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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07
A Terrible Fate.

The body of a handsome young girl has
been found on the railroad track near the
city of Taganrog, in the department of
Jekaterinoslaw, in southern Russia. Be-
side the body lay paper on which was
written that the girl had been member
of the revolutionary party and had turned
traitor. For this she had been condenl-
ned to death by the revolutionary com
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07

WE congratulate the people that
enough Representatives were found with
the courage to kill the Smull's hand
book job. 1t was without any other JUS
tifcation than that the members wanted
the books to tickle their constituents
with the free distribution of them, fol
which there was no better reason than
for a free distribution at the states ex
pense of hams and coal among those
who "want them"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07

THE question Of tho. propristy of Kissing
on the part Of an audience, to express its
condemnation of bad acting and worse
plays, has never been more than casually
discussed in this country, and possibly to
this fact is attributable the seeming dis
favor in which the indulgence of the ac-
ton is held. However, there is scarcely
justification for its suppression at times.
There are every season plays presented
upon the stage SO egregiously fimsy in
construction and barren in sentiment, but
heralded in advance by gorgeousiy-worded
assurances of their worth, that it would
seem most rational in the public, who have
been gulled into attendance, to demon.
strate in an emphatic and obvious manner
their contempt for these abortive efforts
of unqualified aspirants for dramatic re-
nown. Theatrical managers bow for ap-
probation to the public, and critics listen
complacently to the uproar of a delighted
audience before legitimate play, but a
suffering assemblage, disguised with the
windy rant of one tearing a passion to
tatters, has NO remedy but to sit and
silently bear it all, or 60 out. 1t is par
tiality altogether in favor Of the actor and
author, but the public are responsible fol
it. A ccmmendable degree of just dis
crimination is not lacking in the average
American audience, and it needs only an
infrequent displacement of their good
natured leniency by sharp and apparent
criticism in hisses TO inaugurate delight
full era of truer actors and better plays.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07

THE general appropriation bill intro
duced at Harrisburg provides for legis
lative session of one hundred days, and
il the important business now in various
stages of dispatch in both Houses can be
finished up by the 10Th of April it will be
q consummation most devOutiy to be
wished, but it is very doubtful whether
this can be accomplished. The people
are indispbsed to long sessions Of tie
Legislature the last Assembly Outliyed
its usefulness and incurred odium by
staying at Harrisburg too long. To)
enough but there are number of good
measures now on a fair way to enact
ment at Harrisburg, and if they are not
. obstructed with matters of less import
ance or smothered with vociferous de-
bate they can be disposed in the next
month. 1t will be even better TO prolong
the session than to leave them on the
verge of enactment as a heritage to a
subsequent Legislature or to compel an
extra session.
There are number or features or The
general appropriation bill which merit
commentator: and its tendency is to
economy in expenditures. There is. a
general pairing down of contingent
funds and salaries of legislative officials
a1d employees, and if the Delaney in
vestigating committee will compare the
amount of the fund with which the
House has assurance Chief Clerk Meek
can keep things moving and keep them
clean, with the amounts for supplies and
contiugents required When Delaney,
Huhn aud Cochran had full swing, it
may strike q trail which will lead to
something fresher than it is eliciting
from the newspaper know nothings
whom it has been examining.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07

THE Democratic majority of the House
is clearing the way for the passage of
the apportionment bills. No more impera-
tive duty devolves upon the Legislature.
It is enjoined by the constitution and all
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07
lmperfecs,y Directed.

There is letter in the postoffice ad-
dressed to Mr.. VIM. Litch, Awhile P.
O., Lancaster, Pa" There is no such
postofice as Awhile. =
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07

SECRETARY FoLGER yesterday ordered
that the word scents" be added to the
new five cent piece, to meet the require
ments of the law.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07

VERMONT has amended her constitution
so as to provide for the election by the
people instead of by the Legislature of
state auditor and state treasurer. Power
once assumed thus by the people is seldom
surrendered.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-07

In the next Urited States House OF
Representatives there will be 1872 Demo
Gratis, 1877 Republicans Counting the six
Virginia Readjusters as Republicans,
four Independents and two Greenbackers
The new House will have 365 members,
making 1853 quorum for business.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07

for who could help it in the midst Of
such a scene.
The pale moon rose high in the heav-
ems, making the grand old Hudson look
more majestical than ever.
Full in the midst of their loving talk
there came sound almost like thunder.
'Oh, what was that, Jacks
81 don't know, my Alice darling, /
will see."
"Now, Mr.. Jack Williams, won't
stand knocking here any longer. You
owe me two weeks rent for your attic
room, and out you go to-day unless you
pay me-"
And when Jack lifted up his head, the
beautiful palace, his lovely Alice, the
moonlight scene on the Hudson had
vanished, and his gaze rested on the
garments he had been mending, the little
table on which his head had been rest
ing, and the old chair on which he had
gone to sleep.
"Alice, my love-" he murmured, ''my
love, my darlingp and then he laid his
head on the rickety table and burst into
tears.
What else could the poor young fellow
do under the painful circumstances?-
House and Home.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07
The Coming Of the Mehdy.

An element enters Just now into the
question of the Caliphate, of which 80
much has been written of late that il is
only necessary to mention it here. The
Mohammedan world Is looking for the
coming of the Mehdy. The time ap-
pointed by many traditions for hh ap-
pearance mas already come, the year of
the Hedjira 1900. Other traditions
however, fix no definite time-they only
say Coward the end of the world" and
many impostors have already appeared
at. different times and places claiming to
be the Mehdy. According to Shiite ira
dition it is the twelfth Imam of the race
of Ali who is to appear. At the age of
twelve he was lost in a cave, where he
still lives, awaiting his time. According
to the Sunnis the Mehdy is to come from
heaven with $50 celestial spirits to purify
Islam and convert the world. He will
be a perfect Caliph, and will rule over all
nations. 1t is impossible for any Chris
tian to speak with absolute certainty of
the real feeling of Mohammedans; but it
is evident that this expected Mehdy is
talked Of by Mohammedans everywhere,
and that there is more or less faith in his
speedy appearance. No one who antici-
pates his coming can have any interest in
the claims of the Sultan to be the Ca
liph. Should any one appear to fulfil
the demands of the tradition, and meet
with success in rousing any part of the
Mohammedsn world, the excitement
would become intense, especially in At
rica and Arabia. The claims of the Sui
tan would be repudiated at once. Still,
1 think il probable that too much has
been made Of this Mehdy in Europe. /
do not think that the Pashas of Con-
stantinople have any faith in his coming.
They only fear that some impostor may
take advantage of the tradition to create
division in the empire. This is the real
Contemporary Rerie'c. o
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07
A Horrible Torture.

A story that has Just reached thiscoun-
try from the Niger illustrates the cruelty
and lawlessness which prevails in that re-
gion, and we fear also in other west
African rivers not under the Government
of any civilized State. 1t appears that
Mr.. q. III. Bennett, who is described as
an intelligent and educated native of
Sierra Leone, acted as the representative
of French house at place called Loko,
where he had purchased large quantities
of ivory from the natives, and carried on
other profitable business.
The General agent for the French firm
inthe Niger, M. Mattel, is also the French
Consui in that river. 1t is said that he
entertained some suspicion as to the exist
ence of irregularities in Mr.. Benefits
mode of conducting business. He was,
of course, perfectly entitled to inquire
into the proceedings of the sub-agent, and,
if he thought fit TO prosecute him in the
Consular Courts.
But, according to The Lagos Times,
Bennett was arrested by a party of
Frenchmen armed with reyolvers, and in
state of semi-nudity beaten and carried
on board a French ship, where he was
handcuffed and made fast TO one of the
masts. On the arrival Of the unfortunate
man ut the town of Lokoja he was lashed
to flagstaff. His handouts were not re-
moved, and his sufferings under the fierce
heat of tropical sun were 50 great that,
in the language af an eyewitness, "all
who saw him pitied him, and not a few
of the natives wept"
The Mohammedan Governor of the
town was so moved by indignation that
he compelled the Frenchmen to remove
their prisoner to shed where, however,
he was denied the protection of Inosqui-
TO net which friendly native desired to
place at his disposal Itfurther appears
that, although these events occurred du-
ring the first days of October, six weeks
later he still remained q prisoner, without
having undergone either examination or
trial. For years past there have been
many complaints Of lawlessness on the
part of Europeans trading in the Niger,
and of disposition to punish prisoners
| first and try them afterward.
1t is, however, unfortunately, very sell
dom that the public receives 30 clear and
connected q statement of the facts as is
Forthcoming in the present instance
London Daily Nescs.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07

that the house was built over road
leading from the village TO the stream, to
the great Inconvenience Of the villagers
The Consul had at length to interfere;
the Government engineer was sent to in
vestigate the matter and report upon II,
which was TO the effect that there was no
vestige of road or footpath in the vicinity
of the house. After this i was left In
peaceful possession 30 far that no one
could turn me ought of the house, but,
not having the title-deeds, could scarce
ly expect to find 9 purchaser in case /
wished to sell it Ny next effort was to
secure the necessary papers Month after
month applied in vain for them. The
Governor pretended to be shocked to hear
that his orders had not been carried out,
he sent for the scribe and threatened him
with his fercest displeasure- if such an
act of negligence should ever again be
reported against him. The scribe pleaded
a sprained wrist al an excuse for the de-
lay, but by the life of the Prophet he
would write the document at once. /
took hasty leave of the Vail and rushed
off after the scribe, determined not to
lose night of him again; he had, however,
disappeared, as If the earth had swallowed
him up. These scenes were repeated over
and over again, till at the end OF twelve
months, having to leave Damascus, had
to sell the house at q great loss, not hav-
ing the title-deeds. The purchaser, the
American Vice-Consul, trusting to his
official position, hoped to be able to sue
ceed where 1 had failed. / have no
doubt but that by following the usual
Oriental custom of backsheesh, and di-
viding f10 or EGO among the officials,
every obstacle would have been removed
TO my obtaining the title deeds of a prop
erty for which 1 paid thu sum of los. Sd
ReU. w. Wright, in Contemporary ReUielo.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07
Tenure Of Land In Syria.

During my residence in Damascus /
tried one or two villages in the neighbor-
hood as q summer retreat, and at length
fixed upon village called Maraba, as
being alta convenient distance from the
city to ride there in the morning and re-
turn at night Finding, however, that
the native houses were scarcely habitable
determined to have q small house built
close to, yet not overlooking, the village.
To carry out my plan had first of all TO
apply 10 the Vail for permission to do 50.
His Highness, with an outburst of ORR
entail fberality, declared his readiness
to give me not only q piece Of ground
but q garden as well. This declined
with thanks, knowing the value of such
an offer, but showed him on paper the
spot / had chosen, consisting of barren
rock, and asked him to send competent
person TO the place to examine the site
and value il, and at the same time see
from the plan that none of my windows
would overlook my neighbors. In the
course of few days / received . notice
that a commission of six officials would
meet me on the spot and settle the mat
ter at once. i provided q lunceon al
fresco, to which the Sheikh of the village
was invited to negotiate on the part of
the villagers. After long preamble,
setting forth the value of land in general
and of this spot in particular, he offered
at length to sell the site for 5000 piastres
Ia piastre is equal to 2d). FIFTY pias-
tres" wrote down the scribe. "By the
life of your father it is too ittle-say
5000" Seventy-fve," said the scribe.
"Say 1,000-by Allah it is worth 5000;
but Allah is great" One hundred pias-
tres was the sum agreed to at last, and !
had the permission to begin building at
once. When the house was half finished
an order came to stop, on the ground
that il was built over the tomb of .
Moslem saint, and that the departed
spirit might not relish the vicinity Of
Christians and avenge himself by doing
US some bodily harm for which the Vail
would be responsible. After a great
deal of trouble and investigation his
Highness was convinced that the ex-
istence of such a tomb was q myth. The
next charge brought against me was that
while pretended to build house was
in reality building convent in the midst
of Mohsmmedan population. had q
hard struggle to convince him that
Protestants had no such institutions.
Now all these charges had been trumped
up by the officials in the hope of receiv-
ing the usual bribe, which / was deter
mined not to give-having made up my
mind to carry the business through hon
estIy and legally. One more effort was
made TO annoy me, or rather TO force me
to give the customary "baeksheesh, viz.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07
The Doctors Last Happy Resort.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. il, 1882.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. il, 1882.
I recently had a very difficult case
of Consumption. l treated il in the
most scientific manner possible, but to
no effect; patient grew worse. Rather
than give up, and as a last resort, 1 de-
cided, much against my wish, to use a
remedy that cnred one of my former
patients. Greatly to my surprise, the
patient began to gain, and i'm a much
shorter time than / dared ever expect
she was completely cured The name
of this remarkable remedy is DR.. King g
New Discovery for Consumption. l
now use it altogether in my practice
Leading NJ. D. Evansville. Trial bot
ties free at Houghton's Drug Store.
Large size $1.OO. lily
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07
ALMOST AS BADs
What the Perplexed Physicians do In
Cases of Emergency.

"I'Il tell yon the honest TRUTH" answered
the doctor. "Brights Disease bothers the
medical men almost as badly as cancer does.
Having passed certain stage, both point
straight to eternity. Itmay be unprofession
al to let out the secret, but whenever pa
tient comes TO me with Bright's Disease, or
any kidney trouble acting like 1t, tell him
to put on BENSON'S CAPCINE POROUS
PLASTER without delay"
The doctor spoke by the card. The Cap
cine goes right to the spot. II you can be
helped, the Capcine will do IL. Look out for
frauds Is the word CAPCINE cut in the
middle of the plasteri II so, you are all right.
Price 25 cents. Seabury s. Johnson, Chem
lists, New York. Highest awards. 22.4
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THE RoBBER

Ny lie had been broken and entered and theft
Committed 'gainst me;
clew left
Was memory. 80.
That life was 30 bare; rest gone: nousht but
BY the hearth,
That took the sweet memory and searched
for the thief
Through the earth
knew her again hy the peace and the rest -
That returned unto me;
But when the lost gems were restored to my
breast
She did not 20 free;
For, BY strongest Of fetters, the thief have
bound
And imprisoned for life;
Iguard IN my heart with the treasures found
The robber, my wife.
n. K Spoford, On Our Continent.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07

e If you have a Cold or Cough of any
kind, buy a bottle of Hill's Peerless
Cough Syrup, use it all, If not satisfied
return the empty bottle and we will re-
find your money. We also sell the
Peerless Worm Specific on the same
rerms-no cure no pay. CObb's Little
Podophyllin Pills will cure headache.
billiousness, constipation, etc. ,sor no
pay. One pill u dose.
43-ly III. G. STARR & Co.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07

Use Wilson's Mock;ng-Bird Food,
Use Wilson's Canary-Bird Seed. Use
Wilson's Insect Powder. Use Wilson'S
new book on birds, chickens. dogs. rab-
bits, squirrels, parrots pigeons, gold
fish &c. For sale by j. w. Houghton
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07
For tunes for Farmers and Me-
chanlcS.

Thousands of dollars can be saved by
using proper judgment in taking care
of the health of yourself and family. If
you are Bilious, have sallow eornplex-
ion, poor appetite, low spirits, and gen.
orally debilitated do not delay. mo-
ment, but go at once and procure bot
Il of those wonderful Electric Bi'ters,
which never fail to cure, and that for
the trifiin sum of fifty eents.-Tribune.
Sold by J. W. Houghton. IDLY.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07
Fruit and Ornamental Trees.

would respectfully announce to my
old patrons and friends that I am per-
manently located in Wellington, and am
prepared tn furnish all kinds of fruit,
shade and ornamental trees and shrub
berry TO order. / shall canvass my old
territory this winter and hope those de-
string anything in my line will hold
their orders till l have an opportunity
to call upon them. Orders for orna-
mental trees and shrubbery will receive
especial attention. IL &. w. BAKER.
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4Bucklen's Arnica saIve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhnem,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
tions, aud positively cures Piles. It is
guaranteed to give satisfaction or mon
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by j. w. Houghton. ely
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07
Tad Lincoln,s Fast. Dar Picnic.

If there was ever a boy in danger Of
being spoiled it was the youngest son
of President Lincoln. Much of the time
it was impossible that he should not be
left to run at large. He was foolishly
caressed and petted by people who
wanted favors of his father, and who
took this way of making friend in the
family. as they thought; and he was liv-
ing in the midst of most exciting epoch
| in the country's history when boy in
the White House was in strange and
somewhat unnatural atmosphere. But
am bound to say that Tad. although he
doubtless had his wits sharpened by
being in such strange surroundings, was
never anything else, while knew him,
but boisterous, rollicking and abso-
solutely real boy.
Great was Tad curiosity. in 1864, to
know what was meant by the Presidents
proclamation for a day of fasting and
prayer. His inquiries were not salts
factorily answered, but from the servants
he learned. to his great dismay. that
there would be nothing eaten in the
set on Fast Day. The boy, who
was \ blessed, with vigorous APP
petite, took measures to escape
ITOLQ Ifle Vi Tile IL udppcueu
that, Just before Fast Day came, the FAM
lily carriage was brought ont of its house
to be cleaned and put in order. Tad
stood by, with feelings of alarm, while
general overhauling of the vehicle went
on, the coachman busting, rubbing and
pulling things about, quiteeunconscious
of Tad's anxious watch on the proceed
ings. Pretty soon. drawing out a queer
looking bundle, from one of the boxes
under the seat, the man brought to light
q part Of loaf Of bread, some bits of
cold meat, and various other fragments
of food from the larder. Tad, now ready
to burst with anger and disappointment,
cried: 'OI OH give that up, l sayl
That's my Fast Day picnicr' The poor
lad, from dread of going hungry, had
cautiously hidden, from day to day, a
portion of food against the day of fast
ing, and had stood by while his hoard
was in danger, hoping that it might es-
cape the eyes of the servants.
He was consoled by promise from
his mother, to whom he ran with his tale
of woe, that he should not suffer hunger
on Fast Day, even though his father. the
President, had proclaimed a day of fast
ing, humiliation and prayer for all the
people.-Nodh Brooks, in st. Nicholas.
The Macon Telegraph is protesting
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-07

AT the Drury Lane pantomime in
London one of the actors, made up as q
poodle dog, runs entirely around on the
edge of the dress circle, and the Other
night went to the royal box stood up
begged and had his apaw" shaken by the
Prince and Princess of Wales. This sci
the house wild, far beyond anything that
was either cleverly or powerfully per
formed on the stage. -1-tr 81
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A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions OF youth, nervous weak
| ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c, ]
will send a recipe that will cure you, FREE
| OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis
covered by a missionary in South Americs.
Send self addressed envelope to- the REV.
JOSEPH T. ISMAN, Station ID, New York City.
| 49y1
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Good for Babies.

With a baby at breast nothing is so
Useful for quieting my own and baby IS
nerves az Parker's Ginger Tonic. 1t
prevents bowel complaints, and is bet
ter than any stimulant to give strength
and appetite "A Newark mother.
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DR.. Bigelow's Life Oil i on sale at
Houghton's Drug Store. A pamphlet,
giving brief but clear description OF
the many diseases the Life Oil so ef-
fectually cures goes with every bottle.
J. w. Houghtpn, Sole Agent.
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Wallace NJ. Smith. Creston, o., says
"Brown's Iron Bitters relieved me
when much debilitated and broken
down by overwork."
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The youthful color, beauty and lustre
are gradually restored to gray hair by
Parker's Hair Balsam. y
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3 You never know how much water
an umbrella is capable of containing un-
til you accidentally stand it against the
wall and on the pearl colored carpet that
that cost five dollars per yard.