Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-29

THEY are making short work of the
sparrnwS in Australia, where an official
report states there have been destroyed at
1886 birds and 1922 eggs, and the
work is still going on.
MALoE ELWuOD GRIEST, the blaIl; s,li.l
editor Of the Lancaster Itguirer, scor!.s
the sentimental nonSruSe of Secret ary
Russell, Of the Massachusetts, Agricultural
stccty, who pronounccs horse shoaing
useless. The Inquirer bids the advocates
Of this idea TRY it, on the pave,i streets
OF :hc cities for six months.
SOME cnterprislng landlord, st an OK.
p.nSc OF only s. per room, has furnished
his hotel throughout with alarm gougs,
placed in 4 cupboard in every room, which
in case OF fire can be made to souAd q
loul alarm, while a stout MANILA fire
proof rope provides the awakened; guests
with means % escape. There seems to be
good deal of horse sense as we'll as
econonly about these arrangem ents.
VINO shall say that corporations have
no souls. when 1t is learned that the Stan
dard oi! company, a giant and CRUSHING
nonopoly, has been The largest sibsciibor
for ;he relief Of dwelIcrs in the Hooded
Rhine aud Ncckar valleys, whose ;,rn>ros
iLy has been reported? Germany being the
S.a2dard's best customer, the act of the
cu,porstion in sending 81, 900 IT, sucaor the
suit, ing is TO be regarded as = graceful
acknowledges Of their obligation tn the
people -; the Fithcrland, but is no,.e Ike
less to b. commended as q deed of noble
charity.
MEMBERS Of Congress AID %! Eic@:Sl;-
turcs who a.a disposed to " cxpuu..r -
actual blt uapials.lt proceedings from
tue record are reminded OF DAniel Web
stcrs argument on another famous "ex-
pun.iDg rcsslutioI,' nearly fifty years
ago. in the Senate of thA United States ::
Each II III Sc sal! i,apa journal OF it's
prucecdings.' That is in the constitution
of Pennsylvania, as it is in that of the fed
eral COVE, ntnept. "But," said Webster,
ga Journal eypunged i; not !. journal
kept" and, therefore, they violate the
constitution when they tiot out the rec ,rd
OF anything really done.
THE man who writes the Gwendolen
Mehatfy ro.nances for the Chicago Tribune
has married Fanny DriscolI, the favori;e
poetcss of western journalism. The result
is that the Tribune publishes the first post.
nuptial effort Of her muse as follows
TWO.
Far up the pure white heights OF wOnI:tnGuOd
She stood in starry light serene and aim;
lily on her breast, and in her eyes
cccp, sweet peace in sun ANA bloom and
Her pathway stretched across the cloudicss
90 Love" she smiled, you lee, my feet tbs
way :"
Low down in bitter lusl. In starlcss night
\ woman with 4 red rose in her hair
Told the wan moments OIL in bitterness,
DaZc,l with the depths of her own despair!
Along h'r pathway shonc no beacon ray
80 love-" she cried, you lci My feet this
way!'
The gloomy predictions of the impe,,d.
ing extinction Of American forests, and
the consequent scarcity OF timber, arc me.
by tho assurance that the Australian r..
p;dly growing tree called the blue gum
tree (Eucalytus giobulus) is readily a,cIi
mated in any locality where the tcmpcra
turo does not fall below seven degrees
below zero. and that it may be denanded