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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
The Press in China,

Liberty of the press, as understood
IN England, docs not exist in China.
An ancient law forbids the publica-
tiop, under any form whatever, Of the
history of the rcigning dynasty, and
of course any journal worthy Of the
name of newspaper must take note of
the history of the country. 1t ought
to be said that the history is written,
il not printed, but the annals are
edited by special body composed of
distinguished men, forming the Court
of Historians, and their records are
carefully kept, but never see the light.
So jealously are they kept secret, that
the Emperor himself does not see
them, and there liz on record the fiery
response of the President of this His.
torians' Committee toan Emperor who
had intimatcd his desire to know
something of the records of his reign
This council writes, with equal
liberty, the good and the bad. No
Emperor has as yet read what has been
chronicled of his Government, for if
such annals were 10 he shown him, the
writer's dare not inscribe moro than
his praises Tho Emperor replied
what! you owe il to the country,
and, further, you carry record of
tnnIi4 iNI a thn l.,.
President answered that none of them
were competent 30 say what shoull he
written and whut hidden, and that
their duty would obligc them to state
their present conversation. The En-
rcror save way, for nothing is less all,
splntc than MI absolute government.
The department which is supposed to
regulate thus bears some identity with
what we call the press censorship.
The acts OF the Government and OF
the sovereign arc constantly examined
by this oil powerful court. Some Of
It's members are always in attendance
at the palace, and oven accompany the
sovereign on his travels. Their conn
sells must be listened to, and they
really form the intimate couuselors OF
the Autocrat of China Should their
private advice Inc refused, they 10 not
hesitate to publiciy.criticisc tho action
they disagree with, and frequently in
no measured terms.
Ia reality it is this court of ccnsora
who take the most important duticq
OF Tn" press upon themselves, md
while they may thus be compared with
| tho censorship of some European
countries, they arc infinitely more
powerful and can entirely control anil
easily auprress the newspapers of the
State. They are beyond the reach oi
attacks, and it is only by supposing il
to le u part OF the Chinese National
character that we can suppose the ex
ihonce, even Tor moment, OF such
an instrument of surveillance, poycr
| and control.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
First American steam Locomotive.

After one has spent n day viewing
the splendid railway exhibit at Chic.
ago's great Fair, or even the showing
made at our own Exposition. it is diff
licult for him to realize that every
thing relating to that branch of in.
dustry il the result of but sixty years
labor. All the giant strides that have
been made in the railway enterprise
of America have been brought about
within the memory of many men and
women who daily walk the streets OF
st. Louis. In 1881 the railway (?l
connecting Albany with Schenectady,
n Y, had less than dozen cars, each
drawn by two horses Later on, in
1882, | bclicve, locomotive engines
were introduced, but IA the railway
ran up and down hill, just as the
wagon ronls of to-day, the loco motivcs
had to be assisted by stationary on.
gines, thus making double expense.
The very first steam locomotive
constructed in America was made by
the kembIes Company of West street,
New York, in 1S30-31. This pioneer
American triumph of the mechanic
art was shipped by sailboat from the
manufacturers shops to Charleston,
$. c., whcro it was put together and
first used on II short freight road be-
the city last named and n small place
called Hamburg. st. Louis Republic
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
How 60 Sleep SOundly.

Tn sleeping much depends on sccur.
ing comfortable position. Lying on
the back would seem to give the most
ease, but general experience and prac-
tice prove that it does not, and it is
liable to somo definite objections. In
weakly state of the heart and blood
vcssols and in certain morbid condi-
tions of tho brain the blood seems tu
gravitate to tho back of the head and
to produce troublesome dreams. Per
sons who have contracted chests and
who have had plcurisy and retain nd
hesions of tho lungs do not sleep well
on tho back. Nearly all who are in.
clinod to snore do so III that position.
For these and other reasons it il
therefore better to lie on, the side, and
in lung disease to lie on the wcakSidc,
80 ~ to leave the healthy lung free to
expand. II is well to choose the right
side, because, when the body is thus
placed, the food gravitates more
easily out OF The stomach into the in
testincs.
Sleeping with the arm thrown over
the head ia to be deprecated, but this
position liz often assumed during glcop
because circulation is then free in the
eXtremitic3 and the head and neck,
and the muscles III the chest are drawn
up and fixed by the shoulders, and
thus expansion of the thorax is easy.
Tho chief objections to this position
are that it creates tendency to cramp
and cold in the arms, and sometimes
sccms to cause headaches and dreams.
The best sleep is obtained when the
shutters are closed 40 IA to make the
room dark and the windows are ad.
iusted 40 hs to admit plenty Of fresh
air. Early rising is not virtue, nm.
less the riser has secured sleep enough
and the best rising il obtained when
the sleeper wakes naturally. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
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| bars or spikes, and wire, rolled into
bracelets or rings. Abundant apeci-
mems of this ring money have been
found III various parts OF Europe and
Asia, and probably constituted the
first approximation to coinage 1t is
said to be still current i'll Nubia.
Impressions were first made on only
eome portion of the ingot, spike or
ring The early fat coins were stamped
on but one side, and rough edges pre-
vailed until lcomparatively recent times
While circular coins vastly predomi-
nate, the forms into which others have
from time to time been cast are pecu-
liar. Many octsgonal and hexagonal
pieces have been issued in Germany,
and money in the the form OF squares
and lozeLges has been used in England
pilates of copper, seven and half
enches square, bearing mn imprint in
each corner, circulated in Sweden in
the eighteenth century.
The Japanese coinage is composed
of cblong fiat pieces OF silver covered
on both sides with designs and legends,
and valpieces OF copper with square
hole in tho centre. Tho square hole
in the centre of the circular Chinese
money permits the coins to be strung
Cimeter-shaped pieces formerly circu.
lated in Persia.
The first issue cofcontincntal currency
i'll 1776 figured n sum over II dial and
the coins bore the admonition; "Mind
Your Business. This, however, was
but an experimental issue, and until
the mint was established i'll 1892 the
several States maintained each it's own
currency. The designs arc fantastic
and varied.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
Neither a Borrower Nor lender.

Here is hard times story which is
just now circulating in Wall street:
About threo months ago, during tho
Yery darkest days of the panic, GER
tain small operator applied to friend
of about the same calibre for tho loan
of 800.
Nothing would please me more, :"
said the man approached, "and I'll nc.
commodatc you. ] haven't 800 with
mo ut tho present time; but make a
note and III indorsc it, and you can
get the money from the bank"
Tho "borrower" proceeded 10 make
tho note, when the other remarked !:
"By the way, / need few dollars nv
self to-day. Make the note for two
hundred dollars can use one hundred
myself"
He did as requested. The note was
indorsei and discounted and the pro.
cecds were divided. When il became
due, however, the lender and indorser
was in seclnsioD, and the maker had
10 meet the payment He is now
wandering through the streets trying
to decide whether he borrowed si00
from his friend or his friend borrowed
that amount OF him, New York
Herald,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
4 Musical Phenomenon.

a stringed instrument suspended in
favorable position near IL pionoforto
will sound when tones corresponding
to the open strings are produced on
the piauOfortc. The volume of the
answering tone will depend upon at.
mospheric conditions, tho quality and
color of the pcrsuading tone and the
scnsitiveness OF the responding ma.
terial. There is - familiar anec lote
told of n famous tenor, who, by sing.
ing the tone that was Cousonant with
that OF n winC-Glnss, could make tho
glass ahivor 40 violently thpt it would
fall to pieces. 1t is because of this
tonnl sympathy that the cause of u
harsh, rattling tone that may suddenly
appear i'll pinnofortc is detected with
difficulty. Though it may appear to
be III the instrument, it i4 often far
away and may come from a loose globc
or pendant on II chandelier. Even a
key In door has been known to be
the guilty cause. Chicago Herald.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
august
Flower

One of my ucighbors, MIR. John
Gilbert, has been sick for long
time. All thought him pastrccovery.
tie was horribly cmaciated from the
inactjOn of his liver and kidneys.
1t i difficult to describe his appear
ancc and the miserable state of his
health ut that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible. He tried
your August Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. Itrcstorcd
him 10 perfect health 10 the great
aStonlshmcnt Cf his family and
friends" John Quibcll, Holt. Ont .
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
SELECT SIFTINGS.

Portugars royal crown is worth
SO, 800, 600.
An Arctic owl was recently captured
in Freeport. Me.
The total production of coal in Ohio
last year was Ia, 500, 9OS tons.
A Philadelphia hat dealer says his
least profit is in selling silk hats.
On an average locomotive engineer
travels 20, 900 miles in the course of q
year.
j. A. McBrayer, of Anderson, KY,
has killed 237 rattlesnakes in seven
years.
In the year 760 A. D., Pope Panl I.
sent the only clock in the world us a
present TO Pepin, King of France.
Needles were first made with every
rude machinery in 1545. At that date
workman did we'll if he turned out
ten n day.
Roman colonial coins bore number
of banners corresponding to the num-
ber of tho legion whose veterans had
occupied tho country.
One variety Of tho India rubber tree
Ficuselastica) hasleaves of the deepest
green, each provided with n narrow
border of very bright red.
The loftiest volcano is Popocatapetl,
Mexico. It's crater liz 1000 feet deep
and three miles in circumference. The
mountain is II, 7s4 feet high.
The longest wooden bridge in the
world is trcstlc work over Lake PoGt-
chartraip, New Orleans. 1t is of
cypress piles and twenty-five miles
long.
The dogs which Chinese epicurcs are
said to he most fond of are q peculiar
species of canine noteworthy for tho
entire absence of any disposition to
bark.
The mountain of Fujisian, in Japan,
If actually in motion. 1t is II, 400 feet
above sea level, yet the power Of tho
winds in those quarters causes it to
sway from side 60 side
One of the largest wire cables ever
made has been completed by Liver
pool firm. The rope has n continuous
length Of four and one half miles and
weighs over twenty i've tons,
Queen Victoria has fifty-fivc dogs OF
all sizes and breeds in her palace.
They are housed with more care for
their comfort and are better fed prob
ably than any other dogs in England.
Not less than fifteen hundred G5OOl
people were trampled to death in the
crowds which gathered Mt the fcto
given i'll celebration of tho marriage
ofLouis XVI. of France, juno u, 1910.
The British ironclnd Royal Sovrr.
cign covered the distance from the
Eddystonc Lightship to Gibraltar in
sixty hours twenty minutes, her aver
ago sped being fifteen knots an hour
III computing the age the Chinese
always reckon back two years from the
celebration Of tho first birthday: or,
in other words, ns though the pcrsou
had been one year old at time of birth.
Mount De Angus, otherwise the
"watcr Volcano is situated about
twenty-five miles south of tho capital
ofGuatcmala. 1t takes spells ofvomit-
ing immense torrents OF pure, cold
water.
Gagged lions and tigers, pumas and
ia2uara take no notice of the mon and
women passing in front of them, but
let dog be brought anywhere nenr
thc cage and they show their savage
nature ut once, and spring up, glarins
out savagcly.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

LloyPs report is of special interest
to Americans this year, states the Chi
cago Herald. as il shows that there is
no Nation which has made so rapid an
increase in the tonnage OF steamers
registered during tho past twelve
months M tho United States.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

Tho heirs or Dumns pere, t-lc cC-c.
brated French novelist, arc utill en-.
joying an income of about $1,000 q
year from the sale of his novels. Of
which he wrote some 300. Two or
three of these furnish most of the
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

Drapcrs and others showing win
dow goods liable to lose their color
by fading are advised to put yellow
colorcd glass in their windows, ~ tn,
bleaching is caused Ivy the white ray
of the suns light.
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a Two foot rule-"Keep OF the
grass. Halo.
Wo suppose the ship heaves out OF
sympathy for tho Eeasick passengers.
-SiftiuSs.
George GoLll favors an income tax.
This proves that George is no jay
Chicago Dispatch.
Sometimes girls are kind to young
men to mako other young men jealous.
-Atcbison Globe.
The man who - good to his own bad
habits may bc styled as ono who is
generous 10 fault New Orleans
PIcayune.
"By George! l AN in high feather,
after all !" exclaimed the ostrich, as
he scanned tho market reports on
plumagc. Truth.
Hisgs "Why don't you buy one OF
these fashionable long tailed coats ?"
Briggs (after painful pause "diggs,
am too short. Chicago Tribune.
Prisnner-"1 beg You, Judge, not
To condemn mc-not IN my account,
but So as not to injurc the prospect
of my counsel. "-Fliegendc Batter
GOOD SIR" she whispered, '.let US not
Treat this affair too lightly
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. Tho many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds besS products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
an. 10 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax.
ative; eGectually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and fevcrs
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because il acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and il is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it ia man.
ufactnrcd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll Informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

There IL moro ca arri ia this section OF the
cnintrN thnn all uth'r Diseases put togct her,
nid until I'll" lnst fow years was sIppOs a t. bn
lhchra 'l" 70 great many years doctors pro-
n"nnC" ! Il 'nCpi scnsC, aud prescribed local
rene tie c', aud ~ CO istantly failing To euro
WIN I""ni ti"a inCnt, pronounced IL inCurnhlc.
ci"nrC tnr proven Catarrh To b, consi itu-
"nal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
utnCt red hN Y. y. Cheney d Co., Toledo, Ohio.
. The nr'N toii iitutiunai cure on the market.
" - taken iut'rrn'ly in doses from iDdrops to
- t,1srnun!u'. II acts directly on the blood
and muCniiS "llrla"cS OF tn" system. Thcy offer
one hundred dollars = any case IL fails to
Cur". Scuh Tor circulars and testimonials
free. NldrUsS
+. y. turNEN a. Coz, Toledo, o.
~ |0ld by Druggists, 15c.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

frances in the sand or loan. Tell.talo
chicken bones nul feathers and fur
strcwn about the entrance speak of
many II hcn-roost robbed or of foolish
rabbits and ovcrcontidcnt grouse that
have furnished food for the ever hun
cry cubs. The mother fox faithfully
feeds her young and boldly steals to
support them. She knows, as all sports
men know, that the hounds will not
follow her while she has family de-
pending upon her.
"a merry, neversHy die life does
he fox lead, indeed! 1t may be II
short one, for traps and snares arc
many, hunters are many and the scent
OF the hound is keen. But reynard
rollicks and registers and plays the
bold freebooter amid it all"
FUN,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

FRANCES annual account shows n deficit
OF Sl7, 400, 900
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TuRnAr DISEAsEs comm 100 witt y Cnu.ya,
tpld or SORE Throat. " BTp5r3'S R,OHrfiy,
,Itor'S give immr ltttc r,licC. SJ!G 0ItJ ~
62res. pricA y cnmia.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

SouTH CARoLINA's cotton mills have dou-
bled in seven years.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

Bcccham's Pills correct tad effects OF oysr.
eating. Beechams-no others. 25 cents n bo.-
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

SPANISH Generals favor neutral bound
ary between their and Moorish territory.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20

For Dyspepsia, indigestion aud Stomach DIS
orders, use Browns Iron Bitters-ths Best
Tonic. II rebuilds the Blood and strcngt hens
the muscles A splendid medicine for weak
and debilitated persons
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-20
FORMS OF MONEY.
SOME OLD AND ODD MEDIA OF
EXCHANGE.
Possibility OF Colds Displacem ent by
Some Rarer Mctal-Many Print.
tive Methods OF Barter Among
Uncivilized Races.

\ 4 ONEY is subject that has
Nj risen into such prominence
- u OF late thnt tho first extra
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-07-21

Los bletes desde adean ademhs del
se usual de A. Early L. el de Ch H. VILE
re- nueyo comsro Gen g. T. Beauregar ha
fallecido.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-07-21
Mr.. DuHauf Adrj;en,. N,

Avisa los propietasos de esta Capital contrtists
de obras pbca que oece para eecuar toda case de
de reparaciones de las mismas
carandose de los materales de mampostera carptera
pntura general de todo 10 tenga reacion las
consruccione En- la eecuc6n de las obras que le
fen, garantza pronttud atencon los anos que lie
enreguen detalles Sc le den Vas condolences
que establezcan. Diirse la cae Duaut Santurce
& la numero II Gale de San Jose esta Capital.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-07-21

Estos vapores haran es,
Gala en- los principalei
Ipuerots de La Isla, segdr
LAS necesidad del ira
Mco. 49,. -.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-07-21

szSA Premos ascendentes &26os4eo
PREcIOS DE Los BiLLETES -
Enteros, $5; quintos $a Un Quinto 81;
0cos VgmOs las soeiedades vor de So 500
AVISO IMPORTANTE.
Las reesas de por epreso, de mi
1ars srba vend del
nyio de los Betes corresponds
Diriirse Supplements q
/ PAUL CONRAD. = sz= .1zas -
Ei eorrssponsa dahsra dar So direction per compIeiu
fifmar con elaFidad.
al u. for7nuado prohbiendo
del oe de Companas
coesponsales enviales Las
PreInios.
iespu6s cuaquer candad Expo, Hbrs
10 0Gs0. -
5IAA que fechado premio
Orleans bletc este rado PAUL
CONRAD. Presidente j. A. Early w l. GABELL e. cor CD
Vir6 grantia Nacionaes
presdent los betes remiados les esen
adOs.
Hay pobres audulentas bees
venden concedendo conisione los exend oe
acepRdo somente
ostes LoerSa Kado de LsuisSoa obtenee
u s5szz
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-08-02

fectly willing that the laboring man,
for whom be sheds crocodile tears,
shall be reduced to the level of the
foreign paupers who are aocking to
our shores in order that his theory Of
government may be adopted,
The interview with Whitney does
not promise good for the country.
The last Democratic administration
in this country went out with soup
houses on the street corners of our
large cities aud the probabilities are
favorable for the re.establishment of
soup houses after their thirty years
absence. 1t is mighty cold snow
we are having in this Democratic
weather. Harrisburg Telegraph.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-08-02

IT makes a difference whose OK is
gored. When the pension of Judge
Long, of Michigan, was stopped on
the ground that man capable of
earning $4,000 per year was not to.
tally disabled, there we're many in.
quiries from Republicans as to wheth.
er similar action would be taken in
the case of General Black, of Hi.
nois, ex.Commissioner Of Pensions
and now a member of Congress, at a
salary of $4,000 per snnum. Gener.
al Black draws a pension Of 500 per
month on the ground that be is a
physical wreck and totally disabled.
He was wounded in both arms, but
can sign voucher as well as any
other member of Congress. The au.
swer to this is that General Black
will not be disturbed. Of course thi:
is explained by the fact that Black i:
Democrat and Long is Republi'
can. Everything goes with Hoke
where Republican is concerned.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-08-02
Senatorial Election.

Not long since geant.at, Arms of
the State Senate Myers served the
following notice on Sheriff Osgood of
this place, in accordance with which
there will be one more person to vote
for at the fall election than was cal.
culated on:
COMMONWEALTH OF PENN'A, SIS /:
To the sheriffs of the counties of
Cameron, Elk, Clarion and Forest,
comprising the thirty. eighth senat-
orial district of Pennsylvania,
greeting:
Whereas a vacancy has occurred in
the Office of senator of the state of
Pennsylvania for the thirty-eighth
senatorial district, composed of the
counties of Cameron, Elk, Clarion
and Forest, by reason of the resigna.
ton Of the Honorable Harry Alvin
Hall, senator from the thirty.eighth
senatorial district.
Now, therefore, /, Louis Arthur
Watres, president of the Senate, by
virtue of the authority vested in me
by the constitution of the state of
Pennsylvania and by the act of as.
sembly in such a case made and pro.
vided, do hereby command you that
you cause an election to be held in
Cameron, Elk, Clarion and Forest
counties, comprising the thirty. eighth
senatorial district, on Tuesday, the
seventh day of November, A. D. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety.
three (the time appointed by law for
holding the general election) to
choose a person to represent said thir.
ty.eigbth senatorial district 10 the
state of Pennsylvania for the remain.
der of the term expiring November
thirtieth, A. d. one thousand eight
hundred and ninety -four, and that
you give due and public notice of
said election throughout Cameron,
Elk, Clarion and Forest counties,
comprising the thirty eighth senator
ial district in the form and manner
directed by law.
Given under my hand and seal at
Harrisburg the twenty.ninth day OF
June, A. ID. one thousand eight hun.
dred and ninety.three.
LOUIS ARTHUR WATREs,
President of the Senate
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET
COUNTY.
Prothonotary, &c.
CALVIN NJ. ARNER,
Tionesta Boro.
Sheriff,
HARRY MAZE,
jerks Twp.
County Commissioners,
w. NJ. COON,
Barnett Twp.
w. A. CONNELY,
Hickory Twp.
Auditors,
NJ. Il. ABBOTT,
Hickory Twp.
w. l.. STROUP,
Howe Twp.
Jury Commissioner,
j. b. CARPENTER,
Kingsley Twp.