fww- ' 't-rtrf rSBP WRc rftsy v - -rx$ v ? ' $"E v &? irvVtf" TOE LANCASTER DAILY iyrELLIGENOER,' 8ATUKDAY. APH1X 30, 1887. Jt- 7.1,-j. V rSM'ACffl a.', W-ffnH -c & LOCAL BICYCLING. cmr wttm a rmwm about mi DMUHHtrvi. avumt. Uantaln IUinii B. U" ' -eester V-rls Toetl.gCliil.,TIMn Intallgan- r " Kvperttr Many Intereatlsa; satia A beat nirellg In This Clly. una or the meat enlbualaalle and klllfu liloyellsta or thin aoctlen of the state la Mr. H. II. Downey, the gen Isl captain of the Ijancas ter Cycle Touring club. An Intki.i.iukn i'kii representative batt a pleaaant ebat with him a few evenlnge age en the subject of bloyeltng lu general and tbat In lanealar In particular. " The llrat wheel ever Been In Lancaster," aald Mr. Downey, " passed through herein Nepternber, 1S7H, from the West. Twe un known rulers traversed Weat King, out Kait King and down the Lancaster pike te Phila delphia. Thuy attracted almeat aa mueh atten tion aa a circus, and were followed by crewda aa they noiselessly puratied their way en the winged atenila Thla gave te Lancastrians the llrat practical view of the possibilities el bicycling, and It gave the original Impulaa te many of the brat rldera In the city te-day. The llrat wheel ever ued by a Lancastrian wm that or W. Kred. Heynelda, eon of Ham tiel II. Heynelda, who In the fall of 1870 bought direct from the l'epe Manufacturing company, the only blcyele mauulaotery In the country. Jamea I Htewart, aen et the late Jamea Htesvatt, wm the aecend bicyclist James C. Wiley, II. Clay Hrubaker, eai , Walter lleardman. A. II. 1'rltchey, esq , and ethera began te rlde In the fall of that aame year. Ttiat autumn the tlrat Lancaster blcy cling club waa established, having a member- ahlp of only seven. Tbey had no regular place of meeting, but by tbetr Joint assem blage tnalntalned a popular lutercat In the sport " In the fall et ITU, I'rel. Llppett gave a grand bicycle and tricycle tournament at the driving wrk. Thern were four classes of wheels, three of tmva' trlryelea el dlllerent diameters el w Ileitis, and one of bleycles. The bicycle rldera came from Philadelphia anil rode a mile rann In heats, the beat time made being i-M. Very late In the tall el the same year the professor gave another race meet, lit which hn bad six riders from l'hlla delpbla. About this time he hail a bicycle en exhibition In KtieailsA- Keed's Jewelry store window for several days. It was an original Standard Columbia, short handle bars, cone, bearings, etc., and It attracted a great deal el attention. " Oeergn Levy, working In the watch fac tory uischlne shop, took drawings nl this inschlne, and ilurlng the winter of IlTD built blmseira rude atlalr at the Ne, "J cotton mill machine shop. It was about a 60 Inch wheel with Hit felloe", rublier telling ilveted te It for a tire, gas pipe back-bone, tapered, solid forks, txilted te two bridges at the neck, which were always in a ohrenlo state et shake. A ga titling T ler a neck, with a straight tmlt running through it, furnlnhed the steering. The wbole was surmounted with a rather prosaic wooden saddle. In use It developed una ciillar trait. It was an awlul kicker, and (leerge took many headers from It. This machine waa completed In ISmi, and was undoubtedly the Ural home made machine In the tewn.1' IIKTCIMt A FOOTIIOMt. Hut was net this movement mero or less Individual lu character ?" queried the re imrter. Yes," was the reply. " Cyrllng In Lan caster never get a gced fotheld until the epring nl KsO, when a great number of new riders purchased wheels and lent thelr per sonality te the spirt. Among the meat active of thMi recruits was C. II. Lengenccker, new mechanlcal dianghtsiuan for Hlenne, Obaae ,t Ce., at Newsik, N. J. He waa a geed rider and unUeistoed the mechanical construction of the wheel, and waa able te repair any alight dainage tbat might occur te it. When the lirat Lancaster bicycle club hail died a natural death In the tall of 1S7!, Longen Lengen rcker took bold of t e helm and estahllsbed the aecend local club in the fall el ISnO He was Its tlrst president, and Dr. Walter Heard man Its 11 rat captain. 'I hi institution survived until l.il and was knewu as the Lancaster Illcycleclub." Mr. Lengenecksr was the here of this esca esca pade which was noted In the hUaminere April 12, lvA It show what peer favor the bicycle rider enjoyed here seven years age : IIKI'OMIMI A NUISANOK. We have already been called iiHn te men tion accidents which result from horses be coming (Tightened at bicycles, te day we are again com oiled te chronlcle another, and deem It blgb time tbat this iiulajnce waa abated. As a young gentleman employed at the watch factory was riding one et these affairs down Orauge street about II o'clock this morning, a horse driven by Mr. J. W. Hebmau, butcher, became frightened and ran sway, upsetting the buggy and throwing Mr. If. out, bruising him considerably. The top of the buggy was alae badly wrecked, a iioe.m reu Tilt: STOUT. " Waa there anything outside of Individual enterprise te boom the new sport here?" waa the next question llred at the bicycling veteran. There was quite an Impulse given te It Incidentally by the Ltncaster watch factory. Many el Its empleyes were men from the New Kuglsnil statu, where cycling waa further advanced. A geed portieu et them were rldera, and their preeenoe here lent Im petus te the local movement. In the aummer of 1HHI, owing te Internal dissensions and the closing el the watch factory, the club fell Inte Innocuous desuetude, arid a new club waa formed, made up cblelty of elder members. It lasted until lSi, and was a clue only Id name, having no limes or meeting. An In fluence that gave a large ahape te the local bicycling- movement was the establishment here of the local agencies et Mai tin Uudyand Haberbush V Oerrecbt, both el which are attll In a thriving existence. " " Hew about the present club ?" TUB IMIKHKNT I'l.IIII. " The Lancaster Cycle Touring club waa organized by D. 8. Hiullh and myself In March, 18h0, and has bad ever since a prea pareus career. Dr. It. It. Underwood waa the first president and I waa llrat captain, and have ae remained te the present time. Jehn K. Hnyder waa elected te succeed Dr. Underwood lu July, lshrt. and he waa In turn followed In the cilice by Jehn A. llurger, the B resent president. Toe ether edlcers are eerge Keyler, of Mlllersvllle, vice preal dent ; U. H. Obrelter, socrelary-treaaurer ; D. H. Smith. Ilrst lieutenant. Tbectubquar tare are at Ne. 0 Court avenue, and they were opened with a Hue reception en September 1, last year. There are two spacious rooms, one for the wheels aud the ether for meeting purposes. The latter la quite handsomely furnished. The rooms are open all the lime and tbey constitute a popular resort for the young men el the club aud their Irleniis." ' Hew large la your membership T" waa the nest query, " We have trem twenty five te thirty active members, all of whom are also members of the League of American Wheelmen. Thla latter membership is a valuable franchise, entitling members te privileges, traveling rata, courtesies, ete , while abroad that are much te be desired. Fer the encouragement of local bicycling, President llurger haa offered a silver cup for the beat read record In the number of milea ridden at the end of the riding season. Thla trophy Is te come from Hamrlck it Hen, the Pnlladelphia Jew eletp, and la te be very handsome. While we have In our elub no prominent racing men, J. U. Hulrk has made a creditable local showing In winning the championship for Lancaster county ler Ave miles, bis record being aeventeeu minutes and twantv.aix eeoeuda. Heme of the contestants for the Burger cup use oyelometera, wnteh register automatically the number of miles traveled. These who de net possess these must afflrm ft.'ul.H-"'" '.les every month te Mar tin Kudy. the legkeeper of the elub. Yen SXtZlSSJf!? I0'0" be. great one for local bicycling," A OKKAT HINOI.B BAY'S BtCOBK, Mr. Dewney'a modesty did set permit blm le atate, what la a well known fact la local blcyc 1 ig e rile, that be baa the beet I'cal alngle day'a Dad record, being 136 miles, Irem Lancaster te Philadelphia and re turn between 0 a. in. and la p. m. Considerable interest la given te the pree at season here by the Soutearn dlstrtet Viur of the IiMgua of American Waeelaea, vbleahaa been arranged te take plaee be tween May 10 and May 17. The start will be Blade Irem the Pennsylvania Bicycle club faeuaa, at Fortieth street and Qlrard avenue. PaHedeJpble, en Tuesday aaeraieg, May UL t 9 tJSS. Thirty alM mUm,U eSlS . Thirty alaa ssmMsftsWtal s J Tiwtssv of ta miles. They will reach Lancaster iff time for dinner, and will be the guests of the local club. The third day the ran from Yerk te Gettysburg, a distance of 38 miles, will be made, and the afternoon will be eptai en the battle Held. May 13, the fourth day. the party will cover about 3d mllea aad spead tbe night at llaaerslewn, where the tourists will be entertained by tbe local club. On May II tbe parly will reach Winchester. Va., a distance eMl mllea, and May 15 will bring the tourists te New Market, Va, after a bu ndle run. Frem that point carriage will be taken te Luray, where tbe nlgttt will be spent Tne morning of May 10 will be de voted te a visit te the Luray caves, returning te New Market at neon, where the wheels will be resumed and a run of U mllea made te Harrisonburg. Frem Harrisonburg the party will run ' mllea te Ntanntnn. At that tlnt the tour will practically end. The trip will cost about fUl per man. m a s tfmimy ! of. Nsw aad Bsantltal Wraps, Parasols aad Wilts and Their friers. Every thing this season la tasteful and hand hand aeme, but heavy siege la laid te the money purse for the tlneiteiitllls. What used te be considered costly at V Is new quoted at te0, but when tbe work and the art, taste and ma terlala are considered, tbe articles bought at tbe latter figure ii only a little dear In the sentimental sense. Tbe manners and modes have changed with the timet, se tbat tbe ornament that used te be carried te protect the person from the effect et the aim raya haa, by the evolution lawaef fashion, been trans formed Inte the transparent parasols. These parasols are In black and white lace or any el the pale gauzes new In use, frilled en alter the frame baa been covered with belting cloth. Twe or three rullles usually trim them, and a Urge bnw.ef ribbon placed en tbe side with another lied around the handle completes them. It must net be sup posed that these parasols are for late after noon or early iprlng and fall use alone. They may be uaed whenever desired, and will llgure prominently at Cape May, Atlantic City, Leng Branch, Newiert and Hiratega the coming season, and they are certainly the daintiest thing yet produced In parasols. Natural sticks are very much uaed, but for black parasols they are stained, aa tne black atlcks seem te produce a better effect A striking peculiarity Is that paiasels having lengthwise stripes are called bsyadere, while these with stripes running around In true bayadere style have no irtlcular name te designate them. There will also be found quite a dlflerence between the real coaching rasel and the so se called coaching paras il that may be med ler walklug purposed ss well. The former Is net Isrger than a child's prael, and Is a reproduction of a very old style, having a binge midway lotweeu end and end et the stick snd another at the top, that the parasol may be turned ever en the side In order te shade tbe eyes Irem stiy direction. These parasols are net expenilve unleas spread with real lace ceers, which enhances their value considerably. With the warm siirlnir dsvs dine the de sire te put aside sil evidence of winter weather. Heavy wraps can no longer be worn, and In their plCJ are the prettier, lighter garments, morn nultahle for mild, aummer days, lu making spring costumes It hss been found advantageous, when plain material Is used, te add a vlaltu te the sauia These are very attractive where neutral ahadea are used and the trimming is el pas sementerie made of dlllerent colored metal cords. With sucb suits, these having a strict regard for taste will bsvea bonnet te match exactly tbe color of the dress. ' Heme exquisite novelties are shown In wraps. These In shspe are similar te these worn ilurlng the winter. Tne back la fin ished Just below the point of the wslV, with the front forming two long square or pointed taba. The tendency la te narrow tbe aleeve, ae that It appeara from the elbow te the wrist ytty like a loose coat aleeve. There are no side forma, aud the front and back portions are held together by narrow straps under neath the sleeves. This allows the arm par ted freedom, and makes the wrap very com fortable. Meil et the wraps are heavily trimmed, uiually with Jets, which this sea son are In every Imaginable ahade and color as well as black. An Imported wrap 'iiriuVtme of course is el a dark shade el heliotrope velvet that Is, the long tabs In front and tee short Itack, which below the waist forms eight small tabs falling ever each ether, are otttie velvet Tbe velvet is tben literally cavered with pas sementerie of tlne metal and geld cords with the pattern tilled In with crystal beads. Over the shoulder It forms deep epaulets, and reaching from shoulder te shoulder across the DHCk Is graduated te a point at tbe waist A heavy chenille Irlnge, fully six locees deep, borders it, each caterpillar-like pen dant being atudded with a crystal bead, the size of a ea. Tbe aleoven are loose and flowing, something like angel sleeves. These are a cjarse network of silken threada with little loops all ever ' f crystal beada. Anether also an imported wrap Is of black velvet in pattern and manner of trimming It closely resembles the one Just described. Its attractive feature Is the pas sementerie of metal bralda that blend very much like cashmere tints, mixed with tiny geld and cryatal beads. A modest, aa well aa eeautlful, wrap Is of heavy black silk. Tbe front and back are nothing mere than the closely titling forms of an ordinary waist Over tbe front are gathered two long tabs el Jetted net and a abort pointed half sleeve, reaching from tbe shoulder te the elbow of tbe same, fills ever the regular dolman sleeve of silk. Itesides these fanciful wraps are Kegllsh walking Jackets, both with aud without the heed and in plain check r novelty cloth. Then there are tbe never-te-be forgotten jer seys, mere uaelul new tban at any ether sea son et tbe year. A very geed jersey cloth Jacket can be bought ter six or seven dollars, and aa It will laal a long time will prove quite an economical Investment The popularity of knitted waists baa en couraged an attempt te manufacture au entire ault ler outdoor use. These suits are in dif ferent colors with bright borders, the idea likely owing Its origin te the pretty pi-ture presented by tbe picturesque toboggan suits. There la a full gathered skirt, a saab that ties loosely at the side, a blouse waist that glvea perfect freedom te the arms and a close clese lltllng cap, very llke the Turkish ftz, but having two pointed pitcfw tlulshed with tassels that fall from the back In place of the aide. Fer mountain wear this can be ex changed for a wide brimmed hat that will give protection te the eyes. A Huecsssful Appaal. Fre-n the Omaha World. Little Det Mamma, can't I go ever te see Lucy te day 7 Omaha Mamma Yeu must net go any. where near Lue . She baa the moaslea. "Well, I Isn't 'raid of mraalea. Can't I ge7' "If If you should take the measles per haps your dellie might get them." "Ou I I didn't Una et tbat" m m flat Kneugn. Frem he lloaten Courier. Collector (te aervant girl) -Is Mr. Jenes In 7 Hervant girl Ne ; be la out C That's a lib. 1 saw hliu enter here a minute age. H O 1 tell you he'a out U I aav he'a net out ; he'a In. H. U. Well, he'a out of money, aud tbat'a out enough for you, anyway. And It was. THK HUH N AUUriON. lint here are llvrs by the soere te cell, Up te tbe platform, gents, and bid i Make me an offer, they'll pay you well Alt of 'out ripe for tbe coffin lid Here Is a woman pinched und pale, 1'lylngber needle for dtlly bread; (live me a shirt ter her mera en ame, Dying I genllemen dylnil dekd I A faintly, six lu number, bore. t'reah Irem a cellar In Semura' Town ; Mether her sixth confinement near, father and brats with fever dewu. 'Twaa Pestilence spoke then, was tt net f "An open tewer." 1 think he said Well, hts offer abtll buy tbe let, Dying I geuUeineu-dylng I -dead I Mew, geed customer!, bore's u chancs : A theuiand men In the prime et II e, Wleldars of musket a word and lance, Armed and drilled for the deadly itilfe. Ueneral Warfare lifts his baud ' A bullet for eat b," cries the gent la red, We offer bat bts-fast flews the sand. Dying I gentlemsn-dy lag f-dead t A body of tellers worn and weak, Clerks and curates aud writing men- Mefe at the flash en each au tksn cbenk, Mark the angers that grasp the pen I Ceaee, geed aeaUemaa, can't we deal r MasDradfsrj s aye fee bariaiaa fled t sUasaas.Mleas,tharleeetaBMal- $p; Mr! DRIFT. Reme lime age 1 noted the fact In these columns I think, or Nathaniel Hawthorne's expressed preference ler cremation as a mode of disposing of the bodies or the dead. I did net then knew that the poet Longfellow had the same feeling, and Indeed had recorded the positive wish te be cremated blmsell after death. Yet such la the case. Under date of October 23, 1811, he wrote these den nils and unmistakable words t "I would like te be hurntil, net burial," himself un derscering the words. Did he change his mind In later years 7 why waa his wish net carried out 7 Or Although It was a new discovery for me te And thla wish el our dearest poet recorded In a note te hla poem Oed'a Acre," It was scarcely a surprise te ma It would be much mere surprising te hear of any true pjet net preferring the beautiful and poetleally aug. gestlve method of oemstlen te the altogether mere preatlc and Indeed abhorrent mode or earth burial, I am therefore glad tbat Mr. IiOngfellew has been put en record, by the editor et the final edition et bis complete works, aa In favor of cremation. This la, however, only one of a hundred new and Important facta concerning Ainerl ca'a laverlte poet, his thoughts, sentiments, circumstances and works, which are given te ua In this grand edition of hla collected writ ings. Fer the new Jltvertitte JCtlitien la a grand achievement In mere reapecta than one. In tbe llrat place, though net professing te be an edition ie dure, or aa a friend of mine insists en pronouncing It, edition for leek .' It Is one of tbe meat perfect specimens of book-making as a Una art ever produced In our country. The size and proportion of the volumes, crown oetavo, ranging from about two hundred and City te nearly Ave hundred pagea per volume, la most convenient for use, and at the aame time pleaaing te tbe eye. Tbe cbaate binding, In deep green cloth with aa little gilding and ornamentation aa pesil slble, Is elegant and dlgnlfled In Ita simplic ity. I don't think tbe paper, for texture and tint has ever been equalled In any American book, certainly never aurpaaaed ter excellence in every respect It Is equal te the finest I have ever seen even In the best Kngllsh pub llcatlena. Finally, the typography, large, open, clear, and or faultless accuracy, Is a de light te the eye. It Is a work ever which the book-lever cannot keep from growing enthu siastic ami even rhapsedical. In tbe second place, tbe new Illvcrtiidt Kdi Kdi Hen affords an example of editorial geed taste and Judgment as gratifying aa It Is rare; and about tbe only thing I am Inclined te Und fault within bis work is the editor's anony mity. Ills name deserves a place en tbe title page, or at least in the preface or Intro Intre Intro ductlen. Ills Industry and fidelity are mani fest nesrly en every page, as elten by what he restralna blmsell from writing as by what he actually does wrlta Fer nowhere does he obtrude even a Hue or comment of his own, either In the head and feel notes or in tbe notes en tbe subject matter of the texl, ex cept where It Is absolutely required for a full understanding of tbe history or the various writings, oret tbe development of the poet's genius, and even then, in every case where It waa possible, Mr. Longfellow's own words are used, aa gathered from bis own notes, prefaces, aud memoranda that have come te ligbt since bis death. The order or tbe writ ings is chronological In Its main lines, net absolutely; for Mr. Longfellow's own final arrangement la scrupulously adhered te, ex cept tbat all his transitions have been grouped together In a separate section. Tbe tlrat two velumm c.intalu bis prose works cemplete: Vel. I. "O.itre Mer" and " Drill-Weed," besides, in tbe Appendix a List of Mlsellaneeut Papers, and The lllank Heek of a Country Schoolmaster, and Notes te " Outre-Mer" and "Drift Weed; VeL II "Hyperion" and Kavsnagh." A re-reading of these, especially of Vel. I., convinces in or the truth and Justice of whatl'ter. Klcbard Klcbard sen saya of them lu his "Amerlen Litera ture." "I de net think," be' write, "the aervlce of Longlellow in tbe matter of tbe de. velopmentot American criticism and culture, has ever been sulllulently recognized. As a poet, he baa been aud stilt Is the most popu lar of American writers. As a romancer, and even as a writer of sketchea of travel, be has bia smaller public of appreciative readers. We de net however, often tbluk of blm aa a promoter of culture, or tbe kuewledge of gen. eral Kurepean literature, and therefore et tbe Incipient critical eplrit lu the I'ulted States. In regard te tbese things It may be doubted whether we ewe mero te any ether man. Longfellow was of academic training ; he bad occupied a professor's chair In two or the principal colleges of New Kngland ; be bad lived in Europe for a considerable time, fa miliarizing blmseir with the Old Werld's1 history, legends, romances, scenery, aud men and women. Vew Americana were se well acquainted with the literature of France, Oermany, Italy, and Spain. Ilia splilt was gentle aud sympathetic, inclining blm te studies of bread range. Certainly he waa no scholastic iconoclast, but the very tenderness of his mind made him catholic tempered, llreadtb and catholicity of real knowledge were precisely the things el which America steed in need in the decade after 1K!0." Take but one instance of bla service te Ameilcan literary culture, bis ersty en "Angle Saxen Literature," In Dnjt-Woed, written In 18.13. "At that time 'scholars' re garded Anglo-Saxen much as tbey regard Icelandic at tbe present day : net dreaming tbat It la simply the Urst Kngllsh, and tbat without ita atudy no intelligent knowledge of our language or literature can be attained. Leng belere tbe day of Slevera in Germany, Sweet In Kngland, er March in America, Proleaser Longfellow gave an Intelligent ac count of the literature of our remote lore fathers, Justly estimating its spirit and achievements, translating a few et lu beat passages, and making the whole eanay au at tractive one for necessarily Iguerant readers, while be avoided undue didacticism or a patronizing tone." This eaaay, thoreiere, really lutrodueed the atudy of Angle Saxen literature te America. Tbe reylew et lUwlberne'a "Twloe-Teld Tales," also one of tbe Drift Weed papers, la Introduced by a short historical note by tbe editor, which Invests the paper with fresh and pleasaut interest te the reader. Among the real It quotes this cbracterialie extract from a letter of Hawthorne te Longfdllew alter the appearance of the review lu the Serth lmerican lltvictv et July, 1S17 : "1 bave today revel ed aud read with huge de light your review or "Twice Told Tales." I frankly aver that I was net without bepea that you would de thla kind cilice for he book, though 1 could net have anticipated bow very kindly It would be dune. Wbetner or no the public will agree te the praise which you bestow en me, there are at least five persons who think you ibe moitsaga meitsaga moitsaga cleua critic en earth, viz., my mother and two sisters, my old maiden aunt, aud finally, the sturdiest believer or tbe whole 11 ve, my own asir. If I doubt tbe sincerity and correctness or any of my critics, It shall be of these who censure me. Hard would be tbe let of the peer scribbler It be may uet have this prlvi- I uaed te think that 1 waa tolerably rami liar with Longfellow's p try. Hut 1 knew new that 1 did utt rightly understand quite a number of hla poems, old net knew them trem the inside aa it were, as 1 de sloee 1 have read them In the light et the bead-netea and netee In the appendices, or thla new edl edl Hen. In fact, these notes, with tbe dlllerent Introductions te tbe several groups of poems, give an entirely new and ireeb interest te nearly all el them, even te the most familiar ones which have become household words In every intelligent American home. It la aa aa lenlsblng bear newly alive any writing straightway becomes, with what a personal interest we read it, the moment we become acquainted with Ita inner history, or even wun tbe date, place, and clreumstaucea of ita composition. Hew true this la may be seen, for example, in tbe case or that mueb-abused poem, mur dered generation after generation by auoeea slve heata of school children, " Escalator," After reading tbe full history of its develop ment, traced through Ita numerous eraaurea and corrections, lu the appendix te VeL I or the " Poetical Works," 1 Und myself reading It ever again, and enjoying It as never before. And se will everyeue else who reads It with these Betea Or again, what vividness this little note glvea te The weU-kaewa "Bvma !! . MHwii e In eae of the balmiest eights of the year. 1 endeavored te reproduce the Impression, of lbs hour aad seena" Merely te knew 'mis helps as te leek through tbe poet's eyas und feel with the poet's heart, and te reallzs tbe meaning of the words, H I heard the trailing garments or the Ight a weep through her msriile hall I I saw bar aable astru all fringed with light rrem tbe celestial walls," Ae. That exquisitely aweet and pathetic poem, " Footsteps of Angels," becomes If possible still mere tender te ts alter reading that the stanza, " Ha the young and strong, who cherished Neble longings for the strife, Byj ha remdalds fell and perlabed, Weary with the march et Ufa 1" refers te tbe peet'e friend and brether-ln law, (leerge W. Pierce, of whom he long alter warda aald. " I have never ceased te reel that In hla death something waa taken trem my own lite which could never be restored." The poem was composed, be telle us, In 1KI7. Tbe editor writes : News of his friend's death reached Mr. Longfellow In Heidelberg en Cbriatmas eve, 18.n. leas than a month alter the death el Mrs. Lsngfeilew," and te her la the reference In the stanzas, aa touch ing and beautiful as say he ever wrote t " With a slew and nr Heirs footstep Uemns that messenger dl vine. Takes tbe vacant chair Iteatde me, Lays her gentle bund In mine. " And sbe alts and raz-s at tne With lhe"l deep and tender eyen, Like theetars, te atl'l and atlnt-llkc, Leeking downward from the aklea. a a a " Ob, though oft, dipn-a-rd and lonely. All injr ftrara are laid aald, If 1 but remeniber only Much as these have lived and dled I" or thla poem I am net surprised te read Ijonglellew'a note : " In tbe afternoon I car ried it te Felten and left It with blm. He came up In tbe evening and aald that he had read It te bla wife, who 'cried like achlld.' I want no mere lavcrable criticism tban this." Kqually tender and touching becomes the beautiful conception In the poem, " The Twe Angela "of hew "Tweangnlr, one of I Ife and oie of Death, Passed o'er our vllltgeaa ibe morning broke,' and bow the one, stepping at tbe poet's house, brought Inte It a new lire, wnlte the ether, stepping st his friend's beuse, took a life out of It, when we read this extract from a letter or the poet dated April ", 18.V, : " I have-only time this morning te enclose you a poem which perhaps you bave net seen, as It Is net In any volume. It was written en the birth et my younger daughter, aud the death el the young aud beautiful wife of my neigh bor and Irlend, Ibe poet Lewell." I could go en quoting thus Indefinitely ; but it would still net give you anything like an adequate Idea of tbe great interest and value of an edition ae thoroughly edited ai this one. If there could ever have been a possibility of Longfellow and bis work being forgotten, the new Jliverside Edition of his writings has forever removed that possibility. Wby 7 Because I has given us net only an edition or his poems, nor only a biography of the poet but has put before ua Ibe eet in Ai;'eem.t, tbe true, pure, lovable man In tbe very set et expresdng bis truth, purity and love, bis self, In bis pwms ; or, if you prefer, the poems lu tbe act of heiug breathed lertb from tbe heart and life nl our dearest poet and tbe met amiable of men. Such an edi tion as Ibis is mual In considered as a positive been te our literature, and, In Ibe influence tbat must go out from tbe poet and his poems therein ae fully and winnlngly presented te us, as positive a blessing te our American life. Ah I said before, the tint two volumes con tain Iongfellew'a complete Preso Works. The last three contain his translation of Dante, the best In the language tt Is new gen erally conceded te be, especially as enriched by tbe wealth of Longfellow's scholarly notes and commentary. Tbe ether six vol umes, then, contain hla Poetical Works com plete, every line of poetry be ever wrote, trem the stanzas en " Tbe Battle of Levell'a Pend," written before he was thirteen years old, te the last verse be ever composed here en earth. VeL V contains " Cbrlstus," net heretofore published with bia collected works. Vel. II haa Kvangeline, Hlawatba and Mllea Stand lab. His translations are all contained In Vel. VI. There are four per traita et tbe poet at different stages of bis life, and several lac-aimllea or bis handwriting. Ne mere thoroughly satisfactory, no mere complete and perfect publication has, te my knowledge, ever been brought out in this country. It Is Longfellow's most fitting and enduring memorial. Uxcas, Si'Mtlf HHHVTAN cm. Nature rreparert te Introduce Iter Daughter Inte Secleiy. Irem the Uaittmere Sun. Fer several weeks past Dime Nature has leen actively engaged in making prepara tions for tbe Introduction of her daughter, Hprlng, into geed society, and at last tbe great event which has set tbe heart of tbe daughter aflutter and engrossed the attention of tbe madam is about te transplra All of tbe or chestra hts net yet arrived, but Knglish spar rows cblrp cheerily as tbey collect straws, bits of grata aud ether waste material for their nests. Yeu can bear tbe II did spar row's beautiful warble as you walk along aeme country reada In tbe afternoon, and In the evening, wbeu day sound diminish, the voices of little, piping frogs are beard in the low meadow lands, or aleug the borders of aawa up. Tbe aeuuds are faint, though un mistakably springy, and aa aucU welcome te all. Several months must pass, however, before with them are Jelued In accompany ing tbe cb -rua of aummer ang birds the bull-frog's bias born, the mesquite's flageo let, the Katydid's taberet and tbe violin el grasshoppers. The rains of March and the warm auua of April have made the turf aa aeft and yielding aa a velvet carpet, and where aprlng has made her first coy maldeu steps bright green has appeared ameug tbe dried grasses et laat year'a growth. The trees have been hung with green and red. Upen tbe branches et the willows bas come a greeu color as delica e as are tbe branches aiender. The bard maples are enveloped In a smoky red, which, en close observation, is resolved into bunches el minute winged seed, and ailky tassels hang Irem each leaf bud of tbe box elder. Tbe tollage of the aeft maplea la mere advanced, but of the oaks, chestnuts, sassafras, tulip trees and hickories is still within ita wooden walls, though the bark aeema ready te burst lu mauy places. Twe weeka of warm weather will develop mueh et tbe foliage. Floral doceratious have new been forgotten. Tbe gratis has net bad much time te grew, but with tt tbe dandelion has kept pace, and bis bright golden blossom adorns many a lawn. Why tbe dandelion should be devplsed is hard te underataud. it is certainly one of tbe most rt freshing sights in a small spring landscape, and ita color Is by no means un fashionable. But public opinion does net affect blm, and be la ready te de full Justice te tbe first of nature's afternoon teas. Back In tbe weeds, under tbe moist leaves, the ferna are gently pushing their way up te daylight Tney are still rolled up In the downy brown swaddling clothes, but will seen develop their full green ciler and spread tbelr graceful frenda along the branches, which are still brown wltb the rust of tbelr winter chains. Tne streams are full te their brim with Jey, and rush hilariously along te merge themselves In rivers. In tbelr deptha tbe minnows dart about leeding en tbe earthy refuse, aud warm nlgbta tempt the gudgeeua te tbetr sptwulug grounds Among all these beauties stands tbe virgin spring, at the entrance of her worldly whirl, In ber dresa of delicate green, cut decellete, with the blush of peach blooms en her cheeks, tbe reflection el violate In ber eyes, sprays of trailing arbutus, houatenlaa aud claytenlaa In her balr and en her besom, heaving with excitement, with teeth-like pearly snowdrops, and gently blowing ber aweet warm breath ever a revlvliled world. MY IiAUr. My lady sleep, llhy thinlc ebb and Hew of talry billow am breathing teft, Hllken-frlngvd bur I Ida clone fold ilur cheeks, twin resea, and o'er the pillow Sareepa her hilr, a tangled fluai of burnished geld. My lady aleepa. My lady dreams. On parted scarlet lips plsy trlckteme smiles Ouepeulng the dimple tn her dainty chin. Portrayal bright hew " wanton mirth " beguiles Tbe mind, that sleep fieta wearying cire Bbuta In. My lady dreimj. My lady wakes. ralrvlilJMflee. Tbe fringed lldiunrle Though dreamland mists still veil the violet eyes. One moment languid waking blends repose And than, Mamma I '.Mamma 1 1 Mamma II I tveertea. My lady wakes I FILINGS. The world undoubtedly ta moving; and tbe atream of humanity constantly drawing closer towards the light Thla must be mani fest te every careful observer In alt the cu rious depart menta or lire, but mers especially Is the truth coming te Iheaurfsee for him who keeps bis ringer en the publle pulse et our current literature, it la very true tbe history et American literature la scarcely the child et a eentury.yet during thla brief period It has undorgeue evolutions .and revolu tions, se that te-day our national literature is net only distinctively American, but at tbe same time, In point el advancement it ranks favorably with that of our uncles' across the waters. There are varleua factors entering neces sarily into a country's normal growth, such aa physical resources, young and pure bleed, meana and opportunities, etc , but having all these essential conditions at band tbey alter all are nothing mere tban day In tbe bands et the potter ; a Pallssy la wanted te bring It Inte form and enamel II ; and where else would you find tbat ahaptng and guid ing element but In pure and healthy litera ture? It Is this universal source where both the young and the old imbibe the sweet nec tar tbat helps te give Iragrance and true dig nity te lite. It takes the fettered mind be yond tbe narrow confines of self, astounds It of Ita own little domain, draws aalde tbe dark and gloomy curtains of Ignorance, epena new vistaa et beauty, goodness, and truth, and in thla way Incites a burning zeal and a holy In spiration se aa te forsake all that is low and mean, and strive only ler tbat which is high est snd best This Idea la already having a firm held en the American mind. The thirst ter geed, readable literature la Increasing from day te usy, ana as tne result et an mis, net eniy are tbe old libraries kept well supplied with books, but also new ones are being eatab nsuee, even in our smaller towns and vil lages all ever the country. Tbe desire tn read seems te have grown Inte aeme kind of a mania among our people, and net only a lew of our literary pilots are looking already en thla dominant spirit with mere or Iosa tre pidation, owing te tbe vast amount of chaff tbat always finds Its way lu with the wheat; and swallowing it all would certainly be a great detriment te our people. On tbe ether band, a life time is entirely tee short te edu cate eurnelves up te a s' an (lard se that our own task would be sulllcient te decide what Is te prove wholesome nourishment for the mind and the heart and en the ether band, having tbe -3 stem once saturated wltb tbe vllBBtid pelm-Mius drugs new ae extensively circulated, It becemes a very bard matter te bring about again a reaction for geed, and even where tins may be possible, It will alwaya leave aeme scars and weakneaa be hind. Se then there are really some reasons fore erecting here and there a lighthouse along our literary shores, se as te protect and warn our young navigators In order thst tbey may net get sblpwrejkbd along the abeals and qulckranda. 1 remember when 1 tfrst ata'ted In reading I used te be satltlled with almost anything only se it was a book, thinking tbat all or el tbem contained at least some geed. And I don't doubt one bit but there are young men and women today and hundreds el them, who may be Just as easily induced te feast en literature lully aa poisonous te tbe soul as stiycbuine Is te tbe body, as I could have been tben. However, it se happened that quite early in my career I met with Washington Irving. Alter having once tatted bts sweet and life-giving vlanda your palate will seen be able te detect all tbat have a sour and bitter taste. But in my case all thla was mere blind luck, mere tban the re sult el a decision. There are three books I would advise every one tbat is able te read te get, viz., tbe Bible, a work of Shakespeare and a set et Irving. These in tbemaelvea constitute a little library. " But" you will say, " 1 want mere books than these. Hew, tben, am 1 te select tbem ae aa net te get awitcbed oil en aemb barren and uisease-ureeuiBg island, out raiuer mereey be elevated aud atrengtbened 7 Besides, I think 1 would knew better what kind of a dish 1 could relish than even my beat friend might be able te select for me." Undoubt edly there la a grain or truth in tbia remark, but there Is also truth In the fact that you aheuld never trifle with tbat which la pois onous, be It ever ae delicieua te the taste. And tbat there Is a geed deal of pernicious literature mixed with tbe geed would be ad mitted by nearly all, and also tbat the beat wrlters tie world ever knew wrote a geed deal that would leave us very little tbe wiser for reading lu If this tben Is the case, why net, if aucu a thing be possible, read only tbe be-t productions et tbe best authors? "Well," you will reply agalu, " I suppose most or ua would endorse tbat rule, but there are a few embarasslug obstacles in our way Just here. In tbe first plae?, wbe should prescribe such a course for me, and lu tbe steend place, I would have te get tee many books at this rate ; therefore, tbe plan would Involve tee much money ler me." My friends, there is a man ever In New Yerk city, wbe his already been engaged for years Just in answering these two questions ler you, viz , te give you duly tbe best kind of literature and ter the least amount of money possible. He has proved hlmselt an able Judge in publishing only standard works and tbua proving blmseir a worthy and sale guide ferall.aad tt Is no exaggeration In the least te aay that be sells tbem cheaper tban any ether man in tbe country, and tn this way is a public bonelacter te the peer. I don't need te tell you whom 1 am alluding te,lnce everyone kuewa it is Jehn B. Alden, et New Yerk. Oue or tbe latest and most startling exploits el tbia literary revolutionize lu the art of book making is bts " Kncyclopedlanf Univer sal Literature." In this work be gives us tbe cream el all literature, both American and foreign, and tn a uutsbell, aa It were, since tbe entire stt will be complete lu about fifteen volumes, and ae remarkably cheap tbat it la within tbe reach of all. Tbe work, in fact. Is a library tn itself. I have since carefully ex amined the first six volumes or this work and found them Juat supplying a long-felt need in our literature. The work la exactly an answer te tbe two questions raised aoeve, viz., Hew te get tbe twit literature and ter tbe least amount or money 7 Space does net allow me te point out what Is contained in this work, but let me simply stale that It Is a compilation of the best literature tbat waa ever writteu, together with a abort biograph ical sketcu of each author, alphabetically ar ranged. It la true there are some few authors whose works we would like te have complete, but tbat number after all la very small, lu our days It would be utterly Impossible te read all the geed books, both ancient and modern, Bince such a course would be tee multifarious and expensive. Se tbat there really la a de mand ler such an autbolegy aa we find in this "Encyclopedia et Universal Literature." it cornea te ua like the warm summer ahewer cornea te tbe plants that have been drooping en account 01 having been only ar tificially watered, but new again will grew healthy and strong. Wildexstuin, The Eccentricities et Wetueu'a fashions Frem tbe Cincinnati gnqutier. It is quite fashionable for ene hip te bs a ceuple of inches higher tban the ether, and when you leek at a woman trem the rear lt'a te see hew dltterent is the scooping out en each aide. In another respect women pan out shockingly tbat la in tbe matter et feet They unfasten lancy Oxford tiee; they take off yellow gaiters with diamond set clasps; tbey atrip off dainty embroidered ellken stockings and they let loose deformed tees, enlarged Joints, great, glowing bunions, and an assortment of corns horrible te contem plate. This Btate et things tbey bring en them selves. The woman wbe puts ber toot Inte tee abort a ahee will find ber big tee Joint eat back en ber, ewell up, and develepe a greater bunion iban waa ever connected wlth"PU griin'a Progress" The majority of women seem utterly uund te tbeae personal defects. iast year at the watering placea it waa great ly tbe fashion te pink and polish tbe toe nails, and I have aeen women unbluablngly uncover a pair or feet tbat would make a obi ebi obi repodlst ablver, and contemplate tbem with pleasure ir only they bad get a high degree of polish en their tnisbapen nails iu one 01 me uaius 01 inia cuv mere la a nearly lire alze plaster statue of Diana, aid it would de you geed te ace aeine of tbeae nude monstrosities measure tbelr charms betide these el the goddess. "Mercy," aaya one, putting down her highly ornamental feet betide tbe ayuiinetrl caTextremlty or tbe Diana, " net ae tall as I Inte a head and root tbat big I I bet ahe'd take a 6JJ and I only wear a 3." The damaet who haa tbe deformed waist la In eclf ay ever herself. ' Tbat'a a tine figure," aaya sbe, aoernrully. "Test waist will measure twenty-nine Inches. Thank heaven, myeereets are ealr nineteen lnebea. The M gealatessi ha rtdlamleM idea beMtsV Jtaaieax. JJOOD'B SARSAPARILLA, SPRING laa necessity with nearly every one. Thla It the beat tlmeet rear la which te nu-tr.,h.Vr? te restore the lest appetite, and te bntld up thI system, aa the body Is new especially auaoentl auaeentl ble te benefit from medicine. The peculiar me dicinal merit of. and the wendnrini - 1 Heed's Saraanartlla have made tt tbe most popu lar spring medicine. It cares tcrefula, salt rheum, and all humors, bllleaanesa, dyspepsia, headache, kidney and liver eoreplalnta, catarrh and all affections caused or promoted by low state of the sya tern or Impure bleed. Don't put It off, bat take Heed's Sarsapartila new. Heed's BsV-MparUisi "Wehave found Heed's sartapanlla te be an excellent bleed partner. In one case In partic ular, where ether medicines railed. It took only three bottles of Heed's "araaparllla te produce the desired effect" Hister A. rsABcss, st. ..uw JtBJTlUIU, OU IfOUlS, BIO. "I have been anbject te severs headaches, and have hada humor en my face. Heed's Saiaapa rtlla has done me semtich geed that 1 am almeat entirely free from headache, and the humor has Korfe?kPS;MaT."T" """' ,,1,n8l0n' Heed's Sarsaparilla sold by all dresrshit It tslx for n. by C. frepared 1. uuuu co., Lewell. Mass. 1. -. . .. -. wr uubib was jjeuar t.Umc.ate"r' e&r,a-,"ul ter t OAMMlAUMf, J MOTTO THAT ALWAYS WINS : I Honest Werk PHILIP DOERSOM'S Old Reliable Carriage Works, Neb. 126 and 128 MAST KINO STREET, LANCASTER, PA. Buggies, Phaetons, Carriages, t bsbsb ''rJT"r 'J ii .'.'' i.r f J.,. sllJvril S4B(aBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBE--3EE-iX BSBSBSBBSBSBSBSBSBSaiH,'SBSBSBSBSBsP1' f BHaPsffBacjSpaai fj COSSTAXTL r ON HAND. 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