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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-26
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
zvxNrs IN MEMPHIS AND NEIGH
BORING POINTS.

Weddings, Receptions aud Entertain
ments-- Movements and Prospects
Reflections OF the Society Reporter
The Social Season.
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M usical.


"Erminie" is approaching It's tooth per-
Torrance at the New York Casino.
Gerster, with Sig. Campanini's artists,
will tour the south and southwest this
season.
M. Frederic lie Rey, the young COM
poser and pupil of NJ. Delibes. who wrote
the opera "Stenio," il finishing another on
the subject OF Hermann and Dorothea."
Mr.. Gilbert has resolved not to allow
either the hbretto or the music OF the new
Gilbert and Sullivan opera TO be printed
until after its FIRST performance at the New
York Casino.
M. Camille saint-sa has gone back TO
Algies 10 finish his opera, "Benvenuta
Cellini," which he promises to have COM
pleted for the Paris Opera Comique by the
end Of August.
Mrs. Shaw, the whistler, goes abroad In
April. She will take letters OF introduce
ton TO the American minister, also to
Lady Vaudeville and several Others OF the
nobility.
Clara Louise Kellogg is to go on the road
again next season. She will have an
opera company Of sixty-ive people and
will sing under the management OF her
young husband, Carl Strakosch.
81 scrubbed music" said List, "before
could write single letter OF the alphabet;
l was absorbed in books on philosophy
aud mysticism before was certain OF my
grammar. Oh, that perfdious grammar.
Many weary hour has IL cost me-"
To the surprise OF everybody, the public
career Of Josef Holman has been brought
10 an abrupt termination. The boy, who
only short time ago was pronounced by
two leading physicians, called in by Mayor
Hewitt, 10 be in perfect health and free
from the effects OF overwork, is now said
10 have been barely rescued in the nick OF
time from nervous prostitution.
The Afnecr Of Afghanistan should have
a monument erected in Westminster Alb
hey, thegreat burial ground OF England's
illustrious dead. Tho Asiatic ruler has
suddenly manifested an intense passion for
that sweetest OF musical instruments, the
bagpipe, and ordered 200 OF them, with
the pipcrs attached, TO be forwarded to
Cabul. Here" SAYS London journal
lis at leas, an opportunity OF getting rid
Of that curse 81. civilization, our street
music ""
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Asrtn B.Kss. Of Firstaycnuc. Milwaukee.
Was great sufferer from asthma. Pc-eu-Aa
cured her. ~. sanhs
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-26
Annie PixIey.

Miss Annie Pixlcy, one Of the most
popular condolences now before the
American public, and who has achieved
fine reputation, viii appear in Memphis
for three nights and Saturday matinee in
two Of her latest successes, "Deacon's
Daughter" and ''The Charity Girl, open
ing next Thursday evening, March l. Her
new play, 'The Charity Girl" Is highly
spoken Of by the press, is strong in action
and very interesting, giving Miss Pixley
ample opportunity for the display OF her
varied talents as an actress. dancer and
vocalist.
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Dramatic.


DrsmatIc.
Next season Lolita" viii play through
Texas.
Gillctte's "shc" win be produced in En-.
gland In the spring.
Minnie Maddern II trying 20 obtain
Estolle Clayton's play, "a Sad Coquette. T"
Jane lIading. the great Paris fayoritc.
will probably come 10 America with Coque.
lin next October.
II has been settled that Mrs. Brown
Potter will appear M Cleopatra in a grand
production OF Anthony and Cleopatra I"
at wallack's next season.
Tellula Evans has made hit In the title
rose u Dorothy and also IN Zcrlina in ERA
Diayolo" with the Carleton Opera company.
She las been engaged permanently.
Great preparations are being made atihe
Princess theater, London, for the produc.
tion OF Theodore" In which Miss Grace
Hawthorne will appear ms the Empress.
Maud Banks, daughter Of Gen. Banks. Is
creating quito favorable impression In
New England, by her acting In "Joan OF
Are" historical play written by herself.
Mr.. John \. Clarke, having rcalizcd his
expectations that his son, Crcslon Clarke.
would be able 10 do full Justice TO his pari
Of Hamlet, has decided 10 return 20 Eng.
land In April.
Rose Coghlan win act the Play Queen
and Mr.. Osmond Tcarlc the First Actor In
Hamlet nj the Wallack benefit IN May.
All thesladics and gentlemen OF wallack's
company are 20 80 on the stage ~ courlicn.
Miss Nadagc Dorcc, one Of Mrs. Lang.
try's company, attached the Iily'H ward
robe In Chicago nj McvickcPs thcatcr. on
a claim Of SieO Her part didn't suit her
and she left, claiming salary in full 10 tho
end OF tho season. Ms. Iangtry finally
compromised.
Miss Fannie Davenport says that ola
Tosca" Is very powerful play, admirably
constructed, and perhaps tho most drn.
matte Of modern tragedies. In the scene
where Flora throws her cloak 10 her dead
lover, thinking him 10 be still alive and
bids him TO arise. Miss Davenport expects
10 make her strongest impression.
New York has had batch OF annivcr.
Nlry pcriormanccs: The Henrietta" has
l1a passed it, ljOlh; "rctc" has run over
loo: f'Erninic," the eternal, announces lis
Tooth performance; Heart Of llearlsi IA
close To- is Goth; "1l,c Wife, has run over
100 nights. aud ''Mazuln, the Raycl nan.
iomimc. has had It's bOth representation
celebrated.
Nothing Is funnicr TO rs as we stand ON
the stage, sud Grro Henderson the other
day, ''than 10 watch the ladies in tho au.
dicnce nj the end pi the performance give
their busilcs little shake ~ they leave
their seats 20 90 OFT OF lac thca,cr. Thcy
look Tor all the work. Ike chickens strut
ting across q yari and they act a. though
water had ir.ckle1 d9ua upon them. !"
Miss Lillian Olooli has started the slr,ng.
est and most ccQcotric msli0n that has
ever Appeared 10 Dew hors. The younv
ae,tcsc. hes snall Ike saisc Of grcaish
hue which IA, hat hpipflrd ifom Africa
4 il mcio,o'l ~ nH'W Of harness Of gold
incr.is.cl w..4 s''i...l a.nuats, anal ID
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fastened to her collar bv diamond clasp.
This glittcring but hidcous creature at
times cnclrrlcs her neck or wanders over
her dress. One advantage OF this within is
that 1t ID not likely to become common.
u Helen Barry, when visiting the family OF
James Bigwood, Of Twickenham, now Con-
sentative member of Parliament, was
asked to join in an amateur performance
for sweet charity sake. She was playing
the leading part In "a Wonderful Woman. :"
Though perfectly self-possessed, in one OF
the scenes she lost her lines. The prompt
er threw her the word. Shcstopped short,
saying. "What did you say? Speak loud
er; cannot hear" amidst the roar Of the
house. 1t was the only time in all her the
atrical career she was ever at a loss for
words on the stage.
Miss Mary Anderson, whose question:
BILE health has been asourcc OF anxiety to
her numerous friends for some time past,
has been compelled to announce that she
will only be able to appear in one per-
Torrance OF "A Winters Tale" on Satur-
days. She has for some time past been
giving morning and evening perform
ance Of this play on Saturdays and
Wednesdays, but her increasing weakness
has rendered this arrangement impractica-
BILE, and for the present, at any rate, Lon
doners will have TO be satisfied with one
performance instead OF two on the days
mentioned.
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AMONG THE STAGE FOLK.
WHAT THE COMING WEEK WILL
BEING TO THE THEATER.
Wilson g. Rankin's Minstrels-Annie
Pixley-Miss Llswellyn's Entertain
ment-Gossip of the Stage In This
and Other Lands-Personai Notes.

During the first half Of the past week
farce comedy entitled "a Night or was
the humorous attraction at the theater. II
was dramatic and financial success.
The remainder OF the week was filed
out by Mrs Brown Potter, who gave
Loyal Love" and "Romeo and Juliet"
closing last night. The performances were
not satisfactory from any point OF view,
and large audiences failed to materialize.
Mrs. Potter is bs|dly handicapped bya poor
play. loyal Love" indifferent support
and bad management in charging $l.5O for
an amateur performance.
wisss. 4 Rankis's Minstrcls.
The merry minstrels will hold forth at
the theater on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights next and at Wednesday
matinee. That the thcater will be crowded
goes without saying, for crowd invariably
follows George Wilson and his corps Of
funmakers. In addition to this, there is
promise Of a new departure in the pro-
gram this time. which in itself will doubt
less attract many people. The business Of
minstrelsy, like everything else, has under
gone many changes "since the war" Old
theater-goers in Memphis remember the
old time minstrel companies, consisting Of
eight or ten performers, q single ''bones'
and single 'tambo." Wilson changed
all that. Now minstrel companies con-
sist Of from thirty to forty performers, each
an artist in his especial line. and with rs
many as dozen Clones and ''tsmbos."
Then, too, new features are introduced,
and delightful "olio" performance takes
the place Of the old-time plantation break
down. with just enough Of the plantation
to account for the burnt cork ON the faces
OF the artists. Wilson has gone heartily
into novelties this year, and promises to
give strong programs.
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mis-. LieweIIyn's Easertasamens.

The date Of Miss Grace Llewellyn's en-
tertainment at the Memphis theater has ut
last been arranged, and will occur Friday
evening, March 10. by far the most sue
cessiul and enjoyable amateur entertain
ments given in this city have been under
the management Of Miss Ucwelyn. This
followed from the fact that the energetic
and accomplished young lady knows how
10 win and maintain the confidence OF the
public. She introduces nothing but
features OF high order Of excellence. The
approaching one will be even superior 10
former efforts. Among other charming
numbers. Miss Emma Miller will show a
new phase OF her wonderful talent. Here.
toiore she has delighted Us with her orig
inal bits Of eccentric comedy, but ON this
occasion she will shine in all her dainty
beauty as Peg Wellington in scene from
'Masks and Faces"
A crowning feature will be Tennyson's
dream OF Fair Women" "IIelen OF
Troy" "Iphigcnia,n Cleopatra, "Jeph-
thali's Daughter" Joan Of Arc, /" Rosa
mond" and "Queen Eleanor" 10 be repre-.
scented In tablcaux by tho fairest among
our society ladies' Miss Alice Mallory win
give the dashing Lady Gay Spankcr from
London Assurance" Miss Llcwcllyn
has been fortunate In securing Mr.. Emile
Levy as managcrin-chicf-
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One Term of Six Years.

The Chicago Tribune advocate!
a constitutional amendment max
ing the Presidential term 81,
years with ineIigibility to rc-elcc
ton. The Tribune is doubtless
oblivious Of the fact that there
was 4 similar clause in the Confcd
crate constitution, since it would
have an innate repulsion to any
thing cmanating from that source.
| In this matter certainly The
| Confederate constitution would be
& good thing to pattern by. With
a second term in view, president
is too likely to use his Office for
the lengtiicnlng Of his tenure,
That Cleveland had the moral
courage to resist the temptation is
one OF the causes of his defeat.
One of the evils of the present
system is that it should have ex-
posed President whose admins
tration has been clean and credit
able to the cloud Of an adverse
popular verdict, a verdict which
was directed more against the pol
icJ Of bis party than against him
personally. There are weighty
reasons why the Presidential term
should be at least six years. AS
it now is the smoke Of one cam
paign has hardly driltcd away be-
fire another contest begins. In
the turmoil Of the struggle and the
uncertainty as TO the policy which
the result will determine, business
is suspended, enterprise checked,
and the industries Of the country
are to some extent paralyzed,
Mr.. C!launcey Depew estimates
the cost of Presidential election,
in the injury to business during
four months, at 100000, 900.
President Smith, Of the New York
Chamber of Commerce, considers
Mr., Depew's estimate too small.
President Norvin Green. Of the
Western Union, asserts that it
costs the country more to elect a
President than TO run the govern
ment during q four years admin
stration, leaving out of account
he interest on the public debt.
The present Congress would do
veil to submit an amendment to
he State Legislatures making the
Presidential term six years and
'ut, to take effect at the expira-
ion Of Gen. Harrison's incum- !
'cncy.-City Item.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30
An Alabama Diana.

She is a girl, not q girl OF tht
period, nor typical girl OF tn:
South, but just our own Diana
who can drive like Jshu, ride and
shoot like q cowboy, run like a
professional, and swim like q
duck. She will 90 rowing with
no company but her dog and gun,
and she can drop her oars, spring
to her feet with her gun, and shoot
y marsh lien or grosbeak, without
rocking the boat, or misplacing
the oars. She sleeps On pillows
Of down from birds and ducks,
killed by her own hand, and ex-
poets by next spring to have
enough feathers Of the same kind
10 make a feather bed.
I neglected to mention what,
perhaps, is more remarkable than
her other accomplishments, that
she can drive o nail without mash
ing her fingers. Once, indeed,
she drove 4 nail to good purpose,
While studying for a prize at
school, she was taken with q vic
lent toothache. Her mother for
babe her going to school in such
violent pain, and there was no
dentist nearer than Mobile. So,
with a sudden resolve, she got
nail, and, holding it against the
tooth, she drove it ont Tor more
likely in), with one blow of tie
hammer; then she went to school
and won the prize. She has kind
]y taught me how to swim with an
inflated pillow case. Now she
would teach me how to shoot. II
canmake ready and take aim, but
when the time comes to fire, my
fingers are so occupied with stop
ping my ears | can not pull the
trigger.
Diana knows every cattle mark
in the community. She owns
quite a number of sheep and COWS,
and can tell at a glance il one is
Atpresent Diana's most
devoted admircr is a man who can
neither ride, drive, row or swim.
shoot q gum or smoke q cigar.
This may be the irony o! fate, but
suspect it is fate, nevertheless,
for she imagines now that she dc
tests him, and that IS usually one
Of the shadows cast before the .
coming cYent.-Cor. Philadelphia |
Times.
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Women in Europe.

! A somewhat extravagant speak
er once declared that he considered
| It the duty Of every American citi
zen to thank God. night and morn
ING, Tat he had been born in this
country. If he had said every
woman, he would have been near.
er The truth.
| There is no country in the world
( where women have an easier time
or are treated with more respect.
In Great Britain women and gir..s
work in the coal mines; in all Ton
tinental countries they are little
better than beasts ofburden, while
in Asia and Africa they src sim
ply slaves.
Even in the repabllc Of Switzer-
land, no sooner are girls large
enough to possess the requisite
strength than they are set to the
most servile work the land affords.
The child has a panier basket fit
ted to her shoulders at the earliest
possible moment, and she drops
it only when old age, premature
but merciful robs her Of power to
carry it longer. Sweet girls of
twelve to fourteen can be seen
staggering down a mountain side
or along . rough pathway under
the weight of bundles Of fagots as
large as their bodies, which they
no sooner dropped than they are
hurried back for others.
Girls of fifteen or sixteen can be
seen barelooted and barehaaded
in the blistering rays Of an August
sun, breaking up the ground by
swinging ma.tocks heavy enough
to tax the strength of an able |
bodied m an, and it is not unusual
for girl of sixteen to be employ
ed as a porter for carrying the
baggage Of travellers up and down
the steepest mountain path ia all
,hc region round about.
The able bodied, stout-l.mbed
guides are protected by the law,
10 that they cannot be compelled
o carry above twenty five pounds,
,ut the law does not concern itself
Win girls. The only limit to
heir burdens is their ability to
tand up under them. And the
'urden increases with their age
nd5strength, until there is no
ort of mental toll in which they
re not engaged.
Are not these things enough to
make ever American girl give |
hanks that she was born and J
aised in this blessed country
Iolaea Days.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30

Victor Hugo ssid that God Gre.
ased woman The coquette as soon
A. be made man tile fool.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30
THE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE,

| Contains all tho Home News, liz
Guiding full and official account Of.
the proceedings Of the Police Jury Of.
Claiborne Parish and Town Councils
of Homer, and the general news of.
the day, together with more miscella-s
neous, instructive and interesting
reading matter than any paper in
North Louisiana. !.
The paper is placed at a price with
in the reach Of all--only ONE DOL
LAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE, for
TE1E GUARDIAN, A !
seven-column paper.
In politics THE GUARDIAN will
be thoroughly Democratic, but oppos-|
ed to Ring Rule and Monopolies, and
all corruption in high Or low places.
1t is for an honest, pure and econom-|
ical Government, from the Federal
Administration downto the corporaII
ton of thetown. Will be Fearlessl
and outspoken on all public ques-
tons.
THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDI- I
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There will not be less than Six
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cash subscribers before two months !
expires.
Advertising rates reasonable, and Il
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ng anything like an equal ciircula1
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TIL B GUARDIAN.
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Water Before Break fast.

A thin, tall man got up early
the other morning, at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, and coming down
stairs, ordered two glass es of wa,
ter at the liquid refreshment coun.
ter, says the New York Mail. The
trained bar-tend or smiled, bu
handed out two large glasses OF
pure cold water. The man smack
ed his lips, and said 1t was a
healthy drink before breakfast,
and one that he recommended.
He said:
eff / had not drunk cold water
before breakfast, ] might have
been in my grave long ago. am
a physician, or, rather vas once
before I retired, and have made a
study Of liquids. Water, drunk
freely before meals has very
beneficial result, for it washes
away the mucous secrcted durin 9
the intervals Of repose."
The membrane thus cleansed is
in a much better condition to re.
ceIve food and to convert it into
soluble compounds. In the morn
ing the, accumulation of mucous is
specially marked, when the gas
trio walls are covered with a thick,
tenacious layer. Now food enter
ing the stomach at this time will |
become covered with this tenac.
ious coating, which for a time
protects it from the action Of gas
trio ferments, and 80 retards d.
gestion. Your man with a tubu.
lar contracted stomach, with it's
puckered mucous Inning and vis-
&c. contents, a normal condition
n the morning before breakfast,
$ not suitable to receive food. A
,lass of water washes out the
'tomach, gives tone, and prepares
be alimentary canal for the morn
ng meal Er.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30
Knew HIM.

Capt Billie Grim is a very eff
Gent officer and a very clever gen
tleman, bu. he is thin, very thia
The following good joke is told on
popular Capt. Billie:
A few days ago he was sitting
in a rear room IN a doctors Office,
In a front room the office boy was
readinga dime novel, when an ur.
chin made his appearance with a
basket of fruit, and insisted upon
the office boy making a purchase.
TO get rid of the young fruit ven
der, the office boy went to a case,
opened the door, and exposed to
view q skeleton. The fruit boy
fed in terror, leaving his basket
behind him.
Capt. Billie Grim, hearing the
commotlon, went into the front
office, and, upon learning what
had occurred, walked TO the door
and said to the urchin, who stood
across the street. crying bitterly:
Little boy, come over ard get
your basket; nobody shall hurt
you."
'.No, ! WON'T" sobbed The little
fellow, "you can't fool me. know
you, ifyou have got your clothes
on. "-Erchangc.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30

Eate Matron- Never, sir; never
Will you marry my daughter with
my consent. | hate the very sight
@ you sir, and ! wish ] could end
some way to make you miserable.
Obnoxious suitor-We then,
WIS don't YOU become my motAer-
e ia a Philadelphia Record
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30
His Only Redeemabie Feature,

81 think ] ought TO have more
than 81 week." said the Office
boy determinedly.
"Why, yon little rascal" said
the merchant, "what in the world
do you mean? You are careless
about your work, you never have
Gone anything right, You are al
ways late in the morning, il /
want an Grand done have to slo
1t myself,-and yet you have the
face to ask me for an increase Of
salary" 0
Il know" said the Office boy
more determinedly than, before,
but you forgot one thing L don't
know how to whistle"
And the merchant doubled his
wages right away, Some day if
that boy keeps on not knowing
how to whistle, ne will get taken
into the firm. -Epchanqe.
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Still il The Beef Business.

/ will have Beef in Homer fro ri and af-
ter the 18th ofJune, OF Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday mornings of each week
Parties having beefcattle to sell can find
me in Homer OIL Tuesdays aGdThGrsdays
till 9 o'clock .. H., and generally MI day
on Saturdays. T. d. KINDER.
June Is, 1883.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30

IL case Of a cut, smoke the
wound With burned red flannel on
which has been placed a small
qnanity Of sugar, then tie mp, af-
ter sprinkling with sulphur, aud
it will heal Immediately. Kansas
Star.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30

Would . man frequently calcu.
late his income and expenses he
would escape many q bit:er.re-
Fiction Ira KeiH,.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30
A Beautiful Passage.

I cannot believe chat earth is
mans abiding place. It cannot be
that our life is cast up by the
ocean of eternity to float upon its
waves and then sink into nothing.
ness, else why is it that the Clio.
rious aspirations which leap like
angels from the temples of oul
hearts are forever wandering about
unsatisfed? Why is it that the
rainbow and clouds come over us
with beautiful glory thati not
of earth and pass off and leave us
to muse upon their faded lowell
ness? Why is it chat the stars
which hold their festival around
the midnight throne are set above
the grasp Of our limited faculties
forever hooking us with their un-
approachable glory? And finally,
WHY'S it that bright forms Of HUI
man beauty are presented to our
view and then taken away from
MS, leaving the thousand streams
of affection to flow back in Alpine
torrents on the heart? We are
born for a higher destiny than
that ofearth. There is a realm
where the rainbow never fades,
where stars will be spread out be-
fore us like islands that sIumber
Oh the ocean, and where the be.
ings that pass before US like shad.
ows, shall stay in our presence
forever.-Geo d. Prentice.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30
Four Great Arabian Proverbs,

He that knows not, and know.
Ro att that he knows not, is stupid
shua him,
He that knows not ana knows
that no knows not, is good. Teach
him.
He that knows, and knows not
that he knows, is asleep. Arouse
him.
he that knows and knows that
he knows, is wise. Follow him
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-11-30

Siithers always tries to be strict
~ accura e Upon recent coca
sion be was asked the age Of his
baby, and Immediately replied.
six weeks aad thirteen days,
thank you. - a,per's Basar.