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Volume XVI-J- fa. 104. LANCASTER PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1880. Price Two Cents. TERMS. THE DAILYINTELLIGENOBR, I'CBLISmSD EVEHV KVENIXO, BY STEINMAN & HENSEL, intelligencer liiiilding. Southwest Corner ' Centre Square. The Daily Istelligknckr is furnished to Mibscribcrs in the Citv f Lane-aste- r and towns acci.-nsibl- e by Ilailroad and Dailv Stage Lines at Ten Ce.vts I'eu Week, payablr to the C:irrii'i, weekly. By Mail, $." a yi-.i- r in ml vane1 ; otherwise, i. Kiitci eil at the post otiiceat Lancaster, Pa., as second clas mail matter. JOB PKIXTIXO DKPAKT-MKVJ'- this posses-.f- unsur- passed facilities for the execution of al! kinds of Plain and r'ancv I'rinlinir. COAL. U IS. 3IAUTIX, . Wholesale anil Hclail Dealer in all kinds of li;.mbi:u and coal. tfZrYard : Xo. 429 North Water and l'rince sti , above I.emou, I.ancaster. n3-ly- il COAL! - - - GOAL!! GORREOHT & CO., horf.ood anil Cheap Coal. Vard Han Kburg I'ike. Olllce 'J)C Kat Chestnut street. T. W. COUKKCHT, AgL .1. 15. KILKY. o91vd W. A. KKLLEB. C0H0 & WILEY, :.r,o xoicni water sr., Mucantrr, ., Wholesale and Uctail Dealers in LUMBER AND OOAL. Also, Contractors and ltiiilders. Estimates made and contracts undertaken on all kinds et buildings. Branch Olllce : No. . J NORTH DUKKST. lebl'i-lyi- l COAL! COAL! COAL! COAL! Coal of the ItMstOiiality put up expressly lor laiuily use, and at the low- est mat ket pi ices. TRY A SAMPLE TON. ."YAi:!l-lS- (l SOUTH WATKK ST. lM".-l.- PHILIP SOHCM.SOX A CO. i:::c;i:t vi:i a fink lot of i:ali:i Just HAY, at M. F. STEIGERWALT & SON'S, DKALKILS IN COAL ! FLOUR ! ! GRAIN ! ! 1 i'AMILY COAL UNDER COVER. M innc-ot- a Patent Process Family and Maker's Flour. Baled Hay and Feed of all kinds. Wamhouse and Yard: 234 North Water St ROOKS AXJt STATIOXERY. OLIDAY FANCY GOoD.S. II HOLIDAY BOOKS. Autograph anil Photograph Albums, Writ- ing Desks and Work ISnxes, Christinas and New A car Cards. PAPETERIES, L. M. FLYNN'S, Nil !- - west kin: sti:i;i:t. MEW YEAR CARDS. An Elegant Assortment at the BOOK STORE JOM BAER'S SOIS, 15 and 17 NORTH QUEEN STREET, LANCASTER, PA. carpets. 1tUAT KAUfiAlXS. u Large A ortinent of all kinds et CARPETS Are s'.ill sold at lower rates than cv.-- r at the CARPET HALL OK H. S. SHIRK, 2.S WEST KING STREET. ('.:!! and examine our stockand satisfy your-.-ellll-ial we can show the largest et !$ru-.- -i N. Tluee plies and Iiinuns at all jiriee-- . at the lowest lMiiladelphia in ices. Al-- n on hand alarwe and complete assortment et IIAI. CAKFKTS. S.itislaetion Kuai-.intee- il both as to price ami iualily. on are invited tocall and see my sk "No trouble in lioniiig ihein. even"if you do not want to purchase. Don't lorjjet this notice: You can save monev here if you want to buy. Particular attention given to custom work. Also m hand a full assortment of Counter- panes. Oil Cloths and UlankcH of every va- riety. noiu:s, .las'ki:ts, ee. rilGN OF THK 1JUFFALO IIKAD. KOIJES ! KOIJES ! ! IJLANlvETS ! BLANKETS ! '. I have now on hand the Lakcest, Iir-S- T ani "m:VEsr Assoutjiet of Lined and L'nlincd Itl'FFALO KOiiKs in the city. Also LAI' AND IIOKSK 1ILAXKLTS of every de?crip-tiou- . A full line of Trunks and Satchels, Harness, Whips, Collars, &c. irUep:iirinK neatly and promptly lone.5: A. MILEY, IttS .Vnrfi Onsen St., Laiiriistn: oisxt.s' coons. CIEISTIA8 PRESENTS. CLAUDENT SCARFS, SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, LADIES' WORK BOXES, SILK SUSPENDERS, E. J. ERISMAN'S, sc xoimi oi'Eis sxi:ki:t. MiVG STORES. TIHIV KMI'OKlUai FOK FIN., USIiFUL J. and New Styles of HOLIDAY PRESENTS IS AT THE CITY PHARMACY, S. K. Cor. N. Queen aud Orange Streets. X. It. Please call aud examine. CLOTJiJXO. TOXT FOROEl That the place to gel cheap and appropriate CHRISTMAS GIFTS I fa AT RATHVON & FISHER'S, No. 101 NOIITII QUUUN STKEKT. Fiem now until the 1st of JANUA1SY next we will sell READY-MAD- E CLOTHING- - and FUKNI'HIXfJ COODs at COST. Clothinp made to r als'j LOW. ilccl"--2wdeo- d H. GERHART, TAILOR, llavinjjjiist eturned lrom New York with a larjre and CHOICE STOCK BSD FOR MEN'S WEAR, Would respectfully announce to his customers and the public that he will have his tegular FALL OPENING MONDAY, SFT3IBKH 20th. LARGEST ASSORTMENT, LATEST STYLES AND l'KIOCS AS LOW AS ANY IIOL'sK IV THIS CITY AT H. No. 51 North Queen Street. NEWGOODS roa FALL & VINTER. Wo are now prepared to show the public onii of the largest stocks of ItfLUY3IADE CLOTHING ever exhibited in the city el Lancaster. Good Working Suit for men tiUKt. iOo,l Stvlo-Cassime- re Suite for men $".M. Our All V.'oel Men's Suits that we are celling lor ').w uiv as you can buy elsewhere foriliiW. Our stock of Overcoats" are immense. All grades and every variety of styles aud color-- , for men, boys and youths', all our own mauuiae-ture- . Full line of Men's, Youth- -' and Hoys' Suits. Full line of Men's, Youths' and Hoys' Overcoat.. CUSTOM DEPARTMENT ! We are prepared to show one et the best slocks of l'ieee ttoods to select from and have made to order ever .show n in the cily. They ai e all arranged on tables fitted up epre-sl- y so that every piece can be examined beloie making a selection. AH our g Is havebeen purchased bclore the rise in woolens. We are prepared to make up in good style and at .short notice and at bottom prices. We make to or- der an All Wool suit lor fliWJ. JSy buying your goods at CENTRE HALL you save one prolit. as wc manufacture all our own Clothing and give employment to about one hundred hands. Call and examine our stockand beconvincedas to the truth et which we aliirui. MYERS & KAT1IFON", Centre Hail, No. 12 ilast King Street. iveltiesaiSialiig's We open to-da- y an all rat-liv- lint; of the .utcst Novelties in OVERCOATINGS, For tpialit vand elegant designs cannot be ex- celled in tliis market. We respect fully urge an inspect ion of the same ere the choicest vies are sold, and also advise per-oi- is to leave tiieir measure at once and secure a Good Fitting, "Well Made and Well Trimmed Garment for a tiille more than the price p lid for ready-mad- e work. Ourlineof FAXCY SUMWS Is very full. We can show t lie greatest variety of Ultra and Com-ims- Stvlks in this City, adapted exclusively to Fine Mxucii.vst Tailor- ing Thaiie, selecteil from the best stocks of Knglish, French ami American manutacturc. Our Prices are Marked in Plain Figures, As low as possible, consistent with first-clas- s work. All are cordially invited to examine our stock and be convinced that v e guarantee sat- isfaction. J. K. SMALING, ARTIST TAILOR, 121 North Queen Street. marS-lydS&- Q UEEXS irAJlJC. CHINA HALL. CHRISTMAS TOYS MD MGY GOODS, AND CHINA, MAJOLICA Alti:. LAM PS, Ac. Stock and variety never equaled in Lancaster. PRICES LOW. HIGH & MARTIN'S, No. 8 East King Street. Lancaster THUESDAY EVENING, JAN, 1, 1880. Origin of Game Fowls. From an English Publication. Great Britain it the only country in Europe which possesses the Game fowl. India and its islands' are probably the original countries of the Game fowl, and still possess it. Game fowls arc also to be found in Spanish America, probably im- ported thither from Manilla, in the Philippine Islands. Persia and Asia Minor, or Syria, once had them, and the ancient Greeks and Romans were famous for their Game fowls. It is likewise said that the Romans introduced them into Eng- land. AVith the ancient Greeks the island of Rhodus was famous for its Red Game fowls, which were called Rhodiau Reds, and the island of Delos for its Silver Greys, which were called Dclos Silrers. Some as- sert that Game fowls were indigenous to tne tsritisu islands, and some can tnem a Roman importation ; but it is strange that if a Roman importation, Great Britain alone, of all the Roman European colonies, should have retained them. This would rather prove that they were natives of the British Islands, though they certainly rath- er have the appearance of a tropical or In- dian origin. However, they have prob- ably been in England since its occupation by the Romans. "It has been asserted that the Gallus hankita was the progenitor of the Game fowl. I incline to to the belief that the three original colors of the Game fowls were those of the wild original birds which had been reclaimed from a state of nature at some very early period, perhaps in India. The Gallus btuikica is not lierce enough, or strong enough, to have been the original of our Game breeds, though Bankivas resemble the Black-breaste- d Red Games. They were no doubt the originals from which sprung our Bantams, Game Bantams being very like them, espec- ially the Black-breaste- d Red, though the Bantams are a little smaller than the Bankivas. The Gallus sonnerutus, or Indian Jungle fowl, has been mentioned as the original of the Game ; but in this breed the hen has neither the comb or the wattles, aud the cock has the peculiar horny structure of the feathers, which show them not to have been the parent stock of our Game breeds, though they are fierce and spirited birds and used for coek-iij'htin- g by the natives of the East Indies. The wild Gallus furcalux, or fork-taile- d cock, thoroughly resembles our blue-legge- d Red Dun Game, having the blue legs aud blue-du- n breast and tail, and is rod in the plumage ; but the comb in this species is not serrated or lobed, and it has only a single wattle, and therefore differs rather too much. Game fowls may probably have sprung from the mixture of all the three breeds named with their own tnree original wild colors, as many good naturalists believe them to have done. I think, however, that the characteristics differ rather too much, and adhere to the belief that the or- iginal colors, which arc still to be met with in India as well as in Britain, were derived from birds reclaimed from the wild state in India or elsewhere at an early period. Most India game fowls aio yellow-legge- d, but not all. The specimens lately exhibited by the late Mr. B. P. Brent appeared to be the true Indian Game. I have already stated that some breeders consider the Grey Game fowls to ba a primitive or origi- nal color, but brown of various shades is certainly the oriinnal color in Game hens, and assimilates best with the color of the earth, the foliage and bark of trees, and every natural object which gray does not. Gtay is the wild color for our sea birds, as brown is for land birds ; and most good judges condemn gray as the original color, and agree that the brown hens of dill'crent shades, and their red cocks with the greenish-dar- k tails, are the only true originals. The grays, too, always incline much to breed back to the brown hens and red cocks, which shows that these are certainly the tme original colors ; and gray is often ditlicttlt to pro- duce, as in the Game Bantam breeds. Gray is therefore most certainly not an oi iginal color, as some still erroneously suppose and assert." A Profitable Farm. Special correspondence of Public Ledger. Farming, as a general thing, is not con- sidered a very profitable employment, nor do farmers in many sections of the state retire upon fortunes made by tilling the soil ; but there arc some farmers who accumulate a good deal of money by pro- ducing a variety of articles which years ago were not considered a part of their business. A visit to the farm of Mr. Christopher Shearer, live miles north of Reading, gave me a good idea of pro- gress. This farm contains 100 acres, and has upon it an orchard of Bat tlctt pears which occupies 10 acres ; there arc also 10 acres iu peaches and apples, and another apple orchard which occupies 18 acres of land. From 10 to 20 acres are planted in potatoes, rye, strawberries, artichokes, willow trees for baskets, and a nursery of peach trees. There is also a large pond for gathering ice, to supply an immense refrigerator, in which the fruit is stored and kept until the market is favor- able for its sale. The crops gathered this year were 1000 bushels of pears, which sold on an average et $2 per bushel; the peach orchard, which is quite young, produced 400 bas- kets, which sold for $1 er basket. From the apple there were picked 2000 bushels, which sold from $1 to 1.30 per bushel. The apples that fell from the trees, and those not considered worth sending to market, were sent to the cider press, and from them 200 barrels of juice were obtained, which is now in large vats, to remain until it becomes vinegar, selling at 13 cents per gallon. The patch of tobacco yielded from 1300 to 2000 pounds per acre, and sold at 15 cents per pound. In addi- tion to this, 2,000,000 of tobacco plants were sold at SI per 1000 ; 1200 bushels f Jerusalem artichokes were raised, for the purpose of feeding cattle, but most of them were sold in Xew York, at from 62.30 to $3 per barrel, for pickling purposes, most of them being used in restaurants and bar- rooms as appetizers or for lunch. The sale of willows produced $100 this year, anrl from the nursery $300 was obtained by the sale of young peach and apple trees. Last spring four acres were planted in straw- berries, and it is expected that next year at least 10,000 quarts will be gathered. Notwithstanding the long dry spell in this section of the state, grapes enough wete gathered to make 600 gallons of wine, which readily sells for $1 per gallon. Mr. Shearer also purchased grapes enough from his neighbors to make 500 gallons more. On the othc. -- crtions of the land there were gathered ;2 tons of hay, 400 bushels of potatoes, and 250 bushels of rye. There was also sold $200 worth of ice, the pond yielding more than was necessary for supplying the refrigerator, and $200 was received from other farmers for stor- ing fruit. &c, in the ice house. The en- tire cost of farming the land, including fertilizers, was for the year $4000. The products amounted to over $12,000 quite a respectable profit on 100 acres f land. Spelling of Shakespeare's Name. Under the title "Which shall it be Shaxpere or Shakespeare?" the veteran Shakespearean scholar, Mr. J. Halliwcll-Phillip- s has printed for private distribu- tion a small pamphlet, which goes far to settle the vexed question of the spelling of Shakespeare s name. .Mr. t urntvall seemed to many people to stand on solid ground when he affirmed that the great dramatist surely knew how to spell his own name. His signature occurs three times in his will, and there it is spelled Shakspere. What could be more conclusive ? Happily for the interests of minute controversy, the form in which Shakespeare wrote his name on this occasion is not so conclusive as it seems. People were not so particular in the Elizabethan age as they are now about the spelling of their names, and, if any thing, had a preference for varying the spelling, as if to try how their names would look in different forms. Nowadays Browne would consider it a deliberate and intentional insult to write his name without the e, and Smythe would throw a letter into the fire if it came to him addressed as plain Smith. But Mr. Halliwell-Phillip- s has collected a number of instances to prove, what he does not point out for the lirst time, that the men of the seventeenth century, even of the first families, above all suspicion of not being able to spell, did not care for uniformity. Thos. Fuller says that he has seen the honorable name of Vil-lie- rs written 14 several ways iu their own evidence, Shakespeare s son-in-la- Dr. Hall, signed himself indifferently Hawle, Halle, aud Haulc ; Rowley, the poet, Rou-le- y, Rowleye, and Rowley ; Alleycnc, the actor, Alleyn, Aleyn, Allin, and Allen. With these and many other examples to back him, Mr. Halliwell-Philipp- s may well contend that to follow signatures would ' revolutionize the system of eaily nominational orthography and lead to pre- posterous results." But what authority are we to follow ? We have spoken of Mr. Ilalliwell-Phillipps- 's pamphlet as settling the question, but perhaps we should rather say that it unsettles the question. He does not, However, leave us without a guiding principle. We should spell the lirst syllable, he thinks, as it is pronounced. We do not pronounce it "Shax-per- e, " and therefore, should not spell it "Shak-spea- r. ' It was pronounced "Shakc-sper- e " by his literary contemporaries, and so spelled by Ben Jonson, by the editors of the first folio of his works, and by him- self or printers under his supervision, iu two printed letters. People may, there- fore, in defiance of the New Shakspere so- ciety go on spelling it Shakespeare, with- out feeling that they thereby cast upon the poet the imputation that he did not know how to spell his own name. London ArC!f8. Floors lor Jlorse-Stuhle- s. Gcrmantown Telegraph. As long as we can remember, the ques- tion as to the best floors for horse stables has been discussed. We have tried clay and ordinary dirt, but they did not prove satisfactory. Holes would be dug almost daily by the forefeet, the urine would gather there, and unless great care was taken to till them up aud smooth over the soil daily and wash the horses' feet, scratches, would follow, and probably what is commonly called quarter-crac-k result, which is likely perma- nently to injure the animals. Sand and even saw dust have been recom- mended, but as they wcro clearly not desirable, we never tried either. We be- gan with plank-tloorin- g, were dissuaded from using it, but have returned to it and found it preferable to the others. We prefer hemlock, a double two-inc- h plank, with the front part kept well covered with straw at all times for the forefeet, and at nights to be well-bedd- with straight rye-stra- We have found no disadvantages from the Hooting ; the feet have not suffer- ed so far as wc can discover. Some ob- ject to the planks, first because they arc hard, and others that they become slip- pery and the horse is liable to fall and strain himself in gcttiug up ; but, if we remember rightly, the plank-road- s were not objected to on account of their hardness or slipperines,s ; and as to slip-plin- g, if the flooring is a little inclined the water is carried back, whence a slight gut- ter, also inclining somewhat, either re- moves it from the stable to the outside, Ot- is allowed to pass under the lloor through small holes in the gutter. But where these arrangements have not been made, a cov- ering of sifted coal ashes the floor will pre- vent slipping. Wc have known floors m stalls to be made of boards or planks turned up on an edge, which is about as hard as anything can be ; also, of flagstones, mortar, and even of asphaltum, all which we should suppose might prove injurious to the ani- mal, but we have never heard that they were. Hemlock planks, laid as we have mentioned, will prove, take all the circum- stances into consideration, about as satis- factory as anything that can be substituted and far neater and not more expensive. His M'lilimeuts. On a Grand River car the other day, a lady suddenly discovered that she had lost her purse. The other passengers consisted of an old man and six women. Three of the women chuckled at the loss, two whis- pered to each other that they didn't be- lieve it and the sixth looked around on the lloor with eager eyes. The old man's sympathies were aroused from the first, and he asked : " Did your wallet contain any money?" "Of course it did !'' she sharply replied. "Did it also contain a photograph of your deceased husband and other relics of no value to any one but the owner?" "No, sir! my husband is not dead ! I had over $8 in the purse." "Over $8 and winter right at your doors!" he mused. " Were you carrying this wallet in your in your pocket?" "Yes, sir." "Did you stop iu any tobacco store down town?" She gave him a blast with her eyes and refused to answer. "Because," he went on, "I alius lose my wallet in a tobacco store, if anywhere. I don't think you will ever sec your lost wealth again. Have I your permission to take up a collection on this car for your benefit?"' "No, sir; you will please attend to your own business !'' "Very well I will? My sentiments, however, force me to say : I sympathize with the bereaved in her loss. That's all !"' Then he sat down. Detroit Free Press. The State Fruit-Grower- s' Convention. As we announced some time ago, the next annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Fruit-Grower- s' society will take place at Bethlehem, commencing on Wednesday, the 21st of January, and continued on Thursday. This is a good point for the meeting, as it is in the midst of a fine fruit-raisin- g region, where much interest is felt in the business by many intelligent people. There will on the forthcoming occasion be numerous reports made, essays read and discussions indulged in calculated to show the importance of fruit-raisin- g, and the broad opening for its extension. Farmers, as a body, should augment their fruit-cro- p and bestow upon it all the attention that any other ciop receives. It will be shown at the approaching convention how profitable it can be made, how little land it comparatively requires, how equally cer- tain it is with other crops, and how little labor is necessary to perfect it, and in all how pleasant it is to produce it. Feminine Xotes. Miss Maud Archibald is superintendent of schools in 31ills county, Iowa. Here is an anecdote with a moral, from the Woman's Journal. Miss Nancy Smith was lately admitted to the bar at Keokuk, Iowa. Her breth- ren in the law gave her a banquet on the occasion. The wife of the surgeon general of Ger- many is a very skillful and popular dentist, with a large practice. She is employed by members el the emperor s lamily. The best farmer about Lawrence, Kan- sas, is a woman. Ten years ago she was left a widow with fourteen children and a patch of land. New she owns three large farms. Miss Stevens, a young American lady, has taken the highest prize for porcelain paintiug in Loudon. She excels especially in painting American autumn leaves. There are- - 211 women students at Univer- sity college, London. A few classes only aie open to women and a few only to men ; the rest are attended by male and female students together. Dr. Sarah M. Crawford is resident phy- sician of the New England hospital for women and children, iu Boston. Several hundred patients have been admitted and treated during the year. The hospital is iu a flourishing condition. Miss Yocum, a school teacher of Kitti- tas Valley, Oregon, has taken up a land claim, fenced it, built a house, and this year raised 012 yeais of grain, besides teaching her school. She says she does not mean to marry until she can support a husband. Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria's young- est son, is utilized to make speeches at col lege commencements, the opening of new schools. &e. Lately this royal boy electri- fied Great Britain, as it were, by giving his solemn sanction to the of the sexes. Undoubtedly it is the proper thing now. Those who saw Bertha Von Hillernwalk iu Philadelphia will be glad to hear that she saved $8,000 by her pedestrian exhibi- tions. She provided for her aged mother iu Germany, then put the rest of her money at interest to support herself, aud is now studying art in Boston. She made many friends everywhere she went. Formerly women never were invited to any notable banquet or breakfast. At the authors' breakfast, given to Oliver Wen dell Holmes on his seventieth birthday, woman in literature was recognized for the first time on such a grand occasion. Some twenty ladv contributors to the Atlantic Monthly were present among the great Yankee literary lights. " Small girl (very harshly, to her doll in a toy carriage, dolly having tumbled from the seat) " Sit right up, you horrid old thing ! Don't you dare do that again, or I'll whip you. ' Seeing a passer, who had approached unobserved, she modified her voice and continued in dulcet tones : Now sit up straight, darling, and be careful not to fall and hurt yourself.' " Miss Rogers, a cousin of Richard Cob-de- n, is the prodigy in the last examina- tions at Oxford university, England. She outstripped all the other students in Greek and Latin. Her knowledge in other branches is quite as wonderful. After passing her examinations she was at once appointed lecturer in Somervilla hall, one of the Oxford buildings for women stud ents. Rev. Anna Oliver is still pastor of her church in Brooklyn. Her congregation is increasing, and she is paying oft" the church debt. Her sermons arc of the practical sort, rather than the doctrinal. Recently she preached concerning the dig- nity and beauty of self-contr- taking for her text, "He answered nothing.'' The popular verdict was that the sermon was one of much power, and particularly to be commended to Rev. Anna's lady parish-oner- s. Philanthropists in England arc having a hard time devising employment for desti- tute girls aud women. The trouble ap- pears to be that there is too much " re- spectability " among the class of needy females, so much that they would often rather starve than do kitchen work. They deserve to starve. One kind of work is fully as " respectable " as another if it is well done ; if not well done no kind of work is respectable. A writer in Mac-Milla- u's Magazine suggests flower aud veg- etable gardening as a pleasant and piofit-abl- c employment for women. He believes that in such delicate processes as hybridiz- ing, grafting and budding, the skillful fin- gers of women would be of much value. Here in the West, on farms, as the Hart- ford Courant remarks, the best family veg- etable gardens are those managed by the women of the household, who likewise do most of the work. It further observes that market gardens managed by women would pay abundantly in the vicinity of large cities. JtOOTS ASJi SHOES. T)i-:lia- LK BOOTS AND SHOES. We guarantee every pair we sell. Wc keep the most perfect fitting, best style and well wearing shoes, and sell them at the very LOWEST PRICES. Our stock was purchased last summer before the late advance in leather and material, and we offer to give to our customers the advan- tage of our successful speculation by selling our present stock at lower prices than we could to-da- y buy again. We also continue to make Custom Work at short notice, stylish and durable, and at lower prices than any other shoemaker heie or elsewhere. 3Mcmling done promptly and neatly.S9i Give us a call. A. ADLER, 43 WEST KIM STREET. JIAIJl JiJCESSIXO. Mrs. C. LILLER, LADIES' HAIRDRESSER, Manufacturer and Dealer in Hair Work, tients' Wigs. Combings straightened and made to order. Hair Jewelry of all kinds made up. Also Kid tiloves and Feathers clcalied aud dyed at N'os. 225 & 227 XOUTII QUEEX ST., nl-2m- d uoors auovc P. It. U. Depot. BY LOCHEU'S COUGH SYBUP. CZOTHIXG. IT IS SAID THAT 500,000 PERSONS Witnessed the Grant Reception in Philadelphia. WE WOULD LIKE ALL THE 1M AM BOYS TO CALL AT OAK IALL Immediately and Equip Themselves for the COLD W A YES OF 1SSO. The Singularly Small Prices we started the Annual Winter Sales with have stirred all the stores to do their best. But we eclipsed them all, and they know it, and the People see it, too. These are the Prices for Our Own Carefully Manufactured Goods, not bought in the New York Wholesale Stores : A few left of the $30 Fine Overcoats, rednccd to ltoynl Koversible Plaid Iiacks, old everywhere at $iiTr;iYli vnui.i.iiiM iiuiuil JWLhaj. uur I HIT Xeit tirade Kxtra Sizes m Blue and Brown WorumboiiciiTcr Overcoats"! ext tirade A tiood Stronj; Serviceable Cloth-Hound- " oVereoat.'."."."!.".";."". Kvcryday Working Overcoat Men's All Wool Suits The "Auburn " D. 1'. Suits, for Business and Oress.'.'"."." hxtra Quality "Sawyer" Suitings The Finest of Cassimere Suits Dress Suits et" Best Imported Cloths reduced to..".! Men's Everyday Pants All-wo- Business and Dress Pants !.!!!"!!!!! Kxtrn Fine Ilrcss rantalooiis, formerly $10, now..!".".!'.'.". tienuinc Harris Cassimere Pants The Very Latest Styles in Child ren's Overcoats . .".".".'." The Double-Shouldere- d Cape ltoyal UeversiblH Hack Overcoats! ('.rlV.: 'Ifost Little Boys' Overcoats Oak Hall ever produced.) Children's Suits as low as Higher tirades and More Elaborately Trimmed Suits ".".".!"". A tireat specialty in Boys' and Youths' I'ants WANAMAKER & BROWN, OAK HALL, CORNER SIXTH AKD MARKET STREETS, PHILADELPHIA. S. E. jau 1 tfd THE LARGEST WATVUES, Our offerings for this Holiday Season comprise a full line of American and Imported Watches in cases of American and French design. Silver Tea Sets with Kettles, Urns and Salvers. The Raphael, Hindoe, Tipped and Antique Patterns of Spoons and Forks in Solid Silver. Tea and Dinner Knives with Pearl or Plain Handles, Breakfast Fruit Knives. Epergnes, Baskets, Casters, Sideboard Sets, Tureens, Baking Dishes, Fruit Stands, Vases, Card Stands, Jewelry Cases, Toiletware, and every article made in Silver. For gifts to gentlemen we offer new styles.of Diamond Collar Buttons, Studs, Scarf Pins, Scarf Rings, Cigar Boxes fgr 50 or 100 Cigars, Silver Match Cases, Office Novelties, Napkin Holders, &c. For ladies and misses, Bands, Bangles, Rings, Gold and Silver Thimbles, Brooches and Ear Rings, Card Cases, &c, &c, H. show AXlt open Suw Wini , -- - $20.00 Indigo 1S.00 ." lfiLSO V.T5.1H) .....:. lo.oo .... 10.00 lioo 13.0(1 31.00 35.00 CLOTHING HOUSE A3IERICA. JEWELRY, Z. RHOADS & BRO., Jewelers, No. 4 Street. watch work Xo trouble to CORNER, LANCASTER, TR131MIXO GOODS. GOODS in AN ELEGANT OF HOLIDAY GIFTS ! GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, DIAMONDS, Cameo Sets, Rings, Bracelets, Solid Silver and Silver-Plate- d Ware, tiOLD SPECTACLES, and found in a lirst-ela- ss establishment, at LOWEST CASH PRICES. Make your early and have advantage of a larger selection or manufacture all special articles in gold, silver and hair, In our biiihlidg, and can guarantee iirst-clas- s work and low prices. Special attention given to fitting glassc-- j delective sight. The Arundel Tinted Spectacles Ilest in Watch anil Jewelry goods at BDW. J. ZAHM'S MLLLIXERY OPENING OF AT-- iADIES, we will to-da- y Novelties Velvets, Satins, &c. 'tM. s.:o 5.00 1.50 3.50 5.00 5.00 u'.OO 5.00 :t.5o 5.00 J.50 IX .,. West All guaranteed. ZAHM'S, PA. NEW lionnets. Hats, Frames, Plumes, Fancy LIQUORS. SELECTION everything the selections the We own for Are the the Kepairiiig. GUNDAKER'S HXLnEBiT &TRI11IM STORE. AVe will open to-da- y an elegant line et Illack and Colored Silk Fringes, Xew Styles et Silk and .let Buttons, Ornaments, Striped Velvets, Satins, Ac. Wc will open to-da- y new and bcautiliil lines of Ladies' and Children's Hose in Cashmere and Cotton, Vests for Ladies and Children in all sizes, Woolen Caps, Sc, good and cheaper than ever. We will open to-da- y Xew Laces, IJuchings, Ties, Scarfs, Kid and Lisle tiloves, Cor- sets in all the best makes and at lowest prices. Ask to see our Bust Corset at 00 ct. AVe will open a lull line of Crape Veils. Crape Bonnets and Hats. Craiie by the yard, and everything else that is new, desirable and cheap in Millinery and Trimmings. Call and examine our stock at GrTJJNTD AKER'S, 142 and 144 I0RTI QUEM STREET. tVlXES AXD King goods. World. Merino Thread Spoon S. CLAY MILLER OESPECTPUIiLY calls the attention of his friends as well as -- -' the pubHc in general to his Superior Stock of Old Whiskies; Gibson's, Dougherty's, Gughenheimer, Hannissville, Overholt and Gaft's Pure Rye, from four to eight years old, which he has recently bought from first hands for Cash, and will sell from the. original package at reasonable prices, at No. 33 Perm Square. v '.I ! .i j &l 3 - -- .i .11 Z"1 . i . x- - t .5lI r v.. . - rl

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Page 1: Price .i 500,000 PERSONSpanewsarchive.psu.edu/lccn/sn83032300/1880-01-01/ed-1/seq-1.pdfVolume XVI-J-fa. 104. LANCASTER PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1880. Price Two Cents. TERMS. THE DAILYINTELLIGENOBR,

Volume XVI-J-fa. 104. LANCASTER PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1880. Price Two Cents.

TERMS.

THE DAILYINTELLIGENOBR,I'CBLISmSD EVEHV KVENIXO,

BY STEINMAN & HENSEL,intelligencer liiiilding. Southwest Corner '

Centre Square.The Daily Istelligknckr is furnished to

Mibscribcrs in the Citv f Lane-aste- r andtowns acci.-nsibl- e by Ilailroad and

Dailv Stage Lines at Ten Ce.vts I'eu Week,payablr to the C:irrii'i, weekly. By Mail, $." ayi-.i- r in ml vane1 ; otherwise, i.Kiitci eil at the post otiiceat Lancaster, Pa., assecond clas mail matter.

JOB PKIXTIXO DKPAKT-MKVJ'-

this posses-.f- unsur-passed facilities for the execution of al! kindsof Plain and r'ancv I'rinlinir.

COAL.

U IS. 3IAUTIX,.

Wholesale anil Hclail Dealer in all kinds ofli;.mbi:u and coal.

tfZrYard : Xo. 429 North Water and l'rincesti , above I.emou, I.ancaster. n3-ly- il

COAL! - - - GOAL!!

GORREOHT & CO.,horf.ood anil Cheap Coal. Vard Han Kburg

I'ike. Olllce 'J)C Kat Chestnut street.T. W. COUKKCHT, AgL.1. 15. KILKY.

o91vd W. A. KKLLEB.

C0H0 & WILEY,:.r,o xoicni water sr., Mucantrr, .,

Wholesale and Uctail Dealers in

LUMBER AND OOAL.Also, Contractors and ltiiilders.

Estimates made and contracts undertakenon all kinds et buildings.

Branch Olllce : No. .J NORTH DUKKST.lebl'i-lyi- l

COAL! COAL! COAL! COAL!Coal of the ItMstOiiality put up expressly

lor laiuily use, and at the low-est mat ket pi ices.

TRY A SAMPLE TON.."YAi:!l-lS- (l SOUTH WATKK ST.

lM".-l.- PHILIP SOHCM.SOX A CO.

i:::c;i:t vi:i a fink lot of i:ali:iJust HAY, atM. F. STEIGERWALT & SON'S,

DKALKILS IN

COAL ! FLOUR ! ! GRAIN ! ! 1

i'AMILY COAL UNDER COVER.M innc-ot- a Patent Process Family and Maker's

Flour. Baled Hay and Feed of all kinds.Wamhouse and Yard: 234 North Water St

ROOKS AXJt STATIOXERY.

OLIDAY FANCY GOoD.S.IIHOLIDAY BOOKS.

Autograph anil Photograph Albums, Writ-ing Desks and Work ISnxes, Christinas andNew A car Cards.

PAPETERIES,

L. M. FLYNN'S,Nil !- - west kin: sti:i;i:t.

MEW YEARCARDS.

An Elegant Assortment at the

BOOK STORE

JOM BAER'S SOIS,

15 and 17 NORTH QUEEN STREET,

LANCASTER, PA.

carpets.1tUAT KAUfiAlXS.u

Large A ortinent of all kinds et

CARPETSAre s'.ill sold at lower rates than cv.-- r at the

CARPET HALLOK

H. S. SHIRK,2.S WEST KING STREET.

('.:!! and examine our stockand satisfy your-.-ellll-ial

we can show the largestet !$ru-.- -i N. Tluee plies and Iiinuns at alljiriee-- . at the lowest lMiiladelphia in ices. Al-- n

on hand alarwe and complete assortment etIIAI. CAKFKTS. S.itislaetion Kuai-.intee- il bothas to price ami iualily. on are invited tocalland see my sk "No trouble in lioniiigihein. even"if you do not want to purchase.

Don't lorjjet this notice: You can savemonev here if you want to buy.

Particular attention given to custom work.Also m hand a full assortment of Counter-panes. Oil Cloths and UlankcH of every va-riety.

noiu:s, .las'ki:ts, ee.

rilGN OF THK 1JUFFALO IIKAD.

KOIJES ! KOIJES ! !

IJLANlvETS ! BLANKETS ! '.

I have now on hand the Lakcest, Iir-S-T ani"m:VEsr Assoutjiet of Lined and L'nlincd

Itl'FFALO KOiiKs in the city. Also LAI'AND IIOKSK 1ILAXKLTS of every de?crip-tiou- .

A full line of

Trunks and Satchels,Harness, Whips, Collars, &c.

irUep:iirinK neatly and promptly lone.5:

A. MILEY,IttS .Vnrfi Onsen St., Laiiriistn:

oisxt.s' coons.

CIEISTIA8 PRESENTS.

CLAUDENT SCARFS,SILK HANDKERCHIEFS,

LADIES' WORK BOXES,SILK SUSPENDERS,

E. J. ERISMAN'S,sc xoimi oi'Eis sxi:ki:t.

MiVG STORES.

TIHIV KMI'OKlUai FOK FIN., USIiFULJ. and New Styles of

HOLIDAY PRESENTSIS AT THE

CITY PHARMACY,S. K. Cor. N. Queen aud Orange Streets.

X. It. Please call aud examine.

CLOTJiJXO.

TOXT FOROEl

That the place to gel cheap and appropriate

CHRISTMAS GIFTSI fa AT

RATHVON & FISHER'S,No. 101 NOIITII QUUUN STKEKT.

Fiem now until the 1st of JANUA1SY nextwe will sell

READY-MAD- E CLOTHING- -

and FUKNI'HIXfJ COODs at COST. Clothinpmade to r als'j LOW. ilccl"--2wdeo- d

H. GERHART,TAILOR,

llavinjjjiist eturned lrom New York with alarjre and

CHOICE STOCK

BSD

FOR MEN'S WEAR,

Would respectfully announce to his customersand the public that he will have his tegular

FALL OPENING

MONDAY, SFT3IBKH 20th.

LARGEST ASSORTMENT,

LATEST STYLES

AND l'KIOCS AS LOW AS ANY IIOL'sK IVTHIS CITY AT

H.No. 51 North Queen Street.

NEWGOODSroa

FALL & VINTER.Wo are now prepared to show the public onii

of the largest stocks of

ItfLUY3IADE CLOTHING

ever exhibited in the city el Lancaster. GoodWorking Suit for men tiUKt. iOo,l Stvlo-Cassime- re

Suite for men $".M. Our All V.'oelMen's Suits that we are celling lor ').w uiv

as you can buy elsewhere foriliiW. Ourstock of Overcoats" are immense. All gradesand every variety of styles aud color-- , formen, boys and youths', all our own mauuiae-ture- .

Full line of Men's, Youth- -' and Hoys'Suits. Full line of Men's, Youths' and Hoys'Overcoat..

CUSTOM DEPARTMENT !

We are prepared to show one et the bestslocks of l'ieee ttoods to select from and havemade to order ever .show n in the cily. Theyai e all arranged on tables fitted up epre-sl- y

so that every piece can be examined beloiemaking a selection. AH our g Is havebeenpurchased bclore the rise in woolens. We areprepared to make up in good style and at .shortnotice and at bottom prices. We make to or-der an All Wool suit lor fliWJ. JSy buyingyour goods at

CENTRE HALLyou save one prolit. as wc manufacture all ourown Clothing and give employment to aboutone hundred hands. Call and examine ourstockand beconvincedas to the truth et whichwe aliirui.

MYERS & KAT1IFON",Centre Hail, No. 12 ilast King Street.

iveltiesaiSialiig's

We open to-da- y an all rat-liv- lint; of the.utcst Novelties in

OVERCOATINGS,For tpialit vand elegant designs cannot be ex-celled in tliis market. We respect fully urgean inspect ion of the same ere the choicest viesare sold, and also advise per-oi- is to leave tiieirmeasure at once and secure a

Good Fitting, "Well Made and WellTrimmed Garment

for a tiille more than the price p lid for ready-mad- e

work. Ourlineof

FAXCY SUMWSIs very full. We can show t lie greatest varietyof Ultra and Com-ims- Stvlks in this City,adapted exclusively to Fine Mxucii.vst Tailor-ing Thaiie, selecteil from the best stocks ofKnglish, French ami American manutacturc.

Our Prices are Marked in Plain Figures,

As low as possible, consistent with first-clas-s

work.

All are cordially invited to examine ourstock and be convinced that v e guarantee sat-isfaction.

J. K. SMALING,ARTIST TAILOR,

121 North Queen Street.marS-lydS&-

Q UEEXS irAJlJC.

CHINA HALL.CHRISTMAS

TOYS MD MGY GOODS,

AND CHINA, MAJOLICAAlti:. LAM PS, Ac. Stock and variety never

equaled in Lancaster.

PRICES LOW.HIGH & MARTIN'S,

No. 8 East King Street.

LancasterTHUESDAY EVENING, JAN, 1, 1880.

Origin of Game Fowls.From an English Publication.

Great Britain it the only country inEurope which possesses the Game fowl.India and its islands' are probably theoriginal countries of the Game fowl, andstill possess it. Game fowls arc also to befound in Spanish America, probably im-ported thither from Manilla, in thePhilippine Islands. Persia and AsiaMinor, or Syria, once had them, and theancient Greeks and Romans were famousfor their Game fowls. It is likewise saidthat the Romans introduced them into Eng-land. AVith the ancient Greeks the islandof Rhodus was famous for its Red Gamefowls, which were called Rhodiau Reds,and the island of Delos for its Silver Greys,which were called Dclos Silrers. Some as-sert that Game fowls were indigenous totne tsritisu islands, and some can tnem aRoman importation ; but it is strange thatif a Roman importation, Great Britainalone, of all the Roman European colonies,should have retained them. This wouldrather prove that they were natives of theBritish Islands, though they certainly rath-er have the appearance of a tropical or In-

dian origin. However, they have prob-ably been in England since its occupationby the Romans.

"It has been asserted that the Gallushankita was the progenitor of the Gamefowl. I incline to to the belief that thethree original colors of the Game fowlswere those of the wild original birds whichhad been reclaimed from a state of natureat some very early period, perhaps inIndia. The Gallus btuikica is not lierceenough, or strong enough, to have beenthe original of our Game breeds, thoughBankivas resemble the Black-breaste- d RedGames. They were no doubt the originalsfrom which sprung our Bantams, GameBantams being very like them, espec-ially the Black-breaste- d Red, though theBantams are a little smaller than theBankivas. The Gallus sonnerutus, orIndian Jungle fowl, has been mentionedas the original of the Game ; but in thisbreed the hen has neither the comb or thewattles, aud the cock has the peculiarhorny structure of the feathers, whichshow them not to have been the parentstock of our Game breeds, though theyare fierce and spirited birds and used forcoek-iij'htin- g by the natives of the EastIndies. The wild Gallus furcalux, or fork-taile- d

cock, thoroughly resembles our blue-legge- d

Red Dun Game, having the bluelegs aud blue-du- n breast and tail, and isrod in the plumage ; but the comb in thisspecies is not serrated or lobed, and it hasonly a single wattle, and therefore differsrather too much.

Game fowls may probably have sprungfrom the mixture of all the three breedsnamed with their own tnree original wildcolors, as many good naturalists believethem to have done. I think, however,that the characteristics differ rather toomuch, and adhere to the belief that the or-

iginal colors, which arc still to be metwith in India as well as in Britain, werederived from birds reclaimed from thewild state in India or elsewhere at anearly period. Most India game fowls aioyellow-legge- d, but not all. The specimenslately exhibited by the late Mr. B. P.Brent appeared to be the true IndianGame. I have already stated thatsome breeders consider the GreyGame fowls to ba a primitive or origi-nal color, but brown of various shadesis certainly the oriinnal color in Gamehens, and assimilates best with the colorof the earth, the foliage and bark of trees,and every natural object which gray doesnot. Gtay is the wild color for our seabirds, as brown is for land birds ; andmost good judges condemn gray as theoriginal color, and agree that the brownhens of dill'crent shades, and their redcocks with the greenish-dar- k tails, are theonly true originals. The grays, too,always incline much to breed back to thebrown hens and red cocks, which showsthat these are certainly the tme originalcolors ; and gray is often ditlicttlt to pro-duce, as in the Game Bantam breeds. Grayis therefore most certainly not an oi iginalcolor, as some still erroneously supposeand assert."

A Profitable Farm.Special correspondence of Public Ledger.

Farming, as a general thing, is not con-

sidered a very profitable employment,nor do farmers in many sections of thestate retire upon fortunes made by tillingthe soil ; but there arc some farmers whoaccumulate a good deal of money by pro-ducing a variety of articles which yearsago were not considered a part of theirbusiness. A visit to the farm of Mr.Christopher Shearer, live miles north ofReading, gave me a good idea of pro-gress. This farm contains 100 acres, andhas upon it an orchard of Bat tlctt pearswhich occupies 10 acres ; there arc also10 acres iu peaches and apples, andanother apple orchard which occupies 18acres of land. From 10 to 20 acres areplanted in potatoes, rye, strawberries,artichokes, willow trees for baskets, anda nursery of peach trees. There is also alarge pond for gathering ice, to supply animmense refrigerator, in which the fruit isstored and kept until the market is favor-able for its sale.

The crops gathered this year were 1000bushels of pears, which sold on an averageet $2 per bushel; the peach orchard,which is quite young, produced 400 bas-kets, which sold for $1 er basket. Fromthe apple there were picked 2000 bushels,which sold from $1 to 1.30 per bushel.The apples that fell from the trees, andthose not considered worth sending tomarket, were sent to the cider press, andfrom them 200 barrels of juice wereobtained, which is now in large vats, toremain until it becomes vinegar, selling at13 cents per gallon. The patch of tobaccoyielded from 1300 to 2000 pounds per acre,and sold at 15 cents per pound. In addi-

tion to this, 2,000,000 of tobacco plantswere sold at SI per 1000 ; 1200 bushels fJerusalem artichokes were raised, for thepurpose of feeding cattle, but most ofthem were sold in Xew York, atfrom 62.30 to $3 per barrel,for pickling purposes, most ofthem being used in restaurants and bar-rooms as appetizers or for lunch. The saleof willows produced $100 this year, anrlfrom the nursery $300 was obtained by thesale of young peach and apple trees. Lastspring four acres were planted in straw-berries, and it is expected that next yearat least 10,000 quarts will be gathered.Notwithstanding the long dry spell in thissection of the state, grapes enough wetegathered to make 600 gallons of wine,which readily sells for $1 per gallon. Mr.Shearer also purchased grapes enoughfrom his neighbors to make 500 gallonsmore. On the othc. --crtions of the landthere were gathered ;2 tons of hay, 400bushels of potatoes, and 250 bushels of rye.There was also sold $200 worth of ice, thepond yielding more than was necessaryfor supplying the refrigerator, and $200was received from other farmers for stor-ing fruit. &c, in the ice house. The en-

tire cost of farming the land, includingfertilizers, was for the year $4000. Theproducts amounted to over $12,000 quitea respectable profit on 100 acres f land.

Spelling of Shakespeare's Name.Under the title "Which shall it be

Shaxpere or Shakespeare?" the veteranShakespearean scholar, Mr. J. Halliwcll-Phillip- s

has printed for private distribu-tion a small pamphlet, which goes far tosettle the vexed question of the spelling ofShakespeare s name. .Mr. t urntvall seemedto many people to stand on solid groundwhen he affirmed that the great dramatistsurely knew how to spell his own name.His signature occurs three times in hiswill, and there it is spelled Shakspere.What could be more conclusive ? Happilyfor the interests of minute controversy, theform in which Shakespeare wrote his nameon this occasion is not so conclusive as itseems. People were not so particular inthe Elizabethan age as they are now aboutthe spelling of their names, and, if anything, had a preference for varying thespelling, as if to try how their nameswould look in different forms. NowadaysBrowne would consider it a deliberate andintentional insult to write his name withoutthe e, and Smythe would throw a letter intothe fire if it came to him addressed asplain Smith. But Mr. Halliwell-Phillip- s

has collected a number of instances toprove, what he does not point out for thelirst time, that the men of the seventeenthcentury, even of the first families, aboveall suspicion of not being able to spell, didnot care for uniformity. Thos. Fuller saysthat he has seen the honorable name of Vil-lie- rs

written 14 several ways iu their ownevidence, Shakespeare s son-in-la- Dr.Hall, signed himself indifferently Hawle,Halle, aud Haulc ; Rowley, the poet, Rou-le- y,

Rowleye, and Rowley ; Alleycnc, theactor, Alleyn, Aleyn, Allin, and Allen.With these and many other examples toback him, Mr. Halliwell-Philipp- s maywell contend that to follow signatureswould ' revolutionize the system of eailynominational orthography and lead to pre-posterous results." But what authorityare we to follow ? We have spoken of Mr.Ilalliwell-Phillipps- 's pamphlet as settlingthe question, but perhaps we should rathersay that it unsettles the question. Hedoes not, However, leave us without aguiding principle. We should spell thelirst syllable, he thinks, as it is pronounced.We do not pronounce it "Shax-per- e, "and therefore, should not spell it "Shak-spea- r.

' It was pronounced "Shakc-sper- e" by his literary contemporaries, and

so spelled by Ben Jonson, by the editorsof the first folio of his works, and by him-self or printers under his supervision, iutwo printed letters. People may, there-fore, in defiance of the New Shakspere so-

ciety go on spelling it Shakespeare, with-out feeling that they thereby cast uponthe poet the imputation that he did notknow how to spell his own name. LondonArC!f8.

Floors lor Jlorse-Stuhle- s.

Gcrmantown Telegraph.As long as we can remember, the ques-

tion as to the best floors for horse stableshas been discussed. We have tried clayand ordinary dirt, but they did not provesatisfactory. Holes would be dug almostdaily by the forefeet, the urine wouldgather there, and unless great care wastaken to till them up aud smooth over thesoil daily and wash the horses' feet,scratches, would follow, and probablywhat is commonly called quarter-crac-k

result, which is likely perma-nently to injure the animals. Sandand even saw dust have been recom-mended, but as they wcro clearly notdesirable, we never tried either. We be-

gan with plank-tloorin- g, were dissuadedfrom using it, but have returned to it andfound it preferable to the others. Weprefer hemlock, a double two-inc- h plank,with the front part kept well covered withstraw at all times for the forefeet, and atnights to be well-bedd- with straight rye-stra-

We have found no disadvantagesfrom the Hooting ; the feet have not suffer-ed so far as wc can discover. Some ob-

ject to the planks, first because they archard, and others that they become slip-pery and the horse is liable to fall andstrain himself in gcttiug up ; but,if we remember rightly, the plank-road- s

were not objected to on account of theirhardness or slipperines,s ; and as to slip-plin- g,

if the flooring is a little inclined thewater is carried back, whence a slight gut-ter, also inclining somewhat, either re-moves it from the stable to the outside, Ot-

is allowed to pass under the lloor throughsmall holes in the gutter. But where thesearrangements have not been made, a cov-ering of sifted coal ashes the floor will pre-vent slipping.

Wc have known floors m stalls to bemade of boards or planks turned up on anedge, which is about as hard as anythingcan be ; also, of flagstones, mortar, andeven of asphaltum, all which we shouldsuppose might prove injurious to the ani-mal, but we have never heard that theywere. Hemlock planks, laid as we havementioned, will prove, take all the circum-stances into consideration, about as satis-factory as anything that can be substitutedand far neater and not more expensive.

His M'lilimeuts.On a Grand River car the other day, a

lady suddenly discovered that she had losther purse. The other passengers consistedof an old man and six women. Three ofthe women chuckled at the loss, two whis-pered to each other that they didn't be-

lieve it and the sixth looked around onthe lloor with eager eyes. The old man'ssympathies were aroused from the first,and he asked :

" Did your wallet contain any money?""Of course it did !'' she sharply replied."Did it also contain a photograph of

your deceased husband and other relics ofno value to any one but the owner?"

"No, sir! my husband is not dead ! Ihad over $8 in the purse."

"Over $8 and winter right at yourdoors!" he mused. " Were you carryingthis wallet in your in your pocket?"

"Yes, sir.""Did you stop iu any tobacco store

down town?"She gave him a blast with her eyes and

refused to answer."Because," he went on, "I alius lose

my wallet in a tobacco store, if anywhere.I don't think you will ever sec your lostwealth again. Have I your permission totake up a collection on this car for yourbenefit?"'

"No, sir; you will please attend to yourown business !''

"Very well I will? My sentiments,however, force me to say : I sympathizewith the bereaved in her loss. That'sall !"'

Then he sat down.Detroit Free Press.

The State Fruit-Grower- s' Convention.As we announced some time ago, the

next annual meeting of the PennsylvaniaFruit-Grower- s' society will take place atBethlehem, commencing on Wednesday,the 21st of January, and continued onThursday. This is a good point for themeeting, as it is in the midst of a fine fruit-raisin- g

region, where much interest is feltin the business by many intelligent people.There will on the forthcoming occasion benumerous reports made, essays read anddiscussions indulged in calculated to showthe importance of fruit-raisin- g, and thebroad opening for its extension. Farmers,as a body, should augment their fruit-cro- p

and bestow upon it all the attention

that any other ciop receives. It will beshown at the approaching convention howprofitable it can be made, how little landit comparatively requires, how equally cer-tain it is with other crops, and how littlelabor is necessary to perfect it, and in allhow pleasant it is to produce it.

Feminine Xotes.Miss Maud Archibald is superintendent

of schools in 31ills county, Iowa.Here is an anecdote with a moral, from

the Woman's Journal.Miss Nancy Smith was lately admitted

to the bar at Keokuk, Iowa. Her breth-ren in the law gave her a banquet on theoccasion.

The wife of the surgeon general of Ger-many is a very skillful and popular dentist,with a large practice. She is employed bymembers el the emperor s lamily.

The best farmer about Lawrence, Kan-sas, is a woman. Ten years ago she wasleft a widow with fourteen children and apatch of land. New she owns three largefarms.

Miss Stevens, a young American lady,has taken the highest prize for porcelainpaintiug in Loudon. She excels especiallyin painting American autumn leaves.

There are-- 211 women students at Univer-sity college, London. A few classes only aieopen to women and a few only to men ;

the rest are attended by male and femalestudents together.

Dr. Sarah M. Crawford is resident phy-sician of the New England hospital forwomen and children, iu Boston. Severalhundred patients have been admitted andtreated during the year. The hospital isiu a flourishing condition.

Miss Yocum, a school teacher of Kitti-tas Valley, Oregon, has taken up a landclaim, fenced it, built a house, and thisyear raised 012 yeais of grain, besidesteaching her school. She says she doesnot mean to marry until she can support ahusband.

Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria's young-est son, is utilized to make speeches at college commencements, the opening of newschools. &e. Lately this royal boy electri-fied Great Britain, as it were, by givinghis solemn sanction to the ofthe sexes. Undoubtedly it is the properthing now.

Those who saw Bertha Von Hillernwalkiu Philadelphia will be glad to hear thatshe saved $8,000 by her pedestrian exhibi-tions. She provided for her aged motheriu Germany, then put the rest of hermoney at interest to support herself, audis now studying art in Boston. She mademany friends everywhere she went.

Formerly women never were invited toany notable banquet or breakfast. At theauthors' breakfast, given to Oliver Wendell Holmes on his seventieth birthday,woman in literature was recognized forthe first time on such a grand occasion.Some twenty ladv contributors to theAtlantic Monthly were present among thegreat Yankee literary lights.

" Small girl (very harshly, to her dollin a toy carriage, dolly having tumbledfrom the seat) " Sit right up, you horridold thing ! Don't you dare do that again,or I'll whip you. ' Seeing a passer, whohad approached unobserved, she modifiedher voice and continued in dulcet tones :

Now sit up straight, darling, and becareful not to fall and hurt yourself.' "

Miss Rogers, a cousin of Richard Cob-de- n,

is the prodigy in the last examina-tions at Oxford university, England. Sheoutstripped all the other students in Greekand Latin. Her knowledge in otherbranches is quite as wonderful. Afterpassing her examinations she was at onceappointed lecturer in Somervilla hall, oneof the Oxford buildings for women students.

Rev. Anna Oliver is still pastor of herchurch in Brooklyn. Her congregation isincreasing, and she is paying oft" thechurch debt. Her sermons arc of thepractical sort, rather than the doctrinal.Recently she preached concerning the dig-nity and beauty of self-contr- taking forher text, "He answered nothing.'' Thepopular verdict was that the sermon wasone of much power, and particularly to becommended to Rev. Anna's lady parish-oner- s.

Philanthropists in England arc having ahard time devising employment for desti-tute girls aud women. The trouble ap-pears to be that there is too much " re-spectability " among the class of needyfemales, so much that they would oftenrather starve than do kitchen work. Theydeserve to starve. One kind of work isfully as " respectable " as another if it iswell done ; if not well done no kind ofwork is respectable. A writer in Mac-Milla- u's

Magazine suggests flower aud veg-etable gardening as a pleasant and piofit-abl- c

employment for women. He believesthat in such delicate processes as hybridiz-ing, grafting and budding, the skillful fin-gers of women would be of much value.Here in the West, on farms, as the Hart-ford Courant remarks, the best family veg-etable gardens are those managed by thewomen of the household, who likewise domost of the work. It further observesthat market gardens managed by womenwould pay abundantly in the vicinity oflarge cities.

JtOOTS ASJi SHOES.

T)i-:lia- LK

BOOTS AND SHOES.We guarantee every pair we sell. Wc keep

the most perfect fitting, best style and wellwearing shoes, and sell them at the very

LOWEST PRICES.

Our stock was purchased last summer beforethe late advance in leather and material, andwe offer to give to our customers the advan-tage of our successful speculation by sellingour present stock at lower prices than wecould to-da- y buy again. We also continue tomake

Custom Workat short notice, stylish and durable, and atlower prices than any other shoemaker heie orelsewhere.

3Mcmling done promptly and neatly.S9i

Give us a call.

A. ADLER,43 WEST KIM STREET.

JIAIJl JiJCESSIXO.

Mrs. C. LILLER,LADIES' HAIRDRESSER,

Manufacturer and Dealer in Hair Work, tients'Wigs. Combings straightened and made toorder. Hair Jewelry of all kinds made up.Also Kid tiloves and Feathers clcalied auddyed at

N'os. 225 & 227 XOUTII QUEEX ST.,nl-2m- d uoors auovc P. It. U. Depot.

BY LOCHEU'S COUGH SYBUP.

CZOTHIXG.

IT IS SAID THAT

500,000 PERSONSWitnessed the Grant Reception in Philadelphia.

WE WOULD LIKE ALL THE

1M AM BOYS TO CALL AT OAK IALLImmediately and Equip Themselves for the

COLD WAYES OF 1SSO.The Singularly Small Prices we started the Annual Winter Sales with

have stirred all the stores to do their best. But we eclipsed themall, and they know it, and the People see it, too.

These are the Prices for Our Own Carefully Manufactured Goods, notbought in the New York Wholesale Stores :

A few left of the $30 Fine Overcoats, rednccd toltoynl Koversible Plaid Iiacks, old everywhere at $iiTr;iYlivnui.i.iiiM iiuiuil JWLhaj. uur I HITXeit tirade

Kxtra Sizes m Blue and Brown WorumboiiciiTcr Overcoats"!ext tirade

A tiood Stronj; Serviceable Cloth-Hound- " oVereoat.'."."."!.".";."".Kvcryday Working OvercoatMen's All Wool SuitsThe "Auburn " D. 1'. Suits, for Business and Oress.'.'"."."hxtra Quality "Sawyer" SuitingsThe Finest of Cassimere SuitsDress Suits et" Best Imported Cloths reduced to..".!Men's Everyday PantsAll-wo- Business and Dress Pants !.!!!"!!!!!Kxtrn Fine Ilrcss rantalooiis, formerly $10, now..!".".!'.'.".tienuinc Harris Cassimere PantsThe Very Latest Styles in Child ren's Overcoats . .".".".'."

The Double-Shouldere- d Cape ltoyal UeversiblH Hack Overcoats!('.rlV.: 'Ifost Little Boys' Overcoats Oak Hall ever produced.)Children's Suits as low as

Higher tirades and More Elaborately Trimmed Suits ".".".!"".A tireat specialty in Boys' and Youths' I'ants

WANAMAKER & BROWN,

OAK HALL,CORNER SIXTH AKD MARKET STREETS,

PHILADELPHIA.

S. E.

jau 1 tfd THE LARGEST

WATVUES,

Our offerings for this Holiday Season comprise a full line of Americanand Imported Watches in cases of American and French design. Silver TeaSets with Kettles, Urns and Salvers. The Raphael, Hindoe, Tipped andAntique Patterns of Spoons and Forks in Solid Silver. Tea and DinnerKnives with Pearl or Plain Handles, Breakfast Fruit Knives. Epergnes,Baskets, Casters, Sideboard Sets, Tureens, Baking Dishes, Fruit Stands,Vases, Card Stands, Jewelry Cases, Toiletware, and every article made inSilver.

For gifts to gentlemen we offer new styles.of Diamond Collar Buttons,Studs, Scarf Pins, Scarf Rings, Cigar Boxes fgr 50 or 100 Cigars, SilverMatch Cases, Office Novelties, Napkin Holders, &c. For ladies and misses,Bands, Bangles, Rings, Gold and Silver Thimbles, Brooches and Ear Rings,Card Cases, &c, &c,

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JEWELRY,

Z. RHOADS & BRO., Jewelers,No. 4 Street.

watch work Xo trouble to

CORNER, LANCASTER,

TR131MIXO GOODS.

GOODS

in

AN ELEGANT OF

HOLIDAY GIFTS !

GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, DIAMONDS,

Cameo Sets, Rings, Bracelets,

Solid Silver and Silver-Plate- d Ware,tiOLD SPECTACLES, and found in a lirst-ela- ss establishment, at

LOWEST CASH PRICES.Make your early and have advantage of a larger selection or

manufacture all special articles in gold, silver and hair, In our biiihlidg, and canguarantee iirst-clas- s work and low prices.

Special attention given to fitting glassc-- j delective sight.

The Arundel Tinted SpectaclesIlest in

Watch anil Jewelrygoods at

BDW. J.ZAHM'S

MLLLIXERY

OPENING OFAT--

iADIES, we will to-da- y NoveltiesVelvets, Satins, &c.

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ZAHM'S,PA.

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lionnets. Hats, Frames, Plumes, Fancy

LIQUORS.

SELECTION

everything the

selections theWe own

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Are the theKepairiiig.

GUNDAKER'SHXLnEBiT &TRI11IM STORE.

AVe will open to-da- y an elegant line et Illack and Colored Silk Fringes, Xew Styles etSilk and .let Buttons, Ornaments, Striped Velvets, Satins, Ac.

Wc will open to-da- y new and bcautiliil lines of Ladies' and Children's Hose in Cashmereand Cotton, Vests for Ladies and Children in all sizes, Woolen Caps, Sc, good andcheaper than ever.

We will open to-da- y Xew Laces, IJuchings, Ties, Scarfs, Kid and Lisle tiloves, Cor-sets in all the best makes and at lowest prices. Ask to see our Bust Corset at 00 ct.

AVe will open a lull line of Crape Veils. Crape Bonnets and Hats. Craiie by the yard, andeverything else that is new, desirable and cheap in Millinery and Trimmings.

Call and examine our stock at

GrTJJNTDAKER'S,142 and 144 I0RTI QUEM STREET.

tVlXES AXD

King

goods.

World.

Merino

ThreadSpoon

S. CLAY MILLEROESPECTPUIiLY calls the attention of his friends as well as

-- -' the pubHc in general to his Superior Stock of Old Whiskies;Gibson's, Dougherty's, Gughenheimer, Hannissville, Overholtand Gaft's Pure Rye, from four to eight years old, which he hasrecently bought from first hands for Cash, and will sell from the.original package at reasonable prices, at

No. 33 Perm Square.

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