, strange to say,has become the philosopher's stone of geographers. They have searched the Orient with a view of finding an available quarter in which to locate it, but at each move confusion becomes worse confounded, and in hopeless de- spair they leave it to be located any- where, except, of course, on

Scope and Content Note: The Coulter and Hepler Land Records contain property records for land in southeastern Lancaster County that once belonged to the Reids, Coulters, and Heplers. The records include deeds, land drafts, and articles of agreement. There is also a desk blotter for I. P. Hepler

for their business. The record books of the company, 1881-1942, show accounting, clients, cash flow, bids, and inventory. A catalog of architectural bronze and iron works illustrates their products. There are also stock certificates for a number of local and regional businesses such as Farmers Trust

. English and Pennsylvania German. H.F.S. 1958. “The Proposed New Prison,” questioning the need for a new jail and the right of the commissioners to make the decision without first obtaining approval from two grand juries and the Court of Quarter Sessions. ca.1850. Transferred from museum flat files, Drawer

Content Note: The Ephrata Cloister Collection contains items related to the Society of Seventh Day Baptists and Ephrata Cloister. Legal papers deal with a dispute concerning the election of trustees and mismanagement of the estate. There are brief histories of the Cloister, poems, publications, programs