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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
WIN, nialnc Could No, Garry View York.

John foord. In the April Forum.
Mr.. Blainc's denomination has been the
ono definite aim Of most Of The party man.
agcrs for four years Why abandon Il
now, even II the candidate himself should
be resigned TO such a course? Like Ma
polcon the Little, he represents "a phncl-
pie, cause and defeat" ~ no other
candidate docs or can, and beside his claims
those Of all his competitors sink into insig-
nifcancc. Accept the Blaine premises,
and there can be but ono conclusion that
Blainc's nomination is Indispensable 10
Republican success.
But arr the premises corrccH Can the
Blaine advocates point 10 such gains ~ 10
cniillc them 10 expect that, with a contin.
nance OF the party management OF the last
four years, they can elect the candidate OF
their choicc7 Above all, is there q better
chance of carrying New York for Mr..
Blaine than there was four years agoY The
last question goes 10 the heart OF the politi-
cal situation, and, NJ the risk Of seeming
10 assume that the les includes the greater,
an answer 10 II must be held 10 be de-
cisiyc Of the entire controversy. They
reckon IN who leave me OUT N n stale
mcnt which may be made this year more
cmphatically than ever by the voters OF
the State OF New York. There u no wish
bic chance for Mr.. Blaine In Indiana, even
| II there he la New Jersey, aud II needs
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Miss Vitula Wheeler has returned nom
visit Of several weeks To friends in Full
ton, Ky.
Alrs. Parker, daughter Of Mr.. John Cole
man, died Monday and was inferred in the
city cemetery Wednesday.
Misses Johnnie and Nola FREEMAN. Of
Gardner, are visiting Mrs Cowardinc,
who recently moved from that town TO
Martin.
Mr.. Link Scearcc has purchased the
business house formerly owned by Mr..
Bell Farmer.
Prof. j. l.. Ilollowcll, Of Sharon, was in
the city Sunday, aud announced in the
Baptist church that'he would soon open n
singing school here.
Sam Matthews aud family moved this
week 10 the country.
Dr. :. 4. Caycc and family spent Satur-
DAY and Sunday in Greenfield, the doctor
preaching there Sunday
The Rev. Mr.. Petty, OF Henry county,
preached at the Baptist church Monday
night.
The Rev. L. l.. DUPONT, OF Sharon, was
In the city "Wednesday. Ills many Martin
friends are always happy To see him.
Wade Nowln. of fczcvant, Is visiting
the family OF nr. X. l.. Nowlin.
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Melange.

/ IN no hOulltln CIV Illus lno ih'ihE p"H-
sion developed ~ much rs in Memphis.
Those who have learned 20 love II feel that
feyerish desire TO be always ON hand, and
many merchant aud clerk drop their
routine Of work and lie them TO the
track, where hundreds Of dollars are wait
ing TO be picked up-in case the winner
can he clipped" Every one who invests
in the delusiye books" does 10 with a
keen confidence in his judgment, which is
only shaken when his horse comes in last
under the string.
How much vain preaching has been
done against this fascinating sport. II
grows on one like baseball and holds just
as strong Tho ladies are no exception in
They generally size up a horse by the
Jockeys colors or by the magic Of his
name They are therefore hardly blama-
bile II they lose. One young society lady
was heard TO declare yesterday that she
"would not bet gloves or candy or any
thing OF that sort, hut III Just bet you
money down. III borrow II from papa,
and he'll never know where II goes.
u
.nc c9h,eou ,'o ha.e upuo'cn uho'r SUP.
Iy =, , Wv E,o,o Vcp1 y, .ii',i' I,
activity.
Tho rac. co,,rs.. h ,r,1rc,i,,, ~ mora
slang than IL nsnall,, baar,l clsewbcre n
/ n M catcbino ss ,n,.,slcs In The snrin,,in,c
what one heans thcrc Il The ,omninm
s,,,herum'' oi The whole country Eastcrn
slang generally o,ersnrrads Tho country In
tl,e course OF time. and Ne owe many rich
rxpres-ions In our lnnguacc IN tbis source
Al FRIDAYS r,c. ono enthusiastic belle In
I In. Wild delight of IA. nrol,able viciory nj
her fayorite' exclaimed. 'OL be'Il yct
their. Elun She vas Too dciir;ons WITH
uleasnre IN uo,ic, An. s,,ilcs ,hai oycr'
srrsad ~, ,,,,ie cros,J I'd and,,ns' M
Lteno,t., heard an,,hcr r,,nn,I vii, 80
,,onsrious cr,,cc. 81 -, be, ,,n ,,oiIaai,c,i',
.s L,n.6 ~ ho,.Ns J,,,.,'i 800 =, a.,
ian ot lie Jrn,, ""'" w ''0
irhns a., ~, h,,,,. 49,, ,,,.,,i.,
lion csn he ,lra,, ''',o, ,rls,.. ", 49,, '"I
.hnscJ ,a,, ca,,so I, - III. -, a' ~
,lency tow,rJ sla,c ,ha, jnd,,ao. ~ h,,' Va
Riy.s In nnc ~ H., ia,a ,,a,I,. a' ,'.,,',
lie heroine n,ono,nr, w. 1870" ~ J.' n,Ho
lion Of loy,. ,,a cLss,n,, - WV . WV
Most OF the valuable prns have becoue
cmblems OF the months and many find
pleasure anil consultation in appropratinp
the period Of their birth month To- them.
selves.
A recent wedding present from a groom
10 his bride Mas a Lraoch of diamond. and
ruhics rcprscnting their birh months.
April. line bright. sunny and capriciou,
month. n reprecnird by the diamond ,
level moi eonalcd In splendor
Those horn In October ans ALWAYS su.ni
,ions as thc opal !. tbe towel To- ,ha
month nnd No ,s.u, h 80 unlu,ly a. ,his
Thos, WHO wear diamonds Ju,iny an
month az Anil ar, doing n out Of compl
,n,.,t ,o,hc month
Al, n ,ecsni cn,sr,ainmcnt In was,,in
ton Mrs Hicks Iorl. wealthy Ne
Yorker. appoarcd In "A ,ctfect armor
dinuonds' nom The s25iOOO necklace
the tinv buckles ON her sinners. IN
corsncc WAS "A mas Of the brilliant ycm
Willie in her hair were handsome spee
mcns Of the jewelers. art. II a woms
can dress thus in NAV Il may be ali rich
brt II she proposed Ia have 4 diamond g
mint Nut ulltlh NNNt Nith lllt ifhnl vi
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Personal AND SOCIAL.
EVENTS IN. MEMPHIS AND NEIGH
BORING POINTS.

Weddings, Receptions and Entertain
ments-Movements and Prospects,
Reflections OF the Society Reporter
The Social Season.
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Family llesembIance-.

Prom The Cause of Character" In Popular Science
Monthly for April.
II Is Just the same, be sure, In mental
matters. There are family characters and
family intellieences, as there are family
faces and family figures. Each individual
member Of the brood has his own variety
Of this typical character, but In all its basis
il more or less persistent, though any one
particular trait, even the most marked,
may be wanting, or actually replaced by
It's exact opposite. Still, viewing the fam
ily idiosyncrasies as a whole, each member
is pretty sure to possess a very considerable
number Of pcculiarides more or less In
common with all the remainder. True,
Jane may he passionate, while Emily Is
sulky; Dick may be q epcndthriit, while
Thomas IL n miscr. But Jane and Dick
are both humorous, Emily and Thomas
both musical; Thomas and Dick both SEN
sitiyc, Emily and Jane both sentimental,
and all four OF them alike vindictive, alike
intelligent, alike satirical, and alike fond
Of pets and animals. Look nj the persist
cnt Tcnnysonian tone In Charles
and Alfred Tennyson; look nj the
parodying power Of the two Smiths
In "kejected Addresses" look at the
Caracci, the RoSettis, the llcrschcls, and
then say whether even the minute touches
Of taste and sentiment do not come out
alike In brothers and sisters. Almost
everybody who meets brothers or sisters or
cousins OF his own after a long separation
when use has not duled his apprhen-
sion Of the facts) must have noticed, with
mingled amusement and dissatisfaction, In
10000 little ways and sayings how very
closely he aud they resemble one another.
Sometimes the very caichwords and
phrases they use, their pet ayersions and
their pet sympathics, turn out ri every
twist Of life 10 be absurdly identical. One
may even bc made aware Of ones own
unsuspccicd and unobtrusiyc failings by
Observing them ~ In a mirror, IN III,
minds OF ones relations, like King George
MILDLY In Mr.. Gilbcrt's story, who meet
himself ON an enchanted island, and con
sidcrs his double the most disagrceable EEL
low he ever came across.
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Mr.. ~. G. Orr, Of 81. Louis, was Ia town
last Friday.
Miss Mamie Glostcr, who has been visit.
ing Miss Norton, Of this place was called
home last week by Illness In her family.
Miss Addio lIarkrcadcr, OF the Troy
Normal school, will spend the spring aud
summer IN Tupclo teaching an ant class.
Mn. Gillespie, wife OF the editor Of tho
Ledger, arrived home last Sunday. She
has been with her mother In sardls, Miss,
during the past winter.
Mr.. Jno Mcclellan, Of Iowndcs county.
aud Miss Efiic Brown, OF Verona, Miss.,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
THE APRIL MAGAZINES.
MR.. wATTERsoN ON SOUTHERN Po-
LITICAL CONDITIONS.
Why Blaine Could Not Carry New York
Family biances-About Women
Chinese superstitions- The Distri-
button OF Sexes, Etc.
Thc DI.trlbu,,on Of The sexes.

From THE Uniformity OF Social Phenomena" by
y Won Neumann-Spallart, In Popular Science
Monthly for April.
Take the sexual division OF mankind.
Although over the whole earth general
equality in the numbers OF the two sexes
prevails, nevertheless each land has its pc
culiar, apparently constant characteristic
sexual composition. In Europe there
anciently and still is greater excess OF
women in the north than in the States Of
middle Europe and the east, in some OF
which the women are in the minority.
Through Europe as a whole the number Of
women is very definitely in excess OF that
OF the men, and the excess appears to be
increasing. II was very great after the Ma
poleonic wars; then the numbers gradually
tended toward equality and nearly reached
II (lSi7 TO 1850, l,009 10 1000; then they
diverged again, and stood, in 1870, 1857
to 1000. The phases OF increased differ
cnce are generally observable after wars,
which latterly appear TO be the result part
ly OF the enormous emigration which has
taken place TO other quarters Of the earth.
In America as a whole, and in Australia
and Africa, on the other hand, WHITTIER
this emigration with its preponderance Of
males is tending, the men are in excess,
and the excess is increasing with the cou-
slant arrival OF new parties Of immigrants.
Nevertheless, near approach 10 equality
prevails over the earth as u whole, and this
whether we regard the white, black, or
red race, or their mixtures.
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that met here Tuesday: Donald Mckenzie,
OF DcSoto; w. M. Strickland, OF Marshall;
q. l.. Bates, proxy for X. W. Bailey, OF
Pamela; II. s., McGowan, Of Lafayette;
of Tate. H9iq
Mrs. Rand ahd Mrs. Johnson have re-
turned from Florida, We trust much i'm
proved in health
Messrs. G. M.oBuchanan and John Bur
ton attended the Republican State conven-
ton at jackson last week
Mr.. Nat Richmond has gone to the
country To
The Rev. DR.. Pickett has returned from
Memphis. doo.
J. ii. Compton Is in the city. 4,
MIR. Hanson. Chief passenger agent, ana
MIR. Coleman, division passenger, agent
on the Illinois Central railroad, held q con-
Terence at the Holly Springs hotel Few
days since with several OF our leading clu.
zens. These gen,lemenn seem Interested
In our efforts to induce emigrant sto settle
in our section OF country, and assured our
citizens OF their influence and cooperation
in the matter.
Gen. A. M. West has been invited to adj
dress the joint meeting OF the Tale and
Marshall county alliances, which VIII meet
on Saturday, the nth instant, three miles
southwest OF Chulahoma.
Capt. Bob McGowan has been on a trip
10 the country.
The Hon. Y. NJ. Stephens, OF Union
county, was in town this week.
A new drop curtain is being painted for
the opera-house. II is badly needed.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-15
Chinese Superst,tions.

Adele NJ. Fielde In Popular science monthly Tor
April.
A girl who is partakng OF the last meal
she is to eat in her fathers house previous
TO her marriage, sits at the table with her
parents and brothers; but she must eat no
more than half the bowl OF rice set before
her, else her departure will be followed by
continual scarcity in the domicile she is
leaving.
II IA bride breaks the heel OF her shoe in
going from her fathers TO her husbands
house, il is ominous OF mhappincss in her
new relations.
A piece OF bacon and parcel OF sugar
are hung on the back Of a brides seddn
chair us a sop 10 the demons who might
modest her while on her journey. The
"Thrce Baneiul Ones" are fond of salt and
spices. and the white Tiger" likes
sweets.
A bride may be brought home while a
coffin Is in her husbands house, but not
within 100 days after a coffin Is carried
out Domestic troubles are sure 10 come
upon one who is married within 100 days
after n funeral.
A bride, while putting on her wedding
garments, stands in round, shallow bask-
ct. This conduces to her leading placid,
wcll-rounded life in her future home.
After her departure from her fathers
door, her mother puts the basket over the
mouth OF the oven, 10 stop the mouths Of
all who would make adverse comment on
her daughter, and then sits down before
the kitchen range, that her peace and leis-
urc may be duplicated in her daughters
life.
A bride must not, for four months after
her marriage, enter any house in which
there has recently been death or a birth,
for II she does No there will surely be O
quarrel between her and the groom. Ifa
young mother goes 10 see bride, the Wis.
itor is looked upon as this cause Of any
calamity that may follow.
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AZ Center ISiii. Miss.

Mr.. T. b. Carsonis, Of Holly Springs,
was here q few days since.
Clarence Ward, Of Memphis, Tenn, is
visiting his friends here.
Miss Lizzie Rodgers, who has been teach
ing school near Memphis, Tenn, is visiting
relatives here.
Malachi Stark returned from Ripley,
Miss, where he has been teaching, not
long ago.
Mr.. Andrew Campbell, OF Collierville,
Tenn, was guest OF Mr. j. w. Bailey
and family last Sunday.
DIR. J. W. Wesson spent n short time in
Memphis last Wednesday, and attended
Bill Apps lecture
The charming Miss Lucy Payne, who is
attending the Holden seminary, spent a
short time with her parents and friends
hero last week.
The Rev. Mr. Hodge preached an excel
lent sermon 10 his congregation last Sun
day. Sunday.sch0ol will be organized and
conducted this year in that church.
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when tho sweet breath that oils
The heart OF Sunset DER the west II rolled,
Aud dlsslpatcd the impcrishablc hills
10 hazncss OF gold.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-02
NOT CONFIRMED.
Presidential Appointments that the
Senate Failed to Confirm.

Senate Failed to Confirm.
The following is a complete list of nomina-
tions made by the President and not con-
flrmed by the Senate during the session just
ended
George Norman, Marshal, Eastern Dis
trict Louisiana; Henry Lehman, Coiner of
Mint Philadelphia Joseph W. Congdon, for
promotion in revenue service; Edward r.
COnnell, United States Consul.
Probate Judges in Utah-John Houston,
Garfield county; Francis A. Hammond, San
Juan county; VIM. c. McGregor, Iron coun-
ty; William T. Stewart, Kane county;
Thomas S. Watson, Wasatch county; r. w.
Cross Weber county; James A. Melville,
Willard county; Samuel Francis, Morgan
county.
Samuel H. Albro, Superintendent Indian
Schools of New Y DIRK.
Postmasters-Samuel P. Tufts. Centralia,
ILL.,; Nicholas G. Stanton, West Liberty, Iowa;
George Messenger, Ridgeway, Penn. Byron
Lemiey jackson, Miss; William c. Draw
ley, Mansion, Wis j. F. Wellington, Sidney,
Neb.; Robert l. Fleming, Lock Haven, Penn.
James H. Rodeffer, Woodstock, Va; Philip
Henkel, Sheldon, Iowa; w. G.. Newberry,
Chicago, ILL.,. Charles j. Ackert, New Paltz,
N Y.
Reflections during the session-Samuel F.
Bigelow, United States District Attorney
for the District of New Jersey; John Duane,
Postmaster West Medford, Mass. George c.
Maclem- Postmaster West Point. N Y.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-02
THE ARMY'S HEALTH.
Annual Report Of United States
Surgeon-General Moore.

Surgeon General Moore has submitted to
the Secretary of War his annual report for
the past fiscal year. The money value of the
medical and hospital supplies actually issued
during the year was SITS, O34, and the cost of
the supplies required for issue during the cur
rent fiscal year will undoubtedly exceed that
amount. He submits estimates for the fiscal
year Guiding June 81, 1890, amounting to
$3.50, 600.
In chapter on the health Of the army.
the mean strength of the army for the year,
including officers and enlisted men. is stated
at %, 81. The total admiss Ons to sick re-
port were %, 727; admissions for disease, 23,-
SSS; admissions for injuries. $3.50; average
number constantly non-effective during the
year, 1,Ol0 Is; deaths from all causes, 214;
ratio of deaths per 1000 of mean strength,
Sig; deaths from diseases, 149; deaths from
injuries, 81.
The death rae somewhat lower than
that for 1856, when it $50, and consid-
erably lower than the rate for the previous
decade, which was 11.4 The death rate of
the army of the United States continues to
be higher than that of any of the foreign
armies except the British and Italian, The
principal causes of deaths were pneumonia
and shot wounds.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-02
WRECKS ON THE RAIL.
Five More Lives Sacrificed 10
Switches and Signals.
Many Passengers Manned in Col
IiSions East and West.

The cannon BALI, express train, bound
east on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, as
it rushed at full speed into Washington,
Penn, at eight o'clock, plunged headlong
into an open switch and was wrecked. Two
men were killed and score OF persons In
iured. The train was made up OF TOUR
coaches and was In charge OF CoH
ductor Francis, of Cincinnati The swltcn
where the accident occurred leads TO Wnat is
known as the Washington ''Y." This IS bulit
out from the bank to the level OF the ROAD
bed on a trestle and the train broke through
with a terrible crash, amid the screams of
passengers and spectators. The engine, ten
der and baggage car went over the trestle 10
the ground, ten feet below. The sleeping-car
turned over on its side and the day-coach 1elI
half way over the Sleeping car.
The engine was demolished and the cars
mass of broken limb The engine tender,
baggage car and sleeper went over the treStIe
and the day coach was hanging partly over.
The people of the town broke the windows
and extricated the passengers as speedily as
possible Inside the cars a scene of the wild
est confusion prevailed.
The fireman, William McAuliffe, was found
beneath the engine, breathing heavily and
almost dead. He suffered from conclusion
of the lungs, fracture of the skull, had sus-
tanned several broken ribs and was injured
internally. James NOonan, the engineer,
was not so easily found. He was buried be-
meath his engine and frightfully manglei
Superintendent Collins, of the Plttsburg
Post Office, who in the wreck, stated
that three of the injured-Fireman Brown,
Baggagemaster Henry and colored man
named Mayes, of Columbus, Ohio, were
fatally hurt. Three more were seriously
injured, while the others sustained slight
bruises and cuts.
The road surgeons and several physicians
from Washington were summoned, and all
possible assistance was given to the wounded
AS soon as word was received in Pittsburg
Sur erintendent Patton and several other
leading officers started on a special train for
the scene of the accident.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-02
Log Cabin Logic.
Drawn and Brain!

Drawn and Brain!
The powerful engine, with its wonderful
propelling power, coupled to the long train
full freighted with the richest fabrics OF
the intellectual looms of the centuries-what
obstacles can stay the progress of this mighty
force, when once under full steam along
LIES highways
The American with Drawn and brain does
not see the necessity for titles of nobility,
does not care for elevation by descent, he can
reach out and pluck the stars
But with Drawn or brain impaired, a man
is badly handicapped in the mad race for sue
cess which is the marked characteristic OF
the present age.
The physical system is a most intricate
piece of machinery 1t ought to be kept well
regulated, so that it will work tremendously
in all its parts, then it Is capable Of an
immense amout of work.
1t Is said that a watch, if expected to keep
perfect time, must be wound daily. It will
not keep good time unless it runs regular"
More men break down because they don't
run regular than for any other reason
1t IS claimed by physicians that few men
are killed by hard work 1t is to the ir-
Irregularities of modern social life that the
high death rate is due. Men burn their
candle at both ends then wonder why it
burns out so quickly.
The main thing in keeping the human
machine in good working order is to keep the
regulator all right 1.-The blood is the life"
and sound health is assured SO long as the
blood flows through the veins a limpid stream
of purity.
Regulate the regulator with Warmers Log
Cabin sarsaparilla, the old-fashioned blood
purifier, prepared after the best formula in
use by our ancestors in good old Log Cabin
days and with the vigor of Drawn and brain
which must ensue, in your life's lexicon you
will find no such word as fail.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-02
What Makes a Boiled Lobster Red !

The answer to the question, what
causes Holsters shell to turn red when
boiled? says the Scientific Ameri an, in
general terms is that the salts which go
to make the color in the shell undergo a
chemical change by being sub iected to
the action of hot water. This answer
can hardly be salts ractOry one to a
person seeking specific information on
the sub 'ect. 1t is, however, the only
answer that can be given at present.
The matter is one which has apparently
excited more popular than scientific
curiosity, for whereas the question has
often been asked, it has not as yet re-
ceived a satisfactory-that is, a specific
answer. 1t is question for the
chemist rather than for the naturalist,
and that, probably, is the reason why it
has not received more attention.
1t is not only the lobster, but all
crustaceans that undergo this change of
color on being boiled. Salt water
crustaceans become redder in the process
than fresh water crustaceans. The addi-
ton of common table salt to the water
in which the creature is boiled will con-
duce to greater redness. Whether it is
the sodium or the chlorine in the salt
that helps to this result | do not know.
The creature itself has nothing to do
with the change in its shell, for if the
shell be taken from the living crustacean
and then boiled, the result will be ex-
actly the same 1t has been suggested
that red may be the basic color of the
shell, and that the chemical change
which takes place is merely the elimina-
ton of the other colors. The objection
is that there is no evidence of removal
of color shown in the water. The OBJ
lection is not vital. however.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-02
PETROLEUM EXPLODES.
The Bodies of Victims Scattered
broadcast in Calais Harbor.


The force of an explosion of petroleum gas
on board the French steamer Vile de Calais
which had just arrived at Calais, France
from Philadelphia, tore off the deck and
partly carried away her sides. Only the
forward portion of the vessel sank, and the
fire ragged fercely in that portion above
water. Other shipping lying in the vicinity
of the steamer was much damaged by the
explosion.
The loss of life Yves great. Portions of a
dozen bodies were found lying on the quays,
arms, legs and heads being scattered about
in shocking confusion 1t is supposed that
the ignition of gas generated III the hold
caused the explosion. Four bodies have been
found. Fragments of iron were blown in
credible distances, and all the windows of
the arriages in the railway stations were
broken by the explosion.
The Standard Oil Company of New York
received cable dispatch announcing that
from twenty to twenty-five persons persisted
in the explosion.