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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

ton, and 70 wouid commemorate the en-
terpsise cf the native Jerscyman and
the dwelier On Cape Cod In producing
such an appetixing fruit from what
would otherwise be well nigh waste
land.
There are nearly three times ~ many
foreign oranges imported into New York
as are received from Florida, and the
combined receipts, approximating roo.
600 boxes, would be sufficient TO build four
Washington monuments and have some
left besides California Is producing large
quantities Of superior oranges, but the i'm.
mense numbers received here from Flor.
ida and from foreign countries. and the
low prices at which they are sold
throughout large part Of the season,
pretty effectually preclude California
from sending us many of her oranges,
however much she may wish to do 30, and
however willing We may be TO receive
them. The lemons used to flavor our
lemonade and for other purposes ars
mostly Of foreign growth, Florida fur.
nishing very small part OF the supply.
They exceed oranges in bulk, aggre.
eating about 100000 packages, and
would easily build Ave Washington
monuments, and enough remain for Q
large supply Of picnic and circus lemon.
ade.
Besides the fruits mentioned there Ia q
vast amount Of various other kinds re-.
ceived, including all kinds Of berries.
cherries and other stone fruits, pears,
ounces, grapes, etc. The bananas alone
would make a mighty pile, and they are
the cheapest fruit sold in the market.
Then there are pineapplcs, pomelos, sap
padillos and dozens Of others in more or
less abundance to tempt the appetite
and deplete the pocket of the poor unfor.
tunate who is forced to depend upon
honnhf frl,if for his snnulx
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

N DUuthefn CAlfforn1A Bcuto Of years
ago IL was . very common thing for
Spauiards who had . saddle horse of
which they were particularly proud to
cover the bride, reins and trappings
with bits Of polished abalonc shells, and
they certainly were much prettier and
easier to carry than the heavy silver dol
lars which were spiked in patterns over
the saddle feathers . few years later,
and were bored and hung from the reins.
Thus fer in this narrative Il would seem
that there Is nothing dangerous about the
gentle abalone. He is simply large
shellfsh, clinging to the rocks near low
tide water mark, and he has seemingly
no defense whatever against his numer-
ous foes. But in several well authenti-
Gated cases the abalone has deserved the
title dangerous" In 1873, on the coast
Of Monterey county, a Cinnamon disap-
pcarcd from q large camp Of abalone
fishers. They were working on shares
and great emulation existed, 90 IL was
Thought that he had ventured too far
and that the incoming sea had swept
him away. But in few days his body
was discovered bent over crevice his
hand held fast by an abalone, and firmly
secured in this position, unable to escape
and too far From camp to make his cries
heard, the poor fellow had seen the tide
rise inch by inch till IL drowned him.
He had lost the small fiat bar of iron
used for loosening large abalones from
the rocks, and seeing very large speci-
men far down in the crevice had inad-
vertently placed himself at such dis
advantage that he could not exert suffi-
cient strength to withdraw his hand.
nor to break the shell, nor even to force
his hand further in so as to destroy the
firm clasp of the mollusk. This sad
event caused abalone hunters to desert
the camp at once, and the place is still
known as "Chinaman Point"
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Fletcner entressed. II have right 10
be heard"
Il win not hear you, siri Nothing you
can say will atone. winifred, I order
you to tell him to CO."
"No," said Winifred, in q low but
steady voice. "lf you send him away
you will be sorry-forever."
"What? You threaten mel" said the
colonel, angrily.
mo. no. I love my dear father nov
too well 10 threaten him." Winifred an.
swered, and the tears rose 10 her eyes.
But
'Wheedling is worse!" the colonc'
burst forth, with unabated anger. He
still held his arms around her, but this
was rather to assert his right against
John Fletcher's.
but II you send him away Wini.
fred repeated.
.You would dare to follow him?' the
colonel interrupted fiercely, as he loos.
ened his clasp OF her slight form.
This was near being word too much
for a spirit as keen and unyielding as his
own. Winifred's face was deadly white,
but not from fear, when she replied, In a
voice that did not falter, and with look
that did not waver-
Whether I would follow him or not
there would be a difference, and you
would feel it. You would be sorry"
"Dor't reiterate this sentimental trash
to me, Winifred!'' cried the colonel, and
in his angry impatience he threw her
from him. He did not mean to be rough,
but he forgot, for the moment, that she
was lame; but John Fletcher did not
forget it, and SO il came to pass that
Col. Thorne threw his daughter straight
into her lovers arms!
There was an instant's pause, and in
that instant Winifred's angry father saw
that his cause was lost.
For Winifred's beautiful head rested
against John Fletcher's heart; its tumult-
uous throbs half frightened her, but his
strong arms held her. She was very
pale and her eyes were closed, but she
smiled with supreme content
"Is she hurt?' the colonel asked, in
tone of horror.
Winifred opened her eyes and laughed.
"No, not hurt" she said, and the color
came again to her face. She stretched
out her arms as her father bent over
her, and clasped him around the neck.
"Nothing can make me love you less,
dear father" she whispered. "The more
love him, the more must love you"
The colonel sighed and turned away.
He could not bring himself, all at once,
to yield consent.
"Well! well! tubbe sho!' moralized old
Gilbert. "When we gifts ole hit amt no
use wrastlin' beginst de readiness o
young folkses. Mawster, he tried hit,
en- he wrastled pow'ful. He had less o
de grace O givin' in den aire man ever
see; yit he is gwan bout now wild one chile
married ter dem ez he amt choosened,
en- Missy done PROMISED ter a Yankee
what fit beginst the souf En- de curl
ousest part is, hit rarely doan seem ter
mex no speshul diffunce; de is all settled
down ter be satisfied wild one 'n'oder
De mo- studies de mo- hit do pear ter me
de worP is mos'ly made fur dem what
comes after we is dade en- GAVIN. What
you rekin, Glory-AnnT' he asked, affa-
bly,.
"Idoan rekin nothin'," returned Glory
Ann, ungraciously; ~ keeps my thoughts
ter myself. OATS my notion o MAN.,
ners."
'Well! well!'' the old man said, with a
subdued chuckle, 81 gwan ak Missy.
Her manners amt so-puppendiklar.
THE END.
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John LLOYD Thomas.

John Lloyd Thomas, secretary Of the
national committee of the Prohibition
lists, who has been having a wordy war
with Funk g. Wagnalls, publishers of
The Voice, the Prohibition organ, is
from Maryland and is the son of a min
lister. In the campaign of 1884 he made
such a record as district organizer in
Virginia and Maryland that he was
marked for early promotion by his party
managers. He went to New York more
than two years ago and now keeps open
house at Prohibition hall.
The secretary of a national party which
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12
Tho Emperor Of China.

When the emperor Of China made his
pilgrimage two or three months ago to
the tombs Of his ancestors he allowed
himself to be seen by the people, and
even conversed with and received peti.
tions from them. This is the first time
in thousands Of years that a Chinese en-
peror's face has been seen by the lower
of his subjects, and formerly an effort
on the part of one Of them to speak to
the emperor would have been cause for
excruciating torture and final death. To
pronounce the real name of the emperor
is capital ofIense even now. He is
known as the Son OF Heaven.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

fractions in that city. She has ngnt
complexion and hair, big, gray eyes, and
her intelligent face shows her to be
fitting consort for the captain.
The wedding was brilliant one, anS, =,
the happy principals were fairly bur
dened down with gifts and good wishes
when they left the Monumental city for
New York on their wedding tour to Eng
land, Scotland and the continent.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12
The peelin. Of tn. Whaling Industry.

New Bedford, Mass, was at one time
the greatest whaling port in the world.
With the decline Of the whaling indus
try, however, mills were erected, and
now the town has become manufactur-
ing rather than n seaport town. Adozen
abandoned whalers lying at the docks
tell of long past days 1t is strange
fact that the timbers Of a whaling vessel
seldom decay, They become so perme-
ated with oil that they are capable of re-
sisting times rayages for a long time
Bnt their peculiar shape renders them
useless for other traffic What whaling
Is now done is mostly in the hands Of
the Portuguese.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12
SQUIDS AND ABALONE.
CHINESE FISHERIES ON THE ROCKS
or the PACIFIC.

latsis Chunhs Of Asia which Dot the
Caiisornia Coass for Miies-A MoiiuAk
whose Grip IL Dangerous "a the I'm
wary.
Tho touriet visiting the Pacific coast
ands few stranger things than the camps
Of Chinese fishermen along the shore in
sheltered coves from San Diego north to
the klamath. These camps look as IL
they were older than the discovery Of
America, 20 weather beaten are the red
wood shanties. II Is impossible to sscer-
tain the results or profits of these fisher
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

YOUNG CHINESE ABALoNE CATCHER.
and clings like limpet to the rocks
Its single shell is ear shaped, and many
specimens have been found that were
nearly ten inches in length and eight in
width. The "abalone jewelry" is made
from small button of pearly accretion
in the middle of the shell.
The abalone exists in its fullest per-
fection south of San Francisco bay, but
it is found for many miles north Of the
Golden Gate. 1t thrives along the coast
of Baja, or lower California, as far as
Cape st. Lucas There nre two var'e.
ties, one with dark shells, the other with
reddish shells, both being alike pearly
inside When ground from the outside,
80 as to show the red and black alter4st-
ing with the tinted mother-of-pearl, the
effect is very attractive.
The abalone used to be one of the most
common of Pacific coast shells, but tho
Chinese discovered its edible qualities,
and began to ship tons of dried abalones
to China. The business soon became so
profitable that colonies of Chinese dotted
the coast from Santa Cruz southwark,
and thousands of shells still lie on the
cliffs to mark their camps. Only a few
years ago any one who wished could
easily find abalones so large that when
well pounded, sliced and fried three
were an abundant meal for a hungry
man, but most of them now are quite
small, hundreds of shells not being larger
than watch case.
The flesh is white. nutritious and very
palatable. | have many times taken a
sack and crooked bit Of iron to pry
the abalones off the rocks, and followed
the retreating tides mile westward
down the dripping shale searching the
creyices for choice specimens for the
boys in our summer cabin on the Estero
Gifts 20 fry for dinner
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

dinary public In.
terest. The brides
maiden name wM
M airy Cottman
Mccormick, and
she Is one Of the
hand soonest Of
b lti m o res
many beautiful
daughters, and
up to the time OF
her marriage YVES
numbered with
the most alluring
of society's at
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12
A BEAUTIFUL DECEPTION.

The Mirage Lake I'm One Of SON Fran
clsco's Parks.
San Francisco has discovered new
wonder within her borders-a mirage
that transforms the broad roads and
green lawns of Golden Gate park into a
beautiful lake. The phenomenon may
be seen throughout the day, but shows
to best advantage early in the morning
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

Ose q M an
whose name has
already been fire.
quently written
in the state rec
ords. Mr.. Patti.
son was elected
governor in 1889
by a plurality Of
40,202 votes, and
many important
bills which be-
came laws dur
ing his incum-
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12
MILE. sARMIsA BILsEsco

native city, where, when she was only 10
years old, she had been made bachelor
of arts, and year later had received
the degree of bachelor of science. For
five years she has studied in Paris, and
her recent success shows that she is
woman of force as well as intellect, for
her admission TO the bar was bitterly
opposed by many influential men.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

has almost every
thing to win is
naturally a very
busy man, an d
I h Q Prohibition
lists find in Thorn
as a gen uin Q
s tie am engine,
whom his admir-
ers may be ex-
cused for backing
as a coming man
in tn ir d party
- -. ~
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AN EARLY MORNING VIEW.

from point where the main road from
the McAllister street entrance and tho
North Ridge road converge. All the
usual details Of mirage are carried out,
and to the observer the distant pedes-
trian or wagon on entering the charmed
confines appears to be going deeper and
deeper into the depths Of placid lake
until the center is reached, and then to
begin the outward progress. The mirage
can be seen as long as there is daylight,
no matter whether the skies are clear or
cloudy.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12
The First Woman Lawyer in France.

France is doing her best to keep up
with the times, and recently turned an
other lap in the race Of progress when
she admitted a woman to the practice Of
the law for the first time. Her name is
Sarmisa Bilsssco and she is 90 years old.
She went to Paris from Bucharest, her
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

Nine-tenths of the bread eaten in New
York city is baked at night. Some q
the big bakeries never close. The knsad-
ing is done by machine, Is Is also tae
shaping of the long, narrow loayes ussd
in restaurants. AL other bread is sha ped
by hand.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12
PHIlADeLPHlA'S CATHEDRAL.

1t Wns Recently Consecrated With I'm
pressive Ceremonies.
Amid scene of solemn splendor and
imposing ceremonies, and graced by the
presence of many high church dignita-
ries, the Roman Catholic cathedral of
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

Thomas is about 30, under medium size.
active, nervous and ready as a speaker
or manager. His parentage is Welsh.
He is good tenor and sings in the Ora
torio society.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12
FoR GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA

Robert Emory Pattison. Recently Nomi.
mated by the Democrats.
When the Pennsylvania Democratic
state convention nominated Robert En-.
ory PattisOn for governor of the state IL
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-12

'hkfIffs ''f'fHiF' 'N'<sssillN.H>
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER AND
ST. PAUL.
Saints Peter and Paul, on Logan square,
Philadelphia, was consecrated few days
ago.
The conservation ceremony proper be-
gan at quarter past in the morning,
when Archbishop Ryan headed pro-
cession which slowly wended its way
three times around the imposing Cor
inthian edifice, sprinkling it at intervals
each time with holy water. Then the
archbishop ascended the steps, and
with the golden crozier he carried delib-
erately knocked three times for admis-
sion.
Father McQuade responded to the
summons and opened the massive doors.
The procession then entered and passed
around the inside of the church three
times, the archbishop sprinkling it at in
tervals with holy water, as on the out
side.
A multitude of priests in waiting were
now admitted, and the celebration of the
first mass of the day commenced. Dur
ing the services the relics were brought
to the main altar, and the archbishop
deposited them in the altar The vari-
Gus other parts of the church were then
sprinkled and blessed, and the consecra-
tion services ended.
Then followed a solemn pontifical high
mass, the scene being impressive in the
extreme. The mass sung was the grana
creation of Beethoven in &C." and the
sermon, in which the significance of the
pomp and ceremonies of the church
were fully explained, was by the vener-
able Cardinal Gibbons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-01

necessary, a. once the machine II clear of the
ground It's course IL directed BY the swaying
body Of the rider; a. he sways to the right or
left it describes . circle; il he leans backward
il ascends, and IL forward it descends; glance
at the tilt Of the spindle illustrates the reason
the hand power usually devoted to steering can
be utilized for propulsion or, at the pleasure
of the rider, remain inactive, thus making the
machine much easier work to ride. from q
physical point than the road machine.
The spindle il covered with balloon netting
of the usual type, only much lighter in char
acter, and this is guyed to the bamboo rod and
the hollow iron tube as balloon is to the car
head wind has hitherto been regarded as the
one great bugbear of the aerial machine, but this
air bicycle overcomes that difficulty. Owing to
the peculiar shape Of the spindle, which can
scarcely be described except in scientific terms
(of which the combination of q needle and q
sphere is the most literal definition can think
of, head wind has no perceptible effect on it,
and the inventor claims that the pressure
passes astern and becomes factor Of propul-
sion. Be this as it may, head wind offers no
apparent obstacle TO progression. There ap-
pears to be no tangible reason for doubling
that the problem of the air machine is solved at
last and that before the worlds fair is held
there will be a series of mechanical flying ma
chimes before the public, as cheap or even
cheaper than a road bicycle, and with even less
chance or danger of accidents.
In locomotive circles the bicycle principles
are being applied, and in one of the leading
shops there is now being built an engine with an
enormous driving wheel. nine feet in circum-
ference, which will be fixed in the center, in
front Of the boiler. Instead of ordinary axles
the truck wheels will have bicycle spindles, and
experts claim that the large driving wheel will
carry along the train at over ninety miles an
hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-01

Owing to the scarcity of cold weather and
consequent ice there has been no opening for the
exhibition Of a curious bicycle that would have
created considerable comment. 1t is bicycle
for riding upon ice and is called the ice bicycle.
Many long journeys have been made with an
ordinary bicycle on ice, but owing to the rub
Der tires being unable to get a satisfactory grip
on the ice it dangerous to make a turn,
and next to impossible to obtain any great
speed. owing to atmospheric pressure and lack
Of ground grip.
The ice bicycle is in appearance much the
same as an ordinary machine. except that
through the rubber tire of the front wheel are
number of steel points, which grip into the
ice and supply the necessary resistance unob-
tainable by rubber alone. The hind wheel is
replaced by plate of steel, four inches wide
and sixteen inches in length, which lies hori-
zontally across the end of the backbone, and
slides along the ice like large, broad skate.
The machine has been tried and has proved
developments of the bicycle during the past
two years. 1t may be stated in this connection
that the largest bicycle in the world is now in
Bangor, Me-. the driving wheel of which is
elghty-six inches in diameter. On this machine
a man named Jack Simpson rode on a wire sus-
pended eighty feet above the water at Rocky
river, Ohio. The wheel was built at Birming-
ham. England. and cost $780, Owing to its
great height 1t has to be operated by double
system of cranks and a set of silt pedals, but
it works as easily as any smaller machine.
VILE p, POND
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THE WATER BICYCLE.

These wheels were about twelve inches
broad and were fitted with small triangular
pieces something like the paddles in a water
wheel The handle was fitted to an upright
that rose from the axle between the pedals
and formed also the support for the seat and
the backbone extending to the hind wheels
This hind wheel was about two feet in diameter
OF solid wood, and more like large cheese
than any thing else. This machine was quite
capable of supporting the weight of the
rider without sinking more than few inches
below the surface. 1t was called the water
tricycle. and was intenced to be used on the
surface of the water.
Ii was first tried on the great lake at the
Crystal palace at Sydenham, and later the in
ventor declared his intention of riding on it
across the English channel from Dover to
Calais a distance OF about twenty miles. The
first attempt was failure, but at the second.
the water being phenomenally smooth. the coast
OF France was triumphantly reached by the
daring voyager. Since that period nothing
has be en- heard of the machine and its inyen-
tor, and 1t Is forgotten, except for the record
of the successful trip in the English sporting
journals. Ii appears somewhat strange that
notwithstanding the great popularity of the
bicycle in the United States. until two wears
ago all the most marked improvements and
innovations were evolved in Europe and then
introduced here. The inventive faculties OF
our manufacturers were not idle. however, but
were mainly directed to improvements upon
the bearings and pedal gear until the ladies
bicycle was introduced. this being a machine
with the arc of the backbone connecting the
two wheeles inverted so as to enable the
fair rider to sit between the front and back
wheels and have the backbone between her
feet