The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-25

cealed under his flowing robes, but -
NELL, being on the alert, stepped aside
| upset the light. Now dreadful con :
began in the dark. One was armed a..
bent on murder, and the other unarm
but having his life to defend. The eunucS.
lashed about with his weapon. but the
doctor pulled off his shoes and lodged the
blows. At last the eunuch went for assis.
lance, and as he put the key in the door
Carnelli rushed upon him from behind
and throwing him down choked him 10
DEATH Taking the keys from the dead
eunuch's body he retraced his stems 10
the Prncess's apartment. informed her
where she would find her faithful eunuch.
and before she could give the alarm, the
doctor escaped to the Austrian consulate,
whence he was sent to Trieste, where he
at present resides and practices.
Against Small Bales and Jute Bagging.
L. ]. MEG. in the Southern Cultlyator.
see in many quarters the question dis
cussed, and in some strongly advocated, of
making our cotton bales smaller; TO weigh
$50 pounds, the same as bale OF hay.
The reasons given for such change are not
good at all in my opinion, while the rea-
sons against it are. as think, il carried
ont, it would work much harm to the cot
ton planter, for the following reasons 1t
would take at least twice the bagging, ties
and Irvine now necessary and thereby play
into the hands OF the bagging trust, it
would make three times as much hand.
ling, in transit, cost three times as much
Tor city weighing, make three times M
saplr
houses, make much more handling in CITY
press, cost more storage and finally must
be compressed at least for ocean transit.
costing very much more in this particular.
Now, we producers well know who all ex.
penses fall on, and should set our faces
against any further increase OF expense In
handling our main crop especially, for,
after all, cotton and corn are our living
crops and always will be. Some think tho
bagging trust is dead, but | see no reason
Tor believing anything OF the kind. II
their success has only been partial this
season their experience is worth much TO
them In making a new combine for 1889.
and they know that unlessstrong quick
steps are taken to do away with lutte bag.
ging altogether, hat they have the game
IN their own hands for at least one more
season. Now while we have the time TO
discuss, compare notes, and make efforts
in other directions, we should do so and
bury jute blgging forever, il for no other
reason than its inhammablo nature. The
terrible loss Of life on the Hanna and Kate
Adams, is due in great measure to lutte
bagging, us all know who have tested il
with fire or seen 1t Internationally tested,
rs II was in these cases and has been in
many Others, rs nearly all steamboat fires
in fall and winter are due TO same cause;
once on fire It spreads fearfully, rapidly,
and nothing short OF saturation with water
will put 1t out entirely.
think common sense, Us well as COM
mon interest, should make us insist on
cotton substitute. Some speak as though
Il must he made TO weigh with juie. This
Is sheer nonsense. We can demand and
get an actual tarc, and what more is
needed2 We pay actual tare on iute, and
why not on cotton? Let us keep the ques-
ton agitatcd and see II lSS9s crop can't
be marketed in cotton bagging.