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are eaten on the spot by way Of luncheon.
Chasing the grasshopper is field day
with the Indians.

are eaten on the spot by way OF luncheon.
CHASING the grasshopper is field day
with the Indians.
Another form Of bread is made from
ordinary corn. The kernels are placed
in bowl whioh has been chipped in
rock, and the woman kneads the dough,
something after the old fashioned style
OF the pale faces. The dough is made
into thin cakes and is cooked in the en-
bers. something after the style of the
sash cake" of the negro. In this viii
lage is the usual old woman, which every
tribe or remnant Of tribe has, and who
alone possesses the secrets of deyisin2
medIcated decoctlons Of the various herbs
which are very effective in their original
purity; and from these the quack doctors
Of the long haired variety have accumu.
lated fortunes. m
~ The told woman doctor" administers
very effective "Turkish" BATH for chills.
A tight inclosure is made Of deerskin,
and the pssient ia laid in the center.
heated stones are brought IN and piled
around him aud water is poured upon
them. The air tight inclosure is soon
filed with vapor, aud the "doctor" can
make it rs hot aud hotter than the patient
can endure.
From the grunts and Delsartean gcs-
lures made by the baretooted chief tho
village will evidently soon be deseIed
and the remnants Of the tribe will go
across the mountains where tho acorn
crop is more bountiful. In accordance
with their custom they will, on leaving,
burn their houses. They will return
next season if the acorn crop is better,
but they will build more "wickiups," -
Sau Francisco Examiner.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19
Making Pens.

After going through pin factory one
is easily persuaded to k."2ve that ma
chinery can be taught to think. In the
first place, the wire from which the pin,
are made is examined by machine that
seems to scan every particle of it, az
though to detect any defect that Nigh,
exist in lis substance Then It measure:
off bit, Just long enough for one pin,
and hands it over to another piece OF
machinism that holds it against file.
wheel until it Ia pointed. 1t is then
passed on to another fle-wheel, where il
is smoothed and finished; then travels
little further, where it is seized by grip
and forced into recess where the head
is made. A pair of pincers then takes il
from the die aud drops it into tray,
and the work Of the machine is done.
The whole process does not occupy five
seconds, for the pincers that catch and
drop the pins work so fast that the pint
are coming all the time in stream from
the machine, but so remarkable is tn,
mechanism, so infallible in it's action AZ
every point, that IL really appears "a
reason rs 1t works,lSt. Louis Globe.
Democrat.
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QUEER THINGS r,EoPLE BELIEVE

Here are some df the suDerstitions
which are still believed by thousands in
one part of the country or another;
That crystal is congealed ice.
That elephants have no joints.
That the sun DANCES on Easter Day.
That dead man weighs more than
when he was alive.
That kingfisher susponded by the
beak indicates the objection of the wind.
That diamond Is softened or broken
by goats blood. g.
That man .has.n.e rib less than
That the TENN wave at spa Is the great.
est and most dangerous.
That purslane IN bed prevents Wis.
ions.
That coffin nail on the Threshold Of
a chamber keeps away pbantoms.
That to tread on moonwart loosens
horse's shoes.
That rue prevents witchcraft.
That bay leaf Is preservative
against thunder.
That handful of dsmqrt causes horse
to carry his rider caSily if put under the
saddle.
That docks boilesl with the to ughest
meat would make ittender
That il it rains on St Swith in's day il
ing days.
That when one of family dies, the
bees will undergo $pme calamity il not
informed of the deah.
That some remedies ought to be ap-
piled three, seven Il nine times.
That the SEVENTH son of a seventh son
is a genius, or that he can heal scroful-
Gus persons by thestouch.
That the head oil malefactor exposed
on the highway rynders the person he.
fore whom it is heli unable to move il il
is duly prepared.
That sheep shaild be shorn and pigs
killed when the ntpon is at the full.
That peas aud Beans should be sown
when it Is on the yane.
That nm artery does from the wedding
ring finger to the heart.
That spirits arr detected by candles
burning with a Blush light.
That piece of taliow near the fame
betokens death I'd one Of a family.
That the howling of dogs portends a
death.
That to kill 1 spider, or to kill a
snake, is unlucky rtfankee Blade.
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19

". II. Burt, Of Saginaw, Mich, has
suddenly become wealthy On an un-
earned increment. Some years ago he
bought tract Of timber land in st. L)uis
County, Minnesota, aud recently dis.
covered that forty acres of the tract Is
lowered with an immense aud very rich
deposit of iron orc. Thore are said to be
1000, 900 tons in sight, and it is 50 ac-
steam shovel He has leased the mining
rights at rates that will fetch him $500.
900 year. -
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as CHOOLROOM LDYL.
low plainly I remember all!

How plainly remember all!
The desks. deep scored and biackened;
The row of blackboards round the wall.
Tho hum that yer slackened;
And, framed about by map and chart,
And casts Of dusty plaster,
That wisest head and warmest heart.
The kindly old schoolmsster.s
soc the sunny corner nook
His blue-eyed daughter sat in.
rosy, fair-haired girl who took
With us her French and Latin.
How longingly watched the hours
For Ollendorf and Cmsarl
And how fought with Tony Powers
The day he tried to tease her.
:. Andwhen, onedey. took the Next.
To stay some Gallo slaughter,
Because quite forgot the t.xt
In smiling at his daughter,
And she and I were "kept ~ Gar
To study, after closing"
We stopped the clock an hour or moro
While he, poor man, was doing
And there he sits, with bonded bead,
Ger some old volume Iorng
(Or 80 he thinks; if truth be said
He's fast asleep and snoring),
And where the shaded lamplight PLAYS
Across the cradles rocking
My schoolmate of the olden days
Sits, mcnding baby'R stocking
-tCharles B. Going, in tho La los Home
Journal
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Came Back and Paid Up.

Sixteen years ago T. Il. Schock disap-
pearcd from Mexico, Mo-, between two
days. 1t soon transpired that he was
overwhelmingly in debt. The Schock
family was and still is a prominent one
in the country, and his brothers indiS-
naut at his absconding determined to
bring him back, but no trace Of him
could be found. Recently q travel
stained stranger, bronzed by a southern
sun, came to Mexico. Il was Theodore
Il. schock. He employed lawyer, called
on Circuit Clerk Ben @. johnson and pro-
posed TO pay of the judgments, asgro-
eating several thousand dollars. As fast
a. these papers, all OF them yellow with
aye, were passed upon by the attorney,
Schock would pay them of. All OF his
rockets seemed to be filed with money.
lie asked no questions and would answer
noae. When tho last judgment was
satisfied he departed as quietly as he came
aud no one knew that ho was here till no
bad gone. schock's home IS believe to
be in South America. New Orleans
Picayune.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19
From Five Gents to ss25..

A five-cent stamp was sold In New
York the other day for s325, and 1t had
been cancelled at that IL was the New
Haven fye-cent stamp of 1s45, and ha6
been cut from the envelope, which i'm.
paired its value. Aside from its actual
value, the stamp has an interesting his.
tory. II was sent by Mr.. Depew TO hi,
family in Peekskill and passed into ths
hands OF Mrs. Duyal, wife Of Mr.. Dc.
pew's secretary, about ten years later.
Her son sold IL to Scott & Co., from
whom Mr.. Mayer bought IL. Mr.. Scott
got ii back last night for ss25.-[Pics.
yuue.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19
Arother steamship line Is ARA ~ me- &c

! Another steamship line Is ARA ~ ,ng to
put two 10,0G0.ton steamers under the
American flag. The vessels will bo built
at Newport News, Va, and will ply be.
tween Liverpool and Now Orleans. The
new liners, it Is expected, will be the
nucleus Of a full feet Of American
steamers rivaling in speed and beauty
the fastest afloat. "Evidently the pros
poets Of the American flag reap pc airing
on the ocean are frightening" exclaims
the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19

The New York News phiI,sophizes
hus' In the United States we have no
landing army worth mentioning, but we
hve what might be called n moving
tmy that We can point to with pride.
: Is the army Of railroad employees,
umbering 784, 600. The fruits of their
,telligeuce and labor are seen In happy
ONES, contributing to the comfort of
antilles that would probably aggregate
200, 900 people at least. This Is an
american army. Instead OF Haunting
'eapons OF destruction it uses means for
ne enrichment OF tho country. Instead
being an encambrauce upon the honest
,dustry Of tbs Nation 1t Is adding
normously TO the Nationa; wealth.
EUROPE may have its standing armies -
ae moving kind Is more ia consonsncs
Sith the Americ1n spirit.
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Says the Detroit Free Press "Silver
may be cheap-say eighty-three cents al
ounce-but its production is much
cheaper. In the three most prominent
mines at Creede, Col, silver has been
produced at twenty FIVE cents an ounce,
md the profits from these three mines
asst year were 81 900, 900 on 5000, 600
Investment. Two Creede mines eau pro.
luce {, ZOO, 900 ounces per annum. A
nine at Aspen has been turning out O.
500, 900 ounces per aunum, at a cost, it
s said, Of less than fourteen cents psr
hnnce -
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19

Inc Oanaoian hrcnrlecr seusiory sug-
gests that in building brick houses in
positions where they are not protected by
surrounding property, not to forget that
hollow walls will add greatly to the con
venience of the occupiers. They will
render the house cooler in summer and
warmer in the winter, and will assist in
materially keeping the house dry. The
cost of hollow walls is only very little
higher than that of walls built solid.
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only when d, ss,i,$astts wishS> u,s1(la6
tribute, and " he> sllac, 3<31l ,,x>o.1< n t4
tired eyelids tee x ifef6t "a ~ Il sarsrtf
lin dreams theisz,s j zuss afryi: D zlss5<<y s.. :
| What sigha Il ~ z of3e 7I<,ich ziii1hk
have glowed dfrSm Ifc "a ,xaa j ~ <ls }e,l.
willie TO inspire = ~ ~ = ~ 1un1kefc{f
it il, beyond the 6fAI "a B (, of se}sAs1
topol, there gieStoe & a M 4 'Ia III h >xakct
fires of the inva al, 4. Il and ar<,und.
those toilers q tbs 81 31> bt1@-
Jets and death -dea1i ia "a s + : Is 81 she'll
ploughed mp &t,s n<< q s. i 4 d n efs II a
forming into res le(5u h q III f|6r{n J az. OF
70 the completioa5 tl39< n>| lon cr6 f1ia
foe should have ffp4>< ~ turI his fofbss
against the bulw al 81 1Ioscovyl
Owing to ths at18n ~ ~ actidn
among these brake ~ yA<6, fh6 esltr159 al
labor upon the xI15&fns ~ 81 < Il WAS
inexhaustible. AIT j ~ n q Z ~ <<'cue1anfly|
availabies so thas sc<t a. & ilefb<1 f},1c shoi}
space of time The tlsse'sfk \ i as Wrought
to completion ZOE part A played In the
siege was a mcsS important one, con.
stantly harassing and obstrneting the
operations Of the besieeers stid acting a.
n formidable obstacle to their plans. II
was worthy companion 70 the Cremail
liere battery Of Stanislaffsky, TO the
KrassoGky, and TO the heavy scareening
batteries. f.
! But not without 8 heavy loss of life
was the great work completed, for the
casualties among the heroines were
numerouss As i have said, the toilers
were of all classes and the victims in
oluded several ladies' OF rank and dis.
tinction. Maria lvanovna PapoSns, a
daughter of Major General Ivan Popoff,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19
SELECT SIFTINGS.

A human skull as large as a bushel
basket has been found in Sicily.
Henry w, of France, was afraid Of
cats and trembled whenever he saw
one.
Pierce City, Idaho. which once had a
population of about 1000, is nova de-
serted city. ...
With vocabulary Of 1000 words a
man can transact all the ordinary Dusi-
ness matters Of life .-'-' " Il
No converts either for men or women
are to be found in Sweden and Norway.
They are forbidden by law.
In the year 764 the two seas of Con
stantinopie, Turkey, were completely
frozen over for twenty days.
J. w. Felkner. of Palatka, Fla, is
the owner of an English coin which he
claims bears the date of 1924.
Henry III. OF France was passionately
fond Of spaniels. He carried several
-,yourr 1ogs sith him in O. basket.
inc distiIatton OF aIcobonc liquors. M
Great Britain was extensively practiced
as early as the Sixteenth Century.
William J. Gale, New York real es-
tate agent, was released from jury duty
the other day because his twenty first
child was i'll.
Mrs. Ellsworth Miller, of Cold Springs,
N. Y, Is thirty ono years old and the
mother of sixteen children, including
three sets of triplets.
The King family, Of Port Dram, N. j.,
is a remarkably heavy lot. There -aro
eight persons in the family, aud their
joint weight is 1887 pounds.
An euterprising New Yorker has cs.
tabtished a place in that city where n
man can have his clothes cleaned. pressed
and kept in perfect repair for dollar a
month.
Count Povoleri has kept lions IA pets
for the last quarter Of century, and it
is his custom to have two lions and a
chin punzee in the room while he is TAX
ing breakfast.
A hay saver, consisting Of a three
sidel device, which enables horse II
insert his head into the manger but does
not permit atty lateral movement Of it, Is
a late invention.
The antiquarian, Cannavina, has pur.
cnaScn aC NapicS, ilaly, iro'u SouhI
Aldobraudi an alleged portrait of Chris
topher Columbus by T itan. This por.
trait was dis covered on removing a
rough portrait painting over the original
1t will be sent to the Chicago Worlds
Fair.
The average person trims off tho thir.
ty-second part Of al Inci from each tin
ger nail a week or about an inch and a
half every year. Tho average of human
life oil over the world is forty years,
There are 1900, 100000 people in the
world who, therefore, waste on al aver
ago %, 400 miles OF tiuger nails in a
generation.
Emperor William OF Germany has,
much to the disgust OF his subjects, in
augurated the practice OF having all the
game killed at the imperial shooting
parties sold for the highest possible
price. Heretofore it has been customary
for such of the game as was not requires
for the royal household, or for presents
to be given to charitable institutions.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19

The stories OF the misused oyster
lredgers Of the Chesapeake have excited
vide sympathy, aud number OF infu.
initial societies in Baltimore Iave in mipd
headquarters where complaints can be
odged by the unfortunate and iuvesti-
ration made aud prosecution conducted
~ this headquarters against the wretches
Who deceive and abuse the men they
hip. In most cases, declares the Chicago
Herald, the victims OF these outrages are
90 poor to prosecute the offenders, but
he proposed plan will obviate this diff
seulty and insure deserved punish
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19
An E.sI. Rides a Colt.

The other morning, says the Spring.
heid tOregon) Messenger, nm eagle wa,
seen dcsceading In a lowering circls
above Kelly Butte. When within 100
feet from the ground, Il swooped down
on the back OF ayearling colt. The colt
started down The hill at rapii rate,
with the eagle elinging 10 his bnck.
After IN sppsrenily enjoyable ride OF
about hfty yards, the eagle rose and
circlcd up beyond the clouds.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19
SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION.
SENTIMENT AND RUMOR.
The CourtlRa.Sticlx.

I'm the early New England days there was
In most houses large assembly room. and
there the family and all the guests and chance
callers & ,tbered on winter nights about the
blazing fiic-logs. For tho convenience OF
young lovers, fer there was no next room, 4"
counting sticks were used; that is, long wood.
en- tubes that could convey from lip to ear
sweet and secret Whispers.
Sunshine bathes in golden tide
Tumbled treasures of satin aud lace;
Grandmothers chest stands open wido;
Over it bends blossoming flce.
Here is her girdle of sylph-like span,
Stomacher studded with jet and pearls,
Gay little shoes that the dance began
Grandmother was rose of girlsl
Margery's curious eyes arc bright,
Margery's fingers are deft to suit
What does she bare to the wondering light2
A silent reed ?-or sto less flute?
Grandmother reaches a faded hand,
Never q word do her old lips say;
Close to her ear the hollow wand
She holds. with her dim eyes far away.
Fainter, more vague to tho dulling sense.
Margery's laugh with it's silvery fowl
What is II hearkens, alert, intense,
To tones Of seventy years ago?
Darling, I love youl" sob share. dear eyes,
Glsnccs tho broidery cannot missl"
''Whisper / hear, though breath replies!"
"No one is looking g-sweetheart, one kissl"
Creepeth flush to her withered cheek,
Murmurs her voice like dreaming sh ell:
Love, l am herc Csnst thou hear me speak7
Living or dying, | love thee welll'
Grandmother's hair is white as snow
nthe curl- which the asses hide;
Bent her form with its burden slow
shattered pine tree-her lover died
Msrgcry, read the riddle plain! -
sleepeth the lighter, or lif, or death2
Free' at loves call, to their tryst again
Flying on wings of an echoed BREATH
-tMsry A. p. Stan'bury, in New England Mag.
azine.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19

o~ence Is pressll.a relentIessly on the
eels OF the microbe, notes the Chicago
Iews Record: "The latest method OF
oping with this minute but potent
ource of disease Is to literally cast it
y. af the abiding place in which Ii has
tstailad itself. Micro. organisms cou.
IN substances for the most part heavier
hin water, aud this fact has led to the
production Of method Of separating
hem from water, milk aud Other liquids
centrifugal force. A speed Of about
O00 revolutions minute serves to clear
large number OF microbes from the
Iquid and render IL limpid."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19
II Is said that the people OF New Or
leans, La, maintain the most independ-
ent attitude. toward the dictates Of
fashion of any city In che land.

Labouchere, OF London Truth, acidly
observes that "the British House Of
Lords, it must be remembered, has only
survived thus far because the majority Of
its members have sufficient sense never
to show their faces, much less to let
their voices be heard, ct Westminster"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-04-19

Nero was fond of music and attaiuei;
.reat proficiency In the art. -ssse
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-13
Respectfully Joined.

once had curatc who got greatly
,obfuscated by the number Of the bans
he was called upon to publish one Sum
day morning. So, when at last he got
Through his task, be wound up BY say
ing: .'If any Of you know any just cause
or impeachment why all these persons
may not respectfully be joined together
In holy matrimony. you are to declare
IT." OF course he meant respectively,
but his mistake caused an audible litter
from certain Of the younger members
Of the congregation cornhill Magar
cine
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-13
WEEKLY WORLD.
Consists Of Eight Pages
and is sold for 81 90
per Year

This explains why IFS circulation has
grown so rapidly, and why advestisers
prefer it. To constitute a good adver-
Using medium, weeklymust be newsy
and interesting. The more news il
contains, the better for the advertisers.
Send for a sample copy, and compare
iii with its competitors. Examine and
investigate for yourself. Give it a
trial and you win be readily convinced
that you have made great mistake
in not using its columns long ago.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-13

I'll l.. pEACn, the Metropolitan Dress Maker.
Ii solicits a cali ~ No 81 King Street
\s6im.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-09-13

Es0R sALE-Tiree large white pei rabbits.
Il Win be sold cheap. Apply to Fam THoMr-
sos south Queen street.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-08-08
Tho suItan,s Eaxorite.

The favorite wife of the present
Sultan of Turkey was once q poor
girl, living in the coal tnines of
France. She was q beautiful girl,
as she is now a beautiful womap,
and some charitable person found
her occupation in a famous Dress
making establishment in Paris.
where her superior Intelligence
soon made her madame's most val
liable assistant and she was sent to
Constantinople with dresses Or
dered by the Sultan's mother.
Nothing more was heard of her for
many years, until a little inherit.
lance was left her by a relative,
and notices were published asking
for her whereabouts. In answer
to these notices a wonderful eauip-
age stopped at the door Of the en-
bassy and the Sultan's wife stepped
down to declare herself the once
Flora Collin and renounce the leg
acy in favor of her kindred, who
were still poor. 1t was the old
story of love at first sight between
the Sultan and the beautiful mod
iste.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-08-08
Power IL gs.

Misses Ella and Fannie Roland
and Miss Pauline Anderson, of
your town who have been visiting
at this place returned home last
week.
Mr.. J. @. Mahaffey, of Texarkana,
Texas, is visiting relatives and
friends at this place now. His
many friends are glad to see him.
Mr.. ". A. White is having lum-
Der sawed to finish off his dwelling.
He will also make some additions
TO it which will add greatly to the
appearance as well as to the COM
fort of it.
The picnic at this place on Fri
day last a very we'll attended.
The following gentlemen delivered
addresses, Messrs. o. G. Thompson,
w. B. Stoddard, j. H. O'Dell, @. III.
Roper and j. @. Mahaffey was just
getting in a good way when the
rain interfered ana the crowd had
to scatter.
There are several cases of fever
around this place, mono serious
though.
Mr.. A. G. Owings had the misfor-
tune to lose a tenant house last
week by fire. 1t was insured for
500 In the Farmers Mutual Insu-
rance Go. ON DIT.