Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-22

which seems to he o remarkable
association In limestone formA-
tion but perhaps not more 30
than the great banks Of sand, which
are found lying upon the lime
stone rocks. The sand, however, has
evidently been washed from a long dis
tance, In past ages Of erosion, and has
settled down upon the Limestone In the
subsidence of the waters. Clay Of many
qualities, ,plumbago and iron ore arefound
about the town, products Of the chemi-
cal grinding, and floating operations
Of the olden time. Noting the general,
as well as official ignorance that is prev
alent, about the land on which we stand,
II seems to us that u would I've well II
our high school scholars were so taught
that they would recognize Its coilstitu-
ents and he able to advise street com
mittecs i'm search Of stones.
L,NcAsTERs lone fisherman for lost base
balls is the best sensation of this base ball
and fishing season. His fame will reach
all the way across the continent.
In this weather there is something re-
fresbing in the GOODNESS with which the
New York Tribune continues To argue In
favor of trusts and combinations, on the
ground that prices have never been rs low
in May as they are now. IL may next
demonstrate that the depression Of in
dustries throughout Pennsylvania Is an
excellent thing. Prices are 40 cheap that
the manufacturers cannot afford to manu-
f,c,ure. unless the combined railroads will
mercifully cheaper froights. How delight
ful IL is TO have trusts and combinations
that can enable their managers to live
chcaply in New York, while the wheels OF
protected industry are still. and the work
ing man is consoled with the reflection thai
things are cheap even II he has 40 money
to buy them
Bible SOCIETIES make wonderful state
mcnts of enormous quantities of Bibles "
various languages annually distributed II
foreign lands, and the wonder has beer
what became of them all. For China a
least the question appears to he solved. j
is said that the Bibles given to the NATIVES
by missionaries are used in the manuiac
tiire of cheap boot solcs. In the opinion %
n missionary, the propagation of the gospe
by means of literal translations of tn,
Bible, scattered broadcast, Is attended will
the least measure of last success.
TEE Canadian Pacific railroad has com
pietod tho line through Maine that was ~
much talked of during the retaliation cx
element and the first train over the roat
had peculiar experience that will not b'
likely To make the route "A favorite one fo
tourists. "The train had gone few mile'
from Sebois when II ran into sticky
squirming mass, which the locomotive
wheels ground 10 greasy pulp tina
clogged the driving wheels and prcvcntc,
| them from getting any grip on the track
| II was as IL wheels and rails had beel
thoroughly larded. The train came 10
standstlI. As far as the eye could rcacl
the little caterpillars were In complete pos
session of the track An Intellectual attemI
was made to sweep insects from the tract
with brushwood, and while the trainme
| were thus engaged they were attacked b,
| swarms of immense and yoracious mos
| quitos. All day long, and after the su
| had gone down, the locomotives aud mel
toilcd to drag the train from Sohois L
| Brownvillo. The myriads of caterpillar
covered the rails for eleven miles. Whei
the train reached its destination mt last
bore the most exhausted and disgustc,
crew ever seen outside of n blizzard" Can
it be that Mr.. Blaine was aware of this re-
| source of his state for the discontinue q
| the Canadians, and so has been leaving re
taiation To the caterpilars2