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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
WISE WORDS.
Proof is better than theory.

Proof is better than theory.
The bee stings u weeping face.
Generous people make bad business
men.
All persons esteem those who scorn
them.
Unless blind and deaf, one cannot
be impartial.
A woman with three-inch tongue
can slay giant.
Doubling minds will ever bring a
swarm of demons.
The dog chases out the quail, but
the eagle claims it.
Patience is the rope Of advancement
in all lines of life.
In trying to straighten her horns
the COW was killed.
Everybody has eight eyes for his
neighbor's business
A woman without jealousy is like n
ball without elasticity.
The escaping warrior, after defeat,
S'ars the trembling of the grass.
In tho medical profession, "a carriage
b often more essential than skill.
Love, after giving moro than it has,
ends by giving less than it receives.
We never lack money for our whims,
but We dispute the prices of ncccssi.
ties.
Stronger than IA yoke Of oxen is tho
drawing power of II single hair OF
woman.
The old critic is always kind AMI
considerate; the young critic is i'm
placable.
Women are apt to SEQ chiefly the
defects Of man of talent and tho
merits of fool.
A woman adorns herself ~ sne who
admircs her; man will die for one
who understands him.
A gentleman will be careful not to
stop to retic his shoe-lace beside an
others watermelon field.
Without shoveling the snow from
their own door-steps, some people are
ever gazing at the caves of others.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
Makes Mis- Face Tired.

well-known caricaturist living in
this city complains of an ailment that
liz characteristic of his profession, and
that is, to say the least, unusual. II
get, he said, "face-tired; and mean
by that to say that as / draw uncon-
sciously my face assumes the express
sion of the people l am trying TO rep
resent in q distorted way, and as a
result Mt the end of couple of hours
J fnA-myself compelled to rest, not
my eyes nor my hands, but my face.
1 do this either lying down or by go.
ing out on the street with determine
ton of spending my time in looking
ut things and not at people, for I find
| study their faces at the expense OF
my own. take keen delight in my
work, and that is the reason, / sup
pose, l am so sympathetic with it. -
Philadelphia Record.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
Superstition i'm England.

Superstition is by no means q de-
funct anomaly in tho customs and
charactcriHtics Of some OF our smaller
towns and villages. Every West Coun-
try village has an old woman who is a
good deal more feared than the vii
laSc policeman. No one dnresto con.
tradict her will i'll anything. If she
takes fancy to the finest cabbage in
mans garden she may cut it as II il
grew in her own. Though IL should
be the very pride OF his heart, he must
not try 90 stop her proceedings; ifhc
docs worse thing IL sure to- bcfall
His pig will bc seized with sudden and
deadly sickness, or his daughter hair
will fall of or shower Ga rain Dll
spoil his hay Just when IL is about To
bo carried in. Tho West Country
term for awitch's power Is overlook
ing"
Next TO their belief in witches is
their faith in tho power oi IL seventh
son or seventh daughter to cure dis
eases. II is in vain that the clergy
man breaches, that the gchoolmastcr
teaches, that tho parish doctor rcmon-
states, the West Country matron
bears off her Eickly baby in triumph
to the man or woman III the neighbor-
ing village who happens To have been
born seventh son or seventh
daughter.
The privileged individuals have but
to touch the diseased part and the
cure is certain and immediate. Man
chester Mercury.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
Some Ancient Locks.

The discoursing of locks AMI safes
before the students of the nottingham
University, Mr.. G.. II. Chubb had
much to say upon an interesting sub
lect. IL is curious that, in the wooden
Egyptian locks Of remote antiquity,
many germs are found of the essential
features of good modern locks. In
China, where few things change, n
wcll-deiincd Roman style of paddock is
1" this day in almost universal use,
but whether the Chinese copied the
Romans, or the notion by some means
fonnds it's way from China To Rome,
are questions it would puzzle Beck
man to determine. The simple device
of having the hollow stem or pipe of n
key open at each end, so that dirt or
other obstruction could be pushed
through, il rs old as the Roman EN-
pre-. Nevertheless, hardly a year
passes without some enthusiastic in
ventor rodlscovering it and Offering TO
part with his idea for large money
consideration. Generally speaking, it
is ut the commencement of the mediae-
val period that we begin TO find keys
like our own. The old puzzle paddock
in its improved form was, il appears,
the work of Frenchman named
Rcgnier ut the end of the last century.
The famous Chubb lock, invented and
patented in 1918 by tho lecturers
grandfather and great uncle, owed ITS
notorioty chiefly to it's containing q
mcchanicism called a ''Dctector," by
means OF which the owner could tell il
any one had attempted to open it with
falso key. It's details are so numer-
GUS and varied that it is said to be
easier and cheaper to make two of
them to differ than to make two alike.
London News.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
His Luck Was Not on the Sea.

When a ship at sea has succession
of heavy storms or is visited by a num-
ber of accidents, tho old ''barnacle
backs" in the crew begin quiet search
into the histories of their shipmates
for the purpose of finding out who is
the Jonah" of the ship. Old sailors
are by no means alone in their belief
in lucky and unlucky men, and that
good or bad luck will stick TO man
they can prove by many instances.
Signs, omons and premonitions are a
part of their daily food, and the belief
that TIA ste of a man is foreshadowed
by the circumstances of his life is
more firmly rooted in their minds than
they will always acknowledge. This
will explain why, when they find a
man in their company who has had n
series of misfortunes, they are glad to
see him leave the ship, lest more of his
bad luck may come and they be
sharers in his misfortunes. An OK
ample of the instances which lend
strength to this belief is found in the
story of young sailor who was
drowned not long ago in the South
Atlantic.
Of four voyages made by Alfred
Ernest Roberts, only one, the third,
was successful. His first trip was
made in the ship Compadre, from
Liverpool for an East Indian port
While at sea the ship took fire. After
causing considerable damage the
flames were conquered. Soon after II
hurricane struck the ship, she was
wrecked, and the crew were nearly
having been on an uninhabitcd island
for l03 days.
His second voyage was in the Brit
ish Charlwood. This ship was sunk
by collision in the Channel, and only
seven of the crew were rescued, Rob.
crts being one. The next trial was
successful and he returned home
without anything more narrowing to
relate than the usual pcrils which at.
tend n sailor life.
Again young Roberts placed his
trust in that
Sweet littlc chcrub that sits up aloft
And looks out for the life OF poor Jack.
This time the chcrub deserted him
entirely and basely betrayed his trust.
Roberts was one of the crow of the big
British iron steamship Allanshaw. She
sailed from Liverpool for Australia,
but the relentless faith which followed
the young man accomplished its work,
for the ship ran plump on an unknown
sunken reef of the island of Tristan
IL Acunha, and went to pieces. All
hands were rescued, however, except
the captain, one of the ordinary sea.
men and the lad Roberts. He was all
intelligent faithful seaman, but n
shining example of the mariner Z
Jonah. New York Tribune.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
The way of True Love In greenland.

Since the Danish missionaries have
gained the confidence of the natives
of Greenland, marriages in the far
North are celebrated 10y the ropre
scntativcs of the Church. In recent
issue of one of the Danish papers one
of the missionaries gives the following
account of the way courtship and
marriage are brought about.
The man calls on the missionary
and says, ~ wish to take unto myself
wife"
"Whom?' asks the missionary.
The man gives her name.
"Huvc you spoken with her?"
AS u rule the answer is i'll the mega
tive, and tho missionary asks the
reason.
Because" comes the reply, cit is
SO difficult. You must speak to her"
The missionary then calls the young
woman to him and says: 81 think it
is time that you marry
But" she replies, II do not wish
to marry
That is pity" adds the mis-
sionury, ''as l have n husband for
you"
"Who is hc?" asks the maiden.
The missionary names the candidate
for her love.
But he is not worth anything.
will not have him"
However" suggests the mission
airy, "hc Is good fellow and attends
we'll to his house. He throws good
harpoon, aud he loves YOU"
The Greenland beauty listens at
tentivcly, but again declares she will
not accept the man as her husband.
every well, goes on the missionary,
81 do not wish to force you. [ shall
easily find another wife for SO good
fellow"
The missionary then remains silent
as though he lookedupon the incident
rs closed. But in II few minutes she
whispers, But if you wish it"
'No," answers tho pastor, "only if
you wish it. | do not wish to over
persuade you
Another sigh follows, and the pastor
expresses the regret that she cannot
accept the man.
'Pastor," she then breaks out, 81
fear he is not worthy"
''But did he not kill two whales last
summer while the others killed none?
Will you not take him now?"
eyes, yes | will"
"God bless you both" answers the
pastor, and Joins the two in marriage.
New York Tribune.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
SELECT SIFTINGs.

Geography, as a science, was intro
iuced into Europe by the Moors about
1910.
The city of Benares, on the Ganges,
to the Hindoos the holiest place on
earth.
A certain forest plant in Japan
grows to be about six feet high in
lhree weeks.
Prussian troops on the Russian from
;ier have used snnwshoes with satisfac-
lion for several winters.
The wild strawberry is found over
almost all the Northern Hemisphere
above the thirty. eight parallel of lati.
tude.
The family with the longest known
pedigree is that of Confucius, which
forms the aristocracy of China. Con
fucius lived $50 years b. G.
A pumpkin eight feet in circumfer,
ence and four feet in height is an i'm.
pressive object in the field in which it
grew in Saline County, Missouri.
The Grass Valley (Cal.) Telegraph
says: ga mining location notice was
recently recorded which reads: Il
hereby claim 1900 feet of this ground
up Big Squaw Ravine in a wobbly di-
rection.'"
The janitor of the Presbyterian
Church ut New Richmond, Ohio, is
Thomas Perry, seventy-six years old.
He is descendant on his mothers
si;.3 of Joseph Brandt, the famous
Iroquois chief.
The young dandies of the Latin
Quarter of Paris wear tall stovepipe
hats whose brims have an exaggerated
downward droop, and whose high
crown has what an artist would call an
"ontasis," or decided convex curve.
No kissing ever occurs i'll Japan cX.
ccpt between husband and wife, not
even between II mother and child, no
shaking Of hands in salutation. If one
were to offer kiss TO n Japanese
maiden she would probably think she
was going to he bitten.
The picked olives of trade arc put
up very carefully by the packers. They
must first be picked by hand several
weeks before they are matured. After
being picked they are stepped in caus.
tic soda and water. They are then
soaked and picked in brine for several
days.
An interesting occurrence ut the
Carlisle Indian School the other day
was the marriage Of Otto Wells, n full
bloodcd Comanchc, to Mary Park
hurst, M Oneida girl. After the cerc-
mony they went to Wells's home, i'll
Bucks County, Pennsylvania. where he
is tenant farmer. He is a graduate of
the school, which he entered as n
blankeicd Indian boy.
The street money changer is an in
tcrcsting character i'll Spanish cities
He stations himself mt Il principal
street corner early every morning and
exchanges bag of coppcrs for silver.
BY 10 o'clock his bag is exhausted and
he goes home. All the servants on
their way to market get their money
changed by him, ~ they are not ski!ful
in counting and afraid Of false coins.
He gives them full count, his coppcrs
being obtained from the bankers, who
get rid of their coins mt discount.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
Dco fnrse Cannot he Cured

by local applications, rs thoy cannot reach tic
diseased portion of the oar. There il only one
way to cure De;Hncss, and that IL by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness ia caused by an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining of tho
Eustachian Trbc. When this tube gets in
famed you have cumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infiam-
nation can ha taken out and this tube re-
stored To its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; ninc cases out ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in-
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (causcd by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o,
So Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
"They doctor with cranberries down

"They doctor with crauberries down
on the Cape-did you know that? /
got touch OF erysipelas while was
there. | have ii in my arm once in
while. was going to hurry back to
see my own doctor here, but the old
lady where | was stopping begged me
to let her put a poultice on it. What
kind of poultice?' said I, pretty wary
of letting her get to work on thing
like that.
"'Why, cranberry, of course, said
she. They all say cranberry on the
Cape. Then when she found thai
notion was new to me she talked me
blind telling me all the people cram
berry poultices had raised from the
dead. l saw I'd be dead from ex-
haustion pretty soon, and thought
there was less danger in the poultice,
so told her to go ahead.
"Well, now, I'm telling you that
was wonderful thing; it drove the
erysipelas somewhere; amt seen moth
ing of it since"
Housekeepers don't generally know
that it does not hurt cranberries to
freeze. At Cape Cod, where the
berries are staple of diet all winter,
they are not allowed to cumbcr
crowded cellars, but are set whore
they will freeze and stay frozen. 1t
is considered the proper way to take
care of them. Now York Recorder.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
Anecdote of Bismarck.

A story concerning Prince Bis.
marck has just been brought to light
by the publication of the memoirs of
the late Duke of Somerset. The Duke,
writing of DIR. Busch's book of gossip
about the great German Chancellor,
relates that Busch WAS employed by
the Prince to prepare articles for tho
newspapers and to record his sayings.
One day Busch sent to the newspapers
something Crown Prince Frederick
had said, upon which Bismarck sent
for the doctor and expostulated, 81
told you to publish what / said, not
what that fool OF Crown Prince
says" "Well," replied Busch, "may
1 Ipublish this saying Of yours?"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
Cleaning Buildings by Sandblast.

The exterior of buildings are now
cleaned by the snndblNst instead of the
hose. The front is covered with stag
ing, and the blast is applied 10y sys-
TEN of pines and nozzles carried by
the workmcn. The stream of fine sand
issuing from nozzle removes II layer
1-6iiuchCs thick from the surface of tho
stone, and II square foos of surface can
he cleaned in ton minutes. The sand
can be employed over again. New
York Dispatch.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

Last year the people or the United
States consumed GiO, ,0OO,O 900 pounds
of coffee, worth s12S, 900, 900 ut i'm
porters' prices. This was an average
OF over fifty pounds to the family.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

An English opticinn once construct.
ed lens, thrCc feet i'll diameter, the
powers of which were so great that it
would melt II solid cube of cast iron III
three seconds. When turned upon
piece Of granite it fused that rcfrnc-
tory substance in less than one minute.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing
effects of Syrup of fe.s, when in need of lax
ative, and if the father OF mother be costive or
bilious, the most gratifying results follow its
use; so that it il the best family remedy known
and every family should have a bottle
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

English is spoken by 30, 900, 600 OF
people Russian, by 75, 900. 600; Ger.
man, $4,000, 900; French, 10000, 900;
Spanish, 5000, 900; Italian, 90, N0O,-
00e; Portuguese, 100000, and
Scandinavian, 9,OOO,O 900.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

Browns Iron Bittcrs cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria BlioushCss and General Debility, Gives
strength, aids Digestion, tOEcS the nerves
creates appetite. The bcSI tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

FIVE New York companies have paid out
an aggregate OF 5lG0, OOC for losses occasioncd
by tho late cyclones and high winds.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

tOU@U$ AND Cplpr. Those WAC nra su ulTcr-
ing from C0u chs, Odds, Sore Throat, etc,
should try liEnwN's BRONCHIAL TRoCnEs.
SOid OUiy in 60rtS
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

BEowN UNIVERSITY has an enrolment of
CO. students and faculty of sixty-nve.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

SIXTEEN persons attempted to commit sui
eide in indianapolis, Ind, in one week, and
five wee successful
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

The baker who mixes ms dough
properly has soft thing of it.-Buf-
falo Courier.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

CLEVELAND (Ohio) policemen will give n
p.~tion Of their salaries each month 10 aid
the loor.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

Many persons are broken down from over
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit
ters rebuilds the system, aids di ScstiOn, re-
moves excess of bile, and cures malaria. A
splendid tonic for women and children.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

Bccchams Pills with a drink OF water MORN
ings. Bcccham's-n no others. 25 cents a box.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

= HE Missouri State Treasury holds $500, 900
Tor distribution among unknown heirs.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

II afiiictod with core eyes use DR.. Isaac Thonp
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13
leENTs WANTED OK SALARY

d. NrPAYlHo thiss fer sSents u our PHOTO.
MN II 0RArH FAMILY RECoRDS other Ptop
lures and Frames Address, Dept sA
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1893-03-01
Sroda, dnia | Marca 1893 r.

sciana budynku i zasypala
gruzami kapitana Williama Nc
Grath i strazaka Simona No
byne. Obydwu wydobyto
wprawdzie jeszcze zywych, ale
smiertelnie pot}uczonych.
CRoswELL, M1oH. % lutego.
= Wczoraj popo}udniu blizzard
nawiedzil Sanilac County i
komunikacya zupe}nie jest
przelwans. Pociagi, kt6re tu
mia}y przybyc, stoja W polu W
sniegu 8 stop wysokim. Szest
lokomotyw i diva p}ugi snie-
COVE pracuja usilnie, azebY
pociagom droge otworzyf.
Niebezpieczna eksplozya.
ST. LOUIS, % lutego. : w
sk}adzie przybor6w mysliw
skich firmy Sawling Bros.
dis rano oko}o godz. trzeciej
wydarzy}a sic eksplozya, W
skutek kt6rej przednia sciana
budynku rozsypafa sic W CRU
zy. Emil Melrose i Lizzie
Nelsch So mocno pokaleczeni; ;
Melrose moze smiertelnie. W
budynku powsta} pczar, i
prawdopodobnie kilka innych
os6b tam /zgine}o.
Podwyzszenie cen.
New YORK, % lutego. =
Angielskie kompanie okreto'
we podnios}y ceny jazdy przez
ocean z $40 ma $25. Agenci
powiadaja, re kompanie by}y
zmuszone do tego przez zwie'
kszenie sic emigracyi W ciagu
ostatnich szesciu miesiecy.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1893-03-01
Polacy ma obczyznie'

! Chemik p. otrschaeffer,
Warszawianin, ,zam. W Zurychu,
wynalazl mieszanine alumi'
mum i srebra, nadajaca sic
wybornie do wyrobu kosztow,
nosci. Nowy materyd posla-
dac ma wiele zalet = ma
przed sobs duza przyszfosc.
/ Ma konkursie W peters :
burskiej Akademii sztuk pick
nych Polak p. J6zef Mazur-
kiewicz otrzyma} z}oty medal
"a projekt architektoniczny sa-
Ii koncertowej.
/ Berli1ski przedsiebiorca
muzyczny Wolff zaangazowa1
znakomitego artyste skrzyp-
ka Stanis1awa Barcewicza z
Warszawy ma szereg koncer-
tow po Men czech.
+ Firma artystycza }. Llpp-
mana i Sp. W Manchester W
Anglii zazada}a W tych dniach
cd jednego z warszawskich TO-
tograf6w widok6w Warszawy
i Kodai. Widoki te potrzebne
So do wydawanych praez to
frme uPrzewodnik6w" po-
dr6znych.
+ Zwiazek Wychodztwa Pol.
skiego W Europe, majscy sws
siedzibe W Zurychu, wyda} W
r. 1891 i 1892 ma wsparcie dla
emigrant6w, powracajacych z
.Brazylii 1866 fir. 25 ct.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1893-03-01
Telegramy zagraniezne.
Fatalna powodz na Wegrzech.
Wies zniszczona; wiele osob
utonelo.

WIEDE1, % lutego.
Z miasteczka Packs ma We
grzech donosza fatalnem uie-
szczssciu, jake dotknsso wieS
Gergely po}ozona ma brzeglem
Dunaju oko3o 60 mil ma po3ud-
ME cd Buda Pesztu. Wies ia
liczy 1900 mieszkahc6w. "
ciagu jednej nocy wskutek
gwaltownego przyboru Dunaju
ujrzei oni swe chaty otoczone
woda. w obec tego / eoraz
wzrastajscego wylewu Gala
ludnose schroni}a sic do szko-
{y i koscio}a, polozonych wy
zej zbudowanych trwalsze-
go materyalu. Sadzili, ae tam
fale ich ME dosiegna, Matki i
dzieci kleczaly pred oltarzami,
modify sic do Boga oratunek,
a mezczyzni patrzyli z rozpa'
cza, jak woda podmywa}a j
ruinowa}a ich chaty, zatapia{a
inwentarz zywy unosifa precz
ca}y dobytek. Wreszcie fale
dosieg}y do wzniesienia, ma
kt6rem sta} koscia; woda przy-
biera}a coraz szybciej. Pozo-
stawae dluzej W zamknistych
kosciele szkole by}o to nara
zae sic ma pewna smiere. To
tez po naradzie postanowiono
uciekae dalej przez wode- Gdy
otworzono drzwi koscio}a, ota-
czala go woda do Wysokoscl
pasa doroslego mszczyzny,
Nalezalo brnaG przez to wode
blizko przez kwadrans, aby
dosiegnaG wyzej po}ozonego
miejsca. W tel przepraWie
fale porwa}y przesz1o 80 os6b,
slabszych lub obciazonych
dziecmi, kt6re naleza}o niesf
ma reku. Ofarami So ga6wnie
kobiety. Liczba ofar ME
Jest zreszta dok}adnie wiado-
ma. Pozostali przybyli dopie-
TO W pare godzin W najfatal-
niejszym stanie do Packs. l ia
mieiscowos6 jest r6wniez "a
grozona. Woda W Dunaju stoi
o 20 stop po mad zwyk{y po-
ziom.