Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

$500. 49,
many, Is ABOUT ID make d TOUR Oh tue oh''eo
o'a'e5'
ISAAC ADAMS, the inventor OF the Adams
power p~rintIog-press, died at his residence IN
oaoo"ic", N. u, on inufsday iaS'.
COL. KING, of Texas, has sold his rancho
and cattie, near San Antonio, for $4,000 OO,
TO an English syndicate. This Is said to be
the largest ranch in the world.
A L. =. z. LAMAR does all he can
to encourage women workers. Whenever he
can give clerical work 10 a woman he invaris-
bly, does 80, aud pays her we'll Tor 1t, too.
BOYLE O'REILLY, the poet editor Of the
Boston Pilot, VINO started from the head OF the
Connecticut river to paddle a canoe 10 the
Sound, capsiz4d, lost his paddle aud took the
cars.
MGR. CAPEL. the ceIebr sted English e.
cLs;s.tic = aiIea for This c,un,rv on Sstu,-
day nv the Arizona. The prelste will maze
an extended tour of the United States. and
probably lecture at various points.
Fly TJNrrED STATES TREAsuRFR SPINNER
~ 80 ,ha ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s,an m.nn -
i. sn;ov;no I;fs At Tancas,er Nh 90 mnch
thai n. has decided moi 10 return 10 his Flor
,da home and orange grove until fall.
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MR. SURPRISED hls congregation
q lew Sundsys ago. he began ms sermon as
usual and got through MS "hrsuy pretty
we'll. linen, leeilng very warm himself, ana
seeing his congregation growing ~lis.less, he
interrupted himself with the remark: THAT
ID lhe emu 0. = nss'iy, ~ 50 u, y
usy 81. nosn. $500 g" ,saaony
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OF A EDR. STEPHAN Il Oh
rector-Senersi OF me as.a,an 'eisgraPn sys-
tem. Va reoen. Jour OF ,nsPec'ion NJ en-
tereo an once JUST as a'sps.cn was oeins
received saoressed 10 ,ne operator; Ane of-
rec'or-gsnerai demanded 10 seeli. Inc opera
Tor tremolingly handed 1t over, but the sood-
nnmored dlrecter only laughed on reaolng:
Dc on your guard stephan Is on tne ram,
page. ne Puls MS nose mo eVefyoooys PIE.
ne tooS ms revenge ny oictatins 'ne ioiiow-
ing reply: 100 iate-nose Is already In my
pie"
Mr.. ANDREW CARNEGIE gave a brilliant
dinner In LONDON last tuesday 10 Matthew
Arnold, In view OF mis- approaching depar,
lure Tor America 10 lecture on sweetness ano
iight: An the eminent Americans III LOU
QOD, luCiuufDR OcuatOT SdulcTUD, were pres
ent' Mr. carnegie mas apparently oioden
IareWen 10 fit,soufs. ne Is negotiating iof
. mansion IN MayIair, ana wiz slano 10. I
99rthein pofousn as tne 1ppor'uuity
t..sIt :e go .ns"S
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YIN nui
ana 'ne birmingham nadicais.
DURING a recent lecture In London before
an assembly of armv officers, inventors oil
small arms and other experts, Col. Fosbery
astonished his audience By suddenly drawing
had Just brought from Liege, and which be
called a shady electric gun" 1t could no,
be discharged until brought in connection
| with the source of electric force, but thai
done 1t could be worked with amszing rapid
NY, It's inventor, M. fieper, oil Liege, haVine
q Few Gays before nreo 1V4 ROUNDS ID twe
minutes. Col. fosoery exhlDlted It's mode
Oh operation oy means Oh a small electric &C
cumuiator secreted under MS vest, aoo mi,
nuie csr,,ioges con'stuing on1y poSoe ano
awad- various sPeskers aItef"ara express
ed tne opinion tnat eiec richly wouid agar
revoluiloniz9 the manufacture oil small arms
A~eENTLEMAH in P is,wbo had been won
to give five sous daily to 4 blind beggal
whom be passed every day on mis- way 10 hi
business, gave him one morning, by mistake
a napoleon, and sfterward discovering hi
error, ascerlained from another beggsr hi
beue6ciary's address, and called there 10 re.
mver his gold piece. A tidy maid opened
the door of a comiortably furnished suite o
,nsr.ment.. Monsieu was requested I,
take a seat, and 10 a minute or Two the beg
gar made his appearance, neatiy dressed ant
with f~aultless shirt front. The object OF tn
visit was stated. "My clerk as just maxim,
up the days accounts" he observed; "If
napoleon has been ioond In the box, u shai
De restored TO you" Lee piece OF goio wa
found, and the Deggar landed II PACE 10 nl
VISITOR. AS me ia.el W. le'rins' .ne Seg
ga 49, S~ri
cir, out you nave ,oiso''en " give inc nan
penny ou' !"
CLEMENoEAU owes his INTRODUCTION Il
fame TO Dumas the younger, VINO some SIX
teen years ago wrote a sensational novel en-
titled L'Afaire CemenceoH, which related hos
an artist Of that name, after many coHjuga
tinfelicitie-, killed his wife With a paper
cutter. The future statesman was then
medical student, and as his name was an I'm
common one he did not like to nave it thu
used in the novel. Bot Dumas declined {
change it. Soon after, Clemenceau opened
dispensary al Moptuartre. and it is said tha
several of his early patients really believe,
him the nero of the novel. One day he se
the ankle of a nun, and then called twice a
the convent to see how she was getting or
But after his second visit the Mother Supe
rior told him he need not call again. Som
one had told her thst this young doctor ha
an ungovernable temper aud stuck knive
io,o women without hesitation when he va
angry. However, the free dispensary Wa
The tounoaiion Of his political fortune, for