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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-03-17
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What Live Hath.


Life hath It's barren years,
When blossoms fall nntimely down.
When ripened fruitaye fails to crown
The summer toll, when Natures
frown
Looks only on our tears.
Life hath It's faithless days,
The golden promise OF the morn.
That seemed for light and gladness
born
Meant only noontide wreck and scorn,
Hushed harp instead of praise.
Life hath Its valleys too,
Where we must walk With vain re-
gret,
With mourning clothed, with wild
rain wet,
Toward sunlight hopes that soon
must set,
All quonchsd In plying dew.
Life hath Its harvest moons,
Its tasseled corn and purple weighted
vine
Its gathered sheaves of grain, the
blessed sign
or plenteous ripening, bread and pure
rich wine,
Full hearts for harvest tunes
Life hath Its hopes fulfilled
Its glad fruitious, its blast answered
prayer,
Sweeter for waiting long, whose holy
air,
Indrawn to silent souls, breathes forth
its rare
Grand speech by Joy distilled.
Life hath its Tabor heights
Its lofty mounts OF heavenly recogni-
tion
Whose unveiled glorles fash to earth
Inuuition
or love and truth and clear intuition,
Hail mount OF all delights.
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PM PILES.

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Errors of Youth.

n GENILEMtN who suffered for wear. from
"A Nervous DEBILITY. PREM NE
CAY and .ll the effects of Youthful indiscre-
tion. VIII for the sake Of suffering humanity
send fres TO all who need " the recire and al
rection Tor mnkinv the simple remedy ny which
he was cured, Sufferers ~ishing o. pront by
the advertisers experiences can do 80 W al.
d'essing In per'ect confidence JOHN B. o.
DEN. ~ Cedar ST., New York.
Jan ~, sieu.
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a GENTS wANTED.-pig Pay. Light
~ Work. stendy Employment. Samniss
tree, Address, 81. l.. BYRN, ~ Nassau Street,
New York,
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AGENTS WANTED FOR
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COMING WORLD f!

IL IL en- exhaustless mine Of fchristiAn Trnths
an nrmory OF the weapons Jf tho Almighty Tor
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muni'y are enthutcd 1T iis startling srru.
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WnUiuu William FLINT PkiisdsipAia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04

The prison inspectors at their last meet
ing decided that the prisoners who are held
in Bummers' Hall, which is ''Cel 81, " shall
be fed upon bread and water, with soup
twice week. The INTELL1GENCER con-
tanned a true account of the sufferings of
these men some time ago when this same
RULE was in force. Shortly after that
the men were f,d upon the
samo food as that given to the
other prisoners. This it appears became
too expensive, as the inspectors claim,
and they resolved to put the men who are
in Jail for nothing more than being drunk,
back to their old food. The cell contains
about forty prisoners, many of whom are
really desperate men, while some are in
offensive people who have been born and
raised in this city, but haze been unfortu
nato enough to get drunk.
The noise made by the prisoners is very
great and the keepers are afraid that be-
fore long they will make bold attempt to
escape. IL would not be much wonder if
they did for it is certainly enough punish
ment for drunkenness, to keep the prisoners
locked up without Attempting to starve
them. The prisOn-keepers are down on
the bread and water system, and they
claim that of the "bums were better fed
there would be little to fear from them,
and the county would not be put to a
much greater expense.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
Finding HIS speech Where He Lost II.

Finding His speech Where He Lost II.
Biddeford Times,
About six years ago Mr.. Libby, of Bux-
ton, went down to the Pool and went out
fishing with a party. Soon after they
started he began to grow hoarse and to be
slightly pressed for breath, but he thought
it was caused by dampness and fog that
was rising from the water. He steadily
grew worse until he could hardly whisper.
About noon the party landed on one of
the islands to cook their fish and eat their
dinner, and Mr.. Libby who was standing
beside the fire, found himself unable to
articulate q word. The party went
home the next day, deeply deploring
the condition of their friend, who
showed no signs of Improvement. For
three years Mr.. Libby remained in mute
state, communicating to his friends by the
use Of slate. Mr.. Libby was pre- va lied
upon to 60 down to the Pool again to 20 fish
ing, and the party with him landed on the
island where three years before he had lost
his speech. They built a fire and proceed
ed to dinner, and as Mr.. Libby was walk.
ing around after dinner he slipped on a
small stone and fell on his side. When he
arose he found himself able to speak as
well as ever ho could, and he continued to
speak and have full power of speech until
his death, which occurred about two years
after his recovery of speech.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04

No result was at all probable out Of
the canvass within the Democratic
party for city officers that would have
been discreditahle to the party Or preju-
dicial to the best interests OF tho city.
The canvass for all the offices was con-
fined to gentlemen ft to fill them, and it
was conducted, so far as we have any
knowledge OF its methods, from the be-
ginning to the end in an upright and
honorable manner, without intrigue,
combination or reproach. The incum-
bents who were reelected were thus
honored doubtless because Of an appra-
citation that they had faithfully dis
charged their duties in the past. The
gentlemen who were candidates for the
Offices which for the first time in many
years the Democracy have been able to
fill, were all recognized as well qualified,
as loyal and deserving members of the
party and ashonest men from the election
of no one of whom would the party suffer
in public estimation. Under such cir
cunstances it was quite natural that the
canvass should he close and considera-
tions of personal popularity possibly tip
the evenly balanced scale. While success
full ones have a right to congratulate
themselves, the defeated have no cause
to be ashamed. Those who lost the Offices
at least lost nothing else.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
A Noble Rcd Man.
Smith Eav, C~o


John Chupco chief of the Semino!es,
one of the five civilized tribes of the Indian
territory, died on the 18th of February at
Wewoka, the capital of tho Seminoles, of
pneumonia, in his sixtieth year. John
Chupco, or Long John, as his fellow SOL
diers in the Union army used to call him,
was born in Florida and came West after
the surrender of the Seminoles under
Billy Bowlegs, John Jumper and other
noted chiefs in the carly part Of 1850. He
was principal chief of the Seminole nation
continually during the last fifteen years.
and a protesting Christian. He was like a
father to his people, wise in the council.
the friend of the widow and the fatherless.
and earnest in the worship of God. When
the rebellion broke out he wisely and "a.
triotically joined the Union forces and
served..all during the war amid great suf-
fering to his people, who were driven from
their country by the confederate forces.
he was one of the finest speci.
mems of his race, six feet, seven inches
tall. straight as an arrow, and of dignified
and courteous bearing. In him the people
have lost one of their best friends, a wise
and most prominent man.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04

THE New York world 3 fair has very
serious time getting fairly on its feet and
it can hardly he expected that the peo-
pie of Philadelphia will warm up to any
enthusiastic interest in its success. For
the New Workers gave the centennial a
very cold shoulder in its inception and
scant recognition even after the
greatness of that century exhibit
was an established fact. The sen
timent of the country was with
the celebration of the hundredth ami
versary of the Declaration. The recol-
lection OF that event, beyond all other of
our historical "reminiscences, warns the
national heart and there was local fit
ness about the place of its celebration,
besides the superior advantages of Phila-
delphia's princely park, which made the,
Centennial celebration a greater success
than any event of that kind can hope to
be until at least after another half GEN.
tury of material progress. New York may
get up worlds fair, bazaar Of trade,
but no such combination of the mate
rial, moral and political development of
the nation as the Centennial will he wit
messed in this century.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04

THE Democratic party OF Lancaster
city has advanced to the control of the
city government against the disadvan-
tage of an infamous gerrymander, de.
vised to keep it out, because it has
steadfastly advocated economy, honesty
and proper return for outlays made
and because it has elected and reelected
men to Office pledged to this policy.
Messrs. Trewitz, Kitch and Carpenter
have done their duty and get their reward
in an emphatic reimbursement. Mr.. Stein
metz, the new city solicitor is well-known.
well qualified, a successful and energetic
member of the bar, who will give prompt
attention to the city's business; aud Mr..
McComsey, the city treasurer-elect, is
one of our best known citizens, who has
always discharged positions of public
rust in a manner acceptable to his con-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
Unclaimed Letters.

The following is list of unclaimed let
ters remaining in the postofiice, Monday
April 4, 1881:
Ladies' List.-Miss Ida NJ. Brown, Hat
tie Evans, Miss Barbara Funk, Miss Mag
gle Febrinaer, Miss Libbie NJ. Hall, Miss
Annie Henry, Miss Mamie johnson, Mrs.
Lucy E. Leman, Miss Mollie HOFFMAN,
Miss Jennie ricketts,, Nancy Stamm, Miss
Annie NJ. YOst.
Gents List.-Messrs. F. F. Abel E.
Benz. Bierman, Geo. Beiler, NJ. C. Bartels
(for.) NJ. C. Bronson, A w. Coble, Chas.
Drake, Michael Gnaw, Daniel aallager,
Jacob Hearnaly, c. D. Kidder, James ].
Kelly (3), DR.. L. E. Libhart, J. C. Lynds,
Fred. Lechner. r. NJ. McCallum, Henry
G. Miller, Robt. Micerg, James None,
Joseph NJ. Orr, Henri Rhodi (for), Riley
Shepler. Samuel Shank, N. T. Scott, Jac.
Sweigart.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
Fresh Water Spring in the Atlantic.
vio, EA~s

One of the most remarkable displays Of
nature may be seen on the Atlantic coast,
eighteen miles south of St. Augustine. Off
Matanzas Inlet, and three miles from shore
q mammoth fresh water spring gurglcs up
from the depth of the ocean with such
force and volume as to attract the atten-
tion of all who come in its immediate vi
cinity. This fountain is large, bold, and
turbulent. 1t is noticeable to fishermen
and others passing in small boats along
noar the shore. For many years this
wonderful and mysterious freak OF nature
has been known to the people Of St. Angus
tine and those living along the shore, and
some of the superstitiOus ones have
been taught to regard it with
a kind of rcverential awe, or
holy horror, as the abode of supernatural
influences. When the waters of tho
ocean in its vicinity are otherwise calm
and tranquil, the upheaving and troubled
appearance of the water shows unmistak-
able evidences Of internal connections. An
area of about half an acre shows this
troubled appearance-something similar
to the boiling of washerwOman' kettle.
Six or eight years ago Commodore Hitch
cock of tho United States coast survey was
passing this place, and his attention WAS
directed to the spring by the upheavings
of the water, which threw his ship from
her course as she entered the spring. His
curiosity becoming excited by this circum-
stance, he set to work to examine it's sur
roundings, and found six fathoms Of
water everywhere III the vicinity, while
the spring itself was almost fathOmless.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
Confirmation by Bishop Howe.

Rt. Rev. NJ. A. DeWolf Howe made his
annual episcopal visitation to the Epis-
copal churches of this city yesterday,
preaching at St. James, the older parish,
in the morning and in St. Johns Free
church in the evening, and confirming the
candidates for membership in each, respec-
lively.
In St. James the bishop preached to q
large congregation taking his text from the
gospel of the day. He administered the
rite of confirmation to eighteen persons
males and 10 females.
In St. Johns in the evening a very large
congregation assembled. The bishop
preached an able sermon, and after con-
tirming sixteen candidates delivered an
appropriate address to them.
During his stay in Lancaster Bishop
Howe was the guest of Mr.. Isaac Diller.
He left town this morning.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Joe Roderick, who left Rangely, Me-,
camp to hunt deer, was found dead few
days ago, one snow shoe was missing and
with the gun was found near by. He had
broken his leg and perished in the snow.
Elizabeth Smith, who lived at Union
Hill n. j., and owned a number of cows,
went to the brewery with a wheelbarrow
to get some grain for her cows. On her
way home she fell over the wheelbarrow
and broke her neck.
In addition to the entries already made
in the stallion race for purse of $1O, 900
offered by w. P. Balch, the stallion Mon
roe Chief, of Chicago, and the stallion
Benesettsr have been entered. The lat
ter, which has record of 2.19, is entered
by II. V. Bemis, of Chicago.
Around Selbyville, DEL. the smallpox
scare is subsidIng and the disease has
been got under such control that no fears
of its further spread are entertained.
There are about twenty cases scattered
over district of five miles square, but the
new cases are light and the old ones gen.
orally convalescing.
Near San Dieguito, CAL, while two
mares were staked out by the stage road
with their colts, a panther sprang upon
Cuc ldCIcT, kIllIuS Ou0. 1uC p1nCnec 01O
carried off one colt in addition to the one
he killed and his trail was followed easily,
as blood spots were scattered along the
track. The colt was covered with brush.
The boys set strychnine and Mr.. Panther
was found dead next day near tho colt.
Conrad thinner, shoemaker, living at
Union Hill, being infatuated with a young
German girl of JerseyiCity, who refused
his attentions, went one day to her house
and began throwing stones into the win
dow. For this offence he was arrested and
committed for sixty days to the county
Jail. The keeper of the Jail making his |
rounds on Saturday morning found Zim-
mer's body hanging to the cell door where
he had evidently been some time suspend
ed. as tho body was cold
While niue workmen were assembled in
tho furnace room of Booth, Carman &
Co.'S steam saw mill, at Berkley, a su-
burb of Norfolk, Va, an explosion occur |
red. with tho following terrible result ::
Andrew Brown (white) and Thos. Greek,
Moses Conway and Luke Whitchurst (col- |
Dred) were scalded to death instantly Il
Robert James and Robert Brown (colored) |
we're so badly scalded that they cannot re |
cover. and Lee Mingo, Lorenzo Backus
md Edward Morton (colored) were seri.
,usly, but not necessarily fatally scalded.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
An Unlucky Jump.

On Saturday, tramp giving his name
as John Williams, aged about "a years,
appeared at the poorhouse and asked for
lodging, with which he was accommo-
dated. Under the rules tramps are not
discharged on Sunday, and as Williams
wanted to get of, he broke out of the
work house and scaled the wall. Suppos-
ing the wall to be no higher on the outside
than it is on the inside he let himself drop,
and landed upon the rocks in the quarry
35 or 40 feet below, breaking one of his
legs and his collar bone. After living in
the quarry for some time he was discover.
ed by some boys, who notified the poor
house authorities and tho unfortunate
tramp was removed to the hospital, where
his broken bones were set by DR.. Bolenius.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
Pretty Easter Eggs.

Abe Miller has shown US several hand
somely scratched Easter eggs which
he has Ornamented and intends sending to
Philadelphia. One of them contains the
coat Of arms of the state of Pennsyl-
vania one one side and the Lancas-
ter court house on the other.
Another contains good picture of the
Pennsylvania railroad depot in this city on
one side and Modoc engine on the other.
A third contains three groups of figures
a boy on hobby horse, a girl playing
with dog, and boy with wheelbar-
row. All of them contain besides the year
1851" and are ornamented with scrolls
and vines.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
POE'S DEFENSE OF HIMSELF.
A Letter, Jast Como to Light, In Which the
Poet Donies Drin King.


In the Baltimore American appears a
letter written by Egdar Allen Poe to DR..
J. E. Snodgrass, formerly editor OF the
Baltimore Saturday Tisitor, in which Poe
defends himself from the charge of intem-
perance which has so long prevailed
against him. The letter was found
by the widow Of DR.. Snodgrass
a few days ago and was written
while Poe was on the staff of Graham's
Mdgazine, in Philadelphia. The Mr.. Bur-
ton referred to in the letter was the editor
of the Gentleman's Magazine. The letter
is dated Philadelphia, April 1, 1S41, and
and is in reference to charges of intemper-
made against Poe by Burton. Poe writes
to DR.. Snodgrass
II have to thank you for your defense
Of myself. You are a physician, and 1
presume no physician can have difficulty
in detecting drunkard at glance. You
are, moreover literary man, we'll read in
morals. You will never be brought to be
lieve that I could write what daily write,
as write it, were I as this william would
induce those who know me not to believe.
In fine, I pledge you before God the
solemn word of gentleman that
I am temperate even to rigor. From
tu0 uUuT WulCA III ~ obW OniS OboCoU "a
calumniators to the hour in which l re-
tired from his Office in uncomfortable dis.
gust at his chicanery, arrogance, ignor
ance and brutality, nothing stronger than
water ever passed my lips. 1t is, however,
due to candor that Inform you upon what
foundation he has erected his ISLANDERS. At
no period of my life was ever what men
call Incorporate. never was in the habit
1c
etc. But. for a brief period, while re
ger, I certainly did give way, at long
all sides by the spirit Of Southern
convivaliality. My sensitive temperament
could not stand any excitement which was
an every day matter to my companions
In short, it sometimes happened that 1
was completely intoxicated. For some
days after each excess I was invariably
confined to bed. But it is now quite four
years since have abandoned every kind
of alcoholic drink-four years, with the
exception of a single deviation, which oc-
cured shortly after my leaving Burton,
and when l was induced to resort
to the occasional use of cider.
with the hope of relieving nervous
attack. You will thus see, frankly stated,
the whole amount Of my sin. You will
also see the blackness of that heart which
could revive slander Of this nature.
Neither can you fail to preserve how des-
perate the malignisy Of the slander,r must
5e--how resolute he must he to SANDER and
how slight the ground upon which he
would build up defamation-sinceh he can
find nothing better with which to charge
me than an accusation which can be dis
proved by each and every man with whom
am in habit of daily intercourse. Ihave
now only to repeat to you, in general, my
solemn assurance that my habits are as far
removed from intemperance rs the day
from the night. My sole drink is water. :"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04
Poultry Association.

The Poultry association was TO have met
this morning at 1890 in the room Of the
Agricultural association in city hall, but
there was no quorum present, the follow
ing members only being present:
Messrs. ]. B. Lichty, secretary, city !;
VIM. Schoenberger, city ]. NJ. Johnston,
city: J. B. Garman, Leacock Frank
Griest, city /; J. w. Bruckhurt, Salunga.
After waiting until HIS those present
adjodrned without transacting any busi-
ness,
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A Golden Wedding Of old Lancaster COun-
Harrisburg Patriot.

Harrisburg Patriot.
At Littlestown, Adams county, this
state, the fiftieth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. Christian Rahter and Charlotte
Wehmeier, is to-day duly celebrated. The
parties named were married in Minden,
Westphalia, Germany, on the 4th of April,
1881. They came to America in 1852, 10
eating at Conestoga Centre, Lancaster
county, and five years later in Adams
county. What is remarkable is that their
family of eight children, six boys and two
girls arc all living and in excellent health.
as may be said of the parents. Five OF
their children were born in Germany, the
remaining ones in Pennsylvania. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rahter have reached ripe old age,
and have the great pleasure and satisfac-
ton of having with them to day all their
children. The occasion is one Of joyful
and this golden anniver-
sary is an event long to be remembered by
the many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Rahter.
In the twilight of their long and virtuous
lives they have the good wishes of all who
know them. DR.. Charles A. Rahter of
his city is one of their children.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-04-04

had held the town in terror for several
years, and the citizens were resolved to
clean them out. Mcdonald was discov-
cred assigning plans for breaking Jail, and
hence the lynching. Ex-Deputy Sheriff
Ryan, who stabbed Attorney Michael. has
not yet been captured. He will be lynched
when caught. It is hinted that two more
prisoners who have committed foul mur-
ders and escaped punishment will be taken
out and lynched.