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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-31
The Work of "A Rancl,map.

A ranchman's work Is, OF course, free
from much Of the sameness attendant
upon that of mere cowboy. One day he
will ride out with his men among the
cattle, or after straycd horses; the next
lac may hunt, SO Us To keep the ranch in
meat; then he can make the tour of his
outlying camps; or, again, may join one
of the round ups for n week or two, per
haps keeping with it the entire time 1t is
working. On occasions he will have a
good deal OF spare time on his hands,
which, If he chooses, he can spend in read
ing or writing. II he cares for books,
there will be many worn volume in the
primitive little sitting room, with its log
walls and huge fire place; but, after a
hard days work, man will not read
much, but will rock to and fro in the
Pickering freight, talking sleepily over
his success In the days chase and the
difficulty he has had with the cattle; or
else may simply lie stretched at full
length on the elk hides and wolf skins in
front Of the hearthstone, listening in
trowsy silence TO the roar and crackle Of
the blazing logs and TO the moaning of the
wind outside. de.-Theodore Roosevelt in The
Century.
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Even now the people OF Kentucky refuse
10 believe that he prollted by the trans
action; the general verdict Is that he was
prevailed on TO lend the money TO personal
and political friends, that they failed him
and he fed with very little money.
Another curious fact is thnt in all the
twenty years of his tenure Of the treasury
Mr.. Tate has lived in an extremely moles.S
and economical manner; he ccrtaisf. 80
not --sss-sss -a.s.t-s~ '''o
,-@V S,rundered the money, and the ac-
countants now think that most Of 1t has
been lost within the last year. No man
stood higher in the public estimation, and
consequently his fall hss created the
greatest excitement known In the history
Of Kentucky. lie has n wife and one
child, the latter Mrs. Martin. lie is n
native Kcntuckinn, but little past middle
life, and down TO this time never had n
stain upon his character.
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and mantelpcce crowded with pictures
of noted people. Queen .Victoria's pict-
IRE stands in the center and at the right
ana left of this are photographs Of the
Princess OF Wales and Albert Edward,
with their autographs written below them.
This Grecian minister's name Is John
Gennadius, and he Is here on special
diplomatic mission. He is the regular
Greek minister TO Great Britain and IIol-
land, and is one of the most popular
diplomats Of London. The English society
papers delight to do him honor. Vanity
Fair devoted coldred cartoon TO him last
month, and The London World gave him
n couple of pages not long ago rs one Of
the celebrities of the British capital. He
has been given an honorary degree by
the Oxford university, and has written
some books lie is especially well up in
Grecian history, art and literature, and
his home in London contains the principal
editions of the Greek classics. lie has
here luther's original pamphlet "Nom
kriege Wieder die Turken," published in
1929, and he has m edition of Hessiod
which belonged to Racine and which con-
tains manuscript notes by him. He has
an Isop's Fables which belonged to
Queen Elizabeth, and his copy OF Daphnis
and Chloe was once owned by Napoleon !.
His house in London is hung with beauti.
ful pictures and water color sketches Of
Greek scenery, queer carvings, paintings
Of the Parthenon, and the other surround
ings of classical taste are scattered
throughout his house.
One of John Gennadius' ancestors was
the first patriarch OF Constantinople after
its capture by the Turks, and his father,
George Gcnnadius, was one OF the fore
most teachers Of Greece, and did great
deal toward the inauguration of the pres
cnt school system of that country. This
Grecian minister was born Mt Athens, and
he was just of age when he was appoint
ed secretary of the legation at Washing
ton in 1870, but before starting for his
post he was transferred to ConstantinOplc.
Ten years later he was sent TO Lon
don, and has also acted at Vienna as
charge d'aflaires. lie is, am told,
very efficient minister. He is proud Of
being n Greek, and thinks the Greeks
are To be one of the nations of the future,
Rs well rs the great nation of the past.
He is making an impression for his coun-
try in the United States, and If he sue
cecds in his mission the Americans will
eat more Greek currants than they ever
have before.
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lcgc in 1916, completed his law stHdies and
became member Of the Democratic state
central committee before he was Of age.
In 1919 he moved to the city Of New York
and was elected city recorder in 1861 the
youngest man who ever held the place.
Then, and for many years after, he was
the great power in Tammany Hall. As
recorder he won such popularity that he
was unanimously reelected. In 1865 he
was elected mayor. In 1866 he was nom
mated for governor and beaten by Gov
ernor Fenton; but Hoffman was elected
in 1868 and reelected in 1870. Then his
star suddenly paled. In the anti Orange
riots Of 1871 his conduct was universally
condemned, and Immediately after came
the exposures Of the Tweed ring and over
throw of Tammany, and Governor Hofr-
man was politically Frustrated. lie never
re-entered public life lie leaves p~fort-
nnG Of about s4oO, 600 y AIsswifc and only
child, Mrs. SandfaSd
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AN ELECTRICAL IDEA.
QUICK TRANSIT FOR COMMERCIAL
PAPER, MONEY, ETC.

A Startling Proposition Packages 10 ne
Hurled TO Their Destination by Light
ping-From New York 20 Chicago in Two
Hours-Tcn Miles n Minnie.
II is among the possibilities that the
electro motor will soon do for the trans
mission Of packages what the telegraph
now does for the transmission OF messages.
When the day comes, II II ever does, the
day Of monetary corners will be over; then
will the banks be able 10 oppose runs by
shifting funds from one bank 10 another;
then will the custom Of payment OF debt
In distant city by check, TO gain few
days from mail transportation, he discon-
tinucd. Money will shoot between New
York and San Francisco like rockets, and
the California bank president before
closing in the afternoon will find
himself called upon 10 pay check
drawn IN Chicago the same morning.
The Electro Automatic Transit com
pany, OF Baltimore, has been or
ganized for this, which may truly be
called an express, purpose; and have is
sued n prospectus which will strike terror
into the hearts Of those flnanciers who by
chasing one check with another between
different cities, in order 10 gain few days
time on each, keep ailoat long after bank
mptcy has laid It's cold finger upon them.
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fort, and In the
neighboring state
Of Ohio the inter
est was equal TO
that In their own
Breslin-Gibso
def efalcation OF
thirty odd years
ago. The amaz-
ing fact in the
case Is that Mr..
Tate had been
treasurer continu-
ously since 1867,
and his reputation
for honesty was so
high that ut the
last election there
was no candidate
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A Cheating Fish Dealer.

They were standing I'm the old market
house back OF the Central station, watch
ing the dealer sell out his last fish.
Good heavens!" said A to B, "what n
cheat that fish dealer is. ! have been
watching him for half an hour"
''How's that9 didn't notice anything
peculiar"
Don't you see that this man is charg-
ing for the scale every time he weighs o
fishY'
The coroner is holding an inquest on d
this morning. g.-Kansas City News.
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A plan recently introduced into Belgium
for preserving wood from decay produced
by the atmosphere, water, etc, is to MI
the pores with liquid gutta percha, which
is said to perfectly preserve II from moist
ure and the action Of the sun. The solid
gutta percha il liquefled by mixing it with
parafiino In proportions of about two
thirds of gntta pcrcha to one.third Of
paratIine; the mixture Is then subjected to
the action of heat, and the gutta percha
becomes sufficiently liquid 10 be easily in-
troduced into the pores OF the wood. The
gutta percha liqucfled by this process
hardens in the pores Of the wood rs it be-
comes cold Frank Lesle's.
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" Aniiine Treatment OF Phthisis.
Two Of the strongest cases quoted by DR.,
Kremianski, the Russian physician, in be-
half OF his new treatment Of phthisis, have
been described in the foreign journals.
In one Of these, that Of lad of IS
who had undoubted phthisis, there was
ordered four days. dose Of aniline--but
by mistake three times the proper quanti-
ty was staken-combiDed with nux vomica,
mint water and antiflbrin, his diet being
good, including dried meat, kvas and or
anses; he was also given inhalations OF
atomized aniline A remarkable change
took place almost Immediately, all the
rales disappearing, and his temperature,
respiration and pulse becoming normal
The second case was complicated one,
there being tubercular peritonitis, and
meningitis, together with typhoid fever,
present Mt the same time MS pulmonary
phtbisis; anillne inhalations, washing ont
the pulmonary cavities and corrosive sub
Innate and antiflbrin, were employed, to-
gether with special acid diet as I'm the
other case. Here, too, the results nre
said to have been remarkably good, the
bacilli disappearing from the sputum and
the patient regaining his health entirely.
New York Tribune.
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Spilkins came home the other day with
a new coat on.
where did you buy that coatfn asked
his wife.
"At second hand clothing store onp
Austin avenue"
why, that coat Is ynPPr old coat sold
peudier last w,sek. He has fixed it up
ana Pallped 1t Off on you for new'
BY thunderl Now l know what the
hyena meant when he said it fitted like it
had been made for me. thought at the
time he was lying, but i see l was de-
ceived in him. .'--Texas Siftings.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-31
THE LATE JOHN r. HOFFMAN.
lie Was Governor Of tho State Of Ssv
York During the Tweed ptest,,,.

He Was Governor Of tho State Of New
York During the Tweed Regime.
John Thompson Hoffman, ex- governor
OF New York state, ex-recorder of the city
and formerly prominent Tammany Hail
politician, was apparently in the prime of
life when he died, and yet he had outliyed
nll his political power and no small share
OF his reputation. His case IL one of tho
mnny witnessed in the United States I'm
which man personally honest is dragged
down by the dishonesty OF political asso-
ciates whom he has too implicitly trusted
and too earnestly supported. The nation
has but recently had to blush anew for n
great soldier whose one great fault was
that he "stuck TO his friends" a little too
long in some instances; and though he
was too great 10 be politically ruined by
such an error, men like Governor Hoff-
man must generally be crushed by such
downfall as that Of the Tweed ring in
1871.
John 4. Hoffman was born in Sing
Sing, n. Y, his father, Dr. Adrian Kis-
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n portion should he struck where no ono
happened to be at the time, she might
sail on to hcr.dcstination without the crew
being aware of thc accident; and it is
quite possible that the speed of the motor
would he such as to cause II to jump tho
draw, light on the tracks beyond, and ar
rive Mt the end of the line without the
marks of disaster.
But the most frightful consequences
would result from collision. Consider
two trains meeting while travelling at the
rate of ten miles per minute. The con
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-31
Lazincss OF tho Cuban srontero.


The Cuban montero's indolency grows
rather out Of overproduction than inher-
ent laziness. lie does not require and
grab and wear his life to shreds to set
great store by. No condition he ever
knew required that. He has no love for
luxury Hence he is in nowise distressed
or distracted. He has no envious longing
for broad acres, for one acre will suffice
If he owns half dozen, his unnecessary
wealth rests heavily upon him. He needs
no fuel to warm him, for loving sun al
ways does that. lie needs but little
clothing to protect him, for he lives in
endless summer. He requires no barns
and great storehouses, for all the world
he knows Is an endless storehouse with tho
bin-end at his very door. lie needs no
grand house, for the whole flower bios.
somed island is an Odorous bed chamber
eternally. He may herd cattle, or work
on the sugar plantations for few months
of the year; but, If he does, a negro or
guajiro is his slave for the rest.
Tho whole active, prompting element
of need is eliminated from the montero's
life. You must know this before you can
know him. Getting little closer to his
home life and thought, he may be said to
exist in perennial serenity. lie marries
because his father did. lie rears children
because they come. They are welcome to
come, to stay, to go. The wife attends to
her few duties happily; she has no 'mis-
sion" TO become frenzed over; and the
yams come on the table ut the right time.
so in the montero's, there is n better light
than in some OF our pretentious American
homes. es.-Edward l.. Wakeman.
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contact with the earth's atmosphere, ana
are ignited. Reasoning from analogy we
may conclude that two motor trains meet
ing as has been stated, would Immediately
be consumed by the intense heat generated
by the copcussiou, and leave nothing but
light cloud of smoke TO float idly away
Ola the passing breeze.
The possibility of collision is to he
guarded against, however, by the use ot
double tramway, rs shown in the cross
section view here presented.
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bQ@n.92
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CR7

labors. II Is taken from The London
Telegraph, which says: "Whcn laying
this historical document before the i'm
perial parliament the chancellor said he
asked H. kaiser to spare himself the labor
Of signing his name in full, and merely TO
write the initial letter "W.,n but with
"the power Of work that only forsook him
with his lifc," said the prince, he insisted
on signing It in full. This signature was
not only the last autograph Of the SOW
ereign, but was also his latest official net.
Beneath it we print the emperor's name,
"Wilhclm,n rs he wrote 1t, in fine,
strongly marked German characters,
when in health, even in his advanced
wears
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-31

Mr. Conkling has aged since he mar
shaled The Grant forces in the Chicago
c0pxention Of 1890, and when his face be-
ca6hc familiar to so many who attended
Nose eventful proceedings. His hair is
now white as the driven snow, he wears
the same mustache ard goatee, and there
Is the same hyperion curl, though not so
pronounced, as has for years appeared in
the caricatures which have been familiar
TO all in the comic papers. Occasionally
he puts in word in n deep, sonorous
4 tone, which for q moment causes one to
fancy that some one has sounded note
on q trombone lie may retain his
original intellectual vigor but there is no
Z -daDying that Mr.. Conkling is beginning
TO look like an old man.
On the left OF the surrogate sits Mr..
Choate, clean shaven, with strong feat
nres and fine head, occasionally raising
an objection to some of Mr.. Roots ques-
tions- His client, Mr.. Butler, is an emf
nently respectable appearing old gentle
man, who would look well in the United
States senate. If his daughter succeeds
9 In breaking the will and gathering some
Of the Stewart millions, doubtless that air
Of respectability will by no means be
diminished.
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ACROSS COUNTRY,

The plan Is very simple TlGs is 70 bo
tramway consisting Of YIipht froy,o
work, elevated some tYSnty feet from the
ground, which mXross over flelds and
'ities without .sinterfcrcnce with nrri.
'nlturs. ~ roads. The car is cigar
rssSatSsu concern looking for all the world
like torpedo or rocket head, which
rests on two tracks, and is held IN position
by the flanges Of an upper wheel on n
third or upper rail. This rail is also the
conductor OF the electric current The
power is all derived from n generator To-
eated Mt each end of the line, from which
the current passes to the conducting rail,
where It is taken up by the travelling mo-
tor, TO which cars may be attached. The
train acts automatically. Near the end
of the journey 1t passes point where the
current Is cut rs IN engineer would shut
of steam on n locomotive. Soon after the
train reaches trip lever which springs
the brakes. The passage Of streams IS
effected by draw worked by electricity,
as shown in the accompanying cut.
The rate Of speed which IL is supposed
will be attained Is ten miles per minute.
The curves will necessarily be very slight,
Tor DETECTION Mt so high n velocity would
certainly shoot the motor off at n tangent,
and rs it is shaped very like n percussion
she'll used IN warfare, many accidents,
especially In thickly populated districts,
would give the houses along the line OF
the road the appearance Of having been
riddled In n bombardment Then In the
crossing OF streams it would be necessary
that boats and the motor should not he
permitted TO come I'm contact by accident.
For, should n passing train not he stopped
when the draw IL raised, 1t would shoot
through draw and boat alike, leaving q
round hole such MS wonld be made by n
cannon ball shot through a meeting house.
Indeed, in the case Of u large steamer, IL
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CfIoATE.

j. Eenning g. Co All this shows clearly
that TO turn the management Of so great
commercial interests over 10 another with
the expectation that they will be well
handled is no easy matter. Not only must
the gathcrer Of great wealth leave the
consequent disputes, but II the property is
In trade, there is little hope that the
legatee will be able to conduct 1t profit
ahlv
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ttlSSlDn Nplllu 10
the same ms n sta
lionary o b jec t
struck by a force
moving at the
rate of twenty
miles n minute, or
l,200 miles an
hour. TO gain
some idea of the
result Of such
coucus sion, we
have only TO look
10 thAEA nNnNARNs.r
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YOUNG HILTON.
nITTI Ed
JUDGE HILTON.

Then there is a son of Mr.. Choste in at
tendance, clean shaven like his father,
and who looks for all the world like
young Evarts. Mr.. A. j. Denning, who
now occupies the late Stewart-Hilton re-
tail store uptown, also puts in an appear.
ance, doubtless waiting for an opening Of
the terms of purchase by which he came
into possession of his present business.
Mr.. Hilton's son, who witnessed Mrs.
Stewards Will, is a Corpulent, bald headed
middle aged man, who has recently re.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-31

sam Hoffman, he
ing n prominent
physician. lie OBJ
tanned his early
education un Il @ r
the since noted DIR.
IreDeus Prime G,
who commended
his nrmness OF
character and pre-
dictcd n great fu-
turc for him. lie
was gra d uated d
from Union col
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Those BOb-Tailed Dress Coats,

Berty-Don't you think I'm brave to
come ont in 1t, Awthur' It's awfully
short, you know.
Arthur-Why don't you put some Gin
ducer" on itp
Berty-Whats 'Inducer'"
Arthnr-That new preparation to make
the hair grow.
Berty-Thcrc's no hair on this coat.
Arthur-Pardon me, old boyl Thought
you were talking about your mustachc.
ND Riia
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no children, no relative upon whom the
great responsibility Of managing his enor-
nous interests he left could dcvolve. 10
meet the case he selected one whom he
had known for many years, a man Of ma
ture years, and arranged to place every
thing in his hands. From the moment OF
Mr.. Stewards death the business began TO
fade. The wholesale site ut Chambers
street was soon given up, and not long
after the retail site was turned over to Il.
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GOT AWAY WITH $3.50, 900.

The Dcfaication Of james w. Tate, state
Treasurer of Kentucky.
The announcement that James w Tate,
state treasurer of Kentucky, had fled TO
Canada after defaulting In mn immense
sum, struck the people Of the central west
like stroke Of lightning from n clear sky.
Business was almost suspended in Frank
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Subjoned we print n fac-simile Of the
signature which the Emperor William
subscribed upon his death bed to the de-
cree empowering Prince Won Bismarck. to
close the rcichstag at the conclusion Of its
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CAR RIAG ES.
DENSlONS.

SOLDIERS who were disabled from wounds
injury, rapture. exposure. piles, deafness, or
who were, In consequence OF their mil tar ser.
vices. incal acitaied for manual labor, whether
from wounds or disease. are entitled 10 pen
sion
WIDOWS, minor children, and dependent rel
atives of soldiers " no died of disabilities con.
tract@d In the service. are entitled to pension.
and by Act OF Congress OF Jan. ~. 1887. soldiers
of the Mexican War are also entitled TO pen
siODs
INCREASE. Thousands OF pensioners are en-
titled To a higher rating. No fee unless success
inl Can refer 10 many suceessfui claimants
soldiers. II with cost you nothing To Write me-.
and II may result greatly 10 your advantage
NJ ID. NULL, Pens, Atty.
Nogansvilia, Lancaster County. Pa.
mayftlydsAlyw
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purest OF Grccian
blue blood. lie
is n black haired,
bright eyed, hand
some young man
Of between 30 and
40 years Of age. 4
lie is full Of frcj
and life, and is
one of the most
cultured men In
diplomatic circles.
Like all Of the
Greeks ho Is an
excellent linguist,
speaks English
fluon I'll y, and
never wants a
word. lie is now
stopping Mt the
Arlington hotel,
where he has n
room pleasantly
furnished, n desk
filed with papers
- Il
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-~s~THE NEW GREEK MINISTER.
John Gennadius, who Has Lately Ar
rived mt Washington.

John Gennadius, who Has Lately Ar
rived mt Washington.
The new Greek minister has become
very popular in Washington, writes +. &.
Carpenter. lie is invited everywhere,
and his evenings here have been series
Of dinners. He was received very nicely
by the president, and his speech in reply
TO that Of the president has been COM
pimented. Greece sends n minister to
the United State to investigate the OBJ
)tructions to the importation Of Grecian
surrants to this country Currants are
The most profitable export which Greece
has, and In the year 1885 she sent over
$1,000, 600 worth Of these TO Great Britain
This Grecian minister comes Of the