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DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-01
DANGEROUS LEARNING.
Progress Made in the Education of Children
Within One Century.

Progress Made in the Education of Children
Within One Century.
No reform has been greater, during
the past century, than that in the edu'
cation of children. Not only has the
brutal system of promiscuous tlogging
been abolished, but girls and working
people are supposed to be as greatly
benefited by study as those who were
once considered their superiors. Han
nah More, who believed only in the
merest elementary instruction OF the
poor, sought to establish village Sun
day school for those of her acquaintance,
but the farmers of the neighborbood
begged her to cease her efforts, as ''re-
lirion would be the ruin of agriculture.
The children therefore assembled un-
der an apple tree to sing hymns, but
were driven away by the owner Of the
tree, who said he was afraid hymn
singing was "Methody, and Methody
had once blighted tree belonging to
his mother.
Mrs. Barbauld, who lived at the same
period, the first part of the eighteenth
| century, was very desirous of following
| a course of study, but at that time 1T
was thought to be quite enough for
women if they could read, land perhaps
write their names or So" AS her father
was a schoolmaster, however, she was
able to persuade him to share with her
a few crumbs of classical learning.
| The father of Maria Edgeworth had
some very peculiar ideas on the subject
of education. Obedience was one of the
principles which he strove always to up
hold, and it was part Of Maria's dis
cipline to do every day something which
was uncongenial to her.
A guest one day imprudently made
some exclamation in regard to the
beauty of the golden hair belonging to
one daughter. Mr. Edgeworth instantly
opened drawer held her head over it.,
and with a large pair Of scissors shipped
off the golden treasure.
Charlotte, what do you say?" he in
uuired, as the ringlets fell into the
drawer.
"Thank you father" she answered.
Then Mr. Edgeworth turned to the
quests, and remarked:
81 will not allow daughter of mine
to be vain"
Mary Somerville, who as little child,
lived free, outdoor life, was pro
nounced "a little savage" by her father,
when he returned from long absence
at sea. She was then sent to board
ing-school for year, and there her body
was inclosed in stiff stays, with steel
busk in front; a metal rod, fastened to
semicircle which went under the chin,
was clasped to this busk, and, thus i'm
prisoned, she was set to learning col
umns of Johnson's dictionary by heart
Fortunately she proved very stupid
at this intellectual exercise, and hel
mother took her out of school. Then il
was that the child began that process Of
self.education which ended only with
her long life of ninety-two years."
Youths Companion.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-01
To descend to lower scale of club in

To descend to lower scale OF club In
Paris than those already mentioned, we
may refer to certain magnificent estab-
llshments far easier Of access than the
Rue Royale and the Jockey Club, where
gambling - especially bacoarat - is
played for very high stakes. OF these
the principal ones are the Presse, the
Washington and the Americain-the last
generally called the Colonel, from the
sufficiently well-known fact that all
Americans are Colonels. The Presse is
frequented by the better class OF jour
nalists-men who make large sums Of
money by their pens, and who spend the
Then there are rich stock-brokers, hnan-
cial dabblers, le tout bouleuard-that
unknown quantity which certainly
exists, but which 1t is so diff
cult to define. All these men
are prepared to risk thousand
louis in the bank, and at the
Washington and the Colonel the play is
even higher. Here Americans, and,
indeed, all strangers, are admitted
with less formality than in other
clubs, and 1t was at the Colonel that Mr..
Benson-in sporting parlance-" skinned
the lamb" to the extent of some R12, 900
during his stay in Paris two years ago.
These clubs are openly spoken of as
tripots or "hells" by those who frequent
them. Their very existence depends
upon the members gambling, and in
deed they were founded for no other
purpose. ;'
Baccarat is one Of those games which,
in the long run mean certain ruin. The
banker pays five per cent for the ad-
vantage he has in dealing-namely,
that when his adversaries ask for cards,
the cards he gives them are turned up,
and he can therefore gather very clear
ly what points they have, and can make
a very shrewd calculation as to whether
or not he ought to take card himself.
This five per cent. goes to the benefit Of
the club, which thus makes enormous
profits during the evening whether any
of the players have won or not If a
given number of players were to sit
down and play baccarat, each with a
stated sum of money, 1t would only be a
question of time for the united amount
to have passed into the cdgnotte or pool,
and for no one to be any richer save the
proprietors of the club. Saturday Re-
view,
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-01
AnaIysis of q Human Body.

DR.. Lancaster, London physician and
surgeon, recently analyzed man and
gave the results to his class in chemis-
try. The body operated upon weighed
154.4 pounds. The lecturer exhibited
upon the platform 23.1 pounds Of carbon,
2.2 pounds of lime, 223 ounces phos-
phorus and about one ounce each OF So
dunn, iron, potassium, magnesium and
silicon Besides this solid residue DR..
Lancaster estimated that there were
5,595 cubic feet of oxygen, weighing 121
pounds; 1O5, 900 cubic feet of hydrogen,
weighing 1874 pounds, and 50 cubic feet
of nitrogen in the mans body. All OF
these elements combined in the follow
ing: One hundred and twenty-one
pounds of water, 1875 pounds gelatine,
1.sa pounds fat, s.s pounds flbrin and
albumen and ~ pounds of phosphate Of
lime and other minerals. Louis Re-
public.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-01
GAMBLING IN PARIS.
Thousands Ruined Every Year BY Baccarai
and Poker.


and Poker.
Gambling has always been high in
Paris-higher, perhaps, than in any
other capital of Europe. In the days OF
the Second Empire it was at its highest,
but most of the mem bers of that genera
ton have either passed away or been
ruined or are now too old to play. The
Cercle Imperial, at the corner OF the
Place de la Concorde and the Champs
Elysees, has now been united to the
"Mirlitons," and is known as the "Epa-
tants," and here gambling is still car
ried on to large extent especially
since the fusion of the two clubs. Bac-
carat and poker are chiefly in vogue.
PLAY begins in the afternoon and goes
on again after dinner until the small
hours of the morning.
Among gambling tragedies, Prince
Melissano's death stands out as warn
ing to those who make too free with
.la Dame de Pique." Here was man
popular in all classes of society, well
born, and possessing considerable fort.
une, but the day came when "qulnze
and baccarat left him high and dry, and
he was unable to pay his debts of honor.
Then his name was posted in the look
ing glass of the salon Of the Rue Royale.
When the Prince caught sight OF
it he smashed the looking glass to atoms
with one blow from his cane, and then
there was a scandal. Prince Melissano'
who occupied room at the club, sent a
few days later for his cotteur, and, hav'
ing been carefully shaved and-in Amer,
,can parlance-"iixed," he dressed him
self in evening clothes and then put
bullet through his heart Thus was an
other life--and the life of deservedly
popular man--sacrifced to the demands
Of Dame Fortune.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-01
NOTES ON OSCILLATION.
Various Sorts of Kisses Described BY Poets
and Novel Writers.


There is, a distinct literature of kiss
ing, and bright and thoroughly sensi-
BILE young woman of this city has large
collection of notes and clippings on this
subject. All of the poets have written
of kisses in more or less amorous style.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, among scores of
Others has the following:
"And l swear by the stars and my soul and
say
That will have you and hold you and kiss
you,
Though the whole world stands in the way"
Tennyson sings of the lips luscious
fruit in these words:
90, love! 0, fire once he drew
With one long kiss my whole soul through
Ny lips, as sunlight drinketh dew"
Amelie Rives, now Mrs. Chanler, made
some valuable additions to the kiss lit
erature of the century. She handled
the subject with freedom and originali-
ty. She showed that kissing was quite
enjoyable in the broad hallway of the
old manse, through which the sunlight
streamed askint, as 1t was under any
other circumstances; and to her mind
nothing could be more delightful than
salutaton of the lips asweep the foot,
while the kissee and kisser were sliding
adown haystack. Herrick's poetic
definition of the kiss is mastery. 1t is
as follows:
at Is q creature born and bred
Between the lips all cherry red"
81 will never kiss man who is not
NV relative" said an East Side young
lady yesterday, until he is my promised
husband. And even with engaged people
I think there should be little of it. Too
much kissing will surely result disas-
trously. 1t may be pleasant but my
sweetheart, if ever get one, will not
get single kiss from me until we are
engaged, and then he will get only single
ones, sure enough. He shall have NO
more than one kiss at each meeting.
Now, after you think over this, | am
sure you will agree with me-"
Drifting back to stage kissing, good
anecdote may be related. The leaders
in a play we're about to kiss each other.
The heroine rushed into the arms of the
brave and true lover and, to all appear
ances their lips met in one long, soul
full kiss. Then there was momentary
lull, in which the occupants of the boxes
caught this distinct whisper from the
leading lady: "Onions and beer again,
as l live! This thing had better stop,
or I'il kick
Despite these sometimes unpleasant
features it will ever be the cherish Of
every vigorous youngster of his race
and even the older youngster-to voice
the wish of some one, now dead and
past kissing, who wished
'.Tbat womanhood had but one rosy mouth
To kiss them all at once from north to south. y
What an intensity of bliss such oscu-
lation would be! But, after all, most OF
us are satisfied to take them one at a
time. They last longer. er.-Kansas City
Times.
Jay Gould at the theater always sits
in box and takes an upper one If he
can get it. He is by TO means con
stant theater-goer. He is retiring, and
u,.o1,, allows bimself to he seen by the
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-01
ueR PICTURE.
4 ] ebange or pain can sver

God, no ehaps' "
|cne r,ctured face on yonder wall,
hala. sves, and lips forever dumb.
ssrneSs' md " trusted me through all In
b.
time. when filed with deep un.
et II in the lampllghts quivsring
leaT aoul with quiet was possessed,
ny '0s =. faded from me In a dream.
.,tlv eurying mouth, thatto me left
Y smiIe in the last kiss that she gave,
" ,"sad to leave me utterly bereft,
slv,' sws meet again beyond the grave.
:, within the firelIght's fitfui glow,
~ osn see you, sorrowful and deep,
W IN darkness, as in light. know
~ s.rsr weary is the watch you keep.
,,s,. brown eyes, so tender and so
14 ~, itliyIng eyes could ever be
N.Y. NV taults and failures half SO blind,
M; 40 fond, or pltiful to me.
i an not change those loving, earnest
|ges .h.nso..
|,,chIne Ger fne in their sad surprise
! sreyIng for the grief that cameto me.
Ian then. blame me thatI love this face,
n long ago became my dearest friend9
mi wish 1t, with its quiet grace,
watch above me till ] reach the end?
r, II. Curtlss, in Berkshire News
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-01

jay Gould at the theater always sits
in a box and takes an upper one If he
can get it. He is by TO means con-
stant theater-goer. He is retiring, and
rarely allows himself to be seen by the
audience. He never applauds, but occa-
sionally becomes so interested in the
play as to emerge from his place of con-
cealment and crane his neck over the
edge Of the box. When the exciting
scene or striking tableau is over he
seems to become suddenly aware of his
conspicuous position and quickly sinks
into the background.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-05-01

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-10
TIE SACK COLLECTION.


Tho Result as Pleasing MS In Past fenrs.
A Liberal Thanksgiving OTerips. =.
Tho committee which had charge OF
the Children's Home annual Thanks.
giving sack collection has made up lis
statement OF the results this year, and
the report is as pleasing as in past years.
The donations in the aggregate will
make very acceptable addition to the
supplies Of the Home. The committee
expresses its gratitude for the dona.
tons. Among the articles sent
In were twenty.oae barrels and
five sacks Of flour, liberal quantities
Of cornmeal and buckwheat, graham
-four, oat meal, barley, hom!ny, tapioco,
corn ataIch and the like, bread, butter,
crackers, cheese, apple butter, pickles,
meat, poultry, GAINED goods, fruits,
sugar, soap, salt, coffee, ten, potatoes
and other vegetables, brooms and
brushes, muslin, shoes aud clothing, and
nearly everything needed in the nbme,
besides an offer from Mel ain Brothers to
furnish medicines free OF charge for the
next six months, beginning December /,
, The cash donations aggregated SPAS 9G.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-10
The Best In tho World.

J.E. Loughran, ex-Mayor OF North
Des Moines, and the Locust street manu-
iacturer OF steam engines and boilers,
said ~ had severe attack OF Ia grippe.
| used Chamherlain's Cough Remedy,
and applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm to
my breast. These remedies were lust
the thing in my case. My child had
croupsone years age, and We used Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy with perfect
success since then we have never been
without these medicines in our house,
l had cousin who was q printer and
was employed in this city, where they
were printing circulars ior Cham erlain.
He had q deep.seated cold and terrible
cough, and while setting up the copy he
made up his mind to huy a bottle. It
cured his cough, and that was the Grst
time ! ever knew anything OF Chamber.
lain's remedies. / have been strongly
in their favor ever since. My own ex.
perience and that OF my family con-
vinces me that these remedies are the
best in the world. That may be strong
language, but that is what l think
For sale by ". W. Irwin, OR. Goelze,
J. Klari, 9. schnepf and NV. Helm.
rlci - 80 59fsFss'3Ilzs, 49, ~ n tv.
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A SURPRISING TURN.
[Conlintl4d from Fir,l Paat.l.

once when 1t wanted him to DO at n
Council meeting TO vote for an ordinance
granting II the right OF way south OF the
creek, which II never used when another
project which that right OF way would
impede, dropped out OF the way. Mr..
WilHon atatei that he had 10 confidence
In the promises OF the b. K o.
When the ordinance came up Tor the
secoud reading, DR.. Campbell objected
to the second reading and the Mayor
sustained the objection. Mr.. Robinson
and several others appealed from his
decision and after examining the rules
tho Mayor reyeraed himself and tho
second reading was proceeded with.
On motion Of Mr.. Farrell tho ordi.
nance WAS amended 30 that no part Of
Woods street will be taken.
The Mayor asked: "Judge, have
been asked by citizens, by business
men and the like, whether your CON
psny wouldn't put up something kind
OF temporary, ike the B. & 0.-solne.
thing that would answer the purpose
for depot, and not build depot at all.
never knew how to answer them, and
l would like to know"
Judge Cochran: "Does anything
we've ever done look like the B. 4 or"
! The Mayor: swell, ! can't say il
does"
Judge Cochran: eve may DO forced
to put up temporary structure, for We
now have two roads asking us TO name
q time when We can accommodate them,
and again, twill take some time to get
tho walls built along the creek, aud we
will want some kind OF passenger nc.
commodations before that Is finished
We will, however, build depot which
will be acredit 10 the city, and OF which
Wheeling people meyer will need to bs
ashamed NO matter where they are."
! Mr.. Wilson offered m additional SCI.
ton: "The rights and privileges CON
tanned in the foregoing ordinance are
given to the Wheeling Bridge and Ter
minal Company with the understanding
that tho said company shall not enter
into any contract With the B. 4 o. com
pany whereby the said B. & 0. compan,
can use the Wheeling Bridge y Ter
miral Comploy's systera al a through
line unit! the b. X 0. Railroad Company
shall enter into contract with the city
Of Wheeling to remove all their track:
from Siyteepth aud Seventeenth Streets
ANY violation OF this section by the
Wheeling Bridge and Terminal Com
panY shall fo.ieit ell rights under thi.
ordinance"
9lr. Wilson's section was lost, thos.
voting for it being Messrs. Wilson, Hand
Ian, Farrell and Schrebe.
The ordinance was then read by it!
title and passed, all voting aye but DR.
| Campbell.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-10
KIDNAPPED THE CHILDREN.
A Divorced Woman Creates a Sensation Ia
East wheeling

East Wheeling.
Frank B. Ussolton liyea at los Alley
10. In 1888 he was divorced from his
wife at S.eubenville, and the court
awarded him the custody OF his two
children, boy now aged about II aud a
girl OF perhaps 0. Usselton afterwards
remarked, and Mrs. Usselton In the
meantime became Mrs. Susan Yoder.
Yesterday she came here from her
home above Steubenville. The police
found her crying, and when she was
asked what was the matter, she said she
wanted to see her children, and told In
whose custody they were. The police
kindly showed her where Usselton lived
and she went out and gathered up the
children and took them away with her
When Usselton returned from worl
he found them gone.
He went to Squire Davis with hi
story, but the justice advised him frs
to find where his children were, and re
cover them by writ Of hRbeas corpus
and prosecute Mira Yoder for abductin,
the children afterwards. ~ 49,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-10
NEW! NEW! NEW!

We nra now in receipt OF a complete
line OF Fall and Winter WOolenS, con-
sist!rg of Cvercoatirgs, snitinss, Panta.
iGOnings and Fancy yfs.ings. which We
warrant 10 make in frstclnss style
ut reasonable prices aud fit guaranteed.
A complete line of Gents Furnishing
Goods In stock. Seamless MerinO and
Fast Black Half Hose at 20c u pair.
Wear our celebrated all.WOOl Knit
Jackets. c. HESS Il SONS,
1891 s. 1898 Market Street,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-10
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Matters OF Minor Moment In and Ahou
tho City.

OF Minor Moment In and Abou.
tho City. s.s7J
MA1lSEy al the Grand to-day. -8t
TnE GsASD this evening-"lilsh Luck"
TnG winter weather remains UNEXPECTEDLY
ltm. d ~
The Fifth ward schools could have no session
ycs,cfday-nO natural gas, rE
THE GermanIa Ringing Society gave All enjoy.
able hop Ia tts hall last evening.
A HAkER's wagon belonging to John I'm.
marth. broke down at Main aud Tenth streets
yesterday.
OK and after Monday, December 10. the shoe
stores 10 the city will DO open every evening
until Christmas. $500.
MICHAEL KLEisscHNtED, employed at the
wheeling steel works, was badly burned III tho
lace and on the hands by lying metal.
WiLiiAN MEYER. n Baltimore 4 Ohio brake.
man, broke his teit leg near the ankle yesterday
morning BY getting Il caught between the bum.
pers.
THE missing son Of John Koch turned up In
Plthburgh. lle came home all right yesterday,
much surprised nj the excitement Ills little ttlp
caused Lal
WILLIAM ROSE. n boy OF Ave. while coasting
down Chapline street. near Alley Is, ran under
wagon, and his leg was struck by tho wheels.
brn!sins It badly.
[ a MARRIAGE, license was yesterday issued 10
Charles II. Mckee, aged twenty. -four, OF Wheel.
| Ing, and Alice 81. Hawkins, ag!d tweniy.seyen,
o! Belmont county, Ohio. .,
| A HORSE belonging 10 Henry shallcross was
Kicked BY another yetierday morning, and It's
left fOro leg so badly shattered that tho animal
bal 10 be killed. Officer Lukens shot 1t.
| WHEELING creek was frozen over yesterday
| from Main TO Market street and al other places
The shore Ice on the Island shore OF the river
reached out to The channel pier afthe new bridge
| 4 WRECK III the Allegheny, ra.. yarlls, on the
G. 4 p. railroad, delayed train IS over two hours
III her arrival at bridgeport yesterday. She
could not get out OF the union station AT Pitts
burgh.
THE subcommittee on Electric Lights failed
10 get a quorum yesterday. but Chairman Far
rell and Secretary Fnn2hcim had long confer
crence with IL. silvcrman, representing the Ed
son Company.
A rRfisHr wreck on the B COS G. o. aigls
Ion at Seif's, just west OF Bellaire, yesterday
tenlied fifteen cars md delayed all trains ,ey
eral hours. The Fails spreading was the cause
No one WAS hurt
THERE wctc thtea cGses ~ tho police cout
yesterday. Kate Conield was fined IS aud cost
for disorder, David Horn 81 aud costs for drunk
enness, and John Roach was given ten days OF
the hill for drunkenness.
TIE Board OF Directors OF the State Fair Asso
clailon mot yesterday afternoon and re electet
a. Reymann President ard George Otto secrc
tary. /. Il. Zane was chosen to have charge o
thcgtopnds, vice John Gephart
THr Wheeling Turner's Ap,ocistion will give
hop at their hall ON Market street this evening
for the members and their iftefds Mayors or
Chestra will furnish tho music. On January ]!
the Turner'S viii give . grand gymnast!c e1hibi
ton. %
A STRING OF Baltimore 4 Ohio trains VA
blockaded on the Baltimore 4 Ohio track from
Main street clear cut TO Jacob last evening ahou
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a TeleDhoHp on E,ro.

Considerable excitement WAS caused
last evening shortly after 6 o'clock by a
bright blaze in the office OF the Street
railways on Tenth street. Psssers By
tried to get in, but failed. When the
clerks, who were all at supper, returned,
it was found that the telephone was
burned out. The metal connections
were burned aa il they had been wood.
1t is supposed workmen changing tele.
phone wires at the corner OF Tenth and
Main etreets lot the wire OF this tele.
phone fall across an electric light wire,
and the intense current caused the
flames. The light made by the burning
metal was binding.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.
Strangers ~ tho City aud Wheeling Folk
=, ~ lhrnntI ---

Strangers ~ tho City aud Wheeling Folks
abroad.
Wa. Darrltt, OF aarriIrs. Nd, Is ct the Nc
Lure.
Miss Mary Dickey is visiting friend at Wells
Mr. John Britt, OF the East Side, Is visiting hi.
daughierRt Mt. Morris, Pa.
State Senator William G. Morley. Of K!nswood
was In the city yesterday.
Mr.. N. Y. Richards. Immigration egcnt Of the
Is. 4 y. Company, was LeIa yesterday.
James F. Cassell, a B. & o. Official with heal
quarters at Grafton. was at the Mcclure yesterday
Messrs. Charles C. Mcclellan and J. Glenn
Coos, capitalists from baltimore, are in the
city.
Col. Bali. General Manager Of tho Terminal
Railway, Is back after a two weeks visit In thr
East.
Miss Cimrall, OF Coyineton, Ky, who has beer
the guest OF Mrs. Gibson Lamb, returned home
yesterday.
Mr.: viii ShlTer has resigned his position as
bookkeeper at Beln, rlad!:,g & Co.'S, and will
20 into business at Jeannette, 20. Mr.. John
Paul succeeds him here.