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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
DOT somHALL LEErLE BABY

Drue as leev, most efery day
laugh me Wild to saw der way
My schmall young baby drie to play
Dot funny leetie baby.
Ven look of dem leetle toes,
Und see dot funny leetle nose
Und hear der way dot rooster crows,
] scmile like vas crazy.
Some times der comes a leetle schqualI,
Dots venner windy wind will crawl
Right on his leetle schtomack small,
Dots too bad for der baby.
Dot makes him sing at night so schveet,
Und gorrybsrric he must cad,
Und must chump shpry on my feet
To help dot leetle baby.
He pulls my nose and kicks my hair,
Und crawls me ofer Everywhere.
Und shlobber me but vot 1 care?
Dot vas my schman young baby.
Around my head dot leetle arm
Fos scquoZfn me so nice and farm-
Chi may dsre never come some harm
To dot schma1l leetle baby.
CHARLES +. ADAMS.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
john w. Taylor.

Only one New Yorker, John w. Taylor,
has ever been Speaker, and he is one OF the
three who has been reelected after an inter-
reguum of one or more Congresses. The
other two, a. 1 have said, were Henry Clay
AMI Mr.. Mublenburg. Mr.. Taylor was
elected, alter Mr.. Gays resignation, TO be
Speaker CT the Sixteenth Congress, and
served during one session-the second. He
was again elected TO the Nineteenth Congress,
after Messrs. Barbour and Clay had filed the
Office during the Seventeenth and Eiehteenrh
Congresses. New York, big Stale as it is, as
not numbered as many presidents OF Speak
ers as several other States, and her Que
Speaker only served through one fall term
and hall OF another.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
Real old.FnshIoned POLE.

An Old gray horse stopped in front of a
holel m Lewiston, Me, the other day, and
orloai couple stepped out of tie stout
wagon 10 which he ives attached. The groom,
VINO carried little green boz, took the
landl ord 10 one side, and said 10 him conf
aenhally: Me and Harriet was married
this morning. We have started on little
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19


There are some facts in connection with
the life of the late William T. Thompson
the author of Major Jones's Courtstip, which
il may be well to tate before give brief
summary of the position which, In my iudg-
ment, he should occupy as humorisi Col.
Thompson was born at Ravenna, o., in 1872
being the first white child born in what il
known as the Western Reserve" of that
State. His father was a Virginiap, and his
mother was a native of Dublin, Ireland.
When he was eleven years OF age his mother
died, and then his father removed to Phila-
delrhis, where he, too, died soon afefward
Young Thompson was thus thrown upon his
own resources, and commenced his Journal
istic career by entering the Phiisdelphia
Chronicle. In 1855 he moved TO Augusta.
GA, and became associated with his brother
bumorist, Lougstreef, who was at the time
editor of the States Rights Sentinel He sub
sequently went 10 Madison, Ga, and took
charge of the Miscellany, in which paper
Major Jones's Courtsh;p first appeared, in the
form Of letters. Finally he became The
able and honored editor of the
in that city on the 24th OF March, 1882 To
politics he was always strongly Sou hern.
Besides Major Jones's CoUrtship he wrote the
Chronicles If Pineulle a dramstization of the
Vicar Of Wakefield, and The Liue Indian
comtd y out of which John E. Owens % zde
fame and money, without pay to the author.
Avery tells US in his history OF Georgia that
"Col. Thompson was tricked out of the copy
right of Moj0r Joaess C0urtship in the very
flood Of its extraordinary sale. and, by
chain of curious circumstances, reaped no
benefit from its great circulation" l think
Thompson is entitled to rank among the first
OF our American humorists. In AcjOr Jones's
Courtship we see types of character from the
'cracker" population of middle Georgia,
brought before US in faultless dialec, form.
Such flesh aud blood creations as old "Miss
Stallins," "Cousin Pete" and the excellent
"Msjor" and his sweetheart, are not I'M
worthy of comparison with some of the
greater, but less realistic, charscter-sketches
of Dickens.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19

The letters of Charles H. Smith (Bin
Arp are Immensely popular with Southern
readers They embrace a variety of topics,
and contain much genuine wit, clearly man.
1iest through the medium Of imperfect or
biography, 80 cleveriy employed by The au-
Thor. Many Of Mr.. Smiths earlier letters
deal with political subjects, and the Metropot-
stoR Record Office, in New York, published
Ihem in book form in 1856, under the title
of Bill Arp, So Called; 4 Side Shov of he
War. His letters FIRST appeared in print in
1851, and were welcomed by large circle of
readers. "During the war every soldier in
the field knew Bill Arp's' last" Mr.. Smith
resides in Georgia, and is lawyer as well as
humorist. A newspaper correspondent de-
scribes him as Ga very Interesting gentleman
when shaking of what seems a hsOitual re-
serve" In addition 10 the work already
mentioned, he wrote book called Peace
Papers, which was we'll received. AsI am less
familiar with The letters of "Bill Arp than
with the work of our other humorisis, l close
my notice of him by tribute TO his talents
from Col. Avery's history Of Georgia: "As
for Bill Arp the man seems perennial.
Week after week he has sent out his unfail-
ing messengers of wise fun, scalping with
kind keeDness the everyday faculties of life"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
muhIenbarg, GROW aud Randall.

Only two other men were ever reelected
Speaker after Cosgress had interviewed since
their fret election. One was the first Speak
er, F. H. Muhlenberg, of Pennsylvania, who
held that place in the First Congress after
the adoption of the constitution from 1889
10 1871, and was succeeded in the Second
Congress by Jonathan Trumbull, of Con-
nectieut. but was again elected to be Speaker
of the ThSd Congress. He was one OF the
only three Speakers PENNSYLVANIA has had.
the others being Messrs. Grow, who was
Speaker OF the Thirty-sevenlh Congress
from 1861 to 1868, and was the only Speaker
ever elected on the 4th of July, Congress
having been called by President Lincoln TO
meet on that day the first summer of the war,
and Randall, who held The place during he
second session of the Forty-fourth Congress
and throughout the Forty-fifth and Forty
sixth Congresses. He is the only Pennsyl
vanian who has ever held the place through
successive Congresses, and is one OF the very
few Speakers who have been elected three
times successiyely
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19

@We are persuaded that the ancient
Hermes with all the subtle art and natural re-
sources OF the alchemists, was a very poor
doctor compared with Mrs. Lydia E. Pink
ham, of Lynn, Mass. Hermes may have
been after all only a clever practitioner OF
the black art; but We know there is no hum
bug in the pharmaceutical chemistry Of MIs.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
CARLISLE,
The Next in Succession In Long Line OF
Speakers of the House Furnished
by Kentucky.
The Men Who Followed Linn Boyd and
Henry Clay, and Their Length
Of Service.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Co1trier-JournaI thinks Carlisle will be elected
Speaker, and he claims for Kentucky that
the,i is the mother of Speakers" although
but three of her sons have ever filed that
Office IN the national House Of Representa-
tives; yet their united terms have covered a
longer period than is comprised in the COM
bined terms of the Speakers from any other
one State, even from Massachusetts, and Vir-
ginia, which are the only States which have
had four different Speakers. Only one,
Joseph B. Varnum, of those from Massa-
chusetts had two terms, 80 their united years
of service covered but ten years. The four
from Virginia covered altogether thirteen
years, while Pennsylvania three covered
eleven years and Keniucky's three sixteen
vaara in all
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
Jones. stevenson. nrnler aud Barbour.

The only one who ever served in that ca
pacity throughout four consecutive con-
gressts. with ne other Intervening, was An
drew Stevenson, of Virgins, the father 9I
Elk Senator Stevenson, of Kentucky. He
was Speaker continuously from 1927 10 1884
but only served during the session OF The
Twenty-third Congress, the last TO which he
was elected. He then resigned, and is The
only mar, except Henry Clay, who ever re-
signed that Office. The latter twice resigned
it. Only Que Speaker-Kerr-who was
elected in 1875 and died in August, 1876,
has died while holding the office. Virginia
never had a Speaker until Philip Barbour
was elected 10 the Seventeenth Congress,
1921 TO 1928. She has had since, however,
three other Speakers-Andrew Stevenson,
above named as having been elected to five
successive Congresses; r. M. T. Hunter, who
served In the Tweniy-sixth Congress, 1889 10
l841, and John w. Jonss, who served from
1S43 to 1916. So Virginia ranks above
Pennsylvania in the total number of years it
has had the Speakershp, being thirteen, tn e
latter having had it eleven.
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ST. Louis Employment Agency

04c NORTH SIXTH STREET, ST. LOUIE. NO.
. o Csnirs-tors on Railroads. Ieyeef. etc
Eurplfed with hzt-ciRsE Laborers free Of charge
Orders respectfully solicited.
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INSURANCE.
NOTICE.

THE FIRM OF MURPHY MI RPHY is this
i day dissolved by mutual consent. B. F. MUIR
ply retiring ]. J. Murphy assumes the assets and
liabilities aud will continue the General Insurance
business under the firm name at No. o Madison
street.
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Judge A. 3. Lopx.treet.

Judge A. z. Longstreet was the 6rst OF
this eoterie of authors to win permanent pop
ularity from public which is ever ready to
be amused. in his famous book Of Georgia
Scenes he avails himself TO the utmost OF the
humorous capabilities OF the section he de-
scribed, and the characters he portrays. The
work appeared from the press of the
Harpers in IS40-and was. as Mr.. Davidson
informs us in his Living Writers Of The South
-abundantly successful. The same biogra-
pher says: every body hiss read Georgia
Scenes, and laughed at Ned Brace and
Blossom and Bullet and at Hardy
Slow and Tobias Swift and 'Ransy
Snifie.' Judge LoDgslreet, in addition to
his legal calling, was a Methodist minister,
and at time when humor devoid OF digni-
~ was regarded as a fungous growth among
the clergy. 1t was Tumored that Judge
lLongstreet valued very little his talent for
humorous writing, and desired TO suppress
his work, as OF too trivial character for
his graVer positions in life" One author
tells us: Il haven't the slightest idea that this
rumor had the shadow of a founda-
ton in truth. / think so knowing
both the man and the book"
However this may be, Georgia Scenes,
although they treat OF the first hall
century OF the republic, have never quite
lost their hold upon public favor, and
gained much more than local celebrity be-
lore the m an who wrote them passed beyond
all praise or blame. The sketches are Of
unequal merit, but the most noteworthy of
Them, such Georgia Theatres" 1.-THE
Horse-Swap," ''The Character of a Native
Georgian, ""An Interesting Interview" and
''The Militia Drill, /" are trimming over with
wit, and are in admirable keeping with the
period described. As a remal kable example
OF literary resemblances il may interest my
readers TO know that Mr.. Thomas Hardy
had a scene in his novel of The Trumpet
Major which is almost fac simile OF Long
streets Militia Drill. The verbal likeness
between the sketehes 10 striking az to give
rise 10 the suppositioa that the Englisa an-
thor must have uucousciously reproduced
the work of his American cousin. Judge
Lopgstreet was born on the 22d of Ssptem-
Der, 1890. The place of his birth seems 10
have been a disputed matter. Duyckiuck,
in his Cyelopedia Of American Literature,
says he was born in Richmond county, near
Augusta. Ga; Applelon's CycLoped'a ssys
he was born in Augusta; and Judge Long
street styled himself "a native Georgian"
but said he was born in Edge6eld District,
S. c. II is enough for Georgia TO know that
he was her son by adoption, if not by birth,
and that his book is her Law full heritsge
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
Joel Ch.nd,er Harri. 6Unc,e Kem,,,.

Few American readers are unacauainied
with "Uncle Remus: His songs and saw
ings," and the fame of his biogrspher is be-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19

When evils rise To certain hight the popu-
lar will has nothing to act through. 1t is
very difficult for single State to act, in the
lace of the clauses in the constitution about
bresch OF contract and special taIes, and we
are not certain Of he right OF the Central
Congress We do not ourselves see anything
In The constitution OF the Union which
should forbid Congress to expropriaie with
compensation any property whatever which
it is Of national importance that the nation
should possess; and the power OF expropria-
ton implies rights of control in the public
interest.
Nor do We see, either why Congress should
not legisIate for all means of communica-
ton, as it does for the po=iofies, and. In TACT,
embrace all within the control of that es-
tzblishmeuf. American lawyers, however,
shook their heads over emancipation by law,
except az an incident OF the war; The States
would be jealous, - usual; and hitherto the
control Of railways has been considered, as
was shown IN the Illinois citation for lower
rates, withia Stste puryiev. The million
siie viii, therefore, we conceive, be Protected
By legal difficulties, until on some fine day
some one Of them does something which
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21
Inside Impressions of Maine Gen.
eral Hospital
By an Old Patient.

One cannot enter Portland from any direc-
ton without being impressed with the une-
oualled site of this institution, upon the west
ern bluff that overlooks the city and country
far and near.
Every rail and carriage road is within its Wis
ion, and beneath its shadow the landscape
stretches far up to the everlasting hills,
crowned with Mt. Washington, whose snowy
crest glories in the morning sun while upon
the tops of its lesser sisters it is not yet sunrise
But what are beautiful scenes to eyes that
close in pain? What are mere outward sur
roundings to frames that culver under fieshly
ills with little hope of relief? For the benefit
of such we volunteer few inside impressions
of this institution. After the first that it is
beautiful for situation, one is impressed with
the amplitude of its apartments and the mimi
table arrangements for ventilation and tenn
perature. Warmed by steam, an even temper
ature is maintained, adapted to the most deli
cate patient Two spacious wards in the Sec
ond and third stories, and private rooms, some
of which are fitted to suit the most fastidious
taste, and overlooking the rich scenery o
Portland suburbs. Those patients who would
be able to take ride or walk but for formld-
able staircase have but to take chair upon
an elevator and ride down TO the lawn in front
of the building.
Telephones are connected with the offices OF
the surgical and medical staffs, so that attend
ance can be had in few minutes in case OF
special need.
One element of success here is found in the
daily watchcare given to the patients The
physician in attendance visits the patients
daily, or oftener when necessary. The symp-
toms of each patient are watched by house doc
tors in their semi-diurnal rounds, and care
given day and night, by faithful and expert
enced nurses anxious for the recovery OF the
patient.
Two daily calls are received from the resi-
dent physician and superintendent, DIR. Hunt,
in whom every patient feels he has found
friend, and very department knows they have
a penetrating supervisor.
Mrs. Warren, the matron, is gifted with
talent adapting her to her position. With
kindly good morning and words of cheer she
greets the patients daily. An enemy to dust
and disorder, no neglect escapes her detection'
whence NAV be found the reason OF the proven
bal neatness of the Hospital.
In regard to the dietetic department, we
think, like the boy who said that pins had
saved vast number of lives, by people not
swallowing them, that many lives are saYeo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21

THERE is evidently growing sentiment
among the Southern people in favor OF the
protective tariff. 1t was earnestly support
ed in the platform adopted at the recent
convention of North Carolina Repu bicans,
and in Virginia the feeling is running SO
strongly in the same direction that the Re-
adjusters propose to take the matter up and
give it permanent place in their pro-
gramme. These indications of the drift OF
public opinion are the more gratifying and
significant because the free-traders have al
ways been accustomed to regard the South
as their impregnable stronghold. But since
the Southerners ceased to devote themselves
exclusively to agriculture and began to turn
their attention to the manufacturing indus
tries, they have undergone salutary and
perfectly ineligible chang heart.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21

So Castle Garden is not to be closed after
all. The steamship compani es have changed
their minds, and are now ready to contrib
ute of their own free will what they refused
to pay under the compulsion of an uncon-
stitutional law. They will submit to be
taxed at the rate of fifty cents on each emf
grant landed, and as the proceeds of this as
sessment will be amply sufficient to cover
the expenses of keeping the Castle Garden
establishment open, the scare for the pres
ent is over. This conclusion OF the difficult
ty is good thing for the immigrants, who
otherwise would have been completely at
the mercy of the sharpers who in all great
cities, but in New York above all, prey up
on the ignorant and unprotected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21
BOYS, ATTENTION /!

TuyHE Portland Fraternity at its last meeting de-
cided to open school of carpentry, to be
under the supervision of Luther Pingree, who Is
well onaiified to instruct The school will be in
the third story of the Fraternity building, on Free
street and will be opened July 9th at half-past
seven in the morning, continuing daily I'LL III, Inc
school will be free to boys in the public schools, and
those wishing learn the use Of tools will 90 well
roll their names rs but limited number can be &C.
commodated. Mr.. Woodhill is daily in attendance
at The rooms and will receive and register the
names of applicants. !unloou
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice to Coal Dealers

E,HE Committee on Public Buildings will receive
sealed proposals until Wednesday, at noon,
June %, 1852 for eight hundred and fifty tons Of
best quality Lehigh Coal (broken) and two hundred
and thirty-ve tons of best quality Lehigh Coal egg
size) $40 pounds to the ton, to be delivered and
put in and trimmed in the pens at such ofthe Public
Buildings and school houses of the city and at such
time as may be designated the coal to be in all
spects of the best quality and in the best order and
we'll screened on the wharf before delivery, and
weighed by such weigher the city may designate.
The Committee reserves the right to reject any
and all bids that may not be deemed for the inter-
est of the city. Address proposals to
CHARLES. +. LIBBY, Chairman.
June I3. 1882. je14tje2S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21

THE Paris Figaro gives the following re
cipe for making free tour of the world
Adopt the Jewish religion and go to Rus
STA. Thence you will be elected and for
warded by way of Lemberg to America by
the emigration agent. In America assume
the garb and appearance of Chinaman,
and you will be dispatched to China. There
give yourself out as Russian, and you viii
be returned to that country, from which
YOU may again be expelled as Jew and re
turned to Austria-Q E. d.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21

BoYcoTTING took the queer form at Leav-
enworth, Kansas, Of demand on barber
to discharge workman because he had
signed the total abstinence pledge. The
boycotters were the proprietors and employees
of the hotel in which the shop was, and they
did not like to see the business of the bar
room injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21

BLOOMFIELD, Illinois, is the scene OF an
ecclesiastical controversy which promises to
result in the organization of brand new
religious sect The trouble has arisen from
the manner in which worship is conducted
in one of the Protestant Episcopal churches
of that city. It seems that the clergyman
in possession entertains rather advanced
ideas upon the question of ritual. He is a
believer in the importance of ceremonial OBJ
servances, and is an admirer of more or
nate manner of worship than is consistent
with the practice of Low Church Episcopal
lians. The usual consequences have ensued.
That portion of the congregation which be-
longs to the Evangelical school of theology
have appealed to the bishop of the diocese,
and upon his deciding against them, have
taken into consideration the expediency OF
seeding from the establishment and OF
starting a littlea church of their own, a
course which it is said will be adopted
This is another instance of that tendency to
disintegration which is the peculiar peril
and characteristic of Professionalism.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21
TO GRATIFY HIS WIFE.
An Interesting Story-A Hopeless Case
Cured. A Good Reason. fOr. Happiness
Statement of Mr.. Washington Monroe of Catskill
Green County, New York.

"For many years had suffered from aHcomplaint
which the physicians called Gravel. had employ
ed some of the most noted doctors without obtain
ing any permanent relief, and for long time my
case was regarded as hopeless. All who knew the
circumstances said must die. Finally, my wife
induced to IL bottle of DR.. Kennedy's Favor
tie Remedy which she had somewhere heard of or
seen advertised. Without the slightest faith in it
but solely to crafty her, 1 bought bottle of a
druggist in our village. 1 used that and two of
three bottles more, and-to make long story short
i am now as healthy man as there is in the
country.
Since then have recommended 'Favorite tReme-
dy' to others whom knew to have suffered from
Kidney and Liver complaints; andI assure the pub
lie that the 'Favorite Remedy has done its work
with similar completeness in every single instance
and trust some other sick and discouraged morta
may hear of it and try the Favorite Remedy as
did m 4eou&Wlm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-21

ARCTIC explorers differ about the proba
BILE fate of the missing Leigh Smith and his
party. Smith sailed for Franz Josef Land
in the "Eira' year ago this month, and it
seems to be the impression that it was his
purpose to return southwark before the
closing of navigation last Autumn. The
latest news from his ship is that it was in
the vicinity of the west coast of Franz Josef
Land July 10. Won Payer believes that il
was caught in the ice, precisely as the jean
nette had been two years before, and that
there is small prospect that the crew have
escaped death. Nordenskiold, on the other
hand, imagines that Smith reached the
point for which he set out, wintered on the
coast of Franz Josef Land, and will make
his way to Nova Zembla this Summer. A
relief expedition sailed from England in
search of him yesterday.