Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-06
MINOR TOPICS.

MINOR TOPICS.
AUSTRIA proposes to celebrate with esn-
eral festivities the approaching ce1tenary
of the aboli1ion Of serfdom by Joseph II.
vienns win have grand ga's.
SUSPICIOUS officers Of tho Royal arsenal
in Woolwich, Eng, nosiDg among the
contents of strange looking package
from America, suspected of Fenian fiend-
ishness, encountered the deadly odor of
fresh guano.
TOURISTS always take pleasure in look
ing at the houses wherein great men
we're born, and hence it is a pity that the
birthplace OF the author of I" Hudibras !"
has been demolished, but after the man.
ner of European sharps they can probably
build just as mean looking structure and
pass it off for the original.
THINGS are coming to q pretty pass
when the late Cameron organ in this coun-
ty approves McPherson's nomination as
clerk and says that Don Cameron's man
for speaker is not fit, honest, brave nor an
ca, most Republican-and that this twill
not be denied" The Examiner is inching
along.
FROM the outlook at the Phoenix works
year of activity in iron is anticipated for
1852. The company mas orders for
10, 500 tons of bridge iron, to be completed
by June 1, 1912. 1t is estimated that there
will be 90, 900 miles of railroads built next
year, and no manufacturer of steel rails
will accept orders at present prices.
IT having been developed that the Cen
trail soup house Of Philadelphia-marked
"cxempt on tho tax books as char
liable institution-ins several years of pecu-
lation in the tax receivers Office paid s625
into that Office, all of which was stolen,
tho matter was brought to cx Receiver
Smiths attention and suit threatened. 1t
was shown that the money went into his
hands by his endorsement OH the checks.
The other day somebody, who said Smith
sent him, returned the money to the soup
house management. Smith Indignantly
denies having sent it back. OF course.
CHRISTMAS falls upon Sunday this year
and, as usual in cases of such concurrence
of holiday and holy day, We presume Mon
day will be kept rs the time of festI-
val observance. At the same time We
believe people generally would much pre-
fer Saturday as the time for Christmas and
let the day of rest and cure follow rather
than prcccde the excess Of enjoyment and
of feas:ing. 1t is much better for all pur-
poses to end the week with 4 holiday than
to SO begin it. The commercial exchanges
in the large cities must likely regulate this
matter for the whole country, aud with
them the rule is to take Monday rather
than Saturday. But if practicable for
Lancaster to go it alone we would vote to
observe Saturday, the Gath, for Christmas.
THE popular Baby Minc," familiar by
frequent late use in minstrel entertain
ments and parlor ballad-siuging is not, as
is generally supposed, OF quite recent COM
position and publication. It was written
by Charles Mackay, the popular English
poet and journalist, who was born away
back in 1912, whose work on newspapers,
his histories Of London and the Thames,
his lyrics and ballads made him one of the
most versatile and popular Of light Eng
lish writer's from 1910 to 1860. lie visited
this country and lectured on Song"
about 1857, and holds about the same
place in English literature as George D.
Prentice in America. "Baby Mine" was
Part of "The Sailors Wife," the whole
of which is printed on our fourth page
to day.