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Volume XVII--NO. 296.
clotuine.
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KIIUC1ION IN WHITE VESTS.
WHITE VESTS,
WHITE VESTS,
REDUCED FROM
$3.75, 83.25, 2.75, S2.50, $2.Q0
and $1.50,
ONE DOLLAR.
CALL KAULY AM) UEV THE
FIRST CHOICE.
&
ONE-PRICE HOUSE,
36-38 EAST KING STREET,
I.ANCASTKi:. FA.
TMl'OKTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
Te d:iy lit open a lull line nt Spring unil
SiniiiiK'i' (JeiHls ler Men's V;:ir, which lias
never been eclipsed In this city erany lieuse
in tlie country ler cptality, htyns ami high
teneil character. We claim superiority
ever anything we handled beteie during
our experienced quarter et a century in
busiiirs, and our reputation in established
ter keeping the finest goods in our line.
Our opening te-day is an invoice et Novel Nevel
lies captured from the wreck .of a large
Bosten house, whose failure has precipi
tated these goods en the market tee late In
1 he season and consequently at a sacrifice,
no they are within reach et all desiring a
lirst-class article at a moderate price. The
consignment includes a full line et the ccl
hratcd Tahunen'.s French Novelties, the
handsomest and llnest goods Imported te
tills country, a new leaturc in Silk Warp ;
Talainen's Ti icet a-Leng, Serpentine Tii-cet-s,
Cerk Screw Diagonals and Granite
Weave. A full line of Tayler's English
Treuserings el beautiful effects. Alse a
tine lined Choice American Suitings as
low a- $S a Suit. All the Latest Novelties
In Spring Overeeatingsat moderate prices.
All are cordially invited te examine our
stock and he convinced that we are mak
ing no Idle beast, but can substantiate all
we say anil respectfully urge person te
place theirorderatence betere the choicest
styles are sold, ler they tan net be dupli
cated this season. Fer turther particulars
in regard te dress consult
J. K SMALING,
THE ARTIST T AILQR,
121 N. QUEEN STREET,
WW&S
Several Flue Ceat Makers wanted.
Ol'BINU OPKMNO
H. GERHART'S
New Tailoring EsiMiut,
Ne. 6 East King Street.
1 have just completed Sitting up one et the
Finest Tailoring Establishments te be teund
in this state, anil am new prepare'! te show
my customers a stock el goods ler the
SPRING TRADE.
which for quality, styie and variety et
Patterns has never been equaled in this city.
1 will keep and sell no goods which I cannot
recommend te my customers, no matter hew
low in price. .
All goods warranted as represented, and
prices as low as t lie lowest. -at
Ne. 6 East King Street,
t Next Doer te the New Yerk Stere.
H. GERHART.
CLVIUIKO, VXOiSUWJBAM, AC
VTEW STOCK Or CLOTHING
yen
SPRING 1881.
AT
D. B. Hostetter & Sen's,
Ne. 24 CENTRE SQUARE.
Having made unusual efforts te bring before
the public a "nc, stylish and well made stock et
MDY-MADE CLOTHING,
we arc new prepared te show Ihcm one of the
most cjirelully selected stocks of clothing in
this city, at the lowest Cash Trices.
MEAN'S, BOYS' ASM VOUTIIS'
CLOTHING!
IN GREAT VARIETY.
Piece Goods et the Most Stylish Designs
and at prices within the reach et all.
49-Givc us a call .
D. B. Hostetter t Seb,
24 CENTRE SQUARE.
6-lyd
LANCASTER. PA.
CLOTUUTB.
fl'HE BUSINESS OF SELLING CLOTHING
OAK HALL
Has grown te its Tpresent 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.
Thefcteck of MEN'S CLOTHING is always kept very lull in assortment, even te the
end d the season. ... , ., ,
In BOYS' CLOTHING the Styles anil Trimming are net approached by any Clothing
Heuse in the Country. .... ,
A cordial welcome is ready Ter all who conic, and we expect te sell only when people are
satisfied in every respect. .
WAMAKER & BROWN,
OAK HALL, Sixth and Market Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA.
THE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN AMERICA.
CLOTHING I CLOTHING!
Anyone having neglected or put off getting themselves a SPRING Oil SUMMER SUIT
will de well te call at CENTRE HALL, Ne. 12 EAST KING STKKET.
MYERS & RATHFOH.
Tins' L AUG EST CLOTHING HOUSE IN THE STATE OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA. We
are offering our Stock et
Spring and Summer Goods .
At reduced prices, in order te make room ler our coming Fall Stock. If veu want a Keady
Made Suit you can be suited for a very small amount of money.
It you prefer being measured and having a Suii made te order you can lind no better
stock te select Irem and at mien prices as will astonish you. Indeed the prices are se low that
no one need go about in a liabhy suit these days.
.lust think of it, we can liirnish you with
COAT, PANTS AND TEST
te keep cool In, ter the the enormous amount of THREE DOLLAUS. Yes, for a man te wear,
and a big man loe. Call and see and be suited and save money. We employ the besl experi
enced Cutlers, and we can guarantee satisfaction in every particular.
MYERS & RATHFON.
CENTRE
Ne. 12 EAST KING STREET,
LBOtT ItlTTliliS.
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IRON BITTERS!
A TRUE TONIO.
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cient tenle; especially
INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, INTERMITTENT FEVERS, WANT OP APPE
TITE, LOSS OP STRENGTH, LACK OP ENERGY, &c.
It enriches the bleed, strengthens the muscles and give's new lite te the "crvcs. It iicts
like a charm en the digestive organs, removing all dyspeptic symptoms, such as 9 the
Fend, lltlching. Ileal in the Stomach, Heartburn etc The only Iren Preparation that will
net Diackeii tne teeth or give headache. Sold by all druggist. Write ler the A It C Loek, J
pp. el lucfiil and amusing reading soil free.
BROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY,
lat-iydiw BALTIMORE, MD.
Fer Sale at COCHRAN'S DRUG STORE, 137 and 139 North Queen
street, Lancaster.
H
i:TKItS AND KANUES.
JOHN L.
-CONTRACTOR FOR-
Slate Reefing, Gravel Reefing, Tin Reefing,
PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING.
Nes. 11, 13 & 15 EAST ORANGE
TTOUSKFUKNISHIKG.
FLINN & WILLSON,
SUCCESSORS TO FLINN & BRENEMAN.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
FISHINGS TACKLE.
New Invoice just received, containing the Latest Novelties In the Market. Full line et
Heusefurnishing Goods for Summer.
BROOMS, 10c; BUCKETS, 10c; OH. CLOTH 25c. PER YARD; FRUIT CANS, 4c.
SCall aiutcxaminc our stock. Ne trouble te show goods.
:e:
152 NORTH QUEEN STREET, - - - LANCASTER, PA.
LIVJCItY
"IjlIKST-CLASS I.IVKKY STABLE.
HOUGHTON'S
FIRST-CLASS LIVERY STABLE!
Five First-Class New Omnibuses te Hire at Lew
Rates, for Private, Public & Sunday Scheel Picnics.
ALSO
First-Class. Driving Horses, Buggies and Phaetons te Hire, at
Ne. 221 NORTH QUEEN STREET,
O-FORMERLY ZECUER BRO.S' OLD LIVERY STAND.
WISES AXU LIQUORS.
S. CLAY MILLBE,
fines, Brafe, Gins, Oil Bye Whiskies, M..
Ne. 33 PENN SQUARE, LANCASTER, PA..
GIBSON'S WHISKY BOTTLED A SPECIALTY.
AT
IN SELLING.
Te Get the Cash.
Te Have One Price.
Te Pay Back Meney if Unsuited.
Te Guarantee the Goods.
HALL,
LANCASTER, PEN.VA.
rRON BITTERS.
SURE APPETISER.
JUISVELLANHOVS.
'IM K01FS"ifl5PA.TKEI 7ND PAINTED.
ARNOLD,
STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
fapr2-tld
TTC:
reUSBFUKNISUlNG.
STABLE.
Tf.
IRST-CLASS LIVERY STABLE.
LANCASTER, PA., SATURDAY,
Eancastet Sntelligencer.
SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. 13, 1881.
Southern Negroes.
A Market Day In Richmond.
Llllle E. Barr In New Yerk Independent.
Saturday is market-day in Richmond,
and a market-day in a Southern town is
generally a very amusing fraction of time.
Indeed, I had se many pleasant memories
of-Charleston market that almost the first
place I visited in the lovely city of Rich
mond was its market house.
Finding out (a very easy thing tevfiud
out) that its wealth all came from the lit
tle farms and fruit nurseries surrounding
the city, I determined te ride out inthe
morning and meet the wagons coming into
the city. They were very numerous, and
all of them canvas-covered, and their own
ers in every case gave me a pleasant greet
ing, while net a few even stepped te Ac
press their favorable opinion of my pony
and te ask a great many questions about
his previous owner, his raising and his
value ; for a Virginia negre finds in the
poorest horse ever foaled mere geed points
than he would probably find in its rider.
The farms and nurseries surreuudiug the
city arc net large. Fifteen te twenty
acres is the usual extent. They were care
fully cultivated, but had a decidedly in-nced-ef-rain
leek. Many wemen were
working in the fields, and one of them I
noticed paiticularly. She was a large,'
handsome negress and with a long, sway
ing stride, she marched ever the field,
scattering, fremva basket en her arm, the
yellow corn seeds, and singing the while a
spiritual or " shout " song, as they call
them in this locality.
It was different from these I heard in
Georgia, Alabama aud Seuth Carolina.
Theie was mere attempt at rhythm in its
interpretation and I copied the following
veiscs from bar lips :
" Come from the Holds and this f.irmyard.
Come irem your work uud your play.
Come irem the wearisome hours
Te hear what Lord Jesus say.
" In the Kingdom is IreeiKnn Uiin tell yen.
In the Kingdom is ireedem alway ;
In the Kingdom is freedom Him tell you.
O glory ! te hear what Him say.
" Halleluiah ! theie's freedom in Heaven ;
Hallelujah ! there's freedom alway,
Hallelujah ! there's freedom in Heaven ;
O glory ! le hear wnat nun say.
" Is it net very late te sew corn ?" I
asked.
" This am feed corn. Dar will be no
ear ou it," aud she evidently considered
me a very igueraut person te need such
information ; " dat is if dey leave any te
ceme up." And she pointed te a solemn
looking synod of crews, who seemed
ready te levy a tax of their full tenth en
the field.
" De they trouble you much ?"
" Net se much new as in tbe spring.
Den, if you deu't watch them right
smart, dey'll jist walk behind you- aud
pick up de com as you frew it down.
Will, sure."
After a few mere questions I rede en,
and the woman resumed her work and her
song, the stirring chorus, " Hallelujah !
theie's freedom in heaven !' ringing in
my cars, uutil I stepped before a cabin
and asked for a drink of water, by way of
introduction.
" Won't you git down and lest a bit,
ma'am ?" said the old negress, as she
handed mu the gemd.
That was exactly what I wanted te de,
for I was cuiieus te sce the inside of the
cabin. I found it very clean and very neat
ly furnished. She seen told me all her
little household cares and domestic trou
bles, aud then gave me an earnest invita
tion te stay and partake of seme "hog
chidlings." She assured me they were
"mighty nice;" but I knew they wcro wcre
made from the larger entrails and cars of
the hog. and I had a glimpse of the deli
cacy lying in its uncooked state en the
tabic, se I made as pelite an apology as I
could invent. m
In another cabin I visited I found the
.sister-iii law preparing te move,' and dur
ing our conversation I was told that it was
iifcenscquence of her father having stelen
some beards elf the church, just after the
fall of Richmond, And if a person com
mits this great sacrilege, seme lotributive
fate will net let them rest, but every mem
ber of the family must make a new home
each year. I have heard the same super
stitie'n in Seuth Carolina, and I asked the
woman if she was a Carolinian. She re
pudiated the idea with the greatest scein.
" Ne, thank Ged !" She was a Virginian
aud all lici-Jblks were Virginians tee.
In another cabin I feuud three old
women living together. They " took in
washiug " for a living, and their cabin
looked as if a whirlwind had gene through
it. Five dollars would have bought
everything in the house, and yet they had
four savage dogs chained at the very deer.
" What in the world have you se many
dogs for ?" I asked.
" Well, you sec, chikvwe don't own no
land, or lieuse, or cow, or horses ; se jist
te say we own something, we have dogs,"
replied one of the three old women, laugh
ing as gayly as though she owned a mil
lien dollars.
Takine seme candy out of my pocket, I
coaxed five or six children, . who wcre
standing around, te sing for me ; and very
seen the old women wiped the suds off
tflPr hands, and, drawing nearer and
nearer, begau the join in the swaying,
dance like motion and the old-fashioned
" shout " :
" When I wsis lying at Hell's dark deer,
Oh ! de angels looking ler me !
I never lie se low before,
Oh : de angels looking for me !
" As, 1 pass by de gates of Hell,
Oh ! de angels looking Ter me!
I bid old Satan fare yen well,'
Fer de angels looking for 1110 1
"The troop or Hell come marching round,
Oh ! de angels looking for me !
But Zieu's chiilen gaining ground,
Oh ! de angels looking for me !
' Yeu say dc Lord's converted yen,
Oh ! de nngcls looking for me !
Why don't you let your neighbor knew?
Oil ! dc angels looking for me !"
Iu all the cabius I visited I feuud the
condition of the president the all-absorbing
topic of interest and -conversation, and it
was almost amusing te see hew certain
mauy of them were that, if the president
died, they would be forced back into
slavery. I can imagine that, if Buch a
thing wcre in any degree possible, it would
be te the Virginia negre a much mere tcr
rible fate than te the negrees I .aw in
Seuth Carolina. The Virginian has grasped
some of the earliest and most tangible ad
vantages of freedom I mean a clean and
comfortable home aud a large measure of
self-dependence ; while the negrees en tne
Carolina cotton farms still have homes of
the rudest aud barest kind and in the sim
plest emergencies of life depend entirely
en master and mistress.
Having Been where the market-stuffs
come from, that night I walked up Bread
street te Sixth, aud seen found myself in
a very busy and very amusing scene. The
canvas covered carts I had met in the
mernins were backed up against the side
walks, the canvas thrown open at the
back, te display the vegetables, fruit,
poultry, eggs, butter, etc., etc, ; light for
this purpose being supplied by tall, flaring
tin lamps. The venders leaned against
their wagons, and called their wares in
I all sorts of amusiug ways. Geese
AUGUST 13. 1881.
sarcamed, ducks quacked, and chickens
entered pretest after pretest. Calf and
sheep-heads (skinned) were displayed in
long rows, and in all their glassy eyes
there was a leek of horror, that gave one
a feeling of murder.
"Missis, are you looking for eggs?
Here they are. Bran new ones; fresh
laid this morning. Geed te bile, geed te
peach, or te eat jist se."
"Walk right 'long here, ladies and gen
tleman. Walk right 'long in a line. Here's
your new potatoes ; two pints for live,
cents."
"If there's anything I de disgust, it's
te see a nigger putting en airs."
As these words caught my ear, I turned.
Standing opposite was an old darkey, with
a head as white as cotton in September.
He had en the very tallest and the widest
brimmed hat has ever been my luck te
see. His cej.t, for length of tail and
sleeves, rivaled the Artful Dedger's, llis
green umbrella was tied round with a
handkerchief, and was tightly held under
his arm ; while from his basket two small
pilferers were transferring huckleberries
into their own pockets. His companion
was a well-dressed, fine-looking young
wagener, and he leaned against a pest of
the market house, twining his whip about
and about him like a snake.
" Ne, sir ! I jist tell you, plainly, you
kaint have my Mary Jane ; for, if tbar's
any thing I de disgust, it's te sec a nigger
putting en airs,' repeated tleld man.
"Loek here, eleman, ain't lget a wagon
aud a team, worth six hundred dollars any
day ou the street? Who's get a bctterer
right te put en airs? I'd like te knew
that."
Just then I caught sight of a dozen
women sitting in a row against a brick
wall, en the oppesitcside of the street, and
I left Mary .Tene's lever te argue the affair
out with her father, aud made ray way
ever te them. Each had a pile of second
hand clothing before Jlr. There was every
garment there a man or woman could want,
from patched brogans te a last 'summer's
hat, trimmed in all the colors of the rain
bow. I was told that these women rely
entirely upon the sales they make en market-day
aud night, yet their competition
was marked by an extraordinarily kind
spirit ; and in several cases I saw them
help te sell their neighbors' goods, when
they had failed te make a sale themselves.
Leaving these street-venders, I turned
in at the upper end of the market, a long,
low building, lit with flaring, smoking
lamps. Here', of ceurs, I saw the burly
German butcher and his hard-featuied
wife. The latter iu every instance was
gossiping with some neighbor, their thick,
gesticulating fingers almost in each ether's
faces. In every instance, also, they
treated their customers with an iuselcnt
indilTeicucc, that was outdone, however,
by the impudent way iu which ncgie
women would ask the price of everything,
aud then say " I don't want te buy noth
ing from a Dutch woman nohew ;" for te
the negre mind Germans, Swedes, Danes,
Austrians, etc., are all alike " Dutch."
Very rarely, indeed, de you find a nc nc
ure in the fresh meat market. The keeper
of such stalls aie all white men. I think
tins is because they are far tee stiugy te
buy sufficient ice. Yeu cannot make even
a Virginia negre understand that money is
money's brother, aud that some expense
and even some risk must be taken for large
profits. This is true of them in agricul
ture, as well as commerce, for even when
they own their own laud they will rarely
put any manure 011 it.
" What for should I manure another
man's land ?" they ask, almost indignaut
ly, if the subject is named te a. tenant.
They arc keenly ahve te the ex
pense of manure. The prebable large
crop they would reap they shake their
heads nt.
The perk aud bacon stands are mostly
kept by negrees. This is a safer com
modity te trade in ; for, if it does net sell
at once, coarse salt and chips from the
weed yard turn it into a still mere valu
able form. The lower end of the market
is full of small eating-stands, chicken
(fried) and ice-cream being the favorite
dainties. One of .these venders was a
brawny fellow, with arms bare te his
shoulders and a draggled rjd plume in
his hat. Thus he invited his customers :
"Oh ! I'm se glad I've get Ice-cream :
Very cold ii-e-cre.un ler sale here.
Come, Indies, white and blacir, and try it.
Yeu nil knew tie I're-ildent's mighty sick.
Yeu want le knew what he had for dinner
Ice-cream aud spring chicken just what l'se
get for sale."
" Geutlcmaiis 1 " cried a smartly-dressed
girl, of many airs and graces " Geutlc
maiis, walk up and partake of seme re
freshments. The flics, I 'sure you, ain't
ever talked with their buz, buz, buz ober
viy eatable. De, gentlemans, walk up
and partake ob some refreshments."
Her neighbor, who was brushing awjy
imaginary flics with a brown paper fan,
called out lustily :
"I don't beard cider men or flics for
netting : but I sells for cash geed grub at
this yer stand."
" Ise get geed grub, and I eats the best
ob it my own self," announces Mrs.
Browne, the cricket of the maiket, as she
lies back in her chair and folds her hands
ever her ample proportions ; for Mrs.
Browne weighs full three hundred pounds
and her bright eyes sparkle with fun.
Certainly, te judge from her appearance,
she does live well ; and of all the odd
costumes te be seen in this market hers
is the oddest. She wears a bright parple
skirt and a white waist, and a piece of
old lace window curtain piuncd ever nor
waist. Her hair is quite gray; but it is
decked in an airy way, with a jaunty,
though dilapidated child's white straw hat.
"I'm Mrs. Browne Mrs. Cernelia
(Cernelia is my name) .Mrs. Cernelia
Browne is my name ; and this," pointing
te a small table, covered with the back
breadths of a petticoat, "is ray restau
rant." Probably there might be two dollars'
worth of feed enxit ; but the kitchen dc
partment attached te Mrs. Browne's res
taurant would strike dismay into any but
a nsgre cook's heart. Tbe kitchen was a
barrel, the stove an old iron pet, set down ,
in the barrel, with literally a handful of
fire in it. The cooking utensils wcre a
frying pan and a small tea kettle, and ever
the tee of the barrel a piece of carpet was
. delicately thrown, te screen the kitchen
from the restaurant.
" Yeu are always smiling, Ma'm Browne,"
I say, sitting down beside her.
"Ler, child, I fell into dat habit ob
smiling te Shew my dimples long age and
I ain't eber been able te git ober it."
" Ain't you get netting extra te night,
Ma'm Browne ?" asks ene of her " regu
lars," as she calls these customers who
come every day te her for their meals.
"Ne, honey, I ain't. I made some peach
pies last night ; bat they tasted se geed I
scz : N6, no, Cernelia. Them taste tee
geed te sell te eder folks.' Se I eat 'cm
all up 'fore I went te bed."
The "regular" gave her a heart-rending
and most reproachful leek and walked
off. without a word.
"Hew de you expect te get rich' Ma'm
Browne, if you cat all the geed things
yeurselT?"
" Seems like I can't help it, you knew,
chile." And she nodded her head and
laughed merrily.
Just then I heard some one picking a
banjo, and, guessing that singing would
fellow, I went in search of the musician. I
found him te be a lad, -about ten years old.
He was seated eh a crate, full of live
chickens, and surrounded by half a dozen
lads of his own age. It was ene of these
bands that sing before hotels and in bar
rooms every night, for the sake of the few
pennies they pick up. This small con
ductor was evidently having a rehearsali
as he made them sing each song ever and
ever, correcting and instructing as he
thought proper. After a few sentimental
and comic songs, accompanied with danc
ing, he announced, with a flourish, "Dem
Gelden Slippers," and instantly the little
baud struck up a very popular "spiritual,"
timing it excellently well with the clap
ping of their hands :
' What kind ob shoes dem angels wear ?
Dey don't wear nenu ; dcy fly f ree de air
Oh! dem Gelden Slippers. Gelden Slippers,
Gelden bllppers-1'se bound te wear,
'Cause dey loeksse new.
Dem angels stand at de heavenly gate.
And drop all dar nickels in de missionary
plattt.
Oh ! dem Gelden Slippers, Gelden Slippers.
Gelden Slippers ifse bound te wear,
'Cause dey leeks se new."
After this finale they set forth en their
nightly ramble, aud I turned towards
Ferd's hotel, pausiug ou my way there
before a shoemaker's deer, for, as he was
tapping away with his hammer, he - was
singing, in company with a slip of a girl,
who leaned against the wall, with her
hands clasped before her, one of the most
beautiful ""spiritual " songs I have ever
heard. The melody was peculiar and very
pathetic, except at its close, when it rose
into a triumphant ring that I shall never
forget.
' Chriit led 1110 te Mount Calvary,
Calvary, Calvary,
Ills bleeding wounds there ter te sec
Oh ! the rock that is higher than I !
' Higher than I ! higher than I !
" III-. blcsed feet were nailed down.
Nailed ilewn. nailed down :
With thorns they plaited Him act own.
Oh! the rock that is higher than I !
Higher than 1 ! higher than 1 !
" He ciicd: 'Oil ! spare the wicked crew.
Wicked crew, wicked crew;
x'er eh ! they knew net what they de !'
Oh ! the rock that is higher than I !
Higher than I ! higher than I !
" Seme angels turned the moon te bloeil,
Moen te bleed, moon te bleed !
l'nt out the sun, consumed the flood.
Oh ! the rock that Is higher thin I !
Higher than I ! higher than II"
Then I turned my face "backward, and
glanced again at the market, with its
laughing, jesting, quarreling crowd,
cheating and being cheated, in the flick
ering, lurid lights of the lamps, and com
pared it with the placid face bending
ever the work-bench and singing ever and
ever
"Oh! the 106k than Is higher than I !
Higher than I ! higher than I !"
and se went thoughtfully and slowly
home, for something of the comfort and
confidence of .that mighty shelter had fallen
en me as I listened.
Saturday Night Fun. .
' Cream of the Jokes.
"There are two beating associations
here." wrote a Japanese student home,
" called Yale and Harvard When it rains
the members read books."
" That man," said a servant of his mas
ter, " is se reserved that I would uever
knew anything of his private affairs jf I
did net open his letters.
A prominent lumberman in Bur iugteu
has had his coat-of-arms painted en the
panels of his carriage, with the Latin
motto " Vidi." Which by interpretation
is " 1 saw."
Amateur artist, painting a bunch of
apple blossoms, te a small boy looking en :
" Well. Temmy, de you knew what they
are ?" Small boy, with absolute certainty
in his tones : "Yes, marm. Hens."
An old man who had been badly hurt in
a railroad collision, being advised te sue
the company for damajres, said : " Well,
no, net for damages I've hail enough of
them ; but I'll just sue 'em for repairs."
A professor asked his' class, " What is
the aurora?" A student, hesitating, re
plied : " Professer, I did knew, but I have
forgotten.' " That is sad. very sad," re
joined the professor. "The only man in
the world that ever knew has forgotten
it."
This notice is found posted up in a Vir
ginia blacksmith .shop : "Netis De co ce
partnership heretofore resisting betwixt
me and Mesc Skinner is hereby resolved.
Dcy what ewe de firm will settle with me,
and dey what de firm ewe wilt settle wid
Mose."
The Galveston Ne'trt reports a conversa
tion between two visitiug soldiers : " Did
you hear about Jim Archibald ?" " Ne ;
what about him ?" " He was walking
along Broadway, in New Yerk, when a
man fell out a five-story wiudew en him
ami killed him as dead as Julius Csusar."
" Well, it deu't surprise me iu the least.
When I saw him here in Austin last sum
mer he wasn't looking well."
Twe Cincinnati ladies who had lately
returned from a trip abroad, were ex
changing opinions in reference te the fa
mous pictures they had seen. " Give me
the Reconnaisauce school of art, " exclaim
ed one, "se lull of sympathy, of poetry :
se different from the Pre Rachel ite. "
" It is very tiue what yen say, " observed
the ether ; bnt as for me, I just dete en
the Dustledrep school; the paint is se much
fresher. "
Charley Smallfacc is nice little boy
aud his mother-just bought him a note
book, that he may jet down little matters
that may be useful te him. He fooled
around all day trying te think of some seme
thinjr ericinal and "iioed enough te write,"
and just before he went te bed he scrib
bled en the first page : " I've always no
ticed that a hand-organ man who carries a
monkey never makes as geed music as
one who don't." Meral : One attraction
at a time is as geed as a whole show.
"What did you come hereafter?" in.
quired Miss Susan Nipper of a bachelor
friend who made her a call when the rest
of the people were gene out. " I came te
borrow seme matches," he meekly replied.
; Matches! that's a likely story. Why
don't you make a match ? I knew what
you came for." exclaimed the delighted
miss, as.she crowded the bachelor into a
corner, " you came te kiss and hug me
almost te death, but you shan't without
you are the strongest, and everybody
knows you are."
iMar a a Pest.
Mrs. W. J. Lang, Bethany, Ont, states that
for fifteen months she was troubled with adig
casc or the car, causing entire deafness. In tea
minutes after using Themas' Kclectrie Oil, site
found reller, and in a short time She was en
tirely cured and her hearing restored. Yat
sale at II. II. Cochran's drug store, 137 North
Queen street, Lancaster.
Why Are Yeu Bilious ?
Ilecausu you have allowed yenr Imwels te
become costive, and liver torpid. Use Kidney-
Wert te produce a iree state et tnc oewcis.anu
it will stimulate the liver te proper action,
cleanse the skin of its yellowness, cure hliieus
headache, and cause new lite in the bjooa bjeoa bjoea
Druggists have it, betli dry and ll'iuld.-S.ien t
Herald. aiiS-.wU&w
A Friend in Need.
Tim.. v.r nnrt airain Themas' Kclectrie OH
liaiprevc.asSutiv friend te the distressed.
A?iJ reliable curative ter croup in chUUren,
retmJmt and bronchial affections, and as a
Ktve te?nal remedy ler akln.lt li anevcr
RSllnir antidote. Fer sale at 11. B. Cochran's
drag store, 137 North ijuecn street. Lancaster.
Price Twt Celts.
jr aoevs.
s
KASONABLK GOODS.
DKKS3 GINGHAMS,
VICTORIA LAWNS. .
tINDIA LINKN3,
AT TBI
NEW YORK STORK
WATT, SUE I CO.
Are showing a great variety of
Fancy Dress Ginghams at 12Jcayard
Klcgant Styles, Best Quality 15c "
RealScotchZephyr,Glnghamseny.25c
One Case Printed Lawns 7c "
Nevel Designs, Best Quality. 12jc "
LOSING SALE OV
Summer Dress Goods.
Cream Lace Bantings 10c ayan
Halt Weel Lace Bantings V-'Xc "
All Weel l'lain anil Lace Buntings
15c, 17c, 20c, 2Tc te 50c a yard
SIOM1K CltKl'E BUNTINl'?,
NUN'S VE1LINUS,
FRENCH FOULE SUITINGS
At Very Lew Trices, at the
"NEW YORK STORE,
810 KAST H1NU STKKET.
N
JKXT IIUUK TO TUK CO HUT HOUSfc.
FAHNESTOCK!
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
Wc have reduced our Immense Stock et
DRESS GOODS
FOR THE BALANCE OF THE SEASON.
DRESS GOODS at 10c., 12c. anil 15c., that
were sold at 20c. ami 25c.
UMBRELLAS
AND
PARASOLS
REDUCjED.
FAHNESTOCK'S,
Next Doer te Court Heuse.
TKESS GOODS, AC
TIAGER & JiROTHER
Have still a Large Line et
DRESS GOODS,
In all Munltttcs. Including many of the
Choices! rl yles et the Season. Ale
Black and Colored Silk.
C.IN;ilAMS, LAWNS, CHINTZES AND
WHITE GOODS.
HOSIERY AND GLOVES,
All et which will lMS'seId at Very Lew Prices
te Reduce Stock.
QPKU1AL.I
Fer JULY and AUGUST we have made a
Special l.ew I'rice for
CARPETS,
Of which we have a Handsome Line of the
Newest Patterns in
BODY BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY BRUSSELS.
EXTRA SUPEIt INGRAIN, WORSTED. .
WOOL AND HALL AND STAIR
CARPET WITH BORDERS.
Alse a line of Carpets at 25, 31, 27 and 50c.
OIL CLOTHS AND MATTINGS
Will be sold en the same low basis.
We invite examination.
HAGER & BROTHER.
w
ALL PAPKIt, &V.
WALLPAPER,
WALL PAPER.
Our Stock includes all the Choice Spring
Patterns In
EMBOSSED AND PLAIN GILT SATINS,
FLATS, BLANKS, CEILING DECO- '
RATIONS. FRIEZES, DADOS
AND BORDERS.
Te reduce stock we will make a
SPECIAL LOW PRICE.
We invite examination.
HA&EE&BEOTHEE.
EDUCATIONAL,
OKK (PA.) COI.I.KUIATJS INSTITUTE.
An endowed Christian Institution or the
highest grady. Separate Courses in Classics
and bcienccanit a Department for Ladles.
Tuition W0 per annum, inclndlngall branches ;
Ample Library; complete apparatus; Faculty
el seven. Beard $4 and $5 per week. Ninth
year begins September 5th. Fer Catalogue
address.
REV. JAMES McDOUGALL, Jr., Ph. I., Pres
Ident, or S. SMALL. jylS-lmeeU
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