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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-04
THE OAR.

Regatta at Geneva, N. Y.
At Geneva, New York, yesterday, the
wind having abated about noon, the referee
decided to start the postponed races. The
fOur-0ared event was first started and was
contested by Albany and Hobart college
crews and was won easily by the former in
15:443.
The amateurs single scull race was then
called. Murray. Goodsell, Grouse. Sey-
bast, Goczel. Holmes and Dorchester
started. Holmes took the lead, but was
passed by Goezcl after rounding tho turn
ing buoy. Soon after Murray challenged
and passed both, going ahead. Goezel
second, Holmes third. Time, 14:1699,
14:4Saa, 14:0322, respectively.
The edouble scull race brought out Holmes
and Woodbury., of Pawtucket the Mona
han brothers, of Albany, and Lawman
and Brown, of Union Springs. The Paw
tucket crew won by two lengths, Albany
second. Time, 14:3O.
The professional race was then called.
Riley, Hosmcr, Ten Eyck, Wcisbcrger,
Lee and Fcbinger started. The struggle
was a desperate one, especially between
Riley and Hosmer. the former winning,
with HOsmer second, Weisberger third and
Ten Eyck fourth. Time, 81 :25. Courtney
and Dempsey were entered in this race,
but failed to put in appearance.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-04
Sudden Death.

Jacob DrOrbach, an aged man residing
at No. So North Water street, died rather
suddenly last night. lie was an invalid
for a long time, having been afflicted with
paralysis which disabled him for years
past. The coroner did not deem an inquest
necessary.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-04

Yesterday afternoon while ut work in
Lcderman's tobacco warehouse, West
Lemon street, Obadiah Wcidman was
severely injured by being cut in the breast
by 4 heavy bar Of iron that was accident
ally hurled against him. 1t appears that
he was u,sin. the b::r rs 4 lever for tho
purpose Of taking tho cover from box Of
tobacco, when ;,.!cllow workmcn, who was
moving another box, weighing four hun
drcd pounds Or moro, upset it against the
bar which was thus thrown violently
against Mr.. Wcidman's breast, producing
the injury above stated, which is SO severe
that he will be disabled for some time.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-09-04
This MORNINGS Court.


Court met ut 10 o'clock this morning for
the hearing of current business.
Judge Livingston delivered an opinion
in regard to the motion to dissolve the in
junction against Levi Scnscnig, to prevent
him from tearing down the wall between
his property and that Of DIR. Parry. The
Injunction was sustained and the wall will
therefore stand.
Mary Jane McFaddcn, of Columbia, was
granted divorce from her husband, John
McFadtlen, on the ground of desertiOn.
The application Of Frank Brua, for
restaurant license in Strasburg borough,
was argued, and the court reserved their
decision.
Japanese Natur:slized.
Masataka Yamanaka, Japanese stud
ent ut Franklin and Marshal, college, was
naturalized this morning.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
The Straw Business,

The man who works up tho ''straw"
business on railroad trains has bee very
scarce this year. Indeed, only one in
stance Of canvassiny q Michigan railroad
train has been reported thus far during the
campaign. On the train going to Saginaw
three or four days ago man who had
enough whiskey in him to make himself
enthusiastic asked permission OF the con.
ductor to make canvass ou the train, and
was told to 60 ahead ut his own peril.
Armed with paper and pencil he began
at tho last seat In the rear coach. This
was occupied by man who rose slowly
up, shed his coat and quietly remarked:
'sMister man, I'm going to make your
heels break your neck in just sixteen SO.
condsl"
The only reason he didn't was because
the canvasser hurried to the other end of
tho car. He began operations here by
punching an old man who was fast asleep.
As soon as the sleeper got his eyes open
and saw the pencil lie called out:
"Ovcr three months ago sworo to do
it OF lose my vote, and here goes! !"
lie made sudden rush at the canvasser,
threw him over seat, hit him below the
belt, and might have crippled him for life
hao he not been taken OH, 4 quarter Of
81 hour later the conductor found the can.
vas,er on the patio with his nose skinned
aDI j his enthusiasm all gone.
SHOW did the vote stand3" inquired tho
official. y
81 was elected over all osher candidateo
by two majority" was tho proupt reply,
as the man wet o bit OF paper and stuck 1t
on his nose. y
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
Midnight Sunshine.

The spectacle of the sun shining at mid
night attracts many foreigners to Swedish
Lap!and during the month OF June. For
ok weeks there Is scarcely any night In
the north of Sweden; the sun never sets,
and the soil, constantly heated, produces
In month and half barley and other
crops. At that time Of the year the Lap
landers pen up their renders and move
their huts toward the cultivated fields. Be-
ing very hospitab)e, they greet with Joy
the arrival Of tourists, who generally meet
at Mount Gellaware, about ninety miles
from Lurea. From that Hill, which Is
about six hundred yard high, the beautiful
spectacle Of the "midnight sun" can be
admired In better conditions than from
any other place. The oath Of June is the
day selected for the ascension; 1t is tho
longest day In the year, the sun being
twenty-five hours above the horizon.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
Japanese Fires and Fir emsn.

Fires In the foreign settlement arc Of
comparatively rare occurrence, but during
the winter months we are often called to
duty In the native town-sometimes on a
false alarm, but oftener for really serious
nre. The Japanese houses being built
closely together, Of light wood, with par er
windows, IRE spreads with the slightest
wind, until as many as three or four hun
dred houses are burned to the ground, and
the same number of poor families are left
homeless IN the street. The Hong Kong
Fire lnsurance Company, local associa-
tion, whose head office Is at Hong Kong,
have provided Yokohama with steam fire
engine called the Victoria, which Is mann.
cd by ten or twelve volunteers of tho young
men living here. This, together with an
other steam engine called the Relief, main
tanned by the joint subscriptions OF the
foreign insurance companies who have
agencies here and are interested in property
In Japan, ana q number Of old fashioned
hand engines belonging to the Japanese
government, ana managed by natives,
forms the fire guard of the foreign settle.
ment aud native town Of Yokohama. The
Hong Kong Fire Insurance Company, be-
ing an English house, provide their volun-
teers with uniforms of English pattern
brass helmets for the officers aud black
leather helmets, trimmed with brass, for
the men; blue flannel shirts, faced with red,
corduroy trousers, top boots and q belt,
with hatchet and spanner on either side.
The relief men wear the American fire hat
and red flannel shirt, but IN other respects
their dress is the came as the Victoria. At
tho sound OF the alarm bell the steam en-
glnes are not long In reaching the scene of
fire, and the steady streams from their
hoses az rule soon have very percepti.
bic effect on the flames, though at times we
have to work from night till morning, and
when at last the fire 10 extingnishcd tho
tired volunteers draw the engines back TO
their houses and retire to the rest they have
80 fairly earncC by their labors. After the
steam engines arc drawn off the Japs are
left to play on the smouldering ruins with
their hand engines, which, though almost
useless when fire is at its height, afe suf-
dciently powerful TO keep it from breaking
out again. The Japanese policemen,
though brave and quick enough, are abso-
lutcly worthless at fire. They jabber and
shout like parcel Of monkeys struck sud-
denly mad, give orders where they have no
right to interfere, and chop at windows and
doors with their hatchets, destroying prop
erty unnecessarily, where In most cases it
could DO saved with no other damage than
would be caused by the water pumped from
tho engine. The uniform of tho Japanese
policeman, liko that Of all government
otAcials, is of foreign pattern, and is made
OF navy blue cloth, faced with yellow; their
caps, something the same shape as navy
cap, have yellow band sewed around them,
and brass schrysapthemum, the crest OF tho
Emperor. is fastened just above the peak.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
Historic stones.

The Traunstein, or 'tStone of Betrothal, {"
dates from the time of Odin. 1t is a large
hole in the rock of sufficient dimensions
for man to pass his hand through it and
grasp another on the opposite side. In tho
Orkneys, standing Stones Of Stennis, /"
there is q similar stone, which is called the
Stone of Odin. Until the middle of the
last century this stone was tho witness of
betrothal, marriage VOWS, and solemn con-
tracts, and whosoever violated the VOW
''made to Odin" was avoided as infamous.
Children who were passed through the hole
were supposed to be insured against the
palsy. The word Tram signifies ''be-
tIothed." Those in the Orkneys were
originally q semi-circlu of tall upright
stones ON one side Of lake, and a similar
group of cic Ilar pillars which stood on the
pre-. g e.ting pl omonlory of the adj joiningla
The stones were upward OF twenty feet
high and of immense size; between the
two lakes was n arrow neck of land, and
over this curious bridge or rough stones
thrown into the form OF a causeway.
Besides the stones mentioned there were
the Logan stones, great bosses Of stones 80
cunningly fitted one upon another that if
the upper one were touched in certain
spot with the finger it would move, but no
strength of man could otherwise move
it. This was the trial stone which could
bo made to show person guilty or inno-
cent, as best suited the pagan priests.
Similar stones were remarked by Pliny,
A. D. 100, who mentions one near II arposa,
which '.might be moved by finger" and
Ptolemy, A. D. l60, says, 1.-THE Gygorian
rock could be moved with stalk Of aspho-
DEL" The Logan stones in Corn wall &e
we'll known. Astonishing virtues have
been attributed to small stones which have
a natural hole In them; these were do.
tcrmlned ''holy stones" and were some
times tied around the necks of ca tile to
charm away adders.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20

Some habits are 80 uncOnsclously pract,ccd
that movement to mend them is the only
way to detect them. The beam in ones
ewn eye Is less noticed than the mote in
another PERSONS eye.
A family while at tho breakfast table
one morning pledged itself to observe the
srictest veracity for that day. A momber
OF the family tells the consequences"
AS FIRST fruit OF the resolve, we asked d
the one who suggested it.:
"What made you 50 late at breakfast this
morning2"
''she hesltated, began with, '.Bccause I
couldn't" and then, true to her compact
said: ''Fhe truth Is, was lazy and didn't
hurry, or might have been down long
ago."
Presently one of them remarked that she
had been very cold, adding: 'Incver was
80 cold III my life."
An inquiring look caused the last speak,
er to modify this statement Instantly with ::
"Oh, I don't think il was 80 cold after
ALL"
A third remark to the effect that "Miss
So-and-So was the hoIneliest girl in tho
city, was recalled as soon as made, the
speaker being co,npelled'to to own that Miss
30. .and-So was only rather plain, instead of
being excessively homely.
SO 1t went on throughout the day, eau
sing much merrlment, which was good. ma :
turedly accepted by the subjects, and Civ
ing rise to constant corrections in tho in
terest OF truth.
One thing became more and more sur.
prising, however, to each ono of us, and
that was the amount Of cutting down which
our most careless statements demanded
under this new law,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
Mott SllOtt.

A duel was lately fought In Texas by
Alexander Shott and John s. Mott. Mott
was shot, and Shot was not. In this case
1t Is better to be Shot than Mott. There
was ramor that Mott was not shot, and
Shot avows that he shot Mott, which
proves either that the shot Shot shot at
Mott was not shot, or that Mott was shot
Notwithstanding. Circumstantial evidence
Is not always good. 1t may be made to
appear on trial that the shot Shot shot
shot Mott, or, as accidents with firearms
are frequent, 1t may be possible that the
shot Shot shot shot Shot himself, when
the whole affair would resolve itself into
Its original clements, and Shott would be
shot, and Mott would be not. Wo think,
however, that the shot Shot shot shot not
Shot, but Mott; anyway, It ls hard to tell
who was shot.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
Ancient Tomibs In Switzerland.

An interesting find Of ancient tombs
supposed 10 have formed part OF Burgun-
dian burying ground, was made q short
time ago at Assens, village of the canton
OF Vaud. These tombs, which follow each
other in regular order, arc followed out Of
the rock on hill at the entrance of the
village, about three feet below the soil.
They are each two metres long and eighty
cen imetres wide. At tho head Of each
grave Is flat stone, dressed, but bearing
no inscription. The bones arc disposed In
the ordinary way. as II the bodies to which
they belonged had been laid down in q
horizontal position, and not vertically, as
in some tombs lately opened at Chamblan-
dos, Ill the same canton. Fragments of
tibi@, fcmurs, and the clavicles were found,
but no skulls. One of the tombs contained
the bones Of an adult and an infant, pre-
sumably Of mother and her child. Among
the objects found arc pieces of curlously
wrought and chased metal and silver rivets,
tho remains probably OF q warriors glaive
and sword-belt. In another Of the tombs
was bellmouthcd vase of tho capacity OF
half a litre black as to It's exterior, but in
substance yellow. Whether the material,
Of which 1t is composed be stone or burnt
earth has not yet been determined. Inside
as well as outside there are traces of
lozenge- shaped figures executed apparently
with some craving tool. The chief inter.
eat of these tombs consists in the fact that
they are almost certainly coevai with the
arrival of tho Burgunaians In the JurA
country In the fifth century whittier they
were called by the aboriginal inhabitants
to repcople the land, almost depopulated
by an invasion OF the Allemain. Being
for the moat part shepherds and hunters,
they dwelt chiefly on tho mountain slopes
and In elevated valleys. The plateau of
Mouut Jorat appears to have been one of
their most important settlements, and there
can be little doubt that the origen Of Assens,
as well as Of Cheseaux, where also Bur-
gundian tombs have been found, dates back
some 1,400 years.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
'IRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
AN INDEPENDENT FARMER.

Let sailors slug the windy deep.
Let soldiers praise their arnoor
But In my heart this toast III keep.
The Independent Farmer.
When fret the rose, in robe Of green.
USfolds Its crimson lining,
And round his homely porch is seen
The hopeysuokle twining.
When banks Of bloom their sweetness yield
HTo bees that gather honey,
he drives the team aoross the field,
Where skies are soft and sunny.
The blsckbrd olucks behind his plouehs.
The quail pipes loud and clearly;
Yon orchard hides behind it boushs
The homo he loves 80 dearly,
The gray old barn. whose doors enfold
His ample store in measure,
More rioh than heaps Of boarded gold,
precious, blessed treasure
But yonder On the porch there ttands
His wife. the lovely oharmer,
The sweetest rose Oh all his lands
The Independent Farmer.
TO him the spring comes dancing day,
To him the summer blushes,
The autumn smiles with mellow ray,
His sleep the winter bushes
He cares not how the world may move,
No DOUBTS or fesrs Mound him
Ho smiles in calm content and lovo
On children gathered round him.
He trusts iii God, and loves his wife,
Nor grief nor Ill may harm her.
He's natures nobleman In life
The Indepon lent Farmer.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
'pon the vcrande humming glad little

upon the vcranda humming q glad little
song.
Thoughts Of pale, earnest face, looking
with its deep, gray eyes out from tangle
OF golden curls, had been haunting him all
through his journey. It had not occurred
te him that the child had grown into wom-
anhood. SO 1t almost startled him from
his self.possession, when, after surprised,
lingering glance into his face, this beauti-
full, stately maiden held out her hand, and
with glad thrill in her musical, young
voice, said:
''This is indeed plcasurel Como In,
MIR. Gerald; mamma will be glad to see
you once more"
He followed the graceful figure like one
In dream, and when q fair, matronly lady
with widows cap resting upon her glossy
hair, came forward to meet him at Ade-
ladies' impulsive-''Oh, mammal 1t is our
friend, Dir. Gerald!"-he seemed still in
wonderland. Could that be the emaciated,
hectic-palnted face he remembered so Wv
idly2
The evening passed on flying wings.
Adelaide said but little. 1t filled her with
strange content to listen to the deep,
musical voice of this friend whose kindness
dated back so far into the past, and yet
almost by hours. Now and then she would
glance up into his handsome face to assure
herself thdt Mr.. Gerald as she still called
him after the old, childish fashion, was u
real person, not dream-myth.
His stay in tho quiet village was pro-
longed much beyond his original intention.
but mentally he was troubled with a
strange unrest. He had grown to love
Adelaide with the whole force of his ardent
nature, and like all noble minded men, he
was free from conceit about his own pow
ers Of pleasing. He hesitated to break the
spell OF silence lest in asking her to become
more than friend he might lose all.
One morning he called to leave book
she had expressed wish to read. He
found her in the garden tying up vine
whose heavy clusters of opening rosebuds
had weighed lit almost too heavily. For a
moment he stood watching her, then che
turned and saw him. The light of sudden
JOY that irradlated her face carried an in
tuition of the truth to his previously
doubling heart, and he said softly, hesi-
tating no longer:
"Has my little friend rose for me2''
With bright face Adelaide plucked one
Of the most creamy, half-opened buds and
held 1t towards him. As he took it, he
said:
81 only want it with its full meaning.
Without that it Is valueless as gift from
you. Do you know why2
One swift, upturned glance into his eager
face, then Adelaide's head dropped low
and the hue of her cheeks grow like the
"red, red rose;" but she did not reclaim
her flower.
He gathered her in his arms.
''Oh, my darling my darlingl" he
whispered passonately, II will try to
prove worthy of such precious giftl"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20
LHplandsrs.

The Laplanders wear on their head
small cap, made with eight seams, covered
with stripes of brown cloth, the cap itself
being CT grayish color. This reaches no
lower than the tips of the ears. Their
outer garment or Jacket, ID open in front
half way down the bosom, below which
part 1t Is fastened with hooks. Tho racket.
when loose, reaches below tho knees; but
as it Is usually tied up with a girdle, it
scarcely reaches 30 far, and Is slopcd OH at
the bottom. The collar Is of four fingers
breadth, thick, and stitched with thread.
They wear no stockings. Their pantaloonss
made OF the coarse and slight woolen cloth
Of the country, called walmal, reach down
to their feet, tapering gradually to tho bot
tom. and arc tied with a bandage over their
half All tho necdlework is per-
formed by the women. They mako their
thread of the shows In the legs of the rein
deer, separating them, while fresh, with
their teeth, into slender strings, which they
twist together. The laplander Is said to
consume ten times more flesh than Swedish
peasant. A family of four persons devour
deer in week; they cat the glutton,
squirrel, bear, martin, beaver, and, In short,
every living creature they catch except
wolves and. foxes. ''Every day." says a
traveller, ~ have seen reindeer flesh cooked
In their huts for the whole family, and
generally OF young fawns, III large iron
kettles. When the flesh was cooked It was
Immediately torn asunder by the master of
the house with his fingers, and divided
among the family; and tho eagerness with
which each person received his allowance,
and the rapidity with which they strove, as
for waper tO tear H. with thefr tno,h and
fingers, arc almost incredible. In tho
meantime, the broth remains IN the kettle.
and Is boiled up with thick reindeer milk,
with rye or oatmeal, and sometimes,
though seldom, with little salt. This
broth Ia then distributed, and devoured
with the same hungry avldily. Tho Sea-
Laplander, on tho other hand, has only fish,
or fish livers with train oil, and never has
either the means or opportunity Of prepar-
ing such costly soups"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-20

Senator Mcdonald Of Indiana, will
soon marry u Washington widow.
There are 668,974 colored Baptlsts
at the South.
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FIX THIS IN YOUR MIND !

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them new lease of life.
SULPHUE BITTERS is not u vile decoei ion Of
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to please the taste. but tre medicine, and the best
known TO mankind toT the Blood, Liver and Kidneys.
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Stop One Moment.
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SULPHUR BiTfERS will cure any blood disease
from common pimples and testers on the face To
worse of Scrofula.
There never has BEEN medicine that builds up
the broken down invalid rs sulphur Biier- can and
does in every case.
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4 Certain Care for Rheumashs"
and Neuralgia.

~LARKE,S Rheumatic Elixir cures the ss,rs wors'
cases Of Neuralgia in from two TO ioma 'anv
Rheunatie Fever in three or iomr aay s.rs had de-
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cine. have been cured by half do1en enctshie DcssI
Ciarke's Rheumatic Elixir Is sold oy s ~ end for
carcuiat !" ''e ''p' l2wly