The Portland daily press., 1877-08-20
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.
ship, however, as he was a diligent editor
and annotator Of books published by his
Current COmment


The Hartford Courdnt has been compla-
Gently reprinting reportsof the battle of Rem
ningtonfrom its files of 1777.
Bees find communism practicable; but IL
is because they kill the drones.
Press.
Col Banton Duncan is flushed with sue,
cess. He proposes to start newspaper. No
doubt he does this to fill a long felt want.
The "long felt WANT has the mouth and
stomach of an alligator, and the number of
newspapers it can swallow without showing
any effects is something astonishing. We
wish Col. Duncan success in his new under
taking. Gazette.
An Ohio paper tells of one of the customs
of some people of the state. When young
man of Upper Sandusky calls upon a young
woman of Upper Sandusky he finds a Muir
ply pledge on one corner of the center table.
and on the opposite corner the miniature of
mitten, and before proceeding to business
ne isirequired to choose. which corner he ac-
cepts.
The st. Louis GIobe-Democrdt, In speak,
ing OF Maine politics, says, by way of COM
parison: "Maine, which gives 10000 Repub-
lican majority, and where the principal crops
are ice and granite, puts up 100000 cans of
corn, much OF which is shipped to Missouri,
which gives $4,000 Democratic majority. and
which is so fertile that if you stick a shoe
peg in the ground you can raise a crop of
boot trees the next season."
So long as Mr.. Hayes pursues a policy that
disbands the Republican party at the South
and gives the Democrats their own way, he
need not expect oppo.ion from Democrats.
He will find in due season that nothing he
can do will make them anything but South-
ern Democrats, and If there is division n
will not be in any sense of the word in the
interest OF the Republican party or its princi-
ples.-ChicGgo Inter Ocean.
Probably in the future of journalism para
graphists will largely take the place of leader
men, who will find a filter sphere for the dis.
play OF their talent within the limits of perl
odical literature. Obviously, very long a1ti-
cles are out of place where so little time can
be given to them. And, increasingly, with
SO mucn more TO report than formerly, news
papers IN future will need to report more
briefly. With so much more. Also. to COM
ment on, as Evolution from the simpIe To
the complex 60 on, the epigram must be
made more part OF the newspaper
programme, Journalists remembering more
and more that, in writings of things to be re-
membered, one must write with point and to
the point, longer articles and fuller comments
being left for the larger and fuller equipment
and preparation of writers for periodicals and
books. Naturally, too perhaps as Representa-
tlons OF thought upon affairs, newspapers
present f1rst thoughts, weekies, "second.
sober thoughts" monthlies and quarterlies
advanced thought, and books ultimate
thought.-C. N. Boucee in the Evolution.
The Nation In commenting upon the
much discussed resolution in the Maine Re-
publican platform says: The tenth afirms
that "the states of South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana were fairly and legally carried
by the Republicans at the November election
OF 1876 for state and national tickets.n The
rest relate to local affairs. Ex-Governor
Chamberlain, now president of Bowdoin Col.
lege, proposed the adoption of a rather mild
resolution of approval of Mr.. Hayes, which
was met Dy another declaring that the failure
Oh tne government to recognize Packard and
Cnamoerialn placed it SIN the humiliating
attitude OF surrendering to rebels" A some-
what stormy debate followed. but Mr..
Blaine acted the peacemaker by enouirine'
''Shall one man be compelled to swallow tbs
opinions of the other? Shall not each have
the liberty to cherish his own?' and moved
tnat both resolutions be put upon the table.
which vas done, and the convention harmo.
nlously adjourned. The Democratic conven-
ton, which met on the 18th, adopted Mat
form OF only three resolutions, of no special
import, and nominated Mr.. ]. FL, Williams
for Governor