davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08
Irreverence in Advertising.
Providence Journal.l


The want of reverence in American adver-
tisers is notorious. They would cover the
great pyramid with posters il they had chance
and paste gutter snipes as n fringe along the
ruined tombs of kings, That they have mo re-
spect for the beauty of nature has long been
apparent, and one Of the chief conplaints Of
European tourists in this country is that the
finest and widest of our natural scenery is des-
ecrated with the staring advertisements of
quack medicines or cheap clothing. The
peripatetic painter emulates the daring of the
samphire gatherer in pursuing his dreadful
trade of marking precipices with the device Of
some all-heaiing medicine, or with the address
of some enterprising dealer, and the house,
holder has to keep sharp watch lest his
fences be plastered over with bills or marked
in indelible ink by the wide awake mer-
chants. Thus far, gravestones in the ceme-
terry have been spared but we do not know how
long it will be before, for instance, the tomb of
the victim may be made to bear the advertise
ment of the medicine that sent him there, or
the undertaken or stone-cutter announce their
wares by mortuary examples. As a specimen
OF how far this thing may go, a circus adver-
tising wagon followed the route of the pIoces-
sion on Memorial day in a neighboring city,
and only desisted when the point of asword at
the horses noses compelled them to stop, the
driver complaining of this infringement Of his
rights to the public highway.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

THE New York Graphic is opposed to
shaving lawns. 1t says: ''Why clip the
grass on the lawn so very short? Why keep
up the continual rattle and roll of the lawn
mower? Is it merely for the pleasure of US
ing 1t? 1t is pretty toy and does make the
grass fly; but keeping the grass cut within
half an inch from the ground does not beau
tify it at all. II exposes the roots to the
sun, turns the grass yellow, dries up the
earth and generally tortures the herbage. A
luxuriant though neglected growth is more
pleasant to the eye than these rigidly, close
lY ShaYen laWnsN
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08
A Good One on Halstead.
Cincinnati enquirer.

Cincinnati enquirer.
The Commercial made a display yesterday of
large collection of names of ti-Grsnt Re-
publicans. We need refer only to one of these
communications. 1t was this:
s Mt. AUBURN, May 80, 1880.
'To the Editor of the Commercial:
II will not vote for Grant under any Circumstance
es. MITCHELL W1LBY."
The only Mitchell Wildly in Cincinnati, or
Ohio for that matter, is the six weeks old ba-
by of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilby of Mt Au-
burn, which was born the 18th of last month.
An Enquirer reporter met Mr.. Wildly yester-
day and called his attention to the communi-
cation. r1 pr
EYES," said Mr.. Wildly, "that is my boy
baby" at!I.
"How did it happen?" asked our reporter
"Why, you see, a friend of ours called to see
us Sunday evening, and while he was in the
house the baby began to cry right Justify up
stairs, as young babies will. Our friend re-
marked that he hallooed loud enough to be
Grant boomer, to which ! replied that he
would never vote for Grant. Thereupon our
friend suggested that the baby's name ought
to be added to Halsteads anti-Grant list sup
pose he went away and sent the communica-
tion in as YOU see.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

THE Utica Herald says: "The increase
in the national revenues has produced a sit
uation different from what many financiers
expected to result from the neglect of Con-
gress to authorize the prosecution of refund
ing. The treasury is paying $3,0O0,OOO a
week and canceling bonds to that amount
without putting out any securities in their
place. The consequence issthe casting of so
much money into the channels of business
and private investment. This process is
likely to go on during the whole year. Ex-
cept $16,000,000 no bonds of the govern
ment are payable at any other time than
at the pleasure of the United States. Of Sc
curities bearing six per cent. interest $780,
961 800 remained outstanding on the first of
May. Next year at that date the five per
cents, amounting to 1892, $500, will be-
come redeemable. AT TIT time then the
treasury may call in these bouds as rapidly
as it may see fit. With surplus revenue
even one-half of the present magnitude the
secretary can SO adjust his calls as to induce
investments in new bonds at as low rate
as three per cent
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

ALBANY Journal: One of the great tri-
umphs of Grants administration was the
settlement of the alabama case" 1t was
reserved for Grants friends at Chicago on
Friday to belittle the ex-President's fame
by taking sides in another "Alabama case"
and asserting that the Congressional dis
tricts had no rights that Republican Ma
tional Convention is bound to respect
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08
The Situation.

The situation at Chicago is unchanged
The vote on the motion to adjourn last
night shows that the anti third-term men
have an assured majority in the convention,
and the twenty-eight ballots taken show
that SO far they are unable to combine their
forces on a candidate for the Presidential
nomination. The Grant men are initiating
the military tactics of the great soldier
whose latest battle they are making; and
until that solid column of three hundred is
broken there is little hope of nomination.
When it does break there are good reasons
for believing that much of it will come to
the Maine leader. The promise of the
break is however faint, and the prospect is
that of a stubborn and tedious contest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

and is now looking finely. The grass crop is
very promising. The farmers have generally
done putting in their seed, and larger fields OF
wheat, oats and potatoes are sown and planted
than ever before. The farmers have ceased to
trouble themselves with numbering operations,
and hence when winter gives place to spring,
they are at home attending to their farming
instead of being away on the river.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A game of base ball Saturday at Orono, be-
tween the mines of Colby University and the
Agricultural College resulted in favor of the
Colbys, 6 to 1.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

THERE was witnessed in London few
weeks ago curious repetition of the act of
fanaticism reported by Pepys and Defoe.
There was big fire in Aldergate street in
the city. While it was raging young man,
wildly attired and of wild appearance,
rushed through the crowd bearing banner
with the startling inscription: "Come out
of Babylon. The great city shall be utterly
destroyed by fire." Solomon Eagle tore
through the streets 200 years ago with his
''Woe, woe to the wicked cityr' Solomon
made good panic of his performance, but
the circumstances Of the moment favored
him. On this occasion, with II fire engines
playing on the fire, people were not particu-
lary afraid that 1867 would be repeated, and
so they blocked the banner bearers hat,
made ribbons of his ensign, and pitched him
in the puddle made by the flowing water
cocks. In the end the police had to protect
the prophet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

IT is fact of great significance that all
the Southern Democratic Conventions that
have thus far been held have either directly
given Tilden the cold shoulder or let him
alone entirely. Thus far not single Tilden
delegation has been chosen from the South.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

IT is understood that the date of the final
adjournment was fixed by the House of Rep
resentatives for June 10th, so as to hurry
the business, but that the adjournment is
not expected before the 18th or goth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

HUDSON River, New York, Chronicle:
Gods kingdom ON earth is not surer than
that, no matter who is nominated, there is
no Republican who has yet been suggested,
who is not infinitely more worthy and better
qualified than any Democrat now living
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08
THEI PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 8.

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
ton but as a guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcat,ons that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

THE Philadelphia Press says the Massa-
chusetts delegates are in the position of the
boy in the story who would neither fish nor
dig bait.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor. All railway steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon US by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

ALL are instructed now-instructed to
disregard the unit rule
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

YOU'VE ENGLAND is catching up with
Young America. The boys over there are
beginning to fire revolvers at each other.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

No Republican National Convention until
now has been in session more than three
dave
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

IT is remarked that the Democrats are be-
ginning to believe that Tilden's second
choice is Tilden.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

FERNANDO WOODS refunding bill goes
over to December.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

EVIDENTLY things are not cut and dried
at Chicago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

New York Post: When the personal
question of the canvass for nomination is
merged in the party question of the canvass
for election, the pencil of the most resolute
scratcher may tremble in his hands before
he. decides that between two evils he will
choose the greater When the proceedings
of the extra session of Congress come up
for review; when the financial question is
considered-a question not yet so firmly
settled that it can be safely left in the
hands of the men who have desperately
opposed every movement in the right direc-
ton; when other matters of difference are
presented i'll the canvass, Republicans will
have to make decision broader than that
which is controlled by mere preference of
candidates within their own party.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08
BOOKKEEPING.

AN experienced Bookkeeper with spare ttme
IN desires to take charge OF one or two sets of
books at either his, or the proprietors place of bus
ness. Thoroughly understands single and double
entry. Accountant work promptly and satisfac-
torily attended to. Address, "LEDGER,'' Press
office. je5dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08

The Tombstone Epitaph is the somewhat
depressing name of a new weekly paper that
comes from Tombstone, Pima county, Ari-
zona, Messrs. Clum, -Sorin & Co. being the
publishers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08
Tale of the Mignonette.

He booms best who booms last
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
A Limit.


 There is limit beyond which the house wife who has eagerly plunged into the can ming and preserving season cannot go. There are only |, 800 known methods Of putting up peaches. It may take her some time to get on to the last one, but she'll reach 1t in time. The latest estimate places the number of fruit jars on sale in this country at 30, 900, GOO. No housewife can secure more than her propor- ton of these. After she has asked her hus- band seventy eight consecutive times to ''send up another dozen of those cans, there must come a Hull. She may then demand her share of the crooks and jars and jel1ey- y-tumbIers of this great and growing country, but winter IS must come an end to this asking for "anoth- CT twenty pounds of that same kind of su. gar" The stock on hand in this country will not allow any family to consume over five thousand pounds in putting up preserves. The woman who goes beyond that must do SO at her peril While the average husband feels a thrill of exultation as he realizes that plums are played, he must not be plunged into despair to learn that peaches will go down to 50 cents before the last of the croI is in, and that pears were never known to be so plenty. No cellar can hold more than il can. After the jugs and jars and cans and pitchers are stacked from floor to joist, the wife has either got to lay of her big apron and quit or else rent space from the neigh. bors, and the chances will be that they will have none to spare In two weeks more she'll have to give up on peaches and pears. Then she'll begin on tomato pickles and cat. sup, jump to cucumbers, slide off on apple butter work up bushel of quinces, boil down barrel of cider and then sit down and give up the unequal struggle. That is, shell suddenly remember that every can and jar and jug must be lifted up or taken down and opened and heated over, and if perchance she finishes the job before spring the mince-p pie season will serve to keep the house stirred up. They were born that way and men must suffer and endure.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
Communicated rI1,D u-Ahard

Died at Woodmont, in Orange, Conn. John Peck Hubbard, September 4, 1S8O MT. Hubbard was descendant in the eighth gen. eration of Rev. William Hubbard, the writer of stHubbard's Indian Wars who came to this country when a boy with his father and brothers in 163O and ministered many years at Ipswich, Mass. His paternal grandfather, General John Hubbard was one of the dea- cons of the "Old Brick" now Center, church in New Haven, and many years their choris- ter.
 MT. Hubbard was born at his grandfather s place. now known as the Selden farm, in Hamden, in 1911, and moved in boyhood with his father to the place in West Haven where he has resided for the past sixty three years. For the last forty-seven years he has been worthy and respected member of the Congregational church in West Haven. AL ways just, staunch and true, his character was such as are those which make the foun- dation stones on which our nation securely rests. Modest and retiring, it was at home that he shone the brightest and the best, as the many friends who have met him there will bear ample testimony, as do also his lov- ing children, who long dreaded to depart from beneath the parental roof Still he lived long enough so five of his six living children married, and grandchildren rising up around him to call him blessed, when, while still vigorous and just entering on old age, he was called from the circle of loving ones below to the large company of loving ones in heaven. When one of his teeth con- menced aching we did not think the death angel had touched him even with the tip of her wings, but so the sequel proved, for it kept on aching until removed, and then his jaw became diseased until it decayed in two. Being averse. to surgical operation 1t was postponed until too late, when we could but await the end. And now his friends and chiI- dren mourn, yet think of him as blessed.
 T M IT
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
Garfield and Arthur.

THE GRAND CAMPAIGN RALLY TONIGHT.
 The first grand Republican rally of the campaign takes place tonight at Peek's Grand Opera House. A rousing meeting is expected. General Fitzpatrick will speak Broadway band and the Garfield and Arthur Glee club will assist. Turn out and make it indeed grand rally.
 Seats will be reserved in the galleries for ladies. Two sections in the galleries nearest the stage will be thus reserved until 8 o'clock by the ushers who will be in attendance.
 The largest campaign banner in the State was unfurled by the Republicans in Hartford on Saturday evening. It is 40 by 50 feet, and contains excellent portraits of Garfield and Arthur and Bigelow and Bulkeley A display of hundreds of gas jets upon the balcony of the City Hall and along the fence in front, together with the burning of colored fires and the firing of rockets, made a scene of rare brilliancy and a crowd of at least 10, GOO peo- pie, filing Main street for long distance, gave to the occasion lively degree of inter, est The several ward organizations were in line, and when the formal exercises of the evening were in progress there was intense enthusiasm. A stand at one side of the street was occupied by glee club and the speak CTS. Mayor Bulkeley presided and made g few introductory remarks. General W. H. Bu1keley, Republican candidate for deuten ant Governor made 3 speech, and Genera Hawley was called out.
 During the parade Of the Boys in Blue roughs threw stones, and several persons were struck, including spectators on the walks Capt. Embler, of the Second Ward Garfield Legion, was struck in the face an6 seriously hurt. Several stones and balls od mud were thrown at the grand stand in from of the City Hall. Two of the speakers were struck with hard balls of mud, one of them William H. Bulkeley, on the head. Marsha Bates was struck with 9 missile and another struck one of the newspaper representatives
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
For additional Local News see 4th pAse.l
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention


 One inch and twenty-one one hundredth of an inch of rain fell last evening as ascertained at the signal office.
 The regatta meeting at M. Whites last evening was postponed on account of the rair to Wednesday, when large meeting of boat owners is expected.
 The Sixteenth regiment, c. ", will hold it's reunion on Friday next at Bristol. A dinner will be served at the new hotel, which was opened last week.
 The Railroad Commissioners will make their annual examination of the Hartford division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad on Thursday.
 Members of the Bigelow Glee club are re- quested not to forget their meeting in the Grays' old armory at z, sharp this evening, preliminary to the Music Hall meeting.
 Mir. s. P. Thrasher repeats his lecture on whaling at the Seamen's Bethel on Wednes- day evening, there being desire on the part of many persons to hear it. He accompanies the lecture with blackboard Illustrations, and speaks of whaling from personal experience.
 The Central Greenback club will meet this evening at their rooms in the Insurance building. Arrangements are in progress for another mass meeting at early day, when H. c. Baldwin, the Greenback candidate for Governor, MT. Hewitt and others will speak
 A locomotive, left to itself in the round house at New London Saturday night, went of on it's own hook, so to say, and began backing out of the building. A brick wall that offered some obstruction to it's progress was laid low. About the time of it's demoli- tion the locomotive came to a standstill.
 On the fast express train north yesterday afternoon were Chief Engineers Blair of Sa- vannah, Benedict of Newark, N. J., Hendrick of this city, Moore of New Britain, Brown of Fair Haven, and Assistant Engineer Disbrow of New Haven. All were bound for the na- tional convention, which opens at Boston to- day.
 The Connecticut brigade team to represent the State at Creedmoor left last night for New York. Captain Allen, the inspector, of this city, Captain Spencer of Waterbury, and Captain Bacon of Middletown, accompanied Major Stetson, captain of the team, will at tend To-day they shoot for the Aamy and NaUy Journal prize G ood work is counted on by our State team
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
A Generous Gift.
Mr. NTOOdy's Projected Educational Instt-
 tutfon for RoYs.

MT. Moody's Projected Educational Tnstf-
 tuition for Boys.
 The gift of $25, ,O0O for the establishment of an institution for boys at Northfeld, Mass, announced by MT. Moody near the close of the convocation last week, and at the dedica- ton of the fine building just erected for his school for girls, was, it is understood, from Hiram Camp, Esq, of this city. The school for boys will be operated on the same plan as the school for girls, which has been for some time in successful operation, and now, ,withits new building, which is as fine as the theologi- cal buildings of Yale in all respects, much greater success is anticipated. At the begin ming of the year fine brick building was erected for the recitations but the house oc- cupied as home being fully inad- equate to the needs of the insti- tuition, the next term reopens in this new structure, which is beautifully situated on an eminence, and is three stories high with fifty rooms.
 Mr. Camp heads the list of trustees of the new institution appointed by MT. Moody, as stated in the girls school circular, the re- marks applying equally as to the objects of II. UAAO0O interested in the establishment of this semi nary to afford opportunity for those girls | whose means will not allow them to attend the schools now in progress. If this object can be gained in a purely Christian home, and thoroughly practical education be giv- I en and if girls shall go forth equipped for a | noble Christian womanhood, the desire of it's
 friends will be gratifed. The Bi- ble is intended to form the basis not only of | the belief, but of the life of the institution. | The heathen teacher of Chinese school of 300 members, when told that moral philoso- phy was 'sthe science of doing right and of
 doing wrong." and that the Bible was the | best text book from which it could be 1 taught, exclaimed, We must have it, and or | dered 40 copies of it at once. This is in Chi
 na Shall Christian America study the Bible less"
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
Catholic Temperance Union.

The eleventh annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Connecti- cut will be held in Danbury on Tuesday of next week. The delegates will attend at 9 o'clock. Subsequently Rev. M. B. Labor will deliver an address of welcome in the Opera House. Addresses will be made by Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, of East Cambridge, Mass, presi- dent of the National Union James w. O'Brien, of New York, and some of the State officers. The ex-presidents of the union and the ehaplains of local societies have been in- vited to be present. All the societies will send delegates, and the indications are that the convention will be largely attended.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
Tired of Life.

Orsin Gilbert, farmer in Newfeld society, found the body of a young Swiss named Ja- cob Andrew UIlman, about 23 years old, in some bushes in a lot east of Tuttles brick yard, on the bank of the Little river, Friday afternoon last. He notified First Selectman Woodward, who ordered the body to Middle town Saturday morning. An inquest was held in Linahan's undertaker's office It is thought that he killed himself Thursday night last. In his pocket was found 2s cents in specie, and in his bag were papers which make his identity sure, and reasons for com r,oittiDr fba racb saot
Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-14
Seaman Lost Oyerbeara.

Captain Lozier, of the schooner Welcome R. Beebe, which arrived last night from Sa- vannah, Ga., with cargo of yellow pine con- signed to the New Haven Steam Saw Mill Co. !, reports that on the night of the 10th, when off Fenwiek Light, Thomas Bennett, seaman, was lost overheard while furling the flying jib. The vessel was hovo to and lay until m orning in hopes of finding him, although the wind was blowing hard from the north east with heavy sea running.