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DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27
A Once Despised Vegetable.

Some paper, speaking of the tomato
crop, saws that $4,000, 900 cans ''were put
up this year past" and refers to the old
times when the tomato was called the
Glove apple" and held about as far a
match for ground cherries as food 1or
man or beast. Mr.. B. R. Sulgrove, the
oldest newspaper man in the city, says
he remembers seeing, when a boy, IN
1885 or thereabouts, several stocks or
bushes of Glove apples growing on the
north side Of Market street, near Della
ware. in the garden of John Wilkins or
"Archie" Lingenfelter. They were NOT
called tomatoes, and nobody thought
of eating them more than "]lmson
burs." They were not commonly grown
even for garden ornament, and 1t was
half score of years later before they
came into even occasional table use.
But he remembers that some OF the doc
tors of that day commended them as a
bealthful thing to eat, and the new
name "tomato" became familiar. flity
years or moro ago this was the fame
and food value of the tomato, now more
often and ger;erally used, and IN more
forms than any other garden proauc'
whatever. indianapolis News
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27
HARDENING THE BRAIN.
How a Doctor Saved an Arkansaw Nc
prO's Life,

How a Doctor Saved an Arkansaw Ne
gro's Life.
While we we're waiting at the depot
in a small town in Arkansas, a colored
woman came up and asked if any one OF
the six white men was doctor. One OF
them proved to be, and she rolled her
check apron in her hands in fussy way
and asked if he wouldn't list step ober
to de cabin an see what allied her ole
man." He found that he had time, and
said he would 60, and two or three OF us
went along to see what we could see.
As we drew near the cabin the woman
halted us and said:
"Tze bin all de doctah he's had, an
I'ze willin' to allow dat | might her
made some mistakes. When he was
fust tooken l gin him turnip-seed tea
Was dat right, doctah?"
81 guess So"
Later on I changed to poultice of
wild onions. Was dat right?
SIT might have been"
sDen soaked his feet in hot water
wid wood ashes in it, an put mustard
noultice on de back of his neck"
eyes"
"Den he allowed he felt wuss an so
I changed de mustard to his stomach an
soaked his head. He dun complained
all the mawnin', an now Ize got mus
tard Oh his feet, poultice on de middle,
horse raddish on his neck, an he's TAX
in sassafras tea to warm up de inside.
"Wellr'
"Wall, if dere has bin any mistake,
loan let on to de ole man. Jlst skip 1t
ober."
We went in and the doctor examined
the patient and found he had broken
rib. and told him what to do for it. AS
we left the cabin the woman followed us
out and exclaimed:
$50 de Lawd, doctah, but what a
olessin', dat you dun come along! l was
dun doctorin' de ole man fur softenln OF
de brain, an if hadn't cotched you to-
day was dun gwine to try to harden
'em up by mixin' sand wild his porridge!'
m. Y. Sun.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27

A MARTYR TO FAITH.
1t Was Only Dog, But He Was Mu
Better Than His Master.

1t Was Only a Dog, But He Was Much
Better Than His Master.
81 have never let any of my dogs re-
:rieve birds since an experience | had
with cruel sportsman over on the
Delaware river one day last fall" said
Scranton bird-shooter the other day.
"The man owned splendid pointer that
knew a good deal more about some
things than his master did, and we were
both shooting quails over him along the
banks of the river. He was harsh with
the dog, and the poor creature was often
compelled to do what he knew to be
senseless things, just because he felt
certain that he would be licked like
the mischief if he didn't obey. Each
side of the river was frozen over out
to the main channel, where there
was strip about foot wide that
wasn't covered with ice. One of the
quail that shot started to fly across the
river, and dropped dead on the thin icc
within few inches of the open chan
mel. My companion ordered the pointer
to 90 and get it, and the obedient dog
dashed out upon the ice until it got
within couple of yards or so of the
dead bird, when he halted, for the ice
had begun to crack under him. Then
he looked back at his master and
wagged his tail, and his actions told us
as plain as words that he knew it would
be dangerous for him to proceed any
further begged the man to call the
dog back and let the minks have the
quail, but he wouldn't listen to
me. Again he ordered the dog
to fetch the quail in, and again
the dog made an effort to reach
it, but the ice cracked and
he turned about, whined piteously, and
in every way that he knew how begged
his master to call him back. But the
heartless man was determined to make
the dog do as he said, and he yelled saw
agely at the pointer to get the dead bird.
Then the dog sprang forward and seized
the quail. The ice gave way under him,
the current was swift and out of sight
the poor thing went, with the bird in his
mouth. That was the last the cruel man
ever saw of his obedient dog. He hunted
down the river for long distance, but it
was useless, for the dog had perished
under the ice while faithfully performing
his duty. The man was sorry then, of
course, and, indeed, the poor dogs death
taught him lesson he never forgot. ~
Cor. n. Y. Tribune.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27
ORIGIN OF DEATH.
IL Is to the Advantage of the Species Thar
Individuals should Die,

A'' ~ the Advantage of the Species That
individuals should Die.
FROM the dawn Of life the structures
oest adapted to surrounding conditions
nave been victors; whatever features
have proved useful have been seized
upon by natural selection and secured
dominance. The enormous mass of tho
lower forms have persisted to this day,
because the balance established between
them and their surroundings has re-
manned unaltered. But whenever the
BALANCE between living things and their
surroundings has been disturbed. new
demands have been made upon them,
to which they responded, or, failing that
response, perished. Hence it is in the
first complexity of structure, the first
departure from simplicity, that the seeds
OF death were sown.
For that death becomes necessity
30 lar as its occurrence by natural causes
Is concerned, we know that as organ.
lsms get older although this applies
more to animals than to plants, in which
the cells, as they become liquefied or
converted into wood, are overlaid with
new cellS) their power of work and of
renewal is lessened. The cells which
form the vital fabric of tissues are worn
by continual use; the waste exceeds tho
repair, and death ultimately ensues,
because worn-out tissue can not for
ever renew itself and because a capacity
INV ,,f ,r1l
not everlasting, but finite" Why there
should be this limit to cell division we
can not say, but it is clear that with the
notifications of organs according to
the work which they discharge there
results subtler structure which is less
easy to repair and is shorter of duration.
The one-celled organisms have found
salvation in simplicity.
We are, therefore, driven to the con-
cluslon that since there is, prima facie,
no reason why growth should be limited
or why function should come to an end
death must have been brought about by
natural selection, which determines
survival or extinction from the stand.
point of utility alone. There needs no
showing that it is to the advantage of
the species that individuals should die.
Their immortality would be harmful
all around; nay, impossible, unless
vigor remain unimpaired, and the null
tiplication of offspring does not over
take the means of subsistence. For it
is evident, as Mr.. Russell Wallano "n.
marks in note which he has contrib.
uted to DR.. Weismann's essay, "that
when one or more individuals have pro-
vidcd sufficient number of successors,
they themselves, as consumers of nour.
ishment in a constantly-increasing de.
gree, are an injury to those successors.
Natural selection, therefore, weeds
them out, and in many cases favors such
races as die almost Immediately after
they have left successors, as E. a.,
among the male bees, the dronc perish
ing while pairing, death being due to
sudden nervous shock.-Longman's
Magazine.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27
COWS IN VENICE.
They Are Almost the Only Animals in
That Quaint Old city.

They Are Almost the only Animals IN
That Quaint Old City.
The cows of Venice pass their lives in
lark stables and are almost the only
animals in the town. 1t is true that
both dogs and cats are to be found if
YOU know where to look for them. These
latter are sometimes to be seen peering
through the gratings of the damp, eel
lar-like ground-foor rooms in the mar
row lanes, where they look as If they
are suffering imprisonment under the
Inquisition, so detected an air have
they.
The cat is much in favor with the
lower classes here for more purposes
than one, as we learned from Venetian
friend. He said that in the winter he
finds it difficult to keep a cat about his
place, for it is sure to be stolen by his
poorer neighbors to exc out their stock
of food.
"And no wonder" he added; for
can assure you that if kept in snow for
two or three days after being killed, cat
makes very palatable dish"
The dogs are almost exclusively to be
found on the great lateen-sailed boats
that bring cargoes of wood from the Alps
of Cadore and charcoal from lstria and
Dalmatia. These dogs are taken on
shore so rarely that, should one be seen
running through the streets Of Venice,
it would be apt to be thought mad, and
treated accordjngly,-N, Y. Journal.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27
Invention of Postage Stamps.

The postage stamp will celebrate its
fiftieth anniversary next year. The in
vention is due to printer James Chal-
mers, of Dundee, who died in 1858, and
who finally, with his system, the ad-
hesive postage stamp, conquered the
whole civilized world. England, fifty
years ago, introduced the postage stamp,
and, according to a decree of December
21, 1889, issued the first stamps for pub
lie use on May 6, 1s4o. A year later they
were introduced in the United States of
North America and Switzerland, and
again, few years later, in Bavaria,
Belgium and France. One of the most
important and valuable collections OF
postage stamps is in the German I'm
perial Post-Otflce Museum, which con-
tains over ten thousand postage stamps
and other postal-delivery DEVICES
American Notes and Queries.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27
POeTICAL HOG.WASH.
''' Mcswat Proves a Great Sueccsa ,s
Literary Critic.

Arrayed in dressing-gown of Mrs Me-.
o"ats manufacture, a garment orna-
lieiCea with green horses grazing on a
ueSeft OF tomato-colored sand, pre-his-
torlc BIRDS of violent yellow and Grim
son Hitting about in rich yandvke-
Drown atmosphere, and an enormous
nkye-terrier of pale lemon tint barking
at an Old gold moon, Mr.. Billiger Nc
swat sat in his easy chair and looked
over the columns of the Weekly Thun,
derbolt.
"Pish."
Something displeasing had met the
eye of Mr.. McSwat.
Rubbish"
What is it, Billiger?" asked his
wife.
What outrageous rot for a literary
paper to PUBLISH he exclaimed. Here
IS long string of the worst doggerel |
ever saw. Listen to this, Lobelia."
And he read the following:
"When carking cares opprcss the mind,
Ana life seems sad and drear,
one comfort we can always find
Our aching hearts to cheer?'
Mrs. McSwat seemed confused She
turned her head away and spoke in
strained voice:
why, Billiger, l don't see any thing
so very"
That's it!' he broke in, contemptu
ously. There isn't any thing in it,
Ll-tum, ti-tum, ti-tum, ti-tum, Li-tum,
ti-tum, ti-tum! It's nothing but the ma
chino variety of verse. | can tako
coffee-mill and grind out a laundering
sight better quality of poetry any day.
Here's another stanza:
"Within the portals of that homo
Where love is e'er cnthroncd,
No tribulations ever come
That"
'Don't theY?' snorted Mr.. McSwat,
fiercely.
what does the goggle-eyed idiot that
wrote that stuff know about the tribula-
tions of life or any thing else? ! wonder
how much he paid to get it published
or how much she paid I'll bet thou
sand dollars to cent some cork headed
woman wrote it. Listen to this:
'Ilfe is a wilderness whose bounds,
Unalterably fixed,
Contine us to such narrow rounds,
Our joys and woes seem mixed"
"Of all the poetical hog-wash | ever
saw" eiaculatad Mr.. MeSwot, in high
pitched tone of whitening contempt and
indignation, this is absolutely the
worst. And there isn't an original idea
in it. I've seen it all before somewhere.
What gibbering fool ever-Lobelia, what
makes you look so strange? Is it pos
sible you-but no! You never wrote such
villainous stuff as this, Lobelia?"
is it 50 very bad, Billiger?" faltered
Mrs. McSwat, with face still averted.
"Bad?" he groaned. Its abomina-
BILE! It's the sublimity of idiocyl Our
Joys and woes seem mixed Horrible!
It's enough to sidetrack acyclone drive
Francis Murphy to drink! You-you
surely never wrote it, Lobelia?"
"No, Billigcr," replied Mrs. McSwat,
in a low, panied voice. 81 didn't write
it, but | sent it to the editor of the
Thought it would sound
familiar, but expected it to be pleas
ant surprise" "
"What do you mean, Lobelia?"
81 found it among some of your old
papers, Billiger. You wrote it yourself
for a school exhibition about fifteen
years ago.
When Mr.. McSwat started uptown by
way of the back alley few minutes
later his clothes had curious feeling of
being about four sizes too large for him.
Chicago Tribune.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27
SIZE SMILED LAST.

,,o inst trlpped into the horse car
AZ we turned Main street;
cha was trim and somewhat taking,
And rendered her my seat.
rbrough some heavy black gauze yallinP
TcouId see her black eyes shine,
And AS looked fancied.
They were smiling up at mine.
How can any man that's human
Withstand glances half so sweet2
Icant; SO smiled back often
Ere we reached North Clinton street.
Then rose, it was my corner,
vert one way, she the other.
She had raised her vail, knew her;
IT was she-my wife's own motheri
Jury.
DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-03-27
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One Great Advantage.

Maddox like your new house very
WELL except for one thing.
Simeral- What is thatP
There is a saloon directly opposite y
THAT is drawback in one respect,
but think what convenience it is to
know where you can always find a po-
liceman near."-Life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-09
TENNIS PLAYED AT WESTCHESTER.

The second days play Of the Westchester nvltaton
tournament proved to be an exciting one ior spec
tators as well players. The heat was almost un'
bearabe and rests were taken by the players 81
freoucnt intervals Hobart began the afternoon play
by easily defeating Wright, and H. A Taylor deiea'ea
r. L. Beeckman in two close sets. Beeckman pnye0
we'll but showed lack OF practice. Campbell ana sads
ulayed a long match, which was finally won by ts
former the last set being 81. Huntington anu
Knapp had a hard struggle, which was postponea
after two sets had been played, the third set beng
three games ALL This afternoon the third and fourth
rounds will be played De GaTnendia ana TUT.
huntington have each lost two matches. and shonia
they be defeated tomorrow they will withdraw. III
scores follow: - =,
second round-C. Hobart beat Ford Huntington 30
6-1.
A, +. Wright beat S. De Garmenda, So o-i' o-''
H. A. Taylor beat Il. l.. Beeckman ID u
p Knapp vs.. X. p. Huntington. Ir" 80 ~ 1~
flushed
Third round-C Hobart beat \. T.. Wright o. 90
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-09
WEDDINGS.

quiet wedding celebrated at 30 p. m western
day, at the Cambridge Fifthave and Thirty third st.,
when Mrs Douglas. formerly Of Baltimore. but for some
time resident Of Newf York, and DR.. Harry Marion
Sims, son Of the late j. Marion Sims, of No. 287
Madson-ave., married The Rev. DR.. John r. Pax
ton pastor Of the West Presbyterian Church. performed
the ceremony in the presence Of about fifteen Of tho
intimate friends Of the couple, among whom were Dr..
and Sir. John a. Wyeth Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph stiner
and DR.. and Mrs. Alexis NJ. Leon. luncheon was
served OF the private dining Of the Cam
bridge, and about 80 O'Clock DR.. Sims and his bride
started for the White Mountains where they will pass
their honeymoon.
Newport II. H.. July (SpecaD.-Newport has been
lively to-day, and all on account Of fashionable wed.
ding which took place this noon 1t was a grand af.
fair, although it made quiet possible Owina
TO the recent death Of Mrs Ieckscher the brides grand
mother. Everybody in social circles wanted 20 BE-
present al the ceremony, and nearly everybody whd
could get there the spot TO witness the union.
The young people who married were Egerton L
Winthrop IT,. and Miss Emelne Dore Hec1scher, daugh
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John q. Heckscher, Of NewYorif
The ceremony performed In All saints Memorial
Chapel. The officiating cergymen were the Rev. DR..
W. ;. RainsfJrd Of ct. Georges Church. NewlO and
the Rev. George J. Magil Of Trinity Church, Of this
city. The bride entered the church the arm Of hen
father who gave Der away. and tho groom was es-
corted by his brother T. Bronson Winthrop, as best
man. There were but two bridesmaids. Miss winthrop,
a sister Of the groom, and Miss Bergman, cousin Of
the bride The four u,hegs, we'll known young men,
were Royal Phelps Carroll, Thomas Hitchcock, IT..
winthrop Rutherford, ir. and Hollis Hunneweli tr.
Miss IIecscher accounted among tho most beautiful
young ladies in society. Her costume was Of white
satin with point lace veil She carried bouquet of
moss roses and wore brilliant diamond star In her
hair. After the ceremony wedding breakfast was
cottage on Gibbs ave. Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop left here
ON their wedding trip which it is understood will IN
clude short honeymo AT some country seat, then
t,S, E,,~ Ha
Aston Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mr. and Mrs. FRED
erck W. Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Robert Goelet, Mrs. c. p. WetmOre. Mrs. f. Fly Cod
dard Dr. and Mrs Francis Delafeld c. A. feckscher,
Mr. and Mrs. LorillaId spencer and Mrs. StuyvesaIS
Iproy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-09
UOOL md DUTIES.


4 mistaken idea may sometimes become
National calamity. just now one false notion
about the wool market is causing much trouble,
namely. the notion that protective duties tend
"a defeat themselves ley chcapcning wool
abroad. Obviously, it is true that, rs long aS
supplies Of wool remain the same, Withdrawals
of the heavy American demand for wool and
woollen goods must tend TO dcprcss the price.
Thus the Bradford correspondent OF " The
London Economist" recently said: American
orders for worsted coatngS have ceased, and
leave great gap and, indeed, II is chiefly tho
failure in this branch that causes the iiatneSS
in wool and yarn" Thus the fall in Aus
traian wool since January l has been about
4 cents per pound rs much aS the entire rise
i'm two previous years This is decline from
10 to 30 per cent. not because OF any change
in the tariff here, bat because proper inter
probation of the tariff has excluded worsicds
which wcro formerly imported in great guam
titles. And now" some say, the fall in
wool abroad must enable foreign manufact-
urcrs to sell goods 50 much lower that the pro-
poscd advance in duties will do no good
That is. the foreign goods can then be sold
here. it is asserted, as chcaply at the higher
duty as they have been with the lower duties.
The Free Traders who urge this forget that
they are contradicing their own theories. In
one breath they claim that the duties are a
dreadful burden, because the entire amount of
them is added 10 the cost Of goods, but in the
next breath they claim that nothing can be
added to the price of the 5odS, and foreigners
must bear the entire bsr,lcn, because prices
abroad will be depressed 10 the full extent of
a change Of duty. Both cannot be true. The
Free Traders who use these pretcnccs are il
| Illustrating their own dishonesty.
The truth is that tho. full amount of duty
| imposed is almost never added to the price, be-
cause the foreign markets arc depressed hy
the threatened or actual decrease of demand
But only in exceptional cases is the decline in
foreign prices resulting from tariff SO great
rs 10 neutrazc the advance in duties. When
| that occurs il is almost invariably because
| previous prices had been unduly inflated by
monopolics or otherwise, that the foreign
producers could retain their market by abstain
! ing from part of the extorton they had previ-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-09
TRIAL PERFORMANCE OF 1.-THE BASTLISR.n

The Basilisk,' four-act play by Charles Nevins'
had trial performance at the Union square Theatre
yesterday afternoon. Tho audience, OF fair pro-
portions composed largely of actors and actresses
The play only six characters and the scenes arc
laid in Austria. The plot is excessively morbid
DR.. Maurice Leopold, of Vienna, celebrated physt'
cian is welded 10 a woman whose capacity for evil
is exceedingly great. Mrs. Leopold has a niece who
IS possessed Of immense wealth. The doctors wife
10 get control Of her relatives money, goes away,
causes an announcement Of her death TO be sent 70
her husband who subsequently, marries the niece
and then returns and pOsons the yonng g1rl, thus
contrving to inherit the money. The doctor had IN
his possession SURE antfote for the poison. and when
he was about to administer il his first wife appears and
colScs him 10 break the vial In the end TIE doctor
and his wife become hOpelessly insane. charles
Neyins acted the part of Dr. Leopold. and the othes
characters were assumed follows; Professor kieut
Ter Frank kendrck, Walter Kreutzer. CIMreS CnaFt-
ers Mrs. Leoria Leopold. Miss Helen RusSen MISS
Theresa Warner, Miss Grace Fkins, Miss BcauIco
Leopold, Miss Kate Bartlett.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-09

ment. One strong reason i'll favor OF this is
that the city already owns more than one-thlrd
of il. Another is that a building erected there
would have light on all sides. 1t is believed
that the two-thrds Of this plot not already in
the citys possession can he purchased at a
fair valuation for less than S1,000,0OO. Tho
only objection TO it that can be conceived IS
that the elevated road skirts one side OF 1t 4;
but this objection can hardly be consld-
cred a serious one. On this site stately
and commanding building could be reared,
which would be ample for the city's needs for
long period to come, and it would, for all
practical purposes, be as accessible from the
Mayors office as if it were situated in the City
Hall Park itself.
The sites here mentioned do not exhaust the
list of those from which the committee may
make its choice, but they fulfil the conditions
of the amended law and will no doubt be care
fully examined IT is much to be desired that
the choice ultimately made by the commits
sioners shall be one that the public sentiment
Of the community in general will heartily APP
prove. and that the building put up will be
able to hold its own with the group OF notable
structures in the immediate vicinity OF the City
Hall. of which THE TRIBUNE Building was the
,,in