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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-12
WOOODVILLE, TENN.
suicide of Frank Jones applause
for Congressman Glass,
looRREsPONDENo OF THE APPEAL.


WooDvILLE, TENN, March ll.-New,
is received here to-day of horrible
case Of suicide at Tibbs, this county
by taking morphine. Frank Jones
was the name OF the unfortunate man
He was walking from the village drug
store with friend, and took in his
presence twenty grains Of morphine,
and told his companion goodbye, as
that would be the last time he
would see him, and commenced cry
ing. He went home and lived day.
Whipping, beating and other means
were resorted to, but without effect.
Jones was man of family, and about
fifty years old. No cause has been as
signed,
Farmers have sown more oats than
common, preparing for the scarcity of
feed in the summer. The season has
been favorable for sowing.
David M. Lanier, sr,, is now carry
ing the mail between this place,
Brownsville and Curve. He promises
to be prompt and safe contractor,
and is always on time.
MThe farmers, especially in this por-
ton OF Haywood county, are applaud
ing Congressman Glass for his untiring
efforts in their behalf. There is much
need OF legislation. for the promotion
OF agriculture, and II is absolutely nee
essary for the general welfare of the
country that the farming class should
have defenders. The latest measure
introduced by Representative Glass is
a bill requiring Consuls and CONNER
cial agents of the United States in for
eign countries to procure and transmit
to the Department of State authentic
commercial information respecting
such countries, of such character and
in such manner and form and at such
times as the department may from
time to time prescribe, etc. 1t also is
required that every consular officer
shall furnish to the Secretary of the
Treasury the prices current OF all
articles OF merchandise usually ex.
ported to the United States from the
port or place in which he is stationed.
The information shall be included in
the annual reports of the Commission
er Of Agriculture, etc. The Commits
sioner of Agriculture has reported IA
vorably on this bill, and it win no doubt
become a law. The whole country is
benefited when the farmers are bene-
fitted. II the tillers of the soil are en-
couIaged and are prosperous brisk
ness is impaired to all other business.
The South needs more Representatives
who will work for its material welfare,
for the promotion of agriculture and
the betterment of the condition Of the
people.
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TORONTO, March 1l..-Advices from
Labrador state that below Esquimaux
Point to Blanc Sablon, people are
starving. They killed in January 500
dogs and etc dog meat every day to
save lives. Late last November ship
was sent from Newfoundland with q
load Of provisions, and in a great
storm was lost aud never heard OF.
The bishop at Esquimaux Point has
written to the government asking that
provisions be sent hiln as soon as nav
igation opens, as there is going to
be starvation there this spring. At
Pentecost many f,milies are begging
for food and there is none to give
them. At Point de Monte no more
flour ia to be had, and the people are
in O starving condition.
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CONTAGIOUS
Diseases are Prevalent all over the
World.

] am a native Of England, and while
was in that country contracted terrible
blood poison, and for two years was under
treatment as an outdoor patient at Noting
ham HOSPITAL, England, but was not cured.
l suffered the most agonizinG pains my
bones, and was covered with sores all over
my body and limbs Ihad vertigo and deaf
meas, with partial loss o. sight, severe pains
in my head and eyes. etc. which nearly ran
me, crazy. l lost all hope in that country.
and sailed for America, and was treated at
Roosevelt In this city, as well as by a prom
inent physician in New York having no con-
neetiOn with the hospitals.
l saw the advertisement Of SWift's Specific,
and determined to give it trial as last
resort. | had given up all hope Of being
cured, as / had gone through the hands OF
the best medical men in Nottingham and
New York. took six bottles of S. s. S.
and / can say with great joy that they have
cured me entirely. am as sound and v ell
as l ever mas n my life,
L. FIRED HALF0RD.
New York CITY lima 10 1895
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RIIleI nv MoonsI,Iners

DUBLIN, March liza farmer named
Heenen was killed by moonshiners at
Kilrush, county Clare.
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The House.

Mr.. Sowden, PA. i from the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the Navy
Department, reported q resolution
which was adopted, calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for a statement
showing the amount of money ex-
pended in the ordnance shop at the
Washington Navy Yard; the number
OF guns made, altered and repaired
there, and the number OF cartridges
purchased and from whom.
Mr.. Hammond ga ] from the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, reported back
adversely the resolution directing that
committee to inquire into the right of
the United States to cancel patents for
inventions and discoveries. Laid on
the table, Mr., Parker n. Y. obtained
leave TO file a minority report. The
minority report goes into an exhaus-
tive review Of the legal points in
volved in the proposition, and after
citing a number Of cases in which the
United States took action to cancel
letters patent the committee SAYS:
TT seems to be not only right, but the
solemn duty OF the United States to
say that her seal attached to such
Contract shall not cover q fraud. The
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-12
"Ths DyspeptIc's Refuge"

81 am thirty-five years DID," writes
Mr.. Charles II. Watts of West Somers,
Putnam county, N. Y, Sand had sui.
fered from dyspepsia for fifteen years.
The current treatment did me no good.
Listlessly, and without hope, gave
Parker's Tonic trial, can give the
result in three words III cured me-" 1t
will cure you"
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The Turco-BuIQnrian Treaty,

CoNsrANTINoPLE, March IL. - The
conference OF the representatives Of
the powers, which met consider the
Turco- Bulgarian treaty, which, among
other things, creates Prince Alexander
of Bulgaria ruler OF Eastern Roumelia,
has accepted the treaty in its entirety.
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POISON

had produced great holes in MY back and
chest, and had removed all the hair off my
head, yet / began to improve in a weeks
time, and the sores began to heal, and were
ennTely cone inside OF eight weeks.
WILL JONES, Porter Union Pass, Depot.
Cisco, Texas, July 10, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 3. Atlanta Ga, N. Y, 1877 W. sd st.
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ABnnI.runt Princess

LONDON, March 11,--Princess Helene
of Ypsilanti is announced as @ bank
rupt. She is the daughter Of the late
millionaire, Baron silva, and widow of
the late Greek ambassador to another
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-12
Jersey City, N. j., August7 !, iss5.

Two years ago contracted blood poison.
After taking prescrip ions from the best
physicians here and at Dallas, concluded
to visit Hot Springs, and on resching Texar-
Specific, assuring me that il would benefit
me more than Hot Springs, Although tho
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-12
BLOOD

Is the life, and he is wise who remembers it,.
But in March of last year (lSs4l, contracted
blood poison, and being in Savannah, Ga,
at the time, went into the hospital there
for treatment. j suffered very much from
rheumatism at the same time. did not
get well under the treatment there, nor was
| cured by any Of tho usual means. have
now taken seven bolt es of Swift's Specific
ana am sound and well. ltdrove the 20 son
out through bOiis on the skin.
DAN LEAHY.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
The Coward's Disguise.

In sketch entitled, Fighting Around
Spottsylvanil, published in the New
York Star. Firms Wilkeson writes:
II saw T colonel of infantry put on
his wax pl;nt. 1t was a bowling rec in
one act-cu lIef act OF not more than
tive Z second, duration, but the fun Of
the world IA crOwle into it.
This t,o de, bewhiskered brave sat
afe!v behind "a Iarg, oak tree. He
~. iied around quickly. II face hard
rod with reSolut Oh. He took a car
cr.Gye out of rs st pocket, tore the
paper VI il h - t'p !;white te tn, spilled
he po@v r'r l. - right palm. splt on
il. ani .hcI ia. as. L quick glance
arour & So. j. ne was observes, he
ruhoci -" M - en-d powder on his
face an hands, and then duSt-coate1
the war paint.
Instantly he was tran formed from
tre rtI.Hg coward wlo lurked behind n
tr-e i:.to Hn exhausted brave taking a
little we'll earned rePas'.
iaflc. - $; entity at the spectacle,
md I'll ID IA. caateens at a spring l
.ound, "a then relo.Bet my comrades,
and [, re her we lGug ed at ard then
4 ank TO the health of the blonde war
rIor.
That night SLEPT and dreamed of
comic plays and extravagant burle5Ques;
but IN the widest IF dream vaSarieS
there was no picture tnaL at all COM
pare to the actual one | had seen in the
forest.
That colonel is yet alive. Isaw him
two years ago
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
A Brand New Story of George Washington.

When George Washington was a
small boy and about the time he car
ried on his numbering operations in his
fathers orchard he heard the old gentle
man say he wished to get a good bird
dog.
Shortly after that George succeeded
in stealing common yellow dog of a
neighbor. and knowing the governor
was not well posted on dogs offered to
sell it to him for fifty cents with which
to 90 to the circus.
.ls it hunter?" asked the grandfather
of his country.
- s. replied George.
g Setter or pointer?"
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
MATCHED AND MATED.
Incident of Trip on q River s.earabo

Incident Of Trip on q River Steamboat
At landing below Baton Eouge about
thirty colored people CO apoGra the
boat.
Among them was likely young wo-
man with whom one Of the coloret
roustabouts at once fell in love. We all
noticed them making eyes at each other
during the afternoon, and finally gen.
tleman from Illinois said:
Il do t see any reason why they
shouldn't marry"
"Bat have we clergyman aboard?"
Quered another.
A third gent eman replied that we had,
and he went off and hunted up a man
wearing spectacles and choker, and in
formed him that his services would soon
be required.
The man from Illinois went down to
the colored woman and asked il she
thought the roustabout would make a
good husband, ard she replied in the
affirmative. He went ove- to the man.
and he owned up that he was dead gone.
The couple were a. once brought up
stairs to the cabin, and all the passen-
gers collected. We Clipped in dollar
apiece. the clergyman gave his services
gratis, and the marriage ceremony went
on in good style.
After everybody had got through con-
graduating the happy couple some one
inquired OF the groom what hewas going
to do.
'Dat's what doan 'zactly know" he
replied as he stood with uncovered head.
You have money enough to go to
housekeeping in New Orleans?"
"Yes. but de ole woman would hunt
me out down dar."
"Old woman? Your mother?"
"No, sab; my wife! Ize got q wife
an 70 chill'en in Vicksburg
At this the bride uttered yell, the
clergyman sank into the nearest chair,
and the silence became profound and
painful. We had gone and married q
married man to young woman.
''Twan't my fault, said the groom,
as he jlngled our collection in his pocket.
Il didn't know muffin bout it, aided
the bride as she walked out Of the cabin.
The preacher said nothing could be
done, but the captain took the groom by
the ear and remarked:
John Henry. you can keep the money.
but you let that woman alone. II find
you speaking to her I'll break your back.
Move along. now"
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
A Young Marriage Broker.

At the recent session of the New
England Conference one Of is popular
bachelor members was assigned Il new
field Of labor and has since been making
the acquaintance Of il : i.ew flock.
On "a recent sunday se made a tour Of
the Sunday School under the direction
Of theSu erintendent, by waola he was
presented to the differ 1T classes. As
they came to one class Of small boys,
taught by a prepossessing young lady,
the Superintendent. by way OF introduc-
ton said
This class has usually been taught
by our Pastors wife"
Before the new Pastor could utter his
word OF encouragement TO the class one
OF the bovs sa!t:
Now Is your Glance. teacher"
The word of eucouracesueat was not
uttered and the Pastor al.d SLTeriHtend-
ent quickly sought the next class, leaving
the blushia- teacher - her boys New
Hampshire Paper.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
THE PEPPERMINT CROP.
An Account of q Unique Industry OF Wayne
County, New York.

| Along the banks ot Garnagua
River, which flows thro;i'i the so lthern
portion Of Wayne County may be seen
in the Summer seas'n .ar.e tie ds oi
| green-colore1 plants a;,o..t eight inc es
| in height, extending over al exteu i've
| area.
To a botanist neer1ta pererita is the
name bv which it is known. but to the
world in general it is p~roer,nin:.
Il this conn Tarativ-!v snail area
seven-eichti.s OF ali the p'-p..n mint in he
world is IA sed The low, inncky land is
| plouched in the Spring II is the laid
| off in burrows eighteen irc % apar-. and
sets, portions of old plants are plantei
closely together in The row. This is done
early in April.
The roots are traNsplan,c. every other
year. 1t takes about eight square sods
OF roots as they lie p u ground to
plant an ace Tie o;s that are
planted thi- Near ate tHe crop is
is gatherc v1l lie trans = ante in every
other r"A I0i hcxt years crop.
Tie first years crop is always the
best. because the plant is then freest
from weeds. Usually taer are allowed
ground is ploughed under. When the
PAo-'N 4I't'- cic"ii " GopAI I"O hEl q
half feet In height they rIpen.
The harvest begins usually in the last
of August II Is cut like clover. with a
cradle, and raked into cocks. when it is
allowed to wilt a little before il is taken
to the disIilIery
The process of distillat:on continues
until the last OF October. The plant Is
brought from the fields in large wagons
and tightly packed in steam-tl-ht vats.
The steam is let into the bottom Of the
vat and the oil from the plants thus
volatilized.
The oily vapor and steam pass through
a conden-ing worm into a receiver
where the oil. being lighter than water
is dipped off, and Is then pat up in tin
cans holding twenty pounds and taken
to a refinery in Lyons, where 1t Is refined
and put into twenty-one-ounce bottles.
eighteen bottles in a case, labelled and
shippet to all parts Of the civilized
world
The average crop per year in Wayne
County is between $4,000 and 100,0 900
pounds, and yields on an average about
twenty pounds to the acre in a good
season.
Seven -eighths of the whole crop in the
world is raised in Wayne County, and
that principally in the towns of Lyons.
Arcadia, Palmyra. Sodus and Wolcott
A large proportion Of the oil is ex-
ported.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
Sweeping . Room.

In sweeping room few simple rules
are all that are needed.
Let all ornaments, small toilet arti-
cles, and the like be placed on the bed,
and that entirely covered with a sheet.
It is well to have sweeping covers Of un-
bleached cotton sheeting, large enough
to drape each piece Of furniture as can
not conveniently be removed from the
room.
All chairs, ottomans, light tables, etc.,
should be busted and set in the hall or
an adjoining room. Loop up curtains
and draperies SO that they will clear the
floor. Have rugs or mats removed first,
and shaken in the open air.
Shut the doors and raise the windows,
unless the weather should be exception
ally cold. In that case the air ng may
be deferred until the sweeping is finished.
Sweep from one side of the room, leav-
ing space into which to push the furni-
ture, as that opposes the progress OF the
broom. Leave nothing unmoved that
can be moved, and see that no corner is
allowed to harbor dust or fluff.
Drive the dust into the middle Of the
room. gather il4'o dustpan, and bestow
az once mo The ire. Let the d'ist settle
tii'.'tt5ttt Oclpl : setting ~ Tl1Ht> Is
bogus.
Wye cc- door panels aid 9th wood
WORK rst. A square RI Of cheese
cloth neatly h.-in!ncd niake, the best
duster. 1t is soft an! easily washed,
and has theti ,d''i merit OF cheIpness.
Rub windows end mirrors, brush off
picture frames, and wash marble mantels
or slabs.
Replace the rags. uncover the furni-
ture, dust it carefully, and restore the
ornaments to their place irst observing
whether they are clean. Last, bring in
the furniture from outside.
In rooms which are matted instead Of
carpeted, it is we'll after sweeping to 20
over the floor with cloth moistened in
salt water. It remov S dust that has
escaped the broom. and gives gloss and
freshness to the mating
It should also be borne in mind that
in sweeping it is always the part of pru-
dence TO closely investigate corners and
creviceS with whsk brush. Surpris-
ingly large gleamings of dirt will gen.
orally be found even in room that by
the casual observer would be pronounced
entirely clean.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
A Minister'S Life in Dakota.

A young man who lately graduated
| from the Yale Theological School has
gone out to Northern Dakota to engage
in missionary work. In a recent letter
| he writes:
"Out on an ocean Of plain are few
| houses the size Of hen-coops-these form
Hoskins. my present abode. Not drop
Of paint sIllies the virgin color of the
boards. One room below. a loft above,
in which dozen Of US sleep.
And Hoskins is the county seat. and
the county is larger than the State Of
Rhode Island.
Il preached IN store. The boys
sat on the counter; the women on chairs
trought from various shanties. More
over, the boys carried over an organ,
filed small vase with flowers, and then
we held service.
But make no mistake. Half of these
boys are college graduates. We have
numerous lawyers who have come here
to take several hundred acres of land OF
generous government. / go botanizing
with delicious chap from Ann Arbor.
Not drop OF liquor is sold; the fell
lows are all wild to have church here;
they are willing to bring boards fifty
miles distant; for a near ueighbor is he
who lives dozen miles away. A Meth
odist clergyman thinks nothing Of trudg-
ing twenty-:our miles and preaching a
sermon.
Then the sun-it beats fiercely down,
but the half-gale that is continually
blowing naitigstes the intensity Of the
heat
Finally. we have q paper, and we love
it, too. Il gives US column about Bill
Jones's pump or the size Of NeIghbor
Browns new heifer.
Yet the inhabitants Of Hoskins are
confden. OF glorious future. A blade
OF grass towering above its brother is
magnitiec in their estimation to huge
plant and they VOW that in few years
Dakota will be boundless forest instead
Of . waste prairie"
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
Something New IN reh:c,s :.

Mrs. Gi fiory: Il think - shame
have to I! 80 around in 'hai aii coupe
when Mrs. Spreadeagie is always e; ting
something ne in the way Of Il vehicle. +"
Mr.. q. Why. my love. guess she
hasn't new equipa-e, has she:'
Mrs. g.: "Of course she has. heard
her say at her party the other evening
that her husband had given her carte
hanoAe.'
Nc. O.: Its one Of those basket
phAseuns, guess. II Pastime Graphic.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04

Tranways run from one end of the Gale
Arturo Prat to the other, being drawn by
horses The car has two benches running
sngthvise on top, and there the second-clas
passengers ride, the ascent being made by
means Of spiral staircase in rear OF the car.
The fare is five cents for first class and two
and one-hslt cents for second, in their money,
which IS about half the value of ours. The
drivers are all men, bat all the conductors
are women, and some Of them are really very
pretty. they collect the fares and register
them on dial on the rear doors of the car
The women OF Valparaiso have fair COM
plexlonS. regular and handsome features,
dress well and tastefupy, and are, as rule,
well educated. They speak French, Italian
and English. and are good, at times brilliant,
conversationiSts They are, in addition,
ainiable, hospitable and charitable The only
thing that can be said against them IS that
they are too often given TO the worse than
abominable practice of painting ."-Valpa-
raiso Cor. Courier-J Journal
Tho London Bankers, Magazine ays rnaE
within the last few years "eotfes has dropped
more than 20 per can't. sugar fully 50 per cont.
tea nearly % Per sent, wheat ahsus -
PEI cent, butchers meat 10 psr cent OF
metals, cooper has fallen about 50 per cent
and iron abou: 25 par csut Wool has
fallen about - per cent Lsashsr + almost
the only article dea-sr new than Il vas oetsan
years ago Most Of this large decline hAs tax.
en- place ancs lSs2s
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04

A farmer in the West being visited by
robbers, and having no shot sor his gun
FOR their appropriate reception, put in a
box Of pills.
The outside application resulted in
the death Of one OF the intruders and the
serious wounding Of another.
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
nd Worm
as AZ {
.hon II

preached. =.
"Mr. Gall" said one, "allow NE to
introduce Mr.. wormwood, Of Davenport,
Iowa"
What name?" -.
"Wormwood - was the answer.
"Ah," said Mr.. Gall, I've OFTEN
heard YOUR name coupled with mine
Pleased 10 mec; you
.Gali amt Wormwood! Shake =
indianapolis Journal
Wichita eagle., 1886-09-04
The next day George crawied unde
the tent of the Great Colonial Unitet

Circus and Menarerfe and spe-t the half
dollar or pop corn bricks.
AtaHt wees #fter h.> fth"r diScov-
cred that tho ,r.; d.d q Neow : bird
from p wheel ht,Tnv. ;;:.c irortiy after
was about o si.iy :. mule harness trace
INTO active Use Cn his -oa aad Eair.
Il thought you said that dog was
a hHnter-a genuine setter ne de-
mauar,.
Father I cannot tell H." pleaded
the young hopeful, it is a hunter and
4 setter 1t will hunt around TIL it
finds bone and then set down and
eat it
4 few moments later the elder Wash
ington en- Grad the house.
Sam, saii he TO his coachman, who
had just vlfcl IL self TO some fine old
randy on tte sideboard, you Will have
TO get a new trace for that off mules
harness. EsteIline Oak Bell.