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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23
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in IN,itahic Nir-iniau', Resentment ot an
Alleged Comparison of the Evangelist.
There is excitement in religious ciulo7 IN
Richmond, Va, over a card attacking Dwight
l.. Moody, the evangelist, published by b, u.
Cove, prominent citizen. Moody had been
invited to come to Richmond on January ith,
10y petitions signed by several hundred citi-
lcus, Cove's card Says that in April l~,H,
language ''vharaCtcrizcd by q narrow, se.-
tiOual, contracted prejudice, not cOuntCWmcCd
in any gentleman Moody, ne saws, iu illus
trating the difference between Christ and
Satan, spoke Of General Lee and Stone
wall Jackson as resembling the latter,
ain their religious characters worse
than the followers of MahOmct. In morality
the life of Nero was white rs the driven
snow compared with theirs their lives and
actions more forcibly represented the charar-
ter Of the King Of Darkness than any names
which my luowlEdge Of the worlds history
enables me to call 10 mind since Judas he
trlvCd the Lord of Glory" Proceeding, Mr..
Moody, Cove SAYS. Robbed heaven ot its
glory and God of His attributes with which
tn adoru his hero, Grant his ideal rcpgc7cu-
tativc Of Christi
Nirginilu with any prctgnsious lu rcsp"cIa-
bility'' is proud To 4" "ciaim common citizen
ship with the immortal Lee and Jack son.
proud that Virginia had such Christian heroes
to offer tn the service of their country. They
were our leaders our representative. We
loved them i'm their lives, and their memory
is dear 10 Us still and will CNur he. We We're
pUrticeps crimipts with them. With them
we suffered and their morality. their patriot
aud Picty are good and exalted enough for
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looking After the School Children.

II i, one OF the evils of our American
educational system TO d6mlnd too much
arom pupils who have scarcely left the
cradle. II Is not an unusual sight to notice
little toddlers in the school room on whose
faces the smile Of Infancy still fingers. A
more fitting place Tor them would seem the
open air, where they might in exercise lay
the foundation of q fine physical constitu-
tion on which a substantial mental super
structure may be afterwards raised. For
these little ones life woald not perhaps be
80 hard, Ii too much We're not expected of
them. But their teachers too often, pre-
aimably from laudable desire, urge them
on in competitive tests 10 take up burdens
Car too heavy for their young shoulders.
There Is an old saw that declares that
f' the more haste, the less speed, and
this wise saying should not BE- forgotten by
those teachers whose enthusiasm often out
runs lheir dicrstion in teaching the young
id AS how 70 shoot. No child should be
sem 10 school uaLll physically able 10 bear
the duties thereof for il Ea well-esiab-
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PERSONAL.

TRANKLiN H. GowEN mover reads sunday
newspapers.
RUsKtN has discovered that Nthcur. the
Goddess OF Wisdom wore bangs
BuIITR is said to have spent S2nnpV IN
politics this wear, aud j, tight for money
GEoEGE w. CNHLu, the Creole story wri.
tCr and reader, saws that he l. making ~aO,tN
year out OF his literary work
MRs. MARY FlrCu FotGEE, aged loo years
and IL months, died at Hudson, y, y, uu
sunday night To the last she retained her
faculties.
MARQUIS DE- LErvlLII., said To hu engaged
to mary Mrs. Frank Leslie, hts commenced
suit against the New York rnrld for libel in
publishing attacks on his title.
MNE SCALCuf, has won her suit nj New
York against tlcury T.. Abbey for Sl,ll of
salary retained because Of her refusal 60 sing
heavy opera after hearty meal
KAISER WuHELN'~ latest speech
from the recent opening OF the Ecl,h-
stag. was printed la especially large
type instead ur being written aS heretofore.
The venerable monarch can no longer read
writing easily without spCutaciCs, and ne
deems them out ut place ON state u,yasiuus.
JAMES b. kNoN, president Judge Of the
eighteenth Judicial district died IN Brook
vile. jefferson county, Monday morning.
lie had been suffering with asthma and
a bronchial affection for several years, with
complication of heart disease. The immediate
cause oil li~ uoolh was lhN pl'~ifh'i'h
] caused by oVCrWOrk.
| GEORGE G.. LAKE, a wealthy New urk
! merchant, died ON SUNDAY. When NuuUg
man, ne made a contract with his employers
/ for four years ut = week. lie was shortly
/ afterwards offered by another ilrm a iutu
/ years engagement at q salary Of 1000 Ga,
! hr~t wear and au increase of ~l,uuD on each q
! the other three wears. lie refused IT, lie wa
| reminded that the original contract was onll
/ q verbal one His answer was that he In,
! not break contract whether 1t WIS verbal 81
] at
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after notice of such Indebtedness has boon
served ON any member, excepting the fun
eral director TO whom such bin or bills are
owing, and The funeral director who may
have been first called upon 20 do the iunoTl
provided satisfactory arrangements have been
made to settle the former indobtodncss). -
When II is considered how easily imposition
may he rracticed in this manner Of debt the
action Of the association seems the only ono
that eau adequately meet the emergency
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

PROM the Current.
-HMerrie Christmas l. there nota some
mistake in tho nomenclature? 1t is kindly
Christmas, perhaps happy Christmas, hut
merry-No, II is time when children, and
erandchildren. and the gyoudfathcrs and
graudmOthcrs meet together; when old
memories are revived, old s-cues recalled, the
hidden household gods brought forth when
hands which have never been claspcd for q
long. long period, lie cnloldCd in each other.
maryelIng how they came TO hC separated.
But ii is uuta merry season II makes man
mediate on how many Christmas days ne
has seen; how nauv more be i, likely 10
sec.
Nonsense, man, look at the children. the
bright-eyCd, rusy-facCd children, like rays ui
Gods blessed sunshine pouring through the
house. Hear them laugh see them loaded
down with toys, the whole world of life be
fore them, no regrets behind every breath
they draw pleasure, every thought
they think a delight. + not this to be merry?
II II hc not, then there j. no meTiment on
earth. How could / he SO rccrcant as to try
and fitch from Christmas it, wovcrhial ad-
ioctive? 1t is, il shall ne, "Ncrry Christmas?''
till the end Of time.
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lshed fact that those children who do not
attend school regularly until pretty well
developed, show an aptitude that soon ena-
bles them to rarS with those of the same
age who have already had q few Years of
school training.
There is another feature Of school life
which may have most important i'm
fluoncc on the future development
OF The country. Far more than good
teachers are needed the best sanitary
arrangements in schools and with the lat
ter is naturally included the best possible
method of lighting the school room. II is
false economy that saves The community
q few paltry dollars at the expense Of the
health of the scholars. If children must
he sent TO school at tender age lei them
be given fair chance.
Observant Americans. whose rcCollec-
tions extend back ovora few score Of years,
express much surprise at the large
number of the native-hom who
now wear glasses to aid their vision,
There was time when ii was considered
certain indication of foreign birth to hc
seen wearing spcctacles, hut that day has
passed away. We are rapidly approaching
the German nation in the number of our
spectaclcd citizens, and in one of THEN
universities ii was found that 81 per cent.
Of all the pupils had ncar-sight.
We are in the midst of the Christmas
season now, when the little ones are To bc
given brief respite from their work and
as an act of charity. as well rs prudence, it
would be wen for those who have the chill
dreu's interests at heart TO give the matter
of their comfort and health the cunSidCra
ton that the importance ut the suhicc
demands.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

Ii seems that in 1874, a United States
engineer WAS sent 10 Nicaragua TO report
upon the practicability and cost of the pro-
posed e,tttai.- His report now for the first
time is published, having probably been
pigeon huled because il estimated the
cost of the undertaking at slio0OO,OOO,
He declared the project to be entirely feas-
ible, however. The Pacific gulf terminal
points Of the canal would both hueed 10 have
harboUs constructed for their entrance. the
Pacific side being an open sea, and the haI-
Dor of Greytown on the gulf side being
wholly and hopelcssly obliterated 10y the
shifting sands.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23
Mhnt HAD Iinnnrnch.

Prom the Boston Transcript
"llulloa what's the matter exclaimed a
policeman, seeing the audience rushing
forth, rell mcll. Is the theatre on iirc, and
have half a dozen ladies been trnnpled into
nsensiblity, and viii nothing but their
charred aud indistinguishable remains be
found when the ruins are cleared away ~
" No, replied gentleman who had rushed
ont bareheaded and minus his Oyercoat 'no,
the theatre isn't ON five. Something worse
than thai, 4" Worse diEn tlutI "Aes,
sir the serio-coluic vocalist hr iust begun 10
sing"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23
1 CTCLONE IN GEORGIL
Passing over Macon and Causing Damage 4
the Rural DistriC,s.

tdshlhI oNtt MACON ana causing damage IN
The Rural Districts.
\ terrible cyclone passed over Macon, ga,
Monday afternoon, demolishing everything
in its path About o'clock large funnel
shaped cloud was seen nearing the city. \ 5 it
grew nearer aud darker the people became
parayzed with fear The scene was one
never to be forgotten. Men rushed home
from their business and women and children
shrieked for help The city grew dark, and il
seemed for a few minutes that night had
begun. Suddenly report like distant
thunder rent the air, aud The cloud passed
around towards the southeast aud dislp-
prared
Meagro reports received indicate a terrible
storm AT the farm of Mr. David BicrdsOng
five miles from Macon Five houses were to-
tally demolished and his dwelling was dam
aged Ia great extent Lives We're reported
lost in Johns county aud points in the truck
Of the cyclone The cloud was accompanied
by heavy rain and lightning.
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Inyr,lius Du Pgnr. -tatuc.

The ~lIiu" OF tho late Ecor-hdmiru Du-
HunL IN Washington, wa, unveiled on sat
urdav afternoon, in presence of distinguish
ed assombLagC. including the president of the
United States, cabinet members, and officers
of the navy and army. Nfier music by the
Marine band, Secretary Chandler made sCmc
remarks, Ecy. W. \. leonard offered prayer,
the statue was unveiled, and Senator Bavard
Of Delaware delivered au nrafinn. The cere-
monies wCTp concluded with salute OF thir-
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O. BROADWAY, Eouu q,

Wv l0Tk- WTIINH = INSj-
Having been cured OF severe atrucl, Of rhcu.
Wniism OF the neck and shoulders by using All
cock, Porous PIasters. l feel % my duty Ia
strongly commend their Use 10 amy one similarly
afflicted. For period OF several months | had
exhausted many other SO-calIcd remedies with
out obtaining the slightest rclicL Finally / up
piled one of AncoCl's Porous Pltsters, and
found sell almost Immediately cured.
/ consider them true blessing
Faithfully yours,
JAMES R Up-NEn
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rrcdcrfcr, wardc's Company Di,band,.

Frederick Warde, the tragcdian, on Mon
day cancelled his engagements for the
remainder otthc season aud dishanded his
company in Philadelphia. It was his intCn-
ton to make oue-night stands through the
state during the holidays. bat his embarrass-
mcnt7 obliged him to suspend.
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tir.t Re,i,ed ana thcn Cnred.

WA, troubled for Il wear with torpid liver ana
indigestion, and uftcr trying everything imagi-
n,gbic used Burdoek Bf9Oa Bhcrs. The GTst
bottle revived me ana the Second cured me en-
tiFetU T. e. Williamson, Rochester y y For
sale by ilH Cochran, druggist, ~ aud I99 North
Nm.nm .IItni.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

Is true Ot old coats. and mouths. When the for
NOR elbows the Nr-t defect take "a stitch" and
GlwIyn keep the mouth right by using SOZO.
Don't. II costs less lur uCw coat than a set OF
teeth. d2j.IwlcUdSW
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

No one medicine viii cure everything but il Is
VIII cure sprain a bruisc. 4 bite, or an ache
and h also an active and pronounced cure for
neuralgia and rheumatism For sale hv H. Is
Cochran, druggist, l37 ana I9 North Queen
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23
crooks. urnmons Asp nroszns.
HOLIDAY INVITATION, 1884.

shall
,,htitn wowohd q FEW
atvcuc
wa mtN
to o
y AN
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

You are requested 10 call AT the old postonice
building, Centre square, lancaster Pa, where
will bv given a practical exhibition oC Heckcr's
Solfuii-iug Bucl.whcat and FlouT-. Wednesday
Thursday, Friday and saturday, Dec ~, ls -
~ lssL Ladies specially invited. decl7-Itd
MCsr violent explosions OF coughing ara stOD-
ped by Iiulu.s Honey OF HOTchuUul and Tar
Pixies rO1thdche Drops cure in Que minute
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

The jicislgf aRH Sugacal Esgoyisr Of
Philadelphia, for December 20, lsSi, gives
conspicuous notice to the cremation move
ment in this city, and besides printing the
instruction, given by the Lancaster Crena-
torum, has this to say OF the general subject:
The views OF sauitariau~ are decidedly in
favor rofurcmation, as being the most hvgienic
method Of dIsP0sing of the dead. whi!o only
two objections have been urged against II
the Que a sentimental objection on the part OF
surviving relatives and friends, and the
other, from mCdico-leGal standpoint. fearing
that the incarceration of the body would
destroy the evidences Of tho poisoning IN
criminal ogsUs. While there is some force in
this latter argument Vet the hvgiCnic adj
VautaEe> 10 accrue from cremation 80 far ont
weigh tho objections that wg have no doubt
the practice viii eventually become very
common in this country.
We must remember Jhat there are two
siac- tD every question, and that the advO-
Gates ct either side can always find arguments
{" sustain. or at least 10 support their cause
hut we must Gis" rgmemDGr that it is the
Judicial province 10 dccide on the relative
merits Of the various arguments. In this
matter OF cremation. sHuitariIu- are the
proper Judges; aud they decide that crcmG-
ton is the best moJhud Of disp0sing OF the
dcad-thit IL entails Tar less risk upon the
living than does the method by inhum9tion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

PROMINENT Polish medical authority,
Zulinsky, has given mnch attention recently
to the investigation of the physiological
effects OF tobacco smoke lie declares that the
poisonous character of the smoke is not ca-
tirely due to the nicotine which it contains,
Tobacco smoke rendered free from nicotine
remains poisonous though not to SO great a
degree as before. The second poisonous prin-
ciple is an alkaloid, coldiu, CaFboniC oxide,
hydrocyanic acid, and other noxious princi-
pies, are also contained in tobacco smoke.
And the British ucdicdi JOurhot ackuowl-
edges that it grnvoly suspects that many of
the light coIorcd tobaccos have been
blcached by deleteriouS chemical compounds
to make them appear mild in strength. The
number of cCntenalians that are dying every
day, whose lives are oltCntimcs a simple
record of smoking and chewing, initiates
very materially against the conclusions
arrived at 10y these scientists.
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II il a somewhat curious fact that funeral
debts are, IS u rule, hard to collect. II might
bo thought that the dolicacy surrounding
contracts OF this kind would Ice a great
stimulus to the debtors to see that the burial
expenses were promptly paid. This is not
however, the case, and the laws Of the com
monwealth have given funeral expenses the
priority in the paying of the debts Of lhe
deeedent out of the proceeds Of the personal
property. Despite this preference given by
tho law, and the impulse that naturally
moves every well regulated person to send
tho deceased 10 his earthly resting place with
no bebts clmgmg to his memory, the lament
able fact romans that the undertaken often
obtains for his work glory with no cash
accompaniment. The funeral directors asso-
citation, Of the city of Philadelphia, have
determined 10 put stop 20 this practice, and
al recent meeting resolution was adopted
that no member would do " any funeral
work for any person or persons who owe a
funeral bill to member of the association
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

\ SOCIETY has been organized in New
York to combat swearing, aud the strangcst
feature of ii is that women as wcll as men
are expected to profit by its bcneticent iullu-
ence That swearing has ever taken any hold
of the tongue Of lovely woman will to most
admirers Of the sex hc very chilling inGor-
nation. But the head or the New York
anti swearing society solemnly says that
women 'iG they are disobeyed 10y their
children, will utter some expression which
they would never speak in cold blood" The
ancient spinster who reads this excerpt will
doubtless inwardly ohuckle as she reflects
that swearing among the fair sen is only con-
fined 10 the married class.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

DEMOCRATS of the interior will no longer
have any excuse for swoariug-the Phigaiel-
pha Democracy propose TO organize ON a
better basis
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n. Touai Yet 10 Hear From,

The movements OF Il mules hind legs are very
variable and uncertain, but Or, IhOmoS Ectec-
tTiC OF takes but one course--it heals and cures.
lts equal lCG asthma, diphtheFia, Cutarrh, cold
and sore throat has never set been sold For
sale by Il, Il. Cochran, druggist, ~ ANA l19 North
queen street.
In Hop Porous PlasteTS the virtues of Fresh
Hops Hrr combined with strengthening aud
stimulating balsams, and its cures OF Weak
Back Pain ia the side rheumatism, aud Ncu-
IdlgR or ram IN INT thc-l are simply marvel
than any lininent or liquid remedies You'll
say 80 utter using.
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HERE AND THERE.

In the Office of George n. Sprcchcr, this
city, is shown n small. diamond shared green
glass tile, curved and corrugated and with n
place ON either side of tito taSten It with nails
to supporting surface. It Is = specimen of
glass tiles for roofing, whirh arc expected to
como into practical use with the Increased
demand lor and enhanced price ct other roof
ing materials
Tho use of glass fur roofing has not vet be-
come general hut There Is one uutahio srcci-
men IN this county, Jacob RutL who lives
near EarlvliC, Lancaster county, took fancy
tp have his barn covered with IL aud II cost
him about Sl,S00 to CRAFTY It, Tho entire
covering is OF glass, laid ON to tho lathing in
tiles, With q row Of Culorrl glass ON either
slant So arranged rs To spell tbc name of the
proprietor aud visible al quito q distance 1t
need not be said tina, the Interior of the barn
is unusually well lighted; The roofing is
said w resist hail quite Us well us slate and to
Zoe even more durable than tim or shingles
Tin roofing has largely superseded slate or
shingles in the cities and for dwellings, but
the htg barns of the county are nearly all
covered with slate %, shingles \ good
harm root OF either costs from $500 To $500.
shingles arc nearly rs durable as slate and
cost about rs much. Tho split cypress
shingles arc the best now iu the market The
scarcity of the Peach BOTTOM slate Hud theiI
resulting high price ha, compelled the gen
crJl lt>g of Lchigh slate, an interior article
| hut which can bc had at from - to p PEI
/ cent less. The Peach Bottom mines on tn,
/ York county side are still worked to profit
/ hut on this side of the river. they are idle
/ and it is sajd they can moi I've operated t,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

For sale only at J. X. KACFFMAN's Drug
store No. B North Queen street, Lancaster. For
colds, use kaufTman's Cough syrup, the largest
aud best for - cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-19

the mean temperature at New York for
July was Il o--thr lowest mean recorded
here i'm thirteen years. In Philadelphia
the mean temperature ofJuly, rs given 10y
the PubIic LcIgcr, was lis, which is also
the lowest recorded there for thirteen
years, The August returns show that the
thermal mean in Philadelphia and New
York was also II little below the average
for that month.
So much for the past. As for the future
we refer again to the New York Hcruld
That paper says
Within the arctic circle "thc midnight
sun" mas urN lost it, power, and the forces
Ui COngeatiun are getting into play. But
the first effect of this change is small in
our ATTITUDES. The probabilities now are
that. with two or three "COOl waves in
trrNcnmg. which will cause tro,t~ in tn"
Northwest and northern New England
Cbut not - heavy H. those Of last S'cptcm-
bcr). the average temperature OF the pre-
cut month will be higher than il usually
is IN the sections east Of the Mississippi
river. II is also probable that during the
next two or three weeks exceptionally
heavy ruutallS will occur in the North
west and the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri valleys, and rather deficient pre-.
Clpitatuu On the Atlantic ~cHbOHrI, cN-
crpt in the event Of thc passage of more
than one hurricane emerging from th,
tropics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-19

II j. a familiar observation thIt each
season is hotter ur colder or Wcttcr or dry
or than any known before but in default
Of exact irurtS ii does seem as if Tie sr,t-
son "" are now STRUGGLING through l., II
very remarkable one. The New York
IIcyuld. which has 50 much mctruGulugi-
cal wisdom that ii doesn't know what To
DO with all of 1t. points out the fac, that
ON the Pacific coast, where usually the
summer rains hardly suffice to wet the
gauges. the rainfall for last June was mt
some points greater than ever known, At
one period it was relatively cold in the
torrid region of the Gulf of Mexico and
most undulv warm in the trigtd Northwest.
COMPARATIVELY unfruittul in the grand tor
nadops. il was rich in local transforms,
though in the Southwest il was a druuGhty
season. Midsummer was characterized by
"cold waves sWgnG down from the east
crn Rocky Mountain slopes and when
the season. astrouomically speaking, mad
closed its powerful reserve force Wa- dis
PLAYED in the recent glowing ""urm
waves" extending from the great plain to
the Atlantic. During part of the season
there was "wyt spell in our own city
md its vicinity, rain falling copiously al
most every day while at the same time in
Addison county, only Il few miles south of
us. there was long continued drought,
under the effects Of which farmers suffer
ed seriously.
Up to the middle of August the summer
was an uncommonly cold one, and the
year babe fair to become notable rs a year
without summer. In some localities in
the northern part of the state there were
frosts in June, July and August, The
cold weather was general all through the
East. The average heat of June was
slightly below the usual figures for the
Middle States, and three degrees below
for all the Southern States and Tennessee.