Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-13

LIGHT should be the light bill for last
nights light.
QCAY has officially declared himself for
Arthur, bnt those who best know the
ex secretary adhere to the belief that Quay
is for Quay.
ONE of the best valentines that at pre-
sent suggests itself is contribution OF
food or clothing to tho sufferers from the
Western Hoods.
The EramiHer explains that while raw
crow is not palatabls the bid can be so
dressed that it makes right appetizing
dish. There is no accounting for tastes
Or $1,000 students ia 10 American
colleges ouly II 900 are church members.
Toe modern educational system can
scarcely lay claim to being the ally OF
religion.
IT is a duh day when the Egyptian
forces are not getting a severe thgashing
at the hands of FL Mlhli aud his follow
ers. Queen Victoria should devote the
proceeds of her book to the rescue Of her
impeiilIod subjects in tho Soudan, The
numbering OF garrsous by tho natives
down there is becoming entirely too com
mon.
The United states Senate has always
been regarded as the home OF American
dignity, but within the past two days
Lapham, of New York, has been called to
order for whistling, and Cookrell, Of Ms
souri,, got a humiliating tumble by leaning
too far back on his chair. TIE first legis.
lative body of the land seems to bo more
in need of instructors in department than
private secretaries.
\ PHILADELPHIA professor has invented
an apparatus by means of which one may
register on q prepared surface spoken
words, that is, one may actually write
with the voice. BY means of this device
a person is enabled to register upon the
surface Of sooted paper the lines aud
curves that represent the various phonetic
sounds OF the human speech. In future the
keeping of secret will be impossible, as
an apparatus Of this kind may bo
lying around ready to automatically
register matters told in the strictest con
tidence. There will doubtless be a great
demand for the invention from lovers, and
little call for it among those matrmonially
tied.
FURTHER confirmation is given the
theory of Joseph Wharton that the red
light in tho western sky is due to the pre-
seDce of volcanic dust in the air, by more
recent Investigations. The ship Ridgway,
recently arrived from tho Indian ocean,
| brings specimens of pumice that covered
the sea on portion of the voyage when
about five hundred miles distant from the
island of Kraikotoa, the scene of the Javau
volcanic convulSions. The pumice is found
| TO be similar in its structural arrangement
and composition to the dust found ia the
snow. IL would seem, however, that tho
dust has taken an uRcommonly long time
to settle, although an explanation for that
condition Of affairs may be found in the
numerous strong wind currents known to
exist iu the higher atmosphere.
Arrested Tor Taxing Illegal Peusion fees
Walter l.. Jones, justice of the peace
at Allentown, Pa, was on Tuesday ar.
rested and brought to Philadelphia for a
hearing before United States Commission.
or Edmunds, charged with receiving a
larger fee for collecting pension than the
law allows. 1t is alleged that he received
$40 from hiram Shaffer, of that place, for