Pike County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 31, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 December 1886 — Page 4

A BROAD DISTINCTION. Th« English Reform of the Civil Service M Compared with That of tuo Halted States. Tho absurd and dishonest manner in which Mr. Blaine following the correspondent of the .New York Tribune, has tried to misrepresent the purpose and nature of the investigation into the English civil service has had one good effect. It has called attention to the essential features of tho reformed servioo both in England and in this country, and has led to better understanding of the differences between the two, and especially of the practical nature of our own system. The changos that have" been brought about in the two countries have had some things in common, but they have also Varied with: tho causes that produced them. In both cases the principle of admission by open competition and subsequent probation was adopted; but in England the evil to be remedied was favoritism, partly based on the pretensions of aristocratic families and partially springing from the use of ollieos to purchase votes in Parliament, while in this country the evil was chiefly partisan favoritism corahinod with a certain amouut of chicanery on the part of the distributers of patronage. Tho difficulties in which the English system is “olved do not arise at all from tiro competitive principle, though there have boon mistakes in its application, but largely from the aristocratic bias that lias survived the reform and which has tended to form a'sort of hierarchy in the service. This iniurn has been rendered more inllexiblirand unmanageable by the system of pensions dependent*chiefly on longth of service which is still a tilted part of the English plan. Those elements have combined to make tho English service bureaucratic, with the incidents of red tape, timidity, rigidity and lack of “go” natural to bureaucfacy. On the other hand, the difficulties to which tho reformed portion of our service is exposed -and it must be remembered that it is still a very small portion—are of quite another character. They spring from the innate tendency of the American mind in any occupation to depend upon its own resources, to neglect system and strict order, and to depend on ingenuity, energy and decision to meet emergencies as they arise. The American system requires, therefore, precisely the ’ opposite treatment to the English. It nueds clear aud uniform rules, lirmly and fairly enforced, with constant and vigilant supervision and the greatest consistency in the application t of the rules. There is no danger of bureaucracy hero. The men employed in public work do not tend, that way; the source of regulation, namely, the legislation of Congress, is too variable to permit it, and finally the American people would not suffer it in a service over which they have ultimate, though indirect, control. Tho common terms used by the two races indicate the wide difference in their temper in %theso matters. Tho Englishman “growls,” the- American “kicks,” r ^ and the office-holders with us are also intimately connected with the general public, arc so much part of it and in sympatht with it, that there is no probability, and hardly a possibility, of their becoming a “class” apart Moreover, tho 'qualities our officers have shown, even under the depraved and demoralizing inffUence of the spoils system ctuv under proper regulation. be made extremely valuable, and this without the slightest danger of their usurping privileges not belonging to them, or assuming an offensive bearing. This needs, as we have said, a’more perfect. and harmonious system, with fair anil uniform rules carefully applied by. moans of adequate inspection and -authoritatiyo central control. It is noteworthy that the course of the Civil-Service" Commission has been steadily in this direction, and more markedly so since the Administration of Mr. Cleveland came in than at any time before. Tho present commission has steadily advanced in its grasp of the duties imposed upon it and the powers conferred by the law. It has ■ extended its investigations, kept closer watch on the' examinations, guardod more jealousiy its own rights, both of initiative and of judgment on appeal, and has striven to inspire the whole body of ofiioers with whom it deals with a common understanding of and a common respect for the vital principles of the reform.—iV. I'. Times.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT. A Newspaper Organ Twists the Prenldent*n Kindly Tribute to the Memory of His Predecessor In Ottioe Into an Unconscious Indorsement of the Republican Parity. The warm expressions of esteem and admiration for tho late President Arthur which have appeared in Democratic and Republican newspapers alike, or havei fallen from tho lips of preachers and statesmen, without regard to politics, testify to the broad, generous, kindly spirit that tills the American heart in the presence of death. Theiu is not a public man around whose bier words might not be dropped or ftiemorios evoked that would jar on the hearts of the mourners. There is not even a personal friend or relative at whose death some unpleasant reminiscence might not bo recalled from the past. But, by common consent, all such unpleasant " thoughts arc banished on the day of monrding, and only the virtues and noble qualities of the deceased are remembered. When Generid Grant died and from every Democratic paper throughout the land came the most touching and beautiful tributes, when the Nation was in mourning and the South seemed to be as deeply affected as the Nofth, did any of those papers recall the days of reconstruction and the saturnalia of peculation in Washington during the Presidential Administrations of the great soldier? No; they spoke only of that part of his career that will shine with undiminished luster on tho pages of history, when the Shepherds, Belknaps, Babcocks and’Robesons will be forgotten. In the saws manner the many grand and ennobling traits of l*resident Arthur’s character have been put forward in bold relief, as the}' deserved, and no allusions were made to any political episodes which might disturb the harmony of griet It remained for the New York 'Tribune, a paper to whose blind, stupid partisanship nothing is sacred, to profane the occasion of tho funeral of President Arthur, and desecrate the sanctity of the especial day of mourning, by a fling at President Cleveland and the Democratic party over the remains ,of the lamented Republican leader. It would seem as if the term "ghoulish glee” was particularly adapted to this case. The eloquent tribute paid by President Cleveland to the memory'of the deceased in his admirable proclamation is eagerly seized by the ghoulish Tribune for the purpose of partisan capital. It. seeks to distort the expression “he performed the duties of his office wish dignity and ability,” so its to make it certificate of character for the Republican party in general and to cloak the rascalities of Republican officials for years past. It has the hardihood to say the following: J Presc . they

In the oonduot of the Interior Department) Were they tolling the truth when they charged that the Treasury Department was administered for the benefit of bankers and rioh operators, and that the people were swindled out/ of millions through its management;? Were they telling the truth when they affirmed tha t these and other departments at Washington were orowded with worthless pensioners of party or tools of oorrupt officials; that the rascals filled public places, and that the rights and Interests of the people were not ingaraed? It comes to this, that they were lying, cr else President Cleveland has uttered complimentary words whloh he knew to be untrue. According to the Tribune's code of ethios. no expression of esteem for the dead is permissible without being attended with a plain, unvarnished statement of the shortcomings of every one officially connected with tho person to whose memory the expression is offered as a tribute. Pursuing this theory, it would have been necessary for President Cleveland, on tho occasion of the dcatli of General Grant, to havo qualified his remarks by allusions to the carpet-bag governments of the South during the days of reconstruction, 1o Babcock. Belknap and Robeson, to the Credit Mobilior and District of Columbia frauds, and other subjects of like unpleasant naturo. What would the American peoole have thought of the application oi tho Tribune's theory? Such a despicable attempt on the part of the Tribune to whitewash the, rascals of its party at the grave of an illustrious citizen must cause a feeling of disgust,and contempt in the breast of every American. What President Cleveland's supporters asserted iu 1.SS4 has been toiind not only trup, but lonly a faint estimate of to real condition of affairs. The opening of the bookg/has opened the eyes of the America^ people to the shameless character of Republican government The books showed that when the present Administration went into power there were nearly $10,000,000 deficiencies due the Government under Republican rule, that millions were squandered in the Navy Department without giving the country a navy, that tho public domain was wasted on corporations and favorites, that the treasury was being drained by all. sorts of, rascals, from deputy marshals to colossal rings, and that tho Pension Office was niiado an electioneering bureau. The shameful story has been told before in those columns how the public servico, under Republican administration, was honeycombed with fraud and rotten from en"d to end. Bnt because President Cleveland paid a graceful tribute to the memory of his immediate predecessor, the Tribune would have it that he testified to the purity of tho entire Republican party. What must the friends of President Arthur, and, indeed, all fairminded peoole, think of this exhioition of “ghoulish glee” on the part of Mr. Blaine’s organ? Perhaps the Tribune forgets the savage and brutal attacks it made on tho dead President at the time of the Garfield tragedy, when it classed him with Gniteau. The American people do not forget them. It may endeavor to use the kindly words of President Cleveland to remove some of tho tattoo marks from its “porpotual candidate for the Presidency,” since it has distorted them to exonerate Chandler, Teller and other Republican ex-officials from the charges proved aga nst them. We shall see.— Albany Argu£.

NGRATITUDE PERSONIFIED.. -♦ Si one, the Ex-District Attorney of Permny I van la, la the Man—Foully Abusing an Administration Which Sheltered Him Too Eoag. Tiler© is no Democrat in the country who will not thank President Cleveland for the stand ho has taken in the ease of William A. Stone, United States District Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. It will be recalled to mind that Stone was-sus-pended for making campaign speeches in Pennsylvania in tho month of October and that not many days since he applied to the Attorney-Gen-eral for restoration to otlieo on the ground that his political work did not interfere with the discharge of his official duties. If Stone hail a particle of manhood in his composition ho would have scorned a suggestion that lie ask an- Administration lie had savagely attacked for a favor of any kind. No man in the State of Pennsylvania resorted to more dastardly means to cripple the Administration than Stone, who is noted for his venom and malice, and yet he had tho impudence to beg of the Attorney-General that he be restored to the office which he lowered by his political action. What depth a man must be sunk to who after maligning an Administration which puts bread and butter in his mouth, has the audacity to ask it to restore him to an office he has forfeited? An Administration to be strong and effective for good must be surrounded by men who are in active sympathy with it and not by fellows who leave nothing undone to poison the public mind against it. This must be plain to any unprt djudiced person, and it is gratifying to know that the President recognizes it most plainly. The hypocritical Republican papei-s may howl as they will over the emphatic refusal to restore Stone to office, but they will convince nobody that injustice was done in the slightest decree. It would be impossible to imagine any thing more damaging to an Aitministratiorf than hordes of Federal officers throughout the country, denouncing it most bitterly and resorting to the vilest falsehoods to strengthen their argument. Sure and certain defeat would overtake such Administration, no matter how beneficial its policy might be to the whole country. It seems that charges were made against Stone a year and a half ago because of his offensive partisanship, but he was allowed to remain under the impression that he would retrain from pursuing such a course as would wautonly o£ fend and irritate the friends of the Administration, wJ»o insisted that he be retained in office. If he had been ousted then, as he ought to have been, there would be no whining appeals from him now. But he is out non', and it is to be hoped that he may be followed by hundreds of other Republicans whose tongues heap abuse on an Administration which has shown them too much leniency.—Buffalo Timas.

-The intimation that Mr. Blaine is “managing” or can manage the political labor movement in this city, or in Bostpn, is equally belittling and unjust to the earnest and independent men who are its inspiration. The George movement was thought out and well under way before Mr. Elaine heard of it, and if similar projects shall be organized in other cities it will be done by and for the dissatisfied workingmen, and not in the interest of the Maine demagogue. No doubt he sees in the movement a possible advantage to himself and his party, but he can not influence it for that purpose. —X. r. World. ——Blaine organs are so active in searching out reasons why American shipbuilders should not compete for contracts for naval vessels that the skeptical might conclude they would rattier let the work go to foreign labor than have a Democratic Administration earn the credit of giving remunerative employment to American skill and energy. Their hearts beat warmly for the American workman, but their souls’ eyes are set upon the will-o’-the-wispof the success of Blaine as a Republican candidate in 188#.—X. K Star. ._ _ * -Brother Blaine, it appears, wants to flirt with John Shermtm^ friends,-»

USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE. —Make your cake in an earthen dish and not in a tin pan.— Chicajo Journal —Every year brings its new insect pest to annoy, and too often to thwart the plans of farmers and fruit growers. —Prof. A. J. Cook. —The straggle against weeds may be continued in autumn with more or less success as long as their seeds can be induced to sprout, ready for destruction by the harrow.—Troy Times. —If you drbp your whip or the hors* oasts a shoe, always turn yout hors* around and stand by his head, w th one hand holding one of the reins below th* bit as you stoop to pick the article up. — Western Rural. —Wheat out before the berry hardens, say at th* time when it is 'passing from the dough state, will make better flour and more of it than wheat hardened to the last degree of ripeness. But the ripe seed is the beat for seed.—Chi• car/o Tribune. —A patent is pending for a new bug or insect catoner. This machine is mounted on four low wheels and runs astride of the row. The front is arranged so that tops of potato vines are gathered in a bunch. At the back are two curved plates which strike the vines and are expected to knock the bugs into hollow cvlinders, where they can be caught and destroyed. —Prairie Far• mer. —A very complete filling for open oracks in the floors may be made by thoroughly soaking newspapers in paste mado of one pound of flour, three quarts of water, and a tablespoonful oi alum, thoroughly boiled and mixed. Make the final mixture about as thick as a, and it will harden like papieir e. This paper may be used for moulds for various purposes. — California Architect. —There are many things more important about a home than tine furnishings. A room in winter should have all the sun possible; a bright fire, two ot three easy chairs, a few extra cushions and a readable book with the leaves uncut, would go far toward making the plainest room oosy arid comfortame.— Cincinnati Times. —It is a matter of -surprise that so many should be contented to have so few tools'with which to work and know so little of their use. Occasional)' one does find a farmer who possesses' a good chest of tools and a well-arranged workshop; how mueh oftener does he find one whose kit of tools consists of only a dull hand-saw a hammer and a few rusty nails.—N. E. Farmer.

COATS AND COATINGS. Elegant Winter Garments for Ladles Who Desire Both Style and Warmth. Heavy cloths with narrow surface linos are in vogue and are preferred by women who find the smoothfaced fabrics unfavorable to them; they are shown in black and dark-green, the limited choice being evidence of the greater liking for either more fancy 01 pla ner clothes. The Astrakhan effect it in black and dark blue, while krimmet is imitated in the natural gray shades. A cloth that is blanket-like in feeling and warmth has a rough surface over which, at intervals of about half an in h, are raised slightly ourled liues oi the same color. It is in three shades ol blue—one so dark it seems positively black—in bright scarlet and in deep green. Two other tones are noted in this—a light tan and a warm American, brown. The lines are very distinct, and the cloth itself is so delightfully warm tc the touch that it is actually a winter’; joy. A long coat of this cloth is smart, w.ll hide a multitude of weaknesses in the way cf worn gowns, and covers, almost caressingly, the wearer, who is apl to shiver when the cold winds attack her. The medium blue in this material was chosen for a long coat with ah attached cape. This garment is admirably fitted to the figure and is slightly doublebreasted; it is buttoned with large, dull silver buttons to quite a distance below the waist, and reaches almost to th< edge of the skirt The full plaits laid in the back give the drapery sufficient room and permit the wearing of a bustle of the proper size. The outside seam; of the coat sleeves are left open a little from the wrists and joined by buttonholes and small silver buttons. Thi; form of sleeve finish will be fully appreciated by womankind, for it does away with the trouble so often experienced in drawing the bodice sleeve through th« coat sleeve. The cape, which may b« worn or omitted at pleasure, is fastened to the coat by hooks and eyes, and is lined throughout with deep cardinal Surah, so that when a puff of' wind throws it back a pretty contrast is exhibited. The roll ng collar of the material renders visible the high linen one, but a fur boa may be worn if desired. A turban of blue felt, trimmed with cardinal and blue rosettes, is the ehapeem assumed with this garment. A cloth that is between fawn and mode in color and texture exhibits close, waving cords that cover its entire surface, was employed for another coat. In shape the coat is long, quite full in the back and double-breasted, being dosed with large fawn buttons all the way down the front—indeed, it presents quite the appearance of a Princess gown, so entirely does it cover and so accurately is it fitted to the figure. The finish is machine-stitohing, and is in conformity with the general simplicity of outline. The high collar is of lightcolored natural Deaver, as are likewise the deep cuffs that ornament the coat sleeves. A belt of the material is also worn. By a olever arrangement the fronts may be turned back in re vers below the waist-1 ne, but on the coat referred to the closing was preferred. A muff of natural beaver is carried, and a fawn felt bonnet that is faced with natural beaver and decorated with small brown birds completes the toilette. Cloths in loose, coarse weavings have upon them stripes in dull colors, and in many instances these stripes so nearly match the background in shade as lobe scarcely distinguishable. Tan stripes aro seen on brown, while on dark-blue stripes of olive and of tan are noted. The same combination in colors are seen among the diagonals, white in a smoother black cloth are narrow cords of black with diagonal stripes formed of small black knots. Heavy cameTs-hair in black, darkgreen and brown is liked for long coats, and as this fabric permits of a neb lining and fur trimmings, it is capable of being made very elegant Womankind, with time at her command, mav procure, for little more than the proverbial song, a handsome brocade or silk that is a Tittle outre for a gown, but which is just the thing for a wrap lining, so that When the garment is thrown back a picturesque effect will result. A long wrap of heavy black oamel’s-ha r 5 elose fitting in the back and semi-loose in front, while the comfortably wide sleeves come out trom the sides and make the assumption of the wrap quite easy. It is lined throughout with palegray brocade and trimmed down each side of the front and about the sleeves with silver-fox fur. A very sleep collar of the silver-fox is worn, and a muff of it is carried. H one’s purse will permit, a most charming air may be given the wrap by arranging a deep bordering of the fur about the lower edge; unless, however, this band is very wide the result wilt not be commendable. The appearance of scantiness in trim mine is always to be avoided. A wrap similar to this is of green camel’s-ha r and trimmed with blaek Astrakhan, while a blaek Astrakhan bonnet, and a muff of the accompany ity^jlfflw

K. A. Cubs, TJ. 8 Architect, certifies to the efficacy of Red Star Cough Cure. You would not, perhaps, expect it, but it is a tact, that well water will sometimes make people sick.—Cotton Post Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute. This widely celebrated institution, located at Buffalo, N. Y., is organised with a full staff of eighteen experienced and skillful Physicians and Surgeons, constituting the most complete organization of medical and surgical skill in America, for the treatment of all chronic diseases, whether requiring medical or surgical means for their cure. Marvelous success has been achieved in the cure of all nasal, throat nnd lung diseases, liver and kidney diseases, ^diseases of the digestive organs, bladder diseases, diseases peculiar to women, blood taints and skin diseases, rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous debility, paralysis, epilepsy (fits), spermatorrhea, impotency and dndred affections. Thousands are cured at their homes through correspondence. The cure of the worst ruptures, pile tumors, varicocele, hydrocele and strictures is guaranteed, with only a short residence at the institution. Bend 10 cents in stamps for the Invalids’ GuideBook (168 pages)1which rives all particulars. Address World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, 3J. Y. Wht is sugar made in the old style preferable to that made in the new style) Because it can’t be beet.—The Whip. W* would be pleased to know of a man' or woman who has never had headache or been subject to constipation. As these seem to be universal troubles a little advice may be in order. Why should persons cram their stomachs with nauseating purgative pills, etc., which sicken and debilitate when such a pleasant and sterling remedy as Prickly Ash Bitters will act mildly and effectively on the liver, kidney, stomach and bowels, and at the same time tone up and strengthen the whole system, causing headache, constipation and all such distressing evils to quickly disappear. A trial balance: The baby’a. first run.— Hartford Timas. The Duty of State Legislatures. Legislation should be affected in every State regulating the sale and use of the many poisons resorted to by women in their desperation to obtain beautiful complexions, while there exists in Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic every requisite necessary to accomplish the object without injuring the health or endangering life.

■IDE ocean .is like a good houseware—very tidy.—Boston Pott. Sick and bilious headache, and all derangements of stomach and bowrels, cured' by Dr. Pierce’s “Pellets”—or anti-bilious granules. S5 cents a vial. No oheap boxes to allow waste of virtues. By druggists. A meis temperature—Ten degrees below • • • • Delicate diseases of either sex radically cured. Bend 10 cents in stamps for book. Address, World’s Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. V. The man that ought 'o suit you wrflD— your tailor.— Whitehall Times. The best cough mediciitffe Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Bold everywhere. 25c. Motto for a corset factory—“We have come to stay.”—Cleveland Leader. For Throat Diseases, Coughs, Colds, etc., effectual relief is found in the use of “Brown’s Bronchial Troftes.” Price 25 eta. “ This is an age of wonders," said a man as ho made a straw hat felt by touching it.” Check Colds and Bronchitis with Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar. Pike’s Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. Ir afflicted with Sore Byes use Dr. Isaac Thompson’s EyeWater.Druggists sell it.25c. THE MARKETS. New York, Dec. 13, CATTLE-Native Steers..* 3 50 © COTTON—Middling. »H@ FLOUR—Good to Choice. 3 40 @ WHEAT—No. 2 Red. 891',© COEN—No. 2. 48 @ OATS—Western Mixed. SI @> FORK—New Mess. 11 «B4@ ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling... 8 X© BEEVES—Good to Choice. 4 00 © Fair to Medium_ 3 85 @ HOGS—Common to Select. 3 25 @ SHEEP—Fair to Choice. 3 00 © FLOUR—Patents. . 4 15 @ Medium to Straight. 3 25 (ffi WHEAT—No. 2 Red Winter.,. 79?1@ CORN-No. 2 Mixed. ®?i® OATS-No. 2. © RYE—No. 2. 53 H© TOBACCO-Lugs. 1 50 © Leaf—Medium_ 5 00 © HAY—Choice Timothy. 12 00 BUTTER—Choice Dairy. 22 EGGS—Flesh.... 10 PORK—New Mess. 11 25 BACON—Clear Rib... LAIlD—Prime Steam © © („ © 5 ?s© 188*. 5 00 5 10 89* 48S 87 12 DO 4 05 8 85 4 20 4 00 4 50 4 00 A» S6L 29 54 T 00 B 00 12 50 23 19V, 11 50 B WOOL—Fine to Choice. CHICAGO. CATTLE-Shipping.. 3 25 © HOGS—Good to Choice. 4 10 @ SHEEP—Good to Choice. 2 75 © FLOUR-Winter. 4 80 © Patents.. 4 25 @ WHEAT-No. 2 Spring. © CORN—No. 2. © OATS—No. 2 White. 2C‘i@ PORK—New Mess. 11 25© KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Shipping Steers.... 3 25 © HOGS-Saies at. 3 70 © WHEAT—No. .8. © OATS-No. 2....•. 26 © CORN—No. 2. NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR-High Grades... 3 50 CORN—White.. OATS—Choice Western. 88 HAY—Choice. 15 00 PORK—New Mess. 11 00 HACON-Clear Rib..... .... COTTON—Middling. LOUISVILLE. WHEAT—No. 2 Red. CORN—No. 2 Mixed. OATS—No. 2 Mixed.. PORK—Mess. BACON-Clear Rib. COTTON—Middling. »1 © 38 © 4 80 4 40 4 TO 4 00 4 50 T8H 87 2641 ii so 4 30 4 05 67 2611 3111

Pains and Aches In various parts of the body, more particularly In the back, shoulders and Joint.' , arc the unwelcome indications that rheumatism has gained a foot-hold, and you are “In for tt” for a longer or shorter period. Rheumatism Is caused by lactic acid in the bldod, and Is cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, which eradicates erery Impurity from the blood, and fills It with riohness and health. "I had been troubled for some time with poor appetite, particularly In the morning, and also had frequent attacks of rheumatism. I commenced taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla, aud now my appetite Is the best and the rheumatism has entirely left me.” C. Arkns, 3704 Emerald Avense, Chicago, 111. “My wife has been troubled with rheumatism for a long time, and her blood ban been very poor. Last spring she had scrofula sores. I got her some of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and on taking It she began to Improve right array. She Is not In the least troubled ry rheumatism now, and the sores are all healed.” Henry Ransom, Mt. Turnon, O. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. II; six for fft. Prepared by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. >00 Poses One Dollar , *

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