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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-05
The Republican Party ana Civil
Service Reform.


service Reform.
The following article, which we
COPY from the Cleveland Leaders-of
the 26ih uIt., contains much sound
sense:
The question of reforming tho civil
service, by placing it beyond the reach
of partisanship, is now before Con-
gress in such u shape as to force con-
sidora,ion. There is no getting away
from il, aud tho Republicans must si-
the mark in its favor or repudiate
leading principle in their platforms Of
1876 and 1880. 1t may prove difficult
fer Senators and Representatives to
give up the patronage which, under
the spoi!s systsm, they are enabled to
dispense; but no true Republican can
or will hesitate between personal con-
eidsrations and duty 10 the party to
Republicans have bsen pioneers in the
cause OF civil ssrvice reform, and the
party. through its national conven-
tions, has declared against the spells
system, yet Democrats like Senator
Pendleton and Representative Willis
have been permitted 10 take the lnl-
iiative in bringing the subject OF re.
form to the attention Of Congress ;
and that, too, when the Republican
party holds a majority. We shall not
attempt 10 discredit tho efforts Of
Messrs. Psudletsn and Willis, nor as.
sumo to believe that they are not ear
nest in their views to elevate the civil
service by making it permanent and
more effective, but We incline to the
opinion that 1t would have been inf
nitely better for the Republican party
had the measure been taken actively
in hand by Republicans like Messrs
EdMunds, Hoar, Dawes, Kasson, His
cock and others. Thus the Now York
Werld, the day following Senator
Psmdleton's speech on his bill, said:
"It is true that Senator Pendleten
has had the assistance OF members oi
both parties in preparing the bill
which he advocated yesterday, and
that it can only become law by the
help Of members of both parties. II
10 true also that he advocated it in m
entirely unpartiean spirit. But it IL
equally true that the credit Of havin 3
introduced and urged it belongs to the
Democratic party, and that, If the bill
becomes . law, the chief credit of it,
enactment will accrue to the Demo.
cratic party, while upon the Republi.
can maj Gritty of the Senate, including
Davis and Malone, must rest the obi.
um Of its failure if it fails to pass thai
body"
The World does not exaggerate in
this instance. The Republicans of the
| Senate and House have folded theiI
arms aud permitted the Democrats to
steal their thunder. The latter are
pewerless to pass that or any other
bill, bat the Republicans cannot afford
| to take upon themselves the odium OF
defeating a measure which their plat.
ferns have called for during at least
two Presidential electiohs. Whatever
their inclinations may be, they canEO,
| afford TO put themselves in opposition
to public sentiment. There is no 9th
er course than TO come up to the
scratch, and either pass the Pendleton
| bill, or measure OF their own equal-
ly acceptable TO tho country.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-05
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at the old stand, and will Ha slsd 10 Net IA
customers as usual. and guarantees eNnarNl
satisfAct1oa In his lire.
oa0aA Dee. 1stA 1e0~ 0&
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-05

COPE.--In Ravenna. on Friday morHing. De-.
cember 3Oth 1881. OF consumption. Mrs. Henri.
eta c. Cope. wife of Asa Cope and daughter
of the late Charles d. Thompson. aged 81 years.
4months and II days; 1i.5.... -.'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-05
To Nervous Sufrerers-The Great Europe
an Remedy-Dr. j. b. simpsons Specific


diseases that
lead to Con
sumption. In
sanity. and an
early grave,o or
both. No m at
ter how shat.
tered the sys-'
tom m ay M
from excuses
Of any kind, a
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-05

70 'f.--.s q ID
SENATOR VOORHEES, has introduced
the following bill in the Senate: .,aj
Be IL resolyed Jy The Senate, House
Of Represe,H0tfcSs,xscS That the fol
lowing amendmentt to the Cone stitut ton
of The United States Be, and. the same
is hereby, proposed to the States for
their ratification: ~ .'f'f3+
pestmasters, revenue collectors,
judges, marshals, and United States
district attorneys, for the districr
courts of the United States, shall be
elected by the people of tho States In
which their duties are to be, perform
ed, and they shall be elected in such
manner as the Legislatures of the
States shall provide by law,
In ietterto the Philadelphia Press
recently, General j., Johnston, who
surrendered to G General Sherman after
the fall OF Richmend, charges that
Jefferaon Davis rsmovsd from Rich
niond and ssnt South car load Of
specie and bullion, amounting 10 S2.r
5OO,O09, which has never ibcen ac-
counted for. General Johnston had
learned from Bcauregard that Davis
had large amount of specie. Col.
Paul, now an eminent lawyer of
Richmond. told Johnston that he had
inspected the specie before it was re-
moved, and that there was o car. load
of it. After Davis left Charlotte and
moved south, Confederate officer
that he had III charge twenty wagon
load of specie. General JehnstOn
ayers that Davis has meyer given any
satisfactory account of this money,
and says what's strange thing to
him, the Southern, people have never
held him to an account for it. Other
ex-Confederate officers deny the state
ment ef Cen. Johnston, and say that,
the Confederacy had no such amount
OF treasure, and what there was was
distributed among the officers and
soldiers of the army, and faithfully
accounted for. But if the story Of
Gen. Johnston be true, the Republi-
cans should lose no lime in taking
jeff. Davis into their full confidence,
and place him in position with their
Treasury plunderers.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-05


danger to our free government. The
leading disputants on the affirmative
are A. N. Earr and D. M. King; mega
tive Henry Root and l.. S. Bidlake.
After which a general discussion will
follow. All are invited. "'l
We sit tonight and muse in the cur
tanned shadows of the dying twilight
of the old year. Tho pendulum of
Time is fast knelling out its departure.
It's deeds are chronicled, its accounts
settled. We dream on in silence. The
wears that have come and gone and
note 40 many changes. The waves of
time have washed out the imprint of
many loved footsteps, as they dashed
upon the shore and receded back into
eternity's ocean. How vainly we
search for one familiar way-mark, and
find, alas our own footsteps leave no
trace in the sands. Another milestone
is reached, a chapter in life's history
finished, and what have we CLEANED,
what treasures have we gathered up
to lay upon the altar of the New Year. =?
Have we implanted i'm the inexhausta-
BILE storehouse of the mind, golden
thoughts? Have kind words fallen
from our lips like gentle dewdrOps, to
refreshen withered and bleeding
hearts? Haye our charities broadened,
the nobilities of our wOmanhOod deep |
ened? 'Tis past. The recording angel
keeps the record. Good bye, Old Year,
We will enshrine thy memory down |
deep in eur hearts, where the storms |
The bee., 1882-12-23
Hunting Trumes.

The employment of the pig in search
ing for truffles a kind of mushrooms
probably originated in Italy in the
fifteenth century, and his services are
now highly valued in this connection.
But it is kind of pig quite different
from the obese animal which is the
pride of breeders. He trots before his
master, and on reaching the place of
search he smells the ground and stops
where trufie has attracted him by its
aroma. A curious scene then ensues.
The pig begins vigorously to dig his
snout into the ground, throwing up the
earth and stones, sometimes kneeling
on his short forelegs so as to obtain
better purchase. When he has reached
the truf1c, however, the gatherer steps
in. and with an iron prong disengages
1t from the soil. He generally manages
to save it from the hungry jaws of his
agile auxiliary, but sometimes the pig
will seize it and run off, the gatherer
pursuing. After much grunting and
resistance, however, the animal is in
tilnidatcd into giving up his prey, and
the Grotesque struggle ends. The
gatherer is careful not to beat the pig
in case the latter might refuse his
future services, OF become too distrust-
full. The dog is also employed as an
assistant in trufie gathering. the
barbont or barbet dogs of the Milanese
and Piedmont being regarded as the
best. Their use in this way also
originated in Italy. At one time, in
the German courts, 'truffle hunting"
with dogs was quite fashion. But
where the truffle is largely cultivated
as lucrative product, the pig is gener-
ally preferred on various accounts. He
has greater force of snout, and can dig
up hard ground better, doing three.
fourth5 of the work of excavation.
The dog is sooner fatigued, is less
steady at his work, and often wounds
his paws IN scraping out the stony or
compact ground; besides, he leaves his
master more to do. Still, the dog is
found valuable aid to the poacher of
truffles. These men, living by fraud,
are obliged to extend pretty widely the
field of operations, train the dogs just
to mark with their paws the place
where truffies are to be found
Caterer
The bee., 1882-12-23
The Hospitable Poles.

The Poles are extraordinarily hospit-
able. They entertain without gr,ldge.
At every table in the large houses some
extra places are laid ready for uncx-
pected guests-as they say, "for the
traveller that comes over the sea-" 1t
is possible in Poland to go unlimited
to visit your friend, taking your chill
dren, yonr servants and horses, and to
stay five or six weeks without receiving
any hint to 60. The Poles are fond of
gayety, of amusement and of society.
They love pleasure in all its bright and
charming forms. The country houses
are constantly full of visitors, and in
the winter there is often the " "Kulig,"
a gathering which increases as it goes
from house to house. 1t is taken from
a peasant custom, and the mobiles, when
they get up Kulig," wear the peas
ant costumes, very beautifully made,
They 60 over the snow in sledges from
house to house, dancing for two or
three days at one and then going on to
another, taking the people of the house
which they leave with them. At last,
there are perhaps twenty sledges all
full of people, dressed in bright colors,
and singing the songs of the "Kulig."
at every house they dance the charac-
teristic dances of the occasion-the
Krakomiak, the Mazur and the Oberek.
The first is very pretty and peculiar
dance, in which the partners continu-
ally turn away from each other and
then come face to face; the Mazur is
something like the quadrille, though it
is by no means the same; the Oberek
resembles waltz danced the reverse
way and with very pretty and charac-
teristic figure, in which the man kneels
on one knee and kisses his partners
hand. These are all most charming
and pretty, and the Poles dance with
enthusiasm as well as grace. They
have many national customs and cere-
monies which are occasions for dancing
and pleasure. Then, in the autumn
and winter, there is bear-hunting. In
this way, with these varied amuse-
ments, the time passes in the country
houses, and visitors will stay six
weeks or perhaps six months.-7'emple
Bar.
The bee., 1882-12-23
T~HE VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.
TPE TRUUK LINE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST.

Schedule In effect May IA. 1882:
7.I0 a. m.-New Orleans Mail, daily, making
close connections TO all points South and
Southwest, with Pullman Sleeping Cars
from Washington via Danville TO Atlanta,
and Atlanta TO New Orleans, also Wash
ington to New Orleans via Lynchburg and
Bristol.
$40 a. m.-Louisville Fast Line, daily, via
Charlottesville, Huntington and Lexing.
ton TO CincinnsH, Louisville and all
Southwestern points, making direct con-
nections, and with solid train and Pull
man Sleeping Cars, Washington TO LoSis-
vile.
k.2ON. m.-Warrenson Accommodation, daily,
except Sunday, for Warrenton and inter
mediate stations. Returning, arrives IN
Washington as 1880 .. m.
1882. m.- Southern Mail and Express,
daily, to all points South, Southeast and
Southwest via Danville and Charlotte,
with Pullman Sleeping Car, Washington
to Charleston, anu Washington to White
Sulphur Springs Marks Sleeping Chair
Cars between Washington and Danyille.
For all points on Manassas Division take .. 10
O. m. train daily, exceps Sunday. Fop
Warrenton take ITO q. m. train daily,
and 4.20p. m. train daily, except Sunday.
For tickets and all information, inquir8 Sc
Company's Office, 601 Pennsylvanis avenne, on
st Union Depot Office 601 Pennsylyania ave
nue, is connected with telephone system.
II. I. HAWKS, Assistant Ticket Agent
M. SLAUGHTER, General Passenger Agent.
SOL HASS, Traffic Manager.
The bee., 1882-12-23

ole. Ny conductor proposed that we
should return to the rest-house, but as
it was already long past midnight,
ordered trial at the gate. My srg-
gestion proved to be good. A mandarin
on his way to the palace had just
passed through, and the custodian,
caring more for his comfort than for
orders. or thinking perhaps that no one
would be stirring in such terrible
weather, had omitted to close the por-
tails after the Official. We got through,
then, without 6inaerance. The storm
had rendered the morning air very
chilly, and was not sorry to regain
my hotel and creep into bed. -
The bee., 1882-12-23

The city Of Morris, ILL.,, has been
putting down an artesian well ON the
HlShrSt point of land in the city, and
a. the depth of S54 feet struck a fine
'o" OF magnetic water. which is so
strongly magnetic that the pipes
through which it runs became so mag
lelilrd as to hold up nails. The bor-
Hlg' after leaving the coal at seventy
NN l'"t. TO the depth of $40 feet, was
"Offhately through fire-clay and lime
'ock' At340 feet st. Peter sandstone
Was struck. and at $50 feet hard
,'oie which appeared to he highly
magnetic. was struck, i'm which they
WllIra 200 feet. The water has been
"'shy spoken Of 10y those who have
"l"0' magnetic treatment a speciality,
"Ia The cures of various diseases are
sPokrA Of as very wonderful from the
">e "i water of similar character to
WIS well, which has been found in
Y'ucr PaftS Of the country.
The bee., 1882-12-23
PERSONALS.

There is q marriage mania in Wash
ington.
Invitations for Miss Ruth Fishers
marriage are out.
Mr. c. c. Stewart, the business
manager of the BEE was in Baltimore
last week
Mr.. a. p. Albert, whose name was
ielt out in the article of law debating
society of Howard University law
school Will represent Jones in the dis
cuSsiOn
Rev. H. NJ. Browne, will lecture at
'ne 18th Street Presbyterian Church,
90 . Friday evening, December 29. DIR.
browne will lecture on a popular sub
Iect' and the public should not fail to
attend. The admission will be % cts.
zee advertisement elsewhere.
The bee., 1882-12-23

Analyses by NJ. E. Reyer indicate
that the bronzes used by the ancients
contained neither lead nor zinc, but
were alloys of copper and tin, with
small quantities of nickel, iron, phos-
phorus, and occasionally cobalt.
The bee., 1882-12-23

APennsylvania woman, who thought
she had used arsenic instead of baking
powder in. her biscuit, solved the ques-
tion by feeding two tramps. Oh, the
tender sensibilities of women How
many instances come to light from
day to-day, to cheer us onward through
this vale of tears.-LoIDeU Courier.
The bee., 1882-12-23
Peterscn's Hotel & Restaurant.

r. ard by fhe day week or month, meals at
al orrJ. Choic Vines, Prandics- Liquors
ana c gars. Meals sent out A new set OF
Billiard tables in rear of the bar; also dining
sslot newly fitted up for ladies. Hot anu
,o.d lunches always r. adv, 17I7 X Street. N.
". OYSTERS in all styles. S5p23-lm
The bee., 1882-12-23
1909 Pennsylvania Ave.

where may be found daily (exceps Sunloyl
from a. m. to $50 p. m.
To such as do not already know me l vii
only say, that having prdctced DENTISTRY
for OVER THIRTY YEARS, / can proms
first claes work; making the insertion OF AR III
FICIAL TEETH a speciality. can ins1re >
my charges will be moderate.
In thanking my friends for their liberal p
ironage up to dafe, hope that the same vii
be continued in the future, promising. a.
heretofore, to do my best to please ali WI
may favor me with call.
DIR. JULIUS DlENELT, Dentist.
The bee., 1882-12-23
DENTAL CARD.

T TAKE pleasure in announcing TO my friendi
Il and former pa'rons that | have remove
nv Dental Office from corner of Tth and ]
Stracta to more Convenient quarters at
The bee., 1882-12-23
DIR. JOHN r. FRANCIS,

Office and residence 2112 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Office hours TO 9 a. M, to p. m. e. to
p. m.
The following Drug Stores will receive calls
and promptly deliver the same viz : Hallock =,
corner 5th and III Streets. N W. Boilers,
corner 18th and II Stree's, N. W.
seI23-3n
The bee., 1882-12-23

trlanS. which, DODDlnS up duu uohh III
the obscurity, have the appearance of
SO many will-o'-the-wisps; the rumb-
ling of an occasional cart, for which
one has to make way at the risk of
falling into yawning cess-pool, the
black depths of which, as l held my
lantern over the brink, looked still
more horribly black in the gloomy
night; the monotonous sound OF the
watchmen striking together the pieces
of bamboo with which they announced
their presence; the groans of the men,
dicsnts crouching in the doorways; the
cries of the ambulant venders of food
who wander through the street. or at
tract stray passers-by to their tempor-
ary stalls. pitched for the nonce in
some out-of-the-way nook or corner
all these strange sounds and appari-
tions suggested to my mind home OF
evil spirits, the departure of demons
after a Sabbat meeting, or the breaking
up of pagans on a dark Walpurgls
night. A thunderstorm now burst
upon us. and added its effect to the
Iupubrious scene. The lightning was
vivid in the extreme, and the rain
came down in such torrents that the
thoroughfares were soon converted
into muddy water-courses, and fur
ther exploration was rendered impossi-
The bee., 1882-12-23
Most Remarkable Bargains
BROADHEAD g. cos,
1905 r ST., Bet. II & 3tn.

Wolseley Royal Cashmeres, 12'5 cents, all
colors: Black all wool French Dress Goods.
25 cents: Silk-faced Velvet. &l.00 and up;
Black Velveteen, 80 cents; Superior Black
Satin IS cents; Lovely Plush. S2.25; S1.JO
Lyons Gross Grain Silk, at S1.00: Gossamer
Waterproofs, $50; Blankets, Comforts, Bed
Spreads, Table Damask, Napkins, Flannels.
Ladies' and Gents Underwear, Hosiery,
Gloves. Handkerchiefs, Sheetings. Shirting:
and hundreds of other goods, frst-class and
durable. at a great sacrifice. Clark's best
Spool Cotton Scents, (0spools for 25 cents, at
nov11 I'm BROADHEAD & CO. =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
THE RLNSLlN UEEE EIIS-

What will be the result Of the meeting last
nisht on behalf of the prosecuted Jews IN
Russia it is impossible to surmise; but it IS to
be hoped that the sympathy expressed may take
practical shape, and that it will be especially
q pronounced Christian effort. Hebrew Amcri-
cans in this country have been working zeal
ouslv for months on behalf of their unfortunate
brethren. We are ostcnsibly Christian COM
munity and it is high time that as Christians
we were doing something in this matter. No
body, it is true, who has read the history of the
recent prosecutions OF the Hebrews in Russia
believes that religious prejudice has had any
thing to do with it. 1t is an outbreak of the
world-old, implacable war between the thrifty
and successful and those who have had neither
thrift nor success. It is, as an English writer
tersely puts it, the natural hate between
those who have and those who have not But,
unfortunately, the brutal prosecutors in this
case are nominally Christians. 1t bchoOves
American Christians, therefore, to redeem their
religion from this foul blot, and to show what
were the charity and forgiveness taught by their
Master. The call for the meeting signed
by several of the leading clergymen Of this
city, and it would be fitting and proper if all
the churches would take up the cause and put
out helping hand to these unfortunate people
Contributions are taken up annually and
prayers offered every Sunday in most of these
churches for Ire conversion of the Jews; now
there is IA chance 20 show faith by works.
If thine enemy hunger, feed him; If he thirst,
give him drink
1t is probable that thc greater pert Of these
refugees will End their way to this country.
The meetings held in London, under the sane
ton of the Lord Mayor and prominent men Of
every profession and religious faith, resulted in
efforts to provide means for their emieIation to
the United States, though it would have
seemed natural under the circumstances that
Canada would have offered itself as a desirable
refuge. The Marquis of Lome has just issued
urgent entrcaties for men to settle the North
west, and that region would hc better suited in
soil and climate to people transported from the
Ukraine than are the States. Bat here in all
probability they will come and once here,
though pcnnilcss, there is little doubt they will
succeed. They have exceptional energy thrift
and skill in trade, and there is here none OF the
bitter prejudice against chem as a race which
exists in Europe. Not because Americans are
more charitable than Russians OF Germans in
their religious faith, but because they have no
reason to be jealous Of the worldly success of
the Hebrew. The American is just as pushing
and sharp M bargain a. his Jewish brother,
and j, not libely 20 allow the trade of the coun-
try to slip into Hebrew hands as it has done
elsewhere.
The present emergency, however demands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
mnRKLNG Up Tile ROON.n

The Tilden "boom seems to be making
very satisfactory progress. The Quincy, ILL.,,
paper from which we quoted warm hearted
article a dav or two since took the ground
that if nominated he was sure TO be elected,
and that nothing could prevent his nominal
ton if it were known he would accept. Next
comes a Washington correspondent of The
Chicaqo Times, who learns from zone of the
financial agents of Mr.. Tilden in the cam
paicn" of 1876 that the old gentleman is $50
disabled that he is unable to feed himself ;
that che has nurse and attendants con-
stantly with him; that the little he eats is
fed to him with a SPOON that his voice
cannot be heard four or five feet from him ";
that che is in the very last extreme OF feeble
ness and in consequence of physical ills his
mind has become seriously affected
To which rises The louisville Comier-J0HndL
whose Editor has peculiar facilities for know
ing all about Mr.. Tilden, and he says it Is not
so that she is neither an athlete nor Grip
pler that he sis very rich man and very
busy onen that che has no more idea of be-
ing the next President Of the United States
than The Chicago Times correspondent has of
going to heaven" (Which is just triflc am
to. his party, and takes live inter-
est in current affairs" =; that his coun-
sci and bis purse are open to his
party; that "a more Tranquil, more
happy and a more agreeable philosopher
is not to be found' and that "under no circum-
stances could he be induced again to enter
personally into the struggles of political life
Al of which has a familiar sound, and seusi-
big reminds us Of the way the boom" was
engineered for 1850. One day they have him all
withercd mp and ready to blow away, the next
swinging dumb-bells and turning handsprings.
And all the time they keep saying, "'Ihe dear
old SOUL Oh, if he only roaH consent"
Keep it mp brethren. Only don't make the
mistake Of Offering him the nomination under
the dcluson that ne viii refuse it, He is not
a cripple but he is too feeble to refuse.