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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29
hc became sheriff of Erie county, New

York. But contemporaneous history
records that 1t is possible that immoral
| ity may be committed by others than
sheriffs. Mr.. James G. Blaine, for in.
stance. enjoyed the rather unusual felic-
ity of two marriages, the second of which
occurred only few months before his
| first child was born. 1t will be interest
ing to note how the Neto Era will 'ex-
plain this inconsequential freak Of its
candidate, for it is an admitted fact that
Blaine never was sheriff. Had he
occupied that office the explanation of
all manner Of crime laid ut his door
would have been easy-at least for Jour-
mails Of the Ne,c Era variety.
JOY will be an incarnation Of pain when
Bcccher gets through with him.
A Go0D.sIzED reward awaits the die
coverer of tho Butler boom which has
mysteriously disappeared.
IT is believed that Logan will never
murder English In the chair of tho presi
dent Of the United States Senate.
Ii is believed that Blaine will never find
channels in which to make himself useful
as an occupant of the presidential chair.
THE typhoon in Japan and the gales in
the British Isles will be miniature zaphyrs
compared with the Democratic cyoloue
that win sweep the country next Tues.
day.
THE Toledo base ball club disbanded
after sinking $4,000. viii anyone
assume that Frank Hurd's free trade
proclivities had anything TO do with
thwasting the protection it didn'G receive +?
FOR HIS SAKE
Every SORROW. every sm art,
That the eternal Fathers heart
Hath app Ninted me of yore
Or hath y ct for me in store,
As my life fows on III take
Calmly, gladly, Tor His sake.
-Gerhardt
In Virginia two colored preachers lately
engaged in a praying match for purse cf
$500 to tie one praying the louGost and
longest. This latest addition to the many
ridiculous forms of contests is destined to
be the novelty that will draw at the camp.
meeting of the future.
| A SHORT time before every presidential
election there cone from various p0ihts
in tho county stories of wavering Demo-
Gratis. A correspondent at Breckuocls Of
both the Rspablioan city papers has
striven to make It appear that there is
enormous detection among the Democrats
there. II is all bosh. Old Brcckncck
will do her duty.
| WHATEVER views may be held on The
subject of temperance, those who have
honest convictions on the subject aud are
fearless in expressing them, are entitled to
the credit that belongs to people who have
the courage of their opinions. The East
Pennsylvania eldership of the Church of
God took strong ground favoring the
prohibition of the liquor traffic In their
resolutions adopted on Tuesday. They
have the ring Of sincerity about them and
will mean a great many votes for the Pro
hibition candidate in the districts from
which these clergymen come.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29

IT is believed that Logan will never
murder English in the chair of tho presi
dent Of the United States Senate.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29

In Virginia two colcred preachers lately
engaged in a praying match for purse cf
$500 to the one praying tho loudest and
longest. This latest addition to tho many
ridiculous forms of contests is destined to
be the novelty that will draw at the camp.
meeting of the future.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29

IT is believed that Blaine will never find
as an occupant of the presidential chair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29
JOY will be an incarnation of pain whom
Bcccher gets through with him.

A eooD.sIzED reward awaits the die
coverer of tho Butler boom which has
mysteriously disappeared.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29

The typhoon in Japan and the gales in
the British Isles will be miniature zaphyrs
compared with the Democratic cyoloue
that win sweep the country next Tues.
day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29

The Toledo base ball club disbanded
after sinking $4,000. VIII anyone
assume that Frank Hurd's free trade
proclivities had anything TO do with
thwasting the protection it didn'S receive {?
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29
j. W. MILLER,
G. l. BEHNEY,
THOMAS NEAL JR.
s. q. SToSEsIFER,
g. ID. RIsHEL,
COMMITTEES.

The report OF tho committee on resolu-
tious was adopted IS whole.
TIE following was adopted aud requested
10 be published in the daily papers OF
Lancaster
WHEREAS, The times in which we live
are prolific of evil and no evils which
assail our moral life are more destructive
than those which affect the Integrity OF
the Chr istian scriptures, therefore
ResOlosd that we hereby reaihrm our
entire confldeuce in the pisnary inspiration
of the books of the Old and New Tcsta-
ments as the word of God.
TWO oRDINATIoSs.
Oa motion the regular order Of business
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-29

FOR HIS SAKE
Every sorrow. every sm art,
That the eternal fathtr's heart
Hath app 'tnted me of yore,
Or hath yet for me in store,
AS my life iiows on III take
Calmly, gladly, Tor His sake.
Ecrhar1f
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
THE LANGUAGE OF GEMS.

Tie ancients attributed marvellous
properties to many OF the precinu-
rores, and particular gems have bheD
marked. by their own distinguishes
70 lts. The same notions have more
or less continued down to times no.
long past. We give in tabular form tn.
different months and the stones sacred
To them, with their respective legend
sIy meaning. Ii has been custom ir,
among lovers aud friends to notice the
gnificanee attached TO the variou,
stones IN making birthday, engagcm -nt
and wedding presents:
Garnet, constancy and
fidelity in every engagement.
February - Amethyst; preventive
against violent passions.
March Blo0dstone; courage, wisdom
and lirmness in affection.
AIril-Sapphire; frees from enchant.
meit I, denotes repentance.
and nsures true iOve.
M y Emerald discovers false friends
Junt-Agate; insures long life. health
and prosperity.
Jaiy-Ruby; discovers POISON, COR
rect, evils resulting fro IL mstaket
friendship.
August-Sardonyx; insures conjuga
felicity.
=. ptember-Chrysolite; frees from
evil passions and sadness OF the mind
October-0pal: denotes hope ann
sharpens the sight and faith of the pos
SCISSOR.
November - Topaz; fidelity and
friendship, prevents bad dreams.
Observation-Disclosures; prosperity In
love.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20

In Decatur, Ill. District Assembly
No. IL met there In annual session, with
forty delegates In attendance last week.
The weavers Of the Bates Manufsc-
turing Co., Lewistown, Me-, to the
number of $50, have struck against q
reduction Of five per cent. In wages.
The blacksmiths and stone cutters Of
Hartford, Conn, have q good orgsLizS-
ton. The latter craft have every man
v no works at the business within the
folds Of the union.
The hands employed in the three
largest tobacco factories in Petersburg,
o., struck last Monday in consequence
of a reduction I'm wages of 25 cents per
100. The strike dissmpioys between
6O0 and ], 900 men, women and chill
dItn.
A number OF the employees in the
axe department of Hubbard, Blackwell!
d Co., at Beaver Falls, Pa, have form
ed the mseives into co operative com
papy and leased the tool works at Paris
III. This is move in the right direc
ton, ard We hope they will succeed.
1t is a peral offynse in Maryland for a
mall to belong to trades union. But,
then, this is not great wonder when
it is known that Baltimore, her chief
center sfpopu alton, il the only large
city in this country that has not free
system of public schools.
The printers of New York are having
great success in their efforts TO boycott
the Tribune and Evening Post, and they
call upon their fellow workingmen in
every section of the country to refuse to
take either of those papers or to deal
with their advertisers, anu To inform the
latter of their reason Tor doing so.
The strike of the carpet workers Of f.
P. Higgins d Co., Pittsburgh, is about
over, the firm after long struggle hav.
ing agreed to arbiuate the matter and
not 10 r. taliste on any Of the leaders in
the strike. A concert given in their be-
half was listened to by nearly 5000 per.
sons, which seems to have had u good
effect upon the Messrs. Higgins.
The boiler makers, blacksmiths,
u0lders and labOrers, and some of the
maclinists at the Scott WORKS, Read
lug, Pa, have been informed that u re-
ductiOn ranging from ID to 30 cents
day would be made i'm their wages.
The number of men affected is about
100. A few of them have quit work.
Wages are steadily increasing IN
Mexico. In the capital common labor
r, crives Sl25 a day. Mechanics gel
from !:I.75 to S225. Along the rarlrOan
lines the prices are about 81 day for
umskiled labOrers and 81 81 10 - tor
mechanics. The laborers from the rdral
districts are coming into the railroad
districts in large numbers.
The bricklayers' union Of Cleveland,
o.. adopted resolution last sprins
making nine hours days work. The
contractors all pay their men during
the season at that rate, but a few weeks
ago Eggers x Leopold refused to pay
Tor full day 20 their men for Saturdays
work. They were sued by committee
ut the union and Judgment rendered III
favor of the workmen. The firm paid
over the amount together with the cost
o! suit, thus scoring a victory for the
uniur.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
GENERAL NOTES.
Mines and Miners.

Cumberland coal sells at Baltimore a.
IS and AT New York At 81 %.
The coke works in the Connellsville
region are only running one third time.
Pittsburgh coal sells in Cincinnati at
81 ID per ton; at Louisville - ID per
ton.
Pittsburgh coal sells in Cleveland At
So per net ton; Massillon, o.. ct 3 %.
Trade is frightening up considerably
in the Nelsonville, o., coal region.
The miners strike at Lexington, Mo-,
is over, and all hands are at work
again.
Cannelton gas camel coal sells at
Newport News, Va, at IS 81; at New
York at 50 so.
Kanawha gas coal brings = 10 at
Newport News, Va, and 81 - at New
York.
At some of the Reading, Pa. colleries
reduction of 10 per cent. has been
made on gspgway work and slight
reduction on some breast work.
Blossburg coal sells at a 80 per ton
in Chicago; indiana block coal at 3 so;
Streator coal at 3 IS: Hooking Valley,
at So IS.
Connellsville coke is steady in the
Chicago market and prices remain at
s. 10 per ton on board cars. Crushed
coke commands IS ~ por ton.
Rend's mines at Mcdonald Station, on
the Panhandle, are over crowded with
men at present. AS result they are
masking barely living.
The miners employed at Brier Hill
mines, on the Panhandle Railroad, are
working steadily, but are making very
little owing to the pit being over
crowded.
The Lskeview mines in Stark county,
Ohio, are overcrowded with men, and
az result those having work are about
half starved.
The miners in the employ of the Al
den Coal Co., at Alden, Pa, are out on
Q strike, owing to the refusal of the
company to pay for propping in the fu.
ture. The company, however, offered
to increase the rates of mining from IS to
IS cents per car to make up the differ
ence, but this the men refused and the
strike was ordered.
For forty or fifty miles above Charles
tod, w. Va, four beds of coal stretch
along the hill sides in parallel and near
ly horizontal bands, the lowest being
about six or seven feet thick. Mines
have been opened At distance Of six
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
THE NOVELTY MOLD WORKS
Al Martins Fer'y-Other Interesting
Notes from Her ManufactOrIes.

Al Martins Fer,y-Other Interesting
Notes from Her manufactures.
The latest industry in Martins Ferry
is the Novelty Mold Works. The works
have been erected by Mr.. Stephen Hip
kins ON his property in the First ward.
The building measures 25x50 feet and is
supplied with splendid engine and the
very latest machinery, put up at great
cost. Mr.. Hipkins. for some years past,
has had charge of the mold shop at the
Buckeye glass works. He resigned here
Yesterday, and will give the Novelty
Mold Works" his entire attention,
making a speciality Of glass molds. His
OBS Will work with him. Already h.
has numerous orders on hand for work
OF Gltij rent kinds, aud will make a sue.
cess cut of the Novelty" He Is a
fist class mechanic and deserves SIC.
cess. Work begins to morrow.
Tie Elgin glass works resumed on
Wednesday last with good prospects
sl.d " III run along every day to its full
.st capacity. They have some nice new
design of ware here for the spring
trade which will enable them to enter
lie trade well equipped for the contest
OH close market.
At the Buckeye glass works two fur
naces are in operation and doing well.
The secretary is in New York on bust.
ness.
The Union Flint Glass Works will
resume the early part of February.
At Mann's foundry VIM. Watson has
charge. of the cupola.
Herr 4 Sons, the planning mill men,
report business booming.
Tie molGers at Spence, Boggs u Co. :
foundry laid of yesterday on account OF
he absence of the cupola man.
Several new manufactures are talked
If.
Tie .Etna and Standard mills are
again in active operation; also the forge
,lerartment of the Laughlin.
Walter Terrell, brother of John Ter
rell, lust out of the regular army, has
begun working at the LSughlin mill.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
PoPPERMAN's GOLDEN WISDOM.
His Wife Gives Hin a Lesson In Oh
nG II la rrlllK

His Wife Gives Him q Lesson in the
Art of Transferring.
81 believe I'm being robbed" said
Mr. Popperman to his wife as he enter
ed his hume last evening.
"By whomm
"By Walter, my grocery clerk.
went into the store to. day, and dlscov.
cred him In the act of putting some
thing in his pocket. | alsO heard or
thought heard a sound such ~ wouli
be made 10y one coin falling on another
in q persons pocket. said nothing T."
The clerk, as / did not desire to accIs
him until / was certain OF his dishon
esty."
fare you sure you heard the cnin,
cliDkipg in hispocket: asked Mrs. Pop.
perman.
mo, Pm not sure. Here, I'll exo"ri.
ment, and determine If such sound
can lie heard twenty feet off. Take
these two so gold pieces. Stand near
the door. Put one III your pocket, aud
drop the other one upon 1t. I'll listeu."
Mis-. Popperman did as directed and
then asked:
"Did you hear it?"
ayes, / heard it. Consequently the
result OF my experiment is"
"That IN have a new $40 bonnet he.
fore sleep this night" exclaimed Mrs
POpperman as she snatched up her false
runt and slid out Of the front door"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
SILVER Innings.

AS this is leap year Uncle Sam should
fight shy of the winSone Widow But
leT.---E Exchange.
Don't think, young man, that just
because il is leap year you are going to
tie snapped up right away. The girls
want chance before they leap.-Lowell
Citizen.
Henry James saws Turgenieff FUSED
to blush like boy of sixteen" We
should like to see an American boy OF
sixteen blush, just once. Ii would be
worth travelling to see.-HarttOrd Post.
An Erie horse yesterday not only bit
his drivers nose oil, hut ate 1t up "a if
il was his fSvorite food. This is sort
of equine Interpretation of Captain Cut
ties "When found, make an oat OIL
Pittsburgh Telegraph.
An irresistible desire came over a Da-
kota man to kick his daughters beau,
and, forgetting that he had but one leg,
ne attemWed it. He sat down so hard
that his head had to be pulled out OF
bis neck by his hair Bismarck Trib-
une.
Married men cannot be too careful.
A Philadelphia woman is going to ap-
ply for q divorce because she found
hairpin in his pocket, and yet he is will
ing TO swear that he only used 1t in
stead Of single nail to temporarily
replace a suspender button.-Pniladel-
phia Chronicle.
\ Mississippi woman has recently re-
ceivsd Sl2,COO from the lodges of wn:ch
her husband WAS u member. Cut this
out and paste il on your nose when y0n
come home very late.-Philadelphl
Call.
spring bottom pants are now In fash.
ion. They enable the Inspecting young
man to spTiug out of danger the mo-
me- mt a lady of uncertain age leaps in
his direction. This will take half the
horrors out of leap year.-Peck's Sun.
When a man without an umbrella
trots along whistling in rain storm.
IT'S pretty good sign that he wouldn't
be proper party To send to butcher
shop, for he wouldn't know a dlsOrdered
liver from q pOrterhOuse steak.-Mer'
chant Traveller.
A Maine woman pat up her husband
nj auction, but no bid was made for
him. This fact was thought TO reflect
upon the husband, but ne says the auc-
tioneer was q smaller man than him
self and consequently was afraid to
knock him dowu.-Somerville Journal.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
THE WAGE WORKERS.
The Inc ustrlal Intsllissncs Of ths
Past Week
IN TINS VICINITY AND At LARGE,
Notes Concerning the Iron Men, Co.
Miners, Cigar Makers, Glass
Blowers. Railroad keh,
Etcn Etc.
sEIlAIRE INDUSTRIES.
The Re cord of the Busiuess ReporIed
Good all ArOuad.

The Re cord of the Busiuess Reporled
Good all Around.
1.-THE IEina glass, aud manufacturing
company glass making was resumed on
Thursday last and the factory is now
running to its fullest capacity. An ele-
CANT new line of table ware has been in
troduced also a patened fitting pitch r
of different colors, which is something
entirely new and made only by the
.Fsna. Other new novelties have been
introduced for the spring trade. TS"
men are on the road and the prospects
are very tiattering. The foundry an
machine shop continues to make iuh
time and lots Of work.
The National continues running
every day on ware of different Kind,
aid reports the outlook encOuraging
Five shops are on lamp chimneys, twu
Oh white shades and the others are Oh
pressed ware.
The bottle worl is doing good busi-
ntss. Secretary g. w. 1oast is in Pitts
uulgh Cd business.
Work is still reported plentiful al
DeBOls y McCeys planning mill.
At the goblet works extensive pre-
variations are being made for the spring
trade which from the indications Will
be good. They have less stock on hand
than usual at this season OF the year.
At the Belmont glass works one fur
mace is busy on ware Of different kind
IL no in in
lew weeks. The Belmont is running
iull over five hundred persons are EN-
ployed. A number OF splendid new
designs are out for the spring trade
Strange to say only three pots havr
been broken here since last July. Tn
Board Of Directors have been elected:
George Walters, Julius Armstrong
Henry Faupel, J. :. Gill, George WIS,
e.. H. Tallman and Charles Hanke
Messrs. Walters aud Tallman were
elected in place of Messrs. A. Green
and c. III. Strahl retiring. Tney Will
organize tomorrow.
The Crystal window glass works is
still dong we'll G. nsidering the season.
II ey ale now II aSing glass here from
Salt Lake" with great success.
The Stamping works is busy.
At the mill Richard Robinson, Will
Don by and Frank Daugherty have Sc
cured boiling furnaces of their own.
During the week several eastern glass
men have visited the city.
The union window glass works on
Friday elected the old board Oh direc
t,rs as follows: w. G. Stewart, II.
k,emer, Thos. Wetherald, G. &. Ceatly,
JLo. Schick, &. G.. Kelly, Richard Tar
ley and ID. J. hurry with J. b. Shame
teIt added.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
RockGad, Mass, Courier.


AS the train slowed up at station .
commercisl-looklng man, who had been
noticed in earnest conversation with
another party of the same general APP
pearanee, was heard to remark:
''Smart? He's the smartest drum
mer you ever met anywhere. Why,
he's smart enough to sell suspenders to
q dog"
The other eommercisl-looking man
nodded his head at this very happy il
lustratiop, and everybody thought the
conversation was ended when lone
some-looking individual on the oppos-
lie side of the car remarked:
alt doesn't take u smart man to sell
suspepders to dog"
Even the sleepy passengers aroused
at this startling remark by the lone.
some-looking individual, and the com.
mercial man asked in some surprise:
"Wby not?"
because it doesn't.
"what would dog do with suspend
ers?n
ITO keep up his pants" softly muir
INJURED the lonesome looking Individual
gsziDg out across fine snow. swept waste
with . faraway look in his voice.
And the sstonished brakeman sighed
80 loud rs to crack every lamp-chimney
in the ear.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20

helpless. i happened to think that
when wewere little boys, we used to GO
IN his mas kitchen on baking DAYS,
sBd they would give Us some dough To
mix, aid i asked him If he remembered
4, and he said he did. That was the
only thing he could do. So went down
10 the bakery and told the baker that l
rad friend who didn't know any
thing on earth hui to mix dough, and
rarted 10 get job for him. Well, sir,
I happened that one Of the bakers was
n Oh drunk, and the boss said to
".ing my friend in, aud told the boy,
sBd impressed upon his mind that he
must act as though he had been brought
up on dough, and knew all about it,
nd took him down there and the
taker gave him job, aud he caught
On so well the baker is going give
aim twelve dollars a week after mex
week. Oh, dear. but he could Slug
dough. Now this shows what q little
thing will save boy, but it WAS mar.
row escape, and every boy should learn
netting. Seems singular, dou't Ii.
hat the only thing that boy knew, b.
which he could earn living, was some
thing he learned when he was playing,
IN childhood, in his mas kitchen. Say
wish was an orator, aud could g.
afOung giving lectures like Ingersol
and Beecher. would talk To boys and
eills entirely, end l would show them
hat they were the biggest fools on earth
o neglect TO learn trade"
ayes, that's all right, but what do
you know by which you could earn q
iivingw asked the groceryman OF tn.
Dad boy, thinking he had him.
"Me,n said the boy, indignant at tn,
idea that he didn't know anything, 81
could do q dozen different things That
rave learned. could come into thi'
grocery and double your business, by
he. ping it clean, giving full weight,
treating everybody kindly, keepine
good groceries instead of poor ones, aGG
Wearinga clean shirt and smile IN,
stead of a dirty shirt and frown, a
sou do. l could"
"That will do, you can CO." and the
g1oceIymsn let the boy out and closed
lie grocery to go to dinner, while the
roy went TO the barn to feed his pas
uOllSr,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
PLANTATION PHIL0S0PY.

DE wise man an de fool doan quarrel
but two fools or two wise men KANT
get along 81 we'll.
lie man what marries 'oman ease
she's go more sense den he has is neber
allowed ter lose sight o. dat fsck.
De chile dat too soOu shows signs o.
smartness dOan turn out ter be de
smartest man. De fust cotton dat opens
is ne5er De bes'.
De Cycling girl ginerslly turns out
ter be de woman what doan laagh
much, an lemmo tell yer, marriage an
a lot o. chiIlun will take de ehuckle
outen de mos O. 'em.-Arkausaw
Traveller.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
DIED..

ur va,urday m ornins, January 10,
., n, SARAH LEE, widow OF the late
D - LAWS, aged NJ ycars and 10 months
80. al. sunday afternoon At 2 O'Clock
,nm the re>i lence OF Dr.. ]. e. Campbell
BAtK.-On Thurday, January II, 1854, AT
Yn'cIock. BTSJAaIS BaEH, in the 3ith year
pf his age.
lui eral from his late residence, No. lib
Ghmpiine street. on Sunday afternoon al :
,, lock. Friends OF the family are Invited.