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Senator Thurman,s Education.

Senator Thurman learned French as a
boy in the little Ohio town of Chillicothe.
and pretty romance clusters around his
requirement of it. Mr.. Thurman's father
was Baptist preacher, who, when his boy
Allen was seven years old, moved from
Lynchburg, Virginia, to Chillicothe, Ohio,
and there taught school and started small
mandatory. Shortly after this there came
to Chilhcothe fne-looking old Frenchman,
with daughter about the age of young
Allen, and young Aliens mother took the
the little Frehch maiden into her house to
live on condition that her father should
teach Allen French. This Frenchman,
whose name was Monsieur Gregoire, had
been educated by his family for the priest
hood, but had fallen in love at the time he
was about to take the orders, and that with
a beautiful girl whom his family considered
beneath him. He had left the church and
married her, and then, finding things rather
uncomfortable about home, had invested in
an estate of thousands of acres in Virginia.
In due time this daughter was born, and,
after the estate she was named Virginia.
His wife died in giving her birth, and after
few years of grief Gregoire determined to
come to his great estate in the New World.
When he arrived he found his Utopia
tract of stony, mountainous land, worth
nothing, and he had to go to work to keep
himself alive. In doing this he drifted to
Chillicothe, and his daughter was taken into
the Thurman family. She did not under
stand word of English, and Allen did not
understand word of French. They played
together, and with his teaching from the
Frenchman and his practice with the daugh-
ter, the boy soon became quite Frenchy.
He kept up his studies in after life, and
French is now as easy to him as English.
Another amusement of Senator Thurman
is the working out of mathematical prob
lens. He is one of the finest mathemati-
clans in Ohio, and has been noted for his
skill in mathematics ever since he was
boy, and was nicknamed by his schoolmates
"Right-angle Triangle Thurman" He is
also very fond of whist, and cannot endure
playing with green hand as partner
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-30
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Written for the Democratic Advocate,
BY LLOYD DAY.

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My feelings toward her move humanity tender,
To recompense all her devotion to me-
Would Heaven, forefending wild worshipng folly,
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Infuse spiritcomfortings mystic and holy,
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NOR FALL g. WINTER TRADE.
1 have one of the largest and finest selec-
tions of
Suitings, Overcoatings, Pantaloon-
ings, both Foreign and Domestic,

1ngS, bOCh Fore1Sn dno OoHSStAe,
Ever offered to the people of this county, and
can get up as fine Suit or Overcoat as can
be put up anywhere in the city. L claim that l
can give you as good fit as you can get
there for considerably less money. Now why
not encourage home industry? 1t viii De
more credit to the buyer, and a great deal
more credit to the seller and mechanic to get
up such clothes Give me call, as 1t Will
not cost anything to try me. Anybody can
get mn cheap clothing Good goods, good
workmanship, good fit and fair prices is what
| am after. do not claim to work for run.
also have the largest line OF Home,Made
KERSEYS, Cheap CASSIMERES, OVER,
COATING, SUITING, PANTS, and Will
cut or make them up cheaper then any other
house in the county. A special job lot Si.oo
goods for rs cents, and others in proportion.
The largest and best selection of
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
outside of the city at bottom figures. Upde-
crafts best line of GLOVES a speciality;
Headouarters for all kinds of Gloves and
priees. NECKWEAR Speciality; always
getting in new styles. Headquarters for Col
lars and Cuffs The best fitting Dress SHIRT
in the market, scratch pocket laundried
and unlaundried. A splendid line OF
GENTS JEWELRY,
such as Roll Plate Chains, Charms, Scarf
Pins, solid and plated. All goods guaranteed
as represented or money refunded. Suspen-
ders of all kinds at all prices. twill pay you
to call and see my stock before purchasing.
J. 7. ANDERS,
dec 5:2m Westminster, Nd.
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Rev. Samuel f. Smith, of Newton Cen
tire, Mass, is the author of the patriotic
song commencing "My country, tbs of
thee" 1t is the only national anthem
worthy of the name, after all that has
been written upon the subject
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-30

The experience of many life: @What
a fool I've been!" The experience of
MANY wife: "What fool I've gotl'
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The knowledge drawn from experience
is quite another kind from that which flows
from speculation or discourse.
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N OF &c E,

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Having associated with me in the Lumber
and Coal business my son, NJ. JOHN LYNCH,
the business will, after the LIST day of March,
be conducted under the firm name of =. Lynch
b Som. EDWARD LYNCH.
We take pleasure in announcing to the pub,
lie that we shall continue to keep on hand and
furnish all kinds of Building Lumber and
Coal, at the Old Yards in Westminster, Nd,
and hope, that by strict attention to business
and with desire to please, we shall continue
feb2s. iss5tf E.LYNCH & SON.
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A N Earthquake in Westminster.

What is the reason that everybody goes to
THE NEW
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Come, without delay, as we are closing out
our entire stock of Winter Goods
At and Below Cost.
Trieot Cloths reduced to SOC, Z yard wide.
"a Tricot reduced to SOC.
GA Tricot Cloths rs to Soc, former price 81.
56inch French Figured Cloths at 81, reduced
from S1.25.
French Combination Cloths reduced from
SIPS to 81.
Satin Berbers 14c, former price zoe.
Silks at cost. Remnants below cost.
Ladies' Coats, about 25 left, and will be
sold cheap, beginning as low as 81.
Blankets, Comforts, Skirts, Hoods, Gloves,
Underwear.
We Propose Making Clean Sweep.
Ready Made Clothing and Overcoats at
prices that will surprise you.
HATS half price.
10 to 20 pieces Cut Calico at SC.
OUR STOCK OF DOMESTICS,
Such as Flannels, Muslins and Calicoes, al.
ways at bottom prices.
pm,If you don't wish to buy of us, come
and be posted before purchasing elsewhere.
We will gladly serve you in any way within
our power.
As stated before, we advertise as a means
of letting our friends and customers know
what we are doing Our stock is heavy, and
we will FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS
offer the greatest bargains ever offered IN New
Windsor.
Remember, our motto always is to show
YOU more goods and bargains than advertised.
Thankful for past favors, we hope to receive
q liberal share of your trade.
Respectfully Yours, ~
ian16,tf New Windsor, Md.
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DARGAINsl BARGAINS
At
OAK FL A L L.
At and Below Cost.

Come, without delay, as we are closing out
our entire stock of Winter Goods
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-08
DOSITIVE PUBLIC SALL.

on SATURDAY EvEsIsG, OCTOBER 0, loS6,
will be sold at the Hester House, corner North
Queen and Chestnut streets, Lancaster, Pa, the
following property belonging to Mr.. John 5.
Rohrer; "
that First-elass Threestory BRICK METAL
ROOFED RESIDENCE, i0X36 feet, with 3story
Brick Metal Rooted Hear Attachment bON26 and
Is feet, having two Balconies, Portico and Con
North Queen and West Lemon streets, Lancas-
ter, Pa. Inside finish of house IL almost entirely
of hard wood eight feet wide Hall two Parlors
Drawing and FrescOed Dining Rooms, and
Stag Head Range and Dumb Waiterl on first
floor; seven Bed Rooms and Bath Room on
second floor, and six Bed Rooms and one large
Wash Drying Room and fine Observatory on
the whole house, having Holland Cold Water and
large Rain Water Cistern in same; Gas, Hot and
Cold Water, Bath, Water Closets, Stationary
Wash stands, largest size Mershon's Heater
meets the 3-foet vide Lemon street sewer, eleven
feet deep; Coal Bins under sidewalk. Lot fronts
iOH feet on North Queen street ana extends
westward along Lemon street 2i5 feet, to
class BRICK STABLE holding 3 Horses and 1
Carriages having Gas and Water in same. Also,
adjoining stable Is Fine BRICK COACHMA ANS
HOUSE and large FRAME HESSERY joining
II on the east.
AS / have permanently located myself in
Florida the above property will be positively
sold at the date mentioned.
Parties wishing any further information will
my authorized agents.
Sale to commence at ~ o'clock p. m OF said
day, when terms and conditions will be made
known by JOHN .. ROHKER,
Or BAUsMAs BURNS and ADAM X. BARR.
Agents
sli.ls. 2, ,e5 s7o2, 2,4,e,7s.9
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Playing the Store Order System.

Despite the decision of the supreme
court that store orders may be issued 80
long as it is agreeable to employer and en-
ploye, workmen will conclude that the fair
ness of the supreme courts ruling is more
apparent than real. For as Mr.. Powderly
says in an article in the North american
Reriew =" In thousands of places through
out the United States as many superintend
ents, foremen, or petty bosses are inter-
ested in stores, corner groceries or saloons.
In many places the employe is told plainly
that he must deal at the store or get his
liquor from the saloon in which his boss
has an interest; in others he is given to
understand that he must deal in these
stores or saloons or forfeit his situation.
Laws have been passed in some states
against the keeping of company stores, but
the stores are kept nevertheless, and work.
Wen are made to feel that they must pa
trOnize them"
These are the bottom facts in this ques-
tion, and all reasonable men are quick to
admit them. Nor is this view of the situa-
tion confined to Democratic thinkers.
Such thick-and-thin Republican organ
as the New York Tribune lashes the store
order system in this strong language
The store-order system has from the be
ginning been maintained solely by working
upon the fears OF the employees. Rather than
lose their employment they have submitted
to be robbed-for the system involves moth
ing less than robbery, and that of the mean
est kind. 1t they were free TO make their
own contracts they would to a certainty
m Il at nf tb..
dearest That they are not free is the only
reason why they deal at the company's store
AS to the Legislative tutelsge" referred To
by Judge Gordon, his characterization is TO
say the least, infelcitous The legislature OF
Pennsylvania was appealed to to deliver the
laoorers from species OF thraldOm for IL
is certainly thraldom when a man is not a,
liberty to buy his food and clothing where
ever he chooses. The case was one in
which labor was powerless to relieve il
sell. 1t demanded and obtained protection
from the state. To tell the beneficiaries
under the act of 1881 that they were degraded
bya law which restored their independence
to them is assuredly not Calculated to in
crease their respect for the courts to con
vince them that they have been mistaken in
suspecting that there was one law for the
rich and another for the poor In short, tn,
decision appears to be alike unfortunate snC
-ill-timed ana il it is sound law, Its victims
will be apt TO think anything but admiringly
OF the jurisyt ldence of which it Is an ex
ample.
And this system, which thus receivesth
excoriation of the leading Republican
paper of the country, is in full swing at the
Beliefonte nail works, of which Gen. Bea-
z var, the Republican candidate for Cover.
nr, Is president. Is 1t any wonder that the
labor vote Of the state is arrayed aginst
him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-08
PERSONAL.

MARRIOTT BRosTUs, esq, of this city. sd-
dressed large Republican meeting at Ches
ter on Thursday evening.
Miss CoRDELIA PAGE charges prominent
members OF the Columbus, y. j., Presbyte
rian church with drunkenness aud they are
to be tried.
Hon. NJ GLESSAN, of Norfolk, Va, pres-
dent of the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union,
will be IN Philadelphia Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday on an official visit TO the societies
there.
ROBERT GARRETT, president of the Bslti-
more Il Ohio railroad company, will, it il
aid, extend the Shenandoah Valley railroad
south to Pensacola, FloriCa. and work
is TO be commenced within thirty days.
Mr.. J. T. TROwBRIDGE will per-ist in run
ming his tricycle. on the sidewalk, in violation
Of an ordinance, and the Arlington police say,
"Oh, he's one o. them literary felers, and IL
tin't no use tn saw anything to him about it
GEORGE W. CHILps on Thursday evening
snte, taued the taTDeT's CLUB at his WUoteu
residence Among the guests were Senator
J. Donald Cameron, Joseph Pulitzer, Fran K
Thomson, Robert Garrett, George Deb.
Keim, Austin Corhin and Colonel James
Duffy.
ENGINEER GEORGE BALLARD, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, recently arose in a
Jersey City synagogue and said that be de-
-ired To embrace the Jewish faith. He said
that he had never before profe-sed any re.
igious faith, but that he thought the Hebrew
religion TO be the most charitable and tree
from hypocrisy. He was permitted to be-
come member OF the congregation.
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LANCASTER. OCTOBER 9, 1855.
The Coal Corner.

There can be no question of the power of
the state to prevent combination to raise
Che price of any of the necessaries of life.
Tor the supreme court so decided in ISL,
and common sense teaches that the people.
who are the government, can not permit
few men to arbitrarily fix the value of coal.
Demand and supply are the natural regu-
furnish sufficient reward to the miners
they must seek more remunerative work ;
but coal kings have undertaken to raise
prices by decree taxing coal consumers,
not for the benefit of the miners, whose
miserable condition is we'll known, but
only for the profit to their companies. OF
the combination of the five companies the
supreme court said "that by the contract
they control the price of coal in this exten-
sive market and make it bring sums it
would not command if left to the natural
laws of trade. The combination is wide in
scope, general in its influence and injurious
In effects. These being its features the
contract is against public policy, illegal,
and therefore void"
The court further showed that combina-
ton to create /" corner" in any necessity
of life was a crime, and added, the influ
ence of lack of supply or rise in the
price of an article of such prime necessity
cannot be measured. 1t permeates the ell
tire mass of the community and leaves few
of its members untouched by its withering
blight. Such combination is more than
contract 1t is an offense."
In Governor Pattison, the coal kings
have found man who is bold enough tC
remind them that the constitution of this
state is still in existence although they
may have the coal, they do not own the
state of Pennsylvania.
After the battle of Gettysburg farmer
appeared among the tired and famished
"a sr1s with wagon load of bread, and
taking advantage of the desperate need
of the men, demanded dollar a loaf. Al
officer summarily confscated the stock o.
this small monopolist, and sold it for hin
at reasonable figure. The case of the Goa
monopolists is similar, and the nom partisan
PIE of the whole country is unanimOu
in praise of the governors manly stand.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-08
GEORGE W. CH1Lps ON Thursday evening
B4srELL ~ TANGLED ITpEE."
How a Good Actor l. Handicapped by a
Abominable Play

How a Good Actor l. Handicapped by an
sbOmiuable Play
The many admirers Of Mr.. Robert b. Man
tells histrionic talents will deeply regret
that he has lent himself to 81 coarse play as
hat which was put on the boards nf Fulton
opera house last evening in "T-ngled Lives"
rne stage can be made one Oi tue oest mod es
of inculcating proper views Of the kaleido-
-copic life in which we live, or il can become
An engine for the working OF the complete
moral degeneracy of those who come under
its magic spell. 1t is not spirit OF prudish-
ness that suggests these thoughts, but desire
to lift voice against the apotheOsis OF crime
when II Is masking in the garb of jured
innocence
Mr.. John w. Keller's name il attached to
this play as Its author. He has borrowed
from the brothel some of the language he
puts into the mouths of his characters, aud
he more shocking their vulgarity the more
heroic they become. An alleged respectable
middle aged married man relates in non
cbalant style how false he has been to his
nome and himself, with ssngiroid that
must make charming music in ths ears of the
young and innocent who have not yet
learned the apparently necessary lesson that
lite is a sham and virtue delusion.
Why should a play writer fish in the
sewers of lie for the characters with whom
ne would people the mimic stage Why Is 1t
deemed necessary to paint vice with its
frightful mIen " in cOlors that will cause il
to be mistaken for virtue? In the play OF
Tangled Lives" Raymond Gdrth Is a low
person, whose animal passions conquered a
weak will. The attempt to make him hero is
pure bathos. A hero must inspire admira-
ton, not contempt; and all the cnusummate
arts OF an actor which Mr.. Mantell sd-
mittedly Possesses could not relieve his
character from the odium that attaches to the
bad acts of a weak man. With the central
figure OF the plot, either an idiot or a monster,
1t is not to be wondered at that the play falls
develops.
Ii Mr. Mantel Is true to his art and him
self, he will not long continue TO present this
abominable play. He Is worthy OF occupy
ing a far higher and nOhler part than th At
absurdity affords him. The same NAV be
said OF his support, which was uniformly Cx-
cellent. A lair audience was present
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-08

THE riot OF English troops drafted for ser
vices in Africa may be taken ~ straw in
the current OF English feeling with regard to
Egypt The mass of the people are rapidly
becoming tired of the conquest that has been
draining them of so much blood, and It II
only by the influence of those who have
financial interests in the Nile valley and in
India, that the efforts of the government TO
maintain control there are not more vigor-
ously resisted at home As the key to the
shortest route to India 1t is urged that Egypt
must be held as long ss Russia menaces the
Afghan border, but Gladstoue's sublime idea
that the time is fast approaching when India
must he allowed to stand alone, though q
hard dose for proud Briton to swallow, is
going down slowly and surely and
must soon show beneficial effects India
maniiests so Irresistible a determination to
stand alone, that the declaration of her ability
to do so may be forthcoming from her
people as soon as the mother country huds
herself involved in great war
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teachers employed was rs. The whole num-
Der who attended teachers meetings was H.
The nun Der Of pupils enrolled was 80 In the
high school, 4l0 In the grammar, tSl IN the
secondary, si4 In the intermediate, As IN the
ungraded and 1884 In the primary making
q total of S,62ll, and including 2lO enrolled IN
the night schools, the grand total Is SSh2
The average attendance was no in the high
dsry, 1o2 in the intermediate, 40 In the un-
graded and Isl In the primary, total SsvS,
and including l6S for the night schools, the
grand total was 1860 The average percen.
tage was al. The accompanying statistical
report will show the attendance IN detail.
The number Of pupils who we're present
every day WAS l,2IS The number OF visits
made by the musical instructor was tt''
The number OF visits made cy the city
superintendent was 22S The number
as follows: DIR. II. X McCormick 90,
WIN. McComsey 5i Hon. ] Il Wartel -, g.
J. White 81, VIM. Wohlsen u, pr. X NJ.
Bolenius 30, H. r. Rreneman 81, {. +. Eber-
man So John Ochs ~, J. l. Hartman -, ).
McKillips 81, Hon. J. Y. Wickersham, }.
PontZ, DR.. J. Levergood each 10, L. +. Mo
Elligou To- &. Schwebel !, II. q. baker u j,
w. Byrne, VIM. johnson each ., Henry
Schmeych A, Geo psrms!aedter Z, brosius -
L. Il. Cochran and A. 4. Ringwslt each l.
As being on the question OF the citys rur.
chasing the text books, it may be OF interest
TO the board to learn that the numher OF
orders for books for the poor issued mus lar
has been ll9, recommended by directors As
follows A. J. Sny der la J. ochs lS, pr, II.
| X. Mccormick 10, DR.. ]. Levergood l., {.
| Schwebel S, J. McKillips :, II. Schmeych :,
| Hon. J. L. Wickershsm 4, J. W. kNrne o.
| DR.. Bolenius, Hon. J. h. Wartel, Wm. q.
Marshall each 4, Geo. Dsrmsteadter 3, VIM
| McComsey, Dr. NJ. l. Herr, VIM Nohlsen,
| J. Pontz, =. X. Lichty each ,, &, J. White,
| NJ. Brosius. j. Shindel G. +. Spreuger, I. r.
| Eberman, j. ii, Brown each l.
| Very respectively
Your Obedient servant,
X. X. RUEHRLE.
| Monthly Report OF Enrolment and Average
| Attendance for september, 1856.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-08

No. 5l2 WEST 9TH ST. n. Y June o. lss5
have been martyr to bilious he and
dyspepsia. Any indiscretion in diet, over.
fatigue, or cold, brings on u MT OF Indigestion
10 be- followed by headach sting two or three
days at a time. think must have tiled over
twenty different remedies, which were recon-
mended as certain cures by loving friends, but
IL was no use. Like the lrishman, got no bet
ter very fast. At last thought would take a
simple course of purgation with iRANDRETH's
PILLS. For the tirst week took two Pills every
night, then one Phi for thirty nights ia that
time Igained three pounds IN weight, and never
have had an ache or pain since.
WILLIAM T.. ROCKWELL
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-08

HERE are some of the rich features of the
contents of Saturdays ISTELLIaENCER :
"Uncas" views the labor movement an old
county family is traced to its origin ; an An
cIent county sect is studied a local bunting
sketch is graphically given William Black s
novels are criticized by thoughtful local
litterateur the Gen. pgle sketch is con.
Guided autumn hats and oonnets are touched
upon there is a biographical sketch of smosr
popular and estimsble Lsncastrsn an article
suggesting change in the administration o.
criminal business of the county will appeal tC
the good sense of lawyers and others. Blu
what is the use of going over all the excel
ences OF our Saturday edition. Buy it snc
find out for yourself.