Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-29

NulCu kutl are SupelSSulUEt anu tNe
Methodist preachers should be mindful
of this fact.
Those VINO have not yet made up their
minds TO turn over a new eIf FOX next
year must bestir themselves Il they would
join the reform procession.
THERE is occasion for some facetious.
ness n the appointment upon the House
committee on foreign relations OF men
bearing the diplomatic names Wise, Lamb,
Wait aud Ketcham.
GREAT physical disturbances Of nature,
a remarkable number Of disasters attended
with loss of life, aud wars and rumors OF
wars are the striking features that stand
out in the foreground Of the las: fading
| picture Of 1888.
II will soon be IN order for some one 70
arise aud scientifically demonstrate that
the moon is made out OF green cheese, an
English s,ltisticlan having compiled h.
ures TO prove that crime decreases as
Drunkenness increases.
II Is significant that tActe has been
holding in New York city a conference Of
college presidents, dellberating over the
position which modern languages should
have 10 the curriculum aud at the same
time considering how college sports may
be kept within the bounds Of mIuly exer.
else rather than of professional cOmDeti-
tion. II Greek must 90, ," baseball may
have to keep the company Of its exrul-
| sion.
! OVER ~ Allentown they have = wulmsl
cal citizen Damed Samuel NJ. COrtwright,
who amuses himself every Christmas by
hiring a band, advertising that he will
give presents to all the poor children Of
the cl.y,-sald to number ,0OO-aud on
the arrival of the latter scatterir from
the window OF his residence the presents
to be scrambled for by the crowd. Whether
this jolly good citizen is posing as a phil
anthroplst, or practical joker Is not
stated.
For those who understand the patent
fact that the cOuvOcatiou OF American bish
ops now in Rome is engaged exclusively il
the consideration of matters of church DIS
. ciplinc, the sensational dispatches to whict
the public are regularly treated in referenC,
to tins very innocent convention max,
highly amusing reading. Again it is an
nounced that an effort is making I,
: Introduce canon law for the governmen
OF the Catholic clergy of the United States
and speculations of the most morbid kipr
are INDUCED in rs to the possible diplDm
attic complications that may result from
the appointment OF papal nunciO. A.
both OF these rumOrs have been authorit
atiVely denied, further discus sion of then
has about as much pertinency to the wollc
at large as would have the investigation
of that highly interesting scientific qucs
ton whether the moon ia inhabitable,
> BosToN is rapidly going into decay
Erstwhile it was the proud boast of th
Hub that American literature Ievolve,
about herself as centre, and her claim I
l being the Athens of America " was Ion
undisputed. But now a change has com
b over the spirit of the Bostonan dream
Her literary celebrities are dying one b
one with none arising to fill their place,
No longer is she the Mecca to which tb
l ambitious literary pilgrim bends his foot
steps. The great publishing houses o
j. which she was wont to boast are betakin
= themselves off to New York and PhiladeI
' phia. But the severest blow of all IA Tn
. water famine now impending over he
s devoted head, in consequence of which tn
70 mayor has issued proclamation begin,
y consumers to battle less. This municrpal f.
% vitation to abstain from cleanliness settle
u beyond oil doubt the fate of this ono
a proud city. But in the murky blacknes
n OF the cloud settling over her, faint sily,
m lining is discernible. John l.. Sulllya
still claims the Hub as his residence, an
J. the Bostons yet remain tho champions
y the diamond field.
" PRoF. j. Z. WIcKERsnAM, l.. l., d
n writes to the american. of Philadolphia,i
l. length, showing by figures that the con
|, pensation of public school teachers /
a | pannaylvania Ia not naa,Iy a,roI A.. Al