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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07
LANCASTER DAILY NEl1GENcER SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1880

left the room and he was all alone. Ten
minutes later shot was heard and the
bartender, rushing into the room. found
Winkler lying on the floor, shot through
the heart, still holding the smoking re-
volver in his right hand. Deceased was
lately an inmate of the soldiers home,
near Dayton, Ohio. and was absent on a
furlough, which had, however, expired on
the 29th of November last.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07
Committed for Larceny.

Jacob Shenk, charged with the larceny
of groceries and other articles, the prop
erty of John Wesley Harkins. of Martic-
vile, had hearing before Alderman
Spurrier this morning, and in default of
bail was committed for trial at court.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07

The family of Mr.. r. K. Schnader,
members Of the Second Evangelical church,
have presented Mrs. o. L. SaylOr, wife of
the pastor, with very beautifully painted
portrait of her husband, Rev. o. L. Say
lOr.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07

Ii Mr.. Hayes proposes to pay old cam
paign debts by nominating J. Madison
Wells's son to the post to which he is
ashamed to appoint the notorious father
it is very good case for the Democratic
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07

Nearly 1000 boxes of frozen smelts
were exported from St. John, N. B., to
Boston on Thursday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07

The Rockland UndenOminational Sunday
School,,
This Sunday school had free entertain
ment in the East Orange street public
school last evening, which was very
largely attended by young and adult per-
sons. There were singing, Bible reading,
recitations, dialogues, instrumental music
and addresses, and the whole affair was
highly satisfactory entertainment.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07

An esteemed contemporary seems to
think that Republican national conven-
ton composed of delegates elected by the
Pennsylvania plan, with attendant bum
mers yelling for Grant, would be an edify-
ing spectacle for the heather to contem-
plate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07
MINOR TOPICS.

A CHICAGO Presbyterian clergyman has
been preaching upon the wickedness of
entering church late and disturbing the
congregation, and his sermon Las had the
effect of decreasing the number of tardy
worshipers in his church.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-02-07


ing five stars in as many consultations,
Betelsuese in Orion, Procyon in the Little
Dog, Sirius in the Greater Dog, Phaet in
the Dove and NaOs in the Ship. The first
three are already on the list as Nos. 81,
70 and 90. The last two we fix by COM
pleting the X southwark, Sirius being at
the crossing of the lines and Betelguese and
Procyon at their northern extremities.
Naos is found to the southeast as far
beyond the triangle in CAMS Major,
formed by Wesen, Aludra and Adhara. as
this triangle is from Sirius. Phaet is fixed
by line drawn 80 degrees directly
south from the Belt of Orion.
This figure, the Egyptian X, should
be looked for when Orion is ON or
near the meridian, as Naos and Phaet are
then high enough above the southern
horizon to be recognized with certainty.
TO recapitulate, continuing our numer-
ical list, we have: No. %, Regulus; 90,
AL Gieba 100, Adhafera 1O1, Northern
Ras al Asad 1O2, Southern Ras al Asad
1O3, Zozma; 104, Dencbola, all of which
are in the Lion 1OJ, Asellus Borealis
106, Asellus Australis; 107, Presepe, the
Bee Hive Nebula; 1Os, Acubens; 100,
Tegmine, these five, including the Nebula,
in the Crab; 40, Alphard in Hydra; III,
Naos in the Ship Argo, and 11s, Phaet in
the Dove.
The carefully-prepared paper on the
Zodiac, by Miss Marie Kemp, Of St. James
School, presented the grand ''Circle of the
Heavens in a manner at once highly in
teresting and instructive. Her blackboard |
illustration was excellent. There being less
matter in the textbooks upon this than
upon any other subject yetdiscussed before
the club, it was necessary that more orig
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01

Nature
One evening soon after my arrival in
Eastern Asam, and while FIVE elephants
were, as usual, being fed opposite the
bungalow, | observed young and lately
caught one step up to the bamboo'stake
fence and quietly pull one of the stakes mp.
Placing it under foot, it broke piece off
With the trunk, and, after lifting it to its
mouth, threw it away. 1t repeated this
twice or thrice, and then drew another
stake and began again. Seeing that the
bamboo was old and dry, asked the rea-
son of this, and was told to wait and see
what it would do. At last it seemed to
get a piece that suited, and, holding it in
the trunk firmly, and stepping the left
foreleg, well forward, passed the piece Of
bamboo under the armpit, so to speak, and
began to scratch with some force. My sur
prise reached its climax when | saw a
large elephant-leech fall on the ground,
quite six inches long and as thick as ones
finger, and which, from its position, could
not easily be detached without this
scraper, or scratch, which was de-
liberately made by the elephant.
| subsequently found that it was
a common occurrence. Leech scrapers
are used by every elephant
daily. On another occasion, when travel
ing at time of year when the large flies
are so tormenting TO an elephant, | no.
ticed that the one / rode had no fan or
wisp to beat them off with. The mahont.
at my order, slackened pace and allowed
her to 20 to the side of the road, where
for some moments she moved along rum
maglng the smaller jungle on the bank;
at last she came to cluster Of young
shoots well branched, and after feeling
among them, and selecting one raised her
trunk, and neatly stripped down the stem,
taking off all the lower branches, and
leaving q fine bunch on top. She deliber.
ately cleaned it down several times, and
then, laying hold at the lower end, broke
off q beautiful fan or switch, about Eve
feet long, handle included. With this
she kept the flies at bay we went along,
tapping them of on each side now and
then. Say what we may, these are both
really bona.fde implements, each intellis
gently made for definite purpose
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01

From SrrihnCr for JRUuury,
Rrssio w,s ,monl, tbc first IN make rse
r. ti'a -, ,,at,iI;a ,,ut.;I,,o, a,1
Oh inc American Hie.a''lc c"rtlluHeS, anu
she attempted IN vmn to initiate them
After wasting ten millions OF cartridge,
made or inferior material, she wisely con
JnIolt,L,,,l,,r, ,s ,thor G,roi,,r ra+ior.
T'u"'" ~ '|S ''1''' 80 0'''' "'''''''
nave since uohe, some OF Tue american
cartridges sent 10 huSsla were Su0lecteo
to the unpaMraIIeltu test >r ol \ vl nye Wgek' N
soaking ~ tne waters Oh Ntw ork hurooT;
me VeS5eI carrying thtnl na''IT y Sulh Oh
Stlteh is'ahu on 'ler way "ug' lhty WciV
fshcd up rs good as new ana triumphant
y passing lhe otdeai OF new ltst OIL tneir
ilnng qualt%' went on tHeir way again,
and nave no G'"ot long since aaaed t4elr men
quota to tRe return. oi ea'uallles' f9r
good cartridges American copper l5 heeu'
ca, iact Wllieh me europeans lre oeglh-
mng TO- learn Even SO long. ago as the
days ol tne mounuIoHuutgs, i II was ,!l,, Gls,
covered that our LaEe superior region u
produced copper ore OF uncommon = ll purity
ore OF equal purity is hot' II wouiu seem
to be lound elsewhere ana pern1apS I th'
process OF anneaIin@ Is hot 50 wei unIer- Il'l
stood ABROAD; AI Nll events, I'G W orasS !,
made oil tne iofeiSh copper, aoounulng ll, IN
the suIpn9reIs' LICK. ncNs sHe ne .. necessary sur
strength ana 9ucllllty, allu Iol noilit 9 rc',
son the mela,llc CailIluseS lllIic "oToau D .,
are iiaole 10 UeterlUrHLe ,TI u" guNii'y, Pur'
ing her war WIN lutEey' l'ussl" putvIl'tS' Us
ed large QUANTITIES 0. prass ncte' on? ;,,: Ion,
nectlint hrm aiVhe supplying two HI, Gti', lions
oil doIIars worm OIL sHeet ora'S' olner
governments nave no oouOt' oeeh pur'
chasers' hGau{-nluge li c"rtrn'gts NV INV.
also oeen SehV aorVau IN Sucil qi'It'tlTS .'i
that million mas become lhe unlI Oh cal-
culatIon' lhreG forms OF carriages are
given IN the illustrations one
showing the United states govern
ment cartridge, another the Iea9Ouy'
Martini cartridge ana thc lare,,
est the Sharps or bennington speclal
long.range cartridge, The government
cartridge contains 20 grams OF powder
and hardened bullet, composed OF one
part of tin and sixteen parts lead, weigh
ing 4Oj grains. The Peabody-Martinl has
So grains of powder and a bullet OF the
same composition weighing 4SO grains.
The long-range bullet has one part, OF TN
to fourteen parts lead, and weighs Dot
grains, the charge of powder being lOC
grains. The advantages Of the heavier
cartridge are well shown in the exper
fences of the Turkish war already reierIeC
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01

A short time ago the steamer Lee, in
in making her trip to New Orleans, had
her full complement OF passengers. As
they walked about Iistlessly, and appm-
emily annoyed, they listened willingly to a
suggestion from an individual who owned
Il monte bank, that Just to pass away the
time they should buck at monte. The
dealer found table handy and opened
his bank. In short time the most OF
the company were engaged in game.
After it had progressed a while, a rough
looking stranger, who was closely observ-
ing the game, handed the dealer a five
dollar piece. The dealer, surprised,
asked why had lone so; when he was told
that he (the stranger) had lost it fairly,
as he had bet, in his mind, on the queen.
After several deals the stranger gave the
dealer ten dollars, making a statement
similar to the first, whereupon the bank
err pocketed the money, thinking he had
found lunatic. After short time had
elapsed the passengers, startled by 2
most terrific yell, looked in wonder and
alarm at the contortion OF the stranger,
who, jumping about the group, cried al
every jump: "l've won! I've won! I've
won i'll" "Won whatp' asked the bank
er. "Why, I've won $50l | bet, in my
mind, on the cavier, and he wonl Hand
over the money" As the banker hat
permitted him to lose when betting in his
mind, he had to pay him the money, ant
also request to be more audible ia his
hpts
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01

future stretched before her sad, hopeless
and gloomy.
There is a ring at the door, and SER
want brought upa package Tor Miss Fonte-
nay. An exquisite punch OF pansies, fra.
grant and golden-hearted, done up in
tissue paper, and attached to them IL card,
bearing the simple words: ROSS Dunbar
has not forgotten little Pansie.'
Pansic sat amazed for Il moment, and
then rich bloom darted up her white
cheeks.
ooh, father" she said, 81 knew him
| knew him! Oh, we have found Ross at
last
An instant later Ross was in the room,
clasplng her Auttering hands in his, and
into her blue eyes looked with glance
that brought the rosy bloom to hel face.
and a few weeks later, when the buster
ing winds were over, and the blue birds
sang in the hedges and the golden-heart-
ed pansies bloOmed on the garden borders,
little Pansie became Ross Dunbar's bride,
and for her bridal 1T he gave her back
her string of emera. Is.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01

DR.. I. S. Lambert, of New York, who
has given good deal of attention to pro-
cesses and possibilities of restoring sus-
pended animation, lecturing on the sub
iect the other night, insisted that heat to
restore the normal temperature of the
body was an absolute necessity, and fire.
ouently was alone sufficient; but should
artificial respiration become necessary to
restore the functions Of the lungs, an in
cision into the windpipe below the Adams
apple, which would allow free passage
for the required air, was, he thought, the
surest means Of salvation. In cases oi
choking, such an incision would, he said
allow breathing, and would in all cases
save the life that would otherwise be lost
for time would thus be obtained TO remove
the obstruction, In cases Of hanging the
same incision was recommended, and hC
assured the audience that any one coulC
make the opening. and no serious result
would follow, rs there were no large VENT
or nerves IN that portion OF the human
frame divine, and 1t would close up aftel
| its object had been accomplished, and tn,
healing process would be rapid and sure
The doctor insists that in drowning casel
life cal always be restored ii no vital par
Ahas been impaired,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01

The Boston Herald says; When Gould
paid S3,S00,000 to Com. Garrison, for his
interest in the Missouri Pacific railroad. il
,ro, vol I,rooJo,st .l,romnh tLo Iona,l,
"''9 Sp'0,U ~, ''U"I'O'''' '",0u5" ''' i'"N VI
ana Oreaath ot the worla tnat ne gave 10
the commodore MS Individual Gheck ioT
the money. ihls IS an error, as the sequel
VIII snow uouId had never approached
COM uHrrison on the SUBJECT oi purchaS-
ing ms (Garrls0n 81 interest IN the road,
neither had the commodore any ldea OF
dlsposlng, Oh II. lie argued that II was all
right and he gave only It's natural ousi,,
ness attention. But one evening, several
weeks since, Jay uould, wlthsome friends
was IN the windsor Motel, on upper Fitth
avenue New orK' ana one o'Co1mmodore
GarLlSSon's sons chanced to be there also.
Gould saw NE young man, "a ana ar, IN ]ocn'
lar way, sad to MN; LOOK here, Garrl-
son, would your father take 81, 100000 for
ms entire missouri Pacihc sttockF Inc
inquiry naturally enough took young LAR
rlson by surprise, put, thinking perhaps
uould might be testing, he quickly re-
pled. wei, Mr.. Gould, iather might
on the matter stopped. Young mr. Garri-
son, when he got nome, told ms tather
what a query Gould had put to him at the
WINDSOR motel, as also telling nm his re-
ply; Inc commodore paid no further at
tentiQn to 1t; Next day, about noon,
Hould made MS appearance, at the com
m1Godore oillcG,; See here, SAD Could
Garrison. Will yon take 81 ;SOO',OOo cash
Tor your Missouri Pacihc railroad stock?
wen, replied the Commodore, II
might have We done so yesterday, but to-day
! ask iS'OVI'OOO more than that Tor It,
= :, lon do. DO you?, Well, good day, Mr..
Garnson, Gould turned to walk out,
when, the commodore said; Look here,
Gould, 1t Is S2,3OO,OUO ! ask Tor that stock
to-day, tomorrow It wall be 81 100000,
the newt day 1t will be S3,3OO,O0O, and
every day 1t Will increase IN price lust
$500 1000.
AN right, Garrlson' good day, repll-
ed Gould, and out oil the office he went.
Sure enough, the next day Gould came
again to the commodoTe's office and asked
the commodore what ne would take Tor
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01
,gupirp
DRIVING HOME THE cows.

Out of the clover and blue-eyed grass
He turned them into the river lane;
One after another he let them pass,
And fastened the meadow bars again.
Under the willows and over the hill
He patiently followed their sober trace;
The merry whistling for once was still
And something shadowed the sunny face.
Only boy and his father had said
He never would let his youngest 60;
Two already were lying dead,
Under the feet of the trampling foe.
But after the evening work was done,
And the frogs were lOud in the meadow
swamp,
Over his shoulder he sluug his gun
And stealthily followed the foot path damp
Across the clover and through the wheat,
With resolute heart and purpose grim,
Though cold was the dew on the hurrying
feet
And the blind bats fitting startled him.
Thrice since then had the lanes been white,
And the orchards sweet with apple bloom
And now, when the cows came home at night
The feeble father drove them home.
For news had come to the lonely farm
That three were laying where two had lain
And the old mans tremulous pAlsied arm
Could never lean on n sons again.
The summer day grew cold and late,
He went for the COWS when the work was
dOne
But down the lane, as he opened the gate,
He saw them coming one by one.
Brindle, Ebony, Speckle and Bess,
Shaking their horns in tho evening wind;
Cropping the buttercups out of the grass
But who was it following close behind?
Loosely swung in the idle air
The empty sleeve of army blue;
And worn and pale, from the crisping hair,
Looked out face that the father knew.
For Southern prisons will sometimes yawn,
And yield their dead unto life again:
And the day that comes with cloudy dawn
In golden glory at last may wane.
The great tears sprung to their meeting eyes
For the heart must speak when the lips are
dumb,
And under the silent evening skies
Together they followed the cattle home.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01
Paddy autl the Parrot.
,om the Peoria (IIlJ Transcript,

From the Peoria tIl.) Transcript,
Paddy was walking along a street in
the residence part o! Peoria, one day last
spring, when he wa3 struck with the re.
markable appearance of a pet bird in a
cage which a lady was hanging up under
the yeranda OF fine house. Paddy stop
ped and leaned over he gate.
"a moighty fine blr-rd, that" he re.
marked, nodding to he lady. "Phwat is
lt?"
at is a parrot was the pleasant re-
"A par.r.ritP" echoed Paddy. ITS
an Elegant bur.ri. Phwat's the price iy
it, mem2'
Twenty dollars
Twenty dollars2 Tare n ayers!
That's too much, But it's wonderful
bur.rd. Have yes any iv it's aigs2"
The lady nodded.
"Phwat's the price " an aig?'
FIFTY cents.
Fifty cents? That's more reasonable.
I'll send the childcr for an aig." And
Paddy departed.
Several hours afterward little Irish
grl presented herself at the kitchen en-
entrance with half dollar in her hand
and said her father hud sent her for the
"aig." The servant girl who had over
heard the coloquy, humored the idea,
and giving the child an egg Of the 1nas
JOSchdS, returned the money, saying her
mistress had decided to make her father
a present of the egg. The child went
away with glistening eyes.
Several months passed when one day
Paddy rung the dOor-bel Of the house
where the parrot was kept. The lady an
swcred in person.
"Good Momin', mem, and good health
till ye," said Paddy. II kim to see if
yecs have that par-r-rit Wit"
"Oh, yes, was the reply.
Where is he, mcm2'
"ln h 5 cage, on the kitchen portico'
".ire wees sure?" demanded Paddy.
Certainly. hear him calling inow.' "
"Oh, yis, so 10 |. An illigant bur-rd
It's wonderful the way he talks, isn't itY
Does yees always keep him in cage?"
always. He runs away some times,
if we let him out"
81 tort so, remarked Paddy, dreamily,
scratching at his ear.
"What do You mean, sir?" demanded
the lady, betraymg little sign of impa-
tience.
"Oli, it's all right, =" exclaimed Paddy,
quickly. "It's all right, mem. don't
want to make any fuss at all, at all; but
| fort Ihn bur.rl cot ont of his Gaze
sometimes, and that yccs had shut up a
duck by mistake
81 don't understand you, d." said she.
"Oh, it's all right; it's all right, mem;
but do yees mind the aig yees sent me by
the childer-the par.r-rit's aig? Be the
powers, and it hatchcdOut qume thing,
intircly. 1t has web fut, takes to the
wather like the devil and cries 'quack,
quack, quack, as if he was u docthor.
Good morning, men, Long life till yees,
and success with yees parrot and bad scran
to its aigs,'
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01
How Animals Play and Enjoy Themselves


Small birds chase each other about in
play, but perhaps the conduct of the crane
and the trumpeter is most extraordinary
The latter stands on one leg, hops about in
the most eccentric manner and throws
somersaults. The Americans call it the
mad.bird on account of these singularities
Water-birds, such as ducks and geese,
dive after each other, and clear the surface
of the water with outstretched neck and
Tapping wings, throw abundant spray
around. Deer often engage in sham bat.
tie or trials Of strength, by twisting their
horns together and pushing for the mas.
terry
All animals pretending violence in then
play stop short of exercising it; the dog
takes the precaution not to inJure by its
bite; and the ourang. outang, IN wrestling
with his keeper, pretends to throw him, and
makes ieints Of biting him. Some animals cal
ry out in their play the semblance of catch
ing their prey, Young cats for instance
leap for every small moving object, even
the leaves strewed by the autumn wind
They crouch and steal forward, ready for
the spring, the body quivering and the tail
vibrating with emotion; they bound on the
moving leaf and again spring forward tc
another. Bouger saw young jaguars and
cougars playing with round substances,
like kittens. Birds of the magpie kline
are the anologies Of monkeys, full of mis-
chief, play and mimicry. There is story
of tame magpie that was seen busiy EN-
ployed in a garden gathering pebbles, anc
with much solemnity and a studied al
burying them in hole made to re
ceive post. After dropping each ston,
it cried "cur ack!" triumphantly, and Sc
off for another. On examining the spo
q poor toad was found IN the hole, which
the magpie was stoning for his amuse
ment,
| Embroidered neckerchiefs OF India mu
L
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1877!

The great financial question continues
to hold the attention Of congressman, edit
ors, and to.a very large extent, the peo-
pie. A large majority of the republican,
and about half the democratic congress
men, Of both houses, secretly property en-
dorse the presidents recommendation to
burn the entire volume Of greenbacks, and
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01

"0h, how do wish my skin was as clear
and soft as yours" said a lady to her friend
you can easily make 1t So" answered the
friend. "How2" inquired the first lady
by using Hop Bitters, that makes pure rich
blood and blooming health. II did II for me
as Won Observe"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-01-01
A Question No Married Man Would Ask

From the Springfield, Mas4,, Republican.
A man on the cars was offered news
paper. He took it, looked at the heading
and then threw it aside with disgust, and
remarked: 81 don't want any news from
that paper" al supposed everybody
read il in these parts" answered, "Ha'
| it been pitching into you2' pitching
into me? Great Cesar! should think ii
had. But you just let ne meet the editor
of that paper" "You never make any
thing by striking an editor" | said;
"better grin and bear it, "Ics, that
all right for you to say; but Just let me
meet that man! IN show him how tc
run a newspaper" What did he do?'
"Do? He did deal. Here's how it is:
often 90 to Springfield on the evening
and come home on the first train in the
morning. Well, one night | met an old
crony, and we went to the Music Hall and
the theatre. When we came out we met
some friends. OF course could not get
right ont, so treated; in fact, we were
having pretty good time, when some
fellow came in and began to raise row
In less than no time the police were il
and had us. The next morning ! wa'
hauled before the court and fined $40
| did not care much because | gave {
false name, and | knew my wife couldn'
dnd it out; but the next morning I'll bt
eternally confused if that very pape'
didn't have it all in, and my name, too.
"Did your wife see it?" 81 should sa!
she did" "Did she make fuss?' "Fuss
Godfrey Elihu! Are YOU marriedY"