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DIscoURAG1NG TO "aopHERs."
Progress In the Art OF Making Burglar r
and Firc-proof Safes.

Philadelphia Times.
AS to cracking Safes" remarked John
Farrell, the veteran safe builder, there is
absolutely no safe that scientific burglar
cannot got into if you only give time enough.
The security of valuables thus becomes
question of how much people are willing to
pay to keep safe robbers out. A cheap safe,
though called burglar-proof, is generally no
protection at all. OF late safe builders have
had to guard every point, and safe building
is just like fertilization building, you
gradually add and adapt your defenses fin the
light ofthe nature of assaults that havo been
previously made. Now, of all the safes
know there is only one mako that guards
against the late successful entry of a safe
by exploding q dynamite cartridge against
against the surface like the blow of tre-
mendous sledge hammer, and with the re-
bound the spindle of tho lock, which was
broken by tho conclusion, was forced out,
leaving hole for tho burglars to operate in.
Now, in the safe Ispeak of tho spindle is so
arranged that 1t cannot be forced in or push ed
out nor will it avail if tho stomper is taken
out OF 1t by the blow-pipe, because in the
center is bolt which is filled with Frank
Unite, n now and hard metal which has the
popularity of retaining it's hardness even
when heated and thus it resists the drill, Ono
OF Jno most SUCCESSFUL devices stne burglars
arc using q small air pump for getting pow
der into a safe door through tho almost inn
perceptiblo hssures and then exploding it.
They putty up all tho outline of tho safe
door with the exception of an opening, to
which they apply tho air pump. BY exhaust
ing all the air inside 30 great is the pressure
of air on the outside that when they apply
powder in paper funnel to Crevice it runs
in freely, SO that they can insert large
quantity in a little while. The way We meet
this now is by having India rubber lining to
the laps of the door, SO that when shut it will
be air-tight already and an attempt to insert
powder would choke tho air pump. Our
whole idea is to put so many obstacles in the
way of the burglars that they cannot get into
safe in the time it is usually left exposed.
But the burglars are alert and are no longer
what they were. Bnrglarizing safes has be-
come q regular business and the men engaged
in it arc organized and employ spies and
assistants to aid them to map out their plans.
They arc generallyrich aud are not wanting
in intelligence and ingenuity. Fire-proof
safes are, of course, entirely different in con-
structlon to burgar-proof safes and safe
that will resist the hottest flames offers but
little more difficulties to u modern burglar
than kitchen cupboard or icebox."
National Republican., 1884-06-16
Bounoer Struck by Lightning.
NeaO York !SuQ.


II saw paragraph in the Sum-" said far.
mer Silas Wagner Of Bayonne, "about u dog
that was killed by thunderbolt, and sug,
gestion of the dogs owner that dogs attract
lightning. / don't know how that may be-
but l learned once that dog with q steel
collar around his neck is a nasty animal ia
have Mt your heels during thunder storm
About two years ago Bouncer taught me this
He had on q brand new steel collar and was
with me and two men in tho field when q
thunder storm broke over us. Bouncer was
greatly frightened, and headed us as we ran
toward tho house. Suddenly noticed ring
of blue flame around his neck He noticed
II about the same time himself, and turning
around ho ran yelling towards us rs if for
protection. But we turned and ran, too.
Perhaps we didn't yell so loud, but believe
we ran nearly IS fast as no did. know we
had covered three miles of rough ground be.
fore he overlook one of the men who had
stuck in hedge. He appealed so pitifully
for assistance that we returned to help him,
and found the dog lying exhausted beside
him, The blue fire was out and tho collar
was gone, but its imprint was on his scorched
neck, and looks exactly like steel collar to
this day. The hair has never grown over it,
aud whilo the dog seems proud Of his orna-
ment, ho always sinks into tho cellar three
days before thunder storm, and can't BIZ
tempted out until tho sky is clear again"
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Extending to the end of my toes and
to my brain
(Which made me delirious,
"From agony.
at took three men to hold me on my
bed at times.
"The Doctors tried in vain to relieve
me. But to no purpose.
Morphine and other opiate5
"Had no effect.
"AGter two months was given up to
die.
"When my wife
heard neighbor tell what Hop Bitters
had done for her, she at once got and
gave me some. The first dose eased my
brain and seemed to go hunting through
my system for the pain.
"The second dose eased me 80 much
that slept two hours, something | had
not done for two months. Before | had
used five bottles / was well and at work,
as hard as any man could, for over three
weeks; but / worked too hard for my
strength, and taking hard cold was
taken with the most acute and painful
rheumatism all through my system that
was ever known. | called the doctors
again, and after several weeks thev left
me Il cripple on crutches for life, as they
said. / met friend and told him my
case, and he said Hop Bitters had cured
him and would cure me. | poohed at
him, but he was 80 earnest was induced
to use them again. In less than four
weeks / threw away my crutches, and
went to work lightly, and kept on usin
the bitters for five weeks, until became
as well as any man living, and have been
80 for six years since. II also cured my
wife, who had been so for years. and has
kept her and my children we'll and
hearty with from two TO three bottles
per year. There is no need to be sick at
all If these bitters are used. j. j. BERK,
Ex1Supervisor.
THAT poor invalid wife,
"Sister,
Mother,
"Or Daughter,
"Can be made the picture Of health,
"With few bottles of Hop Bitters.
WiH you let them suffer"
National Republican., 1884-06-16
THE COURT RECORD.
business Transacted by tho District Judi
cIarY Saturday.

C0trtin General Term-Chtsf Justice Cartier aud
justices Macarthur and Jdmes.-Assignment for
85, 49, 8s 49, 49, d5, as 40 5O 5l 62 49, o. 55 o. o.
5S CO, 81, aud %.
CfrcHu CUdTf-Juslics HdOner.-Harrs Bros vs.
DRmmanus; time to take testimony limited. AS.
sIgnment for to-day-Nos 4sJ3 90, 50, 53 5l, 5j
ana 81.
EQginU C0uri-Jus,ics cOr-Grey vs.. Mclntlre;
sale finally confirmed. Essex VS.. Essex; reference
TO tho auditor ordered, Assignment for to day
No. 10.
Criminal Court-Jusiice Hylie-Frank Langston
assault with intent to kill; special plea entered
George w. MCElfresh, misconduct In office and
violation Of section 857 revised statutes demurrer
overruled; plead not guilty. George w. MCEllresh
George o, Miller, and John w, CoOmes, cOmprO
missing ielonyi demurrer oyerrued. George o.
Millor misconduct ig onicei demurrer oVerruled (;
plead not guilty. Elizabeth Res5 ct al. motion to
quash sci. Ia. granted. Thomas Holloway, pre-.
Viously convicted OG larceny; three years In the
Albany pcnitentary Henry Abbott, alias Green
leaf convicted of g'Gud larceny three years n the
Albany peuiIcntiay No assignment for to-day.
National Republican., 1884-06-16
A ErlendIY NYarninr.

II IL ia possible so to abuse and distort tho
real purposes Of n trust upon which bonds arc
issued, as that tho debt increases with each
coupon day, instead Of being decreased by
payment aud actual cancellation, what earthly
chance is there for mere stock holder in COM
panios controlled by such innuencesr Sooner
or later such an explosion will occur In this
country, growing out OF abuse of trusts, that
some people now prominent in financial, and
oven social, lifo will think tho day of final
Judgment has arrived, Yachts may then be
In domand for clearance for ports beyond tho
reach Of eXtrsdition treaties.
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VIII Take Five Per Cent. on for Cash.
Philadelphia Times.

Picking up newspaper one morning some
months ago David Goldman, broker, of 500
Walnut street, read the following paragraph
Ninety-one wills deposited In the royal district
court at Berlin, will he opened on July H. Many
of the documents have lain there over tiity years
"Tho result of that paragrap h. said Mr.
Goldman yesterday, was to cause the send
ing of a lawyer to Berlin to be present at tile
opening Of these documents and in the mean
time to pursue inquiries concerning the os-
tate of kinsmsu Of mino named Frederick
SpranE, who was adopted when boy Of
nineteen by tho Hessian General Knip-
hausen, takon with him to Germany at the
close Of the revolutionary war and made his
heir. My kinsman died thirty years ago,
leaving an estate valued at S5sQOO0 10
81 100000. No will was found and the es-
tate was claimed by persons in Germany who
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could havo no legal claim to 1t, as all his
relatives lived ia this country. On the l1th
Of July our representative in Berlin will SEQ
II the missing will is among those opened.
We look forward to that event with increas-
ing interest" Frederick Sprang diod
ha9holor
National Republican., 1884-06-16
Futures. Opening Highest Lowest Closing.
BALTIMORE pnopUcE MARKrr

BALTIMORE, June li.-Cotton dull; middling
llssc. Flour steady and quiet; Howard street and
western superine, S2.7b93,50: do. extra $1,000
400; DO. family. s450@6.75; city mills super.
fine S3,o00360; do. extra, S3.506oI60; do Rio
brands, t5,62@575; Patapsco family. So. .25: do su
perlatiye patent SG75. Wheat Southern nom
inally firm western higher and quiet southern
red, slOjQl, ,07: do. amber sl0S9l.ll: No. Mary
land, SllO9l los; No Q western winter red, spot
and June, sl.0i%@10lL; July, 02lI4LO2S +,
August Sl.O2A@lO O2l5; September, Sl.03 bid. Corn
southern scarce and higher; western higher
and dull; southern white, 73GD75o; do yellow, 62@
63lac western mixed, spot, 60d60hc; June, 59Jsc
bid; July, 6O3G6lc; August, 6lL962c. Oats steady
southern, GlW30c. western white. 3S6939c DO
mixed 8G@31c Pennsylvania. 37G139c. Rye steady
at 6S@70c. Hay dull; prime 10 choice Pennsyi
vana aud Maryland. Sl3000l50O Provisions
steady with fairly active demand; mess pork
sl7.16: bulk meats. shoulders and clear rib sides
packed, 71S@9]4c; bacon - shoulders, SIG. clear
rib sides, lOIc; hams. lik@l615c. Lard-Re-
fined, sAo. Butter steady western packed. SO
l5c; creamery, l7@22c. Eggs steady at l7l6c
Petroleum dull refined, 756979Ic. Coffee frm6r;
Rio cargoes. ordinary TO fair, 9@l0c Sugar dull
and easy; soft, 6lc, COpper-Rehned quiet at
l3}E@l34o. Whisky steady at sl,l5. Frelghts to
Liverpool per steamer steady cotton 9-6id.: -four,
Is. grain, SGD. Receipts - Flour, 72l barrels
wheat, 2lO0O bushelsi corn, IL, 900 bushels oats
1000 bushels rye, 1000 bushels. Shipments =
Wheat, 1,00D bushels corn, 5000 bushels. Sales
Wheat 10000 bushels corn, 5000 bushels.
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET
BALTIMORE, June lI-NirglniR IS, consolidated
S6l5; past due coupons 80; now l0-4OS, 32H bid
To-day,
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A Card.

To all who are suffering from the errors AMI In.
discrUllOns VI youth, nervous weakness, carly de.
cay loss OF manhood, so, will sGnd recipe that
will cure you, free OF charge, This great remedy
was discovered b. missionary In South America.
kend a selt-addfessed envelope 10 the keY. Joseph
q, IRman, station d. HoH x0rk CITY
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sToCEa

Following are opening, highest, lowest aud
closing prices Of principal stocks as corrected by
special wire reports received by Bateman & Co,
bankers. No. 114i street northwest
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Asplcndld Opportunity to Win FOr,un,.

ny an overwhelming popular vote It's franchise wan
made d part of tho present state Constitution adons
ed December ., y. D. 1879.
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EOtttrits.
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This the Only Chartered Lottery of anys.,.,
Louisiana State Lottery Company.

Incorporated in 1868 for TWENTY-FIVE year, nv the
Legislature for educational ana charinblo nurposss
with acnpta of ~ 900 OOO-to which reserve fini
OF over 5000, 900 has since been added
National Republican., 1884-06-16
CAUTION!
WEAK, UHDEVELOPED PARTS

on THF UrN1Y R0DY ENLIRdEb7 DEyELofEn,
eTRESGTHESEb, Ei5,, 70 Sn intergsung sayeIt,smsut
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there eytrce gt humhug about s on NO c9nltyi
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may Tet sfaet eirrulNrs gvng all nAcla bN addraiug
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| Sales. $4,000 bales.
| GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Following are opening, highest, lowest, and clos.
Ing prices on Chicago board of trade as corrected
by special wire reports to Robert j. Thomas 6l3
| Fifteenth street; ~ =
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Gen. G. T, BEAUREGARD, Of Louisiana
and Gen. JUBAL A. EARLY, of Yirsiaja
CAPITAL PRIZE SiiO,OOO.
PS- Notlce-Tickcts are $40 only. Halves, S5.
E.itis, -. Tcnihs, 81.
a,270 Prizes, amounting tou.u.--..

CERTIFICATE
We do hereby certify that supervise the arrange.
ments for all the monthly aud soinianuuul drawings
OF tho Louisiana State Lottery Company aud In per.
son mana, 20 and control the drawing OURSELVES and
that the same aru conducted with honesty, fairness
ana In good faith toward all parties We authorize
the company use this Certtgutg with GlcsGnIla }.
OursIs sllltures attached, In ia advertisements
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a Dangerous Case.

ROCtTsrER, June 1, 1882. Ten
Years ago was attacked with the most
Intense and dcathly pains IN my back and
National Republican., 1884-06-16

tsGrand Single Number Drawings VIII take placs
monthly IT NEVER SCALES on POsTPoSEA Look
NJ the following Di'trhutlOn:
EXTRAORDINARY SEM. ANIMAL DR. AWING
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AT NEW oRLEtNS. TUESDAY. JUNE II. 1ssi.
Under the snnervsInn and mnnateinent "
The state journal., 1884-08-30
Harrisburg Colored Church
and Society Directory.

Wesley Union Church, corner South street and
Tanners avenue-Pastor, Rev. Il. t. Pearsall.
Services at 1890 and 7:30 every Sunday. Sun
day school at 1:30 Jos. Il. POpel, Superintend-
Bethel NJ. E. Church, Short rtstreet-Pastor, Rev.
Amos Wilson. Services at 1920 and 7:30 every
Sunday. Saabath school 1:3O Richard SnaiVely,
Superintendent.
Elder Street Presbyterian Church-Services at
1890 and 7:30 Sabbath school at l:30. Thomas
Miller, Superintendent.
Second Baptist Church, Eleventh street near
Market-Pastor, Rev. Beverly Jones' Ser
vices every Sunday at 1890 and 100 Sabbath
school 1870. Robert Darlington, Superintend-
Free VIII Baptist Church, corner William and
Colder erstreets-PastOr, Rev. Frazer. Services
every Sunday at 1890 and 7:30. Sabbath
school l:30. William Burrows, SuperIntend-
Union A. NJ. Z. Church, Tanners avenue-Pas-
tor Rev. u. Johnson. Services every Unday
at 1880 and 730 Sunday school p. NJ.
Wesley Mission, Marion street near Colder
bath at 1890 and 7:3O. Sabbath school l:3O
Mr.. Solbert, Superintendent.
SOCIETIES.
Brotherly Love Lodge 500, G. U. o., of o. F.;
nall in South street; regular meeting every
Monday night.
Chosen Friends Lodge, Masonic hall, Odd Eel
lows building, South street regular meeting
every alternate Thursday night.
Golden Chain Council Hall, South Street,
Franklin Hall; regular meeting every Tuesday
night.
Good Samaritan Council, hall East State street;
regular meeting every Tuesday night.
Household Of Ruth Hall, Odd Fellows Hall
South street; regular meeting every Tuesday
| night.
Paxton Lodge, No. 16, A. Y. NJ, meets every
Monday evening, at Franklin Hall, South st.,
] Harrisburg,
The state journal., 1884-08-30

"What an insult TO party that con-
tains the pure and statesmanly Seymourss,
Thurmans and Bayards exalted in prl-
vate as in public life.
Some sapless Democrats demonstrate
that even Republican newspapers are re-
luctant to ventilate this Cleveland story.
1--WE wish to unveil no mans private
vices. The best of us are frail. But for
Gods right arm extended to all who
seek it, our scorching passions would
wither every virtuous inclination as the
midsummer snn dries up she drop of
dew. Neither would we constitute our
selves public tribunal to pass sentence
on strictly private guilt; but candidate,
by that fact, flaunts his personal record
in the public face, and then the right and
duty OF the elector are as clear as that OF
the father of family, who protects his
fireside from all evil contamination.
We are well aware that considerable
class Of politicians think that it does not
weaken candidate for the Presidency to
be known as a gross and licentious man;
but Mr.. Cleveland occupies a position
very different from that of ordinary can.
didates. He is running on the supposed
purity and elevation of his personal char
actcr, and what might be OF comparatively
little effect when alleged by influential
Christian journals against an irreliglous
man of the world, is probably fatal when
alleged against him. And in this case it
must be remembered, the main facts are
admitted and fully established.
The final truth is that the only chance
of Democratic success in the present
campaign lies in the course indicated by
the Independent. The Withdrawal of
Cleveland and the substitution of Allen
G. Thurman's name ON the Democratic
ticket would make a sure victory that
otherwise is hope!essly thrown away.
The state journal., 1884-08-30
MARRIAGE FOR sIXPENCE.
Pail Mall Gazette.

The future, Prof Seeley reminds us, is
all with the large States, and some enter.
prising people in Berlin have just devised
a patriotic scheme for increasing the
German race" A Marriage Chamber
has been instituted to facilitate acquaint-
ance between persons of both sexes with
view to wedlOck. "and without regard
to position, fortune, age, or faith If the
acquaintance leads to marriage, both par
ties have to engage to pay to the Chamber
per cent. of their annual income.
Parties will do well, the circular adds,
''to examine seriously if they possess
those qualities that make marriage desir-
able. " The fee demanded by the Chamber
is strictly moderate-Gs. for Berlinese and
0s. for provincials; and if the first &C
quaintance leads to no result, clients may
try again without extra charge. De
cidedly, the Germans are practical peo
Dln
The state journal., 1884-08-30

A glance at this review shows that the
record of trotting in harness has been
lowered sixteen and one-fourth seconds,
or but little more than a quarter Of a
minute during the past forty years, and
Just ten seconds, or One-sixth of a minute,
during the last quarter of a century. In
ordinary human affairs ten seconds seem
almost unappreciable. But the gain of
this small amount of time has wrought
wonderful changes on the trotting turf,
where a succession to the sovereignty WaS
brought about this month in two instances
by quarter Of q second
This development of speed on the track
is due primarily to the improvement of
trotting stock by breeding. But there
are also other very important causes.
Horses are better trained and better
handled than formerly They have the
advantage Of improved appliances for
feet and legs, to say nothing of bit and
rein. Then, the sulkies of TO- day are the
best for sleed ever made-and, finally,
what is perhaps most telling, there has
been a steady improvement in tracks
III of these influences have contributed
materially to the lowering of the trotting G
reCord.-N Y. Herald
The state journal., 1884-08-30
ANOTHER PLAN.

Early in the spring 1 take quart OF
vinegar and all the mother remaining in
the vinegar barrel, and pour it into a
fresh casE. also provide large stone
Jar, and into it put all the clear apple
peelings, any juice left OF fruit, and the
pulp left when making Jelly out of cur
rants, goosebelries, etc, and cover them
with soft water. Pour off the water
into the cask, and empty all the refuse
out of the jar as often as once in every
two weeks. By the last of August or
first of September have eight or ten gal
Ions of good vinegar. Vinegar made in
this way is quite as pure, and much bet.
ter than most Of the stuff we buy at the
stores under the name of cider vinegar.
The state journal., 1884-08-30
RIG HooP-sNAKE STORY.

From tie Chicago Tribune.1
One day last week little girl, whose
name slipped the correspondent usually
retentive memory, was chased by a mon
ster hoop-snake nearly mile Just as it
seemed that it was about to strike her she
lodged behind large apple tree. The
rapidly whirling snake turned to follow
and struck the tree with such force as TO
drive the horn spike into the hard wood
over two inches. The child was so fright
ened that she sank down, her heart thump-
ing as though it would burst out of her
body One of her brothers who had seen
her flying down the hill, went to see what
was the matter. When he reached the
tree it was quaking like an aspen, and its
leaves and fruit falling to the ground in a
perfect shower, the postrate girl being
almost buried beneath them. AS soon as
he got her restored to conciOusness he took
q fence rail and killed the venomous mon
steT, which was IL feet q inches in length
and inches in circumference. The horn
point on the tail was six and half inches
long, and so deeply imbedded in the very
hard wood that it could not extricate it.
self. This all happenened near South
Mountain, Va.
The state journal., 1884-08-30
ADUKE AND HIS COUNTESS

London Truth says that the Kalominc
affair is by no means at an end. 1t ap.
pears that Madame de Kalomine (Coun
teas Romrod) consented to join with the
Grand Duke of Hesse in applying for a
divorce on certain conditions, and these
conditions, she maintains, have not been
complied with. She has, therefore, en-
gagged well known lawyer of Mannheim,
who is about to bring a suit before the
Imperial Tribunal at Leipsic for the
quashing of the divorce decree which was
recently prepared by the Grand Ducal
Court of Darmstadt. There is no doubt
that this new suit will be successful, as it
Is the universal opinion amongst German
lawyers that the Darmstadt Judge acted
ultra wires in granting divorce merely
because the couple desired one, and for
no other reason. The Countess, who is
st!Il residingat Dresden, was thrown out
OF her carriage the other day when she
was taking country drive, but escape d
with a shaking.
The state journal., 1884-08-30
BLACKBERRY DUMPLINGs.

Boiled blackberry dumpling is made
exactly as you make an apple dumping;
roll the crust out thin, and put just as
many berries in it as it will hold. The
mixing a tablespoonful of butter with
three of sugar and two of flour; when
these are thoroughly mixed, stir boiling
water in and set the basin or saucepan on
the stove and let the sauce come to a
boil; make it quite thin. Serve the dump
lings on deep saucers with the sauce
poured all around, and put on the top Of
each dumping lump of butter and
sugar beaten together until light. The
sauce should be favored delicately with
vanilla
The state journal., 1884-08-30

Grape jam is especially nice if made of
grapes that are not quite ripe. Be care
full not to allow one unsound grape to be
used. To one pound of grapes add half
pound of sugar. Rinse the fruit, but
do not use any water when cooking it.
Put layer Of the wet grapes into your
porcelain kettle, then a layer of sugar,
and SO on until you have used all your
fruit, Stir constantly to prevent burning.
A long handled wooden spoon or ladle
is best for this purpose. When the grape
skins are tender, remove from the fire
and put the fruit into jars or cans. 1t is
but little trouble to skim off the seeds
as they rise. and this should always be
done.
The state journal., 1884-08-30
DELICIOUS PEACH FRITTERs.

Peach fritters are delicious, and are a
welcome to those deluded people who
prefer fruit cooked, and who do not
really feel as if they have made ali that
they should of it unless they serve it in
the form of pies, ETC. Still no man need
scruple to help himself twice to peach
fritters, for he is excusable. Make a nice
smooth batter of flour and sweet milk, add
eggs and salt to your taste. Peel and
cut the peaches in halves, removing the
stone, of course; dip the pieces of peach
in the batter, and fry in hot lard. 1t will
take about ten minutes to fry them prop
erly. Drain them by placing them on a
very hot plate, scatter powdered sugar
over them, and send them to the table
hot.