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(Published E v e r y F r i d a y M o r n i n g by J. FIXANTE BUCH. OFFICE—No. 9 S. Broad street, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—For one year $1.00, if paid i n adyance, and $1.25 if p a y m e n t be delayed to t h e e n d of year. For s i x months, 50 cents, a n d f o r t h r ee months, 30 cents, s t r i c t ly ir: advance. f a i l u r e to n o t i f y a discontinuance at t h e e n d of t h e t e rm subscribed for, will bo considered a wish to continue t h e paper. jSS-A.ny person sending us five n ew sash subscribers for one year will be e n t i t l ed to t h e RECORD for o n e year, for his trouble. , Rates of Advertising in the Record. VOL. XXI. I ) R O A D STREET CLOTHING HOUSE. log Opening O F As usual I would desire to inform, the public that I am prepared to show a larger and more complete line of Clothing in made to order or in ready-made than ever before. The designs are neat, and prices right. Can say, and you will agree with me after inspecting the stock, that I never had such a nice assortment of Spring and Summer Clothing as is now displayed in my store. Men's Suits, $3.50 up. Boys' Suits, $1.50 up. Knee Pants, 25c up. Men's Pants, 50c up. Everything else proportionately low in price, including Hats, Caps, Shirts, Neckties, Umbrellas and in fact anything that Men or Boys wear, excepting shoes. H. BUCH The Clothier, Record Building, S. Broad Street, Lititz, Penna © @ That the beginning ,of each season finds us pre-pared with an entire new, fresh stock of Cloth-ing ? Simply because we do not allow old stock to accumulate and always manufacture for each season an entire new line. Our Spring Stock is now ready. Every De-partment in the Store is filled with new things. There are Clothes for Men, Boys and Children.^^^^- We start the Men's Suits at $5.00. Excellent Suits at 1,8.50. Fine Clay Worsted Suits at $11.50. Boys' Suits begin with a Cassimere Suit at 50. Much better grades, however, at $6.50 to $8 00. Children's Suits from 3 years to 14 years. Little Vestic Suits at $1.98. Beautiful styles at $2.75 to $4.75. Junior and Youths' Suits at $2.25 to $6.00. Good, Strong Knee Pants at 25c, 39c, 50c and 75c. A Personal Examination Of our goods and prices will convince you that we have and are able to give you what we ad-vertise, viz: The best Clothing for the least money. EINBACH & BR0., Cor. 8 t h a n d Penn Sts., "Reading, Pa. « „ e, bfô. LITITZ PA., FRIDAY L 189a NO. 43. THE FOURTH OV JUIiY. F l i n g wide to t h e breezes tliat flag whose u n f u r l i ng O'er the heads of our f a t h e r s a c e n t u ry gone Told t h e t a l e to t h e world of a t y r a n t ' s down h u r l i n g , Of a s t a r f r e s h l y risen, a n a t i o n new-born; Whose folds, o'er t h e b r e a d t h of o u r c o n t i - n e n t streaming, Bring t h e t e a r of t h a n k s g i v i n g to p a t r i ot eye For t h e sword t h a t leapt forward, all eager and gleaming, To defend t h e flag raised on t h e F o u r t h of J u l y . No need to repeat now t h e soul t h r i l l i ng s t o r y , Marked by w h i s t l i n g of b u l l e t a n d b u r s t - ing of shell Of t h a t h i g h hopeless s t r u g g l e for c o u n t ry and glory, F r om t h e r i d e of Revere u n t i l Cornwallis f e l l. No need to chyell on t h a t sad t i m e in t h e v a l l ey "When o u r soldiers' bare feet l e f t t h e blood on t h e sod, Or each c r u s h i n g d e f e a t , or e a c h heroic rally, Or t h e hopes often raised and as often downtrod. To-day o'er o u r c o u n t r y from ocean to ocean, F r om Mexico's gulf u n t o Canada's line, Let us gladly renew all these vows of devo-t i on Our a n c e s t o r s u t t e r e d at l i b e r t y ' s shrine. Let our m i n d s c o n t e m p l a t e , and w i t h just e x u l t a t i o n , That t h r i c e sacred d a y of A m e r i c a ' s b i r th "When t h e b r e a t h of life came to t h e glorious n a t i on That now leads t h e v a n of t h e powers of e a r t h . F r om the towns of the E a s t , from each S o u t h e r n savanna, F r om the m o u n t s of t h e West, f r om t he f o r e s t s of Maine, Let our voices uprise in a h e a r t f e l t h o s a n na Unto H im who our f a t h e r s besought not i n vain. Let each unbearded y o u t h and each grand-f a t h e r hoary Alike render t h a n k s to J e h o v a h 011 h i gh That t h e flag still floats o'er u s in all of i ts glory That our a n c e s t o r s raised on t h e F o u r th of J u l y. PKI VATE TOMMY ATKINS. Rest at pse. In hot weather there is more rest in a Hammock in five min-utes than on a couch in ten or a chair in thirty. The total relax-ity of position brings recupera-tion A Hammock, properly swung, should be found some** where about your home. Prices vary with quality but you can get a good one for $1.00. A. R. Bomberger & Co., Lititz, Pa. Y I T T L E Gertie K i n g s t o n , driving-a I 1 p o n y a l o n g a c o u n t r y lane t h at "—* s k i r t e d a b i g field i n w h i c h a b a t - t a l i o n of soldiers were exercising, p u l l ed u p to w a t c h them, w h e n , w i t h o u t t he l e a s t w a r n i n g , down went t h e f r o nt r a n k on t h e i r knees. An officer shout-ed " F i r e ! " a n d off w e n t t h e p o n y as f a s t as he could Jay h i s legs t o t h e g r o u n d . R e m e m b e r i n g a very steep, unpro-t e c t e d d e c l i v i t y n o t more t h a n a mile a h e a d , t h e f r i g h t e n e d girl, w h o w a s o n l y 13, s e t h e r f e e t a g a i n s t t h e splash-board a n d p u l l e d d e s p e r a t e l y . She c u t h e r gloves t o r i b b o n s , b u t Bobs galloped on w i t h speed u n a b a t e d , a n d , d a s h i ng a r o u n d a corner, almost p l u n g e d i n t o a c o m p a n y of soldiers. T h e m e n s p r a n g r i g h t a n d left—all b u t one. He m a d e a l e a p at t h e r u n - a w a y and g r a b b e d t h e p o n y by t h e bridle. Terrified anew, t h e p o n y drag-ged h i m some l i t t l e d i s t a n c e , b u t , f a i l i ng t o s h a k e h i m off, f i n a l l y gave u p t h e s t r u g g l e . Of course, G e r t i e b u r s t i n t o t e a r s w h en q u i t e s u r e t h e d a n g e r was over. So t h e soldier g o t u p b e s i d e h e r a n d d r o v e h e r h a l f a m i l e o n h e r w a y . ' I ' v e o n l y a s h i l l i n g , " s h e said, offer-i n g t h e c o i n . " I w i s h it w a s a sover-e i g n If y o u will tell m e y o u r name, U n c l e J o h n will s e n d you one. I t h a nk you v e r y m u c h , a n d I shall never for-get t h a t y o u s a v e d m y life. The soldier t o o k t h e s h i l l i n g a n d eyed i t comically. He w a s a well-set-up fel-l ow a n d h e looked very h a n d s o m e in h i s r e d coat. So, a t l e a s t , G e r t i e t h o u g h t . ' I c a n ' t t a k e t h i s , d o n ' t you k n o w , " h e said, s m i l i n g. A n d h e tossed t h e s h i l l i n g into Ger-t i e ' s l a p . " B u t w o n ' t y o u t e l l m e y o u r n a m e ?" she urged, t h i n k i n g the s m a l l n e s s of of t h e r e w a r d w a s t h e r e a s o n of its n o n - acceptance. T h e soldier l a u g h e d m e r r i l y. " W i t h pleasure. I t ' s T o m m y A t k i n s. P r i v a t e T o m m y A t k i n s . Now, d o n 't you forget i t . " A n d w i t h a n o t h e r l a u g h , off h e r a n . G e r t i e w a t c h i n g , h im v e r y s o r r y t h a t t he despised s h i l l i n g w a s a l l s h e h a d . The soldiers f o r m e d w h e n " P r i v a t e A t k i n s" r e j o i n e d t h e m , a n d t u r n i n g t h e c o r n er a t t h e double, passed out of t h e g i r l 's s i g h t . G e r t i e w a s v i s i t i n g her uncle, J o hn R a y n o r , of Balcomer. " Y o u will send it, w o n ' t y o u ? " s he asked. "Oh, yes, c e r t a i n l y , m y dear, h e a n - swered, l a u g h i n g . "To P r i v a t e T o m my A t k i n s , of t h e t h e H e r t f o r d F u s i l i e r s ? I t m u s t b e D i c k ' s r e g i m e n t . There's n o o t h e r i n t h e c o u n t y . W o u l d n ' t t he fellows r o a r ! B u t i t s h a l l b e s e n t . Ger-tie, I ' l l f o r w a r d i t to t h e canteen-keep-er, t h e n y o u r p a r t i c u l a r T o m m y will be p r e t t y sure t o get a share of t h e pro-ceeds. ' ' N i n e years passed by. Gertie was n o w Miss K i n g s t o n of Balcomer. She h a d n o t e x p e c t e d a n y s u c h stroke of f o r t u n e , b u t t w o m a l e cousins h a d died, a n d a t h i r d h a d o f f e n d e d Mr. R a y n o r, who, b e i n g able to dispose of h i s proper-t y as h e s aw fit, h a d b e q u e a t h e d -a f ew t h o u s a n d s t o t h e o f f e n d i n g n e p h e w a nd t h e Balcomer e s t a t e t o Gertie. T h e girl n e v e r , to h e r k n o w l e d g e , m e t t h i s d i s t a n t cousin R i c h a r d ; nor, in-deed, w a s s h e a w a r e t h a t she s h e h a d displaced him. T h i s h a d been kept f r om h e r . D u r i n g all t h o s e years she h a d n o t f o r g o t t e n T o m m y A t k i n s , t h e n a m e by w h i c h she p e r s i s t e d i n s p e a k i n g of t h e soldier w h o h a d s t o p p e d h e r p o n y . Al-t h o u g h o n l y a p r i v a t e , h e w a s h e r t y p i - cal hero, a v e r i t a b l e P a l a d i n. I t w a s n o t s u r p r i s i n g , therefore^ t l i at one of h e r first resolves, on r e a l i z i ng w h a t seemed t o h e r u n l i m i t e d , w e a l t h, s h o u l d be t o r e w a r d h e r h e r o i n a pro-per m a n n e r. H a v i n g a s c e r t a i n e d t h a t t h e H e r t f o rd F u s i l i e r s were s t a t i o n e d a t P e m b u r y, she visited a jeweler's shop and b o u g h t a n e l a b o r a t e gold w a t c h a nd a massive chain of t h e s a m e costly m e t a l . The w a t c h s h e l e f t t o be suit-a b l y engraved. " P r e s e n t e d t o T o m m y A t k i n s of t h e F i r s t Battalion, H e r t f o r d s h i r e Regi-m e n t , b y G e r t r u d e K i n g s t o n as a m a rk of g r a t i t u d e ." I d o n ' t suppose t h a t is t h e soldier's n a m e , " Miss K i n g s t o n e x p l a i n e d , " b u t I w a n t i t p u t o n t h e w a t c h . He s a v ed m y life, a n d t h a t w a s t h e n a m e h e g a ve m e . " H a v i n g p u r c h a s e d t h e m o s t expen-sive purse t h e shop contained, she p l a c e d i n s i d e i t five b a n k n o t e s . When t h e w a t c h h a d b e e n delivered she s e t out a l o n e for P e m b u r y . To a n d f r o b e f o r e t h e door w h i c h led t o t h e officers' q u a r t e r s at P e m b u ry b a r r a c k s P r i v a t e Glossup was d o i ng s e n t r y go. Miss K i n g s t o n s t o p p e d i n h e r p a t h . " C a n you tell m e , " s h e a s k e d , "if t h e r e is a soldier h e r e n a m e d T o m m y - T h o m a s A t k i n s ?" P r i v a t e Glossup g r o u n d e d his Lee- Metford. " T h a t ' s m y n a m e , " he said, w i t h a k n o w i n g w i n k ; t h e n b r i n g i n g h i s r i f le t o t h e s h o u l d e r s m a r t l y , h e m a r c h e d to t h e s e n t r y box, t u r n e d r i g h t a b o u t face, a n d m a r c h e d back. At t h i s j u n c t u r e S e r g e a n t S m i t h a p - p e a r e d i n t h e doorway, s m a r t i n sash, gloves a n d sword, a n d s w i n g i n g a n a t ty cane. Miss K i n g s t o n addressed h er q u e s t i o n t o h i m . " S o m e b o d y ' s been h a v i n g you on toast, M i s s , " h e a n s w e r e d , i n t e r r u p t i ng t h e e x p l a n a t i o n w h i c h she h a d con-c l u d e d was v e r y necessary. S t e p p i n g aside to m a k e room, he s a l u t e d a n officer, w h o p a s s e d in—tall a n d h a n d s o m e w i t h a face bronzed to copper color. The b a t t a l i o n h a d n o t l o n g r e t u r n e d f r om I n d i a. " T h a t is h e !" e x c l a i m e d Miss K i n g s - t o n . " I s h o u l d k n o w h i m a n y w h e r e. Will y o u k i n d l y tell h i m t h a t a l a dy wishes to s p e a k t o h i m ? "Stay a" mo-m e n t , ' she w e n t 011, p r o d u c i n g h e r c a rd case. "Give h i m t h i s card, a n d s a y I a m t h e girl whose life h e saved near Balcomer about n i n e years ago. My p o n y r a n a w a y a n d h e stopped i t . I d a r e s a y h e w i l l r e m e m b e r ." H e c o n d u c t e d h e r t o a n o r d e r l y room, g a v e h e r a c h a i r a n d e n t e r e d h i s com-m a n d i n g o f f i c e r ' s q u a r t e r s. L i e u t . - C o l . Graham, almost the y o u n g e s t officer of t h a t r a n k i n t h e B r i t i s h army, h a d j u s t t a k e n off h i s gloves w h e n t h e s e r g e a n t e n t e r e d a n d , s a l u t i n g , g a v e h i m t h e c a r d . " L a d y w a n t s t o see y o u , " h e said. T h e Colonel s t a r t e d . ' ' M i s s K i n g s t o n, Balcomer H a l l ! " h e e x c l a i m e d , i n t o n es of surprise. " W h a t t h e d i c k e n s does she w a n t w i t h me. I w o n ' t see h e r . Tell her—tell h e r — d o n ' t tell h e r a n y - t h i n g . It w a s n ' t I i e r f a u l t " This t o himself. "Did s h e m e n t i o n h er b u s i n e s s ?" " N o t e x a c t l y , sir, I was t o s a y t h at you s a v e d h e r life a b o u t n i n e y e a r s ago, s t o p p e d a r u n a w a y pony, sir. She a s k e d for a soldier of t h e n a m e of T o m - my A t k i n s — b e g g i n g y o u r p a r d o n , s i r ," a d d e d t h e s e r g e a n t w i t h a n ill-concealed g r i u . Col. G r a h a m p o n d e r e d for a m o m e n t . By J o v e ! I r e m e m b e r , " h e cried at l e n g t h . "She m u s t be t h e l i t t l e girl in a s h o a t f r o c k w h o w a n t e d t o g i v e m e a s h i l l i n g , a n d b e g g e d me to t e l l h e r m y n a m e . You s a y s h e a s k e d for T o m my fVtkins?" '' Yes sir. A n d s h e r e c o g n i z e d y o u as him—begging y o u r p a r d o n , a g a i n , s i r . " " T h e n s h e d o e s n ' t k n o w m e ? I ' l l see h e r . What" a c o i n c i d e n c e ? A n d s h e r e a l l y t h o u g h t I w a s a p r i v a t e ? D id she have a good look a t m e w h e n I p a s s e d ? " " N o t m o r e t h a n a glimpse, I s h o u ld sav, s i r ." " A m e n ! C r o c k e t t !" A s m a r t soldier s e r v a n t e n t e r e d f r om Lin i n n e r room. " I w a n t y o u t o c h a n g e t u n i c s w i th m e , " said t h e colonel, "or l e n d me yours, a n y w a y . You a r e a b o u t m y size, I t h i n k ." W h e n Miss K i n g s t o n e n t e r e d Col. G r a h a m w a s s t a n d i n g a t a t t e n t i o n , w i th h i s t h u m b s pressed t i g h t l y a g a i n s t t he seams of h i s t r o u s e r s , i n t h e s t i f f e s t , I ' v e j u s t - s w a l l o w e d - a - b a y o n e t a t t i t u d e t h at h e could assume. But h i s eyes s a i d : A w f u l l y p r e t t y g i r l , " as p l a i n l y as eyes could s p e a k . . " I ' m so g l a d t o m e e t y o u a g a i n , " s he s a i d : " I ' v e n e v e r f o r g o t t e n y o u ; a n d I ' v e b r o u g h t y o u a l i t t l e g i f t if y o u w i ll a c c e p t i t . " " I s i t a g a i n s t t h e r e g u l a t i o n s t o r e - ceive a r e w a r d for d o i n g m y d u t y , sir ? " h e asked. "I—I—I d o n ' t t h i n k s o , " s t a m m e r ed Crockett, a l m o s t a s r e d a s t h e t u n i c t h a t covered h i s m a n l y breast. Miss K i n g s t o n l o o k e d a t h i m i n s u r - prise, t h e n g l a n c e d i n q u i r i n g l y a t h e r hero, whose b r o n z e d f e a t u r e s wore t h e most w o o d e n e x p r e s s i o n t h a t h e c o u ld s u m m o n u p . E v i d e n t l y s h e s u s p e c t ed s o m e t h i n g . But she produced t he w a t c h a n d c h a i n a n d p u r s e a n d p r e - s e n t e d t h e m w i t h a f ew g r a c e f u l words. " I h a d t h e n a m e y o u g a v e m e e n - g r a v e d o n t h e w a t c h , " she s a i d ; " b u t t h a t i s n o t c o r r e c t , I t h i n k ." " N o , Miss, r e p l i e d t h e colonel, g l a n c - i n g at t h e case. " T h a t was a joke. B u t T o m m y A t k i n s w i l l do v e r y well. I a m v e r y m u c h o b l i g e d !" I t was a r a t h e r s i n g u l a r coincidence t h a t o n t h e d a y f o l l o w i n g h e r r e t u r n to Balcomer Miss K i n g s t o n s h o u l d receive a v i s i t f r om Miss R a y n o r , a s p i n s t e r sis-t e r of t h e l a t e ' s q u i r e , w h o h a d h i t h e r to for some r e a s o n or a n o t h e r held aloof, a n d t h a t this w h i t e - h a i r e d old lady-s h o u l d almost a t once i n t r o d u c e t he s u b j e c t of h e r n e p h e w , Richard.. " Y o u d o n ' t k n o w h i m , I t h i n k , m y d e a r , " s h e s a i d . " H e i s l i e u t e n a n t - c o l - onel of t h e a r m y , a n d I m u s t tell y ou t h a t h e w a s a l w a y s led t o believe-that h e w o u l d succeed t o B a l c o m e r . Unfor-t u n a t e l y for h i m , h e q u a r r e l e d w i th y o u r uncle, a n d , i n consequence, y ou a r e h e r e ." " I n e v e r h e a r d a w o r d of i t . W hy d i d h e q u a r r e l ?" . " M y u n c l e wished h i m t o m a r r y a c e r t a i n l a d y , a n d D i c k did n o t see h i s w a y . " " W h a t a s h a m e !" e x c l a i m e d t h e girl, d e e p l y i n t e r e s t e d . " I a m so s o r r y ! I feel t h a t I h a v e 110 r i g h t t o Balcomer. c a n ' t s o m e t h i n g be d o n e ? I s i t possible t o d i v i d e t h e p r o p e r t y ? Miss R a y n o r smiled. " W o u l d n ' t t h a t be r a t h e r quixotic,- my d e a r ? " s h e a s k e d . " I d o n ' t k n o w , " was t h e r e p l y . "I t h i n k I o u g h t t o d o i t . " Miss Raynor soon after took h er leave. But a w e e k later s h e p a i d a n - o t h e r v i s i t t o Balcomer. " I h a v e h e a r d f r om D i c k , " s h e said, " a n d h e ' l l call o n y o u t h e first t i m e h e is i n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d . He s a y s h e d o e s n ' t resent your being h e r e i n t h e l e a s t , a n d h e will be p l e a s e d t o k n ow y o u . " Miss R a y n o r h a d s c a r c e l y been at B a l d o m e r 15 m i n u t e s - d e v o t e d t o p r a i s es of h e r n e p h e w D i c k — w h e n t h a t g e n t l e - m a n a r r i v e d a n d s e n t u p h i s c a r d . " L i e u t . - C o l . R i c h a r d G r a h a m , F i r st B a t t a l i o n , H e r t f o r d s h i r e R e g i m e n t ," e x c l a i m e d Miss K i n g s t o n , r e a d i n g f r om t h e card. " W h y , I was a t P e m b u ry t e n d a y s ago a n d I s aw " " D i c k ! " i n t e r r u p t e d Miss Raynor, b l a n d l y . " I d o n ' t k n o w , I s aw P r i v a t e T o m my A t k i u s , a n d , I t h i n k , h i s colonel. I t 's v e r y f u n n y . The colonel looked a n d spoke l i k e a p r i n c e , a n d T o m m y A t k i ns l i k e a g e n t l e m a n ." T h e f o o t m a n r e t i r e d . Next m o m e nt t h e colonel came i n , a n d Miss K i n g s t on stood face t o f a c e w i t h h e r hero, across w l i o s e w h i t e w a i s t c o a t t h e m a s s i v e c h a in s h e h a d g i v e n h i m w a s p r o u d l y dis-p l a y e d . " W h y — w h y — " s h e b e g a n , b l u s h i ng a l m o s t as r e d a s P r i v a t e C r o c k e t t w h en seated in t h e o f f i c e r ' s chair, " w e a r e old a c q u a i n t a n c e s ." " A n d c o u s i n s , " s a i d t h e colonel, bow-i n g . " Y o u saved m y l i f e !" " I t pleases you t o s a y so. I h a ve come to t h a n k you for y o u r offer t o ; s h a r e t h e B a l c o m e r w i t h m e ." " I t w o u l d b e a p i t y t o d i v i d e Balco-mer, m y d e a r s , " i n t e r p o s e d Miss R a y - n o r , s h a k i n g h e r w h i t e r i n g l e t s a r c h l y. " I s n ' t t h e r e a b e t t e r w a y t o p u t t h i n g s s t r a i g h t ? " Pleasant Rapid Trips to the Seashore - via the Philadelphia & Read-ing Route. The season is n o w w i t h us w h en e v e r y o n e l o n g s for a l o n g e r or s h o r t er s o j o u r n at t h e seashore, i n h a l i n g t he cool breezes f r om t h e d e p t h s of " O l d O c e a n . " To all i n t e n d i n g a v i s i t t o t h e s h o r e , t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a & R e a d i n g Route j offers special a d v a n t a g e s as t o b o t h lo-c a t i o n a n d t h e g e t t i n g t h e r e . A t l a n t ic C i t y is so w e l l k n o w n w i t h its m a ny u n s u r p a s s e d a t t r a c t i o n s , t h a t i t i s o n ly n e c e s s a r y t o s a y t h a t t h e s c h e d u l e o f 1 f a s t t r a i n s v i a t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a & Read-i n g R o u t e is t h i s y e a r f u l l y equal, if n o t superior, t o t h a t of f o r m e r years, a n d t h a t t h e s i x t y m i n u t e t r a i n s r u n i n t h e s u m m e r season are t h e f a s t e s t sched-u l e d t r a i n s i n t h e w o r l d . By t h e lease of t h e S o u t h J e r s e y R a i l r o a d t h e P h i l a - d e l p h i a & R e a d i n g h a s a l so a c q u i r e d a d i r e c t r o u t e t o Cape May, o n e of t h e finest and oldest of s e a s h o r e resorts, S e a I s l e C i t y , a f l o u r i s h i n g u p - t o - d a t e resort» a n d t o O c e a n City, a m a g n i f i c e n t f a m - i l y w a t e r i n g place. W h a t will a t t r a ct m a n y persons t o t h e l a t t e r p l a c e a r e i t s m a n y religious c o n v e n t i o n s a n d t h e s t r i c t t e m p e r a n c e regulations s t r i c t ly e n f o r c e d . The P h i l a d e l p h i a a n d R e a d - i n g is t h e s h o r t e s t route to all t h e se r e s o r t s . T h r o u g h t i c k e t s c a n b e "bought a n d baggage c h e c k e d f r o m a l l p r i n c i p a l s t a - t i o n s of t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a & R e a d i ng R a i l w a y a n d i t s c o n n e c t i o n s . For i l - l u s t r a t e d booklet, g i v i n g list of p r i n - cipal h o t e l s a n d b o a r d i n g houses a n d rates, a d d r e s s E d s o n J . Weeks, Genl. P a s s e n g e r A g e n t , R e a d i n g Terminal, P h i l a d e l p h i a . BY THE WAY. Tji/./.ie D e k a l b Gets Two Years. NOBB-ISTOWN, J u n e 25.—Lizzie De- K a l b , t h e w o m a n i n b l a c k , mistress of Clemmer, w h o w a s c o n v i c t e d of t h e m u r d e r of M r s . K a i s e r , a n d w h o p l e a d - e d g u i l t y as a c c e s s o r y to t h e m u r d e r, was b r o u g h t i n t o c o u r t . This n o t o r i o us w o m a n h a s f i g u r e d i n t h e K a i s e r m u r - d e r case all a l o n g . I t is believed s he k n e w all a b o u t t h e s h a m e f u l , b r u t a l, w i c k e d p l o t t o k i l l Mrs. Kaiser for t h e i n s u r a n c e m o n e y , a n d t h a t she could h a v e saved h e r l i f e , b y t e l l i n g h e r a l l a b o u t i t i n t i m e . Miss D e K a l b went d r i v i n g w i t h Clemmer, p o s s i b l y know-i n g t h a t Clemmer was g o i n g to kill Mrs. K a i s e r t h a t a f t e r n o o n . After t h e s h o o t i n g , s h e fled w i t h Clemmer, a n d t h e n took Mrs. K a i s e r ' s w a t c h to P o t t s - v i l l e a n d d r o p p e d it. H e r t e s t i m o ny w e n t f a r t o c l e a r u p t h e h o r r i b l e t r a g e dy a n d t o h a n g K a i s e r a n d C l e m m e r . S he was b r o u g h t over f r om j a i l , followed b y a large crowd. She w a s b r a z e n a nd cool a,nd d i d n o t f l i n c h w h e n told to s t a n d u p f o r s e n t e n c e . J u d g e Swart/, t h e n s e n t e n c e d t h e w o m a n to p a y a f i n e of §500 a n d t o u n d e r g o t w o y e a r s ' i m p r i s o n m e n t in t h e Montgomery c o u n t y j a i l . The j u d g e i n t i m a t e d t h at h e was s o r r y h e c o u l d n o t g i v e h e r a longer sentence. She d i d n o t s h e d a t e a r a n d w a s a p p a r e n t l y v e r y g l a d s he was g e t t i n g off so easy. There are m a n y w h o t h i n k s h e o u g h t t o b e h u ng a l o n g w i t h Clemmer a n d K a i s e r . —111 54 cases o u t of 100 t h e l e / i l eg is s t r o n g e r t h a n t h e r i g h t . Interesting- Notes and Comments 011 Persons, Places and Things. AND NOW comes t h e g l o r i o u s F o u r t h. I ' t s been a l o n g w a i t for t h e u b i q u i t o us s m a l l boy, b u t i t a l w a y s m a n a g e s t o g e t h e r e on s c h e d u l e time, a n d t h e s m a ll boy i s j u s t about as h a p p y as a J u ne b r i d e . There'll be n o n e c e s s i t y t o call h i m e a r l y , for t h a t i s t h e o n e d a y f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r will be s p a r e d t h e t r o u b le of g e t t i n g W i l l i e o u t of b e d . H e i s u p w i t h t h e first c r a c k of t h e c a n n o n , a n d r e a d y to d o h i s s h a r e i n m a k i n g t he eagle scream. Just p r o v i d e h i m w i th s u f f i c i e n t n o i s e - m a k i n g m a t e r i a l a n d h e will do t h e rest. W h a t does h e care for a f ew b u r n t fingers. He n o d o u bt a r g u e s t h a t such a r e t h e f o r t u n e s of war. But b u r n t fingers or n o b u r nt fingers, he is b o u n d to see a n d h e ar e v e r y t h i n g t h a t is g o i n g on. And w hy s h o u l d n ' t he, o t h e r w i s e h e w o u l d n ot be a boy. T h e girls, of course, will h a v e t h e i r f u n , b u t i n a d i f f e r e n t w a y. T h e i r ideas of c e l e b r a t i n g w i l l r u n more t o ice c r e am a n d r e d l e m o n a d e . This does n o t a r g u e t h a t t h e y are a n y t h e less p a t r i o t i c , b u t a g i r l ' s p a t r i o t i sm does h o t r u n t o firecrackers and c a n n o n. S h e believes i n s h o w i n g h e r l o v e f o r t h e S t a r s a n d S t r i p e s i n a more subdued m a n n e r . It is t r u e , t h e b o y l o o k s on t h i s sort of p a t r i o t i sm r a t h e r c o n t e m p t - u o u s l y a n d t h i n k s all t h e g i r l s a re cowards a n d a f r a i d of a l i t t l e noise, b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e h e is n o t a v e r s e to t r e a t i n g t h e m t o i ce c r e am a n d d r i n k - i n g l e m o n o d e w i t h t h e m . It is a l l in game, a n d t h o s e w h o m i s s t h e a n t i c s of t h e small boy o n I n d e p e n d e n c e D ay miss a r a r e t r e a t i n d e e d. * * * ON THE eve of t h e o n e h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y - s e c o n d a n n i v e r s a r y of A m e r i c an i n d e p e n d e n c e i t i s p e r t i n e n t t o r e m a rk t h a t t h e c e l e b r a t i o n h e r e t h i s y e a r will be i n k e e p i n g w i t h those of former y e a r s i n every way. T h e c o m m i t t e e - h a s labored u n c e a s i n g l y to t h a t e n d, a n d will e n d e a v o r t o e v e n s u r p a s s .pre-vious celebrations. Those w h o have b e e n h e r e before w i l l come a g a i n . They k n o w w h a t a d e l i g h t f u l t i m e is i n s t o re for t h e m , a n d t h a t ' s w h y t h e y come. I t r e m a i n s , t h e n , for everybody^ t o t u rn i n a n d m a k e t h e c e l e b r a t i o n of I n d e - p e n d e n c e D a y o n e l o n g t o be r e m e m - bered. Now let t h e Bird of F r e e d om s c r e am w i th a l l its%night a n d m a i n ; Let every a r d e n t p a t r i o t b r e a k loose in glad r e f r a i n ; Let c a n n on roar, flags proudly float, and bands of a l l k i n d s play, I n honor of o u r XJncle Sam's great Inde-pendence Day. That day. of days a g a i n is n e a r a n d f r om t h e b r e a k of dawn The populace will see t h e g r e a t e s t k i n d of goings on." A gala t i m e lias been a r r a n g e d , a n d y o u c a n bet ' t w i l l be An u p to d a t e , r i p - s l a s h i n g , p o w d e r - b u r n i ng j u b i l e e . There's the famous Doctor Swallow, a speaker of renown, Whose flight of o r a t o r y will a s t o n i s h all t he town. Spell-bound he'll hold t h e g a t h e r i n g , while firing of his speech, Till t h r o n g s applaud and L i t i t z ' s h a u g h ty eagles wildly screech. Some o t h e r n o t e d o r a t o r will t h e n t a k e up t h e tale. And with e x u l t a n t speeches t h e a d m i r i ng crowds regale, The l i e a r t of e v e r y p a t r i o t will t o i t s d e p t hs be s t i r r ed By t a l e s of how we've prospered since we shook old George t h e T h i r d . T h e n fireworks and s p e rm candles will dis-pel t h e g l o om of n i g h t , And m u l t i t u d e s will marvel a t t h e g l o r y of t h e sight. Much powder they'll be b u r n i n g ere t he g r e a t d i s p l a y is t h r o u g h , And all t h e s k y for m i l e s a r o u n d they'll p a i n t red, w h i t e a n d blue. So l e t t h e n o b l e eagle s c r e am a n d r e a c h i ts h i g h e s t note; Let every p a t r i o t reveal t h e p o v e r of h is t h r o a t ; U n f u r l t h e flags, l e t c a n n o n roar, l e t a l l t he b r a s s b a n d s play, And whoop it up for U n c l e Sam's great I n d e p e n d e n c e Day. * # * I T IS d o u b t f u l if t h e r e is a m o r e beau-t i f u l a n d p a t r i o t i c c e l e b r a t i o n of t h e F o u r t h of J u l y t h a n t h a t seen here. True, there a r e c e l e b r a t i o n s i n o t h er places, b u t a s a r u l e t h e y a r e s p a s m d o i c. B u t i n L i t i t z i t o c c u r s j u s t a s r e g u l a r ly as t h e d a y comes, e v e r y y e a r a d d i ng some n e w f e a t u r e t o t h o s e a l r e a d y in vogue, a n d n e v e r is t h e r e a l a c k of a t - t e n d a n c e or e n t h u s i a s m . Considering t h a t t h i s h a s b e e n going ©11 y e a r a f t er year a s f a r b a c k a s t h e o l d e s t i n h a b i t a nt c a n remember, i t i s a j u s t p r i d e t h at swells i n t h e b o s o m s of t h e c i t i z e n s of t h e b o r o u g h as t h e y l i s t e n to> t h e p r a i s es bestowed u p o n t h e exercises, of t h e d a y b y t h e s t r a n g e r s a t t r a c t e d hiere o n t h a t d a y . A n d i t i s safe t o s a y t h a t years will b u t a d d t o t h e intere; it, a n d t h a t e a c h r e c u r r i n g F o u r t h of J u l y will be d u l y c e l e b r a t e d i n a n e v e n m o r o patri-o t i c s p i r i t , if s u c h a t h i n g "is possible, T|ie£e,,is n o t h i n g vulgar, n o t h i n g to displease t h e m o s t r e f i n e d t a s t e h i t h e p r o g r am o f f e r e d b y t h e c o m m i t t e e ; a n d i t is t h i s , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e f a c t t h at t h e S p r i n g s i s s u c h a n a p p r o p r i a t e p l a ce c o u n t r y d u r i n g t h e p a s t t h r e e m o n t h s. One of t h e most c h a r m i n g r o c k e t effects will be t h e n a t i o n a l s t r e a m e r rocket w h i c h shows t h e n a t i o n a l colors i n l o ng s t r e a m e r s of b r i l l i a n t l i g h t . Another f i n e rocket is k n o w n as t h e hanging-c h a i n rocket. The b u r s t i n g of this r o c k e t releases l o n g c h a i n s of colored l i g h t s w h i c h float i n m i d a i r , c h a n g in t o various colors u n t i l t h e y are o u t of s i g h t . The w e e p i n g w i l l ow r o c k e t dis-p l a y s a m a s s of fire t h a t f i n a l l y forms a n i m m e n s e w i l l ow tree, w h o s e b r a n c h - es reach t h e g r o u n d . Another n ew i d e a t h a t was b r o u g h t o u t l a s t y e a r is c a l l e d " J a c k i n t h e b o x . " It is a con-c e n t r a t e d b a t t e r y of s t a r s of various hues. These dart u p i n t o t h e a i r i n a c o m p a c t mass. All a t once t h e r e is a r e p o r t a n d o n e sees f r om a m i d t h i s mass of stars a n e w i n s t a l l m e n t emerge of b e a u t i f u l colors. Mount Vesuvius is a n o t h e r one of t h e n e w d e s i g n s a n d a v e r y p r e t t y one. I t is a n e x c e e d i n g ly a c c u r a t e i m i t a t i o n of a b u r s t of flaming l a v a f r om t h e c r a t e r of a v o l c a n o . P in w h e e l s a r e a s p o p u l a r as ever, a n d f r om t h e l i t t l e p e n n y one u p to t h e v e ry l a r g e s t a r e m u c h s o u g h t a f t e r f o r p r i v a te d i s p l a y s . Some t a k e o n t h e d i g n i t y of water-wheels, a n d a n especially p r e t ty one consists of a l a r g e w h e e l a b o u t e i g ht feet i n diameter w i t h a n u m b e r of s m a l l e r w h e e l s a t t a c h e d , t h e w h e e l s re-v o l v i n g i n opposite directions, produc-i n g a most e n t r a n c i n g effect. While fireworks are g e t t i n g cheaper every y e a r , t h e v a r i e t y is so l a r g e t h a t a b ig a n d v a r i e d d i s p l a y costs a considerable s um of m o n e y , r u n n i n g i n t o f o u r figures. * • * W E CELEBRATE t h e d a y o f i n d e p e n d - ence i n a p a t r i o t i c m a n n e r , a n d i t i s t h e g r e a t e s t celebration i n t h e w o r l d ; no-w h e r e else do so m a n y people j o i n in o n e of t h a t k i n d ; nowhere else d o a w h o l e people j o i n i n a n y c e l e b r a t i on n o t religious. P a r t i c u l a r n a v a l or m i l i - t a r y a c h i e v e m e n t s m a y b e celebrated, b u t n o t b y t h e w h o l e people i n whose n a m e t h e y were. I n t h e U n i t e d States a l o n e does a n a t i o n rejoice i n t h e t r i - u m p h s of i t s a r m s . I n a most fitting m a n n e r t h e F o u r t h is c e l e b r a t e d w i th m u c h b u r n i n g of powder, w i t h much b o o m i n g a n d b a n g i n g , w i t h t h e r o a r of c a n n o n a n d t h e r a t t l e of s m a l l arms. So e a r - s p l i t t i n g is all t h i s t h a t one is i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e a m o u n t of powder consumed. But, a l l i n a l l , i t i s a glori-ous d a y a n d o n e t h a t t h e w h o l e c o u n t ry feels p r o u d of. The l a t e n t s p i r i t of p a - t r i o t i sm h a s b e e n a w a k e n e d f r om ocean t o ocean b y t h e w a r , a n d t h i s y e a r 's F o u r t h w i l l go d o w n i n h i s t o r y as t h e g r e a t e s t a n d n o i s i e s t e v e r k n o w n. So HERE'S t o t h e S t a r s a n d S t r i p es a n d t h e D a y w e Celebrate. 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 1 month..., 2 months.., 3 months.., 6 months... 1 y e ar 1 in 2 in 50 75 1 00 1 25 2 00 2 50 ~ 60 00 90 1 35 1 75 2 15 3 25 4 25 6 25 9 50 3 in. % c. % c.jlcol 1 25 1 90 2 50 3 00 i 50 6 00 9 50 13 75 2 25 4 00 3 25 5 75 4 25 7 50 5 25 7 50 9 75 15 00 26 00 9 25 13 25 17 00 28 00 50 00 7 50 10 CO 12 50 15 00 23 0(1 31 01! 54 oa 96 C O ^Yearly advertisements to be paid quar-terly. Transient advertisements payable in advance. Advertisements, to insure immediate insertion, must be handed in, at t h e very latest, by Wednesday evening. Job \Vork of all kinds neatly and promptly executed at short notice. All communications should be address-ed to RECOKD OFFICE, Lititz, Lane. Co., Royal makes the food pure, -wholesome and delicious. POWDER Absolutely Pure ' ROYAL EAKINO POWDER CO., NEW YORK. Over the State. W a r bonds to t h e a m o u n t ' o f $500,- 000 h a v e been subscribed for i n Chester alone. T h e c a r r i a g e of J o s e p h K u l p , of B e d - m i n i s t e r , was d e s t r o y e d b y a n u n k n o w n enemy, w h o b r o k e i n t o t h e carriage house. A thief b r o k e i n t o t h e h o u s e of P h i l ip Hile, n e a r E a s t o n , w h i l e t h e f a m i l y was a t c h u r c h , on S u n d a y , a n d stole j e w e l ry a n d money. J o h n Morrell, a s e c o n d v i c t im of t he P a r k Place boiler explosion, died i n t h e Miners' H o s p i t a l , a t A s h l a n d . F i v e t h o u s a n d people witnessed t he r a i s i n g of a n immense flag over t he E a g l e H o s i e r y Mill, a t M a h a n o y City. T r a m p s g a v e A l l e n Dunbar, of E a st M a u c h C h u n k , a t e r r i b l e boating, a nd robbed h i m of a l l h i s v a l u a b l e s . T e r r i f i c s t o r m s d i d d a m a g e to E a s t o n , Dubois a n d i n other sections of t he S t a t e . The Professor Plied the Torch. George H e r b e r t Stephens, for four y e a r s a m e m b e r of t h e L a f a y e t t e Col-lege F a c u l t y , as A s s o c i a t e Professor of E t h i c s a n d Logic, w h o w a s dropped f r om t h e roll a y e a r ago, occupies a cell i n t h e E a s t o n jail, h a v i n g confessed to s e t t i n g fire t o P a r d e e H a l l , t a r r i n g t h e c h a p e l a n d o t h e r grave crimes. He h a s revealed p l a n s l a i d for f u t u r e de-s t r u c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g t h e b u r n i n g of a ll t h e college b u i l d i n g s except t h e g y m - n a s i u m . Professor S t e p h e n s ' sole idea was t o s q u a r e a c c o u n t s w i t h P r e s i d e nt E. D. W a r f i e l d f o r t h e loss of h i s posi-t i o n . He h a d d e t e r m i n e d t o d o every-t h i n g i n h i s power t o d r i v e Dr. W a r - f i e ld o u t of L a f a y e t t e a n d a w a y f r om E a s t o n . He d e s i g n e d t o b u r n b u i l d i ng a f t e r b u i l d i n g , w i t h t h e h o p e t h a t t he P r e s i d e n t could n o t d o o t h e r w i s e t h an r e s i g n or b e f o r c e d o u t of h i s c h a i r. W i t h i n t h e p a s t s i x m o n t h s a series of terrible disasters a n d d e s t r u c t i on h a v e o c c u r r e d a t L a f a y e t t e . Beginning w i t h t h e p a r t i a l d e s t r u c t i o n of P a r d ee H a l l , December 19 l a s t , e f f e c t i n g a loss of $35,000, followed b y t h e d a s t a r d ly d e s t r u c t i o n w r o u g h t on t h e College Chapel M a y 17, t h e y c u l m i n a t e d i n t h e second a t t e m p t S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g , J u ne 18 t h a t led t o t h e a p p r e h e n s o n of t h e p e r p e t r a t o r , n o w t h e confessed doer of all. Since t h e o p e n i n g of college, in S e p t e m b e r of t h i s collegiate y e a r , mys-t e r i o u s a n d a n n o y i n g p r a n k s h a v e been done, g e n e r a l l y before special days. These acts, t e n or fifteen in number, were a l l c h a r g e d b y t h e F a c u l t y t o t h e s t u d e n t s , a n d for t h a t reason t h e real c r i m i n a l h a s b e e n e n a b l e d to w o r k w i th b u t s l i g h t c h a n c e s of discovery. T h e l a t t e r p a r t of J a n u a r y t h e c h a p e l h y m n books a n d Bible were taken from the c h a p e l a n d l a t e r f o u n d i n t h e well. This offence, p e r p e t r a t e d before t h e d a y of p r a y e r for colleges, incon-v e n i e n c e d g r e a t l y t h e exercises. A Peculiar Case. L a n c a s t e r Morning News. On S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n Addison E. S h e n b e r g e r of Kissel H i l l , was b r o u g h t before J u d g e B r u b a k e r on a w r i t of h a b e a s corpus u n d e r v e r y peculiar cir-c u m s t a n c e s f r om a legal p o i n t of view. Some t i m e ago a capias i n t r o v e r a nd c o n v e r s a t i o n was issued a g a i n s t h i m f o r a debt of $30. The a l l e g a t i o n w a s t h a t J o h n G r e e n l y of N e f f s v i l l e g a v e Shen-berger a n u m b e r of boxes, valued at about $30, t o fill w i t h cigars for Green-l y . I n s t e a d of d o i n g t h a t he sold t he cigar boxes. He w a s g i v e n a h e a r i ng before A l d e r m a n H a l b a c h a n d j u d g - m e n t was g i v e n a g a i n s t h i m . The l aw gave h i m t w e n t y days to a p p e a l f r om t h e decision, b u t h e d i d n o t t a k e a d v a n - t a g e of h i s r i g h t a n d a t t h e e x p i r a t i on of t h e t w e n t y days a w r i t of execution was issued a g a i n s t h i m . The c o n s t a b le who h a d t h e wrrit f o u n d 110 p r o p e r t y be-l o n g i n g t o S h e n b e r g e r a n d t h e r e f o r e h e t o o k t h e m a n , a n d h e w a s p u t i n p r i s o n. T h e defense w h i c h was offered b y t h e d e f e n d a n t for s e l l i n g t h e boxes w a s t h at h e h a d w a i t e d n i n e m o n t h s for G r e e n ly t o t a k e t h e cigars a n d boxes, b u t h a v - i n g h e a r d t h a t G r e e n l y h a d n o m o n ey t o p a y f o r t h e cigars h e sold t h e boxes a n d t h e cigars. On S a t u r d a y counsel for S h e n b e r g er issued a w r i t of habeas corpus a nd b r o u g h t h i m before J u d g e Brubaker. The c o u r t a f t e r l i s t e n i n g t o counsel said t h a t h e h a d n e v e r before m e t w i t h a case l i k e t h i s a n d t h a t h e w o u l d h a ve t o h a v e t i m e to consider t h e m a t t e r. The question arises w h e t h e r this is m e r e l y a d e b t a n d t h e r e f o r e t h e d e f e n d - a n t could n o t b e i m p r i s o n e d or w h e t h e r i t is a t o r t . The case was c o n t i n u e d . —Finger nails g r ow at t h e r a t e of r a t h e r more t h a n one a n d one-half i n c h e s a y e a r. Antiquity of Soap. Soap i s n o t a m o d e r n i n v e n t i o n . It is t w i c e m e n t i o n e d i n t h e B i b l e , f i r s t in J e r e m i a h a n d a g a i n i n M a l a c h i . His-t o r y tells u s t h a t m o r e t h a n 2,000 y e a rs for e x h i b i t i o n s of t h i s k i n d , t h a t d r a w s | a g o t h e G a u l s m a n u f a c t u r e d i t b y com- Do you headache? Is there a bad taste in your mouth ? Then you have a poor appetite and a weak diges-tion. You are frequently dizzy, always feel dull and drowsy. You have cold hands and feet. You get but little benefit from your food. You have- no ambition to work and the sharp pains of neuralgia dart through your body. What is the cause of all this trouble? Constipated bowels. t h e r e f i n e d a n d o r d e r l y crowd here e v e r y F o u r t h . It is a g r e a t d a y f o r L i t i t z a n d a n e n v i o u s o n e f o r s u r r o u n d - i n g t o w n s a n d b o r o u g h s , t h a t h a v e r e - p e a t e d l y a t t e m p t e d t o t u r n t h e t i d e in t h e i r favor, b u t u n s u c c e s s f u l l y. * * • EVERY year adds to t h e beeiuty of t h e fireworks, a n d i t k e e p s t h e m a n u - f a c t u r e r s of p y r o t e c h n i c s 011 t h e m o ve t o p u t i n t o effect n e w i d e a s t h e g e n i u s of G r e e k fire evolves f o r o u r a m u s e m e n t . T h e w a r h a s b e e n t h e m e a n s of b r i n g - i n g o u t m a n y n e w s e t pieces d e p i c t i ng scenes t h a t h a v e m a d e h e r o e s of some of o u r c o m m a n d e r s i n t h e n a v y . There will be scenes d e p i c t i n g t h e b a t t l e of M a n i l a , t h e b l o w i n g u p of t h e I l a i n e , t h e s i n k i n g of t h e M e r r i m a e , a n d s et pieces of Dewey, Hobson, S a m p s o n, S c h l e y a n d o t h e r s w h o h a v e f i g u ted so p r o m i n e n t l y in t h e h i s t o r y of o ur b i n i n g b e e c h t r e e ashes w i t h g o a t ' s f a t . A f ew y e a r s ago a soap-boiler's shop was discovered i n P o m p e i i , h a v i n g been b u r i e d b e n e a t h t h e t e r r i b l e r a i n of a s h es t h a t fell u p o n t h a t c i t y 79 A . D. T he s o a p f o u n d i n t h e s h o p h a d n o t lost all fits efficacy, a l t h o u g h i t h a d beers, b u r i ed 1,800 years. At t h e t i m e t h a t Pompeii w a s d e s t r o y e d t h e s o a p - m a k i n g business was c a r r i e d on i n several of t h e I t a l i an cities. Try Grain-O ! Try Grain-O ! A s k your Grocer t o - d a y t o s h ow y ou a p a c k a g e of GRAIN O, t h e n e w food d r i n k t h a t takes t h e p l a c e of coffee. The c h i l d r e n m a y d r i n k i t w i t h o u t i n - j u r y a s w e l l as t h e a d u l t . All w h o t r y i t , l i k e i t GRAIN O h a s t h a t r i c h seal Jjrowii of Mocha or J a v a , b u t i s m a de Item. p u r e g r a i n s , a n d t h e m o s t delicate s t o m a c h receives i t w i t h o u t distress. J t h e p r i c e of coffee. 25c a n d 50c p e r p a c k a g e , Sold b y a l l grocers. will give you prompt relief and certain cure. Keep Your Blood Pure. If you have neglected your ease a long time, you had better take Aaer's sarsaparfna alstt. It will remove all impurities that have been accumulating in your blood and will greatly strengthen your nerves. Wrllo the Doctor. There may l>e something ahout vour case you do not quite under-stand. Write the doctor freely : tell best In m how y o u are suffering. You wi l l pr ompt l y r e c e i v e the medical advice. Address, Dr. J. C. Ayer, Lowell, Mass.
Object Description
Title | Lititz Record |
Masthead | Lititz Record 1898-07-01 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | Lititz newspapers 1877-1942 |
Publisher | Record Print. Co.; J. F. Buch |
Date | 1898-07-01 |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Identifier | 07_01_1898.pdf |
Language | English |
Rights | Public domain |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact LancasterHistory, Attn: Library Services, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA, 17603. Phone: 717-392-4633, ext. 126. Email: research@lancasterhistory.org |
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Full Text | (Published E v e r y F r i d a y M o r n i n g by J. FIXANTE BUCH. OFFICE—No. 9 S. Broad street, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—For one year $1.00, if paid i n adyance, and $1.25 if p a y m e n t be delayed to t h e e n d of year. For s i x months, 50 cents, a n d f o r t h r ee months, 30 cents, s t r i c t ly ir: advance. f a i l u r e to n o t i f y a discontinuance at t h e e n d of t h e t e rm subscribed for, will bo considered a wish to continue t h e paper. jSS-A.ny person sending us five n ew sash subscribers for one year will be e n t i t l ed to t h e RECORD for o n e year, for his trouble. , Rates of Advertising in the Record. VOL. XXI. I ) R O A D STREET CLOTHING HOUSE. log Opening O F As usual I would desire to inform, the public that I am prepared to show a larger and more complete line of Clothing in made to order or in ready-made than ever before. The designs are neat, and prices right. Can say, and you will agree with me after inspecting the stock, that I never had such a nice assortment of Spring and Summer Clothing as is now displayed in my store. Men's Suits, $3.50 up. Boys' Suits, $1.50 up. Knee Pants, 25c up. Men's Pants, 50c up. Everything else proportionately low in price, including Hats, Caps, Shirts, Neckties, Umbrellas and in fact anything that Men or Boys wear, excepting shoes. H. BUCH The Clothier, Record Building, S. Broad Street, Lititz, Penna © @ That the beginning ,of each season finds us pre-pared with an entire new, fresh stock of Cloth-ing ? Simply because we do not allow old stock to accumulate and always manufacture for each season an entire new line. Our Spring Stock is now ready. Every De-partment in the Store is filled with new things. There are Clothes for Men, Boys and Children.^^^^- We start the Men's Suits at $5.00. Excellent Suits at 1,8.50. Fine Clay Worsted Suits at $11.50. Boys' Suits begin with a Cassimere Suit at 50. Much better grades, however, at $6.50 to $8 00. Children's Suits from 3 years to 14 years. Little Vestic Suits at $1.98. Beautiful styles at $2.75 to $4.75. Junior and Youths' Suits at $2.25 to $6.00. Good, Strong Knee Pants at 25c, 39c, 50c and 75c. A Personal Examination Of our goods and prices will convince you that we have and are able to give you what we ad-vertise, viz: The best Clothing for the least money. EINBACH & BR0., Cor. 8 t h a n d Penn Sts., "Reading, Pa. « „ e, bfô. LITITZ PA., FRIDAY L 189a NO. 43. THE FOURTH OV JUIiY. F l i n g wide to t h e breezes tliat flag whose u n f u r l i ng O'er the heads of our f a t h e r s a c e n t u ry gone Told t h e t a l e to t h e world of a t y r a n t ' s down h u r l i n g , Of a s t a r f r e s h l y risen, a n a t i o n new-born; Whose folds, o'er t h e b r e a d t h of o u r c o n t i - n e n t streaming, Bring t h e t e a r of t h a n k s g i v i n g to p a t r i ot eye For t h e sword t h a t leapt forward, all eager and gleaming, To defend t h e flag raised on t h e F o u r t h of J u l y . No need to repeat now t h e soul t h r i l l i ng s t o r y , Marked by w h i s t l i n g of b u l l e t a n d b u r s t - ing of shell Of t h a t h i g h hopeless s t r u g g l e for c o u n t ry and glory, F r om t h e r i d e of Revere u n t i l Cornwallis f e l l. No need to chyell on t h a t sad t i m e in t h e v a l l ey "When o u r soldiers' bare feet l e f t t h e blood on t h e sod, Or each c r u s h i n g d e f e a t , or e a c h heroic rally, Or t h e hopes often raised and as often downtrod. To-day o'er o u r c o u n t r y from ocean to ocean, F r om Mexico's gulf u n t o Canada's line, Let us gladly renew all these vows of devo-t i on Our a n c e s t o r s u t t e r e d at l i b e r t y ' s shrine. Let our m i n d s c o n t e m p l a t e , and w i t h just e x u l t a t i o n , That t h r i c e sacred d a y of A m e r i c a ' s b i r th "When t h e b r e a t h of life came to t h e glorious n a t i on That now leads t h e v a n of t h e powers of e a r t h . F r om the towns of the E a s t , from each S o u t h e r n savanna, F r om the m o u n t s of t h e West, f r om t he f o r e s t s of Maine, Let our voices uprise in a h e a r t f e l t h o s a n na Unto H im who our f a t h e r s besought not i n vain. Let each unbearded y o u t h and each grand-f a t h e r hoary Alike render t h a n k s to J e h o v a h 011 h i gh That t h e flag still floats o'er u s in all of i ts glory That our a n c e s t o r s raised on t h e F o u r th of J u l y. PKI VATE TOMMY ATKINS. Rest at pse. In hot weather there is more rest in a Hammock in five min-utes than on a couch in ten or a chair in thirty. The total relax-ity of position brings recupera-tion A Hammock, properly swung, should be found some** where about your home. Prices vary with quality but you can get a good one for $1.00. A. R. Bomberger & Co., Lititz, Pa. Y I T T L E Gertie K i n g s t o n , driving-a I 1 p o n y a l o n g a c o u n t r y lane t h at "—* s k i r t e d a b i g field i n w h i c h a b a t - t a l i o n of soldiers were exercising, p u l l ed u p to w a t c h them, w h e n , w i t h o u t t he l e a s t w a r n i n g , down went t h e f r o nt r a n k on t h e i r knees. An officer shout-ed " F i r e ! " a n d off w e n t t h e p o n y as f a s t as he could Jay h i s legs t o t h e g r o u n d . R e m e m b e r i n g a very steep, unpro-t e c t e d d e c l i v i t y n o t more t h a n a mile a h e a d , t h e f r i g h t e n e d girl, w h o w a s o n l y 13, s e t h e r f e e t a g a i n s t t h e splash-board a n d p u l l e d d e s p e r a t e l y . She c u t h e r gloves t o r i b b o n s , b u t Bobs galloped on w i t h speed u n a b a t e d , a n d , d a s h i ng a r o u n d a corner, almost p l u n g e d i n t o a c o m p a n y of soldiers. T h e m e n s p r a n g r i g h t a n d left—all b u t one. He m a d e a l e a p at t h e r u n - a w a y and g r a b b e d t h e p o n y by t h e bridle. Terrified anew, t h e p o n y drag-ged h i m some l i t t l e d i s t a n c e , b u t , f a i l i ng t o s h a k e h i m off, f i n a l l y gave u p t h e s t r u g g l e . Of course, G e r t i e b u r s t i n t o t e a r s w h en q u i t e s u r e t h e d a n g e r was over. So t h e soldier g o t u p b e s i d e h e r a n d d r o v e h e r h a l f a m i l e o n h e r w a y . ' I ' v e o n l y a s h i l l i n g , " s h e said, offer-i n g t h e c o i n . " I w i s h it w a s a sover-e i g n If y o u will tell m e y o u r name, U n c l e J o h n will s e n d you one. I t h a nk you v e r y m u c h , a n d I shall never for-get t h a t y o u s a v e d m y life. The soldier t o o k t h e s h i l l i n g a n d eyed i t comically. He w a s a well-set-up fel-l ow a n d h e looked very h a n d s o m e in h i s r e d coat. So, a t l e a s t , G e r t i e t h o u g h t . ' I c a n ' t t a k e t h i s , d o n ' t you k n o w , " h e said, s m i l i n g. A n d h e tossed t h e s h i l l i n g into Ger-t i e ' s l a p . " B u t w o n ' t y o u t e l l m e y o u r n a m e ?" she urged, t h i n k i n g the s m a l l n e s s of of t h e r e w a r d w a s t h e r e a s o n of its n o n - acceptance. T h e soldier l a u g h e d m e r r i l y. " W i t h pleasure. I t ' s T o m m y A t k i n s. P r i v a t e T o m m y A t k i n s . Now, d o n 't you forget i t . " A n d w i t h a n o t h e r l a u g h , off h e r a n . G e r t i e w a t c h i n g , h im v e r y s o r r y t h a t t he despised s h i l l i n g w a s a l l s h e h a d . The soldiers f o r m e d w h e n " P r i v a t e A t k i n s" r e j o i n e d t h e m , a n d t u r n i n g t h e c o r n er a t t h e double, passed out of t h e g i r l 's s i g h t . G e r t i e w a s v i s i t i n g her uncle, J o hn R a y n o r , of Balcomer. " Y o u will send it, w o n ' t y o u ? " s he asked. "Oh, yes, c e r t a i n l y , m y dear, h e a n - swered, l a u g h i n g . "To P r i v a t e T o m my A t k i n s , of t h e t h e H e r t f o r d F u s i l i e r s ? I t m u s t b e D i c k ' s r e g i m e n t . There's n o o t h e r i n t h e c o u n t y . W o u l d n ' t t he fellows r o a r ! B u t i t s h a l l b e s e n t . Ger-tie, I ' l l f o r w a r d i t to t h e canteen-keep-er, t h e n y o u r p a r t i c u l a r T o m m y will be p r e t t y sure t o get a share of t h e pro-ceeds. ' ' N i n e years passed by. Gertie was n o w Miss K i n g s t o n of Balcomer. She h a d n o t e x p e c t e d a n y s u c h stroke of f o r t u n e , b u t t w o m a l e cousins h a d died, a n d a t h i r d h a d o f f e n d e d Mr. R a y n o r, who, b e i n g able to dispose of h i s proper-t y as h e s aw fit, h a d b e q u e a t h e d -a f ew t h o u s a n d s t o t h e o f f e n d i n g n e p h e w a nd t h e Balcomer e s t a t e t o Gertie. T h e girl n e v e r , to h e r k n o w l e d g e , m e t t h i s d i s t a n t cousin R i c h a r d ; nor, in-deed, w a s s h e a w a r e t h a t she s h e h a d displaced him. T h i s h a d been kept f r om h e r . D u r i n g all t h o s e years she h a d n o t f o r g o t t e n T o m m y A t k i n s , t h e n a m e by w h i c h she p e r s i s t e d i n s p e a k i n g of t h e soldier w h o h a d s t o p p e d h e r p o n y . Al-t h o u g h o n l y a p r i v a t e , h e w a s h e r t y p i - cal hero, a v e r i t a b l e P a l a d i n. I t w a s n o t s u r p r i s i n g , therefore^ t l i at one of h e r first resolves, on r e a l i z i ng w h a t seemed t o h e r u n l i m i t e d , w e a l t h, s h o u l d be t o r e w a r d h e r h e r o i n a pro-per m a n n e r. H a v i n g a s c e r t a i n e d t h a t t h e H e r t f o rd F u s i l i e r s were s t a t i o n e d a t P e m b u r y, she visited a jeweler's shop and b o u g h t a n e l a b o r a t e gold w a t c h a nd a massive chain of t h e s a m e costly m e t a l . The w a t c h s h e l e f t t o be suit-a b l y engraved. " P r e s e n t e d t o T o m m y A t k i n s of t h e F i r s t Battalion, H e r t f o r d s h i r e Regi-m e n t , b y G e r t r u d e K i n g s t o n as a m a rk of g r a t i t u d e ." I d o n ' t suppose t h a t is t h e soldier's n a m e , " Miss K i n g s t o n e x p l a i n e d , " b u t I w a n t i t p u t o n t h e w a t c h . He s a v ed m y life, a n d t h a t w a s t h e n a m e h e g a ve m e . " H a v i n g p u r c h a s e d t h e m o s t expen-sive purse t h e shop contained, she p l a c e d i n s i d e i t five b a n k n o t e s . When t h e w a t c h h a d b e e n delivered she s e t out a l o n e for P e m b u r y . To a n d f r o b e f o r e t h e door w h i c h led t o t h e officers' q u a r t e r s at P e m b u ry b a r r a c k s P r i v a t e Glossup was d o i ng s e n t r y go. Miss K i n g s t o n s t o p p e d i n h e r p a t h . " C a n you tell m e , " s h e a s k e d , "if t h e r e is a soldier h e r e n a m e d T o m m y - T h o m a s A t k i n s ?" P r i v a t e Glossup g r o u n d e d his Lee- Metford. " T h a t ' s m y n a m e , " he said, w i t h a k n o w i n g w i n k ; t h e n b r i n g i n g h i s r i f le t o t h e s h o u l d e r s m a r t l y , h e m a r c h e d to t h e s e n t r y box, t u r n e d r i g h t a b o u t face, a n d m a r c h e d back. At t h i s j u n c t u r e S e r g e a n t S m i t h a p - p e a r e d i n t h e doorway, s m a r t i n sash, gloves a n d sword, a n d s w i n g i n g a n a t ty cane. Miss K i n g s t o n addressed h er q u e s t i o n t o h i m . " S o m e b o d y ' s been h a v i n g you on toast, M i s s , " h e a n s w e r e d , i n t e r r u p t i ng t h e e x p l a n a t i o n w h i c h she h a d con-c l u d e d was v e r y necessary. S t e p p i n g aside to m a k e room, he s a l u t e d a n officer, w h o p a s s e d in—tall a n d h a n d s o m e w i t h a face bronzed to copper color. The b a t t a l i o n h a d n o t l o n g r e t u r n e d f r om I n d i a. " T h a t is h e !" e x c l a i m e d Miss K i n g s - t o n . " I s h o u l d k n o w h i m a n y w h e r e. Will y o u k i n d l y tell h i m t h a t a l a dy wishes to s p e a k t o h i m ? "Stay a" mo-m e n t , ' she w e n t 011, p r o d u c i n g h e r c a rd case. "Give h i m t h i s card, a n d s a y I a m t h e girl whose life h e saved near Balcomer about n i n e years ago. My p o n y r a n a w a y a n d h e stopped i t . I d a r e s a y h e w i l l r e m e m b e r ." H e c o n d u c t e d h e r t o a n o r d e r l y room, g a v e h e r a c h a i r a n d e n t e r e d h i s com-m a n d i n g o f f i c e r ' s q u a r t e r s. L i e u t . - C o l . Graham, almost the y o u n g e s t officer of t h a t r a n k i n t h e B r i t i s h army, h a d j u s t t a k e n off h i s gloves w h e n t h e s e r g e a n t e n t e r e d a n d , s a l u t i n g , g a v e h i m t h e c a r d . " L a d y w a n t s t o see y o u , " h e said. T h e Colonel s t a r t e d . ' ' M i s s K i n g s t o n, Balcomer H a l l ! " h e e x c l a i m e d , i n t o n es of surprise. " W h a t t h e d i c k e n s does she w a n t w i t h me. I w o n ' t see h e r . Tell her—tell h e r — d o n ' t tell h e r a n y - t h i n g . It w a s n ' t I i e r f a u l t " This t o himself. "Did s h e m e n t i o n h er b u s i n e s s ?" " N o t e x a c t l y , sir, I was t o s a y t h at you s a v e d h e r life a b o u t n i n e y e a r s ago, s t o p p e d a r u n a w a y pony, sir. She a s k e d for a soldier of t h e n a m e of T o m - my A t k i n s — b e g g i n g y o u r p a r d o n , s i r ," a d d e d t h e s e r g e a n t w i t h a n ill-concealed g r i u . Col. G r a h a m p o n d e r e d for a m o m e n t . By J o v e ! I r e m e m b e r , " h e cried at l e n g t h . "She m u s t be t h e l i t t l e girl in a s h o a t f r o c k w h o w a n t e d t o g i v e m e a s h i l l i n g , a n d b e g g e d me to t e l l h e r m y n a m e . You s a y s h e a s k e d for T o m my fVtkins?" '' Yes sir. A n d s h e r e c o g n i z e d y o u as him—begging y o u r p a r d o n , a g a i n , s i r . " " T h e n s h e d o e s n ' t k n o w m e ? I ' l l see h e r . What" a c o i n c i d e n c e ? A n d s h e r e a l l y t h o u g h t I w a s a p r i v a t e ? D id she have a good look a t m e w h e n I p a s s e d ? " " N o t m o r e t h a n a glimpse, I s h o u ld sav, s i r ." " A m e n ! C r o c k e t t !" A s m a r t soldier s e r v a n t e n t e r e d f r om Lin i n n e r room. " I w a n t y o u t o c h a n g e t u n i c s w i th m e , " said t h e colonel, "or l e n d me yours, a n y w a y . You a r e a b o u t m y size, I t h i n k ." W h e n Miss K i n g s t o n e n t e r e d Col. G r a h a m w a s s t a n d i n g a t a t t e n t i o n , w i th h i s t h u m b s pressed t i g h t l y a g a i n s t t he seams of h i s t r o u s e r s , i n t h e s t i f f e s t , I ' v e j u s t - s w a l l o w e d - a - b a y o n e t a t t i t u d e t h at h e could assume. But h i s eyes s a i d : A w f u l l y p r e t t y g i r l , " as p l a i n l y as eyes could s p e a k . . " I ' m so g l a d t o m e e t y o u a g a i n , " s he s a i d : " I ' v e n e v e r f o r g o t t e n y o u ; a n d I ' v e b r o u g h t y o u a l i t t l e g i f t if y o u w i ll a c c e p t i t . " " I s i t a g a i n s t t h e r e g u l a t i o n s t o r e - ceive a r e w a r d for d o i n g m y d u t y , sir ? " h e asked. "I—I—I d o n ' t t h i n k s o , " s t a m m e r ed Crockett, a l m o s t a s r e d a s t h e t u n i c t h a t covered h i s m a n l y breast. Miss K i n g s t o n l o o k e d a t h i m i n s u r - prise, t h e n g l a n c e d i n q u i r i n g l y a t h e r hero, whose b r o n z e d f e a t u r e s wore t h e most w o o d e n e x p r e s s i o n t h a t h e c o u ld s u m m o n u p . E v i d e n t l y s h e s u s p e c t ed s o m e t h i n g . But she produced t he w a t c h a n d c h a i n a n d p u r s e a n d p r e - s e n t e d t h e m w i t h a f ew g r a c e f u l words. " I h a d t h e n a m e y o u g a v e m e e n - g r a v e d o n t h e w a t c h , " she s a i d ; " b u t t h a t i s n o t c o r r e c t , I t h i n k ." " N o , Miss, r e p l i e d t h e colonel, g l a n c - i n g at t h e case. " T h a t was a joke. B u t T o m m y A t k i n s w i l l do v e r y well. I a m v e r y m u c h o b l i g e d !" I t was a r a t h e r s i n g u l a r coincidence t h a t o n t h e d a y f o l l o w i n g h e r r e t u r n to Balcomer Miss K i n g s t o n s h o u l d receive a v i s i t f r om Miss R a y n o r , a s p i n s t e r sis-t e r of t h e l a t e ' s q u i r e , w h o h a d h i t h e r to for some r e a s o n or a n o t h e r held aloof, a n d t h a t this w h i t e - h a i r e d old lady-s h o u l d almost a t once i n t r o d u c e t he s u b j e c t of h e r n e p h e w , Richard.. " Y o u d o n ' t k n o w h i m , I t h i n k , m y d e a r , " s h e s a i d . " H e i s l i e u t e n a n t - c o l - onel of t h e a r m y , a n d I m u s t tell y ou t h a t h e w a s a l w a y s led t o believe-that h e w o u l d succeed t o B a l c o m e r . Unfor-t u n a t e l y for h i m , h e q u a r r e l e d w i th y o u r uncle, a n d , i n consequence, y ou a r e h e r e ." " I n e v e r h e a r d a w o r d of i t . W hy d i d h e q u a r r e l ?" . " M y u n c l e wished h i m t o m a r r y a c e r t a i n l a d y , a n d D i c k did n o t see h i s w a y . " " W h a t a s h a m e !" e x c l a i m e d t h e girl, d e e p l y i n t e r e s t e d . " I a m so s o r r y ! I feel t h a t I h a v e 110 r i g h t t o Balcomer. c a n ' t s o m e t h i n g be d o n e ? I s i t possible t o d i v i d e t h e p r o p e r t y ? Miss R a y n o r smiled. " W o u l d n ' t t h a t be r a t h e r quixotic,- my d e a r ? " s h e a s k e d . " I d o n ' t k n o w , " was t h e r e p l y . "I t h i n k I o u g h t t o d o i t . " Miss Raynor soon after took h er leave. But a w e e k later s h e p a i d a n - o t h e r v i s i t t o Balcomer. " I h a v e h e a r d f r om D i c k , " s h e said, " a n d h e ' l l call o n y o u t h e first t i m e h e is i n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d . He s a y s h e d o e s n ' t resent your being h e r e i n t h e l e a s t , a n d h e will be p l e a s e d t o k n ow y o u . " Miss R a y n o r h a d s c a r c e l y been at B a l d o m e r 15 m i n u t e s - d e v o t e d t o p r a i s es of h e r n e p h e w D i c k — w h e n t h a t g e n t l e - m a n a r r i v e d a n d s e n t u p h i s c a r d . " L i e u t . - C o l . R i c h a r d G r a h a m , F i r st B a t t a l i o n , H e r t f o r d s h i r e R e g i m e n t ," e x c l a i m e d Miss K i n g s t o n , r e a d i n g f r om t h e card. " W h y , I was a t P e m b u ry t e n d a y s ago a n d I s aw " " D i c k ! " i n t e r r u p t e d Miss Raynor, b l a n d l y . " I d o n ' t k n o w , I s aw P r i v a t e T o m my A t k i u s , a n d , I t h i n k , h i s colonel. I t 's v e r y f u n n y . The colonel looked a n d spoke l i k e a p r i n c e , a n d T o m m y A t k i ns l i k e a g e n t l e m a n ." T h e f o o t m a n r e t i r e d . Next m o m e nt t h e colonel came i n , a n d Miss K i n g s t on stood face t o f a c e w i t h h e r hero, across w l i o s e w h i t e w a i s t c o a t t h e m a s s i v e c h a in s h e h a d g i v e n h i m w a s p r o u d l y dis-p l a y e d . " W h y — w h y — " s h e b e g a n , b l u s h i ng a l m o s t as r e d a s P r i v a t e C r o c k e t t w h en seated in t h e o f f i c e r ' s chair, " w e a r e old a c q u a i n t a n c e s ." " A n d c o u s i n s , " s a i d t h e colonel, bow-i n g . " Y o u saved m y l i f e !" " I t pleases you t o s a y so. I h a ve come to t h a n k you for y o u r offer t o ; s h a r e t h e B a l c o m e r w i t h m e ." " I t w o u l d b e a p i t y t o d i v i d e Balco-mer, m y d e a r s , " i n t e r p o s e d Miss R a y - n o r , s h a k i n g h e r w h i t e r i n g l e t s a r c h l y. " I s n ' t t h e r e a b e t t e r w a y t o p u t t h i n g s s t r a i g h t ? " Pleasant Rapid Trips to the Seashore - via the Philadelphia & Read-ing Route. The season is n o w w i t h us w h en e v e r y o n e l o n g s for a l o n g e r or s h o r t er s o j o u r n at t h e seashore, i n h a l i n g t he cool breezes f r om t h e d e p t h s of " O l d O c e a n . " To all i n t e n d i n g a v i s i t t o t h e s h o r e , t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a & R e a d i n g Route j offers special a d v a n t a g e s as t o b o t h lo-c a t i o n a n d t h e g e t t i n g t h e r e . A t l a n t ic C i t y is so w e l l k n o w n w i t h its m a ny u n s u r p a s s e d a t t r a c t i o n s , t h a t i t i s o n ly n e c e s s a r y t o s a y t h a t t h e s c h e d u l e o f 1 f a s t t r a i n s v i a t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a & Read-i n g R o u t e is t h i s y e a r f u l l y equal, if n o t superior, t o t h a t of f o r m e r years, a n d t h a t t h e s i x t y m i n u t e t r a i n s r u n i n t h e s u m m e r season are t h e f a s t e s t sched-u l e d t r a i n s i n t h e w o r l d . By t h e lease of t h e S o u t h J e r s e y R a i l r o a d t h e P h i l a - d e l p h i a & R e a d i n g h a s a l so a c q u i r e d a d i r e c t r o u t e t o Cape May, o n e of t h e finest and oldest of s e a s h o r e resorts, S e a I s l e C i t y , a f l o u r i s h i n g u p - t o - d a t e resort» a n d t o O c e a n City, a m a g n i f i c e n t f a m - i l y w a t e r i n g place. W h a t will a t t r a ct m a n y persons t o t h e l a t t e r p l a c e a r e i t s m a n y religious c o n v e n t i o n s a n d t h e s t r i c t t e m p e r a n c e regulations s t r i c t ly e n f o r c e d . The P h i l a d e l p h i a a n d R e a d - i n g is t h e s h o r t e s t route to all t h e se r e s o r t s . T h r o u g h t i c k e t s c a n b e "bought a n d baggage c h e c k e d f r o m a l l p r i n c i p a l s t a - t i o n s of t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a & R e a d i ng R a i l w a y a n d i t s c o n n e c t i o n s . For i l - l u s t r a t e d booklet, g i v i n g list of p r i n - cipal h o t e l s a n d b o a r d i n g houses a n d rates, a d d r e s s E d s o n J . Weeks, Genl. P a s s e n g e r A g e n t , R e a d i n g Terminal, P h i l a d e l p h i a . BY THE WAY. Tji/./.ie D e k a l b Gets Two Years. NOBB-ISTOWN, J u n e 25.—Lizzie De- K a l b , t h e w o m a n i n b l a c k , mistress of Clemmer, w h o w a s c o n v i c t e d of t h e m u r d e r of M r s . K a i s e r , a n d w h o p l e a d - e d g u i l t y as a c c e s s o r y to t h e m u r d e r, was b r o u g h t i n t o c o u r t . This n o t o r i o us w o m a n h a s f i g u r e d i n t h e K a i s e r m u r - d e r case all a l o n g . I t is believed s he k n e w all a b o u t t h e s h a m e f u l , b r u t a l, w i c k e d p l o t t o k i l l Mrs. Kaiser for t h e i n s u r a n c e m o n e y , a n d t h a t she could h a v e saved h e r l i f e , b y t e l l i n g h e r a l l a b o u t i t i n t i m e . Miss D e K a l b went d r i v i n g w i t h Clemmer, p o s s i b l y know-i n g t h a t Clemmer was g o i n g to kill Mrs. K a i s e r t h a t a f t e r n o o n . After t h e s h o o t i n g , s h e fled w i t h Clemmer, a n d t h e n took Mrs. K a i s e r ' s w a t c h to P o t t s - v i l l e a n d d r o p p e d it. H e r t e s t i m o ny w e n t f a r t o c l e a r u p t h e h o r r i b l e t r a g e dy a n d t o h a n g K a i s e r a n d C l e m m e r . S he was b r o u g h t over f r om j a i l , followed b y a large crowd. She w a s b r a z e n a nd cool a,nd d i d n o t f l i n c h w h e n told to s t a n d u p f o r s e n t e n c e . J u d g e Swart/, t h e n s e n t e n c e d t h e w o m a n to p a y a f i n e of §500 a n d t o u n d e r g o t w o y e a r s ' i m p r i s o n m e n t in t h e Montgomery c o u n t y j a i l . The j u d g e i n t i m a t e d t h at h e was s o r r y h e c o u l d n o t g i v e h e r a longer sentence. She d i d n o t s h e d a t e a r a n d w a s a p p a r e n t l y v e r y g l a d s he was g e t t i n g off so easy. There are m a n y w h o t h i n k s h e o u g h t t o b e h u ng a l o n g w i t h Clemmer a n d K a i s e r . —111 54 cases o u t of 100 t h e l e / i l eg is s t r o n g e r t h a n t h e r i g h t . Interesting- Notes and Comments 011 Persons, Places and Things. AND NOW comes t h e g l o r i o u s F o u r t h. I ' t s been a l o n g w a i t for t h e u b i q u i t o us s m a l l boy, b u t i t a l w a y s m a n a g e s t o g e t h e r e on s c h e d u l e time, a n d t h e s m a ll boy i s j u s t about as h a p p y as a J u ne b r i d e . There'll be n o n e c e s s i t y t o call h i m e a r l y , for t h a t i s t h e o n e d a y f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r will be s p a r e d t h e t r o u b le of g e t t i n g W i l l i e o u t of b e d . H e i s u p w i t h t h e first c r a c k of t h e c a n n o n , a n d r e a d y to d o h i s s h a r e i n m a k i n g t he eagle scream. Just p r o v i d e h i m w i th s u f f i c i e n t n o i s e - m a k i n g m a t e r i a l a n d h e will do t h e rest. W h a t does h e care for a f ew b u r n t fingers. He n o d o u bt a r g u e s t h a t such a r e t h e f o r t u n e s of war. But b u r n t fingers or n o b u r nt fingers, he is b o u n d to see a n d h e ar e v e r y t h i n g t h a t is g o i n g on. And w hy s h o u l d n ' t he, o t h e r w i s e h e w o u l d n ot be a boy. T h e girls, of course, will h a v e t h e i r f u n , b u t i n a d i f f e r e n t w a y. T h e i r ideas of c e l e b r a t i n g w i l l r u n more t o ice c r e am a n d r e d l e m o n a d e . This does n o t a r g u e t h a t t h e y are a n y t h e less p a t r i o t i c , b u t a g i r l ' s p a t r i o t i sm does h o t r u n t o firecrackers and c a n n o n. S h e believes i n s h o w i n g h e r l o v e f o r t h e S t a r s a n d S t r i p e s i n a more subdued m a n n e r . It is t r u e , t h e b o y l o o k s on t h i s sort of p a t r i o t i sm r a t h e r c o n t e m p t - u o u s l y a n d t h i n k s all t h e g i r l s a re cowards a n d a f r a i d of a l i t t l e noise, b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e h e is n o t a v e r s e to t r e a t i n g t h e m t o i ce c r e am a n d d r i n k - i n g l e m o n o d e w i t h t h e m . It is a l l in game, a n d t h o s e w h o m i s s t h e a n t i c s of t h e small boy o n I n d e p e n d e n c e D ay miss a r a r e t r e a t i n d e e d. * * * ON THE eve of t h e o n e h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y - s e c o n d a n n i v e r s a r y of A m e r i c an i n d e p e n d e n c e i t i s p e r t i n e n t t o r e m a rk t h a t t h e c e l e b r a t i o n h e r e t h i s y e a r will be i n k e e p i n g w i t h those of former y e a r s i n every way. T h e c o m m i t t e e - h a s labored u n c e a s i n g l y to t h a t e n d, a n d will e n d e a v o r t o e v e n s u r p a s s .pre-vious celebrations. Those w h o have b e e n h e r e before w i l l come a g a i n . They k n o w w h a t a d e l i g h t f u l t i m e is i n s t o re for t h e m , a n d t h a t ' s w h y t h e y come. I t r e m a i n s , t h e n , for everybody^ t o t u rn i n a n d m a k e t h e c e l e b r a t i o n of I n d e - p e n d e n c e D a y o n e l o n g t o be r e m e m - bered. Now let t h e Bird of F r e e d om s c r e am w i th a l l its%night a n d m a i n ; Let every a r d e n t p a t r i o t b r e a k loose in glad r e f r a i n ; Let c a n n on roar, flags proudly float, and bands of a l l k i n d s play, I n honor of o u r XJncle Sam's great Inde-pendence Day. That day. of days a g a i n is n e a r a n d f r om t h e b r e a k of dawn The populace will see t h e g r e a t e s t k i n d of goings on." A gala t i m e lias been a r r a n g e d , a n d y o u c a n bet ' t w i l l be An u p to d a t e , r i p - s l a s h i n g , p o w d e r - b u r n i ng j u b i l e e . There's the famous Doctor Swallow, a speaker of renown, Whose flight of o r a t o r y will a s t o n i s h all t he town. Spell-bound he'll hold t h e g a t h e r i n g , while firing of his speech, Till t h r o n g s applaud and L i t i t z ' s h a u g h ty eagles wildly screech. Some o t h e r n o t e d o r a t o r will t h e n t a k e up t h e tale. And with e x u l t a n t speeches t h e a d m i r i ng crowds regale, The l i e a r t of e v e r y p a t r i o t will t o i t s d e p t hs be s t i r r ed By t a l e s of how we've prospered since we shook old George t h e T h i r d . T h e n fireworks and s p e rm candles will dis-pel t h e g l o om of n i g h t , And m u l t i t u d e s will marvel a t t h e g l o r y of t h e sight. Much powder they'll be b u r n i n g ere t he g r e a t d i s p l a y is t h r o u g h , And all t h e s k y for m i l e s a r o u n d they'll p a i n t red, w h i t e a n d blue. So l e t t h e n o b l e eagle s c r e am a n d r e a c h i ts h i g h e s t note; Let every p a t r i o t reveal t h e p o v e r of h is t h r o a t ; U n f u r l t h e flags, l e t c a n n o n roar, l e t a l l t he b r a s s b a n d s play, And whoop it up for U n c l e Sam's great I n d e p e n d e n c e Day. * # * I T IS d o u b t f u l if t h e r e is a m o r e beau-t i f u l a n d p a t r i o t i c c e l e b r a t i o n of t h e F o u r t h of J u l y t h a n t h a t seen here. True, there a r e c e l e b r a t i o n s i n o t h er places, b u t a s a r u l e t h e y a r e s p a s m d o i c. B u t i n L i t i t z i t o c c u r s j u s t a s r e g u l a r ly as t h e d a y comes, e v e r y y e a r a d d i ng some n e w f e a t u r e t o t h o s e a l r e a d y in vogue, a n d n e v e r is t h e r e a l a c k of a t - t e n d a n c e or e n t h u s i a s m . Considering t h a t t h i s h a s b e e n going ©11 y e a r a f t er year a s f a r b a c k a s t h e o l d e s t i n h a b i t a nt c a n remember, i t i s a j u s t p r i d e t h at swells i n t h e b o s o m s of t h e c i t i z e n s of t h e b o r o u g h as t h e y l i s t e n to> t h e p r a i s es bestowed u p o n t h e exercises, of t h e d a y b y t h e s t r a n g e r s a t t r a c t e d hiere o n t h a t d a y . A n d i t i s safe t o s a y t h a t years will b u t a d d t o t h e intere; it, a n d t h a t e a c h r e c u r r i n g F o u r t h of J u l y will be d u l y c e l e b r a t e d i n a n e v e n m o r o patri-o t i c s p i r i t , if s u c h a t h i n g "is possible, T|ie£e,,is n o t h i n g vulgar, n o t h i n g to displease t h e m o s t r e f i n e d t a s t e h i t h e p r o g r am o f f e r e d b y t h e c o m m i t t e e ; a n d i t is t h i s , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e f a c t t h at t h e S p r i n g s i s s u c h a n a p p r o p r i a t e p l a ce c o u n t r y d u r i n g t h e p a s t t h r e e m o n t h s. One of t h e most c h a r m i n g r o c k e t effects will be t h e n a t i o n a l s t r e a m e r rocket w h i c h shows t h e n a t i o n a l colors i n l o ng s t r e a m e r s of b r i l l i a n t l i g h t . Another f i n e rocket is k n o w n as t h e hanging-c h a i n rocket. The b u r s t i n g of this r o c k e t releases l o n g c h a i n s of colored l i g h t s w h i c h float i n m i d a i r , c h a n g in t o various colors u n t i l t h e y are o u t of s i g h t . The w e e p i n g w i l l ow r o c k e t dis-p l a y s a m a s s of fire t h a t f i n a l l y forms a n i m m e n s e w i l l ow tree, w h o s e b r a n c h - es reach t h e g r o u n d . Another n ew i d e a t h a t was b r o u g h t o u t l a s t y e a r is c a l l e d " J a c k i n t h e b o x . " It is a con-c e n t r a t e d b a t t e r y of s t a r s of various hues. These dart u p i n t o t h e a i r i n a c o m p a c t mass. All a t once t h e r e is a r e p o r t a n d o n e sees f r om a m i d t h i s mass of stars a n e w i n s t a l l m e n t emerge of b e a u t i f u l colors. Mount Vesuvius is a n o t h e r one of t h e n e w d e s i g n s a n d a v e r y p r e t t y one. I t is a n e x c e e d i n g ly a c c u r a t e i m i t a t i o n of a b u r s t of flaming l a v a f r om t h e c r a t e r of a v o l c a n o . P in w h e e l s a r e a s p o p u l a r as ever, a n d f r om t h e l i t t l e p e n n y one u p to t h e v e ry l a r g e s t a r e m u c h s o u g h t a f t e r f o r p r i v a te d i s p l a y s . Some t a k e o n t h e d i g n i t y of water-wheels, a n d a n especially p r e t ty one consists of a l a r g e w h e e l a b o u t e i g ht feet i n diameter w i t h a n u m b e r of s m a l l e r w h e e l s a t t a c h e d , t h e w h e e l s re-v o l v i n g i n opposite directions, produc-i n g a most e n t r a n c i n g effect. While fireworks are g e t t i n g cheaper every y e a r , t h e v a r i e t y is so l a r g e t h a t a b ig a n d v a r i e d d i s p l a y costs a considerable s um of m o n e y , r u n n i n g i n t o f o u r figures. * • * W E CELEBRATE t h e d a y o f i n d e p e n d - ence i n a p a t r i o t i c m a n n e r , a n d i t i s t h e g r e a t e s t celebration i n t h e w o r l d ; no-w h e r e else do so m a n y people j o i n in o n e of t h a t k i n d ; nowhere else d o a w h o l e people j o i n i n a n y c e l e b r a t i on n o t religious. P a r t i c u l a r n a v a l or m i l i - t a r y a c h i e v e m e n t s m a y b e celebrated, b u t n o t b y t h e w h o l e people i n whose n a m e t h e y were. I n t h e U n i t e d States a l o n e does a n a t i o n rejoice i n t h e t r i - u m p h s of i t s a r m s . I n a most fitting m a n n e r t h e F o u r t h is c e l e b r a t e d w i th m u c h b u r n i n g of powder, w i t h much b o o m i n g a n d b a n g i n g , w i t h t h e r o a r of c a n n o n a n d t h e r a t t l e of s m a l l arms. So e a r - s p l i t t i n g is all t h i s t h a t one is i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e a m o u n t of powder consumed. But, a l l i n a l l , i t i s a glori-ous d a y a n d o n e t h a t t h e w h o l e c o u n t ry feels p r o u d of. The l a t e n t s p i r i t of p a - t r i o t i sm h a s b e e n a w a k e n e d f r om ocean t o ocean b y t h e w a r , a n d t h i s y e a r 's F o u r t h w i l l go d o w n i n h i s t o r y as t h e g r e a t e s t a n d n o i s i e s t e v e r k n o w n. 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W a r bonds to t h e a m o u n t ' o f $500,- 000 h a v e been subscribed for i n Chester alone. T h e c a r r i a g e of J o s e p h K u l p , of B e d - m i n i s t e r , was d e s t r o y e d b y a n u n k n o w n enemy, w h o b r o k e i n t o t h e carriage house. A thief b r o k e i n t o t h e h o u s e of P h i l ip Hile, n e a r E a s t o n , w h i l e t h e f a m i l y was a t c h u r c h , on S u n d a y , a n d stole j e w e l ry a n d money. J o h n Morrell, a s e c o n d v i c t im of t he P a r k Place boiler explosion, died i n t h e Miners' H o s p i t a l , a t A s h l a n d . F i v e t h o u s a n d people witnessed t he r a i s i n g of a n immense flag over t he E a g l e H o s i e r y Mill, a t M a h a n o y City. T r a m p s g a v e A l l e n Dunbar, of E a st M a u c h C h u n k , a t e r r i b l e boating, a nd robbed h i m of a l l h i s v a l u a b l e s . T e r r i f i c s t o r m s d i d d a m a g e to E a s t o n , Dubois a n d i n other sections of t he S t a t e . The Professor Plied the Torch. George H e r b e r t Stephens, for four y e a r s a m e m b e r of t h e L a f a y e t t e Col-lege F a c u l t y , as A s s o c i a t e Professor of E t h i c s a n d Logic, w h o w a s dropped f r om t h e roll a y e a r ago, occupies a cell i n t h e E a s t o n jail, h a v i n g confessed to s e t t i n g fire t o P a r d e e H a l l , t a r r i n g t h e c h a p e l a n d o t h e r grave crimes. He h a s revealed p l a n s l a i d for f u t u r e de-s t r u c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g t h e b u r n i n g of a ll t h e college b u i l d i n g s except t h e g y m - n a s i u m . Professor S t e p h e n s ' sole idea was t o s q u a r e a c c o u n t s w i t h P r e s i d e nt E. D. W a r f i e l d f o r t h e loss of h i s posi-t i o n . He h a d d e t e r m i n e d t o d o every-t h i n g i n h i s power t o d r i v e Dr. W a r - f i e ld o u t of L a f a y e t t e a n d a w a y f r om E a s t o n . He d e s i g n e d t o b u r n b u i l d i ng a f t e r b u i l d i n g , w i t h t h e h o p e t h a t t he P r e s i d e n t could n o t d o o t h e r w i s e t h an r e s i g n or b e f o r c e d o u t of h i s c h a i r. W i t h i n t h e p a s t s i x m o n t h s a series of terrible disasters a n d d e s t r u c t i on h a v e o c c u r r e d a t L a f a y e t t e . Beginning w i t h t h e p a r t i a l d e s t r u c t i o n of P a r d ee H a l l , December 19 l a s t , e f f e c t i n g a loss of $35,000, followed b y t h e d a s t a r d ly d e s t r u c t i o n w r o u g h t on t h e College Chapel M a y 17, t h e y c u l m i n a t e d i n t h e second a t t e m p t S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g , J u ne 18 t h a t led t o t h e a p p r e h e n s o n of t h e p e r p e t r a t o r , n o w t h e confessed doer of all. Since t h e o p e n i n g of college, in S e p t e m b e r of t h i s collegiate y e a r , mys-t e r i o u s a n d a n n o y i n g p r a n k s h a v e been done, g e n e r a l l y before special days. These acts, t e n or fifteen in number, were a l l c h a r g e d b y t h e F a c u l t y t o t h e s t u d e n t s , a n d for t h a t reason t h e real c r i m i n a l h a s b e e n e n a b l e d to w o r k w i th b u t s l i g h t c h a n c e s of discovery. T h e l a t t e r p a r t of J a n u a r y t h e c h a p e l h y m n books a n d Bible were taken from the c h a p e l a n d l a t e r f o u n d i n t h e well. This offence, p e r p e t r a t e d before t h e d a y of p r a y e r for colleges, incon-v e n i e n c e d g r e a t l y t h e exercises. A Peculiar Case. L a n c a s t e r Morning News. On S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n Addison E. S h e n b e r g e r of Kissel H i l l , was b r o u g h t before J u d g e B r u b a k e r on a w r i t of h a b e a s corpus u n d e r v e r y peculiar cir-c u m s t a n c e s f r om a legal p o i n t of view. Some t i m e ago a capias i n t r o v e r a nd c o n v e r s a t i o n was issued a g a i n s t h i m f o r a debt of $30. The a l l e g a t i o n w a s t h a t J o h n G r e e n l y of N e f f s v i l l e g a v e Shen-berger a n u m b e r of boxes, valued at about $30, t o fill w i t h cigars for Green-l y . I n s t e a d of d o i n g t h a t he sold t he cigar boxes. He w a s g i v e n a h e a r i ng before A l d e r m a n H a l b a c h a n d j u d g - m e n t was g i v e n a g a i n s t h i m . The l aw gave h i m t w e n t y days to a p p e a l f r om t h e decision, b u t h e d i d n o t t a k e a d v a n - t a g e of h i s r i g h t a n d a t t h e e x p i r a t i on of t h e t w e n t y days a w r i t of execution was issued a g a i n s t h i m . The c o n s t a b le who h a d t h e wrrit f o u n d 110 p r o p e r t y be-l o n g i n g t o S h e n b e r g e r a n d t h e r e f o r e h e t o o k t h e m a n , a n d h e w a s p u t i n p r i s o n. T h e defense w h i c h was offered b y t h e d e f e n d a n t for s e l l i n g t h e boxes w a s t h at h e h a d w a i t e d n i n e m o n t h s for G r e e n ly t o t a k e t h e cigars a n d boxes, b u t h a v - i n g h e a r d t h a t G r e e n l y h a d n o m o n ey t o p a y f o r t h e cigars h e sold t h e boxes a n d t h e cigars. On S a t u r d a y counsel for S h e n b e r g er issued a w r i t of habeas corpus a nd b r o u g h t h i m before J u d g e Brubaker. The c o u r t a f t e r l i s t e n i n g t o counsel said t h a t h e h a d n e v e r before m e t w i t h a case l i k e t h i s a n d t h a t h e w o u l d h a ve t o h a v e t i m e to consider t h e m a t t e r. The question arises w h e t h e r this is m e r e l y a d e b t a n d t h e r e f o r e t h e d e f e n d - a n t could n o t b e i m p r i s o n e d or w h e t h e r i t is a t o r t . The case was c o n t i n u e d . —Finger nails g r ow at t h e r a t e of r a t h e r more t h a n one a n d one-half i n c h e s a y e a r. Antiquity of Soap. Soap i s n o t a m o d e r n i n v e n t i o n . It is t w i c e m e n t i o n e d i n t h e B i b l e , f i r s t in J e r e m i a h a n d a g a i n i n M a l a c h i . 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