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The Skin.

Everybody cannot have rosy
lily complexion, but everybody cal
have Il soft. agreeable skin.
First, women who want a nice
skin ought not to eat quantities oil
heavy, rich food. A diet of fruit,
fresh milk, unbolted flonr bread
grains and vegetables will do more
for the complexion than a hundred
washes. Avoid lard dishes, spices
tea. coffee and constipating foods
which give women cloudy skins and
red nsSeS.A torpid liver causes con
stipation, and that ruins the skins.
Dyspepsia and tight lacing redden
the nose.
Take bath every day in tepid
water with a moderate use Of soap.
Cold water in winter roughens the
skin and makes it bark like. Wash
your face and neck in hot water at
night just before you go to bed
4 Use soap atsthis time, butrinse it
lUiO4 J. e2fs uIDl llu{$7
ffeii soii &c esfif.
Your bath bnt don't wash your face
with soap then.
Women can keep offpimples and
sallow spots by the frequent bath,
and eating only plain, simple food.
Milk, i'rnit and grains are best
Even wrinkles can he kept AT bay
a long tine. This is done by keep
ing good.natnred and serene, and
by the Use Of some softening lotion
upon the face every night. Pure
glycerine, thlnned with water, is
excellent. Rub it thoroughly upon
the neck, face and hands just he
fore you go to bed. 1t will to q
great extent smooth out the grim
wrinkles, and even soften the whole
expression OF the face. Yon will
he surprised to know how satin
smooth the skin will become. Dat.
meal water is also an excellent 10
tion.SoaE a cnpfnlof oatmeal in five
tallIlulN w w ii (-l Iti
hours. Stir it several times. Strain
through a sieve and add bay rum
til it is of the thickness of cream.
Battle face and hands at ight with
this, letting it dry in.
tits the duty of every woman, no
matter how old, TO make herself as
pretty AS possible. Never forget
that. One Of her chief beauties is
a good complexion. Bntdon't take
artificial means to get it. Use
powders very sparngly, if you
must use them ut all. They look
better in the evening than in day
light. Lead powders are rank pois-
on. You may know them by the
slightly purple, Iivid east they give
the face when put on heavily
Young girls should never use pow
der at all. 1t only dims their bright
color.-South Bend Tribune.
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fees which they involve grow less
The greatest merit implies the
least virtue; though, of COURSE. the
more advanced characters have
their own victories to win, their
own merits to earn, in IL sphere
higher than that IN which most
mems earthly battles are fought
But it will never do to admit that
because we find less merit in an
action there is less virtue in it.
On the contrary, so far az we can
see, the merits of the frail are no
merits to the vlrtuouS; and the rea
son that they are not so, is that the
vlrtuous' have either been born in
or have reached a higher plane in
which they no longer feel the temp
tations in the tolls OF which SO
many of their fellow.creatures are
still struggling.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-02-13
Cot the Job.

The other morning a boy about
fourteen years of age knocked at
the door Ola house on Brush street,
and asked the woman if she didn't
want the snow cleaned off the
work.
.sIIow mucll7n she cautiously in.
qnired.
"Thirtv cents"
II wont pay it. If you want to
do the work for ten cents you can
go ahead"
: He leaned on the handle of his
SHOW shovel and looked thoughtful,
and she finally qneried:
wv ell, what do You sayP
It's lust AS that woman around
the corner fold me-" lie replied. 81
shoveled off her SNOW and she gave
me fifty cents. told her | was
coming to you, and she said,
Il don't know her. What Dusl'
ness is it to her.
Yes, but"
sWhat did she say7'
sShe said I'd get left. She said
that any woman who wore plush
sacque and passed it off for three
hundred dollar sealskin would be
mean enough to go ont nights ana
shovel her own SNOW"
.Boyr whispered the woman as
she turned white clear around her
neck. u want you to clean on me
snow. When you are through I'll
give you IL silver dollar, aud WANT
! you to 20 around and tell that w".
mau flat any one who buys and
wears dollar store jewelry and four
teen shilling shoes hasn't got sense
enough to fall off Il bob tailed carr:
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Willing TO Correct.

He walked into the Office the 9th
or morning, looking pretty much
like man dissatisfied with general
results. ,,, :.
CURED. !,
He was directed to this foot of
the throne.
aGood morning, sir" he began"
grua1y.
"Alornin',o grunted the editor, :.
81 came in,' he proceeded, "to
fell YOU of a misprlnt i'll the pa
per-" -.
"Well, 1 sent a notice around II, u!
here that my friend Smith had just
been married, and yonr internal
colnpositor got it, mir. Smith has
inst been martyred.'"
aUgh, you call that a mlsprlnt.
do Won? Well, I don't, and | have
raised lLat compositor's wages. II
YOU don't like it, send Smith
around to me ten years from now
and If he wants it corrected Ii
have it done."
The visitor departed to see Smith
Merchant fraveEer.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-02-13
The Career of ssUncle Remls. -

Mr.. Henry9W. Grady, editor of
The Atlanta Constitution, who lis
| visiting New York, iran interview
with a reporter gave the following
account.ofsthe circumstance that
tdeveloped' Uncle RaElus..'
sUnclesRcmns;So our other hnmOr-
t0us WRITER, was afreckled{aced, red
headed printers dsvilin a,conntry
office. Heswas the consummation
iofbo,ne IIpess5 and Very small In;
stature. Hescould not. reacllsup to
the case to set type and hadsto ell
evate himself on a box. Now aud
then a quaint piece Of humor would
appear in the paper. TWAS finally
discovered by the editor that the
little devil. Harris. WAS the author.
and instead of writingit. just setit
upln type. The true quality ofthe
humor attracted The Savannah
News, and he was employed by that
paper and then by The Constitution
where he is now.
When he went to work on the
latter paper Old 81 was the funny
writer. He was soft" and was un.
able to contribute his usual stuff.
We put Harris to writing for him,
and not to hurt Mr.. Sinall's feel.
Ings he took the name OF Uncle Re-
mus. Smal's humOr WIS ola po-'
Iitical and local nature; Harris
dealt with the negro folk lore
Very soon Harris writings were
copied everywhere. He received
offers to write stories formagazines
AMI periodicals.. The first he wrote
was "Mingo." 1t WAS Illustrated by
Abbey and published in "Harper's
Christmas" The price paid for 1t
was S40O.
A funny incident occurred in
connection with this story. Harris
came t. New York to talk to Mr..
Abbey about the Illustrations
Now, Harris is the most timid Of
men. They concluded to give him
a social spread. He attended, but
before they sat down he said he
Wanted to see about his overcoat.
He went out, got his overcoat,
rushed off to Desbrosses street fer
ry and started for home, having re.
manned only two days. His negro
stories are published in book form
by Appleton & Co. The Century
publishes all his stories, for each. Of
yhififJ lApgettssss iss,asqlgg--nlp-@essp5ola
ries in book form, though the copy
right law does not compel him to
do so. Douglas publishes his sto-
res in a series called the American
Classics, including the following
authors: Bret Harte, George w.
Gable, Howells s. Aldrich. In'leed,
to sum up, Harris receives 5000
annually from his books, and a sal
airy of $4,000 a year from The Con-
stitution.
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Don't Work too Hard.

Farmers wives as d general
thing, work entirely TOO hard. Let
them moderate their labors to tue
nroportion Of their strength, and
s even if help has to be obtained to
make up the deficit, it were surely
better than to wear out premature
" from exposure and overwork and
leave our children at a tender age
without a mothers care. A good
woman with good husband, eau
he happier nowhere than on a farm;
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NUN BIER 80

but let not a senIe Of du!y in the
one, nor a false economy in the 9th :
er, deprive the wife of all needed
assistance. 1t is far better to ell.
joy life in OLD age with your child
rem than to have shaved through
life TO leave them "a fortune, while
you lie down in a premature grave,
ere life'S great tasks be fully done.
Let the duties and responsible
ties usually deyolyed upon farm.
er's wives be lesSened, and furnish
abundant help for. the work to be
done.
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TRIP LIGHTLY.

Trip lightly over trouble.
Trip lightly over wrong,
We only make grief double
BY dwelling oI. 1t long.
why clasp woes hand 30 tightlyi
Why sigh DER blossoms dead!
Why cling tn forms uislghtly7
Why not seek Joy in'teadl
Trip lightly over sorrow.
Thous eli all tho days be dark.
Thcsu may shineto-lnorrow
And gnyly sing the lark;
Fair hopo has not Departed,
Though roses may ha,o fsd;
Thou never be doNn-heartcd
But look for Joy Instead.
Tip l,ghtly over sadness.
Stand rot o rail at doum;
: We've pearls 20 string of gladness
On tl.is side Of tho tomb.
Whilst starr are iishtly shining,
Aud Hcavcn is overhead.
Encourage not repinlng,
But look for Joy instead.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
ADDITIONAL RIVERS.

PITTaBURG, September 24.-Night-
River feet on the gauge and falling.
Weather clear and mild.
CAIRO, September 24.-Night-Rivsr
@ fee, 3 inches on tine gauge and falling.
Weather cloudy and warm.
CINCINNATI, September 24.-Night--
River feet 8 inches on the gauge and
falling slowly. Weather clear and
warm.
New ORLEANS, September 24.-Night
Arrived: City Of Vicksburg. De-
parted: City OF Baton Rouge, City of
VicksbuIg, st. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, September 24.--Night-
River feet inches in the canal and
2 feet 4 inches on the falls and rising.
Business dull. Weather clear and mild
LOUISVILLE, September 25-Night--
River feet inches in the canal and
2 feet inches on the falls and sta
ary. Business fair. Weather clear and
pleasant.
ST. LOUIS, September Daylight
River fallen 40 feet, and stands G
5-l0feet ON the gauge. Weather clear
and warm. Arrived; d. r. Powell,
Vicksburg; City OF Nat hez, New
0rlFaDa
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dent DEMOLISHED
BY A son OF COL. ROBERT f.
L00NEY
On Account Of ScurrilOus Article In
the Columns Of the Weekly
Republican.

A rod has been in pickle for Col
George G.. Dent, the editor of the
Republican, for some time, and it does
nos seem to have lost any of its
strength through long soaking.
In the early spring time, when the
trees were just beginning to put out
their leaves, a weekly sheet christened
the Independent was started, and
though there was nothing independent
about 1t, several candidates who were
an xious for The Mugwump vote, sus.
tanned 1t with their announcements.
Alter all the blood had been drawn
from that source that its editors could
extract, the Independent was turned
over to George g. Dent, who threw off
the thin guiss Of independency and
called it the Republican. He was de-
termined to be talked about and have
his paper discovered, and as he could
think OF nothing else printed the fo!-
loving scurrilous article about Col. X.
+. Looney, then candidate for Gov
eruor:
"Wc have placed in the field az the
Republican standard bearer Ar lay.
lor. His brother Bob seems to be the
coming nominee of the Democratic
party, shorty to meet at Nashville.
We hope be will be. Dibrell is prob
ably a great man. The canvass of
Coz. Bob Looney is perfectly absurd.
III the Colonel or his friends will come
10 us, we will make a plain s. statement.
We are afraid that Col. Looney will
inaugufate system Of reputation in
the State. He has failed to pay notes
given Tor money borrowed in person.
end if he does this personally, how
can we believe that he will not, IA
Governor, repudiate the State debt
Dibrell or Bob Taylor before Looney.
We must have nan OF honor for
Governor. Col. Looney made enough
money, 1t appears, in the celebrated
suit of Looney VS.. 0Conner 10 pay IF
his little debts. This seems to have
arisen from penitentisry stock hence,
how can a laborer support him? Do
they desire another. penitentiaIy ring ?
III so, Col. L)oney is the man. A man
who will repudiate his own indebted
ness is not fit man for Governor,
although the law may, by the statute
of Limitation or bankruptcy, aid him."
CO.. Looney was then out of The
city, but his friends were deeply in
ceused that 30 infamous and wholly
uufounded thing should bs said
about him, and his son, Mr.. Thomas
Q. Looney, selling Big stick started
out to hunt Dent up. de had been
suddenly seizsd with an attack Of CONT
and took the tain for Hot Springs
He returned day or two since, and
Mr.. Tom Looney, who had also been
absent, met him yesterday evening
on Madison street in front of the Mer-
camille Bank. Walking up to him he
tapped him on the shoulder to attract
his attention, and as he turned let fly
at h m with his fist. Dent threw up
both hands and avoided the blow, but
Looney WIS in earnest, and the next
time he let fly he ooHned his man.
He promensded on him until bystand-
ers interiered and the police were
ca led. Mr.. Looney was arrested ard
put up a forfeit. Dent disappeared,
but the police were looking for him
late yesterday evening.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
MEETING OF MERCHANTS
TO TAKE ACTION IN REGARD TO
DELAYED DRAYs.
rOad-OmciaIs Elected-The
Paducah Scheme.

The Freight Committee of the Mer-
chants Exchange will meet in their
rooms this morning at 10o'clock to in
vestiga'e recently made complaints
against the Memphis railroads for de-
lay OF drays at depots.
Merchants having grievances of
this nature are request d to be pres
ent.
The committee had this matter in
hand some time since, and succeeded
in effecting promise from the several
railroad officials that tronbe in that
way should bs stopped Recently re-
newed comp aints have made it neces-
sary for the committee 10 again look
into the matter. r.
Representatives, the Memphis rail.
roads are invited to attard,
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ANOTHER COMPANY
with Half Million Capital Makes
Bid.

81 am in qnite waterworks frame
of mind now" said President Had
den, yesterday. my trip West, where
everything is 80 brisk and modern
Improvements go plentiful in every
Ii tie town, put me to thinking about
all sorts of things we ought to do
here and l mean to 20 to work harder
thsn ever on tue water business.
Here is letter l received this morn
ing" he said, handing the reporter
the following:
MUNoIE, IND, Sci tenn Der IA, 1885.
d. P. Badden, President Taxing District,
Memphis, Tenn:
DEAR SIR-0ur company has been
referred to you by your fellow til
zen, r. III. Vance, to make inquiry Of
you about the condition of the water
works system in your city, with a
view of opening some correspondence
mutually advantageous. Let me soy
that our company has a capital, as
you will STE, of 100000 paid in,
and has among It's officers men OF the
highest standing in New England and
Pennsylvania, and we are now owne's
and operators OF fifteen works. II
the wstqrworks in your city are in a
condition to be secured and placed
nrder the management OF our COM
pAny, l would be glad to call on you
or send representative to your city
to open negotiations to that end.
Any information you can give on this
subject will confer favor on yours
truly,
". s. KUHN, Gen1 Manager.
Per JNO. MCINTYRE.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
RrO0klyn Races

GRAvEsEND, N: v, September a.
First Race.-Three' quarters of mile.
Mamie Hunt won by head; Bill
Sterit. second, Brait third. Time
1:16.
Second Rdce.-Mile ard an eighth.
Frank Ward won by length; Aretino
second, Ada d third. Time-l :55B.
Third Race.-Handicap; mile and a
quarter. Bue Wing won by head !;
Goufalon So cond, Favor third. Time
$40.
Fourth Race.-0ne mile. Won by
Cleaner by a length and half; Per-
icles second, Maggie j. third. Time
-1;42a.
Fifth Race.-Mile and sixteenth.
barefoot won by a, length; Santa
Claus cond, Besst hird. Time-l 1904
Sirh Race, Selling allowances; mile
and an eighth. Won by Broughton
by two lengths; Pilot seco d, Error
third. Time-l 1861.
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The Pad ucah Project i'm Court.

st. Louis Republican: A matter az
feCting the estate of the late DR.. James
II. Mclean YVES brought up in the
Probate Court yesterday by Messrs.
Fisher and Rowell, Il appears that
the deceased was majority stockhold-
er in the st Louis, Metropolis, Carbon
dale and Paducah raj road, which was
10 extend from Metropolis to Carbon.
dale, $50 600 having been spent upon
the construction of the line. 1t is
claimed that the deceased was liable
for $500 for construction work on the
road and thst he entered into a con-
tract with II. d., Fan kner, of New
York, lsst June, for the purchase of
his interest in the project; the price
agreed upon, after fifteen more miles OF
grading had been flushed, being $685.
600. The right OF way to Vienna
junction and the Doctors interest in
the Star Building Company were also
to be acquired by The New York gen
tlemen. For the reasons stated it was
claimed the Mclean estate had be-
come liable for about $4,000 IT was
proposed by Mr.. Faulkner that he
should wa We his csim in respect to
the completion Of the work, and secure
the estate for $4,000, the balance due
for the purchase OF the Mclean inter-
est; that he would assume all obliga.
lions of the deceased in connection
with the road. 1t is more than prob
able that the proposition will be- &C
cepted,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
ON 'CHANGE.

Mr.. Ed NEvINs has been elected a
member of the Merchants Exchange.
CLOSING prices of October options at
Chit ago yesterday: Pork, So TN.
Lard, SO 80. Clear rib sidee, ~. Corn,
sac. Wheat, 74Bc. Oats, 25Bc.
VISITORS on Change yesterday:
Mrs. James @. Bell, city; MessIs.
Charles @. and Willis O. Campbell,
Jackson, Miss. Col. j. +. Smith,
Marion, Ark.
AMONG recently returned absentees
who showed up on Change yesterday
are Meesrs. Q. E. f. Hall, IL Saville,
Gen. r. F. Patterson, George II.
Latham, VIM. Bow'es, jr.j Alex. j.
Mitchell and, last but not least, George
s. Msclaran.
THE frat barrel OF the new crop CT
1886 Of Louisiana molasses was sold at
auction in front Of the Merchants Ex-
change yesterday morning Quite a
crowd Yves present and lively bidding
indu ged in. Starting at SOC, it rapidly
vent up and WIS finally knocked
down.to Messrs Ke ly, Roper & Reilly
at 75c per gallon The barrel was con-
signed to J. w. Williams through
Ruberbier & Bshen, New o leans.
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PbiIadsIpnia. 8. nshinRton. =.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September "a -
The GENE today between the Phila-
delphia ard Washington clubs was
tedious and long drawn ont. The To-
cal club is in bad way for pitchers,
and Strike, formerly of the Kingston
On, " cluO, was put in the box. He
did fairly well, only eight hits, two Of
which were scratches, being made off
him. The game was called on account
OF darkness.
Washington ....."..0 0 0O01 IL
Philadelphia .........0 0 0 2 0O1 O-3
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
Another Robbery,

Night before last, while Mrs. Pfem-
fert, who has grocery at No. 445
Georgia street, her residence being in
the rear, YVES sitting out in front with
her family, thief cut the blinds oil
her bedroom and succeeded in getting
away unde ected with an open face
gold watch, double case silver watch,
a fine hair chain fnished with gold,
an ebony cane with a gold head, a
gold necklace and q Japanese box
filled with family trinkets.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
Saved From the Poison of q Snake
Rite.

Captain Jack, snake chsrmer, who
has been travelling through Pennsyl.
vAnia with an Indian medicine doctor
and tooth-puller, was bitten by cop
perhead snake, whose head he had
put in his mouth. The snake bit him
twice in the mouth, and Captain Jack
said that he thought thai it would kill
him. He said that the accident was
wholly due to his forgetting tLat from
the 20ih to the 25th of August copper
heads should not be handl d, as then
their bite is fatal. Fortunately for the
Captain, however, he had bottle Of
whisky in his pocket and a package Of
Ko.Ko Tulu. He dra0k the one and
chewed the other, snd at last accounts
was reported ont Of danger.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
The Pensacola ana Memphis Road.

The stockholders Of the Pensacola
and Memphis Railroad Company held
q meeting at BIewt n, Ala, to perfect
the organization for Alabama, at which
the following were elected directors:
L. II. Sel'als, s. n Van Prasg, E.
Watkins, s. q. Cobb, w. B. Wright,
Walter Tate, Joel P. Walker, j. R.
R bertson, B. II. Warren, H. @.
Tompkins and William q. McLsare.
This nesting was followed by a mest-
ing of the directorp, at which the fol-
lowing were elected officers: L. II.
Sellers, esidant; Ed Watkins, vice
president; S. N. Van Praag, secretary;
4. d. Oubb, treasurer; W. B. Wright,
auditor; Tompkins & London, attor.
news.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
THIEVES ARRESTED
Who Robbed PeddIer on the
Steamer James Lee,

On the last trip out OF the steamer
James Lee a peddler was robbed of
his pack and YVES obliged to leave the
boat when it landed at Helena, with
out having obtained any clew to the
thieves. Capt. Hackett succeeded in
finding a part OF the goods at the
house OF woman living on Union,
near Desoto street, and the remainder
were found Yesterday at the house Of
Gustina Trice on the river front
Gustins and her husband and a man
named Dpason, both of whom were
roustsbouts on the James Lee, have
been arrested.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
A Druggists STORY.

Mr.. Isaac O. Chapman, druggist,
Newburg, N. Y, writes US: 81 have
for the past ten years sold several
gross of DIR. William Halls Baleam for
the Lungs. l can say of it what l
cannot say of any other medicine, l
have never heard customer speak of
it but to praise its virtues in the high
est manner. / have recommended it
in great many cises OF whooping
cough, with the happiest effects. l
have used 1t in my own family for
many years; in fact, always have a
bottle in the medicine closet ready for
nae -
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
The PiItsburgs Allowed 90 Defeat
the ChtcagOgs

PITTsBURG, PA September 24.-An.
sons "Babies," the League cham
pions, stopped off here on their way
Esst today to pay an exhibition game
with the Pit shurgs and were b aten
by the score OF 10 to 3. The home
team outplsyed the visito a. eve,y
point. They pounded Clark, on's de-
livery for fourteen hits, with total OF
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
TRANSFERS.

+. Warister to w. ]. Hamlet, lots
No. 80 and 80 of j. II. McClure's sub.
division, in country, near Whites
Station; consideration 5000.
Il. j. James to Ami AlEchlemier,
lots No. 8 and 8 Mosely avenue, Thos.
Whiteside's subdivision, sum Of SIS.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-25
The Ross Reach scuIIing Race.

LONDON, September 24.-Sportipg
circles are taking the keenest interest
in the sculling race tomorrow between
William Beach, champion OF the
world, and Wallace Ross, for $500 a
side. Beach has been prscticing twics
daily. His admirers claim that he
was never in filter condition for row.
ing a great race than be is now. Ross
has practiced but once a day since
Monday, but bis cond ton is regarded
as splendid. His friends have been
anxious to keep him free from over
training. The betting this afternoon
was to l on Beach.