Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-01-03
AROUND THE EVENING LAMP.
COLLECTION OF FLTTERlRr, RELIGIOUS
AND MEDICAL INFORMATION.
Things That VIII Enable saturday Night to
Pas. Presumably and rrontahiy-A Young
Minister'S Discomhture-Gcms From
some Great Thinkers

A monument to Virgil has jus, been erected
at Fetole near Mantua.
James II. Randall, the author of 'Mary-
land, Ny Maryland" lives at Washington.
He is modest-looking, Accomplishment
man.
There are six hundred and twenty-three
newspapers and periodicals published in
foreign languages in this Republic The
Germans have the most The Cherokccs
Chinese and Irish have one paper printed in
their own language.
He that will look into many parts of Asia
and America will find men reason there,
perhaps as acutely as himself, who vet never
heard of a syllolism.- Locke.
Life has no significance to me save rs the
theatre in which my powers are developed
and disciplined for use, and made fruitful in
securing my own independence and the
good of those around me, or as the scene IN
which am fitted for the work and worship
of the world beyond.--J. q. Holland.
An Incident Of Peel
\ curious incident occurred in st. Paul's
cathedral last Sunday. Cannon Liddon was
the, preacher and, as usual, there was a big
congregation. The Rev. Canon was enlarg-
ing upon the necessity of men publicly ar-
knowledging their faith in The Redeemer,
and proceeded to tell the following anecdote:
-" Fifty years ago, p" said he, there was n
dinner party, and after the ladies had retired
the conversation became (not TO put II too
closely) very dishonoring To Christ. one of the
guests alone was silent and presently he rose
and ordered his carriage whilst with pol
ished courtesy, he apologized for leaving on
the grounds that he was still a Christian
One would think perhaps that he was
bishop or clergyman but no he was a ris-
ing member of Parliament, who afterward
became prime minister (; ii was the late Sir
1 ri
second row from the pulpit sat the present
holder of the distinguished name, who will
no doubt profit by the anecdote of his late
father.
A Famous Pulpit
The most famous pulpit in Germany. out
side of Berlin, is that of St Nicolai, in Leip-
sic. 1t has been filled by an uninterrupted
succession of eloquent divines, the last two
having been DIR. Hairless and Dr. Ahlfeld.
The latter preached in this church for over
| twenty-five years. and always to crowded
| audiences when other churches were empty.
| The vacancy caused by mis- death has now
been filled by worthy choice, DIR. William
| Holscher, hitherto director of the theological
| seminary for post-graduates at Loccuno in
| Hanover, and acknowledged one of the lead.
| ing pulpit orators in Germany. Three or
| four universities had called him in past years
| TO important chairs, but he preferred pulpit
work He, like his predecessors in LeipSic,
| is conservative in bis theology.
Curious VIII ofs Cook.
| Felix Duryos, for some years cook in the
kitchen of Louis Philippe, died recently in
| Paris. During his lifetime he had amassed q
pretty considerable fortune, no less than
25O,0o0f. This sum he left to his two nephews
| but on condition. They were to place o.,
his tombstone instead of the usual highfiown
inscription extolling the many virtues of the
deceased, brass frame in which one of his
famous cookery recipes, written in larg,
characters, was TO daily be inserted. Thus
as the benevolent old man says in his will
| people desirous of instructing themselves
| will be able by paying a visit to the cemetery
20 gain most useful information II the
nephews did not follow out these instruc-
| tons, the money was TO go the Assistance
! Publique." Unfortunately for them, the
| Epitaph Commission will not allow the
| dying wish of the veteran chef to be exc
cuted. So the nephews are going to law. II
will be hard ifthis testamentary disposition is
set aside when somany more foolish and less
well meaning ones are executed every day
Explained the Joke to Him.
Says an Arizona paper, sour rising young
sawbones Doc Melville, was driving along
the street when his horse took fright and ran
away. He was thrown violently to the side
walk and knocked senseless. Presently hs
| recovered little from his Inconsistencies
| and noticing the crowd which had gathered
about him, remarked Whats the matter
gentlemen? Anybody hurt? | am DIR.
| Melville. Can | be of any service p When
the joke was explained TO him he set UP for
the boys"