tor indigestion
dyspepsia sour itOmach, heartburn, nausea, yer
tir1i etc and have met with great success, IN
effHcting cures. find they give perfect tone sLo
real strength to every part of the body, and IL
cases OF kidney diseases and consumption IAeH
n RI ALES-ANDER, NIB and Druggist.
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Texas Reducing Her Debt.

ST. LOUIS, March 23.-An Austin special
says that the State has purchased from the
estate of the late Charles Morgan, OF New
York, S442 900 worth of its own bonds, pay
ing for them 140. The bonds were due IN
1901 with interest at seven per cent. This
makes the reduction in the State debt Tor the
past twelve months over 81 100000, leaving
il something less than S4,OO0,O0O.
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KEW AID.
$500 Reward.

WE WIN pay the above reward for any case Of
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia 6iek Headache, Indi-
seSuen, OnstipAuon or Costveness we cannot cue
with Wes1r Vegetable Liver Pills, when the Tirec-
lions s61ctly complied with. They are surely,
Vegetable. and never tail 70 give satisfaction.
Eugar-coated. large b9Ees. containing % pills -
cents For sale By all druggists. Beware Of eo1n-
ter:eits and limitations. The genuine Ensnufsc-
Makers" Isl and ls3 ". Madison street. Chicago.
Free trisl package sent by mail. prepaid o.. re-
oeipt Of 4 scent stamp. For sale by keaIerL
ais Main street, Memphis
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.. HIssC I & Co.'s Old udge cigars, factory
Ga 3, Sd Coll &C. Dist. n. ,sre best, for 2oe.
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THE JEANETTE.
Engineer Melville's Plan for the Search
of belong and Chipp-The Work
TO be Conducted
BY Three Parties-Great Difficulties TO
be EncOuntered-Valu Aid Rem
dered by the Russians.

WASHINGTON, March 23-Secretary Hunt
.his afternoon received the following:
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TO THE VALUABLE SERVICES

rendered the survivors by the Russians
while at Cape Buntoff and its vicinity, and
praising in particular two Russian exiles,
Koosmah Guymayseff and Tapheine Capal-
loft, and pilot named fungus Bashelli
Kool Clark, also a copy of letter to Cen
eral Tchernieff, commencing to his ia
vorable notice three Yakut hunters, who re-
ceived Ninderman and Noros. The places
named on the chart of the river Lena are
Sixteraneck, Bolbeck, Oxtok, Usterda, upper
Belun, Provania, Guvina, Barkin, Motra,
mark, Surka, Araket and Cape Burkia.
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IN MEMoRIAM.

Death, In all ofits sad realities Is
always appalling-blasiing hopes--seY-
ering bonds which connect loving
hearts, aud spreading gloom over de.
voted families. This was especially
illustrated in the death Of Bonnie
Leavell, who died September the 10th
Oft phold fever IN the 18th year OIL
his age. The idol of his father, and
devotedIy loved BY his friends aud as
sociates. his untlmely end Is deeply
deplored and his short career will be
pleasantly recollected BY all wht
knew him. From his early childhood
his disposition was gentle and kind
toward his sisters, and obedient aud
respectful to his parents. With
more than ordinary sprightliness and
by his close application 70 busiuess
he was just enteringiupon career O.
usefulness, Of much promise. Gu
of In the bloom Of youth from I
bright future, and from those who
loved him. be leaves US with tho con
soling reflection that he was con
sistent member of the Baptist church
living in full accord with the teach
ings Of him who "docth all thing
WELL" Ills gentle, lamb-like lif'
gives w confidence IN the motto Q
his casket, and we know that be 1
| sAt Rest." A.
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a Esnsusllaa Killed.

r q.
Mr.. Israel Lander, Of Stockton,
California, was acciiently KILLED at his
homeoul saturday, OCT, 7tb. Z The
parliculars are learned from a Califor-
mia paper. His wind mill, which was
used to irrigate his farm. was out Of
fix and he ,old his hired man to mount
a twenty.iour-foot ladder aud repair
il. The position was q perilous one
aud the man refused to take the chances
Mr.. Lander then went up himself bu,
on reaching the top he appeared to
have been seized with sudden dir
illness andfell to the ground, breaking
his skull and causing instant death,
Deceased was in his 18th year and
leaves a wife 10 years old. lie leaves
four grown up sons who live in Cali
fornia. lie went from this county tc
that State in 1s4s. He has many
relatives and friends in this section
lie made a visit here about year age
and wasa hale and hearty old gen
tleman. He was wealthy and hat
just completed a new dwelling hous'
to spend bis last days in. low =
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Thc .nnu,l se,slou 81 The andLodgc
Kaien,s d pythIss Of Kcntucky mel
z, 'f,w.s.boro ~ Tho ION inst. The
~, TX na..u.,iy anal, ana
- !. = ,a,,ss ,,onor,snc. wss
, s'.,.s Tss oa,esr, rho.su for
'. ~. .s',,,'.. ~. ear. :. sol,ows.
~, nv, s" :, '"'.s ~ s.,,a,' i n pows,.
vs e-s..s s,,.n..,,or A 7
$500 81. W.. ass,,.s C..ncs,.
~ u w,'s,.s r.,ro,,on Grand
$3.50. p.,, = 1a,s,s ows,.boro
dss's 49,. - y J, ! pnon,a. ma s.a,
d n iisoi,: LoaisyliIe; Grand In,
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Telephone Connection.

l." N.I|
~ Tho Telephone line has bcen COM
plc,ed between CIarksylllo and
Nashville, and HopkiusyiIle u now
;''::eopneoied with those cilies and vari-
'ops towns III Tennessee. A perma.
mont arrangement has been made
whereby the exchange horc VIII DO
cols ected witiithc Cumberland Cos
line apS.t win soon be. flushed 10
I. Maiisonyllle when we will also DO
connected with Evansville, Henderson,
= o wsnsboro and other. cities north,
ls The prices VIII be fixed at from 10
} 10 80 ccnts. according 20 the Distance.
4 1'he price 81 fiye minutes talk % Nash
I vills Is s35 cents The connection
was ars. made last Tuesday, the 10Th
- AL uts .lfff l4Il4 la h lnit tfit q it4.t
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Conference.

The Col, n. b, Conference conven-
ed in this city "Wednesday. Oct. IL,
lat 0 o. clock, with Bishop VIII. Miles.
Presiding Elder. J.w. Ball. was cleo.
ted Sec'y- The roll was called and
only few were absent, which showed
that the Conference would be in point
Of attendance all that could have been
expected. Services were conducted
at the col. church each night during
the session and much interest was
manifested, as there had come together
in one grand body. such men as are
publicly knowuto be laboring zealous
ly for. the advancement OF the, col.
race 10 every respect. Among the
most noted IS the venerable Keas, Ko-
ger aud Healy. Bishop Lane Of Jack
sou. Tenn; Dr. Q. II. Philips and Rev.
|. Mitchell, Of Clarksville, Tenn, WIS.,
tied The Coulercncs;a lso CT W.. Stew
ar,a missionary enioute to tho Indian
Territory, spent several days assisting
in the labors Of the Conference. ..San
day, the 18th, an immense crowd
throngedthe various churches, listen
TO the distinguished ministers accord
ing to appointments Meeting was also
held at the Court House and at night
Bishop Miles and Elder j. w. Bell
conducted services at the White Meth
odist church. The Conference adjourned
Monday night, sIter pleasant and
instructive session. Efa 81
ff I'll ~ RI ~ A ~
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There is considerable talk Of the
election Of tobacco Inspectors which
takes place next month. The inspec-
tors are elected biennially by the
Board Of Trade. Messrs. D. F.
Smithson and J. "A. Moore are the
present incumbonts. These gentle.
men viii probably be candidates fol
recollection, and Mr.. w. +. Bucknor,
of LongyIew, will also be a candidate
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400 4 iitf ftl
Police News.

Srop MY PAPER Is what the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil says about
that class Of msn who imagine that
without their support their home pa,
por would have suspended. When q
man says stop my paper simply be-
cause II does not ride his hobby, you
may safely risk your last thin space
that such y subscriber is a knaye or a
bigot. Ifhe expects the editor to
sell his opinion for patronage he is a
kuaye; and ifhe seeks TO crush out
discussion Of topics OF public con-
,,ern he isa bigot. Such men are, as
= rule. the most contemplate spcci-
mons o! humanity 10 communities In
which they reside, aud their with
irawal of support from a publisher
has about as much effect upon the
success ofan able and honestly con-
Quoted newspaper, as the braying
ofa jackass would have In silencing
the roar Of Niagara. a
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ssosttL1rEns.

5, an. sm,. xv.,,.. .,a ,,.,, :.
f,smbroke Saturday. rep
-
Mr. Y, \. Mcca'n, o. cad's' was III
sho cl'Y7ouhoay.t sas.ls ~ 4at.
Niles MelIie Grinter, Of Cadiz, re-
-. NJ. ...' or y. .,g
'ss m,"p,e ls"uvr spen 'i.s oa'u''
aAysAua aunasYa' DAWSON.
ME-. II, Cook, Jf., until recently
with N. Gregory, has accepted q po-
s,''on ~ tue furnishing mouse Of JAS
i0e = y. ~ 80, ss.-s gown
Messrs. Jno. @. Day, II. A. Phelps,
Jr,E. A Pike, St. Clair Leavcll and
En-. Campbell, attended tho 0 wens-
bofo Fair last week.
- - =. y - go. u - 49,.
Messrs 9. A. TalleS, ~ ;. Dlckin-
son, VII chiles and Cross Wool Of
: Trenton, came down 70 'lie show Sat-
urday night. '''. y
Mr.. Thorn. a Zones, or Newbnrrh,
I Ind. !, has accep,ed position m RaJ-
.,,e,e 4 Browuoll,s tiour mills.
They say Mr.. Joaes ia tlrst-class
miller. ~ X
:, 80 =, - v ! 80.