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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
THE PROCEEDINGS
Of the Gtneral Assembly at the State
Capitol, Columbia.
A Res ume of the Business Transact
ed from Day to Day.

18th Day.-The Re listricurg bill
caused furry in the House. Il VS.
then laid aside until tic morrow, aud
the balance of the day and zig t was
spent in rea lin : the new c pdc.
The Senate ell an interesting sCs.
sion. Senator Smythe preSent ID IA ia
voranIe report from the Committee on
privileges and cl Ctions' on the Austria
Ian ballot bill. Thea the phosphate
bill held the boards fer bour', and final
ly pas cd its secon1 reading.
\ petltiOd "as presented from the
Columbir Typ pcgrapnicil Union prayi Z
that the Legislature mcmori ,!izc Con
grcss to establish a pos'al telegraph
system.
nth Day.-The Senate debated the
new dispensary bill.
The House spent The day on tie Re.
di~triCting bill. Late in the evening the
li"@#" Killed the b'll to put Chirls' ton
into the " BIaCl,' congrc s!oual district
Ivy a vote Of - To IL
lj.h D,y. The DispcnsHry bill pa 5
cd - third reading in the Senate.
Tine House took up the bill to form the
new county Of Sllcm. 1t WE killed by
Il viva voice vOtt.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
The Wealth. of the World.

Few people, even arDnuE The profCsScd
! politicians, have mucli idea of the wealth
of the world or of the manner in which
that wealth i growing. Still fewer
have any notion Of the pOtcntiaiity Of
wealth to increase. NJ. Jannct quotes
the elaborate calculation Of an Ingenious
author to show that 100 fIn. c., acCumu.
ating ut , per cent. compound interest
for seven centuries, woul O sufficient
To buy the whole Surf@c" of the globe,
both land and water, at the rate of L.
O0O,OHO francs (CiO,CON the hCCtarc.
The actual gro"th OF riches has not
hitherto assumed such inConvCuiCnt pro
portions, says lhc Edinburgh Review
NJ. JaunCt cites various auth critics To
show that the wealth Of the United
Kingdom exceeds ciO.OJ0. 600, 600; that
of France, cS 90 90 .tO); that Of ali
Europe, ei0,0O). 10000; that OF the
United States, Ga 600, 100000. If we
place the wealth Of The rest Of the world
at E!G, 600 co., 90. we shall arrive mt an
aggregate OF $50, 900, C0O,O10 We
should have, we my add, to multiply this
vast sum 30 ODO times before we reached
the total 10 which, according to NJ.
Janncts ingenious authority, iC0 francs
~ ~ iNi " W ''all l'hli'
interest for 200 years would grow.
The tisuJcs We have gwen are so vast
that they nvcy no apprCciablc idea to
the ordinary reader. 1t may assist the
apprehension 4 it bc added that France
on an average. possesses more than c2OO,
the United Kingdom more than G25O,
for each member of the population.
Just go years ago Sir w. Petty csti.
mated the entire wealth of England at
only c250, 900, 600. Two centuries,
therefore, have increased it forty-fold.
But the chief additions to it have been
made in the last fifty years, and we he
licvc that We arc not far wrong in say
ing that the sum which is annually added
to the United Kingdom amounts TO
e200, 100000. or. in other words, is
nearly equal 10 its entire wealth at tho
time uf the revolution of 1853.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

feet, he tore open the shirt and put his
hand over the heart.
"ITe is quito dead, gcntlomcn," he
said. in moment, In answer to the in.
quiling looks of these collected about
them. Then lie got 10 his feet and
brushed the dust from his trousers But,
as they picked the lifcless artist carefully
up, not ono among the number saw tho
queer, white mark, Just over the heart,
that Cumc and went again like very old
scar
The next morning after hurried ar
Iangcments had been made for the fun
cral by Knowlton's Bohcmiru friends,
Richardson had occasion to return to the
studio. The door was locked, but, with
u key of his own, nc lct himself In with
out disturbing the '0wo.strickcn Mrs.
MCGwiginu. The body lay upon tho
bed, bcrcath sheet, Gud the early morn.
ing light driftcd Though the broken
blinds and fell across it with an uncauny
effect. Tho visitor won't quietly TO the
bed, and, turning thy sheet back from
the face, looked dowS& ITO the still feat
urcs of his dead frjesd. Then he Gov
cred them again and Suovcd away. As
he passed the easel which still stood
where kuowtO had last showed it in
his haste, he turned dea,hly p,lc and
caught the mantCl FOX support.
"My Godl" he cried, rccoiling from
the painting rs IL it were alive, and
staring down ut 1t with horror filled
eyes. Then he hurficd past it and
threw open the shutters. letting n food
of light into the room, \ stray bit of
carly sunshine fought its way through
the CRIME covered Window and Crcpt
along the floor 10 where the easel stood
and, doirg SO, it lighted upon bright
bit of metal that caught aud reflected
the light into Richardson's face.
Beneath the easel, as if hiding like a
common murderer from justice, was the
heavy dirk, driven into the uncarpetcd
floor an inch. Some night wind, more
boistCrous than the rest, had shaken it
from the shelf, aud, pluuging downward
to the floor, it had passed directly
through the painting, not an eighth of
an inch from the i"art of the largest
figure on the oMiv.5 tho man in the
brown eont.--ISan t'noisco Argonout.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
IN THE VALLEY.

To day, when the sun WEE lighting my house
On tho pina-clnd hil,
Tho breast of bird was rifle IA 1t pcrched
on my window-sil',
And a leaf was chased by the kitten ON tho
breezc-swept garden walk,
Apdth dainty h,ad
Ofa dahlia rel
Was TIRED on its slender stalk.
Oil happy tho bird at the roso treo, unhecd-
ing tho threatening storm!
And happy the blithe leaf-chuser, rejoicing in
sunshine warm!
They tako NJ thought f the mo.row-they
know no cares to-day;
And the thousand things
That the future brings
Are blank TO srch as they.
But l. by tho household ingle, can intcrpre,
tho looming clouds,
For tho wind 300 -hoos" through tho key
hole, anl 8 adow the house en-.
shrouds:
And 1 know mus quit my mountain, and go
to tn vac below
For my house is chill
On the win ~ bill,
When the Autumn tcmpcs.s blow.
My mind is fo:cvcr Il awing Nn instructive
parallel
'T"ixt temporal things that or sh and c,or-
nal things that dwell
When billows AMI waves surround me, and
waters my soul 90 flow,
Cescond in h,ps
From The mountain top
To tho sheltcring vale bel w.
60 down to tho Valicy of Sill nee whCrc the
world arc never me
know there il "b I'm aud healing" there
for c!es that with tears arc wet;
And find, in j = sweet seclus on, gentle
solacc for n | my care.
For that va Icy pure,
With its shcl or surc,
In the beautiful Vac f Prayer.
-lNanuio Power. O Douoghue.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Instead of jews the butterfly has n
curlcd proboscis like that of an elc-
plant.
Tho vegctarians contend that tho
animals that do not eat meat are tho
etrUngcst.
A year on Jupiter is equal To eleven
years, ten months and seventeen days
on our globe.
4 correspondent of the London Lam
Get points ont that when sugar is part
ly burnt in II gas flame il is dcstruc-
tive to mice.
4 traveller in Indn attributes his
immunity from fever and sunStruk"
during five years to having the lin
ings of his hats and caps made of ycl-
low material.
The bee can draw twenty times it's
own weight, can fly more than four
miles an hour, and will seek food ut a
distance of four miles. BY beauti~
full mechanical adaptation it's wing@
bear it forward or backward, vith up-
ward, downward or suddenly arrested
course.
The current over the Mcrsey bar,
Liverpool, since the extensive drcd%.
ing operations has been found to- in
crease, much to the surprise of mum
her of engineers engaged ia the work.
who have thought that if the channel
were dcopened the current would H.
more sluggish.
Lobsters are not pcace-abiding crus.
taconns. They cannot be persuaded
to grow mp together pcacenbly. If Il
dozen newly Matched specimens AZ"
put into an aquarium, within few
days there will he only one-a largo.
fat and promising youngster. Ho hes
eaten nll the rest.
The hclicoid thermometer is said to
be quite independent of friction for
all excepting light winds, hut it is not
So simple i'll construction as tn cur
form. The air meter consists q? IL
single screw blade formed Of thin
aluminium, and made ~ nearly rs po"-
siblo into the exact shape of IA portion
of II hclicOid.
by placing two iron bars at seven or
eight yards distance from each other,
and putting them in communications
on one side by an insulated coppc.'
/ wire, anil on the other side with IL
/ telephone, it is said that storm can
| bo predicted twelve hours ahead
! through certain dead sound heard
| in the receiver.
We can now talk any distance, near
at any distance, write or draw piCt-
lures ut any distance. il only rcmaina
for us to see and feel at any dist ancc
| The problem of sight il now nearly
solved and within ten years it will he
! possible for man to sit in hiG room,
sec the opera, hear the music and read
his own newspaper at his own tiresido
at the same time.
Some very industrious students ot
microscopy, aG applied to medical
| problems, have been offering pretty
! strong evidence that parasites arc the
origin Of malignant and cancerAous
tumors so the Pathological Society OF
London appointed committee to in
vestiSate the evidence, which commit.
tee unanimously reports that, notwith-
standing the iahOr expended, tac
point rs not proved parasites arc
not demonstrated.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
Highest Church In Europe.

Tho highest church in Europe is the
pilgrimage chapel of st. Moriah do
Hiteit, above Salux, in tho Swiss cam
ton of Graubundcn. 1t lies 2I34
mctres above tho sea nearly
5000 feet high above tho forest, near
the limits Of perpetual snow. " is
only open in the summer time of that
region-or, as the folk thereabout
reckon, from st. John thc Baptist Il
Day to Sc. Michoel's Day and If used
only by tho Alp herds, who remain
through the summer with their COWS
and Roats, and occasionally 10y hunters
in aenrch os the chnmois and marmot,
All the inhabitants al Salux climb vi
thither on Midsummer Day to nssisi
at the iirst mass and hear tho first cor
mon of the year, and thcrc is also d
crowded congregation on Michscimh!
Day, at tho last aermon OF the yonc, !
New York Witness.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
\ irppi'n- DcpraoWHAs

Tho writer e. Natural History
Note in ihc Yorkshire Weekly Tost,
referring to an extract from Phil Rob
inson'5 new book, in which The author
described how bear was lured into
drunken bout, mentions some remar,..
able instances Of taste for alcohol
among the lower animals. He says:
al possessed very fine decrhound
bitch. One day, while cmptying some
Scotch whisky out of jar into &C.
canter, ] split quantity ON the floor.
Juno, who had been rniifling about.
Immediately began tapping it mp, and
to my great astonishment seemed tp
heartily relish the blend. As far aa
i knew that was the beginning of
sad and brief career. Juno became u
notorious drunkard. She freGuented
several public bars and wm tho sub.
Icct OF many wagera. She could drink
anything in tho liquor linc-aDyth thing
Int water and milk. ! have seen her
staggering home very early in the
morning after booze. The end came
before she was three years old. A
friendly V. $. aud held 'crowner
quest on tho carcnss: Verdict--Died
of Inflammation of the brain, the effect
of alcohol"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

The street railroads of New York
City had, until the introduction of the
cable system, 20, 900 horses in service,
and the total numbcr of horses and
mules on American street railroads
was not far from 400, 600. Now, with
1000 miles of trolley roads, and over
1900 of cable, there is decidedly less
demand for horses and mules, and
correspondingly smaller demand for
bay for fodder.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
ESTABLISHED 1912.
BEFORE THE DAYBREAK,

BDf"rc the daybrcak shines a star
That. in the days full glory fades;
Too iicrcoly bright Is the great light
That her palc-gcaming lamp upbraids.
Before the dayhrcak sings hirl
That stills her song at mornings light
Too loud for her is tho days star,
The woodlands thousand-tongued delight
All great tho honor Is TO shine
light wherein no traveller crrs
And rich the prize to rank divine
Among tho worlds loud choristcra
But would be that palcr star,
And would be that lonelier bird,
TO shine with hope while hopes afar,
And sing of love when loves unheard.
+. w. Bourdillon.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
Different Kinds of Eocomotion.

The different kinds Of lOCJmOiion have
been studied chrono phot"graThCally by
Prof Cssor Marcy. In crdrr to photograph
reptiles in motion. they must be placed
in sort or circular canal where they
can run on indefinitely. Fishes are made
to swim in similar canal filed with
water illuminated from above, 50 that
they appear DARK on light ground, or
from below, 80 as to appear light on q
dark background. Some interesting
aualogics may b. Observed between sim
pie creeping aud more complex move.
ments. An eel and an adder progress in
the water in the same way; wave of
lateral intiexion runs necessarily
from the head to the tail, and
the speed OF background propa-
CATION Of this wave is only slightly
superior to the velocity of translation Of
tie animal itself. If the eel and adder
arc placed on the ground, the mode Of
creeping will bc modified in The same
manner In the two species. In both the
wave of reputation will have greater
amplitude, and this amplitude grows
more aud moro as the surface becomes
smoother "In fishes provided with fins,
and in reptiles possessing feet, there re-
M ins. in general, moro or less pro
nounccd trnoc OF tho undulatory motion
OF repiation. The gray lizard, when
photographed at thc rate Of forty or fifty
exposures per second, exhibits this
clearly, aud also reveals the fact that the
mode of progression by means Of the
feet is diagonal and analogous TO trot
ting. This gives riso to an alienation
OF congcxity and coneavity in tho Iody
on each side"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

Professor Gamers announcement
chat his visit to- Africa to study tss
language OF the monkeys has been en-.
tirely successful is necessarily of great
interest, observes tho New York
Times. 1t is of the greater interest
because he has brought back with him
two chimpanzees, with whom he
''claims" to have established converse.
tional relations, and with whom,
doubtless, he will consent to converse
IN public-not necessarily for publica.
tion, but rs Ia guarantee of good faith.
or equal interest is his statement that
when he was anchored out in T. Gaze
in the middle of an African forest,
eavesdropping On tho ciraumambicnt
apes, he kept n phonograpb, and by
trick aud devic, Induced the monkeyn
TO talk into it. Their romarks wip
doubtless he ground out again for IL I,
benefit OF learned societies, in the
whcezy and asthmatic tones into which
tho phonograph converts all sounds.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

Tho crusade which is now in pr0xra,i
IN EnSlanl against tho uso OF the
plumsge of birds for purposes o.
feminine decoration has not, in the
opinion of the New York Sun, cone
too soon, ~ this country has been a
grievous sufferer from the activity OF
English taxidermists, who have drawn
from here their principal supply oil
bird skins and feathers. From time
to time tho exact figures of the
enormous contracts placed in nll OF
the States of tho Union by thos1
British purveyors have been printe I
in tho Sun. Certain species OF our
birds OF song ani OF fms plumqge
have been almost exterminated t.
comply with this demend. Among the
most interesting anl bolutiful is the
little tern which once gave sach an
air OF animation 60 our coastwise bays.
This species has been wiped out OF OK.
istence in most OF our waters. The
agents OF these English taxidermists
have been so active that hardly any
sort of bird in this country has
escaped their attention. The most
serious aspect OF tue case has been
that the demand for bird 0kins has
always been more active in the spring,
VIA The plnmaoe attains its sreaiesi
bri.i acy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

Jamaica has considerable climatic
variety ag there arc about 1000 square
miles of land along the coast, rising to
1000 feet of altitude, 1862 square miles
between 1000 AMI 20OJ feet, 400 he
tween 1000 and 5000. AMI l27 from
that height to 1880 feet.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

Over seventy-two per cent. Of the
population of India arc of the Brahm.
anic religion, nineteen per cent Mus
sulmans, three per cent. OF Animistic
or aboriginal forms q; worship, and
0.SO per cent. arc returned as ChriG-
tians
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

There arc but two co,ored officers in
the United States Army--Jieutenan
]. III. Alexander and Charles Young, of
the Ninth Cavalry, which is composed
entirely of troops of their own race.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

The Hartford Journal declares that
moneyed men of to-day have their per-
sons as well guarded as tho Gar OF
Russio, to protect them from the
murderous crauks which now infest
tho whole country.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

Says the Philadelphia Ledger: II
is curious fact that far more homi-
cides are committed in the United
States by persons who have employ.
ment than by those who are unem-
ployei. The census of homicides in
the United States taken in 1890 by
Frederick III. Wines, special agent on
pluperism and crime, careful in.
sesrIgator OF Shsss supJects, SHOWS tuat
these charged with this crime who
had employment at the time of their
arreet numbered 5659. Those who we're
unemployed numbered 1925. IT these
figures are reliable, and there is no
reason to challenge their accuracy,
since they are matters of record in
the courts, it would be an unsafe gem
eralization to say that u crime like
that of Prendergast has any connec-
tion with the ''bard times" and the
''age Of discomfort"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

The maids of old were not necessarily
old maids. Halo.
Cold weather does mt seem to nip tho
society bud Puck.
The trouble with The love of bon
net Is the hate of n bill.
Some men aim so high that their
arrows cut nothing hut the uir.-Puck.
The great trouble with the budding
genius is that nc usually nippcd i'll the
bud.
"How strangely Puttcr nctsl Isn't
he II little oT?" "No, but the market
is. - Boston Transcript
When minister is installed there ia
charge to the people, and paying his
salary isanothcr one. Lowell Courier
~ lik" this hat" sail Isabel.
cit makes my fac, look lon; AMI we'll
But when dear father saw the hill
II mad" his fac" LOOK longer still"
Puck.
Timo il money. they say. ART 1T
has been noticed tn It ii takes II goo
deal of money to have good time -
Truth.
A man is murn ike n razor, hccnuso
You can't tell how sharp he can hc uu-
til he is completely strapped. --TcNaj
Siftiugs.
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WnhSu, Tho the I",s, tr,ns@rStsiop
That h" who gives himself nwly'
i''7 lost '''S '''i'I i,,,Sa,SnT,,' ,,,,.
o,,u.:.,r..,. :,
,.,an,.nu ''M H. , ,,I ',iU o,li"! h,"' ~" II"
droy, down Main street ot , -. M
Buffalo Courier.
S,.rot soo;,t;o.. Lauo or,r,.. ,h,,
.,r, o.,,o,iaI,,. ati.,'i;,.a :" .h" 'a,' ',,
who likes TO make a gaudv disnlav ON
his watch h-chnin.--Puck.
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T,o,;, \i,'p" 81 ~. W.,
Hc-"Thc bills suggest the Reign of
Terror. Beau Monde.
"Wbot q hi~ biIIJ ~, .ottirc ~
lao ~ ,,iI tbo ,mbit;ouy r;,I,,o ,r Lint
near th, river Emf Il wos ,rIv q
bluff "-Chicupo Tribuno
A., ----,,
w""'' no, iN' "'WHN' u" sang,
~" notes NO ipN"h u" irhm'
DII I5 u" Wor' @ a Sh'St prntrr'"r ahd
Washington star.
RInoI NAV II, thickor than w,tor
Int did onv ono know , oirI who wouIj
not stcol her br,thcr's cigors tn oiv,
to some one else truth.
c. az. n..,:
ccst fool in thc world if hc asked vnr
wouldn't vou?" EtheI-"Ob, George
this is so sudden. "-Voouc
IT. ,,,
,,.'i" ", ..r "',. y. nos ''".'s j,
-
,,;" In.,.';. ,r.;t
iiioi ii'hS' iii""h''
When Won are buyinr n horse don
,.o,,.,,I+ ,,oI,s,,.;,r n,J ,,ho, va,
~ -.
On honhnInr ITan,LinsyilI, Di.notcL
,v
'hcL' 10 'n'' S,uE"'"ii'S "n'u' '"o
'o3l"p,iS' pit'!S PIo'utJ ID y i''sni ,,'i'iI
"p'y INC l'eti'c. ..I,. i.i"sc o' ,i' h't' WIZ ~;
~ poor IllfllIt tp'Nl L ipph u ~
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
THURLow CARTER, Editor and Manager
SEML-WEEKLY EDITION.

The Hindoos arc apparently law
abiding race, concludes the New York
World, for the number of prisoners in
India, in proportion to population, is
less than half of that in Great Britain.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-05-05
Pruning Ample Trees.

This should be done every year,
then it is small job, but il neglected
for five years it is a big one, aud
moreover control of them is to u con-
siderable extent lost. They can
never be made az handsome or fruit.
full as if pruning had been done at
the right time. Trees should not be
trained ~ low as to prevent getting
aDout under the limos, neither SO
high as to prevent gathering the
fruit. If the following rules are OBJ
served even the most inexperienced
can prune very well, VIZ: A void
cutting off all the limbs but two or
three, thus making forked trees Ia
grow up only to be split to pieces
with load of fruit. Cut out all
cross limbs. Keep the head open so
as to let in light and air, and ifv gor-
GUS growth is desired prune in win
ter. If fruit is the object prune late
in spring and pinch back during
summer. In any case the ends of
limbs that grow COO vigorously should
be pinched off 70 AZ to keep the tree
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Stockman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-05-05

house. The tleeces weigh from 5 ia
10 pounds, averaging about Z pounds.
Herders are paid $35 to $50 month,
with board. The average cost OF
keeping one sheen ranges from -
cents up to $l.25. Col. D1vid Sellers,
with 1000 sheep valued at 81 % per
head, horses, cOrrals, stables, aud the
entire outfit worth $6,375, shows like
expenses for one year to be $4,000
He had 10000 pounds of wool at Is
cents, 80 100, and the increase WAS
valued at 81 800 Total income for
the year, $1,000, leaving net income
of SLIGO, or over " per cent on the
Investment. The coat Of maintain
ing his sheep was 81 10, while the
average for the state is from cents
to 81.
Ooly about two-thirds of the sheen
are returned for taxation purposes, 20
that official figures must be increased
by One-third, at least. The industry
in the state, in 1891, is represented as
fol ows; 2,S27,7l4 sheep, value 49,
776,2l2; II 1873 572 pounds of wool,
value 81 1856, 42S property of owners
other than sheep, $9,0O0,OO0. Total
Investment and value of the Indus
try, $20,0O0,000 The value Of cattle
in the State, the same year, was
placed at $l5, 2l6,7l6.