Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-17
WOMEN EDITORS
And Women who Sew for a LiTiBg-A
Cheap Lunch and Exchange
Wanted.
A Call for the Police TO Look After
Bad BOys-A clearinghouse
Needed.

In reading the mention of Mrs. II. n.
Prewett az being az old editress IN the South
was reminded OF a little thing that took
place shortly after she begsn her editorial
work Some editor was rather sharp and |
impertinrut in usiug rough remsrks on the |
tact ihst "a woman was out OF place IN tue |
editorial cnslr, and especially in regard to
political opinions. Her business Was to have
children snd train them, leaving BRAIN
work to men." Mrs. Prewett srole brief
editorial, and closed with the words: I'VE
have two little sons one twelve, the other four
teen. We will nave their new pants finished
10 few days, and propose 10 dress them up
and send them over aud hang a leather
meda around the neck Of the editor oil the -
IL due-biI Tor whipping TO be given by
hem for their mother rs soon az they reach
their majority.
THE WOMEN
have been good at newspapers Tor long
time. The fTSt daiiy newspaper printed IN
the world was established aud edited by
Elizabeth Mallett 10 London, IN 1902, almost
200 years ago. Ia her sslutAtory
shs said "she had established newspaper
10 spare the public half the impertinencs
which the ordinary newspapers contain.
Woman-like, her paper was .reformatory..
The frat newspaper published in America, OF
=
cbuselts. After the death OF the editor the
widow, Margaret Craper utltsaed II Tor
three wears 10 a most spirited manner. Ii
was the only paper that did not suspend
publication when Boston was invaded by the
British. Il is stated in documentary history
Of South Carolina that Elizabeth Timothy
published aud edited q paper IN l77S IN
Charleston. After the revolution Auna
Timothy published it, and was appointed
state printer, position she held for seven
cen years. Mary Church published paper
in Charleston near the same time in special
opposition 10 the stamp act. One was ALEC
published by woman in Rhode Island, IN
1892 and was, history tells Us, appointed
printer to the colony, and printed the
Colonial LaI7s, a book OF $40 pages.
THE WORKING WOMEN.
HEusworth"i is heartily glad that the call Tor
The working women TO organize has peen 30
promptly met, and that the Knights OF Labor
have SO gallanLy met their appeal. 1t Is well
known that among the women workers are
many intelligent women of reduced means,
and the association will sooa fud that they
can run their organization as successfully
| ss men and with az desirable results. They
nsy rot al oncs see the benefit, but that will
conIe in time. Mrs Elizabeth Boynton Her
| bsrt, one OF the brightest and most earnest
women in Chicago, who has a place on the
| Inter Ocean, is about 10 call a convention OF
| all the working women of the nation to send
| delegates TO Chicago. AS general thing the
womeu's unions are too poor to afford much
show of sending their delegates, but in
| almost all OF the unions there are womep Of
| means who JOIN with and help them in m any
| ways. Let US hope that this will be the case
/ in this city, aud that the working women
may meet with generous encourage nent from
all parties.
EXCHANGES
| for sale OF women's work are very successful
| in many placer. That OF New Orleans was
organized by few ladies who started up the
one in Chicago, and il has proved very sue
cessful indeed In connection with that in
| New Orleans is a ladies' eating-room where
wholesome soup and oth-r simple dishes are
| prepared, and many families send in for
soup and other dishes who live near. 1t is
only question Of time when all these things
| will be discussed iu the South, and such in
stitutions will be IN every town. Articles OF
woman's work of every kind are deposited
10 the exchange and sold for ten cents com
mission to the exchange, which is in this
way kept up. Much real good hiss been done
IN this way, aud msuy a woman has sent her
fancy work here TO be disposed OF in a pri-
vate way. 1t is the all-inportsnt thing t.
get the women of the land to work in a way
that will be Of some service aud pecuuisry
help.
VILE WORDS ON WALLS.
| Would it not be we'll for lew policemen
TO try and discover woo the boyI are that
disfgure walls in the subui be of the CITY,
bin its most beautiful stfeets, with vile words
on the fences, aud, no matter how high then
station in life, treat them to night in liIe
lookup?
| KATAToRIUM
10 Memphis would pay in more ways thar
one. Few parents dare trust their boys il
the dangerous river, yet all desire them tC
learn the art of swimming. Cannot thin
thing be done by some enterprising IndIvid
ual? A floating bath, with ressonabi,
charges, would be we'll patronized for seyera
months.
| ] have heard many complimentary re
marks regarding Mrs. Walworth's book
Maky and !, and am glad to say ii give
such Satisfaction that il il selling well, anC
no parent can carry o his little once a NOR
ohsrming and wholesome story than THE.
The number Of wsgoE-losds,of Irish pots.
tors on Front street, and tbs appearance Of
the peaches coming ioto market, are visible
evidence OF an excellent crop soon TO come
in, "a This ia early for fine fTnit. The potato
crop will be found very hne one iDdeed.
ELLSWORTH.