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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER Ia, 1893

TnE Committee Of Fifteen is reported to
have reached its conclusions, which they
hold in profound secrecy from the public.
II is to be hoped that the secret is worth
keeping.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14

dumb as an oyster and as impotent. 1t
would seem to be an easy matter for the
commander.in-chief of the army and
navy OF the great State of Ohio
to quell the White Caps, but he
seems to have no idea what course TO pur-
sue. The country has awaited with some
anxiety to hear from the Governor on the
subject OF these disorders, but even his
faculty for breaking into print on slight
occasions seems to have been pnralyzed.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14

LOUISVILLE Ky, Dec. ia-Rivrt falling.
with ieot iEches on the tails, and feet Inches
In the uaual Weather inif and snol Departed
ohio, Cincinnati. Nisht-lil,et falling. with iset
weather iaif aud cool Departed Duekeye state.
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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14
Indications.
Ioc,, meteorological, Rcport.

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Maximum Temperature, $50; minimum temper.
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change in "a houn, GA Rainfall In the past "a
hours o.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14

A life Of Lincoln by Carl schur will be
one ~ the new publications this season, ac.
oOrdlng TO Philadelphia PAPER
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-14

The above action wns unanimously
recommended by the Special Committee,
aud thea unanimously adopted by the
Prcsbytery. The zeal aud enthusiasm OF
the body was observed by all present, and
Il is hoped that great good will come out
OF IL. w. l.. II.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
Death by Electricity.

DIR. Richardson writes on this sub.
iect in the Asclepiad as follows: "In
some researches on the application of
the electric discharge for the painless
extinction of the lives of animals to he
used as food, the details of which |
recorded in the Medical Times and
Gazette for the year 1869, this mode
of death was anything but certain in
it's effects Sheep stricken apparently
into instant and irrevocable death by
electricity, after few minutes show
ed signs OF life, and if they had not
been dispatched in the ordinary way
by the knife wsuld have been restored
to consciousness. The same fact has
been observed in attempts to kill dogs
by the electric shock, and once pub
lished an instance in which a largo
dog, struck into perfect unconscious
ness by the stroke from o powerful
battery, was submitted to surgical
operation while lying, to all appear.
ances, dead, and was yet 80 little
affected as to make an easy and sound
recovery 1t need not be inferred
from such facts as these that the elec-
trio shock will not kill at one dis
charge-in most cases it will-but,
exceptionally, instead Of killing out
right it will simply stun, .and may
induce the semblance of death instead
of the real event. 1t will be only
common humanity, therefore, for the
authorities of New York, when they
begin to give the coup de grace by
the electric shock, to supplement the
process by post mortem examina-
tion of the victims, so that the act
may not be crowned by burying the
victims alive"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
A Kentucky Boys Essay.

A Kentucky boy prepared the fol-
lowing essay on Breathing" it was
his answer to the teachers instruc-
tions, to tell all about breathing. He
said: Breath is made of air. We
breathe with our lunsg, our lights, our
liver and kidneys. If it wasn't forour
breath we would die when we slept.
Our breath keeps the life going
through the nose when we are asleep.
Boys that stop in room all day
should not breathe. They should
wait till they go out doors. Boys in
a room make bad, unwholesome air.
They make carbonicide. Carbonicide
is poisoner than mad-air. A heap of
soldiers was in black hole in India
and carbonicide got into that hole
and killed nearly every one afore
morning. Girls kills the breath with
corosits that sqeezes the diagram.
Girls holer can't holler or rGn like
boys because their diagram is squeez-
ed too much. If l was girl I'd
rather be boy so | can holler and
have great big diagram.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
The Etiquette of Parting.

The social etiquette that regulates
the time a young man will tear him
self away from his very best girl is
not SO rigid in the rural districts as
in the city When the clock hands
swing around toward ten and the
pretty maiden by his side reminds
him Of the fact, the city swain goes
home Not so the youth in the rural
district. Toward eleven O'Clock his
jamie says:
You know what time it is, Ned
Bangs?"
"Of co urse l do" be replies, smart
ly.
"Well, l guess you'd better put out
for home"
What's the rush."
"I'd say rush if we re you, when
it's most midnight"
81 don't care if it's most day
light"
"Well, | do, and you shan't stay
here one second after midnight"
"Bet you a cookie | do"
"No you shan't I'll call pa, see il
| don't"
ooh, yes, you will"
you'll see"
"I'll risk it,"
ooh, you're perfectly horri6! Now,
you ge5 your hat and clear out"
"Oh, pshawl you'd be mad if |
did"
"You wrectb! You've got to go
right away for saying that"
lyon don't say So"
Il do, too; and Lift you dare
kiss me again."
He dares
"Oh, oh, OIL You are the meanest
fellow. Ive notion to box your
ears"
"Box away"
"When are you going home2"
"When get good ready"
"Pa'I start you if he comes in"
"He won't come in.''
Don't be too sure of that. If ma
sees the light she'll scold."
Lets put it cut"
"No, you s1an't. You'd better
put yourself out"
"See if do"
you'll sit here with the cat then.
| shan't keep you company"
Pooh! A team Of horses coundn't
drag you away"
ooh, you horrid, horrid tbine!"
But it is midnight before he goes,
all the same, and he hasn't had to
sit with the cot either
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
Contagious Diseases.

Scarlet yer, contagious disease
producing large annual mortality,
is produced by q specific poison
which emanatates from the person OF
the patient, and can be caused by no
other means, aud this poison is re.
markable for the tenacity with w hich
it allixes itself to objects, which, if
portable, may convey it long dis
tances, and for its tenacity of life,
which renders it difficult to destroy.
Diphtheria, also a contagious disease,
and largely fatal, may also arise from
other causes than contagion, notably
from fermenting filth, and requires,
not only isolation. but cleanliness for
its extinction. Typhoid feyer and
Asiatic cholera, while not directly
communicable from person 10 person,
are spread by the dejecta of their vic
tins, which conyaminate the water
supply, aud thus M efficient disinfec-
ton Of these dejecta is very desira.
bic thing to accomplish. Small poX
may be exterminated by vaccination,
and this, ! am happy to concedo, is a
fact on which the public requires less
information than most others, albeit
there are skaptics here. 1t is evident
if the public knew how diseases arise
and are disseminated, it would be
prepared to more heartily and eIfectu-
ally second the endeavor Of sanitari-
aus to limit and subdue them In
proportion to its knowledge of santa
tion would its zeal increase "a. h.
COLldmOre, H. u.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
Eurania's Boys and How They
Kept House.
(MARGARET SIDNEY IN WIDE AWAKE

(MARGARET SIDNEY IN WIDE AWAKE
A boy from the Western Union
Office stumbled up the steps to 536
Poplar Avenue Telegram" he an
rouDced laconically to the maid who
opened the door, extending dingy
yellow envelope.
"Hey?" Norah had recently said
good.by to County Cork, to coin
money in the New World But she
bad been warned against pedlers, 80
she said pertly, "Go way; we don't
want nothin'"
"Go along with you," said the boy,
grinning at the stupid face under the
cap, "Take it iu; it's TOR Mrs. Eu.--
Eu-botber something Stebbins
Hurry up now, give her this to sign"
Having disposed of his two papers
the district messenger was free to
thrust both hands in his pockets and
pound his heels on the vestibule
floor.
Mrs. Eurania Stebbns was sitting
down to cut out her spring stock of
underclothing. The cloth had been
sent up the day before, and ever
since, she had been longing like q
general sure Of success, to rush into
the fray. She was now clashing her
freshly sharpened shears, and only
pausing to call out to her two boys
bustling around in the next room,
Hurry, boys, you will be late for
school," now seated herself at her
workable and began.
At the first exhilarating snip Of the
shears, in came Norah with the tele-
gram. Mrs. Stebbins threw down
her implements and tore open, with
trembling fingers, the yellow envel-
ope.
Come at once. Aunt Betty is
sick"
The fateiul paper nuttered into
Mrs. Stebbins' lap.
90 dear, dear!" she cried like a
woman, Immediately in spasm of
sympathy with no thought of DISC
beying the summons. 'if Charlotte
were only home!"
But Charlotte isn't" said Chris
cheerfully. "I'm 30 glad" Both
boys had Immediately ran out into
the sewing room on the exclamation
that proclaimed the advent Of the
telegram, and now hung over the
cutting. table, in various attitudes Of
interest, while they endeavored to
possess themselves of the news
Aunt Betty sici;!" cried Julian
the youngest, who was the quickest
this time, and waving the message
high in the air. "Ohl take me, ma,
do"
"He says sign H." interr upted
Norah, in the babel, and holding out
the other paper.
ooh, so | must" said Mrs. Steb-
bins in furry. "Do stop, boys. |
can't hear myself think. Here, Pll
write an answer. Get my pocket
book out of the upper drawer, Chris.
Fanny will be worried to death till
she knows for certainty that Pm
coming"
Pm going down to give the mes
sage to the boy and pay him" an.
nounced Chris marching back with
the pocket book, which he had opened
and spilling pennies all the way.
mo, you go straight to school" "
aid his m other with flushed face,
you'll be late as tits now. There,
each give me u kiss; good by. shall
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
The Folly Of Haste TO be Rich.

Chancellor Howard Crosby, one oi
the best preachers and best thinker
in New York City. has an article in
the Forum for May, in which he says:
"The greatest need Of. our today is
an education away from the fearful
danger of haste to be rich, a cult
walton of the quiet and improving arts,
an encouragement of genial and ben
evolent lives. o preservation of home
virtues, teaching of the truth that
moderation best serves the cause OF
happiness, and demon stration that
in helpfulnoss to others, man best
helps himself.
while wise laws can do much to
suppress some of the worst features
OF the gold hunt, it is to the press,
the school. and the church that we
must look for the incubation of the
purer and loftier ideas that will meet
and overcome the materialism which
the peculiar conditions of our country
have fostered, and which the thought
less minds of our youths so readily
accept" Contented minds are more
conducive to happiness than riches,
glory, or fame. In our lie work lot
us remember that it will profit Us but
little if we gain a world and lose con-
tentment aud happiness.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
Not SO Bilious as He Was.

Ben Tuthill tells a good story on
himself thus:
/ al have a notion that beer gives
any one a tendency to biliousuess,
and, so.thinkiug. | have acquired the
lhe habit Of looking at my tongue
whenever | am in front of mirror.
The other day in New York | stood
chatting with party OF friends near
the Fourteenth Street theatre. We
were just in front of little cigar
store with a very bright, clear, plate
glass show window, and "a we chat
ted | cnught my reflection in the pol
ished surface, and just as matter OF
habit stepped up to it and put out my
tongue. 50, for look II was all
right and | turned back to my friends
and went on chatting In about a
minute man seven feet long came
out of the door of the cigar store and
came straight up to me with his fists
doubled up. Says he:
"You young cub, III teach you to
run out your tongue and make faces
at me-
81 believe he would have pounded
me into Jelly if the party had not
interiered | haven't been bilious
since"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
A Thousand Years Ago.

An old author gives this sketch Of
matters at that time. In the year 800
after Christ what was the state of
Europe? The Cloths, Visigoths, the
Vandals, the Franks, the Huns. the
Normans, the Turks. and other bar
barian hordes, bad invaded and over
thrown the Roman Empire, and had
established various kingdoms upon
its ruins. These hord5s of savages
had destroyed, not only all the works
OF civilization, but civilization itself.
Ignorant as they were of everything
that distinguishes and elevates hu.
man nature, they broke up the schools,
abolished arts and manufactures, ruin.
ed the monuments, prevented COM
merce, and reduced the conquered
nations to their own condition, inaug-
urating in the completest manner the
reign of brute force and mental dark
ness. At the time we begin our spe-
cifc examination we find that in the
so.called Christian nations there ex-
listed no science worthy of the name,
and no schools whatever. Reading,
writing and ciphering were separate
and distinct trades. The masses, the
nobility, the poor and rich, were
wholly unacquainted with the mys-
teries of the alphabet and the pen.
A few men, known as clerks, who
generally belonged the priesthood,
monopolized them as special class
of artists. They taught their busi.
ness only to their seminaries and ap.
prentices; and beyond themselves and
their few pupils no one knew how to
read and write, nor was it expected
of the generality any more than it
would be nowadays that everybody
should be a shoemaker or lawyer.
Kings did not even know how to
sign their names, SO that when they
wanted to subscribe to a written con-
tract, treaty or law, they would
smear their right hand with ink and
slap it down upon the parchment,
saying, Witness my hand" At a
later date some genius devised the
substitute of the seal, which was i'm
pressed instead of the hand, but oft
ener beside the hand. Every gentle
man had q seal with device thereon.
Hence the words now in use, "Wit-
ness my hand and SEAL" affixed to
modern deeds. serve at least the pur-
pose Of reminding US Of the ignorance
Of the Middle Ages Secular Re-
mem
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
ONLY A BOY.

Only boy?
Only healthy and rosy face,
Bearing Of pain and grief no trace,
Save where at times the shadows play
Like the light clouds on a summers
days.
Only boy?
Only loving and trusting heart
That throbs and strains for long
LIES start;
That yields in love to the gentle
touch
or cue who VIII not chide overmuch
Only boy
Only an earnest aud longing soul
Through which wild fancies and
wishes roll,
Pecring iron out those eager eyes
At the untried world that around
him lies.
Only a boy
Only the germ of some unknown gain
To world that wavers 'twixt joy
aud pain,
Tell me Of better gifts who can,
To give the world, than an honest
man.
Only q boy
Only man with saddened face,
Bearing of grief and sin the trace,
Craving lCYe that might cleanse the
stain
OF the old thoughts that will come
again.
Only boy
Only spirit that scars at last
O'er the chains and blinds of pet
ty past.
Hardened, but faithful, ssddened, bnt
true,
Saved-came the helping hand from
Won ?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
Solid Petroleum.

Experiments are being carried on
in Russia with the view of finding o
process, at once practicable as well as
desirable on the score of economy and
cleanliness, of solidifying the petrole-
um used as fuel. According to the
report made to the Russian govern.
ment by DR. Kaufman, who has had
the principal charge of these expert
ments. a successful method of accom-
plishing the desired result consists
simply in heating the oil and AFTER
ward adding from to 3 per cent OF
soap. The latter dissolves in the oil.
and the liquid, on cooling. forms
mass having the appearance OF ce-
mont and the hardness of compact
tallcw. The product ia hard to light,
burns slowly and without smoke, but
develops much heat, and leaves about
9 per cent of a hard. black residuum.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20

(TEOM \ PAPER OF OCT. ;, 1S40)
What has caused this great commotion, mo-
ton, motion,
Our country through?
1t is the ball a-rolling on.
CHORUS
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too-Tippecanoe
end Tyler too,
And with then well beat little Van, Van;
Van is 4 used up man;
And with them we'll beat little Van,
Like the rushing Of mighty waters, waters
waters,
And its course will clear the way
For Tippecanoe, &c.
See the Loco standard tottering, tottering
tottering,
Down it must go.
And in its place we'll rear the flag,
OF Tipeeance, &c.
Have you heard the news from old Kentuck
tuck, tuck,
Good news and rue,
Seventeen thousand is the tune
For TIppecanoe, &c.
Have you heard from cid Yarmouth, mount
mount,
All honest and true,
The Green Mountain boy are rolling
the ball
For Tippecanoe, &c.
Don't you hear from every quarter, quarter,
quarter,
Good news and true,
That swift the bail is rolling on
For Tippecanoe, &c.
The New Yori; boys turned out in thousands
thousands, thousands,
Not long ago,
And at Utica they set their scale
Fer Tippecanoe, &c.
Now you hear the Van-Jacks talking, talk
ing, talking,
Things look quite blue,
For ali the world seem turning round,
For Tippecanoe, 90.
Let them talk about hard cider, cider, cider,
And log cabins too,
Twill only help to speed the ball
For Tippecanoe, &c.
The latch string hangs outside the door, door
door,
And is never pulled through,
For il never was the custom Of
Old Tippecaroc, &c.
lie always has his tables set, set, set,
For al honest and true,
And invites them IL to take bite
With Tippecanoe, &c.
See the spo:.smen and leg treasures. treas
ures, treasures
All in stew,
For well they know they stand no
chance,
With Tippecanoe, &c.
Little Marty 3 days are number d, number'd,
number'd,
Out lie must go,
And in the chair well place the good
Old Tippecanoe, &c.
Now who shall We have for our Governor,
Governor, Governor,
Who, tell me- who,
Let's have Bill Seward, for he's team
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too-Tippecauoe
and Tyler too,
And with them we'll beat little Van, Van;
Van is a used up man,
And with them Wen beat little Van.
Oh, have you heard the news from Maine,
Maine, Maine,
All honest and true
One thousand for Kent, and seven
thousand gain
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20

Come On, Jnje." he called, 'fnG
, that quarter OF q dollar, while L get
the paper on the steps
, I'm get the paper" said Julian,
proceeding with difficulty to follow
him, and feeling as if hunded silver
quarters would not tempt him to an
aIl-fours hunt for the stray bit just
then.
No, you WON'T either, "said Chris,
throwing wide the door. "Oh, all,
what do you want?"
Does Mr.. Stebbins live here?''
asked o man. certainly not favored
with a prepossessing countenance or
demeauor.
"Yes," said the oldest son, invol.
UNFAIRLY bringing the door to, and
peering through the crack.
as he in?n and it seemed to Chris
that he winked with his left evil
eye.
no." said Chris; mot yet. What
do you want of him any w@y?"
He's gone out Of town." cried
Julian, eager to have some part in
the conversation, and rushing up as
well as he could.
Cab. He is?n the man gave an
easy lounge up toward the door,
which Chris Immediately clapped to,
at the risk Of shutting in the visitor s
nose, and turned the key
"What did you tell him that for,
you goose?" he demanded in a loud
whisper of Julian. He's a tramp,
or burglar, and | wanted him to
think father was coming home"
"a burglar. good!" cried Julian.
"I'ye never seen one. Pm going up
stairs to look out of the window"
You better go down stairs and
see If the kitchen door is locked, !"
said Chris. Hell be there the first
thing you know"
All Julian's desire Of seeing a bur
glar now vanished, and he declared
his willingness that his elder brother
should have this privilege of locking
up the kitchen, SO that Chris was
forced to descend the basement stairs
in very knock kneed condition,
while the younger brother hung over
the banister and listened for a posi-
bic fray.
There wasn't anything to be
afraid Of" said Chris, coming up
magniiicently. YOU'RE SO little
though, Of course you felt scared;"
which sting julian endured silently
all the evening.
Il was going to look in the paper
for the advertisements, said Carts
standing up like the man of the house
as he was, but now Of course | can't
get it Never mind, I'll go to an in
telIigence Office in = the morning and
bring home q cook "
II shall 60 too," cried Julian, he
ginning to assert himself once more,
Indeed you'll not. You'll go to
school" cried Chris in au authorita-
tiye way.
II sha'n't. l guess | ought to help
engage the cook; | night not like
her. You don't know everything.
Pm going with you
Chris paid no heed to this, consid-
ering it the cheaper way to watch
his chance and steal off when the
time came, than to prolong present
discussion.
TO be COntiHued)
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20
TipDecanoe and TecumSeh.


Mr.. William Clark, Of Clarksville,
Pa, who is now 95 years old,is prob
ably the only man living who was
present at the conference between
General William Henry Harrison and
Tecumseh in 1910. The site of the
conference was in grove near where
Vincennes. Ind now stands. A
guard of soldiers had been detailed
to insure the safety OF the General
and the other territorial officers pres-
ent. Tecumseh came proudly walk
ing into the group, at the head Of u
small escort of Shawnee warriors
Clark describes him % tall, digni-
fed and noble specimen of the Indian
race, proud and naughty. In his
talk to the white men he became very
insolent and saucy, ending by fatty
calling Harrison liar. The guards,
inteposed at this juncture and com
PEELED the chieftain to maintain ST.
lence. Old Tippecanoe was furious.
Advancing to where Tccumseh stood
he shook his fist under his nose and
said: "You haye deceived two of
my best Generals, hut | learned the
art of war from man who fears moth
ing from deception" The proud
savage shrugged his shoulders, sneer-
ed and walked away. The confer
ence was resumed the next day, but
Tecumseh had lost q great deal Of
his proud bearing and acted more
civilly. The meeting brought no
amicab!e arrangements, however, aud
in the border warfare soon after Te-
cumseh was slain by Colonel "Dick"
Johnson, an intimate friend Of Clark's
aud in maturer life candidate for
the Vice Presidency.--Philadelph
Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20

The sale of agricultural imple-
ments has been unusually large this
year.
A South Keenc On H. firm has
orders from France for sewing ma
chimes.
The coal beds of South Russia
are developed to the ex.ent Of ,G00,-
600 tons per year.
A Waterford (Conn) firm has
Just made ffcy silver urns for the
Khedive of Egypt.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-07-20

The capacity of the Findlay (O)
natural gas wells squirting already is
so 600, 600 feet, and it is claimed that
if all the beds were developed suili-
cient oil could be obtained to supply
the world.