Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-21
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.

the Republican harmonizers work, the
more fresh cuts they make. |,
The Pittsburgh Leader suspects that
err on the Standard.
The Pittsburgh Post thinks that Ma
honeism will be the crucial test of
Arthur's civil service reform pretensions.
So far as the Centre Democrat can judge
all of Secretary Africa's appointments are
first class.
The Easton Express re-echoes Theo.
Tilton's famous demand of some years
ago for uniformity of divorce laws.
The West Chester Daily Republican is
unreasonable enough to want a state Got
slate convention.
The Norristown Register warns the |
Legislature that it cannot afford to waste |
tine.
Progress doubts if our newspaper men Of
to-day are as good general newspaper men
them are specialists.
The Erie Herald says that the project to
establish an old soldiers home in that city
is laudablc one, approved by the local
G. A. r.
The Harrisburg Independent thinks it
notable that the demand for more judges
comes from lawyers eligible for the place
and not from the people.
The Wilkesbarre Record honestly con-
fesses that even tax on coal would be
right, since the Almighty has blessed
Pennsylvania with almost q monopoly Of
| it.
The Westmoreland Democrat declares
that residence of six months is required
to vote at borough election in Greens.
burg. Is the new constitution not big
enough to cover Greensburg?
The Bradford Argus believes that they
who advocate constant change, or favor
keeping the tariff in the whirl of party
politics, are the enemies of American
manufacturers.
The Reading Herald hopes that the
controversy among the theologians of that
town as to which is the most eficacious
in saving souls, faith or good works. will
be decided in favor of good works. Read
ing has enough faith.
The Reading Neacs finds that the House,
: with four times as many members to
) debate bills, and four times as many
2 names to call on yea and - vote, must
7 be credited with having surpassed the
Senate in usefulness and efficiency.
The Carlisle Volunteer prints diagram
| A. Fra iii
S sional district, as the skeleton OF an
e unknown monster. to be found i'll ages
e hereafter right under the seat of .Sonator
a McCracken in the state capitol cellar.
The Norristown Register avows that II
1 Rome had had such free schools as Lower
t Providence township, Montgomery county,
the ancient republic would never have
= fallen into the hands of such blood thirsty
= fiends as Nero, Domitian, Caracalla, Or
. Maximillian.
The York Age having been tripped VI
by the Duly for a typographical error re-
minds its esteemed contemporary that il
81 recently referred to u case in which g. Hell
l. appeared for the defendant and Il.
rs another time referred to four mile bOro
u tax.
g In response to an invitation to the Wilkes
le barre Record to keep up the Independent
Ie racket that genial journal says !: "Th
10 Independent racket furnished amusemen
r, for one season, but the Democracy seen
le to get most of the hearty laugh. Th
ii wear we are after fun for the Republicans.
is The Norrstown Times has often notices
10 that just in proportion as the active com
l. petition in our large iron shipbuildin.
'e establishments increases in the Delawar
)f valley has there been q corresponding in
crease of orders for more vessels and
al steady diminution of tho cost of COL
u structiOn.
al To the Moracidn the most troublesOm
OF church member is the superseusitive an
)t morbidly self-conscous man who think
S, so much of himself, and loves himself S
N inordinately we'll, as to apply ever
ic thoughtless remark, every word and dee
ii that is at all capable Of an unkind Or inal
preciative, or uncomplimentary interpreta
ton, to himself. He is continually bcin
offended, hurt, insulted.