Southern ladies' journal., July 02, 1887, Page 2, Image 2

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Southern Ladies' Journal.;
Issued by Southern Ladies' Journal Co., and entered in the
Little Rock P. 0. as second class matter.
MARY W. LOUGHBOROUGH, - - - - Editress. 1
Advertisements or subscriptions, and matter intended
for the columns of our Paper we desire addressed to
SOUTHERN LADIES' JOURNAL CO.
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“ Talk not to me of Paul Revere, , ,
A man on horseback with naught to fear;
Nor of old John Burns, with his bell-crowned hat— ’
He’d an army to back him, so what of that?
Here’s to the heroine, plump and brown, <
Who ran the gauntlet in Wheeling town; (
Here is a record without a slain—
Beautiful, buxom Elizabeth Zane.” .
Ah, poor thy gift indeed, unless
Thou bring the old child-heartedness— ,
And such a gift to bring is given,
Alas! to no wind under heaven.
Wind of the summer afternoon,
Be still; my heart is not in tune.
Os . .... .
.. j j voice; but yet, but yet—
. were sweetest to forget!
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I ihe ladies of Mississippi have been I
holding memorial services in one of the
churches of Columbus for the boy editor, 1
Gambrell, so untimely slain in Jackson. 1
We are indebtded to the Arkansas
Gazette and to the Pine BhAK Press-Eagle,
and to the Sentinel, Fayetteville, Ark.,
for some very kind words concerning
our Journal.
The American admirers of Mr. Glad
stone presented to him a beautiful gift
of silver. The gift was very handsomely
presented in England, during the jubilee
week, by Editor Pulitzer, of the New
York World. Mr. Gladstone, standing
in the presence of a large number of
friends, received the token upon the
grassy lawn of Hawarden, his country
home.
The Surf, of Santa Cruz, Cal., pub
lishes a very pretty account of the dense
growth of a wild strawberry, known as
the “beach strawberry.” The fruit is
large, and said to be delicious, and
grown in such quantities along the sea
coast that—fancy one’s feelings as they
read—droves of porkers infest the beach
and fatten upon the luscious fruit. We
wonder if the flesh of these Neroish
beasts grow pink in the soft air of the
sunny coast, fed on fruitage fit for kings!
We have received the Catalogue of
the lulane University, a school of learn
ing of which Louisiana may well be
proud. The standard of study is high,
and with the magnificent endowment
fund bestowed by the late Paul Tulane,
there is no reason why the Trustees may
not place this college in the rank of the
complete university. With the Tulane
fund there is also the Sophie Newcome’s
endowment, a gift made by a wealthy
lady, the widow of a New Orleans mer
chant, for the education of girls.
The new party of the Pacific coast,
called “The American Party,” has put
forth its platform. One clause says the
American Party is in favor of so amend
ing the laws of immigration as to pre
vent the coming to our shores all aliens
who are criminals or paupers; of all who
are not of moral character, intellectual
capacity and physical health, to give as
surances of their value as citizens, and
in favor of restricting the importation of
all laborers under contract of hire in any
industrial or mechanical pursuit. A few
planks in the platform of this party can
well be grasped by the Knights of Labor.
A movement exceedingly interesting to
Southern people is that of a daily news
paper to be established in New York
City, and principally devoted to the ma
terial interests of the South. The growth
of commercial and mining interests in
this part of the Union, the investment of
capital, calls for a daily journal contain
ing especial intelligence from the South.
This intelligence is to be of a more com
prehensive and general nature than the
New York journals have space or incli
nation to give. The movement is being
inaugurated by Messrs. Burke, of New
Orleans: Belos, of Galveston; Grady, of
the Constitution, Atlanta, and Keating,
of the Appeal, Memphis. These gentle
men are backed by ample capital, a large
field, and the favorable sentiment of a
great following in the Southern States.
Among the questions freely discussed
by Americans this summer, and by their
voiced advocate, the press, is that of the
vacant seat upon the Supreme Court
Bench—that seat made vacant last May
by the death of Mr. Justice Woods,
lhere have been many opinions con
cerning the future incumbent of this
place—opinions stated in hundreds of
newspapers over the land, and in many
cases biased by the political status of
the journals putting them forth. That
the new incumbent must be a man of
close reasoning power, of judicial fore
sight, of high legal, rather than political
position, all agree. Who, then, can this
wise and inspired law giver be—one fair
and impartial, who will care more for
the nation and its people than for the
advancement of political ideas?
First, the Supreme Court might aro«
gate to itself a power behind the constitu
tion—a power centralizing, or rendering
absolute its enunciations. Second, each
department of thT
gross, the Executive
Court—is independent of the l“ Pre ““
has an equal right to d ecide so .J’J 11 " 11
meaning of the constitution in „ f *
mitted to its action. So the
ment of anew Associate Justice T'” 1 '
ter is discussed, and the questions are
brought to vl e.v which ra av in the f ota '
arise before this national tribunal A1
ready four of the seven living Jo
are over 70 years of ago. Os these M es)r .
Waite, Miller, Field and Bradley could
well retire. How can we hope f rM
them, if remaining in office, the thought,
the mental vigor that will justify a efc
to so important a place? Public semi
ment favors the resignation of a Supreme
Judge that has reached 70 years, and the
vacant places- of these gentlemen will
then probably be filled with the ablest
jurists of the country.
The first selection for this high office
would be from gentlemen of legal repu
tation now in the Executive department
of the government. One, however, is
said to have firmly declined this great
honor. The other, a lawyer of notun
common ability—an orator rather than a
jurist—will hardly, it is supposed, be the
incumbent. The choice, then, will fall
upon some Southern man of distin
guished judicial experience, That this
choice will be a wise one we have no
doubt, and the Southern Ladies’ Jour
nal will be glad, indeed, to see a repre
sentative Southern man upon the Su
preme Bench. Wearing the ermine as a
grave insignia of office, deliberating with
dignity and unbiased judgment, intei
preting the constitution without paid
san prejudice. In short, a jurist versed
in the science of law, logical in reason,
wise in forethought and discernment,
honoring and being honored as a fit ?
member of that independent j u^ c
which “is the firmest bulwark o re e
dom.” ________
Lawn-tennis dresses this year are mod
ly made with loose shirts of °^ ped
There are some pretty newflann
in a combination of tone. * ?|
used for the 9k,rt > ““ J dr#p eri®,
with either panieis j . ‘ o f a ny
and admit of shirts being |g
color in the stripes. Many ' tg J we ar
have high-crowned sallor , t 0 nia tch
with such costumes, an(l roU nd
the shirts, which they t different
hat whenever they adm the s hirt
color. A loose jacket like
makes it complete.