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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

Mr.. BERRY WALL, of New York, who for
years has dazzled watering places with his
numerous suits Of clothes, and borne the
enviable title of liking of the dudes"
recently had most disagreeahle suit with
his English tailor. 1t was a law suit and
Berry went TO the wall. But the young man
would not sink to ohsCurity. He was deter
mined TO make another reputation besides
that of wearing irreproachable trousers. lie
dabhled in stocks, lost and refused to pay the
piper. On being sued, he very ungracousy
pays over a thousand dollars for his little
fun. Berry will find II easier TO make his
tailor wait than those keen gentlemen who
gain their living 10y dealing in margins on
stocks.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

queer experience happened to an esti.
mable couple at Almena, Thursday night
Mrs. John Watkins dreamed that her hus-
bands span of mules were raising a row in
the stable Mrs. Watkins repaired to the
barn In her mind, and finding the mules
kicking high, she too proceeded to do some
kicking. The kicking on the part of Mrs.
Watkins was expressive, and when Mr..
Watkins succeeded in awakening her, she
realized that she had broken one OF his ribs,
several bones in his foot and inflicted serious
injuries TO other portions ot his BODY. 4
physicians services were required to reduce
the fractures
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

mas been observed by the cynical that
.nere wonid be few marriages il man could
sel some trustworthy person to look after his
n nneh anu ms iood' In Philadelphia the new
century "niid proposes to supply this long
iet want III Is an organization of ladies' who
IN abolition 10 culinary work, devote them.
serves 70 'he mending ofworn garments for
gentlemen. Long may 1t wave!
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27
PERSONAL

MA2zANTTNT one of the principal bull-
fighters in Spain, is a candidate for the new
Parliament at the town of Tudea, and is
likely to he elected.
Mn. J. III. PARNELI, brother of the Irish
leader, has lately planted 500 more acres in
peaches on his Georgia farm, making q total
of 1900 acres in that fruit.
THE LATE CAPTAIN A. G.. MUTT, of [ Mon.
town, was short i'll his accounts as cashier of
the state treasury S42, 500 when he wrs slain
by Nicholas Lyman Dukes oil speCula alton
was the cause.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND was one of the
party Ot gentlemen who on Friday night par
took OF duck supper at the shore of the San
Domingo Duckiug club, on the Gunpowder
river, mile from Magnolia, Md.
REV. DIR. w. T.. SCHENCK, for thirty-two
years secretary of the Presbyterian board OF
publication, has rendered his resignation on
account of i'll health, TO take effect Nav |.
He is now in California endeavoring to re-
cuperate.
DIR. Il. MCCLELLAN, an eN-member of the
legislature, residing at Cochranvilie Chester
county, and who was an aspirant for congress.
sional honors in lSS2, announces himself as a
Republican candidate for secretary Of inter
nal affairs
NUUNG NJ. PAsTEUR, the son Of the IA
nous doctor, is pursuing a diplomatic ca
reer and a compliment has lust been paid To
the father by advancing the son to the rank
OF second secretary of France at the court of
the King of Italy.
MRS, WHITNEY, mother of Anne Whit
ney, the sculptor, is living at Watertown,
Mass, at the age Of lOl years. 4 few days
ago she surprised the family by walking
into the breakfast room at an unusually early
hour: 'Why mother" exclaimed her
daughter, ''did you come down stairs
alone?' "Why, yes" replied the ener.
getic centenarian II should think was old
enough to come aloner,
RUBINsrEIN, who has made q large sum
OF money from his historical concerts in Rus
sia, intends devoting -, 600 roubles to found
quinquennial international competition
among pianists and composers of instrument
tai music. Prizes Of 5000 francs will be
given to the successful candidates in each, or
To those pre-eminent in both. Persons of all
natioualities between twenty and twenty
six will be admitted to compete.
SENATOR INGALLS, is in his place more
days in week than nine.tenths of his asso-
ciates. The monumental Blair is almost the
only senator who eNcels him in punctuality
Another very faithful is Mr.. Stanford of Cali.
iornia. The other rich senators from the Pa
ciic have been chronic absentees, but Mr.
Sanford is as devoted to public business as
he was to his private affairs He even de.
clined to go with Senator Miller's remains to
San Francisco because his absence would
leave the state without representative in
the Senate. The lawyer members of the
Senate are absent from their posts whenever
fat fees are in sight
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

SOAP HUBBLE parties have apparently lost
their grip. "Mush and milk" parties are
their SUCCESSORS. All present fasten bibs
around their necks and then proceed to eat
as much mush and milk as they can. This
must be painfully funny.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

EDhUSDs refused TO speak Tor gIai,a
when the latter was in sore need, and ths
Maine statesman is not bothering himself
much about the senatorial predicament into
which the Vermont icicle has now got him
self
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

Mid pleasures and palaces though We may
roam he II ever So humble" there's NO specific
tie.
he most troublesome companion a person
can nave while being away from home, Is a
cough ana would advise everybody to procure
DR. Bulls Cough syrup before starting. tDrl1u.
VisT.N
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

can he in any way retained in allegiance to
England is by giving her fair play. And
this she has not had for seven hundred
years.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

THE Republican senators have upheld Ed
munds as matter of courtesy, but when it
comes to executive sessions they will vote
for whom they please.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

THE swindler who knows his business
well is ever alive TO prey upon the weak
nesses of those with whom he is thrown into
contact, and he is quick to find an open place
in their armor for his weapon. One Of the
most successful of schemes to defraud is
wrapped about with the cloak of religion
and the story of how it was played in the vi
cinity of Williamsport bears relation. \ man
in clerical broadcloth and white Choker en-
ters farmhouse and asks for lodging or din
ner, as the case may be. During his stay he
announces himself to be a travelling Bible
distributor, in the service of a religious insti-
tuition, and he generally goes so far as to pre-
sent the family a handsome Bible from a
well-hlled valise. He is careful to say that
his society requires its distributing membe
to pay their own way, and exhibits vouchers
thereof After partaking of the good folks
hospitality he prepares to leave and asks for
his bill. He is generally told no charge is
made, but he calls attention to "the rules"
and insists on paying twenty-five cents per
meal. Then he mildly requires a receipt on
his blank form, "a voucher you know" and
gets the farmer to sign il. In 90 days there
is a notice from neighboring bank to the
pious farmer to call and pay the note for
el622O, which it bought and which bears the
farmers signature
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

THE responsibilities resting on Mr.. Pow
derly's shoulders, at the present time, are
not the most enviable In the world.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

IN Jay Gould's determination 10 take his
pound OF flesh from the Knights of Labor,
ne may encounter Shylock's fate
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27
Breaking Down From Oyerwork.

While many willing men are to-day living
without work, though they have striven
hard to secure it, we read of Others who
are breaking down from overwork. This
surely is not in harmony with the Divine
plan. There are enough men and women
in the world to do the worlds work, with
out any individual shortening his life to do
more than properly falls to his portion. To
be sure, there will always he idle and shift
less men till the final trump of Gabriel, but
the duties they leave undone are not un-
duly irksome to their more industrious
brethren when evenly distributed among
them all. 1t is when one man, with fierce
desire to consume himself in work, under
takes to carry more than he is able that a
breakdown must inevitably result.
1t will be said that there are not many
imbued with this spirit of self-sacrince, but
these few can i'll afford to be spared. There
is no earthly reason why Secretary Man
ming, now at deaths door, should have
spent the long hours of the night in worry
ing over government problems. Men may
come and men may go, but governments
60 on -, the same. This thought should
prevent the extremity to which the indus
trious desire is carried. Gladstone is
another great figure whose breaking down
now from over-work would be a great ca
lamity. To these veterans in the harness,
work no doubt has great fascination, but
they should remember that the onerous
duties of war belong to young men, while
the old do their share in keeping the wheels
of life in motion by theiE1-1r,rseI
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27
WurAers-t- a Dance,


At n ball given at the residence Of Mr.,
Thomas Bachelor, prominent citizen OF
Loganyille, Ga, were gathered many of the
best society people of the county. For one
Of the dances Mr.. Young Moon secured the
hand of his pretty l6year-old cousin, Miss
Moon. This seemed to anger Ben Harris
greatly, and going ont he found the black
bottle which is so easy of access in prohibi-
ton counties, and after drinking freely
returned 20 the ball room. Then he found
that the same couple were engaged in the
second dance. GOing up to them he stood
before the lady and demanded that she
should give the next set to him. Tho dance
was stopped by this intrusion, and Mr..
Moon came TO the lady's defense, asserting
that she should not be approached in any
such manner. "Iou take 1t up then, do
you ~ said Harris, as he grapped his rival.
James Stoyall, a cousin OF Harris pulled
him of and quieted him. Stoyall
ran hurriedly out of the back door,
and a moment later Harris stepped out
OF the front door. He was struck on the head
by big piece of flint rock. one of the edges
projected into Harris temple killing him
instantly. The dead man was carried hack
into the room. II was soon asceTtained that
1t was Stovall who had hurled the fatal
missile, bat whether he intended it for Moon
or Harris cannot be ascertained He was
arrested next morning and is now in Jail. He
IL cool and unCOncerned, seeming to have no
appreciation of the gravity of his Offense
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

SoRE joints and muscles are cured Ivy St
Jacobs Oil the great conquerer of pain.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27

SoLLI<Hsson for abstainng from chew
ihg D@eacco seems not to have occurred II
those evangelsts, Jones and Small. 1t is a
filthy habit.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-03-27
WArCHEs, 20.
Il 4. CALDWELL & co.
PHILADELPHIA,

MesSrs. Caldwell \ Co are en-
abled, 10y the visit of Mr.. llous-
ton abroad, TO display the choicest
and newest productions of these
Art Workers one season in ad-
vance of that for which they were
intended.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-13
THE BELl-BlRO.
One of the Most Singular Feathery In
habitants of South America.

One of the Most Singular Feathery In
habitants of South America.
The traveller in tropical portions OF
South America is often surprised to
hear the distinct and measured tolling
of bell in localities where there is no
settlement within many leagues. If
he undertakes to follow the sound and
trace it to its source, he will be sur
prised to fine. that it proceeds from a
bird, which, perched at the top of a
lofty tree, utters its peculiar note,
which so resembles the sound of a bell
as to make the name bell-bird appro-
pirate and'descriptve. The sound is
said to be distinctly heard at distance
of three miles. The bird utters its
note all through the day, even in the
hottest portions, when the fierce heat
has silenced all other birds. The bell
bird (Chasmorhynchus niveus) is noted
for the great difference between the
sexes in plumage. The male is white
throughout, while the female is a
dusky green color. The male bird has
a curious appendage, in the form of a
tube about three inches in length, at
tached to the base of the bill. This
tube is jet black, dotted all over with
minute, downy feathers. Ordinarily,
this tube hangs down on one side, but
the bird is able to initiate it with air,
when it stands erect. There are three
other species belonging to the same
genus with the beli-bird, the males all
being very different from the females.
The males of one of the species are
snow white, with large space OF
naked skin on the throat and around
the eyes. These naked places during
the breeding season become of a fine
green color. The bell-bird is about
twelve inches long. 1t belongs to the
same family (Ampelidg) as our wax
wing and the cedar bird. In Australia,
country noted for its singular birds,
and other strange forms of animal life,
there is a bell-bird, but belonging to a
different family from the South Ameri.
can species. The note of the Austria.
lian bird resembles that of a sheep
bell rather than that of distant
| church bell. When its note is pro.
duced, as it often is, by hundreds Of
birds altogether, the effect is said tc
be most singular. Agri
c1iIfurief
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-13

shouted and cried and sobbed, but the
thick walls of their grave shut in their
cries as they did the daylight and air.
Again the picks were heard and again
they stopped. Suddenly Bin recol-
lected the rock which lay in his pocket.
He drew it forth and with all the energy
of his fast departing strength he'threw
it against the wall. Then they waited
breathlessly. For moment there was
silence. Then the picking began again
with redoubled energy. The signal
had been heard. They were saved.
With great cry the dying men
dragged themselves nearer together,
threw their grimy arms around each
others necks and wept for Joy. They
were safe at last. Half an hour later
the picks were through the wall, and
that afternoon the dead were brought
to life and the lost were restored to
their families.
IL" added the Weight, modestly,
twas made of that piece of IRON.
That's my story"
"But how did the master come to
get youP Does he know your storyp"
asked the Knife.
81 think he does. 1t was he who
dug me out His name is Bill. y
Benjamin Northrop, IN N. Y. Graphic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-13
SHE CAME NOT.
An Experienced Mans Philosophy and an
inexperienced Mans Indignation.

An EXDerItnCtu hhosoPity dhu hH
inexperienced Mans Indignation.
If you are standing around railroad
depot about the time some train is ex-
pected in you needn't look twice to
identify the man who is down there to
welcome his wife. She has been away
three weeks, but the time seems like
three months to him. He was never SO
glad in his life as at the thought that
she is rolling towards him as fast as
steam can travel.
There was such man at the foot OF
Brush street Saturday. He expected
his wife on the Michigan Southern
train. He rushed up and down to see
if the train was on time. Then he
rushed out and engaged hack. Then
he promenaded up and down and
wiped his brow, and he was still at it
when a man who had been across the
road to wet his whistle with old rum
came slouching back and inquired:
Expecting some one, ehP"
"Yes, sir.
wife, probably"
"Yes."
"Bin away longp"
"Over two weeks"
Coming on this trainp'
"Yes."
"Wall, dunno" continued the man,
as he rubbed his back against the ticket
window shelf. II wouldn't be too en-
thusiastic about it. Wimen are mighty
onsartin. I've had two of 'em run
away from me. Is your wife any hand
to make acquaintance while travel
ingp"
mo, sir!''
Couldn't be induced to elopep"
"Sir! Do yol intend to insult mep'
Gosh! no. | wouldn't insult no.
body nor nothing. Could your wife be
carried away by good looks and lots Of
money!"
"If you wasn't an old man I'd thumr
you for your impudence!" exclaimed
the husband as he grew red all over.
"You would Wen, / won't talk to
you. If your wife comes in on the
train, all right; if she doesn't you
needn't blame me, ;"
He went into the sitting room, and
presently the train came in. The hus
band lodged about as if he was walk
ing on glass, and the passengers came
out one by one until the coaches were
empty. There was no wife. 1t wa'
ten minutes before the husband coulC
give up, and when he did and started
out doors the old man lounged out anc
said:
II told him! I've lost two winner
just that way, and knew what | wa
talking ut!"-Detroit Free Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-13
A STRINGENT LAW.
Lawmakers Who Have No Sympathy for
Bogus Butter Dealers.

Lawmakers Who Have No Sympathy for
Bogus Butter Dealers.
A bill has already passed the Connect
icut House, and promises to become
a law, that will be source of great in.
convenience in the sale of oleomar-
garine and butterine in that State. 1t
requires every person dealing in these
goods to display sign, ''Oleomargarine
Sold Here" or ''Butterine Sold Here"
as the case may be. Hotels, boarding
houses and restaurants are also re-
quired to post notice where all can
see it if oleomargarine is used. Every
baker, too, who mixes any of the stuff
in his cakes, etc, must hang out a
sign, and if he peddles his wares in a
cart, the cart must bear like sign:
'Oleomargarine Used Here" And in
case person should innocently enter
store or shop or bakery to buy but
ter or cakes and should not happen to
see the sign, to prevent this person
from being defrauded. the bill requires
the shop-keeper to repeat orally to
this customer the fact that ssOleomar-
garine is sold here The penalty is a
fine of from five dollars to fifty dollars
or Imprisonment for thirty DAYS, and
in case of second offence the PENALTY
is doubled--N. Y. Post.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-13
One Dollar Per Year.
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Ben: Perley Poore's collection OF
autographs contains the writing OF six
teen thousand prominent men.
Mrs. Jennie Lind Goldschmidt con.
fesses that she has kept her vocal or
gans in tune for twenty-five years by
singing to her children.
Representative Breckenridge, OF
Kentucky, is not yet forty-nine years
old, but his heavy hair and beard are
snowy-white "a family peculiarity.-
Washington Star.
There were published 16, 305 books
in Germany in 1885 about 700 more
than in 1884, and about four times as
many as were published in America
during the same period.
Mrs. Clallin, Mrs. Secretary Whit
ney, Mrs. Don Cameron and Mrs. John
Hay, all of whom reside in Washington
City, in fine residences, were young
girls from Cleveland, O.-CleUe'and
Leader.
Mr.. Bishop, the new superinteh-
dent of the Housatonic railroad, is but
twenty-four years old, graduate OF
Yale College and member OF the
Connecticut Legislature from Bridge
port. Hartford Post.
1t is now definitely announced that
Nine Christine Nilsson has signed
contract with Maurice Strakosch for
| farewell tour in America. The tour
will begin with performance on Oc-
tober II. Nine. Nilsson will sail from
Paris early in September Chicago
| Journal.
Mrs. Griffith John, one of the old
est missionaries in China, died at Han
kow recently. She was converted at
the age of twelve, entered upon mis-
sion work where she had barely reached
twenty and was engaged in her labors
among the Chinese for thirty-one years.
M Y. Tribune.
Joseph Cook says that no orator
ever wore so well as John b. Cough,
as he was forty years on the platform.
The secret of his success was that he
did not wear out his hearers. Cough
and his hearers were alike in this
both ne and they knew what he said
Boston Journal.
The late Mrs. Morgan, of New
York. whose great private collection OF
art treasures was sold at auction re-
Gently, told a young physician the day
before she left New York for Saratoga
that she meant to make her will in the
fall, and to have all those things go
into public museum for a memorial
to her husband. Alas the day! why do
we always postpone the only certainty
we have in life?-BoStOn Traveller.
Good old Hamilton College, Clin-
ton, n. Y, claims the credit of having
at the present time nine of its gradu-
ates in the pulpits of Chicago, as fol-
lows: Rev. Norman A. Millerd, of
the class of 1S47; Rev. Edwin r. Davis,
81 Rev. DR.. Herrick johnson, '57;
Rev. DR.. David r. Breed, '67; Rev. Ed
ward c. Ray, 20; Rev. Charles f.
Goss, '72; Rev. M. Wolsey Stryker,
II; Rev. Charles S. Hoyt, II; Rev.
Theodore H. Allen, 10. All these are
Presbyterians, except Rev. Norman A.
Millerd, who is Congregationalist,-
: N. Y. Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-05-13
HUMOROUS.

Said a dude: II just love pigs
ieet. | could live upon pigs feet"
Said the modest girl to whom the re-
mark was addressed: care you right
sure you don't?"
Husband (desperately)-"Life has
no longer any charms for me. I'll kill
myself. I'll take poison" Wife
Calmly )-''Well, if you do take poi
son, my dear, get the kind that's ad-
vertised Don't die in the house. -
Harper's Bazar.
-Nitro-glycerine is mentioned among
the remedies for epilepsy. The arti-
Gle does not say how it is to be admin
istered, but probably you give the suf-
ferer quart of it internally and then
hit him with baseball bat.-Somer-
WAe Journal.
Teacher Sinnico, please
parse the sentence 'Adolphus married
Caroline. =" Miss Swell, 'Adol-
phus' is noun, because it is the name
of a thing; married is conjunction,
because it joins Adolphus and Caroline,
| and Caroline is a verb, cause it gov
erns the noun. life
Old Mr. Bently Cat the Eden Mu-
ee)-"Now, there's a statoo, Mariar,
of one of them fellers they calls dood
1t looks like it was alive, don't it?"
Old Mrs Bently (poking it with her
umbrella) beats all how material
like they gifts 'em up" Statue Gndig-
nantly) -"Aw-Aw."-M Y Sun.
Young Reporter 1.-The storm king
hurled his torn and tumbling torrents
over the ruins of the broken and dis
membered edifice." Old Editor
whats that! What do you mean,
young felloww Y. RI er-er the
hoods washed away Patrick McDou-
gals old soap factory. Lynn Onion.
Mr.. Tompkins was waiting for
Miss Minnie, and her youthful brother
was entertaining him until his sisters
arrival. Say" he ventured, 'your
hair is black, amt itP'' Yes" "Well.
you dye it, don't youP" ''No, what
put that idea into your head?' Il
dunno, only sister Minnie said the other
day that she believed you were natur-
ally light-headed. Mr.. Tompkins has
transferred his affections to another
girl.-Pra:rie Farmer.
-''Wall," said the granger, ''what
be that ticker worthP" pointing to an
ornate and intricate piece of time-re-
cording mechanism on the shelf.
''That, SIR said the clerk, sis won-
derful time-piece. 1t is worth two
hundred dollars, and will run three
years without winding" Great
Scottl' gasped the granger. Three
years without winding! Say, mister.
how long would the thing run If she
was wound up?'-N. T. Mail.
-"What was the first brew in histo-
nv, Miss Greatheart?' 81 don't
: know she replied. Hebrew gig
: gled Mr.. Simkins, gleefully. What
!. Hindoosed Jew to make pun like
that?n responded Miss Greatheart.
'sOh, you are Pharisee and can stand
: it." said Mr.. Simkins. with another
giggle. IF you don't stop this you will
make me Sadducee and then I'll 90
3 Russian off and leave you" said Miss
+, Greatheart. Mr.. Simpkins held on to
4 q lamp-post four minutes. = Boston
Pest