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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21

of many Of her good people, SO it is true
that tragedy proves TO be the end of many
good people here below the visiting
moon" Her works teen, l think, with
the richest eloquence OF sympathy towards
those whom she draws as the VIC
tins OF unmerited misfortunes. "Folle-
Farine,p 'Cebee," "Ariadne," tho
heroine of "In Maremma," "Wanda,"
and host of other good but unhappy
creations OF hers, are certainly not false
pictures" If the unsolicited ills that be-
siege these poor beings represent an UNI
truthful view OF the whole sad, inexplica-
BILE problem, then Hamlet" "Othello,"
"rimon," and many other Shakespearean
creations are open to the same doubt as
TO the fidelity and authenticity OF concep-
ton. Mrs. Wilcox is an optimist, as not a
few of her own sunny songs have already
shown their admirers. Butitis sometimes
a little too assertively the attitude of the
optinist TO deny that Immense, shadowy
domain which we call "the wrong side Of
life" Perhaps Ouida's juste mllieu is as
unapparent as Mrs. Wilcox's. But both
writers are heartily TO be congratulated, in
an artistic sense, in their personal though
different points of view. Tot homines,
quot sententim. For my own part | am
only too thankful when see other writer's
OF fame and talent giving Ouida their re-
spectful and serious consideration, since
treatment OF this kind marks new and
valuable epoch in the career OF a writer
whose faults have been too holly con-
demned and whose unique powers have
been too long and too absurdly ignored.
EDWARD FAwCETT.
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COL. PERCY LAID AWAY.
LAST SAD RITES OVER ALL THAT
REMAINS OF HIM.
Greenville Never Saw a Larger Fun
eral-All the Business Houses Close
Out of Respect for the Great and
Admired Man,

GREENvILLE Miss, Jan. 20-The funeral
OF the late Col. W. A. Percy this afternoon
was one OF the largest Greenville has ever
known. The preliminary services were
held at the Episcopal church, the Rev.
VIM. Cross officiating. The little church
was crowded TO its utmost capacity, and
hundreds were unable to enter. Almost
every prominent citizen, together with o
large gathering OF ladies', were present.
The services were most impressive, the
minister and congregation being visihly
affected. The pail bearers were Maj. VIM.
Startling, engineer; Gen. Ferguson, score
a.ry of the levee board Capt. w. Il.
Hunt, sheriff Of Washington county; w.
q. Yerger, law partner OF the deceased;
Capt. j. s. McNeely, editor OF the Green
vile Times; Mai. q. NJ. Helm and the
Rev, Stevenson Archer, OF the Presbyterian
church. Mrs. Percy's daughter and
daughterin-law were almost Frustrated,
and their sobs> were heartrending Not
withstanding the inclemcnt weather. a
very large party proceeded to the ceme-
terry, two miles away, where the services
were concluded and the body inferred.
Every available conveyance was called
into requisition, and many walked The
city presented deserted appearance dur
ing the afternoon, Mayor 1ilford having
issued an order asking that all business
houses be closed from 2 to o o'clock pm.
1t was universally complied with.
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HORSTED and WOOL.

On Monday last there was presented Ia the House
by Mr. Rrc,kinrdcc Of Arkansas u Democratic
member Of the Committee Of Ways aud Means u
resolution directing the Secretary Of the Treasury
10 classify M wooden cloth all imports OF won ed
cloth. whether known IN wOrSted clio or under
the name Of worrtcd. OF diagonal or otherwise To
increase nov duties aud udos Of duty seems an odd
way TO induce The sup ~, aud tf the rates are In
creased on clothingl 10 relieve working people Of
unnecessary taxation. IL WINS over fifty years ago
uS6D that the supreme Court Of the United states
had before II the question whether wora'd shawls
were, under the mrn Oi 1882, manuiac ures Of uOoL
The court sustained the jury In the court below
that "worslcd, ~ known In commerce. was m
article unlike wool. although made ont Of wool
The testimony wis that worsted yarns woru drawn
into long hlnmcnk BY heated conbs Eyer siuco
thon the tariff has levied duty on uoraoi
goods M being unlike wooicn goods. The
present tariff Of iN9 lcyics on certnin desnrp
tons Of wont7i cloths ~ per cent. nd yalorom and
81 cents pound. but on u0rSicd cloths 70 per cent
ad valorem and ~ 10 a cents pound. The do
nestle manufacturers of worstcd cloths claim that
wooen and wuntrd cloths are now similar, be
cause applied " thu same uses. and really made
from similar yarns NJ wool and that the rates Of
duty should therefore be the same. All Of that
MAJ be true. but the extraordinary thing IL that q
should propose 10 incrcd~ rates on worud, Instead
Of reducing rates on wooeus aud bringing wooden
rates dopn W worted rates -Now fOrk Ero,ing IosL
II Is very seldom that Mr.. Breckenridge
makes mistake. lie IL usually careful in
his statements and resolutions and is gen.
orally very consistent as JeiTersonian
Democrat lie must, therefore, have been
incorrectly reported, or he must have some
purpose in view, by the resolution referred
TO, Of awakening tho people TO n sense Of
the wrongs they suffer by an oppressively
constructed and robber tariff. There are a
great many articles made Of worsted worn
by poor people at tho North, like
shawls, comforts, nubias, jackets for
women and children, and lcggings These
are In much request, because Of their
cheapness; but II they are to be put on the
tariff list as WOODEN goods there will here
after be no recourse for the poor. They
will have to 90 deeper down into their
pockets for wearing apparel that has hith-
crto been TO them recourse when unable
TO buy heavier and warmer WOODEN goods.
Mr.. Breckenridge certainly did not mean
10 forco them TO such an alternative
What, then, does lac mean by so extraor-
binary resolution?
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rdear rnwec,t on aouIdn. "

Prom the New York Graphic.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's recent article on
"Ouida"N has attracted the attention OF
Edgar Fawcctt, and his impressions there
e are given in the following brief paper,
which the author sends me for publication;
have observed with great satisfaction
that ~ brilliant a writer as Ms. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox should care 10 discuss the
standing Of "Ouida" in the literature Of
our time and language. There were no,
many reputable critics In England who
wero prepared to discuss "ouida" with
either justice or honesty before wrote my
estimate OF her In LiPpinooifs hdgdfine for
August last. As TO This country, cannot
remember seeing more than two or three
moderately courteous criticisms OF the sort
here In my entire experience OF such
writing. Mrs. Wilcox's kind words re-
garding my article are therefore doubly
pleasant 10 me, ~ they show that | have
produced an awakening effect in at least
one Of the minds Whose general approval
Of my own effort | desired 10 secure.
cannot entirely agree with Mr. Will
cox, however In saying that Ouida SYM
paihizcs with nm inferior type OF woman
hood She draws that type often, aud
sometimes rumonelessly well. Sho often
makes "the shallow, immoral, insncere
and unworthy woman" succeed In winning
"lhe prizes and pleasures Of lifc,' and l
can't help believing that they far too. fire.
auently do win such undeserycd guer,lons.
/ think that Mn Wilcox will acquit me OF
having anywhere stated In my article that
Ouida's pictures Of fashionable modern life
were byany means thatauthor's best work.
| wrote 'she Ia never sympathetic with
wrong doing" and see no more mason TO
declare her thus than would to declare
1hackoray a sympaihizer with such char
actors ~ barnes Newcome or Becky Sharp.
II most Of 0uida's adyenturcsscs have a
good time Of II, and sip ill they die
rare wine out Of crystal glasses, why, NO
do hundreds OF advcnturesscs In the
curious topsy.turveydom OF all human his,
tory. II 0uida prelers tragedy rs the end
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Sin MIcuAKL lIicEs-BEAciI, the Liberal
UnioniSt who stands next TO the Marquis
of Harrington in The leadership Of that
party, made speech recently at Bristol,
In the course Of which hc laid down a line
Of policy that Lord Salisbury can hardly
accept consistently. He said: eve must
put aside narrow prejudice and grant the
Irish IN great voice as the Scotch now
have In the settling Of their own affairs.
We must make political officials charged
with the administration Of the government
directly responsible 10 Parliament. instead
Disappointing them 10 permanent positions
and making them responsible 10 one man.
We must hand over TO the local authori-
ties everything possible that IL consistent
with the best interests of the United King.
dom" Criticising this, and very fayora.
bly,. too, The london Daily Nc1n. said: "Sir
Michael Hicks Beach takes an indcpend.
ent line, which must lead him toward Mr..
Gladstone's policy, aud which has already
taken him far beyond the helpless obsti.
macy oi mere coercion"
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as the "internal revenue" is war tax,
and 80 long as the tax continues, the
money derived thercfrom should be sa-
crcdly devoted TO the relief Of the people
from the remaining burdens Of the war,
etc. No demand was made, and no pledge
was given, that the system should be abol-
ished." The Evening Post is right in this
case, as we have invariably found it to be
in all that ii has had to say in reference to
the tariff, to tariff platforms or tariff legis-
lation. On that question, and on all the
various phases Of it, it is thorough and
correct and Is doing yeoman service in
the good cause Of tariff reform.
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TIIrRK are more trusts and still moro 10
come. Tho plowmakers recently combined
because, as they explained. the steclmak-
cn had advanced the price Of the steel
parts Of plows from ~ TO iOi oen,sapound.
Now there Is a similar combination Of
manufacturers Of capen. mowers, and
binders, possibly for like reason. "The
curiailmcnt Of production, the regulation
Of prices and the adoption Of system Of
uniform prices" they say, Is the object pf
the combine" Two weeks ago there was
an association Of threshing machine manu-.
iacturcr formed at Chicago to effect the
same object Now II is In order for the
farmer 10 form a trust and dictate the
prices Of the commodities he raises.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21

THE Tiessbuv Herald characlcriEcs the
resolution fora State Constitutional Conyen.
ton agreed 10 by 10 heavy n vote by
the Legislature as zone 10 raise HI In
Mississippi" That paper fears "all the
political and prohibition schemcp will
take advantage Of Il to pool their inter.
csts." What II they do. II they are In
The majority they will carry them through,
u not they will fail. TuE ArrEAL has the
fullest faith in the people being able to
take care Of Themselves and their interests.
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THE FEMALE swINDLER.
Mrs. Celia Hendricks Effects To Be
Sold by the Sheriff.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 20.-The sher-
III will tomorrow sell ont the handsome
dwelling and contents belonging to Mrs.
Celia Hendricks, at No. 1.527 Girard ave-
nue., under an execution for debt. The
creditors are several tradesmen and retail
firms. Mrs. Hendricks is the woman whom
Miss M. A. Brown. Of Norristown, loaned at
various times some $4,000 upon repre-
sentation that Mrs Hendricks had for.
tune Of 100000 locked up in the hands
OF an agent in New York. As
the investigation OF the transactions
which Mrs. Hendricks had with other
confding acquaintance progresses, new
victims develop, and il is stated that up 10
tonight creditors whose claims aggregate
over 100000 have been located. The
amount which these people intrust-
ed TO the woman ranges from $4,000
TO $4,000 and in each case the
money was given willingly upon the
representations made by Mrs. Hendricks
that she had large fortune which was for
the time out OF her reach. In one or two
instances she exhibited paper which she
purported TO be and which she declared was
bond of the United States government Of
the amount OF $3.50, 900 for the payment OF
the mythical legacy, and in this manner
treasured her victims. Mrs. Hendricks
has disappeared, and her husband an d
son profess not to know her whereabouts.
They also say they did not know she was
engaged in any such practices rs are
charged against her. Some Of her victims
stu maintain confidence In her.
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Tur TypOthotp Of New York celebrated

TnE Typothetn Of New York celebrated
Frnnklin's birthday on Tuesday Las, by a
banquet at the Hotel Brunswick. Ex-
Minister Blgelow responding to the toast
"Tbc Day and the Man we Honor. Ben.
iamin Franklin, the Printers Patron
Saint and the Bcncfactor Of Mankind. 4"
MIR. Bgclow was followed by Mr.. Dana,
Of The son, and no by Zoo" Howard. In
witty and very humorous speech. which
was highly appreciated and much ap.
plaudcd. Why can't the Typothetr OF
Memphis have an annual dinner on
Franklin's birthday
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senator pIArriA.
Prom the Nashville nasperN

Prom the Nashville naHnefN
The Lynchburg Falcon, referring 10 the
question Of the United States scnatonhip.
which Is TO be decidedly the next General
Assembly Of Tennessee, say at Ia now
reported that Senator lsham q. Harris will
be a candidate foi reelection to the United
States Senate when his term expires,
which Is next year. We have always I'm.
deniood that tho senator pledged himself
whom he was elected the last time that he
would not again become n candidate. lie
has been Ia positions OF public trust oil
and on for nearly forty years, and yet he
never seems 10 tire. That he has made
good public servant We irankly admit. but
II IL Is true that no promised 10 rctro II
elected In 1883 we think he should step
down and give room 10 younger man. II
lac Ia candidate he will have To exert all
his influence II he hopes 10 vim"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21

THE ArrIAL desires TO ask Miss Margare
Mather, In all sincerity. why she deems IL
necessary 10 mutillte Shakespeare rs she
does2 She is an actress Of some accomplish
mcnts pretty, graceful. with very sympa-
thctic voice, and unusual emotional vigor.
But she should bear in mind that spectacle
Is not scholarship. and the first thing an
actress aspiring TO interpret the gr' est OF
poets, whose lightest syllable Is sacred. must
learn TO do Is 10 read Shakespeare accurately.
This Miss Mather does not do. She IN sin
gularly careless In the matter Of emphasis
and at times seems TO mis- utterly the sense
Of phrases. This Is particularly noticeable
In the quieter passages. In moments
Of intense passion she does better. But
this is not the chlef bf her ofIenses. Tho
play Of "Romeo and Juliet" which she pro-
duccs Is not Shakespearc's. Who adapted
the real play for her we do not know, and
VIC have every reason TO suppose that lac de-
,ircs his Identity 10 remain undiscovered by
The world at largc. The dissertation Of
Shakespeare is complete. In the first place
the constituencies adapter has cut out entirely
the scene wherein the death Of Tybalt and
the Punishment Of Romeo IL d CLOSED 10
Juliet by the nurse. The result OF this Is
that the sequence Of tho story Is alb.
solutely destroyed. As well might the
death Of Poloaius be eliminated from
the play Of "lIamlct" Possibly
Miss Mather does not omit this important
incident OF the PLY always. but she did
last night the result being 20 make the
play go very lame indeed. hut her gravcst
iniriction oi<f rules Of scholarly propriety
WIS revealed In the last net. Shakespeare
did not intend that this play should have
an "and-so. they.werc- married" finale, or
anything like Il, but Hiss Mather not only
causes Romeo 10 live long enough to enjoy
a glimpse Of her bcauteous presence In re-
stored vitality, but actually 10 have a col
loquy with her. According To Shakespeare,
Romeo is thoroughly dead when Juliet
wakes and the Friar Is the only one TO wit
ness her resurrection. Indeed, her first
words on rcgaining consciousness are, 20
comfortable friar. where is my lord9" But
IN the Mathcr version the friar enters 10
behold Juliet knccling In front. holding the
body Of Romeo Ia her arms, after the twain
have had rather lively scene. This may be
after tho method OF Sardou or Dumas
or Barley Campbell, but IL is not Shake
spcare by any manner Of means. TIE tragic
denouement Of the real play il therefore sac
rificod for some pretty original business al
the expense OF the poet. A,iors who do this
render themselves liable 10 a charge OF lack
Of scholarly appreciation Of 8 iakcspcarc a. d
inspire dlstrust on the part Of the public.
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We reprint this morning an editorial
from fhs Jackson Miss. advertiser which
we commend TO the attention particularly
Of those Mississippi papers which have
chosen to score The ArPEAL for taking any
cogniznce Of Mississippi affairs. The i'd
rcrtiScr is published In the town where the
negro vote was suppressed, and the position
it takes is a very broad one, and We would
like to know what tho papers which have
censurcd TnE APrEAL for speaking out loud,
have 10 say about The Advertiser, which
does not mincc It's words, and talks right
out in the meeting house itself. The state
ments made by The Advertiser are very
positive and definite, and put the grand
jury in a very ugly position. 1t goes SO
far us TO call public attention 10 the fact
that several members Of the grand jury
were active mombeB OF the committee
on resolutions" and the committee Of
one hundred" and that the judge him,
self, who charged the jury, was also active
In the campaign.
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500, 900 Fire I'm Pii,sburg.

PrrTsnURo, Pa, Jan. 20.-A fire broke
out in the large five story brick building,
No. 500 Wood street, occupied by A. W.
McClery & Co., wholesale stationers, this
evening, and in less than an hour the
building was completely Quilted. The fire
then spread TO the adjoining building, oc.
cupied by +. J. Totem, wholesale hard.
ware, and Gregg & Elliott wholesale shoe
dealers. The building was completely
flooded with water, however, and the
stock badly damaged. The total loss was
1900, on which'there was about SIS, 00O
insurance.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21

IL the debt Of Virginia Is funded at 80
cents, under the existing law, up to and
Including all Tan coupons due on the lat Of
this month, Il will foot up a total II ST..
9Js,72i. This embraces sl2, g7S, 700 Of con.
sols, eN-coupon, funded at SO; s6,0il, 100
oi lO-iOs, eI-couPon, funded ut 90, $500.
600 tar receivable coupons funded a, 30.
and g, 5000 Of possible issue Of d 10.
duced by estimate Of Loaf and destroyed
bonds and coupons" The annual interest
payable by the State on this basis would
he s575,597 payable to the public. sOi, sOs
payable 10 colleges s35,37i payable to Ia,
literary fund; total, f7i5,S3i.
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what Has become OF mississipprs
swamp Lands7

frun INC ihicshAiW Messenger.
Tho Governor In his message makes his
sloreotyped recommendation concerning
the district Attorneys salary, the Chicla.
saw school fund and the State institutions,
which, Of course, surprise nobody. but his
admission--that Mississippi has today only
26L62g acres Of public land subject TO en-.
try under tho swamp land aud internal
improvement acts, IL astounding What
has become Of the millions Of acres OF land
in the Yazoc.M Mississippi delta aud the
pinery OF south Mississippi, which was
owned by the State In 1882 Who owns
these lands today2 And who Il response.
bic for their loss to the bona ildo citizens
OF the Statc2 Among the many wrongs
pcrpctrated upon the tax-burdcncd people
Of this State, during the past decade, this
land business stands out conspicuous M a
monument OF ineiliciency, incapacity or
downright contempt for the rights and In.
forests Of Mississippi and Mssirsippians.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21

Ma. GEAnAn. the Scotch membcroi Far.
lament Sent 10 prison on Tuesday for six
weeks haA lad very varied experience in
lie lie bvedin Chill ior fourteen ycars and
In Mexico three years, and thcrc, a. a. ranch.
man, rounded ny cattle aud tanned mus.
tangs His mother Is spaniard and his
vile Gillian. lie Ia said 10 look no, un.
like the earlier portraits Of John c. Cal.
houn. lie wears his hair thick. brushed
back unkemptly, like the South Carolinian,
and has the same keen eyes.
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IN SOCIETY.
Reception by Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Met
calf to Miss Young, OF Kentucky.


Reception by Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. Net
calf to Miss Young, OF Kentucky.
The charming home OF Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Metcalf was the scene last evening Of
as large and as brilliant acrowd Of pleasure
seekers rs has assembled this winter. The
occasion was the formal debut Of Miss
Rebie Metcalf, one Of the lovely buds Of
this season, and complimentary to Miss
Sara Young, Of Kentucky. Both Of these
young ladies have hosts Of admirers, and
the unusual attention shown them last
evening was fully deserved. Miss Rebie
wore handsome dress OF pink silk and
laco overdrcss, while Miss Young was ele-
CANT in white surah and cream
draperies. Mrs. Metcalf, in black
silk and Jet was ably assisted by
Mrs. X. w. Mitchell, in similar costume.
The band In the lower hall rendered a
selection OF delightful waltzcs, polkas, etc,
TO which the merry crowd kept pace.
Everything was beautifully arranged for
tho comfort and pleasure OF the guests,
and no one departed other than with de-
lightful remembranccs Of the occasion
supper was served in pleasant way, and
the dclicacies Of the menu were fully en-
joycd by the large crowd. Below il list
of the Young ladies present
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ArRoros Of the fact that Cen Bragg, Of
Wisconsin, the gallant commander Of the
famous Iron Brigade Of Grants Western
army, goes TO Mexico rs our representative,
The Aao nrk GruThic reminds lis radcrI
that this Is not the hnt tune our Govern.
meni has sent a military man by the name
Of Bragg into Mexico. That's 80; but we
hope twill he n long time before !, has to
send any morn such military bmgs there
or touch up the grascp with "a little
moro grape" Grape Juice Is easier iakon,
and leaves finer effect.
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THE WEEKLY APPEAL.

The WEEKLY'APPEIL "a a oompeld-
ium Of he aos Of Se1en daily APPEALS Ia
agricultural department Is prepared vih groai
care. n ocntois ooH,pso< marha reports. The
vear 1898 oil k full Of important Political
ocus and he WEEKLY APPEAL WA keep
ia rudrs fully info,HNd Of 1em.
The pTio< Of hs WEEKLY APPEAL Is
only 81 a ycar. hh@ no superior.
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to 10000. The success Of these mills Is
far in excess OF the expectations of the
men who put their capital in the enter
prise. The Lane cotton mills, also OF New
Orleans, made a similar large increase in
their capacity some time ago, and, il is re-
ported, will still further increase their pro-
duction.
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Mrs. JAMES LoNdsTREET, speaking for
her husband, General James Longstreet,
declines proposed subscription for the
relief OF his supposed necessities, and as
sures the public. his old soldiers especially,
that though far from rich, he is able with
what he owns to live in comparative com
fort the remainder Of his life."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21

Mr.. WILLIAM dBnrS, the patriotic
Irish editor who was subjected to SO many
cruel indignities in prison, was released
yesterday and is by this time at home in
Dublin. There was some talk OF arresting
him again, but 80 far no steps TO that end
have been taken. Perhaps even Balfour
thinks he has suffered enough.