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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
THE OLD STATE HOUSE.
fBuilt In f169.l

lBuilt In 1881
eembling the western ''dugout." A town
plot was laid out. half mile square.
bounded by what are now George. York.
Grove and State streets, and divided into
nine minor squares. with central section
reserved for market. the spot which now
q occupied by the famous "Green."
On the 25th OF April. 1893, the 70.
mainder of the settlers arrived from Bos.
tan. They reached their new homo on
Saturday. and the first thing Sunday
morning they were called together by the
good parson and preached to, under a
largo trec. from the text, Matt. iv. ]. A
section Of this mammoth oak tree formed
the support of the anvil on which two
sta1wart generations Of Beechers ham.
msred before Lyman Beecher transferred
tha role Of the family from the anvil TO
tho pulpit The old white house In which
Lyman Beechcr was born Is now standing.
Tradition tells Of the kindliness Of the
earlier Dcechers. They were simple. low
able, always ready to help those In need
ana, es consequence. lived in comparative
poverty, traits which the descendants o.
- old stock still exhibit. Henry WarS
Desehae and his wife used to make FIRE
euenf visits to this historic spot. Eerly
9 ths year the settlers began to erec'
1oues, and In the latter part Of 1898 th'
epaonists had permanent dwellings.
Thase old houses were queer buildings
With their rough hewn boards and shingles
Duk as the early lninnipiacans wer'
wealthy, comparatively speaking, &C
eustomcd to large houses In London, the.
expcndcd literally on their new houses
An early chronicle tells Of the one owne
~ Theophilus Eaton SO large as to hav
nineteen frcplaces. and the Davenpor
house. Just opposite. with thirteen. TIL
Bsechcr house. erected some years latei
was smaller but more improved.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21


founders, Rev. John Davenport and
Theophilus Eaton. wero several wealthy
Loudoners, one the founder Of three
American grammar schools; five minis.
tsFs, four school teachers, one the first
snaster Of Harvard college. and q second
tbs 6rst American author Of an educa.
ticual work; the father of Elihu Yale. and
Michael wigglesworth, q morning star Of
American literature.
y In the fall Of 1887 these men, after n
1cns journey. nearly overcome by hunger
and like hardships, reached the beautiful
harbor. located and called the place In.
innipiac, afterward New Haven. The 10.
cation was most beautiful and promising
one. With large bay protected by an
smphitheatre of rocky hills. Cold weather
soon came upon the little band, with no
provisions or place Of abode. With will.
Ing hands they labored night and day, and
soon Lad cellars In the river bank for
dwelling places. These rude shelters were
peotscted by boards, sticks and turfs, re
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
The Nineteenth Century.

We live in different world from that
Of our fathers. No other race has ever
known its like. 1t has witnessed trans
formations surprising the greatest Of
miracles, II has seen cities spring up on
the prairies and become magnificent CEN
tiers of business and population in less
than a score Of years. 1t has seen one
OF the greatest cities of the world, the
rival Of the oldest aud grandest centers
Of foreign wealth, rise in its might at
the ocean gateway of the Empire state.
What will the Twentieth century see'-
Albany Journal.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
CONTRASTS IN NEW YORK.
METROPOLITAN LIFE IS FULL OF
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.

IN. p.cent FestIsitics Of flashing Tburs-
day In Venice Orset by the Insspressi-
bly, Sad suicide Of Anseim siotisnk"
and His wife TO Avoid Starving. -
The contrasts OF metropolitan life are
sometimes startling--nay. almost nppal.
ling.
But few days ago the attention Of tho
lovers OF the poetry Of motion In New York
was attracted by the representation OF
flashing Thursday In Venice at the Metro.
politan opera house. No palms were spared
10 make the affair success. The perform.
ers were drawn from the ranks OF young
New Yorks fashionable society. and as the
proceeds were 10 be given 10 the inmates
OF the HahnemanD hospital Of New York
volunteers were plentiful.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
MINISTER FROM DENMARK.

Count sponneck. who Represents HE
Government at Warrington.
Count sponneck, who comes from Dem
mark as minister TO the United States, is
the son Of Count w. e. @. sponneck, who
inhcrits large estates in that kingdom.
The father was sont by the king Of Dem
mark with the young Prince George,
when that prince was made king Of
Greece, to act as his confidential adviser.
lie remained with King George In Athens
for two years.
Count w. r. Sponneck was born In Co.
penhagen in l842. After being graduated
at the University Of Copenhagen in scien.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

Walker, went to
the house OF vii.
liam Edens. as
they expressed 1t.
"to have some
bald knobbing
fun" They were
met by Edens and
Charles Green; fir
ing began, result.
ing in the killing
of Walkers son
on the one side
and Edens and
Green on I Ia Q
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
The Ants and tho Cyclone.

1t Is stated that about n century since
there appeared on the island Of Grenada
numberless colonies OF ants. No one
knew whence they came, but they 30
multiplied that they became fatal TO the
sugar cane, and as that was the prin-
cipal industry the gravest results were
apprehended, All expedients failed to
dislodge them, and the government, in
1878, offered reward Of 500, 600 for any
invention to destroy them. In 1850 nature
came to their relief in the way of terrible
cyclone and rainfall, which blew down
what cane was standing, drowned out the
ANTS, and new prosperity followed
Toledo Blade.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

Legion OF Honor. He then entered the
diplomatic service as secretary Of legation
at Paris, London and st. Petersburg, with
occasional service In the foreign office at
Copenhagen.
Count Sponneck enters upon his duties
at Washington a mourner. Upon his ar.
rival In this country he learned that while
he was on the ocean his distinguished
father had died.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

took the poison together, thelf bodisA 90
to the psuper burying ground and their
baby TO the orphan asylum. Such u the
fate. now and then. Of the utterly desti.
tute In great city.
WIN civilization ever demolIsh the deep
shadows Of modern lifef
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

tifio branches,
languages and
the law as q pro-
fession, he trav-
eled, and studied
for awhile at Hell.
delberg. w h Q n
tho Eranco-G
man war broke
out he entered the
French service as
"a captain In the
auxiliary ny
and received the
decoration Of
(,havaljar nf fho
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
The Surgery Of Mr.. Conkiins's Case.
A physician has given the following do.

The Surgery OF Mr.. Conkling's Case.
A physician has given the following de-.
scription Of tho operation recently per.
formed on Mr.. Conkling at New York:
1.-The operation Is o very delicate one.
having been made over century and a
half ago with the chisel and mallet. The
first martyr Of this operation was the Dan.
ish surgeon. Berger. Of Copenhagen, at his
own request. who had an opening made
into the mastoid cells, and died eleven
days later from suppurative meningitis In
duced by the operation.
"The technique Of the operation Is very
simple. An incision Is made through the
soft parts over the bony prominence. just
behind the ear, as shswn in No. 1, about
an inch and half In length. The soft
tissues are drawn aside by metal re.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
He woul,ln't Tell Her.

Wife (anxiously)-I would like to know,
Robert, what pleasure you find in smok-
ing cigars.
Robert-I won't tell You, deary, for
you would want to learn to smoke your
Self. See'-TeXas Siftings.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

Abont year ago certain members of
the vigilante Order Of Bald Knobbers in
Missouri, under their chief, David
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

FOR good sprius medicine ve con Dsdepuy
Necmlnend bood's sArsaparilla- By its vse
tne blood 70 purfned. enriched ana vitaiissd,
tnss urea feeling b entirely Overcome. auA
appstitei 10 restored and sharpenAd. ths 0iees-
uve ofgsns are toned. ana The hidns,s ana
liver invigorated. -
Thoee who have never trsea HOOD . sara.
parnla should DO 90 tAis spilnU. II % . sAor.
oughly honest an q reliable preparation. purely
vegetable. ana contains no Injurious inere0i-
ent whatever. Thousands testify TO its pee q.
liar curative power
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
Purihss the Blood

al had arysipeias in the worst form. being
nearly covered with bi.stars. NJ husband
heard Of Hoods sarssparilla .nd insisted on
my taking Il, though had little Aath had
taken but q few doees. when began 20 1ssl
better. and In . week Vas sure II vas ocang
me good. 1 continued to take Il according 70
directions and whom the nrst bottle was gone
. was entirely well have not been troubled
By erysipelss sine Mm. L. BAooH. Dr1m.
neid, Maas.
n B. II you decide to take HOODS earpapa-
rilla 40 not be induced Q buy any other.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

tractors TO fully expose the bone, as
shown in No. 2. An opening is then made
through the outer layer of tho bone by
means of gimlet, drill. trephine or
chisel. ns shown in No. 8. When the
spongy or cellular part Of this bono is en-.
tered the operation is finished. II matter
is formed it is removed by carefully wash.
ing it away with antiseptic fluid. In or.
der to prevent its ABSORPTION and causing
blood poisoning"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
Hoods sarsaparilla

and both think very highly OF Hood's sar-
saparfllA We both tool it last spring. IL ala
Ms graf deal Of good ana We fslt better
through the hot weather than ever before. IL
cured my wife Of sick headache. from which
she has suffered great deal. ana relisved me
OF diEfy. uied feeling. think every one
oughs 70 take something 70 purify the blood
before the hot weather comes ON. ana We shall
certainly take Hoods sarsaparilla his spring"
J. u. PsAnos. supt Granite Railway Co Con-
cord. N. H.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
SarSaparilIa
TRA(kLRRS GUIDE.

TRANkLERS GUIDE.
READlNG 4 COLUMBIA RAILROAD
AND fAacAsTss Joisr I Iiss !. ~ K
y" TRAINS IEsvf RRkAbfNa.
For Columbis ana Lancaster At 7:0o . m.
For 0uarryviiie at 7:eo ll:so m. and $40 m.
For Chickfes 1t 7:2O. ll:so a m, and $40 , "a.
TRAINS LEAVE ECOLUMBlA.
FOR Beading at 7:So m 1880 and $40 p IN.
For Lebanon at 1890 and $40 m.
TRAINS LEAVE OUARRYvILLE.
For Lancaster At $40 q m, ana $50 ana s:ss
For Reading ate.4o m ana ESQ m.
For Lebanon a. $50 ana 6:2s p m.
LEAVE RING STREET tLancasterD
For Beading At 7:3n m. l2:35 ana $40 p m.
For Quaryviile at 1881 m. sos and $40 m.
LEAvE PRINCE STREET (Lancaster.,
For Beading At TAO IN. l2-4s and $50 p m
For aSsrsViiis IL al a. ss. % M MI rs spa ana
TRAINS LEAVE LEBANON
a. 1s % ~ 1sS snn Hna % 1 M
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Lancaster at 7:9o m and 400 m.
For fGAfNs Hnsffyy'ls Leave q a. 9PJmaRRYvILLs "a
For Lancaster. shannon and Reading at 7:le
TRAINS FAVE KING ST. U.aucaster.l
For Reading and Lebanon at sos m ana Sse
pm
For Quarryvilie Mt $50 IN.
TRAINS LEAVE PHiNGE ST. (Lauccster.)
For Reading ana Lebanon At 8:l3 m ana
For Quarryville at 5:A3 D m.
TRAINS LEAVE LEBANON
For Lancaster at 7:5$ IN dnd 3.46 m.
For Quarryville ut 3:46 m.
For connection at Columbia, Marietta Juno
uon. Lancaster junction, Mannheim, Reading
and Lebanon, see time tables At all stations.
A. 81. WILSON Superintendent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
DENSIONS.

SOLDIERS who were disabled from wounds
injury, rupture, exposure, piles, deafness, or
who were, in conseq hence of their military ser.
vices, incapacitated for manual labor, whether
from wounds or disease. are entitled 70 pen
WIDOW s,minor children. an q depen dent rel,
atiyes of soldiers " no died OF disabilities con-
tTactsd in the service, are entitled To peuston.
and by Act OF Congress Of Jan. ~. 1857. soldiers
OF the Mexican War are also entitled TO pen
sions
titled To higher rating. No fee unless success
fnl Can reier TO many successful claimants.
soidisrs, it will cost yon nothing To write me-
and IL may result greatly 10 your advantage.
II. ID. NULL, Pens.. Atty.
yogansvtlle, Lancaster County, "a.
msr9-lyds&lyw
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
HUMPhREYs'
HOMEOPATHIC
SPECIFIES.

DIR. HI uMPHkEYS' BOOK OF All Diseases,
loth and cold Finding, l4t Pages with Steel
Engraving, MAlLkD F.EE. address, Z. U.
Box 1910, N. Y.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21
THE OLD nEEcuEn HOUSE.


For the fourteen months following the
arrival Of the settlers these people lived
under o provisional government, having
no charter. and each working for the pub.
10 Is well rs private good, this sort Of
lifs relieving some Of the terrors Of the
wilderness Then council was held and
. government adopted, one clause of
which was: "No man shall be an elector
who n not . regular communlcant OF some
regular church" As soon as this was
accomplished q formal treaty was made
With the Indians. whereby, for a few
costs. dozen each OF hoes. hatchets and
possingers. and coat 'mads after ye
English manner" for the chief. all the
right and interest In all "riyers. lands
ponds and trees" OF q vast section was
conveyed over. The chief MomangulI
and his leading men placed these sigma
tpres to the treaty;
%
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-21

A YER'S PILLS.
"A FOR SALE AT
". COCHkAN'o DRUG STORE,
Nos. 1877 h l39 North Queen 81. Lancaster, Pa
aprA.2mdAw
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-06
HOW TO MAKE THE FARM PAY.

GREENSBORO, N. c., Oct. Is, 'SS.
The question is asked "How can I
make the farm pay :" The answer to
this question is, "By honest dealing
with the land" By expecting no more
than that which is just in a given con
tract. Let a man make his contract
for a given amount of produce. A
sensible farmer has some idea as to
the natural capacity of any given plot
of ground, and has no right to expect
~unreasonably large yields. The first
thing is to remove from the lands all
hinderances, such as waste water
standing on the land. Proper drain
age is a necessity, on hills or valleys.
Then rocks, logs, brush, and in
deed everything that will obstruct or
hinder the growth of plants; let there
be no missing hills-a full stand and
not crowded, for every plant has a
right to a place for full development.
Then comes preparation of soil. The
under surface wants deep preparation.
There is no land but what is made
better by depth of culture. The
deeper the better, but not turned;
work into the ground all the air you
can get in by depth of culture. Know
ye that every inch of land is well
titled. Then comes land food, and
when you begin to feed do not feed
sparingly or with stint.
Be sure to make correct calcula-
tons. Do not begin to feed a large
animal with a small spoon; feed in
proportion to the animal to be made
fat. Let all food for man, beast or
land have a wide range of variety.
The land cannot give that which it
does not possess. The earth is honest;
1t will not swindle nor be swindled.
Honest dealing here. Most farmers
have plenty of food-making substance
waiting, and this is left for man to
gather up. All farmers should have
one or more wheel-barrows, and they
should be used daily in making heaps
Of some rotting substance. Loan
from fence hedges, bitches, creek and
branch muck composted with COW lot,
stable and hog pens, all waste from
kitchens, yards, hen houses, meat
house, suds from weekly wash-tubs
should be brought together by dump
carts, wagons or wheel-barrows. Put
less land in cultivation and make
larger crops. Grow all the clover
and grasses you can feed. Feed all
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-06
INFORMATION WANTED
ALExANDRIANA ALLIANCE N. O..

ALExANDR1ANA ALLIANCE N. @.
Col. L.. l.. PoLK.-Deor Sr:-I
ask a short space in your well-illed
columns to pen a few lines to let the
brethren hear from the silent corner
of old Mecklenburg and to let you
know that Alexandriana Alliance is
not dead, if you do not hear from her
as often as some others.
Our brother Secretary and Core
spondent, with The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, has withdrawn and gone to
merchandising. Bro. Luther Wilson
was chosen as our Secretary, and we
are out of a correspondent now, so |
thought I would scratch a few lines
The State Business Agency Fund has
never been mentioned or explained in
our Alliance, so [ do not know very
much about it. a. ....
I would like to know when is the best
time to manure and pillow a garden for
the best result. l would also be glad
to know when the best time to dig
sweet potatoes, and how to bank them
to save all winter. The best kind of
wheat to SOW on island land. Will
some one answer through The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER?
1 would be glad for some good
brother to give me the best variety of
peanuts for raising. I have tried the
large red pea; worked it this year
same as my cotton, and they r not
more than one-third filled. I used
stable manure in the drill; MANFRED
pretty heavy. Will some good brother
please give me the cause of this and
the best form of tillage, through the
columns of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER?
W. have had some fine weather for
cotton to open, but gloomy weather
sets in now. Our crops are about as
common as reported from other
counties. st'-'
Hurrah for our organ, The Pro
GREss1vE FARMER | | hope for it
great success. G
Fraternally yours,
J. Now. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-06

ducing the greatest CONSERVATION
among our would-be oppressors and
their we would seldom, if yer hear OF
such a thing as a trust for the simple
reason there would be for them no
fields of operation and those which
now so formally confront us would
soon sleep the sleep of eternal death.
I have an everlasting and abiding faith
in the ultimate good our organization
will achieve, provided we move out on
the lines indicated by it's wise found
ers, and to set down, and brood over,
and nurse our discomfort. When we
have the means at our command by
which we may successfully treat, it is
nonsense and nothing more or less
than a~ugmenting our troubles, and ex-
tending the invitation to our enemies
to squeeze u.s., and that which would
like most to urge and impress upon
the minds of those to whom it is made
my duty to speak is the great impor-
lance of redressing our wrongs at
home, that is the place to begin first
the important work of breaking the
chains that bind us down in slavery
and hold hat this duty of ours is
paramount to all others and unless we
take steps in this direction, l confess
1 a see no great and lasting benefits
to be derived by our organization, but
the days of adversely will overtake us
and make their sorrowful impress
more deep and more lasting than the
human mind a possibly conserve, or
the pen of the future historian depict,
with calamities more direful and many
times more sad than the surrender of
Lees army at Appomattox.
Mr.. President, in this age of ad-
vanced thought, it becomes us to take
prospective views, and prepare to
apply the remedies to the evils that
imperil future happiness, and
when we allow our thoughts to fall
into channels that leads us across the
Atlantic, and there view the fate of
poor, down-trodden and oppressed
Ireland. We have abundant cause to
take warning, and if possible, avert a
similar condition of restitution and to
thank God besides, that we are not
Irishmen, but, that the blood of
Anglo-S axons filters through our
veins, and by His help we will, despite
the efforts of money lords, combines
and trusts to the contrary, hand down
free, and unencumbered, to our chill
dren and children's children this
Southern domain, this land of our
nativity, ere the setting sun of destiny
goes down behind the hills to rise no
more forever. ~.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-06
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
SCOTLAND NECK. Oct. %. '8S

SCOTLAND NECK, Oct. "a, 'S8.
Col. L.. L. PoLK.-Dear Sr:-As I
consider that you are one who is
always ready and willing to 10 any
thing you can to promote the interests
of the farmers-being a leader in every
farmers institution venture to offer
some suggestions for your consid-
Grafton. ..- ,...
First. The organs of the Farmers
Alliance, both State and National
should be read in every Sub-Alliance,
at every meeting, that the brethren
may hear from each other and be able
to cooperate.
Second. Inasmuch as almost every
farmer has one or more raw hides,
which, he is forced almost to
give away, let every County Alliance
establish a Tannery, that these hides
may be utilized and not sacrificed.
Third. County Alliance meetings
should be held in different neighbor-
hoods, where the members of the ALI
nee might care for the delegates, en-
abling them to hold longer sessions
and do more work. I think we would
gather strength by SO doing.
And last, though not least, I think
all Alliance men should agree not to
plant more than ten acres in cotton to
the plow and not to permit it to be
done by anyone else on their premises.
A rule like this will regulate almost
every difficulty that farmers have to
contend with to-day, and would soon
restore them to their former pros
perity. If this last suggestion inn
presses you as it does me, you will
neve stop agitating the question until
the custom is established.
Fraternally,
G. P. S.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-06
MAKING AND PACKING BUTTER

Good cows, well fed, kindly treated
and sheltered from lnclement weather.
Milk strained at once into tin vessels
not over 81 inches in diameter, in
water as deep as the milk-the water
to be kept as cold as SO degrees. The
cream to be churned in a revolving
churn, without inside fixtures, to
granules about the size of small shot.
The buttermilk drawn off into a clean
vessel and if any butter escapes skim
it off and return to the churn. Now
rinse with good clear water (say at 40
degrees) two or three times; salt added
makes it a little more searching. The
butter is nov moist with water and in
fine granules, and the salt can be put
in. A few half revolutions of the
churn with the cover off will show the
even distribution of the salt through
the butter. If the salt is good there
is no real danger of getting in too
much, provided you do not put in
more than will dissolvei in five minutes;
then put on the cover and reyolve the
churn, banging the butter into a mass.
Now your butter is the right consist
ency for packing and should be at once
packed solidly in a tub, with a COM
mon butter ladle. A temper, like a
potato masher, is good for solid pack
ing. 4aaf ..3fI G.s
| lay great emphasis on solid pack
ing, which if done well, removes all
unnecessary moisture.-F, G. Curtis
IN Prairie Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-06

A correspondent of the Wisconsin
Farmer says:
The time, manner and circumstances
under which cows are MIXED exercises
a greater influence, not only on the
quantity of milk produced, but also on
its quality, than most farmers would
be willing to believe. To milk a COW
properly requires care, precision and
solicitude on the part of the mixers.
Force and rapidity are both necessary
in milking, but the former should be
SO applied as to cause the animal as
little pain as possible, for the animal