Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-03


dates will be held on next Saturday even.
ing.
THE bill adopted by the Lancaster bar
association providing for fees for the
county offices has been promptly intro
duced by Senator Mylin, and it is under
stood that all of the members of the Leg
islature from this county will give it their
support.
HOWEVER unpleasant appears the whip.
ping post as means of punishment, its
effectiveness is frankly attested by the
Maryland wife beater, who says it is the
severest punishment he ever received, and
that he is effectually cured of his brutal
propensity, which fact would seem to
bring the conclusion that it is the proper
remedy for such offenses.
The prohibitory constitutional amlkd-
ment, as it has been reported to the
House, prohibits foreve: "the manufac-
ture, sale or keeping for sale OF all intoxi-
eating liquors. whether distilled, brewed,
fermented or vinous, and all compounds
thereof to be used as beverage" ''pro-
vided that compensation shall be made
out of the treasury of the state to all per-
sons who own real estate which has been
occupied and licensed and the license paid
for the manufacture or sale of the articles
before named for five successive years pre-
vious to the adoption of this amendment
which will be injured or reduced in value
by reason of the destruction of their buSi-
ness by its adoption" The reimburse
ment clause has enabled many members to
support it who would not have otherwise
done SO, but as this opens the way to
many, many millions of dollars of cost to
the state, it is doubtful whether the
chances OF the final adoption of the meas
ure have been increased by this addition
to 1t. 1t is said that the liquor men feel
SO confident of it's defeat at the polls that
they do not care to antagonize it's passage
in the Legislature. Besides, the sweep
ing character of the present bill, including
even domestic wines and hard cider, have
made even temperance people doubtful of
its practicability.
n less than u weeks time We will have
entered upon the season of Lent, and while
it may not be expected that the votaries
Of pleasure and fashion will universally
consider the significance OF the time, the
observance of the coming penitential days
possess Il charm that comes now with
peculiar appropriateness, at time when
from every land have reached US the re-
ports OF dread disasters and great loss of
human life. These sad occurrences tend
to awaken the sensibilities and arouse the
sympathiCs of men for their stricken
fellow creatures, not only in expressions
of cOndolence, but in moro material ways
that go to aid in alleviating the trials of
the suffering. With the sober thoughts
that ought to be the welcome accountant
ments Of the observance of the LeEtcn
season will come a clearer Interpretation
of the lessons of benevolence that were
incrlcated into the moral economy OF
humanity centuries ago, aud the weakest
attempt to follow that teaching is an evil
dencc Of sincerity that will often secure to
him who possesses it pleasure and peace.
It needs not the sec;arian restraint of any
one creed to properly appreciate and open.
ly acknowledge wherein in the approaching
days of penitence lie their beneficial fca
lures to man nor is fit commemoration
of them anything but tho acceptance of
the dictates of Christianity and right
regard for the precepts it offers.