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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-04-06

press the matter upon tho minds of our
farmers for consideration, so that we may
not be tagging behind. I am we'll aware
that in this and neighboring counties
where the tobacco growing mania is so
rampant, it is an up hill business; but
there are good many farmers who are
conscientious in growing the weed, and
not few who are about half conscientious,
and would not grow it were it not for
the mighty dollar it brings. Now those
who grow the weed without any
compunctiOn, might for humanity's sake
help produce some of the sweets of life, as
an offset to the production of a nauseant
which causes so much embitterment to SO
large proportion of the human family.
1t will be admitted that sugar -beet-grow- "
ing will never bring such large returns as
tobacco has in years past, but for the pur-
pose of sugar it has proved to return from
$50 to $50 per acre, and, being less ex-
haustive to the soil than tobacco, and leav-
ing the ground in equally good condition
| for wheat crop, should lie an inducement
! for farmers to turn their attention in that
direction, and t. have at hand not only
more crops for rotation, but also to add to
our industries.
Mr.. Engle also read number of ex-
tracts taken from the New York Tribune,
showing the immense Importance of the
cultivation of the sugar beet.
Mr.. Hoover thought nothing could be
fed cattle which would prove of more bene-
fit to them than root crops they are a
most excellent substitute for the grain fed,
and will produce good results in the i'm
proved health of the cattle.
Mr.. Linville for the last few years had
been raising root crops for feed, and he
could show the best results. He had bet
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-19
The Story of a Murderer.

Fairchild, arrested in Chicago and taken
to Kansas for the murder of bis wifes
stepfather explains that while he was in
Wichita, in 1878, as a machine agent, and
his wife, little child, and his wife's step
father, Richard French, resided on farm
of his in Harper county, that, returning
home unexpectedly, he discovered relations
which he had previously suspected, and
that he Drained French with an axe. His
wife begged for her own life, and together
they concealed the dead body. Then, after
two months, they returned to Ohio, where
they parted, his wife remaining at Toledo,
Fairchild states he came to Chicago, and, in
the course of time, married again, and has
been working in machine shop in that
city ever since. Farchild further states
that the reason of his capture is that he
married again and quit sending money to
his Toledo wife, and that the detective
who brought him to Kansas was interested
with her in the matter.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-19
A Gay Time In Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-The celebration
of the 150th anniversary of the settlement
and foundation of this city commenced
this morning with salute of one hundred
guns from the United States ships Wanda
liza and Kearsarge, lying in the harbor off
Fort McIIenry. The city was handsomely
decorated, and the hundreds of platforms
along the route of the parade were crowded
from an early hour. The main feature of
the day was the procession to illustrate the
history, industry and progress of Bal
timore in all branches of trade and the
arts. At $50 A. M. precisely Deputy City
Marshal Frey began to move at the head
of the line, aud it was little after three
o'clock in the afternoon when the last wag-
on passed the starting point. The line of
march was twelve miles in length, there
being ten divisions, representing various
interests. On reaching the park the cere-
monies were opened with prayer by Rev.
Dr. Leakin. followed by speeches by the
orators Of the day, Colonel Fred. Raine,
in German, and Colonel ]. Thomas Scharf,
in English. The formal proceedings termi-
mated about five o'clock. At night the
streets were brilliantly illuminated by
electric and calcium lights. The crowd
was enormous, and a few over-occupied
stagings broke down, but no one was seri-
ously injured. In every respect the demon
stration was highly successful and cred
table.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-19
Murdered for Saying No.

MuscoeEE, Indian Territory, September
25.-A few days since the daughter Of old
man Adams white man skulting in the
Greek Nation, shot and killed the post
master of Tulsa, named Church, because
he refused to marry her. Sitting on
white horse, he was riding by the log shan
ty of the Adamses when the woman hailed
him with revolver hidden under her apron,
and, standing in front of the house, asked
Church, also white man, the usual leap
year question, to which he gave an emphat-
10 "No." Deliberately she raised the
pistol and sent as calibre bullet through
his heart.
He still sat on his horse the blood run
ming down either flank, when she again
took aim at his heart. The swaying body
received it just above the heart, the ball
crashed through and splitting the shoulder
blade. The man fell dead at her feet, and
she then dragged the body to the side of
the road, took off her apron and spread it
carefully over the dead face, caught her
pony aud riding to neighbor, told what she
had done. In the quaint language of the
frontier she said: "You uns will find his
body down by the road, and you'd better
take care of it before the hogs eat it,"
she then rode to another neighbor, two
miles tho other way passing by the body as
she went. Then, plotting one of the neigh
bors TO tho scene of the murder, she coolly
dismounted and went about her work.
Through fear of lynching, however, her
self aud father took their skiff and started
down the Arkansas river, but were picked
up two days later by Indian police, and
are now awaiting trial in the United States
jail at Fort Smith.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-19
A Sudden Freak of a Fireman.

The Kalamazoo Telegraph says: Last
evening the engine of freight train on
the G. r. & l., coming south was the
scene of a queer episode. A fireman
named Bert Couners suddenly stripped off
his coat and threw it into the fire box
then his vest went after his coat then he
threw his watch, worth about $40, into the
same fiery receptacle then his hat then
his loaded revolver, which made quite
lively racket; then he took out a small
Bible, and putting so cents into that, threw
both into the fire. by this time the first
paroxysm had SO far subsided that the en-
gineer was able to subdue him; the engine
was stopped and he was taken back into
the caboose, watched and controlled till
the train arrived here, when he was
taken to Jail for safe keeping. His friends
at Fort Wayne were at once telegraphed
to. The unfortunate man is about 2S years
Of age, and has been married but few
months.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19
Some Neglected Fishes.

In foreign towns the market-places
are always interesting. At Munich the
show, of fresh-water fish was curious.
Very large carp and tench, with cells
and all the species which 60 under the
name Of "white fish" were kept alive in
tubs, and sold whole, or in slices, by
weight. The hinder legs of frogs,
nailed upon triangles of wood, were in
great ~profusion. A large species of
snail HELIX, with the aperture closed
apparently by a sort of operculum of
clay, seemed to be a well recognized
article of human food. 1t is, indeed,
impossible not to be struck by the num-
Der and variety Of alimentary substances
which are used on the continent, but
which prejudice or Ignorance, or thought
lessness, prevent the people Of our wi
country from consuming. Carp and
tench are easily bred and multiplied in
ponds, and are a very nutritious article
of diet. Frogs legs are much used, not
only over the whole Of the south of Eu-
rope, but over the United States. In
New York they are among the estab-
lished dishes of the breakfast table.
Fungi of various kinds are abundant in
all the foreign market places, but with
the exception of mushrooms, are never
seen in our own. The produce of our
seas is not utilized as it ought to he, and
unaccountable prejudices prevent some
excellent fish from being used at I'll.
On the western coast of Scotland the
skate is regarded with aversion by a
great pant of the population, and cells
are spoken OF except with. dis
gust yet they are both excellent food,
ard cells might be bred to almost any ex-
tent if they We're readily marketable.
They are exported in immense numbers
from the marshes and lagoons of the
Adriatic. and barrels of them sailed are
exposed in every market place in the
towns of Italy. The ova of the sea-
urchin are eaten all along the shores OF
the Mediterranean, and the various EiLds
of cuttle-fsh are universally used as
food. seeing q little squid ttken from
a net some years ago at Mentone, /
asked one of the fishermen whether it
was good to eat. "Ecco ~ was his re-
ply, and suiting the action to the word,
he popped the poor squid alive into his
mouth, and the beautiful eyes of the
little cutie We're seen cleaning with an
implorlng look from the closing cavern
Of the Italians jaws. This is rather an
extreme case, but when well cooked
with vegetables the gristly substance of
the cutie is a wholesome and excellent
article of food. In our seas, however,
they are neve caught in sufficient num-
bers to supply the markets as they do
OF the shores of the Mediterranean.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19
Lime Kiln Philosophy.

"Wali:in' out the other mornin' to
commune wild de openin' day" said the
old man as the hall grew quiet, 81 wan
dered up past de ole man Links. He
was asleep, wild his feet outen a winder,
and his wife was stealin' pickets rf a
neybur's fence TO light a fire wild. De
hoe, axe, mop and shovel was lynn
round de yard, de gate was off its
hinges, de dog chawin' up a piller case
on de stoop, an de general scene was
one of desolashun. Fifty men in dis
hall knowed dat ole man when he was
Wort ten %fousand dollars, and it wasn't
SO. many vars ago, either. What has
brung de change? l answer, foolin'
wild white mans polyticks, holdin' down
boxes on de corners, an feelin' dat he
couldn't work. Ten vars ago de ole
man wouldn't spoke to any of US. Now
he an n of de poor'st Guild men in de
town. Ten vars ago he stuck up his
nose when he went past II white-wash
brushes. To-day he 60 hungry for de
want of a days work. lie bin tellin'
We desc tings eber since dis club started,
an lie gwins to keep poundin' away as
long as de club lasts. If we git a livin'
we must work. If we git a dollar
ahead we must take keer Of it, an keep
right on workin'. We can't stick up
our noses, an puff out our stomachs, an
sport gold headed canes. 1t hain't in us.
De minnit we try it on we make tracks
for the little end Oh de hon. If any
member 90 dis club wants a 'blue neck
tie. OATS all right; if he kin afford to
have more dan free white shirts, dat's
all right, but Il leetle extravagant !; if
cuff buttons help him to gita JOB, den
cuff buttons kin lie worn. But, when
it comes to tryin' like a white man who
aims S25 q week, den it's all bosh, an 1
feel 1t my dooty to wraste wid such a
pusson an try an pint out wherein he
am on de broad road to dc asylum for
fools We will now attack de usual
order Of bizness."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19
Don't Stop.

1t is a matter of common observation
and frequent remark that but very few
of all those who, as boys and young men
seem full of promise, fulfill in after life
the expectations and promise of their
youth. At school they progress rapidly
in their studies, and appear to be laying
the foundation Of future greatness and
distinction but very early in life they
lapse into the common run of ordinary
men and are never heard of after in any
important relations.
Undoubtedly there are different e
plantations for this in different cases
but we apprehend one Of the most com
mon to be the accomplishment of regular
and constant raental application.
Too many boys cease to study at ali
when they leave school. The conse-
quence is t,at their mental faculties,
which have been kept active and grow
ing, become dali and ~measurably be
numbed for want Of use ; just as even
the fastest and finest horses will be-
come stiff ana clumsy if deprived Of ex-
ercisc.
Horace Greeley used to urge young
men TO $50 vest" We would advise
them to 90 OF. with their studies, wheth-
er they go west or remain in the cast.
If boys could but realize the effect upon
their mental growth and development Of
only a few hours OF steady application
out of the -, there would be fewer dull
men.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19
Nor PREPARED FOR THE DANCE

Nor PREPARED o. THE DANcE.-La-
fayette, at the age Of twenty, left his
Young wife and flew to aid Washington.
He loaded a ship with supplies which
were mostly needed by American troops,
and helped them with the prestige OF
his name, with his scant military exper-
fence, and all the cash he could command.
He not only drilled his soldiers, but
c clothed and fed them; and when his own
means were exhausted he appealed to
the generosity Of others. When the Ia
dies Of Baltimore proposed to give q ball
to the gallant young Frenchman, he said
to them: Ladies, l should be delighted
to dance with you, but my soldiers have
no shirts" The ball was postponed; and
the bellies Of Baltimore made shirts for
the soldiers.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19

FILIAL PIETY.-A belief exists among
he Chinese that If a father or mother
lie seriously i'll, the most effective way
O. curing them is for one OF their chill
dren 70 cut a piece of flesh u of his
own arm or leg and administer a broth
made Of the flesh in question to the suf-
fering parent. This is at times done,
but with sufficient rarity to insure, as
a rule, the matter being reported to the
throne for some mark of the Emperor's
approval. The Governor of Human re-
Gently reported a case in which a grad
nate named Tso was %singularly distin-
guished for flial piety. When very
young, his mother became seriously i'll,
and believing that heaven could ~prolong
his mothers life by shortening his, quite
a Chinese belief,) he refused food, and
spent a night in supplicating it to that
effect. His mother recovered, but some
years later, in 1873, she was attacked
with a fatal disease, which he tried to
connteract by cooking her some broth
made out Of his own hesh-cut from the
muscle of his arm. Unfortunately. not
only did the mother die, but the brave
kon neve received from his s~elf-inficted
woAnd, and he died in the following
year from its effects. The Emperor de-
creed him a handsome monument.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19

"a corner room, shady all day was
one of the demands that q modest guest
made Of Penrose, the clerk at the,
the other day. Said Penrose, without a
smile: every sorry, sir, but can't &C
commodate you this year. We used to
have rooms like that, but in order to
keep them it was necessary to turn the
whole building around on q spindle, and
some of our best boarders said it made
them ssasick. Give you . shady room,
sir, tut not on . corner"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19

A Young man in Dubuque, Iowa, has
become partially deranged over a nous
tache which refuses to sprout. He was
formerly happy and good-tempered. He
is now morose, respondent and melan-
cholly. One day he visited Appointment
drug store and purchased all the differ
hair restoratives to be had. After
completing the rounds he carried the
bottles t o his room and put them aside
for future u,e. When he left the room
his sister found ov~r a hundred bottles
in the bedtick, ans al were warranted
to cause hair TO grow on the snoothest
skiA.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19

off you was a decent person." remark
ed a shrin, female voice on the railway,
"you would shut down that window and
not expose NE to the draft" Madam
was the reply, as the window was softly
lowered, ~ thought from your face that
you were over As, and, therefore, out Of
the draft" And, notwithstanding the
fact that this wretch was ON the train,
the cam did not run of tho track or tile
locomotive burst its boiler.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19
The Story of Rubinstein's Life.

Anton Gregor Rubinstein was born
on November the 18th, 1880, in the
little village of Vechvotynetz, in the
Russian province of Besssrabia. His
father possessed at one time a large for
tune, which he lost in a series OF unfor-
tunate lawsuits against the provincial
government. His mother, a an of
superior intellect and education, was an
excellent pianist and enthusiastic lover
of music. His first instruction in
music, as well as other branches, came
from her, and so successful was she
with both her sons, Anton and Nicola,
that, at the suggestion of some friends,
the family, now reduced to the utmost
poverty, removed to Moscow, where
Madame Rubinstein became instructor
of music at one of the Imperial educa-
tional establishments for girls, and was
thus enabled to contribute considerable
to the support of her family. She was
also able to engage a master for her eld-
est boy, whose extraordinary gifts soon
led him beyond her power.
Rubinstein advanced at a pace which
surpassed the most sanguine expecta-
lions, and when only eight years old he
performed in public a pianoforte con-
certo of his own composition. Encour-
Outraged by his first success, his parents
allowed rim to accompany his master,
Alexander Villonig, to Paris, where
they arrived in August, 1880. After a
few weeks the boy appeared for a sec
ond time il public before a critical
Paris audience. Among the hearers
was Frank List, then in the height Of
his glory, who, in his generous, warm
hearted way, after listening to the per-
formances of the young prodigy, took
the boy in his arms, and kissing him
heartily, declared before the assembled
connoisseurs: "This boy will bs the
legitimate heir of my art" Rubinstein
remained nearly two years in Paris, dug
ing which time he enjoyed the benefit Of
LISTS personal instruction.
After a successful tour through Hol-
land, Sweden and Norway, he came in
lCtf W DSI4-I. hA4CiC AS otNOiOu tiO
theory Of his art under Dehu. In 1916
his father died, whose devotion for his
sons genius had shrunk from no sacri-
fee of money to complete his artistic
education. and now, deprived of his
fathers support, the sixteen year-old
boy had to look round to cain bread, not
only for himself, but also for his mother
and a younger brother and sister. Con-
scious of his power and hoping for a
brighter future, he set himself to work
at the drudgery of giving music lessons,
and, with the courage of genius, de-
voted every free moment TO the further
development Of his own powers. The
stormy year of lS4S drove him away
from Germany, and after an absence of
nearly ten years, he turned his face to
his native land and decided to seek his
fortune in Russia. 1t st. Petersburg
he soon attracted the attention of the
Grand Duchess Helene, and from his
acquaintance, which soon grew into a
warm friendship with this noble hearted
lady, the patron and friend of all that is
good and that elevates mans mind, dates
the ascendant of the artists star. st.
Petersburg has since been his home.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19

A Boston man went home ut 3 o'clock
in the morning, pitched up stairs, pulled
oil his boots and laid them away in the
bureau draw -, threw his bsst coat un-
der the bed, remarked to his wife that
he guessen his political enemies hadn't
muzzer chance after all" and then calm
ly rat down on the floor and went 70
sleep with his head on his 50 silk hat.
II Il such little Incidents d this that
makes American politics impressive.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-08-19

Al old lady;visiting the Antiquarian
Museum in Edinburg, the other day, on
inspecting the old weapons very earnest
ly, and failing to find what she appar-
emily wa looking for, asked . visitor If
he dould tell her whereabouts they kept
tho Az Of the Apostles
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-09-24
VOLUME 44---NUMBER 2252.

breakfast and gone to his days distaste-
full work ? Have the most delicate bon
bOns ever tasted to them half so deli
cious as those little "acid drops u
Like an accumulating snow ball, lit
tie treat grows big and wonderful when
it is rolled about in mystery. A little
simple fun, if it has no sharp prick of
discomfort about it, makes home de-
lightful to the small people, and, al
though older ones are not so willing to
show their enjoyment of it, there is
good evidence that it does them good.
Living is serious business, death with
all its sOlemnity is at our neighbor's
door and perhaps at ours, and there is
no time for unseemly trifling; but be-
cause every power of our nature, every
energy of body and mind and spirit,
are demanded for the task given us, we
are bound to take all the helps God has
provided to enable us to make the best
use of our powers and our energies.
To cut off bumor from our lives is to
cripple us in the race; to allow no "fun"
is to deprive us of needed food.
He is not the only fool who makes
merry. All carbon is death-nO carbon
is death also. Bring a little of the
charm of fun and fancy into your dull
hearts and homes and see if you cannot
think with clearer minds of life's prob
lens and deaths solutions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-09-24
One Way to Play 'Possum.
From the New Orleans Pioayune. !


Nothing is more savory to southern
negrO's palate than roasted fat opOs-
sum. One old negro hunter captured
a fine specimen the other day and feel
ing. hungry stopped to cook it in the
woods. He bnilt fire and dressed and
spitted his meat; but, being very tired
as well as hungry, he fell asleep while
the 'pOssum was roasting. AS he slept,
a ''low-trash" negro came upon the
scene, doubtless attracted by the fire
and the smell of the roasting meat.
The new conner approached cautiously
with one eye on the 'possum and the
other on Uncle Eph, who slumbered.
First, he shook the old man, who
turned to an easier position, he would
not wake. The stranger took in the
situation, and then proceeded to take
in the 'possum. He, too, was possum-
eater, and he made short work of the
dainty roast. He ate and ate till but
the bones were left. Uncle Eph was
still sleeping, and it occurred to the
vandal that he would make Eph think
that he had been to supper, SO that
when he awoke he would not suspect
the theft. Then the "low-trashn negro
proceeded to 'possum grease Eph's
hands and face and mouth, and to pile
in the old mans slap the gnawed bones.
Nights have mornings, and sleeping
must have its waking. Uncle Eph
awoke and Immediately thought of his
'pOssum. 1t was not on the fire; it was
not anywhere to be seen but there in
his lap were the bones that had been
gnawed. On his hands, lips and beard
was grease and the smell of 'possum.
He was seif-convicted. He concluded
that he had eaten the 'possum, yet he
could not remember the pleasure the
eating had given him. Weighing all
circumstantial evidence carefully, the
old man slowly pronounced judg-
ment =
''Dat's a fac'. Use been eatin' dat
'possum. Use been eatin' it in my
Sleep"
But then his stomach why did it not
stand out as a witness in the case? 1t
felt empty, and yet it should be full.
''It's certain sho'r I've done eat up
that 'possum. Must have done it when
Fse sleep. But" and the old man
placed his hand sadly over his really
empty stomach, "but it interferes less'n
any 'possum l ebber did eat"