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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29

bodily through the air. Lumbcr aud
debris Of all kinds darkoncd the air. In
the town u Alton several houses were
blown to pieces and long bridge over
stream WAS lifted from its foundations and
landed thrco rods away in a swamp,
The feed store Of Philips Bros, a QUO b
story frame building, was the first to en-
counter the fury of the tornado. MIR.
Philip's can't fipd his store now. IL was
picked up a. though IL wore toy, and the
t,mbeTs aud stock of feed within it's walls
are lying somewhere in the neighborbood,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29

BRUrEs out of a job should apply to
Mayor Rosenmiller for position on the
police forco.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29

October A to attend 10 this vitality import
ant duty. ..... -
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29

The tattoo marks on Mr.. Blaine be, su,e
larger ~ he progresses westward.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29

A SAD refrain following the movement
Of the Blaine hippodrome westward is the
closing of many mills, and the wholesale
reduction OF wages among tho operatives.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29

The attendance at Trinity Lutheran
church. yesterday, was large both morn
ing aud evening At the mofnlug service
communion was bold, aud ia tho evening a
harvest sermon was ably preached bY Rev.
Chas. l., Fry. A shsaf oi wheat, u basket
of fruits aud floral cross wore tho dc0n.
ratioDs that appropriately alUrncd ths
altar. .0It =.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29

WHEN Mr.. Blaine's hippodrome rests
in some town on the Sabbath, it is always
stated that the chief star spent 'quiet"
Sunday. Is this something unusual for
Mr.. Blaine
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-29

IT is said that s75O, 600 has been raised
tor the Republican national committee
since Blaine took the road. Ohio and
West Virginia are to be flooded with
money to pack the juries to deliver ne
publican verdiots. Is it not time that the
Republican party should gos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
A CHECK On PawNBROKERS.
Decision That Gives REDRESS to Cue
tomers W no nrc GnJustly Treated.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun
Judge McAdam's decision reon,r,nu that
pawnbrokers shall advertise a detailed descrip-
tion OF the pledged goods they sell is a very
good thing" lawyer said yesterday. Per
sons who are compelled TO pledge what articles
OF value they may have. II they cannot redeem
them, ought to know at least when they are
going TO be sold. The law requires that all
the pledged goods be advertised for six DAYS
before they are sold. The pawnbrokcrs can sell
them after they have been in their possession
year"
What good does II do 20 the owner OF the
goods to know when they are TO be sold?"
They can buy them In, or get some friend TO
do so. At any rate, they can know II their own
goods are really those offered for sale Ac-
cording to law the pawnbrokcr IL required TO
return to the pledger whatever amount Of
money the goods bring above the amount
loaned and the interest"
What do you mean by their knowing that
their own goods are offered for sae?"
"lfyou should take sl0o diamond ring 10 q
pawnbroker and ask for sl5 loan on H. your
ticket would simply be marked diamond ring,
SO. III You let year 60 10y and then went
Tor the ring. you would learn that IL had been
sold according to law. The pawnbroker would
snow YOU his books on which would be an
entry about the sale OF q diamond ring. II he
were not a responsible MAINLAND there are not
few OF that Kind in the paw nbroking busi-
ness-you would see that the ring that he said
was yours sold for about Ella. Undoubtedly
there WAS a ring sold. but II was not your ring.
Your ring was either kept, or disposed OF pri-
vately. III you had been present at the sale
you would have been able TO detect the fraud"
els there no redress?"
You can't prove that your RAG was not sac
rihced. and then nobody can find the ring which
was sold"
But the advertisement required by iaw?"
The pawnbroker will calmly show you an
advertisement OF jewelry sale, and tell you
that your ring is embraced In tt. Judge Nc
Adams decision, however, overturns tins. and
unless the pawpbroker has advertised a detailed
description Of your goods you can sue and re-
cover their full value, less the amount loaned
and interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
Style Did It

From the Chicago Herald.
swell, it's about grub time" remarked q
tramp to one of his fellows on the station plat
form. "Just you keep your eye on me. an I'll
show yer q trick what's with havin' wild yer
Go down there behind the water tank au' walt
Ter me-" No. did as he was told, when No. 1
stepped behind a convenient freight car. He was
as ragged and dirty as the average Of his class
His hat had probably done duty on the top of Q
stick in some cornfeld. Pulling from beneath
his coat piece Of cardboard that had q railway
advertisement on one side, and that was white
on the other he slashed its corners offwith an old
pocket knife and cut scallop in one end A piece
Of white paper came from one Of his pockets.
The Cardboard, white side out, was slipped
under his dirty vest, the scallop just fitting his
neck. The piece of paper was deity folded and
the corners clipped and placed around his
greasy neck. Two pins fastened the paper to
the cardboard. Two more fixed the cardboard
firmly under the vest. Just then the through
train came in. The dinner gong ratified on the
platform. Over the steps of a coach from be-
hind the freight car came Mr.. Tramp. His mother
wouldn't have recognized him He was bare
headed. His shirt-front was glossy white His
collar was the cleanest seen there that day. He
had LETT his old hat behind. He looked nearly
as respectable as any of the passengers with
whom he rushed for the lunch room. At the
counter his ragged pantaloons and clay-covered
shoes could not be seen by the walters. Here
put these two plates of cold chicken. them sand
witches an a couple o. coffees on a tray; quick
now." he shouted, ''got to GO way back to the
sleeper with EN-" few minutes later two
tramps were enjoying a snug lunch behind the
water-tank. Il say. pard. how's that for q
game, anyhow" chuckled the one with the
snowy bosom; ''nothin' like putin on style II
yer want to get along In the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
Two Versions Of a Poem.

Lake Side Mus ngs in Chicago Tribune.
"Oh, it's all right" said the young lady. This Is
the way it goes"
The mSon 1sn fall with silvy CLINT upon the
The kissing winds of Summer bear the sound Of
t1nkling bell,
And from afar there CLEANS star that seems for
eer to keep
Axatch, and ward, and ever guard the lives Of
those who sleep.
maiden stands beside the one she loveth best OF
The world to her is bright and fair, and life hath
n'er pail
81 love you well-ah, need tell'" she says in ac-
cents low
her face the blushes chase each other as they
go.
"DOn't you think that Is nicer"
"Pretty fair,n said the horse reporter But things
don't always 60 as smoothly as that think your
verses would read better II they were modernized,
so TO speak,
"How would they read them"
swell, about like this"
The sunbeams strike with mighty force upon the
blue wash-tub,
The kissing winds Of Summer make the farmer
want his grub,
And from the vale there comes wall Of mortal
sore distressed;
Some little boy-his mothers joy-has struck a
humble nest.
maiden stands beside the tub she hateth worst
The world to her is full of soap, and bitterness and
An angry tirt she gives the shirt and says in &C
cents low:
"Gosn darn the dog-goned washing-day, wish
twould over col"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
Accidentally Overheard.
From the Philadelphia Call.
Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR:

LOSING BUSINESS.
Mrs. Ayes; they keep six servants"
Mrs B.-"Do you hear that, John:"
John-"Hear WHAT"
Mrs. B.-"Mrs. Blank, the wife of the cashier
of the bank you deal with, keeps six servants"
John-"Well, what of it?"
Mrs: A: -"Draw out your money quick, be-
fore the bank breaks.
THE FASHIONABLE COSTUME.
Miss Eulalia-"Where are you going, dear?'
Miss Eudora-"DOwn to the beach. The
water is delightful now"
Miss Eulalia-"But where is your bathing
sut?"
Miss Eudora-'Oh, that is perfectly safe;
have it firmly fastened in my back hair"
AFTER THE HONEYMOON.
She-''DOn't neglect to order the -four"
He-"No; where's my hat? Oh, here it is;
bye-bye."
wait moment, George; haven't you for
gotten something's"
81 guess not"
"YOu forgot to kiss me-"
ooh, no; kissed YOU"
"When?"
"LaSt week"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
Burial I'm a Mining Camp.

From The Ceur d'Alene Eagle
Stumpy Wicks wasdead. The mountain fever
had killed him. A few days before he started
of into the hills telling the boys that he would
find something rich or never 60 out again. He
did not find anything rich, and he never went
out again. The fever laid its grip on him and in
three days he was dead. He had ''gone over
the range" the boys said. It was necessary to
bury Stumpy Wicks. And how was he to be
buried? By his relatives? He had no relatives
By the town? There was no town. By his pard7
He had no pard. Forty years ago Stumpy
Wicks had left his home-no one knew where
and his people-nO one knew whOm-tO wander
alone In the west. He died alone. His wife,
his mother, his sister, II he lad one, will never
know where he died or what hands laid him ih
his grave. 1t was tine boys. They got together
and made a coffin out of box or two and COW
cred it with black cloth. They put Stumpy
into it. with q clean -four sack over his poor
dead face They Clipped In and hired an ex-
parson. who for some years had abandoned his
profession, to give Stumpy ''send-oI." They
dug a grave to a good, honest depth In the
tough, red earth. They went out and found a
fiat rock for headstone. and on it they scratched
the brief epitaph. 'Stumpy Wicks." Then they
followed the coffin wagon to the grave. walking
through the mud and rain. There were forty
men who stood around that open grave and not
one woman to drop tear, as the ex-parsOn read
q brief portion of the Episcopal burial service
and offered short prayer There was no his
tory of Stumpys life. No one knew that his
tory. 1t was doubtless a sad enough one, full
Of slips and stumbles: full of hope. perhaps,
before he finally 'l0st his grip" They found a
wOman's picture, very old and quite worn out;
indeed. in Stumpy's pocket and this was buried
with him. This was probably his history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
Portrait Of Mr.. Gl.ds,ou..

He is marvel Of his age and may prove q
puzzle to posterity. When from time
to time the great leader changes his mind he
does 80 from honest conviction, mixed with an
appetite for applause and then he sees his old
friends in the light of company OF blind fools
You cannot realize the liberal chief or form q
picture Of the man, solely through a study OF
his intermnable speeches, books, pamphlets,
letters and postcards. You must see him In the
flesh. There, In office. sits the first
lord OF the treasury and leader Of the house of
commons, stretched out with his legs straight
before him and his toes turned I'D to the glass
ceiling. His hands he listlessy crosses over his
lap His head droops over his right shoulder.
His face is pallld. The corners Of his mouth
droop as If In pain. His scant gray hair clings
like fringe OF floss about the base OF his great
skull. His eyes are closed. The powerful
features, touched with a tinge Of sweetness and
overworn with halt century Of politics, mutely
engender pity. His ill-fitting clothes hang
loosely about his figure, always 1.-THE and active
IN motion and with the free stride of wild
thing of the woods. SO, seeming as il
faccd from want of sleep. he lies I'm wait sss
Then the lax figure sits bolt upright chin In the
air, and hands clasping his knees. All
traces OF fatigue pass away as the eyes large
and luminous, keen and gray, rest with anger
upon the enemy. The nostrIls dilate,
the Hrs-still close-work impatiently, the
body leans forward, the hands glide
upon the knees pressed outwards In q
moment Mr.. Gladstone is upon his feet
Then he opens the fioodgates OF his
oratory and deluges tine commons with superb
elOquence. The tin,bre of his voice is delightful
gliding. mellow, dropping to the soft sound OF
wind-stirred reeds by the river, rising to the
full volume of the storm beating and belying
the sails OF u ship at sea. In the heat aud pas
sion OF debate Mr.. Gladstone does not respect
persons. but rends friends and foes alike. In
his ewes it is assuredly a sin to differ from his
opinion, even though his enemies thoughts
were his own the previous Gay. The
Emperor Alexander III. was murdered on Sum
day, March Is, 1884, and on the evening of the
following Tuesday addresses to her majesty and
motions OF sympathy and coincidence were car
ried unanimously In both houses. /
shall never forget the impressiveness of the
premier's manner nor the admirable emphasis
with which he applied the words OF Homer to
the car. Whether or not Mr. Glad
stone disliked the Office of speaking an eulogium
on the career Of the late Lord Beaconsfeld it
would be difficult and perhaps uncharitabe to
say. but that he delayed the task and finally
accomplished it In what seemed q half-hearted
manner, there can be- l take IL, no doubt.
An elegiac speech more cold, hating
and altogether depressing has probably been
seldom heard within the walls of parliament
Scenes ir the Commons, by Dauid Anderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
The Left Side the Better.

From the San Francisco News Letter.
The left side of the face is the right; statistics
prove the paradox. Artists always put the best
touches, finest shading, and most delicate tints
on the left side of the profile Actors, actresses,
and public singers always make half turn to
the right when they wish to impress their au-
diences. Young ladies DESTROYS Of bewitching
their gentlemen friends always walk on the
right-hand side. Why7 Because science has
shown that the left side OF the face lie the more
beautiful or less ugly. The left hand is more
magnetic than the right, the left breast has o
more graceful contour than the opposite. and
the glance Of the left eye has bewitching power
Of which the right is hopelcssly innocent. the
theme will bear infinite expansion, but we for
bear to pursue 1t. The remarkable part Of the
now well-known fact Ia that the discovery was
made by the Chinese. In the year 1881 An Hing
Fy Foy had family Of seventeen daughters.
They were all left-handed, and were greatly
sought in marriage by members OF the royal
household. So irresistible were the charms OF
these moon-eyed madens that every man who
looked upon them became enslaved. To save
the empire from internecine war for their pos
session, the emperor made an edict that the
daughters of All Hing Fly Foy should be allowed
to have thirteen husbands EACH but that In the
future all left-handed girls should be strangled
at their birth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
HAY FEVER,
Why Men Suffer Most.

Eio Lewis in Philadelphia Star
For many years was one Of the most un-
happy victims of hay fever. The mountains
failed, but labor on farm has cured me: Not
only is it true that people who work in the
open air rarely suffer from the vexing malady,
but among many. whom 1 have advised to
spend summer in farm work, not one, think,
has failed to find cure or signal relief
The curious immunity from hay fever,
enjoyed by women, is traceabe to their table
temperance. Many lawyers, clergymen and
other sedentary men eat as grossly as farm
labOrers, using meat In hot weather, and COM
fortng themselves with the thought that
mental labor requires strong feeding. What
ever may be the prOxmate cause of hay fever,
there can be little doubt that table excuses
create the susceptibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
ON APPRECIATION.


How A Chicago Lady InvOluntaTtlY
Bought q shawl.
''When the opera came to Chicago" said the
head of "the retail'' in large dry goods house,
"Inoticed there were two or three expensive lace
shawls sent home on appreciation and returned
the morning after the performance This set
me thinking, and when Mrs. B. came in the day
OF an opera night and asked to have one Of the
most expensive wraps sent home to look at, I
just slipped out to old Swag's, the ticket specu-
lator. and bought seats Immediately behind
those of Mr.. and Mrs. b. When came in, lit
tie late. there was Mrs. B. seated in front Of me
with the elegant lace wrap sent home In the
morning over her shoulders. When she turned
greeted her politely, and said was delighted
the wrap had suited her. She looked rather un-
happy during the performance, but the shawl
was not returned to the store and l charged
my opera tickets to expenses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
Well Posted in Politics.


A pretty girl of Clifton was talking politics to
her best young man the other night, and he was
rather surprised.
"Why, Lucy" he said, "do you read the papers
for political news?"
"Oh, yes, and just dete on It, I'm getting
to be thoroughly posted"
"Who's going to be the democratic nominee
for President, do you Think"
-! couldn't say positively, but can say that
II Ohio is bound to be represented on the ticket
the democrats needn't think they can carry the
"Why nOt?"
"Because Cincinnati should have it, of course,
for 1t Is SO much larger and Weather and more
influential than Cleveland. begin to think this
Cleveland boom Is O Standard Oil scheme, be-
cause that Is their headquarters"
The young man looked at the girl In amaze
ment, and said something about Solomon in all
his glory not being arrayed like one of these.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19

From the Atlanta Consttution.
A dude was one day having great sport at the
expense of q donkey, whose long ears seemed 70
amuse the dandy fellow very much.
Laugh on, vain thing" quietly rebukcd tho
donkey, 81 thank heaven that there is one dis
tingushing mark between us. Make merry Of
mine ears II thou wilt, but that In the only pro-
lection have from being c.assed with dudes,
and thereby insulted"
Moral A mans most ridiculous feature 70
often his greatest protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19

COMING TO ANERICA--Sir James and Lady DOUG
las, Prof. Glaisher the meteorologst and balloon
ist, and Capt Bedford Pin, sailed from Liverpool
Thursday on the steamer Lake Huron, for Mon
treal, where they VIII attend the SESSIONS OF the
British association i0r the advancement OF science
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19

WHEN You are hurrying along cross street
In order to catch car at the corner the chances
are ten to one that you will see the car pass by
just before You get within haing distance. II
you get tired waiting for the next car, and con-
clnde to stroll along until It catches yOu it WILL
In all probability, overtake you when you are
within about one hundred yards of your desti-
nation.-NdsheiAe Banner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
FROM THE "GiTE CITY,
THE PECULIARITIES OF OMAHA.

Its Business Growth and Prospects
Fancy Prices for Building LOts-lts
Hotels, Newspapers, Fire Depart
ment, &c.-Bad show for AngIers-
Odds and Ends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
JAMES G. BLAINE ACCEPTS.
FULL TEXT or His LETTER.
nerce-A Foreign Policy of Peace,
Friendship and Commercial En-
Iargement-.mPar: Appoint.
ments in the Civil Service.

The following is the fun text OF James G. Bla.nes
letter accepting the republican nomination for the
Presidency:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19

more than one hundred millions OF dollars But tie
money does not go TO Spanish America. We send
pay European manufacturers for the gods which
they send 10 Spanish America We are but pay
rOpean factors-an amount which is a serious draft
In every financial depression, upon our resources Of
specie.
Cannot this condition OF trade In great part be
changed? Cannot the market for our products be
greatly enlarged? We have made a beginning in
our effort to improve our trade relations with
Mexico and we should not be content until similar
and mutually advantageous arrangements have
been successfully made with every nation OF North
and South America. While the great powers Of
Europe are steadily enarging their colonial dOrni-
nation In Asia and Africa IL Is the especial province
OF this country TO Improve and expand its trade
with the nations OF America. No field promises SO
much. No field has been cultivated so little. Our
foreign policy should be an American policy In its
broadcast and most comprehensive sense-a policy
OF peace, OF friendship, Of commercial enlargement
The name Of "American,n which belongs to US in
our national capacity, must always exalt the Just
PRIDE OF patriotism, Citzenship OF me Republic
wears it. The American citizen. rich or poor native
or naturalizcd, white or cOl0red, must everywhere
walk secure in his personal and civil rights. The
Republic should never accept lesser duty, it can
never assume a noblef one, than the protection of
tne humblest man who owes it loyalty-protection
at home and protection which shall follow him
abroad into whatever land he may go upon law
ful Grand.
THE SOUTHERN sTATKa
recognize, not without regret, the necessity for
efN"hnis vi t"o oeCtioho VI ouI CSiAAioh CouHtiy.
But the regret diminishes when see that the ee-
ments which separated them are fast disappear
ing PreJudices have yielded and are yielding, lille
growing cordially warns the southern and the
nOrtnern heart alike. Can anyone doubt that be-
tween the sections confidence and esteem are to-
DAY more marked than at any period In the sixty
years preceding the election Of President Lincoln?
ms Is the result, In part of time and In part Of
puoncah principles applied under the favorable
conditions OF uniformity. 1t would be great cal
alnity 70 change these influences under which
southern commemorative are learning to vindicate
eisL rights and adapting themselves 10 the condi-
aons vi political tranquility and industrial pro
gIesS III there be occasional ana violent outbreaks
! " Tue SOUTH against this peaceful progress, the