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DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30

't merchandise, or showing bent heads,
belonging to busy hands, and each the
counterpart of its neighbor. Nothing
but noise, heat, hustle and toll
At window on one side of the street
sat young man busy at desk. Oc-
casionally he would raise his eyes, as
though to rest them, and glance out of
the window. But it was all so monot-
onous-nothing to be seen except the
high, dingy buildings, with the same
grlmy, tired-looking workers, each in
tent or finishing his days work. Aim
lessly his eyes would wander until they
reached a window almost directly oppo-
site, rest there for moment, and then
return to the work before him. Why
this particular window should attract
his attention in this manner he had
never explained to himself. Perhaps it
was because its occupant formed the
only bit of brightness in all that dingy
row; perhaps it was because It's occupant
was young girl with neat, dainty form
and golden hair. So much the young
man could see from his position across
the street, and he found himself won.
dering who she was and what she was
doing, what her name was, and then,
with an impatient shrug of the shoul-
der, would resume his work.
On the other side the young girl had
also noticed her vis-a-vis, at first with
Indifference, and then, she too with
growing interest. And so it happened
that they were in each others thoughts
oitener than either suspected, and be-
ing high-minded and honorable, flirta-
tlen was never dreamed Of and so mat
ters might have stood to this day, but
lor the incident about to Re related
jennie Alton was assistant book.
Keeper in the branch Office of Silas
Stanton & Co., the large iron dealers
Inc only other occupants of the office
were the book-keeper, a young lady
VINO acted as cashier and general office
assistant, and the office boy. On certain
aays OF the month Mr.. Stanton, the
senior partner, spent few hours at his |
ueSk, the remainder OF his time being
devoted to the principal Office.
Jennie had passed very trying
morning. The young lady cashier had
asked and obtained leave to visit sick
relative; the book-keeper had been
called away on business and, finally,
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30
CHILD-WIVES IN INDIA.
Native Reformer's Able Attacks or the
Lands Great Evil.

A Native Reformer's Able Attacks or 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 ablest and at the
same time most temperate assailants Of
the greatest social curse of India-in'
fant marriage. In 'pamphletw 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 widow,
even while she is still an infant, a
widow she must remain all her days.
The most Inflated of these child
wives are, Of course, those who become
wives not merely in law, but in fact, at
ages varying from ten to twelve, Girls
of twelve and thirteen" writes Mr.
| Malabari, ''haye to bear the burdens Of
Wifehood and therhood," and he adds
that mot few of these martyrs sue
cumb to the shock of the first child
birth" This horrible, this hideous
practice of child-marriage explains
most if not all, Of tho poverty and the
misery-the physical and moral deg
radation-to be seen in hundreds of
thousands of native Indian families
One of the worst forms Of girl-marriage
is known as 'marrying the girls to the
gods, which practically means slavery
of body and soul to priests, great num-
bers of whom live upon the immorali-
ty of their girl-wiyes. This dreadful
custom Of child-marriage is one which
the Legislature that had the courage to
abolish suttee has been afraid to med
die with. 1t was universal. To uproot
it would have seemed like uprooting
native society.
But the custom is doomed, neverthe-
less. And its extinction will come
about in way not the least flattering
to the rule of the English. The con-
demnation of child marriage is coming
from the people themselves Its dis
appearance will not be the work Of q
day, but when it does come it will be .
splendid tribute to the benign Civili2ing
influence of England in the East Mr..
Malabari's own countrymen, the Parsoes
Of Bombay, have for years been labor
ing in the good cause with a
zeal and Intelligence which it would
be difficult to overpraise. We have
already described how the native
BARRIERS Of Bombay have pronounced
against the cruel custom. The edu-
Gated and Intelligent natives of Madras
are petitioning for fixing the minimum
age of girl marriages at fourteen years.
Mr., Malabari's own proposals as to limit
Ofage, right to remarrY, etc, are detailed
in the pamphlet to which we had re-
ferred. Nor should it be forgotten that
some of the native chiefs are not only
theore tically in favor of reform, but
have introduced it of their own free
will and without any recommendation
from the supreme government. The
intervention of the supreme government
has been chiefly confined to collecting
evidence on the question throughout
the length and breadth of India and to
the distribution of papers to the local
administrations London News.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Universities are the natural cen'
ters of Intellectual movements. ts.-Car'
dinal Newman
"A plumber in England has won the
university extension prize for an essay
on English poetry.
The Italian mission in Philadel'
phia now issues a paper entitled j
Roma, mostly printed in the Italian
language.
Over 1000 children were refused ad.
mission to the public schools of Phila.
delphia because of the lack of accom-
modations.
The total number of Congregational
churches and mission stations in En-.
gland and Wales is 1850 which provide
over 1, 500, 900 sittings.
The Christian church (DisciplesJ in
Ohio has $50 congregations and mem.
bership of "a, 970. The church property
Of the denomination is valued at 81, 800,
$50.
The higher education Of women il
strongly advocated in Australia. The
University of Melbourne not only re-
ceives female students, but admits
them to the same privileges as the
males, among which are the free schol.
arships.
Prof. T. G. Darling, of Auburn
Seminary, has declined the call to the
Mccormick Seminary, and accepted
the exchange proposed by the Auburn
directors. lie will hence succeed the
late Dr. Welch in the chair Of Christian
theology.
The debt of the British Baptist
Missionary Society, which a short time
ago amounted to f2, 412, has been re.
duced to 1906. 1t is suggested that the
approaching centenary Of the society
should be celebrated by raising 91O0OO@
to be employed in foreign mission work
There are lar, SIG children in tho
municipal or State schools of Paris;
81, 294 in schools directed by religious
orders; and SO, 600 in free lay schools
where religious instr uction is given.
1t is also stated that attendance at
municipal schools has increased by only
about 700 in the last three years The
annual expenditures for the municipal
schools is 2G, 500, 900 francs.
The dean Of Christ Church, Oxford,
lately talked very bluntly to some OF
the young aristocrats who are among
the students and have been going a fast
pace. The following is a specimen OF
his remarks; "You consider that be-
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30

No woman will love man better for
being renowned or prominent. Though
he be tho first among men, she will be
prouder, not fonder; as is often the case,
she will not even be proud. But give
her love, appreciation, kindness, and
there is no sacrifice she will not make
for his content and comfort. The man
who loves her we'll is her hero and king
no less hero to her though he is not
to any other, no less king though his
only kingdom is her heart and home.
In nine cases out of ten it is a mans
own fault if he is unhappy with his
wife. 1t is very exceptional woman
who will not be all she can to an atten-
tive husband, and a very exceptional
one who will not be very disagreeable
if she finds herself willfully neglected.
N Y LEDGER
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30
The FIRST Trades Union.

1t was named the Hanseatic League.
1t was formed by a number of German
sea-ports of the Baltic sea. The asso-
citation began in 1851, and the League
was organized in 1241. In the year 134s
it was so formidable that it proclaimed
war on the King of Denim ark, and e
century later it fought King Erick with
forty ships and $4,000 troops. This gave
,ffn bragg to several princes, who ordered
the merchants of their respective king
doms to withdraw their trade, and in
this way the great strength of the assoc
citation was broken. This was perhaps,
the first use of what is now known as
boycotS!ng. Christian at Work.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30

necessitated his incarceration in q
private asylum, where he constantly
raved over what his friend said was the
cause of his failure, and from which he
one day made his escape, with the re-
suit given.
AS to our two young friends, they were
married, of course, and one of their
most valued keepsales is the white
apron, which Jennie insists was the
means of saving her life.-Chicagc
Daily News.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30
TO PREVENT SUNBURN.
Blacken Your Face and 1t VIII Not Smar
Under the SUMS Rays.

Under the Suns Rays.
The fair sex often seek eagerly for q
preventive against sunburn. Some re-
searches made by DR.. Robert Bowles
have resulted in the discovery of an in
fallible one, but one which, am afraid,
the woman with even the most beauti-
full complexion will find too exacting in
its conditions.
1t is an acknowledged fact that sun
on snow burns moro quickly than on
rocks Or in heated valleys at low ele-
walton; and DR.. Bowles remarks that
sunlight reflected from freshly fallen
snow acts much more energetically on
the skin than that reflected from older
snow. One brilliant day he painted his
face brown, and aSCended the Corner
Graf, where there was much snow.
There were about eighty others making
the ascent. In the evening all except.
ing DR.. Bowlos were smarting from the
effects of sunburn. He points out that
In Morocco and all along the North Of
Africa the inhabitants blacken them
selves FouHu Lne eyes 10 dVerI opnJndl-
mia from the glare of the hot sand. In
Fiji the natives abandon their red and
white stripes when they go fishing on
the reef in the full glare of the sun, and
blacken their faces. In the Sihkim
hills, also, the natives blacken them
selves round the eyes as a protection
from the glare of the sun on newly
fallen snow. Dr. Bowles concludes that
heat is not the direct cause of sunburn,
but that it is probably caused by the
violet Or ultra-violetrays Of light which
are reflected from the snow.-Table.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30
SAVED BY HER APRON,
1t Issues a Cry for Help Her Lips
- Dare Not.

LONG, dust ~,
n oisy s tree t.
S g e m ingly I'M
ending streams
OF trucks, drays,
cars and strug-
81 ing, jostling
humanity below.
On either side
h i g h, d i n G y,
brick buildings,
with row upon
row of windows,
each grimy, each
filled with stacks
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30
The wood-merchan ant Wermle boaght

The wood-merchant Wermle bought
box at an enormous price for the first
representation of a new tragedy and oc.
cupied it with his wife and two very
corpulent daughters, but just as tho
most touching scene was in progress, he
hastily pulled on his coat and plunged
out of the place, saying that after
spending so much money he had no idea
of being made melancholy. --,Esiegends
Batter,
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30


even the Office boy had to be sent out
with message to customer. So she
v ~as left entirely alone. Although this
va" unusual, Jennie thought little of it,,
''sne was particularly busy.
suddenly the door opened softly, and
,."n arrange voice asked: 'Is Mr.. Stanton
0ennle, startled, turned and saw tall,
Sa.no H.. form, clad respectfully enough,
Sls SSs with strange, wild-looking eyes.
tou bn' !. answered quickly: mo; Mr.. Stan
WA Is at the general office in B."
,-,, An, then he has not vet como. i
tha m ava, walt for him. lie usually spends
ha tao fifteenth in this town. He will be
IA ,s - soon. ! will wait, as my business
y" the greatest Importance"
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-10-30
HIS HONOR'S EDlCT.


1t Denounces a Hawthor Grove of Re.
witchins Crops and People.
Rural and even suburban mayors in
France are frequently responsible for
the issue of remarkable edicts. A local
magnate in a commune of the Depart
mont of the Seine ct Oise, however, has
distanced the administrative feats of a
serio-comic order which have been &C.
complished by any Of his colleagues Of
recent years.
1t appears that a wealthy Partisan
has a splendid grove, in which red haw-
thorn predominates, on his property in
the district ruled over by the mayor in
question.
For a long time the shrub has boon
famous in all the country round, and
its owner was excessively proud OF it.
Lately, however, he received a long
letter from the worthy official of the
locality setting forth that tho lovely
hawthorn exercised a baleful effect on
the crops of all the farmers within ten
miles of it. Nothing has prospered in
its vicinity, and the mayor also feared
that the people under his high control
were bewitched by the obnoxious BIOS
SONS,
Accordingly he and his municipal
council, in full meeting assembled, had
determined to call upon the owners Of
the hawthorn to pull it up, root and
branch, otherwise the local custodian Of
public order, or rural Dogberry, would
be turned loose and the baleful grove
would disappear promptly. Of course,
at the first approach of his village foe
the Partisan will begin legal proceed.
ings against him, the mayor and the
municipal council, and the alleged sin
lister influence of the harmless haw.
thorn will have to be tested in a court
of law.--London Telegraph,
The Critic says that a scholarly
Philadelphia journalist writes to it to
say: Would it not be interesting to
find if any one writes Newman? He is
undeniably the first stylist of the cent.
ury, but I never meet any one who
reads him, and do not believe there is
an author of his rank so little read in
the libraries" Whether Newman is
read by journalists, or widely read by
any class, We can not say, but that he ia
deeply read by those qualified to appre'
ciate him we know to be true among
our own circle Of acquaintance, and sus.
speot to be the case generally.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19


For the information Of the super
stitious the following record of i'm
portant happenings on Friday is
given:
Washington born on Friday.
Queen Victoria married on Fri.
day.
Napoleon Bonaparte born on
Friday.
Battle of Bunker Hill fought on
Friday.
America discovered on Friday.
Mayhower landed on Friday,
Joan Of Arc burned at the stake
on Friday.
Batlle OF Waterloo fought on
FRIDAY.
Baslile destroyed ON Friday.
Declaration of independence
signed on Friday.
Battle Of Marengo fought on Fri
day.
Julius Caesar assassinated on FRI
day.
Moscow burned on Friday.
Shakespeare born on Friday.
King Charles |. beheaded on Fri
day.
Battle of New Orleans fought OH
Friday.
Lincoln assassinated on Friday.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

Miss Laura Burns. Of Martins
Vile. Ind, has a head of natural
hair seven feet la length. Miss
Burns herself is only five ioet
three inches tall.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
THE GREAT
MALARIAL MICROBE KILLER.
DIR. c. DELERY's INDIAN VEGETABLE
FERRIFCGE.

An INFALLIBI f remedy for Ague,
Intermittent, Remitteut. Bilious, Denguo,
Typho-Nalarial aud Pernicious fever
also Hepatitis, Ague Cake, Jaundice.
Malarial HemOrThagiae, Anenia aud all
kin diseases due to MALARIAL P0lS-
ONING.
As q PROPHYLACTIC or preventive OF
the above named diseases, and as a TON
&c ESPECIALLY in C0NVALESCENCE
il is the remedy PAR EXCELLENCE,
being SUPERIOR to any known to this
day.
Il Il also an EXCELLENT APPETITE
Err. the taste being AGREEABLE makes
il ACCEPTABLE to the most SENSITIVE
PALATE AND DELICATE STOMACH.
n. BIO facilitate the process Of ac-
climation strangers settling in malarial
regions should invariably take at least
one bottle Of this FebIifuge.
Endorsed aud prescribed by the leading
physicians of the country, aud admitted
as being the best TONIC PROPHYLAC-
TIC aud APPETIZER.
ED. DELERY, Proprietor.
Corner Dauphiue aud Kcrlerec Streets.
NEW ORLEANS, La.
Sept. 26, 1890. Silly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19

New FEATURE FOR PRAYER MEET
INGs.-1he YazoO City people have
inaugurated a new feature at their
prayer meeting. The Sentinel, of
that city, makes the following
standing announcement Until
further notice. there will be a mar
Stage at the Presbyterian church
every Wednesday night, the night
Of prayer meeting. Ii the list of
unmarried people becomes ex-
hausted, and the necessity should
require il, those already married
will be remarked. No names of
those to marry will be given in ad-
vance, but will be kept profoundly
tecret. Those who wish TO wit
ness a marriage aud attend an ex-
cellent prayer meeting atthe same
time should govern themselves
accordingly. This notice is made
on The responsibility of the editor
of this paper and may be strictly
relied on"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
WHY DIDN'T nv TALKF

Two darkeys in The COUNTRY
made in partnership n splendid
cotton crop and shipped it tn Ne~i
Orleans, says the Neto Delta. One
of The partners came down with u
to sell il and buy the provisions fuF
the next year. After the sale Oi
The cotton he was walking down
the street looking for something 10
buy as a present for his partner.
In passing a bird store on Chaltres
street his eye was caught by a par,
rot and he went i'll and priced il.
He was told $25.
"Huh !" said he, $25 for dat
bird
Yes" said the dealer, "that bird
can talk"
"Lemme hear him." said the
darkey.
And the parrot was put through
his PAGES. The darkey bought him,
aud, as he had to stay over and buy
the provisions for the next year, he
shipped him up on the boat leaV-
ing that afternoon, directed 10 his
partner. The next week he went
up, and as he stepped off the boat
was met by his partner, when, after
the usual salutation, the following
conversation took place:
"Weli, Tom, how did you like
dat bird | sent you ?"
"Ile was a mighty putty bird,
but he war Sow'ful turf"
"Tuf! IN doan' mean ter tell
me dat you NGn eat dat bird y
Eat dat bird In course | dun
eat dat bird y
"My gawd, niger, dat bird cost
$25, and he cud talk like a lawyer"
Wei, eff dal bird cud talk, when
| had him by the neck and was
ter wiring his head off, why
de debbil didn't he say so r.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
n STAR

The STAh STABLES.
For good teams, prompt u%ttentiOnl
and one price to Ill, call ut the Star.
Stables, b. +. Pickett, proprietor, foot
of Krebs Avenue. in sight Of the depot
and Noy's Hotel, and especially equip
cling public.
A nice glass enclosed Hearse is also.
kept at the Star Livery Stables, which.
is always at the service of the public,
with careful a driver, on short notice.
Mr. ]. W STEWART is my only authorized
agent at Moss Point to take orders for CoFFINs.I
October 4, 1890. 32-ly
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
USUALLY KEPT IN A Fmsr-cLAss STORE,
Furniture and Housekeeping
Goods of all Kinds a Speciality.

STOVES are sold lower than New Or
leans OF Mobile prices, as buy them for
spot cash direct from the manufacturers.
STEAM GRIST MILL-Frcsh Meal.
Grits, homity, Chops, Cracked Corn and
Feed of all kinds sold at lowest market
prices, and delivered free OF charge thin
city limits Buying feed in large quanti-
ties enables me to get the benefit of
wholesale prices, and can therefore sell
as cheap as the cheapest.
CUSTOM SHOE DEPARTMENT where
Il person can get the best Shoes for the
least money. No paper soles, pas&- board
counters or wooden heels are used in my
Shoe Factory-noue but genuine oak
tanned leather, and defy competition as
to prices and quality.
Also, have always on hand first-class
handmade Shingles for sale at reasonable
prices.
Thanking customers for past patronage
invite a continuance of
Respectfully, A BLUMER.
Goods Delivered Free Of Charge.
October =, 1890. 3l-1y
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-19
CIR 4emorraf- St,,
sTOR1 oS TuE cOOsUpo,v
New York Times.

-
New York Times.
Horace johnson. Of Milan.
dam, on the Connecticut riYs. 'iad
phropesied The great blizasr,, WHO
so made more lIlun Iocnl 'u, aud
hlm'ell as II far.seeing wa "'. lor
prophet, is out with his nr "sAsAer
cations for The winter now p' :.
lilo has been so successful naDd,
predictions Of late that he u Ills
cepted by Middlesex count, &C.
pie as a better authority tba peo'
David A. Daboll, the Uom"Aa wen
almanac maker, Mr.. Johns"s,.'c
we shall have a bitter eolI 'a's
p~rotracted winter. wv sAd
lie is convinced Of this Nv -.
Of his hay5ng made a close sl ,vsSo, !
the hay and grass crops, Inc u
OF crabs and other things, and S"tll
finds that all foretell q mucS y
verer winter than we have bs@ - Y,
some time. The crab shall. %t
says, are remarkably thick. shos ~
ing that these creatures haya INV
fortified by Dame Natura T. ".'N
long seige with the cold II -
muddy bottoms Of our rivers ,1 Ns
winter. He has found se,. ~
squirrels with triple extra lnr
also sees that coons and raht 4.
are much fatter than usual aS
this indicates that the animal
world is ready for the cold N,
J0hnseH has been able 10 nb,a,,.
all The signs OF a ssvere Win,
except gettlnga satisfactory goo,s'
bone forecast, and lie is wilin,s 1.
stake his regulate on whst h
has seen.
Wilbur StiIlman, OF Volnntovr
who is a Wintham county wealbs,
prophet, on The other hand h,
read the goosebone ~salisfactorjv
and says that it alec shows thai y,
shall have a cold winter. m,
goosbohe is accepted by MANY
Windham county people as lbs
best authority on The weatb,t
Mr.. StillmaR's bone was taken from,
a goose that had q strain Of Wild
blood. The goose was Matched N
May. Consequently the bone i
considered to possess all the I.
quirements to make it valuable lt
the weather test.
There is a row of dark spoL,
about the sharp keel Of the bone.
These indicate the probable lsm.
peraturo. The darker the spos
the colder the winter is to be. The
this year are very dark. NJ.
says the bone indicates
cold snaps will be frequsnl.
The coolest weather will occur
The latter part Of J1nnatG
There will be = "green" Christmas
to fatlen church yards, The cold.
est day of winter will be about
January Goth. february will bsA
month Of heavyIhSws. ending with
extreme cold. There will be hSavy
in March and the spring
will be a backward ore.