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Hence These Tears.

The distress of some of the Republican
grind organs over what they consider
the violations Of the civil service reform
would be lamentable if they were not
ridiculous. But they need not lie so des.
perately about it. 1t is not true, for in.
stance, as one of these fearful crocodiles
says, that it is forbidden by the law to
inquire into the politics of the applicants. y
II Is entirely permissible under the law for
the appointing power to do just this thing.
ana when, after all manner of inquiry is
made, the appointment is fixed, it is
nopodys business what motive influences
the selection. That is the exclusive con.
cern OF the appointing power.
AL the same, when the Democratic ad.
ministration came in, every member of
every examining board in the United
States was Republican ninety-nine ne,
cent. of the ofiice-holders in the classised
civil service were Republicans, and No
Democrats need apply with hope. Ouee,
coincidence, was it not
Turn the rascals out,
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MAJOR SUMNER is the energetic officer
charged with the suppression of the irrepres.
sible Oklahoma boomers, and it is reported
that he has directed the Indians of that re-
gion to plough five yards around their ranges
AZ means ofprotection against the fire that he
intends to start; the idea being that by destroy
ing all the grass the invaders will be left
without support for their stock, while the
land of the Indians surrounded by the girtile
of ploughed land will be protected from
the fire.
1t does Tot appear probable that any such
scheme has been adopted rs the information
is given in the same dispatch that tells of
the projected advance in Oklahoma of :, 500
boomers led by II. r. Nugent, one of the
most enthusiastic chiefs
Their policy is one of tireless agitation, AID
they hope by keeping the matter constantly
before the people to finally induce Congress
to throw open the coveted lands to settlers,
when the agitators, being the nearest, will
pobble up the best of them.
Major Sumner would probably adopt the
scheme ascribed to him without hesita;ing If
| he considered it necessary, but in view of the
| risk involved that the wind would aid the
| fire to leap the ploughed barrier and that 1t
might spread far beyond the territory it
would be kindled to protect, there is small
| chance that it will be tried except as a last
resort.
A small body of troops are attempting to
guard frontier that has no natural barrier,
but is open al every point, and the invaders
are well organized to resist the Indians and
retreat from the United States troops, so tina,
our government has a most exciting flea
chase ON its hands in the Indian territory.
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PERSON AL.
RuEA's real maine is Hortense Loret

RuEA's real name is Hortense Loret
Ex.GoyrRSoR CURTIN ends the feud of
gen GRAFTON bv publicly declaring II thihh
Cameron has quit, and So have l.
n willis BLAND. u Residing lawyer,
saws he will be n candidate for the Democratic
nomination to Congress against ErnehuouL
JAMES CAMERON. son Of ofSenator Cameron,
who has left Harvard college Tor vacation,
returned to his home III HARRISBURG ON hofse-
back. -
MRs, L. =. GRANT, wife of the late Gen.
Grant, has recently been in. Cincinnati under
the care OF surgeon for the removal OF a
tumor.
WIN. q. wINrFHEIMER, a Jealous young
theological student, Is leading the war
against the Long Branch gambling houses
The mayor put the police in his charge at the
ecent raid.
SIR HENRY THOMPSON states that ''!or us
who have long ago achieved our tull growth
and can thrive on solid food, milk Is alto
gether superfuous, and mostly mischievous
as a drink
SENATOR JOSEPH Z. KESSEpY's friends
will erect over his grave in the Cathedral
cemetery, Philadelphia monument IL feet
| in height and 3 feet inches at the base, made
| of Westerly granite.
EDWARD z. c. JUpsoN (Ned Buntline)
| died of heart disease at his home in Stamford,
| y. V, Friday afternoon, in the siNty-fourth
| year of his age He was q frequent visitor to
Lancaster where his kindly features were
| quite familiar.
| n,
| Gus Of swimming through the rapids of Nj
agara river, is a barber who eloped with d
/ girl from Amsterdam, y. v, some time
| since, after deserting his wife in Oswego. NJ
| atten tion should be paid to his talk.
| THE POET SCHNECKENBURGER's re
mains, the author of " Die Wacht am Rhein,
| were yesterday disintered from the grave
| wherein they have reposed at. Burgdorf
| Switzerland, since the poets death, tor re
| moval and final burial at his birthplace
| Thalheim. near Tutlingen, in "urtemburg
| MR.. GLADSTONE, in letter TO George
| Granville Heveson Cover, says that he II
| amazed at the deafness of vulgar (common)
| opinion TO the blackguardism and basenes:
| which befoul the history OF the Irish and
English union. " 1t is an open question il
| my mind" he says, :" whether il this folly
lasts the thing may not contribute to repea
| OF the union"
| GEN. STCKLEs has written to Harvey =
| Wells, of Wilkes barre, al old soldier friend
| thanking him for his " sword-thrust at Col
| Bombastes Furioso Norris. If there is any
| thing that poor man understands better thar
| booming himself for an election his friend:
| should persuade him to change that vacation
| His visits to Gettysburg seem very unfortu
nate, On his first visit July |, 1853, he los
his liberty and left Pennsylvania with Gen
| Lee ; on his second visit, July l, 1856, HI
lost his character for truth and veracity-anC
| will lose his election if, as | believe the peo
| pie OF Pennsylvania prefer gentlemen as tn
| inCum5ents of their state offices"
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Mr. Geo. Grimmel, of Baltimore, was Wis
iting friends in East Donegal last week
The Union Sunday school at the Furnace
school house, at Chick les, under the super.
intendency OF Mr. Geo. Maple, is in flourish
ing condition.
The recent heavy rain will bring out the
tobacco. The patches in this section look
very promising Col. Duffy's tobacco fields
are exceptionally tine for such a large acre
age.
Harvest is about over and some of our far.
mers are already plowing wheat stubbles.
The ground being in an excellent condi-
ton, accounts for such early plowing
Quite number of horses are sick with
quinsy in this vicinity, rendering them un-
able TO work, which is very inccJnyenient for
the farmer, as the work upon the farm is
pressing at this time of the year, aud such
that requires the horse TO perform It,
George Hilt met with an accident the other
day which might have proved very serious ;
he was sitting on the wagon while on its way
to the grain field, when the rear ladder of the
wagon tilted, striking him on the head with
heavy force, there being an iron staple in
the ladder which inflicted an ugly cash in
the top Of his head.
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RELIGIOUS.

DELICIOUS SERNlt WILL BE
IL held in the following churches on sunday,
in the morning at 1870, in the evening at 10
sunday school Mt las a. IN, When the hour is
different 1t is specially noted:
GRACE LuTHERAE.-COrner of North Queen
and james street. Rev. {. Elvin Houpt pastor
services at lO:l5 a. IN. and d;O0 p. IN. Sunday
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURcH-west King street
nd Re9a' PaS5S9r P19av scS CSaa services at 1880 a. m
PREsHTTERIAs MEMoRIAL CHURCH, south Queen
welcome. s. 5. meets at "a. IN.
. uSIIED m BsETHnEs m CHRIST tGovEN44 STT).1,West
pastor. Preaching at 1880 a. m, ana 7:i5 p. IN.
Sunday school at 9;l5 Il. m Praise meeting at
UsIos BKTHEL-Elder {. Price, PASTOR
The morning service hour 1870 H. M, win be oc-
cupied by tie sunday school in behalf of Find
Service at 7;i5 p. by the pastor. All are invited
SECOND EvAsaELroAL lEnglish }, on Mulberry
street, above Orange-Preaching by the pastor,
Rev. +. smith, at 1880 a. m, and 1:i5 p. IN. sun
day school at 9;l5 p. m.
VIM. r. Lichltter, pastor. Divine service AT
1890 a, m and 1:i5 p. m. sunday school at a. III.
OLIyEr BAPTIST CHURCH,-G. NJ. T.. A. Rooms,
Rev. NJ. Frayne, pastor. 1880 u. IN. and 7:i5 p. IN.
sunday school AT s:i5 a. m.
EvAsGELIcAL-first Church, tGerman), North
Water street, Rev. Isaac Hess, pastor. Preach.
ing at 1880 a. m and ut 7'i5 p. m. sunday school
ST. PAUL's EEFoRMED.-Rey. j. b. shumaker,
ID. ID, pastor. Sevices at 1880 d. m. No evening
ST.. JOINS LuraKR1N.@ReS. sylvanus Stall.
pastor. Preaching In the morning ana evening
by the Rev. W. III. steck, OF Ardmore. SUNDAY
school at o a. IN. ootwald Mission at 2p' m All
are invited. -
ST.. PAUL's NJ. T.. CHuRCH.-sunday schooi az
800 "a. IN. Preaching by the pastor nt ioJO a, m
and 7:i5 p. Prayer meeting on wednesday
evening Ht 7:i5.
MoRAyIAN.-J. Max Iiark, pastor. a. m.
sunday school l0h a. m, nthny ana sermon
by the Rev. G. A. haehnle' OF Kansas. No eve
ming service.
TRISIrY LUrHERAs--Services to morrow at TO-
and 7i5. conducted by the pastor. sunday
Fmsr RrvornED CHuRoH.-Rev. J. Nj. Titzel
ID. d., pastor. Services tomorrow at 1890 a. m
and 7f5 p. IN. Sunday school ut ga. m.
ST. JOHNS RKfoHMkD-( Germany church. cor
ner Orange ana Mulberry streets. Divine ser
vices AT 1850 a. m. and !; %. y. by the pastor
Rev John hueilingI ID. ID. Sunday school mt . q
N.
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BASE Ball BRIEES.
Association Clubs Pass Though Lanosster-A
Knu in the State Ieacne

SiuDs
Row in the State League
Several Association base ball clubs passed
East through this city last evening, Among
them was the Brooklyn, who had Pullman
car on Day Express. McTamany got OIL lac
train at the station and shook number o
old friends by the hand.
The League games of ball yesterday were
at Washington, Philadelphia O. Washington
$; at St Louis, Detroit Z, st Louis 8 at
Kansas City, Chicago 7,4Ksnsas City 1 at
New York, New York 4, Boston l.
The young men who are running the State
League must be little bit 'oh." In the
early part of this week the schedule was SC
mixed that both the Wllkesbarre and vii.
Transport went to Danyille on one day to
play a game of ball. A meeting of the league
directors was held the following day and
Danville was dropped from the list of clubs.
There was no charge of any kind against the
team, which is almost as strong and is play.
ing as good ball as any OF them. Wilk es-
barre sustains Danville and they refuse to
play Scranton to-day on account of the
leagues action.
Oldfeld has been released by the Brook.
lyns, The reason given was his poor throw
ing. Dave would be good man for Wash.
ington.
Yesterday Danville and Wilkesbarre
played an exhibition game. The latter won
by to 2. Manager Mack has a new pitcher
named O'Donuell, and but three hits were
made oil him.
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THE LIBERAL party of England appears
to be terribly shattered by the shock of the
electoral struggle and defeat, and its future
seems TO depend more than ever on the life
of one man, one " grand old man, (" Gladstone,
but it does not
The future of any POLITICAL party that is
truly liberal really depends not on the lives
OF men or the struggles of factions, but on
the progressive and enlightened spirit of the
people, and as long as English civilization
continues its advance and the English race
keep abreast of other nations in the march
towards the ever distant goal of perfect gov.
ernment the principles of self government
that underlie all the details of Gladston e's
craftsmanship will recover from the heaviest
disasters TO win the most triumphant vic
tories.
The land purchase bill is blamed as largely Y
responsible for the Liberal failure, and this
Is doubtless true, but the time Is not far dis
tant when similar bill of wider scope and
more revolutionary tendency will sound tn.
death knell of the land monopoly that ha,
made the English aristocracy curse to En-
gland and destroyed the sturdy yeomanry
that were her ancient pride.
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abe Cat,faster 1,,telliaet,fer.
LANCASTER. JULY II, 1856.
Sit Down on Him.


It is about time for the mayor, the city
solicitor, the finance committee and the
councils of this town TO take measures that
will teach ex-Solicitor j. w. johnson that
heis entitled to no more consideration than
any defaulter and embezzler of public
funds, or any member of the bar who COL
lects money for his client, appropriates it
to his own use and refuses to pay it over
after repeated demands.
We have before called attention to the
fact that under the law the city solicitor
shall make quarterly settlements with
the finance committee of the moneys col
lected and received by him" but City Soil.
tor johnson did no such thing and al.
though at the end of his term he had, by
his own admission, some 81 800 or 81, 200 in
his hands belonging tn the city, he did no,
pay over the same and he has not done il
to this day.
He asked grace until the list of July
Aend he got it from the city officials ant
from the newspapers. He is entitled tC
no More. Least of all does he merit il
when, as our account shows, he trumpS
up bill of $500 or 5000 for pre-.
tended " extra services to the city and
impudently puts this in as an offset to the
account upon which he is 50 grossly dere-
lict. He has not earned and is not enti-
tied to a cent of this extra compensation.
The finance committee will no doubt throw
his bill in the waste basket and proceed tC
collect the balance in his hands, by The
. processes so readily within reach.
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Keen Cool.

The Philadelphia Press keeps Oh running
the Democratic politics of the state at high
pressure, knowing great deal more than
anybody else and telling great deal more
than it knows.
Worried beyond measure at the utter in
difference of its own party to its own can
didates, and sea-sck over the whisky-and-
water platform, it insists upon holding a
Democratic state convention every other
day, and nominating new candidate every
time 1t sets itself to the task.
Let the Press possess its soul in
peace. The Democratic state convention
has been called to meet in Harrisburg on
August is. Nearly one-third of the dele
gates comprising the body have yet to be
elected. Among those already chosen
there are, and among those yet TO be Sc.
ii, lected there will be large number of able,
-~experienced and representative memtors of
Ch.he party, out of whose counsel and con-
werence will come harmony, wisdom and a
Winning candidate.
Whatever his name, it will not be Beaver.
nor Wolfe.
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deposited in the national museum, and this
was accomplished without disturbing
feather.
1t Is well that these symbols OF the dying
religion of a dying people should be carefully
preserved, Tor they are the relics of religion
inspired 10y nature alone, and slloyed
with many revolving superstitions hut
having in it enough good to enable savage
race to rise to standardization, to build wall
ed towns along the rivers and on the lodges ot
the canon cliffs OF their country, and to
build the far-farmed seven cities of Cibola,"
that filled the Spanish couquerors with won.
der three hundred years ago
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interesting, too, particularly that OF Mrs kes- |
wick and Mir Robert Brandon. They all,
pct haps, suffer little hy comparison with
the negro characters which seem To come
from a iresher mould The poorest character
We think, is that NJ MIR. Lawrence Croft who
is supposed to represent the wealthy matter.
ol-iact Northerucr And we were somewhat
sorry when we found the bright-eyed little
Mrs Null give up her quite useful Freddy tor
tho plain MIR. Croft, who thought he could
measure the love of a Virginia girls heart as
he measured his hank account In New York.
She was too good, aud bright for him. Roberta
March, with the tull lustrOus brown eyes and
light chestnut hair,as we inagineis not quite
the typical Virginia girl She has all that
warmth ut smothered feeling and pensNe-
ness, without, however, that genialty aud
| dow OF spirits which always belong to her.
| But then she may have lost all that
| while spending her winters in New York.
| JuniuS keswick,as he appears in the story, is
| hardly equal To her In Robert Brandon.
| however, wo have very good picture OF the
| fine old gentleman ot the uHtc-bciiHm days,
| and the key to his character Is found in that
scene where the Widow keswick calls ON
| him AT his house and offers To accept pro.
| posal OF marriage he made to- her forty-tve
| years before. Instead Ot deliberately putin Y
the old lady out OF his house, As any sensible
| Northern man would have done, he, rather
than be guilty of an act OF ungeutlemanly
conduct or inhospitality, prefers tu leave his
own house himself Another capital scene is
Wnete Ahr. brandon and Col. Macon, ON that
afternoon OF New Years Day, are sitting to-
gether telling anecdotes of oldeu times and
indulging their good humor when the note
came from Mrs keswick; and then how
these two fine old gentlemen, with a twinkle
Ill their eyes, concoct a schem @ for the IRE
pressible widow but which is the tran tina
finally catches Mr.. Brandon himself TO his
great modification and chagrin. But we have
perhaps dwelt too long on the details of thi,
story, and others may not enjoy the sam,
| things we enioy. But we confess the story
| was real delight to us, and we think wei
sustains MIR. StOckton's growing repNtation
We, however, like his novel more because i
is not Ike n novel, but because 1t SAVIOR,
| quite perceptibly OF the freshness and Nigo
| of his short stories. 1t seems to be full o
I sketches; and perhaps It is an advantage t.
have them linked together into a complet,
chain, and perhaps it is not ARGo.
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THERE is in Washington priestess OF the
ancient order of Ko-Ko, who is not an al.
mond-eyed Celestial, as the name suggests,
put Luni Indian from a pueblo OF New
MEXICO, famous among her people not only
ior her sancity and wisdom, but also for her
skill IN weaving and the making of pottery.
Colonel Stevenson's wife has been examining
this interesting specimen for the bureau of
ethnolOgy, with all the scientific care and
method that a naturalist gives to rare bug,
and her explanations OF the myths, the Gus
toms, and the language of this strange people
will make most interesting reading, and
throw light in many dark corner of Ameri-
can ethnology.
This savage priestess, far away from her
pueblo home, was lately moved by con science
70 perform the duties of her Office by celebra-
uhg one OF lts most sacred rites the plume
Plahtihg IN the season OF the summer moon
For this ceremony, she declared, size
must nave paint, feathers and meal
from Zuni lsud, and, as the native
museum had specimens of all, collected
many years before, she was readily supplied.
Meal was mixed with powdered shells and
turquoise, the feathers oft the golden eagle, the
wild turkey, the mallard and the blushird
were formed in plumes in such manner that
each feather was symbolic of prayer or a
psalm. The upright feathers indicated
prayers TO the sun, moon and Ko Ko; and
the trailing feathers asked for immortal helm
to follow the narrow path OF Zuni mo
rality.
Wa-Wah liked the time for the ceremony
at ? o'clock in the afternoon of June 10. at
which hour her people at Zuni were per-
forming the same ceremony. In a retired
garden OF Washington she dug a hole, six
inches square and Ia inches deep, cavinp loose
earth In the bottom and smoothing the earth
around the top. Well dressed in the Zuni
costume, and bearing all the ten sacred
piumes III her left hand, the priestess knelt
beside the little grave. Meal mixed with
shells and turquoise was sprinkled all around,
and taking the sun plume, of eagle and
duck feathers with streamers of the feathers
of the bluebird, in her right hand, she prayed
for the good influence of the sun, that
the crops OF the Zunis might he good, and
thatsher people and her peoples friends
might prosper. Then the plume was fixed in
the west side of the cavity with the inner
sides of the feathers toward the east, and in
the same manner, with appropriate prayers,
the other plumes were planted, one to the
moon, four to Ko Ko, and four ancestral
piumes. Then from a small bag of sacred
| meal WaWah poured little into her own
hand and the hands of her friends, and each
nn turn Rently blew upon 1t aud sprin k led
noVer the earth about the plumes. The
whoie ceremony was conducted with yrea,
soisninity and evident sincerity, care being
taken that The shrine should remain undis
tuIoed ior day in the gaze OF the sun.
several days afterwards the priestess cor.
sented that the whole mass of plumes wifi
tne earth about them should be dug up and
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DO Not BE Deceived.

Hypocrisy is the compliment that vice pays
toyirtue. Imitation is the compliment failure
pays TO success. The name-not the character
-of Bensons Capcine Plasters il initiated by
INSCRIPTIONS parties, who make and try to sell
plasters yariOusly called " Capsicin," "Capsi-
cum" "Capsicine,n "Capucin" plasters with
the manifest intention to deceive. So cunningly
and boldly Is this done that careless people are
doubtless sometimes beguiled into buying such
articles In place OF the genuine. Happily the
number who follow this vocation decreases
every year through the refusal of reputable
dealers to handle the imitation goods, mean
while be cautious. In the middle of the genuine
is cut or poroused the word " "Capcine,' and on
the face cloth Is the Three Seals - Trademark
Ask for BensOn's-then examine. One Benson
IS worth "a dozen OF any other kind. t2l
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What the Bible Is.

from John huskln,
see In your columns, as in other literary
Journals, more and more buzzlng aud fuss
ing about what Nj. Renan has found the Bible
to be, or Mr.. Huxley, not to he, or the bishops
that 1t might be, or the school boards that il
mustn't be, etc, etc. Let me tell your read ers
VINO care to know II in the fewest possible
words what 1t is. 1t is the greatest group OF
writings existent in the rational world put
INTO the grandest language of the rational
world In the first strength OF the Christian
ialtb, by an entirely wise and kind saint, ST.
jerome translated afterwards with beautv
and felicity into every language of the Chris
tan world, and the guide, since so translated
OF all the arts and acts of that world which
have been noble, fortunate and happy. And
by consultation of it honestly, on any serious
business, you may always learn, a long while
before your Parliament finds out what you
should do in such business and be directed
perhaps besides to work more serious than
you had thought oil.
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Apnles nf Eaan

Little Mary Is overheard catechisinu a
group OF her plsymstes, and has got a. far as
the condition ot Adam aud Eve in the Gar
den of Eden. "'-
She asks "Why were they driven out Of
the garden ?" ' VI
Answer: "Because they Ate Gods annlas "
Mary: "They were allowed to eat tho
apples ?" ''i'''
Answer: "Because he wanted them for
Mary "No, you stupid thing. they were
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A Pension Veto 0rerruIed.

Itis to be noted that In the case of the
drst and only one Of tlsepresidents pension
vetoes overruIed By the House, such action
Was taken not upon the merits of the case
- they were presented to the president, but
upon the distinct understanding that the
president had been informed the case was
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rejected by the pension department. when
in fact IL had not been rejected, and for
reasons which did not exist.
AS yet the president has been sustained
in every veto, when the facts were before
Congress just as they were before him.