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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27
Transient Islands in the Pacific.

The Western Pacific is a great place
for islands that emerge from waves nm.
expectedly and as suddenly disappear
Sometimes they come up and stay. but
more often they have an existence
merely temporary.
The wonderful skipper misses a
familiar land mark, by which he has
been accustomed to get his bearings,
and perhaps the next day he runs his
vessels nose upon brand new piece
of territory that has sprung up out of
the water since he last came that way.
The region south of Japan is so given
to this sort of eccentricity that ships
avoid it. Volcanic action is rcspon-
sible for such phenomena. Reports of
them will be noted on the pilot chart
In every case, though they are not
always reliable, because backs Of sleep.
ing whales and schools OF fishes run.
ming along the surface are frequently
mistaken for islands and shoals. San
Francisco Examiner.
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Athens Had the First Public Parks.

The Athenians furnished the first i'm
stance of parks for the public pro-
vided and supported by the State for
the recreation of the citizens. The
first ofthese was originally an extern
sive tract of waste and marshy ground
which it's owner, Academies, be-
queathed to the city on condition that
gymnasium should he established
upon it, where the young men might
practice all kinds of athletic exercises
This was done, and the gymnasium
was called Academia, or the academy,
in honor Of the founder. At later
period (about 400 b. c., Cimon, son
of the great Miltiades, being archon or
chief magistrate, caused the whole Of
the ground to be drained, and planted
it with avenues of plane trees and
grooves of olives, and adorned it with
statues and other works of art, when
1t became the favorite promenade Of
the Athenihns. Brooklyn Eagle.
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A Pocket Night Lamp,

To obtain light sufficient to read
the time by watch or clock by night,
without danger of setting things on
fire, is an easy matter. Take an OBJ.
long vial of the clearest of glass, put
into 1T piece Of phosphorus about
the SIZE of pea, pour upon this some
pure olive oil, heated to the boiling
point; the bottle is to be filed abont
one-tbird full, then cork tightly. To
Isse ths light remova the cork. allo-
the air to enter, then recork The
whole empty space in the bottle will
then become luminous, and the light
obtained will be good one. As soon
as the light becomes dim it's power
can be increased by opening the bot.
tie and allowing fresh supply OF OR
to- enter. Cincinnati Post.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27
An Operation for Bullet in the Ey,

Our Paris correspondent describes
clever operation by the eminent
French surgeon, DR.. Pcan. A little
girl four and half years old was
playing, on the l4th of July last. ucnr
her father whilo he was cleaning u
loaded pistol The firearm went of
and ball, striking the child close Ia
the eye, lodged in the skull. She fell
senseless to the floor. The eve was
thought to be destroyed. For some
days subsequently she suffered from
fever and pain around the eye.
At the Trousscau Hospital, where
she was taken in September to lie
treated for Jacksonian epilepsy, and
with the side opposite to the wound
quite pnraly2ed, she was ut last
thought to be dead. As she was being
carried to the deadhouse the attendant
noticed signs of life. On tho oath of
September she was examined by DR..
Ballet, who diagnosed lesion in the
frontal and parietal regions.
Two days later DR.. Pean came to
see her. He decided to trepan the
child. In operating he opened de-
post of pus which weighed nearly hal {
pound. When it was all cleared out
and the ball removed, the place was
washed with an antiseptic liquid, the
bone replaced, and the flesh sewed up
over IT. Next day the child was bright
and gay. In n few days she was quite
we'll, and it is now found that no in
Jury Whatever WAS done To the eve,
which has recovered the normal visual
power. London Daily News.
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Healing Power Of Egg or.

Extraordinary 81 '',es are told Of
the healing proper = Of new oil
which is easily ma rom the yolk of
hens eggs. The are first boiled
hard and the yolks are then removed
crushed and placed over fire, where
they are carefully stirred until tn,
substance is on the point of catching
fire, when the oil separates and
may he poured of. One yolk will yield
nearly two teaspoonfuls of oil. It is
in general use among the colonists of
south Russia as means of curing
cuts, bruises, etc.-St. Lonis Globe,
Democrat.
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SELECT SIFTINGs.
Ounces came from Corinth.

ShiiSeo Sbiio JIou SOTlutu.
The cantelope is a native of America.
Melons were found originally in
Asia.
Frances oyster industry is the
largest of it's kind in Europe.
Europeans every year eat CATO, 900
tons of beef, mutton and pork.
The estimated yield of pecans in
this country is 5000, 600 bushels.
France and Italy raised $4,000, 900
bushels of chestnuts for home use and
export.
The American people in 1892 drank
the decoction from $40, 600, 900 pounds
Of coffee.
Russia raises 1860 pounds of grain
and fifty one pounds of meat to each
inhabitant.
The tomato is native Of South
America and takes it's name from
Portuguese word.
The United States are said to have
140, 900, 900 geese of the kind which
are used for food.
In many parts Of India oxen still
serve as carriers of merchandise, and
buffaloes arc kept for milk and plough
ing.
The first tunnel for commercial pur.
poses was executed by NJ. Riguet, in
the reign of Louis XIV, at Bezieres,
France.
1t is estimated that every American
drinks n pint of water day, which
makes the daily consumption S,125,
600 gallons.
The onion was almost an object of
worship with the Egyptians2OOO years
before the Christian era. 1t first came
from India.
Why birds don't fall off the roost is
because they can't. When they ait
down the muscles of the lower leg
must contract.
Many of the caves discovered in
New Mexico and Arizona contain hu-
man bones and other evidences of oc-
cupancy years ago.
The Emperor of China pays his
soldiers at the munificent,rate Of 81 a
month, ont of which they'are required
to purchase their food.
The value of land in Great Britain
rose enormously during the Canadian
| and American wars of the last century,
and increased still further during the
| French wars owing to the demand for
grain AMI it's advanced price.
Only on two occasions has England
gone to war to aid weaker Nation.
| The first was when Elizabeth sent an
| expedition to the relief of the Dutch
and Flemings to help them against the
encroachments of Philip III. of Spain
| The second was the war of Greek indie
pendence in 1927.
The following ia characteristic e1-
tract from the manuscript diary OF
King James III. which is preserved in
the Imperial Library at Paris: "I did
not retire from t:le battle on the Boyne
from sense of fear, but that might
preserve to the world life that felt
was destined to future greatness. "
The diary, filled for the most part with
very frank reflections as to what
course he should pursue to retain the
English throne, is one of the most
singular in existence.
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Search the Patent Office.

1T is somewhat amusing to SEQ how
often an inventor will pursue sub
ject that has been exhausted. One of
the ehrewdest of this class very
cautiously told q friend while sitting
in the lobby of one of the leading
hotels uptown that ho had struck
something, and. in fact, it was de.
vice really needed i'll our civilization.
The friend smiled and said: "My
boy, L supposedly invented the same
identical thing fifteen years ago. Be-
fore | took out a patent had the
Patent Office searched and the reply
came back: Your device is old ; was
invented ten years ago." The Patent
Office ought always to be searched be-
fore big fees are rolled up. Hard
ware.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE. s.

JULES VEESE il sixty-iive years old.
GOVERNOR PEsSoIER, of Oregon, ia n rich
man.
LouIs KossurH is blind. as theresult OF in =
fuenza.
REEDS picture has just been hung up In
the Speakers corridor.
DR. HALL, the state geologist,of New York.
IL over eighty years of age.
WILLIAM POTTER. the retiring United States
Minister at Rome, has given 1000 liro 10 the
poor OF that city.
IHE British Royal Astronomical Society has
conferred its gold medal on Professor 4 w.
burnham, an American astronomer.
1T ts said that the King of Siam has become
go addicted TO the use Of stimulauts that he
Is practically mental and Mystical wrack
THg Queen has conferred tho dignity OF
knighthood upon William Lane Booker.
Consul-General OF Great Britain at New
York
NJ. CAsIMIa-PERIER. the new President OF
tho Council OF Ministers OF President Carnot,
OF France. is the third OF his name 10 MI TINT
high place.
CHIEF JUsrIoE WILLIAM PENN LYos, of the
Wisconsin Supreme Court, has retired from
the bench after continuous service OF
twenty-five years
SAhuEL LAYCoCK. the Lancashire dialect
poet who died recently. learned tho trade of
cotton spinner and got his education by read
ing after his work
GOVERNOR ALrdELD, OF Illinois finding
mat he could not perform his social duties
while Ignorant OF the art OF dancing" has
learned how to waltz
SENATOR IsHAN q. HARRIS, OF Tennessee.
is the only public man in Washington now
VINO was there when Galusha A. Grow first
went to Congress, I'm 1851.
THE health of the little eIeyen-year-oll
Crown Prince OF Germanyis IL causing anxiety
He suffers from constant muscular trembling
ana twtching, and he has been forced 10
cease both his military exercises and his
studies.
SIB ANDREW CLARK's fortune every penny
al which was made ir bis profession is lust
oyfr 81 900. 600. This Is not the medical high.
Whter mark, for the late Sir Walter Gull
who also started without n penny, annassed
half million more.
TIMOTHY kHESEY. a wealthy paper manu-
iacturer, died nj Manchester, N. H. recently
aged ninety one. Mr.. Keeney was the nrst
paper manufactures In this country TO make
paper pulp from wood shaylnRs and accumu.
lated large fortune IN the business.
kNd HuABEHT, OF Italy, is much worried
man Just now. His hair was gray long ago
from worry, now u IL white. He IL, prob
ably, the only monarch in Europe who ie
Obliged almost daily 10 take large sums nom
hls allowance az sovereign and apply them
10 the needs Of failing individuals and instis
iutions,
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NNNNHeI AlNIeHnN ~

Hoods calendar. always n welcome guest
ms made its appearance for 1894, and is
more h"autiiul thnn ever. The head is that OF
lovely girl just Sweet sixteen" in delicate
ana natural colors. Besides being thing OF
beauty. it is especially valuable for the gen
cral Information presented.
Inc nEures are plainly printed In pleasing
and harmonious colors, and the effect is most
satisfactory The calendars can be obtained
NJ any druggist or by sending six cents in
Ltamps for one and ten cents for two TO C. l.
Hood Il Co., Lowell. Mass. Over eight mil
lions OF them werc printed to supply the
immense demand
These calendars are issued by the pro-
prietors of Hoods Sarsaparllla the we'll
known medicine which has gained such
renown by us wonderful cures in cases
where the blood was poisoned or impure
The great laboratory in which II Is made
has a capacity for nifty thousand bot
ties day, and Is the largest building in tho
world devoted to the manufacture OF n
medicine. The sales of Hoods Sarsuparilln
In all sections of the country are enormous
The proprietors have never claimed that II
would cure every ailment, but they show by
thousands Of testimonials that Hoods
Satsaparilla puriiles and vitalizes the blood,
builds up the system and cures those dis
eases caused by impure blood and debility,
such as scrofula, salt rheum, catarrh,
rheumatism, etc. II is a great preventive
0t the grip, and II restores the wasted vital
forces after siege OF that dreaded malady,
iortitylng the system against future attacks.
The fact that great care is exercised In the
preparation Of this medicine, and that moth
Ing has ever been claimed for II except rs
warranted 10y previous cures, has much 10 do
with the confidence felt nv the public I'm its
curative powers. The motto OF the pro-
prietors is, 1T is not what we say, but what
Hoods Sarsaparlla does, that tells the
story" and II is what Hoods Sarsaparilla
mas done, as shown by the published state
Nnn .Nf A.. 4.
has placed IL at the head In the field of medi-
Gin" in the present dav
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27
Cntarrh Cnnno, He Cured

With local applications. IA they cannot reach
the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is n blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to euro
II you must takr internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh cure ~ taken internally, and acts di-
Ca'srrh Cure Is not aquack medicine. IL was
prescribed hy one of the best physicians I'm this
country for years, and Is regular prescript ion.
II ~ composed of the best toniCs known. com
hined with the hest blood purifiers, acting di-
reCtly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination OF the two ingredients H. what
produces such wond~yful results In curing ca =
tRrrh. Send for tcstimOniels free.
+. Y. CHENEY n CO., Props, Toledo, q.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
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Millions of noltRrs

Are annually lost because poor seed Is pla,tel
Now, when You Snw ynu want - rear. 70,
intauCs, \. W. l.amh. Penn, made s5SOD ort on
acrH' nt vegetables; ". hey, Cal. crhDa'd i2la
MINI. lw bushels ~ surinQ wheat from two
acres: 4. Hahn, Wis, .lIirbushels not aines pei
pounds ,''s from one hushel planted. This /.
whp' 0alZcr calls rcapng "
~ Nnu Wiii. CIT RUS OTr ANp sFSD n wit n
WIS Won viii receive their mammoth cots
inEu. AMI ten sample packages OF farm seeds
Catalogue alone, ,c postage. ~
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or preventing the grippe. colds, headaches and
fevers ia to use the liquid laxative remedy.
Syrup OF Figs, whenever tho system needs =
gentle. vet effective cleansing. To he ben fitted
one must get the true remedy manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. For sale
by all druggists in SOC. and 81 bottles
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27

Ladies' needing n tonic. or children who
want building mp, should take Browns Iron
Bitters- IL ts pleasant 20 take, cures Malaria
Indigestion, Billousness and Liver Complain .,
make. the Blood rich and pure.
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IL your Back Aches. or you are all worn out
good for nothing, IL Is general debility
Browns Iron BItters will cure YOU make you
strong. cleanse your liver, and give YOU n gooi
appetite tones the nerves.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27

- BRowS's BRoSCHtAL TRoCHES' arc ex-
Cellent for the relief OF Hoarseness or Sore
Throat. They are exceedingly eNectivr."-
Christian World. Lo1dor E1Q.
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REFORM Is demanded In the Bank OF Enc.
.aRu' The bad management OF the concern
Is becoming notorious
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DETROIT merchants are asked 10 give nm
saleable goods 10 the Door
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JOHN MALLos, ESQ said could not get well
again. thst was liable 10 drop dead st any
moment Ny wife sent for the priest, 60 pre-
pared IRE for death. while waiting for death,
j remembered reading OF your Golden Medical
Discovery and thought would try u as q last
hope When ! had taken three bottles, ] was
almost well. The swelling entirely dlsappeared
and ] was soon able 20 resume work My
health e better now than it has been In
twenty-five years"
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NEW YORK STATE has 4O. 900 union LIQUOR
dealers
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27

Impaired digestion cured by Beecham's
ltlls. Beechsm's-no others. p cents a box.
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MATHEW MARSHALL, the financial writer
says the public IL recovering from it's dis
trustfuiness and is buying the better grades
OF securitiea
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27

THE Reading Railroad shows a deficit ,f
$500 900 for tho year, and liabilities OF ss, =
OO0, 900
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27

The beautiful blue Danube" is frozen
stiff.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27

A BILL 10 Kill murdercrs by electricity hn.
peeh introduced into the Maryland Senate
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-01-27

III afflicted With sore eyes use DIR Isa,c Thcmp
sonsEye water Druggists sell at 25c per b 1T Q
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SyISI3EIKyI1.I5SE

. ySo. MALLoN, ESQ,
No. n Mellon ST., M.
Addn,s. Cincinnati, u,
writes; II took sick
with dropsy, lost my ap-
petite, could not sleep,
! became feycrish: ays
Thirsty, lost all strength,
stomach became pain
ful, breath short and
had to give up work.
The best physicians I'm
4 Cincinnati, failed 20
help me. Ny limbs and
body were swollen 20
enormous size, and ]
wns suffering terrible
aEOny. The doctors all
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-05
Using Tobacco as Money.

In TIE early days of the Colony Of
Virginia, as any schoolboy knows, to-
baccO was the money of the day, but it
will surprise people to know that it is
to-day current as money in more,
places than one. In many of the peni-
tentiaries of the country a ration of to-
bacco is issued weekly. Livery one
draws it. Those who do not chew it
trade it for some other article owned
by the mate who docs chow and for
wnom tte ration is insufficient. Seri-
Gus disturbances ere rt Gently created
in the Massachu -etts State p i on over
the tobacco ration. TIE aIowance
was two hands o. tie weed each week.
A ,ew weeks ag the VIZ en- learned
that ne # to pri ,oness who was
cut t. q ont mad, b one means and
anoth +, az unaiat u stock Of 1909
h n S, wi CT lie declared 10 would
Ike out with him An investigation
followed and it vas discovered that
many pr sOncr han large hoa DIS of to-
baccO. TIE a en- the next day did
not give out any tob3cco. The result
was Il distu bance L. the shin factory,
and Def lie it crull be suppressed a lot
of machine v WAS destr yed. Forty
n of the revolte"s were thrown into
solitary confinement. In the future
tobacco will be Is ued only TO those
who chew.-St. l. us Clio c.Democrat.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-05

At the la t mceti g in London of the
Civil and Mechani, q ~ngiAeers' So
ciety q paper on hi sub.ec5 was read
by Ii. Nelson Boyd. TIE economic
value of peat was cOnsidc!ed- first as
q fue!, seconll Us to tle pred. ct f. ON
it by distlllatiun, AMI thirdly as to
the coke or charcoal produced. at
p esent tho two latter have q value in
the markets, as the distillati II pro-
duces a fair amount of sui hate of am
mont, and tie coke or ch:.rc albaS 81
special va ne, owing to its freedom
fr III i'm uritie,. it WIS also pointed
out that eventually the large deposits
of peat will have q greater value is
the cost of coal Increases. which it
must do in course of time. eft. as q
substitute for C al, is q valuable re-
)urce when prices # the latter run to
high point. The dep sits in Great
britain and l. leland are Of enormous
extent. National Car and Ii comOtivc
Butler.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-05
upon witch the army is to camp. Et

upon which the army is to camp. Ed
itOr Redstone. of the National TOcsin.
is the agent. When the army reaches
that city, Redstone will meet it with
the unemployed of Washington and
vicinity and escort it to the Capitol.
When these pilgrims have surrounded
the Ca itol with a hollow square, they
will separate into groups according to
their Congressional districts, and will
call upon their Representatives to
come out. They will be Ietitioned to
feed the army during its stay.
An inspection of CoXey's h%eadquar-
tiers before the march began disclosed,
in readiness for the march, a round
tent sixty feet in diameter, used by a
circus last year, two smaller tents. ~
by 40 feet in size, a cOnmi sary wag n
OF six or eight tons capacity an amb :
lance wagon, with medical and surgi-
cal appliances n smaller
articles for the accommodation of the
army. The big circus tent is to be
used for sleep ny quarters at night, and
for the meetings en- route, when the
weather is too inclement for the open
air.
Congress will be demanded to pass
two bills. One provides for the issuing
of $500, 0o0, 900 in legal tendet notes, to
be expended by the Secretary of War
at the rate OF $40, OOO, 90 & month in
constructing roals in the vario $
States. Comm Il labor is to be paid
$3.50 ~ day for e ght hours work. An
other bill is to provide that any State
or municipality down to a village de-
string to make public improvements
may deposit with the Secretary e tie
Treasury non interest bearing bonds
not exceeding one-half the assessed
valuation of it's property upon which
the Secretary of the Treasury shall is
SUE legal tender at SO per cent. of Their
face value. Jerry Simpson will be
asked to introduce these bills.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-05
THE GREATEST THINGS.

THE deepest coal mine is in Belgium.
3,542 feet.
The oldest known poem is the song
of Miriam.
THE Oldest collection of poetry is the
Book of ~ aims.
THE deepest artosian we'll is at Pots
dam, {, 300 feet.
THE greatest marvel Of modern time !
is the printing press.
THE most wonderful clock is tina: in
Strasburg Cathedral.
THE largest city in the world is Lon
don, /, 764,3l2 persons.
The higl.e est waterfall is the 4osein'
ite in California. 1000 feet.
THE Oldest cannon in t1e world arc
u .cseryed in COnstantinople.
TgE largest cataract in the world IL
Niagara, nearly a mile wide.
THE United States has the greatest
number of miles OF railroad.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-05
COXEY ON THE MARCH
STARTS FROM MASSlLuON, OHIO,
WITH ABOUT $50 MEN.
TIT Crusade Against the National Capital
Begun Under Discouraging Circum-
stances-Crowds Of Spectators Line the
"Reminiscences in Camp at Canton.
"COmmonweal" Sets Forth.

Coxey's army of the commonweal
left Massillon, Ohio, Sunday forenoon,
and by night had covered the first
eight miles of the long heralded march
to Washington. A Canton, Ohio, dis
patch says that as the column passed
through the public square of the city
OF its birth there were just 122 peo-
pie on foot, in wagons, or horseback.
The national colors wore carried at
the head of the column by Sam John
son, a Massillon negro. Carl Browne
came next, mounted on a splendid white
horse weighing nearly 2,CO) pounds.
He wore high top boots, corduroy
trousers. q buckskin Jacket. a fur
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-04-05

stop. A light running gear, having a
speakers platform, was next. 1t is to
accommodate Garlic Browne and his
panorama illustrating his %harangue
against the national banking system
as the monster of the age.
Lew Smith, the great unknown,
headed the section ot footmen. He is
the man who made such an i%ncendiary
speech in Massillon that he was not al
lowed to speak the second time. Peo-
pie in the crowd the first time he
spoke thought he wa Fielden, the Chi
cago anarchist, and SO announced. He
replied: Il am the great unknown
and must remain So" He is hand
s me, commanding and we'll dressed
and maintains good discipline. Seven.
ty-fOur fOotmen followed.
A covered wagon accompanied the
band of fourteen members. Two wag-
ons accompanied the tents and a COM
missary, and an ordinary farm wagon
loaded with horse feed brought up the