Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-28


expected to hereafter engage IN agricultu-
raj pursuits. In view Of this the manage
ment there rents farm OF l5' acres To
employ the boys at farm work inns u
what they raised last year ,o5O push
els of wheat 500 bushels Of oats 30 bush
oils Of rye 80, 400 pounds Of POTATOES 20
bushels OF beans aud full supply OF
vegetables, milk and eggs" This is what
was raised on the poorhOusc farm in thus
county "6I loads Of hay 9I5 bushels OF
wheat 1910 bushels Of corn 10 bushels
OF rye 4iO bushels Of oats 1 ,s72 bushels
Of potatoes 60 bushels OF turntps Not
such a bad showing for the "little lujuus,"
is it
Aud here is tho product OF the boys
shops at this school " 81 pairs OF boots;
lS2 pairs Of boys shoes ; li6 pairs OF
girls shoes /, aud the repairing OF lou
pairs OF boots and shoes monthly 4lo
coats III pairs OF pantaloons 3iS vests;
205 brides 100 halters 1917 scts OF har
ness 1905 tin pals 7,49S cups LUZ
coffee boilers l4j tunnels 5,3lO pans !;
5,2ll joints ot stove pipe" Now lot US
hear from the lancaster county jail And
then some fool Of general will get up
and say the only good Indian is a dead ln-
dian.
Eddie hedtdI Ton {" The Morning Stdr')
published at this school To Illustrate its
operations, is an exceedingly interesting
paper. The reports which 1t prints from
farmers and others who take children
from these schools to work oonitrm what
is found in Lancaster county upon inquiry
of those of its citizens who have young
Indians in their service. Very generally
they are of good morals willing, indus
triOus, anxious to learn aud uncOmplain
ing. There are s. of these Indian children
among Bucks county farmers.
This story from the lrdiau school paper
is too good to be lost
One Of our teachers wishing to asner.
tain whether her pupil understood the
meaning of "grea. deal" told him to &c
out aud get great deal Of sand. He re
turned with q little handful.
TEACHER" Do you think that is a
great deal ?"
PUrIL-" Yes, ma am"
t." Why ?"
P" Because cannot count them"
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And what clever letter this is from
Arspahoe " who had formerly been Al
the school:
"DEAR SGR-On Monday May j;h,
loaned s2.15 to -, q Sioux, aud he
promise honestly to pay me back when be
arrive at Carlisle, also Mrs. "a quar-
ter. Please see about it. If he has not
got plenty of money, make him to go u
some sort Of occupation and earn for US
| expect you have heard what he has done,
have you? Capt. | never forget to ask
my good and faithful employer where ever
| go. | always try DOT to get into evil as
sociates also | am not using this filthy
tobacco which injuries the healths of men,
nor taste any of those Intoxicating drinks
except tea, coffee and water. Why don't
you folks at Carlisle have a spelling school
) sometimes, | should like TO know who
stand the longest. l can't think of any.
thing special to communicate with you sc
| better quit, hoping to hear from you
; soou."
have it on excellent authority thai
, Don Cameron believes Blaine's nomIna
t ton TO be likely as not, aud he will no
! obstruct IL certainly not If he cal
3 arrange TO go into the cabinet himself anC
4 name his own successor. Nobody VIII
!, really knows Blaine doubts that he woul,
Q consent 70 such an arrangement If he coult
thereby arrange to make his calling an,
election sure.
, Mr.. Conkling wants it TO be understood
that in preferring Blaine to Arthur h,
does not mean TO show that he love-
Blaine more but hates him less.
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Mr.. Arthur's closest friends are a llttl,
restless over the fact that two members oi
his cIbinet are candidates for president.
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Who misses drive into tho country
or an early morning walk these fine MAJ
days, let's an opportunity 60 by that car
. never be recalled. The wayside locust il
| just coming into odorous bloom and tn,
wild cherry is rich with the choicest per
fume of its blossom. The dog wood tlowe
Is fading, but the lilac fingers; jack in the
a pulpit is preaching by the road that wind
through the woods, aud the tall cinnamon
y ferns maintain decorous demeanor, whil
Q scores of other varieties crowd the con
r gregatiOn. What Craddock calls tn
q "pervasiyc odor of the wild grape"
Q waited from the meadow thicket aud tn
r golden centred daisies decorate the vast
o places.
The creamery interest in this county
. on the steady increase. The establish
I ments at Quarryville, Kirkwood, Bird-in
Q Hand and vicinity, Mannheim, Springvll
. and many other parts of tho county ar
we'll patronized and successful in thei
i operations. The farmers find them con
I 7enient and the sale to them of the mil
D more profitable than to make it into but
ter themselves. The housewives are de
y, lighted to be rid of tho churning trouble
> and the creamery men get enough fo
], their butter and cheese TO make It pay
= Most OF them, too, are fattening hogs at
u profit. The creamery interest in Ian
J caster county is fit subject for talk q
the coming farmers institute aud prope
0 class for exhibition at the fall fair.
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There are large number of indiyidus
y !. creameries also coming into use in thi
= county. They are combination of re
= frigerator and creamery and save tn
y y trouble and worry of milk pans, crock
y and skimming. The milk is emptied int
: them, cooled, and the cream and mil
; drawn off with little work. | am assure
. . that they save two hours in day on a
. ordinary farm, improve the quality of tn
y butter and increase the yield at least ha
pound per week to the COW. John I
Shelly has sold nearly hundred OF thel
in the northwestern corner of the count
alone.
=.
Likely very few of our citizens appr.
oiate that il the necessary funds are raise
to carry out Prof. Kershnsr's scheme Il
| tho new obseryatOry of FrankIin and Ma,