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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25

aud crime, affecting the
lives of our girls even more
H boys, and bringing disgrace and
Dand misery in its train, which can I've
'ced 10 the seeds OF immortality sown
broadcast 10y that same poisonous literature
SrEAktNV of " shauties =" and beer
clubs however, | feel that In them lies a
source of real aud immediate danger and dis
grace to our community, whose extent can
scarcely he measured. 1t is danger TO
which all decent order.lo,ipg and truly pub
licspirited citizens cannot afford to close
their eyes any longer. IL threatens the very
lie, the material rs well rs spiritual prosper
ity ot Lancaster. 1t Is one, perhaps, in
which the authorities cannot do much
though L sometimes think they could do
good deal more than they are doing. But at
All events 1t Is one appealing with special
force and urgency to parents. Our boys and
girls Will make up the future citizenship of
our community. Their character will deter.
mine its character Aud who is responsible
for their character, who shall form and mould
aud direct IT. il not their parents The
present is responsible for the future. To-
morrow i'll I've what we make OF 1t to-day.
VINO, for instance, Is to he held account
able for the scene had to witness the other
day, who but the parents of the children con.
cerned 1t was near the heart OF the city,
between eleven and twelve o'clock of a Sat
urday night l heard some children scream.
ing, yelling, shouting, cursing, and looked
out OF the window to see what was the mat
ter. There were three little boys, the young.
est not over fourteen, the oldest perhaps ht-
teen, reelng and stumbling a.ong the side
walk, all three of them drunk as they could
ba. No doubt they were trying 10 get home
from one OF the "shanties" 1t was soul.
stirring, pitiful sightl How some
mothers hearts will bleed to night! - | said
TO myself And yet, ON sober second
thought, came to the conclusion that, nine
chances out of ten, those parents hearts
would not bleed ything like they deserved
10. Those little boys were not nearly as
guilty and deserving of punishment as their
fathers and mothers probably were. Ii the
latter suffered anxiety and heart pangs at the
evil course of their children, it was in all
likelihood but the penalty, part penalty, Of
their own evil and wrong in not having
made such conduct a moral impossibility by
| their own good precept and example, by the
exercise of their simple parental duties to-
wards their children from the time they
were born. They were only respiug a lutte
OF what themselves had sown.
PERHAPS they weren't either. Likely ss
not the parents themselves were uncon-
scious, sleeping the sleep of the drunken in
their own beer-club circle,
But the city deserves our pity. With
such things staining and smirching its char
acter in the present, how black are its pros
poets for the future Its " shanties " OF
boys and men, by whatever name they are
known, are a running sore a cancer eating at
the vltats OF our community. The knife Is
needed to rid ourselves of it
UNcAS.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25

yFch there IL view that
rect little landscape as an
edfry 10 capture for, framed by the
1Ihs, we zee the city crowning the hills
)Vdat rise beyond the Conestoga. and below
the sunny hill top lies long, smooth. quiet
stretch OF water, with the foreground full Of
sad old trees, ana suggestions of the pleasant
hours old timers must have passed, on this
same corner OF the shady porch, in warmer
summer weather.
Re-entering the broad hall, you will find
that there are four square rooms opening
from it of equal sizes, and that all the parti.
tons are OF brick, and very splidly built.
These partitions extend from cellar tn garret,
and the entire house is therefore divided on
the simple plan OF tour rooms to each floor,
with large old-time fireplace In every room.
The windows are deep and square, with
small panes of glass, p lights to each win
dow, four windows in each room, which,
with the hall windows up stairs, gives sl6
ngnts OF glass in the windows of the tirst and
second floors. There are cnZy window-seats
that mast have made famous roostiug places
Tor the young people century ago.
on THE WINDOW PANEs.
Take seat in one of them and look, not
only through, but at the psnes, for you may
find, as the writer did, these names, cut
clear and fine by a diamond many year
ago: Elizabeth Seates, Margaret Neates,
Catherine Ieates, Lampeter, and in another
room the following names In vertical line !:
Sarah, Dorothy, Elizabeth, Margaret, Cathe-
rine, Mary. In front of Sarah's name the ar
tlst had attempted 10 draw a face, but got the
eye in the forehead and gave it up.
1t will be noticed that most of the above
were the names of ladies of the Hand
family. 1t Is said that the generals name is
TO be found on one of the windows, and
| further search might have been rewarded by
more discoveries.
Imagine a gay bevy of our great grand
mothers wearing their dresses as was the
custom of those times, over hoops that were
flatened before, but stood out two feet on
each side, and having 4" calssh " bOnnets of
green silk which were arranged to fold back :
when in the houses, like the top of a buggy,
and were raised or lowered by means of a
cord held by the wearer.
How did these sportive maiuens ever crowd
around that window seat, while some en-
chsnted mortal carefully scratched their good
old fashioned names with the diamond of a
| ladies ring.
The name of Thomas w. Boniu was found
on another window, but the romance Oft was
| spoiled by the date attached, lSi7.
This place was a tavorite picnic ground
wears ago but of late it has been forgotten.
Few OF our citizens know of its existence
very few know anything of its history, aud
the little that is known is rapidly passing
into oblivion with the death of those whose
memories alone record it.
The writer is indebted to Amos Slay-
maker, esq, for the most interesting facts
OF this sketch.
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SUNDAY TRAINS.
THAINu swAu.

sSUNOAI TWA1NN,
TRAINS LEAVE READING
ro ~, ne.,tr nnans,estar at - a. N. ana 100 n m
sor Snafryviilo at 400 r. m.
TRAINS LEAVE QUARRyyIlIu
sor Lancaster. Lebanon ana Readiny M |, IN :,
TEAMS LEAVE KING ST. uAnca.,ar,
'"' "vaa'hs ana Lebanon At sos A m ana "a
FOR Quarryville at $50 D. IN.
lRAlNs LEAVE PRINCE ST. tI.Ancns,er,
'or nssoih4 ana Lebanon ana sis a m nnas n.
TOR Quarryville at AIS y. m
TRAINS LEAVE LEBANON,
sur r lancaster al IS a M. and SAS N M
Tor Quarryville mt Sls u IN " '"'
,,nn eonnesnon on at Columbia, Marietta Juno.
sn1 nsUot anan junction, Mannheim, Readjn1
""" hepanon, see time tables at ali Station.
A. NJ WILSON, supsvtnt.nS.,,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25
W EsTw ARD.

.'s7IN3kSNFI IuNyp ary1a
y. IN. ''i ~ VOC
ne harietta Accommodation leaves Colum
ola AZ o.b y IA: and reaches Marietta at s.ss AI.o
Ieayes Columbia at ll:tS n m ana a.ss n m
Uacnins marietta at l2Gi and ass Leaves
nNletua ht $40 p. III. and arrives at CoIumbfn ~
80 Also, leaves al s:S5 and arrives Al s.n
me 1ork Accommodation leaves Nar,s,,. a,
EIV ana arrives At Lancaster at $40 con n,s,tins
with Harrisburg Express al sI0a a N,
hne Teuerick Accommo odatIon, west ounsct,
.ns AT lancaster with Fast Line, west al aIe
p m. VIII run through to FREDERICK "
The frcderick Accommodation. east. leave.
Columbh at l2.5 and reaches Lancaster a. iass
p. m 'o' NJ i3-S
hanover Accommodation. west connecting Al
Lmcaster with Niagara Express AT go a m
day. ''' N'>hS' "Acopt oun-
rast Line, west. on sunday, when Tagged.
WI stop AZ DoSningtown, Coatesyille. PrrEea
outk, MT joy, ElizabethtJwn and Middi,tovn.
ne only trains which run daily. ON snpdav
tue nhii tfhin west runs by way of CoIumbia
>. u. WOOD, General Passenger Ayont
CHAs. \. PUGH General MAnager
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25
READiNG a COLUMBIA RAILRoAD
M SSfnHnEs SSfHnHEs, Asp LEBANON AMP

THXiNs 'urNpAf, NAY 0th. is~,
Tn, "S"n 1na.an and al0 =. m. NJ hS ~ H. iA's
Tws A. LS IN. aud IaoOp' m. '
FOR Rc,a,n. ,A.Ss =, LEAVE CoLUMBiA
For Lebanon At is ~ "a 4 N n nM y ana aso p. IN.
For anna.,s. aA,Ns LEAVE gu ARRYyILLx
For Rsadins AT IA q sna s rs = IN. ana a1 y, m
Tor Lebanon at 2:3s p m -" y N.
For kcs4Sl ashws !, klss ! Ss sTksEr sl.ne..,.r,
20. r nooanon AZ 20 q. m, "a 70 and Ala ~.
SsHvE PsiNck' s n ss' srR; 4 vi; e. go ana sG PIT.
r"r r nesuing at GOA M, ~ 2soand anN m M"
, u, nn"nsnnn ns,,,a A. ~ a. m. ilso ana d u r. M
so SuarrH WHO at y 10 a. m, $50 and G r,r
TRAINS LEAVE LEBANON "'
-. -. nancaster AT l;S n. IN, 1919 ana 7sp N I'M
Tof Quarryville at Tan A m " W.
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WATOHE 70.

ssTHE BEST"-BENsON'S CAPCINE
Il Plasters are admittedly .The Bestp for
local rheumatism. and neuralgia 25c.
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SENNSfLNANlA RAILROAD SCHED
tLE.-ln effect from June IL iS,,
trains LsAyu LA soAsruR and Ie,vs a,a .-.
al Philadelphia AS follows, MI" HriVo
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PERHAPS they weren't either. Likely ss
not the parents themselves were uncon-
scious, sleeping the sleep OF the drunken in
their own beer-club circlei
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SsAVREsws ausDs,

7 .ANQASTER AND MILl.ERsvI,LE
~ u. RHINE TABLE.
Cars leave Lancaster for Mil,cr.vtil. a, ,.oo
~ anu llp q m, ana atQ. s:On, stp and ssD D. m.
uS Sa,s ~ leave Mtiersviile Tor Lancaster At siU
y" ana iop n M. ana i0l s01 n:0O and 10, A n
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25

THE above is not fiction, but actual fact.
My informant who overhead the con versation
Of the young thieves is a person for whose
yeracity / can youch. The conversation took
place here in our city not more than few
weeks ago. And the boys were not street
gamins, as might perhaps, be supposed.
one OF them, at least, was recognized as the
son OF wealthy and highly respectable pa.
rents What is more, the " shanty " rspTe.
sented 10y those boys is ouly one of at least a
uoIen, probably a score, of others like IL or
worse worse Their existence is no secret If their
,nt.,s setef Is II need and ought not be. Now
when all these young BOYS shall have iu.unrs' arnn'
~, =. hto bands OF hardened, trained. prae.
USED and expert criminals and desoe,aados,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-25

xHr that | saw this done with my
keyes. And yet no arrests were made,
hobody even seriously tried to prevent it,
! once tried; that is, | protested against the
invasion of my home and the defiance of my
private rights to fellow who was slipping
saturday Night or NcW York Weekly, or
whatever 1t was, into my front door. All the
good IL did was that the fellow gave me a lot
OF impuoence and profanity, and sneeringly
declared al guess this is free country,
amt it," Alas altogether too tree IN a good
many things.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
A Veteran Story.

Some years age four merchant credi-
tors from an Eastern city started in the
same train of cars for the purpose of at
taching the property of certain debtor
in an interior town. He owed each one
separately, and they each were suspic-
iOus of the object of the other, but dio
not dare Say word about it, although
they were all acquainted When they
arrived at the station, which was two OF
three miles from where the debtor did
business, they found but a solitary cab,
to which all rushed. Three got in and
refused admIttance to the fourth, and
the cab started. The fourth ran after
and got upon the outside with the dri-
yer. He asked the driver if he wanted
to sell his horse. He replied that he
aid not want to; that he was not worth
more than $50, but he would not sell
him for that. He asked him if he would
take 500 for him. ''Yes," said Jehu.
The fourth man quickly paid over the
money, took the reins and backed the
cab up against a bank, slipped it from
the harness, and tipped it up so that
door could not be readily opened,
jumped upon the horses back and rode
oII at QUICK tOpe, Mhlt0 the IhSlueIS
were gazing out of the window. He
rode to lawyer and got writ made
out and served and his debt secured,
and got back to the hotel just as the
''insiders" came up putting and blow
ing. The cabman soon bought back his
horse for $50. h 'sOld men" offered
to pay the sum if TIE fortunate one, who
found the prol erty sutiici Mt to pay his
debt, would not ''let on" about the af-
fair at home.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
Disappointed in His Looks.

There was among the visitors at the
Presidents reception in Washington an
old gentleman from New York, who
said lie was constituent of Congress
man Spriggs. When he took the hand
of the President he said that it had
often been spoken in his neighborhood
that he resembled the President very
much.
"This the first time ever saw you,"
continued the visitor, land have come
all the way from Utica to see if there is
any resemblance
Do you think there is?" asked the
President.
Alter looking him over for about two
minutes with much deliberation, the old
fellow remarked in loud tone: 81 do
not think we look very much alike; in
fact you are not quite as handsome a
man as expected to see"
This was followed by considerable
laughter from the crowd, in which the
president joined heartily, and was heard
away out into the halls. The visitor
wanted to argue the matter further, but
Mr. Cleveland in his hurry began re,
ceiVihg the visitors, who were quickly
disposed of.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
c .nsumptiOn is Contagious.

A singular instance of the contagiOu g
ness of consumption is related by a
French medical journal. A young man
who had contracted bronchitis married
a healthy woman. Within year he
died of consumption; not long alter
ward his widows lungs were found ito
be fatally diseased; and their child
speedily followed them. One of their
neighbors, robust young woman, was
suddenly attacked with the same disease
While she had called repeatedly at the
house of the consumptive family, she
had never remained in the sick room
over night; but she had eaten chickens
which had been killed on their farm.
AS it was reported that several of these
fowls had died prematurely, the medical
authorities decided to have other chick
ems killed and examined. 1t was then
discovered that the fowls had contracted
consumption, their livers containing the
bacilli now recognized as characteristic
of the disease. These fowls had swal-
lowed the sputa of the infected family
and contracted the disease; and the un-
lucky neignbor's daughter, who had
eaten one of the fowls livers, became a
victim in her turn. This is one of the
most remarkable stories ever vOuched
for by medical journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
A Celehrated Calf Cnse.

The famous Jones County calf case has
,ust been disposed of by the Supreme
Court of Iowa. This is one of the most
remarkable cases on the records OF
American coufs, and furnishes a strik-
ing illustration of what an expensive
luxury a little satisfaction obtained in
legal form may prove to b.. Twelve
wears ago Green ounty farmer went
to Jones County and bought some calves
Of man named Johnson. They were
probably stolen, but Johnson claimed to
have bought them from thir party.
Johnson was prosecuted by the Anti
Horse Thief Association, but was ac-
quilted. He sued for SO, 600 damages,
and the case has been tried five times,
and each time, except one, he has re-
ceved verdict for from 81, 900 to 81
,O2, which was always set n ide. He
a pc led to the Supreme Court, and the
verdict has been revised, giving him no
damages. The court costs are now 49,,
700, while the expenses on both sides
amount to at least s 0,00O and several
persons have been ruined by the expenses
of the case.
The value of the calves was fifty dollars.
-.- HiaHlu ,riiS ,j0ayWal
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
A Norwegian Bride and Groom.

The bride was about twenty-three, |
should say, with a ruddy complexion.
good features, and large blue eyes. She
hid upon her head the bridal crown,
without which few peasant women are
married in Norway. | tried one on my
own head on another occasion, and
found it heavy. There is brass rim II
fit tie heal, and the open silver-work
above it is often gilt in places with
patches of gold, and en- m)elished with
garnetS S@ch crowns are kept as heir
looms; and it is no uncommon thing for
the women of the same household to be
married in a crown that has done sim lar
duty IN the family for Oae or two hun
dred years. The skirt was of black ma
terial, the bodice wa3 snowy white, with
a corset Of red and green, and an apron
of VIII te, with andS of embroidery
hanging in front of it. Around the neck
a4d the waist were luarely made. dusky
silver bands, looking like an eccentric
collection Cd buckles.
The bridegroom wore ''top hat
which seemed to have ben kept i'll his
family much after Il c fashion of his in
tended's bridal crown. He has red
wa stcoat, very short in the waist, with
ass buttonS on it, and singular kind
uf coat, very loose, with frontal orna-
ment The e wBs Just Il suspicion OF red
piping down the 5 de OF the trousers. lie
was mus :ular, sun burnt, ,hardy-looking
man Of about thirty, though probably
uneer than he seemed to be. The
white bodiceS a d tolOred skirts, the
silver ew Try, OF the girls in the posses
sion, and the snowy headgear of the
married women, with crimped lappets
rging down the ba k, and Nshaped,
made a b ave show.
The e 'ond cou lie o1ked much older.
The brides had their wedding rings
already on their fingers, and each carried
s,veral hankerchie folded up, of vari-
Gus color These hrnkerchiets a"e usu-
ally presents given at the betrothal.
The ceremony was short. The service
and communion were over before tho
bridal pr ,cessicn, reached the church;
and as thev entered the two couples ad-
vanced to the tar, kueit down, and
then pla ed them elves, with their
friends, about the altar rails. The pas
tor, in bla k gown, with an Eliza
bethan ru + round his neck, addressed
few words to the groups, an then ques-
toned brid grooms and brides in turn.
ach couple tnen kuelt down with their
hands joinel together, and the pastor
pronoun ed them man and wife. A bene-
diction concluded the service.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
TIE OLD HOME
BY SARAH DOUDNEY.

Return, return" the voices cried,
''To your old valley, far away;
For softly on the river tide
The tender lights and shadows play;
And all the banks are gay with flowers.
And all the hills are sweet with thyme;
You cannot find such bloom as ours
In yon bright foreign cline ~
For me, thought, the olives grow,
The sun hes warm upon the vines;
And vet, Will arise and go
To that dear valley dim with pines
Old loTcS are dwelling there, said,
Untouched by years of change and pain
Old faiths, that L had counted dead,
Shall rise, and live again.
And still ''Return, return, they sung,
with us abifes eternal calm:
In these old fields, where you were Young,
We cuA the heart 's-ease and the balm;
For us the flocks and herds increase,
And children play around our feet;
AT eve the sun goes down in peace
Return, for rest is sweet
Then 1 arose, and crossed the sea,
And sought that home of younger days;
No love of old was left to me,
(For Love has wings, and seldom stavs1
But there were graves upon the hill,
And sunbeams shining on the sod.
And low winds breathing, peace, be still;
Lost things are found in God"
GOOD Words.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
The Execution of DeIgad5.

News of the particulars of the eXecu-
tion of General DeIgado in Honduras
says that Delgado was subject to various
indignities before his death, and that
he was finally bound hand and foOr,
and with a halter about his neck was
placed on the back of a donkey and
conducted to Comayagua, where he was
shot. Bogran had previously promised
Delga7os brother, one of the Cabinet
Ministers of Salvador that the General
should not be killed, and had written
to people of standing in San Jose to the
same effect. A letter from lady in Hon
duras was recently published in paper
of Salvador, giving an account of the
barbarous execution of Delgado, and
stating that he had weakened Bogran's
popularity in Honduras. Those who
are familiar with the history of Hon
duras remember how once when Bogran
being then an officer in the army, raised
.revoluti n, and Delgado was sent
against him and defeated and took hlm
prisoner, he released h M and secured
his pardon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02
Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving! How many pleasant
thoughts the very name of our peculiarly
American harvest hol day calls up. It
summons before old and young memo
ries of joyful family meetings, and visions
of feasting and good cheer To the
poor it suggests the kindly gifts which
the season always brings; to those who
need no help it brings the opportunity
to give to others.
1t is one of those material arguments
in favor OF the good that religion does in
the world which it is most difficult for
the scotTer to answer. that all the great
religious festivals are made occasions
not only of merry making, but of be-
nevolence.
"Rejoice and give thanks" may be the
first injunction, but Remember the
poor" follows it as quickly and with
as much authority as ''and thy neighbor
as thyself" comes after ''Thou shalt
love the Lord thy Cod
After all, it is the second injunction
upon which we need to lay the greater
stress. No doubt the social pleasures
of Thanksgiving Day overshadow too
greatly the religious features of the oc-
casIon in many homes To knit again
the ties of family, to wish the father
and mother and all the dear friends and
relatives long life, prosperity and health,
while seated around the generously
spread table-these may seem to be the
sole results of the festal day.
But is it so? Men, women, and even
children are not so thoughtless as to
forget the origin of the day, and we
venture to think that those who do not
remember God, and who fail to give at
least silent thanks for His mercIes, are
very few.
To feel gratitude, and to testify that
gratitude by endeavoring to give to
others cause for similar feeling, are two
very different things, and the one does
not follow the other so inevitably as one
could wish. Vet the manner in which
the obligations created by the benefits
for which we feel grateful are discharged
is the true test of the depth and sinceri-
ty of our feeling
Let us all remember this before we sit
down to the bountiful dinner which is
being prepared for us on Thanksgiving
DAY. Whatever is done, in the true
spirit of the day, is to be done not as
the result of sudden impulse which
leads us all at once to say, "We ought
to give thanks to God"
1t will be the manifestation of senti-
ment which we have now, and which
we merely agree, in accordance with the
advice of the civil authorities, to mani
fest simultaneously on a specified day.
Ii we are grateful to God, and are filled
with love for our neighbor. we shall do
our duty by the poor widow, the unfor-.
tunate neighbor, the neglected school
fellow, in such ample season that they
too shall have cause to lift their hearts
in gratitude, and to feel that they be-
long in the great company of those who
give thanks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02

PLUCKED.-T students at the De-
troit College OF Medicine the other day
engaged in a friendly contest over a
small pillow which each one desired to
use as a cushion during DR.. Devendorf's s
lecture. In their frantic efforts to Sc
cure the prize the pillow was torn open
and the feathers scattered about the
room. The Professor soon after entered
and gazed for a moment in astonishment
at the floor. Then he said; "It loo 5
as if some one had been plucked, add
ING in an undeItone, "a branch Of study
said to pertain exclusively TO the law,
snd not to medicine"