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CLOTMXO, VSDERWKAR, C.
"DEDUCTION IN WUIIK VESTS.
WHITE VESTS,
WHITE VESTS,
RKDUCED FliOM
$3.75, $3.25, $2.76, $2.50, $2 00
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I'UINU Ol'KNINO
H. GERHART'S
New Tailering: EsiMnt,
Ne. 6 East King Street.
I li.tvejiixt completed fitting up one et the
Finest Tallin lug Establishment ' ue found
In this state, and am new prepaicd te show
my customers a stock et goods ler the
SPRING TRADE.
which for quality, ftyle and variety et
Patterns liu never been equaled " tuls city.
I will Keep and sell no goods which I cannot
recommend te my customer, no matter hew
low in pi ice.
All goods uai rallied as represented, and
prices a- low :l. the lowest, ut
Ne. 6 East King Street,
Next Doer te the New Yei lr Stoic.
H. GERHART.
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KW hTUt'H ur CLOTII1NC
Fen
SPRING 1881,
D. B. llestetter & Sen's,
Ne. 24 CENTRE SQUARE.
Ila lng made unusual effei Is te bring before
the public a Hue, stylish and well made stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
we arc new piep.ired te show them one et the
most carefully bclccted Mecks of clothing in
this city, at flic Lewest Cash Price.
MEN'S, HOYS' AMI YOUTHS'
CLOTHING !
IN GREAT VARIETV.
Piece Goods et the Med Stylish Designs
and at pi Ices within the reach et all.
aartJive us a call .
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24 CENTRE SQUARE,
6-lyd
LANCASTER. PA.
J?AFXRUAA'OIA'UH, Sc
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IKK WINDOW SCREENS.
In oilier net te carryover an y sleck we have
reduced the price el our
Extension Frames for Wire
Window Screens
te seventy-five cents and upwards. We meas
ure the windows and put tlicin up at short no
tice and in such a manner that you need net
remove thcin when you wish te close the win
dow. All kinds et plain, figured and land
scape wires.
WALLPAPERS
in elegant styles and large assortment for the
coming season.
Wc have opened some choice Dade Window
Shades entirely new. The designs are beauti
ful and cannot fail te please.
Of plain goods wc have all colors and widths.
Hollands, Paper Curtains, Fixtures, Cords,
Tassels, Fringes, Leeps, Extension Cornices,
Poles, Ends, &c.
Orders taken for Fine
PIER AND MANTLE MIRRORS.
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NO. 87 NORTH UUEEN ST.
JSD UCA TIOXA E,
YORK (PA.) COLL.KUIATJS INSTlTUIM:.
An endowed Christian institution of the
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and Science, and a Department for Ladies.
Tuition $10pcrannuui,includingall branches;
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of seven. Beard $1 and $5 per week. Ninth
year begins September 5th. Fer Catalogue
address.
REV. JAMES McDOUGALL. Jr., Ph. D., Pres
ident, or S. SMALL. JylMmeed
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PUK BUSINESS Or SELLING CLOTHING AT
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Has grown te its present greatness because these points are
faithfully observed :
IN MAKING.
Te Get the Best Material.
Te Spenge it Properly.
Te Cut it Fashionably.
Te Sew it Thoroughly.
The Stock of MKN'S CLOTHING la always kept very lull 'in assortment, even te the
CU ln lOTYSMCLOTlIING the Styles and Trimmings are net approached by any Clothing
U,,A cordial welcome Is ready for all who come, and we expect te sell only when people are
satisfied in every respect.
WAEAJUlKEB. & BROWfl,
OAK HALL, Sixth and Market Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA.
THE LA JIG EST CLOTHING HOUSE IN AMERICA.
SOUTHING !
Anvone having neglected or put off getting themselves a SPRING OR SUMMER SUIT
will de well te call at CENTRE HALL, Ne. 12 KAST KING STREET.
MYERS & RATHFON.
The LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN THE STATE OUTSIDE. OF PHILADELPHIA. We
are ettering our Stock et
Spring and Summer Goods
At i educed prices, in order te make room ler our coming Fall Stock. If veu want a Ready
Made Suit you can be suited for a very small amount of money.
It you preter being measured and having a Suit made te order you can And no better
stock te select lrein and at such prices as will astonish yen. Indeed the prices are se low that
no one need go about in a shabby suit these days.
Just think of It, we can furnish you with
COAT, PANTS ANP TEST
te keen cool in, ler the the enormous amount of THREE HOLLARS. Yes, for a man te wear,
and a big man tee. Call and see and be suited and save money. We employ the best experi
enced Cutters, and we can guarantee satisfaction in every particular.
MYERS & RATHFON.
CENTRE HALL,
Se. 12 EAST K1NH STREET, LANCASTER, PENJi'A.
1OSENSTKIN'S ONE TRICE HOUSE.
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TAKE NOTICE
THE REPORT THAT I HAVE DISCONTINUED THE
mum
TAILM
Is without foundation. It may refer
We have found it vci y &alislaetery and bhall be pivn.ucd dn
ini'ie:ied facilities te furnish our customers with even a better s
lia ing secured the bcrvice of TWO ADDITIONAL CUTTERS, ci
and neat, using none but tiic nest trimming.
SMtonUeMamlviliaa'ol PRESIDENT Ga'kFIBLD AND CAHINETnnd
in f . i enr
will lie en exhibition in our winnow.
We have this day made another reduction
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
S"Netice the prices as marked in the window.
AL. ROSENSTEIN'S
ONE PRICE HOUSE,
OPPOSITE THE
Ne. 37 NORTH (JUEEN STREET,
DRY
pt ITLKR, BOWERS & HUBSTI
MUST BE SOLD
TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW FALL STOCK, WE THEREFORE OFFER GREAT
INDUCEMENTS IN
SILK BROCADE GRENADINES,
Lace Buntings, Fancy Dress Goods and Plaids.
In addilien te above wc shall offer a great drive in
Black Silks anfl EM Casimn
We own these goods at prices never purcliased se low be lore and will eHer them te
our customers at a small profit.
Until September 1st wc shall close at C o'clock, Saturdays excepted.
GIVLER, BOWERS & HURST'S
Dry Goods and Carpet Heuse,
25 EAST KING STREET,
IRON
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It enriches the bleed, strengthens the muscles, and gives new life te the nerves. It acts
like a charm en the digestive organs, removing all dyspeptic 8yPtem such M2tettnjrle
Feed Belchina Heat & the Stomach, Heartburn, etc. Tbe only Iren Preparation that will
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pp. et useful and amusing reading tent jree.
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Fer Sale at COCHRAN'S DRUG STORE, 137 and 139 North Queen
Btreet,iLancaster,
IN SELLING.
Te Get the Cash.
Te Have One Price.
Te Pay Back Meney if Unsuited.
Te Guarantee the Goods.
CLOTHING!
-peSKNSTKIN'S ONE PKICK HOUSE.
te s-eme et her firm in a ximilar line.
l.ucd dm lug the coming season with
satis tactien or piece goons, ane
can turn eui went promptly
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SURE APPETISER.
DMTMEST
LANCASTER, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 12. 1881
Lancaster Jntellfgencer.
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1881.
BILLY THE KID.
HIS NAME WAS BILLY M'CAKTHT SD
HE WAS BORN IN NEW YORK.
Murdering a Man When a Bey of Sixteen
Made a Deputy Constable Gen. Lew
Wallace's Admiration for the Youth-
tnl Desperado Unaer- Sentence
of lieath Killing Twe Slen
le Thirty Seconds
The Kid KUled.
A writer from Lamy, N. M., in the rit.
Leuis Glebe Democrat ridicules the ac
count of Billy the Kid and his fictitious
castle, -furnished the Philadelphia Times
by its correspondent at Fert Sumner, New
Mexico, in a letter dated July 10. The
Times correspondent gives, as the here of
an alleged wonderful adventure in the
castle of the famous Kid, and the author
ity of his Munchausenish pen picture of
that redeubtable boy-devil, a 3Ir. Duncan,
who is described as having been at ene
time a member of Gen. Sherman's staff,
but, when his adventure occurred, con
nected with a railroad surveyiug party,
and " new a successful trader of Alamosa,
New Mexico." The whole story of the
Kid's gorgeous style is the wildest bosh ;
his impregnable castle was a clear case of
a castle in Spain, and his geld-braided
broadcloth, his royally caparisoned steed,
his black buckskin trousers with rows of
fringe and silver bells down the legs, and
his ?300 hat blazing with geld and jewels,
were the gauziest fabrics of a whiskeyed
brain.
But without tmy of this blazonry of
humbug and embroidery of fiction, the his
tory of "Billy the Kid" eclipses all
Beadle's dime romance of border ruffian
ism and crime, and dims by comparison the
lustre of"Missouri's pet heroes and exem
plars, the dashing Jameses. He needs no"
bogus silver spun stuck en his heels by a
Philadelphia scribbler te send him gallop
ing down te a bloody and dare devilish
immortality. The papers speak of him as
Billy Conley, Billy Ceyle, Billie Donevan,
and Billy Benny, aud as many regions
clamor for the honor of his birth as for
that of ancient Hemer. The New Yerk.
Sun sets him down as a New Yerk beer
saloon brawler of years age. Springfield,
HI.; Sherman, Texas; Philadelphia, Cin
cinnati aud several ether places are credited
with his nativity.
His real name was Billy BlcCaithy, and
he was born iu New Yerk. When he was
a very small boy the family settled in Sil
ver City, Grant county, New Mexico, and
he was raised in that place. After the
death of his father his mother married a
man named Antum, who is new living in
Georgetown, New Mexico, aud a brother
of Billy is a miner in that region. When
he was about 15 years old he was jailed in
Silver City for lebbiug a store. Being very
small for his age, some ladies-took pity ou
him aud assisted him te cscape, which he
did by crawling up through the chimney of
the jail. His feminine sympathizers then
furnished hiin clothes and money and he
skipped ever into Arizona. Here, when
he was 1G or 17 years old, he killed his
first man in the most deliberate, cold
blooded slylc. Pursuit was het, and he
lied back te New Mexico and took refuge
ameiiir the cowboys of Lincoln county,
just about the time that the Lincoln county
war broke out.
This war, according te Marien Turner,
who was a conspicuous figure in it, origi
nated in the deteimiuatien of old Jehn
Chisum and his partner, Alexande r Mc
Swain, te establish a monopoly in the
stock-grazing business aud make them
selves what they claimed te be, the cattle
kings of the Peces valley. They drove in
80,000 head of cattle. The herds of the
smaller ranchers were swept away with
the rolling avalanche of hoofs and horns.
The losers attempted te reclaim their an
imals. Collisions betweeu the herders
were of constant occurrence. The linn of
Murphy, Delan & Ce. headed the ranch
men and herders opposed te Chisum &
McSwaiu. Beth sides enlisted all the
strength aud inllueuce they could. ChU
sum & McSwain hired Billy the Kid, and
his reckless daro-devilism, his deadly
markmanship, his skill as a herscmau and
his delight in murder made him the
leader et the faction.
Early in 1870 Chisuni had " the Kid "
nnneinted dcr.utv constable, aud armed
with a warraut for the arrest, ou some
trival charge, of William Morten aud
Frank Baker, herdsmen in the employ of
Tem Catren, formerly of Lafayette coun
ty, Me., and the partner of Hen. Stephen
B. Elkins, also a Missouri boy, but long
the New Mexican delegate in Congress,
and new one of the " solid men " of New
Yerk. Aftcr.arrestiug Morten and Baker
the Kid declared his determination te kill
them. A man named McCiuskey, who
had accompanied him and assisted iu mak
ing the arrest, interfered te prevent the
murder. The Kid promptly shot him dead
iu his tracks and then killed the two pris
oners near Chisum's ranch.
Sheriff Brady and Deputy Sheriff Geerge
Hindman, of Lincoln county, went out te
arrest him for this triple murder. The
Kid waylaid them, and, firing upon them
from behind the adebe wall around Ms-
Swain's house, killed them. He new
gathered around him a band of outlaws
and desperadoes aud defied the county,
territory and United States authorities.
In June, 1879, Marien Turner, deputy
sheriff of Lincoln county, had a warraut
placed iu his hands for the arrest of the
Kid for the murder of Morten, Baker, Mc
Cluskev. Bradv and Hindman. Turner
organized a pesse of thirty-five men, prin
cipally ranchmen and cow boys of the
anti-Chisum faction, and started en his
desperate errand.
On the 17th of June he came upon the
Kid with sixty-three men, and instantly
began a running fight, which lasted three
days. Lieut. Cel. Dudley, et the .Ninth
cavalry (Gen. Hatch's famous colored
regiment), learning that rc-cnfeiccracnts
were being sent te the Kid, leek two com
panies of his regiment and went te Tur
ner's assistance The Kid and his gang
took shelter in McSwain's house, in the
town of Lincoln, the most elegantly fur
nished dwelling in the territory ; and it is
said that during the fight Mrs. McSwain
encouraged her wild garrison by playing
inspiring airs en her piano and singing
reusing battle songs, until the besieging
nna -: tl.n r!nm of tllfl 111111(1
from the sound, shot it te pieces with their
heavy rifles.
On the third day of theBkirmish Turne.
had the benne fired bv threwinc buckets-
full of blazing coal oil into it and ever it,
and about dusk .the desperadoes raade a
rush te escape te their horses. A desper
ate hand-te hand fight ensued, in which
twelve of the Kid's men and two of Tur
ner's posse were killed, McSwain himself
being among the slain. . In the break from
the burning house the Kid's partner, Tem
'O'Fallaher, a young boy from San Anto Ante Anto
neo. Texas, noticed one of his friends fall
near his side. Amid a perfect storm of
balls and buckshot he coolly stepped,
picked up his comrade, and started te
carry him off in his arms ; but, finding he
was dead, threw down the body, and,
pistol in hand, fought his way out. Tem
-was killed by Deputy Sheriff Pat Garrett's
nosse shortly befere the capture of the
Kid last winter. The Kid escaped fire,
bullets, and Turner's pesse at the -Mc
Swain house fight, and immediately re
organized his gang.
About this time Axtell was removed
from the governorship of the territory,
and Lew Wallace was appointed .in his
place. Chisum went np te Sauta Fe, and,
by some means wen the new governor
ever te the side of the Kid. Geerge
Tayler, Turner's partner, talking tome
last night about the affair, said : " Wal
lace was a d d romantic old feel, and
easily led himself te sympathize with the
Kid; often speaking et him as ' that brave
boy,' or ' that wild young knight errant.'
He lest sight of his crimes in the romance
of his devilishness."
Under the influence of this foolish senti
ment, Gov. Wallace issued a proclama
tion of pardon te all the parties, including
army officers, who had been engaged in
the- Lincoln county outbreak, command
ing them te lay down their arms, go home,
and keep the peace. The army officer
allusion of this remarkable pronuncia prenuncia pronuncia
raente was aimed at Lieutenant Colonel
Dudley, of the Ninth cavalry, and, very
naturally, exaspcrated that gentleman by
placing him, in gubernatorial grace and
estimation, exactly upon a level with
cowboys, outlaws and Kids.
His uevelistic excellency's bugle had
scarcely rung truce when the widow of
McSwain resolved te prosecute the slayers
of her husband and destroyers of her
home. She employed a lawyer named
Chapman of Las Yegas, who went down
into Lincoln county and promptly began
te stir up all the old strife, but was seen
murdered by a man named Campbell and
ethers of the opposite faction. When
Gov. Wallace heard of the death of Chap
man, he arose in all the might apd majesty
of a little territorial official with a tin car,
and went down into Lincoln county, out
lawed Turner and all his posse and all
ether- officers of the law who had been
fighting Chisum and McSwain and the Kid
aud his gang, had Tumor or twelve of his
pesse put into irons, and had Cel. Dudley
arrested and relieved of his command.
Twenty-ene indictments were found
against Turner for murder, arson and cat
tle stealing, no and his associates lay in
irons forty days and nights, and were then
brought befere the court for trial, the Kid
appearing-as the principal witness against
them. They were all acquitted, but Tur
ner has been harassed from that day te
this. "By G d," said he last night,
" they have had me indicted in every court
since aud it has cost me $6,000 te stand
them off, besides all the annoyance aud
less of time."
On the morning of the 27th of Septem
ber, 1879, Turner was married, at a hotel
in the town of Lincoln, te a young girl
named llattie Phillips, who had a cousin
married te Surgeon Appel, of the Ninth
cavalry. The bame ovening Appel, with
two companies of negre troops, surround
ed the hotel, seized the bride and carried
her off, claiming that she was only sixteen
years old and a miner. She was after
wards sent te Menree, Michigan, and
placed in a female seminary, where she
still is. She has an uuele liviug there,
Frederick C. Godfrey, who was formerly
Inrtiiu agent at the Mescalero agency, in
Lincoln county, and who took an active
part in spiiitiug her away. Her mind has
sincebcen se influenced against Turner
that she recently applied for a divorce en
the ground that the marriage was illegal
ou account of her minority. It was net se
under the laws of the territory, but Tur
ner admitted it te free her and the divorce
was granted last month.
After the acquittal of Turner and his
men at the trial in Lincoln, the Kid, en
the advice of his friends, decided te leave
the country, but swere he would kill Cel.
Dudley befere he went. A court martial,
or court of investigation as te Dudley's
part in the light of June, lb79, was going
en at Feit Stanten, in Lincoln county.
Judge Ira E. Leenard, formerly of Mis
souri, but new of New Mexico, had been
employed by Mrs. McSwain te prosecute
the charge against Cel. Dudley of being
accessory te the murder of her husband
aud the burning of her house. Judge
Leeiuid, at the time a resident of Las
ITcgas, was accompanied te Fert Stan Stan
eon by Jehn McPherson, chief of po
lice of LasVcgas. who had been warned By
the gamblers aud thugs of that place te
leave en pain of death. McPherson had
been with Quantrell during the war, and
was niraseii a ucspcraue. rieiurmug te
Las VeL'as some tinie afterward, the
roughs carried out their threats and killed
him. As he and Leenard were sitting in
their room at Fert Stanten ene night,
shortly after their atrival, they heard a tap
en the window. Upen opening the shutter
the Kid stepped into the room and an
nounced that he had ceme te end the trial
of Dudley by killing him. With much
difficulty they succeeded in dissuading
him from attempting te execute his bloody
purpose. He theu mounted his horse and
struck out for the Staked Plains, where he
embarked in the business of cattle stealing
at wholesale, making his headquarters
about Fert Sumner, aud finding purchas
ers for his stolen herds among men whose
names are bv no means obscure in terri
terial history and aflaiis.
Having a difficulty with his old employ
er, Uliisum, in rcgaru te waj;e uue mm
for various services, he swore vengoance
against him aud his, and from that time
en Chisum's herds and herders suffered.
Hew many men he killed, hew many cat
tle he btole, hew many deeds of daring
deviltry and cruelty he perpetrated, will
probably never be known until the record
books of damnation are opened, and cow
boys and congressmen, lawmakers and
lawbreakers, picsidents, pirates, gover
nors, and thugs are summoned te judg
ment. During the early part of the present
year Deputy Sheriff Pat Garrett, of Lin
coln county, captured the Kid and took
him te Mcsilla. where he was tried and
sentenced te be hanged "in the town of
Lincoln. He was taken te Lincoln,
ironed and uuder a strong guard. Soen
after reaching the town he managed te
knock Deputy Sheriff Bell in the head
with his handcuffs, and befere he could
recover from the stunning effect of the
blew, the Kid seized his pistol and shot
him dead. Deputy United States Marshal
Rebert Ohliugcr, who had been ene of the
Turner posse in 1879, hearing the shot,
came running, gun in hand, te Bell's as
sistance. The Kid, armed with Bell's
shotgun and pistol, saw Ohlinger coming,
and coellv hailed him with " Helle Beb !"
Olilinrrer mused a second, and it cost him
his life ; the Kid poured a charge of buck
shot into his heart, killing him instantly
two murders in half a minute. The
young monster theu stepped out en the
portico of the old heuse in which the
dead men had been guarding him, and
defied the whole town. He made one
man knock his ireus off, and covering an
ether with his death-dealing shotgun,
ordered him te saddle a herse that was
standing in the street, walked out, mount
ed and galloped out of town in the presence
of the whole population.
But such a career must have an end, and
"Billy the Kid" was rapidly nearing the
inevitable close of his bleed-stained career.
He had heretofore carried death with him,
but death was new close after him. Dep
uty Sheriff Pat Garrett with two cempan
ions started en bis trail, swearing te cap
ture or kill him or die trying. In some
way known only te himself Garrett learned
that the Kid would probably visit the
house of Pete Maxwell at Fert Sumner in
Lincoln county seme time during the night
of Tuesday, July 14. Shortly before mid
night Garrett went te Maxwell's, and had
just seated himself in the dark en the aide
of Maxwells ued wnen tue aoer epenea,
and in walked the Kid. Instantly detect
ing, in spite of the darkness, that there
was somebody in the room with Maxwell,
he levelled his pistols, exclaiming: "Quitn
est? Quiencst? But the delay of asking
was fatal. Before the words were off his
lips Pat Garrett's ballet was through his
heart, and " Billy the Kid," the terror of
New Mexico, lay a gasping, quivering
corpse, while his me dioeu ayea me uin,
fleer of Pete Maxwell's dark adobe hat.
Eleven gory ghosts steed waiting te escort
him te eternal shades.
In personal appearance the Kid was any
thing but a desperado or a monster. He
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was very small and slender, being about
five feet two inches tall, ana weigning
scarcely 120 pounds. He bad a plaiu but
pleasant face, with thin, sharp features,
blue eyes and light hair. He was calcu
lated te make friends, and, strange as it
may seem, left many who sincerely mourn
ed his death. One of the best men of the
territory, who, though identified with the
opposite faction, knew him well, said te
me this morning : " De you knew I
couldn't help feeling sorry when I heard
that boy was killed?" He was a splendid
h ere eman and a dead shot, and at the time
of his death waB onlyabent 22 years old.
Eccentric Wills.
Curious Dcvisra by Jaeer pl
The will of Lord Lytten contained spe
cial directions for a surgical examination
of his body, in order te provide against the
possibility of his being buried while iu a
trance. One will directed that the wife
should cut off a finger or tee, te make sure
the man was dead.
Jeremy Bentham left his body te be em
balmed and preserved se that it might be
seated, dicsscd as if alive, at the banquet
table of reunions of his friends and dis
ciples ; aud this was dene for some years.
" Dressed in his usual clothes, wearing
a gray bread-brimmed hat, and with his
old hazel walking stock, called Dapple
(after a favorite old horse), the farmer
like figure of the benevolent philosopher,
sat in a large armchair, with a smiling,
fresh-colored countenance, looked up in a
mahogany case, with a plate glass front.
This was his actual body, preserved by
scientific process. An Italian artist 'made
a wax mask. The real face was under
npitli it-
A will at Lexington, iu 1753, bequeathed
$50,000 te a sister, en condition that she
should faithfully execute whimsical direc
tions for a musical funeral, which was ac
cordingly done..
" The fuueral was at five iu the evening.
Ne bell was tolled ; no relative was pros
cat ; the bier was painted green, and the
body was laid en it, dressed in ordinary
clothes. When the ceremony
was concluded, his friends le turned te the
house, where his sister awaited them, and
all sat down te an elegant supper. After
it was ever, the company joined in sing
ing the iJlst Ode of the First Boek of
Herace Then they ilrauk gayly for seme
time ; but retired at eight o'clock."
The validity of directions involving the
body is matter of much uncertainty. The
tendency of thought in the law is away
from regarding it as property which can
be seized for debt or given, like & chattel,
by will ; and toward the view that the
disposal of it is a sanitary duty, imposed
and regulated by law. Probably any con
dition annexed te a lequest directing dis
section, cremation, peculiar burial, etc.,
would be enferccy, unless it were regard
ed by the court as clearly demoralizing,
unsanitary, or otherwise contrary te pub
lic policy ; in which case it might be de
clared void aud the legatee allowed te
take the gift without complying. Unless
property is conditioned upon obeying such
directions in a will, the law would leare
the question te the discretion of surviving
relatives.
Dauiel Maitiuctt, of Calcutta, made a
very cynical testament, containing be
quests like these :
" Feurtltly. Te Henry Vansittart, esq.,
as an opulent man, I leave the discharge
of all such sums of mouey, that I shall
stand indebted te indigent persons in the
town of Calcutta.
"Fifthly. Te Mr. Gcerge Grey, secre
tary te the presidency, I beqneath all my
sincerity.
"Sixthly. Te Mr. Simen Dreso, writer
te the secretary's office, all my modesty.
"Seventhly. Te Mr. Henry Higgenseu,
also of the secretary's office, all the thought
I hope I shall dispossessed of."
And, in behalf of the clergyman whom
he requested te preach the funeral sermon,
he said :
" In consideration or which, ever and
abeve his fees, I bestew upon him aU my
hypecrisyvihich. he wants, as a modern
geed man ; but, as my finances are low
and cannot conveniently discharge his
fei s, I hope he will please accept the will
for the deed."
Let it be understood that requests or
advice take no legal efficacy from being
inserted in a will, except as they are con
nected with gift of preperty. Yet they
are sometimes mere influential and im
pressive se than if otherwise stated. The
story runs that Mr. 'Vansittart was se
amused by the tenor of the will that the
amount of debts left te him te discharge
bcint: only about 300 rupees he actually
did discharge them.
Seme persons have employed wills te
te give vent te spite or hatred.aftcr death.
A Mr. Darley left te his wife a shilling,
" for picking my pocket of CO guineas."
A Londen book seller. Parker by name,
I left a legacy te " Elizabeth, whom through
whose kmUucssa maue my who, wiuiuui.
regard te family, fame, or fortune, and
who in return, has net spared, most un
justly, te accuse me of every crime regard
in" human nature, save highway robbery.'
A Mr. Swain gave " te Jehn Abbet and
Mary, his wife, Gd. each, te buy for each
of them a halter, for fear the sheriff should
net be provided." ,..",.
A Mr. Davis left 5s. te Mary Davis
" which is sufficcnt te enable her te get
drunk for the last time at my expense "
One testator directed his executers te
purchase a picture representing a viper
biting the hand of a man who had saved
it. and te crive it te a former friend, whom
he named. It' is sad te see the benevo
lently intended methods of will-making
nerverted te such purposes.
Hew much mere pleasing is the spirit
exhibited in such wills as that of Leuis
Benard, who left his 'whole property te
endow the American society for the pre
vention of cruelty .te animals. Besides
ether reasons for sympathizing with the
purposes of the society, he is said te have
believed in the transmigration of souls ;
that the soul of man after death
may ceme te animate any yu.
creature. His will was expressed m
nearly these words : "I g?e, bequeath
nH ! devise unto the American society
toitlSwiienot cruelty te animals,
of which soektyj Henry Bergh, esq., is
president, for whom I have long enter
tained the highest respect and admiration,
he being a gentleman whose laudable, un
Priet Tw CmUu
tiring and humane exertions en behalf of
the dumb portion of Ged's creator hT
elevated him in my estimation far above
any ether man, all my property," etc.,
etc. -
urafuaraM.
Mrs. Y. J. Lang, Bethany, Ont, states that
ler fifteen months she was troubled with a dis
ease of the ear, causingentlre dcafnessiateii
minutes after using Themas' Edectrle OU, she
found relief, and in a short time she was en
tirely enred and her hearing restored, rer
sale at H.B. Cochran's drug store, 137 North
Queen street, Lancaster.
Why Are Seu Bllleaa?
Because you have allowed your bowels te
bctome costive, and liver torpid. . Use Kidney Kidney
Wert te produce a tree state et the bewels,aBO
itwtll stimulate the liver te proper acttea.
cleanse the skin of IU yellowness, cure hUlras
headache, and cause nev life In the bleed.
Druggists nave it, both dry and liquid. JKea's
Herald. au84wdw
Nearly a Miracle.
E. Ascnith Rail, Blngbamten. N. Y.. writes:
"I suffered ler severalmenUiswltliadulIpalB
through left lung and bhenlders. I -lest my
spirits, appetite and color, and could with OU
flculty keep up all day. My mother procured
aeme Burdock Bleed Bitters; I took themaa
directed, and have felt no pain since Brst wees:
after using them, and. am new quite wen.
Price si. Fer sale at II. B. Cochran's drug
store, 157 North Queen street. Lancaster.
A Friend 1b Meed.
Time ever and again Themas Eclectric OU
has proved a salutary friend te the distressed.
As a reliable curative for croup ia children,
sere thieat and bronchial affections, and as a
Jiesitlve external remedy ler skln.it Is anever
ailing antidote. Jr'er sale at II. B. Cochran's
drug store, 137 North Queen street. Lancaster.
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DRY aOODK, UffBKXWXAM, C.
OKASONAIH.K UOODS.
DBESS GINGHAMS.
VICTORIA EAWNS.
;INDIA J.IXENS,
AT THS
NEW YORK STORE.
i att, mn & co.
Are showing a great variety of
Fancy Dress Ginghams at l'iXcayard
Elegant Styles, Best Quality 15c "
Real Scotch ZcphyrGInghamsenly.25c "
One Case Printed Lawns 7c "
Nevel Designs, Best Quality. 12Jc "
LOSING SALE OF
Summer Dress Goods.
Cream Lace Bantings 10c a yard
Halt Weel Lace Buntings Vl'Ac "
All Weel Plain and Lace Buntings
15c, 17c, 20c, 25c te 50c a yard
MOMIE CREPE BUNTINGS,
NUN'S VEILINGS.
FltENCH EOULE SUITINGS
At Very Leir Prices, at the .
NEW YORK STORE,
R Si lO KAST MJUIU HTfUSCT.
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KTZUKK, BAKU St HACOHMAS.
Netice te the Ladies !
We Have Just Opened
A LARGE LOT OF
an
Made expressly for our own sale?, under
our own Trade Mark, ami cannot
be had elscwhcrc.
WE GUARANTEE EACH GARMENT
TO.IIE
WATERPROOF,
AND TO GIVE GENERAL SATISFACTION.
Metier, iffl & Hang&iai's
NEW CHEAP STORE,
Ne. 43 WEST KING STREET,
LANCASLEH, PA;
(ADLER'S OLD STAND).
-VTBXT IMIOK TO THE CODBT HOVUM.
FAHHESTOCK!
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
We have rednced enr Immense Stock et
DRESS GOODS
FOR THE BALANCE OF THE SEASON.
DRESS GOODS at 10c.,
were sold at 20c. and tee.'.
12c. and 13c, that
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