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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-01
IIorsiord's Acid Phosphate.

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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-10
Evolution Of the Voice.

Darwin seems inclined 10 believe that
as women have sweeter voices than men
they were the first TO acquire musical
powers in order TO attract the other sex,
by which suppose he means that the
feminine voice owes its greater sweet.
ness to more perseyering culture for pur-
poses Of filtration. do not know
whether the ladies OF the present day
will own this soft impeachment, or
whether they will be flattered by the
suggestion that their remote ancestresscs
lived IN perpetual leap year of court.
ship.
Other emotions, however, besides the
master passion OF love had to be ex.
pressed; joy, anger, fear and pain had
all to find utterance, and the nervous
centers excited by these various stimuli
threw the whole muscular system into
violent contractions, which in the case
OF the muscles moving the chest and the
vocal cords naturally produced sound
that is 10 say. voice. These movements,
at first accidental and purposeless, in
time became inseparably associated with
the emotional state giving rise to them,
so as to coincide with it, and thus serve
as an index or expression thereof. From
this to the voluntary emission Of vocal
sounds is an easy step and it is probable
enough that the character OF those
sounds was primarily due to the ''imita-
ton and modification Of different natural
sounds, the voices of other animals, and
mans own instructive cries. Sir Morell
Mackenzie IN Popular Science Monthly.
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Secretary Tracy's house. which cost
him about $4,000, and on which he has
Just expended several thousands more
in repairs and additions, was also the
home Of a former cabinet officer. Mr..
Dickinson of Michigan occupied it while
postmaster general under Cleveland. The
house faces Farragut Square, and is in
the most aristocratic quarter Of five or
six years ago, modern fashion having
moved n little farther out. Secretary
Tracy has added story and otherwise
enlarged the building, making it one Of
the most commodious residences in the
West End.
Secretary Rusk, the good natured and
popular head of the agricultural depart
ment, lived in house which has already
entertained cabinet minister Robert
7. Lincoln, now minister 10 England,
lived there while in the war department
1t is very cheerful home. surrounded
by pretty bit of ground-an attraction
possessed by but few homes in Washing
ton. Though this is the city of magnifi-
cent distances, and though there is room
enough in the present city and adjacent
suburbs for a population Of a million
souls, the fad here is to cut the ground
up into lots just large enough for the
houses which they are to contain.
Gardens are rare in Washington. and
Secretary Rusl; was lucky in getting
house surrounded by one, small though
IL is. OF course, it would never do for
the secretary of agriculture to live with
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from tlieearfl,. Working all nigh.' 'ne
travellers finally completed breas'wors
Of sods around tho thicket. lhey p'acoo
,l,e servants. horses and pack mules In .
covcred situation at the spring. ana
,1s,oa awhile TO await events. ABOUT
IN the morning. when the sun lit up the
hin in front of them, it revealed us sum
NIT covered with Indians, who hoistea a
white flag. After consultation hez
pou;e and Buchanan passed outside the
trench works to parley with them. AS
thew approached the bill the savages
waved their flag and called out; How
ave DO? How dye doY and fired on them
~ the same time. Several bullets passed
through Bowie's hunting blouse, leaving
him unscratched. Poor Buchanan was
not so fortunate, for bullet struck ms
leg. breaking IT, As Buchanan fell,
Bowie caught him by the arm, and hit
ing him by the shoulder, started TO carry
him back to shelter. Eight Indians armed
with tomahawks pursued Bowie, who,
thus heavily burdened. could i'll have de-
Tended himself, but his party fired from
their intrcnchments on the advancing
foes, killing four Of them, and the re-
naming four ran back to their shelter.
Firing now began in earnest between
the opposing forces, and fortunately the
Indians could not discover what number
Of men were concealed in the bushes
back Of the little Notifications. Tho
small force, reduced by two-for in adj
dition to Buchanan being wounded, Mas
caline was killed-fought increasingly
the entire day. Those engaged in the
fight said that the contrast in the manner
Of the two Bowies was most striking.
James passed from one point to another,
giving orders, looking, and firing. AT
the same time Rein maintained an I'M
broken silence, raised his gun with cool.
ness and deliberation. bringing down
redskin at each shot. During the night
the Indians passed the time mourning
their dead. and with the coming of day
vanished rs quietly as they had appeared.
The whites now made preparations for
returning 10 San Antonio. Poor Masca.
line was buried and rocks piled over his
grave to secure it from depredations of
wolves. The great trouble was what TO
do with Buchanan. Rein Bowie, ever
prolific in expedents made a strong de-
coction of oak bark by boiling the bark
in water. This he thickened with corn
meal, and, spreading it on 4 cloth and
sprinkling it with gunpowder, he formed
4 poul,ice which he wrapped about Blu
chanan's leg. Around this he tightly
sewed q covering Of buckskin. and, pack
ing the patient on his horse, of the
party started. After several days travel
Bowie examined Buchanan's leg, and,
finding it in a fair way to recovery, re-
newed the same dressing, and under this
rough and singular treatment the lint
recovered entirely. This party Of men
never made another attempt TO reach
the San Saba mines. San Antonio Cor.
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Caro of the Feet.

Associated with manicuring naturally
IS the care Of the feet-pedicuring, as il
rs called. Alas, alasl for the sufferer
from corns or bunionsl Who can pro
nounce a cure? Alterations there may
well be. but a cure. This battles the skill
Of the wisost chiropodist, but the "ounce
Of prevention can be looked TO in this
regard with excellent effect.
Above all things keep the feet thor
oughly clean and we'll rubbed and ma
nipulated. This will prevent lame joints.
and nearly always prevent corns. Once
or twice n week they should be soaked in
warm water, the toes being gently rubbed
all the time. After this warm bath, rub
the toes with a weak solution Of arnica,
and where there is 4 tendency TO bun
ions paint with iodine. 4 bandage wet
with alum water and put on when retr-
ing is excellent for strengthening tender
feet, while sand, soap or emery paper
should be used 20 remove any rough
scarf skin or cuticlc. over profuse
perspiration can DO checked by using
a powder Of chalk and starch, or
10y bathing in hartshorn and water
Keep the toes ~ straight as possible
Where there is a tendency 20 crook or
overlap each other it is well TO place a
thin splint under them at night, tied
closely, against which they can be held
in place. -Lpcy Lille in Herald
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HOMES OF SECRETARIES TRACY AND RUsx.

HOMES OF SECRETARIES TRACY AND RUsR.
out sign of gardening or landscape art
on his premises. "Uncle Jerry" rs he
Is often called here, used the watering
can pretty industriously during the SUM-
iner, though n secret of that part OF
Massachusetts, avenue is that, while Mr..
Rusk Is an authority on wheat. corn.
pumpkins, sugar cane and spring chick
ems, he does not know one flower from
another.
A fourth house which has in its day
harbored cabinet ministers is one % tho
most famous houses in Washineton-the
old Seward residence, which Secretary
Blaine has leased for a term of ten years
with privilege of purchase. 1t is indeed
a house with a history. associated with
two or three tragedies and long a center
OF pulse interest. Mr.. Blaine's work
men have reclaimed it from the rats.
mold and decay, and made of il an at
tractive though old fashioned dwelling
The walls have been strengthened and
windows have been cut in 10 admit liobt
and air. No changes have been made in
the general plan. and the interior
though beautifully decorated in the
highest and most modern style of the
art, has the low ceilings and wide central
hall OF fifty years ago. Though old it is
dwelling very well adapted for enter
tamIng, always point to be considered
In Washington houses.
This old house is adapted to entertain.
ing. because it has a broad hall, with
library on one side aad reception room
ON the other, wide staircase and a
draying room on the second floor. ex.
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A gentleman who is now wealthy and
occupies high station in life says that
he was boy Of y before he owned q
pair of boots. Til that time he either
went barefooted, or wore such foot GOV.
erings-they could not be called shoes
as his father could make out Of Unframed
cowhide or the skins Of wild animals.
In this respect he was quite as well of
as his playmates.
They went barefooted from April until
November, and it was not at all uncOm-
mon 10 see young men and women walk
ing the village streets barefooted, al
though quite smartly dressed in other
respects.
The father Of the gentleman referred
to was a justice Of the peace in far
western rural town, and was often called
upon to marry couples.
One day there drove up to his house a
young man who wore suit Of shining
black, a spotless paper collar, new and
snowy plaid satin necktie and new gloves,
but nothing on his feet.
Jumping lightly to the ground, he
CALAMITY assisted the young woman
to descend, and then 1t was dis
covered that she too was barefooted.
although she had white gloves on her
hands. and wore n white and heavily
hounced lawn dress, and snowy hat
with a strip of white veil dangling
from it.
Hand in hand, and wholly unconsciou.
of anything anomalous in their appear
ance. they came into the house and
were made man and wife. Then they
departed, and their bare feet left queer
looking marks in the dusty path leading
to the gate.-Youths Companion.
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The beautiful white gown in the cut
herewith was made of mat white faille
with no trimming save vest plastron
Of white satin and a sash ribbon tied in
the back Of the same material The
sleeves are long and have pufIs Of faille
at the top and wrists, and two slashes OF
satin at the elbow. The dress Is cut
high in the neck and the effect is rich
chaste and elegant, and sufficiently fine
for any young lady. This same model
followed out in yelling, or japanese
Grape, would be exquisite, as both those
materials drape even more gracefully
than faille.
The handsome black lace dress beside
the other is plain and has simply gath
cred waist, half high in the neck, and Is
gathered very full at the back. The
skirt is made up over glace slip There
is border of amberhead trimming
around the neck and waist, as well as
down the front. the black and amber
making il very effective gown for o
brunette. There are no sleeves. but
whoever makes n dress after this design
would do well 70 have sleeves Of lace
which can he basied in when required
and guimpe Of lace over colorcd silk
which will instantly transform this dane
ing dress 20 n decorous afternoon or din
ner toilet.
White will be worn much more than
any color for ball dresses this winter
4 very bcautif one is made Of white
silk or satin slip with black lace over
dress, and it is often scenthatthe petticoat
i. OF white silk with the upper skirt
ooped q little TO show it. or left open on
one side or the other for q narrow space
White will be used very much rs COM
binations with all colors and materials
For tho wooden goods there will be pam
els and accessories Of fine felt flannel
and broadcloth. either embroidered finely
in gold or silver thread or braid.
In making up white cashmere yelling
or crepe, the most effective combination
is MORE, and, as such dresses arc not
calculated nor expected to last life
time, it is Just as we'll to buy the cheaper
grades Of those goods. if You only know
how to treat them, as the kind that costs
five times as much. If you take the
cheapest MORE or satin, which costs from
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NEW STYLES


breadths, turning the cotton side to the
back Of tho MORE or satin. il will look
like the riches; and heaviest of such ma
terial when the dress is made. All Stage
dresses are made SD, except in cases
where the actresses have the hcft Of their
reputation upon the maenilicencs Of
their toilets
Speaking Of magniiicence, recalls to
mind the magniiicence Of the velvots Of
this season. Surely Solomon never saw
anything like them. md Oriental mag
nificence' is cheap and tawdry express
sion to use in describing them. Many OF
the patterns are enormous, being in vel
vet flowers and foliage on armure
grounds or upon plain satin Some Of
the velvet has the pile frise or curled
One kind has thick. large pattern in
black upon plain white armure ground.
the flowers looking as If cut out Of plush
and thrown on. the relief IS SO high. thd'
variety is So great that il could not be-
told in detail in week. OF course these
beautiful fabrics are only for front
breadtlis or trains. There are these same
kinds, however, in colors for cloaklngs.
and the admixture Of colori IS very
pleasing noticed an open. cloak Of
sage green armure silk. with a pattern
OF a much darker shade Of green thrown
upon il. and it was absolutely magni;i-
cert But, after all, these goods are
more pleasing TO see in the piece than in
the made up garment.
OLIVE HARPER
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Grains of Gold.

Most great works arc accomplished
slowly.
The one prudence in life is concentra.
ton, the one evil is dissipation; and il
makes no difference whether our dissipa
tons are coarse or fine. Emerson.
The best instruction is practice what
you teach.
More is accomplished by doing each
days work faithfully than by crowdinc
two days work into one.
The lessons Of life make deeper i'm
pressions than the lessons Of books, be
cause they touch the heart before they
reach the head
Beware Of prejudices; they are rats.
and mems minds arc like traps Preju.
dices creep in easily. but it is doubtful if
they ever get out.
No one was ever corrected by sar
casm, but oftener driven further in the
wrong way. In teaching always be
kind and patient
There Is no surer mark Of the absence
Of the highest moral and intellectual
qualities than cold reception Of excel.
lence.-ioung Ladies Journal
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In the blank grammar school yester-
day the divisions Of time were under
consideration i'm the class. The teacher
had explained the origin Of the Gregorian
calendar, and recounted the difficulties
which arose from the Augustan CALENDAR,
and noted the reluctance Of the Greek
church to adopt the reformed arrange
ment Of time. Then he turned to the
class. and said:
Under what calendar are we living
now"
Silence on the part Of the class. Bus
presently the smallest boy Of the Loo
piped out shrilly:
"Under the life insurance calendarr-
Boston Transcript.
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A BATTLE WITH INDIANS.
How shs Famous Bowie Brothers Whipped
Hundred Savagcs.


Col. John S. Moore, of New Orleans,
grand nephew Of the celebrated Jim
Bowie, the inventor OF the knife which
bears his name, and one Of the Alamo
heroes, contributes the following TO the
archives OF the Alamo Monument asso-
ciation:
"In 1881 small party OF adventurous
spirits, eleven in number, consisting Of
Rein p. and James Bowie, their two
servant boys, Messrs. Buchanan. Maca-
line, Stern. Cephas Hamn and three
other persons, left San Antonio to visit
the old San Saba silver mines. On the
morning Of the third day Of their journey
they were visited by an Indian, who
claimed to be a messenger from Chief
Isaonis, and whose medal he exhibited
as his credentials. bearing them a warn
inc from Isaonia that about 100 Infriend-
" savages were on their trail. Rein
Bowie, who spoke many Indian dialects,
conferred with the messenger in his
tongue, after which he advised his party
to select favorable spot and intrench
themselves. A position was chosen near
a hill, where the ground was covered
with few trees and some thick under
brush, amidst which spring gushed
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HOME or SECRETARY BLAINE.


All but two Of the eight cabinet ministers
rent their houses here, the exceptions
being Postmaster General Wanamaker
and Secretary Tracy. The postmaster
general bought the house of ex-Secretary
Whitney, which was the social head
quarters Of the Cleveland administration,
and it was Whitney's advice which in
duced Secretary Tracy to invest in Wash
ington real estate. Whitney made con-
siderable money here, and, as he and
Tracy are good friends, he urged his sue
cessor in Office 10 follow in his footsteps
in the matter Of home buying rs well.
1t is not likely Mr.. Tracy will have
reason to regret his investment. as hear
he has already been offered $1,000 moro
for his street house than he paid for it
a few months ago. Some houses in
Washington appear fated TO run in the
cabinet groove. The Wanamaker home,
on | street, was occupied by Secretary
Whitney, and before him by Secretary
Frelinghuysen, Of whom Mr.. Whitney
purchased. AT least one cabinet minis
ter, and some old citizens say two, lived
in the house. before Frelinghuysen. First
the home Of modest navy officer, the
structure has gone through process Of
evolution, one cabinet resident adding
wing, another a story, and third ball
room addition, till it is now one Of the
most commodious houses in town. Mr..
Wanamaker paid $4,000 for the house,
and viii make money on it and have his
rent free if he sells II al the end Of his
term of Office.
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You ask me about the future OF cleo
ricity. IL is the coming motive power
Il will be used on all railroads some day.
but the point is To get IN economical en-
CINE Ny theory IS 10 have immense
dynamos located all along the line OF the
road and have the electricity conveyed
from these stationary engines TO the loco
motives by wires through the rails. For
example. would put two big engines
between New York and Philadelphia,
and enough power could be furnished to
whisk the limited az the rateof 100 miles
per hour. Pi;tsburg Dispatch.
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MASTER GENERAL wANAMAKER.
loss Of 81 900 a few years ago in one OF
Russell IIarrison's unsuccessful ventures
in Montana has mad. it necessary foi
him to count the cost Of things. A cab
met officer cannot live on his salary, bu'
Nr. and Mrs. Miller are seriously making
an effort to come as near 10 it as they
can. Nr. Miller's house costs him 81, zoe
a year.
The largest house in the cabinet circle
is occupied by Secretary Proctor, not far
from Miller's. Il contains about thirty
rooms. and the secretary of war pays
something like $500 a year for it. BY
long odds the handsomest OF the cabinet
houses, both inside and ont, is that OF
Secretary Window. 1t is a beautiful
stone front house on Massachusetts, ave
nue., along which aristocratic thorough
fare no fewer than four Of the presidents
secretaries have their domicile. The
Window house is owned by Capt. George
Lemon. proprietor of the largest pension
agency business in Washington. The
building Of artistic houses is fad Of his,
ard he has already erected couple Of
dozen Of the pretties; houses in the CAPT
tai. From his tenant, the secretary Of
the treasury, he gets n check the 18th Of
each month for $4,000.
WALTER WELLMAN.
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RAIDROADs.


DICHMOND, FREDERIChSbuh .
II, ANN POTOMAC RAILROAD.-scned
commencing APRIL 2lst 1857 - eas'e'n
20 am leaves Byrd-street station caiiy; ,top
onIy AZ Ashland Junction, hiio'o
and Frederic ksburq: sleeper
Washington and Now YORK.
i'm am. leaves Byrd-street station aahy' "
aos,m ,esyes byrG-street efAtios DAILY
deeper 10 New York. 49,
90 am arrives at Byrd-strcct stafion otl,
sleeper from Neg YORK. 81
80 nm, ARRIVES AT Byrd-strcet station caiy
ATOMS AZ fredericksbure, nAiOtu
Junction and Ashla d, sleeper lrou
Waqhincrf AMI New York. -.
,o..o ON. arrives ~ Bvri-strcot station Gall
except sunday
ASHLAND TRAINS.
pAuY EXCEPT sUspATs.
s.,s nm loves Ella. Arrives at Ashland a.
1.S3 am.
..oo nh. accom- mediation. leaves byrd stree
station arrives az Ashland ~ pm.
40. OH. leaves FltG, arrives ~ fsHiSho
s.i5 I'm. 20.
ei5 am. arrives Elba- Leaves Asn'"n" ~ '''
am. , -. D.-t
stree. station, leaves A5rian ! - 80
ara. ..t.-s
.;ss pn. strives at Kloa caves H'"'1l" .
c.s.TBYIOR. General Ticket Agent
& r. y. MYERS Gereral ourffir iena5nr
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tending across the whole width Of the
front. During the coming winter the
Blaines will have a great deal Of COM
pany. among their expected guests being
Emmons' wife, late Miss Mccormick,
the Chicago heiress. The old walls will
he witnesses Of gayer scenes than they
have beheld since the days Of Webster
and Clay, for even then the house was
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DRESS OF FAIR WOMEN.
WHITE IS TO BE A GREAT FAVOR
TIE THIS SEASON.
beautiful Effects That WIN DE fr"""''"
bv Combining white with various
shsae.--Sev styles IN prapery illustrate
ed and Described.
Special CorrrspondeuceI


NEW YORK. Nov. Now Is the time
that tries mothers souls and fathers
financial standing. for it is the perioo
wherein dainty maidens are preparing ior
conquest, which means, in SOBER pam
Yankee, that they are having their ne"
hall dresses made. SO far, gowns made
Of black or white. or both combined
have the precedence Of all colors. White ,.
nuns yelling, cashmere, Henrietta emma
and japanese Grape. and silk in The SOFT
lustrous weaves are the materials pre-
ferred, and they are made up with very
slight drapery in the front and with
deep double box plaits, full gauglng
sashcs or drapery in the back, for which
several new styles are shown below
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HOMES OF SECRETARIES.
WHERE PRESIDENT HARRISON'S CAB
met MINISTER'S LIVE.
Secretary Windows House IL tho Hand
somes:, Secretary Proctor's tho Largest,
Secretary MIIIcr's the Smallest. Mr..
BIaine's the Oldest.
rspeclal Correspondence. ]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.--All Of the cab
met families are now settled in their
homes for the winter. 1t may be worth
our while to take look at tho houses
which are soon to become centers OF
social activity in the national capital
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occupied by cabinet ministers and Other
leaders in politics and society. Mr. Blame
pays $500 a year for the premises
which contain servants quarters con.
Meeting stable with house in the old
style. He has spent $1,000 in repairs,
and probably would have no difficulty
in sub-letting at good profit. This
house is very desirable, for the reason
that il is situated within stones throw
OF the White House, and, Of course, in
the very heart Of the 60 When he
left Washington, after the death of Gar
field. Mr. Blaine did not expect to re-
turn. and he leased his own house.
Another famous house is that occupied
by Secretary Noble and family. In it
Edwin NJ. Stanton lived, and after him,
in order, DR.. Hammond. surgeon gen
eral Of the army; Charles Aston Brin-
stead, an unfortunate scion Of the rish
Aslor family, and Ben Halliday, Of over
land express fame. 1t is plain old
house, which faces Franklin square, and
has plenty Of air and sunshine. For
thirty years il has been one of the best
known dwellings in the capital, and dur
ing Halliday's occupancy it was the
scene Of many social triumphs. Hall
DAYS house is said 10 have been more
richly furnished than any house OF it
time in the city.
Attorney General Miller has the small
est house in the cabinet circle, though q
very good sized one 1t is. Mr. Miller is
not by any means a rich man. and the