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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

Tm celebration by Spain In 1892 Of the
iour-hundpd;h anniversary Of the discoy-
cry Of America by Columbus, Ia TO be con.
fined 10 that country, Portugal and "ihc
Nations Of Latin America Tho Queen
Resent, In her decree, states the object Of
the exposition viii be to present In the
mos, complete manner possible the condi.
ton Of the inhabitants Of America At the
time Of the discovery, and, by a separate
exhibition at the same time, ''thc present
culture Of the Nations Of Latin America. ="
A special committee isto be sent 10 South
America In a war vessel 10 supcrln,end the
arrangements. The United States IL not
iopartidpaic In this expedition, nor Can.
ada, and therefore the greatest results that
have followed 10 The world upon Colum.
bus discovery win DO lot 70 the Spanish
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

TuE birmingham EuniRg Ncr. inviting
the attention OF cotton manufacturers TO
the advantages Of the South, shows that
besides the saving Of the cost Of handling,
Of mlddlcman's profit, insurance and nail.
road freight charges, which amounts 10 10
per cent, cotton manufactured nj the
South IL worth IS per cent. more than
Northern goods Of the same weight and
texture. Cotton used In Southern mills
does not undergo the process Of hy-
draullc compression that railway carmay
convey forty bales. Cotton balcsarc thusab-
soluicly solidihcd. and when the hoopsaro
cut, ailcr lying ak months or year In
Eastern warehouses, the elasticity Of the
staple is destroyed, and In order that Il
may be- expanded the cotton has TO be
beaten with heavy fails and the bent tibcr
broken then or later In the carding ma
chincry. The result IL tina, 400 thread
from Southern mill will sustain one
third TO onc-hali more weight than an
equal thread from Northern mill, and
heavy Southern cotton shifting Is rs dura-
BILE Ne buckskin. The world Is discovering
this fact, and Southern mills will soon mo-
nopolise markets now closed TO her She
Ia fast gaining on the North, and will
eventually compete successfully with I'm.
gland.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

Is Georgia Tie cent is, after tho ist Of
May. 10 he introduced for general circula.
ton. The state Railroad Commission has
ordered that after that date the railroads
shall collect the exact mileage II they can
make the necessary change. and, In case
they cannot, shall not collect more than
the next lowest amount ending in o or O.
This, Of course. makes II for the adyan.
tagc Of the railroad companies to lay In a
supply Of ornts, 20 that they can make
the exact change. This win 10 a great
convenience 10 the public, and a great
saving, aud viii no doubt be eagerly sec.
onded by merchants throughout the South
In all lines Of business, 70 that the cent
may come into circulation everywhere.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
THE FIRST BATTLE or THE REV
OLUTION

II is inilmated that the bill for erecting mon
ument al Point rleasanI y, We, 's ,a "%
Committee, Is intended in part to reclaim from
Lexington and Concord their hono 2 !" 'no n,s'
wonl Womb be a GOOD deal more Of job to un.
dertake than merely erecting a shai'' no
,rne ,hs, Gov punmore Of Virginia during whose
war with The Indians, in IVA. Col. Lewis gallant
ho,v sccvsod Of stirring nm strife with The red
men in order to weaken the cause Of The colonisis'
n on y, w" ,So Sos me-" whom Iosan cornstsk and
other chiefs attacked unsucccssfully at that place
pus mes ,,s nc ,n"' ~, cnaroo,cr 81 the oneninc
Of the Revolution The airocous murder by
whites o. ,ne ,snly o. ,ne famous Loss a,s,I"ns
by hi. tribe. aud then the war followed The gal
ianIry WIN whlch INC pas''o =. 'o,"' as,", a.
though II i not best 10 take the occasion for con.
STRUGGLING inicren'ini history'--Ne'' fo's i''"e'.
our contemporary 'S 's"'' "o''' W
sheer io''y 70 ci''i'n 'ne pa'''o vi n"'"'"""
as IN any way connected WIN 'nc "o'o-
lntionary war except uha' 'he Objects VIM
survived that decisive engagemeh'' !"
ince'ing he'u very soon "''e'' ie'o'''u'
mat US 'ne low VI 'p'''' "'' a'"''"
ment 10 the real ih'ores'S anu i'''
r!ghS OF America outweigh every o'"e'
cohsideratoh' they wouiu oAer' every
power W''hh 'iem ior .no uc'c'''o VI
American hper'y anu ior inc support VI
her Just rights ana privileges not III any
preclp''ous' rio'ous OF 'umu''uouS n'''her'
but when regularly called iorth oy inc
unanimous voice oil our coun'rymen' vi
these officers, Evan sheipy ana MS son
Isaac and two sergeani' oil onpt she'py =
company-'ames Robertson ana N"'eh.
tine sevier--were among the founders oil
the Wauiauga settlement the begin
ming and foundation Of the State Of Ten
ncsscc. They were also among the soldiers
who met and overcame the Cherokccs on
the Goth Of July, 1910, at lIeaton's Station,
and thus fought the first battle and won
the ilBt victory for independence after II
had been declared. Haywood, quoted by
Ramsey, says 1.-THE consequences Of this
victory were Of some Importance to the
Western inhabitants otherwise than the
destroying a number Of their influential
and most vindictivc enemies. and lessen
ing the hostile spirit Of the Cherokccs. II
induced concord and union Of princi-
pie to resist the tyranny Of the Brit
ish government, inspired military ideas
and a contempt Of danger from
our savage enemies" The battle
was OF short duration, but II was a bloody
a A I'll IN
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

IT will not be the fault Of the House
Agricultural Committee II every reader Of
the daily press doesn't know all about the
manufacture Of lard. From their oxposi.
tons Of the real components Of this indls-
pensablc product Il appears that the al.
legged pure" lard is the most cpuldyo
and delcicrious to the health, while ila,,
with which cotton seed oil is--s.apoundcd
IA. invariably L.---..soend to consist Of
>Ir-ssss~ns rnd is consequently the most
wholesome Of all the lards analyEed
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

Tnr contest Of the will Of tho late Ms.
A. 7. Stewart. now being conducted BY
Mr.. Joseph II. Choate, for Mis- Rosalic
Butler, In the surogaic's Court, New
York city, h attracting great deal Of at.
teniion. From The Herulds report Of the
ease we learn that vast transactions care.
fully concealed from the public for many
ycan have been brought to light by the
searching cross-cxaminaiion Of Mr. Choaic.
AZ The case now stands very peculiar
condition Of alain Is revealed. Mr.. Choate
has shown that Judge Hilton, the friend
md adviser Of A. 7. Stewart, received
si.ooo.ooo npdcr the merchants will. For
a few days after Mr.. Stewart died Mn.
s'ewan remained in her house. seeing few
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
Arm careful canvass Of the probabIl.

ArrER careful canvass Of the probable
tiles and possibilities with all the Republi-
can candidates for the Presidency NO far
mentioned, The New York Tribune has
fallen back on blaine Ms the only man who
can lead the forlorn hope with any show Of
success, and at It's suggestion the cry has
been taken up all along the line, "Blaine,
whether he wills II or not" lilo Is TO DO
nominated and no questions asked.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

TnE firm Of Walter I. Miller. & Co., Of
New York, which had been scventy-flvc
years in existence and stood at the head
Of the cotton business OF that city, has
succumbed to the pressure Of the market
and gone by the board. They banked on
glossy futures.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

The leading public men Of Arkansas arc
with TnE APPEAL in lis advocacy Of Gar
land for Chief Justice, but some OF them
doubt the cxpediency and others do not
believe he would accept the nomination.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

IT Is rumorcd In London that Chamber
lain will shortly introduce in the House Of
Commons Home Rule Bill that will
meet the approval Of Liberals and Union
lists alike. II is said 10 be the direct re-
suit Of his visit 10 this country, where hc
carefully studied the workings OF our
system which he admires immensely.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

KEEiEy has been ordered by Phila-
delphia court to explain his motor TO one
Wilson and certain experts to be named
by the Court this week.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

Ma IIrSRy IoMn, Of Rochester, who
originated the "Lomb Prize E~ays."
through the American Public Health As.
ISOLATION, has offered two prizes for the
current year Of $500 aud 500 for tho best
practical method Of sanitary and economic
cooking adapted 10 persons Of moderate
and small means The essays are expected
10 cover, In the broadcast and most specific
manner, methods Of cooking as well ~
carefully prepared receipts, for three
classes; (i) Those Of moderate means; (2)
those Of small means Coy those who may
be called poor. For each Of these classes,
receipts for three meals day for several
days In succession should be given,
each meal 10 meet tho requirements Of the
body, and 10 vary rs much as possible from
day 10 day. Formulas for at least twelve
dinners, 10 be carried TO the place Of work
and mostly eaten cold, 10 be given. Health
iulness, practical arrangement, low cost,
and palatabloness should be combined con.
sidcmiions. The object Of this work lie Tor
the information Of the housewife, to whose
requirements the average cookbook Is III
adapted, IA well rs TO bring toher attention
hcalthiul and economic methods and re-
ceipts. Persons desiring TO compete can
learn particulars ON application 10 DE-. lr'
wing A. Watson, Concord, \. H., In who's,
hands the essays must be placed on or be
fore the 18th Of September next.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

The secretary has already sent $1,000
and urgently requests all subcommittee
10 finish their work OF canyassing as early
as possible, when proper receipts or ac-
acknowledgements will be made 10 one aud
all who have 20 kindly como 10 the aid Of
the Mount Vernon relief committee.
As Is now generally known, Miss Grace
I.ewellyn will repeat her recent entertain
ment. The following correspondence on
the subject will speak for itself
Mis- omce Lewellyn. Memphis; .
Referring 10 your kind offer 10 repeat
your entertainment for the benefit OF the
Mount Vernon cyclone sufferers, am In
sirucied by tho relief committee 10 accept
the offer, and 70 thank You, Prof. Levy
and the young ladies who are 10 assist you
for your generous proposition. Will you,
please advise me q the date selected, that
the committee may have the proper an
nouncemcnt made. Respectfully,
T.. A. kEKLiNo, Sec. and Treas,
Mount Vernon Relief Committee.
NJ. X 4. Keeling, Secretary and Treasurer Mount
Vernon Relief Committee.
Dear sir-Manager Gray having kindly
rendered n the theater. free OF charge, we
have decided 10 repeat our entertainment
for the benefit OF the Mount Vernon cy-
clone sufferers ON April 0. Respectfully,
GnacE LEwELLYs.
ffEADouAHrrEs FtSANcE AND RnLIKF
toNafrrrc or CYcf0Nn HUffnnEns
MouNf NHssos, IN, March 10. iss&
Miss Gnce Leweliyn, Memphis, Tenn
Our representative Mr.. j. NJ. Driver,
recently In your city, informs me that you
win give our suffering people benefit in
the near future. Permit me on behalf OF
our stricken people TO thank you In adj
vance, and wish Tor great success In your
charitable efforts. Respectfully,
Csc. w. EVANS, Chairman.
In addition 10 the foregoing methods Of
raising funds, the circus entertainment
will occur on Tuesday night next, on the
bluff. The Amateur Atlcthic association,
DESTROYS Of aiding In the noble cause, will
send several Of their best performers ON
horizontal bars, aleo lcapine. tnmbling.
etc. Tho whole viii constitute magnih-
cent program.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

people. Spain by such a course proves
her narrowncss and that she is still gov
erned by the bigotry that has made her
the lowest in the scale among the nations
OF Europe.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

IT is generally conceded that Badcau is
bad 'un. Grant made him, and hc wants
TO repay the kindness by trying to unmake
Grant
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25

CINCINNATI, o., Mach 2i.-Rlser ~ feet q
!ncsc and rislng. showing Thernomctcr ~.
cool and f|irinx departed. D<eolo' Meurhlr.
Golden Rule. Nov Orleans -
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
THE WEATHER.
indications.

WASHINGTON. March 25-l am.
RI For Tennessee Light 10 fresh easterly
IoSS~l winds: slightly warmer, threatening wealth
FL or. followed by rain or snow.
For Mississippi: Light 10 fresh southerly winds;
warmer. threatening weather with light nin, fol-
lowed in the east by colder northcrly Winds With
cold wave
For Arkansas Fresh TO brisk southeastcrly Winds,
shifting TO colder norhwesterly; rain or snow fol
lowed By fair weather, with cold wave
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
PUSHING RELIEF WORK.
What Has Already Been Done and
Proposed for the Future.

II must, indeed, be gratifying to the
people Of Memphis, and encouraging TO
the struggling sufferers at Mount Vernon.
H., 10 meet with such hearty response TO
the appeal for aid. The amount 20 far
received by Secretary y. A. Keeling from
the various subcommittee II as followG
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-25
al MeteoroIogicaI Press Report

memphis Signal once Report.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March a, 1888.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-18
STRAY BITS.

A Hartford coin collector has cent piece
of the United States coinage of 1923, which is
considered to be worth nearly $500.
The Detroit Journal says that there are
mon in Michigan so mean and despicahle that
their souls would rattle around i'll a flea's
ear like pea in a bass drum"
A year ago Miss Clara Moore, Of Cincln-
natl went to visit friends in Los Angeles
Cal She had few hundred dollars with
her, which she invested in southern Califor-
MIA lands, and in the boom that followed she
sold out her property at a net gain of
Sl25, 600
One Of the cheapest and best modes Of
destroying insects in pot plants is to invert
the pot and dip the plants for few seconds
in water warmed TO $50 dogs A German
paper, referring to this plan, says that the
azalea will stand l3S degs without injury
Usually heat the water pretty we'll and pour
in cool until $50 degs. is reached
One of the peculiarities Of the natives of
South Africa is their aversion to the use Of
water for external purposes during dry
weather, especially when they are in perspi-
ration, They avoid bathing except during
heavy rains, when they take advantage Of
the Opportunity for purposes Of bodily clean
illness. Their reasons for so doing are that
frequent ablutions debiItate the system and
render it incapable Of outstanding tho local
climate and that very frequently baths are
followed by ralarial fever or cutaneous
eruptions over the joints
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-18

Extremes provcrbially meet and the
fact is excmplitied anew in the love of
boxing. which unites in u sort of fellow
ship the gentlemnnly broker and the pro
fessioual "bruiser Many of the brokers
in Wall street and elsewhere in New York
are surprisingly proficient wit the gloves.
They take lessons from professors, and
from awkward novlces who put forward
their right duke as n guard they he
come dangerous antagonists who have
learned to put mp their left as IA guard and
to strike blows with their right which sug-
gest those Of a Roman battering ram.
Some of them used to take lessons in
tisticuff~ in their elegant Wall street offices
from broken noeed and broken down ex-
members of the tweuty-four foot ring at
50 a lesson AMI IN time they became ex-
pert Many Of the brokers are members
Of athletic cluls and they use the gloves
there. II is no longer safe for bully to
attack a well dressed gentleman. or even
what Is termed dude on the SUPPOSE
ton that he cannot u~e his hands. Some
OF the rouGhs OF the sixth ward have had
this momeutous fact clearly demonstrated
New York Cor Washington Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-18
CURIOUS THINGS IN LIFE.

A Philadelphia horse is using glass eye.
A young society man of keokuk, Iowa,
wona wager made in Jest by eating thirty
six bananas at a sitting.
A piano that had seen service for over 100
years, and had music in it still, fetched but
81 at an auction the other day in Read
ing, Pa.
Fox hunters near Washington ran the fox
into town, and it dashed into police station
and upstairs into the dormtory. where it was
captured.
A glass eater turned NJ at kcokul. la.
recently in the person Of young boy. Upon
WAGER he devourcd half lamp chimney
and seemed TO relish it as n sweet norsel.
When Alonzo Bowman, of Lowndesville,
S. c., goes fox hunting he allows his pet
sheep to run with the hounds, and he says
that in nine cases out OF ten it is the sheep
that runs the fox down.
A train on the Michigan Central railway
recently ra7 FROM Jackson to Michigan CITY
q distance Of l51 miles, in III minutes max
ing several stops This is reported to be the
fastest time over made on the road.
A lar.-c white oak tree, owned by T T.
Hilburua. n Vernon. Ala. is one of The
botanic.l Curiostie; OF the state. Half of the
foliage OF the tree is yellow all summer and
autumn and the other half is ALWAYS dark
green.
Michael Roch, a laborer on one of the coal
docks in Chicago, lit his pipe and leaned up
against post for q smoke. Half an hour
afterward a companion saw him in the same
attitude and tossed piece of coal at him,
but he did not move He was dead
A woman of Jersey City, y J., recently
brought homo a strange egg as a souvenir Of
trip, and placed i on the rarlor table. One
week after she was surprised to see little
turtle hrcai; he shell of the egg and slowly
crawl out The heat OF the room had
Matched il
While a dancing party was in progress at
Port Huron. Mich. the ianitor OF the hall
mounted a s-eTiadder with poker in his
hand and attempted to adjust an electric
light. Tho poker came in contact with an
exInsel section Of wire and the shock threw
him to the floor injuring him severely
A preacher in Fleming county, Ky, Dor
rowe,l suit Of clothes to wear while hap
tizins a con.,rt Sorneu here in the suit
there was dc,',s If cards which the owner
Of the CLOTH, ,-ot to take out. and while
the parson and his convert were in the
water the cars he- an to float Grrl1d them,
to the great aalazement Of the spectators.
Is there any one who still sneers at the
white horse rel haired girl theory! Let him
read this: A Nashville man stood in pool
room, undecided how 20 place his money.
He glanced out OF the window as 4 girl with
rad hair passed by, saw her. whirle,i around,
bet his money on the only gray horse in the
race, and won n big pot of money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-18

No man, however, is thoroughly
equipped and thoroughly qualified TO I'LL
the position OF managing editor with just
ness and fairness 10 readers, as well rs
to workers, who has not done reporters
work, and done II for years, in all its
devious departments. | believe, too, that
no experience Is so well calculated TO fit a
man to do work upon the editorial page as
that which the reporter does, though it is
IL notorious fact that the great body Of
editorial writers are ignorant OF the ex-
perience which falls to the lot OF the re-
porter. The EDITORS life, his absence Of
opportunities for contact with men-or
rather for contact with all classes OF men
many times result In his Inistakng the
proper position for his paper to assume.
The life Of the reporter is calculated to
. make him pre- -eminently n man OF the
people, and to give him an insight into
men and measures such as is found in no
other department OF newspaper work
Such success AS is attained 1y the average
editorial writer in nine cases ont of ten
comes from such vision as he may enjoy
through the window Of intelligence which
the reporter may provide, and some men
have a wonderful faculty OF seeing well
through the reporter ) eyes,-J \. Mind
in The Writer.
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that don't advertise. Omaha World
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SHOE BUCKLES AND GARTER CLASPS.

Ozidizcd silver takes the lead in shoe
buckle for every day wear.
A dis Of o1idi1ed silver is ornamented
with 4 spider or other insect.
The small buckles for low cut slippers are
Of Etruscan gold. or Of gold and cut steel
In garter c,asps, two daisies in enamel
overlapping o.cl other is a favorite design.
y bIchle for evening wear is of silver, the
outside eslse being ornamented with forget
me-nots in enamel
Rhine stones set in SILVER make effective
buckles for evening wear There are also
fine wrought buckles in silver.
A very .'retty pair Of clasps is orna,nented
with design of four leaf clovers, and an
other pair has checker board pattern in
enamel
In gold. an ivy vine in green enamel is ef
fectiva These clasps have a patent fasten-
ing, so that there is 10 danger Of their becom-
Ing undonA
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1t was the first and only time I ever
took nitrous oxide gas. The next tooth
out will have been the second. The rub
Der bag was attached. lay back in the
chair, composed The mouthpiece was
applied. The first sensations Of the gas
were peculiarly peculiar. You know how
1t is yourself Completely under its iniiu-
enee, l became an immense bombshen.
and was placed In one Of the largest OF
siege morfars II was before Yorktown
The lanyard was pulled, and the mortar
discha' ged with terrific. TO me siur-
ming, report. The shell-ttat is, WAS
fred aloft with the velocity OF a well oiled
streak Of lightning. felt myself flying
through the heavens above. TIE fuSe
burned was not on "a starring tour, "
but what goes up must come down" |
reached the highest possible altitude, and,
making graceful curve, prepared 10 de-
scend- ! was about TO burst. ! felt the
fire Of the fuse as 1t burned down to the
iron shell. / was descending as rapidly
a. had gone up. Why did not burst.
Still downward, doyr inward downward
/ rushed, until felt snouAl strike the
ground without bursting terrible ga
lamity. felt the fuse burn into the hole
in the iron shell and thought, ''Hurr2Hi
Now am going 10 burst no. III
not burst" But cannot help myself. -
II must burst" Then feeling Of Il
don't care whether / burst or not carae
over me, and 7 did burst into smith
Green's. with an intense feeling Of relief rs
AZ flew into tiduits and tenderioins
When was relieved from the effect Of
the gas ! found that the first pull the
dentist had made he pulled the whole
crown Of the tooth off. I hat was when
the mortar was discharged. Then he cut
around the roots and felt the sensation
Of soaring aloft. In the meantime the
fuse burned. Finally the dentist affixed
his instrument Of torture and with one
mighty effort severed my whole heas from
the roots Of the tooth. The she'll burst
The sensations were as real Is though |
had been I. living bombshell, and yet were
not unpleasant. There was u feeling Of
abandon about 1t all that WIS enjoyable.
! experienced no III eiiect.-New York
Letter.