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Grants Selection of sheridan.

At Culpeper Courthouse, Va, in 1864, Gen.
Grant one day entered the Adjutanfs oilice-
Lieut. Col T. $. Bowers filing that position on
his staff. and Brig. Gen. John A. Rawlins, his
Chief-Of-Stah, being present-and said: =. Col
Bowers, If you were going to select COM
mauder for tho cavalry arm of the Potomac
Army who would DC the man % The Colonel
modestly replied that knowing Fitzpatrick to
be man of unquestioued bravery and dash,
he would choose him. Grant then turned 70
Gen. Rawlns and requested his choice. Raw
Inns replied I'VE have tried Gen Crook in
many positions, and have always found him the
man for the emergency and the place, aud he
is q cavalry officer of much prudenee he would
be my choice
Grant smoked silently and apparently un-
concernedly for a few moments, and then re-
piled, substantially; Colonel lam pleased with
your friendship for Fitzpatrick, and have no
doubt as to his ability. his bravery, and his
dash as a cavalry commander; but he is not
the man for the emergency that now confrouts
u.s." Then, turning to Gen. Rawlns, whom
he always addressed familiarity as John, he
said John, everything you say of Crook is
true He is brave, cautious, and trustworthy
officer and might, perhaps, fill the position ad-
mirably; but / have selected q man who
think combines all the dash of Fitzpatrick and
all the prudence OF Crook in One aud that man
is Phil Sheridan"
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BRAIN-RACKERS.

ITO CONTFIBUTon-: In sending answers name
No. Of The NATlosAL TRIBUNE in which the puzzle
IL found. Answers Of guessers may bo forwarded
within week after receiving this fBInUsE. DO not
make numerical euiginhs Of your own names
Answerz must accompany ali puzzles forwarded
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN TRIBUNE APRIL 3.
Trunsitions-B Brown brow row. brown.
Scripture EuRna-li Had ssah.
Rational ChurHdc- Mississippi.
A FioWeTy ChAihdc-Lily leaf
Hail Seas over -MG0uty.
EGYPTiAE ANTIQUITY.
Ny first Is a beautiful though wicked queen who
ruled before the Christian eta.
Aiy second II porsezsed by my FIRST and Is a small
article used by taioTa aud dTessstnullefa
MY whole D. monument which stands la Central
Park. New York, aud was brought from Egypt
shay u. Sparks, batavia iowa.
A REMINDER.
40 Eva T.. Grate)
The name Of a queen
Ny first used to be;
My seconds IA title
Used over the hcn;
bly, whole request you
To send to
-SaIie stanbery. Rocky Ridge o.
G. c. OBJECT
Ia proof, roof. and hoof
IN green, red, uHd white,
Ia guess and bless.
My whole means to advance, and Is an object OF
G. C.-IIta NJ. Crawford, Valley junction, Wis
hilYhIHG ENIGMA.
On the cory battlefield
Where oar soldiers true and brave
Gave their precious lives
Our starry flag 10 save.
Where the battle RACES Gcrcely
On the ocean or the land;
There am IA cruel messenger
Dealing death every hand
Dress me Ia another gHrb
Now the dreadful battles DER
am peaceful. ever harmless
Children gather on the shore
A pretty prize Tor first ausBer.--AIarcelI Hatch.
ALL SHOULD DO.
i am composed Of II letters
., 2 and is "A color.
II aud 4 is IA boys nickname.
]. 10. 6, aud 4 Is the outer covering of meat.
8, 10, aud z, TO help.
and IL - IA proposition
3, 10, aud IL IA material used for fencing
Whole is what every person should learn 10 do
-E. NJ. Southland
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They Want q Veto.

Two years ago Maher & Grosh, the cutlery
men, got out a knife which they advertised i'm
The NATIONAL tribune with :" Veto Grover "
on the blade. This offended few little narti
san papers, and they making party matter of
it, called for veto upon Maher & Grosh's
knives. But the boys vetoed Grover Just as
the knife advised. Maher q Gr0sh now come
out emphatically for service pension for all
the boys who wore the blue, and probably the
enemies of the soldiers will once more want the
lirm's goods vetoed. What Will tho boys say to
this?
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TIE Happy Household.

DEAR &. G. FEEENDss Pare and cut in thin slices
y juicy sour apples, p!acc layer 81 tie sliced
epIiCs in Il bowl aud sprinkle them literally with
sugar Iut lu arIHtlicT layer 81 appirs aud sugar
BID - oD uut tl apples al Lstd, having sugar
an tlle top Place cover the di-H and bake for
two Loulr it4 moderate oven When thi- II cold
d Hiii tif.n out IKE mold 81 Jelly. Serve with
whipped cfean.-aizry j.. Walker East Hartford
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Berta Barr II n daughter OF the 6Sth Ohio, resid-
ing al Florida o. She was introduced TO the G. c.
by Eva BrubaEcr. "A prominent contributor 10
Brain Hackers. Her hair and ewes are brown,
features regular and complexion fsir
Annie J.. Williams sends the following ketch
: Stella III. Guiley. Of Pensacola, Fla. Yankee In
the Land oi Flowers, Is the daughter Of Licui J. A.
GuTley. of the s5th Ind. She has been a kinder
gaTlen teacher. aud says the innocent laughter Of
happy children H. to her, the sweetest music. Size
j. very fl.d Of literature and Thomas Moore j. her
favoTIC author Florida. she says, has the finest
climate on the globe- She j. employed a. teacher
i tie West FOTida Collegiate Institute, al Milton,
"a
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GyH Warner has been Loyal Home Worker
since l'ecrfnbcr, lSs and occasional iributor
20 Brain l1ckers- she II fAc daughter Of !. J.
Warner. Co O, 72d Ohio; medium hight blue eyes
brown iisir, u years q age and lover Of flowers
and music
A0liie @. Mansfield was born at MilIer's Creek
Ky. July %. ts10 removing 10 Cat Creek ia ls7g
her present h0lae- She - a brunei fond OF read
lag aud music.
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Does the article headed LOST on page 10
interest uOug
Canse for Establishment.
IBrookIyn Lifs.l

Father-James, you know I disapprove very
much of your fighting, but 1 cannot help feel
ing proud of you for whipping such BIZ 10y
us that. What did you whip him for?
Son (indignantly)-W he said l looked
like you.
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"hen Baby was SICK, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Bliss, she clung to Caatoria.
When she had Children. she gave them castoria.
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10. Nolsa-

For critical references on this miracle see
Sunday Meditation, in The NATIONAL TRIB-
USE, for Oct. -, 1887.
Art and poetry have attempted to tell the
world the Story of Jarus's daughter Frank
Moss " Resurrection of Jairus's Daughter"
which was once exhibited at Paris, is now in
the Cathedral at Philadelphia.
DIR. Stainer's Daughter of Jairus il IA
nous musical composition.
One should read \. F. Willis's THE Healing
of the Daughter of Jairus" 1t is very sweet,
tender, comforting.
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Hare yOu asked all your aeqaaiafances TO
sa5scribe for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE?
UnOt, do so at once, 10 giUe The paper more
poloer ia champiOaiag the cause Of tie geteraas.
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from life. (St. Matt, 9:1a) Much time
passed. Jairhs bad to 20 over to the house Of
st. Peter. There was, of course some pause
there. Then there was delay on the way from
st. Peters house to the residence of the ruler,
caused by Christs stopping on the way to heal
the broken down sick women. No wonder the
father found bis daughter actually dead by the
time he got back home. st. Luke was a ply
stefan, and yet he gave full account Of this
miracle. Though not probably an eyewitness,
he yet credits the statements. 9 The child
was raised to life. Food was ordered for her.
Compare st. John, 81 1-I3) Five witnesses
are enough to establish the fact. Better, in
deed, the five than the wailing, noisy crowd.
The act was deliberate and could stand proof
All had seen the girl dead and had Tidiculed
the idea she could DO in a trance or sleep.
These same persons soon saw her again alive
aud IN health. Not one questioned the fact Of
death nor the fact of resurrection. 3. Here
was proof that Christ was more than human.
1t is not according 20 the usual course Of nature
for dead person soon to live again. The i'm
position of hands has not ordinarily or from a
human standpoint power to raise tho dead. The
claims of Christ to DO the Messiah were clearly
established.
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FRIEcE on WALLIS ctKE.

Harry BoTsEBoLB: Take one cup granulated
sugaf, iiiies 81 three egg. one-half cup butter
Cfie-lia cup water tpO cups -four one tcaspOonfu
baking ftoHdcr. Bake ia layers.
DARK F#rt.-Dne cup brown sugar yolks 81 three
egg oI5f-..sf cup butter one baifcup water: season
- Favor io i1slei Two cups four one teaspoon
baking f5oaler.
FD- tcltG.-OEe cup sugar dissolved and boiled in
oDellai cup water until reaching the huirug point:
theE sr ilio Tie strip tie beaten whites II two
eggs uniii Iardeued.-E Eleanor n Rowe Westf,ort
no.
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Now is the best time of the whole year to
take Hoods Sarsaparilla. Delaysare dangerous.
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Remove boils, pimple@ and skin eruptons, By
taking Ayers Sarsaparilla.
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l. We mast do our part. Christ raised the
dead, but servants brought the food
2 Be careful Of others feelings How quick
Christ was to see the tremor Of Jairus at the
news OF the death Of his daughter, and how
quick 10 strengthen at once! st Mark, , 50. J
B. Do not be stopped in any office of kind
ness by ridicule. Christ proceeded though
jeered at.
4. Never laugh down goodness. (Ps., lily
D. Trust in Christ even if be delay. He tries
US thus many times. So here, though the
call was so pressing. the daughter at the point
OF death, Christ stopped and cured a woman on
the way. Remember how he thus tested Mary
and Martha
g. Go to Christ in sickness and death
T. Believe Christ, believe in Christ He can
do great things as well as small-raise from
dead as we'll as cure from disease. Nothing is
too hard for him.
s. Affection leads us to Christ
o. Pray. Pray humbly, earnestly. confid-
ingly.
10. Try to comfort persons in SORROW, etc.
IL. Avoid OstentatOn. Do not be anxious
your acts be published.
II. Take courage as to dying, aud also as to
your dead. Christ is the resurrection
IL. Have concern for children. We notice
the subject OF the miracle was a little girl. In
Oriental countries females were treated shah
billy. Jesus taught the world to care for girls
and women.
If. There Is such a condition as death in
trespasses aud sins. Christ can raise to life
those thus dead. He is the Life.
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Henry $. Wade. 2; Charles j. Armor, /; Annie l..
Williams .; Annie J. Shaw, 4; Frank Toles, 4;
Katie l.. Allen, 3; c. 8, Rowe ]; G. w Kahn, .;
Minnie NJ. Quimby. 3; Elmer T.. Clothier, 4 II. NJ.
Mccall, Z; James T.. Alger, g. Luclla J. Elliott, 2;
Nj. ]. Leach, 10; Zach Snyder, 4 Mrs. w. :. Faux
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Eaitor's Chat.

Eetdshe admirable plans promulgated by the
Council ~ five Tor the FIRST annual Reunion II TIM
AAfio-AL lhlsusE Conversation Club. Let every
neniB. our noble organization, upon reading tie
report. forward tie - cents called Tor whether
pectiHg 10 BE- present not II the first Reunion
u a success, a permanent fund viii be established
and neat year or another when the Epcauipfg,e.t
comes your way you can enjoy tie friendly psfh-
erings. 81 Boston The Cradle IL Liberty. lei The
Conversation Club take q ncw start on their l,,-
ward journey Of patriotism and pro.re-s. u il
greatly desired Lat every member shall contribute
10 tie success q Tee Reunion by personal giyin,
10 The fund tl4t those who cannot suare u
cents may seHd smaller sum feeling assured tl,al
the gh Wi BE- spent ia advancing lhe best inter
este % tie organization. The Committee on Con
slitutiou viii be announced later.
Maggie b. h.: Always send answers with ques-
tious, unless you are whiting fos Information.
Alice D. Chase; hoi you need not answer all
questions Tie plumbers iu Searchers and sgIg.rs
indicate low many quest ions each i,azsa -I,.-
Tic I.sileT holds strong iutor-et5rflt d. Com
Tace - >. Dal-e, Commando. fred steele. Posi-
no. 20 Department 81 California q "a ~ of ~.
invalid wife 81 q veteran whom Aunt gtv FeaIer
D. trying ~ help. Read over her aptcal IN 80
week once more, ard send your vote iGF ysyrSl =,
iavoFltei aiia Do not forget Tie money all for tie
cause.
Juius ". Gogan, Halistou Mich. who ASKED
each q. a.. 20 send "a new subscriber 70 THl. ltIs-
Use before January, 1901. has douLly proven Nh.
faith - Ils works; 4. sIay Beekde!i enrolled
lIlt week, being number two
Let us alI 20, d possible, Gays VIM. A. Mckee
~ Crestou, Pa, aud show fathers we aUprel
eiie tneir services Ia preserving tliis grand and
glorious country 81 ours" % zee let a. 20, - -
sleIaiez q q. tdeil, Berdau SarpsLo8ier from
l-aEle l5e4a, Mimi Wbo once retained from VAL
l,tfaiAo, tAIl Oh Tie merchant bark KreuIiu 10
tlat poa and wants 30 visa there again sIst,ic
-. actiiEs Railroad, Pa sends =" three cheers for
nc i,"7.gh Reunion" aBd hopes enough g. O.
gathering there. 10y
Beat week q few more Of the O. c girls will tell
what lheg would do were they a. q. El,r- o.
thai. something else. What sl.ail Il lsg
ConEersaiien CIsb.
Eftios Cfdte Club Write briefly. . W,it.ar..
"a oDe side Of tie paper. J. write 10 Tic I,g,l1 4
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HhPPF HOUSEHOLD: Buy y yards Of cheese
eiti5 ci d iI iuur pirces; Tear strip five igsole.
VICE aud tiGl tlIe three sides about au inch then
"ii- SO 2 linen Unread aHd q t5sBe hook proceed
saE 4al.oa. trylci three 81 slEel ius a. Won
MoHsa Tor "a uIAcialAe laInDrequiu only don't
leave q cia4n 10 EuB Ribbon through. Crochet very
loazs Iut iiils iu Tor iuseTf round tie top and
1iie ri"et Then crochet iWo rows Of she'll aud
hbt-L o. iili iLliOp. This makes ii very pretty
curtain u putting them up throw top inside FOR
lam ffuaiIs ie back with ribbon. Wal some
81 ti5e readers - az 1lEUaE send directions for
HakihE shoulder cslpeE-Ada 4. Wilson, North
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c. c. Sketches.

IUEILA s GAMBLE JENNIE Mcdowell
Iuea : Gamble is Is years Of age, with brown
hair and gray ewes. She l. e student Of Fox Lake
II Ugh School, and belongs To- the J. %. G. T. Society.
Jennie Mcdowell. also Of Fox Lake. Wis, Is the
daughter OF Co. ID. 81 Ia WIS, veteran. She Is
brunei is years OF age. Is fond OF music and art,
snd Is a member Of l. o. q. I.
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HAFFs IoCsEHOED. Here is n recipe for Fverton
tahy wilieI tiinE very nice. TUocup- inola--es
one cop gar. butter -ize 1T - Guinea hens egg
Boz uL'l Dearly ir brittle point and add one-lIaIf
ts--IHyi.i i -saH. Pail v ieI nearly cold.-Minuie
d. fluiIl4i5y, CgisicEzpost Pa
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HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS.
sEARcUFRs Am soLyERs.

First Honor-Alaggie McCung, Leoti. Kan.
Men
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Write on one subject. :. Write your best 6.
Send answers TO NIL puzzles for of Editor Each
week the names Of those writing the best letters
style composition, spelling, penmanship aud gem
eral merit COnsidcTcd-wilI hc named at the head
of this column on the Honor Roll. First honor
will include all of these requirements. Second
honor will include deficiency in some one point
No others will hc named
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8. The Miracle.

The author of the miracle was Christ. He IA
styled Jesus and Master. lie was dining at the
residence of st. Matthew. While SO engaged.
ruler, Jairus, went and solicited him TO 20
and cure his daughter. He had some faith
but Christ tries To keep 10 up TO full pitch. and
hence he exhorted him. BE not afraid. only
believe" (St. Mark, s. 50; compare ST. Luke,
3 50.) He means keep up your belief Do not
permit 1t to lessen for moment He com
Piled with the request of the ruler as to going
To the house. lt was notneedful for him to 60
lie could cure or raise the dead To life from n
distance. Perhaps he went so AS to do good on
the way; as indeed he did In the case OF tho
feebleand diseased woman. Reaching the house
he requested ali who were in the room whore
lay the dead body, except SITS. Peter, james and
John and the parents of the child to retire
This was modest and avoided the appearance
of nero show. Five witnesses were enough.
1t was good policy to take tho mother He
went to the bedside, took the child by the hand
aud babe her get up at the same time gently
raising her. Then he prescribed silence as TO
the doer Of the miracle. There was no use in
telling. The story would fly. Reporting it
would seem ostentatous. Honor increases
most In tho cases of those who seek il least
Then, to those not actually present it would be
considered a false report, and so be miscon-
strued, proving more harmful than beneficial
To Christ And Jesus's time had not yet come.
He therefore avoided too great conspicuousness.
1t was not SO much the fact of the miracle
which he wanted hushed as the name of its
author. He ordered food to be brought to her.
He would not furnish this from the fact pro-
visions were in the power of the human God
does only his part. Real life was impaired
needing sustenance. The girl had totally recoy-
cred not from death only, but also from sick
ness, and hence she was hungry-had good
appetite.
Now this was real miracle. l. The girl
was actually dead. Professional funeral
mourners were present. They laughed at
Christ when he used the figuratiye expression,
'sleep" for death. The account states plainly
they knew she was dead. (St Luke, s 531
People then understood what death ia. The
child was at the point of death when her father
left home. She was in fact so near decease that
the ruler declared she had actually departed
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Isles Cf6,e CiuJ.-l. Write briefly. p Wfitea,,r,,
on one aide Of tie paper. J. Write 10 tic Ioll.s.
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Piotur..nu. HsIIrnlnndsr,.

The national costume Is not yet dis
csrded in this Arcadian isle. out IL IL
generally reserved for holidays and Sun
day. Women LOOK demure IN red petit
coats fringed with yellow, dark jackets.
aprons Of snowy white and black poke
bonnets. A fact, however, the bon-
net is seldom seen except on dowAgers.
the headgear Of young women being u
light colored shawl, worn Spanish fash
ion. The men wenr top boots, blus
trousers. white linen Jumpers and
sou'wester hats. But even they are seen
more often IN quiet, conventional dress
of some serviceable stuff.
A brides toilet is surprisingly strange,
the chief feature being a tall hat or
crown, deliberately ornamented with
pins, and from which falls a fringed
mantle Even her personal fnery. how
ever, is secondary % the .rAppiEgs 81
the bed, which Is decked by herself and
her friends in :he bridegrooms house.
The whitest of linen. plenty Of lace. and
doubtless mountain Of feathers, 20 %
make il sumptuous. Guests are hidden
by the lovers together, in person. After
the marriage ceremony in the church
the party repair 70 the new home and
partake Of a national cake. eaten with =
sauce Of strip and melted butter. When
the merry making Is over the whole
party go in procession over every street
on the island. More eating and drink
ing and dancing and at last home
Z. Emma Cheney IN ScribnerA
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The GIn Of Talking Well.

The art Of conversation u b some wo-
men a gift. Like the poet. they ars born
with their glorious powers. But many
women who converse intelligently and
pleasantly have become masters Of tho
art by patient care and study. Even
persons Of ordinary ability will End
upon making the effort that where IL is
not a gft no other deficiency can BE- 50
well supplemented by art For the IN
tutored there are three old rifles which
may not prove Aruisa Talk % men on the
subject which belongs 70 their peculiar
calliugs, talk about those things which
interest yourself. sssuIning slso that
they interest your listener and make u
point % inform yourself upon a va
riety u topics: never Dc guilty q intro
duCinR in a miIed company a guD1scs
upon which al may not b able 20 con-
verse. There IL a wonderful faculty IA
drawing people out, Ia making tho
stranger and the tinid feel az sase. IA
putting questions - sEilfully snd
adroitiy A. % compel them - answer a.
though they were cSnferT1ng favor On
you. not you sselnng 20 entertain them;
bat here the r,Ile ~ good breeding Is thu
bess - fS4Ow. Phi L@deiphia Inquirer
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CHILD WIVES IN INDIA
Behramji Malabari's Fruitful Attacks on
the lands Great Evil.

the Lands Great Evil.
The name Of Behramji Malabari de-
serves to be known and respected in
England as that Of native Indian who
is doing good work IN social reforma-
ton He is one of the oldest and at the
same time most temperate assailants OF
the greatest social curse of India-infant
marriage. In a pamphlet which he has
published he invites English women TO
realize, if they can, the meaning of such
expressions as Infant marriage, "baby
wife, girl mother" virgin widow
AS we explained the other day. if
''wife" becomes a widow" even while
she is still an infant a widow she must
remain all her days
The most III fated Of these child wives
are Of course those who become wives
not merely in law but in fact at ages
varying from 10 70 70. Girls Of IL aud
H." writes Mr.. Malabari, 'have to bear
the burdens of wifehood and mother
hood, and ne adds that mot few OF
these married martyrs succumb 70 the
shock Of the first childbirth This hor-
rible, this hideous practice OF child mar
rage explains most. II not all. Of the
poverty and the misery-ths physical
and moral degrsdstion-tob be seen in hun
dreds of thousands OF native Indian fam
lies. One of the worst forms Of girl
marriage is known as marrying girls
TO the gods" which practically means
slavery of body and soul to priests, great
numbers of whom live upon the immor-
atty of their girl wives This dreadful
custom of child marriage Is one which
the legislature that had the courage to
abolish suffice has been afraid 70 NEEDLE
with. 1t was universal To uproot it
would have seemed like uproOting ma
tive society.
But the custom is doomed. neverthe-
less. And its extinction will come about
in q way not the least fattering 70 thu
rule of the English. The condemnation
Of child marriage Is coming from tho
people themselves. Its disappearance
will not be the work Of n day. but when
it does come il will be n splendid tribut9
10 the benign civihzing influence Of Eng.
land in the east. Mr.. Malabari's owa
countrymen, the Parsees Of Bombay.
have for years been laboring in the
good cause with zeal and intelligence
which it would be difficult TO over praise.
We have already described how the ma
tive BARRIERS of Bombay have pronounced
against the cruel custom. The educated
and intelligent natives Of Madras are
petitioning for fixing the minimum age
of girl marriage at ID years Nor should
it be forgotten that some Of the native
chiefs are not only theoretically in favor
of reform, but have introduced IL Of
their own free viii and without any
recommendation from the supreme gov
eminent. The intervention Of tho SUI
preme government has been chiefly con-
fined TO collecting evidence on the ques-
ton throughout the length and breadth
OF India, and 10 the distribution Of pa
pers 10 the local administration.
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