The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-09

they have grown old" A faithful portrait
OF the actor, with several drawings of scenes
about the plantation, accompany the sketch.
Supplementary TO this, Is an article by
George Edgar Montgomery describing 1.-THE
Players" Clubhouse in Gramercy Place,
New York, "the gift of Edwin Booth to
those who are dear 10 him." Among the
paintings on the walls are two OF Mr.. Jeffer-
son, who has studio In the cupola of the
mansion on Orange Isle. The players
Club" was opened and dedicated on the last
night of 1888, and the occasion was one to be
forever remembered. The drawings illus
trating this article are superb, and
afford fine idea Of this recherche
establishment. 1.-THE Grill-room" and
"the Library are most charming
in appointments and finish. list OF
members names are furnished, among whom
are those OF some fashionable club men.
Oliver Johnson contributes third important
paper on 1.-THE Anti-Slayery Socities," ac-
companied by portraits Of himself and other
noted abolitionists, William Lloyd Garrison,
Whittier, the Quaker poet Beriah Green,
Arnold Buffum, Arthur Tappan and Theo-
dore ID. Weld. The fiction clement Is rep
resented by "The Murder of Philip Spen-
Gel" part FIRST by Gail Hamilton; ION the
Seventh Level" by Charles NJ. Gayley and
David II. Browne, also a serial, and ''rhe
Smugglers Bride" by John II card, ST., who
sub-titles IL as True Story Of the Spanish
Border" "Wu Chin Tien, the Celestial
Empress" part fifth, translated from the
Chinese by Wong Chin Foo, develops in
interest, All OF these stories are attract
lively illustrated. Lieutcnant-Colone S. Il.
Tillman, Professor United States Military
Academy, contributes number of valuable
pages on Some Daily Applications of Eec-
tricity."
With the June number Belfords Mdga=inc
begins the third volume and the second
year. II has grown steadily stronger and
better The APPEAL congratulates the pro
prietors on the marked and gratifying sue.
cess the magazine has attained, and gives is
sincere wish for a greater popularity and
prosperity in the future. The leading solid
| article In this number Is discussion Of "rhe
United States Senate" by John T.. Hume, in
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inal ideas in regard to that body, which he
regards rs 'the one anti-Republican fcatur,
in our system, and the weakest spot in it. y
lie thinks "the wiser policy would be TO loT
II or altogether" lie thinks, too, that IN,
Senators, instead OF being appointed by
State Legislatures they should get ofiic,
through the direct sunmgcs OF the people Of
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the other solid article, which shows all the
hideousness Of monopolies and how the PEG
pie arc made TO suffer by them. The writei
believes that "when once the system Of legal
lied robbery known as protective tariff q
repealed, its protege, the trust will fall like
the walls OF Jericho before the trumpet Of for
eign competition" "Meal, ;" by Marion Man
ville is a story Of Western life, in which
womans dauntless hcroism and mariyrdon
are most thrillingly portrayed. The hear
must be hard that would not be moved b,
the awful scenes described. In "a Light
house Keepers Adventure" Alexander T.
Ross also deals In the dramatic and painful
as he tells the story Of the Cripple Tin
DOnoyan's miraculous escape from death an,
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Memphis Sunday Times, contributes al
amusing and clever satire, entitled "A safet,
Duel" in which II Is plain to be seen h
drew enc or more Of his portraits from origi
nal sitters. The sarcasm Is aimed at III,
old time Southern journalism, when vitupcr
alton and ''blun" and braggadocio appcare,
to DO the chief factors In the makeup of al
editor. He introduces the feature of Mis-
sissippi vendetta, and makes some keenl,
ironical illusions to the ''carniyorous major
and colonies" In the locality described. Tn
novel by Ernest Delaney Pienon, entitlc'
"A Vagnbond's Honor" Is written In thi
authors characteristic style, dashing. stir
ring and exciting, with much Of the patheti
and heroic.
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