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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02
THE LABOR WORLD.

Ir requires forty men to mako an Ak.
IADoR USIoSs in China are 5000 years
old.
LAnoRis more fully employed than year
ago.
BLACKSMITH In Jerusalem can make II. %
per week.
or tn" 5000 bookbinders in this country
only 5000 are organized.
THE Swiss watnA industry is sufrerins
from severe depression.
BEEF- -BoSERs' USrpy has been organ
iEod In Kansas City, Me-.
THs union clerks at Nashville. Tenn.,
have organized a fits aud drum corps.
Tar initiation fee OF I.aborers' Union Pro-
te,tirs Society has been raised to $40.
THE number OF textile workers. I'm this
country Is estimated at about SOC. 900.
A MOVEMENT is on foot to Increase tho
wages OF boys I'm glass factories ten per
cent.
CHrAdo's Health Commissioner will or
ganize forty medical students as sweat sho,
inspectors.
THE fourth annual convention OF tho Ma
tional Textile Union was held recently I'm
Philadsphia.
THE Iongshoremen's National Union il
now about one year Old, and Il has thirty
two local branches,
iHh bEo'n'Enooi et Locomotive In
gineers held. recently. It's annual National
Convention at 81. Paul. MINI.
Tux labor organizations In Jersey CITY
Heights, y. j., formed an association 10 es-
tabltsh q Labor Lyceuga in that vicinity.
* consequence Of thu, coal strikes IN thi,
country Scotch mine owners were asSa. s,s
tender shipments Of coal for the United
States.
PRESIDENT MoBRIDE estimated thst IT'S. =
600 out ot the ist.00l bltumIuous coal
miners In the UnUei States joinsd tho
strike.
BUSINESS men OF New York City who haye
in their employment 1900 boys. have de-
tcrmtned To give the preference 60 boys that
de not smoke cigarettes
THE oldest guild in EozlAnd Is the Yor.
shiptui Company OF Rlacksmiths IL stIll
enjoys the ancient right OF Inspecting anv
smiths shop within four miles of the bound
airy If London.
The first contract given out for stone I'M
der the recent New York state law, which
provides that all stone used In tho state or
municipal work shall bc cut AMI dressed In
and by citizens OF the Sate, is for tn. court
house oi Rensselaer, County The price Il
sil0.0OO.
CNrrAIS W,LLIAN HESRy SMIrH, seventy.
six yoars otRgr. Is the oldest empioye in the
scrvice Of the Baltimore abd Onto RIilroA1.
He Is In charge Of all engineering work con.
nected with the right ~ way from the Sus.
guehanna To the SchuylSill River u, b-.
came connected with the company In 1881
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02
4 Rhyme Tor "Nassachu.et,s., J,

Referring TO statement in the Bos.
ton Globe that there Is no rhyme for
Massachusetts, and the attempt of a
Massachusetts man TO show that thero
IS, correspondent OF the New York
Tribune submits rhyme which hs
thinks wholly beyond criticism. II ia
as follows:
A msn named Heath
Has. OF false teeth,
Just got him two hrtnt new sets.
Now. Tribune. dear,
Pray nni JUS hsre
A rhyme 90 Massachusetts.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02
SELECT SIfTiNES.
Chicago has 3Si churches.

Chicago has 3Si churches.
Mongolia, Asia, has no hotels.
The Chinese tramp is rarity.
Carpet tacks ara consumed at tho
rate OF 81, coo, 600 day.
trunk line Of railway frequently
has AZ many as %, 900 cars in use.
There are several clerks in tho De
partmeat of the New York City Coy.
ernment who are deaf mutes
One founding asylum in Moscow
Russia, receives 1900 infants every
year. Tho boys arc trained for the
navy.
: The River Axe, England, has it's
source in cavern kaowu as Wokey
Hole, from which it emerges in full
volume.
! In Siam and AfGhanistan, whore the
elephant IL tho chief beast Of burden,
an elephant load is rcckoned nj
two tons.
Bosouits late pamphlet, MAN oI
the Nineteenth Century," says that
only one mNn out of each 1913 attaius
N height of over sin feet.
Southwestern North Carolina has n
band Of 1900 Cherokee Indians. They
constitute an Incorporated company,
live III the mountains, but follow the
pursuits of white men.
Tho oldest engine is claimed to be
IN operation III n Savannah iGn0 rico
mill II was built III 1918 by James
Watt, Of Lancashire, England. and
was brought to this country in The
same year.
Society pooplc in London who have
nothing clso to do nrc learning "lip
language This means they try to
find out what silly things they are
saying to each "thor, simply Ivy the
motion Of the lips.
Old Dan, the only cavalry borse
surviving the Milk River expedition
and the Meokcr massacre, died at Fort
houston, nttor twenty-five yoars' ser
vice IN the Fifth Cavalry. He was
burioi with military honors.
The African city Kong, ALTHOUGH
scarcely known to the world, isa yer.
,tablo kingdom III itself, being rule
bya King aud suite "f gray bearded
sages. Tho CitlHons are iutalliyeni,
though pure -bloodcd Africans.
There ts new style Of paripatet,c
advertisement on upper Broadway,
New York, which has made hit. II
Isa sandwich man, wearing rather loud,
but perfectly creased trousers, and
the signs on the boards rcai: Your
trousers creased like mine for twenty
five ccuts at So-and SOS"
In China those who wish for an
hour y rost. or for quiet talk with a
friend. can secure both by entering
one OF the large drinking halls, where
covered cups nro Mt once brought to
them, each containing n mousuro OF
tea, wheraun the waiter dextcrously
pOurs boiling water from large kct
tie
The Tyrians were tho most sxpcrt
dyers OF ancient times The fabrics
dyed with the famous Tyriau purple
did not assume thoir proper color nm.
vi after two days exposure to light
and air. During this time they passed
through gradation Of shades of vel
Low. green, blue, violet an red, Witch
the dycrs understood how to arrest
and fix at any moment.
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Preparing, In Time of Peace.

'The British Government is forever
experimenting with its fighting ap-
purtenances in order 10 ascertain Just
what il can ID in case Of trouble with
some other country said Joseph
Markell, of Boston, at the Ebbitt.
"For some time past il has been try
ing to find out just how long it would
take to get its men and supplies across
the American continent in case Of u
difficulty with Russia A short time
ago n special train, carrying arma-
ment and supplies, was dispatched
from Halifax to Esquimault, British
Columbia, with instructions TO stop
only to take water and change engines,
and the trip was made in less than tivo
days. Mrs. Guelph pretty neatly
knows TO n certainty just what every
department of her empire can do i'll
ony kind of an emergency. Wash.
lngton Star.
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. \" doubt about II, wr are rapidly lcaNi'tG
'haid times IN the rear, and those " ho are
working for good times aud cNprrIinv them a, .
alrCadN "niUNtng u fair degree of pr,N~ pCrity.
". however things are not moving ~ati~ta,tur.
iN wrIiN la u. Z, johnson .S Co., RiU hmoud.
Va, and they will give yuu a huincssS upInr-
tnn,tN that ",ll prove u surprise aud delight.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

In tho corridor Of tho War Depart
ment Building stand dummies dressed
IN varied uniforms, intended To rrorc-
sent periods in the history Of the ser
vice. They do not pretend to cover
all Nf the changes made in tho army
uniform. To do 50 would require a
regiment of dummies.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

at Eddy. in the Pecos vsllcy, New
Mexico, the farmers are cultivat a !,
eanaigre. and are getting si0 per ton
IN 'tS green state for all thes can
raisa
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

Lon SOFA i'quOr. woutu rather see any
young man becomo tramp aud beg from
door io door than sell liquor for living.
There " no meaner or moro coutemptible
way OF getting living than by selling rum.
- Rev. Il. L. Barry.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

The street railway is n development
of the tramroad which was in use
three centuries ago. The principle
was utilized in ancient Egypt.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

is sold on guarantee, II cures Incipient Con-
sumptton II Is the BSst Cough Cure; sc Hnc Al
PoRrud,L asks Englan Is good Offices in
hfinsIng nho"; = reconciliation with nrn,iI
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02
To Cleanse tIc S,-,cm

EnrCtually Vet gently. when ro,tivc or hiIi,us
'r when the blood is impure or sluggi>h,to per
m"n"ntlN cure hRhi,uH constipation, to awak
m th" Kidneys and liver {" healthy activity.
"lh"n' irritating or weakening them, tr dis
rel headaches, colds or fevrrs, usc Syrup OF
Figs. ~
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

we VIII give sim reward for any case Of Ca.
tarrh that cannot H. cured with Halls J'ntarrh
turc. Iakon internally.
=, j IukNEN n Co., Props. Toledo, q.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

II hlictcSi wi h sore sy es use DR. | % C Tn mp
scnsEye water Drug 'is's sell NJ 2Sc per ltt' Q
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

THs London Economist reports n reviva,
oil business In England
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

Tho United States Army is said 10
have over 200 cases of scurvy every
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

Kansas CRY (Mo.) letter carriers ride on
bicycles.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02
shiioh's Cure

ARrlSrCIsL lee makers are raising prices
because the Ice crop IL short.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1894-06-02

pERu has established censorship over
correspondence
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w '"''s - Etcat
loves - animals, an has so many do gs
at Ssu1ringhan that sas cannot keep
count oi them. Every morning she
goes TO the kennels aud the dogs are
let iooSs 10 welcome her. They arc
always Wild with delight to see her,
aud jump upon her 50 frantically ss
almost to knock her dowa. A spe,ial
favorite with the Priossss is Vsau$,
the pet dog Of tho Dnks of Clarence.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
WOMAN AND HOME.
eAooiNG THE BABES.

How to Keep the Little Ones Warm I'm
Cold weather-A Device Which Robs
Arctic Nights Their Reconsideration
for Making the Quaint But Useful Lit
tie Gowns.
"I'm going to bring one of my meal
bags in and tie this baby into itr'
heard an anxious paterfamilias say,
little while ago, when he found two
small, fat, bare legs in the ascendancy
again, after many, many attempts to
keep them under the bedclothes. Well,
It wouldn't be bad idea-only the
meal-bag might be made of soft.
pretty outing flannel, like the one in
the illustration, and there might be
sleeves.
Most of the mothers in those parts of
the world that have cold nights know
what it is to be walked suddenly out OF
q sound sleep by a terrible dread lest
the baby may have thrown off the
clothes again and caught severe cold.
and most of us know the anxious real
ization of our dread when we have
stumbled our sleepy way over to the
little bed. 1t is not only the baby. but
his little brothers and sisters, too, who
give US the same anxiety, night after
night, the long, cold winter through.
All the careful tucking in and snug
wrapping will fail sometimes. The
little feet are certain sure" to kick
their way Justify out, in spite of us.
What are we to do? We blame our
selves for going to sleep in the middle
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

MessrS Cleveland, Blount and
Willis will have to get together and
play ''cutthroat" to see who's to blame.
Chicago Times (Dem.).
cB-The Wilson bill daily grows into
new deformities-and sits heavier and
heavier on the democratic stomach
Chicago Inter Ocean.
eFAn increase of the public debt to
the tune of more than sir millions in
December marks our declining reven-
ues under the paralysis of coming free
trade.-Toledo Blade.
tBBecause many democrats, as well
as all republicans. are opposed to the
Wilson bill people should not suppose
that the bill is wholly without support
e-s Al the latest advices Mr.. Wilson
is still for tn. Y. Tribune.
ECleveland's meddling in this Ha-
waiian matter constitutes the most
dlsgraceful episode in the entire history
of American diplomacy, and it has been
ursparingly condemned by the people
without distinction of party or section.
st. Louis Globe Democrat
H-It will be recalled that wien Mr..
Cleveland was governor he informed a
caller that he did not know blessed
thing about the tariff. And there are
signs that his mind is still in the same
virgin condition. Likewise the mind
of his party.-N. Y. Advertiser
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
Look Out for Mirrors.

Everything is made easy for the lazy
people of the world. For instance,
people who exercise a little ingenuity
can enjoy the sights of the street with
out ever stirring from their comforta-
BILE chairs All that is necessary to do
is to fasten a small mirror sideways on
the window ledge and then lean back
and watch the world pass by. The
same mirror may be so adjusted in
second-story window that the person
who rings at the front door can be
recognized before the peal has ceased.
The advantages of this it is unneces-
sary to point out. The remarkable
feature of the matter is the number of
such mirrors that may be seen in var
ious neighborhoods- 1t is a charitable
view of the matter to suppose that in
valids and infirm people are the ones
for whose benefit the mirror show is
arranged.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26

Of our watch, but sleep we must, even
II small, bare legs do come uppermost
in our dreams. Mothers have tried so
many ways ont of the difficulty, and
there are SO many mothers, that
doubtless my own little plan is not at
all original, but it is good, and that is
better than originality. 1t is an i'm
provement on the old way of running
a string through the hem of the night
dress and drawing it up, because that
method cramps the feet somewhat and
makes them rebellious and uneasy.
For bit of two-year-old, five yards
of outing will make two gowns, aud six
yards will make two for the little four
year-old next in order. There are
grades of outing flannel, but the soft
est, fuzziest is what is needed here,
and can be obtained at 1215 cents a
yard. First cut off sleeve lengths for
both little nighties, then halve the
goods left and lay aside one-half. Take
the other piece and fold it in the mid
die, and proceed to shape the ends.
The shoulders and arm sizes may be
formed with the two ends together. as
they are the same for front and back,
and then the neck may be cut in shall
low slope behind and a deeper curve in
the front. Now you are ready to sew up
the sides cover and over" stitch the
shoulder seams and gather the neck
into title, fiat binding. Then cut
the sleeves, rounded a little at the top
and with only one perfectly straight
seam inside. The superfuous fullness
is gathered into rufae at the wrist,
with an elastic run into the top of the
hem so that it may set very close to
the wrists and keep them warm. The
mittens are basted into the sleeves at
the wrists, and if they are to be made
of outing to match the dress you will
need to get little more goods, as the
five or six yards does not allow much
margin even for wee mittens. The
night dress opens behind, and the
opening should extend long way
down as a needful convenience, and
be closed with five perfectly fiat, small
buttons.
When the little gown is complete,
mittens and all, there is one defense
up against Jack Frost, anyway, and
other defenses are more easily erected
with its aid.
If desired, the sides of the gown may
be gored little, but the fuller the
folds at the throat the warmer it will
make the dress
OF course wooden goods may be sub
stituted for the outing, or any other
changes made, provided the bag is left.
And the bag must be long, way below
the ten little toes, or else the ten little
toes will make strenuous objection.
AS it is, there may be little objection
at first, but when you have instituted
a jolly little "sack-race" to bed, l think
the little folks will come over to your
side in a majority.-Annie Hamilton
Donnell, in Country Gentleman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26

cause the old ones wear out 30 rapidIy
may profit by my suggestion The or
binary four-in-hand ties contain so
much silk of which so little is exposed
that only in one place do they become
soiled and worn. When the silk in
each end of the tie is the same width
rip the entire lining off and remove
the cotton wadding which is to be
found in all ties of a good quality. Cut
off the short end of the line marked 8
in the illustration and insert this end
between lines marked and 2. Use for
the short end the silk that is worn and
soiled. To be sure it makes quite
little piecing, but when it is done
neatly and well pressed it does not
show. as it does not come in a consp:c-
uous place If tied properly. After
pressing replace the lining and wad-
ding, which is easily done if one no
tees how well it is put together before
taking apart.-Farm and Home.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
TWO DEMOCRATIC FRAUDS.
The Delusive Wilson Bill and the In
iquitous Income Tax.

The Delusiv~ Wilson Bill and the In
iquitous Income Tax.
1t is part of the trick of the steerers
who are trying to force green-goods
tariff upon the democratic party to dis
associate the Wilson bill from the
scheme for an income tax and other in
ternai taxes, and to spread the i'm
preston that the tariff for deficiency
can and should be supported even by
democrats who are irreconcilably OPP
posed to an income tax. The plan as
sumes that the Wilson bill, odious as
it is, is not SO odious as an income tar
bill, and can be pushed to passage,
while the other great financial project
of the ways aud means committee can
be left comparatively dormant and
pendent, showed aside in order to make
room and gain support for the elder
project. Once number one is passed,
number two will be urged as strongly,
and every democratic representative
will be called upon to defend it as a
party measure.
IL won't do, gentlemen gull-catchers,
it won't do! The Wilson bill, among
its other eccentricities, is not an indie
pendent, complete, or a self-sustain-
ing bill 1t is not bill to produce
revenue sufficient for the expenses Of
the government 1t created a de-
ficiency of the Lord knows how much,
and Prof. Wilson doesn't Without
knowing the means by which that de-
iciency is to DE made good no man can
vote intelligently for that bill, and no
man wilt he justified in voting forit A
tax on incomes of corporations and of in
dividuals is the most Important of those
means disclosed. Any man who votes
for the Wilson bill votes for its tail and
continuation. the income tax. There
is no separating them. They are the
Incomplete and connecting parts of the
raggedest and rockiest financial plan
ever submitted by the representatives
of the democratic party. The Wilson
bill presupposes the income tax and
other defciency-fllers The two hum
bugs are vitality related and insepara-
bly, connected
Down with the twin humbugs; kill
both!-N. Y. Sun tDem.).
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
Life In the Dead Sea.

1t has become to be a scientific axiom
that the waters of the Dead sea are alb
solutely destitute of any living vegeta-
BILE or animal organism. A French in.
vestigator, NJ. Lortet, has now found
that even this supposed great truth is
wrong. He finds innumerable num-
bers of species of heterogeneous, and
they are found to be of very malev.
client character. animals inoculated
die in few days from the blood-pois.
oning brought on through the agency
of these minute bodies. The river Jor
don. which is so popular with pilgrims
for bathing, is said to be full of These
heterogeneous to such an extent az
to be absolutely unfit for bathing, and
for drinking water almost perilous -
Meehans' Monthly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
A New Legal Aspect.

The court had assigned an attorney
to defend the prisoner for larceny, but
when the case was called the prisoner
surprised everybody by announcing
that he would defend himself.
'What's the matter with the attor
ney?" asked the court
Nothing, your honor" replied thu
prisoner.
'Then why do you wish to defend
yourself?'
Because, your honor" responded
the prisoner confidently, ''the case is
likely to go against me, and if it does,
want to be in position to enter plea
of self-defense. Detroit Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-26
FAMILY SCRAP GAG.

PupDrNa bags should be made OF
heavy jean.
SAVE your cold tea; it is excellent
for cleaning grained woods.
A PECK of fresh lime in a damp cellar
absorbs moisture and prevents malari-
Gus troubles.
GREAT improvement will be found in
tea and coffee, if they are kept in glass
Jars instead of tin.
to drain; otherwise, the water collect
ing at the center will rot the silk.
In bottling pickles or catsup, boil
the corlSs, and while hot you can press
them in the bottles and when cold
they are sealed tightly.
A LARGE rug of linen crash placed
under the sewing machine will catch
threads, clippings and cuttings and
save deal of sweeping and busting.
WHEN your face and ears burn so
terribly battle them in very hot water
as hot as you can bear. This will be
more apt to cool them than any cold
application.
A NEW salad is called "ham and egg"
It is made by fine-chopped cooked
ham and eggs cut fine and saturated
with what the restaurant waiter calls
French dressing"
A SAUCEPAN in which rice, oatmeal
or anything sticky has been cooked
may be very easily cleaned by putting
in cupful of ashes when you take it
off the fire and then fill with water.
WHOLE cloves are now used to ex-
terminate the merciless and industri-
Gus moth. 1t is said they are more eff
fectual as destroying agent than
either tobacco. camphor or cedar shaw
ings.
BESIDES the various kinds of brushes
used for scrubbing, keep one exclusive
ly for washing vegetables; potatoes,
turnips. beets, ETC., can be more readi-
ly cleaned in this way than in any
other.
In cases of illness. where the burn
ing thirst of the patient cannot be as
suaged by water or cracked ice, it is
said that teaspoonful of glycerine
will afford prompt and comparatively
long relief.
MYSTERIOUS rust spots on clothes are
caused by Prussian blue which is sub
stituted for indigo in some kinds of
laundry bluing. To test bluing, drop
piece of washing soda in a mixture
diluted with cold water. If the COM
pound turns to reddish hue, PrusSian
blue has been used.
WHEN putting in the bread, the oven
should be hot enough to hold your
hand in and count twenty rather
quickly. Care must be taken with tho
fire to keep the heat steady. allowing
it to gradually die away toward the
last of the baking; and this is the best
time to set in your rolls as a more
moderate fire is necessary for them.