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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06
Adventure with "a Bear.

A thrilling adventure with bear oc-
Cured at Wallendorf, in Hungary. The
following is the account given in the
London STANDARD by Advocate Forster
who narrowly escaped with his life: ~
went with aparty offriends TO the neigh
boring mountains to shoot roedeer, There
were plenty of them, only the dogs
bounded them away to the valley beyond.
/ consequently changed my place, and
took my stand at spot which l knew t.
be favorable. Presently heard the dogs
coming, but fancied from their bark that
they were chasing a boar. quickly with
drew my shot cartridges and put ip,bullets,
but what was my surprise 70 see huge
bear trotting quietly toward me, ap.
parently regardless of the dogs. When
within seventy PAGES j fired and saw hi IN
fall, but nevertheless thought it prudent
to give him a second bullet, which lik ewise
took effect. / afterwards proceeded TO a
hillock close by and called my companions,
but hardly had raised my voice ere the
bear got up and made straight for me.
had just time TO reload and fire when he
was within five PAGES of me. II did not
quite finish him oil, Tor he fell upon me
with q terrible howl and knocked me
heavily to the ground. managed TO push
the barrels Of my gun into his open jaws
and arsd second shot. Luckily also, two
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06
CURIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Some Which Arc shown by Records of
Insurance Companies.
From The NaM York Snn.


Some Which Arc shown by Records OF
Insurance Companies.
From The New York sun.
An interesting chapter of curious ac-
cidents might be made up from the recent
records of the big accident insurance COM
panies. Here are n few odd ones picked
up at random
A man named Stark, of Meade county,
KY, carried his gun carelessly while
hunting. His dog ran up and wagged his
tail against the trigger. Tho top of
Stark's head was blown of.
James Moran, Cincinnati drug clerk,
wound up big automatic advertising
device In front of the shop. An inn
mense steel spring stored the motive
power. Something broke. There was II
prodigious whirring and then the whole
machine few into thousand pieces. Mr.
Moran lost a few fingers.
A New York editor was taking drink
from the Office water cooler, when n straw
from whisk broom slipped down his
throat and nearly strangled him.
A New York physician, responding to
an urgent CALL pulled the bell at the pa
tient $ house violently. The wire broke,
the knob came out, and he went over
backward down the stone steps, fractur-
ing his skull.
A piece of fat pork caused a series of
accidents In Charlottesville, Ind, house
hold. 1t caught fire in an oven and
blaZed out into the room. "A small boy
threw on water and the hot grease was
scattered over him, burning him badly.
He bolted for the door and fell over his
little brother, who was knocked senseless.
The father, Fastening to the scene, fell
down stairs and was rendered uncon-
scious. The fire went out.
A commercial traveller In Omaha was
walking from the railroad station to his
hotel in gale Of wind. AS he turned a
corner an English sparrow struck him in
the face. Its bill pierced his eyeball and
ruined his sight.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06
r,eve,ond,. letter TO Democrats.


The Young Mems Democratic club, Of
Canton, o., celebrated the second anniver-
sary Of President Cleveand's tariff mes
sage to Congress Thursday night with
speeches, a banquet and ball. Colonel q.
s. Brice and other well known Democrats
were present. Letters of regret wero re-
ceivcd from ex-President Cleveland,
Governor elect Campbell. Ex-Governor
Hoadly, Congressman Mills and others.
President Cleveland's letter says:
elf the exercises You contemplate and
outlined in your letter are carried out all
who attend them are certainly promised a
rare exposition of sound doctrine from the
eloquent and able speakers you have SO
cured. The spirit and tone OF your letter,
so far as relates to tho purposes Of your
club, are very gratifying. Tho constantly
growing interest manifested by our young
mon In the principles OF the Democratic
party constitute, in my opinion, the
most reliable hope Of their ascendancy. II
at any time in the past IL has with truth
been said that our party did not invite tt
Its standard the enterprising and thought
ful young mon Of the county, to- day suct
an allegation shall be disputed. And thes,
men, kecnly alive 20 their country's wei
fare, quick to discover the needs Of th'
| present and ready In the freedom of un
| trammeled thought to follow in the path
| way of good citizenship, can be safely
| trusted with political responsibilities"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

Tie Electric Motor Grant.

N The city solicitor advises the mayor
that the act Of 1879 requires permission
30 erect poles for the transmission OF
electricity to be "given by ordinance
onlyn; and under this opinion the
mayor will be likely to veto the resolu-
tion by which councils sought to give
ehk5 permission to the parties who
sought It In such q hurry, and for no
suficient reason. The folly Of councils Is
fitly rebuked by this law which lies In
IT. way, and which was clearly enacted
20 that valuable franchises should not
Be Granted without due notice to the
community and proper sconsideration OF
the subject.
No law should have been required to
prevent the councils making such grants
precipitately. 1t should always be their
s practice to let matters that affect the
public lie over from one meeting to
y another that the public sentiment may
be heard and that objections may be
considered. And in fact this is the law
governing the bodies. They cannot pass
resolutions off hand upon such matters,
but must use the prescribed deliberation
Of an ordinance. In this matter of
grants to electric companies, about
which the act Of 1875 Is concerned, the
prohibition of legislation save by ordi-
nance is too clear for question, and 1t
would nullify the action which has been
had upon the application Of the street
car companies, without the mayors veto
which comes along to bury 1t out OF
sight.
The stockholders Of the car companies
who seem so unaccountably willing to
trade off their property for five per
cent. mortgage upon the same property,
and no other security that they will
ever get their money back, will
have an opportunity to make a
moro provident dicker for their
stock, while the city is taking
time to consider whether it wants any
more electric poles anyway; and what
it shall charge for them II 1t does permit
their erection. Councils will surely bt
wise enough after little thought to se
cure something for what they give, and
- make sure that they will get what
they bargain for. The stockholders may
be 20 disgusted with the street car busi-
ness as to be ready to hand over the
whole concern for fair promise, and
trust to the superior sagacity Of the for
eign experts In the car business whom
they bargain with as the sole security
for its redemption. But the city father
need to be more prudent. They will
4 understand that all the cash that the Cal
companies will take in will come out o.
the pockets Of the citizens and they
ahould know that they get an assured ant
full value for 1t and not simply promises
Of value.
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coasts should be fortified as soon
a. possible, and 1t will take q
good many millions TO give them
each a few heavy guns and earth
works with an occasional ermored turret.
Secretary Tracy has just reported that
If Congress- should at once order all the
war ships needed they could not lie
furnished within fifteen years, but great
guns for great sea ports might be secured
in much less time and We cannot afford
to do without them. Like the life buoys
of ship they may never be used, but
they are just rs essential an equipment
of the ship of state. The same reason
ing that justifies the building of navy
directs attention to coast defense, and
even to our little skeleton army soon to
be released from police duty over the
remainRf the noble red man.
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SWIFT SPECIFIC GO.

Mrs, Geo. y. Smoote, highly cultivated and
estimable lady of Prescott. Ark, writes under
date of April D. 1889: During the summer OF
1887 my eyes became inflamed, and my sto-
mach and liver almost hopelessly disordered.
Nothing ate agreed with me. l took chronic
diarrh0a, and for some time my life WINS de-
SPARED OF by my family. The leading physl-
clans OF the country were consulted and the
medicines administered by them never did any
permanent good, and ! fingered between life
and DEATH the later being preferable to the
agonies was enduring. In May, 1883, be-
came dsgusted with physicians and their
medicines. dropped them all, and depended
solely on Swifts Specific o.. =. 81, few bottles
OF which made me permanently well-well
from then until now"
MADE HIS LIFE BURDEN.
| have had scrofula until II made my life
burden. l was inexpressibly miserable. sick,
weak, sleepess, and unhappy; desiring that
the short time which seemed to have been
allotted to me on this earth would hasten to an
end. l tried doctors treatment and medicine,
and travel. but none of these did any good, for
the scrofula gradually grew worse. One physi;
clan, who travelled far to see, and to whom
paid $780, gave up the case as hopeless. l then
gave up all other medicines, and took only
Swlfts specific q. =. Sl -Four bottles of that
medicine cured me, and for the past four years
l have had MS excellent health and am as free
from disease AS anybody living"
II. n. NELSON, Fremont, Neb.
Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases mailed
% SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta. Ga
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

GRAND
CHRISTMAS OPENING
PALACE OF FASHION,
lis & ~ N. Queen ST.,
ON SATURDAY, DEC. J.
ALL ARE INVITED.

ALL AXE INVIIED.
Bring your children with you
and let them see the beautiful
Dolls and Christmas Toys.
This is the Grandest Display
Of Fancy Goods ever seen in
Lancaster.
We have cleared all our cen
ter counters and shelves, and
use them for the exhibit of
Christmas Goods, thus occupy
ing a space of two hundred
feet, counters and shelves, ex-
clusively for Fancy Goods.
Do not fail to see this truly
Grand Display.
Plush Albums, Plush Work
Boxes, Leather Albums, Inlaid
Woodwork Boxes, Plush Toilet
Cases, Plush Jewel Cases, Plush
Manicure Sets, Plush Shaving
Cases, Bronze Vases, Fancy
Baskets, in beautiful designs
and colors. Mirrors and Hand
Glasses, Whisk Holders and
Hat Racks, Scrap Albums and
Autographs, Fancy Shell Boxes,
Writing Maps, Papeteries,
Smoking Sets, Genuine Meer-
schaum Cigar Smokers and
Pipes, Match Safes, Cigar
Cases, Purses and Pocketbooks,
Music Boxes, Japanese Sewing
Baskets, Tea Sets, Tool Chests,
Building Blocks, Christmas
Tree Ornaments and Tree
Fences, Picture Frames, Fancy
Handkerchief Boxes, Triplicate
Mirrors, Cups and Saucers, Pic
ture Books, Paper Weights, Ink
stands, Vases, Writing Desks,
Blackboards, and hundreds of
other nice and useful articles
suitable for Christmas Presents.
We call special attention to
our immense stock Of Handker-
chiefs, and the many Bargains
which we offer.
| Initial Handkerchiefs for La
dies and Gentlemen, Hem
stitched and Fancy Silk Hand
| kerchiefs. Imitation China Silk
Tides, fringed and knotted
One lot at loc apiece.
Umbrellas at Bargain Prices
PALACE OF FASHION.
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Value of DR., Uostetter's Estnte,

The first account of d. Herbert Hostel
ter administrator of the estate of DR.. David
Hostetter, the well known Pittsburg man
ufacturer, who died over year ago, was
filed on Thursday. The personal estate
amounted to 6,635, ,322. 10, and there is now
in the hands of the administrator $5,746,-
30S. 40 for distribution among the widow
and the three children of the deceased.
The administrator has already distributed
S26S, 600 to each of the children and q large
sum to Mrs. Hostetter, making total dis.
tribution up to the present of 81 ,2O6, 900
There Is no statement made of the real
property owned by tho deceased and such
will not be made except In tho proceeding
In partition. This amounts to several mil
lion dollars more.
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Defenses.

Senator Dolph, of Oregon, is not small
or narrow in national money matters.
He wants Congress to appropriate one
hundred and twenty-six million and
some odd hundred thousands Of dollars
for the building OF forts. This lump ap-
inspiration Ia to be spilled TO the whole
e0ast line, Atlantic and Pacific, and
70 he spent within twelve years.
Considering the vastness of the
undertaking, the amount is not
too large, but experience has shown
that huge appropriations like this lead
70 extravagance and frauds. 1t would
be great deal better TO begin the coast
ds(snses ~ we began the new navy, by
appFopriating certain sum for Ger,
taln speciiied purpose and sternly re
n1lging the falhllment Of the speci
11oGa n Grsot harboru on bott
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arpal atntirrs.

A SSIGNED ESTATE OF GABRIEL SMITH
"A and wife, OF Providence township, Ian
~ ter county. Gabriel smith and wife, OF
Providence township, having by deed OF yolnn' l1
assigned and transferred all their estate
and effects TO the undersigned, for the benefit
of the creditors OF the said Gabriel Smith,
he therefore gives notice to all persons indebted
10 said assignor. to make payment to the un-
dersigned without delay, and those having
claims to present them TO
VIM. j. WENTZ, Assignee,
Residing In New Providence.
JOHN A. CoYLE, Attorney. nov7-6tdrh
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06
Cremoted Alive Ry Negroes.

James Robinson, a colorod man, lately
cemo to Wheeling, w. Va, from Elmira,
n. Y. lie was steady and industrious, Tut
he won the dislike of gang of negroes
who lounge about the Arlington saloon.
Wednesday night, while sleeping In the
barber shop, a number of these men poured
deliberateIy i T set @ fire '' to it, % and Robinson
was burned to n crisp. He lay several
hours without being noticed or attended
TO. Three Of the negroes are under arrest
for the crime.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

STANLEY and Emin got down to the
coast and participated in jollitica-
ton which was too much for En-
in, who fell and broke his crown /:
through shortsightcdness the cable says
and the circumstances seem to suggest that
IL was shortsightedness from the cham
payne that we are advised was poured out
1 honor of the guests; and 1t is no reflec-
ton upon Emn that II was too much for
him, after his many years in the wilderness
Hc had lost his gauge through long absti-
nence and many years, and might quite
naturally have been surprised by a
muscular unsteadiness that would pitch
him out of window. African explorers
need to get their civilized legs on before
indulging in civilized wines.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06
Life In rizen Creek.

Life In Pizen Creek.
From the Texas Siftings.
Missionary Dust arrivcd) Are you tho
mayor of the placer
Mayor Ratt1er--Ycs. sir.
"Is there n church here?"
--well-um-er--well, stranger, GUS
sed II you ain got me there! A new
blacksmith shop and four saloons opened
up last week, and heered some talk of a
church but I'm blowed III know whether
the scheme went through or not. Ask
Judge Pulltrigger--two doors above--he
al'ays goes into every new thing"
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dogs came up and seiscd him from behind.
his teeth, and had enough strength len 10
bite through my high boots and slightly
wound my ankle. When my friends came
up they were greatly alarmed TO see me
covered with blood, but fortunately II was
that of my shaggy victim, not my own"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

THE fair committee OF New York
Chicago and ST. Louis have agreed to COM
bine ther.in1uence TO secure tho passage
of bill for worlds fair without consider
ing the place in which 1t shall be held.
After the passage of the bill they will then
have grand scramble for the fair. The
details of the bill arc not announced, but 1t
may he hoped that 1t will not be charac-
terized by the mcannessthat distinguished
congressional action in the centennial cole
bration.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

ropruoAL Is quite cold in her tone in
replying to England's claim to her African
territory, but she wisely agrees to submit
the matter to arbitration. According to
the latest maps Africa is owned from end
to end by European powers but according
I, the letters Of Stanley and other travellers
Africa appears to be owned by the Africans.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

THE cable brings word that Sir Percy
Shelly, tho son of the poet Shelly, Is dead
at the age Of seventy. His father was more
famous at the nge Of twenty without a
title, but the son Of a genius Is usually to
be pitied because he Is considered failure
II he does not promptly rival his extraor-
dinarY fnther.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

The great quantity Of waste matter TO he
hourly and daily removed from the system
renders is of supreme Importance that the
stomach and liver be kept In perfect order:
Laxador accomplshes this. All druggists sell
IL at - cents u package.
When your child has been attacked with
diarrhoeu, cole or stomach disorders. do not de
lay the use OF Dr. Bulls Baby syrup one In
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

THREE naval bills have beon introduced In
Congress authorizing tho con struction of
eight battle ships of !, 800 TO 10000 displaco-
ment. Tho Chicago, the biggest of tho
new cruisers, is only 4,50O tons. The bill
also authorizes two armored coast defense
vessels, three gunboats of 800 to 1900 tons
and Ave first class torpedo boats. The
second bill provides for naming tho ships,
and the third fixes the number of samen
at nine thousand, and aims to secure first
class men.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

THE school board can not bo too cautious
as to tho safety Of school buildings. Econ
omy Is the very least consideration in this
matter, and tho strength of floor should
be quite above suspicion.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

Dangofous 0endenc36R chosAct119Re TIT veR1
common affection, catarrh In the head. The
foul matter dropping into the bronchial tubes
or lungs is very liable TO lead 70 bronchitis or
consumption. As catarrh originated In impu-
rties ID the blood, local applications can do but
little good. The common sense method Of
treatment II 70 purify the blood, ana for this
purpose there II no preparation superior 70
Hoods narsaparilla, The powerful action Of
this medicine upon the blood expels the scrofn-
lous taint which leeds and sustains catarrhal
disense while II tones and builds up tho Affected
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

How fcw there arc who are aware
That soon the gums and teeth decay,
Unless they are brushed with greatest care
With SOZODONT from day to day
For this great dentifrice, we know,
VIII keep them pure and white as snow.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06
To dream of n ponderous whale,
Erect on the tip of his tail
Is the sign of "A storm

Unless IL should happen TO fnll
Dreams don't amount to much, any how. Some
signs, however, are infalliblo. III you are con-
stipated, with no appetite, tortured with sick
headache and bilious symptoms, these indicate
that you need DR.. Pierce's vleasant Purgative
Pellets They VIII cure yo1 All druggists.
FS&w
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

THE chancellor of the Chinese imperial
college calls upon the emperor TO decree n
revision of the great encyclopedia, which,
he says, embraces all knowledge under
heaven, and reflects, as in mirror, the
past and present over 100 years have
been passed since II was compiled, and
considering that tho subsequent period
has been one of great literary activity, and
that many books formerly lost to China
have been brought back by trading vessels
from beyond the seas it. Is thought that the
time has arrived for compiling new
edition. There are fourteen volumes of
this work, but ms only four copies, all in
manuscript, are known TO exist, there
would seem to be fine opening for pub
fishers and book agents in the celestial
empire. The chancellor wants to under
take revision in the hope that tho wisdom
of countless ages thus published will check
the flood of pernicious literature and pre-
servo the principles of Confucius and
Mencius.
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troops sARsAPARTi.LA.


Il complaint which AFFECTS ncariy everybody.
more or less. II originates IN cold, or success
sion of colds, combined with impure blood.
Disagreeable fiow from the nose. tickling In the
throat, offensive breath, pain over and between
the eyes, ringing and bursting noises In the
ears, are the more common symptoms Catarrh
II cured by floods sarsapariiia, which strikes
directly at Its cause BY removing all impurities
from the blood, building mp the diseased Tissues
and giving healthy tone 10 the whole system.
Hundreds Of testimonials prove beyond qucs-
ton that positive cure for catarrh is found In
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HOODS sARsApARnIA

" For % years have been troubled with On.
tarrh In the head, indigestion, and general de-
bility. I concluded 10 try n bottle Of Hoods
sarsaparilla, and II did me so mush good that
continued Its use till I have taken nve bottles
My health has greatly improved, and feel like
a different woman" Mrs. ]. b. ADAMS, SRich.
mond Street, Newark, N. ].
N. B.--If you have decided 10 take Hoods
sarsaparilla do not be induced 10 buy any other.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-06

Fans. Old people look into
the cases and sigh and think Of
the days when we were
young Younger people look
aud think. What an important
thing in dress, in courtship, in
diplomacy, is a fan. Eyes
downcast and manner coy as
she toys with the tips of the os-
trich plumes in her fan, was she
ever SO charming'
Here is a plain little Folding
Fan, IS cents another, black
satin, with black sticks, 50
cents again, painted satin, at
IS cents; painted white gauze,
$3.50. Ostrich Feather Fold
ing Fans, black with natural
olive sticks, and gray with sill
vered sticks, a bargain at
$I.75; white ostrich with ivory
handle, at $3.50, and SO on up
ward through all sorts to the
prizes from the Paris Exposi,
ton at $50, SIS, SI6o, SI75,
and $2S5-rare works Of art.
The Fan Congress meets here.
Northwest OF centre.
Down again to main floor,
east side. How the grea,
souls Of the great authors must
be delighted at the way theil
books are going to the people
If copyright has expired.
That Book Store 1t is q
Book Store in the larges'
sense More Of it tomorrow
especially Calendars.
Thirteenth street side.
Christmas buying is starting
earlier than ever this year
You get larger comfort by
forecasting your gift buying.
John Wanamaker
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40 att ontoker'S,
PHILADELPHIA. Friday, Dec. 8. 1850.

PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, Dec. D, isoB.
There is nothing whatever in
the condition of the market to
put Berlin Iron, and many
Fancy Goods of plush, leather
and metal at prices that do not
pay, save our desire to increase
sales by conformity to the great
trade law of the age, the law
that commands concentration
Of trading power for the reduc-
ton Of cost.
We didn't make that law.
No man or men made it. Ii
has been evolved from the in
crease Of the precious metals,
steam navigation and ocean
telegraphy. We obey the law
strictly. Hence this great busi-
ness.