!&&&K&&i&7Sm' 0rJtfmmvv' ,? irmW .nvs'V ,-mliwr. lmMimF 'r- y r ?&r- ,r ' ,VN . F . ; t' J0 THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIC, ENCEB, SAflUKDAY. MABOTI K. 1880. : &$$& 11 J my A, K. s te 5" ?J Bf f'Wf fe Wr m m Wii tot, IS" 2 Jsfe' f'U. T 6&i' WSFJ If l vr fe m h r-A . THE THREE HALLS OF JUSTICE. jjj .a-V &: rs. . 'H JAH V.. fcEfc -X J 1 "At :; ' f. !r tCf OUR CQllNTY" COURT HOUSES TBACIlfU XBE1K U13TORT JIOIF.V TU THE VBESEIHT OKNK1CAT1VX. Tba Djs When Justice Uai Dealt Out In l'es- tlstlinall'i TsTern Hie Court Heme of Revolutionary Timet The Old State Heuse "Story of the Freient Temple of Justice. Recalling the notable trials held In the court house last week, when tlie intorinin interinin able Brlclcerville cliurcli case was decided, Jeseph llerzeg sentenced, and Jeseph J. Desch convlcted, the tuinginatlen linds It rather dltllcult te travel back te that early day, In 1720, whsu Jehn Tostlethw alt's tavern, seven miles southwest of the present city et Lancaster, was the toujple of Justice for the sturdy yeemanry of that time, whose descendants are justly proud te-day of the traditions their forefathers loll behind tliem. This primitive court house was situated even miles southwest of the present Lancas ter, in Conostega township, and, as will be seen In the cut gien below, it must have been a cur ions old place. Tliore it was " en Tin: old ".stat the tilth day of August, in the third year of merelgn oreurKoorelg'i ljerd, (ieorge the Second (172tt),"that the first rocerdod liaucas liaucas ter county quarter sosslens court was held. The particulars of this crude neat of justice have already lully apieared In these col umns, but it will be refreshing te thoie who no often walk the stene pavements that sur round the present court heuse and glance up at the blind goddess who holds the scales el justice through sunshine and storm, te re call the vast strides In the reail of progress that have been undo since the dusky Hed man looked lu wonder at the primitive place wherejustice and drinks were dealt out to gether. The musty records of the commissioners' office show that In nil was ' allow ud Jehn Pesllethwalt the sum et JC for building a court heuse for the use of the county." At the present time this would net be a fair lee for one of the modern deuizens of Jlarbary Coast The ninety-live lawyers new In prac Ice at the Lancaster comity bar would lme t- Wliic. I'OSTLr.TUWAlTH -j startled the court at restlethwalt's when, en -May is itm, jeiiu r.morfcen, genu, was ail ' ' wilted te practice as an attorney -aHaw w ithlu vmm lips. jiie biauaiuiasiuii )iuiii iiii uu WBt 1 Judicial itemple te a Lancaster court ill marked by the admission te the bar '..I'm afv 4. 1731. nf Kilivanl Ilnrrla. innil . Mactlce as an attorney-at-latv at Laucas- a, . THK nM0VAI TO lANCASTIilt. Keim can absolutely llx the date of the 10 HWVal of the court from l'estlethwalt's te T easlsr, but It waa sometlme betwoeu the twtl csarealcled bar admissions. Tradl tknaaya thatUiU llrst Lancaster structure H? l"0t0Tr building In the centre or the MM. XI VaS Of brlflr. ullll llikil a.vnrt rnnm P" " B cDJunuers up stairs. The iJffb court room was of brick, and the m -- ., r ' .- - wwm. ..-... ep uujuurciera nay tliai I tWOOujforUble klruetura. KMnawBted by a small m clock saBBBKissMBnEskgBm'Vr-ts i ""j?'r.j I i lL 4 tSl" m&pacb sr . wr s- . i..-ssyH ViV r sc, f-r'p1 - .ittc VT,JfsT, ML . 1JIL.gP '-L ".' - i-wma.HI' "'f,' "fJ u ' r iferiXiHP I mk -ifi dfiUilL. - .-J" . i uwi..j' ti I.- -i-r r tkz !.- iJLiii - ' -mff-riiA Ifiui )WU I tui: runsENT cei kt hcum: ki. faces, looking north and south. In the court room oer the president's chair was caned the elllgy ortlie king's coat of anus of Great Jtritain, as Is seen In the minute book of the county commissioners' etlice uti uti der date of .Tune ii, 1760. Many gatherings that wero fraught with great moment for the iuture or the states that border upon the Atlantic cetst were held In this historic building. In 17-11 there assembled within its walls the goemors of l'eimsyUaula, Maryland, Irginia and Non Nen Non Yerk at a treaty with the reprcseiitnthes of many Indiati tribes. There, tee, In the troublous days of 177J-0 the Lincaster pa triots met te pretest against the English tyranny of taxation without representation. And whtu that glorious fruition, the Declara tion of Independence, was signed in l'hiladol l'hiladel phla July 4, l,0,a big convention el Penn sylvania militii was in progress in the court heuse for Increasing the etlleleticv of the state soldiery. All through the Revolution It was the centre where the neus of Ameri can successes or defeats were announced and discussed. Its career was ended in 17sl, when It was destroyed by lire. Till.OI 1 III ILDIMl's, M'l t i:ssnu. l'rein the ashes or tlie old building sprung up a mere pretentious structure which was long considered ene of the finest In the xlate. 'I he illustration or it, which Is heie pro pre sen ted, will be well romeinbored by theso citizens whose memories extend back thirty the years. This building steed In the mlil. dle of 1'enii square, and had an entrauce i : ner.si:" ks7. facing the lour streets that ronvergo at that point. As will be seen, It wasijtiadraiigular, two stories high, and had a steeple with a clock that registered the time ferall w Ithlu Its sight and hearing. It was el brick, the cor ners being carncsd up with cut stene. The priuclpd entrance te the court room, which occupied thoentire low er Heur, was by the Seuth Queen street front. Tim North Qiiten street front of the building w is occupied liv the judges' bench, and that entrance wa"s neer opened. The westdoer .vas net olten tised, oscept when a great crowd was present, and the east deer was chlelly used by attor neys ami court elllcers. The bar where the lawyers held forth was Iinmudlitely in trout el iliejudicial bench, and the barristers et these times laced north lu addressing tlie court. On tlie etst the grand Jury sit and en the west the itit jury. The Meutliei u h ilfel the court room was ler Iho general public About the judges' bench hung a pilutinget tlie coat erartusnf Penn sylvania, and it was long ene or thochlulglo thechlulglo thochlulgle rlos of the room. A circular stairway just inside the east en trance led te tint second lloer el the building, iji i. r. i" S 4 TAN HUX-lTiO. where a landing opened en threo rooms. The largest occupied the western half of this story, and It was used ler holding district and orphans' courts. The ether two rooms occupied Ihoeaateru hairel the building, and wcroused Ter Jury rooms, meetings of city councils, school beard, ete. This building, like Its predecesser, saw Heme eventful ciiaiiBesm Iwcireer. When Lancaster was made the stale capital In the early part or the present century, auenclosed wooden stairway leading te the second slery was built outside the south wall, afia con. venleiice for the legislators who used the upper rooms, mid who, if entering below, might have disturbed the court when It was lu session, hen lliore w ere but tour wards lu Lancaster, the elections were held ut the old court house, each ward ellnguta wlu- uew en the corner facing the ward. The whn the county commissioners appointed u was a small ;i, .;:,,,. . . ' ' . . Jl,!lllcu " The buildliig f.-ilW i, i0i: J,1 Ulned "'O ajipellatleu spUe. thecblef! "Htate Heuso," glveit tell Irem thelegisla. I IMIHI 11 llllll Dllltllltll lllllli.ln nr S..r.ll.A ..). . I lure meetliirr ihitrAln im)i) nru. r ic.e M. A. 1). Khrisman te suixjniiteud Its dem olition. vs jThi n uiti te) i r iu.fi:. Hut tlie reader w ut perhaps inquire where mslicewas dispensed between 17s4, the date of the burning el the Revolutionary court house, and 17 s, the dale et the completion of the "Sta'e Heuse." It is interesting te knew that during that interval the heuse et Frederick Hubley was used for this purpose. The exact location of this heuse does net ap pear, but It was probably In the square or nearby, for at tint time that portion el the town was chlelly given ever te private resi dences. A record el Hubley's last bill against the county, amounting te lit, Is, sd for an adlmimed court held at his heuse De cember 7, 17se, is still evtant. I'er Mv term, 17v he received 115, but this included the holding of a sevsinn el the supreme court. Ter August term, K-v,, he charged XII, 7s, 3d, but included "the expenses et the grand Jury in settling the county book." What the real out inhabitant lees te talk of, however, Is the grand reception aeterded by Ltncaster te General Litavette en his visit te the I'liited States in is".,. He ar rivetlln Lam aster en July ST of that year, was shown around by the prominent citizens oseerted by the leed military, and finally partook or a sumptuous dinner tendered him by UK) citirens in tlie second sterv of the 'State Heuso." And in the same room thirty years bofbre the immortal Washington had Ireen similarly entertained ! mi. rni:s.i.?T ceritT noise The handseme court heuse- at the northwest corner of 1-vst King and North Duke streets, vvliich is still one of tlie chler ornaments of that isliun el the cltv, will beat ence rocegiiled in the faithful illustration of it which accom panies ;this at tide. It was an outgrowth or the increasing ne ils or the county. Judges and court elllcers had long been complaining r their cramped-up iju irters in the old '"state Heuse," ami successive grand juries hail declared in ta vor et a new building. In spired by these impulses, tlie county commissioners en Jan uirj 1-, ls,,J, took elliUal action by a resolution "that with the iijipreval of the quarter ses sions, this beard tit em It expe dient and proper te erect a new court house, at such time and place ils may hereafter be ngreed upon." The approval t the protect by the court et 'piarter sessions seen followed, unit en February 1 :, 1S5J, they rtselved te imrcliase laud be- imKliic te David Lencenecker. I N. LlKhtiicr and James I'vans, at the northwest corner of 1 ast King and Duke streets, as a site, " prev Idtsl tlie same can Ijo purchased Ter tllUen theus.mil dollars, clear of all Incumbrances." Seme hitch occurred ever the price, but bnally en .March s the beard resolved te buy lreni these gentlemen for is, One the proi prei erty which rrnnts le, leet en Hist K'lng street. " SauiiielSleui was appointed architect Ter the new building. Proposals ler the work oreicivatlngtho , ell.tr were advertised en May le, ami Jehn lltrraek was given the contract. William (,. Keudrlck was awarded the brick work ; Matthias and 1'nter llrleday Iho masonry ; William Diller the smith work ; William KIrkpatrick the Iren work ; M. A D. Dlirismaii thetarpeuter work ter l s''s.i. Tim superintendent et construction was James Crawford. It was a notable occasion en Monday, Aug. r ',,,.'"' wll,' "'" comer stene of the new building was l.ittl in Urn presence el the judges el theteuit. the county eiiimisslnn. er, Iho momlcisertho lur ami a great con course et cliiens, The building was com cem com pleted In 1-jI at a total cost, Including site and even thing, or about floe.ouo, and the lirst court held therein was the quarter ses sions court el Nev. ai, K,1. While the piiseut court heuse w is under construction and tlie eUl ene had been tern down, the sessions et the courts were held In 1 niten hall, as lias been heroteloro noted In lliese columns, and this closes tlie tilsterj- of Lancaster's temples el Justice. Tlie present structuie, whiie having sonie trilling tleris.ts in the line of vcutilutl elc, is admirably adapted for its purpose, anil lilds fair te tin goe.1 Mirvke lortheioiiuty ler j ears te coma It has Ik en suggested tljat Iho building Ik intended te (Iraut street and tliat it nnlse deadening pavement lie laid en Ils Duke street boundary, but it Is scaicely likely that these impieveuauts will cuiuu in the near iiiiuri. llie suiullmt ll,ili) en Itecenl i loin the Xh Caslle He in(r.it. Sonie tlme since there was Ixirn te Jehn and Mary Treed, of Clinten, nil Infant daugh ter perfectly termed mid lively as a cricket, but weighing one and ene-hair pounds only. The little mite Is still living mid likely ie live, lly theso who have seen the Inrant It Issaul that wero it net rer the lively kicking id the little limbs ene would think it was nil exquisitely formed wax dell. Each, leaturti et this little atom or humanity Is perfect, and Heals and sleeps and cries like uu ordinary luhy, only en u small scale. When undressed a can he easily cradled lit the hollow el a grown liorseu's hand. Its father Hiid mother are erdliiarv-slzed persons and leth strong and heaity. "The lather Is a coal miner by mvuiiatleii. They hae no ethor children. This Is thelr lirst. The people ler miles around are Hecking te soe the wee mite, and as each visitor beats t-ome sliver token for the baby she has already lo le lo ceino a source of revenue te her parents. What l lie lllilnip fvilil. It Is only ten easy temlsuuderstntid. When llishep lledell preaehed lu St. Ceerge's cliurcli Ids iiiomerlal discourse of Dr. Tyng, many or his hearers were pii7zled when the iiiodestblsliopseeiiiodtos.lv: "There were giants In these tiayH ; new tliev are nearli1 all geno only Lee and liireleft." His sermon, new prinltsl, furnishes the explanation, for Iho bishop said, "only Loennd Dyer left."; Tliure w lis never it leaf en bush or tiea 'I lie b i in heujjln ratlleil nhnililerf iiirly I 'Ihu liver h;iU iiuib uiul ceuhl net amalr, tertile reiver WlultrlU.liieud hudsnuni A ilngle crew en lliolusiteiibltiilc I'ltnii tihi slilnlug feathers ulieil tar the cold till! ! Aaln It was Morning, but liriuik una cold, Aslflier veins M'toimiiluftiiaelu, Ana hoieo uiiiliiercnltlv for a ll dim loekat mirth and sea. wwim tmni4nt TWO OLD-TIME EXECUTIONS I.V Til H MUX T V Of J... VAS T KM A llVfh FIFTY YKAHH AilO. tlelalU el the TrlnU el Ilaulet Vuealler for tha .Mnnler el An Age,! lVltlenr nml llenr) smith fur lillllhE Iti-nJ imln lerl IVilnrfs f Tlielr HaiiKlugs On November Se, KT( Daniel Miealler was put en trial rer the murder or Kllr.ibeth Rowers, an ugtsl unit decrepit widow living at Marietta The jurors who trim! the ease weie Jacob Carpenter, Jehn I-Shivumker, Jacob llertzter, Jehn McCaltlsler, Henry Melner, Jehn Connelly, Abraham droll, Si Si eon l'ttinevk, William Ritchie, Daniel I'eart, Samuel Iteeclur ami Jehn tlichman, Jr. Alter the commission eT the crime, w hich was it brutal one, he having outraged the woman, Shealler fled Irem the scene or his crime, but was apprehended lu Maryland. He made a full and veluntarv confession te T, Charlton, the mavoref Frederick, Mary land. Hisconressien was the principal testi testi meny against him nt the trial. The Jury rendered a verdict of murder In the first degree. The prisoner was defended by K. C. Relgart and Themas li Franklin, and the Interests of tlie commonwealth wero looked after by ltenj. Chanipneys. Sentence or death vv .is imposed shortly alter the ceuv lotion, aud en the 10th or February, KK, thedoveruer fixed Friday, April 13, as the day or the execution. On that day Shaef ler was taken from tlie Jail between 12 and 1 o'clock, uiider a strong military guard, te the place of execution. He was accotnpauled te the gallows by Revs. Keenan, Currln and Irfjvy, who for some months had been prepar ing him for the nw fill event. He appeared te be penitent and under the gallows prayed auiiiblv and fervently forsemn length of time. At 2 o'clock precisely he was launched into eternity. Ilunterfil by a itebher. On Mouday.Octeberjn, 1337,8 negre named Henry Smith was caught In theact of stealing acoupleof pigs, the property or Renjamiti I'eart, residing in or near Columbia. Mr. I'eart siezed the robber, and in the struggle was stabbed by Smith. He still held oil te Smith and called for help. A neighbor named Cruzer came te his assistance and Smith also stabbed him aud then tied. Mr. I'eart died fieni the ellccts et the wounds and Smith was arrested and committed te the ceuntv jail. At Iho January sessions 15.1S the case against Smith was called for trial. The common wealth was represented by ltenj. Cliatnp neys, Revh Frazeraud Wm. F. lloene. The counsel for the defense were Jehn K. Find lay and C. II. Lefever. Forty-three jurors were called of which thlity-ene were chal lenged for cause. The jurors selected te try tlie case were Jehn Hectard, Rebert M. Ilur Ilur revves, Henry lllbshman, Hawthorn Free laud. Jehn Lutz, James Uibseu.Sam'l Ream, David Stene, Jehn Wilsen, William Daubt, Samuel Rejtl and Rebert D. Carsen. Till TF.sriMls,. The tostuueny en the part of the common wealth was that Smith was surprised by I'eart stealing his pigs and I'eart took held of htm. The accused slabbed 1'etrt aud he called for assistance. In the scuttle Smith lest his hat aud ran away. When he was apprehended earlv the next morning he was htrehe.vded and the hat left at l'eart's was positive! Identified as Smith's property. It was also shown that a man answering Smith's description stahlied I'eart by the iioighber w he came te his aid when I'eart called for help, and that he had admitted having cut I'eart, te his coll-mate in the county prison. The defense was very brief, aud te the ellect that the circumstantial evidence presented did net warranta verdict or guilty of murder in the first degroe. Tlie charge te the jury was inade by Judge Cellins and was printed In full lu the I.MH. i nii.M Kit of January .50, 1SK ltofere de fining the dillcrcnt grades of murder occurs the following paragraph: "The same Dlvine Doing that in his wis dom placed a mark upon Cain, the first mur derer te shield li t in from public Indignation, excited and sustained by the mero light of nature said te the post-deluvlan race, lu the Ierson or Neah and his sons, anterior te the Jewish Theecracy: 'Whose sheddeth man's bleed, by man shall his bleed !e shed.' The same law prescribed te Noah.the lather et the new weild, after the Heed, is delivered te Mete, the Jewish law glver,ln the wilderness ir. the most emphatic expressiens: 'More over ye shall take no satisfaction ler the life et a murderer, who Is guilty or death, but he shall surely be put te death, for the laud can not be cleansed or the bleed that Is shed therein, but by the bleed or him that shed It." iONVIlTlb IV THU KlltsT DKUIIKU. The jury alter a deliberation or two hours rendered a verdict or guilty or murder In the lirst degree. The trial attracted large crowds rrem the city and county. On tha day follow ing the coin ictlen Smith was railed for sen tence. When asked R he had aught te say he replied " that lalse testimony had been given against him, but It Ued lorgave the w Ituesses who had sworn lalsely, he did." sKvrnsch et heath impeskh. Judge Cellins thou passed the dread sen tence of the law, saying te the prisoner, " the melancholy predicament In which you new stand Is calculated te exclte the sympathy of every heart, and te disarm the public, whose laws you have invaded, or all animosity and unkind oxcltemont. Yeu stand new as the miserable victim e. your own wickedness, and a conspicuous example or the indigna tion et ollended Justice, unlit ler the society or the liv iugaiid shortly te be consigned Ie me silent luansionselthedeadjby an Ignominious oxecutlen. Your trial was full, fair and as impartial as the laws of the country would secure le the most exalted individual. Yeu sent a most worthy and excellent citizen te an untimely grave net because he had done eii Injury, nor en account of previous 111 will but because you had stolen preperty and was determined te avoid detection. In In temperauce seems the first step that Jed you down the declivity et crime profanity and larceny succeeded, until at last the murder el n lollew-belng steeped your hands in bleed, your soul In crlme, and has brought you te the feet et the gallows. The young should learn Irem your miserable example that the course el crlme is progressive that one vice leads te another that intemicraiice Is the pathwpy of the destroyer, and that the man who steals today, may murder his neighbor without compunction to morrow. Such has been Jeur course and such Its wretched termination. In the glwui that new teems gathering around you, ene light may possibly spring up. It Is said that In our prison cell you have sought in struction from the Hi bio. The counsels of this blced book you havohltherteneglected. Its admonitions you have disregarded. Hut at the same time it teaches a truth, the bitter ness el which you novvexiKirleiico "that the way et the transgresser Is hard." It holds up the star or hope and the light of lire in ene prominent Instance of Its history the pen! tout thief en the cress uiien his repcutance and faith in the name of that Jesus whom you hav e se often Insulted with irreverance and profanity, was saved by the merits of a Rodeemor'rt bleed. The same fountain can wash away the crimson stain from your mur derous hands and lit you for a happier and liotter life hereafter. Your tlme must new be short In this world. We admonish you te make preparation te meet that Almighty Judge who-e omniscient eye enables him with unerring truth, te distinguish the Inno cent from the guilty. The verdict of the Jury establishes your guilt. NVe are satisfied the ovldence sustulned it and must proceed te pass the solemn sentence of the law, w hlch Is that you, Henry .Smith, Ik) taken hence te the place from whence you came, within the jail or the county of lancaster, and from thence te the place of execution, within the walls or yard of the said Jail, and that you be there hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may Hed in His Inlliiile compassion have mercy en your soul. After the sentence was pronounced Smith was taken te the Jail lint was fel lovved by a large crewtl who jeored nt him, cursed him and exulted that his days wero numbered. Tin: i:xi:cirne.v. Cn Friday, May II, Smith was oxeoutod In the yard et the county gael. He met his fate uullluchlugly and was hurried without a struggle lute eternity. He availed himself of Ul& ulvlllennnMAlnllnimnf rAllurlnn tliii.lu.lM catue te Uie city, wheUaw uudar tu xpseta-1 UettUirtshejr U k Ml sJlte.HHiami the stene walls around the prison, or Indulg lug the mistaken beilef that the OAOoutleit would be public. Is net known te the 1m Kt.. LtanMCi.u. It Is certain however that man v returned home dlsappolntet!. seme or the females, it Is said, shed tears bocause of their hopeless v Islt. " O.tler ilne" In I're-e, 1- rem the Chlcuge Herald "Ostler Jee was a rural stableman who married a pretty girl of humble birth and lived with her happily for several iirs. A line gentleman finally made her acquaint ance through nn intimacy that spuing up Is'tueeii httn and her little son, ami bv line words and premises induced Mix 'Ostler .loeieanaiiiiuu tier liomeaiiil go with him te Londen, Jee sorrowed, but did net pursue, and a little later his child died. Mrs. Jen finally became a brilliant actress and the rav onto t f a corrupt circle, but as her beauty dlsspK'aud she lclt Inte sverty, and at length came te her tleathlssl. A new spaper )nragraph brought honest 'Ostler Jee tu her skits ami while the tears el lieth loll last he forgave her and cheeied her during liei Hst moments. Metltiiselrtti'ii aiiie Fr nn hvsrjbeay s Journal. Hebby "Ma, didn't Methuselah tnore'n one name" Mn (reading) "Only one, of course. have New tien't bother me any mere." Hebby (afteraleiig paust)nMa, can't t ask you ene mero question?" Ma "Yesyes." llebbv "Was Methuselah his lint or last nauie?" Loud veleeil ntght, with the wild wind blnwlnf .Many n tune: btenny nUUt, with white rain clouds munir Over the moon , Mystic nlfiht that, each minute change-, Nim us blue as the ineiintulii ranges lur, faraway .Sew a- Mack a n heart where strungc n Jey, night or tiny Mn. Muterk tVei. et sjniiteni., Hut The l)l,cae. It wouldscciiitebca truth appncl iblc bv all. and especially by professors of the healing ait, icm in remove tne uit'Hc, net te ullevlvle Its mptenis, should be the chief aim tu intsllca intsllca tleu. Act tn bow- inai) Instances tle we te this truth admitted In theory, ignored In prac. tlce. The reason that Hn.tettei' Mtmiach Hit tcrs u successful In se msn) cut', wlttiwhlih reiuedies previously tried were Inadequate le ceiw. Is ottrlbetable te the fsct that It ts a medl cine which retches and removes fhe causes of the various maladies te w hlch it Is adapted In digestion, feverandagne, liver complaint, (.'eat, rheumatism, disorder of the bowels, urtiiur) ar feellens and ether lnalidlcs are net polluted merely, but rooted out by It. It goea te th fountain head. It Is really, net nominal!, a radical remedy, mid It endows the sjstem wlih an nmeunt of vigor which Is best pmtictl n against ill-case. ln u 1.' ' .1. V SfOBRig, cashleref iheUlrard Ilnine.l'hl. ailclphla. Pa , wiltes, .Soveuiber 27, lssi "t,,r the ps.t twelve jears 1 have been u surTerer with what Is known te the medical prnlesslen as lumbsKe Having been recommended, about nvojeirsnge.to try Allcecks Pereus Plasters, 1 did se, and was mere than astonished at the result 1 found nlmest instant lellef en their application. 1 weir one constantly new, ami would net be without them 1 t ensliter them Invaluable" marl.' I w 1 cheerfully recommend l)r I'etTOlil an Hitters' te Iho nubile as a useful Meilli (ler ma 'Ionic. W x II. II. Cvviritni. M I) Owlngs Mills, M,t. Cheap ami InTerlur Pereus rissters Will Inevitably disappoint 5 ou, an. I are net worth even the few cents askeil fei them' Among the numerous porous plasters erTereil for silo llensen's Lspetne Plasters atone merit Implicit oenllJence. They hive wen their ureal pepularltj with the people, anil guinea the vel untnry endorsement of the medical profession, by their uucqualetl curative power, ana by tht only. W lien purchasing be en veur iinnl ('"ui inriu en en jeu in pi lee of th0ei it is uener te ileal with none but reputable and honorable druggists a1c for IJii"en-s ami see that It has the " Ihiee se-tls' trademark and has the word Capclne cut in the centre. marjM,W,-,w The Sa,,,,, u, nan .Nature. Jlany vain at tempts are made te repeat the re markable success of llensen Capclne Plaster Ihlssplendld icmctly is known, sold and used everywhere, and its prompt action anil unrl vailed curative powers have wen for II hesis of Irlends. Initiations hav e sprung up under iin liar sounding names, such as" Lupslrln, ' " tup. Klciun," etc , Intended te decelvu the careless and unwary. Tin x articles possess none f the virtues of the genuine, llieiffeni we hope the people w ill assist us te protect w hat aru ut once tbtlr Interests and ours. jvk for llunsnn's Plus, ter and examine what Is given jnu.and make sine that the word " L'upclnn' is cut In the mid dltief the plastur (itself, and the " Ihreti St als ' trademark Is en the lace cloth Any lupulaliln kealer w 111 phew jeu these safeguards without hesliatlen. Ifjeu cannot remeinber the name llensen s capclne l'lasti r cut this pnmgrup from the imtwr. marl M.VV.Sin SPECIAL. yUTlOES. There .Mu.t no uu Open Hoail between the foeil we eat and the substance of which our bodies are composed. If the read Is clogged or closed we sicken, faint and die This loud is made up of the organs of digestion and assimila tion. Of these the stomach and liver are chief Most people have mero or less experience of the horrors et constipation. Prevent It, and all Ils fearful sequences by using Dr. Kennedy's" ha ha ha vorite itemed." It ts the rlrst stepthit costs. inariodnieed&w Satisfaction Universal. "In the past three months I have sold ene hun dred and nix bottles of Themn$' Kelrctrie Oil Never sawaniedlclne lu my lift) Hut gave such universal satisfaction Cured uu ulcerated threat ler lueln twenty four hours , never fulli tl te relieve my children of croup " c. it Hull, druggist, Uruvville, III. Per sale by li 11 Coch ran, druggist, 1J7 and IS) .Senh IJuiun sti.-et, Lancaster. Seme lleulit Hie Hlljle And the motives of Its authors, but none who huveiiBt'd them doubt the elllcacy or Murdoch Jlloed Jllttrri. 'J his splendid bleed tonic Is without a pier. Ker sale by It. Ik Cochran, druggist, 137 aud 1JJ North Queen stlcut, Iain easier. Threw Ana; K5e, "'lie'ihled with asthma ferelght years. et quite two bottles or TAemcn' Kcltetrlc UKcuieil mti completely, after stx-ndlng ever i IM without the Hllgbtest bent lit,'" This Is what August Trulini r, of Tyrene, l'a , says, r or sain by II II. Cochran, druggist, 1J7 aud 1T North Queen street, lamcaster. low About tlie Desea. .Many people before purchasing n medicine naturally inquire the slre or the ileseandlbn mrenglhet It In using Jtttrdeck. Ilond lldtm it leaspoenful for the flltle ones and two tea spoonfuls ler grown folks are all that Is neet-s. sary ut ene time. Ihl magnificent mcdlclnnls net only econemlcsl but Very phusiut te the tusle. Ter sale by II. II. Cochran, druggist, 1J7 and 1X1 North Queen street, lancaster. l'rereil a lllg lienellt. "Has magical pain killing and healing prop erties. Half of a titty rent bottle cured me of rneumaiisin aim a coin inal rum settled in my hack reel ns will as lever ilhl in mi-in..." Ottn.l. Iieesbnry. pre'p Helland City News.llel lanu, -Mien , HpeuKing ler liemar txiretrtc UU Ker sale by 11. It. Cochran, druggist, IJ7 uud li) North Queen street, Lancaster. Sly Mether" Has been using llurileek Meed IhtteriHv a liver rem) dy and finds them veryt-Itlt acinus " Chas, I..AInsHnrth, 41 Vance Itleck, Indianapolis, I ml, ler mile by 11.11. Cochran, druggist, 117 una 1.W North ijueeii street Lancaster. MAVUIJfEUT. VJ-AOUINKHY.tve. ren STEAM HEATING Latest and Most Improved KNGINKSTrtwlien, Portable or Slilienary. Neworaacenddlana D01T.ER3, WATER TANKS, 8KPARATORS, MieniKi or HcriiR Wehk such as done and kept In Machine shops. OALI. ON OR iUPHliSS, Ezra F. Landis, WORKS-537 NORTH OHBRBY STREKT, LiKOiSTIB. Pi. n7-tfrt KOliaiCKKNST.jB., Carpenter, Contractor & Builder, NO. K WKST KINO BTUEKT. Alt work receives my prompt and poraenal at. All kind of Jobbing aUeuaed te at abort no- vn nuuuum unu. untiiur ana MKIIlVAh- QUTfcOiiVhiiMruii.s. psewisis. And All Itehlnsr rtnd Henly Bklu rtnd Scnlp DlBonaes Ottreil liy Outlcurn, PsiJIUA'sIs. Kereiua, 'letter, Itlugwerm. I.indr. irVi, ,,i3,,i-.tl,.V i?0"1." "'"1. M"i ??" ) inilrnir. llulwrs', Ikikers', tliscer)i and VV ash ii went Hi's Itch, mill iiven. h-cI nf lieiiliiff llniulng se ily. I'liiielylhilnotteffli 8kti ,Vml Scalp, with boss of llalr. nrn pcwltivelv eim'l e ci ii, tin, me giv.u .skin cunt, and Omi ili'v Sevr, an cMiiilslle Skin Heiiutirler, exter nally, and (. I'll uv ISksei v iST.Ihe new bleed Purlllei. Intelinillj, when phvslclans nmt all ether leinedles bill. I'sHIUASI', OIIMJAI ShIN I, .lelm .I.Ciisn, H D S.hav liig practised den Jlstiv lu this count ter thlilv live jears anil being well known te thousands hereabouts, with a view le help any who urn atlllcted lis 1 hive been lei the past twelve vnitia, testify thai the Cl'TitrRi ItLMMUl.s cured mn of Pserm sis. ei seu) sctlp, In tight das, alter the doc ters with whom 1 had consulted gave me no helpet encouragement .IOll.V.1 CASK, D l 8 Nkwtev, n.j. DlStHMStNtl KULPriO-N. enrt rrurav ltEVEniksperlnrmcd a wonder Illl euro lust slimmer mi unit (if nn, .iialnninr. an old genilemanel seventy jeurs or age.whe sunVred w Ith a fearfully distressing nniptlonen lis ht-Hd and face, and who had tiled all reuie dies and tlocleist te no purpose. I V SMITH A CO. TKxIlKA, Ark. XlOltK VVONDEltH I. KT, ii i:, Carpenter, Hendersen, N. cui-ed or 1 sort tsls or l.(111l llfltl ....,1. An. u, linn. by It-nu'RA Hemeihes Iho most wonderful cure en recttrtl. A dUDtpinful of scales fell from liim daily. Physicians anil his friends thought lie must die cure sworn te before a Justice of Hie peace and Hendersen's most prominent clt !tOi: NOTHING. Win t.orden. s; Arlington Ae., Charleston n, .iluss writes. " Hav lug paid about f.Vltn rlrst cl i-s doctors m cure my tiub vrltheut success, I tried the C'l-TiiCRA ltk.MKnic.whlihtsmiiilelely cn led, niter using three packages." U11CU1IA KKVIKH1KS Are sold bv all druggists. Price : C'tTtcrRA. SO cents Leseia est. tlie; sOAr, 23 cents Pre II treil lit tll.l P.OT-rve 1,.... . u.. . ....... .... llosten ""' """""""sw. send ler Hnrr le Cure Skin Diseases." SFA1 lTlt- ihe Complexion and Skin by - L--V Vli,lHg the CfTIi CKA SOJip, CATARRH. THK Utvat llalsamlc Distillation of VMtch- Hazel, American Pine, Canada t Ir, .Marl, geld, i lever lllossems.ctc, called snnfenVs Kadi ml Cure, for the tuiuiedlate relief and penna iient cine of even form of Catarrh, from a simple cold In the Head te Less of Smell, Tastti and Hearliig.ioiighandCatarrhalleiisiimptlon Compute tieatment, consisting of one boltle I adlual Cure, one box Catarrhal Solvent and one Improved Inbnler. Ineuupickage, uiaynew Iw had or all Druggists for II hi. Ask rorSAreRO'a KlDlllkCrRE, Complete Treatment With Inhaler, $1.00 "The only absolute speclfr we knew of." .y.if 7i.nri " lhu best we have found ln a llfo llfe tiiiHi of sum-ring" Jin. Itr. Uiggmi, notion. "After a long struggle with Caturrh the Kadi cal CrRE has conquered "A'rt. .S II". .Vonret. . '!'.'. " r'lh ''" " ' h'iv e net lennd a rase that It did net leileve ut once." Andrtw l.tt,. Vari ehrutr, Man. ' Peller Drug nml Cltenilral Ce , llnstnu. ' I MUSTt.tV E UP. 1 cannot liearjthls pain. It ache all ever, and nothing 1 try does me any grasl lick-achnwenkness. I lerlneiialns, Sere i'.'.T'i ''.V".B -""K"' I'leurlsy and Chest pitns cured by that new , original and elegant antidote te pun and lnlbiinuiatlen the CrricURA Anti I ain 1 laster. hspeelally adapted le ladles by reason or Its dellrate odor and gentle medicinal action. ,t Druggists. 3c five for tl Ok Mailed free by Pettkr Dkve A C'uimu At C". IkHten 511 lmdW.s.xw- q.ki:ati:i.ixik eki.ikk. ixdesskd bt thi world. DR. PETZOLD'S GERMAN BITTERS! THIS GREAT ELKER OF LIFE Is a double Distillation nf nvertwenly dltrereni kinds of the best l.enuan lleibs. this being the only true and reliable process by w hlch the en tire Ore.it Medical V Irtuesuud t urullve Propur Prepur ties of the Herbs can be produced. VV e am con fident that this grcit ftrrniun Tonle will be found the mestilLALTH UIMNU ever placed before the public. As a KKI.1A1ILKA.SD PLKASANT I.W KIOKANT, It Is absolutely without a rival, and affords IHbTAicT KxLixr.nndn 1'KKrECTCCRZ guaranteed ln all caea of Dy.pepsla, Less of Appotlte. Nervousness. Weakness, Cramps, Dysentery Cholera Merbus, Nausea, Dlanhrea. Asthma, Slckhtemach, lllilleiisness, Aguuand Keveran ethei Malarial Ills, ases. This ureal Medicine forSale Kvcrywhere. Li. PETZOL.D tS: CO, Prep's., HALTIMOHK MO. apr.-aWASlydiw. De he .si:nmbm:. IhelfePPLAsTLK does inore geed In ene-quaner the tlme than any balm or lotion and Is mere cltunly le use. a fresh and sweet poieus plaster which acts Immediately when applied te seat or trouble Itheiunatlsni, Neu ralgia. Sideache, Lame Hack, Crick, Sciatica. Sere Muscles, Kidney Affecllens, Weak Lungs or Lecal Pains cannot exist long when ene of 'hose p asteis Is applies. Kemembcr, v Irtues of fresh Heps, Hiirgundy Pilch and t.tirns coin, billed. Sold everywhere, tic , ft for f !.(), Pro prietors. HOP W.Abfr.ll COMPANY, llosten, Mas. (7) HOI' PLASTKKS CrilK QUICKEST 1 WH T llecuuse composed of medical cualltlesthatai known te possess great power lu lelleviug piln luring disease and wonder wender lully weak and worn out parts, t resh Heps, burgundy Pitch und Hums combined In u fresh, clean uutlHWtet iMireus plaster. Always ready te apply le sudden pain, uches, strains, cramps, Hlluhus, crick, swollen Joints or muscles, or soreness In any part, ilc , 5 for Ills), nvery- wuere. nui- ri,ASl'Kll COMPANV, bosten, Muss. (8) IT Ol' lllTTCItS. MY HACK ACIIKS. Hosts of people of all ages sulfer with pain In the small of the buck commonly called ' back aihe" tietef jeiirdnigghtu HOP PbASlKK and apply it directly ever seat of trouble. The seething and puln-kllllng properties of Heps combined with burgundy Pitch und Kxtruits make tills piaster vastly better than ethers for driving out pain and strengthening the parts. A trial will demonstrate this Always rtady for use. Never fulls '.Sets , S, ler tl.ul. IIOP PLASlKIl COMPANi, Pioprlelers, Uosten, Mass. (3) A KTKKAMsOTUKKKKAIL,fO.N.Sl'I.T DR. LOBB, J.INOUTII Kiri'KK.VTII STItKKT, (llelewCal- low hill Street, Philadelphia.) M j KAltS KXPKKIK.SCK l.uaranteertlocure Iheallllctedandunrorlunate with Purely Vege table Medicines, book nn special diseases freu : nendferll. Advice free und strictly confiden tial. Offlce hours, II a in. te 2 p. in ,7 p. m. te 10 p. in. Triatuient byMall. inblydAw (lOKN KKMOVKK. VICTOIUA CORN IIEM0VEH. Warranted te eradicate completely and ln a short time, thu most obdiiiate corns, hard or soft, without pain. Sold by Oeo. VV. Hull, Chas. A. l.ectier, Jehn It. KaulTiiian, Dr. Win. Uonn Uenn ley, uud at ISKCIllOI.H'.H DltllU HTOItK, declalyd Ne.4ul WestOrungeiSt. CI UA VS Hl'KOlKIO MKUI01NE. T The Ureat Kngllsh Itemcdy. An unfailing euro for liupetency and all Diseases that fellow Less or Memery, Universal IvasUude, Pain In the buck, Dimness of Vision, Premature Old Age, and many ether diseases that lead te In utility or Consumption and a Premature Urave, rull particulars lu our pamphlet, which wa de sire te send free by mall te every one. This ttpo ttpe cine medicine Is sold by all druggists at II per F lockage, or six packages for t or will be sent ree by mall en receipt of the lni ney, by ad dressing the agent, 11. It. OOCHKAN, Druggist, Hele Agent, Nes. 137 ana 139 North tiuee trect, Lancaster, Pa. On account et counterfeits, we nave adopted tUe Yellow Wntpiwrt the only genuine. THK (1UA Y U KD1U1NE CO., iiutfale. N. Y. c ATAHHH-HAY-FKVKK. ELY'S CREAM BALM IS WORTH $1,000 TO ANY MAN, WOMAN Olt (UltUi, BUFKKK1NU rU0M CATARRH. An AN, Urallna;, alien. e A. K A nartlcle Is a .T ll in each nostril ana I mjrt'uuhle te x. W trice M ceuts by mall or at uruKuisi. " HLV BHC VtSreggUU, Uwege. M, T. jfm.i.vf.'itr. V-sV k - a. s,. ai:.M)iiUAitTi:Hs in l.ANt'ASTKU ceu.nt ren VCCI ; Mil Ittlttll NSS4 hM j U II O K It H s h ! O l If It $ " y. Si tl I) liltnit mss ira rrTTi i T 1 1 HSSSJ S tl M SSS) rl H H SSSS ' 0 tl I) It LC'CO DOII It II . !S K It Ml" K SS38 I'ltl'U -AT- OSTRICH'S Palace of Fashion, 13 EAST KING STREET, Cot-sels ! Utirsplj) J Cersels ! tliVlbV'RrV?rT1siir.c'1 !'"' "I'celal attention te mint in that Unci I, tun most complete In this All this different makes which we adreitlse be. low- are warranted te gu satlsfactinn te the wearer In icg.im te fit as well ns iluniblllty Our rheaiH'St I erset Is the ene we call "THK JJEAUTY." at Sic. apiece. Whlle and Celtued. tt ccitalnlv IsabiviutlfiiUorsetferthiiprlco. -'"y )t.V.l!,.rrfi!ir!r.n",, Cent sierset, which comei under the nume or "ADA," we have ttlwavs styled the UsinnKAKAntEvn nv KD.V 22 Ve.'i hy, ,,mn' of """ custeniei-s In roference te the ubev e-meiillened Corset It u K?,!!.u'1-'f,10t"n8',l'rtlcln that can bn sold sSnsracllen' ""l '" w'Uc "'Mlel (Affionlrl.S!ilIWeT,,,, Cewlnt M r,m' 'THKMO.NOtlUA.M ' neV'l.!VVSu0el.U0,r"lnce.wu u,,vn O"11" '! ness in tnis city, it was leimerlv sold at n M.v '. Ih.C.I.,.ut.rent' ""." h or..,ou, ,,,','. tltywe sell or them enables) lis te Inn Ihniiiiii p1rcUeirf,Jecn.nu,,e" ,hCm ,U ""-nr,.a,b".y".,e enr 'l,V,n,l,,l, te new. This must btiseet, order tn be appri'd lied "THK It Jtu. MOtl.DKIiCOIPJKT," the most perfect shaped CersM In existence Made of the very best material, insdti up In the f.?rjMn 'nCVfT". V"v'et,lut "'"-1" lobe sold ..iiiU0'..'""', Uiut '' ,M'" worth a dollar ilur h u ",? J,'."" J' ;iS'nN,-. "" r-"""" be be Hen tills article. It defies all competition. "MADAMK ItOKTKKK'S DUPI.KV COIl3Ki,"H.e.). ',,11'?rt,clottiv3weII known by every lady. itsprals'e?"1"'00"'10' ,or "' '" a"y '"ydnif fii Our old stand by, THKONKHUNDUKD HON US, At 11.10, Whlle or Colored. "DR. WARNER'S CORSETS." ..k,fer7)i,';.'.r ki'-"r" "J1"1 ,,,n n'1 'they all must kel i)ie.';,l,l'yvrr"tlrlA'" ".-'ablWimei.t iiiusi Keep inem. vv k..n tiiM t..n..u ,.... iiisKfs "nr Warner's I im i.i i .. ... f'il.k.,'V- ",,r. ."""'.er's Melblti Hip." i.): ' llr VVani,r' '..i . i." .. . .'.. .'.'.'"' i it. :."""'r,sV."n.",,"!er,''"rbi biml,"H" 1 Dr VV urner'a )le.ilth ip... .. .i .- ' ' n.z "MiuHme Jeys Skirl Supporting t ersets, w hltu and colored, f 1 1 ,. 1..l.":..l'.'.'."j'ct.t:"''"r."i''; .....i. s i.,,,it,i,. iMinu i erset ' si "V 'I )... , .... ,turj, rreni " Madame lluiu's ,lurj,' Krench VV even Corset, tl ei spinal Supporting I ersels,- .nuies, si uuuillt IIIU. 1 eung Misses, III .illsses, i vi " .Niirslngt orses,"ftie. Dr VV nrner s Vllsses . .. ,. ,t-nrsnt."T.1 Ceuts. An hxrellent Corset ler Misses, Vc. ( hildren's I erset Waists, Sue. "THE ATLANTIC," MtSShS' COKSKT AND JIltACK (OMIIINKD. Whlte or Colemd, fl.oe. Atlentlvn parents cannot avoid noticing the tendency en the l.art of their children Ospe cla y girls) le full fnte the habit of sitting and walking in a sttmplng piHture In mtxt rases. 15i..,.ri,le.,?,? "AliIt I tlie direct result el the posit en which the) arnebllgtsl toeccupv while bending e er a desk, w hlleut study at sclioe . or whlle engaged in practicing en the plum, or et her Instmmen t at heniti. 'I Tils net only causes them te become round shouldered, but makes of w hat w euld etherw Ise have been robust chll J"nw1-'''d sickly ones, with a teudency in spinal diseases. Te obtain a Hrace that would siittlciently sup plemcnt the muscles of the b tck and at the siiitm Jlme draw back Iho shoulders (thus bringing the relative parts or the Ixidy Inte a heullhfiil and natural position), has been our study for some tlme pusb ' VV submit thn resutt ie your consideration feeling assuied thai a trial will cenv lucoveti ?! ,.".'.,."erU" 'dch we claim for the"Atfaii tic ' Misses corset and brace combined .Neiieguniilne unless stauiptsl " 1. K. ,t Ce Lewuie of worthless Imliatlnus. A Kull tockef III MILKS. All the Latest Sljles at the Lewest Pi Ices c.ur7f.f. TyiM.lAMSON A l-OSTEK. OUR SPECIAL $3.00 GENT'S SHOE, VVAKUAVTKD SOLID LhATII KH. rilKKK Sit I Ki BALMORAL. BUTTON. CONGRESS. ir-Thl shoe is made te our Special Oidei. anil we warrant It Seilil Leiilhurull lliiniiQt,. SPRING OVERCOATS! New Fashlers. Best Quality, Fine Finish, Lew Priced. $G.00, $S.00, $12.00. CHILDREN'S" KILT SKIRTS AM)- SFIRT W5ISTS ! .NEW Bl'lttNO ST I.KS. TRUNKS 8i VALISES. TAB BEST WHITE PRESS SHIRT MTIIE l'KlH-'K.lt' I'lTTI.Vil EIGHMIE. ? Ml.eil, or lS40iw'lhilf Deren. (Uherl.rades, AV.c, 00c,7.1r. SPRING STYLES. A CemplttJ Assortment of bOLBAOKNTd KOIl I.ANCASl'i:i: A LAIHIK VAKIKl'i Or CAPS AND POLOS, Twent j-' Ive Cents. j-l)ii and after March ISth our stores will ha open In thceenliii. Ifi 32, 34, 86 38 East King St., LAMCABTJCB. l'A. DilapsFiiieSilk & Fell Hals. Williamson m a V I . - V