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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01
The Gallant Fellom.Passenger.

Lily Berties, tho juvenile soubrette,
had been spending her holidays on
the Lake of Geneva. When about to
return TO Paris sho was accosted at the
railway station by young gentleman.
He handed her large basket Of gold
straw, filled with tho choicest flowers.
and said; II am also going to Paris,
and these flowers shall serve to intro
duce us to each other"
When, Oh their arrival in Paris,
Mile. Lily stepped into cab, the
stranger said to her: eff you will wait
moment | will have the basket filed
with sweets in place Of the flowers, as
the latter arc faded.
On receiving tho basket five min.
ties afterwari the soubrette was as
,onished at its lightness, and told her
companion so.
"No wonder said the gentleman,
''your little hands have conveyed
duty.free across the frontier eighteen
ieyless watches, which lay concealed
the moss" SO saying, he lifted his
lat and disappeared. --Le Figaro.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01
tn Mend Tortois, Shell.

Two broken pieces Of tortoise she'll
can be fixed together by fling ae
edges down with rasp till each 30
has an edge like chisel. These wo
edges are then made to overlap ono
another, and after softening in boil ng
water, arc tightly held together III u
clamp or vice. Tho heating must 70
very carefully done, so as to avoid
warping or otherwise damaging mo
rest of the article. Be sure that it is
tortoise she'll. A vast amount of tor.
toise shell is in reality only celluloid,
or xylonite, and the application OF
heat to this will distort it all ; also, it
is infammable, not to say explosive.
Imitation tortoise shell can be connect-
u with acetone. New York Journal
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

more or less trouble in the city, but
when the last Emperor took the reins
of Government he gradually quieted
the turbulant spirits. Tho city en-
ioyed comparative calm until the
bloodless revolution of November,
1889, drove Dom Pedro and his family
out of the country. Since then there
has been strife more or less all the
time, the troubles eliminating finally
in the revolution of the naval officers
against President Peixotto. Now
York Times.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01
Novel elk Hunting.

In the latter part of July and dur.
ing August tho Mexican, OF "Cslifor-
man." as he is locally styled, has his
greatest field sport--hunting the elk
At this season elk ere the fattest.
They come down from the mountains,
foothills and crags, attracted by the
luxuriant pasturage of the valley
lands. coursed by streams or fronting
on the sea. In these favored 10 .alities
the heavy dews add luxuriance to the
wild grasses. At this season, because
OF their extra bulk, elk cannot run so
fast. Ordinarily they give the feetest
horse q close race.
The Mexican elk hunter is "armed"
only with q lariat and luna, cres-
cent shaped knife which is tied at tho
end Of slender pole about ten feet in
length. The luna somewhat resembles
the moon, hence it's name. The luna
is used to hamstring the elk after the
lariat has been thrown over his horns
A party OF ten or fifteen Mexicans
thus equipped and mounted on tho
heetest horses will charge band of O.
hundred or more, each man selecting
his victim. On being lassoed the elk
will plunge violently, almost pulling
the horse forward, for the riata is
fastened to tho pommel of the saddle.
But the trained horse throws his weight
backward and stands stiff, with nerves
strained TO hold the elk in check. The
Mexican sits calmly on the horse,
talking sarcastically to the struggling
elk, bestowing praise upon himself
and smoking his cigarette. After the
animal sxhausts himself the Mexican
throws the luna and hamstrings tho
elk. He then cuts it's throat with the
luna or hunting knife, IL he cares to
take the trouble to dismount.
Immediately he is off after another,
for the stampeded band will soon es.
cape to the foothills unless they haze
pteu run INTO u gien or Oh All iotuiius,
when the slaughter is terrible and
cruel. 1t usually requires two men to
dispatch an elk unless the hunters are
very expert--one to throw the lariat.
the other the luna.
To cut the throat of q wounded elk
sshe turns his large, full syos, express
sive of fright, sorrow and rsproach,
upon his merciless captor requires a
hardened heart and robs the sport Of
it's pleasures seemingly. But the Mex.
lean regards the coup do grace as tho
acme OF the chase. An elk will yiold
ssventy.fve to twenty-five pounds OF
tallow. Tt is largely used by the
rancheros for cooking purposes be.
cause Of it's superior whitsness, hard.
ness and delicate taste. Tt commands
good price in the market, as does
tho hide.
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SELECT sIFTINGs.

Aresident of Chicopee, Mass, gIories
in the name of Guaddeusenebetoncourt.
The first English laws against coun-
terfeiting were issued in 110S by
HenryI.
Eight shootings In the Scottish high
lands pay $139, 900 rental for five
weeks season.
Tailors and lawyers build Up their
business by care in taking measures
for winning suits.
The climate of the Southern Polar
regions is much moro severe than
that of corresponding regions to the
north.
An apple tree which was blown down
during the recent storm at Cheshire,
Conn, is known TO have been nearly q
century and half old.
The total gold production of Central
Queensland for the last year was 160,- :
900 ounces, with ore averaging one
ounce thirteen pennyweight to the
ton.
An English lady cured herself OF
somnambulism after trying every
known remedy in vain, by sewing up
her night-dress at the bottom and at
the sleeves.
The oldest dress in the world be.
longed to an Empress of japan, who
lived in the thirteenth century, and it
has been kept all these centuries in n
temple near Yokohama.
The theatres and other places of en-.
tertsinment in London are large
enough to provide sittings at one time
for all the inhabitants of Edinburgh,
and even then there would be 10000
sittings to spare
The Rarens OF Burmah have their
marriages at funeral feast. When q
villager dies his remains are temper.
arily disposed of until ono or more
marriages can be arranged, when they
are disinterred, great feast made and
the funeral services properly per.
formed
The rsrest American coin is the dol.
lar of 1904. There are bell sved to be
not more than ten in existence. As
much as $500 has been offered and
refused for an 1904 dollar. Many ex-
plantations have been given of the
scarcity of this coinage. One is that
in the year 1905 China.bound vessel
was lost containing almost the entire
mintage of 1904.
Tho donkey in Algeria rarely has q
saddle. He has pad very similar to
the pad on which the bespangled
queens Of the sawdust ring dance their
short hour to delighted boys. The
pad he's no stirrups and is so wide as
to make a seat on it extremely tiring
70 the uninitiated. The Arab sits
astride or sidewise. and as the pad is
rarely girthed or at best by slender
rope, it is like walking tight rope or
managing birch bark canoe to cit
ON it.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01
Cnts,rb Cannot n. Cured

With local applications, rs they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is blood or
constitutional disease, and in order TO cure
n you must take internal remedies. Halls
Catafrh 'ure Is taken internally, and acts di-
rectly on the blood and mucous surface. Halls
prescribed by one OF the best physicians In this
country for years, and is regular prescription.
IL Il composed Of the best tonics known, com
binsd with tho best blood purifiers, acting di.
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of tho two ingredients Is what
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHESEY g. Cos Props, Toledo, y.
scld by druggists, price 7bc.
EXPORTS nf breadstuN, provisions and
cotton for the past nine months show fall
ing OF as compared with 1882.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01
Days Tha, Must Orao.

The longest day of the year at spisz.
tergen is three and one-half montas.
At Waribury, Norway, the longest dag
lasts from May 81 to July %, without
intermission. At Tornea, Finlanl,
June 81 is twenty-five horrs long, anl
Christmas has less than taree hoar5 oi
daylight At ST. Petersburg the lolg.
Get day is nineteen hours and tho short.
est is Ave hours. AT London tao loa :
est day is sixteen and one.half hours.
at Montreal II is sixteen hours anI a.
New York IL is about ffteen hours -
New York Sun.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

Hudson, n. Y, has adopted wide.
tire ordinance to preserve its psvet
s.ree!s. For load exceeding 30;
pounds three inch tire is called for,
and for over 5000 pounds four inches.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01
In Olden Times

People overlooked the importance of pcrma-
nen,ly beneficial effect, and were satisfied
with transient action but now that II is gener-
ally known that Syrupof FiSs viii pe-manen
IL cure haSiIual constipation, wcll-inforIned
people will not buy other laxatircs, which act
for time, but finally IniMre the system.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

Two bottles of German Syrup
cured ME Of Hemorrhaye &c Of the
Lungs when other rcmeuics fa;:cd.
I am a married man and, thir; z
years of age, and live with my wife
and two little g'ris at Durham, Mo.
I have stated tbs brief and p in so
that all may understand. Ny case
was bad one, and l slall he e.ad
to tell anyone about it w.:o will
write me. PHILIP l.. ScHENcK, p.
o. Box rs, April IS, 1890. No man
could ask more honorable, busi-
ness-like staten eut. q
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Stomach dts
orders, uso Browns Iron Bitters tho Best
Tonic. IL rebuilds the Bood and strengthens
the muscles a splendid medicine for W, ak
and dcbilitattd persons
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Electrified horsewhips are the latest.
Shavip pots are electrically heated
nowadays.
Lightning recently melted the lead
frames out of tho windows of o Mr..
Hart, OF Rochester, n. Y.
Dow has n preference for some
colors. While yellow board attracts
dew, red or black one beside it will
be perfectly dry.
The ground in sn open lot at East
Great Plains, Conn, has been struck
by lightning nine different times in
the past seven years.
Mount Kinseo, which rises pro.
cipitously 700 feet out of Moosehead
Lake. Maine, is wholly composed of
hornstone, and is the largest mass Of
that mineral in the known world
The idea that this earth is SLOWLY
drying up has quito set back by o
recent announcement of the hydro.
graphic engineers that tho Gulf of
Mexico is one foot higher than it was
in 1850.
When screws were made by hand five
minutes were consumed in making one,
and they were 80 expensive that
wooden pins were ueed wherever prac-
ticsble. Now by the cold-forged pro-
cess single machine will turn out five
dozen in n minute.
On clear day an object raised one
foot above level plain can be seen
1.31 miles; one ten feet high, Ais
miles; one twenty feet high, 5.SS
miles; one 100 feet high. 13.1 milos,
and one a mile high las the top Of q
mountain), almost ninety miles.
In ordinary Inst are many living
microscopic animals, such as the roti-
fers. These little creatures may be
dried for an indefinite period, but will
come to life again when moistened. 1t
is said that individuals have been des-
located and revived again as often as
ffteen times.
Experiments have shown that the
common sunaower exhales twelve
ounces OF water in twenty four hours.
Roots OF all trees draw large quantities
Of moisture from the soil. which is dis
charged into the air through the leaves.
II is estimated that An oak tree with
700, 900 leaves would give OF something
like 700 tons of water during the five
months it carries it's foliage.
In a recent lecture Professor Unwin
stated that compressed air transmits.
sion is sprsctical up to at least twenty
miles; 10000 horse power can be
transmitted thirty miles in a thirty
inch main at 1928 pounds per square
inch, with loss OF pressure Of only
twelve per cent. the. efficiency is
ffty.nine to seventy. three per cent. il
the air is reheated, and forty TO fifty
per cent. if it is used cold.
The membrane lining the canal o!
the ear contains q great number of lit
tic glands which secrete waxy sub.
stance having an intensely bitter taste.
The purpose of this is to prevent the
entrance Of insects and to keep the eai
clean, az the layer OF wax dries in
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

Malaria cured ana eradicated from the sys-
tenn by Browns Iron Bitters. which enr ches
the blood, tones the nerves, aids digest on,
Acts like O charm on persons Il. general Ill
health giving new energy and strength.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

THy coal war In England is practically
ended and tho price OF coal has fallen nearly
% q ton.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

MoRE thar f600,OOo OF damage was done
TO the Louisville and Nashville lines by tho
lste Southern storms
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

In most churches OF England ring
is kept SO thnt embarrassment may be
spared in case Of forgetlulness of the
parties concerned.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

cons Eye-water Drusaists sell at a5c. per bottle
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

AprLEs are scarce and high in price this
wear.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

Beecham's Pills cure lndIgest ion and const,
patton. Becchams-no others. Is cts. a boz
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

NEW course, that OF physical culturS, ic
offered TO Yale seniors this year.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

All gold and silver manufactured in
Great Britain must be hali-marked.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-11-01

hFArPAYIsGl Thin for as-uts tour PHoIo.
KEN GRAfH FAMILY IErOpoS orr fie-
Wv y lures and FrlIa.s. 3lress Dept ~
Z. IL. Cory & CO.. q to - Jr reIson 81, Cn. &o.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23

In most modern ships everything
seemssacrificed to- big social halls
Enoling and smusic rocms. huge sa,
looms, etc. The modern sleeping
cabin one can barely swing Va kitten
In. and worst of all there ID in most
ships not a place to put away thing.
Imagine the discomfort ON q voyage
to Australia Of having toadrag out
ones trunk every time one wants a
handkerchief or change of clothes.
The Messageries Maritimes and the
new North German 'hloyd boats sup
ply wardrobe cupboard and drawers
In large, airy cabins. In the English
boats we are going backward, the
older boa1 Of our leading companies
having better cabin accommodation
than the new. We are long suffering
people. and 1t seems incredible the
public stand this unnecessary discom-
fort.-London Truth.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23

A strange war story comes from
New Zealand. Some years ago Sir
John Gorst lived in waiksto and ed
tied the Maori newspaper. Te Ha-
kioi The paper was printed, and
published near the scene Of the hot.
test fighting Of the war then raging.
During the struggle the Maoris ran
short Of ammunition, and having no
ball for their 14-pound guns thcy
loaded them with shop weights con.
fiscated from neighboring shopkecp
ers. This source Of supply was soon
exhausted.
Then a raid was made on The Ha-
kioi Office and their guns were
charged with type and stereo blocks.
This new ammunition, 30 the story
goes. proved very effective.
One Of the white invaders was in.
jured by q patent medicine advertise
ment, another was invalided by q
church bazaar announcement" a
third lost a leg through solid leader
on the land bill, and Sir John, who
had taken refuge with the British
troops, had a narrow escape from be
ing hit with one of his own poems. =
Exchange.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23
An Unjointed Snake.

81 Hawkins, he of Oak Hall, is not
given to seeing snakes and especially
on the Sabbath, but on Sunday after
noon while riding home from his
farm he came upon a rare curiosity
in the way Of a jointed snake The
reptile was lying near the road, and
q sharp cut from Mr.. Hawkins
whip caused it to fall in a dozen
pieces some 8 inches in length each
The head. with about a foot of the
body attached, ran into the bushes
and escaped, while the remaining
sections lay in the road apparently
dead. Mr.. Hawkins waited some
time to see the snake come forth and
couple himself together again as
jointed snakes do, but this ono fail
ing to make his appearance. the sec
tions in the road were picked up and
brought to town as curiosities. This
is the first jointed snake that has
been seen here in years, and the
pieces attracted attention.-Ameri,
Gus Times-R s-Recorder.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23

n is said that the Afst person 10
tstilise clcvef fetnark for quotation
n entitled to ~ fnuch credit ne tho
pefson who wfote n. and often play
upon a phrase n 90 bright ~ The orig
inaI. Oliver Hereford the talented
Illustrator and son Of Rev. Brooke
Hereford, IL noted for his droll vsria
tions Upon old fashioned proverbs,
and a few recent examples arc worth
repeating Who that has ever been
photographed, with ell that II i'm
plies, could fail 10 appreciate this
"you may lead q man 10 the pho
togrspher's, but you can't make him
smile" And what heartfelt assent
will be given by many a man--snd
perhaps some women, too. "A little
widow Ia a dangerous thing" Some
what m The same vein was his char
scterisatiop ON tho hast day Of the
week Of an egg that failed 10 please
bis taste, as "a Saturday night egg, {"
explaining when asked. "Because II
has tried all the week 10 be good. |"
We may praise the stage, the concert
platform. the founder Of colleges and
professorshipe, but the real benefac
tor 10 mankind IN he who goes through
life with jest on his lips. Boston
Advertiser.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23
Judging Wholly by Appsarsaoes.

That things are not alwaysswhat
they seem is shown by the following
incident which actually occurred at
aswell boarding house over on Broad
way. Not long ago there arrived a
new boarder. He was man of strik-
ing appearance. He had the face and
head Of genius. The girls were
very much taken up with him, and
speculations were rife a. TO whether
he was . poet or q musician. His
long locks led them to the conclusion
that he must be poet. He was of q
retiring nature and said little, but
they were all on tiptoe of expectation,
feeling sure that when he did say
something 1t would be rare treat
One day they were at dinner, and no
one was saying word, when the new
boarder said:
Miss Ella, will you please pass
them dumplin'si'- Cincinnati En-
Qyirer.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23
An Aromatic DislDssetans.

Pine oil and pine cones are now be-
ing imported from Norway, to be
sold as disinfectants against q possi-
BILE cholera scare. The cone u placed
In the mouth Of q sort of lamp. and
the latter contains the oil. A wick
communicates with the cone, and
this IL sufficiently porous to permit
the odor of the oil to escape. Pine
oil is much used in Italy as q. disin-
fectant in cases OF roman fever. Its
penetrating odor 10 unpleasant to
most persons, though some learn to
Ike it.-New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23

Delaware has a curious collection
of odd surnames. There is family
Of Colts in Kent county. The Pep
pcrs and Mustards have long lived
neighbors in SUSSEX, and there are
Peaches in Newcastle county, inaus-
piciously settled north of the peach
belt. One man named his three sons
for the several counties Of the state,
and Delaware is an occasional Chris
tian name. A girl whose name was
Leonora Missouri Cannon provoked
from q stranger the prompt declara-
ton that the name was sentimental,
patriotic and explosive.-New York
6uu.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23


Cost of transportation is the crying
evil in California. The people feel
embarrassed and crsmped in their
energies audare struggling for relief.
The railroads across the continent
were constructed at great cost, and
their maintenance and operation are
and always will be expensive. Com
plants Of the excessive rates Of trans
portation are universal. Our grain
and especially our fruits and wines
are cut of from the markets Of our
own country by the competition Of
foreigners. who can produce more
cheaply and are subject to less cost
for transportation. The transporta-
ton problem is among the greatest
which now confronts the American
people.-Richard H. Mcdonald, Jr..
In Californian.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23
Too High For Jun ping.

A Detroit young man. who Is very
careless in his expenditures Of money,
spent q week In Chicago recently at q
swell hotel, and when the time was
up he was in the straits.
''I'm in q hole, esaid TO q friend.
"I've got ticket home. but / haven't
got any money, and I owe the hotel
. weeks board. Tho account has
Just been presented"
"Well. why don't you jump the
board bill and settle II when you
make q raiseT
"Jump nothingr he exclaimed In
disgust. They've made II 30 high !
can't Jump 1t. Look at thati" and he
handed over the bill TO his syInpa-
timing friend. Detroit Free Press
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-23
A Blsw ct wensa's nishts.

In our own country concealment Of
age is regarded as Q harmless fiction,
and the practice Is supposed TO be
rather prevalent among women who
are more than 25 and under 75. In
Austria moro serious view Is taken
Of this offense. BY recent decree
Of their courts Of law q marriage was
annulled ON the husband showing
that the bride had concealed the ex-
act number Of years that had passed
over her head. She pretended TO be
IS years younger than she really
was.--London News