The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-19

army, ready in any case of emergency to form
the nucleus of an army, with uniform meth
DDS of military discipline. think if an hour
each day in military Grill W as required, our
students would find it irksome, and it would
seriously Interfere with our requirements OF
work and study. but the two hours week OF
required drill, supplemented by voluntary ex-
ercises, afford enough of military exercise.
A man who was seen coming out of Tex
as newspaper office with split nose, with
one eve and with one ear, explained to po-
liceman that he entered the Office simply to
INQUIRE if the editor was in. 'sAnd he was
in," the victim mournfuly added.
The Sentinel desires to make a suggestion;
and that is that the vce-President of the
United States shall be made ex-officio the
governor of the District of Columbia.-MiL.
pdukee Sentinel (Rep).
The Presidents memorandum of his
financial views meets with approval nearly as
general as that which was given to his veto.
The Chicago tribune says, "The plan is sim
pie and feasible" and adds cit is not the
detail, but the spirit of the plan that should
commend itself; others might be substituted
if the spirit were retained. If it were adopt
ed the people would wonder in two years
why it had not been adopted before"
The crusaders are meeting with success in
some parts of California. They have recent
ly carried Oakland for "no license" The
San Francisco Chronicle says of this victory:
sThe whiskey cohorts were demoralized early
in the day by the vigor of the attacking ANA
zonian forces, and when their general, the
NJ Hofo falyap 90 i've lQ6 intn
the temperance tent, and there adorned with
anti.icense badges, ribbons, rosettes and bou-
quets, until he looked like wandering moral
rainbow of gorgeous colors and beau tiful
maxims, they gave up the day as lost'
The Belfast Journal bess the Democratic
conventions to nominate men of character.
Dr. ]. Hammond Trumbull of Hartford
has discovered what he says is tract written
by Roger Williams and printed in London in
1852, and which was unknown to all of his
biogTaphers. 1t is a small quarto of %
pages, and has the following title: ''The
Fourth Paper, presented by Major Butler to
the Honorable Committee for the Propagating
the Gospel of Christ Jesus. Also a
letter from Mr.. Goad to Major Butler, upon
OCCdSiOu vi tut Sdlu paper duu pIOpuSdos 1O-
gether with testimony to the said fourth
paper, by way OF explanation upon the four
proposals of it by r. w. London: Printed
for Giles Calvert, etc., 1852"
The recollection of the memorandum con-
tinues to agitate the st. Paul Dispatch at in
tervals. ''The idiotic production of an ass in
finance" San act which challenges the dark
est CHAPTERS of despotic power for its equal"
are among the mildest expressions the Dis
patch finds itself able to use.
When men desire 20 put on waterproof
tcoats, or to wear their trousers supported by
suspenders instead of strap or buckle, they
quietly do so and say nothing about it. A
woman, however, no sooner feels desire to
lay aside her corsets. or TO fasten her stock
ings in some novel manner, than she calls a
convention of other like-minded women,
who, after having chosen their president and
secretary, resolve that, though their lives
should pay the forfeit, they will abandon cor
sets and carriers forever.-New York Graph
&c.
1t would be sweet to be assured, if question
OF the fact had ever been raised, that the gov
ernor of the state is not common drunkard,
not even an infreguent drunkard. Further
than that we really do not see what his con-
stituents have to do with his personal habits
as to the use of wine. A small section of his
his constituents, however, regard all other is
sues as of little account in comparison of the
tremendous question whether candidate
prefers claret or water with his dinner. To
that small section, large enough though to
turn the scale in very closely contested cleo
ton, provided the members of it could all be
got to vote together, the news that Mr.. Dix
neither drinks nor is the cause that drinking
is in others is of thrilling interest.-New
York World.
The Ellsworth American speaking of the
coming compression convention in the fifth
district endorses r.Hale in the following un-
measured terms: "We believe we only reflect
their views when we say that the district,
the state and the country can be best served
by again returning Hon. Eugene Hale. We
do not care for it, on account of our town or
county, though we feel strong local pride in
the high reputation he has achieved. He
has been faithful to the whole district and
the whole country. His successful efforts to
procure the abolition of the half pilotage at
He'll Gate will be appreciated by all his con-
stituents. 1t takes off an unjust and onerous
tax on our navigation interests, and will save
thousands of dollars annually to Eastern
Maine. This one act Of Mr.. Hale's will alone
in the estimation of business men condone
many short comiHgs."