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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19
FOOD TESTS IN NEW YORK.
Onc al Analysis of BAKING Powders adui-
t.rations iu cream of Tartar

Ollie al Analysis of BAKING fowdegs-Adpl-
urations ia Dream of Tartar.
Under the direction OF the New York State
Board Of Health, eighty four different inds
of baking powders, on bracing all the brands
that could be found for sale In the State,
were submitted to examination and anal ysis
by Prot 9. Il. CHANDLER, a member OF the
State Board anu President Of the New York
City Board OF Health, assisted by Prot
EDWARD u. LOVE, the weil-known United
States Government chemist
The Cthcisl report shows that a large
number OF the powders examined were
found 10 contain alum or lime many of
them 10 such an extent as TO render them
seriously Objectionable for use in the pre-.
paration OF human food,
Alum WAS found In twenty-nin ga nples.
This drug IL employ ed in baking powders
to cheaper their cost The presence OF
lime is attributed to the impure cream OF
tartar OF commerce used in their manu-
facture. Such cream of tartar was also
snsly zsd and found 20 contstn lime aud
other impurities in some samples to the
extent OF 80 per cent OF their entire weight.
All the baking po Sders of the market,
with the single exception OF "Royal" (not
including the alum and phosphate powders,
which have not the virtue OF even al im
pure cream OF tartar), are made from the
adulterated cream OF tartar OF commerce,
and consequently contain Lime 10 cor.
responding extent.
The only baking powder yet found by
chemical analysis to bs entirely fres from
lime and absolutely pure is the Royal"
This perfect purity results from the ex
elusive use OF cream OF tartar specially re.
fined aud prepared by patent processes
which totally remove the tartrste OF lime
and other impurit.es- The cost OF TINS
chemically pure cream OF tartar is much
greater than soy other, ami on account OF
'N'S greater cost Is used Ia no bak ing
powder ont the "RoyaL"
Prot. LOVE, who made the snalysis of
baking powders for the New YWk Slate
Il Bosrd OF Health, as well as for the q Govern-
ment, says OF Me purity and wholesome
ness of the Royal"
81 find the Royal Baking Powder com.
posed OF pure and wholesome ingredie nts.
Ii is a cream OF tartar powder OF q high
degree OF merit, and does not contain either
alum or phosphates or other furious su D.
stance. L. q. LOVE PH. Dn
1t Is highly satisfactory u the house
keepers ~ this vicinity, where the Royal
Baking Powder Is in general use, that the
Investigations by the analysts In Msssschu.
setts, New York, anu Onto, ths only States
that have tnus far taken action upon this
Important subject, sgree in CHASING Il ss
the purest And most efficient Gsk Ing
powder in the market
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19
Advertising fer q Site.

1t will be hailed as an indication OF
the desire to push forward the erection
Ct the new federal building in this city
that already the advertisement + a site
IL printed in the local papers. This
msans that no time will bs lost IN get.
Sing this important enterprise started.
Az there's great deal of interest felt in
this work, 1t may not be amiss to give
our readers some notion Of the manner
In which public building is erected
CLEANED from recent article in Harper 5
Weekly by Percy Clark. The chief re,
sponsibility for the work falls upon the
supervising architect of the treasury
who is Mr.. William A. Freret. He di.
rects the preparations of all designs, has
all materials tested, decide, the letting OF
contracts and IL required to take the re-
sponsibility that these latter are faith
fully fulfilled. When proper advertise.
ment has been made for sites, an agent
Of the government is sent to examine the
lots offered and recommend the one
which he deems most suitable. He then
reports to the supervising architect, who
In turn reports and recommends TO the
secretary of the treasury, who authorizes
the purchase Of the site, provided the
Title TO the same is uuqusstioned. This
latter feature Is referred to the attorney
generals department for investigation.
A. m illustration of the red tape that
surrounds this work, 1t may be stated
that no money can be expended on a
public building until the plans and esti.
mates have been approved by the secre
eaFy OF the treasury, the postmaster
general and the secretary OF the interior.
After it has been found that the title i
good, surveyor furnishes map OF tn
site and reports upon the condition O
the soil upon which the building is to b
erected. Sketch plans are then prepared
under the direction Of the supervising
architec When these are passed upol
by the three cabinet officers alluded TO
the working drawings are made and th
project finally started. Following thi
step, advertisements for bids are mad,
and the drawings and specifications pu
upon exhibition in some p ace In the Cit
= question where they are easily accessi
-. The contract is lot to one person, az
~ - pcsnble, in order to concentrate
- responsibility for the same. A loca
enperlntendent Is appointed to oversee
- construction Of the building, who il
fGnunlly allowed clerk and disbursinc
<ogsnt. This oficisi keep, watchful eve
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upon the work and makes monthly re-
ports to the department.
when completed the building is ex-
amined by an inspector, who, on finding
that the plans and Specifications have
been complied with, turns the building
over 10 q custodian who is one OF the
government officials to occupy the same
and who serves without compensation.
To some people this may seem very
tedious procesS, but the wisdom OF 1t
must quickly be admitted. Great bodies
move slowly and Ia IN important pro-
ject OF this kind, It is proper that the
government should have perfect assur-
snce that everything is right before pro.
ceeding to an outlay Of money. 1t Is to
be hoped that some public spirit will be
shown In the matter of selecting site
for the building. The government should
be treated fairly, and the citizens with eli
gible property should remember that what
is saved on the site will add to the beauty
Of the building. Chattanooga, Tennessee,
with s2OO, 900 building, had site dona.
ted for it. Houston, Texas, got site for
$1,000 for q e75,OOO building. On the
other hand Williamsport, in this state
had to pay s45, 900 for site for sls0, ,OO(
building. II Lancastrians display thu
proper public spirit, a suitable location
will soon be found at reasonable price
and this handsome ornament to the tow
hastened to completion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19
A NatatOrium.

or the three boys who were suddenly
dropped into the swift Conestoga with
Professor McCaskey, not one knew
how to swim. Doubtless many have re-
marked this singular fact, but 1t is
question whethera third of the boys Of
Lancaster are swimmers, Simply because
they have not much chance to learn the
art. Lancaster badly needs a frst-class
swimming school, and any man OF enter
prise who should establish here an insti-
tuition Of the character Of the Philadel
phia Natatorium, would be sure Of sue
ces, in the business venture, and
worthy of thanks as q public benefactor.
Such an enterprise would be worthy OF
the hearty cooperation OF the Athletic
club, and the whole building could be
given to athletic training in the winter
In the Philadelphia building the first
two floors are devoted to the swimming
bath and dressing rooms, while the third
is fitted up as gymnasium, and is also
surrounded by dressing rooms. In winter
the tank Is floored over, and the whole
three stories are available for dancing,
club rooms or gymnastics. The enter.
prislng young men Of this city who have
undertaken to establish swimming ponds
near town, are worthy Of all praise, but
Lancaster ought to have swimming
school In central and convenient posi-
ton, where boys and men could take a
ten minute plunge without wasting half
hour in journey to the water. The
morning hours could be devoted TO
women, and the early morning, afternoon
and evening to men.
| A philanthropist could hardly find a
better object for investment, for there IL
no branch Of physical education more
worthy of encouragement. Swimming
cultivates and strengthens not only thu
muscles but the character OF the man. l
trains him to self-reliance, presence o
mind, and a rational and calm but quicl
consideration Of any danger that he ma!
have to face.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19

THE people OF Lille are max Ing arrange
ments to iuaugurate the borough system
Of government on business principles. A
call has been issued by sixteen OF the promi
nent citizsns' OF the place for meeting on
Thursday evening OF the voters without
regard to party affiliations to select cit,.
zsns' ticket for municipal officers. 1t is
certain that town Is better governed when
party politics Is totally ignored. The best
men can be chosen to Office, and that is the
kind OF officials towns do not get when
" DOODLE politicians are petmitted to die
tate who shall be elected. When the party
bosses once gain control oimuincipAl affairs,
It is diiii cult to dislodge them. II Litilz In
the beginning OF its career as borough
avoids them, the people viii be least likely
10 suffer
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19

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Riverside Pocket Series A series Of Popular
Books. bound In flexible cloth, IL mo. Pub.
lisners' price. Doc each our price, aoc.
Exile from Z" Littls Classics"
Adirondack stories ; by T.. Demng.
Gentleman OF Leisure by Edgar faw.
cett.
The snow. image, and other Twice-Told
Ta'es by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Watch and Ward by Henry James.
In the wilderness; by Charles Dudley
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19
what rn~y specially Refer to.

The platform adopted by the Democratic
state convention of Kansas, which met In
Wichita, instructs the delegates TO st.
Louis 70 vote ss q unit for President Cievs-
land, ami In Tecounting tho acts OF the ad
ministration special reference Is made IN
the increased pensions granted to soidisrs'
widows and orphAnh
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19
JOHN WANAMAKER.
PALACH OF FASHION.

A AsihichS
PALACE OF FASHION,
13 EAST KING STREET,
Lancaster, Pa.
Read this surprise
The earliest fall in prices Of
Millinery Goods ever heard of.
Milan Hats-All our colored
Milan Hats up to the very fin
est, reduced to 81 former price
$3.50 to $2.25. Everybody
knows how much they are
worth.
White Hats for summer.
The largest stock we ever
carried and our prices must be
the lowest.
Canton, Union and fine Milan
Fancy Straw and Leghorn fats.
Come in and look at them.
Our Whitsuntide display is
ready.
White and Cream Ribbons
Notwithstanding the scarcity
of these we have managed to
secure an immense stock of
them early in the season, and
are prepared to show you a
most complete line OF all width
and qualities, at lower prices
than any other store in this
city.
All widths, from No. a to 40,
in Satin, Gros-grain and Moiree,
plain or cream edge.
Cream Sash Ribbons in gros-
grain and Moiree.
Surah Silk for Sashes-5o,
81, IS, SIC and 81 a yard.
| Jerseys, in endless variety, at
our well-known low prices.
Our Coat room has now been
arranged for the display of Jer-
seys and Children's Cloaks and
Coats only, and we invite all to
come and look at them.
| No Jersey in boxes. Every
style right before your eyes and
the price on them. Prices from
25c up to $3.50.
Swiss Skirtings, over SO diff
ferent patterns, extra bargains,
at 60, 6s and 75c a yard.
Come and look at them.
Fans are all open now, from
&c up to S. apiece.
All on the Fan counter, up to
soc apiece, with price on them.
Gauze Underwear for Ladies,
Gentlemen and Children.
The best 25c Balbriggans in
Lancaster.
ASTRICn'S P. 0. F,
Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19
ICE APPLIANCES.

comfort We have made little gathering of things that
hinge the treatment of Ice in the Household An OBJ
eclesson in unreasonable gdy from the home angle
You may all these appliances hudded around pyramid of
Kennebec Ice the Ceramic Art Room Put this and that
together and the Refrigerator the Cream freezer the Water
Cooler become possbtesacts You about that pile Of
Ice the things have selected from all the world the best for
their several They but hint Of the halt OF like
things the Basement and reminder of the many simple ways
there of bringing Ice into your service.
What Refrigerator? You shall choose The Puritan we
know first class. 1t makes the air pure cold and dry har
bors bad smells gathers dampness What dead
space Refgeator sawdust stuffed in Others is filled
with Charcoal in the Puritan And the Puritan said be
very little Puritan pcesSideboard porcelain tank
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19

THE amount expended by Virginia on It's
public schools In 1857 was 81 5S5. $50. The
population being l.5l2. i74, the average Is
over one dollar to every man, woman and
child. What Is the average per taxpayer it
is i'm possible to estimate accurately, but 1t
can hardly fall under IS or $40. or the pop
ula,ion $50 S5s are white, 63l GIG colored, 30
that II IL probable the burden Is not very
equally proportioned, though the benefits
are. The number OF pupils enrolled was
325, ISL, as sgainst 257,362 Ia 1852
the number OF school, lao, as against
.5S7 in 1882; the number OF teachers 7, l6l,
AS against G97 in 1852, or the pupils en-
rolled 200 63S were white and 1856 COL
ored the average daily attendance of the
former being l2l. l.57l, and of the latter,
02. 9i9. The percentages OF school popu' a
tion enrolled were: Whites, % nov cot (;
colo'cj, Is par Goa, Tao percentages OF
school population in average daily atten-
dance we're TOR the whites So per cent, and
for colored 20 per cent The average daily
attendance in 1887 being $3.50, and the
amount spent al $50 $50. the cost pr pupil
Is something over Is. As many rs ! $50
colored teachers were employed In ls7
While teachers, 9, ,305
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19

You likely the New Books New.Book table
sooner than anywhere ese
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19
DRESS GOODS.

lot of highcass Novelties that were originally S,
ST. They did not come down at single bound Yesterday
$3.50 Only troubehad too many and they have fingered
but-thats ended 81 yard will bounce them.
Wool Chals. Not down cent 50 and 60 cents But the
created of them In the spngme the young lady
Lightly turns to thoughts OF 'Chalis.
The splendid assortment of stus and big lots offered
last week. are yet unbroken They worthy your careful
examination. We repeat few Of the choicest
Scotch Surah Ginghams at rs, from 4oc.
Scotch Zephyr Checked Gnghams at IS, from 30 cents
French Beige Paids from IS and 60 cents from
Awoo Mixes as cents, and the dagonals IS cents
from As.
Just fractions of Dress Goods thoughts there but for
MILLINERY.
One Of the busiest places in the Always busy cold
warm dry there always something doing in the Mini
merry Reason why there is never let in the assortment
Ours opening Stock simply big the first of the
and then aperng off to next nothing Our designers and
mmers in the of fashion constantly seeking new
thoughts The freshness Of Eastern enthusiasm is undauned
The ideas for the cose.by months full OF sparkle and
brightness Novel features free handling Of material dainty
little touches that make all the difference between commonplace
and brllancy
AT the Flower and Ribbon counters in the "untrinmed
section you catch the drift Of popular taste Take Straw
Goods The new things are cowdng and josng one another
for recognition Many OF the shapes have half familiar look
many others audaciously new and unconventional
Roug and Readies, Of They have stay
You know their aunty sunshny cheerful faces Everybody
likes them New kinks and twists to and such variety
shapes and coos you've before to
BOOKS.
What we are doing Books to-day about what we
doing every day. every proper Book here Tor will get M
and big lots with the prices apered we'll toward the vanishing
point
Makers of Books are every now and then getting as far
their heads makers OF Dress Goods Shoes
ghtens their load That what makes so many
ing prices all around the store.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-05-19
wANNAxARRR& WAwAxhRERG
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, May Io, 1883.
THE SUMMER EVENT.
wANWAxARsR's
WANANARER'6.
PnrLADELrHIA, Saturday,

The following letter. received yesterday has much interest
for us, possibly some for you
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ss:s nj: ss 3: Z:
We print this letter. from any spirit of vanity, but
peg upon which hang few remarks the enerpng
temen who giving repose their brains by using
freely
At least fifty advertisers copying less from
daysome Of them frequently making entire advertisement
from what print.
There would not be the slightest objection this credit
given and don't you think Messrs. Pagarsts that
employed by you write your advertisements would only
be fair that you gave credit where credit is due? Honorable
editors always credit quoted copied articles Should adver
tisers be any less sensitive to the fine line OF right?
Yes Mr. Correspondent copy all you please. Our adver-
sng capacities for SALE If anxious to be
just tell whence you get your copy Then we'll be square,
The Summer Event commands much interested attention
Please read carefully:
Second floor North gallery The Park with good
bits Of landscape gardening Immensely amusing to chill
dren and older persons.
King Cotton. Chestnut front.
First floor Ice Pyramid Near Juniper entrance.
China Silk Exhibit in Transep.
| Basement Furnished Cotton Rooms.
Ice appliances, Baby Carriages Sporting Goods
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-06
A Enrfunc in Titles.

Speaking 0. titles, | encountered the
other day a 10 an who has copyrighted the
names Of TIVE aty eight plays-or rather,
twentyeight names for plays-and has
never written one He is a journalist Of
literary aspirs lions and with an especial
leaning toward the stage Whenever a
good title occdrs to him he Immediately
takes out copyright on it, lie has had
opportunities IF selling one or two Of his
titles for round sums, but he h.s thus far
steadily refused. He is considering, how
ever, an offer Of several hundred dollars
for one {, his twenty. eight titles from a
manager who wants it for o-e of those
hodge pcdges If specialties which now oc-
cupy the stage Sc argely.-Booli Buyer
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-06

Zurich. according to The Lancet, is be
ginning 10 suffer from the effects Of
neglect Of vaccination. Until 1888 a
compulsory vaccination law was i'll force,
but in that year it was repealed; the sue
cess of the anti vacciLationists depending,
il is said. upon the fact that not a single
case Of smallpox occurred in 1852. But
in 1888. in every ] 900 deaths, two were
caused by smallpox; In 1884 there were
three in every / 200; in 1855, seventeen,
and in the first quarter of 1886 there
were eighty-fivc deaths.
While Europe is exhibiting folly by
showing in some localities opposition TO
vaccination, Japan is deriving benefits
from the recognition Of Its value. Maya
sabi possesses a governor, named kusaka,
who is bent upon Kidding the town Of the
diseases which formerly infested it. BY
means of q system of compulsory vaccin-
alton, vigorously enforced by the gov
ernor, smallpox, long a familiar scourge
in the old town, has been practically
stamped out. Germany, too. is showing
the effects of revacclnation, and hitherto
the freedom of German towns from small
pox has contrasted in q marked degree
with a larger prevalence Of this disease
in other European towns where revaccln-
alton is not enforced. Probably the out
come Of the experience Of the present
generation will be the enforcement Of
revaccination in the majority Of civilized
countries. Science.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-06
con.t.,,,no,,... mu..u,mau Cemeteries.


At ConstantinopIe the big ngssulman
cemeteries are sights that every visitor
Roes 10 sec. From the comprehensive
outlook Of the Sarada or Galata Tower a
panoramic view Of the city embraces for
ests Of dark cypress here and there The
black masses Of woodland stretch along
the Golden Horn and encompass the city
on every hand They are the famous cy.
press craveyards Of the Ottoman capital
and well worth visiting, as nothing like
them Is 10 be seen elsewhere. These ccm-
eteries may best be described as dense
forests Of cypress trees and tombstones-
tangled masses Of graves and trees. Inc
expresses have grown 10 enormous pro
portions and the dense, dark foliage forms
q ceiling through which the sunshine pen
etrates only in strcaks The cathedral
isles Of the trunks and the tablets Of the
dead arc bathed In twilight all day. On
moonlight nights the dark cypress GENE
teries are weird pictures indeed.
The Constantinople headstone Is rude
representation of the human form. with
a fez or turban chiseled on the top, so
that on these moonlight nights they may
well be taken for crowds Of ghosts In
these Constantinople cemeteries, too. one
may read rare essay on natural econ
omies Whence comes the remarkable
vigor and thrifty appearance Of those
thousands and hundreds Of thousands OF
huge expresses? The other hills and va
cant areas round about them are barren,
and trees planted thereon and left to take
care Of themselves would hardly survive.
Whence, then, come the giant growth and
the dark. almost black, glossy foliage Of
the cemetery forests? The Turkish Gus
tom Of crowning their gravestones with
representation of the head dress worn by
the departed during life furnishes ready
index to the age of the grave, apart from
the epitaph.
Side BY side one sees in the CONSTANT
NOBLE cemeteries the huge turban of the
time Of Mahmud ii and the modern fez,
the former still mass Of gilt, the latter
rainted red But the most impressive
feature Of the cypress cemeteries, and
that which appeals particularly to the i'm
agination Of the western visitor, is tho
way the hcadstones are crowded together
In spots they are literally placed as thick
as they can stand, a mass of upright slabs
through which one could hardly force a
path. In other places they are toppled
over and lie, like fallen sticks Of tim Der,
one over another The dead Of different
periods must have been buried one on top
of another and now bodies wedged in
whenever enough soil was found to cover
them up.-Themas Stevens in Chicago
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