Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-21
FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN.

The train OF the Princess Louise was run
into the other day by switch engine with
out damage. 1t was her railroad train.
There is great rejoicing in Canada over the
finding of Princess Louise's fayorite poodle
which had gone off with some other dog and
got itself lost.
! the Sultan TO Lew Wallace is only picture.
The Sultan never fools away any of his beau
tiful Circassians
As Princess Louise visited the CHINESE
theater and restaurant in San Francisco
doubtless our snobocracy will soon develop
a taste for rat-pie.
Mics Lucy Stone has seeded from the
Boston Woman Suffrage Convention, and is
running one of her own in Omaha. From
Alpha TO Omaha is quite trip.
A merchant in New York has been arrested
for kissing his servant girl. The merchant
who has pretty servant girl should make it
point to remain ST the store as long as pos
sible.
PHILADELPHIA mothers now tell their
Youngsters that If they are right good little
boys until the bi-centennial celebration this
fall, they will take them down to the river
bank and LET them play with the United
States navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Squibbs, of Sullivan county,
Tenn, were married about two years ago,
and now seven little Squibbses make il in
teresting for The fond parents. Three OF them
were born about a year ago, and a quartette
are but a week or Two old,
The infant of Anton Pelatis, of Pittsburg.
Pa, was found dead few days ago with 4
large cat sitting on its breast. The death
was mysterious, the little one having been
perfectly healthy shortly before, and all the
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child's breath was esueked" by the feline
Mime. Byron, of Jersey City, who is one of
the numerous army OF cIaimsnts TO the dis
tinction OF being "the greatest living as
trologsr and clsiryoysni," confssses 10 re-
ceiving fees as high as 500 for love philters
and powders. Fools continue to be pienti-
full crop in this land Of free schools and
newspapers.
Miss Sarah A. Brown, of Lawrence, Ks.,
who was once the Democratic nominee for
State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
is now candidate for County SupsrinteBd-
ent on the Republican side. So far as heard
from, Kansas women are apt to be independ-
ent in politics, with a disposition 20 run on
all sides for office. They are thus able to
break corrupt old parties all up.
Henry Ward Beecher has answered the
question, at is wrong for Christian to
dance" at is wicked" he says, "when it is
wicked, and it is not wicked when il is not
wicked. In itself it has no more moral
character thaa walking, wrestling or rowing.
Bad company, untimely hours, evil dances
may make the exercise evil; good company,
wholesome hours and bone influences may
make ii very great benefit"
1t appears that Brigham Young's FIRST wife
was an Ohio woman. A dispatch from Char
don to the Cleveland Leade, says: "In the
IL
found a very interesting record, which is
worth going to see. 1t is on the fortieth
psge of the volume of applications for mar
risge licenses for the year 1884. II is the !
application OF Brigham Young for license to
marry Msry Ann Angel. They both lived
In Kirkland, Geauga county (now Lake,"
In membership of nearly 100000 the
last annual report shows that only 1900
babes have been presented for baptism in
the Presbyterian Church of Americs. Prob
ably the most startling neglect is in Buffalo, |
where the three largest churches report each
one baby baptized. One of these has 325
members, another All, and the third 1896 |
These figures, it must be remembered, are
from the official records, carefully made up,
and solemnly laid before the highest judici-
airy of the church. TIE Presbyterisns will
have TO hurry up.
Mira. Ruggles, OF Bartholomew county, l
Ind, is woman OF imposing pluck and |
tenacity OF purpose. A female friend of hers
having been inveigled into marriage with a
scamp named Beck, who deserted her and |
was found to have FIRST wife living, Mrs
RUggles caused herself 10 be commissioned
as a special officer, obisined a reauisition
from Governor Porter, and carried the fugi- |
i've Beck al the pistols point back from !
Kansas. We rick little in ASSUMING that |
Mr.. Ruggles will never desert his own fsmi-
y hearthstons.
Mobammedan prayer rugs are The latest |
fashionable kick. They are "about three by |
our feet in size, and can be distinguished by |
he design, which always represents some |
arge figure at one end and is pointed at the
,ther. Places are indicated for the hands /
md knees. Devout women procure the real 1
hing from an importer, aud, without facing
decca, humping their heads on the floor, or Il
emovisg their shoes and stockings, like the /
ons Of the prophet, still actually do use
hem TO kneel on while praying. They ars
aid to be great comfort"
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
icy, of Oradel, n. J and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
i. Lavrence-Mr. Lawrence being the as
istant payiug-teller. of he Metropolitan
rational Bank of New York Ciiy-went
o.ting with their children en- the Hseken.
act river, on Sunday afternoon When Mrs.
nIlneys ATTENTION was diverted. Harry |
Whitney, two years old, leaned over the sids
nd fell INTO the water. A second spIash fol-
'wed almost instsntly, Richard Whitnev
Eelve years old, having Owed TO save bis
rother. He brought him to the surface. aud
cid his head above the water until the boat
as rowed back 10 them. Both children
ere exhausted when they. we're drawn into
he boat.
"Ouidap has constituted herself the poet
,ureate OF the Egyptian expedition, and the
ondon LINES has recently published on its
1ter sheet twenty-five lines of blank verse
yer her signature in praise OF the war, un-
sr the title 1882" "Ouids@ begins bv
Hing how Great Britain put her armor
7, and stretched her stately limbs to sluu-
n in the SUM-" thereby encouraging other
aiions to steal the crown frsm off her brors.
er faithless friends, her sisters and her
lildren with @Goneril and Regain over
as"-whoever they may be-were "meting
1t her lands among themselves and parcel
g her honor" when England awoke-
: Then, swift as lightning flashes
ON the blue skies, her glance of scorn fell on
them.
nd they crouched like wolves that are o'esmas-
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