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St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-21
The Backbone Land Grant.

The interesting interview with ex-
Congressman Lewis, printed in the
States of yesterday, leaves not the
the Secretary Teller, of the patents for
100000 acres of land to the Texas Pacific
railroad, claimed from the old Backbone
Company, was scandalOusly corrupt
job. Further than this, it shows that Mr..
Arthur, and every member OF his Cabl-
net, were parties to this gigantic land
grab.
If the railroad company had legal
claim to this land there was no necessity
for the indecent haste in which these
patents were issued in the last days OF
the late administration. There was no
reason to assume that Mr. Cleveland's
administration would attempt to de-
fraud the company, or seek to impair
any of its legally acquired rights.
There was every reason. however, to
know that that administration would
inquire into this and other land grabs,
and prevent the cOnsummatl0n or any
scandalOus transaction to defraud the
government and the settlers upon the
public domain of their rights and prop
erty Hence, the furious haste with
which these patents were issued by
Teller stamps this land grant as an out
rageous grab, by which the country has
been robbed of vast areas of valuable
lands, and many thousands of persons,
who, trusting in the justness of the gov
ernment, settled upon these lands,
have been subjected to the mercy OF
sOulless and monster corporation.
But this transaction was lifting one
for the Republican party to terminate
its long regime with. Under the pa
trOnage of that party great corporations,
mOnOpOlies and rings flourished as they
never f10urished in the worst days of
the Roman empire, and the people have
had no rights that rings and cOmblna-
tions of capitalists were held to respect.
Mr.. Arthur's administration has been
paraded as at least clean one, ana yet
in its expiring moments each and every
member of it united in stealing million
acres of land from the Government, and
placing in jeopardy the rights OF many
thousands of poor citizens for the oene-
fit of railroad company.
But. as Mr.. Arthur closed his admin
istration by an act in accord with the
whole history of his party, so has Mr..
Cleveland opened his by a fitting cOun-
ter move in the interest of the Govern
ment, and these same people. SO soon
as the facts of this scandalOus job were
brought to the attention Of the Demo
cractic administration, the new Secre-
tary of the Interior, Mr.. Lamar, promptly
ordered the suspension of further issue
of patents in this case, and has at least
secured from the grip of Gould and his
confederates 100000 acres OF the, one
million it was attempted to gobble.
This places the two Presidents and the
two Secretaries and the parties in their
proper light. The retiring administFa-
ton is passing into history with its
hands soiled with dirty job, its gar
ments bedraggled in corruption, while
the Democratic administration begins
it's auspicious career by crushing what
ever Of a great job has not been con-
sumated, securing to the Government
large amount Of property, and, as far
as possible, protecting the rights and
interests of large number of citizens.
States.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-21

The Republican Senators in the main
do not believe in making any. factious
opposition to the new Administration.
They are, however, agreed upon one
thing. They will not confirm appoint
ments where men are displaced whose
commissions have not expired. This is
a genral rule. The exception to it will
be when charges are preferred showing
incompetency or lack Of proper charac-
ter. It is understood that the President
does not desire to make any appoint
ment Of Marshals and District Attor-
neys and Collectors throughout the
country, except when their commissions
have expired. If he follows this rule
he will have no trouble with the Senate
this spring. The Western men who are
irritated over their failure to secure a
proper recognition in the Cabinet are
not ready to enter into pitched battle.
They are simply dissatisfied. This dis
satisfaction will soon wear away it no
new points of friction are developed be-
tween them and the administration.
States.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-21

The Society"people in Washington
find that President Cleveland has intro
duced new regime in the White House
which has considerably disturbed their
euuanimity. A well-known gentleman
Of that class said: 81 could name
several families that are terribly shock
ed at President who has the plebeian
habit of breakfasting ats o'clock. Mr..
Arthur's reign was a continual delight
to society people. With his courtly
manners, his esthetic tastes, and his
bevy of charming ladies in the parlors,
the White house grew to be sort of q
Windsor Castle to which all society
people felt honored in being admitted.
They are disposed to look upon Mr..
Cleveland as crusty old bachelor with
severe ideas of business, and real
contempt for society. sFherefore society
feels a rebellious: and some high-fycrs
have already resolved to keep away
from the White House.-States.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-21

Ex-President Arthur is to resume the
practice Of law in New York. lie he
as in Washington, be will set an exam
Dle it will be hard for many busy at
torneys there to follOw.-United States
Democrat.
St. Landry democrat., 1885-03-21
ANOTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY.
Telegraphing While in Motion.

The Phelps system of telegraphing
from a railway train while in motion is
attracting much attention. In order to
understand Mr.. Phelps invention it is
necessary for the general reader to
bring to mind familiar example of
electrical induction. IF two wires are
extended parallel, near but not touch
ing each other, and we send current
through one, q mOmentary current is
excited in the other wire. opposite the
direction to that flowing in the first"
This phenomenon forms the basis of
Mr.. Phelps invention. He arranges a
telegraph wire in the center of the rail-
way track attaches another wire TO the
bottom of the railway car, with which
wire he connects telegraph sOunder
located within the car. When an elec-
trio signal is sent through the track
telegraph wire, it produces by induction
o corresponding current in the wire at
tached to the car, and this current works
the sOundeT,
THUS DELIVERING THE MESSAGE.
1t matters not how fast the train may
be moving, if the wire on the bottom of
the car 10 brought within q short dis
tance of the telegraph or track wire,
any strong electric impulses, such as
telegraph signals, that are passing along
the track wire will be taken up by in
duction by the car wire, and delivered
by the sounder, and, Uice VersG, when
the operator on the moving car operates
the lever of his telegraph instrument,
and sends electrical impulsas or mes
sages through the wire thataAanps be-
low the floor of the car, these impulsesS
will be taken up by induction by Tie
track wire, and conveyed to the sound
ing instrument OF the railway ssation.
Derfection it will become the most rSsS
liable signal service for railroads ever
dreamed of.-Albany Press and Knick-
erbocker.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

Correspondent of the Montreal Gazette.
"Carl," OF ST. John, New Brunswick,
writes me that the best poem ever written 10y
an American is Sidney Lanier's 'Sunrise."
He pronounces :" il all music and true
poetry" He then adds: Please say what
you think of poor dear Laner and his won
derful genius" With regard to the first
part of " CarIs " communication shall say
nothing. De gustibus, DC. But in answer
TO the second part / must be quite frank. AS
a Southerner ! have tried my best to ad-
mire Lanier, who, being a Marylander, was
a countryman of mine But have never
succeeded in doing so. The reason simply
is that / never could understand him. For
me poetry is music. But that music is the
song of the Bird the lapse OF the wave, the
sigh of the breeze, the hum of the insect,
the simmer Of the leaves, the cosmic
murmur of sunset Clear, elemental. /
must not study over poem. 1t should go
into my soul spontaneously. IT you read it
to me / must be allowed to close my eyes
and let it distil into my heart by the ear. II
l read it 1t must percolate through the eye to
my innermost psychic depths. None ofyour
algebraic verse Tor me. i do not want to
have a headache after trying to decipher a
poem. When / am tired in body or sore at
heart invariably read verse. Then l get
soothed, comforted, exhilarated or melted
into tears. There Is nature. My true poet
has Soh' turOuBh tho oaule eAPcilctices 10
have, and he has voiced these on his harp of
a thousand strings. i appeal to him in all
simplicity, and he responds in the same
spirit. To the likes of me Lanier is incom-
prehensible, Whitman is beneath notice. 1
never could make head or tail of Browning.
George Eliot should never have attempted
verse. One half of Swinburne ''no feller can
understand" There are portions of Keats
and Shelley that are as sealed book. No.
Give us the simplicity of the ola Greek and
Roman poets, the simplicity of our English
classics.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

independent bureaus attached to it. Others
are confded to the care Of army officers,
and yet others are conducted by the inte-
rior department.
The business of the government has be-
come SO large that these branches should
be concentrated in some single bureau
which might be held responsible both for
what 1t did and for what it failed to do.
There is no reason why department Of
public works should be created, as is some
times proposed, because the internal i'm
provement policy of the government is not
a settled one, and can not become so for
many years to come. But the adoption of
policy of concentration of these kindred
duties, under single responsible head
would enable the government to introduce
business methods into its scientific investi-
| cations, and into its supervision OF the
works for which it pays SO much money
every year. 1t would not only effect this
it would be measure of economy, and
create bureau of such proportions that its
work and operations would be thrown oper
to the light of day, and not leave them hid
as is now the case, by their very obscurit.
and lack of Importance.
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PERSONAL.

VERY REV. EDWARD A. MoCoLGAN,
vicar general of the archdiocese of Baltimore.
has been elevated by the pope to the rank OF
monsignor.
SENATOR VEST is lying dangerously ill at
the residence of Governor House, in Helena
Montana territory. Mrs. Vest and daughter
are with the senator.
MINNIE HAUK has a castle in Switzerland
and, according TO recent letter, she never
lets day pass, rain or shine without dying
the stars and stripes above her door.
SANTA ANNA's WIDOW, a bright and
chatty little body, full of "reminiscences of
her husband and his times, is still living in
the City of Mexico. She was married TO him
at the age of ID years.
REV. BENJAMIN Il. BAUsMAN, of Shep-
pardstown, West Virginia is at present in
Lancaster the guest of his tather-in. law H. B.
Swarr, esq. He will spend his summer
vacation in Lancaster and vicinity.
CHARLES HYELEM, a Pittsburg restaurant
waiter for the past two years, turns out to be
the son OF Swedish count He quarreled
with his father and came to this country,
He has recently received the paternal forgive
ness.
COLONEL THOMAS DoDAMEAD died on
Friday in Richmond, Virginia, aged 6S years.
He was native of Philadelphia but removed
to Richmond nearly fifty years ago. He had
been superintendent of nearly every old rail-
road in Virginia.
Moro PHILLIPS, the deceased Philadelphia
millionaire, left the bulk of his estate to his
children. In addition to numerous bequests
to relatives and friends S25, 900 is bequeathed
in trust TO the Church of st. James the Less
at the Falls of the Schuykill The interest
on SIC, 900 is left for the maintenance OF choir
at St Marks church.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

CHOCOLATE consumption has grown with
remarkable rapidity in the United States.
In 1878 there We're $1,000 bags of raw cocoa
manufactured into chocolate. Last year the
number was $1,000 bags. A New York
manufacturer says it is to-day fairly in the
way Of becoming one of the principal arti-
cles of food throughout the world, and tends
eventually to supplant tea and coffee as a
beverage. AS fiavoring it already stands
next to vanilla, which heads the list and it
is used in all branches of cookery, pastry and
creams, and for baking purposes generally.
Chocolate is said to be one the most health
full foods known, and in its pure state may
be used to an unlimited extent without
harmful effects. In Europe it has taken
nearly half a century of unremitting labor
on the part of manufacturers to fairly estab-
lish the public taste for chocolate, but
Americans take to it rapidly, and in fifteen
years have learned TO love it and look upon
it almost as necessary of life. The varie-
ties of chocolate preparations are almost
legion, for it enters into the manufacture Of
both food and drink.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15
The Greet Card for Ladies.

Katharine B. F0ote in Good Housekeeping.
Cards are now always engraved in round
script. A married woman's card is two and
one-quarter by four inches, is of the most ap.
proved style. In the right hand corner is
her address. fshe has day when she re-
ceives it Is printed in the left corner. An
English fashion puts "West" or " East"
the name or number oil the street but Tor
American use it is affectation, as here it has
always been used before the number, thus
LOCO West Twenty-tbird. A card with the
daughters name is triAe larger-size two
and one-half by four. card with her bus-
hands name and her own: Mr.. and Mrs.
John JONES'" is of the same size, of Dr. and
Mrs. Allen"
A gentleman's card, married or unmar-
ried, is one and three quarters by three and
one-quarter inches in size, with his address,
either house or club, in righthand corner,
and always prefixed by "Mr." unless he is
a military or naval officer, when his rank is
named. A clergyman's card is one and
three-quarters to three and half inches in
size, with the name of his church in the left
hand corner, and his residence in the right
hand corner. young ladys card, whether
the eldest daughter, Miss Smith, of young
est daughter, Miss Mary Smith, is two by
three and a half inches in size, all engraved
in round script If people are travelling and
moving about they haYe no address en-
grayed on their cards.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

N. Y. Corr. of Philadelphia Ledger.
The Grant monument fund has not reach
cd 100000 yet The few subscriptions that
are coming in are not only small in amount,
but STEW and far between" and, though
almost every man is asking some other man
to give, the popular indifference to the ap-
peals of the committee are painfully promi-
nent The press, to their credit be 1t spoken,
are doing their best to relieve the city which
has taken upon itself the custody Of the
old heroes remains from this reproach
but with what effect we must wait
and see. The EOening Post thinks it is
4" difficult to account for the slow way in
which subscriptions are coming in" while
the World, even more outspoken, is
prompted to ask, with an apparent feeling
of indignation is it not disgraceful to
the city and the state that in the first two
weeks of tho existence OF the monument
committee, when the death and burial of the
Union commander were likely TO open mems
hearts and purses, ii they ever are to be
opened, paltry S37, 600 only has been col
lected And in a city where people build
residences at cost of two or three million
dollars and pay s400, 900 for yacht Is there
no patriotism and public spirit among the
wealthyf Must the Grant monument fund
be repetition OF the Bartholdi statue of
Libertyp
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

OHIO has tired of the sickening publicity
which is given to bangings in many of the
states. While recognizing that punishment
of criminal is intended to act as terror to
evil-doers as well as an avenging of the
wrong done to society, the state Legislators
could not shut their eyes to the fact that pub
tic executions were too often of the nature of
fete days for a populace affected with the NOR
bid desire to see the life choked out of a fell
low creature. They therefore passed law
which provides that every person sentenced
TO death in any county of the state shall be
hanged in the penitentiary at Columbus. A
permanent gallows and an enclosure are to
be maintained within the prison. The exc
cution shall be .'before the hour of SUNRISE"
The hanging is under direction of the war.
den and board of managers of the peniten-
tiary the sheriff of the county in which the
criminal was sentenced is tho executioner.
| Those who may attend are specially designa
| ted, and the condemned is allowed to invite
three persons to be present A reporter fol
each of the two leading newspapers of oppo
site politics, published in the county where
the crime was committed, to be selected by
| the sheriff of said county, is also allowed
| This legislation will subservo all necessary
purposes in hangings and the executions, al
| held from the same place. will not be mark eC
by that horrible bungling, tho reading o
which makes the flesh creep.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15
Concentrating the Government SURVEYS.


The recent revelations in the coast geo.
detic survey shows, what has long been sus-
pected, that the scientific branches of the
federal service are not under the honest
and efficient management which has always
been claimed for them. 1t has long been
suspected that the government was paying
twice for certain kinds of work, that some
was costing too much and that much was
being done for which there was no demand
or use. The suggestion that the scientific
work OF the government should be carried
on with some regard to system has been
made and the existence of serious abuses is
pretty certain to promote this object.
To certain extent the same lack of sys-
tenn is apparent in the large number of sur
yeys carried on under the authority and
patronage of Congress and the various de-
partments. All these, with the exception
of the surveys of the lands, have some rela-
ton to the system of public works to which
the government has committed itself from
time to time. There are surveys for rivers
and harbors, projects for canals which it
Is proposed to build with public money, the
building of custom houses, court houses,
and postoflces, marine hospitals and light
houses, and the sinking of artesian wells
on the plains for irrigation purposes. For
good or for evil the federal government has
undertaken to carry on all these enter,
prises. But it does not pursue it with sys-
tsm or with intelligence. Some are carried
on by the treasury department and some by
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

There Is one end, and only one,
For all the sons of men;
All Life drifts that way, once begun,
As rivers to the ocean run.
Remember this, and when
(Following the millions gone bcfore)
Thy voyage, OF long, or short, is made,
De not disheartened, nor afraid
Fer thou art come TO shore.
II Life continue there to be,
tAnd why not there as hereD
Powers will be there protecting thee,
To whom good deeds arc dear.
But II Life be not there, ana then,
Thou art no worse OF than greater men
Than is the sage Hippocrates.
Who could not cure his own disease;
Than Pompeius, Caius Caesar are,
Who wrapt the lands in clouds OF war,
And added TO their dark renown
by burning conquered cities down;
And In whose battles, won I'm vain.
The earth was numbered with the slain
or cavalry and infantry;
They like the meanest had TO die!
Accept the end. then, since thou must,
And II thou nothing art but dust,
It's something to lay down the oar
And feel thou sIlalt not labor more.
--R. H Stoddard in Tndepcnden
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

PoPE LEO XIII has found time in his
multilarious labors for his church to do a
work OF great charity in Rome. lie has just
completed cholera hospital near the Vatican
which will accommodate 200 patients and is
htted with all tho latest appliances for the
care of the sick. Its cost was 500. O.0OO the
contributions of Catholics throughout the
world. Some of the workings of the hospital
are worthy of description. Patients, when
admitted, are at once divested of their cloth
ing, which is thrown into "dislnfection
canal" They are then taken up stairs by
hydraulic elevator and placed each in room
by himself Each room contains vapor and
hot-water baths, Patients in a state of col
lapse are put into Theoretically closed glass
room filled with steam. The chapel of the
hospital opens directly into the Vatican, and
the Pope will personally visit the patients
and superintend the hospital work. The
project is one worthy of the head of one OF
the most important Christianizing influences
in the world.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15
The Farmers Blunder.

Al the county fair he went to the man In
charge of the animal department and said,
Enter me al so for "A jackass." The man looked
et him and concluded In a moment that he was
one of the sort OF men who, when sick. take al
most everything except Browns Iron Bitters,
and then wonder why they don't get well The
iron in this medicine is "A wonderful prepari-
tion the only iron preparation, in fact, that can
he taken without Injury 10 teeth or stomach.
The cures of rheumatism, dyspepsia, and liver
complaint by using Browns Iron Bitters are
numbered by thousands.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15
4 Sagacious Boy.

"Why don't you finish eating your hash,
TommyY" asked Brooklyn mother of her
boy, who suddenly laid down his knife and
fork as he caught sight Of the servant dishing
out Ice cream. "Impossble, ma" replied
the lad "Why?" "Cause it's crowded out
to make room for more interesting matter"
answered Tommy, who is working in news
paper Office during his vacation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15
care,ess slaughter of Innocents.

Ancient massacres of defenseless young could
hardly surpass the careless sacrifice of innocent
youth now Needless neglect often develops
slight cold into malignant diphtheria or scarlet
fever, and tho youthful sufferer Is lost, where a
prompt and thoughtful use of DuFFT's PURE
MALT wHIsKEY would surely have saved and re-
stored happy life. This is the best possible
TO successfully meet diseases that work
80 quickly, and supply should always be kept
al hand for ready use. Price 81 per large bottle
Of any reliable grocer or druggist
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

A fashionable card in Paris now sets forth
that "Blanc has the pleasure of acquainting
you of his divorce, pronounced by judgment
dated, and tho honor Of informing you
of his marriage with, which will be cele-
brated in Paris on the - proximo." sc
much for latltudinous divorce law.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

OBSERVERS at the seashore this year note
the absence of the ugly oilskin caps which
were wont to DO used by the fair sex as
protection to their hair. Why these hideous
head-dresses have disappeared is explained
by the generally growing belief that salt
water helps the hair. 1t is said it gives SUBJ
stance to much-ironed hair and renders IL
easy of subsequent embellishments by aid Of
the crimping iron and trifle of bandoline.
If true, this is a pretty illustration OF the
beautiful and useful walking hand i'm hand.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-08-15

Uark bark IT'S sOZODONT cry,
Haste youths and maidens, come and buy.
Come and q secret I'll unfold,
Atsmal1 expense to young and old.
A charm that will on both bestow
A ruby lip, and teeth like snow.
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