The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-30

roBant RUE over ireland ever since inc tihhe
when Henry the VIII, by series OF legis-
lative attacks on Irish manufacturing in
dustry, prohibited the importation OF Irish
woollens into England, course which
Queen Elizabeth in turn followed, forcing
the Irish woollcn manufacturers to look to
foreign markets and develop foreign trade.
Very few women among us, adopts in knit
ting and crocheting and such fancy work
are aware possibly that the wool known
as ''Saxony" owes lis origin to the Irish
artisans who fed to Germany after the
wooden trade In Ire,snd was deliberately
and olectually starIpeA out. Nothing
more iifani.ps eall be imagined on
tbs rirt oi eve country holding
the re,as of power over another whose
interests would seem as closely allied
as those CT Englpnd and Ireland No
wonder the !rish people grew FESTIVE and
rebellious under such tyranny and persecu-
ton. The mills of the gods grind slowly,
but they grind exceedingly iinc. Eng
land begins 10 realize the meaning Of these
lines. Portraits Of the Baroness Buriett.
Coutts, the Rev Charles Davis Nicholas
Mahoney and others equally prominent in
aiding In the development Of Certain Irish
industries, embellish this paper. Com
ments on Kentucky" by Charles Dudley
Warner, is by all odds the best article this
gentleman has yet written OH the South.
He has evidently gone down 10 the bed rock Of
the old pioneer State and in this instance pre-
sents most exhaustive report The statistics
and dates furnished render the article valuable
as reference. Mr. Warner grows enthusias-
tic over the blue grass region and confcsses
that call he had read OF ii, all the pictures
lac had seen gave him an inadequate idea OF
its beauty aud richness" lie found an in
tcrestipg bit of social history and romance
when he visited county house in Lexing-
ton, where he saw portraits life size and in
miniature OF the famous beauty, Rebecca
| Gratz the intimate friend OF Matilda Hofl.
man, betrothed TO Washington Irving, and
who served as model for Rebecca In
'1vanhoe," which Scott was writing at the
time OF Irving's visit, and from whom he
learned the sad story OF Matilda's DEATH and
also Of Rebeccas grace and beauty. Mr.. War
ner must have made u thorough survey Of the
State IL we judge by the length Of the contrib
ution and minuteness OF details he goes
into. Complimentary as these comments
generally are Mr.. Warner feels constrained
to tell the plain, unvarnished truth when he
says 81 have no doubt that the abomin-
able cookery of the region Eastern Ken
tucky) has much TO. do with the lawlossness
as It visibly has to do with the poor physical
condition" II is gospel truth there's moth
ing 50 conducive TO morality as m active,
healthy liver. In Russian Bronzcs" most
interesting article on this subject, We gam q
charming glimpse OF the status OF this cx.
| quisile art which the japanese have carried
to such perfection Much Of the information
contained is fresh, and we are told something
of distinguished artists in bronze not
generally familiar 10 the public. The illus
trations from noted bronzos are beautifully
done and como next TO seeing the models
which they represent Modern Amateur
Photography" and THE Ancient City Of
Wisely" both profuscly illustrated, form
most interesting papers. Mansford has
Iarpcr's for sale.
Scnbher's for January Is equally full OF
good things. Castle Life in the Middle
Ages" by Il. II. and T.. w. Blashheld, is
bonnc bouchc, and realizes what the reader
Is warranted In expecting from the names
Of such an artist and writer. The romance and
chivalry Of n barbaric time Is all about us
and We feel, at the end OF these pages, as II
We had fallen asleep over Tennyson's Holy
Grail" and dreamed the poets dream Of
"Fair Women and "Tbe Idyls OF the
King" from "the splendid pomp OF mo
dieynl days" "fantasiical legends. tourna
mont castle, knight and cha,clainc." w
take but step TO reach the most progressive
| spirit Of the nineteenth century.
presented In the paper, Railway Man.
agcmcnt," by y. T. Alexander, Ia which
| all the details and minutig. the technical
knowledge, records, rules and reports,
signals aud such information show what
AN intricate aud almost bewildering affair
q railroad system Is. The fine illustrations
add 20 the value Of this article. japanese
Art symbols" suggests wealth Of curious
and pulling things and the reader is kept
in state OF wonder and expectation
not unmixed with irresistible amusement
over the grotcsque monsters represented
throughout the entire article. "Old Sticks,
10y Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Is gem In that
delightful writer's most enticing style. -Four
more charming pages wer never written.
The Popular Science Monthly, a most cx.
\ ccllcnt publication and for sale by Mansiord
prcscpts tim ly aud valuable article on
House Drainage" by Dr. John s. Billings
In which this distinguished sanitary eX
pert aud scientist says: schools are NOR
dangerous than sewers rs regards the propa
cation Of diphthcria." lie discusses the
question Of scwcmg, In houses thoroughly
and suggests remedies 10 avoid the "horron
u sewer gas and IT. poisonous effects DR.
billing, Is quito o. famous In England as IL
America, aud had the honor Of being decor
nicd by the Prince Of Wales himself Tn,
fronuspiccc Of this number Is tho portal
of the late Rev. Moses Ashley Curtis,
scientific boianlsI who was born Il
stuckbridgc. Mass and died In North Car
olina sixty-four years old. "Gcniu, an,
Talent Is the attractive title Of charming
philosophIe paper by Grant Allen (FoH
nightly Rcriccl who discusses the subjco
thoroughly and draws the line nicely bo
tween these twin faculties aud concludes thu,
Genius then. humbly hold, differs iron
mere talent only In one or other ont q
three particulars; either Il Is talent Of
! higher order backed zap by industry, or u
, the same talent made notable by oppOrtun
= iiy or Il Is talent often Of low grade n
: deemed By exceptional originality or con
E bincd with some piquani anil arrcstln
= touch Of quaintncs. ,oddityo II may even b