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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
)IANOS AND ORGANS.
THE SCIDM AKEE
Ssiis.D SIR{NGED PIANOS.
Also
THE ESTEY ORGAN.

CLARA l. KING. Agt.,
It'd No. l5.; East King street.
i LODGE, No. IS, Il. T., are requested to
meet III their Hall on tomorrow (FIIDAI)
afternoon, at . 3O'ciOck. to attend the fnneral Cf
our late i:Tother J.. e.. u. Il. McNcal. Lanc;ts-
ter and TcutOnia Lodges, Nos. Is ami IG5 are
invited to attend.
by O!dcr OF he e.. Commander.
1tdl JEREMIAH RIFE, X. l.. & s.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

NASARIES, ::ANAKIEs-FOR n FINE
~ Christmas Present go to ClmS. Lippold'S
Bird store, No. ll5 East KING street, where you
will find /: selected lot of Imported German
Canarics Gold Fish IN Aquariums. Bird
Cages of aii kinds. CIAS. I1PPoi.D.
It'd
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

hnC MOUHI JOY FNIF.
The following account of st. Mary's fair,
held ut Mount Joy Dee. II to IS, for the
benefit of St. Mary's chapel, erected last
year by Father Kaul. of st. Antl,ony's, has
been prepared by the latter, who acknowl-
edges with many thanks to all Who kindly
assisted the below stated receipts
Gross receipts from tables. ........S122 GO
- " voting. ....... 1874 40
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

/. SHAH-KO-NEE Tribe l. O. Il. NJ. No ~,
are requested to meet ut their Wigwam on Fri
day afternoon, ut y O'Clock p. H., to attend
thu. funeral OF their late brother, L. s.. H. Il.
McNeal. The members of ali other tribes of
Red Men arc respectfully invited! I" attend.
by order OF the $chcln.
1tdl j. l.. MILLER.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23

lDAINTING.
done ut the shortest notice and in tho best pos
sibic style. We have reduced our prices to
Si.7j per day. Shop on Charlotte street.
.;c!l23md ALLEN GUTHKIE E SONS.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

CLEIGHs.-A LOT OF ONE AND TWO
- Horse Slcighs. in good condition, for sale
cheap. Can be seen ut ShOber's EaSc Hotel.
dee-tid
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
NEW .IHVEETfSEMENT rs.

A ITENTlON FHlEEDS!IIP FIRE co.
IL The Company will assemble n the En-
s,ine House at ~ O'clock tomorrow afternoon
To attend the funeral of cur late member.
larry i. McNeaI,
It'll JACOB REESE, Sect.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-23
Christmas Entertainment.

The queen of medicinal soaps, the matchlcss
;uticura. Sales, 1879 45O, Goo cakes.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
How Railroad Time IL Kent.

There are in use between this CITY
and New York thirteen electric clocks.
two Of the number being placed in the
waiting. rooms and one in the dispatch
er's Office at the Grand Central depot in
New York. The time on the clock in
the depot at East Albany corresponds
exactly with the time in New York.
Zach one of these clocks is connected
with the genera superintendent's Office
in New York, in which the railroad
time is kept on what is called the "big
clock" Conductors, train men and
others are compelled TO keep their
watches in strict conformity with the
superintendent clock. Il is set. by
standard time and connected with the
time-service department of the gold and
stock telegraph. The time is distributed
over the line each week day rs follows:
At ten o'clock fifty-eight minutes and
thirty seconds A. NJ. the word "time"
is sent by the main Office to the telegraph
stations between New York and Albany.
The word is repeated for twenty-eight
seconds, during which time operators
must see that their instruments are ad-
justed. AT ten O'Clock and fifty minutes,
seconds commence beating and continue
for fifty seconds. Tne word switch"
Is then sent over the wire, and operators
having electric clocks connect them
Immediately with the circuit known as
No. wire. Ten seconds are allowed in
which TO make the connection. At
ii A. NJ, with one touch of the New
York key, the hands of the different
clocks are set to eleven o'clock. Ifthey
are fast or slow, they change at once to
the hour named.-Albdmy Argus.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
1 S $ 1.

This is a very peculiar number. The
sum of its digits is 9x9. 1t is divisible
by 8 without remainder. The re-
naming quotient consists of two prime
factors, ii and 10. 1t reads the same
both ways. II is be set under 81 and
the two added the sum is 90. If the Is
be reversed and then added to 81, the
sum is l62, the sum of the digits of
which is 9. The sum is also divisible
by 9, giving quotient of is, which is
again devisible by 0. If the 81 be re-
versed and aided to Is the sum is Sc,
which is also divisible by Q, and the sum
ofits digits is also 8.
But what of il?
Add the following considerations be.
fore you press an answer. Those who
have cultivated the occult sciences have
always held the number o TO be pos
sessed OF great significance. Those who
made study of the numerical symbol
ism of the Scriptures have regarded the
number 3 rs equally significant. Il is
Z" n number OF finality or judgment OF
creaturely completeness" says Doctor
Mahan. And he adds, eft is = factor
OF all great dates of judgment, viz. of
the flood, the destruction of Sodom,
the overthrow of Pharaoh. the captiv-
ity and the final destruction OF Jerusa-
lem" As we have seen, 1t enters in
variety of ways into the number 1851.
What of 1t nowP Has 1851 a Judgment
in store for the human racer and what
is itP
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09

The underskirt Is laid In large plaits.
and with It is worn a garment that looks
like cutaway coat. A linen chemi-
sette and collar and hat with long
plumes are worn with this dress.
Neither hoops nor large bustles are
worn. Clinging skirts are quite rs
fashionable as the more bouffant styles.
The fullness about the sides of dress
merely formed by folds and shirrings of
the dress material or some kind of trim
ming. This especially appears on very
dressy toilets.
II the blondes and brunettes would
but cease trying to wear the clothes
meant for persons of different COM
plexionl Are there no crimson roses, no
purple spikes ofspicy lavender no white
lilies in the world that yello " haired
girl must deck herself with buttercups,
while a girl with blue-black tresses
wears purple larkspurP
Small casaquins, of dark green velvet,
opening over waistcoats of a Turkish
material, and trimmed with cascades of
yellow lace, are among fashionable
trifles prepared for gay watering places.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
A Plight With Lions.

+. Faulkner Carter, in charge Of the
elephants attached to the Royal Belgian
expedition into Africa, gives an account
OF II sudden fight hel had with three
lions at Kerima, Central Africa. lie shot
a pig, aud soon discovered three lions
devouring 1t. He says: The two
nearest were within two feet OF me, and
the furthest three and half feet. The
brutes' boards, chests and claws were
covered with blood. Though startled
at first, | was perfectly cool, an yet fel.
certain that must be killed. asIeven a
tame lion is savage when eating bis
food. The lion opposite me caught
sight OF me at once, curled his lips,
lashed his sides with his tail, but what
the others were doing / cannot say, as
my friend was in the act OF springinp.
and I dare not take my eyes off him for
a second. At last he crouched for the
spring, and let drive in his face, re.
treating step TO give me chance with
the other barrel at one OF the remaining
two, determined to sell my life dearly,
but to my great delight these two sprang
over the grass in opposite directions.
gave a sort of sigh OF relief, looked
round TOR my gun bearers, and there they
were, fifty yards of, trembling with fear
and blue with fright. The rascals had
run away, and had no gun to fall back
upon. returned 10 pick up my dead
lion, but found he had crept away with
bullet through him. / followed his
trail until the jungle got too thick, IL
being nearly dark.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
Chinese Court E.travaganess.

If credit may be attached to report
emanating from the superintendent of
the imperial silk manufactures at Hang
clow, and published in a recent number
of the official Pekin Gazette, the expendi-
lures of the Chinese court upon silken
fabrics has within the last two years
attained unheard-of proportions. floridly
described by the conscientious mandarin
as inconceivable and immoral" His
excellency states that during the year
1878 alone, silks of various qualities,
valued by him at 100000, wholesale
price, were supplied to the imperial
palace-among them I 300 "pieces" for
the use of the servants in the emperor's
gyneceum alone, the greater number of
which "pieces" he believes to have
been fraudulently disposed of by sale to
retail silk dealers or to lenders otmoney
upon portable property" The above
sum of S40O. 600 does not comprise the
cost of the gorgeous silken robes and
other garments supplied to the en-
presses and court lad les, many of which
cost over 80 O00 apiece. Seventy illus
trious danes, matrimonially and ether
wise connected with the brother of the
sun and moon, are especially furnished
with unlimited costumes" from the
imperial factory in question; and their
outlay annually in silk dresses is esti.
mated at $500, 900. When one of these
ladies succumbs to the common lot of
humanity her entire wardrobe is buried
with her, and thus enormous sums are
annually wasted. It Is somewhat of n
novelty in the flowery realm that an ex-
alted imperial officer should venture TO
expose palace abuses. aud we trust the
worthy superintendent will be enabled
to weather the storm of female wrath
that can scarcely fail to be aroused by
his courageous revelations London
Telegraph.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
History Of the Beard.

In the earliest Pagan times the primi-
tive deities were represented with ma
iestic boards. In France they played q
role from the reign of Pharamond down.
ward. Under Clovis, indeed, the beard
of the king was an object of peculiar
veneration, and. indeed, every individ-
nal was more or less sensitive regard
ing his beard. It is related that after
the great battle of Tolbiac Clovis sent a
deputatiou to the defeated Alaric re-
auesting him to come and touch the
victor's beard as token of alliance.
Far from accepting the invitation in the
spirit in which it was offered. the en-
ragged king of the Huns seized the
Fraukish emissaries by the boards, and
hauled them out of the room by their
revered locks. The unfortunate ENJOYS
returned rather crestfallen to Clovis,
narrated what had happened, and swore
"on their boards to avenge the affront.
In subsequent reigns the beard was the
object of numerous enactments, and the
fashion of wearing it was changed as
frequently. Sometimes it was worn
long. sometimes close-clipped, now
peaked, now plated, or even decorated
with pearls and gold trinkets.
Even in the sacred atmosphere of
Rome itself boards were the objects of
considerable discussion. Different
popes enacted that no boards were to be
worn; another as stringently directed
that the razor was never to be applied TO
the chin. Saints Clement of Alexan-
dria, Cyprian, Jerome and Chrys ostom,
engaged in vehement controversies
about the mode of wearing the hair
about the face in the fourteenth century.
In France the final triumph of boards
dates from the Renaissance, when the
example set by the great artists, who
largely INDUCED in these appendages,
was closely followed by the sovereign
and other magnates of the land. Under
Henry III. shaven chins were the
mode, the mustache being worn long
and dropping. During Henry Tvs
reign boards, cut square, came again
into fashion, and mustaches were curled;
while under Louis XIV. boards were
again tabooed, and the mustache alone
worn, in the two following reigns the
razor was in full use. Under the re-
publican regime, as also under those OF
the empire and restoration, no boards
were grown. They came in again, how
ever, with the revolution of 1880, in
company with many other changes OF
costume, ETC., and at the present day
no universal rule exists on the matter.
London Globe.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09

The fashions for girls who elope Just
now are very plain. Some white drap-
cry, q convenient window, a long ladder.
a dark night, n coach, a minister, and
the house Of q friend, and the elopement
Is over. II Che irate father, armed with
n double-barreled coal shovel and n
town constable. does not pursue. the
affair Is, although picturesque, not ex-
actly a successful elopement. If the
father of the bride relents within two
ways the foolish couple are not happy
III 1t leaks out thct the mother of the
bride is In the secret. much of the pleas
ure of the trip Is spoiled. If both the
father and mother of the bride are In the
secret OF her going away, and have actu-
ally left the ladder near the window,
and that fact Is found out, the elopement
Is failure. In the olden time the elop-
ing bride packed all her portable goods
on herself and went away heavily laden.
Now, as she IL about to return in day
or two In her lady friends dress, she
goes away quite light.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
a Fashionabis womans Occupation.

n Easnfonabfe Womans Oceupauont
The idle, fashionable woman, writes a
New York correspondent, has taken to
new diversion. She polishes her nails
She extends her hand to you with great
frequency nowadays, and always with
the back upward and the fingers
Strengthened out. That is because she
wishes you to observe the nails, which
shine like glass and are of a de icate
pink hue. Who knows what tl- ted
this maniap Nobody can ever discov +
the origin of such things. The dis
temper breaks out somehow, and then
extends from person to person. The
New York woman of leisure, wheth er
she be left in the city, or is to be found
at some near seashore resort, now passes
about four hours a day at work on her
nails. Her tool is an article somewhat
like the wooden handles or holders for
blotting paper--a narrow strip of ebony,
ivory or india rubber, with a knob on
one side and a surface of ehamois skin
on the other. Some of these polishers
are fancifully made, and $40 is not an
unusual price; but cheap ones do the
work as well, and o homemade article
answers the purpose. The best of them
have device for handily fastening in
fresh strips of chamois skin, but
tacks will do. The essentials are
polishing substance and plenty
of industry. A mixture is sold
in the stores at pretty high price,
and it has beautiful name and label;
but it is simple composition of rotten
stone. oil and rouge. Anybody can mix
it for herself. The stuff is daubed on
the rubber, and assiduous friction does
the rest. The rotten stone and oil
smooth and polish the nails just as
metal, bone and ivory are made to shine
by the workmen, and the rouge imparts
a pinkish color. The enthusiastic in
dustry displayed by the women in this
summer amusement is wonderful. They
rub, rub, rub. by the hour, usually in
parties, making this employment take
the place of needlework. There was
once an old woman who scrubbed her
kitchen floor until she wore her way
through and fell into the cellar, break
ing her neck. Something like that will
happen to these nail polishers, for nails
cannot thicken by growth as fast as
they are now secured away. The
polishing is not all done on finger-nails.
The toe-nails are beautiful, too.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
Awoman,. Presence of srind.

AS picnic train was passing over the
bridge near the Five-Mile house, near
st. Johns. N. B., a middle-aged woman
approached 1t from the opposite direc.
tion. She was walking pretty rapidly,
and seemed to be unaware Of the prox-
unity Of the train until a whistle from
the engineer aroused her to a sense of
her danger. She was then but short
distance from the advancing train, and,
instead of throwing up her hands in
despair or jumping of as many another
one would have done. she very deliber-
ately lowered herself between the
sleepers, and hung on with both hands
until the train had passed on. When
all danger was over she raised herself
up again, and resumed her journey as If
nothing had happened. Such presence
Of mind As this is seldom seen, and It
was no wonder thai the astonjshed train
hands gave the brave woman n cheer as
they saw her arising from her dangerous
position.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09

If readers of Walter Scott's wood
stock" are led to suppose that Merci-
full Strickalthrow and Gracebehere
Humgudgeon are fair samples of names
borne by the Puritans during the times
OF their ascendency, they may not be
very far wrong; but It is by no means
difficult TO overshoot the mark and look
on mere extravagances as the ordinary
result of a system. The man whose
name Ii commonly associated with the
hump parliament had, it seems, three
brothers. of whom one was called Fear
God Barebone. OF the two others one
was sdesignated Jesus. s.Christ-came-in Into
the-world-to-save Barebone," and the
other Observation-Disclosures
thou lladst been damned Barcelona. ;
whether these names were used at their
baptism we cannotsa but Fight-the-
good-fght-of- faith" appears to have
been In existence in 1920, and If paro-
chial registers may be taken az evi-
dence, the length of child's name was
by no means an insupcrable hindrance
to the bestowal of II at the font, al
though for the needs of daily life such
names were usually reduced to the first
or the last syllable, the brother of
Praise God being thus, for instance,
familiarly known as Doctor Damned
Barebone.-S Saturday Review.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
Words Of Wisdom.

There are many men whose tongue
might govern multitudes. II they could
overn their tongues.
A promise Is n just debt, which you
must take care TO pay, for honor and
honesty are the security.
Many a sweetly-formed mouth has
been disigured and made hideous by
the fiery tongue within IL.
Scandal, like the Nile. Is fed by In
Vulnerable streams; but II is extremely
difficult to trace it to its source.
Whenever we feel pain or alarm at
our opinions being questioned, il i 3
sign that they have been taken up with
out examination, or that tie rcasons
whiclr once determined our judgment
have vanished away.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
A Rats Fight With q Snake.

On Lindsay Point, CAL, n rat sitting
on the shore, saw n snake of unusual
size coiled upon little point of mud
just above the water summing itself, and
probably asleep. The rat jumped upon
the folds of the serpent's body. The
snake struck instantly, fastening its
fangs between the rats shoulders. Then
began contest that was truly thrilling.
The rat, struggling violently, en-
deavored 10 shake itself free, while the
snake as persistently endeavored to drag
the head Of its victim in It's own mouth.
This feat 1t was at first unable 10 ac-
complish. The rat was game, and as IL
writhed in its convulsive efforts to es-
cape bit the big snake severely In the
neck just back Of the head, until the
blood flowed and mixed with its own.
These counter attacks became at last so
savagely painful that the snake loosened
its grip, remaining. however, in half
coil. But the respite was too brief to
afford the rat its opportunity TO escape,
for again the snakes fierce jaws de-
scended and closed, this time around the
rats head. The heavy body of the rat
still swayed violently. but dragged with
1t the head OF the snake, until the latter
was thrown completely out of coil. By
this time, however, the rats struggles
had grown comparatively faint, and the
snake was apparently the victor. But
the next moment the snake in lis tnrn
began to struggle violently, as If to re-
lease It's adversary's head, but ineffectu-
ally, and the reason became soon appar-
ent. The rat had bitten quite through
the snakes throat, and its sharp teeth
could be distinctly seen in the narrow
slit they maze. The writings of the
snake were now intense. 1t lashed the
ground with its tail. and raised its thick
folds TO almost half Its length from the
ground. and with oae convulsive effort
threw its length into the muddy water.
and the twain sank together.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
Washing SILK Stockings.

Make n strong lather with boiling
water and curd soap. Leave It to
almost cold, then divide It into two
parts. Wash the stockings well In one
of the fathers, pressing them up and
down, but avoiding rubbing as much as
possible. Squeeze out the wet, and
then wash them in the second lather, In
which afew drops of gin may be poured.
Do not rinse in fresh water, but squeeze
out the wet very carefully without
wringing. Lay them out fat on piece
of fine linen, and roll them up tightly
until almost dry. Then rub them with
n roll of flannel.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
Work and Live.

Man was put into the world TO work.
and cannot find true happiness in re.
naming idle. So long as a man has
vitality TO spare upon work It must be
used or 1t will become a source CT
grievous, harassing discomfort. The
man will not know what to do with
himself; and when he has reached such
a point rs that he Is unconsciously dig.
ging n grave for himself and fashioning
his own coffin. Life needs steady chan
mel TO run irregular habits of work and
of sleep. 1t needs steady, stimulating
aim- tendency toward something. An
aimless life cannot be happy or for a
long period healthy. Even il man has
achieved wealth sufficient for his needs,
he frequently makes an error in retiring
from business. A greater shock can
hardly betall man who has been active
than that which he experiences when,
having relinquished his pursuits he
finds unused time AMI unused vitality
hanging upon his idle hands and mind.
The current of his life is thus thrown
into eddies or settled into a sluggish
pool, and he begins to die. When the
fund of vitality sinks so low that be can
show no labor without sneA a draft
upon his forces that sleep cannot restore
them. then Il will be soon enough TO stop
work.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-09
Ventilation OF Boots and Shoes.

tits a matter of the most common
everyday experience that in the wear
ing of boots and shoes, and especially
those made of rubber, the feet sweat
and heat almost continually in cold
weather, making the feet clammy and
cold, and inducing chilblains, and in
warm weather, with the best precau-
tion, exceedingly noxious. 1t is doubt
less because of much of the rotting and
breaking of uppers, and is, above all,
an exceedingly unhealthy feature of the
present method of dressing the feet.
Attempts have heretofore been made to
obyiate this in a number of ways, for in
stance, by inner soles of di fferent kinds
intended to absorb the moisture; and
unsuccessful efforts have also been
made to ventilate the boot or shoe.
Every person feels the need of some
thing that will satisfactorily accomplish
this object. A recent invention does
this efectually, and is an exceedingly
simple device. 1t consists of a spiral
coiled brass wire, laid in a groove ex-
tending in and around the under side Of
the insole of the boot or shoe, with
holes punched at close intervals, i'm
mediately over the coil. The coil is
extended along to the heel, and carried
to the top, where 1t stops at an eyelet-
hole. forming, when walking, n COM
plete automatic air pump, continually
drawing in pure air and throwing off
the foul and heated air.-Scientifc
American.