Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-14

state, and takes more interest in its pol
itics than any other outside journal,
says: " The selection of Hensel, of Lam
CO ster, as chairman of the Democratic
state committee in Pennsylvania, is par
ticularly commendable.'
COOPER will have to get his hair dyed.
COOPER's candidates asked for bread
and got a stone.
They gnaw file who hope to see the
Independents "taken in" with delusive
offers of concession.
HARRISBURG letter carriers are assessed
by Hubbell and Cooper to the aggregate
of s34 each in accordance with the "high.
est code of ethics ever promulgated by .
political party"
To an Inquirer reporter, who asked him
last evening what he would do if his state
committee should happen to agree with
the Regulars for new convention, Colo
mel McMichael replied, laughingly, that he
would 60 on just about the way single
Independent Republican candidate did last
year, even without the formality of a
nomination. Colonel McMichael added
that there would be no misunderstanding
as to where he stood.
The Selinsgrove Times has passed into
the hands of T. Benton Ulrich, who has
purchased the entire goodwill and fix.
lures of the newspaper from its late pro-
prietor and veteran journalist Franklin
Weirick. The Times has always been a
staunch exponent Of Democratic doctrine,
and under its new management bids fair
to sustain itself in the good will of the
people of its particular community and of
tho state at large.
THE Shippsnsburg Chronicle, now neu-
trail, observes with force that "the politi.
cal intrigue, and the corruptins use Of
money to gain political ends, without re-
gard to the wishes and interest of the
people, are truly amazing. 1t is shame
and disgrace to American civilization.
Truly reform is needed" But tho Hub
bell and Cooper plan of levying black
mail indicates preparations for another
campaign with "plenty Of money" and
little of decency. Will not respectable
people of all parties join the Democracy in
stamping out this "shame and disgrace to
American civilization p
WHEN Wm. II. Armstrong, government
commissioner to look after the Pacific
railroads, left Williamsport for his new
field Of duty tho other day, he went in a
special car-furnished by tho Union Pa
cific road-and he was accompanied by his
wifo aud daughter and a number of ladies'
and gentlemen belonging to Williamsport
and Philadelphia. The car was stocked
with provisions for week, cook and a
porter, and it is announced that the party
will travel by easy stages across the con-
tinent. From all Of which it has been
inferred that Armstrong labors under the
delusion that he has been retained BY tho
company to see that the government gets
no advantage of it.
MIR. JOHN WANAMAKER recently offered
series of five cash prizes ranging from
$40 to $50 for tho best essay on "What is
the best way to wait on customer p
to be contendcd for among his employees
Over eighty essays were sent to the COM
mittce appointed to adjudicate the matter,
and the prizes were awarded in the follow
ing order Miss Mary Brewer, Messrs.
VIM. H. Brokaw, Thomas C. Bennett,
James Clarency, J. w. Corson. Tho five
prize essays have been published in neat
pamphlet form and are quite valuable
guido in the matter of which they treat.
The foundation principles in a salesman or
saleswomen are, according to Miss Brewer
who carried off the first premium, First,
true loyalty to her employer second, 10y
atty to the customer, with the legion of
elements implied in them, corGiality, po-
liteness. honesty, tact, patience persever-
ance, decision, confidence, willingness, and
oo1huSi@Sui: Cssch Ill itS Iufu OeinS requlS-
ite, some occasionally, others always. Mr..
Wanamaker has suggested the orgaEizs-
tion of beneficial insurance society
among his army Of employees, Offering to
pay the expenses of a asecretary or whoever
else might be needed, in order to make
such a movement 20 smoothly, and to con-
tribute 81 900 to the fund as starter.